War, Rev, Pension, JAMES BYRUM, S8132


VA              BYRUM, JAMES                 S8132




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War, Rev, Pension, JAMES BYRUM, S8132

                8132

               INVALID

             JAMES BYRUM

           Priv. Rev. War

         Act: June 7th 1832

     INDEX: - Vol. ___ Page 55




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                      War, Rev, Pension, JAMES BYRUM, S8132

                                       12,184

                                   NORTH CAROLINA

                                    JAMES BYRUM

of Mecklenburg in the State of NC

who was a PRI in the ____ commanded

by Captain ____ of the Regt. Commanded

by NELSON in the VA

line for 7 mo. 12 days

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Inscribed on the Roll of N. CAROLINA

at the rate of 24 Dollars 66 Cents per annum

to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

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Certificate of Pension issued the

3rd day of April, 1833 and ISAAC ALEXANDER (Clk)

Charlotte

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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833          $49.32

Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4th Sept.      $12.33

                                          $61.65

{ Revolutionary Claim }
{ Act June 7, 1832.   }

Recorded by NATHAN RICE Clerk,

Book E Vol. 6 Page 34




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                    War, Rev, Pension, JAMES BYRUM, S8132

State of North Carolina    ]
Mecklenburg County         ]

Court of pleas and quarter sessions
August term 1832

On this 31st day of August 1832 personally appeared before the justices of the
court of pleas and quarter sessions of Mecklenburg County and the state
aforesaid, opened and held for said County on the 4th Monday of August 1832 of
which court is now in session.

JAMES BYRUM a resident of said County and state aforesaid aged 76 years, who
first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of
Congress passed on the 7th day of June 1832.

That he was born in the state of Virginia, Essex County, in the year 1756 and
removed from thence unto this state, Warren County, and stayed there one year
and then removed to Mecklenburg, where I have ever since lived.

That he first entered in the service at Norfolk under Captain JAMES CLAYTON,
drafted, General NELSON Commander, at 3 months tour the year after Norfolk was
burned. The next was at Cabin Point on James River, 6 weeks tour under JAMES
CLAYTON, Captain. The next was under Captain JAMES VAUGHAN one tour for 3
months, we met at Southampton court house in Virginia. He was regularly
discharged by his officers, but verbally. The time this affiant served above
stated, six months and six weeks, all in the state of Virginia.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity accept the
present one. Declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

JAMES BYRUM {his X mark}




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                    War, Rev, Pension, JAMES BYRUM, S8132

We, ROBERT COOK and CHARLES ALEXANDER, residing in the neighborhood of JAMES
BYRUM, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with JAMES BYRUM who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 76
years, that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a
soldier in the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

ROBERT COOK
CHARLES ALEXANDER

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

I ISAAC ALEXANDER, Clerk of Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county
of Mecklenburg do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of JAMES BYRUM for
a pension.

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my seal of office this 31st day of
August 1832.

ISAAC ALEXANDER, Clerk




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