Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8225, for Thomas Pickard, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Pickard Thomas
NUMBER
R8225
CONTENTS
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Thomas Pickard
25145
Thomas Pickard Ga
Act of June '32.
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Georgia }
Talbot County } SS

On this sixth day of May 1833 personally
appeared in open Court before their Honours [Honors] Bartley Whithurst John Brown and Robert G Crittenden Justices of the Inferior Court of Talbot County now sitting Thomas Pickard resident of Talbot County and state aforesaid now in his seventy third year of his age who being first duly sworn 
according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit he entered the service on or about the first of May in the year 1780 under Capt Duglass of Col John Literal ridgement [regiment] under the command of Gen Ambrose Ramsey was in service about six month left the service
about the first of November 1780 he was in no regular engagement was in several skermises [skirmishes] with the tories he lived in Chatham County North Carolina when he entered the service and was drafted during this term of service he marched through Orange Wake and Caswell Counties & some other part of North Carolina and was once or twice in the edge of South Carolina during this term of service he was with Gen Marion part of the time & part with Col Robert Maborn & Gen Lee This deponent further states that he entered the service the second time in August 1781 under the command of Capt James Maborn served three months was drafted joined Col Benjamin Few's Ridgement [Few's Regiment] Henry Munford was major he marched to Halifax in North Carolina. Left Halifax at the arrival of Lord Cornwallis and went into the country upon Roanoke river Has lived when he entered the service the last time in Orange County
in North Carolina. This deponent further states that he was afterwards out several times a few days at a time
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on scouting parties against the tories he was taken prisoner by them who robed [robbed] him & discharged him. He has no documentary evidence in his possession he
had two discharges but he got his cast turned over in Stephens Creek in South Carolina when he was moving to Georgia and lost them together with all his papers He think there is now living one Michael Watley who could testify to his service but he does not know where he lives He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State  [Signature] Thomas Pickard X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid [Signature] William S Goss Clerk 


Georgia } We Henry Bell - a clergyman residing 
Talbot County } in said county and Willey Buckner residing in the same county do hereby testify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Pickard who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be in his seventy third years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
[Signatures]  Willey Buckner Henry Bell
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year aforesaid
[Signature] William S Goss Clk


Georgia }
Talbot County } And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further states that
it appears to them that Willie Buckner Henry
Bell - who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate
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is a clergyman resident of said county and that Wiley Buckner who has also signed the same is a resident of said County and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit
[Signatures]
John Brown J. T.C
R. G Crittenden J.T.C..
Bartley Whithurst J.T.C.

I William S Goss Clerk of the inferior Court of
Talbot County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in matter of the application of Thomas Pickard for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of office this the 11th day of May 1833
[Signature] William S Goss Clk.
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Georgia }
Talbot County } Personally came before me Bartley Whitihurst one of the Judges of the Inferior Court in and for said County Michael Whatly [Whatley] who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he knows Thomas Pickard the person about making application for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 and that he knows of said
Thomas Pickard's having served two tours of three months each in the North Carolina drafted Militia in the Revolutionary war - Said Thomas Pickard was first drafted & served
three months in 1779 & 80 under Captain John Elliot Major McDaniel & Gen John Butler being superior officers - The second tour of service of said Thomas Pickard was in 1781 under Captain Trousdel Col Saylor & Gen Butler were officers -This deponent served with said Thomas Pickard who with this deponent were sent out as spies and were taken by the Tories near Hillsborough Capt Allen with a party of light horse came upon them
and we were released - Said Thomas Pickard was drafted both times & in that capacity served both tours of three months each  - said Thomas Pickard served both tours as a private soldier  [Signature] Michael Whatley X his mark
Sworn to & subscribed }
before me this 5th day } 
of October 1836 }
[Signature] Bartley Whithurst J. T. C.
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State of Georgia } Inferior Court 19th day
Talbot County } of December 1836

Answers of Thomas Pikard to the Interrogatories propounded by the court on his application for a pension - To the 1st Interrogatory he answered I was born in May 1759 in Chatham County North Carolina + has no record of his age
To the 2nd Int. he answers - I lived in Orange County N. Carolina when called into service I have lived most of my time in Georgia since the Revolutionary war + now live in Georgia To the 3rd Int. he answered - I was drafted two tours+ I volunteered in September 1781 and was discharged in April 1782 - To the 4h Int. he answers Gen. Gates was highest in command + Gen Butler - afterwards Gen Green was in chief command - To the 6th He answers - I have regular discharges but lost them in moving to Georgia To the 7th He answers that he never received a commission - To the 8th He answers Michael Whatley knows of part of my service James C Leonard [illegible] knows my character - 
Taken before us the day + year above written.
[Signatures]  Bartley Whithurst J.T.C.
D.C. Maund J.T.C.
J C Hamilton J.T.C.
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Act of June 7. 1832
Suspended Claim of Thomas Pickard.
(Ga.)
Power of Attorney to examine claim.

Chas. C Tucker
Present
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Georgia } Know all men by these Presents that
Monroe County }I Robert B. Paul of Said County do hereby Constitute, and appoint Charles C. Tucker of Washington City District of Columbia, my true and lawfull [lawful] agent and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of Thomas Pickard decease for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due under the provissions [provisions] of the act of the 7th of June 1832 Eighteen hundred and thirty Two,. of Congress of the US. or any other act of Congress and I do hereby authorise [authorize] my said Attorney to examine all papers and document in Relation to said Claim on file in the Department at Washington City or else where to file additional evidence, or arguments and to receive the certificate which may be issued for said Claim and to appoint one or more substitutes, under him for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I might or Could do were I personally Present hereby notifying and confirming all that my said attorney may lawfully do in the Primiry [Primary]  
Witnesses my hand and Seal this the Twenty Seventh day of February 1854.
[Signature] Robert B. Paul [seal]
In presence of [Signatures]
J H Benter
James Norris JP

Georgia } SS
Monroe County } On this the Twenty Seventh day of February 1854 before me the
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undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State above mentioned personally appeared Robert B. Paul and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his own act and deed for the purposes (therein mentioned.
[Signature] James Norris JP

State of Georgia } SS
Monroe County } On this the Twenty Seventh day of February 1854 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid + State aforesaid Personally appeared Robert B Paul a Resident of said County and made oath according to Law that he is the Identical Robert B Paul who executed the foregoing Power of Attorney, and that he is directly interested in said Claim, he having married the daughter of said Thomas Pickard and makes the affidavit to file with such additional evidence or arguments as my said attorney may use in Prosecuting said Claim.
[Signature] Robert B Paul
Sworn to + Subscribed before me this the day and year above written,
[Signature]
James Norris JP

Georgia }
Monroe County } I Teary A. King Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County do hereby certify that
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James Norris Esquire before whom the
foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement
were made and who has thereunto signed
his name was at the time of so doing an
acting Justice of the Peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid duly commissioned
and Sworn and that all his official acts, as
such are entitled to full faith and credit -
In Testimony, Whereof I have Hereunto Signed my name and affixed my official Seal this Seventh day of March 1854.
[Signature] Teary A. King JP
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House of Rep..
8th June 1846
Sir
Inclosed [Enclosed] is the letter of Col. James Smith of Macan [Macon] Ga. a part of which is private. The first part asks for information from your deponent, The most important is that I be furnished with a copy of two declarations with the accompanying papers of Mr. Thomas Pinkard. This request I now make most Respectfully of you. Please return the inclosed [enclosed] letter of Col Smith.
I have the honor of very Respectfully Geo. W. Towas.

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
Washington
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Washington 21st July 1846

Sir
Inclosed [Enclosed] I send you the declaration of Thos. Pickard of Talbot County Georgia for a pension, I am directed to ask of you respectfully your attention to the same. From information in my possession I have every reason to believe Mr. Pickard was an active Soldier in the Revolution and  his character as honest man induces me to put some solicitude in his case. If the accompanying papers from any defect in form or substance will not entitle Mr. Pirickard [Pickard] to a pension, I would be glad to know the grounds of defect. Some years ago, Say in 1836 or 1837 or 1838 Daniel Whatley of Macon County Georgia was an applicant for a pension. There was some defect in his declaration or the proof in support of the same. May I ask that you inclose [enclose] to me his papers with the grounds on which they were rejected. I have the honor to be very Respectfully Geo. W. Towas

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Washington
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REJECTED 8225
Thomas Pickard

[Headings}
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.
Con
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for
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No 23145
Thomas Pickard
Ga
Hon. G. W. Towas March 1846
to same June 1846

8225

act - 7 June '32
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25145
Thos. Pinkard [Pickard]
Talbot Co. Georgia

(Supplemental)
declaration
application for Penson


Hon H Holsey
HR
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1
State of Georgia }
Talbot County }
On this the nineteenth day of december
Eighteen hundred thirty six Personally appeared before the Inferior Court of said county & state Thomas Pickard a resident of Talbot County in said state aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he was twice drafted & served two tours of duty of three months each in the north Carolina
drafted militia in the Revolutionary war
That he was first drafted & served a tour of three months in the year seventeen hundred & seventy nine + eighty (The draft being in the latter part of the year seventy nine and the service being in spring of the year Eighty). That he served the above tour under
Capt John Elliott - McDaniel was major of the Battalion John Butler was general commanding - General Gates commander in chief - At the time of entering service he lived in Orange County North Carolina was in no battle during this tour -And the said Thomas Pickard under oath further saith that he served
a second tour of service in the year seventeen
hundred eighty one -That he was drafted & served three months under Captain James Trousdale - Col Taylor commanded the Regiment & Gen Butler was still in command General Green commander in chief
Deponent at the time of entering service the second tour lived n Orange County North Carolina - soon after entering service on the second town deponent was sent out with
some others as spies to view where the British & Tories lay and deponent was taken prisoner about eighteen miles from Hillsboro by a party of Tories under Col McNeal - & was released in consequence of the Tories being pursued by a
party of light horse under Captain Allen -
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Deponent was afterwards in a skirmish during the same tour, which took place at Lindly [Lindley] Mills in the upper edge of the County - Captain Trousdale was there with us - also Capt Douglass - Col Mabon commanded the party -This skirmish was with a party of Tories Headed by Col McNeal who was
killed during the skirmish - Deponent was in
another skirmish during this tour at a place called Brush Creek near the edge of South Carolina with a party of Tories under Colonel Farrin & the tories were whipped in both skirmishes - Deponent was afterwards marched to the High Hill of Santee in
South Carolina & there discharged - After
being discharged as above the said Thomas
Pinkard [Pickard] under oath saith that he the then joined Capt Allens company of Horse as a volunteer in September Eighty one & served
until April of seventeen hundred & eighty then altho [although] this deponent was not at all times in service as being permitted just a few days in the time to go home - Deponent says that he served six months in the [word cut off]
service done by Deponent while under Captain Allen nor down among the Scotch near Cape Fear in North Carolina & was in no important engagement- Deponent served as a private soldier in all the Tours of service specified as above - And This Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension
Roll of any agency in any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid  [Signature]Thomas Pickard X his mark
We Robert Fleming clergiman [clergyman] residing in same County of Talbot and James C Leonard residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted Thomas Pinckard [Pickard] who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years
of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
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where he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed } [Signatures]
the day & year aforesaid } James C Lennard
Robert Fleming

And the said Court do hereby Declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatoore [interrogatories]  prescribed by the war
department that the above named applicant 
was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he
states and the court further certifies that it
appears to them that Robert Fleming who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergiman [Clergyman] resident in said County of Talbot and that James Lennard Esq who has also signed the same is a resident
the said County of Talbot and is a credible
person & that their statement is entitled to
credit [Signatures]
Bartley Whithhurst J.T.C.
D. C. Mound J.T.C
J C Hamilton J.T.C

I William S Goss Clerk of the Inferior Court
in and for the County of Talbot in the State of
Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application Thomas
Pinchard [Pickard] for a pension
In testimony whereof I have set my hand & private seal there being  no seal of
office this the 19th day of December 1836 -
William S Goss CTC