Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6671, for John Mc Cullock, North Carolina
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

McCullock, John
or McCollock
Nancy

NUMBER
R. 6671

CONTENTS
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17,533
West Tennessee
John McCullock
of Giles Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lyttle of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lillington in the No Carolina line, for the term of three years from the year 1776 to the year 1779.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence of the 19 day of August 1818 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of June 1820 and sent to Thomas Mesiard Murfreesboro Town.
Restored to the Roll on 23rd day of January 1829 and notification sent to Hon P. H. at Polk House of Reps Pension commencing on the 3 of January 1829
Amount due on 4th of
March 1829}
$16.31
{Revolutionary Claim
Acts March 18, 1818,
May 1, 1820.
March 1823
[illegible] July 27, 1846
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State of Tennessee
Giles County- TN
{Circuit Court
August Ten 1822
This day personally appeared in open court being a court of record, John McCullock of the state of Tennessee Giles County, age of seventy eight years on the ninth day of June last, who being solemnly sworn according to law makes the following declaration for the purpose of being entitled to a pension under the acts of Congress- viz.- that he did serve as a private soldier, on the continental Establishment [begin struck out] against the [end struck out] during the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, in manner and for the law mentioned in his declaration made before Alfred M Harris in late judge of the 6th Judicial circuit of the state of Tennessee on the 12th day of August 1818, and sent to the Secretary of War of the United States, whom which, together with the evidence of Capt William Lyttle of Rutherford county, he attained a pension certificate signed M. Calhoun secretary of war, dated 21st day of June 1820, and numbered 17553, which is [illegible] to the court now here - and that he is the same John McCullock, who obtained said pension certificate
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and this [illegible] further saith that he is by occupation a farmer, a cultivator of the soil- that he is too old and infirm to gain a support by his labor - that he has no other family except himself and his wife, and that she is about 67 years of age; and that she is very infirm, & not only unable to assist him in getting a living, but an expense to him - That his property consists of the following articles viz.
110 acres of poor muddy land principally woodland this being about 15 acres [illegible] worth $1 per acre $110
1 Mare 6 yrs. old ------------- 75
1 Horse 25 years old --------- 5
31 Head of Hogs (half pigs) ----- 31
36 [illegible] of [illegible] ------ 30
7 Head of sheep -------------- 10
3 Beds] & 3 Crimson coarse bedsteads -----30
1 chest 1 table - 8 [illegible] 1 cotton wheel 7
1 [illegible] - 1 small hot skillet & frying pan - 5
1 pair of fine clogs & 1 [illegible] 1 kettle --- 12
1 hand-saw - [illegible] and [illegible] little cupboard furniture ------------------- 5
notes on Thomas Rutherford for ------ 60
380
That the above is all the property he possesses either in notes, debts, or claims - and that he hath not either directly or indirectly, made even
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or [illegible] away any part or notion of his said property, or debts or claims owing him, with a view of becoming entitled to a pension, or with any other view whatever - He thinks he stands in need of assistance from his country for support - He therefore prays that his said pension be continued to him-
He further swears that he no person has any property or effects in debts or otherwise, in possession for his use or benefit-
John McCullock
Sworn to in open
court this 8th day of
August 1823
M. Hagin [illegible] R

State of Tennessee 
6^ Judicial circuit }
I Robe Mack judge of the tenth judicial circuit in the state of Tennessee do hereby certify that [illegible] General [illegible] Halden by me for the County of Giles at the August Term 1822 the same being a court of Record. John McCullough whose name appear to the same made oath in open court that the above [illegible] schedule was true and I do further certify that from the [illegible] address before me I am of opinion that the property in schedule is not of [illegible]
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an opinion in the [illegible] and sum total of  the schedule which I believe to be true [illegible] the same as ordered to [illegible] of Record.
