Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41,446, John Boyd, N.C. S.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE N.C. S.C.
Boyd, John
NUMBER 41,446

CONTENTS
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died
Nov 17 1825
Notice sent to Cornelius Dowd Esq 30 Oct 1820
Carthage NC

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17.058
North Carolina
John Boyd of Chatham County, in the State of N. Carolina who to was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Capt Moore of the S. Carolina line, for the term of 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 25th of June 1818.-

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of May 1820 and sent to H. Potter Esqr Raleigh N. Carolina

Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 162, 63
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 4800
20 6/30 & 4/31 Months  $210.63

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
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District of North Carolina
On this 25th day of June 1818, before the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the United States for the District aforesaid, personally appeared John Boyd, aged Sixty Seven years, resident in Chatham County in the said District, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"" That very early in the revolutionary war, the year and day I do not recollect, in the town of Hillsborough state of North Carolina John Boyd enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Alfred Moore, of the first Regiment, in the North Carolina line, on the continental establishment, in the said revolutionary war, for the term of six months first, & then for the term of twelve months after the end of his said first enlistment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps, the said Six months & twelve months, by one continued service, except that about one month of the last of the said twelve months service was given to him for volunteering to go against Fort St Augustine, but his full service was considered as completed for the cause aforesaid & he obtained his discharge from service, at Charleston in South Carolina that he then enlisted for eighteen months, in the said service of the United States, in the Company commanded by Captain Wm Richardson, of a fifth Regiment of the South Carolina line, on the continental  establishment; that he continued to serve in said Company until the end of the said latter eighteen months, when he was discharged from service in said Charleston; that he was in the battles of Sullivan's Island [illegible] & in several skirmishes; and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support that he has lost both of his said discharges

Sworn to & declared before me the day & year first aforesaid
H Potter Justice Peace
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I Henry Potter, District Judge as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Boyd did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in and of of the assistance of his country
for support and I now transmit the proceeding testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Raleigh 2nd Feby 1819.
H Potter D Justice

the fores'd John Boyd further declares on oath, that he first entered the service as stated in his declaration in the year when war was declared, & that he served in all, three years, within
about month, and that from these circumstances as is advised & believes that he entered the said service in the year 1776, & left it under his last discharge the year 1779. He further states, that he served under Capt Moore as a Sergeant for twelve months; and under Capt Richardson also as a Sergeant for that whole service
Sworn to declared before me the 20th Dec 1819
H Potter D Justice
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with the aforesaid amendment & the additional affidavits of Sam Thompson & James McCulloch, and at the request of the applicant, I again transmit the Declaration, and proceedings in the case of the said John Boyd to the Secretary for the war Department, for his further consideration.

The certificate of a number of persons, in favour of the applicant, I also transmit, not as evidence, but at his request as a recommendation. I know some of the characters whose hand
appear on the paper to be very respectable
Raleigh 27th Dec. 1819
H. Potter D Justice
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John Boyd
17,058.

Cornelius Dowd
Carthage N.C.
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
On the 21st day of August 1820 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record expressly made a Court of Records by the laws of the State aforesaid which created it, for the County of Moore, John Boyd aged Sixty Nine Years last February resident of the State of North Carolina and County of Moore who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war two and a half years part of the time as a private  soldier and part of the time a Sergeant at one time. That Eighteen months he served in the Regiment Commanded by Col James Moore and in the Company Commanded by Alfred Moore as well as he can now recollect. This service was performed in the year 1785 and 1786 in the line of North Carolina in Continental Establishment in the first Regiment of said State, that immediately an the Expiration of the Eighteen months aforesaid he enlisted for twelve month in the fifth Regiment on Continental establishment in the line of South Carolina Commanded by Col Isaac Huger and in the Company commanded by Capt William Richardson. that he has not as yet received any pay as a pensioner, that some time about the year 1809 he proved his right to be placed on the pension list before Judge Potter of Raleigh, but that he does not know what has been done with his said proofs, and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring my self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for  me any property or Security contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income whatever, and that I have no property
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Except a few Joiners tools and my wearing apparel - that his occupation was a house Carpenter and Joiner, that from the loss of sight and other infirmity he is quite unable to follow his said trade-- That he has no family, and that his Common place of residence is at his son in law Stephen Berryman in the aforesaid County of Moore -
[signed] John Boyd

the preceding deposition was sworn to declared and subscribed on the 21st day of August 1820 in open Court before us John McLeod, Hugh McDonald and John Blue Esquires. Who presided as a Court at the time
[signed] John Blue J P
John McLeod J P
Hugh Donald J.P.

North Carolina 
Moore County
I Cornelius Dowd  Clerk of the Court of Pleas Quarter Sessions for the aforesaid County, do hereby
state that the foregoing oath are truly copied from the records of the said Court, and I do further
Certify that the Court put no value on the few tools mentioned in the above deposition.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court to this 31st day of August 1820
Cornelius Dowd Clerk of the
Court for the County of Moore
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
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M. E. C.  Inv. 41, 446.
December 7, 1897.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning John Boyd, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on June 25, 1843, at which time he was sixty-seven years of age and residing in Chatham Co., N.C., and his pension was allowed for eighteen months actual service as a sergeant in the South Carolina troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Moore. Enlisted at Hillsboro, N. C.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Mrs. Ida R. Johnson,
Rock Hill, S. C.
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State of North Carolina Orange County Dec 14th 1819
This day came Samuel Thompson before us James Clark & Willie Shaw two of the Justices of the peace for said County and made Oath that he believes that John Boyd was a soldier in the first Regiment under Capt Alfred Moore of the North Carolina Continental Troop
[signed] Samuel Thompson

