Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16406, Charles Hart, N.C.
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[form] (3-1776)
Service N.C.
Hart, Charles
Number S.16406

carded
Contents
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5009
Kentucky.
Charles Hart
of Mercer in the State of Ky
who was a pri in the Company commanded
by Captain Huston of the Regt commanded
by Col Lock in the NC
line for 2 years from 1778
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INVALID
16406
File No. 16,406
Charles Hart
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 165
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Charles Hart
14258
from 1778 private
2 years
$80
HR Johnson
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State of Kentucky Mercer County ⎬ On this 1st day of October in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the County Court of Mercer of sd State aforesaid now sitting Charles Hart a resident Citizen of sd County and State aged 71 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 late act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832 Vis, I Charles Hart of sd County do on my oath declare that I am now seventy one years of age and that I was born in the County/State of North Carolina in Mecklenburgh County where I resided when the revolutionary war commenced, and I was called into the service of my country as follows viz. In the fall of the year 1778 I volunteered for five months in Capt William Hustons company of Col Lockes Regiment of North Carolina Militia who were about to march against the British in South Carolina ; we marched to a place called smoky camp and from thence to the two sisters in sd State in Savanneh River we captured many of the Tories and supposed several parties with whom we skirmished and when my time expired I was discharged at the two sisters in the Spring 1779. and returned home, and again I volunteered under Capt John Sturms in his company of minute men under the command of Col Fifer in the summer of 1779 in the month of June, our services were confined to the three counties of Anson Rowan Mecklenburgh to guard sd counties against the rising of the tories in which we had constant and severe duty until the summer of 1781- At the Battle of Camden I was attached as a picket guard a few miles distant and not in the battle which took place in 1780--
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and when the Battle of Guilford was fought I was in the State of North Carolina near Wilmington. In the month of the summer 1781. I volunteered in Capt Joseph Chinns company the Col Fifers Regiment and marchd against the town of Wilmington North Carolina and dispersed then we were stationed near Wilmington which was in the possession of the Brittish our company were mounted men and armed with guns and we were kept in constant employ scouring the country until after Lord Conwallis was taken in October 1781. when the Brittish abandoned Wilmington, during this service Col Fifer returned home and we were then commanded by Capt Robt Smith and soon after the British left Wilmington we were marched to cross creek now called Fayetteville  (I believe) when we were honorably discharged having been engaged nine months in this service, and in all my service I acted as a faithful soldier and was honorably discharged I have no documentary evidence having long since lost my discharges after the revolutionary war I lived in North Carolina  at my old residence until 1790 when I removed to Kentucky where I have resided ever since and now reside in Chaplin River Mercer County. I further declare  that I am not now a pensioner of the United States or of any State and do hereby Relinquish all claim I have to any pension except the present. Witness my hand this 17th day of August - 1832- his Charles E. Hart his mark Mercer County ⎬ We the undersigned Jesse Head a clergy man residing in said County and John Kirkland & Peter Huff residing in the same county, do hereby certify that we are will acquainted with Charles Hart who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and we believe him to of the age he has stated and that he is reputed
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and believed In the neighborhood in which he rides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in this opinion and we further certify that he is a man of truth witness our hands this 1st day of October 1832 Jesse Head Peterer Huff John Kirkland his mark
 State of Kentucky Mercer County ⎬ On this 17 day of August 1832 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for sd County and one of the Judges of sd County Henry Shafer and being first sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that I am well acquainted with Charles Hart of Mercer County I knew him in the year 1778, as a soldier in the militia of North Carolina I have this day heard his statement of his services in the revolutionary war we were together on the same service time in the same company and Regiment we marched side and side and his statement contains a true statement of the services which sd Hart performed, witness my hand this 17th day of August 1832 Henry Shofner 
Which sd declaration the sd Henry Shofner subscribed and sworn to before me as aforesaid and I further certify I believe the sd Shofner to be a credible witness given under my hand this 17th day of August 1832 Geo. S Waugh 
State of Kentucky Mercer County October Term 1832 This day Charles Hart the applicant for a Pension herein and Jesse Head Peter Huff and John Kirkland came personally into Open Court & swore oath to the truth of the statements by them respectfully subscribed  and thereupon the out declare it as their opinion after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department
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that the said Hart is an old Soldier of the revolution and served as he in his written statement for a pension has declared and the Court further declare on their opinion that certifies that it appears to them that Jesse Hand who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Mercer and that Peter Huff and John Kirkland who has also signed the same and residents of Mercer County are credible persons and that hereto their statements are entitled to credit- I Thomas Allen Jr Clerk of the Mercer County Court do certify that George & Waugh Esq. whose name is subscribed to the written Certificate is a Justice of the peace in and for the County afsd duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to every of his official acts as such and I do further certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Chs Hart for a Pension In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of Office this the 2nd day of October 1832 Tho Allen