Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1519, Matthew Wallis, N C

SERVICE
NUMBER
166
Wallis, Matthew
11. 1519
Mathew or
Mildred
Born in Penn.
CONTENTS

7235  West Tennessee
Matthew Wallis
Bedford Co in the State of W.T. who was a Sgt & Ppr in the company commanded by Captain Alexander of the Regt commanded by Col. ————— in the North Carolina line for 1 year private 10 month Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 90 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of March 1839 and sent to John  Bruce Shilbysville Tenn
Arrears to 14th of March 1833 180,00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 45 00  $225,00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 101
Dead  Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 8 th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1836. to 11 Feb 1837 the day of his death. Agent Notified 20 Oct 1845
Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sep 1836. Agt notified 27 Nov 1840

Tennessee 6557
Mildred Wallis
widow of Matthew Wallis
(N.C.)
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832 and who died on the 6 th February 1837 of Marshall Co. in the State of Tennessee who was Sergt. Dragoons in the company commanded by Captain Giles of the regt. commanded by Col. Hampton in the N.C. line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville at the rate of 75 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 6. February 1837
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of Feb. 1842 and sent to R.A. Glenn Hurt's Cross Roads, Ten.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $305.41 Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, ok A. Vol. 2. Page 209
Agent notified let 8 April 1842 R.A. Glenn.

18811
Mathew Wallis Tennessee
from 1779 private to Sept 17 - 10 months Pr. 40 } $90. Int. 50 }
John Bruce Shelbyville Tenn. Jas M. Kincaid Clerk of Court Bedford Co Tenn.

BRIEF in the case of  Mathew Wallis.  of Bedford County in the State of Tennessee.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 y. 8 m.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Vol In 1779 April "about 3" pr. Ret Davidson - no col } N.C. m.   " 1780. 1 Day "about 7" " Capt Alexander - } S.C. m.   after this "about" 21 to 21 term Capt Stanagin - no col }   Vol about 2 mos after " "about 2" pr Capt Alexander - no col N.C. m.   Apt. - 1781 vol "about 3" as orderly " " }   afterwards till July 1782" "about 7" sergeant Capt Giles }   "In all 1 year 10 mos & 3 weeks" & states that he served the last 10 mos as orderly sergeant  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Hanging rock. Eutaw Springs -  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Mecklenburg Co Ct. B. A.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradit. & documentary proofs - who swear that he served 10 mos as orderly sergeant  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. L. Williams Examining Clerk.

18811
Matthew Wallis
Pension papers
Beaufort county Court

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 State of Tennessee { on this 12 day of Beaufort County { November 1832 personally appeared in open court before Phillip Marshall Samuel Phillips John Jones and John B. Armstrong Esq. to hold the peace upon their return from the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Beaufort county in the state of North Carolina and state Wallis a resident of the county and state aforesaid aged seventy years of age who being first sworn according to the oaths and declarations in order to make the following that he entered the service of the United States under the service of June 7. 1832 stated. That in the month of April 1779 as well as he now recollects he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer and went into camp at Wilmington N.C. and went into camp at Wilmington N.C. this time recollect his services were not at that time in general was in the state of North Carolina he joined General Greene's army in the state of North Carolina and marched through different parts of the state of North Carolina against the Tories. That he
* Read this that first, then proved to 65th page M. C. C. 2

serv'd 2 about three months during the year 1779: that sometime in the summer of 1779 he was not recalled now recollect the man- ner he was verbally discharged by General M c Donough. That during the time afore said he was acquainted with Gener- al M c Donough and Capt William Allen  Allenberger . and was at that time acquainted with some other officers, but the great lapse of time has erased the great- er of their names from his memory. And afterwards he about the first of January January 1780 he entered the ser- vice again as a volunteer and went into captain Samuel Flanagan company in the militia in the South Carolina line. That he joined Capt Flanagan in the upper part of South Carolina but he does not now recollect the name of the county. That he served about seven  seven months under Capt Flanagan as well as he now recollects, that during the seven months afore said he marched through differ- ent parts of South Carolina. Had several skirmishes with the Tories, and some time in the summer of 1780 he does not recollect what month he was in the battalion under General Sumpter. In which little battle it was said there was also killed three hundred of the Americans and the British kept their position in or- der. Shortly after the battle of the Gro- ve Grove he was verbally discharged.

by Capt. Plumagin. That during the war he was acquainted with General Sumpter. but Major Barric and Capt. Plumagin. That his second tour was 11  months months at the expi- ration of which time he went to a place called the Waxhaw-Meeting- house and there waited on on some of the Americans who had been wounded in Colonel Benforas defeat. That he was waited on some wounded men about three weeks, but was not in any Captain's company at that time at the expiration of the three weeks aforementioned he went home to Mecklen- burg and about two months after in as a volunteer into service again the North Carolina 9th militia in service under Capt. Alexander. That he out to two months. That during the two months aforesaid he marched through different parts of Mecklenburg county in North Carolina. serving against the British forces and at the expi- ration of the two months aforesaid he was verbally discharged by Capt. Alexander. That during the two months aforesaid he was acquainted with Ma- jor James White and Capt. William

Alexander. And afterwards in April 1781. he went into service again as a volunteer with captain William Alexanders company again of militia in the North Carolina line. That Mait- land was his colonel. Dan- iel his general. That he served three months in Capt Alexanders company at the end of which time Capt Alexander went home and then he was attached to Capt Giles com- pany of militia in the North Carolina line. and served about seven months in Capt Giles company. that at the expiration of the seven months again he was verbally discharged by Capt Giles. But he joined Capt Alexanders company in April 1781 and continued in service till February 1782. which was almost ten months during all which time he served as an orderly sergeant. that during the ten months afore said he was in several small battles against the British and on the night of the day of September 1781 he was in that celebrated battle of the

5 Outlaw Springs in which it is said that three hundred and fifty of the Americans were killed and was wounded, and all but seven hundred of the British killed and wounded. in which battle Major the  the Thompson was killed. That he was shot soon not more than than one rod from this encampment. and Assistant Surgeon Killeen. That during the time  time last appearance of the in company with General was  the  General  Major Thompson. Colonel Major  the  General  Major Wade Hampton and Richard Major  the  General  Major and Colonel Major  the  General  Major Giles. Capt Moore Major  the  General  Major served in all one year. ten months three weeks That he has no documentary evide- nce nor he knows of no person his whom he can prove any of his ser- vice  service  except  as to  the  last  time months that he served. That as to that he can prove it by Hugh the  thing of the  country  and  he  lived  in  the  country to thirty miles from this country is 30 old  and  infirm  that  it would be very inconvenient for

him to come to this court. But de- clarent has had his affidavit before Thomas Purdock Esq. who who is a justice of the peace of the said county. He thereby hereby relin- quishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present if on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory in the United States known to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Matthew Wallis
Question to be put to Matthew Wal- lis 1 Where & in the what year were you born.
Answer. I was born I do not recollect in what county in the state of Pennsylvania on the first of March 1762.
2 Have you any record of your age & if so where is it Answer. I believe I have no record of my age at this time, but I saw it about three years ago.

in my father's family bible in Mecklen- burg county in North Carolina where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolution- ary war and where do you now live
Answer when called into ser- vice I lived in Mecklenburg county State of North Carolina to continue to live there for also- long the twenty-five years after the removal to Henry county then the state of Tennessee there eight- teen years then removed to Deaford county in the state last upon which where I now live.
4. How were you called into service were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute if a sub- stitute for whom Answer. I always to volunteered and never went into service in any other way.
5. State the names of some of the reg- ular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental & militia regiments as you can.

recollect of the general circumstances of your service
Inverness. I was acquainted with Generals Dawson - Dampier. Green. Colonel. Waite. Han- ton. Perry. Hampton. Richardson. H. Campbell Pope. Hill. Morris. Beaufort. The latter I with Captain Giles. Barnett. Moore. Their and the general circumstances of my ser- vice are above stated.
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so what was what was by whom was it given Answer I never received any written discharge ye I was always discharged verbally 7 State the names of persons you are known to be verbally
7 Shute the names of persons who are known in your present character for veracity and their services as a soldier of the
2 years H. March $2: $2: 17 $2: per m 1: 28 17 $2: per m 12: 17 $2: per m 18: 17 $2: per m 3 17 per m 17 17 $2

revolution. Answer Thomas Hurlock esquire. Colonel Aaron Doyd James Brittan esquire. Doct. William Cheatum Nathan Cole James Gammell James Stephens & Reuben Reuben esquire and subscribed the day Matthew Wallis and year aforesaid
We the undersigned Joseph Raper. Ezekiel Cherry being residing in Beaufort county in the State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Matthew Wallis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years eight months and eleven days 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 to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Matthew Wallis
Joseph Raper
Ezekiel Cherry
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- 10 named ap- plicant was a Revolutionary soldier & sergeant as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Elizabeth Cherry and Joseph Nelson who have signed the proceeding cer- tificate are both resident in Hampshire county in the State of Tennessee and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Jamess Brittain David Hawley Samuel Phillips
I James McKittrick clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the said county in the State of Ten- nessee hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Matthew Wallis for a pen- sion for services rendered and as a result of the same I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12 day of November 1832.
J. McKittrick att

State of Tennessee      Personally Appear Marshall County      Mildred Ragsdale Aged 39 years past.      Before me A. Laird & After being duly sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God
Deposeth & saith that in the year of Eighteen hundred & twenty one same time in the fore part of the year she was present & saw Matthew Wallis give to his son Matthew D. Wallis his family Bible & heard the said Matthew Wallis say at that time that he the said Matthew Wallis had written a true copy of the Ages of the his children Herbert & Braun from that Bible that he would retain sd. copy in case sd. Bible should get destroyed The sd. Matthew D. Wallis was then
preparing to leave to the state of Alabama which he did shortly afterwards & that the sd. Matthew D. Wallis is hence dead & his wife also and their children bound out and there can't be any account had of the Afore said Bible that was given to them by the sd. Matthew Wallis
She further deposeth & saith that she was well acquainted with the hand writing of the identical Matthew Wallis deceased and so fully believe it to be the hand of the identical Matthew Wallis that wrote that identical copy of Ages that has been transmitted to the war department. That she examined the copy after it had been found and so believe it

to be in the hand writing of the said Mathew wallis & the same copy Before sundry & said deponent further said that she is enabled to say that she is correct in the date that she gives By the time of her marriage that took place in the year of 1822. Sworn to and subscribed Before me this 31 st day of July 1841
Wilfred Laysdale A. Laird for sd. county
I do hereby certify that I have Been well acquainted with the Wilfred Laysdale the above deponent She is a woman of respect & credibility & that she cannot attend the court of Records for sd. county By reason of being afflicted with the consumption giving under my hand and seal this 31 st day of July 1841
A. Laird for sd. county
State of Tennessee Marshall county ss
I Martin W. Oakley Clerk of the county court of said Marshall county hereby certify that A. Laird is a Justice of the peace as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office. This 4 th day of August 1841 Martin W. Oakley Clerk of said county court By his deputy John Elliott

June 25 1841
Herbert Parsons Esq. Pine Hill
See
Tenn.
Good pff
Mildred Wallis
J. B. Odum Commr of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Ezekial Wallis Born 9 th February 1786 Prudence Wallis Born 5 th May 1787 Sarah Wallis Born 30 th January 1789 Margret Wallis Born 1 st May 1791 William Wallis Born 15 th June 1796 Matthew Wallis Born 25 th day January 1799 Meldree Wallis 25 th March 1801

State of Tennessee } Marshall County } June term 1841
Personally Appeared Andrew Laird Aged 39 years past in February last - in open Court & made oath in due form of law. Before me Benjamin Williams Chairman of the Court of Monthly Sessions for said County of Marshall That at the request of Mildred Wallis Widow of Matthew Wallis, deceased. The said Mildred Wallis being totally blind he examined the papers of the said Matthew Wallis, deceased, and found this identical & attached copy of Ages in an old pocket book in a small box in a chest in the dwelling house where the said Matthew Wallis last dwelt Last Before his death & in which the said Widow now lives. He further deposes & saith that he was personally acquainted With the said Matthew Wallis, deceased, and with his hand writing and had been for twenty years past and believes that the afore said copy of Ages of the children of the said Matthew & Mildred Wallis is in the hand writing of the said Matthew Wallis deceased & has every reason to believe that it has been in the possession of the said widow ever since the death of her husband the afore said Matthew Wallis from the circum- stance of the file that it was found in sworn to & subscribed to in open court the 7 day of June A.D. 1841 Before me
Andrew Laird } B Williams Chairman of said Court

Copy of Ages Write By Matthew Wally 8 February 1821

Note of Intention I, Martin W. Oakley clerk of Marshall County, the county court of said County, certify that I am personally acquainted with Andrew Laird Esqr. the witness named in the fore going affidavit, and that to the best of my knowledge he is a man of credibility, and is aware that it is unlawful to give false and untrue testimony.
Witness my hand at office this 7 th day of June A.D. 1841.
Note of Intention I, Martin W. Oakley clerk of the Marshall County, County Court of said Marshall County, hereby certify, that Benjamin Williams is and was Chairman of our the and presiding Magistrate of our said County Court when he signed the within affidavit, and that the signature to the same purporting to be his is genuine, and that full faith and credit is due all his official acts as such.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at office in Leavenworth This 1 st day of June A.D. 1841.
Martin W. Oakley clerk of said Court

Harts Crop Roads Jan 14 th June 1841.
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the affidavit of Andrew Laine relative to the Family records of Mrs Melvina Wallis widow of Matthew Wallis Deod. The old Lady could not make affidavit to the paper herself on account of her being totally blind. your early attention to this matter will confer a great favor on
Your obt Servt R. A. Glenn
No substance to be placed on this duty - but of paper - give record to this -
well recd 16

6007
Mildred Wallis of Matthew W. Tennepe

Bedford county now Marshall county sworn to and subscribed before us on the 2nd day of August 1839
Joseph H. Brittain Andrew Laird
Mildred Wallis mfm
State of Tennessee Marshall county we Joseph H. Brittain & Andrew Laird Justices of the peace for said County of Marshall do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Mildred Wallis and believe that she from her bodily infirmities is not able to attend the court of records for said County of Marshall given under our hands and seals this the 2nd day of August 1839
Joseph H. Brittain Andrew Laird
State of Tennessee Marshall County I Martin W Oakley clerk of the county Court of said Marshall County do hereby certify that Joseph H. Brittain and Andrew Laird are acting Justices of the peace for said county and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine and that full faith and credit are due all their official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of office at office in Gainesburg this 9th day of August AD 1839 Martin W. Oakley (clk)

State of Tennessee & This Day Personally Marshall County. 3 Appeared
William S. Allen Before the subscrib- and After being duly sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God saith that he is 64 years of Age Past in November Last he further Depose- and saith that he is Personally Acquainted With Mildred Wallis formerly Mildred Allen Laite Con sort of Matthew Wallis Deceased and that he was Present and saw the said Matthew Wallis and Mildred Allen now Mildred Wallis Lawfully Married on the twelfth Day of May seventeen hundred and eighty five in the state of North Carolina in Wakefield Burge County and that the said Mildred Wallis has not been married since the death of her husband. The said Matthew Wallis Deceased
Sworn to and subscribed before us this 2 nd of August 1889. Joseph W. Bateman Andrew Laid Justice
William S. Allen
State of Tennessee Marshall County we Joseph W. Bateman and Andrew Laid Justices of the peace for said County do certify and have no reason to disbelieve that the statements of William Allen as represented is correct this the 2 nd of August 1889 with our hands & Seal
Joseph W. Bateman Andrew Laid Justice

State of Tennessee Marshall County District No 9 on this the 2nd day of August 1839 personally appear ed before the subscribers Andrew Davis and Joseph H Brannan two acting Justices of said County Mildred Wallis a resident of said State and County aged Twentyseven years in July last past who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath ma- ke the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of Matthew Wallis who was a private serving in Captain Andrew Hise's company who was under Major John Moore & Major Moor under Colonel Wade Hampton in the brigade of General Thomas Rutherford of Southeastern She further declares that she was married to the said Matthew Wallis on the 12 th day of May 1785 that her husband the aforesaid Matthew Wallis died on the 6 th day of February 1837 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st day of January 1794 viz at the time before stated the said Matthew Wallis name having been inscribed on the pension list roll of the West Tennessee Agency at the rate of $8. per month she further declares that she cannot come precisely at the time the draw- ing commenced on account of the pension papers being mislaid she further swears that she cannot pro- duce any evidence now on docket papers that she has not any family records by which she can show the births of chil- dren and that she has not been since marriage since the death of her husband the aforesaid Matthew Wallis the said Matthew Wallis was formerly a resident of

Bedford county now Marshall county Tenn to and subscribed before us on the 2nd day of August
1839
Mildred Wallis mfm
Joseph W Brittain Andrew Laird
State of Tennessee Marshall county we Joseph W Brittain & Andrew Laird Justices of the peace for said county of Marshall do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Mildred Wallis and believe that she from her bodily infirmities is not able to attend the court of records for said county of Marshall given under our hands and seals this the 2nd day of August 1839
Joseph W Brittain Andrew Laird

State of Tennessee Marshall County ss I Martin W Oakley clerk of the county Court of said Marshall County do hereby certify that Joseph H. Bretton and Amasa Laira are acting Justices of the peace for said county and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine and that full faith and credit are due all their official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of office at office in Lewisburg this 9 th day of August AD 1839 Martin W. Oakley (clk)

Rey  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1519
Mildred Wallis
Widow
Matthew Wallis
Sgt. So. Car. Line
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 304
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Tennessee this day personally appeared Bedford County J Hugh King before me Thomas Riddick one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County and made oath in due form of law that Matthew Wallis a citizen of said County served in the war of the revolution between the united states and Great Britain in which war the said Matthew Wallis he served ten months under General Sumpter in the capacity of orderly Sergeant of the Company to which he was attached, and said King further states that said Wallis served with the State Troops of South Carolina Sworn and Subscribed to before me. This 16 th of August 1832.
J Riddick J P J Hugh King

I certify that Thomas Mendenhall Esq. before whom the Within affidavit was known to be an acting justice of the peace in and for Bedford County duly Commissioned qualified &c.
Given under my hand at office in Shelbyville Pa. Nov. 1832
Thomas Mendenhall Hugh Hings of Bedford County To all Justices of the Peace of Tompkins Co. Wallis
W
Wallis Matthew N.C. W1519

6007 Mildred Wallis Ponipee
Suspended.
See let. 8 Nov. 1839
R. A. Glenn
let. to do. 30 th Dec. 40
let. 18 May 1841 to R.
A. Glenn. let to do. 3 July
41, to do. 26 Oct. 41
let. to do. 4 Jan. 1842
Act 7 July 1838

Matthew Wallis W. Ten: Act 7 June 1832, to what time paid? Pen: Office Nov 8. 1839
#90. due 1837 p d to 4 March 1836 SH

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 16 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Mathew Wallis, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten. Agency, at the rate of Ninety Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1836, to the 6 th Feby 1837, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Lewis Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 9 th , 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Matthew Wallis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten: Agency, at the rate of Ninety Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1836, 6 months.
Respectfully yours,
William H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Hearts Cross Roads Maury County Tenn 15 th Augt 1837 Dear J. R. Poinsett
Enclosed I send you the declaration of Mrs Blair Mrs Wallis & Mrs Laird, widows, of dead Revolutionary Pensioners for the benefit of the act of Congress "Passed 7 th of July 1835." - if there should be anything wanting for either of them please enclose them to me and specify what is wanting with directions how to have them notified
Respectfully Yours obed Servt Richd Glenn P Master at Hearts & Roads Tenn

Wurts Crops Roads 28 th March 1842.- J. L. Edwards Esqr
Dear Sir
The certificate of Mrs Milared Wallis pension has been received, but there appears to have been a mistake in the number of years she should draw. The Certificate says the pension is to commence on the 6 th February 1837.- and terminating on the 4 th of March 1841.- which is only four years.- please advise me by return mail if her pension should not have been for five years.-
Your obt Servt- R. A. Glenn

Mr. A. Glenn Coquard
Post Master at Hunts X Roads Tennessee

Comptrollers Office Columbia So. Co. Dec r 1 st 1841.
I do hereby certify that the following is written on the Margin of page N o 204 Indent Books M in this Office viz t ..
N o 204 I issued the first of October 1784 to Mr Mat- Lib. M. thew Wallis late Sergeant in Alexander's Troop W th Hampton's Regiment Sunfield's Brigade State Troops for one hundred and five pounds fifteen Shillings Sterling being amount pay and bounty due him for Ser- vices in that Troop together with Interest thereon from the 1 st April 1782 to date hereof agreeable to a resolution of General Assembly of the Eleventh of March last.
Principal £ 105.15
Interest . . . 7. 8.
£ 97.74
Wm: Ed: Hargre
Comp. Genl.
My Term of Office expires on the 1 st March next when Major Wm Lavalley Successor will go into Office.

Hunts Crks Roads Ten 3 rd July 1842
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
Yours of the 16 th ult stating that with the proof on file in the case of Mrs Mildred Wallis, would enable her to obtain a pension of Seventy five Dollars per annum, upon it being intimated that such pension would be received.
M c Wallis is satisfied with this proposition you will therefore, please enclose to me, her certificate of pension to that effect.
I am very respectfully Yours obt Servt R. A. Glenn

Hunts Cross Roads Jan Oct 12 th 1841
J J Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the affidavit of Mrs Milner Pagsdale formerly Milner Wallis, which is said to be all the testimony that can be had - respecting the declaration of Milner Wallis widow of Matthew Wallis. I presume this, with the evidence already in possession of the Department will be sufficient to secure her pension please advise me of the result as early as convenient and oblige
Your obt Servt R. A. Glenn

6007 Mildred Wallis of Matthew Tennessee
Admitted
of Daughters Sept 10 1895 p 95. Resident Capt Giles Col Hampton S.C.
Act 7 July 1838
died 6 Feb: 1837.
R. A. Glenn Harts Crop Roads, Tenn.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Matthew Wallis which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 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? 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? has VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 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?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No. two Citizens.
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? Witness produced.
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?
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?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
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."

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 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 not 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, 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.
☞ 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.

Hunts Creek Road Jan 3 rd May 1841
Dear Sir
Enclosed you will please find the affidavit of Wm S Allen setting forth the reasons why he recollects the precise time of the marriage of Matthew Wallis dog (who was formerly a revolutionary pensioner), and Milary Allen, as requested in yours of — The declaration of Milary that Wallis was forward in the fall of 1837. — and was filed with Suspended Cases. — until the affidavit of Wm S Allen, was forwarded, which should have been done long since;
Respectfully R. A. Glenn

State of Tennessee & District No 12 Williamson County } This day
Personally Appeared William D. Allen Aged 66 years past in November Last
Before the subscribers Justice of the peace in & for said County of Williamson and After Being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty god deposeth and saith that the circumstances that enables him to recollect the precise time of the marriage that took place Between Matthew Wallis & Mildred Allen now Mildred Wallis Late Consort & widow of the said Matthew Wallis deceased, one circumstance that enables me to recollect the precise time is that nine months & three days after the afore said marriage took place on the 12 day of May 1785 as set forth in my former Affidavit the said Mildred wallis had then born whittled she married Ezekiel Wallis who is now fifty five years & nine days of Age At this time & one circumstance that helps me to recollect is that I moved to this state from the state of North Carolina in the year of Eighteen hundred & four & that the said Mildred wallis then had seven Children To wit. Ezekiel - Prudence - Sarah -
Margaret William - Matthew D. & Mildred The youngest Child of the sd. Matthew & Mildred Wallis I have a record of my Age that My parents had in their family Bible & I have a true copy of the same in my Bible By that means I am enabled to recollect I then was Eleven years & upwards of Age when the afore said marriage took place

Sworn To And. subscribed Before us This 5 th day of March 1841
Willis Crutcher W.C. William S Allen W.S.A. William Wood Justice of the peace for said county W.W.
We do here By Certify that we are personally acquainted with William S. Allen & Believe that he is unable to attend a Court of Record for said county By reason of Being Afflicted with the gravel we do further Certify that the said William S. Allen is a man of firmness & veracity giving under our hands and seals this 5 th day of March 1841
William Wood Justice of the peace for said county W.W.
Willis Crutcher W.C. Justice of the peace for said county
The State of Tennessee ss
I Samuel B. McLoenie clerk of the county court of Williamson county in the State of Tennessee aforesaid do certify that William W. Wood and Willis Crutcher are Justices of the peace as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs, are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed seal of said court at office this 17 th day of March A.D. 1841
Samuel B. McLoenie

Hurts Creek Roads Jan 18 th Decr 1841. J. L. Odwards Esqr
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the Certificate of W. E. Hayne Esqr Comptroller Genl of the State of South Carolina, of the record proof in his office of the services of Matthew Wallis, as a revolutionary soldier. — As directed in your letter of 26 th Octr last as being necessary in order to enable Mrs. Mildred Wallis, Widow of Matthew Wallis Deed to obtain her Certificate of Pension
Respectfully Yr ob t Serv t R. A. Glenn