Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6647, for James Mc Corkel, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. C.
McCorkel, James
P 6647
CONTENTS

19612
James M c Coakel
Alabama
Rejected -
A. P. Bagby Clairborne County Alabama

(2)  BRIEF in the case of  James McCorick  County of Warren  in the State of  Alabama  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? no
3. How old is he? 70 years
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.     Drafted In 17 about 14 Private Gen. Capt Varnis   again drafted States no more officers   "in all between 2 and 3 months"  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? North Carolina
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no seal of office
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jas Watson
Examining Clerk.
24th feby 1833

The State of Alabama } Circuit Court Fall Term 1832 (1)
Morris County. } On this first day of November 1832 appeared before me Horatio S. Perry Judge of said Court James McKorkle a resident citizen of Morris County, State of Alabama who being duly sworn depose and say that he was born in the State of Pennsylvania and is now in the 70 th year of his age and makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress allowing pensions to the surviving soldiers of the revolution passed the 7 th of June 1832. He further states that he removed to North Carolina during his infancy and remained there until the year that Charleston was captured by the British, about which time (in the summer of that year) he was drafted into the service of the United States, under Capt. Morris - and set out on his march to Ramsour's mill on the River Gadkin in North Carolina, for the purpose of dislodging a body of Tories who were entrenched and fortified at this place. That before the company to which he was attached reached that place they were ordered not to advance further as an engagement had already taken place. That he was at this period about 2 weeks in the service. That afterwards he was drafted (in the same year) and placed under the command of General in the upper part of North Carolina then surrounded by the Indians. That he was taken prisoner by the British and Tories and carried to Camden, and remained there five weeks and two days, when he made his escape. He states further that he was in the service in all between 2. and 3. months, and never received any compensation whatever. Sworn to and subscribed before me James McKorkle the 1 st Nov. 1832.
Horatio S. Perry Judge

Questions propounded to and answered by James McHuckle in my presence.
1. Where and in what state were you born?
Ans. I was born in the State of Pennsylvania, on the waters of the Schuylkill, but in what county I do not recollect, in June or July 1763.
2. Have you any record of your age, if yes when is it?
Ans. I kept a record of my age, but it has been destroyed by time.
3. Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Ans. I have lived the greater part of the time in Washington Lincoln and Columbia counties in Georgia - Thirteen years ago I removed to Monroe County, Alabama where I now reside.
4 th How were you called into service? &c
Ans. I was drafted.
5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans. I refer to my application for an answer to the foregoing
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Ans. I never did - at the time I escaped from Camden my company was discharged and I never was in the army afterward, during the revolutionary war.

7 th State the names of persons in your present neighborhood to whom you are known, and who can testify to your character for veracity, and their belief of your revolutionary services.
And I refer particularly to J. H. Schrobell a minister of the gospel, and John Powell Esquire. James M c Korkle
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Horatio Perry (Judge) We J. H. Schrobell a licensed minister of the gospel and John Powell a citizen of Monroe County in the State of Alabama do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James M c Korkle who has subscribed and sworne to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be nearly seventy years of age, that he is a man of high reputation for veracity in his neighborhood, and has been generally reputed to be a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in the same opinion.
John Powell J. H. Schrobell
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
The Court hereby declares their opinion after leaving the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named James M c Korkle was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the Court further testifies that it appears to them that J. H. Schrobell who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Monroe, and that John Powell who has signed the same is also a citizen of said State and County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Horatio Perry J. H. Schrobell John Powell

I Samuel M c Call Clerk of the fiscal Court of Monroe County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James McRickle for a pension.
Sam. M c Call Clerk Circuit Court Monroe County,
9 9 James McRickle hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity - except the present and that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any of the States.
James McRickle
In presence of Horatio Perry Judge
1901
James McRickle

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661 1/2
P. O.
Darius M. Barker
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Repealed (b)
See letter 17 April 1883
To
A. P. Bogey
Clairborn
Monroe City
66017 Alabama

He
Mar. 26.
1961/2
To
The Honorable The Secretary of War.
Washington City.
Mail.
Wm
Luc

Charleston S.C. 27th 1832.
Sir,
(5)
Enclosed I have the honor to enclose you the declaration of James M c Coakel a surviving soldier of the revolution. I am aware that it is not attested in the strongest manner prescribed by the act of Congress, but from the character of the applicant for honesty, probity and good demeanor I have no doubt that he is fairly entitled to the favorable consideration of the Government. His allowance, even if his application succeeds will be but small - But even that little will be of great benefit to an infirm old man bordering on seventy, in extreme indigence. I have the honor to be with great respect, Sir yr. mo. ob t Serv t
To The Secretary of War.
A. W. Bagby.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James McConnel which require further proof or explanation.
 I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes  II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes  III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? no  V. * Has he mentioned 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? no  VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? no  VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes  VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes  IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes  X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? no 

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? no If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. †Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.