Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,373, for Thomas Lackey, North Carolina

SERVICE
Lackey Thomas Margaret
NUMBER
W. 20.373 B.L.M. 10.019-160-55
Born in Ireland
CONTENTS

80.129
Act Mar 3/55
Apr 18/55
Margaret Sackey widow of Thomas Sackey, Rev.
Capt. Sloan P.M.
Col. Rutherford
N.C. Mil
Ent. 10.0 Dis
Revolutionary War
Widow has been Prisoner Certified No. 3.956
NC July 30 - 3956
AMM
Private Station
Sp 150 ad Nov 8/55
Nov 29
Vol. L. 4.
A. M. Boyle Taylorville N.C.

16.443 South Carolina
Thomas Lackey, of Greenville in the State of S.C. who was a Private in the 1st  Regt commanded by Captain _____ of the 1st  Regt commanded by Col Lackey in the SC  Line time for 18 months .
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of $3. Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Aug. 39. and J. Campbell Greenville, S.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831 $6.66 Pension allowance ending Aug.  - 21.66 $108.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Nath: Reece Clerk,
Recorded by Book E Vol. 6 Page 47

3956 North Carolina mrs.
Letter to Pen. Aged 28. Dec 1847. Letter to A. M. Bagle 14 th May 1853. 1855 Act, 23 From Fayetteville to Marysville N.C. fr. L. March 1855.
Margaret Lackey widow of Thomas Lackey N.C. who died on the 30 th April 1842 of Shell in the State of N. Ca who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt: - commanded by Col. Lackey in the N. Carolina line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 10 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 1 st day of March 1842 by Act 1842.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of November 1842 and sent to A. H. Peden Wilkensboro, N. Ca.
Ancars to the 1 st of Sept. 1843 $ 57.18 Semi-annual allowance ending there 21.65
78.77
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by W. H. Peden Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 Page 183

Thomas Lackey
Admit as a parole 13 months $45.00
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State of North Carolina Iredell County
On this 1 st day of September 1882 personally appeared before me James McAmphlett a justice of the peace in and for the County of Iredell and State of North Carolina aforesaid Thomas Suckey aged about 85 years and who I certify from his age and infirmities is unable to attend at the Court of said County and who being first 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 of June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States and served under the following named officers as herein stated. That his first tour of duty was performed under Capt Parsons  Paterson ; he was drafted for three months and before the expiration thereof was discharged. This tour was performed under the Marching to the  to Cross Creek. He performed another tour of duty under Capt Stearns  Stearns in the Cross Creek  Cross Creek upon Cross Creek and the neighboring country and was in the engagement when Fannin's corps defeated. He served another tour of three months under Capt Stearns in Iredell County He served another tour of three months under Capt Stearns in Iredell County in another tour of duty under Gen Rutherford and was with him at the time of the battle of Ransom's Creek where he  and near the ground Captain Sloan fell. That he served another tour of three months under Capt Rikerstaff in Wilkes & Burke Counties. That he served another  another tour of duty under Capt Shaeffer. That he was repeatedly out on scouts and ranging parties. That he honestly and conscientiously believes that he was in active service for more

Eighteen months than two years . That he was born in Ireland in the Kingdom of Great Britain, but several years before the War came to America. That he has no record of his age. He was living in Rowan now Iredell County and was then still at the time he entered the service that he was drafted the first time and afterwards voluntarily volunteered. Has no acquaintance with the officers of the Regular Army. Is uncertain whether he ever had any discharge. Scarcely feels any refer to George Lashlee.
He has no documentary evidence and can prove no testimony other than the testimony he gives. He hereby acknowledges every claim whatever to be person or property except the present his name is not on the previous roll of the agency of any state. Sworn subscribed before me Thomas L. Lashlee on the 6 th Sept 1832
Witnesses
George Lashlee, being then George Lashlee, residing in the County of Iredell State of North Carolina do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Lashlee
who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration
that we believe him to be about  84 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. George Lashlee here further says that he served with the applicant in the wars to Crops Creek & the wars in Iredell & Wilkes under Morrison's hand in his return from the town under Stevenson, was with him in the wars under Surman and one force under Sharpe in several short expeditions
Sworn subscribed before me the 6 th day of September 1832
Witnesses
George Lashlee George Lashlee

And I do hereby declare that after investigating the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department my opinion is that the above named Thomas Sackly was a soldier of the Revolution And I further certify that George Sackly Jun r and George Sackly Jun who signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Campbell P
I Abalene Simonton clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter Sissions of Indee county, St. Clair do hereby certify that James Campbell is an acting justice of the peace in and for said county and that his signature to the foregoing is genuine being in his own proper hand writing In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Statesville the 7 th day of September 1832. A. Simonton Clerk

