Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6980, for William Martindale, South Carolina

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Martindale, William
NUMBER
R. 6980
CONTENTS

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No 37599
William Martindale
Ind
act 7 June 1832

Rejected did not serve
6 mo

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State of Indiana
Miami County SS
On this 6th day of April AD 1848 personally appeared before me Jonathan R Smith Judge of the Miami County Probate Court in said State, at the residence of Moses Martindale his son in Richland Township in said County, William Martindale a resident of Richland Township in said County aged ninety five (95) years on the 8th day of March AD 1848, 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated
That the first term of his service as near as he can now recollect was in the year 1777 or 1778. He then resided in Union District in the State of South Carolina. He joined the Company of a Captain Benjamin Wafford as a volunteer to drive back the Cherokee Indians, who, headed and lid [led] on by the Tories had invaded the Country to within about twenty miles of where he then lived. He went on under Captain Wafford and joined the army of General Williamson at an Indian Town by the name of Seneca among the Saluda Mountains on the western part of South Carolina. He thinks Genl Williamson was an officer of the regular army. That the troops under Williamson were few and were considered to be insufficient to drive back the Indians and that Williamson made a call on the Malitia of the State, and that he volunteered under that call as one of the Malitia to go to his support. That while he was with the army of Williamson at Seneca he was sent out with about 30 or 40 others among whom was Col. Thomas Bronnan, to join a party

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who had been sent out to attack some Indians in an Indian town by the name of Easterlae or Quall hatche, that they met the party who had gone out to said town on their return to the army. They then returned to the army of Williamson at Seneca. That while he was there Capt Wafford was taken sick and he with others was sent back home with Capt Wafford and then discharged that he was out this time three weeks as near as he can now remember. That Thomas Brannan went up at same time, he thinks he was his Colonel That Richard Burgess, Jesse Dod, Samuel Bishop, James Benson, Henry Hampton John Easley, all went up at the same time he did out of the same neighborhood.
After the above term of service he was drafted twice to serve a tour of three months each time 
The first time he hired a man by the name of Campbell as a substitute to serve in his place 
The second time he could not leave home on account of the situation of his family, but told the Captain to hire a substitute for him but the Capt did not hire a substitute, and when they returned a Court Martial was called to thry him for failing to serve the time he was drafted for, but he did not attend the Court martial, and was fined 500$ which he paid. That afterwards he volunteered under Capt William Young and found his own horse and was one of a company of Rangers under said Young who scoured the country around where he lived in every direction to take or disperse the Tories who were gathered together and were committing depredations in the neighborhood. he was out as a Ranger for two months. Brannan his Colonel told him at that time, that if he would volunteer and serve at that time as a ranger for two

2 mo

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months that it should stand in the place of a two months tour when he should be drafted. He belonged to the Malitia of South Carolina. William Young was his Captain Thomas Brannan was his Colonel, and William Fair was his Lieutenant Colonel
That at another time when General Green marched through the country where he lived he volunteered again under Capt William Young to join General Green's Army. Genl Green was on his way to Ninety Six and made a halt in the neighborhood for reinforcements. He joined Greens army under Young and marched on to the Siege of Ninety Six which place was then in the possession of the Brittish and was held by Col Krooger [John Cruger]. That he remained there with the army of Genl Green until a short time before Green retired that his Capt Young was taken sick and he was sent home with him and was discharged. That while they were encamped about Ninety six besieging it, a man rode through the ranks on a good horse in a walk dressed as an American officer and those that saw him supposed he was until he got most through the ranks in the direction of the fort, when some of these that saw him mistrusted that he was an enemy and they hailed him, but he made no reply but put spurs to his horse and rode into the fort - the gate opened to receive him and closed as soon as he was in - this messenger brought word to the Brittish that Lord Rowdon [Lord Rawdon] was on his way to their relief with a reinforcement Benjamin Jolly he thinks was there, he was major under

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Brannan. I do not recollect whether Col Brannon was there or not. That he was out this time about three weeks as near as he can now recollect.
That at another time he volunteered under Capt. William Young to go in pursuit of a company of Tories headed by a man by the name of William Canagam or Cunningham, he was called Canagam and another Tory called Kit Neely, who were going through the Country Killing & taking prisoners. That they pursued these tories for some time through the country. That they come to the house of Major John Caldwell near Saluda River in either Lawrence or Edgefield County. The Tories under Canagam had burned Caldwells house and killed him, while they were out a part of their Company took two of Canagams men, and a brother of the Major Caldwell that Canagam had killed, took his sword and killed both of Canagams men that were taken. Co. Fair was Commander of the party that went out this time. He was out this time as near as he can state about two weeks. That he was out with scouting parties for two and three weeks at a time on other occasions several times, mostly to disperse the Tories who were committing depredations in the neighbirhood of where he lived. That from the best of his recollection of the time he served during the revolutionary war, he thinks all the time he served was six months 
or more. That the services he rendered as here stated were rendered during the years 1777. 1778. 1779 & 1780. he belonged to the Malitia of South Carolina during all

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the time he performed the services before named. That he has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his service, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify of his services he was a private during the whole of his services. In answer to questions put to the said William Martindale by the said Jonathon R Smith Judge as aforesaid he makes the following statements
That he was born on the 8th day of March 1753. That he has no record of his age. That he was living in Union District South Carolina when called into service during the whole of his service. That he came to Warren Co Ohio in 1802 where he resided until 1831 or 2 when he came to Wayne County Indiana where he resided until 1847 when he came to reside with his son in this Miami County. That he was called into services as herein before stated. That he never received any written discharge. That he was a witness for James Martindale his brother who lived near Galapoles in Ohio who made application for a pension as a lieutenant under Capt Young. he made application in 1831 or 1832. That the reason he was not made application sooner for a pension is because he has been able to time without it and thought it looked too much like begging, but that he is now needy is the reason he applies
He hereby relinquishes every 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 in the Union.
William Martindale his mark X

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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of April A D 1848
Jona R Smith
Probate Judge Miami Co
Indiana

We Samuel Woolfert a Clergyman residing in the County of Miami Indiana and
Moses Martindale residing in same County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Martindale who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and have known him for the last ten years, in Wayne County Indiana and in Miami where he now lives. that we believe him to be ninety five years of age. That he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary war and was reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resided in Wayne County Ind to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion
Samuel Woolfert
Clergyman
Moses Martindale

I Jonathan R. Smith Judge of the Probate Court of Miami County, in the State of Indiana do hereby declare that it is my opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant William Martindale was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that it appears to me satisfactorily, that Samuel Woolfert who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Miami and in the immediate vicinity of said William

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Martindale and that Moses Martindale is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit. I do further certify that said William Martindale is unable from bodily infirmity to attend the Probate Court or any other Court of Record in said County.
Jonathan R Smith
Probate Judge

State of Indiana
Miami County SS
I Benjamin H. Scott Clerk of the Probate Court of the County of Miami, do hereby certify that Jonathan R Smith whose appears to the above and foregoing certificate & proceedings, was at the date thereof and yet is the Judge of said Court that the above signature is genuine and that full faith and credit are due to all his acts as such Judge
In testimony whereof I hereto affix my name & the Seal of said Court at Peru, thy
18th day of April A.D. 1848
Benj H Scott
Clerk

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June 21, 1939.
XXXXX
BA-J/CC
William Martindale
R. 6980

Dr. Walter O. Shriner
2525 North Ninth Street,
Terre Haute, Indiana.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Martindale, who was buried in Indiana.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim R. 6980, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of William Martindale.
William Martindale was born March 8, 1753, place of birth and names of parents are not shown.
While residing in Union District, South Carolina, William Martindale enlisted in 1777, or 1778, and served at various times against Indians and Tories, until after the Siege of Ninety-Six, amounting to something between four and six months, as private under Captains Benjamin Wafford and William Young and Colonel Thomas Brannon in the South Carolina troops, and was engaged in the Siege of Ninety-Six.
In 1802, William Martindale moved to Warren County, Ohio; in 1831, or 1832, he moved to Wayne County, Indiana, and in 1847, he moved to Miami County, Indiana to live with his son.
The soldier applied for pension April 6, 1848, while living in Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, with his son, Moses.
The pension claim was not allowed as he did not render six months military service as required by the pension laws.

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In 1831 or 1832, soldier's brother, James, who served as a lieutenant under Captain Young, was living near Gallipolis, Ohio. No further family data are shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

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[first column]
1913 May 29 Hist. to Mr. O.D. Jones V.L.M.
1917 May 4 Hist. to Miss Joy Ellis
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1926 Aug. 18. Hist. to Harry H. Martindale AW
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1939 - June 21 Hist to Dr. Walter O Shriner CC

[second column]
6980
William Martindale
P. O.
Service:
Enlisted:
REJECTED
Discharged:
1852 Printed list of Rejected & Suspended claims shows cause of rejection: " He did not serve six months."
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for, 18.
Contract.

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No 37599
William Martindale
Ind
Rejected 6980
Act 7 June 1832

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Hon C. W. Catheart
May 8, 48

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88
Pension Office
May 8th, 1848
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the papers in the case of William Martindale have been examined and filed under the act of 7 June 1832 with rejected claims.
To bring this claim within the provisions of the above named act it must be clearly shown that applicand rendered in an organized corps in field or garrison at least 6 mo actual service
In his declaration Martindale states that he was drafted twice for a term of two months each, which he did not render These tours cannot be computed in the estimate of his service, and the balance set forth in his declaration, if advicted, would not be sufficient to entitle him to a pension. No evidence has been added to establish any further of the time for which this claim is made

Hon. C W Catheart
House or Reps

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
August 18, 1926.

Harry H. Martingale,
Remington, Ind.

Sir:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 6980, it appears that William Martindale was born March 8, 1753, place not stated.
While living in Union District, South Carolina, he enlisted and served between 1777 and 1780, at various times amounting in all to four months, as a private, under Captains Benjamin Wafford and William Young and Colonel Thomas Brannon in the Militia of South Carolina. He was engaged in the Siege of Ninety-Six. He stated that his brother James as a Lieutenant under Captain Young.
He applied for pension April 6, 1848, while living in Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, with his son Moses. There is no further data on file as to family in this claim.
He was not allowed pension as he did not render six months military service as required by the pension laws.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

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RECORD DIVISION. 3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
R 6980
Washington, D. C., 19
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of William Martindale a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. 
1777 or 1778 3 weeks Pvt. [Capt.] Benjamin Wafford [Col.] Thomas Brannon
" [1777 or 1778] 2 mos. [Capt.] William Young [Col.] Thomas Brannon
" [1777 or 1778] 3 weeks [Capt.] William Young
" [1777 or 1778] 2 weeks [Capt.] William Young
STATE. S.C.
to 1780 [total] 4 mos

Battles engaged in, Siege of Ninety-Six
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Union Dist. S.C.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 6 1848
Residence at date of application, Richland Twp. Miami Co Ind.
Remarks: He lived with his sone Moses Martindale in 1828. The claim was rejected as soldier did not render 6 mos service as required by the Act of June 7 1832 under which he applied
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
another service James as. Lt. under Capt Young 8
6-2856

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Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute, Indiana
Department of Mathematics

2525 North Ninth Street,
Terre Haute, Indiana,
April 15, 1939.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:
I am very anxious to secure the complete military record and other personal data on one of my Revolutionary War ancestors by the name of
William Martindale
as may have been revealed in his pension claim, R. 6980. I obtained the number of this claim from a recent publication, "Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution buried in Indiana".
I am writing a military history of my ancestors and would be very grateful if you could supply me with the information given in the above application. I am also interested in any mention as to the various locations of the above soldier both before and after the Revolution.
Most sincerely yours,
Walter O. Shriner
Dr. Walter O. Shriner
Ex-2nd Lt., 8th F.A., A.E.F.

[stamp] RECEIVED APR 17 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. READER #39

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Remington, Ind.
June 26, 1926.

Department of Interior,
Pension Bureau.

Dear Sirs:-
I am engaged in gathering data and material for a comprehensive history of the Martindale family of which I am a member. Aside from securing knowledge of the earlier generations I want also to determine the eligibility of members of our family to membership in the D. A. R. 
I am writing to ask about the record of William Martindale who was born March 8, 1753 and died Jan. 24, 1854. I have heard through family traditions that he was a Revolutionary War soldier, but I have no records to prove that claim. William Martindale was born in or near Philadelphia or in South Carolina. I do not know whether he was born before or after his father went from Pennsylvania to South Carolina. About 1801 to 1805 he moved to Warren Co., Ohio, then about ten years later to Wayne Co., Ind, and about 1839 to Miami Co. Ind. He had three sons, John Moses and James; also six daughters.
William was either the father or half brother to my great grandfather Martin Martindale who was born in South Carolina in 1788, and had two brothers Miles and David.
If William Martindale was a Revolutionary soldier and ever applied for a pension your records may show something about his family. My great grandfather Martin and his brothers Miles and David were children of their father by a different marriage from his other children, and if sons of William Martindale they were not by his first marriage as the first three brothers John, Moses and James were born before 1788.
William Martindale had four brothers viz: John 0, Joseph 0, James R6979, and Thomas 0. James was born in 1754 and was in the war. I have no records whatever as to the others. Would be glad to know if they were in Revolution. Some of them may have lived in North Carolina.
Will you please give me a complete record of the data (and especially concerning family and place of residence in S.C.) if you have such concerning William Martindale.
Thanking you in advance for the favor, I am
very truly yours
Harry H. Martindale

[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE L JUN 28 1926

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[stamp] FINANCE DIVISION MAY 1 1917 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Rev Sec

FRANK ELLIS
LAWYER
ROOMS 512-513 WYSOR BUILDING
MUNCIE, INDIANA

April 27, 1917
Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:-
Will you let me know if there is any record of service during the 
Revolutionary War of the following men, from Philadelphia:-
William Martindale, Philadelphia
William Martindale, son of the former, born in Philadelphia 1753, died Jan. 24, 1854. - Married Martha Bishop.
Kindly let me know if you have on file any sources for a more complete record of these men.
Sincerely yours,
Joy Ellis

Miss Joy Ellis,
222 E. Washington St.,
Muncie, Indiana

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O. D. JONES
LAWYER
EDINA, MISSOURI, May 18, 1913.

[stamp] FINANCE DIVISION MAY 22 1913 BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir: -
About the year 1846 - 50 William M. Martindale was a U.S. Pensioner on the role as I am informed. He was my greatgrandfather on my fathers side. I would like to know the organization to which he belonged to entitle him to be thus placed on the role. Would also like the same information as to Charles Jones another greatgrandfather. Both of them as I am informed did service in the revolutionary war in South Carolina under General Green.
Yours truly, O. D. Jones

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Please inform the undersigd. of the result of the examination of these papers
HR
Ap27
C W W Cathcart

To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.