Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46059, Ambrose Yancey, Va.
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                          SERVICE                                                                                                                       NUMBER

Va                                                                                       Yancey, Ambrose                                    S46059


Born in Va.
CONTENTS
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.                                  8041                                                                                             let. to Hugh Kinston & order

East Tennessee                                                                                                                to pay September 1, 1837


Ambrose Yancey                                                                                                         Death not on  A. B.

of Grainger in the state of Ten:

who was a pri in the compy commanded

by Captain Colvin of the Regt commanded

by Col. Campbell in the Va

une for 6 months ---


Incscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee

at the rate of 20 -- Dollars ---------- Cents per annum,

to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831


Certificate of Pension issued the 12 ~ day of March

1833 and sent to John 

Cock, Rutledge  Ten


Arrears to the 4th of March 13                           40 ---

Semi - anl, allowance ending 4 Sept"             10 ---
                                                                                       ---------
                                                                                       $50


                                                           Revolutionary Claim

                                                           Act June 7, 1832



Recorded by Nathan Rice  Clerk

Book  D   Vol 9   Page 117
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State of Tennessee              August term 1832

Graniger County                    On this 23 day of August

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

thirty two personally appeared in Open Court befre the

Justice of our Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for

for the County of Grainger now sitting Ambrose

Yancey an resident of the county of Grainger and

State of Tennessee aged sixty seven year who being

first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath

make his following declaration in order to obtain

the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th

of June 1832.  That eh entered the service of the

United States as a mounted Rifleman and as a subs =

titute for John Yancey under the following named

officers to wit Colone William Campbell afterward

Genl Campell in the company commanded by

Capt Andrew Colvin Sebr about the last of August

or first of September 1780 and left the service about

the first of March 1781.  He sttes that his

Lieutenants name was Samuel Newal and Ensign

Robert Campbell.  He states that he marched for

the State of South Carolina immediately after he

joined the company and encamped at a place

called the Cowpens in the State of South Carolina

under the command of Col Campbell and Capt Colvin

and was immediately after his encampment order

in pursuant of the British and Tories under the command

of Col Furgerson  He states that they pursude Col

Furgerson form the Cowmpen to King Mountains where

we overtook him and a battle was fought.  He states

that in the battle of Kings Mountain there were troops
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engaged in the battle commanded by Colonel Isaac

Shelby John Sevier and Benjamin Cleveland and he further

states that Col William Campbell was commander in

chief at said battles - that Col. Furgerson the British

commander was killed and his army taken and that

before he fell he received five bullets in his body.

He states that Col Shelby and sevier commanded the

center during the action that Col Cleveland commanded

the left wing and Col Campbell the right wing and

marched up on the South eas and of the Mountain

sde states that in that engagement the company comm =

anded by Capt Colvin of which he was one was put

 in advance of the Virginia Regiment and was ordered 

to charge on the British advance guard and bring on 

the engagement and to sustain the action until the main

body of the Army could be brought into the action.

 He states that he entered the service in the town of 

Abingdon, County of Washington and State of Virginia 

where he resided and he entered the service. He states 

that he served with no Continental Regiments or companies

 except the Virginia volunteer Mounted Rifleman 

but that General Greene commanded the Southern 

division and my officers communicated with, and

were directed by, General Green as he understood and 

believes but did not serve in an engagement with 

him. He states that after the battle of King's Mountain 

he was transferred to Captain Black's company and 

ordered to join the Regiment under the command

 of Col Arthur Campbell by Col, afterwards Genl. 

William Campbell in an expedition against the 

Cherokee Indians. He states that he served in all 

six months without being discharged or disbanded.
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site states that he has no documentary evidene and knows

of no person whose testimony he can procure who can

testify to his service.   He hereby relinquishes every claim

whater to a pension or annuity xcept the present

and declares that his name is not on the pension

roll of any state   Sworn to and subscribed the 

day and your first above written ----

                                                                  Ambrose Yancy


We Charles McAnally a clergyman residing in 

the County of Grainger and State of Tennessee and

Samuel Bunch residing in the same herby certify

that we are well acquainted with Ambrose Yancy

who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration

and that we believe him to be sixty seven years

of age that he is reported and believed in the neighbor = 

hood where he ? to have been a soldier of

the revolution and that we concurs in the opinion

Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid

                                               C Mc Anally

                                               Saml Bunch


And the said court do hereby declare their opinion

after the investigation of the matter and after putting

the interogatories prescriebd by the War Department

that the above named applicant was a revoltuionary

soldier and served as he states and the court further

certifies that it appears to them that Charles Mc Anally

who signed the foregoing certificated is a clergyman

resident in the county of Grainger and state of Tennessee

and that Samuel Bunch who has also signed the

? is a resident of the county and state aforesaid

and is a creditable person and that ?
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statement is entitled to credit.

I John Cocke clerk of the court of files and quarter

session for the county of Grainer in the State of

Tennessee do hereby that the foregoing contains

the original proceedings of the said cournt in the

matter of the applicaton of Ambrose Yancey for 

a pension.


In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 

my hand and seal office ?

                                         John Cocke



Interogatories propounded by the Court to Ambrose

Yancey in the matter of his application for a pension

Question      When and in waht year were you born

Answer          I was born in Culpepper Count State of Virginia

                         I do not recollect the year or the record of my age

                         has long since been lost


Question       Where were you living when dyou entered the
 
                          service   Where have you lived since the revolution 

                          ary war and where do you live now.

Answer           When I entered the service I was living in the 

                           County of Washington State of Virginia or before

                            stated    I ? from Washington County

                            Virginia to Sullivan County, Tennessee where

                            I lived for several years from thence I 

                            removed to Grainger County Tennessee  Where

                            I have lived ever since and now live


Question          How were your called into service; were you

                             Drafted did you volunteer or were your a substitute 

                              and  of a substitute for whom


Answer              I entered service as a volunteer and as a

                              substitute for John Yancey as before stated
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Declaration 

for Pension

A Yancy

7863
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Question               State the names of some of the regular officers who

                                   were with the troops where you served such

                                  continental and milita regiments or you can

                                   recollect the general circumstances of 

                                   your service.    


Answer                    I did not serve with any of the regular

                                   troops   Genl Green commanded the Southern

                                   Division of the American Army   Served in

                                   Col  Campbells volunteers mounted regiment

                                    until after the battle of Kings Mountain

                                    and I was then transferred to Col Arthur

                                    Campbell regiment under Capt Black ajunt

                                    the Cherokee Indians or before stated

 
Question                 State the names of person is when you are

                                     known in your present neighbourhood and

                                     who can testify as to your character for veracity

                                     and then ? of your service as a soldier in

                                     the revolution


Answer                      In addition the Revd Charles Mc Anally

                                     and Col Samuel Bunch   I am known to

                                      Major Gen John Cocke Nicholas County serv and

                                      Edward Tate and many others who will testify as to

                                      there belief of my service as a soldier of the 

                                      revolution as to my character for veracity
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7863

Ambrose Yancey



from 1780 private

6 months

$20


John Cocke

Rutledge

Ten
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                                                              BRIEF in the case of Ambrose Yancey

                                                       County of Grainger in the State of Tennessee

                                                                               (Act 7th June, 1832.)


1.     Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?

         Court


2.     If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily informity?

         ------------


3.     How old is he?   

         67


4.      State his service, as directed in the form annexed

                Period                    Duration of Service                       Rank                      Names of General and Field Officers
                                                                                                                                                 under whom he served

                                                  Years,      Months,     Days

   Sub     In 1780 Sept          ------            6              -------           Private                    Capt A. Colvin, Col. W. Campbell
                                                                                                                                                  transferred to 
                                                                                                                                                  Capt Bluck,  Col. A. Campbell


5.      In what battles was he engaged?

           Kings Mountian


6.      Where did he reside when he entered the srvice?

          Washington City 


7.       Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by

           incidential evidence, orby the rolls?

           tradtionary


8.       Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?

           Correct


I CERTIFY that the foregoin statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above

mentioned 
                                                                                F. Waugh      Examining Clerk
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.                                                                                           March 8, 1939

                                                                                             XXXXXXXXXXX



Miss Theo H. Carraway                                               BA - J/MCS   ?
38 Edwin Place                                                              Ambrose Yancey,  S. 46059
Asheville, North Carolina


Dear Madam:

Referene is made to your request for information relative to
Ambrose Yancey who served in the Revolutionary War.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, S. 46059, based on the military service of the only
Ambrose Yancey that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this
office.

Ambrose Yancey was bornin Culpeper County, Virginia.  The date
of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.

While living in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, he en -
listed late in August or early September, 1780, as substitute for
John Yancey (relationship not given), served as private in captain
Andrew "Colvin's" (probably meant for Andrew Colville's) company in
Colonel William Campbell's Virginia regiment, was in the battle of
King's Mountain after which he was transferred to Captain Black's
company in Colonel Arthur Campbell's regiment, went on an expedition
against the Cherokee Indians and served until about the first of March, 
1781.

From Washington County, Virginia, he moved to Sullivan County,
Tennessee, and from there to Grainger County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832,
at which time he was sixty - seven years of age and was living in Grainger 
County, Tennessee.
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in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Ambrose
Yancey, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and pos -
sibly the ? death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address
The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office. Records Division,
Washington, D. C. giving the following data:

Ambrose Yancey, Certificate # 8041, issued March 12, 1833, rate
$20 per annum, commanded March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, East 
Tennessee Agency.

                                                         Very truly yours


                                                         A. D. HILLLER
                                                         Executive Assistant
                                                         to the Administrator
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1938 Mar 8  hist to Miss                                             Revy Invalid

Theo Carraway  MCS                                                   File No. 45059

                                                                                             Ambrose Yancey

                                                                                              Private

                                                                                              Rev War                                                      


                                                                                               Act June 7 1832

                                                                                               Index:  Vol,  9,  Page 117

                                                                                               [Arrangement of 1870}
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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

Ambrose Yancey which require

further proof or examination.

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?  

             Yes


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 that the one udner the Act of 

              June 7, 1832?


VIII.      Has the Court given their opinion?

              Yes


IX.        Has the Clerk given his certificate?

              Yes


X.          Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if 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 clergymand and another respectable citizen as to
             their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolu -
             tionary service?   Yes

XII.       If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain -
             ing it?  -----------------

XIII.     If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
             living witness, has he stated in his 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 person of credibility? ---------------------
              Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer                    
              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?   Yes

XVII.      Are the seven interrogatories presribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And
               if not, which of them is not so answered?   6.



                                                                            EXPLANATORY NOTES.

*QUERE V.  In a case whre the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state preceisely how
long he served, he should amend his delcaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared beforeme, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c A. B. whom 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, nut according to the best of his recol -
lection he seved not less than, the periods mentioned below, and 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 peirod for which the applicant served

and the particular rank he held, as the law direct 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 fourth 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 fort in their affidavits

the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and maanner of hsileaving the same, as

well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged.  The magistrate who may adminis -

ter the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witness, 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 containes the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the

certificate must be attached thereto by a peice of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must

oass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being im -

properly attached to the certificate.
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(Black Ink Stamp)                 Ashville N. C.
RECEIVED                             
JAN 27 1939                             38 Edwin Place
? SUB ?
? ? 34                                            Jan 21st 1939
??


Veterans Administration

Washington D.C


Dear Sir --

Can you giveme any Pension

or War record of an "Ambroe Yancey"

who fought in the Revolution

I am anxious for birth date

"                                death "

"           "          "       recvd

and names of one of his 

family the lost one to ?

Pension was paid.  I think this

may fought in a Pa regiment

Thanking you sincerely  I am

Miss Theo H. Carraway

38 Edwin Place Ashville N. C.
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Rutledge Ten
                                                                                                                                            Free
August 22


                              
                                                              The Honor

                                                               Secretary at War

                                                               Washington City




H 793

Aug 31 1837

Pension Office


Ambroise Yancey

Tem wk
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.                                                    Rutledge Tennessee

                                                      22 Augt 1839



Hon Secretary of War


Sir

Inclosed you

will received Ambrose Yanceys proven

power of Identity, which you will 

please have the goodness to confirm

and and forward the same to the

pay agent for East Tenness at

Knoxville, you will oblige very

Respectfully your obt sert

                          Has Houston