Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4549, for John Light, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6
Leight, John
S. 4549
CONTENTS
carded

Reb May
4549
INVALID.
File No. 4549
John Light
Pr. Ann Mila.
Act: June 7/82
Index:—Vol. A , Page 223
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Ms. Liv. Records corrected Apr. 11 '82 a

John - John Locust (Aug 26, 1831) John Light L. ... of ... in the State of ... who was a ... in the Company commanded by Captain Clark of the ... commanded by ... in the ... for ...
20/10 ... 20.00 Military Records corrected April 6th Inserted on the Roll of ... at the rate of ... Dollars ... Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate & Pension issued the ... day of ... and ... B. ...
Arrears to the 14th of ... 30.00 Semi-annual allowance ending ... 10.00 10.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by ... Clerk Book ... Vol. ... Page 152
John Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sep 1840 Agt notified 9 July 1841.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 24 th 1841.
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," John Light — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jonesborough, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Parr
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Hibernian Lady Light
3 f. 172
Transfer.
Governess
f 1780 f 6~ f 20
Hon. S. Blundell

State of Tennessee Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions. May Hawkins County 3 Session 1834
On this 27 th day of May 1834 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions now sitting John Light, a resident of Hawkins County Tennessee, aged 67 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to attain 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 born in Halifax County in the State of Virginia in the year 1766 - the fourth  the day of the March he cannot remember, not having any record of his age, in his recollection  as he believes it is in the possession of his brother  one of his brothers  he cannot say  he cannot say That from Halifax County, he moved into what is now Washington County Tennessee than a part of North Carolina. That here he was living when he entered the service of the United States as a Volunteer under Capt. Benjamin Clark & Lieutenant John Wheeler & Shelby was their Colonel. That the Company on this side the Mountain rendezvoused at a place called Hunsinger's Mill, that from this Mill they were marched on toward Kings Mountain, crossing in their march the Yellow Mountain. That on their march they were joined by Col. Cleveland's Regiment, after which time, there was a Council of the Officers, for the purpose of adopting some energetic measures to defeat General Ferguson, who was at that time marching before them collecting all the Tories in the country around his standard. That the determination of the Council was to pursue him with all possible speed & engage him before he would have time to augment his forces by the call he had made on the Tories. That the command was given to Col. Campbell & on they marched right & left. That one or two days before the battle of Kings Mountain, as well as this Applicant was there they came to a place where the British & Tories had camped the over night & had left in in great hurry leaving behind them their provisions, that from this place the mounted men were ordered to hasten

in the pursuit leaving the foot companies to follow on, that this Applicant belonged to a foot company & of course was not in the battle, but on his march following the mounted men, he met them a short distance from Kings Mountain, returning with the prisoners they had taken in the engagement. That the prisoners were then put into the custody of foot companies who had been following on, that they hung some of the Tories who had been most active & troublous during the contest with the British, & the rest they marched as far as Hott's Mill where they quartered them some time. That he entered this term of service about the first of September 1780 as well as he now remembers, & it lasted at least three months, that he received his written discharge from the service at Hott's Mill signed by Capt. Clark. That he has lost his discharge, he cannot tell how for he took no care of it, thinking that he would never need it.
This Applicant further states that in the year 1781 the month he does not remember but thinks it was in  Wigter the spring of the year he again entered the service as a volunteer under the same Captain & Lieutenant Smith & Capt. Clark for the purpose of entering the Cherokee nation & weaken them by burning their Towns & killing such as might oppose that from Washington County they marched into the Indian nation to an Indian Town on the Tennessee river called Chota. That at this Town they remained a day or two during which time they killed several Indians who were lurking & spying about the Town, that they then left this place after burning the town & marched in through several other Indian towns which he cannot now name having forgotten, & which they also burnt & killed the Indians they found about them, during this expedition Capt. Elliot was killed while in the pursuit of some Indians.

That after burning the Indian Towns through which they passed they would range the country in search of Indians, & horses which had been taken from the settlers that they found many horses. This Applicant states that he was discharged from the service by his Capt who signed his discharge, but that he has likewise lost this discharge, not taking any copy of it, this term of service lasted three months. This Applicant states that he cannot swear positively to the length of time he served but to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods above mentioned making in all Six months & for such service he claims a pension. This Applicant further states that he knows of no one at this time by whom he can prove his services; but that he is known in his present neighborhood to Reuben Barnard & James Turner who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services during the Revolutionary War. This Applicant further states that he never received a commission, & that the officers he has named, with Col. Sevier are all the officers he can now name. He further states that there is no Clergyman in his neighborhood. This Applicant further states that he has lived since the Revolutionary War in Tennessee & that he now lives in Hawkins County Tennessee.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the State of Tennessee.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John his Light mark
W. B. McCall Clerk

We Reuben Bernard & James Jones residing in the neighborhood hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Light who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be 87 years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
W B Mitchell Clerk
Reuben Bernard James Jones
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after its investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Reuben Bernard & James Jones who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the neighborhood & are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit
Horatio Hamblin Defer Breech G Gogent
Filed as the Comptroller of Pensions Appropriations Bonds & Claims
2. Mackly R. Mitchell Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions for Hawkins County Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Light for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office, this 27 th day of May 1834
R Mitchell Clerk By W B Mitchell Clerk