Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1653, James Harrison, N.C.
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[form] (3-1776)
Service N.C.
Harrison, James
Campbell, Winny
Number R1653
(former widow)
Contents
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Overton County Tennessee Sct
Eli Harrison of said county aged past 85 years makes the following statement Viz
That he is the son of James Harrison and his wife Winny Harrison both of whom are now dead Viz
The said James Harrison died in Madison County Kentucky about the year 1807 as well as I now remember, I was not there when he died my residence being here but I heard of it soon afterwards, and went up a few years afterwards and found my mother the above named Winny there and that she had married again to one Campbell whose given name I believe was William. —
I did not see my mother again until about twenty years since when I heard that she was still alive and I went for her and found her in Estill County Kentucky and that the above named Campbell had died several years before leaving her his widow and that was still his widow —
I brought her home with me to this
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county where she remained a widow and never married again —
She died at my residence in this county on the 25th day of October 1847 (Eighteen Hundred and forty seven) as I well remember but I have no memorandum of it —
We have no record of her age but she was more than a hundred years old perhaps severals more —
My parents above named as I always heard and believed were lawfully married in the state of Virginia and I think it was in Amelia County, and I expect it has been at least 96 years ago for their third child was 7 years older than I was —
My father moved to Halifax County ^North Carolina before I was born and settled on Roanoke River where he lived until after the Revolutionary War. — My mothers maiden name was Winney Reddin —
My father the above named James Harrison served in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the North Carolina Troops (Militia I think) for nine months Viz
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He always told me that he served three tours of three months each —
I rememember [remember] very distinctly his starting and his return from the last tour soon after the taking of Cornwallis but whether he was at that siege or not I do not remember
I think he was under different Captains but the names of them I do not now remember except one Captain Harrison who was no kin to him however that he knew of nor do I remember his given name. One of his tours was under General Greene but that is the only commanding or general officer I now remember —
The only battles I remember hearing him say he was in were the Battle of Eutaw Springs and the captive of the noted Tory Captain Rugeley
For the exact years and dates of the deaths of my father and stepfather I must refer to proof to be obtained in Kentucky near where they died
My mother after she came to live with me used often to speak of trying to get a pension on account of my
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fathers services in the Revolutionary War as above described but she was told that her second marriage would prevent it so she never tried
Her second husband the above named Campbell told me when I saw him that he had also served in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution
I have no memorandum of the marriage of my parents or of my own age —
My parents above named had seven children Viz

1 Betsy who died in childhood
2 Sally who died in childhood
3 Sally who married Benjamin Moore and they are both dead as I am informed by letter received from their children in Arkansas
4 Robert Harrison who was living in Maury county of this state where I heard from him last a few years since
5 Elizabeth who married Thornton Hardin both of whom died in Granville county
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North Carolina upward of 50 years age
6 Eli Harrison this declarant
7 Charlotte widow of William Harp
when I heard from her last she was living in Arkansas a few years ago.
I make this declaration for the purpose of receiving such arrears of pension as may be due the surviving children of the above named James Harrison and Winny Harrison his wife — leaving open for future proof whether the above named Robert Harrison and Charlotte be still living —
Witness my hand in Overton County Tennessee on this 21st day of June AD 1854. With further remark that unless proof be furnished of the death of Brother Robert and Sister Charlotte the Commissioner of Pensions may take it as granted that I have heard that they are still living
[added signature "Eli Harrison"]
2 Witnesses
[added signature "Sarh Stewart"]
[added signature "Franklin M Smith"]
Overton County Tennessee
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Overton County Tennessee Sct
Sworn to and Subscribed before me a justice of the peace in and for said county on this 21st day of June 1854 and I do certify that I am fully satisfied of the truth of his statements
I believe him to be of the age he calls himself and I am disinterested
Words "North Carolina" + "Sally who died in Childhood" were interlined before signing
Franklin M Smith [added and circled "Seal"]
JP for overton county
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Know all men by these presents that I Eli Harrison of Overton County Tennessee one of the children of James Harrison and his wife Winney Harrison as set forth in my foregoing declaration do hereby appoint with full power of Substitution CH Barkley of Louisville Kentucky my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States my claim for arrears of pension money due me by reason of the facts set forth in my above named declaration.
And I hereby ratify all his lawful acts and deeds in this behalf
Witness my hand and seal in Overton County Tennessee on this 21st day of June AD 1854
[added signature "Eli Harrison"] [added and circled "Seal"]
2 Witnesses
Sarh Stewart
Franklin M Smith
Overton County Tennessee
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Overton County Tennessee Sct
Be it known that on this 21st day of June 1854 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Eli Harrison of said county to me well known the subscriber to the foregoing Power of attorney and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivering the same to be his own voluntary Act and Deed for the uses and purposes set forth therein
In Testimony of which I do hereto subscribe my name
Franklin M Smith [added and circled "seal"]
JP for overton county
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Benj. H. Baldwin
Jan. 5. 1856.
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Pension office.
January 5. 1856.
Sir,
I have carefully examined the papers presented by you in support of a claim for pension of the surviving children of Winny Campbell, formerly widow of James Harrison, an alleged revolutionary soldier.
The proof is not satisfactory as to the service or the date of marriage, and is moreover defective in minor particulars. The claim has been filed under act [account] of July 4. 1836.
I am &c [et cetera]
Benjamin H. Baldwin [illegible]
[illegible]
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No 8151
Winny Campbell Dec? [deceased?]
formerly widow of James Harrison Tennessee
1653
[illegible] Benjamin H Baldwin
Jan 5/56.
Act [Account] July 4, 1836.
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Washington
Dec 17, 55
Hon. J Minot
Com of Pensions
Sir I beg leave to
file herewith the claim of
the heirs of Winney Harrison,
decd widow of James of Tenn
under the act of July 4, 1836
Respectfully
Benj H Baldwin
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State of N. Carolina
Comptrollers Department

I Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller of Public accounts in and for the state of aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made to [Illegible] persons for military service in the Revolutionary War as follows viz
James Harrison a private
Book 5 Page 40- L 2-5-0  Salisbury District 1782
"      14    "    29   " 9-2-0  Hellebore Treasury Office
"      19    "    31   " 640-0-0 currency
"        3    "    20   "    1-0-0  specie
"    @13    "     6  " 38-12-7      "
"      "    "       11   " 4-1-1          "
"      28    "    29   " 186-12-8     "  Warrenton Settlements

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office in the City of Raleigh This the 10th day of October 1855
Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller
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1653
Rejected
am
P.O. Winny Campbell
James Harrison
Service:
Enlisted:          18    .
Discharged:     18    .
Application filed:  18   .
[Illegible]:
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.

    Recognized.     Contract.
    Cert. of Dis.    Searched for      18   .
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Columbia 16 August 1821

Dear Sir,
Your [Illegible] has been before me for several days and has not been answered from the fact that I was not able to give the information sought. 

Today I learn that a very old man by the name of Robert Harrison died in this County about a year ago. He was not possessed of any property at least no administration has been granted upon his estate, I can learn nothing more about the person in question. 
Truly yours,
John B. Padgett
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Overton County Tennefsee Set

Mrs Polly Pentecost of Said County aged past 51 years makes the following statement (Viz)

That she was well acquainted with Mrs Winny Campbell the mother of [crossed out the] Eli Harrison of this county and who died in this county at the residence of her son the said Eli Harrison on the 25th day of October 1847 (Eighteen Hundred and forty Seven) as I remember distinctly although I have no  memoriarum of her death.

I knew her well for the last ten years previous to her death. During that time she frequently told me that her first husband James Harrison the father of the above named Eli Harrison had served three terms in the Revolutionary War in the service of the United States in North Carolina. I do not now remember the names of his officers except our Captain Harrison and [crossed out General Greene]. I remember that she told me that where her husband said James Harrison returned from his last term: looked so badly and ragged
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that the youngest children did not know him. I also think she  of an officer by the name of Allex under whom he served
I also understood and believed that the above named James Harrison and Winny (whose maiden name she told me was Reddin) were lawfully married many years before the Revolutionary War somewhere in Virginia and that their youngest child Charlotte with whom I have been well acquainted was born during the Revolutionary War or soon after

She used to speak of trying to get a pension on account of the above named Revolutionary Services of her husband James Harrison, but she was told that her second marriage after his death would cut off her claim. When I first knew her she was the reputed widow of one Campbell who as she told me had died many years before in Kentucky; and she never married again after I knew her but remained the widow of the above Campbell.

Eli Harrison above named as I heard from them had gone to Kentucky a few
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before I got acquainted with her and brought her here from Estill or Madison County. When I first knew the said Winney Campbell she always told me that she had but four children then living (Viz)
1  Polly wife of Benjamin Moore 
They are both dead as I have heard and believed for a few years back.
2 Robert Harrison who was living in Maury County of this state a few years back
3 Eli Harrison of this county
4 Charlotte widow of William Harp who lives in Arkansas
And I am  disinterested
Overton County, Tennefsee this 21st day of June A.D. 1854

Polly X her mark Pentecost

2 Witnefses
F.M. Smith       Overton County
Burk Stewart    Tennefsee
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Overton County Tennefsee Set
Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace in and for said county on this 21wt day of June 1854 and I certify that said affiant has been known to me for several years. She is a woman of good reputation for truth and veracity. I believe her to be of the age she calls herself and to be disinterested. Words "or soon after" "after"  "first" and "there" were interlined before signing
Franklin M. Smith Seal
JP for overton county
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Overton County Tennessee Set
Turner M Johnson of
said County states that he is
about 68 years old and that
about the time of his earliest
recollection he got acquainted
in Granville County North Carolina with James Harrison and
his wife Winney Harrison
They were living together as husband and wife and were reputed
to to be among their neighbors
and acquaintances and so continued
up to the time they moved 
to Kentucky where as I understood
the said James Harrison died
not many years afterwards
The said Winney was brought
to this County from Kentucky
some twenty years ago by her
son where she remained until
the time of her death in this
County several years since but
the exact date I do not now
remember. She never married
again after she came to this
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County. I have forgotten ever hearing
that she married after the death
of the above named James Harrison.
I knew their children
Viz. 1 Polly who married one
Benjamin Moore. I have
understood for several years
that she died in Arkansas.
2 Robert Harrison who lived in
the lower part of this state when
I heard from him last
3 Eli Harrison who now lives
in this county
4 Betsy who married one Hardin
and died in North Carolina
more than 30 years ago
5 Charlotte who now lives in
Arkansas and is the widow of
William Harp
I do not now remember ever
hearing the maiden name of
said Winney Hamson. but have
always heard and believed that
she and said James Harrison were
lawfully married before the Revolutionary War; for Eli Harrison
above named as their third child
was about grown at my earliest
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recollection.
The above named James Harrison
as I have always heard and believed
served in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War
in the North Carolina Troops.
My father Benjamin Johnson
now deceased had so served himself
and in my childhood there
subjects were talked of and we
were told generally told who had
and who had not so served and
I remember that said James Harrison  was regarded and reputed to have
served as above set forth; and
such was his general reputation
Overton County Tennessee on
this 21st June 1854 as a
disinterested witness
Turner M Johnson (his mark)
2 Witnesses
F M Smith
Riley [illegible]
Overton County
Tennessee
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Sworn to and subscribed before
me a justice of the peace in
and for Overton County Tennessee
on this 21st day of June 1854
and I certify that said Turner
M Johnson has been well
known to me for many years
He is a man of good reputation
for truth and veracity. I
believe him to be of the age he
calls himself and to be disinterested
and I am myself to
Franklin M Smith
JP for overton county
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Overton County Tennefsee Set

Mrs Charity Johnson of said County aged nearly 90 years makes the following Statement (Viz)

That soon after the Revolutionary War She became acquainted with one James Harrison and his wife Winny Harrison. They were there living together as husband and wife and were reputed so to be among their neighbors and acquaintances and so continued to do up to the time of the death of said James Harrison according to my belief as I never  it called in question. They moved to Kentucky where as I heard the said James Harrison died not many years afterwards; and that said Winney there married again to one Campbell.
I Knew the children of said James and Winny Harrison       Viz
1   Polly wife of Benjamin Moore and they moved to Arkansas and are both dead as I have heard and believe. The said Polly was older than myself.
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Robert Harrison about my own age and as I understand was living a few years since Betsy who married one Hardin

She died while I lived in North Carolina
Eli Harrison who now lived in this county
Charlotte who now lives in Arkansas and is the widow of William Harp

These are the only children I now remember ever seeing and with all of these I was well acquainted

I always heard and believed that the above named James Harrison served in the service of the United States in the North Carolina Troops in the Revolutionary War and such his general reputation.

I always heard and believed that the above named James Harrison and Winny his wife had been lawfully married long before I knew them but by whom or where or what her maiden
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name was I have probably heard but have now forgotten. I never saw said Winny after she left North Carolina until about twenty years since when she came to this county to live with her son the above named Eli Harrison and she was there the reputed widow of her second husband the above named Campbell; and I understood that said Eli Harrison had gone to Kentucky and brought her here where she remained until she died never having married again after the death of said Campbell. Her death took place in this county as well as I now remember some 6 or 7 years since although I was not at her funeral but heard of her death at the time. And I am disinterested
Overton County Tennefsee this 17th day of June  AD 1854
2 Witnefses  Charity X  her mark  Johnson 
FM Smith      Overton County Tennefsee
Ormel Fisk
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Overton County Tennefsee Set
Sworn to and subscribed before me the subscriber ad justice of the peace in and for said county on this 17th day of June 1854 and I certify that said Charity Johnson has been well known to me for many years and she is a woman of good reputation for truth and veracity. I believe her to be of the age she calls herself and to be disinterested and I am myself to. And I further certify that by reason of old age and bodily infirmity she is unable to appear at the County seat to make her statement in open Court.
F M Smith Seal
JP for overton county
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Winny Harrison de
Winny Campbell de
Formerly 
Widow of 
James Harrison de
Revolutionary Claim
[Illegible] July 4th 1836

Attorney
Benj. H. Baldwin
Washington D.C.

From
First
Attorney
C H Barkley
Louisville
Kentucky
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State of Kentucky   Set
County of Estle [Estill] 

Ebenezar Park a resident of said county aged 78 years last says he knew one Daniel Campbell about fifty years ago or thereabout in his first wife lifetime that after her Death he married one Winny Harrison widow of one James Harrison. and moved on to his farm and there lived a number of years not recollected when he died leaving the said Winney a widow  who then came to live with him and did live with him about twelve years after the death of said Campbell when in 1834 or about that time two of her sons came from the state of Tennessee and took her home with them she still remaining the widow of the said Campbell. He further states that said Campbell was by profession a school teacher and was a one eyed man and that he does not recollect the  month nor the year he died in.

He further states that he had conversed a great many times with the said Winney while she lived with him about olden times and that she remembered Braddocks war or rather his defeat and that they came from North Carolina to the State of Kentucky in early day that her first husband the said James Harrison Died in Madison County Kentucky after which
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time she married the aforesaid Campbell that he does recollect distinctly that she told him that he the said Harrison had served in the War of the Revolution or not but that it is his impression that she did that she was a verry old woman when she left for Tennessee and a woman of great piety and couth and that she is disinterested in any matter to which this may relate.

Witness my hand and seal this day of October [Illegible] 1984
Ebenezer Park

Sworn to and subscribed before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for said County the day and year above written and I certify that that he the said Ebenezer Park is a man of truth and veracity and I here believe him to be of the age he says he is and to be disinterested and I am disinterested
Ebenezer Park, ESQ
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Estle [Estill?] County Kentucky Ct

I Tho. H. Carson Clerk of the County Court in and for the aforesaid County certify that Ebenjar Park Esq whose genuine signature appears to the fine going certificate following the affidavit of Ebenezar Park was at the time of signing the same and acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly chosen and qualified

given under my hand and seal of office in the town of Irvin this day of October 1854
T H Carson 6,6,6,6,
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-ments therein made are satisfactory evidence to me that James Harrison a reputed Revolutionary Soldier of the Service of the United States of teh North Carolina Troops departed this life in Madison County Kentucky about the year 1807 (Eighteen Hundred and Seven) leaving Winny Harrison his widow, and that said Winny afterwards married one Daniel Campbell who died in above named county of Madison about the year 1822 (Eighteen Hundred and twenty two) leaving said Winny again a widow after which she never married again but [crossed out rew] remained a widow and died in this county on the 25th day of October 1847 (Eighteen Hundred and forty seven) and that the following married persons are the present surviving and only present surviving children of said Winny Harrison
1 Eli Harrison of this county
2 Charlotte Hays Arkansas
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And I further certify that an
abstract of this certificate is of
record in my office in this days proceedings of 
said Court-

I further verify as Clerk aforesaid
that Franklin M Smith Esquire
whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing
annexed signatures was at the respective 
dates thereof an acting justice of the peace
 in and for said county duly commish
-ioned and qualified
(over)
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Witness my name and official
seal at my office in 
(Li*ingston) on this 2nd
 day of October 1855
W (illegible) Turner (illegible)

Louisville, Ky
Dec 1st 1855

Sir
     Mr. Benj H Baldwin is hereby authorized to take charge of above case
                  Respectfully
                  W H Buckley
How (J or Y) Minot
Commissoner Peusians
Washington D.C.