Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7269, for George Nix, Georgia
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(S-1776)
SERVICE
Ga.
Nix, George
NUMBER
S7269
Carded
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CONTENTS
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12.180
North Carolina
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George Nisc [Nix]
of Surry in the State of N Carolina
who was a pvt in the [blank] commanded
 by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded
by Moseby in the Va
line for 2 years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of April
1833 and sent to John Wright
Rock Ford N. Car
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833     160
semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept    40
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                                                        $200

{Revolutionary Claim,  Act June 7, 1932.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 50

[note on upper right side]
Hon L Williams   Jany 26 1834
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George Nicks [Nix]
Declaration
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Continental
Establishment
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8420
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State of North Carolina
Surry County

On this 13 day of 
August personally appeared 
before the worship [?] for the County Court for the
County of Surry and State of North Carolina
George Nix a resident of said County
aged seventy seven years, who first being 
duly sworn, according to law, doth on 
his Oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the provision
made by the act of Congress passed the 
7th day of June 1832
That he served in the 
army of the Revolution, that he enlisted in the
Army of the united states in the year [blank]
under the command of Littleberry Moseby [Moseby] of
the 2d Regiment Virginia Line. was under the 
command of Col Stark (he thinks) Col Elbert
Major Panell (or Purnell) he was at Savanna [Savannah]
under Genl Howe. the Americans were conquered
he recollects Major Frank Moore, he was at 
Charleston under Genl Lincoln & says the 
Americans capitulated.  he was some months
a prisoner of war on board the Brittish Fleet
[in left margin "3 years"] he was brot [brought] round to Jamestown and
exchanged.  Previous to this he was taken
prisoner at Savanna [Savannah] and was there 
exchanged and brot [brought] round to Charleston
where he joined the 2d Virginia Detachment
and served till the capitulation.  his first
enlistment under Moseby [Mosby] was for three years
& thinks he was the first man enlisted by him
after being exchanged at Jamestown he went 
to Williamsburgh [Williamsburg] where he was discharged, his 
three years having run out.  he does not 
recollect who signed his discharge.
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he left it in the Land Office at Richmond in care
of the Superintendent.  he thinks his name 
was Pane, he has not seen it since.  after
he returned he entered the Army as a substitute
for his Brother in Law John Clarke a Militia
man from Goochland and was at the 
Siege of York-Town where Cornwallis was taken
he Says that Genl Knox was there and he saw
him pull off his coat and assist in rolling
up a large cannon   when he first started
with Capt Moseby he was marched through
Prince Edward & Halifax Va. Guilford NC 
and so on to Savannah Georgia.  he has 
no documentary evidence, or any person
living by whom to prove his service.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a Pension or annuity except the present &
he hereby declares that his name is not
on the Pension Roll of any State or Territory

Sworn to and Subscribed this day
and year aforesaid
George Nix [his mark]
John Wright CC
[illegible] F K Armstrong DC
and the said Court do hereby declare
this opinion that the above named applicant
was a Revolutionary Soldier and served 
as he states
R H  Parks J.P.
George Haynes JP
J Rowles JP
Court Presiding
I Jno Wright of the Court of the County of Surry do
here by certify that the foregoing contains the
original Proceedings of the said Court in the 
matter of the application of George Nix
for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand & seal of office
this 14th day of Augt 1832
John Wright
Clk
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George Nix
NC.

on the Va Conl [Continental] Roll
Admit for 2 yrs as a 
private from
Col Moseby, Ga
$80



John Wright
Rock Ford
N.C.
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BRIEF in the case of George Mix
County of Surry in the State of N Carolina
{Act 7th June, 1832.}

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]

3.  How old is he?  77 years

4.  State  his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
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The time when he entered in the army is 
not stated 
he further declares that 
he served at the siege of 
Yorktown but no time 
stated

Duration of Service.
Years 3
Months [blank]
Days [blank]

Rank
as a Private

Name of General and Field Officer
under whom he served. 
Gen. 
Col Moseby  Col Starks Col Elbert

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  none

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  [blank]

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?   by his own cooperation [?]

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Court

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars
Section.

October 24, 1923.

Mrs. C. H. Jenkins,
2040 E St.,
Lincoln, Nebr.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the 
Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7269, it appears
that George Nix enlisted and was a private in Captain
Littleberry Mosby's company, Colonel Stirk's and 
Elbert's Georgia regiment, he was taken prisoner at 
Savannah and there exchanged; was take prisoner when
Charleston surrendered and held some months until
exchanged at Jamestown; and he was also at the Siege of 
York.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed August 13,1832, while a resident of Surry
County, North Carolina, aged seventy seven years.
It is not stated that soldier ever married.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

[note at the bottom of page]
See Heitman - Littleberry Mosby
both Colonels were in 2d Ga. reg. not Va.
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[written sideways at the top] "Rev War"

7269
INVALID
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File No.  7269
George Nix
Priv Rev. War
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Act:  June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol.  A & B,  [or AB] Page 274

[Arrangement of 1870.]


[handwritten notation sideways on the left]
1923 Oct. 24 - Hist. to Mrs. C. H. Jenkins AWF
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Lincoln, Neb.,
Sept. 11, 1923.

Dept. of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Records Section,

Dear Sirs:

Will you kindly send me any date you have in
in your files regarding George Nix, a Revolutionary pensioner
under the act of 1840, who was residing at that time in Surry
Co., North Carolina, aged 85 years?

Thanking you, I am very sincerely,
Mrs. C. H. Jenkins
2040 E St., Lincoln, Neb.
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George Nix
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
George Nix which require
further proof or explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  [blank]

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?  [blank]

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period of periods of the war when he served?  yes

V.  Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he 
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  yes

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished 
from any other seal?  yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his 
revolutionary service?  no Clergyman

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  no

XIV.  If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?  [blank]
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, 
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  [blank]
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the 
regulations direct?  [blank]

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  [blank]

XVI.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And 
if not, which of them is not so answered?  [blank]

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.

QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;  For -----
year ---- months, and ----- days, I served as a ----- For ----- months
and ----- days,  I served as a ------;  and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too 
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.
It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the 
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not 
employed in any civil pursuit.

QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of 
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.  

QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying office who authenticates the papers is not 
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the 
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.