Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 3459, Elijah Warren, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
NC
Warren, Elijah
S 3459
CONTENTS
Carded

Tennessee 31536
Elijah Warren, a resident of Hardeman (in the State of Tennessee) who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Bryant, of the Regt. commanded by Major Smith in the N. Car. line for 3 mo Inf 3 mo Cav
Inscribed on the Roll of Jackson, Tenn at the rate of 22 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Oct 1838, & sent to E. R. Belcher Esq. Bolivar, Tennessee
Arrears to the 4th of Sept '38 $168.75 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '39 11.25
$180.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. M. Gandy Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 7 Page 109
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 3rd April 1838, from 4 Sept 1838 to the 4 March 1839. Age Notified 12 March 1840
Let to Pay Jackson Tenn, aft 18. 1840

Declaration of Elijah Warren in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
State of Tennessee ss On this the 1 st day of Hartman County ss March in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty six Personally appeared Elijah Warren in open court before the Justices for said County a Resident of said County and State aforesaid aged Eighty three 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 the 7 th June 1832.
That he was born in Johnson County North Carolina on the 10 th 3 rd day of December 1753. and there Resided until the termination of the Revolution and that he Entered the service of the United States at the age of Twenty five or there abouts under Captain Hardy Bryant and Major David Smith as a Volunteer and was marched from thence Immediately a small distance Below Wilmington to Guard the Inlet of Brunswick to prevent the British from passing up to said Town of Wilmington We here cast up a fort and Remained here one month in Readiness to prevent the passage up the River

I served in this tour three months the time I volunteered for and was mustered home and discharged I Received a written Discharge says a by Capt Hardy Bryan but not believing it would ever be of any benefit to me I used it so carefully it is now lost or destroyed
In a short time after this I volunteered in a light Horse company as a minuteman under Capt John Whitley for the term of three  six months who was raising soldiers then to Guard and watch over the Tory's who was at that time committing numerous outrages on whig settlers. So soon as our company was raised we went to Smithfield and was marched from thence down on the head of Elk River and in Kentucky we here met the British joined by the Tories and had a battle and fought strength of force we were repulsed from thence we marched to Kingston and Nance River we remained here one month or thereabouts Guarding against the Ravages of the Tories and from thence we returned to Johnson County again and remained as a minuteman Guarding and defending our settlement and procuring provisions for the army for near six months and was then discharged I Received a written Discharge from Capt Whitley but it is now lost or destroyed
I have no Documentary evidence to prove my services nor do I know of any person now living who I can prove said services by

I hereby Relinquish every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. There is no clergyman living near where I Reside consequently cannot procure one to certify for me. I can prove my character for honesty Veracity and Good Moral character by John Cranford and Joel Grantham & of my own Neighbourhood who can testify as to their belief and the Neighbourhood belief Generally of my being a Soldier of the Revolution I continued to Reside in Johnson County for a a number of Years the precise time he does not now Reside and moved from thence to Hickman County Tennessee and Resided there a short time and then moved to Hardeman County Tennessee where he now Resides Given under my hand and seal this day and date above.
Elijah Norren (Seal)
Sworn and Subscribed to before Court May 1 st 1857
R. P. Nutty Clerk By Saml. M c Gowen D.C.
We John Cranford & Joel Grantham residing in Hardeman County Tennessee Do hereby certify that we are well acquainted

with Elijah Warren who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty three years of age, that his reputation as believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and of moral character and we concur in that opinion
John Crawford Joel Gannaway
Subscribed and sworn to this 11th day of May 1837 } R.S. Knight By Saml. M c Guire Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated. And the Court further Certifies that it appeared to them that John Crawford & Joel Gannaway who have signed the the preceding Certificate are residents of the County of Hardin and State aforesaid and are respectable and credible persons and that the statements are entitled to credit Given under our hands and seals the day and date above written.
E. P. Fletcher
James Sparbrough
H. L. Goodwin
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this first day of May A.D. 1837 and Independence of the United States the 61 st Year.
Rufus T. Kelly Clerk By Saml. M c Guire Clerk
34,085 Elijah Warren 167 Turner

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 3 d , 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Elijah Warren, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson Gen. Agency, at the rate of Twenty two Dollars and fifty Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Edward E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
12 March 1840
Sir:
Under the Act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An "Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by cer= "tain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the "Treasury of the United States," Elizabet Warren a Pensioner on the Roll of your Agency at the rate of 22
Dollars and 50 Cents per annum, under the Law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at the Treasury Department, from the 4 th of Sept 1838. to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully yours,
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
To A. Mr Read Esq.
Pension Agent.
Jacksonville
Florida

Elijah Wamen
Mr. John 3m 10 pr. Cash 12.50 22.50 1.50

State of Tennessee 55 Hardin County ss
On this 6 th day of August 1828 Personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court now sitting, Elizah Warren a resident of said State and County aged Eighty four years , and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following additional declaration to what he has heretofore sworn to and on the files of the War department, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That it is so long a time since the scenes alluded to in his declaration occurred that it is possible he may have made some mistake. He is desirous of being clear on the subject and now states on reflection that he served the first term stated in his declaration as a footman and that he afterwards volunteered in the Company of Cavalry commanded by Capt. Whitley for a period of six months but was discharged after serving three months or twenty days, in this last service reaching the town as British his Company visited Wilmington, near Hickaboo where we had a fight, this was somewhere in 1780 I think at all events one year before Lord Cornwallis surrendered. This declarant for cause says that he never applied for a pension before he came from his retired life and infirmities he had no chance or opportunity to know that the Laws of the Country gave him any thing for his services, so soon as he understood the fact he applied to Col. Belcher Esq. for his services. This declarant further states that he lived in Johnson County

North Carolina where he served his County, that he removed in 1850 to Tennessee and that there is none of his old Companions in War about him to prove his Service, but he refers to the Certificate of Joel Grantham and Edwin Crawford, the former of whom was in the War of the Revolution himself for evidence of his Service. 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 from the 1 st January to the 31 st December the day and year aforesaid.
Elijah Warren
Samuel McDowell Deputy Clerk Hardeman County Court -
We Joel Grantham & Edwin Crawford residing in Hardeman County and State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Warren who has subscribed and sworn to the above additional declaration that we believe him to be Eighty Years of age. that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides for having been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Subscribed and sworn to this day and year aforesaid.
Joel Grantham
Edwin Crawford
And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion after the investigation of the matter and after perusing 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 appeared to them

that Joel Grathan and Edwin Crawford who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of Hardin and County and are Credible persons, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit.
I Samuel M. Donald D. Clerk of the County Court of Hardin County, Do. hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Warren for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 15 th day of August A.D. 1838
Samuel M. Donald Deputy Clerk County Court Hardin County

Elijah Wasser Turner

Hon. C. H. Williams NY
Rev. Dr. [?]

State of Tennessee
Hardeman County ss
On this 7 day of May personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court Hardeman County now sitting Elizah Warren a resident of said County and State aforesaid aged Eighty 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. 1822. That in 1778 then being a Citizen and resident of Johnson County North Carolina, he entered the service of the United States and was marched under the command of Captain Hardy Bryan to Wilmington N.C. and from thence to a fort to guard Cape Fear River to keep the British from coming up, that in this tour he served three months , then took a discharge and which he had lost or mislaid. Captain John W. Callock , Company accompanied and the whole was commanded by Major. David Smith That afterwards he volunteered in the Light Infantry Company commanded by Cap t John Whitely and was marched from Johnson County to Kingston above Greensboro , then went to the head of New River , then back again to Kingston and from thence to Wilmington during this march was occupied in watching the Tories in company with Cap t W. Williams

troop of Horse, and had some skirmishing with the Tories. Near Wilmington we joined other forces and were commanded by Genl. Nathan Bryan & Col. Bloodworth. We met the Enemy at a place called P. Ekahs under Genl. Craig. British were toried and they compelled us to retreat. From this our Company retreated to New Kingston and from there went into South Carolina, sometimes at one place and sometimes at another until a service of six months was accomplished when I received a written discharge but which is lost or mislaid. that so long a time has elapsed that he knows of no person whom testifying he could obtain to testify to the above facts. 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 or if any only on that of the agency of the State of North Carolina In so as subscribed this day and year
affirmed
R. P. Kochy etc
Elijah Warren
We Joel Gunton & John Campbell residing in Hardeman County State of Tennessee hereby certify that we were well acquainted with Elijah Warren who has submitted and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty five years of age, that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides and from whom he remained to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we

concur in that opinion
Joel Grantham John Crawford
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting 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 Joel Grantham & John Crawford who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of Hardeman County and are an enucleable of Hardeman County and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Raper P Neely 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 Elijah War for a pension. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 7 th day of May A D 1838 and of the Independence of the United States the 62 nd year
R.P. Neely clk

Rev War
3459 INVALID.
File No. 3459
Elijah Warren
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:—Vol. 14 , Page 391
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Elijah Warren Dunbar
Rejected
let 7 June 57
S. R. Belcher
let 28 May 1857
C. N. Williams.
did not perform with actual service in a military capacity

May 20. 1840
Mr Stewart Comr.
See 10th June
J. S. [unclear] Esq. Commissaire of Pensions Washington D.C.

J. Edwards Commr of Pensions FREE
A. M. Read Esq Pension Agent Jacksonville Florida

Tenn. Elijah Warren & Samuel V. Adams Oct 1832.
J. P. Edwards Esq. Commissary of Sublev. Wm. H. H. K. Washington City
RECEIVED

Poland Aug 16. 1888
Sir
Inclosed I send you the additional declarations of Elijah Warren & Samuel Vail laid before you last winter by our Rep C te Williams Esq. It is all that I can make out of them. Their meanings being much impaired. I am confident of Warren's services from his good character but not so certain of Vail's. They will await anxiously the judgment of the War Department
I have the Honor to remain Yrs affec ly
E. R. Belcher

Pension Agency Jacksonville E. H. May 9. 1840.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I have received your letter of the 30 th ult. accompanied by a circular from the Secretary of War.
Enclosed, I return your letter of 12 th inst. as requested
I am Sir
Very Resp ly W. W. S t .
C. M. Reed Pension Agent.

In at May 25
Local
Mr Edward Egan
Washington
Pa
U.S.A.
FREE
Admiral
Hon. C. H. Williams N. A.

Georgetown May 24 1838
Dear Sir
I send you the enclosed Declaration for examination
With the highest regard Your obedt Servant C. H. Williams

May 18.
Term act 1832
FREE
J. L. Edward Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Poland May 4 th 1837
Dear Sir
At the request of Elijah Warren the within applicant for a pension. I enclose his papers for your decision. & respectfully call your attention to his claim. Please to communicate with me & oblige
Y. O. H.
E. R. Bates

Apr 18. 1840
Elizabeth Hearn
L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Pension agency Salemville E. H. Apl. 4. 1840.
Sir
I have received your favor of 12 th ult. informing me that Elijah Warren, pensioner had been paid at the War y Dept. from Sept 4 th , 1838 to 4 th March 1839. — His name does not appear upon my list —
Mrs Susannah Saunders has applied at this agency for her Pension — Her name does not appear upon my list, although in the Cft. her Pension is payable here — Be pleased to inform me if the presentation of a Certificate payable at this agency, will be sufficient authority for me to inscribe the Pensioner's name upon my roll & pay the pension, in the absence of instructions to that effect from your Dept.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com r . of Pensions
I am Sir With great respect Mr W. S. W. S. Reed Pension agent.