Rob Mack
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Judge M
State of Tennessee 
Giles County}
I Henry Hagin clerk of the circuit court of said county do hereby certify that Robert Mack whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is Judge of the sixth judicial circuit of the state of Tennessee
In testimony whereof I have hereunto did my hand and affixed my Private seal, there being my seal of office [illegible] office in Pulaski this 8th day of August 1822
H. Hagin clk
John McCulloch's
schedule [illegible]
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Princeton Arkansas
Aug 18th 1851
Hon Y. E. Hearth
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington Cityu
Dear Sir,
I have the honor to submit an inquiry to your office whether the Archives on Pension rolls show the name of John McCullock as a U. S. Pensioner. He died in Giles Co. Tennessee in 1834 at, & for many years preceding, his death was in receipt of a pension from the Gov't, according to the belief of his representatives. He died leaving a widow, who was entitled to a pension under the Act of July 4th 1836, which was never paid to her, and who died unmarried in 1851 leaving children, at whose [illegible] I make this inquiry, hoping that you will cause such information to be furnished me concerning the said John McCullock and under what act of Congress he drew his pension, and for what service, with such other facts as may be useful to the children of his widow in preparing their application for his pension;
I have the honor to be
very respectfully
S. G. Smith
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no 6.736 June 4 47
Nancy McCullock
applicant for pension
No 6736
Nancy McCullock
widow of John
Art 9
act 4 July 1836
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The state of Arkansas
county of Dallas}
On this the eighteenth day of march eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared before our circuit court in and for said county of which the Hon Christopher B Scott is now judge and present
Nancy McCullock a resident of Dallas county in the state of Arkansas, aged ninety nine years who being just 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 4th 1836.
That she is the widow of John McCullock who was a private in the army of the United States during the revolutionary war that he served four tours one for twelve months and three for three months each, the last one being in the year preceding the peace and one of said tours was previous to the marriage of said John to this applicant and the three others after said marriage and that owing to age and the great lapse of time she is wholly unable to specify the particular dates at which said service was performed as also the officers under whom he served and the particular portion of the army to which he was attached- and that she has no documentary evidence to prove said service
She further declares that she was
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married to the said John McCullock about the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven or 1778 which she cannot particularly say in the county of Orange in North Carolina and of which she has no documentary evidence, that her husband the aforesaid John died on the fourth day of april in the year eighteen hundred and thirty four and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Christopher C Scott
Presiding Judge}
her
Nancy x McCullock
mark
State of Arkansas
county of Dallas}
Dallas circuit court
march term A.D. 1847
On this eighteenth day of march 1847 personally appeared Solomon Smith in open court and being just duly sworn deposes as follows to wit
that I was personally acquainted with John McCullock, the widow of Nancy McCullock [crossed out] who resided at the time of his death in Giles County in the state of Tennessee, that I resided in sight of his residence at the time of his death and for two years previous- that I saw him a few minutes after his death which
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occurred in the spring of 1834.
He was supposed to have died from a bad cold together with old age-
I know only from reputation that Nancy McCullock was the wife of the said John McCullock in his lifetime, they lived together and he recognized her as such and the community also recognized her as such.
They had no children under sixteen years of age
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above written before me
Christopher C Scott
Presiding Judge}
Solomon Smith
State of Arkansas
County of Dallas}
Dallas Circuit Court
march term 1847
On this eighteenth day of march eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared in open court David McCullock who being just duly sworn declares
that I am a son of John McCullock and Nancy McCullock and that I will be sixty years of age on the twenty eighth day of may next.
That I am the fourth child of the said John and Nancy
That the said John was in receipt of a pension (at the time of his death) from the United States,
that
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occurred in the spring of 1834. 
He was supposed to have died from a bad cold together with old age- 
I know only from reputation that Nancy McCullock was the wife of the said John McCullock in his lifetime, they lived together and he recognized her as such and the community also recognized her as such. 
They had no children under sixteen years of age Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above written before me 
Christopher C Scott 
Presiding Judge} 
Solomon Smith 
State of Arkansas 
County of Dallas} 
Dallas Circuit Court 
march term 1847 
On this eighteenth day of march eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared in open court David McCullock who being just duly sworn declares 
that I am a son of John McCullock and Nancy McCullock and that I will be sixty years of age on the twenty eighth day of may next. 
That I am the fourth child of the said John and Nancy 
That the said John was in receipt of a pension (at the time of his death) from the United States, that
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residents of the county of Dallas in the state of Arkansas.
witness my hand as such
Chrisotpher  Scott
judge of the 8th judicial circuit of the state of Arkansas presiding in court
Filed march 18 1847
P. Watts Clerk
by J. Thompson d.c.
Be it remembered that on the eighteenth day of march AD 1847 before the circuit court of Dallas County in the state of Arkansas the following proceedings were had to wit
Nancy McCullock, applicant for pension
Cause
Nancy McCullock and [illegible] asked and obtained presented to the court her declaration and affidavit supported by affidavits for a pension under the laws of the United States and asked that the same may be filed and made a record of this court.
and [illegible] it is ordered that said proceedings may be filed and made a record which is accordingly done.
State of Arkansas
county of Dallas}
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I Pridley Watts, clerk of the circuit court in and for the county of Dallas in the state of Arkansas, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of an order made in Dallas circuit court at the march term A.D. 1847.
Witness Pridley Watts as clerk of said circuit court and the seal of said court his march 18th A.D. 1847.
Pridley Watts clerk
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2028
A Harris
Pulski T.
Rec Dep 7.18N
[crossed out]
John McCullock
[crossed out]
[crossed out]
[crossed out]
[crossed out]
[crossed out]
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[struck out]
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State of Tennessee
[illegible]
This day personally appeared before me Alfred M Harris one of the circuit judges of the state of Tennessee, the undersigned John McCullock, who being just duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he is a citizen of the United States of America, and resident in the county of Giles and  state of Tennessee - that he did, in the spring of  the year 1776, at Hillsborough in the state of North Carolina, enlist as a private soldier for the term of twelve months in a company then commanded by Capt Archibald Lyttle, in the sixth Regiment of North Carolina that troops of the continental establishment during the revolutionary war between the United States of America & Great Brittain and that he did serve against the common enemy (Great Brittain) on the continental establishment as aforesaid for the said term of twelve months when he was honorably discharged by order of Archibald Lyttle, who had then become Col. of said Regiment, which said discharge this deponent hath lost by time or accident so that the same cannot now be produced. This deponent is now in the seventy fourth year of his age, and hath no means of gaining a subsistence otherwise than by his own labour, he therefore thinks that he stands in need of precious assistance from his country
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for a support. He hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension granted him by the laws of the United States, previous to the passage of an act of the Congress thereof entitled 'an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War' passed, both houses of Congress on the 9th march 1818, and signed by the President on the 21st of the same month; and this deponent prays to be placed on the pension roll agreeably to the provisions of said act - 12th August 1818.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th August 1818
John McCullock
Alfred M Harris
Judge of the 6th judicial circuit of the state of Tennessee 
Be it further remembered, that on the same day and year above mentioned, also appeared before me Alfred M Haris, one of the circuit judges of the state of Tennessee, the undersigned Thomas Rutherford, who being duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that he is well acquainted with the above named John McCullock, and knew him as early as the year 1776, he being then his neighbour. He knows of the said John McCullock in the year 1776 (as well as he now recollects) having enlisted as a soldier on the continental
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establishment, for the term of twelve months, and believes he served during the whole of said time; and that he was honorably discharged, and he was always a good Whig, and esteemed a very honest man 15th August 1818
Subscribed & sworn to before me Thomas Rutherford this 12th August 1818
Alfred M Harris judge of the 6th judicial circuit of the state of Tennessee 
To the Honble, the secretary of the department of War for this United States-
I Alfred M Harris, one of the circuit judges for the state of Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavits of John McCullock, & Thomas Rutherford, were taken before me at the same time they purport to have been taken; I think the above are the proceedings & evidence on the claim of the said John McCullock - I do further certify that I am satisfied that the said John McCullock, served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy (Great Brittain) in & for the term mentioned in his said affidavit- 
I therefore [illegible] that [illegible] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th August 1818
Alfred M Harris
Seal
Judge of the 6th Judicial circuit of the state Tennessee
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State of Tennessee 
Giles County}
I Henry Hagin clerk of the circuit court of Giles County, do hereby certify that Alfed M Harris, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand and office my private seal/there being no seal of office/at office in Pulaski, this 20th day of august 1818
H. Hagin Clk
In this case I have nothing to add
71.7 Gill
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State of Tennessee 
Giles County set}
Court of pleads and quarter sessions of said county
