Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6789, John Darrach, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.6.
Darrach, John
S. 6789
carded
CONTENTS

37/43 North Carolina
John Darrach
of Bladen in the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the Company : commanded by Captain Haynes of the Regt commanded by Col. Brown in the _____ line for 6 months from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Dec r 32 and sent to Hon. James McKay: House of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  30 —
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33  10 —
$40 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 8 — Page 28 —
order to pay 30 March 1830
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 . from 4 March 1837 to 4 Sept 1837 . Agent notified 13 June 1838 .

State of North Carolina Bladen County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions November Sessions 1832.
On this the 8 th day of November 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Worshipful Alrich Dowell, John Scott William & Jas. McDuffie Esq rs . Justices of the Peace for the County of Bladen holding the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, now sitting — John Darrach, a resident of the County of Bladen, and State of North Carolina, aged seventy five Years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth  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.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
1. Shortly after the commencement of hostilities, (but the Year not recollected) He, with other young men, in the neighbourhood of Elizabethton, and on the North Willest River, formed an Independent Company and chose Maturin Colvill for their Captain; after the formation of the Company they marched to Fort Johnson below Wilmington, and remained in service at least one month. He has no distinct recollection, who were the Commanding Officers; William Saltar and Thomas Robeson were chosen Colonels, but Saltar declined. He received a verbal discharge from Capt Colvin & returned home

State of North Carolina Bladen County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions November Sessions 1832.
On this the 8 th day of November 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Worshipful Alcid Lowell, John Scott Millan & Jas. M c Duffie Esq s . Justices of the Peace for the County of Bladen holding the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, now sitting — John Darrach, a resident of the County of Bladen, and State of North Carolina, aged seventy five Years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth 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.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
1. Shortly after the commencement of hostilities, (but the Year not recollected) He, with other young men, in the neighbourhood of Elizabethtown, and on the North-east River, formed an Independent Company and chose Maturin Colvill their Captain; after the formation of the Company they marched to Fort Johnson below Wilmington, and remained in service at least one month. He has no distinct recollection, who were the Commanding Officers; William Saltar and Thomas Robeson were chosen Colonels, but Saltar declined. He received a verbal discharge from Capt Colvin & returned home
2. Shortly after, but the time not recollected, he marched with the same company under the Command of Capt Colvill, on an expedition against the Tories, who had embodied in considerable force under General M c Donald at Cross creek (now Fayetteville); they proceeded as far as Willis's Creek 20 about 20 Miles below Fayetteville, and waited there until General Moore, with some Continentals, came up; when they marched up to Rockfish Creek, and entrenched themselves near the Bridge, where they expected an attack from the Tories. He, with one Edward Jones, were placed upon Sentry; and had not been long posted, before they saw a body of men advancing; upon which conformably to the orders they had received, they fired upon them, and retired; upon which the Tories fell back; held (as it was said) a Council; returned to Fayetteville & crossed the Cape Fear River at Campbellton, now Lower Fayetteville; thereupon, Genl Moore marched back to Elizabethtown on the Cape Fear. At that place, Colvill thinking the movements of General Moore too dilatory, procured some boats, and descended the River to Dollison's Ferry near Wilmington, where he went ashore with his Company; thence they marched to Moore's Creek Bridge, and arrived there the evening morning of the day, that Genl Caswell defeated the Tories at that place. While there General M c Donald was brought in as a Prisoner. He, (Darrach) was in service on this expedition, more than a month; but cannot recollect the precise time. After this, in consequence of an attack of Rheumatism,

Colville
retired from the command of the Company; and sometimes afterwards became disaffected to the American cause, received the appointment of Colonel, from the British and was at last killed by the Whigs.
3. The next expedition in which he was engaged, was in the same Company under the command of Capt G. Jones McKee; they marched to Wilmington where they remained in service at least one month; and at the expiration of that time received a verbal discharge from Capt McKee. He recollects having understood that General Moore a Continental Officer was stationed with a body of Troops, below Wilmington.
4. The next expedition in which he was engaged, was in a Company of Bladen Militia under the command of Capt Jas. Shipman, which with other Companies of Bladen Militia under the command of Col Thomas Brown, marched to Wilmington, where they joined joined other Regiments of Militia under the command of General Ashe. The Company was called out for three months; but after he (Darrach) had remained at Wilmington, one month; Col. Brown, with Capt. Shipman's Company was ordered up to Elizabethton, in order to go in pursuit of a body of Tories, who had killed a man  whig by the name of Nathaniel Richardson, a distinguished Whig, at the place where Sumberton now stands; when the Company arrived at Elizabethton, he (Darrach) was taken sick, & his Father went in his place, and served in his place until the expiration of his term of service. There was a Continental Officer called Col. Buncombe was with the Troops under Generals Ashe  under General Ashe Nash. Stationed below Wilm n where he read the Declaration of Independence to the Troops.
5. The next service in which he was engaged, was on an expedition to Fair Bluff on Drowning Creek in Bladen County, near the South Carolina line, against the Tories, in a Company commanded by Capt Daniel Shipman, accompanied by Col Thomas Brown of the Bladen Militia; at Fair Bluff, some of the Tories were captured; from that place, they crossed over Drowning Creek; thence to Ashpole in Robeson (then Bladen) County; thence to Rodfish, in Cumberland (then Bladen) County; and thence returned to Elizabethton Bladen County. He served four weeks on this expedition - received a verbal discharge from Capt Shipman.
6. The next expedition in which he was engaged was in a body of Bladen Militia under the command of Col Thomas Brown, on Drowning Creek and Little Pee Dee; on this expedition they took some Tories prisoners, and collected and drove a number of cattle to Fayetteville, for the use of the American Troops, then stationed at that place. He was four or five weeks in service - The Company in which he marched was commanded by Capt James White, from whom he received a verbal discharge.

