Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3919, Henry Garner, N.C.

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SERVICE  N.C.
Garner, Henry
NUMBER  R 3919

Born in N.C.

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Suspended

See letter to 
Hon. W.M. Inge
16 Jany. 1835

3919

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(stamped REJECTED)

3919

Henry Garner



Service: _____

Enlisted: _____  18

Discharged: ____ 18

Application filed: _____ 18

Reenlisted: ______
Attorney: ______

P.O. 

Recognized.
Contract
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____ 18

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Revolutionary
power of Atty of 
John F. Garner
Tennessee

Henry Garner of Lewis
Savannah
Hardin Go
Tenn

Nov 16 1852

T. E. Hapler

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due to the Widow of heirs of revolutionary Pensioners, 
State of Tennessee
County of Hardin

Be it known that before me Thompson Hurst a Justice of the peace personally appeared John F Garner aged 64 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, state that he is one of the first of Henry Garner who was a revolutionary soldier in  day of Oct., 1819 the State of North Caolina and that he died on the 17th day of Oct. 1835 and that his mother named Nancy Garner died on the and that they were married to the best of his information on the    day of    in the year 1783 and that they were residents of (illegible) in the State of North Carolina and that they reside there   years, and that they reside  in the State of Tennessee at time of their deaths and that furthermore  BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F.E. Hassler, of Washington city D.C. as their true and lawful Attorney for them and in their name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government and State officers their rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears or Pension or Land that may be due them as the of Henry Garner who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law they may be entitled.
En witness whereof, he has on this 1st day of Nov 1852.
John F. Garner
far all the hims
Henry Gainus
Witness: G. M. Hamilton
Witness: Daniel Hamilton

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify that John F Garner has always by the community been known as one of this heirs of Henry Garner deceased dated on this 1st day of Nov 1852
Thompson Hurst J.P.


State of Tennessee
County of Hardin  } to wit: J N H Despondent (illegible)
Do hereby certify That Thompson Hurst Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Court, this 1st day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
N. H. Hurst clerk of Hardin County Court
(illegible) applies, state "the date of marriage and date of death of her husband" under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner - and amount of pension

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State of Tennessee
Hardin County
On this the sixteenth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty four personally appeared in Open Court before the Justice of our Court - of please and quarter depones now setting for said County State of Tennessee aged about = Seventy five 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 paper June the 7th 1832 - That he was Born in Rowen County North Carolina in the year 1760 as he is informed and believes having no record of my age cannot say what - day and month hear I resided before the Revolution - and in the year 1780 as well as he now recollects he was hired by sixteen men to serve a tour in the Miloitia so intered the service of the United States as a Volunteer Soldier and for the sixteen men in Rowen County State of North Carolina under Captain Peter Hitrick and Col Haynes then we marched to Salsbury and then joined Gen Rutherford's army after our joining Gen Rutherford we marched to combat hear we lay for a long time then we marched to the neighborhood of Charlston the British having possession of that place at this time, so we turned our course and marched about forty miles from Camlet here we lay during the winter so soon as the winter broke up we marched directly back to Salsbury and stayed there for some time then we marched into the state of Virginia where I was discharged _ I served in this tour not up then Eighteen months I received a written discharge signed by my Captain but it is now lost or destroyed.
I again entered the service of the United Staes as a drafted soldier some time in the year 1781 the day and month when I entered not now recollected in Rowen County North Carolina under Captain

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Frederick Smith and Col Hayes after our rendezvous which took place in Rowan County we marched to Dup river and there we joined General Butler after our junction with him we marched within twenty miles of Wilmington North Carolina here we staied a short time while hear we understood the British was marching to make an attack upon us so we retreated from this place and went to the rass swamp here we had a Battle with the British and General Butler was defeated I was in this Battle - from here I understood the British marched back to Wilmington and we went to Coss Creek in North Carolina and lay there a short time when I was discharged, this was about the time Gen Washington fought the Battle of Little York from the great length of time cannot say the precise time. I cannot say positively how long I served in this Campaign but I am certain I served not less than six months for which services I claim a pension, I received a written discharge signed by my Captain but it is now lost or destroyed that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services but he is well acquainted with Charles B Neilson + Brian Davy both of my neighborhood they can testify as to my character for veracity good behavior and their belief and the neighborhoods belief generally of my being a soldier of the Revolution he also states that no clergyman resides in his neighborhood consequently cannot procure one to testify for him. I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the roll of the agency of any state- I continued to reside in Rowan County North Carolina two years after the Revolution then I moved to the state of Virginia there I have lived about eight years then I moved to the state of Kentucky and lived there three months then I moved to East Tennessee and lived there three years then I moved back to Kentucky and lived there about twenty four years then I moved to Hardin County Tennessee where I now live given under my hand 
his mark
Henry Garner

Sworn to and subscribe in open Court the day and year aforesaid
M Houston Clerk

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32.543
Henry Garner
Declaration for a 
Pension

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We Charles B Neilson and Bowan Davy residing in Hardin County Tennessee and in the neighborhood of Henry Garner certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Garner who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy five 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.
C.B. Neilson
B Davy
Sworn to + subscribed the day and year aforesaid
M Houston clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting 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 Charles B Neilson and Bowen Davy who has signed the preceding certificate is residents in Hardin County Tennessee and is credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
William K Blakey  JP
Sammuel Houston JP
John Brier JP

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I John Houston clerk of the Court of Please and Quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings on the matter of the application of Henry Garner for a Pension in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office in Savannah this 16th day of December 1834
John Houston Clerk



32.543 
Henry Garner
Declaration for a
Pension


Hon MM Hage

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32,543. Tennessee
Henry Garner
Savannah 
Hardin Go
Act 7 June 1832

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32,543. Tennessee
Henry Garner
Savannah
Hardin Co
Act 7 June 1832



Savannah 17 Dec 1834
Dear sir
Enclose you will receive the Declaration of Henry Garner if Hardin County for a Pension, please have the same attended to immediately, and unform John Houston Clerk of the county court of this County the result by doing so you will oblige your old friend H Garner

I am your Respectfully
Maclin Cross

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Savannah Ten June 6 1833
Hon L. Cass
Sir
I have been requested to address answering to ascertain whether or not the amended Declaration of Henry Garner an applicant for a Pension has been received he informs me his past is in the post office some time since but has heard nothing of it service I promised to make the inquiry + you can answer it if returning confirmed (illegible)
Enclosed you will find the Declaration for pension in relation to which you will please address me. They are anxiuos to hear from them early 
I have delayed ser.
Respectfully
James Scott