Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,153, for Laban Lindsey, North Carolina

SERVICE
Nb.
Lindsey Laban or Lindsay
NUMBER
S.7153
CONTENTS
carded

16842 North Carolina
Saban Lindsay *
of Surry in the State of N. C. who was a Sergeant in the Regt commanded by Captain Moore of the Regt commanded by Col. Moore in the Re  line line for Guards .
Saban Lindsay Records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of N. C.  carolina at the rate of 30. Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. day of Oct 33 and Samuel Cowles . Hamptonville - N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 75.- Semi-ant. allowance ending Dec 34 15.- $90.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath. Rice — Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 60

State of North Carolina } S S
Surry County }
On this 6 th day of August in the year 1832 Personally appeared before the Honorable Cowles a Justice of the County Court of Surry Laban Lindsay a resident of said County aged Twenty Six years, who first being duly sworn, according to law, doth. On his oath, make the following declaration, in Order to Obtain the benefits of the act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832
That he Entertained the Service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. On or about the Month of July 1780, he was drafted into Capt Bartlett Searcy's Company in the N o C a Militia, as Orderly Sergeant, was Ordered immediately on Service, joined the Regiment under Col William Moore & Major Richard Cook. We were Marched to Hillsboro thence to Salisbury. he was at 6 Mile & 12 Mile Creek he was part of his time with Gen l Davidson this tour was for four months, was gone for home something over, was discharged he thinks at 6 Mile Creek by Capt Harrison under whose command he was part of his time. The next tour he was called out under the command of Capt James Lewis by Orders of the Governor of N o C a as a Guard, and to defend the neighborhood against the Tories who threatened the Governor's life he was engaged two months in this duty and carrying express, from April to June 1781 he was discharged at Wake C o by Capt Lewis this discharge is lost. in the Sept

Following he was drafted into the company Commanded by Capt William Hester who was taken sick & left us we were then under the Command of Capt Blackwell. We marched from Granville C.H. & Ramsays Mills Chatham County, from thence to Fayetteville (then called Cross Creek) thence within 10 miles of Wilmington against Tories. Where news was bro't that Cornwallis had capitulated. after holding a day of rejoicing we were discharged this Town he served as Quartermaster Sergeant the who town this discharge is also. lost this town was two months Question 1 by the Majors, Where & in what year were you born
Answer, July 14 th in the year 1756
Question 2 have you any record of your age and if so where is it -
Answer, I have none
Question 3 Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since & where do you now live.
Answer I was living in Granville County No 6 from whence I moved to Surry where I now live
Question 4 State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops with which you served. Such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect & the General circumstances of your service.
Answer General Davidson Gen Butler & Witherspoon. Then he believes were Militia Officers. his service was confined to the Militia

Question 5 th how were you called into Service were you drafted a Volunteer or a Substitute & if a Substitute for whom —
Answer. I was drafted the first & last Tour the other 2 volunteered
Question 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service & if so where is it
Answer. I had Discharges each time as stated in the Gen. Orders but all are lost
Question 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 & their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Answer. Tho Wright. Jeremiah. John Angel & Others
He 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 this day and year aforesaid
Howland S.P. & Member of the C.C. of Army etc
Laban Lindsey
We John Angel a Clergyman and Thomas Wright — citizens of Verny County hereby cer- -tify that we are well acquainted with Laban Lindsey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 76 years of age and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides. To have been a Soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that Opinion. — Over

The foregoing Certificate is sworn to and subscribed the day of year aforesaid Attest Howells P.M.C.C. John Angell Justice of the Peace
And the said Magistrate does hereby declare it as his opinion after putting the interrogatories and investigating the matter as prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as a slave, and the said Magistrate further certifies, that it appears to him that John Angell is a clergyman & residing in Sturges County & Thomas Wright is a citizen of the same county both of whom have signed the above certificate as credible & respectable persons and that their statements is entitled to credit. I also certify that dear Sir, as the above applicant is in my opinion, & as he states, unable by reason of bodily infirmity to go to Court it being 18 miles & a very bad ford across the Yadkin River
Howells P.M.C.C.
I John Wright Clerk of the County Court of Sturges County do hereby certify that Jonas Cowley whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace and a Member of the County Court of Sturges and that all due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts as such In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 18 day of Augt
John Wright Clerk

State of NC 3 This day came John Surry County 3 Watking before me
David Cowles one of the acting magis of Surry County and made oath in due form of law that he was formerly well acquainted with Laban Lindsay that he saw one a four months tour with him in the Revolutionary war under Col Will Morris, that he knows of his service for four months, he recollects it was in the year of 64, dispute, he lived close by him & he was gone some other times & it was still and believed that he was in the army he also states as his belief that Lindsay acted as Orderly Sergeant. Summ He and I were in this 1 st Nov 1852
before me
John Watking marks
Charles

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Laban Lindsey Surry county North Carolina
Rev. Adm d by a spouse Surf. 6 mo + 6 30 =
J. Cowles Hamptonville North Carolina

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 20 1833
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. Those 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 Laban Lindsay, Surry county, N. Carolina
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Drafted 1780 4 orderly Capt. Seasey Capt. Garrison Col. Moore Hillsboro 76 tradition   1781 2 Capt. Lewis Governor's guard written from 4 months time  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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) 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 day 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 he 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 enquiry 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, deponeth 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Feb 3rd 1832

Rev. War
7153
INVALID.
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File No. 7153
Laban Lindsey  ★
Sergt Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 of , Page 224
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Laban Lindsey ★ June 25 th 1844. Records corrected. R

State of No Car 3 This day came Saban Lindsey County 3 Lindsey the identical Saban Lindsey who has made and sworn to the foregoing declaration and made oath in due form of law in explanation of the same. that he swears as stated. The discharges as stated which are lost, he has no documentary evidence Nor does he know of any person but John Watkins who lives in Granville 150 miles distant who can prove any part of his service. he appeared in this county last spring and his deposition was taken as collateral not as final testimony as to his service, his integrity is unquestionable. but the Magistrate not being acquainted with him could not certify as to his character
Sworn to and subscribed this 24 day of August 1833 Yours truly Saban Lindsey
And the Magistrate doth further state that he believes from the character of his Watkins as described to him. that he is a man of good character. but as he lives 150 miles distant. his character can not be further certified by him
Yours truly & M.C.C.

I Francis K Armstrong Clerk of the County Court of Perry do hereby Certify that Isaiah Bowles who has signed the foregoing certificate and Attestation is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County sworn & Acting as such, and that due faith and credit should be given to his Official acts as such Given under my hand & Seal of Office This 2 nd day of Sept 1833 - F. K. Armstrong Clerk