Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7766, for Archibald Odom, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C or
S.C.
Odom, Archibald
            Elizabeth
NUMBER
R1766
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CONTENTS (blank)
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FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
Archibald Odom and
Penelope Harris was married
the 5th day of May 1778
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Archibald Odom and
Elizabeth Jackson was married the 21st day
of Feby 1826
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Edmund W.C. Odom and
Sarah Odom was married
the 8th day of Jany. 1837
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Frederick Hanley and
Susanah Jackson was married the 5 day of
January 1840
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Wm Larkins and
Sarah Odom was married
November the 5 1839
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Uriah B Fann &
Martha Hodges was
married the 1 day of
August 1844

MARRIAGES (2nd column blank)
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FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES (blank)
BIRTHS.
James Odom the Son of
Archibald and Penelope
Odom was born the 15th of
Feby 1779
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Archibald Odom the son
of Archibald and Penelope
Odom was born 17th
1781
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Isaac Odom the son of
Archibald and Penelope Odom
was born the 5th Feby 1784
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Sarah Odom the daughter
of Archibald and Penelope
Odom was born Sept. 17 1786
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Elizabeth Jackson the daughter
 of William and Mary
Jackson was born the 30th
of March 1794
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Georgia Ann Elizabeth Odom
daughter of E.W.C. and Sarah
Odom was born 22 Feby
1842
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Elizabeth J. Hanly daughter
of Frederick & Susan Hanly
was born 14th Sept. 1840
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State of Georgia
Baker County I Saml B. Webb, a Justice of the
peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified do hereby certify under my oath of office, that I have been personally acquainted with Majr. Archibold, Odom & his wife Elizabeth, in Pulaski County Georgia for the last twenty years
till the death of said Majr. who died in Pulaski
in April 1845, leaving said Elizabeth his widow
(Second marriage) that she has not since married but continues to live the widow of the said Odum (Odom) and now resides in Baker County Ga. That said Odom was often enquired of why he did not apply for
a pension on account of his military services in
the Revolutionary War, to which he usually replied that he could live without it.  he was a very worthy Gentleman of universal esteem by all who shared his acquaintance - That he was a Babtist (sic - Baptist) Preacher for a great many years previous to his death, a man of great integrity and firm Christian
faith, that he possessed considerable property, more than any prospect of his spending in his lifetime, that he had outlived all his children but had Grand-children that were poor, on whose account he was prevailed upon about 1843 to apply for his pension, that I wrote his statement of his services for him, I was unexperienced in such business, and
I found my old friend would not give statements of the length of each service because he had lost his Commissions & would not even state the length of times he served as Lt & Capt. in said war, that he was confident he served, as he must have the dates before he would give the length of time. All the evidence sent on to Thos Green of Richmon in his case was writen (sic) by himself, and
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was strictly agreeable to the Statements therein contained that his widow the said Elizabeth has sent an (illegible) to me to know what I was able to do in his lifetime,
I recd a letter from the Comr Edwards stating
the Rolls showed his enlistment in the early part of his service, but they were marked after, absent without leave. I asked the old Rev. about this and he gave the following statement, that he was stationed near Charleston S.C. and was taken sick
and when his time to return from his home in-
Sumpter District to camps, he sent a substitute to take his place and his brother-in-law to see that he was recd.  he told me the mans name, and that they agreed to receive him if he would enlist for a year or two after his service would have expired but the man did comply and enlisted as requested by said officers, (I think he stated his name as Wagnor)
The old veteran said he did not count on this enlistment for his services, for he joined in the Militia and was Elected to office and was Capt in many skirmishes and battles and served under Col & Genl Marrion from the date of the Election of Gov. (illegible) I think it is stated in his Declaration) I am not agent for the widow but give this statement mearly (sic) for an explination (sic) of what I have done
I candidly believe said Odom to have been
a true patriotic officer for several years of the
last of the War, so believe all the old Soldiers
with whome (sic) I have conversed that said Odom was between ninty (sic) and one hundred at his death. Given under my hand and seal this 2d day of July 1853
Saml B. Well J. P.
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State of Georgia
Baker County Before me Saml B. Webb a Justice of the Peace - duly
authorized by law to administer
oaths, personally came Elizabeth Odom a resident of said County aged 59 years to me well known a creditable witness-- who being first duly sworn according to law upon her solemn oath, says she is the widow of Archibald Odom decd late
Pulaski County Ga. That she was married to
said Odom in Wilkinson County Ga on the
21st day of Feby 1826 by Elijah Hammock Minister of the Gospel Babtist (sic) Preacher, that they lived together as husband and wife from the day of their marriage till the day of his death which took place in Pulaski County Ga April 1st 1845. That she has not since married and is still his widow now residing in Baker County Ga. That for many years after he was entitled to a pension, he refused to apply saying he was able to live without it, and that it was liberty he fought for not for money, that by his first wife he had five children who all died before he did, that he had grand children
who were poor, on one of whom he was prevailed upon to apply for his pension a few years before his death - That Esqr Webb drawed his Decliration (sic)
for him and that Mr Sulivan Clerk of
the Court had done some writing previous
but does not think the papers were sent on
from Hawkinsville. That after she married
said Odom she had often seen his Commissions that he recd in the Revolutionary War that he kept his old papers in a trunk up Stairs, that he had a grand son Archibald Odom 3 who lived with his Grand Papa, who when a little boy went