Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 1934, for Laroy Taylor, North Carolina
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(8 - 1776)
SERVICE  N.C. NUMBER S1934.
Taylor, Laroy Leeroy Leroy
carded.
CONTENTS
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[Bi-fold document]
7046
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Jonesborough Tennessee
Laroy Taylor of Washington Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private& Capt. in the company commanded by [Captain marked out] Col McDowell of the Regnt. commanded
by Genl. Burgage in the No. Ca. malitia for 8 months. from '76.
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at 
the rate of 143 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of February 1833 and sent to Hon. Jno. Blair  H. of Reps..
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Arrears to 4th of March 1833 $286.66
Sem=anl. allowance ending 4 Septr 1833. 71.
66[dollars] $358.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 134

[other side of document] 35
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State of Tennessee Washington County}
September Term 1832 On this 14th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Samuel Powel now sitting as a Court of Law & Equity
in and for the said County of Washington [Christopher crossed out] Leroy Taylor a
resident Citizen of said County & State aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. First. that being a resident citiz of the County of Burke State of North Carolina during the Revolutionary war, that he volunteered in the County Burke aforesaid under Capn Rheuben when a capn of the North Carolina militia under the command of Col.  Charles McDowel of Genl Rutherfords Engage, to serve a three months[underlined] tour of duty and war marched to the head of
Catauba River/place called the pleasant
Gardens/ where the troops were all to meet
& when met a convention of the officers took
place, and his Captain having been killed
before they arrived at the pleasant gardens
by the Indians they declarant war opponents
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by Col McDowel to command the company which white had command of before his death, and in the council of office was ordered back to whites fort on John river, to guard said
Fort (the Indians being numerous in the
neighborhood & did march back to said
Fort with the company under his command,
& there remained over the time for which
be engaged and dismissed his men without
written discharge, and went on to paymaster
Mathew Locke drew the money for the pay
of the Company under him & paid them off
said Locke at the time remaining within four
miles of Salisbury). That the time of his entering into said service was about the month of October 1776. from the date of the receipts thereto annexed (which from accident have been preserved in the rack of ancient things) towit the receipt of Nicholas dated the 30th December 1776. for sixty nine days they said Nicholas & others paid by him haveing been put under his command [illegible] time after he had been in command of the Fort aforesaid & not in service as long as he had been. that said service was for more than three months as Capn principally his Capn haveing been killed as aforesaid within a few weeks after he entered, and he is very certain that he entered in
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month of Sept or early in October and
dismissed his men at the date of the
receipts hereto annexed, which were given
by part of the men put under his command
after he had command of the Fort. He states
further that he received a commission, during
his session at the Fort, before, specified, from
the Department of State of North Carolina, and
after returning home from his first service,
That on the 27th March 1778. he received an order from Col. Backman of the County of Burkes as capn which he hereto annexed directing him to train the company under his command, which he did in conformity to said order & in the ^said years the November thereof the 6th Col McDowel said to him his orders at Capn aforesaid to raise six men out of his company & have them equipped and in readiness which is also annexed. that he in obedience to said orders did he & six men from his said Company volunteered & marched to [illegible] at the Quaker meadows, & there marched to Pine tree (now Comdin) & there joined Col Rutherfords army, & there had his company filled up by men raised from other Counties commanded 'under' [illegible] Rutherford in said Campaign - from Camden the army
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2 1. [illegible]
marched to the ten mile house, (on this side Char[illegible] from thence to Puringsburgh on the  Savannah, then up the river to the two sisters there, the army had marched from Purinsburg to said two sisters under Ge. Lincoln, at the last named place he was then allowed to return home with his term of time having appered being in the 8th February after his march in November as aforesaid.
that after his return home he removed tp tje 
western settlements of North Carolina, 
now Tennessee, and settled in the County of Washington on the frontier of the Cherokee Indians after haveing acted for two months or thereabout under the annexed order of Capn Gilbreath Falls, (a Capn of the Legt here,
in apprehending the said William & Robert
Johnston named in the said order & traveling the other suspected places) that after takeing
said men he delivered them up to Col. McDowel, & he calling a Court marteal & trying them & they being acquitted & again joining the army.
His removal to the fourteen was in the spring
of 1780 at which time the Cherokee Indians 
were killing & depredating on said and
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that he served in the thru several tours or served about eight months, exclusive of the time which was lost in going to the place of rendezvous & returning home that not being computed in the tour, or estimate - that he was as afore said Captain for all the time except about a month when he was first under Capn
White before he was killed, that he had a commission [illegible] it until some years since
when one of his neighbors, unfriendly disposed toward him got possession of his papers in which was said commission, & he has never been able to regain it-there annexed
being all that was left & they were accidentally
left in his possession oweing to thier not
being carefully preserved & left in the
house from whence they were taken & which he annexed. that he knows of no
person now living by whom he can prove his said services, nor is there a resident minister of the Gospel in his neighborhood by whom he can establish the report or belief required by the instructions of the War Dept. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and acclaim that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state sworn to and subscribed this day and
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year aforesaid
Leeroy Taylor
Sworn in open court of September First 1832 Forb Jon Vanderson Clk. & Jacob Brown
The William P. C Chester of the County of Washington and state of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Leroy Taylor, who has subscribed and sworn to the above [illegible] that we believe him to be 74 years of age that he is trusted and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we [illegible] in that opinion
William P Chester
Jacob Brown
Sworn in open Court at Sept Term 1832
Your
Jon Vanderson Clk.

