Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,573, James Fergus, Penn. S.C.
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( 3 - 1776 )

SERVICE
Penn
S. C.

Fergus, James
Susan

NUMBER
W. 25.573
B.L. Wt. 40919-160-55

CONTENTS
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Restoration 4009

Tennessee
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Susan Fergus
widow of James Fergus
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private & Sergt.
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Nashville
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 50 dollars 50
cents per annum, to commence on
the 
4th March 1861
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Certificate of Pension, issued
15 day of April 1868
and sent to Susan Fergus
Dusden Tenn
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Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act
Februrary 3, 1853, Page 253, Vol. H

J. N. Smith. Clk

[mostly illegible stamp]
THE NATIONAL ARC
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State of Tennessee 
Carroll County
On this 16th day of Febuary 1854
personally appeared Before
John McDonald  one of the acting
Justices of the peace in and for said County Susan
Fergus a resident of the State of Tennessee  in the County of
Carroll aged about sixty nine years who first being
duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits
of the provision made by the act of Congress passed
on the third of February 1853 granting pensions to
widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary 
war & States that she id the  widow of James Fergus
who was a Sergeant & private in the army of the Rev
=olution who was entitled to & drew a pension of fifty
Dollars & fifty cents per annum under the act of Congress
passed the 7th of June 1832 for & during his natural
life which can be seen by refference to the pension
by the evidence [illegible]
Rolls and drew the same at the agency at Jackson
Tennessee for paying pension up to the  the time of his decease on the 2d day of April 1837   She further declares that she was
married to the said James Fergus on the nineteenth
day of December 1825 in this State of Ky Cumberland
County (by one Benjamin Maloan a minister of the Gospel
& that her said husband died on the date above stated
that she was not married to him prior to the second of
of January Eighteen hundred but at the time above
stated she further declares that she now is a wid
ow & has remaind so from the death of her said
husband she make the above declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congressmade the 3 feby
1853 granting certain pensions to widow of Decd officers
& privates who had rendered services in the army of the
United States & further states that she has never
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Bryan made aplication for my pension

Sworn to and subscribe before me on the
day and year above written
                                                                    her
                                                         Susan X Fergus
                                                                   mark

John McDonald SEAL
Justice of Peace for the State & County afforesaid

State of Tenn
Carroll County

Be it known that before me a Justice
of the peace in and for the County afforesaid appeared
personally Susan Fergus who made the above
declaration who from age & infirmity was prevented
from appearing in open Court and made oath
in due  form of Law that the facts set fourth
in the forgoing Declaration are all true & I do
hereby certify that her age & infirmityes are sutch
that it would be impreticable for her to appear
in open Court & that her credibility is sutch that
should entitle her to full credit upon her oath
February 16th 1854 under my hand John Mc Donald J.P. SEAL
& SEAL

State of Tenn}      personally came before John Mc Donald
Carroll County}    one of the acting Justices of the
                                  peace for said County James M. Makinzey
and made oath in due form of Law that he acting
under power of Attorney from James Fergus drew
his pensions at the agency in Jackson Tenn for paying
pensions & signed Recpts as Attorney for the same
which may be found in the pension office and also
states upon his oath that the family Record of
the marriage of James Fergus to Susan Ferguson on
the 19th of Decem 1825 hear to  anexed is in James
Fergus own hand writing that he was well acquainted 
with him & knows this anexed record to be his own
hand writing & that he is well acquainted with
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Susan Fergus the declarant & was well acquainted with her Both before & [illegible] the death of her said husband & proclaims that she still remains a widow and also Jesse Looney and states on his oath that he was well acquainted with James Fergus & with his hand writing & knows the family record hear [here] to annexed to be in his own hand writing & kept by himself in the family up to his death 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of Feby 1854
James M. McKenzie [encircled] seal
Jesse Looney [encircled] seal
John M. McDonald [encircled] seal
Justice of the Peace for P Co
State of Ten 
Carroll County
I hearby certify that James M. Makinzey & Jessee Looney well known an residents of this neighburhood [neighborhood] one of Carroll the other of Wakly county and that they are both credible witnesses & intitled to full credit & confidence uppon [upon] there [their] oaths
Given under my hand and seal this 16th day of Feby 1854 John M. McDonald [encircled] seal

Marriages
James Fergus son of John & Martha Fergus was born in Chester County Province of Pennsylvania in November A.D. 1756. And was married July 24th, 1783 to Sarah Robinson daughter of Geo Robinson Esqr. in Shierman's [Sherman's] Valley, Cumberland County & province aforesaid. & was married to his second wife Margt. Allen daughter of Robt. Allen Decd. at Marrowbone, Cumberland County, State of Ky. on the 21st October 1802. & to his third wife Susanna Looney widow of Robert Looney Decd. & Daughter of James Williams, Cumberland County, State of Ky, on the 19th December 1825.
Births
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3. Yorick was born the 6th of January 1820.
4. Died --------------------------------------
5. Catherine was born the 23d of November 1822.
6th. Amanda was born the 1st of February 1825. Died 31st March 1836.
7. Irvine was born the 7th of February 1827
8. Shelby was born the 11th of October 1828.
9. Hariet was born the 14th of October 1830.
[Illegible]
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State of Tennessee 
Carroll County
I Wilbron H Graves of the County Court of said county do hereby certify that John Mc Donald whose name appears to the within certificate is now and was a the time he signed the same an acting justice of the peace in and for the said county duly elected and qualified that his commission was dated the 1st day of March 1848 and will expire April of 1854 as such full faith and credit are entitled his official acts & that his signature is valid. 
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand & seal at [illegible] on this July 23d 18[illegible] W. H. Graves Clk.
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Amended Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June
7th 1832

State of Tennessee  ss
Carroll County

On this 13th day of June personally appeared
in open court before the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions of said County, now [illegible] James
Fergus, a resident of said County and State,
at seventy six years in November last, who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
make the following amended declaration as
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832

This declarant after being duly
sworn as aforesaid deposeth and saith that, by
reason of old age, and the consequent loss of
memory he cannot swear positively as to the
precise length of the his service but according 
to the best of his recollection he served (under 
the circumstances stated in his original declaration)
not less than the periods mentioned below, and
in the following grades; for six months as a private
voluntary on foot for six weeks as a private volunteer
the mounted infantry finding his own horse for two
months and two weeks I served as
an orderly Sargent for one month I served as a
Waggon Master - for six months as a private partizan
volunteer against the Tories as explained in the conclusion
of my original declaration; and for such service
I claim a pension. For the time during which
the above services were performed this applicant
was not employed in any civil [illegible]  -  this
claimant has no documentary evidence and knows of
no person (other than those whose affidavits he transmitted
with this original declaration and will again transmit
with this), whose testimony he can procure who can
testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
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present, and declares that his name is not on the
Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed
James Fergus

Sworn to & subscribed 
in open Court the day and year aforesaid
Edward Gwin Clerk
---
We, William Hays, a clergyman, residing in the
County of Weakley in the State of Tennessee but in the 
same neighbourhood with the said James Fergus who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration,
and Thomas Mondy also a clergyman residing in said
County of Weakly and in the neighborhood aforesaid, hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with the said James Fergus:
that we believe him to be 76 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
William Hay
Thomas Mondy

Sworn to & subscribed the day
and year aforesaid

Edward Gwin Clerk

And the said Court do declare their opinion
after a reinvestigation of the matter of the original
declaration of the said James Fergus, and after the
investigation of the matter of this declaration and
after putting the interrogatories presented 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
William Hay and Thomas Mondy who have signed
the preceding certificate are clergyman resident in
the County of Weakley in said State, and are credible
persons and that their statement is entitled to credit-
And the said Court does further certify that Col. John
Mc Kenzie, Samuel Hopkins [illegible]George Hisa [illegible]
whose affidavits as to the Revolutionary services of the
said James Fergus were taken at the last September
term of this court, are respectable and on credible men
for advanced in age and that their said statements
are entitled to credit - the said Court further certify
that James Greer whose affidavit as to the Revolutionary
services of the said James Fergus was taken on
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the 13th day of September A.D. 1832 before William
Forman Esq. there an acting Justice of the Peace
of this county, was at the time of making said
oath an old respectable and credible man
who has departed this life, and that his
and statement is entitled to credit -
Wilson Nesbett JP  SEAL
[illegible]  SEAL
J B Armstrong JP SEAL

I Edward Gwin Clerk of said Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original and amended proceedings
of said Court, in the matter of the application of
James Fergus for a pension, and I do further
certify that the affidavit  of James Greer herewith
transmitted is in the [illegible] writing of and attested
by William Forman Esq. then and still an
acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County
and State aforesaid, and that full faith and
credit ought to be given to all the official
acts of said Forman as such Justice of the
[illegible]

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto at my hand and
seal of office this 13th day of
June
A.D. 1833
Edward Gwin Clerk
of Carroll County Court
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11.5921
James Fergus
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Quest" 1st  - Where & in what year were you born? (Page 1st)
Ans: From the account of my Parents, I was born in the County of
Chester, & Province of Pensylvania in the year 1756 & month of
November the day not recollected.

