Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,758, for Elias Jeannret, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Jeannet Elias
S.8758
carded
CONTENTS

7032
North Carolina
Elias Seawright
of Columbus Co in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Mitchell of the Regt. commanded by Col. Backman in the N.C. militia for 24 mos. from '76
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 114 Dollars 06 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Feby 1833 and sent to Hon. J. J. McKim H of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of March 1833. $228.12 Semestral allowance ending 4 Sept 1833. 57.03
$285.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Willis Clerk Book 2 Vol. 6 Page 45

Elias Jeannet
15 mos 8 days 8 " 22 " "
look in D. C. Roll
for on Roll 30 Sep 76
Gunner 20 Oct 77. Sept
23 June 1778
from 1776. Private, Gunner A. Sgt of Artillery
3 yrs from 30 Sep 76
  Detached 15 mos 8 days  76.33    Gunner as 8 " 3 "  35.10    Private do - 19 "  2.63       month 24 900 @ R.R.  114.06  
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let M c Kay.

BRIEF in the case of Elias Seannet of Columbiana Co. in the State of N. 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? Seventy three 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.     enlisted In 1796 - for 3 taken prisoner a short time before the expiration of his enlistment As a first Sergt. of Artillery Gen. Col. J. Mitchell, Col. Robert Beckman  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Brunswick Co. N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? neither  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Kirtley Examining Clerk. 

McKay

State of North Carolina Columbus County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Session November Term 1832 Present the Worshipful More Lennon By the Nays Ephraim Branton
On this 12 th day of November personally appeared before the County Court now in Session Elias Jenette a resident of North Carolina in the County of Columbus aged seventy three 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year one Thousand Seven hundred and seventy six With Captain James Mitchell as first sergeant for three years, in the 4 th Reg t of Artillery commanded by Col d Owen Roberts & Major Gumphey in George Town South Carolina and was marched to Cat Island then to Fort

Johnston South Carolina and was marched from George Town to Purrysburg where he joined Genl. Linkhorns army and was marched to Augusta then down the River to Brier Creek from thence pursued the british Army to Stona in the battle of Stono Col. Roberts was killed then Col. Bateman took Command and he rec d a wound on the head from thence marched to Savannah at which place he was in a battle and the was marched to Charlestown and was taken a prisoner a short time before the expiration of his enlistment and never rec d a discharge he states that he was resident of Brunswick County North Carolina at the time he enlisted.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court
Elias P. Farnet

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
Moore Lennon Chairman
By thel Haynes J.P. Ephraim Branton J.P.
I Charles Baldwin Clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Elias Jenirite for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office
This 12 th day of November 1832 Chs. Baldwin C.K.
[Handwritten flourish or signature]

PAID
War department Revolutionary Claims
Mr. John H. Eaton Secy of war Washington City
Dec. 20th 1831

1 Dec 1828
Raleigh Nov 26 - 1828
Dear Sir during the month Nov 1828 - there was several old Soldiers of the revolution war applied to me to make out their proofs agreeable to their Claims & forward them on to the war department there was letters sent on to each of the applicants stating wherein they were remiss there is several of them Entitled to pay agreeable to the act but cannot make proof sufficient by the old man who sends his claim again there is no doubt of his claims being lawful by looking in the office you will see his proof which was sent while Mr Richard Rush was in office I am a Member of the Legislature from Columbus County N.C. when you receive this and inspect it write me during the Session and let me know whether there is any chance for the poor old man I am dear Sir yours &c John H. Eaton — Secretary of war — Isaac R. Lemmon

