Did this make it to the group? Queen-L is experiencing some difficulties and I just want to make sure all letters get there. Taglines are not even working so I can't tell for sure. mandy Don wrote: > > Thanks for the wonderful transcription ! I have > copies of the original, but have only been able > to read bits & pieces. > Keep plugging away. Like me, many of us sit on > the sidelines and marvel at what comes across our > screens. > Don Queen > > --- Mandy Queen <awqueen@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > > > Vicki Shaffer wrote: > > > > > > Didn't mean to be so stingy! LOL! Here they > > are for the whole list. > > > Vicki > > > ===================================== > > > Questionnaire: > > > 1st. Where and in what year were you borne? > > > 2nd Have you any record of your age? > > and if so, where is it? > > > 3rd .Where were you living when called into > > service. Where have you lived > > > since > > > the Revolutionary War and where do > > you now live? > > > 4th How were you called into service, were > > you drafted? > > > Did you volunteer, or were a > > substitute and if a substitute for > > > whom? > > > 5th State the names of some of the regular > > officers were with the troops, > > > where you served? such continental and > > Militia regiments as you can > > > recollect and the general circumstances of > > your service. > > > 6th Did you ever receive a discharge > > from the service and if so by > > > whom was it given and what has > > become of it? > > > 7th State the names of persons to whom you > > are known in your present > > > neighborhood and who can testify as to your > > character for veracity and good > > > behavior your services as a soldier of the > > Revolution. > > > > > > ======================================================== > > > North Carolina State Macon County > > > > > > On this 8th day of October 1832 personally > > appeared in open court before the > > > Judge now sitting, William L. Queen, a > > resident of Macon in the county of > > > Macon and state of North Carolina, aged 85 > > 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. > > > > > > That he entered the service of the United > > States under the following named > > > officer and served as herein stated: > > > I was born in the state of Virginia in the > > year l749. The only record of my > > > age which I can produce is a leaf torn out of > > a bible which is now exhibited > > > to the court. When I first entered the > > service I resided in the State of > > > Georgia. Since the Revolutionary War I have > > lived in Rutherford and Burke > > > counties, N. Carolina until nearly four years > > ago when I removed to Macon > > > County where I now live. I served several > > different terms. The first tour of > > > my service was in the troops called Georgia > > rangers. I cannot recollect > > > precisely the year in which I entered this > > service but think it about the > > > year 1774. I served in this tour something > > like one year, was a volunteer > > > and was a resident of Wilkes county in the > > State of Georgia. > > > Elijah Clarke was our Colonel. James Smith > > was Major and George Duly > > > Captain. I was in some skirmishes but no > > battles in this tour. We were > > > frequently driven into South Carolina. There > > were no regiments of Militia > > > regulars with us in this tour. We ranged from > > one fort to another on the > > > line of forts which surrounded the frontier. > > > My second term of service was in the same > > year in which the battle at > > > Augusta was fought. I was out in this service > > something like five months. We > > > were compelled to retreat from Augusta and > > afterwards took it. I was in the > > > battle Colonel Elijah Clarke commanded in > > this > > > term and the same Major and Captain, who > > commanded in while we served in the > > > forts as above specified. General Lincoln > > commanded the regular army. I do > > > not remember any of the regular regiments. > > When we retreated from Augusta we > > > marched through South Carolina to Saluda and > > on across the blue ridge. I was > > > also under General Pickens several times, but > > cannot recollect anything more > > > than that we marched under him within sight > > of Charleston. The total of my > > > service amounts to something like three years > > but being old and frail I > > > cannot specify any further than I have done > > I have acquired several > > > discharges but have lost them. I know of no > > person except my brother, Sam > > > Queen who can testify as to my services in > > part. Revd. Humphry Posey and > > > James Buchanan can testify as to my character > > and the belief as to my > > > services. I hereby relinquish every claim > > whatever to a pension or annuity > > > except the present, and declare that my name > > is not on the pension role of > > > the agency of any state. Sworn to & > > subscribed this day and year aforesaid. > > > his > > > William L. Queen > > > mark > > > We, Humphrey Posey, a clergyman & James > > Buchanan, undersigned county of > > > Macon, acquainted with William L. Queen and > > sworn to the above declaration > > > that we believe him 83 years of age, that he > > is reputed and believed in the > > > neighborhood where he resides, to have been a > > soldier of the revolution, and > > > that we concur that opinion. > > > Humphrey Posey > > > James Buchanan > > > Samuel Queen (Note: scratched out) > > > And the said Court do hereby declare their > > opinion after the investigation > > > of the matter and after putting the > > interrogatories prescribed by the War > > > Department that the above named applicant was > > a Revolutionary Soldier and > > > served as he states. And the Court further > > certifies that it appears to them > > > that Humphrey Posey, who has signed the > > preceding certificate is a > > > clergyman, resides in the county of Macon NC > > and that James Buchanan who has > > > also signed the Macon NC and is of the Court > > of same is a resident in the > > > county of a credible person and that this > > statement is entitled to credit of > > > the Court Macon do hereby certify that the > > foregoing contains the original > > > proceeding in the material of the application > > of W.L. Queen for a pension. > > > in testimony whereof I set y hand and seal of > > office this 12 day of October > > > 1832 McDowell, Clerk > > > > > > > > > ======================================================= > > > North Carolina State > > > County of' Macon > > > On this 10th day of October. 1832 personally > > appeared in open court before > > > the Judge now sitting Samuel Queen a resident > > of Macon in the county of > > > Macon aged 73 years and being first duly > > sworn according to law, deposeth > > > and saith that he served in the revolutionary > > was with his brother William L > > > Queen who is now making application to the > > War department for a pension. > > > When I was at the seige of Savannah my > > brother was out in some service > > > elsewhere and although we seldom served > > together I can testify that he was a > > > very active and useful soldier in the > > revolution. I was present when he make > > > the declaration herewith accompanied and have > > good reason to believe that it > > > is correct & true. Sworn to the day & year > > aforesaid > > > 10th October. McDowell > > > his > > > Samuel x Queen > > > mark > > > > > > State of North Carolina > > > Rutherford County Court of Pleas > > ______________ > > > > > > personally appeared in open court > > > (Being a Court of Record) for the County of > > Rutherford aforesaid, William L. > > > Queen, aged 75 years formerly of Wilkes > > County, State of Georgia but now a > > > resident citizen of the county of Rutherford > > State of North Carolina, who > > > being first duly sworn according to Law, doth > > on his oath declare that he > > > served in the Army of the Revolution ary war > > as follows 'to wit He entered & > > > served under Capt. James Buoy on Ogache above > > Savanah under Colonel Stewart, > > > in the Georgia Regulars on Continental > > establishment in the Army of the > > > Revolution, in the year 1777 or thereabouts, > > that he served the first year > > > under Captain John Stewart Junior, the next > > under Captain John Pooly, then > > > under Captain James McFarland, That General > > Elijah Clark was his commmander, > > > that he was at the battle of Augusta when > > Colonel G_____ was taken in the > > > fort (in which battle he was wounded, that he > > served in South Carolina under > > > Downs when they fought .& defeated Major > > Dunlaps Corps. That he served > > > four or 5 years but cannot say exactly which > > for his memory has failed him > > > that he is very old and infirm. That, as well > > as he now time in the > > > Revolutionary Army until Regularly and > > Honorably discharged by the proper > > > officers but that he cannot now tell his name > > for he has forgotten it. That > > > he now files this declaration for the purpose > > of obtaining a pension under > > > the provision of the act of Congress passed > > for the relief of Invalid & > > > indigent persons engaged in the Land and > > Naval service in the United States > > > during the Revolutionary war. In which said > > service he was wounded & has > > > become a cripple. > > > And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident > > and > > > citizen of the United States on the 18th of > > March 1818 & that I have not > > > since that time by gift sale or in any manner > > disposed of my property or any > > > part thereof with or Intent thereby to > > diminish it or to bring myself within > > > the provisions of the act of Congress > > Entitled an act to provide for certain > > > persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service > > of the United States in the > > > Revolutionary war passed 18th March 1818 and > > that I have not nor has any > > > person for me any property or securities , > > contracts or debts due to me > > > > > > have I any ______ ______ than what is > > contained in the schedule herewith > > > _______ by me subscribed to wit > > > 1 > > cow and calf worth about $10 > > > 1 Large Iron Pot 3 > > > 1 Small Trunk 1.00 > > > 1 Small Dutch oven 1.75 > > > > > Four old Delf Table plates 62 1/2 > > > 3 > > or 4 knives & forks 37 > > > 1/2 > > > > > > > > $15.75 > > > and a Dubious claim to a > > negro wench wourth nothing > > > That I am Poor a cripple & obliged to walk > > with a crutch, have no family and > > > Live with my son who is also poor. I was a > > farmer when able to work but > > > cannot now do anything for a livelihood > > > Sworn to in open Court his > > > this 14 July 1824 Wm L x > > Queen > > > Mark > > > I Isaac Craton clerk of Rutherford County > > > do hereby certify that the foregoing > > affidavit & the schedule there unto > > > annoted are truly copied from the Records of > > said court and I do further > > > certify that it is the opinion of said court > > that the total amount in value > > > of the > > > property exhibited in said schedule if > > fifteen dollars & 75 cents. > > > In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my > > hand and affixed the seal of > > > said court at office the 14th day of July > > 1824 > > > Isaac Craton. > > > > -- > > Mandy Williams Queen, > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/5932/ > > RHS Class of '86 info: > > http://www.onelist.com/group/RHSClassof86 > > Queen-L, Criner-L & Twiner-L mail listowner; > > http:www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > -- Mandy Williams Queen, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/5932/ RHS Class of '86 info: http://www.onelist.com/group/RHSClassof86 Queen-L, Criner-L & Twiner-L mail listowner; http:www.rootsweb.com/