Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 408,, Dempsey Baker, N. C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE N.C.

Baker, Dempsey

NUMBER
R. 408.

CONTENTS
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Demsey Baker
30.752.
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Georgia }
Marion County }
On this the 10th day of March in the year Eighteen hundred
and thirty four personally appeared in open Court before
the Hon Grigsby E. Thomas Judge of the Superior Court of the Chattahoochee circuit
now sitting for the County aforesaid Dempsey Baker a resident of the County
aforesaid in said State aged nearly seventy years who being 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 June 7, 1832. That he
entered the service of the United States in the summer of 1782 that he joined
the service under Capt William Walton and rendevouzed at Winton in
Hartford County No Carolina when he was attached to Capt Benjamin
Baileys company under Maj. Dixon who brought us to Genl Greens head
quarters at Ashley Hill, in Ashley River in So. Carolina. The company
was then broke up, to fill out other companies, and I was attached to
Capt Bay & Carters Company, under Maj. Blount in Col Little'ss Regt
under Genl Greene, from Ashley Hill we went to James Island near
Charleston So. Carolina when we staid till peace was made. I entered
the service for 18 months as a volunteer, or as a draft was to be made from
the company. I entered without a draft, and as it was said in those
days, cleared my class of a draft. Peace however being made I was
discharged at the end of Twelve months. I received a discharge from
Col Little but it is worn out and gone long since. He however subjoins the deposition of Sampson Cofield to prove his services, and
corobarate this declaration. I was born in Bertie County No. Carolina
in May 26th day A.D. 1764. and lived in said County 46 years from
whence I moved to Hancock County Ga. from thence to Jasper County
from thence to Bibb County and from thence to Marion County where
I have lived twelve months. 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
Demsey Baker
Sworn to subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Grigsby E. Thomas
Judge of Supr. Court
for the Chattahoochee
circuit Georgia
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Georgia
Marion County
Personally appeared in open Court Sampson Cofield
 who being duly sworn according to Law, deposeth and
saith that the foregoing declaration of Dempsey Baker so far as it
relates to services rendered in the Revolutionary War in behalf of the
United States is correct, and that he was personally cognizant of the Same.
Sworn to & Subscribed this March 1834

We Eliah Jones and Mark Richardson
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Dempsey Baker, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be of the age he states, that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a
Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Eliah Jones Mark Richardson
Grigsby E Thomas
J.S.C.C.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 named applicant was a
revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court
further certifies that it appears that Eliah Jones and
Mark Richardson
are credible persons and that
their statement is entitled to credit
Grigsby E Thomas
Judge of Supr Courts
Chattahoochee Circuit Ga
I Burton W Dowd Clerk of the Superior Court of said County
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Dempsey
Baker for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and private seal here, being no seal of office, this
10th day of March 1834
Burton W Dowd Clk
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It is proper that, as reference is made to Sampson Cofields testimony, and as
his affidavit is not filled up, I should account for it. Mr. Cofield came
with the applicant, to me, to testify to the truth of applicant statement
when he first applied to me to draw up his declaration; I informed
him it would be necessary to be at the Superior Court, which would
shortly sit in the County when the whole could be regularly an
authenicated; He however left the State before the court for South
or North Carolina, and as he is a sort of wandering old man
it is very uncertain when, if ever, he will come back, It is
therefore out of the power of Mr. Baker to procure his testimony
Wiley Williams
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408

"Deserted"
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of States Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State
aforesaid do certify that it appears from the muster
rolls of the Continental line of this State in the
revolutionary war, that Dempsey Baker a private
in Capt Bailey's Company of the 10th Regiment 
entered the service the 10th day of Septr 1782, for the
term of 18 months, and deserted 21st June 1783
Given under my hand this 21st
day of May 1834
W. Hill
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Ex'r.  INVALID. 
N0. 408
REJECTED
[crossed out Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873.]
Demsey Baker
P.O.
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:  , 18  .
Application filed:  , 18  .
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
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Demsey Baker
Georgia
Rejected -
Settle 2nd May 1834 
Burton McDowd