Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3131, Jeremiah Campbell, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
A.6
Campbell, Jeremiah
S 3131
CONTENTS
Carded

1821. East Tennessee
Jeremiah Campbell of Carter in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Sevier of the Regt commanded by Col. Campbell in the No. Carolina line for 7 months from 1780-
Inscribed on the Roll of Cash Tennessee at the rate of 2 $ - Dollars 33 - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Nov: 1832 - and sent to Hon. Mr. Blair, Jonesborough Tenn
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 39.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1833 16.67 $46.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book D Vol. 9- Page 97-
Deed
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of April 1838, from 4 March 1843 to 11 th Oct 1843, Agt Notified 25 th April 1845
Date of death not on AB

4824. Jeremiah Campbells declaration for Pension. under the act 1832.

State of Tennessee } Carter County } August 24 th 1832
On this fourteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid Jeremiah Campbell Esq. a resident of the County aforesaid aged seventy years, against the fifteenth day of December next, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, to wit that he twice enrolled himself as a volunteer during the Revolutionary war & entered & served as follows. The first tour was in the month of October about the first of the month in 1780. he enrolled as a volunteer in the County of Washington then the State of North Carolina (now Tennessee) under Col John Sevier, Valentine Sevier the Captain of the Company, and was commanded by Genl. McDowell, and Col Campbell which tour was for three months, and was marched to the point where was the battle well known by the Kings Mountain battle in which this department was, and continued to serve out the term of three months for which he enrolled, & was discharged by Col Sevier at the Salubba in N Carolina, which he has long since lost. His second service was also by enrollment as a volunteer for six months, at the same place under Col Sevier, Capt. Sander Totten was his Cap t

which was early in the month of September 1781. and joined Genl Marion on Santee river in the state of South Carolina that on his march he passed over the Yellow mountain through the state of North Carolina entering Carolina near Chaitotteville; was in some little engagements in which seventy British were taken prisoners, on the waters of Ashley river and was in service at the time of Cornwallis  Genl defeat, encamped on Waxhaw at the time, and saw the express passing on from Genl Washington to Genl Greene, & continued in service until discharged on account of no further service being necessary which was of actual service four months, tho enrolled for six & liable to perform that term if the war in that quarter had not ceased. That he has no documentary evidence at this time hereof, having also lost his second discharge which Genl Marion had given him at Santee, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services, nor is there a resident minister in his vicinity. 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 any agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Joseph Lamphee

We the undersigned  Isaac Taylor & Andrew Taylor residing in the County of Carter within the State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Campbell who has subscribed & sworn to the above decla- ration that we believe him to be seventy years of age - that he is respected and beloved in the Neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that Opinion.  Isaac Taylor A. Taylor
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Dept! That the above mentioned ap- plicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Jeremiah  Isaac Taylor & Andrew Taylor who have signed the fore- going certificates are resident citizens of Carter County and that their statement is entitled to credence.
George Williams clerk of the aforesaid Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Campbell for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fifteenth day of August 1862.  Geo. Williams Clk

4824
Jeremiah Campbell Tennessee
from 1780 private 7 months. $23.33
Rev J. W. Blair, Jonesborough Tenn
He had no will.
Jeremiah's wife Sarah
on 10/2/1813 (per a gene. 1813) on the estate of Jeremiah Campbell
1824

BRIEF in the case of Jeremiah Campbell, of Carter County in the State of Tennessee (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Justices of the Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years Oct. next,  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.     In 1780 1 st Oct r four 3 - Private Gen. Col: John Sevier Capt Valentine Sevier Genl. M c Dowell Col: Campbell Capt Landon Carter Genl. Marion   1781. Sept. 4 "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Battle of Kings Mountain - some little engagement on the waters of Ashley river.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? in the Co. of Washington, then the State of North Carolina (now Tennessee)  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional evidence -  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

