Revolutionary War Pensioner - Pension papers S - 7844

     Edward Waldrop, Yancey Co., NC. ""Edward Wardrope ____ in the State of North Carolina in the Company commanded by Capt. Chambers of the Regiment commanded by Col. Collier in the Militia of NC. Inscribed on the Roll of NC. at the rate of $40.00 per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.

     Declaration --- In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. State of NC, Yancy Co. --- On this 23rd day of June 1834 personally appeared before me May Jervis, one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the above named county, Edward Wardrope a resident of the county of Yancy in the state of NC. 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 7, 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 Co., NC. at the time he entered the service which was in 1780, and served as a volunteer under the command of General Butler, Col. Collier, Jajor Sharp, Captain Chambers and Lt. Charles Edwards marched through Orange, Chatham and ____? Counties in N.C. into S.C. and was in the battle at Gates depot? The second tour this applicant saith he was drafted in Wake Co., NC. and served three months under General Butler, Col. Collier, Maj. Umphries, Capt. Jervis Blatchers? and Lt. McDaniel, marched through Chatham Co. in NC. and was in the battle at 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 Co., NC. in the year of 1781 to the best of his recollection served under Benjamin Blake Capt. James Blake, Lt. and guarded the assembly the greater part of his tour, after the rise of which, he marched down toward Wellington under Co., Moore to suprize the Tories but the battle was fought before our arrival. This application further saith he was drafted and served a fourth tour three months resided in Wake Co., at that time under Capt. Blake ans Lt. Hillman marched trough Orange and Rockingham others not recollected in the state of NC. and was in the battle at Utaw Springs under the command of General Greene, saw Col. Washington make three charges with his dragoons in the month of September the year not recollected. The fifth tour this applicant saith he was drafted and served three months was living in Wake Co., NC. at the time served Captain Trent? and Lt. Lock? gaurded the Governor of said state where ___? was Burk all or the most of the tour making in all 18 months he served. He knew General Green, Col. Washington, and Col. L? 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 relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the ___? [ink blot] and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Signed Edward (his X mark) Wardrope

     Additional Pension papers show questions asked:1st [ unreadable] 2nd was to show proof of his age, and 3rd where he lived after the war " to Cabarrus County NC. then to Caswell Co., in the same state then to KY. then to TN. then to Burke Co., NC. and then to Buncombe Co., NC, or that part of Buncombe now called Yancey Co. in the same state." 5th Officers under which he served: "I knew General Gates, Major Sharp, General Creen, Col. Washington, and as to the circumstance of my service I will refer to my forgoing declaration." 6th Did you receive a discharge? "I received several discharges, but not thinking to be proffited by them have lost them." 7th State the names of persons to whom you know in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution? "I will refer to James B. McMahan and Daniel Carter."

Signed M. Jervis J.P. and Edward (his X  mark) Wardrope