Ezekiel Daniel Pension Application
Pension application of Ezekiel Daniel S21729, taken
from the Southern Campaign website
Transcribed by Will Graves 1/26/10 [Methodology:
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State of South Carolina Marion District
On this the 12th day of October in the year while Lord
1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas and
Sessions now sitting, Ezekiel Daniel a resident of Marion District and State aforesaid
aged about sixty-seven 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 7th 1832. That he was born in the County of
Halifax & State of North Carolina, in August 1765. That at the age of two
years his father John Daniel removed & brought him to Marlboro District (then
Craven County) South Carolina. That he lived with his father in Marlboro
aforesaid until he was in his 21st year. He then left his father and removed to
Darlington District South Carolina where he resided 6 or 7 years & then
removed to Marion District where he has lived & still does reside.
That he has now no papers to which he can refer for
dates, & in consequence of the great lapse of time he is unable to mention
particularly the dates at which he rendered services in the revolutionary war.
Said deponent states that about 2 years previous to the close of the war, he
volunteered his services and served on various excursions in Marlborough
District aforesaid against the Tories under the one Captain Murphey. That he
cannot state precisely the time he was actually out under Captain Murphey as he
kept no account of the time, & was so frequently out in small detachments
to baffle the Tories in their operations. This deponent further states that he
was in no fight that he now recollects while under Captain Murphey, but he
states that he is satisfied & does verily believe he was in actual service
under the said Captain Murphey more than three months. Said deponent further
states that afterwards & a short time after he arrived at the age of
sixteen he was drafted for the term of one month with the militia of Marlboro
District, then Craven County, and served the said term of one month at Watboo
[sic Wadboo] near Moncks Corner in Captain Standard's Company under the command
of Colonel Benton & the whole Regiment commanded by General Francis Marion.
This deponent recollects no other officers then at Wadboo except Lieutenant
Dubose & a Colonel Baxter. Said deponent further states that General Marion
then discharged his Regiment when this deponent returned home.
Said deponent further states that afterwards in the
last year of the war, he was again drafted in Marlboro District aforesaid for
the term of six months to serve as he & others, then drafted, would be
ordered by General Marion, & that he this deponent, with others, was ordered
out (as this deponent believes by order of General Marion) and marched down to
George Town under the command of Lieutenant Thomas Conner, and served there two
months guarding the town in the company of Captain Mitchell under the command
of a Colonel (as he believes) named Hugh Horry. That upon the arrival of the
detachment in which this deponent was at Georgetown, they found the barracks
head just been vacated by some of Colonel Lee's forces, who had recently been
marched, as this deponent was informed, to Charleston, and that this deponent
& the rest of the forces with him then went into the barracks and served as
above. That this deponent at the end of two months was with the others
discharged and another division filled their places, when this deponent &
the division to which he belonged returned home subject to be called at any
time to serve the full balance of the six months for which they had been
drafted. That not long afterwards the war closed & this deponent was not
called on afterwards. He thinks that those who remained at Georgetown when he
left were afterwards removed to the mouth of Santee & in a short time
discharged. That he is satisfied and has no doubt that he did in the whole
actually served in the war more than 6 months inclusive of the service under
the two drafts as above. That he knows of no person whose testimony he can
procure who can testify to his service except Archibald Kerby 1 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. who resides in this District of Marion & State of South
Carolina. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
S/ JB Earle, Presiding Judge S/ Ezekiel Daniel,
X his mark
[Hugh Godbold, a clergyman, and Dennis Berry gave the
standard supporting affidavit.]
... I Archibald Kirby residing in the district
of Marion and State of South Carolina do hereby certify that during the
revolutionary war I was acquainted with Ezekiel Daniel who has subscribed &
sworn to the above declaration, & that in the last year of the war, I
served with the said Ezekiel Daniel in the Barracks at Georgetown when we were
both serving under a draft order of General Marion, the said Ezekiel Daniel with
the Militia of Marlboro District then a part of Craven County & I with the
Militia of Marion District then a part of Craven County in the company of
Captain Mitchell commanded by Colonel Hugh Horry -- & that I have been
acquainted with the said Ezekiel Daniel ever since, & I believe him to be
67 years of age.
Sworn to & subscribed the day aforesaid S/ JB
Earle, Presiding judge S/ Arch. Kerby
State of South Carolina Marlborough District On this
the first day of July in the year of our Lord 1833, appeared before me James C.
David one of the justices of the peace in and for the said District and State
aforesaid -- Ezekiel Daniel of the District of Marion & State aforesaid,
who made the following affidavit as an amendment to his Declaration for a
pension under the act of Congress passed in June 1832. That he volunteered his
services in the year 1780 and served 3 months as a private under Captain
Murphey against the Tories in Marlborough District & State of South
Carolina. That in 1781 -- (the latter part of the year) he was drafted &
served one month as a private at Wadboo near Moncks Corner, under Captain
Standard commanded by Colonel Benton & General Francis Marion, & also
That he was drafted in the year 1782 & served 2 months at Georgetown South
Carolina as a private commanded by Captain Mitchell & Colonel Hugh Horry.
That since he made the within application for a pension he has ascertained that
he can prove one month of the above service by Mr. Nathaniel Whittington2 1 who resides in the District of Marion & State aforesaid
& that he this deponent still resides in the said Marion District, but that
the reason why he makes this affidavit in this Marlboro District is that his
attorney, John McQueen to whom he Archibald Kerby (Kirby) S21852 2 Nathaniel
Whittington S9527 applied to transact his business in this matter resides at
the Court House in this said District & that he this deponent is aged &
infirm & having come to see his attorney he advised him to make it here, so
as to prevent him from unnecessary traveling.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above
written S/ James C. David, JP S/ Ezekiel Daniel, X his mark State of South
Carolina Marlborough District
Personally appeared before me James E. David one of
the Justices of the peace in & for the District & State aforesaid
Daniel Whittington who being duly sworn saith on oath that he knew Mr. Ezekiel
Daniel who has sworn to & subscribed the above affidavit in the year 1781
& that he served as a private with this deponent one month in said year at
Wadboo near Moncks Corner in the State aforesaid, in the company of Captain
Standard commanded by Colonel Burton & General Francis Marion & that he
& this deponent were discharged from the said service at the same time,
& that he has knowledge that said Ezekiel Daniel [indecipherable word or
words], & that he has full confidence in the oath of the said Daniel. Sworn
to & subscribed this the first July 1833 S/ Nathaniel Whittington, N his
mark
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