Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,732, for Royal Price, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Price, Royal
NUMBER S. 3732
CONTENTS
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26580
East Tennessee
Royal Price of Morgan Co. in the Stae of Tennessee who was a priate in the com commanded by Captain Giles of the reg't commanded by Col. Briant in the No. Carolina line for 6 mos. & 15 days

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 21 Dollrs 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of March 1834 and Robert A. Dabney Morgan C. H. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 65.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.83 =
$75.83
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Dan'l Boyd Clerk 
Book E Vol. 7 Page 56
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29.981
Royal Price
Pension Claim
Act 7th June 1834
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Sent To War department
by Robert A. Dabney 
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frm 1780 for 6 1/2 mons
$21.66



Robert A. Dabney
Morgan C. H. 
Tenn.
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State of Tennessee}
Morgan County} On this the 6th day of March 1834, personally appeared before me Thomas Jack an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county Royal Price a resident a resident citizen of the county of Morgan aforesaid aged Seventy years on the 7th day of March 1834 agreeable to the Record of his brother Thomas Price his older Brother who is dead he having no record of his age and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in Johnson County North Carolina where he was born and raised he entered a drafted private miitia soldier under Capt. John Giles and Col. Hardy Briant he entered said service sometime in the latter part of the year 1780 the month or day not now recollected from extreame old age and Loss of memory he served out Tour of three months under said Capt. during which time he marched to various places in North
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Carolina and near Virgin line and finally marched back to Smithfield Expecting to meet with CornWallis but it turned out to be a false alarm he was marched bac and discharged by his said capt. verbally, having served a full three months and some short time thereafter he was again drafted to serve a  Tour of three months as a private militia soldier under Capt; William Briant and intered the service some time in the spring of 1781 the precise time not remembered and marched to many places in Johnson and Wake Counties no remarkable event happened the whole Tour he was again verbally discharged having served out his said Tour and was making in the two tours six months service, and some time in the fall ensuing he was again drafted to serve a tour of three months under said Capt. Briant as a private soldier he marched off to Smiths field and there joined Eleven hundred men as was then said and was there when the news came that peace was made at which time & place a gentleman by the name of Rayford Read the news of peace to us all they was dismissed untill further orders if it should hapen that there should be a call applicant served not less than fifteen days this tour and was verbally discharged
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applicant has no written or documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person by whom he can prove his services he can he has no doubt prove his character for veracity and reputation as having been understood by his neighbors generally to have been a soldier of the Revolution some of whom he will name Elijah Lavender John Green John Howard he positvely states there is no clergyman or preacher of the gospel any place near or within his neighborhood after the end of the war he moved to Guilford county in North Carolina staid there a short time thence to Georgia Franklin staid there most ten years thene to Roan County Tennessee state where he has lived a great many years cannot recollect how long but it has been from the early time Thence to Morgan county where he now lives and has lived for the last seven years applicant is unable to attend court of record in Justice to his bodily ability he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and Declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
[Signatures]
Royal Price X his mark
Thomas Jack
Justice of the Peace
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We Joseph Holloway and John Laymans residing in the county of Morgan we are well acquainted with Royal Price who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is aman of veracity and ashaving been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the same opinion.[Signatures]
Joseph Hallaway
John Laymans
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
[Signature]
Thomas Jack
Justice of the Peace

I Thomas Jack Justice of the peace as aforesaid declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that Joseph  Halloway and John Laymans who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate are resident citizens in state of Tennessee and are credible men and that their statement is entitled to credit and I certify applicant is blind of one eye is old infirm and is not well able to attend court
[Signature]
Thomas Jack
Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee}
Morgan County}
I Ellijah Lavender Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Morgan aforesaid do certify that Thomas Jack Esquire whose Name appears to the foregoing affadivts is now and was at the time of Signing The same an Acting Justice of the Peace for the county of Morgan aforesaid and That his signature there to are in his own Proud hand writing
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Montgomery The 7th day of March A. D. 1834.

Elijah Lanvender Clerk
By his deputy
A. F. Cromwell
[Seal]
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State of Kentucky}
Clinton County} Sct. -
On this the 16th day of November 1849 personally appeared before me H.R. Ryan a Justice of the peace in and for said county Jeremiah Jones a citizen of Clinton County Kentucky he being a man of good character his statements being entitled to full credit and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following affidavit To wit that he afffiant was twenty four years of age the 25 day of April 1849 that he was about six years of age when his father Shaderick Jones moved to Morgan County Tennessee Ever since that time with the exception of about three years, that he was out of Morgan a and then returned to Morgan County and lived there until last March was one year ago and since that time has lived in Clinton County Kentucky that he was well acquainted with R. W. Price whose proper name was Reuben W. Price and his father and mother bothers and sisters and lived in Morgan County Tennessee at the time said R. W. Price went in to the service and I saw him join the service at Montgomery Couthouse in Morgan County Tennessee
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states he was well acquainted with said price & his fathers famly for many years in Morgan County Tennessee up to the time he went into service. That he well knew his father whose name he thinks was Royal Price and who was a Revolutionary Pensioner and who at least 4 yeras has been dead many years and with his mother who been dead many years and also with his brother Royal Price who now lives in Morgan Tennessee and with his sister Polly Green wife of John Green and Nancy Howard wife of Jesse Howard that he knew West W. Price who has been some many years from Morgan affiant does not now recollect where he went and Zachariah Price and Heckabud S. Price and cannot now say where the two last live that the said Reuben W. Price was a small man would probably have maid 125 or 30 pounds was he thinks a dark haried man witness further states that he supposes about 30 years of age but cannot be precise that he the said R. W. Price or Reuben W. Price was never married and died leaving no widow child or children father or mother and that above nam are his only brothers and sisters and that he was not six feet high and called as witness thinks several inches.
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that said R. W. Price lived as he thinks at Garat Halls in Morgan County Tennessee when he went into service that there was others went into service at the same time to wit Will White & David Baroman and several others Edward Thornton: and more who he has now  if forgotten that his father lived about six miles from said Prices father where he died and that he was at the house when he Dec'd that his wife was dead & many years before he died.
[Signature]
Jeremiah Jones X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed to this 16th day of November 1849 before me
[Signature]
H. R. Ryan J.P.

I certify that I am acquainted with Jeremiah Jones and that from his charater and my acquaintance with him I have no doubt of the correctness of his statements and that the Interlinecations were made before he was sworn to the foregoing affidavits.
Given under my hand this 16th day of November 1849
[Signature]
H. R. Ryan J. P.
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State of Kentucky}
Clinton County} set.

I Rice Maxey Clerk of the county court of the county aforesaid certify that H .R. Ryan Esq'r. whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavits and certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid and full faith and credit is due all his acts as such and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my seal of office done at Albany Ky this 16th day of November 1849

John Dillen D. C. 
for Rice Maxey Clk
[Seal]
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No. 37735
Reuben W. Price
Ky

8476

act 7 June 1832
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General Accounting Office reported by telephone (per "Toms") that this Royal Price died Oct. 30, 1846. Was a resident there of Morgan Co., Tenn. He was Royal Price Sr. He left no widow. Claim for accrued pension was made from Clinton Co., Ky in 1850 by Wm. J. Dabney Admin. for children of soldier: namely Polly Green, Nancy Howard, Zachariah Price, Ichabas L. Price and West W. Price.

I made this call and this notation when the questions arose as to whether the Rejected claim 8476 should have been based upon service of Reuben W. Price, son of Royal in some war (Mexican?) (died in service) or upon service of his father Royal in the REv. War. The Rej. Claim filed in 1849 is so vaguely expressed that it is diffi ult to determine.
MMHF-Feb. 20.1934
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[stamp - RECEIVED FEB 24 1934 PENSION INDEX SECTION 11:00]
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Please search - Old War Cards & Mex. War cards for record of Reuben W. Price, Mex. War sol. of Tennessee.
Thanks
Mrs. Finch
2/23/34

[note - no claim 2/26/34 J.H.C.
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you have old War Box.
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ow 8476
P.O. Reuben W. Rice
Service:_____________________________

REJECTED
Enlisted: ________________________, 18  .
Discharged: _______________________, 18  .

Application filed: ___________________, 18  .

Alleges: _____________________________________

Re-enlisted: _________________________________

Attorney: __________________________________
P.O. ______________________________________

___________Recognized. ____________Contract.
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Rev'y War  3732
INVALID.
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File  No. 3732
Royal Price
Prt. N. C. line
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Act: June 7th/32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 302
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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37735
Reuben W. Price
Ky
Act 7 June 1832
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Albany Ky Nov. 16th 49
I received your letter in the case of the heirs of Reuben W. Price with the printed regulations and Enclose to you the affidavit of Jeremiah Jones in the case and also my own statements in the case, I a short time since as I think enclosed to you the affidavit of E. G. Kington the statement of Jones and the other proof I hope will be satisfactory. On behalf of hte Heirs I am your humble servant
[Signature]
Wm. J. Daleny


J. L. Edwards, Esq'r. 
Com'r of Pensins
Washington City D. C.
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State of Kentucky}
Clinton County} Set.
On this the 16th day of November 1849 personally appeared before me H. R Ryan a Justice of the peace in and for said county Wm. J. Dabney of the town of Albany Clinton County Kentucky and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following affidavit to wit. that he went to school many years since in Morgan County Tennessee at or near Montgomery and that his affiiants brother Robert was engaged in preparing a pension claim for the father of Reuben W. Price as he understood - that he became acquainted with said Price that he was a revolutionary Pensioner that the old man has been dead several years as witness understands that he is personally acquainted with his son Royal Price of Morgan County Tennessee and was at his house last winter preparing the claim for his and the other heirs that he had no personal acquaintance with R. W. Price but from the information of many of the citizens of Morgan and all who he heard speak of it the said R. W. Price was a single man was never married and didnt serve as he understood leaving no widow child or children father or mother
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affiant further states that he has been often in Morgan county Tennessee and somewhat acquainted with the family of Old Mr. Price personally and from character that the old man was named Royal Price as he thinks and was a pensioner - a Revolutionary pensioner and that Royal Price is his son Polly Green his Daughter & Nancy Howard wife of Jesse Howard also his Daughter and R. W. Price and the others boys brothers he has no doubt from his acquaintance with same of them and from Reputation in the county and neighborhoods.
[Signature]
Wm. J. Dabney
Sworn to and subscribed to this the 16th day of November 1849
[Signature]
H. R.  Ryan J. P.

I certify that I am well acquainted with Wm. J. Dabney of Albany Ky who has been Sworn to the foregoing affidavit he is a man in good standing and his statements, are entitled to full faith & credit given under my hand this 16th day of November 1849
[Signature]
H. R. Ryan J. P.
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State of Kentucky}
Clinton County} Set.

I Rice Maney Clerk of the County court of the county aforesaid certify that H. R. Ryan Esq. whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavits is and was at the time of signing & the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county afoersaid and full faith and credit is due all his acts as such and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal of office down at Albany Ky this 16th day of November 1849.
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John L. Edwards
Washington City D. C. 
{War Department
{Pension Office
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Morgan Courthouse Tennessee
March the 7th 1834

I enclose to you in this letter the papers in support of the claim of Royal Price please communictae the result of your investigation to me at this place.
Your  humble servant

[Signature]
Robert A. Dabney

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions}
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Wm. J. Dabney Esq.
21 Feb. 1850
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571
Pension Office
February 21st 1850

Sir

The papers which you transmitted to this office in the case of Reuben W. Price have been placed in our files as a claim under the act 7 June 1832.
It does not appear from these papers that Price was in service in the Revolutionary war. We do not know up what grounds his claim is based under what act the application is intended to be made, before we can proceed further therefore the object for which these papers were sent here and the nature of the claim supposed to be due in this case must be specifically stated.





William J. Dabney, Esq.
Albany Ky