State of North Carolina Redells County
On this 21 st day of August 1843, personally appeared before me one of the acting justices in and for said County & State, Margaret Lackey, a resident of said County & State aged (85) eighty five 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 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Thomas Lackey, who was a Private in the North Carolina militia during the revolutionary war - and was placed on the pension roll August 26, 1833 at the rate of (143 33) forty three dollars & thirty three cents per annum - She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Lackey on the 7, day of September 1775 (Seventh day of September 1775) in what was then called Rutherford County. So far that her marriage took place previous to the said Thomas Lackey's last period of service and that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Lackey, died on the 30, day of April 1842 eighteen hundred forty two, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully

appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed She further declares on oath that she has no means by which she can prove the services of her husband the aforesaid Thomas Lockey any by reference to his Declaration on file in the Pensions Office at Washington City D.C. She further declares that she cannot safely leave her residence to go to the Court House to make her declaration in consequence of old age & bodily infirmity - Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above, written before. Elizabeth Lourance J.P. her Margaret Lockey mark
State of North Carolina Reddell County } I do Certify that Margaret Lockey, who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration before me as a credible person and to be believed on oath, I also certify that she is by reason of old age & bodily infirmity unable to attend Court to make her said declaration - And I further Certify that she is the widow of the Deceased Thomas Lockey, who was a Revolutionary pensioner that lived & died in the County of Reddell as declared by said declarant, that the parties aforesaid Thomas Lockey his wife Margaret lived together as husband & wife up to the time of the said Thomas

Lackey widow and that his widow Margaret has never since married. -
Given under my hand & seal this 21 st day of August 1843
Eli G. Lowrance P. Seal
State of North Carolina
Indell County
3 Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions August Term 1843
I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the aforesaid County and State do hereby Certify the foregoing declaration of Margaret Lackey was this day laid before the Court, and the facts set forth by the declarant proven to the satisfaction of said Court. It was also shown in evidence to the satisfaction of said Court that Margaret Lackey the declarant was unable to appear in Court to make this declaration.
I also Certify that Eli G. Lowrance Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration was proven is an acting Magistrate for said County of Indell duly Commissioned and appointed and that the signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our Court at office in Statesville this 24 th day of August 1843
J. F. Alexander Clerk

80.129
Morgent Laetkys
Dichloration

State of North Carolina
Alex r County } On this the 26 th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State of said Margaret Suckey aged Ninety six years a Resident of Alexander County and State of North Carolina who being duly sworn ac- cording to law, declares that she is the widow of Thomas Suckey who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War - that her said husband volunteered in the County of Rowan and State of Carolina on or about the 1 st day of November 1782 in the Company Commanded by Capt Sloan in the Regiment of Commanded by Col. Rutherford for the term of three months and actually served in said War for the term of three months and was honorably discharg- ed at Wilmington on the 1 st day of July 1783 all of which will more fully appear by the Records and proofs filed in the Pension office -
She further declares that upon application and proofs made, she obtained a Certificate for a Pension for said services for forty three dollars $43.50 per an- num, which Pension she still continues to draw semi- annually. And which Certificate was No 3956
She further declares that she was married to the said Thos. Suckey on the 24 th day of October 1782 by one
Lindsay a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Margaret Stephenson

that her said husband died on the 30 th day of April 1842 And that she is now a Widow—
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved the 3 d March 1835 she now having received any bounty land nor made application therefor—
Margaret for Lackey mark
We Silas Smith and James C. Smith residents of the County of Alexander now and State of North Carolina upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Margaret Lackey in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be— And that she is a Revolutionary Pensioner and is now a widow— Silas Smith
Jas. C. Smith
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I am not interested in this claim—
R Carson J. P.

State of South Carolina Alexander County
I, Alfred Carson Clerk of the courts of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in and for the County and State above named do hereby certify that R. Carson Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Magis- trate in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto signed my Name and affixed my official Seal this March 30 th day 1853
A. Carson Clk

17/10/1880 Thomas & Jacky. (See mark) William mark  mark
• North Carolina Rowan County
I John Giesy clerk of the court of Sessions and Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the marriage bond of Thomas Lachey for his marriage with Margaret Stephenson, taken from the original on file in my Office —
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Agincourt the 26 th day of August A D 1843
John Giles clerk by John H. Hardie A.C.
18

State of North Carolina Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears by the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Thomas Lackey a private soldier in Capt. Baileys Company of the 10 th Regiment, enlisted on the 4 th day of November 1782 for the term of 18 months
Given under my hand this 5 th day of October 1843. 1843.
W. Hill

ne Margaret Lackey
McRae
Thomas
P
N.E. Dup 36-3956
Free
J Mutual Exg Comm: of Business Washington City D.C.

