Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,003, for Moses Spivey, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S. C.
CONTENTS
Spivey, Moses
Rebecca
NUMBER
R. 10,003
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5190
South Carolina
Moses Spivey
private
South Carolina line - 1776 - 1 year -
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of October, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of Jany 1819 and sent to Hon. Mr. Simkins of the House of Reps. U. S.
Portion of Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1819. 5 mo. $40
[=] $40

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Discontinued
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notify sent to the Hon E Simpkins 13 Dec 1820 
H. R.
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Moses Spivey's
Declaration
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State of South Carolina SS.
Edgefield District
On the day of October 1826 personally appeared in open court being the circuit court of General Sessions and Common pleas and a court of record for the district and State aforesaid Moses Spivey aged in and about seventy years being first duly sworn in open Court court according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18 March 1818 and of the first of May 1820 that he the said Moses Spivey enlisted as what were called "Twelve months men" on the first or about the 1st April 1776 in Rowan County North Carolina, with Capt. Thomas Potts a Capt. Commanding a company, in the first regiment of foot riflemen commanded Colonel Isaac Huger of the South Carolina line on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the same corps from April 1776 aforesaid till the 1st June 1777, he being discharged in May 1777 that he is sure he served more than a year. That he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present. That his name was placed on the pension list under the act of the 18 March 1818 and under which he recd three different instalments or pensions but that in consequence of the passage of the amendatory act of 1st May 1820 upon more strict principles he was struck off as he supposes and believes because he had a small tract of land which he was compelled to sell in Feby. 1822 to support himself and wife, be there having incurred a debt for his said support of one hundred and twenty two
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dollars, he having sold his said land for two hundred and nineteen dollars, which is now every cent of it exhausted in his necessary support except Eight dollars That in pursuance of the act of 1st May 1820 he the said Moses does solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the said State and district on the 18 day of March 1818, and that he hath not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with an intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States passed the 18 day of March 1818, his land before referred being sold from the necessity of the case to support himself, and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to him; nor has he any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by him subscribed (viz)
One horse worth about $10.00
3 cows and calves - 30.00
10 small hogs - 20.00
Household furniture - 35.00
Balance due for land - 8.00
[=] $103.00
Moses Spivey
That he is a farmer by occupation so far as he can do anything, that he is 70 years old and very infirm, and that he has a wife to support aged 64 years who is remarkably infirm and now in a decline with a consumption as they believe, that his children have every one left him, and that he has no person or persons
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and no where to look for support but to the bounty of his country
Moses Spivey
Sworn to and declared this day of Oct 1826
Danl Bird C.C.P.

I Danl. Bird Clerk of the Court of Common pleas &c aforesaid for Edgefield district do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Moses Spivey did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of at least 12 months under an Enlistment on the continental establishment. I do also certify that the foregoing affirmation and schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the record of the 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 three dollars.
In testimony where of I have unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this [blank] day of October 1826.
Danl. Bird
C.C.P.
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Moses Spivey
5.190
March 1819
5790
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State of South Carolina 
Edgefield District
On this seventh
day of October 1820
Personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of record for the said District and State Moses Spivey who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare
that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz in the Regiment of Riflemen of the South Carolina line commanded by Col Isaac Houger [Huger] in a company Commanded by Thomas Potts Captain on the Continental establishment that he is now on the pension roll by virtue of the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 that his certificate for a pension
is dated on the 4 January 1819 and that his pension commenced on the 4 October 1818 that he has already received it from that period up to the 4th March 1820 and he does solely swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the said 18 March 1818 and that he has not since that time by sale gift or in any manner what ever disposed of his property or any part thereof with an Intention thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of the act of Congress of 18 March 1818 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 said 18th March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him nor has he any income or estate real personal or mined, except what is contained in the following schedule (Viz) About 150 acres of land 3 [illegible] worth
about -$250.00
One Mare 50.00
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9 head of Cattle (many Small) $40.00
25 head of hogs 50.00
Waking and farming tools & utensils about 25.00
6 geese 3.00
Dunghill fowls 1.00
Household furniture- 20.00 13.9 [$139.00]
That he is exceedingly infirm & often sick as
to be unable to persue [pursue] his former occupation of a farmer as to support himself that he has a wife old and infirm & unable to work. That he has only one child a son of about 15 years old and that he is unable to support himself and has no one to support himself and has no one on whom he can depend on to whom he can depend or to whom he can look for support
Sworn to and declared
in open Court this 7th
day of October 1820
M Mims CCP
Moses Spivey X his mark
I Matthew Mims Clerk of the Court of Common
pleas and General Sessions for the district
and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the
foregoing oath and the schedule therein contained are truly copied for the record of the
said Court and I do further certify that it is
the opinion of the Court that the total amount
in value of the said property Exhibited in
the said Schedule is Four hundred and Thirty nine dollars
In Testimony whereof
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I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the said Court on this seventh day of October 1820
M. Mims
C.C.P.
