Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8862, for William Pollard, South Carolina
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Pollard, William                                  W. 8862
Goodman, Elizabeth
                                 former widow
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6079
South Carolina
Elizabeth Goodman, decd, widow of Wm Pollard SC who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private of cavalry.

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848 & [illegible] 12 November 18[illegible]

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Apl 1853 and sent to Hon. J.L. Orr, Anderson C.H. S.C.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 312 Vol. 2
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Nov. 20th 1851
Appl. of Elizth Goodman Decd as widow of Wm Pollard

Nov 17-51
Triplete

address
James A. Black Columbia S.C.

No. 14.527
Elizabeth Goodman [illegible] formerly wid. of Wm. Pollard S.C.
Act 7 July 1838
Wm. Pollard died 1817
Elizabeth Goodman died Nov 12 1850
Married before 1794
Matilda Pullam
James Pollard
Franklin Pollard & 
Elizabeth Pollard
Surviving children
J.A. Black
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The State of South Carolina
By his excellency, J.H. Means
Governor and commander-in-chief in and over the state aforesaid.
To all to whom these presents shall come
Know ye that W.D. Watts whose seal & signature appear to his certificate on the instrument of writing hereunto annexed is & was at the time of signing, Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Laurens District & as such [illegible] entitled to the custody of original wills & records of said Court. And that Henry Oneall whose signature appears to the affidavit hereunto annexed is & was a magistrate for Laurens District & that John Garlington whose seal & signature also appears on the papers hereunto annexed is & was at the time of signing clerk of the Court of Common pleas for Laurens District, & that D. Filch whose signature is also hereunto annexed is & was a magistrate for Richland District.
Therefore, all due faith, credit, and authority is and ought to be had and given to his proceedings and certificates as such.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused to be affixed the seal of the State, in the Town of Columbia the thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one and in the seventy sixth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
J.H. Means By the Governor.
Benjamin Perry Secretary of State.
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State of South Carolina District of Laurens SS
On this 18th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared in open court before the undersigned Judge of the Court of Ordinary for said District Miss Elizabeth Pollard a resident of the District of Laurens in the state of South Carolina, aged thirty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows. That she is the daughter and heir at law of Mrs. Elizabeth Goodman deceased who had been first the wife & subsequently the widow of William Pollard deceased who entered the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution under the following circumstances & served under the following named officers. That said William Pollard deceased during said war entered the militia in the defence of South Carolina and served as a private horseman for a considerable length of time, as this Deponent has been informed & believes. That at the seige of Ninety Six Fort near where he then lived he recieved a wound in the left breast by which his nipple was torn off. That after recovering from said wound he again entered the service and continued from time to time in the same until peace was made. That at what time said William Pollard deceased went into said service or for what length of time in each tour of duty in the militia he engade, the countries through which he marched or the battles in which he was engaged, except the region near and the battles and skirmishes in and about the Ninety Six Fort within a few miles of his home, this deponent at this late day is unable from her recollection of the facts as stated by her said mother & father to state in detail. That of his officers Col. Robert Anderson was among the numbers as Colonel and his service under said Colonel Anderson was either under Captain Maxwell Captain Eliab Moore or Captain Beale.
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That this deponent his no doubt of the fact of his service under Colonel Robert Anderson. That all of his old discharges & army papers have been lost or distroyed. To that they cannot now be produced. The said William Pollard after the close of the war living in what is now called Laurens District married said mother of this deponent, viz, Elizabeth White on the twentieth day of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight and that said William Pollard died on the eighteenth June (day of) one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. That afterwards to wit on the fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine said Elizabeth Pollard widow of said William Pollard the soldier aforesaid married Samuel Goodman, who died on the twenty third day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty one. Since which date said Elizabeth Goodman as widow of said Saml Goodman & also of said William Pollard remained and died such in the District of Laurens in the state aforesaid on the thirteenth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty without ever presenting her claim for any pension from the Untied States. She further declares that her said mother Elizabeth Goodman deceased was not married to said William Pollard decd. prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz, at the time above stated.
Elizabeth Pollard
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written before me
W.D. Watts
J.C.D.L.D.
And I the said Judge of the Court of Ordinary for
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said District do hereby certify that the Deponent above Miss Elizabeth Pollard is entirely worthy of full faith and credit when testifying as above and that the family record of the parties William & Elizabeth Pollard, and Elizabeth Goodman corroborate fully the several dates of the several events as detailed in foregoing Declaration.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Laurensville South Carolina the day and year first above written.
W.D. Watts
J.C.O.L.D.
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Eliz.th [Elizabeth] Goodman's
Family Record.
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State of South Carolina Laurens District
Personally appeared before the undersigned an acting magistrate within & for said District Miss Elizabeth Pollard a resident of the said District who being duly sworn upon oath states that the family record showing the date of the marriage of her deceased father William Pollard and her mother formerly Elizabeth White, and the dates of the births of their children and of their deaths, namely William Pollard, aforesaid & of Elizabeth Pollard his widow, who afterwards married Samuel Goodman deceased and after said Goodman's death said Elizabeth remained a widow until her death which said Family Record is hereunto attached, is the genuine family record of this deponents said parents said William Pollard deceased & widow Elizabeth Goodman deceased. 
Elizabeth Pollard
Sworn to and subscribed this twenty third day of April 1852 before me
W.B. Henderson Magistrate L. Dist.

And I the said magistrate do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the deponent above who is a lady to whose statements as above are due full faith and credit and I further certify that I have cut out and hereunto attached the family record above sworn to and have no hesitation in certifying hereby my belief in it's authenticity as [illegible] [illegible] family record.
Given under my hand the day & year aforesaid.
W.B. Henderson Magistrate L.D.
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Family Record.
Births.
William Pollard was born 29th June 1762
Elizabeth Pollard was born 19th Feby 1769
Marshal Pollard was born 5th Nov. 1788
Matilda Pollard was born 25th March 1793
Alfred Pollard was born 14th Feby 1796
William W. Pollard was born 23rd Oct. 1798
John H Pollard was born 5th Feby 1802
James K. Pollard was born 31st March 1805
Felix Pollard was born 22 Sept. 1807
Franklin Pollard was born 5th Feby 1820
Elizabeth Pollard was born 25th April 1812

Deaths.
William Pollard died June 18th 1817 age 54 years 4 months & [illegible]
Alfred Pollard died 14th Decr 1817 age 21 years
John H. Pollard died Sept 1812 age 10 years
Felix Pollard died Jany 1814 age 7 years
Elizabeth Goodman died at the residence of [illegible] Wm. Reynold's [illegible] [illegible] Nov 12th 1850 age 81 years
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Family Record.
Marriages.
William Pollards and Elizabeth White was married 20th Feby 1788
Marshal Pollard and Elizabeth W. Hill was maried 12th March 1820
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The State of South Carolina Laurens District
I John Garlington, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions in and for the District & State aforesaid do hereby certify that W.B. Henderson Esqr. whose genuine signature appears to the within is & was at the time of signing the same a Magistrate in & for the District & State aforesaid duly commissioned & sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand & seal of office at Laurens Court House this 27th April 1852
John Garlington Clerk
C C P G L [illegible] S.C.
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State of South Carolina District of Richland
Personally appeared before me a Magistrate in and for said District Colonel Beaufort T. Watts who being duly sworn according to law saith that he is nephew of William Pollard deceased late of the District of Laurens in this state and the first husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Goodman who died at an advanced age in November 1850. That this deponent has heard his said uncle William Pollard deceased who died in the year 1817 speak of his service in the war of the Revolution in and about Ninety Six Fort near his residence, and deponent has seen the wound which said uncle declared he recieved during said war. That this deponent was acquainted with his said uncle's handwriting, has seen him write, and that having examined the original order enclosed in Account Book S. No. 204 on file among the Revolutionary Records of this state in the office of Comptroller General at Columbia for his militia services, this deponent has no doubt of it's being in the handwriting of his said uncle and that the signature to the same is that of his said uncle the husband of said Elizabeth Goodman who died as aforesaid. And that this deponent is not interested in any amount which Miss Elizabeth Pollard as daughter of said Elizabeth Pollard afterward Goodman, may recover for the services of her said father. 
Beaufort T. Watts

Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty second day of March A.D. 1851.
A. Fitch Magistrate

And I the said Magistrate do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Colonel Beaufort T. Watts who is a gentleman of high
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respectibility and to whose statements upon oath are due every faith & credit. Given under my hand at Columbia day & year aforesaid.
A. Fitch Magistrate
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South Carolina Laurens District
The undersigned certifies that she was the sister of the late William Pollard (decd.) of Laurens District South Carolina. That they emigrated from Culpepper County State of Virginia with their father James Pollard preceding the Revolutionary War with Great Britian & that it comes within the knowledge of the undersigned that about the year '87 or '88 the sd. William Pollard was married to Elizabeth White of the District of Abbeville & state aforesaid. That the said William Pollard while engaged in the service of his country as a Dragoon during the siege of '96 received a wound in the left breast. His nipple being shot off and the undersigned also certifies that she aided in dressing the
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South Carolina Laurens District
Personally appeared before me the deponent Mrs. Margart Watts, of the state & District abov named, and after having been duly sworn, saith that Mr. Wiliams statement embracing the services of her late brother William Pollard (decd.) is just & true.
Marget Watts

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day of January 1861.
Henry Oneall M.L.D.

The under [illegible] certifies that he has been acquainted with the deponent Mrs. Margart Watts upward of forty years and always believed her to be a woman of great piety & religion, blessed by nature with more than ordinary native intellect, and yet retains the faculties of her mind with unusual [illegible] for her advanced age.
R. Campbell M.D.
January 2, 1851
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The wound of her brother, he being at that time concealed from the enemy for several weeks & that after his recovery he reentered the service & performed duly until peace was declared. The deponent further states, that her brother the sd. William Pollard departed this life in June the 18th 1817. Subsequently the widow of the said William Pollard married Samuel Goodman & lived with him one year & nine months when the sd. Samuel Goodman died.
Margaret Watts

Anna M. Ball
B.C. Culliam
The State of South Carolina Laurens District
I John Garlington, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas General Sessions for Laurens District, do hereby certify that Henry O'Neall whose genuine signature appear to the foregoing affidavit is & was at the time of signing the same a Magistrate in and for the District & State aforesaid duly commissioned & sworn that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand & seal of office at Laurens Court House this 10th day of January A.D. 1851.
John Garlington, Clerk of C.C.P. & G. Sessions L. Dist. S.C.
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No 14.527
Elizth. Goodman decd. formerly widow of William Pollard S.C.
Act 7 July 1838
Jas. A. Black - Feb 5th 1852
Hon Jas. L. Orr Feby 17 1833
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11.486
South Carolina
Elizabeth Goodman decd. widow of William Pollard who died on the -- of -- in the State of S.C. who was a pri of Cavy in the -- commanded by Captain -- of the -- commanded by -- in the Revolution for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Charleston at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of April 1853 and sent to Hon. J.L. Orr

Arrears to the 4th of Anderson CH. S.C.
Semi-annual allowance ending

{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by H.R. Weightman Clerk.
Book D, Vol. 1 Page 307
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9.368
South Carolina
Elizabeth Goodman, decd. widow of Wm. Pollard who was a private of Cavalry in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Apl 1853 and sent to Hon J.L. Orr Anderson C.H. S.C.

[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A, Vol. 2, Page 166
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Pension
W
stamp
illegible
April 15
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ordinary, offier
S of H S                   14 April 1853

Inclosed [enclosed] you will find the
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Elizabeth Goodman dec. former wid of Wm Pollard
admd. July 7 1838  &c.
2 yr pri cav $100 per annum from 4 March 1836 to 12 Nov 1850 when she died

Except 2 yrs

Pay to Matilda Pullam
James Pollard
Franklin Pollard &
Elizabeth Pollard
remaining children

Cert to Hon J.L. Orr
Anderson C.H. S.C.
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8862
Elizabeth Goodman
formly Wid
William Pollard
Privt Cavy Rev War
Act:  Febry 2d. 1848.
Index: - Vol. A, Page 279
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Goodman former wid of Wm Pollard County and State of S.C. act is July 7 18189c

Claim, ("original")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. Record & [illegible] [illegible] of service
Documentary & [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Name and residence of Agent
Hon J.L. Orr, Anderson C.H. S.C.

Thornton Triplett Examining Clerk
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Pension Office
Feby 17 1853
Sir,
I have examined the claim of Elizabeth Goodman, former widow of Wm. Pollard of S.C. and have the honor to inform you that the date of the marriage will be admitted.
A Certificate of Court must be furnished showing the number and names of the children surviving at her death.
If the above Certificate if furnished, and it is shown that Wm. Pollard was a Citizen of Ninety Six District when the payment certified for him by the Comptroller, was made to him, the claim will be admitted.
Very Respy.
Your Obt. Servt.
J.E. Heath, Com. of Pensions

Hon Jas L. Orr
Ho. of Reps
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Columbia S. Ca.
24th Sept 1852
Dear Sir,
I now enclose you the family record of Mrs. Elizabeth Goodman dec. formerly Elizabeth Pollard whose claim for her heirs I have preferred under Act 7 July 1838. This record to which Miss Pollard swears confirms her allegation & the affidavit of Mrs. Watts already among the papers of the claim. The other requistion as to the Court's Certificate of surviving heirs shall be obtained before long.
Very respectfully
Yr. Obt. Sevt.
James A. Black
for Miss E. Pollard
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State of South Carolina Laurens District
Personally came before me Margarett Watts and upon being examined makes the following declaration in order to inable the heirs at law of Wm Pollard decd. to obtain a pension &c. To wit. William Pollard is as a resident of Ninety Six District and living within in four miles of the fort at the time of the siege and that he remained a citizen of the district from that time untill his death. 
Margarett Watts - X her mark

Sworn to before me 11th day of April A.D. 1853 & given under my hand and seal of office.
W.D. Watts
Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Laurens Dist.

I, John P. Watts of the state and district aforesaid makes the following declaration. To wit, that Elizabeth Goodman, the former widow of William Pollard decd. left surviving her four children, to wit: Matilda Pullam who is a widow, James Pollard Franklin Pollard and Elizabeth Pollard. 
Jno. P. Watts

Sworn to before me the 11th day of April A.D. 1853
W.D. Watts
Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Laurens Dist
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£ 52.14.31/4 D
____________
$234.27/100

23 calvary   $100
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Comptroller General's Office
Columbia So. Ca. 10.Nov. 1851
"Copy of Indent"
No. 204 Book S
Issued the 10th June 1785 to Mr. William Pollard for fifty two pounds, fourteen shillings, and three pence farthing Sterling for duty done in the militia as per account audited.
Principal L52.14.3/4
Annual Interest L3.13.9
No. 36.

"Copy of Account &c"
No. 1
204 No. 36 S
Mr. Wlm. Pollard, his acct of Duty in the Militia done alternately as private since the reduction of Charlestown. Amount to L369
Stg L52.14.3 1/4
Ed. [illegible]
J.Mc.C. A. Gen.
368.19.10
13.19
9

"Account"
No. 2
State S. Carolina
Dr. to William Pollard
For Duty in the militia as a private per Col. Andersons retu. L369
Stg. L52.14.3 1/4

No. 3
Received June the 10th 1785 the full amount of the above account in a Treasury Indent. No. 204. S. by virtue of an order from Wm. Pollard.
William Mitchell
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"Copy of Order &c"
State of South Carolina Ninety Six District
To Edward Blake & Peter Bosquit Esqrs; you will please to deliver to Mr. William Mitchell the Indent due to me from the Publick with a Special Indent for the interest & oblige your humble sevt.
Wm. Pollard
25th August 1785

I do hereby certify that I did see Wm. Pollard assign his name to the above order. This 25th August 1785
William Moore J.P.
204 S

Comptroller General's Office
Columbia So. Ca. 10 Nov. 1851
I do hereby certify that the foregoing Indent account, order, receipt &c. are true copies of the Record, and papers on file in this office.
Tho. Johns, Acting Depy Comptr. Genl.
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The State of South Carolina.
By his excellency, J.H. Means
Governor and commander-in-chief in and over the state aforesaid.
To all to whom these presents shall come.
Know ye that W.D. Watts whose seal and signature appear to his certificate hereunto annexed is and was, at the time of signing, Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Laurens District and as such by law entitled to the custody of original wills and Records of said court and that his signature is genuine and his certificate in due form. And that Col. B.T. Watts, C.P. Sullivan, W.D. Watts Esqr. are gentlemen of high respectability, and men of veracity.

Therefore, all due faith, credit, and authority is and ought to be had and given to their proceedings and certificates as such.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused to be affixed the seal of the State, in the Town of Columbia the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty two and in the seventy sixth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
J.H. Means By the Governor.
Benjamin Perry Secretary of State
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State of South Carolina Laurens District
I, W.D. Watts Judge of the Court of Ordinary of said District do hereby certify that Elizabeth Pollard is the administratrix of her mother Elizabeth Goodman, who is the widow of the late William Pollard and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the family of the said William Pollard & Matilda Pullam, James K. Pollard & Franklin Pollard with the Administratrix Miss Elizabeth Pollard an all the surviving heirs at law of the said Wm Pollard decd.
Given under my hand and seal of office the 1st day of June 1852.
W.D. Watts J.C.O.L.D.
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In the matter of Elizabeth Pollard - Application for pension.
South Carolina Laurens District
We the undersigned to the War department at Washington and especially that branch of it which has charge of Pension claims, that Col. B.T. Watts of the district and state aforesaid who has made a deposition in favor of the claim of the said Elizabeth Pollard is a gentleman of high respectability and entitled to the fullest credit as a witness. Given under our hands this the first day of June 1852.
C.P. Sullivan
W.D. Watts

Col. B.J. Watts of Laurens District South Carolina whose affidavit is now on file in the pension office to support the claim of Elizabeth Pollard adms. of Elizabeth Goodman decd. who was Elizabeth Pollard before her inter-marriage with Goodman for a pension for revolutionary services received by her husband Wm. Pollard is a gentleman of high character and respectability. None more so in So. Ca. and implicit confidence should be reposed in his affidavit and statements by the Com. of Pensions.
Washington 2d July 1852
James L. Orr M.C.