Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,590, Amos Griffin, Md.
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SERVICE                            NUMBER
Md.      Griffin, Amos         S.41,590
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10,363
R
North Carolina
Amos Griffin
of blank in the state of blank who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colone Stone of the Maryland line for the term of 2 years

Inscribed on the rolls of North Carolina at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 3 of Dec 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of May 1819 and sent to Honorable T Settle Lenox Castle NC

Arrears to Mar 17 $24.55
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 19 $48.00

Total $72.55

{Revolutionary claim Act 18th March, 1818}
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Notif sent 18th April 1821 to Thos Searcy Rockingham, C H 
N. Carolina
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Amos Griffin

Hon T Settle
Lenox Castle
NC
Jan 2 1819

Maryland Line
Adm
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State of North Carolina
Rockingham County

Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Nov 1818

On the third day of December during the term aforesaid Amos Griffin aged about sixty eight years came into open court for the purpose of making the declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress making provisions for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary war who being first duly sworn according to law declareth and saith that he was a soldier of the continental line and engaged in the service of the United States against the common enemy during the revolutionary war. That he enlisted in the city of Annapolis State of Maryland early in the year 1781 under a Captain David Lynn a recruiting officer of the first Maryland regiment during the war - that he was placed under the command of Capt Francis Revilee of the forth regiment of the Maryland line commanded by Col John Stewart that previous to his entering into the continental service he had performed two tours in the militia service of six months each that after his enlistment as above stated he was marched into the south was as the battle of Stono was a soldier of the [illegible] and surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Little York that he was discharged sometime in the year 1783 as, that during his militia and regular service as aforesaid he received a wound in the arm, thigh and one of his eyes of which he has since become perfectly blind - that he is an abject state of poverty and from this old age and great infirmity unable by manual labor to
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or procure for himself a comfortable subsistence in which he xxx in need of the assistance of his government. 

Amos Griffin
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed in open court before me Abraham Philips presiding Justice of the Court aforesaid the same being a court of record this 3rd of Dec 1878
A Philips

State of North Carolina
Rockingham County

Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for term 1878

On the 3rd day of December during the term of the court aforesaid came into open court Gideon Johnson a Robert Martin - who being first duly sworn deposeth and sayith that they are well acquainted with Amos Griffin of Rockingham County and state aforesaid who has made the foregoing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress made for the relief of certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the revolutionary war that they believe the statement of his age and revolutionary services to be true that he is extremely poor not being possessed of any kind of property and the value of[illegible] dollars and is without the means of maintaining himself comfortably and that he is truly deserving and request the aid of his government.

Gideon Johnson 
Ro Martin

Sworn to in open court and subscribed before me Abraham Philips presiding Justice of the Court
A Philips
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State of North Carolina

I Abraham Philips presiding Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the county of Rockingham in the state aforesaid do certify that I am well acquainted with Gideon Johnson and Robert Martin who have made the foregoing affidavit accompanying the declaration of Amos Griffin that they are persons of [illegible] reputation and highly credible and believe the statements made by them to be true and that they saith Amos Griffin needs the assistance of his government signed this 3rd day of December at Wentworth in the county of Rockingham aforesaid.

A. Philips

I Robert Galloway Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Rockingham do certify that Abraham Philips Esq who has made the foregoing certificate is presiding Justice of the said Court the same being a court of record and that due faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of said court to be hereunto affixed and signed the same in Wentworth in Rockingham aforesaid the 3rd day of December AD 1878

Robert Galloway - CC
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State of North Carolina
Rockingham County

Superior Court of Law Term of the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday of September AD 1820

Amos Griffin aged 70 years or thereabouts of the county of Rockingham makes oath that he was a private soldier of and in the 1st regiment of the Maryland Line in the service of the United States that he enlisted under Captain David Lynn of the said regiment at the city of Annapolis in the forepart of the summer year 1781 for during the war that said regiment was at that time commanded by Colonel John Steward that he was attached to the company of Captain Francis Revillee in said regiment that he continued to serve in the said regiment in the service of the United States for the time of said enlistment until the August after the close of the revolutionary war; where he was discharged from further service in the said regiment and the United States army at the city of Annapolis State of Maryland where he had enlisted that he was in the battle of Stonio and served in the southern department under General Green after the taking of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in Virginia that he was at the siege of York and after that in several skirmishes in the south before his said discharge. That at the Battle of Stonio he had a musket ball shot into his thigh and was bayonetted in the arm so that it has never recovered to this day - that he has before obtained a certificate of a pension claim from the war department dated 7th Mary 1819 under which certificate he has rec'd one pension at the office of the United States, Bank at Fayetteville that he had all of his vouchers of service attached to his former declaration of service hereto filed in the department of war and that he now no other proof of his said service now in his possession - he further swears that he has been a resident and citizen of the United States ever since and previous to the 18 of March 1818 and now is an inhabitant of the county of Rockingham - that he has not since that time made over or conveyed away in trust of
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for himself any property or securities for property  or money for the purpose of bringing himself within the act of Congress passed the 18 March 1818 for the purpose of providing for certain persons engaged int he land and naval services of the United States during the revolutionary war now has he at this time nor has he had given the said 18 March 1818 any property or securities for property of any kind or for money in the lands of others in trust for him and from which he expects any benefit or any other shares of property or of securities for property or money other than is mentioned than is mentioned in the schedule hereunto annexed and by him subscribed and sworn to.
A schedule of the property of Amos Griffin:
1 horse worth $25
1 cow and calf $10
1 sow and pigs seven head $7
1 pot (cracked) $0.75
1 pewter dish $0.75
1 [illegible] $0.75
5 earthen plates $0.40
1/2 doz knives and forks $0.75
2 pewter spoons $0.10
4 sheet bottoms chair $0.75
1 [illegible] table $0.25
1 old illegible and 1 wooden illegible $0.25
1 old illegible $2 and 1 small illegible $3
1 old piggin and wagon $0.25
1 tray and two illegible $0.50
1 old plough and cutter $0.75
1 old chest and 1 looking glass $1.25
1 trivet for boiling water $0.25
Total $54.00

