Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1698, William Carlisle, N.C. Va.

SERVICE
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N.C. Va.
Carlisle, William Nancy
R 1698
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23749 West Tennessee
William Carlisle Jackson in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the reg t commanded by Col Binion in the War of 1812 for 1 year and 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 60 Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Nov 1833 and _____ Hon S H Eaton Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 11 150.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 30.00 $180.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 75
Duplicate certificate issued this 29. November 1837. and sent to James T. Quarles, Camp Liberty - Tennessee
Copy to Pension Agents Order to pay 31. Jan y 1838

State of Tennessee Jackson County
On this 21 st day of March 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Charles F. Rith one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts for said State non sitting, William Carlisle a resident in the county of Jackson & State of Tennessee aged sixty eight 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 under the following named officers, & served as herein stated.
In the year 1780 about the first of May applicant substituted for one Moses Hazel on a tour of six months under Capt. Edward Lovel, & Col. Gray Binan in the militia service, in Surry County N. Carolina, and joined the army at Linville's mill on Dan river which was under the command of Genl. Morgan & consisted of three or four hundred men, though Genl. Morgan was not then with the army, remained there about a week & was then marched to Ramasour's mills where he was stationed six or eight weeks when they had a skirmish or battle with the Tories. Then received orders from Genl. Morgan to proceed to the shallows ford of the Holston to which point the army was marched, during this service applicant was mostly engaged with the pack horses, he returned home in about the middle of September after serving five months & a half, he received no discharge himself, but his step father Hazel for whom he substituted received a discharge from Capt. Lovel or Col. Binan for his service but applicant does not now recollect or know what became of it, he cannot now recollect of any other circumstances on this tour with sufficient accuracy to set them out in this declaration.
In December 1780 Applicant moved to Greenbrier County Virginia and volunteered to go in Crawford's campaign in April following to wit: in April 1781 under Capt. Hugh Miller & Col. Sam Brown at Greenburg on a tour of eighteen months, from Greenburg was marched to Green's Lick where we met by a runner giving intelligence of Crawford's defeat, then were marched back to Fort Hamilton in Greenbrier

served which fort we rebuilt & remained there three months, and then marched to (Muddy Creek) Fort & was stationed there several months & then returned home in October. After remaining at home a very short time, say a very few days, was called out again & went to the Big Meadows where we had a small skirmish with the Indians lost one man & killed one Indian, after remaining there a few weeks marched to New River now called Roanoke River, where we were kept in service the whole of the year 1782, making two years service during this campaign - This campaign was altogether against the Indians, & was very irregular having no regular marches or stations more than for the protection of the frontier. Applicant's time of service in all was twenty nine months & a half. Has not in his possession nor can he procure any documentary evidence to show his services as a soldier of the revolution & knows of no living witness by whom he can prove it.
Answers to the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department.
 1 st Was born in Guilford County N. Carolina. 18 th of Nov r 1764.  2. I have no record of my age, think that one of my Sisters has a record of it some where in Kentucky.  3. I was living in Surry County N. Carolina when I was called into service from there I moved to Greenbrier County Virginia, from there to Green County Kentucky, thence to Fayette County Ky. Thence to Nelson County Ky. Thence to Madison County Ky, thence back to Green County Ky, & then to Jackson County Tennessee where I now live and have lived for the last thirty two years.  4. In my first term as set out in the foregoing declaration I substituted for Moses Hazel, the balance of the time a volunteer.  5. I knew nothing of the regular army & if I heard the names of any of the regular officers do not now recollect them, or more of the general circumstances than I have stated.  6. I never received any discharge for my services in North Carolina Hazel said a discharge for my first tour but does not know what became of it. I received a discharge from Col Brown for my first 18 months term in Greenbrier but it has been lost or destroyed for many years.  7. The persons William Gailbreath and William Lock who live in my neighborhood or county have been acquainted with me for a number of years & will testify to my character for veracity & their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution which is the 

best testimony I can procure
Applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State except the present.
Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid
William Carlisle
James T. Quarles clerk
We William Gailbreath a clergyman residing in the county of Jackson & State of Tennessee & William Locke residing in the same county & State hereby certify that we are now acquainted with William Carlisle who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid
William Gailbreath William Locke
James T. Quarles clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that William Gailbreath who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Jackson county Tennessee, and that William Locke who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county & State, & is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Charles F. Stith Judge Presiding
I James T. Quarles clerk of the circuit court of Law & Equity for the county of Jackson & State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Carlisle for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 21 st day of March 1822.
James T. Quarles

State of Tennessee August Term of the Court of Pleas & Quarters Jackson County } Session 1883
On this 15 th day of August 1883, personally appeared in open court before John Graham Alvin Johnson & Lewis M. Carver, Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarters Session for said County of Jackson now sitting William Carlisle a resident of Jackson County Tennessee aged sixty eight 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 during the several terms of Court that he was in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war as stated in his original declaration made at the March Term 1833 of the circuit court for Jackson, he was a private in the Militia as herein stated, & not in the regular or continental line Subscribed & sworn to the William Carlisle eight years of service William Gailbreath Clerk
William Carlisle Senior Declaration Under act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states in his original & amended declaration
John Graham Alvin Johnson Lewis M. Carver
I William Gailbreath clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Session for the county of Jackson aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the amended declaration of the said court in the matter of the application of William Carlisle for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 15 th day of August AD 1883. William Gailbreath Clerk

24,695
William barhite
Iowa
(e)
Jan 1780 permt
18 m $60
J. M. Eaton Esq. Washington
J. Smith
Gainesboro
Iowa

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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.
2-80 7-28
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Carlisle
   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.     1780 6 P. Col Brien 68 Traditions.   1781 2 - " N.E.    5 { The applicant states that he served in the 6 { militia, and claims for more than two years service. 6 { This cannot be allowed. It is well known that the militia were not constantly engaged in actual service. The time that he was engaged in actual tons of duty against the enemy can only be allowed. When a claim is set up for continued service for such a length of time in the militia, it renders the case a very doubtful one. This brief should be returned with the papers.  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 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, (1) 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 the county, 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 _____; 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 [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.
[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.

State of Tennessee Jackson County On this 1 st May 1844 personally appeared Theon my Robert Montgomery one of the acting Justices of the peace and for the county of Jackson aforesaid and also a Justice of the county court of said county being a court of record. Nancy Carlisle aged Seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 17 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows and the Joint Resolutions explanatory of said act passed 16 th August 1842
That she is the widow of William Carlisle who was a Pensioner of the United States and drew his Pension in Nashville State of Tennessee
She further Declares that she was married to the said William Carlisle on the 19 th Day of April Seventeen hundred and ninety two as will more fully appear by reference to the bible record of her childrens Ages a leaf of which is hereto annexed and prayed to be taken as part of this Declaration by which it will be seen that James Carlisle her oldest Son was born 1 st May 1793 She was married in Madison county State of Kentucky by a man by the name of M c Kay under a license from the county court clerk. That her husband the aforesaid William Carlisle died on the 5 th Day of April 1843 That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service but that the Marriage took place previous to the 1 st Day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four to wit at the time above stated. Sworn to and Subscribed before me on the day and year above written Robert Montgomery Clerk JP for Jackson County
Nancy her Carlisle mark

State of Tennessee Jackson County I Robert Montgomery one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County hereby certify That I am well acquainted with Nancy Learlisle Who has made the foregoing Declaration before me That owing to her bad health for the last two years she cannot appear in open court to make this Declaration in open court - and I hereby certify the same In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 1 st Day of May 1844
Robert Montgomery Esq. for Jackson County
State of Tennessee Jackson County
On this day personally appeared William Mose and made oath in due form of law before me Robert Montgomery one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County That the annexed record containing the ages of part of William and Nancy Learlisle children is the genuine Bible record as kept by said William Learlisle and his wife Nancy Learlisle in (their) his lifetime and that he has seen the same for the space of seven - years past Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1 st May 1844
Robert Montgomery Esq. for Jackson County
William Mose

State of Tennessee Jackson County I Robert Montgomery one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said county hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William H Moss who has made the foregoing affidavit before me that he is a man of truth and veracity and that full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given to his statements.
I further certify that the leaf containing a part of the ages of the children of William Carlisle and Nancy his wife was this day cut out of their family Bible in my presence and which is here to annex
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 1 st day of May 1844
Robert Montgomery S d J p . for Jackson County
State of Tennessee Jackson County On this day personally appeared William Kirkpatrick before me Robert Montgomery one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said county and made oath in due form of law that he is from his father's account Sixty Seven years of age That he recollects very well about the marriage of his Sister Nancy Carlisle with William Carlisle They were married in Madison county Kentucky by license from the county court They were married by a legally authorized elder of the church by the name of M c Kay or M c Key This affiant was present and saw them married she was then about fifteen years old and was much opposed to the match has a perfect recollection of the

particulars. This affiant believes the time of the Marriage to be correctly stated in Mrs. Carlisle Declaration to wit 19 th April Seventeen hundred and ninety two The first born child was after the Marriage was James Carlisle born from an inspection of the family record as kept by said William Carlisle on the 1 st May 1793 which affiant believes to be genuine knows of his own knowledge and recollection that the facts as stated are correct
Sworn to and subscribed before me This 1 st May 1844
Robert Montgomery seal Jps for Jackson County
W. M. Kirkpatrick
State of Tennessee } Jackson County } ss I Robert Montgomery
one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said county do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Kirkpatrick who has this day made the foregoing affidavit that he is a man of veracity and truth and that full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given to his statements
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 1 st day of May 1844
Robert Montgomery seal
Jps. for Jackson County
State of Tennessee } Jackson County } ss I Sampson W. Bassett, clerk of the county court of said Jackson County hereby certify that Robert Montgomery whose name appears to the foregoing Declaration, affidavits, and certificates is one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county of Jackson aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified to act as such according to law and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 1 st day of May 1844
S. W. Bassett cler
16934

James Carlisle was Born ~ May the 1 st AD 1793
Mary Carlisle was born August the 7 th AD 1795
Robert Carlisle was born December the 10 th 1799
Rachel Carlisle was born April the 23 rd AD 1801
Mahalah Carlisle was born October the 5 th 1803

1698 REJECTED
P. O. Nancy Carlisle
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: List of suspended claims printed in 1852 shows cause of re-enlisted: suspension as follows: Barred by act of April 30, 1844.
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

State of Tennessee Jackson County 3 rd f.
Be it known, That before me Robert Montgomery a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared William Carlisle and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical William Carlisle named in an original certificate of which the following is a true copy: -
War Department,
Revolutionary Claims.
I certify, That in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7 th June, 1832, William Carlisle of the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is entitled to receive Sixty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4 th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States this 29 th day of November 1823
Examined and countersigned
Secy War
J. L. Edwards
Secretary of War.
Commissioner of Pensions
That he now resides in Jackson county State of Tennessee and has resided there for the space of thirty four years past; previous thereto resided in Green county State of Kentucky that he has received his pension up to 4 th March 1836 and no longer and that his pay or pension on the foregoing certificate is due to him from the fourth of March 1836. - And that said original certificate is lost. He prays that the proper officer may forward him a duplicate certificate, and also directions to the pension agent for West Tennessee, at Nashville to pay applicant's pension due on said certificate from the 4 th of March 1836, The reason applicant has not applied sooner for a duplicate, is that he was in hopes, until very lately that that original, could be found, but after repeated searches he is now convinced that the original is lost.
Sworn to and subscribed, before me this day 11 th of November 1837 Robert Montgomery Justice of the Peace. mark
William Carlisle

I, William A. Hall, certify that I saw William Carlisle with whom I am personally acquainted make his mark to the foregoing affidavit on the 11 th day of November 1837.
William A Hall witness
State of Tennessee Jackson County, set.
I Laurence M. Anderson a Justice of the Peace in the County above named, do hereby certify, that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz. the oaths of Alexander Montgomery and Robert Jennings with whom I am personally acquainted, that William Carlisle who subscribed and swore to the foregoing affidavit before Robert Montgomery a Justice of the Peace for said County, is the identical person named in the pension certificate of which a copy is exhibited and set forth in said affidavit given under my hand this 16 th day of November 1837
Laurence M Anderson (B)
Justice of the peace for said County
State of Tennessee Jackson County, set.
I John T. Turner clerk of the county court of said Jackson County, hereby certify that Robert Montgomery and Laurence M. Anderson are Justices of the Peace as above; and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be theirs are genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this 16 th day of November 1837.
J. T. Turner clerk
of the County Court for Jackson County

Washington Jan 3 April 17 th 1824
John
War Department
J. L. Edwards Omniphon of Puns
Washington
Deliver
Mr Wm Mail 3

Gainesborough, Ten. Nov 16, 1837
Sir
By request of W m Carlisle I enclose you his aft. for the purpose of obtaining a duplicate certificate.
If the proof of loss of the original, and identity of the person is not sufficient, please send instructions what proof is necessary & how it should be made.
Mr Carlisle, in common with all of his age, is impatient of delay, it is therefore requested, that, as soon as you can conveniently, you will send him a duplicate, or instructions how to obtain one.
Yry &c
Jas T. Inarkes

Nashville Nov. 12. 1830
Dear Sir
I must trouble you with a little business in relation to obtaining a pension for Mr. Carlisle of Jackson County. This is the second time the enclosed declaration has been returned, the first time, the defect was supplied on the back of the amendment which was thought to be sufficient. The second time you will see the defect as marked & noted on the printed sheet enclosed also. In the matter memorandum on the printed sheet it seems that the militia cannot be allowed for more than two years, but I should suppose that if the applicant served longer & so put it down it will not prejudice his claim although he will not insist for more. He does not claim for a longer time than he was in actual service. As to the precision of the time the applicant served, it is stated with as much certainty as required which you will see from the declaration, & noted as an error in the printed instructions under note E. I do not know that the applicant can make his declaration any more explicit, & from a close examination I conceive it will be found sufficient as it now stands to entitle him to a pension. The only error marked I think upon examination will be found sufficient plain. If you undertake this matter in charge of you it some

aspirants you will confer a favor on me, &c.
I am of opinion the applicant is clearly entitled to a pension, & it is very difficult for them recall many things that is of importance to enable them to obtain pensions, If it cannot be got through the return of them will find me at Gainsboro. Tenn.
The Legislature is still in session, have extended the term over the Indians which was before as when you left Nashville —
Now have something of importance before the Legislature, the manner of laying off the conventional districts is a subject of some feeling —
Be pleased to present my most respectfully to Mrs. Eaton & say to her that the immortal Secretary are still standing at their posts.
I am oblt Servt & friend
M rs J. H. Eaton.
Tom Smith

(Sir)
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Gen AD
Sep 28. '44
In the case of Nancy Carlisle the date of the marriage should be established by the certificate of the Clerk of Madison Co from whose office the licence was issued & must of course be a matter of record. Upon examining the papers of her hus- band with the better information ac- quired since the adjustment of his claim, it may be questioned whether he was entitled to any pension - The alleged service of 6 mos in 1780 when he was but 15 years old under Capt. Love Col. Rymun of the N. C. militia should be verified by the certificate of the Compt. of that State - As to the other term alleged to have been rendered under the authority of Genl as a volunteer in Greenbrier Co in Apr. 81 for 2 years under Capt. Hugh Miller & Col. Saml Brown it is very clear that such a term could

not have been rendered in the initiation and as the names of the officers are not found on the Va Line or State Troops it will devolve upon the claimant, who is required by the rules to adduce proof of service to shew by the records at Richmond the authority for organizing such a Regt the Commissioning of the Officers - & the service of her husband under them — Her husband having drawn a pension during the five years to which the act of 7 July 38 is limited, her claim is barred by the provision of 30 ap. last which inhibits the allowance of a pension to a widow while her husband drew one.
A. Ferguson Esq Athens Ten

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Nancy Carlisle Jew: Mm Act 7. July. 38

Carthage Tennessee 2 nd May 1844
Dear Sir
Included you will find the declaration of Nancy Carlisle Widow of William Carlisle a Pensioner of the United States and lived previous to his death in Jackson County Tennessee. The proof of Marriage is compleat her Brother a highly respectable citizen was present and saw the marriage. The Bible record also is filed showing the ages of her children all of which I hope you will find satisfactory and sufficient to authorize you to allow the claim without delay which be pleased to do and forward the same as soon as practicable
Respectfully
A. Hergusson
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Washington City
July 29 th 1852
To the Commissioner of Pensions Sir
Be pleased to furnish me the papers in the case of Nancy Carlisle of Tennessee under act of 7 th July 1838 suspended
A Gergussou att o
Also the papers of Marjory Holmes a Pensioner under act 7 th July 1838 - N o 7538
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Union Bank of Tennessee Nashville 20 th January 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
At the request of Mr. John B. Anderson the attorney of Mr. William Carlisle a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of the 7 th June 1832 and to whom there is 18 th Months Pension due up to the 4 th Sept. 1837
Herewith transmit you his pension Identity for your examination and permission of his payment. Mr. Carlisle it seems has had the misfortune of losing his old pension certificate through his Agent who drew his pay for him last, and in procuring the duplicate Pension certificate has caused the delay
The attorney Mr. Anderson desires you would return his claim back to the Office with your instructions
I am very Respectfully Sir
Your Obedt Servt.
John M Bap Grest & Pension Agent By J. Cantrell

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