Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,689, William Crabtree, N.C.

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SERVICE 
           NC
                                                                    Crabtree  William                            
	          Mary
NUMBER        
       W.17689
		
Born in Md.

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              (left hand side)
12.902
North Carolina

William Crabtree

of Orange County in the State of N Car.
who was a  pri.   in the  company.  commanded
by Captain Farmer of the Reg’t. commanded by Col. Moore  in the North Carolina line 
for    6 months
 =========================== 
Inscribed on the Roll of North Car
at the rate of    20  dollars   per  year
to commence on the    4th day of March, 1831.
==============================
Certificate of Pension is issued on the 17th day  of June ‘33 and sent P H Mangum Hillsboro NC 

Arrears to the 4th of March ‘33                 40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept           10.00
	 			            $ 50.00
                                     Revolutionary Claim
			Act June 7th, 1832 
Recorded by Wm Miller   Clerk
Book  E    Vol. 6   Page   36

Right Side
   Let to Hon W P Mangum, June 17, 1836
II Duplicate certificate issued 8th 
July 1836 and forw’d. to James Webb, Hillsboro, NC

Let  Pen Ag’t 17th April 1837
  and  to same May 12, 1837

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William Crabtree
 Declaration
21104

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

State of North Carolina
Orange County

At the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the aforesaid County of Orange,  held at the Court House in Hillsboro in Orange aforesaid,  on the 31st day of May, 1833, the same being my term for 1833,  personally appeared in open Court, William Crabtree, a resident of the County of Orange aforesaid, now in 75 year of his age, 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 7th June  1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
This Declarant says that he served a three months tour in the militia in the year of 1779.  Said Tour commenced on the 1st June of Said year.  Thomas Farmer was Captain, John Walls, Lieut. and Hugh Tinnin was Col.  during all of which term he was employed in guarding the town of Hillsboro – at the expiration thereof, he was regularly discharged and received a Certificate. Therefore from Col Tinnin and returned home.
2nd tour 3 mths  Commenced on the 15 or 16 day of June of the ensuing year, to wit: 1780. We were in this tour, as in the former under Captain Thomas Farmer, Wall, Lieut. Stephen Moore was Col. of our regiment and Major John Nalls was with. We rendezvoused in Hillsboro. Went to Pittsboro in Chatham, the Cross Roads in Randolph.  Cross Creek in Cumberland, Cheraw Hill in South Carolina. Somewhere along the route we fell in with Gen’l Caswell but the place not distinctly recalled, and at a place called the Cross Roads, we fell in with Gen’l Gates which was but a few days before the defeat of the Southern army under Gates near Camden – which defeat was as well as this applicant now remembers on the 15th day of August of the aforesaid year of 1780.

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 After said defeat, the Declarant came home in company with Captain William Cumming and after remaining a few days, we again went into Service in Guarding Hillsboro in Orange County aforesaid, under our previous Captain and Lieutenant and then remained till the expiration of our Tour which was a three month one, which terminated about the last of September 1780 and obtained a discharge from Captain Farmer, our Col and being in Town when our Tour expired. – and that this discharge, together with the former on now both lost.
3rd.  That he was born in the County of Baltimore, Maryland on the 25th day of Oct. 1758 and was moved to North Carolina when quite small.  That he has a record of his age, at home
That he was living in the aforesaid County of Orange when called into Service, near the Town of Hillsboro, and has been living there ever since the war of the Revolution.

That in both the above tours, he volunteered as a private; that he was acquainted  Col Hugh Tinnin, Col Taylor, Gen’l. John Butler, Col. Reid, Gen Caswell, Col. Smallwood, Col Mebane (Robert)
That he is known in his neighborhood to Thomas Clancy, esq. and Dr. James S Smith & others – but knows of no clergyman that is acquainted with his Services – or the tradition of it in his neighborhood. His first term of three months, he cannot prove by any person living.

His Second he proves by Captain William Cumming, who served with his during all 2nd Tour.

He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not upon the pension roll of the agency of any state.
			Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
				   his     
             William Crabtree
				mark
        (signature) 


We, Thomas D. Watts and Thomas Clancy, residing in the aforesaid County of Orange, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted

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with William Crabtree, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 74 years of age, that he is respected and believed beyond a doubt in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion & that he is a credible person.

		Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
	(signature) 			Tho. D Watts
				      Thos Clancy

(marked out passage)   The declarant upon his swn oath stated that he knows of no clergyman that is knowing to his being a soldier in the revolution
													

State of North Carolina
  Orange County

          On this, the 1st day of June, 1833,  personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions now sitting,  William Crabtree now in the 75th  year of his age and a pensioner under the act of June 1832, who being first duly qualified, maketh oath that he Served a three months tour in the militia in the year of 1780, in which tour was Gates defeat – that in all said tour, William Crabtree of Orange aforesaid was a private with us + in Captain Farmer’s company -  sworn and subscribed the day and date aforesaid.
				William Cumming
(signature)

  And the said court hereby declares their opinion after investigating the matter + after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas D. Watts and Thomas Clancy who have subscribed and sworn to the preceding certificate as residents of the County of Orange aforesaid, are credible persons that their statement is entitled to credit and that William Cumming who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit, is a credible person that his statement is entitled to credit.
I. John Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter

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Sessions of the County of Orange aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of William Crabtree for a pension.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this, the 1st day of June, 1833

					(signed) J. Taylor, Clerk

Written sideways:   William Crabtree
Admit as private
Amt   20.00

William Crabtree
Declaration
21104

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(Left side)
Let to James A Craig  Mar 24 ’43 (crossed out)
            Dead
Letter to Pen. Agt  23 Sep 1846

Right side
                                                      2457
North Carolina
      Mary Crabtree
widow of   William Crabtree     
          NC 
who died on the 15th December, 1836
of Orange Co. in the State of  No Ca.
who was a Private  in the Company commanded
by Captain  Farmer of the Reg’t commanded by
Col Moore in the  N. Ca.
line for  6 months
=========================== 
Inscribed on the Roll of No Ca.
at the rate of    20   dollars    --- cents per annum
to commence on the  (Crossed out) 4th day of March, 1831.  ( re written) 15th
December 1836
===========================================
Certificate of Pension is issued on the 13th  day of Dec
                             1838        and sent to Hon. W
Montgomery,  H of Rep.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838                          39.44
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 39       10.00
				                   $49.44
                                     Revolutionary Claim
			Act July 4, 1836
			Section the 3rd joint
				Resolution
Recorded by  D D Addison   Clerk
Book  A    Vol  2    Page   169

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THE NEW
TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOR
JESUS CHRIST
TRANSLATED OUT OF THE
ORIGINAL GREEK
AND WITH THE
FORMER TRANSLATIONS
DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED
By His MAJESTY’S Special Command.

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Margaret Crabtree was born in the year July 20th 1776

	Elizabeth Crabtree was born in year of our Lord  February 25th 1779

	Leurainey Crabtree was born in the year of our Lord March 11, 1782

	Haines Crabtree was born in the year of   Lord  August 15, 1783

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Declaration
 of
Mary Crabtree
Act 4th July
 1836

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the act of Congress passed 7th June  1836

State of North Carolina                          Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions
Orange County                     SS                    May Ten  1838

          On this, the 2nd  day of June, 1838,  personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions now sitting for the County aforesaid,  Mary Crabtree in the 80th  year of her age,  a resident of the aforesaid County and widow of the late William Crabtree of the aforesaid County, Dec’d who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 4th June  1836.
That she is the widow of the late William Crabtree of the aforesaid County Dec’l. who during the war of the Revolution was in the United States Services as private of militia and was under Capt. Farmer and Col. Hugh Tinnin.  [She thinks were the officers]. That some three years before the death of her husband, the said Willliam Crabtree, he made a Declaration for pension and was placed on the North Carolina Pension Roll at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum.
	That her husband the aforesaid William Crabtree, to the best of this Declarant’s recollection died on the 10th day of December, 1836.  That after his Decease, this Declarant furnished satisfactory proof, before one of the Courts of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the aforesaid county of the date of her husband’s decease and also that she was the lawful widow of the aforesaid William Crabtree Dec’d and upon presenting the proper evidence at the Agency of the United States for paying pensions in Fayetteville in this State, was paid said arrears of pension as was due her Dec’d husband to the day of his death
			Cont.

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This afficiant the said Mary Crabtree, widow of aforesaid, further Declares upon her said oath that her maiden name was Speorman – that she was born in the state of Maryland and came to North Carolina when about 7 years old.
	That she was born on the 30th day of March, 1759.  That she and the aforesaid William Crabtree Dec’d were lawfully married in the town of Hillsboro by the Rev’d McKleJohn sometime in the early part of October, 1775
    That she has no record of the time which she and the said Willliam Crabtree were married, but remembers it very distinctly from the record of births of her children which she has extracted from her family Bible.  That said record contains the births of her four first children, the remaining portion of the said record has been destroyed. The following is a copy of the (illegible) of her family record or is extant.  She further declares upon her oath that said record is genuine and presents a true account of the dates of births of her four first children:   To wit:

 	Margaret Crabtree was born in the year of our Lord  July 20th 1776

	Elizabeth Crabtree was born in year of our Lord  February 25th 1779

	Lauraney Crabtree was born in the year of our Lord March 11, 1782

	Haynes Crabtree was born in the year of   Lord  August 15, 1784

The Declarant is known in her neighborhood to Thomas Clancy, Esq. + others. -  Who can testify that she remained a widow ever since the death of the aforesaid William Crabtree Dec’d and which proofs are hereunto annexed.  Sworn and subscribed the day + year above written in open Court.
								her
     (signature)						Mary Crabtree
								mark

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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the said Mary Crabtree, who has this day made a Declaration for pension is the lawful widow of William Crabtree Dec’d of the aforesaid County, who was an United States pensioner - + that she has never married since the Death of the said William Crabtree, but remains his widow

	And that this statement is entitled to credit.

	I John Taylor, Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter sessions for the County of Orange aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mary Crabtree for a pension.  I also certify that there is no marriage bond in this office, previous to the year of 1785.
			In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand 
			and seal of office, this 5th day of June in the year 1838.  
					5th June, A.D.  1838

			Signed (J Taylor, Clk.)