November term 1828, personally appeared in open court the said court being a court of record & properly made so by the laws of the state and having unlimited jurisdiction in point of account in the county court for the county of Giles in the state of Tennessee John McCullock resident in said county aged eight five years the ninth day of June 1828 who being just duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said John McCullock enlisted for the term of thirteen months on the 11 day of          in the year 1776 (the day of the month and month in which he enlisted not being recollected) in the State of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Archibald Little the said Little having received the appointment and been promoted to the command of Colonel from the of captain about the time this declarant as one of Captain Little's company joined said Regiment in the line of the State of North Carolina on the North Carolina Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said corps until the month of may june or july in the year 1777. When he was discharged from the service in [illegible] in the state of North Carolina that he hereby relinquishes
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every claim whatever to a pension xcept the present that his name on the role of any other state xcept the state North Carolina as well as he recollects and confidently believes and that the following and the reasons for his not making earlier applications for a pension (viz.) that some time in the years 1818,19,20,21 (~ 22) and declarant memory is so deficient that he is not able to say with certainty which of those years) he made the proper declaration under the act of 18th March 1818 in either the circuit or county court of Giles County Tennessee. I forwarded said declaration to the proper department at Washington City that by virtue of his then declaration he was placed on the pension list and drew a pension of $8.00 per month under act of 18th March 1818 from the 12th day of august 1818 untill the 4th day of March 1820 after which time he was stricken off the Pension list receiving notice of that fact from the secretary of war by letter the 18th of November 1822 declarant never knew sometime last spring what the provisions of the act of 1st May 1820 was I was not there informed of the precise provisions of said act and resided in a remote part of said county of Giles about thirteen miles from Pulaski the seat of justice in said county, and did not not know to whom to apply to prepare his papers for him untill very lately within 3 or 4 months before declarant [illegible] as an additional for his not applying earlier to be reinstated on the
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pension list thus following that he is aged and infirmed [illegible] about with much pale and difficulty and is ignorant [illegible] declarant refers to his former declaration mentioned above & on file in the war department in establishing his claim so far as his character as a revolutionary soldier is [illegible] to be proven, to a pension and in pursuance of the at of 1st of May 1820 I said John McCullock 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 any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it not to bring myself within the providence 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 had any person in trust for nor any property or [illegible] or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule of the estate real and personal of John McCullock the declarant (viz.) one tract of said containing one hundred and ten acres woth $1, per acre and mortgaged for the payment
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of $80 or $85 to John G. Mlker & Presly Y Gay $110.00
A small grey [illegible] about 13 years old worth $20.00
one colt one year old worth 10.00
one other about about five months old worth 3.00
Ten or twelve stock hogs worth 12.00
14 head of cattle worth 20.00
[illegible] and richer furniture worth 5.00
Total amount $187.00
Duties from this circuit the amt of $80 or $85.
for which the land is mortgaged not more than $80
thirty acres of this land [illegible] $107.00
Duties from $107 a debt due from me to Presly Y. Gay of $75.00
$32.00
John J. McCullock
Declarant states that his occupation is that of a farmer but from age & consequent infirmity I discern he is entirely unable to pursue his said occupation and that the and that the following are the only persons residing with him in his family (viz.) his wife named Agnes McCullock aged about 73 years being infirm and not able to contribute materially to his support a [illegible], a widow married David aged 35 years destitute of property having four children named John , Elizabeth James and Joseph the eldest a son about ten years old a granddaughter named Nancy John Gilespie aged about 13 or 14 years without any property declarant says he is not able to derive any support of consequence from the [illegible] last
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mentioned persons declarant further states that  since the 18th day of March 1818 the following are the only material changes that have been made in his property (viz.) some 4 or 3 years ago he owned a bay mare about 14 years old which died about that time said mare was worth about $70. There has also been a considerable diminution in declarant's stock of hogs since the 18th march 1818 many then casually dying & some having been killed for the support of his family since the 18th of march 1818 declarant lost a verry old bay horse worth little or nothing declarant states that since that time there has been a gradual decrease of his property by men consumption and accelerated loss untill it has sunk to its precious small amount declarant further states that since the 18th of March 1818 (to with) three or four years ago he sold to one George Varser a cow for the sum of ten dollars to he paid some time thereafter but said Varser but said Varser has never paid said sum of $10.00 or any part of  it & is now and has been for a year or two utterly insolvent declarant says that since the 18th of March 1818 he has not sold or otherwise of any property whatever at prudent within his recollection except said cow nor has any of his
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property been sold by execution or or other legal proof since the 18th March 1828
Declarant further says that about two years ago he [illegible] a gray mare the little gray mentioned in the above schedule at which time he had no other horse [illegible] since said gray mare came in his possession she has brought the two cuts so forth in the above schedule declarant further says that sometime in may 1828 he executed him at John G Walker and Presley J. Gay the mortgage mentioned in said schedule for his land for his security the pay meant of about $130 for which some declarant he came as security for his son David, who is more culturally insolvent, since two years ago and which declarant David must inevitable be sold to pay declarant [illegible] annex a copy of said mortgage deed or the original because he caused [illegible] procured from the mortgages declarant says that said the execution of said mortgage the said deed has been reduced to $80 or $85 by payment made by his said son David which payment has entirely exhausted his property and rendered him insolvent as aforesaid declarant says that said Walker & Gay are absent & He cannot therefore annex their affidavit onto said
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[illegible] hereunto declarant says if any other changes have taken place in his property since the 18th March 1818 he does not now recollect them but he does not believe any other of the least import have [illegible]. Declarant says also that property mentioned in the above schedule was the property he owned on the 18th March 1818 with the xceptions the fourth above and that the said schedule contains a true [illegible] just account of his estate [illegible] personal at the present time as he believes service to and declared on in open court
27th November 1828
John McCullock
and in the opinion of the court that the total of the property mentioned in the forgoing schedule is one hundred and eighty seven dollars
State of Tennessee 
Giles County Jc
I [illegible] clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions [illegible] for the said do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court, that the said John McCullock did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for the term of about nine months
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under one engagement on the continental establishment - I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copies from the records of said court - and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule - is one hundred and eighty seven dollars.- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court of office in the town of Pulaski this 3rd day of January 1829.
German Lester Clk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of Giles County
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November 10, 1931
BA-J/EEL
L.B.McCullough
1st Lieutenant, Inf.R.O
1208 Commercial Bank Building
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John McCullar, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, R.6671, based upon the military service of John McCullock in that war.
John McCullock (the name also appears as McCollock) was born June 9, 1743 or 1744, place not stated.
He enlisted in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in May or June, 1776, served as a private in Captain Archibald Lytle's Company, Colonels Lillington, Lamb and Archibald Lytle's( he had been promoted from captain to colonel) Sixth North Carolina Regiment, and was discharged after twelve months service. It was also stated that he served three tours of three months each, dates and officers names not given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 12, 1818, while residing in Giles County, Tennessee, within about thirteen miles of Pulaski, Tennessee.
He died April 4, 1834, in Giles County, Tennessee.
The soldier married in 1777 or 1778, in Orange County, North Carolina, Agnes or Nancy, maiden name not given.      In 1847, she was residing in Dallas County, Arkansas, and states that she was aged ninety-nine years.    In 1822, soldier stated that his wife, Agnes, was then aged sixty-seven years, and in 1828, he stated that she was aged seventy-three years.
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She died in 1850.
Children are referred to: the only name given is David, the fourth child, who in 1847 was residing in Dallas County, Arkansas, and stated that he was sixty years old on May 28, of that year.     In 1828, soldier referred to the above named David, as being at that time aged thirty-five years and a widower, and to David's children, John, Elizabeth, James and Joseph; the oldest of these children, a son aged ten years, name not specified.    In that year, a granddaughter, Nancy Jane Gilaspie, aged thirteen or fourteen years, was also residing with soldier and his wife; the name of Nancy Jane Gilaspie's parents are not given.      There are no further family data.
The above is the history of the only soldier named John McCullock, or similar spelling, who was pensioned while residing in the state of Tennessee, found on the Revolutionary War records of this office and said records do not show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of a John McCullock, or similar spelling, who applied for pension while residing in the states of Missouri or Mississippi.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Acts of July 14, 1852, and March 3, 1873.
6671
P.O. Nancy McCullock
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted:       , 18
Discharged:     , 18
Application filed:      , 18
Provided list of 1852 shows cause of due pension
Alleges: of due pension of Nancy McCullock:" for partial proof of service, marriage & identity"
Re-enlisted: 
Attorny: 
P. O. 
_______ Recognized. _____ Contract.
1931 Nov 10 - List to L. B. McCullough -EEL
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rejecting pension alleged to be [illegible] to Hon J. H. Polk H. R. Dec. 10. 1828
31
11
20
26/30
18
8
144
6.19
7.5019
17.553
West Tennessee R
John McCullock
of Giles County in the state of Tennessee who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lillington of the North Carolina line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12th of august 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of June 1820 and sent to Thomas Howard Esq
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $150.19
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 48
18mos 24/30 $ 198.19
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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h 6736
Nancy McCullock
Art 5
[illegible] Saml J. Cook Jane
[struck out]
Let to [struck out]
6671
act 4 July 1836
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office, 13 January 1829.
SIR:
IN conformity with the Law of the United States of the 1st March, 1823, authorizing the Secretary of War to restore the names of certain persons to the List of Pensioners, you are hereby notified, that your name has been this day restored to the Pension Roll of the West Tennessee Agency, and that, agreeably to the provisions of said Act, your allowance, as a Pensioner, will commence on the third day of January 1829, the day on which the evidence was closed, upon which you obtained a restoration to the List.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
James L Edwards
To Mr. John McCullock
United States' Pensioner.
Care of Hon J. K. Polk
House of Representatives
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[illegible]
2525=1846
J. L Edwards
Current pension
Sir
Therewith whom a letter from [illegible] in relation to [illegible] due John McCullock at his death [illegible] two letters have [illegible] pensions [illegible] me the [illegible] information [illegible] whether the widow is not entitled to something as widow - please [illegible] me all the [illegible] old lady desires to return [struck out] letters
Yours
Chester [illegible]
29 my [illegible] come
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175 233
War Department,
PENSION OFFICE,
[illegible] 1811 1822.
SIR,
You are hereby informed that the Secretary of War does not, on account of the amount of your property, consider you entitled to a Pension under theActs of the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820; and has, therefore, directed your name to be stricken from the Pension List.
I am respectfully
J. L. Edwards
T M John McCullock,
Giles County
Tennessee
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LR Smith
on 21/32
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140
Pension Office
April 21 1925
Sir,
In [illegible] of John McCullock I have to inform you that his widow Nancy McCullock applied for a pension in 1847, but her claim was not allowed
Her letter [illegible] of [illegible] June 1847, [illegible] a copy of [illegible] as enclosed [illegible] the [illegible] to the [illegible] to [illegible]
J. C. South Esq
[illegible]
Arkansas
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Magnolia [illegible] May 15th 1847
Tolerable sir
Enclosed I send you some documentary evidence of Mrs. Nancy McCullock the widow of John McCullock died who was a revolutionary soldier, and was in receipt of a pension for some years previous to his death which will appear fully upon the research & files in your office and for a more full evidence, I send you a couple of letters from [illegible] James L Edwards former secretary of war to John McCullock widowing that that he was a pentioner; what the old lady is entitled to I am ignorant of, she is old [illegible] and very infirm, whatever she is entitled to I want her to get, the trouble I was at for her I do gratuitously, I know not whether her papers I [illegible] are correctly made and I am [illegible] they are; I [illegible] request that you will [illegible] to answer this letter and inform me whether or not [illegible] old lady is entitled to land and or what times [illegible] will be [illegible] in [illegible] will much oblige an  [illegible]
[illegible] Mr. L  [illegible] Saml J Cook
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1556
Pension Office
June 12 1847
The papers on the case of Nancy McCullock, claiming a pension as the widow of John McCullock have been examined and filed under the act of 4 July 1836.
In giving an account of his family in his schedule in 1829, John McCullock calls his wife Agnes, and states that she was then 73 years old. It would appear therefore that claimant is not the widow of that pensioner. She will be required to produced satisfactory evidence of her husband alleged service in the North Carolina line under Capt Little of Col Lillington's regiment by the [illegible] in the office of the secretary of state at Raleigh, and the date of their marriage by a certified copy of the marriage [illegible] or [illegible] from the clerk's office of Orange County in that state, but also to identify herself as the widow of the late pensioner John McCullock of Tennessee by the testimony of person of known high standing, and
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to account satisfactorily for her having been called Agnes in his [illegible] schedule.
John McCullock claimed to have [illegible] no service after June 1777, if therefore claimant is not mistaken in the date of their marriage she will not be able to establish her claim under the act of 4 July 1836. no evidence [illegible] this point that can be submitted has been provided
Samuel J Cook Esq
Magnolia,
Arkansas
S J Cook 
Jan 12 '47
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John McCullock, W Tennessee Rsd 
act March 18 1818, at 88 per month
 Believed to say to what time he was last hand
Pension offer
July 27 1846}
12t 4 March 1834 - Tennessee to Pulaski- no pay
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State of Tennessee, to [illegible]
This day personally appeared before me [illegible] Stuart one of the Judges of the circuit court for the state of Tennessee [illegible] of [illegible] in said state, [illegible] to me well known as being a man of credit [illegible] general reputation, and said William Lyttle being just sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with the within named John McCullock and was acquainted with him before and at the time of his enlistment that he was [illegible] in company commanded by Capt. Archibald Lyttle in the sixth regiment of the North Carolina line on continental establishment in May or June 1776 the Regiment at that time was commanded by Colonel Lillington he does not know for what [illegible] of time said John McCullock [illegible] knows that he served the United States twelve months, and knows that he was honorably discharged this deponent at the line of said enlistment & discharge was either an ensign or lieutenant in the above company, that deponent believes that Col. Lamb was colonel of said regiment at a time of his discharge which took place at a [illegible] to the North East [illegible] in North Carolina, that this deponent was first an ensign then a lieutenant in said company and was [illegible], transferred to the [struck out] regiment commanded by Col. James [illegible]
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and in that regiment he was appointed a captain, and afterwards was transferred to the first regiment and commanded these by [illegible] who was thought by the under whom the said John MCullock first enlisted. This deponent saith that he always acted as a continental officer that he has now his captain commissarie which shows him to have but as an officer of the United States he has not [illegible] commission nor his lieutenant commission but he has no doubt [illegible] was a continental officer and [illegible] by regular gradation from an ensign to a captain [illegible] of the [illegible] of said John McCullock but he has been always reputed a [illegible] he is old this deponent is sixty five and he must be eight or ten years older and is unable to support himself by his labour
He has [illegible] inly [illegible] or [illegible] in many [illegible] and Jonathan saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed
Before me the 2 day of March 1820
Tho S Stuart W M Lyttle
In testimony whereof I have directed the clerk of the circuit court of of Rutherford county in which court I now [illegible] to affix
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to these presents the seal of said court given under my hand at Murfreesborough the day & year [illegible] aforesaid
H S Stuart
State of Tennessee
Rutherford County} February court of Rutherford Circuit Court 1820
I William [illegible], clerk of the circuit court of Rutherford county in the fourth judicial circuit, of the state of Tennessee, do hereby certify that the honorable Horace Stuart [illegible], before whom the above affidavit of William Lyttle was [illegible], is presiding judge of the said circuit court, at the present term.
In testimony whereof, and in [illegible] to the directions of the said judges, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my formal seal (there being no seal of office) at office in Murfreesborough this the third day of March 1820.
W [illegible] Clerk
John McCullock requests that the result of this application should be sent on to Pulaski Tennessee to the Hon. Alfred M Harris. J Stuart
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[illegible] 22nd 1829.
Sir
I have just [illegible] to you, the [illegible] of Mr John McCullock, a soldier of the revolution, who [illegible] to be reinstated on the pension roll. Mr. McCullock resides in Giles County, West Tennessee, and [illegible] received a pension under the act of 18th of March 1818, but was stricken from the roll under the act of first of May 1820, and is the same individual in whose behalf supplies to you during the present [illegible] for [illegible] of his former pension, which he claimed. I know him personally. He is a very old man, and from his [illegible], I should think [illegible] too [illegible] to [illegible] for a support.
When you have decided on his case, be pleased to advise me of it. I presume his case will be decided according to the amount regulation established by the secretary of War.
Very respectfully
[illegible]
James [illegible]
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16,698
Ha case,
John McCullock
Giles Co. Tenn
Thos Stewart
agt.
