Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9531, Joseph Winningham, S.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                         NUMBER
S. C.        Winningham, Joseph        S. 9531

                                                  Carded
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CONTENTS
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5345
South Carolina 
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Joseph Winningham
of Orange in the State of So. Carolina who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain --------- of the Regt Commanded by Col Middleton in the So. Carolina line for 11 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of So Carolina at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Febry. 1833 and sent to Hon. J. M. Felder
                                                 No Reps.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1831         $49.99
Semi-anl. allowance ending
                       4 Mar 33                 16.66
                                                      $66.66

[Revolutionary Claim,]
[Act June 7, 1832.]

Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk.
Book D Vol. 8 Page 101
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BRIEF in the case of Joseph Winningham of Orangeburg District in the State of South Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge?
A Court.
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
--
3.  How old is he?
69 years.
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period.     Duration of Service
                Years, Months, Days.
In 1781       -         10         -

Rank.          Names of General and Field Officers      under whom he served.
As a                    Gen.
private       Thomas Sumpter
                  Col. Chs. S. Middleton

4.  In what battles was he engaged? Eutaw Springs
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Orangeburgh (Orangeburg) District, South Carolina
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
one living witness
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?
No.
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

                   B. F. Pleasants Examining Clerk
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                      (illegible) of So. Ca.
                      Charleston 17 April 1837

J L Edwards Esqr
  Commissioner of Pensions
         Washington

Sir
     I forward for your authority to pay vouchers of Jos Winningham, Philip Evans and John Haskew, upon each of which 12 months pension is due.

                                        I am very respectfully
                                        Your Ob Servt
                                        A Spears
                                        Pension Agent
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State of South Carolina]
Orangeburgh District]   to Wit:

On this 17th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before Josiah J. Evans one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the District of Orangeburgh (Orangeburg) now sitting.  Joseph L. Winningham a Resident of Orange Parish in the District and State aforesaid, in his seventieth year of his age, 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, passed June 7, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  He was born on the eight (eighth) day of January, in the year one thousand seven  hundred and sixty three, in St. John's Parish Colleton District & when eight or nine years of age his Father moved with him into St. Matthews District of Orangeburgh & State aforesaid & in this District he has remained ever since.  In the spring one thousand seven hundred & eighty one he enlisted in the service of his country for ten months under Captain William Reid, in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Charles S. Middleton, in a Brigade commanded by Genl. Thomas Sumpter.  The first affair in which he was engaged with the British happened with a party on their way to relieve their garrison at ninety six (Ninety Six).  Sometime after this he was engaged with a chase of the British from Biggin Church to a place called (illegible), where a war combat for ten or fifteen minutes ensued.  The next serious business in which he acted was at the battle at the Eutaw Springs.  He was in an engagement with a party of the British from near Williams Branch, down to the old field by the Eutaw Springs, in which the Artillery, Col. Washington, & Col. Lee's Infantry & Genl. Sumpter's Infantry to which he belonged, were engaged with the British eight or ten minutes before Genl. Green with his Pennsylvanians, Marylanders, Virginians & N. Carolinians joined them.  This was on the eighth of Sep. 1781, When he lacked 4 months of being nineteen years of age.  The company to which he was attached, was placed on the left wing of the army, the artillery in the war, then Washington & Lee Infantry & with Genl. Green's army & Genl. Marion's men occupied on the right.  Captain Reid resigned & Capt. Ross succeeded him.  In the commencement of the battle Capn. Ross commanded the company to which he was attached.  After fighting a while the division extended its line to the left and Picken's men were marched up between it & the artillery.  Cols. Waller, Hampton, and Polk & others were among the Cols. commanding Regiments in Genl. Sumpter's Brigade.  He served his time out & was dismissed without a written discharge.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pension and declared that his name is not on the pension
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roll of the agency of any State.

                                         J Winningham
Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
in open Court before
Josiah J Evans
              presiding Judge

Mr. William Pauling a clergyman residing in the Parish of Orange, in District of Orangeburgh (Orangeburg) & State of South Carolina, & Thomas W. Glover Esq residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Winningham who had subscribed and sworn to the above declaration;  that we believe him to be near 70 years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
And the said William Pauling further says that he served with the said Joseph Winningham during the time herein stated, and can testify to his services as heretofore set forth.
                              Wm. Pauling
                               Thos. W. Glover
Sworn to in open court
  Josiah J. Evans 
         Presiding Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after the (illegible) the interrogation of present find by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  -- the Court but then certified that it appears to them that William Pauling who had signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman and that Thomas W. Glover Esq. who had also signed the same is a credible person, that the both reside in Orange Parish, in the District of Orangeburgh & State of South Carolina and that their statement is entitled to credit.
                                              Josiah J. Evans
                                              Presiding Judge

The said Joseph Winningham have being Clerk of the Court aforesaid, and objecting to certify the record in his own case, I Josiah J. Evans Residing Judge of the Court aforesaid now sitting do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Service Joseph Winningham the clerk of the court for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of this court to be hereunto annexed this 18th day of October 1832.

                           Josiah J. Evans
                           Presiding Judge
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Rev War
9531
INVALID.
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File No. 9531
Joseph Winningham
Priv. Rev. War
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Act: June 7. 1832.
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 410

[Arrangement of 1870.]