Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 61001-160-55, Thomas Bird, N.C.
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NC  Bird, Thomas                 B.L.Wt 61001-160-55
                Jane
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269.201   Act Mar. 3. [illegible]
Lee
264483
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Bird
Jane Bird. ind.
Thomas Bird. pri.
Bird
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61.001 Issued March 31st"/57


Capt. Reiss & Rider
47.
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ar 160 as Mch: 30/57
[illegible]
Revy war.

See pens. papers: Act 2. July '38
Geo Lirs '33

Special. by Chief Clark.
J. Cole      Mar. 11. '57
CC
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Thomas Lumpkin
Vol. B - 146. ~ Present.



[illegible] Lumpkin. Mch: 17/57
Excl.
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original
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Jane bird
Act 3rd [crossed out: Feb] March, 1853
See her papers on file Act 7t July 1833 [underlined: Georgia, for proof of service.]

Special 
S. Cole 269.701
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Th. Lumpkin
Present
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State of Georgia }
County of Lumpkin }                   
On this 23rd day of February, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Jane Bird, aged 73- years, a resident of Lumpkin County, in the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the Widow of Thomas Bird, deceased, who was a private in the Company Commanded by. Captain Kerp, ^[illegible] Rider in the Regiment of Regulars on Malitia [sic: militia] Commanded by Colonel Cleaveland in the Revolutionary War that her Said husband Volunteered at  Dobbs, County in the State of North Carolina on or about the ___ day _____ A.D. 1779 - for the term of during the War. and Continued in actual service in Said War for the term of Two years and _____ months and Was honorably discharged at. __________ in the State of North Carolina on or the ____ day of ___ ____ A.D. 1781 or 82 _______

She further states that she Was Married to the said Thomas Bird in the County of Cherokee in the State of North Carolina on or about the ___ day of ______ A.D. 1846 by one Jackson Reynolds, a minister of the Gospel, and that her name before her said marriage was Jane Moss, that her said husband died in the County of Murray in the State of Georgia on the 29th day of March AD - 1852. And that she is now a Widow, She makes this declaration for the ___ (over)
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purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855" And she further declares that she has not received or applied for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress,
And she hereby appoints Henry H Walker of Stockstill Georgia her true and lawful attorney, with Power of Substitution to prosecute her claim for Land, to receive the certificate or ________.
When issued and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises, And she hereby revokes all former powers .
Mark of Jane Bird
Mr. David Hill and James L Heard, residents of the county of Sumpkin in the state of Georgia, upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Jane Bird in our presence; and that we believe from the appearance and statements of teh applicant, that she is the identical preson she represents herself to be, and is still a widow, and that we are not interested in this claim.
David Hill
James L. Heard
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be credible persons; that the claimants is the person she represents herself to be, and is still a widow, and that I have no interest in this claim as attorney or otherwise, 
Lewis J Ledbetter J.P.

State of Georgia
County of Sumpkin
I James H Morley, Clerk of the Superior Court in and for the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that Lewis J. Ledbetter, Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit was made was at the time of the signing there as acting justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature there to is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto let my hand and affixed my official seal at ___GA on this 3rd day of March A.D. 1857
J.H. Worley CSC
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Act Mar. 3
264.483
see 264483     Nov. 23/56
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Jane Bird
wid. of Thomas Bird, dec'd [deceased]

priv.
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N. Ca. Line


Revolutionary War
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Geo Lns [illegible]
Feby 53
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William J. Barrett
Barrettsville
Ga




Let: W.J. Barrett. Feby 6/51
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Claim of Jane Bird
Act of March 3' 1855
 "     "  May 14" 1856

SW



Filed By
William J Barrett
Barretsville
Ga
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Georgia } SS
Lumpkin County }
On this the 11th day of November 1856 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace within and for the County and state aforesaid Jane Bird aged 73 years a resident of Said County and State who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Thomas Bird desceased [sic: deceased] who was a private in Company commanded by Caps not recollected commanded by Col not know in the Revolutionary War that her husband entered the service in Lincon [sic: Lincoln] county North Carolina about the close of said war the term not known and continued in said war for a term of at least Fourteen days and was honorable discharged. but does not know where he was discharged. She further states that she was married to the said Thomas Bird in Cherokee County North Carolina in the ^the day not Remembered day of November 1845 or 6 by one Jackson Reynolds a minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Jane Rogers that her said husband died in Murry [sic: Murray] County Georgia on March [crossed out: day]
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of 1857 and that she still remains a widow She further states that she has heretofore filed an application in the pension office for the purpose of procuring a pension which she refers to the proof thereto annexed to substantiate this claim, She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty Land to which she may be entitled to under the act approved March 3rd" 1855 and amended act of May 14th" 1856. She further declares that she never has received nor applied for Bounty Land under this or any other act of Congress she hereby authorize William J Barrett of Barrettsville Georgia to prosecute this claim and to receive the warrant when issued
Jane [X her mark] Bird [private seal]


We Turner Rogers and William Hollinshed residents of said County upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Jane Bird in our presents [sic: presence], and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and is still a widow 
S/Turner Rogers [private seal]
William [X his mark] Hollinshed [private seal]
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The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be creditable persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and is still a widow and that I have no Interest in this claim
S/John. H. Covington J. Peace



Georgia Lumpkin County
I hereby certify that John H Covington Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, is and was at the time of taking the same an acting a Justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and Qualified and that his disnature above is genuine. I testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office the 12th day of November 1856
S/James Rutherford C,I,C
[seal]
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B.L. 61001-160-55
Jane. wid Thomas Bird. Lumpkin Co., Ga., 
1856-7-
N.C. serv. (Lincoln Co., N.C.)
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Jane Rogers before marriage or Jane Moss

Sol-d-Mch ^29, 1857
Jane
[crossed out: See rej. claim]




Careful search fails to discover any claim for pension made by Jane, widow of Thomas Bird of N.C-

(N.B. Not identical with W.8183 Nancy, wid. of Thomas Byrd or Bird, N.C. service.)


WR.
[stamp: MAY 9 - 1912]
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61.001
~
160 acres.




Barrettsville Ga  Term
Nov 19

To the Secretary of the Interior
Washington City
.D.C.