Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,879, Thomas Dunbar, S.C.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE S.C.
Dunbar, Thomas
Shackelford, Mary (Former Widow)
NUMBER W. 3.879
B.L. Wt. 2371 -200.

CONTENTS
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Georgia 7261
Mary Shackelford, formerly widow of Thomas Dunbar who was a Lieutenant SC in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 320 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence of
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of August 1845 and sent to Mssrs. Memminger & Jervey
Charleston, S. Carolina

Act of March 3, 1843. & June 17, 1844

Recorded in Book A  Vol. 2 Page 176

Rep.
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Thomas Dunbar of the Parish of St. Philips Charleston Bachelor & Mary Withers of the parish of Prince George - Spinster, were married in the Dwelling House of Mrs Eliz: Withers of the parish of Prince George, Widow by License this second day of September Anno Domini 1784. by me S. F. Warren of the parish of St James Santee Clerk

Tho. Dunbar
Mary Withers
This marriage was solemnized between us
In the presence of us. Jno Buchanan
Will. Withers

I do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an entry made in a Book now in my possession
titled Register of Marriages. S. James Santee
Craven Coy

Given under my hand the 26th day of May 1845.
Thomas Lee
Ordinary O.C.J.D
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Charleston S.C.
27 Sept. 1845.
To J. L. Edwards
Sir
accompanying this are the necessary papers connected with the application of Mrs. Mary Shackelford for for the Bounty Lands of Thos Dunbar who was a Lieut during the
Revolutionary War. Mrs. Shackelford for claims as widow and sole heir

Very Respectfully
Memminger & Jervey

Warrant No 237 for 200 acres, dated 6th Oct. 1845. in far of Mr Mary Shackelford, Widow and only heir of Thos Dunbar decd who was Lieut of the S. Carolina Line, was delivered to Peter G. Washington
Esq. in accordance with the written power of Attorney
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Thomas Dunbar
No 2371

P. G. Washington Esq
Auditor
Genl P. Office
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State of Georgia
McIntosh County
I, Mary Shackelford heir at law of Thos. Dunbar, do upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief that the said Thos. Dunbar served as a Lieutenant in the South Carolina line of the Revolution; but as to the date of his entering the service and his term of service, this deponent cannot speak with certainty, but would refer to the records of the proper department in Washington, when the name of the said Thos Dunbar is returned among those entitled to bounty land from the United States. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the County land promised to the said Thos. Dunbar on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore

Know all men by these Presents, that I Mary Shackelford aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand & receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid with power of
substitution, for the special purposes aforesaid
[signed] Mary Shackelford
Attest
Samuel Palmer

Personally appeared Mary Shackelford, subscribed to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, & acknowledged the form of attorney thereto subjoined to be her act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned
E. M. Blount
J.P.
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In Testimony that Edmond M. Blount named in the foregoing acknowledgment, is authorized
to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements &c in the State of Georgia at the said
date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Superior Court at Darien this Twenty 
fourth day of September A.D. 1845

Josiah Townsend
Clerk Infr Court
McIntosh County Ga
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State of Georgia
McIntosh County
24 Sept 1845
Court of Ordinary
We certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to us to prove that Mrs. Mary Shackelford was the widow and is the sole surviving heir at law in fee to Thomas Dunbar, who was a Lieutenant in the
Regiment of the South Carolina Line of the Revolution-

Given under our hands and seals of Office this 24th day of September A.D. 1845
Samuel Penn J.CO M.C
John F. Green J P CO M.C.
Alexander Mitchel J.J.C.C
Three Judges of the Inferior Court will Sign the above

Mrs. Mary Shackelford, has been placed on the list of Pensioners of the State of Georgia
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No 11963
Mary Shackleford
formerly widow of Thomas Dunbar
Ga
act 7 July 1838
M 84 C90
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State of Georgia
McIntosh County
Personally appeared before me Samuel Palmer one of the Justices of the Superior Court for said County Mrs. Mary Shackelford a resident of the said County and State aged about Eighty 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." and that she was married to Thomas Dunbar in the Parish of Prince George . This was in the State of South Carolina on the second day of September A.D. one thousand seven hundred & eighty four by the Rev Sam'l F  France, as appear by the Parish Register regularly kept, and now deposited in the office of the Ordinary for Charleston District in the State of South Carolina and that the said Thos. Dunbar was Captain or at least commanded a company in the United States during the Revolutionary War; but what the time of the service in which he was this deponent cannot say, as he had resigned his commission before their marriage, but is satisfied that he must have been several years, but presumes that the records of the war department would afford the best information on this point, that her husband the said Thomas Dunbar died
about the year seventeen hundred ninety. that she was not married to him prior to his having the
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leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen
hundred & ninety four viz at the time above stated. This deponent further swears that she removed to the State of Georgia from South Carolina in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty five; that she believes that the said Thomas never during his life time received the Bounty to which he was entitled
as an office of the Revolution, nor any equivalent or commutation therefore - nor has she this deponent since his death - this deponent further swears that from her extreme age and consequent bodily infirmity she is unable to leave her place of residence to make this her affidavit in open Court
[signed] Mary Shackelford

