Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5598, William Addington, S. C.

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SERVICE | [blank] | NUMBER
S.C | Addington, William | W. 5598
Delila

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[Two sides. Left side:]
Georgia
30,427
William Addington
of Macon County in the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Young of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Brannon in the South Carolina line for 10 months

Forwarded on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of February 1836 and sent to Honorable James Graham House of representatives.

Arrears to the 4th of September '[18]35 | 150.00
Semi-annual. allowance ending 4 November '[18]36. | 16.66

$166.66

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D. brown Clerk
Book E. Volume  62 Page 44

[Right side] 
Letter to Honorable W. C Dawson
18 March 1840

May 15, 1840 - see letter to Honorable W. C. Dawson Pension certificate sent same da-May 20, 1840 - see letter to Honorable W. C. Dawson - 
transferred to Georgia from 4th, September 1836. May 28 1840/ - see lettter to Honorable W. C. Dawson, 29th May '[18]40 enclosing notification etc, etc. 
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Letter to John Audeton(?) 16, July 1840
Same person 6 October 1840.
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 September 1836 to 4 September 1839. Agent notified 20 Oct 1841
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Letter to Honorable M. A. Cooper 25 March 1862

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[Two sides. Left side:] Georgia 30,427 William Addington of Macon County in the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Young of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Brannon in the South Carolina line for 10 months  Forwarded on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.  Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of February 1836 and sent to Honorable James Graham House of representatives.  Arrears to the 4th of September '[18]35 | 150.00 Semi-annual. allowance ending 4 November '[18]36. | 16.66  $166.66  {Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}  Recorded by D. brown Clerk Book E. Volume 62 Page 44  [Right side]  Letter to Honorable W. C Dawson 18 March 1840  May 15, 1840 - see letter to Honorable W. C. Dawson Pension certificate sent same da-May 20, 1840 - see letter to Honorable W. C. Dawson -  transferred to Georgia from 4th, September 1836. May 28 1840/ - see lettter to Honorable W. C. Dawson, 29th May '[18]40 enclosing notification etc, etc.  ---- Letter to John Audeton(?) 16, July 1840 Same person 6 October 1840. ---- Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 September 1836 to 4 September 1839. Agent notified 20 Oct 1841 ---- Letter to Honorable M. A. Cooper 25 March 1862

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20.571
 December Ten
William Addington
Declaration

John Fatham
Franklin Post Office
Macon County
North Carolina

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State of N Carolina
Macon County
On this___day of December
personally appeared before the Court of pleas and
Quarter Sessions held in the town of Franklin for
County William Addington a resident of said County
and State aged seventy four years, who being
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 the 7th 1832. That he entered the
service in 1781 as a Volunteer, at the Ola Block house
at Fair forest, now Union district South Carolina under Captain
William Young-- Colonel Brannon Lieutenant Colonel Phair Benjamin Polly Major, marched thence to a place called 96 to lay
siege to a Fort
possessed by the British and Toreys [sic]
where we were placed under the command of Major General 
Green-after
the siege was raised we marched across
the country in a North West direction till we crossed
Broad River thence
down the River to a creek
called Sandy Run
below Granby where we were
till an order came to
march
to the Eutaws at
which time deponent was discharged in consequence
of a wound received
by the fall of a tree a few weeks
before, having been
Months in service for two months.
Reentered again as a Volunteer under Captain James Bruton 
at Princes Fort, South Carolina, in August

(year not recollected) marched
to Kee wee, old fort under Colonel Beannon in pursuit
of the Indians, term of service four weeks-entered
a third time
under Captain Young, and received a commission
as Lieutenant, and marched the company as such
and pursued the Indians through Georgia

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into N Carolina on the Tennessee River, Gen
Pickens was chief in Command Benj Jolly Major
Thos Brannon Col. Killed three indians in the
Tennessee River and one white man and took two
indians prisoners, and returned to S Carolina and
discharged term of Service six weeks --reentered
again, by order of Maj Jolly. having the command 
of the company the Captain not being out and 
was sent to guard some ammunition to Orangeburg
from Santee- marched thence to Bacons bridge
on Ashley River near Charlestown and remain 
there six weeks, being out about three months
He further states he has no document nor 
can any witness be found who has personal
knowledge of his service
He hereby relinquishes
every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity
except the present and he declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
the day and year aforesaid
John Tatham Clk
William Addington
his X mark
The whole term of service was about eight months
as near as deponent can recollect he being unlettered
and of very frail memory
John Tatham Clk
by M Ramois D.Clk
James Kimsey a clergyman residing in the state and
county aforesaid in the neighborhood of William Addington
who made the aforegoing affidavit and declaration and
James Bussel a citizen residing in the same neighborhood
hereby certify that we believe Wm Addington is 74 years
of age that he is reputed and believed in the neigh

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=borhood where he lives to have been a soldier of
the revolution and we concur in that opinion sworn
in open Court and subscribed this day of December 1833 
James Stringey
James Rupell
John Tatham Clk
I John Tatham Clerk of the court of pleas
and Quarter Sessions for Macon County, N Carolina
do hereby certify that the foregoing certificates
contain the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of William
Addington for a pension- In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
office this day of December 1833
John Tatham Clk

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30.571 William Addington No. Ca. L Cavalry 112  3 as comd  Rev  g.m.17 Apl 34 John Tatham Esq Franklin P.O. Macon Co M

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
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A Statement, shewing the service of William Addington
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Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Year. Month. Days. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.

1st Term 1781 2 [months] Volunteer Col. Bramore now 74 Residence when he enteres in Is Ceas

2 Term year not recollect 2 [years] 28 [days] 1 [year] 12 [months] [illegible] 
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V. W 28 / 2.28 [?] / 4.12 L[?]l. / 7.10 28 [days] 3 [years] 7 [years] 10 [months] about 2 mo base ad. [?] 

3 m. pre
Amend ded: somd. a fear usd. CapMeny

Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted;
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops." "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of [blank space] County of [blank space]} ss.
On this [blank space] day of [blank space] personally appeared (a) before [blank space] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank space] in the county of [blank space] and State, Territory or District of [blank space] aged (c) [blank space] years, who being 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank space], with [blank space] and served in the [blank space] (e) regiment of the [blank space] line, under the following named officers:
{Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.}
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank space]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank space] A.B.
{And then will follow the certificate of the Court.}
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank space] of the Court of [blank space] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank space] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blanks space] day of [blank space] &c. [blank space]
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank space] and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank space], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank space] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
{And then will follow the certificate of the Court.}
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, the the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank space] and that C.D., who also signed the same is a resident in the [blank space] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank space] Clerk of the Court of [blank space] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank space] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank space] of office, this [blank space] day of [blank space] &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. 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 services.
6. To a Soldier.Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
To an Officer has become of it?
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.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For [blank underline] year [blank underline] months, and [blank underline] days, I served as a [blank underline]. For [blank underline] months and [blank underline] days, I served as a [blank underline]; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The note from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
[handwritten] The applicant must prove that he was a commission as captain

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State of N Carolina }
Macon County }
I John Tatham clerk of the court
of pleas & quartersession of said county
do here by certify that J M Bryson who
Witnessed the anext affidavid of William
Addington is an acting Justice of the Peace
of said county & all his official acts
are entitled to due faith & credit as such
In testimony Where of I have here on to Let
my home & affixed the seal of office
this the 30th day of May 1835
John Tatham Clk

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State of N Carolina }
Macon County }
This day Personally appeared William Addington
before me J.M. Bryson one of the acting 
Justices of the peace of said county & after
being duly sworn according to law
Deposeth & saith upon oath that he did 
Serve in all to the best of his recollection
three months as a Private in the Revolution
War & that he Served at different times
& at different Places as an officer that is
as a Lieutenant under Capt Young
at Least Ten months, the year not
recollected, I further certify that the affidavid
here on to anext of William Dood I obtained
Since I made my Declaration-- & has heard
of Some more living Witnesses that I can
prove my Services by living in the state 
of Georgia   Sworn to before me this 30th day of May 1835
William Addington
his X mark
J. M. Bryson J.P
N. Carolina}
Macon County}
I J.M. Bryson do herby certify
of truth & that the above amended declaration
is entitled to credit given under my hand the day
& date above written
J.M. Bryson J.P

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( left page ) 1151 Georgia Delila Addington  widow of William  Addington S. C.  who served in the Revolutionary war , as a Private.  Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 00 Cents  per annum , to commence on the 4th day of March  1848. Certificate of Pension issued  the 16th day of Oct. 1845 and sent to J. Knox Walker Present  Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 218  Col. 3  ( right page ) Reputed  ( vertical note ) ( Date of service not on do )

