Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,374, John Waldon, N.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Waldon, John
or Walden
Catharine
NUMBER
W. 4374
CONTENTS
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23.885
North Carolina
John Walden, of Moore in the State of NC, who was a
Private in the [Blank] commanded by Captain [Blank] of the Regiment commanded by Col. [Illegible] in the NC line for 14 months.
Died 18 March 1839
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 26 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of April 1831 and sent to Alex C. Coney, Clerk [of] Moore County, Carthage, NC
Arrears to the 4th of March $120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sept. $20.00
$140.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice, Clerk
Book E, Vol. A, Page 79
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46002
North Carolina
Catherine Walden, widow of John Walden, who was a Private in the Revolution.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the and sent to Hon R. M. Saunders, House of Representatives.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A., Vol. 1, Page 206
Reported
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John Waldon was married to Catharine McIntosh the 21d Day of January in the year of our Lord and Saviour 1787.
William Carns Waldon son of the said [John] was born November the 15th, 1787.
Daniel McIntosh  son of the said [John] was Born March 6, 1790
Sarah Tabb Waldon was born May 4, 1792. 
Ann Glory Waldon was born May 26, 1797.
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Marget Dangerfield Waldon was born the 6th day of April 1800.
Lucy Malley was born February 4th 1800 by her Mother when bound to me. [signature] J. Weldon
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Arthur [illegible]
Weldon

Filed 26 Oct
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State of North Carolina
County of Moore
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions October Term 1851.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Alexander C. Curry Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County in open Court, that Catharine Walden alias Weldon, Widow of John Walden alias Wilden, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of forty dollars per annum, died on the twenty fourth day of March One thousand eight hundred and forty five leaving surviving her, the following named children to wit. Daniel Weldon and Nancy Thomas and that they are the only surviving children of the aforesaid Catharine Walden (Alias Welder) now known to be living. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal office, this twenty eighth day of October One thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. 
A. C. Curry, Clerk of Moore County Court
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of North Carolina
Moore County
On this 18th day of February 1834 Personally appeared before Josiah Tyson, Donald McDonald, and John Patterson, Esquires, John Walden a resident of the County of Moore in the State of North Carolina aged Seventy three 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he volunteered in the Militia of the State of North Carolina in the year 1780 and in the month of April in said year as a private soldier and for the term of six months under Captain Benjamin Richards and Lieutenant Perry the regiment in which he served was commanded by Colonel Bland and Major Porterfield that at the time he resided in the County of Carrin in the State of North Carolina. that he joined the among in the town of Hallifax in the State of North Carolina, that he was marched from Hallifax to the town of Norfolk in the State of Virginia, that he was then Marched to the Town of Newborn in the State of North Carolina, that he was then marched to the town of Wilmington in said State of North Carolina where he was stationed for a considerable time, he was then marched into South Carolina to General Gates Army a few day before Gates defeat. That he was in said Battle, that in said battle the army became dispersed, that in a day after the Battle he got to the town of Salisbury in the State of North Carolina where he met with part of the army and where he named until the 20th of October 1780 when his time expired that on the 21st of October 1780 the day after his first tour of six months expired they beat up for volunteers, and he again volunteered for six months more, that as the Captain or Lieutenant which he served under his first six month did to Salisbury he was when he volunteered the second time placed under Captain [Illegible] and Lieutenant (name named collected) at rate in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lithe and Major Blunt. That from Salisbury, he was marched to General Greene’s Army, which he joined a few days before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, that he was in said Battle, that after the battle he was marched with Greene’s army in pursuit of the British army to Ramseys Mill on Deep River in the County of Chatham in the State of North Carolina that at this place Greene abandoned the pursuit he was then marched to the town of Newburn in the State of North Carolin and from there to Hallifax town in Lonoke River in the State of North Carolina where he was discharged on the 24th day of April 1781. That he received a written discharge signed by Major Blunt after he had served the full term of six months the time for which he last volunteered, this applicant further states that he has lost said discharge. This applicant further states that there is no Clergyman residing near him
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This applicant further states that he knows of no living person by whom he can prove his said services nor has he any documentary evidence to prove the same, and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity Except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written
John Wadton
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I, Alexander C. Currie, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Moore in the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Walden for pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office in this 18th day of February AD 1834.
W. Duncan Murchison residing in the State of North Carolina and County of Moore and William Shaw residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Walder who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three 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 year aforesaid.
W. Duncan Murchison
William Shaw
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 Duncan Murchison and William Shaw who have signed the same the preceding certificate resides in the County of Moore in the State of North Carolina and is credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Josiah Tyson 
Donald McDonald
John Patterson, [Justices of the Peace]
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I, Alexander C. Currie, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Moore in the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Walder for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 18th day of February AD 1834. 
A. C. Currie C.C.C.
[Illegible] questions were put to the applicant by the Court Viz, 
Question: Where and in what year were you born?
Answer: [I] was born on the 31st day of May in the year 1763 in the State of Virginia in the County of Richmond
Question: Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it? 
Answer: [I] have records of my age at my residence in this County.
Question: Where were you living when called into the service? 
Question: Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Answer [for both preceding questions]: I was called into the service resided in the County of Warren in the State of North Carolina where I remained until after the war, then removed to the County of Franklin in the State of North Carolina, where I resided then or sixteen years and then removed to the County [of Moore] in said State of North Carolina where I now reside and have listed about thirty years.
Question: How were you called into the service? Were you drafted or did you volunteer?
Answer: I was a Volunteer.
Question: Were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom state the name of some of the regular officers who were with the troops?
Question: [Did] you serve [in the Continental Army or the Militia and can you recollect] the general circumstance of your service?
Answer [for both preceding questions]: [I] joined General Gates army a few days before his defeat and had an opportunity to know the regiments or became acquainted with the officers before the Battle when the army became entirely squandered, recollect seeing General Gates and General Decalb, while in General Greens army I did not know the name of the Regiments but believe the 6th and 10th Regiments were with him, I presume I have forgotten some of the officers that I [had] then known my memory being very bad, recollect Colonel Abraham Shepard, Colonel Archibald Lithe, Major John B Ashe, Major George Doherty, Capt. White, Capt. Tayler, Capt. McRee, Capt. Williams, and Capt. Childs, also Colonel Davis of the Militia. The general Circumstances of my services is as follows: that in April 1780, I joined the Militia of the State of North Carolina as a private soldier and a volunteer for six months at the town of Hallifax in said State and was marched from there to Norfolk in
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in the State of Virginia from there to the town of Newborn in the State of North Carolina, from there to Wilmington in said State from there into the State of South Carolina to General Gates army which we joined a few days before his departure. I was in the battle in this battle the army became seated open days afterwards got to Salisbury, where I remained until the 20th of October 1780 When the time for which I Volunteered was out, that on the 21st of October 1780 the day after the Expiration of his first term of six months [I] again volunteered as private soldier for six month more that he was then marched to General Greene’s army, which they said before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, I was in said Battle, after the Battle I continued with Greene’s army in pursuit of the Enemy to Ramsey Mill on Deep River. I was then marched to Newbern and from there to Halifax, when on the 24th of April 1781, I was discharged, my time being Expired.
Question: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given and what has became of it?
Answer: I did receive a discharge in writing from the service given by Major Blunt, which I have long since lost.
Question: State the name of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your Caracter for veracity and their belief of your Services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Answer: Duncan Murchison, William Shaw, William McAulay, and John Shephard.
Josiah Tyson
Daniel McDonald 
John Patterson, [Justices of the Peace]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of North Carolina
Moore County
On this tenth day of April AD 1840, Catherine Wilder, a resident in the County of Moore aged about seventy seven 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 7 1838 entitled “an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.”
