Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2419, John Crabtree, N.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.

Crabtree, John

NUMBER
R. 2419

CONTENTS
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At a special Term of the County Commissioners
Court of Montgomery County, Illinois begun and
held on the 24th day of October A.D. 1835
On this 24th day of October A.D. 1833
personally appeared in open Court, before the County
Commissioners of Montgomery County now sitting.  John
Crabtree, a resident of South District in said County
of Montgomery and State of Illinois aged 71 or 72 years
and nearly 5 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 June 7th 1832. That he entered the
service of the United States under the following named
Officers, and served as herein stated. He entered the service
under Captain Edward Williams as a Militiaman & was
sometimes under Colonels Lopp & Littrell, in Randolph County
in the State of North Carolina in the spring of 1780 as he
believes, and served 12 months in succession in Tours of 3 months
each, that he again entered, immediately under Capt John
Knight in the same kind of service viz Militia, and
served under said Knight twelve months also in tours
of three months each, making in all Two full years
Service as a Militia man & was discharged from the said
Service in the same County viz Randolph Cty North 
Carolina in the spring of 1782. he marched against the
Tories in the Counties of Randolph, Guilford & Rowan
he had two battles, with the Tories, both in the Lower
end of Randolph Cty. his services were entirely confined
to the service against the Tories in North Carolina. He
was not acquainted with any General Officer, as he
served in detached Company generally, he has no
documentary evidence, neither does he know of any person
whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his
service
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I John Crabtree do hereby relinquish every claim 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
(Interrogatories to the said Jno Crabtree)
Quest.  Where and in what year were you born
Answer,
I was born in Randolph County North 
Carolina on the 31st day of May in the
year 1763 or 1764

Quest.  Have you any record of your age and if so where
is it?
Answer I have none,

Quest.  Where were you living when called into the service
where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
and where do you now live?
Answer. I lived in Randolph County North Carolina
when called into the service. I have lived since
the Revolution in North Carolina, a short time in
South Carolina, 30 years in Kentucky in Muhlenberg
County and I now live in Montgomery County in
the State of Illinois

Quest.  How were you called into the service, were you
drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute
and if a substitute for whom?
Answer.  I entered as a volunteer Militia man and so continued

Quest.  State the names of some of the regular officers who
were with the Troops where you served.  Such Continental
& Militia regiments as you can recollect and the
General circumstances of your service
Answer.  I was acquainted with none of the regular officers my
service was confined to the Militia & that in detached
companies after the Tories, neither was any Regiment in
Company but our own Troops we being sometimes
under Colonels Lopp & Littrell but mostly in
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detached companies after the Tories

Quest.  Did you receive a discharge from the service and
if so by whom was it given & what has become of it?
Answer.  I received discharges every three months signed by
Capt Williams, the first year of my service, and by 
Capt Knight the second year, but I got them all
burnt, when my House was burnt many years
ago in South Carolina.

Quest.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your
present Neighborhood, and who can testify to your character
for veracity and good behaviour, your services as a
soldier of the Revolution
Answer.  I am acquainted with the Rev John Jordan and
William Jordan
John Crabtree

Sworn to and subscribed date aforesaid in open Court
We John Jordan a Clergyman residing in the County of
Montgomery and State of Illinois, and William Jordan
residing in the same County and state, hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with John Crabtree who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that
we believe him to be 71 or 72 years old. That he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to
have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we
concur in that opinion
John his x mark Jordan
William Jordan
Sworn to & subscribed date aforesaid in open Court
And the Court hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter, and after putting the inter
rogatories prescribed by the war department, that the
above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution
and served as he states. And the Court further certifies
that it appears to them that John Jordan who has
signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a clergyman resident ┃
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in the County of Montgomery and State of Illinois
and that William Jordan who has signed the same
is a resident in the County aforesaid and is a credible
person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Joseph Williams )
William Griffith   )
Richd. Bradley     )
County
Commissioners

State of Illinois            )
Montgomery County  ) ss
I Benjamin Sammons clerk
of the County Court in and for said County do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and 
correct copy of the Original declaration and
certificate, all of which appears of record
in my Office.  And I further certify that
I am not interested either directly or indirectly
in the procuring of this pension
Witness Benjamin Sammons
Clerk of the County Court of said
County and the seal thereof at Hillsboro
this 28th day of November A.D. 1853
Benjamin Simmons Clerk
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State of Illinois Montgomery County Sct
On the 24th day of October A.D. 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the
County Commissioners of Montgomery County now sitting, John Crabtree, a resident
of South District in Said County of Montgomery and State of Illinois aged 71 or 72
years and nearly five 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 June 7 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He entered the service under Captain Edward Williams as a Militiaman and was sometimes under
Colonels Lopp & Littrell in Randolph County in the State of North Carolina in the Spring of 1780 as
he believes: and served twelve months in succession, in tours of three months each, that he again entered
immediately under Captain John Knight in the same kind of service viz Militia and served under said
Knight twelve months also in tours of three months each, making in all two full years service as a
Militiaman, and was discharged from the said service in the same County viz Randolph County
North Carolina in the spring of 1782.  He marched against the tories in the Counties of Randolph, Guil=
-ford & Rowan, he had two battles with the tories, both in the lower end of Randolph County_ his services
were entirely confined to the Service against the tories in North Carolina. He was not acquainted with any
General Officers, as he served in a detached Company generally_ He has no documentary evidence neither
does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.
I John Crabtree do hereby relinquish every claim 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.

