Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,614, John Daffron, N.C.

SERVICE
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or Daffron John Difforn
NUMBER
R. 2614
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31-764 John Daffron Tennessee
John Daffron's
Declaration for a Pension
Capt Edward Williams Col General - re
Col A. Whitson Pikeville

State of Tennessee Blount County ss
On this 11. th day of August 1834 personally appeared in open court before the county court, of the county aforesaid, now sitting John Daffron a resident of Blount County State of Tennessee, aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits 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. - In Chatham  Chatham  County  County county State of North Carolina he volunteered and entered the service under Captain Coage  Coage and was stationed at  in the barracks in Chatham County, commonly called "Littrell's Barracks". They were on Col. Littrell's land and applicant believes were commanded by him. - Applicant does not remember the year - he recollects that it was not a great while before there was a battle with the enemy at Lundy's Mills in which Col. Littrell was killed - this time applicant served he knows at least two months - he is well satisfied it was more, but cannot state the precise period from loss of memory. - Very soon after leaving the barracks in Chatham County, applicant believes

in about two weeks he again volunteered and joined the light horse in Randolph county under the command of Captain Edward Williams, (then called Ad. Williams) Captain Aaron Hill who also commanded a company of light horse lived in the same neighbourhood, and the two companies generally went together. — Also Patterson was lieutenant in Capt. Williams' company — Applicant was attached to this company for about two years as a private, and a volunteer — Most of that time he was in actual service, for in the section of country where applicant resided the Tories were so bad that it was unsafe to remain out of camp. — He cannot state the precise time he was in service but is confident and certain that it was not less than twelve months in the light horse. — Applicant was not in any engagement with the enemy. — The company which he was in was generally engaged in scouring the country and keeping the Tories in subjection. — Col. James Dugan and Maj. Thomas Dugan, who were brothers were applicant's superior officers in Randolph county. — Applicant recollects substituting the service in place of a certain John Price who was drafted, and having his name put on the roll in Captain Wm Price's company in Rowan county, but before the company marched peace was proclaimed. — Applicant states that his memory from age

or other cause, is remarkably defective and weak. He has detailed his services as well as he can, but cannot remember dates. - he never received any written discharge from the service nor did he ever want any that he recollects. All his services was performed as a volunteer and as a private in the militia - He was much longer attached to companies, and in marches to all but is confident that his actual service was not up than fourteen months as before stated - he thinks it was more, but when he cannot be certain would rather have it too, little than too much. - He has no documentary
evidence, nor does he know of any person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.
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. -
He was born in Fairfax county Virginia, from the best information he can get, in the year 1760 or 1761. He is altogether illiterate, and has no record of his age. -
He was living when called into the service in Randolph county S. Carolina. Many years after the revolutionary war he moved from there to Spartanburg district in S. Carolina where he lived about thirteen years - from there he moved to Jefferson county Tennessee where he lived one year, and from there he moved to

this, (Bledsoe county Tennessee), where he has lived for five years - he then moved back to Jefferson county where he lived four years - and then back to this, Bledsoe county, where he has lived for about eight years, and where he still resides. -
He entered, and was in the service as a volunteer.
He has stated the names of his officers and the general circumstances of his service as well as he can recollect them -
He never received a written discharge that he remembers -
He is known in his present neighbourhood to Samuel Keathly & John Carters who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief as to his services as a soldier of the revolution. - There is but one clergyman living in the neighbourhood of applicant and he is prevented from coming to court by the sickness of his relations as he informs applicant. Consequently he is unable to procure the certificate of a clergyman as required by the regulations. -
Sworn to & subscribed the his day and year aforesaid John X Daffron marks
We Samuel Keathly & John Carters residing in Bledsoe county Tennessee, and in the neighbourhood of the above

above named applicant John Daffron hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said John Daffron who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about seventy three years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. —
Sworn subscribed the day and year aforesaid. —
Samuel Cattrall John Cawter
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, And the court further certify, that it appears to them that it appears to them that Samuel Cattrall and John Cawter who have signed the preceding certificates are residents in Berks county State of Pennsylvania and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. —

State of Tennessee
I Scott Terry clerk of the County court of Blount county State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Safford for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (there being no public seal of office) at office in Pigeonville the 11 th day of August 1834.
Scott Terry Clerk
I certify that that Scott Terry is Clerk of Blount County Court and that his signature is in his one hand writing and that there is no seal of office for said Court August the 12 th 1834
James Alexander N. B.

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P.O. _____
John Daffron
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: REJECTED _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. D. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Sen No 1832
June 11 1882
Fin
Commissioners of Pensions Washington City D.C.

To The Commissioners of Pensions Washington City D.C
Gents
There is an old Lady living near me who is 101 years old the 8 th day of last October who we think from her statements is entitled to a pension from the Government for Services Rendered by her Husband in the Revolutionary war Her Husband was by the name of John Difforn She states that her Husband first volunteered under the command of Col e Colyer commanding a company of Volunteers in the State of North Carolina and served 3 months under his Command that he then served a tour under the command of Col e Belford of N.C. that Capt. John Knight of N.C. was the Captain in command a part of the time that Captain Aaron Hill commanded a part of the time and that Captain Edward Williams was in command another portion of the time and that her Husband was taken prisoner by one Thomas Fannin a leader or an officer of the Tories and remained with him some considerable time when he made good his escape and joined the army of Col e Littel of the whiggs and remained with

him in the Service of his Country till the close of the War this Service was all performed in the State of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War and the object of the writer of this communica- is to ascertain whether or no the name of John Difforn does not appear on the Pension list as serving as a Soldier under the Command of some or all of the officers before mentioned of the North Carolina Regiments and if the name does so appear there to ascertain whether the said John Difforn has ever drawn any Pension or no this is a worthy old Lady stands high in the estimation of the Baptist Church and all who has ever known her and she is very Poor and needy and it is the unanimous belief of all who has ever known her that she is entitled to a Pension from the Government for her self and Husband if her case was rightly presented with the proof she will be enabled to make and now the object is in writing this to ask of you to be so kind as to inform me whether or no the name of her Husband John Difforn does appear on the list of Revolutionary Pensions as having served under either or any of the officers before mentioned in the state of North Carolina and if it does so appear if that name has ever obtained a Pension H H

In this enquiry Gentleman I am asking nothing but that True Justice shall appertain She is certainly a worthy old Lady and if her Husband is or was entitled to any thing from the Government She and her children fifteen in number ought to share it for they are all Kennedy -
You will therefore confer a favour on me and a debt of gratitude on her and her children by answering the foregoing enquiries and giving some instructions as what course to pursue in the obtainment of her and their just claims &c
you will please direct your answer to me at Ringgold Catoosa County Ga
while I have the honour to be very Respectfully your obedt Servt
Spencer Riley