Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6300, Samuel Vails, N.C.

SERVICE
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Wails, Samuel
S. 6300
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Sumner 31537
Samuel Vail, a resident of Hardeman in the State of Tennessee, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Gordon of the regt commanded by Genl Green in the N. Carolina line for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Jackson Tenn at the rate of 20 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Octr 1838, & sent to E. R. Belcher Esq. Bolivar Tennessee.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept' 38 $150.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 39 10.00 $160.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by L. M. Gundy, Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 7. Page 108.
Geo. W. Talbot, Adm. 2/59.

34. 480 Samuel Vail Tempore
Hon. C. H. Williams H.R.

State of Pennsylvania Hardeman County 3. 11
On this 8 th day of May 1838 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Hardeman County now sitting Samuel Vail a resident of said County and State aforesaid aged about seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That in the year 1780 he being then a Citizen and resident of Rowan County North Carolina he volunteered in the service of the United States as a private under Capt. John Gordon and marched to Charleston SC and joined the forces then there under the Command of Genl. Lincoln and Col. Francis Lock. on Major Gore's orders. We were stationed at Mount Carmel. After a few weeks the British succeeded in landing and captured the City of Charleston. Genl. Green then retreated and we were marched to Salisbury where we remained 15 or 20 days. From there went down towards the Catawba Springs. We were fought the battle of that name and were slightly defeated on the field. Remember being Col. Washington and Cavalry and also Col. Lee. We were discharged at Salisbury Col. Lock gave me a discharge, but I then lost it. We were out on this tour of duty at least six months, but declarant is so old and feeble, that his memory does not

serve him well, his being religious, every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declared that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of North Carolina Given to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Samuel his Vail
Mark We W. L. John Kelley residing in the County of Warren in the State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Vail who has subscribed to Sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 79 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 entertain that opinion.
Wm. Nuckolls
John Kelley
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the hearing of the Interrogatories presented 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 Mr. Nuckolls & John Kelley who have signed the foregoing Certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Rufus P. Kelley Clerk of the Court do hereby certify

that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Vail for a pension. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at office this 8. day of May A.D. 1858
Rufus P. Keely Clerk By Saml. M c Dowell Clerk

Official Business
Hon. Lewis D. Whiting, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City, D. C.
Samuel D. [illegible] ad 32 - [illegible] 31, 53 [illegible]
ad 31 - [illegible] for [illegible]

Burhop
6300 INVALID.
File No. 6300
Samuel Vail Print Box Ware
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. in , Page 387
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Samuel Baird
6 Tennesse
Suspended
Per letter 20 th
June 18876
C. M. Williams

Mount June 20.
Tenn.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington
Tennessee
Hon. C. H. Williams H.R.

Washington June 19 1838
Sir
I send you the declaration of Samuel Vail, please examine it Yours Affectionately G. H. Williams.

Bolivar, Tenn., Aug. 28, 1857.
Sir:
My father was pensioned under the act of 1832, for his services in the war of the Revolution, at the rate of $20 per annum, I made a Power of Attorney to S. P. Knight, of your city, to obtain back pay due him, you will please inform Geo. W. Talbot, of Bolivar, Tenn., if he was pensioned for the amount of service claimed.
The name of my father was Samuel Vail, drew at the Duckron, Tennessee, Agency,
Very Respectfully,
Your obedient Servt,
Hon Geo. C. Whiting Washington City,
D. C.
West.
his Samuel J. Vail.
mark
J. S. H. Gran, Feyson Draper

admitted P. 6-120 Daniel P. W.
E. R. Belcher Bolivar Tenn.

State of Tennessee Hawkins County } ss
On this 6 th day of August 1838
Personally appeared in open Court. Before the County Court now sitting, Samuel Vails a resident of said State and County age of forty nine years and who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath relate the following additional declaration to what he has heretofore sworn to and a description of the War department in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That being old and infirm having in a great measure lost the sense of hearing it is difficult for him to make himself understood, being also incapable of reading or writing, by which means he was not as explicit in his former declaration as is required. He now states that to the best of his remembrance he entered the service of the United States under Captain Gordon and served as a team of the Mountain Battery at the Battle of Salisbury Fork Carolina where he was in at the end of that town. He was discharged, and afterwards served another term of three months under Capt. Fletcher, and was at the Fort of Yadkin guarding prisoners, under Col. Lockhart. It was this term of service where I was in the battle of Benton Springs a distinct recollection of which I have. This declarant says that he having no education never applied for a pension before, as he was profoundly ignorant that he had a claim to his Country's bounty until informed so recently. 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.

Year after said his State of Tennessee Hardeman County ss. Samuel Vails citizen before said the  month me Samuel H. Donnell Deputy Clerk Clerk of the County Court
We Edwin Crawford Robert Moore John Mitchell residing in Hardeman County and State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Vails who has heretofore and now to the above additional declaration, that we believe him to be forty nine 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 Robert Moore John ad Lab. with the day and year aforesaid John Mitchell
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations presented 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 Robert C Moore and John Mitchell who have signed the foregoing Certificates, is a clergyman resident in the County of Hardeman and an Ample person and that their statement is entitled to crediting.
I Samuel H. Donnell Clerk of the County Court of Hardeman County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Samuel Vails for a pension. Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of August A.D. 1838.
Samuel H. Donnell Deputy Clerk Hardeman County Court