Hertford-Greene-Dobbs County NcArchives Military Records.....Taylor, John 1833 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cliff Darden cliffdarden@cs.com September 29, 2012, 4:54 am State of North Carolina Greene County February, 1833 Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions On this 11th day of February AD 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the justices of the court of pleas, and quarter sessions now sitting John Taylor a resident of Greene County and state of No Carolina aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832. This applicant John Taylor volunteered, when he was nineteen years old, the first of March 1779 in the County of Hertford, and state of No. Carolina under the command of Cols. George Little and George Wynn, and Abraham Porter Capt. William Ceichlow Lieut., and William Darden ensign, under the command of these officers, we marched on an expedition to the town of Suffolk in the State of Virginia where the enemy then was, but when we arrived there, they had left Suffolk, and gone to a place called Jehricho, we pursued after them there, but when we came there the British had like-wise evacuated that place, and gone on board their shipping, and we returned to Hertford County. Our whole company was made up in Hertford County. From Hertford County, we were then ordered to Edenton in N. Carolina, where we remained until the last of August making altogether six months, we were then discharged and returned to Hertford County, a second time. In the autumn of the same year 1779, on the first, or very early in the month of October, this applicant substituted himself in the town of Wynton in Hertford County in the room of William Langston of said County and State, who was drafted to go to Charleston in South Carolina, under the command of Capt. Samuel Harrell, Lieut. William Outlaw, and ensign Thomas Brickell, under command of these officers we marched thro the State of No Carolina, and into the State of So. Carolina within a few miles of Charleston, where we joined General Lillington and part of the regiment to which he belonged, and in a few days after marched into the city, and came under the command of general Lincoln, who was chief commander at that time. After having been in Charleston some months this applicant was ordered on board the Truet Capt. Fines? at fort Moultree, where he served a short time (ten days only) as a marine, until the ships were ordered up to Charleston and sunk in the channel in order to prevent the approach of the enemy. After this, this applicant returned to his company and served as before a soldier until he was discharged. Our Captain and company were discharged by the town Major, whose name was Parker, -such was the confusion at the time this applicant left with his company that he received no written discharge himself, but remembers that his captain gave a written passport to the sergeant and seven others of us as a sort of protection. This applicant was not personally engaged in any combat, but while in Charleston frequent cannonading took place between the city batteries, and the enemies Fort. This applicant left Charleston the 8th day of May 1780. This applicant served from the time he substituted, as a soldier and marine together, on this expedition to S. Carolina six months which added to the six months he had served before as a volunteer makes twelve months, the whole time this applicant was in actual service during the revolutionary war. After this, this applicant returned home into Hertford County a third time on the 21st of April, and on the 10th May 1780 was the capitulation of Charleston (as well as he recollects, and general Lincoln and the whole army were made prisoners. He has no documentary evidence of his services as above stated He knows at present no person with whom he served in Charleston 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 of any other State. John Taylor (Seal) Sworn to subscribed this day & year above written We Thomas Speight a clergy man residing in the County of Greene hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Taylor who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration, that I believe him to be seventy two 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. Thos. Speight (Seal) Sworn subscribed to the day & year above said We whose names are hereunto subscribed certify that we know John Taylor who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration. We are citizens of Greene CountyNo. Carolina, and believe that the applicant is 72 years of age. He is reputed and believed in his neighborhood to have been a revolutionary soldier, and we concur in that opinion. A Speight (seal) H S Taylor? (seal) Joseph Williams (seal) 2. 1st Where and in what year was you born? Ans. In Hertford County and State of No. Carolina in the year 1780. 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? Ans. He has none. It was recorded in a sermon book of my father’s books and they have been sold. It is recorded in the book with his childrens ages. 3. Where were living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live_ Ans. When called into service I lived in Hertford, since the war, I lived eight years in Hertford, one year in the County of Northampton, and forty three years in Greene County and State of No. Carolina (he thinks that this county was called Dobbs, when he first came here to live 4th How were you called into service, were you drafted Did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Ans. I first volunteered in first of March 1779, afterward was a substitute for William Langston. 5th State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the troops in the continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. Ans. General Lincoln, General Hogans, and General Woodford, does not remember the names of the regiments was first in service in Virginia and No. Carolina six months, afterward I marched to Charleston in So. Carolina where he served six months as a soldier, (except ten days of the time he served as a marine on board the ship Truet. 6th Did you ever receive a dis charge from the service If so by whom was it given & what became of it? Ans. I never received any thing more than a written passport from Capt. Samuel Harrell at Charleston which answered for myself & seven others & do not know what became of it. 7th State some of the names of the persons to whom you are know in your neighborhood, at present, and who can testify to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution. Ans. Jesse Speight, Henry Meller, Willis Dixon, John Dixon, and Joseph Williams, and Levi Braxton John Taylor (seal) Given & subscribed the Day & year above said And the County Court of Greene now sitting do thus hereby declare their ? 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 & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Speight who has signed & sworn to the above certificate is a respectable clergyman of this County & they certify further that A Speight H S Taylor & Joseph Williams who have signed the other certificate above are all respectable citizens of this county & that their statement is entitled to credit. Ben T Murphrey JP (seal) Matthew T Randolph JP (seal) Wm M Allbritton JP (seal) H Miller JP (seal) Wm A Darden JP (seal) Jno. Patrick JP (seal) I, William Williams, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions of Greene County and State of North Carolina, do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Taylor for a pension. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of February 1833_ Wm Williams Clrk (sea) Recorded in the Clerks office of Greene County on the minutes of the Court of pleas And quarter Sessions at February Term 1833_ Wm Williams Clrk (seal) 6292 North Carolina John Taylor of Greene in the state of N Car- who was a PU in the Con commanded by Captain Porter of the regt commanded by Col Little in the N Car- militia 6 mo Inserted on the roll of N Carolina At the rate of 20 dollars 00 cents per annum To commence on the 4th day of March, 1834 Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Feb 1833 and sent to Hon J Speight House of Rep Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1832 $30.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 mos 1823 $10.00 $40.00 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832 Recorded by E. D. 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