Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14802, Thomas Ward, S.C.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE.   S.C.

Ward, Thomas

NUMBER      S.  14802

carded

CONTENTS
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[page torn at top and about 1/3 way down on both sides]

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h Co in the State
private in the Compy
, King of the Regt ___
Giles ___ in the S. Caro
for 6 months ___

the Roll of Mobile
t  20 Dollars  -- Cents per annum 
g on the 4tyh day of March, 1831.

the of Pension issued the 28  day of 
uary   1843 and sent to Hon:  Lewis __ H.R __

the 4th of Sept:  42  $230. 1_
ant. allowance ending 4 May '43 __   10.0_

$240.0_

Revoluti
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Repd     31 Jany   43
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4         35.213
Thomas Ward
Alabama

admd
6 mo pri
20$



Hne D H Lewis
HR
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I. Jordan J. Lewis Clerk of the County Court of Conecuh County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Ward for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Office this 21st. day of June A. D. 1841
Attest   J..J Lewis. Clk


1st..   Where +[and] in and in what year were you born?
Answer:  I was born on James River in the State Virginia on the 19th. day of August.  1761
Thos Ward

2nd.  Have you any record of your age. &[and] if so, where is it?
Answer.  I have it in my bible at home.
Thos Ward

3.  Where were you living when called into service?  Where have you lived since the Revolutionary Wart and where do you now live?
Ans.  I lived in [crossed out word 'the'] Cherocee district of South Carolina when called into service.  I have lived in the same district about 40 years and from that time in Alabama on the Federal road called Duberry Place.
Thos Ward

4th.  How were you called into service.
Answer.  I was Draughfted
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5th.  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops such continental and Militia regiments and the general circumstances of your service? ___
I do not recollect the name of any of the regular officers who were with the troops except General Lincoln in Charles town.  I was generally called into service by the Militia officers
Thos Ward
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Thomas Ward
Alabama
Act 7. June '32
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Declaration --
Inorder to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
The State of Alabama
Conecuh County
On this thirtieth day of August AD 1842. personally appeared in open court before the Honorable the Judge of the County Court of said Conecuh County.  Thomas Ward a resident of the County and state aforesaid of about eighty years and six months old.  who being first 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 7th AD  1832.

That he entered the Service of the United States as a private in the Militia of South Carolina under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

