Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6640, William Carrol, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE N.C.
Carrol, William
or Carroll.
Keziah
NUMBER   W. 6640

_________________________
CONTENTS    [blank]
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Declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 


State of North Carolina
Lincoln County. } ss. 
On this 1st day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court of Lincoln county & state aforesaid William Carroll aged about eighty 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as here in stated
That he lived in the state of North Carolina near Tar River in the County of Granville that on is drafted (the particular year or month he does not now remember, but: that it was about 15 or 18 months before the close of the revolutionary war). but was prevented from going into the service at that time; but was afterwards called out & Joined head quarters at a place called Round. O. near [illegible] Springs in the State of South Carolina about two weeks after the battle was fought there. That he was under the command of Colonel Little. Major Dunnaho. & captain Hall and a part of the time he served under
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the command of General Green Joining first at the Round O. then marched to the Pon Pons thence to Ashley hill and was stationed there for some considerable time. The precise time not recollected. In which time he served as a guard at Bancks Bridge. that he never was in any Engagement, but was near a skirmish at Stono.  He was discharged or paroled by Lieutenant Jacy but has lost the forms. That he was born in Fairfax county Virginia and removed from thence to Two Rivers in Granville as aforesaid And that he know of no person whose testimony he can procure to support the facts above stated nor has he any documentary evidence That he served in all to the amount of twelve months.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or of the state of North Carolina.  Sworn to and subscribed the day & years aforesaid 
Wm. [X his mark] Carrol


We Hugh Quin a clergyman residing in the state of North Carolina & county of Lincoln & [crossed out] John McElwee residing in the District of York South Carolina [crossed out]: hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Carroll who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration That we believe him Eighty years of age  That he is purported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that
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a pension Sworn and subscribed of the day & year aforesaid.
S/Hugh Quin
Test Vardry McBee Clerk
S/John McElwee



Interrogations put to the said William Carroll by the court.
1st Where and in what year were you born?

Answer I. was born in the state of Virginia but the year, or month .I do. not remember

2. Have you any record of your age & if so where is it.

Answer I have not.

3. Where were you living when called into service: where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live? 

Answer I was living in North Carolina Granville County on Tar river

4th. How were you called into service. Were you drafted did you volunteer; or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom? 

5. State the names of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. ----
Sworn to in open Court
Test Vardry McBee Clerk
of Said Court
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Wm Carrolll
Declaration
18573
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the putting the interrogations presented by the War department that the a. ove named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appeared there that Hugh Quinn who had signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Lincoln.  Note that John McElivee who has also signed the [illegible] is a resident in the district of York in the State of South Carolina He's a credible person. And that their statement is [illegible] to credit.
Vaidny McBee clerk of the county court do hereby certify that the [illegible] contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Carrol for a pension--In [illegible] of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 4th day of November 1832.
Vaidry McBee
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18573
William Carrol
N.C.



admit for 12 mos a
private from 1781
Colo. Little NC $40.00




X
D Reinhardt
Lincolnton NC
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Brief in the case of William Carroll
County of Lincon in the state of North Carolina
Act 7th June, 1832
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disables by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? about 80
4. State his service as directed in the form annexed.
drafted in 1781 12 months private Gen Green Col Little May Donoho Capt Hall
5. In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service Granville Co N.C.
7 Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
That he served in all to the amounts of twelve months
Chs W Forrest
Examining Clerk
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6296      No 6296
Kissiah Carroll
widow of William
Ten
act 4 July 1836



Richard Lanning
Sevierville Tennessee
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Declaration
On order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836
State of Tennessee 
White County
On this day seventeenth of June Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before the subscriber an acting Justice of the peace for and in said County Kissiah Carroll a resident of of said County and State aforesaid aged about Eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain this benefit of the provision made by this Act o f Congress passed July 4th 1836.
That she is the widow of William Carroll who was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution, and that she does not now recollect the services performed in the Revolutionary war by the said William Carroll, but that he was placed on the pension list at the War Office of the United States upon his own declaration, and accompanying evidence some time in the year 1834 under the Act of Congress 7th June 1832, which Declaration and evidence are now in said office, and to which the Department is respectfully referred. She further declares, that at the time he entered service he resided in Granville County N. Carolina, and that when her obtained the pension as above stated hre resided in Lincoln County N. Carolina, and that the amount of said pension was forty dollars per annum for his said service, she further declares that she was to the said William Carroll by a minister of the Gospel in Granville County N. Carolina some time in September seventeen hundred and seventy seven, and that she knows of no person now living by whom she can prove the marriage, and that she has no documentary evidence by which to make any further proof. neither has she any family record of the ages of her children. She further declares that the said William Carroll died on the 28th day of December 1835, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed-She further states that she recollects to have heard her husband, the aforesaid William Carroll, in his lifetime, say that he first
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served under Capt Hall, and Gen'l. Greene and in some other tours, he was under Capt Armstrong, Maj'r. Donahoo and Col. Lightal, and that from his statement he served in all twelve months -

Sworn to and subscribed before me and acting Justice of the Peace for said County this 17th day of June 184 [illegible under ink spill]
S/John Swindle [private seal]
Justice of the Peace
Kissiah [illegible under ink spill]


And I further Certify that the said Kissiah [illegible under ink spill: Carroll] from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court -

Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of June 1844.
S/John Swindle [private seal]
Justice of the Peace


State of Tennessee }
White County }
personally appeared before me, John Swindle an acting Justice of the Peace for said County - William Robbinson [illegible] made oath according to law that he has been acquainted with William Carroll and Kissiah Carroll for the space of thirty years or upwards and knows that they lived together as husband and wife at that time, and ever since until the time of his death, and that he has not been married since the death of the aforesaid William Carroll - 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of June 1844.
S/John Swindle [private seal]
Justice of the Peace
William [X his mark] Robbinson


State of Tennessee }
White County }
Personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the Peace Elijah Carroll and made oath according to law That he has been acquainted with William Robbinson whose name appears to the above certificate, for several years and believe him to be a respectable Citizen of said County, and that he is also acquainted with Kissiah Carroll whose name appears to the foregoing Declaration and believes her to be about eighty three years of age, as stated in her declaration, and that she is reputed and believed in the neighood [sic: neighborhood] where she resides to have been the wife of the said William Carroll, who died, the 29th December - 1835.

Sworn to and Subscribed before me - thi 17th day of June 1844.
S/John Swindle [private seal]
Justice of the Peace 
S/Elijah Carrol
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State of Tennessee }
White County }
September Term 1844 County Court -.
The Declaration of Kissiah Carroll certified on the 17th day of June 1844 by John Swindle a Justice of the peace for said County being submitted to the Court The said Court doth approve of his proceeding and acts in said case and hereby direct the Clerk to indorse their approval on the papers we also certify that the within papers were Blotched in this Court by accident
S/William Glenn [private seal] 
S/Richd Bradley [private seal]
S/Robert. H. Mcmanus [private seal]

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State of Tennessee }
White County }
I John Swindle an acting Justice of the Peace for said county do certify that I have been acquainted with Elijah Carroll for several years and believe him to be a respectable Citizen of said County, and that credit should be given to any statements made by him in the foregoing certificate -

Given under my hand and seal this 17th day of June 1844.
S/John Swindle [private seal]
Justice of the Peace


State of Tennessee }
White County }
September Term 1844 County Court - SS.
The Declaration of Kessiah Carroll certified on the  17th day of June 1844 by John Swindle a Justice of the Peace for said County, being submitted to the Court - the said [illegible] doth [illegible] his proceedings and acts in said case, and hereby direct the Clerk to endorse the approval on the papers -


State of Tennessee }
White County }
I William Little Clerk of the County Court of White County, do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings are the Original proceedings had and approved of by the County Court of White County at its July Term 1844, relative to the Declaration of Kissiah Carroll to obtain the benefit of Acts of Congress relative to Revolutionary pensions, and I further certify that the aforesaid [blank] is and was a Justice of the Peace of said County, duly commissioned and quallied [sic: qualified] according to law, and that the signature purtaining [sic: think he meant to write purporting] to be his is genuine -

[seal: SEAL OF WHITE COUNTY with a photo inside] 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of office at office in Sparta this 3d day of September 1844.
Test William Little Clerk of White County Court


State of Tennessee }
White County }
I William Glenn Chairman of the County Court of White County do certify that William Little whose name appears to the
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foregoing certificate, is and was at the time it bears date Clerk of the County Court of White County, duly elected and Commissioned according to law, and that due credit should be given to his official acts as such, and that this is a Court of Record -

Given under my hand and seal this 3 day of September 1844.
S/William Glenn [private seal]
Chairman of White County Court
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8038.
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North Carolina √
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Keziah Carroll, dec'd.
widow of Wm. Carroll, who was a Private in the N. C. Line --
Husb'd. died 28th Decr. 1835.
__________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars 10 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of Macy, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Decr. 1846 ~ and sent to A. R. Hornesby, Shelby, N. C. 
_________________
[intentional brackets as printed]
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and 7th June 1844.

Recorded in Book C.
Vol. 2.     Page 153. -



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Payable to James, John Elijah & Henry Carroll, Betsey & Nancy Dover, only children. ~

Repd
2 Cerf.
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Payment to be made at Fayetteville by John Huske Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of N. Carolina 
Payable on the 4th March, and 4th September in each year.
__________________
Recorded in the Pension Office in Book D. Vol. 1. Page [blank] by ------
D. H. Wood Clerk.
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Duplicate.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Keziah Carroll, dec'd, of N. Carolina widow of Wm Carroll ------------ who was a Private in the N. C. Line ------ and died on the 28th day of December 1835 ---- is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Thirty Six ----- dollars and Ten -- cents per annum, commencing on the 4th March 1836 - and terminating on the 4th of March, 1841, [crossed out: unless the Pensioner married or died before the above mentioned date; in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.] payable to James, John, Elijah & Henry Carroll; Betsy & Nancy Dover, only children.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this Tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and Forty Six.

Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned }
Commissioner of Pensions.


Duplicate.
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[left side]
Cleveland Co, N,C,
28th Decr. 1835. -



[right side]
-12.895 } 9143
} 1299
Keziah Carroll. dec'd.
N.C.
Act. 7 July '38.
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admitted
10 mos. 25 days prvate
$36.10 per ann. from 4 March 1836. [crossed out: to]

also
Acts '43 & '44 - to 9 Feb. 1845, when she died, payable to James, John, Elijah and Henry Carroll and Betsy & Nancy Dover, only surviving children
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A. R. Hornsby, Shelby, N.C
~ ~ 
Act 7th July 1838. ~
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State of North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic] County }
on this 22nd day of June 1846 personally appeared before me Joseph Carroll one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County Betsy Dover and after first being duly sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth That She is on of the daughters and one of the heirs at law of William & Kezeah [sic] Carroll whose heirs is applying for the pension due their late Mother who died on the 9th day of February 1845 and She further sayeth that the above attached Family Record of William Carroll and Kiziah Carroll has been in her possession for a great many years and that She that She believes it to be the Genuine Reccord [sic] and in her father own handriting [sic: handwriting] and that her mother Kiziah Carroll died in the State of Tennessee 

Sworn to and and Subscribed the day and date above ritten [sic: written] before me 
S/Joseph Carroll JP
Betsy [X her mark] Dover
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State of North Carolina }
Cleveland County }
I Joseph Carroll the Magistrate before whom the above affidavit was made do Certify that I am well acquainted with Betsy Dover who made the oath in affidavit and that Sie is one of the heirs at law of Wm & Kiziah Carroll and that She is woman of good Caracter [sic: Character] whose veracity cannot be disputed given under my hand and seal this this 27th day of June 1846
S/Joseph Carroll JP


State of North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic] County }
I Richard Champion clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for Cleaveland [sic] County do certify Joseph Carroll is one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County and ^all due faith and credit is given to all his attestations as such

[seal]
In testimony where of I have set my name and affixed the seal of my office this 27th day of January 
S/Richard Champion Clk.
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family Recorrd [sic] of William Carroll and Kiziah Carroll

Jessey Carroll was born November the 19th 177[2 ?]

John Carroll was born August the 3rd 1779

Betsy Carroll was born on the 13th December 177 [illegible]

Elijah Carroll was born on the 7th of April 1781

Henry Carroll was born on the [illegible] February [illegible] 

Nancy Carroll was [illegible] of Sept [illegible]
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Kiziah Carroll
Declaration and act 4th July 1836
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State of North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic] County }
On this 18th day of August 1846 Personally appeared before Joseph Carroll one of the acting Justices of the Peace for said County Nancy Dover who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 4th 1836

That She is a daughter and one of the heirs at Law of Kiziah Carroll Who was the widow of William Carroll who was a private Soldier of the North Carolina Continental line & as such served the United States against the Common enemy & was allowed a pension at the rate of $40 - per annum: That her Father & Mother aforesaid William & Kiziah Carroll were marred some time in the Year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven in Granville County North Carolina This deponent further declares that the only Record that Gives any account of the date of the Marriage or the date of the Births of the Children of the aforesaid William & Kiziah Carroll is the old original Family Record of the Said William & Keziah Carroll & that the same has been sent to the
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Pension Office 

This deponent makes this declaration as a Supplementary to a former declaration Which She made under the act 7th July 1838 & declares under the act of July 4th 1836.

This deponent further declares that her Mother & father was Married prior to Him entering the Services & had one or Two Children an will More fully Show by reffirence [sic: reference] to her former declaration and the papers sent with said declaration which is now in the Pension Office in accordance to a Letter address to the Hon James Graham on the 10 of July Last.

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & date first above written 
test Joseph Carroll JP
Nancy [X her mark] Dover


North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic] County }
I JP Carroll the Magistrate before Whom the foregoing declaration was made do hereby certify that Nancy Dover who was sworn to the above declaration is a Respectable person whose veracity & conviction cannot be disputed In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal 26 Augt 1846
S/Joseph Carroll JP
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North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic] County }
I Richard Champion Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session for said County do hereby certify that Joseph Carroll is a Magistrate as above & the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine

[seal]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 20 day of August 1846
S/Richard Champion Clk
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[left side]
10.145 ---
North Carolina. 
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Keziah Carroll, dec'd. --
Widow of William Carroll who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 28th Dec'r. 1835 of Clevel'd. in the State of N. Carolina who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Hall ~ of the Reg - commanded by Col. Little in the N. C. line for 10 months, 25 days. ----
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Inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville at the rate of 36 Dollars 10 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10th. day of Dec'r. 1846 and sent to A. R. Hornesby, Shelby, N.C.
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Total amount,  $180.50
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[intentional brackets as printed]
[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by D. H. mood, Clerk,
Book D.    Vol. 1.     Page 287.



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Repo.
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according to correction in application of Nancy Dover, Nov. 19, 1845, and the original family record, oldest child's name was Jesse not James Carroll.

¢
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1.296
Kesseah [sic] Carroll
Ten
Letter to R. Lanning 18. Nov. 1844


1734

Act 4 July 1836
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State, in and for the State of North Carolina, do, hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls of the Continental line of this State, in the Revolutionary War, that William Carroll a private Soldier in Capt. Hall's Company of the 10th Regiment, entered the service on the . . . day of . . . . 1781 . . for the term of twelve months, left the service 10th November 1782, must'd. for the war Jua'ry. 1782. was allowed for his services in 1782, seventy three Dollars & 30 Cents. - Given under my hand this 8th day of August 1846.

Wm. Hill Secretary of State - -

10 mo 25
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State of North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic] County }
on this 23rd day of Oct 1846 personally appeared before me Joseph Carroll one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County John Steward and after being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that he became personally acquainted with William Carroll and his wife Kiziah Carroll in the year 1796 whose heirs is now maken [sic: making] application for the pension which was de their late mother Kiziah Carroll Dec'd and knows that they were married many years before that time from the fact I have in my own possession the date of my own marriage which was in July 1797 and at that time the said William & Kiziah Carroll had some six or seven Children or perhaps moore [sic: more] the [sic: they] had one or two nearly grown and I heard them say that they had left their oaldest sone [sic: oldest son] in Granvill [sic: Granville] County which sone [sic: son] come some time afterwards to his fathers and I do further certify that I have heard them say that they were married before he the said William Carroll went in to service and I do further certify that I lived a near neighbor to them from the time I became acquainted with them untill [sic] the day of the said William Carrolls death and do further certify that they were respectable citizens and always lived together as man and wife and was always recognized as such and I further certify that some of the Children is living near me now which I believe to be upwards of sixty five -
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years oald [sic: old] Sworn to and Subscribed bfore me the day and date first written
S/Joseph Carroll JP
S/John Steward


State of North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic: Cleveland] County }
I Joseph Carroll the Magistrate before whom the above affidavit was made do Certify that I am personally acquainted with John Steward who made the above affidavit and do certify that he is an oald [sic: old] gentleman of known respectability whose veracity cannot be disputed given under my hand and seal this 23rd day of Oct 1846
S/Joseph Carroll JP
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State of North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic: Cleveland] County }
personally appeared before me James Roberts one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County John Hollander and after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that he became personally acquainted with William Carroll and his wife Kiziah Carroll in the year 1796 whose heirs is now applying for the pension which was due their late mother Kiziah Carroll Dead and knows that they were married before that time from this fact that he has the date of his own marriage and family Record which shows he was married himself in June 1796 and at that time William Carroll and Kiziah Carroll had sone four or five Children or more and the [sic: they] said they the [sic: they] had left their oaldest sone [sic: oldest son] in Granville County bound to atrade which afterwards come in to his fathers and from that time till the death of William Carroll the [sic: they] lived as man and wife and was near neighbors to him and that he oftentimes heared [sic: heard] William Carroll Speaken [sic: spoken] of his being in the service and his wife at home suffering and that is well satisfied that he heared [sic] William Carroll say that he was married before he went in to the service Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 24th day of Oct 1846
S/James Roberts JP
S/John Hollander
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State of North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic: Cleveland] County }
I James Roberts the Magistrate before whome [sic] the foregoing Affidavit was made Do Herby [sic] Certify that the Deponant [sic] John Holender is a man of good Caroter [sic: Character] whose verasity [sic] cannot be Disputed. Given under my hand this 24th Day of Oct. 1846. -
S/John Roberts JP


