The following documents were transcribed from copies of the originals provided from the National Archives. All except the last were handwritten and were transcribed verbatim with no changes to the spelling or punctuation. These are the documents that form Marin Martin's Revolutionary War Pension File. Only one blank is evident and that is included in the original; the Declaration by Martin Martin. The blank spaces were apparently inserted by the clerk for insertion of a reference at a later time. It cannot be determined why this space was not used. Headings to the documents were added for reference. 

The first document; "Martin Martin's Pension Declaration," dated 1 March 1819, is a sworn statement before an Officer of the Court by Martin Martin in response to an Act of Congress providing for Revolutionary War pensions. This is Martin Martin's application for pension. 

The second document; "Judge Johnson's Certification," dated 1 March 1819, is a statement by an Officer of the Court that he has reviewed Martin Martin's Declaration and is satisfied that Martin Martin did serve in the Revolution and he is in need of the pension. 

The third document; "Envelope," dated 23 March 1819, is the front of the envelope used to transmit the documents to Washington DC. The "C.H." following Spartanburg is believed to be an abbreviation for "Court House". 

The fourth document; "Transmittal Record," dated 7 April 1819, appears to be the transmittal of Martin Martin's pension Declaration. There are four different sets of handwriting evident. The first [in brown] is Judge David Johnson's transmittal of the documents; the second [in green] appears to be a clerical notation of receipt; the third [in red] appears to be comments of deficiency by a reviewer; the fourth [in black] are apparently the response of the Spartanburg Court to the review comments.

The fifth document; "Pension Certificate," dated 9 June 1820, is the approval and issuance of Martin Martin's pension payable with arrears to 1 March 1819, the date of the Act of Congress. 

The sixth document; "Declaration by Martin Martin," dated 9 April 1823, is a sworn statement by Martin Martin reaffirming his Revolutionary War participation and the value of his current estate [schedule]. From this document, it is my interpretation that additional reviews and correspondence [not available] by the War Department requesting confirmation of the specifics required by the Act of Congress. This Declaration seeks to satisfy that requirement.

The seventh document; "Clerk Bomon's Certification," dated 199 January 1824, is probably in response to another query [not available] by the War Department requesting certification of the Court Record for Martin Martin's 9 April 1823 Declaration. 

The eighth document; "Declaration by Dicey Martin," dated 9 September 1839, is her application for a Widow's stipend based on Martin Martin's approved pension and the Act of Congress on 4 July 1836 allowing a widow's compensation. 

The ninth document; "Pension Certificate," issued 19 December 1843, is Dicy Martin's certificate for Martin Martin's Revolutionary War pension. 

The tenth document; "Power of Attorney by Robert Martin," dated 7 March 1857, is a Power of Attorney to act on any matters relative to his father's, Martin Martin, and his mother's, Dicy Martin, claims relative to their pensions. 

The eleventh document; "Letter of H. D. Miller to Mrs. McCallister Pierce," dated 17 November 1938, appears to be a summation of the documents on file pertaining to Martin Martin's Revolutionary War Pension Record.

Martin Martin's Pension Declaration
1 March 1819

State of South Carolina

Martin Martin personally appeared before me David Johnson, one of the judges of the Superior Courts of Carolina & the State aforesaid, aged sixty four years resident in the District of Spartanburg who being by me first sworn according to law, doth on his oath makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late Act of Congress enrolled an "Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & navel services of the United States in the revolutionary War" that he was said Martin Martin enlisted in the State of South Carolina in the Continental service, & served in the sixth Regiment under Captain Doghead under Col. Henderson, that he was in the battle of Stono, was at the siege of Savannah was taken prisoner by the British at the fall of Charleston, and deserted from the British, that he was in the service of the United States against the common enemy about Eighteen Months; and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he had no other evidence now in his power of his said services -

 Sworn to & subscribed before me                       [his mark] Martin Martin this 1st day of March 1819 

[signed]          David Johnson

Transcribed from a copy of the original document by James D. Martin

Judge Johnson's Certification 
1 March 1819
The State of South Carolina   

I, David Johnson one of the judges of the Superior Courts of law in the State aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction herein the said Martin Martin who hath made the within declaration did serve in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy Eighteen Months as stated in the within declaration, and is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for a support. And I now transmit the proceeding testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress in such case made & provided. 

Given under my hand & the seal
of the Court of Common Pleas of
the said State the first day of March 1819 

[signed]          David Johnson

Transcribed from a copy of the original document by James D. Martin

Envelope

Spartanburg C. H.                                                                                    Free
23rd March 1819

Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secty at War
Washington

Transcribed from a copy of the original document by James D. Martin
 

Transmittal Record

Case of Martin Martin

Private of the State S. C.

David Johnson
Judge
Spartanburg C. H. S. Ca.

Decl dated 1st March 1819

rec'd on April, 7, 1819

18 months in Col Henderson's regiment.
South Carolina line

The residence of the applicant must be stated in the declaration -
The Line also must be stated, as well as the time of entering &
manner of leaving the service -

The seat of the Court is wanting

Transcribed from a copy of the original by James D. Martin. This document shows four distinctly different sets of handwriting. It appears to be 1. A transmittal, 2. Receipt, 3. Remarks of deficiency by reviewer, and 4. Resubmittal. I have indicated these by a different type style
 

Pension Certificate
 

Pension Certificate

17446
South Carolina

Martin Martin
of Spartanburg in the state of S. Carolina
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Henderson of the S. Carolina
line, for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
At the rate 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
The 1 of March 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of June 1820
and sent to David Johnson Dsq
Judge for Spartanburg, S. C. & Co. S. C.

Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 12 mo 4/31  97.3
Sem-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820            48

145.3                                             $
 

Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818

Laontmur March 9, 1824
& sent to Hon. J. Gist
H. Rep.
 

Transcribed from a copy of the original by James D. Martin. This is a preprinted form and script represents those items written by hand.
 

Declaration
by Martin Martin

In Confirmation of his Revolutionary War Pension

9 April 1823

Schedule

District of Spartanburg  South Carolina 

On this 9th day of April, 1825, personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for said District, Martin Martin aged sixty seven years, resident in said District, who being first duly sworn, according to law cloth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows; Inlisted under Captain Dogwood 6th Regiment commanded by Col Henderson - No. of pension certificate 17446 Registered by           In Book B, Volume 9 Page 155 Given at the war office 9th June 1820 and I do solemnly swear I was a resident citizen of the United States, on 18th March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor hath any person in trust for me; any, property or securities, contracts, indebtedness due to me; nor have I any interest other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - Fifty acres of land worth $50 - twelve head of hogs $15 - five sheep $7.50 - two pots and one oven $3 - one iron wedge, ax & one frame $2 - dishes, plates, spoons, knives & forks etc S4 - sitting chairs $1.25 the aggregate amount of the above is eighty two dollars & twenty five cents - By occupation a farmer unable to support myself by labour often afflicted with the piles and gravil. My family seven in number, wife sixty years of age & subject to rheumatism - a daughter by the name of Anna thirty one years of age and unsupported, Willis twenty one years of age - My grandson Winston Wright ten years of age - a grand daughter Polley age eight years - the five last named of my family are healthy and as far as their activities will allow able to labour for their support - 

Sworn to & declared before me this ninth day of April 1823 

Isignedl             E. Boman                               [his mark] Martin Martin Clerk

South Carolina Spartanburg District 

I, Elisha Boman Clerk of the Court of General Sessions and Common pleas for the said District do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is eighty two dollars & seventy five cents - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the 19th day of January 1824.

[signed]          E. Boman

Clerk of the Court of General Sessions
& Common Pleas for the District aforesaid
 

Declaration by Dicy Martin
In Application for Martin Martin's Pension

9 September 1839

On this ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before John Bomar Judge of the Court of Ordinary of said District Dicy Martin of said District and State, aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law, cloth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 and the joint Resolution of July 7, 1838. That she is the widow of Martin Martin, who was a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner, that the said Martin Martin, drew a pension for many years previous to his death, and she refers to the original papers on file in the Pension office for the purpose of establishing her claims, the original Pension Certificate was sent to the Pension agency in Charleston where she drew the arrearages of her late husbands pension -

She further declares that she was married to the said Martin Martin in year seventeen hundred & eighty one, the time not recollected to a day but as well as she can remember it was in February that her husband the aforesaid Martin Martin died on the twenty forth day of February eighteen hundred & thirty seven and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as well before fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed - she further states that she has no documentary evidence of her husbands services during the Revolution except those upon which his Pension was established, that she has no family record of her marriage, or birth - that she was married in Laurens District South Carolina, that her & her husband moved from there to Rutherford County No. Car. where they resided until they moved to Spartanburg District So. Car. in 1813 where her husband died & where she continues to live -

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above - written in open Court.

John Bomar                                     [her mark] Dicy Martin O.S.D

South Carolina Spartanburg District

Personally appears before me Richard Scruggs and Jipi Scruggs and being duly sworn say that they were well acquainted with Martin Martin and wife Dicy, that said Martin Martin died 24 Feby 1837. That his widow Dicy Martin is yet living, as his widow, that the said Martin Martin was a Revolutionary Pensioner - that he and the present applicant for a pension Dicy Martin lived together as man and wife and in that character raised and brought up a large family & this declarant Richard Scruggs says that he was seventy years of age the is day of Sept this - that he has been intimately acquainted with Dicy Martin ever since he can recollect, that from the age of her oldest child, he is well satisfied that her and Martin Martin was married in Seventeen hundred and Eighty or Eighty one, that since that period (viz)(1780 or 1781) they have lived together as man & wife and both these declarants say that the said Martin Martin & Dicy his wife were legally married, these declarants further state that the said Dicy Martin is a woman of good character and entitled to credit - Sworn to before me

9th Sep 1839                                              [his mark] Richard B. Scruggs
H. G. Deau                                                  [signed]  Jipi Scruggs

State of South Carolina Spartanburg District

Personally appears before me John C. Himbill and makes oath that he is well acquainted with Rich Scruggs and Jipi Scruggs who have sworn to & subscribed the above affidavit that they are gentlemen of good character and entitled to credit.

