Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8551, for James Quillin, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Quillin James Quillian For
R 8551
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 State of Georgia § ss - On this 24 th day of November in the year 1832 personally Habersham County § appeared in open Court before the Court of Ordinary James Griffin a resident of said County, County of Habersham a great twenty five years and eight months, who after 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 was drafted in the State of North Carolina Surry County in the year he can not precisely recollect he was drafted to serve nine months and was informed by the Colonel Martin Armstrong that any man who would hire a man to go for three years should have a discharge from duty for that length of time that this deponent hired one James Brantingham for the said term of three years and received from Mayor John Armstrong a Mayor in the Regular Surry a discharge for three years, which he has lost that he lived at the time he was drafted in Surry County in the State of North Carolina that he several times turned out on small towns of duty and served for a few days occasionally but not under any regular engagement that according to the best of his information he has he was born as he thinks in 1787 in the State of North Carolina that after the Revolutionary War he removed to South Carolina and remained for some time he then moved back to North Carolina from there to Virginia and from there to North Carolina again he then removed to Franklin County in the State of Georgia from there to Habersham County in said State where he has resided ever since 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 any agency of any State sworn to and subscribed the day and year before and
Jonathan D. Chestnutt C.C. or S
James his X Griffin Mark

Mr Thomas Bird a Chesapeake residing in said County of Washington and Elijah Starr residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Prillin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be seventy five years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan C. Chapman C.C.O.
Thomas Bird Elijah Starr
And the said Court do hereby certify their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as in State and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Bird who has signed the preceding certificate is a Chesapeake resident in the County of Washington and that Elijah Starr who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Washington and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Elijah Starr S.C.O.
Benjamin Cleveland S.C.O.
John Sharritt S.C.O.
Abraham Holcomb S.C.O.
Jonathan Chapman Clerk of the Court of ordinary do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Prillin for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 14th day of November 1832
Jonathan C. Chapman C.C.O.

An affidavit to the within Declaration
Georgia Haberham County ss In open Court before the Court of Ordinary for said County on this fifteen day of August 1833 personally appeared in open Court James William Who after being duly sworn deponeth and saith on oath that according to the best recollection which he has the time his substitute as stated in his declaration entered service of the United States in Seventeen hundred and seventy seven this deponent further saith that he was on one town of ten days after the battle at Kings Mountain as a guard under Colonel Armstrong this deponent further states that from old age and the consequent loss of memory he is unable to state more particularly
His services I do hereby subscribe in open court the date above written Thomas I Pusk Clerk G.O. James William Mark
And the said Court of Ordinary do certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings in relation to the amendment of James William's declaration and that they are of opinion he was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated given under our hand the date above
Abraham Holcombe J.E.O. D. William J.E.O. John H Jones J.E.O.
I Thomas I Pusk Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the amendment of the declaration of James William in an application for a Pension from under my hand and seal of office this 5th day of August 1833
Thomas I Pusk G.O.
I certify that Thomas I Pusk Esq. who has subscribed the foregoing certificate is Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of Haberham County, Georgia. & was such Clerk at the time said certificate was given - this 22 Oct. 1834 Thos J Foster

James Quillin
Georgia
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Thomas L. Rusk
Clarksville Habersham Co Ga

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
April 16 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of James Quillin
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      drafted a man to go for him  served seven times on small tours  9 hired Col. Martin Armstrong 75 years and 8 mos Surry Traditional Co. N. C.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, 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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Revolutionary Power of Atty of James Tuillin Jr Georgia
Nov 18 - 1852
Ex 3 J. C. Kapler

POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
STATE OF Georgia COUNTY OF Lumpkin
} Alfred Harris — a Justice of the Peace
Be it known that before me
James Quillian aged 59 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the son — of James Quillian  senior who was a Revolutionary soldier — in the State of North Carolina and that he died on the _____ day of _____ 1838 and that his mother, named Sarah Waggoner died on the _____ day of _____ 1805 — and that they were married on the 4 th day of November in the year 1779 — and that they were residents of _____ in the State of North Carolina and that they resided there 17 or 18 — years, and that Deponent resides in Franklin County Ga and that furthermore I — BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D. C., as my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government and State officers my rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due me as his — of James Quillian who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law he is or may be entitled.
In witness whereof, he has on this Second day November 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
James Quillian 
Witness: Isaac L. Wood Witness: Wm Warlick
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that James Quillian  jr has always by the community been known as the son of James Quillian  senior
Dated on this 2 nd day of November 1852.
Alfred Harris J. Peace
State of Georgia COUNTY OF Lumpkin — } to wit:
Alfred Harris
Esq.,
I hereby certify, That Alfred Harris before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Lumpkin County Court, this Second — day of November one thousand eight hundred and Fifty Two
W. Boyd Clerk.
applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband." that act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner—and amount of pension.

Rev. War Section
November 9, 1933
Mrs. E. P. McDaniel Conyers, Georgia
Madam:
In response to your letter of the 7th ultimo, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 8551 of James Quillin or Quillian it appears that he was born in March 1757 in North Carolina.
He applied for pension November 6, 1833 while living in Habersham County, Georgia and alleged that while living in Surry County, North Carolina during the Revolution he was drafted but hired a substitute to go in his place; also that he served a few days occasionally but not under any regular engagement.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months service as required by the pension laws, no allowance for pension being made for those who sent substitutes.
After the Revolution he lived in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, places not stated. He married November

4, 1779 Sarah Waggoner who died in 1805. He died in 1838. Their son James was fifty-nine years old and a resident of Franklin County, Georgia in 1852.
There is no further data on file as to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1922 - Nov. 9. Hick to Mrs. E. P. McDaniel - mmk
8551
P. O. James Quinn
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
REJECTED
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: Printed list of 1852 Surrendered and Rejected claims:
Re-enlisted: "Did not serve six months in person"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

James Quillin Georgia.
Rejected
23 Jan. 1835
H. P. I. Rusk Jan 27
Hon. C. W. Chastain July 19/52
Same Jan 18 1835. caught free
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Hon. E. W. Chastain
July 19/54

Pension Office July 19, 1854
Sir,
In reply to the enclosed letter, I have to inform you that the claim of James Quillin, for a pension, was presented here several years since but was rejected for the reason that his term, or terms of service did not amount to six months; His heirs, therefore, have no claim to a pension.
Wm E. W. Christian W of P
Rec

Thos. J. Rust
Jan. 23 - 1835
A.C.
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R. Vol. 40, P. 63.
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Department of War Pension Office
Jan. 23 d 1835
Sir
James Puddin claim, is perused under the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832, and alleges that upon the condition that he would hire a man to serve three years in the army of the United States, he should himself be free from all calls during that period:—that he did hire a man for this purpose:—
As no allowance is made for service rendered by a substitute; and as he has not the full other service sufficient to bring him within the provisions of the Act above recited, his claim is rejected and his papers placed upon the files of this Office
I am
Thomas T. Root Esq. Clarksville Haberham Co Ga

11255
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CONYERS
CHAS. K. GAILEY, PRESIDENT A. D. SUMMERS, VICE-PRESIDENT H. A. PATRICK, VICE-PRESIDENT T. A. ELLIOTT, VICE-PRESIDENT E. P. McDANIEL, CASHIER CLAUDE DOWNS, ASST. CASHIER
CAPITAL $75,000.00 SURPLUS $25,000.00.
CONYERS, GA.,
Oct. 7 - '22
Bureau of Pensions -
Will you kindly search your records and write me what information you have concerning my Revolutionary Ancestor - James Quillian, of Virginia. Will appreciate very highly any information you might send -
Very truly,
Mrs. E. O. McDaniel Conyers, Ga.
Rev. Sec