7. The next expedition in which he was engaged, was in a Company of Bladen Militia, under the command of Capt Thomas Haynes, who with his Company joined a Brigade of Militia from the upper part of North Carolina, at a place called Black River. Thence, they marched to South and Black River, and thence towards the North East River; after various positions had been occupied by the Troops under General Rutherford near the River, intelligence of the surrender of Cornwallis was received; and a few days after they were marched into Wilmington, and there received a Written discharge from Capt Haynes which is hereto annexed. He has no other Documentary evidence, & knows of no living witnesses of his service, whose attendance he can procure.
He hereby relinquishes every claim (what type) 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.
John Darrach
Sworn to and subscribed the Day & Year aforesaid
< Discharge certificate removed for safe keeping W. L. C. June 20/04
Answers to the Questions prescribed by the War Department as propounded by the Court
1. I was born on the 22 nd day of September 1757, in Bladen County. 2. I had a record of my age in a family Bible, which was lost during the war, and have a memorandum of it in my own house at this time. 3. I resided in Bladen County, during the Revolutionary War, and have resided there ever since. 4. I was a Volunteer. 5. The answer to this Question is contained in the body of my declaration - except that Capt McKee who commanded the Militia Company in which I was in service at Wilmington afterwards became a Continental Officer. 6. I received no written discharge, that I recollect, except the one herewith sent. 7. Hugh M c Dugald, John Savage, John M c Phatter, David Lloyd, M c Thomas Smith, Dugald M c Keithan, John M c Keithan, & others, if it were necessary to name them.
We Dugald M c Keithan & John M c Gatter residing in the County of Bladen, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Darrach who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five Years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day & Year aforesaid D. M c Keithan John M c Gatter

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 Dugald McKeithan & John McFatter who signed the preceding Certificate, are Residents in the County of Bladen, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit - and that it further appears that said applicant cannot procure the attendance of a Clergyman, without too much inconvenience
Mr. W. Dowell J. P. Elihu M c Millan J. P. J. P. Duffee J. P.
I Patrick Kelly Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Bladen, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Barrack for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this the 5 th day of Nov r
1832.

John Darrach
Bladen County
N.C.
from 1776 private Accounts. p 20.
4 5
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Sp. Ld. Hon. W. M'Kee
H. R.
Dec 26 1832
1776

BRIEF in the case of John Darrach  of Plaquemine La in the State of NC  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75  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 17 1 — pr. Gen. Capt. Madison (Colville)   1 — — same   1 — — "G. Jones, N.C. Key Gen. Ashe"   1 — — "Jas. Sheppard Gen. Ashe"   — 28 — Gen. P. Jones   — 28 — Col. Thos. Brown   — 28 — Capt. Thos. Hays  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? — — —  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Conus 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
Has exhibited papers discharge for the service in the last war, but does not state the duration of service —————  H.H.C.

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File No. 6789
John Darrack Priv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Darrach - S.F. 6789 - N.B. -

This is to certify that John Darsach has served his Lawes of Duty and is Discharged till further orders -
Elizabeth Town November 20 - 1781
Thos. Maynes Capt

John Danough
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Feb 28 1857
Long Branch Oktibbeha co Miss
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir I wish to state a case to you of a Pension claim in this County and ask you what you think can be done with it it is as follows John Darraugh a soldier of the Revolution died in the year 1832 in the state of ala he had no children but made a will and willed the claim to some of his relatives they had the papers fixed & sent them to Washington they were sent back for some little amendment but they were lost on the way there has not been anything done with it since Please examine see what you think can be done & the usual proper steps to be taken if we can get that out we also get the bounty land
address Joseph A Barron P.M Long Branch Oktibbeha co Miss

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 5 - 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," John Darrach a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of twenty 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 September 1837
Respectfully, yours,
Meriwether Lewis Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

John Barron 3 March '34 Hon D. Murphy 27 June - " " " " 18. June 36 - " R.T. Lyon

John Darrach

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Danach 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? no V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? no 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

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? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? yes 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? 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? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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 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 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.