Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,888, Ambrose Hudgens, S.C.
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S.C. Hudgens, Ambrose  Number  S18888
        Hudgins                     Carded
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32711

South Carolina
Ambrose Hudgins des
of Laurens dis. in the State of So Carolina
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Brown of the Regt commanded
by Col. Thomson in the So. Ca.
line for 9 mo.

Inscribed on the Roll of Charleston
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. __ end
30 January 1844 when he died

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of April
1850 and sent to
Hon. James L. Orr, H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending
Payable to 
John Hudgins, only surviving 
child

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by J. B. Chase, Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 71
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State of South Carolina
Laurens District on this the fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine personally appeared in open court before the Court of Ordinary now sitting Colonel John Hudgens a resident in the District of Laurens in the State of South Carolina aged forty six years who being first duly sworn according to law do the on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed Jun 7, 1832. That he is the son and heir at law and administrator of the estate of Ambrose Hudgens, deceased who interred the service of the limited states under the following named officers and served as herein stated: That he entered the said service in the company commanded by Captain Brown Lt. Robert Long in the third South Carolina Continental Regiment Commanded by Colonel William Thomson and in the capacity of a private served in that regiment six months. That afterward said Ambrose Hudgens deceased served under Colonel Parris many months under Colonel Williams of the Militias service and in the company commanded by Captain William Milwee. That whilst under said Captain W. Milwee he the said Ambrose Hudgens was in Georga in what was called the Indian wars. That as to the battles in which he was engaged this declarant remembers only that of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina as stated by his father in his lifetime, but the countries through which he passed this declarant does not now recalled: That before and since the Revolutionary war said Ambrose Hudgens died lived in Laurens District in South Carolina and in the year 1829 was pensioned by the legislature of South Carolina and died thirtieth day of January in the year Eighteen hundred and forty four never having applied
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for a pension from the United States: That he said Ambrose Hudgens left no widow, his wife having died in 1833. He hereby relinquishes over claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his said fathers name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state except as above set forth.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year.
John Hudgens
aforesaid.
Before me
W.D. Watts
I.C.O.L.D.

And the said court doth hereby certify that the above declarant Colonel John Hudgens is well known to this court and is fully worthy of all due faith and credit and that he is the son heir at law and administrator of Ambrose Hudgens deceased. It has also been satisfactorily proven to this court that his father said Ambrose Hudgens deceased died on the day and year above set forth leaving no widow and that he ever bore the reputation among his neighbors as a true soldier in the American army during the revolutionary war. It has also been proved to this court that said Ambrose Hudgens was in his lifetime a pensioner of the state of South Carolina and lived in Laurens District.
Given under my hand and seal at Laurens the day and year first above  written.
W.D. Watts
I.C.O.L.D.
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South Carolina
Laurens District

The humble petition of Capt. Ambrose Hudgens shows unto the Honorable the member of the Senate House of Representatives of the state of South Carolina. That he was a soldier of the revolutionary war and performed many tours of duty (to wit) once under Col. William Thompson for six months within their state of Georgia our other under Col. Williams for many months one often of three months under Col. Purvis and your petitioner on oath saith he was a faithful soldier and is now about eighty eight years of age old and infirm and his wife is about the same age and of a good whig family and from their advanced age infirmity & poverty your petition feels full confidence in the Justice & magnanimity of the Legislature of this state toward all old war worn soldiers who served many other tours of duty that those above mentioned but now unable to prove them- your petitioner is now worth about 150 acres of land very poor and much worn out but dog for a home for himself & aged companion, 10 head of cattle & 10 head hogs and one horse worth fifty dollars one bed & furniture worth $20- and some other household kitchen furniture of little value and your petitioner in  duty bound will ever pray
(signed) Ambrose Hudgens

Schedule of A Hudgens property
Tract of land 150 acres                150.00
5 head cattle                                 20.00
20 head hogs                                20.00
1 horse worth                                50.00
Bed & furniture                              20.00
                                                      -------
                                                      260.00
A. Hudgens in debt to the court   160.00
                                                     $100.00
South Carolina
Laurens District     Before me personally appeared
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Capt. Ambrose Hudgens and being more agreeable to law states the facts contained in his petition and the above schedule are all true to the best of his knowledge
& belief & that he is not a pensioner of the United States
Sworn to before me
this 16th day of November 1829     (signed)
(signed)  J. S. Hutcheson J.P.           A. Hudgens Senr

South Carolina
Laurens District
Personally came James Dillard before me
John Whitmore out of the justice obtained to keep the peace in said District and maid [made] oath in one form of law and on his oath saith Ambros Hudgeons was a listed soldier in the stait [state] troops of South
Carolina under Capt Brown in Cornel William Tompson Ridgment [regiment] and this deponent believes that he served his time
fully out and got a legal discharge with myself from saide [said] Ridgement  [regiment] and that I [illegible] saw him bearing arms
in the said state to the end of the war and further sayeth not  Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 day of September 1829
(signed) John Witmore J. P.   (signed) James Dillard

South Carolina
Laurens District
I do hereby certify that James Dillard
who haith assigned the above probate is a man of credibility and his word deservs [deserves] full faith and credit, certified
2 of September 1829 (signed) John Whitmore J. P.

State of South Carolina
Anderson District  
Personally came and appeared before me
the subscribing Justing William Millwee Esq who after being sworn in due form of law deposith on his oath that Ambrose Hudgins now residing Laurens District in the State afforesaid [aforesaid] was a faithful soldier under sd. [said] deponents command who was Capt in Col Williams's Regmt [regiment] of South Carolina in defending the State of Georgia in the Indian War his deponent further deposeth that
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that he did see this  said Ambrose Hudgins enlist himself as a 
regular soldier in the United States service under Lieut Robert Lang in Coln William Thompson's Regt in the Revolutionary
War this Deponent also deposeth that he has every reason to believe and doth believe that he the said Ambrose Hudgins did faithfully serve his full tour of duty which was for 
the term of six months and was discharged with credit Sworn to and subscribed before more this eleventh day of August in the
year AD one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine
(signed J. C. Anderson J. P.   (signed) Wm Millwee

State of South Carolina
Anderson District
I do certify that William Millwee
Esq who hath assigned the written
probate is a man of credibility and his word deserves full faith and credit Certified this 11th day of August
A.D. 1829 (signed) J. C. Anderson J. P.

The committee to whom was referred this petition
of Capt. Ambrose Hudgins praying to be
placed on the pension list by leave to report
that our examining the testimony in this case the committee was of opinion the said A. Hudgens of Laurens District should be placed on the Pension list
Novem. 25th 1829 (signed) T. Richardson Chairman
Senate Nov 26 1829 Resolved that the senate
agrees to the report Odrd [ordered] to HR
(signed) Job Johnston C. S.
In the House of Representatives Dec 18, 1829
Resolved that the House do concur with the 
Senate ord [ordered] that it be returned by order of the House agreed to by committee in House of Representatives
(signed) R. Anderson
C. H. R.
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Office of Clerk of Senate
Columbia So: Car: Dis 1849
This is to certify that the three forgegong pages
contain a true of copy of the documents &
papers on file in this Office in the claim of 
Ambrose Hudgins for a pension
Wm. E. Martin
C. S.
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[handwritten on side of paper]        
This is last part of a letter to the Hon. W.B. Bankhead. MC-
See rest of it is his letter in Ambrose Hudgens. N. C. R.5321-

aw [initialed in upper right corner of paper]

From the papers in the claim, S File No. 18,888, it appears that AMBROSE HUDGENS, resided before and after the Revolution in Laurens District, South Carolina, and served during that war, as a Private and First Sergeant in the South Carolina Troops: for six months in Captain Brown's Company, Colonel William Thompson's Regiment; also six months in Captain William Melwee's Company, Colonel William's Regiment and three months under Colonel Purvis.  He was a the siege of
Ninety-Six and in the battle of Eutaw Springs.  The dates of his enlistments are discharges are not stated.  He is referred to as a Captain, but no explanation is made, of how, or when, he
obtained that rank. He was allowed pension by an act of the State Legislature of South Carolina in December 1829, at which time he was 68 years old and a resident of Laurents District, South Carolina. His wife, whose name is not stated died in 1833 and he died
January 30, 1844.

On December 4, 1849, soldier's son and heir at law, John Hudgens of Laurens District, South Carolina, aged 46 years, applied to the United State Government for the pension due on
account of his father's services in the Revolution and his claim was allowed.  This is no further data on file as to family and 
the dates and place of his birth are not on record.
Very truly yours,
F D Byington
Acting Commissioner.
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The State of South Carolina
Laurens District
I John Garlington
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General
Sessions for Laurens District in the state aforesaid do
hereby certify that W. B. Henderson Esq. before 
the preceding affidavit was made (as appears by
his name in his own handwriting attesting the
same war at the date thereof a magistrate
for the District aforesaid who had been duly
appointed and qualified and had signed 
the Roll kept according to law in my office
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office at Laurens County
House this 1st day of March
A. D. 1850
John Garlington, Clk
[illegible initials]


[Handwritten seal]
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Washington Decr 29,th 1849

Sir
I herewith enclose you the declaration of Col. Jno. Hudgens
the heir at law and administrator of the late Ambrose H.
Hudgens for arrears of pension due to his late father
from the year 1831 up to the period of his death
which occurred on the 30th January 1844.  Col. Jno
Hudgens is a gentleman of his character and his
father maintained the reputation many his neighbors
of having been a good whig during the Revolution
He made application in December 1829 to the
Legislature of S. C. for a pension and was placed
on the Roll of that State.  The evidence which he 
submitted is of course filed among the Legislative
paper of that state but you will find a transcript
on file of it that accuracy of which is certified
to by Genl Wm. E. Martin Clerk of the Senate
of South Carolina.  The testimony that he was
by a soldier in the war of the revolution is
complete & satisfactory from his own
affidavit and those of James Dillard, and
Wm Millwee who was his Captain in his campaign
against the Georgia Indians.  Capt Millwee was
a prisoner of the U. S. and he by reference to his declaration which is on file in the pension office it
will appear.  What length of time Hudgeons served under Millwee in Georgia.
The 6 months service in the S. C. continental line
is fully established by the affidavit of Dillard & Mill
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[illegible] and I presume the [illegible] of the pension office will fully
prove it.  - the time he served under Millwee must be
determined by reference to Millwee's declaration,
There would seem to be no definitive way of finding the
length of service by nature of the enlistment made.
Lt. Robert Lory in Thomsons Rept without the 
rolls in the Pension office will show the term
of enlistment in that Regt His term of service under Col. Purvis was it appears three months
W. D. Watts before when the declaration
was attested by Jno Hudgeons, is judge of the court
of ordinary in Laurens Dist So Ca and full faith
& credit is due his official acts.
I should be pleased to be informed by 
your Dept if difficulties arise in determining
upon this case, it may be that defect not
now procured can be supplied by further
endeavor
I have the honor to be very
Respectfully your  obt svt
James L. Orr
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37721
Ambrose Hudgeons Ded
SC
Act 7 June 1832
[illegible]. 30 January 1844

7 June 1832
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P 18888
INVALID.

File No. 18888
Ambrose Hudgens
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

Index:-Vol. 1, Page 436
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1909 Feb 26: Military and family
histories to Wilson Gray M.B.H
1920 Oct. 11. History to Hon W.B. Bankhead. M.C.
see correspondence in Ambrose Hudgens. R5321.
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M37721
Ambrose Hudgens ded
SC
Let to [illegible] Honl James L. Orr
January 10, 50

Act 7 June 32
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[round black stamp stating "RECORD DIVISION FEB 15 1909"]
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Laurens, S.C.
Feb. 9, 1909.

U.S. Pension Office.
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed find an addressed envelope to which you will please forward a copy of the record of the services, rendered in the Revolutionary War, by Ambrose Hudgens, who was in 1840 a Revolutionary Pensioner
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from Laurens County, Laurens South Carolina. I think he enlisted from Ninety Six or Pendleton District, part of which territory Laurens County was subsequently formed.

Thanking you in advance for an immediate reply. I am,
Yours truly
Wilson Gray

[black round stamp stating "U.S. PENSION OFFICE. A FEB 13 1909"]
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Washington 9th March 1850,
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herewith the affidavit of James & Lewis Martin, as supplemental evidence in the case of John Hudgeons, administrator of Ambrose Hudgeons, Ded. which has been already presented and helped upon by you, In your letter to me on the subject I understand that a portion of the claim is admitted, but that the testimony was not sufficient to establish the service for the whole time claimed - you will please give the supplemental evidence your earliest consideration if it does not remove the difficulty suggests you will please forward the certificate for the time which has been proven, I do not know that Col Hudgeons, will be able to furnish any additional testimony
I am very respectfully yours &c
James L Orr
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South Carolina
Laurens District
Personally came before me, James Martin, and Lewis Martin who being duly sworn say that they have known Ambrose Hudgens (Deceased), late of Laurens District from their infancy, until his death and have frequently heard him say that he served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War for the term of either five, or six years (these deponents can not say with certainly which) That he stated that he served at different times under the following officers, Col Thomson, Col Purvis, Col Williams, General Williamson, and Major Mulwee - That he spoke often of an expedition under Genl Williamson into the state of Georgia against hostile Indians in that quarter, and related many incidents in relation to that service which these deponents do not now recollect) They recollect hearing him speak of being during his service at the following Battles and places, (tours(, Eutaw Springs, "The Siege of 96" That he was stationed for a time at what was then called Liberty Hill opposite Augusta Geo. about this time
(over)
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he held the office of 1st Sergeant of his Company; that he spoke of marching to Roanoake N.C. and that he was stationed "at Pewsburg near Savannah Geo. and march [illegible] of interest in relation to his service which is not distinct enough upon the minds of the deponents to be fully stated.
James Martin
Lewis Martin

Sworn to before me
29 February 1850
W. B. Henderson
Mag. L. Dist.

South Carolina
Laurens District
I W. B. Henderson one of the magistrates of said district do certify unto whom it may concern that James Martin and Lewis Martin whose names appear in the above affidavit are men of integrity and the highest respectability -
Given under my hand and seal
This 29 Feby 1850. W. B. Henderson
Magst. L. D.
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Washington 6th April 1850.

Sir
I have the honor to enclose herewith additional supplemental evidence in the Case of Mary Masters widow of 
Natly Masters for a pension. I ask its early consideration. 

Although I have remained silent I have grown impatient at receiving from your department no tidings of the claims of Wm Prichard; & John Hudgeons, adm of Ambrose Hudgeons who have applied for pensions respective by, the papers have been in your hands several weeks & I hope that more preping cases have been sufficiently worked through that these cases may claim your attention.

I have the honor to be very respectfully your obt. servt.
James L. Orr,