Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 4346, for Winburn Sumerlin, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 10.
Summerlin, Winburn or Summerlin
W 4346
Milly
CONTENTS

to pay May 10, 1837
North Carolina No. 836
Wimburn Sumner of Wilkes — in the State of N. Carolina — who was a Pvt. — in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col. Sevine — in the North Ca line for 8 months —
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 26. Dollars 66. Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Oct 33. and Link Robt Martin Wilkesboro — N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 66.65 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34 13.33
$79.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Mice Clerk, Book E Vol. 62 Page 73

5080.
North Carolina
Milly Sumner widow of Wentworth Sumner who was a Private N C in the Guards
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of March, 1844 and sent to Mrs. A. V. Reid No 3 of Ship St
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 1 Page 205

Sketch
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4. March to 24. April 1842 Agt notified 9. Dec 1844
Letter to Pow Agt 18 March 1845 Hon R. C. P. year of '42/43

Record of the births of Milton Summerling and Milley Summerling's Children all born in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
1st. J. R. J. F. J. N., born October 13th. 1787. 2nd. J. M. J. A. N. H., born September 4th. 1789. 3rd. M. J. L. E. J. born May 16th. 1790. 4th. J. A. L. & R. U. S., born Decem. 26th. 1792. 5th. H. A. N. V. A. H., born Decem. 17th. 1794. 6th. J. B. C. M. A. S. D. A. V. J. S., born May 7th. 1797. 7th. J. E. R. C. H., born November 24th. 1799.

CHAP. IV. Before CHRIST cir. 397. 1 God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and his blessing on the good. 4 He exhorteth to the study of the law, 5 and telleth of Elijah's coming and office.
FOR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. Luke 1. 76.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. Before CHRIST cir. 397.
4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Exod. 20.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: Matth. 11. 14. Mark 9. 11. Luke 1. 17.
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Thomas Sumerlin W. Sumerlin
The END of the PROPHETS.
R Rufus Sumerlin born the 1826 Was born in march the 1

State of North Carolina } Wilkes County, } On this 2 nd day of June 1843, personally appeared before me one of the acting justices in and for said County. Widow Sumerlin, a resident of North Carolina in the County of Wilkes aged eighty nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Winburn Sumerlin, who was a private in the war of the revolution, and who was placed on the pension roll October 7, 1833 at the rate of ($26.66), twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum. The time of his entering the service and the length of service will be fully shown as referenced to his declaration on file at the War Department Washington City D.C. She further declares that she was married to the said Winburn Sumerlin on or about the month of February in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty Six. That her husband, the aforesaid Win- burn Sumerlin, died on the 21 st day of April 1842. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred

and ninety-four - She further declares that her bodily infirmity is such that she cannot leave her premises to go to the Court House to file her declaration that she has not been there in many years - And that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband Winburn Sumerlin as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. -
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before. -
W. W. Peden J.P.
Milley her Sumerlin mark
State of North Carolina
Wilkes County } on this 2 nd day of June 1843 personally appeared
Sarah Isabel & Emily Alspaugh before me one of the acting justices in and for said County, and made oaths in due form of law, that they are well acquainted with Milley Sumerlin, the widow of Winburn Sumerlin and that she has remained a widow ever since his death. And that her bodily infirmity is such that she could not safely go to the Court House to file her declaration -
Sworn to and subscribed the day year above written
W. W. Peden J.P.
Sarah her Isabel mark Emily Alspaugh

Dec. 29, 1843
1. C
add proof
M. Sumerlin

State of NE
Wills County on this 2 day of Nov 1843
Personally appeared before me the Alvin Church one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Milly Sumner and made oath in due form of law that the family record that is now in her possession has been in her charge ever since the old man Alvin Sumner and the Deaf have passed contains a statement of the ages of the children, to wit    1 st  Griffin Sumner  Born October the 11 th  1787    2 nd  Susanna Sumner  Born Sept the 7 th  1789    3 rd  Miles Sumner  Born May the 16 th  1790    4 th  Lazarus Sumner  Born December the 26 th  1792    5 th  Anna Sumner  Born December the 17 th  1794    6 th  Thomas Sumner  Born May the 7 th  1796    7 th  Barab Sumner  Born November the 27 th  1799    and that the names are as set forth in said record sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 day of Nov 1843
Alvin Church
his Milly Sumner Mark
Alvin Church
9

