Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3133, John Caswell, N.C. Va.

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West Tennessee John Caswell
of Overton in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the army commanded by Captain Walker of the reg t commanded by Col. Shelby in the Virginia line for 1 year
See letter Nov. 29. 1876 to Pen. Agt. Letter 24 April 1837 to Pen Agent Same — a — " — " Isaac Tindell
Va. & W. No. Service Records of Kentucky
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 40 Dollars — — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Dec r 1833 and William Gove Overton Monroe
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 20 00
$120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan May Clerk Book C Vol. 7 Page 78
15-486

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1882
State of Virginia
On this 30th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me John Gantle one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County of Gwenton John Gantle a citizen of the County and State aforesaid aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1882
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated he states that he was born in England County of James River in the state of Virginia then remain- -ed to Gwenton County in said state and was there drafted at Gwenton Court House for the term of six or nine months he does not recollect which but knows that he was in the service eight months that time before he was discharged he started in the month of February in the year 1861 and was commanded by Col. John Walker and recollect his given name but he was from Prince Edward and under Col. Burrell and his Brigade then was General was by the name of David G. Gantle he does not recollect the number of the Regiment which he was in and was ordered to sawdust in Rappahannock Virginia and lay there six weeks and was then marched to Manassas then to Burnside Bridge thence to the main Army and joined General Lincoln about ten miles from Stone Ferry and was in the Battle of Stone he believes the Battle was fought on the 24th day of June 1861 he was then marched back to head Quarters the name of the place he does not recollect but there was a large town there

and say about Ten miles from Stone Ferry there remained some time and was then marched back to Camden and was there discharged General David Mason but his discharge is now out and lost but the date of it was about the last of October in 1779 he then returned home to Charleston then in a short time went to East Tennessee to Sullivan County to line and line there upwards of twelve months as well as he recalls, there was then a call for men from that place and he then turned out a volunteer under Capt. George Maxwell and was placed in a Regiment commanded by Col. Shelby and went to the place of Randalage which was at a place called Dugays Mill on Watuga and then marched thru the mountains to the Battle of King's Mountain and was in that Battle he thinks it was fought in the fall of the year in 1780 or 81 but is not certain which he and his company then returned home to Sullivan County Tennessee got no discharge was two months or upwards that day he then only remained at home about ten days he then turned out a volunteer again under Capt. Anderson under Col. Campbell and was marched in to Chobey Town in the Cherokee nation and was in two skirmishes one at Tellico the other in Chilhowa with the Cherokee Indians whipped them both times he was gone two months then later and he believes longer but is certain of two making in all twelve months which he is certain of and was in some other scouting parties but only for a short time and can't say how long he states that there is no person now in his family upon whom he can draw his services he is now blind and has been so for twenty years and is now a pauper upon the County of Greene and is poor and stands in need of the benefits of his country.

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 before me this day and date above written
John H. Caswell Notary
John Gordenhauer
State of Tennessee Owenton County We, Samuel Bowman and Joseph Looper citizens of the County of Obertown and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Caswell who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be of the age of sixty eight years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of August A.D. 1837
John Gordenhauer
Samuel Bowman mark
Joseph Looper mark
State of Tennessee Owenton County I the said John Gordenhauer do hereby declare my opinion after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated and I further certify that Samuel Bowman and Joseph Looper who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit are citizens of said county and are creditable men and are entitled to full credit in their oaths and that they live neighbors to

to the said Corwile and I further certify that there is no minister of the gospel nearer here by residence than about eight miles and that it is not convenient to have him here at this time I further certify that it is about twelve miles from this place to the county seat of this county and that owing to the Blindness of applicant and other infirm- matus he is unable to attend the court Have to file his declaration with out doing himself an injury or being in danger of receiving an injury given under my hand and seal this 30th day of August 1839
John Gordenhill
State of Tennessee Chester County I Samuel McDemott a regular minister of the gospel citizen of said county do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Corwile of said county who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that I believe him to be of the age of sixty eight and that he is a man of good standing in his neigh- borhood and is entitled to full credit and believe that his declaration is true as he has stated given under my hand and seal this 1st day of September AD 1839 I swear to and subscribed before me this date James McDemott
James McDemott

No 15486
John Caswell of Overton County Tennessee
from 1779 minute 17 #40. 16,
Wm Gou T. Overton County Tennessee

BRIEF in the case of John Caswell County of Overton — in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Justice of the peace  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68 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.     Drafted In 1779. - 8 - private Gen. David Morson, Lincoln, Col. Walker,   Vol — 1780 or 1781. - 2 - private Col. George Mansfield, Col. Shelby   Vol — " " - 2 - private Col. Anderson, Col. Campbell  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Stono, Kings Mountain,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Charlotte Court House Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not properly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richd. H. Watts Examining Clerk.

Perkins
3133 INVALID.
File No. 3133
John Caldwell Port Royal Line
Act: June 7/932
Index:—Vol. A , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Va. Natl. Service. Records corrected Feb 27/04

Union Bank of Tennessee Nashville 29 th March 1837 J. L. Edwards Esq Dear Sir
Enclosed you will find the Pension Voucher of John Carwell a Revolu- tionary of the 7 June 1832 who has not been paid since the 4 Sept. 1835 for your examina- -tion sanction of his payment, on the 29 th November last you directed Mr. Carwell to be paid, but in consequence of his having delayed applying for it until the date I do not feel authorized to pay it. please to di- -rect his Voucher to him or his attorney at Livingston Overton County Tennessee near which place they both reside very Respectfully
Yr ob. Serv t
John M. Bais Pres. Pension Agent By S. Cantrell

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 Casswell 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? the Justice of peace has 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? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes No.
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 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.

State of Tennessee Overton County We Dempsey Moore an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel O'Connell who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration Affidavit is a clergyman and has been for a long time and that he is a citizen of said County and that he is a man of credit and that he is entitled to credit amongst every man and further that the said Samuel Barnes and Joseph Barker whose names are to one of the above affidavits are also men of credit and entitled to the same also that I am acquainted with John Cummins whose name is to the above Declaration and that he is a man of credit and respect and I believe the said Declaration is true and that he served as he has stated given under my hand and seal this 11th day of September 1842
Dempsey Moore
State of Tennessee Overton County
I William Gore clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John Gardner and Dempsey Moore whose signatures appear to the foregoing certificates are now and was at the time of signing the same acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Overton and State of Tennessee legally commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due to all their official acts and that their signatures appear to be in their own proper hands with an attestation whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office the 5th day of October 1842 William Gore clerk J.B. 7.81

State of Tennessee Personally appeared before me Averton County ss William Hayton an acting justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid on the 6 th day of June 1833. John Barwick - a citizen of said county - Said made the following state- ment. and declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed the 7 th of June 1832. as an additional declaration to the one here before made by him - That he volunteered in the county of Sullivan as a volunteer cannot now recollect the precise date - he cannot recollect the captains name. it was either John Loony or George Haffield - and remained in the county only when called out in readiness to obey the orders of the officer on duty in character of volunteer ranger and acted in that character for at least twelve months - That Walter Greer who now lives in the County of Averton aforesaid was the lieutenant of said company - The Indians (the Cherokees) were very hostile at that period of time. and the trips and tours of the company were frequent and numerous - and he cannot at this distance of time relate them all with certainty among the trips they took were either three or four to the South fork of Holston - There was a fort or block house or Blackamore fort which was greatly trou- bled by the Indians - and the company together with the applicant also visited and saw that neigh- bourhood - and also in their route visited Powell's River - Coly Copeland who now lives in this (Averton) County also belonged to the same - is not certain whether said Copeland was a private or an officer that the said period of service was during the revolutionary war - I give you an exact copy of the affidavit words herein and date above written - made this statement at the time he made the first visit but he had been told and believed that nothing would be allowed for the kind of service specified in this -
John Barwick Seal

State of Tennessee } I William Hayston the an acting Overton County } justice of the peace in and for the county do hereby certify that John Cox will whom whose name is to the foregoing statement and declaration was this day duly qualified to the same by me after after the reading thereof to him and that he signed the same with his own hand "That I have been ac- quainted with him for a great many years that he is a man of good character and reputation and is entitled as much credit as any man living" given under my hand and seal this 6 th day of June 1833
William Hayston Justice of the Peace
State of Tennessee } This day personally appeared Overton County } Stephen Copeland before me John Mangold one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said county who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement he states that he knew John Cox will in the county of Sullivan and State of North Carolina in the year 1880 that the said John Cox will turned out as a Volunteer Ranger as a private for the term of fifteen months joined a company of Lute horse commanded by Capt John Wood Lieutenant Walter Greer and ranged under the command of Col Shelby then the frontiers of Sullivan County for the term of fifteen months they set out in March or April as well as he recalls in 1880 and ended that trip in the summer of 1881 he thinks in July he also states that he is 77 years of age Stephen Copeland Sworn to and subscribed before me 19 th day of June 1833
John Mangold

State of Tennessee
Clinton County 3 I John Marzala one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify that Stephen Copeland who has signed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit is a man of good character and veracity and is entitled to full credit on his oath or otherwise that I have been acquainted with him for a long time and believe him to be of the age he represents himself to be that he has the appearance of that age and I have no doubt of the correctness of his affidavit given under my hand and seal this 19th day of June 1833
John Marzala
State of Tennessee
Overton County 3 This day personally appeared before me Walter Greer who being first duly sworn according to law, dabbled on his oath made the following statement he states that he knew John Cowell who has made the foregoing declaration that he turned out as a volunteer ranger in the County of Hickman (North Carolina) and joined a company of Pickett's Rangers for the term of fifteen months in the early part of the year 1818 under John Wood Capt C the said Greer subsequently against the British and Indians in the revolution and the said Greer states that he was seven months in the service with the said Cowell and then he was attached to another company but frequently saw the said Cowell in the service afterwards and has no doubt but that he served the full fifteen months for he saw him in the service in the summer of 1818 just before the end of the term of service further states that he is now 74 years of age
sworn to and subscribed before me Walter Greer this 17th July 1833
Alfred Robertson

State of Tennessee Overton County I William Gove clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that William Gayle John Mongold and Alfred Robertson Enquiries and Magistrates as a board stated that their signed -tures to the foregoing certificate purporting to be theirs are genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2nd day of November 1938
William Gove clerk of Overton County Courts

Livingston Ga Mar 13/78
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Molacawell
Term: roll
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J. B. [illegible] [illegible] of [illegible]
Washington City

Livingston Overton County Tennessee November the 7th 1836
Mr J S Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Twelve months have elapsed since I have drawn my Pension money for the following reasons I am quite old Feeble Poor and Blind and did not know that it would make any differ- ence to not draw at particular times also I live upwards of One hundred miles from Nashville the place of drawing my money therefore I pray to be reinstated and that the Pension agent be instructed to pay my claims and as in duty bound I will ever pray &c
John his Cassrell mark
P.S. Please return my papers and such Instructions as you may think proper to give to this place and oblige your humble Servant
John his Cassrell mark