2nd. Have you any Record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans: I have a Record of my age taken from my parents in my
Family Bible, which I left with my son James in Cumberland
County Kentucky, before I moved to this place, & has copy of
it with me here.

3d. Where were you living when called into service, & where
have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do
you now live
Ans:  I was living with my Father in a part of Cumberland
County called Sherman's Valley in the State of Pennsylvania, &
after the Summer Campain of '76 & winter Campain of 76 - 7
(account of which will be given hereafter) I undertook to study
Physic under Doctor Wm Clunie, who at that time Boarded at
my Father's, and in December 1777 I want with the Dr into Virginia
& in Augusta Co. we stopped: The Small Pox had broke out
there, & appeared to be fatal. In Augusta & Albemarle Counties I
assisted the Doc  in the inoculation of the Small Pox of several
hundred persons, none of whom died, In the Spring of 1778 we went
on to So Carolina, where I had a Brother living in what was
then called the New Acquisition, Camden District. The Doctor taking
to hard drinking I quit him & returned to Pennsylvania. My Father
at the encouragement of My Brother who lived in Carolina had
sold his land & had determined to move there, which we did in the
Fall of 1778. (At this time the Tories were getting very troublesome)
I continued to live in this State untill the death of my Father &
Mother.   I married in the year 1783.  In 1794 I moved to Kentucky
Harrington where I lived 3 or 4 years, & then moved to Cumberland
County where I continued to live untill December last, I then moved to this place viz. Carroll County W. Tennessee where I lived in March
the present year 1832.

X So. Carolina
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(2nd)
Question 4th.  How were you called into service: were you drafted, did you
Volunteer or were a substitute &...
Ans:  The Militia in Pennsylvania, to what amount I do not recollect,
was called out, and out of Cont Battalion of Col. Watts Regiment
of Cumberland County Pennsylvania Militia, Eighty four men of us
turned out volunteers, to march to Camp, no drafted men, nor
substitues among us.
Quest. 5th.  State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were
with the Troops where you served; such Continental & Militia
Regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of
Your rservice.
Ans: Being now in 76th year of my age. I find my memory very
defective; & having no written documents preserved of the
tranactions of campains of which I am now about to give
on account after the lapse of so many years, I may in some
things be mistaken; but I will give a statement of the Tours
of duty to the best of my recollection in which I have
served my country. I think it was in the month of June
'76, that we enrolled ourselves as a volunteer Rifle Company,
in Col Frederick Watts Militia Regiment
& 4 in number including Officers; every Officer in the Battallion
enrolled themselves as privates, & then we elected by vote our
Officers to command in the present tour. Our uniform was a
dark purple colored Hunting shirt & pantaloons, a good Rifle &
Powderhorn & shot pouch, Tomehawk & belt were our equipments, all
furnished by ourselves. Our Marching Officers were Tho Clark Capt
Lieutenant Saml. Ross, James Fisher an 3:  one I do not now remember 
for we had no Ensign; From Sherman's Valley we marched to Carlisle
town, the seat of our County. We lay there a few days to compleat our
equipments, thence moved on to Harris ferry on Susquehanah, thence
to Middletown, Lemaster & to Philadelphia, Thence went in a Sloop
up Delaware to Trenton, Then on to Maidenhead, Princeton, Kingston,
Brunswick & to Perth Amboy where we joined a number of Troops
who lay there watching an English Compton Staten Island opposite 
to Amboy, It appeared to me these troops were chiefly Militia
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if there were any Regulars I do not now recollect, Col. Watts
who commended our Regiment was here with us. General Roberdeau
I think from Philadelphia is all the General Officers whose name I
can now recollect. While we lay here, one evening we received orders
to prepare with the rest of the Troops to march in the night & cross
the sound into slaton Island in order to surprise & attach the British
Camp. I would here observe that we did not lie in Town, but about
half a mile out on the West side.   About dusk we moved into town,
but a heavy cloud with Thunder & a strong wind & torrent of Rain
put a stop our going on, the scheme was abandoned, nor was it
attempted afterwards while we lay here. The enemy sometimes
[illegible] us by firing from two field pieces off the Island into the
the Town, but fortunately did us little damage. How long we lay
here I cannot now say, it was however untill the Battle of long-
Island, we heard the firing of the Cannon all day, altho at 30 Miles
distance. The next day an Express came to us with orders to March
to New York, & I think in the evening we went on, passed Elizabeth
town & Newark & to Bergin where our company was stationed
here we lay 'till the British took posession of New York, doing duty
at Powles (Paulus) Hook. We had a fair view of the British Frigate firing
on our Boats that were bringing the Ordnance & stores off from
Governor's Island in the Bay, I think two days was spent before
the Island was fairly evacuated. We had a Galley stationed to cover
our Boats, who fired incessantly, so that the smoke whited the air
was calm envelloped the Boats, & they escaped wonderfully
While we lay at the Hook two frigates passed us up the River, our
Battery opposite the City opened on them, & they on us, untill they
entirely passed, what damage we did them, we know not if any, &
we received none to speak of. When the British took possession of
the City our Company was the last on the ground at Bergen &
the Hook, the rest of the Troops were gone. While we know not
what to do, a gentlemen came to us who announced himself a Major,
perhaps a supernumerary, who had no special command; he asked
our Captain why we staid here? The Captain said we were stationed there
& could not retreat without orders. The Major replied it was pity so
fine a company should be lost, which undoubtedly would be the
case if we staied much longer where we were, & though he had no special authority he would take the responsibility on himself to order us off, & we
accordingly marched off to [illegible]Old Town.
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(4th)
After we left Bergin & Powles hook & Hackensac old Town, I cannot
recollect how we maneuvered about afterwards except I very well re=
member we were encamped at Newark at the time of the fire
in New York, it shone very Bright, & we were in hopes it was
the British fleet on fire but we soon learned otherwise, how long
we lay here, or what time we were dismissed I cannot now recollect
I think it was some time in October we got home but what
time of the month I cannot say. Before we arrived at home many
of the Company was ill of the Yellow Jondice, myself among the
rest, but in course of about three weeks I got it removed.

