Robeson County, NC - Samuel Bell’s Revolutionary War Pension Record, 1832 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Revolutionary War Pension Record - Transcribe for me by Samuel West Samuel Bell’s Pension Record On this thirty first day of August in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & thirty two personsally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter SeSsions of Robeson County now Sitting, Samuel Bell, a resident of the County & State aforesaid, Aged about Eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That  he entered the Service of the United States under the following Officers, and Served as herein Stated. This declarant States that in the month of February 1782 he then resided in the  County  of  Sampson  in  the State of North Carolina.  That Lieutenant Hardy  Holmes  was  then  at  the Court house of said County endeavering to raise  men  to  March  to South Carolina to Join General Green's army, that declarent  went to the Court house voluntarily & had his name enrolled as a Soldier  for  twelve  months.  Soon after which time he march to Wilmington No.  Ca.  Thence  up  the Cape Fear River to a place called McLean's Bluff, thence the nearest route on the road next the Sea Shore into South Carolina leaving  George  Town in said State on the South asnd Joined the army under the command of Genl. Green at a place called Pow Pow.  The Company to which this declarent was attached he thinks was commanded by Captain Coleman, and the  above  named  Hardy  Holmes  acted  as  Lieutenant.   The regiment was commanded  by  Major  Griffith  McRee  &  Col. Lytle.  Declarent Knew these officers  &  Genl.  Green.   From  Pow Pow he marched to Bacon's Bridge and fater  a Stay of Some time there, thence to Ashley Hill also in So. Ca. And to  near  the  City of Charleston that the report of a Cannon fired at that place  could  be  distinctly  heard at Camp.  At his place declarent remain with  the  army  until the British forces evacuated Charleston which was in the  month  of  December 1782 as well as he can recollect.  Some short time after  this  event  declarent  received  a  furlough  to  return  home with instructions  to  return  when called into the Service which call was never yet  been  made  upon  him.   He  thinks he was in the Service about eleven months.   Is very certain that on his way home he was in George Town on old ChristmaS  day  in  the year 1783.  Declarent further Stateds that he never was  in  any engagement, that he has no documentary evidence to Support his claim.   He  received  from Lieutenant Hardy Holmes after his return home & Since  the  close  of  the War a certificate of his Services which he lost. His furloght he has long Since lost, believing it of no use.  The number of his regiment he does not recollect if he ever knew.  He further States that Hardy  Holmes,  Joseph  Hester, John Hesters, Isaac Hammonds & Jesse Manuel who  formerly resided in this State were in the service with him.  He knows not  what  has  become  of them.  He further states that there remained now living,  to  his  knowledge  not  a Single persson by whom he can prove his Service.   This declarent further states that he proved his Services before one  of  the  State Judges Some years ago, by the above named Joseph Hester with a (illegible) to make application to the Government for a pension, and that  he  gave the evidence to General James J. McKay a practising attorney at  Law in the Courts of this County who undertook the papers had been sent to  Washington  City.  Nothing however has ever been heard of them Since by this applicant. Declarent   makes   the   following   statement   in  answer  to  the interroggation profounded by the Court, agreeably to the regulations of the War Department. 1st.  That he was born in Surry County in the State of Virginia in the year 1749. 2d.   That he has a record of his age at his place of residence. 3d.   That he resided in Sampson County in North Carolina when he enlisted: that  after  he returned home from the Service he continued there to reside until  about  the  year  Eighteen  hundred and Seven when he removed to the County of Robeson North Carolina where he lives at this time. 4th.   That  he  enlisted  in the Services of the United States becausde he believed  it  to  be  his  duty  to  aSsist  his Country men in arms in the achievement of their Independence, he therefore went forward voluntarily. 5.    As I before Stated, I knew Genl. Green, Col. Lytle & Major McRee these I now recollect and the general circumstances of my Service are already detailed unleSs I enter into a detail of my Sufferings & privations which were common to all the Soldiers. 6.    I never was discharged regularly.  I was forloughed & never after called upon. 7th.   In  the  neighborhood  where  I at present reside I am known to many citizens  amoung  whom  are  Captain Jacob Blount, and Henry Hollingsworth, Esquire  the  latter  of  whom  knew  me  while  I resided in the County of Sampson. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuety except the present & declare that my name is not on the Pension roll of this agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the                                his Day & year aforesaid                            Samuel    X    Bell A. McEachin, CCC                                mark By J. R. Barnes Ddy. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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