Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42007, for Randal Shoemaker, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Shoemaker, Randal
S 42007
CONTENTS

North Carolina
Randal Shoemaker
of Sedell Co in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Brevard of the regiment commanded by Colonel Armstrong in the N. Carolina line, for the term of one year.
from May 1781 to May 1782
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 day of October 1828.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of Jan 1829 and sent to James Campbell Esq. Statesville N.C.
Arrears to 4th of March 1829 $ 33. 28 Semi-ann. all'ce ending
$ 33. 28
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March, 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Let to W.H. Cowan Sept 19. 48 Howler for May 14 1855
8 5 8 8 8 1.00 23.28

R Randal Shoemaker NC - Sept 18th 1818
Col H. H. Day South of Union Tobacco Office Washington City
Abbe Town Pa.

Hamptonville N.C. May 2-1885
Sir
Will you please have the kindness to inform me whether some children of an old revolutionary soldier the facts of whom are given you will please find below, are entitled to a pension & what amount.
Natal Hoemake was a Pensioner of the Revolutionary War, Pensioned at 90.¢ he was married in 1831 and died in 1844 his widow never applied for a renewal of her Pension under the act of 1850 or any other act . She died in 1857 or 58. Now the question is, what and is her children entitled to & under what act will they have to apply in order to obtain the benefit. And will they have to appear before a Court of record or will their appearance before a magistrate with a certificate of his office by the clerk.
Very Truly
H. Abt Servant
J. Coles Jr.

Mch 22/18 W T Lewis and for M c Randall Shoemaker
W. T. Lewis Commence of business Washington City D. C.
Union Bank etc March 14th
X

1848
Snowbreek Mar 15 th
Hon J L Edwards
Dear Sir
Randal Shoemaker late of this county (Piedra N. Ca.) was a pensioner of the United States under the law of 1818, 1820 &c at the rate of eight dollars per month, which he drew up to the period of his death, which took place on the 3 rd day of June 1844, or rather his widow drew the arrears of pension from 2 nd March 1844 to 3 rd June same year. - I understand that the said pensioner was entitled under the law of 1832 to $100.00 per annum instead of $96.00 only which he drew & that the four dollars per annum from the time specified by the law of 1832 is still due to her widow; if so, will you be good enough to inform me, what proof is necessary, or required by the department to enable her to obtain it. - The original certificate of said Randal, & proof of his death is on file in your department. The widow is still living but in the most indigent (even miserable) circumstances, is supported by her neighbors. I called on her a short time since & took her affidavit, as to the death of her husband & of her identity, but will not forward it, till I get an answer to this &c
Respectfully your Obedient Servt W F Cowan

State of North Carolina } Superior Court of Law Indo County } October Term 1828
On this 31st day of October 1828 personally appeared in open Court, being a copy of Record for the County of Indo, Randal Shoemaker, Resident in said County, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820, that he the said Randal Shoemaker enlisted for the term of twelve months on the day of May in the year 1781 in the State of North Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain Alexander Brevard in the Regiment commanded by Colonels John Waples Ashe and John Armstrong in the line of the State of North Carolina, in the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in said Corps until month of May 1782 when he was discharged from service continuing in the State of North Carolina that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name is not on the Roll of any State, except North Carolina; and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension: That until within the last

twelve or eighteen months, he was entirely ignorant that any provision had been made under which he was entitled to any compensation that the discharge and certificate which he received from his Captain was lost or passed from his hands many years ago; these, he had considered, as the only admissable proof of his services, and without which he would never be allowed any compensation. That he had consequently ceased to expect any, that living in an obscure and remote part of the country bringing himself no contact and having very little intercourse with the world he never heard any thing to correct this erroneous impression. That other persons interested themselves in his behalf & informed him of his rights and how to claim them. Since which time this application is the earliest he could possibly make.
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th of March, 1818; and

An additional reason is that he Randal Shoemaker lived for many years in a situation that he could by industry & economy procure a subsistence during which time he thought never living but by his own labour - that in the he was induced to become security for other debts for the payment of which his scanty estate was entirely swept away, but that he still could support himself, until the infirmities infirmities & denares of old age have deprived him of strength to labor - & that he is in consequence reduced to the extremity of poverty

That I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts or debts, due me; except a claim upon about George Black for about forty dollars, who has left the country, and is gone out of the reach of application & is in soluto; and one account on estate of David Wilson for eight dollars, which is desperate -
Schedule of property
  1 Tea the bird worth about $11 00   1 Sack of seven pigs 7 00   1 broken skillet, 1 broken oven, 1 old pot with three legs 2 00   4 old pewter plates 1 00 
That his occupation is that of farming; but being afflicted with gravel is unable to do hard labor; that his family consists of a wife about 26 years old, and three children two daughters, one son; oldest daughter six or seven years old, youngest between one & two years old; I am three or four years old, a cripple. That since the 18th of March 1818 the following  no changes have been made in my property - all that I own did possess having been sold previous to that time
Randal his  the mark

Sworn to and declared on the _____ day of October before
I, James Campbell, Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for Indale County, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Randal Shoemaker did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common Enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement in the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and also further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is $21.00.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on this 31 st day of October A D 1828.
James Campbell
Oct 31/28

Capt. A. Brevard
To
Randall Shoemaker John
Verificate

This may Certify that Randel Shoemaker and his brother John Shoemaker, were delivered to me at Frohocke House, near Salisbury, in May 1781 to serve in the Continental Army for Twelve months as part of the quota of men of that description that was to be furnished from Rowan County. Those Two brothers Happened to fall in my Company and John was with me in the Battle of Eutaw Springs and was wounded of which wound he died in Camden. Randel Randel was also in the Battle, was sent on, with his wounded brother to Camden to the Hospital. on my return from the Army with those Twelve months men whose time had expired I found Randel Shoemaker in Camden & he came on with the others & received his discharge They were quiet well conducting young men & Randel was a Sergeant part of the line in the Company Now I do Conceive that if there is land coming to any of the Troops of this description that is of Twelve months men that they Randel & John Shoemaker are as much Entitled to it as any others can be Especially John who lost his life in a Violent struggle Given under hand the 26 th day of October 1827
Alex. Breaun
Captain at that time in the Continental Army, North Carolina line
As I, one who wishes to be particularly acquainted with the manner in which the Continental Troops of North Carolina were arranged when the Shoemakers were in service Know that North Carolina had then six Regiments on the established establishment that all the Troops they had then in the field would not have amounted to one full Regiment that they were called the First & Second Battalions & were under Two
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Colonels (Viz) John Baptist Ash the first Battalion John Armstrong the Second Battalion. & my Company was in the Second Brigadier Jethro Sumner had Command of the N. Carolina Troops that were best known then by the North Carolina Line as the Troops of every State was then a very Law. & when shattered Troops of other States that had Troops to the Southward towards the end of the war were called the Pennsylvania Line the Maryland Line the Virginia Line the North Carolina Line. & Lee's Legion & the Delaware Company. I think those were the Continental Troops that were in the Service when the war Ended & were all in the Service. As the Shoemakers put in their Service Except the Pennsylvanians which I think had not come on any more wanted to make Shoemakers. Certificate Satisfactory I will freely go as far as I know Wrote by request the 12 th day of March 1828
Alex d Brevant Capt in N Carolina of the Continental Army at the End of the war
 Little Smith North Carolina Lincoln County
Personally appeared before me Sith : Edwards It Alexander Brevant who being duly sworn made oath that the above certificate and statement were in his own hand writing and that they were true to the best of his knowledge and belief
John Edwards J. Alex d Brevant

42007
INVALID.
Rev.
File No. 42,007
Harold Shoemaker
Dr. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 657
[Arrangement of 1870.]