Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,942, James Dickson, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Dickson, James
or Dixon.
Hannah
NUMBER
R. 2942
CONTENTS
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State 0f South Carolina }
Sumter District }
On the third of June 1856 before the Subscribing Magistrate in and for the district and State aforesaid personally appeared Samuel M. Dickson aged 61 years and Frances or Fanny Dickson aged about 59 years wife of the said Samuel M. Dickson both residents of said district, who being duly and Separately sworn according to law upon their oaths swear that since the marriage of these deponents they had the births of their children regularly recorded from time to time in their family Bible which record became partially distroyed by rain and in consequence the said Francis or Fanny Dickson got Alexander Bateman near neighbour of these deponents about ten years ago to make a true copy from the bible of the said births of their children which copy is hereunto attached.  That previous to these deponents last child Sarah Virginia Dickson
being born on 23 d december 1839. Hannah Dickson widow of James Dickson reputed Revolutionary soldier resided for some time in the family of these deponents but before the birth of Said Sarah Virginia the said Widow Hannah Dickson was removed to the plantation of Hamilton Boykin in the adjoining district of Kershaw when the said Hannah Dickson died Some time in April / 1840 / following after the birth of said Sarah Virginia Dickson at avery advanced age supposed to be considerately over One hundred years; that the said James Dickson husband of said Hannah died avery long time Since leaving the Said Hannah with anumerous family of children his widow, who never again married but continued his widow until she died in April 1840 as aforesaid, leaving only one Surviving
child named Enos - Dickson, and that the said Enos was the youngest child of his said parents as these deponents believe and So understood ever Since they remember. The said deponents further Swear that the said Alexander Bateman has Sometime since emigrated to Alabama and cannot conveniently obtain his deposition as to the correctness of the copy or extract
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extract he made of their childrens births from the family Bible hereunto appended; which with this deposition would have long Since furnished, but these deponents reside in aremote part of the State and could not find it convenient untill they were personally waited
on at their residence for the purpose of taking the deposition and receiving said extract of ages.  These deponents moreover Swear that they have no interest in the pension claim to which the said Enos Dickson may be entitled to for the services of his said father James Dickson in the Revolutionary war or in the prosecution of said claim.
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Saml. M X Dickson
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Henry Luckson
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first within mentioned and I certify the affiants are respectable persons and credible witnesses and that I have no interest in this claim
Geo S Limbecker
Magistrate
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State of South Carolina }
Sumter District }  On the fourth day of June 1846 before the Subscribing magistrate in and for the district and State aforesaid personally appeared Dorcas Boykin aged 62 years and upwards resident of Said district who being duly sworn according to law upon her oath swears, that she is the youngr child of the from surviving children of Shadrach and Celia Rodgers both deceased, late of Santee and Kershaw Districts and that her said father was a Revolutionary Soldier. She further swears that she was very intimate with the late Hannah Dickson, the widow of James Dickson reputed Revolutionary solder, and that since the younges child Mosgow was an infant who is now 25 years old and upwards and continued on very intimate and friendly terms with her within two or 3 years before her death which occupied a space of six or seven years or perhaps more and this intimacy was formed and contracted from the fact that the deponents parents were well acquainted with the said James Dickson and Hannah his wife and remembers her mother the said Cellia Rodgers having after speak of visiting and Jamie and Hannah Dicksons family and assisted Mrs Dickson to wash her eating dishes or utensils and other family or household work, and that this occurred at an early period of life or when her preceding word lined out] the deponents mother Celia was a girl which intimacy was cordially reciprocated he the said Hannah Dickson and deponents parents untill their death: That the said Hannah Dickson was avery poor old women sometimes living in the family of Samuel M. Dickson-- frequently remained in the family of this deponent for weeks at a time and at other times would live in the families of her husbands Brothers and died at the residence of her Brother in law Hamilton Boykin in his house about 2 or 3 years after this deponent last lived there:  That the said Hannah Dickson frequently in her service conversations with this deponent spoke of her numerous family of children - mentioning  their names and particularly about her baby or youngest child named
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named Enos and referred to her Husbands many incidents while serving in the Revolutionary war, and that during his duties as a soldier he had learned to be an excellent cook: That this deponent knew from conversations with Hannah Dickson as referred to that Enos Dickson was the only surviving child of her Numerous children to the said James Dickson and this deponent swears that she never again married but continued the Widow of the said James Dickson untill she died as aforesaid at avery advanced age considerably over one hundred years. This deponent moreover swears that she has interest in the pension to which the said Enos Dickson may be entitled for the services of his said father James Dickson in said war or in the prosecution for the same
Dorcas Boykin
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year first within written and I certify the affiant Dorcus Boykin is avery respectable Lady  and a cridible witness and that I have no interest in this claim.
Geo. Limbecker
Magistrate
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State of South Carolina } 
Sumter District }
Ordinarys office
On the sixth day of February 1855 before William Lewis Esquire, Ordinary for Sumter District and State aforesaid personally appeared Enos Dickson aged about 72 years resident of Sumter district, who being first duly sworn according to law doeth on his oath make the following declaration, for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act passed the 4th July 1836; to wit that he is the only surviving child of James and Hannah Dickson whose [illegible word] before marriage was Hannah Doscia, that his father the said James [missing words] has been informed and believes was a native of Jacksonsboro South Carolina whose father (deponents Grandfather) was an Irishman
and that the deponents mother the said Hannah Doscia was born in Ireland and about 10 or 12 years old before coming to America: That his said [illegible word] James Dickson volunteered as a Soldier at the commencement of the [missing portion of word] [-] nary war and continued in service untill peace was proclaimed, having long previous married the said Hannah Doscia which marriage was Solemnized by a Presbyterian preacher in a church near Col Richardsons in Keshaw district So. Ca. and which was after pointed out to him by his mother when passing it. That his said Father served in said war as aforesaid, was taken prisoner by the British at the Siege of Charleston So: Ca, discharged on his parole returned home to his wife and children at Kings old field Sumter district in company of Zac: / supposed Zachariah Canty who had also been taken prisoner & paroled: That his said Father, the same night of his arrival at home burned his parole and following morning started off on his own horse and joined General Marion's Horseman and continued to serve in the Cavalry untill the enemy left the country and that his father was wounded by a musket ball at the Siege of Charleston aforesaid but not disabled: That his father died when he was quite a young boy whom he does not recollect leaving his mother a widow and four children including this declarant - fifteen of his Brothers and Sisters having died previous, who never again married but continued the widow of the said James Dickson untill she died, the day after Robert Dow committed suicide, which was about the year Eighteen hundred & forty leaving three surviving children to wit this declarant and his two sisters
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Sisters named Livicy Blancet and Martha Brewer who are since dead:  leaving this declarant the only and youngest Surviving child of nineteen children of the said James and Hannah Dickson but has no record
of the marriage of his father and Mother and births of their Children nor does he believe any record of the same is now in existince altho - his Mother informed him his father did keep a record of his childrens births as regularly made when born: That the declarant has no evidence or record of his Mother Hannah Dicksons death but believes it occurred at the time stated from his recollection in connection with it of Mr Dows death within referred to. The declarant further says he had a conversation with his Mother about her age some 3 years before her death who stated she was then about 110 years old: and moreover declares he has never made any application for pension except the present
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Enos X Dickson
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Sworn to and subscribed before me at Sumterville the day & year first within mentioned
W. Lewis O.J.D.
State of So. Ca. }
Sumter district }  Know all men by these presents that I Enos Dickson of Sumter District do hereby constitute and appoint J. J. Coombs Esquire of Washington City D of Columbia . . . my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before my department thereof my claim to a pension under the act of Congress of the U:S: especially the act of Congress 4th July 1836 and in my name to demand reconsideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given touching my interest and to receive from the Commissioner of pensions the certificate of pension or draft of the amount due me to which I am entitled under the act of Congress, as fully set forth in the foregoing declaration. My said Attoney being fully authorized to act in the premises as amply as I could do if personally present, hereby confirming whatever my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents: Declaring this my power of Attorney to be irrevocable. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 6th day of February 1855.
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Enos X Dickson
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Seal.
Attest.= James Taylor
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The State of So Ca }
Sumter District }  Be it known that in the six day of February 1855 personally appeared before the subscribing magistrate Enos Dickson subscriber to the foregoing power of Attorney and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivery of the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses & purposes therein mentioned - In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name John S. Richardson
Magst

State of South Carolina }
Sumter District }  On this 9th day of February 1856 Before me  a Magistrate in and for said district personally appeared Henry Cater aged 55 years and upwards aresident of Sumter District who being sworn according to law upon his oath swears that in 1832 or 1833 he was acquainted with Hannah Dickson the reputed Widow of James Dickson deceased a Revolutionary Soldier that she was aResident of Kershaw District and very old and infirm person perhaps ahundred years of age. That he has heard and believes she died upwards of 20 years ago in Kershaw District So. Ca. leaving a Son now alive named Enos Dickson upwards of 70 years of age with whom this deponent is well acquainted having boarded in this deponents house:  He further swears he has no interest directly or indirectly in the pension to which the said Enos Dickson may be entitled for the Services in the Revolutionary war of his said father, or in the prosecution of the same;
Henry Cater
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day month and year first above written and I have no interest in said pension claim or the prosecution
John S. Richardson Jr
Magist
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April 7, 1933
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James Dickson-R.2942
BA-J/AWF
OWN
Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R.2942, based upon the Revolutionary War service of James Dickson.
The date of his birth and names of his parents are not given. It is stated that James Dickson was a native of Jacksonsboro (name of state not shown) and that his father was an Irishman, there is no reference to his mother.
James Dickson married, date not given, Hannah Doscia. The date of his death is not shown, his widow, Hannah, died in April, 1840 in Kershaw District, South Carolina.
Their son, Enos Dickson, applied for pension, February 6, 1855, then aged seventy-two years and living in Sumter District, South Carolina. He then stated that his father died when he was quite a young boy.
Enos Dickson alleged [preceding word lined through and following word handwritten above it] stated that his father, James Dickson volunteered at the commencement of the Revolution, was wounded by a musket ball at the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina, there taken prisoner, was paroled. He burned his parole and immediately returned to the service and joined General Marion's Horsemen, and served "until peace
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was proclaimed".
The pension was not allowed, as there was no provision of law at that time, that would entitle children of a soldier of the Revolution to pension, based upon services in that war.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
Tombstone data on -ly
The application for headstone returned to Q. M. - S. write this letter, see negative files under Sabin
Mauldin
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Washington June 2d 1857.
Sir:
Enclosed please find the claim of Hannah Dickson, decd of S.C. for pension under the act of 1836.
These papers have been in my hands for some time, and as I am about to leave the City for a few weeks, I have concluded to file them in your office -- but I do not ask any action upon the case till the question as to payment of assiams to children shall be definitely settled
Very respectfully &
J. J. Coombs
Geo C. Whiting Esq
Commr of Pensions
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No 8198
Hannah Dickson, deceased,
widow of James
So Carolina
Regected
Let J. J. Coombs Sept 28. 1857 [preceding words beginning with "Let" are lined through]
2942
Act July 4, 1836
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p 18.  John Silliman
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Boyd's Directory of Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove  New Jersey 1907
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J. J. Coombs
Sept 28
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Pension Office
Sept. 28, 1857.
Sir:
As the Secretary of the Interior has decided that the law does not authorise pension allowances to the children of Revolutionary soldiers, or of their widows, the claim of the children of Hannah Dickson, deceased, widow of James, of So.Carolina, for pension money, under the act of July 4, 1836, is rejected.
J. J. Coombs, Esq.
Present
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Acts of July 14, 1882, and March 3, 1873.
2942
P.O.
Hannah Dickson
Service:
Enlisted:  , 18  .
REJECTED
Discharged:  , 18  .
Application filed:  , 18  .
[part of word missing] leges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
  Recognized.   Contract.
   Cert. of Dis.    Searched for   , 18  .

1933 April 7 - Tombstone data only to Q. M. General - application for headstone returned - see negating Files under Laban Mauldin
OWF
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Office of Comptroller General
Columbia Sept 6th 1855
No 987 }
Lib X }  Issued the 28th October 1785. To James Dickson, for Five Pounds fourteen shillings & Three pence for Duty under Captain Chestnutt per account passed by the Commissioners -
Principal [pound symbol]  5=14 " 3 ½
Annual Interest, [pound symbol] 0" 7 " 11
The State of So Carolina
To James Dickson Dr
To 80 days duty under the command of Capt Chesnutt @ of [pound symbol] 40 --
as per pay bill of Cpt Chestnutt Stg [pound symbol] 5 = 14 = 3
Certified by Majr Postell,
Recd full satisfaction for the within account
in Indent No 987. X
John Chesnut,
I do certify that the above Indent account and
receipt are true copies of the Originals in this office,
Thos Walker
Deputy Comp Genl
(No Seal of Office)
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Office of Comptroller General
Columbia Sept 6th 1855
No. 842. } 
Lib Y }  Issued 3 Jany 1784 to Mr James Dickson for [pound symbol] 24." 7 " ½ Stg. Militia duty in 1778. 1779 & 1780 For act from
Commrs.--
Principal [pound symbol] 34 " 7" 1 1/2
Interest [pound symbol] 2 "8 " 1 -
State of South Carolina Dr
To James Dickson
December the 7th 1778 } To 61 days duty at 10 Shills per day [pound symbol] 30 " 10 - 0
March the 3rd 1779. } To 110 days duty at 10 Shills per day [pound symbol] 55 " 0 " 0
November the 8th 1780. }  To 310 days duty at 10 shills per day [pound symbol] 155 " 0 " 0
Certified for me Andersons Thomas Captain
[pound symbol] 240 " 10 " 00 "
[pound symbol] 34 " 7 " 17 "
South Carolina }
Camden District }  appeared James Dickson & after being duly sworn declares that the above account of Two hundred & forty pounds ten shillings former currency is just and true & that he has never received any part thereof, Sworn to before me this 21 day of May 1782.
D. Hopkins, J. P.
I do certify that the above Indent account and affidavit are true copies of the Original in this office,
Thos P. Walker
Deputy Comp Genl
(No Seal of Office)
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Office of Comptroller General
Columbia Sept 6th 10 1855.
No 3010}
Lib X }  Issued 29th April 1786 to James Dickson [pound symbol] 35=14 " ¾ sg duty in Roebucks regt for act audited.
Principal [pound symbol] 35 " 14 " 3¼ "
Int  [pound symbol] 2 " 10 "
The State of South Carolina
To James Dickson Jr
To 140 Days duty as Horse from the 8 of October 1780 to the 3rd of April 1781 both days included per Gray Bill of Capt Jno Lawson & Certified by Col Thomas   [pound symbol] 140.
To 80 Days Duty as do from the 3rd April 1781}
to the 1st July 1781, for pay Bill of Capt Jeremiah Dickson & certified pr Lt Col H. T. White, }
To 21 Days Duty as do from the 1st July to
21st July both days included per pay bill of do at Col do } [pound symbol]  21
[pound symbol] 250 -
Stg [pound symbol] 35 " 14" 3 1/2
June the 8th 1784.
I have this day recd from Genl Richard Winn the full value of my act against the Public now lying in the Auditors office for auditing & afterwards to get an Indent for the same from the Treasury of the State of South Carolina, to
make the Indent for the And I do request the Commissioner of the Treasury of the State of South Carolina to make out the Indent for the same with the Interest pursuant to the resolve of the Legislature in that case to himthe said Richard Winn and to except this as a receipt in full against Public for the said act
James Dickson
Witness
Wm Wood J.P.
Over
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Recd 29th April 1786 full satisfaction for the within in an Indent No 3010. X for Order,
R. Winn

I do Certify that the foregoing Indents account and Order & Receipt are true Copies of the Original in this Office.
Thos P. Walker,
Deputy Com Genl of So Ca
(No Seal of Office)
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Office of Comptroller Gent
Columbia Sept 6th 1855. 
No 635 }
M } Issued the first October 1784 to Mr James
Dickson late Private in N. Martins Troop Polks ect Sumpter Brigade S Troop for Ninety four pounds sterling amount pay and County due him for services in that Troop with Interest thereon from the first April 1782 to date hereof agreeable to resolution of General Assembly of Eleventh March last,
Principal [pound symbol] 94. 0 " 0
Interest  [pound symbol] 6 = 11" 7
I do certify that the above Indent is a true Copy of the Original in this Office, I also certify that it appears from the Original Muster Roll of
Capt N Martin of Sumpters Brigade State Troops that James Dickson served as a private for ten months in that Company, of the Accounts for services of that Brigade are lost,
Thos P. Walker
Deputy Comp Genl
(No Seal of Office)
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No 8198
Declaration et cetera
Enos Dickson
for Pension
Act 4h July 1836
Hannah Dickson
decd
wid. of James
S.C. Act 1836
original claim
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State of South Carolina }
Sumter District } S.S.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been presented to me William Lewis, Ordinary for Sumter District, and State aforesaid by the testimony of Henry Carter, Samuel M & Fanny Dickson & Dorcas Boykin, whose affidavits are affixed that Enos Dickson of said District who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration is the only surviving child of James & Hannah Dickson
late of said District, and that the said James Dickson was a Revolutionary soldier; that they said James & Hannah were lawfully married and lived together as man & wife & were so reputed until he died many years ago leaving the said Hannah his Widow, who never again married but died his Widow in April 1840, at which time there was only one surviving child of the said James & Hannah Dickson named Enos Dickson as aforesaid, who claims a Revolutionary pension under the act of 4th July 1836 in right of his mother the said Hannah Dickson, for the services of his said Father in said Revolution
In testimony whereof I subscribe my name & affix my official seal at Sumter this      day of June 1856.
W Lewis O.S.D.
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State of South Carolina }
Sumter District }
I, Geo. S. C. Derchamps - Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for the District & State aforesaid, certify that William Lewis Esquire, subscriber to the foregoing declaration and certificate is Ordinary for said District, duly appointed and qualified and that his signatures and seal of said Court thereto are genuine.  I further certify that John S Richardson Jr and Geo S. Lumbecken subscribers to the foregoing power of attorney and three depositions were at the time of signing the same duly qualified magistrate in and for said District and that their signatures are genuine & that full faith and credit are due due to all of the official acts as such - I moreover certify that I have no interest in the before mentioned pension.
In testimony whereof I subscribe my name & affix the Seal of said Court this   day of June 1856.
G S C Deschamps, c/s
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Elizabeth Jane Dixon Was Born March 12 In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hunderd and twenty nine 18.29
Francis McCar Dixon Was Born March the 26 in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight and thirty one 18.31
Mary Mander Dixon was Born November the 14 in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hunderd and thirty four 18.34
Sharlet Boykin Dixon Was Born Jun 7th in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven 18.37
Sarah Fergener Diton Was Born December 23
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundand and thirty nine 1839
This is the copy or extract of births of our children made by Alexander Bateman referred
to in our joint diposition of this date:  Sumter 
district S.C. 3 June d1856:
his 
Saml M. X Dickson
Mark 
[illegible] Dickson
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State of So. Carolina }
Sumter district }   On this   day of June 1856. Before the Subscribing Magistrate in and for the district and State aforesaid personally appeared [blank space] a resident of Sumter who being duly Sworn according to law upon his oath Swears that the within record Setting forth the dates of birth and names of Samuel M. and Fanny Dicksons children as certified by them is in the genuine hand writing of Alexander Bateman formerly of Sumter District South Carolina now a resident of the State of  [blank space] having after seen him write and well acquainted with his hand writing
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written and I certify that
the affiant is respectable person and a credible
witness and that I have no interest in the
matter or business to which it relates