Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2420, Cornelius Carmack, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
barnack, cornelius
S. 2420
See file R-6394, Henry Livingston for birth record
carded
CONTENTS

7689 West Tennessee
Cornelius Carmack
Overton Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Shelby of the regt. commanded by Col Christian in the Virginia line time for 12 months Jan 1776
inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of May 1833 and sent to William Gore Monroe, La
arrears to the 4th of March 33 $ 80.
semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sep 33. 20.
$ 100
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Atkinson Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 9 Page 74
d. July 28 - 1845 a B.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
X State of Tennessee
Overton County On this 30 day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the court of pleas and quarter sessions now sitting Cornelius Carmack Sen r a resident in the said County of Overton and State of Tennessee aged seventy  seventy three the 8 th Day of January 1832 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 7 th June 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the summer of 1776. which was harvest time that he went out of the harvest field that day not remember the particular day or month but believes it was the month of June 1776 - he volunteered under Captain James Shelby, he marched to the mouth of Wataga, where he remained several days there companies met there Shelby, Thompson & Edmundson, he marched from there in the night occasioned by an express to Amer Eaton where he found Captain Buckhans company of which company Evan Shelby was Lieutenant - next morning these companies with the company of Captain Cooke marched to the Island flats where he met the Indians and where they had an engagement with the

Indians Thirteen Indians were Killed and Scalped. the whites had four men wounded and one man being the day before wounded made the five men as stated in the history of Tennessee - from that place he then marched back to Eaton  from the battle ground where he continued some time, several weeks from there he marched to Shelby fort where he con- tinued until Cristy's campaign started to the Cherokee nation. he said that campaign & was in no engagement with the Indians, the Indians having left the country or cleared out so that they could not find them, from Cristy's campaign they were marched back to the Long Island in Holston River where he was stationed that winter. during the winter some of the head Indians came in and a treaty was made between the Indians and whites. the whole campaign was served under Captain James Shelby. there were no regular officers in company at any time during his tour Colonel Cristy was then Colonel his given name he does not remember. Evan Shelby Senior was here for he was discharged in the spring of 1777 he does not remember the time, he has no records nor does he remember that he ever had one, and is confident that he served at least nine months. at the time he entered the service he lived in what was then Montgom- ery County Virginia and is now Washington County Virginia - He was again in the service - he was

drafted about the middle of August 1778 still residing at the same place, then Wash- ington County as he believes - he returned the service under Captain George Adams. Supt Maxfield Lieutenant and John Long Ensign Daniel Smith Major there were three companies Captain Snoddy, Captain Hays (as he thinks) Adams' Company marched to the north fork of Clinch where his company found Snoddy and Hays' Company, Reuben Bown was a Lieutenant in one of the companies he does believes Snoddy's company not know under which Bown was afterwards killed at Kings Mountain Battle, from the north fork of Clinch the above three companies under the command of Major Daniel Smith marched to Logans fort in (now) the state of Kentucky Lincoln County he stayed there some little time. & from there they marched to Harrodsburg fort where the men stayed until their time was out he went out to guard the country as they marched out they met David Bown at Rock castle that informed them that his fort had been attacked by the British and Indians the campaign was for three months which he served out. He has no discharge that he knows of nor does he know that any such given to the soldiers nothing remarkable occurred on this campaign

He believes the time of his birth as stated to be the correct time from the circumstance of its being so recorded in his Father's bible now in the possession of Henry Livingston, his Brother in law which shows he was born on the 8 th January 1759. he was born in Frederick County State of Maryland. The record as stated is in the possession of Henry Livingston who lives in Overton County Tennessee, he was living as stated in Virginia at the time of his removal he moved 1801. from that to the neighbor- -hood of where he now lives where he has resided ever since. he lived at the same place until he moved to the State of Tennessee - he believes he can prove a part of his descent by Henry Livingston and of Overton of Overton County. 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 or Territory. Sworn to and Subscribed Cornelius Leavitt The day and year aforesaid. William Goudie
He
residing in the County of Overton and State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Cornelius Leavitt Esq. who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three

No 23852. Cornelius Carmack Tenn.
for 1776 print 12 months, $40.
William Gore Monroe Tenn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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.
(County Tenn) Cornelius Carmack Ten. (overton)  A Statement, shewing the Service of Cornelius Carmack Ten. (overton)
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol 1776. Summer June 6 Priv. Capt Shelby Col Christie Brandywine Red Bank Pa Aged 73 Montgomery County Traditionary Living Witness   Drafted Aug 1778 3 " Adams My Smith Kentucky W.P.  
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 day 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 he 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 enquiry 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 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 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 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. Clergyman unable to attend from bad health
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
J. P. Astor James M. Clerk

