Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,032, for Zachariah Martin, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Martin, Zachariah
S 11,032
CONTENTS
carded

Virginia
Jacobus Martin -  resident in the State of Va  He was a Pr. - in the [blank] command  Captain [blank] of the [blank] command  Col. [blank] in the [blank]  time for 16 months -
Deed  in July, 1833
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia  at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum  to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Sept. 1833  and [blank] Thos. Williams  William [blank] Va
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. - 133.32  Pension allowance ending Mar: 34 26.66
106.66  26.66   133.32
015998
{ Revolutionary Claim,  Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [Signature] Clerk  Book E Vol. - 6. - Page 18. -

State of Virginia to wit
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County of Halifax in the State of Virginia Zachariah Martin 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 day when he entered the service or the day on which he left the same but feels confident that he did serve on one tour four months that on the other tour twelve months, that his whole service as a private in the War of the Revolution was not less than one year and four months and for such service he claims a Pension, that he served both tours 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 Given under my hand and seal this 4 th day of July 1833
Richd. Hamilton Clerk
I do hereby certify, that I have put the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department to Zachariah Martin who is an Applicant for a Pension under the Act of the 7 th June 1833. and find that his Answers to the 1 st 2 nd and Third Questions are annexed to his declaration made before the Court of Halifax County on the 28 th day of January 1833. and that his Answers to the 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th Questions are as follows. (to wit,
4 th I was drafted twice,
5 th Col o Malbede, Gen l Greene & Col o Francis Lock. I was with on the first tour, the N o of the Regiment I do not remember now Col o Joel Lewis was with me on the 2 nd tour, the general Circumstances of my service are stated in my declaration
6 th I Received two discharges the first was given to me by Col o Lock and the 2 nd was given to me by Col o Lewis both of them are lost or destroyed

7 th Captain John L Jennings. Captain William Jennings, W m Davis John Collins and Many Others can Testify as to my Character for Veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. Zachariah Martin
The Answers, as above stated were sworn to and subscribed to before me a justice of the peace for the County of Halifax in the State of Virginia, this 11 th July 1833
Rich d Thornton
I Samuel Williams clerk of the County Court of Halifax in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Richard Thornton whose signature is annexed to the above certificate is an acting justice of the peace for said County and that his said signature appears to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal of office this 24 th day of July 1833
Samuel Williams

Virginia. to wit.
In this 28th day of January 1833 Personally appeared before the Court of Halifax County now sitting, Zachariah Martin a resident of Halifax County in the State of Virginia 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 benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. that he was drafted in the Militia service of the Revolution in the month of July 1781 and marched from the County of Wilkes in the State of North Carolina in a Company which was commanded by Captain Alexander Sorden & Lieutenant David Milner soon and went through Salisbury & Charlotte entered the State of South Carolina was stationed at the Waxs old field, a few days. at that place a french Col. Malbede, took the command of us. from there we marched through the town of Camden and was stationed in an old field about four miles from the said town. when Genl Green's army came up and we there joined him, and marched back through Camden, crossed Santee River opposite the town and followed Lord Rawdon's army and fell in with them at the Eutaw Springs and had a severe battle. at that place the 8th of September and took left Genl. Green's Army at that place and marched with the prisoners many Prisoners, under the Command of the same Company officers and Col. Malbede crossed, Col. Francis Lock then took command and marched us to Bell's Branch near the Brush Mountain where the

were stationed as a guard to the said prisoners, about two months about two months, when we were relieved by a new guard and I was discharged by Colo Lock in the month of November 1781. The whole time of service rendered on this tour was about four months my discharge is lost and I do not know any person living that was in service with me on that tour.
As soon as I was discharged from the above service I was again drafted for twelve months in the State troops of North Carolina, and was attached to Colo Charles Gordon's company in the Regiment commanded by Colo Joel Lewis and stationed at Salisbury to guard the jail and public stores during the winter of 1782. In the Spring following we left Salisbury and marched to Durd's fort on Deep river from thence to Drowning Creek, from thence to the Bratt Swamp near Wilmington in pursuit of Tories, our men became sick with the ague and fever, and we were marched back toocks on deep river from thence we were marching in various directions still in search of Tories, and were not stationed long in any one place until November. we were then marched to Hillsborough put up our arms in the magazine and discharged at that place in the month of November 1782. having served on that tour twelve months, the discharge given to me at that time by Colo Lewis is lost and cannot be found and I do not know any person living that was in service with me on that tour. I was born in the County of Halifax in the State of Virginia in the year 1761 the 1 st day of October. My age is recorded in a

testament that is now in my possession. I lived in the County of W ilks in the State of North Carolina when I entered the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. I lived in the said County when the War ended I lived in the said County ten years after the War ended then moved to the County of Halifax in the State of Virginia and have lived in that County ever since.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Joahariah (Martin) Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
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 certifies that it appears to them that John & Jennings and William Jennings whose certificates on oath have been presented to as evidence in this Case are credible men & that their statement is enti- tled to credit.
I Samuel Williams Clerk of the Court of Halifax County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joahariah (Martin) for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at my office this 4 th day of February 1833. Samuel Williams

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Wm. Williams, Williams Store Pitts, Louisiana Ga

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 9. 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Duchanah Martin Halifax Co Va
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     March 81 about 4 pr Capt Gordon Lt Witherspoon Col M'Call Br Lock Col Gordon Br Lewis Antwerp Ord. C Winton NC Trad;   " a year State Troop, N.C. 12    If the applicant was drafted for 12 months, he must have been attached to the regular army. — it was not usual with the militia to be called out for so long a period unless to fill vacancies that might have occurred in the Army.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  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 services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
W. L. Withers

July 23, 1938
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RA-J/REL Zachariah Martin-S.11033
Mrs. Robert Richard King #3107-18 th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your personal request for the Revolutionary War record of Zachariah Martin, S.11033.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.11033, based upon the military service in that war of Zachariah Martin, the only soldier of that name that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Zachariah Martin was born October 4, 1761, in Halifax County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Wilkes County, North Carolina, Zachariah Martin enlisted in July, 1781, served as a private in Captain Alexander Gordon's North Carolina Company, under Colonel Malbede, a French officer (probably meant for Malmedy) and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, after which he marched as a guard for the prisoners taken at that battle to a place near "the Brush Mountain" and was discharged in November, 1781; he immediately reenlisted, served as a private in Captain Charles Gordon's Company under Colonels Joel Lewis and Francis Locke in the North Carolina troops, acted as a guard at the jail at Salisbury during a part of this tour and was discharged in November, 1782.
After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Wilkes County, North Carolina, for ten years, then moved to Halifax County, Virginia.
Pension was allowed on his application executed January 23, 1833, while residing in Halifax County, Virginia.
He died in July, 1833, place not shown. There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

I William Jennings do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Zachariah Martin who is now a candidate for a pension, for perhaps forty years and that the S d Martin has many years in the company in which I served as lieutenant, I found S d Martin to be well acquainted with the Military exercise and heard much said about his service as a Revolutionary soldier, and I always did believe he did service as such from under my hand this 26 th day of Jan y . 1833.  The above certificate is duly sworn before me this 26 th day of Jan y . 1833. —  William Jennings  John L. Jennings S.P.D.
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Virginia, to wit:
I Samuel Williams Clerk of the Court of the County of Halifax do hereby certify that Richard Thornton & John S Jennings before whom the within depositions of John S Jennings & William Jennings were taken are acting Justices of the Peace for said County
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County at my office this 4 th day of February 1833
Samuel Williams

I, John L. Jennings do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Zachariah Martin for perhaps thirty or forty years and that the S.C. Martin for many years has served in the Company under my command I found the S.C. Martin who is now an applicant for a pension a very active man with respect to the Military Academy, I heard much said about his being a soldier in the Revolutionary war and always did believe that he was born under my hand the 26 th January 1833 The above certificate was sworn to before me the 26 th day of January 1833 Richd. H. Norton

1932-June 22. Vist. to Mrs Chas. H. Ferrell - Ed. 1938 June 1, Mrs. Reyna O. Knapp, ed. mother of wife & children get them in plan - kept to C. by for last 10 years - 1939 (See also in class of Mrs. Knapp 1939/119)  1938-July 23 - Vist to Mrs R. R. King - Ed
Reuben
11032  INVALID.
File No. 11,032
Gachariah Martin  Prin. Rev. war
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 238
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 1, 1938
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Mrs. Laura P. Kendall 712 S. W. 19th Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Zachariah Martin, S. 11032 William Wall, S. 17179 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of recent date, in which you request the names of the wives and sons of the Revolutionary War soldiers, William Wall of Virginia and later of Madison County, Indiana, and of Zach Martin of Halifax County, Virginia, who was receiving a pension in 1835.
All papers on file in the claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War of the above-named soldiers have been very carefully examined and the names of the wives and sons of neither soldier were given. No reference was made to any family in the claim for pension of Zachariah Martin, File No. S. 11032. In the pension claim of William Wall, it was stated in 1839 that he had married the second time and that there was a large family of children by his first wife, also children by his second marriage, but no names were given.
Zachariah Martin died in July, 1833, and William Wall died October 25, 1835. In order to obtain the date of last payment and name of person paid in each case, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Zachariah Martin Certificate #16783 Issued September 24, 1833 Rate $53.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act June 7, 1832 Virginia Agency. ****
William Wall Certificate #7408 Issued April 9, 1833 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 22, 1932
Zachariah Martin-S.11032 XXXXXXXXXXXX BA-J/ETL
Mrs. Charles W. Ferrell Hammond Building, 103 Richmond, Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of one Zachery or Zachariah Martin.
The record of the only soldier by that name that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office is given below.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.11032, based upon the military service of Zachariah Martin in that war.
Zachariah Martin was born October 4, 1751, in Halifax County, Virginia.
While residing in Wilkes County, North Carolina, he enlisted in July, 1781, served as a private in Captain Alexander Gordon's North Carolina Company under Colonel Malbede, a French officer (probably meant for Malmedy), was in the battle of Eutaw Springs and was discharged in November, 1781; he immediately re-enlisted, served as a private in Captain Charles Gordon's Company under Colonels Francis Locke and Joel Lewis in the North Carolina Troops and was discharged in November, 1782. col Malmedy was in battle of Eutaw Springs.
He continued to reside in Wilkes County, North Carolina, for ten years following the Revolution, then moved to Halifax County, Virginia.
Pension was allowed on his application executed January 28, 1833, while residing in Halifax County, Virginia.
JB He died in July, 1833.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Mrs. Robert Richard King 3107 - 18th N. W. Washington, D. C.
Please furnish abstract from Rev. Mar Jensen's claim - S. 11032 - Zachariah Martin.
July 18-1938. Visitor at Office - Read claim.

Richmond Va. Apr. 6, 1932
RK
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C., Dear Sir:-
re: BA-J/MM HF/ILL
My letter to Commissioner of Pensions, Feb. 20th replied to on April 1, 1932. Sorry, if I seemed greedy in asking for more information than I should have. Your new ruling was not known to me. I'm particularly anxious for light on Zachariah or Zachery Martin, Rev. soldier, Halifax Co. Va. [U.S. Pen. Rolls II 145-7]. In 1785 the census of that county lists his name; in 1786 he, and his wife Rebecca, sell land to John Dyer and disappear from the land and personal tax records of that county for several years. He may have gone to Stokes or Surry Co. N.C. or in to one of the N.C. counties, later in Tenn. where many of his relatives had located. A Zac. Martin is listed in the Surry Co. N.C. census 1790, another in Pasquotank Co. This Zachariah Martin's second wife, unless there were two Zachariah Martins, was Margaret (Bruce) Wilson, widow of Col. John Wilson of Pittsylvania Co. Va. He was a brother of Rev. James Green

Martin who married Susan (Bruce) Langley of Norfolk R. This Jas. Green Martin was an ancestor of Gen. Jas. Green Martin of the Mexican War, and his descendants have for several generations lived in Pocahontas Co. W. Va. (Elizabethton City). From this it will be seen that Jas. Green and Zachariah Martin married sisters.
Tyler's "Men of Mark in Va." says Jas. Green Martin was a descendant of Gen. Joseph Martin of Frontier fame but I think it more likely he was a son of one of Gen. Joseph Martin's brothers Capt. Jas. or Capt. William Martin both of whom settled in W. Va. Zachary Martin died 1828 Amelia Co. Va.
A Zachariah Martin is mentioned in Draper Coll. King's Mt. Papers. (Tenn.) Wis. Hist. Society p. 3. p. 131.
If anything is filed with the Pension petition of Zachary Martin of genealogical interest, I shall appreciate your telling me how it.
Thanking you, I am, Very truly yours Mrs Chas. W. Fernal Hammond Bldg. 103 Richmond, Va.