Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7444, for Nathaniel Saunders, South Carolina
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Service:  NC, SC

Saunders, Nathaniel

S.7444

Born in England
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5413
North Carolina
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Nath'l Saunders of Hertford Co in the State of N Carolina who was a Musician in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Reg't commanded by Col Dozier in the North Carolina Militia for 6 months.

SC and NC, July 29/04
Record Completed
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Inscribed on the Roll of N Carolina at the rate of 22 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of July 1833 and sent Hon H Wheeler
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  $33.00
Semianl allowance ending 4 March 1833 - $11.00

(total) $44.00
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Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Henry Sylasts, Clerk
Book D, Vol 8, Page 44
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3.  (struckthrough) I was living when called into the service at Charleston

4.  I enlisted in the Continental Line under Capt Conyers company 5th Regt So Carolina Troops at Charleston SC as a musician for three years. the next tour I was drafted a private in Capt Lewis Brown's Company under Genl Caswel North Carolina Militia for three months. the next tour (3rd) I was a substitute for Jedidiah Lassiter in Capt Wm Stevens's company NC militia for three months tour, general Arrington of No Car commanding. the next tour (4) I was a substitute for Jesse Quinby under Capt Job Seater, Col Doziers Regt No Car Militia. Genl Wm Gregory, commanding 

5. I recollect among the generals of Regulars General Howe & Genl Lincoln, Col Huger, Col Peter Hume Captain Shurbrick & Capt Conyers

6. I received discharge from all the service that I performed but have lost them. They were given me by my Captains

7. I can refer the goverment as to my character for veracity & belief of my services in the Revolution to Watson Lewis Esq. P.M. at Pitch Landing; General B. J. Montgomery, senator in our Legislature, Dr John F. Ward

We James Deck a Clergyman residing in Hartford Cty and John Vann residing in the County of Hartford do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Saunders who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration and we believe him to be about seventy six years of age, and he is reputed & believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution as has stated above
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and we concur in opinion
sworn to & subscribed date aforesaid
James Delk
Jno Pann
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the questions prescribed by the war department and that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states and the court further certify that James Delk was has signed the pregoing John Vann Esqr who is chairman of the was Hertford court James Weston who has signed the foregoing & Charles Powel are all residents of the county of Hertford co ns ca & credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I Lewis M Cowper clerk fo the court of pleas & quarter sessions for Hertford county North carla do hereby certify that the pregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in matter of the application of Nathaniel Saunders for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 28th of augt 1832
JM Confor CH
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In the matter of Nathaniel Saunders
James Weston a resident of Hertford county North Carolina aged about seventy three having made oath in due form of law in open court of please & quarter sessions now sitting saith that he is well acquainted with the applicant Nathaniel Saunders and that he entered the service in 1781 as drum major that in Capt Job Nate's company col Dozer's regt North Carolina that he served three months and that he marched to North west river Briry carrituck co where the troops were commanded by Genl Gregory 
Winton 29th Aug 1832 James X Weston
Charles Powel a resident of Hertford county No Ca aged about 75 years maketh oath in open court that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Saunders and that he knows he entered as a musician in capt Stevens company & marched to Cheraer Hills South Carolina where he served a tour of three months
sworn & signed this 29th day 1832 in open court
Charles Powell
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#3 [crossed out 
I was living when called into the service at Charleston So Ca that he I enlisted at Charleston for 3 years in the continental service 2nd a substitute for Miles Blancharg]
4 I enlisted in the Continental Line under capt Conyers company 5th Regt So Ca troops at Charleston So Ca as a musician for three years 2 the next tour I was a [crossed out substitute for] drafted a private in capt Lewis Brown's company under Genl Caswel North Carolina militia for three months the next tour (3h) I was a substitute for Jedidiah Lassiter in capt Wm Steven's company No Co militia in three months tour Genl Arrington of No Ca commanding the next tour (4) I was a substitute for Jesse Quinby under capt Job Yeates col Dozier's regt No Ca militia Genl Wm Gregory commanding 
5 I recollect among the generlas of regular General Howe & Genl Lincoln, Col Huger, Col Peter Huree Captain Shurbrick & capt Conyers
6 I received discharges from all the service that I performed but have lost them they were given me by my captains
7 I can refer the goverment as to my character or veracity & belief of my services in the revolution to Watson Lewis Esqr PM at Pitch Landing General B I Montgomery, Senator in our Legislature Dr John F Ward
We James Delk a clergyman residing in Hertford cty and John Vann residing in the county of Hertford do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Saunders who has subscribed & sworn to to the abve declaration and we believe him to be about seventy six years of age and he is reputed & believed to have been a soldier of the revolution as has stated above
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and we concur in opinion
sworn to & subscribed date aforesaid
James Delk
Jno Pann
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the questions prescribed by the war department and that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states and the court further certify that James Delk was has signed the pregoing John Vann Esqr who is chairman of the was Hertford court James Weston who has signed the foregoing & Charles Powel are all residents of the county of Hertford co ns ca & credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I Lewis M Cowper clerk fo the court of pleas & quarter sessions for Hertford county North carla do hereby certify that the pregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in matter of the application of Nathaniel Saunders for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 28th of augt 1832
JM Confor CH
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State of North Carolina
County of Hertford
S
On this 28th of Augt 1832 personally
appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions now sitting Nathaniel Saunders, aged
about seventy six years who being duly sworn according to
Law doth make his oath to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832- That he entered
at Charleston So ca in the year 1776
the service in the Continental Line inlisted for three
years a musician in Capt Conyers Company 5th Regt
Hugher
South Carolina Troops under Col. He served
at Charleston, & was in the engagement in which the
English took Savannah - He was also engaged in
the attempt to retake Savannah, the Americans were
commanded by Genl Lincoln, the British by Genl
Prevost. He was discharged in 1779. His discharge was
signed by Col Huger. He is an illituate man &
pronounce this name Hugee from there he came to ┃
a substitute for Miles Blanch Hurtford County
North Carolina, where in 1780 he was in Capt
To
Lewis Brown's Company under General Caswell, of Roc
He marched through North Carolina to Charleston
where he served three months his tour of service as a
musician. He was discharged his discharge my
given him by his Captain (Brown)
afterwards he served a tour of three months as a sub
stitute for Jedediah Lanter as a musician in Capt
He entered at Hartford County North
Wm Stevens Company No 6 militia - He marched ┃
A
to crop Creek, then to Cheraw Hills on Pedee So
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General Arrington of North Carolina commanded; here after his term of service expired he was discharged his discharge was signed by Capt Joe Bridges who had succeeded Capt Wm Stevens in the command He further maketh oath that afterwards in 1781 he
was a substitute for Jesse Quinby in Capt Job Teates Company in Hartford Co. No. Ca. for three months Col Dozier commanding the Regt. He went as a musician with the company to North River Bridge in Currituck County N. Ca on the Va Line. Here the Troops were commanded by General William Gregory - after his term expired he was discharged. His discharge was signed by his captain. He further swears that he has no documentary evidence of his services, but conceives the testimony of James Weston & Charles Powell to be very material to him which he herewith submits - marked A.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to
any pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed date aforesaid
Nathaniel Saunders
Mark
The court then proceeded to propound the interrogatories prescribed by the circular of the War Department the applicant being on oath before them in open court
and 1. I was born in England came to America when only nine years old. I believe I was born 1756I have a record of my age, and I do at
know of any
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7444
Rev War
INVALID
File No 7444
Nathl Saunders
Musician Rev War
Act June 7th 32
Index Vol 1st Page 329
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Rejected
Ex'r OLD WAR
File No 20430
[crossed out 
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873]
Nathaniel Saunders
Pri
Capt Conyers
SC Line
Revy War
Died at 
REJECTED
other claim
187
Clerk
Application filed 18
Attorney
PO

No allowed 
Act 1828
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The claim of Nathaniel Saunders of Hertford County North Carolina
under the act of May 15th 1828
for the relief of the surviving officers & soldiers of the Revolution
Ref 3 Au 80 ct
Re 8 Oct
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741
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act, entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers
of the Army of the Revolution" approved May 15th 1828
I, Nathaniel Saunders of Hartford County State of North Carolina do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until
its termination at which period I was a private in Captain Conyer's is company in the 5th Regiment Col. Eugene Commanding of the South Carolina Line. And I also declare that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of Eight Dollars; to which I was entitled under a resolve
of Congress passed May the 15th 1778
And I further declare, that I was not
on the fifteenth of May 1828 on the Pension List of the United States. Witness my hand this 28th day of Sept in the year 1829
his
Nathaniel Saunders
mark

 Before me Silas Parker Esquire a Justice of Peace in the County of Hartford & State of North Carolina personally appeared this day Matthias Deans and Lemuel Valentine
respectable freeholders of the said County who did severally make oath that
Nathaniel Sanders by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed & believed to have been a Soldier in the Coy of the Revolution in the manner as therein stated. Witness my hand
this 28th of Sept 1829
Silas Parker J.P.
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Know all men by these presents that I Nathaniel Saunders of the county of Hertford and state of North Carolina for good causes one hereunto moving have appointed John H Wheeler of the county and state aforesaid my true & lawful attorney to receive for me and in my name which is solely to ensure to my personal benefit of the Hon Sec of the Treasury all such sums of money as may be a coming to me under the act of Congress passed May 15th 1828 entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution and fully to transact for me all other acts touching the premins in every respect as I myself could do were I personally present doing the same
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of Sept 1828
Nathaniel Saunders
his X mark
Before me Personally appeared Nathaniel Saunders and acknowledged the execution of the above power of eterny witness my hand
Silas Parker JP
I Lewis m Couper clerk of the court of the county of Hertford & state of North Carolina do hereby certify that Silas Parker by whom the foregoing affidavit was signed and before whm they were sworn was at the time a justice of the peace and duly empowered to administer oaths
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and applied the seal of the sd court this 18th of Sep 1829
LW Coup clk
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Owrej.

#20.430
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Nathaniel Saunders Pvt
So Car Line
Not allowed act 1828
No Carolina
No record 
LDL
Dec 17/80
Exd Jmal
Old books Susp Rej
Act Hest
8703 Dont fit
wid
Act
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In Nath Saunders case he has satisfactorils proven by two witnesses (Jas Winton & Chs Powel) they have been shewn to as credible persons by the court that he has served six months I will release the South Carolina service so at his term proved be allowed
Jno A Wheeler
Washington
Feb 5th 1873
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1741
Revolutionary Claims
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
8 Oct 1829
Nathaniel Saunders of in the county of Hartford in the state of North Carolina has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act entitled An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution approved the 15th of May 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued until its termination at which period he was a private in captain Conyer 's company in Col Eugene regiment of the S Carolina line and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars provided by the resolve of the 15th of May 1778 and further that he was not on the 15th day of May 1828 on the pension list of the United States and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March 1826 nothing

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary
F A Dickins

TREASUREY DEPARTMENT 
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE
9 October 1829
[crossed out 
It appears by the records in this office that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to in the]
It further appears that Nathaniel Saunders is not ow on the pension list of any agency and has not been so since 3d March 1826
The name of Nathaniel Saunders cannot be found among those of the South Carolina line to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued
Peter Hagner Aud
correct
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War Department
Bounty Land Office
Oct 12th 1829
The name of Nathaniel Saunders does not appear on the Records of the South Carolina line on file in this office, among those entitled to Bounty Land or to whom a land warrant has issued
Wm Gordon