Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 32031, David Vance, N.C.

SERVICE
N.C.
Vance, David
NUMBER
S 32031
Born in Va.
CONTENTS

Arkansas. 7.900.
David Vance Vance
of Independence. In the State of Arkansas, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dobson of the Regiment commanded by Col. Lee. — in the Virginia line for Six months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Arkansas at the rate of 20. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. day of April 1833 and sent to C. H. Pelham, Clerk. Batesville Arkansas.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 40. 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 September. 1833. 10. 00
$ 50.00.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act, June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. M. Johnson Clerk, Book 8, Vol. 8, Page 137

David Raper Petition for pension
61 st Jan. 1810.

Territory of Arkansas County of Independence
At the January Term of the County Court of said County AD 1833
On this Eighth day of January AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Independence County and Territory of Arkansas now sitting David Vance a resident of said County and Territory Aged Seventy four 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 Act of Congress passed Jan y the 28 th AD 1832, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated until that he joined and entered the service as a drafted soldier in the Multi Regular service of the United States in February 1778 under Captain William Dobson, he don't recollect the Colonel name and served five months the time required as he enlisted or rather was drafted and Mustered at Salisbury in Rowan County North Carolina, and marched to the Haining Rock and from thence to Charleston, and went to the Comptons and from thence to the Black Swamp and then discharged and returned home - and was shortly made a prisoner by the Enemy and took him to Hillsborough and put him in Jail, and kept him confined four weeks, and permitted him to go home on parole - but he lay out and kept hid until after the Battle of Guilford, when he was again permitted to make his appearance - That he was one month a volunteer in a light horse Company as he thinks under Col. Lee and a good deal engaged in scouting, That he has no Documentary evidence to prove his services in the war of the Revolution and knows no person in this County who can testify to his services - That in consequence of the hardship and exposure in the Jail aforesaid he has ever since been a cripple, he never was in any Battle because he was always kept scouting while in service
The following Interrogatories were propounded by the Court to the applicant David Vance
1 st Where & in what year was you born Ans r I was born in Winchester Virginia 25 August 1757 2 nd Have you any record of your age &c. so where is it Ans r I have none - the record is destroyed 3 rd Where were you living when called into service; when have you lived since the Revolutionary War, if a substitute for whom Ans r In Guilford County North Carolina - I have since in South Carolina 18 years, from thence I moved to Tennessee and lived there ten years then I moved to Missouri about 8 years, then I came to this County where I now live

4 How were you called into service
Answer I was a Drafted soldier for five months a volunteer one month
5 State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops when you served - both Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Answer I do not recollect any of the Regular Officers for my memory is bad and I served in the State troops and did not see many Regular Officers - I do not even recollect the names of the officers of the Continental or Militia Regiments
6 Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service & if so by whom was it and what has become of it
Answer I never received any Discharge
7 State the names of persons in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for good behavior & veracity your services as a soldier from Callit F.H. Egan
Answer J. Wiggins John Buddell Abraham Allen John Carroll & C.H. Peblean
Answer - I don't know of any person here who can prove my services but the following above named persons can testify for my veracity and good behavior in the County where I reside.
I David Vance do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State or Territory
Sworn to and subscribed } the day & year above said }
David Vance
W. Overton Presiding Justice
W

Application of Diana Branca for a Pension

We the subscribers Citizens of the County of Independence aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David David Vance the applicant mentioned in the within Annexed Declaration who has sworn to and signed the same and that he is seventy four years of age and that he is respected and believed in his neighbourhood to be a soldier of the Revolution and concurs in that opinion We believe him to be a man of truth veracity res- =pectability and good behavior in the neighbourhood where he resides - We sign this because no clergyman is in attendance upon the Court
Aaron Gillillo
J. H. Egnor
Ringgold
John Ruddell
Abraham Allen
John Carroll
C. H. Pelham
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, After the investigation of the matter and after putting the questions presented by the War Department that the annexed named applicant David Vance was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the above named Aaron Gillillo, Joseph H. Egnor, John Ringgold John Ruddell, Abraham Allen, John Carroll and C. H. Pelham who have signed the above Certificate are residents of said County of Independence And that their statements are entitled to full credit
J. D. M. [unclear] Presiding Justice

