Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,026, for James Mc Williams, North Carolina

SERVICE
McWilliams James Martha
NUMBER
W.3026
CONTENTS

Kentucky
19585
James M c Williams of Henderson in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the own command by Captain McDowell of the regt command by Col Tucker in the subordinate line for 6 months
U.S. and Va. Line.
Records Corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars  Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sept r 1833 and Samuel Haycraft Elizabeth town
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 37.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 10.00
$60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. Page 19

3167
Kentucky
Martha M c Williams widow of James M c Williams
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private Va. Line M c Kine Records Corrected
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Aug 1847 and sent to
C. S. Brown Elizabethtown Ky
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 244 Vol. 3
Reported Aug 19/47

Martha McWilliams Decl. 11, 1835
Ken:
act 7. July '38
Marr'd before 1794 Marr'd and 26 Aug 43
Lease for 60 years act

State of Kentucky
Warden County \frac{1}{2} p
On this 27 th day of October 1843 personally appeared before me Richard W. McQuown an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Warden and State of Kentucky Mrs Martha McWilliams a resident of of the said County and State of Kentucky aged upwards of Eighty Two years and who after being first duly sworn acor- ding to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th day of July 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows to wit that she is the widow of James McWilliams deceased late of the County of Warden and State of Kentucky and who was a private in this army of the Revolution and served six months to the best of her recollection as a militiaman, and resided in the State of Virginia when he entered the service and an account of his said service as said soldier he received a pension under the act of the 7 th day of June 1832 and which was granted him during his life at the rate of about $20.00 per annum she further declares that she cannot state the name of the officers he served under but as for the names of the officers as well as the character of the service performed by her said husband and such other particulars as are necessary in the investigation of her said claim she refers to the papers concerning the application of her said husband for a pension she further declares that she was married to her said husband about the year 1780 or 1781

Seventeen hundred and eighty or eighty one she further declar That her said husband did serve three months after their marriage she further declar that she was married to her said husband previous to the first day of January 1794 and at the time previously stated 1780 or 1781 in Virginia She further states that her said husband departed this life the 26 day of August 1843 she further states she has not inter married since the death of her said husband but still remain the widow of James McWilliams she further states That owing to her old age and the long distance to the court house, and her weakness that she is not able to appear in Open Court
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
R. W. M. Drown J. D. H. B.
her Martha M c Williams mark
I the above Justice who have subscribed my name do certify That the above declarant is personally known to me and I believe that she is the widow of James McWilliams and That she is a lady of undoubted veracity and all of her statements is to be credited I further state that owing to her old age and the long distance to the court house she is not able to appear in Open Court I also state I am acquainted with one of her sons aged about 52 Years and believe she has a daughter about 58 Years of age

Given under my hand this 11 th day of October 1843
R. W. M c Quown J.P.H.B.
State of Kentucky Hardin County Set Hardin County Court -
At a County Court duly Organized began and held at Elizabeth Town in and for the County of Hardin State of Kentucky on Monday the 20 th day of November 1843 "It is ordered by the Court to be Certified and recorded that the proceedings in the matter of the Application of Mrs Martha McWilliams for a Pension had on the 11 th day of October 1843. before Richard W. M c Quown Esquire the and the same are now submitted to the Court. And are now approved or sanctioned by the Court, And further that the said proceedings are entitled to as full faith and credit as though the same had been made in Open Court."
I Samuel Haycraft Clerk of the Court of Hardin County State of Kentucky Certify that the above order is truly Copied from the Records in my Office In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Affixed my seal of Office and Subscribed my name this the 21 st day of November 1843
Sam d Haycraft ch Hardin County Court

The deposition of John M c Williams, taken at the office of Stephen Eliot in Elizabethton Hardin County Kentucky on the 30 th day of March 1846.
The deponent being of lawful age and first duly sworn deposeth and saith: That he is the brother of James M c Williams dec d , who was a Revolutionary Soldier, and drew a pension from the United States at the rate of twenty dollars per annum. That he the said James M c Williams died on the 26 th day of August 1843. He was married to Martha Jameson sometime in June 1780. This I could not of course state from my own knowledge, for I was born in the following August. But my mother has often told me that Martha M c Williams, my brother's wife, suckled me when a child. She, Martha, has often told me the same thing. I can remember as far back as 1786, and know that my brother and his wife Martha were living together as man and wife at that time. And will state a circumstance which happened about that time. They then had only three children, Polly, Sam and Samuel. I had at that time a game rooster, or chicken cock, & had learned him to fight my hat when I would crawl at him, and hold the hat to him. At that time Sam l , the youngest child named above, was crawling about in

the yard, and came in contact with the rooster which flew at him and stuck his spur into his forehead, just above his right eye, and came near putting his eye out. This circumstance I remember well, though I was only six years old. At the time this circumstance occurred, my father and my brother James, lived in the same neighborhood in Franklin County Virginia, about two or three miles apart. About six years afterwards, (in 1792 or 1793,) I boarded with my brother James, and went to school in the same neighborhood.
I knew them as man and wife as far back as 1786, upwards of sixty years ago, and they lived together as man and wife until the said James M c Williams died. His widow never married and still lives in Hardin County Ky., where her husband died. They had ten children, Polly, Jane, Samuel, Hannah, Betsey, James, Sally, Anna (who died & they named called and born afterward by the same name) Anna, and Martha. I stayed all night last night at the house of James M c Williams, the son of the said Martha, where she is at this time staying, and she told me she was now trying to get a pension.
I do not live in this County

