Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4569, for Nicholas Loyd, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6.
Leoyd, Nicholas
S. 4569
Born in N.C.
carded
CONTENTS

2675 West Tennessee
Nicholas Loyd
of Bedford Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Harrison of the reg t commanded by Col Moore in the W. R. Mills line for 8 months from 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of W. Tennessee at the rate of 26. Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 1833 and sent to Jas W. Kisick, Shelbyville
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 53.33 Semi-ann. allowance ending 1 st Sept 33 13.33 66.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 87

21917 Nicholas Layd Declaration

State of Tennessee ss
Declaration in order to attain the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832 —
On this 16 day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirtytwo — Personally appeared in open Court before the worshiped Samuel Phillips, John S. Armstrong and John S. Hill Esquires gentlemen justices of the peace appointed to hold the court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for Bedford County in the State aforesaid; now sitting Nicholas Lloyd aged Seventy nine Years Seven Months and days, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832. That he entered the service of the united States under the following named officers and served as herein stated (to wit) That he entered the service of the united States as a volunteer in Capt Samuel Sneed in the County of Granville and State of North Carolina about the last of September in the year 1779 but is not certain at this time which; and was marched to Hillsborough Orange County & State of North Carolina where he says he received a musket Cartridge box etc; and attached himself to a company commanded by Richard Harrison Lieutenant James Hage, and Ensigne Shadrach Parrish and was there mustered into service about the first of October in one of the years last aforesaid and in a short time after he was march under

the command of General Fuller and Col d William Moore, to Bells Mill upon Deepriver he thinks in Chatham County N.C. Where he was Stationed for some time, and from there he was Marched to the Island ford on the Yadkin river in Rowan County N.C. about seven Miles from Salisbury, where he was kept for about three or four weeks, and was then marched on through Salisbury towards the State of South Carolina to a place called the three Mile Creek; where he saw the Americans, brought to that encampment a number of British and Tory prisoners, he recollects the British prisoners were in their Red Coat uniforms, he also states that he assisted at that place to build a log Pen to confine them in, and was kept there as one of the Guard for some weeks, he says he was then marched under Col d Moore with about four hundred Chozen Men; and officers; to attack a set of Tories which had imbedded in Leadfords Cove on Callan-ways Creek; and he says the Tories surrendered themselves as prisoners to Col d Moore without much resistance, and that they marched said Prisoners to Gen l Butlers Headquarters where he remained with said troops until his term of three Months Service expired when he was discharged in Witting, by his Captain, and returned home; He further states that afterward about the first of August in the year 1781. he enlisted under Col d Robert Burton at Williamsborough in Granville County N.C. for six months; and was ordered to take charge of the publick pack horses; as an enlisted soldier, with others, he recollects Lewis Parrish as one; and John Smit, as another soldier who was

Interrogatories by the Court
Int. 1 st Where and in what year was you born; Ans. I was born in the County of Pitt County in the State of North Carolina, on the 14 th of March in the year 1753. agreeable to my Father family record, now at my house in this County. — Int. 2 nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it.
Ans. I have my Father family record at my house in this County where my age is recorded. —
Int. 3 rd Where you living when called into Service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Ans. I lived in Granville County State of North Carolina. all the time I was in the Service of the Revolution, and after the close of the war I moved to South Carolina, and acted as a sur- for one year for Col. Hendelman, and there to the State of North Carolina again; and from there to Granger County in the State of Tennessee and from there to Bedford County Tennessee about 25 years ago where I now live. —
Int. 4 th How were you called into Service were you drafted, were you a volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom. Ans. I was a volunteer the first time and the last I was an enlisted Soldier. —
Int. 5 th State the names of some of the Regular officers that were with the troops where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recall and the general circumstances of your service

placed there at the same time; He says he was sent from that place to Guilford Court House  house with Expresses; and to Governor Burke also, and to Col: Joseph Taylor, but later after he went on these expeditions he cannot now recollect; He states that afterwards he was ordered to take charge of a Publick Waggan and team; which he did and was engaged in carrying Governor Burke's house- hold plunder from Buckingham County in the State of Virginia back to Hillsborough N. Carolina under the Command of Andrew Smith, and that he remained in service of the united States as an Enlisted Soldier under said Col: R. Benton for five months he thinks he was discharged about the first of January 1782. in writing signed by said Col: R. Benton and returned home making in the whole a term of service of eight months (deponent declares; although said last mentioned term of duty was performed as above stated; it was not upon civil contract; but as an intitled Soldier in the State troops of N. Carolina and in that way he received his discharge. He says he has no documentary evidence whatever at this time; and that he knows of no person who's testimony he can procure who can testify as to his service; and that he hereby relinquishes all and every claim to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in the united States. —

And I recollect to have seen Genl David Rame, but do not now recollect the name of any other Regular officer whatever; I think the Regt that I was in was the 11 th but I cannot recollect the names or number of any other Regiments whatever at this time, and believe I have given a history of the most prominent circumstances of my service—
In 1816 Did you ever receive a discharge and if so what has become of it—
And I did receive two discharges but what has become of them I cannot tell at this time. — Pl se State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify as to your character for morality and their opinion of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution—
Ans d Stephen M c pherson Esq r William Morrill Esq r Burgess Mass s for an acquaintance with any clergyman And John S. Hrazer & I swear to no other except the day and year aforesaid; Nicholas L oyd for Mr. Hrazer Clerk much
State of Tennessee & Rutherford Term 1832. Bradford County
On this 10 th day of November in the year of our Lord 1832. Personally appeared in open court Stephen M c pherson Esq r and William Morrill Esq r who after being first duly sworn according to Law depose and saith that they are now and have been for the last twenty years well acquainted with Nicholas L oyd who has subscribed

and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that they believe him to be seventy nine years seven months and twenty seven days of age. That he is respected and believed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution in and among his neighbours where he now resides and that they concur in that opinion; And that the said Nicholas Lloyd's character for veracity questioned by any person (whatever); and that he supports the character of an honest and industrious citizen in this country, and that we believe his statements are entitled to full faith and credit in any court whatever. Sworn to in open court the day and year aforesaid.
Stephen Murphy J. M. H. S. Clerk N. York Co.
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 Soldier of the Revolution and that he served as he stated; And that it appears to them that Stephen Murphy Esq. who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit is an acting magistrate in this county; and that William Powell Esq. who has Esq. who has also signed and qualified to the same is a deputy sheriff in this county; and that they are both credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full faith and credit.
J. D. O'Neill John S. Anthony Samuel Phillips

I James McKisick Clerk of the Court of plead and quarter Sessions for Bedford County in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nicholas Lodge for a Pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and seal of office at office in Shelbyville 31 st of Decem r 1832 J. McKisick

21917
Nicholas Lloyd
from 1780 prints 8 months. $26.66 100
Dr. M. Kisch & Co Shelbyville Bedford Co

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. These 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 Nicholas Lloyd Bedford
   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.     Oct 14. 1790 3 for Capt. D. Reed Genl. Butler N. C. 79 Hamilton   Aug. 1781 5 " Davis or Col Moore 77 Madison   Burton   He recd his discharge from the State Troops of N.C.  
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, 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 here a four months , 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 [j] 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.
100 L. Pillsbury Esq.

Rev. Mass
4569 INVALID.
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File No. 4569
Nicholas Lloyd Print Rev. Mass
Act: June 7 th  1852
Index:—Vol. A , Page 236
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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