Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,171, for Mathew Maybin, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C. 

Maybin, Mathew

NUMBER
S. 7,172

Born in Ireland
carded
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CONTENTS
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No 31.622  Repd.
North Carolina

Mathew Maybin 
Buncombe Co in the State of North Carolina was a private in the compy commanded by Captain [Thomas] Gordon of the Regt commanded by [Lt.] Col. [John] Lisle in the South Carolina militia for 2 years -

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 80 Dollars _ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of May
1839 and sent to B. F. Perry
Greenville, District [District marked out] So Ca -
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839             $640.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept '39   $40.00 =   $680.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.      }

Recorded by Wm Stewart Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 6 1/2  Page 66
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Mathew Maybin
Declaration
Pension


E
Direct to 
S. P. Carson HR

Flat Rock P O 
Buncombe Co

[written sideways on left side]
S P Carson
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State of North Carolina
Buncombe County

Whereas this ninth day of January
AD 1833 personally appeared
Mathew Maybin a revolutionary soldier in open court
before the Justices then sitting aged nearly Seventy seven years
old, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832. that he entered the service
of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated namely he states that he first
entered the service in the State of South Carolina in what was then called 96 District (now called Newberry district)  he states that he volunteered himself under the command of Capt Thomas Gordon belonging to the  Regiment of [Lt.] Col. John Lilse [Lisle] he states that he was marched through
South Carolina to the Congaree & there was joined to General [Colonel Richard] Richardsons Army & was then marched to the frontiers of said
State against the tories & they scouted them; he states that he cannot recollect the times he served in this campaign  he states that he was  discharged by Capt Gordon, he states that he entered the above
service in the winter of 1775.  he then states that he volunteered himself
for five months & was first commanded by [Captain] William Wadelton [Wadlington] of Col Lisles Regiment.  he states that he entered the service in the Summer of 1776 & that he then lived in whats now called Newberry district South Carolina.  he states that he was marched through 
South Carolina to the frontier of the State against the Cherokee
Indians & was under the command of General [Andrew] Williamson
he states that he was in one battle with the Indians in the fall 
of the same year above mentioned & he states that his time of
service expired in December of the same year & that he was discharged
by Col Lisle  he states that he enlisted in the Summer of 1777 under the command of Capt. David Dixon or Dickson
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belonging to Col [Samuel] Jack's Battalion  he states that he entered 
said service in 96 District then called (now called by Newberry district South Carolina  that he enlisted for two years & was marched to fort wells Georgia passing by what is now called Cambridge. he states that he remained in the service at fort wells
for the term of one year & owing to the Scarcity of provisions he states that Jacks Battalion & the georgia troops was marched from fort wells to florida; it being proposed to the troops or regulars that if they would perform the expedition in taking Fort Augustine that their term of enlistment should be out & they discharged & that they march into the limits of  the province of East florida & General [Robert] Howe commanded 
of the limits of the United States & consequently was marched
back to Midway meeting house & was discharged  he states that Col Jack gave him a written discharge  he then returned home into 96 District as above.  he then states that in the spring of  1779 he was appointed patroller under the command of 
Col John Lisle & that he served under Lieut. Caldwell & continued in that service untill the winter of 1780 & then in the winter of 1780 he among other patrollers was called on to 
go to the congarees (now called Granby South Carolina to guard provisions & then he returned home in the month of February of the same year.  he states that they were called upon again as patrollers to go to Camden & guard publict waggons
from Camden to Augusta SC & that he was marched home by Lieut. Caldwell & he states that the British took Charleston & they marched through the Country in which he 
lived & he gave himself to them
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& that the British paroled him & he states that the British called upon the American prisoners to perform duty in behalf of the King & he states that Col. [John Lisle Sr.] Lilse & Capt John [Lisle Jr.] Lylse whole company ran away including himself.  he  states that they fled into North Carolina between Charlotte & the Catawba River & attached themselves to general Sumpter's [Thomas Sumter]
Army of refugees & that they continued with him for a while
then & was then marched to Rocka mount [Rocky Mount] under the command of said Sumpter & that they retreated back from there
& in a few days attacked the British fort at the hanging rock.  Then they retreated to the Catawba Nation again then march to Camden to guard the ford or ferry to keep the British from crossing at the time when Genl.
Gates endeavored to take Camden & was defeated.  he states that they retreated from that place to the fork of fishing creek and the Catawba and he states that then Sumpter was defeated & that the Americans squandered & that he went from said defeat up into Charlotte & joined Col [Thomas] Brandon's Regiment
& Stayed with them some time & then he states that he left him & went home to see his family in South Carolina & he states that he 
remained with his family for but a few days until he fled to North Carolina on the Catawba & remained there
as a refugee until General [Daniel] Morgan marched out to South Carolina on the packoteels [Pacolet River] & he was attached to Genl.
Morgans army under the command of Col James Lylse [Captain James Lisle] & Capt John Lylse [Lisle, Jr.], & remained there a short time & was marched from there by Genl. [Andrew] Pickens as a reconnoitering party & then Col. Lylse got permit to go home & recruit & marched home me with him & remained there only one day
until we marched from there to join General  Morgan
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at the cow pens [Battle of the Cowpens] but he states that before they reached that place that the field pieces was heard.  it being the Battle when Col Tarlton [Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton] was defeated.  he states that they still pursued their march with spies kept out, until we heard
of the above defeat.  we still pursued our march until we struck the trail of the British which had just retreated.  he states that they pursued the British trail & overtook them & took 21 British prisoners & 29 negroes & their baggage & marched them back through the battle ground & continued our march into Burke County N. Carolina within a few miles of Morganton & then we overtook General Pickins [Andrew Pickens] & the prisoners were given up to Genl. Pickins.  then he states that he returned to Col. John Earles Station North Pachelett [Pacolet] Rutherford N. Carolina he remained at Sd. station until the winter of 1782  he states 
that he moved his family from Newberry district S.C. to sd. station in the fall of 1782  he volunteered himself under the command of [Lt.] Col James Miller who commanded 
the Rutherford troops being under the command of [Brig.] Genl. [Charles] McDowell. we then marched into the Cherokee Nation within about two miles of the town of Franklin in Macon County N. Carolina & he states that he was discharged it being the close of the revolutionary war as well as of his own services

