Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,869, John Henderson, S.C.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
S. C.

Henderson, John
Elizabeth

NUMBER
R. 4869

Born in N. C
CONTENTS
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23321
West Tennessee
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John Henderson
May in the State of Tennessee
who was a pr & Capt in the ______ commanded
by Captain __________ of the regt commanded
by Col Thompson in the S Carolina
line for 7 months private
1 year Captain
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 263 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Dec
1833 and How Wm
C. Dunlap H R
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept                         658.33
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March     131 67
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                                                                        $790 00
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{Revolutionary Claim,
{Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by  Dan Boyd        Cler,
Book E    Vol. 7           Page 83

[left side - the following appears to have been struck out]

Sent letter to Martin Cross Jan
24. 1844 relative to Eliza[illegible]
Henderson_
Jan
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The State of Alabama Lawrence County 
On this 28th day of June 1833 personally appeared in open court before me James B Wallace Judge of the County Court of Lawrence County Alabama John Henderson a resident of the County of McNairy and State of Tennessee aged about seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
That he was born on the 30th of November 1756 in Rowan County North Carolina according to a record in a family Bible but does not know where the Bible is at this time - that he entered as a volunteer, in a troop of horse in Feb. or March 1780 - raised in York County So Carolina where he then resided - which troop was commanded by Major Frank Ross - we were marched to Genl. Williamsons Camp - he then commanded the South Carolina army, then on the north bank of the Savannah river opposite Augusta - after remaining a few days Major Ross was ordered to join Genl. Ashe then on Brier Creek in Georgia - I was behind with some baggage waggons when we heard of Genl. Ashe's defeat, and we returned to the camp of Genl. Williamson - we volunteered for a three months tour but were discharged at the end of two months- viz Company was commanded by Capt James Martin.
After the fall of Charleston I joined Genl. Sumpter at Clam's Branch, on the Catwba river - This service commenced immediately after the fall of Charleston which took place in May 1780 - he was attached to the company of Capt. Thomson from the time he joined Sumpter and served as a private until the October following - was then appointed a Capt. by Genl. Sumpter - the Commission given by him was lost or mislaid - on the 21st day of December
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1781 he received a commission as Captain signed by John Rutledge at Governor of So Carolina - at this time and for a long time afterwards the army of Genl. Sumpter was without any regular organization he continued in Sumptors army from this time to the close of the war - he was in many battles and skirmishes with Sumpter but is unable at this length of time to detail them in the order in which they took place - amongst them he was at Rockey Mount where Sumpter was driven back and Col. Vail and many others were killed - was at the skirmish at Fishdam ford Broad river - while Gates was marching to the South Sumpter was Worrying the tories and made his way to the South to join Genl. Gates - below Camden South of Congaree we heard of Gates defeat - we retreated up the country crossed Fishing Creek and halted to refresh, having Capt. Thompson at the fore - he left his post and Sumpter was defeated, by the enemy coming sudden upon him - this applicant joined Genl. Morgan the evening before an was in the battle of King's Mountain - The So Carolinians were commanded by Colo. Williams, who was wounded and died - he was with Sumpter at Buckhead at Wrights Bluff and at Lynch's Creek near Camden - he was at Blackstock where Sumpter commanded. Saw Colo. Clark when a British officer cut off the rim of his hat - and through his epaulette at this place Genl. Sumpter was wounded in the shoulder - and applicant assisted in carrying him the whole night - he served three months under Genl. Green - at this time he commanded the nation at Orangeburg - was also attached for a short time to (illegible) infantry in the Campaign of (illegible) but was not in the battle - was discharged from the army some time after the
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surrender of Cornwallis - if he ever got a written discharge it has been long since lost - in his former declaration he stated that he was in Byers Company - but from further reflection thinks that Martin was the Captain - accounts for the mistake from the fact that the troops were volunteers collected in an irregular way and frequently changed officers. - After the war he removed from York County to Carolina to Wilkes County Georgia, then to Franklin County Georgia, then to Lincoln County Tennessee and in 1821 or 2 to Lawrence County Alabama and in Feb. 1832 to McNairy County Tennessee where he now resides, but was induced to come to Lawrence County Alabama to make this declaration, as he was comparatively a stranger in McNairy County and as he only living witness he could produce, who had personal knowledge of his service John McWhorter lived here - he refers to the deposition of said McWhorter, as testimony of his services and also to the depositions of Hugh B Stevenson and Hugh W. Stephenson - as evidence of his character he refers to Crockett McDonald a clergyman of this County and Argyle Campbell and Samuel Goode.

He also sends herewith enclosed the commission of Capt. signed by the governor of So Carolina as above stated - as farther testimony. The following interrogatories put by the Court  
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
Ansr. This is stated in my declaration.
2. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
I have stated all I know on this subject above.
3. Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where
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do you now live?
Ans I have also answered this above.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if so for whom?
Ans. These facts are all stated as I recollect them above.
5. State the name of some of the regular officers who were with the troops, when you served - such Continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans. He believes he has given a correct narrative embracing all these facts above.
6. Did you ever receive a Commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
Ans. I received two Commissions, one signed by Genl. Sumpter, he having placed me in command of a Company - the other by the Governor of So. Carolina, and herewith endorsed.
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in this neighborhood, and who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans. - I am known to most of the public men of this County - but refer particularly to the testimony of the Rev. Crocket McDonald, Argyle Campbell Esqr. and Mr. Saml. Goode.

and the said John Henderson personally appeared in open court & after being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age, and 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
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for seven months I served as a private and for twenty-si months as a Captain and for such service I claim a pension.

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 
John Henderson

Sworn to & subscribed in open court 
J. B. Wallace Judge

The State of Alabama - County Court aforesaid
Personally appeared before James B Wallace, Judge of said Court in open court, John McWhorter who being duly sworn says that he lived near the said John Henderson when he entered the troop of horse commanded by Major Ross, and was with him in that campaign  - that from that time, until the end of the war he know the said John Henderson in actual service under Genl. Sumpter with but little interruption, and for a great part of the time a Captain, but how long I do not recollect - we were often seperated; but in many engagements together - but there are some I was not in: to wit: King's Mountain, Gates defeat, Rocky Mount, - at Buckshead, Wrights Bluff on Lynch's Creek - in the first and last campaigns above I knew him well - he was my Captain in the last but I served my time by furnishing a waggon and was not much with him - I believe he served over two years activity and that his statement is strictly true.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day and year above
John McWhorter

We Crockett McDonald a clergyman residing in said County and Argyle Campbell and Samuel Goode, residing in the same hereby
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certify that we are well acquainted with Capt. John Henderson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he has resided for 8 or 19 years to be soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
C McDonald
Argyle Campbell
Saml Goode

And the said Cour do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and 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 Crockett McDonald, who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in said County and that Argyle Campbell, and Saml. Goode who has also signed it, and John McWhorter who has signed the foregoing deposition are credible persons - and that their statements are entitled to credit. 
James B. Wallace
Judge of the County Court of Lawrence County

(last three lines with line drawn through)
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W. 2270
John Henderson
McNairy County
State of 
Tennessee

from 1780 private
Captain 1yr & 7 months


Pr 7 months  -  $  23.33
Captain 1 yr         240. --    
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                               $263.33/100

131 66
          5
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658.33

Hon Wm Dunlap
H R

[text not transcribed when crossed out]
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office
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 shew 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.
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A STATEMENT, shewing the Service of John Henderson, McNairy Co. Tennessee
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[table]
[nine column headings]
Period when the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service | Rank of the claimant | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers | Battles in which this applicant was engaged. | Country through which he marched. | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period | Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
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Vol 1780 | about 2 Months Pr. Days | Captain [crossed out] | Capt. Byers | Maj. Frank Ross, Genl. Williamson, Genl Ashe, Genl. Sumpter, Gen'l. Gates, Col. Thompson, Genl Morgan, Col. Clarke, Genl. Greene | Rocky Mt. Kings Mountain, Buckhead Wrights Bluff | To General Williamsons Camp Campden south of Congaree Crossed Fishing Creek Lynch's creek near Campden Blackstock | 76 years York Co. S. Carolina | Living Witness & Traditionary
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[ note line two, column one]
- not stated  He states he believes he was in actual service more than 2 years 3 months

From the applicants statement it is apparent that he could have served [crossed out] been in service as a Captain but little upwards of one year. He was appointed a Captain in Oct 1780 and was discharged shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis which took place in Oct. 1781. The militia were at no time in actual service so long as one year without intermission. The applicant could not therefore be entitled for actual services as a Captain for one year or for not more than that length of time.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. ,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATION 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 claim
ing 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} ss.
County of                                 }

On this______day of_____personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of______in the county of _______and State, Territory or District
of_____aged_______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)____, with  and
served in the_____ (e) regiment of the_____ 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. (e) 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

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 _____________of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of__________________ for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
________ day of _____________& 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 _____________ and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we   _____________      are well acquainted with ___________ , who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ___________
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___________
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the __________
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, ____________-Clerk of the Court of ____________ do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ____________
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this ______ day of      ____________ & 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
alleged service, as they are  know at the Department.  A very full account of  the service of each person
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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 Solder.     } 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 be come 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
enquiry 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.

[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---year----months----, and ------------days  , I served as a --------- For -----------months and------- days, I served as a ------; 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 place 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 insepensible 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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RECORD DIVISION. 3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.,  , 190
In reply to your request of , received for a statement of the military history of John Henderson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
P. 4869.
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[table]
[six column headings]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE
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Feb. or Mar. 1780 | 2 mos. | [blank] | James Martin | Maj Frank Ross's troop & Horse | S.C.
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May 1780 | 5 mos | Pvt. | Thomson | Gen. Sumter | S.C.
_______________
Oct. 1780 | 26 mos. | Capt. | [blank] | Gen'ls Sumter & Green  attached to Pulaski's Infantry for a short time | [blank]
_______________
Battles engaged in, Rocky Mount, Kings Mountain, Blackstock, Fishdam Ford, Buckshead, Wrights Bluff and Lynch's Creek.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, York Cr., S.C.
Date of application for pension, June 28, 1833 - Cl. al.
Residence at date of application, b. Rowan Co., N.C. Nov. 30, 1756.
Remarks: Soldier mar. Elizabeth Lindsey - dates not stated. No further family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
1565b3m10-08
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December Aug 21
                    1781
                    _____
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South Carolina.   By his Excellency John Rutledge, Esq; Governor
and Commander in Chief of the said State.

To John Henderson [illegible]

I Reposing special Trust and Confidence in your courage and
good Conduct, and in your Fidelity and Attachment to the
[illegible] of America, have commissioned and appointed and by 
these presents do commission and appoint you the said John Hend.
to be a capt [illegible] 
[illegible]

which laid  [illegible] you are to lead train, muster,
and exercise, according to military Discipline. And you are to
follow and observe all such orders and instructions as you shall, from Time to
Time, receive from me of the Commander in Chief for the Time being, or any
of your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, pursuant
to the Laws of this State.
And all inferior Officers, and others belonging to the said
are hereby required and commanded to obey you as their Capt.
This Commission to continue during Pleasure.
Given under my Hand and Seal [illegible]
                        this 21 [illegible]                                 A. D. [illegible]
and in the  [illegible]  Year of the Independence of America, 

Henderson, John
SC R 4869
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John Henderson, Pensioned Tennessee 1832
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[scrape of paper, text which has been struck out will not be transcribed]

11594    11
Elizabeth Henderson
widow of John R. 4869
Ten
----

Suspended
Let to S Car. A. D. Brown
  "          A. Hurst, ┃
  "      "  "  A G Walkins April 8/50
Hon. Jno. V. Wight 
July 7 1838
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W Tenn
________________________
Elizabeth Henderson
________________________
John Tenn Sus - 1838
________________________
[illegible]


Jno. V. Wright [illegible]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D C
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Jno. V. Wright [illegible]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D C


W Tenn
________________________
Elizabeth Henderson
________________________
John Tenn Sus - 1838
________________________
[illegible]
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[word that have been struck out have not been transcribed]

4869
Elizabeth Henderson
Service: widow of

REJECTED

Enlisted:                  , 18
Discharged:            , 18

Application filed:   , 18

The printed list of 1852 case 
of suspension as: Papers sent to A. V. Brown

Jan. 17. 1842-- not replaced. Act of
July 1, 1848, removed the objections to the
service, and the parties interested may
frame a new declaration and

prove the marriage,                  provided
She was a widow July 7, 1838      "
residence Purdy, Mc Nairy Co. Tenn __

_____Recognized.   _____Contract.
___Cert.  of  Dis.   Searched for ___     ,18


[left side]

1912, Mar. 30 Hist to
Mrs. R.J. Hall,
(Letter incl. Archibald
Houston W. 295)

1912 Nov. 9. Mrs. Howard
T. Willson

1916 Aug 2 Hist to Mrs E. R.
Stevens. Letter in S. 37490
John Timberlake.

1929 Oct. 22. [illegible] Archibald 
Henderson adv _cash
of photos_ Carres in
cl_ of Pleasant Hender-
son, R. 4869
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C 4566
Sep. 30. 1843
Elizabeth Henderson
Act 1843.
Tenn
Act 4 July '36

Purdy Ten}
Sept 20th}

free

J.  L. Edwards Esq
{Commissioner of Pensions
{Washington City
{D. Columbia
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J.  L. Edwards Esq
{Commissioner of Pensions
{Washington City
{D. Columbia
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Purdy McNairy County Ten
September 20th 1843

J. L. Edward Esq

Dear Sir

You will receive Enclosed the Declaration
of Elizabeth Henderson. In order to obtain the benefit of the third
Section of the act of Congress of the 4 July 1836 and the joint
Resolution of July 7th 1838.

