Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21829, Andrew Houser, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE |  | NUMBER
S.C. | Houser, Andrew | S. 21829
CONTENTS
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23.265
South Carolina
Andrew Houser
of Orangh in the State of So Car.
who was a pr.  in the [blank space]
 commanded by Captain [blank space] of the Regt commanded by Col. Wise in the South Carolina Line for 2 years --
Inscribed on the Roll of So: Carolina 
at the rate of 80 Dollars --- Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14- day of Decr 33 and sent Hon J M Felder. St. R
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833   200--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 34  40
$240--
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk, 
Book E  Vol. 6  Page 69

Ordr to pay May 6, 183
Order to pay 11. April 1837.
Paid at the Treasury under the 
Act of the 6th April 1838 from 
4th March to 4th Sept 1839. Agt
Notified 20 Aug 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the 
Act of 6 April as above, from 
4 March to 4. Sep 1840.  Agt notified
3 May 1841
Paid at above from 4th March
to the 4th Sept 1841.  Agt notif
May 19th 1842
Hon L de Necitton June 20 1854
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This one is to be reported to Hon L. M Keit 
H. R. and not to
Mr. Knight
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State of South Carolina
District of Orangeburgh
Be it Known, that on the 8th day of June A. D. 1854 before me, the undersigned a magistrate in and for the District and State aforesaid, personally appeared 1 Elisabeth Houser resident of 2 Orangeburg in said District and made oath according to law that 3 she is the identical 4 widow of Andrew Houser whose name, under Act of 5 [blank space] has been placed on the 6 State of So. Carolina Pension Roll at the rate of 7 [blank space] Dollars per annum.
That 8 she is credibly informed that the said Pension may and ought to be increased from the commencement and during its continuance; that 8 she is directly interested as a claimant to said increase, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as my Agent may use in prosecuting claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorneys and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of 4 Andrew Houser for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or INCREASE IN PENSION that may be due; and for the purpose of establishing additional services by the soldier for whose military duty in the Revolution the aforesaid Pension was granted, I hereby authorize my said Attorney to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources, certified proofs of such service.  To examine all papers or documents in relation to said service, on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my benefit the Certificate for INCREASE which may be issued in satisfaction of said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension Agency of this State; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Agent and Attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
her 
9 Elizabeth + Houser
mark
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said 1 Elizabeth Houser to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged, in whose claim I am in no wise interested.
10 John W Murph Mgt
State of South Carolina
District of Orangeburgh
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the District & State aforesaid that 4 Andrew Houser was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of $ [blank space] per annum,* and that he died on the thirty-first day of October Eighteen Hundred and Forty two leaving surviving the following named (widow and) children and none other, to wit:  11 Elizabeth Houser, David Houser, Lewis Houser, Sophia Dantzler, & Peter M. Houser
It is further certified that: 12 John W. Murph Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing a duly authorized Magistrate in and for said county, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine; and further, that in the within claim for Increase of Pension I am in no degree interested.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this Ninth day of June 1854.
13 S. C. Glover  clk CP&GS.

1.  Claimant's name or names in full. --2. Post Office address.
3. "That he is the," or "that she is the," or "that she is the widow of," or "that he, she, or they are the child or children of," &c.
4. Pensioner's full name. --5. State the Act if known. --6. Give the State where pensioned --7. Name the yearly amount received. --8. "He is," "she is," or they are."
9. Claimant's signature. --10. Magistrate's signature. --* If the Pensioner be living, this part of the Clerk's certificate should be omitted.
11. Here name each of the survivors. -- 12. Magistrate's name. --13. Clerk's signature.
N. S.--Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular.
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Andrew Houser's Declaration.
Admit as a private -- 2 years $80
On the roll S.C.
Hon Jn. M. Felder
H.R.
