Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10225, for Hardy Newson, North Carolina

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Newson, Hardy Pearce, Mary (Former widow.)
No. 10225
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2 No. Carolina Mary Pearce formerly widow of Hardy Pearson decd who died on the month of March 1779 of St. Marks in the State of N.C. who was a Private in the Comp'y. commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg't commanded by Col. Williams in the N.C. line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of N.C. a at the rate of 40 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of March 1839 and sent to M. A. C. C. Shepperd Rec. of Bpts.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 $ 100.00 Semi-annual allowance ending March 9.  20.00
$120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 20 Page 170

Rev. Beckers Certificate -
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North Carolina } ss
On this 4 th day of January 1839, the Rev d John F. Beckler, Pastor of the Moravian Society in the Village of Bethania & County aforesaid, find in the Church Register, that Hardy Newson & his Wife Mary Newson had a child christened in said Church, named Mariah, Born the 15 th day of October Seventeen hundred & Seventy Six which record I examined & saw to be entered therein as above stated &c
J. Bannner P.P.
This is to certify that the above is a faithful & cor- rect copy of the Church Register.
4 th Jan y 1839 affirmed before
Witness my hand & Seal
John F. Beckler P.P.
Pastor of the Moravian Society at
Bethania
Stokes Co.
North Carolina J. Bannner

Mary Pearce, family ward of Henry Newson NC
Mamma 1776
deed 1779 18m
Ad. 4 July 30 D. Ashe
Allow $40 per ann
NC Miller
Capt Smith
Hon. A. H. Sheppard H. R.

Mary Pearce, family ward of Henry Newber NC
1252
Maria 1776
deed 1779 17m
Ad. 4 July 30 D. H. Skipperd H. R.
Allow $40 per ann
NC Muller
Coop Smith
Ad. H. H. Skipperd H. R.

State of North Carolina
Stokes County } 88
Be it known that on this 27. th day of December 1838 before me Charles Banner one of the acting Justices of the peace for said County, personally appeared George Kregar & Elizabeth Spainhour widow of Michael Spainhour Decd., and they being first sworn as the law directs, to declare what they knew of a certain Hardy Newson serving as a soldier in the war of the Revolution and of his marriage to a Mary Scott Now the Widow Mary Pearce, George Kregar first declares that the above named Mary Scott when a young woman was hired & lived at his Father Nicholas Kregar's, in the then Surry County, near Bethania in the years 1775-76 & 77 which was before & after she was married to Hardy Newson they were married some time in the winter 1776 by Michael Hauser who was an acting Justice of the peace for the County of Surry N. Carolina, and this deponent saw said Hardy Newson & Mary aforesaid joined together as man & wife by said Michl. Hauser, at his Father's house, the said Mary is now the Widow Mary Pearce aged about seventy eight, years the Identical person that was married as aforesaid to Hardy Newson. And some time in Feb. y or March after their marriage said Newson volunteered himself as a private soldier under Capt. Henry Smith of Surry County N.C. & Marched from Bethania Town, under Col. o Joseph Williams & Major Joseph Winston towards Fayetteville N. Carolina to subdue the Scotch Tories; in this service he was gone three months & came home to his wife; and the following August in 1776 he said Newson volunteered himself under the same officers & went to the Cherokee Nation of Indians and during the time said Newson was gone in this service. Some time in the fall he does not recollect the day in Oct. r he thinks; he was sent after Mrs. Spainhour a Midwife & she came to his Father's attended on & delivered Mary the wife of Hardy Newson of a Female Child & they call d it now Mariah. The said Hardy Newson return d home from the Cherokee expedition

Expedition about Christmas 1776. having been gone four months, at least — The next Service said Hardy Newson Volunteered himself again as a private under the same Capt. Smith for a Six Month Tour & Started from Winston-Salem Court house in the fall say Septemr 1778. & March through Salisbury & Charlotte into South Carolina. and when said Capt. Smith return d home, he being a neighbor to this Deponent & also to said Mary Newson. said Captain & others informed them that Hardy Newson actually died some time in March 1779 after the Battle of Brier Creek, & expected said Hardy, had caught cold & got his death by swimming the River to make his escape from the enemy at said Battle of Brier Creek, he further declares that, after wards the said widow Mary Newson was married to a certain Jacob Pearce who died Nine or Ten years past. and the said Mary Pearce is now a widow and has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband Jacob Pearce. Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year first above written — his before me J. Banner J.P. Geo. R. Kregan mark.
Elizabeth Spainhour declares on her oath, that she was present & saw Michael Houser, a Justice of the peace. Mary & Ioin together Hardy Newson & Mary Scott at the time & place mentioned in the foregoing Deposition of George R. Kregan. She further declares that she frequently heard her husband Michael Spainhour talk of Hardy Newson. Serving as a Soldier with him, against the Scotch Tories to Fayetteville, & to the Cherokee Nation of Indians all in the year 1776. which she believes was a fact. Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year first above mentioned. before me J. Banner J.P. Elizabeth Spainhour mark.

State of North Carolina County of Stokes } I Reubin D. Golding Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Stokes County aforesaid, Certify that Charles Bannu is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this 24 th day of January in the year 1839
Reubin D. Golding Clerk

Mary Pearce Declaration

State of North Carolina } ss County of Stokes }
Pursuant to an order of said County Court at June Term 1838, on this 23 d day of November 1838. at Mary Pearces own place of Residence in the County aforesaid. She the said Mary Pearce, aged Seventy eight or Seventy Nine years, appeared before the Charles Bannan one of the Justices of the peace for said County Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions. and she being first duly Sworn according to Law, Doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the Act of Congress, pass d July 4 th 1836. and the Act explanatory of said Act pass d March 3 d 1837. That she was Married to Hardy Newson who was a private Soldier in the Army of the United States in the Militia & served under the following named Officers as he informed her first that he said Hardy Newson entered the Service of the United States in the month of March 1776. he volunteered himself under a Capt. Henry Smith in Surry County North Carolina for a three months term. and Marched from Boxfordia in said County when she saw them start. in the expedition against the Scotch Tories at Fayetteville N. Carolina. Col d Joseph Williams & Maj d Joseph Winston was the commanding officers with them. in this Expedition he was gone about three months & return d . with a written discharge for three months service which she has lost. The next Service he entered as a Volunteer under the same Capt. Smith in August 1776. at Surry Court house. to go to the Cherokee Nation of Indians. and March d to the Mulberry fields in Wilkes County as she understood & then returned back to Surry Court house & the home to where she lived at Nicholas Tregan. & remained at home a few days & went back to the army at Myers old field near Richmond & then Rendivouzed about two weeks when she went to see him, he then March d off with the Army in Capt. Smiths Company Col d Joseph Williams Commander. when he was gone four months at least & return d . home on Christmas day 1776. - The next Service he turned out a Volunteer under said Capt. Smith for six months and March d from Boxfordia in then Surry County (now in Stokes) in September 1778. the day of the month not remembered towards the South State. and some place in South Carolina. She was inform d by his Capt. Smith. & also Capt. Joseph Philips. with

with whom her Husband had lived previous to our marriage That her said husband had taken sick with a fever, and died in a Hospital in the month of March 1779. he died . She believes he was gone six months before he died from the best information she received. Making in all his services thirteen months for which she claims a Pension. She is very weak from bodily infirmities & old age & twenty odd miles from the court-house. that she cannot travel to court. That she had one child only by the said Hardy Newson her husband, & call its name Mariah. It was born the 15 th day of October 1776. & is now dead. She further declares that she was married to the said Hardy Newson by Michael Houser a Justice of the peace for the County of Surry N. Carolina who died in Bethania on the tenth day of January. Seventeen hundred & seventy six. — That her Husband the aforesaid Hardy Newson died from infirmities in March 1779. in South Carolina, That she was afterwards married to Jacob Pearce. who died on the 15 th day of of February 1829. And that she was a widow on the 4 th of July 1836. and still remains a widow. as will more fully appear. by reference to the proof hereto annexed — Sworn & Subscribed the day & year above written at her own place of residence in Stokes County N. Carolina Her bodily infirmities is scarcely able to walk. before me
C. Banner J.P.
Mary Pearce mark
On the day and year first above mentioned William Pearce a person of credibility & veracity for truth appeared before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace and made oath, in due form of law. that his father the above named Jacob Pearce died on the 15 th day of February 1829. in Stokes County N. Carolina. And that the above named Mary Pearce has remained a widow ever since that period Sworn to & Subscribed on this 23 rd Novem r 1838.
before me
C. Banner J.P.
William Pearce his mark