He belonged to George King's Company. in Col. John Baxter's Regiment.  Lieutenant Ella Swinton __ and Major Amos Windham - under the directions of Genl Francis Marion _  and he served as a private in the South Carolina Militia every third month. and sometimes every other month from the first of January 1776 - until October 1782_
1st. There first town of this Service was in George King's Company under Major Irwin. at See Wee. Bay_ for one month ['one month' underlined]_ or more.
2nd.  the next was under Genl Marion on Little Peedee' one month {underlined last two words]
3rd  In Captain Hutson's Company under Genl Marion at Burch's Mill. for one month [last two words underlined]
4th. He states that he served under Lieutenant King at Col Swinton's plantation one month ['month' underlined]
5.  He served in Capt. Hutson's Company under Genl Marion ['at' crossed out] in Snow's Island one month.
6.  He served under Genl Marion on Santee River below Murrys [crossed out 'Murphy's'] ferry one month [last two words underlined]
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7  And at Murry's Ferry one month ['one month' underlined]
8.  He served at Capt. Clowden's plantation on Black River one month ['one month' underlined]
9.  The next tour he served was in Captain Samel Dubose's company under Col Lincoln at Charleston for fifty two days __ [last three words underlined]
10.  He served under Maj Windham in a tour to Castaway ferry on Peedee river one month ['one month' underlined]
11  And on Santee River one month. ['one month' underlined]
12  And at McCord's plantation one month ['one month' underlined]
13  He served at Canty's plantation when ninty Brittish were taken and he aidedc in guarding them to Camden one month ['one month' underlined]
14  He served at Singleton's Mill under Col Baxter one month __
15 __ He served as a volunteer under Col Wade at the mouth of Rocky River on Peedee one month ['one month' underlined]
16 _  He served on Santee River one month ['one month' underlined]
17  He was in service at the taking of Georgetown one month [underlined] or more
18_  He served on a tour in Capt Connell's company on Jeffries Creek.  when Capt Connell was killed in a Skirmish with the Tories -
19   He served on a tour on Wateree and had a skirmish with the Brittish __ he served one month ['one month' underlined]
He cannot recollect the counties through which he passed but states that they were generally between Peedee + [and] Santee Rivers in the State of South Carolina at such places as Genl Marion directed __
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to to any pension or annuity except the present and declaims that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state _
To the interrogations asked him by the court he makes the following answers on oath __
1st.  That he was born on James River in the State of Virginia.  in the year AD. 1761 --
2.  He has his age recorded in an old bible which is in his possession
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3.  He says that he lived in the Churaw (now Darlington) District in the State of South Carolina _ That he lived in South Carolina forty years after the Revolutionary War.  and twenty years in Conecuh County within the State of Alabama where he now resides.
4.  That he was drafted for short tours of one month in which capacity he ['served' crossed out] performed all his services except once he volunteered. for one tour __
5.  That he served the first tour under Maj Irwin Genl Lincoln __ and afterward under Genl Marion _  That Cols Horry. Perstel &[and] Mayam and Maj Perstell. were with them at times
6_. That he received discharges at various times and a final discharge from Genl Marion at Watboo in October 1782.  which gave been lost or destroyed by fire. in his father's house_ which was destroyed by fire
7 sometime after the Revolutionary war __
7. He states the names of.  Allen Page.  Green James _ Nathan Coker.  Nathan Mixon  John Mixon. James Andrews. are his neighbors and can Testify as to his veracity __

He states ['that' crossed out] as a reason for not having applied for a pension. earlier than his application in 1840_ that he had been informed that none but regulars were entitled to pensions __. sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court__
Tho Ward
Attest    Henry F. Stems Judge of C. C: C. C.
We James Calloway a Clergyman residing in the county of Conecuh +[and] state of Alabama and Allen Page +[and] Green James residing in the said . County +[and] State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Ward who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration _ that we believe him to be about eighty years old. that  he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he lives to have been a soldier in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to +[and] Subscribed the day +[and] year aforesaid.
Josua Calloway
Allen Page
Green James

Attest 
H. F. Stems   J. C. C: C. C.
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and I Henry F Stems Judge of the Said County Court do hereby declare my 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 further that it appears to the Court that James Calloway who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Conecuh aforesaid and that Allen Page and Green James who ha also signed the same - residents of said Conecuh County. and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest     H. F. Stems  Judge C. C: C. C. ___


I. John Cary Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in Said Court.  in the matter of the application of Thomas Ward for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office.  this 30th day of August [crossed out illegible word] in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty two.
John Cary Clerk
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The Honble. Dixon H. Lewis
M. C.
Washington City
D.C


[vertically written text going from top to bottom of page written in upper right corner of page as follows:]
2. 31.1
Pension Off
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Comptrollers Office
Columbia S. Ca. Decr. 7th  1841
I certify that the following are true Copies of what is written in the margins of the several Indent Books in this Office &[and] here referred to vizt.
No  114
Lib  S
I found the 6th June 1785  to Mr Thos Ward for Twenty Pounds 4 / 3 1/4 Sterlg for Militia Duty as Private since the reduction of Charleston account audited. Principal L[British pound symbol] 20. 4. 3 1/4 Annual Int:  L[British pound symbol] 1. 18. 3
Accompanying the account is an order of which the following is a Copy viz t.  I do hereby Authorise  and impower William Pickens to draw any indents with the interest Due therein it being for Militia services under Capt Robt Carrothers in Colonal Robert Andersons Regiment  Given from under my hand &[and] Seal this 11th August 1787.
Thomas Ward      [circular seal beside name]
Signed this 11 Aug:  1787
Before me.  Wm. Barkin J P.


