Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4983, Jacob Byrum, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Byrum, Jacob
S. 4983
Born in Va.
CONTENTS
carded

12.423 North Carolina
Jacob Byrum of Wake — in the State of N.C. who was a P.V. in the by Captain of the Reg't commanded by Col. Yancy in the N.C. line for 10 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 35. Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29. day of April 1832 Hinton (Clerk) and Smith Ransom Raleigh N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 70. Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. — 17.50 $87.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathaniel Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 34
Order to pay March 30, 1837 Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from the 4th March 1837 to the 4 March 1838 — age notified 4 Jan. 1839.
Order to pay 3rd Oct 1839.
Same 1. Oct 1840
Same 30. Sep 1841.
Same " " 1842
Same do " 1844

Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
State of North Carolina
Wake County.
3 Superior Court of Law Fall Term 1832.
On this first day of October 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. William Howard one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law for North Carolina Jacob Byrum a resident of the County of Wake and State of North Carolina 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 the 7 th 1832.
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State of North Carolina Wake County - 3
Jacob Byrum a Revolutionary Soldier, who is now an applicant for a pension under the late act of Congress. States, that he was born in Virginia the State of Virginia the County he does not know, owing to his being so young when he left that State, and in the year as he believes of Our Lord 1761, and immigrated from thence to what was then called Bath, now Granville County in the State of North Carolina. And the said Jacob states as he believes that in the year of 1777 the Father of the said Jacob, William Byrum of the County and State aforesaid was drafted in the United States Service for a five months tour. And the said William Byrum, being a poor man and having a number of small children to support by his own labour, and the said Jacob your applicant, being the eldest of the said children proposed out of Parental affection and humanity to take the tour instead of his Father, which he did, and did serve the said tour of five months, under the following officers (To wit); Joseph Taylor Col d , William Gell Capt. Pleasant Henderson Lieut d Brewington Jones Ensign And started from Granville Court House in Virginia and Rendezvous at Hillsborough in Orange County, And from thence to Salisbury in Rowan County, from thence to Camden in South Carolina, and from thence to Purrysburg, from thence about twelve miles up Savannah River and there Stationed two months and built breast works.
From

From thence up the River to Brier Creek where the battle was fought but arrived a little too late to be in the engagement - Thence down the River to our former encampment - where I served the balance of the War and there discharged. - Commanding General. Rutherford Some 12 or 18 months thereafter one William White of the said County of Granville in North Carolina - was drafted for a three months tour. - And your applicant Jacob Byrum. agreed with the said White for a small consideration to become his substitute - which he did. and served the said tour of three months under the following officers (To wit -) Col. Ganey, his given Name not recollecting Captain Howell Lewis Lieutenant Howell Rose and Ensign William Ellison And started from the said County of Granville. and returned at Hillsborough in Orange County. And from thence to Salisbury and from thence to Charlotte - from thence to Campden in South Carolina - from thence to the Watauga thence to Monk's Corner. thence to Cooper River. thence to Lampton's Point - thence to Charlestown continued there thirty one days. during the siege of that place. and taken prisoner by the British. and remained so eight days - and then parolled. and admitted to go to our Native homes - Commanding General. Lincoln. The third tour - Some thirty or forty days after having been exchanged: and relieved from the British authority the war. still raging. and the British then in Guilford County. North Carolina. One John Henderson of Granville proposed to raise a Volunteer Company. in which he was to act as Captain. Miss Parton Lieut. Nathan Lackey Ensign. Your applicant the said

Jacob Byrum Volunteered his services under the said officer for three months. And accordingly started from Granville County. and thence to Chatham and Orange to Col. Little's Barracks. and from thence to Ramsour's Mills on Deep River. and stood as a Guard until the battle at Guilford. and from thence to General Greene's Army some where in Orange. from thence to Fayetteville from thence cross. the River. and thence stationed until the British came down and had a small engage- ment. - from thence to Wake Court House which made about two and a half months, and then dismissed until further orders. And never call- ed on any more during the same again during the war. -
The said Jacob further states that in the first hour he had a Certificate of discharge. but that he has lost or mislaid the same. That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. And that he has no documentary evidence. He hereby relinquishes any 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. J. C. Byrum
Sworn to and Subscribed
The day and year aforesaid. Test P. H. Hinton Clerk We Woodson Clements and David Holland hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Byrum who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration. And we believe him to be about seventy one years of age. And that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood

wherein he recedes to have been a Soldier of the Revolution - And that we concur in that Opinion Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid - Just William Cate  W. Clements D. Holland
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter. And after putting the interrogatories by the War department proceeded 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 Woodson Clements and David Holland who have also signed the foregoing certificate are residents of the County of Wake in the State of North Carolina and are credible persons. And that their statement is entitled to credit
State of North Carolina Wake County
I Ransom Hunter Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Wake do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Byrum for a pension. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2 nd day of October A.D. 1832. -
William Cate

Jacob Byrum N. Carolina
Admit a per cent of 10 2 mo. $35-
12,834
Ransom Hinton ch Wake Co:
Raleigh L. H. N.C.

BRIEF in the case of  Jacob Bigham ,  County of Wake  in the State of  N.C.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 41  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1774 - volunteer 5 " Capt Gill Col Taylor   about 18 th after substitute 3 " Capt Lewis Col Rancey   The 3 rd Town substitute 2 15 " Capt Henderson  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Duke Co N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not mentioned 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

Rehran
4983
INVALID.
File No. 4983 ★
Edmund Byrum
Print Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1852.
Index: Vol. Me , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]
★ Jacob Byrum Records corrected, Apr. 25, 1904. B

W Evans
J. May
J. S. Church St. Ap. 2.
Cambridge P. Mass.
Washington
FREE

Union Office
Nycteville Sept 30. 39
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
In reply for your inspection the papers I sent you relative to the act of 1832. from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 Sept 1839. p 35.
I am Sir
very respectfully Yours Obediently.
James L. Edwards
JLE

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Byrum which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? /// II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? /// III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? /// V. * Has he mentioned 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? /// VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? /// VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? /// VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? /// IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? /// X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? ///

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? as to clergyman yes as to others
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
† QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 26 th , 1838.
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," Jacob Byrum, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of Thirty five Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.