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13879 Delila Addington widow of Wm. a Pensioner Ga  Act 7 July 1838 Married 1784 Mislain 7 sept 1845 aomd act 17 M  44 $ 33.33 pr ann  frm 7 Sept 1845 to 4 March 1848  aomd act 2 Feby 48$ 3.33 pr ann  fr 4 March 1848  E.F. Brown J Rm Walton  Present Atty . 27 Feb. 1849

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State of Georgia
Union County }
JF
On this the 2d day of 
December one thousand eight hundred and forty
eight before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County personally appeared
Mrs. Delila Addington a resident of said 
County aged eighty three years who being duly 
sworn according to law doth on her oath
make the following Declaration in order
to obtain the benefits of the joint Resolution
of July the first 1848. That she is the widow
of William Addington who was a Revolutionary
soldier and a Pensioner of the United
States in Macon County North Carolina until
a short time before his death,, said Pension was
transfered to Union County Ga, at the note 
of thirty three dollars & thirty three cents per annum.
that her said husband, died on the 
8th day of September 1845. that she was marryed
to her said husband on the 22d day of December
1782 by Isaac Edwards a Baptist minister
in South Carolina on Duncans Creek In
three miles of the Enoree River,, the District
not recollected,, that she had thirteen children
born in lawful wedlock ten of which were
alive within the last 18 months namely John 
Addington who was born in 1786 or 1787 and

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Henry Addington William Addington Moses
Addington James Addington L. March Addington
Martha Hicks Delila Huckuby Mary
Logan & Elizabeth F. Curtis. That she the said 
Delila knows of no living person by whom she 
can prove her marriage to the said Addington
she states that her husbands Certificate of pension
was forwarded to the third Auditors Office last 
year to enable her to draw the Pension due her
said husband at his death and that she knows of 
no proof to sattisfy the Department at Washington 
City of her & her husbands marriage previous
to the first day of January 1794 unless the statement
of her oldest children will be taken as 
proof and her own oath
Sworn to and subscribed before me }
this the day and year before written }
Delila Addington
her X mark
G.W.L. Mashburn a acting Justice of the peace

State of Georgia }
Union County } S.S.
I George W. L. Mashburn Justice
of the Peace in and for said County do hereby Certify
that Mrs Delila Addington who has sworn 
to the within Declaration before me is a respectable
and worthy resident of this County and that I have
sattisfactory evidence that she is the person she represents
herself to be and that she is still the widow
of William Addington G.W.L. Mashburn a acting J. Peace

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Georgia }
Union County }
I. Thomas M Hughes
Clerk of the Superior
Court for said county
Do hereby certify that George W.L.
Mashburn whose name appears to the
foregoing affidavit & certificate as Justice
of the peace is an acting Justice of
the Peace in & for said county and 
that his signature thereto is [illegible]
given under my hand and seal of
office this 12th day of December 1848
Thos. M. Hughes CSC

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State of Georgia
Gilmer County }
On this the 2d day of June
one thousand eight hundred
and forty nine before me the undersigned
and acting Justice of the Peace in and
for said County personally appeared John 
Addington a person whose statements
are entitled to full credit and after being
duly sworn according to law State
that according to the statement of his parents 
that he was 60 years old on the 10th
day of November 1848 and that he was their
second child that his father William Addington
was during the latter part of his 
lifetime a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United
States (Macon County North Carolina and
was transfered from that County & State
to Union County Ga) at the note of 33 or
34 dollars per annum up to the date of his
death which occured in September 1845
leaving a widow Delila Addington (mother
of him the said John Addington) who
was married to the said Pensioner William
Addington about or soon after the close of
the Revolutionary War as he has frequently
heard his parents say and he has no doubt 
from his own age that his parents were married
about the year 1784 he makes these statements

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from what his parents told him about their marriage 
and his own age also by the date of his own marriage which took place on the first 
day of May 1808 in Buncomb County North
Carolina a few months after he was 19 years
old. that his parents were marryed as before
stated on Duncans Creek in Newberry District
South Carolina and lived together as
husband and wife from his first recollection
up to the day his father died he further
states that he has no reason to doubt that
his parents were legally marryed according
to the laws of South Carolina at the
time and place before mentioned as he has
never heard the legality of their marriage
doubet by any one
John Addington
Sworn to and subscribed }
before me the day and year }
before written }
Robert Smith J. Pease
I do hereby certify that John Addington
is a worthy and respectable citizen of
this neighbourhood
Robert Smith J. Peace

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Georgia Gilmer County. I Ransom B.
Perry Clerk of the Superior Court for
said County do certify that Robert Smith
whose name appears to the foregoing instruments
is a Justice of the peace in and 
for said County, and that his signature
in Genuine, and that full faith and
credit should be given to all his acts
as such.
Given under my 
hand and seal of
office this the 2nd
day of August 1849
R.B. Perry, Clk.

[Seal]

I do certify that I am acquainted with John
Addington of Gilmer county Georgia, And know
that he is a man of good character and standing,
and full faith and credit in my
opinion should be given to his statements
or oath - this 7th Septr 1849
Rev H Simpkin

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[ State of Georgia Union County ] On this nineteenth day of July in  the year one thousand eight hundred and  forty nine, In open Court  personally appeared Delilah Addington age eighty nine years  and after being duly sworn according to law - Declares that she is the lawful widow of William Addington  who was a revolutionary  soldier and a pensioner of the United States  a resident of Marian County North Carolina which pension was before his death  transferred to Union County Georgia - at the rate of some 33. or 34 dollars pr annum up to his death  which occurred on  the 8th day of September in the year 1845. She further declares  that she was married to the said William Addington on the 23rd day of December ( 1784 ) on  Duncan Creek of Newberry District  South Carolina by a regularly ordained minister of  Gospel of said State  ( of the Baptist Denomination )  by the name of Isaac  Edwards and had,  born in lawful wedlock  thirteen children , to wit  Jane Addington, who was born (deceased )( underscored ) in January ( 1784 ), John Addington born  10th November ( 1788 ) , Henry  Addington  born in ( 1791 ) , Sarah Addington  now Sarah Harrison born in ( 1793 )  William Addington  born in  ( 1795 ) , Moses Addington  born  ( 1797 ) , Delilah Addington now Delilah  Huckaby  born in (1804 ) , Martha Addington now Martha Hicks  born in ( 1806 ) , Polly  Addington now Polly Logan  born  in  ( 1808 ), Elizabeth Addington  now Elizabeth Curtier  born in ( 1810 )   & one died in infancy  having no name. She further  states  she has no record of her marriage, unless her own statements corroborated by her statements of

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her children as to their own age will be considered by ( the department ) ( underscored ) of Washington sufficiently authenticated as to the marriage of her the aforementioned William Addington  at the period ( before ) ( underscored ) mentioned. In the event the  Department should consider the marriage sufficiently authenticated by the annexed certificates and proofs, she desires that her name should be placed on the Pension  Roll under the act of Congress  passed in July in the year ( 1838 ) and under a Resolution of Congress agreed to in  the  1st day of July in the year ( 1848 ) , and  that her certificate of Pension be forwarded to Walter R. Webster  Crossville Lumpkin County Georgia. ( her mark X ) Delilah Addington   Sworn to & subscribed before me in open court  this 19th day of July 1849. Andrew Young ( signed / sealed ) J I Court , G.W.L. Mashburn ( signed / sealed ) J Cort , Banister Allgood ( signed / sealed ) J Co. , Johnathan Duckworth ( signed / sealed ) J I Cort              [ State of Georgia Union County  ] We the undersigned Justices of the Inferior Court of said County  do hereby certify  that  Delilah Addington  widow of  William Addington deceased who was a Revolutionary pensioner  of the United States and when in life a resident of this County ( is a worth ) ( underscored ) and respectable person , whose statements

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and entitled to the fullest credit, we also certify that we believe from her own statements and from the apparent ages of her  oldest children that she must have been married  about the period set forth in her declaration to wit on the 23rd day of December in the year ( 1784 ) . Given under our hands and seals this the 19th day of July 1849, Andrew Young ( signed / sealed ) J.I. Court, GWL Mashburn ( signed/ sealed ) J.I. Court , Banister Allgood ( signed / sealed ) J.I. Court , Johnathan Duckworth ( signed / sealed ) J.I. Court                                  [ Georgia Union County ] I Thomas M. Hughes Deputy  clerk of the Inferior Court for said  do hereby certify that  Andrew Young, G. W. L. Mashburn, Banister Allgood & Johnathan  Duckworth  whose names appear to the foregoing declaration  & certificate as Justices of the Inferior Court in aforesaid County are acting Justices of the Inferior Court in  & for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that due faith and credit ought to be  had and given  to their  attestation as such . Given under my hand and seal of office  this 7th day of August  1849.  Thos. M. Hughes ( signed / sealed )  D. C. I. C.

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April 11, 1916

Hon. William H. Thompson,
United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter dated the tenth instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolution Ar pension claim W. File No. 5598, it appears that William Addington, while residing in Union District, South Carolina, volunteered in 1781, as a Private under Captain William Young and Colonel Thomas Bandon, was at the siege of Ninety Six, and after serving two months, was discharged in consequence of a wound received by the fall of a true. He again volunteered in August, year not recollected, and served four weeks under Captain James Bruton and Colonel Thomas Brandon. He also served three months as Lieutenant under Captain William Young and Colonel Thomas Brandon, dates not stated. He was allowed pension on an application executed in December, 1833, at which time he was seventy-four years old and a resident of Macon County, North Carolina. He died September 7 or 8, 1845.

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Soldiers widow, Delila (maiden name not stated), was allowed pension on an application executed December 2, 1848, while a resident of Union County, Georgia, aged eighty-three years. From her statements, it appears that she was married to the soldier in Newberry District, South Carolina, December 22, 1783 or December 23, 1784. 
The following children are referred to: Jane, born in the month of January, 1786, John, born November 10, 1788, married in May, 1808 -----, (name of wife not shown) May 1, 1808, Henry, born in 1791, Mrs. Sarah Harrison, born in 1793. William, born in 1795, Moses, born in 1797, James, born in 1799, March, born in 1802. Mrs. Delilah Huckaby, born in 1804. Mrs. Martha Hicks, born in 1806. Mrs. Mary or Polly Logan, born in 1808, Mrs. Elizabeth F. Curtis, born in 1810, and one, unnamed, died in infancy.
Very truly yours,
G M Saltzgaber

Addington - 2 -

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(left page ) 1913 Feb 14. Hist. to Sarah Crumley ans  1916 Apr. 11 . History to Hon . Wm. H. Thompson  U.S. Senate  1919 Mar 5. Hist. to Mrs. Sarah Rogers ans  1937 - April 22 - hist. to A.J. Wolfe ans  ( right page ) Recy WIDOW, &c. File No. 5598 Delilah  Addington widow William Addington Pvt. Rev. War Act : Feby 29  48  Index : - Vol. A Page 3 [ Arrangement of 1870. ]

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No. 13879
Delila Addington
Ga.
Let. to E. F. Brown
June 14 '49
Act 7 July 1838

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623
Georgia
Delila Addington
widow of William
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 7th day of Sept. 1845 [4th of March 1844 crossed out]
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Oct. 1849 and sent to J. Knox Walker
Present
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 172

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William Addington Ga. Oct 7 June 1832, $33.33 pd[?]
To what time was he last paid?
G.C. A.
Died 7th Sept. 1845
Pd. to his death. 
B.L.B.[?]
Pension Office
Oct. 13 1849

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 13th, 1840,
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Adington [Addington], a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the sale of Thirty Three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1836, to the 4th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
J. Seaver
Acting Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Georgia
County of Union
88.
On this thirtieth day of April 1840, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Union personally appeared William Addington who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Caption William Young in the Regiment commanded by the Colonel Thomas Branon in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of North Carolina from whence he has lately removed; the he now resided in the State [crossed out: (District, or Territory,)] of Georgia where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in the future. The following are his reasons for removing them from the State of North Carolina to the State of Georgia, that he is very and [illegible] and that most of his offsprings lives in this State and wishes to be with them. Them is all the perticular reasons I have from moving
his
William Addington [signed with x] mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me,
the day and year aforesaid.
Jesse Reid J. P
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper office, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or
Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must
certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers. -- In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of
the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

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[ State of Georgia Union County ] I Elisha Heddon Clerk of the Superior Court of Union County  do hereby certify that Jesse Reid is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine and is entitled to due faith  and credit in testimony whereof I have hereunto  affixed my Private seal there being no seal of office and subscribed my name this thirtieth day of  April 1840. Elisha Heddon ( signed / sealed ) C.S.C.   [ State of Georgia Union County  ] Before me  Jesse Reid a Justice of the peace in and for said County  personally appeared  Asbury Curtis who after being duly sworn sayeth on his oath that  William Addington is a man of truth  and veracity  and whose oath cannot be validated in any court of law on equity and he is the same person described in the foregoing affidavit and he is the person who has taken the above oath  desiring the transfer of his pension - Sworn  to and subscribed before me this 30 April 1840 . Asbury Curtis ( signed ) Jesse Reid ( signed ) JP      [ State of Georgia Union County ] I Jesse Reid a Magistrate for the State and County aforesaid do hereby certify that Asbury Curtis is a man of truth and veracity and due faith & credit should be given to his oath in any case whatever . Given under my hand this 30 day of April 1840. Jesse Reid ( signed ) JP

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Georgia Union County I Elisha Heddon Clerk of the superior Court of Union County do hereby certify that Jesse Reid is a Magistrate  and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine and is entitled to due faith and credit  in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Private seal there being no seal of office  and subscribed my name  this 30 day of April 1840  Elisha Heddon ( signed / sealed ) C.S.C.                                                                House of Representatives 16 May 1840. I am not acquainted with the hand writing of the Clerk  Elisha Heddon , but  I have no doubt it is his hand writing - no Gentlemen in Congress from Georgia is acquainted with his hand writing  - he is clerk of the Superior Court , as the papers publishing the proceedings of the Court  shows there certainly can be no difficulty in making the transfer.  Wm. C. Dawson Member of Congress from Georgia.

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Act 1844 + 1. July 1848.
CLAIM OF
Delila Addington,
Widow of
William Addington, dec'd.
For
Revolutionary Pension.
Act 17. June 1844 and
Joint Resolution 1 July 1848.
Husband a Pensioner.
Amer [written note]
E. F. BROWN,
Attorney.
Washington City,
27. Feb. - 1849.}

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U. S. Agency, Notarial and Commissioner's Office,} Established in 1843
Washington City, 18_.
To the _
of Washington City.
Sir:
I have the honor to enclose herewith,
in relation to the Claim of _
Trusting that the papers will prove satisfactory, I solicit your favorable consideration at as early a moment as practicable; and remain
Very respectfully your ob't servant,
EDMUND F. BROWN,
Attorney for the Claimant.

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 State of South Carolina Pickens District 
Before me  personally came William Dodd of said District who being  sworn according to law deposeth and saith that during the Revolutionary War  that William Addington  lived about five miles from the deponent who knew the said Addington well, and was with him at the siege of 96 - when the deponent was discharged he left  Addington there in the services - This deponent  was afterwards with him and under his command as Lieutenant in Captain Young's company  , Major Jolly and Colonel Brannon . This deponent knew of his being out frequently in the service when deponent was not with him - This deponent knew the said Addington well from their infancy  and knows that he was a good officer , a good citizen, and honest man worthy of credit. This deponent  has understood and believes the same William Addington now lives in Macon County  in North Carolina - Deponent believes he served under said Addington not less than three months. 
William Dodd  X his mark 
Sworn to 31st October 1834 before  Nathan Boon ( signed / sealed) Justice of the Peace I do hereby certify that  William Dodd who took and subscribed the above oath before me is a respectable  and credible person . Pickens C.H. 31st Oct. 1834.  
Nathan Boon Justice of the peace

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I William L. Keith Clerk of the Court for Pickens District South Carolina do hereby certify that Nathan Boon  Esquire who has signed the foregoing affidavit  & certificate is an acting Magistrate for said District as he states, and that all due faith & credit  is & ought to be given to his  testimonial as such & that  the signature within  purporting to be his is genuine - I also further certify that William Dodd is also a  credible person  & entitled to credit. Given under my hand  and the seal of the Court this 31st October 1834. William L. Keith ( signed ) Clerk of the Court Pickens District S. Carolina

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Washington  Sep26,1849  Sir, I hand you herewith the declaration of Mrs. Delila Addington , sworn to in open Court; in order to be placed on the Pension roll, from the date of the death of her husband William Addington, who was a pensioner of the U. S. & died 8 Sep 1845. Mrs. Addington does not claim to have been married before the close of the war, but in December 1784- entitled under the act of July 1838 & 1 July 1845 -  Her marriage is not established by record evidence , as there is no record of it in existence, but is established by the strongest circumstantial proof, in support of  her sworn statement - viz  the marriage of their second son John Addington in May 1808 - The fact of her being the widow of the deceased Pensioner & married about the time which she states is stated by the three Judges of the Inferior Court of Union County  Georgia - who also certify to her character  & truthfulness & the ages of their children - & also by the deposition of her son John Addington 60 years of age  who is certified by Hon. Jno. H Lumpkin Member of Congress from the  District as entitled to the fullest faith  & credit.  Yours  etc. J Knox Walker ( signed )  Present  Hon J. L. Edwards Comm. etc.

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Department of War Pension Office February 19th 1836 ,   Sir, I have again examined the claims of William Addington and Daniel Bryson  and have come to the conclusion that the Department may be justified in  admitting their claims as privates only , - Should you feel authorized to accept certificates for them as such , you will please to inform me.  I have the honor to be very Respectfully  your obed servt   J. L. Edwards ( signed )      Honbl. James Graham House Representatives

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Mr. Edwards I will accept you  proposition in behalf of Mr. Addington  and Bryson .  James Graham ( signed ) ( vertical notes ) ( left of page - illegible )  (Hon J. Graham HR )

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H of R 17 March 1840  Sit. Be so good as to send me the transfer for the Pensioner  William Addington - I know John Butler, who is the certifying officer - also the  blank form requested to the  letter under your file to -Very Respectfully Wm C. Dawson ( signed )

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H  of R  13 May 1840  Sir, I  enclose you the application for a transfer of the payment of the Pension of William Addington - Please send me the  issued evidence of transfer &  the time for which his Pension is now due-  Very Respectfully  W.C. Dawson ( signed )

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Pension Office Fayetteville May 25 / 40  James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Sir, William Addington  a pensioner under the Act of June 1832  at $ 33.33 per ann. was paid to the 4 September 1836 - I am sir very respectfully Your  obt sert Jhn Huske ( signed ) Agt.

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May 16.1840
Mr Stewart

James L Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Washington City

[signature] Dawson

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House of Representatives
16 May 1840
Sir,
I enclose back the application of W. Addington for a transfer-I hope it will be satisfactory and-there is no difficulty-Then should be no [illegible]
Very Respectfully
W.C. Dawson

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Comptroller Generals Office
Columbia, 20 January 1836
James Graham, Esq.
Dear Sir,
Agreeable to your favour of the 25 instant I have made a careful examination and can find no evidence of the Revolutionary service of William Addington and Daniel Bryson among the archives of this office, but in examining the Treasury Office, I discover that Bryson was placed upon the Pension Roll of this State in December 1830 but has not drawn

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his annuity since May 1831. If this will avail him in the prosecution of his claim for pension on the General Government I will, if you desire it, forward to you an official copy of the resolution of the Legislature by which he became a pensioner of this State.
I have the honor to be
Your Obedient Servant.
John T. Seibels
for 
William Laval
Comptroller General

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244 Solar St. Bristol, Va.
March 25, 1937
[stamp: received Mar 27 1937. Mail subdiv]
Pension Department
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs:
I am a great grandson of William Addington,
and would like for my daughter to join the D.A.R.'s
According to tradition Wm. Addington was born in England, coming to the colonies when a young man. He lived in Culpeper Co. Va. at one time also in N.C. In later life he lived in Washington or Russel County in South Western Virginia and perhaps near Norfolk.
Wm Addington belonged to the Militia under
Gov. Nelson of Va. When Washington went to Yorktown to fight with Cornwallis, Nelson's Militia was brigaded with the Continental Army under Washington and fought with him at the siege of Yorktown. Our tradition is that Wm. Addington served in the Commissary Department
I do not know whether Wm. Addington ever drew a pension or not. If not please refer this to the proper Department so I can get the needed information
Very sincerely yours
A. J. Wolfe
P.S. He married Margaret Cromwell.

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Revo-1-F.N.E.[?] [written top right corner]
Washington D.C.
Feb. 23, 1919.
Commissioner of Pensions;
Will you kindly send to my address the record of the revolutionary service of William Addington, who was a Revolutionary Soldier and a resident of Macon Co. S.C.
At the time of his death in 1846. I will be very grateful for any information you can
[end of page letter]

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[Letter continued from previous page]
give concerning said Wm. Addington. 
Very Respectfully
Mamia A. Rogers
Mrs. Sam L. Rogers
3610 Macomb St. N.W.
Washington, D.C.

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[Postal stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 8 1918
#823 College Ave.
Alva, Okla
Com. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am very anxious to learn if you have a record of William Theodore Addington as a Revolutionary soldier. He enlisted I think from either North or South Carolina. Served for some time and after war I [he] drew pension [until he] died and his widow whose name I think was Moore also drew pension as his widow. 
Am very anxious to get this information at 
[end of letter page]

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earliest convenience as am anxious to join Chapter of Daughters of Revolution and this I want to know some thing of family record.
Respectfully
Sarah Crumley
Postal stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 8 1918

