Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2595, Chapman Hayles, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.6
Heayles, Chapman
S.2595
Carded
CONTENTS

North Carolina 12.429
Chapman Hayles
of Wilson in the State of N.C.
who was a pri. in the commanded
by Captain of the Regt. commanded
by Col: Green in the N.C.
time for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of Ap r 33 and Smith Ransom Sanders, clk. Trenton Co. N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1880 — $0 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. — 10 $ 50 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. Rice Clerk Book 60 Vol. 6 Page 42

State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions Johnston Co. 5 August sessions AD 1832.
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
On the 27 th day of August 1832 Personally appeared in Open Court the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions now sitting Chapman Hayles, a resident of the County of Johnston State of North Carolina aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following statement in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated First entered the service as a substitute for the term of three months for Lewis Bryan, about the year 1780 under the Command of Capt. Phillips Thomas we were mustered at Smithfield and marched to Greenville, in Pitt County, where we joined the Wayne & Pitt County Militia & were commanded by Major Dennis - after serving regularly the three months tour I obtained an honorable discharge from the hands of Capt. Thomas which I have lost or mislaid so that it cannot be found. The second tour of three months, I was drafted in Johnston County, & put under the Command of

Capt. Jonathan Smith & marched to Granville County & from thence to Franklin County & back to Lenoir County & thence to Cox's Ferry & thence to Col. Green's on Reuse River, where Genl. Wallis had crossed the River - we then marched to Major Crossin's house, & was ordered to stack our guns, & each was ordered to his own Court house to obtain his discharge - where I received mine signed by Capt. Smith, which I have also lost or mislaid so that it cannot be found & he hereby relinquishes all further claims to a pension We Benjamin Edwards, & Abel Saper do hereby certify that we served the first tour named in this certificate with Chapman Hayles & do know he served the tour faithfully & was honorably discharged. Chapman Hayles
John A. Watson John A. Watson We the undersigned  the undersigned
Majistrates in the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Chapman Hayles, who has subscribed & sworn to above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years old, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that opinion, & do believe him as much entitled to a pension as any man of our acquaintance in the state.
in open Court.
J. Watson
MacLead

State of North Carolina } And the said Court Johnston County. } do hereby declare } this opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the court department that the above named Chapman Hayles was a revolutionary soldier, and said as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them, that Josiah Q. Watson and Mr. McLeod are respectable magistrates residing in the County aforesaid, respectable and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Ransom Sanders Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Johnston County State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of Chapman Hayles for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal this 28 th day of August 1832. R. Sanders ex

Chapman Hays N Carolina
Adelphia fa. bms as a parval. p. 20.
12939
Ransom Sanders Ck. Johnston Co Trenton 64 N.C.

BRIEF in the case of  Chapman Hayle  County of Johnston  in the State of N.C.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  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. As a Gen.     In 17 th  substitute 3 private Capt Thomas Maj: Denny   enlisted 3 " Capt Smith Col Green  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Smithfield N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional two living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The living witnesses are not certified 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

Rev War
2595 INVALID.
File No. 2595
Chapman Hays Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1882
Index:—Vol. A , Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of  Chapman Mayfield  which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy 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? yy 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? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy 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? yy

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? yes as to two witnesses XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 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? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 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? yes 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? yes
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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†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 authenticates 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 ends 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.