Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1728, for Lewis Taylor, North Carolina
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SERVICE
N.C
S.C

Taylor, Lewis

NUMBER
S.1728

Born in V.A.
carded
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to [unknown] Agent 16th Oct 184[torn page]
Illinois from 4th March 1840.
[page damage] v. 1840.  Notification to D. [page damage] Esq Ca[illegible] Illinois.
[Page damage] Pension Agt. 15 March 1842 [page damage]  Service fee from 4th Sep [page damage] May 1842. Notification to I.M. Smith. Nashville Tenn
Illinois[marked thru] West Tennessee 2203 West Tennes[page damage and marked thru] Lewis Taylor Frank[illegible] in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the con commanded by Captain Dotson of the regt commanded by Col William in the N Carolina line for 2 years
N.C. and S.C. Line Records corrected Nov.60 Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars 0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of pension issued the 27 day of Sept 1833 and James Campbell Winchester Arrears to the 4th of Sept 200.00  Semi-an. allowance ending 4 Mar 40.00  =$240.00  {Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 98
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State of Tennessee
Franklin County
[squiggly line]
County Court
August Session 1833

The amended declaration of Lewis Taylor an applicant for a pension under the act passed 7th June 1832. This affiant states that he served for the term of three months in the performance of the tour of duty first mentioned in his amened original declaration. Afft was in the company commanded by Capt Joseph Dotson & [and] in the regiment commanded by Col Williams. Williams's regiment went from L[illegible] County North Carolina. [Illegible] or Christian was the commander of the expedition. This was in the year 1775 - at the time stated in his original declaration. He cannot recalled the day of the month he entered the service, nor the day he was discharged but is certain he served three months as a private in the aforesaid tour.
Some time after this afft moved with his father to the District of Ninety six in South Carolina. After they moved there & [and] in Nov 1777 afft again volunteered under Capt John Thomas, in the regiment commanded by Col John Thomas. During the time afft was under Col Thomas they were employed in guarding the frontiers of South Carolina from the Indians but was in no battle. Afft was in active service under Thomas upwards of one year. He is positive as to that length of time & [and] in their service.
In the month of February 1779 afft with [illegible] company & [and] regiment was marched to the Savannah river [illegible] Augusta & [and] joined the army there under Genl Williamson where
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they remained until the last of May, & [and] from thence the regiment was dismissed & returned home. Afft was four months in the performance of this tour of duty but was in no battle.
After afft came home he again volunteered under his brother Capt George Taylor & joined the army commanded by Col Clark & Shelby & was in the battle at Musgroves Mill on [illegible] in the District of Ninety six. Immediately after this when Cornwallis was invading South Carolina afft with his brother Capt Geo Taylor & some other crossed over Broad River into North Carolina & in Rutherford County the company or party the so Geo Taylor being the captain, joined the troops commanded by Col Charles McDowell who retreated across the Mountains to Watauga. They were there joined by Cols Campbell, Shelly & Seveir & went back to fight Ferguson. Afft was a footman & was not in the battle of Kings Mountain, but was left behind with other troops & the mounted men went on & defeated Ferguson. Afft did not join the army after the battle of Kings Mountain - but went back to South Carolina as they had no further use for the troops. Afft was upwards of two months in this tour. He cannot specify dates but is positive it was more than two months. 
In the month of August 1787 afft again
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volunteered under his brother Capt Geo Taylor in a regiment commanded by Col Thos Brandon & Major Joseph Jolly. They were marched to the neighborhood of Charleston & after remained in service three months. The troops were stationed at Bacon's Bridge on Ashley river. Afft served as a private in all his various terms of service & was engaged in no civil pursuit during this period respectively above mentioned when he was in service.
[signature:] Lewis Taylor x his mark

Sworn to in open court this 2[?]th
August 1833
[signature:] E Russel clk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after pulling[?]  the interogatories prescribed by the  War Department that the foregoing amended declaration of Lewis Taylor is true and that the annexed original declaration with the explanations here given is correct and the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
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I Edmond Russell clerk of the court of pleas and Quarter Sessions of Franklin County Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Lewis Taylor for a pension - that is to say the original declaration made at November Court 1832 and the proceedings therein had, and the emended declaration made at the August Court 1833
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand [cut off] seal of office in Winchester  the 3 day of Sep 1833.
[signature:] E Russell clk
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State of Tennessee
Franklin County On the [blank]day of Sept 1832.  Personally appeard [appeared] in Open Court before James Sharp. John Daugherty and Jacob Vangant, Justices of the Court of Please [Pleas] and quarter sessions now sitting Lewis Taylor aged about seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain benefit of the act of  Congress passed June the 7th 1832  That he enterd [entered]  the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as  herein stated I was commanded by General Christy in the Indian War against the Cherokee Indians.  Col. Williams from Surry County North Carolina and Captain Joseph Dotson  I was a volunteer and entered the service sometime I think in the month of August in the year of 1775 and left the service I think sometime in the latter part of November thereafter - I was in a battle fought Must Groves [Musgrove Mill] [illegible] commanded by Cols Clark & Shelby.  This battle was fought against the british & Tories. I lived in [deleted words] South Carolina when I entered the service and marched through South Carolina and a part of Georgia to Augusta.  I have no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can precure who can testify to my service  I entered the service a second time I think some time about the year of 1777.  During the war under the command of Col. John Tomas Sen and Capt John Thomas Jun as a volunteer and continued in service until the end of the war duly set at all times to the orders of my officers.  I hereby relinquish every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the presant [present] and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state 
Sworn to & subscribed] the day & year aforesaid. Lewis Taylor his x mark.  
E Russell Clerk 
By W. B. Wagner D. Co.
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The court propounded the following interrogatories to wit

1 Where and in what year were you Born
Answer.  I was born in the State of Virginia Albemarle county in the year of 1759 I think
2 Have you any record of your age, if so where is it
Answer I have none
3 Where were living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War & where do you now live
Answer.  I was living as heretofore stated Surrey county North Carolina.  I have lived since the war in the same state in Rutherford county from there I removed to Franklin county Tennessee where I now live
4 How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute if a substitute for whom
Answer.  As before stated I was a Volunteer
5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental and malitia [militia] regiments as you can recollect & the General circumstances of your service
Answer Answer I recollect General Green in addition to those before mentioned & Maj. Jolley I belong to the regt commanded by col. Thomas Brandon.  I cannot at this time recollect any important circumstances during my service.
6 Did you ever receive a discharge if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
Answer. I never received any written discharge.  I was dismissed & called on as occasion required I was in actual service in all about four years.
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7  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your presant Neighbourhood & who can Testify as to your charactor for verasity and their beliefs as to your services as a Souldair in the revolution.
answer  John Hickerson & John Camden Esqres. and [illegible] others& Pearson. Henry Hunt lives in my neighbourhod and can give the information required.  
8.  Henry Hunt a Clergy man and Peter Willis Hickerson and Solmon Hogh hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Lewis Taylor, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a souldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                                                                    Henry Hunt
E Russell Clerk                                              Solomon Hogh
                                                                              his 
B W Wagner D.W                                         Peter X Willis
                                                                              mark
                                                                     Jn'h Hickerson

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatory prescribed by the war department, That the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that it appar to them
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that Henry Hunt who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the same neighborhood with the said Lewis Taylor, and that Solomon Hugh Peter Willis and John Hickerson who have also signed the same and residents of the same neigthborhood, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Edmond Russell Clerk of the court of appeals &c Quarter Sessions of Franklin County Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Lewis Taylor for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office.
At Winchester the 10th day of Dec 1832
 E Russell Clerk of CC
By W B Wagner DC
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Mr. Evans
Oct 15 1840

Carmi Ills
Oct 7th               

Free

James L. Edwards Esqr
Comr Pensions
Washington City
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Carmi Ill           6th October 1840

Sir
Enclosed is the application of Lewis Taylor to be transferred to this agency from Tennessee
You will please remit to me at this place
I am very Respectfully 
your Ob't servt
Daniel Hay

James L Edwards Esq
Comr Pensions
Washington City
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Nov 4 1840
Nowan 
M
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, City
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Pension Office
Nashville, October 26th 1840
Sir
Yours of the 16th instant requesting me to inform you to what time Lewis Taylor, a Pensioner on the Roll of this Agency under the act of 7th June 1832, was last paid, is received. He has been paid up to the 4 March 1840.
Very Respectfully
Your obedient Servant 
J M Smith
Pen: Agent 
J.L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, City
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Pension Office
Nashville Tennessee
March 5 1862
Sir
Enclosed is the application of Lewis Taylor, a 
Revolutionary Pensioner, Act 7 June 1832, for a transfer from Illinois to this Agency
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Serv
Pen: Agent
J. L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Rev. War.
1728
INVALID.
File No. 1728
Lewis Taylor
Priv. N.C. Line
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:-Vol. A, Page 368
[Arrangement of 1870.]
N.C. and S.C. Line Records corrected
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Application for a Transfer
State of Illinois White County ss
On this fifth day of October 1840 before  the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Lewis Taylor and made oath the he is the same Lewis Taylor who served in the Revolutionary War in the company commanded by Capt Cobb and Captain John Thomas in the Regiment commanded by [crossed out:Thomas] Col Thomas. Genl Pickins. That his name was placed on the Pension list of the State of Tennessee from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of Illinois where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there  made payable in the future. The following are reasons for removing from Tennessee to Illinois towit, his children all came to Illinois and he could not stay behind
Lewis Taylor [signed with x mark]
Sworn to and subscribed this
5th day of October 1840
Before me Solomon Vories J.P
in presence of Daniel Hay
John Lowery a credible witness being duly sworn according law doth on his oath declare that he has been long and well acquainted with the above Lewis Taylor. and knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit 
John Lowrey
Sworn and subscribed this 5th day of October 1840 before me
Solomon Vories J. P
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State of Illinois
White County
I James Ratcliff clerk of the county commissioners Court in and for said County do hereby certify that Solomon Vories before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken was on the day of the date thereof and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commission and sworn into office and that as such full faith and credit is due and of right ought to be given to all his official acts, also that the signatures within purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Carmi this 6th day of October AD 1840
Jas Ratcliff Clk
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State of Tennessee
Davidson County
On this 5th day of March 1842, before me Joel M Smith Pension agent personally appeared Lewis Taylor, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas, in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Illinois from whence he has lately removed: that he now resides in the State of Tennessee, Coffee County, where he intends to remain and wishes his Pension payable in future at the Nashville agency. The following are his reasons for removing from Illinois to Tennessee to wit, that he does not like the country 
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year a foresaid.
his
Lewis [signed with x mark] Taylor
[illegible] J. H. Kendrick
J.M. Smith
Gen. agent
State of Tennessee
Davidson County
I Joel M Smith Pension agent do hereby certify, that I have the most satisfacting evidence  viz by the oath of John L Taylor that Lewis Taylor who has this day appeared before me to take the above oath is the identical person therein described. I further certify that John L. Taylor the witness is a person of veracity.
Given under my hand this the 5th day of March 1842.
J.M Smith
Gen: Agent
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21,066
Lewis Taylor
Tennessee
from 1775 private
2 yrs $80
Franklin Co
James Campbell
Winchester
Tennessee
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M. Evans
Apl 8 1842
[stamp]
[stamp:FREE]
J. L. Edwards
[illegible] of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Springfield Ill 16th March 1842
Dear Sir
In compliance with request it appears from the Books that Lewis Taylor has been paid at this office up to 4, September 1841
Yours Respectfully
John Dawson
Pension Agent
J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.