Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6476, for William Lovel, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. C.
Lovel, William
R. 6476.
CONTENTS

W 34 589
William Lovel Tennessee Declaration for pension
Revolutionary Act June 7. 1832

State of Tennessee } fs. County of Jackson } fs.
On this 2 nd day of April 1838 personally appeared in open Court before Richard P. Brooks, William R. Prince, John Hughes Esquire Justices of the County Court for Jackson County now sitting being a court of records, William Lovel a resident of Jackson County and State of Tennessee aforesaid aged seventy nine years on the 23 rd of December 1837, who being first duly sworn according to law dath on his oath make the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. to wit,
I William Lovel, entered the service of the United States in Guilford County State of North Carolina where I then resided in October in the year 1776 as a volunteer under Captain Samuel Sharp, Lieutenant Joshua Young, Ensign Thomas Young - (having previously to that time volunteered for five years under Maj r John Dabney) I marched under said officers to Guilford Court house and from thence to County line creek in pursuit of the Scophalites afterwards called Tories I then returned home crossing tool head of Hogan creek & Wolf Island creek, having taken some prisoners, some of the Tories dispersed and about 12 or 14 submitted took the oath of allegiance I was at in service during this time about 12 days - I was dismissed but received no discharge.
I remained at home until after the Battle of Kings mountain I then set out to go to Watagus river viewing the country & met with Capt. Hays with a small company with him, in the hollows of the Yadkin river in  the of course pursuit of some Tories in the Flawery Gap mountains being part of the Blue ridge mountains, I joined Capt. Hays and went with him in pursuit of the Tories - the Tories had fled before we arrived there and we then went on to the head waters of Halden River

and from the three forks of Holston we went to Watauga river & crossed Watauga at Ben Evans ford. from then we marched to Capt John Ogle on the Sinking creek of Watauga and then I joined Ogle who had been called to go to the long Islands of Holston river State of North Carolina against the the Cherokee Indians who had had committed depredations against the white inhabitants & had killed some taken some prisoners , don't recollect how many and marched under his command to the long Islands of Holston river & when we arrived there the Indians had fled & we returned to the Sinking creek of Watauga, having been gone about twelve days - I then went to Burke County North Carolina in company with Samuel Rose,
And about the first day of March 1781 I joined Capt. Joseph White, who had a company of thirty seven men myself being the 38 th - and marched under said Captain to Catheys ford on Catawba river in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians who had been killed two white men & took some prisoners & broke up a settlement the Indians were all gone before we arrived there. I then returned with Capt White to his house in Burke county & was dismissed by him, during this last term of service I served but eighteen days - I then returned to Guilford county.
I again entered the service of the United States in Surry County State of North Carolina in April 1781 September 1781 as a volunteer under Capt David Humphreys Ensign Justice. the Lieut. not recollected remained at Surry court house where we rendezvoused with 600 soldiers under Col Robert Lanier & Col. William Shepherd Major James Shepherd & Major Brooks until 12 th October 1781 I then received a furlough for 5 days and when I returned my Capt Humphreys had marched and I was attached to Capt

John Kimmins (under whose command I continued until 18 th of November 1781-) I marched from Surry Court house under Command of said Captain John Kimmins, Lieut John Smith, no ensign, to Bells mill in Randolph County State of North Carolina, then to Sandy creek then back to Bells mill, on our march from Sandy creek to Bells mill The Tories fired at us - We then marched to Pole Cat creek in same county where we were fired upon and drove back by a band of Tories, We then returned to Bells Mill where we were dismissed I received no written discharge - There being no further call for us - Col Pacy having defeated the Tories under Col Fanning - In marching to  from Bells mill I here went in single company & not by Regiments - I served during this last term two months and marched about 180 miles -
I then went to Salisbury in North Carolina with a drove of cattle as a volunteer under Maj. Matthew Brooks, Col Rob. Lanier & Capt. Stephen Crowder - I volunteered in Surry county 12 th of February 1782 and arrived at Salisbury 1 March of the same year, at Salisbury I was attached to the company under Benjamin Boyd, Quater Master General to guard the magazine & publick store house for the use of the Militia I remained there under said Quater Master until the 5 th day of May of the same year when I was discharged by said Quater Master which discharge is last - I was in service during this last term two months and five days - under the said Quater Master & 15 days under Maj. Brooks & Col. Lanier making 2 months & 20 days during this term of service - The whole period of time for which I

was in the service of the United States as above stated is six months and two days.
I was born in Amelia County State of Virginia on the 23 rd day of December 1758 I have no record of my age
Since the Revolutionary war I have lived in Wilkes County North Carolina, in Elbert County State of Georgia Greenville District South Carolina, and in the counties of Cooke, Knox, White, Benton county & Jackson State of Tennessee, in Crawford Indiana & I now reside in Jackson County where I now reside & I have resided in said County of Jackson about two years.
I did not serve under any Regular officer nor was there any regular officer with the troops where I served - There is no clergyman in my neighborhood by whom I can prove the reputation of the neighborhood where I have resided as to my services as a Soldier of the Revolution Widow William Hampton, James Saxton, Nathan
Whitaker, James Whitaker & John Richardson are acquainted with me in neighborhood where I now reside and can testify to my character for truth & their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution I know of no person by whom I can prove my services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
I hereby relinquish every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present & I declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any
Agency in any State known to me in other recent William Lovel mark
William Lovel

State of Tennessee } Jackson county }
I James Young aged about 75 years do solemnly swear that I am acquainted with William Lovel the foregoing applicant & have been acquainted with him from the time I was a small boy. I have been acquainted with him in Guilford county North Carolina, Dyer county, Georgia, White county Tennessee & Buncomb county North Carolina & in Jacksons county, Tennessee. In all of which counties he was considered as a man of veracity & his oath would have been received in a court of justice. While he was absent from Guilford Guilford county, it was reported and I believed the report, that he was in the service of the United States & when he returned he said he had been in the service of the United States all of which I then believed & still believe to be true.
Sworn to in open court
James his Young mark
[Signature]
State of Tennessee } Jackson county }
On this 2 nd day of July 1838 in open court before the county court of Jackson county being a court of record present the worshipful Richard D. Brooks, Pleasant Henry George L. Davis & Daniel L. the following proceedings were had, to wit,
We William P. Hampton and James Carlisle residing in Jackson county State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Lovel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to seventy nine 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 to in open court July 2. 1838 [Signature]
William P. Hampton James Carlisle

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 ap- plicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that James Young William P Hampton and James Carlisle are credible persons; and that their statements are entitled to credit and that they are resident citizens of Jackson county aforesaid -
Richard Brooks
Thomas J. Rose
Geo. C. Darden
I John S. Turner Clerk of the County Court of Jackson County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Lovel for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 13 th day of July 1838.
John S. Turner Clerk Jackson County Court

Gainesborough July 13, 1838
Sir - I send you enclosed William Lovel's declaration for pension under act 7 June 1832. The old man has been very dilatory in his application but it is presumed that the law maxim "Vigilantibus &c" does not apply to Revolutionary Soldiers. I hope that the bad handwriting & informal & awkward manner in which it is written will not prejudice his claim.
An early disposition of his application is asked of yours direct either to him or the undersigned at this place.
J. C. D. Charles

J. L. Edwards Esq.

William Lovel Sennepe
Rejected
See let 21 st Aug t 1838 to P. P. Quarles,
did not serve six months in a military capacity
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6476.
P. O. William Lovel
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
REJECTED
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .