Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8558, for Jesse Ragan, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Ragan, Jesse
R. 8558.
CONTENTS

Sesse Dagan N. Carolina
Rejected for Lt. Gov. no allowance for farming or fishing - Mrs. W. C. Upchurch Apr 25 1933
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BRIEF in the case of Jesse Bagan  County of Person in the State of N.C.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78  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. As a Gen.      does not recollect when { In 1775 { on { 1776 { March { 1780 August { 1781 1.  3 private Cap Hargis Col Bratton Ramsey   3 Cap Lanston   2 14 Col Gist   8 11  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? County of Orange N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

Declaration of Sepse Ragan, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed 7 th of June 1832. North Carolina Person County, S Lovick
On this 19 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the county aforesaid the same being a court of record, now sitting, Sepse Ragan a resident of said county of Person & State of North Carolina, aged about seventyeight years, having no record of his age, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress. That he was drafted, & went out in the service of the United States, in the year, he does not precisely recollect, but thinks it was 1775 or 1776. That he rendezvoused with the troops at Hillsborough in the county of Orange North Carolina, which at that time comprehended the aforesaid county of Person. That he belonged to a company commanded by Capt Shadrach Waregis, Lieut James Hubbard, in the regiment of Col Ramsay, Lieut Col. William Moore. That he marched with the said regiment from Hillsborough aforesaid in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, crossed the Yadkin river at a ferry, passed through Salisbury, across the Catawba river at Sherrels ford. Thence on the road to  the  Indian Burke County to the Indian country, at a Blockhouse. This declarant being sick was left at the Blockhouse but the troops moved on to the Indian towns, but as this declarant understood, found them deserted by the Indians. The troops returned soon afterwards, but this declarant continuing sick was left at the blockhouse and made his way back to Hillsborough as well as he could, having been compelled by weakness to delay some time on the road.

roads. That he did not reach Hillsborough until some time, after his term of draft, three months had expired. That finding the troops disbanded upon his arrival at Hillsborough & his officers gone he obtained no discharge. This declarant was again drafted  having removed to the County of Granville N.C. was again drafted, he believes, in the year 1780, to work at the Commissary store, called the ridge, on Williamsborough in Granville County N. Carolina, under Capt. Lankston who was detached for this service from the regiment of Col. Gills. That he served this term of three months at Williamsborough aforesaid, working at the public tannery at that place. He does not recollect that he obtained any discharge from this service.
He was again drafted for a term of three months and quartermastered at Granville Court House, under what officer he does not recollect, in the spring of, he thinks, 1781. he was detached to catch Shad at Sir Peyton Skipworths island on Roanoke river in Mecklenburg County Virginia. And served there from 1 st of March until about the middle of May. He does recollect whether he obtained any discharge from this service being an illiterate person, This declarant has no distinct recollection of any discharges, but supposes he must have received them, as he is told they were common among the troops of that day. This declarant was raised in the same neighborhood & has all his life known Thomas Nealliburton whose affidavit is herewith appended. This declarant is well known to Willie Baird & Robert Jones in the County of Person aforesaid
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not to his knowledge on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid. Lipe Deacons Mark
Lipe Deagan mark

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
8558
P. O.
Jesse Ragan
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

No 12.212
Lepe Ragan N. 6a
8558
Rejected
see letter to Wm. M 2
Hipack, April 25. 1833
Sch 10 May 34 to Hon
D. L. Harringer. - do to same May 16. 1834
19. R.
at Nash. T. Palmer July 6 1837

NC
Hon D. L. Barringer

The undersigned desires to receive a copy of the reasons for the rejection of the claim of Lepe Raper.
May 16 th 1834
D. L. Barringer
J. L. Edwards Esq.

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Pender County } Sessions, June Term 1837.
The Declaration of Depe Reagan — a soldier of the Revolution made in open Court before Alexander Gordon Superintendant & Robert Brumpp Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of an act of Congress passed the 7 th of June, 1832. The said Depe Reagan maketh oath that he was drafted and entered the service of the United States in the War of the American Revolution, in the County of Greenville and State of North Carolina, that he was placed in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Frederick Harris and Lieutenant James Holbink and placed in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ramsay and Lieutenant Col. Moore, that he was marched from the County of Greenville to the Town of Hillsborough that he remained there about two weeks and was marched from thence to Newbern where he remained about six weeks guarding the Port of Entry at that place. That from thence he was marched to the Town of Wilmington in the same State, and that he remained there about the same length of time as he did at Newbern, when the regiment becoming quite sickly and being suffered himself from sickness, they were removed or had leave to come return home. That he served during this tour three and a half months. That shortly after he returned home to the County of Greenville he was again drafted and placed under Captain Lancaster in a regiment commanded by Col. William Gill that he was marched into camp near the Greenville C. H. and there remained one and a half months and he was then marched to the town of Wilmington North Carolina to guard some prisoners. That he remained

in the town of Holford one and a half months and was march- ed from thence to Newburgh in the same State and was then discharged, being served altogether in the two terms, six months, being drafted each time to serve for the space of three months. He further declares that he has received no pension on account of his services aforesaid and that his name is not on the pension roll or list of any state or agency.
Sworn and subscribed to in open Court this the 20 th day of June, A. D. 1887.
Test Charles Mason Clerk.
Depe E. Ragan ment.
John William Baird a justice of the Peace for the County of Penn Yvans and James Wilkinson make the oaths that they are well acquainted with Depe Ragan who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration - that he is a man of truth and veracity and that he now resides in the County of Penn Yvans, and that he is a respectable and well-believed in the neighborhood in which he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and is now separated and believed to be about eighty two years of age.
Sworn and subscribed to in open Court this the 20 th day of June, A. D. 1887.
Test Charles Mason Clerk
John W. Baird his James J. Wilkinson Clerk.
Depe Ragan further make the oaths that he knows of no one in his section of country by whom he can prove his services as stated in the foregoing declaration - that he is now about eighty two years of age, that he cannot state the pre- cise time that he entered the service but that he is certain as to the length of time that he served, and that

it was after the declaration of American Independence. and before the conclusion of Peace in the year 1783. That he had a pension declaration drawn which was lost or mislaid by mail. Sworn and subscribed to in open Court, this the 20th day of June, A. D. 1837. Jesse Raper mark. Test Charles Mason clerk
And the Court being heard the foregoing declaration do hereby state and declare that the from the evidence of William Baird and James Wilkinson, both of whom are respectable respecta- ble men, the former a justice of the peace for the County of Penn, they believe that the aforementioned Jesse Raper who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832, was a soldier of the revolution, and served as stated in the foregoing declaration. Given under our hands this the 20th day of June, A. D. 1837.
A. D. R. D. Burnham H. Van Hook C. D.
I Charles Mason Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions for the County of Penn and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct statement of the proceedings had in relation to the application of Jesse Raper for a pension. I do further certify that Alexander Gordon R. D. Burnham and Augustine Vanhook - who signed the foregoing certificate are justices of our Court aforesaid and that they signed the same in open Court. In testi- mony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office on this the 20th day of June, A. D. 1837. Charles Mason clerk

North Carolina Person County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions September Term 3 rd Monday of September 1832.
Thomas Halliburton aged about seventy years appeared in open court, & maketh oath that he was brought up in the same neighborhood, with Sepse Ragan who subscribed & swore to, the above declaration, in the present County of Person State of North Carolina that the first military service performed by the people of his vicinity in the Revolutionary War, was in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians. That he distinctly recollects that the aforesaid Sepse Ragan was drafted as a soldier in that service, that he went off from home as this affiant understood to march against the Indians, was absent fully three months & come back sick, having, as was generally believed, been left behind his regiment on account of sickness. That this affiant afterwards knew that said Ragan was drafted for another term of three months and understood & believed at the time that he served this tour at the commissary store at Williamsborough N.C. This affiant also knew that said Ragan was again drafted, & he understood & believed that he served that tour in fishing for the public supply at Sir Peyton Skipwith's island on Roanoke river, Mecklenburg County Virginia. These fish were taken to Williamsborough for distribution. Sworn & subscribed in open court.
Yours Respectfully &c.
Thos Halliburton

We Willie Baird & Robert Jones residing in the County of Person State of North Carolina hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Lepe Ragan who subscribed & swore to the preceding decla- =ration, that we believe him to be seventyeight years of age. That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion. That we are also acquaint- =ed with Thomas Wallibarton whose affidavit is before given, and cheerfully declare that in his veracity we have the utmost confidence.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid
Wm B Baird
Robt Jones Jr
Jesse Dickinson clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states: And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Wallibarton who made the foregoing affidavit and Willie Baird and Robert Jones are residents of Person County North Carolina, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm Hook (Col)
I Lepe Dickens Clerk of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the County of Person, State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Lepe Ragan for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 19th of September 1832
Jesse Dickinson clerk
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