Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,517, Joseph Hamilton, N.C.
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Service: N.C.
Hamilton, Joseph
Number: R.4.517
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33.903
Joseph Hamilton's 
Application
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Tennessee}
Davidson County} Ss
On this 5th day of October - 1836 personally appeared in open Court (writing marked through) County of Davidson County before Justices of said County of Davidson County, now sitting, Joseph Hamilton, a resident of Wilson County in said State of Tennessee, aged seventy-three or four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed on the 7th of June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated
In June 1780 he volunteered his service as a soldier under Capt Bell, in Guilford County North Carolina the company was placed in the Regiment of Col Pasley and all of the Regiments commanded by Genl Davidson who occupied the station at that time of Genl Rutherford who was in the hands of the British, as a prisoner at war, taken at Genl Gates defeat- upon the rendezvous at Guilford Court-house, it was the principal design of the Genl to [illegible] a set of Tories who were flying about the County- Guilford Co.house [illegible], all of the Army went in pursuit of the Tories, up to Spryker's 18 miles from the court-house, where information was had of the Tories trail the next morning after our arrival, we pursued on to the Richland's of Hugh Clarrion: here it was discovered, the tories were marching for the British encampment under Cornwallis at Cambden- and to overtake them was deemed impossible so all turned for Guilford Court-house again; which [illegible] all were disbanded, excepting a Company posted to guard the jail which contained some prisoners-
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Srgt. Sam Bell, commanded this company applicant being one when they had guarded these prisoners awhile, this company was turned over to Capt Forbes; other companies were revised, forming the regiment under Cols. Pasley and Genl Davidson commanded about the first of Dept. of that year 1780 all of the Army marched off, towards the British Camp, under Cornwallis;- marched up thru Salisbury in Rowan County- thence to Mecklenburg Cty where Genl Green was [illegible] with the main regular army- the conjunction of the two armies was made at the black-jack camp- Each of the contending Armies, made many maneuvers; exerting their skill for supremacy in tactics, before any assault would commence- finally, and before the Retreat of the American Army, applicant, then but a boy sixteen years of age, obtained a furlough on account of sickness from Capt Forbes, and started back for Guilford Co. house- this was about the twenty-fifth of Dec. 1780- Christmas-time,- his whole term of service this tour, beginning in the latter part of June 1780 ending at or about the twenty fifth day of Dec. of that year, will make the term of service, about ten months-
Applicant served in the earlier part of 1780, when the battle at Guilford Court-house was fought-lent the service was short, and bad recollection about it, together with the want of proof will [illegible] him from entering into the minutes of his service- claiming compensation alone for the above enumerated five months, which he hope fully to establish by evidence of an undoubted kind; and which shall accompany or amend this application- the certificate of service for three months under Capt Forbes applicant has, it shall also be sent- it has been defaced or torn; not [illegible] tho, it is to be hoped to inval-
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-idate it entirely-
Applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any state
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
before me:
E. S. Hale
chairman
Joseph Hamilton

We Thomas Fuqua, a clergyman, residing in Davidson County, and John Rice, residing in Wilson County, hereby certify we are well acquainted with Joseph Hamilton, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three or four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
E.S. Hale
chairman
John Rice
Thomas Fuqua

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states; And the Court further certify that it appears, that Thomas Fuqua, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the County of Davidson and that John Rice who has also signed the same certificate is a resident in the County of Wilson, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
E.S. Hale
Chairman
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State of Tennessee}
Davidson County}
I Smith Griddle clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of an application for a pension of Joseph Hamilton
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this 5 day of
October AD 1836
Smith Griddle
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These are to certify that the 
private soldier of Capt Forbis 
[illegible] in District of Salisbury 
A volunteer Agreeable to Law [illegible] 
[illlegible]
[illegible] in both Civilian
Militery
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Discharged
Hamilton, Joseph
N.C. R4517
(Stamp)
The National Archives of the United States
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Rejected
4017
P.O. (marked through) John Hamilton
Service: Joseph

Enlisted: __, 18__.
Discharged: __, 18__.

Application filed: __, 18__.

Alleges: __
Re-enlisted: __

Attorney: __
P.O. __
__ Recognized. __ Contract. 
__ Cert. of Dis. Searched for __, 18__.
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Joseph Hamilton
Tennessee

Rejected

[illegible} letter 25
Nov 1836 D.F.
Dozier

did not serve six 
months
4517
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State of Tennessee}
Davidson County} ss
Personally appeared before me, Joseph Norvell, a Justice of the peace in and for said County and State, (marked through) Joseph James Porter, a resident of Smith County, Tennessee, and makes oath that he is well acquainted with Joseph Hamilton, an applicant for a pension under the law of 1832; that he knew him, when he enlisted in 1780, under Capt. Forbes- with whom he served three months- applicant well remembers this [illegible]; because he was Sergeant in Capt. Forbes' co. and has been rewarded already for his service by a pension granted to him by the United States on the 20th day of January 1832 or more properly this is the date the certificate bears-
Given under my hand, this
26th day of September 1836
James Porter
Sworn to and subscribed before}
me, this 26th Sept. 1836}
Jo: Norvell}
Justice of the Peace}

State of Tennessee
Davidson County Ss.-
I Smith Griddle clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions do hereby certify that Joseph Norvell who has subscribed his name to the above certificate, is and was at the time of signing the same a magistrate duly elected and qualified to act as such and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts. 
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand 
and affixed the seal of my office
this 5 day of October 1836
Smith Griddle
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State of Tennessee
Davidson County} Ss
I Elisha S Hale, chairman of the County Court of said County of Davidson hereby certify that Smith Griddle whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same the clerk of said Court duly elected and qualified to act as such, and that due faith and credit should be given to all his official acts
Given under my hand this 5th day of October 1836
E. S. Hale
Chairman of the 
County Court of Davidson Cty

Certificate of James Porter
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State of Tennessee}
Davidson County} Ss
Sarah Davis makes oath that she resides in Wilson County Tennessee and that she has lived as neighbour to Joseph Hamilton an applicant for a pension under the Act of 1832, for some thirty one or two years: that previous to her removal from North Carolina, she lived a neighbour to said Hamilton, who about the year 1780 or 1781 was a soldier in the Revolutionary War- there was many brothers of Mr. Hamilton, and some two or three of them, were generally out in the army- my father was a soldier at the same time: Mr. Hamilton informed me he served for six months: my recollection as to the time of his service is by no means good- but I should without hesitation give it as my opinion, resting this opinion upon the knowledge I have of his service, that he served at different times at least six months- times then were [illegible] and females were not exempt from the rigors of war-
Sworn to before me, this
5th day of October 1836
Jo: Norvell
Justice of the Peace
Sarah Davis

State of Tennessee}
Davidson County} Ss.
I Smith Griddle, clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions, do hereby certify that Joseph Norvell who has subscribed his name to the above certificate, is and was at the time of signing the same a magistrate duly elected and qualified to act as such and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts:
In testimony whereof, I have here-
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-unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court at office
this 5th day of October 1836
Smith Griddle

State of Tennessee}
Davidson County}Ss. 
I Elisha S. Hale chairman of the County Court of said County do hereby certify, that Smith Griddle whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same the clerk of said Court, and all official acts by him should receive due faith and credit: Given under my hand this 5th day of
October 1836
E. S. Hale

Certificate of Sarah Davis
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Oct 17
(Stamp) T. Nashville 7

[illegible]
James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Nashville, 1836
James S. Edwards Esqr
Dear Sir
Heretofore I made an application for a pension, in behalf of some old gentleman of this County, and the matter was acted upon with such promptitude and I question not righteousness, that I am encouraged to transmit the Declaration who all proper accompaniments, I trust, of Joseph Hamilton, who resides in Wilson County on or close about the line that separated or divides this County of Davidson from that of Wilson-
Any thing and everything which I could say in favor of old Hamilton, would not, in the absence of better testimony, procure for him at your hands, a pension: but as I remarked above, the evidence, I trust and hope, is amply sufficient to carry him through; and soliciting there, on behalf of the old gentleman, Mr. Hamilton, an early return,
I beg, to subscribe
myself,
your obt sert:
David F. Dozier