Territory of Arkansas County of Independence
I Charles H. Pelham clerk of the Circuit And County Courts in and for said County and Territory do hereby certify that the annexed four pages contain the original proceedings in the matter of the application of David Vance for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this tenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
C. H. Pelham Clerk

I mean since the last estimate, as there seems to be some uncertainty about the length of the line of his service - Feb 27 th 1865 A. H. Lewis

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
S.F. 32031
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of David Vance a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feby 1778 5 mos. Pvt. William Dohson N.C.   Returned home + shortly after was taken prisoner + put in jail at Hillsborough + kept 4 weeks and then discharged on parole.   after Feb Guilford 1 mo. in a light horse co under Col Lee  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Guilford Co N.C. Date of application for pension, Aug 8 1833 Residence at date of application, Independence Co Arkansas Territory Age at date of application, born Aug 25 1757 at Winchester Va.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family. (Soldier lived in South Carolina 18 yrs then moved to Tennessee + then to Missouri living there 8 years)
omitted by Adv. Jan 3, 17
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

7.900
David Vance Vance Independence Co Ter. of Arkansas
Adm for 6 Months from 1778
C. H. Pelham Clerk Batesville Independence Co Teritory of Arkansas

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 subjóined 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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of David Vance  Vance  Independence Co Per of Arkansas
   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.     1798 " 5 " Priv Capt. Wil Dobson Not recd. Selected None N. Car S. Car 74 years Traditionary   Not stated " 1 " " Not stated Col. Lee " "  
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 he 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 place 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.
Joseph Rowan

Rev Sec H Van Buren Ark. November 17, 1916. Department of Interior Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
I find there are two David Vances from North Caro- lina. Will you please send me the complete pension record of the one who was living in Independence County Ark. outside in 1833.
Will you also please send me the full pension record of Walter Calimer, (Sur. File No. 31809.) I thought I could

get it in to connecticut, without writing you but failed to find it,
I shall appreciate it very much Thanking you in advance.
I am very truly
(Miss) Clara B. Eno.
D. A. R. State Chairman for Locating Revolutionary Sol- diers Graves in Arkansas etc.

Enc. Hold for while

Inr File
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32031
File with case

18/83
FILE WITH CASE.
32031
FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MAT 7 1904 U.S. PENSION OFFICE
1550 Twenty-seventh Street N.W.
Rev. Van
Department of the Interior Washington D.C. Attention and reply through desk.
Mr J. L. Davenport Dear Sir - First Deputy Commissioner
Will you kindly send me the record of David Vance of Pennsylvania date and place of enlistment, officers under whom he served in the Revolution and name of wife if he drew a pension.
He was my great-great grandfather. Sincerely
Chicago FILE WITH CASE Arda Bates Pison May 4 th 1904.

32031 Recy INVALID.
File No. 32,031
David Vance
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 495-
[Arrangement of 1870.]
May 9. 1904 - His b Anda Bates Rorison Chicago Ill
1916 July 17 Tombstone date furnished Clara B. Eno. Letter in S.F. 3175-3 John Hohnan
1917 Jan. 3. a full history sent to Clara B. Eno. att.

Batesville H.O. June 24th 1853
Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the pension certificate of David Varer. There is no application made in that name for a pension from this section of country. There is an old Revolutionary Soldier here by the name of David Vance who applied for a pension on the 8th day of January last. Through this court I presume he is the man you intended the enclosed certificate to benefit. please correct the error and transmit the papers as early as convenient
Your Most Ext Humble
Sut C. H. Pelham

N o 7.900
Payments to be made at New Orleans by P te U. S. Br Bank. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of the Territory of Arkansas.
Conches
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 8.
Page 137 by W. M. Gannett, Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, David Vaver. of the Territory of Arkansas. who was a Private in the Army. of the Revolution.
is entitled to receive _____ Twenty _____ dollars and _____ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Sixteenth, day of _____ April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
John B. Floyd
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. §
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.