Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3814, for James Tinnen, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Tinnen, James
S 3814
Born in N.C.
Carded
CONTENTS

James. Tinnere Pulaski Tenn 7 June
To. What time last paid
paid to 4 th Sep 1836
24
Pension Office
27 Sept 1837

26,990 West Tennessee
James Tinner of Tipton Co. in the State of Tenn who was a Pvt in the Company commanded by Captain Thompson of the Regt commanded by Col Moore in the Ark. Carolina line for
15 Mos $ 50.00
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tenn at the rate of 50 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Augt and sent to 1/4 Puffin, Pulaski, Tenn
Arrears to the 4th of Feb '34, 150.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " 25.00
$ 175.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. J. Prague Clerk Book P. 2 Vol. 1 Page 107
Letter Penn age 27. Sept 1837. Orders pay 10. Nov. 1837.
Date of death not on Q.R.

State of North Carolina Orange County
This day Samuel Nelson and Robert Tinker of this county came before me James Nelson one of the Justices of the peace for said County, and being duly sworn upon the holy word of Almighty God, make the following declaration, that they were well acquainted with James Tinker formerly of this county but now of the County of Giles & state of Tennessee, being his near neighbor until he left this part of the country & removed to Tennessee, which was several years after the conclusion of the revolutionary war, and that they very well recollect that he was a soldier in said war, & particularly that towards the last years of the war, there was a law that the militia should be divided into companies of twelve men & that each company should furnish one man, who should be attached to General Greene's Army, and that these companies were both part of a company of which said James Tinker was one, and that between 1780 & 1781 (but they are not certain as to the date) said James Tinker was chosen from one company, & went to the South to join General Greene's Army, & they have reason to believe that he was in the service for at least one year, or to the time of General Greene's surrender more particularly declared as he is the brother of said James & they both lived with their father at that time, Robert Tinker also recollects that he served one tour of three months before the time above mentioned.
Sworn to & subscribed before me This 19th of November 1832 James Nelson J.P.
I am Nelson Robert Tinker

State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that James McLean esq. who witnessed the making of the within affidavit was at that time a duly qualified justice of the peace
Not with my hand & seal of office 21st November 1832
J. Taylor
State of North Carolina } James McLean the Orange County } Justice of the peace before whom Samuel Nelson & Robert Sinnen, were sworn to the within affidavit & who administered the oath to them as hereby certify that said Samuel Nelson & Robert Sinnen are credible witnesses & their free acts and ought to be given to their oaths; & that they signed the within affidavit & sworn to it before me on the date certified within in Orange Co. North Carolina of which Co. I am at the still also a Justice of the peace given under my hand & seal, this 25th day of July 1834
James McLean
State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that James McLean esq. who signed the foregoing certificate was at that time a duly qualified justice of the peace -
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 28th July 1834.
J. Taylor
James McLean

State of Georgia On this the 22 nd  v day of May  April 1832 this cause & personally appeared in open court in the county court of said county still sitting & held on by John Dickey Benjamin Williams and Arthur R. McWhorter Justices of the peace for said county and at such appointed to hold the court court of said county and now sitting as the said county court of said county - which said court is a court of record having unlimited jurisdiction in points of fact. James Finamore a resident of said said county of Giles in said state of Georgia aged twenty four years as well as he can ascertain his age having no record thereof but speaking from tradition & hearsay of his family - 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 Jan'y 1832. That he entered the service of the United States and served as a officer in the 11th Inf'ty - in the month of May in the year 1780. (and he does not recollect the day of the month) he entered the service of the United States as a drafted Militia man in the county of Orange and state of North Carolina with and under one Capt Thomas Thompson - also a resident of said county of Orange and one Henry Morrow of Orange county as lieutenants or captains in said Capt Thompson's company - some time after he entered the service as above - one Captain Horton or Wharton took command of said company except declared that said company was attached to a a regiment commanded by Col - Stephen Moore of Orange county North Carolina at that time, and the sergeant major was one Andrew Brooks -

Declarant was drafted for five months, after he entered the service as promised - he with his company was ordered into Fayette county South Carolina where Fayetteville now stands - but as what - was then called Crops Creek . We remained there for some time - then marched up into Randolph county - got provisions - marched under hazelnut or coal - baswell to - Ragel's Mill in South Carolina - We then joined General Gates - remained with him there for some days - then marched for Camden where the British army then lay - was met by the British army about a half way between the two places - fought the battle soon  expected . This was in August 1780. The battle was fought early in the morning the two armies having met or approached near each other the Night before . The American troops being scattered  dispersed in the bush - collected and reorganized at - Hillsboro N.C. a few days after the battle. The troops then collected - were under the command as declarant understood it, of General Butler of that county - Declarant was then  also attached to a corps of - Light horsemen at Hillsboro and spent the balance of his time in said corps, which said corps was under the command of Col John Taylor - and one David Graham as Capt. Declarant served with his said corps of five months and was discharged in South Carolina on Pedee - below the Chesaw Hills the county not recollected near the time of such discharge. There was no

Written as charges given on that occasion - summons of the principal officers. Having gotten back and gone home, where their time was out the remaining officers & the soldiers went home without form . He resided in Orange county N.C. where he was as yet situated in service as of service. In the year 1861 about the 20th day of May of that year, (under a regulation at that time in force in North- Carolina that every fifteen men should furnish one soldier for twelve months service) he became volunteered for the close of fifteen men to which he belonged, for a twelve month term of duty in the said county of Orange State of North Carolina. The company to which he was then attached was commanded by one Captain Thomas Donahoe or Donahoe at that time a resident of Carroll county N.C. He thinks that one Sanders was his lieutenant in said company but does not recollect any of the other company officers. The said company was attached to a regiment commanded by one Col. H. C. Dickson or Dickson and as well as he recollects by one Armstrong or Fry as major or lieutenant of said regiment. From Orange county N.C. we marched to the high hills of Santa where Frank Green then had his headquarters and joined him. Thence we marched to the Eustis battle, where thence we returned

to our former camp at the said high hills. The winter of 1781-82 we spent principally as an encampment at a place called the second D. another called Paw Paw or pond pond - an Ecto River and at Bacon's bridge on Ashby river - all in South Carolina. at Bacon's bridge Colonel was discharged on the 5th day of July 1782. he being then Major. The command of Col Hardy Murphy as Colonel - Capt - Walton in the place of Colonel who had been Major in said regiment. Colonel got a written discharge from Col Dickson at Charleston - Tenn - Middlesex county N. Carolina - Col Dickson had been at home left for a while & had joined the army again at Bacon's bridge and Colonel supposed that Col Murphy - commanded in his place. Colonel - laid his discharge before a board of Auditors - then acting under the laws of N. Carolina in said state - got a specific in place of said discharge - never saw or had his discharge after work. Saw Dickson was a regular officer - Colonel knew him with many other regular officers, some of whom he came name by Capt Best - Capt Short Capt Lytle Capt Morris - Capt Foreard - Major Day - or Grogg - these were regular troops from Maryland & Pennsylvania in at Bacon's bridge, but Colonel did not

We James Hall Brooks a clergyman residing in Giles Thomas B. Haynie and Daniel Puryear county and  v  and residing in said county - hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Stevenson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be twenty- four years of age, that he is respected and beloved - in the neighborhood where he resides, - to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. James Hall Brooks Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid Thos. B. Haynie German Lester Clk. Daniel Puryear
July 1 st Where did you go when you were born? In the  the county North Carolina on the 23 rd day of  May  May 1758 as my father always informed me. Q. How old are you now? A. I am 80 years of age. A. I have not read of my age.
Where were you living when called into service; Where have you lived since the revolutionary war; and where do you now live? Ans. I was living in Orange Co. N. Carolina when called into service - from my discharge till the year 1806 I resided in Orange Co. N. C. in 1807 I moved thence to Giles county Tennessee where I have lived since that time. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? A. I was a substitute for whom mouth and I was drafted for the time of five months as stated above, and volunteered as stated above for the second period of my service as stated in my declaration above.

recall the number of any of their regiments nor of any of the other regular regiments with which he served. Ascertained does not know except Robert Tinkler and Samuel Nelson of Orange County North Carolina of any person now alive by whom he can prove his said services or any part of them, he could have proved it by Capt William Sykes also who died some years ago in Rutherford County in this state, as well as by many others since dead or removed to parts unknown to Ascertained. He has no documentary evidence of which he can prove his said services and knows of no other person whose testimony he can procure in proof of his said services. In the call mentioned his service from May 1981 to July 1982. Ascertained was generously employed in the wagon service and was very generally known by the officers with whom he served, he was not actually engaged in any battle during his said latter or engagements or service.
he hereby relinquishes any 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 whatever.
James Tinkler
Sworn to and subscribed to my presence in open court 22 nd
May 1833. - James Tinkler
Germandester Clk

5 th State The names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops when you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans. I have stated in my declaration the names of some of the regular officers as I recollect who were with the Troops when I served - I do not recollect the number of any of the continental regiments - but I recollect Capt Frye's Capt McRae's and the names of several officers I served in Charleston South - Col Stephen Moore's others. The general circumstances of my service are stated in my foregoing declaration.
6 th Did you ever receive an order from the General or State to return to your service and if so by whom was it given; and what was the contents of it. My answer to this question is contained in my declaration.
7 th 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? As far as I am known to -
James Buford - David Maxwell - James Johnson Thomas B. Haynie - Daniel Puryer and many others in my present neighborhood who can testify to my services in the revolution.
James Finnen
Sworn to subscribed the day of year above German Peter Clb
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories.

proscribed by the War department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that James H. Brooks who has signed the preceding certificate is a competent resident in the County of Giles and State of Tennessee and that Thomas B. Mayhew & Daniel Puryear who have also signed the same are also residents in the said County and State and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Dickrey Benjamin Williams
I, Wm an Assistant Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Giles County Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Tipton for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22 day of May in the year of our Lord 1833
German Lester Clerk
Several擦除 and interlineations in the foregoing declaration were made in Open Court before the same was subscribed & sworn to.
German Lester Clerk
Mayor Wm B. Lewis of the city - is acquainted with the handwriting of the clerk - Mr Linton and Col. James K. Polk, Member of Congress is acquainted with the declarant James Tipton living 5 Miles North of Pulaski on the Mill.

