Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11916, Jeremiah Wyatt, N.C.
Page 1

Service                                            
N.C.             
_________

Wyatt, Jeremiah        
_________

Number
R 11916
Page 2

State of Indiana
County of Vanderburg

            Personally appeared before the Undersigned the Probate Judge of Vanderburg County [Judicial Circuit crossed out] of the State of Indiana, Jeremiah Wyatt, a resident of said County aged eighty six years, 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 of 7th June 1832 parting Pensions to certain soldiers of the Revolution.
Said Declarant State, that he was born in Mecklenburg County North Carolina in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty two in the month of February and entered the service of the United States, from said county, on the 1st of June one thousand seven and eighty, as a substitute for one James Parks for a tour of three months under Captain John Hambright and Col. Thomas Taylor and Gen. Butler. Said Parks gave this Declarant a horse saddle and bridle four dollars in money and a guinea to serve in his place. He states that they were marched from Charlotte N.C. to Camden in South Carolina and remained there some two or three weeks and then marched in a South east course from Camden to the Savannah River near the Town of Augusta and was then stationed until the expiration of said tour of three months and he then returned home after being honorably discharged by Captain Hambright for said service. And further that after he had remained at home some six weeks he again entered said service as a volunteer for the period of three months under Captain Josiah Martin this was in the month of October in the same year aforesaid.
This company was organized in Lincoln County North Carolina and were marched up the Catawba River to Beatty's Ford and there we had a skirmish with the British under Cornwallis as his army was crossing the River. here Captain Martin's horse was shot from under him + he taken a prisoner by the British. Lieutenant Jonas Clark was our Captain. Gen. Greene was in command here. From Beatty's Ford we were
Page 3

marched down said River to Abernathey's Ferry and here Gen. Greene left us. Then we marched to the shallow ford on the Adkin River her Gen. Butler was in command - there we marched to the High Rock Ford on Haw River and [crossed out] we [illegible] Haw [crossed out] from there to Guilford Court house. Gen. Greene met us at Haw River and we were there all marched to Guilford when we had a battle with the British in March 1781; and after said battle we were marched to Hills boro' N.C. where we staid several weeks; as long as we could get any thing to eat and we were then discharged and returned home. He states that he served this last time for four months and fourteen days. He states that he kept his Discharges for four or five years when a Board of Officers set in Lincoln County N.C. and he took his Discharges to them and gave them up to said Board and drew in lien Thereof a claim of Scrip for said services and by the advice of his father he retained said Scrip for three or four years and then presented it to a Paymaster in Lincoln County and drew, he thinks, the sum of thirty six dollars and fifty cents. He states that this Scrip was very much below par. He states that he continued to live in Mechlenburg, Lincoln and Rutherford Counties after the war untill the year 1808 when he moved to Wilson County in the state of Tennessee and remained in Wilson County about six years and then removed to this (Vanderburg) County Indiana. He arrived here in the fall of the year before the Battle of New Orleans and has continued to live in this section ever since.
He states that soon after the Pension Law passed and the old soldiers were applying that he consulted with a lawyer touching his own Pension and that the lawyer told him that it took six months service to entitle to a pension and that a soldier could not draw for the service performed as a substitute so he thought it useless to make an effort. He states that at that time he could have established his services by living witness- one witness of whom one Balie Taylor lived here in this Country and who made application for a
Page 4

Pension through Hon. R. Boon member of congress from this District and failed to draw, this Declarant knows not through what couse, for he states that he frequently saw said Bailie Taylor in actual service all the time this Declarant was in service himself.
This Declarant states that his only son, Edmund Wyatt, was killed at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico and that while endeavoring to procure Bounty Land in his right, he was informed that he could make his services, performed as a substitute for James Parks, available in an application for a pension and being old and poor he is thus inclined to do so. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his said services nor does he now know of any person alive by whom he could make said proof. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any states
Sworn to and subscribed before me by making his mark this December 14, 1847
Edward Hopkins P.J.  | Jeremiah Wyatt X his mark

State of Indiana
County of Vanderburg | Let
I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above Declarant Jeremiah Wyatt for the space of Twenty seven years past, that he has been and is reputed and believed to have been a Revolutionary soldier among all of his acquaintances and in that opinion I fully concur and that he is an old man of truth and respectability and the above Declaration is emitted to full faith and credit. And further that owing to his age + infirmities and his distance from the county seat he could not conveniently attend court to
Page 5

to make the above Declaration
Given under my hand this December 14th 1847
Edward Hopkins P.J.

State of Indiana
County of Vanderburg
I Saml. T. Jenkins Clerk of the Probate Courtin and for said County do certify that Edward Hopkins, Esq. whose signature appears to be subscribed to the foregoing Declaration and certificate is now and was at the date of subscribing the same the judge of the Vanderburg Probate Court, duly commissioned and qualified, according to law, that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit and the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto x set my hand & affixed the seal of said court at my office in the city of Evansville the 17th day of Decr AD 1847 Saml. T. Jenkins
By B Jenkins Dept
___________

No. 37.628 
Jeremiah Wyatt
of Indiana
Act 7. June 1832.


E.F. Brown
Atty
Washn. D.C. 
18 Jan 7.48.
Page 6

Evansville Indiana
Sept 10th 1853

Hon L P Waldo
Sir An old gentleman by the name of Jeremiah Wyatt who reside in this vicinity informed me that he applied for a pension under the act of 7th June 1832 which claims he informed me has been suspended for further proof. If consistent with the rules of your office I would be pleased to know in what the proof is defective so that it can be supplied Mr Wyatt is very infirm and I think a meritorious claimant

Respectfully
Lockhart
Page 7

[crossed out] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]

REJECTED [stamp]
11.916

P. O.  Jeremiah Wyatt
Service:

Enlisted:                      ,18
Discharged:                 ,18

Application filed:         ,18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P. O.

Recognized.                                     Contra
Cert. of Dis.           Searched for            ,18
Page 8

No 37628
Jeremiah Wyatt
Ind
Duly to E F Brown
Sept 14 '48.
Jas Lockhart Oct 8/53
11916
act-7 June 32
Page 9

EVANSVILLE Ind. SEP 12 [stamp on upper left]

Free
Jas Lockhart

FREE [stamp]

Hon L. P Waldo
Comr Pensions
Washington
W.C.

L [large, written on top]

[written across]
Sept. 18, 1853.
Let. in case of Jeremiah Wyatt. 
Jas Lockhart
Evansville,
Indiana
Page 10

EDMUND F. BROWN,
Attorney, and Agent for Claimants,
Notary Public, Commissioner of Deeds, &c., for Illinois, Missouri, and Alabama.
Prosecutes claims of every description upon the several Departments of the General Government, and especially for Bounty Lands, Pre-emptions, Pensions, Lost Horses, Contracts, &c. Office on Seventh Street, two doors north of the city Post Office.
Letters (postage paid) may be addressed, E. F. Brown, Box 190, Washington City, D. C.
_________________________________________

U. S. Agency, Notarial, and Commissioner's office,
Washington City, 18th. Jany, 1848. 
} Established in 1843.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commr. of Pensions,

Sir:
Herewith I enclose the claim of Jeremiah Wyatt, for Revolutionary Pension under Act of 7. 1832.
You will perceive that he gives, good reason for not making earlier application; and as his character is so well proven to be good, and he claims for so little service, I trust the [underlined] letter of the Comptroller of N.C. herewith sent, will be deemed sufficient.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt. 
Edm. F. Brown
Att.y.
Page 11

Certificate of Citizens in favor of Jeremiah Wyatt, 
and of Hon. Elisha Embree, 
Member of Congress.
5. Dec. 1848.
Page 12

We, citizens of the city of Evansville, in Vanderburg County, Indiana do hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with old Mr. Jeremiah Wyatt for a number of years, that we believe him to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and deserving a pension and that he is an old man of strict truth and respectability and we have the fulest faith in any statement that he would make given under our hands this December 16th 1847
John Mitchell
James Downey
Richd Jenkins
Silas Stephens
TM Johnson

I hereby certify that the above named John Mitchell is President of the Branch of the State Bank at Evansville & Silas Stephens is judge of the court at the same place and both of them amongst the most respectable men in the county where they reside and that the other signers are also very respectable - Jan. 5th 1848
Elisha Embree
Page 13

[stamp] RALEIGH NC JUL 7 

IQ

M.D Hendrick P
Evansville
Vanderburg Co
Indiana
Page 14

                                                                                 Raleigh NC
                                                                                 July 7 1847
Dear Sir
Your letter was handed me a few days since by our Sect of State, he informed me he had examined the Records of his office and the names refered to in your letter did not appear. I have also examined the records for my office for the names and I find that specific certificates were issued in favor of J. Wyatt for military service but whether it refers to Jeremiah Wyatt or not I cannot say nor is there any mode of assertaining- The same appears in the case of Taylor whether a certificate of his character will avail you I am unable to state, you can be your own judge.  Five dollars will pay the seal fee and and my own for the labor performed. Five Dollars in addition will be
Page 15

required should I be required to write out the certificate with seal.
Very respectfully
Your obt serv
Wm J Collins

To
M. D. Hendrick Esq
Evansville
Vanderburg Co
Indiana
Page 16

Jeremiah Wyatt
Rev Sol
act 1832
State Indiana

[Illegible]

Jno. T. Neely
Page 17

POWER OF ATTORNEY.

Know all men by these presents, That I, Jeremiah Wyatt [written] of the County of Vanderburgh, and State of Indiana, [begin cross out] and the widow of   deceased [end cross out], who was a Revolutionary soldier, do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint John S. Neely  of District Collumba my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, to examine into and prosecute any claim for a Pension, &c., against the General Government, which may be due me [begin cross out] by virtue of my deceased husband's service in the Revolutionary war, and the several acts of Congress relative thereto [end cross out], and to receive the certificate of Pension, &c., when issued  by the Department. I hereby confirm whatsoever my said attorney may do, or cause to be legally done, either in person or by substitution, in the prosecution of said claim, except drawing money in my favor, I revoking any other authority I may have given to any other person or persons in the premises whatsoever.
             IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 7th day of December , 1852.

Signed in presence of 
Adrian Young
Samuel Langford

[to right] Jeramiah x his mark [above and below 'x'] Wyatt
[to furthest right] SEAL.

State of Indiana County of Vanderburgh } Set.

On this 7th day of December , in the year 1852. personally appeared before me, Jeramiah Wyatt, and acknowledged the within Power of Attorney to be [crossed out word] her his act and deed; and I certify that I well know the said Jeramiah Wyatt and that [crossed out word] she he is the person who executed the above Power of Attorney.
                                        Saml. McDonald.   J.P.
                                          Justice of the Peace
Page 18

State of Indiana, Vanderburgh County - S.S.
I Jacob Vankenheimer, Clerk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court, do hereby certify, that Samuel McDonald, whose names appears in the within Certificate of acknowledgment was on the seventh day of December AD. 1852 an acting Justice of the peace in and for Armstrong Township in the county of Vanderburgh aforesaid, that the said Samuel McDonald was as such justice of the peace duly commissioned and qualified by the proper authority and authorized by law to take acknowledgments, that full faith and credit are due and right to be given to his official acts as such justice of the peace, and that the signature of said Samuel McDonald to the within certificate is genuine. 
For witness whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said of court this ninth day of December AD, 1852, 
Jacob Vankenheimer
Clk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court
Page 19

State of Indiana
County of Vanderburg

Personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County Jeremiah Wyatt a resident of said county aged eighty six years 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 of 7th June 1832 granting pensions to certain soldiers of the Revolution
That he was born in Mechlenburg County North Carolina in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty two 
That he entered the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution from said Mecklenburg County North Carolina on the first of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty as a substitute for James Parks for a tour of three months under Captain John Hamright and Col Thomas Taylor and Gen Butler. Said James Parks gave the Declarant a horse saddle and bridle and four dollars in money and a guinea to go in his (Park’s) place. This declarant was then eighteen years old. He says that they were marched from Charlotte in Macklenburg Co N.C. to Camden in South Carolina and remained there some two or three weeks and then marched in a South East direction from Camden to the Savannah River near the town of Augusta and was there stationed untill the expiration of said tour of three months; when this Declarant returned home. He states that he was honorably discharged there by Capt Hamright for said service of three months, And further that after he had remained at home some six weeks
Page 20

that several of the citizens of Mecklenburg County come to this Declarant and told him that he must again go into the service of the United States and a Volunteer company was then formed this Declarant was one of the members of said Company under
Captain Josiah Martin this was in the month of October in the same year aforesaid. This Declarant States that he volunteered this time for the period of three months. Said Company was organised in Lincoln Co. N.C. and were then marched up the Cataba River to Beatty's Ford and there we had a Skirmish
with the British under Cornwallis as his army was crossing the River here Capt. Josiah Martin's horse was shot from under him and he was taken a prisoner by the British. Lieut. Jonas Clark was then our Captain after Capt Martin had been taken a prisoner. Gen Greene was in command here. From Beatty's ford we were marched down said River to Abanathey's Ferry and here Gen. Greene left us then we marched to the shallow Ford on the Adkin River here Gen Butler was in command then we marched to the High Rock Ford on Haw River and from there to Guilford Court House. Gen Green met us at Haw River and we were then all marched to Guilford where we had a Battle on the 15th day of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty one And from and after the Battle of Guilford we were marched to Hillsboro N.C. where we staid some several weeks- as long as we could get any thing to eat- and we were then Discharged and returned home. He states he volunteered for three months but actually served four months
Page 21

and fourteen days. This Declarant States that he kept his Discharges for four or five years when a board of officers set in Lincoln County N.C. and took his Discharges there and gave them up to said Board and drew a Specie Claim for, he thinks, some thirty dollars. He further states that he has no Documentary proof nor does he now know of any persons now alive by whom he could prove said Service He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State. And he further states that the reason why he has not long since made application for a pension is that he was informed by those whom he took to be judges that a person could not draw a pension for services performed as a substitute and it took six months service to entitled to a pension and further that several years ago one Bailie Taylon (whom this declarant frequently saw in actual service) made application for a pension through the Hon. R. Boon a Member of Congress from this district then and said Taylor failed to get one so that this Declarant thought that it a doubtful case, if Taylor failed.) for him to succeed. And further saith not
Sworn to & signed by making his mark before me this August 17, 1847
Leroy Calvert J.P.
___

Jeremiah x his mark Wyatt
Page 22

We the undersigned Citizens of Vanderburg Co. Indiana and near neighbours to Jeremiah Wyatt do hereby certify that we are well acquainted said Wyatt who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and that we believe him to be eighty six years of age and that he is reputed and believed in his neighbourhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that we fully concur in that opinion and he is an old gentleman of truth
and respectability. 
Sworn to & signed before me this 17 August 1847
Leroy Calvert J.P.
___
Benjamin Holcom
John A Ervin

State of Indiana
County of Vanderburg
I certify that I fully concur in the above
certificate and that the persons, whose name appear to it, are reputable and respectable and their statement is entitled to full faith and credit And further that old Mr Jeremiah Wyatt lives sixteen miles from the County seat and that owing his age and infirmities he could not safely attend Court there for the purpose of making the above declaration
Given under my hand this August 17th 1847
Leroy Calvert J.P.
Page 23

State of Indiana
County of Vanderburg

Vanderburg Circuit Court
September [illegible] A.D. 1847
And now at this time comes James G. Jones, Esq. an Attorney of this court and [illegible] in open Court the Declaration of Jeremiah Wyatt of Vanderburg County Indiana for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 sworn to + subscribed on the seventeenth day of August 1847 before Leroy Calvert, Esq. who is known to this Court to be now and was at the date of subscribing said Declaration an acting Justice of the Peace in for said County of Vanderburg, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, that all his official acts, as such are entitled to full faith and credit and the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his are genuine; and said proceeding, before him, is hereby approved by this Court.

I, Samuel T. Jenkins clerk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court do certify that the foregoing is [illegible] copied from the records in my office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Evansville the 26th day of October AD 1847
Saml. T. Jenkins
Clk
Page 24

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

NAME Wyatt, John
GRADE Private
LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 8034
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED January 25, 1791
to Samuel Stringer, assignee

___

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of *Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.