Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,581, Hardin Williams, N.C.

SERVICE
Nb.
Williams Hardin Jane
NUMBER
R.11.581
CONTENTS
18 19

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832-
State of Kentucky County of Cumberland
This day December 9 th 1833 personally appeared in open court Hardin Williams aged 68 th years who being first duly sworn according to law, makes the following statement or declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the army of the Revolution in the year 1780 in the fall of the year, under the following named officers, Capt Henry Tury Col. Sevier and Col. Robt. Cagle. He states that he was in continual service from the period of his first entrance into the army on the frontier parts of Virginia and Tennessee guarding the frontiers from the depredations of the Indians and Tories. And that he was in continual active service until the Winter of 1782. That he served at different places during the time of his service and was in active service in all for the term of two years and upwards. That he resided at the time of his entrance into the army in the County of Sullivan State of Tennessee on the Holston River. He served all his time as a volunteer private. He never was in any battle. He resided in Sullivan county until the year 1801 when he moved to Kentucky whence he moved to the State of Illinois where he now lives. He refers to Robert Crockett and James Williams who can well attest his standing for veracity and credit as a revolutionary soldier.
He has no record of his age
He states that he has never received any pension or annuity and that his name is not on the

Pension rolls of the agency of any state, In has of age barge or government evidence of service subscribed and sworn to the day of
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state - That he served with the embodied forces called into service by competent authority, that he was either
James Baker or Hardin Williams Wm Cheatham
being no clergyman in his vicinity. Do our oath state that we are well acquainted with Hardin Williams who has signed the above declaration that we believe him to be 68 years of age and we further state that it is the prevailing opinion of the people of his neighborhood that he was a soldier of the revolution and in concurs in that opinion - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Baker S r Wm Cheatham
And the court hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the said Hardin Williams is of the age and served as he states in his foregoing declaration And we further declare that James Baker John McAlexander whose names are subscribed to the above affidavit in the absence of a clergyman are gentlemen of veracity and their statements are entitled to credit, given under our hands the day and year aforesaid
Wm Cheatham
J. King 2/26/66
Obadiah Baker 2/26/66
J. W. Emerson 2/26/66

29.996 Borden Williams Kentucky
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Band M. Beatty N. R.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
March 26, 1834
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 subjjoined 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 Wardeu Williams
1780
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     P. Capt Farney Col. Service. 68 M. C. Traditions & witnesses.   The militia who were called into service by competent authority and in a regularly organized corps were in service under preengagement but a short period. The applicant's claim cannot be allowed without amendment as required by the regulations.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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)                      , who has 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 days 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 the 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 inquiry 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 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.
[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.
□ The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Kentucky } Cumberland County }
On this 12 th day of Oc- tober, 1852, before me, J. S. Hedges, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid per- sonally appeared Pleasant H. Williams, aged fifty-six (56) years, a resident of the County of Clinton and State of Kentucky, who, being sworn according to law, on his oath makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the the benefit of any act or acts of Congress under which the heirs of Hardin Williams and his widow, Jane Williams, may be found entitled to a pension, to-wit:
That he is a son of Hardin Williams late of the county of Union and State of Illinois, who was a soldier in the Vir- ginia State or Continental line in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution, and who died in Union county, Illinois, on the fifteenth (15 th ) day of Sept. one thousand eight-hundred and thirty-seven (1837) leaving Jane Williams his widow, who survived him and re- mained his widow, and died in Union county, Illinois, on the first (1 st ) day of October one thousand eight-hundred

and forty-three (1843), leaving the following named her only surviving children, to-wit: Pleasant H. Williams; Mrs. Elizabeth Rose; Mrs. Polly Hooper; Mrs. Jane Long; Mrs. Heriah Martin; Mrs. Sally Grog; Mrs. Priscilla Grog; Mrs. Nancy Eaves; Mrs. Patsy Eaves; and Mrs. Lucy Wilson. Her further declares that the said Hardin and Jane Williams were married in Hawkins county or Sullivan county in the State of Tennessee, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety- one (1791). That her name before marriage to the said Williams was Jane Hart. That for proof of the service of the said Hardin Williams he refers to the papers on file with a former application, and to the army records and muster rolls J. H. Williams
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 12 th day of Oct. 1852.
J. F. Bledsoe J.P.
State of Kentucky } Cumberland County }
J. James Haggard, Clerk of the County Court within and

for the county and State aforesaid hereby certify that J. A. Pleasants, Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed and sworn to, is, and was, at the time of signing the certifi- cate therein, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Purks- ville, this 12 th day of October, 1852.
James Maggard C.R.