I certify that the above named Mrs. Mary Shackelford has this day been duly sworn, and has subscribed with her own hand the foregoing affidavit, she being to aged and infirm to attend in open Court
Samuel Palmer, one of
the Justices of the Inferior Count of McIntosh County Georgia

State of Georgia
McIntosh County  Superior Court Clerks office
I Josiah E. Townsend Clerk of the Inferior Court of McIntosh County in the State of Georgia do hereby certify that Samuel Palmer whose signature appears to the above and
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forgoing certificate of affidavit is one of the Justices of the said Inferior Court & that his said signature is genuine & to all his attestations as such due faith & credit ought & should be given

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Inferior Court at Darien this the Twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & forty five
Josiah E Johnson
Clerk Infr Court of
McIntosh County Ga
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Revy WIDOW, &c
File No. 3879
Mary Shackelford for
Wid of 
Thos Dunbar
Lieut Rev War
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Act: Mch 3 June 1944 June 17/44
Index:--Vol. M, Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No 11963
Mary Shackleford

ltr to Memminger & Jervey
July 12 1846

Act 7 July 1838
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From the Milledgeville Recorder.
CRAWFORDVILLE, Ga.
14th April, 1845. 
MESSRS. GRIEVE & ORNE: -- You might perhaps confer a favor upon some of your readers, by publishing the following list of names of Revolutionary officers and soldiers who have not yet obtained the bounty lands to which they are entitled under the laws of the United States. In case of the death of the soldier, his heirs or legal representatives are entitled in his stead. The information
is contained in Executive Document No. 57, of the first session of last Congress. The whole document would doubtless be interesting to many, but is too large for publication in a newspaper. It is a reply from the Secretary of War to a resolution of the House of Representatives, for the names of all those of all the States who are still entitled to bounty lands. I send you the names of those of South Carolina and Georgia only.
Yours respectfully,
A. H. STEPHENS.

A list of names of such Officers and Soldier of the Revolutionary Army as have acquired a right to
lands from the United States, and who have not yet applied therefore

SOUTH CAROLINA.
Names.    Rank.
Dunbar, Thomas 
Ford, Tobias Ensign
Field, James Lieutenant.
Goodwin, John do
Goodwin, Uriah Captain
Hart, Oliver Surgeon's Mate
Kolb, Josiah Lieutenant.
Knabb, John do
Langford, Daniel do
Lloyd, Benjamin do
Martin, John Captain
McGuire, Merry Lieutenant.
Mason, Richard Captain
Mitchell, Ephraim Major
Ogive, George Lieutenant.
Ousby, Thomas do
Russell, Thomas C. do
Sunn, Frederick Surgeon
Williamson, John Captain
Ward, William Lieutenant.

GEORGIA.
Allison, Henry Lieutenant.
Broesford, Coleson Captain
Collins, Cornelius Lieutenant.
Delaplane, Peter E. Captain
Fitzpatrick, Patrick Lieutenant.
Hayes, Arthur do
Jordan, William do
Mitchell, John do
Maxwell, Josiah do
Mosby, Robert do
Scott, William Captain
Sharp, Jas. B. Surgeon's mate
Steadman, James Lieutenant.
Tannell, Francis do
Templeton, Andrew Captain
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Georgia 9585.
Mary Shackelford, formerly widow of Thomas Dunbar who was a pensioner under the Act of --- and who died in the year 1790 of McIntosh Co. in the State of Georgia who was a Lieut. in the company
commanded by Captain --- of the regt. commanded by --- in the S.C. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 320 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of August 1845 and sent to Memminger & Jervey, Charleston, S.C.
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Total amount, $
(Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1 Page 325
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Comptroller Gen'l Office
Columbia So. Ca. May 28"/45

Book A
Indent 102
Issued to Lieut. ThomasDunbar under date 6" June 1783 for Eight Hundred and seventeen pounds
Eight Shillings and two pence sterling, paid1st  May 1784 per the Gent orders for pay and subsistence to 1 May 1783 per the Auditor Genl Certificate
Principal L817.8.2.257. Int. L 57.4.4
I certify the above to be a true copy from the Records in this office
For Comptroller Genl
Laval

I certify that I Laval whose signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is the duly appointed Clerk of the Comptrollers Office at Columbia
M Laval Compt Genl
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[postmark]
CHARLESTON SC 
SEP 11
To


20
Mail
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington
Dist Columbia

Sept 15' 45
M Brown

Corrected & returned 15 Dec 1845
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Charleston.
10 Sept 1845
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Dr Sir
The enclosed warrant forwarded to us by you, seemed to have erroneously enclosed, and Mr. [illegible] the agent in Savannah Declined paying it in its present shape there is no such person as T. W. Olcott in Savannah
very Respectfully
Memminger & Jervey
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11963
June 4. 1845
Mary Shackelford
Jul 11, 1838.
Mail

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Charleston S.C.
31. May 1845
To J.L. Edwards Esq Commis
Sir
Enclosed is forward for your attention the application of Mrs. Mary Shackelford for the benefit of the provisions of certain acts of Congress regulating Pensions you will find accompanying her affidavit a regular certificate of her marriage with Thos. Dunbar, also a certificate as to the date of the death of the said Thos Dunbar, also a certified Extract from one of the Indent Books in the office of the Comptroller General of So. Carolina - we trust, that we have complied with all the regulations of the Department, but should anything he wanting please inform us and it will promptly be supplied. you will oblige by informing us of the result of the application
Very Respectfully
Memminger & Jervey
Attys at law
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To
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
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Charleston
. July 1845
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Yours of 22 inst is just at hand. and accompanying this we forward you the additional testimony required - which we trust will prove satisfactory - our client is now so aged and infirm, that we would most respectfully request you to favor us with an answer at your earliest Convenience.
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very Respectfully
Memminger & Jervey
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No. 11963
Mary Shackleford formerly
widow of Thomas Dunbar
Ga
Act 7 July 1838
Adm. 2 years Lieutenant
$320th per Ann
8068
817

Adm 3 March 1843 and 17 Jun 1834
$320 per ann

Memminger & Jerzey
Charleston
S.C.
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[seal of State of South Carolina]
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
William Aiken
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State aforesaid.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME.
Know Ye, That W Laval Esquire whose Signature appears to the annexed Certificate is Comptroller
General of the State of South Carolina duly elected by the Legislature of the State aforesaid
THEREFORE, All due Faith, Credit and Authority is and ought to be had and give this Proceedings and Certificates as such

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and cause the Seal of the States in the City of Charleston & State aforesaid the Thirty first day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Five and in the Seventy ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America
BY THE GOVERNOR.
Rob. Pinckney
Secretary of Stat
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Extract from "The City Gazette the Daily Advertiser of Tuesday February 2 1790
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"died} on Thursday last, at his plantation near Georgetown, Captain Thomas Dunbar, of the late South Carolina line of continental troops

State of South Carolina
Personally appeared before me Thomas M Hanckel a member of the Bar at Charleston in the said State and personally known to me and made oath that the above extract is a true and accurate copy from the original contained in "The City Gazette of the Daily Advertiser" a daily paper published in the
City of Charleston of Tuesday February 23.1791. That the said Copy was made by him and by him carefully compared with the Original and found by him to be correct.-
[signed] Tho. M. Hanckel
Sworn to before me this 29 May 1845
Edward McCready
Not Pub: Ex off. Magistrate
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11963
Received June 4, 1845
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United States of America
South Carolina District
Personally appeared before me R.B. Gilchrist District Judge of the United States for District aforesaid, Robert Harriot formerly of Georgetown but now of Charleston in the State of South Carolina, who being duly sworn deposeth, that he is personally and well acquainted with Mrs. Mary Shackelford now residing in Darion in the State of Georgia; that the maiden name of the said Mrs. Shackelford was Mary Withers and that she was married to Capt. Thomas Dunbar. That this Deponent left South Carolina in the year 1786 to complete his education at College in Princeton, and was absent several
years, and at his departure remember that she was then married but at what exact period the marriage was solemnized this deponent cannot undertake to say. That the said Thomas Dunbar must have died before the return of this deponent from College in the year 1792, as he does not remember him personally and this deponent further said that the said Thomas Dunbar he has
been informed and has always believed was an office of the Revolutionary Army, but does not know to what particular service he was attached
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That the said Thomas Dunbar was always spoken of as Captain but whether his rank as Captain
or Lieutenant, this deponent cannot say as the universal habit was to give all who were officers in
the revolutionary war a higher rank than they had actually informed: this deponents father who was
Captain in the Revolutionary army was after the war always called Colonel
[signed] Robert Heriot

The truth of the foregoing sworn to before me at the City of Charleston in the District aforesaid this thirty first day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty five -
R H Gilchrist
Judge of the United States
for the District of South Carolina
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United States of America
South Carolina District
Personally appeared the Rev'd P. Fraser Keith assistant Minister of St. Michael Church in the City of
Charleston, who being duly sworn deposeth, that he is personally acquainted with Mrs. Mary Shackelford the widow of Francis Shackelford, and formerly the widow of Thomas Dunbar an Officer of
the Revolution - That Francis Shackelford the last husband of Mrs. Mary Shackelford died in the year Eighteen hundred and five or thereabouts as deponent as far back as his recollection extends always remembers the said Mary Shackelford as a widow. This deponent further swears that the said Mary Shackelford widow, is now quite aged and infirm
[signed] P. Frazier Keith
Sworn to and subscribed before me at the City of Charleston in the District aforesaid this 26th July 1845
R B Gilchrist
Judge of the United States
for the District of South Carolina