Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1528, Edmund Hodges, N.C.

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West 25087 East Tennessee
Edmund Hodges
A Cherokee in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Co. commanded by Captain Ramey of the regt commanded by Col. Griffith in the Maury line for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Nov 1833 and A. D. Williams Troy
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 125.00 Sem-ant. allowance ending March 25.00 $150.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Saml Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. Page 83

27. 517
Edmund Hodges
Temper
for - private 15 months
$50
can only allow as above
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Lord Com Wallace attempted to march through Chatham County and Gen. Green for the purpose of preventing them marched round & stationed himself of army on Cape Fear River in Chatham County where this Declarant & the Troop of Horse to which he belonged joined him when they continued some days or weeks but does not recollect the exact time. And during the time Gen. Gates and his army remained at Cape Fear. This Declarant received a Furlow to go to his home about ten Miles distant and was the night after he went home taken prisoner by the Tories & carried about twenty or twenty five Miles towards Wilmington & in two nights & a day after being taken made his escape & returned to Gen. Green's army and marched up into Guilford County was in no battle or skirmish of any kind during this tour and at the end of three months was again discharged in Guilford County & returned home to Chatham as a p. but does not recollect what become of his discharge. This Declarant states that he was after Cornwallis was taken drafted in Chatham County for eighteen months & again tendered at extreme  Crop Creek  now Fayette  extreme  East  line Under John Riddle Capt. as he believes and Jacob Costa Major & does not recollect the Col. Name or regt of the General and before he marched from Crop Creek this Declarant hired Thomas Patterson a substitute for the sum of one hundred and forty dollars & this declarant does not now recollect any thing about the campaign last apd. nor does he recollect the day or date that he entered the army either campaign nearer than above stated. He did not serve with any regular troops either first or second tour above mentioned but did in the third but does not recollect any other officers but Green Debell & Morgan This Declarant states that sometime after Com. Wallace was taken how long he does not recollect he volunteered in the said County

of Chatham as a private soldier under Robin King Captain he doesn't recollect the Regt. Daugherty Robert McFarlin was Major Daugherty was Colonel and Levien was General and marched against the Cherokee he thinks some other nation  Indians Indians and in about a week after he entered the service George Horner Ensign & Zidene Lain Lieuten- -ant of the Company of King to which this Declarant belonged Deserted and he was elected Lieutenant and Commissioned which Commission was signed by Gen. Levien and he does not know what became of it They marched on horse to the  to the  to the to the  to the  to the to the Cherokee Towns & broke them up, in this Campaign this Declarant served as lieutenant as a p. & Continued in service two months as nearly as he recollects & was discharged in said County of Chatham but does not know what has become of his discharge
This Declarant continued to reside in said County of Chatham until he was about thirty two years old and then moved to Effingham County in East Tennessee and lived there about twelve years & then moved to Bedford County in said state of Tennessee & lived there upwards of twenty years and then moved to Obion County in the Western District of Tennessee where he has lived about four years & where he still lives
That besides the campaigns above mentioned this Declarant had a number of short trips & skirmishes against some the Tories sometimes continuing a few days only & sometimes a few weeks
That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.

This Declarant 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 or if any only on that of the agency of the State of North Carolina  Sworn to & subscribed the 9th of October 1833 Samuel D. Wilson Clk  his Edmond H. Dodge mark
We ... We John B. Hubbard and John McClure Clergymen
residing in the County of Ohio and state of Tennessee of Thomas Allen & Joel Lybrand Adams I Enloe residing in the County and state ap? do certify that we are well acquainted with Edmund Hodges who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed to the 9th of October 1833 Samuel D. Wilson Clk
John B. Hubbard John McClure Thos Allen Lybrand Adams Joel Enloe

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the said Court do hereby certify that it appears to them that John B Hubbard & John McClure who signed to the preceding Certificate are Clergymen resident in the said County of Ohio and that Thomas Allen Lysander Adams & Joll L. Enloe who have also signed the same are resident in the same County and are credible persons and that their state- ment is entitled to Credit
October 9th 1833
B. Totten Jp
Wm Wilkinson Jp
James Hencerson Jp
I Samuel D. Wilson Clerk of the said Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the said County of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edmund Hodges for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of October 1833
Samuel D Wilson

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Tennessee
Obion County
On this day personally appeared in open Court before James Henderson William Wilkinson & Benjamin Totten Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid now sitting Edmund Hodges a President in the County & State aforesaid aged seventy 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 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit This Declarant states that he had a record of which is now in possession of his son in state of Illinois of his age and that he was as well as he can recollect born on the 20 th day of March in the year 1756 in the County of Chatham & state of North Carolina and continued to reside there until he was sixteen years & some months old & then he entered the service of the United States as a drafted man & private soldier and rendered vovs d at Chatham Court house state of N. Carolina under the command of Capt Ramsey but believing his name was Lieutenant (he don't recollect his Major) Col. Griffy & General Ramsey and served three months during which time this declarant & the troops to which he belonged continued in the said County of Chatham fighting with the Tories & once run them to a place called Drowning Creek in South Carolina & pursued them thither & routed them again there & then returned to Chatham leaving the Tories
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Concealed in the swamps of said Creek This Declarant at the expiration of three months was discharged at Chatham Courthouse but does not know what has become of his discharge. This declarant states that sometime afterwards, he thinks the next year he was again drafted for a term of three months 3 in said County of Chatham and again rendered at Chatham Court house under Captain Stewart and the same field officers as before and continued to have occasional skirmishes with the Tories in Chatham & adjoining Counties who were commanded by Col. Hanning a celebrated Tory and again rec d his discharge at the expiration of three months at Chatham Courthouse but does not recollect what became of his discharge. This Declarant states that he was the next year (he thinks) drafted again for three 3 months in said County of Chatham and rendered at Chatham Court house under  the same officers  Maj. Little & he thinks Col. Goffy  and  the same officers  Col. Hanning  and  and immediately marched on horse into South Carolina to meet Gen. Gates and did meet him near to Camden in South Carolina where he was in the Battle at Gates Defeat this was the first battle this Declarant was in against the British and in a short time afterwards this Declarant & he believes all his company received furloughs to go home and did go home and after being at home a very short time were called out to finish the three months term against the Tories in Chatham County and did so & were again discharged at Chatham Courthouse but don't recollect what became of his dis- charge. And the next year as he believes he 3 was again drafted for three months and rendered at Chatham Courthouse under the same officers last mentioned as well as he recollects except the Captain who now was Levi Campbell he believes on horse again & about this time the British under the command

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File No. 1528
Edmund Lodge Paio N G S...
Act: June 7 1892.
Index: — Vol. a , Page 175-
[Arrangement of 1870.]