Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4769, for Edward Price, North Carolina

SERVICE
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Price, Edward Lucy
W 4769
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2980. North Carolina
Lucy Price widow of Edward Price N C who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of July 1849 and sent to
Thos. Bagley Smithfield N.C.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 330 Vol. 1
Reported July 12/49

9835 Declaration X
Lucy Price 
adnd 9mopri  30 P
How R.M. Saunders H.R.

State of North-Carolina Johnston County -
Declaration -
On this day personally appeared Lucy Price of said County aged upwards of Seventy years, before me Josiah D. Watson a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Gen- -eral Assembly in 1838 - That she is the widow of Edward Price who died in 1820 - that she is unable to state the year of her marriage, as she has no regis- -tration of her marriage - but she was married by William Hackney who is now dead - that she has four children since her marriage - two of whom are now dead - the oldest & youngest of the two now living - one of whom is upwards of fifty & the other Thomas Price is 49 or 50 - so that she is certain she was married as early as before the year 1790 - that her husband was a revolutionary soldier - as she has often heard him say - but she is not able to give a particular account of his services - but hopes to be able to prove it - to which she begs to refer - She has not before made this applica- -tion through ignorance until she was informed she was entitled sworn to be described this 27 th day of Oct r 1845 Josiah D. Watson J. P. Lucy Price mark

State of North Carolina
Johnston County
3
Jesse Green St. being under Sworn on the holy Evan- gelist - doth declare & say - that he is fifty two years of age, that he was well acquainted with Edward Price from boyhood up, that he mus- tered at his fathers house in company with him & that he was drafted or entered the service at his fathers house, a private in Capt. Wallons Company & that he recollects Price's regretting leaving home, before he had finished killing his corn, & knew, when he return'd it was very warm weather, & that he was absent a long time, but cannot say how long, precisely but many months. That he is well acquainted with his widow Lucy Price, (the applicant for a pension is his lawfull, & only wife through life, that he was well acquainted with E. Price, and wife, before & after marriage, & their children - has lived near by them & the family upwards of seventy years, was himself a Soldier in the revolutionary war, but not under the Command of Capt. Wallon - & that he is well acquainted & a neighbor of Thomas Price, the youngest son but one of the S d Edward & Lucy - That he has every reason to believe the S d Edward Price, & Lucy his wife was married by William H. Hargis, who lived near, & was the only Magistrate in the neighbourhood at that time - Sworn to subscribed before me
27 th Oct. 1843
J. D. Watson J.P.
J. P. Green Sworn

State of North Carolina Johnston County -
Thomas Price being duly sworn deposeth that his mother states, that he is the son of Edward & Lucy Price - that he had a record of his age & that of his mother & brother - but it has been lost or mislaid - as it was an old grant - that four years ago he applied to be discharged from military & there had the record of his age, showing he was then 45 years of age - that his father has some been dead upwards of thirty years - that he well remembers hearing him speak of having been in the war of the revolution - sworn to & sub- scribed this 27 th day of Oct r 1843 -
J. Watson J.P.
Thomas Price mark
State of N.C. } I Josiah C. Watson an acting Johnston County } Magistrate for the County aforesaid for nearly thirty years past - do hereby certify that I had some acquaintance with Edw d Price, before his death, & has been well acquainted with his reputed widow Lucy Price the applicant, & her son Thomas, that he recollects well, William Hackney Esq. the Magistrate referred to, that I was born raised & lived a neighbour to the parties referred to nearly sixty years, that I have every reason to believe the statements made before me are true - that they are people entitled to credit. & would be believed in any court of justice.
J. Watson J.P.

State of North Carolina
Johnston County
I William H Guy Clerk of the County Court of Johnston County do hereby certify that Isaiah O Watson Esq. whose name is annexed to this Declaration is now & was at the time of signing the same a lawful acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County Given under my hand and seal of office the 28 day of November 1843
Wm H Guy Clerk By Thos. Bagley Clerk

North Carolina 7971
Reports
Suey Price widow of Edward Price
who was a pensioner under the Act of — and who died on the — 1810 of Johnston Co in the State of N. Carolina who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Walker of the 10 th Regt commanded by — in the N. Carolina line for 9 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of December 1843 — and sent to Gen R. M. Saunders House of Representatives
Arrears to the 14th of Semi-annual allowance ending
Whole Amount $ 150.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Geo W. Dunc Clerk,
Recorded by Book L
Vol. 1
Page 297

Rep. 18 th Mar. 1844
5108
5108
North Carolina
Lucy Price widow of Edward Price who was a Private in the N. Carolina Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of March 1844 and sent to Hon. Romulus W. Sanders.
House of Rep s .
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. / Page 204

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4769
Lucy Price
Wid.
Edward Price
Brit. Res. Wat.
Act: July, 28/48
Index:—Vol. M , Page 139
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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 from the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Edward Price a private in Capt. Walton's Company of the 10. th Regiment entered the service in the year 1781, and left the service 1. st July 1782. The term of service for which he entered could not have been for less than nine months.
Given under my hand this 14. th day of October 1843.
W. Hill

Sir - I enclose the declaration of Lucy Price for a Pension - The certificate of Mr. Hill - shows that Edward Price entered the service in 1781 & left in July 1782 - The deposition of Sophie Green, person then husband of the applicant is the same person - as the bath Walter was, the same & then Edward Price was in service - The other deposition & certificate of the magistrate - establish the fact of marriage & widowhood -
Yrs &c
R. M. Lawrence
J. G. Edwards Esq.

Smithfield Januy 3rd 1849
Dr Sir
enclosed I send you the Declaration of Mrs Lucy Price - you will observe that it is not precisely regular if there be any deficiency in the case you will please inform me for her & send me a Blank the old Lady is helpless and is in her dotage by attending to this you will oblige your friend
Thos Bayley
Mrs S Edwards Common Pension

5494
Suey Price -
(Declaration under the act
of 1842 -

State of North Carolina
Johnston County -
on the 7 th day of March 1844 -
personally appeared before me J. A. Watson a Justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid Lucy Price a resident of said County - aged upwards of seventy years & being duly sworn according to law, doth make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of March 1843 - She says - she is the widow of Edward Price - that she has already obtained a pension under the act of 1838 - at the rate of thirty dollars per year - that she is the identical person to whom said pension was allowed & that she still remains a widow - sworn to & subscribed before me the date above -
her Lucy Price mark
J. A. Watson J.P.

State of North Carolina
Johnston County -
I Jo. A. Watson - a Justice of the Peace of said County - do certify that I am personally acquainted with Lucy Price - who made the within declaration - that I know her to be the identical person to whom a Pension was granted as the widow of Edward Price - that she still remains a widow - given under my hand this day 3 rd March 1844
J. A. Watson J.P.
State of North Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Bagby Clerk of Johnston County Court do hereby certify that Joseph A. Watson whose name appears to the within declaration is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County given under my hand and seal of office at Smithfield the 27 th of July 1844
Thos. Bagby Clerk

Declaration.
In Order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2 d February, 1848 entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving widows of the soldiers of the Revolution."
State of North Carolina } ss. Johnston County }
On this the 11 th day of Sept.
1848.
Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Authorized by law to Administer Oaths. Mrs.
Lucy Price
Resident
in the County of Johnston
State of North Carolina
Aged about one
hundred years being first 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 Act of Congress, passed the 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war: That she is the widow of Eldred Price
who was a Soldier
in the war of the Revolution and that she has drawn a pension at the Rate of
Thirty
dollars
cents
per annum under the Act of 17 th June 1844.
She further declares that she is still a widow
Lucy her Price mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
B. Oneal
Justice of the peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing Affidavit.
B. Oneal JP

State of North Carolina Gaston County
I Thomas Bagley clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for said County, do hereby certify that Richardson H. Orbeal whose name appears to above declaration is now and was at the time of executing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and Seal of office this the 13 th day of January 1849
Thos Bagley att