Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 17472, for James Powell, North Carolina
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[Card]
(8-1776)
Service    Number
N.C.   Powell, James   W1742
Sarah
Contents
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Hand stamp at top

Layfetteville

J. Huske Esq [Houske]
N.C
(crossed out)
Let to pays nov 28 1843
Date of widows death not 
on alb  (underlined)
(Right side of page)
3604 [Check mark]  3.604
North Carolina
Sarah Powell
widow of James Powell dec.s
who died on 15 March 18
of Halifax in the State of N Carolina
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Mounfort [Montfort] of the regte commanded
by Col N.C. in the 10 of Carolina
(Lined out line for) line for Regiment for 9 monthly
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 30 Dollar _____(lined out Cents) per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Sept.
1841 & sent to 9 (Lined out: and)Hon A.H.  arrington [Arrington] K. Representatives 
Arrears to the 4th of March 41.  300.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sep.
1500 ( double underlined)
$315.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
{Act July 4,1836,}
{Section the 3C.}
Recorded by Theo. L Moody  Clerk
Book C.  Vol. 3  Page 184
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Berte County North Carolina
Know all men by these presents that
Mr James Powell and George Myrick of the County
and State aforesaid are held & firmly bound unto
Richard Caswell Esq Govenor of North Carolina
in the sum of five hundred pounds, current money
of the said State for which payment well and truly
to be made we bind ourselves our & each of our
heirs jointly and severally and firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this
twenty ninth day of September One thousand
Seventeen hundred & Seventy Seven
The condition of the above obligation is
such that whereas a Marriage is shortly expected
to be solemnized between the above bounden
James Powell and Sarah Myrick.  Now if
there shall shall be no lawful cause to
obstruct the said Marriage, the obligation is to void, otherwise to remain in full force and
effect.}           Jas Powell (Hand written circle with seal written in the middle)
Attest}           George Myrick (Hand written circle with seal written in the middle)
John Harwell (Hearwell)
State of No Carolina Warren County
I Edward W Best Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions
in & for said County- hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of the original marriage bond of Jas Powell to
marry Sarah Myrick. with the exception that the date
ih) is in figures & in the copy it is written
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal of my office at Warrenton
the 27th day of July 1821 (1841)
Edw  " W Best Bell
( Hand stamped seal embossed)
no 5419
Underlined
(Written vertical  on right side of document)
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State of North Carolina}
Warren County

I. Burwell Davis of
the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify
On Oath that I was well acquainted with
James Powell & his wife Sarah (whose maiden
name was Myrick)and I know that they
were married about the year 1777 or 1778.
and that they lived together as husband &
wife until the death of said James Powell
which took place some 20 years ago, since
that time his widow Sarah has never married
& She is now the widow of the said James
Powell -
I also Certify that the aforesaid
James Powell did enlist as a Soldier under
Capt Montford [Montfort] some time in the summer of
1778. but. I .do not Know for what period
of time, but he went immediately into the N.C.
service as a Soldier;-. About the last of
October or the 1st of Nov. 1778. I (I is underlined) went off myself (myself underlined)
as a soldier & served for six months, ending
the last of April or the first of May 1779.
& during this time of six months. I know
that the aforesaid James Powell, did serve
as a soldier of the No Carolina Line, and
he was with me at the Battle of Brier Creek
which was on the 3rd of March 1777, Burwell Davis
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 I do. Certify that I am well acquainted with
Burwell Davis, who hath this day sworn
to &. Subscribed the foregoing certificate
and that he is a Respectable man and
is to be believed on Oath.-
Given under my hand and
Seal this the 25th day of July
A.D. 1841.
T,,J,,Judkins  (T,,J,, Judkins Underlined)  (Hand drawn circle with TJ written in it)
State of North Carolina (Squiggle mark)
Warren County-
I Edward- W Best Clerk of the Court
of pleas and quarter Sessions in for the County
aforesaid, hereby certify that Thomas J Judkins
& Henry J. Macon whose Signaturs [Signatures] affirm to
the aforegoing Declaration & affidavits hereto and
are now and were at the time of signing and taking,
the same acting Justices of the peace in and
for said County of Warren duly commissioned
and qualified to act as such (Underlined act as) and that due
faith credit and authority are sought to be given
to their official acts as Such 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed (affixed underlined)
my seal of office in Warrenton (Warrenton underlined)
27th day of July 1841- Edw. W Best cl
(Ink seeping though paper in numerous areas)
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State of North =Carolina}
Warren County ⎬SS.

