Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7883, Grief Whittington, S. C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
S6
Whittington, Grief
S 7883
Born in Va -
Carded
CONTENTS

Hon. A. G. Brown Apr 19/57
Mississippi 22612.
George Whittington.
of Mississippi in the State of Miss. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Lloyd, of the Reg t commanded by Hecks in the South line for two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Miss. at the rate of 80. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Nov r sent to and sent to Bill Wilson, Liberty, ante & in
Arrears to the 14th of Sep - 1883 - 200. Semi-ant. allowance ending Dec r 31 - 40. $ 240.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. J. Palmer Clerk, Book E Vol. 8 Page 77

State of Mississippi
• Amite County      Probate Court of Amite County
On this 17 day of June 1833 Personally appeared before the Hon.
V. J. Ceramford Probate Judge of Amite County Griph Whittington a Resident of said Amite County, in the State and County aforesaid aged 71 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 7 th 1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States, (as he believes) in the year 1778 or 1779 — under the following named officers and served as herein stated at four different times —
(1) Drafted as a private and served for 2 months under Capt. Thomas Roy's Commanded by Col. W. H. Smith the Regiment during the time stationed at the Cheraw Hills on the Pedee River in S th Carolina (2) The next service commenced in a few weeks after, the Declarant was again drafted as before a Private, and served a 6 months engagement under Capt. Charles Dewitt & commanded by Col. Smith before named, moved to and were stationed at Santee Bay below Charleston, and continued at this station till the close of the war. (3) Immediately after the expiration of the last named service the Declarant enlisted in the 5 th Regiment of the S th Carolina Continental troops, under Capt. Leary, & Lieut. Isaac Huger (Ugly) and served 2 years a service most of the time stationed at Fort Johnson on James Island the latter part in Charleston & then discharged (this document is now lost) from this place the Declarant returned to his residence on the Pedee River, Cheraw District S.C. (4) Shortly after the above discharge a call was made for new troops, and the Declarant volunteered his services and served again as a Private in a Company commanded by Capt. Claiborne Hinson Commanded by Col. Morris Murphy, under Genl. F. Marion — During this service he was most of the time stationed on the Santee River first at Montgomery's Plantation, and then at Canby's up and down the river near the mouth of Gen. Green — he was present at the Battle of the Eutaw Springs — after this the troops marched to Charleston — and there heard the Declaration of Peace — This term he considers to be about 8 th months duration. The Declarant was acquainted during his service with Col. G. C. Pinckney of 1 st Regiment

and with Major Tho. Penckney of same — also with Col. Owen Thompson of the 3 d Regt. Also was acquainted with Cols Lee & Washington of U.S. Dragoons. The Applicant further declares that he has no documentary evidence of his services nor can he procure the testimony of any living witness except that of Richard Whittington hereto annexed.
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of the any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Greene Whittington
And the said Court do hereby declare its opinion that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
We John Young A. Clerk in and John Jenkins Clerk of Court do hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Greene Whittington who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John Young J. Jenkins
And the said Court doth hereby declare its 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 him that
J. Cranford Judge Protem
The Court also further certifies its opinion that Richard Whittington, whose certificate is annexed to the above declaration as a Witness, is a person of veracity and whose testimony is entitled to credit —
J. Cranford Judge Protem
I Richard M. Neilson Clerk of the Probate Court of Santa Cruz do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Greene Whittington for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 day of June 1835 Re M. Neilson Clk of Probate

The following interrogatories, were propounded by the Court to said applicant, and answered as follows, and as answered to each respectively.
1. Where and in what Year were you born?
Ans. I was born in Virginia (County Unknown) I suppose in 1762.
2. Have you any record of your age and if so what is it?
Ans. I have no written record of my age.
3. When were you called into service, where have you lived since and where do you now live?
Ans. When first called into service I lived in Chester District S. Carolina Continued in that State till 1806, since that time I lived where I now live in the State & County first named in my Declaration.
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Ans. In my first and second engagements I was drafted in my third I enlisted, and lastly I volunteered.
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served. Such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the General circumstances of your service?
Ans. As stated in my Declaration I was acquainted with Col's Pinckney of the 1 st & 3 rd Regts. while in the Continental Service & also a volunteer also with Col's Lee & Washington of U.S. Dragoons. I was present at the Battle of Eutaw Springs under Gen's Marion & Green.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
Ans. At the close of my enlistment with Col. Huger I received a discharge from him, it has long since been lost.
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 good behavior and as to their belief of your services as a Revolutionary Soldier?
Ans. I name
and for lack of names others as they are not known at the time of my report.
State of Mississippi Clarke County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Grafton Whittington, who being duly sworn, deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively

to the precise length of his Service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the Period below, and in the grade of a Private Sol- dier for 2 Months first and afterwards for 6 Months I served as a Militia man. For 2 Years I served as a Continental Soldier.
And about 8 Months I served as a volunteer - Amounting in all to three years and four months as near as can be now recollecting, and for such time I claim a Pension
Sworn to & Subscribed this 3rd day of June 1833
Wm Stewart Jr
Ms. B. 14.
State of Mississippi
Adams County
I Richard Whittington of said place do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Capt. Wm. Whittington, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration. I know that his residence was where he states and that so much of the declaration as relating to his services at New Orleans under Col. Heubner is also true.
Sworn to & Subscribed before the undersigned this
Wm Stewart Jr
Richard Whittington
I Richard H. Nelson Clerk of the Probate Court of Adams County, do hereby certify that Wm Stewart Jr before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, that the above is his genuine signature and that he is empowered by law to administer oaths.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 day of June 1833 R. M. Nelson Clerk of Probate

26. 574 22. 612.
Grief Whetington Mepseppi
Adm 2 years $ 80
R. M. Neilson Liberty unite 60 Nip-
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. Those 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
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
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 days 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 the 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 inquiry 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 [i] 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.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State Mississippi Amite County
J. T. Brannan Esq. of Portage & Richard M. Nelson clerk of the Probate Court of Amite County do hereby certify that the seal of the Orphans Court as applied to the declarations of Grace Richard and Cornelia Whittington applicants for Pensions is the seal now used by the Probate Court of said County. And that having as yet no seal having been provided for the Probate Court since its organization under our new Constitution.
Given under our hands & the seal of the Court now used as aforesaid The 1 st day of July 1933
J. T. Brannan Esq. Esq. Probate P. C.
R. M. Nelson Clerk of Probate Court

House of Reps W Jany. 6 1852-
Hon J. E. Heath Chair of Pensions
Sir
The enclosed letter of R M. Nelson of Liberty- Mississippi is referred and you are desired to supply me with the information sought in the case of Rich d Whittington, -
Be pleased also to give me the information sought in reference to the case of Elizabeth Lusk
Very Respectful Your obedt Servt
A G Brown

1934-Mch. 28-Inf. Ltr. Hon. Wm M- Whittington-Fide Corres. in Richard Whittington, H. 535- mm 1875
Rev Wm
7883
INVALID.
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File No. 7883
Grief Whittington Priv. Rev Wm
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol. 103 , Page 403
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1828 papers to be filed with Vol 11 File # 7883
Group Whittington
Declaration
Revolutionary

For the purpose of obtaining the amount of pay accruing to me for the half year ending on the 3 rd day of September 1828, under the act entitled "An Act for the relief of Certain Surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" Approved 15 th May 1828, I Grief Whittington of Zion Hill Settlement, in the County of Amite, in the State of Mississippi, do hereby declare that I was a Private Soldier in the South Carolina Troops of Infantry of the Army of the Revolution, in the Continental line, and that I believe that on examination of the proper records, I shall be found entitled, by the Secretary of the Treasury under that act, to the pay of a Soldier in the said line. Witness my hand this fifth day of December in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Sworn to before me this 5 th of December 1828 Isaiah Cain J.P. { Grief Whittington { Sarah Whittington
Before me Isaiah Cain a Justice of the Peace for the County of Amite in the State of Mississippi Personally appeared this day Rich d Whittington and Rich d Whittington of the said County who did severally make oath that Grief Whittington, by whom the foregoing declaration was made and subscribed, is well known to them to be the person therein described and that he is generally reputed and believed to have been a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated and that the said declaration was made and subscribed by the said Grief Whittington in their presence on the day of the date thereof.
Witness my hand this fifth day of December in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. Sworn to before me the 5 th of Decr 1828 Isaiah Cain J.P. { Rich d Whittington { Sarah Whittington

I Thomas Batchelor Clerk of the Court of County of Amite in the State of Mississippi do hereby certify, that Isaiah Cain Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was at the time a Justice of the peace for the said County, and duly empowered to administer Oaths.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 8 th day of December in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Tho: Batchelor Clk.
The draft to be drawn to the Paymaster in not Washington Miss or in draft on Orleans. No 4 Bank.
sent to Libertyville City Miss.