Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38835, Clabourn Holt, Va

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SERVICE NUMBER
Va Holt, Clabourn S. 38835
or Claibourn
CONTENTS

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19,929
South Carolina
Claibourn Holt
of Spartansburgh dist in the State of S. Carolina
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Scott of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Heath in the Virginia
line, for the term of three years,
from - 1779 to - 1782.

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to
commence on the 22d day of April 1828

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th of May 1828
and sent to E. Bomar;
Clk: of County, Spartansburgh Ct. Ho. S.

Arrears to 4th of SEptember 1828 $35.46
Semi-anl. all'ce ending
$35.46
{Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.}
File Sept. 28

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20961
Spartanburgh dist.
So. Ca.

Declaration of Clabourn
Holt. ~

admitted by
Mr. Edwards.

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State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh district} SS
"At a Court of Common Pleas begun to be holden at Spartanburgh Court house in and for the district of Spartanburgh and on the second monday after the fourth monday in October being the fifth day of november 1827. - Present his Honor Judge Gantt."
State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh district
On this 9th day of november 1827, personally
appeared in open Court being a Court of record to wit the Court of Common Pleas for the district of Spartanburgh Clabourn Holt resident in said district aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the eighteenth of March 1818, & the first of May 1820, that he the said Clabourn Holt enlisted for the Term of three years in the Spring of 1779 in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Captain Scott in the third Regiment (the Colonel who commanded said Regiment I have forgotten & cannot recollect his name) in the line of the State of Virginia on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps untill the Spring of 1782 when he was honorably discharged from the service in the said Regiment in the State of Virginia that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any State except the State of Virginia and the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a Pension First I did apply in the year 1819 which now entirely informal for want of evidence
Secondly - I have never since had the prospects to obtain the evidence I now have And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 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

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property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision 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 day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule
My interest for life only in a very poor tract of land of 120 acres sorrily improved, say $50
Three plows worth - 2.25
One pair plow gears - 1.00
Three how - 2.25
$55.50
Clabourn Holt x his mark
That since the 8th of March 1818, there has no material change taken place in my property so as to alter its intrinsic value I am a farmer by occupation and my great age renders me unable to labour if I was not compelled by necessity I have no family but my wife Elizabeth Holt aged sixty five years who is infirm of her age and has a Rheumatic affection in one of the arms which at times injures her considerably. ~ Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court the day & year first above written
Clabourn Holt x his mark
State of South Carolina} Came personally
Spartanburgh district} before me Hugh Holt & John Wafford and Clabourn Holt and do believe the above schedule to be correct and that he is the person and has rendered the services set forth in his declaration by him. Sworn and Subscribed to before me
this 9th novr. 1827. Hugh Holt
D. White U.Q John Wafford

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I do certify that the above deponents Hugh Holt and John Wafford are entitled to credit & ought to be believed. Given under my hand and seal this 9th November 1827.
{Seal} D. White U.Q

I do hereby certify that I am satisfied with the within Schedule and that the Petitioner is not worth more than the sum within stated. ~
Richard Gantt.
Presiding Judge

State of South Carolina
I Elisha Bomar clerk of the Court of
Spartanburgh district do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the Record of 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 fifty five dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the 22nd. day of April 1828
E. Bomas
Clerk of
the Court for Spartan
burgh dist. So. Ca.

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The State of South Carolina
I Elisha Bomer Clerk of the Court
of General Sessions & Common Pleas
for the district of Spartanburgh in the
said State do hereby certify that Findal W.
Robertson Esquire before whom the within
Affidavits was made was at that time
and still is an acting Justice of the Peace
for said district duly appointed and 
qualified and that he is entitled to
all due faith & credit in all his
official attestations as such. ~
Given under my hand
and the seal of the said Court
the 22nd. day of April 1828. ~
E. Bomar
clerk

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State of South Carolina} Came personally came
Spartanburgh Dist} Daniel Gibson and Edward
James before me and duly made oath that they was well acquainted with Clabourn Habt and well know that he servd in the Revolutionary war on the Continental Establishment Scots Company third Ridgement Commanded by Colonel Heath and thereby Newels in the line of the State of Virginia and that he Entered the Service by enlistment in the year 1779 and served until 1782 having served
Completely three years when he was honorable discharged from sd Service Sworn and Subscribed to before me this 20th December 1827
F W Robertson JP - SS Daniel Gilmore
Edward James x his mark
I Certify that the above deponants are men of good Morrals upright Character and ought to be believd this 20th December 1827
F W Robertson JP {SS}

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Spartanburgh S.C} 50 
5th May 
To the Honorable the Secretary of war
Washington City
D.C.

20641
Pens. Office
17 March

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Spartanburgh C. House So. Ca.
2nd. May 1828. ~
To the Honorable the Secretary of war
Sir I herein enclose to you a copy of the Declaration of Mr. Clabourn Holt - The original Declaration was not drawn up by me I therefore am unacquainted with any of the circumstances only as they are set forth in his declaration. ~
I am Sir with respect
E. Bomar

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38 835
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 38,835
Claibourn Holt
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 231
[Arrangement of 1870.]