Johnston County, NC - John Lee Pension Application, 1853 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Lee Revolutionary War Pension Claim R6251 State of North Carolina Johnston County Be it known that before me Right Ryals a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Zechariah Lee agent and made oath in due form of law. That he was well acquainted with John Lee late of the County of Johnston aforesaid that resided near him and he was the identical person who served in the Revolutionary War and that he served nine months at one time, six months at an other and three months at an other time – that he served under Col. John Washington and General Smith and that he was in the battle of Brier Creek in South Carolina and other places – And that the said John Lee was lawfully married to Morning Altman of Said County about the year 1782 and their oldest child was born October the 25th 1784 which shows on the family record Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 9th day of May AD 1853 Right Ryals JP Zechariah (his X mark) Lee *************************************************** State of North Carolina County of Johnston Be it known, on the forth day of March A.D. 1853 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Lee resident of Smithfield in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the son of John Lee Sen. who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of ______. That he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim. Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint Samuel M. Knight, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of John Lee (Senr) for any amount of Revolutionary Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension Agency of the State, to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises. John Lee Sworn to and Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said John Lee to be directly interested in said claim as set forth and to be the identical party therein alleged. R W Stevens JP State of North Carolina County of Johnston It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court Pleas & Quarter Sessions that John Lee the party who has sworn to and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the son of John Lee reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify that Robert W. Stevens Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office, this forth day of March 1853 John H. Keneday, clk *********************************** Declaration in Order to Obtain the Bennefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 State of North Carolina Johnston County On this 10th day of September 1834 personally appeared before us Nathan T. Allen & Wm. B. Allen two of the acting Justices of the Peace and Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid John Lee of the County & State aforesaid aged about Seventy nine years, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in Order to Obtain the Bennefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he entered Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein Stated viz – that in June 1778 he enlisted in a Company of Light Horse or State Troops Commanded by Capt. John Whitley – Lieut. Kedar Powel, for three years or During the War that by agreement when he enlisted as it was then So called, he was always to be ready at a moments warning to march to suppress any riot, Disturbance or Insurrection that might happen in the State as also to drive Cattle & hogs from wherever they might be procured to the public Store Houses, So called there being three of them in Johnson County in different Sections thereof being houses where provisions & clothing were deposited for the use of the American Army. Also another in Dobbs County now called Wayne. Also he was to be ready to Carry Clothing or provisions to the American Army wherever ordered. he Enlisted in the month of June as already stated on Sunday & on the Thursday following he with others was ordered to march to Louisburg in Franklin County in order to Drive Hogs for the use of the Army Stationed there Which they did & delivered to the commissary from thence they returned to Johnston County & became actively employed in procuring Corn Beef Pork etc & conveying them to the public Stores. Sometimes they had to kill & Salt the Beef & Hogs. Sometime after his entrance in the Service the time he does not recollect, the Captain with Twenty men of whom the applicant was one was Ordered to Carry Clothing to General Greene’s Army, encamped beyond the Conaree River in South Carolina – that they returned thence & he became actively employed as before Stated till Major Gregg evacuated the Town of Wilmington when the whole of Captain Whitleys Company Rendesvouzed at the Camp in Dobbs County. When the whole Company was Ordered to march Towards Newbern as he believes with the intention of Intercepting Major Gregg in his march that way – when they got below Kinston in Lenoir County, the guard one night took a Tory prisoner, next morning the applicant with two others was ordered to carry the prisoner back to camp in Dobbs County they done So & the Company went on – When the Company returned he became employed as before & had also to go to Several of the adjoining Counties, to quell disturbances caused by the Tory Party – So continued until the End of the War & were Dismissed – he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and Declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State or (if any) Only on that of the agency of the State of North Carolina John Lee Snr Sworn to & Subscribed The day & year aforesaid Nathan T. Allen JP Wm. B. Allen JP ************************************* Questions propounded to the applicant by the Justices of the Peace & Justices of the Courts of Pleas & quarter Sections for Johnston County Question 1st Where & in what year were you Born Answer. I was born on the waters of Mill Creek Johnston County State of North Carolina the 25th of August 1755 Question 2nd have you any record of your age & If so where is it Answer. My name & date of my Birth was recorded in a Book which one of my uncles Carried with him when he moved away to a new Country Question 4th How were you called into Service were you Drafted did you Volunteer or were you a Substitute & If a Substitute for whom Answer. I am not able to answer the Question but by Stating facts, it was a voluntary thing on my part certain duties being named to me for me to perform as Stated in my application which I agreed to & my name was Enrolled in the Company which was called Enlisting Question 3rd (omitted in place) Where were you living when called into Service where have you lived Since the revolutionary War & Where do you now live Answer. I was living on the Waters of Mill Creek in Johnston County & have lived on the Same place ever Since Question 5th State the names of Some of the regular Officers who were with the Troops where you Served Such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect & the general Circumstances of your Services Answer. from the nature of my Service I had no acquaintance with any regular Officers or Regiments either Militia or Continental nor was I with any but a very Short time when I went to General Greene’s Camps in South Carolina Question 6th Did you receive a discharge from the Service & if So by whom was it written Answer. I never rec’d. a written discharge When the news of peace arrived our Officers told us they had no farther use for us & every one went to his own home Question 7th State the names of persons to whom you are Known in your present neighborhood & who can testify to your Character for veracity & their belief of you Services as a Soldier for the revolution. Answer. I believe I might call on any of my neighbors as to my character for veracity, But will name the Revd Jesse Adams of the Babtist Church & William Bryan a respectable citizen of this county. I will also mention Dickson Fail & Lem Lee, who knew some of my services Sworn to the day & year first above written Nathan P. Allen JP John Lee Sen Wm B Allen JP We Jesse Adams a clergyman residing in the County of Johnston & William Bryan residing in the Same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the applicant John Lee, who has Subscribed & Sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy eight or nine years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid Nathan P. Allen JP Jesse Adams Wm. B. Allen JP William Bryan ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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