Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,005, for Robert Taylor, Pennsylvania
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Penn. Taylor, Robert S32.005
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8146
Georgia
Robert Taylor
[illegible] in the State of Georgia who was a private in the comp commanded by Captian [illegible] of the regt commanded [illegible] Armstong of the Pensylvania [illegible] for 6 mo
Inscribed on the Roll ofGeorgia at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th dayof March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 dayof March1833 and sent to [illegible] A.S.Clayton, Athens, Ga
[illegible] to the 4th ofMar'33 $40
[illegible], allowance ending 4 Sept '33. 10
$50
Revolutionary Claim, Act June7, 1832
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book D. Vol. 8 Page 145
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Robert Taylor
516
Wagoner not allowd
[illegible]
Feb 19 33
Hon W Clayton of Ga.
11th Feb 1833
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BRIEF in the case of Robert Taylor
of Jackson County in the state of Georgia
9Act 7th June, 1832)
1.Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? 
a court
2. If before a judge, does it appear that the applicant is diabled by bodily infirmity>
3. How old is he? 88 years.
State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service Rank Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
in 17 not stated about 4 private Col Jeseph Armstrong [illegible] Starling
ditto 3 [illegible] Capt [illegible] Moon Col. Boyer
3 Wagoner Capt. Hugh Hays,
not stated same same
States that he served in all 13 months -
5. In what battles was he engaged? -
6. Where did he reside when he endtered the service? Cumberland County Pennsylvania
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so in what respect?
Yes - the clerk certificate is not on the same [illegible] of paper, nor [illegible] attached to it
x Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. B. {illegible] Examining Clerk.
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State of Georgia
Jackson County
On this day 9th of November 1832 personally appeard before me Robert Smithwick one of judges of the inferior court for said county being a court of record Robert Taylor of the county of Jackson and the State of Georgia aged 88 years who being duly swron recording to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the bennefit of an set of congress payed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as here in [illegible] was drafted in Cumberland  County State of Pennsylvania in December After the Battle of [illegible] year not recollected under Coln Joseph Armations of the Militia under the imedeate command of [illegible] and Guthrey Acting as Captain & was march to Philladelphia and remained at Philadelphia nine days then were marched to the state of New Jersey to place [illegible] Bidge there joined genl Starling who was commander at that station [illegible] were chiefly Imployed in watching the manovers of the British as [illegible] parties had no ingagements with the British during our stay at  Rocky Ridge at which station we served four month out there About after returned home he moved to the state of Virginnea Rockbridge County was drafted again for three months under Coln Boyer and under the Imedeate command of Captain Andrew[illegible] March to Suffolf where a part remained & part were marched to Portsmouth. I was one who were marched to Porsmouth we had some sqermeshes with the British but no [illegible] ingagement. When we marched to Suffolk we were put under Coln Parker & Genl Greggery do not kno wheather they were regular officers and no our Term for which we were drafted expierd we returned home reacved no discharge for that service the date of entering  service & returning not recollected
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Some time there after I was drafted the Third
time lived at the same place for three months under Col Boyer who Informed me he wanted waggons for Transportation of Provisions & Baggage & I should
be Acquited of my service if I would furnish a waggon & Team & should be paid for my Team Extra I went with my team & served the tour above of three months under the Emediate command of Captain Hugh Hayes but
never received any pay for my service as Solder or for my Team Returned home

Some time after returning home was Drafted
the fourth time I lived at the same Place Virginia
Rockbridge County under Coln Boyer who still
Informed me that I should be acquited as a Soldier if I would again furnish a waggon & Team & be paid Extra for my Team I did a second time go with my Waggon & Team Under the Emediate command of Captain Hugh Hayes but never received any pay for my services as a soldier or for my Waggon and team was employed in holling Provision & Baggage for the Army Served out my Last Tour for which I was Drafted peace was then or shortly there after maid Returned home never was called on any more

The above and foregoing are all the services that he Recollects of performing in the Revolutionary ware and that he rendered the two first tours or terms of service as a militia man amounting in boath
to seven months & the Last Two Tours or terms of service as he has above declared that is as a soldier and Waggoner Amounting to Six months boath added together these are all the services he recollects to have performed during the Revolutionary ware
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To the following Interogatory propounded to him he answers as follows to wit
first whear and in what year wear you born
Answer I was born in the State of Maryland below Baltimore County in the year 1744
Second Have you any record of your age and if so whear in
Answers it is in or was in my Fathers Family bible
3 Interogatory whear were you living when you entered into service and whear have you lived since the Revolutionary ware & whear do you now live
Answers I lived in Cumberland County Pennsylvania State from whence I removed to the State of Virginia Rockbridge County remained there untill Piece was made then removed to Georgia Elbert County & from thence to Jackson County where I now
Live
4th How were you called into service
Answer I was called into the service of the United States Each time by Draft
5th State some of the names of the Regular Officers who were with the troops whear you served such Continental and Militia Redgements as you recollect & the General Circumstances of your service
Answer I never had any Aequaintance with any of the Regular officers of the United States I have heard of Genl Green & Washington & others who were said to be regular officers I was acquaint with Genl Stirling & Coln Armstrong & Coln Parker But do not know wheather they were regular
officers or not I was acquainted with Genl Greggery
6th Did you ever receive a Discharge & if so by whome was it given & what has become of it
Answer I received a discharge for the first tour of my service from Coln Armstrong which was burt in Mary [illegible] House in Jackson County Georgia, never received any other discharge that I recollect of
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7th State the Names of persons to whom you are known in your neighbourhood & who can testify as to character and Good behaviour your services as a Revolutionary soldier
Answer Joseph T Cunningham Middleton Brook Andrew Cunningham James Liddell Samuel Knox Leve Decking
I served seven months in the two first tours as a
Militia Soldier and in the Third and forth tours I served as Soldier with my waggon and team six months making in all Thirteen months and have no Documentary Evidence to Establish my Clame nor do I know any person whose testimoty I can procure who can testify to that service I have no Clame whatever Except the present to any pension or annuity and my name is not upon the pension roll of any State Agency Sworn to & Subscribed
the day and year afore said
Robert Taylor X his mark
Robt. Smithwick J.I.C.
Joseph Hampton J.I.C.
Aug J. Brown J.I.C.

We Giddeon Shockley a clergyman residing in the county aforesaid Joseph Whorton residing in the same county that we believe Robert Taylor who was sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration is of the age he represents himself to be and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to be a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Gideon Shockley
Jos. Whorton

Robt. Smithwick J.I.C.
Aug J. Brown J.I.C.

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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Gideon Shockley who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Jackson and that Joseph Whorton who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Jackson and is a creditable person and their statement is entitled to credit.
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in the Bureau.
Robert Taylor for File (illegible)
Dates of Enlistment or appointment.
Dec. 1777
Length of service.
1 mos.
3 mos.
3 mos.
3 mos.
Rank.
Pvt.

Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain
Gathreu
Andrew Moore
Hugh Hayes
Hugh Hayes

Colonel.
Joseph Armstrong
Boyer
Parker
Boyer
Boyer

State:
Penn
Va
"
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Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Cumberland Co. Penn
Date of application for pension, (illegible)
Residence at date of application, (illegible) Co. Ga.
Age at date of application: born 
Remarks: Soldier moved from Penn. to Rockbridge (illegible)
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Washington, D.C.
J H Drake
Assistant General Freight Agent
Richmond, Va.
Norfolk, Va.
William H Taylor,
Division Freight Agent

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Robert Taylor of Pennsylvania was covered by file No. 32005, Old War.

If not giving you too much trouble I should like to have a further search made to see if application for pension was made by either of the Robert Taylors from the state of Delaware. From the best information I can get, all the Revolutionary soldiers who lived quite a considerable length of time after the Revolutionary War, received a pension of a land bond. The Robert Taylor whose record I am in search of, lived until 1811 and his wife lived until 1830. If no pension was granted to either of the Robert Taylors from the state of Delaware possibly a pension was granted to their widows. The Christian name of the wife of Robert Taylor, my ancestor, was either Catherine or Elisa.
   Can you ascertain, in event you find no pension was granted to either of the Robert Taylors from the state of Delaware, whether a pension was granted to either Catherine or Elisa Taylor, account of her husband, Robert Taylor?

I understand under an Act of Congress 1819 all the widows of soldiers of the Revolutionary War were granted a pension.

I should be glad if you would send me, as a matter of information, the data given in the application of Robert Taylor of Pennsylvania for a pension, covered by file No. 32005.

If you will also kindly give me the information regarding the Robers Taylors from the state of Delaware I shall be under many obligations to you.

Awaiting an early reply from you, I am,
Yours very truly,

William H. Taylor
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Southern Railway Company.
Office of division freight agent.
E. A. Niel,
General Freight Agent,
Washinton, D.C.

J H Drake
Assistant General Freight Agent,
Richmond, Va

William H Taylor,
Division Freight Agent

Commissioner of Pensions,
Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

I called at the Department on yesterday to ascertain whether Robert Taylor, of Pennsylvania, or either of the two Robert Taylors from Delaware who served in the Revolutionary Warm applied for a pension of land bond. I was informed by a gentleman, who very kindly made a casual glance over the records, that the Robert Taylor from Pennsylvania was granted a pension, but he could not find that either of the Robert Taylors from Delaware made application for a pension or land bond. The records of these soldiers at the War Department are as follows:

From Delaware:
1st Robert Taylor-"Robert Taylor, private Captain Darby's Company, Haslet's Delaware Regiment, Revolutionary War enlisted February 6th, 1776; term of enlistment not shown. Discharged at the expiration of one year."
2nd Robert Taylor- "Robert Taylor (rank not stated), Captain Carson's Co., second regiment (Newcastle county), Delaware Militia, Revolutionary War. Term of enlistment, date etc., not shown."

From Pennsylvania-- "Robert Taylor, Major and Batallion, Davis', (Cumberland county, Md.); Pennsylvania Revolutionary War; is borne on list dated July 5th 1777, of the officers and men belonging to the organisation, without remarks."

I was informed further that the record of the pension applied for by
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Macon, Ga
May 15-1910
Inc. File 32005 Robert Taylor
Inc. File 13472, Uriah Hudson
Commissioner of Pensions-
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me the pension records of Uriah Hudson of Tyrrell Co, N.C. 1816 and Robert Taylor of Jackson, Co., Ga. in 1825 or 30. These were both Revolutionary soldiers and I would like to know when and where they were born and anything else about their families and service the papers contain. With thanks for an early reply
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Wallas Scott
Idle Hou Farm, R.I.
Macon, Ga
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Record division
May 21, 1910

U.S. Pension office
May 20, 1910
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3 2005
Robt. Taylor
App- Nov. 9 1832
Jackson Co, Ga
88

Dec ?? Cumberland Co. Pa
Capt. Guthrie
Col. Jos. Armstrong
4 (illegible)

78 Rockbridge (illegible)
Capt. Andre Moore
Col Boyer
3 (illegible)

18 (illegible)
Capt. Hugh Hays.
Col. Boyer
3 (illegible)
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Team service disallowed and other service by consent of Hom. A.S. Clayton estimated around 6 months pre

20 off
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Scott (illegible)
Joseph Hampton 226 (illegible)
Aug. J. Brown (illegible)

I Sylvanus Repley Clerk of the Inferior Court of Jackson County do hereby Certify that the fore-going contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the Application of the Matter of Robert Taylor for a Pension in the Testamony whereof I have hereunto set me hand and Seal of Office this 9th day of November 1832
Sylvanus Repley 

I certify that the paper where authentication is made by the signatures of the persons purporting to be the Justices of the Court is genuine may much as I know said Justices their handwriting and that the said Declaration is attested by their true signatures.

M Clayton, Clerk
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32005
(illegible) INVALID.
File No. 32,005
Robert Taylor
(illegible)
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 413
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feby 14-1900
Wm Taylor- Norfolk, Va
(illegible)
1910 (illegible) to Mrs. Wretin, Scott  V. (illegible)
1916 Feby I Hish to M. G. Hofan
Letter in W.F.(illegible)- Benj. Harris