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Darcus Fisher's
Claim for
Pension
General
Affidavits of H. P. Thomas and D.
A. Bowling, July 24,
1879
Transcribed by Philip
Underwood-Sheppard
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The following
documents are Darcus Bowling Fisher's claim for
a pension for the military service of her
husband, James Fisher, during the War of 1812,
and the affidavits of H. P. Thomas and D. A.
Bowling in the matter of the
claim.
Transcriber's note:
I have attempted to present the following
transcriptions of the documents without regard
to the correction of spelling, grammar,
punctuation, or the placement of entries in the
incorrect blanks. Blanks that were to be filled
in on the form are indicated by underlined
words or phrases.
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WAR
OF 1812
APPLICATION FOR
SERVICE
PENSION
Dorcas Levis
Fisher
WIDOW
OF
James Fisher
Jr.
of Capt.Wm
Turner
Co _________
Regiment
of
S.C.
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FILED
BY
R. W. WALKER
ATTORNEY.
WASHINGTON, D.
C.
Aug 13
/79
WAR OR
1812
CLAIM OF WIDOW FOR
SERVICE PENSION
Under the provisions of Sections 4736 to
4740, inclusive, Revised Statutes, and the
Act of March 9, 1878.
N.B. - All of the
blank spaces in this form must be
carefully filed up in accordance with
the instructions on the back hereof;
and from the best information
possessed, or obtainable, by the
applicant.
State of
North
Carolina County of
Transylvania
,
ss
On this 24
day
of July
1879 A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and seventy
nine personally
appeared before me G. C. Galloway, J
P, the same being a
court of records within and for the
County and State aforesaid, (1)
Darcas
Levica Fisher, aged
80
years, a resident
of Transylvania
, in the
State of North
Carolina, who, being duly sworn
according to law, declares that she is
the widow of (2) James Fisher Jr
deceased, who was the identical
(3) James Fisher
Jr, who served under the
name of (4) James Fisher
Jr as a (5)
Private
in
the Company commanded by Captain
William
Turner in the
Infantry
regiment
of So.
C., commanded by
Col
Allston in the war of
(6) 1812
; that her
said husband (7) volunteered
at
Mission
Old Field on or about
the First
day
of December
1814 A.D.
1814
for
the term of Six
Months and continued in
actual service in said war for the term
of (8) Six
Months and whose
services terminated, by reason of
(9) Honorable
Discharge at
George
Town on the
25
March day of
after
Peace A.D.
1815
She
further states that the following is a
full description of her said husband at
the time of his enlistment, viz:
(10) on or about 16 or 17
years hith 5 feet 10 inches, occupation
farmer Birth place South Carolina lite
hair yellow eyes complction
faire She further
states that she was married to the
said James Fisher
Jr, at the city (or town)
of _____________, in the county of
Spartenburge
, and in
the State of South
Carolina on the _____ day
of ________ A.D. 1816 by one (11)
Rev.
Ridings, who was a (12)
Minister
of the gospel and that her name
before her said marriage was
Dorcas
Levisa Bowling and that she has
no remarried since the death of
said husban
; and she
further states that (13)
She nor
her said husban neither of them had ever
ben married to any one
else and that her said
husband (14) James Fisher,
Jr, died at
Transylvania
, in the
State of North
Carolina, on the
or
about day of
18
July A.D.
1862
; and she
further declares that the following have
been the places of residence of herself
and her said husband since the date of
his discharge from the Army, viz:
(15) in Spartingburg
District 7 years in Granville District SC
18 years balance time in Transylvania Co
NC She makes this
declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the Pension to which she may be entitled
under Sections 4726 to 4740, inclusive,
Revised Statutes, and the Act of March 9,
1878, and hereby appoints, with full
powers of substitution and revocation, R.
W. WALKER, OF WASHINGTON, D. C., her true
and lawful attorney to prosecute her
claim.
And she further declares that she has
heretofore made no
application
for (16) bounty land nor pension
but her said husband made application for
bounty land and received land
warrants and that her
residence is No. ________ street, city
(or town) of ______________ county
of Transylvania
State
of North
Carolina, and that her post
office address is Hogback Valley
N.C
her
Dorcas
Levisa X Fisher
mark
Signature of Claimant.
[Two attesting witnesses who
can write their names]
D. A
Bowling
B F
Fisher
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Also personally
appeared D A Bowling, aged 78
years, residing at No. Transylvania Co
street, in N.C, and B F Fisher,
aged 49 years, , residing at No.
Transylvania Co street, in N. C,
persons whom I certify to be respectable and
entitled to credit, and who being by me duly
sworn, say that they have known the said,
Dorcas Levisa Fisher for 70 years
and for 40 years, respectively; that
they were present and saw her eign her name (or
make her mark) to the forgoing declaration;
that they have every reason to believe, from
the appearance of said claimant and their
scquaintance with her, that she is the
identical person she represents herself to be;
and they further say that they are able to
identify her as the person who was the wife of
the identical (17) James Fisher Jr, who
rendered the service alleged in the above
application (in the company of Captain
William Turner, in the regiment of
Col. Allston in the war of 1812)
by the following named facts and circumstances,
vuz: (18) that wee are neighbors of the
claemant and she is the widow of the identical
person who rendered the service alleged in the
claim and was present at the time of his
death and they know that she has not
remarried since the death of James Fisher
Jr her husband, and that they have no
interest in the prosecution of this
claim.