1st.  Where & in what year were you born. he answers that he was born in the year of 1756 & in the County
of Antrim & in the north of Ireland
2nd.  have you any record of your age.  he answers that he had the record of his age but has lost it
3rd.  where were you living when called into service:  he answers 
that he was living in 96 district what now is called Newberry district South
Carolina & where have you  lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
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Answer to the 3rd Interrogatory  he answers he has generally lived in North Carolina  he states he lived seven or eight years immediately after the close of the revolutionary war in Pacholet in Rutherford County N. Carolina & then moved from that place to the Green River Cove in Buncombe  County North Carolina & that he lives there at this time
& has remained there ever since he moved there.
4  how were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom. He answers that he entered the most of his service by 
volunteering  that he was once enlisted that he once substituted
for two men by the names of James Neely & George Martin one month for each 
5th.  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with 
the troops where you served, such continental & militia regiments
as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  he answers as to that, that he has 
already explained or gave that answer in the foregoing declaration -
6th.  did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it?
he answers to this interrogatory that in all the campaigns he served he was discharged by his officers verbally except at the expiration of his service of his two years enlistment
& in that case he received a written discharge signed by Col Jack & that he has lost said discharge long since
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7  State the names of persons whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as 
to your character for veracity & good behavior your services as a soldier of the revolution
Mathew Maben  X  his mark
Sworn to & subscribed in open court the this 9th January
1833 
Test John Miller Clk
By N. W. Woodfin D.C   [seal]

