Johnston County, NC - Benjamin Edwards Revolutionary War Record

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Series: M805; Roll: 297
Image: 4732; File: W3790/BLWT34273-160-55
[Following record contained in pension record]

June 26, 1940

Mrs. Frank Arts, Sr.
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary
War record of Benjamin Edwards of Johnston County, North Carolina, whose
pension commenced March 4, 1831.

The data furnished herein were obtained from claims for pension and bounty 
land on file under W.3790, based upon service of Benjamin Edwards in the 
Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of Benjamin Edwards and names of his parents
were not given.

Benjamin Edwards enlisted, place not shown, in 1780, served three months
as private in Captain Edmund Griffin's company, under Colonels Allen and 
Sessums, in the North Carolina troops, and was in the battle of Hanging
Rock; about fifteen months later, he enlisted and served three months in
Captain Philip Thomas' company, Colonel Lenton's or Linton's North Carolina
regiment; he served three months in Captain John James' company, Colonel
Kenan's North Carolina regiment, and was in an engagement at Rock Fish
Creek.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1832, at 
which time he was sixty-eight years old, and living in Johnston County,
North Carolina. He died July 1, 1836, in said Johnston County.

Benjamin Edwards married in 1791 or 1792, in Johnston County, North Carolina,
Sabra (Sabry) Tiner, Tinen or Tinens. She was born August 4, 1777, place
not shown, nor were the names of her parents given. She stated that she
married when she was about fifteen years old.

The widow, Sabra Edwards, was allowed pension on her application executed
May 22, 1843, at which time she was living in Johnston County, North
Carolina. She was allowed, also, one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on
her application executed July 28, 1855 (1865?), still a resident of Johnston 
County, North Carolina.

She was living in 1867 in Johnston County, North Carolina, with her daughter,
Polly Edwards; her Post Office address was Boon Hill, North Carolina, and her
Post Office address in 1869 was Smithfield, North Carolina.

In 1867, Polly and Patience Edwards were living in Johnston County, North
Carolina; it was not stated that this Polly Edwards was the same as the
daughter, Polly Edwards, referred to above, and the relationship of Patience
Edwards was not given.

The papers on file in these claims contain no further discernible family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of this pension, name and address
of person paid, and possibly the exact date of death of the widow, Sabra
Edwards, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, 
Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:

Sabra Edwards, widow of Benjamin Edwards
Certificate #3040, Rate $130 per annum (Increase)
Commenced September 30, 1865 (Restoration) - Issued March 25, 1869
Act of February 2, 1848, North Carolina Agency

If you desire information in regard to the location of the bounty land referred
to herein, it is suggested that you apply to the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and cite the following data:

Warrant #34273 - 160 acres - Act of 1855 (1865?)

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    A.D. Hiller
                                    Executive Assistant
                                    to the Administrator

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