Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 10439, for William Taylor, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
S.C.
S.C. Sea Service
Taylor, William
or Snider
or Snyder
NUMBER
R 10439
CONTENTS
Born in S.C.
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The Declaration of William Taylor, alias Snider, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of Tennessee
County of Henry SS.
On this 11th day of June 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County of Henry, William Taylor, alias Wm Snider, a resident, at present of Fayette County, Tennessee, aged seventy four 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777 with Capt. Richardson, and served in the fifth Regiment of the Continental line, under the following named officers:  The captain under whom he served as before state, was named Richardson - the company were riflemen - the Regiment was called The Fifth & was commanded by Col Isaac Huger - the Major was named Benjamin Houges - he recollects a Lieutenant Davis who was attached to his company & who was Captain at the time of his Discharge. He enlisted to the best of his recollection, for fourteen months & served out the time, within nine days at which time, the period of his service being about to expire, he, with others were put in the Prevo guard house at Charleston on Johns Island in order to compel them to re-enlist, or compel them to do service on board of vessells
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as Sailors & Mariners were then very much wanted - on the next day a recruiting party came into the guard house with money to tempt the men to reenlist & he, the declarant, preferred going on board a Vesiell [vessel]-& was according taken on board the Brig Fair American of 14 guns. Capt James Morgan - which vesseill shortly after sailed to the West Indies and landed at Curracoa [Curacoa] & at the Grand Command Island, & returned to Charleston after having made a cruise of three months & 3 days - during which time he saw the American ship Randolph blown up at Sea & when, according to his recollection, 254 men were lost in an engagement with the British Ship Lord Armeni. He recollections that during the cruise the Fair American took two pretty good prizes - one of the prizes contained negroes - 2 tons Camwood & a ton of Ivory. After the return of the vessell to the harbor of Charleston, he waited in Col. Isaac Huger who resided in Charleston & obtained his discharge.
At the time be entered the service he lived in Lincoln County, North Carolina - he marched from Lincoln County North Carolina, through Camden to Charleston, where he was stationed during this period of 14 months less nine days, above mentioned, was not engaged in any battle during this term of service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and the accompanying application for a pension for militia service, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
William Taylor his mark X
Sworn to & subscribed in open court June 11th 1833
BC Brown Clk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Saml. Hairking Chairman
Pro. Tem.

