Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27864, William Hollems, S.C.

SERVICE
S. 6
Hollens William or Hollins, Hannah
NUMBER
W. 27864
CONTENTS

South Carolina 31.000
William Williams of Spartanburg for the State of S. C. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Tutt of the 2 nd Regt commanded by Col Williams in the S. C. line for 2 years
let to S. Bobs, June 29. 1837. Pen Cut Corrected and ret. to S. Bobs, July 19. 1837.
Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Feb y 1837 and sent James Rogers N o of Rep s Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $440.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 37 40.00 $480.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N. W. Garrison Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 71
Rept. Mar. 6. '37

4908. South Carolina, Hannah Hobbs widow of William, S.C. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
10 November Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of June 1849 and sent to
Hon. D. Wallace Minerville S.C.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 313 Vol. 2

South Carolina Union District 3
On this 25 th day of May 1849. Personally appeared before me Mathias Myers, an acting Magistrate in and for the said District. Hannah Hollmes as resident of said District and State aged 85 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration; in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on 3 rd February 1848. granting pensions to widows of soldiers who served during the Revolutionary war also the benefits of the joint resolution of the 1 st July 1848. That she is the widow of William Hollmes late pensioner deceased of the District and State aforesaid at the rate of $80. per annum. That she was married to the said William Hollmes in the month of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight (1788) and that her husband the aforesaid William Hollmes died on the Tenth day of November One Thousand eight hundred and forty eight. (1848). and that she has remained a widow ever since. She further declares that she has no family Register showing the date of her mar- riage or the births of her children. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year last above written before me.
Mathias Myers magt
Hannah Hollmes
And I the said Magistrate do hereby Certify that Hollmes Hannah has sworn to and sub- scribed the above declaration is the identical person she represents herself to be and is unable from old age and bodily infirmity to make a declaration

before the Court, I further certify that she is a person whose statements are entitled to full faith and credit. Matthew Myers magt
south Carolina } Union District } Before me Personally appeared Jane Waters a Resident of said District aged 76 years and made oath in due form of law that she was intimate- ly and personally acquainted with Hannah Hollemns formerly Hannah Couch before her marriage with William Hollemns Revolu- tionary pensioner late of Union District S.C. and was her attendance when she was mar- ried to the said W m Hollemns by Thomas Farrar Esq n in what is now Spartanburg District S.C. the winter of one thousand seven hundred and eighty eighty eight to the best of deponents recollection she deponent was married in the month of January one thousand se- ven hundred and ninety (1790) and is well satisfied that William Hollemns and his wife Hannah now his widow were married some two years before her own marriage took place and have known her and her family ever since and is fully satisfied about the date of her own marriage as the births of her children were all recorded sworn to and subscribed this 26 day of May 1849
* written by the magistrate before he knew the witness and before her name - D. Wallace
Before me Matthew Myers magt Jane Waters* mors Just Margaret Waters Jane Waters
and of the said magistrate do here by certify that Jane Waters is who has sworn to

and subscribed the above of adivid Bexon are is a woman to whose statements is due full faith and credit if further enquiry she is the age she represents herself to be
Matthias Myers magt.
Hosea Ray aged 73 years on oath says he has known Wm Holloms for revolutionary pen- sioner of the United States whose widow Hannah is now an applicant for a pension for the last fifty five years and his wife and family the greater part of that time and is well satisfied that Wilson Holloms their oldest son now living is be- tween fifty five and sixty years of age
Sworn to and subscribed this 26 day of May 1849 Before Me Hosea Ray
Matthias Myers magt.
And I the said Magistrate certify that the above deponent Hosea Ray is a respect- able Citizen of this District and his statements entitled to the highest confidence
Matthias Myers magt.
I William Keenan Clerk of the Court of Union District in the State of South Carolina do certify that Matthias Myers is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court this 28 th day of May in the year 1849 Wm. B. Keenan Clerk of the Court of Union Dist.

In the Court of Equity Union District 3
The Court doth hereby Certify that the Declaration of Hanna Hollem of Union District South Carolina Widow of William Hollem Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty Dollars per Annum, late decd, has this day been laid before the Court examined & approved. Whereupon the Court Orders the same to be Certified to the War Department,
Bry. F. Dunkin of the one of the Chancellors & Judges of the Court of Errors of the said State
15 June 1844
I D Goudeock Commissioner of the Court of Chancery for the District of Union in the State of South Carolina do Certify that B. F. Dunkin is Chancellor & Judge as above stated That the above Signature purporting to be his, is genuine —
Given Under My hand & the Seal of the said Court in open Court this the 15 June 1844 D Goudeock C.C.W.D

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Official and my own Dept.
Ex parte Declaration Wm Hollings for Division
The service at Seneca fort is now well established. The fort was occupied from 1776 to 1780. Several claims have been admitted for the same. See Ramsay's Hist. S.C. A.H.L.
Allow 25¢ $80 per annum
Act for Rogers A.H.R.
of Virginia Halifax County

The State of South Carolina } Do wit Spartanburgh District } On this 7 th day of March 1834 personally appeared in open court to wit the Court of Common Pleas & before sitting William H - ollins a resident of Spartanburgh District & State aforesaid aged twenty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath say make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832 that he enlisted in the Army of the United States on the 4 th day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven he thinks with Lieutenant Harrow and served in the Regiment of the South Carolina line under the following named officers to wit Capt Benjamin Full. Richard Full 1 st & Thomas Harrow 2 nd Lieut James Huggins ensign. he thinks Major Jenkins. Col Williams & Genl Williamson were the field officers but they were but seldom at the State Fort. He enlisted at Early fort in Spartanburgh District So. Carolina and marched thence through the upper part the State to Sumter Fort on Santee River in Sumter District of the same State last aforesaid on a campaign against the Cherokee Indians that he remained stationed at that place until the 4 th of July of the same year that Charleston was taken which was three years after he was enlisted, when he was regularly discharged, Short- ly after the Fort was taken by the British Army, which was done without any resistance put up by the forces of the United States. He was in no regular battle but was occasionally out with scouting parties a few miles from the Fort. He gave his discharge to a friend for safe keeping & he told this deponent that it was burnt with his house, which he believes to be true. He was born in the State

of Virginia Halifax County - on the 29 th of Nov r 1760 - or 1761 - and removed to packett town in Spartanburg District So Carolina when he was about 10 or 12 years of age, that he then  then returned to North South Carolina Wilkes County & then returned to Spartanburg District where he has resided ever since he has no documentary evidence of his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State Sworn & subscribed the day & year William H Collins aforesaid (mark)
E. Bonar Clerk.
And the said court do hereby declare its opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states -
J. Richardson
Presiding
I Elisha Bonar Clerk of the court of common pleas So - for Spartanburg District & State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the Application of William H Collins for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7 th day of March 1834
E. Bonar
Clerk.

State of South Carolina } Additional Declaration Pintabury District } of W m Hollins
This Services which he performed he believes was in the State Service, which he thought was sufficiently indicated in the words of his first declaration; he had an indent for land on account of his Services which he sold to Thomas Farrow - a great many years. Since he states that the reason he did not make application sooner, was that he was requested a friend to draw his declaration for him at the first court that after the act passed but that he is in the habit of intemperance drinking occasionally and that he got intoxicated & remained so until it was too late to do the business during that court, that he afterwards waited to see if he could not possibly procure additional testimony of his Services by some living witnesses The Lieutenant (Farrow), under whom he enlisted had resided in Pendleton District but he has been assured that he is dead - & knows of no other person who is living that served with him in the war, (only the short time Mr. Church was with him) This declarant made an attempt to obtain a Pension under the act of 1818 - & then procured the oath of Lieutenant Farrow, which may be found in the War office now, which he refuses to & hopes he may have the benefit of it, provided it can be found. He is a very poor man and

and consequently unable to travel or possibly he might find some one or more of his old companions in arms. There was a lady  some some time in Alabama a few years since named Rumor Nelson but he does not know to what officer to direct a letter - or whether she is now alive. She was in camp with her father who was a relation of this declarant.
This declarant makes the following statement in relation to the destruction of his discharge - he gave it to his relation whose house was afterwards burnt & he may possibly have associated the burning of the house with the destruction of the discharge. In that way his memory may have deceived him but he is not deceived in the fact that he gave the discharge to Connell & that he never returned it.
Sworn to and Subscribed
before me 8 th Feby, 1837
William his Hollem mark
James E. Henry J. Q. Goff
State of South Carolina } ss Spartanburg district } I Joshua Tapp clerk of the court of sessions & common pleas, in & for said district, do hereby certify that James E. Henry is Notary Public and Justice duorum Goff as above and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, the 8 th of February 1837.
J. Tapp clk
A. Ordway Hall - S.C. Feb. 1837

South Carolina Spartanburg District W m Couch and being duly sworn made. Oath that he was acquainted with W m Hollins in the Revolutionary war that his uncle by the name of W m Hollins enlisted him to Thomas Farrow. & he the first named W m Hollins was stationed at Seneca Fort South Carolina that this deponent says that he was frequently at the Fort during the time & served himself as a substitute in the place of James Hollins part of the time at 3 d Fort and he further says upon Oath that W m Hollins served three years as a soldier & was regularly discharged that he left his discharge with him & he kept it for several years & that he threw it with other old papers in the fire thinking them of no service
Sworn to and subscribed the 11 th day of May 1834
Jacob Dean J L W m X Couch his mark
State of South Carolina Spartanburg District ss. I Elisha Bonar clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas in & for said district, do hereby certify that Jacob Dean is a magistrate as above and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office & subscribed my name the 31 st day of July 1834. E. Bonar Clerk.

So Carolina Spartanburg District } I Joel Dean one of the Justices of the Quorum for sd District
Do Certify that W m Couch is intitled to full faith & Credit upon his Oath that I have been acquainted with him for several years & never heard any thing charged against him that would in the least invalidate his testimony
Given under my hand & seal the 11 th June 1834.
Joel Dean JQ BB
Ex parte M c Kissack - affid of M c Kissack
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Ready WIDOW, &c.
File No. 27.864 Hannah Hollens Wid. of William Hollens Rev. War.
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D. Wallace

South Carolina Roll, Oct 7 th June 1837, William Hollins, Pri $80 per annum, To what time last paid? P d to 11 th Mar. 1848. Bills.
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19 July 1837 Pension office
Spartanburg Sc July 11 th
Hon. J. R.
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Spartanburg July 8- 1837
Dr Sir Enclosed agreeable to direction
I send you the Pension Certificate of William Rollins of this District, that you may make the correction. You will see the error is in the signature of the Secretary of War " Stearns ", instead of ad interim . Please have the correction made & return it as soon as convenient - and very much oblige
Yours truly
Simpson Bobo
Hon. J. P. Poinsett

Hannah Hollums, widow of William South Car, Act 2 nd Feb. 1848 Married 1788 Husb d died 10 Nov 1848
Adm d two years per. $80 per annum, for Nov 10, 1848,
Hon D. Wallace, Unionville S. C.

Unionville SC June 15 1849
Sir
You have inclosed the Papers upon which Hannah Hollens founds her claim to a pension -
The Records in your office will shew that her Claim is well founded -
Please forward the Report of the case to me at such time as your convenience will permit
Very Respectfully - Your obedt Servt D. Wallace
J. L. Edwards Esq Washington D.C.

Spartanburg SC June 22 nd
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Hon. J. R. Poinsett Secretary of War Washington D.C.
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Spontang June 22 nd 1837
Dr Sir
Genl James Rogers our Representative to Congress last Spring procured a pension Certificate from the War Department for Mr W m Hollins of this District I drew a power of Attorney to draw the money for the old man which was rejected at the agency on the ground that B. H. Butler who signed the certificate was not Secretary of War - but was Secretary ad interim which designation is not plainly made in the signature. Will you be good enough to inform me what must be done in order to enable the old man to get the Pension.
Early attention to this will much oblige him & your humble servant.
Simpson Bobo
Gen. J. R. Doughty