Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9016, for Edward Mc Kay, North Carolina

SERVICE
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McKay, Edward
S 9016
CONTENTS
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12.174
North Carolina
Edward McKay
transferred in the State of NC who was a Pri. in the Com command by Captain of the Reg command by Gen. Green in the NC Arty. time for State Troops 6 mo
Date of death not on QB
Inscribed on the Roll of NC Arty at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. day of April 1833 and sent John Winslow. Fayetteville N.C.
Arrears to the 14th of March 32. $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 33. 10.00
$50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E.D. Bullock Clerk Book 60 Vol. 3 Page 48

Edwara McKay Ms
Admiral's private fr bms. from 1782 #20— Low Green Ms

BRIEF in the case of Edward W. Hays County of Cumberland in the State of North Carolina (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 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.     In 1782 6 Private Gen. McGrane Gen. Greene  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cumberland Co. North Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By a living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Catts Examining Clerk.

Application of Edward M c Kay of Cumberland County for a pension ~
1768

North Carolina Cumberland County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions - September Term 1832
On this the 3 rd day of September A D 1832 personally appeared Edward McKay in open Court before the Court aforesaid resident of the County aforesaid aged about Seventy three or Seventy five years of age and after being 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. 1832.
That he was drafted into the Militia of the State of North Carolina about the year 1782, and served first under one Capt. McEranie and afterward under one Capt. Archibald Smith of the County aforesaid, that he was employed in herding cattle and in driving them to the army in South Carolina then under the Command of Genl. Green, that he assisted in driving said cattle to the Camp of Green then at Ashley Hill near Charleston, that after staying some time in Green Camp, they marched back to Cross Creek then in Cumberland County, now known as the Town of Fayetteville, that he served with one Morris Morrison, whose affidavit is herunto appended, that he was in no battle, nor was never wounded - That he knows of no other person to prove his service but the said Morrison, that he had a discharge but has lost the same - That he has no documentary evidence to prove his service - That he then resided and has resided ever since in the County of Cumberland, that there is no Clergyman in his neighborhood from whom he can obtain his certificate.

That he was born some where about 1756 or 1759, that has no record of age, and lived in the County of Cumberland when called into service, that he was drafted, that his discharge was signed by his Captain Archibald Smith - That his neighbours Neil Munroe & Robert Alexander the Clark can prove the respectability of his character - and can testify as to the report in his neighbourhood that he served in the Revolutionary War - That he only served for nine months -
Sworn to, and subscribed
We hereby relinquish all claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present & he declared that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed } E. H. [unclear] the day and year aforesaid }
D. M. Diarmid
Personally appeared before the Court aforesaid Morris Morrison, and after being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, that he ser- ved with Edward McKay in the manner as above stated by said McKay, first under one Capt. McFarance and afterwards under Capt. Ar- chibald Smith, that they were employed in herding & driving cattle to the army in South Carolina under Genl. Green, that they drove cattle to Ashley Hills in South Carolina where Green was then encam- ped, that they afterwards marched to Hop Creek where they were discharged - that they were drafted in 1782 Sworn to the day and year } Morris Morrison aforesaid D. M. Diarmid } his mark

Personally appeared before the Court aforesaid Neill McMurdo & Neill McLean  and Alexander Clark freeholders of the County aforesaid and after being duly sworn according to Law, doth on their oaths say, that Edward McKay is a man of veracity and respectability of Character, that he has always been considered and thought that he served in the Revolutionary War, and is looked upon by his neighbours as a soldier of the Revolution
Sworn to and subscribed { Will Monroe the day & year aforesaid } Alexander Clark
(D m McDiarmid) Will McLean
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after an 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 states that it appears to them that Morris Morrison & the freeholders whose names appear to above certificate are creditable persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Daniel Mc c Clannan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Cumberland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Edward McKay for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal Official this 5 th day of September A D 1832
(D m McDiarmid)

February 6, 1937
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BAJ/HEL can Edward McKay-S.9016
Mr. E.Clyde Ennis Rowan County Court House Salisbury, North Carolina
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Edward McKay who received a pension for service in the North Carolina troops during the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.9016, based upon the military service in that war of Edward McKay.
Edward McKay was born in 1756 or 1759, exact date not shown, nor are the names of his parents or place of his birth stated.
While a resident of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Edward McKay enlisted in 1782 and served six months under Captains McGranie and Archibald Smith in the North Carolina troops and was engaged in herding cattle and driving them into South Carolina to the army of General Greene.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 3, 1832, while residing in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Edward McKay(S.9016), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Edward McKay, Certificate No.12194, issued April 9, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, North Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1937. Feb. 6/ Skiatook E.E. Lloyd Ennis E.E.L.
Revtran
9016 INVALID.
File No. 9016
Edward McKeay
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 246
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Edward W. May

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Edward M'Hay 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? yes 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 ? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ? yes 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 ? 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? yes 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? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes 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? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ?
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 oath 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.

Salisbury, N.C.
Jany. 26 th. 1937.
U.S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen;
Please give me the military record and any other information that you have on Edward McKay , who received a pension which began March 4 th. 1831, for service in the North Carolina, militia, during the revolution.
Thanking you ,
I am,
Yours very truly,
E. Clyde Ennis E. Clyde Ennis
C/o Rowan County, Court House.