Northeast 23
Wiltshire county 3. I M c Master Clerk of the county Court of said county do certify that Alexander Church was at the time he assigned the above affidavit an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county and due faith and good will is entitled to all his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Seal of office and subscribed my name Nov 21 st 1843
J. M c Master Clerk By E. E. Master Clerk

2193
William Sumner
4
North Carolina
Almijoa
8 Pri 8 Mo $26.66
13. P 278
Feb 21 33
Robt Martin Wickesboro' N.Ca.
46 L W

BRIEF in the case of  William Sumterlin of Wilkes  of  County  in the State of  North Carolina  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     Augt In 1781. enlisted & served till May following which was 8 months Private Spys Scout Capt. Sumter, Col. Sumter  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wilkes Co. County Tennessee.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No documentary 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective  No Cleryman & no reason assigned, nothing said of  any witnesses.
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Mahon Examining Clerk.  Feb 1. 1833

State North Carolina (October 22 nd 1892 Wilkes County (Court of Pleas, 1 st quarter Session for the County of Wilkes) Personally appeared in open Court Now Sitting Winburn Sumnerlin as President in said State and County aged Seventy years or thereabouts, who being 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 June the Seventh one thousand eight hundred and thirty two 1832.  This affiant went in the year 1780 from the County of Wilkes where he now Resided to the County of Washington now the State of Tennessee to a fort called Lewis fort on the Roaring fork of Dick's Creek waters of Nolachucky where he enlisted under under Captain Newman. John Devone was Colonel, one Dunham was Ensign or Sergeant. This affiant states on oath to the best of his recollection that he enlisted some time early in August Seventeen hundred and eighty one 1781. and that he continued in service until the May following which was Eighteen hundred and eighty two. During which time he was sent to guard Carter Station about ten miles distant from Lewis Station. He this Defendant was some times out as a spy and some times scouting with others watching for the Indians against these forts it being the frontier settlement and this affiant further states that he has no Documentary evidence to prove his services although he received a discharge from his captain dated in the month of May or June 1882 but said Discharge is long since lost as this affiant took but little care of it this affiant further states that he never was in any engagement with the Enemy although the Indians were frequently killing and stealing in the neighborhood. This affiant states that he has resided in this County aforesaid for about fifty years and has been sworn to in open Court
This affiant hereby 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  Winburn his Sumnerlin mark R Martin C. W. C. C.
We Abijah Farnsworth & Moses Watson residing in the County of Wilkes and State of North Carolina and the said Winburn Sumnerlin residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Winburn Sumnerlin who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration. That we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and Subscribed this day & year aforesaid  R Martin C. W. C. C. Moses Watson Abijah Farnsworth

Where and in what year were you born. born in the State of North Carolina and the County of Bertie 1762 as he believes
Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it long? This Applicant the record of his age in South Carolina but he saw it lost
Where were you living when called into Service Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live. I now live in Wilkes County. I enlisted in Washington County New Jersey. From there my Discharge I have lived in the County where I now live. Ever since in the same neighborhood How were you called into Service were you Drafted did you volunteer or were you substituted and if so for whom I think I received a Discharge from Capt. Newman but it was lost I've been taxed or entitled as stated my Declaration
Did you ever receive a Discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it I received a Discharge from my Capt. but it is long since lost his Name was Newman
State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your Present Neighborhood and who bear testimony as to your Character for veracity and their belief of your Services as a Soldier of the Revolution Moses Waters saw me in Service and told me that he was at Newport for some time was at Low's Station Washington County.
And the Court Do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the Interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further State Certifies that it appears to them that Moses Waters says as he has signed the foregoing Certificate is man of truth & Character and that they reside in Good Living and that these Certificates are entitled to full credit
Wm Brown, C.W.
I the Clerk of the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Wilkes do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mr. Baron Sumner for a Pension
W. B. Sumner
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at my Office this 14th day of November 1832.
R. Martin C.M. G.C.

