Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8541, for Samuel Queen, Georgia
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SERVICE
Ga.
CONTENTS
Queen, Samuel
Dise
NUMBER
R 8541
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[handwritten]

The Amendment of the declaration of Samuel Queen
Personally appeared before me the under signed
a Justice of the peace for the county of Macon &
State of [illegible] Samuel Queen
who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by
reason of old age and and [duplicate]
on the consequent loss 
of memory he cannot swear positively as to the 
precise time
of his services but according to the best of his [illegible]
her served not less then 
the period mentioned below and 
in the following [illegible]
for the year 1778 for 3 months at [illegible] in the state
of Georgia as a volunteer and was stationed under the
command [?] Clark & Capt George Duly
for the year 1780 as a volunteer living in 
[illegible] Georgia for 2 months at the seage [sic]
of [illegible] under the command of Cap George Duly
Col John Duly & Gen Lincoln [illegible]
in the year 1780 for no precise lenth [sic] of time
as a volunteer under the command of Cap George Duly
& Col Clark [?] in the war untill [sic] the close of the war
was engaged in guarding the [illegible] & keeping 
[illegible]
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marching about after the Indians I was again ut 16 years of age I was again able to the orders of my officers my in sindars 
my was perform my with of
A
but embracing all my indians I think that I him not by then 
services in quite an in mencing about after
the tories indians & British army with my
was with a capt company at the time I was
he was only with Capt July but when with
Col Clark with a regiment but while
at Savannah with the army
all of my Iiving was perform as a private and
for which services I clame of James
Samuel Queen
swear to and subscribed before on this day of
April 1834
Joseph Welch

 I John Latham clerk of Macon County the court of pleas and quarters
Sessions do hereby certify that Joseph 
administered the court to the Samuel Queen 
was at the time an commission 
justice of the peaceof the said county
and that due forth and      is and any
the to be given to all his official acts
as such
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in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this 12 day of April 1834
John Gotham {Seal}
[seal affixed]
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No. 13.389       June 28 /47
Application of
Dise Queen, wid.
of Saml, under 
Act /38.
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Georgia }
Union County }
on this 25 day of October Eighteen hundred and Forty Six personally appeared before me
Ed Rogers a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said County Dise Qween a resident of said County and State aged about Eighty Three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838 Entitled "an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Samuel Qween who served the United States in the Revolutionary war as will appear from evidence
hereto annexed she further declares that she was maried to the said Samuel Qween after his leaving Service but previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four (1794) at the time and place stated in the evidence hereto anexed and she the said Dise Qween also hereby respectfully applies for the pension due her husband the said Samuel Qween who served three years in the Revolutionary war and died on the 22nd August 1842 Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Ed Rogers J I C Dise Queen
Georgia }
Union County }
I do hereby certify that Dise Queen is unable to appear before the Court from bodily infirmity and I further certify that I consider her of good and respectable character whose word and oath is entitled to full faith and credit Oct 25 1846
Ed Rogers J I C
Georgia }
Union County } I Thomas M Hughes Deputy Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County
Do hereby certify Edward Rogers whose name appears to the foregoing declaration & certificate as Justice of the inferior Court is an acting Justice of the inferior Court of said County and that his signature is genuine Given under my hand an seal of office this 10th March 1847 Thos M Hughes D.C.K.
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State of Georgia }
Union County     }
On this 25th day of October A.D. One thousand Eight Hundred and fifty three personally appeared in open Court before
me John S Fain ordinary of the County of
Union and State of Georgia Lewis Queen a Resident of the County and State aforesaid who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the son and Heir of the Identical Samuel Queen who was a private in the company commanded by Captain George Dooley and part of the service in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Dooley in the War of the Revolution that he served three years, that he died the 22nd day of August A.D. 1842. That his mother named Dicy Queen died the 13th day of September A.D. 1849, and that they were married the 8th day of September in the year 1782, and that they were residents of the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina and that they resided there twenty years. And that further more, by these presents
he hereby constitutes and appoints W. H. Query and Henry H Walker of the County of Union and State of Georgia, his true and lawful Attornies for him and in his name, and stead, to prosecute to demand and receive from the Goverment of the United States, all his rights, in any manner of claim for pension or arrears of pension, as Son of Samuel Queen who died leaving the same undrawn as in right of law custom or equity he is or may be entitled, and he does by these Presents, revoke all former Powers of Attorney that may have been given by himself or any other persons claiming Pension for the services of the
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said Samuel Queen, In Testimony Whereof he
has on this 25th day of October A.D. 1853, hereunto Signed his name and affixed his seal.
