Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11186, Joseph Watford, N. C.

SERVICE
N.B.
Watford, Joseph
NUMBER
R 11186
CONTENTS

Joseph Watford
1775

State of South Carolina Darlington District
On this the Seventeenth day of October in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty two, Personally appeared before the Court of common pleas & Sessions held for the District of Darlington & State aforesaid Joseph Watford a resident of the District of Darlington & State aforesaid aged Eighty four years - who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832 - That he enlisted in the Army of the United States some time during the revolutionary War, the precise time he cannot recollect and served in a foot company under Capt. Jas. Lencar and Marched from Pitt County North Carolina  the said District of Darlington as  here laid out , to Hono and was there commanded by Col. Johnston, and the whole Brigade commanded by Genl. Butler - That He served at Hono and its vicinity four months under the said officers, that he was in action during that time, that a fight took place during his service as above between the Americans and British at Hono - But this deponent does not recollect who the British were commanded by but thinks they were commanded by Wallace - That after the expiration of the said four months this deponent returned home to Pitt County North Carolina and whilst in Pitt County aforesaid, that it became necessary, by some regulation which said deponent is unable to explain, that every fifteenth man in said County should serve the term of fifteen months in the Continental service and that he among the other fourteen joined and paid one to go and serve the fifteen months and that their substitute was

named Charles Edwards - That this Charles Edwards marched from Pitt County North Carolina under Capt Wm May to Halifax and when this man had served the fifteen months, Every twelfth man was liable to do continental service and that he among the other Eleven hired a substitute and that his name was Bailin Peoples, but does not recollect who he served under but that he marched to the north some where and returned after having served the twelve months, and that then Every ninth man was liable to do continental service and that he with the other eight hired this same Bailin Peoples to serve in their place and that he came to the South but does not recollect who he served under but that when he had served his time out he started to go home and was taken sick and died And I Joseph Watford served two tours after that, the first under Capt Richard Reaves who marched us to Wilmington North Carolina and there served my time out and came home and the second tour I served under Col. Peep Proctor who marched us about through the country to keep the British from doing any damage - and that he served six months in those tours of duty, three months at each time That the said deponent never received any remuneration from any person for his continental service - That he has no documents of his services as his certificates & papers were lost by Mr Seaygan when he went to Columbia The said deponent can prove his services by one John Hill living in the District of Washington Joseph Watford
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written By Elice presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas keeping in open court at Washington I Joseph Watford in the act of State of South Carolina Not Campbell a Clergyman residing in the District of Washington & State of South Carolina and Rasha Cannon residing in the same hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Watford who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I

believe him to be eighty four years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion — Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written B J Earle Presiding Judge as aforesaid independent Rasha Cannon R Campbell
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 R Campbell who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the District of Darlington and that Rasha Cannon who has also signed the same is a resident in the said District & State and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit —
B J Earle Presiding Judge independent
W. D. Bruce Clerk of the court of common pleas and sessions for the District of Darlington and State of South Carolina do hereby certify that the within contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Joseph Walford for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 19 th day of October 1832
W. D. Bruce C. C. H.

The purchaser had his money from William Wingat, who acted as agt in payment of the balance

State of Alabama § On this the Sixth day of Dale County            2 May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before James  Yelver- ton Judge of the County Court of Dale County (a court of record) in the State of Alabama Joseph Watford who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That the said deponent is now 102 years of age, that he moved from Darlington District, State of South Carolina, in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty three to the County of Dale, in the State of Alabama, where he still resides; that deponent was born in the State of North Carolina, and resided in Pitt County in the aforesaid State during the Revolutionary war, that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, and the length of time which has transpired since the deponent served in the Revolutionary war, he cannot nor does not recollect the particular years in which he did mili- -tary service in said war, but with that he served personally as a soldier in said war fourteen months, and that he entered the service under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated. That he entered the service under Captain James Lanier, as a volunteer, being then a resident of Pitt County, in the State of North Carolina, Jonas Johnson Colonel and Gen l Butler in Command, and marched from Pitt County to South Carolina and was during this term of four months service at the battle of Stones . The next term of service for four months, he served under Captain Samuel Barron

was draughted, Benjamin Lowell Colonel, that he resided at the time of entering this service at Pitt County, North Carolina, he marched to meet Genl Gates but but did not arrive before the defeat of Genl Gates in South Carolina, being in two days march of his destination, was ordered back and spent the remainder of that term of service on Duh river in North Carolina. The next term of service for three months he served under Captain Jesse Proctor, William Caswell General, was draughted in Pitt County, marched to Trent river in North Carolina, and was in an engagement with the British at Saunders Bridge on Trent river. The next term for three months he was draughted and served under Captain Richard Reeve, Major Shepherd, was ordered from Pitt County N. Carolina to Wilmington but before arriving was ordered to return and was discharged at Kingston, this was his last service and about the close of the war. The deponent further states that he remembers of the officers Captain Whitley, Stafford and Hall, but does not now remember the name of any Regular officer, and that from his first term of service to his last term there must have elapsed at least four years, during which time he served as above stated, never in any other capacity but a private soldier, of the Militia , and was not employed in any civil pursuit, for the time during which the service is herein stated to have been performed, and the deponent further says that he has a discharge from every officer under which he served, but that they have been mislaid so he cannot find them, and the deponent further says that he knows of no person by whom he could prove his services by unless he could do so by one

from John H. Lee of Washington District South Carolina was that he does not know if Lee be still living and that he has no opportunity of procuring the Evidence of said Lee, and that he has no other way of proving his Service but by his own oath. And this Deponent hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or annuity ex- cept the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State or Territory whatever so far as he knows or is informed, that in 1833 papers in support of his Claim was forwarded to the Depart- ment but were defective as appeared, and that since that time he has used every exertion to have his Claim established, but from the inattention of those who have undertaken, his right has as yet not been Established
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Joseph Welford
State of Alabama I the undersigned being in County of Dale and State of Alabama and William Windham, residing in the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Welford who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be at least one hundred & two years of age, that he is respected and believed to be in the neighborhood when he renders to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and Subscribed this the 16 th day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty four
Joseph Welford
Thos. Gardner Wm. Windham

State of Alabama } I Gappha T. Yelverton Judge Dale County } of the County Court for the County of Dale and State aforesaid do hereby declare the opinions after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that the foregoing named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and I do further certify that the Rev. Gardner who has signed the fore- going Certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Dale and State of Alabama, and that William Windham who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Dale, State of Alabama and is a credible person, and that their statements is entitled to credit
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal this 6 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty four.
Gappha T. Yelverton Judge (Seal) of the County Court of Dale County
Dale County, State of Alabama
I Allen G. Carter Clerk of the County Court of Dale County, and of the State of Alabama do hereby certify that Gappha T. Yelverton whose name appears to the above and foregoing is acting Judge of the County Court for the County of Dale, and State of Alabama, and that due faith and credit should be given to his attestation as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 6 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty four
Allen G. Carter Clk.

When and in What Year Were you born? W r Walford answers. That he was born on the 29 th day of January in the Year 1742 in the State of North Carolina.
Have you any record of your age? and if so, where is it? Joseph Walford answers.
That he has, and that he had it in his possession . had a record of his age but the same is lost but as well as he can recollect his age is above stated.
Where Were You living when called into the Service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you live now?
Joseph Walford answers.
That he was living in Pitt County State of N. Carolina when called into the Service, removed shortly after the close of the war to the State of South Carolina, Darlington District, since then moved to Dale County Alabama, where he still resides.
How were you called into the Service? Were you drafted, and you volunteer, or were you a Sub- stitute? and if a substitute for whom?
Joseph Walford answers.
That he served his first time as a volunteer for four months, afterwards he was drafted, the whole of the Militia being drafted by division, and serving each in his turn.
State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such contin- -ual and Militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Joseph Walford answers. That he does not, by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory recollect the names of any of the Regular officers, although having seen many of them, nor can he remember the names of any of

the officers of the Continental or Militia regiments but remember the frequent mustering and marching together with other regiments of the State of North Carolina, and other Soldiers in the service of the United States. The general circumstances of his services are set out in his declaration, he would however answer with pleasure any questions relative to his service which the Department may think proper to propose, as he desires to place his claim in the fairest view before the Department
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service? if so by who was it given, and what has become of it.
Joseph Walford answers. That he received a discharge from Col. Sona, Johnson, from Col. Benjamin Powell, from Genl. William Caswell, and from Major. Shepherd. That these discharges have been lost or mislaid so that he cannot find them some many years, one he remembers to have had in the last fifteen years, which has been lost also.
Not presuming at the time they were given him that they would ever be useful, he did not take any very great care of them -
state the names of Persons to whom you are known in your neighbourhood, who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Revolutionary Soldier
Joseph Walford answers
And refers to Thomas Andrews, Moses Matthews, John Matthews, Dempsey Taylor, Dempsey Bowlen and Charles Field who have known him for the last thirty years, besides his neighbours generally.
Joseph Walford
Steele County State of Alabama
I Gappa
Yelverton Judge of the County court for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the

above and foregoing interrogatories and answers were made and answered as appear, and that it is generally believed that Joseph Walford was a revolutionary soldier. From the extreme old age of Joseph Walford it is impossible for his memory not to have been much injured, he however remembers most of the incidents of that part of the Service with which he was connected. I concur in the opinion of his being a soldier of the Revolution.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal this 6 th day of May in year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty four.
Japheth Yevelston Judge of the Probate County Court of Dale County Alabama

Power of Attorney in case of Joseph Trafford of Ala.
Suspended under act of 1832
Col. Anderson will please retain the papers until called for.
Thompson Venable Atty. Washington D.C.

POWER OF ATTORNEY—Revolutionary Pension Claims.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Hardy Watson of Dale County Alabama
hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint M. THOMPSON, esq., of Washington City, D. C., my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Joseph Watson for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all 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, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I 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 all former powers. That may come
WITNESS my hand and Seal this 8 day of December A. D., 185 5 .
Hardy Watson 
Signed and Sealed in the presence of }
Richard Watson Harow Branton
STATE OF Alabama } ss. COUNTY OF Dale } On this 8 th day of December A. D., 185 5 .
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Hardy Watson and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, } the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Branton J. Peace.
*In this blank, if the Claimant be alive, he will insert his name, and execute the power If he be dead, the widow, if alive, will insert her name, (stating the fact that she is his widow,) and execute the power. If both be dead, then any one of the children may insert his, or her, name, (stating the fact that he or she is the son or daughter) and execute the power. If there be neither father, mother, child, or children, then there is no person entitled under the existing rules of the Department, and the power of Attorney need not be executed.

Claim of
Act of
STATE OF Alabama } COUNTY OF Dale }
Be it Known, That on this 18 th day of December A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty three before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Hardy Walford a resident of Ala in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the identical Hardy Walford  one of the heirs of Joseph Walford who executed the foregoing power of attorney, and that he is directly interested in said claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as said Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me } Samuel Branton J. Peace. }
Hardy Walford
I Samuel Branton Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Hardy Walford 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
Samuel Branton J. Peace.
I, Abel Echols Judge Clerk of the Probate Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Samuel Branton before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this 20 th day of December A. D., 185 3 .
A. Echols Judge of Probate Clerk.

STATE OF Alabama COUNTY OF Dale
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me
A. Echols - Judge of the Probate Court of Said County, that Joseph Watford was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States at the rate of $ sixty dollars per annum, and that he died on the 26 th day of July eighteen hundred and fortyfive leaving surviving Haray Watford the only surviving son and Elizabeth, Francis & Winiford , the only daughters now living - those who have died are Nancy, Jonas, John, Barney, William, Joseph, & Joel the only surviving children of the aforesaid. Joseph Watford
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 20 th day of December - one thousand eight hundred and fifty. three
A. Echols Judge of Probate
NOTE.—If the original Claimant or person in whose right the claim was made, be alive, then there is no use for the above certificate, but simply the power of attorney. But if he or she (as the case may be) be dead, then the exact period of his or her death must appear. If the widow execute the power of attorney it must also appear when the marriage took place, and that she is still a widow. If there be neither father nor mother, the period of the marriage, and of the death of each, must appear; and also, the name, or names, of the surviving child, or children. If, he, or she, (as the case may be) was a pensioner, state that fact, and also the amount received per annum; but if a claimant merely, state that fact.
The above certificate must be executed by the Clerk of the Court under his seal of office.

Dale County      § § State of Alabama      § Know all men by this § presents that I Joseph Watford of the County of Dale and State of Alabama, do hereby make and appoint Nich- olas A Song of the County of Jackson and Territory of Florida my legal attorney, in my name all such things to do as may be needfull for the Establishing of my right to a Pension, and to receive from, and sign receipt in my name for all such monies that may be due me for any annuity which may be made to me, or any arrears which may be due me in this behalf. Hereby making legal and valid all such acts done by said Song, as much as if done by me, and of as full and binding tendency as though I myself had done them, hereby revoking all other powers of attorney made to any person or persons what- soever. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and Seal. This the 6 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty four - In the presence of: Joseph his Watford
Thos. Gardner Joseph G. Gelferston Judge
Dale County      § § State of Alabama      § I Allen G. Garter Clerk of the County § Court for the County of Dale State of Alabama, do hereby certify that the above and forego- ing Power of Attorney is in due form, and that Gappha Gelferston who subscribes the same as witness is Judge of the County Court of Dale County, State of Alaba- ma and that due faith and credit should be given to his attestation as such. In witness whereof I have affixed my hand and Seal of office this 6 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thou- sand hundred and forty four - Allen G. Garter Clerk

Marianna. Florida. 20 th May 1844.
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir.
Enclosed I send you as the Agent of South Watford, papers in support of his Claim for a Pension as a Soldier of the Revolution.
It will appear from the Enclosed letter from "Cannon" that the Evidence which was accepted and returned from the Department to him at Darlington, S.C., were sent to his residence in Alabama. These papers were placed in the hands of persons for the purpose of being used in his behalf but as it seems have been mislaid. I presume Mr W. is entitled to arrangements from 1833 the time of the passage of the last act. As he resides near the Florida line, and is nearer to the Agency in Florida than Alabama, he desires that if any allowance be made him it should be made payable at the Agency at Tallahassee, Fla.
With the expectation of receiving some allowance from the Government. His Man has rec d a support from friends around him, is very destitute, and is by all means worthy of regard from the Govt.
I do not think that there are

any doubt or could be as to his having served as set forth in his declaration. Any further Evidence requested if he can furnish it will be forWARDED.
It will be seen that his decla- ration was made out and blanks filled afterwards, the reason is that the Judge of the Court did not attend at the time as appointed, and his Agent filled the declaration with blanks afterwards to be filled before the Judge.
I should be pleased to hear from the Dept relation to this matter.
The Delegates from our Territory did me the favor to procure instruct- -ions relation to this matter which have been followed as nearly as they could be.
I am very respectfully Yours Most Ob.
S. C. Nicholas A. Long
address to:
Marianna
Jackson County
of Florida

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879.
11186
P. O. Joseph Watford
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Maconna Ga Oct 98 th 1835-
Sir I am desired to enclose the Wortham papers to your office to be lay to you that any commu- nication on the subject directed to Montgomery Alabama to the Rev John Boswell, will reach the Applicant
With due consideration
Yours &c
Richd H Long

No 17757
Alabama
Joseph Watford
Suspended
Ex 1 to the J. B. Brevard D. Miss.
to N. A. King Sept. 25. 44
11186

The State of Alabama Dale County Before me Anderson Crenshaw, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of said State and now presiding in said circuit court for Dale County, personally appeared Joseph Watford who being duly sworn and examined on oath says that he is the same identical Joseph Watford who in 1832 resided in Darlington District South Ca- rolina and obtained a pension before Judge B. I. Earle the then presiding judge of the Court of Common Pleas and Sessions for Darlington District and John B. Bruce then being clerk of said Court. Given under my hand in open Court this 17th of September Anno Domi- ni 1835. Anderson Crenshaw Judge Presiding
The State of Alabama Dale County. I Asa Alexander Clerk of the Cir- cuit Court of Dale County in said State do hereby state that the above contains the original proceedings in this Court in the application of Joseph Watford for the purpose of identi- fying himself to be the same Joseph Watford who was admitted to a pension in South Carolina and further that the honorable Anderson Crenshaw is the presiding Judge of this Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal there being no seal of office this 17 Day of September Anno Domini 1835. Asa Alexander Clerk
The answer to be directed to John B. Bruce Montgomery Alabama

Darlington Ch. S.C. 16 May
1 G. $1.00 Pensioner from Darlington Dist. S.C.
Mr Joseph Watford
Alabama State Henry County
Franklin post off

Shilington Ct House the 15 May 1833
Mr Joseph Walford
My Dr Old friend
Yr fav r of the 11 March
I Rec d - and would have answered it before this time but did not know what was done with y r papers at Washington until I received them a few days since I now inclose them to you and hope you will find a friend who will attend to it for you I am under the impression that More & King are in the Senate from and Clay, Lewis & Mardis in the house in Congress from that state I have no doubt either of those gentlemen being not only willing to attend to y r busi- -ness but that it would afford them a pleasure to do so. In answer to y r question on the subject of nullification among us it is dead and I trust never will again live I do not believe the party will ever be able to elect to office in our District any man among them
I am Dr Sir y r
Most Respectfully
Rachel Cannon