And the said Court hath hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter. and after putting the interrogatories presented
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 him William P Chester & Jacob Brown who have signed
the preceeding certificate are resident citizens of Washington County Tennessee and are credable
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OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1915.
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir: In reply to your letter of the 1st instant (Rev. War Sec.) you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered
by the U. S. Pension Agent, at Jonesboro, Tenn.
the records of this office show last payment to have been made to Laroy Taylor, Priv. Capt. Army Rev. certificate No. 7046. at $143. 33
per month, annum, to March 24, 1834, the date of his death, to Margaret Irvin, grand daughter and executor. He left no widow.
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
By Oscar A Price
Auditor
[initials mrE R.]
Deputy Auditor.

[Stamp]U. S. PENSION OFFICE M APR 6 1915

Form 3577. Ed. Jan. 24-11-2,000.
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September 7, 1939
BA-J/AWF
Laroy Taylor
S. 1934

Frances Lucille Rice
1410 Eighth Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of Leeroy Taylor, who served from North Carolina, and was pensioned while living in Tennessee.
The data furnished herein were obtained from
papers on file in claim for pension, S. 1934, based upon the military service of Laroy Taylor in the Revolutionary War. The name is shown, also, Leeroy and Leroy Taylor. 
The date and place of birth of Laroy Taylor
and names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Burke County, North Carolina
, Laroy Taylor volunteered in the fall of 1776
in Captain Reuben White's company, Colonel Charles McDowell's North Carolina regiment, a few weeks later his captain was killed by the Indians, and Laroy Taylor was put in command of the company, in which rank he served more than three months. He was Captain From March 27, 1778 until February 8, 1779, under Colonels Beekman and McDowell, during which time he was out in several short tours. He moved in the spring of 1780 to western North Carolina, which was later Tennessee, and settled in Washington County, and served twomonths as captain of Light

[handwritten note on bottom left corner] 
See 3rd Aud. Report at back of this correspondence
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Horsemen on the frontier against the Cherokee Indians.
Laroy Taylor was allowed pension on his
application executed September 24, 1832, at which time he was seventy-four years old, and living in Washington County, Tennessee.
He died March 24, 1834, leaving no widow, and
was survived by a granddaughter, Margaret Irvin.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
data in regard to the wife of Laroy Taylor, and
there are no further discernible data in regard to his family.
In order to obtain the names and address of
the person, who received the last payment of this pension, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Laroy Taylor
Certificate #7046
Issued February 27, 1833
Rate $143.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Jonesborough, Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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No.1
Then Re'd of Le Roi Taylor full sattisfaction for 69 Days
Sarvis Done under s.d Taylor I say Re'd [illegible] Decm the 30 Day 1776----
his
Thos---
March Nickelas
No
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No 1
De'cm the 5 Day 1776 then Re'd of Leeroy Taylor for the [illegible] of John Nickels three pounds five shillings I say Re'd by me, 
James Willson
De'cm the 5. Day 1776
The Re'd of Lee taylor full sattisfaction ^for 69 Days Sarviy I say Re'd by me--
James Willson
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March 10, 1938
Laroy Taylor
S. 1934
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. E. J. Woodward
1216 Austin Avenue
Brownwood, Texas

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of Leroy Taylor, who was born in 1758 and died in 1831. The data furnished herein were obtained
from papers on file in pension claim, S. 1934,
based upon the military service of Laroy Taylor
in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of
the only Laroy Taylor found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The names were searched under similar spellings.
The date and place of birth of Laroy Taylor
were not given, nor were the names of this parents stated. The name is shown, also Leeroy and Leroy.
While residing in Burke County, North Carolina, Laroy Taylor volunteered in the fall of
1776 in Captain Reuben White's company, Colonel Charles McDowell's North Carolina regiment, a few weeks later his captain was killed by the Indians, and he was put in command of the company, in which rank he served more than three months. He was captain from March 27, 1778 until February 8, 1779, under Colonels Beckman and McDowell, during which time he was out in several short tours. He moved in the spring of 1780 to western North Carolina, later Tennessee, and settled in Washington County,
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and served two months as captain of Light Horsemen on the frontier against the Cherokee Indians.
Laroy Taylor was allowed pension on his
application executed September 24, 1832, then aged seventy-four years, and living in Washington County, Tennessee.
He died March 24, 1834, leaving no widow, and
there are no data in this claim concerning his wife. He was survived by a granddaughter, Margaret Irvin.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible data in regard to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1410- 8 Ave. So.
Nashville, Tennessee
August 3, 1939
Pension Department
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen,
Please send me the names of the wife and children of the following soldier--
Leeroy Taylor - 1832 list age 76. served in N. C. mil; drew a pension in Washington County,
Tennessee.
This Leeroy Taylor was a privateand caporal, had in annual allowance of 143.33. He was placed on pension roll Feb. 27, 1833 and his pension
commenced March 4, 1831
Any names of his children and wife would be greatly appreciated.
Yours truly,
Frances Lucille Rice
P.S. He was a Revolutionary
soldier.

Rice
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A. N. THOMASON, PRESIDENT
R. R. HOLLOWAY, VICE PRESIDENT
J. C. GALLOWAY, SECRETARY
J. K. WILKES
F. C. BARNES
DR. H. S. ALLEN
HENRY WILSON,
BROWNWOOD CITY SCHOOLS
E. J. WOODWARD, SUPERINTENDENT
1216 Austin Ave.
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
Feb. 21, 1938
Pension Bureau
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
J.R. STALCUP
C.F. WESNER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
MISS NELLIE ANDERSON
MISS LIZZIE BULLION
R.S. LEE
MRS. W.L. TURNER
JACK BETTIS

Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly make an official copy of the military Record of Leroy Taylor_(1758-1831) and send it to me, giving the volume and
page where the record is found? I shall
greatly appreciate as prompt reply as is convenient_
-
Respectfully_
Mrs E. J. Woodward_

[Stamp-outer rim wording on stamp is illegible] RECEIVED FEB 23 1938 MAIL SUB-DIV VETS. ADM. READER 30
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THE RUSSELL HOTEL
HOME COMFORTS
HOME COOKING
RATES REASONABLE
H. M. GRESHAM, PROP.
JONESBORO, TENN.
October 26, 1928.
Congressional Library,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
In filling out paper for D. A. R.
I am unable to give any information
concerning the residence of Captain
Leeroy Taylor during the Revolution. Also
the date of his marriage to Mary Bradford
and the date of marriage of Hiram Swanay to
Ruth Taylor.
I would appreciate any information
on you could give me concerning this date
I am inclosing self addressed stamped
envelope and trust that I am not imposing
in asking for this information, I am,
Yours very truly,
Mrs H M Gresham

[Stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE OCT 27 1928
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REED SMOOT, UTAH, CHAIRMAN
JAMES E. WATSON, IND.
DAVID A. REED, PA.
SAMUEL M. SHORTRIDGE, CALIF.
WALTER E. EDGE. N.J.
JAMES COUEENS, MICH.
FRANK L. GREENE, VT.
CHARLES S. DENEEN, ILL.
HENRY W. KEYES, N.H.
HIRAM BINGHAM, CONN.
FREDERIC W. SACKETT, KY.
FURNIFOLD MC L. SIMMONS, N.C.
PAT HARRISON, MISS.
WILLIAM M. KING, UTAH
WALTER F. GEORGE, GA.
DAVID I. WALSH, MASS
ALDEN W. BARKLEY, KY.
ELMER THOMAS, OKLA.
TOM CONNALLY, TEN.
ISAAC M. STEWART, CLERK

United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
February 19, 1930.

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Commissioner:
I write you with reference to the Revolutionary War record of Leeroy Taylor of Washington County, Tennessee. I shall be pleased to be advised as to all dates contained in his application for pension under the act of June 7, 1832, together with such other facts as may appear of record relating to his service.
Thanking you to give the matter attention and to advise me, I am
Sincerely, Tom Connally
TC/2c

[Stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 20 1930
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625 20th Street,
Columbus, Ga. August 24 - 1928.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me the Revolutionary War record of
Captain Leeroy Taylor. He was pensioned under the Act of 1832, and died in 1834 at Leesburg, Washington County, Tenn. His pension might have been paid through the Jonesboro (Tenn.)
office. This information is needed in getting up my papers for the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Chassie Taylor Martin[signed]
Chassie Taylor Martin.

[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE AUG 28 1928
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C. H. FRAKER
Colonial Hand-Tufted Bedspreads
Dalton, Georgia
June 27, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am seeking the Revolutionary Records of my ancestor who Leroy Taylor of North Carolina who afterward was very much interested in the politics of Tennessee, living in what is now Greene County.
I shall appreciate it very much if you will tell me if his name appears on the pension roll and if his wife's name is listed, and how. 
Thanking you, I am yours very truly
Yours very truly,
C. H. Fraker
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M. B. ASTON
GOLDFIELD, NEVADA
Box 120
August 22, 1923.

Hon. Washington Gardner,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: -
In reply to my letter of inquiry of May 27th, last, you kindly gave me much information
in yours of July 19th, 1923, relative to Leroy Taylor, a Revolutionary officer, and my great-grandfather. You state that he died March 24, 1837, whereas our family records show that he died in the year 1834. I wish you would verify your claim for 1837, for I fear there is some error.
In my letter of May 27th, this year, I also asked for information as to Parmenas Taylor, brother of Leroy Taylor, and a man with at least as good a Revolutionary War record, and with services along the same general lines-- in N.C., though he, too, later lived and died in East Tennessee, in Jefferson County,
For the Taylor family I am seeking all possible information as to both of these brothers, and the record of each gives light on he other.
Further; our family tradition and family Bibles show that Leroy and Parmenas
Tyler had a third brother, Col. Richard (Dick), also originally from Virginia, but after 1784 he lived in Kentucky. He was the father of Gen. Zachary Taylor, later on President. Therefore, I would like any data at hand on Col. Richard Taylor also.
Yours very truly,
M B. Aston
[stamp] REVOLUTIONARY WAR SECTION
AUG 27 1923
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M. B. ASTON
GOLDFIELD, NEVADA
May 27, 1923.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Revvolutionary War Section,
Washington City, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I wish information relative to my great-grandfather, Leroy Taylor, and his
brother, Parmenas Taylor, in the matter of their services in the Revolutionary War.
I have the following facts:
Both saw service in the North Carolina Militia or Continental forces. Later both removed to what is now East Tennessee, then a part of N.C. Leroy Taylor received a pension, and this was granted in 1833, $12.00 per month. His address then was Leesburg, Tennessee, Washington County.
Will you impart all the data available as to these two soldiers and suggest further sources: Parmenas Taylor lived in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Both were officers (subordinate ones) in the Revolution, but in 1793 they became colonels under John Sevier in his Indian operations --in Hightower Campaign to Rome (now), Georgia.
Thanking you for this information with all references to other sources, I remain
Yours very truly,
M B Aston

[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE JUN 1. 1923
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Central AVENUE
Methodist Episcopal Church
"The Friendly Church"
CENTRAL AVENUE AND TWELFTH STREET
ORIEN W. FIFER, D. D. PASTOR
Indianapolis, Ind.
Jan. 24, 1918
U. S. Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.
Commissioner of Pensions:
Dear Sir:
I desire to get some facts concerning Leroy Taylor, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and placed upon the Pension Roll. He was born July 25, 1785.
I have no date of his marriage and wish to get that date, also name of woman he married,
and any other record about time of his death and the time of death of his wife.
I have certain incomplete records about said Leroy Taylor, that he was a blacksmith, gunsmith; that he was given a commission
as capatin and promoted, and an unverified report as yet, say she was carried on Pension Roll as a major. He enlisted as private in 1776, removed to Tennessee in 1780 and was the probably from Burke County, North Carolina.
Another rather indefinite record in my possession says that on March 27th, 1778, he received a "commission" from Col. Beekman
of Burke Co., N.C.
The abovenamed Leroy Taylor is my wife's paternal ancestor and any information, or copy of pension record, will be very much valued.
Yours truly,
Orient W Fifer
If available, I desire place and date of death.
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Texas State National Old Trails Read Committee
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC SPOTS
Daughters of the American Revolution
KING'S HIGHWAY SAN ANTONIO ROAD COMMITTEE


MRS. LIPSCOMB NORVELL, CHAIRMAN
1625 FRANKLIN STREET, BEAUMONT, TEXAS
MISS ELIZABETH BUTLER GENTRY, HONORARY CHAIRMAN 2600 TROOST AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
MRS. A. V. LANE, HONORARY CHAIRMAN
2505 MAPLE AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS
MRS. HARRY HYMAN HONORARY CHAIRMAN
302 MAGNOLIA STREET, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
MRS. ANDREW ROSE, HONORARY CHAIRMAN
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
MISS ELEANOR BECKENRIDGE, VICE-CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
MRS. A. L. BURFORD, CHAIRMAN LOCATION OF MARKERS TEXARKANA, TEXAS
MRS. LOUIS J. WORTHAM, CHN. TRANSPORTATION OF MARKERS
816 WEST SECOND STREET, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
MRS. S. H. BURNSIDES, TREASURER
WICHITA-FALLS, TEXAS
MRS. WILLIAM L. DUNNE, CHAIRMAN PUBLICITY 436 DELOARD STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
MRS. HAL W. GREER, CHAIRMAN SUBSCRIPTION
LAREDO, TEXAS

[STAMP] DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, SECY'S OF & FILES RECEIVED MAR 23 1915 TO BWR. PENSIONS

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Can you give me the age of this Leroy Taylor where born at date of application for pension. Any reference to brothers or family history.
Very Sincerely-
Mrs Lipscomb Nowell
March 20-1915

[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE E MAR 23 1915

(auditor's Report) Enclosure returned to Mrs. Norville apr. 1, 1915
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To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Please give me all family history of Col Leroy
Taylor of Tennessee. Where born if parents names, children names- He received a pension, for revolutionary service.
Very Sincerely-
Mrs Lipscomb Norvell
1628 Franklin St
Beaumont, Tex.

Mar 2nd 1915
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CASH CAPITAL $9,500,000.00
Incorporated 1849. Springfielde FIRE & MARINE Insurance Company~*SPRINGFIELD, MASS.*
N. T. HOWARD & CO., Agents
First National Bank Bldg, Main St.
GREENEVILLE, TENN.
A.W. DAMON President
CHA'S E. GALACAR Vice President
W..J. MACKAY Secretary
PRIOLEAU ELLIS 
E.H. HILDRETH
GEO. G. BULKLEY
Asst. Secretaries
R.H. WILLIAMS Treasurer
Greeneville, Tenn. January 23rd, 1914.

Hon. G. M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Please give me the Revolutionary War record of the following persons: 
Capt. Cristopher Taylor R.10420 1/2, who fought at Kings Mountain under Col. John Sevier.
Capt. Parmenas Taylor, and Le Roy or Leeroy Taylor m.1934.
These three persons entered the army from either Virginia or North Carolina.
I am endeavoring to trace my family history so as to be eligible for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Thanking you this information, I am,
Yours truly,
Mrs. R. C. Howard
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[Stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE D JAN 26 1914
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December 13, 1932
XXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/AWF
Nathan Gan-S.1820
Laroy Taylor-S. 1934
Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the records of Nathaniel Gann and Leroy Taylor, soldiers of the War of the Revolution.
You are furnished, herewith, the record of Nathan (the name does not appear as Nathaniel) Gan or Gann, and the record of Leroy (Leeroy, Leroy) Taylor.
Nathan Gan-S.1820
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1820, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Nathan Gan or Gann.
The date and place of his birth are not given. He stated that ^he was "raised" in Halifax County, Virginia.
While residing in that county, he enlisted in
October, 1776 and served about six months in Captain Verney's Virginia company.
He moved to the frontier of North Carolina and
settled in Washington County, which was later Tennessee.
In March, 1778 he was a lieutenant in Captain
Millikin's Company of North Carolina militia and served a tour against the Chickamauga Indians, served a tour under Captain Hubbard, also tour under Captain Moore and Colonels Wotten and Cleveland, was in an expedition
against the Cherokee Indians, four months under Captain
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Michael
Harrison and Colonel Sevier; in the winter
of 1779 served almost six months in Captain Gibson's company as a horseman to range the frontier; three months in Captain Christopher Taylor's company in Colonel Sevier's regiment and was in the battle of Kings Mountain; a tour of three months against the "Overhill Indians" in Captain Christopher Taylors company under Colonels Sevier and Campbell. He stated that he served nine months as a lieutenant and twenty-two then a private.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, then aged seventy-three years and living in Washington County, Tennessee.
He died July 18, 1839 in Washington County,
Tennessee.
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Laroy Taylor-S. 1934
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1934, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Laroy (Leeroy, Leroy) Taylor.
The date and place of his birth are not stated.
While residing in Burke County, North Carolina,
he volunteered in September or October, 1776 under Captain Reuben White and Colonel Charles McDowell in the North Carolina militia. A few weeks later his captain was killed by the Indians and he was put in command of the company, and served more than three months.
He was captain from March 27, 1778 until February 8, 1779 under Colonels Beckman and McDowell, in which time he served on short tours.
He moved in the spring of 1780 to western North Carolina, later Tennessee and settled in Washington County and served two months as captain of Light Horsemen on the frontier against the Cherokee Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-

[handwritten on the side of upper portion of this document] Tombstone Date [illegible]
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cuted September 14, 1832, then aged seventy-four years and living in Washington County, Tennessee.
He died March 24, 1834.
The application for headstones for Nathaniel
Gann and Leroy Taylor, with all correspondence relative thereto, are returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
Tombstone Data only
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February 21, 1930.
Hon. Tom Connally
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.

My dear Senator Connally:
In response to your letter of the 19th instant, with reference to the Revolutionary War record of Leeroy Taylor. I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim S. 1934, it appears that Leeroy or Laroy Taylor resided in Burke County, North Carolina when he volunteered in September
or October 1776, under Captain Reuben White and Colonel McDowell in the North Carolina Militia. A few weeks later his Captain was killed and he was put in command of the company, and served more than three months. 
He served as Captain from March 27, 1778 to February 8, 1779, under Colonels Beekman and McDowell.
In the spring of 1780 he served two months as Captain on the frontier against the Cherokee Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, while a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, aged seventy-four years.
He died March 24, 1834. He left no widow, and his granddaughter, Margaret Irvin, was his executor. There are no further family data.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1 Rev.^1812 Wars Section. 
AWF/eel AWF

April 3, 1929.
Mrs. Chassie Taylor Martin,
625-20 " Street,
Columbus, Georgia.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1934, it appears that Leeroy or Laroy Taylor resided in Burke County, North Carolina, when he
volunteered in September or October 1776 under Captain Reuben White and Colonel McDowell in the North Carolina Militia, a few weeks later his captain was killed and he was put in command of the company, served more than three months.
He served as captain from March 27, 1778 to February 8, 1779 under Colonels Beekman and McDowell.
In the spring of 1780 he served two months as captain on the frontier against the Cherokee Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, while a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, aged seventy-four years.
He died March 24, 1834. He left no widow, and his granddaughter, Margaret Irvin, was his executor. There are no further family data.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. & AWF/eel
November 6, 1928
Mrs. H. B. Gresham
Russell Hotel
Jonesboro, Tennessee

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1934, it appears that Leeroy or Laroy Taylor resided in Burke County, North Carolina, when he
volunteered in September or October 1776 under Captain Reuben white and Colonel McDowell in the North Carolina Militia, a few weeks later his captain was killed and he
was put in command of the company, served more than three months.
He served as Captain from March 27, 1778 to February 8, 1779 under Colonels Beekman and McDowell.
In the spring of 1780 he served two months as Captain on the frontier against the Cherokee Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, while a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, aged seventy-four years.
He died March 24, 1834. He left no widow, and his
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granddaughter, Margaret Irvin, was his executor.
There are no further family data.
This is the history of the only soldier named Leeroy (or other spelling) Taylor found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau, and said records afford no information in regard to Hiram Swanay.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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January 16, 1938
C. H. Fraker
Dalton Ga.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 1934,
it appears that Leeroy or Laroy Taylor resided in
Burke County, North Carolina, when he volunteered in September or October 1776 under Captain Reuben White and Colonel McDowell in the North Carolina Militia, a few weeks later his captain was killed and he was put in command of the company, served more than three months.
He served as Captain from March 27, 1778
to February 8, 1779, under Colonels Beekman and McDowell.
In the spring of 1780 he served two months
as Captain on the frontier against the Cherokee
Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application
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executed September 14, 1832, while a resident of
Washington County, Tennessee, aged seventy four years.
He died March 24, 1834. He left no widow, and
his granddaughter, Margaret Irvin, was his executor.
There are no further family data.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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October 10, 1923.
M. B. Aston Goldfield, Box 120, Nev.
Sir;
You are herewith furnished the history of the
Revolutionary War pensioner Laroy Taylor, with the correct date of death, in lieu of that furnished
you July 19, 1923.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars
Section.
October 10, 1923.
M. B. Aston
Goldfield, Box 120, Nev.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1934, it appears that Leeroy or Laroy Taylor resided in Burke County, N. C., when he volunteered in September or October 1776 under Captain Reuben White and Colonel McDowell in the
Militia of North Carolina, a few weeks later his captain was killed and he was put in command of the company. He served three months.
He also served as a captain from March 27, 1778 to February 8, 1779, under Colonels Beekman and McDowell.
In the spring of 1780 he served as a captain two months on the frontier against the Cherokee Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Sept. 14, 1832, while a resident of Washington County, Tenn., aged seventy four years. He died March 24, 1834. He left no widow and his granddaughter, Margaret Irvin, was his executor. There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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July 18, 1933.
M. B. Aston,
Goldfield, Nev.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1934, it appears that Leeroy or Laroy Taylor resided in Burke Co., N. C. when he volunteered in sept or Oct. 1776 under Capt. Reuben White and Col. McDowell in the Militia of N. C. a few weeks later his captain was killed and he was put in
in command of the company. He served three months.
He also served as a captain from March 27, 1778 to Feb. 8, 1779, under Colonels Beekman and McDowell.
In the spring of 1780 he served as a captain two months on the frontier against the Cherokee Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Sept. 14, 1832 at which time he was 74 years old and a resident of Washington Co., Tenn. He died March 24, 1834. He left no widow and his granddaughter Margaret Irvin was his executor. There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.
August 12, 1918.
Hon.  Marvin Jones;
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Jones:
In reply to your inquiry of the twelfth instant
and the enclosed letter of Mr H. F. Trotter of Box 498, Denton, Tex. I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.1934, it appears that Leeroy or Laroy Taylor resided in Burke County, North Carolina, when he 
volunteered in September or October 1782 under Capt. Reuben White and Col. McDowell in the Militia of North Carolina, la few weeks later his captain was killed and he waws put in command of the company. He served over three months.
He also served as a captain from March 27, 1778 to February 8, 1779 under Colonels Beekman and McDowell.
In the spring of 1780 he served as a captain two months on the frontiers against the Cherokee Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Sep. 14, 1832 at which time he was 74 years old and a resident of Washington Tenn. He died March 24, 1834. He left no widow and his granddaughter Margaret
Irvin was his executor. There is no further data on file as to his family.
Very truly yours
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S.
PUBLIC DOCUMENT.
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FREE

Marvin Jones   M.O.
Kindly advise me relative to status of this pensin claim & return this letter for my reply.
Marvin Jones 
TEXAS.
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Rev. War Section.
March 12, 1915.
Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell,
1628 Franklin Street,
Beaumont, Texas,
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the 2" instant, you are advised that you were furnished the record of LeeroyTaylor S. FILE 1934 Rev. War, on November 8, 1907and were then advised that there was no data on file as to his family.
Very respectfully,
[
Commissioner.
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[illegible as smeared date], 1915.
Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell,
1628 Franklin Street,
Beaumont, Texas,
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 20' [illegible]
you are advised that in the claim of Laroy Taylor, S. F. No. I,934 Rev. War, the date and place of his birth are not stated. He was a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, in 1832, aged seventy-four years when he applied for pension. There is no reference to brothers, and no family data.
Very respectfully,
[Faded signature]
Commissioner.
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RECTOR'S OFFICE
TRINITY CHURCH
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir,
Will you please send me the of service in the Revolutionary War of Leeroy Taylor, a pensioner in Washington Tenn. in 1833, and of Wm Buchanan, a pensioner of Abbeville County, S. C.
in 1831: Thanking you for an early reply
I am  Yours Very Truly
Elizabeth H. Hill
Scotland Nick.
N.C.
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1034 Orleans Street
Beaumont, Texas
October 29-1907.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington-The Military History of Norvell Taylor Leroy Taylor and Alexander Taylor of North Carolina in the Revolutionary War is greatly desired-
Yours truly-
Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell

[stamp on top left] D. W. & N. DIV. FILES NOV 1 1907
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[Scattered file numbers on page]
S. 1934 L. T.
s1934 L. T.
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3 -- 397,
(Old No. 3 -- 399.)
Rev. Records Section
J.F No. 1934
Laroy Taylor
Rev. War
V.L,M Ex'r.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., April 1, 1965

SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Laroy Taylor pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 by certificate
No. 7046 (issued Febry 27, 1833, Jonesboro Tenn. Agency, showing date of death, date of last payment of pension and to whom paid, also
names of children.
Very respectfully,
AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department.
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. Treasury Department
[Stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE N APR 6 1916
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[TRI-FOLD DOCUMENT]
Feby, 26, 1904. His
Mrs. S. A. Taylor Mt. Pleasant Iowa
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1907 Nov. 8 Hist. to Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell
1910 July 22 Hist. to Elizabeth H. Hill V.L.M.
1912 Oct. 17 Hist. to Jessie Keys Letter
in S.F. 15907 James Keys V.L.M.
1914 Jany 31 Hist. to Mrs. R. C. Howard{V.L.M.
1915 Mch 12 Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell that she has been furnished history.
1915 Apr. 1 and for Interior for
date of death.
1915 Apr. Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell
date & place of birth are not stated & there is no family data.
1918 Jany 30 Hist. to Rev. Orian W. Fifer
1918 Aug. 12 Hist. to Hon. Marvin Jones aw.
1923 July 19 - Hist to M. B. Ashton aws.
1923 Oct. 10 Hist " "  "  [illegible]
correct date of death aws.
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1928-Jan 16 Hist to C. H. Fraker aws.
1928-Nov 6- "   " Mrs. H. M. Gresham aws.
1929-Apr. 3- "  " Mrs. C. J. Martin aws.
1930-Feb. 21- Hist. to Hon. Tom Connally. 
1932-Dec 13. Tombstone Data to Memo Br auy
1938-Mch 10-Hist. to Mrs E.J. Woodward
1939-Sept 7- "   " Frances L. Rice aws.

Rev War. 1934 INVALID.
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File No. 1934
Laroy Taylor
Capt. N.C. Line
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Act: June 7, 1832
Index:--Vol.A, Page 368
{Arrangement of 1870.}



Veteran's Service: N.C.
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S. File 1934
Leroy Taylor
Order to Capt. Leeroy Taylor to have
his company trained and exercised
at least once a month, signed
Ch. Beekman dated Mar. 27, 1778.
Order to Capt. Leeroy Taylor to arrest
William and Robert Johnson and all
suspected persons, signed Galbraith
Falls, Capt. dated Burk Co., N.C.
July 31, 1778.
Order to Capt Leeroy Taylor to
furnish 6 men from his company
to meet Nov. 6, 1778, signed Charles
McDowell, have been removed
from this case to be forwarded
at some future time to the War
Department.
A. E. P.  July 29, 1910
Sent to War Dept. Jan. 16, 1913
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9837
Leeroy Taylor

from 1776 private
captain
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[illegible] and that the statement. is entitled to credit.
J. Porres Judge of this Circuit County the State of Tennessee

I James V Anderson Clerk of this Circuit
Court of Law & Equity for Washington County
Tennessee. do hereby certify that. that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court. in the matter of the aplication of Leroy
Taylor for a pension.
Sworn to submitted
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 14th Sept 1832
Jas V Anderson Clk
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I made out this claim & I was per [illegible] in the form in which Iit now is Feb 19th 1833.
J. Blair
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Laroy Taylor
from 1776 private & Captain 18 months. 
Cap 7 mo. $140.
Pr. 1 mo. 3.33 t. 143.33

Ret'd case

allowed by N. E.
Hon. J. Blair
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Laroy Taylor which require
further proof or explanation.
Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other sea
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain
ing it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
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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 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 objection able. It must in every case be clearly shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which 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 may trate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly nattached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.