Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 4357, William Turk, S.C.
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Service 
S. L. 

Turk, William
Margaret

Number 
W4357
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11.429. 
Georgia
Margaret Turk [illegible]
widow of William Turk 
who died on the 
of SC in the State of 
who was a Prw of the Comisss's commaner
by Captain  of the  comanmander
by  in the 
line for Revolution 
Inscribed on the role of Savannah 
at the rate of 145 Dollars (~) Cents 
per annum, to commence on the 5th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension ifsued the 25 day of January 1853 and [signature]

arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-annual allowance ending 

{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by R. McNae Clerk, Book D Vol i - Page 325
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Of the grace of Christ.    Cap. iii, iv.    Elijahs comi-
14 Yet ye say, wherefore?  Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
15 And did not he make one?  yet had he the residue of the spirit: and wherefore one? that he might seek a godly feed: therefore take heed to your spirit,  and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
15 For the LORD the God of Israel saith, that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that you deal not treacherously.
17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words: yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him:  When ye say, Every one that doth evil, is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
                      CHAP. III
1 Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ.   7of the rebellion, 8 sacrilege, and infidelity of the people, &c.
Behold I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple: even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
2. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appears? for he is like a refiners fire, and like fullers hope.
3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purity the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in for years.
5 And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
6 For I am the Lord, I change not - therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them: return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts: but ye said, Wherein shall we return?
8 Will a man rob God: yet ye have robbed me: but ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? in tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the store house that there may be meat in (page blotted) house, and prove me now herewith, (blotted) the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.
12 Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord: yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
14 Ye have said. It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it, that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts:
15 And now we call the proud happy: yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
16 Then they that feared the Lord , spake often one to another, and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book or remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.,
18 Then  shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked; between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
                      CHAP. IV.
Gods judgement on the wicked, and his blessing on the good & He exorteth to study of the law, &c.
For behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly shall be stubble, and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name, shall the son of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet, in the day that I shall do this, said the LORD of hosts.
4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all
Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD,
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

                The End of the Prophets.
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Oct 15 184
Joh
Panina Hamilton Was borne November 16, 1807

William Turk Was Married March [illegible] in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four and in the eight year of the american independency

John Turk was born May 4th 1785
Mary Hall Turn was born November 8 1787

9th 1790
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State of Georgia
Franklin County J. Jonathan Morgan Justic of the Peace in and for said county before whom Col. William Turk of said county appeared on the 10th day of August 1852, and made a declaration for a pension do hereby certify that the enclosed record of the marriage of William Turk and the names and births of his children was torn from the said declarant from the family Bible in my presence. 

Given under my hand and official Signature this 4th day of November 1852

Jonathan Morgan L. P.
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State of Georgia 
Franklin County 

On this 10th day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fift two before me Jonathan Morgan a Justic of the peace within and for said county and state aforesaid personally appeared William Turk, aged fifty eight (58) years aggred, a resident of the county and the State affore said and known to me as entitled to full credit who after being duly sworn according to the law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress on 7th July 1838. That he is the son of William Turk and Margaret Turk, both now decesased. That he has always understood and fully blieved that his father was a solider of the Revolution in the State of South Carolina; that of the time of the commencement of said was his father lived in Abbeville District in said State that he has always understood from his mother, and those who were with him in said service, that he volutneered soon after the beginning of said war, and served all or nearly all of the time and until peace was made. that at different times during the war his said father was under the command of Colonel Anderson, Colonel Sumpter, and General Pickens, that in the forepart of the warre he served as private that he served in the
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Cavalary for some length of time that he was promoted to the office of Ajutant, and that during the latter part of the war he served as Captain, that he was the sege of Augsuta, was with Sumpter in 1780 when his captain was [illegible] and several other important battles  that defenant cannot positively designation. All of the above statments deponant has repeatedly heart made by those who were with his father in said war. That in the month of September 1815 deponant was at the house of General Pickens, in Pickens Distrtict S. Carolina, that whil there said Pickens talked a great deal to him about his said father. that he had been in service with him a great deal, that his said father had performed much valuable service to the country, that he was always a faithful reayd and brave solider; and deponant further states that while his father acted as Captain under Col. Anderson said Colonel issued written orders to his father in regard to certain solders and some ammuniction; the original copy of which is herewith presented; he also presents a certificate of recommendation which Gen. Pickens gave him sometime after the war to show that he was a true whig and a friend to liberty; and deponant further declared that his father William Turk was married to Margaret Archibald in Iredel County, North Carolina, on the third day of March 1784 as well appear from teh original family record of his said father and mother in their old Bible that said record as deponant had always been told to blieve is in
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the handwriting of his father, and this it had undergone no change in his recollection. And he further states that after thier marrage as state above his parents settled in Abbeville District of S. Carolina that they moved to Georgia Franklin County in February 1792 where his said father died on the 10th day of April 1795 leaving his mother as a widow that taht she never remarried afterwards married, but remained his widow until her death which occured on the thirtieth day of November 1842 leaving deponant William Turk and Mary H. Hamilton formerly Mary H Turk her only surviving children; William Turk 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and above
written that I certify that it is entirely impracticable for the declarant to attend the court and that the 4th lives of 2nd page was interlined before signing; 
Jonathan Morgan L. P. 
State of Georgia
Franklin County 

With the undersigned practices of the Inferior Court of the said county, in the open court do hereby certify that we are well accquainted with William Turk the above declarant that he is a highly respectabl citizen of our county - a man of strict integrity and religious character andthat we are entirely satisified that the statement made in the foregoing declaraction are strictly true; we further certify that satisfactory evidence is before us that William Turk (sen) died on the tenth
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day of April 1795, leaving Margaret Turk his widow who survived him and remained widowed until her death which occurred on the thirtieth day of November 1842, that she died leaving William Turk, and Mary H. Hamilton formerly Mary H. Turk, her only surviving children; We further certify that we cordially approve i this case of the proceedings of Jonathan Morgan the justic of the peace before whom the above declaration was made that we are well aware of the declarants inability to attend the court on account of the severe and protracted illness of his family, and living in the remove part of the county;

given under our hands and private deals this 10th day of August A.D. 1852

Henry Freson 
John E. MCarter
Nathaniel W. While
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Adam Hill
Saml. Foster Junior
Moses McCarley
Henry Loosk
Matthew Young
Saml Foster Sen.
Thos Mils
Gerge Stoks
Wm Lesley
Wm Alexander
Turk, Wm.
S. C. W 4357
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(too faint to completely transcribe)
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 4357
Margt  Turk
Wid.
WmTurk
Pvt. Rev. War
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Act: July 7" / 38

Index:- Vol. M, Page 285

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Georgia Agency
______________
Margaret Turk, a widow of William, who was a private in company Geo. troops.
________
An Act July7, 1838
21 mo private     $70
3 mo. com.           75
                           $145

Ca March 4, 1836
End March 22, 1846
she died Ma 30 42.
 Payable to
William Turk
           &
Mary H. Hamilton
only surviving children
___________
Geo. H. Jones,
           Present
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These may certify that the persons hereof has lived in this Neighbourhood these several years past and has all ways (always) behaved himself in a sober honest manner, so far as came to our knowledge, and a friend to the United States through the whole of the late contest, and as he, viz;
William Turk intends traveling into the state of North Carolina it is expected he will have permission to pass and repass unmolested he behaving as a good citizen.

Long Cane 6th January 1789  Andw. Pickens
                                                John Bowie
                                                John Harrison
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Georgia]
Franklin County]

I, William J. Oliver Clerk of the Inferior Court within and for said county do hereby certify that Jonathan Morgan whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing declaration is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly authorized by law to administer oaths and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.  I further certify that Henry Freeman John E. McCarter and Nathaniel H. White whose genuine signatures appear to the above certificate are acting Justices of the Inferior Court of said county & duly commissioned and qualified.
Given under my hand and seal of said court this 11th day of August 1853.
                                 W. J. Oliver Clk.
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14,785
Margaret Turk
wd of William
______
Geo.
__________
July 7, 1838
________
G. H. Jones,
      Present

Sept. 9, 1852
14,785

Georgia
______
July 7th, 1838


Geo. H. Jones
   Present
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Brief in the case of Margaret Turk, and wid. of William, Franklin County and State of Georgia.
        act July 7, 1838.
_________________________
Claim, ("original," or "for increase,")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Record evidence of service and marriage.

(If for increase.)
     Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?

Name and resident of Agent
Geo. H. Jones,
              Present

Examining Clerk,
           Ogden Niles
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14,785
Margaret Turk
Wd of William
 ___
Geo.
_
Let G. H. Jones, Nov. 20/52

July 7, 1838.
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                             Comptroller Genl's Office
                             Columbia S. C.
"N 99]
Lib S]
see 935B]

Issued the 6th of June 1785 to Mr. Wm. Turk for seventy five pounds 8/6/3/4 stlg for militia Duty before & since the reduction of Charleston as Private & Commissary pr. account audited No. 62.
Principal L. 75:8:6 3/4
Annual Interest L 5:5:7
  here noticed               $323
                                       150
                                      $473
___________
99 S No 42 s
Mr. William Turk his acct. of Duty in the militia as private done alternately before and since the reduction of Charlestown and for duty as commissary in the militia the whole amt. to curry
L 528
L 75.8.6 3/4
State of So. Carolina Dr. to Wm Turk
for duty p. Col Anderson return L528
                                        stg       L 75.8.6 3/4
Rec;d 6th June 1785 full satisfaction for the within in an Indent N 99 Lib
                             (signed) William Turk
I do hereby certify the above to be a true
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copy as taken from the Records of this office and further that Indent B no 935 states that it is in lieu of Indent No 99 Book 3 & for the same amount affidavit having been filed of the top of Indent last mentioned, and I further certify that I have carefully compared the handwriting of William Turk to the original Reciept (Receipt) in 1785 above copied with that of the family Record hereunto attached and that the characteristics of style are quite similar & sufficiently striking in point of resemblance to enable me to state that I have no hesitation in believing them to be in the handwriting of one & the same person.

                   Hon Comptroller Gen l.
                   James A. Black
                          Dep:
/no seal of office/
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*


NAME  Turkentine, Manley 

Grade Private

Line Hazen's Regiment

WARRANT
NUMBER  13827

ACREAGE  100

ISSUED   June 20, 1789

[hand written Note:] to ____ not shown ___

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are 

registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.

Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.

Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.