Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3996, George Horner, N.C.
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N C

Horner, George,
Priscilla 

W. 3996
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23.440
North Carolina 
George Horner
[part cut off] Moore in the state of N. Car.
who was a [illegible] in the - commanded
by Captain----- of the ---commanded
by ----in the N. Car.
line for 7 months-

Inscribed on the Roll of N Carolina
at the rate of 73 Dollars and 33 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Jan 34
and  [illegible] 4 on [illegible]
Mangum - senate- Ws-

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833                  183.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible]          36.67
                                                                        219.99
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by N. Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol 6 1/2 page 58
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North Carolina 
Priscilla Horner
Widow of George Horner
NC
Who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a Pr. En and Lieut

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
73 Dollars 33 
cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March , 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
11th day of May 49
and sent to 
John Roach
Cotton Grove
NC

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, page 211 Vol 1


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Reported
Secretary of Navy
21st March 1854

Date of death not on AB
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9054
Priscilla Horner
NC
Act 7 June 44
3rd March 43
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State of North Carolina 
Moore County    SS

On this 4th day of September 1846, personally appeared before me Jesse Bean. one of the acting magistrates in and for said county,. George Washington Horner, a resident of the county and state aforesaid, and made oath in due form of law that he is the eldest son of George and Pricillen Horner. The former George Horner a pensioner of the United States late deceased of the County of Moore and State of North Carolina  and the latter Priciller Horner, his widow, is now a resident of said County and State and is applying for a pension due to her on the account of the Revolutionary service of her said husband the aforesaid George Horner deced. and this deponent further states on his oath, taht he does not know of there being a record of his age, if any it is unknown to him, but, his father the aforesaid George Horner, has often stated that this deponent was born onthe 24th day of Feby 1784 which maketh him sixty two years old- and has always been considered correct and true, and this deponent believes he is of the age set forth in this affidavit.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before me J Bean    JP   [signed] George Horner (his mark)

And I the said magistrate do hereby certify, that George. W. Horner the affient above, is personally known to me, and that he is a son of George and Preciller Horner as above stated, and is a respectable and inteligent [intelligent] person, and that I do believe him to be of the age he has set fourth in the above affidavit Given under my hand and seal the day aforesaid.  [signed] J. Bean JP

State of North Carolina
Moore County     ss   Alexander C Curry Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the said county. do hereby certify that Jesse Been before whom
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the foregoing affidavit was proven/are a acting magistrates as foresaid and that the signatures purporting to be his is genuine.
     And I do further certify, that I am well acquainted with George W Horner the affient above and that he is a person to whose statements is due full faith and credit, and from my knowledge of him, I do believe him to be of the age he has set fourth in his affidavit -

        In testamoney [testimony] whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal of Court at office at Carthage this 10th day of September AD 1846
                                  A.C. Curry Clerk of the county court of Moore county
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9054
Priscella Horner
[illegible]
NC

Act s 3 March 1843
17 Mar 44/2 July
48 and [illegible]
of 1st June 1848

married before 1794
[illegible] 2 Aug 44

[illegible] act 17 June 44
and 2 feby 48
 $173.33 Per an
[illegible] 2 August 44

John Roach
Cotton Grove
NC
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State of North Carolina 
Moore County           SS
On this 28th day of July 1846 personally appeared before the Court of Plea and Quarter  session, in and for the County aforesaid at Carthage, Prisciller Horner, widow of George Horner late dec'd of the County aforesaid aged 80 eighty years, and a  resident of the County aforesaid, who being first sworn in due form of law, doth on her oath make the following declaration; in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed March the 3rd day 1843, and the Act of July the 17th 1844, entitled an Act, Granting Pensions to certain widows.
     That, she is the widow of George Horner, dece'd of Moore County No Ca, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was allowed a Pension by the United States, at the rate of seventy three dollars thirty three and a third cents (73 33/13 / 100) per annum, and under the Act of June 7th 1832, and she further declares she was married to said George Horner, in the County of Guilford No Carolina, and on the 12th day of May, 1784, and that her husband the aforesaid  George Horner, died on the Second (2) day of August 1844) in the County of Moore North Carolina, and she has remained a widow since that period, That she was not married prior to the time of her husband entering the service, but, that she was married prior to the first of January 1794) That is on the 12th day of May (1784) Sworn to and subscribed in open court on the day above written.  [sigend] Preciller Horner (her mark)
Witness Jacob Gaster
[illegible] of Moore County
           Whereupon the court ordered the clerk to certify the same to the Department of WAr.
Intestatmoney, whereof, I have affixed the Seal of said Court at Office, at Carthage and subscribed my name; this 28th day of July AD 1846,
             [signed A.C. Curry Clerk of teh County Court of Moore County
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A declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an acto of Congress passsed the 7th June AD 1832.

