Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,650, for William Strayhorn, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Strayhorn, William
S. 7650
CONTENTS
carded

North Carolina 16.888
William Strayhorn
of Orange - in the State of N. Carolina. who was a Pr. - in the Company commanded by Captain Allen of the by - - - in the line for 8 months -
State of North Carolina
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina - at the rate of 25. Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Oct. 33 and John H. Mangum Hillsboro - N. C.
Arrears to the 4th of Dec. 1833. 66.65 Semi-ant. allowance ending Dec. 30 13.33
$79.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Rice - Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 th Page 73.

7427

State of North Carolina Orange County
On this the 30th day of August 1832, Personally appeared be- fore the County Court for Orange County William Strayhorn, a resident of said County, aged 76 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following af- fiedavit for a pension declaration in order to obtain the be- nefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the army of the revolution under Cap- tain James Carrington Brown Beller in Orange County in 1777 or 1778 - for a term of 6 or 9 months as a substitute for his brother John Stray- horn who had been drafted. Genl. Butler and Capt. James Carrington were two of the officers the other not recollected. The Troop left Orange County in the Spring of the year, and passed in their route through Salisbury Charlotte and thence on towards Charleston South Carolina, having Charleston as their objective point 20 or 30 miles to the left. After this de- parture entered South Carolina, they joined the army un- der the command of Genl. Lincoln, and was present in the battle of Stonoo River, about 30 miles from Charleston, in which Lincoln was victorious, he was in no other engagement in this tour, was discharged in South Carolina and returned home having received no certificate as he recollects - his term having expired.
That sometime after his return from the South he again entered the service as a volunteer for a term of 3 months a- gainst the Tories, under the same Captain Allen in Orange County, the precise time of entering the service he cannot re- member. Joseph Young was a lieutenant. In this tour he was at least two months in actual service at the battle of 3 months, he was at the engagement at Kirk's in Orange when he was wounded in the face and several places in the body in that battle. Here also Allen was wounded, and Young killed, and the party to which this applicant belonged routed. William Strayhorn collected the remainder of the company together again.

This declarant was also in other expeditions against the Co- ries, but at this day he cannot reduce the time to any satis- factory period. He has no other proof of his services than the testimony of persons who served with him, among whom was Alexander Galt having no certificate of service. He was born in the County of Orange in four miles of Hillsborough and has lived there ever since.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen- sion or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed & sworn to, the day & year aforesaid.
C. D. S. Cor. Clerk
John Strayhorn mark
James Hart & John Strayhorn make oath that they have lived since their childhood in the immediate neighbourhood of William Strayhorn the above applicant - that that they remember well that he was engaged in the service of the term he has mentioned as well as on other occasions - The said John Strayhorn being the person for whom he became a substitute the said Hart being 75 + the said Jno. Strayhorn about the age of 78 years of age. Sworn to in open court 30th August 1832
John Strayhorn James Hart
C. D. S. Cor. Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and des- erved as he states.
I John Taylor Clerk of the County Court of Orange do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of said Court in the matter of the application of Mr. Stray- horn for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 30th day of August 1832.
C. D. S. Cor. Clerk

State of north Carolina } Count of Pons and Orange County } quarto lepidior. May term 1833.
Personally appear in open court on this 31 st day of May 1833. William Hays born aged about 76 years, a resident of Onondaga County. Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, supplemen- tary to his former declaration made at the August term of this court 1832. in order to explain the benefit of the act of congress passed 7 th June 1832.
That by reason of his age and decay of Memory. he cannot now state the day or year when he entered the services in his first term as a substitute for John Grayhorn for a term of six months, but can state distinctly that during this term he was under the command of Genl Butler at the Battle of Stone in South Carolina which he is informed and believes took place in May 1779. And he remembers that Genl Lincoln. Butler, Mason, Polk his Adjutant, Henderson, and others and that he served the full term of six months according to his engagement, and was then fully discharged near Stone, but he no longer discharge. And that in this term he served as a private in Capt Coomington's company.

That his next tour for three months was ser- -ved under Capt. Abraham Allen & Lieut- -enant Young. And took place in the year 1781. in this tour he entered as a volunteer and was on the 13 th September 1781. at the Battle at Kerbs, with the Tories, under a Capt Nick & Edwards, who was killed in the battle. Lieutenant Young who was in command after this lieutenant was also killed and Capt Allen was wounded.
That he was entered the service again in the latter part of the year 1781 or first of 1782. under Capt William Duglass against the Tories under Col Fanning - and was in a skirmish with the Tories at least 3 times on the river. He served in this tour three weeks. He served in his first tour six months. In his second tour three months. in his third tour three weeks.
To the interrogatories presented by the War department, he makes the follow- ing answers. to wit -
To the first. he answers. that he was born in Orange County, North Carolina about the year 1754.
To the second. He has no record of his age. but during his information from a record of his brother John Strayhorn age. which states him to have been born in 1754. and he has always been informed that he was two years younger than John To the third. He says he was born in Orange and there when he entered the service.

and has killed them all since
To the 4 th . He entered dip for her wants as a abbreviated for John Stuart horn, and Salem turned for both the other terms.
to the left, in, in numbers. Sent men calm Mason. Butcher and Calm Pulaski. How Mason. Calmly. May Danone. In numbers has the regulars under command. The Virginia Volunteers under Mason. The North Carolina men under Butcher. The Lygon under Pulaski
Dear -
See - To the South, he had no written discharge.
Lucian to and Lichsemeier by Straghorn for in open court. The day for the  mark a year above.
Alexander Galt is a soldier of the Revolution aged 72 last January. being duly sworn in affirm certifies that he entered the services of the United States as a volunteer in the revolutionary war in 1812 in the service of Capt. Abraham Allen for three months and that he knows William Stacey here as a private under Capt. Allen in the said services and that the said William Stacey herein then knew is the above declarant He has known him ever since and that He learned all his facts accordingly to his best knowledge
know to and look each other again with parent the day a year alone.
St. Lawrence Island
Franklin
And the said count do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation, read

after reading the Interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named apprecant was a Revolutionary soldier and lived as he states, and the Court further certifies, that James Hart, and John Gray born who, were known as witnesses on the original declarations, are residents of Orange County, and are credible persons, and that Alexander Gatter whose deposition is above is also a resident of Orange County, and a credible person, and their statement is entitled to credit.
W. Montgomery Jr.
M. Trolinger Clk.
W. Montgomery Jr.
I John Taylor, Clerk of the County Court of Pulaski & Martin District for Orange aforesaid do hereby certify, that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of William Strazhorn for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office, this the 1 st day of June A.D. 1833.
John Taylor Clk.

No 9427
M m Strayhorn
Cash March 6. 1833
Obj. 4. 5. 8. 11. 17
Alm d was a Revale March 8 1833 $20.00
H. S. L. Bannings
R. H. Mangum Hillsboro N.C.

BRIEF in the case of  William Strayhorn of the County of Orange in the State of Va.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 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 1777 or '78 after this Substitute 6 for his brother John As a Gen. Butler   — (3) — Volunt. Capt. James Barrington Capt. Allen   at least 2  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Monoc river, Kings farm, where he was wounded in the face and several other parts,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange 64  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No Clergyman's Certificate 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

July 27, 1934
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William Strayhorn-S.7650
BA-J/AMF
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of William Strayhorn of Orange County, North Carolina.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.7650, based upon the military service of William Strayhorn in the War of the Revolution.
William Strayhorn was born in the year 1756 in Orange County, North Carolina, about four miles from Hillsboro; names of his parents are not given.
He enlisted, while residing in said Orange County, and served as a private in the North Carolina troops, as follows: from the spring of 1779, six months as a substitute for his brother, John Strayhorn, in Captain James Carrington's company, and was in the battle of Stono; in 1781, three months in Captain Abraham Allen's company, and was in an engagement with the Tories at Kirks in Orange County, September 10, 1781, in which battle he was wounded in the face and several places on his body; and later served three months in Captain William Douglass' company, was in a severe skirmish at Cox's Mill on Deep River.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-

outed August 30, 1832, then a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, where he had always lived.
The soldier's brother, John Strayhorn, was a resident of Orange County, North Carolina in 1832.
There is no reference in this claim concerning wife or children of the soldier, William Strayhorn.
The original application for headstone for William Strayhorn, which was enclosed with your request, is returned herewith; there was no correspondence attached.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

September 24, 1930
Rev.& 1821 Wars Section REL
Mrs. Daisy C. Whitehead 225½ Forest Road Raleigh, North Carolina
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7650, that William Strayhorn was born in 1756, in Orange County, North Carolina, about four miles from Hillsboro.
He enlisted in Orange County, North Carolina, in the spring of 1779, served six months as a substitute for his brother, John Strayhorn, as a private in Captain James Carrington's North Carolina Company, and was in the battle of Stono.
He enlisted in 1781, served two or three months as a private in Captain Abraham Allen's North Carolina Company and was at a battle at Kirk's in Orange County, North Carolina, September 10, 1781, in which battle he was wounded in the face and also in several places on his body.
He enlisted about the first of the year, 1782, served three months as a private in Captain William Douglass' North Carolina Company, and was in a severe skirmish at Cox's Mill on Deep River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 31, 1833, while living in Orange County, North Carolina.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Due to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
He stated in his first application that he did not know date of birth but that he was in battle of Stono. He laboriously calculated that he was wounded in 1781 or 1782 but again placed that he was in the battle of Stono. He died in 1799 at age 43.

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON
JUL 19 1934 1933
Memorandum for                    The Surgeon General, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Treasury Department, The Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Building, General Accounting Office, F Street, between 4th & 5th, N. W.
1. The attached application has been submitted to this office for Government headstone to be erected at the grave of the decedent named thereon. In order that the proper inscription may be placed on the stone it would be appreciated if your office would verify the name and service on the application, checking and making such corrections in red ink as may be necessary to show the correct spelling of the name and complete designation of the organizations.
2. In addition, please advise State from which decedent came.
Recd. S...

Request for Rep. War record of William Strayhorn of Orange Co. N.C. & died near Chapel Hill - N.C. in 1834 - Data from - July 21-34 - original application for head- stone returned no corresp. rec'd closed
Acc. I.
Rev D 1812

Refrigerator
7650
INVALID.
1930-Sept 24-List. to Mrs Daisy C. Whitehead - Sector in care of Thomas Horner D. 8682-6 EBL
1934-July 27-List. to memo- rial B Ranch a-3.
File No. 7650
William Straphan
Dojo - Apr 1934
Act: June 17 1932
Index:—Vol. 163 , Page 259
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Snayhorn Owens
It should be William D. B.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Strayhorn which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
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? No
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?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? — Not after the manner required by the Regulations of the Department
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
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?

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 ?
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?
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? No
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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 ?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ? No
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 and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This is necessary. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the service of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority, in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, 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 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 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.
N.B. he is called John - but is a simple mistake, as the declaration of William was enclosed!