American Revolution Pension Records

JOHN CARMICHAEL

   John Carmichael applied for revolutionary pension while living in Cocke County, Tennessee. He was born August 7, 1757, in Chester County, Pennsplvania,
and was taken soon afterwards by his parents to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he resided during the Revolution. He enlisted September 15, 1777, and
served two months in Captain David Mitchell's company, Colonel James Watson's Pennsylvania regiment He also served in Captain Evans' company. February 15,
1779, he enlisted again and served in Captains Schaffner and Hubley's companies.  He enlisted again June 15, 1780, when he served in Captains Huble, George Bush
and John Alexander's companys Colonel Harmer's Pennsylvania regiment. He was discharged December 23, 1780, near Morristown. During this service he was in a
skirmish at block house a few miles above New York.

   He moved after the Revolution from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Cumberland County where he resided for ten years. He then moved to Berkeley
County, Virginia, where he lived for five years and to Montgomery County, Virginia, where he lived for fifteen years. He then moved to Cocke County,
Tennessee.

   August 31, 1832, when he applied for pension he had resided in Cocke County, Tennessee, for seventeen years. In May, 1836, he was a resident of Carroll
County, Georgia, where he had gone to reside with his children. His address was Tallapoosa, Georgia, and he was then called John Carmichael, Sr.

Additional Comments:
From:
SOME TENNESSEE HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION
Compiled From Pension Statements
PAMPHLET NO. IV
by Zella Armstrong
This was in the section marked:
RECORDS OF SOME REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS WHO DID NOT LIVE IN TENNESSEE BUT WHO
HAVE TENNESSEE DESCENDENTS OR SOME OTHER TENNESSEE INTEREST

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Joy Fisher [email protected] November 1, 2005, 11:51 am

AMERICAN REVOLUTION VETERANS -1835 PENSIONS

THOMAS HAISLEY
CARROLL COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA CONT'L LINE
$50.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$ AMOUNT RECEIVED
MAY 17, 1834 PENSION STARTED
AGE 73

LAZARUS HINSON - AMERICAN REVOLUTION VETERANS -1835 PENSIONS
CARROLL COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$ AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 82
HINSON, LAZEROUS
SERVICE: NORTH CAROLINA
S.16412 

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Georgia 16.683
Lazerous Hinson of Carroll in the State of Georgia who was a private in the _________commanded by Captain________ of the Regiment commanded by Col. Literal in the North Carolina line for 6 months.

Inscribed on the roll of Georgia at the rate of $20.00 dollars ____cents per annum to commence on the 4^th day of March 1831.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6^th April 1838 from 4 Sept. 1837 to 4 March 1838. Agt. Notified 4 Jany 1839.  Paid as above from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839.  Agent notified 7^th Dec 1839
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State of Georgia
Carroll County
On this 14^th day of September eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before James H. Rodgers, William G. Springer and Lewis McCleroy, Justices of the Inferior Court of said county now sitting Lazarus Hinson a resident of said county of Carroll and State of Georgia, aged eighty years who being 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 the 7^th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 

That he resided in Chatham County in the State of North Carolina when he entered the services, does not recollect the day and month in which he enlisted the service but states that it was in the spring of the year seventeen hundred and eighty.

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And that the companies where he lived were classed as Nor______ and that the companies service alternately for the term of three months at a time.  So his first term of service of which he now speaks was for the space of three months and that he was drafted and served under Captain William E. Goldson, Lieutenant John Brewer and Ensign Whitmill Arington. 

The field officers were General Ramsey, Colonel Literal, Major Birdsong.  That he was attached to General Gates army and marched to Camlin in South Carrolina where the British were stationed and where General Gates was defeated by the British.  This deponent states that he was not in the Battle but was ordered to guard some wagons near the battle ground in the time of the engagement and that he marched from there back to Chatham County, North Carrolina when his time to wit, three months expired and he was discharged and another company

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ordered out from the same county a few days before the battle at Gilford Courthouse in North Carrolina where Gen. Green commanded the Americans. 

This deponent further states that he served a second tour of duty in the revolution for the term of three months.  That this expedition was in obedience to a call by Gen. Ramsey for a battalion of eight horsemen to survey the Toriez.  That the highest officer in command was Major Joseph Rosen, Captain William Goldson ( the same man who commanded the company in the other campaign) and that he himself was Lieutenant.  That he marched over the country on Deep River and Rocky River and went once as far as to Pedee River and so around until his time was out.  He states that he was a revolutioneer in this expedition.  The he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. 

To the first interrogatory he answers that he was born in Stafford County Virginia in the year 1752.  To the second he answers yeas and that it is in the family Bible.  To the 3 he answers that he was living in Chatham County, North Carrolina and since the revolution he has lived in North Carrolina and Georgia and that he now lives in Carroll County, Georgia. 

