Person:Samuel Ingram (6)

Military Service

American Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, pg. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret.:

Ingram, Samuel - born 8/1/1755* in Southampton County, Virginia; entered service in Anson County, North Carolina when resided there with his father John Ingram; moved in 1833 to Montgomery County, Alabama where applied for Pension in 1835 when eldest son William resided with him; Pension Application Rejected. F-5485, R1392.

• date corrected from 8/1/1765, which was apparently mis-transcribed. In the actual Revolutionary War Pension Statement [as listed in Southern Campaign Revolutionary Pension Statements and Applications], Samuel Ingram stated that he was "born in the year 1755 in Southampton County in the State of Virginia".

Will Abstract

November 13, 1839; Will Book 2, page 221; Montgomery Co., Alabama, Will Probated.

ELIZABETH - wife 1. Lamb (man) 2. Maria (woman) 3. Lucy (woman) 4. Henry (boy) to be given to grandson Edwin Ingram at Elizabeth's death. 5. Household and Kitchen furniture 6. Stock of cattle and hogs 7. A black mare and a young black horse

WILLIAM - son 1. Frankey (woman) 2. Jinney (woman) 3. Willis (man) 4. Hampton (man) 5. Darcos (woman) 6. Sylva (woman)

JAMES C. - (son) 1. Jack (boy)

ELIZA C. - (daughter of William) 1. Isabela (girl)

ISHAM - (son of William) 1. Shadrich (boy)

BENJAMIN T. - (son of William) 1. Isaac (boy)

SARAH ANN - (daughter of William) 1. Mary (girl)

ELIZABETH LOUISE - (daughter of William) 1. Morning (girl)

JAMES - (son) 1. Tom (man) 2. Pompey (man) 3. Harriet (woman)

NATHAN - (son of James) 1. Wiley (boy)

MARY ANN - (daughter of James) 1. Susan (girl)

MARTHA JANE - (daughter of James) 1. Simon (boy)

JOHN T. - (son of James) 1. Fanny (girl)

MARGARET ELIZABETH - (daughter of James) 1. First child of Fanny

ELIZABETH INGRAM HILL - (daughter) 1. Warren (boy) 2. Peter (boy) 3. Daniel (boy) 4. Leah (woman)

MARTHA ANN E. HILL - (daughter of Elizabeth) 1. Tenah (girl)

JAMES WILLIAM HILL - (son of Elizabeth) 1. Handy (boy)

MARY ANN HILL - (daughter of Elizabeth) 1. Bob (boy)

SARAH ANN HILL - (daughter of Elizabeth) 1. Simon (boy)

ELIZA ANN HILL - (duaghter of Elizabeth) 1. Melinda (girl)

NANCY FAUST - (daughter) 1. $100

To the children of son, JOHN INGRAM, deceased):

REBECCA - (daughter of John Ingram) 1. $100

SAMUEL - (son of John Ingram) 1. $100

MARTHA - (daughter of John Ingram) 1. $100

AISLEY - (daughter of John Ingram) 1. $100

JAMES - (son of John Ingram) 1. $100

GREEN - (son of John Ingram) 1. $100

1.   Find A Grave.

   Samuel Ingram
   BIRTH 1 Aug 1755
   Southampton County, Virginia, USA
   DEATH 19 Oct 1840 (aged 85)
   Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
   
   Samuel was a Revolutionary War soldier. He served in the Continental service and the North Carolina militia. He served in the Snow Campaign
   
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32457646/samuel-ingram

2.   Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

   Pension application of Samuel Ingram R5485 f15NC
   Transcribed by Will Graves 12/17/07 rev'd 1/16/16
   
