Iredell County NcArchives Military Records.....Dickey, John September 30, 1844
Revwar - Pension 
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Captain John Dickey Revolutionary War File
Captain John Dickey Revolutionary War File
U. S. National Archives
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5.  David Hair’s statement of support


[30 Sept 1844]
State of North Carolina
Iredell County
	On this 30th day of Sept 1844 personally appeared before W. F. Cowan 
one of the acting justices of the peace in & for the county aforesaid David 
Hair a resident of said county who is a pensioner of the United States aged 
about eighty four years who after being duly sworn according to law deposeth & 
sayeth that he was well acquainted with Captain John Dickey who served in the 
Revolutionary War.  the identical person who was the husband of the instant 
applicant Elizabeth Dickey that the said Capt. Dickey resided during the war 
in Center congregation then Rowan County now Iredell, State aforesaid in the 
neighborhood of the Brevards.  That he served one campaign of five months with 
Capt Dickey, who commanded a company under General Rutherford in South 
Carolina at Camden & in that region of country.  the deponent and Captain 
Dickey were both under General Rutherford when that General was taken 
prisoner.  
	that he & Capt Dickey served one other tour of three months together 
under Genl. Davidson & was both under the Genl when he was killed at Cowan's 
ford on the Catawba River where the Brittish crossed the said river at said 
ford.  the said still Dickey serving as Captain & commanding a company.  that 
he deponent thinks Capt Dickey served with him in one other war to Wilmington 
state aforesaid at three months.  he deponent is not certain of this service 
but thinks so.  he well known that Captain Dickey was almost continually in 
the service during the whole war & generally acted as Captain in all his 
services that he was usually called "old Captain Dickey in consequence of his 
bearing.  as deponent supposes about fifty years of age at that time.  that 
deponent in going from his home to join his company in South Carolina, lodged 
at Captain Dickeys house over night at one time.  that he always understood 
that Capt. Dickey commanded a company under Col. Locke at the battle of 
Ramsours Mill.  deponent was not in that battle but his brother Robt Hair was 
& he often heard him Robt Hair speak of Capt. Dickey, a gallant comrade in 
that battle, that Capt Dickey was always regarded in this region of country up 
to the time of his death to have been a soldier of the Revolution War from old 
age & loss of memory deponent cannot recollect any other particular services 
of Captain Dickey but deponent knows that said Dickey was in the service as 
aforesaid & was almost continually out during the war as aforesaid.  that from 
bodily infirmity deponent cannot appear in open court to make this affidavit 
further he sayeth not.  Sworn & subscribed on this day & year above written 
before me W. F. Cowan JP.      
				David Hair (his mark)

State of North Carolina
Iredell County
	I W. F. Cowan a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid 
do hereby certify that David Hair whose signature is attached to the foregoing 
affidavit is a credible person and that from frequent conversation with him on 
the subject I have no doubt of the correctness of his statement in the 
foregoing affidavit.  that from old age & bodily infirmity I do not think he 
could attend the Court without considerable risk of health & perhaps of his 
life.  Given under my hand & Seal this 30th day of Sept 1844.      W F Cowan 
J.P.

State of North Carolina
Iredell County
	I Joseph F Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 
for said County do hereby certify that W. F. Cowan whose name is signed to the 
above certificate is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County & 
that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of my 
office this 23rd day of November in the 69th year of our Independence A.D. 
1844.  J. F. Alexander, Clk


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