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The State of South Carolina }
Orangeburgh District }  Declaration of Andrew Houser
On this 21 day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before me Bayles J. Earle, Presiding Judge of the Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas now sitting, Andrew Houser a resident of Orange Parish in the District & State aforesaid aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832:  That he first entered the service in 1774 in the Militia against the tories & did duty in said service six months & after this, in the next year, he entered into the United States service under the following officers, as a volunteer, the 3rd Regiment or Thomson's Rangers, William Thomson Col. -- with Major [unknown word] Samuel Boykin Capt and service in said Regiment for nine months.  After his discharge he was drafted in the Militia & sent to Sullivan's Island under Capt Casper Brown & arrived at the Island the day after the battle of the 28th June 1776 and served under said Casper Brown for the space of six months.  He also swears that he served under General Marion, after his service on Sullivan's Island for two years, & under General Sumter for three months - He also served under Capt. Rumph; but as he cannot specify the time, he does not claim a pension for this service under Capt. Rumph.  His duties were confined to South Carolina and he always served as a private. --
He further swears that he had discharges & certificates from Col. Thomson and General Sumter but he believes they were stolen with other papers when his house was robbed at the close of the Revolution while with General Marion.  He has no documentary evidence to prove the facts above stated, but states that Major Peter Oliver now living in this District likewise one of Thomson's Rangers & the Revd Joseph Winningham
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Winningham can testify as to his having been engaged in the service as above stated.  He has no record of his age, but from such information as he can collect he believes he was born in April 1755. --
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Rolls of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid. --
his 
Andrew X Houser
mark
Sworn in open Court
B. J. Earle  Presiding Judge
We Joseph Winningham, a clergyman, & Peter Oliver, both resident in the District of Orangeburgh, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew Houser who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is believed and reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion; and the said Peter Oliver also certifies that he served with said Andrew Houser in the militia & Thomson's Rangers & often saw him during the Revolution in service.
Peter Oliver
J Winningham
Sworn in open Court
B J Earle  Prisiding Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears, that Joseph Winningham, who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the said District, and that Peter Oliver, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said District, & that they are credible persons & that their Statement is entitled to credit.
B J Earle
presiding Judge
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State of South Carolina }
Orangeburgh District } To wit, 
I, Joseph Winningham Clerk of the Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas for the District of Orangeburgh and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Houser for a Pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 21 day of October A.D. 1833.--
Joseph Winningham
Clerk of the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas --
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August 7, 1931
Rev. & 1813 Wars Section
AWF
Miss Allie Houser
Fort Valley
Georgia.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21829,that Andrew Houser was born in April 1755, place not given.
He served in 1774, six months against the Tories, in the militia, no officers named.
He enlisted and served as a private in the South Carolina Troops as follows- in 1775, nine months in Captain Samuel Boyker's (?) company in Colonel William Thomson's regiment of rangers; six months in Captain
Casper Brown's company and marched to Sullivan's Island, arriving there the day after the battle, June 28,1776; after which he served two years under General Marion, and three months under General Sumter, and under Captain Rumph (?), no further details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 21, 1833, then a resident of Orange Parish, Orangeburgh District, South Carolina.
He died October 31, 1842; leaving Elizabeth his
widow, who was living in 1854 and a resident of Orangeburgh burgh District, South Carolina, and the following children-
David Houser, Lewis Houser, Peter M. Houser, and Sophia Dantzer.  There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistent to Administrator
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21 829
INVALID.
Revolution
File No. 21,829
Andrew Houser
Pri  Rev War
Act:  June 7" 32"
Index :- Vol. 2, Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1940 - April 2 - hist to Mrs. L. L. Darlis  ANY
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June 20/34
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328
Pension Office
June 20  1854
Sir
I herewith enclose the letter of Mr Ellis and have the honor to inform you that no increase of pension is due in the case of Andrew Houser of So Ca.  He was pensioned at the highest rate allowed for services as a private --
I enclose forms for Declarations under various acts of Congress, for widows pensions, that his widow may assert a claim in her own right as such widow.  She can refer to her husband's papers on file for proof of his services.  I can not designate the act under which she should claim as I do not know when she was married.  If she was married before 1 Jany 1794, she should use the form under 1838; if Married after 1794 but before 1 Jany 1800, the form under 20 July 1848 is the proper one; but if married after 1800, the form under 3d Feby 1853 must be used. -- The date of her marriage must be known by public or private record or its absence accounted for, when it may be proved by witnesses, who can show how they recollect the time.
Hon L M Keitt
H of R
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Charleston 17 Apl 1839
Sir
I forward herewith for authority to pay, Voucher of Andrew Houser.
I am very respectfully
Your Ob Servt
A Spears
Pen Agent
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
DC
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
May 11th, 1841. 
Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Andrew Houser, a Pensioner on the roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and ---- Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1840. 
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller, 
To the Commissioner of Pensions 
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
May 9th, 1842. 
