Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36395, John Wise, N.C.
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Application for a Transfer
John Wise
State of Georgia ⎬ S.S.
County of Pike ⎬ 
On this the Tenth day of May 1838
before me, the subscribed a Justice of the Peace for the County of Pike personally appeared John Wise who on his oath
declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Word
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Buncombe in the service of the United States, - that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of North Carolina from whence he has lately removed - that he now resides in the County of Pike, State of Georgia where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of
North Carolina to the State of Georgia (Viz) Having several children living in Georgia and his son with whom he lived in North Carolina, wishing to remove to Georgia this applicant to remove also and done so accordingly
for the purpose of living near and among his children  John Wise
Sworn and subscribed to
before me the day and
year aforesaid
Nathan Vinson
State of Georgia
County of Pike 
Justice of the Peace for the County of Pike,  on this the Tenth day of May 1838 before me the subscriber Justice of the Peace for the County of Pike, personally appeared  Harris Wise who  on his oath his declares that John Wise who  has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit, .
sworn and subscribed to before me
the day and year aforesaid
Harris Wise
Nathan Vinson W.
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State of North Carolina On the 19th day of February 1823
Wayne County
personally appeared in open Court, being
a Court of Record of the said State having the power of fines and
imprisoning John Wise aged about sixty seven years, resident in
the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to
law doth upon his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War
as follows. That he enlisted for the first time in the month of
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June 1776 in the Company commanded by Captain William Ward
of the fifth regiment of the North Carolina line, in which Company
he served one year. That he enlisted the second time at Valley Forge
in Pennsylvania under Captain Benjamin Coleman of the same
giment in the month of December 1777, and was afterwards trans
ferred to the Company commanded by Capt Phil Taylor in which
he served two years and was discharged at Stone in South
and having mustered a considerable time as a Corporal before his
said discharge; and that he was in the Battle of Brandywine and
Germantown. He further swears that he was resident Citizen of the
United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not since
that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property
or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to
bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled
an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval
Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the
18th day of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person
in trust for him, any property or securities, contracts or debts,
due to him nor has he any income other than what is contained in