[signed]         John C. Himbill

Sworn to before me

9th Sep. 1839 H. C. Deau

State of South Carolina Spartanburg District

I, Joshua Tapp Clerk of the Court of Spartanburg District certify that John Bomar is judge of the Court of Ordinary for said District that his signature to the within declaration of Dicy Martin purporting to be his is genuine - that H. G. Deau is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine, that Richard Scruggs, Jipi Scruggs and John C. Himbill are gentlemen of good character and entitled to credit, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 9th September in the year 1839 - [signed] J. Tapp

Clerk of the Court of Spartanburg District So. Ca.

Transcribed from copies of the original document by James D. Martin

Pension Certificate For Dicy Martin
 

South Carolina

Dicy Martin

Widow of Martin Martin
who was a private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
80 Dollars
per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the
19 day of Dec 1843
and sent to
W. G. Dean
Spartanburg S. C.

[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1   Page 209

Transcribed from a copy of the original by James D. Martin. This is a preprinted form and the script represents those items written in by hand.
 

Power of Attorney
by
Robert Martin

7 March 1857

Know all men by these presents I Robert Martin son of Martin Martin Revolutionary pensioner of the United States S C Agency at the rate of $96 per annum do hereby constitute and appoint A. S. Wallace of Moore District S. C. to prosecute the claims of said Father and also that of my Mother Dicy Martin for an increase, to examine all papers and documents on file at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional arguments and evidences and receive the certificates when issued which certificates I wish made payable to the administrator of said and full powers of substitution and do all other acts and deeds that I myself could were I personally present hereby satisfying and confirming all that my said attorney and agent shall lawfully do in the premises,

Witness my hand and seal this 7th day of March 1857.

Sealed and delivered                                   [his mark]       Robert Martin SS

In presence of [unreadable] Scruggs [unreadable] Courtnall

South Carolina Spartanburg District

Be it known that before me the undersigned a magistrate in and for the district above named, duly authorized by law to administer oath, personally affeased Robert Martin, above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed.

In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand, the day and year, above written.

[signed]          A. Bonner Mag.

State of South Carolina Spartanburg District

I, J. B. Telleson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General sessions, for Spartanburg District in the aforesaid state, do hereby certify that A. Bonner, Esq. before whom the preceeding affidavit was made, is was at the time of signing the same an acting magistrate for said District, duly appointed and qualified, that the signature purporting to be his is genuine, and that all due faith and credit should be given to his official acts as such.

Given under my hand and seal

[Seal]              of office at Spartanburg Court House this 3d day of April A.D. 1857

[signed]           J. B. Telleson Clerk

Transcribed from copy of the original document by James D. Martin

November 17, 1938

BA-J/AWF
Martin Martin
W. 9170

Mrs. McCallister Pearce
West Memphis
Arkansas

Reference is made to your request for the Revo­lutionary War record of Martin Martin of either North or South Carolina.

The data which follow concerning Martin Martin were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, W. 9170, based on his military service in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Martin Martin found on file in the Revo­lutionary War records of this office.

The date and place of birth of Martin Martin are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.

Martin Martin enlisted in South Carolina, sometime in 1777 or 1778, for three years, and served as a private in Captain Richard Doghead's or Dogwood's company, and in Colonel William Henderson's Sixth South Carolina Regiment; he was in the battle of Stono, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston, when taken prisoner, held for several weeks and made his escape; his tour of enlistment being about over, he did not return to the service.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 1, 1819, at which time he was aged sixty-four years, and a resident of Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He died in said Spartanburg District, February 24, 1837.

Martin Martin married in the month of February, 1781, in Laurens District, South Carolina, Dicy, whose maiden name is not designated, nor is it shown when and where she was born.

She stated that after their marriage, she and her husband, Martin Martin, moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina, and later moved to Spartan­burg District, South Carolina.

The widow, Dicy Martin, was allowed pension

on her application executed September 9, 1839,

at which time she gave her age, seventy-seven years, then a resident of Spartanburg District, South Carolina.

She was living in 1843 at Buck Creek, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, and then gave her age, eighty-seven years. There is no explanation given for this discrepancy in her age.

Martin Martin and his wife, Dicy, reared a large family of children, six of whom were born prior to 1794.

The following data in regard to their children are shown in the claim­

Eldest son, Robert, aged about fifty-seven

years in 1840, and in 1857 a resident of Spartanburg District, South Carolina.

Anna aged thirty-one years in 1823; Willis aged twenty-one years in 1823.

Reference was made in 1823 to the grandchildren of the soldier, Martin Martin, namely- Winston Wright aged ten years; Polley (last name not shown) aged eight years; the names of their parents were not designated.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Dicy Martin, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C. And furnish the fol­lowing data­

Dicy Martin, widow of Martin Martin Certificate #3983

Issued December 19, 1843 Rate $80.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1843 Act of March 3, 1843 South Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant To the Administrator

Transcribed from copies of the original 20 December 1997 by James D. Martin