Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 914, Jeremiah Dial, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE S. C. 
NUMBER W. 914
Dial, Jeremiah
Ann
Born in Ireland
CONTENTS
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2829
Tennessee, Nashville
Ann Dial
widow of Jeremiah Dial
who was a Private
in the S Carolina line
for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of Nov 1843. and sent to W. Yoakum, Murfreesborough, Tenn.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. A Page 218.
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] Before me Jacob Green - an acting Justice of the peace in  & for Bedford County aforesaid  this day personally appeared Martin F. Wade and made oath in due form of law that Jeremiah Dial a soldier of the revolution departed this life on the twenty second day of September in the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty four, that his widow Nancy Dial  has resided in Bedford County since his death, that she has never married since that period, but remains the widow of the said Jeremiah Dial deceased. Sworn to before me this second day of  April  A.D. 1839 -  and I do certify that said deponent is a credible person and also a person of respectability.  M. F. Wade ( signed )  Jacob Green ( signed / sealed ) Justice of the peace
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] Before me Kindred Pearson a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Bedford aforesaid, this day personally appeared Jessee Scott who after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was personally acquainted with  Jeremiah Dial and Nancy Dial his wife, that from the annexed paper they were married on the thirteenth day of December  in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty eight. ( Pasted copy overlaid on text ) [MARRIAGES Jeremiah Dial And Nancy his wife was married December the 13th 1788. ] That the said paper is in the hand writing of  said Jeremiah Dial deceased; that the same was taken from the Bible of Jessee Scott and that the same was written not less than fourteen years ago - that said Bible has never been out of the possession of said Scott since that time. Said Jeremiah Dial departed this life on the twenty second day of September A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty four. Sworn & subscribed before me this second day of April 1839 , and I do certify that said deponent is a respectable person  & worthy of credit.  Jessee Scott ( signed )  Kindred Pearson ( signed / sealed ) Justice of the peace
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] I William D. Orr Clerk of the County Court of Bedford County aforesaid do hereby certify that Jacob Green and Kindred Pearson  - whose names appear on the foregoing depositions of Jessee Scott and  Martin F. Wade are and were at the date of signing  the same Justices of the peace  in and for said County duly acting and qualified , and the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine. In testimony whereof I have  hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office, in Shelbyville  this second day of April  A.D. 1839  William D. Orr ( signed / sealed ) Clerk of Bedford County Court.  [State if Tennessee Bedford County ] I  William Galbreth Chairman of the County Court of Bedford County aforesaid do hereby certify that William D. Orr who has  made the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of making the same , clerk of said Court duly elected and qualified and that said certificate is in due form of law and sealed with our County seal. Given under my hand and seal April 2nd 1839  W, Galbreth ( signed / sealed ) Chairman of Bedford County Court
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J. Dial's Declaration  Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington City ( upside down ) ( $ 80 per ann)
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions August Term 1838 -  On this 15th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before John L Neill, Samuel Phillips and John B Armstrong Esqrs., Justices appointed to hold  the Court of Pleas  & Quarter Sessions now sitting - Jeremiah Dial, a resident of Bedford County  and State of Tennessee aged about  seventy four 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 of an act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832 for the relief of Revolutionary  Soldiers - He states that he entered the service of the United States in the Militia of South Carolina in the year 1778 or early in 1779 he does not recollect which and served under Captain Levi Kersey who belonged to Col. William's Regiment, as a substitute for his father who was drafted to serve a tour of three months in Kersey's Company, which was to go to Georgia to serve  under the command of General Lincoln- when they joined Genl Lincoln he was stationed on the Savannah River , Georgia watching the movements of the British. After Kersey's Company remained with Lincoln a short time he sent a detachment  consisting of this company and probably others to the mouth of Briar Creek  on the Savannah River some distance below Lincoln's encampment to assist General Ash against the British , but when they arrived  close near the place where  Ash was, they found that he was defeated. this applicant states that this detachment in which he was, then retreated back to Lincoln, they were pursued a short distance by the enemy who
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fired at them as they crossed Briar Creek - Captain Kersey's company was then sent out by Lincoln in  pursuit of the tories - with whom thy had a skirmish at Spirit Creek  Georgia in which they killed a good many of them - this skirmish took place near the end of the three months which this applicant served for his father. at the induration of which he was discharged by Captain Kersey.  Shortly afterwards he was drafted for three months in the Militia of South Carolina and served in Captain Kersey's company  under the command of Col. Purvis during the whole of this three months tour we were engaged principally in Scouting and endeavoring to subdue the tories in that part of Georgia lying between  the Ocona ( Oconee ) river and Augusta at the induration of this term of service this applicant was again discharged by Captain Kersey - This applicant states that shortly after this he volunteered under Captain Kersey for nine months who was there raising a company of volunteers in Newberry County or District  South Carolina to fight the British  and tories ; during this term of service Kersey's company was frequently engaged in  the pursuit of the tories and scouting in different parts of South Carolina , they had many skirmishes with the tories one of which this  applicant recollects was at Captain Dougan's in Newberry County within five miles of the place where his father lived - here this applicant  states we killed a great many tories and took about twenty of them prisoners and during this term of service the company  to which this applicant belonged had many other little skirmishes  with the tories, and at the end duration  the nine months he was verbally discharged by Captain Kersey - at the time he was discharged he received a certificate of his services which he presented to the  Auditor at Charleston some time afterwards from whom he received an indented certificate of the pay due him
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for his services- this certificate he bartered
away for little or nothing -
soon after his nine months volunteer services
expired - in the year 1780 - a short time after
the surrender of Chaleston [Charleston] this applicant enlisted with Captain Daniel McDuff in Col Henderson's Regiment of the South Carolina Continental line
for and during the remaining period of the war - 
He states that he enlisted under said McDuff
as a light horseman and was immediately after
his enlistment just under the command of Major John Hampton who commanded a company of light horsemen attached to Hendersons Regiment, as well as
this applicant recollects - the Tories were at
this time troublesome in S. Carolina and Hampton's company was generally engaged in pursuit of them - endeavoring to suppress them and subdue their foraging parties as well as those of the British while Hampton's company were out scouting or a part of them this applicant does not recollect
whether the whole company was together or
not they were pursued by a party of British and Tories and compelled to fly to General Sumpter for refuge who was only a short distance from them at Blackstocks on or near Tyger River they arrived at this place but a few minutes before
Sumpter was attacked by the British and Tories
and assisted him in the battle - in this battle Sumpter was wounded in the Shoulder and while the
company of Light horsemen to which this applicant
belonged were advancing up to bring on the
attack against the enemy, his horse was shot
dead first as he had got off him - the battle continued
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until some time in the night when both armies retreated from the battle ground- This applicant states that when his horse was shot he mounted another which belonged to one of his party or company who had been killed in this battle the British suffered more that the Americans under Sumpter. This applicant states that when  Sumpter retreated he crossed Tyger river and while crossing the river this applicant assisted in carrying the win on which Sumpter was placed - General Sumpter's forces made a halt at Waford's Iron works - where the company to which this applicant belonged left them and went in  pursuit of a party of tories on the  Enoree river, but when they arrived there the tories were gone ; for this until the arrival of Col . William Washington in S Carolina Hampton's company or at least part of them among whom was this applicant were engaged in scouting and in pursuit of tories on Enoree , Broad and Tyger rivers - But when  Col. Washington came into South Carolina with a number of light horse troops this applicant was with several others taken from under the command of Maj. Hampton and attached to Washington's company  to  see to him through  some parts of South Carolina in the pursuit of the tories, as this applicant and the others taken with him were well acquainted with the country  - this was in the  beginning of the winter of 1780 this applicant  went with  Washington to  Hammond's Store where they overtook and put to flight a large number of tories, some of whom they killed and wounded , this store was in Newberry County. Washington then sent one of his Lieutenants  or ensigns with a small party of men to take Williamson's fort on Little river in Newberry County , not more than eight or ten miles from Hammond's store this applicant was one of the party sent when they arrived
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in sight of the fort, which was occupied by tories as well as this applicant  recollects - they were stationed by their Lieutenant who then took a flag and went up to the fort and demanded its surrender the commander of the fort asked for a few minutes for consideration  which were granted, during which time he and the tories deserted the fort and it was then burnt by this applicant's party , after this they returned and re joined Washington who then went back towards the borders of  S Carolina to join  Genl Morgan - This applicant states that as well as he recollects Washington  joined Morgan a few days before the battle of the Cowpens and as well as he remembers when Washington 's company  in which he was joined Morgan he was retreating before Col. Tarlton and his forces  at all events Tarlton was in pursuit of him when Morgan, Washington  and Col or General Pickens who commanded the Militia arrived at the place called the Cowpens they stopped to fight the British under Tarlton - this battle was fought on the 17th day of January  1781. This applicant particularly remembers this battle because it was the greatest he was ever in  - This applicant states that Tarlton commenced this battle early in the morning by firing his field pieces at Morgan's army but does not remember how long the battle lasted- Washington's cavalry  with whom this applicant fought during the engagement were stationed in the rear of Morgan's forces and when the British broke through the left wing of the Militia Washington's cavalry made an attack upon them and repelled them with  considerable loss - after this battle was over, in which the Americans  gained a  triumphant victory - this applicant  states that  Morgan, Washington  and Pickens with their forces
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marched up Cane Creek into the mountains of North Carolina with their prisoners in order to prevent  Lord Cornwallis's Army from retaking them - An express was about this time sent from South Carolina for aid and Genl Pickens returned into South Carolina with his troops - this applicant went along with him they had several skirmishes with the tories in different parts of  s. Carolina after this returned  and before General Greene came into S. Carolina ; but when Greene came Genl Pickens  along with whom this applicant still continued  joined him about thirty or forty miles from a place called ninety Six, where the British had a garrison or fort - Greene with his army then marched to  this place for the purpose of taking it - Greene's Army in which this applicant then was lay before the garrison of Ninety Six for several weeks as well as  this applicant recollects  endeavoring to take it but before he could succeed a re enforcement  of the British came to its assistance and Greene's Army  was compelled to retreat - he retreated across Enoree and Broad rivers and having  not a supply of ammunition and a reinforcement  of men he then turned and went to Eutaw Springs - but before  he got to the Springs this applicant was ordered out in a detachment  after a party of  Tories and was not in the battle at that place - this detachment was under the command of Capt. George  Auberry  - this applicant served under Auberry  and was engaged in scouting and skirmishing  with the tories in  S Carolina  with him from the time his detachment left  Greene's army  until the close of the war, or until he went under Genl Pickens in  an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, but this applicant cannot
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recollect whether or not this expedition took place
before he was dismissed from the regular service
or afterwards if it was afterwards he went with
Pickins as a volunteer however he was in the
service of the United States until regularly to
discharged  [insert] from the regular service at the end of the war when the whole 
American Army was discharged. he was verbally discharged but he cannot recollect by whom
This applicant states that to the best of his recollection
he served the United States during the war nearly
three years, if not altogether, including his services
as a substitute for his father, a drafted soldier
on his own account, a volunteer, and regular soldier - He is not certain that he has detailed
the events and circumstances of his services
in the exact time and order in which they occurred in consequence of the failure of his memory. When he first enlisted as a regular soldier he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars from Capt. McDuff as well as [insert] he recollects this certificate he lost many years ago - 
He states that he has no documentary evidence of his services - This applicant also states that Capt McDuff was captured shortly
after he enlisted under him and and lost as he understood and believes the roll of the names of those who enlisted under him and could not make any return of them to the Department of war - this applicant further states that he knows of no person now living by whom he can make any proof of his services except what he has made by the affidavits of those here unto annexed. He states that two or three years ago probably in 1829 he
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applied for a pension under the Act of Congress passed in May 1828 - at that time he procured the Testimony of Capt. Daniel McDuff who was then alive but has since died, as well as the testimony of two or three others- bur before his claim was acted  upon by the War Department  he was informed by the Honl. J K Polk  Representative in Congress from his District that all the testimony which he had sent on relative to his claim was lost - He states that he again this last spring made application for a pension under the act of 1828 and transmitted his declaration together with  all the testimony of his services which he could possibly procure to the Honl. Secretary of War through the hands of the Honl. James K Polk - he has not learned what disposition has been made of  this latter application but if it has not been granted he would now  beg leave to refer the Secretary of War to the testimony  then transmitted to him, in support of the present application. He does not now recollect whether  the testimony above mentioned was transmitted to the Treasury  or the War Department - This applicant  states that he  never received any written discharges at  the expiration of any term of his service, except the one already  mentioned above. He states that he was born in Ireland in the year 1750 as he was informed by his father - he emigrated with his father from Ireland  to South Carolina and landed at Charleston in that State in the year 1772 Shortly afterwards in the same year his father settled in Newberry County or District in the said State where this applicant resided when called into service - he states that he has no record of his age - but he was about nineteen or twenty  years of age when he entered
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the service of the United States - at the close of the war he still resided in Newberry County  for several years - he then removed to Fairfield County where he lived a year or two, he then removed to Edisto river S. Carolina - he does not recollect the County , from thence he removed to Wilkes County in the State of Georgia - where he lived two years - then he moved back to Pendleton County S. Carolina and after living there several years removed to the State of Kentucky , Warren County , where he resided about four years - he then removed to  Wilson County  Tennessee and from thence to Bedford County Tennessee  where he has resided for nearly twenty three years and still continues to reside - this applicant  states that he was acquainted particularly with no other regular or Militia officers  than those already mentioned in this declaration  he saw Genl Francis Marion several times before the close of war in  S Carolina - This applicant states that he is well acquainted  and has been for many years  Col. James  Mc Kisick, Danl Mc Kisick, William Gilchrist Esq, Col. Robert Cannon, Col. K. L. Anderson, William Murphy , Cook Anderson, William Norville , Stephen Murphy, Horatio Coop  all  citizens of Bedford County  , Tennessee, some of whom are his immediate neighbors, all of who will testify  as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services - he would refer  to many other highly respectable citizens of his
