Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6492, William Albright, N.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C. 
Albright, William
NUMBER
S. 6492

CONTENTS
carded
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5605
North Carolina

William Albright
of Guilford in the State of N. Car: [North Carolina]
who was a pr: [private] in the compy [company] commanded
by Captain Whitesell of the Regt [Regiment] commanded
by Col [Colonel] Gillaspic in the N Car: [North Carolina] 
line for 2 years from 1775-

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 80- Dollars - Cants per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13- day of Feby: [February]
1833- and Sent It on: A.H.
Shepperd. Hon of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept [September] 1832                               
120 - 
Semi=anl. [annual] allowance ending 4 - March: 33 [1833]     
40 -
$160 -

{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}

[illegible seal/initials]

Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk
Book D   Vol. 8   Page 25
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William Albright

Declaration for a
Pension

Guilford Cty [County] No. Caro. [North Carolina]
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State of North Carolina
Guilford County ] November Term 1832

On this 19th day of November AD 1832
personally appeared in open court
before the Justices of our County Court
the same being a court of Record
Wm [William] Albright aged 81 years who being
first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress pass
the 7th June AD 1832.

That he served under the following
named officers and as herein after 
stated (to wit) that he was born in the
State of Pennsylvania, Berks County October the
6th AD 1751, which he has written on a piece
of paper drawn or copied from his father's
Bible- that he moved to North Carolina
about the commencement of the revolutionary
war - that the inhabitants of the upper
part of Orange, now the lower part of
Guilford in which he has always since
coming into N.C. [North Carolina] rendered lands over divided into Tory and Whig
parties-- that he joined the Whig party
and was commanded, called out as the necessity
of his country required, and done services
in short and frequent tours after the Tories
driving and pursuing them when they 
would come from the eastern and Southern
Counties until the summer of 1781 - that 
from 1776 to 1781. he feels aspired that he was
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but from home one half his time but never
very long at a time, sometimes a few days
and sometimes a few weeks - that owing
to his advanced age and defective memory
he cannot now give any correct account
of them but states that he served under &
was always ready at the command of
Capt [Captain] Whitesell, Col [Colonel] Gillaspie and Col [Colonel] Paisley
that about the summer of 1777 he recolects
of being called several times down the
County into Randolph County among
the Caraway mountains after the Seateh
Tories commanded by one Col Fanning
that he was sometimes called out after
said Tories down toward the town of
Fayetteville where the Tories were in the habit
of taking refuge after depredations on
the Whigs-- that in the summer of 1780
he volunteered as before and was marched
under the command of Captain Forbes
to Martinsville, thence to Salisbury and
thence to some providence in the County
of Mecklenburg and joined the Troops
under Genl [General]Davidson - that the troops were
shortly driven from New Providence
by British troops sent under the command
of Randen and Carleton - that he [illegible]
with his officers back on this side the
Yadkin River- that after staying there
a few days he was marched South
again to a creek called Paxaw
the North Carolina for the purpose of annoying
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the enemy on their march from So. C
that on the retreat from the aforesaid
New Providence the cavelry staid behind
and attacked the advanced guard not
far from Charlotte. that as soon as
this was known Col Paisley & Col
Armstrong volunteered and requested
others to join them and return to
assist the Cavalry then engaged-- that
he acted often they among whom was
his neighbour Joseph McLean, found th[illegible]
but they met their friends on the
retreat-- that he was discharged in
the County of Mecklinburg which
discharge he still has and which
is herewith and which transmitted- that no time
was allowed him for service until
he arrived at New Providence and
joined the troops under Genl Davidson
that his certificate certifies to three
months services but that he was
longer from home in marching
out, and home from New Providen[ce]
in all near 200 miles- that during
this tour he acted as Lieutenant-the
before setting out his Lieutenant Clapp
was accedentally shot in the arm &
rendered unable to march with us.
that then Col Paisley offered him
the commission of a Lieutenant
which he refuse to accept and
told the Col that he was a German
could not read English, but [illegible]
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to assist Capt [Captain] Forbes in every way
possible-- that he did act and discharge
the duty of Lieutenant- that after his return
from Mecklenburg he joined the troops
(1781) under Genl Green in his own
County and marched with him on towards
the Virginia line; but his Capt [Captain] (Whitesell) 
hearing of [illegible] being committed
at home among his neighbours [neighbors]
he was permitted and marched home
to put them down, but found they
had fled the country-- that he then
went with Col Paisley to Orange &
met Col Lee with some Tory prisoners
that were given to his Capt (Whitesell)
and that he asisting [assisting] to guard
these prisoners at the time of the
Guilford Battle- This affiant further
states that previous to his tour to the
south he recollects of being sent by
Col James Martin to Hillsboro after
amunition [ammunition] and that he brought it
to him encamped on Sandy Creek
in the County of Randolph and
knows from the distance which
he travelled he must have been
about it several weeks. that he
has no other written evidence
of his services except what he
transmits-- that he is known to
Geo Reese, Joseph McLean &
Mattias Swing
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who can and are willing to testify
from their personal knowledge to
his services that he is likewise
known to Wm Adams and Benj Ross Esqrs
who can testify to his good character 
for telling the truth and their
belief of his services as a soldier
of the Revolution - that hereby relinquishes
every claim to a pension except
the present and that his name is
not on the pension roll of the
Agency of any State
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court
Test[illegible]
A  E Hanner CCC  J Rils[illegible] J Albright

We Geo. Ruse & Mathias Swing
hereby certify that we have [cross out] 
known and been well acquainted 
with Wm. Albright who has subscribed &
Sworn to the above declaration
that it has been read in our hearing
and that we know from our own
knowledge that every thing stated
therein is true except what he states
respecting his town to the south, We
know that he was out on a
tour to the south were not with
him, but fully believe from his character 
that he would not state any
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which he did not believe to be true
that he was during the revolution a
 valient Soldier and stood always ready
to aid the cause of liberty against
foreign and internal foe,
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court
Test. [Testimony]
Joseph McC Lane Geo X his mark [illegible]
A E Hanner CCC

Mattias X Swing 
his mark

I Joseph McLean certify that I have
known Wm . Albright who has subscri [subscribed]
and sworn to the above declaration
for near sixty years - that his Declaration
has been read in my hearing and
that I know from my own
personal knowledge that he served
as is therein stated.
Subscribed & sworn to in open
Court
(It was intended that Joseph McLean
should have put his name here and
not above but thus s[illegible] he did &
it was not discovered in time)
The Wm. Adams & Benj Ross
hereby certify that we are well acquainted 
with Wm Albright who has subscribed &
sworn to the above declaration that
we believe him to be 81 years of age
that he is reported and believed in
the neighbourhood where he resides to
have been a soldier of the
revolution and that we concur in
that Opinion
Subscribed & sworn to in Open Court
A. E.  Hanner CCC
William Adams
B. Ross
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And the Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and parting the interrogatories 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 all the persons who have
subscribed the preceeding certificates
are residents in Guilford County, are
credible persons and that there
statement is entitled to credit
William Adam JP [Seal]
F Fentrys, JP [Seal]
B. Ross JP [Seal]

State of North Carolina
I Alfred E Hanner clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Session
for the County of Guilford
proceedings
Do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the Original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
William Albright for a Pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
affixed the seal of said Court at Office this 28 
day of December AD. 1832
this 23
A.E. Hanner CCC
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North Carolina
Guilford County}

Be it known that on this 23d day of January
A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me
Marshal McLean an acting Justice in
and for the County of Guilford Capt William
Albright named in the declaration to which
this is attached, who being first sworn
according to Law, doth on his oath make
the following affidavit, to wit, that his
foregoing declaration has been forwarded
to the Honourable Augustus H. Shepherd
his representation, who has sent it back
requesting him to amend it so as to
mention more definitely the precise time
which he served - that this he is unable
to do - that the greater portion of
his service was performed against the Tories
of his own state - that he would be
out on service sometimes day - and
then weeks down towards Fayetteville
down into Randall County-off in
various sections - that from his perilous
situation he might almost be said
to have been a soldier of the revolution
from his arrival in North 
Carolina until the end of the war
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that there lived, beginning a few miles below
his place of residence many Tories and in
fact he may say that the greater portion
of the inhabitants living between him and
the town of Vecterington [Weddington] took part with
the enemy- that he and his whig friends
who were his neighbours and who lived
as it were between a settlement of whigs
and Loyalists, were constantly exposed to &
actually suffered in his opinion more 
than the friends of freedom in any
other quarter of his state - that he was
attached to a company commanded mostly
by Capt [Captain] Whitsett and Gen.[General] Clapp Called
the merrent company- that from old
age and failure of memory he will
not attempt to give an account or
history of the multiplicity of short tours
which he made - that he recollects
any distinctly that he had permission to
stay very little at home - not always
half his time and towards the
and of the war when [crossout]
the Brittish were in this Southern County
and the Tories thereby emboldened - [illegible]
was compelled to be as arms almost
constantly endeavouring by every state [illegible]
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and effort to protect the [illegible] and
property of the Whigs, neither of which could
at altimes be done - that from the
best of his recollection he must have
served, putting all tours of service together,
two years at the least - That there was
One Col Fanning a Tory who would
after raise bonds of his friends and
either in person or cause them to be
marched up into the Whig settlement
that many of these companies were
taken, killed and disposed; but that
Fanning always escaped - that he
always served a private volunteer that
had it not been for the absolute need
of his services in and near his own
section of country he doubts not
that he would often Have been
called out to have done more
regular service against the Brittish

Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year above written
Marshall McMean J.P.
Wilhelm Albright
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North Carolina
Guilford County}

Be it known that on this 23rdday
January A.D. 1833 personally appeared
before me Marshal McLean an acting Justice in and
for the County of Guilford Geo Neese
who being first sworn according to
law doth on his oath make the
following affidavit, to wit, that he
has been informed that the preceding
Declaration of Wm Albright has been forwarded 
to his representative in Congress the
Honourable A.H. Shepherd who has returned
it with a suggestion that those who
have given certificate, should state
how they became acquainted with
the services of the applicant -
that he was present when said Wm
Albright's declaration was written
and afterwards read-- that he served
after with him in various tours and
believes from the best of his recollection
that he must have at the least
and probably more than two years
and that too in the manner he has
stated,  - that Albright bears an
excellent and spotless chararacter &
is a man of unquestionable [illegible]

Subscribed and sworn to
the day and year aforesaid
Marshall McLean J.P.
his
Geo.  X  Neese 
mark
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[Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-]
sion on file in this Bureau.  William Albright Sur File 6492.

[Initialed]
DATES OF 
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.

1776

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.

Served
at various
times until
1781, 5mo
years in all

RANK.
Pat.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN
Whitesell
Forbes

COLONEL.
Gillaspie
Paisley
Armstrong
James Martin

STATE.
N.C.

Battles engaged in, [checkmark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Guilford N.C.
Date of application for pension,  Nov. 19. 1832 His cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Guilford Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, born in Berksles Penn Oct.6.1751
Remarks:
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[Left side of document]
1909 Apr.28 Hist to Oscar
T. Peoples. V.L.M.
1921 Apr. 27 Hist to Mrs. Pearl L. Taylor
Letter in S.8100 Wm Brittain

[Right side of document]
Rev War
6492
INVALID.
no. 6492
William Albright
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32. [1832]
[Index] : - Vol. A, Page 6
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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William Albright S.F.6492.
The discharge, to
which soldier refers,
was not with case
when I opened it
for the purpose of
carding it.

May 3, 1909.
F. Williams.
[initialed] OM
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3 - 871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by L.D.L..
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Wm Albright
Service  N.C.
Additional Service Rev. War
No. ---claim, State records---,190--.

REMARKS:
No claim except
I. #6192


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Wm Albright
from 1775 Private 2 years
$80.

As any other men in the country
January 24th AD 1833
Marshall McLean JP

State of North Carolina
I Alfred E Manner clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions
for the County of Guilford
Do herby Certify that Robert Claybern & Marshall McLean
Esquires whose Signatures appear (in there [their] own genuine hand writing)
to the foregoing affidavits is and were both Acting Justices of the
Peace in and for said County, legally Commissioned & qualified and

Ho A.H. Shepperd.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
Be it known that on this 23rd day of
January AD 1835 personally appeared before
me an acting Justice in and for the
County of Guilford Mattias Swing who being
first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following
affidavit (to wit) that he was a fellow
Soldier with Capt [Captain]Wm [William]Albright who has
subscribed and sworn to the preceding
declaration from his coming into North Carolina
until the close of the revolutionary 
war, that they served in the minuret company
commanded by Capt [Captain]Whitesell and Leu. [Lieutenant]Clapp
that they served mostly together in short tours
after the Tories - that he knows from
his own personal knowledge that he
a faithful Whig and soldier and served faithfully
and long. that he is a man of the
first character and unquestionable
truth & that he was a private volunteer

Subscribed and sworn to
the day and year aforesaid
R Maybus J.P.
Mathias X Swing
his mark
And I Robert Maybus Justice of aforesaid 
hereby certify that Mathias Swing
is a resident of Guilford, is a credible
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[Left Side of Document notation]
Wm. Albright
from 1775 Private 2 years
$80.

and that his statement is entitled to
credit - And further states that he is
well acquainted with Capt [Captain] Wm [William] Albright
mentioned above - that he bears a fair
a character as any citizen of the Country
and is of unquestionable veracity
R Mayber JP

[Right Side of Document notation]
Hon A.H. Shepherd

North Carolina
Guilford County
I Marshal McLean an acting Justice in
and for the County of Guilford hereby certify
that [I] am well acquainted with Wm [William] Albright
Geo. [George] Neese, Joseph McLean, Wm [William] Adams & Benj [Benjamin]Ross
that they are credible persons and that their
statement is entitled to as much credit
as any other men in the County
January 24th AD 1833
Marshall Mc Lean

State of North Carolina
I Alfred E. Hanner Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions
of the County of Guilford
Do hereby certify that Robert Mayben & Marshall McLean
Esquires whose Signatures appear (in there [their]own genuine hand writing)
to the foregoing affidavits is and were both acting Justices of the
Peace in and for said County, legally commissioned & qualified as
Such and that due faith and credit ever has been given
to all the acts as Such.
In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the Seal of Said Court at office this
25th day of January 1833
A.E. Hanner CCC
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I certify that the applicant Capt
William Albright of a man of great worth
and respectability and I doubt not
the truth of his entire statement
6. Feb 1833
A. H. Shepherd
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[Notation over stamp]
Rev

[Stamp]
RECORD
DIVISION
APR
13
1909

[Initialed]
En

Cartersville Ga.
April 9th1909 ┃
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Dear Sir:
Will you send
me the pension
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record of Capt [Captain]
James Dillard of
Laurens Co. [County] S.C. [South  Carolina]: also
Wm [William] Albright of 
Guilford Co. [County] N. C. [North Carolina] my
ancestors.
very truly
Mrs. Oscar T. Peeples
Regent.
Cartersville, Georgia