Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10941, Riley Vickers, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Vickers Riley Mary
R. 10941
CONTENTS
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State of North Carolina Orange County
July 26 1856
Rachel Clinton one of the Heirs of Kiley Vickars and Mary Vickars of Orange County North Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint William Whitson My true and lawful attorney to Examine my said fathers and Mothers Papers and collect whatever may be due now on file in Washington City in the Pension office
witnes
Rachel Clinton mark
Thomas Dootson James Riggs
Sworn to and subscribed before me one of the Justices of the peace in said County of Orange and State of North Carolina
John Duke Jr

12485.
Mary Stokes
Mrs of Riley
N. C.
act 7 July 1838

State of North Carolina,
Orange County } On this 31 st day of August 1835 personally appeared before me William W. Platt one of the acting Magistrates in and for said County. Mary Vickers a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged Seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1835. "Entitled an act granting Half pay Pensions to Certain Widows." That she is the widow of Riley Vickers late deceased of the aforesaid County of Orange, who was a private Soldier (as she has always understood) in the War of the Revolution, and as such he served the United States against the Common Enemy for the term of Eighteen Months or more.
She also declared that she was married to the said Riley Vickers in Granville County N. Carolina in Sept in the year One thousand seven hundred & ninety one, 1791, that her husband the aforesaid Riley Vickers died on the day of November Eighteen hundred & thirty five, 1835, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 Viz; at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me
W. S. Powell
Mary Vickers Mark
North Carolina,
Orange County } I do hereby certify that Mary Vickers who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing decl- aration before me is a person to whose statements I due full faith & credit. I also certify that she is by reason of age and infirmary unable to attend Court to make her declaration. And I do further certify that her husband the aforesaid Riley Vickers was known & reputed in his neighborhood to have been a Soldier in the Revolution, and that I do concur in that belief.
Given under my hand this 30 th Aug t 1835.
W. S. Powell

State of North Carolina
Orange County ss On this 31 st day of August 1844. personally appeared before me W. R. Pratt one of the acting Justices of the Peace in & for said county. Benjamin Carroll a resident of the county and State aforesaid an United States Pensioner and made oath in due form of Law to the following Statements (to wit) That he was intimately acquainted with Riley Vickus of said county of Orange in the days of the Revolution, that he live in the same neighborhood of said Riley Vickus and knows of his own personal knowledge that the aforesaid Riley Vickus did Enlist into the Army of the United States at Hillsboro which was at the commencement of the Revolution and that he did leave the neighborhood with others that had Enlisted and was gone about twelve months, from home and that he return and said that he had been in North with the Army. This deponent further States on his oath that he well recollects that it was in the fall of the year that said Riley Vickus Enlisted into the Army, that on his way home the day of his Enlistment he Vickus called at the house of deponent and said that he had been on to Hillsboro and had Enlisted into the Army, and that he left home as above stated in the fall and did not return until the next fall; and then he came home sick, and it was a common remark to him by his acquaint- ances that he had paid dear for his Enlistment.
This deponent also states that the said Riley Vickus was married some years after the War to one Mary Grogot with whom he lived till his death, a few years since, and that his wife Mary is now a living with whom he deponent is well acquainted and is the identical person who has executed the foregoing declaration for a Pension
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before me
W. R. Pratt
his Benjamin Carroll Mark
North Carolina
Orange County ss
I Certify that Benj a Carroll the affiant above is a credible person and to be believed on oath
W. R. Pratt

State of North Carolina Orange County }
on this 21 st day March 1845 personally Appeared before me Ring Barber — one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County Brittaine Bowers a resident of the County and State aforesaid an United States Pensioner and made oath in due form of Law to the following Statements (to wit) that he was Intimately acquainted with Riley Vickers of said County of Orange In the days of the Revolution that they were together in the army to the North on the Potomack River to which place they marched from Smiths Camps that is the deponent states that Smiths Camps is the first place he Remembers of seeing Riley Vickers in the service of the united States that they marched to Potomack from thence to Harris Bridge and there we stayed a few days and while there we were placed on the guard together to guard some few prisoners from thence we marched to Babs oald field and while there My self & Riley Vickers was appointed to stand sentry together which is called double sentry two hours on and four of them at Babs oald field we were separated I saw know more of Riley Vickers until the war was over the deponent further states that since the war of the Revolution that he was well acquainted with Riley Vickers for they frequently talked over the troublous times, the ups & downs they had together in the Revolutionary war and continued to be acquainted with him until the day of his death and Remembers well on divers occasions to have heard Riley Vickers say that he was opposed to the pension law and would not petition for a pension that he thought it was a mean law that they had been once poor and that was sufficient The deponent further states that he is well acquainted with Mary Vickers the widow of Riley Vickers who has executed the foregoing declaration for a Pension that he lives in a few miles of her and has for many years servants and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before me State of N. Carolina } Orange County }
M c W t B t M c W t R c B t
his Brittaine Bowers mark
I certify that Brittaine Bowers the affiant above is a credible person and to be believed on oath
M c W t B t M c W t R c B t

State of North Carolina } Orange County }
on the 22 d day May 1845 personally appeared
Before me William N. Pratt one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for Said County George Carrington a resident of the County and State afore Said an united States pensioner and maid oath in due form of law to the following statements (to wit) that he was well acquainted with Riley Vickers since the days of the Revolution and believing he was in the war of the Revolution as a soldier against the common Enemy of the country for he Remembers well that he heard the name of Riley Vickers called while at Wilmington or near that place and the doct maid answer that they might as well take his name of for he considered him a dead man but he the Said Vickers Recovered and came home for I Remem d well of conversing with Said Vickers on the Subject of his having been called out at my own store since the days of the Revolution how long he served I R n o not but he was in the service in the lower part of the afore Said State the deponent further States that he has frequently heard the Said Riley Vickers State that he was opposed to the pension law and he thought that when the soldiers was once paid that was sufficient we marched from Wilmington and left the Said Riley Vickers then Sick I Saw R n o more of him nor heard more more about him until the war was Ended Sworn and subscribed on the day and year afore said
Before me W. N. Pratt  George Carrington turn over over

State of North Carolina Orange County
I certify that George Carrington the affiant above is a credible person and to Be believed on oath.
W. D. Prall

State of N o Carolina Orange County - }
on this 24 th day May 1845 - personally Appeard before me Frederick Moize one of the Acting Justices of the peace Jotham Christian - a Resident of the County and State afore said and made oath in due form of law to the following statements that she is well acquainted with Mary Becken who has filed this declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pensions paid by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows that she is the widow of Riley Becken late deced of the afore said County of Orange who was a private Soldier as she has always understood in the War of the Revolution and as such he served the United States against the common Enemy of the Country as she has always understood and believes the deponent further states that she was present at the marriage of Mary Grogot to Riley Becken - in the County of Granville some fifty odd or there years since this I well know from the age of My oldest Child Nancy which was Born the the same year that My Mary Becken second Child was born say Hiram who was born 1794 as will more fully appear by Reference the family Bible The deponent further states that she is well acquainted with Mary Becken the Widow of Riley Becken who has filed this declaration and has been ever since they were married and she now lives a close neighbour to her at present and that she still remains the widow of Riley Becken this I know of my own personal knowledge Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written
State of N o Carolina Orange }
Frederick Moize J p Jotham Acting Christian I certify that Jotham Christian the affiant is a credible person and to be believed on oath -
Frederick Moize J p

State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Orange County Certify That the foregoing Declaration of Mary Parker was this day read examined & approved by the Court Whereupon it was ordered by the Court That the Clerk certify the same to the next Superior Court & further certify that William A. Pratt Andrew Moore & King Barbee are magistrates as above & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office This 28 th May 1845
J. Taylor

North Carolina Granville County ss 3/4
I, James M. Muggins, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify, that I have made search among the Marriage Bonds on file in my office and am unable to find the Bond entered into by Riley Vickers to obtain a License to marry Mary Cozart.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of my office at Oxford, the 9-day of October, A.D., 1845.
James M. Muggins, Clerk

Raleigh N.C. Compt office
I William H Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby Certify that I have examined the records which contain Certificates issued in payment for Military services and the name of Riley Vickers does not appear on the records so far as I have been able to find given under my hand and seal this 28 th day November 1845
W. H. Collins Compt
State of North Carolina
Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the name of Riley Vickers does not appear on the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, in this Office. Given under my hand this 28 th Nov 1845 W. Hill Secy of State

House of Representatives January 26. 1846
Col S. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions
Sir,
The enclosed Papers for a Pension in behalf of Mrs Mary Vickers, were forwarded to me by this morning's mail, with the request that I would transmit them to your office, which I accordingly do, with the request the decision be sent me as soon as made.
very respectfully J. R. Daniel

12485
Henry Beckins
NC
On Mr Daniel 13 3/4
" the Purgeant 12 3/4
109 1/1
act 7 May 1838

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
10,941
P. O.
Mary Vickers
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18