Pipkin Family Association

Stephen Pipkin Rev War Pension Application, 1836


Contributed by Rosie Guthrie

The State of Alabama
Conecuh County

On this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, personally appeared in open court before Jeptha V. Perryman, Judge of the County Court of Conecuh County, Stephen Pipkin a resident of Conecuh County and State of Alabama, aged seventy-nine years, one month and two days, having been born in Daubs [Dobbs] County in the State of North Carolina, on the second day of August in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and fifty-seven, 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 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he volunteered his services in the State of North Carolina in the service of Daubs County, and that he entered the service in the month of September as he thinks some time about the last of that quarter 1775 or 6 and that the company of which this applicant was a member, volunteered for six months and was commanded by George Miller a Captain and Benjamin Exum Lieutenant which company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Richard Caswell. This applicant says that the company which he joined was required to march immediately from Daubs County North Carolina to the widow More's Creek Hanover County, the British being at that time stationed at Wilmington and the tories were expected to attempt to join them, to prevent this, and to cut off the tories from the British, the company was called out so early and stationed at the widow More's Creek as above stated; that on the morning after arriving at the Creek, the Regiment consisting of about thirteen hundred men, was attacked by the Tories, supposed to be of much larger force who were attempting to force their way to Wilmington to join the British and the Tories, were routed and dispersed ["and forced to retreat" is marked through.]

The Regiment then returned to Kingston, Head Quarters on Neuce River in Daubs County, where it remained a short time, and then marched to Newburn, from Newburn to Wilmington, to attack the British thinking they were still there, but they had before that time left and the Regiment remained at Wilmington, until the expiration of the time of service, which was six months.

Shortly after this time, the applicant was drafted for five months and hired Thomas Grantham as a substitute, who served out his tour without being in any battle or engagement, being principally employed against the Tories. At the time Charleston was in the possession of the British this applicant was drafted a second time for nine months; the object of which draft was to raise troops to march to Charleston, and hired William Peters as a substitute, who served until the close of the war or until the expiration of the nine months.

The foregoing statement contains all that this applicant can furnish in his behalf. He received a discharge at the expiration of the six months when he volunteered, by Col. Richard Caswell, but does not recollect whether he received a written discharge, if he did he has lost it. This applicant does not know of any surviving witness or person who served with him in the army, if there is any one it is one Elisha Harrell who resides if alive, in South Carolina Darlington District.

The said Stephen Pipkin, hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of September 1836.

Stephen Pipkin

We, Blanton P. Box, a clergyman residing in the County of Conecuh and State of Alabama, Whiting Oliver, residing in the same county and state, hereby certify that we are well aquainted with Stephen Pipkin that we believe him to be seventy-nine years of age; that he is reputed as believed to have performed services in the Revolutionary War and in that opinion we concur.

Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Blanton P. Box
Whiting Oliver

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after the interrogatories presentd by the War Dept; 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 Blanton P. Box who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Conecuh and State of Alabama, and that Whiting Oliver residing in the same County and State are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Jephtha V. Perryman, Judge

The State of Alabama
Conecuh County

I, Arthur I. Faust, Clerk of the County Court for Conecuh Co., do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Pipkin for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal having no seal of office this 5th day September 1836.

[The claim was not allowed as proof of six month's service as required by the pension law was not established]

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