Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21068, John Bell, Ga. N. C. S. C.
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( 8 - 1776 ) SERVICE Ga. , N. C. , S. C. Bell, John NUMBER S. 21068
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( left page ) Date of death not on A.B. ( right page )  South Carolina 30330 John Bell of Chester Dis. in the State of S. Carolina who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Dixon of the Regt. commanded by Col. Ferral in the Georgia line for 21 months. Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 70 Dollars  per annum to commence of the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued  the 14th day of Jany  1836 and sent to Peter Wylie  Chester C. H. S. C. Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '35. $ 315.00 Semi -anl . allowance ending 4 March '36. $ 35.00  ( total $350,00) { Revolutionary Claim , Act June 7, 1832.} Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 6 Page 63
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State of South Carolina
Chester District
on this 17th day of october 1834 personally appeared in open court before me Peter Wylie Judge of the court of ordinary of said District 
John Belle a resident of State & District aforesaid aged between seventy six & seventy seven years 
who being duly sworn saith[stricken] according to law saith upon oath and makes the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - 
That he entered the [illegible] of The United States under the following named officers and served as herein states. Enlisted in the state of Georgia in the [illegible] year 1777 in Capt Micheal Dixons company 
Major Maxfield, Lieut. Col. [illegible] Col. Jack. Regiment marched from Augusta to the other side St. Marys River to guard the frontier being enlisted for two years
the regiment was taken before the time of service out. when he was regularly discharged he served not less than one year.
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Genl Green's Army at Betty's ford on the Cawtawba River in the State of North Carolina  Marched to the Tuckesega to stop the British from crossing then march in the  .. (illegible ) the British Green being before them crossed at Shallow ford of Yadkin River  Green there  General Green dispatched or detached about  three hundred of which declarant was in as Infantry to act with Col. Washington  - Col. Polk was  Col of Infantry  marched to Hillsborough to check some Torys (Tories ) from doing Granmellis (? grand malice )  from thence marched to Haw River where skirmished with British at Law River the retraced to Guilford to join Genl. Green and was not there in time to be in the lines but was in time to carry off the wounded , marched to a place called Iron Works, when discharged this last tour served three months - Fifth tour draft in South Carolina what is now called Carter Chester District in Capt. John Steele's company  Col. Winn  marched to the forks of Edisto was in Genl Henderson's  Brigade was and having served no less than a month this tour - declarant say for this that he had forgotten one tour that he was in Col. Few of Georgia marched to Fulsom's fort to put down the Indians this tour served not less than two weeks in all twenty one months  & four weeks.  Ans to 1 Qest . I was born in the Kingdom of Ireland in this year 1758. Ans to 2 Qest. I have seen a record of my age in a bible my father give me which bible I left in Georgia . Ans ti 3 Qest.  I was living in Georgia when first called into service have lived in South Carolina  Chester District ever since the revolution where I now live. Ans to 4 Qest. I was enlisted volunteered , drafted ,  & substituted one for Joshua Yarbrough  & one for Wm Phillips
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Ans to 5 Qest . I will name Genl Green , Genl .Lincoln , Genl. Hardison , Col. Jack , Col. Lacey. and others named in my declaration which declaration mentions the circumstances . Ans to 6 Aest. I received one from Col. Jack one from Captain  Alexander, and dismissed the discharges are all lost. Ans to Qest 7 . .. ( illegible ) services Joseph Morrow, Alexander Pagun , John Ropsborough  Esq, Col. George Gill, John McKeo, Thomas Mc Clure. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of and State ( except a pension from the State of South Carolina ).   Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid before me in open Court.  John Bell ( signed )  Peter Wylie ( signed )  J. Co. C. D.                                               [ South Carolina Chester District ] Personally appeared John B Davis a clergy man and resident of State & District aforesaid who being duly sworn saith that he is acquainted with the above named declarant ... ( illegible ) - is the deponent always understood that said declarant was a soldier of the revolution further saith said declarant is a man of truth & veracity.  John B Davis ( signed ) Sworn to & signed in open Court this 9th day December 1835 . Peter Wylie  ( signed )  J. C. O. C.
