Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4701, Henry Varner, N.C.

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SERVICE
NUMBER _____
N. 6
Warner, Henry
S. 4701
carded
CONTENTS

Rehr
4401 INVALID.
File No. 4701
Henry Cassena Port No. 16, line
Act: June 7/932
Index:—Vol. A , Page 386
[Arrangement of 1870.]

East Tennessee
Henry Warner
of Greene Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Cox of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Top in the Northwestern line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of June 1833 and Dec. 1833 to John Blair Jonesborough
Arrears to the 4th of March 46 66 Semi-annual allowance ending 14 Sep 11 66
$58 32
{ Revolutionary War, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 8 Vol. 6 Page 135
Entered to John Warner 25 March 1831

Henry Lawrence Declaration for Pensions - under the act of 1832
Virginia August
By John Blair for Pensions agency
from 1780 points 4 months
A 23.33

State of Tennessee Greene County
Henry Varner's declaration under act of June 7 th 1833
On this 20 th 21 st day of May — 1833 before me the subscriber one of the acting Justices of the peace personally appeared Henry Varner a citizen of said County & State aged 72 years who was first duly sworn by me, and in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 7 th June 1833 made & subscribed the following decla- ration on oath, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here in stated tour. That in the year 1780 in the Spring thereof being a resident citizen of the County of Roan State of North Carolina in the Spring of said year this declarant volunteered  was to perform service at  the  posts the Militia for three months enrolled enrolled under Captain Col. H. & rendezvoused at Salisbury — was under Col. Lof and and was marched to conce nt against the Cherokee Indians & in a battle there which served out his three months service for which he engaged was discharged by Col. Lof & returned home. On his return home he again enrolled himself as a volunteer under Col. Cocks, for a four months tour was put under Col. Lof, and then  enrolled & marched to Camp Creek in the State of North Carolina and was in that vicinity until the expiration of his term of time was in one engagements while on said campaign. Was discharged by Col. Cocks & returned home but has lost his discharge That he served in the two tours seven months in the Revolutionary war for which he claims a pension that he has no docu- mentary evidence to know of no person whose testimony he can procure to establish the actual service , but that John Love &

and Watson Dudley of his vicinity and persons known to him and by whom he can establish reputation of service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. That there is no resident minister of the Gospel in his vicinity by whom he can establish the facts required by the War Department and that from age and bodily infirmity he is unable to attend court in order to have his claim made out therein that he was born in the City of Baltimore of Mary his mother in the year his eighteen hundred and thirty -three
Henry X Varner
Sworn to as above before me
the undersigned a justice of Green County this 10th  10th day of July first of the 1853.
Just. Joseph Stephens Justice of the peace Green County
We John Love and Watson Dudley - residing on the County of Green and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the foregoing named Henry Varner who has on oath made the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 90 years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion sworn to as above before me Just. Joseph Stephens I Pear Watson Dudley

State of Tennessee } I, Jacob Stephens of the Green County } sitting in trial of the peace in and for said County do certify & declare  and declare that it is my opinion after the investigation of the matter had after propounding the interrogatories presented by the Department of War, that the before named Henry Varner was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and I do further certify that John Love. & Watson Dudley who have signed the preceding certificate are resident citizens of said County and are creditable & their statement entitled to full faith I also certify that the affi- dant is poor & bodily infirmity unable to attend court Given under my hand & seal this the 28 th day of May 1833
Jacob Stephens Real Justice of the peace Green County
State of Tennessee } Green County }
I Andrew Patterson clerk of the Court of pleas & for Green County do certify that that Jacob Stephens Esq. before whom the made subscribed the above foregoing declaration was at the time thereof an acting Justice of said County & full faith due to his attestations Given under my hand & seal of office at office this first day of June 1833 A. Patterson C.C. By W. Turner S.C.

13.7.57 Mar. 9.
H. Warner
Comt. McRae
FREE
L Edward Egan Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
In P.M.

1837 Jonesborough Feb 27
J L Edwards Esq.
Dr Sir:
The within offer of deposit was handed me when I was last going on to the North, & put up with my papers, & in the hurry of business was overlooked & brought back & was not again thought of until Mr Swearingen on yesterday called to see the receipt, I now send you to accomplish the object which it is intended
respectfully
G. T. Blair
I also send you Henry Varnes out of county for you have to the agent to pay him part of the claim for which the return is made out was sent on & rejected, because of the voucher being incorrect.
respectfully
John R. Tins