Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 483, John Barber, Md.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE Md
Barber, John
NUMBER R. 483

CONTENTS
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Barber
John Barber
No 32158

Rcd from Carrolton Ga
10 Oct 24
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State of Georgia
Carroll County
On this sixth day of October 1834
Personally appeared before us
Justices of the Inferior
Court of said State and County John Barber a resident
of said State and County aged 67 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
provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the
year 1782 (in the Month of May) with Capt. Roberts and
served in the 3d Regiment (Continental troops) of the Line
under the following named officers, his Captain's name was
Roberts, the Colonel's name he has forgotten, when he was
Marched to the place of Rendezvous at the head of Elk the whole was under the command of Gen. Green, he left the
Service by a regular discharge in December of 1782, that he was
living in Lancaster County Maryland, at the time of his enlistment,
he was at the battle of Little York, after he was marched to the place of rendezvous, the Head of Elk, he was carried by water to
Baltimore, and from Baltimore, he was marched to Annapolis,
from Annapolis to Dumphries, from Dumphies to Fredericksburg
and from Fredericksburg to Little York, that he hereby relinquishes
every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the
present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension
Roll of any Agency in any State
Sworn to and Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
before us
John Barber   his mark
M W Springer J.J.C.
Jos H Rodgers J.J.C.
William Bence J.I.C.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the
above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he States. 
Springer J.I.C.
J H Rodgers J.I.C.
William Bell J.I.C.
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I William L Parr
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Clerk of the Inferior Court of Carroll
County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of John Barber for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal
Sixth day of October 1834
of office, this Sixth Day of October 1834

[signature] W L Parr  Clerk
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[mostly blank form]

Ex'r.   INVALID
[stamped imprint]  REJECTED
No. LL 83

[printing crossed out Acts of July 12. 1862, and March 3, 1873]

John Barber

P.O. __
Service: __ 
Enlisted: __ ,18
Discharged: __ ,18
Application filed: __ ,18
Alleges: __
Re-enlisted: __
Attorney: __
P.O. __
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John Barber
Georgia
Suspended
Letter 26 Nov 1834
Wm L Parr

483

John Barber     Act June 7 1832
Suspended  Georgia
Ex    Mr Baldwin

Apr 6/54  
[in pencil] Papers 2000
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John Barber
Geo
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Sir,
Land Office, Annapolis, Octr 30th 1834.
The declaration of John Barber has been
examined, and it is herewith returned, he states that he
enlisted in the year 1782, under Captain Roberts, and
served in the 3rd Regiment,-I find upon the rolls
of the Continental troops, the name of but one John
Barber, who was a Sergt in Hartleys Regiment
and received on the 24th of July 1782, L 117,, 15,,2  depreciation money issued to the Maryland troops on
Continental Establishment,- On comparing the
declaration with the Rolls, I do not think that
John Barber, (the applicant) is the same person
whose name appears upon the rolls in this office,
There was no officer by the name of Roberts that served in the Maryland Line - the applicant also states, that he was living in Lancaster County at the time
of his Enlistment, which is in Pennsylvania & the rolls therefore of that State may afford some evidence of his service
J. L. Edwards Esqr

I am respectfully yr obt s
G. G. Brewer
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John Hanes  app

file in case of 
J Barber  & capt
Keery
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State of Georgia
Cass County      ⎬
S.S.
On this the 24th day of  August in the year 1853 before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for said County personally came John Hames Snr aged about one hundred and fifteen years,
a credible witness, residing in Murray County
Ga. who being, duly cautioned, was then sworn according to law, declares that he lived in the State of South Carolina on Pacolet
river at the commencement of the revolutionary war with Great Britian   that he volunteered as a private soldier under Captain
John Thompson & as well as he recollects
leftnant Fair) called Col Fair and belonged
to the same Regiment of Colonel Thomas Brannon or Brandon that he marched to Tiger River & then assisted in erecting a fort. Thence to a place near Ninety six They besieged the same towards the close of the tour but failed to take (Reinforcements prevented) it, the British Commander was named Cruger/ said to be/ thence the company
marched towards Camden where they had a
battle Frank Lattimer was our Leftenent there
& he served through the whole war  they then
marched towards Eutaw Springs and there had
another hard battle, the ground was strewn
with the dead & dying. Both American & British, Green was one of the commanders. thence they marched towards the Cowpens /as well as he recollects/ then the Americans & British had another Battle & he participated
the Americans whipping the fight & chased
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the British twenty miles General Tarlton was the British General as well as he recollects at that battle Thence the army marched to Eddisto & was under Genl Marion in four fights with the British in that direction while crossing a Bridge on blankets
The  old Tory Cunningham came on our back & we had a fight with the Tories said Hames ran Tory Cunningham several miles himself who fired at Hames several times with a small pistol & struck at him twice with his sword & said Hames was acting as Major in place of a commander who fell in a Battle or fight think his name was McJansky Lusk, or Ireley, does not recollect which, but he
served near two years as Major Capt Giles was
one of his captains & under his command he says he knew John Barbar, in the army & that he served nearly through the whole war, he is confident over four years & that he afterwards knew the same John Barber in Clark County Georgia & in Floyd County also where he died about the year 1850, That he had many a conversation with
said Barber relative to the revolution, while living in
Floyd County Ga. he recollects the following
men, who served also a great portion if not all
the war, but his recollection is not precise in his present old age 
viz,  Dekalb, Gatn, Green, Morgan
William Hindon, Thomas Brandon, William Shaw  William Sterm, killed early in the war/ William  Hindon [crossed out killed] wounded at Eutaw Springs Battle
Lusk was killed at Eutaw/ he thinks was the place    McJenkins killed/ place not recollected/ Ireley was killed / place not recollected, Captain William Giles, as stated
before, he served through the war and so did
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Captain Thompson & Captain William Grant and Captain  William Keer, he thinks he was killed William Chesny served through the war, or nearly so, & John Wheeler and William Wilchel William Hodges Sr
William Hodges Jr. William Wheeler Nicholas
Jasper was one of his comrades also. That his
mind is now scattering & cannot further testify
That he wishes to leave this on record, that the
Government of the United States so far Refused to give him what the law entitles him to. That he is & has always
day been a strong administration [crossed out man] and a constitution man & will die so, and pray God in the end of this his affidavit that these United States  may forever stand as firmly united as when the
war was first ended in 1783
Sworn to and subscribed by his mark 
before me on the day and year above written
John Hames  his mark 

Tho. G Dunlap JC
J. G. Reavis

State of Georgia
Cass County      ⎬
 I H W Cobb Clerk of the
superior Court in and for said County of
Cass do hereby certify that Thomas G Dunlap
Esqr whose signature appears to this above 
& within certificate or affidavit, is [illegible] 
at the time of signing the same a Justice of
the peace in and for said County
duly qualified as such Given
under my hand and seal of
said County this the 2d day of
November 1853
H W  Cobb Clk
[seal affixed]
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Hon L P Waldo
Com. of Pensions
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Washington April 7, 1854

Hon L P Waldo
Com of Pensions

Sir
I present herewith the affidavit of John Hames to be used as evidence in the case of John Barber of Georgia an applicant for Pension under Act June 7, 1832 __ whose claim is now suspended 
There would seem to be no necessity for examining the case until further evidence is filed __
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Benj H Baldwin