I live in Meade County Ky. about fifteen miles from this place.
And further this deponent - Smith not -
John M c Williams
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 30 th day of March 1846
S Eliot J.P.H.C.
I do certify that John M c Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing deposition is a credible Witness.
Given under my hand this 30 th day of March 1846. S. Eliot J.P.H.C.
I, Samuel Haycraft, Clerk of the County Court of Hardin County in the state of Kentucky do certify that S. Eliot whose certificate appears above, is, and was, at the time of the signing of the same a Magistrate duly Commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts, as such, as well without as within this Commonwealth, and that the foregoing signa- tures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of said Hardin County Court at my office in Elizabethtown this 3 rd day of April 1846, & in the 54 th year of The Commonwealth -
Sam l Haycraft Clerk

26.696
James McWilliams Hardin County. Ken
from 1778 private 6 months #20.
Samuel Haycraft, clerk Hardin Co Elizabethtown Ken

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 James McWilliams
   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.     1778 3 Pn. Capt McDouall 71 N. C. Traditions.   1781 3 " Capt Roggand Col Tucker  
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, (1) 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 fix 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Kentucky } County of Hardin } S.S.
On this the 30 day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. Justices of the peace for the County of Hardin in Kentucky now sitting, James M c Williams a resident of the county of Hardin and state of Kentucky, aged 71 years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. Captain McDonald had the command of the company. Lieutenant Williams was the next officer in command. He entered the service in the fall of the year 1778, he forgets the month. He served three months and was discharged. He was engaged in guarding the barracks at Crop Creek in North Carolina.
He resided in Orange County, in North Carolina; where he entered the service. He was drafted with the militia by order of General John Butler. He was in no battle. He was marched from Hillsborough in Orange County North Carolina, down to Crop Creek the place at which he was stationed.
He was just sixteen years old when he was drafted. His also went along with him. He received a written discharge but he lost it and knows nothing about it now.

Also he states he served another tour of three months.
Thomas Doggard was the Captain - Major Derval and Colonel Tucker commanded the Regiment and Brig. Lawson was the General. He entered in the Summer 1781 - he forgot the month. He served three months and was discharged. He was in no battle. He resided in Henry County, Virginia when he entered the service. He was drafted with a Militia company. He was marched, under Captain Doggard by order of Col. George Penn, from Henry County Virginia, through Pittsylvania County - down to Prince Edward County House where he joined the army under the Com- mand of Gen. Marcus De Lafayette, who reviewed the army on the 4 th of July 1781. General Brig. Lawson was one of the commanding officers. From Prince Edward County House he was marched with the whole army in pursuit of the British, under Lord Corn Wallis, down James River towards Little York and he was marched to the Manzan Hills near old James Town where he was discharged some short time before the surrender of Lord Corn Wallis. He received a written discharge but has lost it. He knows of no body by whose testimony he can prove his services. He hereby renounces every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written - James McWilliams

Report
We, David Carr a minister of the gospel, residing in the county of Hardin and state of Kentucky, and James McCullum residing in the same county and state do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James M Williams, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 71 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.
David Carr James McCullum
And the court declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated. And the court further certify that it appears to them that David Carr who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the county of Hardin & state of Kentucky and that James McCullum who has signed the same is a resident in same county & state and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
William Temple 20th Feb 6

I Samuel Hayscraft clerk of the Warren County court in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the within & foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of James McCallum for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office in Elizabethton this 21 st day of May 1833 and in the 59 th year of the Commonwealth.
Samuel Hayscraft Clerk
Samuel Hayscraft
James McCallum
Application
26. 696.

July 31, 1930
AWT:MLB
Mrs. D. R. Hay 2925 - 19th Avenue Birmingham, Alabama
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3026, that James Mc Williams was the son of Hugh Mc Williams of Henry County, Virginia.
While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, James Mc Williams enlisted in the fall of 1778 and served three months as a private in Captains Mc Donald's and Hodge's Companies, Colonel Butler's North Carolina Regiment.
While residing in Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted in the summer of 1781 and served three months as a private in Captains Thomas Doggard's and William Cowden's Companies, Colonel Tucker's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 20, 1833, at which time he was seventy-one years of age and resided in Hardin County, Kentucky, where he had lived since 1801.
He died August 26, 1843 at his residence on Mill Creek in Hardin County, Kentucky.
The soldier married January 1, 1780 in Henry County, Virginia, Martha Jamison.
She was allowed pension on her application executed October 11, 1843, while a resident of Hardin County, Kentucky, aged eighty-two years.
They had ten children:- Mary or Polly, Jane, Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth, James, Martha, Sarah, and two named Anna, one having died. The ages of the children are not shown.
A son-in-law, Washington Smith, was living in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1848 and was then aged sixty-one years. The name of his wife is not designated.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Feby 28-1902
Miss Ida Brindwell Charleston Mo.
June 7, 1904 - His to Miss Fizzie A. Sweet Indianapolis Ind
1923 - June 23 - His to Mr. Edwin Jollys. MNH
1929 - Nov. 18 - His to Mrs. N.A. Lilja - M.E.G. 1930 - July 31 - His to Mrs.
D.R. Hay and 1935 - Oct 16 - His to Mrs. China C. Christopher Letter in case Conrad Cornelison - N10660 E.E.K. for A.Y.7.
1939 - Oct 30 - His to Mrs. N.M. Stake See her letter to John Clausen. R2025
WIDOW, &c.
Rey _____ No. 3026
Martha M c Williams,
Widow James M c Williams Priv. Rev. War.
Act: Feby 2" 1848
Index: - Vol. M, Page 18.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

115.55
Martha McWilliams
Thurs. 7
Pay to S. H. Triche
Jan'y 30th 1845
let to Wm B. R. Young for 12 1/2
due to Wm J. B. Thompson
Act July 7. 1835

Kentucky 8342
Martha McWilliams widow of James McWilliams who was a Private in the Reserves Newbern since 26 August 1843.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of April 1848. and sent to Hon. J. B. Thompson, Secy of War
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book C Vol. 2 Page 183 .
Reported G. Resa. 23 Aug 1845

10423
Reported N. Res. 23 Jan 1845
Kentucky
Hannah McWilliams Widow of James McWilliams who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 26 th August 1843. of Hardin Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain McDowell of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tucker in the Revolution for for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. at St. Reso: 23 Jan 1845
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of April 1845, and sent to her. J. B. Thompson,
Total amount, $ 100.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. D. Rumph Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 373

L.R 380
see No 11535
act 43 9443
Martha McWilliams
wid of James
Ky
act 7 July 1838 and
joint resolution of 23
Jan'y 1845
Admrs Crm Me
$20 w
Wm 4 March 1836
Admrs acts March 1843
and 17 June 1841
$20 00 per ann
Wm 4 March 1843
Hen J. B Thompson
House of Reps

Pension Office April 1848
Sir
In answer to the Memorandum left here a few days since respectfully I have the

James McWilliams. Ky, act 7 June 1832, $20 00 per ann
To what time was he last paid?
G.C.A.
Pension Office Decem. 20 '47
Paid to 4 th Mar. 1843.
B.D.B.

Wm. W. Thompson
Jan 4 '98

Pension Office
Janu. 4 1848.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the additional evidence in the Case of Martha McWilliams, widow of James McWilliams, has been received and filed with her other papers.
Before this testimony can be received as evidence of their marriage it must be shown by the Certificate of the Clerk of Henrico County Virginia that the records in his office afford no proof upon this point. And the date of the death of Mr McWilliams husband should be established by the affidavit of the Coffin Maker or Minister who officiated at his funeral or the Physician who attended him in his last illness - This latter requisition is rendered the more necessary from the discrepancy in her two declarations as regards the day on which that event took place.
Mr Brown's letter is herewith returned.
Hon J. B. Thompson House of Reps

Washington City D.C. 29 th Decr 1844
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commr of Pensions Sir
Permit me to herewith enclose you the declarations of Mrs Martha M c Williams of Hardin County Kentucky and Mrs Sarah Greenwood of Ohio County Indiana, under the acts of Congress passed 7 th July 1838. I hope hereafter to be enable to furnish the requisite proof of marriage.
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your Obed Servt J. A. I. Brabner
taken out

11555 Dec. 31. 1844 11556
Martha McWilliams
July 7. 1838
Sarah Greenfield July 7. 1838.
W. Edwards
Commission of Pensions Pension Office Washington City D.C.

No. of Rep. Feb. 10 th 1826
Coln. S. J. Edwards
Sir - You will please inform me if James McWilliams of Ky. was a Pensioner - If so send me a Copy of the Certificate - Inform me if his widow has since his death drawn a pension.
Very respectfully your friend B. R. Young

190 Pension Office
Feb 12 1846
Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 10 th inst. I have the honor to state that a pension at the rate of $20 per Annum was allowed to James McWilliams dec d in September 1833 upon his own allegation of six months service. It would be contrary to our rules to furnish a copy of the Pension Certificate of a deceased Pensioner. His widow applied for a pension under the act of July 7. 1838, but her claim has not been allowed, as she has failed to comply with the requisitions of my letter of the 30 th January 1845 to Mr S. F. J. Habne, a copy of which is herewith enclosed.
Hon B. R. Young H.R.
11555 New 38 S q

State of Ky. Hardin Co ss. 3
B. it remembered that on this the 15 th day of March A. D. 1848. personally appeared before the undersigned Police Judge of Elizabethtown in the county and state aforesaid Smith Gilmore. Who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he now resides in Hardin County Ky & has resided there ever since he was born & is now forty six years of age past; that he was personally acquainted with James M c Williams dec d for more than twenty years; that during the last twenty years of the life of the said M c Williams he lived in the same neighborhood with him not more than five miles apart. That the said M c Williams was reputed to be a Revolutionary soldier and drew a pension. That he lived within four miles of the said M c Williams at the time of his death, and was called upon by his son James M c Williams Jr. to make his father's coffin. He accordingly made said M c Williams coffin and assisted at his burial.
That he died in the year 1843, some time in the latter part of August, the precise day he can not say, but thinks it was the 25 th or 26 th . and further he the said deponent saith not.
Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned Police Judge of Elizabethtown this 15 th day of March 1848
Smith Gilmore
E. S. Brown P. J.
I, E. S. Brown, Police Judge of Elizabethtown in the county & state aforesaid, certify that Smith Gilmore is a credible witness. Mar 15 th 1848. E. S. Brown P. J.

Kindly Martin County Sec.
I Samuel Hayscraft Clerk of the Hardin County Court certify that Elisha S. Brown is Police Judge of Elizabethton duly Commissioned and Qualified and authorized to administer oaths, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine, his Commission being dated on the 1 st day of March 1827
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at my office in Elizabethton this 15 th day of March 1828 A.D. and in the 56 th year of the Commonwealth.
Samuel Hayscraft Clerk By Will. T. Fannell

State of Virginia, Henry County } 55.
I Jeremiah Griggs Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, having made diligent search do hereby certify that no documentary evidence of the marriage of James M c Williams and Martha Jamieson can be found among the records of my office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this 19 th day of February in the year 1848
J Griggs C.H.C.

Col S. L. Edwards. Do Sir. This testimony & accompanying letter in addition to that heretofore filed, I suppose are now amply sufficient. The Hon Bryan R. Young & Judge Brown seem so well satisfied & confident about the case you will agree to attend to it immediately. Yours very truly J. B. Thompson (K. G.)

State of Kentucky County of Hardin ss.
On this 28 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and forty seven, person- ally appeared before the undersigned Po- lice Judge of Elizabethton in the County and State aforesaid, Martha M c Williams a resident of the said County of Har- din and State of Kentucky aged eighty six years past who, being first duly sworn according to law with a proper oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to cer- tain widows." That she is the widow of James M c Williams who was a private in the army of the Revolution, and who was on a pension of twenty dollars per annum, commencing on the 4 th of March 1831, in accordance with an ori- ginal certificate now in her possession bearing date at the War Office of the United States, and dated the "24 th " day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty three." That her maiden name was Martha Garrison and was married by publication, at the house of Rachel Dillingham in Henry County Virginia, by a Baptist preacher by the name of William Lovell, on the 1 st day of January 1780. That her and

Her said husband, James McWilliams, remained at the house of Hugh McWilliams, the father of the said James, for the space of about seven months. That they afterwards commenced housekeeping for themselves in the said County of Henry and State of Virginia on the Waters of Smith River. That her said husband was drafted, and entered the service of the United States at Patrick Court House in the said County of Henry, under Captain William Carrand in the Spring of 1787. That he served about four months, but never was in any battle. He was stationed at James town - that on one occasion he started with his company with the expectation of having an engagement with the British under Cornwallis, but before they reached the point of destination, in the said James McWilliams was taken suddenly sick, and stopped by the way side. But as his strength would allow, followed his company - When he overtook them, they had had an engagement in which about forty of the Americans were wounded, & were put into an old Church, and he was appointed to guard them at that place, where he remained seven days. That she does not distinctly remember the names of any of the officers except Captain William Carrand. She thinks and was Col. Washington that two others were by the names of Lunsford & Bryan. That her said

husband was discharged at Manlius Hills in the state of Virginia. That he received a dis- charge, which he gave to his father Hugh M. Williams, who never returned it. That she had by her said husband ten children namely Mary, Jane, Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth, James, Martha Sarah, Anna who died, and an other who was born after the death of the last named, who was also named Anna. That they had a family record in a Bible, but it has been torn up and destroyed many years. That they lived in the said County of Henry about four years, and then moved to North Carolina & settled on Durbin Creek. & it remained there about eleven months,  when they moved to the said  County of Henry in the state of Virginia That they remained there until they had two more children & then moved to Madison County resided there about three years, afterwards they moved about four years, and then moved to  the said County of Henry in the state of Virginia They moved to  the said County of Henry in the state of Virginia They moved to the said County of Henry in the state of Virginia where they lived until the said James M c Wil- iams died at his home near the Waterfall Creek in the said County of Henry in the state of Virginia on the 14th day of August 1843. The states that  he had a will  which was not found  at the time of his death a true copy of the last will and testament of the said James M c Williams before their marriage - that he gave to the said James M c Williams all his real estate and personal property

states his adventures during that term. She thinks he served under Captain Rogers and Col. Butler. That she was married to her said husband prior to his last term of service, which was previous to the first day of January 1894. (At the time above stated, that she was a widow ever since the death of her said husband. She states that in consequence of her extreme old age and great bodily infirmity she is unable to attend Court.) Martha M c Williams Daniel C. Rice
Sworn to and subscribed before me and in the presence of the two witnesses whose signatures appear above, on the day and year above written
E. S. Brown P. J. E.
State of Kentucky, Hardin County 3 ss.
I do certify that I am personally acquainted with Martha M c Williams whose name appears above, and that she is a person of truth and veracity and that her statements are entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand this 28 th day of May A. D. 1847
E. S. Brown P. J. E.
I further certify that the said Martha M c Williams, from great bodily infirmity, unable to attend Court
E. S. Brown P. J. E.
I Samuel Hager aft Clerk of the County Court of Hardin in the State of Kentucky certify that

Elisha S Brown is now and was at the time of signing his name to the foregoing Certificate's Policy Indged of Elizabeth Town duly Commissioned & Qualified, his Commission bears date on the 1 st day of March 1847 & continues during good behavior, that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such as well without as within this Commonwealth, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine, and in due form of Law.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office this 15 th day of December 1847 at Elizabeth Town.
Samuel Davenport Clerk. By Will. T. Farnsworth A.C.

State of Kentucky
Hardin County ss:
On this the 4 th day of October, one thousand eight hundred & forty eight, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County & State aforesaid, personally appeared Martha M c Williams, a resident of said County aged eighty seven years past, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress, of the 2 nd February 1848, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: That she is the Widow of James M c Williams, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, and drew a Pension of Twenty Dollars per annum, & who died in the said County of Hardin State of Kentucky, on the 26 th day of August 1843. And that she received an annual Pension of Twenty Dollars per annum under the Act of 17 th June 1844. She further declares that she has never intermarried, since the death of her husband, the said James M c Williams deceased, but still remains a Widow.  Sworn and Subscribed on the day _____  Martha Rev M c Williams mark  A year first above written
William M. Duncavan Justice of the Peace.
Witnesses: Washington Smith E. J. Brown
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual, who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration.
William M. Duncavan J.P. H.C.
State of Kentucky, Hardin County ss:
I, Samuel Hayscraft, Clerk of the County Court, for the County aforesaid, certify that William M. Duncavan, whose signature appears to the above certificate, is, & was, at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace, in & for the County & State aforesaid, duly Commissioned, & qualified & that the above signature, purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court, at my office in Elizabethton this 4 th day of October A.D. 1848.
Samuel Hayscraft CLK
(See third page) By Al. J. Samuel SC

Elizabethtown Kentucky October 4 th 1848.
Col. J. L. Barras Com r of Pensions Sir:
I have been requested by Martha M c Williams, whose name appears to the foregoing declaration, to forward you the same, and request you to forward to me at this place, as her attorney, a certificate of Pension, under the act of the 2 nd February 1848, if it shall be granted her
Very Respectfully E. S. Brown atty to

Uncle Pro Colo 8342
(Widows Declaration under Act-2 nd Feby '48)
FREE
Col.
J. S. Carrara
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

ok and farsa gen
FREE
Mr. J. L. Carrara (Com. of Pension) Washington City D.C.
March 24/48 E. A. Brown for him of James McWilliams

State of Kentucky Hardin County ss 3
Be it remembered that on this the 16 th day of March A. D. 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned Police Judge of Elizabethtown in the County & State aforesaid, Wash- ington Smith, who being, duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is sixty one years of age past, that he was personally acquainted with James McWilliams dec d who was a Revolutionary soldier, and drew a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per annum. That he knew the said McWilliams intimately for at least the last forty years of his life. That he assisted in making his Coffin and was present at his burial. That his recollection as to the time of his death is very distinct - That he knows that the said McWilliams died in the said County of Hardin, and the 26 th day of August 1843. That he knew Martha Mc- Williams his widow as long as he knew the said James. Knows her at least forty years. That from the time of his first acquaintance with them up to the time of the death of the said James, him & the said Martha lived together harmoniously as man and wife. That the said Martha is now living at his house in the said County of Hardin and further he saith not.
Subscribed & sworn to before the undersigned
Washington Smith
Police Judge of Elizabethtown in the County & State aforesaid
this 16 th day of March A. D. 1848
E. S. Brown P.H.C.

State of Ky Hardin Co. ss.
I, E. S. Brown, Police Judge of Elizabethtown in the county & state aforesaid, hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Washington Smith, whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, and that he is a credible witness. Given under my hand this 16 th day of March A. D. 1848. E. S. Brown P.J.
State of Kentucky Hardin County, ss. 3
I, Samuel Hayscraft, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid hereby certify that E. S. Brown is Police Judge of Elizabethtown, duly commissioned and qualified, and authorized to administer oaths; and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at my office in Elizabethtown the 16 th day of March A. D. 1848.
Samuel Hayscraft Clerk. By William J. Samuel A.C.

Elizabethton Ky March 16 th 1848.
Col. J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
In addition to the evidence which I sent you and yesterday, through the Hon: John B. Thompson, I send you the foregoing, which is more conclusive as to the time of the death of James M c Williams. You will find that Washington Smith who makes the affidavit herewith enclosed, states positively that M c Williams died on the 26 th day of August 1842.
Very Respectfully
E. S. Brown
and in the copy to you &

The deposition of the Hon: B. R. Young taken at his office in Elizabethtown Hardin County Kentucky on the 15 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven
The deponent being of lawful age and first duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he has been a practitioner of Medicine in the said County of Hardin and State of Ky. for about twenty six years; that he has resided in the town of Elizabethtown, the County seat of the said County of Hardin for about thirty years; and was a member of the twenty ninth Congress. That he became acquainted with James M c Williams, late a citizen of said County, (who was a Revolutionary soldier and drew a pension) about twenty years ago. That he knew him intimately from the time of his first acquaintance with him, up to the time of his death. That he was reputed to be a Revolutionary soldier, and never heard his services doubted. That he was an honest and hard working farmer, and raised a large and respectable family of children, some of whom still reside in the said County of Hardin. That for honesty, morality, industry and truthfulness of character, no man stood higher than the said James M c Williams, and that he verily believes he was a soldier in the Revolution, and deservedly received a pension. That the said M c Williams died in the said County of Hardin, some time in the year eighteen hundred and forty three, leaving a widow whose name is Martha M c Williams, who

has not intermarried, and is now living with her son in law Washington Smith in the said County of Hardin, and about eight miles from the said town of Elizabethtown. That the said Martha is very old and infirm; that she stands high as a person of honesty and truth, and he believes she is entitled to a pension.
And further this deponent Smith not
B. R. Young
subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned Police Judge of Elizabethtown in the county aforesaid
this 15 th day Decr 1847.
E. S. Brown P. J. E.
State of Kentucky
Hardin County Set
I do certify that I am person- ally acquainted with B. R. Young whose signature appears above and that he is a person of truth & veracity and that his statements are entitled to full faith and credit given under my hand this 15 th day of December 1847
E. S. Brown P. J. E.

State of Kentucky Hardin County ss. Sec. 1.
I Samuel Hays of the County of Hardin for the County aforesaid certify that Elisha S. Brown whose signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is Police Judge of Elizabeth Town duly Commissioned & Qualified, that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such as well without as within this Commonwealth, his Commission bears date 1. day March 1827. and Commissioned during good behavior. and that the said signature purporting to be his is genuine and in due form of Law.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15 th day of December 1827.
Samuel Hays of the County of Hardin ss. By Will. T. Farnsworth Sec.

U.S. Pension Agency, Indianapolis, Ind.,
May 19, 1904
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly furnish me a statement of the military history of James McWilliams, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
He applied for a pension May 20, 1833. His residence at that time being Hardin Co. Ky.
I shall be grateful for as full a statement as you can fur- nish.
Very Truly, (Miss) Lizzie A. Sweets.

Mrs. N. A. Lilja 2228. Kendall Ave. Madison, Wisconsin
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
MAIL EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS
Pension Bureau. Washington D.C.

November 13. 29. Pension Bureau. Washington. D.C.
Gentlemen -
Is it against your policy to give out any information? I wrote and asked you if you had a record of James McC or MacWilliams who fought in the Revolutionary War. from 1778 - reenlisted in 1781. Virginia and North Carolina troops - died in Hardin Co. Kentucky 1843. Widow Mattie - sometimes called Martha. To date I have not heard from you. Please write me if it is against your policy to give such  very truly information. Mrs. M. A. Lelia

Madison, Wisconsin October 28 - 1929.
Pension Bureau. Washington D.C.
Gentlemen -
Will you please write me whose James Mc Williams served under in the Revolutionary War. He was my Great, Great Grandfather -
He married Mattie Jamieson or Jamieson in 1780 - he was born 1760 or 1762 in Culpepper County Virginia, I think.
He died in Hardin County, Kentucky 1843. His widow Mattie Jamieson
Mc Williams received a pension -
He served with both the North Carolina and Virginia troops. Was he a private or in what capacity did he serve. Please give me what other information you have.
Please let me hear from you soon.
Very truly yours -
(Mrs. N. A.)
Frederica P. Lilja

Rev
Remington Typewriter Company
INCORPORATED
409-410 City National Bank Bldg. Paducah, Ky.
May, 4, 1923.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen,
I have made application for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution and must furnish a copy of my ancestor's pension papers.
In 1904 I joined the Childrens branch of this society and got a copy of this pension in the Custom House at Louisville. I have lost the original copy and wrote to Louisville about two months ago but have not heard from the letter. I have since been told that the Pension Office is no longer in existence in Louisville.
My ancestor, James McWilliams was a private in the North Carolina Militia, placed on the pension roll September 24, 1833 to commence March 4, 1831. Age 72 at this time.
If you can furnish me a copy of his pension papers I will greatly appreciate it and if there is any charge I will gladly pay same. If it is not possible to give me the copy, the name of his wife and any data concerning her will help me greatly.
If your department is not the one to furnish this information please advise to whom I may apply to get same.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Edwin H. Jolly.
Noble Apartments, Paducah, Kentucky.
I failed to state that the said James McWilliams lived in Hardin Co. Kentucky at the time his pension was granted. If possible please state page and book where pension is found.

E. J. DEAL & CO., Agts. CHARLESTON, MO.
Charleston, Mo. Jany. 22, 1890
Sect. War Root, Washington, D/C/
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me the war record of James McWilliams, who was a Revolutionary war pensioner from Hardin County, Kentucky.
He drew a pension until his death which occurred in that County, the facts I desire are such as will enable me to become a "Daughter of the American Revolution".
Thanking you in advance for your attention to this matter, I am
Yours respectfully,
(Miss) Ida Bridwell,
Charleston, Mo.
Ida Bridwell

RECORD & PENSION OFFICE JAN 25 677260 1902 WAR DEPARTMENT
Charleston, Mo. Jan. 22, 1902, James M c Williams Rev. War, Miss Ida Bridwell desires record of above named man.
Address: "Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D. C."
Record and Pension Office, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January 25, 1902.
Respectfully returned to
Miss Ida Bridwell, Charleston, Missouri.
The name James McWilliams has not been found on the rolls, on file in this office, of any organization from Virginia, of which Kentucky formed a part, or on the rolls of any organization of Continental troops in service during the war of the Revolution.
It is proper to add, however, that the collection of Revolutionary war records in this office is far from complete, and that the absence therefrom of any name is by no means conclusive evidence that the person who bore the name did not serve in the Revolutionary army.
In view of the statement that the soldier in question was a pensioner, it is suggested as a possibility that the desired information may be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., who is the custodian of the pension records of all wars, and whose office is separate and distinct from the Record and Pension Office of the War Department.
By authority of the Secretary of War:
Chief, Record and Pension Office.

Yours sincerely,
the information I desire.
I send these to you hoping that you may be able to give me well as the subject.
I enclose you a letter from myself to the Sec'y of War, re post. etc. -
Washington, D.C.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Q. W. & N. DIVISION FEB 17 1902 RECEIVED
Copy to No.

E. J. DEAL & CO., Agts. CHARLESTON, MO.
Charleston, Mo.
190
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I enclose you a letter from myself to the Secty of War, as well as his reply.
I send these to you hoping that you may be able to give me the information I desire.
Yours respectfully,
(Miss) Ida Brindall

IN REPLY REFER TO
3-2562
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
AWF/eel
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
December 2, 1929.....
Mrs. Gene Washburn ..... Box 26, Palm Beach Blvd. Route A. ..... Fort Myers, Florida.....
Dear Madam:
I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.
First name of widow Martha .....
Full name of soldier James McWilliams .....
Residence of soldier at enlistment 1st - Orange Co. N.C. 2nd - Henry Co. Va.
Residence of soldier after service Hardin Co. Ky.
Name of state from which he enlisted North Carolina - Virginia
Approximate date of birth 1761 .....
Approximate date of death Aug. 26, 1843 .....
Kindly return attached letter with your reply.
Respectfully,
Earl D Church
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Box 26, Palm Beach, Blvd.
Route A,
Fort Myers, Florida.
Oct. 17, 1929.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Pero
Gentlemen;
Will you please send me the history of James Mc Williams, a Revolutionary soldier, as contained in his and his wife's claim for pension.
Sincerely Yours
Mrs Gene Washburn

Ensley Sta. Birmingham, Ala June 28- 1930
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
I am writing to inquire if it will be possible for me to obtain a copy of the application for pension which was granted James McWilliams private North Carolina Militia, Hardin Co., Ky.
This pension was granted Sept 24. 1833, for Revolutionary War Service.
The reason I am so anxious to obtain a copy of the application is that I hope that it may contain the names & dates of birth of his children, which I am most anxious for. If there is any expense for this research work, I shall be glad to pay a reasonable sum. 2925- 19th Av      Respectfully Ensley Sta. Bham Ala.      Mrs D R Hay

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., June 23, 1923
In reply to your request of _____, for the history of  James McMillen , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the his wife's claim for pension.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Fall 1778 9 mos. Private { McDonald Hodge Butler N.C.   Summer 1781 3 mos. { Thos. Dillard Wm. Cowden Tucker Va.        
Battles engaged in, None
Residence of soldier at enlistment, 1st. Drury Co. N.C. 2nd Henry Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, May 20 1833. His d. was all.
Residence at date of application, Hardin Co. Ky. where he had been since 1801
Age at date of application, 71 years
Remarks: He was son of Hugh of Henry Co. Va. Soldier died Aug. 26, 1843 on Mill Creek, Hardin Co., Ky. He mar. Jan. 1 1780 in Henry Co. Va. Martha Jamison, who was al. (born in her ap. ex. Oct. 11, 1843 while a Rev. - Indiana Co., Ky. aged 87 yrs. They had 10 children: Mary, Polly, Jane, Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth, James, Martha, Sarah, and 2 named Anna, one having died. A son- in-law Washington Smith living in Hardin Co., Ky. in 1848 aged 61 yrs.
Respectfully,
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Commissioner.
(Sol. had bro John b. Aug. 1780 living in Meade Co. Ky. in 1846)

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. AWP
December 26, 1929.
Mrs. Gene Washburn Box 28, Palm Beach Blvd. Route A Fort Myers, Florida.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3026, it appears that James McWilliams was the son of Hugh McWilliams of Henry County, Virginia.
While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, James McWilliams enlisted in the fall of 1778 and served three months as a private in Captain McDonald's and Captain Hodge's Companies, Colonel Butler's North Carolina Regiment.
While residing in Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted in the summer of 1781 and served three months as a private in Captains Thomas Doggard's and William Cowden's Companies, Colonel Tucker's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 20, 1833, at which time he was seventy-one years of age and resided in Hardin County, Kentucky, where he had lived since 1801.
He died August 26, 1843 at his residence on Mill Creek in Hardin County, Kentucky.
The soldier married January 1, 1780 in Henry County, Virginia, Martha Jamison.
She was allowed pension on her application executed October 11, 1843, while a resident of Hardin County, Kentucky, aged eighty-two years.
They had ten children: Mary or Polly, Jane, Samuel,

Hannah, Elizabeth, James, Martha, Sarah, and two named Anna, one having died. The ages of the children are not shown.
A son-in-law, Washington Smith, was living in Hardin County, Kentucky in 1848, and was then aged sixty-one years, the name of his wife is not designated.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Copy of Mrs. Emrick's She out Xmas vacation Aug.

and 1812 vs Section MCH/eel
November 18, 1929
Mrs. N.A. Lilja 2228 Kendall Avenue Madison, Wisconsin
Dear Madam:
I advise you that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land had been made to the United States on account of his services.
The records fail to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Ichabod Ashcroft (Ashcraft).
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.3026, it appears that James McWilliams was the son of Hugh McWilliams, of Henry County, Virginia.
While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, James McWilliams enlisted in the fall of 1778, and served three months as a private in Captains McDonald's and Hodge's Companies, Colonel Butler's North Carolina Regiment.
While residing in Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted in the summer of 1781, and served three months as a private in Captains Thomas Doggard's and William Cowden's Companies, Colonel Tucker's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 20, 1833, at which time he was seventy-one years of age and resided in Hardin County, Kentucky, where he had lived since 1801.
He died August 26, 1843, at his residence on Mill Creek, in Hardin County, Kentucky.
The soldier married January 1, 1780, in Henry County,

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Virginia, Martha Jamison.
She was allowed pension on her application executed October 11, 1843, while a resident of Hardin County, Kentucky, aged eighty-two years.
They had ten children: Mary or Polly, Jane, Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth, James, Martha, Sarah, and two named Anna, one having died. The ages of the children are not shown.
A son-in-law, Washington Smith, was living in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1848, and was then aged sixty-one years, the name of his wife is not designated.
Due to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the bureau is unable to make immediate reply to each request pertaining to soldiers of the Revolution. Letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in order of receipt.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Def. had bro. John - born Aug 1780 - living in Meade Co. Ky in 1846 -

