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Introduction
to
Martin Martin's Revolution War Pension File
Generously contributed
by
James D. Martin
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The
following documents were transcribed from copies of the originals
provided from the National Archives. All except the last were
handwritten and were transcribed verbatim with no changes to the
spelling or punctuation. These are the documents that form Marin
Martin's Revolutionary War Pension File. Only one blank is evident
and that is included in the original; the Declaration by Martin
Martin. The blank spaces were apparently inserted by the clerk for
insertion of a reference at a later time. It cannot be determined
why this space was not used. Headings to the documents were added
for reference.
The
first document; "Martin
Martin's Pension Declaration,"
dated 1 March 1819,
is a
sworn statement before an Officer of the Court by Martin Martin in
response to an Act of Congress providing for Revolutionary War
pensions. This is Martin Martin's application for pension.
The
second document;
"Judge
Johnson's Certification,"
dated 1 March 1819,
is a
statement by an Officer of the Court that he has reviewed Martin
Martin's Declaration and is satisfied that Martin Martin did serve
in the Revolution and he is in need of the pension.
The
third document;
"Envelope,"
dated 23
March 1819,
is
the front of the envelope used to transmit the documents to
Washington DC. The "C.H." following Spartanburg is believed to be an
abbreviation for "Court House".
The
fourth document; "Transmittal
Record,"
dated 7 April 1819,
appears to be the transmittal of Martin Martin's pension
Declaration. There are four different sets of handwriting evident.
The first [in brown] is Judge David Johnson's transmittal of the
documents; the second [in green] appears to be a clerical notation
of receipt; the third [in red] appears to be comments of deficiency
by a reviewer; the fourth [in black] are apparently the response of
the Spartanburg Court to the review comments.
The fifth
document;
"Pension
Certificate,"
dated
9
June
1820,
is the
approval and
issuance of
Martin Martin's pension payable with arrears to 1 March
1819,
the
date
of the Act of Congress.
The sixth
document;
"Declaration
by
Martin Martin,"
dated
9
April
1823,
is a
sworn
statement by Martin Martin reaffirming his Revolutionary War
participation
and the value
of his current estate [schedule].
From this
document, it is my interpretation that additional reviews and
correspondence [not available] by the War
Department
requesting confirmation of the specifics required by the Act of
Congress.
This
Declaration seeks to satisfy that requirement.
The seventh
document;
"Clerk
Bomon's Certification,"
dated 199
January
1824,
is probably
in response to another query [not available] by the War Department
requesting certification of the Court Record for Martin Martin's
9
April
1823
Declaration.
The eighth
document;
"Declaration
by Dicey Martin,"
dated
9
September
1839,
is her application for a Widow's stipend based on Martin Martin's
approved pension
and the Act
of Congress on
4
July
1836
allowing a widow's compensation.
The ninth
document;
"Pension
Certificate,"
issued
19
December
1843,
is Dicy
Martin's certificate for Martin Martin's Revolutionary War pension.
The tenth
document;
"Power
of Attorney
by Robert Martin,"
dated
7
March
1857,
is a
Power of Attorney to act on any matters relative to his father's,
Martin
Martin, and
his mother's, Dicy Martin, claims relative to their pensions.
The eleventh
document;
"Letter
of H. D. Miller
to Mrs. McCallister Pierce,"
dated
17
November
1938, appears to be a
summation of the documents on file
pertaining to Martin Martin's
Revolutionary War Pension Record.
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Martin
Martin's Pension Declaration
1
March 1819
State of South Carolina
Martin Martin personally appeared before me David Johnson, one of
the judges of the Superior Courts of Carolina & the State aforesaid,
aged sixty four years resident in the District of Spartanburg who
being by me first sworn according to law, doth on his oath makes the
following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the
late Act of Congress enrolled an "Act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land & navel services of the United States in the
revolutionary War" that he was said Martin Martin enlisted in the
State of South Carolina in the Continental service, & served in the
sixth Regiment under Captain Doghead under Col. Henderson, that he
was in the battle of Stono, was at the siege of Savannah was taken
prisoner by the British at the fall of Charleston, and deserted from
the British, that he was in the service of the United States against
the common enemy about Eighteen Months; and that he is in reduced
circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for
support, and that he had no other evidence now in his power of his
said services -
Sworn to & subscribed before me [his mark]
Martin Martin this 1st day of March 1819
[signed] David Johnson
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Judge Johnson's Certification
1
March 1819
The State of South Carolina
I, David Johnson one of the judges of the Superior Courts of law in
the State aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction
herein the said Martin Martin who hath made the within declaration
did serve in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy Eighteen
Months as stated in the within declaration, and is in reduced
circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for a
support. And I now transmit the proceeding testimony taken and had
before me to the Secretary for the department War pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress in such case made &
provided.
Given under my hand & the seal
of the Court of Common Pleas of
the said State the first day of March 1819
[signed] David Johnson
Transcribed from a copy of the original document by James D. Martin
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Envelope
Spartanburg C. H.
Free
23rd March 1819
Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secty at War
Washington
Transcribed from a copy of the original document by
James D. Martin
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Transmittal Record
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Transmittal Record
Case of Martin Martin
Private of the State S. C.
David Johnson
Judge
Spartanburg C. H. S. Ca.
Decl dated 1st March 1819
rec'd on April, 7, 1819
18 months in Col Henderson's regiment.
South Carolina line
The residence of the applicant must be
stated in the declaration -
The Line also must be stated, as well as the time of entering &
manner of leaving the service -
The seat of the Court is wanting
Transcribed from a copy of the original by James D. Martin. This
document shows four distinctly different sets of handwriting. It
appears to be 1. A transmittal,
2. Receipt, 3.
Remarks of deficiency by reviewer, and 4. Resubmittal.
I have indicated these by a different type style
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Pension Certificate
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Pension Certificate
17446
South Carolina
Martin Martin
of Spartanburg in the state of S. Carolina
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Henderson of the S. Carolina
line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
At the rate 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
The 1 of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of June 1820
and sent to David Johnson Dsq
Judge for Spartanburg, S. C. & Co. S. C.
Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 12 mo 4/31 97.3
Sem-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820
48
145.3
$
Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818
Laontmur March 9, 1824
& sent to Hon. J. Gist
H. Rep.
Transcribed from a copy of the original by James D. Martin. This
is a preprinted form and script represents those items written by
hand.
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Declaration
by
Martin Martin
In Confirmation of his
Revolutionary War Pension
9 April 1823
Schedule
District of Spartanburg South
Carolina
On this 9th day of April, 1825,
personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for said
District, Martin Martin aged sixty seven years, resident in said
District, who being first duly sworn, according to law cloth on his
oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows;
Inlisted under Captain Dogwood 6th Regiment commanded by Col
Henderson - No. of pension certificate 17446 Registered by
In Book B, Volume 9 Page 155 Given at the war office 9th June 1820
and I do solemnly swear I was a resident citizen of the United
States, on 18th March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by
gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part
thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of
the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day
of March 1818, and that I have not nor hath any person in trust for
me; any, property or securities, contracts, indebtedness due to me;
nor have I any interest other than what is contained in the Schedule
hereto annexed and by me subscribed - Fifty acres of land worth $50
- twelve head of hogs $15 - five sheep $7.50 - two pots and one oven
$3 - one iron wedge, ax & one frame $2 - dishes, plates, spoons,
knives & forks etc S4 - sitting chairs $1.25 the aggregate amount of
the above is eighty two dollars & twenty five cents - By occupation
a farmer unable to support myself by labour often afflicted with the
piles and gravil. My family seven in number, wife sixty years of age
& subject to rheumatism - a daughter by the name of Anna thirty one
years of age and unsupported, Willis twenty one years of age - My
grandson Winston Wright ten years of age - a grand daughter Polley
age eight years - the five last named of my family are healthy and
as far as their activities will allow able to labour for their
support -
Sworn to & declared before me this
ninth day of April 1823
Isignedl E. Boman
[his mark] Martin Martin Clerk
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South Carolina Spartanburg District
I,
Elisha Boman Clerk of the Court of General Sessions and Common pleas
for the said District do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and
the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the
said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the
said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited
in the aforesaid schedule is eighty two dollars & seventy five cents
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said Court on the 19th day of January 1824.
[signed] E. Boman
Clerk of the Court of General Sessions
& Common Pleas for the District aforesaid
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Declaration by
Dicy Martin
In Application for Martin Martin's Pension
9 September 1839
On
this ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty
nine personally appeared before John Bomar Judge of the Court of
Ordinary of said District Dicy Martin of said District and State,
aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to
law, cloth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to
obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress
passed July 4, 1836
and
the joint Resolution of July
7, 1838.
That
she is the widow of Martin Martin, who was a Revolutionary soldier
and pensioner, that the said Martin Martin, drew a pension for many
years previous to his death, and she refers to the original papers
on file in the Pension office for the purpose of establishing her
claims, the original Pension Certificate was sent to the Pension
agency in Charleston where she drew the arrearages of her late
husbands pension -
She
further declares that she was married to the said Martin Martin in
year seventeen hundred & eighty one, the time not recollected to a
day but as well as she can remember it was in February that her
husband the aforesaid Martin Martin died on the twenty forth day of
February eighteen hundred & thirty seven and that she has remained a
widow ever since that period, as well before fully appear by
reference to the proof hereunto annexed - she further states that
she has no documentary evidence of her husbands services during the
Revolution except those upon which his Pension was established, that
she has no family record of her marriage, or birth - that she was
married in Laurens District South Carolina, that her & her husband
moved from there to Rutherford County No. Car. where they resided
until they moved to Spartanburg District So. Car. in
1813
where her husband died & where she continues to live -
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above - written in open
Court.
John
Bomar [her mark] Dicy Martin
O.S.D
South Carolina Spartanburg District
Personally appears before me Richard Scruggs and Jipi Scruggs and
being duly sworn say that they were well acquainted with Martin
Martin and wife Dicy, that said Martin Martin died
24
Feby
1837.
That
his widow Dicy Martin is yet living, as his widow, that the said
Martin Martin was a Revolutionary Pensioner - that he and the
present applicant for a pension Dicy Martin lived together as man
and wife and in that character raised and brought up a large family
& this declarant Richard Scruggs says that he was seventy years of
age the is day of Sept this - that he has been intimately acquainted
with Dicy Martin ever since he can recollect, that from the age of
her oldest child, he is well satisfied that her and Martin Martin
was married in Seventeen hundred and Eighty or Eighty one, that
since that period (viz)(1780 or 1781) they have lived together as
man & wife and both these declarants say that the said Martin Martin
& Dicy his wife were legally married, these declarants further state
that the said Dicy Martin is a woman of good character and entitled
to credit - Sworn to before me
9th
Sep 1839 [his mark]
Richard B. Scruggs
H. G. Deau
[signed] Jipi Scruggs
State of South Carolina Spartanburg District
Personally appears before me John C. Himbill and makes oath that he
is well acquainted with Rich Scruggs and Jipi Scruggs who have sworn
to & subscribed the above affidavit that they are gentlemen of good
character and entitled to credit.
[signed] John C. Himbill
Sworn to before me
9th
Sep. 1839 H. C. Deau
State of South Carolina Spartanburg District
I,
Joshua Tapp Clerk of the Court of Spartanburg District certify that
John Bomar is judge of the Court of Ordinary for said District that
his signature to the within declaration of Dicy Martin purporting to
be his is genuine - that H. G. Deau is a Magistrate as above, and
that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine, that
Richard Scruggs, Jipi Scruggs and John C. Himbill are gentlemen of
good character and entitled to credit, and that the foregoing
signatures purporting to be theirs is genuine.
In
testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and
subscribed my name this 9th September in the year 1839 - [signed] J.
Tapp
Clerk of the Court of Spartanburg District So. Ca.
Transcribed from copies of the
original document by James D. Martin
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Pension Certificate
For Dicy Martin
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Pension Certificate
South Carolina
Dicy Martin
Widow of Martin Martin
who was a private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
80 Dollars
per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the
19 day of Dec 1843
and sent to
W. G. Dean
Spartanburg S. C.
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 209
Transcribed from a copy of the original by James D. Martin. This
is a preprinted form and the script represents those items written
in by hand.
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Power of Attorney
by
Robert Martin
7 March 1857
Know
all men by these presents I Robert Martin son of Martin Martin
Revolutionary pensioner of the United States S C Agency at the rate
of $96 per annum do hereby constitute and appoint A. S. Wallace of
Moore District S. C. to prosecute the claims of said Father and also
that of my Mother Dicy Martin for an increase, to examine all papers
and documents on file at Washington City or elsewhere to file
additional arguments and evidences and receive the certificates when
issued which certificates I wish made payable to the administrator
of said and full powers of substitution and do all other acts and
deeds that I myself could were I personally present hereby
satisfying and confirming all that my said attorney and agent shall
lawfully do in the premises,
Witness my hand and seal this 7th day of March 1857.
Sealed and delivered [his
mark] Robert Martin SS
In
presence of [unreadable] Scruggs [unreadable] Courtnall
South
Carolina Spartanburg District
Be it
known that before me the undersigned a magistrate in and for the
district above named, duly authorized by law to administer oath,
personally affeased Robert Martin, above named, and acknowledged the
foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed.
In
testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand, the day and year,
above written.
[signed] A. Bonner Mag.
State
of South Carolina Spartanburg District
I, J.
B. Telleson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General sessions,
for Spartanburg District in the aforesaid state, do hereby certify
that A. Bonner, Esq. before whom the preceeding affidavit was made,
is was at the time of signing the same an acting magistrate for said
District, duly appointed and qualified, that the signature
purporting to be his is genuine, and that all due faith and credit
should be given to his official acts as such.
Given
under my hand and seal
[Seal] of office at Spartanburg Court House this 3d day
of April A.D. 1857
[signed] J. B. Telleson Clerk
Transcribed from copy of the original document by James D. Martin
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November 17, 1938
BA-J/AWF
Martin Martin
W. 9170
Mrs.
McCallister Pearce
West Memphis
Arkansas
Reference
is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Martin
Martin of either North or South Carolina.
The data
which follow concerning Martin Martin were obtained from papers on
file in claim for pension, W. 9170, based on his military service in
the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Martin
Martin found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this
office.
The date
and place of birth of Martin Martin are not given, nor are the names
of his parents stated.
Martin
Martin enlisted in South Carolina, sometime in 1777 or 1778, for
three years, and served as a private in Captain Richard Doghead's or
Dogwood's company, and in Colonel William Henderson's Sixth South
Carolina Regiment; he was in the battle of Stono, Siege of Savannah,
Siege of Charleston, when taken prisoner, held for several weeks and
made his escape; his tour of enlistment being about over, he did not
return to the service.
He was
allowed pension on his application executed March 1, 1819, at which
time he was aged sixty-four years, and a resident of Spartanburg
District, South Carolina. He died in said Spartanburg District,
February 24, 1837.
Martin
Martin married in the month of February, 1781, in Laurens District,
South Carolina, Dicy, whose maiden name is not designated, nor is it
shown when and where she was born.
She stated
that after their marriage, she and her husband, Martin Martin, moved
to Rutherford County, North Carolina, and later moved to
Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
The widow,
Dicy Martin, was allowed pension
on her
application executed September 9, 1839,
at which
time she gave her age, seventy-seven years, then a resident of
Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
She was
living in 1843 at Buck Creek, Spartanburg District, South Carolina,
and then gave her age, eighty-seven years. There is no explanation
given for this discrepancy in her age.
Martin
Martin and his wife, Dicy, reared a large family of children, six of
whom were born prior to 1794.
The
following data in regard to their children are shown in the claim
Eldest
son, Robert, aged about fifty-seven
years in
1840, and in 1857 a resident of Spartanburg District, South
Carolina.
Anna aged
thirty-one years in 1823; Willis aged twenty-one years in 1823.
Reference
was made in 1823 to the grandchildren of the soldier, Martin Martin,
namely- Winston Wright aged ten years; Polley (last name not shown)
aged eight years; the names of their parents were not designated.
In order
to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of
person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Dicy
Martin, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C. And furnish
the following data
Dicy
Martin, widow of Martin Martin Certificate #3983
Issued
December 19, 1843 Rate $80.00 per
annum
Commenced March 4, 1843 Act of March 3, 1843 South Carolina Agency.
Very truly
yours,
A. D.
HILLER Executive Assistant To the Administrator
Transcribed from copies of the
original 20 December 1997 by James D. Martin
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