Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 758, Miles Hicks, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Hicks, Miles Maria
No. 758
B&W. 26.785-160-55
CONTENTS

1328
Nath Carolina Fayette
Maria Hicks
widow of Miles Hicks
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Pirate
N.C. Sine
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1818.
3rd February 1833
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Aug/33 and sent to
Nathl. McLean Warrenton N.C.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Feb. 1818 , Page 135 Vol. A
3rd February 1833
1832
Reg B m 55-70770
1832

70770
Act March 3/55
April 26/55
Maria Hicks daughter of Miles Hicks Rev Pen P.M.
Peninsula
Act 1/53
Dec 10/53 May 19/56
W. H. H. 8.
N.C. Feb 53-1328
Boymon
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B. R. Huske Fayetteville N.C.
Civ. B.R. Huske Oct 19/55
Sit same Nov 1 u do same Jan 12/56
W. H. H. 8.

N. Carolina 12.729
Miles Hicks
of Franklin in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Shelton of the Regt. commanded by Col. Claiborne in the N. Carolina line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of May 1833 and sent S. Patten by Louisburg N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 40 — Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept. — 10
50 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Rush Newman Clerk. Book E — Vol. 6 — Page 43 —

State of North Carolina Franklin County } ss.
On this 12 th day of December March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three  three , person- ally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin afore- said, now sitting, Miles Hickey a resident of the County of Franklin and State of North Carolina, aged about six- ty nine 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. A.D. 1832. That he was born in the County of Brunswick and State of Virginia on the 14 th day of October in the year 1763 according to a register of his age now in the possession of the family of Joel Conyers, as he believes; That at the time when he was first called into the Revolutionary service he was living in the County of Henry and State of Virginia, and when called a second time in the same service he was living in the County of Brunswick aforesaid, that soon after he the service is returned to Henry County, thence again to Brunswick Coun- ty where he married, thence soon after he removed to the County of Franklin aforesaid where he has remained ever since and where he is now living: That he in December 1780 volunteered as a private militia man in the County of Henry aforesaid, in a company commanded by Captain James Shelton and under him by Lieutenant James Shelton Carlan; that this company was raised for after the battle of Kings Mountain in which Col. H. was defeated by the Americans, together with several then under the immediate direction of Patrick Henry, then Governor of Virginia, and under the command of Governor Henry, General Harrison Col. Kelly Hughes, and the light horse under Col.

general of this battle reached Governor Henry, he directed Captain Shelton with sixty four privates, of which number, this Appli- cant was one, to march up to the Flower Gap of the Blue Ridge and take a station there to keep the Tories in awe. This service was affectionately performed by the activity and vigil- ance of the men and officers until their term of service ex- pired, at which time this applicant was discharged by Captain Shelton, but whether his discharge was in writing he does not at this time recollect, and if the discharge was in writing he is unable to say what has become of it. He served faithfully for three months in this town, but owing to his having left the nei- ghborhood where he served soon after the Revolution and his not having visited that section for many years, he knows of no person living by whom he can prove the facts set forth in this declaration, all which he believes took place in 1780. This applicant further declares that in the year 1781 while Lord Cornwallis was marching through Virginia towards York-Town, he volunteered as a as a private militia man in the County of Bruns- wick, Virginia, in company commanded by Captain James Harri- son, and under him by Lieutenant William Harrison; that this com- pany with others, all under the command of Col d Thomas Claiborn was marched down to Petersburg and attached to a Regiment commanded by Col d Richard Elliot. That while stationed there the whole American army under Gen l Washington, So d Fayette a others passed by on their way to besiege Cornwallis at York- town  that they remained but as all the militia was not wanted with the main army, this Applicant's company among others was left at Petersburg until their term of service expired, when they were discharged, either by Col d Elliot or Claiborn, but whether in writing is not recollect d , as the discharge, if in writing, has been long since lost or destroyed. This Applicant served three months in this town, but he does not recollect the day or month when he entered or when he was discharged from the service, nor does he know of any person now living by whom he can prove the facts here- in set forth.
This applicant states that Thomas Crocker a minister of the gospel James Murray & William Jones all residing in the county of Franklin aforesaid can testify as to his character for veracity and good behavior, and the two latter can testify

