Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39523, George Fitzgerald, Va.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Va

Fitzgerald, George
or Fitsgerrald
or Fitsgerald

NUMBER
S.39523

CONTENTS
blank
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East Tennessee
17255 R 
George Fitzgerald
of Wash. Co. Tn in the distt. of E. Tenn who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel John Gibson, of the Virginia line, for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of July, 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of June, 1820, and sent to John Blair agent
Jonesborough, East Tennessee

Arrears to 4th of March, 1820. $60.13.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1820 48.00
7 mo 16/31.
[total]                                       $108.13.

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

Tennessee
Letter sent Apl 24th 1821, to John Blair Esq Jonesborough Tennessee
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George Fitsgerrald
Schedule of Oath
17355
East Tennessee
J Blair Jonesborough
agent
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SCHEDULE.
District of Washington ss. October Term 1820

On this seventeenth day of October 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said district (circuit,
& County] George Fitsgerrald aged sixty five
years, resident in Washington County in said district circuit, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: that he enlisted into the continental service in the revolutionary war at Fort Pitt State of Pennsylvania under Captain James Sullivan of the 13th Regiment of the Virginia
line of troops commanded by Col Gibson and under General Washington that he enlisted for three years & served out that period, and was discharged at Fort Pitt by Col Gibson and was in the battle of German Town and several other scirmishes [sic] and applied for a pension, the date of which is 17th July 1819 -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident 
citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for
me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income
other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed to wit one cow and calf worth [illegible] five head of sheep two pots one oven one loom  & Reeds
that he has had a wife and nine children all of whom have left him and he is now living with one of his children, and principally supported by them, and from his age and infirmity cannot support himself by labour
George Filsgerrald
Sworn to, and declared, on the 17th day of October 1820 before the Justices of sd. Court of pleas &c.

I, James Sevier clerk of sd. Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty five dollars and --- cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of [illegible] on this 17th day of October 1820
Jas Sevier

Clerk of the Court for the County of Washington
By his Deputy
James S. Wharton
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5506

George Fitzgerald
Washington County,
East Tennessee
20 July 1819

Col. John Gibson's
13th Regt Virga. line
3 years

found on Rolls

Admitted

John Blair, agent
Jonesborough, East Tennessee
recd 18 Dec 1819
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George Fitsgerald
Declaration
for pension
made in open court ┃
21st July 1819
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State of Tennessee
Washington County
July Sessions 1819
Be it remembered that on this 20th day of July 1819 personally appeared in open Court the subscribed George Fitzgerald aged about sixty five years, and being desirous of availing himself of the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons who were engaged in the land and Naval  service of the United States in the Revolutionary war and after being duly sworn according to law made and subscribed the following declaration to wit that he George
Fitzgerald some time in the Revolutionary war at what precise time he cannot now recollect, enlisted into the continental service in the back part of Virginia State, at which part there was no County as yet designated, in the 13th Regiment of Infantry of the Virginia line, for three years under Frank Reeve Recruiting Lieutenant and after enlistment he was put
under Captain Sullivan of Colonel [illegible] in command, he then first marched to Philadelphia and joined the main army at the City at which place he remained under his officers for some time he was then seized of the flu by reason of which he was confined at Philadelphia during the battle of Brandywine
within a few days after sd. Battle he recovered his health and again joined the Army and took a faithful part in the Battle of German Town after which he took such a violent inflammation in the one of his eyes that he was sent to the hospital at Dunkard town and there had a violent attack of a Fever. He having
recovered from that was marched with the 13th Regiment under the command of General McAntosh & Colonel Gibson to the back settlement of Virginia where he was enlisted
at which place he remained under Colonel Gibson unto the Treaty with the Indians and also until he was discharged he received his discharge
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from Colonel Gibson at Fort Pitt Pennsylvania after faithfully serving out his three years, which discharge he kept a number of years and never having received any of his pay and lossing [sic] expectation of its ever profiting
him he grew somewhat careless about it in consequence of which and the lapse of time, he has lost it, and therefore is not able at this late period of time to produce it. He also states that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in great need of assistance from his country for support He also states that he never has been placed on any pension list of the United States
and also that he at this late period has  no convenient proof to establish his servitude but expect that the Rolls of the army will evidence the same for him
George Fitsgerald
X
his mark

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this day before written
Test
Jas Sevier Clerk
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State of Tennessee
Washington County ⎬
July Sessions 1819
we whose names are hereunto subscribed being the seted [sic seated] Justices of the Court of pleas &c. for said County, do by these presents certify that we are fully satisfied that the before named applicant is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country& support. we also certify that we are also satisfied that said George Fitzgerald is a man of veracity
In witness whereof I have hereunto set our hands & seals this 23rd of July 1819
Jacob Brown [seal]
John Patten [seal]
Jno Collam [seal]
Wm. Boyles [seal]

State of Tennessee
Washington County ⎬
September 4th 1819
I James Sevier Clerk of the Court
of [illegible] sd County do certify that
George Fitzgerald the foregoing applicant appeared in open Court & Swore to & subscribed his declaration aforesaid and after being certified by the Court was ordered to be sealed with the seal of office &  transmitted to the Honorable the Secretary at war
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at office this day above

Jas Sevier
Clk
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
M. C.

January 14, 1924

Bob Bryanten
c/o Floyd & Son
Harriman, Tenn.

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 39523, it appears that George Fitzgerald, Fitsgerrald, or Fitsgerald, enlisted at Fort Pitt and served three
years as private in Captain James Sullivan's Company, Colonel Gibson's Virginia Regiment; he was in the battle of Germantown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 20, 1819, while a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, aged about
65 years.
He had a wife and nine children, names not stated.
Respectfully,

Commissioner
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39523
Revy.
INVALID.
File No. 39523
George Fitzgerald
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: -- Vol. 8.  Page 170

{Arrangement  of 1870.}

1924 Jan 14 Hist. to Bob Bryanton
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Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Revolutionary War Section.

Dear Sir:-

Will you please send me the pension records of the two following Revolutionary War  pensioners, including all family data in your office?

Under Act of 1818.
George Fitzgerald, private, Virginia Continental Line, June 2, 1820. He was a resident of Washington County Tenn.

Under Act of 1830.
Lieut. John Clark, North Carolina Militia, Feb. 27, 1833, while a resident of Washington County Tenn.

Yours truly,
[signature] Bob Bryanton,
Bob Bryanton,
c/o Floyd & Son,
Harriman, Tenn.

Nov. 6, 1923.

[postmark]
U. S. 
PENSION OFFICE
NOV 9 1923