Kentucky Cumberland County ss.
This day James Williams a Citizen of my said County, came before me in person and made solemn oath to the statement following scroll -
That he is the same James Williams now on the pension roll from the said County of Cumberland at the rate of eighty dollars per annum from the 4 th of March 1831 during his natural life, that he is aged Seventy one years -
That he is the brother of Hardin Williams who is about to make application for a pension for his services in the revolutionary war, that said Hardin Williams is now in the 79 th year of his age - That said Hardin Williams volunteered from the County of Sullivan State of Tennessee on the Holston river - in the fall of the year 1780 under Captain Henry Turney & Col. Sevier & Major Robert Cyle, and was continually in service under said Officers at different places as scouting parties in guarding the frontiers against the Indians & Tories, that said Hardin Williams was in continual service at different places for the purposes above mentioned, until the Winter of 1782 in all he continued in active service for the term of two years & upwards - That said James Williams was at different times, during his said Hardin service, in Company with him under the same Officers above named -
Given under my hand & seal this 21 st day of October 1833
James Williams Mark
Seal
Kentucky Cumberland County ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for said County, do hereby certify that James Williams who has signed the above affidavit, is known to me to be reputable

and his statements are entitled to credit - and I believe he is of the age he represents himself to be - and I further certify that his signature was put to the seal by myself & his mark made thereto in my presence -
Given under my hand this 21 st day of Oct r 1833
Harold T. Stanfield Jr cc
Kentucky Cumberland County ss
I Milton King Clerk of the County Court for said County, do hereby certify that Harold T. Stanfield Esquire whose signature is subscribed to the forego- ing Affidavit of James Williams, is and was at the dates thereof, an acting Justice of the peace in for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, that his attestation is in due form of law. His official acts are entitled to Credit, and that his signature is genuine -
Given under my hand and seal of my office in the Town of Burksville, this 11 th day of February 1834 Milton King CLK By James Hoagland JDC

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
Hardin Williams was born April the 27 1774
Jane Williams was born the 4 day of July 1774
Beley Williams was born the 2 day of March 1792
Dolly Williams was born February 17 1794
Pleasant H Williams was born April the 10 1796
Jane Williams was born May the 18 - 1798
17 1800 1792 78  Kezia Williams was born October the 20 1800
Priscilla Williams was born March the 27 - 1802
James Williams was born May the 17 1806
Gally Williams was born January the 5 1808
Nancy Williams was born June the 3 1811
Lucy Williams was born March the 2 1815

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Hardin Williams & Jane Hart was Married May 17-1791

J.L.W. Rev. War Section.
March 11, 1920.
Mrs. John M. Davis, 248 South Church Street, Paris, Texas.
Madam:
In addition to the military history of Hardin Williams R. File No. 11,581 Revolutionary War, you are furnished the following data as to his children:
Betsy born March 2, 1792. Polly " February 17, 1794. Pleasant H. " April 10, 1796. Jane " May 18, 1798. Kezia " October 20, 1800. Priscilla " March 27, 1803. James " May 17, 1806 . Sally " January 5, 1808. Nancy " June 3, 1811. Lucy " March 2, 1815.
In 1852 the surviving children were: Pleasant H., Mrs. Elizabeth Rose, Mrs. Polly Hopkins, Mrs. Jane Long, Mrs. Keriah Martin, Mrs. Sally Frog, Mrs. Priscilla Frog, Mrs. Nancy Eaves, Mrs. Patsy Eaves, and Mrs. Lucy Wilson.
Very respectfully,
J. McCrabbam Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
R. F. 11581
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Hardin Williams 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.     1780 to 1783 Indian Spy Guarding frontier against Indians, and stationed in frontier forts under Captains James Robertson and Henry Turney and Colonel Davis. Ky.  
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Sullivan County Ky. (Tenn.)
Date of application for pension, Dec. 9, 1833
Residence at date of application, in Illinois place not stated
Age at date of application, born Apr. 27, 1764 or 1765 in Sullivan Co. Ky. or in Kentucky. Died Sept. 15, 1834 in Union Co. Ill.
Remarks: He was as May 17, 1791 in Hawkins Co. Sullivan Co. Tenn. Jane Hart, who died Oct. 1, 1843 in Union Co. Ill.
The claim was not allowed as frontier service as an Indian Spy did not come within the provisions of the pension laws. See Supplement herewith for names of children. Respectfully,
brother James
Commissioner.