That she is the widow of John Waldon deceased late of Moore County who was as she has been informed and believes was a private soldier in the North Carolina Militia in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.
That in the time of the Revolutionary war she resided in the County of Franklin North Carolina and at that time has no acquaintance with the said John Waldon her late husband and therefore a knowledge of his services in the army of the Revolution, but that after the said war the said John Waldon removed from the County of Warren North Carolina to the aforesaid County of Franklin where the first became acquainted with him and intermarried with him on the 21st day of January 1787 as is shown by a family record kept by her said husband and which is now in her possession, that after their marriage they continued to reside in the said County of Franklin for some years and their to the aforesaid County of Moore where she has resided ever since.
This affiant further sayeth that she has repeatedly during the many years of her said husbands life time heard him speak of his services in the army of the Revolution but as it was a subject in which she has of late years felt no great interest and as her memory from age and infirmity has become much impaired, she is now unable to give any accurate account of the relations which he gave of the officers under whom he served, in what troops, in what engagements or through what country he marched, but believes that at the time he entered the service as a soldier as aforesaid he resided in the aforesaid County of Warren, North Carolina, and that according to a Certificate of the secretary of State of North Carolina now in her possession and which is hereunto annexed he entered the service
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as a private Soldier under Capt. Doherty of the 10th Regiment in the year 1781 that his time was out the 25th of May 1782 and that he was a [Soldier for] twelve months. This affiant further sayeth that she knows of no person now living by whom she can prove the services of her said husband as a soldier and that she has no documenting evidence to prove the fact except the aforesaid certificate of the Secretary of State of North Carolina dated 18th of March 1840 and which is hereunto annexed. That her said husband was a pensioner of the United States, and had at the time of his death a certificate from the War Department dated 20th of April 1834 allowing him a pension of forty Dollars per annum, and to his Declaration on file in the proper department this applicant refers for a more particular account of the services of her said husband. She further declares that she was married to the aforesaid John Waldon, as she believes and as shown by the family record kept by her said husband on the 21st day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty seven, that her husband the said John Walden died on the 18th day of March 1839. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety-four viz at the time above stated
Catharina Waldon
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written.
John Sheppard, Justice of the Peace
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State of North Carolina
Secretary's Office
I, William Hill, Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State that John Walden a Private Soldier in Capt. Doherty's Company of the 10th Regiment, entered the service in the year 1778, and that his time was out on the 25th day of May 1782. From which it may be inferred, that he was a [Soldier for] twelve months and served out his time.
Given under my hand this 18th day of March 1840.
William Hill
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I, Daniel Waldon, of the State of North Carolina and County of Moore do hereby certify that the following to be a true copy of a record now in the possession of Catharine Walden which is in the proper hand writing of the late John Waldon decd late husband of the said Catharine and which I believe to be the original family record of the said John to wit; John Waldon was married to Catherine McIntosh the twenty first day of January in the year of our lord and Saviour one thousand Seven hundred and eighty seven, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows the 28th day of January in the year of our lord and Saviour 1787.
I certify that the above is a true extract from the record aforesaid with the exception above named as certified by me and I do further certify, depose and say that the afore mentioned Catherine the widow of the aforementioned John has not since the death of her said husband, which was on the 18th day of March 1839 [and did not enter another marriage] with any other person.
Daniel Waldon
Sworn to and Subscribe this 14th day of April AD 1840 before me.
John Sheppard, Justice of the Peace

State of N. Carolina
Moore County
I, John Sheppard, one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the aforesaid County of More do hereby certify that Catharine Waldon, the foregoing applicant for half pay or pension who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration, is in my Judgement from age & bodily infirmity unable to attend the Court of record for the purpose of making this declaration. And I further certify that the said applicant produced before me the original family record of which she has spoken in her declaration and an extract of which is contained in the above affidavit and this day made oath that the same is the original family record kept by her late husband.
John Sheppard, Justice of the Peace
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
I, Alexander C. Curry, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the aforesaid County of Moore do hereby certify that John Sheppard who listed the foregoing declaration and affidavit and signed the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace for the aforesaid County of Moore duly commissioned and qualified, that his signatures to the same are in own proper handwriting and that full faith and credit is due to all his acts in that capacity.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of my office at office this 21 day of April A.D. 1840
A. C. Curry, C.C.C.
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State of North Carolina 
Moore County
On this the fourteenth day eighteen hundred and forty one of August Personally appeared before the Subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Daniel Weldon our and fifty years old who being first duly sworn according to or upon his oath sayeth that he is the son of with foregoing applicant for a Pension and this deponent further sayeth that his father employed Cornelus Dawdo the then acting Clerk of Moore Court to wit his pension and this deponent further sayeth that he understood that on reference to the muster roles at the Secretary’s office the name of his father was found spotted or Written John Waldon instead of John Weldon that the certificate to and for his father was issued in that name and this deponent further sayeth that Catherine Wilson the present applicant for a pension is the Identical person she represents herself to be in her Declaration and this deponent further sayeth that he cannot undertake to say how it happened that the name is differently spelled in the muster rolls to what he afterwards wrote it himself and he further sayth that his father John Weldon and the Brothers of his father did not spell their names alike and he further sayeth that the pension certificate which is hereunto annexed was and for his father and that after the death of his father there was a very small Balance due on it a small that it was not worth the Trouble and expense of making applications for it and he further sayeth that the family Record hereunto annexed is the original family Record of his father John Weldon alias Waldon that is in the proper hand writing of his father and that it has been kept in the possession of his mother the present applicant ever since the death of his father and further this Deponent sayeth not. 
Daniel Weldon
Witness
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year written.
John Sheppard, Justice of the Peace
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State of North Carolina 
Moore County
I, Alexander Currie, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that at a Court holden in the State of North Carolina for the County of Moore at the Courthouse in Carthage on Monday the 16th day of August 1841 - Satisfactory evidence was [provided] to the said Court that John Weldon alias Waldon a pensioner of the United States resident of North Carolina in the County of Moore at the rate of forty Dollar per annum, died on the eighteenth day of March 1831 and left a widow named Catharine Weldon and it is further proven to the satisfaction of the court that the certificate for a pension hereunto annexed which was opened at the an office of the United States on the 20th day of April eighteen hundred and thirty for Number 23885 in the name of John Waldon was for the above mentioned John Weldon.
In Testimony whereof have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name the 17th day of September A.D. 1841
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	Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 
7th July 1838 entitled an [sic] granting half pay and pensions to 
certain widows
	State of North Carolina }
	Moore County }
	On this the fourteenth day 
of August one thousand eight 
hundred and forty one. personally appeared before the subscriber
an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
At her own House she being so aged and infirm that she 
is unable to transit to Court Catherine Welldon [illegible]
	Walden . . . . . . . . . A Resident of 
North Carolina in the County of Moore aged Eighty 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 7th 1838 
entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
That she is the widow of John of John [sic] [ink blot] Alias Walden
who was a private in the army in the war of the revolution 
That for the particulars of his service she refers the department to 
to [sic] the Declaration and evidence in the War Department made 
by her said Husband in his Lifetime as he was a pensioner at the 
time of his Death She further Declares that she was married 
to the said John Welldon alias Walden ~~~ On the 
Twenty first day of January . . . . in the year seventeen hund=
=red [hundred] eighty seven That her husband the aforesaid John Weldon 
alias Walden Decd on the eighteenth day of March eighteen 
hundred and thirty-nine That she was not married to him 
prior to his Leaving the service But the marriage took place 
previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninty [sic] 
four viz at the time above stated
	Sworn to and subscribed on the day and [sic] above written
[signature] John Sheppard JP		her mark [hand drawn X] Catharine Weldon
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State of North Carolina
This day Catherine Waldon, [the] applicant for a pension, personally appeared before the subscriber who being the annexed family Record is the original family Register or Record left by her husband at his death that it has been in her possession ever since his death and that it is in her deceased husband’s handwriting. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 14th day of August AD 1846. 
Catharine Waldon
John Sheppard, Justice of the Peace

State of North Carolina 
Moore County
I, Alexander C. Currie, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Sheppard, whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit as a witness was an acting of the peace in and for the Justice of the said County of Moore at the time of the date of said affidavits, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name the 31st day of August A.D. 1841.
Alexander C. Curry, Clerk
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County of Moore
STATE OF North Carolina
BE IT KNOWN, that on this the 29th, day of September A. D. eighteen hundred and in one before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Daniel Waldon alias Wilden resident of said County, and made oath according to law that he is the son of John and Catharine Waldon, the latter of whom applied for a Pension under the act of 7th July 1838 as the widow of said John Walden who was a Pensioner of the United States.
That he has been informed that the said Pension ought to be allowed; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Daniel Waldon
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me.
John Sheppard, Justice of the Peace
I, John Sheppard, Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Samuel Waldon alias Wilden who executed the foregoing paper is a president of this County, and is, I were directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
John Sheppard, Justice of the Peace
I, Alexander C. Curry, Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify the John Sheppard before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this first day of October A. D. 1851.
A. C. Curry, C. C. C.
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT I, Daniel Walden alias Weldon hereby constitute and appoint George C Ames Esquire my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Catharine Walden for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due: and I hereby authorize my said Agent 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 Certificate which may be issued for said claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to [crossed out text]
to appoint one of more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed: and do all things I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent sheal lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal the 29th day of September A.D. 1851
Daniel Weldon

Signed and Sealed in the Presence of
W B Thomas 

Catherine Weldon

STATE OF North Carolina
COUNTY OF Moore ss:
On this 29th day of A.D. 1851 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Daniel Walden alias Weldon and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid.} 
John Sheppard J. Peace
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
On this the 30th day of September A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me, Thomas Rollins, a Justice of in and for the County and State aforesaid, Jacob Gaster and made oath according to law, that John Waldon, a Pensioner of the United States, and Catharine Waldon, were supposed to be lawfully married, and lived prior to the year 1794.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand the day and year above written. 
Thomas Rollins, Justice of the Peace
I, Thomas Rollins, a Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforesaid do certify that the above Jacob Gaster is a reliable & disinterested witness. [Given under my hand] the day & year above written.
Thomas Rollins, Justice of the Peace
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
On this the 29th day of September A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me Thomas Rollins a Justice of the Peace in and the County and State aforesaid, Daniel Walden Calias Weldon, made oath according to law, that Catharine Waldon made application for a pension under the act of July as the widow of John Waldon a pensioner of the United States, died on or about the 24th March 1845.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand the day and year above written.
Thomas Rollins, Justice of the Peace

Thomas Rollins a Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforesaid do certify the above Daniel Weldon is an able witness the day & year above written.
Thomas Rollins, Justice of the Peace
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State of North Carolina
Moore County 
I, Alexander C. Currie, Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County, do hereby certify that Thomas Rollins whose name appears on a list to the foregoing affidavit of Jacob Gaster and Daniel Waldon alias Weldon, as an acting Justice in and for said County at the time of the date thereof duly commissioned and qualified according to Law, that the signatures to the same purporting to be his is genuine - and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this first day of October A.D. 1857.
A. C. Currie, C.C.C.
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Revolutionary WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1374
Catharine Waldon, Widow of John Waldon
Private Revolutionary War
Act: March, 3, 1843
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 305
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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6958.
Catharine Waldon, Widow of John
See letter to Hon. E. Deberry
28 April 1840
(23885)
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Catharine Waldon
$40 per annum
Hon. R. M. Saunders
House of Representatives
Issue 2 certificates one under act 1838 & the other under act March 3, 1843
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8032
North Carolina
Catharine Waldon, Widow of John Waldon, who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 18th March 1839 of Moore County in the State of N. Carolina, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [Blank] of the Regiment commanded by Col. Blunt in NC line for 12 months. 
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 110 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of July 1844 and sent to Hon. R. M. Saunders, House of Representatives.
Total amount, $200.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Thomas Lumpkin, Clerk,
Book D, Vol. A, Page 303
Reported
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Marthas Vinyard Chatham County November 13th, 1841
Therewith send the papers of Catherine Waldon as Welden of Moore County. [Illegible] shall be glad to hear the result as soon as examined they have been delayed for a considerable time on account of an error or pension of the Clerk of Moore Court which you will precious by his certificate.
Respectfully yours,
James L. Edwards
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James E. Heath, Esq.
Washington October 25th, 1857
Sir,
Enclosed you will please find Power of Attorney in the case of Catharine Waldon or Welden widow of John Welden, who was an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 July 1838 from North Carolina.
I wish to see the papers now on file in this case.
Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant,
Geo. C. Ames
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No. 6958
Catharine Waldon
Widow of John
NC
Act July 7, 1838
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House of Representatives April 27. 1840.
Mr. Edwards
Enclosed I send you the Pension papers of Mrs. Weldon of N.C. as requested
Respectfully,
Edmund Deberry
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Washington
Feb 24, 1842
Catherine Waldon
N.C.
[Illegible]
Hon. E. Deberry, House of Representatives
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House of Rep. Feb. 21. 1842
Hon. J. L. Edwards

Sir,
I am requested to bring the claim of Catharine Waldon (widow of John Waldon of N. C. late a Pensioner) for a Pension before the House will you be so good as to send me a certified copy of her papers on file. I wish to get them before Monday next (this day week) as that will be Petition day if convenient.
Respectfully,
E. Deberry
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Catherine Waldon, Widow of John
No. 8093
Payments to be 
the S. W.S. Br Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners, the Agency of NC 
No 8093
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E., Vol. 6, Page 9 by Nathan Rice, Clerk
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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, John Walden of the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive Forty dollars and 00 cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, 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 20th day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
Lew Cass
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Hon. R. M. Saunders
House of Representatives
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received under the act of July 7, 1838. 
State of North Carolina
Moore County
On this Twenty first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty-three personally appeared before the subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Catherin Waldon a resident of North Carolina in the County of Moore aged eighty two 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 on the 3d March 1843 Granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of John Walden alias Wilder who was a private in the army of the Revolution and a pensioner at the time of his death - That she as yet has not received anything that the annual amount received by her husband was forty Dollars. She further declares that is still a widow.
Catharine Waldon 
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above.
Danil Weldon
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
I, Alexander C. Currie, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Daniel Wildon who tested the foregoing affidavit is and was an acting Justice of the peace in and at the date thereof, for said County duly commissioned and qualified according to Laws, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such - and the signature to the same purporting to be his Genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name the 15th day of December A.D. 1843.
A. C. Curry, C.C.C
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836
State of North Carolina
Moore County
On this Twenty first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the Subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Catherine Waldon alias Welden a resident North Carolina in the County of Moore aged eighty two 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 4 1836 Also the Benefit of the act of Congress passed the 23d August 1842. That she is the widow of John Waldon alias Welden who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution and she further declares that she was married to the said John Waldon but for the date of said marriage she must refer the Department to her former Declaration she sent the original family record with that and kept no copy. That her husband the aforesaid John Waldon Died on the eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by refers to the proof hereunto annexed. 
Catharine Waldon
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written.
Daniel Weldon, Justice of the Peace
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State of North Carolina
Moore County 
I, Alexander C. Currie, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County, do hereby certify that Daniel Weldon who tested the foregoing affidavit is and was an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County at the date thereof duly commissioned and qualified according to law - and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such, and the signature to the same purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and Subscribed my name the 15th day of December A.D. 1843.
A. C. Curry, C.C.C.
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
I, Alexander C. Curry, Clerk of the County
Court of Moore County do certify that the annexed family record of John Waldon alias Welden was sent to my office with the Original papers hereunto annexed at August Term of our said Court, that from a press of business I could not at that time make out the necessary certificates and when I did make them out I omitted to attach the family record - that the papers have been returned to me for that purpose and I now attach them--
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office at Carthage and Subscribed my name the 22nd day of November A.D. 1841.
A. C. Curry, Clerk of County Court of Moore County
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
Personally appear before me William McAuley who being duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he has been well acquainted with John Waldon, a resident of the County aforesaid for about thirty years. That he the said John Waldon is a man of unblemished character and a man of truth and veracity. That he has acted as a Justice of the peace for a member of years in this County that I have frequently heard him talk of being a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. Many years ago, when he had no expectation of receiving anything for his said services the truth of which I have no doubt
Sworn to and subscribed this 27th day of February 1834.
Duncan Murchison 
William McAuley
I hereby certify that William Manley who swore to and subscribed the above is a man of Good character and entitled to credit.
Given under my hand this 27th day of February 1834.
Duncan Murchison
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
Personally appeared before me, Duncan Murchison, John Shephard who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he has been well acquainted with John Waldon a resident of the County aforesaid for about thirty years that he the said John Waldon is a man of unblemished character and a man of truth and veracity.
That he has acted as a Justice of the peace for a number of years in this County that I have frequently heard him talk of being a Soldier in the Revolutionary War many years ago when he had no expectation of receiving anything for his said services the truth of which I have no doubt. 
Sworn to and subscribed this 27th day of February 1834.
Duncan Murchison 
I hereby certify that John Shephard who sworn to and subscribed the above is a man of God character and entitled to credit.
Given under my hand and seal this 27th day of February 1834.
Duncan Murchison
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State of North Carolina
Moore County
I, Alexander C., Currie, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the aforesaid County do hereby certify that for the Murchison before whom the proceeding depositions were sworn to is and was at the time an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County of Moore and that his signature is in his proper handwriting and that full faith and credit is due all his acts in that Capacity.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office [Illegible].
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State of North Carolina  
Moore County 
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions October Term 1843.
It has been proven to the satisfaction of the Court that Catharine Weldon widow of John Weldon who was a pensioner of the revolution is still living and a resident in this County, and is the identical person she represents herself to be in her declarations and it is further proved to the satisfaction of the Court that she is so old and infirm that she is unable to travel to Court to make her declarations in Court. 
State of North Carolina 
Moore County
I, Alexander C. Currie, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true Copy from the minutes of said Court.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 15th day of December A.D. 1843.
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Martha’s Vineyard 
19th April 1843

James L Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions 
War Department 
Washington City
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Martha’s Vineyard Chatham County NC 19th April 1843
Sir,
I wish to be informed whether the Claim of Catharine Welden alias Wildon of Moore County. He has papers are on file in the pension office - is embraced in the act of March 1843 and whether Claims similarly situated will be allowable by said act. I also should be glad to know whether the papers in the case of Martha Elkins and Mary Smith have come to hand and whether they are disposed of - I was not apprised at the time I sent the sums that the Hon A. Rincher was in Washington I should have sent them to his dear and man particularly as he had been employed in the case of Mrs. Elkins and he could not attend to it and it was at his request that I undertook the business and prepared the claim and sent it on the claim of Milly Smith was out of his District and I should have sent that to the ear of the Hon E. Debrey if Congress had been in session at the time. Those very old women are troublesome customers and are never at rest after their claims are presented at the Department until they hear the result-- I have informed them that a change in the Secretary of War would in all probability cause a considerable delay in the Investigation of claims.
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions