Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.16.318, John Barnhill, N. C.
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE 
N.C.
Barnhill, John
or
Barnhille.
NUMBER S. 16.318 
carded
CONTENTS
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Georgia 23.293 
John Barnhill of [illegible] in the State of Ga
who was a pr: - in the _____ Comm 
by Captain _____ of the Regh comm by Col: Wharton in the No Car 
line for 12 ½ months
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 41 Dollars 00 Cents per ann 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Dec and Ann Th P. F. Foster- Ot. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 104.12
Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Mar 34 20.83 $124.95
⎨ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by Nath. Rice Cler 
Book E Vol 6th Page 86
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State of Georgia on the 18th day of December in Henry County. the year 1832 personally appeared in in open Court before the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County now sitting John Barnhill a resident of Henry County in the twelfth is trust thereof, aged Seventy two on this 5th February 1832 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make this following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered the service in N. Co [illegible] County on the twenty third day of May 1778 under Capt. Gurfin as a volunteer Company Gurfin was listed to command the 16 and [illegibile] Virginia. he received $50. bounty from Col. James Wharton at Hillsboro N. Co. who commanded the regiment. This deponent marched to Peytonsburgh in company with five Companies under command of Archibald Lighter 2nd Cd (he thinks) then marched back to the [illegible] N.C.[illegible] the 23 of August he lost a furlough and was home six weeks then and the when they had gone on a March for Philadelphia but as such that he and the 1st had left the by that Company had been furloughed generally at Hillsbrough again about 1st Nov 1778 and in the Court house $44.00 & Marched to Campden from there to what we then with near Charleston, and there until after Christmas march to Passicshough on Savanna and all must small skirmish there. then the Mononobes & signs and on of trespassed on the which attack the that Edens. The replen taken and went to Vanburgh Marched up to all his lust near Justason there had a wish on the Island tempted to the militia at them & they rested Sept. next marched Gen Ash and his did at us during the day and tained in one or harsh one Clock and Ellar my guns when this engaged in make and dever were the seer, some milition hence ing the quarter Master Living west to Orange long lot number killed & 148 prisons - Deponent respects to this day that one endick came the path defeat. It was currently reported that he was in the Boat croping the now before the Battle was on did the remnant of the army utiated back to Pennsingh
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They next marched to the Two Sisters, now Augustament, and to Stone Church. The said Capt. by store, without eating, fired upon us. For past fillin, Sergent May Simpson (he thinks) was wounded. Another, John Logue, eighty, also killed. Horse on Patten opened by fore metes and Capt. Jamison & another and that made his office.

Day of, as myself, in company in what near the British and for sale & 144 Negroes which had been freed by the British. To them to Bacon's Bridge, marched to Ashey Bridge, mish with a small party & Tories who had erected selves me of one flash officers (rent or through), and he did with his pear.

The settling Deponent marched to Stono Camp, and stayed there until the Battle. Gardiner present the last ones in one year. A possinate of ents was then in thirty yard of the British entrenchment, run and killed on both sides. He was on guard that day—any meanery Tuesday of the river—and held desisters in following.

Then they marched to Bairs Judge. In manner there, Tuesday August 1779, should Carder charged by Colonel of writing his discharge, was placed in the hands of one William King to lessen its pay. Raleigh N.C. Bennett has been unable to get it against performed.

And letter was at this as a militia man. The lands me into Caster Shorgan. Dep. This was employed in Capt. William Lewis, his Genl. Pickens, & they took for Tories, hopped the hear lette & delivered them up to Pickens. Their names were Gray, Done & another. They took several other and engaged in this said least one month the order Deponent service.

This Deponent, North of Ireland, was brought over as a child. Landed at Renselle, Pennsylvania, settled in Chester County, N.C. 1776 in June. Settled in Grange County, there until 1804, came to Jackson County, Georgia. Lived there. I moved to Henry County, January 1825.

Was known, Doctor Smith who is now living in Grange County, and to Reuben Edna who was in the service with him—and also one Jacob Stillwell. Hope for one Company, Hugh Montgomery & Major Davis knew the end.
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for a statement of the military history of John Barnhill, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. F. 16, 318
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
STATE.
May 23, 1778 to Aug or Sept. 1779
Private: Captain John Griffin, guardsman
Col. Archibald Lytle, N. C.

1 month Private Captain William Lewis: 
Col. Archibald Lytle N. C. 

Battles engaged in, Brier Creek, many skirmishes.
Residence of soldier at enlistment
soldier at enlistment: Orange Co. N. C. 
Date of application for pension, Oct 30, 1828 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Henry Co. Ga.
Age at date of application, B. Feb. 15, 1760, northern part of Ireland.
Remarks:  There is no data relative to family
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16318
INVALID.
File No. 16318
John Barnhill
Private Rev. War
Act:   June 7th 39
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 432
[Arrangement of 1870]

Sept. 2, 1909. History to Mrs. Rebecca Barnhill Hall.

1919 June 23. History to Mary Emma Dunn, Box 435, Owensboro, Ky. (see her letter in Robert Bell, Va. S8065) aw
1930 Apr 26. Photos mailed
to Mrs. Howard H. McCall
Fin. Div.  ntfd. A.D.Y.
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There is not a member of congress in the State of Georgia at this time a reference to Col Foster was other member of congress now in Washington will enable the department to know that when there is no seal of office. A statute of the state of Ga. can herby authorize such a certificate or the Clerk has [illegible]
The witnesses (Reuben Edwards)  credibility is the state here but is sustained in his own declaration
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See letter June 9. 1834 to Hon.
T. F. Foster
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6 April 1838
from March 1838 to 4 Sept 1838.
 Agent  Notified 5 June, 1839.
---
Paid above from 4 Sept
1839 to 1. March 1840. Agent notified 29 March 1841.
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BLANK PAGE
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1828 PAPERS TO BE FILED WITH 
[ILLEGIBLE]

File # 16,318
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John Barnhill
No Cardolina line

Georgia Invoice # 16.318


Exd  one old Book & Ref
"   Inval - Wed -
"    other old book. 

See Invalid, file # 16.318
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 5th Jan 23, 1841
Sir:
     Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, John Barnhill, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of forty one Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the
June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839 to the 4th of March, 1840.
Respectfully yours
Albion K. Parris
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present
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Stamp:  The National Archives of the United States
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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 John Barnhill was allowed by a Board Commissioners for settling the resolution any army accounts the sum of forty pounds ten shillings and four pence (Lire 40.10.4) for services
performed in the line of this State, which sum
was drawn by Col Lytle
Given under my hand this
17th day of December 1833
William Hill
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1253
Georgia
Henry County
For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act for the relief of certain surviving officers & Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th day of May 1828. I, John
Barnhill of the County of Henry &
State of Georgia do hereby declare
that I volunteered in the Continental
line of the Army of the Revolution for & during the war and continued in its service till its termination, at which period I was a private
in Capt. John Griffins Company in the
first Regiment of the North Carolina Line, Commanded by Col. Archibald Lytle - And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for eighty dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed.
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the 15th day of May 1778. And I further
declare that I was not on the 15th day
of March 1828 on the Pension list of
the United States
John Barnhill

Georgia
Henry County 
Personally appeared before me Thos. D. Johnson an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County Reuben Edwards and Jacob Stillwell who being severally sworn deposeth and saith that John Barnhill by whom the
foregoing declaration was subscribed is
generally reputed & believed to have been
a private in the Army of the Revolution
in manner as therein stated and that
they both said John Barnhill sign the above declaration this 30th day of October 1828
Reuben Edwards
Jacob Stillwell


Thos D. Johnson J. P.
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War Department
Bounty Land Office
12 May 1829
the records of this Office,
do not show
that John Barnhill of the N. Carolina line
ever received or is entitled to bounty land
of the U. States
Robert Taylor
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John Barnhill, 1253
1855. 3027,
Rec 13 July 1829.
180