Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6710, for Archibald Mc Ferrin, South Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE |  | NUMBER
S.C. | McFerrin, Archibald | R 6710
CONTENTS
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873, [the preceding words are lined out]
6710.
P.O. [blank space]
Archibald McFerrin
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: [blank space], 18
Discharge: [blank space], 18
Application filed: [blank space], 18
Alleges: [blank space]
Re-enlisted: [blank space]
Attorney: [blank space]
P.O. [blank space]
[blank space] Recognized.  [blank space] Contra
[blank space] Cert. of Dis.  Searched for [ blank space], 18
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No 35464.
Archibald McFerrin
Alabama
Suspended
Letter to Jesse D Beauchamp
10th March 1843.
6710
Act 7th June '32
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No 35464.
Archibald McFerrin
Alabama
Act 7th June '32
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State of Alabama }
Walker County | SS
On this twenty ninth day of November 1842 Personally appeared before the undersigned John E Clancey Judge of the County Court of said County Archibald McFerrin a resident of the county of Walker in the state of Alabama, aged Eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law 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: viz I Entered the United States service in the latter part of the year 1775 under the command of Captain Joseph Carson, Captain Carson's Company consisted of exactly fifty men besides the Captain and the Lieutenant who was Josiah Patterson.  This company to which I belonged was mounted infantry, our implements were a Rifle Gun & Brace of Pistols and broad Swoard,.  He can not state the precise day on which he entered the Servcie, but was the last of October or first of November in 1775.  He left the service in the month of January in the year 1778.  He was out from the time he first entered until he quit the service under one engagement.  He resided near the Block House in Abbeville District South Carolina, where he entered the service, and entered the service at the said Block House.  He entered as a volunteer.  He was in no regular battle, during the period of his Service, he was in two warm Skirmishes in Edgefield District, one in Laurence, and Several in Abbeville District.  During his tour of Service he marched, Augusta & Ninety Six (now called Cambridge) he got acquainted with General Green at Ninety Six.  He also knew the following Regular officers other than his immediate command, viz Col McCall, Major Hamilton General Marion  He also knew Sergeant Jasper, Newton and McDonald,
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and General Green as beforesaid at Ninety six the Colonel under whom he Served was --- Anderson  (the Christian name not recollected) his major was Samuel Taylor and General Andrew Pickens when he left the Service he received an Indent or Certificate of Discharge from Colonel Anderson  he was discharged at the Block House in Abbeville District South Carolina  Where the town of Abbeville now Stands, the certificate of discharge he received of Colonel Anderson he had the misfortune to get Burned in his house that got Burned in the year 1818 in Abbeville district South Carolina.  He has no Documentary Evidence now of his Service, nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his Service.  He 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.
The following questions were propounded to said Archibald McFerrin the applicant above named & answered as follows viz
Question 1st  Where and in what year were you born
Answer -- At Meclengburg County N Carlina in the year 1759.
Quest- 2nd  Have you any record of your age and if so where is it.
Ans-  Has no record of his age has kept his age from the information of his Parents.
Question 3rd  Where were you living when called into Service where have you live Since the Revolutionary War and Where do you now live.
Ans- He lived in Abbeville District South Carolina  He lived in Abbeville District South Carolina until the year 1826 when he moved to Jefferson County in Alabama.  He now resides in Walker County Alabama
Question 4th  How were you called into Service, were you draughted  did you volunteer, or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom.
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Answer to 4th Question The State authorities called for soldiers and he volunteered;
Question 5th  State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the Troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your Service.
Answer 5th  Declarent states that he knew the following regular officers during his service viz Major Samuel Taylor  Colonel ---- Anderson, (who was his immediate commander) General Pickens  Colonel McCall, Major Hamilton  General Francis Marion.  He saw General Green at Ninety Six  declarant states that he had two brothers in the service at the same time he was in service viz Clement McFerrin who was Captain of a company of fort militia in Major Farrar's Battalion under the command of General Green, his brother Andrew McFerrin was a private in James McFerrin's company of fort militia under Farrar, declarant states that he entered service at what was then called the Block House in Abbeville district South Carolina where Abbeville court House now stand.
Question 6th  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it.
Answer 6th  Declarant states that he received from Colonel .. Anderson what was then called an Indent, Samilar to a certificate of discharge.  That said Indent has been consumed by fire in the year 1818 when declarants house with the mass of his house hold / property got burned by fire.
Question 7th  State the names of Persons to whom you are Known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer 7th  Declarant states that he is known to Jeremiah Shepherd James Davis Henry P.
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Butcher  Allen J Smith  William Robbins Sr  Jesse Robbins  Moses Barton  James L Boyd  James Cain (the present Representative in the legislature from Walker County) who can testify to the character of Declarant for veracity and their belief declarants services as a soldier of the Revolution,
Declarant 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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Archibald X McFerrin
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John E. Clancey Judge of County Court of Walker County
And the said court does hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogationes prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
I testimony of my belief I hereto signed my name the day & year above written
John E. Clancey  Judge of the County Court of Walker County and State of Alabama.

No 35464.
Archibald McFerrin
Alabama
Act 7th June '32
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Jasper Ala
Jan 4 27"
free
James L Edwards  Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C. 

Feb 8 - 1843
Ala.
A. McFerrin
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Jasper Ala
January 25th 1843
Dr Sir
Mr. Archibald McFerrin has for a long time been wanting to file his declaration for a Penson but living ill-convenient to the county seat of Walker County and being very old & feeble, hardly able to get before the Judge and which this Judge would not certify unless done in open court at a regular term (as he construed that be the law) from all these concurrent circumstances the old man has been much delayed in getting his paper ready for submitting to you.  He therefore respectfully asks on your part as early attention as possible.
That the papers are in further form, is not insisted, but the frailty of the old man must render some sense, as well as my inexperience in preparing papers of this order
That Mr. McFerrin is a revolutioner there can be no doubt  Those Person refered to by him in his declaration viz Mr Jeremiah Shepherd et al. were examined on oath before the court as to their belief of his having served as a soldier of the Revolution, which they established with McFerrin whilst he lived in Abbeville District S.C. and where he lays the scene of his service, he had this reputation, Indeed Sir no one doubts that fact, and in my opinion if there is a Single individual of the long line of Revolutioners that deserves (on account of his Situation, for he my old pail am exceedingly poor) charity in a Superlative degree it is certain Archibald McFerrin that deserved it.
My dear sir if the declaratiory statements will allow of discretion, this is a case, in which much formality might be disbanded with, that what may be afforded the applicant and that with great dispatch
Be pleased to address your communications to the undersigned, as I have undertaken to prepare this case, fully through charity.
Respectfully 
Jesse D. Beauchamp
To 
Jas. L. Edwards Esqr