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State of South Carolina 
Edgefield District
Personally appeared Tapley B Spivey before me and after being duly sworn according to Law says that the Bible which he has in his possession and shown to me is the family Bible of Moses Spivey who was a revolutionary pensioner and that he verily believes the entry made that Moses Spivey and Rebeckah Spivey were married on the 10th November 1777 - in said family Bible are a true record of said Marriage 
Deponent further says on oath that it has always been said by said Moses Spivey & his late wife in their life time that they were married during the Revolutionary war and that the said Moses Spivey was in the Service of the United States as a soldier before and after said Marriage. 
Tapley B. Spivey
Sworn to before me this 10th Day of December 1849 
A B Addison
Magst ED

I do hereby certify that I have examined the Bible said in the above affidavit to be
the Family Bible of Moses Spivey late a pensioner of the United States and find
recorded that Moses Spivey and Rebecca Gladdish was Married Novr. 10th 1777, and other family records that Nancy Spivey was born January 20th 1779, besides the birth of other children
Given under my hand this 10th day of December 1849
A D Addison
Magst ED
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State of South Carolina
Edgefield District
Personally appeared John G Dagnel and Thomas Howle before me and after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith on oath that Mrs Rebecca Spivey widow of Moses Spivey decd. (who was a revolutionary Pensioner) departed this life on or about the Tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and they further say on oath that said Rebecca Spivey was always reputed to be the wife of said Moses Spivey in his life time and that she the said Rebeca Spivey never intermarried after the death of said Moses Spivey but continued the widow of said Moses Spivey untill the day of her death. 
John G. Dagnel
Thomas Howle
Sworn to before me this 10th December 1849
AB Addison
Magst E.D.

State of South Carolina
Edgefield District
Personally appeared John G Dagnel & Thos Howle before me and after being duly sworn says on oath that the following persons are the only children of Moses Spivey late a revolutionary pensioner & Rebecka Spivey both decd. that is to say Beverly Spivey, Rebecca Owens, Tapley B Spivey, Moses Spivey are all the living children and Lavicy Lundy decd. was one of the daughters of said Moses & Rebecca Spivey decd. and that said Lavicy Lundy left four living children that is to say Rebecca Stephens wife of John Stephens, Mary Lundy, Patrick Henry Lundy & Amanda Hamblin wife of [blank] Hamblin and that the above are all the living Children & Grand children of deceased of said Moses & Rebecca Spivey decd.
John G. Dagnel
Thomas Howle
Sworn to before me this 10th December 1849
A B Addison
Magst ED
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State of South Carolina
Edgefield District 
 I do hereby certify
that Terrel Goff [illegible]
who testifyed before S. Broadwater Magst is
a man of good Character & worthy of belief also that Tapley B Spivey  John G Dagnel & Thomas Howel are also of good Character and worthy of belief Given under my hand this
10th December 1849
A B Addison
Magistrate E.D.
I Thos G Bacon Clerk of the Court of Edgefield District certify that A B Addison and Scarborough Broadwater are Magistrates as above and that the foregoing signatures
purporting to be theirs are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this
28th day of December in the year
1849
Tho G. Bacon
Clerk of the Court of
Edgefield District
Please direct to A B Addison Edgefield CC
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South Carolina
Edgefield District
Personally appeared before Mr Terrel Goff Senr who being duly sworn deposeth that he was personally acquainted with Rebecca Spivey in her life time for nearly fifty years and he always consider her the wife of Moses Spivey decd the Revolutionary pensioner from the first of his acquaintance with the said Moses Spivey & Rebecca his wife Sworn to & subscribed before me this 8th day of Decr A.D. 1849
Terrel Goff X his mark
S Broadwater SS M E D
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South Carolina
Edgefield District
In the Court of Equity
On this second day of June 1823 appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the said District and State. Moses Spivey being a Resident in the District & State aforesaid and aged sixty seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of 18th March 1818 the first of May 1820 and the first of March 1823 that he the said Moses enlisted for the term of twelve months about the first of April in the year 1776 in the State of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Spotts in the Regiment Commanded by Col Isaac Huger being a Regiment of Riflemen in the line of the State of South Carolina on the continental Establishment and that he continued to serve in the corps until about May 1777 when he was discharged from the said service in Camden in the State of South Carolina. And I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an
act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war & passed on the 18th day of
March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debt due to me,
nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed; That since the exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been made in my property, viz. The tract of 150 acres of land estimated in my first Schedule at $250. Dollars I sold to Hezekiah Lunday on the first of February 1822 for one hundred and twenty two Dollar which I had previously borrowed of the said Lunday for his currant support. The Mare estimated, in my first schedule at $50 has since Died of disease. The Geese estimated in my first Schedule at $3.
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have been sold for the use of my family Part of the cows and hogs contained in my first Schedule have been consumed and some
of the plantation tools worn out so that the following is a full and correct Schedule of the property which he now Possesses viz:
8 Head of Cattle cows & Calves, with $30.00
15 Head of Hogs worth $15.00
Household furniture worth $20.00
Working & farming Tools worth $20.00
Dunghill fowls $2.00
That he is exceedingly infirm & often so feeble or unable to pursue his farmer occupation of farmer and is unable to support his self that he has a wife old and infirm & unable to work, that he has also one child, Living with him a son of about 7 years of age that he is unable to support himself or his family and has no one
upon whom he can Rely for any aid
Sworn to in open Court this 2d June 1823
Whit Brooks
C.E.E.D.
Moses Spivey
South Carolina
Edgefd District
J Whitfield Brooks, commissioner of the Court of Equity for the District and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true & examined copy of the declaration of Moses Spivey, filed in my office June 1823 & Sworn to in open Court and further that the presiding Judge of said Court expressed himself satisfied with the truth of the Schedule herein contained and of the valuation of the articles enumerated
Given under my hand & seal of office
5th January 1824.
Whit Brooks
Commr in Equity
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[preprinted for with handwritten answers]
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,__, 19__ Ref 10,003
In reply to your request of__, received__
for a statement of the military history of Moses Spivey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[column headings] 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. |LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE. | April 1776 | May 1777 | Pvt. | S.C. [secondary column headings] [below  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.]  | CAPTAIN. | Thomas Potts | COLONEL. | Isaac Huger  
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Oct. 4. 1818. His [illegible] was al Residence at date of application, Edgefield Dist SC Age at date of application, 62 years old. He died June 2 or 3, 1829. Remarks: He mar. Nov 10, 1774 or 1777 Rebeckah Gladdish [illegible] She died Oct 10. 1836 or 1837. Their children were Nancy born Jan. 20. 1779 [illegible] Rebecca wid. of Peter Owens in 1849 Tapley B., Moses, Reddick and Lavicy or Laviny wife of Hezekiah Lundy. She died prior to 1849 leaving 4 children Rebecca wife of John Stevens, Mary and Patrick Henry Lundy & Amanda wife of Hamblin. In 1825 soldiers grand son Rolly Moon was referred to and [illegible] [illegible] of her claim just a legal quibble [illegible] date of deaths & of marriage
Respectfully, Commissioner.
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South Carolina Moses Spicey Private served 1 year from Apl 1776
1st Schedule date 7th Oct 1820
150 acres of land $250.
Mare $50 9 head of cattle $40 $90.
25 head of Hogs. $50
Geese & fowls, 4.
Farming utensils 25.
Household furniture. 20. $439.
States that he is very infirm  and often sick,
Schedule under Act 1st March, 1823.
dated 2d June 1823
8 head of cattle cows & calves $30
15 head of hogs 15. 
Household furniture 20.
Farming utensils &c. 22. $87.
the following charges have been made the 150 acres of land estimated at $250 sold to Hezekiah Lunday in Feby 1822 for $122, which he had previously borrowed of sd Sunday for his support. Copy of deed Exhibited. The mare dead Geese sold-- part of the Cows & Hogs consumed in family part of the farming utensils worn out Claimant age 67. farmer by
occupation, very infirm wife
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and infirmed and unable work that he has one child 7 years of age. see letter 11 March 1825 D. Beric Edgefield C.H. S. Carola
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Moses Spivey.
see S.C. Rolls
Farther evidence of service 
necessary
Admitted
By direction
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South Carolina
Edgefield District
Personally appeared before me Moses Spivey who after being duly sworn on His Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that on the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and seventy six he Thomas Potts a Captain in the Continental service enlisted this deponent in the County of Roan in the State of North Carolina for twelve months, that he the Deponent continued to serve in the capacity of a Common Soldier from the time of enlistment for the space of twelve months - that he was attached to the Regiment of Col. Isaac Huger being the first regiment of foot riflemen, and served in the Company of the above mentioned Thomas Potts. That at the expiration of the Term of enlistment this deponent was discharged from the service by Col. Huger which discharge has been either lost or so mislaid
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as to put it out of the person of the Deponent to produce it. The deponent further States on his oath that he is now sixty two years of age with a wife and child to support, and in circumstances so reduced, as to render an application to his Country for aid indispensable he having and ownings only a small poor piece of land without regards to and his personal Estate not exceeding the value of three hundred Dollars. This deponent declares that he has it not in his power to furnish any other evidence of his services but this affidavit.
Sworn to this fifteenth day of October Anno Domini One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen
Moses Spivey
Jn. Simkins O.E.D
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I John Simkins Judge of the Court of Ordinary as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Moses Spivey did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common Enemy and that he is in such reduced circumstances as to need the aid of his Country for his support; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
4. October 1818.
Jn. Simkins
O.E.D
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No 7598
Rebecca Spivey dec.
wid of Moses
SC
Act 4 July 1836

Rejected, married after the termination of the service
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Put a new Envelope
over these papers-- Restore
M Spivey to the roll.
pension to commence
14 Feb. 1827
Send [illegible] to Hon.
G. Mc Duffie H R
$5.39
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War Department
Pension Office
13th Aug 1838
Sir In answer to your letter of the 4th inst, I have to inform you, Moses Spivey decd late a Pension
under the act of the 18th March 1818 died on the 2d June 1829, and has been paid in full up to that period. I am H
Hon F. W. Pickens
Edgefield
South Carolina
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13. August 1838
Hon F. W. Pickens
G. C
Record 47 page 192
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PENSION RECORD
File No. Cert. No. Issued Act of At per From
App. for Pension Age Agency Res. at date of app. Service  Res. at date of enlistment Rank
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers] 
1812 Wt 58098-160-55 430160
PENSION RECORD File No. Cert. No. Issued Act of At per From [*Copy & Bind*] 
William Craven 
Mary
App. for Pension Dec 22 1855 
Age 57 
Res. at date of app. Christian Co Ky. 
Agency 
Service Ky 
Rank Private 
Res. at date of enlistment 
Widow of William Craven, who volunteered at
Wadlington [Wellington] Christian Co Ky 1812
discharged Nov 5 1812 - Capt Dudley Williams
Col Tremmell. That she was married to wm Cravens in Christian Co Ky Oct 28 1817. Her husband died in Christian Co Ky Jan 24 1842 Wit John Cravens of Christian Co Ky. Gersham [Cravens of] Fannin Co Texas.
Marriage Bond-between Wm Cravens & Martha
also listed as Pally McComb-[illegible] Dated Oct 21 1817 Wit Her brother Mathew McComb.
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
430919 [*Copy & Bind*]
PENSION RECORD
File No. S17799
Cert. No. 7260
Issued 21 mar. 1833
Act of 7 June 1832 
At $60 per annum
From 4 mar 1831 
Dyer Woodworth
App. for Pension 15 aug 1832
Age 75
Res. at date of app. Fayette Co Ind.
Res. at date of enlistment Oblong N.Y
Agency Ind.
Service Conn NY.
Rank Pvt.
While residing in Oblong, NY, he enlisted in Feb. or mar. 1776, in Capt. Increase Childs' Company. Col Livingstons' N.Y. Regt; shortly after entering the service, he was assigned to an armory located at a fort opposite West Point, where he worked for eleven or twelve months assisting in repairing arms under direction of one Jacob Reeder More statement he gave 11 mos. service, in another 12 mos. He said he was discharged April 1777 application states his memory was very bad. after his discharge from his service, he returned home [illegible] Salisbury, Conn, where he enlisted sometime in 1778 exact date not given & served 6 mo. M Capt Ensigns' Conn's Co. Says the family Bible is in possession of his sister who at one time lived at Harpersfield NY name not stated. Dyer Woodworth b. Salisbury Conn. 20 Nov 1757
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His parents were living during the Rev. their names are not given After the Rev. he resided in Sheffield, Mass., & in Saratoga Co, NY, then moved, about 1810 to 1812 to Franklin Co, Md, thence to Fayette Co, Ind. Allowed pension on his application executed 15 Aug 1832 while residing in Fayette Co, Md, where he stated, he had then lived for abt. 9 mo. It's not stated that the soldier ever married His death date not in agency Bk Payment papers Last Payment was made Sept 27, 1888  to Johnathan Eads As Attorney for Dyer Woodworth See Pg. 44 "Brewer Family His. of Brewer Family And Related Familie"[Families]
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
429890 Copy for Library
File No. S 23446
PENSION RECORD
Cert. No 26066
Issued March 3 1834
Act of June 7 1832
At 20 per annum
From March 4 1831
Ludwick Swartz
App. for Pension Nov 5 1832
Age 71
Res. at date of app. York Co Pa.
Res. at date of enlistment Berks Co Pa.
