Anson Co. NC - Revolutionary War Pension of Isaac Carpenter USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Louis Carpenter LouisSMU@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application of Isaac Carpenter with affidavit of William Carpenter (from National Archives pension application file ????? [North Carolina]) Submitted by Louis Carpenter LouisSMU@aol.com. State of No. Carolina } October Session, 1832 On this 9th day of October Anson County } 1832 personal appeared before the Court ______ Justice of Said Court for the County of Anson, now sitting Isaac Carpenter a resident of said County of Anson State of No.Carolina aged sixtyeight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed ___ the ____ 1832 the says that he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated he says that the 1st engagement that he entered his service at Halifax it was in Halifax County, No. Carolina that he joined the army as a substitute (or that he took his fathers place) and that his father was drafted, he states that he entered the service about the 1st day July 1780 that he mustered under Captain Wallis & John Branch was Coll. of the County & that he marched from Halifax to Lewisburg in Franklin county, and that he does not recollect his captain for he thinks he was sick or did not march with him tho he marched under William Morris which was the 1st Sergeant & at Lewisburg was put under the command of Coll. Seawell and then marched to Gen Gates army in South Carolina got to Pee Dee River in So. Carolina who we met part of Gates men retreating from Gates defeat we then retreated back to Chatham Courthouse where we were met and I was then put under the command of Capt Armstrong. Then marched to Salisbury from there to Charlotte and from there to Sugar Creek near the British lines and continued there about two weeks We then retreated to Charlotte and was pursued by the British Army Where we had some skirmishing fighting and from there to Salisbury and then across the Yardkin River and from some time and was reinforced by Col. Lee and Washington, we then recrossed the Yardkin River and was discharged the 12th day of Nov 1780 believes Charlotte and Salisbury and then returned home in company with my 1st Sgt. William Morris. He further says that he entered the 2nd engagement about the 15th day of June 1781 that he was a drafted soldier in the militia service that he was drafted immediately after the British left Halifax town, that he was under the command of Capt. Jones and then after the draft he continued at Halifax about one month waiting for orders where to march that they then marched under the Command of Col. Branch and towards Eadington but did not proceed far before they got orders to stop an then continued waiting for further orders till then service expired and was discharged about the 15th day of September 1781. He furthers says that he entered the 3 engagement or tenure of Service as a volunteer that by order of the Col of County a certain number of me had to be raised to guard a _____ of store wagons General Green headquarters in So. Carolina he says he entered the services as a volunteer about the 15th day of November as expected to March under Capt William Hall ____(ink blot) and the guard, the wagons 15 in number _____ (ink blot) to Halifax town with the march to Hills Company to then to Salisbury then by Charlotte and Camden So. Carolina then to Gen Green Headquarters at a place called the Round O. near Charleston or Savannah when we arrived the 2nd day of Dec 1781 and continued there sometime. The waggons returned by order of Gen. Green and was some short time engaged Halling River and placing it at ______ H according to order until we met General Morris again near Charlotte during which time he says he acted as a guard for said waggons when marching and when not under the command of Capt William Rose the waggon master general and he further says that he acted as a soldier and was not employed in any other way, he then returned to Halifax town and the received his discharge about the 15th day of Feb 1782 and further says he served 9 months and 12 days in the engagements and he further says he was born in Halifax Co, No. Carolina and continued their until he entered the service and further says that he got discharged in all three terms of service but that the thinks that he left them at his fathers home when he left his father and he has no recollection whatever became of them. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency or any state and he says that he has not documentary evidence. Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. Isaac Carpenter Interrogatory by the Court question the 1st Where and on what year were you born. Answer I was born in Halafax (sic) County NoCarolina about the date of 1764 question 2nd have you record of your age answer I have none The 3 id. Where were you living when called into the service and where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live Answer in Halafax (sic) county moved from there to Orange County in this State after the war and continued there about 7 years then I moved to Wake County and lived there about 11 years and then came to Anson where I have been ever since. 4th how were you called into the service where you drafted were you a volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for who ans. I was first a substitute for my father I was then drafted and then a volunteer 5th State the names of some of the regular officer who were with the troops Where you served whether Continental and Militia Regiments by you recollect and the general circumstances of you service Answer in my first term I went with Coll Seawell to SoCarolina I expect he was a Militia Coll and then back to Chatham and there was put under command of General Summer a Continental General and I was under Capt Armstrong part of my time and I think he was a regular officer and there was a great many regular officers with him but I dont recollect their names in my 2nd term I was under no continental officers I was under Capt Jones and Coll Branch and they were militia officers In my 3rd rip I was under Capt hall a great part of my time who was a Continental officer tho part of my time under William Rose who as coll of the waggon master general, I think that there was some times five hundred men guarding the waggons at other times just few tho I dont remember many of the officers Question the 6th did you receive a discharge for m the Service and if so by who was it given and what has become of it. I think that I received a discharge in all three of my engagements but have lost them 7th State the names of person to who you are known in present neighbourhood and who can certify to your character as to veracity and the belief of you services as a soldier of the revolution Ans. I think that any of my neighbours can state as to my veracity an that reputations if I have been a soldier.but no person in this part of the county now living knows of my service except my Brother William Carpenter who knows that I went into the cervices thru timing and returned he was too young to remember the length of time I was absent. State of No. Carolina } October Session, 1832 On this 9th day of October Anson County} 1832 personal appeared before the Court ______ Justice of Said Court for the County of Anson, Rev. Jn. L. Kindall, a clergyman residing in the County of Anson and St. of No.Carolina and Edward Winfield residing in the said County of Anson hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Carpenter who have subscribed and Sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 68 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to of been a revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. J.L. Kindall Edw. Winfield State of NoCarolina } October Court 1832 This day came unto Anson County } Open Court William Carpenter and after being duly sworn on the wholy (sic) evangelist of almighty God he says that he remembers very well that his Brother Isaac Carpenter went into the service of the United States as a soldier that he thinks he was about nine years old the 1st time that his Brother Isaac entered the services and he says that he knows he went into the service and he remembers his returning but he was two (sic) small or young to remember how long he was gone that he knows that he went three times and he thinks that he served as long as stated in the declaration of said Isaac Carpenter and he further recollects that one time when he returned that one of the officers came with him. Sworn to and Subscribed in open court this 9th day of October, 1832 WM Carpenter