Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4586, for William F Lynn, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Lorin, William F.
S. 4586
CONTENTS
carded

Paid at the Treasury from 4 th March 1837 to 4 th Sept 1838 under Act of April 1838. Age Notified 30 May 1838
Let: 30 th Aug 1842 to Hon L Boyd do to same Jan 19. 1844. Dead Letter to Hon L Boyd of 3 rd Aug 15 March 1844
Paid as above from 4 th Sep 1838 to 25 June 1839. Age notified 19 April 1844
Dead
Kentucky
22.220
William F. Lynn McCracken in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Graham of the regt commanded by Col Hampton in the Kentucky line for 15 months & 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 57 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Oct 1839 and James T Beauchamp Paducah
Arrears to the 4 th of September 126.15 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 25.83
$154.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 17

11503
Wm H Lynn
Kentucky
from 1779 private 15 payments
$51. 66 14.17 100.
103 32 25 83 129.15
Jas T. Beauchamp Paducah Kentucky Affluent West Fork R

BRIEF in the case of Wm F Lynn  County of McCreahan in the State of Kentucky  (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? 70  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.     dropped In 1779 about 8 private Gen. Rutherford, Sullington   about 1 12 " Col Hampton, Col Sam Bright   about 3 " Capt Graham, Major Sharp   Dec 1781 not stated " Capt Lopp, Major White   dropped about 3 Col Smith  
he says all his services amount to about fifteen less months,
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None, (several scouting parties)  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rowan County N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses & tradition may  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas Forrist Examining Clerk.

State of Kentucky McCracken County ss.
On this Eleventh day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before John Hardin, Abul Morgan & Jesse Allen Esqrs the Court of McCracken County now sitting, William H Lynn, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged seventy 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 & served as herein stated.
That he was drafted in July 1779 & entered the service on the day of August following, & rendezvoused at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, the officers then, General of the Militia — Lillington — Colonel Hampton. Lieutenant Col. Hambleton — Majors name (if any) not recalled Captain Richard Graham — Lieutenant Thomas Conway — Ensign John Wash — Sergeant Major, David Gurney — Drum Major, Samuel Davis — remained at Salisbury two or three weeks & was ordered to return home, & to be ready to March again at one hour's warning; remained at home in readiness about three weeks, then met the Company at Salisbury & marched to Colonel Thompson's, where he remained with the Company five or six weeks awaiting orders to march, received orders & marched to the Edisto Saw mills in South Carolina, thence to Bacon's bridge, thence to Charleston, encamped near Charleston about four weeks, then marched into Charleston & put under the command of General Lincoln of the Continental line. — Sharp was then Brigade Major, remained in Charleston about two months, discharged on the 24 th of March 1780. & returned to his residence in Rowan county North Carolina, which he reached about the middle of April 1780. — Term of service this tour, about 8 months.
That a short time before the defeat of Genl. Gates he

Served about six weeks as volunteer under Captain Lofte against the Tories on Drowning Creek, Little river, & on Rocky river had a skirmish with Tories, in which Capt. Davidson of Rowan County was wounded, & one Tory killed.
That he was out on several other scouting expeditions in all (he thinks) about three months - dates not recollected.
That he entered the service again about the first of August 1781 as a volunteer under Capt. John Lofte and went on a scouting expedition down on Pedee, and at Mays ferry had a skirmish with a party of Tories.
Marched up to Anson Courthouse and was met by Governor Alexander Martin of N.C. & by him assigned as a life guard to Salisbury, in Rowan County N.C.
That while in the volunteer service & before he reached home was drafted for a three months tour in the horse service, about the first of September 1781, still in the company of the said Captain Lofte - the superior officers were Major White, & Col. Smith, all under the command of General Rutherford & was marched down on the south side of Cape Fear river under the command of Colonel Smith to opposite Wilmington N.C. where we had an engagement with some British & lost one man. - Then went thirty miles below to a place called Lockards folly, - On their way home from Lockards folly at Drowning Creek had an engagement with some Tories - after passing Wilmington had another engagement with Tories & reached home the latter part of December 1781 & discharged by Genl. Rutherford.
That he was born in Rowan County in the State of North Carolina on the 16 th day of July 1762, that he has a record of his age in his profession.
That when called into the service he was living in Rowan County, N.C. as before stated - in 1805 he removed from there to Muhlenberg County Kentucky, & in 1825 removed to McCracken County Ky. where he now lives.
He states that all his services inclusive amount to about fifteen months. He states that he received regular discharges but considering them of no value, left them.

in North Carolina with some other useful papers, he also states that he has no documentary evidence of his services nor any evidence that he knows of better than that which he has adduced including the disposition of Israel Lynn's estate annexed and transmitted. — 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day first & year, aforesaid
William F. Lynn
We Thomas J. Flourney & Samuel Carruthers resident citizens of the County of McCracken & State of Kentucky do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William F. Lynn who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier in the revolution & that we concur in that opinion — Sworn to & subscribed this 11 th day of September 1832
Th J. Flourney
Samuel Carruthers
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 & served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Thomas J. Flourney & Samuel Carruthers who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Salina Flourney Abel Morgan Ephraim Allen Justices of the County Court.

