Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7286, for John Page, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
16
Page, John
S. 7286
CONTENTS
Carded

No. 314 North Carolina
John Page Dyer in the State of Va who was a 1st Cav. in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Philips in the N.C. Cav. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of 1806 at the rate of 100 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of July 33. and sent Patrick Murphy Taylor Bridge. Sampson Co. N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 2 00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. — 50
$2 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. H. Price — Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 6 Page 51

19388 John Page Duplin co. N. Carolina
Amount as a Private Lead 2yrs $100.00
13.18
Patrick Murphy Taylors Bridge Sampson Co N.C. Hon. James M c Ray Patrick Murphy Gravelly Hill N. Carolina

BRIEF in the case of John Page of Duplin co in the State of N. Carolina (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Two Justices of the Peace  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  3. How old is he? 73  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.     Enlisting In 1779 or 1780 6 As a Private Gen. Rawell   do 1780 6 do  Canby Col. Sessoms   do. 1781 6 do  Canby Maj. Brown   do 1782 6 do  Canby Maj. John Caldwell   3 Col. Benj Phillips  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Skirmishes, no battle  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Edgecomb co N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defects, papers not attested by the seal of the certifying office 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. E. Bradford.
Examining Clerk.

State of North Carolina Duplin County,
On this the 17 th day of November A.D. 1832 personally appeared before Alfred Ward and William W. Rivenbark two of the acting Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Duplin aforesaid John Page a resident of said County of Duplin and State of North Carolina aged seventy three years and some months, 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated;
Col. Thomas Jessop, Major Brown whose given name is not recollected, Field officers
That he entered the service under Captain Herzick, Major Mead, Bayman Lieutenant William Barnes. Says that he does not recollect the day month or year when he entered the service, but that it was in the spring of the year and he thinks the either in 1779 or 1780, because he had been in the service before Gen. Gales and his and his army passed through this State, that he rather believes it was in 1779. That he left this tour of service under Capt. Mann in the last of the fall or first of the winter, that he resided in Edgecombe County North Carolina about four or eight miles from Tarborough when he entered the service, that he was a light horseman, that his entrance into the service was called enlisting, though perhaps more properly speaking he was a volunteer; that he served for six months, that he was in no battle while

While in the service, but that he was in one or two skirmishes with the Tories, one about five or six miles from Harborough and the other on Saponatt Creek, that he rendezvoused in the first place in Harborough, that from thence he marched to Saponatt Creek, from thence to Great Contentment, that his marches were mostly confined to Edgecomb County in pursuit of Tories, that he marched at one time into Nash County, and upon one occasion into Wayne County; that he served with no Continental Regiments or companies in any part of his service, that he does not know which of the officers he knew were regular officers, or whether any of them were, that he knew Gen. Caswell, Col. Joseph Newell, Col. Benj. Phillips, that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service either in the above mentioned town or in any other that he served.
That he entered the service again under Capt. Stephen Hearn, Major Boyman Lieutenant William Burns Esq. that his field officers were Col. Thos. Sapsom, Lt. Col. Boon, that he does not remember the day, month, or year when he entered the service under Capt. Hearn on his second term of service, but that it was in a short time after the first term had expired and thinks it was in the winter and the fall of 1779 or first of 1780, because he thinks he had finished a six months term of duty under Capt. Hearn (before Gen. Gates' army passed through his section of country), that he had just made a six months term of service under Capt. Hearn (before Gen. Gates' army passed along which was he thinks the last of July or first of August 1780, that he still resided in Edgecomb County, N.C., that he entered this service in the same manner as he did the first, a volunteer or enlisted light horseman, that he was in no battle, during these six months, but had some little skirmishes with the Tories, that his marches were almost entirely confined to within the limits of

Edgecomb County, that he was perhaps on several occasions in the counties of Nash & Wayne, that he has no documentary evidence to show his service either in this tour or any other that he served and that he staid one night soon after the termination of this tour of service with Gen Gates' army where they encamped in Edgecomb County, about four or five miles from Tarborough. About this time he thinks Col Solomon left Edgecomb County with a body of men and marched into South Carolina and that Col Benjamin Philips took Col Solomon's place as a field officer also either Theophilus Thomas or John Caldwell succeeded Maj. Brown.
That he entered the service again under the following named officers viz Col. Benjamin Philips, either Major John Caldwell or Theophilus Thomas, Capt. Hayscheek Mann, Lieutenant Solomon Attelee (if his memory is correct), William Barnes Ensign; that he does not recollect the day, month, or year when he entered this term, but that it was in the winter season, after Gen Gates' army had marched through N. Carolina, the last of 1780 or 1 st of 1781- that he left this service he thinks, the last of the summer of 1781, that he engaged for four months and served out the term, that he still resided in Edgecomb County N.C. that he entered as in the former tour, that his place of rendezvous was at Tarborough, that his marches in all the service he performed were for the most part within the County of Edgecomb, that he was in no battle, but had skirmishes with the Tories, one of which was where he & some of his men at Solomon's Creek near the residence of Capt. Hayscheek, that during this period of service Lord Cornwallis & his army marched from Wilmington on through the edge of Edgecomb

That he entered the service a fourth time under the same officers as in the last mentioned tour viz Col Benjamin Philips, Major John Caldwell or Theophilus Thomas, Capt. Hugh Mackay, Lieut. Solomon Mittley, and William Burns ensign, that he does not remember the day or the month he entered this term of service, but thinks it was the last of June or the first of the fall, and in the year 1781, that he left this service in the spring of the year 1782; that he engaged for six months, that he entered in the same manner as in the other periods of service viz a volunteer or enlisted light horseman, that he then still continued to reside in Edgecombe County, N.C., that he was in no battle nor in any skirmish, but that his company captured some Tories, prisoners, during this term and also in his other tours some of whom were sent to Newbern jail and others put into the American service; that his marches as before were principally within the County of Edgecombe.
That he entered the service the fifth and last time under the following named officers viz Col Benjamin Philips, Major John Caldwell or Theophilus Thomas, Capt. Hugh Mackay, Lieut. Cartwell Wiliford or Hardy, Flawers ensign, that he does not remember the day or month but believes that it was in the fall of the year when peace was made that he entered this term of service in the same manner as the former a volunteer or enlisted light horseman, that he still continued to reside in Edgecombe County, that his marches were confined to Edgecombe County, that he was in no battle, that he served about three months and was discharged, the war being now ended that in this part of the last tour he was in several skirmishes with the Tories some of whom were sent to Newbern & Halifax Jail.

He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State
Given to H Subscribed the day and year of our Lord Alfred Ward, J.P.  John Page
William W. Ridenback J.P.
Interrogatories propounded to us Alfred Ward & William W. Ridenback Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Duplin to John Page an applicant for a pension on account of revolutionary services
1 st Where & in what year were you born? Ans In Edgecombe County in the year 1759
2 nd Have you any record of your age and if so where? Ans I have no record of my age in this (Duplin) County. My father after I removed from that County emigrated to Georgia and I presume took the Bible in which my age was recorded with him
3 rd Where were you living when called into service, Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Ans When called into service I was living in Edgecombe County, For five or six years after the Revolutionary war I resided in Edgecombe County. I then lived in New Hanover County till about thirty or forty years ago, when I removed into Duplin County, since that time I have lived for the most part in Duplin County except about two years I lived in Sampson County and I now live in Duplin
4 th How were you called into service?
Ans I enlisted or volunteered in all my service

State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental & militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service, and there were no regular officers with the troops with whom I served, the only Continental troops I saw were Gen Gates' army - I saw a part of Gen Greene's army and Gen Washington's. The militia regiments I recollect were Col Phillips, & Gen Galloway's. The general circumstances of my service are stated in the preceding declaration.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it? I think I received a discharge at the termination of every term of my service given by Capt. Mann and Pender, but I took no other of them. I think I used one on more of my friends for wedding.
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. Rev William Wells Revs. George W. Cuthham William Newton Esq. Johnson Esq. John Hightsmith Reuben Rogers Stephen Williams Samuel Murphy William Hoaks and others I could name
Rev George W. Cuthham a clergyman residing in the County of Duplin N.C. and

William Newton residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Page who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed to be a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Alfred Ward J.P.
George W. H. G. H. G.
Wm R. R. R. R. R.
William Newton
And we the said Alfred Ward & Wm R. R. R. R. R. two of the acting Justices of the peace in the County of Duplin aforesaid do hereby declare our opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And we do also certify that it appears to us that George W. H. G. H. G. who has signed the preceding certificate, and in fact it is known to us, that he is a Clergyman. Resident in the County of Duplin, N.C. and that William Newton who has also signed the same is a resident of Duplin County, N.C. also and that their testimony on this matter is entitled to credit. And we do further certify that the aforesaid applicant John Page cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend Court.
Alfred Ward J.P.
Wm R. R. R. R. R.

I James Pearsall Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Duplin County do hereby certify that Alfred Ward & William W. Rivenbark before whom the foregoing declaration and Certificate were sworn & subscribed are and were at the time the said declaration and certificate were sworn to & subscribed acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Duplin duly empowered to admin- ister oaths, that their signatures appear to be in their own proper hand writing and that full faith and credit are due to their official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this the 28th day of November A.D. 1832 and in the 57th Year of American Independence. J. Pearsall Clerk
John Page's Declaration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Page a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1779 6 mos. Pvt. Michael Hann Thomas Sessions Ky   July 1779 6 mos. Michael Hann Thomas Sessions   1780 or 81 6 mos. Michael Hann Benjamin Phillips   1781 6 mos. Michael Hann Benjamin Phillips   1781 1 mo. Benjamin Phillips Benjamin Phillips  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Edinburgh Ky
Date of application for pension, June 1890
Residence at date of application, Edinburgh Ky
Age at date of application, 68
Remarks: The following information was not stated and there is no further family data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1914 Dec 2. Hist. to Mr. J. R. Page. 1922 Jan 13. Hist. to Miss Mary English.
Reuben
7286
INVALID.
File No. 7286
John Page Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1809
Index: —Vol. 156 , Page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Page

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Page of Duplin co N. Carolina 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? The Justices have 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? yes

 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? No  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?  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? all answered 
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, deposeth 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.

Sir
Near Taylors Bridge Pamplin County Va May 30th 1833.
Enclosed I return the declaration of John Page for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832 together with the brief containing the objections to the admission of his claim. In regard to one of the objections viz that the applicant has not stated that he has no documentary evidence and cannot obtain the testimony of one living witness, I find and you'll discover that in his statement of his first tour of service, he says that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service either in the abovenmentioned tour or in any other that he served , and in his statement of his second tour of service he says "that he has no documentary evidence to show his service either in this tour or any other that he served . In regard to the other objec-

tion; that the papers are not duly au- thenticated, the clerk has supplied the defect.
Respectfully
Robert Patrick Humphrey
Hon. James L. Edwards Com. Pension
Hon James L. Edwards Comt. of Pensions Washington City D.C.

NZ1 Los Angeles, California, November 23rd, 1914.
Mr. G. M. Saltzgaber, Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Saltzgaber:-
I am writing to ascertain the record for services in the Revolutionary War of John Page who received a pension while living in Duplin County, North Carolina, in 1833. A book I have discovered states he was then aged 75.
Thanking you very kindly,
Very truly yours,
J. R. Page
H. Helman Bldg

RECORD DEC 19 1921 DIVISION.

186.5 58 Knickerbocker Road, Englewood, N. J., December 16, 1921
The Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary War Record Section, Washington, D. C.
Will you please send to me what record there is in the Pension Bureau concerning George Bell and John Page, who drew pensions for services in the Revolutionary War. John Page was living in New Hanover Co., N. C., in 1840. In the same year Mrs. George Bell, of Lancaster Co., S. C. was drawing a pension because of the services of her husband. In addition to what military record you may have of these two men I would like to have any dates that are given of births and deaths, also the places of the same.
Very truly,
(Miss) Mary Inglis, 58 Knickerbocker Road, Englewood, N. J.
In correspondence re negative life of Geo. Bell. Jan 10, 1922