Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9569, Jonathan Wall, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
N. B.
Wall, Jonathan
S 9569
Carded
CONTENTS

North Carolina 16.301
Jonathan Wall
of Rutherford in the State of NC - who was a Pvt. in the Company commanded by Captain Israel of the — commanded by — in the N. Car line for 8 month 3 days
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 27. Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of July '33 and Supt. D. H. Bickett. Rutherford Co. N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 54.- Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. " 13.57 $67.57
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N. Rice Clerk Book A Vol. 6 Page 59.
Date of death not rec AB

22701 Jonathan Wall N 6
Adm'd as purch- 8 mo 3 days. $27.00
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J. F. Birchett Esq r clerk. Rutherford Co. R. H. Linton C. H.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 13. 1833
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. Those 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 Jonathan Wale N.
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      drafted  commencement of the war  he was out several  short tours generally under  aug 1861 about   Private  6th Ind  6th Boer   out after the  torias  David Br  Prize  over 6, torn  S.C.   88 Prince George M.d  Wilks 64 N.C. and  now lives in Rutherford 67  N.C.   entered  Certificate of Chapman  and one citizen   
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
A mistake has been made in carrying out the length of time of applicants first term of service above it ought to be two months seven days

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) _____ 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 day 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 he 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 enquiry 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 , 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 fix 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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of North Carolina } on this second day of November 1832. Rutherford County } personally appeared me John Mills one of the Judges of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Rutherford County at the dwelling house of Thomas Liles his present residence in said County Jonathan Ward  Wall aged eighty eight 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
He states that at the commencement of the Revolution he lived in Wilkes County North Carolina - that he was out several short times against the Tories the date or length of which he cannot now specify - he was at these times generally under the command of a Capt Ludd
in the month of August as he thinks in 1781 or 1782 he went to Ramsour in Lincoln County and joined a company of Infantry under the command of Capt Alexander Brevard and from there marched to Bacon's Bridge about twenty miles from Charleston South Carolina - at the Bridge the Company found a number of the American troops - He was in Charleston with the troops that took possession thereof when it was evacuated by the British and was there and on John's Island together about six months - and was discharged at the ten mile house on Spring near Charleston on 16 th July - when he entered the service he was drafted - he was not in any action or battle he has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he know any person now living by whom he could establish it - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State Interrogatories propounded by the Judge to the Applicant Question 1 st - where and in what year were you born Answer - I was born in Prince George County Maryland in the year 1744

Question 2 nd have you any record of your age if so where is it
Answer - I have none
3 rd where were you living when you entered the service where have you lived since the Revolution and where do you now live
Answer - I lived in Wilks County No 6 th when I entered the service - I removed from there to So Carolina where I lived near forty years and live now in this (Rutherford County)
4 th how were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if you were for whom
Answer - I was drafted
5 th 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
Answer - I was under a Col n Lytle a part of the time I was in service - There was also a General Guest in command and I think General Green was present a part of the time I was in service - I cannot remember any particulars respecting the troops or my term of service further than before stated
6 th did you receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Answer - I did receive a discharge at the ten mile Spring from Col n Lytle - which discharge I gave to Col n Lenoir of Wilks County soon after I received it and have not since seen it
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your service as a Soldier of the Revolution
Answer - I name Reverend John Blackwell and John Blackwell Jun r
and I would further state that from bodily infirmity and having lost my sight I am unable to travel or attend

at the Court House
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
In Nails
Jonathan WALK
I John Blackwell a Clergy man residing in the neighbourhood of Jonathan Wall in Rutherford County and John Blackwell Junr a resident of the same neighbourhood do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Wall who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and that we believe him to be eighty eight years of age and that he is a man of truth and veracity - and though we have no personal knowledge of his revolutionary services - yet we believe he served as he states and one of us have heard of an old man state that they had knowledge of some of his services
Given the day and year aforesaid
By Willis
Dom S. Markwell Dom S. Markwell Jr.
4 I the said John Webster do hereby by these presents my opinion after the reiteration of the matter & after putting the interrogatories proposed by the Wm. D. part in which the above named John Webster was born in the town of Litchfield United States of America on the day that is to say on the day of Blackwell who has signed the Pa- pering Certificate is a Chicago man- Brewer in the same city to that John Blackwell who has now signed the same is at residence of the same neighborhood good & is at present in the

State of North Carolina Rutherford County E. G.
I Theodorick P. Burchett Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County of Rutherford aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Jonathan Wall for a Pension: - and I further certify that John Mills Esquire before whom the applicant is credited to have sworn to the truth of his declaration, and before whom also, John Blackwell affirmed and John Blackwell Jr was sworn to the truth of their certificates - and who has certified as his opinion after investigating the matter, having put the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated - is a justice of the Peace & presiding Judge or justice of the said Court, and was so, duly commissioned, sworn & acting as such on the day of the date of his attestation & certificates above written, - and that his attestations as such are entitled to full faith & credit. - In testimony of which I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Office the the 15 th day of November A.D. 1832
W. B. Woodhull

September 12, 1938
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BA-J/MCS Am Jonathan Wall, S.9569✓
Mrs. John W. King Summerville Georgia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Jonathan Wall and John Grogan.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land and based on the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of a John Grogan.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.9569, based on the military service of Jonathan Wall.
He was born in 1744 in Prince Georges County, Maryland. The names of his parents are not shown.
While living in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Jonathan Wall enlisted early in the Revolutionary War and served about nine weeks as private in Captain Judd's North Carolina company. He enlisted in August, 1781 or 1782, and served about six months as private in Captain Alexander Brevard's company under Colonel Lytle of the North Carolina troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 2, 1832, while residing in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He had previously resided in South Carolina for about forty years.
There are no data relative to the family of Jonathan Wall.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Jonathan Wall, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
Jonathan Wall, Certificate 16301, issued July 24, 1833, rate $27 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, North Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. John
9569 INVALID.
File No. 9569
Jonathan Wall
Prim Rev. War
Act: June 7th  1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 393
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1917 Jan. 26. Visit to William Shumway and 1936. Sept. 30. Visit to Mrs. H. J. Henderson. Letter in case John Leonard (R1999) - Gk 1938. Sept. 12. Visit to Mrs. John H. King West

State of South Carolina personally appeared before me Rutherford County } John Mills a Judge of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County John Stewart who made and swore to the annexed declaration who after being duly sworn according to law has stated in addition to what is contained in his former declaration that all the military service performed by him was as a private soldier The deponent further saith that from age and infirmity and loss of memory he is unable to state with precision on many things that occurred during the time of his military service which he has a tolerable distinct recollection of a few others since he made his former declaration he recollects that Daniel White of Spartanburg S.C. has knowledge of a part of his services and that he sent for said White who as he understands to write to the deponent concerning this day and there may be others could prove his recollection of these things are out of his reach - the deponent further saith that his first term of service in Wilkes County he does not recollect the length of time and does not recollect the number of men in his company Other officers he was at that time drafted for three months and upon a muster of the name of Benjamin Brown to serve the other six weeks in his stead that he was not at several other short length of which he cannot ascertain but to the best of his memory in saying that the war was intended to be over in six months and would have been in nine weeks and he thinks it would be more than a year memory the deponent is unable to state the month or year in which he done the duty in Wilkes County - during his time of duty in Wilkes County in South Carolina the deponent was not in any employment out that of a soldier - Seven to eight weeks ended before the 15th of June 1863 - the deponent would observe that there appears to be a mistake made in carrying out the

Some of his services under Capt. ... set down six months while he was ... ... the fact ... Jonathan Wall. J. D. Mills
Personally appeared before me at the house of John Moore in County aforesaid Danl. White of Spartaburgh District South Carolina Danl. White who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that in the Revolution War he lived in Wilkes County in this State a near neighbour to Jonathan Wall who has made and sworn to the annexed declaration - and that said Wall was several times out in the service on scouting parties against the Tories but the deponent cannot state the length of time or the date of these services he served one short tour himself with said Wall under command of Capt. Judd - The deponent further says that he was present when the said Wall was drafted to serve an eighteen months tour of Military Duty to march to South Carolina the deponent was not present with Wall at any time during the time of this service but knows that he (Wall) was drafted in August and did not return until the following July being as the deponent understood discharged before his period of service expired on account of peace having been made - Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 13 th of June 1833
his Danl. White deponent
J. D. Mills

at same time and place before me appeared John Moore who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has been for many years acquainted with David White who made and subscribed the foregoing probate and that the said White is a respectable citizen and a credible person sworn to and subscribed before me
John Moore
J. D. Mills
State of North Carolina Rutherford County
I Theo. P. Burchett clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in and for Rutherford County do certify that John Mills Esquire before whom the several foregoing affidavits were made and sworn to by John than Wall, David White and John Moore, is now and on the day of the date of his attestation was, an acting justice of the Peace & Judge of the Court aforesaid said in said County and that his attestation as such are entitled to Credit & Confidence
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at office the 21 st day of June A.D. 1833.
Theo. P. Burchett

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Concord, Ga., Jan. 13, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:— Please send me the record of service and any family record that may be in the papers, of Jonathan Wall, a Revolutionary pensioner of Rutherford Co. N.C. in 1838."
I am a descendant of Jonathan Wall and

shall appreciate any information you can furnish.
Have you any records of John Blackwell? He was originally from Va. I think, but lived in N. C. in 1790.
Thanking you, I am Very truly yours,
(Miss) Lillian Thurman.

Summerville, Ga.,
Aug. 2, 1938.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear sir:
only,
Please send me the pension statement, including all reference to family, of "Jonathan Wall no. 91266 Private - $81.00 N.C. Militia - Pension began Mch. 4, 1831, age 90".
Also have you a pension record for - "John Grogan , Fifer, 1000 A. for 84 mos. service in Revolutionary War, by Williams Faircloth, Oct. 14, 1783" Vol. Land granted out of Sec. office military land grant. Vol. 26 Roster of N.C. Soldiers in Revolution.
The above is the only information I can furnish you. If there were other John Grogans this service record will serve to identify my ancestor.
Thanking you I am Very truly
Mrs. John W. King.

September 30, 1936
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Mrs. N.R. Henderson 403 Gordon Street La Grange, Georgia
RA-J/EEL John Clark-R.1999 Jonathan Wall-S.9569
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Jonathan Wall, born in 1744, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, died in Spartanburgh, South Carolina, in 1836; and of John Clark, a pensioner of York County, South Carolina, in 1833; you ask also for the records of two brothers named Grogan or Crogan, who were among the first settlers of Jamestown, Virginia.
This office has no record of services rendered in the colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence no record of the brothers named Grogan or Crogan. The records of Jonathan Wall and John Clark are furnished herein.
John Clark R.1999
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R.1999, based upon the military service of John Clark in that war.
John Clark was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, John Clark volunteered in 1775, served four months as a private in Captain McCree's Company, Colonel Adam Alexander's North Carolina Regiment and went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians; he volunteered in the summer of 1779, served four months in Captain Nathaniel Martin's Company of Mounted Riflemen, North Carolina Troops, under Colonel Malmedy and was in the battle of Stone; he volunteered in 1780, served about six months in Captain Nathaniel Martin's Company, Colonel William R. Davies's Regiment, North Carolina

Troops, and assisted in the capture of a party of Tories: he again entered the service in January, 1781, was appointed adjutant and served under Major Joseph Dixon, was in the battles of the Allamance and Guilford Court House: later, he served as adjutant of the regiment commanded by Colonel William Polk in the North Carolina Troops: he served ten months; no dates are given.
John Clark was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, while a resident of York District, South Carolina.
He died October 8 or 20, 1838, at his residence in York District, South Carolina, aged ninety years.
The soldier married in 1782, Margaret. The place of their marriage, date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown. Margaret died August 21, 1839 or August 5, 1840 (both dates are given). She was then aged over eighty years.
The names of the following children are shown:
   Cynthia Clark . . . . .  born January  1, 1783.     Polly Clark . . . . .  " July  1, 1786,  married John Miller.    William Clark . . . . .  " April  17, 1788.     Peggy Clark . . . . .  " February  20, 1791.     Harriot or Harriett Clark . . . . .  " January  22, 1794,  married J.P. Alexander.    James Lewis Clark . . . . .  " June  12, 1796.     John Franklin Clark. . . . .  " April  15, 1801.    
The following appears, also:
   Sam ----- . . . . .  born April  15, 1806.     Lusinday ----- . . . . .  " June  — 1803(?)     Jane(?)----- . . . . .  " April  15, 1808.    
In 1838, the following children were living: William Clark, Harriot Alexander, James Clark and Polly Miller: the last named was deceased in 1851.
In 1845, one W.R. Clark lived in Lincoln County, North Carolina: no relationship to the family was stated.
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Jonathan Wall
S.9569
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.9569, based upon the military service of Jonathan Wall in that war.
Jonathan Wall was born in 1744, in Prince Georges County, Maryland. The names of his parents are not shown.
1781-82 While living in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Jonathan Wall enlisted early in the Revolutionary War and served about nine weeks as private in Captain Judd's North Carolina Company; he enlisted in August, 1782, and served six months as a private in Captain Alexander Brevard's Company under Colonel Lytle in the North Carolina Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 2, 1832, while residing in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He had previously resided in South Carolina for about forty years.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jonathan Wall (S.9569), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Jonathan Wall Certificate No.16301 Issued July 24, 1833 Rate $27 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 North Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Wall 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. 89569
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Early in the War 9 years Col. Edd N.C.   Aug 1782 6 mos " Alexander Brward Lyster        
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wilkes Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Nov 2 1822. His d. was at
Residence at date of application, Rutherford Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, 6. Born in George Co. Md. in 1744
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
The Rev John Blackwell and John Blackwell Jr. both residents of Rutherford Co. N.C. in 1822 testify as to the character of the soldier. It is not stated that they were soldiers and there is no further data on file relative to either of them or relative to a John Blackwell who lived in M.C. in 1790.  Respectfully,
Commissioner.
The clause about the John Blackwells need not be used again, see my letter of Jan. 13. 1917