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[ South Carolina Chester District ] Personally appeared before me Col. Joseph Lewis in open Court in for said District who being duly sworn  saith upon oath that he has been acquainted with the within named John Bell for the term of above 40 years & knows him to be a man of truth and veracity & always been called a soldier of the Revolutionary War & this deponent further saith he fully believes he was such .  Joseph Lewis ( signed ) Sworn to & signed this 8th day of September 1835 Peter Wylie  ( signed ) J.C.O.C.D.  And the Court hereby declares its opinion after the investigation of the matter putting the interrogatories  subscribed by the War Department  that the above named John Bell applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states ad the Court further certifies that he is well acquainted with John  B. D. Davis who has certified within has personally known him as a clergy man for the term of thirty five years & resided in the district aforesaid & further that Joseph Lewis who has certified above is resident of said district & has been born and raised within half a mile of the applicant John Bell & is a man of truth and justice.  I Peter Wylie the Judge of the Court has been born & raised in three miles of said Bell & always heard him claimed by the old Whigs as a solder & a man of good character. In testimony whereof I Peter Wylie Judge - Clerk of the Court of Ordinary have hereunto set my hand & this my seal of above  the 14th day of December 1835. Peter Wylie  ( signed / sealed )  J.C.O.C.D.
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May 20, 1936.
BA-J/ILL  [aw]
John Bell
S. 21068
Mrs. Richard D. Shewmaker
6200 Peshing Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Bell, from pension claim, S. 21068.
The data given herein were found in the papers on file in that pension claim, based upon service of John Bell in the Revolutionary War.
John Bell was born in the year 1758, in Ireland; the exact date of his birth and names of his parents were not stated.
While a resident of Georgia, John Bell enlisted in 1777, and served one year as private in Captain Michael Dixon's company, Colonel Jack's Georgia regiment, during which he marched from Augusta to the other side of St. Mary's River to guard the frontier. Afterwards, he served as private on the following tours: in 1779, five months in Captain Alexander's North Carolina company, during which he was in the battle of Briar Creek; in 1780, one week in Captain Polk's North Carolina company, at the time of Gates' Defeat; in 1781, three months in Captain Alexander's company, Colonel Polk's North Carolina regiment, during which he was in skirmishes at Haw River and Hillsborough; also, one month in Captain Steel's company, Colonel Winn's South Carolina regiment. He served two weeks in Colonel Few's Georgia regiment, during which he marched to Fulsom's Fort, specific dates not given.
After the Revolutionary War, John Bell resided in Chester District, South Carolina.
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John Bell was allowed pension on his application executed October 17, 1834, at which time he resided in Chester District,
South Carolina. He was allowed pension also by the State of South Carolina on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, by resolution of the Legislature passed in December 1827.
The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite
the following:
John Bell
Certificate #30330
Issued January 14, 1836
Rate $70 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
South Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
2.
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( left page ) 21068  ( note )( Revolution )  
 INVALID .                                                          File No. 21068 Joh Bell Priv . Rev. War. Act June 7th 87 Index: - Vol. ,  2 , Page 30 [ Arrangement of 1870 ]                                                                ( right page ) Feby - 7- 1903  Mrs. R. F. Johnson  St. Louis , Mo. --------------------------------- 1913 Sept. 24 Hist, to Mrs. M. A. Jennings . V.L.M.  1922 Nov. 13 . History to Mrs. Charles C. Wheeler ans. -------------------------------------------  1930 - Sept. 30 . Hist. to Mary G. Sledge - Ill. 1936 - May 20 - Hist. to Mrs. Richard Shewmaker - Ill.
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( partial page ) 33,71 .. Bell  25 Dec  1835. Pension Office W Sylvester  Adms 21 mo (28 marked out ) pay $ 70- Peter Wylie Chester Dist.
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Treasury Office Columbia November 21st 1835 I do hereby certify that John Bell, for his Revolutionary Services , was placed on the Pension Roll of this State , by a Resolution of the Legislature passed at December Session 1827 , and that he has regularly drawn his Pension ever since - Given under my hand and seal of office at Columbia  South Carolina the date above written. Tandy Walker ( signed )  Trs ry Div.
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( post mark ) [ U. S. PENSION OFFICE SEP 18 1913]
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Sept. 15, 1912 1614 11th Ave. North Birmingham, Ala.  The Commissioner of Pensions  Washington  D.C.  My Dear Sir, Will you please give me the Revolutionary war record of Capt. John Bell  of S.C.  Chester county  I think  and Samuel Weaver of Henry Co., Va.  By doing so you will greatly oblige Yours Very Truly  Mrs. M. A. Jennings.
