Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4100, David White, Va

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
White, David
N. 4100
Elizabeth
B.L. Wt. 24983-160-55
Born in Ireland
CONTENTS

David White
18th Feb 1841 to David White, Diplomatist for Peru

State of North Carolina Iredell County
On this 5 th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me James Campbell a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Iredell, State of North Carolina aforesaid
Daniel White a resident of the County and State aforesaid who I certify from his age and infirmities to be unable to attend the Court in said County he being aged 77 or 78 years and who being first sworn in due form of 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 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as therein stated
That he was drafted into the Militia under Capt. Smith Thompson of the Iredell Co. N.C. of Staunton in Virginia and served under him and performed a tour of duty of four months or upwards setting out in April and returning in August. This tour was performed on the western branch of the Monongahela after the Indian That afterwards he was again drafted and served a tour of duty under Capt. Smith of Staunton and was performed at and in the neighborhood of Richmond Va about at the time that Gen. Arnold made his first expedition at the head of British forces into Virginia. He says that he honestly and conscientiously believes that he served six months or more. He was born in Ireland in the Kingdom of Great Britain & came to

America in the year 1774. He has no record of his age and when he entered the service was living in Augusta County Virginia he was drafted into service and was not regarded with any particular officer while in the service.
He has no documentary evidence and knows of no persons whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services.
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 or the State before.
Subscribed & sworn to before me Sep 5 1832
W. Campbell
hereby certify that we that we
are well acquainted with believe him to be
years of Age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion

And I do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the Matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named David White was a revolutionary soldier and that he served as he states and I further certify that who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit.
H. Campbell H.P.
I the undersigned clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions of Indiana County do hereby certify that James Campbell is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and his signature to the foregoing is genuine in his own proper hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Statesville the 7 th of September 1832.
J. Simonson Clerk

The amended declaration of David White and if it should appear to embrace the character of an original com , it is for the purpose of introducing some additional facts that cannot be introduced  instanced by interrogation  interrogation  40  3
North Carolina, Indee County 3
On this 20 th day of July 1833, personally appeared before me Samuel King one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Indee & State aforesaid. David White of the aforesaid County & State aged 78 or 79 years, and 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 7 th 1832. I have called on the said David White out of Court, whose bodily inability & infirmity are such as renders him unable to attend any Court of record in his vicinity. The said David White states from the best of his recollection, that  his great infirmity appears to be quite weak from the state of his  in body & mind, that he entered the service in behalf of the United States about three or four years after he came to America, and about two years after Governor Dunmore of the State of Va. took a tour as far west as the State of Ohio as well he recollects, that when Dunmore returned he told the people of the State of Va. they need not be afraid there would be no fighting on the part of the Indians, which he ever understood was designed to divide the people, when by attacking the Nat  to their great surprise the Indians commenced hostility in  in  the  the valley & elsewhere - This circumstance made an immediate demand on the Militia, and the said declarant says he was called into service as a dragoon man and served as a private under Capt James Thompson - (the christian name of the Capt. not positively ascertained) - Lieut. Sam l Rankin - that the undersigned in April at Robert McKipske near the North Mountain

about ten miles from Staunton Augusta Co. State of Va. the year not distinctly recollect d , but it was somewhere between 1775 and 1780. - That the Company immediately commenced their march to Fugus Valley Va. passing through what was then called the Bull pasture & Galt pasture crossing Jacksons River, passing the Warm Springs and Close Creek, when we reached the Valley we saw much sign of Indians, although we did not see any - Here we remained one month, when the Company rec d orders from Col d Sampson Matthews of Augusta County Va. to march to the Monongahela on our march we crossed Buckhan River - when we arrived at a Fort on the Monongahela, we remain- ed there but a short time until the company was divided, a part of which was ordered down the River about ten miles, to which detachment I belonged which various marches as described occupied all the time from April till the next August, including four months. - in this service we had no fighting or Skirmishing with the Indians - our service was principally directed and performed to afford protection to the inhabitants of the Western part of Va. - I rec d a discharge but have long since lost it. - After this service was performed, I returned to Augusta County State of Va. and resumed my occupation of a farm at Major Alexander Robinsons, then living about five or six miles (on Middle River) from Staunton Va. - Here he was living when the news reached that part of the State of Va. that Gen l Arnold made his appearance in Va. Richmond &c. There was then an immediate call on the Militia of that part of the State, and I was drafted a second time, and placed under the command of Capt Thomas Smith - We rendezvoused at the Widow of Mrs. Fages about ten miles from Staunton, on the South River, a south branch of the Powhatan - We immediately com- menced our march for Richmond under the command

of the said truth, Lieutenant not recalled - I was elected a Sergeant for the Company at Mrs. Fays and we set off in October as well as I recollect, or the first of November, we returned the last of Dec. following - this term of service included at the least two months, and during which service of two months I acted throughout as a Sergeant - We were discharged at Richmond in Va., but which discharge has been long since lost. This last service was performed without the direc- tion or control of any field officer, and of course was not under the regulation of either a brigade or regiment. The declarant cannot recollect the year in which this last service was performed, and asks respectfully that the Department refer to that memoranda part of the History of Va. when it would extend that State - in this latter service we had no skirmishing or fighting; and the only active duty the Militia were called on to perform was guarding the prison or jail, which I duly attended to as a Sergeant of the Company as a -foresaid - The aforesaid declarant David White hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State
David White
Sworn & subscribed before me July 20th 1882 J. Samuel King
I Samuel King one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Bradley and State of N. Carolina do hereby certify, and declare that it is my opinion that the above named applicant is a native of Ireland.

I, Solomon Simonson, Clerk of the Court of Indictment for the County of Middle do hereby certify that Samuel King is one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the said County of Middle N. Carolina In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 23 d day of July 1833. J. Simonson Clk
We Henry N. Shaw, a Clergyman residing in the County of Franklin and State of N. Carolina; and Andrew H. Adams, residing in the same County, and hereby certify that we are acquainted with David White, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78 or 79 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood when he resides; and that I Andrew H. Adams have known the aforesaid declarant David White

about 35 years, that the said White lived at at my Father Abolomus James House in W. Caroline Indee County, for several years after he came to this part of the Country, that he at all times spoke of being a soldier in the service of the U. States, that I know of no person in this Country can testify to his service, that I have always understood & believed the said D. White came from Va. to this Country, that he was a weaver by trade: and that I have often heard speak of him living at the House of Major Robinson in Va. near Staunton. Henry N. Pharr Clerg- Andrew M. Adams
Sworn to subscribed this 20th day of July 1877. James King J. B. Henry N. Pharr was qualified to the above certificate on the 27th day of July 1877 James King J. B.
And I Samuel King do hereby declare it as my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that it appears that Henry N. Pharr is a Clergyman, who has signed the preceding certificate, residing in the County of Indee State of N. Carolina: and that Andrew M. Adams who has also signed the same is a resident in the County and State aforesaid: and that they are credible persons and their statements entitled to credit. James King J. B.
I Absalom Siminton Clerk of the County Court of Indee do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the amended or original proceedings in the investigation, in the matter of the application of David White for a pension. — In testimony whereof I have here

unto the my hand & seal in Staunton, N. Carolina Hickory County at Office this 23 rd day of July 1833
(J. H. Norton)
Under the provisions of the act of Congress I have proposed Interrogatories to the said declarant as follows
Int. 1 st When and in what year were you born? Ans. I was born in Ireland, County of Done, to the best of my knowledge in the year of our Lord 1755.
Int. 2 nd Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans. I have not now any record of my age, as my age was recorded in my Bible, which got wet in a storm on my passage to this country, & was lost.
Int. 3 rd When were you living when called into service, when have you lived since the Revolutionary war, & where do you now live?
Ans. When I was called into service, I was living in the State of Va. County of Augusta near the town - about 35 years ago I removed to N. Carolina, where I have resided ever since & when I continued to reside
Int. 4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom?
Ans. I was drafted in both towns, as described above
Int. 5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops, where you served, such Continental & Militia Regiments as you are recollect, and the general circumstances of your services?
Ans. There was no Continental Officer commanding in either of the towns above described. Col. Sam- son Matthews was the highest in command a Militia Col., who then lived in Staunton Va. - his duty was performed in the West

in part of Va. and on the Monongahela as described the second term was in the state of Va. near and about Richmond in this term there was no Field Officer as described
Ques. 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it signed given, and what has become of it?
Ans. I have no recollection of receiving a discharge for my first term of service, if so as stated above it has long since been lost, for my second term of duty I recollect of receiving a discharge in Richmond, given as well as I can now recollect by a Sergeant in the detachment who was deputed to settle the accounts of those then in service by the name of Lilly, who resided in Augusta Co. State of Va. and from the best of my recollection it was for my service as a Sergeant; but which discharge is lost.
Ques. 7 th 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 service as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ans. I am known personally to Jas. Campbell who wrote my declaration, to two of the Mr. Adams to Elias Samuel & Andrew King, the latter four persons are descendants of the oldest families in this County. The above gentlemen only have been answered, as distinctly as could be expected from an individual labouring under such a large portion of infirmity of body and mind, and while declaring  statement I have no with all the accompanying facts, I have no

reason to doubt the truth of the facts therein set forth. — It is further my opinion, and indeed I cannot doubt the fact, but that the declarant David White is so far removed from the land of his nativity: and from the state of Virginia when he resided before he came to this country, that produces a conviction on my mind, that enables me to say I fully concur therewith. —
John King
Sum of service 1 st as a private — 1 2 as a sergeant — 2 In all — 6 months

North Carolina 16.776
David White of Indiana - in the State of N.C. - who was a P. & S. - in the - Regt commanded by Captain - Smith of the - by - in the - line for 6 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of $3. Dollars 33. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sept 33. and sent Saml. King - Oakville. N.C. -
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 58.32 Pension allowance ending Mar. 34 11.66
$ 69.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Hill Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 60

1889 Apr 163 Dr F S Wash - history - Prior
1847 North Carolina Elizabeth White widow of David White Va who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of May 1849, and sent to Elijah Fuller Hayetteville M.C.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners un February 2, 1848, Page 21/6

9157 u Elizabeth White N. 6.
Act 7 July 38
adm.
4 mo pri
2. Sen.
$ 23.33
Hon. S. M. Barringer H.R.

State of North Carolina.
Greene county
This day personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Eleanor Hought who after being duly sworn deposes and saith that she saw Elizabeth Watts, her sister, married to David White in the house of her father William Watts on the 7 th day of April 1793 by William Young Esq. then a Justice of the Peace for the aforesaid county.
She further states that from bodily infirmity she is unable to appear in open court to make this affidavit
Sworn to & subscribed
before me this 11 th day May
1843
his y mark
Levi N. Alexander JB
Levi N. Alexander Justice of the Peace in & for Greene county aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named Eleanor Hought is in my opinion unable from bodily infirmity to appear in open court to make the foregoing affidavit or for any other purpose given under my hand & seal this 11 th day of May 1843
Levi N. Alexander JB

On this 17 May 1843. personally appeared before the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County. aforesaid Elizabeth White. a resident of the County and State above named. aged Seventy - (Years) who being first duly sworn according to law. doth on her Oath. make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress. passed July the Seventh. 1838. entitled an act. granting half pay. and pensions to certain widows. and of the act. of Congress. passed 3 rd March 1843. That She is the widow of David White. who. was a private. in the army of the Revolution and a pensioner. of the United States under. the act. of Congress. of 7 th June 1832. and a resident of the County and State aforesaid all of which together with the further evidence required will more fully appear. on a reference being had to the declaration of the Said David White. forwarded to. and no doubt filed in the Department on which his ori- ginal Certificate. of pension was granted. and on which he draw his pension up to the fourth March 1834. That the Said Certificate was either lost or mislaid after the death of her said husband in consequence of her not being aware that it would ever be of any further use to her. That She did not draw the balance of pension due her. Said Husband at the time of his death from the Said 4 th of March 1834. She further declares. that She was married to the Said David White on the month of April 1793 That her husband the aforesaid David White died on the 11 th day of May 1834 That She was not married to him prior to

To his leaving the Service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794. to wit at the time above Stated Sworn to and Subscribed On the day and Year above written before the Court aforesaid Elizabeth White
We Henry R. Pharr a clergyman residing in the county & state aforesaid and Silas B. Sharpe residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elizabeth White, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe her to be twenty years of age, that she is a credible person, that we have no doubt but that the facts set forth in her declaration above intended to wit that her husband David White died on the 11 th day of May 1834. & that she is still a widow Sworn to & subscribed
Henry R. Pharr Silas B. Sharpe

State of North Carolina Court of Pleas Quarter Iredell County 3 d Session May Term 1843 The Court do hereby declare their opinion from a personal knowledge of the foregoing facts, that the above named applicant Elizabeth White is the Widow of the aforesaid David White who was a Soldier of the Revolution and served as stated in his declaration referred to in the foregoing decla- ration of the said Elizabeth White. That they have no doubt as to the truth of the facts set forth in the said Declaration sworn to and subscribed by the said Elizabeth White. And the Court further Certify that they are personally and well acquainted with Henry N. Pharr a Clergyman and also with Silas H. Sharp a Farmer, both of whom are Residents of the County aforesaid and whose names are attached to the foregoing Certificate that they are highly respectable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
And the Court further Certify that they are well acquainted with Elizer Sharp and entertain no doubt as to the truth of the facts set forth in her Certificate sworn to and subscribed before Lewis N. Alexander Esq. and attached hereto and further they are fully satisfied that from great bodily infirmity she is unable to attend the Court.
J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing

Contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elizabeth White Widow of David White dec d for a Pension
I further Certify that Levi N. Alexander Esq r whose Name appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and Qualified according to Law, and that the Signature purporting to be his are genuine and as such are entitled to due faith and credit
I further Certify that Henry N. Pharr and Silas H. Sharpe appeared in open Court and were duly Qualified and examined as to the facts set forth in their Certificate
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office at office in Statesville this the 17 th day of May 1843 and in the 67 th year of our Independence
H. F. Alexander Clerk of Iredell County Court

158342. A. C. McRae Dame 4855
Elizabeth White via. David White Pres.
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Rev. A. C. McRae Va. Mills
N.C. Feb 48-4847 ad: 160 ac, May 14/56 B. B. W.
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G. C. Ames Present
C. G. Ames, Apr. 4/56
Vol. W. 146.

Bland 158342 Widows claim Act of 3rd March 1855
Elisabeth White Widow of David White
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John 2777.
H. C. Amey Pursuer

State of North Carolina ss
Iredell County }
On this 27 day of April 1855, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within & for the County aforesaid Elizabeth White aged eighty seven years a resident of Iredell County, in the State of North Carolina who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of David White, deceased who was a private in the revolutionary war & who was a pensioner of the United States, the company in which he served as also the regiment and officers names under whom he served are not now recollectd, the evidence of all which, together with that of her marriage, name before marriage, the death of her husband the said David White deceased are all on file in the Pension office at Washington City D.C. She further states that she is now a widow, & that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty lands to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 rd 1855. She further declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of congress, nor over.

made any other application therefor for Elizabeth X  White  mark
We J W Stone and Jeremiah Gordon residents of Rutherford county in the state of North Carolina, upon our oaths de- clare, that the foregoing was signed & acknowledged by Elizabeth White in our presence & that we know & be- lieve, from a long personal acquaint- ance with her the said Elizabeth White & from her statements in the foregoing declaration that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
gestors J F Gordon
The foregoing declaration & affidavit were sworn to & subscribed be- fore me on the day & year above written. And I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim W F Gowan

State of North Carolina Iredell County
I hereby nominate constitute W. J. Cowan of the above county & state my true & lawful attorney for me & in my name to prosecute the fore- going claims in the same manner as I might or could do myself with the proper person, & also other at- torney or attorneys under him to make & receive. The same at pleasure. hereby ratifying & confirming whatever my said attorney may legally do in the premises.
Given under my hand & seal this 27 th day of April 1855 In presence of Elizabeth White  White  Mark J. F. Jordan
State of North Carolina ss Iredell County
I hereby certify that W. J. Cowan Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration & affidavit were made & who has therunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid, duly Commission- ed & sworn, & that his signature, thereunto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto sign- my name & affixed my Seal of Office for the county aforesaid this 12 th day of May AD 1855
My seal of Office being destroyed by the recent fire I use my private seal according to a special act of assembly for the relief of Iredell
W. H. Freeland Clk (Seal)

Marriage Bond Daw d White

STATE of NORTH-CAROLINA,
David White and Valentine the governor
KNOW all men by these presents, that we House are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency
Esquire, Captain-General and commander in chief in and over the said State, in the sum of Three Hundred Pounds  current money to be paid to said Governor, his successors or assigns. To the which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this C day of May A. D. 179
THE condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the above bounden and Valentine Housgrobell hath entered into bond in the Clerk's Office of Greene County, that there is no lawful cause to obstruct a Marriage intended to be had and solemnized between him and Elizabeth Watts of the county aforesaid. Now in case it shall not appear at any time hereafter, that there is any lawful cause to ob- struct the said Marriage, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
David White
Signed and delivered in the presence of }
David White Valentine Housgrobell

Daniel White
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Sam King Esq. Oklawaha Fl.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Apl 25 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. These 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 David White
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Drafted 4 or apwards Pri. Capt. Thomp 77 or 78   " 6 or more Capt Smith years Augusta Co. Va.  
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 day 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 he 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.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. David White N.F. 4100
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     * 1778 Apr. 1778 4 mos. Pvt James Thompson Sampson Matthews Pa   1781 2 mos. Sgt Thomas Smith          
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Augusta Co. Pa
Date of application for pension, Sept 5, 1832. H. J. A. L.
Residence at date of application, Indill Co. Pa. Co.
Age at date of application, in Derry Co. Ireland about 1755
Remarks:
came to America in 1774 and Soldier married in Indill Co. Pa. Co. Apr. 1790 Elizabeth daugh- ter of Wm Watts. She was allowed pension on an ap. executed May 17, 1843 while a resident of Indill Co. Pa. Co. aged 70 yrs. Their oldest child William was alive in 1843. No other names stated. Very respectfully,
* Born 4 yrs after he came to America

5703
North Carolina
Elizabeth White
widow of David White
who was a Private & Sergeant
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12. day of June 1844 and sent to Hon. D. M. Barringer Name of Representative
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A,
Vol. 1. Page 206.
Ref. Settled to Pen. Agt 13 April 1847. Same pens as May 13 1848

Report
8166.
North Carolina
Elizabeth White
widow of David White
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 11th May, 1834 of Fredell in the State of N.C. who was a First Sergt. in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt commanded by _____ in the Virginia line for 4 mos. 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of March 1844 and sent to Hon. D. M. Barringer
Total amount, $116.65
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Thos. Cummins , Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 303 .

V
9157
Mr. 4100
Elizabeth White
wid. of David
NC
let to Mr. F. Cowan August 3. 1821 " " " " " " Nov. 20. " "
act 7 July 1838

✓ 24,985
S No any

J. B. Edwards Esq. Commr. Pensions.
Statesville May 25 th 1843
Dear Sir,
Inclosed are the declaration and accompanying certificates of Sarah Morrison + Elizabeth White wife of Capt. for pension. You will please examine their Claims and forward to my address the result to the place
Respectfully Yours N. F. Gorman

1911 Aug 22 Hist. Soc. L.M. Mrs. E.P.M. Barney L.M.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4100 Eliz a White Wid. David White Port. Rev. War Act: July 27/68 Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 329
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commissioner of Pensions: Dear Sir:
Please send records of two Revolutionary War Pension- ers: Robert Berry who was from Lincoln county, N.C. about 1833; and David White from Tredell county, N.C. in 1833.
If there are other records you have besides just their services in the War, I would

like to have them too.
Sincerely,
(Mrs) E. P. McBurney.
Mrs. E. P. McBurney, 1058 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Ga.

Mr. 5,795

House of Reps.
Febry 8. 1844
Sir,
I enclose you the proper copy of the original of the Marriage bond in the case of Mrs. White, widow of David White, of Indell County, N.C. - The Clerk of the Court requests that the original may be returned to be filed again in his office The application has heretofore been filed by W m H. Cowan Esq r
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Yours H. D. W. Parris

No. Repn.
June 11. 1844.
Sir,
I send you the application of Elizabeth White for a pension.
In haste,
Yours H.
J. W. Jennings
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Post Office
Haydenville April 9 th 1847.
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Please direct the payment
  4. Margaret Larr. & David  12 mo  $20    Elizabeth White  " " 12 mo  23.33  
for something related
Very respectfully
James L. Edwards
James L. Edwards
et al.
  6948 Margaret Larr. & David  $20.00    5903 Elizth White " "  23.33  

Pension Office
Washington April 27 th 1848
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Please direct payment
to be made to
Elizabeth White Act 1844. 12 mo. $ 23 33.
The Voucher is now here
I am Sir very respectfully
from Our Secy
Glauke Jt.

Myrtleville 21 st May 1849
Sir I herewith transmit the ordination of Elizabeth White under act 2 July 1848. Your will observe a power of attorney is also appended, if this power of attorney is sufficient to warrant the pay. You will so instruct the agent at this agency. If however it is not please send me the original Certificate.
I am Sir Yr obt servt
Chas. Fuller
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

No 158342 Elizabeth White mo of David
AD March 1853
As the objection, to the allowance of this Care has been removed by an  the recent act of Congress I ask that a warrant may issue to Mrs White May 9 1854. Geo L Ames
Boynton
Geo L Ames Present

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
PENSION OFFICE,
April 11
1856.
Sir :
The claim of Elizabeth White , for bounty land under the act of the 3d March, 1855, No. 158,342 has been examined and suspended.
The revolutionary service of David White the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.
The 3d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS" to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE."
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim will be favorably considered.
IT SHOULD BE OBSERVED, that the recorded action of this office, admitting a revolutionary soldier to the list of pensioners upon parole proof, is not considered " of service record evidence" within the meaning of the act aforesaid. In all applications for bounty land under this act, the papers of the soldiers, or their widows, who have applied for or received pensions, as well as the rolls in this office, are carefully examined for record evidence of service, before this circular is issued.
Respectfully,
J. MINOT, Commissioner.
H. C. Ames Esq., Present,

David White
- In Sept 1832 of Fredell Co NC aged - born in Derry Co Ireland in 1755 came to America 1774 & during the war lived in Augusta Co Va
Enlisted & drafted in Augusta Co Va for 4 mos; April under Capt. Thompson 4th Colo Ranger March to Western Branch of the Monongahela against the Indians
Again drafted about 2 mos under Capt Smith of Staunton going to Richmond Va about the time Arnold made his first expedition at the head of British forces (Jan 4. 1781) into Va
Immediately after the return of Gov Dunmore from Ohio & his interview with Indians, the Savages made an attack on the Fort in Tyger's Valley & elsewhere & he was called as above going to Tiger Valley where we trace his left of the hostility of the Indians & orders came to go to a Fort on Monongahela river & was soon sent 10 miles down the river scouting without any fighting, but their presence was a protection to the settlements. He was living with Maj Alex n Robinson as a
Weaver 5 or 6 miles from Staunton on Middle river
It was then that Arnold was in Richmond (Entered Jan 5 1781) & White was drafted into the Co of Capt Thos Smith, marched for Richmond, he having been ap d Sgt about 2 mos & in no fight
Age recorded in Bible which on his passage to America was lost  lost in a storm & lost About 1798 removed to NC Fredell Co where
since residing
Widow Elizabeth in May 1843 of Fredell Co NC aged 70 years
M d as Elizabeth Watts April 1793
He died May 11 1834
Eleanor (Watts) Hous d of Fredell Co was Sister to Elizabeth of Fredell Co who was daughter of W m Watts her father Oldest child of F m was named M c White & was living in 1849 born 1793-4 winter 1793-4 -

State of North Carolina } Iredell County }
On this 28 th day of April 1849 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace of the county above named, Elizabeth White, a resident of the state & county above named aged Seventyfive years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2 nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of David White who was a private and sergeant in the Revolution & died on the 11 th of May 1824, & that she received annually a pension of twenty three dollars & the eight three cents under the law of 17 th June 1844 she further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year above written Elizabeth White W. J. Gowan J.P. Jeremiah F. Jordan
State of N. Carolina } Iredell County }
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me & has been for twenty years past. Given under my hand & seal this 28 th day of April 1849 W. J. Gowan J.P.

Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth White of Iredell County North Carolina Pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute & appoint Elijah Fuller my true & lawful attorney for me & in name to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pension, in North Carolina my Pension from the 4 th day of March 1848 to the 4 th day of March 1849 Witness my hand & seal this 28 th day of April 1849 sealed & delivered in presence of W. F. Cowan J. B. Elizabeth White (Seal) and Juniah J. Jordan
State of N. C. Iredell County
Be it known That on the 28 th day of April 1849 before me personally appeared Elizabeth White above named & acknow- ledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her own act & deed
W. F. Cowan J. B.
I further certify that the erasures in the foregoing pension certificate were done before the signing of the same given under my hand & seal this 28 th day of April 1849
W. F. Cowan J. B.

State of North Carolina
Iredell County Be it known that J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Iredell County Certify that William F. Cowan is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and subscribed my name this 4 th day of May in the year 1849.
J. F. Alexander Clerk of Iredell County Court

State of North Carolina
Indell County
This day personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, Wm Gibson who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is about seventy one years of age, that he has lived in the same neighborhood where he now lives, & where David White & Elizabeth White his wife lived for fifty two years past & knows that the said David & Elizabeth were married in the spring of 1793 & that their oldest child William White who is still living was born in the fall or winter of that year, that he did not see them married, but has not the least doubt of the fact, & that they lived together together as man & wife from the above mentioned date to the death of the said David White and further that the said Elizabeth White has never married since the death of her late husband David White & still lives a widow & is a credible person. Sworn to & subscribed before me this 25 th of August 1843
W. Y. Gorman
Wm Gibson
I W. Y. Gorman a justice of the peace in & for the county of Indell and State of North Carolina before whom the above affidavit was sworn to & subscribed do hereby certify that Wm Gibson whose name is signed to the above affidavit, is one of our most respectable citizens, that his word is entitled to the utmost credit, that I have been acquainted with him for at

least fourteen years, that I have no doubt as to the truth of all the state- ments contained in his affidavit that the patterning of his name in the fourth line, that is the word "Mr Gibson", was an omission of my own & done before the signing of the same given under my hand & seal this 25 th day of Aug t 1843 W m F. Cowan
State of North Carolina I, J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing proceedings were presented to our said Court at its regularly organized session on the 25 th day of August 1843 which was examined and approved by the Court - I further Certify that I am personally and well acquainted with William Gibson whose name appears to the annexed Certificate, that he is a man of unimpeachable character in any shape or manner I further Certify that William that William F Cowan whose name appears to the above Certificate is an acting Justice of the Pleas in and for said County and was at the time of signing the same duly commissioned & qualified according to Law and the signatures both of said Cowan & Gibson are in their own proper hands. Writings and as such are entitled to full faith and credit In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office this 25 th day of August 1843 J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County of Wake

Declaration. In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of 7 th July 1838 State of North Carolina
Iredell County
On this 28 th day of May 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Elizabeth White a resident of North Carolina in the County of Iredell aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of David White who was a private & sergeant in the Revolution, that she received twentythree dollars & thirtythree cents annually under the act of 7 th July 1838.
She further declares that she is still a widow sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before
M c Lomax J B Elizabeth White
George Flowers
I certify that the above entertaining of the word "pence" was done before signing of the declaration. M c Lomax J B

State of North Carolina
In all County ss I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Courts of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William F. Cowan Esqr whose name appears to the foregoing Declaration & Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & Qualified according to Law and the Signatures purporting to be his are genuine I also certify that I am personally & well acquainted with the Witness George Flower and that he is a highly respectable person
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office at office this 10 th June 1844
J. F. Alexander CLK of Small County Court
1025

State of North Carolina
Know all men by these presents that we David White and Vollentine Houp are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency the Governor Esquire Captain-General and Commander in Chief in and over the said State in the sum five hundred pounds Current Money to be paid to said Governor his Successors or assignees to the which payment well and truly to be made we bind our selves our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents - Sealed with our Seals and dated this 6 day of May A.D. 179
The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound David White and Vollentine Houp have entered into bond in the Clerk's office of the said County that there is no lawful cause to obstruct a Marriage intended to be had and solemnized between him and Elizabeth Wats of the County aforesaid - Now in Case it shall not appear at any time hereafter that there is any lawful cause to obstruct the said Marriage then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and Virtue Signed and delivered in the presence of David White Seal Valentine Houp Seal
State of North Carolina
I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Marriage Bond of David White as found in my office -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office at office in Hatteras this 26 day 1824 J. F. Alexander Clerk