Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1549, for Major Lea, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6
Lea, Major
S. 1549
CONTENTS
carded

Major Lea Claborn Co.
Graves Butler
Mo
Buy F. Cloud Hazewell

25008
Major Lea Rev Penniman act 1832 Trump admitted file
Original Lea

25468
East Tennessee
Major Lea
of Claiborne in the State of Tennessee who was a Lieutenant in the com commanded by Captain Graves of the regt commanded by Butler in the Mountain line for 6 months lieutenant
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Nov 1833 and Benj F Blount & Wazewell
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 200 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 40
$240
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 57

27. 882
Major Genl Clarborne Co. Va. Petersburg
from H. S. Smith 6 months
H. S. Smith
Haw.
Washington
Payew 26 3/4 October 26 3/4
Elk
No. 63

New Year
1549. INVALID.
File No. 1549
Major Gen. Lt. M. C. Line
Act: June 7, 1882.
Index:—Vol. R , Page 219
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1839
State of Tennessee } ss.
Clairborne County } On this the 20 th day of September One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me John P. Hardy an acting Justice of the peace for said County of Clairborne and State of Tennessee. Major Lea. at his own house. aged Ninety two years. 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 7 th 1839.
That he entered the service of the United States, as a volunteer called in the Militia service by legal authority, in the month of July or August One thousand seven hundred and eighty. The troops were drafted for three months from various County in the State of 3 North Carolina. Perhaps it was then called Orange County as to that this applicant is not positive. Respondent at Hillsborough were then attached to Captain John Graver Company under the command of General Butler from Hillsborough were Marched through Guilford County and across the river in order to cooperate with, and join General Gates the Militia from Virginia and the regular troops went different roads all marching to join General Gates. But before the troops under the command of General Butler joined General Gates this applicant states that he was taken sick, and unable to March which prevented him from being in the battle when Gates was defeated. This applicant states that the baggage Wagon having fell into the hands of the British he lost all the clothes that he had taken with him. The troops became much scattered and disorganized. Some of the Company to which this applicant was attached he never saw afterwards until he had served out his time of three Months and returned home.
This applicant further states that the year following, and in the Month of September as well as he now recollects, to wit in the year One thousand seven hundred and eighty one there was another call for troops. The draft was again for three

3 Months. He again Entered the Service of the United States as a Lieutenant in the Militia Service called out by legal Authority from the same County. in the company commanded by Captain Adam Saunders. in the Regiment commanded by Col. William Moore. does not recollect the Name of the Major was Again under the Command of General Butler. were Marched across the Country directly to Wilmington which place was then in the possession of the British and Tories. He understood the object of the expedition was in part to relieve and retake Governor Burke. who had previous to that time been taken prisoner by the Tories. At Wilmington we had two skirmishes with the British and Tories. but no great damage done on either side. Never came to a general engagement. Nor was General Butler able to retake or rescue Governor Burke from the British and Tories. from there we were Marched in various directions through the Country watching the Movements of the British and Tories but had not a force sufficient to come to an engagement with them. they being strong in that section of the Country at that time. Thus we spent our time until our term of service expired and the Troops were discharged - that had been drafted for three Months. and had served out their time. This applicant has no recollection at this time of having a personal acquaintance with any of the regular Officers except Col. Dixon. Maj. Dixon and Maj. Thomas Rutherford. This applicant states that he was born in Spotsylvania County in the State of Virginia in the year One thousand seven hundred and forty two He has no record of his Age at this time not having seen the family register for many years. He was living when called into service in what is now Pamunkey County North Carolina and he believes it was then called the same. He moved from there to Tennessee upon Holston River. after the war was ended. from there to Claiborne County Tennessee where he now lives. He had a commission as Lieutenant in the Militia Company where he lived. And when the Militia were called for from his County

He marched out as a Lieutenant, whenever it was regularly his time to serve, as stated in the foregoing part of this declaration, the general circumstances of his services he has also stated in the foregoing part of this declaration. As to his character for veracity and truth he refers to Peter Huffaker, Thomas Jones, Demarius Shumate, Capt. Daniel Huff, Thos. Waller Esq., William M. Henry and his acquaintances generally. This applicant states that he has no documentary evidence of his services, and that from old age and infirmity and the consequent loss of memory he cannot remember the exact number of days he served over and above the two three months tours of duty as stated in his declaration he therefore only claims a pension for six months service as a Lieutenant in the service of the United States called into service by Legal Authority two tours of duty for three months each. He further states that from old age and bodily infirmity he is unable to travel to court in order to make his declaration in a court of record.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed before me John S. Hardy a Justice of the peace for said County the date above written.
Attest John S. Hardy (Seal) Justice P. in C. - C.
Mayor Lea
We the undersigned a clergyman residing in the county of Claiborne and State of Tennessee, and Harmon Hopper also a citizen of said county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Major Lea who has been verified and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Ninety two 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. The said Harmon Hopper further states that he served with and knows that said applicant served a three months tour of duty as a Lieutenant in the company commanded by Captain Adam Saunders as stated in his declaration.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the date above written John S. Hardy (Seal) Justice P. in C. - C.
Thomas Massey
Harmon Hopper marks

And I the said John S Hardy a Justice of the peace for the county of Claiborne aforesaid do hereby certify that Major Lea who has signed and sworn to the foregoing declaration from old age and bodily infirmity is unable to travel to a court of record there to make his declaration. and I do hereby further declare after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that I believe the above applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that it appears to me that Thomas Massey who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the neighbourhood of said applicant And that Herman Hopper who has also signed the same is a resident in the county aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John S Hardy (seal)
Justice P. in C. - C.
I John Murphy a citizen of Jefferson County Tennessee do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Major Lea who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that I believe him to be Ninety two years of age as stated in his declaration. And that he served as a Lieutenant in the Militia service of the United states in the revolutionary war as stated in his declaration. I do further testify that I served as a private under said applicant as a Lieutenant in Captain John Granger company the three months term of duty first spoken of in his declaration.
John Murphy
Sworn to before me John S Hardy a Justice of the peace for the county of Claiborne Tennessee at Lazelle in the county aforesaid. this 25 th October 1833
I certify that said witness John Murphy is a man of truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit and belief. John S Hardy (seal) Justice P. in C. - C.
I Benjamin H. Cloud Clerk of the court of pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County the same being a court of record. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original matter of the application of Major Lea for a pension. And that John S Hardy before whom the same appears to have been taken is and was at the time an acting Justice of the peace for said County. And that his signatures are in his own hand writing in testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the 25 th OCT. 1833
Benj. H. Cloud Clerk