Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10861, for James Patterson, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE				NUMBER
N.C.	Patterson, James	W.10861
			Sarah	B.L.Wt.30.924-160-55-
CONTENTS
Born 5 July 1758 Montgomery Co. Va
Died 3 Dec. 1838 Shelby Co. Ill
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5 7219
[illegible D Iowa]
Sarah Patterson 
widow of 
James Patterson 
who served in the Revolutionary 
N.C.
war, as a private 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. 

Certificate of Pension issued 26th day of April 1856 and sent to R. M. Young
Present

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 200 Vol. {smudged out]

July 28 – 1856 [illegible ab]

[the following crossed out]

Let. Hon James Harlan May 11, 185[x]
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Illinois 31.078
James Patterson 
Shelby Co. in the State Illinois
was a private in the company commanded 
Captain Wilson of e reg commanded 
Col Rutherford in the N. Carolina [illegible]
for eighteen months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of April 1837 and sent to Daniel Gregory Esq. Shelbyville.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837         $360.-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept ’37 $30.-
                                                                   $390.-

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832.       }
Recorded by Wm. S. Allison Clerk,
Book E.2 Vol. 8  Page 129
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185652  Act & Name
July 9/55
Sarah Patterson 
widow of 
James Patterson, pri:
Revolutionary War
Rev. Pensioner
Feby 53 – 5744
Ad: 160 AG from, 18/56
Boynton
Rich. M. Young. Present
[following crossed out]
Abram Weaver
Bloomfield
Iowa
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Additional Testimony of Mark Noble and Rachel Noble of Davis County, Iowa, as to the Marriage of James & Sarah Patterson, his death, and her identity as his widow. 

Richard M Young atty
of Washington City
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State of Iowa }
County of Davis } Act
Be it remembered that on this 4th day of April A.D. 1856. before me Martine M. Jones a Justice of the peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Joshua Patterson aged 45 years a resident Citizen of the County of Davis and State of Iowa, and personally well known to me to be the identical person he represents himself to be, in and by this affidavit and also a credible witness, who being first duly sworn according to law declares and testify, that he was personally well acquainted with James Patterson now deceased in his lifetime, and also Sarah Patterson who was his wife, but now his widow, that he is the son of the said James Patterson Deceased, and step son of the said Sarah Patterson, widow of said James, the said Sarah Patterson being the second wife of said James Patterson (my father) that I was born as was told by my father in the year 1811, in the County to of [illegible Maury] in the State of Tennessee, that my mother died when I was quite young, and that my Father the said James Patterson Deceased Married the said Sarah, now his widow, before my recollection, and my earliest recollection of the said Sarah was in the house of my father, the said James Patterson as his wife, and Known and reputed as such by all who knew them from that time down to the time of his death; 
That I was always told by my father that he married the said Sarah, in Maury County Tennessee. That I was raised in the family with the my father the said James Patterson and my Step Mother, Sarah Patterson his wife now his widow until I was 21 years of age, when I married and went to myself which took place in Edgar County in the State of Illinois to where the said James Patterson (my Father, and the said Sarah Pattison (my step mother) as husband and wife, had moved and settled, some years before, from the County of Maury and State of Tennessee, That after I was married I settled with my wife in Edgar County Illinois near my
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Father and mother, and lived together in said County of Eagar, State of Illinois until the year 1834 when with my wife & family. My father James Patterson & my Step Mother his wife the said Sarah Patterson, moved in to the County of Shelby and State of Illinois where my Father, said James Patterson died on or about the 3rd day of December 1838. That I was present at his death and burial, that my father never had any children by his second Marriage with the said Sarah his second wife, that a few years previous to his death, the said James Patterson (my father) while a resident citizen of Shelby County, Illinois applied for and obtained a pension on account of services rendered in the revolutionary war, and was inscribed on the roll of the Illinois Pension Agency, as a United States Pensioner and was paid his pension as such at Sandalia in that state, and so continued up to the time of his death

[the following paragraph appears to have been struck out approximately one letter at a time]
, that I have been in person with my father said James Patten, at Sandalia when he went there for the purpose of drawing his pension, and was with him the last time he ever went to [illegible arand] his money in his pension certificate which was a few months his death.

That the said Sarah Patterson, his widow, subsequent to the time of his death, moved (with me her stepson) away from the County of Shelby Illinois, and now resides in the County of Davis and State of Iowa, and is far advanced in life.

That he further testifies that he has understood and believes that his step Mother, said Sarah Patterson widow of my Father, said James Patterson, has made and executed, a Declaration for a pension as the widow of the said James Patterson deceased in the County Court of Davis County, Iowa, in open Court on the 1st day of June 1853 for a revolutionary Pension as widow of the said James Patterson deceased, That I of my own knowledge know of a truth, so far as living and [illegible waiting] and from general reputation where ever the said James Patterson and the said Sarah Patterson lived that they were known reputed and acknowledged by all as Husband and wife, and that
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as such were respected, up to the time of his death, which as before stated took place or occurred in the County of Shelley and State of Illinois on or about the 3rd day of December 1838. That the said Sarah Patterson widow of the said James Patterson Deceased, who now claims a pension as his widow is the Identical Sarah Patterson, who was late the wife and now the widow of said James Patterson Decd who was late the United States Pensioner and resided in the County of Shelly Illinois up to the time of his death as aforesaid.
In testimony whereof the said Joshua Patterson has hereunto subscribed his name and affixed his seal this 4th day of April 1856.
Read and Corrected and         } Joshua Patterson [seal] 
Signed and sworn to before   }
me this 4th day of April 1856. }
Martin M Jones J.P. [seal]
Justice of the peace within and for the County of Davis and State of Iowa.
State of Iowa }
County of Davis } Act.
I Daniel Sloan Clerk of the District Court within and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Martin M. Jones [illegible Eosq.] whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of Jurat now is, and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Davis and State of Iowa duly elected commissioned and qualified; and the above is his genuine signature and in his own proper hand writing,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at the Clerks office in Bloomfield this 4th day of April 1856.
Daniel Sloan 
Clerk
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The State of Iowa  }
County of Davis   } ss.
On this twenty first day of June A.D. 1855 personally appeared before the Judge of the County, Court in and for the County and State aforesaid, Sarah Patterson a resident of the State of Iowa in the County of Davis, aged 91 years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd  February A.D. 1853, granting pensions to Widows of the persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the Widow of James Patterson who was a Private in the Revolutionary War, that her said husband, was pensioned in his lifetime and that he drew his pension at the pension Agency at Vandalia, in the State of Illinois, and for the proof of her said husbands service, she refers the department to the evidence filed in his said application to prove his service under which she now claims. She further declares that she was married to the said James Patterson on the 10th day of October Eighteen hundred and Eleven, that her said husband died on the third day of December A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight, that she was not married to him prior to the second of January Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow. 
Sarah Patterson 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Henry W Briggs County Judge for the County of Davis and State of Iowa. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court hereto affixed at office in Bloomfield, the day and year above Written.
Henry W Briggs 
County Judge
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The State of Iowa  }
County of Davis  } ss.
I Daniel Sloan Clerk of the District Court in and for the County of Davis & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry W. Briggs Before whom the foregoing, Declaration of Sarah Patterson Widow of James, Deceased, the affidavit of Mark Noble & Rachael Noble Witnesses of Identity & also the acknowledgment of said Sarah Patterson to her power of attorney) appears to have been taken is and was at the time of taking the same sole Judge of the County Court in and for the County of Davis and State of Iowa which is a court of Record having a Seal, duly Elected Commissioned and sworn that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith & Credit, & that the signature purporting to be his is Genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court herto affixed at office in Bloomfield this 21st day of June A.D. 1855.
Daniel Sloan Clerk
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State of Iowa }
Davis County  } ss.
Be it Remembered that on this twenty first day of June A.D. 1855, personally appeared before the undersigned Judge of the County Court of said County the same being a Court of Record and having a seal Mark Noble aged 72 years, and Rachael Noble aged 50 years both residents of said County who being duly sworn on their oaths do say that they have been acquainted with James Patterson who was a Revolutionary Pensioner and who lived in the State of Illinois and drew his pension at Vandalia Illinois, and that he died on the 3rd day of December A.D. 1838. Seventeen years ago in December next, that said acquaintance extended back to the year A.D. 1811 that said Sarah Patterson had the reputation of being the wife of the said James Patterson that they lived together and cohabited as man and wife, and they had no children 
[the following had been crossed out]
of which is still living and their ages are as follows
that the deponants have no interest in the application of the said Sarah Patterson for a pension, and further saith not.
Mark Noble
Rachael Noble

I Henry W. Briggs Judge of the County Court of Davis County Iowa do hereby certify that the foregoing office avits of Mark Noble and Rachael Noble was subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of June A.D. 1855, and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Mark Noble and the said Rachael Noble that they are persons of truth and veracity and I believe them to {illegible covered over] of the ages above named in this affidavit. --Witness my {illegible covered over] and the seal of said court affixed the day & year above written.
Henry W Briggs 
County Judge
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Know all men by these presents, that I Sarah Patterson of the County of Davis and State of Iowa have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint Abram Weaver of Davis County in the State of Iowa my true and lawful attorney, irrevocably for me and in my name to receive from the United States the Bounty land certificate or warrant, or pension certificate, or any money or moneys which may be due me by the United States on any account whatsoever, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and attorney or attorneys under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and at his pleasure to revoke hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said Attorney shall in my name legally do or cause to be done in and about the premises .
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of June A.D. 1855.
Attest                 }
Abram Weaver }               Sarah Patterson [seal]
acknowledged and subscribed before me a Judge of the County Court in and for the County of Davis and state of Iowa which is a Court of Record having a Seal, and the seal thereof hereto affixed at office in Bloomfield said County this the day and year above written.
Henry W Biggs 
County Judge
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State of Illinois  }
Shelby County    }
We Jacob T. Swafford a Clergyman residing in the County of Shelby and State aforesaid and Thomas Nazworthy Reese Lee residing in said County hereby certify that we one well acquainted with James Patterson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy eight 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.
J.T. Swafford
sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of - March 1837-
[illegible Recceefe Lee]
Thomas [+ Mark] Nazworthy 
Interogatories propounded by the Court to said James Patterson 1. Where and in what year were you born? Answer, I was born in the year 1758 in Montgomery County Virginia but left there very young to North Carolina - 22 Have you any record of your age? Answer – he has no record of it- --- 32 Where were you living when called into service - where have you lived since the Revolution and where do you now live? answern - I was living in Rutherford County in the State of North Carolina - from thence to the State of Kentucky in 1793 - thence to Tennessee - thence back to Kentucky - thence to this State of
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Illinois about nine years since, where he now resides- 4th How were you called into the Service?
Answer - . In the first term of service I was drafted. in all the other terms I volunteered- 
5- Some of the regular officers under whom I served were Gen. Morgan [illegible Wayne] Green. Washington La Fayette Col Washington Autherford, Gen Lincoln Capt Lytle or Knighten Capt Williams Col Campbell Col Cleveland [illegible Leaut] Whitesides Capt Wilson Col Hamond - the particular names of many of the [illegible reyements] he cannot recollect, except Col Rutherfords regement-- Gen Morgans regiment. Col. Howards regiment, Col Washington regiment and some few others with which he served --- the circumstances of his services were as stated before in his declaration, being drafted at first and during was engaged with the tories and to watch them and keep them back-- that afterwards he volunteered, was engaged in a number of [illegible astords] with the British sometimes with the tories, and in number of skirmishes ---
6. Did you ever received a discharge? and answer, he received regular discharges at the expiration of each term of his service from his respective captains of his company, but all of his discharges were afterward destroyed by fire in his Fathers house which was burnt up soon
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declaration of James Patterson 
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832- 
State of Illinois }
Shelby County   } SS
On this sixth day of March in the year 1837 personally appeared before the County Commissioners Court of said county James Patterson a resident of said County of Shelby in the State of Illinois aged seventy eight years on the 5th of July last, 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 in the year [smudged 1775] or 1776, he thinks in the year 1775, but cannot recollect for a certainty in the month of July he resided in the State of North Carolina in the County of [illegible Pedefoud] or Rutherford and was at that time in the month July aforesaid drafted in the militia of North Carolina for the term of three months - that the drafting took place at their place of Muster about ten [illegible miles] from the then County seat- that he with his company rendezvoused at Burke Court house three days after the draft- that his captains name was, James Wilson --- Lieut Hugh Montgomery - Ensign Thomas Clarke, that immediately after collecting at Burk Court house they set out for Ramsour’s Mill in Lincoln County where the tories had assembled under one Col John Moore - that he and his company
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arrived at said mills in a few minutes after the battle was over, he heard the guns as he approached the ground and joined in the pursuit of the tories after their defeat as soon as he arrived and chased them some distance apart of their having been driven [illegible on to] the mill forest and [illegible pond and owned]-- The chief officer command [illegible in the emersion] party was Col. Rutheford [illegible (Riddefort) - among the Captains in the party were, I. Williams --- [illegible Tony] Knighton and Captain Falls who was slain --- soon after the battle of Ramsours Mills they then marched to Salem where they remained some time and the most of the time living the term and have the remaining time he was employed be keep the tories in awe and from rising and at the end of his term was discharged and returned home-- he obtained a written discharge from his captain which has since been destroyed by fire in his fathers house which was burnt up soon after the war --- that upon returning home he acted as a minute man-- he then [illegible lines] in a frontier County and in the Neighborhood of tories he was called upon frequently and was often out with parties against the tories and [illegible predions]- that he acted in the capacity of a minute man from his last term until some time in the year 1779. that during this time he was engaged in many small skirmishes with the the Indians and in frequent pursuit of them and the tories and was continually on the look out to prevent them from doing mischief-- that during this time he was
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a great deal of his time at and near about in [illegible Rudryford 9may be Rutherford)] County Called illegible Creariy creasy] cove fort employed in defending the fort and scouting around it --that many shermishes during this time he was with Captain (of the fort) [illegible Batey] in retaking Captain John Gain (a captain of a station or fort), and his party who had been captured by one William Bates with a party of Indians That in the year 1779 in the latter part of August or first of September (he cannot recollect the precise time) he volunteered under Captain Jesse Lytel (or Little) in Rutherford County at their musters place about ten miles from the their County seat - Col Rutherford (whose first name was William as he thinks ) was their Col.- [illegible Lcent Scutter] their object in volunteering was he gain Gen Lincoln in his attack upon Savannah that he volunteered for three months that he joined his company in Rutherford about the first of September aforesaid thence marched towards Savannah possing by Ninety Six leaving it on the night and arrived at Savanah about three hundred miles from home about the first of October where the American and French force were assembled under Gen Lincoln and admonal Testaign for the purpose of taking the Savannah on his [illegible arm] them he with a small detachment was sent about one mile and a half below the town upon the bank of the river as a guard to watch and keep the British from coming down the river and Caudinny -- that he
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remained below the town in this manner during the serge - was not in the battle, being below town aforesaid-- when the siege was raised (which was in October) he retreated over the Savannah river and soon after returned home, his term of service of three months having expired - he thinks he was discharged on his route home, at a town on Broad River the then name of said town he cannot recollect, but thinks it is now called Columbia - he obtained a written discharge from his captain which has since been destroyed by fire with of his other discharges & papers- --- That from this time until some time in September 1780, he was at home as a minute man and on scouting sorties -- that in the latter part of September 1780 where he again volunteered for three months as a militia man under Captain Williams Lient Wood - Ensign John Singleton he volunteered in Rutherford County at their muster place - he and his company a few days after joined the regiment under Col’s Campbell and Cleveland in Kings Creek about twelve miles from Kings Mountain - this was some time in October he thinks in the first part of October-- that immediately on joining the regiment they marched to Kings Mountain [illegible amount] the britishe and tories under Mjor Ferguson and was in that battle where the brittish was defeated and Ferguson was killed
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his own captain was slain Williams was slain being shot-- he was near him at the time and caught him as he fell. From Kings mountain they marched by Rutherford Court house and the [illegible blint] hills where a number tories were hung, one Col Chitwood among the number - thence the Salem where he remained there and in that vicinity during his term on duty and then again obtained his regular discharge from his captain which, has been destroyed by fire, and returned home - That same time in December 1781. about the last of December he thinks he again volunteered as a militia man in Rutherford County under Captain Jesse Lytle [illegible Co Knith)] – [illegible Kenyon] Reese Porter Leiut  Thomas Whitesides- ensign William Wilson - he soon after joined the army under General Morgan in the district of Ninety six between Broad river and [illegible salute] river and thence soon after marched with Morgans forces to the Cowpens and was at the the battle of the Cowpens engaged in the battle some time near the middle of January - he was under Col Rutherford in the battle with the militia who retreated on the first attack but he was wounded and cut down but afterwards recovered and joined the regular troops under Col Howard and assisted during the rest of the battle in defecting the British and joined in pursuit of the enemy - The chief American officers were Gen Morgan. Col Howard
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Col. Washington, and Col Pickens the British commanded by Col Tarleton after the battle of the cowpens he went with the troops under Morgan towards Virginia through Salsbury being followed by the British - was joined by Gen Greene but about that time with a small detachment. then crossed the Catawba - thence to Guilford Court house where the two divisions of the Army joined the other division being under Gen Huger. The army under Gen Green soon after left Guilford Court house and crossed over the river [illegible Jin] where he remained some two or three weeks in the neighborhood of the enemy and their again returned to Guilford Court house where an action took place in March – [illegible one army] under Green and the British by Cornwalls at Tarleton The Americans being defeated in the battle he retired with the army from the field of battle-- his term of service having expired about this time, the last of March he was entitled to a discharge and got his discharge but did not leave the army but immediately volunteered for another term under the same Captain Lytle (he thinks perhaps the name may be Knighten instead of Lytle) and under Col Grey- and left with the army under Gen Morgan and Greene and followed the Brittish
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under Cornwallis toward Wilmington stayed at Romseys Mill a short time  - he afterwords followed the British under Cornwallis towards Petersburgh in Virginia. About this time he was separated from the main army under Greene who went to the South- he thinks that he was under Morgan while following up Cornwallis into Virginia most of the time that some of the time he was detached from the army in small parties the cut off scouting parties of the enemy- that they arrived in Virginia near Petersburgh in about six weeks after the battle of Guilford Court house-- where the army was commanded by Gen La Fayette and some times as he thinks by [illegible me] About this time he was the last of June or first of August 1781, he was again entitled to his discharge which was given him, but he immediately volunteered again for another term of three months and continued with the army under the same officers as before. Just before this time he thinks Cornwallis had left Petersburgh for York Town and soon after the French troops joined the continentals under Fayette at Williamsburgh - In September Gen Washington joined the Army at Williamsburgh and then marched towards York Town where they arrived
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about the first of October and Commenced the siege - he was there during the whole siege and at the surrender of Cornwallis - he was still under Col Gray and Captain Lytle (or Knighten) - in a few days after the surrender the militia were disbanded and he obtained his written discharge from his captain which was afterwards destroyed by fire as all his other discharges had been. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of of any Agency in any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.
James Prattson 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states 
[the following is smudged and mostly illegible
John Storms       }
Daniel Price        } Judges of the court
James Freeman }

I. Joseph Oliver Clerk of the County commissions Court of Shelby County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Patterson for a Pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of March A D. 1837. [illegible Jos. Alioer Clk]
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185652
Application of Sarah
Patterson, widow of 
James Patterson Dec’d
for Bounty Land, act 
of March 3d 1855
Presented by Abram Weaver
Bloomfield 
Iowa
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State of Iowa     } ss.
County of Davis }
On this 21st day of June A.D. 1855. personally appeared before me, a Judge of the County Court within and for the County and State aforesaid Sarah Patterson aged 91 years a resident of Davis County in the State of Iowa, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of James Patterson deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary War, and for the proof of her said husbands service she refers the department to the evidence on file whereby her said husband received a pension certificate, and drew a pension at the pension agency at Vandalia in the State of Illinois she further states that she was married to said James Patterson in the State of                   on the 10th day of October A.D. 1811 by one (cant tell his name) a Preacher (she thinks), and that her said husband died in the State of Illinois on the 3d day of December one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight, and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of 3rd of March A.D. 1855, and as a proof of her being lawfully married and the widow of the said James Patterson Deceased, she asks leave to introduce the testimony of the following Witnesses.- 
Sarah Patterson

We Mark Noble and Rachael Noble residents of Davis County in the State of Iowa upon our oaths declare that we were personally acquainted with the said James Patterson in his lifetime and also with Sarah Patterson his wife that their acquaintance extended back to the year 1811 & - that said
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Sarah Patterson had the reputation of being the wife of the said James Patterson that they lived together and cohabited as man and wife and they had children of which    is living and their ages are as follows. That the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Patterson in our presence and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the Identical person she represents herself to be.
Mark Noble 
Rachael Noble 

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and Subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be Credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Witness my hand and the seal of the County Court of Davis County Iowa which is a court of Record, having a Seal, which is hereto affixed at office in Bloomfield this 21st day of June A.D. 1855.
Henry W Briggs 
County Judge
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The State of Iowa } ss.
County of Davis    }
I Daniel Sloan Clerk of the District Court in and for the County of Davis in the State of Iowa Do hereby certify that Henry W. Briggs whose genuine signature and seal, appears to the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment was at the time of taking the same, sole Judge of the County Court in and for the County of Davis in and State of Iowa duly commissioned and Sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit both here and elsewhere.
Witness my hand and the seal of said district Court hereto affixed at office in Bloomfield this 21st day of June A.D. 1853 
Daniel Sloan Clerk
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November 12, 1935

James Patterson -- W. 10861 
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Otto F. Peterson 
608 Washington Street 
Boise, Idaho 

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Patterson of Tennessee, who was in the battle of Kings Mountain. 

The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 10861, based upon the service of James Patterson in the Revolutionary War. 

He was born July 5, 1758 in Montgomery County, Virginia, and when quite young moved to the state of North Carolina. The names of his parents are not given. 

While residing in Rutherford County, North Carolina , James Patterson served three months as a private in Captain James Wilson's company, Colonel Rutherford's North Carolina regiment. He was a minute man and was called out on frequent excursions against the Tories and Indians, was in several skirmishes, continued to serve in this manner until in 1779. He volunteered the latter part of August or first of September , 1779, served three months in Captain Jesse Lytle's company, Colonel William Rutherford's regiment, and was in the siege of Savannah. He served as minute man and was in several scouting parties until in 1780. He volunteered sometime in September, 1780, served three months in Captain Williams' company under Colonels Campbell and Cleveland, and was in the battle of Kings Mountain; at the expiration of the three months, he volunteered and served in Captain Jesse Lytle's company, under Colonels
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Rutherford, Howard, and Gray, was in the battles of Cowpens, and Guilford Court House, pursued Cornwallis to Yorktown, Virginia, was in the siege there, and was discharged a few days after the surrender. 

The soldier, James Patterson, moved from Rutherford County, North Carolina in 1793 to Kentucky, then to Tennessee, back to Kentucky, thence to Illinois. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 6, 1837, then living in Shelby County, Illinois, where he had lived about nine years. He died in Shelby County, Illinois, December 3, 1838. 

James Patterson married October 10, 1811 in Maury County, Tennessee, Sarah Davidson; she was his second wife and he had no children by her; the name of his first wife is not given. 

The widow, Sarah Patterson, was allowed pension on her application executed June 21, 1855, at which time she was ninety-one years of age and living in Davis County, Iowa. She died July 28, 1856. 

Joshua Patterson, son of the soldier and his first wife, stated that he was born in 1811 in Maury County, Tennessee, and that his mother died when he was “quite young”, that he married when he was twenty-one years of age and lived in Edgar and Shelby Counties, Illinois, with his wife and family; he did not give the names of his wife and family. Joshua Patterson was living in 1856 in Davis County, Iowa. 

In 1855 David Patterson was forty-eight years of age and living in Moultrie County, Illinois, and then referred to an elder brother living in Lewisburg, Tennessee; their relationship to the family is not stated.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Brief in the case of Sarah Patterson Widow of James 
County and State of Iowa 
Act 3 [illegible July or Feby] 1853 

Claim, (“original," or "for increase ") 

Proof exhibited, (if original.) 

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. 
Her husband was a pensioner under the Act of June 7 1832 at $60 year & [illegible de - ] 1838
Marriage found by witnesses 

(If for increase,)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

cohabitation, General reputation of marriage, her identity as the pensioner’s widow, his death then [illegible present widow] found by credible witnesses 

						Thornton Triplett 
Examining Clerk
Name and residence of Agent 
Richard M Young Esq 
Present
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May 11
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In reply to the enclosed letter, I have the honor to state that the pension of Sarah Patterson was allowed under act of February 3. 1853, she having been married subsequent to the year 1800, according to the proof adduced under this act allowances commence running from the date of its passage, as was [illegible & crossed out he here] [illegible recided] by the department soon after the law went into effect, and this continuation is still the rule of the office. She was pensioned at the same rate her husband received, and her pension has been paid to the date of her death. No arrears could therefore be now due.
With great respect
[illegible JC]
Hon James Harlan
N. S. Senate
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[illegible James] Patterson [illegible] Dec ‘38 
Sarah Patterson [illegible] 1871 
Mark Nobel, Rachael Noble,




Abram Weaver
Bloomfield 
Iowa.
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Bloomfield Davis County Iowa
June 21st 1853.
Sir
By Request of the aged Lady, (as her Attorney), for whose benefit the accompanying applications are sent up to the pension department, I would humbly ask that the application for Pension in wright of her deceased Husband, may be spedily attended to, for truly she is needy –
Respectfully Yours 
Abram Weaver atty.
for Sarah Patterson 
To
Com. of Pensions 
Washington City 
D.C.
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Bloomfield Iowa Aug 16th 1853
To Com 
of Pensions W C. D C.
Sir
I have written to the County and State to where (I was directed by the subscribing witnesses to the application of Sarah Patterson Widow of James Patterson of Iowa) was said to have been married, and the accompany Certificate is the result.
I can procure other testimony of Witnesses that knew them in the lifetime of said James, to their living together and being Reputed as husband and wife if necessary 
Respectfully Yours 
Abram Weaver Atty 
for Sarah Patterson
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Bloomfield Iowa 
Nov. 24th 1853.
To Commissioner of Pension 
W.C.C.C.
Sir
Please find herewith the affidavit of David Patterson of Moultrie County Illinois strengthening the Claims of Sarah Patterson Wid. of James Patterson Dec’d. for Bounty land and Pension, claimed by virtue and for services rendered by said James in the Revolutionary war .-- which is here respectfully submitted 

We sincerely hope the department will take the case of said Sarah, for Pension under speedy advisement for to my certain knowledge verry Kneedy in deed. 
Very Respectfully 
your abt.
[illegible Des]
Abram Weaver att. for 
Sarah Patterson Wid. of 
James Patterson 
Dec’d
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State of Ill [could be Moultrie] Manetie County 
Mr Abram Weaver
dear sir 
I am very [illegible sorry] that I can not state more fuelly about the marridge but it tuek place before my [illegible reckledian] and as to whether it was in [illegible cllrvery] County or [illegible Jaining] County 
I do not know I have a (* Brother living in [illegible Martin] County Lewis But [illegible g] Tennesee) that is some fifteen years adder than myself - he perhaps could give you all the information in relation to the marriage that you wish Excuse me for not [illegible giving one] as I was sick at the time I received yours
Respectfully your 
David Patterson 

“*” I have written to the Man and place above spoken of but got no answer, also to the Clerk of Jennings C. Tennessee, but as yet rec’d no answer.
Abram Weaver aget. For
Sarah Patterson
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State of Tennessee } I John B. Padgett
County of Maury     } Clerk of the County Court
of said County which is a Court of record, certify that I have made diligent search in my office for the original License of marriage between James Patterson and Sarah Davidson and also a record of the same, and I also certify that no such license or record can be found in my office.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court at Office the 4th day of August 1855 
John B. Padgett Clerk

@lenfa 50 cfr
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Washington City April 26. 1856
Hon. Josiah Minot
Com. of Pensions
Sir,
Enclosed I send you additional testimony in the case of Sarah Patterson widow of James Patterson deceased, of Davis County, State of Iowa, for revolutionary Pension under act of Congress of July 29 1848, and February 3, 1853. Her husband James Patterson applied for a pension under the act of June 7, 1832 and drew a pension from March 4. 1831 at $60 per annum until his death March 4, 1838. He died in Shelby County Illinois December 3. 1838. The No. his application for a Pension was N. 31078.
The evidence of Mark Noble, and Rachel Noble establishes her marriage with James Patterson - her identity & present widowhood. 
W. Abram Weaver of Bloomfield, Davis Co. Iowa has requested me to attend to the case - you will find his name marked as the Atty. 
Very Respectfully [illegible fi]
Richard M Young atty
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Letter of Abram Weaver of Bloomfield, Iowa of May 13, 1856- 
request me to enquire after Sarah Patterson's Bounty Land Case – No. of app. 185,652 and have it issued immediately
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Bloomfield Iowa 
May 13th 1856.
Dear Sir 
Yours of May 2nd 1856 is duly Recd. containing the Pension Certificate of Sarah Patterson, in a few days I will remit you your fee, I have some more business in course of preparation for you to attend to which I will forward you shortly.
I wish you would if possible have the application of Sarah Patterson widow of James Patterson, for bounty land attended to & issued immediately, as she is verry aged & feble and cannot survive a great while longer, it is No 185,652, act of March 3rd 1855. Please attend to it soon. 
I will write to you again in a few days- 
Respectfully your 
Abram Weaver
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34,058
James Patterson 
Illinois 
admitted for 
18 months 
$60 

reasons given for not making [illegible oncertie] application for [illegible of]

Daniel Gregery Es
[illegible Shelbyville]
Illinois
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few months back his circumstances compel him to do what he otherwise, would not do, to not receive the bounty which his government has amounted to her soldiers especially as he has heard that lately the country is under Jackson’s administration is out of debt and has a surplus revenue on hand to distribute and reward her soldiers without detriment to herself under these circumstances he has consented to comply with the wishes and entreaties of his friends and relations to receive a pension, if the government should see fit to grant it-- he states these as reasons for his applying at this time for his pension 
Sworn to and subscribed James Patterson before me this sixth day of March A.D. 1837 
David Gregery J. Peace ℗ [seal]

State of Illinois  }
Shelby County   } I Joseph Oliver Clerk of the County Commissioners court of Shelby County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of James Patterson for a pension 
I also further certify that John Storms James Freeman and Daniel Price one the Judges of the county commissioners Court of said County of Shelby - and that Daniel Gregery is a Justice of the Peace in said County and that his signature and that of the judges aforesaid are genuine
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signature and the signatures of the Judges aforesaid are genuine 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of March AD. 1837
Jos Oliver Clk 

34.058
James Patterson
Illinois 

admitted for 
18 months.
$60

Reasons given for not making an under office action for a pension

Daniel Gregery Esq
Shelbyville
Illinois
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Sarah Patterson 
Widow of James 
Iowa 

Admd. 3 Feby 1853
$60 a year from 
the [illegible papage of the ae] 

Cert to 
Richard M Young Esq
Present
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Pension Office, Sept. 1, 1855.
The third auditor will please certify the date of death of [illegible within] named pensioner 
Very respectfully 
[illegible S. Cole]
Chief Clerk

[illegible Gerlder]

James Patterson paid to 4 March 1838
W.H.S. Taylor
acting Auditor
Sept 4/55
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Sarah Patterson Wid
of James Patterson Decd
Claim for Pension 

affidavit of David Patterson
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State of Illinois Moultrie County SS:
On this day personally came before the undersigned Clerk of the circuit court of said County, David Patterson, a resident of said County and State aged 48 years, who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that Sarah Patterson, who is now a resident of Davis Co. State of Iowa, to his certain knowledge lived twenty five or some thirty years with James Patterson, deceased, late of Shelby, County in the State of Illinois, as his wife; that she always passed for such in the neigborhood and as such was respected. And further the affiant saith not.
I further state that I have no interest whatever either in law or equity in any claim that she has made or may make for pension on account of the said husband James Patterson. David Patterson

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 9th day of October A.D. 1855. at my Office in Sullivan Ill:
In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this date above written --- 
W. C. Lloyd Clerk of the Circuit Court of Moultrie County.
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30.924
[illegible Neo Any]
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State of Illinois }
Shelby County  } James Crouch being duly sworn 
saith that he has been acquainted with James Paterson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration for nearly sixteen years part and that he has always been reputed by all his neighbors where he has resided since that time to have been a Revolutionary soldier. that he has heard many old people talk of his having been a soldier of the revolution, that he fully concurs in that opinion 
Sworn to in open Court
In open Court this sixth day of March 1837 
Jos Oliver Clerk 
Of said court,

State of Illinois }
Shelby County } Bryan S White being duly sworn saith that he has been acquainted with James Patterson about twenty one years, that ever since he knew him he has said Patterson has been reputed and believed by all his neighbors to have been a revolutionary soldier. that this affiant believes him to have been a soldier aforesaid- that he has often heard him spoken of as such-- that this affiant knew a brother of said James Patterson, who has often told this affiant that said James Patterson was a soldier of the revolution 
Sworn to in open Court 
Jo Oliver Clk
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State of Illinois }
Shelby County  }  John White being duly sworn saith that he was a revolutionary soldier and at the time of the revolution was in North Carolina- that he knew the Patterson family of which James Patterson is a member-- that at that time all the male part of the family were a brave and courageous people and were constantly engaged in the revolutionary war against the british and tories - that he cannot reccollect of seeing said James Patterson personally engaged in the service, but that he well recollects that he with all the family were reputed to have been revolutionary soldiers-- that he [crossed out ⌨ ⌨] has not seen said James Patterson for a great many years [illegible part] till within a few months since and upon conversing together many things occurs to his mind which makes him stronger in the belief that said Patterson was a soldier of the Revolution and from some circumstances which occurs to his recollection he is firmley of the belief that he this affiant and said James Patterson were in a number of skirmishes together in North Caroline against the tories- 
Sworn to and                          John (his mark) White
subscribed this 
sixth day of March AD 1837 
before me Danel Gregery J. Peace
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Shelbyville
Shelby County Illinois
March 10th 1857
Sir
Enclosed I send you the papers of James Patterson a resident of this County for a pension as a revolutionary soldier The papers and made out as correct as the circumstances of the case will allow - and all the testimony embodied therein that can be obtained at this late period of time- traditionary evidence is all that can be adduced-- you will perceive from the papers that two of the affadavits one not signed by the the witnesses to wit those of James Couch and Bryan S White - this omission of signing the affidavits occured by mistake or rather neglect-- you will see by the Clerks certificate that the affidavits were sworn to in open court, but they neglected to sign their names, it being overlooked at the time, and was not discovered until the next day when the witnesses had left town and could not be easily obtained again as they reside nearly twenty miles distant - as their testimon was only circumstantial and others have Sworn to nearly similar fact. I concluded to them on as they with the certificate of their being sworn in open court, which is a matter of a record of Court and equally binding on the witnesses as though they had signed them 
[illegible Za]
James L Edwards 
Yours [illegible &c]
Daniel Gregery
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State of Illinois }
Shelby County   } Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in said County of Shelby, James Patterson 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; you three months I served as a private militiamen being drafted for fifteen months and a few days as a private volunteer making in all eighteen months and a few days for which time of eighteen month and for such service I claim a pension that during all, the residual time upon he served the most of the time as a minute man and was engaged in many skirmishes but for this last service he does not claim- He further states that at the close of the war he did not expect any compensation for his services, nor did he ever intend to apply for any- that he was actuated by the principles of Gen Washington, that he did not fight for money but for his country and not for the hope of [illegible reward]- he did not wish or expect any. and ever since the passage of the law for the benefit of the revolutionary soldiers, he did not intend to avail himself of it his feelings of a soldier would not admit of it, but that lately within a
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often the close of the war - The names of some of the persons in my neighborhood who knew me and can testify to my character for truth and their belief of my services in the revolution, one Jacob T Swafford - Reese Lee Thomas Nazworthey James Crouch Bryon S White and my others 

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 Jacob T Swafford who has signed the [illegible preceiby] certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Shelby aforesaid and that Reese Lee and Thomas Nazworthy who have signed the same are residents in the said County of Shelby and they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit - also that James Crouch and Bryan S White are reputable persons and their statements entitled to credit 
John Storm Com 
James Freeman 
Daniel Power
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Testimony of Joshua
Patterson of Davis County, 
Iowa, as to the marriage 
of James and Sarah Patterson,
his death and her identity 
as his widow.

31,078 - Ill 
‘32

Cole 1853

Filed by Richard M Young 
atty for Sarah Patterson 
of Iowa.
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State of Iowa }
County of Davis } Act.
Be it Remembered that on this fifteenth day of March A.D. 1856. before me Martin M. Jones a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mark Noble aged 72 or 73 years, and Rachel Noble aged 50 or 51 years both of whom are resident citizens of the County of Davis and State of Iowa and are husband and wife, and personally well known to me to be the identical persons they represent themselves to be in and by this affidavit, and also credible witnesses, who being first duly sworn according to law, declares and testify, that they were personally well acquainted with James Patterson now deceased in his lifetime, and also Sarah Patterson who was his wife, but now his widow, whose names are mentioned in a declaration which was made by the said Sarah Patterson before the Judge of the County Court, of Davis County, Iowa, in open Court on the 1st day of June 1855, for a revolutionary pension as widow of the said James Patterson deceased, and to which their testimony is attached; they having been examined at the same time as Witnesses for the said Sarah Patterson, they further testify that their first acquaintance commenced with the said James and Sarah Patterson as far back as the year 1811, they were living together as husband & wife in the County of Maury and State of Tennessee; and were so known, recognized and reputed by their neighbors generally where they lived that they afterwards knew them in the County of Edgar and State of Illinois, still living together as husband and wife, and that they so continued to live up to the time of the death of the said James Patterson, which occurred in the County of Shelby and State of Illinois
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on or about the 3rd day of December A.D. 1838 
And that the said James Patterson and Sarah Patterson were always understood, believed, and reputed as having been married in the County of Maury and State of Tennessee.- That the deponants themselves were living in the in the County of Maury and State of Tennessee when they first become acquainted with James and Sarah Patterson in 1811; and were living in the County of Edgar and State of Illinois when they knew them afterwards in Shelby County, Illinois. 
That they never had any children by said Marriage to their knowledge, that a few years previous to his death, the said James Patterson while a resident citizen of Shelby County, Illinois, applied for and obtained a pension on account of services rendered in the revolutionary war and was inscribed on the roll of the Illinois Pension Agency, at as a United States Pensioner, and was paid his pension as such at Vandalia in that State, and so up to the time of his death. that the said Sarah Patterson, his widow subsequent to the time of his death, moved away from the County of Shelby, Illinois, and now resides in the County of Davis and State of Iowa, and is far advanced in life. - The deponants further testify that they personally well know if their own knowledge, that the said Sarah Patterson who made and executed the said declaration for a pension as the widow of the said James Patterson deceased in the County Court of Davis County, Iowa, on June 1st 1855. to which their evidence was attached as aforesaid, is the identical Sarah Patterson who was late the wife, and now the widow of said James Patterson deceased, who was late a United States Pensioner and resided in the County of Shelby Illinois, up to the time of his death as aforesaid. In testimony whereof the said Mark Noble
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and Rachel Noble have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals this 15th day of March AD. 1856 
Read and corrected in their hearing  x Mark his mark Noble (Seal)
& Signed and sworn to before x Rachel her mark Nobel (Seal)
me this 15th day of March A.D. 1856.
Martin M Jones J P (Seal)
Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Davis, and State of Iowa

State of Iowa }
County of Davis } act.
I Daniel Sloan Clerk of the District Court, within and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Martin M. Jones Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of Jurat, now is, and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Davis and State of Iowa, duly Elected, commissioned and qualified; and that the above is his genuine signature, and in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at the Clerks office in Bloomfield this 15th day of March 1856 
Daniel Sloan 
Clerk
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31078 Ills
Sarah 
FREE 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City 
D. C.
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No. 5865
Sarah Patterson
Widow of James 
Iowa 
Abram Weaver 
July 9 1853 
Same Sept. 6/55
Same Dec. 10/55
3d Feby 1853
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10861 
Sarah Patterson 
Widow of 
James Patterson 
Priv. Rev. War
Act: Feb 3rd /53
Index: - Vol. [illegible BM], Page 111

[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 9-1902
Miss Lillian M. Ward 
Chicago Ills
1910 Dec. 3d Hist to 
P.O. Ward, [illegible V. Lill.]
1913 Mch. 8 Hist. to Mrs. Jessie F. Scott V.L.
1917 May 17 Hist. to Mrs. C. F. Newton
1935 Nov. 12 Hist. to Mrs. [illegible cetts F.] Peterson
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[smudged appears to be initials L. S. P.]

926
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December 21. 1910 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington, D.C. 
Dear Sir:
Please furnish me with a copy of the Military History of James Patterson a soldier of the Rev. War from No. Carolina 
If this possible, I would also like a copy of his application for pension which I understand was made March 6, 1837 from Shelby County, Illinois 
Yours respectfully
P.O. Ward
Board of Trade Bldg
Chicago, Ill.
c/o J T McLaughlin [illegible obi]
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J. S. C.
Old War and Navy Division. 3 - 523.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C. May 19, 1902.
Madam:
In reply to your communication of a recent date, you are informed that this Bureau is unable to furnish a history of the service of any soldier of the Revolutionary war or of the war of 1812 unless he or his widow was a pensioner or an applicant for pension or bounty land; and that under the rules such a history is furnished only to the soldier's descendants, and to them only when it is desired for historical or genealogical purposes. 
The large number of inquiries made on this subject, and the length of time required to make a proper search of the records in each case, will not permit of information being given to any applicant concerning more than two soldiers. 
In order that the soldier concerning whom you desire information may be identified, you are requested to furnish as much as possible of the data called for below. 
Very respectfully,
Lillian M. Ward
233 ½ Chestnut St.
Chicago, Ill
				E.S.Ware
				Commissioner,
[Seal] U.S. Pension Office, May 24, 1902

Full name of soldier, James Patterson 
Where did he enter service? Supposed to have entered at Philadelphia with La Fayette 
Under what officers did he serve? Col. Washington 
Place of residence after service, Near [illegible Caney] Spring, Marshall County, Tenn., Muhlenberg County, Ky and Illinois. (Town, county, and State) 
Approximate date of death, about 1851 
Given name of widow, Sarah
Did either the soldier or his widow receive a pension? Yes - widow allowed pension 
Additional information, I am a direct descendant and this is desired for genealogical purposes.
James Patterson was wounded at the Battle of Cowpens. 
Signature Miss Lillian M. Ward 
(Mrs. or Miss to be prefixed if a lady signs.) 
Post-office address, including street and number, town, county, and State,) 
233 ½ Chestnut St. 
Chicago, Illinois

145544b3m5-1900
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March 5-1913.
Mr. J. L. Davenport: Commissioner
Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington DC.

Dear Sir: – 
Yours of 3rd inst just received. 
In response beg to inform you that James Patterson (about whom I wrote you Feb. 21.) was born in Montgomery Co. Va. July 5 1758. He enlisted in the Rev. War in 1775 from Rutherford Co. North Carolina serving three months as a private under Capt. James Wilson - Col. Rutherford.
He reenlisted in Aug. 1779, for 3 months, Capt. Jesse Lytle. Col. Rutherford. Enlisted again in Sept. 1780. Capt. Williams Col. Campbell serving 3 months 
Enlisted again in Dec. 1781 and served 9 months under Capt Lytle Col. Rutherford. Was engaged in the battle of Cowpens Kings Mountains, York town & Guilford. About 1794 (date uncertain) he married Miss Nelson who died in 1811. On Oct. 10 1811, he married Sarah Davidson in Maury Co. Tenn.
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He was wounded at the battle of Cowpens and made application for pension March 6, 1837 from Shelby Co. Ill.
The Pension was granted. He died in 1838. After his death his Widow moved to Iowa continuing to receive the pension.
The children of the first marriage were James, Levi David, Jonathan Joshua, Hugh Robert Rachel, Elizabeth, Sarah, William and Andrew.
Levi, was my grandfather who married Jane Beggs. and their daughter Jane was my mother, who married Jacob Seass in 1842 or 3 and I married W. M. Scott in Moultine Co. Ill. 1884 
This is the history as I have it but I want it in a form to be accepted by the D.A.R. 
Edward H. Seass who spelled his name Sease or Cease I am not certain which enlisted in the civil war from Ill. but I dont know any of the officers under whom he served .
How can I find out? I will appreciate early reply.-- Respectfully yours, Mrs. Jessie F. Scott, 604 W. Main St. Urbana Ill
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

James Patterson W.F. 10861

DATES OF	    LENGTH OF	RANK	OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.	STAFF
ENLISTMENT OR    SERVICE.		CAPTAIN.		COLONEL.
APPOINTMENT.
1775 or 1776	    served  at	Pvt and	   James Wilson		William Rutherford		N.C
    Various	minuteman Jesse Lytle or		Campbell
    times in 		        Williams			Cleveland
    all 18 mos.						Howard
							Gray

Battles engaged in, Skirmishes with Tories & Indians, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, Guilford, Siege of York.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rutherford Co. N.C. 
Date of application for pension, Mar 6, 1837 [illegible xxxxx] 
Residence at date of application, Shelby Co. Ill. 
Age at date of application, born July 5, 1758 in Montgomery Co, VA. Died Dec 3, 1838 in Shelby Co. Ill.
Remarks: 
[illegible xxx] Joshua Patterson Soldiers son was 45 yrs old and a resident of Davis Co. Iowaname of Joshua not stated Soldier married his second wife Sarah Davidson Oct 10, 1811 in Muray Co, Tenn. They had no children. She was allowed pension on an application executed June 28, 1855 while a resident of Davis Co. Iowa aged 91 years.
Very respectfully,
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MRS. OTTO F. PETERSON 
608 WASHINGTON STREET
BOISE, IDAHO
Nov. 1, 1935

Veteran's Bureau,
Washington D.C.,

Gentlemen:
Will you give me the Revolutionary war service record of James Patterson, of Tennessee who was with Sevier or Sumter at the battle of King's Mountain. 
Thanking you, I am 
Yours very truly,
no signature?
Mrs Otto F Peterson,
608 Washington St.,
Boise, Idaho.

[illegible scribbles on left]

[Postal Seal Nov 5, 1935
Max Sub-Div
Vets Adm
Header 18
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3 - 871. 
RECORD DIVISION. 
Department of the Interior, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Briefed by a. mac D. 28 /12’/10
Claim No. 
Certificate No. 
Claimant 
Soldier James Patterson 
Service N.C. 
Additional Service Rev.
From file 
application for pension Mch 6. 1837 [illegible]
Shelby Co. Ill 
No. _______ claim, State records _________191_
No claim, combination records  ___________191_
S.F. 8926. From file application Dec 10. 1823 from [illegible states leo wife]
REMARKS: 
No Wid. as above exc.
Wid, 7. 10, 86 {N.C. Ill.
No. Reg. as above

6 -- 1944      Chief Division
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Mrs. C. F. Newton 
R. R. 6 Box 44
Sullivan, Ill.

Personal inquiry
May 14. 1917.