Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5223, Benjamin Hopson, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. C.
Hopson, Benjamin
R 5223.
CONTENTS

Benj. Hopson A.1240. April 19 th 1841 Pension Office No 35190. M c Ca
Benj Hopson. Declaration for a pension.
Benj Hopson M c Ca. act 1832.

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Wake County } Sessions February Term 1841
The Declaration of Benjamin Henson made An Oath in Open Court before the Worshipful Justices of the Peace now in Session, in Order to obtain a Pension, for a tour of three months Services performed by him in the War of The Revolution, in the Militia of this State, in the year 1782 and who is now of the age of 85 years or thereabouts. Deposeth and Saith that he did perform a three months tour of Service as a drafted Militia Soldier in the Service of the State of North Carolina in the War of the Revolution in the year 1782, that he was drafted from the County of Wake and entered or joined in the Company that was drafted from this County Wake with others under Captains Bryant and Capt. Bledsoe and Soon after joined the troops at Hillsborough in Orange County N.C. and was mustered there and joined other troops and from thence was marched with the troops and Captains aforesaid to the town of Salisbury to head Quarters and was all there under General Butler. and Col. Farmer where they were Stationed. That he performed his three months tour of Services faithfully and Satisfactorily to the approbation of his Officers and was by them honorably discharged, at Salisbury at the termin- -ation of his said three months services and then returned home to his place of Residence in said County where he has ever since Resided, that from the great length of time since then he has lost or mislaid his discharge as he did not think it material to preserve it.

And that the officers under whom he served and nearly all his fellow Soldiers are now deceased!
That he now makes application to the General Government under the Acts of Congress made & provided for the services of the Militia according to the term of the services performed, in the War of the Revolution, - And further he saith not -
Sworn to, and subscribed in open Court, it being a Court of Record on this 15 th day of February 1841.
A Williams b.b.
Benjamin his H. Watson mark
John Kaye and John M. Fleming appeared in Open Court being duly sworn, and being known to the said Court as Men of good standing in Character, deponeth and saith that they have been well acquainted with Benjamin Watson, the person who appeared in Court and filed his Declaration for Pension at this time, and he is generally reputed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and is a man of good Moral Character and entitled to full belief on his Oath.
A Williams b.b.

State of North Carolina } Wake County }
I Alfred Williams Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Wake aforesaid, Certify, that the foregoing transcript is a true & correct copy of the declaration of Benjamin Watson filed in said Court, to obtain a Pension and of the proceedings had thereon, as on record in said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name at office in Raleigh the 15 th day of April 1841.
A Williams b.c. J

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5223
P. O.
Benj. Thompson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

W
35.190.
Rejected. Letter to A. Williams Apr. 21. 1841
5225
Act 7 June, 1832.

Returned for a correct direction No such County in Georgia

1016 d

State of North Carolina This day come - Wake County } Thomas Ross
Before me John Hays one of the Justices of the Peace for said County and Maketh oath that he has known Benjamin Hopson before he was grown and he has resided in the County of said ever since and that the said Hopson did serve with him a three months Tour in the revolutionary war under General Butler Col. Williams Major Armstrong and Captain Bryant - and went out with him and there both discharged at one time, sworn To and subscribed to this 2 nd day of June 1838
Sub
Thos Ross
John Hays Jr

State of North Carolina Wake County }
I Alfred Williams Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Wake Certify, that John Hays whose name is signed to the within disposition is and was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that full credit be due to all his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and subscribed my name at office in Raleigh the 15 th day of April 1841
A Williams, Clk
MS 1140

State of North Carolina Wake County This day personally appeared before me the undersigned, Aron Roberts and being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he was and still is well acquainted with Benjamin Hanson of the County and State aforesaid and have been for about Eighty years and he was drafted in the Revolutionary War about the date of 1781 for a three months Tower and fell in Wake and joined the Troops at Hillsborough in Orange County N.C. under Captain Bryant and Captain Bledsoe Col Butler Farmer and General Butler and then marched to Salisbury to head quarters and then there remained and thereabouts in the service until he were honorably discharged by his officers for the three months Tower in the Militia and then returned home to Wake County where he has resided ever since and further he states that himself and the said Benjamin Hanson was Major states to gather in the army of the Revolutionary War in the Militia & he further states to and subscribed to before me this 14 th day of October 1840
his Aron Roberts mark
Let John Hays

State of North Carolina Wake County } 440
I Alfred Williams Williams Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Wake aforesaid Certify that John Heays whose name is subscribed to the within Deposition is, and was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that full Credit is due to all his official acts as such. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name at office in Raleigh the 15 th of April 1841
A. Williams Clk.

May 1. 1841
Letter enclosed to A. Williams at Raleigh, N.C. May 1. 1841
Alfred Williams Esq. Blank of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Wake Co. Georgia
John Edwards Commissr of Pleas.