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County was he required to do so . This applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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  & subscribed  the day and year aforesaid  Jeremiah Dial ( signed )  Jas Mc Kisick  ( signed )    This day personally appeared in open Court Eli Cook Anderson  a resident of Bedford County - State of Tennessee and made oath in due form that he  lived with his father  in Newberry County  South  Carolina at the commencement of and during the revolutionary war and attest  this affiant was then a small boy he recollects of having seen and known Jeremiah Dial who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration in Newberry County  S. Carolina - this affiant  states that he has frequently heard  his own father  who was in the revolutionary war, say that said  Dial served in that war and was occasionally with him during part of his service - this he heard from his father at the close of the war - this affiant states that he has been acquainted with  said Dial about twenty years since his removal to this County and State - and he  never heard his services as a revolutionary soldier doubted either here or in  S. Carolina - but he has always been reputed and believed  to have been a revolutionary soldier  both there and where he now lives and from the information of his father he believes said
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Dial served until the end of the war - This affiant also states that he was present some two or three years ago when Captain Daniel Mc Duff made a statement on oath before James Brittain Esq of Shelbyville, Bedford County  Tennessee - Capt. Mc Duff  then stated that Jeremiah Dial enlisted under him in Newberry County  S. Carolina  for and during the revolutionary - that shortly afterwards he ( McDuff )  was captured and taken prisoner and lost his papers among which was the roll of those who enlisted under him and on this account he was unable to make a  return  of them to the war department. He also stated that  he did not know whether  Dial served to the end of the  war or not but that he believed he did  - this is all that this affiant recollects of Capt. Mc Duff 's statement - he is informed that Mc Duff  is dead. Sworn to and subscribed this 15th day  of August 1832.  ( his mark X  ) Eli C Anderson ( signed )  Jas Mc Kisick  ( signed ) Clk   I James  Brittain do certify that he above statement as referred to by E. C. Anderson in the above statement is  I believe the same in  substance as was deposed before me , G Daniel Mc Duff some few years since in the  presents of the  said Anderson  with  regard to the Revolutionary services of Jeremiah Dial .  Sworn to  and subscribed in open Court this 15 day of August 1832 . Jas  Mc Kisick ( signed ) James  Brittain ( signed )
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We William Gilchrist , K. L. Anderson, & William Norville residing in Bedford County State of Tennessee hereby certify  we are and have been for a number of years  well acquainted with Jeremiah Dial who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - said Dial has been a  Justice of the peace of our County for a number of years and has ever since we first knew him to the present time supported the character of an  honest and correct man - we believe him to be seventy four years of age or thereabout  as stated in his declaration - he is now and has ever since we knew him been reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. Sworn t o and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  Wm Gilchrist ( signed ) Wm Norville Sr.  ( signed ) K. L. Anderson ( signed )  Jas Mc Kisick ( signed ) clk  And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion  after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories  proscribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier
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and served as he states, And the Court  further certifies that it appears to them that Eli C Anderson , James, Brittain, William Gilchrist, K. L. Anderson and William Norville who have signed the foregoing certificates are residents of Bedford County  in the State of Tennessee  and are highly credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.  J. S. Neill ( signed ) Samuel Phillips ( signed ) John B. Armstrong  ( signed )    I James Mc Kisick Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session of Bedford County in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing  contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Dial for a pension . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15th day of August 1832. Jas Mc Kisick ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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Shelbyville 20th Aug 1832  Honorable Lewis Cass  Sir Any communication which you may wish to make  relative to the claim of Jeremiah Dial for a pension you  will please address to me - Very Respectfully your obt servt Thos. C. Whiteside ( signed )
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ]  SS February Term  On this fourth day of February in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred  & thirty nine personally appeared in open Court  opened  & held for said County  Ann Dial aged seventy six years who being 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 pension  to certain widows , "That she is the widow of  Jeremiah Dial who was a private in the Revolutionary war and whose services were ptroved upon an application  heretofore  made to the war department by him for a pension which said pension he obtained as may be seen by the certificate ( dated January 3rd 1833. ) She further claims she was married to the said Jeremiah Dial  on the thirteenth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven, that her husband the aforesaid Jeremiah Dial died on the twenty second  day of September eighteen hundred and thirty four; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated.  ( her mark X ) Ann Dial  I William D. Orr Clerk of the County Court of Bedford County  aforesaid do certify that the above declaration was duly sworn to and subscribed in our said Court , the same being in open Court, on the day and in the manner stated in said declaration . In
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testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office this fourth day of February  in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty nine.  William D. Orr ( signed ) Clerk of Bedford County Court    [ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] To wit I, William Galbreath  Chairman of the County Court  do hereby certify that  William D. Orr , who has attested the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of certifying  the same , clerk of our said Court , duly elected and qualified : That said certificate is in due form of law and sealed with our County seal . Given under my hand and seal this tenth day of February  1839 - W. Galbreath ( signed / sealed ) Chairman of Bedford County Court
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February 25, 1938
Jeremiah Dial
W. 914
BA-J/AWF 
Orin [handwritten]
Miss Emma McSwain Dial
Gray Court
South Carolina.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of the following soldiers, from South Carolina-Thomas Abercrombie, Joseph Adair, Jeremiah Dial, William Dial, and Samuel Spratt.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claims for pension found based upon the service of Thomas Abercrombie, Joseph Adair, William Dial, and Samuel Spratt.  The surnames were searched under similar spellings.
You are furnished herein the Revolutionary War record of Jeremiah Dial, as found in papers on file in pension claim, W. 914, based upon his military service in that war.
Jeremiah Dial was born in the year 1758 in Ireland.  The names of his parents were not given; he came with his father to this country, and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1772, and in that year settled in Newberry County, South Carolina.
While residing in said Newberry County, Jeremiah Dial enlisted early in 1779, and served  as a substitute for his father, as a private in Captain Levi Kersey's company, Colonel Williams' South Carolina regiment, was in an engagement at "Spirit Creek" in Georgia, length of service three months.  He
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enlisted again in 1779, and served about twelve months in Captain Levi Kersey's company, part of the time in Colonel Purvis' South Carolina regiment, was out in pursuit of Tories, and in frequent skirmishes. He enlisted in 1780, served until the close of the war, under Captain Daniel McDuff, John Hampton, George Auberry, in Colonel Henderson's South Carolina regiment, and was in the battles of Black Stocks, Hammonds Store, Cowpens, and in the Siege of Ninety-Six. He served under General Pickins in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, dates of this service not given.

The soldier, Jeremiah Dial, moved several years after the Revolution from Newberry County, South Carolina, to Fairfield County, South Carolina, and in the year or two moved to Edisto River, South Carolina, then to Wilkes county, Georgia, in a few years to Pendleton County, South Carolina, then to Warren County, Kentucky, to Wilson County, Tennessee, thence to Bedford County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 16, 1832, then a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee, where he had lived about twenty-three years. He died September 22, 1834.

Jeremiah Dial married December 13, 1788, Ann or Nancy. The date and place of her birth were not give, names of her parents not started, nor was it shown where she and Jeremiah Dial were married.

The widow, Ann Dial, was allowed mension on her application executed February 4, 1839, at which time she was aged seventy-six years, and living in Bedford County, Tennessee. 

The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to children. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of
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pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Ann Dial, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and furnish the following data-

Ann Dial, widow of Jeremiah Dial
Certificate # 2829
Issued November 23, 1843
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1843
Act of March 3, 1843
Tennessee (Nashville) Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller 
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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3817 West Tennessee Jeremiah Dial of Bedford in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Kersey of the Reg't  commanded by  Williams in the S. Car : line for 2 years from 1778 - Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars and  __ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Jany 33 and  sent  Hon : J. K. Polke - House of Reps  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar  : 33 $40  ( total $ 160 ) { Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7 , 1832 }  Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 9 Page 146
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Col. A. Yell - one long additional testimony in the case of Jeremiah Dial  ( vertical on page ) ( Shelbyville Ten.  Jany 5   Free  Col. James K. Polk  Washington City Mail )
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Shelbyville Jany the 2nd 1831   My Dear Sir I this day  rec'd from your friend Cuffys paper and I will forward him information immediately  etc. enclosed is a certificate in favor of Jeremiah Dial Esq proving in as strong terms as he can be able to prove that  he was in at the (close ) ( underscored )  of the war : which is the only proof now  wanting as I am informed his other papers and proof are either at the Pension office or in the possession of  old Burgess the Chairman on  Pensions he is extremely desiring to hear from you as some of his claims are laid before the department. I have not a want of interest : I wrote you two or three letters . I believe last wrote  mostly on business I would  like to hear from you   I am as ever your friend . A. Yell ( signed )   Hon . J. K. Polk  H.R.
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Thos. C. Whiteside Esqr
Jeremiah Dial. 3 Pension
[illegible]
[the following is handwritten vertically from bottom to top] 
[illegible]
May 2
Honl James K Polk
Washington
DC
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Shelbyville 2nd May 1832  Hon Jas K. Polk  Dear Sir, At the request of Jeremiah Dial Esq I send you enclosed some further evidence in regard to his claim for a pension under the act of 1828 tho weak it is the strongest he can at this time procure - He says that it is very doubtful whether he ever can  procure any other more satisfacto.. ( missing text ) evidence and if this together with that which he has heretofore transmitted to you, or the Secretary of the Treasury thru you , is not sufficient to establish his claim, he expects that he will be obliged to abandon it. As well as he recollects, he received the certificate for the reward of eighty dollars either from Capt. Mc Duff or Col. Henderson the commander of the Regiment in which he served -  Very Respectfully your obt servt Thos. C. Whiteside ( signed )
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Revolutionary Claims
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Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
14 Jany 1831

Sir:
In answer to your letter of the 10 inst. I have to inform you that no applicationhas been made to the Department, un the above mentioned act, by W. Jeremiah Dial.

I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
T.D. Ingham
Secretary of the Treasury

The Hon.
James K. Polk
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War Department
[handwritten (A.)] Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Jeremiah Dial of the State [black space] of Tennessee, West Ten: Agency, who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution. is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and [blank space] 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 3 day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty=three.
Lewis Cass [signature]
Secretary of War
Examined and Counterigned. JLEdwards [handwritten]
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Jeremiah Dial W. Ten: Act 7 June '32
to what time paid
Pen. Office.
July 23, 1839
Paid to 4th Sept. 1834.
S.H.H.
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5155 Ann Dial of Jeremiah West Tennessee Admitted Pr ann $ 80 died 22 Sep 1834 Act 7 July ' 38    H. Yoakum Murfreesboro , Ten.
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2018  For the purpose of obtaining the benefit  of  " an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution  approved on the 15th of May 1828 " I, Jeremiah Dial of the County of Bedford in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that I enlisted in the continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination ; at which period  I was a private in  Captain Daniel Mc Duff's company in Colonel Henderson's  Regiment of light horse of the South Carolina Continental line- I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars , to which I was entitled under a resolve if Congress passed the 15th of May 1778 . And I further declare that I was not on the 15th day of March 1828 on the Pension List of the United States.  Jeremiah Dial ( signed ) Before me George Davidson an acting Justice of the peace in and for  the County of Bedford in the State of Tennessee personally appeared this day William Gilchrist & Danl Mc Kisick of the said County who did severally make oath  that Jeremiah Dial by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed
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to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution  as therein stated. Witness my hand this 18th day of February  in the year 1832  Sworn to before me  Wm Gilchrist ( signed ) Danl  Mc Kisick ( signed ) Geo Davidson ( signed / sealed ) JP   I James Mc Kisick Clerk of the County Court of Bedford in the State of Tennessee do certify that ______ before whom the foregoing  affidavits were sworn  was at the time an acting Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer oaths . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court  this 18th day of February in the year 1832  . Jas. Mc Kisick ( signed/ sealed  ) clerk [ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] I James Brittain presiding Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County in said State  do hereby certify that James Mc Kisick whose name appears affixed to the foregoing certificate  is Clerk of said Court over which  I preside ant that his attestations are in due form of law . Given under my hand at office in Shelbyville this 18th day of Febry  A. D. 1832  James Brittain ( signed ) Chairman of Bedford County Court
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Shelbyville , T                                                    
Feb 20.                                                              
      Hon James K.  Polk                        
      Washington  City D.C.                                      ( notes in left margin )  ( Rec'd 8 March 182 ) ( notes in right margin ) (Jeremiah Dial applicant for pension private act of 1828)
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Shelbyville  18th Feb 1832  Hon J. K. Polk  Sir At the request of Jeremiah Dial  Esqr I send you encloses some testimony on which he expects to obtain a pension  as a revolutionary soldier - if it is not sufficient - he will endeavor to procure more and sent it on to you as soon as possible - he informs me that  you have the affidavit of a Mrs. Craig of Maury County  relative to his being a soldier of the revolution  which with the enclosed he thinks sufficient to substantiate his claim. Very Respectfully your obt servt Thos  C. Whiteside ( signed )
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Rec'd 8 March 1832.                            Sometime I think in  the year of 1829 at the request of Jeremiah Dial  I undertook to prepare his pension papers he produced three witnesses ; Captain Duff or McDuff I forget which he called himself of Jackson County Alabama, a Mr. Murray of Franklin County in his state, and some other gentleman  whose name  I do not now recollect. The two latter proved that they had been acquainted with said  Dial shortly after the close of the revolutionary war, and that he was then reputed to have been a revolutionary soldier. The  former Captain Duff or McDuff proved that he was a Captain in the revolutionary war ( I think in the State of South Carolina ) that said Jeremiah Dial enlisted under him during the war, that before he had an opportunity of returning the papers he was captured by the enemy and lost his saddle bag containing the enlistment of said Dial and diverse others and was thereby  prevented from making any return of that  recruiting tour known by some of the citizens of this place and I have no doubt was the man he represented himself to be. Captain Mc Duff as I then understood , at the next Session of Congress, after I saw him , went on to Washington  City with the papers which I had prepared. Mc Duff is since dead.  Ervin J. Frierson ( signed )  Before me George Davidson and acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Bedford in the State of Tennessee personally appeared this day Ervin  J . Frierson  whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit , and made oath that the contents of said affidavit are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of February 1832.  George Davidson )( signed / sealed ) JP
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Some time in the year 1829 there was some two or three persons qualified  before me touching the case of Jeremiah Dial being a soldier in the Revolutionary War one of said Gentlemen was D. McDuff  I believe and he swore to the best  of  my recollection  that the said Dial was a soldier under him in the said war, I am sure he recognized him  as one of his soldiers and he is reputed generally as one of the Revolutionary soldiers . Feby 18th  1832. He further said he was Captain and was not able to return his papers . James Brittain ( signed )  Before me George Davidson an acting Justice of the Peace in  and for the County of Bedford in the State of Tennessee appeared this day James Brittain  whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit, and 
 made oath that the contents of  said affidavit  are true to  the best of  his knowledge and belief. Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of February 1832. Sworn to and subscribed before me . James Brittain ( signed )  Geo Davidson ( signed / sealed ) JP
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Eli C Anderson  states that he was acquainted with the father and family of Jeremiah Dial during the revolutionary war and after is final termination having lived a near neighbor to them in South Carolina and has frequently heard his own father who was a revolutionary soldier say that Jeremiah Dial enlisted during the revolutionary war and that he had frequently seen said Dial in service during the war - deponent further say that from all the information  which he has received from his own father who is dead and from others he believes that said Dial served  during the whole war until its termination - he also states that he was present some time ago probably two years since when Capt. Danl Mc Duff gave a certificate or statement on oath before James Brittain an acting Justice of the Peace for the  County of Bedford in the State of Tennessee, as well as he recollects Capt. Mc duff then swore that Jeremiah Dial enlisted under him as a soldier for and during the Revolutionary War - Mc Duff further swore that he was a Captain at that time in  Col. Henderson's Regiment of the South Carolina Continental line of the Army. Capt. Mc Duff also stated that during the war he was taken prisoner by the British and lost the roll of his company and was consequently  
unable to make his return to the board of war. ( his mark X ) Eli Anderson
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] This day personally appeared before me George Davidson an acting Justice of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid  Eli C Anderson and made oath that the foregoing statement subscribed by him was correct and true. Witness my hand this 14th day of April in the year 1832 ( his mark X ) Eli C. Anderson  Sworn to and subscribed before me  Geo Davidson ( signed / sealed ) JP     I James Mc Kisick  Clerk of the County Court of Bedford County in the  State of Tennessee do certify that George Davidson  before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time an acting Justice of the Peace as therein stated and duly empowered to administer oaths. In testimony  whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 14th day of April in the year 1832  Jas Mc Kisick ( signed / sealed ) clerk
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ]  I James Brittain presiding Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session for said County in said State do hereby certify that James Mc Kisick whose name appears affixed to the  foregoing certificate is Clerk of said County over which I preside and that his attestation is in due form of Law. Given under my hand  at office in Shelbyville this 14th day of April  A.D. 1832.  James Brittain ( signed ) Chairman of Bedford County Court
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[illegible]
3599
Tennessee
widow of
Ann Dial
Jeremiah Dial, Dec'd
who was pensioner under the Act of 7 June, 1832
and who died on the 22 September, 1834.
of Bedford Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Kersey
of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Williams in the South Carolina
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville
at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of July
1839 and sent to N. Yoak
[illegible], Murfreesboro, Tenn
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00
280.00
Act July 7,
1838.
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 200
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December 20, 1937
Jeremiah Dial
W. 914
BA-J/AWF

Mr. Charles F. Collison
The Minneapolis Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Jeremiah Dial
of South Carolina.
The data furnished herein were obtained from
papers on file in pension claim, W. 914, based upon
the service of Jeremiah Dial in the Revolutionary War.
Jeremiah Dial was born in the year 1758 in
Ireland. The names of his parents were not given; he
came with his father and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1772, and in that year settled in Newberry County, South Carolina.
While residing in said Newberry County, Jeremiah
Dial enlisted in 1779, and served as a substitute for
his father, as private in Captain Levi Kersey's company, Colonel Williams' South Carolina regiment, was
in an engagement at "Spirit Creek, Georgia, length of
service three months. He enlisted, again, in 1779, and
served about twelve months in Captain Levi Kersey's
company, a part of the time in Colonel Purvis' South Carolina
regiment, and was out in pursuit of Tories, and
in frequent skirmishes. He enlisted in 1780, and served
until the close of the war, under Captains Daniel McDuff,
John Hampton, George Auberry, in Colonel Henderson's
South Carolina regiment, and was in the battles of Black
Stocks, Hammonds Store, Cowpens, and in the Siege of
Ninety-Six. He served under General Pickins in an
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expedition against the Cherokee Indians, dates of this
service not given.
The soldier, Jeremiah Dial, moved several years
after the Revolution from Newberry County to Fairfield
County, and in a year or two moved to Edisto River,
South Carolina, then moved to Wilkes County, Georgia,
in a few years moved to Pendleton County, South Carolina,
then to Warren County, Kentucky, to Wilson County, Tennessee
, and thence to Bedford County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
August 16, 1832, then a resident of Bedford County,
Tennessee, where he had lived about twenty-three years.
He died September 22, 1834.
Jeremiah Dial married December 13, 1788, Ann or
Nancy. The date and place of her birth were not given,
names of her parents not stated, nor was it shown where
she and Jeremiah Dial were married.
The widow, Ann Dial, was allowed pension on her
application executed February 4, 1839, at which time
she was aged seventy-six years and living in Bedford
County, Tennessee.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
reference to children.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension,
name and address of person paid, and possibly the date
of death of this widow, you should apply to The Comptroller
General, General Accounting Office, Records
Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data-
Ann Dial, widow of Jeremiah Dial
Certificate # 2829
Issued November 23, 1843
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1843
Act of March 3, 1843
Tennessee ( Nashville) Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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December 15, 1936

Jeremiah Dial
W. 914
Daniel Diall
S. 41505
BA-J/AWF

Pearl Dial
115 Hill Street
Sherman, Texas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to soldiers with surname Dial who served in the Revolutionary War from North Carolina.

The Revolutionary Ware records of Jeremiah Dial and Daniel Diall are furnished herein as found in pension claims. It is hoped that these records may be of interest to you.

Jeremiah Dial - W. 914

The data concerning Jeremiah Dial which follow were obtained from pension claim, W. 914, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Jeremiah Dial was born in the year 1758 in Ireland, names of his parents not given. He emigrated with his father and landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1772, and in that year settled in Newberry County, South Carolina.

While residing in said Newberry County, he enlisted in 1779 and served as a substitute for his father, as private in Captain Levi Kersey's company, Colonel Williams' South Carolina regiment, was in an engagement at "Spirit Creek, Georgia", length of service three months. He enlisted again in 1779 and served about twelve months in Captain Levi Kersey's company, a part of the time in Colonel Purvis' South Carolina regiment, and was out in pursuit of Tories
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and in frequent skirmishes. He enlisted in 1780, and served until the close of the war, under Captains Daniel McDuff, John Hampton, George Auberry, Colonel Henderson's South Carolina regiment; he was in the battles of Black Stocks, Hammonds Store, Cowpens, and Siege of Ninety-Six. He also served under General Pickins in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians.

The soldier, Jeremiah Dial, moved several years after the Revolution from Newberry County to Fairfield County, and in a year or two moved to Edisto River, South Carolina, then moved to Wilkes County, Georgia, in a few years to Pendleton County, South Carolina, to Warren County, Kentucky, to Wilson County, Tennessee, and thence to Bedford County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832, then a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee, where he lived about twenty-three years. He died September 22, 1834.

Jeremiah Dial married December 13, 1788, Ann or Nancy. The date and place of her birth are not given, names of her parents not stated, nor is it shown where she and Jeremiah Dial were married.

The widow, Ann Dial, was allowed pension on her application executed, February 4, 1839, at which time she was aged seventy-six years and living in Bedford County, Tennessee.

The papers in this claim contain no reference to children.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly date of death of the widow, Ann Dial, you should apply to The Comptroller General, Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following:

Ann Dial, widow of Jeremiah Dial, certificate #2829, issued November 23, 1843, rate $80.00 per annum, commenced
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March 4, 1843, Act of March 3, 1843, Tennessee (Nashville) Agency.

**********

Daniel Diall - S. 41506

The data which follow were obtained from pension claim, S. 41506, based upon the service of Daniel Diall, the name is also found Dial, in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown, nor are the names of his parents given.

Daniel Diall enlisted, date not given, and served as a private in Captain Micajah Lewis' company in the 4th North Carolina regiment and was in the battle of Stono (June 20, 1779), length of this service about nine months. He enlisted shortly after the battle of Stono, served in Captain Hix's company, (probably intended for Hext) in Colonel Pinckney's South Carolina regiment; he was in the battles of Gates' Defeat, Cowpens, and Eutaw Springs, and was discharged "after the capture of Cornwallis" at Yorktown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed, September 8, 1818, then aged about sixty-five years and living in Surry County, North Carolina.

He stated in 1820 that he had three children living with him- Jane Dial aged fifteen years, and James aged fourteen years. He did not give the name of the other child, nor is the name of his wife given.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply
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to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following:

Daniel Diall, certificate #8675, issued March 26, 1819, rate $8.00 per month, Act of March 18, 1818, North Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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December 1, 1936
BA-J/AWF

Pearl Dial
115 Hill Street
Sherman, Texas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to the following soldiers
of the Revolutionary War - David, James, John,
Larance ( Lawrence ), and Thomas Dial, under various
spellings of that surname.
The Revolutionary War records of this office
have been searched and no claim for pension found
based upon the service of either David or Larance
( Lawrence ) Dial, under any spelling of the surname.
In order to identify the Revolutionary War
record of the James, John, and Thomas Dial in whom
you are particularly interested, as much as possible
of the following data are essential, relative
to each soldier approximate dates of birth and death
and places of residence at enlistment and after service.
Upon receipt of this information another search
of the records will be made and a report sent you.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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M.13.H
Rev. War Section,
March 9, 1915.
Mrs. Andrew W. Smith,
211 Union Avenue,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
Madam:

