Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4909, Richard Henson, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Henson, Richard. Hynson or
R. 4909
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CONTENTS
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76-7 Capt Naul Salisbury 3 mo a year or two before guarded the Comm n running the line between V a & H. C a under Capt Clearland to Holstein There put under Capt Henderson 3 mo.

No 37036 Richard Henderson
to J. B. King June 9. '45-
MISSOURI-
Ad June 7th 1832

Acts of July 11, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
Am REJECTED
4909
P. O.
Richard Hansen
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

The state of Missouri On this eighteenth day of March County of Newton D. 3 A. D. 1815
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Newton Richard Henson, of said County, an old inform man, aged ninety five years as he verily believes, He having no learning. Can not read nor write. Who being duly sworn, according to law, deposeth and saith, that by reason of Old Age; and the Consequent loss of memory, he can not swear positively, as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he serv- ed, not less than, six months, and after being sworn, as aforesaid, makes the following declara- tion, 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, this declarant the said service in Wilkes county in the state of North Carolina on Naked Creek near the head of New River, in the fall of the year (as he believes) 1776, or 77. Volunteered as a private in the Company commanded by Captain William Staub, Lieutenant Geer, Ensign George Baker. marched from where declarant lived to Sausberry there stationed threw up entrenchments and picketed the fort, served three months, were discharged and went home. On my first tour that ought to have been firstly related. This declarant was living when he first entered the service of the United States, near the head waters of New River, in the said County of Wilkes, in the said state of North Carolina. This said declarant saith he thinks and believes that in a year or two years before he entered and served his first three months in the Army of the Revolution that he was called by Colonel Cleveland to volunteer and the person that to run the line between the state of North Car- olina and the state of Virginia —

this declarant volunteered had his name enrolled in the company of Captain Absalom Cleveland a private to meet and marched near the head of Redster River, (Carters Valley) Then this declarant was put under Captain Henderson, there guarding the surveyors, until they saw the line. Colonel Williams commanded us; served three months - they were discharged and returned home -
This said declarant, served with no Continental Regiment, unless there were Continentals officers and soldiers that brought British Prisoners to Saulsbury - when said declarant was there whilst serving his second tour firstly related. That he has no documentary evidence of his services and he knows of no person living that he can prove all of his Revolutionary services by -
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present: and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State:
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. Richard Hynson M c Alister
and the above named Justice do hereby declare his opinion that the above named ap- -plicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states and further certify that the said declarant is an Old man infirm and unable to attend any Court of Record - Justice being afflicted so that he is unable to walk or stand alone: and that the County Justice lives at least eighteen miles from his place of residence.
William Ward Justice of the peace

Mr. Thomas Shockley a clergyman, residing the County of Newton, aforesaid and James Beeman, William  that hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Henson who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be ninety five years of age, as he has stated that he is reputed and believed to be in the neigh- borhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. James Beeman Thomas Shockley clergyman sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid William Hart
Justice of the Peace
I certify that Thomas Shockley & James Beeman are eligible persons William Hart J.P. Subscribed The following are the interrogatories to be put in conformity with the regulations of the Department.
1 Where and in what year were you born Ans. Caroline County Virginia in the year 1760
2 Have you any Record of your age: Ans. None
3 Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live.
Ans first: I lived in Wilkes County North Carolina and 2nd moved to Clinch River from thence to Clay County Kentucky, from thence to Illinois, from thence to Indiana from thence back to Kentucky Pulasky County from
thence to Wardian County Tennessee from thence to the State of Mississippi, Pearl County from thence to St. Charles County Arkansas from thence to the County of Newton in the State of Missouri where he now resides.
4 How were you called into service and I volunteer- -ed a private soldier

5 th I served under Colonel Belaval and Colonel 5 Millin
6 th I do not recollect of getting a written discharge
7 and then as Shockley and James Beeman
I William Hart a Justice of the Peace of the County of ... certify that my opinion is the statements and answers made in the declaration and the answers to the interrogatories by me - put - are substantially true
William Hart Justice of the Peace
The State of Missouri Person ally appeared before me Newton County ss } the undersigned Justice of the
peace Martha May who after being duly sworn according to law saith that she has been acquainted with Richard Henderson who hath sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration since she was five years old she says she is the sister of said Henderson she further says she can remember of going with her father to see the said Richard her Brother two of her other
brothers went to go against the British in the war of the Revolution in Wilkes county North Carolina she was then about fourteen years old she thinks they were gone on the tour three months - on her the said Richard first tour she recollects of his going to the said service and further saith not
Martha May sworn & subscribed to the day and year aforesaid By me William Hart Justice of the Peace
I certify that Martha May who has sworn to the above affidavit is a credible person
William Hart Justice of the Peace

The State of Tennessee County of Sevier
County
I Milton Sexton Clerk of the Sevier Court in and for said County, do hereby certify that William Hart is a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn as such, and that full faith and credit are to all his official acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere, and that his signa- tures to the above and foregoing declaration, certificates and affidavits are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and  seal fixed at Sevier my private seal (there being no official seal of said court yet provided) this 1st day of April 1845
Milton Sexton C. Clk.

37036 Nipowik Richard Henson Ans out 7. June '52
4909

April 28, 1885.
Re Richard Henson
June 7, 1882.
Washburn's Prairie after April 4th
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Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington District of Columbia Original Claim

Washborns Prairie Barry County Missouri June 7 th 1845
Sir
I herewith transmit to your office, the Application of Richard Nelson, for a pension, under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832;
Geo. B. King Attorney for Richard Nelson
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City, D. C.,