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MARY G. SLEDGE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CHESTER, S. C.
September 16, 1930
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Please kindly advise me if the following named
rendered service in the Revolutionary War, according to your records:
1. John Bell [checkmark] [Illegible comment]
2. Paul Guthrie [0]
3. Andrew Hemphill [0]
4. William Hicklin [0]
5. Alexander Porter [not as]
All resided in the territory now comprising Chester County, South Carolina except Alexander Porter, who was a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. This was formerly called Craven County.
If your records show that either or any of these
rendered service, please kindly furnish me with the facts.
Very truly yours,
Mary G. Sledge
(Miss) Mary G. Sledge
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6200 Persching Avenue, 
Saint Louis, Mo., 
May 13, 1936

Dear Sir:
Can you look up a claim made by one John Bell, in 1834, for his services during the Revolutionary War?  I enclosed a self-addressed envelope for your convenience in answering my request. The claim is S21068, Bureau of Pensions, Dept. of the Interior. It was granted to John Bell and received on his death bed in 1834.  It was then given to an unmarried daughter, Mary Bell, who had cared for her father in his last illness.  
John Bell enlisted from Georgia in 1777, aged 19, and served at various times (over)
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from 1777 to 1781, total time served being 1 year, 9 months and 11 days. His application for pension, in 1834, was made from his residence in Chester District, South Carolina. 
Will you look up this claim for me- and can you send me some more information about John Bell? Dates would be very helpful as well. 

Sincerely, 
Hillary Boogher Shewmaker
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( post mark ) [ OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER U. S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS NOV 7 1922 ] St. Louis , Mo. Nov .6 , 1922 Washington Gardner Comm . Rev. War Records . Washington  D.C.  Dear Sir, I would appreciate your kindness very much if you could give me the Revolutionary War Record of John Bell who lived in  South Carolina  between Charleston and Chester . I understand that hew was wounded in the Rev. War applied for a Pension  - received it on his death bed and willed it to his maiden daughter , Mary. The Court house at Charleston was burned. Any information you  can give me will be very much appreciated .
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Thanking you in advance for any data you may find . I am Respectfully  Mrs. Charles C. Wheeler 5779 Praterman Ave.
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30330 To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington  D.C. I am very anxious to obtain the military history of my Great Grand Father John Bell of Chester South Carolina in order to become a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution  and they requested me to
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cease. will you kindly send me this information also the amount due your office for the trouble they have taken . And greatly oblige . Mrs. R. F. Johnston  1002 Hamilton Ave. St. Louis , Mo. ( post mark ) [ U.S. PENSION OFFICE D JAN 31 1903 ]
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( post stamp ) FEB 4 1903  FILES                      
 you. The only information I have is that John Bell was a soldier of the Rev. War, he applied for a pension and received it on his death bed and as his wife was dead, and his children all grown the pension of course would
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[Top lines cut off]
sion on file in this Bureau. John Bell S. 21068
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1777
1779
1780
1781
1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 year
5 mos.
1 week
3 mos.
1 mo.
2 weeks
RANK.
[No entries]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Michael Dixon
Alexander
Polk
Alexander
John Steel at Fulsoms Fort
COLONEL.
Jack
Polk
Winn
Few
STATE.
Ga.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
S.C.
Ga.
Battles engaged in, Sks. at Haw River & Hillsborough
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Georgia
Date of application for pension, Oct. 17, 1834, His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Chester Dist. S .C.
Age at date of application, b. in Ireland in 1758
Remarks: No family data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
ILL
September 30, 1930.
Miss Mary G. Sledge
Chester, South Carolina.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21060, that John Bell was born in 1758 in Ireland.
While living in the State of Georgia, he enlisted in 1777, served one year as private in Captain Michael Dixon's Company, Colonel Jack's Georgia Regiment; in 1779, five months in Captain Alexander's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Briar Creek; in 1780,
one week in Captain Polk's North Carolina Company; and in 1781, three months in Captain Alexander's Company, Colonel Polk's North Carolina Regiment and was in skirmishes at Haw River and Hillsborough; one month in Captain Steel's Company, Colonel Winn's South Carolina Regiment and two weeks under Colonel Few, [dates not shown. He resided after the R War in Ch Dist. - handwritten notes]
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 17, 1834, while a resident of Chester District, South Carolina, where he had moved after the war. [Illegible handwritten notes]
There are no data relative to his family.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.