Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 34, Thomas Frazier, N.C. Sea Service

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State                                                                                                                                                 NUMBER
NC                                            Frazier, Thomas                        W34
Sea Service                                          Elizabeth                    B.L.W.{illegible letter}. 445130169055.

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North Carolina
last Tennessee  No 17/S49R
Thomas  Frazier, private
of Cumberland Co: North Carolina
Col. Hogan's regt. N. Carola
line, 9 months
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on
the 7. of June, 1819.

{on left side of double page}
Certificate of Pension issued the 6. of Oct. 1820
and sent to the applicant, at Smithfield, North Carolina

Arrearagees to 4. Sept. 1820                      $119.46
Semi-annl. allow.                                                49
to 4 March, 1832                                               $167.46
14 mo: 28/30 
               Revolutionary claims,
               Act 18th March, 1818


  Continued

{on right side of double page]

Transferred to West Tennessee, 10th Apl. 1826

[crossed out] Let to J R McClannahan, June 30' 48

[written sideways on right margin] Notification sent 14 July 1821 to Ransom Sanders, Smithfield, NC

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[seal of eagle holding leaves and arrows in its talons, striped shield on chest]
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Ss
ON this 7th day of June 1819, before me,
one of the {judges of the crossed out} Justices of the Peace for the County of Cumberland
of State aforesaid, in open court
[for the said state crossed out] personally appeared Thomas Frazier of Cumberland
County & State aforesaid  - aged Fifty Nine
years, resident in said County & State , who, being by me first
duly sworn, according to the law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain
the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the
said Thomas Frazier was balleted in {enlisted crossed out] for the term of Nine months
on the [blank] day of [blank] in the year 1776 -
in Craven County in the state of North Carolina in the company commanded by
Captain Michael Quinn of the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Hogan in the line of the State of North Carolina
on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of
the United States, until the expiration of the nine months [illegible] when he was 
discharged from service at the Town of Halifax on the Roanoke river state of
North Carolina, that he was in battles none in the nine 
months term but in three months service under Capt Mabane under Genl. Carvill [illegible] this deponant
was in the battle of Camden S. C. & taken prisoner at
Genl. Gates defeat.  This deponant further sayeth that he is
much afflicted by the reason of  his belly being broke & he is nearly
blind & that he has lost his discharge by unavoidable causes
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for
support; and that he has no other evidence now in hiis power of his said services.

   Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year aforesaid.  (Original application
bearing date 3rd Nov. 1818)                               Thomas Frazier
John Dickson      J. P. Chaaiwman
of Cumberland County Court now in session

I, John Dickson, Justice as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Frazier did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy,  for the term
of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secreetary for the Department of War, pursuant to
the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.  I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance
of his country for support.                             Fayetteville, N. C.
June 7th, 1819                                                     John Dickson, Chairman of said Court  in Session

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State of North Carolina                        Court of [illegible]
Cumberland County  [illegible] 1819
In testimony that John Dickson Esq, was an acting Justice
of Peace & Chairman of the Court  of Record 
of Pleas & [illegible] of the county of Cumberland
and State of North Carolina at the time of 
taking the foregoing declaration & the annexed
deposition & before whom the aforesaid [illegible]
was sworn to in open Court, & to whose official
acts due forth and credit    is attached I have
hereunto set my name and affixed the County Seal
this 29th day of June 1819.
[illegible signature]

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State of North Carolina
Johnston County                               On this 27th day of February,
AD 1821, personally appeared in open court being a Court 
of Record for the County aforesaid Thomas Frazier aged
sixty years resident in said County who being duly sworn
according to Law doth on his oath declared that he
served in the revolutionary war as follows  lst That he 
enlisted in the Continental Service at New Bern in the
State aforesaid in July AD (1778) seventeen  hundred
and seventy eight in Captain Irvin's company under
the command of Col Hogan of the 10th Regiment
and served nine months in said regiment. 2nd he
served two years as a marine on board the schooner
Nancy  3rd he served nine months under  Capt
Decceson as a marine on board the Brig Richard
& Harry, and was wounded in an engagement
with an English Brig. 4th He served three months 
in the malitia under the Company of Captain
Mebane & in General Carrolls division & was 
present at the Battle of Camden after which he
served one year under the Command of Captain Davidson
in the Brig Young and was on board said brig at the edification of the treaty of peace. And I 
do solomly swear that I was an [illegible] citizen
of the United States on this 18th day of March AD
1818 and that I have not since that time by gift 
sale or any other way disposed of my property or
any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish
it as to bring myself within the previously

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of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
services of the United States in the revolutionary war
passed on the 18th day of March AD 1818, and that I 
have not nor has any person in trust for me any 
property or similar contracts of debts owed to me nor have 
I any income other than what is contained in the 
schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed. 
I also sweat that I am so much disabled by a wound 
encurred in the revolutionary war as to remder me 
entirely unfit for any work upon a farm, which is the 
only business this declarant now follows being so 
blind as to be unable to work at the trade of a 
carpenter which he formerly followed being entirely 
blind of one eye and almost so of the other, in addition 
to which he is ruptured to such a degree as entirely to 
disqualify him from any hard work. He further  
declares that his son of nine years or age is the hand 
he has to assist  him in his farm & that the following 
is the respective ages of his family - 1st this declarant 
aged sixty years 2nd his wife Elizabeth aged fifty-
five years 3rd Penny his daughter aged twelve 4th 
Daniel his son aged nine years. 5th  Lindy his daughter 
aged six years & 6th Williiam     his son aged three 
years.  He further states that the following is the 
schedule of his propeerty heretofore referred to & which 
contains all that he is worth - [illegible] one broken   pot
one cracked skillet  one griddle  three chairs  two 
wash-tubs  two water cans  one [illegible] dish and
basin  six spoons  five knives and seven forks

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Smithfield NC
12th April 1832

The Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City DC

[the following is written sideways on the page,
over-writing the original address on the envelop]

NC 372
Thomas Frazier
17.849   March 1821

Ransom Sanders
Smithfield, N. C.

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one old chest, a lot of old plantation tools, one 
old cart, one small fat tub & four plates 
Sworn to and declared in
open court this 27th  
 day of Feb. AD 1821                      Thos Frazier
                  Rm Sanders clk

I Ransom Sanders clerk of the 
court of pleas and quarter sessions for Johnston 
County in the State of North Carolina which said 
Court is a Court of Record having [illegible] and 
jurisdiction & which keeps a record of its proceedings
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and 
schedule therein asserted are truly copied from 
the  Record of said Court & I do hereby certify that 
it us the opinion if the said Court that the total 
amount in value of the property [illegible] 
the aforesaid schedule is five dollars & fifty  
five cents ($5.55).  In testimony where of I have 
hereunto set my hand and 
affixed the seal of the said
court on the 3rd day of March
AD 1821.    RmSanders clerk 
of the court of pleas & quarter 
sessions for Johnston County.

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6103
Tennessee Jackson
Elizabeth Frazier
widow of Thomas Frazier NC
who served Col Hogan in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence
on the 1st July 1848
Certificate of Pensioners
the 11th day of June 1853
and sent to
Hawthorn & Davidson
Causden Tenn
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page290  Vol. 3

30 July 53

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Declaration
In order to obtain benefits of the art of Congress 1848 [illegible] an act making further provision for [illegible] and soldiers of the Revolution

State of Tennesee
Gibson County 
On thie 29th October one thousand eight and  fifty personally appeared before me John A Balen a justice of the peace Elizabeth Frazier a resident of Gibson County and state of Tennesee aged seventy nine yeaars, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of congress passed on the 2nd of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Thomas Frazier who was a private in the Revolutionary War and drew a pension at Jackson Tennesee at the rate of ninetysix dollars per annum that she has filed her declaration under the act of July 7th 1838 that she now claims the benefits of the subsequent Acts of Congress making further provisions for certain widows that she had through agents sent.  Her family records of her childresn's ages to the Pensions office that she cannnot from any other knowedge except that of the age of her oldest child Nancy Frazier that she [illegible] the family record to be the true ages of her children [illegible].  That she well remembers that she was [illegible] the above named Thomas Frazier who drew a pension at Jackson Tennesee was married on the [illegible] day of December before the birth of her oldest child Which would be in the year of 1781. December the 21st in Sampson County in the State of North Carolina that he died in Gibson County in the State of Tenness on the 2nd day of April 1844.  She further declares that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed to before me the 29th day of October 1850.

Elizabeth Frasier
x
mark

John A Bolin
Justice of the Peace

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State of Tennessee
Gibson County

On this 29th day of October 1850 personally came before me John A Bolin a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Beamon Fowler in due form of law that he is personally acquainted with Elizabeth Frazier.  He subscribes to the foregoing declaration and that he was well acquainted with Thomas Frazier who drew a pension at Jackson Tennessee. That he has seen his certificate of pension. That Elizabeth Frazier is his sister that he has been acquainted with his sister Elizabeth Frazier and Thomas Frazier her husband. That he well remembers the day of their marriage at his father's house in Sampson County in the State of North Carolina.  That he will remembers that his sister and Thomas Frazier settled a bout one mile of his fathers in Sampson County North Carolina.  And he further declares that he stayed with his sister Elizabeth Frazier in the absence of her husband Thomas Frazier before the birth of her oldest child Nancy Frazier from his youth. That he cannot remember hearing the [illegible] paid by the justice. That he remembers Thomas Frazier and his sister Elizabeth then Fowler now Frazier before this marriage and [illegible] that from every circumstance from his own recollection he has not  a single doubt [illegible] on his mind other than they were legally married at the date set forth by Elizabeth Frazier but he cannot specify that state and day but he knows from his own age and other facts that they were married before the first day of January 1791. That [illegible] that they were not married legally that he has been informed by his and her parents that he heard or cannot have heard the ceremony said because he was at home. The latter he remembers of himself but cannot stand his parents. 
That he knows it must have taken place from facts and circumstances of his own recollection that [illegible] Elizabeth Frazier and Thomas Frazier were married before 1790.

Sworn and subscibed before me this 29th October 1850

Beamon Fowler
Jonh A Bolin
Justice of the Peace

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State of Tennessee
Gibson County      ⎬ On this 29th day of October 1850
personally came William Ross before me John A. Bolin a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid and made oath in due form of law that he is personally acquainted the Elizabeth Frazier and her husband, Thomas Frazier that he drew a pension at Jackson Tennessee at the rate of ninety six dollars for annum he has acted as his attorney and drew his pension for him that he died April 2nd, 1844, that he has been personally acquainted with Elizabeth Frazier for the term of about thirty years that she is a woman of good character for truth and verity that the said Elizabeth Frazier and Thomas Frazier deceased breed together as husband and wife and that from the character of the two above named there remains no doubt remains of their legal marriage and from the ages of the Children he has no doubt as to the legal marriage at the time stated by the Subscriber to the foregoing declaration is true and from the statements of her husband in h the is lifetime and that she is the identical woman who has heretofore claimed a pension
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of October
1850
John A Bolin J
justice of the peace    William Ross
State of Tennessee ⎬ 
Gibson County
I John A. Bolin a justice of the peace in
and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing declarant Elizabeth Frazier personally known to me and that she
is the Identical person who [ ? ] declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7th, 1838 granting pensions
to certain widows that is a woman of good character for truth and veracity and that I am fully satisfied with the truth of his statements
and that she was duly sworn according to law also that Beamon Fawler is a man of good character I E, the subscriber to the foregoing affidavit that he was duly sworn and did subscribe to the same and that full credit can and is given to his statements and that the above named William Ross is a man of undoubted veracity also that Elizabeth Frazier is a woman of excellent mind considering her advanced age that she is not able from old age and bodily disability to attend Court. Given under my hand and seal
this 29th day of October AD 1850 John A Bolin J.P.
Justice of the Peace

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State of Tennessee
Gibson County ⎬ I James A McDearmon clerk of the County county of said County do hereby certify that John A. Bolin is
and was an acting justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn at the time of assigning
the foregoing certificates Declaration and affidavit and that the
signatures purporting to be his are genuine In testimony
Whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office as Clerk of the County Court of Gibson County at office
this 30th day of October 1850
J A McDearmon clk

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[illeg.] Feby/48
Elizth [sic] Frazier
Decln [sic]
29th Oct 1850

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165-960 Act. Mar. 3/55
              Tenn  13th
Elizaabeth Frazier wid of
Thomas Frazier. Priv.
Elizabeth Frazier
wid: of
Thomas Frazier.
Pri
Capt.
Col.
[written diagonally over preceding text]
M44513 ipo Oct. 1/56

Ent.     Dis.
Revolutionary War Pensioner
Widow has been pensioner
Tenn [illeg.] 48-6103

illeg. initials]: 160 [illeg.] M[illeg.] 24/56
BD[illeg.]
[previous two lines crossed through]
Ad: 160 acr Sept: 26/56
Boykin
Hawthorn & Davidson
Huntingdon
Tenn

Let Hawthorn & Davidson Apl. 24/56
Exd P

Off: Ck for W./Simp. & aff's
[line illeg.]
Vol F page 138.

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Widows bounty and Revolutionary claim

State of Tennessee
County of Weakley
On this 25 day of March A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me John W. King a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized by aw to Administer oaths Elizabeth Frazier aged eighty four years and a resident of Weakley County and State of Tennessee who first being duly sworn according to law says on her oath that she was married to Thomas Frazier on the 22nd day of December 1785 in Sampson County in the State of North Carolina.  That her said husband was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and drew a pension at the rate of ninetysixdollars [sic] per annum and was last paid at Jackson in the State of Tennessee by J. L. H. Tambio.  That she has no records of her marriage or her husbands military services but depends on the Pension Rolls and papers now on file in the Pension Office for proof of her marriage her husbands military service and death that she depends on the proof attached or annexed for her identity and widowhood.  That she has not again married but continuing the widow of the above mentioned Thomas Frazier  That she makes this declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress approved the 3rd of March granting bounty to land to Revolutionary Soldiers and their surviving widows and all prior acts of Congress granting bounty lands that she never has received any bounty land or Warrants under any act of Congress whatever   sworn to and subscribed the day and date first above written
Elizabeth Frazier   Seal
her X mark
Stephen Goldsley
Harison [sic] Ezzell