as to his being afoster a Soldier of the re-Station -
This applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
March 1st - 1833
Sworn to subscribed
on oath.
Thos. S. Patterson
Miles Hicks
We Thomas Crocker a clergyman, and James Clancy and William Jones all residing in the County of Franklin above mentioned, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Miles Hicks who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about sixty nine years of age and we believe him to be a man of veracity and good behavior; and we James Clancy and William Jones certify that we have known the said Miles Hicks for thirty or forty years and from his accounts of his service in the Revolution which we heard from him many years before the passage of the Pension act of June 1832, we have no doubt of his having been a soldier of the Revolution and that he served as he states -
Thos Crocker
James Clancy
William Jones
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Crocker who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, residing

in the County of Franklin aforesaid, such that James Murray and William Jones who have also signed the same are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credibility.
I Smith Patterson Clerk of the said Court of Franklin, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Miles Weeks for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office the 22 d day March A.D. 1833.
S. Patterson Clerk
Miles Weeks
23105

23155
Miles Hicks
Franklin co
North Carolina
Hamut is a private for June 1920 -
Smith Patterson, Fla. Louisburg, N.C.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Miles Hickey, Franklin county North Carolina
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Volunteer 1780 3 private Capt. Shelton Lieut. Carlan Col. Fairborn Gap of the Blue ridge towards Yorktown 69 Henry co Virginia tradition   " 1781 3 Capt. Harrison Col. Elliott  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. _____ who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
J. E. B. Mason

No 10 70770
Act March 8 th 1855
Maria Hicks widow of Miles Bounty Land
Declaration of Maria Hicks
Filed by Benj R Austin Atty Painesville O

State of North Carolina Franklin County
On this 29 th day of March 1855 personally came before Me M c D. Hawkins — one of the acting Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid Maria Hicks aged about fifty eight and a resident of the County of Franklin aforesaid Who being duly sworn according to law did upon her oath make the following declaration to wit: That she is the Widow of Miles Hicks deceased Who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of twenty dollars per annum and who died about 9 th March 1844 — That she the said Maria Hicks is now a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of twenty dollars a year and was pen- sioned under the Act of Congress passed in 1845 and to continue during life, that her application was filed and the certificate of Pension obtained by her Attorney Arch- aniel McLean — She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Lands to which she may be entitled under the Act of Congress passed in 1855. Also any other gratuity to which she may be entitled by virtue of the services of her said husband Miles Hicks deceased She further declares

that she was married to the said Miles Hicks in the County of Franklin and State of North Carolina about the year 1819 by one May Pugh a Justice of the Peace all of which will more fully appear by reference to the declaration and evidence now on file in the Pension Office in Washington city filed there for the purpose above stated of having her name placed upon the Pension Roll She further declares that she is now and has remained ever since the death of her said husband Miles Hicks his widow
In presence of Phil B. Hawkins John D. Hawkins Jr.
Maria H. Hicks mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above
John D. Hawkins Jr. Not Public
We John D. Hawkins and Phil B. Hawkins residents of Franklin County in the State of North Carolina upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged in our presence by Maria Hicks, and that we believe from the appearances & state- ments of the Applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
John D. Hawkins Jr. Phil B. Hawkins

State of North Carolina
Warren County } March 18 th 1853
Personally appeared before me Solomon Trulund J.P. one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid Maria Hicks aged fifty six years, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the identical widow of Miles Hicks dec d who was a private in the Revolutionary War and a life Pensioner of the United States as appears by Certificate of Pension given at the War Office of the United States 18 th day of May 1833 (eighteen thirty three commencing 4 th March 1831, Payments made at Fayetteville Agents for paying Pensioners of North Carolina, Records in the Pension Office in Book E. Vol 6 page 43 by R Newnam Clerk. Examined and counterigned J G Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
She further declares that her Maiden name was Maria Johnson and was married to her said husband, about the 15 th November 1815 in the county of Franklin North Carolina by one Francis Pugh a Justice of the Peace but no record ever was made of their Marriage or is now existing to her knowledge, and that her said husband died 29 th day of March 1842 in the county of Rocklingburg in the State of Virginia about the 82 nd year of his age and that she has resided in Franklin County since his death and has never since intermarried but is still a widow, She makes this declaration for the purpose

of obtaining the arrears of Pension to which her said husband was entitled and also any other Pension or gratuity to which she may be entitled by virtue of her said died husbands services
Maria Hicks
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day and date above written. Solon Southland J.P.
State of North Carolina } Warren County }
I John W White Clerk of the Court aforesaid, hereby certify that Solon Southland who affidavit is now and was at the time of signing the county of Warren duly commissioned and qualified an act - I further certify that Tho. M. Penn and Mr. H. Gooch Testimony whereof I hereunto set my This 29 th day of March A.D. 1853 -

State of North Carolina
Warren County March 15 th 1853
We now know and have been acquainted with Mrs Maria Hicks for many years and also with her deceased husband Miles Hicks and we know them to have lived together as Man and Wife up to the day of his death. We know Mrs Hicks to be now living in Franklin County and that she has never intermarried with any other person and that she is still a widow.
Thos M Rinn
J. R. G.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above written and I also believe that the affiants are disinterested. Solon Southland J.P.
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Warren a genuine signature to the foregoing declaration and same one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the said that full faith and credit are due to all his official are credible and disinterested witnesses - hand and affix my seal of office, at office in Warrenton
J. W. White (clerk)

WB3
Math cl to Sean sup Warrenton N.C.

The foregoing Declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know and believe that I know the affiants to be credible persons and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
John D. Hawkins Justice of The Peace
Y. Young Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Franklin County do certify that John D. Hawkins is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 10 day of April April AD 1888
Y. Patterson Clerk of Court

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
W. F. 70-8
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Miles Hicks a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May or June 1780 3 mos. Pvt. James Shelton ✓ Va.   1781 3 mos. James Harrison Thomas Claiborne Richard Elliot        
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Henry Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Feb. 22, 1833 His ch. was al.
Residence at date of application, Franklin Co. Va.
Age at date of application born Oct. 18, 1763 in Brunswick Co. Va.
Remarks: _____
(died March 9, 1843 Mecklenburgh Co. Va.)  He married in Brunswick Co. Va. date and name of wife not  stated. Nov. 15, 1815 or in 1819 he married Maria Johnson in  Franklin Co. Va. She was al. pens. on an app. ex. Feb. 18, 1853,  while a resident of Warren Co. Va. aged 66 years.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
* I have used this date as soldier was pd. to Sept. 4, 1842 and if he had lived until 1844 he probably would have drawn again.

1915-apr. 8. Hist. To Mrs. J. L. H. est.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 758 Maria Hicks, Widow. Miles Hicks, Rev. Rev. War.
Act. Feb. 3. 185-3.
Index:—Vol. A, Page 833
[Arrangement of 1870.]

March 21. 1853
App d . of Maria Hicks widow of Miles Hicks Franklin Co. N.C.
12729 Act 3 d Feby 1853 $20. 00 Per Annum Commencing Feby 3 d 1853. Resig:
Nath l McLean Gastonia N.C.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

Aug 15 th / 5-3,
Mrs Hicks, sent the Pension Certs which I returned to her to draw back pay "B" "B" Benson,

70770
Maria Hicks
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Maria Hicks Widow of Miles M. C.
Sol d to Mr. M c Lean
27 May 183
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Brief in the case of Maria Hicks, Widow of Miles, Franklin County and State of North Carolina act 3 rd Feby: 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase" )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner, under the act of 7 th June 1832.
Parole proof of marriage (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Nath l M c Lean Esq r , Warrenton, Name and residence of Agent M c L
S. C. Boynton, Examining Clerk.

State of N. Carolina Comptrollers Department
I Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller of Public accounts in and for the State of said do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made to Sun- dry Soldiers for Military Service in the Revolutionary war. as follows
M. Hicks
Book No. 24, Page 101. £6.0.0 Specie (Distr. not given) " " 26 " 71 £9.8.0 } Army Certificate returned by " " " " 14 1 } Leupf Hucks Cheff onelow County " A.M. 16. " 72 £3180..0..0 Currency paid by Treasurer, Halifax Distr.
In testimony of which I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Office at Raleigh on this the 27th. day of December 1855— Geo. W. Brooks
Comptroller

Lincoln Offic Hayesville Jan. 25/53
Dear Sir
Your favor of 22 d inst. as before me, and contents matter, Miles Hicks, was paid up to 4 th Sept. 1842, at $20 pr annum, of the loan to 9 th March 1843. There is one to the Widow, over 5 days pay at Washington City. D.C.
I am Sir Respectfully James Russell clerk

Warrenton N.C. July 1 st 1853
Sir:
Enclosed you have the additional evidence asked for by your letter of the — ultimo except making the declaration before a "Court-of-Record" but that is impossible as the declarant is now lying sick and feeble from her old age and general debility together with the difficulty of reaching the Court House as she lives some 12 miles from her county town. You will find the affidavit of Lucretia H. Walker who was with him in his last illness together with the original certificate of Pension issued to her husband, also a letter to me from the Agent for paying Pensions in this State showing the last payment made. Meiles Hicks all agreeing and corresponding in every particulars.
Respectfully
Wathel McLean

Maria Hicks wid Miles Hicks
Guadalupe 1890
L.H. last illu- cate
Memoranda of Visions Washington City D.C.

Fayetteville North Carolina Oct 27 th /55
Sir
By reference to the Pension Roll you will find that Miles Hicks received a pension of $20 pr Ann. under the act of 4 th June 1832 and his widow Maria Hicks received the same under the act 3 rd March 1853; To obtain this pension required to establish a service of Six months by Record Evidence , As not said Maria Hicks then entitled to Bounty Land under the act 3 rd March 1855 which requires only 14 days to be proved —
There must be some mistake —
The receipt of the Declaration of Ann P Huske for Bounty Land has been acknowledged but I have heard nothing from it. The no of it was 52776. I have received Effie McKells warrant no 70771. —
You will oblige me by informing me whether the warrant was ever issued. It may have miscarried
Very Respectfully
I Minot Esqr
Benj R Huske
Commissioner of Pensions —

Rev Sec H
Com. Pensions Washington D.C.
My Dear Sir :-
Will you kindly send me the pension record, Rev. War, of Miles Hicks of Franklin Co. N.C. born 1753 -
Sincerely Mrs J. C. Manear Apr. 11/9.0. Decatur, Dekalb Co. Ga.

Fayetteville NC Jan 8 th 1886
J. Miniat Esq Commission of Pensions
Please find enclosed the certificate of the services of M. Hicks husband of Maria by Comptroller of the State -
Very Respectfully Benj. R. Huske

Louisville { Office Mar 22nd 1833 }
N.C.
23155 Peachy
of War Washington City

State of Virginia
Mecklenburg County June 18 th 1855
Before me Saml H Goode one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid, camp Euzertha H Walker who being duly sworn acc- ording to law makes the following affidavit to-wit. that he was acquainted with Miles Hicks up to the day of his death. That he died about 9 th day of March 1845 in the county of Mecklenburg and state of Virginia that he the said Euzertha H Walker attended and assisted at his burial and that he left his widow Maria Hicks surviving him Euzertha H Walker
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above written —
Saml H Goode J.P. Clerk

State of Virginia. County of Mecklenburg.
I Richard B Baplish Clerk of the County Court of Mecklenburg County. in the State of Virginia. do hereby certify Samuel H Goode whose name appears to the foregoing certificate. is and was at the time of signing the same. an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County. duly commissioned and qualified according to law. and that the said signature purporting to be his. is genuine -
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court at office this the 20 th day of June A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
R. B. Baplish

Sayville April 14 th 1853.
Dear Sir
Herewith please find enclosed the Declarations of Effie McNeill & Maria Hicks for Brant Land (100 acres) under Treaty March 3 rd 1853
Respectfully Yours A. H. Leonard D. D. Hulse
J. P. Waldo Esqr Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City D. C.