State of North Carolina
Buncombe County
We Benjamin King a clergyman of the 
said County of Buncombe and Josiah D Langford & Epaphroditus Hightower of the same County &c do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Matthew Maybin who has subscribed & sworn to the 
above annexed declaration & that we believe him to be Seventy-seven years old or thereabouts & that he is
reputed & believed in the  neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion 
B. King
J D Langford
E. Hightower
Sworn to & subscribed this 9th day of 
January 1833
Test John Miller Clk
by N. W. Woodfin DC
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State of North Carolina
Buncombe County

The said Mathew Maybin 
further swears that he has 
no documentary evidence to prove his services, nor 
that he knows of no person whose testimony
he can procure who can testify to his service.
I the said Mathew Maybin do hereby relinquish
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except
the present & declare that my name is not on the
pension roll of the agency of any State

Matthew Mabin  X  his mark

Sworn to & subscribed [illegible] in open court
the 9th January 1833

Test  John Miller Clk
By N. W. Woodfin D.C.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states, and the court further certifies 
that it appears to them that Benjamin King who has signed 
the preceeding certificates is a Clergyman resident of the County of 
Buncombe and that Josiah Langford and Epaphroditus Hightower
are credible persons & that their statements are entitled
to credit.

John Thrash Chr.C.C.

I John Miller Clerk of the County Court of pleas
& quarters of the County of Buncombe do hereby certify that 
the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of Mathew Maybin 
for a pension  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal
January 9th 1833

Test John Miller Clk
By N. W. Woodfin D.C.
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27.445
Mathew Maybin
N. Carolina

20.200-


e.i. not authentd.


Suspended, see letter
11 Nov. 1833 to 
Saml. P Carson
Flat Rock P.O. 
N. Carolina
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
[blank date] 183_

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of  your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and 
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is 
necessary to be done.  These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and 
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Mathew Maybin N. Carolina
Period when the service was rendered. Vol. winter of 1775
Duration of the claimant's service.
5 months
Rank of the claimant. [blank]
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Capt. [Thomas] Gordon, Col. Lilse [Lt. Col. John Lisle Sr.]
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
age 77  New Berry Dist. S. Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported. Traditionary

Period when the service was rendered.
Sum. 1776 " 1777
Duration of the claimant's service.
1 year
Rank of the claimant. [blank]
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Gen. [Andrew] Williamson, Capt [David] Dickson, Col. [Samuel] Jack

Period when the service was rendered. Spring 1779 until winter of 1780
Rank of the claimant. Patrole
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Col. Lilse [Lt. Col John Lisle Sr]

Period when the service was rendered. Winter 1780 to the Winter 1782
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Lieut Caldwell

Period when the service was rendered.
Vol. Winter 1782 until peace
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Col. Miller [Lt Col James Miller]


I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of   ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District
of [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and
served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. ☛This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank]
day of [blank] & c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank]
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] 
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; 
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 
4. 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 some 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 services. 
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? 
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. 
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension." 
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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 about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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. 

Mode of authenticating papers. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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. 

Proof of Service.
 [j] 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 claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he 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. 
👉 The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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(not revd.)
December 13, 1933.
BA-J/ady
John Woods, S. 2026 and 
Mathew Maybin, S. 7171

Mrs. Thomas L. Millwee
1047 Queens Road West
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Mathew Maybin and John Woods, Revolutionary War soldiers.
Their records are furnished you herewith, as found in 
the respective claims for pensions, based upon service in 
the Revolutionary War.  

John Woods
S. 2026
John Woods pensioned as Wood, was born January 30,
1763 in Orange County, North Carolina.  No reference is 
made to his parents.
While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, he
enlisted in the fall of 1779 and served about four months
as private in Captains William O'Neal's and James Trousdale's
Companies, Colonel Archibald Lytle's North Carolina Regiment.
He enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served as private in
Captain William Williams' North Carolina Company and as
artificer under Colonel Abisha Thomas, Deputy Quartermaster
and Colonel Long, Quartermaster General; length of service
three months.
In the fall of 1781 he moved from Orange County, North
Carolina, to Greens County, Tennessee, about five years
later he returned to Orange County, North Carolina, and 
about ten years later he moved to Blount County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
August 8, 1832 while a resident of Blount County, Tennessee.
There are no family data.