State of Tennessee 
I Thomas K Porter Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Henry County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of William Taylor for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at office in the town of Paris the fifteenth day of June AD 1833 and 57th year of American Independence.
Tho K Porter Clk
by B C Brown SClk
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
State of Tennessee
County of Henry SS.
On this Twenty fifth day of November 1833 personally appeared before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Henry County, William Taylor alias William Snider, a resident at present of Fayette County, Tennessee, (and he makes this declaration in Henry County, because he lived in that County for several years previous  to his removal to Fayette County and the witnesses on whom he relies for the substantiation of his claim & proof of his good character are also there) aged seventy four 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he first entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: He enlisted in the State troops of South Carolina in the year 1777, with Capt. Richardson, and served in the fifth Regiment, under the following named officers: The captains name was Richardson, the company were riflemen, the Regiment was called the fifth and was commanded by Col. Isaac Huger, the Major was named Benjamin Huger - he recollects a Lieutenant Davis, who was attached to his company & who was captain of the company at the time of his discharge. He enlisted, to the best of his recollection, for 14 months & served out the time within 9 days, at which time, the period of his service being about to expire he, with others, were put in a Prevo guard house at Charleston, on Johns Island, in order to compel them to re-enlist, or to do service on board of Vessells, as sailors and Marines were then very much wanted: on the next day a recruiting party came into the guard house with money to tempt the men to re-enlist, & he preferred going on board of a vessel, and was accord-
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accordingly taken on board the brig Fair American, of 14 guns, Capt James Morgan, which vessell shortly after sailed to the West Indies and landed at Curracon, and, at the grand command Island, & returned to Charleston after having made a cruise of three months & 3 days, during which time he saw the American Ship Randolph blown up at Sea, when, according to his recollection, 254 men were lost, in an engagement with the British Ship Lord Armour. He recollects that during the cruise the Fair American took two pretty good prizes - one of them contained Negroes, two tons of Camwood and a ton of Ivory. After the return of the vessel to the harbour of Charleston, he waited on Col Isaac Huger, who resided in Charleston, & obtained his discharge.
That he entered the service of the United States a second time under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: That after his return home from his cruise in the For American, in the month of August 1781, he was drafted in the North Carolina Militia in Lincoln County where he resided & marched to Jacks Creek in South Carolina, where they were encamped for some time - his captains name was James Lytle, the Colonel of the Regiment was named Lock, he lived not far from Salisbury. From Jacks Creek, the declarant was marched to the Eutaw Springs, and was in the battle of that place - after the Battle he was engaged in building the Stockade at Bells Branch, where the prisoners were kept till most of them died. He was discharged at the Stockade at Bell's Branch, after having served out his three months tour. He obtained his discharge from Col Lock; but took no care of the paper as he felt a great contempt for the man, & lost or destroyed it shortly afterwards & has no documentary evidence of his service.
Questions by the Court
1. when & in what year were you born? Ans. In South Carolina - I suppose in the year 1759, as the count I have kept of my age makes me 74 years old.
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? Ans. none that I know of
3. where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Ans. In Lincoln County, North Carolina, at my fathers house,
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six miles West of Bateys Ford. From Lincoln County, North Carolina, I removed to Rutherford County- from thence to Limestone County, Alabama, thence in 1826 to Henry County, Tennessee, where I lived till March 1832, when I moved to my present residence in Fayette County, Tennessee. 
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom? Ans. I first entered the service by enlisting with Capt Richardson into a Rifle Corps attached to the State Troops of South Carolina. On my second tour I was drafted as above stated. I may say I was forced, or impressed into the Naval Service, as above detailed.
5. State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Ans. I do not recollect the names of any of the regular officers, as we were never intermixed with them-- Col Isaac Huger & Major Benjamin Huger are all the field officers whose names I can recollect.
I first entered the service by enlisting in the State Troops of South Carolina, as above stated, under Capt Richardson in Lincoln County North Carolina - at the same time my brother Peter Snider, Isaiah Salyers, Martin Salyers, William Corn, Joseph Corn, Arthur Grimes & John Grimes all from my own neighborhood in Lincoln County, enlisted in the same Company. We rendezvoused at Capt Robt Alexander's, on or near Catawba River, 3 miles from Tuckasitchy Ford. We marched from Lincoln County, North Cara. through Camden to Charleston, when we were stationed during the whole period of 14 months, less 9 days as above stated - was not engaged in any battle during the first term * [see * notice on next image]
6. Did you receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it? Ans. yes - My first discharge was obtained from Col Isaac Huger - I am unable to say what became of it - my second discharge was from Col Lock, which I threw away immediately from a contemptuous feeling I had for the man
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Ques 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Revolutionary soldier. Ans. I have lived but about 18 months in my present residence - prior to that time I lived in Henry County six years and was well known to J L Hagler, John Atkins, O D Watson, Stephen Nance. T. Corney, Thos K Porter

* [insert for prior image] During my second tour, we lay encamped at Jacks Creek till the Battle came on at Eutaw Springs immediately after the battle, the company to which I belonged with several other companies (one I recollect from Wilkes County) were taken to build the Stockade on Bells Branch & guard the prisoners there till my time expired.
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He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State.
He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service, & that the only person that the only person living that he now knows of who can prove his service, is his brother Peter Snider, who entered the service with him & to whose declaration of this duty he refers to corroborate his own statement.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
William Taylor his mark X
Sworn to in Open Court 25 November 1833
James Jones Clk
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No 25702
William Taylor (alias) William Snider
Fayette County Tennessee

Suspended

[faint writing that can't be transcribed from image}

T. Cooney
Paris, Tennessee
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Aug 19 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the service of William Taylor alias William Snider Fayette County Tennessee
Period which the services was rendered.
Enlisted 1777
Enlisted 1778
Draft Aug. 7 1781
Duration of the claimants' service.
Years. Months. Days.
1 1 21
- 3 -
- 3 -
Rank of the claimant.
Rifleman
Maross
Private
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Cap Richardson, Colonel Huger, Major Huger
Brig Fair American, Cap Morgan
Cap Lytle, Col Lock
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
74 years County of Lincoln N. Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
5th Reg Continental line,
Traditionary evidence, papers correct.
Should prove his service;
Battle of Eutaw Springs
Col Huger commanded the 5th Regt of the S. Carolina line. The applicant should therefore produce the certificate of the Secretary of State of S.C. at Columbia, as per Hon James Blain letter, enclosed with Peter Snider papers

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged, in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers. non commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of

On this [Space] day of [Space] personally appeared (a) before
[Space] A. B. a resident (b) of [Space] in the county of [Space] and State, Territory or District following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the your (d) [Space], with [Space] and served in the [Space] (e) regiment of the [Space] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. >This form is to be varied so as to apply to the case of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid [Space] A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [Space] of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [Space] for a pension.
In the testimony whereof, I have hereunto se my hand and seal of office (i) this
[Space] day of [Space] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virgina, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following addition, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [Space] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [Space] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and years aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [Space] Clerk of the Court of [Space] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.

[Space] In testimony whereof, I have herunto set my hand and seal [Space] of office, this [Space] day of [Space] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his-
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the name of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstance of your services.
6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever recieve a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{ To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what as become of it?
7. State the name of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinion of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payment can be made on account of the service of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the service of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The [Illegible] of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be laid. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grade in which he served, in language so [Illegible] as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:-For ___ years _____ months, and ___ __ days, I served as a ___ ___. For ___ __ months and ___ __ days, I served as a ___ __; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is Too indefinite, and all such qualifying expression are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pension merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable, It must, in every case, be clearly shown under the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.

[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's catering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
> The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops onky.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written and sent to the War Department, with the declaration-
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19 [blank]
R.F. 10,439
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of William Taylor alias William Snider a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. COLONEL.
STATE.
1777, 13 mos. & 21 days [captain] Richardson Davis [colonel] Isaac Hager S.C.
Immediately after 3 mos. 3 days [captain] James Morgan on brig Fair American
Aug. 1781 3 mos [captain] James Lytle [colonel] Locke N.C.
Battles engaged in, Eutaw Springs
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lincoln Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, June 11, 1833
Residence at date of application, Fayette County, Tennessee since Mch. 1832
Age at date of application, born in 1759 in South Carolina.
Remarks: It is not stated whether he had a wife or children. This cl. was not allowed as soldier failed to furnish proof of the alleged service.
brother Peter Snider
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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1920 Oct. 11 Hist to Dorothy Ector.

10.439.
P.O.
William Taylor alias William Snider
Service:
A.O.T. Aug, 21, 1806
REJECTED
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
The printed list of 1852 gives cause of suspension proof of service by
two witnesses required.
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for

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Columbus, Ga. Aug. 20, 1920
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,
Will you kindly give me a copy of the pension papers of Wm Taylor of S.C. and who afterwards moved to Tenn. where he died. His wife's name was Catharine Price. He was my Rev. ancestor and I am trying to complete his record for D. A. R. Membership.
Very truly
(Miss) Dorothy Ector
1335-4th Ave.
Columbus, Ga.

