Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39339, John Coleman, Ga.
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Ga. Coleman, John S39339
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39339
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39339
John Coleman
Priv Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 93
Arrangement of 1870.
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East 9511
Tennessee 
R [written over Tenessee]
John Coleman of Sullivan 6th in the state of Tennessee who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scrivins of the Georgia line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of --8-- Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of June 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Apl. 1819 and sent to John Blair, Esq: Jonesboro, Tennessee
Arrears to 4th of March 1819.  
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819. 
10. 24/30 & 4/31
87.43
48---
$135.43
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818
Continued 
Notification sent to Samuel Rhea Esq 3 Nov 183 [illegible]
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Start of Tennessee
Sullivan County
On this 23 day of August. 1820. personally appears in Open Court it being the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for this said County of Sullivan and expressly made a court of record by the laws of this said state 
John Coleman aged sixty seven years on the 20th day of October 1819 resident in said County and in said state who being duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath Declare that he served in the revolutionary war. as follows. that he served in the 4th Regiment Commanded by Col. Elberd in Capt. Thomas Scotts [misspelling] Company of Virginias [misspelling] Troops which troops were districed [misspelling] for the state of Georgia and that he made application for a pension which Certificate was dated the 20th day of April 1819. And Numbered 9511. -- And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not [nor any person in trust for me; crossed out] since that time by Gift sale or in any other manner dispersed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the limits of an act of Congress entitled act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land of naval service of the United States passed on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not nor, has any person in trust for me any property or security contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed any by me subscribed
An Obligation on John Scot. for 8 acres of Land for which I agreed to pay him $50. twenty five dollars of which I have paid him which $25 I borrowed of Saml. Rhea and still owe him for the same. The other $25 this is due to the said John Scott. 
One Smale [misspelling] bay Horse. purchased of Saml. Rhea. for which I still owe him one cow & calf -- one sow & three pigs -- one pot -- one dutch oven -- one plain table. a debt on my son [illegible] 
$17.50
I also owe George Keyes $8 for necessary clothing for myself. which debts I contracted expecting to pay them out of my pension. money thereafter to be received.
Joseph C Rhea Clerk of Sullivan County 
John his Coleman
mark [written underneath signature]
 and further I do declare that my occupation is a farmer and that I am unable from bodily infirmities to support myself
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My family that reside with me are two in number. my wife Easter Coleman aged 31 years and a son named Nathan Coleman about 2 years old

Sworn to and declared on the 28th day of August 1820 before the $35 [crossed out] Justices of the Court of Pleas & Joseph C Rhea Clerk of Sullivan County
John his Coleman 
mark [underneath signature]

I Richard Netherlands Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Sullivan. Do hereby certify that the forgoing oath or affirmation and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount of Property exhibited in the foregoing schedule is worth thirty five dollars. and I do further certify that the same was made and declared in Open Court. and in testimony whereof I have  hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court. This 25th August 1820. 
Richard Netherland by 
Jospeh C Rhea Clerk of Sullivan 
County Court
John Coleman.
Not numbd. 
9.511
Samuel Rhea 
Bluntville, C.S.

[signature scrawled on bottom of page]
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Further evidence of
service and the Judges
certificate of duty [?

John Coleman 
claim for pension

(cont of the power of this
applicant to furnish
additional proof)
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State of Tennessee 
Washington  County
June 7th 1818 

Then personally appeared before me Thomas
Emmerson one of the Judges of the current 
courts of Law & Equity for the State of [?]
the [?] John Coleman, and in pursuant
to an act of Congress of the United States, entitled
an act to provide for certain persons engaged in
the land & naval service of the United States in
the Revolutionary war and after being duly sworn
ding to law made & subscribed the following declaration of statement
towit

That has he said John Coleman was enlisted
into the continental service in the Revolutionary war
Prince Edward County State of Virginia by
a certain Captain Thomas Scott of the
[?th] Regiment of the Georgia line of service.  William
Scott was his lieutenant that after he enlisted
in Prince Edward County State aforesaid under the
said Thomas Scott for three years he was marched
to the State of George to the said Regiment
commanded by General McIntosh, the officers
in said Regiment were as follows (Colonels) James,
Scrivens & Elberd, (Majors) William Roberts,
Abner Nash (adjutant) that he continued to serve
in said Regiment until discharged, at the expiration
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of three years for which he enlisted that he
after fulfilling said Term of service was honourably
discharged by Colonel Davis which discharge
he kept a considerable length of time untill by
caualty he has lost the same and has it not in
his power now produce it. that he is now a
citizen of Sullivan County and State of Tennessee
and has resided in said State of the State of
North Carolina almost ever since the revolutionary war
and never has since he performed his service
in the revolutionary war not been out of the limits
of the United States that he is now aged about sixty
in years, and so much reduced in circumstances
that he stands in need of the assistance of his
Country for support as he is now past manual
labour in a great measure destitute of property
that he never has been pensioned by his country nor
has he ever asked for the same before
and that he has no evidence within the compass of his
power at this period by which to [?] the foregoing statement
hope that the rolls of the Army of the revolution
will evidence the same.

Sworn to and subscribed to me
before me this day before written

Tho. Emmerson

John Coleman
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State of
Tennessee
I James Anderson hereby certify
that Thomas Emmerson before whom the
affidavit was taken was at the time thereof
one of the Judges of the circuit court held
for the State of Tennessee given under my
[hand] a private Seal there being no public
Seal of office this 26th day of June 1818

Jas Anderson Clerk of
the Circuit Court held in
the first Circuit for
Washington County

Justify that I am satisfied that the before named
applicant is in reduced circumstances and stands in
need of the assistance of his Country for support.

S. [Powes] Judge of the
first Judicial Circuit
of the State of Tennessee