   The State of Alabama, Montgomery County
   On this the 18th day of June A.D. 1835 personally appeared before me Benajah S. Bibb
   Judge of the County Court of Montgomery County and State aforesaid (said Court being a Court
   of record) Samuel Ingram a resident of the said County and State aged on the first day of August
   1834 Seventy nine years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the
   following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the Act of Congress
   passed June 7th, 1832.
   That at the commencement of the Revolutionary War he resided with his father John
   Ingram in Anson County in the State of North Carolina; that very soon thereafter (year not
   recollected) he enlisted in the Army of the United States as a Regular Soldier for the term of six months under Captain Picket [William Pickett] a recruiting officer; that during that time he
   marched from Salisbury in the State of North Carolina under the command of Colonel Martin
   [Alexander Martin] a field Officer against a body of Tories under Fletcher [sic, Thomas
   Fletchall] and was out in what was then called the Snow Camps.¹
   Again he further states that after the expiration of the period of enlistment (the precise time not recollected) he joined the militia of North Carolina and marched from Rutherford County in said State with one Captain Troy [?] under the command of General Rutherford [Griffith Rutherford] into the Cherokee nation and camped near the Middle Towns and assisted in destroying the habitations of the Indians and in cutting down their corn and that on that expedition he was [out] not less than three months.
   He further states that after the conclusion of the term of service against the Indians he
   returned into North Carolina and there remained in the County of Anson occasionally acting with
   scouting parties until that period in which the British took possession of Wilmington a seaport
   Town in North Carolina (time not now recollected) when he again marched from Anson County
   through several other counties of North Carolina in the capacity of a Lieutenant under Captain
   Dejarnette [probably John Dejarnett or DeJarnett or DeJarnette] who was under Colonel Wade
   [Thomas Wade] and had his horse killed in an engagement with what were called Fanning's [David Fanning's] men at Beatties Bridge [Beatti's Bridge] upon Drowning Creek some few miles above Lumberton; that very soon thereafter under the command of General Rutherford who was aided by Captain Polk's [Charles Polk] Company of Horse he again marched against the British and Tories to a point on the Cape Fear River called the Brick House² and there assisted in routing them and was there when Cornwallis was taken at Yorktown [Cornwallis surrendered at
   Yorktown on October 19, 1781].
   He further states that there are many incidents connected with his revolutionary services
   of which his recollection is imperfect such as the defeat of the Americans at Beatti's Bridge³ in North Carolina in which battle Captains White and Wilson [George Wilson] were killed and Captain Jackson [Jonathan Jackson] wounded and taken prisoner.
   
   The State of Alabama, Montgomery County
   Personally appeared before me Benajah Bibb a Judge of the County Court in and for the
   County of Montgomery and State aforesaid Samuel Ingram who being duly sworn deposeth and
   saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades. For six Months as a Regular Soldier I served under Captain Picket and Colonel Martin and as a Lieutenant in the Militia not less than three years also as a private in the same body for a period of not less than two years and a half; and for such service I claim a pension.
   Sworn to and ascribed before be this the 18th day of June A.D. 1835.
   S/ Benajah S. Bibb, J.C.C. M.C.
   S/ Samuel Ingram, S his mark
   
   And he the said Samuel Ingram hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an
   annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of Alabama.
   Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
   S/ Samuel Ingram, S his mark
   
   [John Robinson, a clergyman, and John Derrick gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
   And the said Samuel Ingram the applicant before mentioned doth further amend his
   declaration by declaring on oath before me the said Benajah S. Bibb Judge as aforesaid, that he
   has no original discharge or commission in his possession and that there is no citizen of Alabama that he knows of that could state in detail a personal knowledge of his services or such
   circumstances as would throw any new light on the transaction, having already as he believes
   related all the facts which can be useful to the investigation [of] his claim.
   And the Court does hereby declare its opinion that the statement immediately preceding
   is also correct .Witness my hand this the 18th day of June A.D. 1835.
   S/ Benajah S. Bibb, J. C. C. M. C.
   
   Interrogatories propounded by the Court to the said Samuel Ingram applicant as
   aforesaid:
   1st: When and in what year were you born?
   A: I was born in the year 1755 in Southampton County in the State of Virginia
   2nd Have you any record of you age and if so, where is it?
   A: I have a record of my age which is in the possession of my oldest brother William Ingram
   residing in the same neighborhood with myself.
   3rd Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the
   Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
   A: I was living at the time I was called into service in Anson County North Carolina, since the
   War I resided one year in Georgia, then near Columbia South Carolina for upwards of 40 years and for the last two years in the County of Montgomery, Alabama where I now reside.
   4th How were you called into service; were you drafted; did you volunteer, or were you a
   substitute and if so for whom did you substitute?
   A: I was first enlisted for six Months, then was drafted and very frequently acted as a volunteer but never acted as a substitute for anyone.
   5th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served,
   such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of
   your service.
   A: I served under Captain Picket, Colonel Martin as a regular soldier and under General
   Rutherford, Colonel Wade and Captain Dejarnette in the Militia. I recollect none of the militia
   regiments and have stated most of the general circumstances in my declaration.
   6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so by whom was it given; and what
   has become of it?
   A: I did receive several discharges at various times but from neglect and old age they have been
   put out of my possession.
   Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed and what has become of it?
   A: I did receive a commission from either Colonel Love or Colonel Wade but have lost or
   mislaid it.
   7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who
   can testify to your character for veracity and good behavior and your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
   A: I have already obtain the certificate of John Robertson a Clergyman and John Derrick to the
   effect above stated.
   S/ Benajah S. Bibb, J.C.C.M.C.
   S/ Samuel Ingram, X his mark
   
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   ¹ The “Snow Camps” occurred in December 1775
   http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_snow_campaign.html
   ² The engagement at the Brick House occurred on November 15, 1781.
   http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_brick_house.html
   ³ The skirmish at Drowning Creek occurred on August 4, 1781.
   http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_beattis_bridge.htm
   
   https://revwarapps.org/r5485.pdf