Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8375, William Drake, N.C.
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N.C. 
Drake, William
S.8375
Contents-Carded
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[left sidenote] D. March 12-1837 [illegible]

23.745

North Carolina
William Drake
of Chatham in the State of North Carolina who was a pr in the [illegible] by Captain of the Reg[illegible] by Col. Lutrell in the [illegible]
line for / Monks

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 60-Dollars-Cents per [illegible] to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension [illegible] the 31st day of March 1834 and [illegible] John S
Gatrice. Sr. Lawrence-N.Carolina

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834              180-
Ssemi-anl. allowance ending 4 September  30-
                                                                  ______
                                                                  $210-
                                                                    
                                {Revolutionary Claim
                                {Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nath Rice-
Book E Vol. [illegible] Page 51.
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William Drake's 
declaration for a pension 
act
5th June 1832

[bottom page numbers] 11274
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

State of N. Carolina}
Chatham County}

Superior Court of law Fall Term Act 1832.

On this 20th day of September personally 
appeared in open court before the Hon this Judge of said Court now sitting. William Drake a resident of the county and State appeared, aged 77 years who being [illegible] duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated. 

He volunteered his services a private in the North  Carolina military in the year 1776 and joined the company commanded by Capt George Herndon in the County of Chatham in N.C. his company was attached to the troops under the com General Butler with whom he marched down the country below Cross Creek (now called Fayetteville) and was discharged after having served three months his discharge was signed by Captain George Herndon. From the time of his discharge as aforesaid he was very often called into service and performed Tours of three months each he was in the actual service at Fayetteville at the time Cornwallis surrendered and has no doubt least what he served at least half the time from his entrance into the service in 1776 until the Capture of little York [illegible] his recollection is so indistinct that he cannot connect the incidents of his service with any tolerable degree of
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certainty and the most that remembers is servicing under [illegible] Herndon and Clark and of his being in the Battles of Sindley Mills on cone Creek and the white March he expects that he received written discharged at the end of the [illegible] times which he served but has lost or mis-laid them and is unable to procure any of these with the exception of two one of which is signed by Captain Herndon and the other by Colonel Luttrell and with the exception of these two discharges and a certificate signed by both Ministers he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whom Testimony he can procure who can Testify to his services. 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 or Territory in the union. 

Sworn To, and subscribed the day and Year approved 

William Drake 

We Thos Ragland and CJ Williams both residing in the county of Chatham and State of North Carolina hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Drake, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration  that we believe him to be 77 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion." Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforementioned}

Thos Ragland
C.J Williams
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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 appeared was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thos Ragland and Charles J Williams who have signed the preceding certificate one residents in the County of Chatham and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit, a discharge signed  by Col Luttrell dated 25th Dec. 1780 was proven to be in the handwriting of Col Luttrell 

James Martin Lt ISC [illegible]

I Charles J Williams Clerk of the Superior Court of  Law for the County of Chatham in the State of N Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the [illegible] application of William Drake for a pension.

The Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 11 day of September Act 1832

CJ Williams CSC
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8375
Invalid 

[left side note] Revolution

File No. 8375

William Drake
Private Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832

Index:-Vol. Rev; Page 102
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May 1908. Hist. to Mrs. Hill 
[illegible]

1924 Aug 12-Hist. to Mrs. J.L Mims Aug 

36-May 15-[illegible] Mrs. J.P.Drake, Sr. 
38 May 10 [blank] Mrs. H.E. Reid 

[illegible] letter in Richard Drake W.3788
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William Drake 

Admit as a private 
18 months. [illegible]

John S. Gutherie,

Chatham Co
N.C.
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William Drake 

1. Yes 

2. Yes 

3. [blank]

4. No 

5. No 

6. yes

7. Yes 

8. Yes 

9. Yes 

10. Yes
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11. Supplied 

12. [blank]

13. [blank]

14. [blank]

15. [blank]

16. yes 

17. yes
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The applicant must specify his service as above required-
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[left side note] State of North Carolina}

William Drake's amended Declaration
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State of North Carolina}
Chatham County }

Personally appears before me the undersigned a Trustee of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid. William Drake who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequences of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he serves not less than the [illegible] mentioned below and in the following grade (Tour) for Two Years I served as a private in the North Carolina Militia and for such service. I claim a pension. 

Sworn to and subscribed before }
me this 22nd day of May AD 1833.}

Robert Laucette           William Drake 

State of North Carolina}
Chatham County}

I Thomas Ragland Clerk of the Court of [illegible] and quarters [illegible] for the county aforesiad do hereby certify that Robert Faucett Esq is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine- 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affirmed my seal of office and inscribed my name this 6th day of June on 1833

[illegible] Thos Ragland Clerk
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William Drake's 
2nd 
American Declaration
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State of North Carolina }
Chatham County}

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Trustee of the Peace for the County of Chatham William Drake who being duly sworn deposith and sayeth that by reason of old age and the consequences of memory he cannot swear positively unto the precise length of his service nor can he in every instance state the names of his officers [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] as he does recalled [illegible] with his services in the Revolutionary War [statement lined thru] are as follows- In the year 1776 he served 3 months under the command of Capt George Herndon with the troops commanded by General Butler of the NCarolina Militia in the county of Fayetteville.  Sometime afterwards he served 3 months under Capt Clark on the Cape Fear Rivers and its and its branches-he served three months in a Regiment commandeered by Col Thorton on the Cape Fear during this service the Battle of Moores Ridge was fought. [next several sentences are illegible due to smudged ink]

part of the time by Col Luther who was killed [illegible] [illegible]- he served 3 months in the neighbourhood of the [illegible] [illegible] with the troops commanded by Gen Butler he is confident that he served many more tours but cannot give any accurate statement of them he is confident that he was in the actual service half the time from the year 1776 to then Captain Cornwallis that he is the
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more certain of it from the fact that owing to the State of Parties in the neighbourhood where he resided it was entirely [illegible] for him to remain at home and when he returned home it was with great caution and for a great [illegible] gather was he was afraid to sleep in his house and for the foregoing services he claims a pension 

William Drake 

Given to and subscribed before me this 12th day of February 1824

George Luther [illegible] 

State of North Carolina}
Chatham County}

I Thomas Ragland Clerk of the court of pleas and quarters [illegible] for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that George Luther Esq whom seq natural appears to the above is a [illegible] as above and that the foregoing signatures perpetuating to be his is [illegible]

In [illegible] whereof I have hereunto subscribed affirmed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 20th day of February 1834.

Thos Ragland JIC
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Record Division. 
Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Pensions, 

May 15, 1908

Searched by L D Lamparter 

Original No. [blank]

Certificate No. [blank]

Claimant, [blank]

Soldier, William Drake 

Service, N. C. 
Rev. War

Remarks: No claim as above except [illegible] #8375
Try Wid. #8675 VA. Service
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[left side stamp] Pension A S. Office U. May 14 1908.

Henderson, N.C. 

May 12, 1908. 

Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir, 

Can you tell me if the names of Richard Drake, Matthew Drake, William Drake or Frank or Francis Drake are to be found on the rolls
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on file in our office as members of any organization of North Carolina troops in service during War of Revolution or Continental War.  

I want this information for genealogical purposes & will appreciate your
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viable address oblige. 

Juris Hill Parham 
Henderson, 
N.C.

R.F.H. No5.
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Cordele,, Georgia
July 17-192

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir-

Please send me by return mail if possible record of service in Revolutionary War of William Drake of Nash County, North Carolina. His name is given in list of soldiers and also in list of N.C. pensioners. 

I ama descendant of his. 

Very Truly, 

Mrs. J.L. Mims

716-E.13 Ave-Cordele, Georgia
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[signature] Alice H. Drake-
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 *A.B.
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see her letter on Richard Drake-W.3788
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company
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