Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3112, William Byers, S.C.
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( 3-1776 ) SERVICE S.C. Byers, William NUMBER S. 3112  carded
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( left page )  25498 West Tennessee William Byers  of Williamson Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the  com. commanded by Captina __ of the regt commanded by Col. Neale of the South Carolina line for 5 mos & 18 days  private 1 mo 5 days Sergeant. Inscribed on the  Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 24 Dollars 48 Cents per annum to commence on the  4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the  18  day of Jan.  1834  and  Thos Hardeman Franklin . Arrears to the 4th of Sept.  $ 61.20 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March $ 12.24 ( total $ 73.44  {Revolutinary Claim Act June 7, 1832 } Recorded by Danl. Boyd Clerk Book ? C Vol. 7 Page 73 Sent  May  DW Dickenson HR  ( right page ) Date of death not on  AB
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[ State of Tennessee Williamson County ] ss. On this 12th day of October 1832 personally appeared  before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions  for the County of Williamson  now sitting, William  Byers a resident of the State and County aforesaid  aged 85 years who being first duly sworn according to law  doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit  of an act passed June 7, 1832.  That he was born  on the 6th day of  April 1747  in  York County Pennsylvania  and removed from there with his father in 1765  to  what is now called York District South Carolina. The first service  rendered by him  in defense of his Country was against the Cherokee Indians  at .. ( illegible ) old town on the head waters of the Savannah River, where the  Americans burned seven  towns belonging to the Indians, destroyed their  corn, killed some few  skulking Indians, and took some of them prisoners. Wm. Byers Sr., his Uncle  was his  Captain , and Col. Neil  was commander of the  Stono campaign , in  Col. Neil's Regiment, his  Captains name  not recollected. During  this campaign he was principally  engaged with  wagon and team , hauling baggage for the  Army, he was also engaged in   hauling army with six of the wagons besides his own from Charleston  to  Augusta to supply the soldiers  in Gen.  Lincoln's army , who were sent informing them  that  Gen. Lincoln's army had left  Augusta , they then  followed the express , and overtook the army  somewhere near the  Savannah  , the precise place not recollected. In   1780 was pressed by the Americans  and went  with his wagon and team to the northward , he thinks it was to  Wilmington for  ( note upside down on bottom of page ) (  15521 William Byers )
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salt to supply the country  and the army , this was during the time the British were in Charleston . He was after this engaged under Col. Bratten  in Gen. Greene's army  below the Congaree  and then with scouting  parties through the  country  until after the battle at  Guilford. To the best of his  recollection , he has served in all ten or eleven months. Constitutional  weakness, the effects of  disease produced by fatigue he  underwent during his several campaigns  and the natural infirmities of old age, have greatly  impaired his recollection  thereby  preventing him from  mentioning many incidents, which could otherwise have been brought  in to confirm the  statements made in his declaration . In October 1816 he removed from  York District  South Carolina to  Williamson County  State of Tennessee where he now resides. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity  except the present  and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any  State whatever. William Byers ( signed ) Sworn to and subscribed in  open Court  the day and year aforesaid  Tho. Hardeman  ( signed ) Clk
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This is to certify that I , William Hope of  Williamson County   and State of Tennessee  have been acquainted  personally with the aforesaid William Byers  who has sworn to and subscribed the preceding declaration ,  since the year 1772  when I was a boy . He was then a married man . I lived within three or four miles of him in York District, South Carolina. He was a true friend to his Country , but as we did not serve in the  same company  I had no opportunity  of being particularly  acquainted with his services, but from  where he lived, and the situation of the Country  at that time , I know that he must have been  on  duty a good deal , and as to character he is as much to be believed as  any man . Wm. Hope ( signed )  Sworn to and subscribed in  open Court the day and year aforesaid  Tho. Hardeman  ( signed ) Clk  We James W.  Rea  a clergyman  residing in the  County of Williamson and State of Tennessee and Robert Hill residing the in the  same County and State aforesaid , do hereby certify that  we  are well acquainted with  William Byers  who has subscribed  and sworn to the above declaration , that we believe him to be 85 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.  James W. Rea ( signed ) Robert Hill ( signed )  Sworn to and subscribed in open Court  the day and year aforesaid. Tho. Hardeman  ( signed ) Clk
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And the said Court do  hereby declare his opinion  after the investigation of the matter , and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department , that he above named applicant  was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court  further  certifies that it appears to him  that  Jas. W. Rea  who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman  resident in the  County of Williamson ,  and  State of Tennessee , and that Robert Hill also signed the preceding certificate is likewise a resident in the same  County and State, that they are both credible  persons , and their statement is worth of credit. Jabez Owen ( signed ) Nicholas Perkins ( signed ) Wright Stanley ( signed )  I Thomas Hardeman clerk of  said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing  contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Byers for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto  set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court  at office in Franklin this 16th  day of October  in the year 1832. Tho. Hardeman ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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[ State of Tennessee Wiliamson County ]  Personally appeared  before me  the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the  County of Williamson aforesaid William Byers  who being duly sworn  deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory  he  cannot  swear positively ass to the precise length of his service , but according to the best of his recollection  he served not less than the periods mention ed below and in the following grades; for one month and five days  I served as a private, and three months and eight days as a waggoner and for such services he claims a pension. Sworn to  & subscribed before me this 18th day of October 1833. William Byers ( signed ) Nicholas Perkins ( signed ) J.P. [ State of Tennessee Williamson County ] I Nicholas Perkins  an acting Justice of the peace in  & for the  County of Williamson  aforesaid do hereby certify that  I have been acquainted with William Hope  whose signature and certificate appear within , for many years, and that he has always been reputed a man of veracity & that I would place implicit confidence in his statements. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name this 18 day of October 1833. Nicholas Perkins ( signed ) J.P.
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[ The State of Tennessee ] I Thomas Hardeman  clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Williamson in the State aforesaid do certify that Nicholas Perkins whose signature appears within is a Magistrate  as written and that his  signatures are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed  the seal of said Court at office this 20th  November  A.D.  1833. Tho. Hardeman ( signed / sealed ) Clk
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[ State of Tennessee Williamson County ] Personally appeared before me  the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the  County of Williamson   aforesaid  William Byers 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 services, but according to the best of his recollection he served no less than the  periods mention below  and in the following grades. For one month  and five days  I served as Sergeant - for 5 months and twenty six days I served as a private,  3 mos, 8 days  waggoner , making in all a period of service  not less that ten months and for such service I claim a pension. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of May 1833. William Byers ( signed ) Nicholas Perkins ( signed ) J.P.
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[ The State of Tennessee ] ss. I Thomas Hardeman clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions  for the  County of Williamson  in the State aforesaid  do certify that Nicholas Perkins Esquire whose signature appears within and before  whom the within affidavit of William Byers was made is  & was at the time of making the same  affidavit an acting Justice of the peace in and for the  County of Williamson  aforesaid duly commissioned  & sworn  and that full faith and credit are due his official acts as such. I also state  that I have  been acquainted with  William Hope whose signature  and certificate appear within  for  more than  seventeen years and that he has always been reputed a man of veracity , and that  I would  place implicit  confidence in his statements . In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name  & affixed the seal of said Court at office in  Franklin this 12th  day of May  1833. Tho. Hardeman ( signed / sealed )  Clk
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The orig of this came back marked "not at address & not in directory". I think the letter herewith signed as Byars was written by George B. Tarrant. See my notation in the Tarrant letter in James Tarrant R. 10395 about return of original
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October 25, 1937
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WILLIAM BYERS
S. 3112
BA-J/MIB