Date of death no on A.B.
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This is the history of the only John Woods, all 
spellings of the surname searched, of Orange County,
North Carolina, that is found on the Revolutionary War
records of this office.

Mathew Maybin
S. 7171
Mathew Maybin or Mayben was born January 13, 1756 in the County of Antrum, Ireland, and no reference is made to his parents.  In 1772 he came to Charleston, South Carolina, and a short time later he moved to Ninety Six District, that part which later became Newberry District,
South Carolina. 
While residing there he enlisted in January 1775, served on eight tours, over two years in all, and to the 
close of the war in the South Carolina troops under the  following officers, Captains Thomas Gordon, William Waddleton or Waddington [Wadlington], James Lisle, David Dickson or Dixon, [James] Caldwell, Frederick Lipham and Colonels John Lisle [Lt. Col. John Lisle Sr], [Samuel] Jack, [Thomas Brandon] Brannom, Philemon Waters and [Lt. Col.] James Miller.  He was in an engagement with the Indians near Franklin Court House in Macon County, North Carolina and was in the battles of  Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock and Fishing Creek.

In January 1782 he moved from Ninety Six District, South Carolina, to Colonel Earl's Station on Pacolet in 
Rutherford County, about November he moved about a mile from that place and April 2, 1790 he moved to Green River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
January 9, 1833 while a resident of Buncombe County, North
Carolina.
There are no family data.
Date of death not on A.B.
This is the history of the only Mathew Maybin, all spellings of the surname searched, that is found on the
Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Mathew Maybin
N. Car.
Suspended
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Letter 11 Nov. 1833 to 
Saml. P. Carson
Supd to be fraudulent
let Benj King June 15 1835
do Hon Jas Graham Oct 18 1837
Act 7 June 1832
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Rev War
7171
INVALID.
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File No. 7171
Mathew Maybin
Priv Rev War
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Act:  June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol 1 [7?], Page 236
[Arrangement of 1870.]


[notes on sideways on left margin]
1933 Dec. 13  Hist to Mrs. Thomas L. Millwee
see her letter in John Woods, S.2026 Rev War A.D.Y.
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Benj King
NC
Sept 14 1835
Flat Rock N.C.
11th Sept 1833
Free

[written upside down]
To Mr. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[written sideways]
Sept 29
N.C.
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Buncombe County N.C.   Sept 14th 1835 -
Dear Sir
I Received your Letter of June 15th 1835 which states that uppon an Examination of the Declaration
of Matthew Mayben [Maybin] that among other services he claims
to have enlisted as a private in the Regular service of the state of South Carolina  that he served one year
and was discharged -
He was a citizen of South Carolina and enlisted under the Command of Capt David Dickson and Marched to fort Wells in the State of Georgia and 
served in Col. Jacks Battalion Col. Ferrelle Lieutenant of sd Battalion and his years service was in the state 
of Georgia - Examine the Muster Rolls of that Battalion for the year seventeen seventy eight & he thinks his ame will be found there, for in 
Georgia his years service was performed and was in that state Discharged.  be so good as to write to 
me Immediately after Examination as above
I am very Respectfully your 
most obt servant.  B. King

To Mr J. L. Edwards
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Indent Book X
No. 2607

Issued the 2d May 1786 to 
Mr. Matthew Maybin for Forty-five
pounds 11/5d Sterling for Militia duty
in Waters Regiment pr acct. audited. -
£45:11:5 Sterling

Comptroller General Office
Columbia  15 Novr. 1838
I do hereby certify that the above is a 
true copy of a memorandum recorded on the margin of Indent Book X No 2607 deposited in this Office.  And do further certify that the account for which the said Indent was 
paid is lost or mislaid. -

William Ed Hayne
Comp General 
pr B. Hart Clk
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27445
Mathew Maybin
Amended Declaration
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N. C.
Act June 7 1832
Allow 2 ys for 
$80 per ann
S Ca Militia
Cap Gordon Col Lyle.



