Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1580, for William Peters, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6.
Peters, William
S. 1580
carded
CONTENTS

22048 East Tennessee
William Peters
of McMinn Co. the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Roach of the regt commanded by Col. Agnew in the N. Carolina line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Sept 1833 and R I Miss Athens
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 50 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 10 00
$60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 56
order to pay June 10, 1837.
Letter to A. G. Jackson P. and 9. April 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 10 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839. Agt Notified 25 April 1840

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 16 th , 1840,
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Peters, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 4 th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Lashlee Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

No 23046
William Peters et Minn County Tennessee
from - Principal Exhibit
$20.
A D Mays Athens Tennessee

BRIEF in the case of William Peter County of McMinn in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 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? 72 years  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.     Vol. In 17 3 — As a Gen. Col Roach, Col Axum   Vol — 1780 about 3 — Cavalry Col Allen  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Graven County North Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence, clergyman certificate Witnesses certified credible —  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Wesley Watts Examining Clerk.

State of Tennessee § McMinn County § I Archibald R. Turk clerk of the county Court for McMinn County And state aforesaid do certify that John Miller Esquire whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit is and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn And that full faith is due all his official acts
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Athens this 23 rd day of August 1835 AR Turk clerk

Dear Peter,
2304

DECLARATION
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS PASSED JUNE 7. 1832.
State of Tennessee, } ss.
County of McMinn } ss.
On this day of September personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of said county, William Peters a resident of said county and state, aged about 72 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He entered the service in the county of Craven in the state of North Carolina , as a volunteer, under captain David Root , lieutenant Francis Belamar , ensign James Berley , which company was attached to the 5th Regiment commanded by Col. Benjamin Axum , Richard Caswell , son of Governor Caswell , lieutenant Colonel, the Majors, Griffin and Nichols , their given names not recollecting, James Black skin, adjutant. This regiment belonged to General Gregory's Brigade. The company assembled at Newbern , and marched thence Dobb , & Duplin Counties to Crops-creek , now Hazlehurst , and crossed Cape Fear river , several days march above Crops-creek ; thence up the waters of Cape Fear several days, until the soldiers were lifted out, in the country to Thrash wheat ; thence the best way they could go, to get provisions, to Rugeley's mills about 5 miles from Camden South Carolina , where the troops lay several days, perhaps 3 or 4 before Gates' defeat there. One evening at Sunset , at the ordinary parade, the men received an order to parade a little after dark, and General Caswell , that is the Governor or stepped along the lines and ordered all to keep a profound silence; and in this manner the troops were marched about half way to Camden as Declarant thought, from the mills where they had been posted, and about midnight, as it appeared from the position of the moon, the advanced guard fired, and then the troops were halted, and stood to their arms all night. Occasionally some would hit some, but some noise in the rear would bring an order to rise up, and then the night was passed like war light when the battle commenced. Great part of the militia retreated the first fire. Declarant passed close by the wing of the regulars, where he halted, and a soldier gave him three cuts ridges, to motion him to fight, but some maneuver of the regulars separated Declarant from them, and he continued the retreat. Declarant saw Captain Wheeler's of Halifax trying to rally the militia but in vain, and Declarant understood he was killed in repeating his attempts to rally them. In 3 or 4 days, many stragglers reached Charlotte , who agreed to form a company under a captain Alford , but the most of them dispersed before long. At last declarant reached Hillsboro' , where he found General Gregory engaged in giving free lunches. Declarant took one for 20 days, and went home. Then declarant's company, and the

many of the 5th regiment as could be found, were ordered to rendezvous at Kingston Hobbs County, and were marched under Aspin to the 36 miles  mouth of the Yadkin, from which place the Troops were marched under new officers, to wit, Major Pugh, Major Armstrong, Col. Pardsley, Captain of Declarants Company John Rapord, Billingsley Williams ensign. Under these officers they were marched up the Yadkin to the Hollowford, where on hearing some firing they were formed in line of battle, and remained formed, until a small advanced party returned and reported that the firing was between the Tories that were in fort, and another body of volunteers who had met & defeated them. The Tory settlement against which we had marched was broken up by this affair, and we were marched back to Hillsboro where Declarants received his discharge for the term, including the service performed at Camden. A few nights before the discharge of the troops, fort had fallen, from which declarants is unable to say that he was discharged in the fort after the battle of Camden, which was the 16th of August 1780. Declarants again volunteered in a horse company, under Captain John Allen, Lieutenant Joseph Allen, ensign Shadrack Allen, to march against the Tories, who had embodied shortly after the battle at Guilford, chiefly in Anson, some in Hobbs & other Counties. These fellows would go home at night, and in the day time assemble and drink and eat, armed with good British Muskets, which they got at Wilmington. The troops under Allen, were constantly on the alert, but no action was fought but many prisoners were taken, until Col. Craig left Wilmington with the British forces, and then the corps was engaged in harassing his foraging parties. These volunteers found them on horse and guns, and were not discharged till some time after Cornwallis's capture. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the 6th day of September 1832
Wm Peters
We William Jones a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid, and John W. Lide residing as aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Peters who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; and we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the 6th day of September 1832
William Jones John W. Lide
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigating the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that
William Jones who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, that he and John W. Lide who has also signed it, are resident as they therein state, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Miller Benj. A. Isbell A. B. B.
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I A. T. Lusk Clerk of the County Court of the County of Mc Min aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Peters for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at office, this 15 th day of
Official September 1832
A. T. Lusk Clerk By his Deputy M. M. Merrill
25. So that Declarant served two terms of duty, one of 3 months, the other of something more than three months. Declarant remained in North Carolina after the Revolution till about 1805, when he re- moved to Granger County Tennessee, where he remained till 5 or 6 years ago, when he removed to McMinn County Tennessee where he now lives. Declarant knows of no reason why he can prove the foregoing facts.
State of Tennessee } On this 23 rd day of August 1833, McMinn County. } personally came before me, the un- undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for the state and county aforesaid, the
being the same John Miller whose name is subscribed on the opposite of foregoing page, William Peters, the declarant herein, who being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that by reason of old age, and consequently loss of memory, he cannot swear pos- itively as to the precise length of his service; nor as to the period of the war when he served can he swear more positively than he has done, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For three months he served as a private; For three months he served as a private, and for such ser- vice he claims a pension. He has no documentary evi- dence by which he can prove his service, and he has stated in his declaration, and again states that a living witness cannot be obtained.
Sworn to & subscribed before me.
Mr. the clerk of the court aforesaid.
John Miller Justice of the peace
William Peters
A. T. Lusk
William Tennant 3

Rev. War.
1580
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File No. 1580
William Peters
Miss M. G. Lewis
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 291
[Arrangement of 1870.]