11.581
P. O. Harden Williams
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: The printed list of 1852 gives cause of suspension:
Re-enlisted: as follows "for more satisfactory proof."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

State of Kentucky } Cumberland County }
Be it Remembered that on this 20 day of January 1835 Personnally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Hardin Williams a resident of the County of Cumberland State of Kentucky aged seventy years in the month of April last who being first Duly Sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration, by way of an amendment to his former declaration for a pension He states that at the time his former declaration was made he states that he was in actual service from the year 1780 to the winter 1782 he states that at the time he made said declaration he was not advised of the materiality of designating the particular tours or engagements the difference between the service performed when called out by the authority of the government, and those performed while in the fort. when there was no call by the authority of the government but was done by way of defence he says that he was in service constantly and will now state the particular manner by way of explanation about the year 1776 his father moved to a fort on Holsten River called the Long Island fort where they staid two or three years then moved to Robertsons fort on big creek that there was a Continental guarding said fort and in the year 1780 the

Matilda was closed and your petitioner im- -old and in the month of April 1780 was called out for a tour of three months under Captain James Robertson in Major Coles Battalion Col o Saviers Regiment and immediately entered the service of the United States as a private matitiaman and served out the full term for which he was called out being three months and was Honorably discharged by his Capt during which time he was employ d spying & guarding the fort & spying round the frontier he will here correct a mistake in his former declaration wherein it is stated that his first tour was in the fall 1780 he distinctly recollects it was in April that he was called out the first tour after his tour was out and he discharged he remained at the fort still doing duty tho' not under a regular call until fall when he was again regularly called out according to his call and he immediately entered the service as a spy under the same officers as before stated and he continued in active service three months as a spy was again discharged by his Capt, he remained in fort until the following spring about 1781 when he was again regularly called out for another tour of three months, he was then put in the company of Capt Henry during the same battalion & regiment as before mentioned and served out the full term faithfully and was again Honorably discharged by his Capt, he states that immediately on his term expiring John McKee was regularly called out and he was not well able to per- -form the duty and this declarant Subst- -tuted in his place and returned the service and continued as a substitute three months

that being the time for which McKee was called out for and he was again Honorably discharged by his Capt - He states that as soon as his term as a substitute was out he was called out in his own place & served three months under the same officers and in the same character and was again Honorably discharged by his Capt
He was again in the spring 1782 called out again for three months under the same officers and faithfully served out the full term for which he was called & was again Honorably discharged by his Capt
In the fall of the same year men was called out to go to the Cherokee nation and at the time of undresson this declarant was ordered to continue in his old company as a spee which he done one of his brothers went on to the nation & was killed in battle (that is as it was reported so it is he did not return in this tour he faithfully served three months under the same officers and was Honorably discharged by his Capt
He Remained in the fort that winter and in the spring 1783 he was again regularly called out for three months under the same officers & faithfully served out the full term and was again regularly & honorably discharged by his Capt He cannot certainly state that he was again called until after the final close and conclusion of the war of the revolution but he continued at said fort & served many other tours against the Indians, and this it will be seen the reason it was stated in his

former declaration that he was in constant service he was not then informed of the necessity of making the distinction he has now done he now avers when he was not out on regular calls that he was compelled as a matter of necessity & choice also to defend the fort and now he positively avers that he faithfully served all the tours herein mentioned in an embodied corps called into service by competent authority and that he was either in the field or in garrison, and for the time during which the services was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit and for which service he claims a pension and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and unless his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
he states that he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person who can testify as to the whole of his service his brother James Williams & Robert Brockle can testify as to part whose affidavits is herewith presented Where and in what year were you born Ans. I was born in the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty four in the state of South Carolina in ninety six district agreeable to the information of my parents, which I believe true
2- Have you any record of your age and if so where is it Ans. I have none nor did I ever have one I have understood my father had a record of my age which was lost during the war about the time he was killed by the Britains
3 Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and

(2)
Where do you now live
Answer at the time I was called into service I lived in what was then North Carolina (now) Tennessee and what was then Sullivan County I remained in that neighborhood for sometime after the close of the war from there I moved to Lee County Virginia where I lived until the year One thousand Eight hundred and three I then moved to Cumberland County Kentucky where I lived until about the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty two, I then moved to Alabama where I lived until the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty I then moved to Illinois when I lived until April last when I moved to Cumberland County Kentucky where I now live
4 How were you called into service were you drafted and you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom Ans- I presume all my tours except one may properly be denominated drafts as I was with other militiamen clasped and called out as it came to our turn, tho in my former declaration I stated it as volunteering not thinking at that time that it was proper to state it drafting not thinking that clasping & drafting the same thing in the way I have now explained I served all the tours But one and that I served as a substitute for John McKee
5. H. 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 service Ans- there was no regular officer commanding any troops where I served nor did I serve in any militia Regiments other than

27996 Hardin Williams Kentucky
Col o I avers the General Circumstances of my Services I have stated in this declaration as far as I now recollect
Did you ever receive a discharge from service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans r I received discharges for each tour in writing signed by my Captain but have lost them. Tho' how when or where I know not I did not expect them ever to be of any use & therefore bestowed but little attention to them
7 th 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 Rebel
Hon. Mr. Beatty
Ans r Those Gentlemen who has testified for me the Honorable Martin Beatty Col l A S. Bramall and indeed all the old Soldiers and feel confident that all acquaintances would speak well of my character for veracity and their belief that I served as a Soldier in the war of the Revolution
He further states that there appears at this time to be a mistake in his former declaration as to his age this has happened through mistake he presumes by alteration or he was not understood so it is it is a mistake which he discovered since his papers was returned and when he heard his s d declaration read he understood it to state his age as he now states it  Subscribed and sworn to before me the 18 th day of Jan y 1864 Hardin Williams
State of Kentucky Cumberland County ss

April 4. 1883
May

Pension Office May 4 1853
Sir
The family record furnished in the case of Wardin Williams of Kentucky shows, that when he professed to have entered the ser- vice, he was only six years old. He was certainly rather too young to have made an efficient Indian Spy . The record before it was altered, shows he was born in 1774 , and that it has been altered will be evident upon the slightest examination, shows that he was born in 1774 - Until satisfactory explanation is made, no further examination of the case will be had,
J. F. C. Lipton Esq. Present

Cumberland County Court August Term 1834 Heardin Williams who made application for a pension to this court at the December Term 1833 & presented his declaration of his services at that time This day presented the same amended by addition & interlineation to the original with the affidavit of Rev John Mulkey thereto added And the court hereby certify that said Mulkey is a man of fair reputation & his statements are entitled to full credit & the said Mulkey is a preacher of the Gospel all which is ordered to be kepted & certified to the secretary of war
Given under my hand and the seal of office in the Town of Burksville This 19 th of August 1834
M c Kinley Clerk By James Haggard D.C.

Hardin Williams Kentucky
Susannah D. her child 10 Feb 1835 to Har
M. Beaty - do. to same Feb. 27. 1835. Sic cetera 10 Feb 1836 Harin D. Williams.
do 26 Feb. 1837
H. H. C. Triplett May 4 1853
Act 7 June 1832
Dec 20 '35

Cumberland county Ky to wit I D L Myers - - - a Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby Certify that Harden Williams this day Subscribed to the foregoing amended Declaration and was duly sworn to the same before me according to Law and I do further Certify that said Williams is a Resident of the County of Cumberland State of Kentucky and I believe him to be the age he states and that he is a man of High Respectability and do declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states from under my hand this 20 th day of Janu- ary 1835
D L Myers J.P.C.C.
Kentucky Cumberland County Set I M c King Clerk of the Cumberland County Court do certify that Francis S. Myers whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same and acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and his signature is Genuine Given under my hand and the seal of Office in the Town of Burksville this 23 rd of January 1835
M c King Clerk
By James Haggard D.C.

I do certify that I have been well acquainted with the Rev d Hardin Williams whose name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration and amending declaration for thirty four years he is a preacher of the gospel of the Baptist order of Christians. highly respectable in his neighbourhood for his exemplary moral conduct, I have the utmost confidence in the truth of his statements.
Martin Beatty 7 th Feby 1835