Agency Pemr
Service Pemr
Rank Private
Drafted in Pedde Township Berks Co, Pa July 1776 in Capt Michael Wolfs Co, Col Christian Lower served 3 months & 3 days. Drafted out Sept 1777 under Capt Jacob Reher [Rehrer] Col Heister for 3 months, was in the battle at Germantown. Born 1761 in Berks Co Pa. sept 12 1842 Ludwick Swartz of Paradise Township York Co Pa. and has resided there for the space of 28 years, previous thereto he resided in Heidleburg [Heidelberg] York Co Pa. Appointed  W Gray Stille atty: (over)
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Sept 19 1842 Received $10.00 being for 6 months pension due to Ludwick Swartz from March 4 to Sept 4 1842.
W. Gray Stille atty.
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FREE
John C. Calhoun
War Depart.
Washington 
Mail
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Moses Spivey
Hezekiah Lunday
This Indenture made this first February one
thousand Eight hundred and twenty two, between Moses Spivey of the District of Edgefield and State of South Carolina of the one part and Hezekiah Lunday of the District
and State aforesaid of the other part.
Witnesseth that for and in consideration
of the Sum of one hundred and Twenty two.
dollars in hand paid by the said Lunday
the right and payment whereof is fully
acknowledged and for the same. I Moses
Spivey have given granted Bargained Sold and Set over, and delivered, and by these presents do bargain Sell and confirm unto the Said Hezekiah Lunday all that part or parcel of land found by a resurvey to contain two hundred &
nine and a half acres more or Less being a part of a tract of land granted to John Briggs the twenty fourth of June 1807 Lying on Quarles Creek adjoining Garrett on the west, Garrett and Sharpton on the South Bussey on the east, and others which parcel of land I warrant and
defend unto the said Lundy his heirs and assigns forever, with all ways wood water, minds, minerals and every appearten
thereunto belonging appertaining to the Same
In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal
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the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of us
Tapley B. Spivey
Moses Spivey [illegible]
Moses Spivey Seal
South Carolina  
Edgefield District
Personally appeared Taply B Spivey before me
one of the Justices of the Peace and made Oath that he was present and did see Moses
Spivey Sign Seal and Acknowledge the within deed and deliver the Same for the within purposes and he did See Moses Spivey [illegible] Sign his name as a witness Together with himself to the Same 
Taply B. Spivey
Sworn to before the 15 day of July 1824
[illegible] Homes J P
State of South Carolina
Edgefield District
I Danl. Bird Clerk of the Court of Common pleas. Register of Mesnes conveyances for the said district
do hereby certify the foregoing instrument
of writing from Moses Spivey to Zekiah
Lundy to be a true copy taken
from the Records in this office
in Book [illegible] [illegible] page 428 And
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Recorded the 16 July one thousand Eight Hundred & twenty four 
Given under my hand and seal of office this
12. January 1825.
Danl. Bird
C.C.P.
Sir The above contains a copy of a deed
from Moses Spivey to Hezekiah Lunday
your department some months past requed
the above deed to be sent on to enable the war department to decide whether M. Spiveys name should be restored to the pension list
I am respectfully
D. Bird
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State of So Carolina
Edgefield District 
Personally appeared then the subscribing Justice, Hezekiah Lundy who being duly sworn, saith that Moses Spivy Sen. was indebted to
him this deponent the sum of one hundred &
Twenty Dollars, & that he was also the said Spivys security for the further sum of one hundred & Six Dollars for which he this deponant took from the said Spivy a deed of conveyance for his Land with a promise to him to reconvey the Land whereon he paid the said sum of one hundred & twenty Dollars & Indemnified him from his security ship after some considerable Laps of time this deponent found it would be utterly impossable for the
said Spivy to do so. Riddick Spivey his son & Rolly Moon his Grand son purposed to pay the [illegible] & to whom this depant from his security ship provided he would convey the Land to them, upon which he this Deponant done so, for the purpose of securing himself & not for the purpose of defending any person. & further this depant saith not. Sworn to the 28th day of July 1825 before me
Charles Hammond J [illegible] Hezekiah Lunday
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And the said Hezekial Lundy further depose and [illegible] on oath that he has just cause to believe and verily does believe that the said Moses was compelled there to dispose of his land for his necessary support and maintenance as it within his knowledge that
a large part of said money was actually appropriated to his support, and the balance he cannot doubt was equally necessary to his circumstances and conditions. Hezekiah Lunday
Sworn to before me this 3. Oct 1826
Benjamin Watson J.P.
