Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,060, Richard Willeford, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
N.C.
Williford, Richard Williford or
S. 22,060
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS

South Carolina 16.788
Richard Williford of Sumter in the State of South Carolina who was a ser. F.S. in the Regt commanded by Captain of the commanded by Col. R. Hodge in the W. C. line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of So. Carolina - at the rate of 40. Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of Sept. 33. Statesburg - and Sub. San. D. Miller South Carolina
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. 100 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th March 34 20
120-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Price Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 83 -
Letter to Pension Agent 8 th Dec r Comptroller 20 April 1838.
To Pension Agt. 7 May 1838.
To J. M. McPhearson 31 July 1838.
To 3 rd Auditor 25 Feb y 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1 st April 1838 from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1838 Agt notified 15 March 1839.
Paid as above from 4 March 1838 to 4 th Sept r 1838. Agent Modified 18 th July 1839

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Richard Williford Sumter District South Carolina
Laurens Co a Pri 3 mo 10 Sub 6 mo (30 40
10. 13. 16.
Int. 2.7.
apl. 19. 1833-
P. 345
Samuel D. Miller Statesburg S.C.

BRIEF in the case of  Richard Williford  of Sumter D. in the State of South Carolina  (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? 76  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. As a Gen.     Volunteer In 1777 3. Moore, Col. Phillips   Drafted 1781 3 Capt Jno Ward   do do. 3 as sergeant in a company Capt Thomas Page   3 Cav Leig C. Capt W. Keenan   Maj John Mottan  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None named  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Duplin co. N.C.  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? Clerk's certificate not attached as required 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. B. Bradford Examining Clerk.

State of South Carolina } Personally appeared in open Court on Sumter District
the first day of November 1852 - the Court of Common Pleas now sitting for the District of Sumter aforesaid. Richard Wiliford. President of the District. aforesaid. Aged. Seventy Six years. who being duly sworn in open Court according to law doth on his oath make the following. Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832 - that he was. born the 28 th April 1757 - in the State of North Carolina Bertie County. his father & family Emigrated to Duplin County. in the same State. and there remained until the Claimant Entered the united States Service February 1777 as a volunteer. under Genl. Moor. Col. Rutherford. Francis Hill Capt. Superior Lieut - Robert Rao. Ensign - and marched under the above named officers. to Wilmington. from there to Old Brunswick, and Remained til sometime in April & marched back. to Wilmington. & Remained. until the Expiration of three months - at which time Genl. Caswell marched his Army. down & took place. and we were discharged - and the Claimant Rec d a discharge for the three months Service - from Genl. Moor - in July 1780 The Claimant was drafted. in the Malita. to Ser three months in South Carolina - after we crossed the line - the Claimant then hired a substitute in his place. for the 2 d term of three months - a man by the name of Thomas Royal who was. a bold hardy man, and immediately to my place under Cap! - Tho. Page - and marched to Pede - and continued in South Carolina. the 2 d term of three months. after which he returned home. and Rec d a

Certificat for his services from the same Capt. I delivered him upto. and paid him for the services of the three months - February 1781 - the Claimant volunteered his services under Col Francis Hill - and marched to Belfords Bridge the British then having possession of Wilmington then we joined Genl. Lenington. Col. Kinion. & Col. Moore while at the Bridge - a party of British & Tories surprised us - in the night - and we stood our ground - The next day Col. Brown. marched round - on the other side & fired on the British - but was forced to retreat, and - Rec d a wound in his arm - in a few days the Claimant being sergeant at that time was sent to Rocky point with a guard of twelve men, in order to prevent the Bri- tish - or negroes - from crossing the River a spring of Cape Fear, where we remained until late in April - at which time the guard was called in - and we marched to - Rutherford's Mills to the main army, then under the under the Command of Genl. Malmada - a Frenchman - who marched us up to Limestone from thence to Kingston on New River. where we Rec d Rec d our discharges - for three months duty it being some time in May - October 1781. the Complainant joined Capt. William Kenan's horse troop as sergeant for three months - we went to Rocky point where Army then lay. Generals - Lenington. Butler. & Rutherford it was then agreed to take Wilmington by storm. but news came Cornwallis was taken - the Claimant with the Regiment of horse and Major John Moulton was sent below Wilmington - a party of the British having

