Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38780, Joel Gunter, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6.
Gunter, Joel
S. 38780
CONTENTS

38780
Rev INVALID.
File No. 38780
Joel Gunter
His Rev. Mrs
Act: 15 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 208
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9,453
West - Tennessee.
Joel Gunter, 4
of Warren Co 4 in the state of Tennessee , who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Clark, of the N o Carolina line, for the term of two years and a half.
Inscribed on the Roll of West - Tennessee, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 29. of July, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. of April 19. and sent to John M c Naury, dist r judge, Nashville, W n Tennessee.
  Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. ....  65.80    Semi-anl. all ce ending 4. Sept. 2  48 "    8 mo. \frac{7}{31} } 1819. }  $: 113.80  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Date of death not on
Continued 26 Sept r 1825 and sent to Pension Henderon P rs McMinnville, Tennessee.

1 May 1820. Tenn:
Joel Gunter.
Pleasant Henderson, McMinville Ten:
Rec. 24 Sept: 1825

State of Tennessee Warren County            On this 9 th day of August A.D. 1825 personally appeared before the Honble Nathaniel W. Williams in open court Judge of the 3 rd Judicial Circuit in the State of Tennessee being a court of Record. Joel Hunter resident in said County, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision, made by the act, of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 & the 1 st May 1820, that he the said Joel Hunter enlisted for the term of two years & a half in the spring of the year 1776 as he thinks, in the State of North Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain William Glover in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Lamb, in the line of the State of North Carolina on the Southern Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Company until transferred to Capt. M c Reynolds Company of Colonel Clark's Regiment, and served in that Company until he was discharged from the Service near Halifax in the State of North Carolina, that he hereby relinquishes his very claim whatsoever to a pension except the present. That his name has been placed on the pen- sion list; That the number of his pension certificate is 9453 & that he never before exhibited a sche- dule of his property because he depended upon others persons to transact the business for him, he being not capable of doing it himself, In the year 1801. he first rendered a schedule of his property since in pursu- ance of the act of the 1 st May 1820. Says solemnly and that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818. & that I have not since that time by gift deed, or in any manner disposed of my property

or any part thereof with intent thereby to demonstrate as to being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval forces of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th March A.D. 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or pecuniary contracts or debts, due to me nor than I any in kind other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed viz. one old saddle one Mare & colt worth at time fifty Dollars, one vote on Hawkins County for fifteen Dollars, he is thought to be insolvent Six dollars borrowed many of Claborn Gunter & Shrewdell and twenty five cents for linen & one dollar borrowed of Samuel Bryson, I have one Note of hand on Geo. Hartwick he is also insolvent, since since the 18 th March 1818 the following list of changes have been made in my property viz.
   Kind of property Names of the persons to whom disposed of Value of same Amount of money description of property received in return     1 chest 1 pr pot Francis Wade   hoes, 1 two gear " "   old cow " " " " 30 d linen   2 bells " " " " $1. in linen   1 knife " " " " 50 cts. in linen   1 chain " " " " 50 cts. in linen   6 head of sheep " " " " $6 in cloths   1 hand saw " " " "   1 auger 1 pr com " " " "   pigs, 1 round skin " " " " $15. in trades   iron, 1 head of sheep " " " "   1 cow & calf Geo. Hartwick " " $9 on credit but he found insolvent   1 two gear old steer Geo. Travis " " $9. 70 of which he paid me in what he owed him  
Jack his  James  mark

What ever changes, have been made in my property since the year 1818 has been made through necessity as in the annexed schedule I have sold at different times nearly all my property for the purpose of purcha- sing the necessaries of life
Joel his Hunter
Sworn to & subscribed in open court on the 9 th day of August 1835
Williamson Clerk of War- ren County Circuit Court
And it is the opinion of the court from proof that the property contained in the annexed schedule is worth Fifty dollars and that the same be so certi- fied
I Pleasants Williamson Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Warren in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Joel Hunter did serve in the Revolutionary War & served in the property declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under an engagement on the continental establishment. I do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule then to all = used are truly copied from the records of said court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court, that the total amount, in value, of the property exhibited in the forward schedule worth Fifty Dollars. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal having no seal of office on this 9 th day of September 1835
Williamson Clerk

District of West Sennebec
Job Guntin a citizen of the county of Warren in the State of Sennebec came before me and claimed to be placed on the pension list of the United States in consequence of his services as a soldier on the revolutionary war, and after being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he enlisted into the service of the United States in the year 1776, but doth not remember the day nor month, that he enlisted for 2 1/2 years and served the said term faithfully and he enlisted under the command of Capt. Williams Glover in the 6th North Carolina Continental Reg! before his said term expired he enlisted under the command of Capt. Parker for three years and served the said term of three years faithfully and was discharged near Halifax in North Carolina - The 6th North Carolina Reg! was commanded by Col. Lillington that he was transferred from the 6th to the 1st Reg! which was commanded by Col. Thos. Clark that he then served in Capt. John McBride's company - That he has long since lost his record of his discharge - That he is sixty four years old, unable to labor - That he is in very reduced circumstances and needs the aid of Government. That he never had a pension from the United States or any State
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 29th day of July 1818
Job Guntin mark
John McNairy
District Judge
John Over

David Benton a citizen of the county of Warren in the State of Tennessee made oath that he is acquainted with the applicant Joel Gunter he that served in the same company and Regt and knows that he served more than nine months in the service of the United States in the Continental Army and that he believes that he is in required circumstances and need the aid of Government
Sworn to & Subscribed David D Benton before me mark
John McNairy
David Talton esq. came before me and made oath that in the description of the route of the army made to be known by the applicant Joel Gunter, he is well satisfied of the truth of the statements made by him in his affidavit. That he belonged to the same Regt from 1 st of Jan 1778 until the month of Feb. 1780 sworn to & Subscribed ~ No Paton here before me at of D. V. C. Regt
John McNairy District Judge

This may certify that I am well satisfied of the truth of the statements made in the foregoing affidavits.
John Wmacy District Judge

112-33-133 State of North Carolina, Secretary's Office 9 th Ap r 1819.
I William Bill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that, it appears from the Musterrolls of the Continental Line of the State aforesaid in the Revolutionary War that Joel Gunter enlisted as a private in said Line and was under the command of Captain Child of the first Reg t the 6 th Dec r 1776 for the term of two and a half years, and was discharged the 29 th January 1780.
Given under my hand the date above
W m Bill

12-2-55-100 Joel Hunter Private Col. Lillington Regiment North Carolina Line
1778, 3 years
Col: Clark's reg t . 2 1 / 2 yrs.
Adm o 29. July, 1818.
Sent to the Secy of State of North Carolina for satisfactory evidence of service of the Applicant Pension Office, June 2 nd 1830.