Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10943, Sampson Vickery, N.C.
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[index card]
Service NC
Vickery, Sampson
Number R.10943
Born in N. C.
Contents [blank]
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[notation - back of page]
35.255
Sampson Vickery
Mississippi
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The State of Mississippi
Yalobusha County

On this 1 day of September A. D. 1841 personally
appeared before the Probate Court of sd [said] County & [and] State in open court
Sampson Vickery a resident of the County and State aforesaid,
aged Eighty three years the 1st of last December who having first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

I volunteered in the County of Randolph North Carolina under
Capt Thomas Dougan in the year 1782, there was two 
companies out in service at the time I was out and the Regiment
was commanded by Col. James Dougan there was with us occasionally
an officer of the Regular Army Maj. Anthony Sharp
I was in a battle at or near the Raft Swamp against Col Fanning's
force in which my Capt Dougan was taken prisoner
after which I served under Capt William Gray.  I do not
recollect the number of my company or Regiment  I was in
another battle at Spring Creek in Randolph County, No. Ca. [North Carolina]
and several other battles.  I cannot now recollect how many.
at times a Capt Gholson and a Capt Daniel Gillespie 
and Capt William York of Guilford County No. Carolina
was with us.  I was with the regiment under Col Dougan 
in North Carolina
and until Col Fanning and his party were driven from
the Country.  I was discharged at the house of Col William
Sharp in Randolph County No. Carolina and received a
discharge from Capt William Gray.

 was in the service three months and alwas [always?] after my
discharge held myself in readiness to take the field again
[inserted] at a moments warning [end insert]
until the close of the Revolution.  My discharge I have
long since lost.

Q. 1.  When and in what year were you born?
A.  In Guilford County North carolina on the first Dec 1757.
Q. 2. Have you any record of your age?  If so where is it?
A.  I have none
Q. 3. Where were you living when you volunteered or was called into the 
service.  Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do 
you now live?
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A.  I lived in Randolph County North Carolina.  A few years after 
the close of the war I removed to Greenville District South Carolina
where I lived two years.  Then I removed to Buncombe County No. Carolina
where I lived some Eighteen or nineteen years, then I removed to
Habersham County in the state of Georgia where I lived until 
the 25th of December 1838. when I removed to Jefferson County
Alabama and there lived about eleven months and from that
place removed to Yalobusha County Mississippi where I now
live.  In 1837 Col Thos. I Rusk undertook to obtain my pension
but before he completed the undertaking he went to Texas.
Q. 4. How were you called into service?
A.  I volunteered.
Q. 5.  State the names of some of the Officers who were with the Troops
where you served, and the service you were in.
A.  I have given in my foregoing statement the names of the
officers that I now recollect and the general service I was in.
Q. 6.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service.  If so by whom 
was it given or signed, and what has become of it?
A.  I received a discharge from the service signed by Capt William
Gray.  Which I have lost
Q. 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present
neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity
and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
A.  John Robbins    Baylin Nation

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension on an
annuity, except the present and I declare that my name is
not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to and subscribed day and year aforesaid.

[signature block]
Sampson Vickery
his x mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above
named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states

The State Of Mississippi
Yalobusha County
I Davidson M Rayburn clerk of the
Probate Court for said county and State do hereby certify that the forgoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of 
the application of Sampson Vickery for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and Seal of office this 6th day of
Sept 1841.
[Signature]
Davidson M Rayburn Clk.
By Thos. Holmes D Clk
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The State of Mississippi
Yalobusha County
[curly bracket]

We John Robbins, a clergyman and Beylis Nations in the aforesaid State and county hereby certify that we are acquainted with Sampson Vickrey who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be eighty three years of age, that he is respected and [illegible] in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John Robbins
Baylis Nations
his X mark

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 certifies that it appears to them that John Robbins who has signed the foregoing is a clergyman and that Baylis Nations who also signed the same is a resident in [illegible] county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit 
The State of Mississippi
Yalobusha County
[curly bracket]
I Davidson M Rayburn clerk of the Probate Court of said county and State do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Sampson Vickrey for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this [illegible] day of
Sept A.D. 1841.
Davidson M Rayburn clk. 
By Thos H Jones [illegible] clk.

The State of Mississippi
Yalobusha County
[curly bracket]  I Jacob J Doty Judge of Probate for Yalobusha County above and in do hereby certify that Davidson M Rayburn whose signature appears to the foregoing [illegible] by his [illegible] 
The [illegible] as [illegible] Jones is Clerk of the Probate Court of the County aforesaid & that Thomas H Jones [illegible] the same is [illegible] is [illegible]
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[illegible] - which [illegible] and is made in due [illegible] of Law and are [illegible] to due faith and [illegible]
Given under my hand & seal as [illegible] in open court in this town of Coffeeville on this 6th day of September AD 1841 & of American independence this sixty sixth year

J.J Doty Judge of Probate [hand drawn seal]

Yalobusha Co 

Miss
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[Flourish]  Sampson Vickery
Mississippi.
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Rejected -
----

See Let: 1 Oct: 1861
G.A. Thompson.
10943
did not serve six months.


Act 7 June 1832
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]

10.943.          [illegible initials written sideways]

P.O.

Sampson Vickery

Service:

Enlisted:  ________ REJECTED_____, 18

Discharged: ______________________, 18

Application filed: _________________, 18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.

_______Recognized.      ______Contra[rest of word cut off]
_______Cert. of Dis.    Searched for ________, 18
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[illegible hand stamp]

Con John Bell 
Secretary of War
Washington [illegible]
D.C.
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Coffeeville Mi  Sept. 8. 1841Sir

I herewith send to you the application of Sampson Vickery (as made out) for a pension for Revolutionary services. 
Should further communications be necessary upon this subject.  please address to the 
                                     Your [illegible] [illegible]
Con John Bell                Geo. A. Thompson
Sec of War
Washington City 

P.S.  The certificate of two old Solders who knew of the service of Vickery are enclosed

T.
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Georgia
Gilmer County
[curly bracket]

Came before me D. Quillian a Justice of the peace for said County  William Reed Snr who being duly sworn sayeth an oath that he was acquaind with Sampson Vickery in the Revolutionary war and that he was present when he joind the army as a Voluntear on the twenty forth of March.  and Deponent believes in the year 1782 under Captain Dugan and Dugain being taken this deponent believes the command fell on Ca [smeared] Lieutanent Gray and Deponent believes that the said Vickrey served [illegible] his [illegible] and got a Discharge
D Quillian J.P. [crossed out]    Wm Reed. [illegible] [signature underlined]

Sworn to and subscribed before me
13th October 1837

D. Quillian JP
[signature & office initials underlined]

Georgia
Gilmer County
[curly bracket]

I Larkin Saterfield Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County do hereby certify that D. Quillian is a Justice of the Peace of County and that [illegible] faith a credit is to be placed in his acting, and Doings of Justice of the Peace  Given under my hand and [illegible] seal - there being no seal of office 

13th Oct 1837 

Larkin Satterfield  [hand drawn seal]
C.I.C.
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Georgia
Gilmer County
[curly bracket]

I BM Griffith Justice of the Inferior Court of said county Do certify that Larkin Saterfield is clerk of the Inferior court of said county and that [illegible] faith and credit may he [illegible] in his acting, and doings
Given under my hand and seal 
13th Oct 1837

BM Griffith    [hand drawn seal]
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Georgia
Habersham 
County
[curly bracket]

Personally Came before me Jeremiah Taylor an acting Justice of the peace for said County James Blair and after being Sworn In due form of law Saith - that he knew of his own knowledge that Sampson Vickery served a tower of three months In the revolutionary service In Randolph County North Carolina and their Station was near bells mill and that they served together under the folowing officers James Dugan Colonel Thomas Dugan nearby and William Gray Captain and another company commanded by William York and that Said two companies was  calld out at that time in consequence of Depredations commited by the british and Tories on the inhabitants of that county to wit murderd col Balfour and Capt Bryan and burnt Houses [illegible] in that neighborhood the Exact time this service was rendered he cannot recollect owing to his house being burnt and his own discharge being burnt in it but that it was near the close of the Revolutionary War Tories of the above coming together with many others which was [next two words crossed out] committed in that neighborhood was by a noted Tory by the name of Fanning and his crew  Sworn to & subscribed -----
September the 1st 1837
J. Taylor J.P.         James Blair Sr
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Georgia
Habersham
County
[curly bracket]

I do hereby Certify that ---- James Blair the person who filed the within affidavit before me is a person of credability and that his oath is Entitled to full Credit  given under my hand & seal
Sept the 1st 1837         
J. Taylor JP     [hand drawn seal]
[signature & office initials are partially underlined]


Georgia
Habersham County 
[curly bracket]

I Lewis Levy Clerk of the Inferior Court of the County & State aforesaid do hereby Certify that J Taylor whose name appears to the above Certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County & state aforesaid and due faith and Credit should be Given him in all his acts and doings and doings as such.  Given under my Hand and Seal of office this 1st Day of September 1837

Lewis Levy CIC

[seal affixed below signature]