Reverend Travis M. Byars
722 Protective Life Building
Birmingham, Alabama

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jonas Byars who was born near Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1790, son of William Byars and wife, Elizabeth
Bedford, who resided in Morgan District, North Carolina, in that same year.

A Jonas Byars born in 1790 would not have been a Revolutionary War soldier. Believing you may have meant the Revolutionary War record of his father, the records were searched under both names and no Revolutionary War record of a Jonas Byars is on file, nor of a William Byars of North Carolina. The record has been found of a William Byers of South Carolina, which is given herein as found in pension claim, S. 3112, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

William Byers was born April 6, 1747, in York County, Pennsylvania; in 1765, he moved with his father to a section which was later called York District, South Carolina. The names of his parents were not given.

While living in York District, South Carolina, William Byers first rendered service in defense of his country under Captain William Byers, Senior his uncle, in Colonel Neel's South Carolina regiment, against the Cherokee Indians at Keowee Old Town, on the headwaters of the Savannah River, where he assisted in burning seven Indian towns, destroyed their corn, killing a few Indians and taking other prisoners. He next served in the Stono Campaign, in in Colonel Neel's South Carolina regiment, as a wagoner engaged in hauling baggage and arms for the army from Charleston to Augusta, dates of his first two enlistments not stated. In 1780, when the British occupied Charleston, he enlisted to
go to Wilmington, again engaged in hauling supplies. He afterwards served under Colonel Bratton on scouting parties through the country until after the battle of Guilford, amounting in all to ten or eleven months' service, which was rendered as private and sergeant.
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William Byers moved in October, 1816 from York District, South Carolina, to Williamson County, Tennessee,

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed October 12, 1832, while a resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He signed William Byers.

William Byers married prior to 1772. The names of his wife was not given and no reference was made to children.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
William Byers, certificate #45408, issued January 18, 1834, rate $24.40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Western Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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William Byers Ten. from 1777 private  & Sergeant  6 mos 23 days Pr. 5 mos 18 days $ 18.65 Sergt 1 mo 5 days  $ 5.83  ( total  $ 24.43 )  Thomas Hardeman  clk Williamson Co. Ten. Franklin
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office, 183

Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by  omplying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of William Byers
Period when service was rendered.
[none shown]
Duration of the claimant's service.
[none shown]
Rank of the claimant.
[none shown]
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
[none shown]
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
[none shown]
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
[none shown]

The applicant should state the time engaged as a soldier in the line distinct the time employed as a wagoner

