Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7679, for George Noakes, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Noakes, George

NUMBER
R7679

CONTENTS
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[crossed out] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

7679

George Noaks

[stamped] REJECTED

[Nothing else on form filled in. Appears to be a form for something else that was used in his file]

P.O.
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for
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Rejected

See letter to
Hon. R. P. Letcher
12 Jany 1835

7679
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George Noakes
application for a pension
Kentucky

Rejected. did not 
serve in a military capacity.
See letter 3 Jany 36 to
Hon. R. P. Letcher
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of
the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Kentucky
Lincoln County

On the 28th day of October 1833 personally
in open court before the county court of Lincoln
County now sitting George Noaks resident of 
said County of Lincoln & state of Kentucky, aged
Sixty Seven years, who being first duly sworn according
to law doth on his oath make the following decl-
aration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service
of the United States under the following named
officers and served as hereinafter stated.

He states that he entered the services as a volunteer
in the Virginia Militia under the command of Capt
John Snoddy, WilliamTerril was the Lieutenant & 
Benjamin Logan was the Col commanding in the
District in what was called the spy service in the
month of May 1781. Snoddy ad Terril were
officers regularly commissioned by the governor of
Virginia. He volunteered at the Crab Orchard and in
Lincoln County, then a part of the State of Virginia
(now Kentucky) and its southern frontiers, and at all
times exposed to the hostile inroads of the Indians
who were in the habit of making sudden incursions
upon the frontier settlements, murder the inhabitants
commit barbarous devastations upon their property
and then escape into their inaccessible retreats with
Scalps & booty -- It was the duty of the
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company of spies to which he belonged to be always on
the scout, to watch for the Indians, and give notice
to the country of their approach, to guard the inhabi
tants and protect them from the enemy, the place of
rendezvous of his company was the Crab Orchard
in Lincoln County, from which they made cons
tant excursions. He spied upon the Southern
frontiers of the state of Virginia (now a part 
of Kentucky) and the waters of Dix River & 
through that section of Country called the
Wildererness, which at that time was unbro
ken forest -- he continued to act as an Indian spy
untill the close of the revolutionary war for
upwards of two years, and was in the fall of the
year 1783 verbally discharged or dismissed by his
Capt. John Snoddy.  He states that he was born
in the County of Tazewell in the state of North
Carolina on the 17th day of March 1766, where 
he 
continued to do till January or February 1781 when his father removed
to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he has resided
ever since, with the exception of two years in
Mercer County in same state, that he has a record
of his age in his family Bible which is now 
in his possession. He has no documentary evidence
of his services nor does he know of any Indivi-
dual now living by whom he can prove them.
He states that he is known in his present neigh-
borhood to William Findley & Henry Owsley 
who can testify as to his general character for
truth & veracity and their belief of his service.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to
a pension or annuity except the present and declares
that his name s not on the pension role.
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the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid.
George Noakes


State of Kentucky
Lincoln County

We, Moses Foley a clergyman residing
in the County of Lincoln & State of Kentucky &
William Findley & Henry Owsley residing in the same,
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
George Noakes who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration that we believe him
to be sixty seven years of age, that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood wherein
he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
& that we concur in that opinion. Sworn &
subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Moses Foley
Henry Owsley
Wm. Findley

Lincoln County Court s.s.
And the said court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter & after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War
Department that the above mentioned appli
cant was a revolutionary soldier and served
as he states, and the court further certifies
that it appears to them that Moses Foley
who has signed the preceding certificate is a 
clergyman residing in the said County of Lincoln & state
of Kentucky, and William Findley & Henry Owsley 
who have also signed the same are residents of
the same county & state that they are credible
persons & that their statement is 
entitled to full credit.

Oli John Burley
F. T. Taylor
John Enright
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State of Kentucky Lincoln County Court

I Thomas Helm clerk of the Lincoln County Court
do hereby certify that Elijah Bailey,Fanshe
Taylor & John Enright whose names are
subscribed to the foregoing certificate are justices
of the peace in the Lincoln County & compose the
court wherein the foregoing declaration was made
their full faith & credit is sought to be given to
their official acts & that their signatures annexed
to the foregoing certificate are their genuine
signatures.  

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name &
affixed the seal of my office this
28th day of October 1835
Thomas Helm JP
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Jan 2d

c. Amendment to
George Noaks declar
ation




Hon. R. P. Litcher H R
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An amendment of the original Declaration
of George Noaks heretofore sent on to the War Department
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 
7th June 1832.

On this 24th day of March 1834 personally
appeared in open court before the County Court of Lincoln
County now sitting, George Noaks & made the
following amendment & addition to his original dec-
laration, after first being sworn sccording to Law.
Declares that he did in the month of May 1781
enter the service of the United States as a volunteer
in the Virginia Militia in Lincoln County, then a 
part of the State of Virginia (now Kentucky), in the spy
service as it was called, under the command of Capt.
John Snoddy. William Terril was lieutenant, John 
Logan was Lieutenant Col & Benjamin Logan was the 
Col. & commander of the district that Snoddy's comp-
any were stationed at the Crab Orchard in Lincoln County
which was at that time a Fort, a portion of which
Company was always on duty in garrison, and the balance
was out on spying tours or scouting, and when he was not
spying he was on duty in the garrison at the Crab Orc-
hard, that there was at times of particular danger an
accession of troops, from other parts of the country, and 
other officers were present, but Capt. Snoddy's comp-
any constituted the regular garrison at the said fort. 
That the officers under whom he served were commis
sioned by the Governor of Virginia, and acted under
the authority of that state and received these orders
& ammunition from Va --he cannot recollect the
number nor dates of his particular excursions from
the fort, as he was always engaged in scouting exped-
itions except when he was in fort for short periods where
he performed duty as a guard, and that he continued
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to act as a spy untill the 20th of March 1782 a period
of Eleven months, and before he was discharged, his
company was ordered by Col. Benjamin Logan to march
with other troops to Richardson's Fort on the southern
frontier of Va. to repel an invasion of the Indians
who at that time invaded the country in great force &
all the disposable force of the country was called out to
resist them, that the officers on this expediion were the same
as above stated with the addition of Capt. Woods, Capt
Whitley & Capt. Estill & others, that they were marched
to Richardson's fort & found that the Indians had
retreated, and the other companies were then marched
off to different points, but Capt John Snoddy's company
was stationed in the fort & this respondent continued
to act as an Indian spy or scout, giving such infor
mation to the garrison & the country as could always
enable them to prevent surprise. he cannot remember the
times when he was spying and when in the fort, but
knows that he served from May 1781 to the 20th of
March 1782 a period of Eleven months, at the Crab
Orchard & from the 20th of March to the month
of April 1783 when he was discharged verbally by Capt
John Snoddy, that he served for a period of upwards
of twenty three months & was discharged at fort
Richardson upon the annunciation of peace in
1783 - that he served throughout the above period
as an Indian spy, and was not employed in any civil pur
suit or occupation, and that for his services as above
rendered he has never received any compensation. he
has ascertained since filing his original declaration
that he can prove his services in part by Joseph Hall
of Lincoln County Kentucky. Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid.

George Noakes

Lincoln County s.s.
I Joseph Hall residing in the county of 
Lincoln -state of Kentucky, do hereby certify
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that George Noaks who has sworn to the above 
amendment was an Indian spy in the revoluti-
onary War and that I know that he was serving
as such at the Crab Orchard in the summer of
1781 under Capt John Snoddy. he knows not how
long he served, and this deponent further knows that
powder was furnished by State of Virginia and
that the officers were acting under the authority of that
state.
Sworn and subscribed to the day
& year aforesaid.
Jos Hall

Lincoln County s.s.
and the said court do hereby declare this opin
ion after the investigation of the whole 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 &
the court further certifies that Joseph Hall who has
given the above certificate is a resident of Lincoln
County that he is a credible person and that
his statements are entitled to full credit
C. Engleman JP
As Perrin JP
Wm Shoucks JP

Kentucky Lincoln County Court

I Thomas Helm clerk of the court of Lincoln County do here
by certify that C. Engleman, As Perrin & Wm. Shoucks esquires
are justices of the peace in Lincoln County, duly commissioned
& qualified, they they composed the court when the foregoing de-
claration of George Noaks was sworn to in court & that their
signatures annexed hereto are their genuine signatures.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name & affix the seal of my
office this 25th day of March 1834
Thomas Helm clerk
Lincoln County Court