Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21813, Abraham Hester, N.C.
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Service (typed)  
N.C. (written)
Hester Abraham (written)
Number (typed)
S. 21813 (written)
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23.171
South Carolina
Abraham Hester of Jenkins in the State of So Car
who was a private in the (left blank) command
by Captain (left blank) of the Regt commanded
by Harrison in the No Caro
line for GMO: 26 days 
good
Inscribed on the Roll of So. Carolina at the rate of 22- Dollars 88- Cents per annual
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
(separation line)
Certificate of Pension issued the 21- day of chr: 33. and Such Jos Grisham 
Falls T.O. Jienkins Dist: - So. Car.-
(separation line)
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 - 57.20
Semi-anl. allowance ending  4 Mar: 34 11.44 $68.64
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by (typed) Auth. Ries- (written)
Book (typed) E (written) Vol. (typed) 6 (written) Page (typed) 69 (written

(illegible) to R.H (illegible) Nov. (illegible) Dated June to Augst 14 (illegible) 18 (illegible)
died Feb 10, 1837  see A B.
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Revolution
21813
INVALID.
File No. 21813
Abraham Hester
Pri Rev war
Act: June 7" 32"
Index:   Vol. 2, Page 178
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Declaration
Abraham Hester
Revolutionary Soldier

[illegible] a private
6 mo 126 days
$2288

Return answer to
Josaph Guihans
Falls Port Office
Pickens Dist
S.C

J Gruhana
Falls. S. C
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The State of South Carolina
Pickens District
Declaration, In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congres pased
June 7 1832 on this 8th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open
Court before the Court of Gen Session of Pickens Dar now sitting Abraham Hester a resident of South Carolina in Pickens Dis. 
Aged Eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of Act of Congress passed
June 7 1832. Sayeth that he entered the United States Service [crossed out United States Service] the Service of the United States Under the following named officers and served as herein stated: That he entered the Service in 1775 as a Volunteer under Capt. James Harrison in Bute County in North Carolina, Sayeth his first tour was eight weeks in which time he was marched to engage with a party of Tories embodied between Cape-fear and 56 Drownding Creek. but before we reached the place the Tories was defeated by a liberty party and put to fight. Cap. Harrison then received
orders to retreat to Cape-fear to a ferry and there to lay in ambush in order to take those of our [illegible] that had made their escape which order [illegible] and we took the whole party prisoners without the [illegible] of a gun.
We then gave up the prisoners to a party of liberty men when was to take charge of the prisoners and to convey them to Hillsborough in N. Carolina. That he then rec. [receive] a discharge from Cap. Harrison when is lost. My Second Tour was under Cap. Macon^ in the year 1776 was cald [called] on to Guard the asembly at Rawley in N. Carolina when was a Tour of four weeks and rec. [receive] a discharge from Capt. Macon for the time we had served, which discharge is also lost or misplayed. My Third Tour was under Capt Peter Bennett Sam Crafton Lieutenant. Under Col Stephen More. Cager Parker, Brigade-Major in the year 1780 we rendervoused at Hillsborough. NC. Then was marched to Cros Creek lay there about three weeks, untill we drew our arms and tentcloths. Then was marched to Randolph Old. C. House
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There we drew two days provision and was marched to Edward mores ferry on the Yadkin River at which place I also rec [receive] a discharge from Col. More This tour was which discharge is lost
That his fourth Tour was ^volunteered under Capt. Henderson finding myself a horse, That he was promised that every Two months Service of himself and horse should clear him of three months service, that Capt Henderson joined with Col. Demelbury and Capt Debarron at Bells Mill
From thence was marched in pursuance of a tory party embodied at Ramseys Mill where we had a small engagement but without succes. From there we was marched to Meclinburg under Capt Henderson where we had a small engagement with a part of Tories near  linches Creek, but without succes. Two of our men was slightly wounded in the engagement 
We went on down linches Creek took some tory prisoners and returned home in the year 1780. 
That his fifth Tour was under Capt Peter Bennet in the year 1781 who was employed in fishing for the United States_ That he served a tour o three months under him hauling the seigh and cleaning and barreling up fish in Roanoak River that he rec a discharge for the same which is lost
And Sayeth that his parents informed him that he was born in Virginia in the year 1730
That he has on his popesion a Record of his age taken from the original which he believ to be true. That his place of residence was in North Carolina where he first volunteered his Services to the United States In which State he continued for a number of years that his place of Residence is now in South Carolina
And further that he knows of no person  whose testemony he can procure who can testify to his Service he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his home is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any  State
Sworn to {illegible] subicribed the day and year aforesaid  see over
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[illegible] date above 
William L Keith
[illegible] C.C.P

Abraham his mark [hand drawn X] Hester
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We Thomas Morgan a clergyman residing in the state of South Carolina Pickens District and Thomas Lamar residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Hester who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be eighty three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and Subscribed the day and year afore Said
Before William L. Keith C C P
Thomas Lamar [hand signature]
Tho Morgan [hand signature]

And the Said Court do herby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after [illegible]the inturogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and Served as he States. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Morgan who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergimen resident in South Carolina Pickens Dis [District} and that who has also signed the [illegible] is a resident in the state of South Caroling Pickens Dis and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
J S Richartson  [illegible] Judge
I William L. Keith Clerk of the Court of  
do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Hester for a pension  In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11th day of October AD
1833  
William L Keith Clerk of the Court for Pickens District [signature block]