Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,909, Phillip Burns, N.C.

SERVICE
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Nb.
Burns, Phillip or Burnes.
S. 30.909.
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13935 Kentucky
Phillip Burnes
is hereby in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Neal of the Regiment commanded by Col. McDonnell the North Carolina line for 16 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of July 1833 and South Grange
J. Waugh Harrodsburg
Arrears to the 4th of March 186 66 Pension allowance ending Sept r 26 66
$133.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 4

Seal of Office this 4 th day of June 1833 Geo. H. H. Clark Mercer County Court
Philip Burns Revolutionary Claims
W. Bell from 1780 permt 16 mths. $53.37 \frac{1}{2}
Mercia Clark McDonell N.C.
George L. Waugh Harrodsburg Ky

State of Kentucky
Mercer County
On this 3 rd day of June A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court & court, before the worshipful Justices of the Mercer County Court now sitting. Phillip Burns Jr. a resident of the County of Washington, aged seventy four 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 the 7 th day of June 1832.
That he was drafted in Lincoln County in the State of North Carolina for a tour of three months in the army of the Revolution, and marched under Captain George Smith and joined a detachment of General Greene army near Mecklenburg, where we were stationed for some time from thence we were ordered to Salisbury to guard some British prisoners that had been taken by the American Army, at which place we built a stockade and my tour of service having expired, I was honorably discharged by my Captain, he thinks it was in the year 1780. but the day or month he cannot re- collect, he returned home, and some time after he thinks, in the fall  or 81 of 1780, he entered Captain Mordica Clark, Company of Militia as a substitute for one George Dry for a tour of three months and marched to South Carolina and joined General Greene's Army on the Santee Hills, from which place we marched and count- er marched until his  my tour of 3 months expired when He was discharged but he cannot recollect the place nor the day of the month, it was at some place in South Carolina but the name he can't recollect. He returned home and in the year 1781. His Father was drafted to go agst the Indians, and he took his place and marched to the head of the Catawba River and was stationed at Fort Charles under Colonel

Joseph M c Donell his Captain's name was William Neal, He was discharged at said Fort after serving fully Three months, this he thinks was in the spring of 1781. He returned home and orders came for more men he thinks on or about the 14 th , they showed and told to him to go, and the understanding was the ballance should throw in something to him who had to serve the Tour, and they did pay up very liberally he marched under Captain Broward and joined the army in South Carolina this was after the Battle of the Eutaw Springs, and near which place we joined the main army. This was a tour of eighteen months but he served only seven or eight months before the war closed and the whole of the North Carolina Troops were discharged, He rec d Regular discharge, but they have long since been Mutilated or lost, he doth solemnly declare that he cannot recollect the dates, nor all the country through which they marched, but that he did serve faithfully the Tours set forth in his declarations, he hereby relinquishes every claim what ever 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, known to and known to and And that the reason of his making his declaration before the Mercer County Court is because his principle witness George Gabbart lives in Mercer County, Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid,
Phillip Burns S r , Seal
The deposition of George Gabbart taken in behalf of Phillip Burns sen r . This deponent being seventy three years of age and duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration, that he lived in the County of Burke & State of North Carolina and adjoining the County of Lincoln, that he was well

acquainted with Phillip Burns sen r who has signed the foregoing Declaration and that he is fully convinced that he served faithfully the terms set forth in his said Declaration, that he did not serve with him himself, but his brother Michael Gabbart did, in room of his son and that he was a faith- ful soldier. He further states that Phillip Burns sen r is his neighbour and a man of truth and that he is reported in his neighbourhood to have been a revolutionary soldier, Sworn & subscribed this day & year after.
George Gabbart (Seal) mark
We Supt Head a Clergyman residing in Mercer County and Turner Smith residing in the neighbourhood of Phillip Burns sen r hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Phillip Burns sen r who has signed his declaration that we believe him to be 84 years of age, that he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we fully concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed this day and year after.
John Head (Seal) Turner Smith (Seal)
State of Kentucky Mercer County (Seal)
June. County Court 1833
Phillip Burns sen r The applicant for a pension herein together with George Gabbart and Supt Head a Clergyman and Turner Smith severally came into court and subscribed and swore to their dec- laration and statements herein, and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories the 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 Supt Head who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman and resident of Mercer County -

and Turner Smith who has signed the same as present in Washington County, and George Sabbat who has sworn to and subscribed his affidavit of deposition depositions, and that these statements are entitled to credit. I Thomas Alling Clerk of the Court of Mercer County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Philip Burnside for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4 th day of June 1833
Thos Alling Clerk Mercer County Court
Philip Burnside
Revolutionary Claims
W. Hill
for 1780 Pmt
16 mths $53.33 2/3
Andrew Clark
W. Smith
W.C.
George J. Waugh P. m. & Co.
Pa

Know all men by these Presents, That I, Philip Burns,
son of Philip Burns decd. a Revolutionary Pensioner, who died January 28 th 1849 and whose widow died sometime in June 1851 - day of the month not remembered.
who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint G. H. Monsaral true and lawful Attorney
for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I may have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3d March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848 and 20th July, 1848 - as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15th May, 1828, and 7th June, 1832.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a re-consideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching my interests, and to obtain from any Department or the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers herein conferred upon the said G. H. Monsaral hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents.
Witness my hand and seal this 31 st day of March 1853
E. D. Veatch S. H. Stevenson
Philip Burns mark
for my interest after 1849
State of Kentucky Mercer County, set.
BE IT KNOWN, that on the 31 st day of March 1853 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Philip Burns subscriber to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the signing, sealing and delivering the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF; I do hereunto subscribe my name.
E. D. Veatch J. P.

State of Kentucky } Mercer County } 3/8
I Geo. Allen, clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that E. D. Veatch Esq. before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, is and was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly Elected, commissioned and sworn, and that his said signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of my office as clerk of the Mercer County Court, this 2 nd day of April 1853 Geo. Allen Esq.

She was furnished on this date, also, the No. 718-2 No. 18 Philip Burns, B.I. M. 40375-80155 January 12, 1937
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Mrs. Dennis Larkins 910 Broadway Paducah, Kentucky
PHILLIP BURNS S. 30909 BA-J/MHHP:MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of December 1, 1936, in which you state that you desire to prove that Philip Burns, son of Philip Burns, Sr., Revolutionary War pensioner, S. 30909, was your ancestor, and desire to know if in said claim for pension reference was made to other children of Philip Burns, Sr., to any children of Philip, Jr., or to his wife, whether Philip, Junior's signature is shown or whether some one signed for him and who, full information in regard to relationship of Philip, Sr. and Philip, Jr., why was Philip, Jr. corresponding with the government in 1853 and who gave dates of death of Philip, Sr. and his wife.
In the claim for pension, S. 30909, no other children of Philip Burns, Sr. were referred to than Philip. No children of Philip Burns, Jr., or his wife, were referred to.
In 1853, Philip Burns submitted a power of attorney, which instrument was executed in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1853, in order to obtain any pension which might have been due on account of the service of his father, Philip Burns, Sr., in the Revolutionary War. His signature was by mark and witnessed by E. D. Veatch, Justice of the Peace of Mercer County, Kentucky, and by S. H. Stevenson. In this power of attorney, Philip Burns, Jr., whose age is not given, stated that his father died January 28, 1849, and whose widow died sometime in June, 1851. He did not give her name or age or date and place of marriage to his father. There are no further family data, whatever, in this claim for pension.
The records of this office do not show date when pension ceased.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid in this case, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division,

this city, and cite the following data: Phillip Burnes, Certificate 13933, issued July 15, 1833, rate, $53.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

30909 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30,909
Phillip Burns
Rev
Act: June 1 st 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 98
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1928 Jan 31 - H. S. to Miss Valeria Brown Aug 7 letter sent to Rec. Div. for reply to inquiries for Mex. Civil War soldiers
1937 Jan 12 - Mrs. Emma Laskins furnished info. on report to Thru. data. M.P.
1938 Jan 12 - Mrs. Emma Laskins furn. further info. in re service of sol., etc. - M.P.

Philip Burns
England
J. J. C. Tipton

DENNIS N. LARKINS
Plumbing and Heating Contractor
910 Broadway
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
December 1, 1936
Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Gentlemen: In Re: Rev. and 1812 Wars Sections
On January 31, 1928, I had some information from you in regard to Revolutionary War Pension claim S. 30909 showing that Phillip Burns Sr. was allowed a pension on his application executed June 3, 1833, while a resident of Washington County Kentucky, Aged seventy-four years. You further add that he died January 28, 1849, leaving a widow, her name is not given, she died in June 1851. You say their sone Phillip was alive in 1853.
This son Phillip was my great-great grandfather. I have definite proof of this through recorded wills. Or maybe I should say that my great-great grandfather was a Phillip Burns and I want to prove that he was the Phillip Burns Jr. you mention as being alive in 1853. Is there any reference to any other children of Phillip Burns Sr.? Is there any reference at all to any children of Phillip Burns Jr. or to his wife? Do you have his Phillip Jr signature to any document at all? My wills show he could not write and that Harvey J. Burns , his son took care of business matter for him? Is there a change that the said Harvey J Burns may have signed some paper for him?
If his signature

DENNIS N. LARKINS
Plumbing and Heating Contractor
910 Broadway
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
If his signature is by someone else---who?
Any information you may furnish in regard to relationship between Phillip Burns Jr. and Sr. will be appreciated.
Who informed you of Phillip Burns Sr.'s death? Who of his wife's death? Why was Phillip Burns Jr. in communication with you in 1853 ?
Any information you can give will be appreciated. I would appreciate all details regardless of how unimportant they may seem in regard to Phillip Burns Sr. and Phillip Burns Jr.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Dennis Larkins
Mrs Dennis Larkins

LARKINS PLUMBING CO.
Plumbing and Heating Contractor
908 Broadway PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
October 1, 1938
United States Dept. of Interior Veterans Administration Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please refer to Philip Burns S 30909 BA-J/MMF:MLB
Have you a record of other Revolutionary War soldiers by the name of Burns who were from Lincoln County N. C.? Give me names and any other information that might con- nect them with the Philip Burns of Pension S 30909.
You say that he served in Captain Brevard's North Carolina Co. for seven or eight months. Can you tell exact date and year of such service?
Yours truly,
Mrs. Dennis Larkins

January 12, 1939
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Mrs. Dennis Larkins 910 Broadway Paducah, Kentucky
PHILLIP BURNS S. 30909 BA-J/MCHF:MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request to know whether or not this office has record of other soldiers of Lincoln County, North Carolina, with surname Burns, than that of Phillip Burns (S. 30909), in regard to whom you were informed January 12, 1937, in order that you might find some connection of the others with Phillip, and in which letter you requested, also, to know the exact dates of service of said Phillip in Captain Brevard's North Carolina company.
The Revolutionary War pension records of this office are not arranged according to the residences of the applicants at any time, but according to their full names, hence, in order to make a proper search of the records, the full name of the soldier is essential.
In the pension claim cited by you, the exact date of service of Phillip Burns in Captain Brevard's company is not shown. He stated, however, that after his tour of three months in the spring of 1781, he returned home and orders came for more men and he marched under Captain Brevard and joined the army in South Carolina, near Eutaw Springs, after the battle at that place, so it seems evident that this service was in the year 1781.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
January 31, 1928
Miss Valeria Burns Verona Ky.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 30909, it appears that Phillip Burns, Sr. was drafted in Lincoln County, North Carolina in 1780 and served three months in Captain George Smith's North Carolina Company; served from in the fall of 1780, three months in Captain Mordecai Clark's North Carolina Company; served from the spring of 1781, as substitute for his father, whose name is not stated, three months against the Indians, in Captain William Neal's Company, Colonel Joseph McDowell's North Carolina Regiment; and soon after the battle of Eutaw Springs, served seven or eight months in Captain Brevard's North Carolina Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 3, 1833, while a resident of Washington

County, Kentucky, aged seventy-four years.
He died January 28, 1849, leaving a widow, her name is not given, she died in June 1851.
Their son Philip was alive in 1853. There are no further data as to family.
The above noted Phillip Burns (all spellings of that name searched) is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, and the War of 1812 records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to pension having been claimed on account of the services of any soldier named Phillip Burns and similar spellings of that name.
Your letter has been forwarded to the proper division for reply to inquiries relative to soldiers of the Mexican and Civil Wars.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Letter sent to Rec. Division Jan. 31-1928 C.C.J.
Soldier's son, Philip Burns, made application in Mercer County in 1853. There is no further data as to family.
a. Young family lot. Young family 1957, for a Philip Burns, 1812-1882. Rec. 1812-1882 filed. M.P. 48375-8057