Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8923, for Amos Nunnery, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Nunnery Amos
88923
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CONTENTS
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16.568 North Carolina
Amos Nunnery of Cumberland in the State of North Carolina: who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hall of the Reg't commanded by Col. Johnson in the North Carolina line for 24 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 83 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of June '33 Fayetteville N.C. and sent T.S. Hybant
Arrears to the 14th of March '33 - 166.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. - 41.66 1/2 $208.32 1/2
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Miller Clerk Book L. Vol. 6. Page 50

Personally appeared in open Court Zachariah Rees and Sherwood Fort Who being duly sworn according to Law. depon as follows Z. Rees says that he is well acquainted with Amos Sturtevant of this county that he knew said Sturtevant in the army during the Revolutionary War in Capt. Cofield's company & knows that said Sturtevant served in the said company three or four months. Zalch Rees sworn to & subscribed. in open Court 3 rd Sept. 1872
D M Diarnia
Sherwood Fort states that he is well acquainted with Amos Sturtevant of this county that he has known him from a boy that he met said Sturtevant going to the south as a soldier during the Revolutionary War some short time before the Battle of Orson. He further states that he has heard of his performing several acts of service during the War
sworn to & subscribed in Sherwood Fort open Court this 3 rd September A.D. 1872
D M Diarnia

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Cumberland County } September Term 1832.
On this third day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court the court aforesaid now sitting Francis Newman a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged twenty five 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated he first entered the service in Edgecombe County North Carolina in Captain Grissom Coffield's company of which Brittain Jones was Lieutenant; from the County of Edgecombe his company marched to Baps ferry on Neuse River where they joined Col. Shepherd's Regiment of North Carolina Militia from thence the Regiment marched to Crop Creek (now Fayetteville) from thence marched south crossing Drowning Creek at Coler Bridge to the Pee Dee River which they crossed at Haly's ferry. Marched thence to Camden South Carolina where Col. Shepherd's Regiment joined Brigadier Genl. Butler's Brigade where he remained encamped within three miles of the Town for most of the time of his service until  when they having been stationed there for the defence of Camden, he was discharged in the latter part of March following after the expiration of his term of six months service this he believes was in the year 1777. The year following he again entered the service in Edgecombe

County in a Company commanded by Capt Edward Hall of which Nichols was Lieutenant: this Company was attached to Col Johnson Regiment of North Carolina Militia. from this Regiment moved in the Town of Tarborough Marched thence to Crop Creek on to the State of South Carolina where his Regiment again joined Genl Patterson Brigade near the Georgia line that shortly thereafter Genl Lincoln took the command of all the troops Regular & Militia that the troops crossed into Georgia below Augusta Georgia & went to that Town. after marching some days down the Savannah River the troops again crossed into South Carolina in pursuit of the British which were retreating for a good many days Genl Lincoln having halted his men to recruit them & horses at Edisto some two days thence the pursuit was continued to Bacon Bridge near Dorchester about 40 or 50 miles from Charleston during this pursuit the enemy stopped at Stone where they threw up breastworks. When a Battle was fought between our troops & the enemy the affair was not in the Battle being sick about two or three miles off. that he was discharged in the month of September or October following when he entered the service this time it was for four months after he crossed the state line but owing to the wishes of the officers he remained in service this time for nine months. about 12 or 18 months after his discharge he again entered the service in Edgecombe County in Capt Henry Scarborough Company of which Randal Hancock was Lieut. this Company was attached to Col. Henry Harts Regiment of North Carolina Militia. from the Town of Tarborough he marched up the country through Hillsborough and Salisbury into South Carolina where they joined Genl Smallwood's troops near the Hanging Rock South Carolina was at the command of the Forces under Col. Ramey. the Company was made without firing a Gun to stop American troops having surrounded a black horse occupied by the Forces & some British a plan was fallen on to represent Cannon of the Army & a horse leg which was blacked & put on the wheels of a wagon

