Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8190, James Cheek, N.C.

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Cheek, James
S 8190
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12.908 North Carolina
James Cheek
of Orange in the State of North Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Allen of the _____ commanded by _____ in the North Carolina line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 22 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of June, Hillsboro N.C. and sent P. H. Man...
  Arrears to the 4th of March '33 -  45    Widow's allowance ending 4 Sept " -  11.25     $56.25  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk, book E Vol. 6. Page 36

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed 7 th June 1832. State of North Carolina Orange County
On this 31 st day of August 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Pleas & Sessions for the County aforesaid, James Chalk, of the County & State aforesaid, aged 70 years on the 16 th day of August 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 June 7 th 1832. —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. — He volunteered into the service in the summer of 1781, just before the capture of Gov. Burke, of No. Car. by the Tories, for the term of three months. He joined the Light Horse Company commanded by Capt. Abraham Allen — Joseph Young, Lieutenant: he volunteered in Orange County, No. Car. — He was engaged in reconnoitering the Tories in Orange County, & was in the 'battle at "Ridgely's" in said County, between the Whigs & Tories. — He served during the term aforesaid & was discharged. Afterwards in the winter of 1782-83 — the declarant volunteered again in the County of Orange aforesaid in the militia for three months — and was attached to the Company commanded by Capt. Jacob Richards, at Hillsboro' — and was employed the whole of that term of service.

in guarding the Town of Hillsboro against the Tories in the vicinity, & the prisoners lodged in Hillsborough. — The declarant hath no discharges. He was born 16 th Augt 1762. in Franciswick County State of Virginia — was removed to Warrenton Bates (then) County, North Carolina when a child — and thence to Orange when about ten years old, where he hath resided ever since. He hath no documentary evidence of his services. nor doth he know any person or persons, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, except Martin Chubb and Thomas Hornet, whose affidavits accompany this declaration.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state, so far as he hath knowledge. — James Chubb Sworn to in open court
31st August 1832
J. Taylor
The declarant is known to Major John Taylor & Deputy James S. Smith in his neighborhood.
Sworn to in open court
James Chubb Sworn
J. Taylor

State of North Carolina
At a Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, begun & held for the County of Orange at the Court house in Hillsborough, on the 11th Monday in August A.D. 1832. Present the Worshipful Justices of said Court. James Check a Veteran of this County came into open Court & exhibited his declaration & proofs to entitle him to a pension from the United States under an act of Congress approved 7th June 1832. entitled an act supplementary to an act for the relief of the officers & soldiers of the Revolution. - The Court having considered the matter contained in said declaration & the proofs in support thereof, are of the opinion that the said declaration & proofs in support thereof are entitled to full credit.
I John Taylor Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Orange County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Check for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 21st August A.D. 1832.
J. Taylor Clerk
State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Orange County. May Term 1833.
William D. Merritt of the said County State a regularly ordained Minister of the Gospel, in open Court, said that he hath known James Check the before named applicant for a pension between thirty five & forty years. That he believes said Check to be about seventy years of age & that he is a man of credibility. & he has no doubt of the truth of his declaration.
W.D. Merritt
J. Taylor Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigating the matter of the above and after delegating & certifying & accompanying affidavits putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that William D. Merritt who hath sub-

-scribed Sworn to the preceding Certificate, is a Clu- gymn resident in the County aforesaid. - and is a credible person & that his statement is war- ranted to credit.
I John Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the above contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of James Chubb, for a Pension. - Witness my hand and seal of office this 28 th day of May 1833 -
J. Taylor Clerk
7429
North Carolina
I have long known William A. Dorritt the clergyman named within. & Thomas Hosner, the Witness. They are both men of fair & good character - and of unquestionable veracity. No men in the community in which they live, would com- -mend for their statements more trust & credence.
William A. Mangum May 28 th 1833.

No 7429 James Chuke
Alnut Dmo. spr lead 12 50 Ba - Inf. 10 $22.50
11.12.14 P. 330 R. au 33 apl L
11 April P. H. Mangum Hillsboro N.C.

BRIEF in the case of  James Schuk of the County  of Orange in the State of N.C.  (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? 70 years  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 1781 Summer — 3 — Trooper Gen. Capt. Allen, Light Horse   , 8243 Winter — 3 — Private Capt. Jacob Richards  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Skirmishes  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange Co  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  No Clergyman's Certificate 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

August 20, 1930
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB aw
Mrs. J. A. Redden 131 Bronson Terrace Springfield, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8190, that James Cheek was born August 16, 1762, in Brunswick County, Virginia.
While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as private with the North Carolina troops, as follows:
In the summer of 1781, three months in Captain Abram Allen's Company, and was in an engagement at Kirks; in the winter of 1782 and 1783, three months in Captain Jacob Richards' Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 31, 1832, at which time he was living in Orange County, North Carolina.
There is no reference to wife or children.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

8990  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 192
In reply to your request of _____, for the history of James Cheek , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the _____ claim for pension.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ Summer 1781 3 mos. Pvt. Abram Allen ✓ NC   Winter 1782-3 3 " " Jacob Richards ✓ "        
Battles engaged in, at Trikes
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Orange Co. NC.
Date of application for pension, Aug 31 1852. His cl. was ab.
Residence at date of application, Orange Co. NC.
Age at date of application, Aug 16, 1762, in Brunswick Co. Va.
Remarks: It is not stated whether he was mar.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
1852 70 62
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Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please forward the Revolutionary record of John Taylor , Lieutenant and Paymaster of the 8 th N.C. Continental line?
I would also like the record of James Cheek ,

private, who enlisted in Orange County, N.C. in 1781.
I wish to use these records as proofs for my application to the Daughters of the American Revolution Society
Sincerely
(Mrs. J.A.) Alma Cheek Redden 131 Bronson Terrace Springfield, Mass. July 12, 1930.

Rehran
8190 INVALID.
1923 July 14. Visit to P.T. Check (Clerk in Record. Div.) aw 1930 Aug 20 Hist to Mrs. J. A. Redden
File No. 8190
James Cheek Pr. Rev War
Act: June 1 th 32
Index: Vol. 1 er , Page 64
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Missouri } Court of Pleas and Quarter assizes leaving } Session May term 1832.
On the 29th day of August 1832, Martin Check was anally affirmed In open Court and said oath that he was well acquainted with James Clark during the Revolutionary War, and that he the said James Clark lived a three months tower, In the Revolutionary War, under Capt. Abraham Allen, and Lieutenant Young, in the troop of Light Horse the year he does not recollect, But it was about the time the tower took Hillsborough Sworn to the day and date above written, Martin Check Sworn to in deponent
J. Taylor 66

North Carolina } fourth of Pleas & Quarta Session Orange County } May term 1833. —
The Justices now holding the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that it appears to them, that Matthew Chalk, who subscribed & swore to the above within Affidavit, is a credible person, & that his statement is entitled to credit.
I, John Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarta Session for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the above contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the within Affidavit. Witness my hand & seal of office this the 28 th day of May 1833. —
J. Taylor Clk.
James Wilson in Orange County

North Carolina { Orange County }
Thomas Hornet, after having been duly sworn before me, one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid, maketh oath, that he was in the service of the United States in the winter of 1782-'83, with James Chalk, for three months, at the Town of Hillsboro' N.C. - Sworn to & subscribed Thomas Hornet Augt 31 st 1832.
Laura Forsett J.P.

State of North Carolina I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that James Forrest esq. who intoned the making of the within affidavit was at that time a duly qualified justice of the peace
In Witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand & seal of office 31 st August A.D. 1832
J. Taylor C.C.
North Carolina Orange County } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions. May Term A.D. 1833.
The Justices now holding the Court aforesaid hereby certify, that it appears to them, that Thomas Horner, who subscribed & swore to the within affidavit, is a credible person, & that his statement is entitled to credib.
I John Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify, that the above contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the affidavit within. Witness my hand & seal of office this the 28 th day of May 1833.
J. Taylor Clerk

James White No. 429
P. H. Mangum Hillsboro N.C.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James White 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

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? no
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?
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? yes
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? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? in Court
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? yes
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.