Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 594-500, James Armstrong, N. C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Armstrong, James

NUMBER
BL.Wt. 594-500

CONTENTS
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1916 June 22 Hist. to Mrs. Sarah F. Brown - (see letter inside)  MME
1930 - Oct. 21 - Hist. to Mrs. F. E. Blakeman - see letter in
James Armstrong S2926 awf
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W. 594
James Armstrong
Colonel.
North Carolina Line.
Warrant issued under date 20th June 1812, and delivered to Honorable William Blackledge, N. C. on 1st of July 1812.

Dep: by the Hon.ble William Blackledge.
Noted on SBL; April 25th 1812.
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Washington April 14th 1812

William Blackledge Esq'r. 

Dr. Sir

Herewith you will receive the Com's. [missing] in the Colonial Army in 1776 and I have always understood that he served tot he end of the war but of that I suppose the Records in the [missing] office will more fully explain. I was young and my mother and elder brother who knew the particulars are dead as are all the old Offices and Soldiers of this neighborhood who served with him, that it will give me much trouble to prove that he died serve to the end of the war and believing that the Com'r. & the Records will be sufficient I have enclosed a request to the Secretary of War that the warrant may be delivered you and the affidavit of John Gray Blount of the Children left by my Father.
Sincerely
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Since his death Thomas has died leaving four Children in many, James, Thomas & William, William has died and left one Child in Elizabeth, Palsey is dead without issue, Mary intermarried with Wm. Herritage who is dead & she is now Mary Herritage, the rest live. You will much oblige me by inquiring the value of the Warrant and by sending me the same.
I am 
Your most obed.
[Signature] Caswell Armstrong

the present heirs are

James Armstrong
Mary Herritage
Caswell Armstrong
*Mary Armstrong
*James Armstrong
*Thomas Armstrong
*William Armstrong
Elizabeth Armstrong Child of William Armstrong

*Children of Thomas Armstrong
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State of North Carolina}
Pitt County} Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions May term 1812
John Anderson maketh oath that he was well acquainted with the late James Armstrong formerly of Pitt County. That the said James Armstrong was a Colonel in the North Carolina line of Continental troops during the revolutionary war, and served in that capacity from seven hundred and seventy seven (1777) as well as deponent is able to recollect, until the end of the war. Deponent was a soldier in the said line and served nearly four years.
[Signature] John Anderson
Sworn to and subscribed by the said John Anderson in open Court this 5th of May 1812
Attest Alexander Evans Clk [Signature]

Ambrose Jones maketh oath that Thomas Mary James Caswell William & Patsy Armstrong were the children and legitimate and only heirs of Col. James Armstrong formerly of Pitt County all of whom survived the said James Armstrong - Thomas Armstrong has since died leaving Mary, James, Thomas & William Armstrong his children & legitimate and only heirs, all of whom are now infants under the age of twenty one years. William Armstrong has since died leaving two children Betsey & Patsy of whom Betsy alone in now living, the only legitimate heir of the said William Armstrong
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Patsy Armstrong died unmarried and without issue leaving her brothers and sisters herein before names her legitimate and only heirs Mary Armstrong is now living the widow of William Martin Herritage Esq'r. James & Caswell Armstrong are still living -
[Signature] Ambrose Jones
Sworn and subscribed by the said Ambrose Jones in open court the 5th day of May 1812.
Attest Alexander Evans Clk [Signature]

The foregoing deposition taken in open Court being examined by Court and the deponents John Anderson and Ambrose Jones being well known to be men worthy of credit it is ordered that the Clerk Certify that the facts stated in the said deposition are true.
Attest Alexander Evans Clk [Signature]

State of North Carolina}
Craven County}
I James Stanly Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Craven do Certify that Caswell Armstrong and William Armstrong are appointed by Thomas Armstrong deceased by his last will of Record in this County Guardians to his children. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Newton the ninth of May A. D. 1812
[Signature] J .G. Stanly C. C.
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State of North Carolina}
Greene County} I James Hooker Clerk of the County Court of Greene, do certify that James Hargrove Shepherd has been by this Court duly appointed the Guardian of Betsy Armstrong, the infant child and sole remaining legitimate heir of William Armstrong deceased. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Snowhill, this 30th day of May 1812 -
Attest. J. Hooker C.C. [Signature]

