JACKSON COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Joseph Hawkins Pension Application, Cherokee Indian War ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mark Lacy mlacy@fuse.net ==================================================================== SERVICE NUMBER N.C. Hawkins, Joseph S4322 26626 West Tennessee Joseph Hawkins Jackson Co. in the State of Tennessee __ was a private in the _____ commanded Captain McFarland of the regt commanded Col. McDowell in the ___________ __________. N. C. Line Record OK __________ is enumerated on the Roll of West Tennessee ___ the rate of __ [illegible numerals]["33" inserted above] Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. _____ of Pension _____ the 7th day of April 1834 and James T. Quarles Gainesboro ___ to the 4th of March 100.00 _____ allowance ending 4 Sept 16.67 $116.67 {Revolutionary Claim} {Act June 7, 1832 } Recorded by __________, Clerk Book E Vol. 7 Page 83 State of Tennessee} Jackson County } On this 1_th day of March 1834 personally appeared in open court Before the Circuit Court for the County of Jackson now siting in the town of Gainesborough Joseph Hawkins a resident of the County County of Jackson, state of Tennessee, aged sixty nine 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 named officers and served as herein stated. In the year 1781 their was a call for men to go against the Cherokee Indians. Applicant volunteered as a private soldier under Captain James McFarland. The regiment was commanded by ["Maj White" - crossed out] Col. McDowel and served this tour of two months. Was discharged and returned home home to his fathers residence in Burk [Burke] County North Carolina whear he then resided with his father. Their was after his return home another call for me to go against the Toreys and British. applicant volunteered under his former Captain McFarland under the command of Major White and his former Col. McDowel, believes this was in August or the first of September 1781. General Rutherford was our general. I marched from Burk County near the court house to a widow Wards about eight miles distant from Sherrels [Sherrills] Ford on the Cautauber [Catawba] River whear this regiment rendavoused. We was then marched to Wilmington North Carolina and kept about their untill the place was evacuated by the British. We was then marched and encamped near the town. We had some fighting with the enemy picket guard and the Torys, but nothing like a general engagement. While lying [?] and watching about one of our men was killed in one of our skirmishes and I understood from a deserter that came in to us that we had killed seven of the British in our skirmishes in the swamps and about Blufords Bridge. I enlisted for three months but I served four months this tour. I was discharged by Col. McDowel. Cannot with certainty state the time but know it was soon after we heard that Cornwallis was taken. Their was another call for me to go against the Indians. I volunteered again under Captain Nicholis Hale. Am not certain but believe Col. Sevier commanded the regiment. We rendavoused on the north of Holstien River and was kept about their untill piece was made with the Indians. Was then discharged and I went home. Was out this tour two months as well as I now recollect. Their was another call for men to go against the Indians again and I substituted in the place of Hugh Woods who was drafted. We rendavoused at what was called the head of Cautauber River under Col. ["Joseph" inserted above] McDowel and marched to the Cherokee Nation. Believe it was upon the waters of Tennessee River or Highwasey [Hiwassee]. We had no general engagement with the Indians. When we could finde them our orders was to pursue and destroy them. In this way we killed some Indians by shooting at them while in pursuit after them and destroyed some of their towns. Cannot say with certainty the length of time. I served this tour before I was discharged by Col. McDowel. We had to wait some time at the place of rendevouse for the men to collect before we was marched from that place and the great distance we had to march and that in a wilderness mountaneous country. Am satisfyed I served two months this tour. In all I served six [?] months. Applicant has no documentary evidence to show his service, not knowing that they would be of any use to ___ [him?]. His discharges has long been lost and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He herby relinquishes every claims 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. Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department. 1st Whear and in what year were you born. Answer. My parents informed me that I was born in the state of Maryland in about seven miles of Baltimore in the year 1765 on the 7th day of June. 2d I have the record of my age in my Bible at home taken from my fathers record out of his Bible. 3 I resided in Burk County North Carolina when I first inlisted in the service of the United States. Lived with my father was young but by leave and encouragement of my father went to fight for my country. I continued to live with my father after the war was over untill I got marryed. Then continued to reside in Burk County North Carolina untill the year 1806. I then moved and settled in Jackson County Tennessee whear I now reside. 4th[?] I went as a volunteer to serve the three first toures of duty. I went as a substitute in the place of Hugh Woods to serve the fourth tour. 5th Col. McDowel was my Col. and Genl. Rutherford my general the time [?] I served about Wilmington. I was under Col. McDowel every time I was in service. 6th My discharges was given me by Col. McDowel. Not knowing they would be of any use to me took no care of them. Their is an impression on my minde that I left them as useless papers with Fedrick [?] Stiff in Burk County North Carolina and have wrote to him on that subject but can get no information and am satisfyed they have been long since lost. 7th Jobe Morgan Esqr. ["William Gray Esqr." inserted above] and John Loftis is my neighbours in Jackson County and Col. Henry McGinnis not far from me in Overton County all within my present neighbourhood and well acquainted with me can testify as to my varasety and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. [signed] Joseph Hawkins Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid [signed] James T. Quarles clerk ___ Jonas Griffith ---------- clergyman residing in said county of Jackson [and William Gray - inserted] hereby certify that ["I am" - crossed out] we well acquainted with Joseph Hawkins who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood whear he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that ["I" - crossed out]["we" - inserted] concur in that opinion. [signed] William Gray [signed] Jonas Griffith Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid [several words crossed out]. [signed] James T. Quarles clerk