Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,999, for William Matheny, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Matheny, William
S. 1999
CONTENTS
carded.

Aug 1838. 26 Feb 1838 pay under the 1838 from Sept 1837. Oct 1838.
surv from 4 March 1838. 1838. Agent 1838.
1323  West Tennessee
William Matthews
of Henry County the State of W. T. who was a private in the command by Captain Culpeper of the Regt by Col Love in the N Carolina line for 7 months.
Letter to J. Brown 10 do to P. Argue Paid at the Treas Act of the 6 April 4 Sept 1836 to 4. Agt notified 20. Paid at the Treas Sept 1837 to 4. under Act 6 April notified 4 Dec
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of March 1833 and H. H. B. Gillespie  Paris Tennessee
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $46.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 11.66  $58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 88

No 15483.
M m Matheny Henry County Tennessee
From — private 7 months, $22 \frac{37}{100}
B Gillespie Paris, Henry County Tennessee

BRIEF in the case of  William Matheny  County of Henry.  in the State of Tennessee  (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? 75 years  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.     Drafted In 17 As a Gen. Richardson, Pulaski, Ga's   Drafted - 3 - private Col. Gulpipper, Col. Love   Vol - private Col. Buchanan, Resolute, Col. Seay   The applicant states he was in service 7 months in all, but does not state how long at each term of service -  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Montgomery County, Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richd. H. Matthews Examining Clerk.

15483
William Matheny

declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 State of Tennessee September Session 1832 Henry County ss of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions On this day the fourth of Sept r 1832 personally appeared in open court before the justices of sd County, presiding now sitting William Matheny a resident citizen of said County of Henry State aforesaid aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, make the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That during the war of the revolution he resided in the County of Montgomery State of N. Carolina & on the Yadkin river and was drafted to go a tour against the Cherokee Indians under Capt. Sulpher, & Col. Love's Regiment. They were marched to the Black Ridge & were discharged at the Pleasant Gardens all in N. Carolina was drafted & served for three months, he can not recollect what month or year at this late date, the Indians fled from before them They however cut down their corn & burnt their houses, he also served one month in S. Carolina as a substitute in the Mat- thew for one John Baker, in Capt. Edmund Carrington's Company he can't recollect the regt, but knows that Gen. Richardson commanded, was marched to Charleston & was stationed at the Three mile house and at Monk's corner he was in no engagement nor does he recollect if there were any regular officers on that station or not Shortly after that, he again volunteered some way in the County of Montgomery, Carolina

under Capt. Buckner Hindsdale, in Col. Lethethus, Regiment, the whole made the same and Gen. Branton they were marched down the Yadkin to Mark's ferry in Surry County on the way to join Gen. Gates before his def- eat at Camden, the company he belonged to was in the battle & his tent taken post over, at Mark's ferry he was ordered back to take care of a sick soldier by the name of William Ellis, In all he was, in regular service for seven months, as well as he recollects, Col. Lethethus gave him one discharge, Capt. Culpepper & Capt. Carring- ton, which were destroyed by fire in the burning of his house the summer  Autumn before he left Montgomery County N.C. as stated, for Bunke County in the same state He has no documentary evidence to prove his service & knows of no living witness to prove his service when he entered the service he lived as he has stated in Montgomery County He can't state his precise age, he is wholly illiterate but from what his mother told him he was seventy five on the 14 th Aug 1832 He never served with any of the regular troops and can't refer to any of the officers. He states that he was born on the Roanoke River then Pitt County since the revolution about 26 years ago he moved from N.C. to Ohio to this state & lived in the counties of Rutherford, Montgomery for a number of years then moved to Illinois state & lived there two years returned to this state & now is a citizen of the County of Surry He is well acquainted & has for a long time been acquainted with the Rev. Samuel May- nick and Rev. John  Rev. John  Rev. John  Rev. John citizens of this county.

He here by re linquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State agency.
Sworn to as described in open court.
Thos. H. Porter clk.
his William Matheny John Green
We Samuel Myrick & James Beall residing in the said County of Henry, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Matheny the above applicant who has sworn to as described the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty five years of age, 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, sworn to as described the day & year aforesaid in open court.
Thos. H. Porter clk.
Samuel Myrick
John Green
And the said court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions do hereby certify their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories specified by the war department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he has stated, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that the above named Samuel Myrick who has testified above is a regular minister of the Gospel in said County & that the said James Beall is a credible witness and that their statement is in little to full credit.
John Studdert
Chairman of Henry County Court

State of Tennessee I Thomas R Porter Clerk of said Henry County p County Court do certify that the within contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of William Metheny for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office in the town of Paris October 5 th AD 1832 and 57 th year of American Independence.
Tho R Porter CLK by B C Brown CLK
William Metheny 15483

Rev. War.
1999
INVALID.
File No. 1999
William Westphalen Port N.C. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 234
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William A. Nathan which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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, deposeth 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
(December 1 st , 1838.
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," William Matheny, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Tennessee Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th , of Sept. 1837 to the 4 th March 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Alison N. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 18. 1838.
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," William Matheny a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of twenty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1836 to the 4 th Sept. 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
Glion E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

2 nd Paris Inn Aug 21
Free
in writing
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Paris Ky. July 20. 1838
Dear Sir
I enclose the pension paper of W m Matheny & request you to send me an order to the agent at Jackson Ky. to pay the amt
Respectfully
J L Edwards Esq } Commissioner
J. Cooney
AB - I have this day recd. yours of 11 th inst. informing that W m Bunting's pension had been paid at Richmond to 4 Sept r last. I had been differently advised by my friend at Philada - there is some mistake, which I will investigate
Yours J. C.