Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1882, Samuel Vance, N.C. Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Va.
Vance, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 1882.
Carded

CONTENTS
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order to pay Apl. 22, 183

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 1. Sept 1838. Agt Notified 11 Oct 1839. 

5946
Jonesboro' Agency.
Samuel Vance of Green in the State of Tennessee who whas a privLgt in the compy commanded by Captain Shelby; of the Regt commanded by Col. Martin in the Va line for 9 months from 1777.

[hand written] and NC. arv. apr. 22.07
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesboro' agency
at the rate of 36. Dollars 66. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued she 20. day of Feby 1833 and sent Hon John Blair, Ho of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33

5499
18.33
--------
$73.32

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk
Book D Vol 9 Page 210
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State of Tennessee Greene County
On this 4th day of September 1882 personally
Appeared in open Court before the Honorable
Samuel Powel Judge of the Circuit Courts of

the State of Tennesee holding the Circuit
Court for Greene County aforesaid
Samuel Vance aged seventy eight years
who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his corporal oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th
of June 1832
That he entered the service
of the United States under the following
named officers and served as herein
after named to wit. That he entered the
service in the year 1774 and
served in the Campaign as a volunteer
against the Shawnee Indians under Capt
Evan Shelby in the army of Genl Lewis
and was in the battle at point
pleasant where they fought the Indians from
sunrise till sunset, he was then marched across the Ohio
River on past the Salt Licks when Governor Dunmore went over to the Camps to stop them he was then marched
to Governor Dunmoors camp & remained there some days
then returnd to point Pleasant where he was together
with the whole army verbally discharged by Capt Shelby
In this Battle they were victorious the Americans
lossing about 140 men in 
Killed and wounded, the loss of the Indians was not Known, they got but 19 scalps
for the Indians removed their dead in numbers and threw them into the river. he then returned home
after having been out to the best of his recollection
about 8 weeks. 
In the Month of May (4th or 5th) He volunteered undr
Capt James Montgomery in the year he thinks 1777 in
an expedition against the Indians (Shawney) was marched
to Moore's Fort, in this company he was the orderly sergeant
While at Moore's Fort some new recruits without
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any officer Joined their company, they were ordered
to Fort Liberty under the command of this applicant
and there he remained guarding the fort one month
which was the time the volunteers usually were
engaged to serve.
He went again for a month to the mouth
of Big Creek in Virginia as orderly Sergeant
to guard that (Va) frontier against the Indians he
cannot recollect any other officer than Lieutant
George Brookes as he is very infirm and his memory
greatly impaired, and Colonel Martin who he believes
was superintendant of the Cherokee Station
He again went to Capt Shelby's house along with
about 8 others to guard his house and that vicinity
as it was on the extreme frontier and the Indians
had been committing many depradations, he was
gone this time about 2 weeks, was ordered by Capt
J Montgomery by command of Col Campbell -

He again volunteered under
Capt Colville and Joined Col Wm Campbell and  Col McDowell in Watauga River, who marched them over Yellow Mountain into North Carolina crossed Broad river and by
Coropens to Kings Mountain where they surprised
the British main guard who took them for Tories
They then dismounted and had a sanguinary battle
of about one hour perhaps in which they were
completely victorious. This applicant was the
officer of the guard of prisoners condemned to
be hung, 52 were condemned he thinks but only 9
were hung. He was in that battle and acted at the
battle of Kings Mountain as orderly Sergeant
the went with the prisoners taken in this battle
as far as Wilkes County N.C. where he was verbally
discharged by Col. Campbell. He was out
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in that Campaign about from three to five months
he thinks.

Shortly after he returned he again volunteered
under the then Col. and late Governer John Sevier and served a campaign against the Cherokee
Indians to Hiwassee river and had a battle at
Big Hiwassee Town where they killed about
25 Indians - He was out on this tour he thinks
about one month- and in all from 9 to
12 months. His memory is so much impaired from old age and extreme debility that he
cannot now recollect the dates when he volunteered
nor the length of his service well
he is confident that he has not exceeded
the time. He states that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can
forward to testify to his service except the affidavit
hereto annexed, and that there is no minister of
the gospel in his vicinity. He went from Washington
County Virginia. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present and declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed this 4th Sept 1832 in open Court
U. Sevier Clk Samuel Va ce
W Stephen K Alexander and Jotham Brown Risiding
in Green County do hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Samuel Vance who has subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration, We believe him to be
78 years of age, he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier
and we concur in that opinion
U. Sevier Clk

his
Jotham [x] Brown
mark

K  Alexander
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion of the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by
the War Department that the
above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier and
served as he has stated and it
further appears to the court
that Stephen K Alexander and Jothan
Brown who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of
Greene County and are credable [credible]
persons and intitled to credit
S. Porrey Judge of the
Circuit Courts of the of the State of
Tennessee