Revolutionary Claims
For the purpose of obtaining the amount of pay accruing to me for the half year ending on the second day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight under the act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution approved the 15 th May 1828 I Elias Scannett in the county of Columbus in the State of North Carolina do hereby declare that I was a Sergeant Enlisted in the army of the revolution in the continental line and that I have been found entitled by the Secretary of the Treasury under that act to the pay of a Sergeant in said line witness my hand this first day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty eight
Elias Scannett
Before me Luke B. Simmons a justice of the peace for the county of Columbus in the State of North Carolina personally appeared Edward Conner and Samuel Hickmon of said county who did severally make oath that Elias Scannett by whom the foregoing declaration was made and subscribed is well known to them to be the person therein described and that he is generally reported and believed to have been a faithful Soldier and Sergeant in the army of the revolution was in manner as therein stated and that the said declaration was made and subscribed by the said Elias Scannett in their presence & on the day and date above written witness my hand this first day of November 1828 Sworn before me
L Simmons J.P.
Whiteville Columbus county N.C. is the nearest post office and Hayesville Cumberland county N.C. is the nearest branch of the united States Bank
Edward Conner
Samuel Hickmon

D r Sir
N o 6a, Columbus County 1829
To the best of my Recollection I first Enlisted in the year 1775 Under a Lieut Mitchell in an Independent Company raised in Georgetown South Carolina for the term of 15 mo. at the expiration of that Term I Enlisted Under a Capt n Davis in the Corps of Artillery for the term of three years. This Corps was in Lieu of the 4 th Regiment commanded by Col. Owen Roberts afterwards killed in the Battle of Stone Gap. And was Under Promise of the same pay & Bounty as though enlisted for the war. Soon after time before the Expiration of the three years was taken Prisoner at the fall of Charleston where I continued till at length endeavoring to make my escape was put on Board of a British Man of War and there served till Retaken by the French fleet commanded by Count D'Estaing. Was in the engagement with Admiral Graves off the Cape of Virginia and was thence carried by the French fleet to West Indies and continued in Service till after Cornwallis was taken and Peace concluded; Seven years or more in servitude Considerable part of the time discharging the important duties of Sgt t &c. Losing my hearing it has been thought by hardship and trouble has no doubt impaired my Capacity for memorizing Particulars that might more fully justify the Department in the discharge of duty and as such I am Sir your most ob t Serv t Elias Scannell

We the underneath subscribers do certify that we believe this to be true given under our hands this 16 October 1829
John Gore (J.P.)
James Thomas John W. South

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Elias Seaman 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? no 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? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
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? no
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? no
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? _____
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? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? none put
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 shown 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 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.

1828 papers to be filed with ad OW DW File #8758 C

Elias Jeanneret- n Jeanneret-
Surge-
N. Carolina -
- not entitled
N. Carolina
Ad. Inv. File No 8,758
"Not allowed act 1828"

Rehran
8758 INVALID.
File No. 2758
Elias Gannett Pres Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1857
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 192
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Charles Baldwin Clerk of the Court of the County of Columbus in the State of S Carolina do hereby certify that Luke A. Simmons before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace for the said County and duly empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 20th day of November one thousand eight hundred & twenty eight.
Chs. Baldwin

Revolutionary Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
12 Dec 1829
Elias Scannert — of — in the county of Columbus — in the State of N Carolina has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Sergeant — in captain — 's company, in the — regiment of the N Carolina line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary.
F.A. Dickins.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
16 December 1829
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to — in the —
It further appears that Elias Scannert — not is now on the pension list of any — agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of — dollars per month.
The name of Elias Scannert cannot be found among those of the North Carolina line to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued.
Richd Hagner Aud
Scannert

Office July 20. 1830
The name of Elias Seannet does not appear on the Records of the North Carolina line, on file in this office, among those entitled to Bounty Land of the U. States, or, to whom a Land Warrant has issued
Wm Gordon

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 20 Dec 1828.
Sir:
Your claim under the abovementioned act has been received. But, as you do not mention the State in whose quota you served, nor sufficiently indicate the corps or regiment to which you belonged, there is nothing to guide the Department in an examination of the public records in relation to your services. You are, therefore, requested to transmit the necessary information on these points.
I have also to remark that you do not state that you enlisted for the war and served until its termination. The act provides for no other soldiers than those who did so enlist and continue in service.
I am, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant,
Richard Rush.
M c Elias Jeannet.

Richard Cluett
Richard Cluett Esq.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Jeff Robert GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9705 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 31, 1790 to Dudley Hookbridge, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.