Lincoln County, NC - Humphrey Bates Revolutionary War Pension, 1832

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July 6, 1937

Mrs. Anne B. Brown
Lancaster
Kentucky

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary
War record of Humphrey Bates, of Kentucky, who served in that war from
either Virginia or North Carolina.

You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier named Humphrey
Bates, under any spelling, found in the Revolutionary War records of
this office; the data therein were obtained from the papers on file in
claim for pension W.25204, based upon his service in the Revolution.

Humphrey Bates was born January 13, 1765 in Lincoln County, North
Carolina; the names of his parents are not shown. When Humphrey was
very young, his father moved from Lincoln County to Burke County, 
North Carolina.

While a resident of Burke County, North Carolina, Humphrey Bates 
volunteered in 1781, served as private in Captain James McFarland's
North Carolina Company, and was discharged after having served a tour
of three months. He volunteered again during the same year under the
same captain, marched to Sherrill's Ford on the Catawba River where
he joined Colonel Charles McDowell's North Carolina regiment against
the British and Tories and was discharged after the surrender of
Cornwallis after serving a tour of three months. He volunteered in
the latter part of the summer of 1782, served as private in Captain
John Watson's Company, Colonel Miller's North Carolina regiment
against the Cherokee Indians and was discharged after having served
a tour of three months or more.

After the Revolution, the soldier moved to Rutherford County, North
Carolina, and from there to Garrard County, Kentucky, where he remained
"upwards of thirty years", thence to Rockcastle County, that state.

Humphrey Bates was allowed pension on his application executed November
26, 1832 while residing in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. He died March
23, 1853 in Garrard County, Kentucky.

Humphrey Bates married Rachel Mitchel, date not given, in Rutherford
County, North Carolina. Their marriage bond dated September 29, 1788
was signed by the soldier and one Going Erwin (no relationship shown)
and recorded in the County Clerk's Office of Rutherford County, of
which county both the soldier and his wife were residents. The date
and place of birth and names of the parents of Rachel Mitchel are
not given.

Soldier's wife Rachael Bates was allowed pension on her application
executed October 10, 1855 at which time she was aged eighty-six years
and living about eighteen miles from the county seat of Garrard County,
Kentucky. 

No reference was made in the claim to children.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

Source: HeritageQuest Online
        The above letter is contained in the record

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