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State of Tennessee
County of Weakley
I John W. King a justice of the peace in in [sic] for the County aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths do hereby certify that Elizabeth Frazier was duly sworn and did subscribe her name that she is well known to me that I further certify that she is the identical Elizabeth Frazier widow of Thomas Frazier who drew a Pension at Jackson State of Tennessee at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum payable at Jackson Tennessee and that she is now a widow  given under my hand this 16th day of March A.D. 1855
Jn W King JP

State of Tennessee
Weakley County
I Evan J. Lomey clerk of the County court of said County do hereby certify that John W. King is a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and was such at the date of the above certificate that the signature purporting to be his is genuine  Given under my hand 
and Seal of said county this 27th 
day of March 1855
EJ Lomey Clerk
of Weakely County Court

165.960

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MMHF
pm

Rev. &1812 Wars Section

July 17,1926

Mrs. J. W. Oglesby, Jr.
Quitman, Georgia

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the

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Rev.&1812 Wars Section    MMHF
February 24, 1936

Mrs. Elisabeth F. Starr
5376 Irvington Place
Los Angeles, Calif.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 34 it appears that Thomas Frasier enlisted in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina July 20, 1778 and served nine months as a private in Captain Michael Quinn's Company, Tenth North Carolina Regiment.

He enlisted in 1780, served three months as a private in Captain Mebane's North Carolina Company and was engaged in the battle of Camden, South Carolina where he was taken prisoner, length of imprisonment and details not given.

He also served two years as a marine on the schooner "Nancy", nine months as a marine on the brig "Richard and Harry" and was wounded in an engagement with an English brig, nature of wound not stated and one year under Captain Davidson on the brig "Young", on which he was serving at the time of the ratification of the Treaty of Peace.

He was allowed pension on his application executed 

[handwritten in the right margin is the following:]
"I did not use this Captain 'Diccison" on account of the poor spelling perhaps Dickason.

[handwritten in the left margin is the following:]
Miss Wilson said use State Report

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June 7, 1819 while a resident of Cumberland County, North Carolina aged fifty-nine years.  In 1821 he was living in Johnston County, North Carolina, in 1826 in Henry County, Tennessee and he died April 2, 1844 in Gibson County, Tennessee.  

Soldier married December 21 or 22, 1786 in Sampson County, North Carolina, Elisabeth Fowler.  She was allowed pension on her application executed December 4, 1848 while a resident of Weakley County, Tennessee aged about seventy-nine years.  

They raised a large family of children, the following are the only names given:  Nancy born in 1787 and Penny (a daughter), Daniel, Lindy and William who in 1821 are aged twelve, nine, six and three years respectively, and in 2897 their daughter, Malinda McDowell Elinor, was living in Cades, Gibson County, Tennessee aged eighty-three years, and referred to her son-in-law T. S. Newbill of said Cades.  

In 1852 William J. Greer of Benton County, Tennessee state that his uncle married said Thomas Frazier's daughter, but did not give her name or the name of her husband.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

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34
WIDOW, &c.
Revy
File No. 34
Elizabeth Frazier
Widow 
Thomas Frazier
Priv. Rev. War
Act. Feb. 2. 1848
Index:--Vol. A,, Page 252
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1926-July 17-Hist to Mrs.
J. W. Oglesby, Jr.  MMF

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737
Tennessee Jackson
Elizabeth Frazier
widow of Thomas
who was a private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 60 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848 [date crossed through]
2d April 1844
Certificate of Pension issued the
11th day of June 1853 and
sent to
Hawthorn & Davidson
Camden
Tenn:
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & [previous words crossed through] June
17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2  Page 191

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6103
Tennessee Jack[son]
Elizabeth  Fraz[ier]
widow of Thomas
who served in the Revol[utionary]
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at
of 60 Dollars
Cents per annum, to co[mmence]
on the 4th day of Mar[ch]
End 30 June
Certificate of Pensio[n]
the 11th day of
and sent to
Hawthorn Davidson
Camden [Tennessee]
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under
February 2, 1848, Page 290 Vol. [illeg.]

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S.
44573

[illeg.]

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No. 792
Elizabeth Frazier,
widow of Thomas
Tenn.

June 17th 1844

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No 13871
Elizabeth Frazier
NC [crossed out]   Tenee [Tennessee]
Snt. to Geo. W. Bond
June 5 th '49
Hon S. F. Vinton 20 July 1850

Letter to R H Hawthorn
Camden Ten. Jan 25-1857
Same Oct 15/51
Hon. J. G. Harriss [sic] July 30 1852
H. Hawthorne Dec 13 1852
Hon JG. Harris
Oct 1 [illeg.] 1838

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Application referred
to by the soldier
as his "original
application" dated
Nov. 3-1818 not
found with these 
papers and the
pension began
with date of his
application of
June 7-1819-

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State of Tennessee
Weakly County
County Court. December
Year A. D. 1848

On this the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty eight, personally appeared in open court, before the Chairman and presiding Justice of the said County Court of Weakly County, held for said County and State, Elizabeth Frazier, a resident of said State of Tennessee and Weakly County, aged Seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, declares and says on oath and makes on her said oath the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by act of Congress, passed July the seventh A.D. 1838, entitled as "act granting half pay and pension to certain widows,"  That she is the widow of Thomas Frazier who was a pensioner of the United States at his death, and who was a private soldier in Captain McQuinn's company in the tenth regiment of the North Carolina line-- She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Frazier on the 22 day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eight Six    That her husband, the aforesaid Thomas Frazier died on the 2nd day of April in the year eighteen hundred and forty four in Gibson County and State of Tennessee  That she was not married to said Thomas Frazier prior to his leaving the service; but that the marriage took pace previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz, at the time above stated --  She further swears that she is now the widow of said Thomas Frazier and that she has never before made any application for a pension--
Elizabeth Frazier
her X mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above written, before me
J. W. Flick [?] JP
Chariman and presiding Justice of 
said County Court

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State of Tennessee
Weakly County
I Thomas W. Etheridge Clerk of the County Court of Weakly County in the state of Tennessee do hereby certify that Joshua A. White whose signature officially appears to the foregoing Declaration of Elizabeth Frazier is and was at the time of so affixing his signature as aforesaid, the Chairman and presiding Justice of said County Court, duly commissioned and sworn and that his said act is entitled to fully faith and credit and that said County Court is a Court of record   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at office on this the 4th day of December A.D. 1848--
Jho. H. Etheridge
Clerk.  By his deputy.
C.P. Bondurant

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Los Angeles California Jan 12 1936

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Could your office give me any information concerning Captain Wm Frazer [sic] of North Carolina who I find listed in the Revolutionary War soldiers of the 10th Regiment 1771-- Also Daniel Frazer [illeg.] of 10th Regiment 1771-- also he applied for War Pension--1778. was discharged Oct 1778.  Also Thomas Frazer of the 10th Regiment under Cor Quinn [or?] Robert Frazer.  Soldier 1790-- if your office could send me a copy of either of mentioned Soldiers Records or Pension papers I think we could get the missing trace [?] of the North Carolina Frazer family (sometimes spelled Frazier Fraser)

Mrs. Elizabeth Frazer Starr
5376 Irvington Pl. L. A. Calif.
[postmark] PENSION OFFICE
U.S. JAN 19 1926

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HANNAH CLARKE CHAPTER
QUITMAN, GEORGIA

Dear Sir,
Please send me information given in Pension of "Thomas Frazier", revolutionary soldier of N.C., it was granted in 1819.
I need this information for D.A.R. paper.

Very Truly Yours,
Mrs

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State of Tennessee
County of Weakley
On this 19th day of August A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared before me John W. King a justice of the peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes Hardy Fowler a resident of Weakley County and State of Tennessee and Robert C Hawthorn of Benton County and State of Tennessee two credible Witnesses and personally known to me and on their Oaths say that Elizabeth Frazier who now draws a pension at Jackson Tennessee was duly sworn before John W. King a justice of the peace to a declaration for Bounty land under the act of 3rd of March 1855 and did subscribe her her [sic] name in our presents [sic] that she was there a Widow though she is now on a visit to her daughter in Madison County and have heard from her about four [?] weeks ago that she was there in good health considering her old age as they have been well informed that said Davidson for Bounty land claim was placed in the hands of Hawthorn & Davidson as her agents that she is the identical woman who now receives a pension because they saw her receive her Pension 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written before me
Jn W King MP                Hardy Fowler
for Weakly County         Robert H Hawthorn

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State of Tennessee
County of Weakley
I E. J. Long clerk of the Court of Weakley County and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that John W King is a justice of the peace in and for said County and was such at the date of the foregoing affidavit that the signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature that said John W. King has been an acting justice of the peace in and for Weakley County for the term of five years last passed duly commissioned and qualified as such  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set hand as Clerk of said Court and
affixed the Seal of my office at 
Dresden this 23 day of August
A.D. 1856
E J. Lomey Clerk

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Hardy Fowler
& Elij Graham
Affts
Feby 19. 1853

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State of Tennessee
County of Weakley
On this 19 day of January A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fiftythree [sic] personally appeared Before me John M. King a justice of the peace within and for said County duly Authorized by law to Administer oaths for general purposes Hardy Fowler aged Sixty two years the 23rd day of July last who being duly sworn according to law says on his oath that from his earliest recollection up to the day of his Thomas Fraziers death which death took place on the 2nd day of April 1844 in Gibson County that he Thomas Frazier drew a pension at the rate of $96.00 per annum that he left a widow Elizabeth Frazier who was alive on Saturday last the fifteenth day of this month Jan and in tolerable health considering her old age that he verily believes she is alive at this minute and from the fact of her being alive on the 15th of this month January 1853 and did ride on a horse because he saw her, that he believes without a doubt she was alive on the 3rd day of March 1851 that he knows that said Elizabeth & Thomas Frazier did live together as husband and wife up to the day of the death of her husband said Thomas Frazier above named that as to the date of their marriage he does not know but she Elizabeth & Thomas Frazier have two children older than this affiant and are the age above stated by him that he verily believes they were married before the date of 1790 without any doubt because he has always understood and believed they were married nearly twelve Months before the birth of her first child  the reason why he believes her to have been married before the date of 1790 is from his own age and an intimate acquaintance with said Elizabeth Frazier and her children all his life and never heard her  marriage doubted

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and that all her children were and are recognized as legal heirs of her husband the aforesaid Thomas Frazier Who drew a pension at Jackson Ten at the rate aforesaid of ninetysix [sic] dollars per annum  And that she is still a widow   
Hardy Fowler
Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written before me
Jn. W. King

State of Tennessee
On this 19th day of January A.D. on thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared Elijah Graham aged sixty two years the 8th day of April last before me John W. King a justice of the peace within and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes who first being duly sworn according to law says on his oath that he is personally acquainted with Elizabeth Frazier the reputed Widow of Thomas Frazier deceased that he saw her last Saturday the fifteenth of this month January 1853 and in tolerable good health considering her old age and from the fact of seeing her alive and riding on horseback the 15th of this month January A.D. 1853 he believes without a doubt she is alive at this minute and that she is an applicant for a pension   Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above Written
Before me Jno W.King JP   Elijah Graham
                                           his X mark

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State of Tennessee
County of Weakley
I John W King a justice of the peace do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Hardy Fowler and Elijah Graham and that they were duly sworn according to law and did subscribe their names and that they are highly respectable and credible witnesses  given under my hand as a justice of the peace within and for said County this 19th day of January A.D. 1853
Jn. W. King   J.P.
Justice of the peace for
Weakley County Tennessee

State of Tennessee
County of Weakley
I C. P. Bondurant clerk of the County Court of Weakley County in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that John W. King is a justice of the peace within and for said County and that John W King whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits and the above certificate was a justice of the peace for said County at the date of said affidavits and certificate as appears of record in my office and that this County Court is a court of record and that the signature purporting to be the signatures of said John W. King a justice of the peace  are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office as Clerk of the County at Dresden this 22
day of January A.D. 1853
C. P. Bondurant Clerk
of Weakly County Court
by his deputy K. F. Scott

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[postmark] HUNTINGDON Te
SEP
4 [?]

additional evidence for
Elizabeth Frazier Revolutionary widow

J. Minot Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C. 

[left margin]
Elizaabeth Frazier
Boynton

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Huntintingdon [sic; Huntingdon]  Ten Sept [illeg.] 1856

Sir
Enclosed we send you the additional evidence in the case of Elizabeth Frazier
Your Obt Servt
Hawthorn Davidson

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Camden Tennessee Feb 15 1852

Sir
Enclosed you will find proof positive that Mrs. Elizabeth Frazier was alive on the 15th [illeg] which I hope will be satisfactory on that point  And some additional Testimony of her Marriage that almost amounts to positive proof of her marriage before the date 7190, together with the family record filed in your office besides Beaman Fowlers [sic] evidence which is positive.  As to the clerks certificate we can send for it But I was informed by Mrs. Frazier herself that some one of her relations examined the office for the license on hand and that she was informed that no public record existed  to wait the negative proof the office we believe will only longer delay a just claim and she is in need and add some expense to the now pennyless [sic] widow  therefore if the rules of your office leaves that part of the evidence discretionary with you we hope you will suspend your resolution to exact [?] it [for?] her for such certificates are often long delayed
Your Obt Servant
Hawthorn Davidson

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Camden Tenn  Feb 11th 1851

Sir
I received your favor of the information in relation of the case of Mary McKelvy informing me of no certificate from the Clerk of Cumberland Cty Va which I have obtained twice and sent to your office first to the care of the Hon L. B. Chase second to Mr. J. L. Edwards commissioner of Pensions  the clerk says thee is no record prior to the date of the year 1800 that he is  informed and believes that the office was burned in that date, & that you have been apprized of that fact in several cases or at least your predecessor has been and on the broad fact coming to the knowledge of the head of the department it appears that it is delay without any advantage in the [illeg.] of common law, please examine your office a little for the above fact, and if you cannot find it I will try to get a third certificate from the clerk

In the case of Elizabeth please to examine for her supplimental [sic] declaration under the act of Feb 2nd 1848 in which the objection to her claim is clearly obviated as the witness was unable to say on oath the precise date of the marriage but states that he knew she was married to Mr. Frazier late a pensioner from the date of 1790 Which in my opinion obviates that objection because the Act of 1838 clearly says before the first day of January 1794  please say to me if you can find the above named declaration filed last fall
Your Obt Srvt
Robert H.. Hawthorn

J.E. Heath commissioner
of Pensions Washington City D. C.

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Elizabeth Frazier
Widow of Thomas
N. Carolina.
Act July 7. 1838
Thos Frazier was pensioner under act of 1818 at $8 Thos died Apl. 2. 1844
mo.
Declaration made Dec 1848
Declarant aged 79 yrs - married 22d Decr 1786
Certif of Andr - Thos died Apl. 2.44 pd. to death.
Declaration Oct 29. 1850  Declnt aged 79-
under act 2nd Feby 1848.
Has sent her family record to Pension office
& cannot recollect date, exactly, of marriage, except from birth of oldest child- but well remembers married 21st Decr before birth of oldest child, which would be in 86, in Sampson Co N.C.
[I have made diligent search for the family record and have not found it]
Appt of Beaman Fowler brother of widow, who testifies to marriage before 1790. stayed with sister before birth of eldest child Nancy.
Testified to long continued cohabitation, death of Thos

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Appt of Wm Ross proves identity - and,
reputation of marriage, cohabitation &c.
Apt of W. J. Greer to same facts
Appt of Hardy Fowler. to date of marriage, cohabitation, identity, and widowhood. Made Jany 10. 1853
Appt of Elijah Gram - and H. Fowler - that widow is still alive. 19th Jany 1853 rode on horseback.

It appears from the correspondence in this case, and is probable from general facts that there is no public record of the marriage

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Pension Office
June 7, 1853

Sir
Thomas Frazier, private, is borne on the rolls of the N. Carolina Agency at $8 per month under the act of March 1818--
Transferred to W. Tenee [Tennessee] Agency 10th Apl 26
Please give me the date of his death, and [illeg.] to what date paid.

S Cole
Ch Cerk

F Burt Esq
Miss Andr &c
Died 2d April 1844, and paid to his 
death
F Burt
Auditor

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Hawthorne, F Davidson
July 30/53

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472
Pension Office
July 30, 1853

Sir [?]
In reference to the case of Elizabeth Frazier, widow of Thomas Frazier, I have to inform you the Joint Resolution of July 1, 1848, allows the widows of revolutionary war men the same amount per annum that their husbands received, commencing from the date of the passage of the Resolution
Thomas Frazier served 18 months, which period, under the Act of 7 June 1832, would have entitled him to $60 per annum, consequently the widow is entitled to the same amount per annum, commencing from the 2d April 1844 to the 30th June 1848, thence forward at the rate of $96 per annum

Psns Hawthorn F Davidson
Camden Tennessee

Rev

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Camden Tenn  August the 11th 1852

Sir-- This day I received your letter of July 30th 1852 to the Hon. J. G. Harris the letters you speak of and their requisition I know not  I received a letter from the Hon J. G Harris stating that you required me to prove her, Elizabeth Frazier, to be alive this 1st of March last  such facts I state in my letter are true and from communications I have since received from her  she is yet alive  I know that I have sent positive proof of her marriage.  I do not know whether the communication dated July 30th within meets your approbation or not  neither do I believe the Writer could read it himself especially if he did not know his own name  therefore I hope you will give the case your attention and inform me of your decision so that I may know on what grounds to appeal  I have received but one letter from you and that referred to and I never saw nor could I get because such delay you know is doing great injustice to the claimant for she is now very old poor.  Be so good as to send me the law and your rules of evidence so that I might know how to begin to prove her alive and if her own statement can be taken for evidence  Your Obt.-
Robert H. Hawthorn
N.B.  State the facts to be yet foound.  I wish to inform you that I can read your  signature that is
J.E. Heath Esqr  commissioner
of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

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Jackson, Tenn, Oct. 15th, 1848

Sir,
In a letter of the date of the 30th June last, addressed to J. W. McClanahan Esq. of this place by F. S Evans it is stated that, if the widow of Thomas Frazier deceased, who was a revolutionary pensioner of the U. States at his death, would file her declaration in conformity with their enclosed printed instructions, and would furnish evidence satisfactory to the pension Department, of her marriage with said Thomas Frazier prior to the first of January 1794; she might as such widow obtain a Pension-- Mr. McClanahan has entrusted the above business to my care; and in conformity with the aforesaid instructions Mrs. Frazier has made her declaration, on oath, in open court and in a court of record and before the presiding Justice of said Court; and to such declaration is affixed the certificate of the Clerk of said court, attesting the character of said Justice and and Court; and annexed to such declaration is the deposition on oath of Beaman Fowler, there before a Magistrate of this, Madison County,  It will be learned that Mr. Fowler swears that Mrs. Frazier was married to said Thomas Frazier, prior to the 1st January 1794, and at the time and place mentioned in said Declaration upon this question the witness entertains no doubt, owing to the peculiar views of Mr. Fowler, believing as he does that no one can certainly and positively know any fact the term "conscientiously" so frequently occurs in his testimony.  But the fact is that the witness was present at Mrs. Frazier's marriage with said Thomas Frazier, and their marriage took

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place at the house of the witness's father in North Carolina in 1786. From the loose manner in which the records of a No Carolina County Court were kept at so early a day as 1786, it is impossible to obtain record evidence of any fact of that date, and Thomas Frazier deceased kept no family record; consequently secondary evidence of the marriage of Elizabeth and Thomas Frazier is all and the highest evidence that can be procured and in fact if said Thomas were alive and indicted criminally for Bigamy in marrying Elizabeth Frazier I should conceive the Declaration of said Fowler as adequate to his conviction, although, in such cases, the law requires the fact of marriage to be positively proven-- It will be observed that Mrs. Frazier's claim dates from the 2d of April 1844 as that was the date of Thomas Frazier's death, I would say that if it be possible for this widow to obtain a pension it ought by all means to be granted; as there lives no widow more needing or more deserving such aid,-
I enclose the evidence and hope that it will receive your earliest attention-- All those, except the party applicant and the witness, who were present at the marriage of the said Elizabeth and Thomas, have long since been dead; and no more evidence of the fact can be procured--  If she can obtain a pension will you please enclose her certificate to my care at this place, as I attend to her business here;  I hope to hear from you as early as possible as to what disposition you make of this cause as the old lady is very solicitous about the matter--
I remain your Ob
Geo W Bond

J. L. Edwards Esq

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J. R. McClannahan
June 30 . 48

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325
Pension Office 
June 30, 1848
Sir,
In answer to so much of your letter
to the Third Auditor of the 7 [ ? ] as relates to the case of the widow of Thomas Frazier, I have to state that if she will file a declaration in conformity with the enclosed printed instructions and can furnish evidence satisfactory to this department that her marriage with that late pensioner Thomas Frazer prior to Jan. 1794, She may possibly obtain a pension
John R McClanahan Esq
Jackson

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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

County of Henry - and SS. State of Tennessee
On this Eleventh day of March 1826, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Henry personally appeared Thomas Frazier who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Michael Quin in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hawgin 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; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory,) of State of Tennessee where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; that that his reasons for removing to the state of Tennessee is that my family removed to said state and that I wanted to be with them
Thos Frazier

Sworn and subscribed to, before
me, the day and year aforesaid.
Tho. K. Porter J.P

NOTES.--The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Pubic, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity.  The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit.  the magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity.  This oath must also have the authentication as above required.