Kentucky, McCracken County ss.
I Braxton Small clerk of the county court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William J. Lynn for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said court this Eleventh day of September Eighteen hundred & thirty two. Braxton Small
E 211

Barren County ss
This day Israel Lynn personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County a- foresaid & made oath, that he knew William F. Lynn in the War of the Revolution & has personal knowl- edge of his services therein, that s d William F. resided in the County of Roan North Carolina, & this Affiant thinks that the s d William F. entered the service about 1779 or 80 or thereabouts served 2 tours of duty, about 3 months each one tour he was at Charles Town S. Carolina, & the other at Williamson N. Carolina (as this Affiant thinks) in a Light Horse Company. This Affiant
does not now remember the Com- manding officers under whom s d William F. served. Given under my hand as a Justice of the Peace for the County afo d . This 3 rd day of Aug Sept r . 1832
Jas Murrell J.P.C.
State of Kentucky Barren County ss I William Logan Clerk of the County Court for Barren Co ty do Certify that James Murrell before whom the above affidavit has been made now is and was at the time of taking and Certifying the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified that full faith & Credit is due and ought to be given any of his judicial acts as such as well out as in Court
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court of said County at my Office in Glasgow the 3 rd day of September 1832
W. Logan Clerk of Barren County Court

I James Murrell an acting Justice of the Peace in & for Barren County & state of Ky. being the same Individual whose name is subscribed to the within certificate of Israel Lynn do certify that the said Israel Lynn at the time of was at the time of the taking of his said certificate a respectable citizen, of Panmure entitled to confidence as a man & credit as a witness - Given under my hand. this 17 th day of June 1833
James Murrell J.P.
State of Kentucky Barren County Set
I William Logan clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that the within and above named James Murrell whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is a Justice of the Peace in & for Barren County aforesaid & that his signature is in his own hand writing that all his Judicial acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this 18 th day June 1833
Wm Logan Clerk
of the Court of Barren County The Affidavit of Israel Lynn

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 18 th 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The Adm. s of Wm. F. Lynn, dec. d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Fifty one Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 25 th June 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
J. Wilson L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 25. 1838.
Sir.
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States;" William F. Logan a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of fifty one Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837 to the 4 th September 1837
Respectfully, yours.
William H. Parris Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

PURINA MILLS "WHERE PURITY IS PARAMOUNT" MANUFACTURERS OF  Ralston
PURINA CEREALS
FAMOUS WITH FOLKS FOND OF FINE FOODS..
St. Louis
May 6, 1903.
Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:--
Won't you please write me about your records if you have any of William Fanning Lynn , who was a native of North Carolina and fought in the Revolutionary War. These are all the details I have, but in order to establish a connection, I have been advised that you could give me some facts in the case.
Very truly yours,
W. H. Danforth
Dict.W.H.D.-5.

Reynolds
4586
INVALID.
May 13-1903 H. G. C. W. H. Danforth St. Louis
File No. 4586
Wm. H. Lyman Pri. A. B. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 231
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Paducah Ky 14 th Aug.
From
James Edwards Esq. Pension Office War Department Washington City D.C.
Rev. Mr. [unclear]

Paducah Ky. 5 th of August 1833
Dr Sir
I herewith return the pension papers in the case of W m H. Lynn which have been sent back for amendment. There were three principal objections suggested by the Department - 1 st That the magistrate who received the certificate of actual service had not certified that the witness was credible - 2 nd That the applicant had not been sufficiently definite as to the time & grade of his service - & 3 rd That he had not procured the affidavit of a Clergyman as to his age & reputation as a revolutionary soldier - All these defects have been supplied & it is now hoped, his claim is sufficiently manifested & that he may receive a return as early as practicable as he is far advanced in life & indigent
Respectfully
yr. Aff. Serv t
Jas T. Beauchamp
Atty. for appl t

Samuel Johnston
To 3 Certificate
M. F. Lign
"

State of Ky. McBracken County S.C.
This day Samuel Johnston a Clergyman living in said County personally appeared before me and made oath that he is well acquainted with Mrs. Lynn of said County, the present applicant for the pension mentioned in the accompanying declaration, that he believes said Lynn to be 70 years of age, & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier, & that he, said Johnston, concurs in that Opinion - Given under my hand as a Justice of the peace in & for said County, the 1 st day of July 1833
State of Kentucky
McBracken County S.C.
R. H. Clarke J.P. M.C.L.
I Braxton Small Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Ashley & R. H. Clarke whose signatures are affixed to the foregoing certificates were at the date of the said certificates & now are two of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid they having been duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the Constitution and laws of this state, that full faith & credit are due & ought to be given to all their acts as such, and that their said signatures are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this eighth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty three
Braxton Small

William F Lynn act of June 1832 w 51-66 p to from 4 March 1838 to 4 Sept 1838 of 25-83 to Joseph Hicklin his attorney
JH

McBracken County set.
This day Mr. Lynn personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid. & made oath that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of time he served as a revolutionary soldier but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below & in the capacity of a private soldier all the while.
  one tour of 8 months drafted  =  8  -  -    do. 3 " "  =  3  -  -    do. 1 15 days volunteer  =  1  -  15    do. 3 " "  =  3  -  15  
Making in all 15 months & fifteen days & for this service he seeks a pension - Given under my hand the 27 th day of July 1833, and that from in reason to attend court personal debility & infirmity he James Adams J. M. C.