Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8544, for William Queery, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. C.
Queery William
R 8544.
CONTENTS
Mel identical with Wm. Queery P. 8540

State of Missouri } County of Ray } S.S.
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On this, the second day of May, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty three, personally appeared in open court, before the County Court of Ray County, now sitting, William Turner, a resident of the County of Ray and State of Missouri, aged eighty two 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. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in June, (day not recollected) of the year 1777 under Captain James Barr, as a Private, and as a volunteer, in the County of Mecklenberg in the State of North Carolina. The Company of said Captain Barr, was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Archibald McDowell, and belonging to General Berlees Brigade, of the State of North Carolina — That in eight or ten days after he enlisted in said Company, and said Company was mustered into said Regiment, he was elected Adjutant of said Regiment, and continued in the service of the United States in said capacity of Adjutant

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for five months,—that he was in the Battle of Stonough, south of Charleston, South Carolina during this campaign. Said Declarant farther states that he again entered the service of the United States as Adjutant of Colonel Martin Armstrong's Regiment, under the command of Brigadier General Rutherford, in the County of Mecklenberg in the state of North Carolina, in the month of June in the year 1779 and continued in that service in the capacity aforesaid until after Gates's defeat,—that he was in the Battle of Gates defeat above Camden, South Carolina. And that in July 1780 he was elected Captain of a Horse Company in the Regiment of Colonel William Hill, under the command of General Sumpter of South Carolina and that he was commissioned Captain as aforesaid by Governor Rutledge of S. C.—and that immediately after he was commissioned, he went into active service and so continued for the space of ten months—and that during said last mentioned service he was engaged in a great number of skirmishes. Said Declarant farther states that about August 1781, he volunteered as a Private under Major Joseph Graham in an expedition to Wilmington N. C., and that he was in said service three months and a half. Said Declarant farther states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony

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he can procure, who can testify to his services. Said Declarant further says that he has never heretofore applied for a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War, and that his reasons for not doing so were, that he has heretofore been able to support himself and family, but that he is now too feeble and infirm to procure a living by his own industry. Said Declarant further states that while he was engaged in the services above set forth he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
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.
Said Declarant further states that he cannot procure the Certificate of any clergyman as required for the reason that he has been in this country but a short time and cannot now find acquaintance as will authorize any clergyman to certify him.
Interrogatories propounded by the Court.
Question 1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. In Cumberland County Penn. and in the year 1761.
Question 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
Ans. — None
2. Where were you living, when called into the service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Ans. Lived in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

(4) when called into service, have lived most of the time since the War, in West Tennessee & Virginia and live now in Ray County, Missouri
2-4. How were you called into the service?
Ans. - Volunteered in every instance.
- 5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served: such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans. Officers - Col Martin Armstrong - Col Mac- Dowell - Generals Butler and Rutherford - and in State service General Sumpter - Col. Wm. Hill - Major Wm. Bledford and Major Joseph Graham.
- 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service? and if so, by whom was it given, & what has become of it?
Ans - Received a discharge from Col. Mac Dowell and lost it - also a conditional dismission from General Sumpter - that lost also.
- 7 Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
Ans - Received a commission from Governor Bratledge through the hands of Col. William Hill, that lost also -
Wm Query
Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned Clerk. May 2nd 1843
William M. Jacobs County Clerk

We William R. Colley and Thomas Colley residing in the County of Ray in the State of Missouri hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Inery who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years of age about last October that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided in Virginia and in the neighborhood where he now resides in Missouri to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in and that we concur in that opinion.
William R. Colley Thomas Colley
Sworn & subscribed to this 2nd day of May 1843
W. M. Jacobs, Clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the 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 William R. Colley and Thomas Colley, whose names are subscribed to the above certificate, are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Said court further express their opinion that the statement made by the said William Inery, true and correct.

and the answers answered to the questions propounded by the Court are true and entitled to the fullest confidence
I William M. Jacobs Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Ray and State of Missouri do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Query for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the second day of May 1843.
William M. Jacobs Clerk County Court of Ray County Mo.
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We Charles Ballew and Richard Thompson residing in the County of Ray and State of Missouri do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Inery who has subscribed and sworn to the accompanying declaration - that we believe him to be fifty two years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he now resides and in Virginia where he formerly resided to have been a soldier of the revolution - and that we concur in that opinion. We further state that the said Inery has resided but a short time in Missouri and we believe the only reason why he cannot procure the certificate from a Clergyman is because he has not been able to make any particular acquaintance with any - owing to his short residence in the country.
Richard Thompson
Charles Ballew
Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned Clerk on this 24th May 1843
William M. Jacobs
State of Missouri } County (Ray County of Ray } And the Court do hereby

(8) declare their opinion after the Investigation of the matter, and after putting the interro- gatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolution- ary Soldier, and served as such during the war, and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Richard Thompson & Charles Beller who have signed the foregoing Cer- tificate, are residents in and of Ray County, Missouri, and that they are cred- ible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I William M. Jacobs Clerk of the County Court of Ray County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a part of the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Dugay for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 2nd day of May 1843.
William M. Jacobs Clerk

State of Mississippi County of Ray I, William M. Jacobs Clerk of the County Court within & for Ray County & State of Mississ. do hereby testify that these three pieces of paper attached together by this piece of red tape contain all the proceedings, evidence had before the said Court in the matter of the ap- -plication of William Quarry for an injunction And I further certify that the interlineation on page 4 below the second line was made before this paper was executed, and on page 5 the day & name of month was ad- -ded before execution to make them conform to the facts. In testimony whereof I, Clerk as aforesaid have hereunto my name & affixed the seal of this Court. At office, in this Ind. Co. May 1843.
William M. Jacobs County Clerk

John Quarry Missouri act 1832 Susp d
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
A. H. Markland Present

State of Missouri } County of Ray } ss
Be it known that before me David H Duesenberry a justice of the peace of Ray County in the state of Missouri personally appeared John Querry aged thirty eight years who being duly Conformed & then sworn in due form of law states that he is the son and heir at Law of William Querry who was a Revolutionary soldier in the state of Virginia, during the term of six years, that he served as Captain part of said time and as adjutant during the remainder thereof, and that he died in Missouri in the year 1846 and that his mother appears to have died in Illinois in the year 1848 that they were married in Kentucky about the year 1800 that they were residents of said state and resided there after their marriage about fifteen years
John M Querry
Signed and and sworn to before me this 14 th
day of October 1852 and I further Certify that said John Querry has always by the Community been known as the son and heir at law of the said William Querry.
David H Duesenberry Justice of the peace
State of Missouri Ray County ss
I hereby certify David H Duesenberry Esq before whom the foregoing af- fidavit and extra copy thereof was made and who has hereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in for

the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn and that his signature above written is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Ray County Court this 14 th day of October in the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty two James B. Turner Clerk

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
8544 P. O. William Querrey
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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William Luery Missouri
let-to R. C. Ewing June 24. 1843 " " J. P. E. Menaul Nov. 1 " " " " Hon. J. M. Hughes Jan 29. 1844 " " " " Mr. Forney Feb. 19 1855
Hon M Oliver Feb 22 1854 ASA. N. andland April 5/54 H. V. Shirley, Dept. 16/58
85 H/84
ad. June 7/1832

Mr Hughes
The Petition of Mr. Quarry of Ray County Mo praying Congress for a compensation for services rendered during the Revolutionary War—
Rev Peir
Report
advised
no proof
2319 4844
W. H.
Watson

Washn. Jan'y 8/44 Hon. J. M. Hughes Pension for William Quincy. H 260. See Jan'y 9/44. Pension Office.
mo
Hon. J. M. Hughes H 260

Hon J. M. Porter Secretary of War.
Washington Jan'y 8 1844
Sir
William Dewey of Ray County Mo. applied some time ago for a Pension and I understand he submitted such Evidence as is he required by law to your department. but from some cause or other he did not succeed. Will you have the goodness to review his case again & if the Evidence is such as to authorize his name to be placed on the Pension Roll. you would confer a lasting favor upon a poor helpless old man by so doing. if not send me all the papers on file so that I may refer the matter to Congress.
I have the honor to be Your most obt Svt James M. Houghin of Missouri

Mr Queen, Missouri 32 Supt.
A. H. Mackland

State of North Carolina { Comptroller's Office.
I, William J. Clarke, Comptroller of public accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Military services in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit:
William Query
Indent or Army certificate No. 1365 issued by the Auditors of Salisbury District August 1782 £16 12 specie Ditto issued by ditto No. 7047 Feby. 1784 £2 specie for militia services
$ 48. 16
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 24th day of March 1854.
Wm. J. Clarke, Compt.
This is to certify the same when drawn is yrs & A. L. S. per files 1832

Washington City, D.C. Oct 22 d 1852.
I take the liberty of writing for the purpose of calling your attention to a claim for a Revolutionary Pension, heretofore presented in the name of William Querry and which on account of objections raised has been rejected or suspended by the Pension Office. In the course of my business as Government claim Agent I have ascertained the reasons for such rejection or suspension, and believe that with proper attention I can procure for the claimant or her an allowance of the claim. Should you see proper to place your business in my hands for prosecution I will take pleasure in serving you to the best of my ability.
Many excellent and meritorious claims have remained for years in the Pension Office suspended files owing to some technical objection or trifling link of evidence which through the aid of a duly authorized Agent known and vouched for at the Department, and familiar with the existing objections to the case, might yet be removed or supplied.
The hopes I entertain of success in this claim (should you authorize me to act for you) and the success that has heretofore attended my efforts in like cases, justifies me in tendering you my services at rates far below others who have lately engaged in the same business, and who perhaps have addressed you on this subject.
The fee charged by these Agents here is, as I am informed, one-half or 50 per cent,50 per cent, which I think is more than would be required. My fee will be on the amount recovered. Nothing whatever should I fail to have the claim allowed.
I would state for your information, that no money can be drawn on claims of this kind by any person except papers executed for that express purpose by the Pensioner, or his, or her legal representatives after the claim has been allowed.
Enclosed you have the necessary Power of Attorney to enable me to act in the matter, which, if you will execute and return to me will be considered an acceptance of my offer, on receipt of which authority I shall at once proceed in your behalf, and keep you fully advised from time to time of the progress of the case.
For any information you may desire respecting my reliability, or business qualifications, address the Pension Office.
Very Respectfully Your Ob't Serv't.
J. M. Bright

Hon. J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Washington City

Richmond Mo May 2 d 1843
Sir:
Enclosed are the papers containing the application, evidence &c. for a pension by W m Query of Ray County. The regulations requiring the certificate of a clergyman - W m Query has not been able to procure such certificate for the reason assigned in his declaration - and which is also mentioned in the certificate of Thompson & Batten. I addressed you a letter last fall in relation to this defect in his testimony & in your answer dated Nov 24 - 42 you use this language, "if there be no clergyman who can certify in his case as required by the regulations under the act of June 1832 the fact should be so stated in the testimony accompanying his declaration". We have endeavored to conform to that suggestion & would add this remark - That W m Query has not been a resident of this country very long & is therefore unable to present his case to the department as he might do were he among those who have long known him

The four individuals whose certificates accompany the papers, are his old acquaintances from Virginia. I will add further, tho' it is not legitimate testimony, that Mr. Denny is highly esteemed as an honest, upright, honest man and until recently has been a very vigorous, active man. He is very full & infirm now & withal, very poor. I am myself most thoroughly convinced of the justice of his claim to the Court, when the case was made out before them, undoubtedly gave their unanimous opinion (then in number) that he was a soldier in the Revolution - as they have shown in their certificate. I hope you will investigate the claim a bit more than as soon as convenient the result
Very Respectfully Yours &c.
Hon. J. L. Edwards } Commissioner &c.
R. C. Ewing

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William Quarry
Missouri
Act 7. June '32
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Pension Office June 22 nd 1843
Sir
The declaration of W m Query has been examined and placed on the files of this office.
This claim for a large amount of money is wholly unsupported by any direct evidence of either the rank or the service. Any service rendered in the rank of an adjutant under the authority of North Carolina must be susceptible of abundant parol proof at the place of rendition by survivors, and by the records of the Secretary's Office at Raleigh.
The service set forth does not correspond with the information of this Department of the course of service in that State. The length and grade of his service must be satisfactorily proved, and the latter by Documentary or record evidence. The alleged service under the authority of South Carolina if rendered will certainly be found upon the books of the Comptroller General of that State at Columbia. A claim of this character and presented under such circumstances should be conclusively established in all essential points.
R. C. Ennis Esq. Richmond, Missouri
Very resp y : Yr. Obedient Serv t (signed, J. L. Edwards)

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William Lucery Missouri
act 7 June 32
Oct 30 183
Miss Lucery
Edwards Esq Comr of Pensions

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William Lucery Missouri
act of June 32
Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions
Oct 30 1843
Yrs at
Miss Lucery No. 1

Washington Oct 27 th 1843
J L Edwards Esqr Commr of Pensions
Sir
R C Ewing of Richmond Ray Co Missouri says he presented to you papers to obtain a pension for Mr William Lueny who was a revolutionary Soldier, and that he received a letter informing him that the evidence was not sufficient. He requests us to examine his papers.
Will you please give us a copy of your decision on Mr Lueny's case and oblige
Very respectfully
Your Obl Servt
A G B E Kendall

Mr. Whiting Sir Please hand this to some responsi- sible Agent for Bounty Luna Lewis

Richmond Perry County Missouri
August the 24 — 58
Dear Sir I wish you to search the Military records in Washington City and let me know if you can find the name of the Query Who Was Revolution Soldier and A Minn officer under Lincoln in general Maurice in South Carolina the Name is there in record some where and if you can find it and send me the proper papers Blanks to make an Application for the Script that is due to Childs or Children of the said query and also to get the petition that is due the heirs up the same I will be grateful to you for the same
Henry V Shirley
Richmond Perry, Mo May

William Duerry
Petition of
William Duerry of Ray Co. Mo for a Pension
Jan 30. 1844, ref d to commee on Rev. Pensions
May 2 1844 Disch d Hols d
Sent to Hon. J. M.
Mayhew by petition
Neal Lane
Wolfford
Wright

To the Honorable the Congress of the United States now in session.
Your Petitioner, William Cherry of Ray County, Missouri, would respect- fully represent unto your Honorable body - That he served for a considerable time, in various campaigns, during the Revolutionary War. That he served in the capacity of a common soldier a part of the time & the remainder as an officer - That all his papers & commiss- ions affording evidence of his service, from lapse of time & frequent removals, have been lost or destroyed. Your petitioner would further represent that until within in a very few years past, he has been quite able to support himself by his own indus- try, having been blessed with a remarkably firm, strong constitution & that while he was so able to support himself, he felt no wish nor necessity to apply for a pension; but that he has now become so old & infirm that he is no longer able to follow any business - that he is very poor & in great need of assistance for even the common necessaries of life

Your petitioner moved further represent "that during the last year he had prepared the papers requisite in applications for Pensi- on, & collected all the evidence that was in his reach or power - that said papers were forwarded to the Pension Dept at Washington City & he received for answer that the evidence adduced was insufficient under the existing laws to entitle him to a certificate. Your petitioner moved further state that the only additional verbal testimony that he could obtain is in Rev. & North Carolina & that he is not able to go or send there for it - if indeed there are any survivors among the Revolutionary soldiers still living who could positively attest the fact of service. Your petitioner was of opinion that the evidence adduced was sufficient; and is frank to acknowledge, that on account of his great distance from the scene of his service & long removal from those who knew of his see the fact of his having rendered the service, he can't offer any additional evidence to ground his application for relief upon. Finally Your petitioner moved respec-

Refer to a copy of the deliberative decision now on file in the Pension Department which is prayed to be taken as part of this petition.
Your petitioner therefore prays that such relief may be granted him as may seem meet & right to your honorable body & as in duty bound he will ever pray.
William Querry.