Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41800, for Absolam Martin, North Carolina
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SERVICE
N.C.

Martin, Absolam
or Absalom

S. 41800
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13, 921 R
North Carolina

Absolam Martin of Carteret Co in the state of N Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lyttle of the N Carolina line, for the term of one year

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of September 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 1819 and sent to Hon: Jesse Slocumb Waynesborough, Wayne County NC

Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819. 5 mos 14/30 4/30 44.76
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1819. 48- [double underlined]
$92.76 [double underlined]
40
3.73
1.3
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

A. B shows -
Death - Sept 30-1828

[written vertically]
Letter sent April 18th 1821 to George Read Esqr. 
Clk of Carteret Coty N. Ca
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Absalom Martin
Priv
13.921
Sept 1819-

Con

Geo: Read Esq
Clk of Carteret Coy [county]
N. Carolina

18 April 1821
There was no particular address in this case -
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[handwritten]

District of North Carolina ss.
On this 22nd day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & quarter sessions In the County of Carteret & State of N. Carolina (the said Court being by the laws of said State a Court of records) Absalom Martin aged seventy five years, resident in Carteret County in said district, who being first duly sworn according to law; doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows; - that he enlisted for the term of 12 months in the State of N. Carolina at the town of Beaufort, in the company commanded by Captain William Dennis - in the 1st regiment, commanded by Colonel Lighton in the line of the State of No Caro - line on the Continental establishment - that at the September Term 1818 of Carteret Superior Court of Law & Equity he made the declaration required by act of Congress for procuring a pension before the Honble [honorable] John Hall Judge of said Court that he accordingly received a pension & that his certificate is numbered - 13.721 George Read Clerk -

And I, Absalom Martin do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; & that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for "certain persons engaged in the Land & naval service of the "United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818, & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed -
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Schedule
140 acres barren prime Land -
6 Hogs
1 Mare
2 Chairs
2 Pots
2 Axes
3 Hoes
1 Plough
1 Pine Table
Absalom his X mark Martin ['x' between first and last name]
I do further swear that by occupation I am a farmer that in consequence of the infirmities incident to old age I am generally unable to pursue my calling, that my family is in number five viz- Absalom Martin aged 75 years - Rachel my wife aged 75 years - William my grandchild aged 13 years Jacob my grandson aged 12 years & David my grandson aged 9 years - and that none of them are able to contribute to their own support - Sworn to Declared on the 22nd day of August 1820 before us presiding Justices of Carteret County Court -
William Hill
Jeremiah Watson } Justices
Jechonias Pigott
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I, George Read Clerk of Carteret County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court - And do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is sixty dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 22nd day of August 1820 -
Geo Read Clerk of the County Court of Carteret County -
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[handwritten]

Report the issue of this case to Hon: John Slocumb 
Waynesborough, Wayne Co [illegible]

Absalom Martin
6th North Carolina
Col Littles Regmt [regiment]
1781

The period of his service must be stated - and the service proved by two witnesses of the certificate of a commiss'd [commissioned] officer
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State of N Carolina Carteret
On the seventeenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the judges of the superior courts of law and equity for the state aforesaid personally appeared Absolam Martin aged seventy five years. Resident in the county of Carteret and State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land & naval services of the United States, in the revolutionary war, [?] the said Absolam Martin Volunteered in the county of Carteret ^[insert] in April 1781 as the fourteenth man which was to be furnished in each county in the state ^[insert] by every fourteen men in order to make up a requisition by the United States to furnish troops for the same , that he joined the company commanded by Capt. John [?] which said company was attached to the sixth regiment commanded by Col Lyttle, [illegible lined out] but he continued to serve Twelve months in the service of the United States and received a discharge ^[insert] at Wilmington N. C. agreeable to the rules and articles of war Which discharge was lost by a person employed to show his [illegible] & never received any pay for his services. That he was in the battles of [illegible lined out] ^[insert] Eutaw Springs and is in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power for his said services 
Absolam his X mark Martin ['x' between first and last name]
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid
Jn. Hall
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This day Abraham [?] & Jeremiah Watson appeared before me and being sworn in [?] of Law, deposed & [?] that Absolam Martin who has signed the foregoing affidavit, is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support as they verily believe
Jeremiah Watson [signature]
Abraham [?] [signature]
Sworn to before me
Jn. Hall

I John Hall judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Absolam Martin did serve in the revolutionary war as stated i the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the continental establishment and do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Absolam Martin [illegible lined out] is, and stands in need of support from his country
Jn. Hall
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I, John A. Hill Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Carteret in the State of North Carolina, Do hereby Certify that John Hall whose name is subscribed to the forgoing Certificate is one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law and Equity for said State and that he is at this time presiding Judge of the Court of Law and Equity for said County of Carteret 
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of office this the 19th Day Sept. 1818
Jn. a Hill
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                                             April 21, 1937.


                                                        BA-J/ILL
Honorable E. E. Cox                     Absolam Martin
House of Representatives           S. 41800
Washington, D. C.                         Samuel Martin
                                                         S. 9003

My dear Mr. Cox:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request, for Mr. J.B. Humphrey, Milledgeville, Georgia, the Revolutionary War records of Benjamin Sego, Absalom Martin and Samuel Martin, the last two pensioners of North Carolina. 

      There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Benjamin Sego.  The records of Absolam Martin and Samuel Martin are furnished you herein as found in pension claims, based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

         ABSOLAM MARTIN-S. 41800

      Absolam Martin enlisted April 25, 1781, in Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina, served as private in Captain John G. Scree's company, Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment and in Captain William Dennis' company, Colonel Lighton's North Carolina regiment, was in the battle of Eutaw Springs and was discharged April 28, 1782 at Wilmington, North Carolina. 

       He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1818, at which time he resided in Carteret County, North Carolina. The soldier was aged then about seventy-five years; the date and place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.

       In 1820, the soldier's wife, Rachel, was aged seventy-five years her maiden name, the date and place of her birth and the date of their marriage are not shown.  Three grandsons lived with them-William, aged thirteen years, Jacob, aged twelve years, and David, aged nine years.  No names of children of the soldier were given.  Absolam Martin died September 30, 1828.

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     The date which follow were found in pension claim, S. 9003,
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[printed form with handwriting]

1937 - April 21 - Hist. to Hon. E. E. Cox

41800
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 41.800
Absolam Martin
Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 307
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Free
The Honble [honorable] J. C. Calhoun
Secretary War Dept.
City of Washington
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[typewritten on letterhead]

E. E. COX
2D DIST. GEORGIA
ROBERT CULPEPPER, JR.
SECRETARY
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
April 15, 1937.

[ink stamp]
RECEIVED
APR 15 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV.

Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sirs:
I am enclosing herewith letter from Mr. J. B. Humphrey, Milledgeville, Ga., from which you will note that information is requested concerning three soldiers of the Revolutionary War. I will appreciate any date you can furnish me concerning these individuals. The matter has already been taken up wit the War Dept., which reports that they have no record of either of them.
Thanking you, I am, 
yours very truly,
E E Cox [signature]
E. E. Cox