Anson Co. NC - Revolutionary War Pension of Emanuel Teal 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: Candace Gravelle cteal@dnc.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application of Martha Teal, widow of Emanuel Teal (from National Archives pension application file R10440 [North Carolina]) Submitted by Candace Gravelle cteal@dnc.net. State of Georgia County of Carroll On this sixteenth day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before the Court of record held in and for the said county in open court, Mrs. Martha Teal, a resident of and in said county and state aforesaid, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law saith on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of provisions made by the law of the United States pased the 8th day of February 1853(? difficult to read) granting pensions to the widows of persons who (? writing to light and unable to read next few lines)....that she is the widow of Emanuel Teal who was a Private in Capt Hogan's NC Company in the Revolutionary War..(more writing too light and illegible to transcribe)... She further declares that she was mararied to the said Emanuel Teal on the (blank) day of (blank) 1818, that her said husband died on the tenth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty three, that she was not married to him prior to ??Anson County, NC ?? day of January eighteen hundred, but at that time stated as above; that there is no public marriage of her record or private record of her marriage. And she declares further that she is now a widow. Sworn to and subscribed to in open court on the day and year above written before the said court. Henry P. Worthen, Judge Martha Teal X mark State of Georgia County of Carroll On this (blank) day of (blank) AD 1855 personally appeared before the court a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly authorized to administer, a resident of said county, to be well known as a credible witness, and who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath, state that he is acquainted with Mrs. Martha Teal,. the above named applicant for a pension, that he has known her for (blank) years past, that he has appraised her family record, that he beleives the same to be genuine, that it is contained in a book purporting to be the (blank or too light to read) and printed in the year (blank or too light to read) and that the said record as far as relates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier or pensioner above named and of his death as follows, which is an exact copy of the same (blank lines for a paragraph or so...not legible at all)....... that the said deponent is not interested in the claim. Subscribed and sworn to day and year above as written, before me and I certify that I am in no manner interested. (Blank) Justice of the Peace State of Georgia County of Carroll On the sixteenth day of October 1855 personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Charles Philips and Burrell Nail, who are to me well known and who are credible witnesses, and who by me being duly sworn, depose and say that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Martha Teal, the above applicant for a pension, that they have known her for thirty years last past, that they were acquainted with Emanuel Teal, having known him for 15 years previous to his death, (Philips acquainted for six years); that Emanuel Teal and Martha Teal lived together as husband and wife and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned; that said Emanuel Teal died on the 10th day of January 1833 and the deponents believe to be the fact, that she has never married since her said husband's death, and as his widow, and that her said husband is the identical man mentioned as a Private in the declaration above; and that deponents are disinterested. Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first above written and I certify that I am not interested herein. P.G. Given (? name and writing difficult to read) Burrell Nail Charles Philips X mark I hereby constitite and appoint Samuel M. Bight (? name and writing difficult to read) my true and lawful attorney hereby authorizing him to prosecute this my claim to a pension and to receive the certificate to be issued thereon. Dated this 16th day of October AD 1855 Martha Teal X mark State of Georgia County of Carroll I the clerk of the Court of Superior Court hereby certify that the Honl H P Worthen before whom the foregoing declaration was made was at the time so doing, a Judge of said court duly qualified and that D.(?) Garrison (?) Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace and for said county duly commissioned and dworn and that the signatures of both are genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 16th day of October AD 1855 John Long, A.E.? Note by transcriber: The copies of this pension file sent by the National Archives in Washington D.C. notes an apology for the poor quality copies sent of the original documents, and notes a second page is totally illegible, however, sent the following copy of a letter sent by the National Archives in 1937 to another Teal family researcher, which has some of the missing information, which apparently was more legible in 1937: December 3, 1937 Re: Emanuel Teal R 10440 Mrs. J.S. Kirkpatrick Belle Meade Drive Nashville, Tennessee Dear Madam, Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Jacob and Emanuel Teal or Teel, of North Carolina, Levy Teal of the Virginia Line and William Teal of Virginia. There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of a Jacob, Levy or William Teel or Teal. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. The record of Emanuel Teal follows as found in the claim for pension R 10440, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War. The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Emanuel Teal are not shown. Emanuel Teal married Patsey McHenry. The marriage bond was dated September 3, 1818, in Anson County, North Carolina. The date and place of birth of Patsey are not shown. The soldier died in Henry County, Georgia, January 1, 1830, as stated by his daughter, or January 10, 1833 as stated by his widow. October 16, 1855, at which time she was aged seventy-one years and a resident of Carroll County, Georgia, Martha (as she signed) Teal, applied for the pension that might have been due on account of the service of her husband, Emanuel Teal, in the Revolutionary War, and alleged that her husband enlisted in Pitt County, North Carolina, and served in Captain Hogan's North Carolina Company; she gave no dates of service but alleged three years' service. Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws. The date of the widow's death is not shown, butshe was deceased in 1859. The only name of a child of the soldier that is given is daughter, Mary Northan, who, in 1866, was aged about seventy-four years and resided near Atlanta, Georgia. The name of her husband was not stated. In 1904, Nathaniel Teal, of DeQueen, Arkansaw, stated that he was a grandson of the Revolutionary War soldier Emanuel Teal, and in 1905, Allen Teal, of Pittsburg, Texas, stated that he was, also, a grandson. Neither gave the names of their parents. Very truly yours, A.D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator