Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9571, for John Sillery, North Carolina
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Service
North Caroline
Sillery,John
Number R9571
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[eligible]
John Sillery

scribbles
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North Inferior Court
Georgia
Butts County
On this first day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty five Personally appoint John Sillery in open court a resident of said county aged eighty two 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 provisions made [illegible] act of Congress [illegible] 7th June 1832. that he was drafted into the service of the North Carolina militia V offered that service under Captain Robert Temples in the Battalion Commanded, Major William Brichell in the Regiment Commanded, Col. Sowell under the Command of General. Sumner in Bate County No. Carolina that this first loss was performed this service tendered on the [eligible] River, at New Providence. a part of Charlotte C. H. Salisbury in No. Carolina at all of which places this declarant was stationed. That this tour lasted thru months that whilst engage in this tour there was a battle fought at Charlotte which the declarant was not present as he was attached to the baggage waggons [wagons] of General Sumner, was believes New Providence and Charlotte at this time of the engagement . after this engagement declarant  [illegible] to New Providence where I saw a number of officers in a bull pen taken prisoners on the Baskin amongst whom was Col. Gogan taken by the [illegible] of a painted pine [illegible] instead of a [eligible] declarant then having remained about two or three days at New Providence returned home having finished his term of service which was three months
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that this first tour was some time after the commencement of the war "but at what precise period declarant can not state- that whilst on this tour Captain Carter of Northhampton county, N. C. his Lieutenant Butts ran away from Salisbury & left this men were brought back & drummed through the town [illegible] from the service. 
That after the termination of the first tour as above that declarant again entered for another three month tour under the same officer and performed it immediately after the first as a substitute for his brother, with the exception that his Captain was named James Richards a one armed many having had his hand cut off in a fight with a certain Captain Eaves. -this second tour was performed in and about the same place as the first in the same sort of service in pursuit of the tories & British. declarant being still engaged in driving General Sumner baggage and that after the termination of the second tour declarant asked the volunteer services [illegible] the light horse under Captain Joller, Major Brickell & General Sumner in Bate County No. Caroline & that after remaining in this service between three and six months declarant while [eligible] of his officers in the Continental Service under Capt. William Frier in the light horse and was immediately sent home with orders to remain
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in readiness for service at a moments warning
that he accordingly remained at home in
readiness untill [until] the war was ended which
was a short time before this last term of service
expire - that this last time of service
according to his enlistment was to have
been eighteen months - that his residence
previous to his entering the service &
afterwards was Burke County N Carolina
during all the time of the foregoing service
declarant was a private & chiefly attached to
the baggage department in embodied corps
called into service by
competent authority that during the
above period he was not engaged in any civil pursuit.
He hereby relinquishes ever claim whatever to
a pension or annuity as [illegible]the present &
he declares that his name is not on the
pension roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court day & year aforesaid in open court.

[illegible]John Goodman, Clerk
John Sillery X his mark
and the inferior court do hereby declare these
opinion that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary soldier & served as he states
I John Goodman Clerk of the inferior Court for
the same being a court of record 
said County do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of this said Court in
the matter of the application of John Sillery for a pension
 witness my hand seal of office day & date
above written
John Goodman Clerk
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We John M. Pearson a Clergyman residing in the County of Butts State of Georgia and Abner
Dankson residing in the same county do herby certify
that we are well acquainted with John Sillery who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that he believe him to be eighty two 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 concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year
aforesaid
John M Pearson Mg Jest
 John Goodman Clk
Abner Bankston
And the said Court after putting the interrogations prescribed [illegible]
 the war department to the said John
Sillery doth certify that his answers are as follows
1. where and in what year were you born

I was born in Richmond Co. Virginia
2.  Have you any record of your age if so where is it?

there is
there is a record of my age in the State of
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Tennessee in the family bible owned by
my father

3d [3rd] where were you living when called into service
where have you lived since the Revolutionary War
where do you now live
when called to service I lived in [illegible] co.
  N.C. & 
afterwards moved to Edgefield District No. Carolina
from thence to Abbeville District So. Ca. & thence
to Pendleton Dist So. Ca. and thence to
to
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Jones County Georgia, thence to Jasper County
Georgia thence to Bath County Georgia
where I now reside.
4th How were you called into service; were
you drafted did you volunteer
or were you a substitute?

Apart of the time I was a volunteer
a part a substitute & a part I was drafted. The
 time I served as a substitute was for
my brother William Sillery.


5th. [illegible]the names of some of the regular
officers, who were [seems like a word is missing with] the troops where you served, such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can
recollect & the general circumstances of your service.
 and
I refer you for my answer to this
interrogatory to the preceding declaration
he never received any discharge from the
service that he recollects & refer to John
[illegible] Pearson a Clergyman & to above
Bankston who both reside in his neighborhood

As well as to the affidavit of Hard Smith
a revolutionary pensioner for his character
for truth & veracity for the truth of the
foregoing declaration
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and the said Court do herby declare
their opinion after the investigation of
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the matter & after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the war department that the above
named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier & served as he states. And the
Court within certifies that it appears to
them that John M Pearson who has
Signed the preceding certificate is a
clergyman resident in the County of
Butts and that Abner Bankston who has
signed the same is a credible person &
that their statement is certified to credit

John Sillery X his mark
i, John Goodman Clerk of the inferior

Court for said County do hereby certify that the
foregoing six pages contains the original
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proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of John Sillery for a
pension. Histories my [illeible[ I have heard
set my hand & seal of office this first
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day of September one
thousand eight hundred
and thirty five
Abner Bankston J
[illegible] John Goodman Clk
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John Hall, J, J, C
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John Sillery
Georgia
See let to Jas H. Stack
Sept. 15. 1835
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Act 7 June 32
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
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P. O. John Sillery
Service:
Enlisted:__________________________,18
Discharged:_______________________18
Application filed:_________________,18
Alleges: __________________________
Re-enlisted:_______________________
Attorney: _________________________
P. O._______________________________

_____________Recognized.
______________Contract
_______________Cert. of Dis. 
Searched for________________, 18
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Georgia
[illegible] County
Personally appeared before me Wardy Smith who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that John Tillery was actually in service of the United States and on the Port of the James in the Revolutionary War he the said Department having been in service of the same therefore so know the facts.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th January 1835.
R. F McGehee J.P.
Wardy Smith
X his mark
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Georgia
Troup County

I  Wiley Wilson a Justice of the Superior court in and for said county and state do hereby certify that Oliver P. Fears who assigns the within certificate is and was at the time of signing the same clerk of the Inferior court, in and for said county of Troup and that all faith and credit in his official act, is sought to be fully given and had
Given from under my hand and seal this 12th day of January 1835
Wiley Wilson J.J. C.
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John Sillery

Jackson, Ga       Free
6th Sept

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Washington City D.C
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Jackson Butts Co., Ga.
4th Sept 1835 
Mr. J. L. Edwards
Sir┃
Enclosed I send you
the application of John Sillery for a
pension in regard to which you will
please correspond with me


Your obedient servant
James H. Hark