Solomon Lewis

The file that follows is the Revolutionary War military and pension file of Solomon Lewis from the National Archives and Records Administration’s microfilm (M-804) Roll #1559 entitled: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files 1800-1908.

These pages were transcribed by Helen Hoban Rogers between January and May 2001. The page numbers that are in brackets and in bold have been added by HHR and follow the order of the pages on the microfilm.

Helen Hoban Rogers
4607 Connecticut Avenue, NW #719
Washington, DC 20008-5746

[page 1]

WAR DEPARTMENT
PENSION OFFICE

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

______________________________________________________________________________

A Statement, showing the Service of Solomon Lewis Claiborne Co. T

Period when the service was rendered.	Duration of the claimant’s service. Yr Mo Days	Rank of the claimant.	Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.	Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.	Battles in which the applicant was engaged.	Country through which he marched.	Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.	Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Vol . . . .	. . . 3 . . .	pri	Cap Good	Col Armstrong			81 Surry Co NC	[ Trad]*
“ . . . . . .	. . . 6 . . .	In. sp.	“	”
“ . . . . . .	. . . 3 . . .	pri	“ Shepherd	Col [Cleveland]
“ . . . . . .	. . . 3 . . .	“	“ ”	“ ”
“ . . . . . .	. . . 3 . . .	“	Cap Dobson
“ . . . . . .	. . . 3 . . .	“	“ ”	“ ”
“ . . . . . .	. . . 3 . . .	“	“ Ma[yibany]	“ ”
“ ‘81	. . . 3 . . .	“	“ Moore			Guilford	Guilford NC
“ . . . . .	. . . 3 . . .	Butcher	This service	not allowed

I am, respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

J. L. EDWARDS,

Commissioner of Pensions.

[*Editorial note April 2001 by Helen Hoban Rogers: This might be “Tradition”]

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21927

Sol. Lewis [?]

East T.

Claiborne Co.

fro[_] private

2 yrs

$80

application

Sol Lewis Speedwell

~~Speedwell~~

Claiborne Co.

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[Letter] to [3rd] auditor 3^rd Jany 1839.

[paid] at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1836 to 4 Sept 1837. [agt] notified 10^th Jany 1839 Paid at the Treasury under the act of the [6] April 1838 from 4Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838 [agt] notified [10] March 1839.

[Ses] [A] J Newman [Jany] 9, 1844

22,188

East Tennessee
Solomon Lewis

of Claiborne Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Good of the Regt commanded by Col. Armstrong in the N.C. Mila [time] for 2 yrs from 177---

Inscribed on the Roll of E. Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars --- cents per annum to commence on the 4^th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Oct 1833 ----- and sent to applicant Speedwell

Arrears to the 4^th of Sep 33 --- $200 ---

Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar [34] 40 $240

(Revolutionary Claim,)
(Act June 7, 1832. )

Recorded by [Thomas] Allison Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 57

On [page 4] and [page 5] are printed the Regulations Under the Act of June 7, 1832, which states what is to be in an applicant’s Declaration; what proof the applicant will be required to produce to verify his claim; what witnesses must be produced; what questions the examining court must ask the applicant; and what questions must be asked of the witnesses.

The regulations state the four general classes of cases that are embraced in this law:

The Regular Troops.
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
Persons employed in the Naval service.
Indian Spies.

[page 6] [Editorial note by HHRogers April 2001: This is a totally handwritten document.]

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of benefits of the 7^th July 1838 intitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows and the act of March 3^rd 1843 granting one years full pay to certain widows.

State of Tennessee )

Clayburn County ) ss

On this 9^th day of November 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace Mrs. Catharine Lewis a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7^th 1838 intitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows and in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed March 3^rd 1843 intitled an act granting one year pay and pension to certain widows. That she is the widow of Solomon Lewis who was a soldier in the North Carolina Militia in the War of the Revolution that the aforesaid Solomon Lewis earned a pension under the act of Congress of 7^th June 1832 of $80 for his said services. She further declares that she was married to the said Solomon Lewis in January Seventeen Hundred and Ninety. That her husband the aforesaid Solomon Lewis died on the 6^th March 1843 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four viz. at the time above stated.

her

Catharine X Lewis

mark

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Sworn to and subscribed in the day and year above written before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid and I further certify that the said Mrs. Catharine Lewis is from bodily infirmity unable to attend court and full faith may be given to her statements. In witness whereof I have set my hand this 9^th November Eighteen Hundred and forty three and that she is a widow at this time.

[I E Baruman]

Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee )

Claiborne County )

The declarent Catharine Lewis certified on the 9^th day of November 1843 by J. [or I] E. Ba[ue]man a Justice of the Peace for said County being submitted to the Court. The said Court doth approve his proceeding and acts in said case, and hereby direct that the Clerk orders the appear[ence] on the papers.

Geo. H. [Cherk] Ch[ir]mun

[P.] L. [Harrell]

John M[....eh]

Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee )
Claiborne County )

I Wiley Huffacker clerk of the County Court of Claiborne County do hereby certify that the foregoing procedings are the original procedings had and approved of by the County Court of Claiborne County at its Dec session 1843 relative to the declaration of Catharine Lewis to obtain the benefit of acts of Congress relative to Revolutionary pensions and I further certify that the aforesaid J. E. Ba[ru]man is and was a justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified according to the law, and that [this]

Signature proporting to be his is [given]

In Testimony whereof I have here in to set my hand and affixed my seal of office as officer in [Lafollette] the 5^th day of December 1843.

Wiley Huffaker, Clerk

[page 8] [Editorial note: Pages 8, 9 and 10 are handwritten.]

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed

June 7^th 1832

State of Tennessee )
Claiborne County )

On this 22^nd day of December1832 personally appeared before me William McNew a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. Solomon Lewis resident of the County and state aforesaid aged eighty one years, who being 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 the 7^th 1832.

He says that in consequence of bodily infirmity and of age, he is unable to go to a court of record, it being twenty two miles distant.

He says that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

He states that he was born in Cumberland County in the State of North Carolina in the year 1750 as he has been recorded in his father’s Bible, of which record he has a copy, and that he was living when called in to the service in Surry County in the state last aforesaid from there he moved to Henry County in the State of Virginia, from there he moved to Washington County in the State of Tennessee, and from there to Claiborne County in the state last aforesaid, where he now resides.

He says he entered the service of the United States in the militia of North Carolina a volunteer and continued a volunteer all the time he served in the army, which was two years & six months. He says that his first toure was a three month toure under the command of Capt. Richard Good, Maj. Winston [page 9] and Col. Martin Armstrong & [G] [[Marctee] from Surry County in the State of North Carolina, to Fayettsville, & from there to Black River & there took the Scotch Camp at the taking of which Gen. McCloud got killed, he was the Scotch Commander, the united states troops was commanded at that place by Gen. Martain Th[ar]ton & Lyn[....] to the best of his recollection, & that they marched from there to Fayettville again & was there dismissed.

He states that his second toure was a six month toure, under the same Cpt. his chief commander was Gen. Christie & was employed chiefly as Indian Spies. He says that his third toure was a three month toure under the command of Cpt. James Shepard & Col. Benjamine Cleveland, & marched from Surry County in State aforesaid to Camden in the State of South Carolina & was there dismissed.

He says his fourth toure was a three month toure under the command of the same officers last mentioned and marched from the place last aforesaid to Camdem in the place aforesaid & was there discharged & returned home again.

He states that his fifth toure was a three month tour under the command of Cpt. William Dobson & was employed chiefly in the pursuit of Toires in South Carolina.

He states that his sixth toure was a three month tour under the same officers & was employed in the like service in the same County as above stated.

He says that his seventh toure was a three months tour under Cpt. John Mayibany & was employed chiefly as a [rainger].

He says that his eight tour was a three month tour under the command of [page 10] Cpt. Smith Moore, and that he entered the service in this toure in [G]uilford County in the State of North Carolina & in this toure he served the army of General Green, about two days before the battle was fought at Guilford Court house and he says that he was in that Battle, that it was fought on the fifteenth day of March 1781. The British was commanded by Lord Cornwallis & [T]arliton, the American army was commanded by General Nathaniel Green.

He states that his ninth toure was a standing toure for three months at Guilford Court house under the command of John Rutherford Quarter Master & was employed chiefly in the butchering business.

He says he got a discharge in writing at the end of each toure & that they all got burnt with his house about twenty years ago in the County which he now resides and that they were given by the captains he served under with the exception of the last which was given by John Rutherford the Quarter Master.

He says that he has no documentary evidence and that he know of no person now living that can testify to his service. He says that William Rogers Clergyman resident of Claiborne County & David Leach resident of the same place can testify that he is a man of character for verasity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.

He hereby relinquishes his every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state. Sworn and subscribed this day & year aforesaid.

his

Solomon X Lewis

mark

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We William Rogers, Clergyman & resident of said county, and David Leach residing in the same place, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Lewis, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty one years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we come in that opinion.