I Valenten Swain Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Green County, in the State of Tennessee do
hereby certify the fourgoing [foregoing] contains the original proceedings in the matter of the aplication [application of Samuel Vance a pension
In Testamony [testimony] whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and Seal of
office this 6th day of September 1832.
V. Sevier C C C [illegible]
Pension Declaration
By M. Payne DC

9568
Pension Declaration
Samuel Vance

Samuel Vance
from 1777 private
[illegible] 9 months.
$36.66/100

Hon J. Blair
H.R.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 8th, 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Samuel Vance, decd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jonesborough, Ten: Agency, at
the rate of thirty six Dollars and sixty six Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838, to the 1st September 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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February 25, 1938

Samuel Vance
S. 1882
BA-J/AWF

Mr. John S. Van Gilder
714 West Hill Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Vance, who served from Virginia, and was pensioned while living in Greene County, Tennessee.

The data furnished herein was obtained from
papers on file in pension claim, S. 1882, based
upon the military service of Samuel Vance in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of Samuel Vance
were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

Samuel Vance volunteered from Washington
County, Virginia in the year 1774, served about [lined out] about eight weeks against the Shawnee Indians, under Captain Evan Shelby and General Lewis, and was in the battle of Point Pleasant.

He enlisted May 4 or 5, 1777, served one
month as orderly sergeant in Captain James Montgomery's Virginia company; served one month under Lieutenant George Brooks in Colonel Martin's Virginia regiment; served two weeks as guard at Captain Shelby's house; served from three to five months as orderly sergeant in Captain Andrew Colville's company, Colonel William Campbell's
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Virginia regiment, and was in the battle of King's Mountain; and served one month in Colonel Sevier's North Carolina regiment, and was in the battle of Big Hiawassee.

The soldier, Samuel Vance, was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years, and a resident of Greene County, Tennessee. He died September 1, 1838, leaving a widow, whose name was
not given.

The papers on file in this claim contain no
reference to children.

In order to obtain the name of the person
paid the last payment of this pension, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data-

Samuel Vance
Certificate # 5946
Issued February 20, 1833
Rate $36.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Jonesboro, Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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4th 1827 April
Jonesborough
J L Edwards Esq
Dr Sir
enclosed you
will find the vouchers of Samuel
Vance & Nathan Perren presented
by them for payment, but which
cannot be paid under the regulations of the office without your order.
respectfully
J. Blair
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MRS. JOSEPH A. BAILEY
OR NORTH BROAD
CLINTON, S. C.
Veteran's Adm.
Washington

Gentlemen-
At suggestion of
Adj Gm's office & am asking
pension (Rev. war) was passed
[illegible] on Sam Vance
or his wife of Va.? Or on
Sam Vance of N.C. Perhaps a wife in N.C.
a wife in N.C.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Jos. A. Bailey

[circular stamp] numbered 1-12
RECEIVED
APR 2 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV.
READER 19
VETS. ADM.
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DR. C. L. ALLEN
2474 SUMMER AVE
MEMPHIS TENN.

June 10th, 1929.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, 
D. C.

Dear Sir: -

I would thank you to give me any available
information contained in your files concerning
Revolutionary services of the following men who were my ancestors.
John English, 2nd N.J. Reg.
James Vance, Frederick Co. Va. enlisted 1778 Co. 7, Daniel Morgan.
Samuel Vance, Washington Co. Va. a pensioner, Samuel Shrewsbury, Jr. Va. Wounded at battle of Cowpens.
Col. John Dickenson of Virginia.
Sincerely yours,
C. L. Allen

[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JUN 13 1929
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Talladega Ala.
April 5 1897.
B. Mirfree
Dept of the Interior
Washington, 
D.C.
Dear Sir:-

Will you please
see if the name of Samuel
Vance and is on record in your
office as having enlisted
in the Revolutionary War,
about the fall of 1780 under
Col. Wm Campbell and
went from Washington Co. Va.
If his name is there
is there any thing else in
connection with it?
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I wish to become a member of
the D.A.R. and suppose
if you can give me
that information that
information that is all that be necessary as 
I have the other names.
Will be very much obliged
indeed.
Yours truly
Mrs. A. G. Story.
Talladega
Ala.

[square stamp]
U.
OLD WAR & NAVY
APR 9 1897
FILES.
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April 22, 1935
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Samuel Vance-S.1882
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Joseph A. Bailey
62 North Broad
Clinton, South Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Vance of Virginia, and Samuel Vance of North Carolina.

The data furnished herein were obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1882, based upon the service of Samuel Vance, who served with both the Virginia and North Carolina troops, War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of this soldiers are
not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given.

Samuel Vance volunteered from Washington County, Virginia in 1774 and served against the Shawnee Indians under Captain Evan Shelby and General Lewis, was in the battle of Point Pleasant and served about eight weeks.

He enlisted May 4 or 5, 1777 and served one month as orderly sergeant in Captain James Montgomery's Virginia company; served one month under Lieutenant George Brooks in Colonel Martin's Virginia regiment; served
two weeks as a guard at Captain Shelby's house; he served from three to five months as orderly sergeant in Captain Andrew Colville's company, Colonel William Campbell's Virginia regiment and was in the battle of Kings Mountain. He served one month in Colonel
Sevier's North Carolina regiment and was in the battle of Big Hiawassaa. [ ? Hiwassee]
He was allowed pension on his application exe-
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cuted, September 4, 1832, then aged seventy-eight years and living in Greene County, Tennessee.
Samuel Vance died September 1, 1838, leaving
a widow, whose name is not given. There is no reference to children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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September 30, 1930

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF/eel

Mrs. Arthur Harrison
Box 215
Loudon, Tennessee

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.1882, that Samuel Vance volunteered from Washington County, Virginia, in 1774, and served against the Shawnee Indians under Captain Evan Shelby and General Lewis, was at the battle of Point Pleasant, and served about eight weeks.

He enlisted May 4 or 5, 1777, and served one month as orderly sergeant in Captain James Montgomery's Virginia company; served one month under Lieutenant George Brooks
in Colonel Martin's Virginia Regiment; he served two weeks as a guard at Captain Shelby's house, no dates of these
services given; he served three to five months as orderly sergeant in Captain Andrew Colville's Company, Colonel William Campbell's Virginia Regiment and was at the battle of King's Mountain.

He served one month in Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment against the Cherokee Indians and was in the battle at Big Hiwassee Town.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, at which time he was living in Greene County, Tennessee, aged seventy-eight years.

He died September 1, 1838, leaving a widow whose name is not given and there are no further data as to family.

The above is the history of the only soldier named Samuel Vance, who served from Virginia and was pensioned in Tennessee, for service in the Revolutionary War.
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The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Benjamin Harrison, as described by you or to any William Hezekiah Lee.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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September 18, 1929

Dr. C. L. Allen
2474 Summer Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee

Dear Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1882, it appears that Samuel Vance volunteered from Washington County, Virginia, in 1774, and
served against the Shawnee Indians under Captain Evan Shelby and General Lewis, was at the battle of Point Pleasant, and served about eight weeks.

He enlisted May 4 or 5, 1777, and served one month as orderly sergeant in Captain James Montgomery's Virginia Company; served one month under Lieutenant George Brooks
in Colonel Martin's Virginia Regiment; he served two weeks as a guard at Captain Shelby's house, no dates of these services
given; he served three to five months as orderly sergeant in Captain Andrew Colville's Company, Colonel William Campbell's Virginia Regiment and was at the battle of
King's Mountain.
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He served one month in Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment against the Cherokee Indians and was in the battle at the Big Buwassee 
[ ? Hiwassee] Town.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, at which time he was living in Greene County, Tennessee, aged seventy-eight years.
He died September 1, 1838, leaving a widow whose name is not given, and there are no further data as to family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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8 February 1938

The Pension Department,
The United States Government,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

Kindly advise me the 
pension record of Samuel Vance, 
who served in the Revolutionary 
War in Virginia line and drew
pension in Greene county,
Thank you!

Cordially yours,
John S. Van Gilder,
714 West Hill Avenue,
Knoxville, Tennessee.

[circular stamp] numbered 1-12
RECEIVED
FEB 10 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER No. 16
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Loudon Tennessee
September 6, 1930

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Have you any record of the services in the
Revolutionary War of the following:-
1. General Samuel Vance, Shenandoah Co.
Virginia
2. Benjamin Harrison who settled in
Jefferson County Tennessee about 1790
3. Amos Marney of Roane County, Tennessee
who, it is recorded in above County History, applied for a pension under Act of 1832. He
enlisted 1770 in Virginia Division. Stationed
at Richmond but later marched with Division
to Yorktown.
4. William Hezekiah Lee who settled in White
County, Tennessee about 1825. Said Lee
had formerly lived in Virginia-was related to
Robert E. Lee Family.
The information is desired in the interest of 
D. A. R. chapter to be

[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
SEP 9 1930
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established here.
Truly yours
Mildred Welsh Harrison
(Organizing Regent)

Mrs. Arthur Harrison
Loudon
Tennessee

[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
SEP 9 1930
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Talladega, Ala.
April 7, 1907.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Will you please tell me what record - if any - you have of Samuel Vance, who enlisted in Revolutionary War from Washington Co. Va?
Very truly
Mrs. A. G. Storey


[circular stamp]
O.W. [illegible] N. DIV.
APR 9, 1907
FILES

[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
F
APR 8 1907

date from card
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Rev War.
1882.
INVALID.
File No. 1882
Samuel Vance,
Priv. and Sergt. Va. Line.

