Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3286, John Dillard, N.C. Res. At Inlistment Va.

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Dillard John
S 3286
Rev. at enlistment Va. CONTENTS
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13730 West Tennessee
John Dillard
Madison born in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Rives of the Reg t commanded by Col. Batson in the North Carolina for 22 months
Enrolled on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of June 1833 and David Smith the Talbot Jackson
Arrears to the 4th of March 146 66 Pensional allowance ending 4 Sept r 36 66
$183 32
{ Revolutionary Claim; } { Issued June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 76

Declaration of John Sillard
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th of June 1832.
State of Tennessee } ss. Madison County }
On this tenth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before John M. Johnson, Bartholomew G. Stuart and Jacob Perkins Esquires Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions for said County now sitting. John Sillard a resident of said County, aged eighty one 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776, in Butte County County then, and now Warren County, under Captain Rivers, and Lieutenant Walt Hall, the latter resigned and Lieutenant Ward took his place. I cannot give the N o of Regiment, or whether of the Virginia or North Carolina Continental line, I lived in Brunswick County Virginia Virginia near the line of North Carolina, and was in the county above stated in North Carolina when I enlisted three or four weeks after I enlisted Lieutenant Ward marched the company to Hicks ford, on Appomattox  the river in Virginia where Captain Rivers was stationed with the balance of his company, about 15 or 20 miles from where I enlisted - We remained there a few days, and I was furloughed for about a week and went to his family, with directions to meet at the house of Col Charles Paton in Warren County, N Carolina, where he accordingly met his Captain and fell on soldiers, and remained there about a week and all the company had not rendezvoused and I was allowed to go home again about ten miles. I was gone about a week and after my return he remained at Paton's about two weeks, and he marched to a little village (I do not know that it has any name) Towards the water, about

20 miles from Paton, here are down nations, and were made to go to  St. Augustine to Savannah in Georgia. From Savannah we were made to Sunbury, from there an expedition was projected by land and water against the Port at St. Augustine. I was of the Water party, the proceeding until we reached a point supposed to be within ten miles of St. Augustine, where we landed and joined a part of the land forces. It so happened our commissary had not supplied us with provisions and we returned by land to Sunbury to  to without affecting any thing. except the loss of Lieut. Ward who was killed in Florida When I enlisted I had been married about a year, and left a destitute wife and during my absence had a child.
I became extremely anxious to see them and about the time document N o 2. herewith submitted, is dated, I made an arrange- ment with a man by the name of Joshua Croft to sum- out the balance of my time being seventeen months. I had been in Service nineteen months, and enlisted for three years. I agreed to give him one hundred dollars, two suits of clothes and a Blanket, and he was accepted, in my place. I got a discharge from the Service and returned home in the Spring of 1777 1778 When I was about to start Lieut. Francis Croft gave me this paper marked N o 2, mentioning several persons who had deserted the Service, and as I knew them all he requested me to endeavour to apprehend them and assuring me I should have the reward stipulated. I however never heard of them certainly. In the winter of December 1779 I was drafted in the Militia Service in Warren County N. Carolina. And having served some time in the Regular Service and procured a man at great cost to serve the balance of the time had I had? Paton wrote the paper document N o 3 herewith submitted, which will explain for itself the purpose for which it was drawn. Although I had a good man subscribed to give to any man to go in my place. I could not succeed in hiring a man

to take my place, and I had to perform a three months tour in the Chikama, under Capt John Matthews, I overtook the Army on their march before they arrived at Red Bank, on their way to Charleston, then expected to be besieged by the Patriots, we were quartered near the city until March, when my time for which I was discharged, (three months) expired and I was discharged, about five days before the Patriots set down before Charleston. I got a written discharge. I have lost both of my discharges, I feel certain I had them ten years ago, when I lived in Bedford County. I made a search search for them among my papers and could not find them. I expect I lost them on the road as I moved from N. Carolina. After my return I lived ten years in Warren County N.C. thirty four years in Surry County, and moved to Bayfield County Tennessee and lived there five years, and have been living in this County eleven years.
He has no claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state sworn to and subscribed to in open court this day of August 1882 Test PM Wirt Clerk  John G. Dillard mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and John H Johnson one of the court with further certify that he was personally acquainted with Genl Thos Caton, who is dead, and well acquainted with his hand write and that Document N o 3 is his hand write
Mr Johnson (signature) R G Stewart (signature) J Lestini (signature)
DILLARD, JOHN (N.C.) S-3286

I Rodovich the Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Madison do certify that the foregoing is the original proceedings of the matter of John Dillon for a petition -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at office at Jackson on the tenth day of August 1853
Y. M. Foster Clerk
105-
John Dillon application for Pension
8295
Rev. H. H. Hott
agent
Jackson
Madison Co.
Tenn.

8296-
John Dillard
from 1776 pmts 22 months, $73 \frac{37}{100}
Lead to W. Hill
12 march - sent W. Hill for proof of service
J. H. Talbot

BRIEF in the case of John Dillard County of Madison in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Count  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? _____  3. How old is he? 81  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.     enlisted In 1776 _____ 19 _____ private Gen. Capt. Rivers, Col. Eaton   drafted 1779 Decr. _____ 13 _____ " Capt. S. Withers  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Warren Co. Ky. A.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? documentary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
 Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk.

COPY.
U.S.H.
May 19, 1906.
John Dillard P. 3286
Miss Carrie L. Barnett, 1123 13th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C.
Dear Madam:
In reply to your letter dated May 5, 1906, and received May 7, 1906, you are advised that the papers in the claim Survivors File #3286, show that John Dillard was a resident of Brunswick county, Virginia, when he enlisted in 1776, and served in Captain Rivers' company North Carolina troops for nineteen months; he was drafted in December 1779, and served in Captain John Withers' company North Carolina troops for three months.
He was allowed pension on an application executed August 10, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Madison county, Tennessee, and eighty-one years of age.
A careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show that a claim was filed on account of the service of James Womack, in the Revolutionary War, or any other than the above John Dillard of North Carolina.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

The following are the names of the following persons who are entitled to the following amounts of money from the estate of John Dillard deceased.    Captain Clinton  John  30    Stephen Shell   10    Samuel Woodward   5    Thomas Carroll   5    Arthur Smith   10    James Wilson   15    Edm. W. B.   5    Daniel Hightower   20    Samuel Spargan   20    Matthew Myrick   20    John Moore   15  
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DILLARD, JOHN (N.C.) 5-3286

Warren County Dec 28 th 1779
The bearer of this (John Dillon) hath heard of Affairs from the States a more on there March to South Carolina for there is some danger - An indulgence can to visit particular late After passing there - I am in the Continental Army - I think that I shall be able to look out on the States and no Law of the State can be made against him and he is a honest Family which must understand the greatest respect should be to be obliged to March in a Christian Land it is to be hoped that there are people well disposed to favour the unhappy - Then - I would like to propose that Carson be made as hired to take his place (in the militia) forward which I will give 200 Dollars from Warren Co
W. B. Carson

John Dillard

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 Dillard 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? Documentary evidence
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? 1. 2. 5. 7.
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.

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears from the Musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that John Pillsbury a serg. in Capt. Williams's Company of the 6 th Regiment enlisted in 1777 for 2½ years, and was omitted in Sept. 1777. That it appears from the Warrant book that he drew a Warrant for two and a half years services as a serg. t
Given under my hand this 19 th March 1833.
W. Hill

M MAY 7 1906 COMMISSIONER
Stoneleigh Court May 5 th 1906.
Wm. Despacia D'arner.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish me with any Revolu- tionary record, that you may possess of my ancestor Lieutenant John Dillard - of North Carolina.

Womack . of North Carolina or Tennessee. Tradition says that he was a Revolutionary soldier. Any information concerning these two ances- tors will be very greatly valued and appreciated.
I will thank you in ad- vance for any trouble that you may take in this matter.
Very respectfully - Phoe. Sidney J. Bowie Per C. L. Barnett.
P.S. Please address your reply to Miss Carrie L. Barnett 1123-13 th St. N.W. Washington, D.C.

He was in South Regiment - Abraham Chapard, Colonel - Ca- nadian Company - of N. B.
It is for the purpose of giving the U. S. A. B. What I desire some authentic facts con- cerning John M'Laine Revolutionary service. - I also greatly de- sire some informa- tion regarding James

Womack . (North Carolina or Tennessee). Tradition says that he was a Revolutionary soldier. Any information concerning him for ances- tors will be very greatly valued and appreciated.
I will thank you in ad- vance for any trouble that you may take in this matter.
Very respectfully -
Phoe. Sidney J. Bowie
Per C. L. Barnett.
P. S. Please address your reply to Miss Carrie L. Barnett 1123 - 13 th St. N.W.
Washington, D. C.

Apr 20/04 Pape to Govt Dept Memo. author 1916 May 9 - History to Miss Carrie L. Barnett Mrs. Hon. Com.
See also
32.86
INVALID.
File No. 3286
John Dillard Pat. N.C. line
Act: June 7/32
Index: - Vol. A , Page 96
[Arrangement of 1870.]