Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7415, for Patrick Morrison, North Carolina

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Morrison Patrick Ann Ann .....
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7.863. Aug 1: 23/52
Declaration &c
Ann of Morrison wid. of Patrick Benjamin Belt Adm y
of Hugh Morrison dec d
Esq:
Act 4 th July 1830.
Smith & Jones Attorneys
Nashville Tennessee
August 17, 1852

Declaration Act July 4, 1836, 3 d Section.
State of Kentucky,
Gritley County,
On this Tenth day of August 1852, personally appeared Benjamin Belt, (to me well known who I certify is a man of veracity) and made oath in due form of law that he is the Administrator of Hugh Morrison dec d late of said County & State & made the following Declaration in order to obtain for the children of the said Hugh Morrison the benefit of the provisions of the Act of July 4, 1836, 3 d Section -
That the aforesaid Hugh Morrison was the only surviving child and heir at law of Patrick Morrison who was a Captain in the Revolutionary War from the State of North Carolina, and served for about four years, and was under the command of General Rutherford, and enlisted at an early period of said War say about 1774, when he was taken prisoner all of which facts of course declarant can not state of his own knowledge, but states as he has heard them related by Hugh Morrison dec d and others -
That about the year Seventeen Hundred and sixty nine (1769) the above named Patrick Morrison intermarried with Ann Foster in Rowan County North Carolina, where he lived when he entered the service, that after the close of the War Patrick & Ann Morrison removed from North Carolina to Tennessee & finally settled in Wilson County Tennessee where they continued to live together as man and wife & were so reputed & recognized until the 16 th day of July 1833, when he, Patrick Morrison died, That his wife Ann Morrison survived him & continued his widow until the 20 th day of September 1838, when she died, and left but one child and heir at law to wit Hugh Morrison above named who was the only surviving child & heir at law of Patrick & Ann Mor-

Morrison dec'd, and who survived until the 16 th day of April 1852 when he died, in Crittenden County Kentucky, leaving two children and no other, who are his only children and heirs at law, he having no wife at the time of his death, His children's names are Anna Morrison and Martha J. Morrison, and reside in Crittenden County Kentucky, and that he declarant prays that the pension due Hugh Morrison deceased be allowed and paid to him as Administrator for the benefit of the above named children.
Known to me subscribed before me this the day aforesaid above written
Benjamin Bell (seal)
James W. Wilson (P)
State of Kentucky Crittenden County
Know all men by these presents, That I, Benjamin Bell, Adminr of Hugh Morrison dec'd do hereby constitute and appoint Smith Jones of Nashville Tennessee my true lawful Attorney for & in my name & that of the heirs, whom I represent to present & prosecute their claim to arrears of pension due their said father Hugh Morrison, hereby ratifying & confirming all their acts in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this 10 day of August 1852. In presence of
Benjamin Bell (seal)
Acknowledged before me this 10 th day of August 1852.
James W. Wilson (P)
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Clerk's Certificate
State of Kentucky } Crittenden County }
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me Berry S Young Clerk of the County Court of Crittenden County, (which is a Court of Record & has by law a public seal) to prove to my satisfaction that Patrick Morrison died in Wilson County Tennessee on the 16 th day of July 1833, leaving a Widow Ann Morrison who survived him & continued his Widow until the 20 th day of September 1838, when she died leaving one child one other of herself & the aforesaid Patrick Morrison to wit Hugh Morrison, who died in Crittenden County, State of Kentucky on the 11 th day of April 1852, leaving no Widow, but the following children and only heirs to wit; Ann Morrison and Martha Morrison who still survive him & live in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
I further certify that Benjamin Bell is the Administrator of Hugh Morrison dec d duly qualified as such according to law. And that James H Wilson Esq r , whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing Declaration & acknowledgment, is now at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State duly elected Commissioned and qualified.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 10 th day of August 1852.
Berry S Young Clerk.

April 3, 1936
Patrick Morrison R.7415 BA-J/AWF
Catherine Morrison Kingston Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Patrick Morrison, a soldier of the War of the Revolution, who you state "participated in the battle of Kings Mountain"
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R. 7415, based upon the service of Patrick Morrison during the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only Patrick Morrison (Morrison) found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of birth of Patrick Morrison are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
He resided in Rowan County, North Carolina during the Revolution, and was captain in 1776 in the 1st Rowan Regiment commanded by Colonel Griffith Rutherford in an expedition to Moore's Creek, thirty-three days. It is alleged that he served about four years as captain and that he was once taken prisoner. It is not shown that he was in battle of King's Mountain.
Patrick Morrison married about the year 1769 in Rowan County, North Carolina, Ann Foster. After the Revolution they moved from North Carolina to Tennessee, and in 1801, were living in Sumner County,

Tennessee. They later moved to Wilson County, Tennessee, where Patrick Morrison died, July 16, 1833. His widow, Ann Morrison, died September 20, 1838.
It is stated that they had several children; the only name given being, Hugh Morrison, only child living at the death of his mother.
Hugh Morrison died April 16, 1852 in Crittenden County, Kentucky. His wife (her name not given) died prior to his decease; he left at his death two children- Ann Morrison and Martha F. Morrison, both of whom were living in 1852 in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
On August 10, 1852, Benjamin Belt, Administrator of Hugh Morrison's estate, applied for pension which might have been due on account of the service of the Revolution of Patrick Morrison, for the benefit of the above named children of Hugh Morrison.
The claim was not allowed as there was no provision of law under which the grandchildren of a soldier of the Revolutionary War, were entitled to pension based upon service in that war.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

State of Tennessee Wilson County ss on this 2 d day of March 1853 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County John Dukes a resident of said County aged Eighty years and made oath in due form of law that he was well acquainted with Patrick Morrison & his wife Anna Morrison that he became acquainted with them in the year 1801 that they then lived in Sumner County Tennessee as man & wife & was so reputed and believed and at that time they had several children that they continued to live together & man & wife and removed from Sumner County to this Wilson County where the said Patrick Morrison died in said County many years ago that he left his widow the said Anna Morrison who survived him for some several years when she died but the precise dates of either of their death appearant cannot state appearant understood from said Morrison that he moved to said Sumner County at a very early date so much so that he stopped & lived in a fort called White Station to be protected from the Indians . appearant would further state that any

his acquaintance with the said Patrick Morrison & his wife Ann they was regarded as respectable & reputable persons & so said their family affi- ant further states that he is not in any way interested in the claim of the heirs of said Morrison for a pension which he is informed they are claiming
Sworn to & subscribed before me the date above written John his Dukes mark
L. W. Robertson (J. P.)
State of Tennessee Wilson County 3 I Swear to Robertson a Justice of the peace in & for said County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above John Dukes that he is in all respects a respectable & truthful man & entitled to credit and I further certify that I am not in any way interested in the claim of the heirs of Patrick Morrison & his wife Ann for a pension as alluded to in the above affidavit In testimony whereof I have set my hand & Seal this 2 d day March 1858
L. W. Robertson (J. P.)

State of Tennessee Wilson County
I Josiah S McClain, Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that Lewis the Robertson Esq whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit and Certificate is now, and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 20th day of March 1853.
J. S. McClain Clerk of Wilson County
Affidavit in case of Anna Morrison deed
Act 4 July 36

State of Tennessee Sumner County } On this the day of January 1853 personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Sumner Jonathan Wilson, a resident of the County of Sumner aged about 78 years, 11 th day of February next, who being duly sworn declares that he personally knew, Patrick Morrison, for many years while he resided in Sumner County. Tennessee some fifty years since, that the said Patrick Morrison, came to Sumner County from the State of North Carolina, from, the County of Rowan, and the reason that Wilson knows that he came from that County is he (Wilson) came from, McLenburg, County of North in 1796 and that County as it was then called Rowan, the said, Patrick Morrison was living in Sumner County when he came here, He remembers his wife her name was Ann, They lived together all the time that he knew them and all regarded them as man and wife They had, he thinks more children than one but he remembers one by the name Hugh Morrison, another William Morrison and further he says that they removed several years since to the County of Wilson he thinks
Jonathan Wilson sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and date above written & I certify that the said Jonathan Wilson is entitled to full credit & belief.
William Solomon (J.P.)
State of Tennessee } Sumner County } I John D. King Clerk of the County Court of Sumner County do certify

That William Solomon whose name Appears to the foregoing Affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected Commissioned and qualified as such and that his said Signature is genuine
Given under my hand and Seal of Office at Offin in Gallatin Tennessee this the 15 th of March 1853
John L Dugg, Clerk

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1902 Apr 3. list to Catherine Morrison
REJECTED
7415
P. O. Ann Morrison
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract

RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION
IN REPLY REFER TO
Kingston, Tennessee March 5, 1936
Veteran's Administration Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I am trying to get together some records so that I can join the D. A. R.'s.
only I would appreciate it if you would tell me if Patrick Morrison, who was in the Revolutionary War and was known to have participated in the battle of Kings Mountain, received a pension or a land grant. This information would be very valuable to me in regard to getting the necessary records together.
Thanking you, I am
Very truly yours,
Catherine Morrison Catherine Morrison Kingston, Tennessee.

7.863
Ann Morrison dec widow of Hugh Hly
Smith & Jones Dec 25 1856
72115
Ad July 4 1836

(Captain) Patrick Morrison dec'd
See American Archives Vol 5. Page 63.
To be filed with the original Papers.
Smith & Jones Attorneys Nashville Tenn.

State of North Carolina { Comptroller's Office
I, William J. Clarke, Comptroller of public accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office, among the payments made by said State to sundry persons, for Military services in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit:
Patrick Morrison
Old Series No. 2, page 32 Captain in 1st Rowan Regiment commanded by Colonel Griffith Rutherford in Expedition to Morri's Creek 33 days £12 S 7 D 6 specie Feby. 1776 P. No. 2, page 40 £65 S 3 D 6 specie
" " " 70 £89 S 0 D 6 "
Assembly Order October 15th. 1779, No. 150, money refunded to Captain Patrick Morrison having been paid to a drafted soldier by him—
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 8th. day of September A.D. 1852—
Wm. J. Clarke Compt.

Patrick Morrison dec d
L P Waldo Esq
The claim of Hugh Morrison son & heir of Ann widow of Capt Patrick Morrison was sent to you by us on 17 August 1852 we have present additional testimony & renewed application by Commissioners Smith & Jones Nashville Tenn

Pension Office February 21 st 1853
Gentlemen, I herewith return as a certificate of the N. C. Comptroller, showing some payments made to a man named Patrick Morrison. I do not find that any such man ever made application for a pension. Please give farther particulars -
I do not find that Jeremiah Green, Benoni Saunders, or John Wallace, ever made application for pensions. Farther particulars necessary.
I am respectfully your assist.
D. Heath Compt.
Messrs Smith & Jones } Nashville. } Tennessee }

Smith & Jones Dec 23/52

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Pension Office Dec 23 1852
Gentlemen
The application of Ann Morrison dec wid- ow of Hugh of  of  the , has been recieved and filed under the Act of July 4 1836.
Not a particle of proof of service service has been furnished, nor any evidence to show the date of the marriage,
Messrs Smith & Jones Nashville Tenn

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Morrison, Richard GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7502 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 24, 1790 To John Lawrence, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.