Lewis Queen {Seal}
Sworn and Subscribed
before me, the day and
Year above written
J S Fain Ordinary
Union County Georgia
At the same time and place personally appeared before me Enos Hooper and Milton Brown residents of the County of Union and State of Georgia who being by me cautioned and then Sworn in due form of law deposeth and saith each for himself that he was well acquainted with Samuel Queen, and that he always heard it said that he was a Revolutionary Soldier and that the community generally considered said Samuel Queen to be a Soldier of the Revolution and that the said Lewis Queen named in the foregoing declaration, was always by him treated
as and is by the witnesses believed to be the Son and Heir of the said Revolutionary Soldier
Enos Hooper
Milton Brown
Sworn and Subscribed
before me this 25th day
of October A.D. 1853. And
I hereby certify that I am
disinterested in this application
for pension
And that Enos Hooper and
Milton Brown above
named are credible and
disinterested witnesses
Given under my hand and
Seal of Office
J S Fain Ordinary
Union County Court
[Seal affixed]
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Records of Deaths.
Samuel Queen died the 22nd day of August, 
A. D. 1842.
Dicy Queen died the 13th day of September 
A. D. 1849.
It is hereby certified that the above is a True Copy of the Record, of the deaths of Samuel Queen and Dicy Queen as kept in the Family Bible of said Samuel Queen and exhibited in open Court, and I further certify that the said Samuel & Dicy Queen named in this Certificate of Record are the Identical Persons named in the foregoing Declaration of Lewis Queen.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office on the 26th day of October A. D. 1853.
J S Fain Ordinary
Union County Geo
State of Georgia}
County of Union}
It is hereby Certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me the Undersigned Court of Ordinary in and for the County and State aforesaid, by the affidavits of Enos Hooper and Milton Brown of the above named County and State being Personally known to the courts and who are entitled to credit that said Samuel Queen was a Revolutionary Soldier of the [crossed out] to the best of their knowledge and belief
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Blanesville on the 26th day October A. D. 1853
J S Fain Ordinary
Union County Geo
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8541
Dise Queen

REJECTED
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War Department
Pension Office
August 27 - 1834
Sir:
I have again examined the claim of Samuel Queen, and it is again returned.  The applicant has wholly failed to specify his service in conformity with the rules and until this is done no favorable action can be had on his case.
The militia were always called out for short and limited periods of one, two, and three months and never for one or more years.  The applicant must state the length of each separate tour - the officers under whom he served the place or places where the service was performed, and all other particulars connected with said service.
The applicant appears not to have distinguished between the liability to serve and the service itself; for it cannot for a moment be supposed that he performed two years continuous service in the militia, such service being contrary to all well established facts connected with the history of that day.
I am Respectfully
Your Obt Svt
J L Edwards

James W. Gwinn Esqr.}
Franklin N. C.}
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[Left Side]
9 December 1834
J. W. Gwinn
Said to have been a [tory] and
fled from Geo. to Al Hon Jas. 
Graham 29 April 1840.
Let to Hon [Honle] Cobb Jany 7. 1845
Hon James Graham Jany 13 1846.

[Right Side]
No 13389
Dise Queen
Ga
Let to J. P. Wellborn
July 6. '47
Query & Walker Dec 15 1853
Hon E Chastain May 25 /54
The Same July 1 /54
Querry & Walker July 14 1854
Hon E.M. Chastain Mch 6 1855
> Not a widow July 7 1838, and
    died before 3d Mch 1851
Act 7 July 1838
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North Carolina     }
Haywood County }
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace for said County Samuel Queen & William Queen & severally made oath that they were enlisted in the State of Georgia as Rangers in the Revolutionary War & that they severally served three years under the said enlistment that they enlisted under Captain James [Buoy] & afterwards were transferred to Capt Geo. [Dulas] Company & served under Col Clark that each of the  Deponants were knowing to the service of the
other each of the Deponants swear that they never received any pay for said service or any Bounty
Sworn to before me this 13 day of August 1829
Samuel Queen {Seal} [X and "his mark" appear between first and last names]
William Queen {Seal} [X and "his mark" appear between first and last names]
Jesse C Cockerham JP
J H Walker JP
State of No Carolina } 
Haywood County      }
I Robert Dove Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions do Certify that Jesse C. Cockerham & Joseph H Walker Esqrs before whom the above deposition appears to have been taken were at that time and still are acting Justices of the peace in and for said County, and that due faith and credit ought to be given to their official attestations as such
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of the Court at Office the 15th day of August 1829
Ro Dove Clk
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Clemons Hooper
affidavit
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State of North Carolina }
Haywood County          }
This day Clemons Hooper of said County personally appeared before John L Dilliard & Joseph Keener two of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in & for said County and
after having been sworn according to Law saith
That during the time of the Georgia Rangers he said Hooper served under Col Larkin Cleaveland & Capt Waters & further saith that during that time Samuel Queen Bore Arms & served und Col. Clarke in the State of Georgia as a volunteer Ranger and the said Hooper further swears that the aforesaid Samuel Queen is now living in the County of Haywood & is the Identicall same man which deponant seen bearing arms under Col Clarke as a volunteer Ranger
Sworn to and subscribed by us this 2nd
day of April 1839       Clemons Hooper
J L Dilliard JP    
J. Keener JPeace
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State of No Carolina  }
Haywood County       }
I William Welch Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions for said Haywood County do certify that John L Dilliard and Joseph Keener before whom it appears that the within affidavid of Clemmons was made were both acting Justices of the Peace in & for the said County of Haywood and that due faith and credit is due there official acts as such
In testimony of which I have 
hereunto set my name and affixed 
the seal of my office the 2nd
day of April AD 1839
Wm Welch Clk
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State of North Carolina }
Haywood County          }
We the undersigned citizens of Haywood
County aforesaid do certify that we have been well & personally acquainted with William Queen now Decd up to the time of his descease, and many years previous thereto that he was a resident citizen of Haywood County and have no hesitency in saying from our knowledge of his character that he was entitled to credit whether on oath or otherwise, and form the same opinion with
regard to Clemmons Hooper now a citizen of this County in Testimony of which we have hereunto set our hands Waynesville Haywood County N.C. August 13th 1840
J Keener JP
Jeremiah [Ill] Kerr JP
N G Howell
[Ill] Edmonston
J. B. Allison JP
State of No Carolina }
Haywood County      }
I William Welch Clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter Sessions do certify that all those men that have signed the above Certificate are of Respectability and Good Standing in Society
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of my office
at office this 14th day of Augt AD 1840
Wm Welch Clk
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The service under Col Cleaveland was not Continental & consequently the parties are not entitled to Bounty Land, if however either of them are now asking they are entitled to a pension under the act of 1832 or if they surmised the passage of the act.
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Samuel Queen.     1832
-75 Col Clark Ga for 3 [yrs]
when called into war
6 Weeks and Capt Dooly at S. Savannah
Guarded a ferry
Ser'd many [battle Tories] -- amtg 1.1 yrs.
Age 34.
78  3 mo. Capt Dooly Col Clark
80. 2.                "          Col Dooly
80.                    "                "
In close of the war keeping [down Tories]
Aug 34 78 3 mo. off same & then until
fall '79. S. Savannah in all 12 mo.
80. Cap Dooly 10 mo. to end war
Sept 34 '78. 3 mo. Dooly Clark
& cont 6 mo
79. Dooly. 3 mo Ranger
80  5 mo
      6 mo & 10 mo       1 year & 11 mo
81   2.
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Nov. 10, 1853.
Appl. of Dicy
Queen, decd.,
widow of
Samuel, 
Union Co., 
Ga.
Nov 1/36
Query & Walker,
Stock Hill,
Ga.
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Stock Hill Geo.
Nov. 1st 1853,
L. P. Waldo Esqr
Dear Sir
Enclosed We Send you the declaration of Lewis Queen claiming pension for the services of
Samuel Queen deceased Please examine and let us hear from you soon as practicable. We remain with due Respect .
Your Obedient Servants
Query & Walker
L. P. Waldo Esqr
Washington City D.C.
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Stock Hill Ga.
June 30th 1854.
Hon L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
We would again respectfully ask you to examine the files of your Office, and inform us of the nature and amount of proof that has been filed in support of the suspended
claim of Samuel Queen, and if you please inform us what proof is lacking in said claims, as it is alledged by the present claimant that there was 18 months service proved and sent up to the Department by James W. Gwinn of Macon County North Carolina. If we mistake not the soldiers names that proved said
Samuel Queen's service at that time; was Absalum Hooper and William Queen both Pensioners as we are informed at the time they made their Affidavits. Please let us hear from you as early as practicable.
We are very respectfully
Your Obedient Servants
Query & Walker
Hon L. P. Waldo
Commr.
Washington City
D.C.
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State of North Carolina }  Supr Court of Law
Macon County               }  Oct. Term 1832
this tenth day of October 1832 personally
appeared in open Court Absolem Hooper
who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that from conversations he hath held with Samuel Queen an applicant for a pension he believes him to have been a soldier of the revolution. He is confirmed in this belief the more from the fact that the manner of the death of this deponents [massurate] is accurately detailed by said Samuel Queen
Absolem Cooper [X and "his mark" appears between first and last names]
Sworn to & subscribed
to this 10th October 1832
S McDowell Clk
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State of North Carolina }
Macon County              }
I Silas McDowell Clerk of the Superior Court for 
the County aforesaid do certify that that Absalon Hooper who has sworn to the foregoing deposition is from information a man of good credit & intiled to due credit as a man of truth
Given under my hand &
seal of office this 24 April 1834
S McDowell Clk
As this deposition was sworn before the Clerk
of the Superior court his Certificate is attached as to [Illegible] return the determination of the deponent to James W Gwinn at Franklin Macon County, NC
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Washington City 3d Jany 1845.
House of Rep.
Sir.
I enclose to you a letter seeking information
on the subject of Pensions. If it should properly be directed to another Department, I ask of you
the favor to give it that direct in
I am Very Resp
Your Obt Sert
Howell Cobb
J L Edwards Esqr
Com of Pen
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State of North Carolina }
Haywood County          }
This day Cleoman [A]. Hooper Came before me Joseph Keener a Justice assigned to keep
the peace for said County & having been first duly sworn deposeth & saith that Samuel Queen of said County now about seventy years of age was a Soldier in the old Revolutionary war under Colonel John Clark of Georgia Bearing arms under the said Col John Clark a Georgia Ranger this deponant does not know what Captain Samuel Queen served under though this Samuel Queen is the Identical man who served under the said Clark
Clemen [A] Hooper
the above affadavit was Sworn to & 
Subscribed before me this Sixth day of March
1840
J. Keener Justice of the
peace for Haywood County
T B Allison JP
We hereby certify that Clemen Hooper who
assigned the above affadavit is a man of good morral character & is Entitled to that character from Long standing in Society, he is now about seventy 5 years of age March 6th 1840
J. Keener JP
Allen Fisher
T B Allison JP
E. S. Allison
A J Wood
Bonard Long
Wm H. [Dempsey]
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State of Georgia }       }
County of Union } On } Be it Known that before
me Edward Rogers a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Lewis Queen aged about 46 years, who being duly cautioned, and then Sworn in due form of law, states that he is one of the Heirs of Samuel Queen who was a    Revolutionary Soldier of the State of Georgia, and that he died on the 22nd day of August, A.D. 1842, and that his mother named, Dicy Queen died on the 13th day of September, A.D. 1849, and that they were residents of
the County of Haywood, and State of North Carolina and that they resided there about 18 years, and that he resides in the County of Union and State of Georgia and that furthermore, he, By these presents constitutes appoints and fully empowers and authorizes irrevocably by and with power of substitution F. E. Hassler of Washington City D.C. as his true and lawful Attorney for himself and in his name and stead, to examine, into to prosecute
to demand and to receive from the U.S. Goverment, and State officers, his rights in all and in any manner of claim, for increase or arrears of Pension or Land that may be due him as heir of Samuel Queen who died leaving the same undrawn as in right of law he may be
entitled
In Witness Whereof he has on this 27th day
of October A.D. 1852 hereunto signed his name and affixed his Seal.
Lewis Queen {Seal}
Attest 
J. S. Fain
W. R. Query
Signed Sealed and acknowledged and sworn to before me and I further certify that Lewis Queen has always by the community been known as the Son and Heir of Samuel Queen Deceased Dated On this 27th day of October
A.D. 1852.
Ed Rogers J P
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State of Georgia }
County of Union } I hereby Certify that Edward Rogers Esquire before whom the foregoing
Affidavit and power of Attorney was made is and
was at the time of signing the same, an acting
Justice of the Peace within and for said County
and State aforesaid duly commissioned and
Sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine
Given under my hand
& Seal of Office this 27th
day of October A.D. 1852
John S. Fain Ordinary
Union County Georgia
[Seal affixed]
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Suspended.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIM.
ACT OF July 7. 1838.
Dise Queen
widow of Samuel
Georgia.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
TO EXAMINE. CLAIMS.
CHARLES C. TUCKER,
Attorney,
Present.
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Power of Attorney . Know all men by these presents: That I Lewis Queen son and heir at Law of Samuel Queen Revolutionary soldier deceased do hereby constitute and appoint CHAS. C. TUCKER, of Washington D.C., my true and lawful Agent and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of Samuel Queen for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due under the provisions of the Act of ____ or any other Act or Resolution of Congress, and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said Claim on file in the Department of Washington City , or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim , and to appoint one or more  substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed : and do all things that I might or could do , were I personally present . Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises. Hereby sevalling (?) other powers by me previously given . WITNESS my hand and seal this ninth day of January 1855. Lewis Queen ( signed )  In the presence of [ William Sparks (signed ) J.P. , S. Reid ( signed )  J.S. Fair ( signed ) ] SS.  [ STATE  OF  Georgia Union COUNTY ] SS.  On this ninth day of January 1855, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State above mentioned personally appeared before me Lewis Queen son and heir as aforesaid  and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purpose thein mentioned. William Sparks ( signed ) J.P. [ STATE OF  Georgia Union COUNTY ] SS. On this ninth day of July 1855, before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid , personally appeared Lewis Queen  son & heir etc. a resident of said County, and made oath according to law that he is the identical  Lewis Queen son & heir who executed the foregoing power of Attorney , and that he is directly interested in said Claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said Attorney my use in prosecuting said Claim.  Lewis Queen ( signed )  Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. William Sparks ( signed ) JP. [ STATE OF Georgia COUNTY OF Union]  I Thomas M Hughes Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County do hereby certify that William Sparks  Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name , was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn , and that all his official acts as such ...( seal covering text )  and credit.  In testimony whereof , I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 9th day of January 1855.  Thos M Hughes  ( signed / sealed )
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No 133389
Dise Queen
uno uo of Saml 
Ga
act 7 July 1838
85H1
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Blairsville Ga June 1847    Sir enclosed is declaration of Dise Queen wid. of Samuel Queen  Revolutionary Soldier who some testimony all of which are respectfully submitted wishing as early attention as practicable - no evidence of marriage is furnished it being at a distance & a report on her case under the testimony of service of her  husband as herein enclosed is ..( illegible ) in order to be proposed to offer what additional testimony may be required or as to the formality  etc. of her declaration which varies some little from the  printed form in order to represent the facts as they stand - she is able to produce any general testimony as to her good character & the supposed Justice of her claim as could be required but being poor  & no efficient funds to represent her has therefore delayed her application. Very respectfully J. P. Wellborn  ( signed )           Honl Commissioner of Pensions
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I was in another term of service under Col Williamson and Captain Dooly on the Oconee river as a substitute for Timothy Queen. I also guarded the place called Harbin's ferry on  Savannah River under Captain Dooly-  I served a great many little terms which from my extreme youth and want of learning I am totally unable to specify the particular circumstances under which I served - but I am confident that my constant service could not have amounted to less than one year- Absolem Hooper was in the same service and can state some facts which furnish collateral evidence of my service and is presented to the court for examination and my brother William L Queen can testify as to my services in part since the revolutionary war- I have lived in Rutherford , Burke, Buncombe & Haywood counties  - I now reside in Macon County North Carolina. There
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Humphrey Posey and Benjamin Brittain will testify as to my character and belief of my services. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension role of any agency of any State. Sworn to the day and year aforesaid  ( his mark  X)  Samuel Queen  We, Humphrey Posey, a Clergyman residing in Macon County N.C. and Benjamin L. Brittain residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Saml Queen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe hi to be 73 years of age ; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood and where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution  and that we concur in that opinion . Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid . Humphrey Posey ( signed ) B. L. Brittain ( signed )
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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 certify that it  appears to them that  H. Posey who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Macon N. C. and that M. Brittain who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Macon N. C. and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit.  I Silas M  Powell  Clerk of the Court of Macon do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of S. Queen for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12 day of October ( seal covering ) 1835. S.M. Powell ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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[ North Carolina State  County of Macon] Oct Term 1835 On this ninth day of October 1835 personally appeared in open Court before this Judge now sitting Samuel Queen a resident of Macon County and State of North Carolina aged 70 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 June7th 1832 . I was born in the State of North Carolina in the year 1759. I served under Colonel Elijah Clark probably in the 1775 and continued in the service three years whenever called upon.  I served on Colonel John Dooly  and Major Smith and Captain George Dooly  at the siege of Savannah for six weeks. I resided in Wilkes County in the State of Georgia when I entered the service. I entered as a volunteer . I was engaged at the battle of Savannah  - it now forms Wilkes County Georgia on to Savannah  - I recollect General Lincoln of the regular army . I have no written discharges  etc. & that could benefit me
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I was in another term of service under  Col  Williamson and Captain Dooly on the Oconee river as a substitute for Timothy Queen . I also guarded the place called Harbin's ferry  on Savannah River under Captain Dooly. I served a great many little terms which from my extreme youth and want of learning, I am totally unable to specify the particular circumstances under which I served but I am confident that my constant service could not have amounted to less than one year - Absolem Hooper was in the same service and can state some facts which furnish collateral evidence of my service and is presented to the Court for examination & my brother William Queen can testify as to my services in part since the revolutionary war. I have lived in Rutherford, Burke, Buncombe & Haywood Counties . I now reside in Macon County North Carolina . The said
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Humphrey Posey and Benjamin Brittain will testify as to my character and belief of my services. 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 . Sworn to the day and the year aforesaid . ( his mark X ) Samuel Queen                                    We, Humphrey Posey  a Clergyman residing in Macon County N. C. and Benjamin L. Brittain residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Saml Queen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 73 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 to and subscribed the day and the year aforesaid. Humphrey  Posy ( signed ) B. L. Brittain ( signed )
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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 H. Posey who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Macon  N. C. and that B. Brittain who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Macon  N. C. and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. I  Silas M. Powell Clerk of the Court of Macon  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of S. Queen for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12 day of October (? Seal covering word ) 1835.  S. M. Powell ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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The Last 2 (?) Amendments
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The amendment of the Declaration of Samuel
Queen to his allredy made to obtain a pension
N Carolina       }
Macon County }
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for said County Samuel Queen 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 lenth of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades in the year 1778. I volunteered for 3 month living in Wilks County Georgia under the command of Cap Duly and Eliga Clark Col I was stationed on OGeachy river in Pawals Fort after serving out the 3 month for which I volunteered. I remain with Capt Duly & Col Clark as a volunteer and remain in the fort untill the fall of 1779. Then I was marched by the same officers to the Seage of Savannah and put under the command of Gel Lincoln after get home from the Seage of Savannah including the first 3 month I am sertain that I served not less than 12 month from the latter part of the year of 1778 untill after the Seage of Savannah as a private in garrison marching and while at Savannah an ten into the service of the United State again in 1780. Shortly after my return from Savannah in consequence of the Indians and Tories hostiles towards the friends of Liberty I went into and organised company again as a volunteer to protect myself and to guard the fort and finding a crop, the rivers under the command of Capt George Duly & Col Clark living in Wilks County Georgia I was station on the Savannah river in guarding the Farms belong to Harland and remained there 10 month Then we were driven away and Col Candler and
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Col Davens and we have no Capt as I recollect of none and retreated threw South Carolina into N Carolina on the head of the Catawba river and then remain for some time and after scouting their forces then returned to OGeachy again and was garrison in Pawals Fort again and left their and went with General
Williamson to the Ocona river this tower Capt Duly and Col Duley was my commanders, no engagement only some scirmishing after a timing back I was kept as a [Illegible] to 
I was allmoust consistely  in marching about and in garrison to the end of the war including all the service I think I served not less than 3 years my tours was not specified tours for when in the service as a ranger after the Indians and Tories I was called from that sirvaces to perform several campaigns off but at the end of the time I was [still kept] in sirvaces allways as a volunteer except the tower I was under the command of Gel Williamson against the Indians on the Ocona river there I was a substitute for Timothy Queen who was drafted the lenth of this tower I now not for I was in the sirvaces as a ranger 
when substituting and as soon as the [times referred] I returned into my old company as a ranger the way that I became a ranger was my  father enrolled me as a ranger under Col Clark as Clark had acertaned bounds to get rangers in & to keep down the Tories and Indians I was but about 18 years of age when I first entered into the sirvices my actual sirvices for the United States is not less than 3 years as a private and for which sirvices I claim a pension
Sworn to and subscried before this 28 July 1834
Samuel Queen [X and "his mark" appear between first and last names]
W W Dobson JP
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North Carolina }
Macon County }
I John Latham Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions do hereby certify that W. W.
Dobson who has subscribed as a Justice of
of the peace for said County to the amended
declaration of Samuel Queen was at the time of administrating the oath to the said Samuel Queen a regular commissioned Justice 
of the peace for said County and that due faith
and credit is and ought to be given to all his
official acts as such in testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal office
this 11 day of August 1834
John Latham Clk
The Department will please direct
the certificate or papers to James W Gwinn
Far as this Macon County NC as I am
the agent for said applicant
August 11th 1834
J W Gwinn
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The amendment of the Declaration of Samuel
Queen made in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832
N Carolina       }
Macon County }
This day personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for said County Samuel Queen who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swair posotively as to the precise lenth of his
sirvacies but according to the best of his recollection he sirved not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grads (to wit) in the year 1778 I volunteered for 3 month living in Wilkes County Georgia under the command of Capt Duly and Col Eliga Clark and marched to the OGeachy river and was garrisoned in Pawals fort Their was one other company their under the command of Col Clark whose Captain name was Alexander Autary no other officers then that I now recollect of I was not discharged I volunteered then again under the command of Capt George Duley and Col Clark and marched to Harlands Fields on Savanna river in Georgia and their garrisoned for the purpose of guarding the farms no genal engagements but a great deal of fireing across the river by the scouting parties their was another company their commanded by Capt Autery this swairs was performed as a private and was not less than six month and was performed in the latter part of the year 1779 I was not discharged by my officers
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I volunteered again in the summer or first of the fall of 1779 as well as I can recollect under the command of Capt George Duly Col John Duly and Maj Smith and marched from Wilkes County Georgia my resadence to Augusta and thence to Savannah and was under the command of Gen Lincoln - Gen Williamson Benjamin Fugh was a Col then also I was at the mouth of the river or the sea side and was their stationed guarding the french troops while the wair canonading the  town which canonading continued as I was informed for 6 weeks and 2 days and I was in the main engagement that was fought and that continued as I was informed for 3 hours & 2 minutes from the Seage of Savannah I was marched home first threw Augusta & then to Wilks County Capt Duly & Col Duly and Maj Smith all accompanyed me home as officers I got no discharge this tower and this sirvice was performed as a privat and I sirved not less than 3 month this tower then in the year 1780 from the time that I returned from the Seage of Savannah I was a grate part of my time in actual sirvis under Capt Duly and Col Clark which sirvis was called seantry but was what was called a minute man for I was some time at home and some times marching about often either the Tories or Indians and was part of the time stationed at Harlands Fields I continued in this situation for 10 month as a private and I feal cirtain that I was in actual sirvises in garrison and while with an imbodied corps marching about at least five months whin in the [first] of autumn of 1780 I was driven from
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Georgia and returned threw South Carolina into N Carolina on the head of Catawba River in to Burk County N Carolina and my officers in this retreat was Col Candler and Col William Downs no Capt as I recollect of and remained on the Catawba I do not recollect how long but I think between 6 and 10 month and not less than 6 month but while in N Carolina we was not in any regular troops and I dont claim a pension only for what time I was marching there & back which was not less than one month return with my same officers but the had reconnected but on hearing of the return of Col Clark to Georgia from some of the Eastern or Northern States or perhaps it might of been South or N Carolina we return and fell into Clark redgment again and then in 1781 when I return I went into Clarks redgment as a volunteer and was then put into Pawals fort on the OGeachy river under Cap Duly nothing but time [scirmishing] with the Tories and Indians generally across the river & this sirvis was not less than two month I returned into the sirvices of the United States again in the fall of 1781 as a substitute for Timothy Queen to perform to tower against the [Creek] Indians & Tories and marched from OGeachy to the Ocona river Gen Williamson had been marching Capt Duly and Col Duly had no fighting as the they discovered us and run from before us we followed after them a while and then marched back to OGeachy river and Pawals fort and this sirvis was not less than one month and performed as a private from this time to the end of the war I was generally engaged in marching after the Tories and Indians and from the time that returned from my tower under Gen Williamson at Ocona to the end
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of the war I think I sirved not less the 2 month
actual sirvices my sirvices was performed in the carector of a ranger for my father and the commensment of hostilities in Georgia enrolled me with Col Clark and Capt George Duly as a Georgia ranger and was allways under their command but I have now given the periods of my actual sirvices as near as it is possibel to give them for Col Clark had a certain bound area which he had the  command in keeping the Tories and Indians down the hole of my sirvices was performed as a private and in all my actual sirvices as hiarin specifyed shows that I sirved not less than one year and a 11 month but was in the war as a Georgia ranger near [fourteen] and as a minet man but if I am not entitled only for the time that I was in the fort and the field the amount of one year and 11 month I am cirtain I did sirve in that carector & for which sirvices I claim a pension Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24 day of Sept 1834
Samuel Queen [X and "his mark" appear between first and last names]
J R Silas JP
N Carolina       }
Macon County }
I John Latham Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify that the signiture of Jesse R Silas is genuine and that he was at the time of administering the oath to Samuel Queen a
regular commissioned Justice of the peace for
said county and that due faith and credit is and
ought to be given to all his official acts as such
in testimony whereof I have hereunt set my hand and seal of office done at Franklin Sept 25th 1834
John Latham Clk
By J W Gwinn D C
{3} Amendment
[Seal affixed]