Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7014, Charles Hinson, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
16 16
Hinson, Charles
S. 7014
Carded
CONTENTS

North Carolina 16.755
Charles Finton of Papeons in the State of N. Car. who was a Private in the Regt commanded by Captain of the  Regt commanded by Col. Wade in the N.C. time for 20 months —
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept. 1831 and sent M c Rae. Wadsworth N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1830 166.65 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 33 33.33 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Shipp Clerk, Book E Vol. Page 40

State of North Carolina Anson County
April - Session 1833
On this 10 th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the worshipfull Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions Charles Denison a resident of the County of Anson aforesaid aged twenty years - a Soldier of the Revolution who being sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7 th - 1832
I Entreat the Service of the United States under the following named officers and serants as herein stated
I Volunteered on the 22 nd day of June 1780 in the Militia under Capt. James for Farr in the County of Anson State of North Carolina for six three months Col. David Jones Regiment and was in two skirmishes skirmishes with the Tories under Col. Guff of North Carolina the first at Baygett's (now Innesboro) the other on the same morning at Capt. Duke Glenn's plantation near Pe de River in both of which we defeated them (the Tories) I served the three months & was discharged in Sept. 1780.
I again volunteered in the County of Anson State of North Carolina in Sept. 1780 under Capt. Patrick Boggan Col. Thomas Wade's Regiment and was

Engaged in collecting cattle and supplies for the army American Army throughout the country in the neighborhood of Camden, S. Carolina under the direction of Col. Thomas Wade who was then commissary and served four months and was discharged in the month of January. 1781.
I again volunteered in the County of Anson, North Carolina under Capt. Duke Glean in the month of January, 1781. and was marched into S. Carolina and joined General Sumpter and was in an engagement with the Enemy at the head of Cape River (now Black River) Lord Bowden was then in possession of Camden. I was then marched back to North Carolina upon the river, when owing to some cowardly conduct of Capt. Glean he was tried by a court martial and was disgraced and cashiered. I was then placed under the command of Capt. Stephen Jones Tompkins and was marched to Brown's Creek and was engaged against the Tories in the Battle of Bates Bridge I served seven months and was discharged in August 1781.
I again volunteered in the County of Anson, S. Carolina in Sept. 1781 under Capt. Patrick Boggan and marched to Cape Fear River where We joined Col. Smith (General Rutherford's Brigade) and was marched

near Wilmington North Carolina and was in the Battle with the Forces Below the brick House in which we defeated them, and made an unsuccessful attack on the British who was fortified in the brick house I have a distinct Recollection that during this time that we were at The news of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to the American Army at Little York I was discharged in the County of Johnson in December 1781 Having served four months
I became a Substitute for a man by the name of Gordon under Capt Thomas Elze at Wilmington North Carolina for two months some time in February 1782 and together with several others were put in charge of some British Prisoners in number about one hundred and ordered to conduct them to Charleston South Carolina (the British yet being in possession of that place) We delivered them over at Watts just below the mouth of Waccawaw On Ashly River near Charleston, We were then discharged. having served the term for which I substituted two months having served in all my five terms of Service One year and eight months (In fact I am Confident that I served in all two years but part of my time of Service was in the State of things

Confident that I served in all two years, but part of my time of Service I cannot state definitely but I did lose the mode of State of things In this Section of Country that we were constantly Annoyed by our Neighbours & internal Enemy. The Tories who were much more Troublesome to us than the British much of our time of Service we have taken no Account of. I was young and inattentive to that of getting written discharge. In truth my main object was to get freedom from my Country I have now no distinct Recollection of having read but am written discharge and That I have lost, I have no other documentary evidence of my Services and There are but few persons now living who served in this Section of the Country In the Revolutionary war. I know of none whom testimony I can depend to testify to my Services except Walter Beake and Lott Strickland Both of the County of Richmond, North Carolina whose affidavits are herunto - annexed and also Rev. H. Beake Rev. Wm. Beake, both of the County of Anson aforesaid whose affidavits is also herunto annexed -
I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the Present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State whatever.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Charles Harrison

1 st question by Court when and in what year were you born
Answer in Chesterfield district State of South Carolina on the 21 st day of June 1763
2 nd question by Court have you any records of your age & if so where is it
Answer Records of my age were kept by Doctor Dixon & my grandfather Philip Henson from which I transcribed a copy which copy is now in the possession of my Brother Bartlett Henson of this County
3 rd question by Court when were you living when called into Service where
Have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live -
Answer I lived in the County of Anson North Carolina when called into Service and where I have continued to live all my life then and now live
4 th question by the Court how were you called into Service, were you drafted
were you a Volunteer or were you a Substitute
Answer I was a Volunteer in every war except the last when I was a Substitute
For two months There is no man by the name of Gordon
5 th question by Court state the names of some of the Regular officers who were with
The Troops when you served such Continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect - and the general circumstances of your service -
Answer I was attached to General Greene Division, I served under no Regular or Continental officers my service was under the immediate command of militia officers (towards the end) Col. Lusk, Col. Wade, Smith, and Sumpter, and General Rutherford.
6 th question by Court did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and
if so when was it given
it was from

general service 6 question by court did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given
Answer. I do not recollect of having such but our letter discharge which was from Capt Elliott and to that I have lost
7 question by court State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for the past 20 years of your Answer during as a soldier of the revolution Wm Johnson Johnson 59 th and the Revd Elyah Cason are both well acquainted with me
Sworn to & subscribed - the day & year above - written Charles Hinson
We Elyah Cason a Clergyman and William Johnson both of the County of Surry North Carolina do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Hinson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Twenty years of age that he is a respectable respected and beloved in the neighbourhood whom 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
Wm Johnson Elyah Cason

And The Court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a -
Revolutionary Soldier and Servant as he states and The Court further certifies that it appears to them that Elijah Eason served William Johnson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman Resident in The County of Anson and that William Johnson who has also signed the same is a Resident in The County of Anson and is a creditable person, and that this statement is entitled to credit and also that William Riddell whose affidavit is also herewith annexed is a man of Credibility & Respectable Standing
W. Threadgill } Justices Geo. Riddell } of the Allen Carpenter } Court
Personally appeared in open Court William Riddell a man of credibility a resident of the County of Anson State of North Carolina who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement viz- That he saw Charles Henson the above named applicant engaged in the American Service in the term of the revolutionary war during the Spring and Summer of the year 1781 under Captain Stephen Thompson, Col. Wade, Regiment, Swain to Anson Co. N.C.

the court this 10 th day of April A.D. 1833.
his Mark William Ricketts
I William Dismukes clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Charles Herring William Ricketts for a Review -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 th day of April A.D. 1833 -
Dismukes Clk
Wm A. M c Rae Wadesboro N.C.

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 Charles Hinson 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 22, 1780 3 mos. Pvt James Furr David Love N.C.   Sept. 1780 4 " Patrick Boggan Thomas Wade   Jan. 1781 7 " Duke Glenn. Stephen Tompkins   Sept. 1781 4 " Patrick Boggan Smith   Feb. 1782 2 " Thomas Glabbe  
Battles engaged in, Black River, Betsy's Bridge, Brink House & 2 skirmishes with Tories
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Union Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 10, 1833. His cl. al.
Residence at date of application, Union Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, born Chesterfield Dist. S.C. June 21, 1763.
Remarks: Soldier was the grandson of Philip Hinson and had a brother named Barrett. There is no other data as to his family on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Apl. 27 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Charles Harrison
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     22 June 1760 vol. 3 Pri. David Love Col. Davidson 70 years   Sept 1780 vol. 4 " Col. Thos. Wade Union Co. Pa. Traditionary Witnesses   2any 1781 vol. 7 "   Sept. 1781 vol. 4 " Col. Smith   Feby 1782 Sub. 2 "   in all 1 yr 8 mos.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. 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.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses { who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. }
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

1914 Mar. 25. Heir to James M. Cox of Pleasure Hill (see his letter in John Lee S. 21124. N.C. & Va.) an
Rehras
7014 INVALID.
File No. 7014
Charles Thomsen
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1837
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 173
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of North Carolina
Richmond County
Before me John McAlister one of the
Justices of the Peace for the County of Richmond personally appeared Walter Leak a man of respectable standing and high credibility who after being duly sworn accord- ing to law, doth on his oath make the following statements - viz. That he was well acquainted with Charles Hinson who now resides in the County of Anson, that he frequently saw him in the American service during the Revolutionary War before the Capture of Charleston - That he believes he was a soldier at the Battle of Brandy bridge in the year 1781 and also at the attacks made on the British at the Brick House near Wilmington North Carolina under Col. Smith about the time Genl Morris was taken - Walter Leak
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 28 th day of March 1833 -
John McAlister

State of North Carolina Richmond County
Before me John McAlister one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Richmond personally appeared Sgt. Strickland a man of respectable standing and creditability aged Seventy Three Years - who after being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following statement (viz), That he was acquainted with Charles Hinson in the Revolutionary War, that he frequently saw him in the American service and served with him - Sgt. Strickland Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19 th day of March 1833 - McAlister (J.P.)

State of North Carolina Richmond County
I Martin P. Crawford Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John McAlister Esq. whose Signature appears to the foregoing Affidavits of Walter Leak and Lot Stricklin was an acting Justice of the Pleas for the County of Richmond aforesaid, at the dates thereof duly Commissioned & qualified to administer oaths, and that the said Signatures are in his own proper Hand Write.
In Testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this 20 th of March 1833
M. P. Crawford Clerk