Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 2701, for John King, North Carolina
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N.C.                  King, John                     S2701
Pa

2 Pa discharges
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Marshalltown, Iowa.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, - Will you please send me a certified copy of the records of service in the Revolutionary War of John King, who enlisted at Bethlehem Lehigh Co., Pa.
thanking you in advance I am,
Very Respectfully yours
Lettie W. Palmer

307 N. First St
Marshalltown, Ia.

June 5, 1903

[black circular stamp]
U.S. Pension Office 
June 8 1903
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129 Argyle Road
Ardmore, Pa.
September 16, 1933.

Veterans Administration,
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:

Please accept my thanks for you letters dated September 14, 1933, concerning pensions issued to Ellen King and Robert turner.

Will you kindly send me also similar communications concerning George Johnston, John and Nathanial King, all of North Carolina, who were granted Revolutionary pensions.

Respectfully,


John G. Herndon, Jr.
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Fred S. James
Geo. W. Blossom
W. E. Higbee
Chas. Buresh

New York Office 
149 William Street

Geo. W. Blossom Jr.
Karl D. King
Francis R. Blossom
Elmer J. Schafer

Fred S. James & Co.
Insurance
175 West Jackson Boulevard
Telephone Wabash 3720
Chicago
March 20, 1931.

Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Building
Washington, D. C.



Honorable Sir:
I am enclosing copy of my letter of March 3rdc last in which I asked for information regarding three soldiers in the Revolutionary War, and of which letter have had had no acknowledgement tor reply.

I am particularly interested in the records of John King who, according to the Pennsylvania Archives referred to in my previous letter, enlisted for service in the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Archives also show that under the Pension Act passed June 7, 1832 this same John King, then a resident of Sullivan County, Tennessee, received a pension. I take it further from the records in the Pennsylvania Archives that he served as a private in the Pennsylvania militia; that he was granted this pension December 24th, 1832 a the then age of 76.

I would very much appreciate receiving as much information as the Pension records show regarding this ancestor of mine, as I want to clear up my records on my fraternal side for membership in the Society of Sons of the American Revolution.

Same information is desired regarding Thomas King concerning whom I have the same data from the Pennsylvania Archives , as listed in my letter of March 3rd. He was a Brother of John King.

Also a record of John Sharp, an ensign in Capt. Pemberton's Company in Col. Shelby's regiment from Tennessee in the Battle of King's Mountain.

Very truly yours,

Karl D. King

KDK.IF

[black round date stamp]
US Pension Office
Mar 23 1931
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CABLE ADDRESS
JAMES - CHICAGO
FRED S. JAMES
GEO. W. BLOSSOM
W. E. HIGBEE
CHAS. BURESH

NEW YORK OFFICE
149 WILLIAM STREET
GEO. W. BLOSSOM, JR.
KARL D. KING
ELMER J. SCHAFER

FRED. S. JAMES & CO.
INSURANCE
175 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD
TELEPHONE WABASH 3720
CHICAGO
March
3rd.,
1931

Commissioner of Pensions,
WashinGton, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly send me as much information as possible from your records regarding the following soldiers in the Revolutionary War.  The following names are listed in the Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd., series, Vol. 23, Page 573. Names of Pennsylvanians residing in Tennessee on pension list under the Act passed June 7th., 1832: Sullivan County, Tenn:

Thomas King    pt. P.L.      2-18-1833--80
John King          pt. P.M.  12-24-1832--76
These men enlisted from Lancaster County, Pa.

Also please advise if you have a record of:

John Sharp or Sharpe. This man was an ensign in Captain Pemberton's Company under Col. Shelby at the Battle of King's Mountain.  He died in Sullivan County Tenn. about the year 1833.

Thanking you, I remain
Very truly yours
K. D. King (signature)
KDK/K

Stamp dated:  MAR 5 1931  PENSION OFFICE
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COPY
March 3, 1931

Commssioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly send me as much information as possible from  your records regarding the following soldiers in the Revolutionary War.  The following names are listed in the Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd, series, Vol. 23, Page 573. Names of Pennsylvanians residing in Tennessee on pension list under the Act passed June 7th 1832; Sullivan County, Tenn:

Thomas King       pt. P.L.       2-18-1833   80
John King             pt. P.M.   12-24-1832   76

These men enlisted from Lancaster County, Pa.

Also please advise if you have a record of:

John Sharp or Sharpe.  This man was an ensign in Captain Pemberton's Company under Col. Shelby at the Battle of King's Mountain.  He dies in Sullivan County about the year 1833.

Thanking you, I remain
Very truly yours,

KDK.K
Stamp:  PENSION OFFICE, dated MAR 23, 1931
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September 22, 1933

BA (or RA)-J/EEL
John King - S.2701
John King - R.5692

Mr. John G. Herndon, Jr.
129 Argyle Road
Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George Johnston, John and Nathaniel King, all of North Carolina, who were granted pensions.

A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been made to the United States based upon the military service of a Nathaniel King, of North Carolina, in that war.

As a means of identifying the particular record of a George Johnston or Johnson, of North Carolina, in which you might be interested, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.

The records of two soldiers name John King, who served in the North Carolina Troops are furnished you herein, as found in the respective claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

John King
S.2701
copied from A.N.F.

John King enlisted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1776, and served in Captain Robert Elder's Pennsylvania Company, and was discharged February 3, 1777.  He enlisted in October, 1777, and served in Captain Michael Whiteley's Company, Colonel John Boyd's Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battle of Chestnut Hill and was discharged January 2, 1778.  In August of the next year, he volunteered and served three months in Captain Moore's company and went with General Wayne against the Shawnee Indians.  He served in 1779, two month in Captain Sneider's Company.  He was also out in several short tours, officers' names not given.
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In 1780, he moved to North Carolina (that part which was later Tennessee), and in the fall of that year, served two months in Captain Andrew Cowan's North Carolina Company and was out against the Cherokee Indians.

John King was allowed pension on his application executed August 21, 1832, at which time he was living in Sullivan county, Tennessee, and was aged seventy-four years.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date  of death of Revolutionary War pensioner, John King (S.2701), you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:

John King, Certificate No. 3503, issued December 24, 1833, rate $33.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1833, East Tennessee Agency.

John King
R.5692

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John King are not shown in the papers in the pension claim

He enlisted, date and place not stated, served as private in Captains E. Eaton, Volla Powell and Joseph Kidd's Company, Third North Carolina Regiment, length of service three years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1822, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and resided in Franklin county, North Carolina.

He died December 4, 1843.

The soldier married December 19, 1779, Mary or Polly Underwood.  In 1822, soldier stated that his wife, Mary, was then aged thirty-five years.  In 1845, it was stated that she was aged sixty-two years.  At that time she was a resident of Franklin county, North Carolina.
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In 1822, daughters, Martha Ann and Evaline, were aged respectively nine and three years.  In 1852, son Miles made affidavit in Franklin County, North Carolina

There are no further family data

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.
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March 30, 1931

Mr. Karl D. King
Insurance Exchange
175 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2701, that John King enlisted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , December 17, 1776, and served in Captain Robert Elder's Pennsylvania company, and was discharged February 3, 1777.  He enlisted in October, 1777 and served in Captain Michard Whiteley's company, Colonial John Boyd's Pennsylvania regiment , was in the battle of Chestnut Hill and was discharged January 2, 1778.  In August of the next year, he volunteered and served three months in Captain Moore's company and went with General Wayne against the Shawnee Indians.  He served in 1779 two months in Captain Sneider's company.  He was also out in several short tours, officers' names not given.

In 1780 he moved to North Carolina (that part which was later Tennessee), and in the fall of that year, served two months in Captain Andrew Cowan's North Carolina company and was out against the Cherokee Indians.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 21, 1832, at which time he was living in Sullivan county, Tennessee, and was aged seventy-four years.

Very truly yours
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BRIEF objections to the admission f Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John King which require further proof or explanations.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  Yes
II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes
III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  Yes
V.  Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  No
VI.  Has he give the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes
VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes
VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  Two Citizens
XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  Yes
XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he state in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  witness of documentary evidence
XIV.  If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?  
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  Yes
XVI.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  Yes
XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered"  12
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For___year___months and ___days, I served as a ___.  For ___months and ___days, I served as a ___; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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for the applicant John King I agree that the short  ? & undefined period stated be not taken into the compilation & that he received a pension for the ten & half months he freely stated however with this he swears that he shall not in future be declared establishing the name of he has proven.
Jno Blain
agent for the applicant
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME  King, John  GRADE  Dragoon  
LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER  9766  ACREAGE  100
ISSUED  February 4, 1791 to __not shown__
"The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.