Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42065, John Whitehead, N. C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Whitehead, John
NUMBER
S. 42065-
CONTENTS
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12.491
North Carolina
---
John Whitehead
of Craven County in the state of North Carolina
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Buncomb of the North Carolina
line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 9th of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd of July 1819
sent to William Gaston Esq
Newburn North Carolina
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 46.96
Semi-anl, all'ce ending
5 mo. 23    4
           31   30
$46.96

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

Notification sent November 24, 1820 to
Jeremiah Brown Newburn N. C.
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John Whitehead
Private
76 to 77
[illegible]
Buncombe North Carolina
Regt
sent to Wm Hill Esquire
Secretary of State Raleigh
N.C. for proof of
service-
10 June 1819.
Admitted
William Gaston Esqr
Newbern
N.C.
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North Carolina S.
On this ninth day of March 1819 before me the Subscribed of the Judges of the Superior County of Law and Equity in and for the State of North Carolina personally appeared at Newbern in the County of Craven and State of North Carolina John Whitehead aged seventy
two years resident in the County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "an act to
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War" 
that he the said John Whitehead enlisted sometime in the month of March and to the best of his recollection in the first or second day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six at Wilmington in the State of North Carolina in the fifth Regiment of the North Carolina Line of the Regular continental army, and in the Company of said Regiment commanded by Captain William in Caswell, that he continued to serve in that company and in the service of the United States until the twelfth day of July one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven when he was discharged from service at Halifax in the State aforesaid; that he is in reduced circumstances and stands
in need of the assistance of his country for support. Sworn to and declared before me on the day and year and at the place afore
John Whitehead
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I Frederick Nash Judge of the Superior Court of Law and Equity
in and for the State of North Carolina do certify that it appears to my
satisfaction that the said John Whitehead did serve in the Revolutionary
War as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common
enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental Establishment
and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had
before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to
the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I further certify
that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Whitehead
in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his
country for support.-- Newbern N Carolina March 9th 1819
F. Nash JJCLE
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State of N. Carolina Secretary's Office 16th June 1819
I hereby certify that it appears from the musterroll
of the N. Carolina Continental Line in
the Revolutionary war, that John Whitehead was
mustered as a private in Capt. Brevards Company
of the 10th Regt in the year 1782 for 18 months
but how long he served is not stated, neither is
it believed that this is the same Jno. Whitehead
who makes this declaration
Given under my hand the
date above
Wm. Hill Secretary
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[there are three sets of writing on this document. The first transcription is the faint writing, the second is the better writing, the third is the writing facing another direction]

N. C. 229
28 Nov'r. 1820
[the rest of this transcription is illegible]

John Whitehead
12.491
2 July 1819
Jeremiah Brow, Clk.
Newbern, N. C. 

The Hon. J. C. Kalhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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United States of America ⎬ 
North Carolina District
United States District Court

for the Dist of [illegible], October [illegible]
A.D. 1820.
Personally appeared in open Court being a Court
of Record for the said district
enacted such by act of Congress
John Whitehead aged 74 years, resident in Craven
County in said district, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he
served in the Revolutionary war as follows, that he
enlisted in the month of March A.D. 1776 in the fifth
regiment commanded by Colonel Buncomb as well as
can now recollect and in the Company commanded by
Captain William Carwell, in the line of Continental
troops, that he was in actual service sixteen months
and was discharged at Halifax in North Carolina
in July 1777 and that his discharge he delivered to
Capt Davis soon after the war & has not seen it since
that he has heretofore received
a pension & that his
Certificate is numbered
and I do solomnly swear
that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the
18th day of March 1818 that I have not in that
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time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property
or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it,
as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled
"an act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the land &
naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818
& that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any
property or security contracts or debts due to have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule
hereto annexed & by me subscribed

Schedule
Two pots
One spider
one [illegible]
Three iron spoons
Three Pewter [illegible]
half [illegible] plates
one only broken
Two Charts
one [illegible]
twenty dollars were allowed his wife for provisions after the death of her former husband, part of which she says has received
how much is due & whether any thing can be recovered is
unknown to deponent
Signed John Whitehead
The declarant is by occupation a farmer, and from bodily
infirmity & old age is altogether unable to [illegible] his
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his calling, that his family is composed of himself and
wife named [illegible]  aged forty years & that she is
not able to contribute to the support of the family
sworn to & declared on the 23rd day of Oct 1820 before
signed
N. Potter S J. N.J. N.C.
I Jeremiah Brown Clerk of the Dist. Court for the dist.  aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing
oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly
copied from the records of the said Court, and I do
further certify that it is the opinion of the court that
the total amount in value of the property [illegible] in the aforesaid wheat is Eight dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said Court this the
Twenty third day of October A.D. 1820
Jeremiah Brown Clerk
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[illegible]
42065
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42.065
John Whitehead
Pri. Rev. War
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Act: 18th March 18"
Index: - Vol. 3 , Page 559
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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The seal of the Court
must be affixed to
the declaration
9 June 1819-
dispense with m.e.
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On this first day of March one thousand eight hundred and nine
ten at Greenville in the County of Pitt and State of North Carolina
personally appeared before the undersigned James Sheppard Esquire
one of the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and
State aforesaid John Anderson of the said County and to the said undersigned well known as a man of character and veracity who being sworn
on the holy evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that this
deponent was in what was termed the minute service at Wilmington
in North Carolina in the month of March one thousand seven hundred
and seventy six when John Whitehead an applicant for a Pension
and now residing on Brice's Creek in Craven County did to the knowledge of this deponent enlist as a regular soldier with Captain William
Caswell commanding a company in the fifth of Colonel Buncomb's
Regiment of the North Carolina line of the regular continental Army
that the said John Whitehead enlisted for the term of twelve months, and
this deponent do to believe that the said John Whitehead served out
the whole of said term - And the Deponent particularly with that
he knows that in the month of December following Lieutenant Long
of the same regiment was sent with a detachment of regulars taken
to
out of said Regiment (to which this deponent then belonged having
enlisted in May 1776 with Captain John Inlow) to conduct
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a parcel of prisoners from Newbern to Halifax and that in
the said detachment the said John Whitehead was then acting
as a Corporal and after the arrival of the detachment at Halifax a furlough of ten days at least was granted to each of
the members of it to visit their homes-- this Deponent saith
that after leaving the continental Army in the year one thousand seven 
hundred and eighty one or eighty two he met with the said
John Whitehead in the Militia serve at Beaufort in North Carolina
when they renewed their acquaintance and this deponent
then learned that the said John had served out his full 
term of twelve months in the regular service according to his
enlistment. And further this deponent saith not.  John Anderson
Sworn to before me
this 1st March 1819
James Sheppard JP
State of North Carolina
Pike County
I hereby certify that
James Sheppard Esquire
whose name appears to the above instrument
an acting Justice of the peace in and
the County aforesaid Given under my
and and seal of Office at
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Greenville the 4th day March 1879
attest Alex Evans clk