Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11932, James Yearly, N. C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. b.
Yearly, James
R 11932
CONTENTS
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State of North Carolina } on this the 11 th day of May 1838 personally Mecklenburg County } appeared before me John M Ingram one of the Justices of the Court of P ce County James Yearly a Resident of said County and State aged 77 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated he volunteered under Cpt d Randal he thinks in October 1780 and served a tour of Twenty  Eight Col d Harris Regiment Gen l Charles Cornwallis and then November the thinks of 1781 he enlisted under Cpt d Ponds in Col d Loflin Regiment the numbers of the Regiment not Recalled Gen l Charles Cornwallis and served a tour of Twenty months and was discharged in the winter 1782 and then in a short time he substituted for Edmund Randal served a tour of Two months under Cpt d Peter Randal in Last mentioned Regiment under the same commanding officers and was discharged and in the first tour under Cpt d Randal he was in the Battle at Guilford and in the second tour under Cpt d Ponds he was in the Battle at Benton's Creek in North Carolina and in this tour of Twelve months he served in the Cavalry and was the most of his time in North Carolina and he has friends of no person living that can prove his services By him and has no documentary evidence of his services and he hereby Relinquishes every claim to what ever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares his name is not on the pension Role of the Agency of any State sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid John M Ingram
James his Yearly Mark
Interrogatories
1 Where and in what year were you Born I was Born June the 8 th day 1756 in Abbeville dist t in South Carolina do you have any Record of your age

3 where were you living when called in to service and where have you lived ever since the Revolution was and where do you now live. I live in the County of Montgomery when called in to service and I have lived in most of them and in Mecklenburg County ever since the Revolutionary war and live in Mecklenburg County North Carolina at this time. If how were you called in to service were you drafted and your father or were you a substitute for him. I volunteered and enlisted and was a substitute for Edmund Randle I was a gunner with Gen Thomas Collins Col. Wm. Harkness Col. Loflon Major Randle Gen. Rutherford and Gen. Davidson and I received one discharge from Col. Randle and one from Col. Loflon and the last one we carried some prisoners to Salisbury at Carolina and was discharged by Col. Gilbert and have taken the oath not expecting ever to have any use for them and as I regard the General as a witness of my services my Re- collection fails me. But have generally correct a statement as the great length of time would admit. I recollect very well the length of time I served was twenty six months and twelve months of that time was with troops of Cavalry, Infantry and Artillery the last one a year after the war. I am now 84 years of age John M. Ingram S.P.
State of North Carolina 3rd year of James Buchanan President of the United States and Alexander W. Richardson of Iredell County and State certify that recent will be granted with James Gentry who has sworn to and subscribed to the above declaration and we believe him to be the age set forth in the declaration and as he resides in the neighborhood where he resides that he was a soldier of the Revolution and we concurs in that opinion sworn to and subscribed the 13th day of May 1888 Before me J. M. Ingram S.P. Rev. G. Richardson Alexander Richardson

State of North Carolina I, John M. Ingram one of the Justices Mecklenburg County of said County do hereby certify That James Grayly who subscribed and sworn to the A.bove declaration is unable to attend this Court nor do, I believe from present appearance believe he will be able at the next Court to attend owing to Grate Bodily Infirmities Givin under my hand and Seal this 14 th day of May 1853 John M. Ingram J.P.
And the said John M. Ingram Esq. doth hereby declare his 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 said John M. Ingram Esq. further Certifies that it appears to him that Zachariah Starner who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the County & State aforesaid and Alexander M. Richardson who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County & State, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit John M. Ingram J.P.
James S. Grayly

I Isaac Alexander Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of James Agardy for a pension
The testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 14 th day of May 1833
Isaac Alexander Clerk of Mecklenburg Co Court By J. B. Pate
Yearly, James N.C. Bill 932
24.308
James Agardy
James Agardy
Supervisor
J. M. Ingram
Representative
W.S.
I recollect very clearly the time for more than one year with tears of blood & distress day and night for a long time past I have been thinking of Alexander & his family & how much I would like to see him again after a long time of separation I hope to see him soon

11.739 P. O.
James G. Gentry Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: 1-0 _____, 18
Discharged: 11-0 _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Co
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____

James Yearly
U.S. -
Letter 17 Feb 1824
Hon: Mr. Conner
Suspended
11932

James Yearly NC Oct 7 Nov 32 Super
96 Mrs Priscilla

STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF Union
BE IT KNOWN, That on this
1853
29th day of July
A. D.,
before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared William Yearby a resident of Union County, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the son of James Yearby who made application for a Pension, and was allowed at the rate of $ per annum, that he has been informed that said Pension ought to be allowed that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments, as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and Subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me,
D. A. Boon J. P.
I, D. A. Boon a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County, do hereby certify, that William Yearby who executed the foregoing paper, is a respectable resident of this County, and is I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
D. A. Boon J. P.
I, James M. Stewart Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that D. A. Boon before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was at the date of the same, and is now, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and the name thereunto subscribed is signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office, this 29th day of July A. D. 18 53
J. M. Stewart Clerk

STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF Union }
KNOW ALL MAN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I William Yearby — of the County of Union and State of North Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint Geo. C. Ames my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the claim of James Yearby — for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to my said Agent, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises; and revoking any and all other Powers of Attorney that I may have heretofore made in relation to this Claim.
Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of July — A. D. 18 53
Signed and sealed in the presence of
J. M. Sewell E. W. T. Bailey
William Yearby
STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF Union }
ON THIS 29th day of July A. D. 18 53 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared William Yearby and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.
J. A. Brame J. P.

STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF Union } ss.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me James M Stewart Clerk of the County Court for Union County N.C. by the affidavit of James P. Bilk that James Grubbs was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $ per annum and that he died on the 15 day of March eighteen hundred and forty two leaving surviving him no widow - but the following children viz - William Grubbs - Sarah Roan & Patsy Rop and that William Grubbs Sarah Roan & Patsy Rop are the only surviving children of the aforesaid. James Grubbs dec d
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this 29th day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three
J. M. Stewart, Clerk