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State of S. Carolina
Edgefield District 
Personally appeared before me the subscribing Justice, Moses Spivy [Spivey] Senr who being duly sworn saith that, he was indebted to Hezikiah Lundy the sum of one hundred &
Twenty Dollars. that the said Lundy was also security for this deponant for the further sum of one hundred & Six Dollars. & for the purpose of securing him. The said Lunby this deponent Executed to him a deed of conveyance for his Land with a priviledge of [illegible] the same some answerable time after he this deponent found it would be out of his
power to do so & he consented that the said Lundy should convey the Land to Reddick Spivy & Rolly Moon who offered to pay him his [illegible] & Release him from his security ship that he has [illegible] owned one foot of land since that he is now in his sixty ninth year & he is very Infirm & unable to get his living by his bodily Labour  Moses Spivy
Sworn to the 28th day of July 1825 before me
Charles Hammond J.
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Edgefield C. H. J. C. 
5 Feb 1827
Sale day
Dear Sir,
I would not now trouble you with a line but that poor old Spivey Moses has, in great dibility and difficulty walked 20 miles to hear his date on the
application for a pension of which you [illegible] do good as to take charge. The old man dilbility decrepitude and poverty [illegible] so striking that if Gov. Barbour could see and know the real circumstances he wd not hesitate a moment 
Yrs truly
E Simkins J
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Spivey papers
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We the under named do certify that we have been acquainted with the bearer hereof Moses Spivy for several years past, and that he hath no other means of a Support but from the Labor of his own hands which from his advanced age he
must be almost incapable to perform, he also
states that he hath served as a Soldier for a
considerable time in the Revolutionary war
if so we think him a fit subject for the pention list
We also believe him to be a man of truth and honesty given under our hands the 29th June 1818
A. Edmunds
Hezekiah Lunday
Demey Bussey
Josiah Taylor
Jonathan Taylor
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Copied.
Hon. George McDuffie,
House of Representatives.
Sir:
War Department
Pension Office
January 25, 1830.
I herewith return the papers in the case of Moses Spivey dec'd. By the Act of March 2, 1829, all arrears of pension due to a deceased pensioner must be paid to the widow if there be any. In this case it would appear that the widow is still living. It must therefore be paid to her and not to the son who is Administrator. She must prove that she is the widow of the
deceased pensioner before a Court of Record, get a certificate of the fact from the Clerk of the Court under his seal of Office, and present the certificate with evidence as to the day on which the pensioner died, and the pension certificate to the Pension Agent at Charleston S. C. where money is deposited for paying
the pension, and where alone it can be paid. If the widow should not apply in person, she must give a power of Attorney to some one to draw the money.
J. L. E.
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Edgefield C H Nov 19th 1849
the Hon J L Edwards Pension agent
Dear Sir 
I am requested by Taply Spivey to request you to give him through me Information in the case of Rebeckah Shivey decd late a widow of Moses Spivey late a pensioner for Revolutionary services Moses Spivey drew a pension of ninty six dollars untill June 3d 1829 his widow Rebeckah Spivey lived untill 10th October 1836 not knowing that she was entitled to a pension therefore never applyed for one lately Mr T B Spency his son a statement in the papers which induces him to believe himself & Brothers & Sister are entitled to the pension his mother would have been entitled from the death of her husband to her death Mrs Rebeckah Spivey left the following children by her husband Moses Spivey that is Lavicy Lundy since dead leaving husband Hezekiah Lundy & four children next Beverly Spivey, Rebeckah Owen widow of Peter Owen next Tapley Spivey &
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Moses Spivey any information you will please
give will be greatfully received by Mr Spivey please direct to A. B. Addison Edgefield CH
S.C.
Respectfully your Obt Servt
A B Addison
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A B Addison
Nov 26/49
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Pension Office
Nov 24 1849
Sir 
In reply to your letter of the 19th inst in the case of Rebecca Spivey decd widow of Moses Spivey
on the S. Carolina roll under act March 18, 1818, I have to state that unless she was married before her husband left the service she would not have been entitled to a pension under act 4th July 1836. Her death which occurred 10th October 1836, having taken place before the passage of the act of 7th July 1838 the children would have no claim under that act in case the widow was not married until after the termination of her husbands service.
A. B. Addison Esq
Edgefield C.H.
S. Carolina
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South Carolina
Edgefield District 
We whose names are hereunder written do certify that we have known Moses Spivy, for a number of years and we believe him to be a man of honesty and truth 16th July 1818
Wm Garrett
John E. Garrett
David Mines
M. Mins.
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No 7598
Rebecca Spivey W
F.W. Pickens, Any 13. 38
Letter A. B. Addison 22 Mar 1850
Same Nov. 26.49
Rejected
Act 4 July 1836
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South Carolina
Moses Spivey
file March 1819
Restored to pension
list under Act of
March 11 1823, & [illegible]
[illegible] sent to the
Hon G. McDuffie
H.R. Pension to commence
14 July 1827
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M. Spivey dead
See letter Jan. 25. 1830
to Hon G. McDuffie
H. R.
Letter to Hon F.W. Pickens 13 Aug 1838
Died 3 June 1829
Let to A B Addison Nov 26/49
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post marked
EDGE.C.H.S.C.
