Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6429, for John Long, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Long John
R. 6429
CONTENTS

N 33.1.95 John Long N.G. at 7. June 32

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of North Carolina)
County of Person
§ 55
On this Twenty first day of March eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared in Open Court, before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting John Long a resident of said County aged Seventy Nine 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 act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the time of the Revolutionary War as a soldier under the following named officers, and served as herein stated; That he was drafted and served a tour of Three months under Capt. Lawson that Major Murphy commanded the Regiment, that he resided in this County at the time he entered the service; That they marched on by Guilford Co. to Hoopes (after the celebrated battle had been fought there) to Salisbury where they remained about a week, from thence they were marched to Catawba River where they had a battle or skirmish with the British and Genl. Davison was killed, the American forces having to retreat to the Widow Lawrence lane, being there organised to some extent they continued their march to High Rock where they were discharged, this march and battle took place in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty One, but the particular days and months he does not remember, though he is of opinion it was in the Winter of that year. He further states that shortly after his return home he was drafted a second time but that his father hired Benjamin Long as his substitute. He further states upon his oath that if he ever had any written discharge it is now lost and cannot be found and that he now knows of no living witness by whom said service can be proven though he will be

able to prove his entering the service and the condition in which he returned at the expiration of the Three months. He 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 any agency of any state or if any only that of the agency of North Carolina Signed to and Subscribed day his John Long and year aforesaid mark
We Stephen Pleasants a clergyman residing in the County and State above named, and Hardy Wallis (The Sheriff) and Resident of said County Certify that acquainted with John Long who has subscribed the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 Signed to and Subscribed day and year aforesaid
Stephen Pleasants Hardy Wallis
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 Stephen Pleasants who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident of this County and that Hardy Wallis is also a resident and the high Sheriff of said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. Given under our hands day and date above written
J. A. Holman f. P. { A. Vanhook f. P. { C. H. Woodruff f. P. { Courts
J. Charles Mason Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter

Session for the County of Person and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of John Song for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at office this 25 th day of March 1843.
Charles Mason Clerk
State of North Carolina } Person County }
On this 23 rd day of March Eighteen hundred and forty Three personally appeared before me Clement H. Jordan a justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County James Song aged 74 years and Jesse Song aged 72 years residents of said County who being first duly sworn according to law do upon their oaths state that they are the brothers of and are well acquainted with John Song the above declarant that they believe him to be of the age he has stated in the above declaration. That they have a distinct recollection of his being drafted and being absent in the time of the Revolutionary war & as they believe for the space of three months. They also recollect that he went off in Capt. Lawson's Company They recollect his general haggard appearance when he returned and particularly that the sand had so cut the soles of his feet to pieces that he could scarcely walk on them. They recollect to his relating the incident of Forrester's Cave when he did return. They also remember his second draft and of their father's hiring Benjamin Song in his place
Sworn to day and date as above C. H. Jordan
James his Song mark Jesse his Song mark

Nashville
Free
Mar 27
ap 4-1863
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John Long
J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions - Pension Office War department Washington City D.C.

Roanoke, Person Co NC
25 th March 1863
Dear Sir
Inform me what disposition you make of this Case as soon as you determined on it
Yrs respectfully G. H. Jordan

Sept. 26-1900 - Kirt A. R. Dean, Wades NC, descendants have no title
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
1429
P. O. _____
John Long
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Person Co NC age 79 - 3 mos Capt Lawson May 1862 - to Guilford after the battle to Calawba river in a battle 1862
Alleges: Davidson Killed
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Oct 29 - Reg. Jno Long
Mar 21, 1843 - 79 Person Co. N.C.
1781 Person Co. N.C. Capt. Lawson Maj. Murphy 3 mo
Skirmish on Catawba River
Rejected - Not 6 mos service

(1)
Aug. 13/1900
Washington Waco D.C. N.Y. Commission of Pension's
Dear Sirs I was Made to think that there was a Pension due my Grand Father Long from an old Paper that I found in some old Papers, stating that my Mother Anna Beam was to have so much, from the proceeds of a Land War- rent sold, and an older Brother told me before he died that my Grand Father Long died before he received the warrant and I have been anxious to

(2)
know if there should be anything due John Long either in the Revolution or the war 1812, whether his Grand Children are entitled to it or not I am not sure to what Comm- =and he belonged, he might have belonged to a Company from McLinburg County as he Long was one of the 13 heroes that repulsed 400 of the British at McTear Branch, as stated in Sabey's History of Western N. C.
Respectfully A. R. Beam

Waco N.C.
August 3/19.00
Washington
D.C.
Secretary of War
Dear Sir My Grand Father John Long was a Soldier in the Revolution war and I have always been informed that there was a Pension due him If I am not mistaken that he was Captain of a company in Col William Graham's Regiment If so would his Grand Children be entitled to the Pension
Address
Respectfully
A. R. Beam
A. R. Beam
Waco
N.C.

RECORD & PENSION OFFICE AUG 6 626311 1900 WAR DEPARTMENT
Waco, N. C. Aug 3. 1900.
John Long. Capt. Rev. War. of a Co under Col. Wm Graham.
A. R. Beam asks whether grand children are en- titled to the pension due soldier.
Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, August 6, 1900.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. A. R. Beam, Waco, North Carolina.
The name John Long has not been found on the rolls, on file in this office, of Colonel William Graham's regiment of Tryon County, North Carolina, troops in service during the Revolutionary war, nor on the rolls of any other organization from North Carolina in service during that war. There are but few records of Colonel Graham's regiment on file.
For information as to whether or not a pension was granted on account of this soldier's service, application should be made to the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C., who is the custodian of the pension records of all wars.
BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
F. D. Richmond Per _____ Chief, Record and Pension Office.
(800a)

John Z. Yang
let u. b. 86 Jordan May 2 1843
at 7. June 52