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State of Tennessee
Henry County SS.
On this 11th day of June 1833, personally appeared in open Court before the court of pleas & quarter Sessions of Henry County now sitting, William Taylor, alias William Snider a resident of Fayette County, Tennessee, aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, a second time, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: that after his return from his tour in the regular service, as stated in his other declaration of this date - in the month of August 1781, he was drafted in the North Carolina Militia in Lincoln County, where he resided & marched to Jacks Creek in South Carolina, where they were encamped for some time his Captains name was James Lytle - the Colonel of the Regiment was named Lock - he lived not far from Salisbury - from Jacks creek he was marched to the Eutaw Springs and was in the Battle at that place - after the Battle he was engaged in building the Stockade at Bells Branch where the prisoners were kept till most of them died - he was discharged at the stockade at Bells Branch after having served out his three months tour. He obtained his discharge from Col Lock; but took no care of the paper as
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he felt a great contempt for the man, & lost or destroyed it shortly afterwards & has no documentary evidence that will testify to his service.
Questions by the Court
1. when, and in what year were you born? Ans. In South Carolina - I suppose in the year 1759, as the count I have kept of my age makes me now 74 years old.
Question 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? Answer - none that I know of
Question 3. where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Ansr. In Lincoln County, North Carolina, at my father's house six miles West of Bateys Ford. From Lincoln County, N.C. I removed to Rutherford County- from thence to Limestone County, Alabama, then to Henry County, Tennessee in 1826, where I lived till March 1832, when I moved to my present residence in Fayette Co. Tennessee.
Question 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom? Answer - I was drafted as above stated.
Question 5. State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Answer - I do not recollect the names of any of the regular army officers, as we were never intermixed with them-- the corps to which I belonged being camped at Jacks Creek till the Battle came on at Eutaw
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immediately after the battle the company to which I belonged, with several other companies - one I recollect from Wilkes County - were taken to build the stockade on Bells Branch, & guard the prisoners there till my time expired when I was discharged
Ques 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given & what has become of it? Ansr. I did of Col Locke as above stated, and I think it probable I threw it away immediately through feelings of dislike & contempt for him
Ques 7. State the names of persons to whom you and known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Revolutionary solder. Ansr. I have lived but about 15 months in my present residence - prior to which time I lived in Henry County 6 years & was well known to J L Hughes, John Atkins, T. Cooney, O D Watson, Stephen Nance.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and an accompanying application for a pension or an additional pension for services as a regular Soldier, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency of any State.
William Taylor his mark X
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court June 11th 1833
B C Brown DClk
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We, Stephen Nance, a clergyman residing in the County of Henry, State of Tennessee, and John Atkins residing in the same county hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Taylor, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he lately resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
John Atkins
Stephen Nance

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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 soldier of the Revolution, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Stephen Nance who signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Henry County, Tennessee, that John Atkins who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County, and is a credible person, that their statement is entitled to credit.
Saml Hawkins {seal}
Chairman pro. Tem.

I Thomas K Porter Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Henry County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Taylor for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15th day of June 1833 57th year of American Independence
Tho. K Porter Clk
by B C Brown DClk
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We, Stephen Nance, a clergyman residing in the County of Henry, State of Tennessee, and John Atkins residing in the same county hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Taylor, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he lately resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Stephen Nance
John Atkins
Sworn to in open court 4 Decr. 1833
James Jones Clk

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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 soldier of the Revolution & served as he states. And the Court further states that it appears to them that Stephen Nance who signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Henry County, Tennessee, that John Atkins who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County, and is a credible person, that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Haskell {seal}
Judge of the 8th Judicial Court in Tennessee
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I, James Jones, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Henry County, Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Taylor for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of December 1833 & 58th year of American Independence.
James Jones Clk
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Suspended
See letter to T. Cooney Esqr.
Paris
21. Feb. 1835
let. 4 Sept 1835 to W. L. Williams Paris
10439
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W.L. Williams
Sept 4. 1835
OC

Record Vol 28. P. 119.
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War Dept. Pen Office
Sept 4, 1835
Sir
The papers in support of the claims of Peter & William Snyder have been again exd. & filed with suspended cases in this office. The rule requiring the testimony of two witnesses who had a personal knowledge of the applicant's service cannot be departed from in any care. In order to obtain a pension, it will therefore be necessary for the applicants to exhibit such proof as the regulations require. Their reasons for not applying for a pension under the act of March 18, 1808 should also be given under oath.


