Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32361, for William Kirkland, South Carolina
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SERVICE
S. C. Kirkland, William
NUMBER
S. 32361
CONTENTS
This Envelope Includes
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
HJ
Received from GAO
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6 April 1838
from 4 March 1838 to 4 Oct
1838. Agt notified 16 April
1841
13276
Alabama
William Kirkland
of Autanga in the State of Alabama
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Graves of the Regt commanded
by Col Goodwin on the South Carolina
line for 21 months & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama
at the rate of 72 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of June
1833 and sent to Hon Dixon
Lewis Montgomery Alabama
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $144.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 36 36.17
$180.83
Recorded
took
by
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by JW Clagett Clerk
Book 3 Vol. 8 Page 47
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William Kirkland
Autanga Co
Alabama
Adm for 1 year 9 Ma
& 21 days
Hor Dixon A Lewis
Montgomery
Montgomery
Alabama
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Pension Office,
6th June 1833
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. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, shewing the service of Wm Kirkland Autauga C. Autanga C. Alabama
Period when the 
service was received.
1776
Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years
1
Months,
 4.
2
2 
Days
21.
Rank of
the
claimant.
priv
"
":
"

Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Cap Graves
Maj. Lyon
Col Goodwin
Gen. Williamson
Capt Kersham
Cap Starkes
Col Taylor
Cap Starkes
Gen Sumpter
Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered
the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of
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 (c) -- 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. -> 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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted;
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
war, and where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
And if a substitute, for whom?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
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 Soldier Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, 
and what has become of it?
To an officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what 
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
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 indfinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent {authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses,
and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
-> The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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The State of Alabama ⎬
Autauga County
On this 11th day of February A.D. 1833. personally 
appeared in open Court before the Hon. Alwin A.
McWhorter, Judge of the County Court of said County, now
sitting, William Kirkland, a resident of said County and
state, aged about seventy one 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 entered the service of the United States
while engaged in the war of the Revolution sometime
the year A.D. 1776, as a substitute for Thomas Hill
Kershaw District in the State of South Carolina
served under Captain John Graves, Maj. Lyon, Col
Robert Goodwin, and Gen. Williamson - crossed the
Savannah River at Augusta and march through
the State of Georgia and met Gen Howe with the
regular troops, who came round by water, at the mouth
of St Marys River. He served in this term four months.
After the expedition to Florida was concluded
he was drafted in Kershaw District S.C. and served
under Captain Joseph Kershaw  - march to the quarter
House near Charleston, and thence to Pennsburgh [?] on the
Savannah while the British troops lay at Savannah
In this tour he served two months.
He was a second time drafted in Kershaw
District S.C. and served under Captain Starks and
Col. Thomas Taylor and march to Orangeburgh. In
this tour he served two months.
He then served under the command of Capt.
Starks ["and of Col Thomas Taylor" crossed out] three weeks at McCords
ferry.
His last service was under the command of
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Ben Thomas Sumpter, twelve months, while the British
troops occupied Charleston S.C. and their Head Quarters
were at Camden. The whole of this last mentioned
service was confined to the State of South Carolina
except when the American Troops were obliged to break
off into North Carolina.
He has no documentary evidence to prove his
aforesaid services. Elijah Joy, a resident of the same
County and State of the applicant served with him
at Orangeburgh and Pennsburgh,[?] can testify to his
service at those places.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever
to a pension annuity except the present, and
declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of any
agency of any State.
To the several interogatories propounded by
the Court the applicant returns the following answers
to wit.
---
1. Where and in ahat year was I born?
I was born in Kershaw District, in the
of South Carolina. The precise year I do not
know. It was however about the year 1762.
2. Have you any record of your age and if so,
where is it?
I have none.
3. Where were you living when called into service, 
where have you lived since the 
Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
I lived in Kershaw District S.C. while
the war lasted - about the year 1812 I removed into
the State of Kentucky where I lived about 14 years -
into about 1824. I have resided in the County
of Autauga and State of Alabama.
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4. How were you called into service - were you
drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute 
and if a substitute for whom?
In the first service I mentioned in my statement
I was a substitute for James Hill, the of
Kerchaw District S.C. In the service at McCords
Ferry I was a volunteer. In the remaining services
I served as a draftsman -
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 recollect,
and the general circumstances of your service.