9299
Melley Summerlin
North Carolina
Act July 7 th 38
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26 66
Hon D r B. B. Bensen

State of North Carolina
Wilkes County
I do hereby certify that Millie Sumner, who hath this day sworn to & subscribed the foregoing declaration before me, is a credible person & to be believed on oath. I also certify that she is by reason of old age & bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court to make her declaration and I further certify that she is the widow of the intitled Winborn Sumner, who was a United States pensioner as declared by said declarant, that they always lived together as man and wife up to the time of said pensioner's death, that she is now a widow & has never since married
Given under my hand seal this 2 nd June 1843
W. W. Peden

State North Carolina Wilkes County
This 2 nd day of June 1843 personally appeared Susanah Tribell, before me one of the acting justices in and for said County, and made oath that in due form of law that she is the second child of William Sum- erlin & Milley Sumnerlin born on the 1 st September 19.89 as appears from the family record, but the marriage between them does not appear on the family record as to day & year known to and subscribed on the day and year above written —
W. W. Peden J.P.
Susanah hus. Tribell mother

State of North Carolina
Wilkes County - I William Martin
Clerk of pleas & quarter sessions opened and held for said County according to law on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in July 1843. Do Certify that the Court orders, that satisfactory evidence was this day introduced that the declaration over Milley Sumner's signature is genuine and and that she is the widow of Winton Sumner who was a United States pensioner at the time of his death - and that from proof they were legally married at the time self forth in the foregoing declaration & that she is a respectable person to be believed on oath and that her bodily infirmity is such that she cannot leave her residence to go to the Court House to make her declaration -
I further Certify that thorough examination has been made in my office for the marriage bond of Winton Sumner & Milley his wife, and that there is no such record in my office - and that the signature of the magistrates W. H. Peeples & Enloe Chapman whose names appears to the foregoing declaration & affidavits are and were at the time of testating the acting justices in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that due faith and Credit ought

to be given to their official acts or such in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office subscribed my name, Milkeborn August 1 st 1843 M c W illiam  C ell

State of North Carolina Wilkes County
On this 2 day of August 1823
personally appeared before me one of the acting justices in and for said County. Mrs Leonora Chapman, who after being duly sworn according to law, doth make the following statement relative to the marriage of Martin Sumner in his wife Milly, in the month of February in the year seventeen hundred and eight six - And that the officiant was present when the marriage ceremony was performed, and that she has known them to be together up to the day of Mr. Sumner's death. Sworn to and subscribed August 2 - 1823
Enoch Chapman W.P. (C)

June 21st, 1904.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:--
Your records show that Winburn Sumerlin made an application for pension on November 14th, 1832 and was allowed a pension for service in the North Carolina troops from Wilkes County in the latter State. Also that his widow, Millie, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband after his death. I should like to know what the records show as to Millie's people and her age and place of residence and as much about her as your records would advise. She is my maternal ancestor.
F.T.H.-B.
Yours Very Truly

North Carolina
Millie Summerlin
widow of Wimburn Summerlin
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 24 th Apr 1842 of Wilkes in the State of N.C. who was a private in the Comp.
commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg. commanded by Col. Gervano in the Dist. line for 8 Months
Rep 14. Feb. 44
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 26 Dollars 67 1/2 Cents per annum, to commence on the 1 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Feby 1844, and sent to Her D. M. Barringer N.R.
Whole amount due . . . . . $ 133.30
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. L. Surratt Clerk. Book L. Vol. 1 Page 299.

5431
M. Summerlin
$26:66 per an
Hon. D. S. Reid
A Ry

State of North Carolina Wickes County
On this 28th day of March 1844, personally appeared before me one of the acting justices in and for said County Melly Summerton a resident of North Carolina, in the County of Wickes aged 90 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3rd March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. —
Thot! she is the widow of Menthem Summerton who was a private in the Revolutionary War in the North Carolina Militia. His service will be fully shown on reference to his declaration on file in the pension office at Washington City D.C. The annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of July 7, 1838 was twenty six dollars & sixty six Cents.
She further declares that she is still a widow. —
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before. —
H. H. Peden J.P.
Melly her Summerton mark
State of North Carolina Wickes County
I Certify that the foregoing declaration was duly sworn to and acknowledged before me one of the acting justices in and for said County. I certify that I am personally acquainted with

Willy Sumner and knew that she is the identical person who drew a pension at the rate selfforth in her declaration -
W. W. Peden J.P.
State of South Carolina Wilkes County
I William Mashin Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarters Sessions for Wilkes County, Certify that William W. Peden is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. -
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this 1 st day of March 1844
Wm. Mashin Clerk By John W. Clarke

Winburn Summerlin
21/93

I Smith Ferguson residing in the city of Wilkes and Newborn Sumnerline residing in the same do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Newborn Sumnerline who subscribed and sworn to the within declaration and I believe him to be seventy years old and that the said Newborn Sumnerline is reputed and believed to be a revolutionary soldier and I concur in that opinion - sworn to and subscribed before me this 24 th July 1833.
Smith Ferguson
Forc Vannoy J.P.
North Carolina } I Robert Martin clerk of the court of Wilkes County } of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Wilkes do certify that Forc Vannoy who signed the above certificate is a justice of the peace for the county of Wilkes and his signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have affixed the seal of said office under my hand at Wilkesboro this 10 th day of September 1833.
R. Martin Clk.

V 9299 Milley Summer N. Co Suspended
Sit to H W Prance Sep 25-184
Act July 7 th 1832

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 4 th , 1843.
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Winburn Sumnerin, Rec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and 66 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 24 th April 1842.  Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Ho. Reps.
Washington, March 8, 1844
Sir,
I herewith enclose you the Declarations of Mrs. Summerlin and Mrs. Reynolds for one years Pension. I also enclose the affidavit of Robert Sale relative to the case of Elizabeth Anthony heretofore filed. I hope you will attend to these cases at your earliest convenience.
Very respectfully
Your obd. Servt.
David S. Reid.
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Chair of Pensions.

RULING AND BINDING. BLANK BOOKS MANUFACTURED. MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS BOUND. COUNTY RECORDS A SPECIALTY.
Quinn
MATTOON, ILL., April 3th, 1901.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Honor ed Sir:
Will you kindly examine the rolls of your department and see if any one by the name of Summerlin was in the Revolutionary War.
The favor will be very highly appreciated.
Respectfully,
A. Sumerlin

Nov..28, 1925..
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:
Please furnish photostat copies of five pages from the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 4346, of Winburn Sumerlin, N.C. Troops, Three copies of each page, equal fifteen photostats, not certified..
Mrs L. Steele Cathedral School for Girls Washington D.C.      Wise Ave -
Received payment Nov. 28, 1925. $2.25
R. Wilson
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

3-2233
113
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov. 28 1925
Chief Rev. Sect. Division.
I have this day received from Mrs. L. Sleeth cash No. for $2.25 in payment of requesting
photostat copy post office address as per memo letter herewith.
Copies mailed to Rev. Sect. Finance Div. Dec 3 25
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
766.L.
Request for Photostating (To be prepared in duplicate.)
3-2006
Ex.
AW
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No.
Date Nov. 28 25
Subject
Simmons Summerlin Rev AD 4346
(No.)
3 copies of
(No.)
3 pieces consisting of
(No.)
5 pages to be
forwarded when completed to the
Rev. MS. Money Sect. Division.
Remarks:
Please make 3 negative of each page
Approved:
McKinnon
Chief Division Sect.
Chief Clerk.

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Keokuk & Western Railroad Company.
GENERAL OFFICES.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT, FELIX T. HUGHES, GENERAL COUNSEL.
Keokuk, Iowa,
June 7, 1899.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:--
I write to ascertain if one Winburn Summerlin drew a pension as a soldier in the Revolution War ? He would have been from South Carolina but lived and died in Wilkesburo, North Carolina . He was grand-father to my wife and we understand was a soldier in that war and drew a pension as such and also received a tract of land in Missouri as bounty. I desire to ascertain the facts in the case and will be much obliged if you will furnish me the facts or the means by which I may obtain same.
Yours truly,
Felix T Hughes

July 13 '99 Felix J Hughes Oskook Ia
Apr. 27-1901 A. Summerlin Milton Ill
1925 Dec. 3. Copies mailed to Mrs. L. Sleet au
4,346
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4346
Milly Summerlin Wid. Winburn Summerlin
Act: March 3. 1843.
Index:—Vol. M , Page 254
[Arrangement of 1870.]