Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42061, John Weaver, N.C.
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(8-1776)
Service: NC. (faded almost to illegibility)
[stamp of black star]: Weaver, John
Number: S.42061
Contents:
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[written vertically along the left side of fold, faded]:
Notification sent to [illegible] Coleman E. 22 May 1822 Kinston N Carolina

[written horizontally on the right side of fold]: 
17.157 R
North Carolina
John Weaver. of Lenoir County in the state of No Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Patten of the No Carolina line, for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14th of October 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of May 1820 and sent to William Sovick Esq. Clerk of Lenoir County No. Ca.

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1820 - $37.67
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 11 Sep 1820 " [indicating the above dollar sign] 48.
4 mo 20/31 $85.67

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

[illegible, faded handwritten word]
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[Left side of fold]:
42061
INVALID.
[illegible scribble written vertically]
Revy
File No. 42.061
John Weaver
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 537
Arrangement of 1870.

[Right side of fold, handwritten]:
1930, Sept. 25, hist,
to [unknown] J.A. Stephen
See correspondence in [unknown] John Weaver R. 11239 [unknown]
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John Weaver
10 Regiment
North Carolina line
Col Shepard
3 July 177 3yrs

Mustered for 3 years
in Sheppards Compy
of 10th Regt WH

Admitted
24, May 1820
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To the Honourable Secretary of War the Memorial of John Weaver of Lenoir County and State of North Carolina

Your Memorialist humbly presents unto your Honour that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war and fought the battles of his country when she was struggling for her independence. Your memorialist does not know the time when he enlisted he is an unlettered man and the only evidence which could have been immediately in his power to know the time of his enlistment & discharge, his discharge, has been lost. He enlisted to serve three years under Col Sheppard of the Tenth regiment of infantry after his enlistment he marched to the Northward and afterwards he was placed in the second regiment of Infantry under Captain Clement Hall and Colonel Patten and served three years. your memorialist fought in the battle of Monmouth and was taken prisoner at Charleston. your memorialist after his exchange was discharged having served three years and a little more. When he was discharged he was commanded by Captain Clement Hall and in the regiment commanded by Colonel Patten. Your memorialist is poor and in needy circumstances. He is old and cripple and stands in need of that Assistance which his country has kindly
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provided for the surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution.
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this the day of Oct 1819
John Paxton

[a hand drawn cross that reads] [horizontally] John Weaver
[vertically] his mark

State of North Carolina
Lenoir County
I John Paxton one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law  and Equity in and for the County aforesaid.  Do certify that it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that John Weaver whose name is Signed to the forgoing Affidavit & Memorial[?] Served as a Soldier in the revolutionary War, for more that nine months - that he [crossout] belonged to the North Carolina line,  And it is further made to appear to my satisfaction that the said John Weaver is poor and in digent circumstances and [illegible] in need of assistance of his Country provided for by a act of Congress - 
[Signature] John Paxton
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State of North Carolina} I William Lovick
               Lenoir County} Clerk of the Superior
Court of Law in and for the County aforesaid do certify that the Honorable John Paxton Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law and Equity in and for the State aforesaid and that the name " John Paxton" thereto subscribed is in his proper hand writing
        In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of Office at Kinston the 10 day Nov 1819.
[Signature] Will Lovick C.S.C.L.

                                   Lenoir County
State of North Carolina Secretarys Office 2nd Dec 1819
     I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid do hereby Certify that it appears from the muster roll of the Continental line of this State that John Weaver a private in Sheppards Company of the 10th Regt enlisted on the 3rd of July 1777 for three years -  The date of his discharge - is not mentioned
               Given under my hand the 2nd
               December  1819
                             [Signature]  Wm Hill
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State of North Carolina}
               Lenoir county} Ss
Superior court of law
               On the twelvth day of October 1821 personally appeared, in open court being a court of record, by the laws of the State and by 
 proceeding according the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings and also by having the power of [crossout] fine and imprisonment for the said county - John Weaver aged sixty-five years resident in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath 
declares that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:  that he enlisted in Capt Clement Nall's company belonging to the regiment of the North Carolina troops in the continental line commanded by John Patton, in April or May before the [the phrase "battle of Monmouth" inserted from above] battle of Monmouth for three years and he was regularly discharged after having served his period of enlistment.  This deponent is unable of say at what time he received his discharge having lost the certificate thereof he has nothing by which he might in that [illegible] his memory.  He was in the battle of Monmouth and was taken a prisoner at Charleston North Carolina by the British under Lord Conwallis.
         And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on this 18th day of March 1878; and 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 provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to Provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust to me any property; or securities, contracts, or debts due
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to me: nor have I any income other that what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed
                                                 his
                        [Signature] John +   Weaver
                                               mark

Schedule of the property owned by deponent an axe, a hoe, an adze and cow.  He is a cooper but so infirm that he is unable to work at his trade.
He has no family.                         his
                          [Signature] John  +  Weaver
                                                    mark
      sworn to, and declared on the twelvth day of October AD 1821 before 
                         [Signature] B. Coleman  Clk

State of North Carolina}  Superior Court of Law
               Lenoir County}The thursday after the 
                                        second Monday after 
                                        the fourth Monday of 
                                        September AD 1821

       Before the said Court George E. Badger presiding, as Judge thereof, it is satisfactrily [illegible] to appear [illegible] proof that the property of the said John Weaver stated in the foregoing Schedule is of the value of three dollars  furnace - which is by the Count has ordered to be certified - 
          I Witness whenof  I B. Coleman Clerk of the said Court do attest the same this [blank] day of [illegible] 1821  under my hand the seal of the Court. 
                   [Signature] B. Coleman   Clk
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Kinston N.C.  April 9th  1822

Sir,
      The Schedule & affidavit of John Weaver is herewith transmitted to you -  If he should be continued on the Pension lists let his certificate be sent to this place
                          Yours respectfully
    [Signature] Blount Coleman [name underlined]