Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,350, David Faulkenberry, S.C.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                                                NUMBER
S.C.               FAULKENBERRY, DAVID                                 S. 3,

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19484
West Tennessee
David Faulkenberry
Rutherford Co. in the State of Tenne. who was a private in the cam commanded by Captain Caverton of the regt. commanded by Col Cashaw in the SC line for 10 months

Inscribed on the Roll of W. Tenne. at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Sept. 1833 and Charles Ready Murfreesboro.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 83.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 16.66
$99.98
{Revolutionary Claim, Act of June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 7 Page 78

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State of Tennessee
Rutherford County}
On this 6th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me John W. Conly Esquire, an acting Justice of the peace for the County of Rutherford and State of Tennessee, David Faulkenberry, aged, as he thinks, eighty five or eighty six years, who being first duly worn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. he the said David being a resident of the county of Rutherford aforesaid. 
That he entered the service in behalf of the United States some time before the engagement took pace at the Hanging Rock in South Carolina, but he cannot state in what year or month. At the time he entered the service, he lived in Cashaw County South Carolina. He was a drafted malitia man, and entered the service in Captain John Canertons' Company, but he cannot remember the names of any of the other of his company officers. He belonged to the regiment of Malitia commanded by Col. Joseph Cashaw, and he thinks Gen. Williamson had the command of the troops to which he belonged. He was in the engagement at the Hanging Rock but he cannot remember any of the particulars of his service, or through what country he marched. He served he thinks five or six months during this tour, and was then discharged and returned home. How long he remained at home, he cannot state, but after some time he was again drafted, and served another tour of five or six months. On this tour he was under the same Captain as in the first tour and he thinks Col. Cashaw again commanded his regiment. He cannot remember any thing about his other officers, except as to the General commanding officer, and he cannot remember distinctly about that. He has some recollection that during some part of his services he was in General Sumter's army, but at what period, he cannot undertake to state positively. He was in the army at Gates' defeat but cannot remember which tour of his service it was

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He was not directly engaged in battle, but was detailed as a guard to take care of the baggage wagons, and was Searjant of said guard. - 
He does not remember at what time he was discharged, but thinks he received a written discharge both tours he served. His discharges he has lost long since; he thinks he lost them both at the same time. 
He does not know when he was born, nor has he any record of his age. When he entered the service, he lived as already stated in Cashaw County South Carolina, and continued to live there eighteen or twenty years after the war; he then removed to & lived several years in Clarke County Georgia, from whence he removed to Rutherford County Ten. where he now resides, and has resided since the year 1808. He cannot state the names of any of the officers in the regular service, or any thing about any continental or malitia regiments, except the one to which he belonged. 
He is acquainted with William Pace, Randolph B. Hale, David Hale, Samuel Fulks and others in his neighborhood, who he believes will testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He has no documentary evidence of his services, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to prove his services. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
David Faulkenberry his X mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me
J W Conly JP

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This 6th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me John W. Conly an acting Justice of the peace for the county of Rutherford and state of Tennessee, Jacob Faulkenberry, aged about sixty-two years, who being first duly worn according to law, doth upon his oath state that he is the son of David Faulkenberry, the applicant in the foregoing declaration, that the services of his father as a soldier in the revolutionary war are connected with this earliest recollections; that he has always understood from his father & others that he did serve as a soldier, and he has heard him, when in the full vigor and perfect exercise of his memory, giv a circumstantial detail of his services. He has a personal recollection that after Gates' defeat, his father was ordered as he supposes to collect all the public property that could be found scattered through the county by the retreating army; and that he did collect and bring guns, baggage [illegible] and bring in, in considerable quantities to be disposed of according to such directions as might be given by the authorities of the United States. His father is very old and extremely infirm. His recollection has so much failed that he can scarcely remember events now passing around him an hour after they have taken place. And his recollection of his services, has become exceedingly imperfect, so much so, that at times he cannot remember, any thing about it, until some particular circumstance in relation to them is mentioned. He is a cripple in both of his hands, which afficant has a recollection was produced at his own house by the tories, on account of his attachment to the whigs, by cutting him to pieces with their swords. He was also wounded by a ball at the same time, which is now in his arm. 
Jacob Faulkenberry his + mark
Subscribed & sworn to before me 
J W Conly JP

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On this 6th day of September 1832 personally appeared, before me John W. Conly Esq. and acting Justice of the peace for the county of Rutherford and state of Tennessee, William Pace, a resident of said county, who being first duly sworn, upon his oath states that he has been personally acquainted with David Faulkenberry near forty years, and that he has always during that time understood that he was a soldier during the revolutionary war. He has heard him when in the full vigor of his intellect give a full, circumstantial and satisfactory detail of his services during the revolutionary war; that he never heard his services doubted, and he entertains no doubt but that he served at least as long as he has stated in his declaration, from the accounts he has heard him give of his services before the decay of his memory. He is now very old and infirm. His memory has almost entirely failed him, so much so that he can scarcely remember for an hour events that are transpiring around him. He is an invalid, on account of wounds in his hands and arms, which he always understood & believes were inflicted by the tories. He now carries in his arm a ball which has been there ever since he knew him, and which he has always understood & believes was received from the fire of the tories. On account of his decripid situation, he has never been able to labour any of consequence since affiant knew him, but has been the greater part of the time, dependent on his friends & relatives for a support. He believes that any statements he makes, so far as he pretends to remember, an entitled to credit.
William Pace
Subscribed & sworn to before me
J W Conly JP

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11,009 [illegible]
David Faulkenberry
Rutherford co.
Tennessee

45.13.16
from 1781 private
10 months
$33.33/100

Charles Ready
Murfreesboro,
Tennessee

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BRIEF in the case of David Faulkenberry of Rutherford co in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? [handwritten]A justice of the Peace

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

3. How old is he? [handwritten]85 or 86

4. State his service, as directed in the for annexed.
[column headings: Period. Duration of Service Years. Months. Days. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.]
[handwritten]
Drafted in 17. -. 5 or 6. -. -. Gen. Sumter, Capt Jno Caverton & Col. Cashaw
do. -. 5 or 6. -. -. -

5. In what battles was he engaged? [handwritten]Hanging Rock

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? [handwritten]Cashaw county, S.C.

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

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? [handwritten]correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
[signed]J. G. Bradford
Examining Clerk.

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Rev War
3350
INVALID.
File No. 3350 -
David Faulkenberry
Prv. S.C. line
Act: June 7 /32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of [handwritten]David Faulkenberry, Rutherford co. Tenn. which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? [handwritten]yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? [handwritten]yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? [handwritten]No
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades to which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? [handwritten]No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? [handwritten]yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? [handwritten]yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? [handwritten]The Justice of the Peace has
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? [handwritten]yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? [handwritten]yes

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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? [handwritten]yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [handwritten]No
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [handwritten]No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? [handwritten]all answered.

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of this service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _ year_ months, and _ days, I served as a _ For _ months and _ days, I served as a _; and for such service I claim a pension.

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of the office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

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The amended declaration of David Faulkenberry in order to obtain a pension for his services as a soldier of the Revolution, under the provisions of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace for the county of Rutherford and State of Tennessee, David Faulkenberry, who, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, or the time at which they were performed, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than than the periods mentioned blow, in the following grades, and at the times as mentioned blow. For five months I served in Capt. John Canerton's company as a private soldier, and as I believe in the year 1781 For five months I served in Capt. John Canertons company as a private soldier and I believe in the year 1782 for which time, being ten months in all, I claim a pension. 
David Faulkenberry his x mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 15 day of June 1833.
J W Conly JP

State of Tennessee
Rutherford County} I, John R. Laughlin, clerk of the county court of said county, do hereby certify that John W. Conley, Esquire, before whom David Faulkenberry made oath to the above amended declarations, on the day the same [illegible] date, an acting Justice of the peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in Murfreesbrough this 25th day of June, 1833.
John R. Laughlin, Clk,

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We, Randolph B. Hall, a clergyman residing in Rutherford county Tennessee and Samuel Faulk residing in the same county, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted David Faulkenberry, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be considerably upwards of eighty years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. We also certify that he is very infirm; that both his bodily & mental powers have almost entirely failed, and that he is unable to travel to a court of record of the county to make his declaration.
Randolph B. Hall
Samuel Fulks His x mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me
J W Conly JP

I John W. Conely Esquire, and acting Justice of the peace for the county of Rutherford & State of Tennessee, hereby declare my opinion, from the statements & certificates of the foregoing persons, to wit, Jacob Faulkenberry, William Pace, Randolph B. Hall & Samuel Fulks, and from the general reputation of the neighborhood which is personally known to him, and after as full an investigation of the subject as could be made on account of the foregoing applicant's great mental infirmity, that he was a soldier of the revolution, and served as he states. He has put the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, but the answers to most of them, on account of the applicants loss of memory, are very imperfect, which however he is satisfied is entirely owing to his great imbecility of mind. I also certify that it appears to me that Randolph B. Hall, who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Rutherford aforesaid

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and that Samuel Fulks, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I also certify that the aforesaid applicant is so infirm in body, that he is unable to go to a court of record of said county of Rutherford to subscribe & swear to his declaration.
J W Conly JP

State of Tennessee
Rutherford County } I John R. Laughlin, clerk if the county court of pleas and quarter sessions of said county, do hereby certify that John W. Conly, Esquire, whose official signature appears to the above certificate, is an acting Justice of the peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office in Murfreesbrough, this [illegible] day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, and of Independence of the United States the fifty seventh.
John R. Laughlin, Clk.

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Murfreesboro Tenn. June the 25th 1833.

James L. Edwards Esqr. Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir,
I herein enclosed, return the original declaration of David Faulkenberry, accompanied by an amended declaration, in order to obtain a pension for his revolutionary services.
In the brief objections to his original declaration, furnished by the department, question 13 is answered in the negative. This must have been done through a mistake; for it is fully & clearly stated in the declaration, that he has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to prove his services as a soldier of the revolution. Notwithstanding therefore, the negative answer in the brief, the statement is not again made in the amended declaration. The staement referred to, will be formed near the conclusion of the original declaration.
The other objections contained in the brief, I hope are fully removed by the amended declaration, and in the alteration by the Clerk in his manner of affixing his seal of office.
Very respectfully &c.
Charles Ready

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free
James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[left side]
Tenn
[illegible]
July 8
[circular stamp]MURFREE T. JUN 26

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD

NAME Faulkner, Aaron
GRADE Private
LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5769
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Mar. 9. 1796 to Wm. Armstrong, Admr.

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolution of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.