Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 7386, for Philip Morgan, Georgia
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SERVICE 
Ga
Morgan, Philip Patsey
NUMBER 
R 7386
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8314
Patsey Morgan [illegible]
of Philip
Kentucky
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The Declaration of Jesse Peters acting Executor of Philip Morgan & for the benefit of the heirs
of S Philip Morgan Washington County State of Kentucky being of Lawful age and Sworn
in the County Court Washington, makes the
following Statement that he the sd Peters is
at this time the acting Executor he was well
acquainted with Philip Morgan & his Wife
Patsey for upwards of Twenty five years and
that during that time they lived Comfortably
Together as man & wife I have no recollection
of their marriage they Departed this Life Philip
Morgan September 28th 1826 his wife Patsey
Departed this life the 24th day of July 1837
and that She remained a widow untill [until] her death I found in his possession Two discharge which will be forwarded to the Commissioner of Pensions I have no knowledge of his services on Inlistment [enlistment] I no [know] he possessed in the year 1815 upwards of fifteen Hundred Dollars in property Two Tract of land one 210 acres and one other 185 that I suppose one reason why he made no application for his Pension that he was very particular man with respect to fraud or any illegal practiceses [practices] to obtain unjust Claims I have also produced the family Record of the Bible in Court for their examination as a [illegible] Copy for the Department of Wars inspection there was nine Children Two Dead & Seven Living the deaths ages will appear on the family record all over Sixteen years of age no Guardian the Court will certify the Character of Jesse Peter he further States that the Law requires a valuation of property the Pension depended on the amount of property [two illegible lines crossed out]
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[in open Court before me May 28 1842 copy att William B Booker cwC] [crossed out]
State of Kentucky
Washington County Sct
I William B Booker Clerk
of the County Court for the County aforesaid do
Certify that the within is a true copy of the
affadavit of Jesse Peter filed in my office on the
application of Philip Morgans heirs to get
said Philip Morgans Pension Sworn to before
me in open Court
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto Set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court this 31st
day of May 1842. 
W B Booker cwC
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Births of the Morgan Family
Reuben Morgan Son of
Philip Morgan and Mary his wife,
was born September 1724
Mary Morgan daughter of John
and Jane Wright wife to the above
Reuben Morgan was born October
4th 1728
Philip Morgan son of Reuben
Morgan and Mary his wife was
born March 17th 1758
Patty [Patsy] Morgan Daughter of Shippy 
A. Puckett & Mary his wife, was 
born November 27, 1759
Mary Morgan Daughter of Philip
and Patsy Morgan his wife was
born March the 14th 1785
Reuben Morgan son of Philip
& Patty [Patsy] Morgan his wife was born
September the 9th 1786
Nancy Morgan was born
March the 22th 1788
Betsy [Betty] Morgan was born
March the 12th 1790
Patsy Morgan was born March 
The 13th 1792
Sally Morgan was born October
The 9th 1793
Luci [Lucy] Morgan was born August
The 10th 1796
Jane Morgan was born November
The 14th 1800
Patsy Puckett Wright Morgan was
Born December the 22th 1803
Letitia Philip Raney Morgan
was born February the 18th 1806

Patsy Elender Morgan Daughter of Sally
Morgan was born September the 29
1815
Son of Shippy Puckett
John Puckett was born May the 31 1762
Died June the 22nd 1803
Shippy A Puckett Died March 1783
     Mary Puckett his wife Died March 
                                                  1809
Reuben Morgan son of Phillip and
Mary died June the 14th 1781 in the 57
year of his age
Reuben W Morgan son of the above
Died July the ___ 1777
Betsy Morgan late of Nancy Died
September 1793
Benjamin Morgan Son of Reuben
Morgan Died 1813
Mary Morgan Daughter of John &
Jane Wright consort of the above
Reuben Morgan died the 13th day of
January 1819 in the 91st year of
her age
Philip Morgan died September
the 28th 1826 in the 68 year of his age
Patty [Patsy] Morgan wife of the above
Died July the 24th 1839 in the 79th
year of her age
Patsy Morgan daughter of P. P. Morgan died April 6th 1792
Reuben Morgan son of Philip
and Patsy Morgan his wife died
July the 4th 1833
Mary Morgan his wife died June the 30th
1833
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Sally Morgan Daughter of
Philip and Patsy Morgan his wife
October 27th 1832
Mary Morgan consort of Reuben
Morgan was born the 9th of August 1792
William Nall Popham Morgan
Son of Reuben Morgan and Mary
his wife was born July the 6th 1812
Philip Hawkins Morgan was born
31 of Dec 1818
Umphrey Hopkins Morgan was
born the 12th of March 1815
Eliza Jane Morgan was born
November the 1st 1817
Betsy Ann Morgan was born
Jany the 12th 1821
Patsy Emily Sanders daughter
of William Sanders and Lucy
his wife was born the 21 of March 1823
Minerva Jane Sanders was born
March the 11th 1826
Polly Ann Sanders was born
November the 24th 1827
William Preston Sanders was 
was born March the 22nd 1829
Lucy Ann Sanders was born the
17th day of May 1831
James W. Sanders was born the 12th
day of December 1833
John E Sanders was born the 26th 
day of Jany 1836
Cinthia O. Sanders was born May
the 3rd 1833
Henry H. Sanders was born October
the  21st 1840
Hr J. B. Thompson 
HR

Washington County
State of Kentucky
The affidavid of Sterlin
Lawful age upwards of
infirm makes the following
Copy of the family Bible
Copy taken from the B[illegible]
Morgan and family this
J Purfectly recollect and
in the hand righting [writing] of
balance in the family
of his widow & was so
Executor that the said
of the family at this [illegible]
hand this 31st day of 
Sworn to before me an
the peace for said County 
under my hand this 31st
Robert
State of Kentucky 
Washington County
Clerk of the County court
do Certify that Robert
name appears to that above
is a magistrate as above
County duly Commission
that the foregoing Signature
genuine and that full fair
to be given to all his act 
our of this State J
In Test
here unto
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[left margin missing parts]
Morgan being of
Seventy years being
ing statement that the
here taken is a true
ble of my Brother Philip
names of the Children
a part of the record
my Brother and the
as it fell in the hands
by Jesse Peter the
Bible is in the possession
given under my
May 1842
Starling Morgan
of the Justices of
ty & State given
day of May 1842
S. Mitchell J.P. W.
I William B Booker
for the County aforesaid
Mitchell Esqr whose
and foregoing affadavit
in and for Washington
ed and quallified and
urporting to be his is
th and credit is and ought
Such as well in as
timony whereof I have
Set my hand and
affixed the seal
of said County
Court at Spring
field this 31st day
of May 1842.
William B Booker
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Patsey Morgan
of Philip
Kentucky
Rejected
See let. 22d June
1842 Hon. J. B. Thompson
widow died
before act 7 July 1838
7386
Act 7 July 1838
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[crossed through] Act of July 14, 1862, and March 2, 1878.
7386
P.O.
Patsey Morgan
Service: Philip
Enlisted: [blank],18[blank]    
Discharged: [blank],18[blank]  
[stamped across] REJECTED
Application filed: [blank],18 [blank]  
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P. O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] contract
[blank] Cert. of Dis.  
Searched for [blank]18[blank]
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Augusta Nov. 27th 1777
Philip Morgan a privit Solder in Capt.
Isaac Hicks Company in the 3d Battalion
of Contental Troops for the State of Georgia
being in a Bad State of Health and
not fitt for Duty is Discharged from
the Said Battalion he having Receved
all pay and Arears of pay to this Day
[illegible] Col.
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no
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Washington County State of Kentucky
The affidavit of Sterling Morgan
being of Lawful age and sworn in Court as the
Law Require makes the following Statement,
the he a Brother to Philip Morgan Decd and
the he well Recollects that he was Lawfully
married to Patsey Morgan in the County of
Machinburg State of Virginia and that he
lived with my Brother at my fathers for
Some Time & Even [illegible] near him I am
acquainted of his being in the Army of
the Revolutionary War with Great Brita
in that he served the Two Tower of
duty as stated, I have no recollection of
the Time he served in the Army but
Recollect of his being in service and that
he is the Identical Philip Morgan as stated
in the Two discharges and performed the duty
while liveing in the County of Machinburg
State of Virginia and that he moved to the
State of Kentucky County of Washington
in the year Either 1791 or 1790 and has
Lived hear ever Since & in the year 1815
that he owned upwards of fifteen hundr
ed Dollars of property I have often heard
him say that he was Justly entitled to
both land & money as a Pension and that ever
Since the war he had not Received one cent
of either money or land also I recollect
his possession in his Life Time the family
Bible as hear produced in Court
the above and foregoing affidavit was
[Sworn to before me in open Court May 23rd 1842 by Sterling Morgan
copy  William B Booker] [crossed out]
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State of Kentucky
Washington County Sct
I William B Booker Clerk
of the County Court for the County aforesaid do
certify that the within is a true copy of the
affidavit of Sterling Morgan filed in my office on the application of Philip Morgans heirs to get said Philip Morgans Pension Sworn to before me in open Court
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court at Springfield this
31st day of May 1842 
W B Booker
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J. L. Edward
Pension office
{*June 22 1842 Ken*]
[*Hon J. B. Thompson HR*]
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Hale H. Reps June 21 1842
Col J. L. Edward Dr Sir. I submit to you
the land papers, will you have the kindness
to examine them at your earliest leisure &
let me hear for you-- Will you let me
know if the name of Alderman and in
on the will of your Depont Landers is
on the rules of your depart. Landers was a
three years Continental Soldier
yr &c 
J. B. Thompson