Jackson-Haywood-Cherokee County NcArchives Military Records.....Hooper, Absolom 1832-1854 Revwar - Pension Henderson's South Carolina Regiment ************************************************ 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: Evelyn Carroll tarbh@hotmail.com August 9, 2006, 1:14 am Revolutionary Pension And Widow's Pension NC / SC / GA Absalom Hooper Revolutionary War Pension W 7813 Widow Sarah (Siler) BLWT 19510-160-55 Absolom was born in SC on the Broad River, near the mouth of the Green River. He lived in Jackson Co & Haywood County, NC The family story was that Absolom's mother was a Torrie during the Revolution and that he went off to war. As it turns out, the family story was correct. Transcribed August 07, 2006 by Evelyn Carroll. ________________________________________________________________ State of North Carolina Haywood County On this the eighth day of December, 1852, personally appeared before me, Allen FISHER, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Sarah Hooper, aged about 86 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7thJuly 1838, 3rd March, 1843, 1st July, 1844, 2nd Feb 1848, and 29th July 1848. To wit: that she is the widow of Absalom HOOPER desceasded who was a soldier in the army of the revolution for the evidence of which benefit refers to the papers now on file in the department that her husband the aforesaid, Absolom HOOPER drew a pension regularly for a good many years before his death, consequently declarant deems it unneccessary to make any statements as to her aforesaid husband having served as a soldier in the war of the revolution, declarant was married to the aforesaid Absolam HOOPER in the State of Georgia and County of Elbert, she thinks they were married some time in the year 1783, but will not be posative as her family record in which was recorded the date of her marriage together with the ages of her children was distroyed several years ago by a small grandchild of declarant who got hold of the book in which the family record aforesaid was kept and distroyed the record. Declarant had twelve children by her aforesaid husband. To wit: James Hooper who is as near as declarant can recollect about 68 or 69 years old who is the oldest child of declarant and her aforsaid husband there next oldest child is Elizabeth MOSS who if now living is about 66 years old and so on, that they as decarant well recollects road about 25 miles to the house of an uncle of her aforesaid husband in order to obtain the services of a Preacher by the name of MACKEY who lived in that settlement, there not being any minister of the Gosple in the settlement where declarant lived and that the aforesaid MACKEY did perform the marriage ceremony for them that her husband the aforsaid Absalom HOOPER died on the 9th day of December, 1845. She most respectfully asks the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, that her aforesaid claim or claims may be allowed under the aforesaid Acts and that the Certificates evidencing the same may be enclosed to her Attorney. Sworn and subscribed before me | [her mark] Sarah Hooper [seal] on the day and year aforesaid. Allen FISHER, JP I, the just subscribed Magistrate, do certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me, and that she is a person of truth and respectability, in whose statements the fullest faith and credit should be placed. In testimony Thereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name on this the eighth day of December, 1852 Allen Fisher, J.P. ____________________________________________________________ State of North Carolina | County of Haywood | On the first day of January 1833 personally appeared before the County Court of Please and Quarter [Justice?] for the county of Haywood aforesaid [illegible] a cord [sic] of record now [stands?] Absolem HOOPER of said County aged Sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law doath on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7th, 1832-- That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776, with Captain Richard Dogged ----- and served in the South South [sic] Carolina regiment under the following named officers Colonel William Henderson, Commandant Major-- Brown Captain Richard Dogged & Leiutenant Jehu Baker [sic] he enlisted during the war and was discharged by Captain Jehu Baker (who was promoted after the death of Capt Dagged who was killed in the Battle of Stono) near Columbia South Carolina as he belives in the year 1723 he was born and lived at the time of his on [illegible] on the Main Broad River, South Carolina near the mouth of Green River, but owing to his entering GA, as he [was] between twelve & thirteen years of age he does not recollect the name of the county or district. He ran away from his mother who was a widow and an adherent of the Tories and enlisted in the army of Charleston, South Carolina and earned a bounty of thirty dollars in Continental Money & was to receive five dollars per month pay & a bounty of Ten hundred &forty acres of land as [illegible] of the war he has never received his pay or land & has never posted with his right by contract or otherwise. He was in Sullivan's [Hiland?] under the command of Genl Howe when the engagement to him it was attacked by the British forces under the command of Henry Clinton from Charleston he was marched under the command of Genl Howe in to Florida against the British post on little St. Mary, which was evacutated by then on the approach of the American forces after which the army returned to Charleston about the time the British took Savannah. Genl. LINCOLN took the command. He was marched under him to [Puring buogh?] in South Carolina above Savana & after Nashes defeat at Brier Creek he was marched up to August Ga & crossed the river into Georgia about that time the army crossed Savanah River at Jubleys ferry & marcherd in the direction for Charleston and the war moved down the river & [illegible] it at a place called the three Ssiter & persued them [the] Americans arrived at Bacons Bridge on the Edesloe River they found that they had fortifide and Built Stono for this declarant was in the attack on that fort under the said Col Henderson in the regiment called the new infantry from that place the British intind into Beaufort Island & the American forces marched to Leldon Bulls opposite to the Island where they remained some time from thence the american army marche by way of Puring Burgh, Lubleys ferry & to the edge of Savanah at the time it was besiged by the French Genl De Eoloign & the American forces in that siege this declarant was wounded in the right arm by a musket that after that battle the Americans returned to Charleston where they remained untill the town was beseiged by Gen Henry Clinton & Lord Cornwallace when this declarant was again wounde dby a musket that in the left thigh and taken prisoner & kept confined in the Hospital for five months at close prisoner as soon as he fell, eventually recovered and an opportunity opened he escaped leaving the company prisioners of Maj [illegible]...and fled to the frontier of Georgia to an uncle & was there taken by the Tories and confined five days and released after being tried by a Tori Court Martial. Shortly after which he heard of Col Clark of Georgia Militia & his regiment being around and was enrolled in Captain Daniel Reginald's Company. March to Augusta that regiment he joined and marched with it to that place where they took Brown and Greysons forts and their Garrisons from that place He was marched with Blacks regiment to Freemans Station not long after said regiment returned to freemans Station not long after said regiment moved into South Carolina and joined the troops under the Command of Genl Pickens and under his command and they united forces of Pickens and Black attacked a party of the enemy composed of British & Tories Lying on Little River, South Carolina who were commanded as he now thinks by Lord [Rawdes?] where there was a skirmish between the advance parties of the two armies & the British retreated [illegible] Clarks Rigement in which he was returned to freemans Station not long after [illegible] Rigement was marched to the last seige of Savanah where Genl Wayne Commanded after the enemy left Ga coast he was marched back in Clarks regiment to freemands station & shortly after him in said regiment went an [capride leon?] agreement the Cherokee Indians and often thus being defeted in a battle at the PongLevangh on the High Iowa River in said nation the Regiment again returned to Freeman , Halion, not long after wich peace was declared. He was discharged as before stated, his not joining his regiment after his [illegible on this copy] Has discharge together with the certificate of Seargeant John Byrd as to his service he laid before the legislature of South Carolina for the purpose of obtaining a pension from the state & has drawn annually since the year 1820 twenty collars as a person from said state up to the meeting of the last legislature when he was informed by the comptroller of the Treasury of that state that he would not be allowed to draw any further and that he must apply to the United States upon this information he applied to said Comptroller for his discharge and the certificated of Sergeant Byrd and was told by him that he could not have them but that they must remain in the office there which is the reason said discharge & certificate are not tranmitted with this declaration he further states that he is entirely iliterate and being very young when he enlisted that he cannot recollect dates & has to state with greater certainty than he has and he hereby relenquishes andy blame whatever to a person or an annuity except the aforesaid and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any angency in any state except on that of the agency for the State of South Carolina as herein before stated. Sworn to and Subscribed this day and year aforesaid, [his mark] Absolem Hooper And the said [illegible] do hereby declare these [illegible] that the above named appeared and was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states Wm haynes Thurman Presiding Justice of the County Court of Haywood County State of N Carolina-- I Robert LOVE, clerk of court of Haywood County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said courtroom the matter of the application of Absolem HOOPER for a pension In testimonywhereof I have here to set my hand and seal of office this 30th day of January 1833 Robert Love, Clerk [signed] _____________________________________________________________ Several other petitions were submitten in various years, repeating the same type of information with little variation. The final document summarizes. ________________________________________________________________ January 31, 1940 Mr. Floyd S. Griffin Principal of Glenville High School Glenville, North Carolina Dear Sir: Reference is made to your request for information relative to a Revolutionary War soldier, Absolom, Absolem or Absolum Hooper. the data which follow were taken from paperson on file solider W.7813, based on the Revolutionary War service of Absalom Hooper. This is the only soldier of that name (searched under all spelling) that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. Absalom Hooper was born "on the main Broad River, South Carolina, near the mouth of Green River." the date of birth of Absalom Hooper and the names of his parents are not shown. While a resident of said place, he enlisted in 1776 and served in Captains Richard Doggett's and Jesse Baker's companies in Colonel William Henderson's South Carolina regiment; he was in an engagmrnt on Sullivan's Island and in the attack on Stone Fort; he received a musket ball wound in the right arm at the siege of Savannah and at the siege of Charleston he received a musket ball wound in the left thigh and was taken prisoner and confined in a hospital for five months when he escaped and fled to the home of his uncle (name not given) on the frontier of Georgia. There he was captured by the Tories and was released after being confined for five days. Soon afterward he enlisted in Captain Daniel Gunnal's company in Colonel Clark's Georgia regiment; he was in a battle with the Cherokee Indians at Long Swamp on the Hightower River and served until peace was declared. He was allowed pension on his application executed January 1, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Haywood County, North Carolina, aged sixty-eight years. Absalom Hooper died December 9, 1845, in Haywood County, North Carolina. This soldier married at the home of his uncle (name not given) near Pistol Creek in Elbert County, Georgia, in July, 1782, or in 1783, or in September 1788, Sarah Salers or Silers. As the widow of Absalom Hooper, Sarah Hooper was allowed pension on her application executed February 14, 1847, at which time she stated that she was eighty-two years of age and a resident of Haywood County, North Carolina. She stated that she moved to South Carolina about ten years after her marriage, to a place called Table Rock where she and her husband lived for twelve years and that about 1810 they moved to Haywood County, North Carolina. Sarah Hooper applied for bounty land on May 8, 1855, at which time she was living in Jackson County, North Carolina, and at this time she stated she was about ninety-three years of age. She received Warrant # 191510 for 160 acres under the Act of March 3, 1855. For information relative to the location of this land, it is suggested that you address the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, Washington D.C., giving the warrant number, the acreage and the act under which the warrant was issued. Sarah and Absalom Hooper had twelve children. The names of the following children were given: James who was the eldest and in 1848 he was living in Macon County, North Carolina, and stated that he was about fifty- nine years of age; Elizabeth who married --- Moss; Eleanor; Andrew; Mary, Nancy, Margaret who married --- Bell; "Absolem"; Cassa; Enos; and William who was living in Haywood County, North Carolina in 1851 and then stated he was forty-five years of age. In 1855 one William Hooper was living in Jackson County, North Carolina, but it is not shown whether he is identical with soldier's son, William. in 1852, Clemmons Hooper, aged about eighty-two years, stated that he was the younger brother of the soldier. There are no further data relative to soldier's family. Very truly yours, A.D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator __________________________________________________________ The only changes to this document are occational paragraph insertion to ease reading. There have been few changes to spelling or punctuation in order to maintain the integrity of the document. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/jackson/military/revwar/pensions/hooper427gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 15.9 Kb