Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,251, Abraham Floyd, S.C.

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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S.C.

Floyd, Abraham

NUMBER
S. 32, 251

Born in S.C
CONTENTS

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26729
Indiana
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Abraham Floyd
of Decatur Coi n the State of Indiana
who was a private  and com commanded
by Captain Boyers of the regt commanded
by Col Neil in the S Carolina
line for 10 mos & 20 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 35 Dollars 55 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of [illegible]
1834 and Abraham
Floyd   Gunsbury
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Arrears to the 4th of March               106  65
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept    17  78
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                                                                     124  43
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,⎨
⎨Act June 7, 1832.        ⎨
Recorded by Dan Boyd       Clerk,
Book E     Vol. 7.    Page 111

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 Order to pay 28July 1838

Date of death
not on A B

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30.501
Abraham Floyd
Indiana
from 17 - p   10m
20 days
$35 55/100
Abraham Floyd
Greensburgh
Indiana

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State of Indiana
Decatur County ss
On this twenty Eighth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open court before the Honorable the Judges of the Decatur Circuit Court for the County of Decatur and State of Indiana Abraham Floyd a resident of said County and State aged Seventy nine years the tenth day of May next, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress
the 7th June 1832

That he volunteered and entered the service of the United States under the following named
officer and served as herein stated. That he volunteered and entered the service of the United States about the thirty first day of March in the year 1776 at (what was then called) Camden district in the State of South Carolina under Captain William Byers and Lieutenant Jacob Barnett- that he at that place joined a Regiment of volunteer under the command of Colonel Thomas Neil and also the main army or body of Volunteers (designed for the then contemplated service) under the command of General Canal Williamson, that he marched from Camden South Carolina to the Cherokee nation Indians (which were then engaged in the war with the United States) - That he was in a battle with said Indians at what was then called, the black hole in the waters of French Broad River that besides the said battle he was in several skirmishes with said Indians and endured great fatigue during his service in the tour that he was dismissed from service above the last of October in the year 1776 and returned to Camden in South Carolina that he was a private soldier the whole of the aforesaid service, and was engaged in service at least six months and twenty days that he does not remember that any
regular officers were with the aforesaid volunteers during his service

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That he was drafted and entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

That he was drafted and entered the service of the United States about the last of February 1779 at what was then called, Camden District in South Carolina under Captain William McCullough and Lieutenant Jacob Barnett, that he marched from thence under the command of Major Francis Rees to Augusta in Georgia, and from the last mentioned town to Brier Creek in Georgia, at which place he joined the American Army under General Ash - That he was in a battle against the British (under Colonel Provost) at Brier Creek in Georgia where he was taken prisoner by the British and conveyed to Savannah in Georgia That he endured great hardship during the aforesaid service, especially whilst he was a prisoner - that about the 1 July 1779 he escaped from the enemy and returned home to Camden in South Carolina having been engaged in service four at least months that he was a private soldier during the whole of the aforesaid service: 

That he hereby 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. That he was born in the month of May in the year 1755 at Camden in South Carolina. That he has no record evidence of his age but distinctly recollects having obtained a knowledge of the place where & the time when he was born, from his parents-- That he never received a discharge from service - that he was simply dismissed from the service first above mentioned; the time for which he volunteered being expired and the objects of the expedition accomplished that he was taken prisoner by the British while engaged in the service Secondly above mentioned and escaped & returned home as aforesaid: That he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can prove or testify to his service: That he was living at Camden in South Carolina when he entered-

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unto the service that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Camden South Carolina where he was born from which place he removed to Burk County in the State of North Carolina in the year 1784 to Madison County in the State of Kentucky in the year 1801 thence to the County of Decatur in the State of Indiana in the year 1828 where he has resided for about six years. That there is no Preacher living in his neighbourhood who has any traditionary or other [illegible] of his service
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
[signed] Abraham Floyd

We William Hopkins residing in the the Township of Clay County of Decatur and State of Indiana
and Samuel Williams residing in the same place. Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted
with Abraham Floyd who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration, that we believe him
to be 79 years on the tenth day of May next. That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
[signed]William Hopkins
Samuel Williams

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after 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 the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Hopkins who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of Clay Township Decatur County, Indiana and [illegible] Williams who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place are Credit[able]

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[credit]able persons and that their statements are worthy of credit
John Benson
James Elder
associate Judges of the  Decatur Court

I Henry H Talbott Clerk of the Decatur Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Floyd for a pension
that the foregoing are the genuine signature of the Judges of the said Court and that the said Court
Court of record
Henry H. Talbott, ck.  D.C.C.

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October 17, 1936
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BA-J/EEL
Abraham Floyd-S.32251

Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne
912 Main Street
Brookville, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revvolutionary War record of Abraham Floyd, recorded in the report of the Secretary of War, printed in 1835, as a resident of Franklin
County, Indiana, pensioned in 1833 for service as a private in the New Jersey Militia, and recorded in the Census of Pensioners of 1840, as of Brown County, Indiana.

The record of only one Abraham Floyd has been found who was pensioned for service in the Revolutionary War. He was a resident of Decatur County, Indiana, and was pensioned for service in the South Carolina Troops, his pension certificate issued May 9, 1834, and erroneously recorded on the pension list as above. The papers in his claim for pension do not show that he ever resided in Brown County, Indiana.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.32251, based upon the military service of Abraham Floyd in that war.

Abraham Floyd was born May 10, 1755, in Camden, South Carolina. The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Camden District, South Carolina, Abraham Floyd volunteered March 31, 1776, served as a private in Captain William Byers' Company, Colonel Thomas Neil's South Carolina Regiment, was in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, was in several skirmishes and in an engagement with the savages at a place called the Black Hole on the French Broad River and was discharged the last of October, 1776, he enlisted the latter part February, 1779, served in Captain William McCullough's Company, under Major Thomas Ross, was in the battle of Brier Creek, where
he was captured, carried to Savannah, Georgia, from which place he made his escape about July, 1779, and returned home.

[handwritten beside the last paragraph]
could not identify any of these officers

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After the Revolution, Abraham Floyd resided in Camden, South Carolina, until 1784, when he moved to Burke County, North Carolina; thence in 1801, to Madison County, Kentucky and in 1828, to Indiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 28, 1834, while residing in Decatur County, Indiana, where he had resided for five years.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Abraham Floyd (S.32251), you should
address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: 

Abraham Floyd, Certificate No. 26729, issued May 9, 1834, rate $35.55 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.

Very truly yours

D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

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32251
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 32, 251
Abraham  Floyd
Prv  Rev   War
Act: June 7"  32"

Index: -- Vol. 2  , Page 147.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1936. Oct 17 - Hist to
Mrs Roscoe C. O'Byrne

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Lawrenceburgh Branch
14th June 1838

Hon'l J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions

Sir

We are requested by the State Bank of Indiana to resume the payment of Pensioner at this Branch until the action of Congress in relation to the payment of Pensioner is known & until further instructed by the State Bank we shall therefore comply with their request-

I return you again the following Vouchers for payments made to Pensioner s
John Shumaker Rev 1832
John Newton  "  "
Abraham Floyd  "  "

The above named John Shumaker you instructed me to pay in yours of the 28th March last but could not determine from your instructions whether I was to take a new receipt for payment or not, I therefore enclose you those papers that you may give me such definite instructions as will enable me to comply with your wishes. - If new receipts are to be taken must they be antedated to the time of payment

your obt Svt
E D John las

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Indiana
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Orginial
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May 6. 1834
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Greensburg  Ia
April 20th 1834

Free
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D C.

May 6th 1834

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April 20th 1834}


Free
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.



Indiana
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Orginal
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May 6. 1834
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May 6th 1834

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May 6th 1834

Greensburg Ia }
April 20th 1834}


Free
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.


Indiana
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Orginal
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May 6. 1834
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The department is requested to direct any
communication to me, to "Greensburgh Decatur County
Indiana."
Abraham Floyd

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Brookville, Indiana
July 16, 1936

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir;-

Many thanks for the information sent me recently on the revolutionary record of one James Fordyce

Please send me the revolutionary service of Abraham Floyd private in New Jersey Militia pensioned 1833 while a resident of Franklin County, Indiana. The same name occurs in the 1840 list of pensioners for Brown County, Indiana. I do not know if its the same man.
Yours truly,
Estella A. O. Byrne
Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne
912 Main Street
Brookville,
Indiana.

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