Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8111, for John Perkins, Georgia
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Service Number
Ga. Perkins, John R. 8111
contents
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Revolutionary Pension Claim.
Act of June 7, 1832
John Perkins
Ga.
Power of Attorney to Examine Claim
Charles C. Tucker
Attorney
Present.
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Power of Attorney.
Georgia, Marion County
Know all men by these presents; That I Nancy Perkins (widow and relict of John Perkins deceased) do herby irrevocably constitute and appoint Chas. C. Tucker, of Washington City, D.C., my true and lawful Agent and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of John Perkins for any amount of Revoluntionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due under the provisions of the Act of  or any other Act or Resolution of Congress, and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and document sin relation to said Claim on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed: and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of June 1854
In presence of A. P. Davis
Jackson M. Gill J.P.
ss Nancy Perkins
her mark
State of Georgia, Marion County ss
On this 17th day of June 1854 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State above mentioned personally appeared Nancy Perkins and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned.
Jackson M. Gill J.P.
State of Georgia Marion County ss
On this 17th day of June, 1854, before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and fo the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Nancy Perkins, a resident of said county, and made oath according to law that she is the identical Nancy Perkins who executed the foregoing power of Attorney, and that she is directly interested in said Claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said Attorney may use in prosecuting said Claim.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
Nancy Perkins
 her mark
Jackson Gill, J.P.
State of Georgia
County of Marion
I George W. McDuffie Clerk of Superior Court do herby certify that Jackson M. Gill Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such [illegible] to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof, I have herunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 26th day of Sept. 1854
Geo. W. McDuffie, Clerk
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34186
J. Perkins
Geo.
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State of Georgia County of Stewart SS
On this eighteenth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty seven personally appeared in the open Court before me Daniel Mathison John S. Rice and Matthew Wright Justices of the Inferior Court in and for said county, John Perkins a Resident of the county of Stewart in said state aged seventy eight years on the nineteenth day of August last past. who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7th 1832. That he identified in the Enlisted in of
State Troops of Georgia as a volunteer Horseman in the month
of July in the year Seventeen Hundred and seventy Eight
Colonel Elijah Clark of Wilkes County Georgia and
went in pursuit of Indians to the Cherokee purchase now
the South Bounties of this State, was in several skirmishes
with the Indian but no pitchd battle that he continued in the
sense as a horseman Volunteer private untill some time in
the month of October of the same year of entering
but he cannot now say positively from top of mining the
day of Entering and acting from the service in the monts
of July & October of the year mentioned he then for makes
The following affidavit. Personally appeared before me the
undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County
John Perkins who being duly sum deposeth and saith
that by Reason of old age and the consequent loss of
memory he cannot state positively as to the precise length of his
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Service but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the period mentioned below
and in the following grave for four months I served as a
volunteer Horseman as a private and for such service
I claim a pension
John Perkins
Warren A. May
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the applicant further states that in the same year above
stated he volunteered as a volunteer private footman under
Captain Grunbury See the regiment being commanded by
Col Benjamin Few, that he marched from Mphs two in
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in Richmond Now Coleman County Ga to the County of
Burke at the Court House: at which place he remained
two or three weeks guarding the jail which was then occ
pied by my prisioners, at this place we had several
skirmishes with the Tories who endeavored to release the
prisoners in jail I remained in service for one month
under the aforesaid Captain When I returned home ┃
but cannot from age and loss of memory now remember
at what time I returned or when I left the service
he therefore makes the following affidavit
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice
of the peace in and for said County John Perkins
who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by
Reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory
he cannot swear positively as to the precise length
of his service but according to the best of his
recolection he served not less than the periods mentined
below and in the following grade for one month as a
volunteer private fortman for which I claim a pension
Warren A May J.P.  John Perkins
the applicant further states that he again entered into service
as a volunteer private footman in the year 1779 under Capt
Samuel Becham of the Georgia Troops and believes sometime in the month of June of that year, that the army
[illegible] round at Capt Lees from which place they
started to Savannah, That he was at the siege of
Savannah of the same year, from whence he returned
home, that he cannot state what day of the month
he entered the service but recollects the corn was
about waist high nor does he recollect when he
left the service after the siege of Savannah but
remembers it was very warm Personally came before
me the undersigned a Justice of the peace of said County
John Perkins who being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that by Reason of old age and loss of memory he cannot
swear positively as to the precise length of his service but
according to the best of his recollection he served
not less than the periods mentind below and in the
following grade for two months and fifteen days 2
services as a volunteer private footman for which
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I claim a pension
Warren A May J.P.
John Perkins
the applicant further states on oath that he again entered the
Service as a volunteer private footman under Captain Josiah
Dunn of the Georgia troops commanded by Col Benjamin
[illegible] Smith in the year 1781. That he served [illegible] the
whole of the year of 1781 and was at the siege of Augusta
that during the year 1781 he was in several skirmish
with the Indians & Tories but cannot now remember places
times & dates nor does he remember at what time he
Entered the service or when he left it but recollects
that he served nearly the whole of the year of 1781
as a private under the officers mentioned
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Personally [illegible]
before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in aforsaid County John Perkins who being duly sworn [illegible]
I saith that by Reason of old age and the consequent
loss of memory he cannot swear positivly as to the
precise length of his service (for the year 1781) but
according to the best of his knowledge recollection he
served not less than the periods mentioned below and in
the following grade for ten months as a volunteer
private footman and for such [illegible] I claim a pension
Warren A May JP  John Perkins
the applicant further states on oath that he again
Entered in the service as a volunteer at footman
of the State of Georgia under Captain Samuel Alexander
in the year 1782 sometime in the month of March 1782
and Volunteered for six months that he left he marched from
Augusta Ga to Savannah, that he marched on to Ebenezer
by way of [Swans] Buttlers, Spirit, & [illegible] Creek to
Bear Creek from Ebenzer Savannah, when I remained
untill after the siege, from thence he returned home which
was some time in the month of August about as he now
Recollects about the last [illegible] He believes the seige of
Savannah Commenced about February of 1782 and lasted
to about the 20th of August 1782 he further states
that he entered the service as a volunteer as last
aforesaid in March and left in August of the year
1782 a period of six months for none of which several
services did he last receive a discharge as they now not usually given
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or an annuity except the present, and he declares that
his name is not on any pension Roll of any agency
in any State
Show to and subscribed the day &
year aforesaid
John Perkins
Warren A. May J.P
John S. Rich J.J.C.
Daniel Mathison J.J.C.
Matthew Wright J.J.C.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that The
above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier &
served as he states
John S. Rice J.J.C.
Daniel Mathison J.J.C.
Matthew Wright J.J.C.

