Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2496, Alexander Crockett, N.C. Or Va.

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SERVICE
N. C. ?
Va.?
Crockett, Alexander
Elizabeth
NUMBER
R 2496

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No 14.371
Application of Elizabeth
Crockett for Revolutionary
Pension

Elizabeth Crockett,
wid of Alexander
[illegible]
Act of July 1838

DeSelding Mylis

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(Written faintly at top of sheet) Isaac Shelby after (illegible) in Va & (illegible)
Peter Bryan Ky 3rd St May 14 1814 - 28 (illegible)

State of Indiana (swirl with S.S.)
County of Monroe
Be it (illegible) On this 27the day of March A.D. 1857, personally appeared before the undersigned (smudge) Judge of the Monroe Circuit Court in said state   Elizabeth Crockett, a resident of Stanford in the County of Monroe   aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," and its supplements thereto; That she is the Widow of Alexander Crockett who was a private in the regiment of Virginia troops, commanded, she thinks, by Colonel Shelby at the battle of Kings -mountain, served three years in the war of the Revolution _ was afterwards in the Indian Wars a period of six months in the regiment of Colonel Hubbard and company commanded by Captain Peter Bryan or Bryant, 
She further declares that she was married (written above - in Tenn Granger County adjoining Knox Co Eat) to the said Alexander Crockett on (written above - on Waters French Broad river) the 21st day of March in the year seventeen hundred and ninety- (word crossed out) (written above - three) and that her husband the aforesaid Alexander Crockett died on the 15th (smudge) day of Sept in the year Eighteen & Sixteen       that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow (written above - and was such on this 4th July 1836) and that she has never before made any application for a pension; and further that so far as deponent knows or believes, there is no record proof to be had of her marriage. Elizabeth x (written above and below - her mark) Crockett
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before one of the Judges of the Monroe Circuit (County crossed out) Court for said County this 27 day of March - A.D. 1857. Said deponent being of great age and prevented by bodily uniformity from appearing in open Court. (swirl alongside paragraph)
And the interliveations were made before signing 
Jospeh Reeves
Judge Circuit Court
Monroe County
Indiana

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State of Indiana (swirl flourish with S.S.)
County of Monroe
Before me a judge of the circuit court in and for said county personally came this 27 day of March A.D. 1857 David Crockett Wadkins and Sarah Nosler, who being duly sworn respectively, do say, that the said Elizabeth Crockett is the widow of Alexander Crockett, deceased, who they always heard and understood was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. That they were (above is written in - II ot - could be not) present at the marriage of said parties, which took place in the State of Tennessee in the year One thousand seven hundred and ninety-thr (scribbled out, c marked below, note written above - us they (illegible)) in the County of Granger adjoining Knox County on the East, and on the waters of French broad river. The marriage ceremony was performed by a minister, (above is written in - as they believe) whose name they do not now (above is written in - know or) remember. But they do know that said parties lived together afterwards as man and wife, and raised a family of children. And that said Alexander Crockett died as they have always understood and believe, in the State of (illegible - could be Louisiana) in or about the year Eighteen (&) Sixteen. The said Elizabeth Crockett has been well known to deponents (ever - crossed out) since her marriage as aforesaid both in the State of Tennessee and since her and their removal in the State of Indiana, and they have never heard of her having married a second time. 
In witness whereof the said deponents have hereunto set their hands the day and year aforesaid.
Sarah Nosler (written above and below - her mark)
David Crockett
Sworn & subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid, and thereby certify that said witnesses are credible in all that they have said. (swirl flourish)
and the interliveations you made before signing
Joseph Reeves
State of Indiana (swirl flourish)
County of Monroe
JM McPhetridge Clerk of the (County - crossed out) Circuit Court, a Court of Record in and for said State & County, do hereby certify, that the Honorable Joseph Reeves is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned and acting and that the foregoing are his (above is written in - genuine) signatures to the declaration made by the said Elizabeth Crockett and the above affidavits. Witness my hand and seal of Office this third day of April 1857.
Milton McPhetridge (illegible)
M.C.C

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357
Pension Office
May 31 1832
Sir
I herewith return the letter of Wm Alexander, and have the honor to state that the claim of Elizabeth Crockett has not been allowed for the reasons stated in the accompanying copy of a letter addressed to Mipies De-Selding & Mylie on the 21st July 1851.
Peter Larowe applied for the bene fit of the act of March 18th 1828, in 1821 from Lexington County. KY; but his claim was rejected for the reason that he was not embraced by the provisions of that act _ he having been in the possession of too much property. He had no claim to land, which was promised to those soldiers only who enlisted for and served to the end of the war. Larowe enlisted in 1776 for two years, and was discharged at the expiration of that period.
The accompanying "Forms and Regula_

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tions for the assignment of Land Warrants
and locations." will give Mr Alexander the
desired information in relation to that subject.

[written vertically right side]
Hon W. A. orman
May 13   18?2


[written bottom of page]
Hon W. A. Gorman

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Washington  April 30 1857

Hon. James E. Heath
[illegible] of Pensions

Sir
We enclose with this the
application of Mrs Elizabeth Crockett for
Revolutionary pension.  We have to report that proof
of her late husbands services is not more complete.
But such as it is we send it, hoping that this deficiency 
may be supplied from the rolls of the Department.
Your Obt Servts
DeSelding Wylie

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C O P Y  [underlined]

July 21, 1851

Messers De Selding  & Wylie [sic]

Present

Gentlemen:

In the application of Elizabeth Crockett under the Act of  7th
July, 1838, neither her marriage nor her husband's services are
proved.  To establish the former she must produce the Certificate
of the Clerk of the County in which she was married.  Her husband's
service must be proved by documentary evidence and the oaths of those
who knew him in service.  Her description of that service is inconsistent
with historical facts.  Colonel Shelby did not command any
Virginia regiment at the battle of King's Mountain, nor any three
years' regiment at any time.

F. S. Evans for Commissioner

Triplett

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December 10, 1936
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(Left margin) Miss Palmer Price
La Salle Apartments
1028 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
(Right margin) Alexander Crockett
R. 2426
BA-J/MLB (handwritten scrawl illegible)

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your personal request of November 28, 1936, for the Revolutionary War record of Alexander Crockett (R. 2496).

The record of Alexander Crockett follows as found in pension claim, R. 2496, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Alexander Crockett are not given.

Alexander Crockett married Elizabeth ___, March 21, 1793, "on the Waters of the French Broad River" in Grainger County, Tennessee. The date and place of her birth, maiden name and names of parents are not shown. The soldier died September 15, 1816.

Soldier's widow, Elizabeth Crockett, applied for pension March 27, 1851, at which time she was aged seventy-four years and residing in Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana. She stated that Alexander Crockett served three years as a private in the Revolutionary War and was in the battle of King's Mountain under Colonel Shelby; also that he afterwards served a period of six months in Captain Peter Bryan's or Bryant's company, Colonel Hubbard's regiment, in the Indian Wars.

Her claim for pension was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of six months' service in the Revolution of her husband, Alexander Crockett, in accordance with the requirement of the pension law.

It was stated that Alexander Crockett and his wife, Elizabeth, reared a family of children, but no names in the claim were designated

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as those of children.

In 1851, one David Crockett and Sarah Nosler, both residents of the State of Indiana, made affidavit jointly in Monroe County, that state, n behalf of solder's widow, Elizabeth Crockett, but did not state their relationship to her. 

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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No. 14.371

Elizabeth Crockett
widow of Alexander

Indiana [underlined]

Act of 7th July 1838

2496

[crossed out] To De-Selding  Wylie
July 21st 1851
Let. Hon W. A. Gorman May  31/82

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221 W. North St.
Danville, Illinois
March 7th 1912

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D. C.

Will you kindly inform me if the names of George Carlyle (name underlined) or Alexander (written above - R2496) Crockett (name underlined) are on the pensions list of Revolutionary War soldiers? I shall be very grateful for this information.

Mrs. J.J. Elliott

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[handwritten, left side]
1891
Jun 19 S. M. Duncan history prov
July 12, 1907 Lieut Com. F. S. Carter given service and family data. (copy) CWB
1912 Mar. 13 Hist to Mrs. J. J. Elliott
1936 Dec. 10 Hist to Miss Caliner Price MLB
[right side}
[typed, lined out] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
[handwritten]
2496
P. O. Elizabeth Crocker
Service: Alexander
[stamped] REJECTED
[handwritten] Not on 1852 list of Reg & susp [illegible]

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JRC

July 12, 1907.

Lieutenant-Commander F. S. Carter,
Army and Navy Club,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
In reply to your personal inquiry you are informed that Elizabeth Crockett executed an application for pension on the 27th of March, 1851, as widow of Alexander Crockett. Said application was made in Monroe county, Indiana, and the claimant gave her age at that time as seventy-four years and alleged that her husband served as a Private in the Virginia troops, and, she thinks, was under a Colonel Shelby at the battle of King (s handwritten) Mountain, and that he served three years; that afterwards he was in Indian wars for six months in a company commanded by a Captain Peter Bryan or Bryant, in a regiment commanded by Colonel Hubbard. She further alleged that she was married to the soldier March 21, 1793, and that he died September 15, 1816. Her claim was numbered 2,496.
You are further informed that an examination of the records fails to show any claim made on account of service in the Revolutionary War of George Carlisle.
Very respectfully,
(handwritten) no cause of rejection shown
Commissioner.

(Left margin, hand written along side) 
(illegible) bu Shelby commanded NC regt. not Va. in 1780

(right margin, hand written along side)
do not copy this letter again

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[typed form with handwritten entries]
RECORD DIVISION.   3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., ___, 190__
In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of Alexander Crockett a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.
R. 2496
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | STATE
[checkmark] | 3 yrs | Private | [checkmarks] | Va.
Served afterwards in the Indian Wars | 6 mos | [blank] | Captain Peter Bryan or Bryant & Colonel Hubbard | [checkmark]
 Battles engaged in, Kings Mountain, under Col. Shelby
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated.
Date of application for pension, Mar, 27, 1851
Residence at date of application, Stanford, Monroe Co., Ind.
Age at date of application, 74 yrs.
Remarks:  Soldier mar. in Grainger Co. Tenn, Mar. 21, 1793 Elizabeth ___.  He died in Tennessee Sept. 15, 1816
This claim was rejected on the grounds of insufficient proof of 6 mos. service as required by Act July 7, 1838, under which she applied
Very respectfully,
Commissioner

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Alexander Crockett R. 2496
(Miss) Palmer Price
La Salle Apts.
1028 Connecticut Ave., N. W.
Washington, D. C.
Nov. 28, 1936
Personal request