Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,725, for John Matthews, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Matthews, John Mathews
N. 4725
B.L. Wt. 17885-160-55
Mary
CONTENTS

1878.0 at 21/70 John M Rose Fayetteville N.C. See letter soon
1878.0 at 21. 8 P.M. at Fayetteville N.C. See letter soon -
Vol M.1. page 12
Not much 140668 May 19/83
Mary Matthews M. com of John Matthews Corporal
Claimant is a Pensioner refused evidence for file Feb 2/1848
Rev. War Corporal Capt. Alderson 5th Regt N.C. Line
Ad. 160acs Feb 27/56 W. D. Dy
Benj R. Huske Fayetteville, N.C.

N. Carolina 32346
John Matthews, dec d .
of Comp y in the State of N. C. who was a Capt. in the Co commanded by Captain Hanson of the Reg. commanded by  in the Rev. line for 2 years. N.C.
Ref d
Inscribed on the Roll of Forfeited at the rate of 88 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, ending 15 Oct. 1833, he died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of March 1847 and sent to E. H. Brown, Esq. Present
Secures to the 4th of emigrant allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk, Bk 8 2 Vol. 6 1/2 Page 66.
Payable to his Widow Mary Matthews.

Repaid Jan 18/49
Inscribed on the Roll of the rate of Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1845.
Certificate of Pension issued the day of January 1849 and sent to Elizabeth Miller Beyetteville N.C.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1849, Page 220 Vol. 1

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
Translated out of the Original Greek,
AND
WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED,
BY THE SPECIAL COMMAND OF
HIS MAJESTY KING JAMES I, OF ENGLAND.
Ὅμοις γὰρ ἐν τῷ Ἀδάμ πάντες ἀποθνήσκου- σιν, ὅτω καὶ ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ πάντες ζῳοποιηθήσονται.
1 COR. XV. 22.
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1801.

Janet Mathews was born October 12 th 1788 Abigail Mathews was born June 12 th 1790 Fanny Mathews was born July 27 1792 Abigail Mathews was born November 10 1794 Abigail Mathews was born in 1797 Abigail Mathews was born in 1800 Abigail Mathews was born June 30 1802 Abigail Mathews was born April 2 1805 Abigail Mathews was born March 10 1807 Becky Mathews was born September 1810

Daniel Matthews a son of John Matthews & Mary his wife was born October the 12 th 1888
Henry Matthews a son of the same was born the 12 th of June 1890
Mary Matthews a daughter of the same was born July the 27 th 1892
Abigail Matthews a daughter of the same was born Novem- ber the 19 th 1894
Sally Matthews a daughter of the same was born October the 23 rd 1897
John Matthews a son of the same was born April the 4 th 1900
William Matthews son of the same was born June the 30 th 1902
John Matthews

No 7 11.0666
Act March 5 th 1855
Mary Matthews (Dowry Land)
Filed By Benj R. Hinkle Payneville P.C.

State of North Carolina Cumberland County
On this 14 th day of May AD 1855- personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for said County Mary Matthews widow of John Matthews deceased aged about 86 years a resident of the County of Cumberland NC who being duly sworn according to Law, Declares that she is the widow of John Matthews deceased who was a Corporal which will more fully appear by referring to her declaration now on file in the Pension Depart- =ment That she is now enjoying a pension as the widow of said Matthews under the Act 2 nd Feb 1848 of $8 per Ann, and that she is now a widow,
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3 rd 1855- test H Jones JP
Mary her Matthews mark

We Murdoch McLeod and R Morgan residents of Cumberland County North Carolina upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration has signed and acknowledged in our presence by Mary Matthews and that we know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be
Murdoch McLeod R. Morgan
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the identical person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
K Louis Jpp Justice of the Peace

I John McLaurin Clerk of The Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Cumberland County do certify that K Lomax is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature pur- porting to be his is genuine ~
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name This 15 th day of May  July 1855
J. M. McLaurin Clerk By Robt B. Williamson Dep.
Clerk

State of North Carolina } Cumberland County } On the 31 st day of Oct 1845 personally appeared before me John Wilborn one of the acting Justices of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for said County & State aforesaid Mrs. Mary Mathews a Resident of the said County & State above named aged (75) years Born Oct 27. 1770 who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the fol- lowing Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 7 th the day of July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pension to certain widows that she is the widow of John Mathews (Deceased) who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the Continental Service of the United States as she has often said him say she served three years in Capt. Alanson's Company of the fifth Regiment and about two years of that time she believes he was a Corporal to the best of her knowl- edge and information from her said husband John Mathews She further Declares that she was married to the said John Mathews on the 24 th Day of Dec 1787 in Johnson County by one John M c Callers in said State and her maiden name was Mary Williams Williams and their first child Daniel Mathews was born on the 12 th day of Oct 1788 that her said husband died on the 15 th day of Oct 1833 that she was not married to him previous to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st Day of January 1794 at the time above stated and that she has remained a widow from the day of the death of her said husband up to the present time She further states the reason she has never made

application for a pension before the present she never knew until very lately that she was entitled and had but very little or no chance of finding out or to learn living in a very Retired part of said County and alone and very seldom from home being old and very infirm in Body. For many years. she further states her husband was in his (29) years of his age when she married him as he informed her. she further states her husband John Mathews was the only person of that name name she knew or heard of except her son John Born & etc & had ten children. I wrote and subscribed to before me the day and date first above written Mary X Mathews mark
Mr. William H. H. H.
I hereby further certify that Mrs. Mathews the forgoing deponent above named is personally known to me and from her old age and bodily infirmity she cannot attend the court and I further certify that I believe her to be the Widow of the deceased John Mathews who served in Captain Alderson company of the fifth Regiment given under my hand and seal this 31 st of October 1845
Emerson J. P.

State of North Carolina
Wake County This day 10 th April 1846 Came before me the Undersigned in acting Justice of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County A Credible Witness M c Laines Williams who being first duly sworn according to law deponeth as follows That he is in his Sixty Eight years of his age and a Brother to Mrs Mary Mathews The widow of John Mathews Deceased who died Something like twelve years ago who states That he cannot Recollect the day or year that his said Sister and John Mathews were married but he well Recollects that he Started to the wedding on horse Back behind his father and his father Started off very fast in order to get to the appointed place in time to see them marry the deponent as he went as far as about one mile on his way to see them marry but owing to the speed and hard galloping horse the deponent commenced crying and his father made him Return home he further states that John M c Callers was the magistrate who married them as was understood in Johnson City N C Carolina he further states that the said John Mathews and his said sister lived together from the above time as man and wife to his death sworn and subscribed to before me.
Jordan Womble Jp
Laines his Williams mark

Very  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4725-
Mary Matthews Wid.
John Matthews Coop. Rev. Va.
Act: Feby 2 nd 48
Index:—Vol. Me , Page 3
[Arrangement of 1870.]

2 17885
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V 12.849.
Mary Matthews N. C.
Let. to E. F. Brown, June 13, '46
Oct 7 July '38.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State, in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls of the Continental line of this State, in the Revolutionary War, that John Matthews a private Soldier in Capt. Hodson's Company of the fifth Regiment, entered the service on the 25 th day of December 1776 for the term of three years , that he was a Corp t in March , a private in June , again a Corp t  28 th Aug o 1778, and discharged 1 st January 1780 .
Given under my hand this 2 nd day of April 1846.
111.
W. Hill Secretary of State

This was handed to a gentleman a relation who kept it so long to find the descendents to have it by sent up to the time he has not found them who can give satisfactory account

140,668
F.R.
J. P. Waldo Esqr Champion of Pine in Washington

Ref?
12,021
North Carolina
Mary Matthews
Widow of John Matthews who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 15. October 1833 of Cumberland Co. in the State of N. Carolina who was a Corporal in the company commanded by Captain Alanson of the 5 th Reg t . commanded by _____ in the _____ line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 88 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of October, 1846 and sent to E. F. Brown Present
Total amount, $ 400
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 295.

7970 North Carolina Mary Matthews widow of John Matthews who was a Corporal in the Revolution
Rep? Let to E. F. Burn Nov. 7, 1840
Certif sent under Act 1832, in the name of John Matthews dec. to E. F. Brown, Esq. dated 1 st March 1837.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of October, 1846. and sent to E. F. Brown, Present
[Act of March 3, 1843.] 8 th June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2. Page 157