Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1741, Joshua Welborn, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
n. b.
Welborn Joshua Welborn
§ 1741
Bonin N.C.
CONTENTS

See letter to Jackson Col. J. H. Campbell, Oct. No. 3. 10.
22121. West Tennessee
Joshua Willbarn Paroled in the State of Tennessee who was a prisoner in the army commands by Captain Dugay of the reg t commands by Col Davis in the Mendenhall time for 8 months in of Cavalry
Joshua Willbarn Records corrected Nov. 9 '03 Inscribed on the Roll of W Tennessee the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per ann. commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Oct 1833 and I Benton
Waverly Tenn Arrears to the 14th of Sept e 83, 32 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 March 16 61 $99.93
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 99
Rate of death and on 99-

No 25763
Joshua Willborn Carroll County Tennessee
8 Months Car.
$ 33.33
J. Benton J. Carroll County Tennessee Huntington

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Augt 19 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 Joshua Willborn Carroll County Tennessee
   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.     Vol. 1780 - 2 - - Infantry Capt Dugan, Col Davis { Maj Rutherford 75 years County of Traditionary evidence, papers not properly attached   Vol. 1781 - 3 - - Infantry Col Lister, Col Haynes { Gen Morgan, Col Green Chathamburgh N. Carolina   Served - 3 - - Infantry Capt York, Col Dugan, { Capt Cleveland  
The papers should be connected by one piece of tape or ribbon the ends of which shall lap under the seal of office.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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) 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 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 , 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. State of Tennessee ss. Carroll County 3 d Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions.
June Term 1833.
On this 18 th day of June A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, now sitting Joshua W. Blackburn, a resident of the State of Tennessee, and Carroll County aforesaid aged Seventy five 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.
This Declarant states that he was born in Ran- dolph County, State of North Carolina, on the 20 th day of April 1758, according to a copy of his birth (taken from a record kept by his father in North Carolina) and which is now in his Bible at his residence.
He states that he entered into the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. He states that sometime in the latter part of the year 1780, he volunteered to serve a tour of two months in a company of horse commanded by Captain Thomas Dugan, Lieut John Clark under the command of Col. William Dyer. Major James Rutledge was also at  the  Grav of tacked to this Company. This was in Charlotte , County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, on the very day the British entered this place, under Cornwallis. He states that they were drawn out against the British and after some firing, they received orders to retreat. The retreat was led by Major Satter who took command over his Captain Thomas Dugan. He states that in the retreat one man by the name of

Locke was killed. He states they retreated to Rocky River, about 18. miles from Charlotte, where Colonel Dario took up his head quarters, where they remained two weeks; The British were still at Charlotte. He states that at the expiration of this time the British, becoming alarmed at the defeat of Colonel Ferguson, at the Battle of King's Mountain, broke up their quarters and retreated from Charlotte, towards "Old Station's Ford" on the Catawba River , aiming for the South. Colonel Dario then ordered a pursuit, and they accordingly left Rocky River and followed in order to harass them; them on their way to "Station's Ford," till they came in sight of them. When the British arrived at this Ford finding it impracticable to cross; they took up their march to return near to Charlotte, in order to take a road down to a more practicable crossing called "Lands" Ford; Col. Dario's  company upon hearing this information, were compelled in their turn to retreat, within 10 miles north of Charlotte, here they remained some short time when they again pursued the British, who were by this time in full march down to "Lands Ford." Here the British crossed and went to Wynnesboro in South Carolina. Col. Dario took up his quarters within a short distance of Lands Ford; and this declarant states that from here he was detached, under the command of Lieutenant John Clark of his company, with 15 other men; in order to guard this Ford. Here they remained fifteen days, at which time his term of service expired , when

he was, as he thinks, verbally discharged by his Captain Thomas Dugan, under the orders of Col William Daniel. (He states that for this tour he furnished his own horse, then valued at £60. North Currency - and saddle and bridle. - He then returned home.
This Declarant further states that some time in the year 1781. He again volunteered to serve a tour in a company of horse, under the command of Colonel and Litterell, against the British. (He states that they rendezvoused near Camden, in S. Carolina. His Captain in this company was by the name of John Hays, then Lieutenant William Yorke, all under the command of Colonel Litterell. He states that they
marched down towards Pee-dee, thence up that River, to join the Americans, as he thinks under the command of Genl. Morgan, in order to proceed to Guilford Court House to join Genl. Greene. He states that when they arrived at that part of the River which takes the name of the Yadkin, that his Colonel & the greater part of the corps, crossed crossed over the River, who left orders for this declarant, and the rest of the men under the command of Lieutenant Reuben Woods, to proceed up the River to "Yadang Ford",
and there to join their company. In consequence of his Colonel's meeting with a party of the British and having a skirmish with them, he retreated retreated down the River, and declarant states that  he  did not  remain until after the Battle of Guilford. = He In this company, with some others returned hoped hoped, in this time the Battle of Guilford took place.
He states that after this the Tories becoming very bad in this part of the country he served out, his tour against them under the command of Captain Thomas Dugan. He states he received no discharge. He furnished his horse, saddle, and bridle in this tour. -

This declarant further states that after the battle of Guilford Court House he served all until the close of the war, by the surrender of Cornwallis against the Forces in Randolph county North Carolina, under different Officers, to wit Captain William York, and Col. Dooley, Captain John Cleveland, in which time he was taken a prisoner by the Forces but made his escape from them this was just before the close of the war. He states he always volunteered. etc., his terms of service were detached, he never received any discharge. — He has now stated his different periods of service, which he will state by way of Recapitulation. To wit: his first tour under Colonel William Daise, of two months; against the British, as a Volunteer in the horse; his second tour, under Colonel Littrell, against the British and Forces, of three months , as a Volunteer, in a mounted corps, under Colonel Littrell. His subsequent service under Captains York, Colonel Dooley and Captain John Cleveland, as a Volunteer, against the Forces till the close of the war, amounting as he thinks to 3 months service. —
He states he has no documentary evidence by  which and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. As His declarant states that he remained in Randolph County N. C. two years after the close of the war, from thence he removed to Georgia where he resided six years, from thence he removed to S. Carolina where he remained till the Spring of 1828. when he removed to this State and removed to this County in January 1832, where he has continued to reside ever since. — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a —

pension or annuity except the present, and de- clares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed Joshua Allborn in open Court the day & year aforesaid. Edward Gwin Clerk
We William H Bigham a clergyman residing and Sol- omon Putman residing in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquain- ted with Joshua Allborn, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is re- puted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed Wm H Bigham the day and year aforesaid. Solomon Putman Edward Gwin Clerk
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 certify that it appears to them that, William H. Bigham, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the county and State aforesaid, and that Solomon Putman, who has also signed the

same, is a resident in the State and County aforesaid is a credible person, and that their (ment) is entitled to credit. H. Wright P. H. C.
J. B. Armstrong 1st Silas Nesbitt (P. B.)
Resident
1 st Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. The declarant, thinks with deference, the answer to this question will be found in the Beginning of his Declaration. is it?
2 nd Have you any Record of your age and if so where? The Answer to this query is also embodied in the foregoing Declaration. —
3 rd When you were called into service where you drafted, did you volunteer
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
This query This query is fully answered in the conclusion of the body of the foregoing Declaration. —
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a sub- stitute. —
Ans. He was always a Volunteer.

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 service?"
Ans. Of Regular Officers I knew Colonel William Danc, Captain Thomas Dagan, and Major James Rutherford. Of Continental and Militia Regiments he recollects none; The general circumstances of my service are contained in my Declaration.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Ans. I never received any written discharge.
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.
Ans. I can state, Mr. Solomon Putnam, Parson William M. Bigham, to whom I am well known.

I Edward Gwin, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions, for Carroll County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application Joshua Wellborn, for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal of Office, at Huntingdon this 11 th day of June A.D. 1833. ~ Edward Gwin Clerk
25763

Amended Declaration of Joshua Wellborn an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of Tennessee } Carroll County. } Select Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions September Term 1833.
On this Twelfth day of September A.D. 1833. personally appeared in open Court Joshua Wellborn a resident of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee, aged twenty five years on the 20 th day of April last past. Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following amended declaration (to his foregoing Declaration) in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
This Declarant, in order to "facilitate" the investigation of his claim by the War Department, which has heretofore been forwarded on, and in obedience to the instructions, since received by him, from said Department, hereby states:—
That, in April or May, "1781," He volunteered, in Randolph County North Carolina, to serve as a mounted man under Captain William Yorke, and furnished his own horse and fully equipped himself. He states that this service was to be performed against the Tories in that and the adjoining counties South, of Randolph. — At this time Colonel John Collier, Commanded in Randolph County, and Lieut Col. James Dougan was under him.

He states that he was out under his Officer, for the term of 2. months; and that their Company were  were engaged in this time, scouting, and ranging the County, & the adjoining one south of it, in search of the Tories, under Col Fanning; but not meeting with him or his party, at the end of this period Captain Yorke and his Company returned  proceeded home; and the declarant verbally discharged by Capt. Yorke, after serving out this tour of 2. months. Shortly after this, still in the year 1781, He states that a party of Tories attacked and plundered, his house in Randolph City, of many things of value to him at that time. This happened took place during a temporary absence from home, and Declarant being maylaid, on his return to it, was surprised and made a prisoner, and the horse which he was riding taken from him by the Tories. He was bound, and conveyed by them that night some distance, when they called a halt, after which Declarant taking advantage of their Captain's being out of the way, bribed the men who had charge of him and effected his escape. He returned to his house, and learning that Captain John Cleveland was out, he procured a horse and immediately went and joined him; giving him information of the what had taken place; Capt Cleveland directly marched in quest of the Tories. They came upon a part of them that night, recaptured Declarant's Horse; and another one, which the Tories  in the company in their flight left behind. He further states that Capt Cleveland's Company were were employed

in ranging the southern part of the county for the space of fifteen days when they returned home.
Lastly, in the same year (1781) Col. _____ (Dooley of Orange Co. being out) with a Company of Hangers (Declarant) equipped himself and joined his Company. Col. Dooley marched his Corps thro' the southern part of Randolph; and Declarant states he was out, under him, for the period of 2 weeks, keeping down the Tories, after which he was discharged by Col. Dooley and returned home. This was just before surrender of Cornwallis in 1781.
He has now stated their just services under the above-mentioned officers, and will be capitulate, those mentioned in his foregoing Declaration.
1st His Tour as a Volunteer Horseman against the British, in A.D. 1780, under Captain Dugan, Col. Wm. Davis, and Maj. Jas. Rutherford, of 2 months in Mecklenburgh Co. N. Carolina.
2nd His Tour under Col. _____ Silbrell, capt. John Moyes as a Volunteer, in a Company of Horse against the British & Tories, A.D. 1781, of 3 months in Chatham & Randolph Counties N.C.
3rd His Tour in mounted corps under Captain Wm. Yorke, in 1781 against the Tories in Randolph Co. N.C. of 2 months. next his tour as a horseman under Captain John Cleveland in same year '81

against the Tories in W.C. Randolph Cty, amounting to 2 weeks . = Lastly his Tour in same year 1781 in a corps of mounted men, as a Volunteer. for 2 weeks . Amounting in all to 8 months . for which he claims a pension. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he hereby declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State. —
Sworn to and Subscribed } Goshen Melborn in Open Court, the day & year } aforesaid. —
Edward Gwin, Clk
I Edward Gwin Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for Carroll County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings before the said Court in the amended Declaration to the foregoing Declaration of Goshen Melborn in the matter of the application for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set hand and seal of Office, at Huntingdon this 13 th day of September A.D. 1833 —
Edward Gwin, Clerk By Tho. A. Hawkins D.C.

March 23, 1938
Joshua Welborn S. 1741 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. F. R. Porter Grinnell Iowa
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Joshua Wellborn, private in the North Carolina troops, War of the Revolution, and pensioned while a resident of Carroll County, Tennessee.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 1741, based upon the service of Joshua Welborn in the War of the Revolution.
Joshua Welborn (as his signature is shown in the claim) was born April 20, 1758 in Randolph County, North Carolina. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Randolph County, Joshua Welborn volunteered sometime in 1780, served two months as private in Captain Thomas Dugan's company of Horse in Colonel William Davie's North Carolina regiment, was out in pursuit of British and Tories, and in a battle near Charlotte. He enlisted early in 1781, served three months in Captains John Haynes' and Thomas Dugan's companies in Colonel Litterall's North Carolina regiment. He enlisted again in 1781, served at various times until the close of the war, under Captains William Yorke, John Cleveland, and Colonels Dooley and John Collier, length of this service three months.
He continued to live in Randolph County, North

Carolina, about two years after the Revolution, moved to the State of Georgia, where he lived six years, then to the State of South Carolina until in the spring of 1828, when he moved to the State of Tennessee.
The soldier, Joshua Welborn, was allowed pension on his application executed June 11, 1833, at which time he was living in Carroll County, Tennessee, where he had lived since the month of January, 1832.
The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data-
Joshua Willborn ( as he was pensioned) Certificate # 23131 Issued October 11, 1833 Rate $33.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

September 28, 1937
BA-J/AWF
Mr. F. A. Hayes 3318 S Street Lincoln, Nebraska
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Joshua Wilburn (Willberne or Wilbourn), who served as private in the North Carolina troops, and was pensioned in 1833, while a resident of Carroll County, Tennessee; Lewis Willburn, who applied for pension under Act of June 7, 1832, a resident of Purdy, McNairy County, Tennessee, but his claim was suspended; and Robert Wilbourne, son of one of the above noted soldiers, who served in the War of 1812, while living in Kentucky or Tennessee.
The Revolutionary War records of Joshua Welborn and Lewis Wilbourn are furnished herewith, as found in claims for pension; also the War of 1812 record of a Robert Wilburn.
It is hoped that these records will be of interest to you.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See his letter re Johanna Wilbourn - S. 1741

September 28, 1937
Mr. F. A. Hayes 3318 S Street Lincoln, Nebraska
Joshua Welborn S. 1741 Lewis Wilbourn R. 11515 Robert Wilburn B.L.Wt.31270-80-50 BA-J/AWF
Dear Sir:
The data which follow concerning Joshua Welborn (as his signature is given) were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 1741, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.
Joshua Welborn was born April 20, 1758 in Randolph County, North Carolina. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Randolph County, North Carolina, Joshua Welborn volunteered in 1780, served two months as private in Captain Thomas Dugan's company of Horse in Colonel William Davie's North Carolina regiment, was out in pursuit of British and Tories, and in a battle near Charlotte. He enlisted early in 1781, served three months in Captains John Haynes' and Thomas Dugan's companies in Colonel Litterell's North Carolina regiment. He enlisted again in 1781 and served at various times until the close of the war, under Captains William Yorke, John Cleveland, and Colonels Dooley and John Collier, length of this service three months.
He continued to live in Randolph County, about two years after the Revolution, when he moved to the State of Georgia, where he lived six years, thence to the State of South Carolina, until in the spring of 1828, when he moved to the State of Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

June 11, 1833, at which time he was living in Carroll County, Tennessee, where he had lived since the month of January, 1832.
The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier, Joshua Welborn.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
Joshua Willborn (as he was pensioned) Certificate # 22121 Issued October 11, 1833 Rate $33.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 West Tennessee Agency.
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Lewis Wilbourn-R. 11515
The data relative to Lewis Wilbourn were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, R. 11515, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Lewis Wilbourn (as his name is shown) was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, no date given, nor were the names of his parents stated. His parents moved, when he was quite young to Granville County, North Carolina.
He lived in Granville County, during the War of the Revolution, and several years after the close of the war, moved to Johnston County, North Carolina,

where he lived "a long time, and thence to McNairy County, Tennessee.
Lewis Wilbourn, while a resident of McNairy County, Tennessee, applied for pension May 19, 1841, and stated that he served in 1780, three months under Captain Barnard Pullium in Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment, and was in a skirmish at Ashley River, and that he served in 1781, about three months in Captain Hicks' company in Colonel Lytle's regiment, and was in the battle of Guilford Court House. aged 79 yrs -
His claim was not allowed as proof of six months' service, as required by the pension law was not furnished.
Lewis Wilbourn referred in 1841 to his oldest brother, who moved from North Carolina to Kentucky. The name of his brother was not given, and there are no further data relative to his family.
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Robert Wilburn-B.L.Wt. 31270-80-50
The data which follow concerning Robert Wilburn were obtained from a claim for bounty land based upon his service in the War of 1812.
The date and place of birth of Robert Wilburn were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
Robert Wilburn enlisted in Fayetteville, Tennessee, and was a 1st lieutenant in Captain James Tubb's company of Tennessee militia, from September 20, 1814 until May 10, 1815.
He died June 10, 1832 in Smith County, Tennessee, and his widow died in the month of June, 1849 in Cal-loway County, Kentucky. The name of his widow is not

shown
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stated, and there are no data relative to their marriage.
Their youngest child, Miles W. Wilburn, was born April 6, 1830, and was allowed bounty land on account of the service of his father, Robert Wilburn, on his application executed May 17, 1851, at which time he was living in Wilson County, Tennessee.
Other children were referred to, all of whom were over the age of twenty-one years in 1851, the only name stated was William L. Wilburn, a resident of Wilson County, Tennessee in 1851.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land referred to above, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
Warrant # 31270- 80 acres- Act of 1850.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
1.7.1741
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joshua Willharm * 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. Pensioned Joshua Willharm
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1780 2 mos. Pat. Thomas Duggan William Davis N.C.   1781 3 mos. John Haynes William Davis   Apr. May 1781 3 mos. Thomas Duggan William Davis   at various times to end of war William York William Davis   John Cleveland William Davis  
Battles engaged in, Charlotte N.C.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, volunteered at Charlotte N.C.
Date of application for pension, June 11. 1833. The cl. was gl.
Residence at date of application, Carroll Co. Tennessee
Age at date of application, born Apr. 20. 1758 in Randolph Co. N.C.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Grinnell, Iowa. Mar. 4, 1938
Revolutionary War Pension Department
Washington, D.C.
My Dear Sir
AWJ
Joshua Wellborn who resided in Carroll Co. Tenn on Mar. 4, 1 1831 aged 75.
received a pension for his services in the Revolution as private in the Cavalry from N.C.
Descendants here ask for the records to enable them to complete D.A.R. papers and want all the information on record there.
Sincerely yours
(Mrs. F.R.) Oline K. Porter

Lincoln, Nebraska September 20, 1937
Veterans Administration Revolutionary War Section Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me information on the following men:
Joshua Wilburn (Willberne, Wilbourn), who served as a private of Cavalry in the North Carolina Line, was granted a pension on Oct. 11, 1833, while residing in Carroll Co., Tenn.
Lewis Willburn, residing at Purdy, McNary Co., Tenn., applied for a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832, but his claim was suspended.
I believe that one of these men was my ancestor, and the information of a genealogical nature which may be contained in their applications may be of assistance to me in learning if that is true.
Will you kindly send me copies of their applications?
Robert Wilbourne, son of one of the above, served in the War of 1812 , while living in Kentucky or Tennessee. He married Betsey (Elizabeth?) Scott of Tennessee. They removed to Sangamon Co., Ill., where they lived on a farm, and probably died there. Their daughter, Sophronia Belle Wilbourne, born Dec. 24, 1832, is their only child whose name I can give you. There were probably others. Did Robert Wilbourne make application for a pension?
Thanking you for your kind assistance,
I am yours truly,
F.A. Hayes
F.A. Hayes,
3318 S Street
Lincoln, Nebraska

Put 2 c. stamp. Rev. del. Jan 10.
305- Fourteenth Ave. Cordele, Ga., May 11, 1920.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the record of service of "Joshua Melborn, a pensioner in Carroll Co. Tenn. in 1833."
Thanking you for this favor, I am, Very truly, Miss J. Marine Land

1920 June 4. Hist. to New May 1937-Sept 28 " " m. F. C. May 1938-Mch 28 " " mrs. R. C. May
Rev. May
1741. ✓ INVALID.
File No. 1741. Joshua Wilborn Prio. N. C. Line
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol. a, Page 406
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Joshua Wilborn. Records corrected Nov. 9 '03

To what time was Joshua Willborn of H. Temascal (act 7 June 1832) last paid?
J. L. Edwards Nov. 3. 1835
No payments appear on the books. W. R.

FREE
Hon. Lewis Cass. Secretary of War Washington City

Pension Agency of West Tennessee 104 Union Bank Jackson Oct. 14 1835
Honble Lew C. Sep Secy of War Sir
I enclose the pension application & certificate, of identity of Joshua Wilkerson, who says he has by attorney applied several different times, at Nashville for his pension, but owing to some informality, has been disappointed. and has as appears from the book here, never rec d any pay up to this time.
It is hoped his identity is sufficiently proved & that special authority will soon be rec d here for the payment of his pension -
Most respectfully Your Ob t Serv t D r W. Campbell acting J r . M r P ap En. Ag t