Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5572, for Lewis Jenkins, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Jenkins, Lewis
R. 5572
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS

Louis Jenkins —
29.676.
Hon. R. L. Gamble
Sho... Col... Memphis...

State of Georgia On this 22 nd day of July personally appeared Washington County in open court before the Judges of the Superior Court Lewis Jenkins a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy three Years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath Make the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
I entered the Service in 1776 or 1777 a drafted Militia man for three Months under the Command of Genl Linton Col Brown and Capt Daniel Yates. Lieutenant. Hardy Gregory. I entered this Service at Fayetteville I was in a battle at Blue Fort bridge ten Miles from Wilmington N.C. I volunteered for twelve Months and served accordingly entered the Service at Hillsborough N.C. and remained there until the fall of the Year and Guarded the Legislature under the Command of Major Lewis and Major Cration and Capt Morris Ralston and Marched after the Legislature adjourned through the Country and returned to Hillsborough and was then discharged This Service was performed to the best of my recollection in 1780 and 1781
I think I have every claim whatever to a pension as an invalid the present and I declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any State agency
Interrogatory 1. Where and in what Year were you born
Ans. I was born in the Year 1760 in the State of North Carolina and Anson County
Interro 2 nd Have you any record of your age and of so where is it
Ans. I have a copy of my father's family record of my age now in my possession
Interro 3 rd When have you lived since the revolutionary war and when were you living when called into Service and where do you now live
Ans. I lived in the County of Anson and State of North Carolina when I entered the Service I moved from that County and State in the Year 1808 To State of Georgia & Washington County When I have lived ever since and now live
Interro 4 th How were you called into Service were you drafted and you volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom
Ans. I was drafted for the first three Months that I served and I volunteered for twelve Months which is all the time I served

Inter 5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the General Circumstances of your Service
Ans r There was no regulars with the troops when I served there was no Continental regiment with the troops when I served and no Militia Regiment but the time that I was on and as for the General Circumstances of my Service I can say no more than I have said in my declaration
Inter 6 th did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans r I received a Discharge from Capt Yates for my first three months Service at Blufords bridge a few days after the battle and for my twelve months Service Capt Peeples was absent and I received a Discharge from Capt Glasgow at Hillsborough N.C. which discharges I have long since lost Not thinking that they would ever be of any Service to me
Inter 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify as to your character, veracity and their belief of your Service as a Soldier of the revolution
Ans r Benjamin Jones, Edward Brantley and Seaborn A H Jones are persons to whom I am known who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my Service in the revolution I swear to and subscribe the day Lewis Jenkins and your affirmand
James Beatratch 29.6
J Bryant 29.6
John Wicker 29.6
Samuel ... 29.6
Gilas ... 29.6
We William H May as a clergyman, Benjamin Jones a citizen residing in the County of Washington and State of Georgia hereby certify that man well acquainted with Lewis Jenkins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about three years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a

a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that Opinion Sworn to and Subscribe the
W. H. Haynes Clerk Benj. a Jones
day and Year aforesaid Samuel Robison J.P.C. James Boatsright J.P.C. Giles Floya J.P.C. John Wicke J.P.C. Margaret Dyer J.P.C. 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 the States And the Court further certifies that it appears to William P. Haynes a clergyman and
Benjamin Jones a citizen is credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Samuel Robison J.P.C. Giles Floya J.P.C. James Boatsright J.P.C. John Wicke J.P.C. Margaret Dyer J.P.C.
Herrod Tefions Deputy Clerk of the Inferior Court of the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lewis Jenkins for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 22 nd day of July 1833
Herrod Tefions
D. B. H. J. C.

[Faint, illegible text]
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington

Washington 3rd May 1834
Dear Sir
Si
I am informed that Mr Lewis Jenkins is dead so that no additional testimony can be produced by him & I presume no one else I have written to the Secretary of State of North Carolina and from him I learn that the name of Lewis Jenkins is not to be found upon the archives of that Department. I have thought it proper under the circumstances to again submit the papers to you, and solicit for it a re-examination if for the testimony produced you can allow any person the heir of Mr. Jenkins will receive it with gratitude as they are poor & if no allowance can be made upon the proof offered they must submit to the decision of the Department.
very respectfully
Your obedt. Servt.
R. L. Hamble

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
5572 P. O.
Dennis Jenkins Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. f _____ Contract.

Lewis Jenkins
Geo. 1572
Rejected, letter
6 May 1834 to
Hon. R. L. Gamble
H. B. —