Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7775, Willis Hodges, N.C.
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Service N.C. Hodges, Willis W7775 Lucy 
Born in VA Contents
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19193
[illegible]
Willis Hodges of [illegible] in the State of [illegible]
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain [illegible] of the [illegible] commanded by Col Hogan in the N Carolina line for 1 year and 9 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible] at the rate of 70 dollars -- cents [er annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of August 1833 and [illegible]. 
Pickett Carthage
Arrears to the 4th of March 140.00. 
Semi-annual allowance ending [illegible] 35.00 
$175.00
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832} 
Recorded by [illegible] clerk, 
Book E vol. [illegible] page 82
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3699
Tennessee, Nashville
Lucy Hodges, Widow of Willis Hodges, dec, who died on the 6 December 1841, of Smith Co. [inserted N.C] in the state of Tennessee, who was a private in the comp commanded by Captain Little of the comp. commanded by Col. Little in the N.C. line for 1 year, 9 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 70 Dollars – cents per annum, commence on the 6th day of December 1841 [crossed out: 4th day of March 1831] when he died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of April 1842 and sent to A. Fergusson, Carthage Tenn:
[Crossed out: Arrears to the 4th of]
[Crossed out: Semi-annual] allowance ending 4
2 mo 28 days, March ‘42} 16.12
16.12
[Revolutionary Claim, 
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3d
Recorded by Theodore [illegible] clerk,
Book 6, vol. 3, page 198
Agent notified
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Sons and daughters of Willis Hodges and Lucy, his wife William Hodges son of Willis and Lucy his wife was born at 21 day of July in the year of our Lord 1770
Martha Hodges daughter of Willis Hodges and Lucy his
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Wife was born [illegible]
Sarah Hodges daughter of Willis Hodges and Lucy Hodges his wife was born Sept [illegible] 1783.
Alice Hodges daughter of Willis Hodges and Lucy Hodges born 1785
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Willis Hodges, Smith Co. from 177- Private 21 months
6 for 6 on printed list of those who were drafted for 12 months. April 6, 1842, Pickett Carthage, Tennessee. Tenn 25 [illegible] 1833
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BRIEF in the case of Willis Hodges of Smith County in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? A Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 85 years. 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period	Duration of Service	Rank	Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
In 17 [illegible]	3 months	Private	Not recollected
~~~~~~~~	3 months
	Do	Capt Grishaw Cofield, Col Jas Hogan
~~~~~~~~	About 2 months	Do	Not recollected
~~~~~~~~	About 15 days	Do	Not stated
1781	Not stated	Do	Capt. Madden, Col Linton
~~~~~~~~	1.2 months	do	Capt. Wm. Lyth, Col Archd Lyth

5. In what battles was he engaged? Guilford Eutaw Springs 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hallifax County, North Carolina 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Phillip Pope prove his said generally, he does not State particular.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? [crossed out: and if so, in what respect?]  No.
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
 B. F. Pleasants --- Examining Clerk.
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State of Tennessee Smith County 
On this 26 day of February 1842
 Personally appeared before me Thomas W Wootten a Justice of the peace in --- and for the County aforesaid Lucy Hodges a resident of the County of Smith, and State of Tennessee aged eighty four who being first duly sworn according to [illegible] do th on her oath M. take the following declaration for to obtain the benefits of over each of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 4th 1836 the Joint Resolution of July 7th 1838 That she is the widow of Willis, Hodges who was a Pensioner of the their sale at the rate of Seventy Dollar per annum and drew his Pension in Nashville State of Tennessee. She further declares that she was married to the said Willis Hodges on the Sixth day of June in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy Six That her husband the aforesaid Willis Hodges died on the 6 day of December 1841 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed she also refers to the record of her childrens age Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me  Lucy Hodges   
Thos W Wootten B for Smith County
State of Tennessee Smith County Thomas W Wootten acting Justice of the for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the annexed record containing the age in part of and Lucy Hodges was cut out of their family Bible in my presence. I further certify that the word sixth and December in the above declaration was ceased and the word lime inserted before signed or sworn In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my in hand and affixed my seal this 26 day of February 1842 Thos W. Wootten Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee Smith County 
I Thomas W Wootten one of the acting Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mrs. Lucy Hodges who has made the foregoing Declaration before me that she is a woman of truth and veracity and that and credit are due her Statements I further certify that from age and bodily infirmity she can appear in open Court to make declaration In testimony. Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 26 day by February 1842 Thos W Wootton ℗ for Smith County.
 State of Tennessee, Smith County
On this day personally appeared Philip Pope aged eighty years before me Thomas W Wootten one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath in due form of that he was well acquainted with Willis Hodges and Lucy Kilebrew before and after their interm and which took place during the war of the Revolution he lived at that time in Halifax and his wife Lucy Kilebrew lived at her fathers in Equal This affiant lived in Edgecomb about five miles from said Willis Hodges at the time of his marriage with Lucy as above this affiant was not present at the marriage of my he cannot state any particulars but has no doubt but they were legally married. This affiant saw said Willis Hodges in the service the spring when the battle of knew at that time that Willis Hodges was married and had left a family at home say a wife and child several missed with Hodges who were in the same situation having left families at home This was in March seventeen hundred and eighty one. This affiant knows of his own knowledge that said Willis Hodges was in before the battle of Guilford and after that battle served twelve months these services were perform
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performed after the Marriage. This affiant lived after the war close neighbour to Willis Hodges but in years he moved to South Carolina and when this affiant moved to Smith County in 1810 he settled close by Hodges who had moved to Smith County Tennessee previously This affiant knows they are the same and that the 6th day of December 1841 leaving his wife Lucy his widow who lives about one half mile from this affiant when she and the said Willis Hodge has lived for the last twenty seven years This affiants wife, knows more about the marriage of Willis Hodges then be does and as her affidavit will be taken in this matter will add no further as he is advised it will be unnecessary.  
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 26th February 1842 Thos W Wootten for Smith County, Philip Pope Mark
State of Tennessee, Smith County 
On this day personally appeared Elizabeth Pope, aged eighty years who being duly sworn according to law doth make oath that she was well acquainted with Willis Hodges and his wife Lucy They were married in the early part of the Revolution say in Seventeen hundred and Seventy six she was at the wedding and saw then married her name before her marriage was Lucy Kiebler she has known them ever since she thinks they were married by a Justice of the peace whose name was Jeremiah Nellis. This affiant recollect [illegible] that she lives about a half mile of Willis and Lucy Hodges after they were married and when Willis Hodges went out in the service This affiant stayed with Mrs. Hodges then first child was named William their next Martha was born while will Hodges was in the service in the Revolution 
Sworn to and subscribed this 26th day of February 1842 Thos W Wootten Smith County Elizabeth Pope Mark
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State of Tennessee Smith County 
I Thomas W Wootten one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Philip Pope and Elizabeth his wife who have this day made the foregoing affidavits that they are Respectable lovers of the County and as such entitled to full faith and credit in all their statements. In testamony whereof I have here to set my hand and affixed my seal this the 26 day of February 1842 Thos W Wootten,  State of Ten for Smith County

State of Tennessee, Smith County  
On this day personally appeared William Hodges aged sixty four years before me Swan Thomson one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County and made oath in due form of law that the annexed leaf containing the ages of Willis and Lucy Hodge's children is the genuine family record kept in their family Bible affiant recollects to have seen it in his father and mother possession the said Willis and Lucy Hodges ever since he can recollect this affiant was the oldest child and he is now sixty four in July next having been born in 1778. The next his Sister Martha was born in 1781 as will be seen by the said record and further this deponent is advised is not material for him to State Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of March 1842 W Hodges,  Attest S Thompson 
State of Tennessee, Smith County 
Swan Thomson one Peace in and for said County hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Hodges who has this day made the forgoing [illegible] before me that he is a man of truth and [illegible] and that full faith and credit and due his statements in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of March 1842 S Thompson
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Willis Hodges
Declaration
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State of Tennessee, Smith County
On this 28 day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid having a clerk and County Seal Willis Hodges a resident of said County, aged 85 years who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the line fit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he entered the served of the United States under the following offers, and served as herein after stated To wit. In the year he volunteered against the town, and had three months, the name of the Captain not collected he went from Halifax County No. Carolina. He again volunteered Company of Capt. Gisham Cofield, in the Regiment Commanded by Col. James Hogan He marched from Halifax County N Carolina to Wilmington, when for and during the time for which he was in , which was there months and was discharged by Col Hogan his has lost his discharge. He again volunteered against the [illegible]and [illegible] of the months, and served about two months, but does not remember the name of the Captain he send under. He volunteered against the laws and land about 15 days He was drafted in the year 1781 and was attached to the company commanded by Capt. Madden from Northampton County No. Carolina and marched from Halifax County to Guilford House, and in the battle at Guilford the he was in was commanded by Col Lenton from the Battle at Guilford he entered have after he went home, he was called upon by Col. Linton to regain the served, and done so, and was attached to Capt. William Lyths Company, in the Regiment Commanded by Col Arch Lyth, and was
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marched to various places in South Carolina, and had engagement at Thompson fort in So. Carolina with British and Tories, and served a musket that wound upon the left shoulder. From there he marched to Kingstown from there to Augusta in Georgia when the army has Commanded by Gen. Greene he was at the attacks made upon two forts in the Town of Augusta called Brown and Grierson forts. From there he was marched to 96 and was then the fort [illegible] after the siege at 96 and he was marched to Outlaw Spring, was in the [illegible] at the Eutaw, and wanted in the right arm from thence he was marched to various places in South Carolina, and finally to Baron Bridge when he was discharged by Col. Lyth having served 12 months during this tour. His [illegible] age and all lost. He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can for and who can testify to his service except the following 
Quest 1. When and in what year were you born 
Ans. I was born in Norfolk County in the State of Virginia about the year [illegible]. 
Quest 2. Have you any more of your age if so where is it?
Ans. I have no rod of my age, words I know when it is 
Quest. 3. Where did you live when called into service, where have you have lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live- 
Ans I lived in Halifax County No. Carolina [illegible], I lived the 40 or 50 years  Then moved to So. Carolina and lived there 9 or 10 years. I then moved to Smith County Tennessee, and on the answers to the 4, 5 & 6 questions will be found in the preceding part of this declaration- He herby relinquish is my claim whatever to a pension or annuity
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except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State of Territory of the United States, as when Sworn and subscribed in and Court the 28 day of August 1832 Willis Hodges mark J. Bickett
Present the [illegible] John Chambers, Solomon Debow, and William C. Garrison Esquires
State of Tennessee Smith County
 This day Phillip Pope appeared in open Court and made oath that he was will acquainted with Willis Hodges the above named applicant for a pension, during the Revolutionary War he knows of his own knowledge that he was at the battle of Guilford, and believes he served in the war of the Revolution as stated in his declaration affiant and the said Willis Hodges were raised in the same neighborhood, and now neighbors said affiant can recollect and he [illegible] said Hedges to be a man of truth Sworn to in Open Court the 28 day of August 1832 J. Bickett    Phillips Pope mark
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Willis Hodges
Declaration
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the [illegible] herein before stated, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary war claim, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Flowers and John Harper who has signed the preceding certificate are under of the State and County aforesaid and audible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
John Chamber Charman of South [illegible] Court Refer to Col. Robert Allen, David Douglass J Bickett and Elijah Taney and to the Court for home this declaration was made, all of Smith County Tennessee
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Revy WIDOW, &c. File No. 7775
Lucy Hodges, Wid. Of Willis Hodges, Pvt. N.C. Line. Act: July 4th 36, Sec. 3 ┃ Index: --Vol. A, Page 344 [Arrangement of 1870.]
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5569 
Lucy Hodges of Willis Tennessee Nashville Agency --- Admitted Private 1yr 9 mos $70 --- Cap [illegible], Col [illegible] N.C ----died 6 Dec. 1840 
Act 4 July 1836 A. Fergusson Carthage, Tenn
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Willis Hodges, W. Ten. Act June 1832 to what time paid? [Illegible] Officer April 6, 1842 Died 1841. [illegible] 4 Sept 1841
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Carthage Tennessee, 18 March 1842
 Sir,
Inclosed herewith you will find the Declaration and proof in suport of the claim of Mrs Lucy Hodges Widow of Willis Low Hodges deceased a Pension. Her husband Willis Hodges lived near this place and died as you will discover from the proof in December last He was a Pensioner and I have retained his original Pension certificate in order to obtain the ballance of Pension due Mrs Hodges. The claim you will discover is one that is too plain and will establish to need any explaination as it will Speak for itself Please allow me the Priviledge to recomend her as a suitable person every way entitled to the County of our Government. Respectfully A. Fergusson 
James L Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions, Washington
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State of Tennessee, Smith County
I John J Burnett of the County Court of said Smith County to hereby certify that Thomas W Wootten and Swan Thomson whose names are to the foregoing proceeding in the matter of application of Lucy Hodges for a Pension hereto annexed and the proof and certificates in suport of the same are now and were at the time their several attestations purport to bear date acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Smith aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and full faith and credit are due their official acts and the foregoing annexed signatures [illegible]writing to be theirs are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office in Carthage this 18 day of March 1842  John J. Burnett of Smith County Court
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State of Tennessee, Smith County 
John Harper Clergyman residing in the State and County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Willis Hodges an applicant for a pension, that we allowed him to be about 85 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood John he resides to have been a solder of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and Subscribed before on this 16th day of August 1832 Wm Flowers Don C. Dixon John Harper
State of Tennessee, Smith County
I Jonathan Pickett Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application the of Willis Hodges for pension. And Certify that Dan C. Dixon before whom the [illegible] of William Flowers and John Harper was made, now is and was at the time said but [illegible] was made an acting Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter said County duly came missioned and certified according to Law In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Carthage, this [illegible] day of September 1832 and 57th year of an Independence  J Pickett
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State of Tennessee, Smith County
Personally appeared before me Don Dean of the acting Justices of the peace for said County Willis Hodges, who being sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age, and the consent laps of memory the of his served in the army of the Revolution, [illegible] to the best of his knowledge, he served in deferent tours of duty in which he was engaged, as stated his declaration, not less thou (21) in the grade of private soldier that at no time while he was engaged in the service of the County, not employed in any civil pursuit whatever Sworn and subscribed on this 14th day if May 1833. Don C Dixon  Willis Hodges mark
State of Tennessee, Smith County,
 I Dan C. Dixon and of the acting Justices of the Court of pleas and [illegible] for said County, do hereby certify that said acquainted with Phillip Pope who has in part fires the same of Willis Hodges, an applicant for a pension under the act of the 7th June 1832 that said Pope is a reputable credible person, and entitled to full credit upon his oath. Given under my hand & seal this 14th day of May 1833 Don C. Dixon