To the fourth he answers that the first three months he served was by a draft and that the other term was by volunteering.  To the fifth Int. he answers that he was acquainted with Generals Green and Gates and that the other officers whom he knew are chiefly ___ within and that he does not recollect any particular continental regiments of the Militia. 

To the sixth, he answers that he received discharge from Captain Goldson and that it is lost he knows not how and that he received a commission as Lieutenant from the Governor of North Carrolina and that it also is lost.  To the 7^th he answers that Major Wm. Beall  and Daniel Fullbright are acquainted with him and that he expects they can testify to their belief of his service.  Sworn to and subscribed before us: M. Spriger; James H Rodgers; Lewis McCleroy 

We William Beall and Daniel Fullbright residing in the County of Carroll Georgia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Laz. Hinson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we can concur in that opinion.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  SS: William Beall and Daniel Fullbright 

He 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.  Sworn to and Subscribed this day and year aforesaid. 

And the court do hereby declare their opinion that the mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  SS: Wm. E. Springer JIC
Jacs H. Rodgers, JIC

MINOR MEAD - AMERICAN REVOLUTION VETERANS -1835 PENSIONS
CARROLL COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA MILITIA
$46.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$116.68 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 71
(Notable facts by transcriber:  Born - May 7, 1763, Spotsylvania Co., VA (also lived in Louisa County)
                                                     Died - 25 Mar. 1837, Carroll Co., GA
                                                     Married - 6 Jan. 1793
                                                     Married - Jane Pryor

1820 Census - Jackson County, GA., Males: 2 under 10; 2 -  16 to 26; 1 Over 45
                                                                Females: 2 under 10; 2- 10 to 16; 2 -16 to 45; 1 over 45.

1830 Census - Carroll County, GA., Page 220)

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Page 1 - Mead, Minor, Service - Virginia
File W5369,
Jane, Number     B. L. WT. 2187-160-55

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GEORGIA 16.682
Minor Mead of Carroll in the State of Ga. who was a Pr: in the ____commanded by Captain ____ of the Regm. commanded by Col. Tatum in the Va. line for 14 months.
    Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia in ____ at the rate of 46 dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Sept. 1833 Carrollton, Ga. and  (?) Y, Z, Long
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1837  $116.65
Semi-annl,. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 $23.33, Total $139.95
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.  Recorded by J. T. Rice, Clerk, Book E, Vol. 6, Page 97
Hon. W. Lumpkin, _____ to Lt. Co. Merrill, May 19 . 49
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Georgia
County of Carroll
On this 14th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open court before us James H. Rodgers, Wm. G. Springer and Lewis McCleroy, Justices of the Inferior court of said county now sitting Minor Mead a resident of said State of Georgia and County of Carroll aged sixty nine years the seventh day of last May 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
    That he entered the service in the fall of seventeen hundred and seventy nine but cannot recollect the day or month.  That he served seven tours of two months each making in the aggregate fourteen months.  That he was during the first tour of two months a substitute in the place of one Henry Lane, that he was under Capt. Tomas Tole; Lieut. Pane, Ensign Doal (Poal) and Major Thorn.
    That he was not attached during the particular term to any Regiment.  That he resided in Louisa County in the State of Virginia when he went into the service but that the man he substituted for lived in Spottsyvania County. That he marched first to Hanover Courthouse from thence to Bowling Green from thence back to Little Hayes (?) Bridge to Frederricksburg where he remained until his time expired and he was discharged.  That the second term was for the like period of two months.  That he drafted.  That he entered this term in the Spring (cannot recollect the month) of the year 1780.  That he served under the following officers to wit: Captain John Byas (does not recollect the names of the other company officers).  The field officers were Major Campbell, Col. Charles Dabney.  That he lived in the same county to wit, Louisa.  That he marched by the Ground Squirrell Bridge on the Purmunki River to Chickahomany  Swamp.  From thence to the Marian Hill where his time expired and he was discharged by Captain John Byas, and that he immediately reentered for another term of two months under Capt. Phillips, without returning home.  That he was under the following officers during this third tour, to wit; Capt. Phillips, Lieut. George Micky.  That he was under the same Major Campbell and Col. Dabney, General Nelson.  That he marched from the Morbin Hill to Shurly Hundred on James River from thence to the Big Spring on the Chickakomany Swamp where he was discharged.  That he entered the fourth term in the fall of 1780 following.  That he was drafted and was under the aforesaid Capt. Byas, Major Campbell, Col. Dabney and Gen. Nelson.  That he was marched first to Richmond and stationed the chief portion of the time in the neighborhood of that city.  That he was discharged by Capt. Byas about six miles below Richmond on James River but forgets the name of the place.
    That he entered the fifth tour he thinks in the month of April 1871 under Capt. Harris.  That he was under the same field officers to wit. Maj. Campbell, Col. Dabney and General Nelson - that he was stationed chiefly near Richmond to guard the City.  That he volunteered in this expedition and when his term was out he was discharged by Capt. Harris.  That he then returned home and stayed about eight or ten days when half the county was called out by orders from General Washington.  That he then substituted in the place of one Charles Stuard.  That he commenced this campaign he thinks in the latter part of June or the first of July (but cannot be certain) 1781.  That he was under Capt. Phillips, Lieut. Joseph Skelton, Major Armsted, Col. Dabney, Gen. Nelson and General Lafayette.  That he marched first from Johnson's Tavern to Richmond and there joined the Army and after being there some time, the British Army under Corn Wallace marched to the opposite side of the river...to a place he thinks called Falmouth and that they fired the three cannon across the River at the British but could do no damage.  That they immediately received orders to march up the river about seven miles to Wert Harm and cross the river and meet the British but after they had got about three miles the orders were countermanded with new orders to return back to Richmond and on the same evening they retreated up the country into Cullpepper County where they stayed a few days and they were reinforced by General Wayne's Brigade.  From thence they marched back through Louisa County where his term of two months expired and he was discharged by Capt. Phillips, and there having come on from his county three relief companies he attached himself to one of them, to wit Capt. Peter's company by volunteering for a seventh tour of two months and that Peter's company and the other two companies that came on with him having been ordered to march to Glouster Courthouse to join Col. Battops Regiment they accordingly left the main Army which marched to Yorktown and they marched to Glouster Courthouse and joined col. Battops Regiment, and after they had remained there a short time Col. Campbell (the same man who had been his former Major) came there and beat up for volunteers of light infantry to _____ the enemies lines and that ______ the rest he turned out with him and they marched to Sowels old field where they about three hundred in number, were attacked by about six hundred mounted infantry and light horse under Col. Tartton(??) and eight of the Americans were wounded but non killed and the enemy were repulsed with a loss of seven or eight killed and forty prisoners.  That he was then marched back and attached to Col. Battops, Regiment, where they remained a few days and were marched within a mile and a half of Glouster town where a part of Cornwallace's army were stationed and that he remained there until Corn Wallace surrendered his whole army and that two or three days afterwards he together with all the men on his side of the river were discharged.  That he was discharged between the 20th and lst part of October 1781.

    That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.

Sworn to and subscribed before us this 14th September 1832. Jas. H. Rodgers, JIC; Wm Springer JIC; Lewis McElroy, JIC

We, William L. Parr and John Ward Sr., residing in the County of Carroll Georgia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Minor Mead who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.  That we believe him to be sixty nine years of age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we can concur in that opinion.  Sworn and subscribed the date and year aforesaid:  Lewis McElroy, JIC, Jas H. Rodgers, JIC,      WM. L. Parr ss ,  John Ward, ss.

Page 10. Interogitory 
The First in Spotsvany  County, Va. and born in 1763
2nd he has none now but has seen a record of his age.
3rd in Louisa County VA. in the State of Virginia and Georgia and now resides in Carroll County
4th  Was a substitute for Henry Lane and Charles Stuart two months each and was a volunteer - 3 times of two months each and served as a drafted man two tours of two months each.
5th Colonal Charles Dabney, Major Gammel.  He served under the above officers six tours.  He served under Colonel Baytop the balance of the war.  I do not recollect by what name the Regiments were called further than the names of the colonels that commanded.
6th  He received regular discharges from the proper officers but has lost his discharge for each tour.
7th.  He states that John Ward Sr., and Thomas (?) Lyons are acquainted with him.

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    I Minor Mead hereby relinquish ever claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  Sworn to and Subscribed this 14th September 1832.  Jas. H. Rodgers, JIC
    And the above do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood and that William L. Parr and Jno. Ward who have signed the same are residents in the County of Carroll, State of Georgia, and are credible  persons and their statements entitled to credit.  Wm. L. Springer, JIC; Lewis McElroy JIC Jas. H. Rodgers, JIC

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5219, GEORGIA, JANE MEAD, widow of Minor Mead who served in the Revolutionary war as a Private for 14 months.  Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of $46.00 Dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.  Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Nov. 1847 and sent to Wm. M. Merrell, Carrollton, Georgia.  (handwritten note) Letter to Howtt A. Haralson, ____of Vouchers for the purpose of drawing this pension filed within ___ ____ and with the order of the Jury of the Interior of the 3rd April 1861.

