Iredell County NcArchives Military Records.....Dickey, John November 19, 1846
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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12.  Pension application by daughter, Margaret (Dickey) Anderson

[19 Nov 1846]
State of North Carolina, Iredell County
	On this 19th day of November 1846, personally appeared before the 
Court of Pleas and Quarter Session, for the County aforesaid in open court 
Margaret Anderson [John and Elizabeth Dickey's daughter] a resident of the 
county of Rowan and state above married, aged about fifty two years, who being 
first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following 
declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act 
of Congress passed July 7th, 1838 entitled, an act granting half pay and 
pensions, to certain widows, that she is the child of Elizabeth Dickey decd, 
late of Rowan County in aforesaid and of John Dickey who was a soldier in the 
army during the revolutionary war in the North Carolina militia.  That her 
father the said John Dickey served as a private in one or more towns on the 
border and in South Carolina under General Rutherford, and also one or more 
towns, and other services as a minute man, of a confidential nature under 
General Davidson and was in the action and near the person of that general, 
when he was killed at Cowan's ford on the Catawba River, when the Brittish 
crossed that river and at that time he belonged to Capt. Huggins company and 
that after said company was dispersed her father the said John Dickey was 
either placed in command of a few men who could be rallied by the proper 
officer, or by common consent with whom he resolutely defended the pass until 
the general was removed.  That her said father John Dickey served under Col. 
Locke, at the Battle of Ramsour's Mill and was assigned by the colonel to the 
command of a company at that time and when in the course of events during that 
battle, the colonel ordered a retreat in order to reform his line.  The said 
Captain Dickey who had gained an advantageous position, refused to quit it and 
continued the fight until order was restored in the line and the battle 
gained.  That she is not aware that her father was commissioned, at this time, 
or whether he only acted under the verbal orders of his colonel, for the time 
being.  Tho she believes he always had the title of Capt. from this period 
which may have been awarded him, from this occurrence and from the fact that 
he was usually appointed a leader of the squads of minute men sent out on 
services of a confidential nature.  that a quantity of powder was at one time 
during his service confided to his care by General Davidson which he with 
difficulty preserved.  that he was generally serving in the army in some way 
or other from the time the Brittish landed in Charleston, South Carolina to 
the close of the war.  that her father resided previous to and during the war 
in Rowan County and state above mentioned.  that after that time he resided in 
same place (now Iredell County), that he last served as a volunteer.  that her 
father the said John Dickey and her mother, Elizabeth Leasy, were married on 
the 18th day of November 1793.  that her father John Dickey died on the 20th 
day of March 1808.  that her father and mother as aforesaid were not married 
previous to her fathers last service, but that the marriage took place 
previous to the first day of January 1794 that is at the time above stated.  
She further states that her said mother, Elizabeth Dickey widow of her father 
John Dickey never married again but remained the widow of her father John 
Dickey until the period of her death which took place on the 17th day 1845 
leaving two children viz John Dickey now dead and the affiant.  that her 
mother the said Elizabeth made application for a pension in December 1844 and 
prosecuted the claim without success, until the period of her death, as above 
stated and filed various papers as proof in support of her claim in the office 
of the commissioner of pensions at Washington, among which were the marriage 
bond of her father and mother and the bible containing the family register and 
various other papers, all of which, that may apply to this case.  The present 
applicant wished the benefit of and respectfully refers the department to them 
especially to the comptroller of the state of North Carolina certificate 
showing the amount of payments made to her said father John Dickey for 
services rendered in the militia, as she is not aware of any other evidence 
that she can procure either documentary or [?] other than that contained in 
the paper, alluded to that she knows nothing of herself except from tradition, 
which she has given in the above declaration.  that her fathers papers except 
his will and a few others are destroyed or mislain and those remaining furnish 
no evidence in support of her claim except those filed in her mothers 
(Elizabeth Dickeys) case in the pension office all of which will more fully 
appear as a reference being had to the paper, alluded to.  Sworn to and 
subscribed in open Court this day and year last above written.
						Margaret Anderson 

State of North Carolina
Iredell County.  
	I Joseph F. Alexander, Clerk of the Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions 
for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Margaret Anderson whose name 
appears to the foregoing declaration personally appeared in open court at its 
session of the 19th day of November last and was duly qualified to several 
facts as set forth in the aforesaid declaration and that satisfactory evidence 
was produced to said court that Mrs. Elizabeth Dickey widow of Capt. John 
Dickey was a resident of Rowan County in the State of North Carolina and that 
she died on the 27th day of September 1845.  and that the affiant is the only 
child living and that the foregoing [?] in the foregoing declaration was done 
before signing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my 
office at office in Statesville this 19th day of November 1846 and in the 71 
year of our independence
		J. F. Alexander, Clk of Iredell County Court



[30 Jan 1847]
						Ho[use] of Reprt
						Jan 30 1847
Sir,
	I enclose you the application of Margaret Anderson for a pension the 
daughter of Elizabeth Dickey & John Dickey an officer in the Revolution.
						Yours truly
						D. M. Barringer
J. L. Edwards Esqr


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