If affiants make mark,
two witnesses who write sign here:
_____________________________
D. A. Bowling
_____________________________
B. R. Fisher
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
24 day of July 1879 A.D. 1879;
and I hereby certify that the contents of the
above declaration, &c., were fully made
known and explained to the applicant and
witnesses before swearing, including the words
______________, erased, and the words
_______________, added; and I have no interest,
direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this
claim.
G. C. Galloway
Official character: Justice of the
Peace
To be executed
before the CLERK OF A COURT OF
RECORD.
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GENERAL
AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF North
Carolina }
COUNTY OF Transylvania
} ss:
In the matter of claim for pension of Mrs
Darcos Levica Fisher widow of James Fisher
Soldier of the Ware of 1812
Personally came before me, a G C Galloway
acting Justice Peace in and for aforesaid
County and State, H. P. Thomas aged
79 years, a citizen of County of
Transylvania, State of North
Carolina, whose Post Office address is
Hogback Valey NC, and D. A
Bowling age 78 years, a citizen of
County of Transylvania Co, State of
N.C, whose Post Office address is
Hogback Valey N.C to credit, and who
being duly sworn, declare in relation to
aforesaid case, as follows: that I the said
H. P. Thomas Declare that I lived a near neibor
at the tim of the aledged marage of James
Fisher and his said wife Darcos Levica Fisher
and that they lived to geather as husban and
wife since the date of theire aledged marage
which tuck place a bout the yeare 1816 and I
new them boath up to the death of hear said
husban which tuck place on or a bout 1862 and
that I now that his widow has never remared
sence the Death of her said husban. 2 witness
D. A. Bowling say that he was present at the
time of the aledged marage and that I now that
they ware mared and he further say that he
atended the infare diner and that I now that
they lave lived to geather ever sence the Date
of the marage in or a bout 1816 as husban and
wife and has had severl childern born unto them
in wedlock and that she has not remared sence
the Death of her late husban who Died on or
about 1862
they further declare that they have
no interest in said case, and are
not concerned in its prosecution.
Attest - when any
affiant signs BY MARK, (2 persons.)
__________________}
Signature of {H. P. Thomas
Affiants. {D A Bowling
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WAR OF 1812
DECLARATION OF A WIDOW FOR
PENSION
State of
North Carolina
County of Transylvania
On this 22 day
of June, A. D. eighteen hundred and
seventy Eight personally appeared before
me, W. P. Poor Clerk of
the Superior a Court of
Record in and for the County and State
aforesaid, Darcus Fisher, aged
Seventy Eight years, a resident of
North Carolina, who, being duly sworn
according to law, declares that she is the
widow of James Fisher, who served the
full period of fourteen days in the (1)
Military service of the United States in
the War of 1812, and who was the identical
James Fisher, who (2) Volenteerd
in Captain Wm Turner Company,
Infantry Comm by Col Allston Regiment,
S. C Volenteer Brigade, _____________
Division at Brutons Old Field, on the
1st day of December 1814, and was
honorably discharged at Georgetown S.C.
on the 25 day of March,
1915; that (3) He wa
private
that she was married
under the name of Darcus Bolin to said
James Fisher, on
thein the Autumn day of
________________, A. D. 1815 by Rev
John Ridings, at Spartenburg Co S C,
there being no legal barrier to such marriage;
that her said husband died at Hogback
Valley, on the 24 day of
July, 1862, and that she has not
remarried since his death; that she is not
in receipt of a pension under any previous
act; that she makes this declaration for
the purpose of being placed on the pension
rolls of the United States, under the provision
of the act approved March ___ 1878, and hereby
constitutes and appoints, with full power of
substitution and revocation Smith L.
Beck R. B. Vance, of
Washington, D. C. N C, her
true and lawful attorneys to prosecute her
claim, and obtain the pension certificate that
may be issued; that her post office is at
Hog Back Valley, County of
Transylvania State of North
Carolina, that her domicile or place of
abode is Hog Back Valley N. C.
her
Dorcus X
Fisher
mark
Applicant
ATTEST:
S W Reid
William Aiken
[NOTE - Record evidence of
marriage must be furnished if possible;
if no record, then the next best
evidence. Proof of marriage, &c., can
be made before a J. P., Notary Public or
other officer.]
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[Transcriber's note:
The following was a fully handwritten
document.]
in the matter of
claime for pension of Mrs Dorcas Levica Fisher
maketh oath that by reason of infirmity of age
she is not able to gow before a clerk of
records to make her decration [declaration] for
the purpos of obtaining petion [pension] at the
time she exicuted her Declation sworn to and
subscribd before me this 24 day of
July
1879
her
D L X Fisher
mark
Test
D A Bowling
B P Fisher
I do heare by certify
that the above statement of the infirmity of
age is true G C Galloway
Justice of the Peace
Transylvania CO NC
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