W. L. Williams Esq.
Paris
Tennessee
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Paris, 10 August 1835.
My dear Sir,
The enclosed papers I would thank you to examine together with the affidavit of the soldiers.
The situation of their papers requires some explanation, which I will give you as suddenly as possible. Stating first, however, that before I undertook to do any thing for these old men, I made diligent enquiry of several men, particularly of Mr. Cooney, who is one of our most wealthy and respectable merchants; & result of which is entire confidence as to the witness of their claims and when we meet with honest and conscientious soldiers, they ought if possible to reap the benefit of the act.
Well; they have both forwarded declarations two or three times-- You will observe that one declared for 14 the other for 18 months. They disagree about the length of service - & I believe honestly - but the one who declares for 18 mos. is willing to receive only what he proves, 14 months. They are also divided as to the regiment, one swearing it was 5th the other the 1st. They declare & from their statements, there is little doubt, that they were under Hugee of So. Ca. as Peter and William Snyder - and give such a relation of their service as almost to exclude doubt of it. If the gentleman in the office who examines all the papers, will find that any statement in favor of them is of any weight, I make it cheerfully, for I must believe them entitled to credit.
And I will also state, that Mr. Cooney drew up their original papers & tells me, that they were lead, at the time to prove each other's service, but he did not know it was worth while- I hope they may be [illegible] & and now, to receive something.  One of them lives 150 miles from the other, and will make no further attempt at this. I have made it a point to take nothing from them for my services, and to aid none whom I believed unworthy.
Respectfully W. L. Williams
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T. Cooney
21. Feb. 1835
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War Dept. Pen. office
Oct. 21. 1835
Sir
The papers in the case of William & Peter Snyder have been exd. and filed with
suspended cases in this office. As their names do not appear at Columbia S.C. such proof of their service should be exhibited as the endow regulations require.

T. Cooney Esq
Paris, Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
Henry County
This day personally appeared before me Samuel Kindall an acting Justice of the peace for said County, William Taylor, or Snyder & resident of Fayette County of state aforesaid and made oath, that he was in the war of the Revolution fourteen months in the regular service as he has stated in his declaration, now on file in the war office, as well as the one forwarded with this affidavit, that he positively can and duly swear, that his Brother Peter Snyder Senr. whose declaration is now on file in the War Office, and also on sent with this affidavit, served during the whole fourteen months as declared for by himself in the Revolutionary war - as to the four months for which he declares this affiant knows not but as to the fourteen months he positively swears he served. He can give no better account of his services or officers than as given in his declaration - and the reason why his affidavit was not filed originally with the papers he swears in that his agent did not deem it necessary, as he and his Brother spoke alternately of each others service in the declarations above alluded to. He swears that he has made search & can find no one living who was with them in the service.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th August 1835.
Samuel Kindall JP.
William Taylor his mark X
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The undersigned Terence Cooney and hereby certify that he is well acquainted with the within William Taylor, who has subscribed the within affidavit and they certify that he believe him to be a man of truth and from various conversations had with him relative to the history of the war, and his service, he verily believes him to have been a soldier of the revolution as he has stated in his declaration forwarded to the war office. He has the utmost confidence in him as a man of truth.
Signed this 10th day of August 1835.
T. Cooney
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State of Tennessee
Henry County
I Thomas K. Porter Clerk of Henry County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Samuel Randall was at the time of signing the within affidavit an acting Justice of the peace and that the signature of Terence Cooney who has certified to the credibility of the within affiant is his true and genuine signature, and that they are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand and seal of office this 10th August 1835.
Thomas K Porter Clk

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Comptrollers Office
Columbia 17 Sept 1834

Mr. T. Cooney
Sir,
Yours of the 29 Oct. has been received P Cantinty noticed. After a thorough examination of the Indent Books in this Office, I am unable to find the names of Peter or William Snider on record. I discover the name of William Taylor in several places, [illegible], of here he obtained an Indent for L 40.3.6. 3/4 sterling for 290 days militia duty performed in 1781 & 82 & in another place where he acted as Lieutenant so in all probability
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it cannot be the same individual to whom you allude. It affords me great pleasure at [illegible] to wait upon those Veterans of the Revolutionary War. But I can discover no trace of his services in the archives of this office.

Respectfully,
Your Obt. Sert.
John T Seibels
for
William Saval
Compt. General
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Philada. Feby. 10 1835
Sir
I hope you will pardon my again soliciting your attention to the applications of Wm. Taylor & Peter Snider for pensions. I have endeavored in vain to get the necessary information from the Secretary of State of So. Carolina, as you will discover from the letter of that officer enclosed with Wm. Taylors declaration. I brought these papers with me from home hoping it might be convenient for me to take Washington in my route & see you personally on the subject of these applications, but circumstances render it inconvenient for me to have the pleasure. I therefore ask you again to examine their declarations & see if the hardness of their case will not enable you to dispense with the evidence heretofore received. That they performed the service I am as morally certain as I could be of any facts not within the examination of my own serves.
Most Respectfully  gc
T. Cooney
Please answer me to Paris Tenn.