Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21121, William Collier, N.C.

SERVICE
No. _____
Collier, William
NUMBER
S 21121
CONTENTS
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27.568 W. Tenn.
William Collier
of D. Co. in the State of Tenn who was a P. in the Company commanded by Captain William ... of the ... commanded by Col ... in the No Carolina for ... Militia
6. No ... $ 30.00
Inscribed on the Roll of W. Tenn at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of August and sent to 134 Rev W. M. Inge, Magallville, Tenn
Arrears to the 4th of Feb 31, 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Sept 10 $ 70.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by C. ... Clerk, Book ... Vol. ... Page 85
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31.756
William LeVellier 3-1 Tennessee
f 1781 p 6 — $20.
Hon. W. M. Inge Fayetteville Tennessee

A State of Tennessee vs  William  Crusey On this the 23 rd day of July 1834 per- sonally appeared in open court before the judge of the Circuit Court of the County aforesaid, now sitting, William Crusey a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy and years since the 11 th day of October 1833 who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Tennessee passed June 1 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following names: He was & served as herein stated.
That is he entered the said service as a drafted private (militia man in the County of Northampton in the State of North Carolina), under the Command of Captain James Wil- kerson in Major Read's Battalion in General Green's division. He can not now recollect positively who commanded the Regiment the troops to which he was attached rendezvoused at Wake Court House in said state, and from that place were marched by the way of Hillsborough to Salisbury in said state — From thence they were marched to six miles South where they fell in with the bulk of General Green's Army where they were

Stationed for the term of during the remainder of the term for which he had been drafted. and were at that place discharged after having been in actual service on this "repetition three months." — He was afterwards again drafted in the said County & State and entered the said service as a private militia man under the command of Capt. Henry Terper in May. Peebles Battalion not being joined in this service by any Regiment, he was marched out of the said County of Northampton to Calafat Town in the County of Calafat in said state where Capt. Gant where applicant and the Battalion to which he belonged were retained to guard some prisoners British prisoners during the whole of this term of service which lasted only three months from which applicant was discharged discharged by May. Pre- sides at the end of third months from the time he entered said service. —
Said services were performed late in the war, and completed all the services rendered by applicant during the War of the Revolution.
Applicant received the 1 st discharge from him from a paper of from James Williamson his Capt. But

The 1st Service lost on mainland coast of said discharge. He has no docu- mentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony to the procure, i.e. to Cambridge to his service of his own knowledge.
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. This subscribed & sworn to in open
William X Collier
Mark
court this 4 day of August 1834
Sterling H. Lester Clerk of said circuit court
The questions propounded to the said applicant are by the Court and his answers thereto.
1 st Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. I was born in Granville County in the state of Virginia in the year 1761 1762.
2 nd Have you any records of your age and if so when is it?
Ans. I have a Register of my age in my possession which I have had for many years.
3 rd When were you living when called into service; where were you living since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Ans. When called into service I lived in Northampton County state of North Carolina since the War I lived a long

time in the said County of Northampton, and when I left said County last mentioned County removed to Caswell County in said County State, where I resided for about fourteen years and from thence I removed to the said County of Giles in the State of Tennessee where I now reside, and where I have lived for nearly three years past.
4th When were you called into service; when you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Ans. I was drafted into service as stated in the foregoing declaration and never was a substitute for any one.
5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served and Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans. I was not attached to any regular troops that recollect. - The remainder of this question I answered as fully as I can in my declaration.
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from service, and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? Ans. I have answered this question in the above declaration.

B.
Of the State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Answer. John Collier, Henry Gandy, Joseph Anthony, James Hanna, Willis Ashforth and many others sworn to and subscribed.
William H. Collier mark
in open court 4 th of August 1834 Sterling Hester Clerk of Giles Circuit court
We John Collier, residing in Limestone County, Alabama and James Hanna in Giles County, Tennessee  residing hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Collier, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy and years of age; that he is respected and beloved, in the neighbourhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. And we further certify that there is no clergyman resident in the neighbourhood, where the said William Collier now resides.
Subscribed & sworn to in open court this 4 th day of August 1834 Sterling Hester Clerk of Giles Circuit court.
John H. Collier mark James Hanna
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after an 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 the States. And the court further certifies that it appears to them  there  that there is no resident Clergyman in the neighborhood of the said Applicant. And the said John Collier & James Hanna who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the places mentioned in said certificate and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Wm B. Lusk
One of the Judges of the Circuit Courts of Law & Equity State of Virginia
I Sterling A. Lester Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the Application of William Collier for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, viz my private seal, (there being no seal of office) at office in Pulaski this 9 th day of August 1874
S. A. Lester Clerk
State of Tennessee } Giles County } I William M. Page do certify that S. A. Lester whose name is signed to the foregoing certificates is clerk of the Cir- cuit Court of said County & State upon aid and that the above are his signatures

as they purport to be — and that the proceedings in this case were contained on two sheets of paper at the time of making the certificate marked A & B. Given under my hand this 9th. day of August 1834
Wm. Ingers
Member of Congress

Resolutions 211 21
INVALID.
File No. 211 21
William Collier
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 77
[Arrangement of 1870.]

William Calhoun Payments to be made at Mobile, W. End by Viscount B. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Calhoun
'32' = 27,568-
Filed - June 14. 62
Recd in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E 2 Vol. 17
Page 12 by —
J. P. Springer Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, William Collier of the State of Tennessee who was a Private during the Revolutionary War,
is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 25 th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
John M c Kim Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.