Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6899, Edward Going, N.C.
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North Carolina, 16764
Edward Going. 
of  in the state of NC 
who was a Pri in the __ commanded 
by Captain ___ of the Regt commanded
by Col. Eaton in the 5 Regt 
line for 1 year N.C

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 21 day of Sept 33
and Sent Pension
Beford (Beaufort?) No Ca
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 - 100
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar '34 - 20
$120-

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by N Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 5 Page 41
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State of North Carolina County of Greenville 
First Monday of Aug 1832
Personaly appeared in open Court before the Worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the county aforesaid now sitting Edward Going a resident of Sd [said] County aged between 90 and 100 years who being first duly sword 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 Army of the United States in the War of the Revolution under the following circumstanced (to wit)
He enlisted under Robert Temples as Captain at Warren Court house in the State of North Carolina at what time he does not recollect, but that he did enlist in the nine months service, was march'd from Warren Court house to Halifax, where he joined the regular troops in the 5th Regiment under Colonels Pink Eaton & Mumford, he was stationed at Halifax about two months, he was marched from there to Kingston or Elizabethtown on Neuse River where he was stationed from six to eigth weeks, from there he marched to Leesburg on Savanna River where he was stationed
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from one to two months, then marched from there up the River to a place called black swamp, where he was taken sick and sent from there to the Hospital of Charleston where he lay seven or eight weeks, then he was removed over the Ashley River to Sullivants Island where he remained about three weeks when he was furlowed and directed to come home, his time of service being nearly out, after being at home a few days he went to the City of Warren to General or Colo. Guthrie Sumner who gave him his discharge for for the Sd [said] tower of nine months, he kept his discharge several years and sold it to a W. Jno. Hall for six dollars that he does not know of any person by whom he can prove this service.
After he had been at home about two years he enlisted again in the three months service under Capt. Benjamin Eaves at Lewisburg in the State of North Carolina, where he imediately marched  up the Country, through a port of Virginia and again into North Carolina to the County of Guilford, there they joined the Army Commanded by General Green where he remained but a few days before the Guilford fight took place, he was in that fight and recollects that a Colo. Williams on the day of the fight commanded that part of the Army that he was in, after the fight Our Company was confused and scattered, we were collected again near
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Rocky River, while the British Army made a short stay at Ramseys Mill we understood they stayed but a short time moved on towards Halifax North Carolina We made but a short stay at Rocky River we were marched from there to Camden town in South Carolina where we stayed but a few days we were then marched over the Catawba River where we stayed but a few days before our term of service expired, and we received our discharges but by what Officer they were granted I do not now recollect, I took care of my discharge for several years, + was told that it was no account and what has become of it now I know not. I know of no person living by whom I can prove this three months service my [illegible] while in the service or a part of them whose names I recollect were Ozzy Ball, Drew Jones & William Smith I have heard of the death of Ball & Jones. I cannot tell what has become of Smith. I have continued since I left the Army to live in the Counties of Franlin and Granville in North Carolina, I have no documentary evidence by which I can prove any part of this service. I hereby relinquish every claims whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension role of the agency of any State. 
Signed and sworn to in open Court
his
Edward X Going
mark
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We Samuel Rush of Weakley County State of Tennessee, and Anderson Paschall & Wm M Sneed of the County of Granville State of  North Carolina do testify and declare [illegible] The said Samuel Rust declares that he has been acquainted with Edward Going who has taken subscribed + sworn to the foregoing declaration for fifty years, and that he has ever supported the character of an honest man and an industrious and good citizen and he believes that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war.
The said Anderson Perschall declares that Edward Going who has made this written declaration has lived on the land of this affiant since 1827 and that he has been well acquainted with him during that time, that he has often heard him state his services in the Revolutionary War, that his statements have been uniformly the same or substantially the same and that they corroborate the statement made in the foregoing declaration sworn to by him.  He further declared that he has ever demeaned himself so far as he knows as an honest and industrious well meaning man
William M Sneed declares on Oath that he has been acquainted with Edward Going the maker of the [illegible] declaration that fifteen years that he has ever supported the character of an honest industrious well disposed man + that he considers him to be such
Sworn and subscribed in open Court
Saml Rust
Anderson Perschall
Wm M Sneed

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And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories [partial text illegible]
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And the said Court do herby declare this opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the abovemention co-applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Saml Rust- now of  Tennessee formerly of Greenville County and Anderson Paschall and Wm. M Sneed who have served the preceding certificate are residents of the said county of Granville + are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
The Court
James Wyche Chmn Jud Tem
Jacob Taylor J.P
Lewis Green J.P 
 
I Stephen K Sneed Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Granville and State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward in the matter of the application of Edward Going for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have [illegible] Seal of Office at Office in Oxford this the 10th day of August AD 1832.

[signature] Step K Sneed CLK
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3375
Edward Going
Granville Co
NC

Admit as private
2 mo $40
[Illegible] of service

Claimant
Oxford
Sent to W Hill
NC

Let Wm Hill Mar 28
1832 of Proof of Service
Raliegh 
NC
P 99.
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BRIEF in the case of Edward Going of Granville Co in the State of N.C

(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? between 90 and 100 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. Duration of Service, Years, Months, Days. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Blank. Blank, 9, blank. pri. Caps Rob Temples. Col Eaton, 5th Regt.
Blank. Blank, 9, blank. ". Gen. Green

5. In what battles was he engaged? Guilford Battle
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defection - Clks Certificate not properly attached to the papers
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Examining Clerk
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State of N Carolina   February Times
Granville County       1833

D.T. Paschall  personally  appeared this day 8th February 1833 in open court + made oath, that Edward Going the within named applicant for a pension, is, to the best of his knowledge + belief unable by any means of his own securing to get to this court 
D. T. Paschall
Sworn to in open Court
This 8th Feby 1833
S K Sneed clk 
State of No Carolina
Granville County

I Benjamin Kittrell Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for the County + State aforesaid do hereby certify that Dennis T. Paschall whose name is subscribing to the above certificate is now and was at that time a Justice of the Peace for the county and state aforesaid, and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.  Given under my hand and seal of office this the 7th of Aug 1833.  Benjamin Kittrell  clk
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State of North Carolina this 20th day of July[?] 1853 Granville County
This day Edward Going personally appeared before Dennis T Paschall one of the justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age of the consequent lap of memory  he cannot swear [illegible] by as to the precision length of his service back according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grade for eight months and fifteen days in the first tour and fully three months in the second tour making the terms of eleven months and fifteen days of service as a private for which terms of service I claim a pension.
Sworn to subscribed before me the days and date above written.
Edward X Going his mark
[Illegible]
D T Paschall J.P.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Edward Going which require further proof of explanation.

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 given 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

IX. Has the clerk given his certificate? Yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And is so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? 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? No 

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No.

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has the stated in the declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes

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? --

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  1. 2. 3. 5. 7.

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 than 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 chase 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 in 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 be 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 authentication 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.