Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11226, George Wayne, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
PENN.

Wayne, George

NUMBER
R 11226
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George Wayne --
Pa:
Suspended -- Letter 1G
Dur: 1833 to.
J. W. Burney --
[illegible] claimant -- July 22 35
[ illegible]
Act of Jun 1832
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[Crossed out - Acts of July 14, 1852 and March 3, 1873]

11,226
P.O.
George Wayne
Service:   

Enlisted:       , 18}
Discharged:  , 18}   REJECTED

Application filed:     ,18

Alleges:  

Re-enlisted:  

Attorney:  
P.O.

    Recognized   Contrac[page cut off]
    Cert. of Dis.   Searched for   ,18
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Monticello (Georgia)
6 Nov. 1 833

Sir

I take the liberty to enclose you the application of George Wayne a citizen of Jasper County for a pension under the act of Congress, passed June 1832 -- I find by a printed letter heretofore directed to Mr. W. from J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions that he has previously applied for a pension, but failed on account of a noncompliance with some of the [illegible] prescribed by the War Department in such cases - in the application now presented [illegible] thinks the former objections are [illegible] - I see from the printed letter & noted (j/appended); that showed his name not be found on the rolls of the Department (he being an enlisted soldier) that he will be required to prove his service by two credible witnesses - It seems to me that without a relaxation of this rule in many cases & particularly in this ( unless his name appears on the roll) that everything  must be done - for it is often the case that the proof cannot possibly be made.  in the present case altho W W does not know whether his name is on the rolls or not, yet he swears in his application that he is not able to prove his service by any person, having performed his service in other states besides that of Georgia where he now lives -  I hope that there will be no difficulty & that his claim may be allowed
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I have but several applications for  keeping     to the Department & have to accept my thanks for the prompt attention to  them by the proper office - The last one - that of W. Goff even with a few days service, be good enough to let me know from you in relations to W. Wayne - I enclose you the letter but my understanding that it will facilitate the investigation of his claim -


Very respectfully
J. M. Burney

Hon Lewis Cass
Washington City
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21,728





11226
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Declaration

   In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.

State of Georgia ss
Jasper County. ss

    On this twenty ninth day of October eighteen hundred & thirty-three personally appeared in open court it being a court of record before 
Lucius Q.C. Lamar Judge of the Superior Coury of the Okmulgee Circuit, George Wayne a resident of the County of Jasper in said circuit and state aforesaid, aged 75 years the second day of January next, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1779 as a private soldier under Captain William Ferguson, the member of the Regiment he does not previously recollect, but believe it was the 2nd of the Continental Line under the following named officers General Anthony Wayne commanded the brigade; Colonel Proctor the regiment & Captain William Ferguson the company to which this deponent was attached & this deponent saith that said company, belong to the artillery - that he enlisted to serve during the war and was discharged at James Island near Charleston, South Carolina in the year 1783 - the discharge which was given this deponent by  Captain Ferguson has long since been lost or destroyed & this deponent states that he resides in Hanover County, Virginia when he enlisted that he was engaged in the siege of Yorktown (next page)
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and was in service & present at the capture of Cornwallis & hi Army - that he afterwards marched through Virgina, North Carolina & South Carolina with General Wayne & was discharged in 1783.  After peace was made at Jarvis Island as has been before stated - this deponent states that he knows of no one at this late day by whom he can prove his services - He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension of annuity except the resent, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
                                                  his
                                        George S Wayne
                                                 mark
Sworn to & subscribed the
day & year aforesaid in open
court October 30th 1833.
                   //s//
          William B. Stokes  

And the said court hereby declares their opinion that the above-named applicant was Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
                                         //s//
                                Lucius Q.C. Lamar
                                      J.S. Court

    I William B Stoke clerk of the superior court of said county of Jasper, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Wayne for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 28th of October 1833 this 30th day of October 1833. 

                                    //s//
                          William B. Stokes Clerk
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26th of May 1835
Henry County, Ga.

Dear Sir,

    Sometime in March last as nigh as I recollect I forwarded on to the Department of Secretary of the Treasury & my declaration for continental services rendered during the War of the revolution, my name was entered on the Roll of Captain William Farguson of Colonel Proctor's regiment of artillery. George Williamson through a mistake of the adjutant, as he said, may declaration was made in Jasper County in the state and attested by Esq.  Lane and under the seal of the county.  I had explained in a manner from the department and not having received any. Will you have the goodness to address a letter to me at McDonnough in this county informing me of the determination of the department in my case.
                   I remain yours,
                              very respectfully,
                                        //s//
                              George Wayne
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veteran's Administration Archives

Name: Wayne, John
Grade: Private
Line: New Jersey

Warrant Number: 8830
Acreage: 100
Issued: February 27, 1796 to -- not shown --

 My Note:  See Gilbert Grateclass who listed with the same warrant number.  In the old book from which this card was copied. Gilbert G-'s name was placed between warrants nos. 8329 and 8330 N.J. line.                    MMHF


* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 "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 warrant 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 records in the National Archives.