Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6681, for John Mc Daniel, North Carolina
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

McDaniel, John
or
McDonald, Margaret

NUMBER
R.6681

Mar. in Va.

CONTENTS
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When Margaret M Died
State of Tennessee
Hancock County
      This day came before me James McDaniel the administrator of the estate of Margaret McDaniel deceased and made oath that John McDaniel under whom he is making application for pension was no scholar and his name was spelled as often McDonald as McDaniel and that he answers to either way of writing it.  He also states that Margaret McDaniel is the identical widow of John McDaniel or McDonald & to set up his claim on or about the year 1833 or 1834 and that the heirs claiming are their legal identical children.
                         James McDaniel
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 6th day of July 1857.
J.H. Brewer JP

State of Tennessee
Hancock County
    I Richard Mitchell Clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that J.H. Brewer Esq. is an acting Justice of the Peace 
in and for the County and state aforesaid legally commissioned and sworn into office and that his signature hereto is his own proper handwriting.
     Given under my hand and official seal at office in Sneedville this 15th day of July 1857.
                 Richard Mitchell Clerk
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State of Tennessee
Hancock County
John Jackson
James Jackson
Residents of Hancock County in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that Margaret McDaniel the widow of John McDaniel decd who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War.  She died on the 7th day of August 1849 we further certify that we was at her burying and that was the dates inscribed upon her tombstones.
     In testimony whereof we hereunto set our hands this 4 day of July 1857.
            John Jackson
            James Jackson

State of Tennessee
Hancock County
     I do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate was sworn to and subscribed before me and the affiants are credible persons.  Given under my hand and seal this 4th day of July 1857.
                J.H. Brewer JP
                for Hancock County
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Application for Pen.

John McDaniel
Declaration for a Pension

Send it to Samuel L. Childress
Kingston
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee Rhea County: SS 
On this 3rd day of April 1835 personally appeared before me Robert Cooley one of the 
Justices of the Court of Pleas & Order Sessions for Rhea County, John McDaniel, a resident of 
the County of Rhea and State of Tennessee aged 95 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832 that he on the 12th day of June 1776 in the State of North Carolina he volunteered in the Army of the US in the company commanded by Capt. Arthur Forbis in the Regiment commanded by Col. James Martin in the Brigade commanded by General Rutherford   Rendezvoused at Guilford 
Court House marched to Salisbury from thence to a place called pleasant garden at the head of the Catawba , marched from thence to the head of the Little Tennessee, from thence across the Country to the head of Hiwassee  thence to a place called the Valley River & burned 35 Indian towns and was in 2 or 3 Indian fights.  Killed some & took a few 
prisoners, returned back to Guilford about the 22nd of October 1776 after serving 4 months 20 days when applicant was discharged he received a written discharge which is lost.  In the year 1780 in August he was again drafted under Capt. Forbis in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Pacely  in the Regiment commanded by General Davidson marched from Guilford to Catawba thence to Salisbury from thence to Charlotte where
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driven back by the British almost back to Guilford from thence back to Salisbury, thence in South Carolina to the neighborhood of Camden remained there 2 or 3 weeks on a Creek called Stuter Creek returned back to Charlotte thence to Salisbury, thence to Guilford.  General Greene took the command at Charlotte.  About 3 days before the battle of 
Guilford applicant was sent by Col. Martin on an express to Prince Edward in Virginia came back to Guilford when the company affiant belonged to & 2 others were mustered out of service in March 1781 after serving a few days over 6 months.  Affiant received no written discharge at the time.  We were then retained in the neighborhood of Guilford & Randolph, until September '81 for the purpose of watching and keeping the Tories under subjection and prevent their doing mischief had one encounter killed 4 Tories wounded 2 
others after serving 6 months.  This last service was under Capt. Donald (Capt. Fobes being killed in the Battle of Guilford) Lieut. Wiley  under the same Col. Martin received no written discharge he has no documentary evidence of his service nor does he know of any living witness by whom he can prove his service, he was born in Virginia in the year 1741 having a record of his age in his possession he lived in Guilford when called into service & as stated the manner in which he was called the service & he stated the name of the following officers with whom he was personally acquainted during General Gates, Smallwood, DeKalb, Sumner (Regular)  Guess & Colonels Locke  & Martin
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and states the names of the following persons who have long known him and can certify as to his veracity (viz.) the Rev. Drewry D. Godfrey, Joseph McCorkle, (General John Brown, Major Thomas Brown, Thomas N. Clark of Roane) John Igan & William Blivens & Meredith Cox he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State & that owing to his old age and infirmity he is unable to attend the place of holding Court. 
Sworn to & subscribed before made this day & year above written 
Robert Cooley JP 
                           John McDaniels 