State of Kentucky } Cumberland County }
I know all men by these presents that I, Pleasant H. Williams of the county of Clinton and State of Kentucky, have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoints George H. Mousarats of the city of Louisville and State of Kentucky, with full power of substitution my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States the claim which the heirs of Hardin Williams and His widow, Jane Williams have to a pension on account of the military services of the said Hardin Williams in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution, hereby revoking any former power or powers of Attorney given by me to any other person or persons whomsoever. And my said attorney is hereby authorized to demand at the city of Washington an investigation of the right of said heirs to a Pension, and to do all things necessary to the establishment of said claim; which when done, my said attorney or his substitute is hereby fully

authorized to receive the Pension certificates which may issue in satisfaction of said claim, and which I hereby request may be made payable at the Agency in the city of Louisville, Ky. Witness my hands and seal this 12 th day of October, 1852. P. H. Williams
State of Kentucky } Cumberland County }
Be it known that on the 12 th day of October, 1852, before me, J. S. Bledsoe, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared Pleasant H. Williams, to me personally and well known, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein specified. J. Bledsoe Justice
State of Kentucky } Cumberland County }
I, James Haggard, Clerk of the county Court within and for the county and State aforesaid, hereby certify that J. S. Bledsoe, Esq.,

before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged and subscribed in and was at the time of signing the certificate thereto, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Burksville this 13 th day of October, 1852. James Maygard CLK

State of Kentucky } Clinton County } 3
On this 14 th day of October 1852, before me, James C. Sutherland, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared Hardin Williams, a resident of the county and State aforesaid, who, being sworn according to law, on his oath makes the following declaration, to-wit:
That the annexed record of the marriage and of the births of the children of his father, Hardin Williams, is taken from his own family Bible, and that it is a true copy of the record in the old family Bible of his father, the said Hardin Williams, deceased, the original record having been lost or destroyed.
J. H. Williams
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 14 th day of October, 1852. J. C. Sutherland J. P.

State of Kentucky Clinton County
I, S. B. Maney Clerk of the county court within and for the county and State aforesaid, hereby certify that James W. Southland Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration was sub- scribed and sworn to, is, and was, at the time of signing the certificate thereto, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Albany, this 15 th day of October
1852.
S. B. Maney C. & B.

War Dept. Pen Offm Feb 26. 1839
Sir
I herewith return the letter to you in the case of the widow of Martin Williams deceased and have to inform you that his claim was not allowed because his alleged services consisted principally in watching against the hostile attacks of the Indians. In the early settlement of our western frontiers it was indispens- ably necessary in many instances to the safety of the inhabitants that the able bodied men of every age should arm themselves in self defence against the savages of the wilderness. It is well known that for this purpose Block houses were erected and that the people were obliged to resort to them for protection. This description of preda- tory warfare, however, was never considered

of such a character as to place the persons engaged in it on the footing of soldiers drafted or enlisted for the general defense of the country and such persons therefore are not provided for by the pension laws. He of course could have no lawful claim to a pension and consequently his widow is not entitled under act 4 July 1836 or 7 July 1838.
Hon. J. Williams
July 26 1839
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Ms. A. 9. 2. 20 Page 92
Hon. Sherrod Williams. N. R.

War Dept.
Pension Office
Feb. 27. 1835
Sir,
I have given to the case of Hardin Williams a very particular attention. In the more thorough investigation investigation of the claim I am strengthened in the belief that it is one of those cases not provided for by the act of Congress of June 7. 1832. He was a frontier settler, and it is well known that on the borders of our western wilds, to repel the depredations of the savages the first settlers had to cultivate crops with their implements of war always at hand and that they had to resort to certain stock holding as places of refuge with their families, on many occasions. They associated voluntarily for their own self defence and for no other purpose. The officers were not commissioned by the State Authorities; they never pretended to have any claim against the federal or State governments for services then rendered; were never fed, or clothed, or armed by the public authorities, and were never deemed a part of the military forces of the country. Had Congress intended to have provided this class of persons, I think some more explicit declaration of their intention would have been

Mr. R. Beatty Home Office
Gen. Smith Beatty.
Dec 27. 1857
B. C.
This letter is the second with original letter of Gen. Beatty. B.C.
employed in the Volunteer now appear. John B. Lee
Gen. Smith Beatty Home Office Dec 29. 90
From Major 256
P. 11. 40. Recd 40

Hon. M. Beatty
10. Feb. 1835
O. C.
Recd. Vol. 26 p. 363

War Dept. P.M. Office Feb 10. 1835
Sir,
The papers in support of the claim of Gardin Williams have been again rec'd & they have been filed with suspended cases in this office. The service The service in which he claims was performed before the cannot be recognized as coming within the provisions of the act of 7 June 1832. There It has been ascertained that the service performed by the militia in the section of county in which the applicant alleges to have served, and which is provided for by the act of 7 June 1832, was for a much less in duration than the time claimed. Such term of duty as was performed by the militia It does not appear that the applicant performed any service under Col. Sevier, Shelby and some others performed who went on expeditions against the Indians, Tories and British at several different times, between but it does not appear from the applicant's declaration that he served in any of these expeditions.
Genl. M. Brooke

Kentucky Cumberland County ss. Robert Crockett of my County On this 11 th day of November 1833 personally came before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for said County and made solemn oath to the statement following to wit. That he was born in Frederick County Virginia on the 13 th of August 1755 that he is now & has been well acquainted with Hardin Williams now an applicant for a pension for his services in the revolutionary war, since the year 1778 that said Williams served as a militia in Sullivan County Tennessee on the Holston in guarding the frontiers & suppressing the Indian depredations - but has long said Williams served he cannot state - He recollects to have seen said Williams in service in the Big Creek fort, in Sullivan now Hawkins County Tennessee on the Holston Commanded by Captain James Robertson, a resident near that Station Robert Crockett
I certify that Robert Crockett came before me this day & signed the above statement in my presence and made oath to the statements therein contained And I further certify that I am personally ac- quainted with said Crockett and he is a man of respectability & his statements are entitled to full credit. Given under my hand this 11 th day of November 1833
A. King Iplee

Kings Mountain battle etc Oct 17 1864
of Winchester, Cumberland County del of William King Clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that official bond of said Judge is indebted to the foregoing officers of said District, is and was at the time thereof, an acting justice of the peace in said County, duly com- missioned and qualified, that his official acts are in due form of law and his official acts are - that in case of default in his official acts he is bound - I know under my hand of the said of my office in the town of Danville the 11th day of January 1834 - Norton King Clerk By James Hoagland
Robert Crockett for H. Williams Nov. 1833

Nov. 24/52
Adal. var: in case of Hardin's specimens
By Pennie Pennie
2. 4 C. Willett Present.
J. G. Heath

Washington, Nov 24. 1852
Sir:
I transmit additional evidence to be used in the case of Hardin Williams, who pleaded under the Act of 7 June, 1852, Ken. Ky.
Very Respectful
Your obed serv
H. H. C. Tuttle

29.996 Martin Williams
Hon. M. Beatty H.R.

13. in the field or in garrison, for the time, during which he was in service & the service was performed, he was not employed in any Civil pursuit, and that he served in all not less than 2 mo. years - He was born in Sullivan Co. Ky. in the year 1765 -
Kentucky Cumberland County Set.
I Milton King Clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that Alfred King, Obadiah Baker & John M. Omanson whose names are subscribed to the foregoing Certificate are sworn at the date thereof acting Justices of the peace for Cumberland County, duly commissioned & qualified, that their attestation are in due form of law - and their official acts are entitled to Credit, that their signatures are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed the Seal of my said Office in the Town of Burkesville this 11 th day of February 1834 Milton King Clerk By James Hoagland D.C.

Kentucky Cumberland County, ss.
The Rev. John Muelkey came before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for said County, and made oath to the statement following -
That he is personally acquainted with Hardin Williams now an applicant for a pension for his services in the War of the Revolution, & has been, for many years, that he is a man of good character and his statements at all times & on all subjects are entitled to credit.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this day - and I certify that I am personally acquainted with said Muelkey & know him to be a preacher of the gospel and a man of fair & reputable standing in society.
J. M. Muelkey
Alfred King Esq.
Kentucky Cumberland County Set.
I M c King Clerk of the County Court for said County, do hereby certify that Alfred King Esq. whose signature is above subscribed is a Justice of the peace in & for said County, that his official acts are entitled to credit, and his signature is genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of my office in Burksville this 28 th of July 1834
M c King clk.

248 South Church St., Paris, Texas. Feb. 19, 1920.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir, -
R 11581 Will you kindly send me the Rev. war record of Hardin Williams born in Virginia in April 27, 1764. He married Jane Hart in 1791. All we know is that he was very young but went with

his two older brothers to enlist at Abbyville or Abington Va. In the war he had part of his ear shot off. I think he was one of the early settlers of Cumberland or afterwards Clinton Co. Kentucky. He died out from Albany, Clinton Co. Ky. in 1837.
I think he was in both the Revolution and the war of 1812.
Thanking you for your kind- ness, I am
Most respectfully, Mrs. John Merrick Davis.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Williams, Hector GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6621 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 17, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Williams, Henry GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
(Harry)
Pencil notation ↗
WARRANT NUMBER 6661 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 19, 1792
to Resolve Waldron, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.