He further swears he is by trade a miller and keeps another man Will for hire but not able to do much at it doing to his age and infirmity - that he has a wife about 55 years of age subject to the rheumatism and not able to do much for him or the family. He has two boys his family - one 12 years the other 15 years of age. 1 Daughter living with him and her child 4 years old all of whom live with him and on his support being unable to assist him but little - that he has no other means of support for himself or family excepting public charity and what is stated above.

Amos Griffin
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed in open court the 3rd day of November AD 1820

T Searcy - County Clerk
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Pension Claim
of
Amos Griffin
Copy of record

Amos Griffin 
10363
Sept 1819

Mr. Thos Searcy Esq
Rockingham Co
North Carolina
illegible
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I Thomas Searcy Clerk of the superior Court of Law for the county of Rockingham being a court of record for the county of Rockingham state of North Carolina do hereby certify that Amos Griffin swore to the original of which this is a copy in due form of law and I do further certify that the Judge presiding was satisfied that the value of the property in the schedule annexed to the same is fifty four dollars and I do further certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the declaration and affidavit of Amos Griffin and also a true copy of the schedule thereunto annexed - as witness my hand and seal of office of the said superior court of Law done at [illegible] unto the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday of September AD 1820 and the forty fifth year of our independence.

T Searcy - Clerk
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June 20, 1928

Mrs. Daisy C. Whitehead
2251/2 Forest Road,
Raleigh, N.C.

Madam:

     I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 41590, it appears that Amos Griffin served two tours of six months each in the Maryland Militia, no officers nor dates given.
     He enlisted at Annapolis, Maryland in 1781 and served as a private in Captain Francis Revelly's Company, Colonel John Stewart's Maryland Regiment, was at the siege of York and served to end of war.
     He also stated that he was in the battle of Stono, where he was wounded in the thigh, and and. eye.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1818, while a resident of Rockingham County, North Carolina, aggd sixty-eight years.
     In 1820, he referred to his wife, aged fifty-five years; two sons aged fifteen and twelve years; a daughter and her child, four years old, no names given.
                                    Respectfully,
                                      WINFIELD SCOTT
                                           Commissioner.
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 1st 1819

I hereby certify that it appears from the payrolls remaining in the Auditor's office that Amos Griffith Private, received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line the sum of blank dollars for arrears of pay from the blank to the blank. Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from the 1st January 1782 to the 1st Jan 1783 and also the sum of $43.30 from 1st Jan 1783 to the 15th Nov 1783 when his time expired.

Thos Karney - Auditor
State MD
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41590
INVALID
Rev
File NO. 41590
Amos Griffin
Private Rev War

Act 18 March 1818
Index Vol G Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870]
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1918 Sept 18 - History to Mr. J.B. Raymond
Letter with Cl S29398
(Nathan Raymond)

1928 June 20 - Hist to Mrs Daissy C White - illegible - see her letter in Thomas Griffin 3.6923 AWS
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In reply to your request of [blank] received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Amos Griffin a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his SF 41590 application for pension on file in this bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment = 1781 to end of war
Rank = Private

Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain - David Lynn (crossed out) Francis Revelly
Colonel - John Stewart
State = MD

Battles engaged in = wounded in thigh and arm at battle of Stona, siege of Little York and surrender of Cornwallis

Residence of soldier at enlistment = enlisted at Annapolis, MD

Date of application for pension = Dec 3, 1818 [illegible]
Residence at date of application = Rockingham Co NC
Age at date of application = 68 years
Remarks = In 1820 he referred to this wife aged 55 years, two sons aged 15 and 12, a daughter and her child, 4 yrs old, no names stated.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.