The undersigned Heirs of James Armstrong a Colonel in the North Carolina line of the United States Revolutionary Army, do hereby authorize the Honorable William Blackledge to apply for and receive from the Secretary at War of the United States, the warrant for United States Military Bounty Lands to which we are entitled as Heirs of the said James Armstrong, and we request the Secretary at War to deliver the said warrant to the said William Blackledge -
May 30th 1812
Mary Armstrong  \  Infant Heirs of Thomas 
William Armstrong  \ Armstrong by Caswell
James Armstrong    / Armstrong their
Thomas Armstrong / Guardian
Betsy Armstrong infant Heir of William Armstrong by James Sheppard her Guardian
Mary Herritage
James Armstrong
Caswell Armstrong
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April 3, 1935
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James Armstrong-B. L. Wt. 594-500
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. J. R. White
Glasgow
Kentucky

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Colonel James Armstrong of North Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of this office
show that James Armstrong of Pitt County, North Carolina, was commissioned November 26, 1776, colonel of the 8th North Carolina Battalion, and was in the service until the close of the war. The dates of his birth and death are not given, names of his parents are not shown, and there are no data as to whom he married.
The following children survived him: Thomas, Mary, James, Caswell, William, and Patsey.
Thomas Armstrong died prior to May 5, 1812, leaving the following children: Mary, James, Thomas, and William, all under the age of twenty-one years in 1812.
William Armstrong died prior to May 5, 1812, leaving two children: Betsey or Elizabeth, and Patsey, who was dead in 1812.
Patsey Armstrong, the daughter of Colonel James Armstrong, died unmarried, date not given; Mary Armstrong, the daughter of Colonel James Armstrong, married William
Martin Horritage or Herritage, she was a widow in 1812.
The following heirs were allowed bounty land in full
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satisfaction for the services of the above mentioned Colonel James Armstrong: James Armstrong, Mary Horritage or Herritage, and Caswell Armstrong, the children
of Colonel James Armstrong, Mary, James, Thomas, and William Armstrong, the children of Thomas Armstrong; and Elizabeth Armstrong, the daughter of William Armstrong.
As a possible means of securing information in
regard to the location of the above noted land, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., citing the following:
Warrant No. 594 500 acres- Issued June 29, 1812.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Washington N. C.   Free
Apl. 17

The Honorable
William Blackledge
Washington City
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IN CONGRESS.

THE DELEGATES OF THE UNITED STATES of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Suffex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia,  to James Armstrong of Pitt County in North Carolina Esquire Greeting
We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Colonel of the Eighth - North Carolina Battalion.
[missing] the Army of the United States, raised for the Defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every [missing] Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Colonel by doing and performing all manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officer and Soldiers under you Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Colonel - And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress, for that Purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for he Time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress. Dated at Halifax the 26th Day of November Anno Domini. 1776 -
By Order of the Congress,
[Signature] John Hancock PRESIDENT.
C. Thomson Secy.
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Feb.
Pension Dept.
Internal Revenue Dept.
Washington D. C. 

Will you please let me know if Col. James Armstrong, Revolutionary soldier - North Carolina ever got a pension. Please send particulars. 
Mrs. J. R. White
Glasgow. 
Kentucky.

RECEIVED
FEB 16 1935
MAIL SUB.-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER #26
12:15
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Rev. War Rec.   NVI Rev. Sec.
Jan. 15. 1916
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington D. C.
In conforming with your request, I have been looking up  the records of my ancestor Col. James Armstrong and find he commanded the 8th N. C. Infantry and when at Valley Forge was under Brig. Gen'l. Lachlan McIntosh and Major Gen'l. John Sullivan. He lived
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If you can give me any data as to his pension I shall appreciate it. I know he received a pension, at least his widow did, for my Moher, when a child, went several times with her "Grandmother Sally" to collect the pension  money James Armstrong was commissioned Col. by N.C. Assembly Nov. 26, 1776.
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in New Hanover Co. N.C. and md. Susan Cowan of the same county. They later after war, moved to Duplin Co. They had three sons: John Edward and Isom or (Isham), and three daughters Dolly Susan and Eliza. John was the father of my mother and died in Almyra prison. Mrs. Sarah Frederick Brown
c/o Mrs. W. M. Creasy,
805 Ann St.
Wilmington, N.C.

(over)

[stamp - U.S. PENSION OFFICE O JAN. 17 1916]
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July 6, 1937

James Armstrong
B. L. Wt. 594 - 500
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. W. O. Renkin
680 Riverside Drive, Apt. 3 -- A
New York City

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in bounty land claim, based upon the service of James Armstrong in the Revolutionary War. James Armstrong of Pitt County, North Carolina, was commissioned November 26, 1776, Colonel of the Eighth North Carolina Battalion, and was in the
service until the close of the war. The dates of his birth and death were not given, names of his parents were not stated, and there are no data as to whom he married. The following children survived James Armstrong: Thomas, Mary, James, Caswell, William, and Patsey.
Thomas Armstrong died prior to May 5, 1812,
leaving the following children -- Mary, James, Thomas, and William, all under the age of twenty-one years in 1812.
William Armstrong died prior to May 5, 1812,
leaving the following children -- Betsey or Elizabeth, and Patsey, who was deceased in 1812. Patsey Armstrong, the daughter of Colonel James Armstrong, died unmarried, date not given. Mary Armstrong, the daughter of Colonel James Armstrong, married William Martin Horritage or 

[Marginal note - See Mrs Renkin's letter in
John Armstrong W. 8229]
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Herriage, she was a widow in 1812.
The following heirs were allowed bounty land in
full satisfaction for the service rendered by the
Colonel James Armstrong referred to herein:
James Armstrong, Mary Horritage or Herritage,
and Caswell Armstrong, children of Colonel James Armstrong; Mary, James, Thomas, and William Armstrong, children of Thomas Armstrong; and Elizabeth Armstrong, daughter of William Armstrong. In order to obtain information in regard to location of the land referred to herein, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office,
Washington, D. C., and give the following data:
Warrant # 594 - 500 acres - issued June 29, 1812.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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James Armstrong
B.L. Wt. 594-500
July 3, 1937

John Armstrong
W. 8229
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. W. O. Renkin
680 Riverside Drive, Apt. 3 - A
New York City

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to the following soldiers:
William Armstrong, ensign 1st North Carolina
Regiment, 1776; 2nd lieutenant, 1776-1777; captain. 1780-1782 - 1783, 3rd North Carolina regiment.
John Armstrong, captain 2nd North Carolina regiment , 1775; major 4th North Carolina regiment, 1777; lieutenant colonel 1st North Carolina regiment.
John Armstrong, private North Carolina troops, Smith County, Tennessee.
Thomas Armstrong, 1st lieutenant 5th North Carolina regiment, 1776, Captain 1777, brevet major 1783.
James Armstrong, captain 2nd North Carolina regiment 1775, colonel 8th North Carolina regiment 1776.
Martin Armstrong, War of 1812 of Tennessee.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data, and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request.
You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War

[marginal note -See her letter in John
Armstrong - W. 8229]
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records of James Armstrong, and John
Armstrong, both of whom served from North Carolina.
It is hoped that these records will aid you in
your research.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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M.B.H.
Rev. War Section.
Wt. 594-500

January 22, 1916.

Mrs. Sarah F. Brown,
to Mrs. W. M. Creasy,

805 Ann Street,
Wilmington, N. C.

Madam:

In response to your letter of the 15"" instant, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War bounty land claim of the heirs of Colonel James Armstrong of the 8th North Carolina Battalion, it is stated that he was of Pitt County, North Carolina, and that his children were
Thomas, Mary, James, Caswell, William and Pattey. The name of his wife is not given.
It would not appear therefrom that he was the subject of your inquiry, and the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to any other James Armstrong of North Carolina.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

[stamp - THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Sec.
Wt. 594-500
James Armstrong
AWF: MLB

October 21, 1930

Mrs. F. E. Blakeman
805 Newport Avenue
Webster Groves, Missouri

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the Revolutionary War records of this bureau that James Armstrong, of Pitt County, North Carolina, was commissioned November 26, 1776, colonel of the 8"" North Carolina Battalion, and was in the service until the close of the war. The dates of his birth and death are not given, and there are no data as to whom he married. The following children survived him: Thomas, Mary, James, Caswell, William and Patsey. Thomas died prior to May 5, 1812, leaving the following children: Mary, James, Thomas and William, all under the age of twenty-one years in 1812. William died prior to May 5, 1812, leaving two children: Betsey or Elizabeth, and Patsey, who was then dead.
Patsey Armstrong, the daughter of Colonel James Armstrong died unmarried, no date given; Mary Armstrong, the daughter of
Colonel James Armstrong, married William Martin Horritage or Herritage, she was a widow in 1812.
The following heirs were allowed bounty land in full satisfaction for the services of the above mentioned Colonel James Armstrong: James Armstrong, Mary Horritage or Herritage
and Caswell Armstrong, his children; Mary, James, Thomas and William Armstrong, the children of Thomas Armstrong; and
Elizabeth Armstrong, the daughter of William Armstrong. 

Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner

[stamp - THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]

[Marginal note - see letter of inquiry
in James Armstrong S.2926]