Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 219, David Andress, Ga.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Ga.
Andress, David
NUMBER
R. 219
CONTENTS
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David Andress
Georgia
219
Suspended
19 Dec 1834
Wm McBride -
19 Feby. 1835
14 May " Same
19 Feby 1836 Hon J Jackson
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County of Fayette State of Georgia and that Joseph S. Johnson who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit
Suspended
EP Nixon
William Pace
Samuel Swanson J
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State of Georgia
Fayette County SS
On this twenty fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open court before Samuel Swanson, E.P. Nixon and Wm Pace Justices of the Inferior Court of the County aforesaid now sitting David Andress a resident of the County Fayette and State of Georgia aged seventy four 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 pased [passed] June  7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That under the command of Capt Charles Williams in the month of March or April in the year 1778 in the county of Richmond in the state of Georgia in the Regiment commanded by Col McMurphy which was commanded by Genl Seriven he was drafted by authority of the state of Georgia on a tour of three months and was marched by said officer to Midway Sterling House near Sunbury thence to Reids Bluff on the Altamaha River below fort Barrington thence to the St. Mary's River to attack a British Post near that river who on our approach fell back to the Trout Creek where we (about seventy or eighty of us in member being a detached company of Horseman placed by Genl Seriven under the command of Capt Williams) overtook them and had a fight at Aligator Bridge on that Creek in which battle he was slightly wounded, thence we returned to the main body of our Army on the St. Mary's River and at that place we were joined by Genl Williamson from south carolina, and thence he was detached by Capt Williams and placed under the command of Capt. Barton to drive and guard some Beef Cattle near to Savannah which was considered at that time very hazardous which we accomplished and returned and we marched into Savannah when he was verbally discharged by Capt. Barton which was in July or August 1778 having
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served the said three month tour as a private soldier was not during said tour engaged in any civil pursuit.

That in the month of April 1780 in the County of Richmond in the State of Georga, he enlisted as a Regular soldier under the command of Capt. Williams of McIntosh for two years, or during the war, and was marched to the city of Savannah which was under the command of Genl. Anthony Morgan. when he was stationed under the command of said officer and remained four months when Capt. McIntosh gave him a furlough to visit his family in Richmond County State of Georgia where he had [uncertain] searched when news came to him that peace was made consequently he was never called on nor returned to the Army any more which was in September 1783. that he served the said four month, at least, as a private soldier and that during the said time was not engaged in any civil pursuit.

That he has no record of his age. was born in the year of 1760 in the County Antrim in Ireland. was brought with his parents and their family when quite young across the ocean and and settled and was raised in Richmond County State of Georgia. where he lived when he entered the service of the United States. that after the Revolutionary war was over he removed and settled near Orangeburg C. [crossed-out letter] South carolina where he resided until the year 1816. when he removed to and settled in the County of Pulman State of Georgia where he resided until the year of 1828. when he removed to the County of Fayette State of Georgia where he is now a resident. that he is seventy four years of ago, that from his first tour he received no written discharge but was discharged verbally from his second tour he received a furlough which was in his possession for several years but is now lost or mislaid or that he cannot find it. that he has no [uncertain] evidence that he actually served as a private soldier at least seven months. that he knows
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of no person whose testimony he can [illegible] who can testify to his service that Edward S. Duke and Joseph S. Johnson are persons residing in his neighborhood who can testify to his character for veracity. that he keenly relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity [uncertain] the present declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

David his X mark Andress [X-mark signature]

To the first Interogatory he answers
In the County of Antrim in Ireland in the year 1760
To the 2nd Has none
3rd In Richmond County State of Georgia has since lived and now lives as stated in his declaration
4th was drafted on his first tour and enlisted on the other tour
5th He [uncertain] to the body of his declaration when the answer to this may be found as fully as he now remembers
6th was first discharged verbally and not by furlough
7th Edward S. Duke and Joseph S. Johnson

Mr Edward S Duke a Clergyman residing in the County of Fayette and State of Georgia and Joseph S. Johnson residing in the same place keenly certify that we are well acquainted with David Andress who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age. that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Edward. S. Duke. Clerg.
Joseph S. his X mark Johnson [X-mark signature]
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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 certifies that it appears to them that Edward S. Duke who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Fayette State of Georgia and that Joseph S. Johnson who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit
E P Nixon J.I.C.
William Pace J.I.C.
Samuel Swanson J.I.C.
I William McBride Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Fayette County Georgia, do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original pro-
ceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of David Andress for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this
twenty fourth day of November
in the year one thousand eight
hundred and thirty four
William McBride Clk
Infr Court Fayette County
[Seal affixed to left of signature]

[Written vertically in center of document]
David Andress
32,231
Suspended
Wm. McBride (lined through)
Fayetteville (lined through)
Geo. (lined through)
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Fayetteville Ga                            Free
April 16
Honbl Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City




Wm McBride (lined through)
Geo.
Apl 13 1835
Dav. Andress
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Recd 17 Apl
Fayetteville Geo. April 13th 1835
War Department   Pension Office
I some time since received your statement of objection to David Andress claim for Pension, which I have made known to the old man, and he directs me to state that he thinks probable his name is spelled different on the Rolls of the Department, thinks likely it may be spelt Andrews, he states that he knew of no other person in the Army by the same name of
himself; if this statement should in any manner
satisfy the department in favor of the old Gentleman please to inform me Wm McBride.
P.S. He states that it is impossible for him to prove by others, as it has been many years since he has seen any person that he was acquainted with at that time.
Geo
27 April 1835
Pension Office.
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[Illegible] (blacked out)
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 8, 1878 (lined through)
REJECTED.
David Andress

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