Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9295, John Burgess, N.C.

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Burgess, John
S 9295
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North Carolina 16. 856
John Bunger of Catawba - in the State of N. Car who was a Pri in the command by Captain of the Regt command by Col. Collier in the * A Car line for 9 months.
★ N.C. Mil.
Records corrected May 4, 1915. R.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 30. Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Oct. 31. S r Lawrence T. O. and Sub M. S. Guthrie N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 75 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar: 34 15 $90.
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nath. Price Clerk Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 46.

Rev War
9295
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File No. 9295
John Burgess
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 51
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of N. Carolina } This day came William Purge Randolph County } of said County before me - David Campbell Esq. one of the acting Justices in and for said County and made Oath that John Burgess of Chatham County was drafted and served three, three Months Tours as one of the Militia of this State in the Revolutionary Service. Sworn to and subscribed this 11 th of May 1833
Attest D. Campbell Esq.
William Burgess William Burgess
State of N. Carolina } This day came John Randolph County } Rivett Esq. before me - David Campbell Esq. one of the acting Justices in and for said County and made Oath that he is well acquainted with John Burgess and - William and that they are men of Good Credit and Ought to be due credit given to their Oaths and has Good Reasons to believe that John Burgess did serve the above named Service in the Revolution war Sworn to and subscribed this 11 th of May 1833
D. Campbell Esq.
his John Rivett Esq. mark

And the said David Campbell Certify that William Burgess and John Hewitt are who have sworn to the foregoing Depositions are very Old men and that due faith and Credit is due their state- ment Given under my hand this 11 th of May 1835
D Campbell J.P.
State of North Carolina
Randolph County
I Hough Wbain Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do here by certify that David Campbell Esqr whose name appears to the above Certificate was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Randolph aforesaid & that full faith & Credit are to be given to his official acts
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at office in Asbury this 26 day of July A.D 1835
Hough Wbain Clerk

John Burgess declaration for a pension
Act 7. June 1832
Almub as a Pri. gmo p 30
all this bundle entered on indent.
M c G. Galt Laurens P.O. N.C.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7. June 1832
State of North Carolina } Court of pleas & quarter sessions Chatham County } May Term AD 1833
On this day of May AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the worshipful the Justices of said now sitting John Burgess a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged (72) 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 and served as herein stated
Sometime in the Year 1780 he was drafted in Randolph County in N.C. and joined General Battle's Army between Salisbury and Charlotte he belonged to a company commanded by the Captain Johnson and a Regiment which he thinks was  was commanded by Col. Collier he was marched with the Army to Charlotte where they remained about a Month guarding the prisoners taken at the battle of Kings Mountain when he was marched to Salisbury with the prisoners at which place he remained in duty until his term of service expired when he was discharged after having served 3 Months as a private soldier his discharge was signed by Genl. Battle but is now lost or destroyed the above service was performed in the North Carolina Militia
In 3 or 4 Months after his discharge as aforesaid he was again drafted in Randolph County N.C. and joined a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Robt. McLean he there served his tour in in Randolph County under Captain McLean and Major Dugan until he was discharged after having served 3 Months his discharge was signed by Major Dugan and Capt. McLean but

is now lost or destroyed and he is entirely unable to procure the same -
In less time than one month after his discharge as aforesaid he volunteered his services as a private in a company of Horse Commanded by Captain Ex William Cook of the North Carolina Militia who was raising a company of Volunteers he served 13 months in Randolph County with Capt Cook's Company when he was discharged his discharge was signed by Captain Cook and Major Dugan the latter of whom was generally with the Company that his discharge is now lost or destroyed and he is unable to procure the same both these last two were designed to operate against the Tories in Randolph County who were very numerous and had become formidable under their daring leader the notorious Col. Fanning
He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person, except William Burgess whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services, 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 or territory in the union
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John S. Burgess Mark
We Abraham Lane and Mr Jordan both residing in the County of Chatham and state of North Carolina do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Burgess who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 72 years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he used to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Abraham Lane William D. Jordan Mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after putting the investigation of the Matter and after putting the intulo- ators prescribed by the War Department was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Abraham Lane and William Jordan who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the county of Chatham of the county of Chatham in the state of North Carolina and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credit and the court doth further certify, that the declarant could not have procured the evidence of a clergyman to testify to his character &c without much trouble and delay inasmuch as there is no resident clergyman living in the the neigh- bourhood of the declarant
Thomas Ragland Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for the County of Chatham in the state of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Burgess for a pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 16 th day of May A D 1833
Test Thos Ragland Clerk