Sir: 
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Andrew Houser, a Pensioner on the roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and ---- Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1841. 
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller, 
To the Commissioner of Pensions 
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
July 30th, 1840. 
Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Andrew Houser, a Pensioner on the roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and ---- Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1839. 
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller, 
To the Commissioner of Pensions 
Present.
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Planters & Mechanics Bank of So Ca.
Charleston 21 April 1837
J L Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Sir
I forward for your Authority to pay Voucher of Andrew Houser and Zach Caswill upon each of which there is 12 months pension due.
I am Very Respectfully
Your Ob Serv.
A Spears
Pension Agent
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IN REPLY REFER TO 
3-1865
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
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Miss Allie Houser
Fort Valley, Georgia
Personal request
for Andrew Houser . S. 21829
July 27 - 31
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STATE OF ALABAMA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
Founded by Thomas M. Owen. LL.D., 1901
MONTGOMERY
REPLY REFER TO FILE NO. A912
Houser
August 1, 1934
My dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary record of Andrew Houser, of Orangeburgh District, S.C., who received a pension either in 1833 or 1840.
Sincerely yours,
Marie (Bankhead) Owen
Director.
Per M.M.
Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

RECEIVED
AUG 3  1934
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VET ADM.
READER 22
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3819- Grandview
Meridian, Miss.
Mch. 6. 1940.
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Andrew Houser was a Revolutionary soldier of the Continental Establishment from Orangeburgh District, S.C.
His name was on pension roll as late as 1840.
Please give me what data you have on above Andrew Houser.
Thanks --
Yours very truly,
(Mrs. L. L.) Ruth H. Dowling

RECEIVED
MAR 9  1940
MAIL SUB-DIV
READER NO. 6
VETS ADM
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April 2, 1940
OM
BA-J/AWF
Andrew Houser
S. 21829
Mrs. L. L. Dowling
3819 Grandview
Meridian, Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of Andrew Houser of Orangeburgh District, South Carolina.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 21829, based upon service of Andrew Houser, in the War of the Revolution.
Andrew Houser was born in the month of April, 1755, place not stated, nor were the names of his parents given.
Andrew Houser served in 1774, six months in the militia against the Tories, names of officers not given. He volunteered the next year and served nine months as private in Captain Samuel Boykin's company, Colonel William Thompson's South Carolina regiment of rangers. He enlisted and served six months in Captain Casper Brown's South Carolina company, marched to Sullivan's Island, arriving there the day after the battle "of June 28, 1776".  He served, also, about two years under Captain Rumph (?) and Generals Marion and Sumter.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 21, 1833, at which time he was a
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resident of Orange Parish, Orangeburg District,
South Carolina.
The soldier, Andrew Houser, died October 31, 1843, leaving widow, Elizabeth Houser; she was a resident of Orangeburg District, South Carolina, in 1854. The date and place of birth of the widow and names of her parents were not given. There are no details as to the marriage of Andrew Houser, and his wife, Elizabeth.
The following children survived the soldier, also David Houser, Lewis Houser, Peter M. Houser, and Sophia Dantzer.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible data in regard to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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August 20, 1934
A912-Houser
Andrew Houser-S.21829
BA-J/AWF
Marie B. Owen, Director
Department of Archives & History
Montgomery, Alabama
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Andrew Houser of Orangeburgh District, South Carolina.
The data furnished herein were obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim,  S.21829,based upon the Revolutionary War service of Andrew Houser.
Andrew Houser was born in April, 1755, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.
He served in 1774, six months in the militia,
against the Tories, names of officers not given. He volunteered the next year and served nine months as private in Captain Samuel Boykin's company, Colonel William Thompson's South Carolina regiment of rangers.  He enlisted and served six months in Captain Casper Brown's South Carolina company, marched to Sullivan's Island, arriving there the day after the battle of
June 28, 1776. He also served about two years under Captain Rumph(?) and Generals Marion and Sumter.
Andrew Houser was allowed pension on his application executed October 21, 1833, then a resident of Orange Parish, Orangeburg District, South Carolina.
The soldier died October 31, 1843, leaving a
widow, Elizabeth; who was a resident of Orangeburg District, South Carolina in 1854; the maiden name
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of the widow is not given, nor are there any details as to their marriage.  The following children, also, survived the soldier Andrew Houser- David Houser, Lewis Houser, Peter M. Houser, and Sophia Dantzer.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator