Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9505, William Valandingham, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. b.
Valandingham, William
89505
Born in Va
buried.
CONTENTS

4960.
South Carolina
William Valandingham of Lancaster Dist. in the State of South Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Gaskins of the Rev. commanded by Col. Estlin in the North Carolina line Militia for nine months from 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 5th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31. day of January 1833 and Col. Wm. James H. R.
Arrears to 5th of Sept. 1832 45.00 Pension allowance ending 17 March 1833 15.00
Doll 60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk Book 20 Vol. 8 Page 100
Widow to pay June 7, 1837 Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1839. Age Notified 21. March 1839

San Carlos Dist So Ca William Valandingham's Petition for Pension

State of South Carolina Lancaster District
On this the 14 th day of November 1832 personally appeared in Court before William D. Martin Judge of the Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas, now sitting William Valans ding ham, a resident of said State and District, aged seventy-nine Years who being first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
"That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers viz Lt d Thomas Eaton & Capt d John Cockely about the year 1778 or 1779 & served two terms of duty. — that he was drafted in Warren County North Carolina & served nine months — That he was marched from, under the order of Gen l Green from Ramsay's Mills in North Carolina to South Carolina was present at the destruction of Motts Fort on the Congaree River in said State — That he also marched to Augusta and was present at the taking of Browns Fort at the latter place — that he knew Lt d Henry Lee of the Cavalry and Lt d Reid who served also under Gen l Green and that he has no written evidence in his possession to establish the foregoing facts except the affidavits hereunto annexed. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State — Given to subscribe the day & year aforesaid

To the Interrogatories propounded he answers as follows
Answer 1 st Was born in Fairfax County State of Virginia about the Year 1754
Answer 2 - It has no record of his age
Answer 3 - Was living in Warren County North Carolina when called into the service - about forty Years, removed to Lancaster District South Carolina & has resided there ever since
Answer 4 - The first time, he was drafted the second time he went as a volunteer
Answer 5 - He names Henry Lee (Genl) for Reid Col. Washington - his service was one of much hazard & difficulty
Answer 6 - He received a discharge from the service, it was given by Capt John Wiley & has since been lost
Answer 7 - He names the Rev James Ferguson Hiram Twitty, persons who can testify as to his character and the belief of his services in the revolution. Sworn to & subscribed November 14 th 1832
on oath [Signature] Cenk
his W m * [Signature] mark

We Jachy Perry, Hiram Switty & James Ferguson a clergyman residing in the State of South Carolina Lancaster District hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Valandingham who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration — that we believe him to be seventy-nine Years of age — that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
On a declaration
Jachy Perry Hiram Switty James Ferguson
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 & served as he states — And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jachy who has signed Perry, Hiram Switty & James Ferguson and that their statement is entitled to credit — And further that J. Ferguson is a clergyman. November 14 th 1832
W. D. Martin Presiding Judge
I John Adams Clerk of the Court of Genl Sessions & Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of William Valandingham for a pension — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 14 th November 1832
On a declaration

William Balandingham
admith

BRIEF in the case of William Cabanagh  of Lancaster District in the State of South Carolina  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79 years  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.     In 1778 or 1779 Nine Months Private Gen. Col. Thos. Eaton Capt. John Cokely  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Moultrie's Fort in South Carolina. Brown's Fort at Augusta.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? In Warren County N. Carolina  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? yes 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Sam Potts  Examining Clerk.

Revnum
9505
INVALID.
File No. 9505
William Landingham
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 388
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office.
March 1 st , 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," William Vallandingham, a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of Thirty — 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., 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838,
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Planters & Mechanics Bank of S. Ca. Charleston 29 May 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Sir
Forward for your Authority to pay, the following vouchers having 12 months & upwards due upon them W. William Vallandingham, George Robuck, James Tool Sur, & Robert Culbertson
I am very respectfully
Your Ob. Serv:
A. Spear
Foreign Agent

William Balendineham
annus 9mo.

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

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? yes 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? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no witness. Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
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 the 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.
†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 authenticated 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 end 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.