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State of Georgia
County of Carroll
On this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord, thousand eight hundred and forty nine, personally appeared before the Honorable Court of Ordinary of Carroll County and State of Georgia aforesaid Jane Mead a resident of the Seventh District in the County of Carroll and State of Georgia aged Seventy Three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838.  That she is the widow of Minor Mead who was a Revolutionary Pensioner from the County of Carroll and State of Georgia aforesaid,  that from the best of her belief the said Minor Mead resided in Macklenburg County in the State of Virginia at the time of his entering the service of the United States, that the said Minor Mead drew a pension drawn to the fourth day of March 1837.  She further declares that she was married to the said Minor Mead on the Sixth day of January in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three.  That she knows of no documentary evidence of her said marriage; that her husband the aforesaid Minor Mead died Twenty Fifth day of March Eighteen Hundred and thirty seven and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herewith annexed.  That her husband the said Minor Mead had a certificate under the Act of Congress of the 7th day of June 1832.  That he regularly drew the pension under the same until the fourth day of  March 1837 as aforesaid and that said certificate is lost or mislaid.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written. SS, Jane Mead (mark)
before us in open court: J. C. Benton, JIC.  Jas F. Garrison, JIC,  H. W. Davis, JIC

State of Georgia
Carroll County
    I do hereby certify that J. C. Benson, Jas. F. Garrison and H. W. Davis whose names appear officially to the above and foregoing declaration were each at the time the said perports to have been made, a Justice of the Inferior Court of Said County Carroll, setting as a Court of Ordinary duly commissioned and qualified that the same is a Court of Record, and that the above perporting to be their official signature ___ ___

    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official signature as Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of said Carroll County with the seal of my office annexed.  Done at office in Carrollton this 7th day of May 1849.  A. Boggs, CCO

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State of Georgia
Carroll County
    On this 17th day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty five, personally appeared before me a Justice of the ______ within and for the County and State aforesaid, Jane Mead, aged seventy nine years, a resident of Carroll County, State of Georgia who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Minor Mead deceased who was a private in the revolutionary war.  That she has no knowledge of the name of any of the officers that he volunteered in the County of _____in the State of Virginia sometime in the years AD 1780 and 1781 and served for the term of thirteen months and was honorably discharged in North Carolina or Virginia.  She further states that she was married to the said Minor Mead on or about the ____day of January AD, 1793 by one Abner  (?) Marshall a minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was  Jane Pryor.  That her said husband died in Carroll County, State of Georgia, on the ____ day of March AD 1837 and that she is still a widow.  She further declares that she is now a pensioner under the United States as the widow of the said Minor Mead.  That she has a certificate for life which bears date 26th day of November AD, 1849 for proof of enlistment service and honorable discharge of her said husband Minor Mead and her marriage with him.  She refers to the rolls and records of file in the office of the Interior at Washing(ton?) made to obtain a pension. 
    She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty to which she may be entitled under the Act entitled an Act.  In addition to certain acts granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed the 3rd day of March 1853.  Matthew Reid, JP,  Jane Mead, her mark.

JESSE PETERS - AMERICAN REVOLUTION VETERANS -1835 PENSIONS
CARROLL COUNTY
PRIVATE
GEORGIA CONT'L LINE
$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$92.79 AMOUNT RECEIVED
APRIL 14, 1819 PENSION STARTED
SUSPENDED MAY 1, 1820
$60.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$150.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 5, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 82

PETERS, JESSE
GEORGIA

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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6^th April 1838 from 4^th Sept. 1837 to 4 Sept. 1838. Agt notified June 1839.

Georgia, 16821
Jesse Peters
Carroll in the State of Georgia

Who was a pvt. In the __________ commanded by Captain ____________of the Regiment commanded by Col. Sevien of the North Carolina Line for 18 months. Georgia

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Oct 33, And ___? The Chandler
Carrolton, Ga.

WAR DEPT,. PENSION OFFICE, JUNE 4, 1833

Sir:

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A STATEMENT SHOWING THE SERVICE OF JESSE PETERS, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
Rank – Private

Period (of service) not stated; time of service definite but states about 2 years 10 mo. In the Continental lines.

Names and Rank of Field officers under which he served.  Col. Screvin(?) ; Col. Malmashy(?)

Proof by which the declaration is supported:  No proof given but sworn to in court and the clerks certificate given.

