Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,910, John Byrom, N.C.

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Byrom, John                             S 30. 910
Byron

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N.C. Byrom, John S.30.910
or
Byron.

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State of Kentucky Warren County Seat
On this 26 day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the judge of the Chancery Court for the County of aforesaid now sitting John Byram resident in said County aged 66 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 passed June 7. 1832 that he entered the service of the United Sates under the following named officers & served as herein stated.  He entered said service in the Sate of N. Carolina Granville County, he cannot now recollect the year but it was about one month or six weeks before Charleston in S.C. was surrendered By Genl. Lincoln to Sir Henry Clinton, he entered said service for the term of three months & served under Col. Tinnen & Capt. Honcle Rose, Genl. McIntosh also commanded the brigade of Militia to which he was attached.  He was raised in said County of Granville & resided there when he entered the service as a substitute for Thomas Bradford. He marched from said Granville County directly to Charleston being delayed one week on Cooper River to build a fort at what was called Lampree Point which fort was Commanded by Col. Malberdec a Frenchman who was killed in a duel by an American officer afterwards.

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he left said 
Granville County he thinks in February or March & was taken prisoner at Charleston he thinks on the 12th of May, he remained a prisoner 8 days in custody, was then paroled & permitted to go home according to the articles of capitulation obtained by Genl. Lincoln (To wit, that all militia might be permitted to return to their homes upon parole, tlll they were exchanged.  He remained at home till some months after his three months tour had expired.  He only received a parole but no discharge for this first term, which parole he has lost.  He was engaged in constant fighting, but with little interruption for one month before Charleston was surrendered. They had been fighting before he got there but the siege continued about one month after he got there.  Some months after his said term of three months expired, he was exchanged, but he cannot state now the date of his exchange.  After this he entered the service again for three months.  He yet resided in Granville County aforesaid he entered the service this time as drafter man under the command of Col Jos Taylor & Captain Nathaniel Miller.  He marched from said Granville County first to Fayette on Cape Fear River, thence to the Raft Swamp after the Tories.  Thence to Stoney Point in N. Carolina about 20 miles from Wilmington

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Genrl. Butler & Genrl. Rutherford were also commanders of the troops to which he was attached.  He cannot state the date of his entering the service this time, but he does recollect that Cornwallis was taken just before this last term expired.  He was in no battles this tour.  He was discharged after his said term expired at Stoney Point by Col Wm. Moore, who signed the same.  He has lost said discharge & has no other evidence of his service than what is herewith transmitted.
H hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed the day a& year aforesaid
       his
John X Byram
        mark
We Zachariah Morris a clergyman residing in the County of Warren & Geo. Pearce residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Byram who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 66 years of age.  That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of

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of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
Geo. X Pearce
His Mark
Zachariah X Morris
His Mark
And the said court do declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Zachariah Morris who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the county of Warren Ky & that Geo. Pearce who has also signed the same is a resident of Warren Cty aforesaid & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Asher Graham
Judge of Said Court
State of Kentucky
Warren County [illegible]
I Jonathan Hobson, clerk of circuit court of said county, do certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Byram for a pension.
In testimony thereof, I have herewith set my hand and seal of office, this twenty seventh day of November 1852.
Jonathan Hobson

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John Byram
[Joseph Miller lined out]
Warren County
Kentucky
Rejected see letter 27 Dec 32
taken [illegible]
1571
Hon N Gaither case

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 30 910
Rej INVALID
File No. 30.910
John Byron
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol, [illegible], Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870]

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29.1880
John Byrom
Ken
from 1780 private
6 months
$20
Written sideways on document
Jno. Byrom
Pers. Declaration

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State of Kentucky Warren County Set.
on this 25 day of Nov. 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court of said County now sitting John Byram a resident of said County aged 66 years past 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 passed June 7 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  He entered the service as a substitute for Thomas Bradford who was a drafted man in the State of N. Carolina Granville County where he then resided and was raised in the spring of the year 1780 he thinks or at the spring preceding the surrender of Charleston in S. Carolina, he thinks he entered the service in March, he served under Col. Tinnin and Capt. Honcle Rose, he entered the service for three months this tour, he rendezvoused at Harrisburg North Carolina and marched thence to Lampre Point on Cooper River 7 miles from Charleston, where he remained with the troop to which he was attached two weeks, thence down the Cooper River to Charleston and remained there till the surrender of that place which was on the 12 May 1780 according to his recollection, he remained in captivity eight days after he was taken and was the paroled as a prisoner of war when he reached Lampre Point aforesaid he was under the command of Col. Morlberry a continental officer commander of this

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fort at Lampre Point, he remained a prisoner for some four or five months, when he was exchanged after he had got home.  He again in the year 1781 entered the service as a drafted man in the same county where he first entered the service, he served for three months under Col. Joseph Taylor and Nathaniel Waller a Capt.  They marched thence to Cross Creek or Fayette, thence to the Raft Swamp they were attempting to get to Wilmington in N.C. when there were about 700 Tories and 500 British, when they got within 20 miles of Wilmington they heard of the surrender of Cornwallis, and they rejoiced at the news on Cape Fear River about two miles at the long bridge he remained in the neighborhood of that place till his time expired and was discharged at Stoney Point near there after having served out said term as well as he recollects by Col. William Moore, there were two generals under whom he served this tour Rutherford and Butler, Rutherford being first in command near the Raft Swamp the Tories attacked the troop to which he belonged and twenty five of them taken by the mounted men attached to the troop to which he belonged and five of them made their escaped, and in a day or two the mounted men which were attached to the troop he belonged to attacked and dispensed the 700 Tories [illegible] he has lost his discharge and

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parole, he has no documentary evidence of his service that he knows of no person by where he can prove his service except by a brother in the State of N. Carolina, if living
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state Sworn and Subscribed this day aforesaid
John Byrom
his X mark 

We Zachariah Morris a clergyman residing in the County of Warren and George Pearce residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Byram who has subscribed and sworn to this declaration that we believe him to be 66 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 
Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Zachariah Morris
Geo. Pearce
his X mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.  Ane the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Zachariah Morris who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Warren and that George Pearce who also signed the same is a

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resident of the same and is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit.

Isaac Smith
T Donaldson
Wm V. Loving J. D.

State of Kentucky
I Jonathan Hobson, clerk of the Warren County Court do certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of John Byrom for a pension.
In testimony whereof I here unto set my hand and seal of office this 28 day of November 1833
Jonathan Hobson Clk

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War Department 
Pensions Office
Dec 27. 1832

Sir,
Conformably to your instructions the following report is made to you in the cases of Joseph Miller and John Byram.
Joseph Miller's claim has been allowed, and I enclose for him said pension certificate.
John Byram states that he entered the service for a tour of three months, commencing about one month or six weeks before the surrender of Charleston and remained a prisoner 8 eight days, before he was liberated on parole.  After his exchange he performed one other tour of three months making in all including the time he was in actual custody a period of less than six months. The revolutionary pension laws provide for

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none who were not in service at least six months.  This claim cannot therefore be allowed.  The papers will remain in the files in this office. 
W Gaithers letters are herewith enclosed.

Entered on side and middle of paper.
Hon. Lewis Cass
Dec 27, 1832
A.C
P178.
Cass
Recorded Vol. 8
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