About the last of November I think it was news came to us
Gen. Washington with the army was lying before the enemy through
the Jerseys, & for all in Pensylvania that would volunteer their
service to come on immediately, no draft was talked of, & I think a
bounty was offered to such as would be in Philadelphia before
Christmas 30 of us in the Company to which I belonged turned
out, most of whom had been out in the summer Compain with our
brave Captain Clerk at our head. We equiped ourselves for the
Winter Compain with all the speed in our power & moved on
for Philadelphia. The weather was very severe, between Carlisle
& Susquhanna We met Genl Mifflin on his way through the
state to hurry the volunteers on that were on their way, & to
encourage others to turn out. There was snow on the ground; we
crossed the River at a Ferry below Harris's, & in the afternoon it
came on a thick & heavy snow, but we went on through it 'till
we got into Middletown, we lay there all night, & it continued
to snow all night, & near the middle of the day it cleared up.
This was the deepest snow I ever had seen, it was near 4 feet deep
on the well ground, our Baggage Waggon could not move till we
broke the Road before it. We laboured on through it with all
Possible diligence, the first day we went 3 miles, the next 7 miles
& the third day 9 miles, by this time we got to Lancaster. The snow
now got shallower & the Road somewhat broke. We arrived in
Philadelphia between Christmas & New Years day, the Hessian
Prisoners taken at Trenton was yet in the City, but shortly after
they were sent on to Lancaster. The weather severe, we rested a
day or two, & then moved on to Tenton, the Battle of Princeton
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(5th)
was over, Trenton was [illegible] & partly desolate, I think it was
Genl Green [illegible] here, we lay all night in the Town & next day
we were ordered on to little villege Hamlet called Crosswicks, when
we lay in the snow a few days perhaps a week, with some Troops,
& then moved to Princeton & lay under the command of the brave
old veteran, Genl Putnam until near spring. There was but
one Company of Regulars with us here, the rest Volunteers or
Militia, There was some Jersey Artillery with us, also some
light Horse, perhaps 60 or 70. The ground was proven so hard &
deep we could not bury the dead, the sick & wounded some of whom
died every day or night we had to throw in the trenches of the 
Redoubts 'till the ground thawed in the spring. We however
Buried Col. Heslet of the Delaware line who fell in the Battle of
Princeton with the honors of War, I think Major Fleming of Virginia
if I mistake not. The British lay at [illegible] that winter
& we had a Piquet guard placed at Kingston  about 3 miles from
us on the Road to [illegible], one day the British drove in our
Piquet, & the general expected we would be attacked. The alarm
guns were fired, the Drums beat to arms, the waggons were quickly
loaded with Baggage & Shores, & drove off towards Trenton, all was
Hurry, but not confusion we were marched out of Town into
the plain on the side next to Kingston, the way we ex=
=pected the Enemy to meet us, & formed into a line of Bettle, One
Company of Regular with Musket & Bayonet, Our Regt & Col.
Tarbotts (Talbot) Volunteers with Rifles, & some others, with the Jersey Artilery
& our few light horse [illegible] our line. We were in expectation of
an attack, & kept on the ground untill dark, no enemy appeared, &
then returned to our quarters, lay on  our arms all night, & were on the
line of Battle in the morning by daylight, & continued on the ground
'till 8 or 9  oClock of the day. We continued this course for a week
or more. We understood afterward by Deserters whatsoever as from
an attack was the fear that the firing might bring Genl Washington 
who lay at Morristown with the Army on their backs & intercept 
them before they could get back to Brunswick. Numbers of Hession deserters came to us while we lay here. The spotted Fever & the
small Pox prevailed among us, & many of our men died. The winter 
was extremely severe, but we had good quarters in Town however we
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(6th)
we frequently went in Parties & drove in the British Centries
at Brunswick & harrassed them more than they did us. What
time we were dismissed from here I do not recollect, several
of our Company died here, 2 of the small Pox & others of the
spotted Fever, One in Philadelphia where the Fever was raging
& very fatal, another on the road before we got to Lancaster, some got home with the fever on them & died shortly afterwards.
I think it was some time in March when we arived at home,
but cannot certain the particular time. Of the 30 who marched
out of our home Company in December, 16 died 14 survived.
I served as orderly Sergeant on this Tour. I have no documentary
evidence neither of this nor the former Tour, nor do
I know of my Person in this part of the Country who can
testify to my having served the aforesaid Tours. There were
I understood last summer a Mr Robinson living not far from
Lexington Ky, who if he is alive must be now about 80 years
of age, who knew of my serving as above; Lexington is up
about three hundred miles from this place where I now live. A Brother of the said Robinson was living last summer in Tipton County about 100 miles from here, as I have understood, who served with me in the same Company the summer Campain of '76,
he was about one year older than myself. These are all I
have any knowledge of, that may yet be living that could testify
of my above services, & whether they are yet living I know not.
As I went out with Capt Clark in both the aforesaid Tours &
returned home with him I received no discharge in writing. the
discharge was oral. I do not recollect the names of any of the
Officers here this winter but what I have mentioned above, as
They were strangers to me then, & perhaps I never saw them
afterwards. I find my memory has failed more in recollecting
names then any thing else
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(7th)
In the Autumn of the year 1778 my Father moved 
to south Carolina, & settled in what is now York County, Then
called New Aquisition Camden District. Late in the season the Tories
hearing of the British coming to Savannah, rose in a place called
Thickely south of Broad River, & embodied under a Tory Capt Colman.
A whig Col. Brennon of Fairforrest settlement collected a Company to
to oppose Colman, but unfortunately Brannon was surprised in his
Camp by the Tories & defected with the loss of 4 men killed. As soon as
we heard of this defeat, about 300 of us collected under the command of Captain
And. Love, to whose Company I was attached, & marched to support Col.
Brennnon, on the way before we got to Broad River we met Col.
Brannon with about 20 men fleeing from the Enemy, & all the art of
Capt Love could not prevail with the Colonel to turn back with
us, & pursue the Tries, nor did he, but went on over the Cataba River
into N. Carolina before he halted. We pursued on over Broad River
- to Thickety & Fairforrest, but found Colman & his Tories had gone
off to join the British in Georgia, & was got too far ahead for us
to overtake them, as we were not prepared for a long March after
burning a number of the Tories houses that were gone, we returned
home. In January 1779 there was a call for men to go to Georgia
to assist that state against the English who had got possession of
Savannah, & to suppress the Tories who were joining them there
Col Neal, Lieut Col Watson & Major Francis Ross were the Field officers
who commanded the Regt of Militia at this time to which I belonged
mounted men to scour the Country. & reconnoiter was the kind of
Troops called for 200 men were quickly enrolled for marching;
in this Company I went Volunteer, whether any was drafted or
not, I do not now recollect. This detachment was commanded
by Liet Col. Watson & Major Ross, Capt James Martin was my
Company Officer. There were besides the mounted men a number
of Foot with Waggons loaded with provision & Baggage. It was a very
wet winter, the Roads exceedingly deep. We had 200 miles from where
we started to Augusta where we were to Join Genl Williamson
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we had a very uncomfortable march, & a tedious time on the Road,
I think there was eight days on the way the sun never appeared to us
it some times Rained incessantly, & frequently showery. this I can well
remember all that time the cloths on my back was not day nor had I
them off, for we had generally to excamp in the woods, & allways to take
case of our horses. What time we got there I cannot now recollect.
however, Genl Williamson sent us on from Augusta to Join Genl Ash
at Briar Creek time enough the get defeated. Some days after we
got there we got intelligence of the English coming up the opposite
side of the Creek from Ebenezer where they lay between us & Savannah
The River was very full by reason of the late Rains, the back water
extended up the Creek 12 miles at least to where it was fordable,
from where we lay. To ascertain the truth of this report, 40 of
us were ordered up the Creek to reconsiles, with this party I went,
We. set out late in the evening with a guide, about midnight we
came to a house where was a woman & Children, We pretended
to be a party of Loyalists from N. Carolina coming to join the
British, & wished to know if she would inform us where they
lay, & how we could get to them? The women seemed delighted &
told us they were encamped about half a mile from us on the bank
of the Creek, that they were on their way to drive the Rebels out
of the Forks, & would make us very welcome, her Husband was then
with them at the Creek that it would be best to wait till morning 
before we joined them, or at least till her husband came home, for
fear they might mistake us for Rebels. From her we got all the
intelligence we wanted, & after giving our horses plenty of Oats 
we returned to Camp the next day & gave Genl Ash the above account,
& that we might expect them on us the next day at farthest
Notwithstanding this, Genl Ash the next morning ordered the
ballance of our detachment that had not been out the day before
consisting of 160 men under Major Ross to cross the Creek & proved
towards Ebenezer & make what discoveries they could, a Bridge was
repairing, but not finished. Ross & the men swam their Horses over
& went on. two young men was likewise sent off with an express
to Genl Williamson at the same time, with an old man that had
liberty
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to return home, by this time the British had got into the road
between us & Augusta & was coming down on us, when they
met our men that carried the express, & took them prisoners, the
old man that was with them being some distance behind, & [illegible]
a swift move escaped & came back to Camp with the information
that the Enemy was coming on us. It appeared that Genl Ash took
notice of this, nor was there any preparation made for action
till the British vanguard was fired on by our Centries, what of
us that belonged to Major Rosses detachment that had been on the
scout up the Creek & was left in Camp, lay about a quarter of
from the Main Camp to take care of our horses in an old field,
had orders sent us to get our Horses, mount them & come into
Camp, this we did, the line was just formed as we arrived to the
list wing Commanded by Col. Elbert who had a Company of
16 Georgia Regulars, we rode close along the rear of the line when the
first general fire was made, as we were on lower ground then 
the enemy it passed chiefly over our heads, we had got to the
extremity of the right wing where Genl Ash Commanded by
the time the second fire was made, this was our post, but we
had not time to give more than one fire when the Genl Wheeled &
fled, & the whole wing with him, he was gone 150 yards or more
before our little party followed, the British left wing was advancing
rapidly, & as Col. Elbert afterwards informed me he knew not
that the Right wing was gone till he found the enemy in his rear
killing his men, of course he & all his men that escaped death
were made prisoners, (it was after Col. Elbert was released that
I met him in Virginia, & he gave this account & added that he
fully believed Genl Ash betrayed us to the British, & declared
that if he ever met with him one of them should die before they
parted) Genl Ach rode a good Horse, left his men & got sound
the enemy & made to a Ferry above, crossed & escaped, while the ┃
the rest of us were drove into the swamp between the Creek & the
River, there was several Cuts, or Lagoons that crossed between
the brush & the River, the Banks of this  were so steep & deep that 
the Horses that went in could not get out again, & some men would
have been drowned  had not canes been put into hand and helped them
out, here I left my House furniture, threw off my Coat & swam
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(10)
We now got into a thick Cane Brake, & the enemy pursued us no
no farther. This was late in the evening. 12 of us got together
& as it was moonlight in the night we formed a small Raft
of driftwood in the mouth of a Lagoon on which 3 of us with
danger & much difficulty got over the River after being carried
above Mill down before we landed. We got out of the Bottom
& wondered up the River till daylight & fortunately in the
mouth of a Branch we found a large Perogue loaded with Corn
in the Bar, opposite to us on the other Bank we discovered a great number of the N. Caroling men. We quickly Rowed over & took in
as many as the Boat would bear, & caused them to throw out
the Corn we crossed back, by this means we got all our
men that were thereof before the enemy came down to the
River. Major Ross who had crossed the morning before, came
in the night to the Camp, not knowing of the defect, they
were fired on, & drove back over the Creek, passed to the River
below the mouth of the Creek, & then crossed at a Ferry, & the next
day the remains of our detachment got together, & moved up
the River to Genl Williamson's Camp & Joined the Troops there,
many of our men were half naked having stript to swim the
River. The 3d of March we were defeated, & that night there was
light frost, & many suffered with the cold, having nothing
on but a shirt, or Breeches. here we lay I know not how
long, here I had the command of a Brigade of 12 Waggon's given
me, & was sent with them to Saluda for Flour, which I brought
to Camp, about this time a party of our men with Major Ross
Crossed the River above Agusta in pursuit of some Indians, &
came up them, had a small skirmish, in which the Major received
a mortal wound was brought into Camp & died in a few days.
shortly after this we were discharged, & returned home under 
the command of Lieut Col. Watson, I think in the beginning 
of April. When we returned we found a part of our Regt
under the command of Col. Neal was called out & gone on what 
was called the Stono Compain. As soon as I got clothed for
the summer Compain I volunteered again, with a few others
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(11 )

and followed on to Orangeburgh & fell in with our Regt under Col Neal
there Colonel's Wynn & Brown & some others were there with
their men, all under the command of Col. Sent a foreign Office,
who it was said was sent out to discipline our southern men
While we lay here Col. Senf laid off the ground for a Fort,
and employed our men in cutting turf & working on it until 
we heard that the British had crossed Savanah River & got to
Purysburgh. I now for the first time began to keep a small
Journal in a memorandum Book which I continued until I
was taken with the seven & carried into Charlton

On the first of May '79 we received intelligence that the
enemy had got possession of Purrysburgh, 2nd of May preparation
for marching to meet the enemy was made to set out on the ┃
following morning. Towards evening 28 or 29 Wagons from
Charleston arived loaded with Arms, amunition intrench
=ing tools, 2 Howitzer, shells & Cannon Bals &c &.  Governor
Rutledge arived also. 3d The General was beat early this
morning, & orders given for marching at a minutes warning
preparations for marching compleated. In the evening the 
the Governor Reviewed us. 4th Paraded & marched off early
this morning. Took with us a great number of Tory Prisoners
& some of the Queen's [illegible] that were taken in Georgia &
sent here. There were about 300 of us commanded by
the Governor & Col. Senf went about 10 miles & encamped.
5th marched to a place belonging to the Governor on Edisto
River, crossed it there & encamped on the Bank
6th went down Edisto about 15 miles to the saw Mills &
crossed the River back again, finding that the enemy were
likely to get between us & Charleton on this rout. Cooked fresh
Beef & rice, eat & moved on in the evening across the
Country & marched all night. 3 of the prisoner made their
escape, one was a Lieut of the Queens Rangers, (who came & gave himself up to us the next day.) 7th about 9 oclock halted
& took breakfast, moved on to the four hole Bridge the
Camage of a field piece broke down. The piece hid in the same
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(12th)
This evening the Artilery that was with us left us & pushed of
on for Town, fearing the enemy might get before them. Note
they were part of the Charleston Train. I pass over the 8th & 9th
days, on the 10th we got into one Town, & hoped to have a night:
rest after our fatiguing march, but an alarm took place
& we had notice on the lines all night. May 11th This day
Count Pulasky with his troop of Horse arived; and in the
evening the enemy came before the lines, after they had
driven in our piquet guard of Pulasky Horse together with
a Company of Light Infantry, who had a were skirmish
with the war of the British Army in which it was said we
last of Horse & Foot about 85 men. at night a little after
dark a party of our men went out to set fire to Tar Barrels
that were placed in front of our lines to give light during the
night, at this time an alarm was given, & a heavy firing
of Cannon & small arms took place on the lines from one
River to the other, also from the armed vessels in Cooper &
Ashley Rivers. This was unfortunate for the party out
firing the Tar Barrels, Major Huger & two others I think
were killed & several wounded by our firing.
12th.  Flags of time passed between us and the enemy the
chief of this day nothing done, four men, two white &
a mulatta & Negro were taken outside the lines & brought in
supposed to be deserting to the enemy, the Governor coming
by at the time was asked what should be done with them?
the said Hang them up to the Beam of the gate, by which
they were standing, this was immediately done, & there they
hung all day, 13th last night the enemy retreated silently
& Crossed Ashley before morning, our light Horse brought
in number of deserters & some prisoners that were stragling
behind this day. From this time to the 21st of this month we
lay here & kept guard on the lines, & then marched off to Join
Genl Lincoln, which we did on the 23d at Dorchester
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(13)
May 24th This morning, perhaps two hours before day I joined
a regular company of 40 men who went as the advance guard
of the Army, the Army followed in the morning. In the
evening we got to the Church at Beacon's, Bridge, the plank of
which was taken off drove the British piquet from the
oposite shore, kept under arms all night. 25th This morning
aparty from our Army with a field piece came down and
repaired the Bridge, returned back, & we the advanced guard
passed over to the side next the British Camp, set out sentries
& remained there till evening, when Pulasky with his Horse
came over with 40 Foot who joined us. The light horse passed
us on the road leading to the British Camp, we quickly formed
& run after them, till the British piquet fired on them &
killed one of Pulasky's men, he charged on them & killed four
of the guard, & drove them in at this time we were formed
in his rear to cover his retreat, & he came slowly back by
us, & we wheeled about & followed after before we got to the
bridge we found our Army had passed it, & was formed in an old
field on our right  the British however did not chose to quit
their entrenchment, but laid still. We did not stop or join
the Army, but marched by, & kept marching countermarching
all night, often formed in line, & again moving on till near
day light, when we came to our army drawn up in a line of
Battle in front of the British entrenchments. We were then formed
with the line on the extremity of the right wing, & had liberty
to set down at this time Genl Lincoln was examining the
situation of the British, & it no doubt appeared to him that
they was too strongly Posted for him to force their works without
loosing too many then, or perhaps failing altogether, and so he
moved back over the Bridge to the old Camp early in the morning
This was the third day from we left Dorchester before day, & had
no sleep or rest, drinking bad water, & enduring the scorching
sun by day& the chilling dew by night. 26th This day in the
evening I was taken with a high Fever, & was carried over the
River to our Baggage Waggons by Capt Andrew Love & his Brother
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(14 )
May 27th 1779, hereundo my Journal. I sent into Charleton
to Doctor David Ramsey, who I understood was Principal of the
hospital in the City, for some medicine; he sent it, but advised
me to be brought into the hospital, I replied I had seen in hospital
in Philadelphia, Princeton & Nework, & would prefer dying in the
open air of the woods, rather be stifled to death in a crowded hospital
I had a relation living in the City, who hearing of me sent for
me to be brought to his house to lie these, I was taken there in 
a waggon, & by the time I got in I was partly insensible, my Friend
brought the Doctor to see me, & he ordered that he thought proper.
& called duly morning & evening to see me untill the Fever was
broke, how long that was, I know not know, it appears like a
dream to me now. To the great care & attention of the human &
kind hearted Doctor Ramsey, under God, I am indebted for my
being a living, though infirm old man at this day
The fever was broke on me at the time there was a sham
burying of Count Pulasky with the honours of war in this City,
for I can recollect the firing of Cannon all day & what it was for,
as I was told, I continued in a convalescent state a long time
at the City some time in the winter to go to see his parents
in the upper part of the state, & was told afterwards that the
British landed about a week after I left it. Thus I have
given in detail on account of the four Tours I served in the
Army Regularly. After the fall of Charleston to the end of the
War I did duty as a [illegible] under Genl Sumpter & others in the
upper part of the state dispersing & keeping down the Tories of
the time I spent in this way, I am now unable to give a particular
account. It was a perilous time, & we were in a continued state 
of Warfare untill after Cornwallis surrendered, in which warfare
I had my share. He relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
and that he has no documentary evidence
James Fergus
sworn to and subscribed in
open Court 
Edward Gwin  CLK
Page 26


and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
was a revolutionary volunteer that the above named
applicant was a militia volunteer soldier of the army of the
army of the Revolution and served or he states
and the Court further certifies that it appears
to them that the affidavits of Col John McKenzie George
Heisaw and Samuel Hopkins is well that of James
Greerer and which annexed 
to this Declaration are true and entitled to Credit
Given on our hands and seal in open Court
the day and year aforesaid
Saml Ingram, Chairman SEAL
of Carroll County Court
Henry Wright J. P  SEAL
Wilson Lightfoot, J.P.  SEAL


State of Tennessee
Carroll County
County Court.  Sept
[illegible] 1832

This  day appeared in open Court Col 
[illegible]  and made oath
Page 27




State of Tennessee}  County Court Sept
         Carroll County}   Sessions 1832

This day appeared in open Court Col
John McKenzie and made oath in
due form of law and Saith that in the
years seventeen Hundred & Seventy nine &
Seventeen hundred and Eighty he was a
[illegible] with James Fergus and that he
this affiant knows of his own knowledge
that in the year aforesaid the said James
Fergus was a soldier in the army of the
Revolution in Defense of his Country
Sworn to in open Court Sept 13th 1832

Edward Given  Clerk    Jno McKenzie

State of Tennessee ⎬County Court September
         Carroll County ⎬Sessions 1832

This day appeared in open Court George
Hisaw and Samuel Hopkins Senior 
and made oath in due form of law and
Saith that for the last twenty years
they have been well acquainted with
James Fergus that he is a gentleman of
Veracity and truth and that his state
ments are entitled to my Credit to which
an honest and honourable life can Intitle
then -  and that they have good reasons to
believe that he served in the army of the
Revolutionary War.                         his
                                                George O Hisaw
                                                             mark
Sworn to & subscribed
in open court this 13th day     Saml Hopkins
of Sept 1832 
 Edward Gwin  Clerk

[illegible]
Page 28

State of Tennessee. ss
Carroll County

I Edward Given Clerk of the Court
of pleas and Quarter sessions in and for said County and
State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original procedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of James
Fergus for a Pension

SEAL

In Testimony whereof I hereunto
set my hand and affix the seal of
said Court at Office in Huntingdon
this 14th day of September AD
1832
Edward Gwin Clerk

11592
Page 29

State of Tennessee ⎬
Carroll County
Personally appeared before
Mr William W Forman one of the acting Justices
of the peace in & for said county James
Greer and being sworn as the law directs
deposeth & saith that he was acquainted with James Fergus and that said
Fergus did serve in the Revolutionary War
in Orangeburgh, and Charleston in the State 
of South Carolina

Sworn to and subscribed James Greer
before me this Sept 13th
1832
W W Forman JP
Page 30

State of Tennessee
Carroll County ⎬
I William Forman, being the 
same magistrate before whom the with in affidavit
of the services of James Fergus in the Revolutionary War was taken, do hereby certify that the within
affiant is a person of credibility and of highly
reputable character in all respects I mean the
said James Greer. He is far advanced in years
being upwards of Eighty years old. I & his acquaintances
generally have full confidence in his veracity given 
under my hand this 27 day of May 1833
Wm W Forman.  SEAL
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19170
West Tennessee
===========================================

James Fergus
of Carrol Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a pr & Sergt in the company commanded
by Captain Clark of the Regimt Commanded
by Col. Watts in the Pensylvania
line for 11 mos. & 12 ds pr of 2nd
                 2 "        "  15 "   Sergeant
=============================================
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 50 Dollars 50 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
=============================================
Certificate of Pension issued the day of April
1833
and Sent to Ths
J Jennings Huntingdon 
=============================================
Arrears to the 4th of March,
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 
101.00
  25.25
=====
126.25

⎨ Revolutionary Claim,⎨ 
⎨ Act June 7, 1832 .      ⎬

Recorded by Danl Boyd  Clerk,
Book E   Vol.  7.  Page 75
Page 32

11592
James Fergus
Carroll
Tennessee
from 1776 private
& Sept 13 mos. 26 days

return

Pr Infy 11 mos 12 das  38.00
Sept       2    "     15   "    12.50
                                            ====
                                          $50.50
5.14.16
Clark
Watts
[illegible]

Thos J. Jennings Esq.
Huntingdon
Carroll C
T
Page 33

BRIEF in the case of James Fergus
County of Carroll in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 76

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.

Vol In 1776
Vol 
1778
1780

Duration of Service.
Years,

Months,
about 4
not stated
not stated
not stated

Days

Rank.
Private
{Orderly
{Serge,
Private

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen Roberdeau & Putnam Lincoln
Capt Clark Col Watts,
Capt Clark, Capt Love
Col Branon Col Neal
Co Watson Major Ross capt
Martin  Gen Williamson 
Gen Ash Col Elbert
Genl Lincoln Col Senff
Court Pulaski
5. In what battles was he engaged?    Briers creek

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?    Cumberland Co Te.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?    living witnesses & traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?    Not properly
attached

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.

Rob Forrest

Examining Clerk.
Page 34


Rev W 40919 [illegible] Sept 13/56

253.919      Mar. 3 [illegible]
                       Aug. 8. '16

Susan Fergus.  wid
James Fergus.  Serv.

Revt War
[illegible]  Act Feb. 3. [illegible] 
[illegible] Sept: 10/56
BOY {illegally]


Talbot & Jayne
Decaturville
Tenn.

[left side]

illegible stamp:
THE PEN


Vol To = 31
Page 35

[Text very light, will transcribe what is legible]

State of Tennessee}
County of Carroll ⎬[illegible]
On this 2d day of July
[illegible] One thousand eight hundred and fifty one person
ally appeared before me, a justice of the peace within
and for the County and State aforesaid Susan Fergus
aged Seventy one years, a resident of Carroll County
in the State of Tenessee, who being duly sworn accor
ding to law declares that she is the widow of James ┃
Fergus deceased, who was a Sergeant and private
in the revolutionary war.     That she is the
identical Susan Fergus, who is now a pensioner
under the Second Section of an act of Congress of
[illegible] on the 3rd day of February 1832, at the
rate of Fifty dollars and fifty cents per annum
She further states that she was married to the said
John Fergus, in the County of [illegible] in
the State of Kentucky on the 19 of [illegible]
1845 and that her name before her said
Marriage, was Susan [illegible] that her said husband
died in the County of Carroll in the State of Tennessee,
on the 2nd day of April 1857, and that she is now
a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of
claiming the bounty land to which the may be
entitled, under the act approved March [illegible] 1855.
           her
Susan X Fergus
         mark

We Joseph McDonald and John Lee [illegible] resident 
of the County of Carroll in the State of Tennessee [illegible]
our oaths declaring, that the foregoing declartion was
Signed and acknowledged by Susan Fergus in our
presence, and that we believe from the appearance
and Statement of the applicant, that she is the
identical person the show and herself to be said 
applicant further states, [illegible]
Page 36

[text in the top portion of this page is extremely light and the following is  transcribed within that limitation]


knowledge She of the identical person who was
the wife of James Fergus & that She is [illegible] a widow 
and a pensioner of the United States

Joseph Mc Donald
John Looney


The foregoing declaration and affidavit were given
[illegible]
[illegible]  and I certify that I know the applicant
to be credible person that the claimant is
person she presents herself to be, and that I have
no interest in this claim
B.E. Gilbert  J.P.
for Carroll County


State of Tennessee ⎬ I Wilbron N Grave
Carroll County ⎬ Clerk of the County
Court of said County do hereby certify
that B P Gilbert whose genuine signature
appears to the above declaration and affi
davit now is and was at the time he sign
ed the same an acting Justice of the
peace in and for said County and State
duly elected and qualified  as such full
faith and credit are due all his
official acts

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this 12th 185?
W H Graves Clerk
Page 37

March 31, 1932
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. F. C. Burrill
1218 -- 24th
Longview, Washington

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter requesting
information in regard to James Fergus, a Revolutionary
War pensioner from Carroll County, Tennessee.

The data contained herein are obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim, W. 25573, based
upon the Revolutionary War service of James Fergus.

James Fergus, the son of John and Martha Fergus,
was born in November, 1756 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
.
While residing in Sherman's Valley, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, he volunteered sometime in June,
1776 and served as a private in Captain Thomas Clark's
company in Colonel Frederick Watt's Pennsylvania regiment until in November, 1776; and shortly afterward
volunteered in same company, was an orderly sergeant,
and was in service the winter of 1776 and 1777, reaching
home in March, 1777, only a few of the company,
survived the hardships of that winter.

Sometime in 1777, he began the study of "Physic"
under Doctor Clunie, who was boarding at his father's
house. Sometime in December, 1777, he, with Dr. Clunie,
went to Virginia, where the smallpox was raging and
inoculated many persons in Augusta and Albemarle Counties, Virginia. In the spring of 1778 he went to Camden District, South Carolina, where he had a brother living
(name of brother not stated), and his father moved to
Camden District, South Carolina in the fall of 1778.

James Fergus enlisted in the fall of 1778 and served
Page 38

in Captain Andrew Love's South Carolina company, and was
out against the Tories at Thicketty and Fairforest; some
time in January, 1779, he volunteered in Captain James
Martin's company in Colonel Neal's South Carolina regiment, marched towards Augusta, was in the battle of
Brier Creek, after which he was put in command of twelve
wagons to carry flour, and served until in April, 1779;
soon afterward he marched under Colonel Neal to Charleston,
 South Carolina, was in the siege there until taken
sick, and on his recovery was sent home; after which
he served to the close of the war under General Sumter
and "others" to keep down the Tories.

In 1794 he moved to Kentucky, near Lexington and
lived three or four years, then moved to Cumberland
County, Kentucky and from there to Carroll County,
Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
September 14, 1832, then a resident of Carroll
County, Tennessee.

James Fergus married, July 24, 1783 Sarah Robinson,
the daughter of George Robinson, the date of her death
is not given. He married Margaret Allen, the daughter of
Robert Allen, date of marriage is not given, she died
October 24, 1802 in Cumberland County, Kentucky. He married
December 19, 1825 in Cumberland County, Kentucky,
Susanna or Susan Looney, the widow of Robert Looney. She
was the daughter of James Williams.

James Fergus died April 2, 1837 in Carroll County,
Tennessee.

His widow, Susanna or Susan, was allowed pension
on account of the services of James Fergus, on her application
executed February 16, 1854, at which time she was
living in Carroll County, Tennessee, and was sixty-nine
years of age.

In 1869, she was living in Weakley County, Tennessee.

James Fergus, the son of the soldier, James Fergus,
was living in Cumberland County, Kentucky, sometime
prior to 1832.

There are no further data as to children.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to [illegible]
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Increase    No. 4009
Tennessee
====================
Susan Fergus
widow of James Fergus
Penn  who served in the Revolutionary war,
as a Pirate of Sergt"
===============================
Nashville Agency
Rate 96 Dollars
cents per annum.
Commencing July 27th 1868
Deduct payments  [illegible]
===============================
Certificate dated January 10th 1870
and sent to Claimant
Dresden   Weakley Co
Tenn"
===============================
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Feb
ruary 3, 1853, Page 253. Vol.  6

[illegible] 27th 1868

[partly illegible circular stamp]
THE NATIONAL
Page 40

WIDOW, &c.

File No. 25573
Susan Fergus
wid of
James Fergus
Sergt Rew War
---
Act Feb 3d 53 & July 2?th 68
Vol. A
Page 9,34
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right margin]
1923 - mach 8  [illegible] F.C Burrill
Page 41

1423
_________
Application for Restoration
TO THE
PENSION ROLLS,
Under Act of February 4, 1865.
APPLICANT' S ADDRESS
Susan  Fergus  Applicant

past

Revy War

FILED BY

Printed and sold by W.H. Moore, 484 11th Street, Washington DC

[partially illegible oval stamp on right side]

DEPARTMENT 
FEB 25 18
PENSION
Page 42

Rev War  1 Appl Restore to Roll
Application for Restoration to the Pension Rolls

WHOSE
Names have been dropped under the Act of February 4, 1862.
State of Tennessee  ss.
County of Weakley
On this Fourth day of February, A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and sixty seven personally appeared before me, (1) a Justice of
the Peace,  of the                Court in said State and County,
the same being a Court of Record, (2) Mrs Susan Fergas
aged 84      years, a resident of    Christmasville
in the State of     Tennessee  who, being duly sworn according to law, declares
that (2) she  the identical (2) Susan Fergas
who was a pensioner on the roll of the agency at Jackson Tennessee
          ,  and whose pension certificate is herewith returned; that (2) she has
resided since the first day of January, A. D. 1861, as follows:
                                   All the time at Christmasville
          Tennessee
that during this period (2) Her    means of subsistence have been (41/2)  partly         from her  own Moneys & party of the support of he relatives  
and that (2) she   has not borne arms against the Government of the United States, or (2) she
has not in any manner encouraged the rebels, or manifested a sympathy with their cause; and
that (2) she was last paid her pension on the.       1st.             day of
March.  A. D. 186/

This application is made for the purpose of securing a restoration of (2) Her name to the
pension rolls, and of obtaining a new pension certificate, such as (2) she   may be entitled to
under existing laws, reference being made to the evidence heretofore filed in the Pension Office to
substantiate (2)   Her original claim. And I hereby appoint           A M Hughes
                                      of. my Attorn.                    to present
this my application, and perform all that is necessary therein, without revocation, as well as to receive
my Certificate when issued.
                     her
(5)   Susan X Fergus
                 mark
Also personally appeared (6) A B Charlton.  , a resident of
(7)  Dresden Tennessee  and (6) John Davis
a resident of (7) Dresden Tennessee   persons whom I certify to be respectable
and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present
and saw (5) Mrs Susan Fergas,   make her        mark         to
the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from
the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with (2) her  that (2) she is the iden-
Page 43

tical person (2) She represents (2) herself to be; and they further swear that they have no interest
in the prosecution of this claim.
(8) A B Charlton

(8) John Davis

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this    fourth     day of      February
A. D. 1867; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of
this claim.
(1) W M Hornbeak, JP
Justice of the Peace
_____________________________________________________________________________
Oath of Allegiance.
I,  Susan Fergus        ,  do solemnly swear,
(or affirm,) in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder; that I will in like manner, abide by and faith
fully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the late rebellion with reference to the emancipation of Slaves: So help me God.
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                  her        
A.M. Boyd                                                              (2)  Susa X Fergus
John McDonald                                                                  mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this            fourth               day of               February
A. D. 186          7
(1)W M Hornbeak
Justice of Peace
________________________________________________________________________________________

The State of Tennessee.   County of Weakley, ss.
I, G R McWhorter      Clerk of the Weakly County
Court within and for said County, do certify that           W M Hornbeck
Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration, affidavits and acknowledgement were made, was, at
the time of taking the same, and still is an acting              Justice of the Peace
within and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that the several signatures, purporting
to be his, which are appended to said declaration, affidavits and acknowledgement, are
his genuine signatures.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of our said Court,
at      office in Dresden Tennessee this       fifth day of            February
A. D. 186    .
G R Mc Wherter.   Clerk
Weakly County Court

SEAL
Page 44

INSTRUCTIONS.
FIGURE (1)--Judge, Justice of the Peace, or Clerk having seal. [NOTE -- If a Judge or Justice of the Peace, authenticate the papers, the signature must be
verified in usual form by the Clerk of the Court.]
(2) He or She; Name of Applicant; His or Her; Him or Her; Himself or Herself, as the fact may be.
(3) Name the place or places at which claimant has resided since last paid, and during the time for which original pension has not been drawn.
(4) Here name the employment or other means by which a livelihood has been gained. (41/2) Means of subsistence.
(5) Signature of Applicant. If X is made, two witnesses must sign their names opposite the same, and who can write.
(6) Names of Witnesses in full.
(7) State name of residences, City, Village, County, and State.
(8) Signatures of Witnesses.


NOTES TO BE PARTICULARLY OBSERVED.
If the declarant, or any witness, sign by mark, the officer must certify, that the contents of the paper were made known to the affiant and witnesses before
signing.

In every case, the declaration or affidavit must be either signed by the affiant's own hand or else by mark [X] Signing by another hand, when the party is
able to write, or without a mark when the party is unable to write, is wholly inadmissible.

The allegations made in the applicant's declaration, must be sustained by the testimony of two credible and disinterested witnesses to be certified as such by
the officer before whom the testimony is taken. If the applicant be an Invalid pensioner, he must be examined by an Army Surgeon, or by a Surgeon duly
appointed by the Pensions Office, as to the continnance of the disability.

If a widow, she must prove by two credible witnesses, (certified to in the usual manner, and under seal,) her continued widowhood.

If remarried, the minor children, (under 16,) through their guardian can apply for the Suspended Pension, and if the guardian of a minor child be newly
appointed, he or she must file the proper evidence of his or her appointment as such.

In all cases, the ORIGINAL Pension Certificate must be surrendered.
Page 45


Dresden Tenn
Dec 28th 1869

Pen Coms

DSir

Find inclosed my application
for increase pension.
Please settle & return to me

Dresden Tenn - case of 
A M Boyd

Yours,

Susan Fergus
Page 46

Carroll County
[illegible]
Page 47

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 1892
on this fourteenth day of September personally
in open Court it being the Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions held in and for the County of Carrol
in the State of Tennessee now setting it being
the September term of the said Court for the
year 1832 James Fergus formerly of the
County of Cumberland in the state of Pensylania 
aged according to his Register aged Seventy Six
next November who being duly sworn according to
Law doth on his Oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision of the act of Congress passed June 7th
1892
Page 48

"Department of the Interior"
"Pension office"
Washington
D.C.

3 partly illegible stamps

1. UNITED STATES
3 CENT

2. Dresden
26
TEN

3. DEPARTMENT
FEB 28
PENSION
Page 49

[vertical]

Pension Office
4" April. 1854,
[illegible]
Sir.
Please  certify the time
to which the within named
pension was paid, on the date
of his death,
Very Respectfully
L P Waldo

Commissioner


Francis Burt Esqs
Third  Auditor, Treasury


[horizontal]

"??????????"  [illegible]

[partly illegible stamp]
THE NA
STATES

[vertical]
James Fergus. Act 1832 
Deced 2" April 1837. paid
$50.50 per Annum
F  Burt
Auditor
Page 50

James Fergus Dcd
Revolution soldier
=============
Oval Stamp
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Aug 16 1867
PENSION OFFICE

Aug 22. 1867. This
War as in and to
my call for proof of
loyalty. It does
not furnish it.
[illegible]

circular stamp
THE NATIONAL AR 
[illegible]
Page 51

State of Tennessee⎬
Weakly County ⎬
On this the 17th day of
June one thousand eight hundred and
sixty seven (1867) AD. personally appeared before
me a Justice of the peace in and for said
State and County Mrs Susan Fergus aged
   years  - that she is a resident of Weakly
County Tennessee who being duly sworn acc
ding to law declares that she is the
identical Susan Fergus who was a pensioner
on the roll of do agency at Jackson Tennessee
and whose pension certificate is herewith
returned that she has resided since
the 1st of January 1861 at her home in
the State of Tennessee that during said
period her means of subsistence has
been by the aid of her relatives (being to
old to do any thing) and that she has not
born arm against the government of the
United States nor has she inany manner
engaged the rebels or manifested a symathy
with the cause  and that she was
last paid her pension on or about the 1st
April 18[illegible]
This application is made for the purpose of
securing the restoration of her name to the
pension rolls, and of obtaining a new
pension certificate such as she may be
intitled in under the existing laws, reference
being made to the evidence heretofore filed
in the pension office to substantiate her
original claim and that she has remained 
a widow ever since the death of her
late Husband

           her
Susan X Fergus
          mark
A M Boyd
H B Morgan
Page 52

Also personaly appeared A B Charlton
John Shelton of Weakly County Tennessee
persons whom I know and person whom
I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit
and who by me being duly sworn - say that
they were present and saw this Susan
Fergus make her mark to the forgoing declaration
and they further swear that they have every reason
to believe from the appearance of the applicant
and have their acquaintance with her - that
she is the identical person she represents
herself to be that they know Mrs Susan
Fargus has not remarried but still the
widow of James Fergus decd and that they
are disinterested in the prosecution of this
claim

- A B Charlton
- John Shelton

Sworn and subscribed to before me this
the 17th day of June 1807 A.D. and I certify that the contents of the forgoing application was
made known to Mrs Susan Fergus before she
made her mark to her name and 2 for
certify that I have no interest direct or
indirect in the prosecution of this claim

W M Hornbeak J.P. [illegible]
Page 53

State of Tennessee}
County of the Weakly
I Susan Fergus do solemnly
swear in the presence of Almighty God that I
will henceforth faithfull suffort, - [illegible] and
defend the constitution of the United States
and of the union of the states thereunder, that
I will in like manner abide by and
faithfully support all laws and proclamations
which has been made during the existing (now
suppressed) rebellion with reference in the man
cipation of Moses so help me God
                                                                       her
                                                            Susan X Fergus
                                                                        mark
Lest 
A M Boyd
H B Morgan

sworn and subscribed to before me
and I certify that the [illegible] were
made known to be before signing & do
I am not invested in the[illegible]
W M Hornbeak J.P.


State of Tennessee}
County of Weakly}
I G R  McWherter a clerk of the Weakly
County Court do hereby certify that W H Hornbeak
Esq before whom the foregoing affidavids were
made is and was at the time of taking them a
Justice of the Peace and as such entitled
to administer oaths, and that full faith
and credit is due his official acts and
the above is his genuine signature

Witness my hand and official seal of office in
Dresden Tennessee this eighteenth day of June, AD, 1867

G R Mc Wherter   Clerk
Weatly County court
Page 54

Mrs Susan Fergus -
Case
A M  Boyd
Dsendan
[illegible]
Page 55


State of Tennessee}
County of Weakley} S.S.
On this 30 day of June A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and Sixty nine, personally
appeared before me A Cambell a justice
of the Peace within and for the County and State
aforesaid, Susan Fergus aged Eighty six years,
a resident of Weakley County in the State of
Tennessee who being duly sworn according 
to law declares that she is the identical
Susan Fergus to whom was granted pension
Certificate No. 4009 payable at Nashville
Tennessee, at the rate of Fifty and 50 /100
Dollars per Annum issued under the Act
of Second Section February 3, 1853; that she makes
this declaration in order to secure the increase
of her pension to which she is entitled under 
the thirteenth Section of the Act of July 27 1868
and that she has not remarried but continues
the Widow of James Fergus, Priest in
Revolutionary War - My Post Office is as follows
Dresden              County of Weaklly
[in margin - Witnesses] State of Tennessee

J E Jones                                         her 
A W Boyd                                          Susan X Fergus 
                                                                        mark

Also personally appeared [illegible]
and John O Green residents of Weakly
County, State of Tennessee, persons whom I
certify to be respectable and entitled to Credit
Page 56

and who, being by me duly sworn, say that
 they were present and saw the aforesaid
Susan Fergus make as mark to the foregoing
declaration, and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance 
of the applicant, and their acquaintance with
her that she is the identical person she
represents herself to be and that they have
no interest in the prosecution of this claim

Robert W. Green
John O Green

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th
day of June 30 A.D. 1869, and I hereby
Certify that I have no interest, direct or
indirect, in the prosecution of this Claim
A. Campbell  J. P.


State of Tennessee⎬
Weaky County       ⎬ I G R Mc Wherter  clerk
Weakly County Court do hereby
certify the A Campbell before whom
the forgoing affidavits were made
is was at the time of taken 
them a Justice of the peace to
authorized by law to administer
oaths & take acknowledgment

Witness my hand & official seal this
28th Dec 1869
G. R. Mc Wherter
Weakly County Court
Page 57

Susan Fergus
PAYMENT TO BE MADE

at Nashville

by P.J Marey

Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of
Tennessee

Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
3d, 1853, Page 253 Vol. H
J N Smith  Clerk.

[right side]
partly illegible stamp
THE NATION  
STATES
Page 58

Restoration

4.009
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of
February 3, 1853
Susan Fergus
widow of James Fergus
who was a private Sergeant in the Revolutionary War
is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of fifty
dollars and Fifty cents per annum, commencing on
the 4th day of March 1861, and continuing for life, unless she should
again marry: in which case the Pension is not payable after the time
of such marriage
Given at the Department of the Interior,
this Fifteenth day of April
one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight

W. T. Otto
Acting Secretary of the Interior

Examined and countersigned.
Joseph H. Barrett
Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 59

Payment to be made at Jackson
John L H Tomlin

Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of
Tennessee

Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
3d, 1853, Page 181.   Vol. A
181. Vol A.

G. T. Getty  Clerk.
Page 60

Department of the Interior.
WIDOW' S PENSION.
---
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of Feburary May 3, 1853
Susan Fergus.
widow of James Fergus
who was a Private & Sergeant in the revolutionary war.
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of
dollars and Fifty - cents per annum, commencing on the
3d of February, 1853 and continuing for life, unless she should  again 
marry: in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the Department of the Interior
this eighth day of April
one thousand eight Hundred and fifty four

R Mc Celland
Secretary of the Interior.

Exemined and Countersigned

L P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 61

Restoration.         Nashville.  4009

Brief in the Case of Susan Fergus. Widow of James
[illegible] Rev War. Tennessee
Weakly County and State of Tennessee
20 fee.  Act Feb 3, 1853
======================================
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE.
Proof Exhibited.

[illegible] pensioner [illegible] 50.50 pr mo paid up to March
4 1861  Certificate returned

Identity, loyalty a continued widowhood  Shown &
properly certified

Restored April 8, 1868 to a pension at $50.50
for Annum. Commencing March 4, 1861.

Name and residence Agent.
Susan Fergus
Dresden
Tennessee

W E Trask
Examining Clerk.
Page 62

Letter Feb 29. 1868
[illegible]
Page 63

Dresden Tennessee
Sept 28th 1866
Bureau of Pensions
Dr Sirs
Mrs Susan Fergus
Widow of James Fergus Pri & Sergt in the
Revolutionary War has placed in my hands
a certificate for widows Pension, dated Dept
of Interior 18th of April 1854 - for an annual
Pension of Fifty 50/100 dollars. payable at Jackson
Tenn  -on 4th of Septs & March and mark
"Recorded under Act of February 3rd 1853 on page
181 Vol A"-

Mrs Fergus still lives in this county and
wishes to know what steps are necessary to
secure her back pension- she has drawn nor
since 59 or 60 -

Also what must be done to put
her again on the rolls to leave her pension
annually in the future and where she must
apply to secure the same -

Your earliest attention will oblige
Your [illegible]
A M Boyd
Att & Agt-
Dresden
Tennessee
Page 64

[very light copy... will transcribe as much  as possible]

Brief in the case of Susan Fergus  widow of James Fergus
Private &  Sergeant in  Rev War.    Dresden
Weakley County and State of  Tennessee
Act 2d [illegible] Feb 3 and 1853
======================================
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
[illegible] 13th Sec Act July 27, 1868
PROOF EXHIBITED,
A person on the roll of Tennessee at $50.50 per an
The return her certificate and applies for arrears
under [illegible] Act July 27, 1868
Identity and continued Widowhood [illegible]

Admited Jany 5 1870 6 Pension at  $96 per anm
to commence July 27 1868 [illegible]

Name and residence of Agent.
Claimant
Dresden
Weakley Co
Tenn.

W. E. Wash
Examining Clerk.
Page 65

Addition Evidence
====================
Susan Fergus Widow
James Fergus of
Revolution 1776


Address

Susan Fergus
[illegible]

*M Boyd
            Dresden
                           Tenn

[left side]
illegible oval stamp
Page 66

[elaborate letterhead]
Department of the Interior
PENSION OFFICE
Washington D.C. Feb 29 1868

Madam-
Your claim for restoration to the 
pension roll of Tennessee has been examined - Suspended
as there is no proof of loyalty beyond your
declaration

Loyalty must  be shown by the 
evidence of two witnesses who know the fect.
Respectfully
Jos H Barrett
Commissioner


Susan Fergus
Case A M. Boyd
Dresden
Tennessee

[illegible] T R 46
Page 67

State of Tennessee}
Weakley County      }   this day personally
appeared [illegible] E Looney and J C Tucker
before me  - who being first duly sworn [illegible]
 that they are well & personally
acquainted with Mrs. Susan Fergus
widow of James Fergus & know her
to have been loyal to the United
State Government that she [illegible]
an abided the late rebellions. but on the
best of our knowledge remarried
loyal to it [illegible] & that
we reside in Weakly County & are
disinterested in her Claim

[illegible] Looney
J. C. Tucker

sworn & subscribed to before me the
the 2d day of March 1858 -
B Crawford J.P.


State of Tennessee}
Weakly County}
I G R McWherter Clerk Weakly County
Court do hereby certify that B Crawford before whom
the forgoing affidavits we made is & was at the time
of telling them to regular commissioned Justice of the
Peace for said county & that his signature thereto is
Genuine

Witness my hand & official seal
at office in Dresden Tennessee this April 1st
1868
G R Mc Wherter     Clerk
Weakly County Court
Page 68

Feby 22 1868
Auditor
"Pension office"

Dr Sir

Will you please inform
me if any thing is needed in my
application for restoral of Pension roll
as widow of James Fergus Sergt in
Revolutionary war.  - [illegible]
Sursan Fergus

To case
A M Boyd
Dresden Tenn
Page 69

Dear Sir 
If there is any
information more required on this
Subject you will please Address
Mrs.  Susan Furgus  at Post
Office Christmasville
Tennessee
Page 70


1423 Nov [illegible]
Please return this
letter with proof

[illegible]

oval stamp:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
AUG 16 1867
PENSION OFFICE
Page 71


Department of the Interior
Pension Office 
April 9 1867

Sir,

I have examined & Suspended the claim
of Susan Fergus [illegible] to the pension
rolls as there is no evidence of loyalty, continuance
of Widowhood, & as the [illegible] by a [illegible] , if
does not appear that the contents of application
was made known to her before signing.
[illegible] Jan 10 1865

Respectfully

Jos H Barrett

A M Hughes
Apr [illegible]  Rev.    [illegible] 
Present

[illegible]
Page 72

Brief in the case of Susan Fergus, widow of James
Carroll County and State of Tenn
act 3d Feb. 7, 1853.
Claim, (if original)
Proof exhibited, (if original)
Is it documentary,  traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of 7 June
1832.
Record evidence & parole proof of Marriage

(If for increase.). Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so what?

Name and residence of Agent 
Claimant
P.O.
Christmasville
Tenn
Page 73


[most of the print on this page is illegible... Have transcribed what was legible]

[illegible]July 30. 1836.
Hon J. Minot
Sir
Please  [illegible]
Page 74

Huntingdon Te.
June 14. 1833

[illegible]

Hon Lewis C
Secreta

For the Pension Office
Page 75

Huntingdon Te.
June 14. 1833

Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

For the Pension Office

[Vertical]

[illegible]   June 25
Page 76

Huntingdon Carroll Co Te June 13th 1833

Dear Sir

I  enclose I transmit you the original and amended proceedings of
the County court of this County in the matter of the application of James Fergus
a pension and carefully examined and endeavored to remove all the objections
pointed out (in regard unto the  in the original proceeding) in the inclosed papers said with
the original papers when they even  returned I hope every thing is now right
[illegible] will please address whatever you may and in return to me at this place.
I am with high respect
Your Obt Servt
Tho. J. Jenning

Hon Lewis Cass
Page 77

4
1  12 Cavely
2 14 Segt
6        Pr
=======
13.26

[illegible]


4


11.12
36.66
   1. 33
======
38.00

[numbers do not add up]
Page 78

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of                                 James Furfus                                                                 which require                                               further proof or explanation. 

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes 

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? 

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes

V.* Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? No

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes 

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  yes   

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
Page 79

2

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? ---

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? ---

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? witnesses

XIV.+ If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? 

If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? the court has not

Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes 

                                                          ________________________________
                                                                     EXPLANATORY NOTES. 

QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; 
For _____year _____ months, and ____days,
I served as a_____ For_________months   and ______days, 
I served as a __________; and for such service I claim a pension.
Page 80

3

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too  indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pension merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embolied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either the field or  in garrison and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper  authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying oflicer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 

☞In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Page 81

[vertical]

March 9" 18 [illegible]

Susan Fergus.
widow of James
Carroll Co.
Tenn
Act /53
$50.50 per An:
Com: Feby 3d 1853

Revey
Claimant Christmasville, Tenn

[horizontal]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business

Commissioner.
Page 82

4.009
Tennessee Jackson,
====================
Susan Fergus
widow of James
who served in the Revolution-
ry war as a private & Sergt
=====================
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 50. Dollars        50.
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 3d February, 1853.
=======================
Certificate of Pension issued
8th day of April, 1854
and sent to Claimant Christmasville
Tenn
=======================
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 181 Vol. A

134
[right side]
1838 May 17. Let -Hist to  S Atkins
1867 Letter to atty   pr
[illegible]

253919
Page 83

[horizontal]
Christmasville Ten
Feby 24

Mr L. P. Waldo Com
of Pensioners
Washington City
D. C.

[vertical]

40919

Rev War
19190  Tenn
Susan Fergus
wid
[illegible]
Mar 9/54
Page 84

February 23rd 1932

A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

I have knowledge that JAMES FERGUS, Private and Sergeant
in the Pennsylvania Line, Revolutionary War was pensioned August
14, 1833 at the age of 79. He applied for pension from Carroll County
Tennessee. Could you give me the detail that this pension contains?

I would like to ask for the detail regarding the pension
of JOHN FERGUS also. John Fergus applied for a pension from New Jersey
and he had served in the Pennsylvania Line as a private. He died
Jan 2, 1829.

Both of these are Revolutionary War Pension Records,

Yours very truly,
Mrs. F.C. Burrill
1218 - 24th
Long view, Na

2 time stamps:
10:15
arrow symbol 
RECEIVED
FEB 29 1932
[illegible]
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISON

11:30
arrow symbol 
RECEIVED
FEB 29 1932
MAIL SUB DIV
[illegible]
READER 29
Page 85

No. 4374
Susan Fergus
Wid: of James.
Let: to Claimant, 10" Mch.:54


Act/53.

[left side]
stamp
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES