Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7863, William Weaver, N.C.
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Service.                                                                 N.C.

Weaver, William

Number
S. 7863

Carded
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Ower to pay May 10, 1837


2406
North Carolina

William Weaver
Of Granville the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Gilliam of the ______ commanded by ______________ in the N. Carolina line for 6 months from 1780 -

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 20- Dollars _____ Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Nov”
3__ and send to Robt B Gilliam Oxford, N.C.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832——-        30-
Semi=ant.   allowance ending 4 Mar  33 10-
                                                                ______
                                                                $ 40-
{Revolutionary Claim,
{Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 8- Page 47.-
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Sate of North Carolina }
County of Granville }

On this 9th day of August A. D. 183? personally
Appears in open Court before the Worshipful Justices of the Court of Pleas & ______ _____for the county aforesaid now setting William Weaver resident of said county aged seventy one or two years, who being first duly sworn according to law and on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he was born in the County of Granville and his always except for a short period lived in the same County that he believes himself to be about 71 years of age __ has no record  of it at hand— That shortly after Gates’ defeat he was drafted in a company of Militia under Capt William Gilliam in Granville County, for two of three months, that he marched to Hillsborough & then joined the regiment but he can not recall the names of any of the Regimental officers- The General he tinks was General Butler- He marched into the western  part of this state as far as the Catawba, & served his three months & __? His discharge  but he does not now distinctly recall where he was ____.
that after his return he turned out as a volunteer for three months, as he thinks under Captain William Gilliam, [crossed out word] he & others were placed under one Stringfellow, & this time was principally consumed in preparing can___
& cartridges for the soldiers that at the end of his term he was discharged & was not afterwards called into service-
 There hereby subajuish  [?Sub judice] every claim what so ever to a pension or annuity except the pension, & declare
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that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency [illegible] avry plute _
Sworn to + subscribed the day + year afroesaid
William his X mark Weaver

We Willis Harris a clergyman residing in the county afore 50 + William H Gilliam residing in said county do certify that we are well acquainted with William Weaver who has subscribed + sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be of the age he states, that he is reputed + believed in the neighborhood when he [indidies] to have been a soldier of the Revolution + that we concur in that opinion
Sworn + subscribed the day + year aforesaid
Wills Harris
Wm H. Gilliam
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State of North Carolina
County of Ginworth }
Court of [Pliers Bantin] supriors August 20th 1832
At this [time] personally appeared in open court John Rice a resident of said county, who being duly sworn according to law deposeth + saith as follows _ That he has been acquainted with William Weaver who subscribed + sworn to this above declaration many years _ that he served with said Weaver a tour of three months under Capt Willaim Gilliam as he states. 
Sworn to +subscribed the day + year aforesaid

John his + mark Rice
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the [lain] Court do hereby declare their opinion after their _ iur catagation (ortization) of the matter and after [frmteing] the Jutre-agntorey [Imarrbed] by the War Department that the above named applacont (applicant) was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he stated and the court furth-er certifies that it appears to them that Willis Harris who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in  this county and Williom (William) H. Gilliam as he has also signed the [soure] is a resident in this county and is a credible person and that their statesmcnl (statement) is entitled to credort (credit) and we further certify that John Rice who [legried] the above certificate is a cre-adable (credible) person + his statement is entitled to creadrt (credit).  B Bullach Cavr. Rich (circle) Sneed Wey,, Camialley

I Stephen Sneed clerk of the court of [Placas] + Quarter [Spians] for the county of Granville + State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Weaver for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have [pasceants] set my hand and seal of office at office in Oxford this the 9th day of August AD 1832.
Stephn Sneed Clk

I Stephen Sneed clerk of the court of [Placas] + Quarter [Spians] for the county of Granville + State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Weaver for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have [pasceants] set my hand and seal of office at office in Oxford this the 9th day of August AD 1832.
Stephn Sneed Clk
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Brief in the case o William Weaver _3350
of Granville Co. in the state of AL
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a judge? Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 71

4. State his service, as directed int he form annexed. 
____
Period. / Duration of Service. / Rank. / Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 
___
   / Years, Months, Days. / As a / Gen.

In 17   / ~ 3 ~ / pri / he thinks Gen. Butler _
          / ~ 3 ~ / ~ / _ Capt Wm Gilliam

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service: Granville

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary ~ [exapting] for 3 mo service [by. In Nui]

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? [comel]

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence int he case above mentioned.

Examining Clerk.
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3350
William Weaver
Granville Co.
NC
from 1780 [illegible]
6 months,
$20
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MCS/eel

June 7,1929

Honorable Lee S. Overman
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.

My dear Senator:

In response to your letter of June 6,1929, I have the honor to advise you from the papers in the Revolution-ary War pension claim, S.7863, it appears that William Weaver was born in Granville County, North Carolina, date not given. 

While a resident of that place, he enlisted and serv-ed as a private with the North Carolina Troops as follows: from sometime shortly after Gates' defeat in 1780, three months in Captain William Gilliam's Company; shortly after his return, he served three months in Captain William Gil-liam's Company. 

He allowed pension on his application executed August 9,1832, at which time he was living in Granville County, North Carolina, aged seventy-one years.

There are no data relative to his family.
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This is the history of the only soldier from North Carolina by the name of William Weaver that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Very truly yours

Earl D. Church
Commissioner.
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(Pension Office) [illegible] +

No 3350 Pension Office (sideways text)

(postal stamp: Oxford Aug 9)

Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Oxford August 9th 1832.

Hon Lewis Cass:

The result of the inclosed application can be made known to the applicant or to me at this [plum].

Robt. B. Gilliam (underlined text)
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1929 June 7. Hist. to Hon Lee S. Overman M.C.S.

Rev War (sideways text)

7863 
Invalid 
____

File No. 7863
William Weaver
[Biv] Rev. War
____

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1@3, Page 399
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Francis E. Warren, Wyo., Chairman
Reed Smoot, Utah
Wesley L. Jones, Wash.
Charles Curtis, Kans.
Frederick Hale, Me.
Lawrence C. Phipps, Colo.
Henry W. Keyes, N.M.
Hiram Bingham, Conn.
Tasker L. Oddie, Nev.
Gerald P Nye, N. Dak.
Lee S. Overman, N. C.
William J. Harris, Ga.
Carter Glass, Va.
Kenneth Mc Kellar, Tenn.
Edwin S. Broussard, La.
John S. Kendrick, Wyo. 
Royal S. Copeland, N. Y.
Carl Hayden, Ariz.
Sam G. Bratton, N. Mex.
Kennedy F. Rea, Clerk

United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
June 6th, 1929.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Commissioner:

Will you be so kind as to give me any information your office may have relative to William Weaver and Jesse Gatten, both Revolutionary War Soldiers from North Carolina.

I assure you any materials you may give me on these two soldiers will be appreciated.

Sincerely yours,
Lee S. Overman
U.S.S.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Name Weaver, William
Grade Private 
Line Rhode Island

WARRANT NUMBER 3585
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Dec. 31, 1789
to - not shown -

*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.