State of North Carolina 
Moore County                       Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions November Term AD 1833


On this the 5th day of November 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting George Horner a resident of the county of Moore and state aforesaid, aged seventy two years the 7th day of February next; 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 of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832. The deponent saith that he was born in the county of Orange, North Carolina also is informed & believes That he continued to live in said county until early in the year 1780 when deponent was about 18 years of age at & about which time deponent went to Randolph County in said state about fifty miles from his residence in Orange, to live with his half brother William Horner. In the autumn of that year soon after Gates defeat near Camden S. Ca - a draft  was had in Randolph aforesaid and this deponent was drafted for three months service in the infantry- Immediately after the draft, the deponent returned to his father's in Orange and his father being averse to his going into the service gave the deponent a good Mare bridle and saddle  and requested him to return to Randolph and get a substitute if he could by giving the mare if he should fail to endeavor to get into the Light-horse service.
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The deponent returned immediately and could not get a substitute; that part being a good deal disaffected to the revolutionary cause- The deponent then applied to Captain York (William was his given name as deponent thinks but is not entirely certain) who was Captain of the Cavalry, Captain York took him into his company consisting of about sixty or seventy men, and gave him the appointment of ensign- Frank Chaney was Lieutenant- Three or four weeks after deponent joined the company Chaney returned home, and deponent then after was promoted, and acted as Lieutenant for the residue of the tour.- The deponent joined the service for three months only, but was in actual service four months, a day or two under or over- and left the service the company being discharged and returning home in small squads- The company was discharged in Lauren's district South Carolina, on Raiburns [Rabon] Creek or deponent thinks- The deponent served during this tour a part of the time in Randolph on Cain Creek in Orange Co. and once as low down as Hillsborough NC then on the Country bordering the line of South Carolina and then onto South Carolina  at various places, until the discharge as aforesaid - the business of the company was to suppress gatherings of tories, to take them to dispense them and to [illegible] them. The service was active during the whole time except the last three or four weeks- Many tories were taken and put in custody at the rear is 2 points- some were surrenders to Gen Butler, some to Gen Greene, and some were killed- For example, the Deponenet remembers the names of two tories that were killed in Laurens district So Ca.
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to wit John Mahaffy and John Owens. - The deponent thinks the company was disbanded about the last of February or first of March 1781. The deponent returned to Orange County immediately afterwards where he has lived ever since until about ten years ago, never having seen scarcely any of those with whom he served since the war.
     The deponent has been to Randolph to get proof of this service, and can find no one who was likely to know anything of his service except  William Swarford, who was not in the service, but lived in the neighborhood of deponents brother, and therefore deponent supposed might know something of it- Mr Sarfords memory does not afford any assistance- the deponent does not know that he ever had any knowledge of his service, but only conjectured that he might- Death and removals have taken off all that could assert this deponent and he knows of no one, except Benjamin Carroll of Orange Co who ever saw him in the Light Horse or Cavalry service.
    The deponent saith that afterwards he served a tour of three months at Hillsborough to guard the town of the prisoners against the incursion of the Tories. He cannot fix the date precisely but remembers that it was understood, the war had ended a short time before the close of his tour- He was regularly discharged after serving the last tour of three months at Hillsboro.- In the last tour the deponent was a volunteer- many prisoners were confined at Hillsboro and constant fears were entertained that the Tories would endeavour [endeavor] to relieve them as they had once done before as deponent understood.
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Thomas Horner the brother of deponent, and James Cheek served with him in the last tour and are now living in Orange County, NC.

The deponent 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 the agency of any state.-

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.          [signed] George Horner           Williams Harris JP
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March 12, 1935

Mildred C. Horner
6550 South Richmond Street 
Chicago, Illinois                                                                             George Horner
                                                                                                        W. 3996
                                                                                                        BA-J/ MLB

Dear Madam:

     The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 3996, based upon the Revolutionary War service of George Horner.

     George Horner was born February 7, 1762, in Orange County, North Carolina, where he continued to reside until early in 1780 , when he moved to Randolph County, North Carolina, to live with his half brother, William Horner; the names of soldier's parents not given.

     While residing in Randolph County, North Carolina, he enlisted in the autumn of 1780, soon after General Gates' defeat near Camden, South Carolina, as private in Captain William York's North Carolina company of light horse, was appointed ensign and in three or four weeks after that was commissioned lieutenant and served as such the remainder of his tour and was discharged in February or March, 1781, after having served about four months then returned to Orange County, North Carolina. About the close of the war, he served a tour of three months as a volunteer in Captain Richards', John Taylor's and James Pearl's North Carolina company, stationed at Hillsborough, in Orange County, North Carolina, where he guarded prisoners of war, also the town against invasion by the Tories.

     The soldier continued to reside in Orange County, North Carolina, until about 1825, when he moved to Moore County, North Carolina.

     George Horner was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1833, while a resident of Moore County, North Carolina.

     He died August 2, 1844, in Moore County, North Carolina.
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     George Horner married Priscilla Windslow in Guilford County, North Carolina, May 12 or August 12, 1784 (both dates given). One Mary Glaves who in 1846 was aged ninety-three years and residing in Moore County, North Carolina, stated that she was present at their marriage, but did not state any relationship to either the soldier or his wife.

     Soldier's widow, Priscilla Horner, was allowed pension on her application executed July 28, 1846, at which time she was aged eighty years and a resident of Moore County, North Carolina, where she was still living in 1849. She died January 5, 1855.

     The only child of George Horner and his wife, Priscilla, whose name was shown in the claim, was George Washinton Horner, their eldest son who, in 1846, was a resident of Moore County, North Carolina, and was still living there in 1855.

      In 1855, George [John crossed out] Horner's twin brother, Thomas Horner, then aged seventy-two years, was a resident of Orange County, North Carolina.

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

[hand written note pointing to Mary Glaves in first paragraph]
Used this because could not tell whether Priscilla was ever at her father's house or Mary Glaves fathers because may be related. [illegible]

[hand written note pointing from second to last paragraph about "the only child"]
On account of discrepancies between ages of son, George Washington Horner, and date of marriage of his parents, I did not use date of his birth given by him. MLB
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Power of Atty
in case of 
Geo. Horner, Dec'd
Act 1832

[illegible] fer $73.-
[illegible]
Lpm
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State of North Carolina 
County of Moore                    Be it known that before me William Barrett a Justice of the peace, personally appeared George W. Horner, aged thirty six years, who being duly cautioned and then Sworn in due form of law, states that he is the son of George Horner who was a Revolutionary soldier and ensign in the State of North Carolina and that he died on the second day of August 1844, and that his mother , named Priscilla Horner died on the fifth day of January 1853, and that they were married on the     day of               in the year 17       and that they were residents of Orange and Moore County in the State of North Carolina and that they resided there about eighty three years, - and that he resides in Moore County- and that furthermore I by these presents constitutes appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, M. Thompson of Washington City, D.C., as my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and stead to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the United States Government and State Officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of of pension or land that may be due George Horner as soldier and ensign of the Revolutionary War who died leaving the Same undrawn, as in right of law he may be entitled-
[illegible] whereof, I have on this 23rd day of June 1853, hereunto signed
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my name, and affixed my seal, -    [signed] George W. Horner (his mark)
Witness Wm. B Richardson
Witness Wm Barrett

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify that he has always by the community been known as the son of George Horner- Dated on this twenty third day of June 1853.   [signed] Wm Barrett

State of North Carolina
County of Moore                    towit

I hereby certify, that William Barrett esq, before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine-   In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of Moore County Court, this twenty third day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty three-  [signed] A. C. Curry Clk
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1935 Mar 12- Hist to Mildred C. Horner (ree ltr in [illegible] S 8687, [illegible]Horner)

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Revy  Widow, &C.

File no. 3996
Priscilla Horner
Wid.
Geo. Horner
Lieut, Rev War

Act: Feby 2nd/48

Index: - Vol. A  , Page 341

[arrangement of 1870]
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9054
Priscilla Horner
N.C
 [remainder crossed out]

[last line] 20 march '43
Act 14th June [illegible]
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George Horner, NC Act 7 June 1832 / $173.33 Per an

To what [illegible] was he last paid:
GCA
Died 2nd Augt 1844
Pd to his death  BLB

Pension Office 
May 8 1845
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8539
North Carolina 
Priscilla Horner
widow of George Horner
who was a Priv En. and Lieut
in the Revolution
Husband died 2nd Aug 1844

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 73 dollars and 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 2nd day of August 1844

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May 1849 and sent to John Roach
Cotton Grove, NC

Acts of March 3, 1843 and June 17, 1844

Recorded in book A
Vol 2  Page 155

[writing on right side of page- illegible]
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State of North Carolina 
Guilford County

I John M. Logan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions in and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify I have made diligent serch [search] for the marriage band George Horner to Precillea [Priscilla] Windslow, and I find no record of any such band in my office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of said court at office, and subscribed my name at Greensborough, this 12th day of September A.D. 1846.  [signed] Wm M. Logan CCO
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Cotton Grove Davidson Co. NC

March 24th 1849

James L. Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,

Enclosed the Declaration of Priscilla Horner. I desire [illegible], some of teh Officers of the War department to exmaine it and let me know the decision as soon as convenient.

I have the honor to be
your [illegible] sevt.
John Roach
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State of North Carolina 
Orange County

On this the 5th day of October 1833 personally appeared before me Williams Harris on of the Justices fo the Court of Please and quarter sessions in and for said county. Thomas Horner of said county and State aged about seventy two years, and being first duly sworn according to law saith, That just about the close of the Revolutionary War George Horner who is a twin brother of the deponent, served a tour of three months at Hillsboro as a volunteer.- That the deponent and said George Horner served at the same time as volunteers for three months as aforesaid.- He further saith that their business was to guard prisoners, and to guard the town from incursions of Tories, of whom much fear was entertained- they having before that time rushed into Hillsborough and carried off many prisoners, among others Governor Burke- then the Chief Magistrate of North Carolina- they served a part of the time under Captain Taylor, afterwards under Captain Pearl.- They turned out under Captain Richards- The deponent heard that the war had ceased or ws about to cease about the time he and said George Horner were discharged.-
     The deponent further saith, that some time before said George Horner served his three months in Hillsboro He said George went to Randolph County said state, to live with his half brother William Horner- That he has always understood and believes that said Georg
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Horner served three or four months in the Light horse or Cavalry- under Captain York.- The deponent further saith that he well remembers that his brother George Horner came into Orange Co. after he had been drafted, as he said, and his father gave said George a good bay mare, saddle and bridle and desired him to hire a substitute by giving the mare, and if he could not to go in the light horse if he could.- The deponent saith that he always understood and has no doubt of the fact, that said George Horner soon afterwards joined the light horse and performed very active service both in North Carolina and South Carolina  in pursuit of Tories.- The brother of deponent has often and often and over again, detailed the particulars of this service many years ago.- He has always in those conversations understood and believes that said George was first received in the corps as an ensign and afterwards promoted to a lieutenancy.- The deponent saith that said George Horner was then a large active and powerful horseman.- The deponent always understood that said George was discharged in South Carolina.       [signed] Thomas Horner

Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above, before me. "brother of" underlined before signed.  [signed] Williams Harris JP
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On the 5th October. 1833 Willie P  Mangum of Orange Co. No Carolina, personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for said County and State, and being first duly sworn saith That he has known Thomas Horner the witness on the foregoing page, ever since he was an infant.- That said Thomas in his neighborhood, and that he is a man of good character and entitled to the most implicit faith in any statement of fact he may make upon oath. - That he has no neighbour of better and fairer character as he believes.-  [signed ] Willie P. Mangum

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above.  [signed] Williams Harris JP
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State of North Carolina
Orang County      }   SS

I John Taylor Clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions in and for said County. Do hereby certify that Williams Harris before whom George Horner swore to the foregoing declaration and before whom Thomas Horner and Willie P. Mangum made the foregoing affidavits is an acting Justice of the Court of Please and quarter sessions in and for said county of Orange. That the foregoing, as well as the signature to his own certificate as before are his own proper signatures in his own proper hand writing. and that he is entitled in his official acts to full faith and credit as Justice of the peace and Justice of the Court of please and quarter sessions as aforesaid.- I further certify that Thomas D. Watts Esq who attests the affidavit of James Cheek,  is an acting Justic eof the peace in said county and that the foregoing is his own proper signature and his own hand writing. And that Zachariah Price is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county that the foregoing is his own proper signature and his own hand writing. And the official acts of said Thomad D. Watts and said Zachariah Price as Justices as aforesaid, are entitled to full faith and credit.-

     In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and set my own hand This the 7th day of October 1833. [signed] John Taylor Clk
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Raleigh NC
Compt Office

I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the name of George Horner appears of record in this office as having had the following certificates issued to him for Military Service (by, one for Once Pound [illegible] shillings and four pence (L 1.12.4) as will appear in Book  No 5 page 36 also another for nine pounds two shillings (l 9.2) as will appear in Book S No 2 page 18 given under my hand and seal this 20th day March 1847.  [signed] Wm. F. Collins. Compt.
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Raleigh Nc
March 20, 1847

Dear Sir,
     Your letter has been duly [illegible] inclosing [illegible] declare to [illegible] [illegible] and troubles in making search in the case of George Horner, I have mad [made] the examination and find payments to him amounting to L[pounds] 10.14 to which I have made certificate on the first page of this sheet. You appear to be in great haste to assertain the facts of service in this case and I have very hastily examined the [illegible] and it may be  possible I have overlooked a jugement or two, If you only wish record of proof of service this will give it you, if you desire to prove a certain term of service by which [illegible] I would no present this certificate until I have more deliberately examined  let me here [hear] from you again if necessary and I will give you[illegible] [illegible] punctual attention. You said something about Michl Easter. If you desire the name looked for write me.- [signed] Wm F Collins
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John Roach
AW 13 48
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Pension Office, 
November 13 1848

Sir,
     In answer to your letter of the 10th of June last respecting the case of Barbara Easlter and Priscilla Horner, I have to inform you that it does not appear that any additional evidence has been [illegible] in support of either of these claims since my former[illegilbe] writing to you in relation to the. the decision then made [illegible [well scratched out]  I am [illegible] no where to


John Roach Esq
Cotton Grove 
NC
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[envelope addressed]

Cotton Gorve NC
June 13th

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City  DC


[written over address]
June 17 48
John Roach
for B easter
andP Horner
NC
[illegible]
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North Carolina Davidson Co
June the 10th 1868

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir.

     I have he honor to inform you, noe one word of Order; orig answer have been rec'd by me from you, since the 5th of June last on any of my pension cases heretofore forwarded. and that was on the case of Barbara Easter; and Priscilla Horner.
     The case of Barbara Easter appears is satisfactory to establish the date of marriage before January 1794 but the service is not made out, as you have been heretofore informed, and is to some what discredited by the comptrolers certificate.
     I am not [illegible] to any certain note, leaving me at a loss how to proceed. as Regards the certificate of the comptroler of North Carolina, he has and do at all times, agree and say (as he has heretofore stated to the deponent) his books are incomplete.
    If all our other cases should be objected to, why should this be: where supported by a good discharge and services proven by 2 respectable Revolutionary Pensioners who served with Mich'l Easter in the army as is set fourth by Richard Stokes and James Monk a wishing to hear from you soon. 
I have the honor to be your [illegible] svt. [signed ] John Roach
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J. L Edwards
Com of Pensions

[illegible] [illegible]
3 mo------------------10
Ens  Cav  1 mo-------- 13.33
Lieut [illegible]--------50
                                     $73.33
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[illegible] Chamber 18th Dec 1833

J. L.  Edwards
Comm of Pensions

Sir.

      Inclose the care of Geo. Horner for a pension. I know personally the applicant and the most of those who testify in his case, and all of them by reputation.- I aided him in preparing his case, and have the most entire and undoubting confidence in the justice of it.-
     If the papers shall be found regular and sufficient- I suppose the only difficulty will be as to amount of pension.
     That he was an officer and served as such. I have not the slightest doubt.- the evidence is the [illegible], with my knowledge of the witnesses, is entirely full and satisfactory to me. and [illegible] I have heard that a commission or some such evidence is recognized. If so, the [illegible] will operate to the exclusion of scores of our most meritorious partisan officers in the south.- They in [illegible], in many cases as in this, had no commission from the Gov. of the State.- They were appointed by the Company field officers, and acted under that authority. Will you have it examined as soon as convenient and apprize me of the result. 
Yours truly  [illegible]  Willie P  Mangum
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Davidson Co. N.C.
May the 3d 1847

JL Edwards Esq
Dear Sir,

     I inclose for your inspection the whole of the papers in the case of George Horners widow As I read from the comptroller of North Carolina, A wide gap indead, as the papers and the forms [illegible] show.
    I wish you to make such [illegible] as  you think proper  I have no other prog  to render. be so good as to [illegible] this to me at Cotton Grove P.O
  I have the honor to be your most obt svt. [signed] John Roach

J. L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions W City DC
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Pension Office
May 21st 1847

Sir

      The certificate of the comptroller of North Carolina in the case of Precilla Horner is sufficient to establish her husbands alleged service for 3 months as  private But furnishes no proof of his service as a Lieutenant and Ensign.
     The regulation for the adjustment of claims in this office require that the rank of a commissioned officer shall be established by the production of his commission or some other record or documentary proof. Geo Horner was improperly granted a pension for service as Lieutenant and Ensign without having complied with these regulations or having furnished proof of the period  of that service, such as can now be admitted. Claimant must therefore [illegible] the defect in the testimony in her husbands case and also produce satisfactory evidence of their marriage prior to January 1794 before her claim can be approved. It is possible that above evidence
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of Horners appointment may be found in the clerks office of Orange County.
      The proof now before the department both as regards her husbands service and the date of their marriage is not at all satisfactory .


John Roach Esq
Cotton Grove 
Davidson Co  NC

[signed on side of page] John Roach
May 21/47
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This should have accompanied the papers of the affidavits of William White and Gudleph Grimes, W. White to establish the marriage of George and Priscilla Horner.

Davidson Co N.Car
June the 10th 1847

J L Edwards Esq   Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir,
     I herewith enclose the affidait of William White in oder to establish the marriage of George and Prisilla HOrner. I was of opinion the affidavits of Mary Claves and Henry Spence would have [illegible] answered that fact,  if this do not answer it is a finishing point, YOur of May the 21 shew as if George Horners, name as been credited for services as Ensign, Lieutenant  and I hope it has all been the case, but, when I commenced that case for his old broken [illegible] widow, I give her no pledge- that I would serch [search] out officers claims, neither do I intend to croud the honourable officers at the department with any such documents.  I wrote to the Clerk of Orange C. C he stated he never found such memorandum of anything of the kind to the [illegible] of any officers on his books. I do not htink of ever taking one other affidavit on this case, my reason is good, I know of none- I wish you to make a decision and let me hear from you when convenient 
      I have the honor to be your [illegible] svt  [signed] John Roach

JL Edwards Esq
C. Of Pensions W.C.
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John Roach
Augt 5' 47
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Sir
Pen Off
Aug 5   47

the [illegible] evidence in the case of Barbara Easter is satisfactory to establish the date of the marriage before Jany 94 but the service is not made out as you have been heretofore informed and it is to some extent discredited by the comptroller Certificate. The  deposition of Wm White in the case of Priscilla Horner establishes the relation of husband and wife within the limitation of the act of 7 July 38 but you are refered [referred]  to my lettter of 21 May last for objections to the service which have been understandingly taken and will be enforced according to the rules. 
John Roach Esq
Cotton Grove
Davidson Co. 
NC
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Jno. Roach
Oct 20 '47
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Pension Office
October 20   1847

Sir,

     The statement of Jacob Gaston isn the case of Sarah Richardson widow of David is not supported by the Certificate of the Comptroller of North Carolina, nor does the payment to David Richardson and D Richardson as exhibited by the certificate of that office correspond in amount with the sum required to cover the service [illegible] by Gaston- Her claim cannot be admitted upon the proof now filed.
     No additional evidence has been received in the case of Priscilla Horner since my letter to you of 5 August last. She cannot be allown a [illegible] upon the evidence now before the department.


John Roach Esq
Cotton Grove 
NC
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Hon A Dockery
Jany 21 '47
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Geo Horner
w 3996                                 389

Pension Office
Jany 21 1847

Sir,
     In reply to your enquiry I ahve the honor to state that the papers in the case of Priscilla Horner which you [illegible] to were received at this office but as they were not  accompanied by a letter from the attorney the office did not know to whom to return its answer. 
    The service of George Horner should be proven by the certificate of the Comptroller of North Carolina.

Hon A. Dockery
[illegible]Rep
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Washington  Dec 30 1846

J L Edwards Esq

Sir
    I have been requested by Mr Roach to ascertain whether package containing papers relative to the pension claim of Priscilla Horner of Moore County NC sent to you on the 18th Sept has been received at your office and what disposition has been made of them.
        Respectfully

A Dockery
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Raliegh NC
Apl 29 1867

Dear Sir
      Your letter dated some days since was duly received and at your request have ever since the [illegible] of your letter given my spare time  to the examination of the [illegible] Books which relate to the military service and have not been successful in finding the name of Geo Horner in any of them.- I suppose you [illegible] name to do the best you  can with the certificate forwarded you some time since as it affords one the evidence in the case and  can gather from my records- [illegible] is very evident that the records of this office are incomplete, which may account for his name not appearing for full time, The Comm of Pensions however has been more than once apprised of the deficiency in this respect, he will therefore be able to make every necessary allowance-
     Very Respectfully and truly  [signed] Wm F. Collins
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State of North Carolina 
Moore County
                               On this 15 day of March 1849 Personally appeared before the undersigned one of the acting Magistrates in and for the County and State aforesaid, Priscilla Horner a resident of the County and State aforesaid; aged ever eighty years; who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3rd march 1843, the 17th June 1844; the 2nd of February 1848; the Joint Resolution of the First of July 1848.  Granting pensions to widows of soldiers who served during the Revolution, That she is the widow of George Horner late Revolutionary Pensioner dec'd of the county of Moore and state of North Carolina,; who was a private, ensign and Lieutenant in the Army of the revolution, and as such he served the United States against the common enemy: and was pensioned under the act of the 7th of June 1832 at the rate of $73.33 cts per annum.
      She further declares; that she was married to the said George Horner on the 12th day of August in the year 1784, in the County of Guilford State of North Carolina; That her husband; the aforesaid  George Horner died in Moore County on the 2nd day of August 1844, and that she has remained a widow ever since his death. She also declares that she has appeared for her said pension on a former occasion, and that in support of her claim; she would respectfully refer the Department to the proofs now on file in the War office.  Sworn to and subscribed
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subscribed on the day and year first above written before me [signed] Priscilla Horner (her mark)
Malcom M Blue JP

And I the said Magistrate do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above Priscilla Horner who has this, day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Declaration before me: and that sh eis the identical person that she has represented herself to be in the foregoing Declaration.
     That she is still a widow, and has not intermarried since the death of her husband George Horner dec'd    I do further certify: that the said deponent is a person to whose statements is due full faith and credit- given under my hand the day and year aforesaid.  [signed] Malcom M Blue JPeace

State of North Carolina
Moore County                 
                     I Alexander  C. Curry Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for the county aforesaid, do certify that Malcom m. Blue before whom the foregoing declaration was proven is a acting Magistrate in and for Moore County: and that his signatures are genuine.

          in testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of our said court at office, this 15th day of March AD 1848  A C. Curry  Clerk of County Court
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State of North Carolina 
Moore County                 }   SS

         On this 28th day of July 1846, personally appeared before me Jesse Bean, one of the Acting justices of the peace in and for Moore county. Mary Claves a resident of the state and county aforesaid aged 93 years, and after being first sworn in due form of law doth on her oath make the following statements.  That she was present and a eye witness to the marriage George Horner to Precilla Windslow, and that deponent was well acquainted with the parties towit, George Horner, and Precilla Windslow, now Precilla Horner, widow as aforesaid, and previous to the time of there (their) marriage, deponent was acquainted with them; she distinctly recollects that the parties above named, was married at her fathers house in Guildford county, North Carolina, and that they were married married a short time after deponent had the bad luck to leave her first husband, and he died on the 4th day of August 1783, and she has been acquainted with the aforesaid George Horner and Precilla his wife. Now his widow from the time of there[ their] marriage to the time of the aforesaid George Horners death. and that he died in Moore County North Carolina  in the year 1844 and deponent has been living a close neighbour to Precilla Horner as aforesaid since and previous to the husband (the aforesaid Geoge Horners death) that she still remains to be his widow as above stated, Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above named before me   [signed] Mary Claves (her mark)

J Bean JP
State of North Carolina 
Moore County            
                  And I the said Magistrate do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mary Claves, who saith ths iday appeared before me and sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and she is a resident of the county Moore and has been residing in the same county for at least fifty years and she is a intelligent person and to be believed on her oath.  Given under my hand and seal the day and
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year aforesaid -   J Bean JP

State of North Carolina 
Moore County

I , Alexander C. Curry Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for Moore County m do hereby certify, that Jesse Bean before whom the foregoing affidavit was proven is a acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid and the signatures purporting to be his is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have here unto set my seal of our said Court, and subscribed my name at office this 10th day of September  AD 1846-   
A.C. Curry Clerk of the County Court of Moore County.
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North Carolina 
Orange County

I James Cheek of Orange County in the state aforesaid do well remember of having served a tour with George Horner as a volunteer in the Revolutionary war with great briton [Britain] that we were stationed at Hillborough in the county and state aforesaid for the purpose of guarding [illegible] prisoners of war who were then confined in the jail of Orange County in the Town of Hillsborough that we were first under the command of John Taylor Captain of the Guard who was afterwards superseded by a man by the name of James Pearl whom this affiant understood and believes was a Captain in the Continental army this affiant further states that the tour of service was for three months that the said George Horner served teh term fully out and was honorably discharged as this affiant believes- that he believes the said George Horner to be about seventy or seventy two years of age- that he this affiant is about the age of sixty nine years- [signed] James cheek
Sworn to and subscribed to before me Thomas D Watts one of the acting justices of the peace for Orange County No Ca. 4th October 1833 [signed] Thos D. Watts JP
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State of North Carolina 
Orange County
On this the 4th day of October 1833 Benjamin Carrol of said county and state aged about 80 years personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the court of Please [pleas] and quarter sessions in and for said county and state and being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he has known George HOrner aged about seventy two years ever since we were boys- that during the fall or winter next after Gen Gates defeat near Camden. He saw George Horner in the light horese or cavalry service in the upper part of Orange or the lower part of Randolph co. said state- the deponent was then a foot soldier, and knew his old play fellow George Horner and well remembers saying to said Horner, that he wished he was int he light horse also- the deponent remembers that HOrner was riding a good bay horse   [signed] Benjamin Carrol (his mark)
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above. Zachariah Trice JP

State of North Carolina 
Orange County
We John C Rhode and Thomas Hutchins personally appeared before me and made oath that they have long known Benjamin Carrol. that he is probably more than seventy years of age and that he is a man of good character and worthy of [illegible]
[signed] John C. Rhodes  Thomas Hutchins (his mark)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of October 1933  Zachariah Trice JP
(I have long known Ben.Carrol and he is to be believed and [illegible]  Zac Trice JP
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State of North Carolina 
Moore County             }  SS

On this 4th day of September 1846, personally appeared before me Jesse Bean one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Henry Spence a resident of the county aforesaid; and after being first sworn in due form of law, doth on his oath make the following statements,
     That in the days of the Revolutionary War; he was well acquainted with George Horner and with is wife Preciller; the former, who was [illegible] to have been a solider in the Revolutionary war: the latter his widow who is applying for pension due her, on account of the Revolutionary service of her husband the aforesaid George Horner, late dec'd of the County of Moore No Ca, that deponent was present and an eye witness to the marriage; George Horner to Reciller Windslow- That they were married in Guilford County No Carolina, in the year 1784, and shortly  therearfter, George Horner as aforesaid, moved to the County of Moore No Ca, with Preciller his wife. And in the year 1810 deponent moved from the County of Guilford No Ca to Moore County  No Ca and settled in the same neighborhood and did live within (2) two miles of George Horner, and his wife Preciller (now his widow) from the above stated date untill the time  of the aforesaid George Horners death, that he died in Moore County No Ca in the month of August 1844 And his widow Preciller Horner is now living on the plantation, where her husband the aforesaid George Horner departed this life; in the County and state aforesaid, And deponent further states on his oath, that he was intimately acquainted with the parties (towit) George Honer and Preciller Horner, widow as aforesaid, from the time of there [their] marriage to the time of the aforesaid George Horners death. That they lived together all that time as husband and wife, acknowleging each other as such and the legality of their marriage were never disputed by any person who knew them,     deponent further states on his aforesaid oathm that on the day above stated, he has made deligent [diligient] serch [search] through all the books and papers that George Horner, as aforesaid dec.d have in his claim at the time of his death, and deponent do not find any family Bible. nor document of any kind that contains the date of the marriage of the parties, George Horner to Preciller
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Precillar Windslow now Preciller Horner widow as aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me.   J Bean  JP    [signed] Henry Spence

And I the said Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Henry Spence who hath this day appeared before me swore to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit. And that he is a resident of Moore County No Ca. And that he has resided therein for at least 30 years last past and he is a intelligent citizen, a person of truth, and to be believed on this oath, And I do also certify I was personally present at the house of Preciller Horners, widow of George Horner as aforesaid- and was a eye witness to serch [search] made as heretofore stated, for a family Bible or; other document evidence to show the date of marriage of the parties above named and none could be found. Given under my hand and seal the say aforesaid. [signed] J Bean JP

State of North Carolina 
Moore County

I  A. C. Curry Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in ad for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Jesse Bean before whom the foregoing affidavit was proven is a acting Magistrate in and for the County aforesaid, and that the signatures purporting to be his is genuine.

In testamony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court at office at Carthage and subscribed my name this 10th day of September AD 1846. A.C. Curry Clerk of the County court of Moore County
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State of North Carolina 
Davidson County          }  SS

On this 6th day of June 1847 Personally appeared before me Seth Ward one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid William White aged (80) years. a resident of the county of Randolph and State of No Carolina, the said William White being on the above named day, in the County of Davidson, who being first duly sworn in due form of law, doth on is oath make the following statements. That he was  resident of Guilford county no Carolina from the time of childhood, untill this deponent was over (25) twenty five years old, and that he distinctly recollects, the time and that he was present and a eye witness to the marriage of George and Prescilla Horner, hte former who had been a soldier in the Revolutionary War, the latter now his widow, who is applying for a pension due to her, on account of the Revolutionary service, of her husband Geo Horner late deced of Moore County NC. that the parties  (viz) George and Prescilla Horner was married in Guilford County N Carolina and in the year 1784 it being the year prior to the time of this deponents being married, that he distinctly recollects his own marriage was in the year (1785) and that George and Prescilla Horner as above named was living within a short distance of deponent at the time of his marriage and that he is well acquainted with Prescilla Horner as above named. and that she is the identical person that this  deponent was present at her marriage as is set fourth in this affidavit, sworn to , and subscribed before me the day and year first above written. Given under my hand. [signed] Seth Ward JP            W. WhiteAnd I the aforesaid magistrate, do hereby certify, taht William White, the affiant above is a person with whom I am well acquainted; he is a resident of Randolph County, and is a person of truth, and to be believed on his oath given under my hand this day and year aforesaid.[signed] Seth Ward JP

State of North Carolina 
County of Davidson       }

I C. F. Lowe Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify, that Seth Ward Esq. before whom
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the foregoing affidavit was proven, is a acting Magistrate in and for the County aforesaid and that the signatures purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of our said Court at Office, at Lexington and subscribed my name This 2nd day fo July AD  1847.

 C.F. Lowe CCC
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no. 28898


Hon W. P. Manum
Senate
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State of N Carolina
Moore County   }      Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions November 1833

WE James Melton and John Williams both of the county of Moore and state aforesaid, and residing in the neighborhood of George Horner, hereby certify, that we are acquainted with George Horner, who subscribed and swore the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be about seventy two years of age, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier, and taht we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed to in open court the 18th of November 1833  [signed John Williams  James Melton
TEst. AC Curry Clk
And the said court now in session, do hereby declare their oppinion [opinion] after due investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories [illegible] by the war Department, that the aforementioned applicant Geo Horner, was a Revolutionary solider, and served as he states, and the court further certify, that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood and of the applicant George Horner, and that John Williams and James Melton, who have testified to the character of George Horner, are residents of the County of Moore and State of North Carolina, and are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit. November 1833.
[signed] [illegible]   Bailey Williamson  John Patterson
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State of North Carolina 
Moore County        }

I Alexander Curry Clerk of the County Court of Moore of Common Pleas and Quarter sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Horner for a pension. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office. This the 18th of November 1833. and the 58th year of Americas independence   Alexander C. Curry CCC
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Davidson County NC
September 16th 1848

Dear Sir,
     I inclsoe with these lines, a document in regard of a Pension case of Priscilla Horner, widow of George Horner Dece'd. There can be no doubt of the legality of her claim. I wish an inspection on the papers when they cause to turn.and answer when convenient. The old widow is [illegible] due the usual [illegible], anxious for a decision.

[remainder of letter not copied here]
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March 12, 1935

Mildred C. Horner
6550 South Richmond Street
Chicago, Illinois  

George Horner, W. 3996
Thomas Horner, S. 8682
AB-J/MLB

[hand written with arrows pointing to above cases] her letter in

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George Horner who served from North Carolina and was pensioned while a resident of Moore County, that state, and Thomas Horner who served from North Carolina and was pensioned while residing in Orange County, same state.
    Their records are furnished herewith.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator