Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,969, for Zebulon Pratt, North Carolina

SERVICE
Nb.
Pratt, Zebulon
NUMBER
S 41,969
CONTENTS

see letter to D. W. Stone, Oct. 6. 1830.
19,643.
North Carolina.
Hebulon Pratt,
of Chowan Co. in the State of North Carolina , who was a private , in the company commanded by Captain Moore , — of the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard , — in the N. Carolina line, for the term of 3 years — from May — 1777, to May — 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina , at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12 th day of June 1826.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of July 1826, and sent to N. E. Sawyer, Esq. Edenton, N. C.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1826. $ 22 " 12. Semian. al Recouling
$ 22 " 12.
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
30 19 5.06 1 1.06 16 22.12

41969
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 41969 Zephaniah Pratt Pii Rev. Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 302
[Arrangement of 1870.]

FREE
19.9.63.
Helena P. Smith
Shawnee P.O. N.D.
North Dakota
N.B. Younger
Carlton, N.D.
Recd. 5/11/63
Washington
Care of
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For proof of service see additional evidence

Clinton June 27. 1826
Sir
Inclosed is the record of the Court of Chancery of the claim of Liberator Pratt for pension; Should it be deemed sufficient you will please to forward me for him the form of a power of attorney or such directions as it may be necessary for him to follow in order to obtain with the least difficulty such sum as he may be entitled to at the next pay day.
Respectfully
Your Obedient
A. E. Sawyer

Zebulon Pratt,

State of North Carolina, Secretarys Office
William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Lebo Pratt a private in Capt. Moores Company of the 10 th Reg t enlisted on the 7 th of May 1777, for 3 Years, and under the head "occurrences" opposite his name is the fol- lowing remark, "mustered 27 th March 1780."
Given under my hand at Office in Raleigh this 2 nd day of May 1826.
Wm Hill

Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension List under the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818
State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions County of Anson
On this 12 th day of June 1826 personally appeared in open Court being a court of record for the county afore- said, Zebulon Pratt resident in said county aged Twenty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st of May 1820 that he the said Zebulon Pratt enlisted for the term of three years on the day of May in the year 1777 in the state of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Isaac Moore in the regiment commanded by Colonel A. Sheppard in the line of the State of North Carolina on the continental estab- lishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until the surrender of Charleston when he was discharged from the service in Charleston in the state of South Carolina that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any state except North Carolina and that he formerly did apply for pension but did not succeed because his property was valued for more than it was worth more than ever at that time it would have sold for or at any time since the application. And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the pro-

visions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th March, 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. That since the 18 th March, 1818, the following charges have been made in my property: - I owned a horse then worth fifty dollars which is now worn down by age so as to be not worth, nor one dollar, part of my stock has been consumed to support me, and part have been lost by disease or casualties. Sworn to and declared on the 12 th day of June 1826, in open Court
This Zebulon X Pratt mark
I Henry Wills, Clerk of Chowan County, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Zebulon Pratt did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the continental establishment. Also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Two Hundred and twenty one Dollars, and cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 12 th day of June 1826.
Henry Wills, Clerk of the Court of the County of Chowan.

A Schedule of the property belonging to Zebulon Pratt with a reasonable value affixed thereto
  Fifty acres of Land with the improvements 125 n   Stock of Cattle 25 n   Ditto Sheep 5 n   Ditto Hogs 7 50   Farming Utensils 3 n   Hand Mill " 50   Three beds & Furniture 30 n   House and Kitchen Furniture & some other articles 15 n   Old horse & Old cart &c 1 n   Two Stacks of Trees 1 n   Crop of Corn on the ground 5 n   Poultry 3 n   $221 n 
The above Schedule comprises all the articles of property with their reasonable value that is owned at present by the above named Zebulon Pratt given under our hands & seals this 9 th day of June 1826.
J. Mixson J.P. Seal Tho. H. Leary J.P. Seal his Zebulon Pratt mark
Witness to Zebulon Pratt's mark Henry Wells. Clk. C.C.C.