Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,923, Thomas Griffin, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Griffin, Thomas
S. 6,923
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS
carded

23.061 North Carolina.
Thomas Griffin deceased in the State of N. Car. who was a Pr. — in the — commanded by Captain — of the — commanded by Col. Seawell in the N. Car line for — Benton —
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 31 st day of Oct 22 and Seth H. Blount Nashville N. Car.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 50 Semant. allowance ending Jan 1834 10— $60—
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Rice — Clerk Book e Vol. 6/p Page 56

Let. A. H. Strington,
March 30/44
Mrs M. R. Williamson
Ap. 15/56-

26. 482. Declaration of Thomas Ruffin of Wake County for a pension
damages amount £1000
Blank Enr. Nashville N.C.

The declaration of Thomas Griffin in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of North Carolina County of Nash.
Covert of Pleas and quarter sessions at Nash. On this the 14 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before me Thomas Griffin a resident of the county of Nash and State of North Carolina, of the age of sixty nine years two months and thirteen days. 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 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
In the year 1782 some time in the fall of said year he was drafted and entered the service of the United States under Capt. David G. Ellen and Lieut. Carters. From Nash County he was marched to Averysborough and the Cape Fear River. When Capt. Ellen was taken sick he then was commanded by Lieut. Carters. He was then marched South with the view of joining

General Gates but before we reached him, he was defeated at the battle of Camden. we then threw march back and at Salisbury, near discharged, having served over four of duty. Received a discharge but do not recollect who signed the discharge, but well recollect that Col. Laurell commanded the Regiment to which I belonged. His discharge is believed to be of no value as it has long since been lost or mislaid. He believes the discharge was handed to him by Lieut. Coster. In support of this part of his statement he offers the deposition of Capt. Webb of the County of Franklin, who appears to be an honorable man and credible person, which is hereto attached.
In the first part of the year 1783 he was again drafted for three months N. Carolina North County, he entered the service under Captain William Street. Battalion broken duty. Col. Bleich Col. Hardy Griffin Maj. The Regiment to which he belonged marched in small scouting parties in various directions shooting, catching and hanging of Tories. He first marched to Halifax N.C. then to Tarboro. Then to Hillsborough then south in various directions, then turning North he was discharged at a place called Crabb Tree in the County of Wake N.C. He received a discharge for his service in this war but believes the other it is not true that he was never made a prisoner of any value. to him or any other person.

In both towns I served as a private in the service of the United States and during that time I was not engaged in any civil pursuits, and served for the space of four months - After leaving the army in the Revolution I returned to Nash County and since then continually to the present day.
We further states that I have no other documentary evidence except what accompanies this declaration in support of the same. Nor does I know of any person now living that can testify to the facts of both being except John Webb whose deposition is hereto annexed, and the certificate of William Baker given below. We hereby relinquishes any claims whatever to a pension or an annuity; except the Grant and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Given under my hand and subscribed in open court the day and year above said. Attest T. H. Blount William Baker of the county of Nash and State of North Carolina do hereby that I served a term of three months in the service of the United States in the army of the Revolution with Thomas Griffin the above appointed in the year 1777, and served under the same officers as mentioned in his declaration. Given under my hand and subscribed in open court the day and year above said. Attest T. H. Blount William Baker

We Jordan Starnes and Henry Blount both residing in the County of Stark and State of North- Carolina hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Duffin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be about sixty nine or seventy years of age that he is a native and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution in the service of the United States and that we concur in that opinion.
Given to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
Attest.
Benj. H. Blount Clk.
Jordan Starnes H. Blount
The following questions were propounded by the board and the following answers
Question 1 st When and in what year were you born Answer. Agreeably to the records of my age I was born in the County of Edgecombe (in that part, which now forms the County of Stark) in the year 1764 in the month of March
Question 2 d Have you any record of your age of 1764, or later? If so?
Answer. My age was written in a Bible, which eventually became the property of Col. Arch. Duffin

the same years first returned to the State of Georgia and called the same with him, but agreeably to my own recollections of the book and what my parents told me I was born as above stated —
Question 3.
When when you leaving when you entered the service, when did you leave since the Revolutionary War and when do you now reside?
Answer. When entered the service I lived in the county of Nash, when left the service I lived in the county of Nash when I have lived until the present day —
Question 4." Have you ever been called into service? When you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? Answer I was drafted both times —
Question 5." State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served and such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general course of your service —
Answer In the first I was in Maj. Brinkley and Maj. Pugh who was killed near Salisbury N.C. or else very suddenly, at any rate he was found dead and we could not tell how he came by his death x the latter of whom

Question the 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer I received a discharge both times but they have been lost or mislaid as stated before
Question 7 th Give the names of certain persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood, and who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Confederate States.
Answer John H. Drake Gen. and John Armstrong Gen.
And the said Covert do hereby declare its opinion after investigation of the matter and after hearing the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Covert further certifies that it appears to it that Jordan Sherrod who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman , resident of the County of Nash and State of North Carolina and that Henry Blount who has also signed the same certificate is also a resident of the

County of Nash and State of North Carolina and that both are Credible Persons, and that their Statement is entitled to credit. And that John H. Brooke and John Morington are
who has testified in behalf of the above named applicant are residents of Nash County and reside in the neigh- -borhood of said applicant and are Credible Persons
Wm Boddin M.P.
State of South Carolina Nash County
I, Rev. H. Baccat Clerk of the Court of Pleas quarter Sessions of the County of Nash do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Griffin for a license
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office the 17 th day of June A.D. 1853
Rev. H. Baccat P.P.

Rev. and 1512 Wate Section.
Aug Pm
June 20, 1928
Mrs. Daisy C. Whitehead 225 1/2 Forest Road Raleigh, N. C.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 6923  6923 , it appears that Thomas Griffin was born March 9, 1764 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
While residing in Nash County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Howel F. Ellen's Company, Colonels Benjamin Seawell's and Brickell's North Carolina Regiment; and later served three months as private in Captain William Avent's Company, Colonel Clinch's North Carolina Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 14, 1833, while a resident of Nash County, North Carolina.
Owing to lack of a clerical force available for the purpose and the large number of inquiries similar to yours, the bureau is unable to make immediate reply to

inquiries pertaining to soldiers of the Revolution, and only two histories are furnished each inquirer.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Griffin , 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. S.F. 6923.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1780 1782 3 mos. Pvt. Herweil F. Ellen Benjamin Travell and Buckell N.C.   1782 3 mos. William Avent Colinch        
Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Nash Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, May 14, 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Nash Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, 6. March 9, 1764 in Edgecombe Co. N.C.
Remarks: There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Date of enlistment not stated but appears to be 1780 as he was 6 years old in 1786 and 100 years old in 1886 which would make his birth year 1786 - 100 = 1686 which is impossible as he was 6 in 1786.

225½ Forest Road, Raleigh, N.C.
Sept. 14, 1927.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:
Will you be kind enough to send me pension reports(if any) of the following men:
Amos Griffin, Rockingham Co., N.C.
Thos. Griffin, Nash Co., N.C.
Hezekiah Rhodes, Surry Co., N.C.
Very sincerely yours,
(Mrs)
Daisy C. Whitehead
P.S. These men were soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

P.O. Box 276
Emersonville, N.C.
6 Feb. 1922
Dept. of Pensions for Rev. War. Washington, D.C.
My dear Sirs, Thomas Griffen was a Rev. Sol. from N.C. Will you please send to me any data that you may have of him. He was born in Redgrass Co. N.C. the 9 March 1764.
Thank you.
Yours very sincerely, Lily Doyle Dunlop.

RAYMOND C. GRIFFIN
JOEL W. GRIFFIN
RAYMOND C. GRIFFIN & BROTHER
SUCCESSORS TO E. M. GRIFFIN CO.
HORSES AND MULES
BUGGIES, WAGONS, MOWING MACHINES
MONROE, N. C. 4-27-1916
Pension Department Washington D.C.
Gent:- Please send me the facts about Thos Griffin & Revolutionary Pensioner from North Carolina. Would like to know who his father was, where Thos Griffin was born, when, who his wife was? when they were married etc. and all the information you can send me. I am one of his descendants and will greatly appreciate the favor. Besides will pay you for your trouble if any charges.
Resp y Raymond C. Griffin

State of North Carolina
Franklin County
The deposition of Ipson Webb, of the county of Franklin taken at the instance of Thomas Griffin of the county of Nash both of North Carolina by us Wilson D Webb and Guilford Lewis justices of the peace for the county of Franklin and State aforesaid at the House of Guilford Lewis on the 3 rd day of Septm A D 1832. in behalf of the said Thomas Griffin as a soldier of the Revolutionary War as being entitled as a pensioner under an act of Congress being by us carefully examined and sworn to testify the whole truth in behalf of the said Thomas Griffin Deposeth and saith. I Ipson Webb
That Thomas Griffin of the county of Nash and myself served a term of three months in the Revolutionary War under Benjamin Seawell and William Brickell Colonels of the army at that time and that I know him as a private or soldier in said army under the above named commanding Col ls Seawell and Brickell further this deponent saith Not. Sworn to and subscribed this 3 rd day September A D 1832.
Ipson Webb
W. D. Webb
G. Lewis

State of North Carolina Franklin County } We Wilson D Webb & Guilford Levis the justices before whom the within deposition was taken do certify that J. S. Webb is a man of truth and that his deposition is justly entitled to due credit as such given under our hands and seals this 20 th day of May A D 1833.
W. Webb J.P. G. Levis J.P.
The deposition of J. S. Webb
State of North Carolina Franklin County }
J. Smith Patterson clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Franklin aforesaid do hereby certify that Gelford Levis and Wilson D Webb Esqrs, who offered depositions before to the foregoing affidavit & Certificate aforesaid and were at the time of signing the same acting Justices of the peace in and for the aforesaid County of Franklin, and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine Given under my hand & seal of the County, at office at Louisburg this 20 th day of May 1833 J Patterson Clerk

Rev. War
6923
INVALID.
File No. 6923
Thomas Griffin Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. 156 , Page 150
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1916 May 3: History to Mrs. Raymond C. Griffin M.B.N. 1918 June 18 Hist. to Mrs. C. S. Weismann Letter in W. 3677 John Griffin. 1919 Dec. 19 Hist. to Mrs. V. E. Ackershaft Letter in W. F. 4300 John Cannon. 1922 Mar 10 hist. to Lily D. Dunlap Ev. 1925 June 20-1. " Daisy C. Whitehead

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Griffin, William GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5857 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 21, 1791 to Josiah Starr
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.