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Joseph Wright Revolutionary War PensionTranscribed and submitted by Bob GrantRevolutionary War Pension Records "State of Tennessee Joseph Wright Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me. We George Swope & Jabez Dabney residing in the County of Cumberland State of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Wright who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we beleive him to be Eighty years of age that he is reputed among his acquaintance as a man of Veracity and that he is reputed among his acquaintance as having been a soldier of the Revolutionary War: and that we concur in the same opinion Geo. Swope sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid I Robert H Richardson Justice of the peace in and for the county of Fentress State of Tennessee hereby certify that after the investigation of the matter and after puting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further Certify that George Swope & Jabez Dabney who has subscribed by the the foregoing certifficate and sworn to the same are resident citizens in the County of Cumberland in the neighborhood of applicant, that I am well acquainted with them that they are men of Verracity and Entire Respectability and that their statement is entitled To credit and that applicant is unable to attend a court of Record from bodily infirmity Robert H Richardson JP I Johyn H. Richardson Clerk of the County Court of said County of Fentress hereby Certify that Robert H. Richardson is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting
to be his are genuine John H Richardson Clerk of Fentress County Revolutionary War Pension Records That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. He joined a Volulnteer company from the the State of North Carolina and as a private soldier entered the service in the year 1781 under Captain James Robertson and marchd from that County to Pedee River Colo Letrel commanded the Regiment to which I belonged. we were horse men We marched up Pedee River to Sloans Ferry near Salsberry North Carolina from thence marched down to Randolph County We went for the purpose of joining Genl Greens troops we met him retreating from the British his orders as I learned was for us to persue the Enemy as we were horse men which we accordingly done and marched on as stated after meeting Gen Green with the veiw of meeting with the British We did not meet with or overtake them and was in no engagement during my term of service in said Regiment he served a tour of three months in said Company and Regiment and received a discharge in Randolph County North Carolina in the year 1781 as well as he can now recollect. In the year 1782 he again entered the service under Capt Elijah Williams in the Regiment commanded by Colo John Colier and served some time in the limits of the County
of Randolph and some of the adjoining Counties and was very actively engaged in routing the British & Torries which were then in that Country and was engaged in some Battles with them One of little River Waters
of Pedee called Little Pedee and the other engagements in the same neighbourhood in which engagements we were successful and drove the British and Tories from that part of the Country he again received a discharge having served a tour of One month in that company and Regiment under the Officers aforesaid and again in that Country entered the service under Capt
Aaron McPhee(?) Colo Coliers Regiment compelled at all hours to be in a State of rediness to march commonly called minute men to the British and Tories and rout them He was born in Fredrich County Maryland in the year 1754 has a recording of his age now in his possession taken from his fathers family Register he was living in Randolph County North Carolina when he was called into the service of the United States he moved from Randolph County to Sullivan County in the year in 1796 from thence to Washington Ten in 1799 then moved to the Blunt Cty Ten 1806 or 7 lived there about 6 years thence moved to Cumberland County Kentucky in 1812 or 13 where he now lives and has lived ever since he knows of no person in this Country by whom he can prove his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War his discharge he has lost he is known to Daniel L Myers(?) John Noland in his present neighbourhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief as to his services as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension list or Rolls of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Joseph Wright We Daniel L Myers and John Noland residing in the County of Cumberland and state of Kentucky (then being no Clergyman(?) in his neighbourhood) hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Wright who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is reputed and believed generally in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and Subscribed this 13th day of May 1833 John Noland State of Kentucky Cumberland County Sct And the said Cumberland County 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 said Court further
Certifies that Daniel L Myers and John Noland who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of the County of Cumberland State of Kentucky and are credible persons and that their Statements are entitled to credit Given under Our hands this 13th day of May Joel Owsley State of Kentucky Cumberland County Sct In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my said Office at Burksville this 21st day of May 1833 Milton King" Revolutionary War Pension Records " Burksville Ky May 21st 1833 Yours &c Revolutionary War Pension Records " War Department, Pension Office 183_ A Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Wright Cumberland County Kentucky
I am respectfully,
" Jamestown Fentress County Tennessee
Sir: The declaration of Joseph Wright o Kentucky has been examined. He made a declaration in Kentucky in May 1833 which was rejected on the ground that he did not perform actual service for six months in a regularly organized corps and by order of the regularly constituted authorities. He specifies tours of service for four months. The service for which he claims in 1782 was not of that character provided for by 7 June 1832. The decision n the case cannot be reversed To John Albritain, Jr., Esq., James Town Fentress Co., Tennessee Revolutionary War Pension Records "Commonwealth of Kentucky ) County Court
He States that he served a full three months Tower in behalf of the United States a volunteer under Capt James Robinson and Col Little for which he had a written ending in the spring of the Battle of Gilfod N.C. and afterward Served at
one time amediately afterwards under Capt Elijah Williams and Col Colyer served again the full period of one month a volunteer and that he had a written Discharge for the same, and that afterwards he was placed in the minute service under Capt Aaron Neill and Col Colyer and served in the light
horse service and his
Rico Maxey Clk
Rice Maxey Clk Kentucky Clinton County Court Sct department of the United States of America A Copy
" Albany Kentucky Sir I enclose to ye the amended Declaration of Joseph Wright for a pensionunder act of 7th Jun 1832
" State of Kentucky ) County court January Term 1843 on this the 2d
day of January 1843 personally apeard in open Court John Wright
of this County whose statements are entitled to full credit
and after being Duly sworn for that purpose on his oath maks the following affidavit to wit that his father John Wright lived in Randolph county N Carolina on hicory and lived a part of the time on
the farm of the fathr of Joseph Wright and will recollects that Joseph Wright the presant applicant for a pension was often out in in the minute or light horse service & that
the sd Joseph Brothers to wit James Wright and Joshua ware often going and returning from the service he affiants father lived with the father of the sd Joseph some considerable Time During the war
afiant - Does not recollect the length of the Time the sd Joseph served at any one Tower as he was quite young He thinks about from 6 to seven or Eight years of age well Recollects of
the sd Joseph John Wright
Rice Maxey Clk Kentucky Clinton County Sct
" Albany Ky January 3d 1843 Sir I enclose to you the affidavit of John Wright of this vicinity as to the service of Joseph Wright of this neighborhood Taken in court Monday the 2d January 1843 in behalf of the sd Joseph in an application for a pension for Revolutionary servises
Sir. The papers in the case of Joseph Wright claiming a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832 have been examined and filed. There is nothing in the affidavit of John Wright to alter the adverse opinion, heretofore formed, to the claim which has been filed among the rejected cases." Wm Dabney Esq Revolutionary War Pension Records " Clinton County Ky Dear Sir I Take the Liberty of interogating your honor, Conserning a pension Claim: Coming to Joseph Wright, Dec. which Claim was applied for some years ago, but not obtained and by an act of Congress is thought to be good; now thare was a man by the name of S. M. Knight wrote a letter about it and said it Could be had
by making application and said he would undertake it, and sent on a power of attorney to be filled up and James haggard got the letter and the power; and he agreed to attend and have the papers fixed for Knight and he wrote a power for himself and had all the heirs to assign it: the names
of them is Isaac Wright and Abner Wright, and we have never had any more account since nor Cant get none from haggard, and we hope you will look and see whether he or they have Ever made any draw or whether it Can be had or not, it is strange before
we made haggard the power that he was after no Constant and since
" Tenn Office Sir In reply to your letter of the 7th you are informed that S. M. Wright has not filed additional testimony to justify claim of Joseph Wright late of Cumberland County, Ky filed under the Act of June 7 1832 Wrights claim was rejected for the reason that the alleged service was not sustained according to the regulations. He alleged that in 1781 he then being a resident of North Carolina, he served three months in a Company of Horse raised in Chatham County N.C. commanded by Capt. James Robertson That in 1782 he again entered the service, and rendered one month and also performed duties after laws until the end of the War. Office and when it is the be made to the Comptroller of North Carolina at Raleigh for any evidence of Wright's service contained in the Records of the office and when it is submitted for the consideration if it establishes six months service we will permit further instructions(?) to all the parties to establish the claim James Johnson
" Comptroller's Department
My fee for a certificate is $5 in advance.
On motion of Isaac Wright, Ordered that he be
and he is hereby appointed administrator of Joseph Wright deceased,
Whereupon said Isaac Wright together with James Johnston jr
his surety executed & acknowledged covenenant to the Commonwealth
of Kentucky conditioned as the law directs which is approved by the court and ordered to be filed & said Wright took the And at the same time the following order was made viz: Also at same the following order was made viz: " Ordered that it be certified that it was proven in open Court by the oath of Joseph L Wright that Isaac Wright, Abner Wright and Betsy Wallace are the only living children of Joseph Wright decd that he knows of"
I J A Brents Clerk of the county court of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete Transcript of the record now on file in my office in the cases therein set forth.
" State of Kentucky Clinton County Declarant states that his said Father often Talked frequently of his service and of his receiving payment
in pounds shillings &c for his service that his said Father moved from North Carolina to Sullivan County East Tennessee and from there to Blount County Tennessee and rom there to Cumberland County Kentucky the place where he died now included in Clinton County he states that a letter is before him from C H Brogder Comptroler North Carolina Shewing his said fathers service but he
will if required produce a certificate of the service or of payments all of which he thinks will shew & fully satisfy the Department of said service Said letter from the Comptrooler is of Date Sept he 7th 1857 Directed to James Johnston, and a letter from the Comr of Pensions of Date June 3d 1857, is also before him Directed to said Johnston. Declarant makes
all heretofore done in said Case by said Joseph Wright part hereof he makes William J Declarant states that his said ather was Eighty three years of age at his death, he encloses a letter from the Comptroller of North Carolina in his case he desires the Claim investigated and the Department to Corespond with W J Dabney at Albany Ky.
Clinton County Court On motion of Isaac Wright Ordered that he be and he is hereby appointed Administrator of Joseph Wright deceased Whereupon said Isaac Wright together with James Johnston jr his surety executed & acknowledged Covenant to the Commonwealth of Kentucky Conditioned as the law directs which is approved by the Court and ordered to be filed & said Wright took the Oath required by law as Admr afsd A Copy attest State of Kentucky ) I J. A. Brents Clerk of the County Court of the county aforesaid do ceretify that Wm Vann who has signed the foregoing Declaration is and was at the time of signing the same Presiding Judge of the County Court of the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such and the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine I also certify that the foregoing Declaration of Isaac Wright was sworn to in open Court and also signed by him in court and that he was at the February Term 1858 appointed Administrator of Joseph Wright. In Testimony whereof I have hereto Set by hand and affixed my Seal of Office at office in Albany the 3d day of February 1858. J A Brents Clk
" State of Kentucky ) On this 5th day of February 1858 personally appeared before me Wm. Vann Presiding Judge of the County Court of the County aforesaid William Branham aged years a resident citizen of the County aforesaid he is well known to me and is entitled to ull credit, and being irst duly sworn by me on his oath states he was well. Acquainted with Joseph Wright the father of Abner Wright Isaac Wright & Betsey Wallace that the said Joseph Wright died in Clinton County Kentucky several years ago, leaving no widow, that he was verry old when he died and repurted as having been a Revolutionary Soldier. Sworn to & Subscribed )
his I, J. A Brents Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid, do certify that Wm Vann before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, and who has signed the same Presiding Judge of the County Court of the County aforesaid, duly Commissioned & qualified as Such, and that full faith & credit is due all his official acts as such, and the signature purporting to be his is genuine In Testimony Whereof I have herin Set my hand & affixed my seal of Office at Office in Albanythis 5th day of February 1858 J A Brents Clk Revolutionary War Pension Records " Pension Office, February 24, 1858 Sir, I have examined the additional evidence transmitted by you in support of the claim of the heirs of Joseph Wright for arrears of pension under act of June 7, 1832. The claim could not be admitted upon the papers on file if the soldier himself were now living. But the department has recently decided that claims of this description cannot be established and recovered by Children or other representatives of a deceased revolutionary soldier. This Claim is therefore rejected. Very respectfully &c " Aprile the 22d 1860 yours Truly,
Sir, James Johnson Esq
Madam: In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Joseph Wright, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
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