Sworn & subscribed to this day & year aforesaid

Wm Rogers, Minister of the Gospel

David Leach

[An] I the said William McNew and acting Justice of the court of pleas & quarter sessions & also of the peace for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify & declare my opinion, after investigating of the matter, and after puting the interrog =atories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution, & served as he states. And I do further certify that I believe that the said applicant through bodily infirmity & old age, is unable to go to a court of record (it being twenty-two miles distant) without great inconvenience & pain to the said applicant. And further certify that William Rogers who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman & resident of the county & state afoesaid, and that David Leach who has signed the same, is a resident of the county & state aforesaid, and are crediable persons & that their statements are entitled to credit, given under my hand and seal this date above written.

Wm McNew (Seal)

Justice of the peace

for Claiborne County

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State of Tennessee County of Claiborne

Be it remembered that on this [1st] day of August AD 1853

I Jesse Rogers do make known and declare that I am the administrator of Catharine Lewis who was the wife of Solomon Lewis a revolutionary soldier that the said Solomon Lewis was a Pensioner up to the time of his death which was the [5^th] day of March 1842, and that Catharine Lewis died the [25] day of August 1845 and that they was married about the year 1792 and that a pension of eighty dollars a year was drawn by said Solomon Lewis on account of said services & so continued until the year 1842. Since which time nothing has been received by either or the heirs of either of said parties and it is understood and believed that there are arrearages of pension and other claims due for said services. Now therefore the true intent of all this is to qualify and [err]vocably appoint and empower Francis A. Dickens of Washington City, D.C. as my true and lawful Attorney with power of substitution to investigate substantiate demand & review the avails of said claim or claims & to say and do all things relative thereto as amply as I might do hereby satisfying every thing said or done by said attorney or his substitute in [witness] hereof also revoking all powers of Attorney or other authority previously given for any such purpose. In witness whereof I have here written.

Let my hand and seal day and date first above named

Atest

Jesse Rogers (seal)

Administrator of Catharine Lewis

Subscribed Sworn to & acknolledged before me the day & year first above written & I hereby certify that I have no interest whatever in said claim.

[W.] G. [Payne] [(seal)]

Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee )

Claiborne County )

I hereby certify that [unreadable] [Payne], [Esq.] before whom this foregoing power of attorney was acknolledged was at the time there of an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and [page 13] State aforesaid and duly authorized to administer this for general purposes. In testemony whereof I have hereunder signed my name and affixed my seal this 1^st day of August 1853.

Thos. [J.] Johnson

Clerk

[page 14] [Editorial note: This page is a handwritten.]

State of Tennessee )

Clayborne County ) ss

On this 9^th day of November 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County Mr. David Rogers a resident of said County and State aforesaid aged sixty two years and after being duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following affidavit that he is well acquainted with Mrs. Catharine Lewis and was well acquainted with her husband Solomon Lewis up to the time of his death which took place March 6^th 1843 and knew them Catharine and Solomon Lewis to live together as man and wife upwards of fifty years. Affiant further declares that he has frequently seen the family Bible in which the marriage was recorded of Solomon and Catharine Lewis his wife and [agreeable] to that [record] the marriage took place as set forth in Mrs. Lewis declaration. Affiant further declares that the family Bible of Mr. Lewis was at his request sent to a grand son of Mr. Lewis in [Mosissa] [Editorial note by Helen Hoban Rogers February 2001: This word is probably Missouri].

David Rogers

Sworn to and subscribed in the day and year above written before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and I further certify that full faith and credit may be given to this David Rogers statements in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this I. E. Bau[eman]

Justice of the Peace

[Editorial note by Helen Hoban Rogers: This David Rogers may be the David Rogers who is the son-in-law of Solomon Lewis and the grandfather of Patrick Henry Rogers.]

[page 15] [Editorial note: Pages 15 and 16 are handwritten.]

State of Tennessee )

Clayborne County ) ss

On this 9^th day of November 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County Mrs. Mary Rogers and State aforesaid and after being duly sworn according to the law doth on her oath make the following affidavit that she is in the sixyth year of her age. That she is well acquainted with Mrs. Catharine Lewis and was well acquainted with her husband Solomon Lewis up to the time of his death and knowed them to live together as [same] and for fifty five years and affiant [well] [recounts] when said marriage [took] place but was not present she further declares that she has frequently seen the family Bible in which the marriage was recorded and its porported to have taken place as set forth in Mrs. Lewis declaration viz in January 1790. Affiant further declares that Mrs. Lewis has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband Solomon Lewis.

her

Mary X Rogers

mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid. I further certify that full faith and credit may be given to this Mrs. Mary Rogers statements. In witness whereof I have set my hand this day and year above written.

I. E. Bau[eman]

Justice of the Peace

[Editorial note by Helen Hoban Rogers February 2001: This Mary Rogers may be the daughter of Solomon Lewis and the wife of the David Rogers. Mary Rogers would be the grandmother of Patrick Henry Rogers.]

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State of Tennessee

I Wiley Huffaker clerk of the County Court of Claiborne County do hereby certify that J. E. Bau[rman] Esq. Whose name appears to the foregoing certificates of David Rogers and Mary Rogers is now and was at the time and acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that the signatures there to attached perporting to be his is genuine. In testamony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal office at Office in Tazwell the 11^th day of November A.D. 1843

(Seal)Wiley Huffaker, Clerk

[Pages 17] [Editorial note: This is a typed letter.]

April 26, 1933

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

SOLOMON LEWIS

Mr. William H. Lewis R. 6309

Route No. 1 BA-J/MLB

Lone Mountain, Tennessee

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your two letters of April 19, in which you request the records of Solomon Lewis, who served in the Revolutionary War, and of Jesse Lewis, a soldier of the War of 1812.

A careful search of the War of 1812 records of this office fails to show a claim for pension on file on account of the service of a Jesse Lewis as described by you.

You are furnished below a record of Solomon Lewis, the data of which were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 6309, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Solomon Lewis was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, in 1750; the names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Surry County, North Carolina, he volunteered, date not stated, and served at various times on tours of three and six months each, amounting in all to two years six months, as private and Indian spy in the North Carolina troops, in Captain Richard Good’s company under Colonel Martin Armstrong and General Christie; in Captain James Shepard’s company under Colonel Benjamin Cleveland; in Captain William Dobson’s company; Captains John Mayibany’s and Smith Moore’s companies; also under Quartermaster John Rutherford. He was in the battle of Guilford.

After the Revolutionary War the soldier moved to Henry County, Virginia; from there to Washington County, Tennessee; thence to Claiborne County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 22, 1838, while living near a little village called Speedwell in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

[page 18]

Solomon Lewis died March 6, 1843.

Soldier married in January 1790 or 1792, Catharine, whose maiden name is not given and who was a resident of Claiborne County, Tennessee, in 1845, aged eighty-four years. She died August 25, 1845.

In 1843, a grandson in Missouri was referred to but his name was not stated.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller,

Assistant to Administrator

[Editorial note by Helen Hoban Rogers February 2001: The following is handwritten at the bottom of the letter.]

Did not use engagement
of Scotch Camp, as it could
not be verified, but should
be put in history next time.

[page 19] [Editorial note: This is a printed form that is filled in.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Second Comptroller’s Office

February 28^th, 1839

Sir:

Under the act of the 6^th of April, 1838 entitled “An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” Solomon Lewis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Ten, Agency, at the rate of eighty Dollars ~~and cents~~ per annum, under the law of the 7^th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4^th of Sept., 1837, to the 4^th March, 1838.

Respectfully, yours,

[...ion] [E.] [Parris]

Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,

Present.

[page 20] [Editorial note: This is a printed form that is filled in.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Second Comptroller’s Office

January 8^th, 1839

Sir:

Under the act of the 6^th of April, 1838 entitled “An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” Solomon Lewis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Ten; Agency, at the rate of eighty Dollars ~~and cents~~ per annum, under the law of the 7^th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4^th of Sept., 1836, to the 4^th Sept., 1837.

Respectfully, yours,

[...ion] [E.] [Parris]

Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,

Present.

[page 21]

September 22, 1926

Mrs. M. L. Bishop, Jr.
804 East Third St.,
Casper, Wyoming

Madam:

[Editorial note: This is all that is on this page.]

[page 22] [Editorial note: This is a typewritten letter.]

July 9, 1925

Mrs. K. K. Lyean
1021 East Jackson St.,
Charleston, Ill.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim R. 6309 it appears that
Solomon Lewis was born in 1750 in Cumberland County,
North Carolina.

While a resident of Surry County, North Carolina he
enlisted, the date not stated, and served in tours of
three months and six months each, at various times,
about two and one half years in all, as private and
Indian spy in the North Carolina Troops, in Captain
Richard Good’s company under Colonel Martin Armstrong
and General Christie, in Captain James Shepherd’s
company under Colonel Benjamine Cleveland, in Captain
William Dobson’s, Captain John Mayibany’s and Captain
Smith Moore’s Companies and also under Quartermaster
John Rutherford. He was in the battle of Guilford.

After the Revolution he lived in Henry County,
Virginia, Washington County, Tennessee and then in
Claiborne [page 23] County, Tennessee there he was
allowed pension on his application executed December
22, 1832. He died March 6, 1843.

Soldier married in January 1790, Catharine, her
maiden name not stated, who was a resident of Claiborne
County, Tennessee in 1843 aged eighty-four years. She
died August 25, 1845. A grandson in Missouri was
referred to in 1843, his name not given.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT.
Commissioner.

[page 24] [Editorial note: This is a typewritten letter.]

IN REPLY REFER TO

Rev. War Section

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C.

October 15, 1920

William F. Rogers,
National Soldiers Home,
Tennessee.

Sir:

In response to your letter of September 6, 1920, you
are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish the
history of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for
pension or bounty land has been made on account of his
services, and in order to identify such a claim for any
particular John Rogers, you should furnish as much as
possible, of the following data in regard to him.

Approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at
enlistment and after service, and given name of widow.

Very respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.

[page 25] [Editorial note: This is a typewritten letter. The following is handwritten across the top:

for the [cause] see carbon in cl W.C. 3678 of David Rogers War 1812]

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

February 14, 1924

Mrs. Letta Baldwin or Rogers
Idlewood, 118 [or 138] Forest Ave.
Marletta, Georgia

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 6309 it appears that Solomon Lewis was born in 1750 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He was living in Surry County, North Carolina during the Revolution and afterwards moved to Henry Country, Virginia.

He was allowed pension for the service of two years as a private in the North Carolina Troops, on his application executed December 22, 1832 while a resident of Claiborne County, Tennessee. He died March 6, 1843.

Soldier married in January 1790, Catherine, her maiden name not stated, who was a resident of Claiborne County, Tennessee in 1843 aged eighty-four years. She died August 25, 1845. A grandson in Missouri was referred to in 1843.

Respectfully,

Commissioner,

[page 26] [Editorial note: This is a printed form filled in. The office note at the bottom is handwritten.]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 1920

In reply to your request of ------------------, received -----------------------

for a statement of the military history of ---------- Solomon Lewis -----------------

a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (~~or his widow’s~~) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.	LENGTH OF SERVICE.	RANK.	OFFICERS UNDER WAS CAPTAIN.	WHOM SERVICE RENDERED. COLONEL.	STATE.
/	[?] Mos.	Pvt.	Richard Good	Martin Armstrong	NC
/	6 Mos.	Ind Spy	”	Gen Christie
/	6 Mos.	Pvt.	Jas. Sheperd	Benj. Cleveland
-	6 Mos.		Wm Dobson	“ /
	3 Mos.		John Maibany	“ /
/ 1781	3 Mos.		Smith Moore	/
/	3 Mos	under	Jno Rutherford	Quartermaster

Battles engaged in, ____ Guilford _____________________________________

Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____Surry Co. NC_____________________

Date of application for pension, Dec. 22, 1832. His cl. al _________________

Residence at date of application, Claiborne Co. Tenn.____________________

Age at date of application b. 1750 in Cumberland Co. NC ________________

Remarks: He mar. in Jan 1790 Catherine - - - He d. Mar 6, 1843 and she was

then 84 yrs of age and a resident of Claiborne Co. Tenn. She died Aug 25, 1845. Sol removed from NC to Henry Co. Va. Then [cc] to Tenn. No further family data.

Respectfully,

Office note [aw]

No use to mention that widows claim was not allowed. it was a quibble. Gen Christie was one of the great Indian fighters and had many spies under him and they usually stayed out 6 mos from spring to autumn every year - and the N.C. mil often served over 3 mos.

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Lone Mountain, Tenn., April 19, 1933.
Route No. 1,

The Veterans Administration,
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

I would be glad to have you furnish me with the
Revolutionary War Records of one Solomon Lewis. Said
Solomon Lewis was living in Claiborne County Tennessee
about the year 1840 and drew a pension for services rendered
during the Revolutionary War. In 1840 said Solomon Lewis
was about 90 years old, according to the records. He
probably came into Tennessee from South Carolina or Georgia.
Any information with reference to said Solomon Lewis or any
members of his family will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you for such information as you may be able to give I am

Very truly yours,

Wm [T] Lewis

[page 28] [Editorial note: This is a typewritten letter.]

Loan Mountain, Tenn., April 19, 1933.

R. 1,

The Veterans Administration,
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Would be glad to have you advise whether or not
the War or Pension Records show if one Jess Lewis formerly
of Claiborne County Tennessee but who later removed to
Newton County Missouri, served in the war of 1812. I do not
know at what date said Jesse Lewis removed to Newton Co. Mo.
but it was probably after the Civil War.

Any information you may be able to furnish me
with reference to said Jesse Lewis or his family will be
greatly appreciated.

Very truly yours,

Wm [T] Lewis

[page 29] [Editorial note: This is a typewritten letter.]

MRS. WILLIS M. SPEAR, REGENT
SHERIDAN

MRS. J. S. VAN DYKE, VICE-REGENT BUFFALO	MRS. LEWIS L. McCARTHY, REGISTRAR NEWCASTLE
MRS. FRANK LONG, RECORDING SECRETARY BUFFALO	MISS NORA B. KINSLEY, HISTORIAN SHERIDAN
MRS. H. C. BENHAM, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY SHERIDAN	MRS. WILLIAM HOLLAND, AUDITOR CASPER
MISS ETTA M. DOBBIN, TREASURER CHEYENNE	MRS. W. S. PICKENS, LIBRARIAN LARAMIE

[DAR logo]

WYOMING CONFERENCE
OF THE
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Casper, Wyoming, 7/28/26
804 East 3^rd St.

Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

I am informed that an ancestor, John Rogers, served in the Revolution from North Carolina or Virginia, and that he drew a pension, and died in Claibourne Co. Tenn.

Also that his son Major David Rogers served in an eastern Tenn. Reg. and in the Florida Wars, 1812. Did he also draw pension? He died in Claibourne Co. Tenn. 1873?

Solomon Lewis, father in law of David Rogers also was a Revolutionary soldier, from Virginia or Carolina, and it is thought he also died in Tenn. Is there record of pension for him. I will be most grateful for any information.

Very truly,

Mrs. M.L. Bishop Jr.

[page 30] [Editorial note: This letter is handwritten. Handwritten notes across the face say : No 1812. No Mex. Bounty land not searched. So advised.]

May 8 - 1925

Pension Department
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs: Can you kindly give me the
record of Walter Hudson or Walter Scott
Hudson - [Ky] served in War of 1812
or in Mexican War?

Also of Solomon Lewis. I think he
enlisted in Surrey Co. N. C. for Rev. War.
And is there a Record where [page 31] [there]
Sally (Eve) Hudson or Letitia Hudson
received pensions in Knox Co. Ky - with
records of Rev. service or later War
service.

I would thank you

Sincerely

Mrs W. H. Ly[can]
[10]21 E. Jackson Rt
Charles[ton], Ill.

[page 32] [Editorial note: Except for printed address on stationery, all is handwritten.]

Wanted

War Record of

Mrs Lotta Baldwin Rogers.

IDLEWOOD
11[8] FOREST AVENUE
MARIETTA, GA

Solomon Lewis –

He drew a pension of the Revolutionary War.

Enlisted at Surry Co. N.C. under Capt Good
Date of application for pension [Dec] 22 - 1833
His claim was allowed -
Residence at date of application
Claiborne Co Tenn.
He married - Catherine -------------------
He Died - Mar 6 - 1843 - at 84 yrs -
at Claiborne Co Tenn -
Dat[a] from family bible
& burying ground in Claiborne Co.

How much was his pension?

[page 33] [Editorial note: All is handwritten.]

Washington Co
[Ed note: The above is written in another hand]

Sept 6. 1920

National Archives [Hon?] [Tenn]
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C

Sir: The adjutant General U.S.A. advised me to write you to see if there was any record in your office of the service of a John Rogers who served in a Virginia outfit during the Revolution I have heard his rank was Captain. He serviced in Southern Virginia and North Carolina also one Solomon Lewis in the same outfit. They were both my great grand fathers. I am trying to get their service [page 34] so my daughters can join the Daughters of the Revolution. I do not know whether any Revolutionary soldier ever drew a pension or not. If they ever did perhaps that is the reason the adjutant General instructed me to write you. Thanking you in advance for the desired information,

I am Very Respectfully

William F Rogers,
Late Co [] 6^th Regiment
California SW. 1898

[Editorial note by Helen Hoban Rogers February 2001: This is not the same Wm. F. Rogers who is the son of Patrick Henry Rogers and grandfather of Harley Everett Rogers, since that Wm F. Rogers died in 1890.]

[page 35]

1920, Oct: 15 Hist[ ]
Wm F. Rogers, E

1924- Feb. 14-Hist. To Mrs. Lott[a]
Baldwin Rogers or Lotta Rogers [ ]
[win] - [MMSTF]
1925-July 8-Hist. To Mrs. W. [ ]
Ly[can]. [MMSTF]
1926-Sept.22- Hist to Mrs. [ ] L
[Bishop[, Jr. [MMSTF]
1933 A[r/ 26 - Hist to Wm [ ]
Lewis - MLB

6309

P.O.

Catharine Lewis
Service: wid of Solomo

REJECTED
Enlisted:

Discharged:

Application filed:

Alleges: Printed list of 1852 gives a cause of suspension. This case may be re-opened under the joint-resolution of July 1, 1848.

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:

P.O.

[page 36]

4882

Nov. 22/[42]

Cath Lewis

March [8th]

[Editorial note: The following is written along the sides]

Mrs Lewis Declaration

J L Edwards Esq

Com of Pensions Washington, D.C.

[page 37] [Editorial note: All is handwritten.]

Knoxville East Tennessee Nov 13^th 1843

Sir:

I wish this Declaration of Mrs. Lewis to be put on file at the [next] [ ] I will send her declaration made [and] from my reason for sending this [note] [and] [back] is [b--ind] and if it [could] be so I would like to [expedite] it as soon as possible.

Jacob He[rman]

[page 38] [Editorial note: This is all handwritten.]

Washington

23 Jany 1854

To the

Com’ of Pensions.

Sir,

Mrs. Catharine Lewis, in her life time, applied for a pension under the act of 7 July 1838 and the claim was not admitted. As her husband was a pensioner under the act of 7^th July 1832 I presume there can be no objection to allowing the pension now, provided the proof of marriage be satisfactory. Enclosed is a power of attorney authorizing me to act in the case.

Yours respectfully

Francis A. Dickins

[page 39] [Editorial note: This is all handwritten. The year is 1844.]

Pen [office]

Feby 24 44

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that the claim of Catharine Lewis has been examined & the papers filed.

The proof as to the date of the marriage is altogether insufficient. The relation of husband & wife is almost [universally] susceptible of record or documentary evidence - a copy of the marriage bond from the Clerks office or the leaf upon which the family [register] was kept would no doubt be satisfactory. Upon a review of his papers, [ ] the better information acquired since the adjustment of his claim, it is apparent that he was allowed & without any proof whatever a larger stipend than he could have been entitled to. For instance he claims to have served 6 mo as an “Indian Spy” in Surry Co. N. C. under an officer which [page 40] he had described as the local Capt. of the militia company [milken] which he lived~ Indian Spies [were] specially raised & served at the Frontier stations as their head-quarters from which they performed their services of [vigilance]. Seven other tours in the militia are set forth and each one estimated at precisely 3 mo. Now it is known that the law of N.C. assigned no term to the militia tours and that each tour varied in length according to the emergencies of the occasion which called them out~

The regulations by which her claim is to be adjusted requires proof of service in all cases - [How] has been addressed in this either by claimant or by her husband. In the case of Mary Walker the proof of service is sufficient but the paper purporting to be a family [register] is not old enough to be evidence [as to] the point to which it relates. The introduction of such evidence is more injurious than beneficial to a claim ~ The official characters & signatures of [the] Justice on the deposition herewith returned should be certified.

Hon J.W. Blackwell HR

[Editorial note by Helen Hoban Rogers: Along the side is written Hon J.W Blackswell Feb. 24 ‘44]

[page 41]

10433

Catharine Lewis

Ten Solomon

Se[n]t ~~to Hon JW Blackwell~~

~~[Feb] 24 18[47]~~

~~[ ]~~

Rejected

7 July ‘38

[page 42] [Editorial note: This is a handwritten document.]

State of Tennessee )

Claiborne County )

I Benjamine H. Cloud Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions in & for said county aforsaid do hereby certify that William McNew, who has signed the preceding certificate as a commissoned and acting justice of the peace & of the court of pleas & quarter sessions for said County, and that his signature annexed, is his proper and genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have
Hereunto set my hand & private
Seal (having no seal of office)
This 25^th of December 1832

Benjamin H. Cloud Clk

[page 43]

[ ] 10, 1844

Tenn

[ ] Declaration

C. Lewis

7 July 1838

[Editors note: The following was written along the side]

J L Edwards Esq

Com of Pensions

Washington D. C.

[page 44] [Editorial note: This is all handwritten.]

Knoxville East Tennessee Dec 20^th 1843

D[r] Sir:

The declaration of Mrs Lewis is in [form] her marriage
evidence being sent on in a form[al] Declaration.

[ ] with respect

Jacob Her[nan]

[page 45]

~~4882~~

10433 Mrs Lewis

Catharine Lewis

Solomon

Ten:

Act 7 July 38

6309

[page 46] [Editorial note: This is all handwritten.]

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed March 3^rd 1843 entitled on act granting one years pay and pension to certain widows

State of Tennessee)

Clayburn County ) ss

On this 9^th day of November 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace Mrs Catharine Lewis a resident of the County and state aforesaid aged 84 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth make in her oath the following declaration in order to obtain the bounty of the provisions made by the act of Congress granting one years pay and pension to certain widows passed March 3^rd 1843. That she is the widow of Solomon Lewis who was a soldier in the North Carolina Militia in the war of the Revolution that the aforesaid Solomon Lewis [earned] a pension under the act of Congress of 7^th June 1832 of $80 for his said services she further declares that she was married to the said Solomon Lewis in January 1790 That her husband the aforesaid Solomon Lewis died on the 6^th March 1843 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 vz at the time above stated and she is a widow at this time

her

Catharine X Lewis

mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the [said] year before written before me a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and I farther [certify] that the said Mrs Catharine Lewis is from bodily infirmity unable to attend court. In witness whereof I have set my hand this 9^th Nov 1843

[L.E. Bauman]

Justice of the Peace

[page 47] [Editorial note: This is all handwritten.]

State of Tennessee)

Claiborne County)

On this 5^th day of August 1833

Sir. [ ly] appeared before me Frederick [Balinger] acting justice of the peace and of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for Claiborne County. [One] Solomon Lewis who after being first sworn as the law directs, doth on his oath make the following [amendment] to his pension declaration. Which declaration was made before [William] McNew a Justice of the peace and of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for said County, and [bears] date December the 22^nd, 1832 and [now] [numbered] in the war [department] No 21927 and [that] back for

[amendment].

He states that he has a record of his age now in his possession in his family Bible which he states is a [true] copy of his father’s record of his age taken long since which he believes to be a correct record. [He] states that he was never drafted nor was he a [substitute] but was a volunteer in all the tours which he served. He states that he does not know with certainty that he is acquainted with the names of any regular officers who was with the troops [when] he served, nor the names or number of the Continental or militia regiments, nor the general circumstances of his service other than he has stated in his declaration.

He states that he did receive discharges for all of his different tours which was destroyed as stated in his declaration and is [ ] as recollected from the following named officers, [page 48] Capt Richard

Good give him his discharge for his first and second tours the first was for three months and the second for six months, that for his [third] tour he was discharged by his Captain James Shepherd, and by the same officer was his discharge for his fourth tour, and that for his fifth & sixth tours he was discharged by Captain William Dobson, and for his seventh tour he was discharged by Captain John [Mugibary], and for his eight tour he was discharged by Capt Smith Moore and for his ninth tour he was discharged by John Rutherford quartermaster.

That he is [acquainted] in his present [neighborhood] with Capt William [Barwsman] [L] David Wilson, Majs. David Rogers, Dr. William Rogers and Peter B[aker] and Thomas Mc[Clain], all of whom

[he] [believes] would testify that he is a man of varsity and that they believe he [served] [as] a soldier of the revolution. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5^th day of August 1833.

his

Solomon X Lewis

mark

[H. Bolinen] a Justice of
the peace, and of the Court of pleas
and quarter sessions of Claiborne
County.

[page 49] [Editorial note: This is all handwritten.]

State of Tennessee

I Benjamine McCloud Clerk f the court of pleas and quarter sessions for Claiborne County in the said state do hereby certify that Frederic Bolinger who attestation appears [to] the [ ] and foregoing affidavit is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and foresaid County and that due faith and

credit [ ] of Right to be given to all his [official] act as such –

I do further certify that the seal of office has been [ ] since certifying disorganized papers [ ] this case --

Sworn under my hand &

Seal of office the 31^st

Day of August 1833

Benjamine McCloud Clk

[page 50] [Editorial note: This is all handwritten.]

Tazwell Tennessee Dec 25^th 32

D Sir

In the application of Soloman Lewis, [Dickeson] [Loumpkin], John Bradon and James Bowlin for pensions, as they all live near a little village called Speedwell in the County of Claiborne it would be more convenient to each of the applicants for you to write to them at Speedwell Tennessee

(that is if you write to them concerning their pensions –

They all live near 20 miles from Tazwell or Jacksborough, so
that a letter [wrote] to them would perhaps lay in the post office more than a month before they would know any thing about it.

I have wrote this at the request of the above named applicants

James Rogers

The Honorable )

Lewis [Cass] )

Secretary at War )

[page 51] [Editorial note: This is all handwritten.]

Pension Office

Jan 30, 1854

Sir

I [hear] filed the application [as] the Administrator of Catharine Lewis, died [late] of [Tenn] who was the widow of Solomon. [I] [assert] a pension alleged to [be] [due] to her under the Act of July 7, 1838, and you are informed that, [ ] of the [date] of the marriage [was] [ ], [no] [answers] could be found, [In] the [case] [that] said Solomon died, as noted, on 5^th of [March] 1842, and his widow, on the 25^th of August 1845. Her [disease] of the lung cut off all [evidence] applying under the Act of July 7, 1838, [after] [---] [next] each at the [passage] of the Act under the 3^rd of March 1851. That [passage] [awarded] them to [its] [benefits]. But the [Just] [R----tar] of that date [ent-----] [those] [under] [age] who new them [-arry].

[Frances] A. Dikens, Esq. [Psesed]

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