Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39007, for John Petty, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
16. 16.
Petty, John
S. 39007
CONTENTS

181796  East Tennessee John Polly
of Hawkins Co in the State of E. Ten. who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dixon of the N. C. line, for the term of 18 months 1782
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 29 of May 1822
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Oct 1822 and sent to John Alexander Rogersville, E. Ten.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1822 28 9 Semi anl. all'ce ending Mar 21 1823 48 32 4/4 8 131/20 24 2 9 $74 9  { Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }  May 1 1823
Let to Hon. A. McChllean H.R. Jan 28 1840.
Letter to Hon. J. R. Arnold 27 July 1841.

John Petty Jr.
Col. Dixon's N. Carolina reg. h for 10 mos.
29 th May, 1822.
Transmitted to the Secy of the State of N. Carolina for proof of service.
1 st Oct 1822
D. Alexander, Secy. Rogersville W. Tenn.

State of Tennessee Hawkins County
June
May Session 1822
On this 29 th day of May 1822 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for said County of Hawkins John Petty a Citizen of Hawkins County aforesaid aged Sixty four Years last March who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration viz that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Regiment commanded by Col. Sumpter (afterwards General Sumpter) and enlisted under Nathaniel Risbo an Ensign belonging to the said Regiment which he inclines to believe was the 1 st South Carolina Regiment on the Continental Establishment, that his Captains name was Capt Henry or Henry Risbo. He Enlisted at the first commencement of the war but is not positive in what Year 1776 or 1777 but Enlisted for 15 Months in South Carolina about 40 or 50 Miles from Charleston that he served out his said 15 Months & was discharged honorably by Col Sumpter at a place called Santee that afterwards he thinks some time in 1777 or 1778 he Enlisted for 18 Months under Capt Heall belonging to the 1 st Regiment North Carolina line on the Continental Establishment which Regiment was commanded by Col. Henry Dixson he believes. This Declarant served out faithfully his said term of 18 Months honorably & received a discharge from Major Heall of said Regiment but is not certain of the time he was discharged his memory being impaired by mental & bodily debility that his said discharges were burnt with his house & every thing in it sometime ago that his name will be found on the payroll in the Secretary's office of North Carolina and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent

thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on & since the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities Contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed viz.
  1 Bed & furniture worth $15- 6 cups & saucers 1.50 16.50   7 Pewter plates 200¢ 6 white plates 1.50 3.50   4 Chain & one Table & four Spoons 4.00   6 Knives & Forks 2 pots 10 cwm 2 pails 3.00   1 Bucket 2 wheels & one Reel 5.00   has no Cattle nor hogs nor horses nor land $32.00 
That I am by occupation a Miller but not able to do much of anything has three children two of them boys one 15 the other 11 Years old a daughter about six Years old a wife aged about 56 Years that I am in very indigent circumstances
Sworn to & Subscribed
John his X Petty mark
On the same day appeared in open Court William Young aged about fifty six Years a Citizen of Hawkins County aforesaid who being also duly sworn States that he is well acquainted with the said John Petty that they served together in the said Regiment viz. the first Regiment commanded by Col. Dixon that said Petty served out his said Period of 18 Months honorably and that he is the Identical John Petty who served in the Revolutionary War and that his aforesaid Declaration he believes is substantially correct, he further States that said John Pettys memory is weak and that the old man is very frail he believes also that he is

in indigent circumstances & stands greatly in need of the aid of his Government this affiant is himself a pensioner of the General Government Revolutionary, that his Certificate is Number 12,757 dated 16 th May 1819.
Sworn to & Subscribed
William his Going mark
At the same time personally appeared in open Court Thomas Lee and Joseph McCallough respectable citizens of said County Being duly sworn State that they have for many Years been acquainted with the said declarant John Petty, who is an honest inoffensive old man, and in very Indigent circumstances and stands greatly in need of the aid of his Country for support & that they consider him a man of undoubted veracity tho' an Ignorant man and is esteemed such in his neighbourhood
Sworn to & Subscribed
Thomas Lee
Joseph McCallough
The Court value the property to Thirty two dollars.
State of Tennessee
I Stockley Pettibell Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for County of Hawkins and State aforesaid do Certify that the foregoing is a true and perfect Transcript from the Records in my Office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Office at Office in Rogersville this 14 th day of June 1822.
J. Mitchell

Hop R. July 26 th 1841.
Sir,
Enclosed are the papers of Mr. Petty who claims an arrearage of pension or an unclaimed pension. I send also Mr. Massey's letter which was sent to me with the affidavit. If there is any thing due to Mr. Petty or if he would be entitled to any thing if his papers were properly made out please inform me.
Very Respectfully W. D. Arnold
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Jan 28. 1840
Mr. Petty
Genl Wm 1818
Edwards Brg War Dept. Pension office Dr. City S. C.
H. A. McWilliams ADR

Washington City Jan'y 27- 1840
A. G. Edwards Esq. Sir.
I am requested by an Old Revolutionary Soldier Pensioner, John Petty of E. Tennepede, to examine the Pension books in your office to see how they stand, as he alleges there is four years pay to which he is entitled agreeably to the Act of Congress in favour of Pen- sioners, which he has not received, the original certificate he says is in his possession a copy of which I herewith enclose you,
War department Revolutionary claim I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18 th March 1818 and May the 1 st 1820 John Petty late a private in the Army of the Rev- olution, is inscribed on the Pension list roll of the East Tennepede agency, at the rate of $8. per month to commence on the 27 th day of May One thousand eight hundred and twenty two Signed John C. Calhoun
Given at the war office of the uni- -ted states this twentieth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty two

(Printed on the back the following words)
Payable semiannually, the first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4 th day of March in the year 1823 at Knoxville by Luke Lea cashier of the Bank of Tennessee Knoxville.
Recorded by A. H. Hunslow Clerk in Book B. Vol. 10-149 examined and counter sign? by Mrs Gordon
- You will please give me all the information you can on this subject & oblige yn friend & Obed. Servant A. McCallan

39 007 INVALID.
Recy
File No. 39 007
John Betty His Heir
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 869
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of North Carolina Secretary's office 4 th Octo r 1822.
I William Bill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the Musterrolls of the continental line of this State in the revolutionary War, that John Petty a private in Capt. Bailey's Company of the 10 th Regiment was mustered on the 17 th Sept r . 1782 for 18 Months. Nothing is said of his discharge.
Given under my hand the date above
W m Bill