Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,333, John Burnside, N.C.

SERVICE
Nb.
Burnside, John
NUMBER
S. 16.333
Brown in Perm
CONTENTS
carded.

see letter to Madison Agt Dec. 23,
13912 Indiana
13912
John Burnside of Scott Co in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Farmer of the Regiment commanded by Col Hance in the War of 1812 for 4 months $24.00 pr of day 2 " " pr of day
Enscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 24 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 1833, and South Robert Week Lexington In
Arrears to the 4th of March, 48.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 12.16 $60.82
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 105

John Burnside
adulthood
see within
from 1776 fruits
27th 1880
Harmer
4.5.16 Ramsey N.E.
Dec 11 32 Feb 4 33
Page 233
Robert Meek
Lexington
Indiana
Hon. H. Headrick

BRIEF in the case of  John Burnsige  County of Scott  in the State of Indiana  (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? 76  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.     In 17 nearly 3 _____ Private Gen. J. Farmer , Col. Ramsey , Inc. reg't. N. E. Line  _____   Vol. about 2 _____ " Capt. James Martin , Col. G. Dubley   Sub. _____ 2 _____ " Capt. N. Christmas , Col. W. O'Neal  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange City N. E.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The declaration is not attached to the Clerk's seal as required. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk.

State of Indiana } ss
Scott County } On this seventh day of November in the year 1832, personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Scott County Circuit Court held in and for said County, now sitting (being a Court of record) John Burnside a resident of said County, aged seventy six years last September who first being 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 in a company of volunteers commanded by Captain Thomas Farmer, and Lieutenant John Elliot, under the command of Colonel — Ramsey and Major John Crowl in the Second Regiment of the North Carolina Line, on the — day of May — , and served nearly three months until the — day of August of the same year, and rendezvoused at Chatham Court house in Chatham County North Carolina, and was marched from thence to Fayetteville about eighty miles, and crossed Cape Fear and returned by Chatham Court house, when General Rutherford took the command of our Corps, and marched us into South Carolina past Churaw hill, then General Butler took the command and marched to Rugley's mill in South Carolina, and about half way between between Rugley's mill and Camden we had a severe battle with the

British, in which battle we were defeated and was compelled to retreat, he then went home and was discharged, In a short time afterwards he was called upon to render services to his country and he volunteered in a horse Company commanded by Captain James Mayben, Lieutenant Nathaniel Christmas, Cornet Joseph Hodge under the command of Colonel Gilford Dudley, and rendezvoused in Orange County North Carolina, and was engaged in scouring the country for about two months through Orange, Randolph & Chatham and other counties, this tour he was principally engaged routing the Tories, and was discharged on the day of by Captain Mayben , which discharge is lost, he hired as a substitute in the place of Henry Pickhart Shortly after his last discharge he again volunteered in a horse Company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Christmas, Lieutenant Joseph Hodge under the command of Colonel William O'Neal, and was engaged for two months scouring the country of the Tories and suppressing & frustrating their movements, and was then discharged by Captain Christmas, which discharge is also lost, during all this time his residence was considered in Orange County North Carolina, those soldiers who served under Colonels Dudley & O'Neal in the horse Companies was allowed a three months tour by serving two months with their horses.
He has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services at this time —

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, as this is his first application ever made for a pension -
his John Burnside mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid James Ward Clerk " "
Abraham Noakes & James Ward - residing in the County of Scott and State of Indiana, hereby certify that we are and have been for about twenty six years been well acquainted with John Burnside who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be twenty six years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the County & neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion -
Abraham Noakes
James Ward " "
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - James Ward Clerk " "
Interrogatories put to the Applicant by the Court and his answers to the same -
Interrogatory 1. Where, and in what year were you born, Answer - I was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania

on the 10. September 1756 to the best of my information—
Interrogatory 2 o Have you any record of your age; and if so where is it?
Answer— I have no record of my age, It was lost or destroyed during the Revolutionary war.
Interrogatory 3 o Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Answer— I lived in Orange County North Carolina when called into service, I have lived since the Revolutionary war in Kentucky, and I now live in Scott County Indiana.
Interrogatory 4 th How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute for whom?—
Answer— I volunteered my service, when my country needed it, as set forth in my declaration. I was not drafted, but was once substitute—
Interrogatory 5 th State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer— I cannot now recollect the names of any of the regular Officers, except Colonel Boyd of the Maryland line, I cannot distinctly recollect (so as to describe) particularly, the Continental & Militia regiments which I may have seen, I cannot relate the general circumstances of my services, more satisfactorily than is stated in my declaration—

Interrogatory 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? —
Answer — I received a discharge from Captain Mayben when I left his company, also one from Captain Christmas when I left his company, I long since sent one or both of said discharges to a friend in North Carolina and in consequence thereof I drew about twenty dollars since that time I have not seen or known any thing about either of them whether they are lost or destroyed or are now in existence I know not —
Interrogatory 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution —
Answer, I will refer to Abraham Stokes one of the Associate judges of this court, who has known me since he was a boy, and James Ward Esq r Clerk of this court, —
And the said Court do hereby certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories aforesaid, 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 Abraham Stokes and James Ward Esq r , who has signed the preceding certificate are residents in the county aforesaid and are credible persons; and that their statements are entitled to credit, I James Ward Clerk of the

Scott Circuit Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Burnside for a pension—
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my Office this Seventh day of November 1832
Jamms Ward Clerk "

J. B. BENNETT, President.
J. H. BEATTIE, Secretary.
J. J. BERNE, Sup't of Agencies.
B. D. WEST, Asst. Secretary.
Andes Insurance Company,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
118 WEST FOURTH STREET.
Cash Capital and Surplus, Jan. '71, $1,202,847.01.
DIRECTORS:
  ROBERT BUCHANAN,  JOSEPH C. BUTLER,  ALEXANDER LONG,  ROBERT MITCHELL,    CHARLES H. WOLFE,  GEORGE FOX,  SAMUEL H. TAFT,  CARL A. G. ADAE,    ALFRED GAITHER,  J. B. BENNETT,  JARIZ M. WATERS,  C. W. MOULTON,    DAVID GIBSON,  AUG. WESSEL,  ENOCH T. CARSON,  GAZAM GANO,    T. M. SNOWDON,  ALEX. BUCHANAN,  WM. HANNA, Sr.,  W. H. BUELL, Marietta,       A. EVERETT, Cleveland.  
Greencastle Ind March 27 th 1871
Hon H Vane Arman Esq.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed I send you Certificate of Pension of John Burnside a Revolution Soldier; I being one of the administrators also an heir of his estate - I wish you would please examine and see if there is anything yet due on the back unpaid on said Pension Paper I also enclose H. Paper showing last steps that were taken to get the small amt supposed to be due at his death say a part of a semiannual payment since which time I received a circular some years since from one Stanton stating that there was some Extra back amt which was worth looking after since which time I have not made any efforts to find out.

Case
13.912
John Burnside
act 1832 Ind
Prior
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J. B. BENNETT, President.
J. H. BEATTIE, Secretary.
J. J. BERNE, Supt of Agencies.
B. D. WEST, Asst Secretary.
Andes Insurance Company,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
118 WEST FOURTH STREET.
Cash Capital and Surplus, Jan. '71, $1,202,847.01.
DIRECTORS:
  ROBERT BUCHANAN,  JOSEPH C. BUTLER,  ALEXANDER LONG,  ROBERT MITCHELL,    CHARLES H. WOLFF,  GEORGE FOX,  SAMUEL H. TAPP,  CARL A. G. ADAK,    ALFRED GAITHER,  J. B. BENNETT,  JABEZ M. WATERS,  C. W. MOULTON,    DAVID GIBSON,  AUG. WESSEL,  ENOCH T. CARSON,  GAZZAM GANO,    T. M. SNOWDON,  ALEX. BUCHMAN,  WM. HANNA, Sr.,  W. H. BUELL, Marietta.       A. EVERETT, Cleveland.  
187
Esq.
Dear Sir:
anything about it up to this present Pleas write me if anything remains and we will take the necessary steps to secure it and if nothing remains pleas return the Enclosed Papers to me and oblige you Truly James Burnside P.S. John Burnside

John Burnside 13.912 India Act June 7 1832
Pass missing
wrote James Burnside June 8 1871 no claim for arrears or increase of any kind -
File these papers
(name) John Burnside
File No 16,333

April 30, 1934
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BA-J/MCS John Burnside, S.16333
M. C. Burnside Box 1052 Detroit Michigan
Dear Sir:
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 16333, based upon the military service of John Burnside.
He was born September 10, 1756, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given.
While living in Orange County, North Carolina, he enlisted in May, 1781, and served two months and twenty-four days as private in Captain Thomas Farmer's company in Colonel Ramsey's North Carolina regiment; at a place half way between Rugley's Mill and Camden, South Carolina, he was in a battle where the British defeated the Americans. A short time afterwards he enlisted and served two months as private in Captain James Mebane's company in Colonel Guilford Dudley's North Carolina regiment. Shortly after this service he again enlisted and served two months as private in Captain Nathaniel Christmas' company in Colonel William O'Neal's North Carolina regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 7, 1832, while a resident of Scott County, Indiana. After the Revolution he lived in Kentucky, exact place not given.
In 1871 one James Burnside of Greencastle, Indiana, stated that he was an heir of John Burnside and one of the administrators of his estate, relationship not given. The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
Death not in Agency Book
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