I am your Obt Humblest St
Maclin Cross
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11594
Allen Sweatt Rev - 
Pensioner [illegible] 1818
________________________
Elizabeth Henderson
widow of John
                        Tenn
Act July 7th 38
4869
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Purdy Ten, 7 Decr 1844

Hon A V Brwn
Dear Sir,
You will please inform me whether the widow of a deceased pensioner, who belonged to the Continental line in North Carolina and was admited as a Pensioner under the Act of the 18th March 1818, is entitled to a Pension under any of the existing laws of Congress - if so please ask the commissioner of Pensions to give you a form, and enclose it to me, the deceased pensioner is by the name of Allen Swett, and died about 12 months since, I mention his name so that Mr Edwards can refer to his case now on file in his office, If the widow is entitled to a pension, all the necessary proof can be made, Your attention will much oblige yours
Verry Respectfully
Maclin Cross

I also enclose you the declaration of Elizabeth Henderson for a pension, please use your exertions to have it allowed they was married in Jackson County State of Georgia, the licence is lost, as you will see by a certificate from the clerk, her husband was a pensioner under the act of 1832
Yours &c
Maclin Cross
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M. Cross
24 Jany '44
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Pension Office
Jan. 24. 1844

Sir

The declaration of Mrs
Elizabeth Henderson widow of
John Henderson,  has been exam-
ied and it is herewith returned
The evidence that the marriage
took place in 1793 is not satisfactory
The age of Thomas Henderson, a witness,
whose affidavit is [illegible] an the back
of the declaration is not sufficient. Ad-
ditional proof of the marriage is wanted
Record proof. it attainable, must be
produced.  J. Henderson must say by what
means he is enabled to remember the date
of  the marriage and his age must be
stated by himself or the magistrage.

Maclin Cross, Esq
Purdy
Tenn.
_________________________
Act 7 July '38
No. 10.224
Tenn
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Washington City
Dec 19th 1844

[illegible] J. L. Edward
Comr Pensions

Please examine the enclosed
case & if sufficiently made out forward the
certificate to me.

Be good enough to read Mr. Cross
letter & return it to me with the information
it desires

very respectfuly
Aaron V. Brown
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353
Pensions Offices
Decr. [crossed out] Jany 17th 45.
Sir
The papers in the case of Elizabeth Henderson widow of John Henderson claiming a pension under the Act of July 7th 38 have been examined and the declaration is herewith returned for proper authentication. When the declaration is made before a single magistrate who is esc officio member of a Court of Record the proceedings should be submitted to & approved by a Court of Record duly organized & acting as such. The certificate of the County Clerk should state whether the fact of a marriage not being recorded in his county at the time named creates an inference adverse to its having taken place  If no public record exists private documentary evidence should be produced. The comptroller Genl of S.C. should certify the entire of Services of John Henderson who says he served
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in 1780 under Capt Byers Major Frank Ross
Genl Williamson Genl Ash Genl Sumpter Genl
Gales Coll Thompson Genl Morgan Coll Clarke &
Genl Green. The Commission of J Henderson as Capt
is on file.

In answer to Mr Cross's enquiry respecting
the widow of a pensioner under the act of
March 18th 18 I have to state that she is on
the same footing with other widows of re
volutionary soldiers provided she was mar
ried before 1794. Enclosed are forms un
der the act of July 4th 36 and July 7th 38 the
latter of which is used when the mar
riage took place after the termination
of the service

Honble A V Brown
H of R
Act July 7th 38

July 19. '45
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Allen Hurt
Nov. 21, '46.
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Sir.                    wid-    963

Pen off
Nov. 21, 46

The [illegible] evidence in the
case of Elizabeth Henderson has been
examined & deemed insufficient to
establish the date of the marriage before
1794 -

Her declaration which was forwarded
to Hon A. V. Brown 17 Jan 46 should be
returned duly authenticated and the
service established by the books of the
Compt Genl of S.C as required in my
letter to Mr Brown of said date.

To. Allen Hurst
Bull Run
Ten:
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State of Georgia ⎬
Jackson County ⎬ 

Ordinary's Office

I John G. Pittman Clerk of the
Court of Ordinary for said County
do certify that there does not appear
any record of Licence in my office
authorizing the joining together in the
holy State of Matrimon John Hen-
derson and Elizabeth Lindsey

Given under my hand and
private seal there being no
Seal of Office  This the
7th day of May 1844
John G Pulman C.C.O   SEAL
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Hon. Jno V Wright
April 10
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Pension Office
April 10th 1858.

Sir
In answer to the Enclosed letter of Jno.
H. Meeks, Esqr.  I have the honor to state
that Captain Jno: Henderson was allowed a
pension of $263. 33/100 per An: under the act of
7" June, 1832, for months as a private & one
Year as a Captain.  If he failed to draw
what there was due him by this allowance to
the day of his death. the amount in arrears
[illegible] : heirs are entitled to receive provided, his widow
and not receive it in her life time.

[illegible] Capt: Jno:
Henderson was not pensioned for all he was
entitled to under existing pension laws, the amount
unadjusted Cannot now be allowed his
Children or legal representatives, The Attorney
General has decided that no unadjusted pension
can be allowed the children of a deceased Revolu=
tionary sold ier or of his widow.
Hon: Jno: V. Wright   Ho: Rep:
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201
Pension Office
April 1850
Sir,
I herewith return the letter in the case of Elizabeth Henderson decd widow of John Henderson under act of 7 July 1838 and have to state that her claim has not been allowed. Her declaration was returned to Hon A.D. Brown on the 17th January 1846, since which time it has not been received at this office. All objections relative to service has been removed by the Act of 1 July 1848. A new declaration may be made by the parties interested, and the marriage proved in order to a favorable decision, provided she was a widow at the time of the passage of the Act of 7 July 1838. If she was not a widow at that date she is not entitled to the befits of that act agreeably to a recent decision of the Secretary of the Interior.
War: A.G. Watkins, N.R
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House of Rep Feb 20th 1838

J.L. Edwards Esqr

Sir

I enclose you the letter
of Mr Mc Annally in reference to the pension
of Elizabeth Henderson. I forwarded to him
all the information I obtained from the Dept
in regard to it some weeks since, but
he appears to be yet unsatisfied without giving
any
of
---
additional statements of facts or proof
any thing can be ascertained satisfactory
in the case I would be obliged for it
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
Most Respectfully
Your obt Servant
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State of Alabama
Lawrence County
Hugh B Stevenson states an oath that he was acquainted with Captain John Henderson, in the Revolutionary War. That he knows him to have served as a Captain.. Affiants father served under him, and affiant himself was called on but did not serve in consequence of the surrender of Cornwallis
Hugh..B..Stephenson
Sworn to & subscribed
before me this 26th June 1833.
James B. Wallace
Judge Cty Court

Hugh W Stevenson States an oath that during the Revolutionary War he knew Captain John Henderson affiant was young, but he distinctly recollects that Captain Henderson served as an officer, but how long he does not recollect, and it was a fact notorious in the neighborhood, where he lived that he was a brave & courageous, and daring patriotic officer
Hugh W Stephenson
Sworn to & subscribed
before me this 26th June 1833.
James B. Wallace
Judge Cty Court.
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State of Alabama
Lawrence County
I James B Wallace judge of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that Hugh B. Stephenson and Hugh W. Stevenson who Swore to and Subscribed the within dipositions before me are citizens of this county, that they are respectable and credible persons and that I have full faith in what they have deposed to given under my hand this 26th June 1833.
James B. Wallace
Judge Cty. Court

The State of Alabama
Lawrence County Lot & John Gregg Clerk of the County Court of said County certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding, on the matter of this application of John Anderson for a pension.
In testimony whereof
I hereto set my name
and affix my seal of office
at office June 21 1833
John Gregg Clerk [octagonal seal next to name]

James B. Wallace, Agent
Moulton, Alabama

[left vertical text]
I will as the Representative of Capt Henderson the within applicant for a pension take a pension certificate for a years Services. I am personally known to Capt H. and I know he is old poor and respectable  W.C. Dunlap
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Nov. 4 " 1912 _

GOODLAND PLACE.
VIRDEN, ILLINOIS.

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

Oblige by sending
me such records as
you may have of one
Cap. John Henderson - who
served in the Revolution
1781 under Col. Malmady - 

Very respectfully

Mrs Howard T. Willson