his men displayed in view of Black house they were surrounded to surrender which they did supposing that our troops had cannon. This was there for six months. He again entered the service in Capt. Geo. De Coiny company of Light horse which was Gov. Martin's Life Guard this was there for four months. during this service he was in different parts of the state of North Carolina but not beyond it. He again entered the service in Capt. Randal Raper company but before he reached from Tarborough Pines were made.
I was born in Edgecombe County North Carolina 17 th January, 1762 I have no record of my age. the original book in which it was recorded has been lost many years.
I was living in the County of Edgecombe when I entered the service since the war ended I have most generally resided in the County of Cumberland & now reside there.
I was a volunteer, except when I went with Capt. Hall. I then went in the place of Michael Edward for four months of the time, the balance of that service I was a volunteer.
The officers I know by name in addition to those stated in my declaration are Col. Wm. Washington of the Dragoons Genl. Morgan. who commanded the Rifle Men Dr. Parsons. & Love who were surgeons.
I received discharges from all my Captains but have lost or mislaid them. so that I cannot find them.
I would refer to Jonathan Evans. & Jonah Evans Esqrs. to prove my character. I could refer to many others.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension roll.

of the agency of any other -
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Witness
D. M. Diarmid
Amos Stinner Stinner mark
We Jonathan Evans and John Maxwell residing in the County of Cumberland hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Amos Stinner who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration & that we believe him to be twenty one years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan Evans
D. M. Diarmid
John Maxwell
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and in so far as the Court further certifies that Jonathan Evans Esq. & his Maxwell are residents of the County of Cumberland and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
D. M. Rife D.
A. McLeod J.P.
Jesse Jackson D.
I Daniel Middlemiss Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Stinner for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand

A line of officers the 8 th day of September A.D. 1832
D.M. Diernia
State of North Carolina Cumberland County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for said County Amos Stannery who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot give particular as to the period of the War of the Revolution when he performed the several tours of service set forth in his Declaration But according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades. "For six months I served as a private soldier in Capt. Coffield's company" "For three months I served as a private soldier in Capt. Edward Hall's company" "For six months I served as a private soldier in Capt. Henry Leachborough's company" "For four months I served as a private in Capt. John Deboine's company of Light Horse making in all of my actual service two years & one month; and for such service I claim a pension."
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 13 th of May 1833
his Amos Stannery Mark
W. Morrison J.P. (seal)

State of North Carolina Cumberland County
The undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for said County State hereby certifies that he is acquainted with Zachariah Reeves and Sherwood Fort the Witnesses whose testimony was taken before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County at September Term 1832 which in support of the application of Amos Sturtevant for a Pension & which is appended to the proceedings of said Court thereon. And he further certifies that said Reeves & Fort are credible Witnesses & that their statements are entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand and seal this 14 th day of May A.D. 1833.
Sampson Boone J.P. Clerk
I Daniel M'Clarnie Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in and for the County of Cumberland State of North Carolina hereby certify that William Murchison & Sampson Boone Esqrs. whose names are affixed to the Affidavit of Amos Sturtevant and the above Certificates of credibility are acting justices of the Peace in and for said County & that the names of said justices are in their proper hand writing and that their official acts are entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand Seal of Office at Fayetteville this 15 th day of May A.D. 1833.
D.M. McClarnie

Sims Nursery N. Carolina
Rev Adm't Pri 4 mo. bal 16.66 2 / 3 20. Inf — 66.66 2 / 3 83.32
14 Apr. 27. 1833
10863 P. 358
Thos. L. Hargrave Fayetteville N. C.

BRIEF in the case of  Amos Nunnery  Co. of Cumberland in the State of T.C.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  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.     In 1776 Entered — 6 Private Capt. Coffield Col. Shepherd   12th & 18th after his discharge 9 " Capt. Hall Col. Johnson   He again entered 6 " Capt. Scarborough Col. Minny   again entered 11 Lt. Horse Capt. De. Long   again entered before the Marching pace was made Capt. Daff  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Battle of Stone  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Padgett N. Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional two living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attested agreeably to the regulation. The living witnesses are not certified to the battle 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George A. Taylor
Examining Clerk.

Reeking
8923 INVALID.
File No. 8923
Ames Munnerly Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 277
[Arrangement of 1870.]

St. Anthony

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Amos Nummy which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy 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? yy 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? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy 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? yy

 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? Sufficient  yes as to others  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no  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? no  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? no 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? no Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no  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? no  XVI. †Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes 
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.