Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9490, for Andrew Sheppard, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Sheppard Andrew
R 9490.
CONTENTS

8917554 Andrew Sheppard Butler Co Alabama
10/2/49
Rejected —
Nathan Cook Greenville Butler Co Alabama

BRIEF in the case of Andrew Sheppard  Country Butler in the State of Alabama (Act 7th June, 1832.)
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 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     vol In 1779 3 3 3 Private substituted Captn Crawford Col Mathews   vol ditto -- 3 Captn Crawford Col Butler  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cumberland Co N Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John H. Watson Examining Clerk.

17554
Andrew Sheppard
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The State of Alabama } County Court Big Term Butler County } 1832 -
On this day the 13 th of August personally appeared in open Court before James Lane Judge of the said Court now sitting Andrew Sheppard a resident of said County and State age 75 years in November next, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That entrance the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
He was born in Cumberlandshire State of Scotland in the year 1757 on the month of November the 14 moved to the United at about one year of age as he is told when called into service he was living in Cumberland County North Carolina, and lived there till he moved to Georgia about 1792. where he lived till he moved in 1832 -
He entered the service as a volunteer about the year 1779. for three months and was taken sick and hired substitute by the name of Joseph Maples who served out the residue of the term and got the pay - his Lieutenant was by the name of Thomas Worthy, his Mr Sheppard Captain by the name of Charles Crawford, his Col o was Thomas Matthews all of the County of Cumberland - He afterwards and in the same place volunteered and served a term of three other months under the same Capt - Col Charles Crawford.
He marched into Chatham County. stopt at Ramsey's Mills on Deep River, a part of the company had an engagement with a party of Tories at Lindley's Mills, his party was commanded by Col o Butler & Maybarn, the Tories were commanded by Col o Taran & McNeil, the latter was killed and the former wounded in the action -

He was discharged from the service by the Captain which he supposes to be long since lost or destroyed. He has no documentary evidence of his services, nor does he know of any one now living by whom he can prove his services - I am known in the neigh- borhood where I now live to a number of people in my neighborhood who can testify to my veracity & their belief of my services. He hereby relinquishes every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pen- sion roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
James Miller a clergyman and Nathaniel Cook
Residing in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Pepper and who has subscribed his name and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be in the twenty fifth year of his age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a sol- dier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opi- nion - Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid James Miller Nathaniel Cook

and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the two reports: 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 James Miller who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman; and that we all reside in said County and are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit
I Robert Reid Clerk of said County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Sheppard for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (for want of official) this 13 th day of August in the year 1832
Robert Reid Clerk
I certify that Robert Reid is Clerk of the County Court of Butler County & that said County is in my congressional district.
Sept 1 st 1833
Dixon & Lewis.

March 14, 1862, and March 9, 1873.
REJECTED
9490. ⑤
P. O. Andrew Shephard Service: Andrew Shephard
Enlisted: _____, 18 Discharged: _____, 18 Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____ P. O. _____ _____ _____ Recognized. _____ Contra _____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Feb 7 th June 1832 (4)
Rejected
See letter 30 th Sep. 1833
To Nathan Cook
Greenville
Butler County
Alabama
H 90

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Andrew Sheppard which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? no

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Answered
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ 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 they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; 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 shewn 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.
*QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
*QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.