We Drewry L. Godfrey a clergyman residing in the County of Rhea & Joseph McCorkle & John Igan residing in the same do certify that we are well acquainted with John McDaniel who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 95 years of age, that he is reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  We further certify that owing to his old age & bodily infirmity he is unable to attend court.
                Drewry L. Godfrey, Clergyman
                John Igan
                Joseph McCorkle
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & date above written.

Robt. Cooley
a Justice of the Peace for Rhea County
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and the said justice hereby declare his opinion after the investigation in 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 the said justice further certifies that it appears to him that Drewry L. Godfrey who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County Thea and that John Igan & Joseph McCorkle who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County Rhea that John Igan & Joseph McCorkle who has signed the same is a resident in the county of Rhea and is a credible person and hat their statement is entitled to credit and that the applicant is unable to attend court and that the foregoing contains the original proceeding in the matter of the application of John McDaniel for a pension.
               Robt. Cooley
               Justice of the Peace for Rhea County

State of Tennessee
Rhea County
       I James Berry Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Rhea do certify that Robert Cooley whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate & declaration was at the time of the date of said certificate & now is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Rhea & that full faith & credit is due all his official acts as such & that said signature is genuine.
(seal)
      Given under my hand & private seal not having a seal of office at the office in Washington in said County this 6th day of April 1835.
                            James Berry Clerk
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I certify that I have been well acquainted with John McDaniels whose declaration for Pension is herewith annexed and that he is a man of veracity & that I verily believe he served in the revolutionary War as by him stated.  April 14th 1835.
                          Luke Lea

I certify that I have been well acquainted with John McDaniel whose Declaration for a Pension is herewith annexed, for upwards of thirty years, and that he is a man of veracity, and that from his representation to me I verily believe he served in the Revolutionary War as by him stated.  April 27th 1835
                          Thos. Brown

I certify that James Berry is Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Rhea County that his signature to the foregoing declaration for a Pension is genuine and that he has no seal of office.
April 27th 1835
                       James Sandifer
                            MC
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State of Tennessee
Hancock County  SS
     On this 4th day of May AD 1857 personally appeared in open court James McDaniel age 50 years a resident of Hancock County in the State of Tenn administrator of the Estate of Margaret McDaniel decd her being the widow of the identical John McDaniel decd who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the arrears of pension which was due the said John McDaniel dec. rep to the day of his death which was on the 27th day of April 1833 according to the act of Congress passed on the ___ day of ___ also to obtain the arrears of pension which his widow Margaret McDaniel was entitled to from the 4th of March 1838, up to the day of his death which was on the 7th of August 1849 according to the Act of Congress passed on the 7th day of July 1838.
    He further declares that the said John McDaniel and Margaret McDaniel was married on the 1st day of November AD 1786 in the State of Virginia, County of Botetourt, and the Familly (sic) of the said John McDaniel and Margaret McDaniel (illegible) of eleven children whose names and ages follows:  Mary Louderback formerly Mary McDaniel 70 years, John McDaniel dec. age 68 years, Daniel McDaniel aged 66 years, Avery McDaniel decd age 64 years, Thomas McDaniel dec. aged 62 years, Edward McDaniel decd age 60 years, Margaret Wolf formerly Margaret McDaniel age 58, Elizabeth Coffee formerly Elizabeth McDaniel decd aged 56, Catharine Taylor decd. formerly Catharine McDaniel age 54 years, Nancy Jackson decd. formerly Nancy McDaniel age 52 years and James McDaniel aged 50 years.
He further states that the said John McDaniel and
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Margaret McDaniel is decd. they died as above stated and left three children only now living whose names is Mary Louderback formerly Mary McDaniel, Margret Wolf, formerly Margaret McDaniel and James McDaniel.
                  James McDaniel Administrator