For the date of death or last payment of pension of
Ann widow of Jeremiah Dial. Revolutionary War, you should
apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, United States
Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. quoting all
of the following data:
"Ann Dial, Ctf.2829, issued November 23, 1843,
at $80 per annum from March 4, 1843, Act March
3, 1843, Nashville, Tennessee, Agency.""
Very respectfully,
[handwritten] GMSaltzgaber
Commissioner,
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
19
In reply to your request of
received
a statement of the military history of Jeremiah Dial,
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
W. T. 9.14
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL.
STATE.
1778 or 1779 | 3 Mos. | Pvt | Levi Kerry | Williams | S.C.
" | 3 Mos. | Kerry | Purvis
" | 9 Mos. | Kerrey | 
1780 to close of War | Daniel McDuff | Henderson
John Hampton | William Washington
Gene Auberry
Battles engaged in, Spirit Creek, Blackstocks [illegible], Hammonds Store siege of [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Newberry Co SC
Date of application for pension, Feb 18, 1832.  Claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Bedford Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, born 1758, in Ireland emigrated in 1772 to Bliasks
Remarks: Tim S. C. Mil his father, name not stated, Soldier Married Dec 13 1788
Ann or Nancy -, he died Sept. 22. 1834 and she was allowed pension on
an ap. ex. Feb. 4, 1839 while a resident of Bedford Co aged 76 Years
Date of her death is not of record.
Respectfully,
*Brier Creek in 1779 Mar 3
6-2856 Commissioner.
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Gray Court ,S.C.                                              
Feb 7, 1938                                   
Commissioner of Pensions                        Washington D.C.                                          Dear Sir , Do you find any record of services rendered as Continental soldiers in  Revolutionary War of Jeremiah Dial and William Dial of South Carolina, homes Newberry County , also, Joseph Adair , Laurens County S. C.  I would like record of pension of Samuel Spratt and Thomas Abercrombie live in Fairfield District or County. The Dial names given above are often written "Doyle ) . I have found in old papers or document, all mean same family - phonetic way of spelling. i am wanting specially to know if the names of the ( wives ) ( underscored ) of (Jeremiah ) ( underscored )  Dial, (William ) ( underscored )  Dial  and ( Thomas Abercrombie ) ( underscored ) are given in their pension record also. Any information you might be able to give me  , I shall appreciate it. Very truly yours, Miss Emma McSwain Dial ( signed ) Gray Court , S.C.  ( note at top of page ) ( 4 straight reqts. )
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Dec 2, 1937

U. S. Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen: --

Can you furnish me copy of the pension record of Jeremiah Dial, private soldier in the South Carolina militia before and
after the reduction of Charleston?

We find the following entry in the Volume entitled "Stub Entries to Indents issued in Payment of Claims against
South Carolina, Books U - W " published by the South Carolina Historical Commission.
"Issued the 19th, august 1785 to Jeremiah Dial for Eighty Eight pound Twelve Shillings & nine pence for militia Per account
pass.d  [passed] by the Commissioners of accounts". His account audited
is also on file with the commission.

We wish to add to this data the pension record you have on file,and we hope that it shows his father's name.

Sincerely,
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115 Hill Street
Sherman, Texas
December 5, 1936

Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Re BA-J/AWF

Gentlemen:

I am particularly interested in the Revolutionary War record of any James, John, or Thomas Dial  (Diall, Dyall, Doyle, etc ).

They were all members of the only branch of that family then in America. Thomas, John, and Henry Arthur lived in America about 1730, and it was their sons who served in the Revolution, presumably from North Carolina as Thomas had aland grant there.

Please send me any reference that you can
relative to John, James, or Thomas Dial.

Sincerely yours,
Pearl Dial

[Stamped at bottom of document: RECEVIED DEC 9 1936]
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[6 and an illegible word written at top of page]

115 Hill Street
Sherman, Texas
November 14, 1936

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

Can you send me the names of men by the name of Dial who received pensions for service rendered in the Revolutionary War?  This name was also borne as Doyle, Diall, Dyal, Doyall, and
Dyall.

More I know that these saw service: John Diall (Doyle), James Dyall ( Doyall), Thomas Dyal and James Dyall (Doyel), David Dial, and Larance Dyal ( Lawrence Doyle). If these have a pension
record will you please send it to me?

Sincerely yours,
Pearl Dial

[Stamp at bottom of page: RECEIVED NOV 18, 1936]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                 BUREAU OF PENSIONS                             RECORD DIVISION        1923 June 7. W. N. Freeman , Sweetwater Texas Briefed by ( illegible ) Claimant Alexander Freeman Soldier Capt. Maben's Co. Service Tenn Mil. War 1812 ? Remarks : No 1812 or C.W. as above See Ann Dial ( wid ) Jeremiah Dial W 914 SC Line  Rev. War  & record sent to ( illegible ) 6/6/23 above June 7, 23 D.C. Cook Chief Division
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WILLIAM NIX FREEMAN
SWEETWATER, TEXAS.

May 27, 1923.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Revolutionary War Records Section,
WASHINGTON, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

I am writing in regard to ancestors of mine. My records for
Genealogy are not complete on the following, and if you are able to
furnish me any material I shall appreciate the favor immensely:
Jeremiah Dial, born Dublin, Ireland, 1758 and died Sept. 22, 1834. His wife was Nancy McDonald. The record I have states he was a
resident of Newberry County, S.C. at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, enlisting as a private.
[Note written at side of page: none of this 1822 see negative slip attached]
[Second note states: Probably in War of 1812 or as a regular]
The other is Alexander Freeman, born Oct. 18, 1789 and died Nov. 29, 1859. He served in the Army as Private under Captain Maben's
Company -- Tennessee. His wife was Anna Dial the daughter of Jeremiah Dial. His wife, Anna Dial Freeman, seems to have been granted a pension
dating from Nov. 23, 1843. After her name I find the following
"Treasury Department, Auditor of the Interior Department, Anna Dial
CT. F 2829, issued Nov. 23, 1843 at $80. [Note written to the side states: This is the pens of Ann Widow of Jeremiah Dial Rev.] Application for said pension
being submitted to the Agency at Nashville, Tenn. March 3, 1843."

I am very anxious to have the military record and any other information you might have of these two men or any of their descendants
in connection with pensions, etc.

I am enclosing stamps for reply, [Note written states: no stamps found when this reached Rev. War Section] and if there should be
other charges I shall gladly pay the same.

Yours truly,

W. N. Freeman, Sweetwater, Texas.
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( post mark ) [ U.S. PENSION OFFICE. O MAR 3 1915 ]
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Chattanooga, Tenn. March 1 - 1915  ( top note ) (H) Pension Bureau Washington , D.C. Gentlemen - I am getting up papers to join the D..A.R. & I desire the record of ( "Jeremiah Dial" ) ( underscored ). we know he fought in the Revolution and that his wife, Nancy McDonald drew a pension. He came from Dublin , Ireland to South Carolina and was buried near Bell Buckle  Tennessee at Cross Roads Meeting  house. Would like the dates of birth, marriage, and (death ) ( underscored ) of both he and his wife and all other information the records show. Thanking you in advance for your trouble  and kindness, I am yours very truly  Mrs. Andrew W. Smith 211 Union Ave.  P.S. Nancy Mc Donald's brother was a Major General and served in Louisiana , his records might throw some light on the other, if you have them.
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( left page ) 1915 Mch 9 - History  to Mrs. Andrew Smith and referred to Auditor Int. Dept for date of ..( illegible ) death.  1929 June 7 . Hist to W. N. Freeman  1936 Dec 15 Hist to Pearl D .. ( illegible) 1937 Dec 20 Hist to Chas ..( illegible )  1938 Feb 25 hist to Miss Emma ( illegible )
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[ State of Tennessee Maury County ] This day personally appeared before me James Wright an acting Justice of the Peace in  the County of Maury  & State of Tennessee Elizabeth Craig  wife of  John Craig deceased & made oath that she was well acquainted with Jeremiah Dial in the time of the Revolutionary war, that she lived in the neighborhood of said Dial & from the best of her knowledge he, the said Jeremiah served as a faithful soldier to the close of the said Revolutionary War . Sworn to  & subscribed before me this 30th day of December 1830.  ( her mark ) Elizabeth Craig James Wright ( signed ) Justice of the Peace             [ State of Tennessee Maury County ] I Thomas J Porter clerk of the Court certify that James Wright  before whom the above declaration  and affidavit was made is now and was at the time of signing his name  thereto an acting Justice of the Peace for said County authorized to administer such oaths and that full faith and credit are due all his official acts. Given under my hand and seal this 31st day of December  A.D. 1830  and 54 yrs of American Independence. Thos J Porter ( signed /sealed )
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[State of Tennessee Maury County ] James Walker presiding Justice of the Court of Pleas and General Sessions  for said County hereby certify that Thomas J Porter whose name is officially signed  to the foregoing certificate is the clerk of the Court over which I preside and that is attestation is in due form of law.  Given under my hand this 31st day of December  A.D. 1830 and  and 54 years of American Independence.  James Walker ( signed )
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Hon J L Edwards                                                   Sir                                                               Enclosed I send you  the papers in the case of Nancy Dial for a pension under the act of Congress of 1838. Your obt srvt  H. Yoakum ( signed )
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2018
Revolutionary Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,   
10 March 1832
Jeremiah Dial of ________ in the county of
Bedford in the State of Tennessee has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers
and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a
Private _____ in captain
McDuff ______'s company, in Col Henderson's regiment of the S.C.  line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the
15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the
records in his office.

By Order of the Secretary.
F. A. Dickins

Exch. Rej. Mid 914 EK 

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OK
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
12th March 1832

No record of [illegible]

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to _________ in the 

It further appears that Jeremiah Dial is
not now on the pension list of any agency and has not been so since the 3d March 1826

The name of Jeremiah Dial cannot be
found among those of the South Carolina line to
whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued.
Peter Hagner Aud

(correct)
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War Department Bounty Land Office Mar 15, 1882  No Land warrant has issued for Jeremiah Dial of the South Ca. line, nor are there any returns of the non commissioned officers or privates of that State, who may have been entitled to Bounty Land of the U. States .  Wm Gordon ( signed ) The name of Jeremiah Dial does not appear on the  Rolls of some of the South Carolina Line deposited in this office.  B. L Beale ( signed ) Clerk Pension Office War Dept.
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992
Ann Dial
$ 80 per ann
H. YoakumMurfreesborough Tenn.
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] SS. On this twenty sixth day of April 1843, personally appeared before me  William D. Murphey a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bedford aforesaid Ann Dial aged about eighty years, a resident of the County of Bedford aforesaid , 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 3rd of March 1843, granting pension to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Jeremiah Dial who was a private in the army or militia of the revolution  she does not know at this time which, but refers to the papers  filed by her husband in his application for a pension or by herself for a pension under the act of  July 7, 1838 for the facts in relation to this point. Under the last mentioned act of 1838 , she drew a five year pension of eighty dollars per annum.  ( her mark X ) Ann Dial { Witnesses } William Murphree ( signed )  Hiram Wood ( signed )Subscribed and sworn before me the day and year above written  Wm D. Murphree ( signed / sealed ) justice of the peace
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[State of Tennessee Bedford County ] To wit I, Robert Hurst clerk of the County Court of said Bedford County , do certify that William D. Murphey, who has attested the foregoing declaration of  Ann Dial is and was at the time of attesting the same, a justice of the peace for our said County duly  elected & qualified , and that the signature above, purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office at office in Shelbyville this 26th day of April 1843.  Rob Hurst ( signed / sealed ) Clerk of Bedford County Court    State of Tennessee To wit - I Thomas Davis Chairman of the County Court of Bedford County in the State aforesaid do certify that Robert Hurst who has made the above certificate is and was at the time of making the same  clerk of our said Court duly elected and qualified , that said certificate is in due form of law and sealed with our County seal. Given under my hand  and seal this 26th day of April 1843 . Thomas Davis ( signed / sealed ) Chairman of Bedford Cty Ct.
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[ State of Tennessee Bedford County ] I William D. Murphey  a justice of the peace in and for the County of Bedford aforesaid  do certify that  I am and was at the time  of making of the foregoing declaration  , personally acquainted with Ann Dial , and that she is the identical person, she purports to be in said declaration - Given under my hand  & seal this 16 day of August 1843.  Wm D. Murphree ( signed / sealed ) Justice of the peace
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War Dept Ten

Hon. J. K. Polk
House of
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War Department Pension Office January 14, 1831  Sir , In reply to your letter enclosing me from Jeremiah Dial. I have to inform you  that there are no papers in relation to  Mr. Dial's case in this office. Agreeably to your request I have referred your letter as also that of Mr. Dial to Mr. Dickens of the Treasury Department.  I have the honor to be very respectfully your obt servt.  J. L. Edwards ( signed )   Hon J.K. Polk House of Representatives