Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9523, Peter Weedeman, S.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
S. 6
Weedman, Peter
S. 9523
carded
CONTENTS

Peter Woodman of South Carolina
11 m. 5 days since May Bullock S. C. Militia 3721

BRIEF in the case of
Peter
Wadsworth of Shelby  in the State of South Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 3 Private Major Pollock, Col. Mann   that time 5 Wagon Guard as Col. Heatty, Fort Moore   2 Pri   35 as   11 D 5  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Army of  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? South Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective 
We date to his service, and the names of officers not given in the rolls.  I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. H. [Signature] Examining Clerk.

The State of South Carolina To wit: Newberry Dist. } fifteenth } day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open court before Richard Guantt Esq. Presiding Judge of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and Common Pleas now sitting Peter Weede man a resident of Newberry District in the State aforesaid aged Seventy Six 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 th 1832, that he was born on the day of April 1756 - when about three years old his father removed to this State from North Car- olina and settled near the mouth of Pacolet river where this declarant made his home resided until after the revolutionary war, his father's family Bible contain- ing a record of their ages, was consumed when his house was burned; he went into service first under a draft to go against the Indians under Major Zacharias Bullock, who did not go, and the troops were commanded by Lieut. General Nathaniel Seffrig. Attached to Col. Thomas Brannon Comman- der of the regiment (who was not out at the time) and marched to Earl's fort near the head of Broad river where he remained upwards of three months when they were discharged and this declarant returned home, when he remained some short time when he went to live on Providence Swamp - where he was again drafted and entered the service at Beaufort in Capt. Stroman's Company - I think the Colonel's name was Healy, but not distinctly recollected, from whence they

were marched to the ten mile House from Charleston, where this declarant was raised as a waggon guard and in that capacity went to Stone where he remained until after the Battle which took place there between the British and Americans, where the Am- ericans had to retreat and returned to the ten mile House, where he was discharged in which town he was up-words of five mo- nths from when he returned home again near the mouth of Pacolet where he again was drafted and marched under Lieut General Edward Lilliman to a place called the Cypress Creek two miles beyond Augusta- Georgia where he remained two months when Fort Town was after the fall of Charls- ton and not long before the Siege of Savannah (1778) where again he was discharged and returned home where he remained some short time, when he removed to the place where he now resides. Now Newby District where he volunteered and went into service again at Kirby's Creek during the Siege and remained there until the Siege was raised & Genl. Sullivan, he was at the time the fort was vacated out on a foraging party and never got with the army after that time. He was out on duty on this last tour for about five weeks. These services were all performed in the militia and all his discharges were neatly since the Revolutionary War this applicant has resided beside in the District of Newby. He refers to the Revd Philip Brown a Clergy

Altho' for his character & the reputation that he is a Revolutionary Soldier, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state This applicant has no documentary evidence of his age and Revolutionary service & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services, the persons who knew of his services have either died or removed into unknown parts since the Revolution.
Given & subscribed in open Court Y. J. Harrington Clk C. D. Duff his Peter Wiedeman mark
We Philip Cromer Clergyman an residing in Berkeley District & David Atkins residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Wiedeman who has subscribed as soon to this Declaration that we believe him to be upwards of eighty nine years of age that he is of good character his reputation & belief in the neighborhood where he is now resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion known to be substantiated in open Court
Y. J. Harrington Clk C. D. Duff
Philip Cromer D. D. Atkins
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the inves- tigation of the matter & after putting the Subrogations present- ed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier as he states & the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Philip Cromer who has signed the preceding certificate as a Clergyman reside- ent in Berkeley District & that David Atkins who has also signed the same is a resident in Berkeley District as a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Richard Gault P. Judge

I Young B. Harrington Clerk of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and Common Pleas for Middlesex District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Wedderburn for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at my office this 15 th day of November A.D. 1832.
Y. B. Harrington. Clerk Middlesex District

5970. South Carolina
Peter Weedman Newbury Dist in the State of S. C. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by May. Bullock in the South Carolina Militia for 11 mo and 5 days .
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 87 Dollars 21 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Febry 1833 and sent Hon. M c R. Guffey H. R.
Arrears to 14th of September 1832  55.81 Penzant. allowance ending 14 March 1833  18.60
Deb t 74.41
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk, Book 20 Vol. 8 Page 101
Letter 15 May 1837 Pen Agent

Rev. Han
9523 INVALID.
File No. 9523
Peter Wedeman
Br. Rev. War.
Act: June 1 st 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 399
[Arrangement of 1870.]