Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 40920-160-55, Frederick Weaver, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. L.
Weaver, Frederick Catharine
B.L.W. 40920-160-55
CONTENTS

St A G Graham Aug 18/56
act 3, mar 187. 837 12 July '55
Catherine Weaver wid of Frederick Weaver Pri
Capt John Pemberton Col Isaac Shelby mil
East _____ was at Dis Battle of Kings mountain Revolutionary Wars
Private A. B. Mil o
ad 160 as Sept. 13/56 Dodge
Vol M o 1-97
A. G. Graham Janesborough Ken

Catharine Hearn's dis- carnation for said Hearn.
widow of Fred k Hearn who was a soldier of the Rev n and at the Battle of King's Mountain
act 3 d Act 193
187.839
Address:-
H. G. Hearn
Jonesboro
Tenn

State of Tennessee, } On this 24 th day of May 1855, before Culliman County - } me, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, personally came Catharine Weaver, aged 96 years, a resident of the said County, and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of Frederick Weaver, deceased, who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, in Capt. John Pen- nington's Comp'y, & in Col. Isaac Shelby's Reg't of Volunteers, as well as she now can recollect, it is certain; that she does not now recollect, or can learn, many of the particulars of the said service, save that he was out in the year 1780, and was present at the battle of King's Mountain, in South Carolina; - & that she cannot state whether, or not, there is any public, or other record evidence of her said husband's ser- vice in existence, or not. She has no written discharge, or other papers concerning the same in her possession, or in her knowledge.
She states further that she was married to the said Fred- erick Weaver in said County on the 15 th day of August 1782, by the Rev. Mr. Doak, a minister of the Gospel; that her name prior thereto, was Catharine Peters; that her said husband died in said County on the 26 th day of May, 1839; since which time she has remained a widow - as may be seen from the proofs hereto annexed. -
She makes this declaration in order to obtain the Land Pension which may be due her under act 22 d March 1855; & that this is her first application ever made, either by herself, or her said husband for Land Pension, under any act of Congress whatever; and that there is not to her knowledge a public record thereof in existence. -
Catharine F. Weaver mark -

We Thomas Millard and George Miller residents of the said County, hereby certify in oath that the foregoing Declaration of Catharine Wearn was subscribed & sworn to in our presence on the day it bears date. We state further that we were acquainted with the said Frederick Wearn, that he is now dead, having died in said County on the 26th day of May 1838; that he lived, to our knowledge, with the said Catharine Wearn, as lawfully wedded husband and wife, & were always known and reputed as such; that we have examined a family record in the Bible belonging to the said John Wearn, and find an entry to this purport - "That Frederick Wearn, and Catharine Peters were lawfully joined in marriage on the 15 of August 1782" which we believe to be genuine; that since her said husband's death, she has remained a widow; & that we are not interested in her foregoing claim - We state further that we were well acquainted with the Frederick Wearn, that we have often heard him speak of his services in the Revolutionary War; & particularly as having been at the Battle of King's Mountain, & he was known & reputed as a soldier of the Revolution -
Thomas Millard George Miller
The foregoing Declaration & affidavit were sworn to & subscribed before me on the day & year above mentioned, and I certify that I know said affiants to be credible witnesses; that the said declarant is the identical person she claims to be, & that I am not interested in this claim.
Jonathan Corum Justice of the Peace S.C. Tenn

State of Tennessee & I, John C. Rutledge, Clerk of the Tullian County - 3 County Court of said County, hereby certify that Jonathan Crumley Esq., whose genuine official signature appears to the foregoing was, at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly qualified & commissioned as such Justice.
I certify further that I have examined the Records of Mar- riage in file in my office & that there appears no record of the marriage of the foregoing parties; the marriage law at that time (1882) requiring no return to be made by the solemnizing officer. -And further that I was well acquainted with the said Frederick Mearns, that he was known, & respected, & more loved to my knowledge than he was a soldier of the Revolution; & at the Battle of Kings Mountain in that war; & that I have no reason to doubt his claim.
Given B. G. Dulaney and closed into the
Given under my hand and official seal at office in Blountville, on this 25th day of May A.D. 1855.-
John C. Rutledge Clerk

5 No. 920
S Rev. Am

FREE
187. 887
By L. C. ... not checked 55 Rev. Mr.
Rev. Loren P. Waldo-
Mission office, Washington City, D. C.

I am confident that the Fred Heard mentioned within is the identical one of that name cer- tified by the N.C. Amblt. You will see his certificate states that the payments were made for Waskish & Lillian Co's which should identify the claim; to which I add the enclosed certificate of two old respected citizens of Lillian. Please examine again, on this proof, and the suggestion I have made above, and oblige
A. S. Graham
Foradoway
Term!

Pension Office,
August 18 th , 1856.
Sir:
The application of Catharine Weaver, for bounty land under the act of March 3 rd , 1855, No 187,837, has been examined and suspended.
It does not appear from any proofs found among the papers in the case that the claimant's late husband was the same Frederick Weaver to whom the payment was made for Revolutionary service, as certified by the Comptroller of N. Carolina.
I am, Very Respectfully,
Your ob't Serv't,
C. H. Rhetts.
for Commissioner.
A. G. Graham, Esq.,
(Present.) resigned Pension off. appt. 23 rd
July last; address - Pinehurst
Dec. 1856
(Dodge)

State of North Carolina Comptroller's Office
Geo. W. Brooks, Comptroller of the Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of Record in my Office among the payments made by said to sundry persons for Military Service in the Revolutionary war as follows —
Frederick Weaver
Infantry N o 2379.
£6. 19. 6 District of Washington
Sullivan County. Aug 15. 1782
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and affixed the Seal of my Office the 21 st June 1855

McBroof
187.837
Rev. Claims.

State of Tennessee, } Sub: Rev. War. Pension Sullivan County - } On this 1st day of Sept. 1856, before me personally came David McClellan and Agnes Jones, residents of said County, whom I certify to be entitled to full credit as intelligent and truthful witnesses - and who upon oath duly administered state that they were personally well acquainted with Frederick Weaver, (the late husband of Catharine Weaver, now residing in S.D. Co.) and knew that he was known and reputed as a soldier of the Revolution - that he been in said service from Sullivan County aforesaid, and that he served at the Battle of Kings Mountain. He always bore the character of being a soldier of the Revolution; and these affiants never heard that public reputation questioned, and we believe the same correct. We derive this information not only from the declarations made by the said Weaver himself, but from others - who are now dead - but who were in the Revolution, and lived in this section of Country, and had every opportunity of knowing the facts about which they concurred. We state further that this County was at the date of the Revolution a part of North Carolina, and the soldiers who went from this section were paid by that State; and we here knew of any other Frederick Weaver of that day but the one in question; and that his lawful widow still survives and resides in our neighborhood; and that we are not interested in her claim for pension money.
Sworn to & subscribed before me the date aforesaid. I certify that I believe said statement to be correct, and entitled to full credit - and that I am not interested in the claim.
Frederick Weaver
David McClellan Agnes Jones

Ag
State of Tennessee v. John C. Rutledge Clerk of the County Court Sullivan County for said County hereby certify that Clinton Hicks whose genuine official signature ap- pears to the certificate of Affidavit is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn.
Given under my hand and official seal at office in Blountville this 2 nd day of August 1856.
John C. Rutledge Clerk