Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41441, Martin Black, N.C.

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Service
N.C. Black, Martin Number S41441

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3749
North Carolina
Martin Black, 
Private
North Carolina line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 22nd of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of October 1818 and sent to John Lewis Taylor  (unknown) Judge 
Newbern - 

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818------ 35:47:-
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4th March 1819 - 48
 $83:47
(unknown)  - 32
13/30 - 3:45.6

{Revolutionary claim, act 18yh March, 1818}

Three years 
Continued
Newburn (unknown)

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United States of America
State of North Carolina
  Martin Black, makith oath that he is at
this time and always has been a resident citizen of the
state of North Carolina.  He enlisted as a solder in the Continental Line of the state of North Carolina during the
War of the Revolution.  He enlisted at Newbern and 
was marched with many others under the Command of Colo:
*unknown) Beau Sheppard as apart of the tenth Regiment as he believes to Georgetown on the Potomack - at which place the soldiers were inoculated for the smallpox.
From Georgetown he marched to Valley Forge in Penn-
=sylvania where the American Army were encamped
(unknown word) General Washington, while the enemy were 
in Philadelphia.  He was in the battle at mon-
=mouth, at the storming Stoney Point and at the Capture of Westpoint - From WestPoint he went
with the army to Albany & marched thence in the
Brigade of General Hogan to Charleston.  He was 
a prisoner at Charleston with the army surrendered there
but escaped on the seventh day returned to Newbern 
North Carolina.  From his first enlistment as above
mentioned to his return to Newbern, he served three
years. after remaining at home a few days he

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enlisted as a soldier in the Captain Benj. Coleman from  parry as and Eighteen monthly man in the Continen-tal line of North Carolina, marches to Charlseston, 
where he remained with the army  there encamped until the Peace, when the army entered the City as the British evacuated it.  (unk nown) in afterwards, after war discharged.  His discharge is long since lost.
At Valley Forge (during his first term of service) the men were distributed to make up deficiencies in the regiment. The (unknown) from the tenth to the second North Carolina Regiment, and from the Company Commander to Silas Pears Stevenson to the Company Commander by Captain Clem Hall -  
deponent believes he is now Sixty seven years of age.  He is in reduced circumstances without 
property (unknown) his labor for support.  He
needs the assistance of his County, and will gladly receive the benefit of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to  (unknown) for certain persons engaged in the land and manual service of the United states in the Revolutionary War"


April 1818. 
John Louis Taylor  (unknown )

Martin Black

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Thomas P Ives of the County of Rowan in the State of North Carolina, but heretofor  of the County of (unknown) in  [unknown words] maketh Oath. that he has known Martin Black from his (deponents) early infancy - he recollects that  [unknown word] Martin Black enlisted as a Continental Soldier in the North Carolina line  [unknown word] him repeatedly mustered as  [unknown word] at Newbern  [unknown word] Blackman about from home  some years during all which time it was understood and believed and deponent believes he was in the service of the United States as a Continental Soldier. deponent recollects that [unknown word] black returned from Charleston, it was understood he had escaped from the enemy - soon afterwards  [unknown word]Black (at the instance of a [unknown word] of [unknown word] neighboring, who new to find one soldier) enlisted as a soldier in the Continental line of North Carolina for Eighteen months Pdepo-ment believes served as a soldier until the Peace - 
22nd April 1818
John Louis Taylor (unknown)

Unknown signatures

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Isaac Perking of the County of Crown in the state of North Carolina, aged (unknown) year maketh oath that he knows Martin Black the deponent whose affidavit precedes - that deponent himself was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, enlisted  on  the same day with  (unknown) Martin Black  served with him as states in the affidavit of said Black -  until the surrender of Charleston - they escaped from captivity at the same time and traveled and returned together to Newbern after a service of three years and twenty five days.
said Black enlisted again, was marched he understood and  (unknown) to Charleston and did not return until the Peace.  During this last period deponent was drafted (unknown) in the Militia of the State and has no personal knowledge of Martin Black (unknown) under his last enlistment -

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United State of America
North Carolina District

United States District Court for the District of Pamptin [?] April Term 1818.

I Jereh [Jeremiah] Brown Clerk of the United States Dist. Court, for the District aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing signature was signed in open court by the Honorable Henry Potter at the present Term. Given under my hand and seal of office at Newbern the day and year above written.

Jereh [Jeremiah] Brown Clerk

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District of North Carolina
Craven County

Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.
September Sessions 1820

On this 12th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open Court, the said Court being a Court of record, proceeding according to the Course of the Common law, having a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having [illegible] office and imprisonment, Martin Black who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that  he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows, in the company commanded by Capt. Clement Hall in the Second Regiment, North Carolina Line, Continental Establishment.

That upon a Petition to the Secretary of War, he hath received a pension under the Act of Congress of 18th March 1818. The number of his pension certificate being 3749. His original Declaration being forwarded to the War Department date not recorded. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", passed on the 18th March 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or security, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto enclosed; and by me Subscribed Viz One old Dutch oven no income of any kind.

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State of No. Carolina
Craven County

I, James G. Stanly, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Craven County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is less than five dollars. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 12th day of September 1820

J. G. Stanly Clerk
of the Court of Please & Quarter
Sessions of Craven County

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41441
INVALID
Revy

File NO. 41441
Martin Black
Prv Rev War

Act: 18th March 18th
Index: Vol . L, Page 49

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Martin Black
Cert.

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Column Headers: Names & Rank, Company, Dates of Commissions & Enlistments , Periods of Service, Occurrences

10th Regiment Abraham Shepard Colonel
Martin Black pt., 16th May 77  3ys.

State of No. Carolina, Secretary's Office 14th October 1818

This is to certify that the above is a true abstract from the musterroll of the No. Carolina Continental line in the Revolutionary War.

Given under my hand at office in Raleigh the date above

Wm. Hill Secretary of State