Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8150, Thomas Carter, Va.

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Va. Carter Thomas S.8150 carded

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5871
North Carolina
Thomas Carter of Rockingham the State of N. Carolina who was a pr(?): in the Company Commanded by Captain Coleman of the Regh Commanded by Col. Boyd in the [NC} VA: line for 6 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina-at the rate of 20- dollars --cents per annum to commence on the [illegible] day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Febry 1833- and  [illegible] on abt
Shepperd. H. of Reps.

[Illegible] to 4th of Sept 1832   $30-
Pemenant. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 $10
$40
{Revolutionary Claim. Act June 7, 1832}



Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book D Vol. 8 Page 50.

Death date not on A.B. ILL

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State of North Carolina
Rockingham County

Be this 30th August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the [worshipful} court of pleas & quarter session for the county & state aforesaid now sitting Thomas Carter a resident of Rockingham County North Carolina aged eighty six years who being first-duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed7th June 1832 - That he was born in Maryland being carried when a child to Fauquier County Va where he  was enrolled as a militia man in Halifax County VA in the company of Capt Issac Coleman that he [unknown] no battle during this tour that he served three months and was in Capt Boyd's regiment when he was discharged but thinks he rec'd no written discharge if he did he has lost or mislaid it - That he afterwards volunteered [unknown] Capt-Byrd Wall company in Halifax county Va that he marched in to Rockingham county [unknown] & joined Genl Green army at
(Troublesome Creek?) old iron works in the county & state aforesaid, and that he was in the memorable battle at Guilford C H (Court House) 15th March 1781 in Col. Nathl Cocke's regiment, that he marched to [unknown] mills on {unknown] river where he was detained to secure & (guard?) British prisoners to some place in Va the name of which he does not remember or getting men horse he was discharged by Cols Nathl Cocke which discharge he has lost, that he served three months in this tour, He has no documentary evidence & knows no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service

He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of [unknown] any state 

Subscribed the day & year aforesaid 

Thomas Carter (his x mark)

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be James Lem[illegible] & Nathl [sic] Dodd residing in Rockingham county north [sic] carolina [sic] [illegible] certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Carter who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty six years of age that he is reputed & believed to be a soldier of the revolution in the neighbourhood [sic] where he resides & that we concur in the opinion

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
R Gallaway    James Lemen
Nathanial Dodd

And the said court do hereby [illegible] declare our opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatory prescribed by the war Department & that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states this court for this cetifies that James Lemonay & Nathl [sic] Dodd are residents of Rockingham county no ca that they are respectable [illegible] said their statement entitled to [illegible] -
RWalker JP
Jos Young JP
&
Wm Barnett

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of
Robert
Galloway Clerk of the Court of
Pleas and quarter Sepions held for the
County of Rockingham, State of Northalia
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the Original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of of the application of the (intelligible)
for a pension
In Testimony making I have hereunto set my
affix the seal of said
Court at office the 30
August 1832
R. Gallaway


State of North Carolina
Rockingham County this 26 day of January in the
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Thomas Carter a resident of Rockingham County
of North Carolina makes the following declaration in edition to that always more by him to obtain the benefit
of an act of Congress page of  the 7 of June 1832




Total that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution
and served two tours as stated in his declaration one of
which expand the safety in the year 1779
and the other expend the son of Grant in the year 1781
as will more satisfactorily affear to the declares
for said services hereunto annexed that he has
endeavoured to obtain the evidence of a Chipman
as to his age and the general belief in his right to
to be having been a salour of the Revolution but
be has been unable to procure such credence is there is
Clergyman living near him that he knows of no
living witness whose situation and age soul enchan
then to have a personal knowlege of his services
estion Have you any record of your age if
where is it

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Answer - I have [illegible] [illegible] at an early [illegible] orphan

Quest [illegible] you [illegible] receive a discharge from the service if so by whom was it given and what has [illegible] it

Answr Incured [sic] two discharges one of which was given by James Coleman Captain dated November 1779 and the other was give by Byrd Wall Captain by sworn of Nathl [sic] Cook Col and dated 30th of March 1781 both of which discharges are hereto [illegible] I having found the same since making my declaration I thus offered them to [illegible]
      his
Thos  X Carter
       mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me as Justice of the peace for said County
Nathl Scales J.P.

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3688
Thos Carter
Rockingham Co
N
from 17 & private
6 months.
$20.

IV XI XII XV
Jnt. 2. 7.
L[illegible] Rob. Gallaway
Rockingham 
NC
Nov. 26. 1832

Page 92.

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3688
BRIEF in the case of Thomas Carter
of Rockingham Co in the State of NC
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Open Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he?  86.

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period
In 17
1781
Duration of Service
Years
Months
3
3
Days.
"
"
Rank.
As a 
Pri
"
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Col Bryd, Capt Jas Coleman
Gen. Green, Capt Byrd, Col. Locke

5.  In what battles was he engaged:   Guilford

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Hallifax Co Va.

7.  In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  [illegible] [cross out] traditionary

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  Comely

* Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Examining Clerk.

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Mrs. Ella Carter Eberhart    BAJ/ILL OU
Cornelia                             Thomas Carter 
Georgia.                             S.8150

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Carter of Granville County, North Coralina, who recived a pension in that state.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 8150, based upon service of Thomas Carter in the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Carter was born in Maryland; the date and place place of his birth, and the names of his parents are not shown. He was carried when a child to Fauquier County, Virginia, where he was reared. He was left an orphan when young. 

Thomas Carter enlisted in Halifax County, Virginia, served three months as private in Captain James Coleman's company, Colonel Boyd's Virginia regiment and was discharged in November 1779; he enlisted, served three months as private in Captian Byrd Wall's company, Colonel Nathaniel Cooke's Virginia regiment, was in the battle of Guilford Court House, and war discharged March 30, 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 30, 1832, at which time he resided in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The soldier gave his age then as eightysix years. It was not stated that he was married. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address the [illegible], General Accounting

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Office, this city, and cite the following
Thomas Carter
Certificate [illegible]5871
Issued February 19,1833
Rate $20 per Annu
[illegible] March  4, 1[illegible]
As of June 7, 1[illegible]
North Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours, 

A.D, [Illegible]
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

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8150
Rev War
INVALID.

File No.  8150
Thomas Carter
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 1st, Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870]

1933-Jan. 17. Hist to Harry Z. Tucker
see letter in Rev. W.-Thomas Lowe=
R. 6488-same date.  JLL
1939-Jully 13-Hist to Mrs. Ella Carter Eberhart-JLL.

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Thomas Carter 
S. File  8150 
Va.

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This is to certify that Thomas Carter [illegible]
from [illegible] as [illegible] Soldier for. [illegible] - last [illegible] 
James Coleman

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1 of [illegible] 
7 [illegible]
[illegible] file 81[illegible]
Thomas Carter

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[text very dark and hard to transcribe]
March 30 1832 [?] This is [illegible] that Thomas Carter and [illegible] the 2nd June [illegible]
[illegible] teams [illegible] [illegible] & [illegible] [illegible] by as [rest illegible]
C. Byrd

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State of North Carolina
Rockingham County }
I Robert Gallaway Clerk of Rockingham County Court do hereby Certify that Nathl. Scales Esq whose name appears to the affidavit of Tho. Carter is an acting Justice of the peace for said County and that due faith ought to be given to his official acts as such and that the foregoing Contains the original [illegible] [cross out] proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Thomas Cart for a pension
In [illegible] whereof I have hereunto let my hand and affix the seal of said Court at [illegible] the 27th January A.D. 1833
R. Gallaway C.C.C.

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Cornelia Ga
June 1 1939
Veterans Administration,
Washington, DC.
                                                  only one RM
Will you please send e Rev. Record of Thomas Carter of Granville Co. NC - who drew a Revolutionary War pension in North Carolina - 
Very truly
(Mrs) Ella Carter Eberhart

Mrs. Lerch

RECEIVED
JUN 3 [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] 12
[illegible]

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January 17, 1933.

Harry Z. Tucker                           BA-J/ILL
Stokesdale                                  Thomas Catter 
North Carolina.                            S. 8150 
                                                    Thomas Lowe 
                                                    R. 6488

Dear Sir: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Thomas Carter and Thomas Lowe, Revolutionary War soldiers and pensioners of North Carolina. 

The record of Thomas Carter given below is obtained from the papers on file is pension claim S. 8150, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Carter was born in Maryland, the date and place not stated, and was carried as a child to Fauquier County, Virginia, where he was reared. His parents, where names are not given, died when he was young. 

He enlisted in Halifax County, Virginia, served three months as private in Captain James Coleman's Company, Colonel Boyd's Virginia Regiment and was discharged, his discharge from this service dated November, 1779. He enlisted, served three months in Captain Byrd Wall's Company, Colonel Nathaniel Cocke's Virginia Regiment and was discharged March 20, 1781; during this last service he was in the battle of  Guilford Court House.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832, at which time he resided in Rockingham County, North Carolina; he was then eighty-six hears of age. 

It is not stated that Thomas Carter was married. 

Letter in R.W.I. of Thomas Lowe - R. 6488.
Same date - ILL