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies. As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance , make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. DECLARATION. In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory District of County of On this ---day of --- personally appeared (a) before ----- A. B. a resident (b) of ----- in the county of ---- and State, Territory or District of ----- aged (c) --- years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ----, with ---- and served in the ---- (e) regiment of the ---- line, under the following named officers (Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I -------------------- of the Court of ----------------------------- do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of --------------- for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ------- day of ------------------ & c. If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ------------- and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ---------------- , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be -------- 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. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 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, 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 A.B. ------ who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ------- and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, -----------Clerk of the Court of ---------------- do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this --- of ---- & c. Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission ; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 1. Where and in what year were you born? 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 6. To a Soldier Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure , taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. {a] the declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rules laid down for his guidance [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county were he resides. If he should fail to do so he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] the declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served [e] Every Continental officer or soldier must give the name of the colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every clamant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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 worn, deposes 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 persons mentioned below, and in the following grades: For --- years ---- months, and -----days, I served as a . For months and days, I served as a ----- for ----- months ----days, I served as a ----- and for such service I claim a pension." 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 pensions merely state that they served two years in the miliia, &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 embodied corps called into service by competent authority ; that was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit, [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which in can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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. 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 papers 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 once, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. Proof of Service. [j] 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 credibly of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. the notes [a] to [i] are equally applicable to the cases of militia men, volunteers, and state troops The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensible in militia cases [l] if a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
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[letterhead]
WILL F. FRANKE & COMPANY
REAL ESTATE
Birmingham, ALABAMA
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January 28, 1938.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.,

Gentlemen:

I am descended from William Byars who in 1790 lived in Morgan District, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and who took the State Oath of Allegiance, according to the Acts of the Assembly passed at New Bern the 15th day of November, 1777, in the second year of the Independence of the State of North Carolina, being one of seventy-seven persons in the Island Creek District so doing and who on May 22, 1778 subscribed their names.

He was probably born in Granville County, North Carolina, and entered the Revolutionary from some point nearby. After the war he probably moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina, and a little later to near Spartanburg, South Carolina, where my grandfather, Jones Byars was born 1890.

He married Sarah Davis, dau. of Col. Davis, (a Colonel of the American Revolution), in 1816. In 1817 he moved to West Georgia, near the Alabama line and January 1818, moved to Blount County, Alabama, and married January 12, 1854, Miss Mary J. Thomas, who was born November 19, 1835.

I was born April 27, 1857, and one of two surviving children of my father.

Will you give me all the information relative to my Revolutionary ancestor, William Byars, as to his family that your records disclose.

I should also greatly appreciate any data as to land grants that your records disclose.

Very sincerely,
[signed] Travis M Byars
Travis M. Byars,
714 Protective Life Building,
Birmingham, Alabama.

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RECEIVED
JAN 31 1938
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Birmingham, Alabama.
September 4, 1937.

Mr. A. D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator,
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION.
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

I was born April 27, 1857, the son of William George Byars, born March 6, 1826, and his wife Mary J. Thomas, born Nov. 19, 1835, and who lived at Blount Springs, Alabama

William George Byars was a son of Jonas Byars, born near Spartanburg, S. C. in 1790 and who married a Miss Davis and removed to Alabama in Jan 1818, settling near Blount Springs, in Blount County.

Jonas Byars was the youngest of seven sons of William Byars and his wife Elizabeth Bedford-

William Byars lived in Morgan District, North Carolina in 1790, and who took the state oath of allegiance according to the Acts of the Assembly passed at New Bern on the 15th day of  November, 1777, being one of seventy-seven persons in the Island Creek District so doing and on May 22, 1776 subscribed their names.

My grandfather, Jonas Byars, had several brothers to come to this section, among them Seth Byars and Jim Byars. Two of the brother, I am told remained near Spartanburg-

Numerous descendants of William Byars and his wife Elizabeth Bedford reside in this state and Mississippi and will be everlastingly grateful for the War Revolutionary Record of the above
alluded to Jonas Byars, and any information contained in such records as to his family.

Very truly yours,
[signed] Travis M Byars
(Rev.) Travis M. Byars,
722 Protective Life Building,
Birmingham, Alabama
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( left page )  1937  Oct 25 - Hist. to  Rev. Travis M. Byers  MLD  1938 Mch 29 - Travis M. Byers a desc. of  Wm. Byers of N. or S. Carolina  ans  ( right page P Rev War  3112 INVALID File No. 3112 William Byers Sergt. S.C.   line  Act : June 7 ' 32 Index: - Vol. A Page 55 [ Arrangement of 1870 ]
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March 29, 1938
William Byers
S. 3112
BA-J/AWF

Mr. Travis M. Byars
714 Protective Life Building
Birmingham, Alabama

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to William Byars, who served in the Revolutionary War from North Carolina, and later settled in South Carolina.

You were furnished, October 25, 1937, the Revolutionary War record of William Byers, pension claim, S. 3112. This is the record of the only William Byers or Byars of either North or South Carolina, found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

This office is unable to furnish the record of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to the United States, based upon his service in that war.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator