Revolutionary War Pension File #W. 4722 (John Martin)
Depositions: Transcription
State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
Widow of John Martin decd
Be it known that on this 28th day of August 1840 before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Captain Thomas Shipp a resident of the County aforesaid & pensioner of the United States who is a person of Veracity for probaty & truth in the County aforesaid where his character is well known, who being duly sworn according to law declares on his oath that he served in the Militia of the United States with the above-named John Martin in time of the Revolutionary war in a Company commanded by Capt Joseph Cloud & Magr Jo Winston[.] Marchd from old Richmond ranging after Tories where ever we could hear of them in certain settlements embodying together in the Tory settlements on waters of New River Yadkin & Dan River[.] in one[?] route we trailed a parcel of Tories took them on surprise at their camp on the Chesnut ridges in Surry County N.Carolina where we had a skirmish. We killd three or four of them the remainder fled to the mountains. Said Martin wounded one Horton[?] & took him prisoner who died shortly afterward then we marchd to Colo Martin Hometosign[?] at Surry old court house (calld Richmond) and from there marchd to New River and to the lead mines & brought lead on pack horses for the use of the army & deposited it at Richmond aforesaid. next he marchd under a Capt Philips back to New river to a Capt Nolls then to Reddys River in pursuit of a band of Tories in Wilkes County & to the Mulberry field on the Yadkin[.] Colo Wm Shepperd then commanded. then to the Brushy mountains & back to old Richmond. Stationed there a short time then marchd to Salisburg in Rowan County and rendevauzed[?] there some time then marchd various routes to Rocky River in Anson County NCarolina and at a place calld Colsons old fields we had a skirmish with (this was in July) the Tories, where we killd a part, & took the Ballance prisoners, & returnd to Salisburg & lodged them in [word?], (I believe all these was in the spring & summer of 1779 or 1780 I cannot recollect which,) then we marchd to Salem & then to Richmond, Surry County. The said
John Martin & myself were volunteers Minnet men in all the foregoing services he acted as ensign or Lieutenant[,] I dont recallect which, but in all we served six months and was discharged for that length of Service at Richmond and the next was a call for soldiers in August before the battle of Kings Mountain when said John Martin & this deponant both turned out as Volunteers under Capt Cloud and joined the army under the command of Colo Clound and and Magr Jo Winston and marchd from old Richmond in September 1780 across the Yadkin into the forks of the River then southwardly crossing the Cataba River to Broad River near which the said John Martin & Thos Lankford being out from headquarters ranging for to make discovery of Tories. Said Martin was wounded in the head by Tories who lay in ambush. Lankford made his escape & left Martin[.] the Tories took their horses & Martins gun & left him lying for dead but he came to himself & returnd to camp where John Deatherage picked the shot out of his head where they had penetrated through his hat & skin in his temples[.] from thence he was carried home with attendants as a guard he said Martin was on this service nine weeks when he returnd home I have just reason to believe. But our army proceded on pursuit of an army of British & Tories and in a few days after we overhauled them killd & took them all at Kings Mountain & then marchd the prisoners to Old Moravian Town then in Surry County NoCarolina[.] all our troops was on horse back[.] The next service the said John Martin & my self Turnd out as Volunteers he served as lieutenant under a Capt Robert Hill in the light horse company. Comanded by Colo James Martin and joind head quarters at Guilford Court house NCarolina in September 1781 and marched form thence to Wilmington North Carolina where we got official good news that Lord Cornwallis had surrendered to Genl Washington[.] our army then returnd home and we were discharged for a three
months Tour. I was informed [rest of first line missing from my copy] Martins service was a Tour of three months against the Scotch Tories tho this Deponant did not serve with him[.] further this Deponant declares that the aforesaid John Martin intermarried to his, this deponants own sister Nancy some time in the month of June seventeen hundred and Eighty Four. And that they were legally published by a Wm Stephens, minister of the Babtist church before they were married, & were married at this Deponants mansion house, by a Justice of the peace named Micajah Clark in Surry County North Carolina, and that his said sister Nancy had seven sons & three daughters born of her body whilst she and her husband John Martin aforesaid lived in union together as man & wife. the record of their Births appears in the said John Martins own hand writing in their Bible at the end of the Apocrypha. The said John Martin died in Stokes County on the 5th day of April 1823. That Nancy Martin the identical person above mentioned has remained a widow ever since his death. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above mentioned before me.
CBanner J.P. Tho.s Shipp
On this 29th day of August 1840 personally appeared before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Stokes State of North Carolina, personally appeared George Kregar a pensioner of the United States a resident of said County of Stokes, and of good character for probaty & truth in the neighborhood & County, and he being duly sworn according to law, declares on his oath that the foregoing statement made by Captain Thos Shipp so far as relates to the services of the aforesaid John Martin as a soldier & ensign or Lieutenant in the army of the army of the Revolution Marching from old Richmond Surry Court house to the lead mines and back to Richmond. Then over to Capt Nalls on New River & to Reddys River, the Mulberry,
[First line of page missing from printed copy that I have] old Richmond. & from thence to Salisburg & the Battle at Colsons old fields & home to Richmond. and afterwards the route towards the Battle at Kings Mountain to the place where said John Martin received the wound is all correct & true to the best of his recollection as he this deponant marchd in the same Regiment the same Route with said Martin with whom he was well acquanted and that he was a brave useful officer. Sworn to and subscribed before me, the dates above writen.
CBanner J.P. George x (his mark) Kregar
State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
On this 8 day of September 1840 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County personally appeared William Merritt a person of probaty & truth & pensioner of the U States being duly sworn declares on his oath, that he was well acquainted with Colo John Martin named in the foregoing Depositions that he saw said Martin under the command of Mager Jo Winston in a light horse Cavelry company with John Winston in Anson County NCarolina on Rocky River & thinks it was in July 1780. Which light horse company had a skrimsh or Battle with a parcel of Tories & British at a place calld Colsons old fields[.] This Deponant was in the foot company in Genl Rutherfords Brigade within three miles of the Battle & heard the firing & said Martin with the light horse company return to our army with prisoners they had taken. Genl Davidson was wounded. And he further declares that said Martin was a neighbor of his & served as a Volunteer two Tours in succession before and after that time in[?] the light horse as he has just reason to believe and was shot in the head in a subsequent Tour, and before was in a attle or skirmish on the Allem[?] over in Guilford or Orange as he understood under Magr Winston. Sworn to and subscribed the date above written before me
CBanner JP William Meritt
Depositions: Scanned Images
Bible Pages: Transcription
[Top part of bible page is typeset. Below that, hand-written:]
Colo John Martin died, the 5 apl 1823.
[Typeset:]
The End of the Apocrypha.
P A I S L E Y:
Printed by ALEXANDER WEIR, Bookseller
MDCCLXXXI
[Rest of page is hand-written]
NCarolina
Stokes County
Be it known that on this 24th Novemr 1840 Nancy Martin widow of John Martin Decd made oath that this sheet contains a list of her childrens births which was writen by her husband John Martin now Decd & that the same has been kept in her Family Bible ever since his death & is now cut out of same. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above mentioned
before me Nancy X (her mark) Martin
Banner J.P.[?]
Marycoalmon Martin daughter of John & Nancey wife Born April 23 day at 12 Oclock & the year 1785
Elizebeth Martin daughter of John & Nancey his wife was born February 5th day at 12 Oclock at night & year 1787
James Martin Son of John & Nancey his wife was Born March the 20th day at 2 Oclock in the morning 1789
Joseph Martin son of John & Nancey his wife was Born February the 4th day a 5 Oclock in the morning & year [page apparently torn, can't read year]
Ginney Martin daughter of John & Nancey his Wife was Born August the 10th day at 6 Oclock in [next two words were inserted] after noon the year 1794
[written below:]Deceast June 26 day 1797
John Martin son of John & Nancey his wife was Born May the 5th day in the year 1797 at 8 oclock in the after noon
Samuell Martin Son of John & Nancey his Wife was Bornd 29 of Jany at[?] 4 Oclock in the after noon & year 1800
George Martin Son of John & Nancey his wife was bornd Oct 30[?], 1802 & at 11 Oclock at night
Thomas Martin Son of John & Nancey his wife was bornd the 18[?]th of January 1805 at 7 Oclock in after noon
William Gilliamm[?] Martin son of John & Nancey his wife was bord August 26 about 8 Oclock at Night 1809
Bible Pages: Scanned Images
1935 Letter: Transcription
April 11, 1935
John Martin-W.4722
A-J/AWF
Mrs. Clara H. Girvin
409 N.W. 18th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War record of John Martin which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 4722, based upon his service in that war.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given.
John Martin served from 1776 until near the close of the war as lieutenant under Captains Joseph Cloud, Henry Smith, Miner Smith, Phillips, Robert Hill, Colonels Joseph Williams, Cleveland, William Shepperd, and James Martin in the North Carolina troops; he marched from "Old Richmond" (Surry Old Court House) throughout the state of North Carolina, was in skirmishes on Chestnut Ridge in Surry County, Colesons Old Fields, Allamance River, and near Broad River, where he was wounded in the head by the Tories.
He married in June, 1784, Nancy Shipp; they were married at the home of her brother, Thomas Shipp, in Surry County, North Carolina. The date and place of her birth are not given nor are the names of her parents shown.
The soldier, John Martin, died April 5, 1823 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
His widow, Nancy Martin, applied for pension, November
24, 1840, at which time she was seventy-seven years of age and a resident of Stokes County, North Carolina. The pension was allowed. The widow died January 24, 1841.
The children of John Martin and his wife, Nancy:
Mary Coalman born April 23, 1785
Elizabeth " February 5, 1787
James " March 20, 1789
Joseph " February 4, 179-(torn)
Ginney " August 10, 1794,died June 26,1797
John " May 5, 1797
Samuel " January 29, 1800
George " October 30, 1802
Thomas " January 18, 1805
William Gilliam " August 26, 1809
The widow, Nancy Martin, at her death left children; their names were not designated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
1935 Letter: Scanned Images
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