Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7946, Waring Williams, N.C.

SERVICE
Nb
Williams Waring
NUMBER
S 7946
CONTENTS
carded

Waring Williams
of Hertford in the State of N. Carolina who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dawson of the Regt commanded by Col. Dozier in the N. Car. line for 9 months from 1781.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Dec r 32 and delivered J. H. Wheeler -
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 in 45 00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 15 00
$60 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book (2) Vol. 8 Page 47

Perman
7946
INVALID.
File No. 7946
Waring Williams
Priv Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 eb , Page 410
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of North Carolina } Hertford County } S. S.
On this 29 th of August 1832 personally appeared Waring Williams in open court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions now sitting, a resident of county & state aforesaid aged sixty nine years, and being duly sworne according to law doth make his oath to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 9 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States as a private as substitute for Nat Buxton in Northampton County N.C. in the year 1781 for the space of three months under Capt Henry Dawson North Carolina Militia. Genl Jones commanded. With his company he marched to Salisbury N.C. where he was taken sick, & was left in the Hospital there - This was the year that Genl Greene came to the South. He was sick 25 or 30 days, he recovered and overtook his company at the 0 mile Run in N.C. Here they remained until his discharge took place. The Discharge was signed by Capt Dawson but is lost. The applicant returned home to Hertford County N.C. and was a substitute for Hardy Britt a private in Capt Job Yeates's company, Col Dozier regt N.C. militia - he marched to North West River Bridge where the troops were commanded by Genl William Gregory, here he served his term of service out, his discharge was signed by General Gregory, but is lost. The applicant then returned home & was drafted as a private to serve in Capt J. Gregory's Company N.C.

militia for three months - marched with said company to North West River Bridge where he served his time out - when he received his discharge & returned home. He has no documentary Evidence to support his claim, but believes the testimony of James Godwin & James Weston to be material for him which he herewith submits, marked A
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any of the Agencies of any state
Sworn to & subscribed date aforesaid
William Williams mark
The Court then propounded the questions as prescribed in the Circular of the War Dept. the applicant being in open court and on oath - in answer to the 2nd the 1 st I was born in Hertford Co N.C. on 9 th Sept r 1763. 2 d I have no record of my age 3 d I was living in Hertford, at the time I entered the service where I lived after the war & where I now live 4 th I was a substitute in the 1 st tour for Mat Buxton a private in Cap t H Dawson's company in Northampton, & 2 d tour I was a substitute for Hance Britt a private in Cap t Job Yeats Company Col Dozier's Regt & lastly I was drafted under Cap t G Gregory's company No Ca militia 5 th General Jones of North Carolina, Genl Nath l Greene 6 th I received discharges from my commanding officers but those discharges I have mislaid or lost.

In the matter of Waring Williams
State of North Carolina } Hertford Co. }
S.S.
This 29 th of Aug 1832 appeared of Pleas & Quarter Session in open court, James Weston and having been duly sworne says that he is well acquainted with the applicant Waring Williams and he knows of that the applicant Waring Williams was a private in capt Job Hates Company Col Dozier's regt North Carolina militia that he served 3 months at North West River bridge N.C. in the year of 17 troops commanded by Genl Wm Gregory -
Jas Weston
James Godwin also swears that he knows Waring Williams very well and that in the year of 17 Waring Williams was a private in capt Thomas Gregory, Col Dozier's regt militia that he marched to North West River Bridge where he served a term of three months - troops commanded by Genl Wm Gregory
Sworne to in open court as aforesaid
Jas Godwin

7. Timothy Rialy Esq r of Mannery's neck, L t M c Cowper Esq r of Mumpersboro, John Vann Esq r Chairman of our County Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions.
We James Delk a Clergyman residing in Hertford Co & John Vann residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Waring Williams who has sworn & subscribed to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, and that he is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution & we concur in the opinion
Sworn to & subscribed in the day & year aforesaid
✓ James Delk
✓ J. Vann
and the Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Dept t that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier as he states. The Court further certifies that it appears to them that James Delk who has signed the foregoing certificate and also John Vann Esq r who is Chairman of this Worshipful Court, and Jas Weston, and James Godwin are Residents of the County of Hertford are credible persons and statements entitled to the fullest credit.
In Testimony whereof I do hereby certify as Clerk of sd Court that the foregoing are the original pro- ceedings in the matter of the application of Waring Williams for a Pension. In testimony I have here- unto set hand & my seal of office this 29 th of Aug. 1832
J. M c Combie C lk

Waring Williams
for 1781. private quarters.
$30.