16333 -
INVALID.
File No. 16333
John Burnside Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index: — Vol. A , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1906 Apr. 24. Hist. to Mrs. R.P. Fox For Word Lucas —
letter in B.L. #1659-120-35 of Jas Burnside
1906 June 20. letter to Mrs. R.P. Fox no further data.
1917 Sept. 26. Hist. to Hon. Everett Sanders FR. #
1923 Apr. 17. Hist. to John H. Mc Neely. Letter in cl. D. 42112 of Jonathan Burnside - mmpg
1924 Apr. 30. Hist. to Mr. C. Burnside. See letter in Rolt. Burnside 17304 Mc.
1934. June 14 - D.G. Burnside fur. data rel. to last payment of pension letter in Jonathan Burnside - Rev. 342112 - JLL.

Payments to be made at Corydon Ind a by Thomas Posey Esq r Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Indiana
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book A Vol. 7 Page 103 by Dan Boyd Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Burnside of the State of Indiana who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive one  Twenty-four dollars and Thirty-three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Fifteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
John B. B. Lee Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Application of John Burnside " "
from — prints of Infy & Carly 6 mo 24 des.
4 mo 24 des. P. Inf. 16. — 2 mo P. Car 8.33 $ 24.33
W. Hendrick

The State of Indiana
Scott County ss
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County John Burnside who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length and dates of his services, but to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades For two months and twenty four days I served as a private under Capt. Farmer, For two months I served in Capt. Jas. Mayburn's horse Company & finding myself I was allowed a three months tour I served as a private, For two months, I served as a substitute for Henry Pickett in Capt. Christmas' company of horse & finding myself I was allowed a three months tour, I served as a private, he answered those services after the Battle of Gilford & apart of them in the same year, the year I cannot now recollect, and for such service I claim a pension—
John his X Burnside mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 18. day of February 1883—
J. M. Read Esq.
The State of Indiana
Scott County ss
I James Ward Clerk of said County do hereby certify that J. M. Read Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Burnside was made was and is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine and further that full faith and credit are and

and ought to be given to all his official acts as such, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said county at Lexington this 18 th day of February 1833.
Heed.
James Hardin "

18912 Dec 17 M c Phunids Indiana
J. P. Law  Law and Co Crew of Tenoise Washington D.C.
FREE

H. State Bk. Ia. Madison Dec. 8 1876
J. L. Edwards h
Com. Pensions h
Shall I pay the enclosed order of Mr. Burnside, as he has not drawn for more than one year
Yrs faithfully J. A. Varni Treas.

EVERETT SANDERS
5TH DIST. INDIANA
MEMBER OF COMMITTEES ON MINES AND MINING WAR CLAIMS ELECTIONS NO. 3
House of Representatives U. S. Washington, D. C.
Sept. 25th, 1917.
Hon. G. M. Saltzgaber, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:-
I am enclosing, herewith, a copy of a letter which I have received from William A. Burnside, R. R. #1, Russellville, Indiana, in which he asks for the record of John Burnside who served in the Revolutionary War.
Any information you can give me along this line, will be greatly appreciated, I assure you.
Very respectfully,

Rural Route #1, Russellville, Ind., September 7th, 1917.
Mr. Everett Sanders;-
Would you kindly assist us in finding the record of John Burnside who served in the Revolutionary War residing at the time of enlistment either in Pennsylvania or Kentucky,
Would like the complete record is possible.
Yours respectfully,
(Signed) Wm. A. Burnside.
R. R. #1, Russellville, Ind.
CONGRESSIONAL

you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
John Burriside
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1781 3 mos Pol. Thos Farmer Ramsey N.C.   — 2 " " James McRae G. G. G. G. "   — 2 " " Christmas Wm. O'Neal "                                          
Battles engaged in, X  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Orange Co N.C.  Date of application for pension, Nov. 7 1832  Residence at date of application, Scott Co. Ind.  Age at date of application, born Sept 10, 1756 in Lancaster Co. Pa.  Remarks: no data as to family
Very respectfully,

June 14, 1934.
Mr. Don C. Burnside 214 Glenwood Avenue East Orange, New Jersey.
BA-J/III Jonathan Burnside S. 42112
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request further information in regard to the following Revolutionary War soldiers, Jonathan Burnside, S. 42112, Robert Burnside, S. 17304, and John Burnside, S. 16333.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of the above noted soldiers and the names of persons paid, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following information:
Jonathan Burnside (S. 42112).
Certificate #11942, issued June 15, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced June 1, 1818, Act March 18, 1818, Ohio Agency.
Robert Burnside (S. 17304).
Certificate #25392, issued January 4, 1833, rate $50 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Missouri Agency (transferred from Kentucky Agency).
→ John Burnside S. 16333.
Certificate #13912, issued July 15, 1833, rate $24.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
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For information in regard to the location of the bounty land granted Jonathan Burnside, you should address The Commissioner, The General Land on acct of ser.

Office, this city, citing the following: Bounty land warrant #2471, for 100 acres, issued July 2, 1852, ( Jonathan Burnside, Revolutionary War soldier.)
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

Rev. War Section.
September 26, 1917.
Honorable Everett Sanders, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Sanders:
In response to your letter dated the twenty-fifth instant, requesting information for Mr. William A. Burnside, R. D. #1, Russellville, Indiana, I have the honor to advise you that the papers in the claim of John Burnside Survivor's File No. 16,333 Rev. War, show that he was allowed pension on his application executed November 7, 1832, while a resident of Scott County, Indiana.
He stated that he was born September 10, 1756, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and was a resident of Orange County, North Carolina when he enlisted and served as a Private in the North Carolina troops as follows.
Enlisted in May 1781, in Captain Thomas Farmer's company, Colonel Ramsey's regiment, marched into South Carolina, and about half way between Rugley's Mill and Camden, had a severe battle with the British and were compelled to retreat; he then went home and was discharged having served two months and twenty-four days.
Volunteered, a short time afterwards, in Captain James Mehane's company of Horse, under Colonel G. Dudley, engaged in routing the Tories in North Carolina; two months.
Shortly after above, he enlisted in Captain Nathaniel Christmas' company of Horse, under Colonel William O'Neal, and served two months. In the last two services he found his own equipments.
After the war, he resided in Kentucky (place not stated), and Indiana. The date of his death is not shown.
In 1871, one James Burnside of Greencastle, Indiana claimed to be one of the soldier's administrators and also one of his heirs. There is no further family data on file.
Very truly yours,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section
mm 175 April 17, 1933
Mr. John H. McNeely Assistant to the Secretary Department of the Interior
Sir:
In response to your letter received this date, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 43113 it appears that Jonathan Burnside while a resident of Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia enlisted in the Spring of 1779 and served as a Private eighteen months in Captain Peyton Harrison's Company, Colonel Buford's Regiment, Virginia Troops; he was in the battle of Waxhaws or Buford's Defeat on Lynch's Creek, South Carolina where he was wounded in the left arm, stabbed in his right side and cut in the face with a sword. In the Fall of 1781 he enlisted again and served as a Private until Fall of 1783 in Captain DeBert's Company, Colonel Armand's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 1, 1818 while a resident of Fairfield County, Ohio aged fifty-four years. In 1830 he was living in Licking he

County, Ohio where in Hebron he died January 19, 1835.
In 1820 he stated that his family then with him was his wife(name not stated) aged fifty-seven, son John aged thirteen and his daughter Charlotte aged eleven years. In 1851 Andrew Burnside and Ellen or Eleanor Smith were the only surviving children of the soldier. .....
In the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16333 of John Burnside it appears that he was born September 10, 1756 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
In May 1781 while a resident of Orange County, North Carolina he enlisted and served three months as a Private in Captain Thomas Farmer's Company, Colonel Ramsey's Regiment, North Carolina Troops. A short time afterwards he enlisted and served two months in Captain James McBane's Company, Colonel Guilford Dudley's Regiment; then shortly he enlisted again and served two months as a Private in Captain Nathaniel Christmas' Company, Colonel William O'Neal's Regiment. He was in a battle between Rugley's Mill and Camden, South Carolina where the Americans had to retreat.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

November 7, 1832 while a resident of Scott County, Indiana. The date of his birth is not stated; no family data on file.
In 1871 one James Burnside of Greencastle, Indiana stated that he was one of the administrators and an heir of the above soldier; relationship not stated.
The above Jonathan and John Burnside are the only soldiers of these names on the Revolutionary War Records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.