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August 11, 1939
				xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WILLIAM CRABTREE
W. 17689
BA-J/MLB

Daisy Baily Waitt		
117 Woodburn Road		
Raleigh, North Carolina		

Dear Madam:
 	The data which follow in regard to William Crabtree were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim W 17689, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

	William Crabtree was born December 25, 1758, in Baltimore County, Maryland and moved to North Carolina when “quite small.”  The names of his parents were not given
	
	While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, William Crabtree enlisted June 1,1779 and served three months as private in Captain Thomas Farmer’s company, Colonel Hugh Tinning’s North Carolina regiment, engaged in guarding the Town of Hillsboro. He enlisted June 15 or 16, 1780 and served three months in Captains’ Thomas Farmer’s and William Cumming’s companies, Colonel Stephan Moore’s North Carolina Regiment.

	William Crabtree was allowed pension on his application executed May 31, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Orange County, North Carolina.  He died December 10 or 15, 1836.

	William Crabtree married early in October, 1775, in Hillsboro, North Carolina, Mary Spearman or Speorman. She was born March 30, 1759, in the State of Maryland, and moved to North Carolina when she was about seven years old,.  The names of her parents are not shown.

	The widow, Mary Crabtree, was allowed pension on her application executed June 2, 1838, then a resident of Orange County, North Carolina where she continued to live in 1843.
		
	The following are the names of the first four children of William Crabtree and his wife, Mary:

Margaret  born   July 20 1776

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Children of William and Mary Crabtree continued - 

	Elizabeth    born   February 25th 1779
Leurainey (or Lauraney) Crabtree  “  March 11, 1782
	Haynes or Haines       :     August 15, 1784

 No other names of children of William Crabtree and his wife, Mary, are shown

           In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of soldier’s widow, Mary Crabtree, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city and cite the following data: Mary Crabtree, widow of William, certificate  #2457, issued December 13, 1936, rate 20 per annum, commenced December 15, 1836, Act July 4 1836, North Carolina Agency.

				Very truly yours

				A.D. HILLER
				Executive Assistant
			 	to the Administrator

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3514
Mary Crabtree
  Wid of Wm
       NC

Married 1775   Died 1836

Declaration of
Mary Crabtree
Act 4th July 1836

Allow $20.00 per ann. comss.
Dec 16 1836


Hon W Montgomery
        H.R.

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Doctor Craig -   I can certify that I have been acquainted with Mrs. Crabtree for more than 50 years and she always passed for William Crabtree’s wife
						James Hart.

 	I have resided at Hillsborough 42 years and have during that time been acquainted with William Crabtree and Mary, his wife and Mrs. Mary Crabtree was always known and considered to be his wife

June 2nd 1838			
		Wm Norwood, Esq.

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Mary Crabtree
            NC
Act 7 July 38

20$ from
(words crossed out)


James A Craig
Haw River
NC

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Declaration
In order to obtain arrears of Pension from March 4th 1836 under the Act of July 7th 1838

 On this, the 15th day of March, 1843,  personally appeared before the undersigned, one of the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the aforesaid County, Mary Crabtree aged 84  years, who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the amount of pension which she claims from the 4th of March 1836 to the 15th of December 1838 from which period she has been already paid under the Act of the 4th of July  1836 and the Joint Resolution of July 7 1838.
And the Declarant further alleges that she is still the widow of William Crabtree who was a private in the Revolutionary War that his Pension was allowed at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum +  
was paid to her at the Agency in Fayetteville in the State of North Carolina  .-   And further she saith not.

Sworn and Subscribed on the day + year
above written before me
							her
					Mary Crabtree
							mark.
J.W. Hancock


State of North Carolina
           I, John Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for Orange County, certify that John W. Hancock before whom the foregoing Declaration was proven is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County and that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, on this the 15th day of March in the year 1842.
    (signed)

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3514

Mary Crabtree
  Wid of William
       NC
Act 4th July 1836

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Declaration
 In order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the act of Congress passed 4th July  1836 and the Joint Resolution of July 7, 1838

State of North Carolina                           
Orange County                                          

          On this, the 27th  day of November, 1838,  personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, at her own residence, she being too old and infirm to attend Court to make this Declaration    Mary Crabtree a resident of said County with 80th  year of her Age,   who being first duly qualified according to Law, stateth upon  her said oath that from old age and bodily infirmity, she cannot attend Court to make this Declaration and therefore makes it at her own residence, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836.
   This Declarant states upon  her said oath that she is the widow of William Crabtree Dec’d of the aforesaid County, who was an United States pensioner  at Twenty Dollars per annum.
 	That this Declarant’s husband, the aforesaid William Crabtree did, as a private of militia, Serve the United States two tours of three months each (She thinks) in the War of the Revolution – that he was out in the service at least six months.  that when he then served, he was under Captain Farmer and Col Tinnin.
	That some time after the death of her husband, this Declarant appeared before one of the Courts of Pleas and quarter Sessions for said county and furnished satisfactory evidence to said Court of the date of her husband’s death and that she was the lawful widow of said pensioner, William Crabtree and  there upon drew such (illegible) of pension as was due from the time of his last payment till his death.  
	This Declarant does not know that there is any record extent.