Sworn to and subscribed before me in open Court and I certify that satisfactory evidence has bin (sic) (illegible to said Court that John McDaniel and Margaret McDaniel was married and died as above stated, this May 4th 1857.
                         Thos. R. Coleman County Judge

And there upon came George Wolfe and John S. M. Walker residents of Hancock County Tennessee in open Court depose as follows, that they was personally acquainted with John McDaniel who was allways (sic) reputed by all who knew him as a soldier of the revolutionary war.  He died on the 27th day of April AD 1833 and his widow Margaret McDaniel died on the 7th day of August AD 1849.  They lived together as man and wife was reported as such and cohabit together as man and wife and we never heard of their mariage (sic) being question and their family consisted oof Eleven children as is fully shown in the above declaration.
                  John S.M. Walker
                  George S. Wolfe

Sworn to and subscribed before me Thos. R. Coleman Judge of the County Court for Hancock County Tenn in Sneedville this 4th day of May 1857.
                  Thos. R. Coleman
                  County Judge
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Know all men by these presents that in John McDonalds and Alexander McClanahan of the County of Botetourt are held and firmly bound with Beverley Randolph, being Governor of Virginia, and his successor, in the sum of fifty pounds of current money.  To the payment whereof, well and truly be made, we do bind ourselves on their Executors, and Administration, jointly of (illegible) by these presents.  Sealed with our seals this 20th day of December 1785 and is the XIII year of the Commonwealth.  The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had & solemnized between the above bound John McDaniel and Margaret Watkins of the County of Botetourt, for which he hath this day allowed a license, if therefore there shall be no lawful cause of obstruct the said marriage then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.
 Sealed and delivered in the presence of

                            John McDonald  (seal)
                            Alexander McClanahan (seal)

(seal)
State of Virginia
County of Botetourt
     The above is a true copy from the original Testimony whereof I Ferdinand Wolz Clerk of the County Court for the county & State aforesaid affixed my official seal (illegible) and set my hand this 18th day of May AD 1857.
             F. Wolz CRC
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AWN
6681
P.O. ___
Margaret McDaniel
Service: widow of John McDaniel

Enlisted: ___, 18
Discharged: ___, 18
Application filed: ___, 18
Alleges: ___
Re-enlisted: ___
Attorney: ___
P.O. ___
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ___, 18

REJECTED
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Margaret McDaniel
widow of'
James McDaniel.
Tenn.
Act 7th of July 1838

Suspended
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I think it is safe to allow for L 19.10 shillings or for 7 months 9 1/2 Days = $21.37
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John Boggs
1777
698
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No. 22.996
John McDaniel
Ten
Act  7. June '32
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Kingston Tennessee
27th April 1835

Sir
     Inclosed is the Declaration &c for John McDaniel for a Pension.  When his case is examined you will please inform me of the result of this.
                      Yours respectfully,
                      Samuel L. Childress

Hon. Lewis Cass
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                     Fincastle Va.  May 18th /37

Th. Lumpkin Esq.
       Dear Sir
     Enclosed please find a copy of the marriage Bond of John McDonald and Margaret (another paper is on top of this one, with text.  The rest of this page will make little sense.)
name was frequently spelled McDonald and may be on the Roll that way
             N.B.
                       for
                  G. Wolz CBC
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Fincastle Va. May 18th /37

Th. Lumpkin Esq.
Dear Sir
Enclosed please find a copy of the marriage Bond of John McDonald and Margaret Watkins, there being a ministerial return of their marriage See 676 Postage 3-7  Please remit.  And oblige
                  In haste
                  Yours
                  J William Wolz D.C.
                   for G Wolz CBC
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                 Sneedville Tenn May 7th/57

Thomas Lumpkin Esq
Dear sir,
     I received your 15th ulto and herewith forward your proof Death Widow McDaniel, &c.  They were married in the state of Virginia Botetourt County and if necessary you will please fill up the blanks, you will please, sir, the cause that Moses Johnstons land warrant has not been issued and sent here.  I sent you your fee in case of Rachel Pridemore five dollars some time since.  please let me know when received.
            Respectfully yours &c
                   Nicholas Baldwin
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JOHN McDANIEL - CHILDREN OF.
[To accompany Bill H.R. No. 642.]
APRIL 13, 1860.