* Hogan

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June 24/48
Jackson Ten.
7 June '48
In. R. M. McClanahan
Pens. [?] Case of
Thos. Frazier
Recd. 19 June '48
Ansd. 21st
Claim for the arrears of Thos.
Frazier pension
settled.  That
portion of this
letter respecting
a pension for
his widow
reply referred
to the Court of
Pensions & the
writer so informed
3d Auditors' Office
June 21st 1848.
Ch. Randall

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Jackson Ten. June 7th 1848

Sir--
Enclosed you will find the Certificates and vouchers necessary to entitle me as the attorney of Elizabeth Frazier, to receive the amount due her husband as a pensioner from the time he was last paid until his death.  I have been particular in following the instructions of Mr. Edwards to the pension agent at this place and hope that everything is correct.  The pension agent at this place is of the opinion that the exhibition of these proofs to the proper officer will secure the enrollment of the name of Mrs. Frazier on the pension roll of widows of revolutionary pensioners.  If it should not will you have the kindness to give me the necessary instructions on the subject.  The old lady is quite poor several years of the pension of her husband are due her.  If the proofs herein should be sufficient you will please have her certificate forwarded through me-
With much respect
Your Obet Servt-
Jno. R. McClanahan

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State of Tennessee
Henry County

I Thomas K Porter an acting justice for said County do certify that Joseph Peters is a man of veracity &c
Thomas K Porter JP.

State of Tennessee
Henry County
I James Hicks clerk of said County Court do certify that Thomas K Porter whose signature is annexed to the above affidavit & Certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an Acting Justice of the peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith & credit ought to be given to his official acts as such and that his signatures are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my private Seal there being no seal of office said office in Paris done at Paris this the 13th day of March 1826 and 50 of American Independence
James Hicks Clerk of
Henry County Court

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I am unable to prove my service in the Revolution there being no person in this county who served with me.  The written affidavit of Joseph Peters together with your Letter of the 14th July 1821 will I hope be sufficient to convince you that I am the person whose name is placed on the pension roll of NCarolina. You will please return the enclosed letter.

Respectfully Your Obedient Service
Thom Frasier

James L Edwards Esq
Pension department
Washington City

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165.960
L. P. Waldo Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[postmark]  HUNTINGDON [?]
JUN
[illeg.]

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Huntingdon Ten  June the 6th 1855

Sir
We send to you eleven Claims for Bounty land which we hope will be attended to in accordance to their turn   Your Obt Servant
Hawthorn Davidson

L. P. Waldo Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

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Camden Tennessee Nov 4th 1850

Sir
Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Mrs. Mary McKelvy under the date of February 2nd 1848 which I hope will be Satisfactory to issue her Certificates from 1836.  I wrote t the Clerk of the County Court of Cumberland County Virginia to certify to you that there were no records of Marriage prior to the date of 1800 in  consequence of the loss of the office records by fire  I have requested you to say if you had seen evidence in your office if so I hope the evidence of this marriage is satisfactory.  I received such information purporting to be from the clerk which I forwarded to Mr. Chase to transmit to you which I learned never was done
Also a Declaration in favor of Mrs. Elizabeth Frazier and from the evidence which I think is positive as to faces and dates  I have no doubt of your decision in her favor and I hope that your early attention will be given to her case as she is in actual need of assistance   Your Obt
Robert H. Hawthorn

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, C. D. [sic]

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Elizabeth Frazier
Widow of Thomas
[word crossed out] Tenee [Tennessee]
Act 7 July 1838 &c
Admitted
under act of June 17, 1844, &c,
from Apl 2d 1844, date of
her husband's death, at
$60. per annum up to July
1st 1848 and
$96 per annum after that
date.

Agents
Mrssrs. Hawthorn Davidson
Camden 
Ten

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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Frazier widow of Thomas
Gibson County and State of Tennessee
act July 7, 1838 &c

Claim, ("original," or "for increase,") [or "for increase," crossed through]

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Documentary - Thos Frazier Pensioner under Act Mar 18. 1818 $96.
Certif of 3d [illeg.] paid to death - 2d Apl 1844.
Afft. (Widow having sworn that she sent record of marriage to Pension office & it cannot be found)
Marriage before 1790.  Affts of Beaman Fower & Hardy Fowler,- confirmed by Wm Ross & J. Greer.
Death of Pensioner, 2d Apr 1844.  Shown by certif of 3d [illeg.] confirming widows sworn statement.
Identify - Affts of Wm Ros-s- Beaman & Hardy Fowler- W. J. Greer, and schedule of Thos Frazier under act of 1820.
Widowhood & surviving - Afft of Hardy Fowler, confirmed by other evidence - Wm Ross, J. Greer & Beaman Fowler also by certificate of Judge Bolin

Name and resident of Agent
Messr Hawthorn Davidson
Camden Ten

S. G. Dodge
Examining Clerk.

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Camden Ten  June 17th  1851

Sir
Enclosed I send you the proof relative of Elizabeth Frazier's case. Mr. Frazier drew a pension at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum which marriage is positively proven he died the 2nd day of April 1844 in Gibson County.  Which case I hope you will immediately attest to
By some mistake I presume Mrs. Mary McKelvy's husband William McKelvy died in 1834.  I hope you will refer to her original declaration and you will see the proof there has been some cases decided by your predecessor that Mrs. Mary McKelvy was entitled from the death of her husband and others decisions from Mr. Edwards only allowed her a pension from the 4th March 1836. in o in either case She has not received her full amount of Pension  I hope you will correct the mistake and decide as you think the law intended.  Your early attention is respectfully solicited  
Your Obedient Servant
Robert H. Hawthorn

J. E. Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City  D. C.

N.B.  Mr McKelvy only drew a small pension at the rate of $29 66 cents per annum
R. H. H.

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Camden Tennessee June the 23rd 1853

Sir
We received three Pension Certificates for Mrs. Elizabeth Frazier  Our examination two of them we think there is a mistake without any doubt  Another of the certificates was dated the 11th day of June 1853.  The Certificate under the act of 17th June 1844. Allows her only Sixty dollars No 737 per annum  and then the one from the 4th of March 1848 to the 30th of June 1848 is at the rate of sixty dollars per annum which is thirty six dollars less than is due her the one under the Act of July 2nd 1848 granting her a Pension during her natural life is for ninety six dollars per annum which is right it being just the amount drawn by Thomas Frazier her husband  Please examine the records of Book. A. Vol 2, page 171- Also on the Roll of Pensions under Act July 2nd 1848 page 233  Also on the same page for the office and if your record show these facts please issue the residue [?] and correct the mistake  And if your record show that all were for ninetysix [sic] dollars per annum we will send you the certificate of the Pension agent at Jackson for proof of the fact and if your record show these facts we have no doubt you will correct the mistake without delay   Your Obt Servant
Hawthorn F Davidson

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Camden Ten  August the 12th 1852

D. Sir
I received your letter dated July the 30th [illeg.] to the Hon. J G. Harris seeing that my letter to him was delivered without consideration on a primafaceicia [sic] view of the matter  I will know the proof sent to your office it appeared that you thought that I as an agent might misrepresent facts to you to defraud the Government which I know I would not do for any consideration  And thought it was a strange requisition  I learned that it was your predecessor who suspended the claim for further proof and his objection I never saw  I know his scrupulous course as though all claims were intended to be fraudulent which course I think never saved the Government a cent but delayed the time of doing justice to the Claimant for I think that the penalties assessed [?] is the best safeguard against frauds and even that is not sufficient for this reason that if a witness intends to swear falsely he comes up to the point unscrupulously where an honest Witness knows all the facts from surrounding circumstances but cannot come to the point therefore I am bound to believe that no Commissioner can avoid some frauds but in Mrs. Elizabeth Fraziers claim the claim is undoubted and clear without a scruple therefore I hope you will consider her case and strictly examine the evidence with the facts together with the enclosed proof and I have not a doubt of a favorable decision
You Obt Servant
Robert H. Hawthorn

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Please answer this letter for it is well known I 
presume to the department that there were no license in N. C. therefore where the fact is known to the department it has been the Coure [Course?] of the department not to find it  One such case to prove that fact in every case but where there might be record evidence as in Virginia to prove the destruction of such record before parol [sic] testimony was admissible by reference to the decisions to former Attorney Generals the principle rate is settled.  Your Obt
Robert, H, Hawthorn

J. E. Heath Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

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B. Fowler
Afft
May 26./51

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State of Tennessee
County of Gibson
On this 26day of May AD 1851 before me a justice of the peace in and for the County of Gibson in the State of Tennessee personally appeared Beamon Fowler aged sixtynine years who first being duly sworn according to law says he is personally acquainted with Elizabeth Frazier wido of Thomas Frazier who drew a pension of ninetysix dollars per annum at Jackson Tennessee  that he Beamon Fowler was at the wedding when his sister Elizabeth Frazier above named was married to the above named Thomas Frazier though he cannot remember hearing the ceremony said by the justice of the peace who married them  that he well remembers seeing the said Thomas Frazier before his marriage with his sister Elizabeth who he above named   he farther [sic] states that he well remembers that he stayed at the above named Thomas Fraziers [sic] house after their marriage but as to the specific day or date he cannot remember  only from the information of others which he believed to be  [illeg.] Aug 1 at the date specified by his sister in her declaration but he knows that from his own recollection that her marriage was solemnized before the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety  that the reason why he knows that fact so well is from his own age and from his ability to write in the year 1796 which date he now remembers writing and from his own recollection and at the information of others that from the day of the identical Thomas Fraziers marriage with Elizabeth Frazier his widow now he was personally acquainted to the day of his death which death took place on the second day of April 1844 in the County of Gibson and State of Tennessee  And that said Thomas Frazier and Elizabeth Frazier now his widow was married in Samson County in the State of North Carolina and that the said Thomas Frazier was reputed to be a revolutionary Soldier and never hear it disputed and knew he drew a pension as above stated    Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above mentioned before me
                                          Beamon Fowler
John A Bolin
Justice of the peace for Gibson County

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State of Tennessee
County of Gibson
On this 26th day of May A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me John A. Bolin a justice of the peace in and for said county William Ross aged about fifty years who first being duly sworn according to law says on his oath that he is personally acquainted with Elizabeth Frazier widow of Thomas Frazier who drew a pension at Jackson Tennessee at the rate of ninety dollars per annum  that he William Ross acted as an attorney for the said Thomas Frazier and received his pension for him  that he died on the second day of April 1844 in the County of Gibson in the State of Tennessee  that Elizabeth Frazier and Thomas Frazier above named lived together as husband and wife  that he has been acquainted with the said Elizabeth Frazier for the term of thrirty years  that they raised a large family  that from his own knowledge of their character he has no doubt of their legal marriage at the date specified by her   Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned
J A Bolin Justice of             William Ross
the peace for Gibson County

State of Tennessee
County of Gibson
I John A. Bolin a justice of the peace in and for said County do hereby Certify that I am personally acquainted with Beaman Fowler and William Ross the subscribers to the foregoing Affidavits   that they are credible witnesses and of good character  that they were duly sworn and did subscribe his name as above  that I am also personally acquainted with the claimant Elizabeth Frazier and from general reputation I am fully satisfied of her marriage as set forth by her   given under my hand and Seal this 26th day of May A.D. 1851
J A Bolin    Seal
Justice of the Peace for Gibson County

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State of Tennessee
Gibson County
I James A McDearmon Clerk of the county court of said County of  said county do hereby certify that John A Bolin Esq whose signature appears to the judge [illeg.] Certificate is and was at the date therof [sic] an acting Justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that said signature purporting to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said
County affixed in Trenton this 27th day of
May AD 1851     A W McDearmon

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State of Tennessee
County of Benton
On this 12th day of August personally appeared William J. Greer Before me James R Williams an acting justice of the peace in and for said County who first being duly sworn According to law says on his oath that he is personally acquainted with Elizabeth Frazier widow of the late Thomas Frazier who drew a pension during his life from some particular period for the term of twenty five years at least that I knew Thomas Frazier in his lifetime  that they lived together as husband and wife  that he never heard it their marriage doubted   that they were people of good moral character And undoubted veracity that she has sustained her good character ever since her husband's death  that he does not know that she is alive of his own knowledge but that he believes her to be alive from the fact that his Uncle married her Elizabeth Fraziers daughter  that he frequently hears from his Uncle and family and the said Elizabeth Frazier  that he believes that if she had been dead that in considerable time he would have heard of it.  That he never heard it doughted [sic; doubted?] that he Thomas Frazier Was a Revolutionary Soldier and was reputated [sic] as such.  Sworn to And Subscribed to this 12th day of August A.D. 1852
W. J Greer
before me the day and date
above writen [sic]
J R Williams Justice of the
peace for Benton County Tenn

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State of Tennessee
County of Benton
I James R. Williams a justice  of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify that William J. Greer the subscriber to the foregoing Affidavit is personally known to me that he is a man of undoubted character for truth and veracity  that he was duly sworn and did subscribe his name as above stated  Given under my hand as Justice of the peace in and for said County this 12th day of August A.D. 1852
James R. Williams  Seal
a Justice of the peace for Benton County Tennessee

State of Tennessee
County of Benton
I Wm McAuley Clerk of the County Court of Benton County do hereby certify that James R. Williams is a justice of the peace within and for said County duly commissioned and sworn that he was such at the time of Assigning the same that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine  
Given under my hand as Clerk of the 
County Court of Benton County and have
hereunto Affixed the seal of my office
at Camden this 12th day of August
A.D. 1852  Wm McAuley Clerk

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State of North Carolina Secretarys [sic] Office 27th May 1820
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the musterrolls [sic] of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Thomas Frazier a private in Capt. Quinns [sic] Company of the 10th Reegt. was mustered on the 20th July 1778, for nine monehts.--nothing is said of his discharge.
Given under my the 
date above
W. Hill

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State of Tennessee
Madison County  
On this the 8th day of december 1848 eighteen hundred and forty eigth [sic] personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and State Beeman Fowler who being duly Sworn according to law declares and Says on oath that he is well acquainted with Elizabeth Frasure [sic] who made the foregoing Declaration which is now Shown and read to the said Beeman Fowler and was well acquainted with the said Thomas Frasure in Said declaration mentioned in his life time and up to his death-- that he conscienceously [sic] believes that the Said Elizabeth Frasure was lawfully married to the Said Thomas Frasure deceased in Sampson County and State of North Carolina-- and from the best information he can gain from family record and his own recollection She the Said Elizabeth Frasure was married to the said Thomas Frasure Several years previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred ninety four and the Said Elizabeth Frasure he conscienceously [sic] believes was married to the Said Thomas Frasure deceased on the day and year mentioned by the Said Elizabeth Frasure in her declaration hereunto annexed  The Said Beeman Fowler further declares on his oath that he is [illeg.] the Said Elizabeth Frasure never was married to another person but the Said Thomas Frasure mentioned in her declaration and that took place in Sampson County North Carolina and that the said Thomas Frasure died in Gibson County State of Tennessee the 2 day of April 1844
Beamon [sic] Fowler
Sworn to and Subscribed before me
on the day and date of year aboe
written   William Boon
Justice of the peace for Madison
County

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State of Tennessee
Madison County
I William Boon an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county and State do certify that Beeman Fowler who took and Subscribed the foregoing oath and made the foregoing deposition on his oath is a man and witness entitled to full credit and faith 
given this 8th day of december

 AD 1848
William Boon
Justice of the Peace for Madison County

State of Tennessee
Madison Count
I do hereby certify that William Boon whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit and Certificate is and was at the time of Signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for Said County duly Commissioned & Sworn
Witness Thomas W Gamewell, Clerk
of the County Court of Said
County & the Sea of Said
Curt hereunto affixed
this 14th Decr. 1848
Thos. W. Gamewell


No 13871
Elizabeth Frazier
widow of Thomas
NC
Act 7 Juy 1838
Decem
Decr /48

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State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
This day personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace for the County & State aforesaid Hector MacNeil after being duly sworn according to Law in open Court deposeth and sayeth that he the deponant [sic] is personally accquainted with Thomas Frazier the present Claimant for Pension and that the Said Thomas Frazer [sic] is in verry [sic] [illeg.] Circumstances, and nearly blind & afflicted by the reason of his [illeg.] being broke & that the said Tho. Frazier has a large Family to support at his advanced age & that the said Thos. Frazier stands in need of some assistance for Support  Further this deponant sayeth not
Hector MacNeill
Sworn Subscribed before
me in open Court at Fayetteville
this 7th day of Jan 1819 and to
whose affidavit due faith & credit is
attached.  This Deponant on his Oath says
that he knows nothing of Fraziers deficency [sic] of Sigh, but knows him to be indigent
circumstances and a man of advanced age
John Dickson Chairman of said Court now
in Session--

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State of North Carolina
Johnston County
Superior Court of law and
Equity Fall term 1820

James Webb maketh oath that he served with the within named Thomas Frasier in the Revoutionary War & that he believes he was discharged with the affiant at Halifax.  that he believes both Frasier & himself served in the same regiment but under different captains  he further believes that the said Frasier served the full period of [illeg.] months.
James Webb
his X mark
Sworn to in open court
 Jms Sanders Jr. CSC [?]
I Joseph John Daniel Judge,
of the superior court of law 
& equity for the state aforesaid
do certify that it appears to 
me that the above James 
Webb is a credible witness
as to the facts to [sic] deposes to.
J, J, Daniel  J, [?], L, E,

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Service must be proved and the Judge certify to the credibility of the witnesses also to the date of   his first declaration, or lend it on to this office

Pension Office
Sep 18. 1819

17.449.
Thomas Frazier
Cumberland Co. N.C.
North Carolina line
1776-June
in Col Hogan Rmt
7 June, 1819

Services proved by the certificate of the Secretary of State of North.Carol.

reduced circums. certified
Admitted.

Applicant, agent
Smithfield, N.C.
3rd October, 1820

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[seal affixed]
Ⓧ
U. S. P. B. 
O. W. & N.
MAY 15 1897
RECEIVED.

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Rev War Wid F
No. 34
ceert 6103
Elizabeth Frazier Wid of Thomas
Pri Col. Hogan N-Ca-Vols
War of 1776

March 16, 1897

Sir:

In reply to the inquiry of Hon J.C. McDearman relative to the right to a pension of the daughter of Thomas Frazier. I have the honor to state that there is no law under which the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier can be allowed a pension.

Thomas Frazier was paid a pension up to the time of his death April 29, 1844, and his widow Elizabeth was a pensioner at the time of her death.

Very respectfully
DF Murphy
Commissioner

JS Newbill Esq.
Cades
Gibson Co
Tenn

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Cades Gibson Co Tenn
May 2 1897
Mr W M McKinly President of US

I don't know how to address your Hon but in my humble way i thought i would write you and make known my wants. I see whare thare are several Daughters of Revolutionary Sailders [illegible] drawing pencions and as i think i can prove without a doubt that i am the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Frazier's whose name you will see an then hear enclosed letter that my son in law got from the Commision of pencion a while back

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I am 83 yeas old without any means for support and was advised to make application to you that you might see that I get a pension. I send the inclosed letters to show the name of my father and mother and no of pension and so on. I can give any proff that mite be needed that i am the daughter of the said Thomas and Elizabeth Frazier and the enclosed letter. Well I leave the matter with you.

Humbly,
M M Elinor 
Cades, Gibson Co Tenn

ps full name is
Malinda McDowell Elinor

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Consolidated Naval Stores Company, Savannah Branch, Savannah, Georgia
May 16, 1905
Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Department, Washington, DC
Dear Sir:
My great-grandfather, Thomas Frazier, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, having enlisted as a private in Quinn's Company, Tenth North Carolina Regiment, July 20, 1778, and served nine months. He afterwards settled in Sampson County, N.C., but later emigrated to Gibson County, Tennessee, and died there about 1841-1845. Am reliably informed that he drew a pension up to time of his death, and that his widow, Elizabeth Frazier, residing in said Gibson County, continued to draw same to beginning of the Civil War.
I write to ask if I can in any way procure certificate, under official seal, corroborating these facts, and if 'twould be possible for me to obtain certified copy of such data or credentials as either or both of the aforementioned persons were required to file with the Department in order to entitle their names to enrollment on the pension list. If so, kindly advise probable cost of same, and to whom I shall make application.
Thanking you in advance, I beg to remain,
Yours truly,
B.F. Bullard
Enclosed find addressed envelope for reply.

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OW Div.
LCW Ex'r

Rev. War File No..Ct.  6103
Elizabeth Frazier M'd Thomas
NCa-Vols Reg't Rev War

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON D.C. March 16, 1897

Sir:
In reply to the inquiry of Hon. J. C McDearmon Thomas relative to the right to pension of the daughter of a Rev. War soldier, I have the honor to state that there is no law allowing pension to the daughter of a Rev War soldier.
Thomas Frazier was paid a pension up to his death in 1844 and his widow was on the roll when she died.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner

J. S. Newbill Esq.
Caches
Tenn.