Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 32047, Samuel Ward, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Ward, Samuel
S 32047
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 th March to 4 th Sept 1839. Age notified 5 Nov 1840
Paid as above from 4 th Sept 1840. to 4 th March 1841. Age notified 24 Feby 1842
Rate of death not in 40
Georgia 16.489
Samuel Ward of Colleton in the State of Ga: who was a Pri t in the commanded by Captain Colton of the Reg t commanded by Col. Gillin in the La line for Ocmulgee
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 20 Dollars 4 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Aug t 1833 and due to Wm. H. Smith Lexington, Ga
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1833 40 - Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sept - 10 $50 -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 106

Samuel Ward Georgia
Admit as per vale 6 mo $20
Rev
13.
Duty 12.7.
Apl. 12. '33 -
P. 335
Wm. H. Smith clerk. Oglethorpe Co. Ga.
Livingston Ga.

BRIEF in the case of  Samuel Ward  county of Oglethorpe  in the State of  Georgia  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79  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.     Outo In 1780 drafted 4 private Gen. Capt Pollock Col Green   1781 "not up then" 2 " Capt Broadnax -  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Salemburg 6 o Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no living witness 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

Georgia Oglethorpe County } Inferior Court - Sitting for Or- dinary purposes. Sept. 3 Term - 1832 -
On this the third day of September eighteen hundred thirty two personally appeared in open Court before Judges Banks - Cox - Pope & Hutchinson of the Court of Ordinary of said County now sitting Samuel Ward a resident of the County State aforesaid, aged 79 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 7 th June 1832 - That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He was drafted from the Virginia Militia - drew he recollects No 10 - Sometime previous to the time of being called out. Was ordered in consequence of said draft & did non- descript at Hillsboro North Carolina on the 25 th Oct. 1780 - thence he marched under the command of William Collier Capt - he soon left - Detachment was placed then under command of Ensign - Ferguson - field officers were Lieut Green, Col Jno. Green

Major Morris. Was marched from thence to Pede Station at Hicks Creek - thence on a retreat through Salisbury - Charlotte Town Guilford Court House - were fired on by the enemy in crossing the Shallowford of the Rappahannock & discharged at Pittsylvania Field Court House on 25 th Feby 1781. Deponent then returned to Lunenburg County Virginia where he resided when first drafted. In the fall of 1781. It again became the duty of Deponent to render services under the same draw no 10 - And was called upon by marched from Lunenburg County Virginia to Little York under the Command of Capt - Broadnax, he thinks, Sterling Noble as lieutenant. & remained at York until its capture by Genl Washington in all this deponent is most religiously confident making a period of more - & certainly not less than two months the the precise date his memory cannot now supply him with. His discharge for the first four months service under Col. from Penn he has lost. He received none at York.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not in the pension Roll of the agency

of any state. — Sworn to Subscribed the day & year aforesaid Samuel Ward
Elizer Brant Planton We the undersigned a clergyman residing in the County State aforesaid and John Beasley residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Ward who has Subscribed Sworn to the above de- claration that we believe him to be 79 years of age. that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he lives, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. May the said Beasley further say, Certify that Samuel Ward the applicant lived as overseer for his Father when he first was called upon & entered the Service. That he served the first tour stated by him within his knowledge & he understood that there is no doubt of the fact that he served the two months stated to have terminated at York — Sworn to Subscribed the day & year aforesaid —
Benj m Planton M c P
John Beasley
And the said Court do hereby declare this

opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named Ap- plicant was a revolutionary soldier, and said as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Burgess Blanton  General who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident as stated and that John Beasley who has also signed the same is a resident likewise of the County State, & is a credible person. That their Statement is entitled to Credit.
John Banks J.P.C. Rev. Pope J.P.C. P.M. Hutchinson J.P.C. Eug. Cox J.P.C.
I William H. Smith Clerk of the Court of Ordinary do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Wood for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of office this the third day of September eighteen hundred thirty two. William Smith Clerk

Georgia
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Oglethorpe County 3 Personally Came into open Court, the Superior Court of the County aforesaid being now in Session, Samuel Ward, and being duly sworn deponeth & saith, that he has no doc- umentary evidence of the services he rendered in the Revolutionary War, as detailed by him under oath before the Court of Ordinary of said County at its September Term of 1832. And that there are now no witnesses living within this Deponent's knowledge, by whom he could establish the last tour of service set forth in the statement referred to. There were many persons living in Virginia at the time Deponent left that State, by whom said service might have been proven. But whether now living - or where removed to, is unknown to Deponent. (Maj. Jas. Beasley by whom the first tour is establish- -ed to have been performed, was privy to it from the fact that at that time De- pONENT lived with (Maj. Beasley's Father. But when Deponent was called on to per- form the last tour, he had left the employ- ment of Maj. Beasley's Father. And as stated he is wholly ignorant of any living witness by whom could establish the same.
sworn and subscribed in the Court John Davidson Clk
Samuel Ward

August 4, 1931
Mrs. Philip A. Spence Wytheville Virginia
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section EML aw
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.33047, that Samuel Ward, while residing in Lunenburg County, Virginia, enlisted, was rendezvoused at Hillsboro, North Carolina, October 25, 1780, served as a private in Captain William Collier's Company, and under Ensign Ferguson, Colonel John Glenn's Virginia Regiment and was discharged February 25, 1781.
He enlisted in the fall of 1781, served two months in Captain Broadnax's Virginia Company, and was at the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 3, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-nine years and resided in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
There are no data as to his family.
The above is the history of the only Samuel Ward, who served with the Virginia Troops, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Date of death not in AB

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 28 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," Samuel Ward, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of Twenty 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. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Alvin B. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Feb'y 9 th , 1842.
Sir:
Under the date 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," Samuel Ward — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of Twenty 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. 1840, to the 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Edward B. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

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

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? yy
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
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? yy
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? yy 1. 207 copy 1-2
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.

Cambridge Dec r June 1833
Dear Sir
At the sitting of the Sup r Court to day, Mr. S. Ward made an additional affidavit, amending of the paper heretofore forwarded in support of his right to a Pension. It is hoped it will now prove satisfactory to you. It is in the shape of an additional affidavit appended to the original paper. I have enclosed also, the printed brief of objections, by the Commissioner, that a reference to it might at once show that no 13 th the only one not already fully answered, was now responded to.
Very Respectfully Sir Yrs
Wm A. Smith.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Pension Dept.
Washington
D.C.

Wytheville, Va.
July 6, 1931.
Dear Sir,
John Thornton
Franklin Co. Va. was prob.
a pensioner of either the
Rev., was 18th or 19th century
war, please see which war.
Sam. Ward in or near
also Samuel Ward
said co. and state, was
also thought to have been
a pensioner of some war about
he died after 75-80 years of age
100 years or more, died in above
place. His children were John,
Sam. Martha, Jane, Polly, Julia,
Ann. See all files and data
for his son, Philip A. Spencer.
Mrs. Philip A. Spencer.

32 047 Rey INVALID.
1931-Aug 4 - Visit to Mrs. Phelps A. Spence Edf
File No. 32,047
Samuel Wada
His Rev. Mrs.
Act: June 7 th 1897
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 438
[Arrangement of 1870.]