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that will  show the date of marriage of herself and the aforesaid William Crabtree, pensioner, Dec’d, but she nevertheless remembers the date very well.
That they were married in the month of October, 1775, by the Rev’d Meckle John of the Town of Hillsboro in the aforesaid County.
That her maiden name was Speorman
That she had a Bible in which was recorded in part of the dates of some of her children’s births and as instructed, extracted the leaf containing the said record and forwarded it with her Declaration for pension last Spring.  She cannot from memory state with accuracy the ages of her several children and therefore requests that the Agent in the Previous office of the War Department would refer to her former Declaration, which, she understands is on file in said office.  Also for further particulars as to her husband’s service etc.   She remembers however that her son Haynes Crabtree was born 15 Aug 1784.
	This Declarant further states that she was born in the State of Maryland on the 30th day of March, 1759.  that she was removed to Orange County when about 7 years of age.
That she has lived in Orange ever since.
That her husband, aforesaid William Crabtree, pensioner, died on the 10th day of December, 1836.
	And that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by the proofs annexed to her former Declaration, and also to this Declaration.

Sworn and subscribed the day + date
first above written before me,
						her
  		Mary Crabtree
						mark
Rich’d Nichols  J. Peace
	
We, Thomas Clancy and Mary Harris, resident citizens of the County of Orange, aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the foregoing Declarant, Mary Crabtree, that we believe her of the age she represents, and from personal knowledge know her to be the widow of the Identical William Crab=

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tree , pensioner, late of Orange, aforesaid dec’d.
        We have always understood that said William Crabtree and the said Mary were lawfully married; we have never heard it contradicted or doubted.
	And we further Certify that the aforesaid Mary Crabtree has never married since the death of her husband, the aforesaid William Crabtree, but remains his widow
Sworn and subscribed the day + date
first above written before me,

				Thos. Clancy
						her
  Rich’d Nichols  J. P			Mary Harris
						mark

And I, the said Justice do hereby declare my opinion after investigating the matter and examining the several proofs relative to the matter of the application of the said Mary Crabtree for a pension – that she is the lawful widow of the aforesaid pensioner, Dec’d.  that she has never married since his death, but she remains his widow.
	I also certify that said Declarant is a woman of truth and veracity and from old age Cannot attend (struck out) and infirmity of body cannot attend Court to make this Declaration.
	I also Certify that Thomas Clancy and Mary Harris are persons of truth and veracity.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day + date
first above written

			Rich’d Nichols  J. Peace  (seal)

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State of North Carolina

I, John Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Orange County certify that Richard Nichols is a magistrate as above and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
                                   In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 29th  day of November, in the year 1838

					(signed) J. Taylor, Clerk

Written sideways:  3514
Hon W Montgomery

opposite side, sideways:
3514
Mary Crabtree
Wid of William
   NC
Act 4 July 1836

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WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM

	I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States on 7th June, 1832, William Crabtree of the State of North Carolina, who was a Private during the Revolutionary War,
is entitled to receive   twenty --   dollars and --- cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831 and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year

(hand written note:  This certificate is issued in lieu of one dated June 17, 1833 which has been lost or mislaid, and which if found will be (words covered) to the pension Agent to be returned to this office.

		Given at the War office of the United
			States this    eighth   day of 
			July, one thousand eight
			hundred thirty  six.

Examined and
Countersigned.

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	          Pension Office Fayetteville
		March 27, 1837

James L Edwards
  Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
   I (illegible) this day papers for your inspection which have accumulated (illegible) since I wrote  you on the 18th (illegible)
                  I remain your ob. Sev.
		Jno Huske
		Agent

William Crabtree deceased paid 4 Sept 35 (not?) 32
Ephraim Land   " "   paid   4 March 36    “  32
Richard Glasgow   18 months (illegible) …….”   32
Joshua Goodson       18 months  “    “ ……….”   32
Robert Huddleston      paid  4 Mar 35    “ 32  
John Mayhen                paid  4 Mar 35   “ 32  
Jonathan Stone            paid  4 Sept 35   “ 32  
William Hastin            paid  4 Sept 35   “ 32

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State of North Carolina                           
Orange County                     SS                     

          On this, the first  day of July, 1836, before me, the subscribed Justice of the Peace for the County of Orange, personally appeared Wm Crabtree who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Palmers

in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hugh Tinin in the Service of the United States.  That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of North Carolina.  That he received a Certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which Certificate, on or about the Tenth of October 1835, was taken from my House by some Person unknown to me.

Sworn to and subscribed
before me, this 1st day of July 1836
				his
Wm H Phillips                      William Crabtree
				mark


Personally appeared before me, James Webb and made Oath in due form of Law that he has known Wm Crabtree and that he is the Identical Person who had a Certificate as a Pensioner having several times assisted him in drawing his Pension and that his affidavit may be relied on as true.  This affiant

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has repeatedly seen the Certificate from the War department in his possession 
Sworn to before me
This 1st day of July 1836                         
James Webb

 Wm H. Phillips

I certify that James Webb, who has signed the foregoing affidavit is a person of veracity   1st July 1836

			Wm H. Phillips   (seal)

State of North Carolina

	I John Taylor, Clerk of Orange County Court of Pleas and quarter sessions, certify that William H. Phillips who signed the above Certificate was at that time a duly qualified Justice of the Peace.

			Witness my hand and seal of Office  2nd July  1836
					Signed.

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			Hillsboro NC   July 2, 1836

Sir,
  Herewith you will receive the necessary affidavits to renew the Pension Certificate of Wm Crabtree

	Please to enclose it to your
		Humble
		Servant
   		James Webb.

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State of North Carolina                           
Orange County                     SS                     

          On this, the 2nd  day of June, 1838,  personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Polly Harris, a resident of said County aged 86  years, who being first duly qualified according to Law, maketh oath that she has been intimately acquainted with Mary Crabtree, who is now applying for a pension, about 60 years.  That since her first acquaintance with her, she has always understood and has never heard it contradicted that Mary and her husband, now Dec’d, William Crabtree, were lawfully married and this deponent further states upon her said oath that the aforesaid William Crabtree died two or three years since, and that the said Mary has never married since, but remains his widow.

Sworn and subscribed
this 2nd June 1838, before me,
P Strayhorn  J Peace			

	her
		                                                    Mary Harris
						mark

And I, the said Justice do hereby certify that the above deponents is a woman of truth and veracity.
                            P Strayhorn  J Peace

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(exact copy of page 31)

State of North Carolina                           
Orange County                     SS                     

          On this, the 2nd  day of June, 1838,  personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Polly Harris, a resident of said County aged 86  years, who being first duly qualified according to Law, maketh oath that she has been intimately acquainted with Mary Crabtree, who is now applying for a pension, about 60 years.  That since her first acquaintance with her, she has always understood and has never heard it contradicted that Mary and her husband, now Dec’d, William Crabtree, were lawfully married and this deponent further states upon her said oath that the aforesaid William Crabtree died two or three years since, and that the said Mary has never married since, but remains his widow.

Sworn and subscribed
this 2nd June 1838, before me,
P Strayhorn  J Peace	

			her
		                                                    Mary Harris
						mark

And I, the said Justice do hereby certify that the above deponents is a woman of truth and veracity.
                            P Strayhorn  J Peace

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State of North Carolina
             I, John Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for Orange County, certify that Thomas Jone and Samuel Strayhorn whose names appear to the two foregoing affidavits are magistrates as above and that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, on this the 5th day of June 1838.
    (signed)

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Hillsboro, NC
23rd August 1836				Free

(sideways:  Aug. 27)

(sideways:   Wm Crabtree
          12902  NC
file with papers

J L Edwards, Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington City

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Hillsboro N Carolina
 August 22, 1836

Enclosed I return to you the Duplicate Certificate of Wm Crabtree, a Pensioner of the United States,  the original which was supposed to have been forwarded.  The duplicate has never been used.

	your Obediant
		Serv’t
   		James Webb

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Wm Crabtree, 

N Car. 
for
 dup cer

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Hillsboro, NC
3rd July 	1836			Free

(sideways):  July 7 

(sideways):   Wm Crabtree

John L Edwards, 
Com of Pensions
Washington City
 DC

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Capital   6th Dec 38

Sir
 Please (illegible) the within and answer as soon as Examined

		Respectfully 
			yours
			W. Montgomery

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William Crabtree NC   Act June 7  (illegible)
            When paid?

		Signature

Died 15th Dec 1836  pd to that period
                    J H

Mary Crabtree
Wid of Wm
NC
(illegible)  W Montgomery
June 19 1838
(illegible)
J. A. Craig Oct 24, 1838

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William Crabtree, Pri.  N. Carolina, June 7, 1832 at $20 per annum

	In what time was he last paid?

			Pension office
3rd Auditor				July 8th, 1836

				R.B.   

(very light script):     He was paid to the 4th Sep 1835

				J H.

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Mar 21 1843   

   Postal seal:  Mar 12  HILLSBORO

NC
Mary Crabtree
Arrears

(written sideways):   Commissioner of Pensions
              Washington City
 	D C

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				467
			Pen. Off.
Sir					March 24, 43

The application of Mary Crabtree for arrears of pension from 4 March 36 to the 15 Dec. 36, the day of her husband’s death has been examined + disallowed. -  The act of 4 July 36 under which her pension is allowed makes the pension to commence on 4 March 31 and continue for life and the atto Gen’l has decided that in those cases where the husband drew a pension subsequently to the 4 March 31, the widow pension should commence  when the husband ceased as in this case.~  You appear to have misapplied the joint resolution which referred to the act of 7, July 38 only

James A Craig, Esq
Haw River
NC

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Haw River, N Carolina
Sir					16th March   1843

	On yesterday, Mrs. Mary Crabtree, Pensioner, and widow of William Crabtree Dec’d. who was on U.S. Pension and died in December 1836 -  /  Called on me to know if there was an arrearage of Pension due her.  To wit:  From the 4th  March, 1836 to the – day of December following?
	Mrs. Crabtree herewith ( illegible) you a Declaration.  Be so good as to forward me the “formula” for the late pension act that passed. 

				Very respectfully 
				Yr. humb. serv’t
				James A. Craig

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Wm Crabtree  of  N.C. a pensioner under the Act of June 7 33   To what time was he paid

					H H 
					June 18

Third audit Off
  Died 15th Dec 1836   pd to that period.
			J H

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Pension  Office
			Fayetteville, NC
			Sept 18 1846

James L Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir

	Please admit the payments of the (illegible)

1832   Stephen Costin   12 mo  ……            $30
1836    Mary Crabtree    3 mos 10 day      5.5

			I am Sir
			very respectfully
			J  (illegible)

			Jno Huske

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				June 16

		Wm Crabtree
                 	NC  Rolls

          (sideways):  J. L Edwards, Esq
     Comm. of Pensions
Washington City     

		W.P. Mangum
		Senate  U.S.

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Senate Chamber, 16th June 1836

The Comm of Pensions

	Sir,
		I enclose the note of Doch Webb attached to this which explains the object of this note.
		I shall be obliged to you to inform me in what manner Wm Crabtree will proceed to get a new certificate.
		If the usual forms (whatever they may be can be dispensed with).  I should feel no difficulty in guaranteeing in any form that the duplicate certificate, if it shall be made out + sent to me, shall not be handed to Crabtree before a compliance on his part with anything that may be prescribed by the Commissioner. –
	Doch Webb is a gentleman of the highest character + would have every requisition literally complied with before the delivery of the duplicate if it shall be sent to him

				Your ob’t. srt

				Willie P. Mangum

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(left side):
Rev.
WIDOW, & c.
File No  17689
   Mary Crabtree
      Widow of
William Crabtree
      Priv. Rev. War
Act  July 4th 1836 

Index:- Vol A       Page 155

 (arrangement of 1870)

(right side)

1937   March 31  Hist to
  Mrs. O.C. Carmichael,	

1937   Apr  22   Mrs. O.C. Carmichael
adv no other names of child. shown etc   Wm HH

1938 Apr 29  Hist to Gayle R. Carver  M B
1939   Aug 11  Hist to Daisy B. Waitt  MaB.

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Nashville, Tenn
March 17, 1937

Veteran’s Administration
Washington, DC

Dear Sir,
    Do you have a record of William Crabtree of Orange Co. NC Private in the Militia June 17 1833 as drawing a pension

If there a record, please send me a copy at your earliest convenience

Sincerely
			Mae Crabtree Carmichael

			Mrs. O.C. Carmichael
			3938 Woodlawn Drive

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				117 Woodburn Road
				Raleigh, North Carolina
				July 15, 1939

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,

    Can you give me any information from your records in regard to the Revolutionary soldiers listed below:  Pensions

(hand written:  here)
Joseph Hawthorn, served in the Revolution from South Carolina, lived in White County Ill. where he died, Buried in Enfield Cemetary    Pension

(hand written:  here)
Robert Hawthorn   doubtless a brother of the above, lived in White County Illinois, where he died, buried in Enfield Cemetary

(hand written:  One of Pa b. 1750)
William Hawthorn  b. 1754   married Sarah Delaney     lived in Illinois and Kentucky possibly with Boone at Boonesborough

William Hawthorn or Hathorn married Sarah Calumet  possibly father of grandfather of the above (French and Indian Wars also)

(hand written:  1 of wars, only)
James Barton   Orange County North Carolina
                           ( possibly two of same name)

(hand written:  2 of NC)
William Crabtree
                        ( possibly two of same name)

			Very truly yours,
			(signed:  Daisy Bailey Waitt)

			Daisy Bailey Waitt

send one

					Stamped received: July 17, 1939

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GAYLE R CARVER             Greenville, Kentucky
              Stamped:  received  Feb 28, 1938

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
  Will you please send me copies of any material you may have concerning the following soldiers of the Revolutionary War.   The material is to be used in a series of newspaper sketches for a local paper.

I have attached another list to this letter.  Please tell me if you have Revolutionary War records of any of the persons named, but do not send the material.

I shall appreciate any help you can give me in this matter

					Respectfully

					Gayle R. Carver

List of soldier records wanted:

Arnold, Joshua
(Handwritten:   2 or 3 here)
Bone, John  
(Handwritten:  no descript, but send S 14981)

Crabtree, William
(Handwritten:   2 here            send)
Cross, William
(Handwritten:   many  here)

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LIST OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS
(Column 1)
Earle, Bayless
Edward, David
Edwards, Daniel
Garris, Sikes 
Garry, Matthew
Glenn, Andrew 
Hancock, Isaiah
Harper, John 
Harper, Nathan 
Hill, Major (?) 
Hill, Richard 
Hines, Hardy
Hopkins, William
Hunt, John
Jarvis, Edward
Knight, John
Kincheloe, Peter
Kincheloe, Lt. William
Littlepage, John
McMahan, John
Martin, Hugh,Sr.
Martin, Thomas
Neal, Benjamin 
Newton, Abraham
Cates, Maj. Jesse
Pitt, Joseph
Rice, William
Reynolds, Richard D. 
Rhoads, Henry

(Column 2)

Roll, Michael
Roll, Richard
Russell, Gen . William
Tetterton, Thomas
Unsell, Abraham, Jr.
Unsell, Frederick
Unsell, Henry
Webb, Lewis
Weir, William
Wickliffe, Arrington 
Willis,  Britain
Wing,  Barnubas
Worthington, William 
Young, William 
Zimmerman, Matthew

                 44

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The Alabama Federation of Music Clubs
(extensive list of officers and Committee Chair persons)

(seal):  Received   April 8, 1937

Nashville, Tenn
April 6, 1937
 
Mr. A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
Veteran’s Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:-

	Referring to the Revolutionary War record of William Crabtree, W 17689, BA-J/AWF, will you be kind enough to send me a copy of the application of his widow, Mary Crabtree who was allowed a pension, according to your letter, executed June 2nd 1838, then a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, where she continued to live in 1843.

	The names of all the children were not named in the application of William Crabtree, my Grandfather’s name being one, but these are his Brothers and Sisters.  If I can get the other children, it will complete the information I need.

	I do thank you very much for this information already received, and I hesitate to ask for more, but without it, my records are incomplete.

	Thanking you in advance for the information,

			Sincerely,

			(signed)
			Mrs. O. C. Carmichael,
			3938 Woodlawn Drive
			Nashville, Tenn.

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The Alabama Federation of Music Clubs
(extensive list of officers and Committee Chair persons)

(seal):  Received   Mar 23, 1937

Nashville, Tenn
March 19, 1937
 
Veteran’s Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-

	Several days ago I wrote asking about a record of Captain James Crabtree  of Washington County, Va.  I have not yet had a reply, but I also want to ask if there is a record of William Crabtree also Washington County, Va.  There is, a record here in the State Library showing that a William Crabtree of Orange County, NC drew a pension in 1833.  Do you have this record.  If you have any of these records, may I have a copy.

	Thanking you I am,

			Sincerely,

			(signed)
			Mrs. O. C. Carmichael,
			3938 Woodlawn Drive
			Nashville, Tenn.

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April  29, 1936

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Mr. Gayle R. Carver		
Greenville		              
Kentucky 
			
 John Bone,  S 14981
William Crabtree,   W. 17689
BA-J/MLB

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Joshua Arnold, John Bone, William Crabtree and William Cross, the material to be used by you in a series of newspaper sketches for a local newspaper, and in which you request further to know whether or not the records are on file in this office of forty-four other Revolutionary War soldiers named in a list submitted by you.

	Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to make for one person a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of that war, no matter how great the desire to do so.  The records of a John Bone and a William Crabtree are furnished you herewith, which may aid you somewhat.

	It may be stated that by calling at this office, you may examine and collect data from Revolutionary War pension claims in accordance with office regulations.  This is the usual procedure in matters of these records, they are located at present in Room 1851, Wing 8, Navy Building, 19th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

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April  29, 1936
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Mr. Gayle R. Carver		
Greenville		           
Kentucky 	
		
John Bone,  S 14981 
William Crabtree,     W. 17689
BA-J/AWF: MLB
Dear Sir:

The records of John Bone and William Crabtree are furnished you as follows:

JOHN BONE
  S. 14981, 

      The data which follow in regard to John Bone were obtained from pension claim S 14981, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

John Bone was born September 19, 1762 in York County, Pennsylvania, and moved in 1765 to Rowan County, North Carolina.  The names of his parents are not shown.
  
John Bone volunteered from Rowan County, North Carolina in June 1780, and served three tours of three months each in the militia, no
specific dates of service given.  The first tour was in Captain James Byers’ company; the second tour as sergeant in Captain Samuel Reed’s company, and was in an engagement with the Tories at Colston and battle at
Cowan’s Ford; the third tour was in Captain Graham’s company , was in a skirmish on Reedy Fork of Haw River and in the battle of Guilford Court House, after which, he served ten months in North and South
Carolina and Georgia under Captain William Alexander and Colonel Wade Hampton, and was in several skirmishes.

The soldier moved in 1785 to East Tennessee and in 1787 to Madison County, Kentucky and from there in 1810 to Muhlenberg County, 
Kentucky.

John Bone was allowed pension on his application executed July 30, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

It is not shown in the claim whether this soldier ever married.

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In 1838, one Hugh Bone was residing in Hopkins County, Kentucky, his
relationship to the soldier not shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of  death of John Bone, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:   John Bone, certificate 7301, issued March 27, 1833, rate $68.33 per annum, commenced  March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.

              *******

WILLIAM CRABTREE
W. 17689
You are furnished herein the record of William Crabtree as shown in pension claim, W. 17689, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

William Crabtree was born December 25, 1758, in Baltimore County, Maryland, and moved to North Carolina when “quite small”.  The names of his parents were not given.

While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, William Crabtree enlisted June 1, 1779, and served three months as a private in Captain Thomas Farmer’s company, Colonel Hugh Tinning’s North Carolina regiment, engaged in guarding the Town of Hillsboro.  He enlisted June 15 or 16, 1780 and served three months in Captains Thomas Farmer and William Cummings companies, Colonel Stephen Moore’s North Carolina regiment.

William Crabtree was allowed pension on his application executed May 31, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Orange County, North Carolina.  He died December 10 or 15 1836.

The soldier married early in October, 1775, in Hillsboro, North Carolina, Mary Spearman or Speorman, who was born March 30, 1759, in the State of Maryland and when about seven years old, moved to North Carolina.  The names of her parents are not shown.

Mary Crabtree, soldier’s widow, was allowed pension on her application executed June 3, 1838, while a resident of Orange County, North Carolina.  She was still living there in 1843.

  The following are the names of their first four children:
 	Margaret	born July  20, 1776
	Elizabeth	“”     February 25. 1779
 (hand written:  Leurainey)  Lauraney	“”     March 11, 1782
	Haynes or Haines “”  August 15, 1784

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No other names of children of William Crabtree and his wife, Mary, are shown.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension in this case, the name of the person paid and possibly the date of death of Mary Crabtree, you should write to the Comptroller General, as in the other case, and cite the following data:   Mary Crabtree, widow of William, certificate 2457, issued December 13, 1838, rate $20.00 per annum, commenced  December 15, 1836, Act of July 4, 1836, 
North Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours 

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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April 22, 1937
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                                          WILLIAM CRABTREE
				 W. 17689
			          BA-J/MMHF:MLB
Mrs. O. C. Carmichael,
3958 Woodlawn Drive
Nashville, Tenn.	

Dear Madam:

	Reference is made to your letter in which you request the information found in the claim for pension of Mary Crabtree, widow of William Crabtree (W. 17689 ) whose record was furnished you March 31, 1937, in order to obtain the other names of the children not shown in the soldier’s application for pension.

	When the record of William Crabtree was furnished you March, all papers in the claim for pension of William Crabtree and in the claim of his widow, Mary, were examined very carefully and the data furnished you were obtained from all the papers which are on file together under W. 17689	. As stated in that report, the names of no other children are shown than those named in the papers.
Very truly yours 

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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                                        WILLIAM CRABTREE
				 W. 17689
				              BA-J/AWF

Mrs. O. C. Carmichael  
3938 Woodlawn Drive
Nashville, Tenn.
Dear Madam:

          Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Crabtree of Washington County Virginia and William Crabtree of Orange County, North Carolina.
	
        Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request for Revolutionary War data.
	
	The Revolutionary War record of William Crabtree of Orange County, North Carolina is furnished herein, as found in pension claim W 17689, based upon his service in that war.

William Crabtree was born December 25, 1758, in Baltimore County, Maryland and moved to North Carolina when “quite small.”  The names of his parents were not given

	While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, William Crabtree enlisted June 1, 1779 and served three months as private in Captain Thomas Farmer’s company, Colonel Hugh Tinning’s North Carolina regiment, engaged in guarding the Town of Hillsboro. He enlisted June 15 or 16, 1780 and served three months in Captains’ Thomas Farmer’s and William Cumming’s companies, Colonel Stephan Moore’s

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North Carolina Regiment.

The soldier, William Crabtree, was allowed pension on his application executed May 31, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Orange County, North Carolina.  He died December 10 or 15, 1836.

William Crabtree married early in October, 1775, in Hillsboro, North Carolina, Mary Spearman or Speorman, She was born March 30, 1759, in the State of Maryland and moved to North Carolina when she was about seven years old.  The names of her parents are not shown.

The widow, Mary Crabtree, was allowed pension on her application executed June 2, 1838, then a resident of Orange County, North Carolina.  where she continued to live in 1843.

  The following are the names of their first four children:
 	Margaret	born July  20, 1776
	Elizabeth	“”     February 25. 1779
 (hand written:  Leurainey)  Lauraney	“”     March 11, 1782
	Haynes or Haines “”  August 15, 1784

	Names of other children were not stated and no further family data

 			Very truly yours

    A D.  HILLER
Executive Assistant
 to Administrator.

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August 11, 1939
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

 BA-J/MLB
WILLIAM CRABTREE 
W. 17689

Daisy Bailey Waitt                                                                   
117 Woodburn Road				
Raleigh, North Carolina			                        

Dear Madam:

          Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of the following Revolutionary War soldiers:

Joseph Hawthorn, served from South Carolina, later lived in White Co. Illinois. where he died.

Robert Hawthorn,  brother of Joseph, lived in White County Illinois

William Hawthorn  born 1754   married Sarah Delaney,  lived in Illinois and Kentucky 

William Hawthorn or Hathorn married Sarah Calumet served in French and Indian Wars as well as Revolution

James Barton  of  Orange County, North Carolina

William Crabtree  of  Orange County, North Carolina
 
	No claims for pension or bounty land could be identified for the William Hawthorne or James Barton described by you.

        Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data, and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research, however great the desire to do so.

	The record of William Crabtree is furnished herewith.

Very truly yours

                      A D.  HILLER
Executive Assistant
 to the Administrator.