Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,788, for James Kersey, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.6. [added by hand, black ink]      Kersey, James [added by hand, black ink]

NUMBER
S.8.788 [added by hand, black ink]

CONTENTS       carded [added by hand, black ink]
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["Rev War" handwritten sideways on left side]
8788
INVALID.
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File No. 8788 [handwritten]
James Kersey [handwritten]
Priv. Rev. War [handwritten]
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Act: June 7th 1832 [handwritten]
Index:- Vol. [ineligible], page 202 [handwritten]

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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North Carolina 23 [illegible]
James Kersey - 
of Robeson in the State of N. Car. 
who was a [illegible] in the command 
by Captain of the Regt command 
by Hadley in the N. Car
line for [illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of No Carolina 
at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of March
1834 and [illegible] 
Deberry - H. R. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 120 - 
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible] 20 - 
$140 - 
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832 
Recorded by Nath. Rice - Cle
Book [illegible] Vol. [illegible] Page 62
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No. 30.06H - 
James Kersey - 
N. Car

W Hill 

[illegible]
[illegible]

Hon. E Deberry
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State of North Carolina Court of Leas and Quarter [illegible]
Robeson County} February [illegible] 1834 - 

On this the 24th day of February in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally 
appeared in open Court before the worshipful Thomas A 
[illegible], James [illegible] and Shadrach [illegible] presiding justices of 
the Court of Pleas and Quarter [illegible] held in and 
for the County of Robeson James Kersey a resident 
of said County aged about seventy 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 June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under 
the following named officers and served as he herein states 
That on or about the first day of August on the year 1782
for eighteen months as a [illegible] soldier 
he volunteered in a company of militia infantry of 
the State of North Carolina which was then forming in 
the County of Bladen in the town of Elizabeth in
said County, that when he entered the service he was
placed under the Command of Captain Robert Raiford,
and that he marched under his command to a place
about a mile from Dublin Old Court House where 
Captain Joshua Hadley was stationed with some troops
that after meeting with Captain Hadley the command 
of the Company to which his Declarant was attached 
was by Captain Raiford transfered to said Capt. Hadley
that he then marched under the Command of Capt. Hadley 
to the town of Welmington in this State, and thence 
along by the sea shore by the Long Bay to Georgetown
in the State of South Carolina, from thence accross the 
[illegible] then along through the Camps of General Marion
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to Cooper River at Cooper Ferry, then to Ashley
River, that he crossed Ashley River at Bacon Bridge
where a military guard was stationed, then he
marched down said River to Ashley Hill a
place about ten or twelve miles from Charleston
that when he arrived at Ashley Hill the company
to which he was attached were put under the Command
of General Green of the United States Army. This
was about the first day of October 1782, as well
as the declarant recollects. - 
This Declarant further states that he was at 
Ashley Hill at the time Charleston was evacuated
by the British troops, which event happened about
the 14th December 1782, and that about the 5th day
of January 1783 he was marched to James Island
in the State of South Carolina where he was stationed 
until near the last of July 1783, that he then  
was marched back towards Wilmington for the
purpose (as he was informed by his Commander) [crossed out] for the 
to be there discharged, but that in consequence of
the difficulty experienced in procuring baggage
waggons and there being no necessity at that time
of keeping the troops on duty (peace having been
restored and the war at an end) he was after 
two or three days march [illegible word crossed out] discharged 
by Captains Finlay and Bash (Captain Hadley
having left the service in consequence of severe sick
ness - that he was discharged about the first of
August 1783, that the discharge he received was
a written one, but that he lost of in this manner
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two or three years afterwards to wit - meeting with the afore
said Captain Hadley in the town of Fayetteville in
North Carolina, he this declarant made application to
said Captain Hadley to assist him in procuring his pay
that Captain Hadley stated to him if he would let 
him have his discharge he would endeavor to procure 
his pay for him whereupon this declarant delivered 
to said Hadley his discharge and that he never
has since seen said Hadley or been able to get
his discharge into his possession again. This 
declarant further states that he has do documentary
evidence, nor can he procure the testimony of any one 
that he knows of, to prove his service. This declarant
further states that he never was in any engagement 
but once which was with a body of negroes [illegible word crossed out]
["with" crossed out] above Charleston at a place called as he 
thinks the Quarter House - and that the whole
time he was in services he was a prewar soldier and that as such he served ["was" crossed out] at least [underlined] twelve months
This Declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 
to a pension or annuity except the present and declares 
that his name is not on the pension role of the agency 
of any state. This Declarant further states that there is not
in his neighborhood any clergyman of his acquaintance whose
testimony he [illegible] [illegible] procure at this time.
Sworn to and subscribed 
in open Court  
[illegible] A M Ackin [illegible]
his 
James X. Kersey
mark
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Answers to the Questions propounded to 
James Kearsey the applicant in the foregoing
Declaration according to directions of the 
War Department: 

Answer to first question - I was born in the county of Robeson
(then Bladen County) in the state of North 
Carolina, the year I do not know, but have 
been informed it was about the year 1762, 
and now consider myself seventy years old
or thereabouts. 
Answer to 2nd Question - I have not. 
Answer to 3rd Question - I was living in Bladen (now Robeson) County in 
this state when called into service, and have lived
in the same county ever since the revolutionary 
war and now reside there. 
Answer to 4th Question - I volunteered. 

Answer to 5th Question - I served under General Green, General Guess, Captn. 
Hall of the Regular troops, under Captain Hadley
Captain Raiford Captain Finley and Bush of 
the militia. The general circumstances attending 
my service I have stated in my declaration.
Answer to 6th Question - I received a discharge in writing from Captn. 
Finley and Captain Bush, but have lost it
Answer to 7th Question - I am known to James Storm Esquire the sheriff
of this County, to Charles Moore Esquire Post Master 
at this place and to many others who are not now 
present, who would testify as to my good character 
and as to my reputation of having served as 
a soldier of the revolution.
his
James x Kersey 
mark 
Sworn to and subscribed 
in Open Court 
[illegible] A. M. Ackin [illegible]
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Mr James Storm and Charles Moore
residing in the County of Robeson in the State of North 
Carolina hereby certify that we are well acquainted with 
James Kearsey who has subscribed and sworn to the 
foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 
upward of seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed 
[illegible word crossed out] the neighborhood where he resides, to have been 
a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in 
that opinion. 
Sworn to and subscribed 
in Open Court } 
A. M. Ackin [illegible] 

[signed]
C Moore 
J Storm 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after [illegible]
the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that 
the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier 
and served as he states, and the Court further certifies 
that it appears to them that James Storm and Charles Moore 
who have signed the proceeding certificate are credible 
persons and that their statement is entitled to 
credit. 
[signed]
Seth Howell [illegible] 
Tho A Norment [illegible]
James Blount [illegible]
I Archibald McEachen Clerk of the Court of 
Pleas and Quarter sessions held in and for the County 
of Robeson in the state of North Caroline hereby certify 
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the 
matter of the application of James Kersey for a pension
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal 
official this 25th day of February Anno Domini 1834, and in the 
year of American Independence the 58th. 
A. M. Ackin [illegible]
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Admit as a private 
12 months $40 

No Ca:
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office 
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid 
do certify that it appears from the [illegible] of the con
tinental line of this state in the revolutionary war, this 
James Kersey a private in Capt. Hadley's company of the 
10th Regiment enlisted on the 20th August 1782 for the 
term of 18 months, that nothing more is said of [illegible]
on said rolls. 

Given under my hand this 
20th day of March 1834 
W. Hill