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State of Georgia
County of Carroll

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When he enlisted, he marched through the country from Wilks County to Savannah then to Tyby Island thence an expedition on board the Congress Royally – under Captain Unogate to the mouth of Stellary’s River thence back to Savannah thence to Lewisburg thence to Midway meeting house thence to Greensburg, South Carolina thence to Augusta Ga. And joined General Ash and was at Ashes defeat at the mouth of Brier Creek.  He made his escape and joined General Linkham at Black Swamp, thence to Augusta.  He was then marched through South Carolina in pursuit of the British Army to Stones Ferry and was in a battle at that place after which he marched back to Augusta & was discharged as above stated.

      That he has been previously on the pension roll under the Act of 1818 and has been struck from the same. That he Oglethorpe County in this State when his first application was made and resides in this county now.  The he sent his discharge to the department at the time he first applied and supposes it is on file there.  He 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.  He answers to the interrogatory as follows. 
1.  In Cravin County North Carolina in the year 1753.
2.  He has no record of age but lost it in Revolution
3.  In Wilks County (or the territory now forming it) in this state, has lived since in       Wilks, Oglethorpe & Walton and now in Carroll County all in Georgia.
4.   He enlisted in the service voluntarily
5.  General Linkham, Colonel Malbely and Captain Perry recollects no more but what is stated in the body of Declaration.
6.  He received a discharge from General McIntosh which he sent to the War Department by Mr. Cobb of the House of Representatives from this State on his former application and has never seen it since.
7.  William S. Parr and Joseph Little – No ________? In his power to proceed.

Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court the day and year aforesaid.  C T. Kingsbury, Clerk

His mark Jesse Peters, Jas. H. Rodgers, I C

We, William S. Parr & Joseph Little residing in said county hereby certify that we are well acquainted and swore to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty one years of age and that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

      Swore to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid: C. T. Kingsberry, Clerk

Ss: Joseph Little, Wm S. Parr

LEVI PHILIPS - AMERICAN REVOLUTION VETERANS -1835 PENSIONS
CARROLL COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$40.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MARCH 13, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 82
 

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PHILLIPS, LEVI,
NORTH CAROLINA

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GEORGIA, LEVI PHILLIPS, Carroll in the State of Georgia who was Private in the Company commanded by Captain Branan of the Reg. commanded by Col. Lock in the North Carolina line for 6 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of $20.00 dollars and ___cents per annum, commence on the 4^th day of March 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of March 1833 and sent to Hon M. Clayton Athens, Ga.
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Arrears to the 4^th of March ’33  $40.00; Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Sep. 33-$10.00

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by: G. Stiles, clerk, Book D, Vol. 8, Page 141
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See Letter to P. Agt. May 30, 1830. Order to Pay of Oct. 1837
Paid at the Treasury under the Acts of the 8 April 1838 from 4 Sept. 1837 to 4 March 1838. Agt notified 3 day Jany. 1839.
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BRIEF in the case of Levi Phillips of Carroll County in the State of Georgia
Act 7^th June 1832

1.        Was declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  A Court

2.        If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.        How old is he?  81 years

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

Period: in 1781
Duration of Service: 3 Months
Rank: Private    Name of General and field Offices under whom he served:  Captain Branen, Col. Lock
Duration of Service: 3 Months    Rank: Ds.   Served under: Col. Lock
Says he served through other terms but can recollect no particular ___ ___ of times or officers.
 5.  In what battles was he engaged:

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service:  Roan County, North Carolina

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary roof, 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? No

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STATE OF GEORGIA
CARROLL COUNTY
   Personally came before us in open court Levi Phillips a resident of this county who being duly sowrn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ______ the benefit of the Act of Congress passed on the 7^th of June 1832.

   He states that he is eighty one (81) years of age and that he entered the service of the United States on the 25^th day of September 1781 and served a tour of duty of three months under the command of the following officers:  Captain Branan commanded the Company and was attached to Col. Locks Regiment the whole detachment was commanded by General Rutherford.  We rendezvoused at Tyler(?) Mill in Roan County North Carolina.  We were marched from thence through Mackenberry County to Hanging Rock where he served out his time and was discharged in the spring of the year 1782. The month was not recollected.  He was again drafted for three months  was rendezvoused at Tyler(?) Mill.  He does not recollect the names of the Captain that commanded,  The Col. Was Lock and under the command of General Davidson or Davison.  We were marched from the place of rendezvous to Wilmington, North Carolina where after his turn of service had expired he was discharged.  He served three other tours but from loss of memory he cannot recollect the name of the officers nor the particular time he served that he was in no battles; served in the  (Note in margin of this page: The applicant having proved but six months service will be willing to receive a pay for that. A. H. Clayton)
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Continental or Regular Redgiments but cannot say what redgiment he was attached to nor does he know of any person now living that can remember him.  He hereby relinquishes all claim to pention or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pention role of any agency in this state nor of the United States.

Sworn to and Subscribed in open court this January 7, 1833.  Wily Springer, JC

 

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6. He received a discharge at the end of each turn but have lost them. 7.  Answer 7: Hindrea P. Mabry, John Wiley Springer am acquainted and can and do certify in his favor.

We do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Levi Phillips of Carroll County and State of Georgia who has subscribed an sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years of age; that he is reputed and believed to be in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolutions and that we concur in that opinion.

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Letter :

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section dated Nov 21, 1928
Mrs. R. L. Braswell
Spring Hill Al

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension Claim, S. 31906, it appears that Levi Phillips was born September 20, 1751 in Cecil County, Maryland.

   While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, he enlisted, September 25, 1781 and served three months as a private in Captain Branan’s Company, Colonel Lock’s North Carolina Regiment.

   He enlisted in the spring of1782 and served three months in Colonel Lock’s Regiment. He rendered three other tours of service but details of them are not stated, no battles stated.

   He was allowed pension on his application executed January 7, 1833, while a resident of Carroll County, Georgia (formerly in Oglethorpe and Putname Counties).

   A son resided in Campbell County, Georgia, in 1833, his name not stated.  There are no further data as to family.

   Due to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the bureau is unable to make immediate reply to each request pertaining to soldiers of the Revolution and War of 1812.  Letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in order of receipt.

ROBINSON, JOHN, SR.,
File S31935

GEORGIA 23.936
John Robinson Sr.
Coweta Co. in the State of Georgia
He was a private in the _____commanded by Captain Herndon of the Regt. commanded by Col. Faxton in the North Carolina line for 11 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of $36.66 per annum commence on teh 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension found the 28th day of April 1834, and ____ C. W. Buckley, Newnan, Ga.,
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834    $109.98
General allowance ending 4 Sept. $18.33, total $128.31
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by N. Rice, Clerk, Book E., Vol. 6, Page 182

Pages 3 thru 6
State of Georgia
Coweta County
    On this the 8th day of October eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before us, Rich. B. Wootten,
___ D. Echols, Wm. Spratling and John D. Sheriton(?) Judges of the Inferior court of said state and county now sitting, John Robinson Sr. a resident of said county and State, aged (81) eighty one 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 the 7th 1832.

    That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  That he entered the service as a volunteer in the County of Chatham in the State of North Carolina in the year 1776 under Captain Shearlock to go to Cross Creek, that while in service his captain was promoted to Major and served under Captain Georgia Hendon.  The regiment was commanded by Col. Thaxton.  He was out but a few weeks at this time when he was discharged from service.  In a few days he was called upon by George Henson, Captain, to serve a six month tour as a volunteer to go to Cross Creek, which call he accepted and went and served out the tour and on the twenty eighth day of August 1776, he was dischraged by Col. Folsom who commanded the Regiment through Capt. George Hendon.  Some time after this every twentieth man was to furnish a soldier for an eighteen (18) month tour.  That in the drafting in balloting he was the individual that was thus drafted by his captain was Hal Dickson, his Colonel was Robert Dickson, that he served the time and then hired a Captain John Summory to serve out the balance for which he gave him a horse, twenty-dollars in ___ and a case of pistols.  He has forgotten the names of the other officers.  In 1780, he turned out as a volunteer under Capt. William Jones who Commanded a horse company for a four months tour to go to Pedes(?) in the State of South Carolina.  During this tour of service he was elected Ensign and served in that capacity during the tour.  The Regiment was commanded by Col. Thomas Wade.  A large part of the time he served in this tour he was engaged with a few men for the purpose of gathering forage on Lynches Creek till his tour of service expired when he was discharged.  He believes in November 1780.  Deponent further saith that he was and served tours in different Companies during the Revolutionary War but being an illerate man was unable to give names and dates.  That he has no documentary evidence; that he knows of no person whose testimony he can furnish (other than the attached) who can testify to his service.
    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 and Subscribed to before Rich. B. Wootten, JIC; Sam D. Echols, JIC; Wm. L. Starling, JIC; Jno. D. Hinton, GC
answering to the interogatories of the War Department .

Answer the first:  He was born in Hanover County in the State of Virginia on the 11th day of July 1752.
Answer the 2nd.  He has none.  Only knows from what his parents have told him.
Answer the 3rd.  He was living in Chatham County in the State of North Carolina during the war.  He removed to Orange County of that state and resided near Hillsborough where he remained till about (10) ten years ago when he removed to Newton County in the State of Georgia where he removed where he at present resides.
Answer the 4th.  He was drafted and volunteered.
Answer the 5th.  He knew Col. Robert Dickson, col. Thaxton, Col. Israel Foulsome, General Nathan Green and some others.
Answer the 6th.  That he received discharges for his services but has lost or mislaid them so that he cannot furnish any of them save those included.
Answer the 7th.  He refers to Major Nicholas Dyers .  Schore(?) House
Sworn to and subscribed to before us in open court this 8th day of October 1833.  Rich. B. Wootten, JIC; Sam G. Echols, JIC; Wm. L. Spratling, JIC; Jno. D. Hinton, DC

    We, Nicholas Dyer and Schore House do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Robinson Sr. who has sworn to the foregoing declarations, that we believe him to be _____________ _______ ________ that he is reliable and believed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War on the ______side and we concur that _____. 

Page 6
State of Georgia
County of Carroll
    On this Sixth day of February 1837 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Inferior Court, for the said County of Carroll, personally appeared John Robinson Senior who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain George Hearn in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Folsom in the service of the United States.  That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Georgia.  That he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate on or about the fourth day of March 1836 at the Town of Carrollton  in said county, lost his original certificate.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.  Jas. H. Rodgers JIC.

State of Georgia
County of Carroll
    On this Sixth day of February 1837 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Inferior Court for the said County of Carroll personally appeared William L. Parr who on his oath declares that he well knows John Robinson Senior to be the same person described in the above affidvait.
Sworn and Subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid.  Jas. H. Rodgers, JIC

Page 7
(Letter)
REV. 31836 Wars Section
August 20, 1928

Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth,
Wildwood,
Edgefield, South Carolina

Madam:

    I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31836, it appears that John Robinson was born in Hanover, County Virginia, July 11, 1753 and while living in Chatham County, North Carolina enlisted and served in the North Carolina Troops as follows:

    For five weeks in 1773 as private in Captain Shearlock and George Herndon's Companies, Colonel Thaxton's Regiment.  For six months ending August 22, 1776 as private in Captain George Herndon's Company, Colonel Folsom's Regiment.  Some time after this, for three months as private in Captain Hal Dickson's Company, colonel Robert Dickson's Regiment, and for five months ending in November 1780, as ensign in Captain William Jones' Company, colonel Thomas Wade's Regiment.
    He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1833, as John Robinson, Senior, while living in Coweta County, Georgia.  He was a resident of Carroll County Georgia in 1837.  The date of his death is not recorded.
    His children are referred to but their names and that of his wife are not stated.  Respectfully, Winfield Scott, Commissioner.
End of Pension File
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Notes by Transcriber: 
1839 Census - may be listed and Roberson, John
1840 Census Microfilm M704, Roll 38, Page 20- All Robinsons listed in Page 20 - May not be same family.
John Robinson SR.
John Robinson JR.
David Robinson
___________________________________________
Biography and Family Sketches. 
ALBERT C. ROBINSON, merchant and farmer, Carrollton, Carroll Co., GA., son of John W. and Mary M. (Burrow) Robinson, was born in 1856. His grandfather, John Robinson, was a native of Virginia, whence he removed to North Carolina, and subsequently to Georgia and settled in the woods in Carroll County; near where the subject of this sketch now lives. Mr. Robinson's father was born in North Carolina in 1827 and came with his parents to Georgia when a small boy. His mother was a daughter of William and Eliza (Bradbury) Bur­row who were among the earliest settlers in that part of the State. His father enlisted in 1861 and remained in the service until the surrender.  Mr. Robinson was reared on the farm and in consequence of the war, which was at its fiercest when he was of school age, his education was limited. But he was endowed with pluck and perseverance, and enterprise and energy, and was also possessed of a thorough-going disposition, which have told wonderfully on his prosperity. He first began business at Shiloh, but last year he removed his business to his farm near that place. When he was married he was not worth a dollar; now he has a fine, large farm and is doing a large and increasing mercantile business. Mr. Robinson was married in 1879 to Miss Mary M. Arthur, daughter of Kabus and Ann (Barnes) Arthur, who were among the earliest settlers of Marion county, Ga. Mr. Arthur lost his life during the late war. Seven children have blessed this union: Emory C., William M., Zella V., Luther L., Verdie E., Lizzie M. and Minnie Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are members of the M. E. church. He is one of the rising young men of Carroll county with a bright future.

Jesse Rowell - Revolutionary Soldier

Jesse Rowell, father of William Rowell was in the Revolution. He was in the Continental Army at Brandywine, Germantown and Valley Forge, PA,
Monmouth, NJ, and was taken a POW at Chareston, SC.  Here transcribed are his pension papers. He is buried at the Rowell-Philpot Cemetery north of Buchanan. He
is one of three Rev War men buried in Haralson County.

(1)Georgia - Franklin County - Deed Book "K"; Nov. 4, 1793 - Sept. 12, 1794 by State Historian 1939 (Georgia Archives)

Know all Men by these presents that I Jesse Rowell late a soldier in the first North Carolina Regiment do make Constitute and appoint John Conner of the
State of Georgia and County of Franklin my true and legall attorney for me and in my name to sell assign and transfer a certificate issues in my name from the
War office of the United States for Personal Service done in the late Continental Army amounting to with Power also to Substitute an Attorney or Attorneys
under him for the above purpose to make constitute and appoint hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney or his Substitute or Substitutes
shall or may do therein by virtue herof  In Widness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal this ________ one thousand seven Hundred and ninety four
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us

State of Georgia Franklin County Personally appeared and came before me one of the Judges of the County Court aforesaid the above Jesse Rowell and
acknowledged the above power of Attorney to John Conner to be his Act and Deed for the uses and purposes therein contained.  In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my Hand and seal the date above mentioned Wm. Hardin J.P.

(2)"Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files; Vol. III; N-Z" abstracted by Virgil D. White, 1992 (Georgia Archives)

Rowell, Jesse, NC Line, S38337, appl 3 Mar 1824 Franklin Co GA aged 76 with a wife Marian aged 50 & children; Anne 17,
Joshua Franklin 15 & a daughter whose name was not clearly written aged 12.

(3)From the Pension application papers of Jesse Rowell, National Archives:

H of R (House of Representatives)
January 17, 1825
Enclosed you will receive the declaration of Jesse Rowell claiming a pension for Revolutionary services.  I am informed that William Ray has transmitted to the
War Department on 18 June, 1824, a like application.  Be so good as to give them your early consideration and inform me of the results. I am requested to
assertain whether those persons are entitled to a bounty of land . Please afford me information upon this point.
Respectfully, Your obedient servant,
Wilbur Thompson. _________________________

Franklin County, Georgia

Personally appearing in an open court, being a court of record In the State of Georgia and the County of Franklin, Jesse Rowell, aged Seventy-Six years and
residing in the aforesaid County of Franklin who being duly sworn according to law does make the following declaration in reference to the provision
made by the acts of Congress on the 18th March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820.

That the aforesaid Jesse Rowell enlisted for the term of the (Revolutionary) War some time in the month of October in the year 1776 in the company commanded by
Captain Thomas Allen in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Clarke in the line of the state of North Carolina on the Old Continental establishment,
that he continued to serve in said corps for a term of about five years when he was taken a prisoner by the British at Charleston in whose custody he
remained until the declaration of peace, that he never obtained a written discharge.

That the aforesaid was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, that he had no other evidence now or power of his said services except
this oath. He solemnly swears that: I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift,
sale or in any other method dispatched of my property or any -thereof with intent hereby or to diminish -to bring myself within the provision of an act of
Congress entitled to or to provide for certain pensions engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War performed
before the 18th day of March 1818. That I have not nor had any person in for me, my property or securities, contracts or debts due me nor have I any
in common other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed:

Two cows and calves: 20$ Ten head of Hogs:   20$ One pail, one piggin, two (?) two axes: 4$ One pot, one oxen:     5$ Total: 49$
My occupation, a farmer; my family consists of my wife Merriam, who is upwards of fifty years of age, is infirm and unable to work, my daughter Anne who is
seventeen years of age and in good health, able to work; my son Joshua Franklin, fifteen years of age, healthy and able to work; my daughter Civility twelve
years of age and in good health.

Sworn to truth in an open court this 3rd day of March 1824.
Jesse Rowell (his mark) Attest: Samuel Morris, Clerk
_____________________________________________
Georgia Franklin County

I James Morris, clerk of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing oath oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of
the said court; I also certify that the court is mere satisfied that the claimant served the term of nine months under one engagement of the Continental
establishment. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount of the value of the property exhibited in the
aforesiad schedule is forty-nine dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this fourth day of January, 1825.

James Morris, Clerk
Superior Court, Franklin County.
__________________________________________________________

Washington, D.C.
10th January 1845

Mr. James L. Edwards
Dear Sir:
The Hon. John A. Jones of Paulding County, Georgia, writes me that Jesse Rowell, a private in Captain Dixon's Company and Colonel Clarke's regiment of
infantry, has been receiving a pension of eight dollars per month since 4th March 1826. He now thinks he is entitled to a land bounty and back pay anterior
to 1824. You will find his allowances recorded in the Pension Office, Book B, Volume 9 Page 208. Will you have the goodness to inform me whether by any
subsequent acts Jesse Rowell is entitled to anything besides the 8 dollars per month as aforesaid, and oblige me as such.
Yours respectfully,
John A. Lumpkin

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