Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8086, Samuel Broadway, Va.

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Service VA. Broadway, Samuel Number S8086
Contents learded

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Ust. Transfer – su lit. 10th Sept. 
Su due to pension 6 Oct. ‘34
Order to hay 20 Sept 1837
23603 . 23.6
North Carolina
Samuel Broadway of Macon in the State of N.C  who was a pv in the commanded by Captain of the (illegible) by Col. Mason in the Virginia done for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of C/S accrued at the rate of 3C – Dollars – Cents per annum. to commence on the 22th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension if oued the 8 day of March and Sinh Hm Co. Nalauer H.R.
Arrears to the 22th of 13th. 		90-
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Sept	15-
				           S  105-
(Revolutionary Claim,) 
(Act June 7, 1832)
Recorded by Matt Rice – Clerk.
Book & Vol. 6 1/2 page 46 –

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Hale of the North Carolina Macon County -court of pleas and quarter before December 1833.
On this twenty fifth day of December 1833 personally appeared before the witness of the court of pleas and quarter.   Sepious for the county of Macon aforesaid Samuel Broadway a resident of the county of Macon in the state of North Carolina aged Seventy years who being first duely sworn are as doing to law dath on his oath make the following dictation in order to obtain the benefit of the ordinances made by the act of congress prepared June 9th 1833 that he entered the service under that named appeared and served as herein entered the war of the revolution in the early part of the year 1778 (as he thinks) as a substitute for Hartfort Dc. Iarnett a Virginian Militia man in the county of Prince Edward in the State of Virginia and served nine months in that capacity; from Prince Edward we marched to Salisbury North Carolina and remained there six weeks until Col. Mason arrived with our arms.  We marched thence to Camden South Carolina where we remained a few days and then marched to Stilo in South Carolina where we remained until the end of the nine months and then returned to Camden and were discharged.  In the morne we had the battle of Stone during which Wallice was

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Our captain commanded by Col. Mason under Girard Green.  Capt Wallice died at Stone and was succeeded by Holland who had been our Lieutenant.  Genl. Lincoln had superintendence but had not the immediate command and was not at the battle of Stone Genl Green Commander at that battle.  I returned home to Prince Edward County and remained there for some time perhaps about three or four months.  I then volunteered in the same county under the command of Captain Thomas Floor then attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Stephens aloud marched to an River at Bryns Ferry there we crossed the river and joined the army commanded by Genl. Green and marched to Gilford court house and on the next day was the battle of Gilford where we were pushed by the British we then marched to (ineligible) some iron works in Gilford County and there was around two day and then marched in pursuit of Cornwallis to (illegible) up mill on dup river and was then discharged after serving six months then returned to Prince Edward and ran around there a short timer perhaps about two months, I then volunteered under Capt. John Overstreet in the Regiment commanded by Col. Bingamin O.  Overstreet we then marched to Pol.Cat bridge in (cross out) Halifax County in Virginia and then joined Genl. Lafayettes army then marched to York where Cornwallis was incamped and attached his fort and after an obstinate resistance he surrendered and after serving six weeks in their tour he was discharged but received no written discharge

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but he (cross out) left his discharges in his truck in Virginia about 35 years since and has not heard of them since he has no other documentary evidence of his service.  I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on pension roll of the agency of any (illegible), he does not know of any person whom he can from his service.

Question 1st where and in what year were you born
Answer 1st   I was born in Anson County North Carolina in the year 1763 in May
Question 2nd Have you any record of your age
Answer 2nd  I have none.
Question 3rd Where were you living when called into the service.  Where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live.
Answer 3rd  I was living in Prince Edward County in the State of Virginia.  I have lived in South Carolina and Georgia but principally in North Carolina in the county of Rutherford and haywood and have lived in Macon County North Carolina where I now live about nine or ten years.  I now live on the head of the Tinnepee River in Macon Coounty North Carolina
Question 4th How were you called into the service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer 4th I was a substitute for Hartfort

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Dc. Iarnett for nine months in the Virginia Militia the other two tours of six weeks each I was a volunteer
Question 5th State the names of some of the regulars officers who were with the troops where you served such continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Answer 5th  I recollect Col. Mason (cross out) and General Green under whom I served.  I saw Genl. Lincoln Capt George Bayhead of Virginia are all the regular officers that I can call to mind at this time.  I recollect Col. Masons regiment under whom I served Col. Stephens Militia regiment. Col. Overstreet regiment of Militia in which I also served for the general (illegible) of any served refer to the assured claim.
Question 6th  did you ever receive a discharge and if so by whom was it given and what became of it
Answer 6th I received a discharge from Capt Holland from the first nine month tour and from Capt. Floor for the second tour but have left then in Virginia and for the time I last tour I need no discharge
Question 7th state the names of persons to whom you are known (cross out) in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for accuracy and their belief of your service as a soldier of the revolution
Answer 7th  many of my neighbors but those on whom I have called to testify for me are Benjamin Stiles a clergyman and William Hood a City on (illegible) Samuel Broadway
Court the day and year about written (illegible)

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Revolutionary War Records Section.  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C. , Oct. 18, 1920

In reply to your request of ___________________, received________________ for statement of the military history of Samuel Broadway a soldier of the REVOLUNTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. 8086

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT	LENGTH OF SERVICE	RANK.	OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERICE WAS RENDERED	STATE
	CAPTAIN.	COLONEL.	
1778	9 mos	Pub.	Henry Walker	Mason	Va.
			Lt. Holland		
3 or 4 month later	6 weeks		Theo. Moore	Stephens	
2 months later	6 weeks		Jno. Overstreet	Benj. O. Overstreet	


Battles engaged in, Stone, Guilford Diege of York
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Prince Edward Is., Va.
Date of application for pension, December 25, 1833, Cl, al.
Residence at date of application, Mason Co., NC
Age at date of application, b. May 1763 in Anson Co., NC
Remarks:  There is no data as to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

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1920, Oct. 18 Hish to Amy B. Charlton – Eu 
8086
(Handwritten: Revham, checkmark) INVALD
Titel No. 8086
Samuel Broadway
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. Feb, Page 45
(Arrangement of 1870.)

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(illegible)
Samuel Broadway’s Declaration for Pension
Admit as (illegible)
9 mo $30
Ha
J.Grisham
HR

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Mr. Benjamin Stiles, a clergyman residing in the same neighborhood with Samuel Broadway who has made and subscribed (illegible) and William hood a city resident in the same neighborhood all living of Anson county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Broadway who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed and the leaved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War concur in that opinion.  Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year have written.  Benjamin Siles, William Hood, John Ruthmann llc
(illegible) the said court do hereby acclare their opinion (illegible) after investigating the matter and people ineligible during the interrogations provided by the war department that the above named people (illegible) was a revolutionary soldier and (illegible) as he States and the court for these certifies that it appears to thus that Benjamin Stiles who has (illegible)  the above certificate is a clergyman and that William hood is a citizen and that they are both credible persons and that their statement is (illegible)  to credit
I John illegible clerk of the said court of Mason aforesee do hereby certify that be foregoing contains the original (illegible) readings of the said port and the matter of the application of Samuel Broadway for a pension.  
In testimony where of I have (illegible)have and the seal of office this 25th of Dec 1833
John Ruthman llc

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Samuel Broadway
Sept 10th – 1834

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War Depart
P.O. Sept. 10th 1834

Sir,
Your letter and application for a transfer of the 27th (illegible)  has been reviewed but the form you have (illegible) for the letter not being in conformity with the the (illegible) e on this script it cannot be compiled with until are affiliations in prepared and people show and form under to the affairs.  Enclosed I send a eligible form to enable you to do so.
Samuel Broadway
Dahlonega  Georgia

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Samuel Broadway
Oct 6th 1834

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War department, 
pension office,
Oct 6th 1834

Sir,
Your letter of this 23rd (illegible), inclosing your amended application for a transfer, under my instructions of the 10th has been received, and I regret to find that it is still imperfect.  (cross out) It affirms that the clerk of the court who certifies as to the magistrate  (cross out) affixed no seal of office to his signature. It is true he states he had, no seal, the regulations however requires a seal & [and] no paper is deemed sufficiently (illegible) without (cross out) but if due the circumstances of the cards if your member of Congress will make a certificate out of the same character as to the clerk that the clerk has it to the magistrate  it be made to answer and I return this here to you for that purpose
Samuel Broadway
Dahlonega Geo.

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Dahlonega GA
August 29
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Washington City
D.C.
Transfer
23,603
Samuel Broadway

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Dahlonega 
Lumpkin County, Georgoa
August 27, 1834

J.L. Edwards Eogn
Sir,
By reference to the pension office, book 6. volume 6 1/2 page 46 - you will find recorded a certificate of my claim as a pension of the United states, the payments on my pension have been heretofore made at the WJ. BR. B K Lafayetteville in the state of North Carolina since the payment of the last semiannual pension. I have removed to Lumpkin County, Georgia where I now reside and wish the necessary change to be made so that I may be enabled to receive the payments there. If that you will be so good as to inform me of the events as soon as convenient, at this place.
Respectfully
Samuel Broadway

Georgia Lumpkin County
Personally appeared in open court Samuel Broadway who being duly sworn on earth that he is entitled to a pension from the U. States as a revolutionary soldier, that he had here to hertherto received his pension from the agency at Lafayetteville N.C, and that he have now removed to this county and state where he now resides sworn in open court this 27th August 1834.  Samuel Broadway
H. Tatum (illegible)

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Dahlonega Ga
Sept 24
J.L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Mail
Samuel Broadway
Applies for transfer
Georgia

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Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Ga
Sept 23rd 1834

Sir:
Enclosed I forward you my application for a transfer, made according to the form you sent me. I hope there will be no delay on the subject. I am old and need the money.
Very Respectfully.
Samuel Broadway

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(Stamp) 
Charlton
Sep 11 1920
Record division

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Salem U
Sept 9-20
Sir, 
In report of library of Virginia are given names of these men who served in revolution.
John Broadway report 1912 (report 1911 &1912 
John Broadway and Samuel Broadway. 
Did they receive pensions or land grants? I would like copy of their records. 
Yours truly
Amy Broadway Charlton 
Registrar Isaac Hill 
Chapter DAR 
Salem new