Carmelus Carmack Declaration
23852

The applicant makes the following answers to the interrogatories prescribed by the war department
1 st I was born in Frederick County State of Maryland and as appears from inscription of our old family bible (as before stated) on the 8th day of January 1759
2) The head of my age is in the person of Henry Livingston who married my sister in the County of Carbon
3 When I entered the service I was living in Montgomery Washington County Virginia, lived there until the close of the war, & then moved to Linn's Creek, where I now live, & have lived in the same neighbourhood ever since
4 I entered the service as a volunteer, second year I was drafted,
5 As to the officers and regiments, & details and general circumstances of my service now I can say no more than I have already stated in my declaration
6th I never received any discharge as I recollect
7th I am well known to Allen McDermott Joseph Bates last forough 6 Armstrong George Christian Esq. who can testify as to my character for veracity & my reputation as a soldier of the revolution

We Allen M c Donnald Paul Chapel
resident citizens of Clinton County State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Cornelius Carmack Siegers who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age or at least we can say he is a very old man that he is reputed to be a man of unimpeachable veracity, and is further reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that belief opinion
Sworn to & subscribed Cornelius Carmack in open court this 30th Allen M c Donnald day of October 1832
William Gou clerk Paul Chapel
This day Henry Livingston aged seventy sixty eight years last March, personally appeared in open court and made oath that he marries the sister of Cornelius Carmack the applicant, his age is recorded in his bible, which he got with his wife. it appears he was born 8th January 1759, He states, that he knows that Cornelius Carmack that applicant was in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, It is known to him that he Carmack went out in what was called the Kentucky campaign, and that he Carmack went out another campaign under command of George Adams, to what is now Kentucky, Did not serve with him, but is satisfied he served as he states Sworn to & subscribed in open court October 30th 1830 Williams Gou clerk Henry Livingston

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 Allen M'Kown and Paul Chaplin who have signed the foregoing certificate are resident citizens of the County of Clinton and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to full credit, and it further appeared to the court that the clergyman residing in the neighbourhood of the applicant, is unable to attend from bad health
Robert Pool J.P.
Willie B. Miller J.P.
Wm Yale J.P.
State of Tennessee Overton County
I William Goss clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Cornelius Carmack for an Pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at office the 13 th day of December 1832
William Goss clerk

March 15, 1932
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. S. C. Carmack Columbia Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Cornelius Carmack, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 2420, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Cornelius Carmack.
He was born January 8, 1759 in Frederick County, Maryland.
He enlisted, while a resident of Montgomery (which was later Washington) County, Virginia, and served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows-
From the summer of 1776 until the spring of 1777 in Captain James Shelby's company in Colonel Christy's regiment, was in an engagement with the Indians at Island Flats, and went with the Christy Campaign to the Cherokee Nation; from sometime in August 1778, three months in Captain George Adams' company under Major Daniel Smith, and was out to guard the country against the Indians at Logans Fort and Harrodsburg.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 30, 1832, then a resident of Overton County, Tennessee.
He died July 28, 1848. G-13 -
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Rev War
2420 INVALID.
File No. 2420
Cornelius Carmack
Print Rev War
Act: June 7. 1852
Index:—Vol. A. , Page 56
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1928. may 16. H. to J. R. Carmack. C. & W. 1928 Nov. 14. Wiley M. Pickens—Rev. hist. A. & A. J. 1929. June 19. H. to Mrs. F. J. Hubbard. C. & W. See letter in William Carmack S. 9139 1932. m. ch. 73. with Mrs. S. C. Carmack. C. & W. 1932. m. ch. 30. Mrs. S. C. Carmack. C. & W. ad. & ad. & ad.

Lennapee
7m.
Free
City 23851 53
6
Washington
Memorial Gen 39 13th Lamp 1892 How Lewis Cafe
Feb 4
which
November 18th day

Monroe 13 th Jan y 1833
Rev. David Lewis Chap
Enclosed you will find two discharges which I believe he requests me to forward them to you to corrob- orate his statement
Yours Respectfully
Wm Gore
No discharges in this claim when written up by me May 16- 1928. C.W.G.

TROOP "E" 109TH CAVALRY LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Feb. 13, 1928.
Mr. Winfield Scott, Com.
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
I should like to inquire of you if there is a record of the service of Cornelius Carmack in the pension bureau given during the Revolutionary War.
He fought at the battle of Kings Mountain and evidently came from territory now Tennessee. I have no dates on him. His wife was named Mary. Whether she was living when he would have received a pension, I do not know.
I shall appreciate any information you may have about him.
Very truly yours,
Wiley M. Pickens

Hilham, Tennessee, August 8, 1927.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I desire to ascertain whether my great-great grandfather, Cornelius Carmack, was a pensioner for service in the Revolutionary War. It is said that he was.
He was a citizen of Washington County Virginia until late in life. He came to Overton County Tenn. and died in 1824, aged 92.
Please send me whatever record you may have of him and his family. It is very important that I may obtain some information of him and his immediate descendents.
Very respectfully,
J.R.Carmack.

Veterans Bureau Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs,
Columbia, Tenn.
Mar 22nd. 1932
BA-/AWF only
Your reply to my inquiry concerning Cornelius Carmack is full and is certainly appreciated. Now at the risk of being a little tedious, I am going to ask if there is any reference there to any other Cornelius Carmack. This Cornelius, whose record you sent me is the son of the original Cornelius. We have the family history written by his grand son, Cornelius, in which he says that his grandfather, Cornelius, lived in Maryland during the Revolutionary war, in which he was a soldier, and afterwards moved to Va. stayed there until his children all married and left him, when he removed to Overton County, Tenn and lived with his oldest son, Cornelius, and died there in 1824, at the age of 92. So this is his son Cornelius, of whom you wrote me. They evidently left Md. before ,or during the war, as Cornelius Ir entered from Montgomery Co. Va. My daughters are descended from the original Cornelius, through Joseph, a brother of the Cornelius of whom you wrote as drawing the pension. Now is there any mention there of the elder Cornelius, or of Joseph, his son. The original Cornelius was born in 1732, and of course could have been in the war, but I have not been able to find it. They lived in Frederick County Md. before moving to Va.
Cornelius-1732-1824 his son Joseph 1768- 1798 his son Cornelius 1797-1851 his son Francis M 1832-1861 his sons Sam Cornelius 1856-1925 and Edward Ward Carmack 1858-1908
Thanking you,
Mrs. S. C. Carmack

Great Southern Life Insurance Company
E. P. Greenwood, President
Houston, Texas
Mrs. ANNIE F. CARMACK Representative
Columbia, Tennessee
Feb. 15th .1932
Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs,
I have been trying to get the Revolutionary war record of Cornelius Carmack . He drew a pension, and Died in Overton County, Tenn. The family history says he died in 1824, and in Trotwood Moore's history of Tennessee, I see that he was drawing a pension in from that County. I gather from the family history that he was living in Md. during the Revolutionary war. I have written there, but no record seems to be available there. I would appreciate it if you will look this up for me. Very Respectfully,
Mrs. S. C. Carmack
I suppose his age will be given on his application, which I would be glad to have.

March 30, 1932
aw BA-J/AWF
Mrs. S. C. Carmack Columbia Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of March 22, 1932 requesting information in regard to Cornelius Carmack, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
You were furnished, March 15, 1932, the record of Cornelius Carmack, S. 2420 , which is the record of the only soldier of that name found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

A.W.Y.
January 19, 1929.
Mrs. F. J. Hubbard, 502 North Street, Jackson, Mississippi.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2420, it appears that Cornelius Carmack was born January 8, 1759 in Frederick County, Maryland.
While a resident of Montgomery County (which was later Washington County), Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia Troops, as follows:
From the summer of 1776 until the spring of 1777 in Captain James Shelby's Company, Colonel Christy's Regiment, was in an engagement with the Indians at Island Flats, and went with the Christy Campaign to the Cherokee Nation; and from August 1778, three months in Captain George Adams' Company under Major Daniel Smith, and was out to guard the country against the Indians, was at Logans Fort and Harrodsburg.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 30, 1832, while residing in Overton County,

Tennessee.
Henry Livingston married a sister of the soldier, and was living in Overton County, Tennessee in 1832, her name is not given.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Owing to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories are furnished each person.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

May 16, 1928
J. R. Carmack Hilham Tennessee
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 2420, it appears that Cornelius Carmack was born January 8, 1759 in Frederick County, Maryland.
While a resident of Montgomery County (which was later Washington County), Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia Troops, as follows-
From the summer of 1776 until the spring of 1777 in Captain James Shelby's Company, Colonel Christy's Regiment, was in an engagement with the Indians at Island Flats, and went with the Christy Campaign to the Cherokee Nation; and from August 1778, three months in Captain George Adams' Company under Major Daniel Smith, and was out to guard the country against the Indians, was at Logans Fort and Harrodsburg.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

October 30, 1832, while residing in Overton County, Tennessee.
Henry Livingston married a sister of the soldier, and was living in Overton County, Tennessee in 1832, her name is not given.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

AK.Y.
November 14, 1928.
Wiley M. Pickens, Troop E 109" Cavalry, Lincolnton, North Carolina.
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2420, it appears that Cornelius Carmack was born January 8, 1759 in Frederick County, Maryland.
While a resident of Montgomery County (which was later Washington County), Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia Troops, as follows:
From the summer of 1776 until the spring of 1777 in Captain James Shelby's Company, Colonel Christy's Regiment, was in an engagement with the Indians at Island Flats, and went with the Christy Campaign to the Cherokee Nation; and from August 1778, three months in Captain George Adams' Company under Major Daniel Smith, and was out to guard the country against the Indians, was at Logans Fort and Harrodsburg.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

October 30, 1832, while residing in Overton County, Tennessee.
Henry Livingston married a sister of the soldier, and was living in Overton County, Tennessee in 1832, her name is not given.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
This is the history of the only soldier named Cornelius Carmack found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.