Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,324, for Arthur Pope, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pope, Arthur
R. 8324
CONTENTS

Declaration of Miening Pullin & Khada Papa - children & Heirs, at L am of Aster or Arthurs Papa -
Personally appeared Miening Pullin aged 65 & Khada Papa, 45 years in open Court & made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Prussian Laws of the Congress of the N. States - They swear that they are the surviv- =ing children of Aster or Arthurs Papa - who was a revolutionary Soldier - who served a term of nine months - as they are informed - They cannot state any thing more than they have heard him say - he served in the War - He was married many years ago to Priscilla Wells, who died more than 20 years since - Their father died in November 1841 - without having received a Pension - He after escape of applying I am engaged in mean to attend to it - but he neglected to do so & their father lived many

miles from the house. Some they have heard him say - he saw them, and he was in service near them or more - they refer to the house or to his service & of them being his heirs -
The Parties Moving Patten } of Moving Patten & Rhoda Pope - soon to } Rhoda Pope the foregoing in open court } J. J. Marriott Atty }
John Patten made the oath that he is 68 years of age - that he lived near Arthur Pope during his life - that he was quite an old & respectable man - that he has often heard said Pope speak of being in the revolutionary war & of his ser- vices - and affirmed has no doubt from his character & from what he said he did serve in the revolution - He also knew Mrs. Pope during her life - she died many years since Arthur Pope died as affirmed is in the year 1841 - he knows her children about that time - that he knew Mary Patten before her marriage - he also knows Rhoda Pope. They are the

Daughters of Arthur Pape & the only living children that he has - John Pullen the witness } Sworn to the foregoing in } open court J. T. Carrickble }
Elijah Todd, made the oath that he is 59 years of age - lived in the neighborhood of Arthur Pape - who died in Nov. 1841 - that he often heard him speak of being a Soldier in the revolution - that he has long known Mary Pullen & Rhoda Pape - who are the only surviving children of Arthur Pape that he knows of & from the above - Elijah Todd the above } witness sworn to the foregoing } in open court J. T. Carrickble }

State of North Carolina of Court of Pleas & Sessions Wake County ( Session May Term 1845 The court being satisfied of the truth of the foregoing declaration & proofs - orders the same to be certified & that Morrey Pullen & Rhoda Poole are the heirs at Law of Arthur Poole deceased and further that the witnesses John Pullen & Eliza Ladd are both men of good character & to be believed on oath -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court & subscribed my name at office in Raleigh the 26 th day of May A.D. 1845
Wm T. Marris Clerk By W. A. Hight Clerk

8324

No 37073. Arthur Pope decd NC
V th Hen Rm Samson Aug 15: 45. " " 6
Act 7 June 1832

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1324.
P. O.
Arthur Pope
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ REJECTED _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Reluga N C
Compt Office
I William F Collins Comptroller in and for The State of North Carolina, do hereby Certify that the Name of A. Pope appears of record in this office as having had a Special — Certificate issued in his favor for Fifteen Pounds One Shilling and six Pence (£15. 1. 6) for Military Service, as will be seen in Book G. No 17 page 12.
I further Certify that from a careful examination of the records, I have not seen the Sir Name of any other Pope (the Initial of whom, commenced with the letter A.) given under my hand and seal this 12 th day July A. D. 1845
Wm F Collins Compt.

W. 37073 Arthur Pope and NC act 7 June 1832

Mary Pullen & Rhoda Page - They claim as the children of Arthur Page, who died in Nov 1841 - The deposition of Green & theatto- fied by the Court further as to same -
The deposition of Ebenezer John Pullen & Elisha Godd - as to the declaration of Arthur Page - that he had been in America as to the parties claimants being his children - with the order of the Court as certified to by the Clerk -
R. M. Lawrence
Mr. Edwards
Cambridge.

This day personally interviewed in open Court Lofra Green of the County of Linn - being in his 85th year & says on oath that he knows after an Arthur P. Sabin - before the revolution January 1800 - as he was in the habit of ministering at the House of delegates for them - he further says that he saw said Sabin in actual service in Washington real or claimed - but cannot recollect in what capacity he was - that they then partook of spiritual returning blessings & said Sabin giving thanks that spiritual and such again in said Sabin in his return from the service - thereby a chance is rendered as such - that they then lived in the same neighborhood - that spiritual heard said Sabin speak of being in some likely he spoke particularly of being at African Church - that spiritual repeatedly heard said Sabin speak of being in service - that spiritual heard of the death of said Sabin about three years ago -

That my affidavit understood from said Palmer says he believes from what he then knew of the time that said Palmer returned a bundle of papers documents that he is able to fix the time from having secured some records himself I fear the bundle of papers that he knew said Palmer was absent the further he was after that said Palmer had a room to take the bundle of papers that says said —
Joseph Green
Sworn to in open court.
H. P. Finch Clk. B.