Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1712, for Joseph Rankhorn, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy (N.B.)
Rankhorn, Joseph
S.1712
Carded
CONTENTS

Tennessee. Nashville Joseph Rankhorn of Warren in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Wilson of the in the A. Carolina line for One year.
Navy instead of P.M. Line. Records of Nov 3 '32 p scribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 10. Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Oct 1833 and
arrears to the 14th of semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7. Page 91.

Co to Peru Agt. 18 March 1847.
From Missaured from 4 March 1846. April 12 1847. Notified to Peruvian Mr. Minville Torne fee

State of Tennessee Warren County
from 1779 private 1 yr $40.
On this the 2nd 21st day of July July 1832, personally appeared in open court before me, David Higginbotham, William McGregor & Samuel Limby Esqrs. Justices of the peace being the presiding Justices of the Warren County court and sitting Joseph Rankhorn, a resident in the County of Warren and State of Tennessee aged Seventy Three years most last who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He entered the service of the United States as well as he now recollects in the month of March 1779. (He arrived at the time by the battle of Guilford which took place about three months after he came out of the service) He volunteered or enlisted on board of a ship of war called the Cornwall Cornwall for the term of twelve twelve months. The ship was at Edenton North Carolina, at that time. She was commanded by Captain Wilson — Bush was the Lieutenant he does not recollect either of their names given names. James Long was the Ensign, — Holt and Gilmore were the Midshipman. The ship carried thirty two guns as well as he recollects and the most of them Eighteen pounders. There was 180 men on board besides the officers. Applicant was initiated by the Ensign James Long, after which the Captain sailed by direction to the Ocracoke Bar or until when he was stationed to give security and protection to the Merchantmen going out from and returning to Edenton. They there remained until some time in December when it was ascertained that the Cornwall was very leaky and that it was necessary to have her repaired as she was then unfit for service. The Captain therefore sailed back to Edenton, and from there to a place called the South Bay on the Chowan river. He there left the Cornwall and took an other ship which was then entirely new and indeed was not rigged off when they arrived. This ship was called the

Washington, the guns and other munitions were transferred from the Caswell to the Washington. They then carried the latter down to Edenton where they remained, at first they intended after taking in some provi- sion to return to the O. cracoke net. but whilst they were — waiting for the supply of provision the Captain ascertained that the Washington was so inefficiently constructed that she was not fit for service; in a short time after this Captain Wilson left the crew and ship with but little provision and went to his residence in Virginia. Previous to his departure he paid applicant a part of his wages. applicant continued on in the service in this situation until March 1780. when his term of service expired. upon inquiry he was informed that he could not get a discharge until Captain Wilson returned which was constantly expected for this purpose he remained in the service until some time in June when despairing of Wilson's return he came to the conclusion to demand his dis- charge of the Lieutenant Bush. his wife had come from Va when he wished to see him he had gone a shore into Tyrrell County not far from Edenton and was then staying with her. applicant and others were sent ashore for the purpose of procuring provisions, and being near the place where Bush was, he went to him, told him the time he entered the service, and for what length of time, which had expired three months before, and demanded of him a discharge. Bush told him that he was not authorized to discharge him that it could be done by Wilson alone that he knew his term of service had expired since. applicant then asked him to advise him what to do. Bush told him that he had a head , feet , & hands , his time had expired and to determine for himself, that he was not authorized to discharge him. Applicant construed this into a tacit discharge, & there- for told Bush he should go home, which he did and which was about twelve or thirteen miles from Edenton. This ended his service.
He served in all fifteen months. he has no documentary evidence of his service, nor does he know of any person living by whom he

Con from them or any part of them.
He was born in Iredell now Washington County North Carolina in June 1760.
He has no record of his age nor never had. when he married he knew his age from the information of his parents his wife had a record of her and yet has it when they were married he was twenty days the oldest by which means he ascertains his own age. When called into the service he lived in Iredell County North Carolina about 12 or 13 miles from Edenton. He remained there during the revolution and for several years afterwards. He then moved to Surry County in the same state where he lived for several years. He then moved to this Warren County State of Tennessee where he now and has lived for about twenty years.
He volunteered into the service.
As to regular officers. Continental and militia regiments he can not state any thing more than he has. whilst at Anchor at Edenton there were soldiers in that town. who they were in what number or by whom commanded applicant is entirely ignorant.
He never did receive a discharge from the service.
He is acquainted with Thomas Clark a clergyman. Jesse Gibbs John B. Webb Simon Warlick. Harold Byers & John Harle as well as divers others who live in the neighborhood in which he at present resides and he thinks they will testify as to his character for veracity and of their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed in his Joseph X Brant home open court the day & year month aforesaid.
And Mr Thomas Clark a clergyman residing in the County of Warren and State of Tennessee & has Harold

of the same residence and both neighbours to the above named applicant. do hereby certify that We are well acquainted with Joseph Rankhorn, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that We believe him to be seventy two years of age, that his reputation and belief in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that We concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day 3  21 st March 1832 and year aforesaid in open Court J. Colville Clerk By L. Colville Thomas Clark Harrel Byers
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War. Dept. that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Thomas Clark who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman residing in the County of Warren & State of Tennessee and that  who has also signed the same is a resident of the same County and State & part of them in the neighbourhood of the said applicant, that they are both credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Thos. McGregor
J. Joseph Colville Clerk of the Warren County Court do
Samuel Denby A. Haggard
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Rankhorn for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and private seal there being no seal of office yet provided altho the said Court is a Court of record this the 3  the day of January 1832. J. Colville Clerk By L. Colville
J. Joseph C. Isacks do hereby certify that I know that the above named Joseph Colville is Clerk of the Warren County Court, that Lark Colville is his deputy and from My knowledge of his hand writing, the above certificates are in the hand writing of the latter and I also believe there is no seal of office of the aforesaid Court this the
J. C. Isacks
Return to be addressed to Andrew J. Marshall McMinnville Tenn

Dec 23 1886 D.C. 19
Rec Appreciation for Rankin for transf Edwards Campaign of Res Washington City D.C.
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M McMinnville 13 th Dec 1846
Dear Sir
I rec d your letter to day addressed to John Rankham in regard to a transfer of my the pension from Mispara to Tenneps. There is a mistake either in your construction of my name or I have had my name miss entered in my application to you my name is Joseph Rankham who is applying for a transfer if my name has bin wrongly written in the application for a transfer pleas send me some blanks that will suits my case & I will try and have them fixed in a propper way
Yours respectfully
Joseph Rankham
22.087-

Rev. Nat.
1712. INVALID.
File No. 1712
Joseph Rankhorn Rev. N.C. Line
Act: June 7, 1852.
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 308
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Navy instead of D.C. Line. Records corrected Nov 30 82

Missouri 22087 West Tennessee
Joseph Rankhorn Warren Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the com. commanded by Captain Wilson of the H commanded by C in the Vol. Militia for 1 year
Margin instead of M.C. Line. Records P.R. Noted 23 scribed on the Roll of West Tennessee the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Oct 1833 and V of Marchbanks McMinn Arrears to the 14th of Sept 100 Remain. allowance ending March 20 $120
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 94

Loan to Rev. Asg. Starbuck 7 March 1844 To Missouri Grove 4 Sep 1843. 26. March 1844 Notification to Rev. John Jameson. House of Reps. Letter to Rev 28 Dec 1846.
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ap 12 1847 NEW BEDFORD
New Bedford
For Rankin time of year Amos J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Insurances Washington City
[Signature]

Pension Agency, St. Louis, Mo March 31. 1847
Sir
Your letter of 18 th inst. is this day rec d . requiring the date to which Joseph Rankhorn, a pensioner on the Roll of this Agency under act 7 th June 1832 at $40. per annum was last paid. He was last paid to 4 th March 1846, and will be now marked on the Roll as having been transferred to Tennessee, as you have directed
I am very respectfully Wm. C. Anderson
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington City

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Warren
88.
On this Sixth
day of March
18 47 ,
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Warren
personally appeared Joseph
Rankhorn
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain
Wilson
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
of the Navy
in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Missouri
from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (Dis-
trict, or territory,) of Tennessee
where he intends
to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The fol-
lowing are his reasons for removing from Missouri
to Tennessee . Sickness & dissatisfaction
his Joseph Rankhorn mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid. -5
John W. Sterr, Justice of the Peace
§ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
§ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
§ 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 be sent with 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 which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.

State of Louisiana This day William White Warm County personally appeared before the undersigned an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County, and made oath in due form of law that he is well acquainted with Joseph Rurkshorn the person named in the within affidavit and that he knows him to be the identical person named therein. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th March 1843.
Wm. White
John W. Seward
I John W. Seward a Justice of the Peace for Warm County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William White who made the above affidavit and that his oath is sworn to full faith and credit. Given under my hand this 6th March 1843
John W. Seward

State of Tennessee } I Richmond M c Griger clerk of the Warren County } County Court of said Warren County hereby certify that John W Hard is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 6 th day of March 1847
Richmond M c Griger clerk of Warren County Court

Mar. 25. 1844
Mr. Evans
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington, City

Pension Office
Nashville Tennessee
March 16 th 1844.
Sir
Your letter of the 7 th Inst, requesting me to inform you, to what time Joseph Rankhorn, a Pensioner now on the Roll of this agency, was last paid, is received. He has been paid at this agency up to 4 September 1843.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
J. M. Smith
Pen: agent
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Joseph Rankin Wants his pension Agency changed from Nashville Tenn to St. Louis Mo. To See Correspondence
4 March 1844
Hon. John Jameson H.R.

To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Your petitioner Joseph Rankhorn a resident of Wright County and State of Missouri would respectfully state; That your petitioner is a Pensioner under the Law of the United States of the 7 th June, 1832 that ever since he has been a pensioner, to wit, since the 2 d day of October 1833, he has resided in the Counties of Warren and afterwards in DeBabb and State of Tennessee; that he has always received his pension at the Nashville Agency; that he received his last semi-annual payment on the 4 th September 1843 at the Nashville Agency that on the 19 th day of October 1843 your petitioner removed from DeBabb County State of Tennessee to this Wright County and State of Missouri Your petitioner now respectfully prays that his pension Agency may be changed from Nashville Tennessee to St Louis Missouri so that he may be enabled to draw his next Semi-Annual pension at St Louis on the 4 th of March next. Your petitioner here copies his pension Certificate:- War Department
Revolutionary Claims
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832 Joseph Rankhorn of the State of Tennessee, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Forty dollars and - Cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4 th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4 th of March, and 4 th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 2 d day of October 1833

next. Your petition here copies his pension Certificate:— War Department Revolutionary claim
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 9th June 1832 Joseph Rankhorn of the State of Tennessee, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Forty dollars and — Cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 2 d day of October 1833
John Robb
Acting Secretary of War
"examined and counterigned"
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
"No. 22087. Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book 8. Vol. 7. page 94 by Saul Boyd, Clerk."
Your petition states the above are the endorsements.
And in duty bound will ever pray. his servant to & subscriber before Joseph Rankhorn me this 9th February 1844 make Walker Nicholson J. P. McElroy

State of Missouri County of Wright
SS
J. Graham P. Pool, Clerk of the County Court of Wright County, do certify that Walker Nicholas is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Wright County, Commissioned and qualified according to Law, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be is genuine.
In witness whereof J. Graham P. Pool has hereunto set my hand and used the private seal, there being no official seal of office of the County Court of Wright County as yet provided, to be hereunto affixed, this 12 th day February 1844 J. G. P. Pool CLK.
Private seal of Wright County
I do certify that from information I have no doubt but that J. P. Pool is clerk of the County Court of Wright County in the State of Missouri and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and believe the above to his own proper signature
John Jameson M. C.
March 21 st 1844