landed near that place, where we arrived. the British had just gone aboard their vessels - and making for Wilmington. and in a few days. we marched on for Wilmington. and when we arrived the British had left the place. and we remained until a few days before new Christmas - then we marched up to Duplin Court House. where the Complainant, as the officer of the garr. took charge of a large party of Tories - and kept them. until some time in Jan y 1782 - when we were Relieved by an other garr which moved the Tories. to Wilmington - I was then discharged... the Claimant says that all his Discha- -rge. have been lost or destroyed - The Claimant hereby Relinquishes Every Claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity Except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any State, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Richard Wilkerson
B. J. Earle
Recording Judge of the Court of Common Pleas - Piqua - Ohio the 10th Jan y

Mr Henry D. Green clergyman Residing in Sumter District and Stephen Hawks in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Wittford who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor 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 -
B. J. Earle
Mending Judge in open court
H. D. Green "
Stephen Hawks
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 Henry D. Green who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the District of Sumter, and that Stephen Hawks, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same District, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
B. J. Earle
Mending Judge in open court.

Provisions
22060 INVALID.
File No. 22060
Richard Williford Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 451
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1 1834 20 1112 Declaration and amended declaration of Richard Williford for a pension!
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State of South Carolina Sumter District. } —
Personally appeared before me Frankln Moore as Justice of the Quorum in and for said district and State Richard Williford, who makes the following oath, by way of addition to his declaration for a pension, and in answer to the objections pointed out in the brief sent by the Pension Depart- ment. That he has no record of his age - the same was recorded in the bible of his father - which bible the last he saw of it was in the possession of his father in North Carolina.
That he did service in the Revolution nine months in his own person, and three months by his substitute who he paid. That he was a volunteer during the whole term of his own service, and was drafted when he procured a substitute. That six months of his service he was a sergeant  the rest of it, a private corporal . That there is no living witness that he knows of who can testify to his service, and for this reason he could not afford the testimony of any - that he received four written discharges all of which are lost or destroyed. That he names the

Rev d Henry D. Green - Stephen Hanks Esq. France, S. Kennedy Esq. Rev d Henry Young Benjamin Gerald Esq. Jesse Peeples Esq all respectable citizens in his neighborhood who can testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. -
Richard Williford
Sworn to before me this 12 th of September 1833. -
Franklin J. Morris D. C.

South Carolina Sumter District
I Thomas J. Wilder Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas for said District & State do hereby Certify that the three pieces of paper here together attached contain the original proceedings of said Court together with the amended declaration in the matter of the application of of Richard Wolfford for a pension.
I do also further certify that Franklin Moses is a justice of the Inferior for said District & State, & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this 13 th day of Sep- tember 1833 in 58 th Year of American Independence.
Th J Wilder Clerk

Richard Willford 1778

I Thomas. J. Wilder Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for. Sumter District. do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Williford. for a pension. in testimony whereof — I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 31 st day of October 1832.
The Widow C. C. P.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office, February 25 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833 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," Richard Willeford, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of Forty _____ 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, 1836, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William K. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

2599- 20 th July 1888
Admiral Pension Office.
W Swan,
Walsingham St.
Seal of War
Adm. R. Pringle
London

Dear
Joel R. Pointdell Sec'y at War Washington D.C.
Yours truly,
James Wilson
2599 - St. L. Ave N.W.

Camden Me. July 25. 1838
To the Hon. J. R. Poinsett Secy of War
Sir
The enclosed Pension application has been sent to C. Hamilton & payment refused - but what error there is in it, I cannot understand, after consulting the Laws of Congress & the Regulations of the Department. as the agent in Charleston has assigned no other reason than the time the pension has been unclaimed for & therefore must go to the Dept. I have advised the old man to send it on & ask what steps are necessary for him to take, to receive the pension. The pension has got into a mess in consequence, I understand, of errors in the forms heretofore presented. I know Mr. Guald, the magistrate & the witness hereto, they are worthy of all confidence.
Very Respectfully
Wm D. Dampier

Planting Mechanics Park Charleston 14 April 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Sir Forward herewith for Authority to pay, Vouchers of John Warnock and Richard Williford. —
I am respectfully Your Ob. Servt. C. Spear Pension Agent

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 11 th , 1839,
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," Richard Willford, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of Forty — 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, 1838, to the 4 th Sept., 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Harrison Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.