State of North Carolina } County of Stokes } I Reuben D Golding Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Stokes aforesaid. Certify that Charles Bannu is a Magistrate of said Court and that the foregoing signa- ture purporting to be his is genuine, and that he was appointed by said Court to take the foregoing declaration out of Court. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of My office, and Subscribed my name this 24 th day of January in the year 1839 —
Reuben D Golding Clerk

State of North Carolina 55
County of Stokes
On this 14 th day of January 1839. before me Charles Bauman a Justice of the Peace for said County personally appeared Benjamin Jones, a Pensioner of the U. States, a man of high standing in the neighborhood of Germanton & County aforesaid, for veracity & truth, and he being sworn according to Law, to declare what he knew of a certain Hardy Newson serving as a Soldier of the Revolution declares that he served with him under Capt. Henry Smith, from Surry County N. Carolina a term of six months. Met at Bethania in said County & March d to Salisbury in the Fall of the year 1778, & Join d Genl. Rutherford's Army. Then March d into S. Carolina into various actions of that State & some time in Feb y or March 1779 was in a Battle at Brim Creek, and shortly after said Battle he said Hardy Newson was taken. Ill & died near Santee River he thinks it was fully six months after we March d from Surry County aforesaid, and he heard Capt. Smith observe at the time he died, that said Newson had been a good & faithful Soldier under him two Terms of duty before that time. That was one of three months against the Tories & the other to the Cherokee Nation of Indians of four months; Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above mentioned
Before me Charles Bauman J.P. his mark Benj. Jones
And on the 16 th day of January 1839. personally appeared before me Lewis Wolf a man of respectable character of veracity & truth, & he being first sworn according to Law declared on his oath, that the above named Hardy Newson served a term of duty as a private soldier with him when this Deponent was Musician piper under Capt. Henry Smith. Col l Joseph Williams & Maj r Winston were the field officers & March d from Bethania then in Surry County N. Carolina but from the division of the County now Stokes County. to Gobsons crop ready in said County. & there rendezvoused & took up the line of March against the Scotch Tories. & went to Fayetteville N. Carolina, But before we reach d Fayetteville the Tories had been defeated & driven kill d & taken at Little River by another Army of the U. States troops, then we March d back to Surry County & were discharged at Bethabry. (which is call d the old Moravian Town) for a three month term. The next term said Newson turn d out as a Volunteer under the said Capt. Smith & same field officers when this Deponent was Piper in the same company, and March d from old Richmond Surry Court house in August in the year 1776. to the Mulberry fields in Wilkes County N. Carolina, to meet the South Carolina troops, but they

They failing to meet, We March d back to Surry County to a place call d Myers old fields near Richmond & there Rendi- =voused a week or ten days, when they took up the line of March for the Cherokee Nation of Indians. and the said Hardy Newson went on with the Army, & this Deponent hired a Substitute & return d home after serving three weeks there were three Companies from Surry County. Commanded by Captains. Smith, Goode & Dobson and after their being gone four months at least. the said Newson & company return d to their respective homes in said County — The said Hardy Newson was married to a Mary Scott one of this Deponents neighbors. the winter before the above mentioned Expeditions, and afterwards said Hardy Volunteered himself under the same Captain Smith & March d of toward, South Carolina, and said Captain on his return inform d this Deponent that soon Hardy died in the South State after having served a term of six months the time he volunteered for, he believes the Cap t told him that Newson was in the Battle at Bryan Creek. Sworn to & subscribed the date first above written before me
J. B. Banner J.D.
Lewis his Mark Wolf
I certify that the above Benjamin Jones and Lewis Wolf, from the personal acquaintance with them for upwards of forty years. Standing, I am enabled to State without fear or contradiction, that they have uniformly sustained a high character for probity and veracity, and that any statement made by them, is entitled to the most entire credit. Given under my hand this 16 th day of January 1889.
J. B. Banner J.D.

State of North Carolina County of Stokes
} I Reubin D. Golding Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Stokes aforesaid, certify that Charles Banner is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing sig- nature purporting to be his is genuine -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and Sub- scribed my name this 24 th day of January in the year 1839 -
Reubin D. Golding Clerk

can in of Residence in the County aforesaid

Mary Pease, of Hardy Newser.
Mai. died. March 1719
1716. 3m. leaf H Smith
" 4 " " Cherokee Camp 2
78 6 + " " Pd Bruck died 77
+ 5m. — Paer

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10225
Mary Pearce formerly Wid Heardy Nelson Print Rev. War
Act: July 4th  1836.
Index:—Vol. 116 , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]