Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39010, for John Phillips, North Carolina

SERVICE
Phillips, John
NUMBER
S. 39010
CONTENTS

10:959.
West Tennessee R.
John Phillips -
of Laurence Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain A. Shepherd, of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard, in the N. Carolina line, for the term of one year - (1777-78.)
scribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of March 1823.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of May 1823 - and sent to M. H. Buchanan, Esq r Laurenceburg, W. Tennessee.
Arrears to 4th of March 1823. - 1. 03 Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1823. / 40. 00
4/31 parts of a month } $ 49 : 03
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Acts March 18, 1818, } { and May 1, 1820, } 1 March 1823
Vol. 10. fol. 205
Laurence county -
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On this day John Philips came into court and filed his affidavit for his pension in the words and figures following to wit State of Tennessee S d December County Court October Term 1822 On the seventh day of October 1822 person- ally appeared in open court being a court of rec- -ds for the county and state of record John Philips aged about seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law each on his oath made the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and of the act of May 1820 that the said Philips enlisted for three years in the month of October 1776 in the State of North Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Abraham Shepherd in the 10 th Regi- -ment commanded by Col c Abraham Shepherd in the Line of the State of North Carolina that he was afterwards transferred to a company comman- -ded by Major Murphy in the said North Caroli- -na Regiment commanded by Col c John Paterson that he continued to serve in said company until discharged in the month of October the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at the White Plains in the State of Connecticut which he got out and went to places and was lost and he has no evidence in his power to prove his

Oath that the reason he was discharged be- fore his time of service expired was because he was taken by the rumatic pains and rendered unab- le thereby to serve his country that he was in the Battle of Monmouth with the waggoners My Family consists of myself aged 85 years My occupation a Farmer in firm by reason of the said pains which have been since follo- wed him and of my wife aged near seventy years unable to help her self so as to maintain her self and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a subistantian of the united States of America on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other man- er disposed of any property or any part thereof worth Five hundred dollars or more which I as to bring my self within the provision of an act of Con- gress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval services of the united States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities and no nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed — John Philips

John Philips
priv 1st
Shepard's Col. Shepard's N-Carolina regt
1777- 1 year -
[was enlisted for 3 yrs. but was discharged after having served one year]
18.629v
John Philips Term M. H. Buchanan Laurensburg, Tenn Rec. 16 Nov. 1882
No bounty
State
John Philips 30th Col
commencing 1 st March 1873
Laurence County

State of Tennessee Lawrence County Circuit Court February Term 1823. Personally appeared in open court John Phillips and made oath that he is now living in the county of Lawrence and State of Tennessee and expects to continue to live there and wishes to draw his pension at Nashville.
John Phillips
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court the 25 th day of February 1823
Josephus Irwin Clerk
I Josephus Irwin Clerk of said Court do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the affidavit sworn to and filed in my office Supplemental to a former application for a pension Given under my hand & private seal, there being no seal of office, at office this 25 th day of February 1823.
Josephus Irwin Clerk of Lawrence Circuit Court

State of North Carolina Secretarys Office 24 th Nov. 182
I William Hill 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 Philips a private in Capt Company of the 10 th
Regiment was mustered on the 1 st day of Sept r 1777 for three years and discharged the 11 th Sept r 1778.
Given under my hand at Office the date above
W. Hill

Schedule
One mare & colts and one two year old steer fifteen head of hogs are set and settled and dish Disputes also the Partnership — John Phillips
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 7 th October 1822. — J. H. Buchanan clk
And the court having valued the property to one hundred dollars It is Ordered that his officer be hired on the records and It is done accordingly
State of Tennessee Sequatchie County October 26 th 1822
J. H. Buchanan clk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the records in my office in the following words I have hereunto set my hand and sealed my private seal this being no seal of office this done at office the date above J. H. Buchanan clk

39.010 Recy INVALID.
File No. 39.010
John Phillips His Heir
Act: 18 th March 1877
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 399
[Arrangement of 1870.]