North Carolina 12.185

Leven Ballance
of Currituck in the State of N. Carolina who was a Pr. in the [nothing written] commanded by [nothing written] of the Regt. commanded by Caswell in the N.C. line for 14 mo - 25 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 49 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4^th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3^rd day of April 1833 and sent to Spence Hall, clk Currituck C.H., N. Car.

Arrears to the 4^th of March 1833           98.88
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep.          24.72
                                                          $123.60

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Nathan Rice, Clerk
Book C, Vol. 6; Page 34

On this 29^th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court be fore Caleb Etheridge, Benjamin T. Simmons, John B. Jones and William Bray, Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and state aforesaid, now setting Leven Ballance a Resident of Currituck County and State of North Carolina of the age of seventy years who being first 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 the 7^th 1832.  He saith that he was drafted in December 1779 under the command of Captain Thomas Poyner in the militia and marched to the state of South Carolina under the command of General William Caswell and served in the first regiment of the North Carolina line of militia in Colonel Kenyons Regiment and were encamped near Santee River at the time Charleston was taken by the British in May 1780 then retreated from Santee to Cape Fear river to a place then called the Cross? Creek the present site of Fayetteville and were discharged in the month of July in 1780 and returned home -- he was in service at this time one hundred and fifty days -- he has no documentary evidence, but can prove the service by Colonel Thomas Poyner -- then his Captain under whom he served.  He also served twenty one days in Captain Dukes Company near the Virginia and North Carolina line when the British were in possession of Portsmouth and the adjoining County --Josiah Nicholson was Major and Gideon Lamb was Colonel at the time -- have no documentary evidence but can prove the service by Colonel Thomas Poyner of Currituck County, then a Captain in the same service.  He further states that in January 1781 he was volunteer under Captain Thomas Jarvis and served three months near the Virginia and North Carolina line but was stationed during most of the time at North West Bridge in Norfolk County Virginia was then discharged -- has no documentary evidence but can prove the service by Captain Thomas Jarvis then his Captain.  He further states that he served in the same year three months under Captain Andrew Duke near the Virginia and North Carolina line & generally stationed at North West -- has no documentary evidence but can prove the service by Thomas Dowdy then a soldier in the same service -- In both the last campaigns Isaac Gregory was General and Peter Dozier was Colonel of the command.  In 1782 he was in Captain Dukes Company at Knotts Island Currituck Indlet & Churches Island when the British Galley came in to Currituck Indlet when the Galley was taken.  This service lasted four days.  This service he can prove by Colonel Thomas Poyner then a Captain in the same service.  He further says that he served three months under James Philips Captain, Peter Dozier Colonel and Isaac Gregory General; that he was stationed at North West Bridge in Norfolk County Virginia.  He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person by whom he can prove this service.  He 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                                         (signed) Leven Balance

Adnuity [sic] for 14 mo and 25 days - from 1779
bal. [?] Caswell NC
$49.44

Currituck C.H. N.C.

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  In Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?  70 ys old
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

5. In what battles was he engaged?  None [?]
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Currituck North Carolina
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  By living witnesses.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Correct.

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutts
   Examining Clerk

Thomas Poyner maketh oath that he is well acquainted with Levin Ballance who has sworn and subscribed to the above Declaration and knows that he performed the service stated to be in the knowledge of this afficint [sic].
                                         (signed) Thomas Poyner

Thomas Jarvis maketh oath that he is well acquainted with Leven Ballance who hath subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and that he knows that he performed the service stated to be in the knowledge of this afficent [sic].
                                         (signed) Thomas Jarvis

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after putting the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Edward Hardy and Foster Jarvis are both clergymen and creditable persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 12^th day of September A.D. 1832.
                                             S. Hall, CCC

Dear Sir
     I must ask the favor of you to inform me if Levin Ballance of Currituck County NoCa ever received any part of his pension.
     His son informed me he applied under act of 1832 and was allowed but his papers were lost from some cause or other and he is of opinion nothing was ever received by his father.
     If such(?) appears, please inform me to satisfy the enquiries of his children

I have the honor to be
very respectfully
Your obt. servant,
      Geo. Little

James L. Edwards, Esq.
     Commissioner of Pensions