Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,442, James Goyne, S.C.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE S.C.
Goyne, James
NUMBER S. 30,442

CONTENTS

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30.770
Mississippi
James Goyne of Kemper Co in the State of Mississippi who was a private in the company comm
by Captain Smith of the regt commanded by Col. Wynn in the S. Carolina regt for nine months

Inscribed on the Roll of Mississippi at the rate of 36 Dollars- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of July 1836 - and sent to J. A. Marshall De Kalb Kemper Co.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $150.
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 15
$165-

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by W. Allison Clerk
Book E.2 Vol. 9 Page 14

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33.775
Pension declaration
James Goyne of Kemper County Mississippi
Dekalb office

admitted for 9 months
$30

J.A.  Marshall Atty

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the passed 7th June 1832.

The State of Mississippi
Kemper County 
On this 18th day of May 1886 personally appeared in Open Court before me George Crotter, Judge of the circuit court the same being a Court of Record now sitting in and for said County James Goyne a resident of said County of Kemper and State of Mississippi aged about Eighty one 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 passed June 7th 1832. 

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein after stated that he lived in Camden district State of South Carolina at which place some time in June 1776 when he was drafted to go to Charleston in order to intercept the British fleet that was expected to Land there, under Col John Wynn in Captain John Smith's company of militia Lieutenant William Dauherty-And Rendezvoused at Winnsborough in sd state, at the time last above mentioned and marched to Charleston and was stationed there together with said company to guard the town and after being there about a month he was marched back and dismissed about the last of July 1776 having served about six weeks-- but received no written discharge-- and that afterwards on the last of Jany 1779, as near as he can recollect he was again drafted under the same officers as above in Camden District So Carolina where he then resided and rendezvoused

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at Winnsborough at the same time and was marched immediately to Charleston where he was stationed some time when said company joined Genl Ash from North Carolina and was then marched to Pluresburgh near Savannah at which place he was stationed about eight days when he was again dismissed or discharged and returned home about the last of February 1779 - having serve about one month during which serve he was in no engagement nor did he receive any written discharge and that after remained at home about four days he again entered the server of the U.S. as a drafted solder under Col John Wynn in Captain Frances Gedwell's company of Militia Lieutenant William Dougherty and rendezvoused at Winnsborough about the first of March 1779 - near which place this declarant then resided, and from where he was marched to Savannah then near Augusta, at which place he volunteered to go to Georgia to fight the Indians and put himself under Captain John Nixon and Col Harmon and was marched to [illegible]sbrough, and from there to Folsom's Fort on Obeechy river from which place the Indians retreated and were pursued by said company and overtaken and a skirmish ensued in which seventeen Indians and two white men were killed- and Major Ross was killed in the part of the volunteer - from thence he was marched to Augusta and crossing the river they joined the former [illegible], at which place they remained some time from where he was marched to Augusta together with the rest of the forces and Joined Genl Lincoln about four miles below that place, and marched down the river and crossing at Summertons ferry marched to Bains Bridge via the [illegible] & Ashley River, where they remained
some time - and then to Stono at the Big

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Rice fields to meet the British who were encamped there, at which place he remained some time and when his term of service expired he was discharged some time in June 1779, but received no written discharge having served at this time three months and some days - from whence he returned to Camden Dis where he continued to be until some time in June the precise time he cannot recollect, at which time he volunteered to go to the assistance of Genl Green at the siege of Ninety Six. Put himself under Capt Charles Lewis in Col. Edward Lacy's, Lieut Col Patrick McGriff's and Maj John Olear's regiment of Volunteers we met together
on the road about fourteen miles from Winnsborough at the time last mentioned we then marched to Congaree River there we crossed and endeavored to intercept Lord Rawdon on his march from Ninty six to Charleston he retreated to Orangeburg and encamped there we had joined Genl Greens army before we got to Orangeburgh we then marched to the Eutaw Springs We the Gen Sumpter's army and marched to a church about thirty miles from
Charleston at which place we were attacked by a British troop of horse we had a skermish in which they were defeated we killed one and took seven prisoners who that night set fire to the church and fled we pursued them to ---- we there had a fight in which we lost about forty killed and wounded they retained possession of the houses we were not able to dislodge them we then marched to Santee crossed and then to Sumter's ponds we lay there some time and were there discharged about the first of September 1781 he got no written discharge He served at that time months and a half. He continued to live at the same place till about the first of June 1782

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at which time he was drafted to keep the Tories on Edisto in subjection. They met at Winnsborough at the time last mentioned he was then under the command of Lieut Charles Pickett and Maj ODear. They then marched to Edisto at Youngs Compound and were there stationed They took some Tory women and sent them to Charleston They lay there one month
and was then discharge He got no written discharged He served at that time one month. He served in the whole nine months and ten days for which he claims pension

He has no testamentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure
who can testify to his service he knows no clergyman whose testimony he can procure who could testify could testify to the report of his service he herby relinquishes every claim 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. He was born in Muhlenburgh County Virginia on the 30th May 1755, he has a record of his age at home in his bible he has lived since the revolutionary war in the following places viz
he lived in Camden District till about 1784 and then moved to Burk County Georgia lived there about five years then to Warren County Pa, lived there about two years then to Washington County Pa. lived there about five years then to Hancock County lived there abut three years moved to Louisiana in St Helena Parish lived there about five years then to Lawrence and there about two years

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and from thence to Copiah County Mississippi where he resided until December 1834 when he removed to to Kemper County aforesaid where he now resides-

He was called into service in the manner aforesaid and never served as a substitute. He was acquainted with Col Brattons Regiment of Militia, Col Ward Hampton troop of Cavalry also with Major Boykins Troop of cavalry and with Col. Leland Washington Corps of Cavalry that he never received a commission of written discharge during the Revolutionary War. He also states that there is no Clergyman in his neighborhood to whom he is known but that Hugh McDonald, William Herbert, & William Brister Riley Sessums are well acquainted with him in his present neighborhood and can testify as to his reputation and character for truth
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court May 16th 1836
[signed]  James Goyne
Lewis Stovall Clk

We Hugh McDonald William Herbert & Riley Sessums and William Brister-residents of the County of Kemp and state of Mississippi hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Goyne who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be about 80 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a solder of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion-

Subscribed before me in open court may 18th 1836
[signed]Hugh McDonald
William Herbert
William X  Brister his mark

And the said George Coattes declares it is his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and further certifies that it appears to him that Hugh M Donald William Herbert & William Brister who are named to the  foregoing certificate are residents of the said County and that they are credible

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persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
George Coatter now presiding in the sixth Judicial District Mississippi including the county of Kemper

I, Lewis Stovall Clerk of the circuit court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Goyne for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 18th day of May AD 1836 in De Kalb

Lewis Stovall Clerk
Cir C. K.C.

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Rvy 30442
30.442
James Goyne
Per Rev War
June 7" 32"

2 159

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[envelope]
Pension Claim
Hon'l The Secretary of War
Washington City
District of Columbia

Mail

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[illegible]
May 24 1836
Free

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original June 18
Miss
Pension

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This is an application on the part of a man who is now old and feeble
and moreover very poor and needy

please consider him as soon as possible-- Mr J.A. Marshall
DeKalb Kemp County Miss