Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4613, Daniel Walker, Ga.
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(8 - 1776)
SERVICE
GA.
Walker, Daniel
Hannah
NUMBER 
W. 4613
CONTENTS
Born in Ga.
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Georgia 23.843
Daniel Walker Jr. of Richmond in the Sate of Geo. who was a Pr. in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col [illegible] in the Ga. line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Apl. [illegible] and [illegible] Augusta. Ga
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34 60
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 10
$70
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by A. Price Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 106
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Declaration of Daniel Walker Lieut. in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832.
State of Georgia County of Richmond On the thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open court, before the Inferior Court of Richmond County in said state, Daniel Walker Lieut. a resident of said County and state, aged sixty nine 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 the 7th June 1832, entitled an Act supplementary to the Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution. That he entered the service of the United States under the following [illegible] officers once served as herein stated.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state.
Whereupon the Court [illegible] the following interrogatories, and to which the declarant made and returned answers to the court as herein recorded.
First Interrogatory - where and in what year were you born? To which the declarant answer, and says "I was born in Augusta, Georgia, in the year seventeen hundred and sixty four."
Second Interrogatory - Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? The answer of the applicant is "I have no record of my age, and know of none."
Third Interrogatory - where were you living when called in service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Applicant answers and says "I was living in Richmond County (now Columbia) in the Sate of Georgia when called into the services of my country, where I resided since then after, then removed to South Carolina, and then to Richmond County, state of Georgia, where I now
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reside.
Fourth Interrogatory - How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute for whom? The applicant answers and says "I volunteered my services as a soldier."
Fifth Interrogatory - State the services of some of the Regular officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments, or you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services? To which the declorant says "I entered the service of the United States under Captain James Cartlege and Co. Josiah Dunn at Wrightsborough in Georgia and joined General John Tweggs in Savannah he served as a minute man after serving in different places in Georgia he went to the high hills of [illegible] in South Carolina with Co. Few, his term of service was [illegible] months - and during this time in [illegible] the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
Sixth Interrogatory - Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To which the declarant answers and says "I received an honorable discharge, but does not recollect from whom as he was young, not does he know where it is.
Seventh Interrogatory - State the [illegible] of pensions to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier or the Revolution - To which applicant replied by stating  to the Court the names of Jacob Holman and James Morgan, both residents and citizens of said county.
Daniel Walker
Sworn to in open court and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
Wm Shannon IICRC
Edw Thomas IICRC
Green B. Marshall IICRC
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State of Georgia County of Richmond
We Jacob Holman and James Morgan residing in the county of Richmond and state of Georgia hereby certify, that we are well acquainted wiht Daniel Walker Lieut. who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about sixty nine years of age; that he is respected 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 and subscribed in open court this 13th day of November 1833
Jacob Holman
James Morgan
His X Mark
Edw Thomas IICRC
[illegible] Harrison IICRC
Greene B Marshall IICRC
Georgia Richmond County
I James M Laws, Clerk of the Inferior Court of the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Walker Lieut. for a pension-
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of office this 13th day of November A.D. 1833.
James M Laws Clerk
And the Court hereby declares this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the foregoing applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to the Court that Jacob Holman and James Morgan whose names appear to the accom-
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panying certificate, our entitled to credit; as well applicant as those who certify being personally known to us as presiding Justices, and they bear willing testimony to the integrity of their character and they further certify that Jams M Laws, whose name appears to the above certificate as Clerk is the Clerk of the Inferior Court for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, the same is in due form, and full faith and credit should be given to the same-
In testimony where of we have hereunto set our hand this 13th day of November 1833
Edw Thomas IICRC
Wm Shannon IICRC
Green B Marshall IICRC
Admtor [illegible] 1 mo. $20
J.P.M. Laws Augusta Ga
30.345
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress of the 7th of July, 1838, and of the 3rd of March 1843, granting pensions for widows of Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who had received pensions during their life time.
State of Georgia Richmond County
On this 22nd day of February 1845 personally appeared before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and, for said County. Hannah Walker, a resident of the County of Richmond, State of Georgia aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed on the 7th day of July 1838, and on the 3rd day of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That she is the widow of Daniel Walker Lieut. who was a private in the war of the Revolution, in the Regiment and [illegible] mentioned in his application for a pension. The said pensioner received twenty dollars per annum - The further declares she is still a widow from to and subscribed the day and year above written.
Hannah Walker
Edmund Tabb J.P.
Georgia Richmond County I Edmund Tabb a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, do hereby certify that the defendant is personally known to him
Edmund Tabb J.P.
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State of Georgia Richmond County
I James M Law, Clerk of the Inferior Court of the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Edmund Tabb is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 24th day of January 1845 and will expire on the 24th day of January 1849 and that his signature [illegible] written is genuine I do further certify that is was proven before the court that Daniel Walker Lieut. died on the 13th day of March 1839, that Mrs. Hannah Walker the applicant is the widow of Daniel Walker Lieu., deceased, that they were married on the 10th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one \1791\ and that the pension was paid to the said Daniel Walker Lieut up to the 4th day of September 1838.
I do further certify that the testimony [illegible] was on every point, satisfactory to the court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and subscribed my name this first day of March eighteen hundred and forty five
James McLaws Clerk
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Supplementary Declaration of Hannah Walker State of Georgia Richmond County
Hannah Walker widow of Daniel Walker Lieu. a Revolutionary pensioner, came before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid and being duly sworn declares, that she was married to her deceased husband in Newberry District, South Carolina about four miles from the Court House, on the 10 or 11th day of June 1791 by the Reverend Giles Chapman pastor of the Church of that neighborhood. She further declares that marriage licenses were not required in South Carolina at that day nor are they at this time, therefore there is no place at which she could o for Record Evidence of the fact, with any hope of success - The further declares, that she had in her possession a certificate of her marriage, but which has been lost or destroyed she knows not which or how. She further declares, that from the time of her said marriage, she lived with her husband Daniel Walker Liet. as his wife, known to be such by her friends and acquaintances. The further declares there never was in her possession any other evidence of her marriage than the certificate referred to.
She further declares that the relation of man and wife contained between her had her said husband from the said 10 or 11th day of June 1791, to January 1794, and from that time until the death of her husband which took place at the time mentioned in her former declaration.
Hannah Walker
Sworn to before me this 2 day of June 1845
Edmund Tabb J.P.
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Georgia Richmond County
I Edmund Tabb a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Hannah Walker whose name appears signed to the foregoing declaration came before me on the day and date therefore mentioned and sworn to the same in due form of law.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Justice of the Peace aforesaid this 2 day of June 1845
Edmund Tabb J.P.
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June 6, 1938
Mrs. J. S. Plaxco
937 Hickman Road
Augusta, Georgia


XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/REL
Daniel Walker-W.4613
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Daniel Walker, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who received pension while residing in Richmond County, Georgia.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 4613, based upon the military service in that war of Daniel Walker, Senior.
Daniel Walker was born in 1764, in Augusta, Georgia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Richmond (that part which was later Columbia) County, Georgia, Daniel Walker volunteered and served six months
as a private in Captain James Carttege's (?) Company, under Colonels Josiah Dunn and Few in the Georgia troops.
After the Revolution, soldier moved to South Carolina, then returned to Richmond County, Georgia, where he was living when he was
allowed pension on his application executed November 13, 1833. He signed Daniel Walker, Senior, was borne on the pension rolls Daniel
Walker, Senior.
He died March 13, 1839, place not stated.
The soldier married July 10 or 12, 1791, in Newberry District, South Carolina, Hannah Richardson, date and place of her birth and
names of her parents not shown. They were married by the Reverend Giles Chapman, pastor of the church in that neighborhood.
Soldier's widow, Hannah, was allowed pension on her application executed February 22, 1845, at which time she was aged seventy- seven years and resided in Richmond County, Georgia.
[Handwritten on document with a line directed to the last name Carttage: Coned not identified not clearly written - no Col [illegible] in Heitman Col. Benj Few of Ga]
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No reference was made to children of Daniel and Hannah Walker.
In 1845, one George M. Walker lived in Augusta, Georgia: no relationship to the family was shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Hannah Walker, widow of Daniel Walker (W. 4613), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this
city, and cite the following data:
Hannah Walker, widow of Daniel Walker
Certificate No. 7866
Issued July 18, 1846
Rate $20.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1843
Act of March 3, 1843
Georgia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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(3-1776)
Service Ga.
Walker, Daniel Number W. 4613
Walker, Hannah
Born in Ga.
Contents
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1865
Georgia
Hannah Walker widow of Daniel Walker Ga who was a Private in the Revolution husband died 13th March 1837. Inscribed on the Roall at the rate of 20 Dollars  cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of July, 1846 and sent to Hon R. Toombs House of Reps
Acts of March 3, 1843 & 19th June 1844
Recorded in Book A Vo. 2 Page 177
Reported
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11027
Georgia
Hannah Walker
Widow of Daniel Walker
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 13th March 1839
of Richmond Co the State of Georgia
who was a private in the Company
commanded by Captain of
the
Regiment commanded by Col Dunn in
the Revolution line for 6 months
---
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the
13th March 1839
the day of his death
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of
July 18, 1846 and sent to Hon R Toombs, Hose of Reps
Total amount,
Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by [illegible]
-
Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 327
Reported
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[check mark] 11792.
Hannah Walker.
Ga
Act 7th July 1838.
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Let to G. M Walker April 28 45

Let to same July 21 '45

Let to Hon R. Toombs Feb 3 '46

same May 20. 1846.
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THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

Pension Dep't.
Washington
D. C.
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Augusta, Ga.
May 15 '1938.

Pension dept.   Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
Please send me the information concerning Mr. Daniel Walker (Rev. sol.) who received a pension in Richmond Co. Ga. Information wanted for historical purpose.
Mrs. J. S. Plaxco,
Historian Augusta Chapter D. A. R.
937 Hickman Rd.
Augusta, Ga.
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Hous. [sic] Reps.
Jan 26th 1841

Dear Sir,
Please inform ^me what is the position of the claim for arrears of pension due Ms Hannah Walker the widow of Daniel Walker Sr. decd a revolutionary soldier, Mrs Walker is resident of Augusta Georgia

I am respectfully yours
R. Toombs
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act 43 8954 
act 44 441

No 11792
Hannah Walker
widow of Daniel 
Ga
Act 7 July 1838

Admd. 4 mo pri
$20. 00/ per ann
from 13 March 1839 to 4 March 1841

Admd. acts 3 March 1843
and 17 June 1844
$20. 00/ per ann


Hon R Toombs
House of Reps
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June 7, 1845.
Suppl Doc.
Hannah Walker.

J L Edwards Pensioner
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D C
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Augusta   3 June 1845

J L Edwards Esqr,
Enclosed you will find a supplementary declaration made by Mrs. Hannah Walker, the widow of Daniel Walker Senr a Revolutionary pensioner - From the lapse of time since her marriage it is impossible for her to produce any more positive proof of her identity as the widow of said Walker, that what is stated in her former declaration and the one now sent

very respectfully
Your Obt Sevt [obedient servant]
S/[illegible] M: Walker


J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions -
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4792 March 4, 1845.
Augusta Geo. Mch 1/45

Geo: M. Walker.

Decln. of Hannah Walker.

Nov dec Mch 5/45
[strikethrough]

Pension Office

Hannah Walker,
July 7, 1838.
______   _____
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Augusta 1st. March 1845

Sir,
Enclosed you will find an application for the payment of pension and arrears of pension due the widow of a revolutionary Soldier together with the Certificate of the then Secretary of War that he the deceased Soldier was entitled in his life-time to a Pension 

If Sir, the papers should not be in the form and manner prescribed by Law, I shall very much obliged if you will forward me the proper form as early as may be convenient as the old lady for whom this application is made is in great need of the pittance that she may be entitled to - The papers forwarded herewith being the first made out by me I apprehend they may not be in strict conformity to Law

very respectfully your
obt Sevt [obedient servant]
S/Geo: M: Walker
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House of Repits
July 7# 1846

Sir,
I herewith enclose you the additional testimony required by you in the application of Mrs. Hannah Walker of Georgia for a pension. I would beg now to call your Earliest attention to this long delayed claim of a very worthy lady where claim is undoubted & clearly established

I am respectfully
Your obt Svt [obedient servant]
R. Toombs


J. L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Patins.
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State of South Carolina }
Newberry District }
Personally appeared before me A. J. Sligh a Justice of the Peace in and for the District aforesaid Miriam Livingston who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that she was acquainted with Mrs Hannah Walker (now of Richmond County, State of Georgia the reputed widow of Daniel Walker Sen. a Revolutionary Pensioner at the time she resided in the said District of Newberry State of South Carolina. she further saith that she was present at the marriage and did see Daniel Walker lawfully married, in the said District of Newberry to the said Hannah, then Hannah Richardson. that the said marriage was prior to the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four -  This deponent further saith that she is satisfied the said marriage did take place prior to the date above stated from the fact that it took place a short time before she herself was married, and that her own marriage took place previous to the fist day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four. This deponent further saith that she was married in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety one and the Month of September
Sworn to before me this 25th June 1846
S.A. J. Sligh
M.G.D.

Miriam [X her mark] Livingstone
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The State of South carolina }
Newberry District }
Personally appeared ^before me A. J. Sligh one of the Magistrates in and for the District aforesaid James Moore Sr. who being duly sworn Deposeth and saith that he was acquainted ^with Mrs Hannah Walker (now of Richmond County State of Georgia the reputed widdow [sic] of Daniel Walker Senr. said Revolutionary pentioner [sic] at the time she resided in the said District State of South Carolina he further saith that he was present at the mariage [sic] and did see Daniel Walker rawfuly [sic; lawfully] maried [sic] in the said District of Newberry to the said Hannah then Hannah Richardson that the said mariage [sic] was prior to the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and ninety four the deponent further saith that he is verry [sic] certain that the mariage [sic] took place in the month of June or July in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety one the deponent further saith that what makes him [illegible] that the mariage [sic] of said Daniel Walker and Hannah Richardson took place in the month of June or July is that he recolects [sic] it was about harvest times in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety one
S/James Moore Senor

Sworn to before me this 25th June 1846 
S/A.J. Sligh
M.N.D.
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South Carolina Newberry District June 25th 1846 
We the undersigned do here by certify that James Moore and Miriam Livingstone is good and Respectful citizens and that We have been acquainted with them for many years
S/No. G. Gallman
S/Jacob Sligh
S/John Livingstone
S/Robert Livingston
S/A. A. Moore

I hereby certify that I saw N. G. Gallman Jacob Sligh John Livingstone Robbert Livingstone & A. A. Moore sign the above Recomendation
S/A.J. Sligh M.N.D.


South Carolina }
Newberry District }
I Young J. Harrington clerk of the court of common pleas & general sessions for the District of Newberry in the said State do hereby certify that Andrew J. Sligh. Esquire, whose signature appears to the above Certificate, and also the annexed affidavit of  James Moore Senior. is and was at the time of takeing [sic] the said affidavit, and of certifying & signing the above certificate a lawful acting Magistrate or Justice of Peace, in and for the district of Newberry. aforesaid, and that due faith and credit is and ought to be had and given to all his official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court of Newberry. the twenty seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred forty six and seventieth of American Independence _______
S/Y. J. Harrington ccp & ccgg
N Dis
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South Carolina }
Newberry District }
Personally came before me A. A. Sligh one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the District aforesaid Miriam Livingston who being duly sworn saith that she was present and did see Daniel Walker and Hannah Richardson joined together, in the bonds of matrimony previous to the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety four, and as near as she can recollect about the 10 or 12 day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety one (1771)
Test Ephraim Amack     
Miriam [X her mark] Livingston
Sworn to before me this 23d January 1845 
AJ. Sligh J.P.


Georgia }
Richmond County }
Personally appeared in open court George M Walker who being duly sworn saith that he has known Daniel Walker Sen. and Hannah Walker for nearly twenty five years and that during that time they lived together as man and wife and were reputed so to be by all their neighborhood and so lived until his death - 
S/Geo: M Walker
Sworn to in open Court this 8th Feby. 1845
S/James Harper J. J. C. R C


The evidence produced to the Court on the 8th day of February 1845, in behalf of Mrs. Hannah Walker is considered sufficient to prove that she is the widow of Daniel Walker Sen. late of Richmond County, deceased, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States -
S/James Harper JJCRC
S/W P Beale JJCRC
S/Jesse Kent JJCRC