Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,858, for William Moore, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
766 Va.
Moore William
S. 2,858
Born in Va -
CONTENTS
Carded.

East Tennessee 19.068
William Moore of Monroe Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Christian of the U.S. commanded by Colonel Sevier in the Virginia line for 13 months
★ N.C. Adj. Genl.
Feb. 2. 1835. Records completed. R.
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Sept 1833 and South I A Soffin Madisonville
Arrears to the 4th of March 86.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 21.66
$108.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 52

13547
Wm Moore.
Direct the certificate to Jos. A. Coffin Madisonville E. Ten.

A declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of Tennessee } On this 19 th day of September Monroe County. } 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting, William Moore a resident of the County of Monroe and State of Tennessee aged 73 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 Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That in the year 1776 he resided on the head waters of Holston River, in what is now Wythe County Va. In August of that year he joined a company of Militia commanded by Capt n McCallie and assisted in driving a drove of cattle down to the Army, stationed at Long Island on Holston River, under the Command of Col l William Christian. When they reached the Army he enrolled in Capt n Aaron Lewis's Company, (Sam l Hays Lieut. & Mr. Crabtree Ensign.) and marched against the Cherokee Indians in what is now Monroe County Tenn. They burnt their towns and brought them to a peace for some time - In this service he was engaged at least three months.
In 1777 he moved down to Nolachucky River, within what is now Washington County Tenn, and, during that and the succeeding summer, he was frequently called out by Col l John Swier to assist in protecting the frontiers from the Indians.)
In 1779 there was a Campaign ordered out under the Command of Majors Evan Shelby, — Robertson,

and Valentine Sevier. Applicant enrolled, early in March, in Capt. Joseph Wilson's company (James Wilson Lieut. & Saml. Hance Ensign.) The troops collected at Long Island, on the Holston, and descended in canoes to the Chickamauga River (near where Brainerd now stands) which they burnt. In this campaign he was engaged at least three months.
In 1780, about the middle of March, Applicant enrolled to march to Charleston S.C. under Col. Sevier, and prepared for the marching, expecting to set off immediately. They did not then go to S.C. as expected; but applicant was, in a short time after enrolling called out against the Indians, against whom he was almost constantly engaged in protecting the frontiers, till September, when he marched (with the troops with whom he had enrolled in the preceding Spring,) against Fergusons Army in the South, in the Company of Capt. James Wilson, (Lieut. Richard Lint. & Peter McHane Ensign) under the command of Col. Sevier; Applicant was engaged in the battle of Kings Mountain, shortly after which engagement he, together with the troops with whom he marched returned home. From the time of his enrolling till his discharge at this time was between Seven and Eight Months. He rec d a discharge but has lost it.
Applicant has no documentary evidence of any of the above facts, nor does he know of any person upon whom he can procure to prove them by. - He hereby relinquishes every claim,

whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state. William Moore
Sworn to and subscribed the day 3 and year aforesaid. —
M c Callaway CLK
We Allen H. Matthews — a clergyman, residing in the Town of Madisonville, in the County of Monroe and State of Tennessee and Tho. Skaldmill residing in the said Town of Madisonville hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Williams Moore who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration: that we believe him to be 73 years of age, that and he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the 3 day and year aforesaid
M c Callaway CLK
Allen H. Matthews Tho. Skaldmill
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 Allen H. Matthews who has signed the proceeding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Madisonville aforesaid, and that Tho. J. Caldwel is a credible person and, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
M c Callaway Samuel Jones William Garrison
Sworn to and subscribed the 3 day and year aforesaid 3 3 3

I W. S. Callaway Clerk of the Court of Pleas, and Quarters Sessions of Monroe County Pa, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Moore for a pun- ishment.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal having no Offi- cial seal, this 19 th September 1832.
W. S. Callaway Clerk.
I, H. S. White, Senator in Congress, certify that I truly believe the above to be the genuine signature of W. S. Callaway, who was at the above date Clerk of the said Court -
H. S. White June 8 th 1833
13.5 William Moore Please direct to James McAffee Madisonville Monroe County Pa.

State of Tennessee } Monroe County. }
Personally appeared before the subscriber an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County of Monroe, on this the 29th of May 1833. William Moore, late a resident of said County of Monroe, who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is the identical William Moore who made the declaration here- unto attached, before the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, on the 19th September 1832, to which he now makes the following,
Amended Declaration,
That he was born in Berkeley County Virginia, in the year 1789; that he has no record of his age; that he was living in Montgomery County Virginia when called into service; that he has lived ever since the Revolutionary war in what is now Greene County, Tennessee, till some years ago, when he moved till a few weeks since when he moved into Roane County, where he now lives. into said County of Monroe, where he now resides that he volunteered each time he went into service. He received discharges, he thinks in each case of service; but cannot remember distinctly by whom given. He thought nothing of them and they are long since lost.
He states that the following persons are at present his neighbors and can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief in his services as a soldier of the revolution. Wm Robert Campbell, John Burnett, Eli Cooley, and Benjamin Fox.
Sworn to and subscribed, the date above, before me, Isaac Cartee J.P. Justice of the peace
William Moore
J. W. S. Callaway, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said Monroe County, do certify that Isaac Cartee, before whom the above amended dec- laration was made is now, and was at the date of the same an acting justice of the peace for said county, and that his name as subscribed to the same is his genuine signature.
Given under my hand and private seal, (having no official) at office in Madisonville June 5th 1833.
Wm Callaway Clerk

I, H. L. White, Senator in Congress, do certify that I truly believe the foregoing to be the genuine signa- ture of W. S. Callaway, who was at the date it bears, the Clerk of the County Court, of Monroe County Ind.
H. L. White
June 8 th 1833.

No 13.547
M m Moore
from 1776 perate 13 months
$43.33 100.
from 1776 perate 13 months
$43.33 100.
J. A. Coffin
Madisonville
E. Ten.

BRIEF in the case of  William Moore of the County of Monroe in the State of Tenn.  (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.     In 1776 Augt. — 3 — drafted Gen. Sevier Col. Christian, Capt. McAfee &   "79 — 3 A do Capt. Wilson, Col. Sevier   "80 — 2 4 do Same  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Kings Mountains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? My G. Va  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Sevin Belt Examining Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
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November 13, 1933.
Mrs. W. W. Hill, 413 Morgan St., Harriman, Tenn.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2858, it appears that William Moore was born in Berkley County, Virginia in 1759 and was living at the head waters of Holstein river in Montgomery County, Virginia, when he enlisted in August 1776 and served three months in Captain William McAfee's and Aaron Lewis' Companies, under Colonel William Christian, against the Cherokee Indians.
In 1777, he moved down to Nolichucky river in what was afterwards Washington County, Tennessee, and was frequently called out during that summer and the succeeding summer.
In March 1779, he enlisted and served three months

in Captain Joseph Wilson's Company, against the Chickamauga Indians.
The middle of March 1780, he enlisted and served between seven and eight months in Captain James Wilson's Company under Colonel John Sevier against the Indians, and was in the battle of King's Mountain.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Monroe County, Tennessee. The place of his residence in 1840, is not on record.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

No 13.547
M m Moore
Jas A. Coffin Esq r
Madisonville E. Tenn.

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 Moore 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? yes 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? no

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? yes 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 No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? m
 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, deposeeth 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.

William Moore for Revolutionary Pension act 1832 Tennessee admitted file
Papers 2770
J. J. Edwards

1911 Jan. 14. Hist. to Hon. Frank P. Woods. 1913 Feby. 10. To Winfield S. Moore, letter in S. 39,997 James Bigelow-c 1923 Nov. 13 Hist. to Mrs. W. W. Hall - See letter in William Boyd. 345-878 - aut.
Rehran
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INVALID.
File No. 2858
William Moore Pvt. Va. line
Act: June 14/32
Index:—Vol. A, Page 262
[Arrangement of 1870.]
★ M.C. & Va. Records completed. Febr. 9/65/8.

FRANK P. WOODS, TENTH DISTRICT IOWA.
House of Representatives U. S. Washington, D. C.
January 12, 1911.
Hon. J. L. Davenport, Washington, D. C.
My Dear Sir:
I would like to obtain if possible the army record of William Moore, who is said to have served in Col. John Sevier's Regiment of North Carolina Troops, Revolutionary War, and also as a member of the North Carolina Militia.
It has been suggested by The Adjutant General as a possibility that information relative to the soldier can be obtained in your Department. I will appreciate any information furnished.
Very respectfully yours,
Frank P. Woods

Rev. War Section.
February 10, 1913.
Mr. Winfield S. Moore, Manilla, Iowa.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 1 st and received the 3 rd instant, you are advised that from the papers on file in claim, Sur. File No. 2,858, it appears that William Moore was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Monroe County, Tennessee. He stated that he was born in Berkley County, Virginia, in 1759, and was living at the head waters of Holstein river in Montgomery County, Virginia, when he volunteered in August 1776, and served in Captain William McAfee's and Aaron Lewis' companies, under Colonel William Christian, against the Cherokee Indians; three months.
In 1777, he moved down to Nolichucky river in what was afterwards Washington County, Tennessee, and was frequently called out during that and the succeeding summer.
Volunteered early in March, 1779, in Captain Joseph Wilson's company, and served against the Chickamauga Indians; three months.
Volunteered the middle of March, 1780, in Captain James Wilson's company, under Colonel John Sevier, served against

the Indians and engaged in the battle of King's Mountain; between seven and eight months.
The date of his death is not shown. For the date of last payment of his pension and name of person to whom it was paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, giving him all of the following data:
"William Moore. Certificate No. 19,068, issued August 2, 1833. under the Act of June 7, 1832. at the East Tennessee Agency".
Very respectfully,
J. L. Hadenport Commissioner.

January 14, 1911.
Hon. Frank P. Woods,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Woods:
In response to your letter dated the 12" and received the 14" instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers on file in claim, Sur. File No. 2,858, it appears that William Moore was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Monroe County, Tennessee. He stated that he was born in Berkeley County, Virginia, in 1759, and was living at the head waters of Holstein river in Montgomery County, Virginia, when he volunteered in August 1776 and served in Captain William McAfee's and Aaron Lewis' companies, under Colonel William Christian, against the Cherokee Indians, 3 months.
In 1777 he moved down to Nolichucky river in what was afterwards Washington County, Tennessee, and was frequently called out during that and the succeeding Summer. Volunteered early in March, 1779, in Captain Joseph Wilson's company, and served against the Chickamauga Indians; 3 months.
Volunteered the middle of March, 1780, in Captain James Wilson's company under Colonel John Sevier, served against the Indians and engaged in the battle of King's Mountain; between 7 and 8 months.
There is no family data on file.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.