Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8580, Samuel Goff, N.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Goff, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 8580
Born in Va.
Carded
CONTENTS
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North Carolina 23.690
Samuel Goff
of Duplin in the State of N.C.
who was a pr in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the Rg commanded
by Col. Lillington in the NC
line for 9 mos 22 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Nort Car:
at the rate of 32 Dollars 44 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Mar :34
and sent of & on J.J. McKay HR.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $97.32
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 September " 16.54
$113.54
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. [illegible] Page 56
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Admit a private
9 mo, 22 days
$32.44
Hon J.J. McKay

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28.627
Samuel Goff
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State of North Carolina Duplin County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions August Term 1833
On this the 37th day of August [illegible mark] 1833 
personally appeared in open Court before Richard
Millen James Lawson and Stephen
Graham Esquires worshipful
Justices of the Peace now sitting and holding
the Court aforesaid Samuel Goff a resident
of Duplin County in the State of North Carolina
aged seventy four years the 13th October
1833 who being first duly sworn according
to laws 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 service of the United 
States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated
1. Under Captain James Love, David Cannon
Lieutenant, John McKann Ensign, Hilary
Hooks Sargeant in a regiment commanded by
Col. Lillington in the fall of the year 1775 and
served six months as a minuteman, that he
left this service the last of March or the 1st of 
April 1776; that when he entered this service
he resided in Duplin County on Goshen; that
his entering service was called enlisting; that
he was in the battle at Moores Creek bridge in 
February 1776 where the tories were defeated & Col 
McLeod killed; that he marched from Duplin Old
Courthouse where he rendezvoused on towards
Crop Creek now Fayetteville to intercept the tories
who were aiming for Wilmington to join the enemy
on board their shipping in Cape Fear River, and
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understanding that the tories had passed [illegible]
ing for Wilmington, Captain Love, with his company 
then altered his march and endeavoured
to cut them off lower down and marched to
Moores Creek bridge, from thence  after the battle
to Wilmington, thence to Lockwood's folly in
[522 in margins] Brunswick County thence back to Wilmington,
where he remained till discharged; that he
served with no continental regiment or troops;
that he served with or joined a regiment  under
the command of Col Richard Caswell at Moores
creek bridge; that the regular officers he knew
were Captain Joseph Rhodes, Col Dougharty,
Curtis Troy and Col Allen - that he has no
documentary evidence and that he knows of
no person by whom he can prove this service
2nd He was drafted and served one month as
a private under Captain Charles Ward, James
Outlaw Lieutenant in the spring of the year and
he thinks in the year 1778; that he was in a
battle; that he marched from the cross roads
in Duplin County to Wilmington, thence below
Wilmington apiece; that they were marched
thither to prevent the enemy on board their shipping
from coming up and capturing the town,
that he has no documentary evidence and
knows of no person by whom he can prove this
service
3rd He was drafted and served three months
in the militia as a private in a company 
commanded by Captain John Whitehead,
Dempsey Goff Sargeant, his other officers he forgot,
in the Spring of the year 1781; that he still resided
in Duplin County N.C.; that he was in a battle
himself but being stationed on the West side
of the North East River at the Big Bridge in
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Bezzent Brock a resident of Duplin county NC
aged seventy five years the 14th January 1833
personally appeared before the worshipful Justices
of the County aforesaid and being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted
with Samuel Goff the aforesaid applicant,
that he knew him before and during the
Revolutionary war, and served with him three months
this in a company commanded by Captain John
Whitehead James Outlaw Lieutenant in the
spring of the year 1781; that during this tour of 
service there was a skirmish between the enemy
and the Americans on the East side of the
North East River near the Big Bridge in New
Hanover County in view of where the company
to which this deponent and the aforesaid 
applicant belonged was stationed, in which the
Americans were put to route & Col Brown of
Bladen wounded in the arm; that there was
a firing between the parties across the River a
day or two previous to the skirmish aforesaid
that the company marched from Duplin
county to the Big Bridge aforesaid, thence down about
Wilmington & on the sound, thence back to
the Big Bridge aforesaid and from thence to Kingston
on Neuse where the company was disbanded
and soon after this Cornwallis & his army
passed on Northwardly
Sworn & subscribed the day & years aforesaid
Test Jas Pearsall Clk Bezzent his B mark Brock
We Edward Outlaw and Bezzent Brock 
residing in the County of Duplin hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with Samuel
Goff the aforesaid applicant; that we believe
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him to be seventy four years of age, the 13th
October 1835 that he is reputed & believed in
the neighbourhood where he resides to
have been a soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Test Jas Pearsall Clk Bezzent his B mark Brock
Edw " Outlaw ["] refers to "his mark"]

And the said Court hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after
putting the interrogation 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
Bezzent Brock who has sworn to & subscribed
the preceding affidavit & certificate and
Edward Outlaw who has signed the
preceding certificate are residents in the County
of Duplin and credible persons and that
their statement is entitled to credit and 
further that there is no clergyman residing
in the vicinity of said applicant
Given under our hands
L. Graham J.P.
Jas. Lawson J.P.
Ric'd Miller J.P.
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I James Pearsall Clerk of the Court of 
Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Duplin County 
hereby certify that the foregoing contains 
the original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of Samuel 
Goff for a pension
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal of
office this the 28th day of
August A.D. 1833 and in the
58th Year of American
Indeendance
Jas Pearsall Clk
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Rev War [written across upper left corner of page]
8580
INVALID.
File No. 8580
Samuel Goff
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:- Vol. [illegible], Page 145
[Arrangement of 1870.
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Hon J. J. McKay [bottom of right page]
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State of North Carolina
Duplin County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
February Term 1834
On this the 25th day of February 1834 before
Stephen Graham, Richard Miller and James
Larson the worshipful Justices of the Court
aforesaid personally appeared Samuel Goff
to make explanation of his original declaration
and being duly sworn doth on his oath depose
and say that he actually served the six months
tour of minute service set forth in his declaration
except eight days when he was furloughed
for that space of time - but for the residue of the
term of six months he was in continued actual
service under Captain James Love as he has
stated in his declaration
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Test James Dickson Clk
Samuel his x mark Goff

I James Dickson Clerk of the Court of
Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Duplin County
hereby certify that the foregoing explanatory
declaration was sworn to & subscribed in
open Court as above 
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of office
this the 25th February 1834
James Dickson Clk