(Interrogatories to the said Jno Crabtree)
Question 1 where and in what year were you born?
Answer I was born in Randolph County North Carolina on the 31st day of May in the year 1763 or 1764.

Question 2 have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer I have none,

Question 3. Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
and where do you now live?
Answer I lived in Randolph County North Carolina when called into the service, I have lived since
the Revolution, in North Carolina; a short time in South Carolina, 30 years in Kentucky
in Muhlenberg County; and I now live in Montgomery County in the State of Illinois;

Question 4 How were you called into the service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substi-
tute, and if a substitute for whom
Answer I entered as a volunteer Militiaman and so continued,

Question 5 State the names of some of the regular offices who were with the troops where you
served, such continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect in the general circumstances
of your service?
Answer I was acquainted with none of the Regular officers, my service was confined to the
Militia and that in detached Companies, after the tories, neither was any regiment in Com-
-pany but our own troops, we being sometimes under Colonels Lopp & Littrell, but
mostly in detached companies after the tories,-

Question 6.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it
given and what has become of it?
Answer. I received discharges every three months signed by Captain Williams the first
year of my service and by Captain Knight the second year, but I got them
all burnt, when my house was burnt many years ago in South Carolina-

Question 7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neigh-
-borhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and good behavior your
services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Answer. I am acquainted with the Rev. John Jordan, & William Jordan
John Crabtree
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the date aforesaid
We John Jordan a clergyman residing in the County of Montgomery and State 
of Illinois, and William Jordan residing in the same County and State
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Crabtree who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 71 or 72 years of age old
that he is reputed and beleived [believed] in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
John Jordan
William Jordan
Sworn to and subscribed date aforesaid in open Court
and the said Court
hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presen=
-ted 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 to them that John Jordan who has
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signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Montgom
=ery and State of Illinois and that William Jordan who has signed the same is a resi=
-dent in the County aforesaid and ["that their Statement is entitled to Credit" is crossed out] is
a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to credit

State of Illinois Montgomery County Set
I Hiram Rountree Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of said
County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a true copy of the Origin
al proceeding in the matter of the application of John Crabtree for a
pension -
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this 24" day of October A.D. 1835
Hiram Rountree
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
R.F. 2419
Washington, D. C., [date blank], 19 [blank]
[blanks]

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of John Crabtree
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

[column headings:  DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  RANK.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED, CAPTAIN, COLONEL.  STATE.]

Spring 1780. [checkmark for Length of Service].  [Rank is blank].  [Captain] Edward Williams. [Colonel] Lopp & Littrell.  N.C.

1781.  [checkmark for Length of Service].  [Rank is blank].  [Captain] John Knight.  [Colonel is blank].  " [ditto marks for NC]

Battles engaged in, two battles with Tories in Randolph County N.C. no names

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Randolph Co. N.C.

Date of application for pension, Oct. 24 1835 [check mark]

Residence at date of application, South District, Montgomery Co. Ill

Age at date of application, born May 31 1763 or 1764 in Randolph Co N.C.

Remarks: After the Revolution Soldier lived a short time 
in South Carolina and 30 years in Mecklenburg Co. Ky
There is no data as to family.
This claim was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof
of service, as required by the Act of June 7, 1832 under which he
applied.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-28.6
12 mos is not put in as length of each service, as alleged, by soldier
as the militia did not serve in that way
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John Crabtree

33.476
John Crabtree
Illinois

Hon. Z. Casey
HR
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James
Shields
Dec 12 /53
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119
Pension Office
Dec 12 1853
Sir
I enclose the letter of Mr Roundtree and have
the honor to inform you that in 1835 John
Crabtree of Ill made application for a pension
for his services in the war of the Revolution, but
failed to give any specification of services and
failed to show, by any kind of proof, that he ever
served a day, I enclose you forms for decla-
ration, under various acts of Congress, one of which
may be used by her. She must prove her husbands
service, and to do this she must furnish such
evidence as may be obtained at the Office of the
Comptroller of N.C. or the testimony of witnesses
who know that he served as alleged.  She must
show when he died, and when she was married
to him.
Hon James Shields
U.S. Senate
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Hall of the House of Rep
Decr 14th 1835
Sir
Enclosed I send you the papers
of Mr John Crabtree, applying for
a pension - please give the
Subject early attention, and inform
out of the result.
Your obt Sevt.
Z. Casey
J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
1914 Nov. 14
Amy L. Crab
tree furnished
history.  

["Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878." is crossed out]
REJECTED
2419
P. O. [blank]
John Crabtree
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]
Application filed: [blank], 18[blank] 
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P. O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contra[page damage]
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18[blank]
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Suspended
See letter 21 Dec
31. to [illegible] Z. Casey
Hon Jas Shields Dec 12 1853
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JAS
Dec. 15

Hon. Z. Casey
H.R.

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington City
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Bloomington, Wis.
Nov. 10, 1914
Pension Department,
Washington, D.C
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly
send me any records you
may be able to find of John
Crabtree who was in
re -
ceipt of a pension for serv-
ices in the Revolutionary War
As nearly as I can find
out he enlisted from South 
Carolina. After the war he
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lived in Georgia, where his
first wife, -- Hawkins, died.
There was a second wife,
Middy Ann Goff. Later he
lived for a number of years
in Muhlenberg County, Ken-
tucky, and then moved to
Montgomery County, Illinois
where he died at the age
of 84
I shall thank you kindly
for any information you can
give me.
Yours truly
Miss Amy L. Crabtree
Bloomington
Wisconsin