Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4626, John Bush, N.C.
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(8–1776)
Service Number

NC Bush John W4626
Alexander, Susannah
(Former widow)
Contents
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5013
Georgia
Susannah Alexander widow of John Bush who died in the year 1805 of [blank] in the State of Ga who was a Lt & dojt in the [blank] commanded by Captian [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Ga Nc line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Savann at the rate of 353 dollars 33 per annum, to commence on the 4” day March, 1831
Ending 27 June 1841.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19’ day of April 1851 and sent to D. L. Peugh
Arrears to the 4th of 
Semiannual allowance ending Present
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1835,
Section the
Recorded by H. E. Robinson
Bood D. Vol. 2 Page 386
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Set to clerk of Talbot Co. Ga
Set to Hon D. J. Bailey July 13/52
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[illegible]
this [illegible] day of June 17[illegible]7
[illegible]
Colby Brian Bush
[illegible] born the 11th day of
[illegible] 1738
John D Bush was born 
the 26 day of Novr 1790
[illegible] Bush was born
[illegible] 1793
and died the 12th Octr follo
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Polly Bush Daughter of J[unreadable] Bush of Susanna his wife w[unreadable] born Feby 26th 1780 and died the 31st of Oct follow
William Bush was born December 28th 1781 and died the 26th of April [unreadable]lowing
John Bush junr was bor April the 1st 1783
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[unreadable] Bush his hand & from March the 21st 1824
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Jane smith bush was born the 14th of August 17[unreadable] and died the 6 Sept 1839.
David Blackshear Bush was born june 2 1796
William Hardy Bush was born August 19 17[unreadable]
Susan Frans Bush was born Novmber [November] 30 1800
Pherby Hinton Bush was born 30 May 1805
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John Bush and Susanna his wife was married the 16th of March 1770 he was born june 25th 1752 and she was born Nov. 20 1762
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State of Georgia Talbert County
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exibited before me that Mrs Susanah Alexander (formerly widow of John Bush decd) was applicant for a revolutionary pension that she died on the 27th day of June 1841 leaving surviving children whose names are David B Bush William H Bush Eliza Tooke and Zelpha Baker and they are the only surviving children of the said Susanah Alexander Decd and David B Bush is the administrator on the estate of the said Susanah Alexander decd.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official signature and private seal there being no seal of our said court. This day [seal] of  one thousand eight hundred and fifty one. Marian Bethuno. Clerk of Court of Ordinary of Talbot Co Georgia
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State of Georgia
Talbot County
On this the 2d day of October 1846, personally appeared in open court David B Bush a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged fifty years past who being first-duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statements.
That he is the reputed son of John Bush and Susanah his wife, that his said Father John Bush resided from the best of his recollection in the time of the War of the Revolution in the County of Jones State of North Carolina and went into the service of his Country from said County and State; and deponant has always understood that his said Father John Bush was in the Service of his Country prior to his marriage with his said wife Susanah, but of the length and character of said Service deponant has no knowledge; that he has often heard his said Mother Susanah say that at the time she was married to the said John Bush he was acting as a Recruting Officer, and continued in the Service for a considerable time after they were married, but the length and grade of said Service not recollected. That in the year 1823 deponant was passing through the County of Walton State of Georgia where he met with a Revolutionary Soldier by the name of Braziel, who told him that he knew his said Father John Bush well in the time of the war of the Revolution. That the said Braziel was in the Service with the said John Bush in the State of North Carolina, and that they were stationed for a while during that time at the Smith field Johnston County North Carolina, and that the said Braziel had drawn Rashions [rations] from the said John Bush for a considerable time while in the Army which Statement together with what his said Mother had always told him and from what those who knew him in the time of the war, induced deponant to believe that his said Father John Bush entered the service as an enlisted soldier and was after wards appointed commissary. That his said Father and Mother John and
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Susanah Bush were legally married in the County of Johnston North Carolina as he always understood and verily believes, and as appears from the family Registry, on the 16th day of March in the year 1778, that the said John Bush died in the month of April in the year 1805 in the county of Wilkes State Georgia, leaving his said wife Susanah Bush his widow, and that she remained a widow till the year 1818, when she was again married in the month of August or near that time, to Samuel Alexander, who died on the 18th day of September in the year 1820, leaving his said sife Susanah Alexander his widow, and that she remained a widow till the period of her death, that she died on the 27th day of June in the year 1841, in the County of Talbot State of Georgia, without ever making application for or receiving the pension to which she was entitled; under the 3d section of the act of Congress passed July 20th 1836, and of the 1st section of the act of the 3d of March 1837, entitled an “Act Granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows, on account of her husband’s the aforesaid John Bush’s Services in the War of the Revolution; that the said Susanah Alexander left four Surviving Children (viz) David B Bush who now resides in the County of Talbot State of Georgia, Zilpha Baker wife of Mosel Baker who now resides in the County of Harris State of Georgia, Elizabeth Luke wife of James Luke who now resides in Union County State of Arkansas, and William H Bush who now resides in the County of Wilkerson State of Georgia.  That the Family Registry herto annexed is the original and only one ever owned by the deponants said Father John Bush, and has been in deponants possession ever since the death of the aforesaid John Bush and has undergone no alteration whatever since that period, and has always been refered to by the Family as being a true and genuine Registry that the entries thereon are all in the handwriting of his said Father John Bush down to the births of Susan Frances and Pheraby Hinten Bush which entries are in the
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are in the hand writing of the aforesaid Samuel Alexander, and the death of Jane Smith Bush was recorded by his said Mother Susanah Alexander.  That he has no documenting evidence in Support of his Statements other than the Family Registry which is hereto annexed; unless Mr. Braziel who resides in Walton County State of Georgia is yet living he knows of no person by whom he could make [unreadable] proof. D. B. Bush
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on the day and year first above written
The Court do further certify that the affiant is an intelligent and creditable witness, and that the leaves here to annexed purporting to be the the Family Registry of John Bush were taken from a Small Prayre [Prayer] Book of ancient appearence and hereto annexed in open Court. 
James C Lennard J.J.C
T W Bledsoe J. J. C
Z B Trise J. J. C
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State of Georgia
Talbot County
It is hereby certified that the following facts have been fully and satisfactorily proven in said court on this 22d day of October 1846, namely, That John Bush who it is said was an enlisted soldier in the County of Jones State of North Carolina and issues in the time of during the War of the Revolution, died in the month of April in the year 1805, in the County of Wilkes State of Georgia; that the said John Bush left a widow Susanah Bush, who afterwards married Samuel Alexander in the month of August appear that time in the year 1818, who died on the 18th day of September in the year 1820, leaving his said wife Susanah Alexander his widow, who died on the 27th day of June in the year 1841, leaving four surviving children (viz) David B. Bush who now resides in th Talbot County State of Georgia, Zilpha Baker wife of Morel Baker who resides in the County of Harris State of Georgia, Elizabeth Luke wife of James Luke who now resides in the county of Union State of Arkansas, and William A. Bush who now resides in the county of Wilkerson State of Georgia for the purpose of obtaining the Pension to which the said Susanah Alexander was entitled at the time of her death under the 3d Section of the act of Conress passed July 4th 1836, and of the 1st Section of the act of the 3d of March 1837, entitled an “Act Granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows’ on account of her deceased husband the aforesaid John Bush’s services in the War of the Revolution.
Test James C Lennard J.J.C
Geo A Douglass C.P.C.  T.W. Bledsoe S.S.C
Z. B. Trice J.J.C
Seal
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Washington May 31st 1830
Tal l edwards esq
Con pend
DSir
I enclose artchitimal of pitavity in the claim of Mrs Susannah Alexander widow of Capt J Bush for Revolutionary Pension & hope that they may be comsidered sufficient to justify the allowance of the claim.
I also enclose the letters of RR Ransom & will thank you to transmit me for him a copy of the Pension laws another in requested
Respectfully
Your ovsavt
Thed s Wallact
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Know all men by these present that I David B Bush administrator of my mothers estate Susanah Alexander of Talbert [Talbot] County State of Georgia do constitute and appoint David L & S A Peugh of the city of Washington District of Columbia my true and lawfull attorneys for and in my name to prosecute my claims for pension before the Pension office Department of the United States and to require and obtain all paper and evidence that is nesesary [necessary] in the prosecution thereof and with the power of substitution I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 19th day of February 1851
Witnes [witness] Dd B bush seal
Signed Sealed & delivd in
Prescence of
B Cruiley
Henry Jones J.J.C.
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Georgia
Talbot County.    I George W Forbes Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County do Ceritify that Henry Jones whose name appears as a witness to the mthese power of attorney is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Inferior Court of said County. That his sgnature [signature] is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of said Court at Talbot Cou this 19th day of February A. D. 1857
G W Forbes  Clk
Power of Attorney
D B Bush
Warrant legend of law in August 14th 1786 in Washington Co 287 [unreadable]
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Georgia Meriwether County
Be it known that before me the subscribers as justiss [justice] of the peace in & forsaid [foresaid] County Personally appeared Lewis Foy after being duly sworn according to law saith that he was well acquainted with John Bush of Jones County North Carolina that he allways [always] understood him the said John Bush to have bin [been] a soldier in the Revolution and had every reason to believe that he was an officer as he alwais [always] bore the name of Captain and deponent understood that the said Bush removed from North Carolina to Witks [wilkes] County Georgia and that  he has every reason to believe that he is the father of genergl David B Bush of Tolbert [Talbot] County Georgia
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd of Apreal [April] 1850
Jas L Sewett J C P
Lewis Foy
And I further certify that Louis Foy is a citazen [citizen] of high standing and of undoubted verasity and to whose statements full credit should be given signed this 2nd Aprial [April] 1850
Jas L Sewell TP
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Georgia Meriwether County
I Abdias M Webb clerk of the Inferior Court in and for said county do certify that James S Sewell whose name appearing to the within and foregoing certificate is an acting justice of the pease in and for said county and that full faith and credit should be given to his attestiching as such and that the signature purporti[missing image] to be his is gedisant.
Given this day msg hei and dent of said county this second day of April 1850 
Abdias M Webb Clk
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Hon A. F. Owen w,e, certificate of the chosen of Genl. David B. Bush
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Ho. Of Repe.
Mar. 3 1851
I know Genl. David Bush of Talbot County well & he is a man of high & excellent character & worthy of every confidence.
A. F Owen
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Adm by Consultation with Camd of Pension
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Pension Office
April 19th 1851
I certify that, the name of John Bush, is not returned on the list of Revolutionary Officers, on file in this Office, among those of either the North, or South Carolina Continental lines.  It appears however, that a U. States land warrant for 200 acres, issued July 3rd 1797 to the heirs of John Bush, decd, who was a Lieutenant in the South Carolina Line—No warrant for county land has ever been granted by the U. States to any officer of the North Carolina line, named John Bush.
Wm Gordon
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Widow, &c.
Revy
File No. 4626
Susannah Alexander for
Wid. Of
John Bush
Lt & Adj, Csa line
Act: July 4736
Index:—Vol. A, Page 8
Arrangement of 1870
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Letter of Hon. Howell Cobb,
John Bush
Dav’d B Bush ad.
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Washington DC
3rd March 1849
I am acquainted with Mr Reuben [?] RAnsome of Walton County Georgia & I believe him to be a man of integrity and entitled to credence in his statements.
Nowell Cobb
M. C
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Washington U S
3 March 1849
I am acquainted with Mr Reuben H Ransom of Walton County Georgia & I believe him to be a man of integrity and entitled to credence in his statements.
Nowell Cobb M. C
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Sir
I received your letter dated the 19th Jay 1848 requesting of some information concerning of John Bush if I could give you any from my office on otherwise Sir there is no record in this county that can give you any information of said Bush that I know of I have made inquiry in this county among the oldest citizen & I find an old Lady in the county that says that she knows John Bush very miss in the times of the revolutionary war as he may very often at his father house in Tinton the county but & that he held same office in the service but knows not what grace & that he moved away from the county but she cannot say when or-whereto.  I know of no person in the county at this time by the name of Bush I know a family same year simn by the name of Bush in this county but they removed to Alabama
My respectffuly your N M Hammond County Clerk
Ians county N Carolina
Feby 12th 1848
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Washington Sept 25th 1849
Jas L Edwards Esq
Com & Pens
Dr Sir
Therewith enclose a letter addressed to me by R R Ransom of Huntsville Paulding Co Ga, relative to the claim of Susan Alexander by David B Bush Admr for Pension and would thank you to let me know the present condition of the claim.
Respectfully
Your out out
Chas S Wallack
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No 6919
Susan Alexander Ga
Let R R Ransone
March 29 1847
Sel g Hon R Toom bs
August 15 48
Charles S Wallack 28th Sept 1849
Let sam Aug 15/‘50
Charles S Wallack esq. Jan 7/51 & Feb 8 1857
Act 4 July 1 1836
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March 11 1847
Accepted [unreadable]
Susanna Alexander
Mail—Col J L Edwards
Washington City D. C.
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Monroe Walton County Georgia, March 6th 1847
Col Edwards Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the papers relative to the Pension Claim  of Susanah Alexander deceased; which are respectfully submitted to your investigation as Commissioners of Pensions.
Yours very Respectfully
R. R. Ransone
To Col. J. L. Edwards
Washington City D. C.
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Washington Sept 26th 1857
Jas [unreadable] esq
Com Pens
DSir
Please inform what was the amount allowed on the claim of Mrs Susan Alexander widow of John Bush cabs on Pension tobbigs your re Chas S Wallack
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Washington July 22nd 185?
Jas L Edwards Esq
Com Pen
Sir
I transmitted some weeks since additional evidence in the case of Mrs Alexander widow of Capt Jno Bush of the Revolution & have since heared [heard] nothing of it. I will be suably obliged if you can find it convennient to have the case ached when
Respectfully
Your off svt
Chas j Wallack
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General Law Office
August 21st 1850
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 17th.  I have to state, upon information received at the Pension Office, that “Law Warrant No. 2687, for 200 acres, issued the 5 July, 1797, to the heirs of John Bush, who was a Lieutenant in the South Carolina line.  No officer of that name is returned on the list of officers of the Georgia line, among those entitled to county law from the United States.”
Very respecfully
Your off. Servt.
N Butterfield
Commissioner
Charles S. Wallach, esqr.
Present.
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Susan Alexander, formerly md of Jno Bush. Georgia
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Treasury Department,
Nind Auditors Office,
Jan 23, 1851.
Certificates were issued by John Pierce Esq.  Paymaster General & Commissioner of Army Accounts to Capt. John Bush as follow:
Dated July 1, 1784
No. 76,543= $600
76,544= $600
76,545= $740
—————————-
               $1940

Jno B. Gallaher
Aud-
C. S. Wallach, Esq
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Huntsville May 23rd 1850
Dear Sir
Inclosed [enclosed] you will please find some additional affidavits in in the case of Susanah Alexander Widow, formerly, of John Bush— If the affidavits should not be sufficient to pass the claim—please give me your opinion as to what course we had better ensue. We can get more such affidavits as the inclosed [enclosed], as [sent] Bush informs me, but can find no comrades of his now living.
Please to let me hear from you as early as practicable— Yours very Respectfully R. R. Ransone
Charles S Wallach Esqr
Washington City D. C.
P. S. Please furnish me with acts of Congress granting Pensions Widows who were married after 1794.
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[long form division] 
6760 [divided by] 8 
[equals] 845
[intermediate notes] 338 20

[multiplication]
320
[times] 2 
[equals] 640

[upside down at bottom of page]
20
[times] 5
[equals] 100
[plus] 160
[plus] 93
[equals] 353

[long form division]
8662 [divided by] 2)
[equals] 93.30
[intermediate notes] 2666 7
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Pension Office
August 15, 1850
Sir,
I have examined and filed the additional testimony sent to this office by you to establish the claim of Susan Alexander deceased, formerly widow of John Bush, to the benefit of the Act of July 4, 1836.  It is sufficient to show that said Bush was recognized as a Revolutionary officer in his neighborhood; but in all cases where a claim is set up for  the service of an officer, the production of his commission, or some other Record evidence of his rank, is indispensable.  You are referred to my letter of the 15th of August 1848 to the Hon. Mr Toombs, with a copy of which you have been furnished, for the requisitions of this office in relation to the production of the commission, as well as to evidence which might be found in the disposal of the bounty land awarded for Lieutenant Bush’s services. They must be strictly complied with, or the claim will not be allowed.
I am very respectfully your obt sert J S Edwards
Charles S Wallach, Esqr Present
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Hon D. J. Bailey
House Reps
July 9/52
Letter of S B. Smicte, concerning pension in the case of Susannah Alexander
Recd July 13/52
Respectfully referred to the Com Pensions and M. B. So informed
N Clayten
3d Auditor
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H of Reps— /52
Washington City July 9th
Mr P Clayton Audr
Sir Will you read the enclosed letter and if this subject matter comes within the scope of your official jurisdiction, then please let me have an answer relative shure to let me have the letters returned in your answer.
Respectfully D. J. Bailey
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Clerks office Superior Court
Talbot Co. Ga. July 11 1857
Sir
Yours of 2t inst. enquiring who was the clerk of the Inferior Court & who clerk of court of ordinary in Talbot Co. was recieved to day. Marion Bethune was clerk of the court of ordinary on the 19th of February last. And is now. Geo. N. Forbes was clerk of the Inferior Court at that date and is now.  I am allowed to hold the clerkship of both Courts (Superior and Inferior) by special act of the Legislature. I have sent several declarations for county land to your department, and have sometimes used the seal of the Superior Court.  When prefered by those making out declarations, if however their should be any doubt in relation to any papers sent by me, as to their official execution.  You will oblige me by informing the cause of doubt.  When I will take pleasure in removing it, any other information I can give will be given with pleasure.
Very Respeclly
Geo N Forbes
J S Evans Esqr
Washington D. C.
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J. M. Thayen
Mr Cole
April 2 1837
Mr Thayen says the evidence and authority upon which he calls up the papers are on file—
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Mehitable D. Coltan formerly widow of Powual Dening of Mass. act ‘38 adm’td

Naomi Souman widow of Thomas (I think) of Mass. act of ‘38 admt’d

Susannah Alexander formerly widow of John Bush of Georgia act 1836. Suspd
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Washington July 2nd 1850
Jas S Edwards Esq
Com Pensions
D Sir
Transmitted on the 31st May last to your office additional evidence in the claim of Mrs Susannah Alexander widow of Capt John Bush for Revolutionary Pension for & have not since heard from you on the subject I will be greatly obliged to you for  some information relative thereto
Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Chas S Wallach
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Washington Aug 6 1850
Jas S Edwards Esq
Com Pens
D Sir
Will you be kind enough to adjudicate the claim of Mrs Alexander widow of Capt John Bush of the Revolution additional testimony in which I transmitted to you some time since
I would thank you to seall me if you can do no a coby of the Pamplet of Pension laws to transmit to a client.
Respectfully
Your O & S
Chas S Wallach
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I
[unreadable]
State of Georgia
Taliaferro County
Be it known that on the thirtenth [thirteenth] day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and Forty Seven personally appeared before me Joseph R Parker a [unreadable] and for the county aforsaid, Richard Parker a resident of said county and State aged Eighty five years past after being legally qualified saith that he was a resident of  Chatham County State of North Carolina in the time of during the Revolutionary War and that he went into the Service of his Country from said County and State. And that after the close of under Captain Martin Patterson and Col. Thomas Taylor that after the clos[unreadable] of the War he mooved [moved] from North Carolina to the State of Georgia Wilkes County, about the year Seventeen hundred and Ninety when he first became acquainted with John Bush that he was intimately acquainted with him he his death about the year Eighteen hundred and five; that he did not serve in the same company with the said John Bush but then he has every reason but that of action [unreadable] to believe and knew that the said John Bush was a soldier and did Service in the North Carolina Continental Line and he believes as Lieutenant that he had often conversed with the said John Bush during his life time about the war and their service in the same, but deponant does not recollect the officers under him the said John Bush served
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State of Georgia
Taliaferro County
I John T Bristow clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County above named do certify that said Joseph R Parker is an acting Magistrate in and for said County, duly elected and legally qualified as such, and that the above Signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimoney whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and annexed my Seal of Office this the 20th day of Sept A. D. 1847.
John T Bristow Clerk
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State of North Carolina
Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill, Secretary of State, in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, I had not given any information, or certificate in the case of John Bush a Lieutt in the Revolutionary war previous to that given on receiving the declaration of David B Bush made on the 22nd of October 1846, and have no recollection of any application having been made for information on that subject previous to that time.
Given under my hand this 11th day of January 1848
Wm. Hill Secretary of State
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State of North Carolina
Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby certify, that it appears from the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State, that Bird Brazle a private Soldier in the 10th Regement entered the service on the 5th day of May 1776 for 2 1/2 years, and was discharged on the __ day of October 1778.
Given under my hand this 11th day of Janry 1848.
Wm Hill Secretary of State
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State of North Carolina
Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that it appears from a Book of Settlements of the accounts of the Officers and Solders of the Continental line of this State in the Revolutionary War, that John Bush a Lieutt in said line, was allowed for services performed therein, the sum of three hundred thirty eight pounds seven shillings (£338.7.—) by a Board of Commissioners which sat at Halifax in the years 1783 & 1784, which sum was drawn by William Bush.
Given under my hand this 11th day of April 1848.
Wm Hill Secretary of State
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B
State of Georgia
Walton County
Be it know that on this the shith [sixth] day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven before me Henry E Haralson an acting Magistrate in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Reuben R Ransone and after being duly qualified makes the following statement (viz) That in the month of October, I, deponant, first became acquainted with Genl David B. Bush of Talbot County Georgia, at which time the said David B. Bush consulted me on the merits of his claim in right of his deceased Mother Susanah Alexander Widow of Samuel Alexander formerly widow of John Bush Supposed to have been Commissary in the North Carolina Line I was at that time entirely unacquainted with the records of North Carolina and of the manner of proceeding to obtain information therefrom I knew nothing of the facts in relation to the services of John Bush as shown by said Records or of any person who did, But supposed that the Records of that State might furnish some evidence of the services performed by the said John Bush. I therefor advised Genl David B. Bush, who was as entirely ignorant of the above named Records as myself, to make a Declaration before a Court of Record in conformity with the Regulations of the War Department accompanying the Act of Congress July 31st 1836 & 5th March 1837 for the express purpose of forwarding to the proper Department in said
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State of North Carolina for information of the Services of the said John Bush accurately described from the Records.  This consultation was held about the 20th day of October 1846. On the 22nd day of October 1846, Genl David B. Bush accordingly went before a Court of Record and made his Declaration Setting forth all the facts then in his possession without any knowledge whatever of the Boards of North Carolina, which Declaration was forwarded by me to the Secretary of State of North Carolina and was by him returned to me with his certificate when my self and the said David B. Bush were first made authoritatively acquainted with the Revolutionary Services of John Bush in the North Carolina Line.  Then the said David B. Bush made an amendatory Declaration Seting forth that he was then in possession of Record evidence which he believed to describe the Services of his said Father John Bush during the War of the Revolution which amendatory Declaration was attached to his original Declaration above described with all other evidences in his possession whatever and all the papers thus made out were by me transmitted to Col J. L. Edwards hoping for a deliberate and favorable consideration.
It will be seen by refference [reference] to the papers now on file that my assertions are true and I can most confidently assert that no knowledge whatever of the Records of North Carolina was had in founding the claim for the Services
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Of the said John Bush only as the history of the proceedings on file in the Pension Office clearly shows with this explination [explanation]
Very Respectfully
Reuben R Ransone
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 7th day of December 1847.
H E Haralson J. P.
I do further certify that the affiant Mr Reuben. R. Ransone [has been for several—struck out] is personnaly known to me and has been for several years and is an intelligent and creditable witness of undoubted truth and veracity
H. E. Haralson J. P.

State of Georgia
Walton County
I W. W. Nowell clerk of the superior court in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry E. Haralson is a Justice of the Peace as above, duly qualified and legally authorized as such and that the above is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affisix [affix] my seal of office this 7th day of December 1847.
W. W. Nowell CM
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State of Georgia
Bibb County

Be it known that before me the subscribing Justice of the Peace in & for said county personally appeared Daniel Whatley and after being duly sworn according to law saith that he was well acquainted with John Bush before his death then a citizen of Wilkes County Georgia that he was said to have been an of fien in the War of the Revolution and generally believed by those who knew him. And this Deponant verrily believes that he was and officer in said War as he always understood
Sworne [sworn] to and subscribed before me this 14th Deac 1849

His Mark
David Whatley

Mortin N Burch J. P.

State of Georgia
Bibb County

I Robert Beasly Sen certify that Daniel Whatly who has signed the foregoing deposition is a citizen of high standing and undoubted varacity [veracity] and whose statement full faith and credit should be given
December the 14th 1847
Robert Beasley (Senior)
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Georgia
Bibb County
I Mortin N Burch an acting justice of the Peace in aforsaid state do certify that I am well acquainted with Robert Beasly sen The signs of the forgoing certificate that he is a citizen of high standing and undoubted varacity and whose statement full faith and credit should be herin. This 14’ Dec 1849
Mortin N Burch JP

Georgia
Bibb County
I E G Jeffers clerk of the Inferior Court duly Commissioned and sworn do hereby certify that Mortin N Burch is & was at the time of signing the alin certificat [certificate] an acting Justice of the Peace & that full faith & credit ought to be given to his act as such
Intestimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fourteenth day of December 1849
E G Jeffers Clerk
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State of North Carolina
Jones County
March 23rd 1848
Then was the followng deposition taken before me
Nathan Foscue one of the Justices of the Peace for
The county aforesaid
Polly Simmons of the county & state aforesaid after being duly sworn on the Holy evangelist of the Allmighty God.  Doposeth and sayeth that she is now above Eighty Four years of age.  That she was born in that part of Craven County that now constitutes Jones and have Remand in it as his home till now she says she had more than common chances of being aquainted with a great many persons, that her father lived in Trenton the county seat when it was erected in a seperate county (Jones) that her father kept  public house in Trentown in time of the Revolution and it was a great place of resort in those trouble some times, —she says she was very well aquainted with both John and William Bush. That they were brothers, and cousins to the Miss Bryan who were half sisters, and lived in the same house with this deponent. That said John and William Bush had been to her fahter’s house on various occasions and times out of number, —She the above Deponent, know that John Bush was an officer of the Revolutionary Army but does not know his grade. That after the war was  over he left this section moved away she knows not where that William Bush remand and died in this county and the last of his children Nathan B. Bush left this county for Marengo County Ala. some 12 or 14 years since this deponent further says she was aquainted with the Black Shurs who were half brothers (to John and William Bush) said Blackshurs were named James Edward David Elijah and Joseph that the Torys took James out of his Fathers house and shot him the others moved away she knows not where.
Her Mark
Polly Simmons
Test  N Foscue
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my but does not know his grade, that after the war was over he left this section moved away she know not where that William Bush remained and died in this county and the last of his children Nathan B. Bush left the county for Marengo county Ala. some 12 or 14 years since this deponent further says she was aquainted with the Blackshurs who were half brothers (to John and William Bush) said Blackshurs were names James Edward David Elijah and Joseph. That then Torys took James out of his Fathers house and shot him the others moved away she knows not where.
Her mark
Polly Simmons
Test.   N Forscue J P

I the above named Nathan Forscue as here by certify that I have been aquainted with the above named Polly Simmons from my childhood to the present time that I am now fifty seven years of age, I was born in Jones County and have remained in it as my home till now, have not lived exceeding six miles from the above named deponent in the last Forty years, and for the last six years or there abouts, she has been an in mate of my house, that I would have the utmost confidence in whatever she might state, and if her verasity was ever doubted I have ot heard of it
March 23rd 1848–
Nathan Foscue J P    Seal
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State of North Carolina
Jones County

I John A Hammond Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Session for Jones County certify that Nathan Forcue whose name appears to the foregoing certificate of the good character of Polly Simons whose deposition is within status is and war of the time of his giving the same and acting Justice of the peace in and for this county of Jones and that fule faith and credit should be given to his official act as such given under my hand and seal of office at Tinton 1st day of April A D 1848
J A Hammond clk
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I, William Hill, Secretary of State, in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls of the Continental line of this State, in the Revolutionary War, that John Bush, a Lieutenant, in Capt. Walsh’s Company of the eighth Regiment, entered the service on the 8th day of February 1777, that he was an adjutant 2nd of August 1777, and omitted in Janry 1778, from which it appears he served five or six months as adjutant.

Given under my hand this 30th day of July 1849.

Wm Hill Secretary of State
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F
Georgia Talbot County
In Person came before me John C Maund [William W McNeal—struckout] an acting Justice of the Peace for said county. David B Bush who after being duly sworn deposith & saith; that his farthers [fathers] name was John Bush; that he had a brother by the name of William Bush and the only brother of whole blood; but had several half brothers by the name of Black Shur. Deponent has always understood his William Bush residence to be in Jones County State of North Carolina on Trent River near a place called Trenton.
Dd B Bush
Sworn to & subscribed to before me this 28th Feby 1848
John C Maund J. P

Georgia Talbot County
I John C Maund acting Justice of the peace do certify that David B Bush whose name is appears to foregoing affidavit is an intelligent and creditable wittness [witness]
28 Feby 1848
John C Maund J P

Georgia Talbot County
I Elias H Beall clerk of Inferior Court of said couny do certify that Jno C Maunds whose name appears to above & foregoing affidavit & certificate is an acting Justice of the peace duly commissioned & legally qaulifi- [qualifi-]
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No 6919
Susannah Alexander formerly widow of John Bush Ga
Act 4 July 1836
Marnia 1779
Huro died 1805
Admo 5 mos Adt $100
Admo 19 mos Lieut 253.33
Per Annum $353.33
Com’g 4 March 183? &
Endg 27 June 1841
Payable to
  David B. Bush
Administrator for the benefit of 
Wm H. Bush
Eliza Tooke
Zilpha Baker &
David B. Bush, only surviving children

D. L. Peugh
Present
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State of Georgia
Talbot County
Be it known that on this 1st day of March one thousand eight hungred and forty seven before me James C Sennard a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared David B Bush and made oath in due form of law that on the 22nd day of October 1846 he appeared before the Honourable Inferior Court of Tabot [Talbot] County Georgia and made an affidavit sating [stating] forth what he had always understood and then mollested of the services of his deceased Father John Bush during the Revolutionary War for the purpose of entitling him to an investigation of the records of North Carolina at which time deponent supposed there was a Revolutionary Soldier by the name of Brazil living who was intimately acquainted with his said Father John Bush while in service.  But he is now informed that Bird Brasil who was a soldier in the North Carolina Line and was a Pensioner on the Role of Georgia agency in Hancock County died a few years past and it is supposed that the said Bird Brazil is the identical person who deponent saw in passing through Walton County and from whom he obtained the information alluded to in his former affidavit alluded to that deponent knows of no person now living by whom he could prove the services of his said Father John Bush and believes their is no documentary evidence in existance in support of his services. But that an investigation has been made in the Secretary of States office of North Carolina at deponents instance and it will appear
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by refference [reference] to a certificate given by the Secretary of State of North Carolina hereunto announce that John Bush a Lieutenant in Captain Walshs Company of the 8th Regiment entered the service of the United States on the 8th day of February 1777, was Adjutant 2nd August 1777 and received a Warrant for Bounty Land for two years and six months service and this deponent verrily [verily] believes that his said Father John Bush is the identical person who performed the above mentioned services in the Northcarolina [North Carolina] Continental Line that he makes these statements with the view of submiting all the facts as known to the Pension Office Department in order to establish the right of his deceased Mother, Susanah Alexander to a pension under the Several Acts of Congress Applicapulle [applicable]  to her case and respectfully asks for himself, Zilpha Baker wife of Morel Baker, Elizabeth wife of James Tooke, and William H Bush only surviveing [surviving] children of his said deceased Mother Susanah Alexander the Pension [unreadable] their said mother at the time her death.
D B. Bush
Sworn to and Subscribed on this day and year first mentioned Before me
James C Lennard J. H.
I further certify that David B Bush is known in this community as an honest upright man of undoubted varacity. Given under my hand this 1st day of March 1847.
James C Lennard J. C.
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State of Georgia
Talbot County
I G A Douglass clerk of the Inferior Court in and for the county aforesaid certify that James C Lennard is a duly qualified Justice of Said Court and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. I further certify that the papers hereunto annexed executed on the 22nd day of October 1846 are the original proceedings as had in said court on the day of their date in the matter of Susanah Alexander deceased on account of the Revolutionary Services of her former husband John Bush  in the Northcarolina [North Carolina] Continental line during the War of the Revolution. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court as clerk aforesaid and Subscribed my name on this first day of March one thousand eight hundres and forty seven
G. A. Douglass C. J. C.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I, William Hill, Secretary of State, in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls of the Continental line of this State, in the Revolutionary War, that John Bush a Lieutenant in Capt. Walsh’s Company of the eighth Regiment, entered the service on the 8th day of Febry 1777. Was Adjutant 2nd August 1777, and omited in January 1778.  He received a Warrant for County land for 2 1/2 years services 25th Octr 1783. Given under my hand this first day of December 1846.
W Hill Secretary of State
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State of Georgia
Talbot County
Be it known that before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county personnally appeared John B Jackson, and after being duly sworn according to law saith that he was acquainted with John Bush before his death then a citizen of Wilks [Wilkes] County Georgia. That he was said to have been an officer in the War of the Revolution and generally believed by those who knew him, and this Deponant veryly [verily] believes that he was an officer in the said War as he always understood by said John Bush himself.
Jno B Jackson
Before me this 9th November 1849 Davis H Thomas J. P.

I do further certify the affiant John B Jackson is a citizen of high standing and undoubted varacity and to whose statements full faith and credit should be given
Daivd H Thomas J. P.

Georgia
Talbot County
I, Elias H Beall, Clerk of the Inferior Court duly commissioned and sumi[unreadable] certify that Davis H Thomas is and was at the time [unreadable] the above certificate an acting justice of the Peace [unreadable] full faith & credit ought to b[unreadable] his acts as such intertu[unreadable] hereunto let my hand an[unreadable] Office this Seven Teenth d[unreadable] 1849– Elias H Be[unreadable]
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Abstract of the evidence in the case of Susannah Alexander formerly widow of John Bush of Georgia

1st The Pension Office objected is [unreadable] letter of March 29th 1847. That this claim was asserted with a knowledge that the Military Records of N. C. Exhibited service credited to the name of John Bush. This objection is answered by the affidavits marked A and B and certificate C (herewith accompanying) of Gen. David B. Bush and R. R. Ransom, and Sec. of N. C.

2nd Identity.  David B. Bush, the applicant in this case, refers in his declaration to one Bird Braziel who, while in the service, knew John Bush as an Officer. See said declaration of D. B Bush one file taken 22d of Oct 1846 and also see certificate marked D (herewith enclosed) of Secy of N. C. Which shows that there was a Bird Braziel in the N. C. Cont. line.

The accompanying certificate of Secy of N.C. Marked E shows that in the final settlement with Lieut. John Bush of the Line, the money due him was paid to William Bush. The accompanying affidavit of David B. Bush marked F shows that John Bush whose service is claimed, had a brother named William Bush.

It is shown also by the affidavit of Polly Simmons hereto annexed marked G that said John Bush
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was an Officer and had a brother named William.  The identity is further established by the affidavits marked H and I.

The letter of J H Hammond annexed shows that there is no record evidence of service of John Bush can be found in Jones County.  The deposition of the woman to whom he refers is that marked G (Polly Simmons)
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A
State of Georgia
Talbot County

Be it known that in this the fifteenth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight before me Davis H Thomas a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personnally appeared Genl David B. Bush a resident of said county and state and after being duly sworn makes the following statements for the purpose of showng that he had no knowledge of the records of North Carolina describing the services of his said father John Bush in the War of the Revolution nor of any person who did at the time he made his first declaration (viz on the 22d day of October 1846. That in the month of October 1846. he became acquainted with Reuben R Ransone of Monroe, Walton County, Georgia and believing that he was entitled to a pension in right of his deceased mother Susanah Alexander formaly [formally] widow of John Bush. He consulted the said Reuben R Ransone as to the prepriety of making application for said pension; when the said Ransone advised deponant to make a declaration before a court of record in accordance with the regulations of the War Department, which would entitle
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Deponant to an investigation of the records of Secretary of States Office of North Carolina believing that the records of said State would furnish some evidence of the service of the said John Bush in the War of the Revolution, which Declaration made by Deponant in open court on the 22d day of October in the year 1846, was forwarded by the said Reuben R. Ransone to the Secretary of State of North Carolina asking for information if any appeared upon the records of said State as to the Services of the said John Bush, and was returned to the said Ransone with a certificate from the Secretary of State describing as Deponant believed verily and truly. The services of his said Father John Bush in the North Carolina Line during the war of the Revolution, which was the first knowledge Deponant had that there was record evidence of said services. Deponant then made an amendatory Declaration setting forth the additional facts then in his possession, all of which are now on file in the Persion Office.
Dd B Bush
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the 15th day of January 1848.
I do further certify that the affiant Genl David B Bush is a citizen of high standing and undoubted veracity.
Davis H Thomas J. P.
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State of Georgia
Talbot County

I George A Douglass clerk of the Inferior Court in and for the county aforesaid certify that Davis H Thomas is an acting Justice of the Peace and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have herewith subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 17h day of January 1848.
Geo Douglass ClK
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H
State of Georgia
Twiggs County
Be it known that on this tenth day of July in the year eighteen hundred and forty seven before me Josiah Murphey a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Mary Wimberly a resident of the aforesaid county and state aged fifty nine years past who being first duly qualified makes the following statements— That of her own knowledge she knows nothing of the Revolutionary Services John Bush, but states what she has always understood to be facts in relation to said services from the older member of the family cornered and from persons who knew him in the time of the War— That John Bush who married Susanah Bryant in Johnston County State of North Carolina was a brother of Deponants mother that she has often heard her mother speak of the services
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enlisting soldiers for the Army; where he first became acquainted with Susanah Bryant, whom he afterwards married; that the first time the said Susanah ever saw the said John Bush he was in full uniform of a United States Officer. That the said John and Susanah Bush after the close of the War  removed to the State of Georgia, Wilkes County, where the said John Bush died about the year 1805.
Mary Wimbaly
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and  year first above written before me. I do further certify that the affairs of Mrs Mary Wimberly is an inteligent and creditable witness.
Josiah Murphy J. P.

State of Georgia
Twiggs County
I, Peyton Reynolds, clerk of the Superior Court in and for the County above named do hereby certify that Josiah Murphy, is a Justice of the Peace as above, duly qualified and legally authorized as such, and that the above is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office this 12th day of July A.D. 1847.
Peyton Reynolds, Clerk