Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,661, for Daniel Sullivan, Virginia

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Sullivan, Daniel
S. 7.661
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Date of death not on a B
16.247 North Carolina
Daniel Sullivan of Burke in the State of N.C. who was a Pvt in the — commanded by Captain — of the Regt commanded by Col: Perkins in the Pa- line for 6 months — 1861
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of July 33 and due to Mrs. Jane Morganton. N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 40 Semant. allowance ending 4 Sept. — 10 $ 50.
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N. Rice — Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 56

Daniel Sullivan Pension Declaration
Adm d as private 6 mo. $20=
Mr Roan Morgan N o

State of North Carolina } Duke County }
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Session for the fourth Monday of January 1833.
On this 29 th day of January 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices now holding said Court Daniel Sullivan a resident citizen of Duke County State of North Carolina aged 70 or thereabouts, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed on the 7 th day of June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated.
That in the fall of 1780 or thereabouts or he is very certain at the time that General Green was marching on through Virginia to the South the year before the battle of Guilford he was called on to march and join Green. He was a private militia man only 16 or 17 years of age under the command of Colonel Peter Perkins, his Captain was Thomas Smith. When we first marched, he cannot recollect the time for which they marched but recollect that they were all volunteers & at this time served upwards six months before we were discharged, for he never was discharged till the summer after the battle of Guilford. In the fall of the same year we were ordered out by Col Penn of the Virginia Militia under Captain Cloud to oppose the Tories on New River over the mountains.
Passed on good

the Four, was for 3 months as well as he can recollect: The next tour of duty was from the same place under Major Marr against the Tories down about the Moravian Towns in Stokes County, Carolina. we were then mounted & found our horses never called on to go but he marched on always a volunteer: that he has no documentary Evidence of his services except the annexed Affidavit marked (A) and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to prove the same.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension list roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & Subscribed in presence 28 th January 1833 Daniel his Sullivan Marks
(Questions by the Court.)
Question 1 st Where and in what year were you born? I was born in Pennsylvania Virginia March 2 nd 1763.
Question 2 nd Have you any records of your age? if so where is it?
I have no record of my age except a memorandum taken from the records of the County Court of Pennsylvania where I was born out when a child. I am ignorant of writing so have to depend on what is told me by others who have examined for me.
Question 3 rd Where were you living when called into Service: where have you lived since the Revolutionary war: and where do you now live? I lived in the County of Pennsylvania Virginia

when called into service, & for 5 years after, I lived there & in the adjoining County of Henry, & then moved to this County where I now live. Question 4 th How were you called into service were you a drafted, a volunteer or a substitute.
I can answer that question only in this way that our orders from our officers were that as the Enemy was coming on us we must join General Greene so I marched according to orders & I suppose must be called a volunteer and I was always called on in the same way for we often went out against the Tories.
Question 5 th State the names of some of the regular officers (Continental) who were with the troops, where you served. Such Continental and Militia Regiments as you recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
I with the others under Colonel Perkins joined Greene's army near Banister Bridge not far from Hal- fax old town in Va. Lee's Legion was with him & Colonel Washington with his light horse I continued with them until just before the battle of Guilford where I was furloughed to go home and get better clothing & other com- forts for my home was not more than 50 or 60 miles from Guilford Courthouse & I reached the army again the morning after the battle. I then was placed in the light infantry under the Com- mand of Colonel Washington. from the old line works we kept in close pursuit the pursuit of Cornwallis till near Camden. I was at a place

joining Camden Called Log Town and saw it burning after it was set on fire by the British as was said: in about a month after I was permitted to return home and when Captain Shaw then I was who then Commanded us came home he gave me my discharge and pay. When I was out against the Tories of new River blood was our Commanding Officer we were stationed near the Flinn Gap of the Blue Ridge about the head of Dan River to check the Tories after being there a while it was noted that they the Tories were dispersed we were permitted to return home in a few days after we were called upon again & away we went - when with General Greene's Army - I was commonly kept on fatigue duty with the Commissary & his stores. - When serving against the Tories we were never regularly discharged in writing for the Tories fled & skulked about in such a way that we did never know where our enemy were or when we would have to fight. I served in all much more than six months Question 6. Did you ever receive a discharge & by whom was it given & what has be- -come of it?
I once recd a discharge from Captain Shaw after the Campaign of the Battle of Guilford & our march to Camden but I have lost it.
Question 7. the State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for morality.

mades the affidavit marked (A) is also a resident citizen of this County & of Veracity & truth so that his affidavit is entitled to full credit And further that J G Eng- land the Justice of the peace before whom said Affidavit was made is an acting Jus- tice of the peace of respectability & that his aff certificate is entitled to full faith and credit
I James Erwin Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Burke do hereby certify that the foregoing Contains the original Proceedings in the matter of the application of Daniel Sulli- van for a Pension. I further certify that J G England who has certified the affida- vit marked (A) is an acting Justice of the peace for this County.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal of office this 8 day of 1833. —
int. J G England

and good behavior, your services of the revolution.
I know of no person, in my neighborhood except Richard Bird who is here whom to the many I can obtain he is now in court & I expect he will make affidavit for me sworn to in open court this Sullivan mark Court 28 th January AD 1833.
J. Emmerick
I Richard Bird a minister of the Gospel in the County of Burke do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Sullivan who has sworn to and subscribed to the above declaration that I have been acquaint- -ed with him about 20 years that his reputation is that of a man of vera- -city & that I have the fullest confidence in his oath.
R. Bird
Sworn to in open court
this 29 th January 1833. -
2nd J. Emmerick
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the court department that the above named applicant Daniel Sullivan was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Rich- -ard Bird who has sworn to and subscribed the above certificate is a clergyman resi- -dent in the County of Burke a man of undoubted veracity and known to this Court; and they further certify that it is shown to them that Joseph Wyatt who has

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File No. 7661
Daniel Sullivan
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 B , Page 364
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Affidavit Joseph Byatt
(2)

State of North Carolina } Whereas I have caused Joseph Brink County } Pyatt to come before me James G. England one of the acting Justices for said County at the request of Daniel Sullivan and being Duly Sworn and Examined Saith that in the Spring of the year after the battle at Kingmount Mountain he the said Joseph Pyatt saith that he was returning home from army and not far from Salisbury North Carolina he met the said Daniel Sullivan with his knapsack and said Sullivan said he was from the army and further says he recollects of hearing said Sullivan say or state how they went down to Logtown and shot at the British and this deponent further saith not sworn to and subscribes this 25 th day of January 1833 Joseph Pyatt X J. G. England J.
This is to certify that Joseph Pyatt is not able to attend Court on account of affliction and infirmity which the reason of this deposition and do think that all due faith and credit should be given to his affidavit as I have lived anigh him to said Joseph Pyatt for thirty years J. G. England J.
the January 25 1833