Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1954, Joseph Hayns, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb
Heayns, Joseph
S.1959
CONTENTS
Carded

See letter 1 June 1833 to W.E. Gillespie Certificate correct sent to W.E. Gillespie at Columbia Pa. 24 June 1833
7397 West Pennsylvania Joseph Hays
of Newbury in the State of W.T. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hall of the ————— commanded by Col Davis in the Pa. 6. line for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of ————— at the rate of 62 Dollars — + Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of April 1833 and sent to W.H. Porter at Columbia Pa.
  Aricars to the 14th of March  120.00    Pemi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  30.00     $150.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 82

13246
Mary County - John Haynes -
Tennessee
from 1775 pri- mate 18 months.
$60.

BRIEF in the case of  John Hayns  County of Maury — in the State of Tennessee  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 80  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.     fell In 1775 3 Private Gen. Berthford Captn Dixon   ditt 1777 or 8 3 The same Officers   vol 3 ditt   vol 3 Captn Falls   vol 3 Col Davis & Captn Dixon   vol for three months more but did not serve the time out Gen Davidson  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Ramsey  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Brown County N. Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John Estlin Examining Clerk.

Sep 26 mail
Heads Quarters Louis Clark Secretary of War Washington City
13.246
Joseph App a.p.

State of Tennessee, court of Pleas & quarter Sessions Maury County } Sept Term 1882
Be it remembered that on this 15 th day of Sept in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two, Joseph citizen of Maury County Tenn. personally appeared before the Justices of the court of Pleas & quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid, being sitting in Columbia, aged about thirty years & eight Months, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to attain a pension 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 - I went out under Genl Rutherford (the rest of the officers not recollecting) Division was the name of my Capt, & a man by the name of Langhorn my Ensign - I entered the service as above believed in the fall of the year 1775 & served three Months - I do not know whether I was drafted or not, but the Continental companies were called, & the company I was attached to, was called into service at the time I entered the service as aforesaid, I lived in Rowan County State of North Carolina, during the time we were marched to Salisbury, thence towards Hillsborough for some distance, when we changed our direction & went to what was then called Brat's Creek, & now Fayetteville - I went again into the service I think in the year 1777 or 78 thereafter under the same officers as above stated, except the Ensign & I do not recollect his name, - I served three Months again, & my place of residence the same as above stated, I cannot recollect whether I was drafted this time, or whether I volunteered, we marched into Machlenburg County, then on a change left towards the Watauga Settlement, & there home - I again went into service under the same General & Capt, (the other officers names not recollecting), my place of residence the same as above stated, we met at Fifers (the time & year not recollecting) after this

& before our time of service expired, Capt Falls came into our company to recruit volunteers, I volunteered & went home for a horse, & joined Capt Falls, I was during the campaign engaged in the battle at Ramsour's, where our Falls our Capt was killed, after the evacuation of their trenches we all returned home as the term of service had expired — I again volunteered & served three months as a horseman under Capt Dixon & Col Davis, (I do not recollect the names of the other officers) my residence the same as above stated, we met at Rocky River, (the time & year not recalled), & continued about Stuart until the British came then with us where we had a small encounter though not a battle, they then left that section of country & went into the state of South Carolina, where we followed them, and we remained in that state & ranged about until our term of service expired — I again volunteered for three months though I am of the impression we did not serve all the time, yet it was considered so or equivalent to us as such a full term of service, I went out under Capt Dickey & Genl Davidson, (the rest of the officers not recalled) this was in the last of the year 1780 or first of the year 1781, my residence was the same as above stated, & we met at Bratton's Ford in Roan County N. Carolina, & Davis was ordered to go immediately on to Cowpens Ford, where we had several skirmishes with the British, during which Genl Davidson & three other men were killed, the British went on towards Hillsborough & we followed on after them as far as the Sinking where we & ranged about there for some short time & then returned home I again I served volunteered for the term of six months under Capt Huggins & Genl Rutherford, (the year not recalled) my residence the same as above stated, we were principally employed in reconnoitering in our own section of country some time permitted to go home & remain there for a few days on furlough, & we then returned into service where I remained until our our time of service expired — I removed to the

State of Tennessee some time in the year 1805 or 1806 where I have resided ever since —
I have no documentary evidence nor proof of any person by whom I can prove my services as a soldier or officer what is hereon to attach — I hereby relinquish any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present pension not of the agency of any state & declare that my name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state — sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Joseph H. Hays att — Thos J. Porter Thos J. Porter Clerk
We James L. Baldridge & Andrew Smith a deputation residing in the county of Maury a state of Tennessee, do certify that we are well acquainted with John Hays who has subscribed to a sworn to the above decla- -ration, that we believe him to be about fifty two years of age old that he is reported & 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 the day & year aforesaid,
Thos J. Porter Clerk
James L. Baldridge
A. Smith
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named officer was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states — And the court further certifies that the aforesaid Andrew Smith is a deputation of James L. Baldridge, who has signed the foregoing certifica- -te are both citizens of Maury county Tennessee, share both creditable persons, & their statements are entitled to credit —
Robert Wortham
John Vincent
Jas H. Hays
I Thomas J. Porter clerk of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions held at Columbia for Maury county Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Hays for a pension — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed the seal of

whereby it appears, & as appearing in the foregoing record presented by the war department, that the above named official cont was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the court for the citizens that the aforesaid Income tax is a degeneracy & Palaricap, who has signed the foregoing certificate are both citizens of Mary County Tennessee, share both creditable persons, & their statements are entitled to credit -
Robert Wortham D.D. John Vincent D.D. Jas Hovey D.D.
I Thomas J Porter clerk of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions held at Columbia for Mary County Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Hays for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed the seal of
my office, at office in Columbia this 11 th day of Sept 1832
Thos J Porter Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Haynes a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
D. File 1954
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     fall 1775 3 mos. Dixon Genl. Rutherford N.C.   1777 Oct 8 3 " " "   1780 3 " * Dixon + Folsom "   1780 3 " * Dixon Col. Davis   1780 or 1781 3 " * Dickey Genl. Davidson   ✓ 6 " Huggins Genl. Rutherford  
Battles engaged in, * June 1750 *  Reams's Mill * Brandywine * Red Bank * Guilford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rowan Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 11, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Maury Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, 82 yrs. 8 mos.
Remarks:

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 Hays — 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? yes  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? yes  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? 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?  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.? 
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 shown 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.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Joseph Haynes Service N. G.
Additional Service Reen War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim, except S. # 1954
Chief Division

1908 Dec. 10. Hist. to Mrs. Mattie H. McCammon. P.
Rev. Wm.
1954
INVALID.
File No. 1954
Joseph Haynes St. Melville
Act: June 7 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Please send me the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Haynes with all family data including a list of his children. He em- igrated from North Carolina, and oblige
Mrs Mattie Haynes McLean 603 Hall St. St. Joseph, Mo.
Nov 27-05.