Mr. BABBITT, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following REPORT.
     The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of James McDaniel, son of john McDaniel, a soldier of the revolution, and administrator of the estate of his widow, Margaret McDaniel, praying for relief in behalf of the surviving children of said John and Margaret McDaniel, report:
     That they have had the said petition and accompanying evidence under consideration;  that the evidence proves that said John McDaniel served at sundry periods in the revolutionary war as a private soldier, amounting in the whole (as he testifies) to a period of about seventeen months; that he made application to the proper department for a pension under the act of the 7th of April, 1832, to which, from the evidence, your committee are satisfied he was entitled;  that a decision upon said application was suspended for further evidence, and while thus pending the said McDaniel died;  that his widow, the said Margaret, to whom he was married prior to the rendering said service, instituted proceedings with a view to the obtaining of the pension to which she, as a widow, was by law entitled, in virtue of the services of her deceased husband, but died on the 7th of August, 1849, before the consummation of the said proceedings;  that the present applicants are the surviving children of the said John and Margaret;  that the committee are of the opinion that they are entitled to relief in the premises;  but the exact length of time the said John McDaniel served not appearing, except from his own affidavit, which states it to have been about seventeen months, the committee propose to allow the petitions the amount of pension to which the said John McDaniel at his decease, and the said Margaret at her decease, would have been entitled to for six months' services of the said John, to wit: twenty-four dollars per annum from the 4th day of March 1831, to the 7th day of August, 1848, amounting to four hundred and fifty-two dollars, and ask leave to introduce a bill in conformity thereto.
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Petition of James McDaniel adm. of Margaret McDaniel widow of John McDaniel for arrearages of Pension

Com. on Revolutionary Pensions.
Presented by M. Nelson

Febry 17, 1860 Referred to the Committee on Rev. Pensions

1860 April 13 Bill 642
Jany 31, 1862 Reg. to Comm on Revolutionary Pensions

M

Wm. Wyck
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To the Hon. the Senate & House of Representatives for the United States in Congress assembled.
   The petition of James McDaniel of Tennessee administrator of the late Mrs. Margaret McDaniel, widow of John McDaniel humbly represent to your Hon. Body that his mother the said Margaret McDaniel asserted her claim for a pension under the law of Congress passed 7th July 1838, and full proved her husbands Revolutionary services, her marriage & death of husband, viz will be shown by reference to the papers on file in the Pension Office, but was denied said pension on the ground of the late decision of the Atty. General cutting off her children.  He now humbly prays your Honorable Body to grant her pension for the benefit of himself and the other children under the Act of 7th July 1838, said pension to terminate at her the said Margaret McDaniels death which took place in August, 1849, and as in duty bound he will ever pray.
                   James McDaniel
Adm. of Margaret McDaniel
dec'd.

February, 1960
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                       Washington DC
                       Oct 13th 1856

Sir,
     I herewith enclose certificate of Comptroller of N.C. showing payments to John McDonald decd. whose application was made from Tennessee under the Act of 7th June 1832 and was suspended for want to record proof of service.
     I pray the children may now obtain the arrears due them.
                   Very Respy,
                   Th. Lumpkin
P.S. The Hon. Luke Lea, now of the City, and Ex Governor Brown of Tenn you will see strongly endorsed this decd. old soldier.
           Hon. J. Minot
           Comm. of Pensions
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State of N. Carolina
Comptrollers Department

I Geo W. Brooks Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made to sundry persons for military service in the Revolutionary War as follows, 
John McDonald
Book 7 Page 35,  L15"10" specie Salisbury Distr.
Book 8, Page 45 L 20"5" specie  Wilmington Distr.
Book 23 Page 15 L 6 " 10" specie certif. from (illegible)
Book 24 Page 4 L 9"4" specie
Book L1 Page 18 L 4 "11" specie
(seal)
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said office in Raleigh on this the 8th day of October 1856
                       Geo. W. Brooks
                       Comptroller
See certificate of 15th of February 1857
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Washington, June 29, 1854
The Honorable the Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
     The subscriber (illegible) in fact for Phoebe Wilson formerly widow of Simeon Gable of Sussex County New Jersey in her application for a Pension under the Act of July 7, 1838, respectfully requests.
     That the Declaration and accompanying papers in the application of Enos Gable late a Revolutionary Pensioner from the State of Ohio may be examined in connection with the claims above referred to.
     Very Respectfully &c
     Philip Johnson

Address
Philip Johnson Esq
Easton
Penn
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                    House of Reps
                    March 22nd 1848

Sir
     About a month or six weeks since I enclosed you the accompanying additional testimony in the case of Mrs. McDonald alias Mrs. McDaniel, a short time afterwards you returned it to me, stating that such a case could not be found on the files of your office, and directed to know as what time they are alleged to have been filed and under what particular act &c. - I have written to Mr. McAnally the agent upon the subject and herewith send you his letter, which will give you all the information called for.
     Very respectfully,
      Your obt. servt,
              Wm. M Cocke

J.L. Edwards.
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               Washington DC
               May 13th 1857

Geo. C. Whiting
Commr.
 
Sir
     I herewith enclose documents of James McDaniel, admin. on his mother estab. Margaret McDaniel decd. late of Tenn., widow of John McDaniel for the benefit of Act of 7th July 1838.  John McDaniel asserted a claim under Act of 7th June 1832 from Tenn., but he was refused for want of proof of his service.  The case was recently put into my hand, and I found his service in N.C., and it has been recognized as per your letter.  The old widow would not assert her claim in her lifetime, because she was informed her husband failed.
                    I am very resp y,
                      Th. Lumpkin

P.S. I have written to Botetourt Va. for proof of marriage.
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White Sulphur Springs, Va.
July 24th 1859

Sir,
     I herewith enclose addl evidence in the case of Mrs. Margaret McDaniel of Tennessee Act 7th July 1838, widow of John McDaniel.
                  I am very Respy,
                  Th. Lumpkin

Geo. C. Whiting, Esq
Commr. of Pensions
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           Pension Office
           August 17th, 1857

Sir:
     I have filed the additional evidence adduced by you in the case of John McDaniel, deceased, with the other papers in the case.  You have already been informed that this claim "must remain upon our suspended file until the question pending in relation to the legality of issuing certificates of pension to the children of revolutionary soldiers shall be decided.
              I am respectfully,
                 Your Obt. Svt.
                    S. Cole
                    For Commissioner.

Thomas Lumpkin, Esqr.
Washington City, 
D.C.
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    Washington DC
       Feb. 20th 1857

Hon. G. C. Whiting

Sir,
     I herewith enclose the completed certificate showing payments to John McDaniel for L65.12 & L19.10 specie, both in the Comptrollers opinion to the same soldier.  Please have the same filed in his papers, declaration made from Tennessee, under Act of 7th June 1832.  This old veteran who has been unable to establish his claim altho endorsed by such men as Ex Governor Brown and Hon Luke Lea, may yet I trust enjoy the boon granted him by a grateful country.
                          I am very respy,
                             Th. Lumpkin
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John McDaniel 
Admitted


James McDaniel
Admin of his Mother

Margaret McDaniel
Widow of John McDaniel

Husband died 27 April 1833
Widow died 7 August 1849

Married in 1778

Served in N.C.
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Pension Office
March 10, 1857

Sir:
In the case of Daniel McDaniel of
Tennessee, a certificate of Court should
be furnished showing when he died and
what children now survive him
The Court should show upon what
testimony its certificate is based,

I am Very respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Geo Whiting
Commissioner

Thos Lumpkin Esq
Present
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Washington DC
May 22nd 57

Hon Geo  C Whiting
Commissioner of Pension

Sir,
I herewith enclose
certificate of the Clerk of Botetourt
County Va proving marriage of John McDaniel, 
alias McDonald, to Margaret
Watkins in 1778. which I wish filed in the
case of Margaret McDaniel
decd. widow of John McDaniel, of 7th
July 1838, Tennessee

Mr. Nicholas Baldwin who is the
high Sheriff of the County of Hancock, Tenn
who sent me this case made a
note in his letter to me when he enclosed the
declaration and stated that the wedding
or marriage took place in the County of
Botetourt Va. I inserted it in the declaration
And he also noted in the P.S. of his letter that the name was spelled frequently McDonald I
wrote to the Clerk to search for McDaniel, McDoner or McDonald. I hope the explanation will be satisfactory and the marriage can be proven.  Very Respy Th. Lumpkin
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Copy of Warrant
State of Tennessee
Grainger County 

