Triplett Family - William Triplett - Pension Request Documentation

This is a response letter written in 1933 to Gertrude Hagler who requested information about William Triplett's pension record from the National Archives. It reads as follows: 

August 22, 1933.

BA-J/Ill

William Triplett

R. 10706

Gertrude Hagler
Golder City, Missouri.

R. F. D. #2

Dear Madam:

          Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Triplett and John Hagler, early settlers of Wilkes County, North Carolina.

          A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land on file made to the United States based upon service of a John Hagler, various spellings of the surname searched.

          The record of William Triplett is given below as found in the papers on file in his pension claim, R. 10706, based upon his service in that war.

          William Triplett was born November 15, 1763, in Loudoun County, Virginia, and, at an early age, moved with his father to North Carolina. In 1780, his mother was a widow; The names of his parents, and the dates of their births and deaths are not shown. William Triplett moved from North Carolina about the year 1803 and settled in Russell County, Kentucky, in which county he continued to reside until 1832.

On October, 30, 1832, William Triplett applied for pension and stated that in the year 1782,  William Triplett applied for pension and stated that in the year 1782, he enlisted in Wilkes County, North Carolina, as private for five months in Captain William Sloan's North Carolina company, but that because his assistance was needed at home, he hired a substitute to serve the term of that enlistment, and that he volunteered, again in Wilkes County, North Carolina, marched from home and served three months as private in Captain John Kees' North Carolina company, and that during this time, he joined the troops under General Charles McDowell and assisted in the destruction of some Indian towns of the Cherokee Nation.

          His claim was not allowed as he himself did not render service of six months as required by the pension law under which he applied.

          It is not stated in the papers in this pension claim the William Triplett, the soldier, was married.

Very truly yours,                       

A.D. HILLER                    ,

Assistan t to Administrator.

 

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Triplett Family - William Triplett - Pension Request Documentation - page 1

This is the first page of William Triplett's pension record for the Revolutionary War. It is on Fold3, Ancestry and FamilySearch.org. What follows is the contents of this file. The original file continues to be held at the National Archives in Washington D.C.

State of Kentucky [?] County and  [?]

October Term 1832

on this 30th day of October 1832 personally appear in Open Court before the Honorable John L. [Bromler] , Sole Judge in and for the  Circuit of  [?] William Triplett, a resident of [?] Cumberland  County State of Kentucky aged 69 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 provision made by The act of Congress paped 7th June 1832 That he entered the Serve of the United States as a drafted malitia man in the Month of  in the year 1782 for five month under Capt William Sloan in Wilks County State of North Carolina He states at that time his mother was a widow and needed his assistance and after he had So entered the said Service he was  [?] from Maternal feelings to have a substitute by the name of Jeremiah Fergusson for which he gave Said Ferguson forty pounds and he States that Said Substitute faithfully performed the Service as he was informed by his Cape[?] of the Regiment he again where the Service as a volunteer for the months in the Same Same County and State.

under Capt John Kass Liut John Isbell he was marched from home towards the head of the Cataba River to a placed Called pleasant garden, Where he and his company was Joined to other troops under and at that time Commanded by Charles McDowell they remain there for some time and was then marched on to the cherokee nation of Indians where they took destroyed Several Indian towns many there frontier until his term expired and was Honorably discharged by his officers tho took no written discharge as he now believes if however he did he does not now certainly recollect he did does it is lost he states he served eight months by his substitute and himself as before Stated he states he has no documentory evidence of his Service nor is there any witness by whose testamony he can prove the same within his recall or knowledge.

he states he was born in Louden County State of Virginia on the 15th

Day of November 1763 and according to the family Register which he now has in his possesion
at an early age his father moved to the State of North Caroline taking this applicant with him where he remained until after the close of the Revolutionary War and until the year of 1803 when he moved to and settled where he has ever Since [?] 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 to and Subscribed this day and year of    William Triplett

We John Lani a clergyman Residing in the County of  Russell and William Lair Residing in the same hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with William Triplett who believe him to be 69 years of age that he is Reputed and believed in this neighborhood where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and That we concur in that opinion

Sworn to and subscribed this day + year of 

John Lani

William Lair

William Triplett this day produced his declaration for a pension which was signed by the said Wm Triplett and Sworn to in open court and the certificate of John Lane & William Lair which is annexed to said declaration was also Signed by them & Sworn to in open court. And  the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter

and after [putting] the interrogation prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & Served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to it that John Lane who has Signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Said County of  Russell & that Wm Lair who has also Signed the Same is a resident in the Same County & is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to credit.

I Bryan S Ousley clerk of the Russell Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of William Triplett for a pension

In testimony where of I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of office this 7th day of November A.D. 1832

Bryan S. Owsly Clerk                                   

No 21016

William Triplett Russell

County Kentucky

Rejected Service 

less only 3 months. one term of 5 mos. performed by a substitute. See letter 

22 april 23 to W. Owens.

Columbia

Brief in the case of Wimm Triplet

County of Russell in the State of  Kentucky

(Act 7th June, 1832.)

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? 69

4. States his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. Hired a Substitute in 1780.

Duration of Service. 0 years 3 months 0 days

Rank as a private

Name of General and Field Officers

under whom he served.

Capt Stones

 "      Kempe  Gen McDowell

5. In what battles was he engaged? None

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Wilks Co NC.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary evidence

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  [?]

                    I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned

Dyer Castor Examining Clerk.                  

                

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