Sworn to before in the Day and year above written
Willie Shaw JP
James Clark JP

State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that Willie Shaw Esqr & James Clark Esq before whom the above affidavit of Samuel Thompson was made and whose are signed thereto, and Thomas Rountree Esq. before whom the annexed
affidavit of James McCulloch was made, & whose name appears thereto are each of them acting Justices of the peace in & for the County of Orange, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to their official acts

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County the 16th of December 1819.
J Taylor Cle
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State of North Carolina Orange County
December 15th 1819

This day came James McCulloch before me the One of the Justice of the peace for sd County & 
made Oath that he believes that John Boyd was a soldier in the first Regiment under Capt
Alfred Moore of the North Carolina Continental troops
[signed]
James McCulloch
Sworn & Subscribed to before me the day & year above written 
[illegible] JP
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State of North Carolina
Chatham County July 28th 1818.
This day came Robert Boals before me Philip Alston one of the Justices of the peace for said County. and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he knew John Boyd before the
Revolutionary war, he some times followed the house carpenter business, and often made his
home at my fathers house as well as I remember he was at work in Orange County when he first
enlisted, which was when they first began to enlist men in this State, I saw him once after his enlistment, before he joined his Regiment then he went into the service (the certain time he was gone I cannot say; but it was at least two years) I saw him when he first came out of the service; he came to my fathers house as he said directly from Charleston I also saw his discharge that he got from Col. Agee, that upon the whole I have not the least dispute in my mind but what he was actually in the Regular service and at least two years, neither did I ever hear any person make any doubt of the same Sworn to and subscribed before me
[signed] Robt Boals

Philip Alston JP
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State of North Carolina
We Murdock McKenzie of Chatham County and Archibald McBryde of Moore County do hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with Robert Boals who has made and subscribed the annexed deposition for many years that the said Robert Boals is a man of the finest character and one in whom we should have the fullest belief
28th July 1818
M. McKenzie
A W McBryde

State of North Carolina
Chatham County
I Thomas Ragland Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Philip Alston whose name is signed to the within deposition of Robert Boals
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Chatham and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his attestations as such

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand under the seal of said County at Office this 30th day of July AD 1818
Tho Ragland CCC
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State of North Carolina Chatham County
This day came before me Philip Alston one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid Thomas Waddell and John A. Ranney who upon their oaths depose that they are well acquainted with the within applicant John Boyd for a pension under the United States Laws agreeable to an act of Congress for the relief of the Revolutionary officers & soldiers of our continental army and that from their belief the said John Boyd is in reduced & indigent
circumstances and the stands in need of his County for support. Whereunto we have affixed our hands & seals this fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred Eighteen
[signed] Tho. Waddill
Jno Ranney

Signed in presence of
Philip Alston J P

State of North Carolina 
Chatham County
I Thomas Ragland Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Session by and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Philip Alston who witnessed the above certificate is an acting Justice in and for the County aforesaid and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his attestation as such In witness whereof I have unto set my hand under the Seal of said County at Office this 26th August AD 1818
Tho Ragland Clerk
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State of North Carolina
Chatham County
We the undersigners being well acquainted with John Boyd, who lives in this County at Present
and did in the time of the Revolutionary War, and who we believe did enlist as Soldier in the said War and from the knowledge of him we have full confidence and belief that he served his time out faithfully, and is therefore entitled some relief from his Country, being now an old man and in indigent circumstances

In Witness whereof we have hereto set our hands this 25th day of November AD 1819
Robert Marsh  Archd McIntyre
Philip Alston  Tho Ragland
Thomas Gallaway Thomas Jackson
George Willie  Aaron Evans
G. Forshey  Benjamin Emerson
Thomas Beal  Brooks Brantley
M McKenzie  Bataun Self
A.M. Bryde Eli Emmerson old soldier
James Taylor  Will Goldston Willis Johnson
E Tyson  James Benson
Robt Palmer Aaron Henson
Tho Brooks  L. Mautt

Jno Boyd is a very poor man, and that he served the Revolutionary War is within my knowledge, & that long ago he told me he lost part of his papers at the battle of Brier Creek.
A McKenzie
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Mr Stout
John Boyd Seg't
5th Regt South Carolina
line 12 months

On Roll
25 June 1818

[below crossed out]
sent to William Hill Esq.
Secy of State Raleigh N.C. for proof of service
9 June 1819.
[remainder not crossed out]
See additional testimony
Chatham Cty
Admitted
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Rock Hill, S. C.
Nov. 20th 1897

H Clay Evans
Department of War
Washington D.C

My dear Sir:
My Ancestor, John Boyd, came from County Down Ireland to America in the year 1770 fought in the Revolutionary War, persecuted by the Tories and is buried in Newberry County S.C.

Will you kindly furnish me with any information you may be able to as to the date
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of enlistment & c
And oblige
Respectfully Yours
Mrs. John Boyd Johnson

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US PENSION OFFICE
NOV 24 1897
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Johnson

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41446
Revy INVALID
File No. 41446
John Boyd
Serg Rev WAr

Act 18th March 18
Index Vol. 5 Page 53
Arrangement of 1870.

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Dec 7/97 Ida B. Rock Hill S.C.

May 22 1904
Mrs. Jus. T. Harris Spartanburg S.C.