5 10.079
( Neo Ams

Dec 15 th 1852
App d of Margaret Sackey widow of Thomas - for increase of his pension
A. M. Bogle Taylorville Alexander Co. N.C.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20373
Margaret Sackey Widow of Thomas Sackey Prin Rev Mar
Act: Aug 2 nd 1836
Index:—Vol. 28 , Page 1121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5957.
Margaret Lackey
No. 6.
Act July 4 th 86
Adm de
13 mo.
priv
$43.33 per an.
M rs W. Peden Wilksboro' No. 6 a

Wilkesboro N.C. Oct 16 1843
Oct 23 7 1/2 3/4
p.
Mr. Lockey Asheboro N.C.
395
Free
L. Edwards Esq. Commisioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Wilkesboro' N.C. Oct. 17/1843
Dear Sir
Inclosed you have a certificate of W. Hill secretary of state relative to the Claim of Tho. Lockey's widow, whose papers are on file in your office and hope it may be placed with them -
Yours Respectfully
M. W. Eden.

Dec 27 '47
Mr Evans
near Blackkey Vancouver
Witske
James L. Edwards Esq. Committee of Pension Washington.

Prison Office
Haydsville Dec 22 d 1847
J. L. Emory Esq re
Commissioner Prison
Sir
Please direct the payment. of Margaret Luekey - when mother is released - Act of 1836. 12 mos. $ 33. 33-
Very respectfully
Yours Truly
Samuel J. D.

Patron Office Mayhewville Oct 24 th 1855
Sir,
I have this day "Inverness" to the Merganser Agency. Mrs Margaret Clarke's Act of July 1855, at $12.00 per annum, to take effect from 1 st day of March 1855, and shall owe to pay her accordingly.
Yours very Respectfully John H. Clarke James Clarke
Dr. J. Clarke Esq.
Acting Commissioner of Revenue Washington City D.C.

Oct 17 1855
Re to Fayetteville Ag't. directing him to cease paym't. from 1 st March 1855, with request that he will answer when answer not valid Morgan Ag't. & direct him to pay.

W. S. Puer: Agnes Morgantown Pa 10 th Oct 1853-
Sir,
Margaret Lachey Widow of Thomas Lachey a Pennsylvanian who 3 rd Sec: act of July 1836 a resi- dent of Allegheny Co before paid at Fraz: M c Agness was not taken off the other Puer: Widow in that County on the 30 th June last
I presume her name was accidentally overlooked — please instruct me in the matter as she has made application for her pension at the rate of $45. 33 100 per year from 4 th March 1853 to 4 th Sep 1853
Respectfully &c H. C. Lewis Agt

5955 Milner's Court No 6 Sept 7 1843
Inver
Sept 14 1843 A. Mayhew Oct 1836.
J. L. Edwards Esq m . Commissioner of Pension Washington City D.C.
Thomas 32

Wilkesboro' N.C. Sept. 4, 1843
Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the declaration of Margaret Lockey which you will please examine and advise me on the subject H.
Yours Respectfully,
W. W. Peden.

No. 80129
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 18 th 1855-
Chas. Lackey Sec-Priv. Capt Sloan
N.B. Mil-
Rev. War
100 12-160-55-
A. M. Boyle Saylorsville P. N.B.

State of North Carolina Judson County 3
This day came Thomas Sackey of said County before me the subscribing justice of the peace in and for said County and being first duly sworn in a kith upon oath the following additional declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 4 th June 1832.
That by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot bear more particularly than herein set forth to his services had according to the best of his recollections he served not less than the periods mentioned below
 1 st tour of duty was under Capt. Morrow and Col. Sackey in Gen Rutherford's division on foot to Crop Creek 3 months  2 nd do. under same officers ranging the mountains on foot 3. 00  3 rd do. under Capt. Sharp & Col. Sackey in Rutherford's division marched to Broad River on the horse 1 1/2  4 th do. under Capt. Purvis came free sick and was treated a few days after then  at the  time of Ransom's battle recovered & rejoined his Co. serving on foot +2. 00  5 th A tour of duty under Capt. Stevenson (Col not recollected) was in the engagement where Samson the Tory was defeated on Deep Creek, in the horse 3. 00  6 th A tour under Capt. Bickelstaff under Col. McDowell in Wilkes and Burke Counties 3. 00 
That besides these tours that he was frequently in short tours under Capt. Sharp and Capt. Purvis and that cannot recollect how long.
That there is no clergyman in his neighbourhood
* in his original declaration he says that he was sick before the expiration of his time but in his 2 nd decl n he still claims the whole
15. 7/8

That the 1 st tour was performed immediately after the defeat of McLeod the tory leader. The second tour he thinks, was performed the fall of the same year.
His third tour was watching for Ferguson, and before his defeat.
During his fourth tour the battle at Ramsour's mill was fought.
His fifth tour was at the time Fannin was defeated.
His sixth tour was near the close of the war.
Sworn subscribed this 16 th day of May 1833 before J. Campbell JP.
Thomas Dickey mark
State of North Carolina Iredell County } }
I Abraham Simonton Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions of Iredell County do hereby certify that James Campbell before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County and that his attestation thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Statesville this 28 th day of May 1833
W. Simonton Clerk

The deponent Thomas Larky says that in his amended declarations he has stated as well as he can now remember the length of his different tours of duty and is well satisfied that upon the whole he has charged up more than he actually served. He states that the his first tour was discharged before it expired. a few days, he says that his second tour was performed by ranging the mountains in Wilkes and Fredrick Counties and was very short of Romany. Sworn subscribed July 28 th 1833 before Hansford H.
Thomas Larky mark
George Larky being also sworn saith that he was in the service with Thomas Larky in the service of his country the four first tours mentioned in the amended declaration that he knows that his brother did serve all these tours. that there was to the best of his recollection but a few days lost by Thomas as the first tour necessarily occupied nearly three months and he well recollects that his brother lay with the troops at Salisbury and at Croft Creek and his honest opinion is that the several charges made by Thomas for those several tours is as nearly correct as he can at this distance of time remember. Sworn subscribed July 28 th 1833 before Hansford H.
George Larky

State of North Carolina Alexander County
Be it known that on this the 4 th day of November, A.D. 1852, before the subscriber, a justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Margaret Lackey a resident of Alexander County, and made oath in due form of law, that she is the widow of Thomas Lackey who made application for a Pension, and was allowed at the rate of $43.33 per annum, that she has been informed that said Pension ought to be increased, that she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affi- =davit to be filed with such additional evidence or argument, as may be used in prose- =cution of said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written Margaret her Lackey mark before me
Robert Carson
I Robert Carson a justice of the Peace in and for the said County, do hereby Certify that Margaret Lackey who executed the foregoing paper is a Respectable Resident of this County, and is I believe directly interested in said claim as therein set forth
Robert Carson J.P.
J. Alfred Carson Clerk of the County Court for the County of Alexander and State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that Robert Carson before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was at the time, and is now an acting justice of the Peace in and

for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and the name therunto subscribed is his signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of this the 7 th day of December A.D. 1852
H. Carruth Atty
State of North Carolina } Alexander County }
Know all men by these presents, that I, Margaret Sackett of the County of Alexander and State of North Carolina, do hereby constitute and appoint J. C. Smith & A. M. Baff my true & lawful Attorneys and agents to prosecute the claim of Margaret Sackett for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due; And I hereby authorize my said Agents to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for the same, which Certificate I wish made payable to J. C. Smith & A. M. Baff or their appointees or more substitutes under them for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorneys and Agents shall lawfully do in the premises; and revoking any and all other Powers of Attorney that I may have heretofore made in relation to this claim. Witness my hand and seal this 4 th day of Decer A.D. 1852 Signed & sealed in presence of
Robert Gaylor
Margaret Sackett her mark

State of North Carolina Alexander County
On this the 4 th day of Dec r A.D. 1852 before me, the subscriber, a justice of the Peace in and for the County of said, personally appeared Margaret Lacey and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid
R. Bargour J.P.
State of North Carolina Alexander County
It is hereby Certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Alfred Cannon clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, for said County, in open Court (Convened for the purpose) upon the affidavit of A. C. McIntosh
that Thomas Lacey was a Revolution- ary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $43.33. forty three 33/100 dollars per annum and that he died on the 30 th day of April A.D. 1841
leaving surviving him his wife Margaret Lacey and that the said Margaret Lacey is truly the Widow and relict of the said Thomas Lacey deceased
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, this the 7 th day of December A.D. 1852
Th. M c Carroll W.M.