Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46684, George Anderson, N.C.

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Service N.C.  Anderson, George  S46684 Contents

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191		12.191
North Carolina
“George Anderson
 of Edgecomb in the state of N Car:
who was a pr: __________ in the ______ command
by Captain _______ of the Regt command
by Col Easton in the N Car 
line for 14 months -  
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolinia
 at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of April 1833 and sent to Michael Hearn / clko./Tarboro NC
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  93.30
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Sept in  23.33 
                                                                             $116.63
                                                                             Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathan Rice     Clerk
Book [illegible] Vol. 6  Page 33 –

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State of North Carolina}   Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
Edgecombe County}      August Term 1832.

On this day 27 of August, personally appeared in open Court before the worshipful Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting. George Anderson Jr., Aged 75 –  who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order obtain the benefit of the act passed Jun 7. 1832.
	That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
	That known drafted for the military service of the U. S. about two months previous to the Guilford fight -  The company to which he was attached was commanded by Capt. Etheldred Philips.  and – [illegible] [illegible].  This company belonged to the regiment of Col. Sinton. Being organized at Halifax he accompanied the regiment to the neighborhood of Guilford and was engaged in the battle at Guilford Court House.  After the engagement he returned to Halifax and was soon returned to the Continental line for twelve months and was put under the direction of Capt. Alex Purrand whose company belonged to the regiment of Col Pink Eaton.  This organization took place at Ramsays Mills in Guilford County N.C.  From Ramsay Mills he passed on this the southern
part of North Carolina and crossing the Santee in So.

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Carolina seized a fort in the neighborhood taking his own 5 or 600 of the enemy.  From this place the regiment moved on to Augusta in Georgia surprizing 
two temporary fortresses that had been thrown up.  In an engagement at the latter place Col. Eaton was killed. He was then sent down with a detachment to Savannah to effect an exchange of prisoners.  He then returned to Augusta.  From this place he went to Ninety Six and was put under command of Col Greene.
Genl Green was engaged in desultory movement to prevent the enemy from reinforcing – and not long after engaged them at Eutaw. [word crossed out] this engagement your applicant was prevented from having stand from being placed in charged of the baggage wagons.  –
	After having returned to Camden and remained there some weeks – and being kept together untile he had approached Ramsey’s Mills on his return he 
was discharged.
	This service included a period of 14 months- He has no documentary evidences by which he can prove these facts.  He appends some certificates to substantiate
its statement set forth in this declaration.  He was born in the county & resided him at the time he entered the service.
	He hereby relinquishes all claim to whatever pension or annuity other than the present, he may have

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had a claim to – and declares that his name is not on any pension rule of any agency of any state.
							his
						George Anderson
							mark
Sworn to & subscribed.



				
a clergyman residing in the county of Edgecombe do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with George Anderson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that he is reputed and believed in the neigborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revotion.  and that I concur in the opinion 
Sworn to and subscribed.

We concession the opinion above expressed –
sworn to and subscribed.

and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the  investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated.  and the court further certifies that the individuals whose certificates are given above above are credible persons and their statements entitled to entire confidence.
					L Rigg C.P.J.

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I Michael Hearn Clerk of said court do hereby certify the above to be the original proceedings in the matter of the application of George Anderson Jr. for a pension.
	In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office.  this 27. day of August 1832
					Michl Hearn CC

I Michael Hearn do further certify that Elijah Moon and George Anderson  whose certificates are below are credible person and their statement entitled to 
credit.						Michl Hearn CC

I Elijah Moon do hereby certify that I was with George Anderson in the service 12 months and as far as my knowledge of the facts set forth by him extends. I believe them to be correct - 				 	
his
Elijah X Moon
mark

Sworn to –
I Wm Anderson do hereby certify that George Anderson did leave the county of Edgecombe and engage in the Revolutionary service and after being absent
more than 12 months returned . and it was generally believed that during his absence he was attached to 
the Army.                            			
his
William X Anderson
mark

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7719
George Anderson
NC


Admit as a  private
for 14 mo pen
Col. Eaton NC
$(44.44


Tarboro
NC_

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[typed form with handwritten responses]

BRIEF in the case of George Anderson [illegible]
County of Edgecome in the State of N Carolina
(Act of 7th June, 1832.)

1.	 Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Open Court
2.	If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3.	How old is he?  75 years
4.	State his service, as directed in the form annexed.  

[chart]
[Column 1]
Period.  
[vertical] Gates not Greene 

[Column 2]
Duration of Service 
Years,  Months,  Days
[scratched out]
1              2

[Column 3]
Rank
As a 
Private

[Column 4]
Name of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen. 
East Phillips Col Linton 
Capt Panard. Col Eaton

5.	In what battles was he engaged?  Guilford
6.	Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Edgecomb Co N Carolina 
7.	Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  In a testimony & living witness
8.	Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  Correct
**  Certify that the forgoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
									Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk

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Please note:  the top 2/3s of page 9 is not transcribed as the previous page’s ink bled through onto this page.  Starting 2/3s of the way down:
….their father, the said 
George Anderson, who died in the county of Henderson, 
in the State of Tennessee, the last of August 1837.
(illegible) make this declaration for the purpose obtaining 
the (illegible) of pension due his father, the said George
Anderson from the 4th of September 1836 to the 4th of
September 1837, and also the amount due his mother
the said Jane Anderson, allowed her by the act of 
Congres proper, 7th of June 1832.
								his
							George Anderson
								mark
Sworn & Subscribed to
in (illegible) Courts  1 August 18(illegible)

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State of Tennessee}
Henderson County}			August  (illegible) County
					(illegible) 1833
I Jesse Taylor Clerk of this
County Court of said County of Henderson
Do hereby certify that George Anderson appe-
(illegible) in open court at the above forum of said
court, and after having been (illegible)
according to laws.  Upon his oath said he that
this facts as stated is the willing declaration
of his own knowledge are true that I wrote
his name to this willing declaration or affi(illegible)
that I read this same to him in open 
court and that he made his mark
thereto in open court.	
	Given under my hand and 
	Seal of Office at office in
	(illegible) this 1st day of 
	August 1833
		Jesse Taylor Clerk

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               No. 191
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
                                   REJECTED
Jane Anderson
(illegible) 0.  widow of Geore Anderson
                       The widow was dead before act
…ervice:  past (illegible) no claim existed
                     For papers See admitted
…listed:  Soldier  File, 18  .
…scharged: no 4668 (smeared), 18  .
…pplication filed:                              , 18  .
…lleges: ______________________
______________________________
…e-enlisted: __________________
______________________________
…ttorney: _____________________
______________________________

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May – 1 – 190(illegible)  |  (illegible)                                (illegible)
(illegible) (illegible)         |                       INVALID
                                                                 _________
			      |	File No.  46684
			      |		George Anderson
			       |		Private        Col  Easton
                                                                  N.C.
						Major?
			       |	Act:  1832
			       |	Index: - Vol._________, Page _________
			       |		[Arrangement of 1870.]

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No. 15,017
		Jane Anderson
			Widow of
			George
			Tennessee
		G.W.Talbot Oct 3/53
		     Rejected
		     July 9.1838

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Geo Anderson

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State of North Carolina
		Secretary of States Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the state afore
said, do certify, that it appears from the muster rolls of
the Continental line of this State in the revolution
ary war, that George Anderson a private in Capt
Quinns Company of the 10th Regiment, enlisted in
the year 1779 for 9 months and was discharged in 
December 1779                        Given under my hand (having no
		                          Seal of office)  this 5th day of April
                                                          1833
					W. Hill

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George Anderson

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
     Answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of 
George Anderson Edgecomb (illegible) NCarolina which require 
further proof or explanation.
I.	Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes
II.	Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes 
III.	If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV.	Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?   no 
V.	*Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  no
VI.	Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes
VII.	Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pendsion than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes
VIII.	Has the court given their opinion?  yes
IX.	Has the clerk given his certificate?  yes
X.	Is the Clerk’s seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  yes

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XI.	Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clegyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  no
XII.	If the clergyman’s affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  no
XIII.	If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV.	+If the applicant’s name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?  yes 
     If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  yes
     Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  yes
XV.	 Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant’s service?  yes 
XVI.	++ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes 
XVII.	Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
___________________________________________________________________
                   EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
     “Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace &c, A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;  
For _______ year _______ months, and _______ days, I served as a _______ For _______months _______ and _______ days, I served as a _______; and for such service I claim a pension.

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	It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was no employed in any civil pursuit.   
*QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
	In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the  magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

*QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
	In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, and the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate
	(picture of hand with pointing finger)  In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.