On this 22nd day of
February, A. D. 18 hundred & Forty One, personally
appeared before us Thomas J. Judkins, & Henry
J. Macon (two of the acting Magistrates of the
Court. of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, in & for. the
said County & State), Sarah Powell a resident
of. Halifax County No. Carolina, aged Eighty years,
who. being first duly sworn according to law,
doth on her. oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the act of Congress, passed
July 4th 1836: That she is the widow. of. James
Powell who.- was a private in the army of the
Revolution, that enlisted on the 20.th day of July
17 Hundred & Seventy eight in Capt Montford
Company of the 10th No. Carolina Regiment, for
nine months, &. who. served out. the same
She further declared that she was
married to the said James Powell ( Powell underlined) on the
1.st day of October 17 hundred & Seventy seven
that her: husband the aforesaid James Powell
died on the 15th day of March 18 hundred &
Seventeen, and that. she has remained
a widow ever since that. period of time
as will more fully appear by refference (reference)
to. the. proof hereunto annexed
Sworn to and. subscribed on
the day and year above
written before
Sarah Powell

T,,J,, Judkins (Hand drawn cirlce seal with TJ in middle)
Henry J Macon esq (Hand drawn circle written in the middle say, seal)
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State of North State of North Carolina
Court of pleas & quarter sessions
Warren County} February Term 1841 
Whereas it is represented to this Court that Sarah
Powell a resident of the adjoining County of
Halifax the widow of James Powell (who
was a revolutionary Soldier) has come to our Court
in order to make her declaration to procure
a pension. And it is also made satisfactory
to appear that although that she has come sure
that by reason of Bodily infirmity that she
cannot come into open Court to make her
declaration- It is therefore ordered that
Edmund White Mathew M Drake Thomas
J. Judkins & Henry J. Macon Esqr Justices
& members of this Court or any of them be
appointed to take the said declaration out
of Court
Given under my seal of office and
hand the 22 day of Feby 1841
Edw W Best Clk
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State of No.. Carolina
County of Warren ⎬
February 22nd 1841~
In Obedience to the foregoing
Order we [Underlined we] the undersigned Magistrates, in &. for. the County &. State aforesaid have this day taken the following declaration of Sarah Powell the widow of James Powell who. was. a soldier of the Revolution, in order. for her to obtain a pension on account of her. said Husbands Services,
And. we. do. give it as. our opinion that. the said Sarah Powell is by reason of Bodily infirmity unable to come into. Court to make her. said declaration.-  She gives as. a reason for her. Coming into. this. County to make her
declaration, - that our Court House  [Our court House  is underlined] is more convenient, & nearer. than that of Halifax County where she now resides, and that she. &. her. husband were raised and, also Married in this County, &. that. by Coming here she expected to prove her marriage as well as.her. husband's having been a soldier
T,,J,, Judkins J.P  & Henry J Macon
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March 25, 1938
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Bessie Lewis
Route A
Townsend, Georgia
JAMES POWELL
W. 17472
BA-J/MLB (Hand written Our)
Reference is made to  your letter in which
you require the Revolutionary 
War record of James Powell  of the Hillsboro District, North
Carolina.
You are furnished herein the record of James Powell of North 
Carolina, the only one of that name found in the Revolutionary War
records of this office. The data therein were obtained from pension
claim, W. 17472, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of James
Powell are not shown. He was reared in Warren County, North Carolina.
James Powell enlisted July 20, 1778, place not stated, for the
term of nine  months, served as private in Captain Montford's North 
Carolina company was in the battle of Brier Creek and was discharged
at the expiration of the term for which he enlisted.
The solider died March 15,1817.
James PowellMarried October 1,1777, Sarah Myrick, in Warren
County, North Carolina, where she, also, was reared, and where their
marriage bond dated September 29,1777, was filled, signed by the
soldier and one George Myrick whose relationship to Sarah was not
designated.  The date and place of birth and names of the parents of
Sarah were not designated.
Soldier's widow, Sarah  Powell, was  allowed  pension on her application 
executed February  22, 1841, at which  time she was aged eighty
years  and residing  in Halifax County, North Carolina, although her
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application for pension was executed in Warren County, that state.
No reference was made in the claim to children of James Powell
and his wife, Sarah
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and
address of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of soldier's
widow, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting
Office, this city, and cite the following data; Sarah Powell, widow of
James Powell, certificate #3604, issued September 10, 1841, rate $30
per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act July 4, 1836, North Carolina
No charge is made for furnishing this report.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[Paper has two sides, left side]
1938, Mar. 25,  Hist to Bessie Lewis-MLB

