Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 32,127, James Boyd, N.C.

SERVICE
A 6
Boyd, James
NUMBER
S 32,127
CONTENTS
See N. A. Acc. No. 874 050 019 James Boyd

Jan 21-3; do - do Jan'y 18th. April 1841. Treasury 6th April 1835 to 4th March 29.
April 1848
Alabama 27. 522
James Boyd in the State of was a in the Company commanded Captain of the Regt commanded in the No Carolina
to the 1st of 13. 33
scribed on the Roll of Alabama the rate of 10 Dollars 30 Cents per annum. commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Septm and 1/2 1/2 C. 1/2 1/2, 1/2 1/2, 1/2 1/2
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 34. 81. 68 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 35- 11. 66 3/4 $ 93. 32
{ Revolution, } { War, } 32. 3
Recorded by Book C 2 Vol. 81
Gen. Pen.
Tr. cu.
Letter C. Boyd. 23 Letter to P. Hagner 19. Paid at the under the Act of the 1838, from 4th March 1840. Age 40 April 1841
Letter to B Audt 18

The State of Alabama
Jefferson County } } On this 35 th day of Aug- = ust A.D. 1834, Personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the County Court of said County now sitting, James Boyd Senr. a resident of the County & State aforesaid, aged seventy one 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 th 1832.
He entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers as a volunteer in the Militia, and served as herein stated. His Colonel was John Sevier his Captain Samuel Ware his Major Tipton his Lieutenant Col. Charles Robinson his Ensign Isaac Davis. He entered the service under the above named officers in the Spring of the year 1781, and ranged along the frontiers of South Carolina and Georgia and then in the month of September 1782, rendezvoused at the Big Island on French Broad River where they were joined by Colonel Anderson with four Companies from Sullivan County State of North Carolina from there they marched down through the Cherokee Station, as far as Turkey Town on the Coosa River for the purpose of taking prisoners to give in exchange for white prisoners in the possession of the Indians at Turkey Town they fell in with a white man who called himself Clemons who had papers in his possession which showed that he had been a British Sergeant. thence they marched up Coosa to Eastanallie and destroyed it thence through the old Highwassee Towns to Chota on the Tennessee River; held a Council

with the Indians, exchanged prisoners and returned home about the 1 st of November in the same year, having served at least seven months. He was a Citizen of the County of Washington State of North Carolina, when he entered the service as a volunteer as above mentioned. He was in no regular Battle, but was frequently fired on by the Indians, who always fled without giving them an opportunity to return the fire. He received a regular discharge but has lost or mislaid, so that he cannot now procure it. He has no documentary evidence in his possession by which he can prove his services. He has a witness, (Samuel Ware Jr) whose testimony is annexed below, 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. He further states that during his above mentioned term of service he was not engaged in any civil pursuit.
James Boyd
The State of Alabama, Personally appeared before Jefferson County ss 3 me H. M. Canithus an acting Justice of the Peace of said County, Samuel Ware, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following statement in relation to the foregoing application. He recollects to have served a tour against the Cherokee and Creek Indians in the same company with James Boyd above named, and that their Officers were Colonel John Sevier & Charles Robinson, their Major — Tipton, their Captain Samuel Ware Jnr and their Ensign Isaac Davis. He was acquainted with Mr Boyd from the time he entered the service in 1781, until the close of the Revolutionary War, and knows him to have been a soldier.

in the town above mentioned, during which the company to which he was attached marched through the Cherokee nation as far as Turkey Town on the Coosa River, thence through the old Hiwassee Towns after destroying Eastanallia to Chota on the Tennessee River, where they held a Council with the Indians exchanged prisoners and returned home they were not in any regular Battle but had frequent skirmishes with the Indians He recollects that they were both present when a person by the name of Clemons who was afterwards found by papers in his possession to be in the service of the King of Great Britain was killed by a person attached to their company Just H. M. Gault Justice of the peace James Boyd
I do hereby certify that Samuel Ward who has signed the above affidavit is a person with whom I am acquainted, and a person of truth and credibility.
Given under my hand and seal the 25 day of August 1834 H. M. Gault Justice of the peace
We John Williams a clergyman and John Brown (red), a resident of the County of Jefferson and State of Alabama, do hereby certify that we are acquainted with James Boyd, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, and believe him to be seventy one years of age we further certify that he is generally believed in the neighborhood in which he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution, in which opinion we concur John Williams John Brown
The State of Alabama I Payle E. Grace clerk of

The State of Alabama } I Baylis E. Grace clerk of Jefferson County ss } the County Court of said County, do hereby certify, that H. W. Bartheus whose certificate and attestation appears above, was at the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace duly qualified, and that the foregoing signatures made by him are genuine,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office, at office in the Town of Elyton the 26 th day of August A.D. 1834.
B. E. Grace clerk
And the said Court does hereby declare its 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 sol- dier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to it that John Williams who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Jefferson and that John Brown (red) who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible per- son and that their statement is entitled to cred- it
W. H. Baylor
Presiding Judge
The State of Alabama } I Baylis E. Grace, clerk of the Jefferson County } County Court of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Boyd for a pension,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this 27 th day of August A.D. 1834
B. E. Grace clerk

27. 072.
James Boyd Alabama
for 1781 per 67 mo Return $23. \frac{33}{100}
 23.33  3  70.00  11.66  81.00  11.66 23.33  93.32 4  93.32 
B. B.E. Grace Elyton Jefferson County Alabama
from A. G. 26th Nov 1833

was not Harr's son. said to be insolvent for years before this levy

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
26. Sep. 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 subjoined 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. These 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 Boyd
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1781. Priv Col John Lewis Capt Ware 69 years N o Carolina Traditionary & a living witness — living witness not certified to be credible  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The papers in this case are again returned, for a new compliance with the regulations as pointed out in Note 2.
Pension Office 26 th Nov 1833.

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 } 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) , who has 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 days 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 inquiry 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 the 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 fix 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.
The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Sept 25.
Com
Mr. B. J. Clarke
Commissary of Pensions
Edward B. G.
Washington St.
B. G.
28

Schalt Mississippi September 7th 1838
Dear Sir
I wrote on the 10th of February last to the Pension Agent at Decatur Alabama and sent all the necessary Papers to receive; the Pension of My Father James Boyd Lemm; which has been due who is now an inhabitant of this State; Lote of Jefferson County Alabama which has been due since the 1st of September 1834; and received from him in Answer (the Following)
Bank of the Branch of State of Alabama at Decatur April 28th 1838
James Boyd Jr Dear Sir
I have yours of the 10th February last which only came to hand today. The Pension of James Boyd Lemm; I cannot Pay not having any Funds in hand belonging to the war Department. If it is your wish to have the payment made to Lemm at the Mobile office agency you must apply to J L Edwards Esq and not to me.
Respectfully &c
H Green Pension agent for J O Nelson Cashier
I wish to have the payment Removed to Mobile as it is 200 miles to Decatur; and if it can be done I wish you to say to me when I may apply for it
James Boyd Jr

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1781 or 1782 7 mos. Pvt. Samuel Ware John Lewis NC                                                   
Battles engaged in, in skirmishes with the Indians Residence of soldier at enlistment, Washington Co. Tenn. Date of application for pension, Aug. 25, 1834 Residence at date of application, Jefferson Co. Ala. Age at date of application, 67
Remarks: In 1810 he was living in Newton Co. Miss. as a son James no further data as to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
He did not get any pension on 1st ap. under Act 1828

Went for answer to letter of 21 June 1837 to Penfones.
See letter to James Boyd, Sept. 25. 1838. - Do. to same Sept. 20. 1839 -

July 17
J FREE
J. P. Evans Esq. Commission Merchant City of Washington

Br. of the Bk. of the State of Ala Decatur 5 July 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 21 st Ult o is rec d .
Our Books show no payment to James Boyd (a pensioner un- -der act 7 June 1832 at $23. 33 p. ann.) since the 2 nd March 1834
Very Respectfully
H. Greene pen. agt. per W. H. Hayes

Young John, Bayo
Qcctus to mobile
Mobile June 4 J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions & War Department City of Washington

Newton County Union Mi - June 3 rd 1837 Mr J. L. Edwards Commissioner of petitions
Dear Sir
after my Respects to you I can inform you that I wish you to have my petition so I can draw it in Mobile as Col Brown from Jefferson county Alabama had it removed from Mobile to Decatur which makes against me as the distance is much further for me to travel and I am very old and unable to travel far, Your compliance with the above Will much oblige your friend and Bst Servt James Boyd

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 21 st , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, 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," James Boyd ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Al. Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1835, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Purvis
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

The State of Mississippi
Newton County December the 28 day 1870 Mr James L. Edwards Commissioner of pensioners Sir James Boyd as a pensioner has failed to get his pension ever since the year 1854 and the case is not known except his removal from the State of Alabama to this State he has made application several times in the State of Alabama and has failed to get his money he wrote to you on the subject last year some time and received your instructions and it appears that in consequence of him failing to draw his money for the space of twelve months that he has to make application to the war department to get his pension either there or at some of the deposits of the government you will be so good as to saw arranging the business for him to draw his money either in this State or out of the deposit at New Orleans as it is the nearest to him you will observe that he has not drawn any thing from the government since 1854 it appears that there is now pension agent in this State the auld little man wishes you to arrange it saw he will draw all of his money that is due him from the last draw he made which he was in the fall of 1854 if this application is not made correct you will please to send him instructions how to make application from his certificate that he has in his possession given to him at the war department

with your name assigned to it Mr Edwards the officers is at a loss to know how to do the business correct in consequence of such few applications, and if this application should not be paid outright you will be very good as to send instructions back as soon as possible so that he may have an opportunity to have his business attended to by some person living in his neighborhood that is in the neighborhood with the matter if he should have to draw his mon- ey out of that deposit you will direct your papers to union part office newton launton Mississippi yours with due respect
James Boyd by his agent C. C. Boyd

Washington City Pensions office

1087
Free
Yours
Dear Sir, Mr. [unclear] Pension
War Department Music Office
Washington City
1501 1/2

Elyton Ala 18 th July 1829
Sir
Inclosed is the testimony required of me in relation to my revolutionary services, should anything further be necessary please inform me and if in my power it shall be forwarded
I am Sir with great respect Your Oble Servt
James Boyd
By John Brown

Boyd Orchard Company
Adairsville, Georgia
Feb. 4, '22
Bureau of Pensions Revolutionary War Section W asking for S.B.
Gentlemen:
Kindly send me pension records of the following:
James Boyd S32127 Living in Newton Co. Miss. in 1840. Age 77 years.
James Boyd R. Living in Monroe Co. Va. in 1840. Age 81 years. Md & Pa.
Yours Truly W. M. Boyd

_____ Ex'r.
INVALID.
RECEIVED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1087
P. O. James Doyl
Service: _____

32 127 Recd INVALID.
File No. 32, 127
James Boyd Rev Rev me
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 26
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1922 Mar. 8. Heir. to W. M. Boyd. aw.

The State of Alabama
Jefferson County ss Personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid; James Boyd, aged sixty seven years and maketh oath that in the year 1781 or 1782 he volunteered his services as a soldier in the cause of American Independence, and attached himself to a troop of Horse, commanded by Capt. Saml. Ware belonging to the Regiment of the North Carolina Line commanded by Col. John Sevier, the N o of the Regiment not recollected by this affiant, that Charles Robertson was Lieutenant Colonel and Jonathan Tipton & Val. Sevier were Majors of said Regiment that this affiant went into actual service in the month of September or October of the same year in which he volunteered, being the time at which the company to which he belonged was mustered into service and remained in the service until the close of the war and was then regularly discharged but has long since lost his certificate of discharge; that during the time he was in the service, the regiment to which he belonged was engaged in a war against the British and Indians on the frontiers of the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, and Georgia known and subscribed to this 17 th day of July 1829 before me
John Brown Justice of the Peace
James Boyd

The State of Alabama } I Harrison W. Goyne Clerk of Jefferson County } the County Court of said County do hereby certify that John Brown before whom the within statement was sworn to is an acting Justice of the peace of said County and that due faith and credit is placed in his official acts as such
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office of the Court to which I belong this seventeenth day of July AD 1829
H. W. Goyne Clerk
State of Alabama } Jefferson County } I Peter Walker, Judge of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that H. W. Goyne whose name and attestation is appears to the foregoing certificate is clerk of said Court and that his said certificate is in due form of Law. Given under my hand this
17 th day of July 1829
P. Walker Judge of the County Court

1640 For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution approved on the 15 th of May 1828 I James Boyd in the County of Jefferson and State of Alabama do hereby declare that I was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and continued in its service until its termination as a private under Captain Samuel Wear in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Sevier. I also declare that I afterwards received a discharge - and I further declare that I was not on the 15 th day of March 1828 on the pension list of the United States
James Boyd
Before me Charles C. Clayton a Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County and State of Alabama personally appeared this day Samuel Moore and Samuel Wear of the said county who did severally make oath that James Boyd by whom the foregoing declaration is subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a private in the army of the Revolution as therein stated Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8 th day of April 1829
Test
Charles C. Clayton Clerk Justice of the Peace
Samuel Moore Sam l Wear
That Line see 1828 Vols 14-22 Books

The State of Alabama Jefferson County } } I Harrison W. Gayne Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify, that, Charles G. Clayton before whom the within affidavits were, made, was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the peace of said County duly elected and qualified, and authorized to administer an oath, and that his official acts are entitled to due faith and credit In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of office, at office in Clifton this 25 th day of April A.D. 1829.
H. W. Gayne clerk.
32.1.27 # end

The State of Mississippi August Neshoba County 12th 1838
Mr J. J. Edwards the general petition for master after my compliments. Take the present opportunity of informing you that I never knew Leavitt & pay money on my services in the Revolutionary war only on time I received my pay only once that was in the State of Alabama at Mobile at the Branch Bank of the State of Alabama at Mobile in the year 1834 and after that my payment was never to debitor in Alabama and I made an Agent and sent him forward and the pay must say there was some money in his hand for that purpose at that time and I am ready and as it is due for me I want my money it has been some time since I drew any money I want my claim moved back to Mobile as it is much nearer for me to get my pay and I think very hard of your officers acting in that place my claim was approved of on the 17. day of September 1834 and according to that term I drew my money on time at Mobile and that is all I ever have drawn I am Leavitt a son off Mississippi in Neshoba County if it is right I should draw my money in my own State place your order to make it at our State house in the town of Jackson in Hinds County But I want as leave have it at Mobile where I first drew my money if it suits the Constitution of the United States yours in confidence I would Be very glad you are

25
Union M ch 3 Sept 1 st 1873 Sept 1 st 1873 The G. J. Edwards
Cam Jas Boyd ala n mi.
Commission of pensions Hoback City

Thee State of Mississippi August
Nuton County
12th 1834
Mr J S Edwards the general petition for master after my compliments. Take this present opportunity of informing you that I never knew how much money on my services in the Revolutionary war only on time; to be paid my pay only cost that was in the State of Alabama at Mobile at the Branch Bank of the State of Alabama at Mobile in the year 1834 and after that my payment was made to debitor in Alabama and I paid a Agent and sent him forward and the pay master say there was balance money in his hand for that period at that time and I am ready and as it is due for me I want my money it has been some time since I drew my money I want my balance money back to Mobile as it is much nearer for me to get my pay and I think very hard of your officers acting in that place my balance was approved of on the 17th day of September 1834 and according to that term I draw my money on time at Mobile and that is all I ever have drawn I am to name a sitson off Mississippi in Nuton County if it is Right I should draw my money in my own State place your order to make it at our State house in the town of Jackson in Hinds County But I want as leave have it at Mobile where I first drew my money if it suits the Constitution of the United States yours in confidence I would Be very glad you are

wright me a line and let me know if you make any arrange- ments for me to receive my money if you please so I might so we would get the Tenure style at your letter to your post office the State of Missis- sippi & Baton County and that will give me a notice whether you have made a situation for me to get my right or not you will find my claim on the record in the pension office file in Book 82 vol 8 page 92 by John F Spence Clerk James Boyd
J. B.
I have made several tries to get my Right But have failed in all of them three times To mobile and last To Debator and failed in all Tenure I wish you To make a situation for me that won't pull either in mobile or in my own state in Mississippi where I know line if it is not Right I should not draw out of the state I line in plus let me know by letter as I have stated before