Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 8244, for Charles Pearson, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.6.
Pearson, Charles Pierson or
P 8244
CONTENTS

21324 Charles Pearson Tennessee died 18 March 1818
Rejected 3 June 1830 See letter to Mrs. J. C. Inache.
8214

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
8244 aw
P. O.
Charles Pierson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

21.324
Pension office
Write to The G.acks Winchester Tex
1 June

ordered by the court that the following Declaration be recorded viz
State of Tennessee } In the County Court at Franklin County } February Term 1827 personally appeared in open court being a court of record this 28 th day of February 1827 Charles Pierson aged Seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth avow his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provisions of the law made by the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said Charles Pierson enlisted for the term of nine months on the day of 1776 in the state of North Carolina at Northampton Court house in the company commanded by Capt. Horace Pace in the Regiment Comman- =ded by Col. Edwin Estlin in the line of North Carolina in the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until the day of when he was discharged from said service and that he has lost his discharge and he was in the Battle at Brandywine in the state of Georgia and that he has no other evidence in his possession of his said

Service except his own oath and in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 1 May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was an ancient citizen of the United States on the 16 th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby 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 the 18 th March 1818 & that I have not nor has any person transferred for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me or have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule annexed and by me subscribed, the following is a correct Schedule of all the property I possess I have no property except my clothes my occupation has always been that of a farmer which I am not able now to pursue and my family consists of a wife named Catherine aged about 40 years a daughter Sally aged about eighteen years 2 two sons William & Richmond W m about 17 years & Richmond about 15 years

also all of whom are dependent on me for support
Sworn to in open court
his Charles Pearson mark
28 th February 1827
E Ruple Clk
Alphy Teste
E Ruple Clk By W. J. May D.C. " " " "