Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,676, Micajah Ferrell, N.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE | NUMBER
Ferrell, Micajah  | S31.676
CONTENTS
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Left side of fold:

See let Decr 23 1836
to Pension Agent
Po. to same & P. Agt Jan 19.
1837
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Right side of fold:

Georgia 30.552
Micajah Ferrell decd
late of Merriwether in the State of Georgia who was Lieutenant in the Company commanded  by Captain Jones of the _____ by______in the No Ca. line for 11 months died 24 Feb, 1833
[illegible]
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 146 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.


Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of  Decr 1836 and seat [illegible] Ector Greenville Geo.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1
allowance ending 4 Feb 1833 the day of his death   $281.11

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June7, 1832.}

Recorded by DL Addison, Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 90
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33368
Macajah Ferrell decd
Georgia

New declaration

Admit as a Liew,
11 mos  $146.66 per an
certificate in the name of

John Ferrell
Wiley Ferrell
Elizabeth McCune
Ruth McCune
Nancy C Underwood
children & heir at law
Macajah Ferrell decd
Amt due up to Feb 24, 1833
$281.11
Wm B. Ector
Greenville Merriwether Co
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th,1832 -
State of Georgia
Meriwether County. {SS}

On this twenty third day of July 1835, personally appeared in open Court, before the Inferior Court of Meriwether County, State of Georgia, now sitting, John Ferrell a resident of said County & State, age Fifty six 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, in favour of the heirs of the late Micajah Ferrell, deceased, a Revolutionary officer & soldier of the United Sates. 

That the said John Ferrell is the son & one of the heirs of the said Micajah Ferrell, deceased, -that the remaining children & heirs of said deceased are as follows - 
Uriley Ferrell, of Butts County, Georgia -
Elizabeth McCune, widow, ditto-ditto,
Ruth McCune, wife of Ja.A.McCune, ditto-ditto 
Nancy C. Underwod,  wife of Wm.H.Underwood, Muscogee County, Georgia.
 And that these are the only heirs of said deceased. - 

That said Micajah Ferrell, deceased at the time of his death left no widow; - that he died in the county of Butts in this State on the twenty fourth day of February in the year 1833; - that he left no documentary evidence by which to establish or corroborate his claim or that of his heirs to a pension; - that said Micajah Ferrell deceased was born in the county of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia on the twenty fifth day of February in the year 1757; - he has no record of his father's age & recollects this only, but distinctly from his fathers statement; that at the age of four years of age, the said Micajah Ferrell deceased, removed to the State of North Carolina in Wake County where he resided Forty one years up to 1802, at which time, and from whence he removed to Colbert County State of Georgia.
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where he resided twenty years up to the year 1822, at which time from whence he removed to Butts County State of Georgia as  aforesaid, where he died after residing eleven years_

When called into service the said Micajah Ferrell deceased resided in Wake County State of North Carolina. This deponent does not know certainly in what character of Troops his father was called into service in either of his tours of duty, he having performed two tours of duty. __He served first as an office in the office of Lieutenant during the year 1777, from the first day of January of that year up to November of that year sometime during which last month November, he said Micajah Ferrell deceased, the father of this deponent, John Ferrell & of the children & heirs aforesaid, resigned making a complete service as Lieutenant of actual service as to time of of not less than ten months. In corroboration & proof of this he refers to the records of the State of North Carolina & the two Letters of the Comptroller General of that State hereunto annexed. this deponent does not know the Colonel under whom his father served, he served under Captain James Jones, he has some recollection that General Butler was principal in command. He does not know where he rendezvoused; he served his duty entirely or principally at Halifax Town State of North Carolina, thinks that once during that service he marched to Charleston State of South Carolina.  He said Micajah Ferrell, deceased, was called into service under the State authority of North Carolina, this deponent thinks he was a volunteer officer he belonged to the Infantry; the march of his company to Charleston, S.C. was on horse, though whether the temporarily as Cavalry this deponent does not know; the march there was to meet some hostile emergency of the enemy; he does not know where, or by whom, or whether verbally or by written discharge the said Micajah Ferrell, deceased was discharged; he was honorably discharged & at the end of fulfilling all necessary service, that continuing in the service until his resignation in November 1777. He never was a substitute for any one.
He was commissioned a Lieutenant of Infantry, he received & held it from the State of North Carolina; this deponent never saw his fathers commission, does not know by whom it was signed, & does not know what has become of it._
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2nd service. Said Micajah Ferrell deceased, served [illegible] tour of duty as a Private of Infantry for three months went called out under State authority of North Carolina was [illegible] served under Captain Davis Gresham. At the [illegible] this service resided in Wake County State of North Carolina the [illegible] time not known, the company rendesvoused at Charles He [illegible] in Orange County State of North Carolina, served & was stationed for sometime at Wilmington & Fayettenth North Carolina the periods of time not known, place of discharge not known, nor whether written or verbally, was discharged by his Captain Davis Gresham, after having honorably & fully fulfilled this requisition of service for three months tour. This service was during the Revolutionary War.

Said Micajah Ferrell deceased was never engage in any battle or skirmish with the enemy during his aforesaid service.  He was seventy six years age lacking one day at the time of his death.

His first service as a Lieutenant was considered as Continental or regular service, which he called it the men of his company being inlisted by State authority on Continental establishment, constituting his claim on the N.C. Continental line [illegible] 10th service.

His second service constituting his claim as N.C. militia private 3rd service.

The reason why the said John Ferrell on behalf of himself the other children & heirs of the said Micajah Ferrell deceased has not before applied to establish & obtain this pension is that he nor they have not until recently known that they were entitled to the same, not ascertaining the fact as himself until the last minutes from information from the Pension office &  from the records of the State of North Carolina. His
father was about making application at the time of his death but this deponent did not know his children would be entitled after his
decease, in his right thereto acquired before his death to be paid up to that time.

This deponents father said Micajah Ferrell, deceased, enlisted Charles Upchurch of Henry Court in the State
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who is now a Pensioner of the United States whilst he was an acting Lieutenant on the service herein claimed in the N.C. Continental line. This deponent would respectfully refer to the Declaration of the said Charles Upchurch on file in the Pension office which this deponent believes will fully recognize the station & service of his deceased father.__

This deponent knows, or rather has known a few years ago of several surviving witnesses who he supposes would be able to corroborate & prove his fathers the services to wit, James Corner of Jones County, Thomas Beuford of Hall County & William Purford of Butts County - He is not certain however of their present life, residence or knowledge on this subject or of its indispensable necessity to be procured or attempted to be procured, independant of the proofs & reference herewith
accompanying.__ They all reside to at a distance of sixty & upwards miles, their residence only to be procured with considerable inconvenience &  difficulty. Charles Upchurch, before mentioned is also a surviving & the best witness of his fathers actual station & service in the Revolution, his ardence is refered to herewith, & to procure it direct subject to the same difficulty & inconvenience. __ He hopes this reference may prove satisfactory.

He the said John Ferrell, son thus as aforesaid of Micajah Ferrel, deceased, as aforesaid, doe hereby relinguish evvery claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, both on is own part & on the authority & at the instances of the other children & being of the said deceased & declares that the name of the said Micahag Ferrell deceased nor his children & being as much, are not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.

He the said John Terrell is known in his present neighborhood by Hiram Glazier & John Lassiter who can testify as to his character for veracity, they too were well acquainted with his deceased father, sending in the same County, a few years before his death, also Benjamin Bissett was so aquainted they were all the resident citizens & neighbound several years.__
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This deponent world and the testimony of a Clergyman
but there is no Clergyman residing in this County who was
acquainted with his father or his Revolutionary reputation whilst
residing in this State, this could readily be had where he resided
but to be gone for procured only with great inconvenience
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Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
John Ferrell
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This deponent would add the testimony of a Clergyman but there is no Clergyman residing in this County who was acquainted with his father or his Revolutionary reputation whilst residing in this State, this could readily be had where he resided, but to be gone & procured only with great inconvenience. __

Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid.
John Ferrell

We, Hiram Glazier & John Lassiter citizens residing in the County of Merriwether State of Georgia do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Ferrell son of said of Michajah Ferrell late  of Butts 
County in this state, deceased. who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that he is a man of fair and reputable character &
entitled to credit. We further certify that we were well acquainted with said deceased, Micajah Ferrell, that they resided in the same County & neighbourhood where he died for five years; that we believe him to have been seventy six years of age lacking one day at the time of his death; that he was reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resided, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, &  that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Hiram Glazier
John Lassiter

And the said Court do hereby declare their satisfaction that the said Micajah Ferrell died as herein stated & that the persons herein stated are the true & only heirs of said deceased. __ 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 named Micajah Ferrell deceased, was a Revolutionary officer & Soldier, & served as stated. And the
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Court further certified that it appears to them that Hiram Glazier & John Lassister who have signed the preceding certificate are residnets of the County of Meriwether State of Georgia & are credible persons, that their statement is entitled to credit.__
Wiley B. Ector, J.I.C.  Seal

I, Timothy Ford, Clerk of the Court of Meriwether County State of Georgia
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Ferrell, Wiley Ferrell, Elizabeth McCune, widow; Ruth Cune, wife of James A. McCune; & Nancy C. Underwood, wife of Wm H. Underwood, children & heirs of Micajah Ferrell, deceased, for a pension due their deceased father

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this
23rd day of July 1836
Timothy Ford C.I.C.
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Micahaj Ferrell
Georgia
31676
[? Sub] no papers / fee let.
Hon Thomas Glasscock Dec
22nd 1835

3513

Act June 7 1832
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [lined out]
RECEIVED
3513
P. O.
Micajah Ferrell
Service:  See admitted Soldier File
no. 31.676
Enlisted:        , 18  .
Discharged:        ok, 18   .
Application filed:        , 18   .
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31676
Revy INVALID
File No. 31,676
Micajah Ferrell
Lient Rev War
Act:  June 7 32'
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 135
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1930 May 16. Photos mailed
to H. W. Jencks & Fin. [? Div]
ntfd. A.D.Y.
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[postmark] RALEIGH MAY 20  N.C.
W.B. Ector Esq.
Greenville
Meriwether
Georgia
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Raleigh, N. May 19./36
Sir,
It appears from examination which the Secty. of State made for me in his office, that Micajah Ferrell served about 12 months, consequ [page torn] he is not entitled to land; he should have
served two years to be entitled to land.
It appears also upon examination
that he was allowed for his services by the board of Commissioners appointed for that purpose $70.13 which he was no for him by J. Marshall.
I  have given you all the information I can upon
the subject.
Yours respectfully
N A Steoman
W. B. Ector
Richard Pitted [?] Private
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Micajah Ferrell
Georgia
W. Hill's certificate
recd Sept 23, 1836
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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 musterrolls [muster rolls] of the continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Micajah Ferrell an Ensign in Capt. Wades company of the 9th Regiment was commissioned on the 28th day of November 1776, and resigned on the day of Novr. 1777.
Given under my hand
this 20th day of Septr. 1836.
W. Will
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55368
Micajah Ferrell
[illegible]

It appears per the Regular at the settlement of Army Act at Waverton in 1786, that Micajah Ferrell was allowed pay as Lt from Jany 1, 17[illegible] to Nov. same year, when he resigned.
HH[?]
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Mr. John Ferrell
Greenville P.O
Meriwether Cty.
Ga
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Raleigh N. C.
Oct 31st 1835
Sir,
I find from the settlement of the Army accounts of the North Carolina line, the name of your father Micajah Ferrell, he was Lt [?] an [?] appears [?] from the settlement. If you will point out to
me what you wish done I will most cheerfully
attend to it free of any charge.
Yours respectfully
N A Steoman
John Ferrell 
Greenville
Meriwether [?] cty.
G.a [?]
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To be paid from 4th March 1831
Died Febry 1833
was about 80 years old 
Lieut of Infantry
Surviving witnesses 
(Morley Ferrell  x [ . Cal]
John Ferrel x Merrucker -"-
Elizabeth W Ceme x Butts _'_
Nancy C Underwood wife of Wm. H Underwood
[Ruth] W Ceme. _ "_ Jas A Mc
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May 6, 1930
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May 6, 1930 
to
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:
Please furnish me photostatic copies of eight pages (uncertified) from Revolutionary War pension claim of Micajah Ferrell, S. 31676.
Cash _$1.20
[stamp] FINANCE DIVISION BOOKKEEPER'S DESK MAY 6 1930 BUREAU OF PENSIONS [end stamp]
H.W. Jencks
26 - 18th St. S.E.
W.D.C.
Recd. payment
$1. 20
Antonia W. Ford
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
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[printed form filled in by hand]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Name Ferrell, Robert GRADE Sergeant LINE Virginia (Lee's Legion)
WARRANT NUMBERs 12123
 and 13108 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 6, 1790 to__ not shown__
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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[printed form filled in by hand]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Name Ferrell, William GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11226 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 1, 179? (torn) to__ not shown__
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.