[Right side]
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17472
Sarah Powell
Widow of
James Powell
Priv Rev. War
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Act: July 4th 1836
Index:-Vol. M, Page 134 [194]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Top of document to  the left is a stamp with numbers surrounding it and an arrow pointing to 3.  In the center it says, 
Received
Feb 28 1938
MAIL SUM-DIV.
VETS, ADM 
READERS# 12

Rte. A. Townsend, Ga
Feb. 22, 1938

Department of Pensions,
Washington, D.C
Gentlemen:-
Will it be possible for you to
advise me if a pension claim was ever
made by one James Powell [Only him in pencil over James and James Powell is underlined too] Revolutionary
Soldier of the Hillsboro District, north
Carolina, or his wife or children? On page
101, 107, 128 and 144 of Book C, accounts of
the United States with Carolina (War of the
Revolution) I find James Powell's name
listed as follows: on p. 107 (date July 1783) 3520- voucher
number 38 57 -9 - 28; (date between July 1783 and
May 1784) voucher No. 5911, 3-16; on page 144,
date May 11, 1784) 1898, voucher No. 6908, -1 -18.
If this James Powell or his heirs
did make claim for pension, can you furnish
me with a copy of information given in that
claim his residence, date ? death, name of wife
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and children, etc?
If there is any and for this service
please advise me.
Thank you for any information
which you may be able to furnish.
Yours very truly
Bessie Lewis
[Stamp in the middle] Received Feb(illegible) 1938
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[Round stamp with numbers surrounding and arrow pointing to 3]
Received
Feb 28, 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS,ADM. 12
READER,
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Sarah Powell
Wid of James
N C.
July 4 1836
Married 1777
died 1817
Allow $30 per anm.
9mo Pri nc. line Capt
Mountfort. Col-

AH Arrington
HR
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[Written horizontally on the left of the document] 
Mr. (Illegible)
Sept .9 '41

[Written vertical]
JL. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
Washington
D.C.
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Washington Sept. 9. 1841-

Sir:

I recd. your letter yesterday evening (in
answer to mine) relative to the claim of Lucretia Brown and also the certificate of Susan Shearin who is entitled to a pension- but you gave me no answer as to the declarations of Anna Gibbs and Sarah Powell, both of which I have been informed have been sent to the office some time since and no answer was ever recd. you will please report on their cases without delay-

Your Compliance will oblige 
Your obt. Servt. 
A.H. Arrington

J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Comsr. of Pensions
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of States Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that it appears on the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary War, that James Powell a private Soldier in Capt Montfort's Company of the 10th Regiment entered the service on the
20th July 1778 for the term of nine months
and that nothing more is said of him on said
rolls.
Given under my hand this
3rd. day of February 1841.
W,,Hill [Underlined]
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Pension Office
Fayetteville  Nov. 25 1843
James L Edwards. Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sig.
Please direct the  payment
of Sarah Powell. Act 1836 for 12 mo.
money [making] 4 Sept 1843. $30.
[Illegible] respectfully
Jms illeg.]
John Huske
[Line over] esq.
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P Agt NC
Nov 28 1843
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323
Pension Office
Nov. 28 1843
Sir,
I herewith return the voucher of Sarah Powell, a pensioner under the Act of July 4. 186.  You can pay the amount claimed

John Huske, Esq
Pension Agent,
Fayetteville N.C.
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[on side]
No 5419 July 31. 1841
NC
July 4. 1836
Sarah Powell

free
J.L. Edwards Coms. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
[illegible]
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Warrenton N.C. 27th July 1841
Dear Sir
I herewith send you the Declaration of Mrs. Sarah Powell for a Pension--
let me know the result--
Respectfully yours,
Edw. W. Best
Clerk W.C.C.