Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8713, Leonard Hise, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Heise, Leonard
S. 8713
CONTENTS
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23.723
North Carolina
Leonard Fife -
Burke - in the State of N. Carolina he was a priv. in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col. Campbell in the War time for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 50 - Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Mar. 34, and sent to M rs S. Graham N. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834. 100.- Pensional allowance ending Sept. 4. " 25 $125.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Cath. Flier _____ Clerk, Book C Vol. 6 1/2 Page 7 1/2
Application Certificate issued July 1839. and sent to R. H. Pederson Morganton. N.C.
Letter to 3 d Auditor 1. Sept 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 March 1836 to 4 Sept 1838. Age notified 11. Sept 1839
Paid as above from 4 March the Act of the 11 th April 1838 from 4 March 1839 to 4 Sept 1839. Age notified 18 th June 1840

Leonard Wise N.R.
30.160
Admiral or general 15 m. $50.
N.C.
Am. J. Graham N.R. -

(D)
State of North Carolina } This 13 th day of Burke County } August 1833 person -ally appeared Robert Johnson Miller before the undersigned a justice of the for Burke County and makes oath in due form of law that he is well acquainted with Leonard Hise, who has made application for a pension & sworn & subscribed to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Sol- -dier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed } Rob t Johnston Miller the day & year aforesaid } Pastor of St. Andrews Church Burke County. E. P. Miller P.P. } E. J. Moore

State of North Carolina (E) Burke County
W. L. Tate And W. C. Tate
In testing Phineas in said county after an examination of Leonard Hester he has that he is defective and that he has upon his extremities scars and injuries resembling gun shot wounds and that there is some apparent difference in the size of his thighs. And upon the whole he has him to be a disabled man
W. C. Tate
W. L. Tate

State of North Carolina Bunke County
I Joseph S. Brown Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Bunke do hereby certify that the forego- ing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Leonard Wise for a pension I further certify that Joseph Starn who signs & swears to the affidavit marked (B) and that A. Payne who certifies the same as Justices of the Peace were both of them at the date of the same Justices of the Peace for this county: also that Lewis Payne who certifies the affidavit of General D. Newland (marked A) was at the time of doing the same an acting Justice of the Peace also that Elisha P. Miller who certi- fied the affidavit marked D is and was at the time of doing the same a Justice of the Peace for this county. I further certify that Doctors William Tate and Samuel Tate who need not certify (E) all Physicians in the Town of Morgan -ton and vicinity now in practice as Physicians & Surgeons. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at office this 4 th day of March 1834

(6)
We John Boon Elisha P. Miller
Residing in the County of Burke are well acquainted with Leonard Hise who has sworn to & subscribed to the above declaration: that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is reputable and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. we also know that he was crippled & has to walk with a stick, & we believe that such is caused by wounds recd in the service that he is very poor and an object worthy of charity that he is crippled in his hip & his right thigh has been burnt away.
Sworn to in open Court this 25 th July 1833- J. Emrigh
J Boon Elisha P Miller

Leonard Hices Revolutionary Services

State of North Carolina Burke County
This day Lenord Hice - Came before me the under signed justice of the peace in and for the county and made oath in due form of law and sayeth that he was a private soldier in the Revolutionary Service and served the following towers to it - 1st three months at Briants Station guarding the fort under Capt. Aaron Lewis - the date not recollected 2nd three months tower at Moses Luna fort under the command of the v d Aaron Lewis - 3rd three months tower at Boochers fort under the command of Capt. John Gimmerson - 4th three months tower at William Camills Station under the command of Capt. Gimmerson the above 4 towers was served in different years against the Indians - and if he had regular Discharges he had lost lost them is believed to be 1780 James Disserd 5th a three months tower under Capt. James Disserd in Genl. Cammills Regiment, against the British as a Dragoon and was wounded in the battle at Kings Mountain, had his arme broke - and rode a horse further more the v d Lenord Hice sayeth on oath that he had bin drafted on scouting party against the Indians - the length of time not recollected but thinks them all added together with the above would amount to over three years &c. Sworn to and subscribed to the 6th October 1832
Hester Payne (seal) State of North Carolina Burke County
his mark Lenord Hice This day came Joseph Staren sent and sayeth on oath that he saw the v d Lenord Hice in the army at Kings Mountain in Genl. Cammills Regime nt and knows that his arme was broken in the battle that he had dressed the same - and further more sayeth that he new the v d Hice did serve several towers against the Indians and what was called the Forays Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written Hester Payne (seal) Joseph Staren
Mr Hice says the battle at Kings Mountain was in the year 1780 -

State of N. Carolina } I David M c Intosh an acting Justice Burke County } of the peace do hereby certify That Joseph Harnes Who has made the within affidavit as known to be true is a man of veracity in whose oath explicit confidence can be placed given under my hand this 8 th Oct 1832
D. M c Intosh J.P. Q

David Newton affidavit

(A)
State of North Carolina } This day appeared upon the Burke County } the under signed an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid David Newland who after being duly sworn according Law deposes & says that in the year 1827 Leonard Hise possessed in his hands two documents one purporting to be a discharge signed by James Gaston Esqr in which discharge the aforesaid Col Gaston certified that said Hise was a good soldier in the army of the Revolution the other document was the affidavit of Joseph Starnes Esqr taken before David Wittenborge Esqr of said County showing that he was in the army of the Revolution with said Hise at the Battle of Kings Mountain at the time of Furgason's defeat and that said Hise was wounded by the enemy which documents said Newland then as a representative of said County introduced into the Legislature of said State at its session of 1827 accompanied by a resolution directing said Hise to be placed on the Pension List of said State & receive $60 per Annum and the resolution did not passed - and he the said Newland then obtained leave to withdraw the aforesaid papers from the files of the House of Commons and said the clerks of the House told him that he made several searches for the same but could never find them & that they were either lost or mislaid sworn to & subscribed before me this 25 th
October 1830
Just L. Paine
J. W. M. [unclear]

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas Bunke County } Quarter Sessions July 3 } Sessions A.D. 1883
on the 25 day of July 1883 personally appeared in open court before the court now in Session Leonard Hise aged 77 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed 19th June 1832. That he enlisted in the  army of the United States in the year  and served as herein after stated,
or any other law of the United States granting pensions to Invalids. That he served against the common Enemy of the United States during the Revolution.
was as follows. being always a Drafed man & Private. That my name is not on the Pension Roll of any State.
first Term of Service was in guarding the fort under Captain Aaron Lewis of Colonel William Campbell's regiment of Virginia Militia. The fort they guarding was called Moses Lewis fort just
in below the wolf hills in the western part of Va. Now Washington County, against the Cherokee Indians. in the early part of the war of the revolution
Second term of Service was in guarding the fort called Moses Lewis fort in the same territory under same Aaron Lewis same regiment as Militia. -

Thirdly 3 months tour under Captain John Simerson Butcher's Station against same Indians in same territory & from same regiment cannot recollect date
Fourthly 3 months tour at Campbell's Sta- -tion under said Captain John Simerson from the same militia from all of which tours he was regularly discharged but lost all his discharges by getting them wet by his horse falling in Holston River by the breaking of the ice the win- -ter before the battle of Kings mountain
Fifthly I was in a three months tour of service under Volunteer Captain James Dysart (who although a Col.) acted as Captain in Colonel Camp- -bells Regiment at the Battle of Kings Mountain in October 1780 When we went into the battle I was commanded by Captain James Dysart where I was dreadfully wounded, I rec d two bullets in my left arm & it was broken: we were fighting in the woods & with the assistance of my comrades who would push my bullets down. I shot 3 rounds before I was shot down & I then rec d a bullet through my left leg the fourth bullet rec d in my right knee which stuttered broke the bone of

my right thigh. It brought me to the ground, when on the ground I rec'd a bullet in my breast. It was borne off of the ground to a Doctor. & on the next day was I was discharged by my Captain James Dysart, which said discharge was the one lost by Colonel David Newland as shown by his affidavit herunto appended marked (A). At the battle of Kings Mountain I shot 16 rounds as I think, the reason of thinking so is, that on the morning before the battle I saw 100 bullets & after the battle I missed 16 sixteen. the way that I fought after my left arm was broken, was to rest my rifle against a tree & take light. & shoot generally the man I aimed at fell whether my bullet brought the enemy down or not I cannot say for many were as good marksmen as I. we being mounted Riflemen. It was carried to Dr. Frederick Fisher's near Salisbury Vt. where I staid 2 years before I was able to get home.
answers to Interrogatories, propounded by the court
I was born on 11 th January 1756. in the County of Rowan North Carolina. There is a record

of my age in my father's old house now owned by my brother Jacob in the County of Haywood N.C. I was living in the what was then called the western territory of Va at the time I was called into Service on the waters of Holston now called Washing- ton County. I after my discharge returned to my father's at the place I had been called into Service (that is when able to get away from the Doctors) - I staid there 5 or 6 years but cannot recollect at what time for my memory has failed me. I then came to Rocky River Mecklenburgh Co. & staid there for about 15 years & from there came to this County (Burke Co.) & have lived here ever since. I was always a volunteer Private Soldier & the last hour of July the battle of Kings Mountain I was a Mounted Rifle- man. There were never any regu- lar officers where I served that I now recollect. In my four first tours against the Indians we were under the command of a higher officer than captain.

At the battle of Kings Mountain Col Wm Campbell Commanded the regiment to which I belonged. Col Cleveland, regiment or a part of it were in the battle: also Col Mc Dowells men from Burke. I also recollect that the Present General Wm Lenoir of Wilkes was in that that battle I can recollect but little more that it would do any good to detail. I had my four first discharges destroyed by getting wet as before detailed & Col David Newland lost my last as by his affidavit herewith appended. (A)
I am well acquainted with John Boon Esqr the Sheriff of this County the reverend Robert Johnson Miller & Major Elisha P Miller & Joseph Starnes see Affidavit (B) (C) (D) (E)
and others whom I expect to get the cer- tificates of: I am a cripple & am able to procure the testimony of any more men than Joseph Starnes Esqr whose affe- -davit is herewith appended marked (B) Sorry to in open Court Leonard Hill 25 July 1833 J. Esmon Elk much

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Burke County } Sessions July Term 1883.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after hearing the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named Leonard Hise was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Boon Esq. & Major Elisha P. Miller both of whom signed the certificate marked (B.) are resident citizens in the County of Burke both credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full credit.

Application for a new Certificate State of North Carolina Wayne County
On this 1 st day of July 1889, before me, the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the said County of Wayne personally appeared Howard Hicks who on his oath declares, that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Gibbs in the Regiment commanded by Col. William Pumphrey in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of North Carolina that he received a Certificate of that fact under the signature & Seal of the Secretary of War which Certificate after he received he deposited for safe keeping in the hands of R. C. Pearson Esq. of Morganton who kept the same until within the last 10 or 12 months, when at the request of my Friend and Relative William Hittson of this County he enclosed

it to him by mail — that at the time it should have come to hand I was myself absent, and Mr. Sittlow did before my return — I have had repeated searches made amongst his Papers and have been unable to find it — I hope therefore the Sp. will furnish me with a new one as the copy of the original was unspotted and unadorned by me or any one else.
Witness to and subscribed date first above written
Before me J. H. Carlton J.P.
Leonard his Skid mark
I Robert Love of the County of New mood & State of North Carolina do hereby certify that I am or quainted with the Leonard Skid the applicant above for a new Certificate under the act of Con- gress of the 7 th June 1832 that I

am satisfied he is the identical Leonard Miss named in the original Certifi- cate which has been lost and I have no hesitation in saying the facts like for the in his affidavit are all true
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 nd day of July 1859.
R. D. Horton S.P.
State of North Carolina Haywood County
I William Adcock Clerk of the Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that S. M. Garton before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to and who has attested the same is a Magistrate as above and that the fore- going signature purporting to be his is genuine — I further cer- tify that Roll Love whose statement is above is a gentleman of truth and veracity and his statement entitled to full confidence.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Waukesha this th day of July 1837.
11. W. L. G.
I R. C. Pearson of Morristown N.C. do hereby certify that I had for several years in my posses- sion the Certificate belonging to Simon and Miss whose affidavit is, above that about a year ago I sent it to him to the care of Wm. Milton Haywood Co. and I am satisfied old Miss has never rec'd it
Given under my hand this 11 th July 1839
W. C. Garrison

Rev War
8713
INVALID.
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File No. 8713
Leonard Hoise
Prior Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 122 , Page 169
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 11 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Leonard Hise, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Fifty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1839, to the 1 st Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 4 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Leonard Heise, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of fifty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1836, to the 4 th Sept., 1838,
Respectfully, yours,
W. B. Harris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Morganton N.C. 13 th July 1839
Dr. Sir,
I enclose you the application of Leonard Hill of county of this County for a Russian Artificer
Please enclose it to me.
The facts and circumstances set forth in his affidavit I know to be true — that is that he had a certificate and that he is now lost — No doubt either as to his having been a soldier
Yrs S r
J Leonard Hill
R. B. Pearson