Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 21889, for Daniel Mc Innis, North Carolina

SERVICE
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McGinnis, Daniel
R. 21889
CONTENTS

The Declaration of Daniel McInis Sn in order to Obtain a Pension,

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th A. D. 1832
State of Mississippi Covington County, set
on this 12 th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. - personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable the County Court of said County now sitting. - Daniel McInis, Sr. a Resident of said County of Covington and state of Mississippi, aforesaid; aged about seventy eight 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 (viz) That he entered the service of the United States - Under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit, he was attached to the Company of Militia Commanded by Captain John Cade of the Militia of Bladen County in the State of North Carolina, the precise day he does not

now recollect when he entered the service of the - United States in said company, but it was some time in the month of May in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy eight (1778) and that he left the same Company about the same time of the year, in the year 1781. That a Major McCrea Com- =manded in the Capacity of Major but whose Christian name he cannot now recollect, and also that a Col Richardson was his Colonel but cannot - now recollect his Christian name; that one Abram Paul was a lieutenant in Captain Cades Company, that he resided in the County of Bladen in the State of North Carolina; that he was Commanded to keep & hold himself in readiness to go out on Military duty when ever called on and that he did so hold himself in readiness as he was Commanded, and that he was frequent- =ly called out on the Military duty, but that he never was in any regular Battle; that he recollects to have marched through the Counties of Anson & Cumberland, that he recollects a General Brown, who Commanded the militia & who lived on Cape Fear River, does not recollect Gen t Browns Christian name, but thinks twas Thomas;

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he further declares that he recollects very well the Battle at Guilford Court house, & that he recollects General Nathaniel Green; and that he recollects that it was then understood that General Marion had the Command of all the forces in that part of the State; that his Captain Cade was afterwards promoted to the office of Colonel.
he further, declares that he has no documentary Evidence of his services & that there is no person now living in this vicinity or State that he can think of by whom he can prove his services; and that he hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatsoever 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.
His Daniel M. Innes
Sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court The 12 th day of November 1832
Gilbert D. Gere Clerk C.C.C.C.
A. L. H. & Associates. Not in the Standard

We P st Fullenwider a Clergyman Residing in the County of Sampson and Allan Stewart & Duncan
McLaurin both Residing in the County of Covington and State of Mississippi do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel McAnis Sr. who has Subscri- bed & sworn to the within declaration that we believe him to be about the age of seventy eight years; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion P st H. Fullenwider sworn to & subscribed in Genl dm W. M c Guire Court the 12th day of Nov r 1832 Allan Stewart Gilbert D. Gore Clerk C.C.C.
and the Said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter, and putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named appli- -cant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that P st H. Fullenwider who who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman & a Resident of Sampson  this County of Covington , and that Allan Stewart & Duncan McLaurin who has also signed the same are Resident of said County and are Creditable persons, and that their Statements are entitled to Credit.
Rob t Jones Chief Justice Duncan Thomas

the records of said County and the individuals persons, and that their Statements are entitled to Credit.
Robt Jones Chief Justice Duncan Thompson A Justice Coleman Nichols A Justice
I Gilbert D. Gere Clerk of the County, Circuit, & Probate Courts of said County of Covington & State of Mississippi do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the records, proceedings of said County Court in the matter of the Application of Daniel McInis. In for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set hand and Seal of said Court Office this the 12 th day of November A D 1832 Gilbert D. Gere Clerk
The State of Mississippi Covington County SS.
We Robert Jones Chief Justice of the County Court of the County of  State of Covington, and Duncan Thompson and Coleman Nichols associate Justices of said Court do certify that Gilbert D. Gere is the Clerk of said Court & that his certificates as such are entitled to Credit This the 13 th Nov 1832
Robt Jones Chief Justice Duncan Thompson A Justice Coleman Nichols A Justice

Answers to the Interrogatories, put by the Honorable the County Court of Covington County, to Daniel McGinnis Sr —
Ans. 1 st he says he was born in Scotland, does not recollect exactly when he was born but thinks it must be about the year 1754 about March.
Ans 2 nd he answers no, knows nothing of the record of it.
Ans 3 rd he says he was in Bladen County North Carolina lived in North Carolina 10 years after his services expired, then moved to Marion District in South Carolina & lived there fifteen years, then moved to Jackson County in the State of Mississippi, then to Covington County in the same State, where he now lives;
Ans 4 th , he says, he was a volunteer, & was to stand his draft when called on, but was not drafted, for a longer time than 10 days or two weeks for any one service,
Ans 5 th he says, as to this question, he can answer no further than is stated in his declaration.
Ans 6 th he says he never received any discharge;
Ans 7 th he says he is known to many of his neighbours all of whom he presumes would testify.

to his Character for veracity & their belief of his Services. I would give the names of the Honorable Robert Jones Chief Justice of this Honorable County Court also Duncan Thompson & Coleman Nichols Esquires associate Justices of said Court, Thomas H. Hopkins an attorney at law, Gilbert D. Gere Esquire Clerk of the Court, Col. Dan S. Pagan the Representative Elect to the State Legislature, V. F. Pope Esq. a member of the late Convention of this State William Leggett Esq. a Justice of the peace in his neighborhood and various other persons too numerous here to mention.

interrogatories, propounded by the Honorable The County Court of Covington County Miss to Daniel McChris Sr. an applicant for a Pension.
Int: 1 st Where & in what year were you Born? " 2 nd Have you any Record of your age: & if so where is it? " 3 rd Where were you living When Called into Service, Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live? " 4 th How were you Called into the Service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a Substi- tute, And if a Substitute for whom? " 5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with you the troops where you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments as you can recollect & the general Circumstances of your Services? " 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service & if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it? " 7 th State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your Character for veracity, and their belief of your Services as a soldier of the Revolution:?
all of whom he presumes Coleman Nichols & Justice Warner & others

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Recy
No. 21.889
RECEIVED
, Ex'r.
OLD WAR INVALID.
Daniel David McInis of Miss T. P.O. Pri, Colo Richardson N.E. Troop
Service :
Enlisted : _____ , 18 _____
Discharged : _____ , 18 _____
Application filed : _____ , 18 _____
Alleges : _____
Re-enlisted : _____
Attorney : _____
P. O. _____
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Documents
relating to the claim of Daniel M c Innis for pension on account of Revolutionary services —
1835 Jan: 15 th referred to the Com: on Pensions —
" Jan: 28 th report adverse
" Feb: 5 th concurred in
(see F. Patterson)
W. Black

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Daniel M c Innis

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Daniel M c Sumner 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? yes 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? yes 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? yes

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? yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
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? 5.
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 the 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.
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 authenticated 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 end 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.
H. Arnaud Ross

By A. M. Scott Governor of the State of Mississippi.
To all, who shall see these presents.
Be it known that the foregoing Robert Jones Esq. was on the 12 th day of November last, Chief Justice of the County and Probate Court in and for the County of Covington and that Duncan Thompson and Coleman Nichols Esquires, were also at the same date Associate Justices of said Court in and for said County of Covington, and that full faith and credit are due to all his acts as such.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of said State, at Jackson the 5 th day of December A. D. 1832.
A. M. Scott

We whose names are hereunto subscribed would Respectfully Represent unto the Honorable the Secretary of War, that we are of opinion that Mr Daniel McHinis Sr was a Soldier in the Revolution & that his statements are - entitled to much Credit,
this 12 th day of Octr 1832. James L. Jolley Shff. Gilbert D Gove Clerk C.C.C.C. P. Underink Dope Aaron Lowe former M th Funderink Dope Morgan McAlister
Thos H. H. H. H.
Joshua Keyes W m Leggett JP
State of Mississippi Conington County } ss. 3
W m Speed
We Robert Jones Judge of Probate and Chief Justice of the County Court of said County and Duncan Thompson & Coleman Nichols Esquires - associate Justices of said County Court, hereby Certify that the persons above named are entitled to much Credit
13 th Nov. 1832.
Rob t Jones Judge of Probate Duncan Thompson A Justice Coleman Nichols A Justice

Williamburg Mi 12 th Feby 1835
Judge Black
Dear Sir
Inclosed I send you the papers of Daniel McInis Sr applying for a pension under the act of Congress of 1832 - That Mr McInis is entitled to a pension there can be but little doubt - you will see however from the papers that some 3 of the questions put were not answered as fully or satisfactorily as the officer in the proper department might wish, yet there seems to me to be no sufficient reason for refusing his application on the ground upon which it seems, not to be allowed upon.
The unfortunate situation of our inferior Court, prevent a compliance with the late instructions, - and we will have no Circuit Court now until May next, these circumstances together with the extreme old age and poverty stricken situation of Mr McInis induced me to urge upon you as a friend to suffering Patriotism, Virtue and Justice - to try to get a Special act of Congress allowing to Daniel McInis Sr a pension according to the enclosed petition and accompanying documents.
Please write on the receipt of this and believe me your friend and A. H. Kent A. H. Kent