Murfreesboro, Tenn
[illegible] 23 March 1820
Adm
Free
the Hon’ble J. C. Calhoun
Secretary at war
City of Washington
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Murfreesboro March 2nd 1820
Sir,
John McCullock currently requests a recommendation of his case on the additional affidavit of William Lyttle, who seems certain that he was a continental soldier & is fairly entitled to a pension as any other man can be
I am sir yours
most respectfully Thomas Stuart
The Hon’ble J. C. Calhoun
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State of Tennessee [illegible]
This day personally appeared before me, the [illegible] one of the circuit judges in & for the state of Tennessee, the undersigned Daniel McMahon, who being by me just duly sworn, according to law, says, that he is well acquainted with the within named John McCullock (who hath petitioned his government for a pension) & was acquainted with him in the year 1776- that said McCullock also served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, Great Britain, on the continental establishment in a company commanded by Capt Archibald Lyttle, & in the 6th Regiment of North Carolina continental troops commanded by Col Lillington, in the capacity of a private- that he believes said McCullock enlisted and served as aforesaid- for the term of twelve months & was honorably discharged.
5th Octr 1819- Dan McMahon seal
Subscribed & sworn to before me the day & date above
Alfred M Harris judge
State of Tennessee
To the honorable secretary of the Department of War for the u states
I Alfred M Harris, one of the circuit judges in & for the state of Tennessee do hereby certify that, from all the information I have, it appears that the above named Daniel McMahon, is entitled to credit and also, that Thomas Rutherford whose applicant accompanies this is a man
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of good character, and entitled to credit.
I am also satisfied, that the within named John McCullock is in [illegible] circumstances & needs the assistance of his country for support- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th Octr 1819-
Alfred M Harris seal
Judge of the 6th judicial circuit of the state of Tennessee
John McCullough a private in Capt Cole’s company of the 4th Reft. appears to have been mustered on the 8th Febry 1777, the term of three years, was a prisoner 14th April 1779, and mustered again in Nov. 1779, in the No. Carolina line on the continental establishment
Given under my head this 12th June 1820 Wm Bill judge
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L. B. McCullough
(RESIDENT CORRESPONDENT)
1208 Commercial Bank BUilding
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
U. S. A.
CORRESPONDENT
"La Textil" Torchia & Cia
BUENOS AIRES
Williams Chemical Co.
BUENOS AIRES
Thomas J. Williams
BUENOS AIRES
CODE ADDRESS
ELBEMAC
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CODES
MEYERS ATLANTIC 39TH & 40TH
BENTLEY's COMPLETE PHRASE
PRIVATE
October 26, 1931.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:- JOHN McCULLAR (MCCULLOCH) (MCCULLOUGH) (MCCULLOCK).
The above named soldier of the American Revolution probably entered the service from Augusta Georgia though just possibly from other points in Virginia/Georgia/North Carolina/South Carolina. His name will probably appear as pensioner around 1831/1834 in McNairy County Tennessee as through the Nashvile Tennessee Agency of the Department of, though just possibly as of some point in southeast Missouri.
Now his brother (Alexander) enlisted from Augusta Georgia in 1778 as private in Capt James Martin's Company, Col McMurphey's Georgia Regiment and was in the Florida Expedition. He again enlisted in 1782 in Capt Alexander Erwin's Company and was stationed at Ebenezer Georgia under Gen Wayne. This brother (Aleander) was allowed pension on application dated Sept 23 1833 while living in McNairy County Tennessee and the last payment was by War of Revolution Certificate No. 26944 Nashville Tennesee Agency for period from March 4 1831 to Sept 4 1834 to H Watson attorney for pensioner.
It is not known whether the name under consideration JOHN entered the Service from the same point or from other states mentioned though it is known that they came together with their father (John) from County Antrim Ireland. It is not known that they entered the same service but it is a presumption. It is however known that they were together in McNairy County Tennessee as mentioned in next above paragraph and presumably this JOHN was a pensioner at the same time through the same Nashville pension office though possibly as resident of southeast Missouri or possibly again of Lowndes, Yalobusha or Fanola county in North Mississippi. The children of this JOHN were Jesse, William, James, John, Alexander, Benjamin, Andrew Jackson and Margaret (Folly) which may serve to identify.
The record of this pensioner JOHN will be appreciated.
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NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE
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RECEIVED
OCT 27 1931
RECORD SECTION
PENSION FILES SUBMISSION
Yours truly,
LB McCullough
L. B. McCullough
1st Lieut Inf R C