December 8, 1932
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RA-J/MBHF/eel James Campbell- S.1647 Jeremiah Campbell- S.3131
Mr. A.M.Johnson Care Southern Chemicals Cotton Company Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of James and Jeremiah Campbell, pensioners of the Revolutionary War, of Carter County, Tennessee, under Act of 1832. Their histories follow:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.1647, based upon the military service of James Campbell in that war.
James Campbell was born in October, 1756, in Moore County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Moore County, North Carolina he enlisted February 15, 1780, served three months as private under Captain Cage and Lieutenant Nicholas Hall in the North Carolina Troops, was at the siege of Charleston, South Carolina where he was taken prisoner, held eight days and released on parole, after which, in the fall of 1780, at Santee, South Carolina, while on his return home, he volunteered and served two months under Colonel Wayde against the Tories. He again enlisted in 1780 and served two months as a private in Captain Jacob Duck's Company, Colonel Philip Alston's North Carolina Regiment. He volunteered in fall of 1781, served three months under Captain Henry Gaston in the North Carolina Troops and was in an engagement at Cross Creek in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1833 while a resident of Carter County, Tennessee.
There are no data as to his family.
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The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3131, based upon the military service of Jeremiah Campbell in that war.
Jeremiah Campbell was born December 15, 1762, place not stated.
He enlisted October 1, 1780 in Washington County, North Carolina, served three months as a private in Captain Valentine Sevier's Company under Colonels John Sevier and Campbell in the North Carolina Troops and was at the battle of King's Mountain. He enlisted early in September 1781, served four months as a private in Captain Landon Carter's Company, Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment and was in engagements on the Ashley River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, while a resident of Carter County, Tennessee,
He died October 4, 1843.
There are no data as to his family.
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Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

1923-Feb. 10-Hist. to L. H. Campbell mmk 1923-Apr. 14- " " L. Fletcher mmk 1904-Jan. 8- W. M. Wright mfd no data as to family etc. etc. 1926-Feb. 17-Hist. to S. R. Martin mmk 1926-Mch. 11-Hist. to Dr. E. C. Messer mmk 1932-Dec. 8-Hist. to A. M. Johnson - 887 Letter in case James Campbell - S. 1647
Perkins
3131
INVALID.
File No. 3131
Jeremiah Campbell Post N.C. line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: — Vol. 8 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 20 th 1845.
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The Executor of Jeremiah Campbell, Ad d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jonesborough, Ten: Agency, at the rate of Twenty three — Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1843, to the 4 th Oct. 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Purdie
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jeremiah Campbell which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides ? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides ? yes 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 ? yes 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 ? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations ? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 ? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion ? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ? yes 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 ? yes & has a device.

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? certified by 2 Citizens.
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? yes - States there is no resident Minister in his vicinity
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 has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
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? /
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 the 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.
†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 affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
†QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated 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 end 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.

EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD CO.
AGENT'S OFFICE
L. W. CAMPBELL, AGENT
ELIZABETHTON, TENN.
1/18/923 Record
Hon Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I would like the official record - as shown in the Pension Office - of Jeremiah Campbell a soldier in the Revolutionary war belonging to North Carolina Line served in the Battle of Kings Mountain Oct 7/781 was pensioned under act of June 7/1832 Placed on pension Roll Nov. 12/832
Very Respectfully L. W. Campbell

 CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED  Telegram  Day Letter  Night Message  Night Letter  Patrons should mark an X opposite the class of service desired; OTHERWISE THE MESSAGE WILL BE TRANSMITTED AS A FULL-RATE TELEGRAM 
WESTERN UNION   TELEGRAM
 Receiver's No.  Check  Time Filed 
NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT      GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Elizabeth Carter Co, Tenn, Apr - 12 - 1923
Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to
To Hon Washington Gardner, Commissioner Pensions Washington, D. C.  Street and No. _____ Place _____
Dear Sir,  Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary War Record of Jeremiah Campbell a soldier in the Revolutionary War, also Record of James Lacey another Revolutionary Soldier in the same war. The above information wanted for family Record, My ancestors were
SENDER'S ADDRESS FOR ANSWER
SENDER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER

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NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT
GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
 Receiver's No.  Check  Time Filed 
Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to
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To _____ Street and No. _____
Place _____ Campbells and my wifes ancestors Lacey, will appreciate all Information you can give me -
your Ref - mmh. D 3131
Yours Truly, J. L. Fletcher
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WATAUGA POWER COMPANY
BRISTOL, TENN.-VA.
Elizabethton, Tenn. Nov. 26th, 1923.
Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me the names of the Witnesses in the Pension Record of Jeremiah Campbell, Revolutionary War Record Section S 3131. This man served three months at one time and four months at another time. I am especially interested to know if Isaac Campbell his brother and Zachariah his father were witnesses, and if so were the ages of these men given. I am a descendant of Isaac who was a son of Zachariah and I have substantial family tradition that Isaac served as a soldier in the Revolution, and I desire this information on that account, and for family history.
I shall appreciate your courtesy in this matter.
Yours very truly,
W. M. Vaught,

J. P. FYFFE, Colonel, Chattanooga, Tenn. HENRY DICKINSON, Lt. Colonel, Nashville, Tenn. T. F. HAZEN, Major, Knoxville, Tenn. J. W. HESSE, Captain-Adjutant, Chattanooga, Tenn. THOMAS F. JONES, Jr. Captain, Ashville, N. C. Commanding 2nd Squadron
JOHN W. FLEMING, Captain, Supply Officer, Columbia, Tenn. W. C. CLAIBORNE, Chaplain, Sewanee Tenn. R. B. REED, Captain, V. C. Columbia, Tenn. R. P. PORTER, Captain, D. C. Chattanooga, Tenn. STUCKEY F. MACINTOSH, Major, Surgeon, Chattanooga, Tenn.
HEADQUARTERS
ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH CAVALRY
National Guard of Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Pension Commissioner
War Department Washington D.C.
Please be kind enough to tell me the pension record of Jeriahm Campbell who was in the Revolution and was receiving a pension in Campbell/county/ Carter County Tenn in 1840 aged 78 .
Address H.K. Martin 605 East 8th St Chattanooga Tenn

OFFICE OF MEDICAL OFFICER IN CHARGE
U. S. Trachoma Hospital, Russellville, Ark.
Director Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Russellville, Arkansas, March 2, 1926.
Please give me the pension statement of the following
Revolutionary Soldiers who resided in Tennessee:
1. James Campbell ? there are 2 on Gen. Agency Book 2. Jeremiah Campbell and NC 53131 3. Joseph Campbell Va 82414 -
and oblige,
Yours very truly,
E.C. Mason E.C. Mason, M.D., Officer in Charge.

msk S. 3131
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 10 , 192 9
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jeremiah Campbell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct. 1-1780 3 mos. Pvt. Valentine Poe John Poe Campbell N.C.   Early Sept. 1781 4 mos. Landon Carter Sevier  
Battles engaged in, Kings Mountain, Ashley Riv. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Washington Co., N.C. Date of application for pension, Aug. 14 1832 His claim was allowed Residence at date of application, Carter Co., Tenn. Age at date of application, Born Dec. 15 1762 Remarks: He died Oct. 4, 1843.  There is no family data on file -
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

January 8, 1924
W. M. Vaught Elizabethton Tenn.
Sir:
I have to advise you that in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3131, of Jeremiah Campbell, there is no mention made of any member of his family.
In his declaration for pension he stated that he knew of no one who could testify as to his services.
Isaac and Andrew Taylor were the witnesses who testified as to his reputation.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records of the Bureau fails to show claims on file on account of the services of Zachariah and Isaac Campbell, of North Carolina and Tennessee.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

MMNF
February 17, 1926
H. K. Martin 605 East Eighth St., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 3131 it appears that Jeremiah Campbell was born December 15, 1762.
He enlisted in Washington County, North Carolina October 1, 1780, served three months as a private in Captain Valentine Sevier's Company under Colonels John Sevier and Campbell in the North Carolina Troops and was at the battle of Kings Mountain.
He enlisted early in September 1781, served four months as a private in Captain Landon Carter's  Carter's Company, Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment and was in engagements on the Ashley River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832 while a resident of Carter County, Tennessee. He died October 4, 1843.
There is no data on file as to his family  as to his family .
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

March 11, 1926
E. C. Mason, M.D. U. S. Trachoma Hospital Russellville, Arkansas
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 3131 it appears that Jeremiah Campbell was born December 15, 1762, place not stated.
He enlisted October 1, 1780 in Washington County, North Carolina, served three months as a private in Captain Valentine Sevier's Company under Colonels John Sevier and Campbell in the North Carolina Troops and was at the battle of Kings Mountain.
He enlisted early in September 1781, served four months as a private in Captain Landon Carter's Company, Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment and was in engagements on the Ashley River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832 while a resident of Carter County, Tennessee.

see. He died October 4, 1843.
There is no data on file as to his family.
In order to make a proper search of the records for any particular soldier named James Campbell as much as possible of the following data is essential: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and the given name of his widow.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Campbell, Jeremiah GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9161 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 4, 1791 to - not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.