Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2266-300, Patrick Carnes, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Carnes, Patrick
B.L.W. 2266-300.
CONTENTS

State of Carolina } In the name of God amen, Colleton District } I Benjamin Smith Carnes, Planter, of St Pauls Parish, in the above said State & District being in perfect health of Body & mind do make this my last Will & Testament.
1 st In spiritual things I know nothing therefore commend my soul to God most assuredly believing that he will do therewith that which is better than I can conceive or expect.
2 nd Let such order be taken of my body as my under- named Executors shall think fit & proper, avoiding all unnecessary show, or expense; remembering it as but dust.
3 rd Of my worldly goods this is my Will and I do give and bequeath unto Thomas I Fraser all and every horse of which at my death I am possessed of, to be his entirely.
4 th I give & bequeath to my Cousin Maria Sance the following Negroes, Daphney, Peggy and Tom, to be hers and not to be subject to any of the debts of her Husband & should the said Maria die without lawful Issue, then to my undernamed Executors in trust for Eliza Smith Fraser in same manner and form as the bulk of my Estate shall hereafter be left.
5 th I give and bequeath to my friends Robert Stearnwright, John Bay, Joshua Homer, Charles Elliott and William Sance, one hundred Dollars to each requesting them to appropriate the same to the purchase of any Article which they can keep as a testimony of my affection.
6 th
I give & bequeath all the property of whatsoever nature further

either real or personal and all my goods and Credits together with all rights or dues which I have or may have and it is my intention that every thing which I may possibly own be herein considered unto William Sawce Charles Elliott, & Joshua Turner, all of whom I constitute and appoint as my last Will and Testament in trust for my dearest Cousin Eliza Smith Fraser, that they hold direct and manage the same to her sole use and benefit and that they require any person with whom the said Eliza may hereafter intend a marriage to settle and establish the said property upon her & her heirs forever, and in case of his neglect or refusal or in case of death of the said Eliza without lawful issue then all and singular the premises to go be vested in her simple to the eldest surviving daughter of Thomas and Ann Fraser,
Signed Benj m S. Carnes. S.P.
Signed and sealed in presence of Thos Fraser Richd G Waring Peter Bacot.
I give and bequeath to my Cousin Jane W Fraser all my books & manuscripts, together with this my desk on the which I now write & in the which this paper will be found & tho' this part of my Will be informal, yet I doubt not my dearest Cousin Eliza Smith Fraser to whom I have left the bulk of my fortune will comply hereunto - and I request my said dearest Cousin Eliza to give unto Caroline Fraser a female Slave, & to William Fraser a man slave whenever they shall become old enough to manage the same, nevertheless this as she may think proper.

South Carolina } Colleton District }
I do certify that the within is a correct & true copy of the original Will of Benjamin Carnes late of St Pauls Parish as proved filed and recorded in this Office & that William Sawee is the only qualified Executor to the same, Malachi Ford
Ordinary Col D o
Ordinarys Office 19 th November 1824 }
State of South Carolina }
Charleston District } Personally appeared before me Thomas O Elliott one of the Justices of the Peace. Benjamin Elliott who being duly sworn made oath, that he was intimately acquainted with the late Benjamin S. Carnes (the Copy of whose Will is on the other pages) That the said Benjamin S. Carnes was the only surviving child of the late Capt P Carnes of the Revolutionary Army. This deponent further states that the said Capt P Carnes, left surviving him, his Widow M rs Carnes, and two children the said Benj n S. Carnes, & Patrick Carnes. That the latter (Patrick Carnes) died about four years before his brother Benjamin, unmarried without issue and Intestate. That Benjamin S. Carnes survived also his said Mother and died in September Eighteen hundred and twelve. in Charleston. Benjamin Elliott
Sworn to before me this 29 th of December 1824.
Th O Elliott Jn.
Justice of the Peace for district & State aforesaid.

State of South Carolina
By his Excellency Richard J Manning Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the State aforesaid.
To all to whom these Presents shall come
Know Ye, That Malachi Ford Esquire whose certificate is hereunto annexed is ordinary in and for the District of Colleton in the State aforesaid, also that Thomas O Elliott Esquire whose signature appears the said Annexed instrument is one of the Justices of the Peace for Charleston in the said State, Therefore, all due faith credit and Authority is and ought to be had and given to his Proceedings and Certificates as such.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Seal of the State, in the City of Charleston the twenty ninth day of December in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four and in the forty ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By the Governor.
By E. A. J. deputy Secretary of State
Richard C. Manning
General Land Office.
I James Whitcomb, Commissioner of the Genl. Land Office do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript of a copy of the will, and true copies of the certificates annexed thereto, on file in this Office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Office to be affixed at the City of Washington the 26th. of September 1839.
J. Whitcomb.

I know all now by these presents that I Elizabeth S. Frazier of Roanoke Town in the State of Virginia do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas J. Crump of Washington City my true and lawful attorney with power of substitution for me and in my name to prepare papers and collect documents and vouchers for the purpose of establishing my claim to Roanoke land from the United States in right of the services of my ancestor Patrick Gorrass as a Captain of the Virginia line of the Army of the Revolution. And to ask demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the Roanoke land which may be due me in right of his said services. And my said attorney is hereby authorized and empowered to do and perform all manner of things touching the same which I myself might do were I personally present. Witness my hand and seal this 23rd of Septm 1839
Witness Sam Bunting Henry Wortump
Eliza S. Frazier
State of Virginia ) Personally appeared before me the Roanoke County ) Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county Elizabeth S. Frazier known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed for the purposes therein contained. Also being duly sworn according to Law saith that to the best of her knowledge and belief her late Uncle Patrick Gorrass was a Captain of the Virginia line of the Army of the Revolution and served as such to the end of the war. She also says that she has never received a warrant from the United States for the Roanoke land due for his said services neither does she believe that he ever received the same or transferred his right to the same in any manner whatsoever. Also at the same time personally appeared before me Caroline G. Murrat and Jane W. Frazier known to me to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney in their presence is the identical person she represents herself to be. And the same identical person who sold to Cadwalader Wallace a part of the warrant issued by the State of Virginia to Capt Gorrass and in which he the said Wallace as they are informed received land scrip under the act of Congress of the 30th of May 1830
Sworn subscribed and acknowledged before me Caroline G. Murrat. This 23rd Day of September 1839 Sam Bunting Jane W. Frazier

Joseph S. Read clerk of the Inferior court of common Pleas of the county of Burlington in the State of New Jersey Do hereby certify that Samuel S. Bunting is One of the Justices of the peace of the county of Burlington aforesaid and the Name hereunto subscribed is the proper hand writing of the said Samuel S. Bunting
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Mount Holly this twenty third day of September A D 1839
Joseph S. Read
Sept 23 1839
Patrick Carnes N. 2266.

MRS. ALBERT CONVERSE INGERSOLL BOX 337 R. D. NO. 6 LOCKLAND, OHIO
Dec. 6.
Pension Dept., Washington D. C.
Dear Sir,
@ Patrick Carnes served as Lieut. in 2d Cavalry Pulaski Legion Apr. 22-1778- as Capt in 1780.
Have you any records of his family, Pension etc?
Would appreciate an early reply.
Yours Truly, Mrs A. C. Ingersoll.

December 18, 1936
Mrs. Albert G. Ingersoll Box 337 R. D. No. 6 Lockland, Ohio
Patrick Carnes Wt. #2266-300 BA-J/AWF
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Patrick Carnes, Lieutenant and Captain in the Revolutionary War.
The records of this office show that Warrant No. 2266 for three hundred acres of bounty land was issued, September 28, 1839, on account of the service of Captain Patrick Carnes of the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of Patrick Carnes are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated. He died, date not shown, leaving a widow, whose name is not given, and two sons, Patrick, who died about 1808, unmarried, and Benjamin Smith Carnes, at one time a resident of St. Paul's Parish, Colleton District, South Carolina, who died in the month of September, 1812 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Eliza Smith Fraser of Bordentown, New Jersey in 1839, referred to Patrick Carnes, Captain of the Virginia Line in the Revolutionary War, as her uncle.
Jane W. Fraser of Burlington County, New Jersey in 1839 and Maria Lance were referred to as cousins of the above noted Benjamin Smith Carnes.
William Lance was executor of the estate of the

said Benjamin Smith Carnes, it is not shown that he was related to the Maria Lance named herein.
Reference was made in 1812 to a daughter of Thomas and Ann Fraser, and Caroline and William Fraser were then referred to; their relationship to each other and to the family were not shown.
In order to obtain information relative to the location of the land referred to herein, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., giving the following:
Warrant # 2266- 300 acres Issued September 28, 1839.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

see letters in S. File 3117 Philip Carnes.
Rev.War. S.F.3117,
Dec. 5, 1905.
Sir:
In response to your personal inquiry in behalf of Mr. William W. Carnes, of #106 Water St., Tampa, Fla., you are advised that papers on file in this Bureau show that Philip Carnes, who was born in Rowan Co., North Carolina, December 24, 1761, enlisted in said County in 1781, and served six and one half months as a private under Captains Peter Post, John Lop and Frederick Smith and Colonel Barenger, of North Carolina. In 1833, he was living in McNairy Co., Tennessee, and refers to his children whose names are not stated.
It is also shown that Captain P. Carnes, Virginia Line, Revolutionary War, left a widow, name not stated, and two sons, Patrick, who died about 1808, unmarried; and Benjamin Smith Carnes, a resident of St. Paul's Parish, Colleton Co., South Carolina, who died in September, 1812, in Charles ton , South Carolina, the following persons being his cousins Maria Lanss, Jane W. Fraser, and Eliza Smith Fraser, the last living in Bordentown, N.J., in 1839.
Very respectfully,
Capt. H. B. Little P age,
Commissioner.
Naval War Records,
Navy Department,
Washington, D. C.