October 16, 1935
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Mrs. China C. Christopher 518 Laurel Street Irvine, Kentucky
BA-7/381 Conrad Cornelison-W.10660 James McWilliams.-W. 3026
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Alexander Cleaveland, Conrad Cornelison, James McWilliams of Albemarle County, Virginia, who later lived in Fayette or Madison County, Kentucky, and died in 1808, also, the record of John McWilliams, his brother, who, you state, received a pension while residing in Madison County, Kentucky, in which county he died, March 12, 1824, that the name of his wife was Elizabeth Cleveland and that this office has furnished his record to several persons in Kentucky.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service of a James McWilliams who died in 1808, nor of a John McWilliams of Kentucky, nor of an Alexander Cleaveland, under any spelling of the surname. The record which you state was furnished by this office may have been that of some other pensioner which you have confused with the record of John McWilliams. Another search of the records will be made, if you find that you have misquoted the name.
The record of Conrad Cornelison is furnished you herein as found in pension claim, W.10660, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. The record is furnished, also, of a James McWilliams, the only one of Kentucky, found on the Revolutionary War pension records. This may interest you, though not the one described.
Conrad Cornelison W.10660
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The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.10660, based upon the military service of Conrad Cornelison in that war.
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Conrad Cornelison was born May 28, 1763, in Loudoun County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, Conrad Cornelison enlisted in November, 1779, and served as a private in Captain William Bell's Company, Colonel Andrew Hampton's North Carolina Regiment and was discharged March 24, 1780; he enlisted in 1780, and served one month in Captain Peter Hedrich's North Carolina Company; he served twenty-eight days in Captain Myrich Davis' North Carolina Company and was discharged January 24, 1781; he served one and one-half months under Lieutenant Benjamin Scribner, Colonel Isaacks' North Carolina Regiment, and continued until close of the war as a minute man under Captain Peter Hedrich.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, while a resident of Otter Creek, Madison County, Kentucky.
He died January 26, 1846.
The soldier married February 15, 1785, in Rowan County, North Carolina, Susanna or Susannah Strange, who was born July 26, 1760.
Soldier's widow, Susannah, was allowed pension on her application executed April 7, 1846, while a resident of Madison County, Kentucky.
They had children, only names stated being John, the eldest child, born November 14, 1785, died August 5, 1843; and Richard, who was alive in 1853.
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James McWilliams W.3026
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The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.3026, based upon the military service in that war of James McWilliams.
James McWilliams was the son of Hugh McWilliams, of Henry County, Virginia. The date of his birth and the name of his mother are not shown.

While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, James McWilliams enlisted in the fall of 1778 and served three months as a private in Captains Donald's and Hodge's Companies, Colonel Butler's North Carolina Regiment: while residing in Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted in the summer of 1781, and served three months as a private in Captains Thomas Duggard's and William Cowden's Companies, Colonel Tucker's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 20, 1833, at which time he was seventy-one years of age and resided in Hardin County, Kentucky, where he had lived since 1801.
He died August 26, 1843, at his residence on Mill Creek, in Hardin County, Kentucky.
The soldier married January 1, 1780, in Henry County, Virginia, Martha Jamison.
Soldier's widow, Martha, was allowed pension on her application executed October 11, 1843, while a resident of Hardin County, Kentucky, and aged eighty-two years.
They had ten children: Mary or Polly, Jane, Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth, James, Martha, Sarah, and two named Anna, one having died. The ages of the children are not shown.
A son-in-law, Washington Smith, was living in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1848 and was then aged sixty-one years. The name of his wife is not designated.
In 1846, John McWilliams, born in August, 1780, and a brother of the soldier, James McWilliams, was living in Madison County, Kentucky.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

October 30, 1939
Mrs. William Blake 1031 S. Sixth Street Louisville, Kentucky
BA--J/ANF John Clausen-R.2025 James McWilliams-W.3086
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Clausen of Pennsylvania, and James McWilliams of North Carolina.
John Clausen-R. 2025
The data which follow concerning John Clausen (Clousen) were obtained from claim for pension, R.2025, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of John Clausen and names of his parents are not given. The date of his death is not shown
Michal Clausen or Clousen on December 31, 1853 aged seventy-seven years and living in Center, Perry County, Pennsylvania, applied for pension on account of the service of his father, John Clausen, then deceased, and alleged that his father served as a private in the Revolutionary War.
The claim for pension was not allowed as proof of service was not furnished.
The papers on file in this claim refer to other children, names not stated, nor is the name of the
See her letter re: John Clausen R. 2025

wife of John Clausen given, and there are no further discernible family data.
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James McWilliams--W.3026
The data furnished herein in regard to James McWilliams were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, W. 3026, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
James McWilliams was born in the year 1762, place was stated. He was the son of Hugh McWilliams, name of his mother not given.
While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, James McWilliams enlisted in the fall of 1778, served three months as private in Captains McDonald's and Hodge's companies, Colonel Butler's North Carolina regiment, and was engaged in guarding the barracks at Cross Creek, North Carolina. He moved to Henry County, Virginia, and enlisted in the summer of 1781, served three months as private in Captains Thomas Doggard's and William Cowden's companies, Colonel Tucker's Virginia regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 20, 1833, at which time he was living in Hardin County, Kentucky, where he had lived since 1801.
He died August 26, 1843, at his residence on the "waters of Mill Creek", in Hardin County, Kentucky.
The soldier, James McWilliams, married January 1, 1780 or 1781, in Henry County, Virginia, Martha

Jamison. The date and place of her birth and names of parents are not given.
James McWilliams and wife, Martha, lived about four years in Henry County, Virginia, then moved to North Carolina, and settled on "Durbins' Creek", lived about eleven months, and returned to Henry County, Virginia, and in 1794 moved to Madison County, Kentucky, and in 1801, moved to Hardin County, Kentucky.
The widow, Martha McWilliams, was allowed pension on her application executed October 11, 1843, at which time she was aged "eighty-two years and upwards", and residing in Hardin County, Kentucky.
The widow was living in 1846 in said Hardin County, with her son, James McWilliams, and in 1848 was living in same county, with her son-in-law, Washington Smith who was then aged sixty-one years.
The soldier, James McWilliams and his wife, Martha, had ten children, three of whom were born prior to 1786, and in 1847, "some" were residing in Hardin County, Kentucky.
The names of their children are shown as follows, ages not given-
Mary or Polly, Jane, Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth or Betsey, James, Martha, Sarah or Sally, and two named Anna, one having died. Reference was made in 1843 to a son aged fifty-two years, and to a daughter aged fifty-eight years.
John McWilliams, brother of the soldier, James McWilliams, was born in August, 1780, and in 1846 was living in Meade County, Kentucky.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment

of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Martha McWilliams, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Martha McWilliams, widow of James McWilliams Certificate #3167 Issued January 19, 1847 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1848 Act of February 3, 1848 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator