Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8005, for John Patterson, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Patterson, John
NUMBER R. 8005
Born in Pa
CONTENTS
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V34.543
Johh Patterson
Missouri
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Missouri} SS.
County of St. Louis}
On this twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred  and thirty-eight, personally appeared in open Court; of the County Court of St. Louis County in the State of Missouri now sitting for the May Term of said Court, 1838. John Patterson of said County of St. Louis; aged Seventy seven years old on the 15th day of October 1837 - who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, in the year 1783 - that is to say he was drafted to serve a tour with the militia of North Carolina; in the county of Orange and State of North Carolina - that he served under Capt. Christmas, who belonged to the North Carolina Militia in which he served about two months, having been drafted for three months & as well as he can now recollect, about the last of August or the first of September in the year 1783 he left home under Capt Christmas, who belonged to Col. William  O'Neil's Regiment of North Carolina Militia, which was attached to Gen'l John Butler's Division of North Carolina Militia: After being out about two weeks Col. William O'Neil's Regiment encamped upon Haw River in Orange County North Carolina; & being within about fifteen miles of home, this deponent obtained a permit from his commanding officer, to go  home that night & get some new clothes & got his brother-in-law, James Abbott, who had come to camp to see him; to stay in the place of the deponent during his absence, which was only a few day. The day after this deponent left the Campt a battle was fought between the Americans  & the Tories who were principally Scottish Tories, at a place called Lindley's Mill in which Col. Litterell of Chatam County  North Carolina Militia was killed; as was also Col.. McNeil the Col. of the Tories. This deponent was not in the battle of Lindley's
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Mill because he was absent as above stated. Capt. Christmas was wounded a few days after leaving home, when acting as a spy & returned home. After the Battle at Lindley's Mill, Col. O'Neil ordered the men to furnish themselves with horses, that this effort might be more efficient against the Tories, against whom the Militia in this part of the state were directed. This deponent furnished his own horse, saddle, Bridle &c, & sat out again from home again the middle of September, as well as he can recollect, under Capt. Scholy; & Col. William O'Neil who was still under Gen'l John Butler of the North Carolina Militia. This deponent ranged under Capt. Robert Scholey & Col. William O'Neil through the Counties of Chatam & Orange in North Carolina; & the forces were directed against the Scotch Tories from Cross Creek, Wilmington &c - & who were very bad & who annoyed the inhabitants very much. The time this deponent was out the Americans under Col. O'Neil & the Tories under Col Fannin had a Battle at Brush Creek, in Chatham County North Carolina, in which the Amiercan's were victorious; This deponent was again absent at his own house, by leave of his commanding officer & was not in this battle - the Troops having camped within two or three miles of his own house, he obtained leave of absence, to go home that night  to return next morning & soon after this deponent left the camp that night as hereafterwards learned, the troops marched all night & came up with the Tories where they had the battle on Brush Creek a aforesaid. A short time after the battle of Brush Creek, the News of the Surrender of Cornwallis came, but the Tories were so bad, & kept such a plundering of the inhabitants of Orange, Chatham &c - that the troops were not discharged, but were kept in the service untl late in the fall of the year, & after the corn  had been gathered, when he was discharged; This deponent has no documentary evidence to substantiate to substantiate these facts; The precise dates of his entering & being discharged from service, he does not recollect, on account of the length of time which has elapsed
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of his entering & being discharged from Service, he does not recollect on account of the length of time which has elapsed since he was so engaged in the service.
Some of the facts in the foregoing declartion this deponent states that he cannot prove by any of the soldiers who were acquainted with him in the service, because he believes they are mostly or perhaps entirely all dead. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension, or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State of the United States, or any Territory thereof.
[Signature]
John Patterson
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this Twenty fifth day of May 1838.
[Signature]
Henry Chouteau Clerk

We James L. Holliday a clergyman residng in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri and George Clay - also a Clergyman, residing in the same county and state; above written, hereby certify that we are well aquainted with John Patterson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, as stated in said declaration; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
[Signature]
James L. Holliday
George Clay
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this Twenty fifth day of May 1838.
[Signature] Henry Chouteau Clerk

And the county Court being now here in session, for the May Term of said Court, in the year of our lord Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight, propound the following interrogatories to John Patterson, an applicant for a pension, on account of services as a soldier in the Revolution, as stated in the foregoing declaration 

1. Where & in what year were you born? 
Answer - I was born in Pennsylvania  I think in Bucks
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Mill because he was absent as above stated. Capt.-

County, on the fifteeth day of October 1760

2 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? 
Answer - I have my age recorded in my own family Bible which is now at my house in this county

3rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, & where do you now live. 
Answer - I lived in Orange County, North Carolina, about thirty miles west of Hillsborough when I was called into the service & I lived there for about three or four years after the Revolutionary war: when I removed to South Carolina & settled in Pendleton County, where I resided about seven years - I then removed to Jefferson County Kentucky & settled on Goose Creek about nine miles above Louisville where I lived about eighteen months,; & from there I removed in the month of May in the year Seventeen hundred & ninty seven to Louisiana & settled in that part of it now known as the State of Missouri; fifteen miles northwest of the City of St. Louis in the County of St. Louis my present residence; where I have resided ever since.

4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Answer - This is fully stated in the foregoing declaration.
 
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your service?
Answer - This is fully done, as far a I can recollect, in the foregoing declaration.

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given & what has become of it?
Answer - I did receive a discharge & I think it was from Captain Robert Scholey, the last captain under whom I served; & I think I deposited it in Hillsborough North Carolina for the purpose of tying to draw Land Sonise in it, to which we understood the militia of North Carolina would be entitled.

7th State the names of persons, to whom you are known in your
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to which we understood Militia of North Carolina would be entitled.

7. State the name of  persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Answer  - I am personally known to two of the Judges of this Honorable Court & to the presiding or eldest Judge, I have been personally  known for near forty years, to the gentlemen who have given the above certificates & to all my neighbors, with whom I now reside & where I have lived for more than forty years, who can testify to these facts.
[Signature]
John Patterson
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this twenty fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight
[Signature] 
Henry Chouteau Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that James L. Holladay and George Clay who have signed the preceding certificate are clergymen, residents in the county aforesaid, and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.

State of Missouri } SS.
County of St. Louis} 
I Henry Chouteau, Clerk of the St. Louis County Court within & for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Patterson for a pension.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court at St. Louis this twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred thirty eight.
[Signature]
Henry Chouteau Clerk
[Seal]
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June 27, 1939

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JOHN PATTERSON
R. 8005
BA-J/MLB

Captain Gerald F. Lillard
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York

Dear Sir:

You are furnished herein the record of John Patterson as found in the papers on file in pension claim, R. 8005, based upon his
service in the Revolutionary War.
John Patterson was born October 15, 1760, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; the names of his parents were not given.
While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, about thirty miles west of Hillsboro, John Patterson enlisted in September before
the surrender of Cornwallis, for a term of three months, served as private in Captain Christmas and Robert Schoby's companies, Colonel
William O ' Neil's North Carolina regiment, and was discharged that fall after having served about two months. After the Revolution, the soldier continued to reside in Orange
County, North Carolina, three or four years, then moved to Pendleton County, South Carolina, where he remained about seven years, thence to Jefferson County, Kentucky, where he resided on Goose Creek about nine
miles above Louisville for eighteen months. In May, 1797, he moved to Louisiana Territory and settled about fifteen miles northwest of
the City of Saint Louis, now in the State of Missouri.
John Patterson applied May 25, 1838, while living in Saint Louis County, Missouri, for pension which might have been due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.
The soldier's claim for pension was not allowed as he did not render six months' service as required by the pension law under which
he applied. He died in Missouri prior to May 3, 1852.
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No reference was made in the claim to wife or children of the soldier, John Patterson.
In 1832, John Patterson referred to his brother-in-law, James Abbott, who came to camp to see him during his service. The name of James Abbott's wife was not given and there are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator


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8005

P.O.
John Patterson
Service:
Enlisted: ........................................., 18   .
Dicharged: REJECTED ..............., 18   .
Printed list of 18522 shows cause of rejection. "Not six months service."
Application filed: ............................,18  .
Alleges: ......................................................................
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Re-enlisted: .............................................................
.......................................................................................
Attorney: ..................................................................
P.O. .............................................................................
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................Recognized.  ............................. Contract.

1934 - Apr. 25 - Hist. to Mrs. A. B. High - EEF
1934 - May 15 Ad. Mrs. Sranley Sturm - this record mailed to her ddress on Apr. 25/34 EEF

1939. June 27 - Hist. to Capt. Gerald G. Lillard (Ltr in claim of John Lillard S. 8860) MLB
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8005

P.O.
John Patterson
Service:
Enlisted: ........................................., 18 .
Dicharged: REJECTED ..............., 18 .
Printed list of 18522 shows cause of rejection. "Not six months service."
Application filed: ............................,18 .
Alleges: ......................................................................
.......................................................................................
Re-enlisted: .............................................................
.......................................................................................
Attorney: ..................................................................
P.O. .............................................................................
.......................................................................................
................Recognized. ............................. Contract.

1934 - Apr. 25 - Hist. to Mrs. A. B. High - EEF
1934 - May 15 Ad. Mrs. Sranley Sturm - this record mailed to her ddress on Apr. 25/34 EEF

1939. June 27 - Hist. to Capt. Gerald G. Lillard (Ltr in claim of John Lillard S. 8860) MLB
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501 N. Greene St.
Greensboro, N. C. 

Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D. C. - 

Dear Mr. Hillyer:

Please send me the record of John Patterson of Orange Co. N. C. who served in the Revolutionary War - also any informtion regarding him or his family that may hhelp in getting D.A.R, papers - Thanking you 
I am Sincerely,
[Signature]
Mrs. A. B. High

[note - CO. Orange]

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501 N. Green St.
Greensboro N. C. 
Apr. 9, 1934  ow

General Accounting Office,
Washington

Dear Sir,

Please send me any information you may have regarding the Revolutionary War Soldier John Patterson of Orange Co., N.C. information desired for D. A. R.  papers - Thanking you
[Signature]
Mrs. Stanley Sturm -

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May 15, 1934

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BA-J/EEL
John Patteron-R.8005

Mrs. Stanley Sturm
501 N. Green Street
Greensboro, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of April 9, addressed to the General Accounting Office, which has been referred to this office for
reply in regard to the record of John Patterson, of Orange County, North Carolina Revolutionary War soldier.
The records of this office show that the record of the only John Patterson, of Orange County, North Carolina, was mailed to your address
on April 25, 1934.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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April 25, 1934

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BA-J/EEL
John Patterson - R. 8005

Mrs. A. B. High
501 N. Greene Street
Greensboro, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of John Patterson, of Orange County, North Carolina, a soldier of the
Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R.8005, based upon the military service
in that war of John Patterson, the only soldier of that name who served from Orange County, North Carolina, that is found on the
Revolutionary War records of this office.
John Patterson was born October 15, 1760 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania . The names of soldier's parents are not stated.
While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, about thirty miles west of Hillsboro, that county, John Patterson enlisted for
three months in September before the surrender of Cornwallis, served as a private in Captains Christmas' and Robert Scholl's Companies, Colonel William O'Neil's North Carolina Regiment, and was discharged
that fall having served about two months.
After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Orange County North Carolina, for three or four years;  then moved to Pendleton County, South Carolina , and lived about seven years; thence to Jefferson County, Kentucky, where he resided on Goose Creek about nine
miles above Louisville, for eighteen months; thence in 1797, to Louisiana Territory, and settled about fifteen miles northwest of the city of Saint Louis, now in the state of Missouri.
On May 25, 1838, while a resident of Saint Louis County, Misssouri, John Patterson applied for the pension which might be due
him on account of his services in the Revolutionary War.

[note - I did not use 1783 where he said he ent. as it was an error - he referes to the battle of Lindley's Mill as having fought while he was in serv. but at home on leave. This battle was in Sept. 1781. He also referes to hearing of Cornwallis' surrender that same fall. So as he said he ent. in Sept. I said "Sept. before surrender of Cornwallis]
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John Patterson's claim for pension was not allowed as he did not render a service of six months as required by the pension law under
which he applied.
He was deceased in 1852.
There are no data as to wife and children.
James Abbott, a brother-in-law of the soldier is referred to: the name of the wife of James Abbott is not shown and there are no
further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON
May 4, 1934.

RECORDS DIVISION
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE
R - 28284 - JPB

Veterans' Administration,
Revolutionary and 1812 War Section,
Washington, D. C.

Sirs:

There is attached hereto letter dated April 9, 1934, from Mrs. Stanley Sturm, 501 N. Green Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, requesting information concerning John Patterson, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, for your
consideration and direct reply.
The writer has been advised of this reference.
Respectfully,
[Signature]
P. D. Fallon
Acting Chief, Records Division.

Inclosures.

[note - Mrs. Hewson phoned about this & I told her the only one we had of Or. Co., N. C. was Rej. & that she would have no rec. send out Rej. Cl]

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June 27, 1939
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Captain Gerald F. Lillard
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War record of a John Patterson, of South Carolina and Missouri, also pre-Revolutionary War records of soldiers of Virginia with your surname, one Benjamin Lillard having served about 1758.
This office has no record of services rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence, no record of services rendered
by Benjamin Lillard in 1758, or of any other Lillard who served prior to 1775.
The Revolutionary War record has been found of one John Patterson, only, of Missouri; his record and that of the only Lillard found on
the Revolutionary War pension records are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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V
John Patterson
Missouri

Rejected
see let

served less than six months

8005
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John Patterson dec'd  38 of 39}
Durrell Hubbard dec'd 48} Mo. Sus 32
Hon. Mr. Phelps,
H of R
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St. Louis Missouri,
25th May 1838.

J. L. Edwards, Esq'r.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City:

Sir:

Herewith I have the honor to enclose you the pension papers or declaration in order to obtain a pension, of Mr. John Patterso, a very repectable and aged man of the stated county. If  his declaration is sufficient to entitle him to a pension, be please to enclose his certificate to me.
I am very respectfully
Your ob't. Srvt.
[Signature]
John F. Darby
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J. F. Darby
July 10. 1838
Mrs. O. C.
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War dept. Pen Office
July 10. 1838

Sir, 

The declaration of John Patterson has been examined. He alleges to have been drafted for three months as a milita man of North cArolina the last of August or first of September, and after serving about two months hearing of the surrender of British army under Cornwallis he was soon after discharged. 
The act of June 1832 provides for none who did not serve six months. The claim has therefore been rejected and the declaration filed in this office.



John F. Darby, Esq,
St. Louis, 
MO.
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Pension Office
May 3 1852

Sir

In answer to your verbal enquiry respecting the case of John Patterson dec'd late of Missouri, I have to inform you that he appled for a pension several years since, but was not admitted for want of sufficient service.
The letter of my predecessor of the 10" July 1838, to J. F. Darby, Esq'r. a copy of which is herewith enclosed, will shew the objections to the admission of the claim.
No papers appear on file relating to the claim of  Durrell Hubbard
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Free

Free

J. L. Edwards, Esq'r
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

June 6

Jno. Patterson
Missouri
act 1832

on

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