Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8404, for Francis Powell, Virginia
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(8—1776)
SERVICE ★ NUMBER
Va. Powell, Francis R. 8404

CONTENTS
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No 38.797

Francis Powell dec’d
Ga

H.C. Spalding Aug 7, 1854

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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

8404

P.O.
Francis Powell

Service:

Enlisted: REJECTED, 18 .
Discharged: , 18 .

Application filed: , 18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.:

Recognized. Contract.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress of the United States of America passed for the benefit of officers or soldiers, or their widows, or the children of officers or soldiers, who may have served in the American Revolution against Great Britain, which acts may at this time be of force in the United States of America for the benefit and relief of the above description of persons

State of Georgia
County of Wilkes

On this twenty-eighth day of March Eighteen hundred and fifty-four, personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Inferior Court within and for said County and State aforesaid, Joseph T. Burdett, a resident of said County, aged forty-three years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension laws which are now of force in the United States of America for the benefit of officers and soldiers, their widows or living children, this application being made for the benefit of the living children of Francis Powell, deceased.

And now deponent on his oath says, That Mary Powell, Joseph Powell, and Elizabeth Burdett of Wilkes County, Georgia; Nancy Jackson of Chambers County, Alabama; Jane Wortham of Coweta County, Georgia; Sarah Wortham, Caroline Wells, and Benjamin Powell of Meriwether County, Georgia; and Thomas Powell of Talbot County, Georgia are the only living children of Francis Powell, deceased; and that deponent has been acquainted with the said Francis Powell for the last thirty years, and that deponent.
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married the daughter of said Francis Powell over twenty years since, and resided in the House of said Francis Powell from the time of said marriage until the death of said Powell which has been about sixteen years since, and that deponent did very frequently before and after the marriage aforesaid and very shortly before the death of Francis Powell, hear him the said Powell say that he the said Powell was born and raised in Amherst County Virginia and that he the said Francis Powell did go into the Revolutionary service against Great Britain as a volunteer from Amherst County Virginia at the commencement of the American Revolution and served in the Virginia line during the war, under the command of General George Washington and that whilst the said Powell was in service he was very frequently in service with General Lafayette and the said Francis Powell was in the Battle at Ben [illegible] Hill, the Battle at Brandywine, the Battle at Guilford, the Battle at the Cowpens, the Battle at Camden, and at the siege at York Town and saw Lord Cornwallis surrender after which the said Francis Powell was honorably discharged, and returned to Amherst County Virginia and resided in said County until the said Powell removed to Wilkes County Georgia and resided in the last-named County until the death of said Francis Powell which has been over sixteen years since having the children as above named, the wife of the said Francis Powell having died previous his death. And now this deponent does in behalf of the children of the said Francis Powell make this declaration and application in order to obtain the Pension to which they may by law be entitled to as the only living children of
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him the said Francis Powell dec’d for services rendered by said Powell in the American Revolution against Great Britain, the foregoing being this best testimony which deponent can at this time procure, hereby relinquishing every other claim to said Pension except the present, and that to the best of the belief of deponent, there has never been any enrollment for the same in this or any other state in the United States of America, to the best of the knowledge and belief of this deponent.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of March 1854
attest. D. McLynn J.J.C. Joseph T. Burdett

I the undersigned Justice of the Inferior Court within and for said County and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Joseph T. Burdett the deponent in the above declaration is a Respectable resident in said County and that I believe declaration to be entitled to full Credit in Law. I having no interest in or Given under my to said Claim nor concern.
hand and Official signature this 28th day of March 1854
D. McLynn J.J.C.

I also certify that I was personally acquainted with Francis Powell in his lifetime and that I have frequently heard him say that he was in the Battles named in the above declaration and that I believe the children named in the same to be the children of the said Powell and I have also known the declarant J. T. Burdett ever since he was born, and that statements are entitled to legal credit.
28th March 1854
Samuel Flourney
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We the undersigned Citizens of Wilkes County Georgia do hereby Certify, That we knew Francis Powell, the person named in the within declaration, and he was generally respected and believed in the Community in which he resided before his death to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and, we also believe the persons named in the within declaration to be his lawful Children, and that they are Entitled to the benefit of the Pension Laws, Now of force in the United States of America as passed by the Congress, of the United States for the benefit of Revolutionary Soldiers, their widows or living Children. Given under our hand this 28th day of March 1854.

Thomas Anderson
knew Francis Powell & he was a Revolutionary Soldier
William Pope
Joseph T. Burdett

State of Georgia
County of Wilkes

I Reynard Presley, Clerk of the Inferior Court within and for said County do Certify that I am well Acquainted with the persons before whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed and sworn to me as the same thereof a Justice of the Inferior Court within and for said County and that this signature thereto purporting to be genuine and that I am not directly or indirectly interested in the prosecution of the foregoing claim. Given under my hand and Seal of Office at Washington in said County of Wilkes this 29 day of March 1854.

Reynard Presley [illegible]
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Washington. Augt 31st 1854

Hon L. P. Waldo

Sir

I have the honor to enclose the declaration of Joseph T. Burdett of the County of Wilkes in the State of Georgia, in behalf of the heirs of Francis Powell deceased, who was a Revolutionary Soldier as set out and for proof of which he refers to the rolls in the Pension & War Departments, for a revolutionary pension. You will cause the case to be examined & report to me.

Very respectfully
Your Obdt Servt.
H. C. Spalding
Atty