Act: June 7. 1832.
Index: - Vol. A, Page 386
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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apr. 29. 1897 - History to Mrs
A. G. Storey, Tallageda, Ala-

1907 Apr. 22. Hist to Mrs. A. G. Storey
1929 - Sept: 18 Hist - to C. L. Allen [illegible/cut off]
1930 - Sept 30. Hist to Mrs Arthur
Harrison [illegible]
1935 - April 22 - Hist to Mrs Joseph a.1
1938 - Feb 28 -  hist to. John S. Van Gilder
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[illegilble]
Revolutionary Claims
Tren
17th Decr 1828

To the Honourable Richard Rush
Mail }  Secretary of the Treasury
Washington City
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Greenville Tennessee December 16th 1828

Dr Sir

This old soldier wishes me to forward the enclosed to you an order to have his claim investigated and if you should be of opinion that his services during the Revolution
were such as to entitle him to a pension you will transmit the Certificate to me if you please which I will hand over to him he wishes to hear from you as soon as it may be convenient to you
Yr. Obsvt
J.S. Wolfe atty at Law

To the Honorable Richard Rush
Secretary of the Treasury
W. City
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Samuel Vance - Sergt.
Va. line

Tenn.

Act Serv. File No 1, 882
Ser File No 1,882

"Not allowed, act 1828."
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1396
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
3 Jany 1829.

Samuel Vance of                        in the County of Greene in the State of Tennessee has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Sergeant in captain
's company, in the regiment of the Virginia line;
and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary
F. A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
6th January 1829
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to
in the
It further appears that Samuel Vance is not now on the pension
list of any ---- agency, and has not been so since the 3rd March 1826 at the rate of
dollars per month.

The name of Samuel Vance cannot
be found among those of the Virginia line to
whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty
Dollars were issued.
Peter Hagner Aud
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General Land Office
February 6th 1829.
The name of Samuel Vance does 
not appear on the list of Warranty
issued by the Register of the Land
office at Richmond Virginia, so
far as they have been received

Geo: Graham
Commissioner
War Depart: Bounty land Office
6 May 1829.
The records of this office do not show that Samuel Vance of the Virginia line ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the United States.
Robert Taylor
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1396
State of Tennessee, } 
Green County }
For the purpose of obtaining
the benefit of an act entitled
an act for the
relief of Certain Surviving Officers
and Soldiers of the army of
the Revolution approved on the
15th day of May 1828

I, Samuel Vance of the County of Green in
the State of Tennessee do hereby declare that
I was an orderly Serge and in the Company
commanded by Capt. Andrew Caldwell of
the Virginia Line in the Regiment which
he does not escactly [exactly] know but to which he belonged and Served in that Capacity to the end of the War of the Revolution

Before me Joseph Brown an acting justice
of the peace for the County of Green and
State of Tennessee personally appeared
Samuel Vance who subscribed the 
following declaration and made oath I was in several engagements from the beginning to the close of the War
he was enlisted as a private Soldier under Capt Andrew Caldwell of Washington County and State of Virginia in the regiment commanded by Col. William Campbell, that he continued in the Capacity of a private under him till he was succed [ ? succeeded] by Col. Arthur Campbell
that he served in the Capacity of a private soldier until the year 1780 in the Southern division of the army of the Revolution till the close of the War and that he was a faithful solder who fought hard
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for his country rights at different times
and also at Kings Mountain and now
is almost unable to get enough to subsist
upon that his arm is entirely useless
to him and of necessity is compelled
to ask of his County to do him that
Justice to enroll him on the list of
pensioners of the army of the Revolution
under the aforesaid act of Congress
[ ? Samuel Vance signature]
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 6th December 1828
[illegible initials encircled]

Joseph Brown Jr Justice of the Peace
Before me Joseph Brown an acting Justice
of the peace for Green County and
State of Tennessee Personally appeared
James McPheron and William McPheron
of said County who did severally make
Oath that Samuel Vance by whom the
foregoing declaration was subscribed is
generally reputed and believed to have
been a private soldier in the Army
of the Revolution in manner as therein
stated [illegible] my hand & Seal this
6th December 1878
Joseph Brown [illegible initials encircled]
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
I Andrew Patterson Clerk of
the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Greene do certify that Joseph Brown before whom the foregoing the declaration of Samuel Vance appears to have been sworn
to and before. Whom the affidavit of James 
McPheran and William McPheran thereto annexed appears to have been
made, was on the Sixth day of December 1828, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Greene duly commissioned
and qualified and that his signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing In testimony whereof I have
hereunto Set my hand and Seal of
Office at Office the 16th December 1828.
A. Patterson CGC
By [illegible] [ ? Sevierville]