I John S Garbrough Clerk of the Infenor Court of the
County of Stewart do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Perkins for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and [illegible]
of Office this August 1837
John S. Yarbrough C.J.C

the [illegible] Jones
a Clergyman Residing in the
County of Stewart and Marmaduke Gresham Residing in
the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
John Perkins, who has subscribed & sworn to the above
declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy Eight
years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood when he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John S Rice J J.C.
Daniel Mathisen J.J.C.
Matthew Wright J. J.C.
H [illegible]
M. Gresham
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1  I was born in the State of N Carolina on the nineteenth
day of August in the year 1759
2 I have no record
of my age, but know which was lost
living the last war
3 I was living in the County of Richmond in said state of
Georgia have lived in the County of Crawford
And now line in the County of Stewart
4 I was a volunteer
5  not being in the regular army I do not recollect the name of any Regular officers & The general [illegible]
an [illegible] in the declaration
6 I never recd a discharge from service that I
now recollect of
7 John Riley William Hunter, Rob Reeves, Samuel
W Griffith  James Robinson
John S. Rice J.C
Daniel [illegible] J.J.C.
Matthew Wright J.J.C
Personally came before me the undersigned Justices of
the Inferior Court John Meadows who being duly
Sworn deposeth & saith that he [illegible] John Perkins
the applicant for a pension and he knew him in
The Revolutionary War, that his acquaintance began
with him in March 1782 that he knew him at
the siege of Savanah of that year that he was a
Revolutionary Soldier and served with him
at least six months, that they were together at the
Seige of Savannah and this deponent further swears
that after the said John Perkins and home
he was elected Capt of the Malitia in 1783 that
has he has every reason to believe from his [illegible]
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aintance with him & from what he knew &
heard that he served at the several places
mentioned in his declaration as a volunteer solder
previous to the times of the six month service
for 1787. Sworn to and subscribed
John J. Rice J.J.C.
Daniel Matheson J.J.C
John Meadows
Mathew Wright J.J.C
Personally came before me before me. The[illegible] who
[illegible] who being duly sworn deposeth and
Saith that he has been acquainted with
John Meadows the above named affiant for the
last twenty years that he is a reputable person
& [illegible] ought to be give to his deposition
in an to and subscribed before me
this August 18 1837
Warren A May C.P.
James Moore
Personally Came before us John Perkins the applicant who he oath saith that he knows of no
living witness who can testify as to his services
as a volunteer in the Revolutionary war
the years 1778 1779 & 1781, & that John Meadows
the above named affiant is the key living witness
that he known of who can testify to his term
of service from March to August in the year 1781
[illegible] which time he was not [illegible] in
any civil / [illegible]& and subscribed before
us this August 8th 1837
centum
John Reokens
Warren A May C.P.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigate of the matter and after
[intelligible]. The Interrogatores presented by the war
department that the above named applicant
was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states
and the Court further certifies that it appears
to them that H Jones
who has signed
the [inelligible] certificate is a clergyman
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Resident in the [illegible] of [illegible] in said
County of Stewart & that Marmaduke Gresham
who has also signed the same is a resident
in the County of Stewart and is a credible fellow
& that their statement is entitled to credit
John L Ried, J.C.
Daniel [illegible] J.J.C.
Matthew Wright J.J.C

I John S Yarbough Clerk of the Court of
the County of Stewart do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the [illegible] procedings
of the said County in the matter of the application
of John Perkins for a pension In testimony
Whereof I have [illegible] my hand and seal
of office this August 18th
1837
John S Yarbrough C.L.C

I John S Yarbrough Clerk of the Inferior Court of
said County of Stevens do hereby certify that name [illegible]
A [illegible] a Justice of the peace whose attestation
& [illegible] is accredited to the [illegible] affadavits made
by by John Perkins is and was at the time thereof
an acting Justice of the Peace for said County
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
seal of office this August 18th
1837
John S Yarbrough C.J.C.
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Executive Department
Milledgeville, Georgia
March the 21st, 1855

I, B.B. de Graffenreid Secretary of the Executive Department, of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify that this sheet contains exact copies of the certificates and petition of John Perkins in the Revolution, taken from the original certificates and petitions, of file and record in this Department.

Given under my hand and Seal of the Executive Department at the Capitol in Milledgeville, on the day and in the year above mentioned. 

B.B. de Graffenried
Secty Ex Dept.
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that  he served in 1781 as private in Captain Josiah
Dum's company, Colonel Benjamin Few's regiment,
served in 1782, in Captain Samuel Alexander's
company, and that during this service, he was in
the sieges of Augusta and Savannah. It was stated that he was elected Captain of Militia, in 1883.
The claim for pension was not allowed as proof
of six months' service, as required by the pension
law was not furnished.
June 17, 1854, Nancy Perkins, [illegible]was living in Marion  wid of
John
Perkins
 Marion County, Georgia, but she
did not give the date
of his death.

The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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the Cherokee Mills
Tahlequah, Okla.
A.
D. Hiler
A.D. Hiller
 
RECEIVED SEPT 25 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV Reader no. 15 VETS ADM
[added]only of Ga
Sir:
Relative to John Perkins
who served in the Revolution
let me say that all the information
that I am able to get from 
his great grand daughter is his
wife was named Mary
Elizabeth. He is buried in
Marion W. Ga. his daughter
was married in Bibb Co. Ga.
Date of his death around
1854 - He lost a leg in the
War. His great granddaughter
Lena Ward Attaberry
is only too anxious to know
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you for any research
in and or to establish his
war record.  She is anxious
to join the Daughters of the American Revolution
and is ignorant as to the exact procedure in doing that:
Any information possible for you to give us will be greatly appreciated and as to costs etc - let me know.
Please advise me as soon as possible. Thanking you 
Kathryn Fite Smullin
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misc
NRS
August 25, 1939.

Kathryne Fite Smullin
The Cherokee Hills,
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Perkins who was buried
in Marion County, Georgia.

In order to identify the record of the particular John Perkins in whom you are interested you should furnish as
much as possible of the following information in regard to
him: approximate dates of birth and death, residence at enlistment and after service and given name of wife or widow.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Execiture Assistant
to the Administrator.
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The Cherokee Hills
Tahlequah
Okla.
July 30, 1939.

RECEIVED
Aug 2 1939
MAIIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 26
VETS ADM
NO
[illegible]
The War Dept
advised me to write
you in
regard to the
Revolutionary War record of
John Perkins
of Georgia, who died and
is buried in Marion Co.
of that state.
He lost a leg in the war
and any
information will
greatly
appreciated
as his great granddaughter
is anxious to establish his record in order to join the D.A.R.
his record in order to foul
the D.A.R.
Kathryn Fite Smullin
organizing Regent, D.A.R.
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1939. Sept 28
[inelligible]
Kathryne F Smullin [struck through]
REJECTED
P.O. John Perkins
Service:
Enlisted:_18
Discharged:_18
Application filed:_18
Alleges:_
Re-enlisted:_
Attorney:_
P. O._
_Recognized.
_Contract
_Cert. of Dis. 
Searched for_
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John Perkins
Georgia
Suspended
[following words struck through]
[illegible] let. to Hon. Thos.
Glascock Sept. 7 1837
[illegible] Wicker Aug 25 1835
8111
Act 7 June 1832
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Hon. Thos Glascock
Sept 7. 1837
O.C.
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Depart of War
Pension Office
Sept 7 1837

Sirs
I have examined the declaration of
Mr Parkin, who claims the benefits of the pension
of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832, [illegible] he
have placed it [illegible] our files
Mr Parker's claim for a service rendered
the Ga. during the revolutionary
war of 23 1/2 months
he has not submitted
satisfactory proof in support
of his alleged service, nor assigned any reason
for so long
delaying
his application, both of
their omission should be supplied
Include herewith the letter of Mr
Lee S [illegible]
I have the honor
[illegible] 
Thos
Glascock
HR
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Washington D.C. Aug 20. 1855.
Hon J. Minot.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir
Enclosed please find record evidence showing the service of John Perkins in the War of the Revolution. Mr Perkins Claim for a pension under the act of
June 7. 1832. is now on file in your office.
An early examination of the Claim in
connection with the enclosed evidence is
respectfully requested.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Chas. C. Tucker
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C.C. Tucker
Aug. 25/55
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Pension Office
August 25 1855

Sir

The Record filed by you in the case of John Perkins
of Georgia does not show that he rendered any
service in the War of the Revolution; but simply
shows that after 20th of August 1781, he could not
be "convicted of plundency or distressing the country
and was therefore, under said act (20 August 1781)
entitled to a Bounty of Two Hundred and fifty Acres
of good land,"

For any thing that appears upon
said record he was allowed a Bounty for neutrality. [1832 appears in the margins]

CC Tucker Esq
Present
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State of Georgia
To the Honourable the President and the members
of Council, now sitting in Augusta for the purpose of granting lands in the two new Counties of Franklin and Washington
The Petition of Mr Perkins - a Citizen ofthe state aforesaid showeth
That your Petitioner is entitled to
Two Hundred and Eighty seven and a half
Acres of Land, as a Bounty for his services, pursuant
to the Certificate hereunto annexed. That your Petitioner is desirous of taking up the said Lands in the County of Washington
May it therefore please your Honourable
Board to grant your Petitioner, Two Hundred
and Eighty Seven and half Acres of Land in
the County of ___
on the right aforesaid and
on his complying with the terms mentioned in the
late Land Act; and your Petitioner will pray
John Perkins
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State of Georgia
To the Honourable the President and members of
Council now holding a Land Court in Augusta
The petition of John Perkins a Citizen. Humbly prays
your Honors to grant him a warrant for Two hund
red and fifty acres of land in County of Washington
with the addition of 15 percent on the Certificate annext
and your petitioner will pray
Henry Allison
for
John Perkins
Two hundred and fifty acres Land.
Georgia
[No. 616.]
These are to certify, That John Perkins a Citizen is entitled to two hundred and fifty - ____
Bounty agreeable to an act and Resolve of the General
Assembly, passed at Augusta the 20th August 1781
as per Certificate, Col Greebery [Greenberry] Lee
Given under my hand at Savannah, the 20th day of February in the year of
our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Eighty-four.
J. Houston
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State of Georgia
This is to certify,
Rich, County
That John Perkins
hath stead
forthly done his duty, from the time of passing an Act
at Augusta, to wit, on the 20th of August 1781, until the
total Expulsion of the British from this State; and
the said John Perkins cannot, to my knowledge
or belief, be convicted of plundering or distressing
the country; and is therefore, under the said Act.
entitled to a Bounty of Two Hundred and Fifty Acres
of Good Land free from taxes for ten years
Given under my hand at [illegible] hill 
the 11 day of March 1784.
Gb. Lee, Col
State of Georgia the 2d Bat. R.c. County
This is to certify, That John Perkins, hath steadfastly done
his duty, from the time of passing an act at Augusta, to wit, on the
20th August, 1781. until the total Expulsion of the British from this
State, and the said John Perkins cannot, to my knowledge
or belief, be convicted of plundering or distressing the country;
and is therefore, under the said act, entitled to a Bounty
of Two Hundred and fifty acres of good land, free from
taxes for ten years.
Given under my hand, at Savannah
the 23rd day of February 1784
Gb. Lee, Col.
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Executive Department
Milledgeville, Georgia
March the 21st 1855
J. B. B. De Groffenried. Secretary of the Execu
tive Department of the State of Georgia, do
hereby certify that this sheet contains exact
copies of the certificates and petition of John
Perkins in the Revolution, taken from
the original certificates, and petitions, of
file and record in this Department.
Given under my hand
and Seal of the Executive
Department at the Capital
in Milledgeville, on the day
and in the year above
mentioned
B.B. De Grafferied
Secty Ex Dept.