JAN 5
Honble J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City 
[*1 March 1823 Moses Spivey Recd. 15 Jan 1824*]
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Edgefield C.H. J.C.
Jany 5. 1823
Honble J. C. Calhoun
Enclosed is my application
for a pension
under the act of Congress
As this application has been by accident already much delayed respectfully request as speedy and attention to it on your part, as your convenience will permit.
Yours with high [illegible]
Moses Spivey
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Edgefield
4 August 1838
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir
Moses Spring was placed on the pension roll, and drew a pension until 1829. He died 2d June 1829. This widdow & for [illegible] to know what amount is due him that he did not draw, if any, so that they may receive it. 
Yours very respectfully
F. W. Pickens
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South Carolina
Edgefield District
We do hereby certify that we have been long and well acquainted with Moses Spivey an aged and infirm man applying for a pension to the government of the United States, and believes
him to be an upright honest man, of undoubted veracity, and we know this to be his general character. We are also well acquainted with Hezekiah Lundy and Tapley B. Spivey who depose in his power and we believe them not only to be upright men in the general walk and characters, but we should not hesitate a moment
to believe and give credit to what they or either of them would say or declare.
Given under our hands this
day of February 1827.
Eldred Simkins [illegible]
Charles Hammond [illegible]
Wm Garrett [illegible]
-
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H.R. 14 Feby 1827.
Sir:
I enclosed to your Dept only in the Session
the declaration of Moses Spivey for a Pension under the acts of 1818 & 1820. Mr. Edwards informed me that the only difficulty arose from the fact that it appeared from the affidavits presented that the applicant had [illegible] a small tract of land since 1818, & that as his claim it is not known to the Dept. it is not able to say satisfied that the [illegible] was not fraudulent. Mr. Edwards at the same time informed me that if I would state that Mr Spivey was a man of good character & that I believed the transaction bonafide, the pension would probably be granted. Not knowing Mr. Spivey personally I cannot make that statement but I have several letters from my predecessor Col. Simkins whom you know, speaking in the strongest terms in favor of the applicant whom he knows. I enclose you a letter I received from him on the subject this morning in the hope that it may have some effect. Though I can give no legal in [illegible] in the case, I am morally certain that Mr Spivey is an honest & most [illegible] applicant. 
Your obt Sert
Geo. McDuffie
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We do hear by certify that we have acquainted with Moses Spivey Senor
for Several years and do believe him to
be an honest industrous [industrious] man and is fare [far] advanced in years and very infirm and
has no means of support but by his labour July 30, 1825
Hezekiah Lunday
John Briggs
Wm Howle jn
Davis Mims
Jno Middleton
Wm Roberts
R Elkin
Joshua Bussey
Zadock Bussey
Demey Bussey
Robert Carson
Armstead Burt
John C. Garrett
Richard Parks
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South Carolina
Edgefield District
Personally came before me Daniel Bird Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for the district and
State aforesaid Hezekiah Lundy who on his oath most solemnly declares that Moses Spivey now applying for a pension was indebted to him this deponant in more than one hundred dollars for money loaned him the said Moses for his support and also about one hundred dollars more (not now having the papers he cannot be exactly specific and certain) for which he this deponant was the Security of him the said Moses
That on the 16th day of July 1824 the said Moses being extremely decripid [decrepit]
and quite old found it impossible that he could claim his land (which was his principal property
and pay his just debts contracted as this
deponent verily believes for his necessary support, sold the only tract of land he owned on Earth containing 209 1/2 acres to him this deponent and made him a title deed thereto & in the winter of 1825-26 certain Redick Spivey did bargain and agree for the same land to purchase it from this deponant and did so
paying the amount of the money [illegible] &
the money for which he was security for
the said Moses upon which he this deponent did make him the said Redick an absolute Conveyance for said land This deponent further swears that the sale from Moses Spivey to this deponent was bought fair and in good faith with out any condition or reservation whatever and so was the sale from him this deponant to the said Redick Spivey, and he verily believes the money for the sale
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[[*]partial right side of letter missing]
went to Moses Spiveys necessary suppor and as this deponent confidently believes was indispensable to it That Moses Spivey the applicant is very poor and infirm is within his knowledge 
Hezekiah Lundy
Sworn to before me
this 15 Feb. 1827.
