Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 8251, for Leonard Pigman, North Carolina

SERVICE
N. b.
Pigman, Leonard
NUMBER _____
VP 8251
CONTENTS

old calc Leonard Pigman
orig label
released 12 Apr 1893 D
Wm Smith

State of Ky
Perry County ss.
This 25 of July 1834. I
I Thomas Francis a justice of the Peace for Perry County attended at the residence of Leonard Pignam of Perry County Ky, who I certify is unable from old age & disease to attend the courts of said County, who being first duly sworn by me in due form of law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in addition to one sworn to before me for a pension on the 25 of May 1832 I certify by the Clerk of the court on the same day who upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the U. States in the line of the State of North Carolina on Continental establishment for and during the war, the place & date forgotten, That he enlisted

under Capt d Phillip Walters, or Capt d E. A. Higginson, which he does not re- -collect. He believes it was in the 3 d Reg t commanded by Col d Butler. He states that he served a few months upwards of three years before he was discharged at the close at Hillsborough N. Carolina by his Capt d whose name he has forgotten being changed from one Capt d to an other, he can not remember the sections of the country he was in, except he knows he was for some months marched in to Georgia, then in to South Carolina where remained for a considerable, then back in to N. Carolina and was marched about & stationed about in different parts of the state, while in the service he remembers to have seen Gen l . Sumpter & Marion & Greene. He was in two other Battles but he has forgotten the names. He hereby relinquishes every claim what soever

to a pension or annuity except the present she declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. From this enbed this day Lynn ap. 24 his Thomas Francis J. Leonard Pisonan mark
He He was born in N. Car- olina, County of but  not known as to his he refers to his first declaration Has no record of his age - He lived in North Carolina when called in to service and lived there until he moved in to Kentucky where he now lives He left enlisted for himself alone - He has stated all he knows about the service and the officers - He rec. a discharge which he has lost He rec. no compensation. He is known to Thomas Francis James Collins, John Mullins, and Ambrose Burgess all his neighbors.
He knows of no reason now living by whom he can prove his services, neither has he any documentation evidence
He James Collins, Ambrose  Burgess a Cincinnatian residing in Perry County Ky and Ambrose Burgess of the same County

hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Leonard Pigman who has subscribed several to the above declaration, that in our presence, that we believe him to be of the age he states on swearing to his first declaration, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he now resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed to before me
James Bolens
Thomas Francis, Justice of the for Perry County
Ambrosam Burgey
Now at the a County Court for Perry County on the 2 d Monday in August 1834, the foregoing was presented in open Court and after examining the matter touching the application of Leonard Pigman for a Pension it is ordered to be certified that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that L d Pigman is unable to attend Court and that Thomas Francis is and a Justice of the Peace for Perry County

And it is further ordered to be certified that it appears that S. Francis who swore herein to his first declaration was then a justice It is further ordered to be certified that, Anthony Hall & Jasper Coombs in the first declaration and in the present, to wit, James Leallins is a clergyman & Am- brose Bangs are all residents of Perry County & are credible persons & their statements entitled to credit & that it is the opinion of the court that he Pignan was a soldier in the Revolutionary States as he knows & served as he states.
I Jasper Coombs Clerk of the Perry County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing with the first declaration attached contains the original pro- = ceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Leonard Pignan for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 13th day of August 1834
Oleze Coombs - Clerk of the Perry County Court Ky

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

Leonard Pignaw Kentucky -
Suspended
At 14 May 1835 Elisha Smith -
8251

Col. J. S. Edwards furn. me of the account at Mount Ternon Ky
Elisha Smith

Hon. J. S. Edwards Inform me of the Resett at Mount Vernon Ky Elisha Smith

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

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?
No
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?
Living Witnesses
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?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
1. 2. 3. 4. 7.
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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Pigman, William GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12455 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 2, 1794 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.