I was with Gen. Wade Hampton at Orangeburgh.
I can recollect no others at present, or the names
or numbers of the Regiments Continental or Militia -
the general circumstances of my service as far
as I am informed is necessary. I have detracted in
my statement.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service
and if so by whom was it given, and what has been
of it.
I received no discharged - the Militia of the
district in which I bind were divided into divisions
and at the termination of specified times we took
such other places, with no discharge given.
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 good behavior,
and to your services as a soldier in the Revolution.
Elijah Joy on testify to my services in the
Revolution as far as mentioned 
heretofore. Lewis Tyus and Richard Morton can testify
as to the other facts above mentioned. Kirkland
sworn to Court [illegible] the day &date a.a. McWharton JJC
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We Elijah Joy, Lewis Tyus and Richard Morton
residing in the County of Autanga County and State of
Alabama, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
William Kirkland who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration - that we believe him to believed
about 71 years of age - that he is reputed and be
in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur
in that opinion - and the said Elijah Joy further
certifies that he served with the said William Kirkland
as before mentioned -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Alvin A. McWhorter J.C.C
Elijah Joy
Lewis Tyus
Richard Morton
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after putting
the interrogations prescribed by the War Department,
that the above named applicant was a Revolution
soldier and served as he states. And the Court
further certifies that it appears to them that Lewis
Tyus, Elijah Joy, and Richard Morton are credible
persons and that their statement is substantiated.
Alwin A. McWhorter JCC
J. Henly Brown, Clerk of the County
Court of Autauga County and State of
Alabama do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceeding 
in the matter of the application
of William Kirkland for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 11th day of July A.D. 1833.
Henly Brown Clk
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Final Payment Voucher 
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(Script unintelligible)
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The State of Alabama
Autauga County ⎬
 Know all men by
these presents, that we, Perry Kirkland and
Alfred Kirkland, executors of the last will
and testament of William Kirkland late
of said County, now deceased, have appointed, 
and do by these presents make
constitute and appoint, on Wait R Hoyt
of the City of Mobile our true and lawful
attorney, for us, and in our name as
executors as aforesaid, to apply for and
receive from the agent of the United States
for the saying of Pensions in Mobile,
 in the State of Alabama, whatever
may be due and unpaid of the pension
to which the said William Kirkland was
entitled up to the time of his death, as a
private soldier in the army of the Revolution. 
In testimony whereof, all
hereto set our hands and seals this
Twenty the day of April A.D. eighteen
hundred and thirty nine.
Executed in the presence
of
Tho. Arnold
Richard B Mixson
Perry Kirkland [hand drawn seal with the word "seal"]
Alfred Kirkland [hand drawn seal with the word "seal"]
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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the State of Alabama
Mobile County
Before the
undersigned Justice of the peace in and for
said county, only authorized by the laws
thereof to administer oaths, personally
came & appeared Wait S. Hoyt, the attorney
named in the foregoing power of attorney
and made oath that he hath no interest
whatever in the money he is authorized
to receive by virtue thereof either by any
pledge, mortgage, sale assignment or
transfer thereof; and that he doth not
know or believe that the same hath been
so dispose of to any person whatever
Sworn subscribed the
3 day of April AD.
1839 before
Waits S Hoyt
F. M. Alexander 
J.P.M.L. [?]
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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No 11.098.
7.
William Kirkland
(Executors of)
Newhall
[illegible]
Act 7 June 1832
42.30
29th Oct 1841
Act 6 April 38
Recpt 7679 dated 1 April 1841
Sent to Treasury 2 April 1841
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[illegible] U States
To Perry Kirkland and
Alijah Kirkland Executors
of William Kirkland.
[illegible] Mobile Roll
Act 7 June 1832
For his pension from 4 March
to 4 Oct 1838 also day of his
death, 215 days at &72.38 per 
annum, per [illegible]
[illegible] $42.30
Treasy Dept.
Ctrl: Off
29 March, 1841
Stated by [illegible]
2 Comptroller's office
Examined by L. A. Hayward
March 30, 1841
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October 12, 1937
William Kirkland
S. 32361
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Will J. Wilson
762 North President
Jackson, Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of William Kirkland
od South Carolina.
The date furnished herein were obtained from
papers on file in pension claim, S. 32361, based
upon the military service of William Kirkland in
the Revolutionary War.
William Kirkland was born about the year 1762
in Kershaw District, South Carolina. The names of
his parents were not stated.
While a resident of Kershaw District, William
Kirkland enlisted in 1776, served four months as a
private in Captain John Graves' Company, Colonel
Robert Goodwin's South Carolina regiment; he afterward
enlisted and served two months in Captain Joseph
Kershaw's South Carolina company, and then two months
and three weeks in Captain Stark's company, Colonel
Thomas Taylor's South Carolina regiment; and his last
service was twelve months as a private under General
Thomas Sumter during the period in which the British
occupied Charleston, South Carolina.
He moved to Kentucky about the year 1812, and
about 1824, he moved to Autauga County, Alabama.
He was allowed pension on his application exe
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executed February 11, 1833, at which time he was living in
Autauga County, Alabama. He died October 4, 1838.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
reference to the family of the soldier, William Kirkland.
In order to obtain the name and address of the
person paid the last payment of this pension, you
should apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C.,
and furnish the following data -
William Kirkland
Certificate # 13276
Issued June 11, 1833
Rate $73.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Alabama Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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32361
Revy INVALID
File No. 32,361
William Kirkland
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 223
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1727. Mch. 5. Hist to Mrs. S.C.
McBryde MMJ
1934. May 4 Hist to
Miss Marie Boyd -MMJ/esl
19[illegible] Oct 12, hist to Mrs. Will
J. Wilson
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The State of Alabama
Autauga County
I, William N.
Thompson, Clerk of the County Court
of said County, hereby certify, that
Hance H. Dunklin whose certificate
is attached to the annexed affidavit of
Perry Kirkland and Alfred Kirkland executors
of the last will and testament of
William Kirkland, late of said County
deceased, is a Justice of the peace in
and for said County, duly commissioned
and qualified, and that his signature to the
said certificate, is his own genuine ["certificate" crossed out]
signature. I also, as clerk as aforesaid,
hereby certify that the said Perry and
Alfred Kirkland, the executors of
the last will and testament of the said
William Kirkland deceased, and that
letters testamentary have been regularly
granted to them by said Court, as is shown
by the Minutes of the said Court in my
office Given under my hand
and seal of office, at office this
Twenty sixth day of April
eighteenth and thirty nine AD
William N. Thompson Clerk
FINAL PAMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
I, Henly Brown Judge of the County 
Court of the County of Autauga and
State of Alabama hereby certify that
William Kirkland whose name appears to
the [illegible] certificate is the Clerk
the
of the
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of the County Court of Autauga County and that the signature purporting to his is (g unintelligible)and that due faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such Clerk I also certify that Henry Kirkland and Alfred Kirkland are the Executors of the last Will and Testament of William Kirkland deceased and that letter Testamentory have been granted to them 
(Loop) the Orphans Court of the County afore said 
Given under my hand and seal this 26th day of April 1839 Henly Brown J. C. Pay & the State of Alabama J. Almon N. William H Thompson of the County Court of said County Autaunga County I do hereby certify that the aforesaid my Lord Executor Children of William Kirkland Deceased and the left not Law testimony of which I have set my hand seal this 9 day of March AD 1840 William Henly Brown and of the County Court of County of Atauga life Ellen Kirkland Sale deed the praction foregoing writing left no widow and left Alfred Kirkland and Berry Kirkland of the said deed and the children of the and law I do further certify that William A Hon how appears of the above certificate of the County Court of said Con 10 the & Brown
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
RECIEVED FROM GAO
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The State of Alabama
Autauga County
Perry Kirkland
 Before me
Hance H. Dunklin a Justice of the
peace in and for the County aforesaid
personally appeared Perry Kirkland and
Alfred Kirkland, who being duly sworn, on
their oath say, that they are the acting
executors, and the only executors of the
last will and testament of William
Kirkland, late of said County deceased
that the said William Kirkland lived
until the fourth day of October A.D.
eighteen hundred and thirty eight, on
which day he departed this life; that the
said William Kirkland is the same
identical William Kirkland named
in the annexed certificate of the then
acting secretary of War; that the said
William Kirkland was a pensioner
of the United States, and entitled to receive
as such pensioner, on account of his
services as a private in the army of the
revolution seventy two dollars and thirty
three cents per annum during his natural life, and
that the said pension is in arrears and
unpaid from the fourth of March eighteen
hundred and thirty eight, until the fourth
day of October eighteen hundred and
thirty eight, the time of his death.
{Sworn to and subscribed
before me, this Twentieth day
of April A.D. eighteen
hundred and thirty nine
The words "per annum" above, were
interlined before being signed or
Sworn to by the said Perry & Alfred
Kirkland. Hance H. Dunklin [hand drawn seal with the letters "JP"]}
Perry Kirkland
Alfred Kirkland
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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The State of Alabama
Autauga County
Before me Hance H.
Dunklin a justice of the peace, in and
for the said County of Autauga, personally
came Perry Kirkland, and Alfred Kirkland
executors of the last will and testament
of William Kirkland, late of said County
deceased, who acknowledged that they
executed the annexed power of Attorney
to Mr. Wait J. Hoyt, on the day and year and
for the purposes in the said power
of Attorney mentioned. Given under
my hand and seal this the Twentyeth day
of April A.D. eighteen hundred
and thirty nine
Hance H Dunklin [hand drawn seal with letters J.P.]
The State of Alabama
Autauga County ⎬
I William
N. Thompson, Clerk of the County
Court of the said County of Autauga,
hereby certify, that Hance H. Dunklin whose
name is subscribed to the above certificate,
is and was at the time of subscribing
the said certificate a Justice of
the peace in and for said County
duly quallified and commissioned and
that the signature to the said above certificate 
is the genuine signature of the
said Justice of the peace. Given under
my hand and seal office at office, this 26th
day of April AD eighteen hundred and
thirty nine
William J. Thompson Clerk
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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Mobile Ala March 15th 1841
To Treasury Department
third auditors office
Sir agrees [?] to the instructions
contained in your form of June17th 1839 I have
attached [word partly covered up] certificate required to the enclosed
asper & herewithin [words covered up]
to
Please [illegible] the form to get the money if
on find the Pleas Court
yours & C
Whit S. Hoyt
1841
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Payments to be made
at Mobile Alabama
by the Prulls [?] Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners, 
in the Agency of Alabama
Recorded in the Pension Office,
in Book C Vol. 8
Page 147 by JJW Clagett
Clerk
Received from GAO
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States
of the 7th June, 1832, William Kirkland
of the State of Alabama
who was a private in the Army of the
Revolution
is entitled to receive Seventy two dollars and 
Thirty three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on
the 4th of March, 1834, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 
4th of September, in every year
GIVEN at the War Office of the United
States, this Eleventh day of
June one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three
John Webb
Acting Secretary of War.
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
(13276)
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
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Washington Mar 7th 1833
Sir
I beg leave to refer the within
papers to you, they relate to the claims of
Wm. Kirkland, Wm Harrison and Hubard
Stephen for pensions. Be pleased to examine 
 them and let me know the result
as soon as convenient. As I shall have
here before the examination may be made
you will do me the favor to direct your answers
to me at Montgomery Alabama
Your Obt Servts
D. H. Lewis
To
J. L. Edwards
Pension office
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 31st, 1841
Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," the Executors of Wm Kirkland, died
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile A.l Agency, at
the rate of Seventy two Dollars and 33 Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Marhch 1838
to the 4th Oct 1838.
Respectfully yours
Albion K Parris
Commissioner of Pensions
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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Winthrop College
Rock Hill S.C.
Jan. 17, '27
W. S. Dept of the Interior
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen,
Descendants of the Popes,  Cooks
Kirklands, Pearsons etc.  wish to organize
a chapter of the Daughter of the American
Revolution, will you kindly give us
all the information you can, about
the following men: -
Solomon, John and Jacob Pope, Newberry Co. S.C.
Barnabas Pope of Fairfield Co. S.C.
John Cook of Fairfield or Richland C. S.
Moses and Wm. Kirkland of Fairfield Co. S.C.
John, Philip and Peter Pearson of Fairfield
of Richland Co., S.C.
Wm. Crosby of Fairfield Co. S.C. or Chester Co.
Isaac Love of Fairfield C. S.
John Edwards and Jacob Weimer of Orangeburg Co. S.
Your truly
Mrs. S. C. M Bryde
Winthrop College
Rock Hill, S. C.
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Dear Sirs:
762 North President
Jackson, Mississippi
September 4, 1937.
Pension Office,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Please send me any record that you have
of my great, great great grandfather CAPT.
WILLIAM KIRKLAND, who served in the Revolutionary War.I think he enlisted from South Carolina.
I understand that he received land grants in
Georgia for services in the War. Will be glad to
have all names of his family or anything else that
you may have of interest.
I shall greatly appreciate this information.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. Will J. Wilson
Mrs. Will J. Wilson
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Hotel Knox
El Paso Texas
February 12, 1934
Veteran's Burean
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs
Do you have any record
of William Kirkland who is
buried in Selma Alabama
among the list of Revolutionary
Veterans. Are there any
other Kirklands given in
the South of among the Veterans
any of the Wars.
I am told Daniel Kirkland
of Alabama received a pension
for service with the army
in Seminole War.
Please give me any information
concerning Kirklands connected
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with army service.
I thank you
Sincerely
(Miss) Mary Boyd
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May 4, 1934
Miss Mary Boyd
Hotel Knox
El Paso, Texas
Dear Madan
BmJ/WHHT/ael
William Kirkland-S.32361
Dear madam,
William Kirkland was born about 1762 in Kershaw District, South Carolina.
The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in
the pension claim.
While a resident of Kershaw District, South Carolina, he enlisted
in 1776, and served four months as a private in Captain John Graves
Company, Colonel Robert Goodwin's South Carolina Regiment; he afterward
enlisted, served two months in Captain Joseph Kershaw's South Carolina
Company, and then two months and three weeks in Captain
Stark's Company, Colonel Thomas Taylor's South Carolina Regiment: his
last service was twelve months as a private under General Thomas Sumter
during the period in which the British occupied Charleston, South Carolina.
About 1812 he moved to Kentucky and about 1824 to Autauga County, 
Alabama, where he was allowed pension on his application executed February 11, 1838. He died October 4, 1838.
There are no data on file as to his family.
The above is the history of the only soldier by that name that 
is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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May 4, 1934
Miss Mary Boyd
Hotel Knox
El Paso, Texas
BA-J/MMHT/eel
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary
War record of William Kirkland of Alabama, the record of
Daniel Kirkland who served in the Seminole War and records of any
Kirklands of the South in other wars.
In order to identify the record of Daniel Kirkland of the Seminole
War please furnish as much as possible of the following data:
approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment
and after service and given name of widow.
No records of any soldiers of the various wars can be identified
without full names and other information as a means of identification.
The record of William Kirkland is furnished you herewith
as found in pension claim, S. 32361, based upon his service in the
Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section
March 5, 1927
Mrs. S. C. McBryde
Winthrop College, South Carolina
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim S. 32361 it appears that William
Kirkland was born about 1762 in Kershaw District, South Carolina.
While a resident of Kershaw District, South Carolina he
enlisted in 1776, and served four months as a private in
Captain John Graves' Company, Colonel Robert Goodwin's South Carolina
Regiment.
He afterwards enlisted, served two months in Captain
Joseph Kershaw's South Carolina Company, and then two months
and three weeks in Captain Stark's Company, Colonel Thomas
Taylor's South Carolina Regiment.
His last service was twelve months as a private under
General Thomas Sumter during the period in which the British
occupied Charleston, South Carolina.
About 1812 he moved to Kentucky and about 1824 to Autauga
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County, Alabama where he was allowed pension on his application executed February 11, 1833. He died October 4, 1838.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The history herewith furnished you, is that of the
only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War
records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section MMHJ
March 4, 1927
Mrs. S. C. McBryde
Winthrop College
Rock Hill, S. C.
Madam:
I have to advise you that on June 7, 1926 you were
furnished the history of John Cook of South Carolina, and
owing to the lack of a clerical force available for the
purpose, the history of a soldier of the Revolution is
furnished only once to each inquirer.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records of
this Bureau fails to show a claim for pension or bounty land
on file on account of the services of Solomon and Jacob Pope,
Barnabas Pope. Moses Kirkland, Philip Pearson, Issac Love
and Jacob Weimar, or of John Pope, John of Peter Pearson,
William Crosby of John Edwards as described by you.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner