Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1455, for William Morrison, North Carolina

SERVICE
N 6
Morrison William Rachel
NUMBER
W. 1455
CONTENTS

West Tennessee
William Morrison of Dickson in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Co. commanded by Captain White of the Regt commanded by Col. M c Donell on the Clinch line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of October 1833 and then paid Johnson
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 200 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 March 40
$240
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 89

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Tennessee } ss. County Court of Dickson July Term 1833 County of Dickson set } 3
This day being the first day of July 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court now sitting William Morrison a resident & inhabitant of said county of Dickson and state aforesaid aged seventy five years 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 & served as here in stated, That is to say On the 8 th day of March in the year 1779. he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in a company of militia commanded by Captain Joseph White attached to a Regiment of North Carolina militia he does not recollect the name or number of the Regiment Gen l Lincoln was Commander in Chief of the Regular Troops When we Colonel afterwards Charles McDowell was General of militia the Colonels name he does not remember but one James Barr was as he thinks his Maj or ? That he resided in Park County in the State of North Carolina and was enrolled in Meek-Linburg County in the town of Branton in said state. From thence he was marched to a place called Hobbomock on the Savannah River in the State of South Carolina, near which place Gen l Ash had been defeated where we had expected to meet the British but when we arrived there they had decamped; from thence we marched to Cobbs Town near the Santee River, where we expected to find the British, but they had again decamped. From thence we were marched to Bacon's Bridge some short distance from Charleston in South Carolina, where we lay perhaps two weeks & were attacked by a scouting party commanded by a man by the name of McIntire in the night time who was defeated by us - we afterwards  then marched to the place where the Stone Bridge was fought at the Santee River under Captain Parsons whose Christian name was Major & who belonged

to the state of South Carolina from thence we were marched to to Baconbridge where we were discharged in the month of June of the same year if I returned home which I reached some time in the last of June or the first of July in having been out four months - Again in the month of January 1780 I joined Captain Robert Patton Company of the North Carolina Militia in Burke County of which Company Thomas Hemphill was Lieutenant & David Allen -ky ensign, the names of the other Officers I do not now recollect, we were marched down to Monks Corner in the State of South Carolina about 33 miles North of Charleston, there we joined General Euga at the bow. Church One mile from Monks Corner where on the 14 th day of April of the last mentioned year we were attacked by the British under the command of Major Ferguson Col: Tarleton & Capt: Dunlop & Defeated From thence we escaped to James Ferry on the Santee River. being dispersed I then left the Company of Patton and joined Col: Washington about the 22 nd of April 1780 & continue to serve in his Corps until the month of June, From James Ferry I went in said Corps of Col: Washington near to Fayetteville in the State of North Carolina at which place I joined the Artillery under Gen: Charles McDowell & acted in the capacity of issuing Commissary. until we reached Charlotte in Mecklenburg County & from thence we marched to Ramsour's mill in Lincoln County where we engaged and routed a body of Tories commanded by Col: John Moore - This engagement took place as well as I can recollect some time about the 20 th of June in the year 1780, a few days after  then I joined the Company of Capt: Jonathan Kump & marched back to Burke County under command of Col: Sadaphel McDowell where we remained as well as I can remember about 135 days & continued to serve in said Corps - until the 8 th of September 1780, when I was discharged & his written discharge is here with transmitted, ~ About this time Maj: Ferguson had advanced up into Burke County & having after my discharge by Capt: Kump attached myself to Captain John Woodes Company of N. Carolina Militia was marched against him - we engaged him on the top of Alam Mountain where he was defeated and Capt: Dunlop killed - from thence we marched over the Mountains to Nolston River where we were reinforced by the Western Troop under command of Col: William Campbell. From thence we returned & marched to Kings Mountain

to which place Ferguson had retreated & rallied his forces — there we again engaged & defeated them. in this engagement Ferguson was killed & near 1000 prisoners were taken — This was as near as I can recollect about the month of November 1780 & John McDowell was my Captain in the place of Col: Sam: Woods resigned — upon this last tour I was in service for two and a half months.
About the first of March I joined a Company of South Carolina Militia under the Command of Col: Major Parsons was marched into South Carolina & continued with him until the 20 th of January when I was discharged after having served  for two months. In March 1781. We got up a volunteer Company & joined the main body of North Carolina Militia at a place called the Shallowford of the Clinch River in the State of North Carolina at which place I was taken with the small pox & was unable to proceed any farther, but after a long illness I slept & two months & a half absence from home I resumed my place of residence about the middle of May. This was the last service that I performed against the British during the war — I was often in as will be before words in some excursions & campaigns against the Indian tribes but do not consider it material to give a narrative of them.
I will now briefly recapitulate according to the best of my recollection the length of time which I served upon each tour against the enemy. First — under J. White from Jan y 2 nd until June 1779. four months . under Col: Patton from 13 th of Jan y 4 th to the 22 nd of Ap l 1780. three & one half months . then under Washington two months . then with Captain Kemp until the 8 th of Sept r 1780 three months — with Woods & McDowell upwards of two months . under Col: Parsons from November until Jan y 3 rd 1781. two months — then from the 1 st of March 1781. to the middle of May two months & one half amounting in all to nineteen months . That in every tour in which he was engaged he served as a volunteer, was never drafted nor was he a substitute for another. He cannot remember the names of all the officers under whom he served upon his various campaigns & it is possible some of those names may be incorrectly named, from insufficient recollection of matters of minor importance after so great a lapse of time.

This Applicant says he has no documentary evidence in his possession other than the discharge here with exhibited he thinks he had often as charges but he never considered them of importance they are now lost or mislaid. The one which he produced was produced rather by accident than by reason of any belief of its importance or value. —
He was born in Roan County North Carolina on the 5 th day of August 1757. As appears by a record of his age in his father's book (which is now produced & exhibited in court). He remained in Burk County North Carolina until 1796. He then removed to Sumner County Tennessee where three years then removed to Dickson County where he still lives in Tennessee — For the proof of his character & bread ability he refers to his neighbours
whose certificates are exhibited — His inquiries all claim that ever to a pension or annuity except the present. He declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state. He further states that he knows of only one person who is acquainted with his service as a soldier in the revolutionary war, whose name is William Small who lives in the County of Davidson in this state. He served one tour with him, he has procured Small's affidavit which is hereto annexed.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year William Morrison
first before written, Fred Harrar clerk.
We a clergyman residing in the same County of Dickson & residing also in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Small who has subscribed & known to the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written —
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the in way above prescribed

In addition to the preceding declaration the said William Morrison further declares, that he said was drawn up under the belief that he was not entitled to any compensation for the several militia tours performed by him at various times against the Indians & Tories & now further declares that in the year 1777 1778 he served four months against the Indians on the frontiers of North Carolina & in the year 1778 he served ten months on the frontiers. Their line was principally composed in guarding the frontiers & remaining in the Block houses or Forts watching the movements of the enemy & guarding the frontiers from their incursions - & in the year 1781 he performed another tour of three months against the Indians & Tories on the frontiers of the State having served the United States in all over three years - From to subscribed in William Morrison
Open Court This 1 st July 1833 Field Farrar clerk State of Tennessee
Decatur County } July Term 1833
William Jewell a citizen of Decatur county herein generally appeared in open court & being duly sworn upon his oath declares that he was well acquainted with William Morrison before the Revolutionary war & that the public service on the same day & in the same company performed with him the tour of duty first described in the preceding declaration - he also served with him in the campaign at the Battle of Kings Mountain & he also served with him in one or two tours against the Indians on the frontiers he now knows the present applicant & knows him to be the same individual who performed the services during the Revolutionary war -
Test
Field Farrar clerk

We William S Morley a clergyman of said County and John Nisbett a citizen resident of said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Morrison who signed & sworn to the preceding declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age as stated in his declaration that he is respected & esteemed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion
William S. Morley
John Nisbett
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court Teste Fred Farrar
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant is a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William S Morley who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said County that John Nisbett who has also signed the same is a citizen resident of the same - that they are both credible persons that their statement is entitled to credit - & that Wm. Jewel whose affidavit accompanies this, resides in the County of Davidson, is a credible person as they are informed & believe & his statement entitled to full credit -
Sworn to the S. Turner
J. W. Cooper John Johnson S. Russell
providing further of Durham Co Court -

I Field Farris Clerk of the County Court of Dickson Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of William Morrison for a pension. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office at Charlotte the 1 st Day of July 1833. Field Farris Clerk
Witness to Certify that William Morrison Jones has served a Loyal Power of Duty in the front Lines of North & South Carolina in my Company - Jonathan Pugh (C) September 8 Day 1780 E Johnson
The preceding declaration was examined by me some erasures made by me & some interlineations in my own handwriting made at the request of the applicant before the declaration was sworn to in Court - the applicant as well as the witnesses are highly respectable - the discharge is allowed by me. My name written on it for the purpose of identifying it.
July 2 nd 1833
E Johnson

by the War department that the above named Appellant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as stated. & the Court further certifies that it appears to them that who has signed the foregoing certificate is a Clergyman residing in the County of Dickson & that who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County, & that their State must be entitled to credit
I William Lewis of the County of Davidson & said State do hereby certify that I volunteered on the same day month & year with William Morrison the above appellant & served the first campaign with him under the same Regiment & under the same officers I was also in the Campaign at Kings Mountain & who knows of his having been frequently in the service against the Indian Hosts & I have been recorded in Open Court the day & year above written
I Field Harris Clerk of the County Court of Dickson & State of Tennessee certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Morrison for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this day of 1895.

26.592
William Morris Dickson Co.
Sniper
from 1779 private 2 nd yr #80.
Rev. C. Johnson

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Morrison
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1779 3 4 P. Cap White 75 Traditions, witness   Jan 1780 8 15 " Col. McDowell N.C. documentary   " 3 16 " Cap Patton   " 2 15 P. Col. McDowell   " 3 P. Cap Parsons   1781 2 Cap Kemp   " 2 Worl'd McDowell   2 15 Cap Parsons   1777 16 15   1778 4   10  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store-Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby, relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 recollections, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ 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 that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the term, 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [a] note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
William Morrison and Rachel Patton was Married October 23 d 1783
William Morrison Jun r and Naomi Knight was Married September the Eleventh - 1823
Joshua Beahm and Mary Morrison Daughter of William Morrison and Rachel was Married the 27 th of April 1805
Robert Dickson and Peggy Morrison was Married Nov r the 9 th 1823
Robert Patterson and Rachel Morrison Daughter to William and Rachel Morrison was Married January the Sixth. 1813
Sandy D. Richardson and Elizabeth M. Polin was Married November the 18 th . A.D. 1835.
W. M. Patterson and E. M. Nicholson was Married Dec r 29 1835
Robert Polin and Charity Morrison was Married November 18 th 1819
This leaf cut from the family Bible of John Morrison and was on the 20 th of August 1839 E. Johnson

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
William Morrison was born August the 5 1757
Rachel Morrison was born October the 17 th in the year 1760
Mary Morrison was born August the Twelfth 1784
Charity Morrison was born March the Fifteenth 1786
Jenny Morrison was born July the Fifth 1789
Thomas Morrison was born May the 8 th 1791
Nancy Jean Morrison was born September the 4 th 1824
Rachel Morrison was Born February the 8 th 1793
Elisabeth Morrison was Born January the 10 th 1795
Jean Morrison was born February the 10 th 1797
William Morrison was born February 28 th 1799
Andrew Jackson Morrison was born the 12 th of December 1814
Melinda Betsey Nolin was born November the 4 th 1821
Rachel Patton Patterson was born March 17 1825 Died 1826

Rachel Morrison Tennepsee. —
admitted.
Pr: 2 yr — $80. —
Cap: White, Col. McDowell N.C. Milia
died 3 Augt 1835
Act 7 July 1838
Hon: C. Johnson Clarksville Tenn.

State of Tennessee 3 Dickson County 3
The Declaration of Rachael Morrison, the widow of William Morrison a Revolutionary soldier, made to obtain the benefit of the several Pension laws & resolutions of Congress passed for the benefit of the widows of Revolutionary soldiers - The said Rachael personally appeared before me Edward D. Turner an acting justice of the Peace for the County of Dickson at the house of John S. Patterson Esq in said County, and being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration that she is now in her seventy ninth year & became acquainted with her husband William Morrison in Burke County North Carolina where they both resided before they were married, that they were married in the year 1783 but is unable to state from her recollection the precise time - the Bible belonging to the said Wm Morrison, in which their marriage is recorded as well as the birth of their children - we gave to her son William Morrison, who now resides in the Western District of Tennessee & which she is unable now to get, but she is enabled to speak confidently of the time of her marriage from the birth of their oldest child Mary Weekly which was the 7th of August 1784 - that she is the widow of the said William Morrison who was a Revolutionary soldier & was on the Pension list of the United States under the act of 1832 by virtue of Pension certificate N o 23075 dated the 1 st of October 1833 signed John Robb acting Secretary of War & was paid at the Pension office in Nashville in the State of Tennessee - she also declares that the said William Morrison departed this life the 3 rd of August 1835 - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service of the United States but the marriage took place prior to the 1 st of January 1794 and in the year 1783 as above stated - she knows that W m Morrison was in the service prior to her marriage, having lived in the same neighbourhood with him in Burke Co. N. Carolina, but she is unable to specify the time of service or the terms, further than an imperfect recollection of his services as stated by him - her recollection is now so frail from her informity old age that she believes the statement of her recollection would not be so satisfactory as a reference to the declaration of W m Morrison upon which his pension was obtained - that she resided with W m Morrison as his wife until the time of his death & has remained single & unmarried from the time of his death
Sworn to & subscribed in my presence this 14 th June 1839.
Rachel Morrison
mark
Edward D. W. Turner JP

State of Tennessee Dickson County
Mary Weakly personally appeared before me Howard Turner an acting justice of the Peace for Dickson County. Being duly sworn deponent saith, that she is the daughter of William Morrison & Rachel Morrison, the present applicant for a pension - that she was born the 7 th of August 1784 as she has been stated in her father's family Bible &c, she believes to be true. that she removed with them to Tennessee about the year 1796 & that the E st W m & Rachel lived together as man & wife & were as reputed and esteemed from her earliest recollection to the death of her father the E st William Morrison which took place in the year 1835. - that the E st Rachel, now the applicant & her mother is the widow of the E st W m , who was on the Pension list
Sworn to Habersham before me this 14 th of June 1839
Mary Weakly her mark Howard D. W. Turner J.P.
State of Tennessee Dickson County
John Warden Esq personally appeared before me Howard Turner an acting justice of the Peace for Dickson County & made oath, that he has known W m Morrison his wife Rachel, the present applicant for a pension, from the time they removed Dickson County to the State of Tennessee some thirty five or forty years ago & that they lived together as man & wife & were as reputed & esteemed from that time up to the time of the death of E st W m Morrison - that he has known the E st Rachel since, & she now resides in the same neighborhood, is the widow of the E st William and is now remarried.
John Warden
Sworn to Habersham before me this 14 th of June 1839
Howard D. W. Turner J.P.
State of Tennessee Dickson County
I Howard W. Turner one of the acting justices of the Peace for the County of Dickson, certify, that at the request of the parties interested, I have, this 14 th of June 1839, went to the house of John S. Patterson Esq. in the County of Dickson, and the preceding declaration of Rachel Morrison, was signed & sworn to in my presence - that she is very old & infirm and unable to attend court for the purpose of making the same in open Court - I also certify

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that the Mary Weekly, was duly sworn to subscribe in my presence. The said affidavit and the said James Warden was duly sworn to subscribe in my presence - and the said witnesses are persons of character & impartiality & entitled to credit as witnesses - In testimony whereof I have hereat set my hand this 14 th of June 1839 Howard W. Turner (J.P.)
State of Tennessee 3 Dickson County 3
I William Hugh Brown Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Dickson certify that Howard W. Turner who signed the preceding certificate is now & was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace for said County that his official acts are entitled to full faith & credit & the same is signed in the proper hand writing of the Howard W. Turner
In testimony whereof I have hereat set my hand & affixed the public seal of my office at Charlotte this seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord 1839
W m Hugh Brown Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Morrison Jr. 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. W. file 1455
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  RANK.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  STATE.    CAPTAIN.  COLONEL.      Jany. 79  4 mos.  Pri.  1. Joseph White  maj. James Barr  N.C.    Jany. 80  3 1/2 "   2. Robert Patton  ✓      2 "  Leaving Commission.  ✓  3. Wm Washington      3 "   Jonathan Kemp  Joseph McDonald      2 1/2 "   4 Sam Wood         5 John McDonald   N.C.    Nov. to Jan. 20-81  2 mos.   (Major) Parsons   S.C.    Mch. 1, 81  2 1/2 "     N.C.     1 Skirmish Bacon Bridge 2 Monks corner 3 Rameau's mill, Allen's mountain Battles engaged in, 5 Kings mt. under officers designated. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Burke Co. N.C. Date of application for pension, July 1. 1833  allord. Residence at date of application, Dickson Co. Tenn. Age at date of application, born Aug. 5, 1757 in Roan Co., N.C. Remarks: Sol. mar. Oct. 23, 1783 Rachel Patton b.  Oct. 17, 1760  Col. died Aug. 2, 1835.  mt. appln. June 14, 1839. 79 yrs.  Dickson Co., Tenn. 
Very respectfully,
over

Mary b. Aug 7. 1784 m. Apr. 27. 1805 Joshua Markley.
Charity Mar. 15. 1786 m. Nov. 18, 1819 Robert Nolin
Peggy July 5. 1789 m. Nov. 9. 1823 Robert Dickson
Thos. May 8. 1791
Rachel Feby. 8, 1793 m. Jany 6. 1813 Robert Patterson
Elisabeth Jany 10. 1795
Jean Feby 10. 1797
Ann Feby 28, 1799. m. Sept. 11. 1823 Naomi Knight

State of Tennessee Montgomery County
John T. Patterson personally appeared before me Benj. Hinton an acting justice of the Peace for s d County & makes oath, that the enclosed leaf marked "C. Johnson" in my presence by the s d C. Johnson & in his own hand writing, is a leaf taken from the family Bible of the late William Morrison Esq d , who was a Revolutionary pensioner. S d leaf was cut out in my presence by the said C. Johnson and also that the writing on s d leaf is in the hand writing of William Morrison, with which I have been acquainted twenty or thirty years before his death sworn to the best of my knowledge except Richard & W m Patterson's marriages before me this 20 th of July which took place since his death August 1839
Dr. John G. Patterson

State of Tennessee Montgomery County 3
I Samuel McFall Clerk of the County Court of Montgomery certify that Ben J. Newton before whom the foregoing affidavit of John T. Patterson was taken is now was at the time, a acting Justice of the Peace for Montgomery County & that he is duly commissioned & qualified to act as such. & that his official acts are entitled to full faith & credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office this 28 th day of August 1839
Sam l McFall Clerk of the County Court of M. Co.

Rachel Morrison Tennessee
Suspended
See let 29 th July 1839 H. C. Johnson
Act 7 July 1838

Ans. to Tenn. addresed Rachel Johnson Memphis
FREE
Edwards Ely Com. of Pensions Washington City

The within leaf was cut by me from the family Bible of W m Morrison - and the Magistrate who signed the Certificate & administered the oath is known to me to be an acting Justice and the certificate signed by the Clerk of the Court who is likewise well known to me as well as his signature the witness John T. Patterson is also known to me to be a man of respectability & character. The Bible purports to be the family Bible of D r W m Morrison by name in it in his own hand writing from which the leaf was cut out by me - Aug '20 th 1839 E. Johnson
Please write me at Clarksville, Tenn.

William Morrison W. Ten. Act 7 June 32 to what time p o ?
Rev. Effingham
July 29, 1839
died 1835
Died 2 August 1835 & paid to that time
S. H. H.

1908 Nov. 11. Hist. to Wm M. Bureau letter in File 33117.p
Ready
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1455
Rachel Morrison
Widow
William Morrison
Rev. No. Car. Ind.
Act: July 79 1838
Index Vol. 2 , Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Charlotte Gen 2 July 19 1839
Will
Rachel Harrison
W. Williams
Gen. et
Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions Washington City

Clarksville Tenn
July 17 th
Dear Sir,
I enclose you the papers of Mrs. Morrison. I had to go to her house & all was done in my presence - she is certainly the widow of W m Morrison the Pensioner - all the proceedings was done by the Justice & Clerk in my presence - I hope the same will be satisfactory respectfully
Your friend B. Starnes