Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8686, Simon Hagar, N.C.
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Service N.C. 
Hagar, Simon
Number S. 8686
By Simeon
carded
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North Carolina 23226
Simeon Hagar
of Lincoln in the State of N. Carolina who was a priv; in the compy commanded by Captain Sides of the - commanded by - - - in the N. Carolina line for  mo: 28 days 
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 26 dollars - cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Dec 33 and  I P. Roberts
Lincolnton. M. 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833            66.10
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 Mar: 34   13.22
                                                               $79.32
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1833
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 60 Page 58
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July-11-1900
A. Nixon Lincolnton N.C. 
The Hon. Theo F. Kluttzmil

Rev War 8686
INVALID
8686
Simeon Hagar
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index;-Vol. A, Page 161
[arrangement of 1870]
W.W.G. June 3, 1908
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The following interrogatories, were performed by
1st where and in what year were you born? 2nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? 3rd where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since and where do you now live? 4th How were you called into service, were you drafter, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and is a substitute for whom? 5th State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops where you served, such continental and militia regiments or you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service. 6th did you ever receive a discharge from the service + if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? 7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can certify as to your character for veracity and give their opinion as to your services as a soldier of the Revolution-
State of North Carolina
Lincoln County
I David Crouse a Justice of the peace in and for said county hereby certify the above interrogatories were fact, and that Simeon Hagar the petitioner for a pension is unable to travel to the Courthouse- on account of the infirmities of old age. 
David Crouse J.P. 
The Daniel Eaker and Albera Maxney and John Vickers citizens residing in Lincoln County North Carolina hereby certify that they are well acquainted with Simeon Hagar, who has  subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 78 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 the opinion and Daniel Eaker further states that he has had frequent conversations with him many years ago about his service and that he has told him at those times that he served as above states sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid- John Vickers also states that he has frequently talked to him of his service many years ago + that he served under Capt Sides
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and that he has heard old persons of the Neiborhood who are now dead speak of his having served.
David Crouse J.P.   Daniel Eaker    John Vickers Abraham Marney 
State of North Carolina Lincoln County November the 9th 1833
I George Hoke a justice of the peace is and from the county of Lincoln afore said as herby certify that Daniel Eaker, John Vickers & Abraham Morney whose names are signed to the above certificate are citizens [illegible] in said county and that they are considered men of veracity and that Abraham Forney who has made the foregoing affidavit as to the service of Simeon Hagar is the [illegible] of the revolution is also a citizen of this county and considered a man of truth G. Hoke J.P.
Stat of North Carolina Lincoln County November the 9th AD 1833

I Miles W, Abernathy clerk of the county court pleas and quarter [illegible] for said county hereby certify that David Crouse, George Hoke and Jacob Armey who have signed the foregoing declaration certificates & affidavit are justices of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn and that the signatures preposing to be theirs on these papers are genuine in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office Miles W. Abernathy clerk of Lincoln County Court
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State of North Carolina Lincoln County 
This day personally came Abraham Forney of the State and County aforesaid before me Jacob Hanry one of the Justices of the Peace for the said county and after being sworn in due form law States that the said Abraham Forney was in the services or campaign: for the benefit of the Liberty for Freedom of the United States in Company with Simeon Hagar commonly called big Simon: of the State and county aforesaid of into which services both their former Abrham Forney and Simeon Hagar entered or commenced on the twenty fifth of March in the year of our lord one thousand and seven hundred & eighty one:  loments  at [illegible] at Holden [illegible] under Captain Ashley; from there marched into the county of Mecklenburg and there joined General Poke army who then convoys them down near Camden at [illegible] Mills and they were Put under the command of Colonel Dudley and after staying there some considerable time under the command of General Green that stayed Abraham Forney states that he was convoyed by the same Stuart Dudly some distance from the Army as Pircutt then sayed A Forney acting as Sergeant where he [illegible] and about two days from whence when he returned the greater part of the Army was [illegible] by the above stated Ashley Dudley and Green and he then sayed A Forney then fell under the command of A Sertain Colonel Marshal and by these means was separated from the above names Simeon Hagar; he thinks some time in May of the above stated year and can state no more about him.   Sworn to and subscribed this 15 day of October 1833  Jarod Army J.P. Abra Forney
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State of North Carolina  
Lincoln County
September the 28th day AD 1833
On this 28th day of September 1833 personally appeared before me Daniel Crouse an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Simeon Hagar + resident of Lincoln County in the state of North Carolina aged 78 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress paper June the 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That he entered the service of the United States in the County of Tryon  North Carolina not Lincoln county, in the company of Capt Peter Sides as a volunteer for the term of three months that he served [missing part of page] parts of the state against the Tories in what is [missing part of page] Rowan County that he continued in the service for [missing part of page] months after the term of three months had experienced [missing part of page] making 4 months that he served as a volunteer under Capt [missing part of page] Sides and was discharged at Salsbury North Carolina that he entered the service some time in the spring of the year 1780-81 as well as he recollects- that he entered the service again some time in the summer of the same year a few weeks after the four months service before mentioned had terminated in what is now Mecklenburg county North Carolina under Capt John Baker as a volunteer that he marched through South Carolina and joined the southern army a few weeks after Gates defeat and after serving for three months was discharged at a place called the Hanging Rock about 10 miles from Camden North Carolina
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that he afterwards served two trips of about two weeks each in guarding prisoners to Salsbury North Carolina who were taken then for trial as Tories against the Country that he was born in Tryon County North Carolina that is now Lincoln County in the year of 1755 that he has a written record of his age in a family bible, that he was living in Tryon County N.C. when he entered the service now Lincoln where he has lived ever since and where he now lives, that he entered the service as a volunteer each time that there was no army to which he was attached during his first service larger that the company in which he served, they some time untied with the companies who were endeavoring to propel the Tories- That he was in no particular engagement during his service that he joined the main Southern army near Camden in his last service, that he received written discharge for his service from the Captain under which he served but that he did not know that they would ever [missing portion of page] be of any service to him he therefore [missing portion of page] take care of them & does not know what has become of them- that he is acquainted with Daniel Eaker and Col Abram Morney + John Vickers who live in his present neighborhood who can (missing portion of page) their opinion as to his services in the revolutionary war and also to state his character for veracity that there is no clergyman residing in his neighborhood either if there anyone with whom he has such an acquaintance as would enable him to give the necessary certificates- He heartly relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the present roll of the aging of any documentary evidence or in any other way then by his own oath sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
David Crouse J.P.   Simeon Hagan