Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3232, John Edge, N.C.
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Service
N.C.
Edge, John
Number R. 3232
Contents
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Declaration of John Age
In order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress of 7th June 1832
State of Georgia 
Bulloch County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned William Williams a justice of the Superior Court in and for Bulloch County John Edge of said county,  who claims a pension as a revolutionary soldier, and after being first duly sworn according to law, says that he is eighty five years of age; that he entered the service of the United states as a private and a volunteer from Sampson County, North Carolina; that he volunteered in the army of the Revolution in the month of October 1777; that he entered a company commanded by General Carswell (Caswell)^and Col. Brown; that Nathaniel Hall was either the Major of said company or one Nat Muredy; or that Hall was the Capt or Muredy, deponent does not distinctly recollect; but he nevertheless feels  almost prepared to assert positively that Nathaniel Hall was Captain of his company. Deponent states that from old age his recollection has considerably failed him; but from
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What he can call to memory, he served two years as a volunteer under the officers beforementioned. He recollects the names in said company of Bigyus Mobly, William Mobly, and Joe Mobly, Lubun Tatum, Henry Tatum, and Sampson Tatum. Henry Crumpler, James Crumpler and Abraham Holmes. Declarant testifies that his company under the aforesaid officers was stationed the first six months in (deponent thinks) Duplin County,   N.C. While stationed there, he fought in the battle at Amy's Bridge, where he received severe wound and the shot is still in deponent's body. About this time and while stationed in Duplin, many of the American soldiers were taken and conveyed to Halifax or some other city to be tried for some misconduct by a court martial;  General Caswell formed one of the court martial, which made it necessary for him to leave his company. At the expiration of the first 12 months deponent says was the neighborhood of Monk's corner in South Carolina; that Gen. Green or some officer advised his company to volunteer a second year as much as if they returned home they would be certain to be drafted   so deponent and his companions volunteered of a second twelve months. During this last 12 months, deponent says he went
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out two or three times under Gen. Marion, but did not encounter any signal action or fight and deponent says that during the whole of this second twelve months, he and his company remained inactive, that is did not encounter any battle, remained within about six miles of Monk's corner. Deponent recollects that it was at a place called Mush Castle, he joined Gen Marion. Gen. Green commanded the companies near Monk's Corner on Santee River. Deponent says he received his discharge (signed he thinks) by Gen. Green, at Monk's Corner. Deponent then returned home, and, remaining in Samson County a short time, emigrated to Bluden County N.C. where after the war of the revolution deponent was drafted in the Indian service. He marched under Gen. Cox from Bluden Co. to the bend head of the Tennessee river,_ where he helped build a fort. He helped to repel the Indians from the Fort and saw Gen. Cox fall in said fort, killed by the Indians. Deponent does not recollect any thing more that might throw light on his case; has no evidence whatever; has never drawn a pension nor tried to draw any until now,
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when sickness, old age and poverty induces him to attempt the obtaining his pension from the government. His discharge was burnt when his house was burnt on the Ohoopie river in Georgia.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty third day of September 1846.
John X Edge (his mark)
Wm Williams JHBC

Georgia
Jeri?? Co
We hereby certify our belief that John Edge 
[too faded after this point]
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Amendment to the Declaration of John Edge
The said John Edge testifies in addition to his affidavit of the 22d September 1846, that he volunteered at a Brigade on Black river in North Carolina (he believes in Duplin County). Deponent volunteered under Capt. Nathaniel Hall. Deponent and his company, three days after volunteering on Black river departed for Cape Fear River and deponent was three days on his march from where he volunteered in Duplin, of- ??? Sampson County, to his Station on Cape Fear River. Deponent states that Gen, McCloud commanded the British Army at Amy's bridge; his army amounted to 1500 men; Gen. Carswell commanded the Americans, and his army amounted to about 1200. Ge. McCloud was killed at Amy's bridge by a man named Daniel Nantz; and the army of Gen. McCloud was defeated by Carswell and his army. Deponent recollects the first verse of a song which he and his comander used to sing while in the war; It runs this: "General McCloud came marching down"
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"Thinking to get to Wilming Town"
Carswer attacked him on the way
Which caused him to rue the day."
Deponent also testifies that his father William Edge also served in the revolution; that his brother Alexander Edge served with deponent under Gen Carswell. Col Brown and Capt. Hull. Deponent states that for the port six or eight years his recollection has greatly failed him owing to continual bad health and sickness produced by the wound in his shoulder which he received at Amy's Bridge. that the wound alluded to has often inflamed and swelled after labor or fatigue, that is has often occasioned fever; and deponent has frequently been confined for several days by the weakness produced by his wound. In consequence of a gradual and increasing debility both of body and mind deponent declares that he has almost entirely lost his memory, though at times he can remember things better when his wound does not afflict him, and when his health improves. It occurs to deponent that at the time the many battles his had heard of in South Carolina happened deponent formed one of those companies who were stationed
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on the great highway from Charleston to Wilmington, in order to harrass the British as they marched between those cities; deponent had frequent little Skirmishes on and near the roads and creeks (in ambush) with the British, but was never in any signal action only at Amy's Bridge. This bridge was across a large creek, (whose name deponent does not remember). Deponent remembers that there was a great talk in his company concerning the battle at Drowning Creek; that one Col. Wm. Young was Colonel of light horse in said battle. Deponent entered the Service at sixteen years of age; but from bad health and bad memory he cannot recollect exactly the length of time that he served; but from the best of his recollection he served not less than two years under the officers before mentioned and in North & South Carolina.
Deponent recollets that he received his discharge at Monk's Corner; Gen, Green was then at Monk's Corner_ and deponent positively asserts that it was at the conclusion of the when he received his discharge; but deponent testifies that he never fought any battle he can recollect in South Carolina, Be
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fore deponents discharge was burnt with this house, he had got Major Hurding of Tatnall County, Ga. to draw it off, being much rubbed and torn but that both the original & copy were consumed in his house.
Sworn to and Subscribed
this 25th day of September 1846 before me
John X Edge
his mark
Wm Williams JJGBC 

State of Georgia Bullock County
I David Beasly, clerk of the Superior and Inferior Court of said County hereby certify that William Williams, whose genuine signature is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit, is a lawful justice of the Inferior Court in and for said County, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there be any no seal of the Court con??? the 25th day of September 1846
Wm. William JJGBC
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From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 3232, it appears that John Edge (son of William Edge) applied for pension September 22, 1846, while a resident of Bullock COunty, Georgia, aged eighty-five years, and alleged that while residing in Duplin County (which was later Sampson County), North Carolina, he served as a private about 2 years under Captain Nathaniel Hall or Captain Nat Muredy in Colonel Brown's North Carolina Regiment, and was wounded in his shoulder at the battle of Amy's Bridge. After the Revolution he lived in Bladen County, North Carolina, and was draft in the Indian Service and marched under General Cox to the head of the Tennessee River, and helped to build a fort there. 
The claim was not allowed as there was no proof of service, as required by the pension law.
He stated that his father, William Edge, and his brother, Alexander Edge, served in the War of the Revo-
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lution, but it does not appear that pension or bounty land was claimed on account of their services in said war.
There are no further data as to family.
Your letter from Mrs. J.M. Rogers, Barnesville, Georgia is herewith returned.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

The first of this letter addresses to Hon. William H. Harris found in ??? Holl-S. 31799
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37411.
John Edge
Georgia
Ser. to C. W. Young  Oct
22nd 1846
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Printed form filled in with information

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

3232
P.O.
John Edge
Service:
Enlisted:__________, 18   .
Discharged: ______, 18   .
[stamped "REJECTED" over the previous two lines]
Application filed: _________________, 18   .
The printed list of 1852
shows reasons for suspension [handwritten]
Alleges:
"There are rolls of the years
Re-enlisted: man of '81 at Raleigh,
and if claimant was one
his hame must be there." [handwritten]
Attorney: 
P.O.
________ Recognized.    _________ Contract.
[illegible printed words, cut off]


1928 Feb 9 Hist[?] to Hon. William J. Harris for Mrs. J.M. Rogers. See letter and other correspondence w Peter Kolb  S.31799 a[?]y
[Handwritten in left margin, perpendicular to form]
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[crossed through] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
3232
P.O. John Edge
Service:
Enlisted: 18  .
Discharged: 18  .
Application filed:  18  .
The printed list of 1852 shows reason for suspension.
alleges. there are rolls of the years
Re-enlisted: man of '81 at Raleigh and if claimant was one his name must be there.
Attorney:
P.O.
_____ Recognized.   ______ Contract.
[bottom line cut off]
[on side] 1928 Feb 9 Hist to Hon William J. Harris for Mrs. J.M. Rogers. See letter and other correspondence In Peter Roll 531799 Aw
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Pen off
Sir       October 22, 1846
The informal & unauthenticated declaration of John Edge has been examined & filed -
Waiving the objections which might be made to the circumstances under which this claim for a full pension has been presented now for the first time, the statement of the service is alone sufficient to condemn it - He asserts that he served 12 mo. continuously under Capt Hall Col Brown Gen.l Caswell of the N.C Troops & at the expiration of the 12 mo the whole corps volunteered ^ & served 12 mo more under the same officers [& served 12 crossed out] lest they should be rated on their return home There was no "years men" in the militia & in the line where there be "years men" in 1781, there was no [x'ed out word, illegible] Col [scratched out] ^ of the name he designates - and as to the 2nd term of 12 mo by volunteering there was no authority for it - There are rolls of the "years men" of 81 in the Secys office [smudge]
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Raleigh

Oct 22 '46 [written along right margin]

Cuyler W Young Esqr
Halcyondale
Ga
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37411
John Edge
Georgia
Act 7. June '32


3232
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Halcyondale, Georgia,
26th Sept. 1846.

Hon. J.L. Edwards. Sir,
The Declaration of John Edge is herewith transmitted, as a principal reason, to enable you to give whatever credit you may think is due to his affidavit in the case of Wm. Sheppard. There is no doubt that Edge served in the revolution, but you will perceive that his recollection of dates is bad, owing to his feeble health and memory. I think that he served for about one term of twleve months, though he states that he entered the army in the "October of that year in which three 7's come together"; that he served two years; and he insists that it was at the final conclusion of the war when he received his discharge. And as he insists [that - crossed out] upon it that he remaind in service the whole time, his declaration involves a contradiction. Still he doubtless served, for his gray hairs and the wound in his shoulder proves this; but he has no proof, unless it is by the records of North Carolina, and I
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do not know whether that record exists. I have written to the comptroller, but have not yet received any answer. This poor wounded old soldier has no proofs to establish his claim, and if his name should not be of record at Raleigh, his claim will be abandoned, as I presume you would require two witnesses which, as retired and obscure a life as he has led, cannot be found to identify him. But if any man deserves a pension on account of wounds, sickness, and absolute wont and distress, this man deservs [sic] it; though to be candid, he recollets [sic] nothing distinctly save the battle at Amy's Bridge, and an anecdote of a Britih soldier being shot by an American, while the former was getting water in Santee river. I at first understood his name to be Ager but find it is Edge. Although I have little hopes of his case, I am positive and certain that he served; but age and sickness have impaired his memory in some degree; his statements are by no means connected.
Very Respectfully
your ob't Servt.
Cuyler W Young
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Of those individuals in Sheppard's case who have signed their affidavit in support of the credit of Taylor and Sheppard, John B. Moultrie was for many years a member of the Legislature and a judge of Inferior Court and Court of Ordinary; Wilson Conor was for many years a member of the legislature; Moses N McColl is a clergyman and ex-judge, and the others all men of wealth and high character.