State of North Carolina }
Cleaveland [sic] County }
I Richard Champion Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Said County do herby [sic] certify that Joseph Carroll and James Roberts are Magistrates as above and the foregoing Signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine & JP. Carroll the Magistrate before Whom John Steward made the foregoing affidavit and James Roberts the Magistrate before whom John Hollend made the foregoing affidav that their official acts are entitled to full faith and credit

[seal]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affied the seal of my office at Shelby. This 26th November 1846
S/Richd Champion clk
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Sept 9. 1846
Suppl dec 
Keziah Carroll.


Shelby NC }                            20
Sept 3 }

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Washington City 
mail           DC
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Shelby N.C        Sept 3 1846
Dear Sir
Enclosed I Send you a Suplament [sic: supplement] declaration in the case Keziah Carroll Deceased. If the proof send with her other declaration is not sufficient to Entitle her to the act of 1836 we will Except [sic: accept] of a Pension under the Act of 1838 according to her first declaration. I also Send You the Secratary [sic] certificate of N C of William Carroll Service as required in Your Letter of the 10th July 1846
To the Hon. James Graham
Pleas [sic: please] Report the Case to me at this place

I Remain Yours &c
A. R. Hornesby
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12895.    July 7 46
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W
Keziah Carroll, dec.
July 7. 1838.


2
J L Edwards Esq
Washington 
DC



Hon J. Graham
HR.
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H R   July 6th '46
J L Edwards Es.
I inclose [sic] you the Papers of Nancy Dover for a Pension Please examine them and let me know the result -

Yours
James Graham
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12.895
Nancy Dover
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Declaration
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33.33
 2.77
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36.10
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Dec. 2. 1846
Adal les con
Keziah Carroll
TC


Shelby NC.                       20-
Nov 26

J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington City
mail         DC
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Shelby NC   Nov 26 1846
Dear Sir
enclosed I Send You Two affidavids [sic] to be used in the case of Keseah Carroll (Widow of William Carroll Deces) Whose heirs have made application for the arrears of Pension Which was due their Dear Mother I also send the Clerks Certificate from the county in which they were Married. Which Papers I hope will fully establish the claim under the act of 1838 if not under act 1836. You will Report the Result to me within Place

A. A. Homisleys
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[round stamp: OXFORD N.C.
Nov 15]

A. R Homesly,
Shelby, 
NC -
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North Carolina }
Granville County. } ss
I James M Wiggins. Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county and state aforesaid. hereby certify, that after a thorough examination. I have been unable to find any thing pertaining to the Marriage of William Carroll to Keziah ----

 [seal]
Given under my hand and seal of office. at Oxford. the 14 ~ day of November. AD. 1846.

Jas M Wiggins. clk
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Payment to be made at ----- Fayetteville by John Huske Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of N. Carolina

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
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Recorded in the Pension Office, in 
Book A.     Vol. 2.     Page 

D. H. Wood    Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
WIDOW'S PENSION.
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I certify that in conformity with the acts of March 3, 1843. } & 7 June 1844 }
Keziah Carroll, dec'd. late of N. Carolina widow of William Carroll -------------- who was a private in the N.C. Line --------- and died on the 28th day of December 1835 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Thirty Six dollars and Ten ---- cents per annum, commencing on the 4th March 1843, and terminating on the 9th Feby 1845, [crossed out: unless the Pensioner married or died before the last mentioned date, in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.] 
[handwritten note: when she died, payable to James, John, Elijah & Henry Carroll, Betsy & Nancy Dover, only children. ~]

Given at the War Office of the United States, this Tenth day of Dec'r. one thousand eight hundred and 46.

Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.

Commissioner of Pensions.


Duplicate.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Carrol [sic] ---- which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides:   yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides:    yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  [blank]

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  No

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  yes

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  [blank]

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  yes

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? [blank]
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? [blank]

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? [blank]

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered?  4. 7.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ________ year _____ _____ months and _______ days. I served as a ___________. For _________ months and _______ days, I served as a _______ ________; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [italics] about three or four months [end italics] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.

In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

👉In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.