Danl. Bird
C C P
Tapley B. Spivey declares on oath that he was a subscribing witness to the deed of conveyance from his father to Hezekiah Lundy above referred to, and also a witness to the deed from said Lundy to Redick Spivey, in truth he wrote one of them he believes both, and was intimately a ed [acquainted] with the transactions above all[*] (in which Mr. Lundy has not been so [*] as to having and does not now having [*] deeds and other papers) and has not [*] doubt but that the sales were perfect[*] fair in good faith, and that his father
was under an indispensible necessity to sell his land for his support and that of his mother from his age & Extreme poverty & decrepitude 
Taply B. Spivey
Sworn to before me
this 15 Feb 1827
Danl. Bird
C. C. P.
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Revolutionary
Papers
Rebecca Spivey
Suspended
S. Ca
Nov 15 - 1852
Ex [illegible]
F. E. Hassler
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.
STATE OF South Carolina
District OF Edgefield
Thomas G. Key a Magistrate personally appeared Tapley B. Spivey aged 62 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the son of Moses Spivey who was a revolutionary Pensioner in the State of South Carolina and that he died on the third day of June 1829 and that his mother, named Rebecca Spivey died on the 10th day of October 1836 and that they were married on the 10 day of November in the year 1774 and that they were residents of Edgefield the State of South Carolina and that they resided there 31 years, and that he resides in Edgefield District and that furthermore He BY THESE
PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government and State officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land
that may be due him as a son of Moses Spivey who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law. He may be entitled. In witness whereof he has on this twentieth day October 1852,
hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal
Tapley B. Spivy
Witness: John Bacon
Witness: Wm W. Goodman
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that Tapley B. Spivey has always by the community been known as the son of Moses Spivey decd Dated on this twentieth day of October 1852.
Thomas G. Key J.P.
State of South Carolina 
District of Edgefield to wit:
I hereby certify, That Thomas G. Key Esq.,
before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned
and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my [illegible] affixed the seal of the District Court, this 20th October one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Tho G Bacon
Clerk.
If a widow applies, state the date [wording covered up] her husband.
State under what act pensioned, or [wording covered up] pensioner and amount of pension.
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A. B. Addison Esq
22 Mar 1850
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592
Pension Office
March 22d 1850
Sir
The papers which you sent to this Office in the case of Rebecca Spivey and widow of Moses Spivey under the act 4 July 1836, have been examined and filed.
It appears from the statement of Taply B Spivey that the record in the
Bible of his father and mother that they were married on 10 Novem 1777. The declaration of Moses Spivy shows that he left the service in April 1777, Mrs. Spivy case therefore is not moved for by the act of 4 July 1836. And as her death took place before the passage of the act of 7 July 1838, there was no law in place at the time of her death under which she had acquired any right to a pension. Her claim is therefore rejected.
A. B. Addison Esq.
Edgefield C.H.
South Carolina
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1221 N. 17th St. 
Birmingham, Ala
July 27, 1919
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: 
Please send me all information you have on file in regard to Moses Spivey, of Edgefield Co., SC - and also any you have about his widow.
Thanking you, I am.
Yours very truly. 
Mrs. C.C. Hasty
[Stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE K JUL 30 1919
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PENSION OFFICE K JUL 30 1919 U.S.
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Barnesville, GA
Feb. 26, 1923
Hon. Washington Gardner
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC
[stamp] OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER MARCH 1 1923 U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly give me the Pension record of Moses Spivey, a Revolutionary, pensioner in Edgefield Co. South Carolina in 1819 aged 73.
Please also give all family data on record concerning him. As you are on the Spivey list, will you also be so good as to tell me if there are other Spiveys, either from North or South Carolina in the Pension roll. I am seeking for a Spivey Revolutionary ancestor and will be gratefully appreciative of any information you can furnish me. Thanking you for the courtesy of a prompt reply. I am with good wishes. 
Sincerely,
(Miss) Willie Reynolds
Barnesville, Ga.
If other Spiveys are on Pension roll, please to give me their names.
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[preprinted for with handwritten answers]
1919 July 22. Hist. to Kemp Malone Letter 
 in 31.834
Cornelius Malone.
1919 Aug 7 Hist. to Mrs. CC Hasty
1923 March 6 Hist to Miss Willie Reynolds awf
10,003
P.O. Rebecca Spivey
Service: Spivey
Enlisted: ___,18   [stamped REJECTED]
Discharged:___,18  
Application filed:___,18  
Alleges: Printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection
Re-enlisted:  as follows "Married after the War?"
really means after his service but how about 1774
Attorney: 
P.O. 
Recognized.  Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for ___, 18
Attorney:
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PENSION RECORD
File No.
Cert. No.
Issued
Act of
At per
From
App. for Pension
Age Agency
Res. at date of app. Service
Res. at date of enlistment Rank