Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4196, Isaac Grant, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6.
Grant, Isaac
R. 4196
CONTENTS

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7 June 1832.
State of Tennessee Jefferson County ss.
On this 5 th day of March 1849. personally appeared before me David Grant an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid. Isaac Grant a resident in the County of Jefferson and State of Tennessee, aged about Eighty five 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. - 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, That he served as a private three Tours under Gen. Charles McDowell and Col. Joseph McDowell. That he served the first Tour against the British the second Tour he served in Capt. Saml. Woods Company and marched from Berk County in N. Carolina, (where he resided when he entered the service each Tour) to the Cherokee Nation on Tennessee River and marched to the different towns and was in several engagements with the Indians, in which several Indians were killed. The third Tour he served in Capt. John McDowell's Company marched from Berk County N. Carolina to the Cherokee Nation and through a portion of the nation on each side of the Tennessee River.

was in two or three engagements with the Indians killed several and took some prisoners, and after he returned from the third tour he was engaged seven weeks at a garrison guarding the frontiers of N. Carolina against the Cherokee Indians, and received pay for the last named service from John Carson who was the paymaster, That he does not recollect the precise time when he entered the service nor dates when he left the same but recollects that it was near the close of the revolutionary War when he was called into the service, That he was draughted and served three tours on horseback, That he cannot positively swear as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than nine months and for such service he claims a pension. That the reason why he did not make application before was that he had made an agreement with Richard Lanning to prosecute his claim who has neglected to attend to it.
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
David Grant
Justice of the peace for Jefferson County
Isaac Grant

W. G. Morris attorney and D. J. Gribble residing in the County of Jefferson and State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isiah Grant who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be eighty five years of age, that he is reputed and belie- ved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed The day and year aforesaid } W. G. Morris David Grant Justice of the peace } D. J. Gribble for Jefferson County
Q. Where and in what year were you born Ans. From the best information I was born in Maryland, but do not know in what year.
Q. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it.
Ans. I have never had any record of my age.
Q. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live.
Ans. I was living in Berk County in the State of North Carolina when called into service, and have lived in Knox Grainger and Jefferson in the State of Tennessee, and now reside in Jefferson County Tennessee.
Q. How were you called into service.

Ans. I was draughted.
Q. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given; and what has become of it.
Ans. I don't recollect of ever receiving any discharge. It said they had been lost.
2. 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.
Ans. The Rev. Y. J. Morris, and D. J. Tribble
I do hereby certify that Isaac Grant the above named applicant is unable from bodily infirmity to attend Court.
David Grant
Justice of the peace
The Court approves the original proceedings had before David Grant Esqr. and do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. and the Court further certifies that Y. J. Morris who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in Jefferson County, and that D. J. Tribble is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. B. Moddy
A. Battle
James Toff

No 37669 Isaac Grant In Leigh Davis Grant July 9. 1849 to same 4 th April 1850 Hon. A. G. Watkins 10 th April 1850 D. Grant July 7/51 Hon. A. G. Watkins May 20/53 same June 29/53 Davis Grant Dec 10/53 Act. Muel 1852 to same Jan 2/58
same apr. 4. '58
4196

Isaac Hunt No. 100 Wall St.
Pension Office
Gen. A. S. Hays M.C. Father of Representative Washington D.C.

Pension Office
Hon. A. G. Atkins M.C. House of Representatives Washington D.C.
June 1871

Battle Springs March 26
St. Louis Mo.
Dear Mr. E. Smith Yours of previous Washington D.C.
Mr. E. Smith St. Louis Mo.

Nov. 29, 1853.
Wishing to know about the best of Isaac Grant!
Col. J. S. Hart Post Office Bridge, Tenn. Commissioner of Pensions U.S. Department of War Washington City D.C.

A. G. G.
P. O.
Baac Grant
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Mr Paine
Did Hon A G Watkins file any papers in the cause of Isaac Grant, vs during the late session of Congress.
DDW
His next address
To No 60 —
Dec 29/52 —

755.
Dear Mr. Spring Yankee March 24 th 53
Sir,
You will pardon me for calling your attention to the application of Mr Isaac Grant of Jefferson Co Tenn for Pension & also of H. H. Stephens of Madisonville Tennessee for Bounty Land I had promised to attend personally to each of these cases before I left Washington They having been a great while on file. I neglected however to do so & hope therefore to hear very soon from them The claim of Mr Grant had been suspended on account of deficiency in the proof. The alleged deficiency in the proof had been supplied some time before I left. Very Respectfully I am Jos E. Heath Comm r of Pensions # Also —
A. G. Matthews

Free
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington City D. C.

Nov 11 th 1858
Suppl Deeds First Gen Lease Grant M rs M ary  Turner

State of Tennessee Jefferson County, ss
On this 4 th day of October 1850.
personally appeared before me Edward B Snoddy an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly authorized, by law to administer oaths.
Isaac Grant of said County, aged about Eighty six years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following statements (viz)
That when he was about seven years of age he was bound by indenture to William Moore of Berk County in the State of North Carolina who was by that agreement entitled to his labor until he attained the age of twenty one years. consequently he considered him entitled to his wages for any service that he rendered in the Army, during that time, and when there was a call for soldiers said Moore attended the draughts for him, to see that he was called into the service according to his turn, and that he believes that he Moore received his wages, in the form of special certificates, as stated in the certificate of the comptroller of the State of North Carolina which certificate is filed with his declaration and other papers in the war department. He further states that he served three tours, but does not recollect the lengths of either, nor which tour either of the above named certificates was intended to cover, and from the fact that he did not receive his wages himself he cannot tell what disposition was made of those certificates. He further states that the names of the officers under whom he served are correctly set forth in his original declaration.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
E B Snoddy Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County
Isaac Grant

I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Isaac Grant whose name is signed to the foregoing declaration for near thirty years and believe him to be a man of undoubted veracity whose statements cannot be doubted by any person that is acquainted with him, and have never doubted him being one who participated in the war of the revolution.
Tryon Nelson
Sworn to and subscribed before me
This 12 th day of October 1850.
David Grant
Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Isaac Grant whose name is signed to the foregoing declaration for thirty five years and believe him to be a man of veracity and have always believed him to have been a soldier of the Revolution and believe him to be looked upon as such by his neighbors and acquaintances.
Sworn to and subscribed to Jonathan S. Ward before me This 12 th day of October 1850.
David Grant
Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Isaac Grant whose name is signed to the foregoing declaration for sixteen years and have always looked upon him as having been a soldier of the Revolution and considered so by his neighbors and acquaintances.
Subscribed and sworn to before C. T. C. W. Bloomham me This 12 th day of October 1850.
David Grant
Justice of the peace

I do certify that I have been personally acquainted with Isaac Grant whose name is signed to the foregoing declaration for near forty years and have lived a near neighbor to him nearly all of that time and have always looked upon him as a man of undoubted veracity and one who participated in the war of the Revolution and believe him to be looked upon as such by all of his neighbors and acquaintances.
Jeremiah Walker
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19 th day of Oct. 1850 David Grant Justice of the peace
I certify that I have been personally acquainted with Isaac Grant whose name is signed to the foregoing declaration for more than thirty years and have lived a near neighbor to him most of that time and have always looked upon him to be a man of undoubted veracity and one who participated in the Revolutionary war and believe him to be looked upon as such by all his neighbors and acquaintances.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19 th day of October 1850.
J. Thomas D. Hickey
David Grant Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Tyree Nelson, Jonathan S. Ward, O. K. McClanahan, Jeremiah Walker, and Thomas D. Hickey who have subscribed and sworn to the

foregoing certificates, and they are men of undoubted veracity and reputable witnesses, 19 th Oct 1850.
David Grant Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee Jefferson County 3 ss
I James Heller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Jefferson aforesaid do certify that Redman B Sunday and David Grant Esqrs (whose names appear to the foregoing Affidavit and certificates and now are subscribed the time of signing the same Justices of the Peace for said County of Jefferson duly commissioned and sworn and that their signatures thereto are genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of Official Office in Nashville this 24 th day of October A.D. 1850 James Heller Clerk of Jefferson County

Raleigh N.C. Compt Office
Dec 2 1829
I William G. Collins, Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby Certify that the Name of Isaac Grant appears of Record in this office as having received the following payments for Military Service in the form of Special Certificates (as follows) One Certificate for Eleven Pounds Four Shillings (#11. 4) See Book No 4 page 45 also another for Four Pounds Nineteen Shillings (#4. 19) see Same book and page, also another in favor of I Grant for Twenty Pounds Five Shillings (#20. 5) See Book No 24 page 69. given under My hand and seal the day and date above written
Wm Collins Compt

The Commissioner of Pensions Pensions Office

Jefferson County Tenn 17 th March 1849. Dear Sir,
Upon examination of the case of Isaac Grant there should be a favorable decision please send his pension certificate, but if from his statements in his declaration and his traditional evidence it should not appear satisfactory to the department that his claim is just, I suppose he can procure a certificate from the Comptroller of N. Carolina by reference to his books showing the length and probably the services of his service
If any detailed instructions be neces- sary please send them to me, directed to the Panther Springs Jefferson County. D. Humphreys & delivered

State of North Carolina { Decr 3 d 1852 Burke County }
This day personally appeared John Penland a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged about eighty eight years, before me John Thrash a justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid and after being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following statement (to wit) that he was personally acquainted with Isaac Grant of Burke County North Carolina in time of the revolutionary war (who is now a resident of Jefferson County Tennessee who is about ninety years of age and is an applicant for a pension) we resided about ten miles apart from each other at that time he does not recollect of being in the service together but understood always that Isaac Grant was active in the revolutionary service at all times and served several years in that war under Col. & General McDowell but does not know how many or the length of either and that he was engaged in a garrison some several weeks guarding the frontiers of North Carolina and believes he was under one Capt Smith at that time he further states that this same Isaac Grant was known as an apprentice to his father in law William Moore of Burke County N.C. and the time of his service with Moore had not expired till after the close of the of Revolutionary war and has no doubt that he is the same Isaac Grant. I swears and subscribed before me this day and date first above written John Thrash (P)

State of North Carolina
Puncombe County
I John Thrash a justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid do here certify that I have been personally acquainted with John Penland who has sworn to & Subscribed to the foregoing affidavit for the term of twenty five years and that he is a man of undoubted veracity and a reputable witness given under my hand and seal this 3 rd day of Decr 1852
John Thrash (J.P.)
State of North Carolina } County Court office, the 14 th Puncombe County } December A.D. 1852.
I Robert B. Vance, clerk of the County Court of said County State, certify that Michael Ely , whose genuine signature appears to the above, is was at the time of signing an acting justice of the peace in said County, duly commissioned & sworn.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at office in Asheville the date above. R.B. Vance clk.

Jefferson County Tennessee 26 th Oct. 1850
Sir.
Owing to my other engagements I have not had an opportunity until the present to procure any additional proof in the case of Isaac Grant. He has given a statement relative to his situation, his service and who he believes owed his wages. I have also procured certificate from his neighbors showing the general opinion of his neighbors as to his veracity and having been a soldier of the Revolution. It is not customary in this country to assign to the soldiers of that War any particular post or seat at a celebration, or any public occasion, I have never yet saw it done, notwithstanding they merit that respect. You now have before you his original declaration alleging that he served Three tours, setting forth distinctly the Officers under whom he served, with the traditional evidence, also his supplemental declaration stating the reason why he did not make earlier application, with the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of N. Carolina showing two payments to Isaac Grant & one to I. Grant. (which is no uncommon thing in the signature of any person's name) with the present papers, give his case a full and fair examination & judge whether or not he has established his claim as fully as one in a thousand could do at this day. please direct any instructions to Panther Spring. Jefferson Co. Tennessee
Very Respectfully Your Ob't. Serv't David Grant
J. L. Edwards Esq Washington City D. C.

Jefferson County, Jan. 2 nd Jan. 1850
Sir. I have according to your instructions procured the certif- -icate of the Comptroller of N. Carolina showing the amt of pay rec d by Isaac Grant for services performed in the militia of that State during the Revolutionary War. which amounts to £36.4.
Also a statement made by him as the reason why he did not make earlier application for a pension, which I am confident is correct, and hope will be satisfactory to you - if so please fill out a certificate for him for such pay as is right according to the rules of the war department. and send it to me directed to Panther Springs Jefferson County, Tennessee, and oblige
your most Ob t Serv t David Grant
J. A. Edwards Esq r

House of Reps March 20 th 1837
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
Allow me to enclose you the letter of David Grant Esqr of Tennessee The latter part of which you will observe contains a reference to you concerning a claim for pension. You will do me the favour to communicate to me whatever information you have in reference to it And also what additional proof is necessary is any to perfect the claim. You will see that Esqr Grant desires me to state what I know as to the reputation of the claimant for truth. I have to state that I have known both the applicant & Esqr Grant since my earliest recollection having been raised in the same village & I regard them as being incapable of practicing a fraud upon either an individual or the government. Please return the letter of Esqr Grant Most Respectfully your obt Servt J. L. Edwards Esqr Chair of Pensions
A. G. Watkins

Handbridge 16 th Decr 1882
Dear Sir
After my best respects to you I would ask the favor of you to attend some business for me in the pension Office & will just make a brief of the case. I commenced prosecuting a pension claim for my father, Isaac Grant in 1849. I forwarded his declaration which has been suspended with detailed instructions. I have forwarded two supplemental declar- -ations with numerous certificates of his veracity & character of having been a revolutionary soldier, also a certificate from the Comptroller of NC Carolina showing three payments to him for military services which agrees with his declaration which proof I considered fully complying with the act of Congress and the regulations of the war depart- -ment, but all appears to be unsatisfactory. I have done nothing in it for several months during which time I have been solicited by several attorneys at Washington City to employ them to assist me who propose to recover the claim for from \frac{1}{4} to \frac{1}{2} of all they obtain on the testimony already adduced.

It seemed to me that if they could succeed that the department ought to have granted it without that expence, or loss, I have been to N. Carolina and taken a deposition which will certainly remove all doubts of the Justness of the claim. & I will feel under great obligation to you if you will take the enclosed affidavit and lay it before the war department take up all the papers in the case give to the commissioner a full explanation of the testimony compared with the law. & I have no doubt but it will be allowed. without the aid of an attorney. at such a fee, please attend to it as soon as possible and if allowed send me his certificate to Hancridge. & I will certainly remunerate you for all your trouble. & you will oblige yours
most respectfully
David Grant
Hon. A. G. Watkins

Browns Hotel
Decr 24 th 1858
Sir
I have the honor to enclose additional evidence of the services of Isaac Grant Jr in the war of the Revolution. I also enclose therewith a letter from David Grant Esq r who has presented the claim of his father containing in detail what purports to be the facts of the case & his information in reference to the case. I know them both well. The claimant I believe to be an honest old man, but quite ignorant. David Grant is an honourable worthy citizen and as such entitled to ample consideration at my hands and I have the utmost confidence in his statements. I therefore feel it to be my duty to attend promptly and fully so far as is in my power to his wishes. I know that the principle officers in the Pension Office are annoyed

constantly by the personal attendance of members of Congress & others who are entrusted with the management of claims. I have therefore concluded to make a statement in writing and to ask a full report in reference to the case David Grant speaks of papers in the War Department I presume he is mistaken in this & that the papers are all in the pension Office If not however I will attend and have them filed. Please return Mr Grants letter with such information as will enable me should the application be defective to proceed with the claim consistently with the condition of the papers
Very Respectfully Your M c Servant
H. G. Watkins
For Jas E. Alcott Census Clk. Washington.

State of Tennessee Jefferson County
on this 28 th day of December 1849. personally appeared before me David Grant an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Isaac Grant of said County, (an applicant for a Pension) aged about Eighty six years; who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following statement as the reason why he did not make earlier application for a pension.
That after the passage of an act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 he was under the impression that his services in the Revolutionary War would have to be proved by a witness who served with him, and had a personal knowledge of the same, and that he knew of no person living who served with him by whom he could make the proof that he believed the Act of Congress and the rules of the War Department would require. Consequently declined presenting his claim until about the year 1845 he was informed that the original record in the Comptroller's Office of North Carolina would furnish evidence of the payments for any service that he may have rendered in the Militia of that State at which time he made an agreement with Richard Lanning to do prosecute his claim, who neglected to present it, which caused his delay until his present application. Sworn to and subscribed { Isaac Grant

This 28 th day of December 1849. before me.
David Grant Justice of The peace.
State of Tennessee Jefferson County ss
I James Fuller Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid do certify that David Grant Esq. whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit is now at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Jefferson aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature thereunto is genuine
Given under my hand and seal of Official Office in Nashville the 29 th day of December A.D. 1849 James Fuller Clerk of Jefferson County
[Handwritten flourish]

No 37.669
Isaac Grant
Fin
Act 7 June 1832

State of Tennessee
Jefferson County March County Court A.D. 1849
I James Fuller Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of David Grant for a license, and I do further certify that David Grant Esq (whose name appears to the foregoing Declaration) is now alive (as at the time of signing the same) or Justice of the Peace in order for said County and Commission and further that his signature is in his own proper hand writing.
Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Office in Danvill this 16 th day of March A.D. 1849.
James Fuller Clerk of Jefferson County