Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 14,183, Samuel Findley, N C Va.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N C
Va.

Findley, Samuel

NUMBER
R. 14.183

CONTENTS

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33. 922
Samuel Findley
Indiana

Samuel Findley
Pension declaration

Hon. R. Boon
H R

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Indianna Spencer County ss
on this 19th day of November 1836
personally came and appeared before the 
undersigned John W Grayham & Jno M Barnett
associate judges of the Spencer Circuit  Court, Samuel Findley a 
resident of said County of Spencer and 
State of Indianna aged seventy four years
in April last. who being duly sworn 
according to Law doth on his oath make
the following declaration in Order to obtain
the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June
7th 1832
This applicant states that he was born in Guilford County North Carolina
in the month of April 1762 and as well
as he now recollects early in the month
of February 1787 an officer then called Col  
Lee who commanded a Legion came into the 
vicinity of his mother then a widow living
on a creek called Allamance in the County
of Guilford, and being much in want of a 
person to pilot him through that section
of Country, and this applicant being well 
acquainted with the adjacent country by the
permission of his mother joined Lees Troops
and pilotted said Lee to a place then called 
Holts race paths, where in a lane they
surprised and cut to pieces a party of
Loyalists Commanded by Col Pyle. This
applicant was with Lee in the memorable 
battle of Guilford Courthouse and also
accompanied him to Ramseys mills and

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when the army under Green accompanied by
Lees troops in the month of April marched to
South Carolina. This applicant was discharged
and returned home to Guilford. haveing
served two months under Lee

In a few weeks after my discharge
from Lee I was drafted as a militia man
in the aforesaid County of Guilford for the Term of Six months. and we rendezvoused in the County of Randolph and as well as now
recollected at Elisha Mandenhalls mill on
deep river. The Captain under whom I served
was George Stewart. The major was John
 Gillespie and out Col James Martin. at this
place we met the troops from Stokes county
Randolph & Surry Counties and the whole was
commanded by Gen Rutherford from this place
the army marched thro a town then called 
Cross Creek now called Fayette and went
in pursuit of a Col Fannin who had Tories
emboddied and passed through a town then
called Elizabeth Crossed the Cape Fear
river and marched on to Wilmington where
we remained untill out tour of six months
was completed. and the applicant was then
honourably discharged in the latter end
of the year of 1781. The precise time not 
recollected. and this applicant here states
that the discharge which he received 
has been lost and knows of no living 
witness to prove his said Service here
closes my revolutionary services.
This applicant is advised that a 
narrative of my subsequent life exhibits
claims on my beloved Country, and he 
therefore proceeds to State that in a few
years after the Revolution he removed to the

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West and settled in the vicinity of the
Cumberland River and lived in the family
of Mayor Edward Douglas about 18 miles
from Nashville for three years. during 
my sojourn there I went on many tours
or scouts against the indians. One was
under Col Robertson who drove the indians
from a town called "Cold Water" on the
Tennessee River and while I resided at
Major edward Douglas I became
acquainted with our present patriotic
President Andrew Jackson. who I hope
when this narrative is presented will remember the person & name of this
applicant. who is now old and infirm
and needy, but who stood by the flag
of his beloved country on many trying
occasions.
I was at the Battle of Tippicanoe on the Wabash river in the company
of Captain Spencer when every commissioned officer and upwards of twenty of the 
privates were killed and wounded.
I was on Barbours regiment in Canady
under the command of Governor Shelby
I was also in the memorable Battles
at Orleans under Captain Allen
of the regular service. I here again
saw general Jackson who then 
recognized me and I hope and
trust when this comes to his sight
that he will again remember the
worn out soldier who now asks in
the evening of life from his country
a small pittance to supply the wants
of his few remaining days
This applicant has resided

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in Kentucky from upwards of Thirty Years
but now resides in spencer county Indianna
he has lost all his revolutionary discharges
and knows of no living person who can
prove his said services. he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and
declares that his name is not on the 
pension roll of any agency in any
State. This applicant states that 
from infirmity he is confined to his
room unable to attend in person
before the court of his county, to 
execute this writing. and therefore
swears to and subscribes the same
at his residence in the house of Eleazer
Young on the Ohio river in Spencer
County before the honorable judges
of the Spencer Circuit Court. Witness
my hand this 19th day of November 1836
Samuel Findley his mark (seal)

Signed & sworn to in our presence - Judges
John M Barnett
John W. Graham

We John M Barnett clergyman residing in
Spencer county and Eleazer Young & William
Burrows residing in the same county
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Samuel Findley who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration and that
we believe him to be 74 years of age and
that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he lives to have been
a soldier of the revolution and we

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concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed before the judges of the Spencer Circuit Court Indianna the day & year aforesaid

John M Barnett {empty seal}
Eleazor Young {empty seal}
William Burrows {empty seal}

And we the undersigned John W Grayham & 
John M Barnett the two associate judges in 
& for Spencer County Indianna do hereby 
declare our opinion after investigateing the
matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the war department that the above named Samuel Findley the applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he
herein states. And we the said judges now 
sitting do further certify that John M Barnett
who has signed the preceeding certificate is
is a clergyman residing in Spencer County
Indianna and that Eleazer Young & William Burrows who have signed the same are
also residents of said county and are Creditable
persons and that their several statements are entitled to full faith & credit, and we further certify that the said Samuel Findley is 
confined to his room and unable to attend
in open court by reason bodily infirmity
Witness our hands [&] seals as associate judges
This 19th November 1836
John M Barnett {seal}
John W Graham {seal}

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State of Indiana Spencer County
I Thomas P Britton clerk of the circuit
of Spencer County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of John W Grayham & John M Barnett the two associate Judges of Spencer County in the State of Indiana in the matter of Samuel Findley for a pension. And I further certify that the said John W Grayham & John M Barnett are associate Judges for said County of Spencer duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and also that their signatures hereto annexed are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this 29 day of November AD 1836.
Thos P Britton Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Spencer County

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[strikethrough] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1870. [end strikethrough]

14183

P.O. [handwritten] Samuel Findley [end handwritten]

Service: [handwritten] Rev [end handwritten]

Enlisted: [blank], 18 [blank] .
Discharged: [blank], 18 [blank] .

[Stamp diagonally across the blank lines above] REJECTED [end stamp]

Application filed: [blank], 18 [blank] .

Alleges: [blank]

Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]

P.O. [blank]

[blank] Recognized.
[black ink splotch on R of "Recognized"]
[blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank] , 18 [blank] .

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[handwritten in cursive]
Samuel Findley
Indiana
Rejected
See letter 27 Dec 1836
Hon R. Boon.

did not serve six months in a military capacity

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Dec 24
Ind.
[illegible]

Mr. J. L. Edwards
Com. on Pensions
War Department

Hon R. Boon
H.R.

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House of Rep. Decr 23d 1836
Sir
I enclose herewith the pension paper of Saml. Findley of Spencer County Ind. and respectfully request the favour of an early examination of the subject at advise me of your decision.
I have the honor to be very respectfully your obt. Servt.
R. Boon
J. L. Edwards
Com. on pensions.