No. 109
Book V
I found the 22d July 1785    To Thomas Ward for Four Pounds  ten  Shillings for Sixty three Days Militia Duty 1782   Per  account audited Principal   L[British pound symbol] 4. 10.   Annual Interest L[British pound symbol] 0.6.3  Accompanying the account is an order of which the following is a Copy. viz t.  Gentlemen Please to Deliver an indent to the Amount of my Publick Account that is in your hands unto the Bearer hereof and you will oblige your Hble S.    Thomas Ward
To the Commissioner of the Treasury of So  Carolina
South Carolina 
Darlington County S S.   Certified by me this 26 June 1786.
Lam Benton. JP
This last signature of "Thomas Ward" appear to be in the same hand writing of the signature of the Letter addressed to the Honble. D. H. Lewis dated August the 18th 1841
I am over
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No.  3762
X
I found 22 Sept 1786 to Thomas Ward for Ten Pounds 8 / 6' 3/4 Sterlg for Militia [crossed out 'service'] Duty in Roebuck's Regt. &[and] Acct. audited  Principal L[British pound symbol] 10. 8. 63/4. Ann.  Int. L[British pound symbol] 6: 14: 7

The account is "for Militia Duty in Roebuck's Regt. since the fall of Charleston &[and] Anderson's Return Amg.  to Currency.
L[British pound symbol] 73.0.  Its. L[British pound symbol]  10. 8. 6
Hone. Ed: Hayne
Comptroller Genl.



63 days in 1782.
156 since 1780.
3, 0   21,9
7.9.            7  months.  9 days
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Pension
Sept 8th  1841.
Sir
I herewith return the letter of Thomas Ward, and have to inform you that in his declaration he states that he entered the Service in South Carolina in January 1782 and between that period and the following October, performed Several tours of duty Which do not amount to Six Months.   The Militia of South Carolina in that year did not perform Six Months actual Service.   If he Served at other periods of the Revolutionary War, the actual tours should be Set forth in an amended declaration.  W. E. Hayne Esq,  Comptroller General of South Car. Columbia, , has records in his Office of those who belonged to the South Carolina troops. Application Should be made to him for such proof of the alleged Service as the records of his Office may afford.
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servt. [signature not visible]

Hon. D. H. Lewis
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Ctif No 32.013
X Thomas Ward
Alabama

Rejected

See let:  12 Jul '41
Hon: D. H. Lewis
let: to do.  8 Sep, 1841
let: to do:  12 Jany  1842
  "    "  do. 16 Jan.  1843
did not perform six months actual service


Act 7 June  1832
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J. L. Edwards
Com  of Pensions
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Jany 4. 1843 
Sir
I beg leave to lay before you the enclosed [crossed out 'following'] application for a pension.  I believe I mentioned his name in a letter of enquiry which I addressed to you about an hour ago.  Mr Ward is a man of good character and every person acquainted with him believes he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.  I am anxious to get his name put upon the pension roll and hope you will at once take up his case and let me hear the results of your decision
Respectfully
D H Lewis
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hnat   July 12.  1841
Ala.

Hon. D. H. Lewis
H.R.

[Address text written vertically from top to bottom of page as follows:]

Comr. of Pensions.
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July 8.  1841.
Sir
I lay before you the enclosed papers in hopes that they may be found sufficient to entitle Thos. Ward to a Pension.
Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Servt.
D H Lewis



J.L. Edwards  Esq.
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Jany. 18,  1843
Sir
I have recd yours in relation to Thos. Ward's pension __  I will thank you to inform me from what periods he will be entitled to draw his pension and what will be allowed him per month __ I have no doubt but that he is entitled to a higher rate of pension than you have allowed him but as he has as yet failed to prove as long service as he says he served he must for the present at least rest satisfied with what has been done for him
Respectfully.
Yr  Obt. Servt
D. H. Lewis

J.L. Edwards Esqr
P.S. I will be glad if you will send me the directions necessary to enable Mr W. to get his pension
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8th Sep  1841
Mr Allison


Hon. D. H. Lewis
H R.

[address text writeen vertically from top to bottom of page as follows:]

Comr. of Pensions
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Sep ___ 6.  1841.
Sir
I ask your attention to the enclosed letter.  I should feel gratified to be able to be of service to old Mr  Ward and will be Obliged to you to inform me whether the statement which he now makes would enable him to a pension if made under the forms proscribed by your Office.
Respectfully
Yr Obt Servt.
D H Lewis


Jas L  Edwards Esq.
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J.L.  Edwards Esqr
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8  Jany.  1842.
Sri
I beg leave to call your attention to the claim of Thomas Ward and especially to the additional testimony now submitted
Respectfully
Yr.  Obt.  Servt.
D. H. Lewis



J L  Edwards Esqr.
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Rev War
14. 802
INVALID.

File No.  14. 802   Om
Thomas Ward
Pri  Rev  War

Act:  June 7th. 1831
Index:-- Vol.  1,  Page 395


[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Exhibit A.
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exhibit A.
We whose names are hereunto annexed; have been personally and intimately acquainted with Thomas Ward now of Conecuh [crossed out 'Conecuh'] County state of Alabama for a great many years and have often heard him give relations of circumstances which occurred in the revolutionary war whilst he was in the Service. and from our knowledge of his age, and unquestionable veracity as a man of morality &[and] truth, have no hesitation in giving it as our Opinion from common rumour and his own Statements that he was a considerable length of time in the Service of his country
Given under our hands in the year of 1841

John Mixon
Nathan Mixon
John Fuller
Elijah Fuller
William Brooks
Allen Page
John Etheredge
J H Sirmon   Or J. D.
Joshua Calloway
Thomas Piggot
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State of Alabama.   Conecuh County
honored Srs.  I Receivd your Letter that has informed me that any proceedance Was Not correct that I did Not Sarve Six months you are under a grand Misstak Srs  I Served some more than two years I did Not State Every tower that I did for you Dericted me to Stat the time I Enterd the Sarvis and when I was Discharged and Som of the towers I did I could have told of more but the cort said that what I had stated was sufficient I could have told of Sixteen towers. or more that I did but I did Not understand that I must giv a full acount of all the duty that I did for that would bee what I cannot do and I believe that was old General Marian hear himself that he could Not tell half the place that he was at with his men I am vary Sorrow to think that you Should [begin underlining] think that I did but five Short towers [end of underlining] as you call them in all most Six year and as to the shortness of my towers if any of you gentllemen had to Served one of them and Lay on the cold wet ground as we did and have __ Nothing but a few potaters or a little Rosted punking or Roesting years of corn for your supper you wood Not thought the towers so short but that is Nothin to the matter I will State som more of the placeses I sarvd at I have told you that my first tower was at Seewee by Irven mager king Capt I went from there to mars bluf from there over peedee on cat fish and Little peedee after the Torres marcht back to burches mill on peedee after a bought a Seven weeks duty we got Relivd and went home then calld out went to a place called the Lime Stone Springs went from thance after Staying thear a bout three weeks to captain Cloudens on -- Black River thare Staid 2 weeks then went on to Shinggletons mill Near Kape hore thare [crossed out 'Sata'] Staid Some time Near a month and got Relevd and went home then was calld to Snows Plant.  thare Staid a month if No more then went upon santee below murrys ferry thare Staid a bout two weeks an then went home that time wee Staid at home but a vary Short time was calld to Georgetown thear we Staid a bought 2 weeks then up to murrys ferry on santee then we staid a bout fore weeks you must know that we did Not stay Long in any place that I cannot tell the Exsect time for Marian wood march some times at dark and Next morning Not bee half mile from the same place from thane went home   one tower at [crossed out 'on'] wandaw thir the British chargd on us but don us No damage
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then we went to murry ferry again that made 2 towers at that ferry then went on santee in the swomp I could Not tell the places were went up and down that Rever I can't tell whare I stated to you the tower of Charles town and cantes a tower on peedee at cashaway ferry I sarvd one tower at the mouth of Rocke River North Carolina as a vollenter under coln wade besides many towers while we ware at home after the tores I was Not Idle for we had tores and Brittish both on all sides you must think that I was mightly favord or a tory that I don but five months duty in all most 6 ['three' crossed out] year I was young but I was as true to my country as any man in the 13 states I went when Ever calld on and staid till I was Lawfully Dischargd I have Not Rote this Letter Exspecting I should gain Eany thing but I want you to know that I would have scornd to aplyd for a pention if I had don but six months duty but if you will believe me I have Sarvd the turn of 2 year I do Not know or think that you can believe that we are able to make pineblank proof of our sarvises for that the gater part and in fact I know of none that is Now Living so that your Law is fixt so that you can ___ [crossed out 'that'] keep what is our just Right I was informed that thare was some help provided for us  I am old and vary helpless and I will yearnt my any wagers brit I have don I dont Exspect it I find that you Require that I cannot do I stated to you the time place that I was dischargd for good by marian at watbew in the year 1782 and after we war discgargd thair was a ___ General porade called by coln Baxter and we ware told that we Should Receiv pay as soon as times Regulated and it was Estimated at 2 year and three months and I got a ticket for that time but it wore out gone Long ago so as to any better I shall make Nomore So I conclude my Letter as your Sarvent
Thomas Ward

Honorable Dixen H Luis I fell vary thankful to you and honored mr Edards for your attention to Such old helpless wore out creture as I am so I conclude continying your 
Most humble obedient Sarvent and well wisher
Tho. Ward

August the 18th  1841
to morrow if I Liv to see I am 80 years old ___
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[crossed out 'Estate'] State of Alabama  Conecuh County
On this 21st. day of June 1841.  Personally appeared in open Court before the county Court now setting, Thomas Ward a resident of Alabama in the County of Conecuh aged seventy nine years and ten months who being first 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 the seventh of June 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Served as herein Stated, belonging to the Company of George King in a Battallion commanded by Majir Irvin and then by Amos Windham in a Regiment commanded by Hugh Giles.  I entered the service in January 1776.  and left the same in October 1782.  I was in no engagements except at the taking of George Town in which engagement Marion [underlined]__ commanded and there was no guns fired except by the front guards.   I resided in Cherew District in the State of South Carolina when I entered the service as a draughts man.  I was stationed one month at Snow's island at Charleston 52 days at sewer bay 7 weeks at Guerdines ferry on Santee river.  3 weeks from thence we marched to Carly's plantation and took ninety prisoners and I was one of the Guard that conveyed them to Camdden.  I have no documentary evidence to prove my service.  I know of several persons to wit Allen Page. John Mixon.  Thomas Pigot who have heard of my services from other persons but know nothing on their own Knowledge and I Know of no person myself whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Thos. Ward

I state upon oath that the paper marked exhibit A. is the certificate made by the persons who have signed their names to the Same and that John H Simon, one of the Subscribers to said Certificate is an ordained minister of the Gospel and that owing to Circumstances beyond my control I have not been able to procure their attendance before the Court and in the form prescribed by the War Department
Thos Ward


And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories describ'd 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 that John H Simon who has signed a Certificate marked ___ exhibit A. is a clergyman resident in the County of Conecuh __ Alabama. and that John Mixon  Allen Page, Joshua Calloway and others who have also signed the same are residents in the County and State aforesaid and are credible persons and that their' statements are entitled to Credit
Henry F. Stems  J.C.C:C.C.