To my Lawful officer to execute and return 
Summon John McDonald to appear before
Justice of this County to answer the complaint of James Johnson of a plea of debt under Ten dollars due by note of hand
Given under my hand this 7th day of April 1817

(Signed) D McAnally
Justice of the Peace for said County 
(Endorsed on the back)
Warrant James Johnson vs John McDonald
Came to hand april the 7th 1817 - D McAnally {Illegible}
Executed D McAnally 
Justice of the Peace for Said County

State of Tennessee Grainger County
I Edward Tate Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an old Warrant now on file in this office with the office
Papers of David McAnally Esq a former Justice of the Peace of this County and the figures as used in the above Copy are plain and legible in the Original (in this office)

Given under my hand and seal of Office
at Office in Rutledge this 8th day of December  AD 1847
Edwd Tate Clerk
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State of Tennessee 
Grainger County 

Personally appeared before me Solomon Shipley an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Charles McAnally
aged seventy years who being first sworn according to law sayeth that he hath carefully examined the original warrant
(of which the within is a copy), that he served the said Warrant on John McDonald (as thereby shown and that Margret
McDonald Widow who is now trying to get a Pension is the Widow of that Identical John McDonald on whom he served the Warrant in 1817 as within shown. He further swears that
he was well acquainted with said McDonald from the year 1814 until his death that he never during that time lived further from me than five or six miles (That his widow still
lives in the neighborhood). That he was generally called Mack or McDaniel but his name was always spelled McDonald until late years - the family now spell it McDaniel he further swears that the old man was an Old Scotch man and could neither read nor write, and said it because he was originally from the Isle of Sky, and claimed to have been in the army of the Revolution and to have belonged to the continental line.

Sworn and subscribed this 17th day of October 1847
Before me Solomon S Shipley
Justice of the Peace for the
County of Grainger
Tennessee
Charles McAnally
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State of Tennessee
Grainger County

 I Solomon Shipley an acting Justice of 
of the Peace in and for the County Court and State aforesaid do certify I am personally acquainted with Charles McAnally who swore to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and that he is a person of Credibility and a
Preacher of the Gospel Given under my hand this 17th day of October 1847
Solomon Shipley
Justices of the peace

State of Tennessee
Grainger County

I Edward Tate Clerk of the County Court 
of the County and State aforesaid do certify that Esq whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that full faith ought to be attached to all his official acts as such and that his signature appears to be in his own proper hand writing

Given under my hand and seal of Office
at Office in Rutledge this 18th day
of December A D 1847
Edwd Tate Clerk
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Illegible.   Appears to be calculations.
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State of N. Carolina
Comptrollers Department

C.H. Brogden Comptroller of Public
Accounts in and for the state aforesaid do
hereby certify that it appears of record
at my office among the payments made
to sundry person for military service
in the Revolutionary war as follows Viz
John McDaniel
Book C. Entry 3796, Sec 65.12, Hillsboro Dis A Entry 6776 Sec19.11 Salisbury Dist.
Guilford County in which it is alleged
that the said soldier lived, was in the
Salisbury District lower part adjoining the
Hillsboro district, I think therefore these
two payments were both to the same man
and that the John McDonald for whom a certificate has before been given was
different person.
(seal)

In Testimony
whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed the seal of said
Office on this the 15th day
of February 1857
CH Brogden
Comptroller
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Declaration of James McDaniel Admin of Margaret McDaniel 
dec. Tenn , Act of July '38
John McDaniel Tenn
Husband claimed under Act of the June 1832 & War  suspended Died in '33 

Th. Lumpkin Atty.
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State of Tennessee
Hancock County
I Richard Mitchell clerk of the County Court do hereby certify that Thomas R. Coleman is Judge of the County Court for the County and state aforesaid legally elected and qualified and that signature to the foregoing is genuine and that James McDaniel was appointed by the County Court aforesaid Administrator of Margaret McDaniel deceased entered into Bond and security which the Court approved of and was qualified and Letter of Administration has been issued to him
Given under my hand and official seal at office in Sneedville 4th day of May 1857

Richard Mitchell clerk