B. F. Perry
Greenville S.C.
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South Carolina Greenville District
Personally came before me the subscribing Justice of the Peace in and for the District of Greenville Mathew Maybin of the  State of North Carolina & Buncombe  County who being duly sworn according
to law depo eth & saith that he made application  for a Pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 about five years since
in the County of Buncombe State of North Carolina, that his papers were returned in October 1833 & he made out a new declaration which was sent on to the War Department by Mr Benjamin King  two letters
were written Mr King on the subject
requiring additional proof - This deponent has now come to Greenville South Carolina adjoining Buncombe County to procure the assistance of B. F. Perry in endeavoring to obtain his pension having understood
that Mr Perry has had considerable 
experience in that sort of business
and in order to effect this object makes this additional statement 
of his Revolutionary services recapitulating the facts already stated in his original declaration.
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now on file in the War office, which together with the copy of Indent issued in his favor by the State of South Carolina in the year
1786 this deponent hopes will be sufficient to induce the Department to render to him  that justice which has been so long withheld -
This deponent makes oath that he 
was born in the Kingdom of Ireland & county of Antrum on the 13th day of January in the year of our Lord 1756 - that he came to Charleston  South Carolina in the year 1772 stayed there
a short time & came to Ninety Six district - That he lived in the part
of Ninety Six district which now makes Newberry district when he entered the service of the United States - that he entered the service in 
the year 1775 under the command of Captain Thomas Gordon in the Regiment of Col John Lyles [Lt Col John Lisle Sr] as a volunteer to march against the Tories in Ninety six -- He marched to Granby on the Congaree River to join General [Richard] Richardson's Army - He marched there up to Raibons [Rabon] Creek
near the sd Indians Line - The tours were dispersed on Reedy River - General Richardsons Army
was marched back & discharged - In that tour the deponent served not less than one month as above stated
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In June 1776 this deponent
entered the service again as a volunteer under the command of Captain William Wadington
& in Col. Lyle's [Lisle] Regiment - marched off to Linleys [Lindley's]
Fort near Rabons Creek to guard the Frontiers from the depredations of the Cherokee Indians who 
had committed some murders just before. He remained in Captain Wadingtons company thirty
nine days & then joined Captain James Lyle's [Lisle] company
in the same Regiment & marched under the command of General Williamson into  the Cherokee Nation - Had a fight with the Indians in the middle settlements not far
from what is now Franklin House in 
Macon County North Carolina - The Indians were driven off - In this tour he served not less than three months & was discharged in September -
In the month of October or November
1776 This deponent substituted himself in the place of James Neely in the Company of captain Caldwells under the command of Lieutenant
Smith in Lyles Regiment - marched up to the Indian Line & thence to [illegible] Fort & remained there 21 days & thence returned to the Station on the line - Served two months
in the place of James Neely & then substituted himself in the place of George Martin in Caldwells 
company & still remained at the Station on the line & thence marched to [Illegible] Fort & remained
there eight days & was there discharged - In this tour he served not less than two months -
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In August or September 1777 the Deponent entered the service again
as an enlisted soldier in the company of Captain [Private] David Jackson in the Battalion of Col Jack to go to the Frontiers of Georgia & guard the 
same against the Indians - marched to Fort Wills in Georgia on the Ogeechee River remained 
there all the winter & in the spring it was proposed to go into the Florida expedition or to go Sunbury Fort 60 miles from Savannah - Marched into Florida over the St Mary's River to go & attack St Augustine under the command of the Governor of Georgia in the United States troops & General Williamson of South Carolina refused to procure so the expedition
was abandoned & the troops returned & this deponent was discharged at Midway meeting House in Georgia in August 1778 - In this tour he served not less than twelve months.
In the winter of 1779 this deponent was appointed one of the company of 
Patrol under the command of Lieutenant John Caldwell & continued in this service till the fall of Charleston in May 1780 - 
[illegible] in this service he went to the Congaree & guarded the Provisions one month.  He also went to Camden to carry ammunition to Augusta
& was gone ten or twelve days - In this tour he served not less than six weeks independent of the Patrol duty 
After the fall of Charleston
this deponent went and gave up to the British
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on the Broad River at Missions Ferry to a captain in the British service, his name not remembered - and was Paroled by them. But it being understood that he would be 
required to do militia duty under the British government - Col Lyles [Lisle] fled with about fifty men & joined General Sumter in the Catawba Nation North Carolina & this deponent went with him in the summer of 1780 in the month of August - After joining General Sumter they marched down & attacked
the British at Rocky Mount - Retreated back in the evening & marched the Saturday following & attacked the British at the Hanging Rock
on Sunday morning & defeated the British - But marched off to the Catawba Nation again - There
General Gates sent two field pieces & two hundred North Carolina militia to go guard the Ferry at Camden & prevent the British crossing that 
River - marched down & took 60 of the British General Gates was defeated & the enemy after
retreated up the Catawba till they got above Fishing Creek & was there defeated by Tarleton.
From thence this deponent made his escape & fled off to Charlotte & staid there a few days before he joined Col Browns Regiment. 
He was in Captain [Illegible] Gordons company & was foraging in the Dutch fork of  Catawba River & thence he went home In this tour he served three months
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In the winter of 1780 he
was in the guard of Captain Lipham running cattle to Fort Lacey untill Col Farris Lyles returned from Virginia & then joined Col Lyle's [Lisle] Regiment in the company of Captain John Lyles & went &  joined General Morgan on Packolett [Pacolet] River
the first of January 1781 - General Morgan sent General Pickins [Pickens] to reconnoiter the enemy 
After some days Col Lyles asked
and obtained leave from General Pickins to go home & get clean clothes - His men went home & returned the second day & as they came  on to join Morgan again they heard of the  Battle of the Cowpens & overtook twenty one of the British & twenty nine negroes & captured 
them - carried the prisoners on to General Pickins near Burke C House in North Carolina & then returned back to Col John Earles Station on North Pacolet &  staid there & defended the ground station & remained there scouting & scouring the country till January 1782 - In this tour he served not  less than six weeks under Captain Lyles before he went to Earles Station -
In the Fall of 1782 in the month of September he volunteered in the 
Regiment of col James Miller 
under the command of General [illegible] McDowell
in North Carolina & marched against the Indians & was gone one month.
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After the death of Colonel Lyles [Lisle]
in the summer of 1781 the command of the Regiment devoted on Col Philemon Waters & this deponent was returned by Captain John 
Lyles as having rendered his services in the then Regiment of Col Waters &
the Indent was so issued.
In all this deponent served eight tours - two years & one month as above stated & for which he claims a Pension 
Mathew Maybin  X  his mark
Sworn to & subscribed
this November 22nd 1838
Geo. F. Townes
J.Q. Ex officio

I William Blasingame Clerk of 
Greenville district do hereby certify that  George F. Townes is an acting magistrate in & for the district of Greenville South Carolina
& that full faith & credit should be given to his acts & doings as such & that 
the above signature purporting to be
his is genuine   Given under 
my hand & seal of office this
November 22nd 1838

William Blasingame
C.C. P & Genl Sessions
[seal]
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State of North Carolina
Buncombe County
Superior Court of Law October Term 1830.

On this 17th Day of October 1830 personally appeared in open Court before William Norwood
Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the County aforesaid now sitting Matthew Mayben a Resident in the County & State aged Seventy Eight Years the 13th Day of January Next 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 the 7th 1832 - 
That he Entered the Service of the United States under the Following named officers & served as herein 
Stated that he volunteered in Ninety Six District now NewBerry District South Carolina under the command
of Capt. Thomas Gordon Col. John Lisles Regiment he thinks in January 1775 & continued in that service one
month or more at the Expiration of which time he returned Home & there continued until the Month of 
July 1776 at which time he volunteered in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. William Waddleton [Wadlington] of Lisles Regiment & was marched by him to the Frontiers at which service he was engaged one month often days at least at which time he left sd company & was absent from service ten days.
Then joined the Company of Militia commanded by Capt. James Lisle in Col. John Lisles Regiment in which service he continued one month often days during which time they had an engagement with the Indians on the waters of Tennessee River  Then marched on through the Nation 
back to Sinaker Fort  & was there discharged.  then sent home & in about two weeks he says he substituted for James Kneely one month under the command of Lieutenant Col. [Jonas] Beard of Lisles Regiment at the Expiration of which time he substituted one month for George Martin under command of 
the same Col. & was marched to Sinaker fort & there continued twenty eight or nine days & then was 
Discharged & was then absent from Service until the month of July or August in the year 1777 at 
which time he enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt David Dickson Col. Jacks Battalion
& marched to fort Wells in the State of Georgia & continued there all the winter season & spring & then
marched for saint Augustine as far as saint Marie's River & returned from there to midway meeting
House & was there discharged after twelve months service & returned home to the District of Ninety
Six & there remained absent from Service until February or March in the year 1799 at which time 
he was appointed one of the patroll Guard by Col. John Lesley & continued in that service under the 
command of Lieutenant John Caldwell of Capt. John Lisles Company during which service he 
with others was ordered to march to the Congarees near Granby one month in order to guard provisions 
& returned home in the month of February in the year 1780 & then in the month of April
in the same year the same Guard he being one of them was ordered to Camden & from thence
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with others was ordered to march to the [runs off top of page]
-isions & returned home in the Month of February in the year 1780 & then in the month of April
in the same year the same guard he being one of them was ordered to Camden & from Thence
to Augusta in order to guard publick waggons [rest of line illegible]
which duty he returned home in the month of May in the same year just before the surrender 
of Charlestown after which he with others made a surrender of himself to the British
& was Parroled & some time after was Called uppon to do service in the British Army at 
which he fled under the Command of Col. James Lisles & Capt John Lisles into North Carolina &
joined Genl. Thos. Sumpter in the Catawba Nation & remained with him a few days & then marched
& attacked the British at Rockemount then retreated back & in a few days & then marched
Past at the Hanging Rock then retreated back to the Catawba Nation & then in a short time
marched to Camden & guarded the Ferry on Wateree until the defeat of Genl. Gates he says they then
retreated back to the Fort at the Fishing Creek & Catawba & was there defeated after which [illegible]
he retreated & went from there to Charlotte at which place he stayed a few days & then joined Col.
Brannoms Regiment in the months of August & continued with them one month [illegible]
then went from there home to see his family & continued with them four or five days & then
retreated to the Catawba in North Carolina & joined Frederick Lipham Capt at the cattle guard
in the first of November & continued with him until about the middle of December  at which 
time he again joined the company of militia commanded by C apt. John Lisles under Col. James
Lisles & then marched under their command to Genl. Morgans company on Packolett & stayed
there but a short time until they were ordered out on a recoinoitering party he with the rest
under the command of Genl. A. Pickens in which time Col. Lisles got permission of Genl.
Pickens to march home & recruit by which permission he with the rest did so & there stayed
two nites & one day & then marched to join Genl. Morgan at the Cowpens but did not reach
that place until after the engagement in which Col. Tarleton was defeated he states that he 
was in hearing of the engagement & that they continued their march at the same time keeping
out spies util they found out Tarleton was defeated then they marched to join the army
south of Packolet until they struck the trail of the British who they then followed & overtook
& captivated twenty one British & twnety nine Negroes at Loves Ford on Broad River they then 
marched them back through the battle ground & continued them on within a few miles
of Morganton where they overtook Genl. Pickens to whom they made a surrender of their
prisoners then they returned back to Gilbert Town then from there to Col. John Earlies Station
on North Packolet in the County of Rutherford in February 1781; continued there until the winter
of 1782 at which time he moved his family to that place & there continued until the month
of September at which time he volunteered under Col. James Miller to go into the
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Nation under command of Genl. McDowel & was in that service twenty four [runs off page]
he returned from that [illegible] he entered the [runs off page] military services in the Revolution

Question 1st.  Where & in what year were you born
Answer 1st.  I was born in Ireland in the County of Antram in the 
year of our Lord 1756
Q. 2nd.  Have you any record of your age & if so where is it
A. 2nd.  I have not at hand a record of my age but it is lost
Q. 3rd.  Where were you living when called into the service where have you lived since the Revolution
and where do you now live
A. 3rd.  I was living in the District of Ninety Six in South Carolina when first called into service 
family continued there until the month of January in the year 1782 at which time I moved
family to Col. Earlies Station on Packolet in the County of Rutherford & there continued until perhaps November at which time I moved to Green River in Buncombe County
I have lived until the present time -
Q. 4th.  How were you called into the service were you drafted did you volunteer or 
substitute & if a substitute for whom
A. 4th.  The two first tours I was a volunteer the next tour I was a substitute for James Neeley & George
Martin & served as a substitute for each of them one month & the 4th tour I volunteered 
under Capt David Dickson & the 5th Tour I was appointed a Patroll Guard 
Q. 5th.  Did you receive a discharge & if so where is it & by whom was it given
A. 5th.  I never received a written discharge but one time & that was at my dismission of the 4th tour 
& it was given by Col. Jack & I lost it & do not know where but it was while I in the [runs off page]
Q. 6th.  State the names of some of the Regulars who were with the troops when you served such
Continental Militia Regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your 
service
A. 6th.  There was no Regulars with the Troops where I served except some that was with Genl.
Morgan  I recollect the names of none of them but Col. Wm Washington of the Horse
Regiment & Col Lisles Regiment to which I belong as to the general circumstances 
of my service as well as I can recollect them they are stated above
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A. 6th. There was no Regulars with the Troops where I served except some that was with
Morgan I recollect the names of none of them but Col. Wm Washington of the [runs off page]
I recollect Col. Thomases Regiment Col. Brannoms Col. Neels Col Lacies Col. Wel[runs off page]
Regiment & Col. Lisles regiment to which I belong as to the general circumstances
of my service as well as I can recollect them they are stated above
Q. 7th [beginning of this line is in a fold of the paper]  are known in your present neighborhood &
testify as to your character as for veracity & their belief of your service as a sold[runs off page]
Revolution

Matthew Mayben  X  his mark

Sworn to in open Court
the 17th of October 1833.

J Roberts Clk

Mr Benjamin King a Clergyman residing in Buncombe County North Carolina in the neighborhood
of Matthew Mayben & Epaphroditus Hightower a citizen residing in the same neighborhood
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Matthew Mayben who has subscribed
& sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years
of age that he is respected in the neighborhood in which he lives to have been a soldier
of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion    Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the
day & year above -

B. King
E. Hightower

Sworn to in open Court
the 17th of October 1833

J Roberts Clk


And the Court do hereby certify their opinion after the investigation & after putting 
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary soldier & that he served as he states & the Court further certify that it appears
to them that Benjamin King is a Clergyman residing in Buncombe County North Carolina
in the neighborhood of Matthew Maybin & that Epaphroditus Hightower who has also
sworn to the foregoing certificate is a citizen residing in the same neighborhood that they are
credible persons & that the statement is entitled to credit.

I Joshua Roberts Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the sd Court in the matter of the application
of Matthew Mayben for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Seal of Office this 17th October 1833. -

J. Roberts Clk
[seal]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM - 51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Maybry, Richard  GRADE  Private  LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER  4666  ACREAGE 100  ISSUED Apr. 19, 1802
to John Peck

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* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent 
dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM - 51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Mayburry, William GRADE  Private  LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER  10.077  ACREAGE 100  ISSUED July 18, 179? (torn)
to Andrew Porter, assignee

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* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent 
dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM - 51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Mayburry, William Jr.  GRADE  Private  LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER  10.080  ACREAGE 100  ISSUED July 18, 1791
to Andrew Porter, assignee

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* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent 
dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.