Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,126, for Charles Merrill, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Merrill, Charles
99 7126
Merrell
Elizabeth
CONTENTS
Soldier's residence at 6

Act of July 14, 1862, and March 2, 1873.
7126 ms
P. O. Elizabeth Mearns
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

10246 Decm 27 1893
Ala Eliza Moore 7 Aug 1888
General J. P. Edwards Esq. Salem Pennsylvania Mr. Washington City Pa.
FREE

Cedar Bluff Ala Dec 9 th 1875
James F. Edwards Esq
You will please examine the enclosed document together with an accompanying in favor of H. Bastard and inform me of the result. The cases have been neglected so long that I could not make out a detail of the alleged services of the Claimants. Yet I have no doubt from seeing & conversing with them that what they are entitled to their respective Pensions under the Acts of Congress.
Respectfully
James F. Sarris Acting Pension
Agent in the South & West
Address Cedar Bluff Cherokee Co Ala
Refer To Hon R. Chapman Hon. W. H. Connell Washington City

10245
Elizabeth Merrill wid. of Charles Merrill Ala.
7/26
Set to J. T. Saurine July 20. 1844 " " E Evans July 26. 1844.
act 7 July 1838

10265
Elizabeth Merrie Ala

1 State of Alabama } On this 25 th day of September Marshall County } 1843 personally appeared before the subscribers an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County & State aforesaid Elizabeth Merrill wife & relict of Charles Merrill dec d who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Acts of Congress passed 7 th July 1838 and the 23 rd August 1842 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That she is the Widow of Charles Merrill who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War but how long he served she is not now able to declare she only knows of one person in this County who was known to the service of her husband (viz) Peter Headrick, she lives 200 miles off from her She also declares that she was married to the said Charles Merrill on the 23 rd day of May. Seventeen hundred and eighty three That her husband the aforesaid Charles Merrill died on or about the 14 th 1822 That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four (viz) at the time above stated. She further declares that she is still a Widow - She hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present & that her name is not on any Pension roll to & subscribed on the day of Elizabeth Merrill year above written before
Sister Myrtle a Justice of the peace Justice of the peace
In addition to the above she also declares that she is totally unable from age & infirmity of attending a Court of Record as is required if able -
Elizabeth Merrill mark

We Isaac Moore and William A. Sibley residing in the county & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elizabeth Merrill who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe her to be years of age and that she is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where she resides to be the widow & relict of Charles Merrill a Revolutionary soldier as she declares and that we concur in that opinion
Isaac Moore William A Sibley
Sworn & subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me Jesse Upson a justice of the peace for the county & State aforesaid
I Washington J. May Judge of the county & State aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after investigating the matter of the claim of Elizabeth Merrill. The above named applicant is the widow of Charles Merrill a Revolutionary soldier and she is so reputed in the neighborhood where she lives. And I do further state that Isaac Moore and William A Sibley are credible persons & that their statements entitled to credit.
I Richard J. Randles Clerk of the county court of Marshall county & State of Alabama do hereby certify that Jesse Upson whose name appears to the above declaration is an acting justice of the peace & his acts & doings entitled to full faith & credit given under my hand and seal (having no seal of office) This the 25 th day of September 1843. Teste Richard J Randles Clerk e e

I Washington T. May Judge of the County Court of the County & State above named do hereby certify that Richard S Randle whose name appears to the above certificate as clerk of the Court County, of State aforesaid is clerk of the County Court, & his acts & doings entitled to full faith and credit as such Given under my hand and Seal this the 25 th day of September 1843 Washington T. May Judge
Affidavit of John Cunningham I John Cunningham of the County of Cherokee and State of Alabama was personally acquainted with Charles Merrill the deceased husband of the applicant Elizabeth Merrill in the State of North Carolina Roan County. That he was always known and reported as a Revolutionary soldier in the country in which he lived and died. And that Elizabeth Merrill was the lawful wife of the aforesaid Charles Merrill that she has never married since the decease of her husband that she is still living or was at the time this declaration was made out on the day and date above specified - That she is a very infirm and helpless old lady and her statements are entitled to the greatest confidence so far as the recollection of her impaired memory can serve - Her marriage took place as stated above in the declaration I also further declare that Charles Merrill was the a son of Benjamin Merrill who was living by the British at Hillsboro North Carolina - Given to and subscribed before John Cunningham me Re Edward a Justice of the peace in for the County & State aforesaid this 25 th November 1843 - Re Edward Justice of the peace