Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,561, Daniel Culbreath, N.C.

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N.C.     Culbreath, Daniel    R 2,561

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HYMNS
AND
Spiritual Songs.
In Three Books.

I. Collected from the Scriptures
II. Composed on Divine Subjects.
III. Prepared for the Lord's Supper.

By I WATTS, D. 
The Twenty Eight Edition.

And they sung a new Song, saying, Thou art
worhty, etc. for thou wast flesh, and (cannot read).
Soliti essent (i. e. Christians) convenire, carmenque Christo Quasni dicere. Plinius in Epist.

LONDON
Printed for T. Longman, C. and R. Wake, H Woodfall, J. Buckland, M Waugh, T. Field, E. and C. Dilly, W. Strahan, (?) Fulles, and G. Keith.
M.DCC.LXVII

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Edward Culbreath [was] born november the 11 day 1781 Racbl [Rachel] Culbreath novmber the 6 day 1783 Jeney[smudged] Culbreat [faded] os born the 10 day of enuary [January] 1786 John culbrea was born july the 3 day 1788 poley culbreath was born october the 4 day 17901 henry culbreath was born fibbenary the 14 day June the 23 day caty culbreath yar 179 [torn]

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May Court 1854 
The foregoing affidavits swore to open Court to the Court certifies that Henry Green Calvin Sparks & John Cale are men of good character
 Martin Beam Char 

State of North Carolina 
Rutherford County 
I R.L. Gilkey Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County certify that Martin Beam was Chairman of said Court, at the time the foregoing affidavits were made & his signatures are genuine. 
Given under my hand and Seal of office the 26th day of May AD 1857. I.R.L. Gilkey Clk

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State of North Carolina
Rutherford County
On the 30th day of May 1854 personally appeared before the Court of pleas and Quarter Session, of the County of Rutherford in the State of North Carolina, Henry Culbreath son and heir at law of Daniel Culbreath a residence of North Carolina in the County Rutherford, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of congress passed the 7th of June 1832 
that his father Daniel Culbreath was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and as such served the united states against the common Enemy for the term of nine months, or moore that being a resident of the state of Virginia at the time of his service, that he served his first tower under Capt Walton Morrow for three months in N. Carolina, and station a while at a place Called cross Creek, on his way to Wilmington, but still remained at his station untill his three months was out, his next tower of service was rendered under Capt Elijah Graves and Col William Mumford, and that he was marched almost to Petersburgh VA and then stationed to guard a bridge or ferry where they expected to British land on Roanoak River, which tower of service was six months, as he has often heard his father Daniel Cubreath Say, in both services nine months, and that his said father Daniel Culbreath died on the 16 day of November 1834 without ever making any application for a pention as he said. I further declare my mother, Jane Culbreath died on the 5th day of May 1849 and still lived and Died, Daniel Culbreath widow, and there was never any application for pention during her being a widow to her death. I am told which I appy for under act 4 July 1836 or any of the Sarrous [illegible] acts of congress. I further declare I saw my father Daniel Culbreath looking over his papers, which had got wett coming from Virginia, and saw him throw away two Discharges for his services in the Revolutionary war as he told me, which had got weth and spoiled and said them discharged he supposed would never be

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of any benefit to him he supposed ever at any the Declarant further, declares, that he has in his possession his father Daniel Culbreaths hymn book with all his Childrens ages set down in said hymn book in his fathers own hand Righting stating the ages of all his children, and there names, and this Hymn look containing these ages has been in my possession ever since or shortly after the death of my father, and is in his own hand righting, which record of ages I forward you for the purpose of establishing the marriage of Daniel Culbreath, and June Culbreath, the said Marriage took place, about the first of October 1780 as I have been told by my father Daniel Culbreath and Jane Culbreath my mother, the ages of Children as follows W. Edward Culbreath was bornd November the 11. 1781, Died in Rutherford County N.C. Rachel Cubreath was bornd November the 6th 1783 Died in Rutherford N.C. Jany Culbreath was bornd January the 10 1786 John Culbreath was bornd July the 3. 1788 Polly Culbreath was bornd October the 4. 1791, Henry Culbreath was bornd February the 14 day 1793 Caty Culbreath was bornd June the 23, 1798 Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year above Writting 
Henry Culbreath 
Test given [smudged] 
And the Court certifies that Henry Culbreth is a man of good character and Respectable minister of the gosple Martin Beam Char

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State of North Carolina 
Ruther Rutherford County 
On the 30 day of May 1854 personally appeared before the Court of pleas and quarter session for Rutherford County State of N.Carolin now sitting Henry Green of the County and state above said and after being duly sworn according to law sayith on his oath that Jane Culbreath died on the 5th day of May 1849 in Rutherford N.C. the declarant declares he is in no way interested in said pention Claim sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year above written 
Henry Green 

State of North Carolina 
Rutherford County 
on the 30 day of May 1854 personally appeared before the Court of pleas and quarter session for Rutherford County in the State of North Carolina Calvin J. Sparks and after being duly sworn according to law saith on his oath, that Jane Culbreath Died on the 5 day of May 1849 in Rutherford County N.C. and further delare I am in no way interest in said pention, Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year above written 
Calvin J. Sparks

State of North Carolina 
Rutherford County
on the 30 day of May 1854 personally appeared before the Court of pleas and Quarter Session, for the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina John Cole and after being duly sworn according to law sayeths on his oath that Daniel Culbreath died on the 14th day of November 1834 in Rutherford County State of North Carolina, I further declare that I am not, in no way interested in said, for a pention sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year above written 
John Cole

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Son of Daniel [crossed out] Cubreath
NC Act 7 32
H. Culbreath Jany 18/58
heirs of 
Dana Culbreath
32&36

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Acts of July 14, 1802 and March 8, 1873 [crossed out]
[stamp] REJECTED
2561
P. O. Daniel David[crossed out] heirs of Culbreath
Service:
Enlisted: __ 18
Discharged: __ 18
Application filed: __ 18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O. 
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for __ 18

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2561

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I herewith inclose and forward my declaration to the Department at Washington City D.C.
Address Henry Culbreath
Clayton County, Mooresboro North Carolina

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State of N. Carolina 
Comptrollers Department 
I Geo W Brooks Comptroller of Public accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made to sundry persons for Military service in the Revolutionary war as follows Viz Daniel Culbreath Book No. C.13 Page 44, £42, 14s 3d Spice 
[ditto book no.] G18 [ditto page] 42, £9 "0 "0 "[ditto spice] Army certificate returned to the pub leasing from Cumberland County 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said office an this the 19th day of November 1856
Geo.W. Brooks Compt.