Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9628, for James C Skaggs, South Carolina
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Service: S.C.  Skaggs, James C.  Number: R. 9628
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32.134
The certificate to this applicant will be directed to W. B. A. Ramsey, Knoxville, Tennessee
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State of Tennessee on this 9th day of October 1834 personally Knox County appeared in open court at a court of pleas and Quarters session now setting for said county James C. Skaggs a citizen of said county, aged 71 years who being first sworn according to law dot on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefits of the pension of an act of Congress passed on the 9th June 1832 – That he was born in Laurence district South Carolina sometime as well as he recollects in the year 1763 where he continued to live up to the time of the Revolutionary war, and during the whole continuance – that at the termination of the war he moved to Spartanburg District S. C. – where he lived 10 or 11 years, when he moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee, where he lived one year when he moved to Knox County Ten. Where he has lived ever since and now lives – He state that sometime in the later part of the year 1780 as well as he now recollects he entered as a volunteer in to the army of America in Laurence District S.C. and was enrolled into a company of horse that after his said enrollment John Roebuck was elected captain of said company and applicant was elected Lieutenant – that their company was attached to a Regiment of horse under the command of Col. Benjamin Roebuck – that he has no recollection of the particular times for which they volunteered, nor does he believe there was any specified time, but that they volunteered to do duty when and where and for as long a time as their service might be needed to assist this county. He states as his impression that his Regiment was under the supreme command of Genl. Pickens and that his first marches were to August, ninety-six through the interning county, in which service he continued until sometime in
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The winter after then joining a portion of the continental army under Corl Morgan, they encountered the British army at a place called the Cowpens and defeated them – after the battle applicant with his Regiment, together with Morgans corps. Took the prisoners and marched with great haste up the [Cantauba] river which they crossed, and marched on through north Carolina and he thinks some distance into Virginia where they were met by the Virginia troops who took charge of the prisoners and applicant and his Regiment returned to the [Haise] river and towards Guilford N.C. where they marched and continued until the battle of Guilford – after this battle applicant with his Regiment marched with the main army under Genl. Green down upon [Sleep] river and towards a place called cross creek – here there [illegible] a division of the army and applicant marched with one portion of the army back to south Carolina – sometime in the spring or early part of summer his Regiment under the command of Genl. Sumpter demanded and received the surrender of Orangeburg– a short time afterwards his Regiment again under the command of Genl. Pickens made an attack upon ninety six, but in consequence of the British receiving a large reinforcement they were unable to take it after abandoning this enterprise applicant and his Regiment scouted about through the community wherever their superior officers or the calls of their country required them until in the latter part of the summer they marched again to the main army under Genl. Greene which they joined shortly after the battle of the Eutaw Springs, and were partly short, there -
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After ordered with a position of the army group the Savanah River to [illegible] some parts in Georgia in which service they were employed until early in the winter when they were discharged and went home – applicant states that he never left his post during this service unless when in the immediate neighborhood of his fathers, when he made a visit of a few days and immediately returned and he states that he was in the above service at least one whole year – applicant states that at sometime after this campaign as he now believes he went out under his said officers and was in an engagement at Kettle Creek which also in one at Wadmalaw – he does not now recollect whether these engagements were both in the same campaign or not – he was also in sessions short campaigns the time of which and the places have been forgotten – he feels confident however that the first campaigns to one year more, making in all two years as a lieutenant, for which he claims a pension [^ before his (illegible) he never received a written commission but (illegible)] he states that from the longtime which has elapsed he cannot state with more particularity than he has done, the various circumstances of his service – he states that he has no record of his age but he believes from the information of his parents he has stated his age correctly – he state that there is no clergyman residing his neighborhood – he states that that he was with the continental troops at various places, under Genl Greene & Morgan but he never was particularly attached to any body of regulars – he states that the individuals to whom he is known in his neighborhood who can testify as to his
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veracity and his reputation for having performed military services in the Revolutionary war are Wiatt Warwick Henry Graves & Soloman Skaggs and others he states that he does not believe he received a written discharge for any of his services if he even did he has lost it – he states that he has no documentary evidence whatever of his services nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can [illegible] who can testify to his services – he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity accept the present and declares that his name is not in the pension roll of the agency of any state – sworn to & subscribed in open court this 5th October 1834
James Skaggs [signature]
Geo W White Clerk
State of Tennessee Knox County} We Wiatt Warwick and Soloman Skaggs citizens of said county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James C. Skaggs who has signed the forgoing declaration that we believe him to be 91 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolutionary and that we concur in this belief
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 7th October 1834
Geo W White clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and they further certify that if appears to them that Wiatt Warwick and Soloman Skaggs who have signed the preceding certificate are citizens of Knox County – are credible persons and that these statements are entitled to full credit
J Anderson
Lindsay Childress
Louis Suttner
Justices of Knox County Court
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State of Tennessee, Knox County} I George M White clerk of the court of Obas and Quarter Sepians for said county do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of application of James C Skaggs for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal of affairs this 13th day of October 1834
Geo W White Clerk
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Sept 28th 1852
Freeman Scaggs Son & heir of James Scaggs a Revolutionary Soldier from S. Carolina
Act of 1832
Tennessee
[illegible]
Sep 28/52
Kirby
Act 7th June 1832
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State of Tennessee County of Knox} S. S.
On this the 18th day of August A D 1832.  Personally appeared before the subscribed, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, Mr. Freeman Skaggs aged thirty five years past a resident of said county and made oath in due form of law that he is a son of James Skaggs who was a soldier in the war of the American Revolution and served in the state of South Carolina, and made application for a pension under the act of congress of June the 7th 1832; but having failed in procuring said pension for want of proof of service, affiant now makes this application, in order to persuade such arrearages as was due his, affiants father at the day of his death, and which is now due the heirs of said James Skaggs who died on the 12th day of December A. D. 1838, leaving the following named children his only heirs at law Soloman Skaggs, Moses Skaggs, Charles Skaggs, Gideon Skaggs Malinda Popeyoy, Ursual Hill Martha Graves Charlotte Rutherford and affiant in this declaration, that they have never received any part or portion of pension money due their said father Affiant father declares that his mother, the widow of said James Skaggs died on the 1st day of August A D 1848. Affiant makes this declaration in order to obtain the amount due his father at the time of his death under the act of Congress of June the 7th 1832 and for proof would refer the Department to that which is upon file and that which recompenses this declaration. 
Freeman Skaggs [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written before me and I further certify that
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Freeman Skaggs who makes the foregoing declaration is a man in whom full faith and credit may be placed and his oath would be taken in any court of Justice where he it known
Philip B Bell [signature]
Justice of the peace for Knox County Tennessee
Know all men by these presents that I Freeman Skaggs of the county of Knox and state of Tennessee, do hereby numerate institute and appoint Joseph Bryan of the city of Washington my true and lawful Attorney in my name, place and stead to present the General Government of the United States for all pension due the heirs of my father James Scaggs who was an applicant for a Revolutionary pension. Hereby giving my Attorney the said Bryan full power An examine all papers which may be in file, so file all additional evidence and to receive all communication in relation to the same. Hereby edifying and examining all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises, by virtue Hereof. In [illegible] whereof I have hereunto set my hand this the 18th day of August A D 1832.
Freeman Skaggs [signature]
Signed and delivered in the presence of 
J. W. Neuman [signature]
Philip D Bell [signature]
State of Tennessee County of Knox}
To wit:
Be it known that on this 18th day of August A d 1832, personally appeared before the subscribed an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county, Mr. Freeman Skaggs and acknowledge the forgoing power of Attorney Av
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Be his act and deed for the purposes Herein [illegible]
Philip D. Bell
Justice of the peace for Knox County Tennessee
State of Tennessee County of Knox} To wit:
I Geo. W. C. Cox, clerk of the county court for said county do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to show that James Skaggs who was an applicant for a revolutionary pension died on the 12th day of December A D 1839, leaving a surviving widow who died on the 1st day of December A. D. 1845, and that said James Skaggs left the following only surviving children Soloman Skaggs, Moses Skaggs, Charles Skaggs, Gideon Skaggs, Freeman Skaggs, Malinda Popejoy, Ursula Hill, Martha Graves, and Charlotte Rutherford. I further certify that Philip. D. Bell Esq, before whom the foreign papers were had is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county and state, and the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal in Knoxville Tennessee this the 25 day of August A D 1832
Geo W. C. Cox, Clerk of the County Court
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James C. Skaggs
Tennesse
Suspended
See letter to
Hon. Luke Lea. H. r.
19. Feb. 1835
[illegible] Jul 1.6 ‘36
Sect of Clear march 28.’38
For Bryan Feby 12 1853
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Rejected
9628
James c. Scaggs
Service: James Skaggs
Enlisted: A. o _____________, 18   .
Discharged: Aug 7, 1906 ____________, 18   .
Application filed: ________________, 18   .
Alleges: ____________
Re-enlisted: _______________
Attorney: _________________
P. O. ________________________
_______________Recognized. __________________Contract.
___________Cert. of Dis. Searched for ____________, 18
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Jas Skaggs
Tenn [sideways on right side of page]
James L. Edwards Comm. Of Pens [cut off] Washington [upside down on page]
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June 24 –  Tenn: Jas Skaggs [sideways on left side of the page]
Col. James L. Edwards comm. Of Pensions Washington City
Hn – L. Lea H R [sideways on the right side of the page]
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June 24 –  Tenn: Jas Skaggs [sideways on left side of the page]
Col. James L. Edwards comm. Of Pensions Washington City
Hn – L. Lea H R [sideways on the right side of the page]
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Hall House Reps.
June 23rd 1836
Col. James L. Edwards Comm. Of Pensions
Sir,
Please inform me what disposition has been     de of the application of James Skeggs of Knox County Tennessee, to be placed on the roll of Revolutionary Pensioners – His papers were made out by Well. B. A. Ramsey Esq of Knoxville.
I have the honor to be very respectfully yours obt serot
Luke Lea [signature]