PENSION
Waldroop, Edward; Yancey Co.,NC, 1834; Declaration
In Order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832, State of North Carolina, Yancey County. On the 23 day of June 1834 personally appeared before me May Jarvis(Jervis?) one of the acting justices of the peace for the above county, Edward Wardrope a resident of the county of Yancey in the state on N Carolina aged 76 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits 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. This Applicant saith that he lived in Wake County, NC at the time he entered the service which was in 1780 and served as a volunteer under the commissions of General Butler, Col. Collier, Major Sharp, Captain Chambers and Lieutenant Charles Edwards, marched through Orange, Chatham and Cabarrus Counties in N. Carolina into South Carolina and was in the battle of Gates Defeat. The second tour this applicant saith he was drafted in Wake County, NC and served three months under General Butler, Col. Collier, Major Umphries, Captain Lewis (Blatcher?) and Lieutenant McCaniel, marched throught Chatham County in N. Carolina and was in the battles of Guilford, which to the best of his recollection was in the year 1781, The third tour this applicant saith he was drafted three months, resided at the time in Wake County, N Carolina in the year of 1781 to the best of his recollection served under Benjamin Blake, Captain; & James Blake, Lieutenant and guarded the assembly the greater part of this tour, after the rise of which we marched down toward Wilmington under Col Moore to suppres the Tories but the battle was fought before our arrival. This applicant further saith that he was drafted and served a fourth tour three months , resided in Wake County at that time under Capt. Blake and Liut. Hillman, marched through Orange and Rockingham others not recollected in the state of N Carolina and was in the battle of the (Uttaw?) Springs under the command of General (Green?) , saw Col. Washington make three charges with his Draggons in the month of September the year not recollected, The fifth tour the applicant saith he was drafted and served three months was living in Wake County, N Carolina at the time, served Captain (Trent?) and Lieutenant Locke , guarded the governor of said state whose name was Burk all or most of this tour, making in all eighteen months he served, he knew General Green, Col. Washington,and Col (Lee?) This applicant further saith that he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person who can testify to his benefit, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except this present and declares that, his name in not on the pension roll of the agency of any other state, sworn to and subscribed the day and year afore said, M. Jervis, J.P. , (his mark X Edward Wardrope)
1st, Where and in what year were you born? (Answer) In Wake County, NC (?) in the year 1759
2nd, Have you any (____?) of your age and if so where is it? (Answer) I have none
3rd, Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary and where do you now live? (Answer) I lived in Wake Co.,NC when called into service and after the close of the war I moved to Cabarrus Co.,NC, then to Caswell Co. in the same state, then I moved to the state of Kentucky then to Tennessee then to Burke Co,NC then to Buncombe Co. in the same state.
4th, How were you called into the service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you substituted and if so for whom? (Answer) The first tour I volunteered , the other four I was drafted.
5th, State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops, where you served, such contential and Militia regiments as you recollect and the general circumstances of your service. (Answer) I knew general Gates, Major Sharp, General Green, Col, Washington, as to the circumstances of my service I will refer to my foregoing declaration.
6th, Did you receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? (Answer) I received several discharges but not thinking to be profited by them , lost them.
7th, State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution. (Answer) I will refer James B. McMahan and Daniel Carter
M. Jervis, J.P. Edward (his X mark) Wardrope
We James B. McMahan a Clergyman residing in the county of Yancey and state of N Carolina and Daniel Carter residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well aquatinted with Edward Wardrope , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 76 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we conceed in that opinion. sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
M. Jervis, JP , James McMahan , Clergyman; D. Carter
I May Jervis one of the acting justices of the peace for the county of Yancey do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation subscribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated and I further certify that it appears to me that James B. McMahan who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Yancey and state of NC.
Amendment & further explanation in the case of Edward Wardrope, whose Declaration has been retruned from the War Dept.
First the reason why I the said Wardrope did not make earlier application for a pension was that I was afflicted with a rising on my foot for more than two years something like the white swelling, there was various bones & pieces of bones come out of the foot & one of my toes come off, my foot has got so now that I am able to walk on it. I have also had a pain in one of my eyes which took me back in the spring of 1833 while I was confined with my foot & has finally after much suffering deprived me of its sight, It rendered my other eye very well, I am still not able to travel without great pain and injury to myself, while in my helpless condition I applied to many of my neighbors to try & get my pension for me, but they had no form nor did they know how to draw the declaration & some told me that I would be able to go the the court house to be examined in court, which I was unable to do, & A (?) a gentleman by the name of McDaniel informed me my business could be done without going to the court house, certifying my inability, Said McDaniel undertook & done my writing and Esgs. May Jervis come to my own house to qualify me to it.
2nd it appears that other proof there is at present is of (unable to read rest of sentence, to faded) I do not know of any person now that was with me or that knows of my services , if any such that be living I know no where they are but ____? presume if any that they are in Wake Co this state which is upwards of two hundred miles from me & I am unable to go there & have nothing to give to any person to go there for me. I may have been mistaken in some of the dates being unlearned & have nothing but my memory to depend on, The battles I was in are truly stated & they they will show the time I served correct such error should there be any, many years of my life is know to my neighbors where I now live & they can testify to my character or standing if their testimony should be such as to send the Department that I am intitled credit & faith in my oath I hope to be rewarded as other soldiers have or if to the contrary I must submit.
3rd It is true I cannot read but the declaration was carefully read over to me by preacher McDaniel when he wrote it an also by squire Jervis when he qualified me to it an the facts as there stated was written as I directed. I refer the department to (Emanuel?) Samuel? Carson our former member of congress & to his certificate as to the standing 7 respectability of Preacher McDaniel , Squire Jarvis also Preacher McMahan , Daniel Carter who have testified as to my standing further this department (?) (?)
Sworn to 7 subscribed before me this 17 day of Sept 1834
May Jervis, JP, Edward Wardrope (his X mark)
The forgoing written by Parey Carson