Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9601, William Hide, N.C.
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[form] (3-1776)
Service N.C.
Hide, William or Hyde
Number S.9601

Carded
Contents
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30.86[unable to read next character]
North Carolina
William Hyde
of Macon in the State of N.C. a '
who was Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Ramsey of the [not legible] commanded
by in the N. Ca.
[missing word] for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 4th day of Nov.
1836 and sent William 
[missing characters] ePrane Franklin Macon A N.E.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $183.51
Cmt-anl. allowance ending Hellae '37 16 66
$199.97
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by DD Addison[name is signed] Clerk,
Book C Vol. 642 Page 59
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State of North Carolinas (A)
Burke County
This day came Stephen Ballew before me Robert C Pearson one of the acting Justices of the Peace for Burke County in the State of North Carolina and maketh oath that he is well acquainted with William Hyde nom of Macon County, but formerly of Lincoln County, North Carolina and that he was well acquainted with him during the War of the Revolution. That he served with said William Hyde as a private soldier in the War of the Revolution against the Common Enemy in the state of North and South Carolina in the Southern Campaign under General Greene. That he Ballew belonged the Company of Captain Black and Hyde to the Company of Captain George Smith in the same regiment, the name of the commanding Colonel not now recollecting. That they served for three months together and were both honorable discharged and that he served with said William Hyde for three months at the Old Fort in Burke County during the Revolution protecting the frontier against the Cherokee Indians and was honorably discharged and afterwards served a tour of two months at a place called Davidson's Fort in Burke County with said William Hyde and that he does not now
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recollect whether Hyde was discharged at the same time that he was but to the best of his recollection he Ballew did not serve but two months in the last tour and was honorably discharged.
This 9th of September AD 1835
Stephen (his X mark) Ballew
Sworn to + subscribed bfore me
RC Pearson J.P.
I Robert C Pearson a Justice of the Peace of Burke County North Carolina do humbly certify that I am well acquainted with Stephen Ballew who has made the above affidavit that he is a man of good character and that full faith and credit should be given to his affidavit or any statement he should make that he has always been reported to have been a soldier of the War of the Revolution. In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal of the Justice of the Peace of Burke County, North Carolina this 9th of September 1836.
RC Pearson, J.P.
State of North Carolina
Burke County
J. Joseph J. Erwin Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Siphons for the County aforesaid herby certify that
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Robert C Pearson before whom the execution of the foregoing affidavit was proven is a magistrate as above and that his signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have [unintelligible] sit my hand and seal of office at Morganton this 9 day of September 1836
Clerk
J.J. Erwin Clerk
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Aug 1 1902 Miss Elvie Lockett
Georgetown Tex.

Rev War
9601
Invalid.
File No. 9601
William Hyde
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol 1, Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Wm Hyde
NC
Susp Sec
Wm Roane Clay
7 1896
June 28 '36
166.65
16.66
183.31
Oct 7
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Wm Roane  N.C.
Wm Hyde
Admit or prevale
10moth $33.33

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissions and Pensions
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J.L. Edwards Esqu
Commissions of Pensions
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Franklin - Macon County N.C.
12th October 1836

Sir
According to instructions contained in your letter of 28 June 1836, William Hyde has annexed his declaration by procuring the testimony of one of his fellow soldiers to wit, Stephen Balleu, who has bee long since a pensioner of the government residing in Burke N.C. The old man couldn't find us other persons who served with him. Enclosed are the necessary affidavits and vouchers to establish the fact of service as required to be made in your letter.
Yours respectfully,
Wm Roane
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William Hyde
Testimony of Service
and [were assedoirt]
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Court of Plea and
State of North Carolina Macon County
Quarter Sessions October Count 1836
This 10th day of October 1836 sees an ally offered William Hyde in our Court being a Court of Record and being duly seem in often Court on his oath days that owing to age, infinity and lots of new [illegible] he cannot recollect dates any better than by him stated in his declaration heretofore made that he has used all the exertions he is capable of and that he cannot find other [illegible] of his service, other than Stephen Ballew of Burke who has made the affedavit hereunto unruled marked (*). He further [illegible] he verily believes he served as by him set forth that he has made a diligent [illegible] for other persons who had served with him but that all of them are either dead or moved away so that they cannot be found by him. He is from old [illegible] and yet had to walk at least 250 miles for the purpose of making search for witnesses & to procure the Testimony of said S. Ballew.
[illegible] to in open court.
John Tathum
I John Tathum Clerk of the Court of Plea and quarter pensions for the above affedavit was made in open Court in testimony whereof I have [illegible] my hand and affixed the Seal of Office this 11th day of October 1836.
John Tathum 
Clerk of Macon County Court
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State of North Carolina
Macon County
William Hyde who has made a [illegible] & application as a soldier of the revolutionary war under the act of [illegible] June 7th 1832. [illegible] declaration ho, heretofore been forwarded to the pension office of the United States [illegible] that bring an unlettered and obscure Individual living in a remote & frontier County, that he never [illegible] was informed that he came within the provisions of the Law granting pensions; until So informed by M. Roane a very short time before his declaration was made & that he made the case in court the next term of the Court of his County after being so informed, & god said M. Roane to forward it. Being before that time ignorant of what it was necessary for him to do: that he comes & still is poor & a most friendliest being  nothing else but a poor old soldier now nearly useless although once fo some course [illegible] in times of danger. [illegible] Soon to before me N Morgan, a justice of the Peace for  Macon County this 1st day of June 1836. N Morgan [illegible].
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State of North Carolina
Macon County
I, John Tatham, Clerk of the Court of Peace and Justice decisions for Macon County do hereby certify that R. Morgan who has certified the foregoing affedavit of M. Hyde is a justice of the peace for this County & was such at the time of doing of the Lawe, as officers of Record in the office of this Court.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the deal of the Laid Court at the office this Eighth 8th day of June 1836.
John Tatham Clerk 
by Ulrich Keene D. C.
his Deputy-
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33630
Wm Hyde declaration
to obtain Pension
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State of North Carolina
Macon Country
Court of Peace & [illegible], April Court 1836
This 13 day of April 1836 personally of feared William Hyde, aged 76 years, in open Court before the justices of said court now in session being a Court of Record for the County & State aforesaid: Said WIlliam Hyde being a resident citizen of said County & State, who first being duly sworn recording to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he enlisted the Service as a volunteer private soldier on or about the first of October 1780 under Captain James Ramsey under General M Davidson (he who was afterwards killed at Crawford in the County of Mecklenburgh N.C. in 1783.) for a 3 month tour which he served out & was discharged & was discharged by Captain George Smith who then Commanded the Company at at Paul Bamingers in the County of Rowan NC. at the end of the 3 months
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the term of his enlistment.
Entered again & next as a substitute for private Joseph Smith on or about the first of April 1781 under Capptain John W Farland at the fort on Catawba River in Burke County NC on the Frontier against the Cherokees the. The fort Called John Davidsons fort for the term of 3 months & served out the same & was discharged & discharged by Captain W Farland. Entered again as a substitute for Henry Hilterbrand for the term of 3 months. on or about the first of February 1782 under Captain Daniel Smith who commanded the upper fort on the Catawba River in Burke County NC. Served out the term in said Fort and was discharged by said Daniel Smith at said fort.
I was next a volunteer under Captain Samuel Killiam against the Cherokees in the year made an incursion into the Cherokee Country [illegible] their Courts on the cover & round about in what is now Macon County NC and returned at the expiration of our month and was discharged about the last of September on 1st October the same year by said Captain Samuel Kiliam
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that in first term of 3 months when he was under General Davidson they fell underfoot Green in Mecklenburgh and served under him when the British were at Charlotte Mecklenburgh County N.C. that Colonel Washington of the [illegible] General Morgan of the Rifle Core, General Smallwood as he thinks he was slited and many Regular or Continental offices served at the same time & places that he has no dockumentary evidence: of big services that he knows of, to person who can testify as to his services [illegible] some of the old men of Burke should be alive & to be come at by him which he does not know.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
When and where were you born?
I was born in Pennsylvania Lancaster County
Have you any record of your age?
Answer- I have not.
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where were you living when called into Service?
where have you lived since the Revolutionary
War and where do you now live?

I lived in Burke County NC. when
called into service. I continued to live in Burke
for three years I then moved to Lincoln NC.
and lived there from that time untill about
1791 or 2 then moved back to Burke & lived there untill 1795 or thereabouts
& then moved & lived in what was then Buncombe but now Hay County N.C.
and now he part of it which is the
present County of Macon where we now
are and where I now live.

How were you called into service were
you drafted, did you Volunteer or were
you a substitute? & for whom?

The first tour of 3 months I was a 
volunteer the next tour of 3 months
I was a substitute for Joseph Smith,
the last tour of 3 months I was a 
substitute for Henry Hitlerbrand &
the last were that I served only one
months against the Cherokees I was
a volunteer
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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 service

The regular & continental officers ? that
being in the Service were General Greer General Morgan both Washington & General Smallwood
[Juitised] the service as a colunteer under Capt
James Ramsay of Col. Francis Locke’s Regiment
of Maticia General Wm Davidson commander
of the Malicia marched into Charlotte as soon as the enemy left & there
we fell under General Green. pursued the
British thence through the waxaws Settlement &
to the Big Peedee in South Carolina.  there encamped
8 or 10 days:Crossed the River
& marched down 15 or 20 miles & there 
& encamped until my time expired. I was
discharged the two next tours or 3 months
each I was a Substitute in fort & was discharged.
also the next term of 3 months 
when I served a substitute for Joseph Smith at
Davidson fort on the Frontiers as before stated
Served the 3 months out in fort & was discharged.
also the next term of 3 months
when I served as substitute for Henry Hildebrand
at the [uppert] Fort as before stated
I served the 3 months out in fort & was discharged
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when serving the two tours at the forts as
above stated General Charles McDowell
of the malitia was chief in command
to also was he in the last term of
Service of one month when his army
came over against the Cherokee’s we
marched from the line of forts on the
Catawba in Burke crossed the mountains
& destrowed the Cherokee towns in what
was then called the middle settlements
we killed but 3 indians & wounded 2
General McDowell’s force was but 300
men and we learnt that the Cherokee
were embodied 900 strong over at the over
hill towns & we advanced no further.
for our time of engagement was past
about to be out & when My time was 
out I was discharged by Captain Killian
on Richland in the Indian Country &
every man had to shift for himself
as our own provisions had there given out.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the
Service and if so by whom was it given and what
has become of it?
The first town [freed] a discharge in writing from Captain
George Smith who then was in command of 
Captain Ramseys
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Captain Ramsey’s Company, but have long since
Lost it, believing it of no value but in
My service at the forts & against the Indians
I read no written discharge at Davidson’s fort
I was discharged by Captain John W Farland
Who was then in command. At the upper
Fort I was discharged by Captain Daniel Smith
And by Captain Samuel Kellian on the last ?
Of one month.

State the name persons to whom you are known
In your neighborhood and who can testify as to
Your character for veracity and good behavior
& your service of the Revolution
Amongst many others but few of whom can
He get here at court are Charles Stiles Esq
& John McDowell Esq both clergiman and
Another Ute Sherrill
? in open court

Wm McFarland [signature]
John Latham Clerk of Macon County Court
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We Charles Stiles & State Clergimen and residing
in Macon County NC and Ute Sherrill
? that Residing in the same county, hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with William Hyde
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be 76 years of age &
that he is in reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he
resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Seson to in open court
John Latham
Charles Stiles Clergy
Ute Sherrill
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter, and after the investigations
of the matter, and after [putting]
the interrogations and 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 the Court that
Charles Stiles Clergiman and Jacobs Ute Sherrill
who has signed the preceeding certificate, is a clergiman
Resident in the County of Macon—
persons and that Ute Sherrill who has also signed the 
same is a credable person and that their statement
is entitled to credit
I john Lathan
I Silas McDowell Clerk of the Superior Court
of law court of for the County of Macon do hereby certify
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the
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that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
in the matter of the application of William
Hyde for a pension

In testimony whereof I have herein
Set my hand and Seal of office this
13 day of April --

John Latham
Clerk of Macon County
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Free [postage]

Franklin NC
14th June

JL Edwards Esq.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[along left side] 
April 23 NC

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Franklin Macon County NC. 8th June 1836

Sir

According to the requisition contained
in your letter of the 7th May 1836
Wm Hyde has made a statement of
the reasons of his not sooner applying
for a Pension under the laws of
the United States granting pensions to
Such as him who served in the war
of the revolution: which is accordingly
enclosed --- The old man is a pauper
and wishes much of his claim should
pass that you forward his certificate
as soon as convenient and also
do him the favor to give information
where his pension will be
paid

Yours most respectfully
Wm Roane

P.S. Franklin is in the extreme
Southern County of NC. adjoining
Georgia & Tennessee at least 350
miles from Raleigh NC.
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23288 Andrew
23289 Jacob
[Postmarked] 
U.S. Pension Office D July 27 1903
[Stamped]
O. W. & N. Division
July 29 1903
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Georgetown, Texas
July 22, 1903

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

I write to ask if
There was a Hyde from
North Carolina who fought 
In the Revolutionary War.
If so, please give me
A copy of his application
For pension.

Also will you tell
Me if there were any
Shooks besides Jacob Shook,
Who took part in
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War mentioned above. I mean from
Lincoln County, N.C. I should like
To have their names and dates of
Birth.

Did Jacob Shook cease to draw
A pension in 1839
This information will be most
Highly appreciated.

Yours truly
(Miss Elvie Lockett