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WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, KANS., CHAIRMAN.
WILLIAM E. CHILTON, W. VA.
THOMAS S. MARTIN, VA.
ALBERT B. FALL, N. MEX.
JAMES H. BRADY, IDAHO.
ALBERT A. JONES, CLERK.
United States Senate,
COMMITTEE ON
EXPENDITURES IN THE DEPARTMENT O COMMERCE.
Washington, D.C., April 10th 1916.
Hon. G. M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.,
Dear Mr. Saltzgaber:
Will you please furnish me with a statement of theRevolutionary War record of William Addington, whose service is described in the enclosed, if there is anything on file in your office.
Please return the enclosures.
Respectfully,
Wm. H. Thompson
ENC-2 
CONGRESSIONAL
[Postal Stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE. G APR 11 1916

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RECORD DIVISION 
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C., - 19 -
In reply to your request of -, received - for a statement of the military history of Wm. Addington a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[column headings: Dates of enlistment or appointment. Length of Service. Rank. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED: CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE.]
1. 1781. 2mos. Pvt. Wm Young. Thomas Brandon. S.C
2. Aug [checkmark]. 4 weeks. Pvt. James Bruton. Thomas Brandon.
3. [checkmark] 3mos. Lt. Wm Young. Thomas Brandon.
Battles engaged in, siege of 96.
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Union Dist. S.C
Date of application for pension, Dec-1833. [illegible] al
Residence at date of application, Macon Co. N.C
Age at date of application, 74 He died Sept 7 ^8, 1845
Remarks: Sol mar Dec, 2. 21 1782, Dec 23 1784, Newberry Dist. S.C. Delila She was [illegible:al.peus one and ap]. [illegible] Dec, 1848 age 83 res. Union Co. Ga.
 13 children; Jane b. Jan 1786, John b. Nov 10, 1788 ^ m. may 1808, Henry b. 1791, Mrs Sarah Harrison b. 1793, William b. 1795, Moses b. 1797, James b. 1799, March b. 1802, [illegible] Delila Huckaby b. 1804, Mrs Martha Hicks b. 1806, Mrs Polly ^Mary Logan b. 1808, Mrs. Elizabeth J. Curtis b. 1810 & one unnamed died in infancy.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856

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April 22, 1937
William Addington 
W. 5598
BA-J/AWF One

Mr. A. J. Wolfe
244 Solar Street
Bristol, Virginia

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Addington, born in England and lived in Culpeper County, Virginia, also lived in North Carolina.
The data furnished herein relative to William Addington were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 55598, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only William Addington found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office; the surname was searched under similar spellings. 
The date and place of birth of William Addington were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated. 
While a resident of Union District, South Carolina, he volunteered at the "Old Blockhouse at Fairforest", in the year 1781, served two [two is written and three is crossed out] Months as private in Captain William Young's Company, Colonel Thomas Brandon's South Carolina Regiment, and was at the Siege of Ninety-Six. He volunteered at "Prices Fort" in South Carolina, in a month of August (year not given) and served about four weeks as private in Captain James Bruton's company, Colonel Thomas Brandon's regiment, out in pursuit of Indians. He was appointed Lieutenant (year not stated) and served about three months in Captain William Young's

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company, Colonel Thomas Brandon's regiment. 
William Addington was allowed pension on his application executed December --, 1833, at which time he was seventy-four years of age and living in Macon County, North Carolina. 
He had moved in 1840 to Union County, Georgia, and then stated that "most of his offsprings" were living in that state. He died September 7 or 8, 1845.
William Addington married December 22, 1782 or December 23, 1784 in Newberry District, South Carolina, "on Duncans Creek in three miles of the Enoree River", Delila. The date and place of her birth and name of parents were not given.
The widow, Delila Addington, was allowed pension on her application executed December 2, 1848, at which time she was eighty-three years old and a resident of Union County, Georgia.
The children of William Addington and his wife, Delila:
Jane, born in the month of January, 1786, referred to in 1849 as deceased. John, born November 10, 1788, married (name of wife not shown) May 1, 1808 in Buncombe County, North Carolina; he was living in 1849 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Henry, born in 1791. Mrs. Sarah Harrison, born in 1793. William, born in 1795. Moses, born in 1797. James, born in 1799. March, born in 1802. Mrs. Delilah Huckaby, born in 1804. Mrs. Martha Hicks, born in 1806. Mrs. Mary or Polly Logan, born in 1808. Mrs. Elizabeth F. Curtis, born in 1810. One child died in infancy unnamed.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the

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following data-

Delila Addington, widow of Willliam Addington
Certificate # 5151
Issued October 16, 1849
Rate $33.55 per annum 
Commenced March 4, 1848
Act of February 2, 1848
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executed Assistant 
to the Administrator