James Tinnen Giles County, Tennessee f — P 15 m $ 4.50. $ 50.
Pension General State Pulaski Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. These 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, shewing the Service of James Tinnins
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 * 3 P. Cap Thompson Col Moore, 74 N.C. Traditionary and witnesses, Witnesses not certified to be credible. see note j.   1781 1 P. Cap Donoho, Col Dixon Maj Armstrong, not found on Roll  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
* The witness says three months, which is the most probable as the drafts were made for that time.

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)                      , who has 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 days 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 the 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 inquiry 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.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

January 14, 1932
Mrs. A. Hunt Cole 1240 East 29th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma.
BA-J/AWF
Dear Madam:
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3814, based upon the military service of James Tinnen during the Revolutionary War.
He was born May 23, 1758 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
He enlisted in May, 1780, while residing in Orange County, North Carolina, and served in Captains Thomas Thompson's and Horton or Wharton's company in Colonel Stephen Moore's North Carolina Regiment, he was in the battle of Camden, after which he served in a company of Light Horsemen under Captain David Grissam and Colonel Tom Taylor, length of service five months.
He enlisted May 20, 1781 and served in Captain Thomas Donoho's company in Colonel Henry Dixon's North Carolina Regiment, and in Captain Walton's company in Colonel Hardy Murfree's Regiment, and was discharged July 5, 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 22, 1833, then a resident of Giles County, Tennessee, having moved there in 1806 or 1807 from Orange County, North Carolina.
There is no reference to wife and children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Rev War 3814
INVALID.
File No. 3814
James Tinner Putt R.C. line
Act: June 17/33
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 875
[Arrangement of 1870.]
James Tinner. Records of Marriott a
1932-Jan 14- Hist- to Mrs. A. Hunt- Cole Eng

1240 East 29 th Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 2, 1931
Veterans Administration Department Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please tell me whether you have any records concerning the Revolutionary Service of any of the following, all of North Carolina: (1) James McMasters (2) Robert Faucett (3) Thomas Faucett (4) William Hamilton (5) Joseph Hamilton (6) James Tinnin (7) John Tinnin?
Thanking you in advance for
Reply
Sincerely
Margaret H. Cole
(Mrs. A. Hunt Cole)

Sept 25.
FRED
2 Mr Grand Mac
L. Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Yours sincerely J. M. McKim
The papers of Anna Tuckerman are now in California herewith enclosed to Sublime in order to obtain Special orders for their postage. Don't Miss any any all things to send the original Certificate Yours sincerely Mary Martin.

11 11 11
$2.00
James Mabane + Esq
Masonboro Post office
Orange county
North Carolina
+ Mabane.

Mason Hall N.C. August 2d. 1834
Free
Aug
J. L. Edwards Esqr
War Department
Kim
Washington City
Secretary of War Washington City

Pulaski 30th June 1834
Dear Sir
In the fall of 1832 I was
under the necessity of taking the affidavits of James Wilson & Robert Simmen of your vicinity to establish my right to a pension under the acts of congress. The affidavits were taken & sworn to before your self as Justice of the peace for Orange Co. & your official character regularly certified by the proper officer. By the rules of the pension office the witnesses whose affidavits are taken must be certified by the Justice before whom the same is sworn to, to be credible witnesses . This was not done, nor did any of us know at that time, know that it was required.
I Enclose you the affidavits, annexed to my Declaration for a pension - will you please write the proper certificate of their credibility on the back of the affidavits, without detaching it from the declaration, sign it, & give the certificate of the same under it, as you gave it before. This being done, may I ask you to Enclose the decl & affidavits & letter of J. L. Edwards as they now stand with your & the clerks said certificates, addressed to the Secretary of War Washington. Here , I have taken the trouble to set proper certificates written & give copies of them Below. Please request, the War department to correspond with James Simmen Pulaski - Giles county Tennessee, on the subject of the claim. I have learned with

Much affecting the death of my brother Robert Simmen in February last. but for this circumstance I should desire his affidavit to be taken again - I think on more reflection - he could have been more specific as to the time of my entering the service, the time I served & when I came home.
If you should see Mr Saul Nelson soon for his thought, he can make a more specific statement on these points, please take his affidavit again - & verify it as before, you & the clerk, as to his credibility & attach it to the other papers forwarded there as shown.
You will observe in Note 1. in the forward - I desire J. L. Edwards, that the clerk of the county court of Orange, must certify under his hand of office the official "Character & Signature" of the Magistrate.
Your kind attention to this will lay me under many obligations.
Very respectfully
Yours James Simmen