Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 3475, Abel Wakefield, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Wakefield, Abel
S 3475
CONTENTS
Carded

25364 West Tennessee
Abel Wakefield of Lawrence Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the com dy commanded by Captain Hopper of the reg t commanded by Col Lucas in the Virginia line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars & Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Dec r 1833 and W m M Luge Ho of Representatives
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 75.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 10 March 15.00
$90.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 99

No 22548 Ud Wakefield v Tenn-
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from 1780 prints 9- #30
Wm. Dyer B.R. W. L. Dyer B.R. W. H. Lawrence J.R. Lawrence County Court Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
Sennapa
A Statement, shewing the Service of Ab. Wakefield Laurence Co
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Subt Oct 26th 1780 March foll owing Privt Capt Major Col Lucas Non Pa Aged about 69. Fairfax County Pa. Traditionary   Drafted Aug 1781 3 Cook Lafayette   Services in all 9 months  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. _____ who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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." 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 his 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 that 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 shown 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 not employed in any civil pursuit. [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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. [k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. [l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Pyer Castor  Sam Clark

State of Tennessee Lawrence County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions January Term 1833. On this 8 th day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices thereof Abel Wakefield aged a resident citizen of the County of Lawrence State of Tennessee aged about sixty nine years but he has no record except what he has made from his association & not from his father's record, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the Act of Congress passed on the 7 th day of June 1832, that he entered the service of the United States on the 28 th day of October in the year 1780 in Fairfax County State of Virginia for six months in the place of Edward Rutter as a substitute & continued in service until discharged at Dunkirk in Prince William County State of Virginia in March following, he received a discharge for six months at the time he did not serve quite that time, it was received for that time by the officer that he was drafted in the month of August 1781 in the same County & State for three months & was directed by Gen Washington to clear out a Road to Little York for Genl. Marquis Lafayette & that if service was received in lieu of the three months, his company cleared the road & received a discharge for a three months tour in the Fairfax making his services 9 nine months in all. etc. In the first Campaign he served under Capt William Mason Col Lucas & Gen Stephens & his March was from A Fairfax to Fredericksburg & from there to Richmond from Richmond to Petersburg & from Petersburg to Payson Ferry on Roanoke thence to Hillsboro North Carolina where we

joined General Green at head quarters, thence to Salisbury thence to Salisbury N.C. thence to Charlotte thence to the Cheraw Hills State of South Carolina thence to the Salkin at the Island Ford N.C. where we joined Gen. Morgan after the Battle of the Cowpens, was in no General engagement but at the ford we exchanged some shots of Artillery & Musketry. In the second town he was commanded by Captain Giles Cook, but was not in the army under General Washington but opened the Road for Gen. Lafayette. He does not recollect who were or who was not a regular officer except Gen. Morgan & does not recollect the number of the engagements General Green. He hereby relinquishes every claim what- soever to a Pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any State or Territory. Sworn to & subscribed in open Court, that he has no record evidence or living witness in his power
Abel Morgan
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court the 9th day of January 1833 M. W. Buchanan Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the claim named a P. Court was a revolutionary Soldier & served as he states, and the said Court further certifies that John Reuben & Lewis Markham who have signed the preceding certificate are resident citizens of the county of Lawrence and credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Robt. J. Hill P.P. Jno. G. McDonald P.P. Robert Haynes P.P.

I M c Buchanan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for Laurens County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Abel Wakefield for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Private seal (there being no seal of office) at office the 10 th day of January 1833 M c Buchanan Clerk

Laurensburg La Dr. Garmy
St. Louis
Jan. 26.
Rev.
Mr. Chas. Kephart
22544
War Department
Quartermaster Bureau
Washington City

State of Tennessee Lawrence County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions January Term 1833 on this 9 th day of January 1833 John Robinson & Lewis Markham personally appeared in open court & made oath that they live in the neighborhood of Mrs. Wakefield who is an applicant for a pension & that he is a man of veracity & truth & that he is reputed in his neighborhood to be a soldier of the Revolution & in that opinion we concur Sworn to & subscribed in open court
John Robertson
Lewis Markham
Sworn to & subscribed in open court 9 th day of January 1833 W. Buchanan Clerk

State of Tennessee Lawrence County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions January Term 1833 On this 8 th day of January 1833 M c le Wakefield appeared in open court & being first duly sworn according to law answered the within interrogatories as follows to wit
1 Question When & in what year were you born Answer I was born on the 21 st  the first day of January 1764
2 Question Have you any record of your age & what is it
Answer I have made a record from my own recollection in my bible
3 rd Question When were you & when  born when called into service & when do you now live & where
Answer I lived in Virginia Fairfax County. I moved to Stokes County then to the Carolina thence to N th Carolina District South Carolina thence to Franklin County State of Indiana thence to Bartholomew County in said State thence to Lawrence County Tennessee where he now lives
4 th Question How were you called into service, did you (Volunteer) were you drafted or were you a substitute & if so for whom.
Answer I was a substitute the first time for Edward N th then I was drafted the 2 nd time
5 th Question State the names of such regular officers as you can recollect & the do of your regiments & also the general circumstances of your service
Answer I recollect Green & Morgan but cannot recollect the do of regiments & he was in no general action

6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from service & if so by whom was it signed & what has become of it
Answer. I received the  my discharge at  the  last signed by Lieutenant Doyle & Nisbet the 2 nd Feb y at  at  the  at  the  at but received no discharge in the 2 nd but was discharged when the road was completed
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in the neighborhood where you now live & who can testify as to your char- acter for honesty & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution
Answer I believe I can do so by John Robinson & Lewis Markham & many others if they were in attendance at Court
Abel Noblefield

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF/eel AWF
October 16, 1928
Annie Watkins Wakefield # 8, Anderson, South Carolina
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3475, it appears that Abel Wakefield was born January 21, 1764, place not stated.
While residing in Fairfax County, Virginia, he enlisted and served with the Virginia troops as follows:
From October 20, 1780, six months in Captain William Mason's Company, Colonel Lucas' Regiment; from August 1781, three months in Captain Giles Cook's Company.
After the war he lived in Stokes County, North Carolina, Abbeville District, South Carolina, Franklin County, Indiana, Bartholomew County, Indiana, and Lawrence County, Tennessee, and was living there when he was allowed pension on his application executed January 8, 1833.
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

1928 Jan 6 - Photos of P. P. Wakefield mmvz. 1928 Oct. 16 Hist. Soc. Annie W. Wakefield aut.
Reuben
3475 INVALID.
File No. 3475
Abel Wakefield Pvt. Va. line
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 28 , Page 391
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Tennessee Lawrence County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions July Term 1833.
I Jeremiah Bentley a clergyman residing in the County of Lawrence State of Tennessee Near Wakefield residing in the said County within about 14 miles of me that I believe him to be of the age he states but I do not know his reputation among his neighbors as a soldier of the revolution - among his, not having heard any of them speak on that subject but I myself believe him to have been a soldier of the Revolution sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 4 th day of July 1833
I his Jeremiah Bentley mark
Grown to & subscribed in open Court the 4 th July 1833. Wm Buchanan Clerk
And the Court certifies that Jeremiah Bentley who has signed by his mark the above certificate is a clergyman the so old & infirm that the clerk had to hold his hand to steady it even to make his mark that he resides in the County of Lawrence & that his statement is entitled to credit
Robert, J. Hill
Thos. Reese W Day

State of Tennessee Lawrence County
J. M. H. Buchanan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for said County hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the supplemental application of Abel Wakefield for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (there being no seal of office)
C.S.D. E.W.
at office in Lawrenceburg the 28 th day of November 1833
M. H. Buchanan Clerk
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with M. H. Buchanan, that, he was the clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Lawrence County State of Tennessee and the above purporting to be his signature is genuine
This 23 rd of December 1833
Wm. M. Snodgrass M.C.

#8. Anderson, S. C.
Jan. 1 st 1928
To The Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
I wrote the War Department, Adjutant Genl's Office, for the Revolutionary War record of one Abel Wakefield of Fairfax County Va. - whose name appears in the census of 1782. They report that they find no record of Abel Wakefield - but advised my writing you to see if he was in your Pension record. Abel Wakefield moved from Virginia to Abbeville District, South Carolina in 1790.
The War Dept states that their records are very incomplete. Will you please give me any information you may have relative to the matter.
Your kindness will be appreciated.
Very truly
(Miss) Annie Watkins Wakefield -

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(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostatic copies 9 pages from Rev. War pen- sion claim of Abel Wakefield, S. 3475, Virginia Troops.
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For further information see M. M. H. Finch Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541
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Chief, Rev. War Section Division.
I have this day received from Roberta P. Wakefield ..... cash ..... in the amount of $ 3 20 ..... , requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith.
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JAN 10 1928 BUREAU OF PENSIONS

January 10, 1928
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I desire photostatic copies of nine pages from Rev. War pension claim of Abel Wakefield, S. 3475, Virginia Troops, for genealogical purposes. Each page to be copied twice and both sets certified.
Signed,
Roberta P. Wakefield 3123 Adams Mill Rd. N.W. City.
Received payment January 10, 1928 $3.20
Margaret M. A. Finch
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Wakefield, Daniel GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5226 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 6, 1789 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.