Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38731, William Gillihan, S.C. Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Va.

Gillihan, William 
or
Gillehan

NUMBER
S.8731

CONTENTS
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15,801
West Tennessee 
________________________________________
 William Gillehan
of Smith Co. in the State of Tennessee 
who was a Private in the regiment commanded
by Huger in the S Carolina 
line, for the term of three years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee 
at the rate of 8 Dollars  per month, to commence on the 27 day of September, 1819.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Nov 1819 and sent to and J C Isacks Esq:
Carthage, Tenn
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Portion of                   
Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 March 1890       42.09
                                                                                    =====
                                                                                   $ 42:09
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}


Continental
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Date of death not on AB

Notification sent to the Hon  R Allen 12th Feby 1821 HR
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Date of death not on AB

Notification sent to the Hon  R Allen 12th Feby 1821 HR.
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William Gillihan
Wm Gillihan [signature]

The Clerk has
neglected to [illegible]
the value of the
property in
his Certificate
(Inserted in certificate)
Con - 
15801
[illegible]
Hon R. Allen, H. R.
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State of Tennessee
Smith County Court
August Tenn 1820
On this 10th day of August 1820
personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record
for the County aforesaid, William Gillihan aged 
Seventy years, a resident in said County, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declared
that he served in the revolutionary war as follows he
enlisted in 1776, in the 5th South Carolina Regiment
an the Continental establishment, served nearly five
years, and was discharged in Battle at Savannah __

And I do solemnly swear that I was a
resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of
March 1818 and that I have not since that time by 
[illegible]in any manner disposed of my property [illegible]
part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to
bring myself within the provisions of an act of
Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of
March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any 
person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts
or debts, due to me, no have I any income,  other than
what is contained  in the Schedule hereto annexed &
by me subscribed. to wit 1 Cow and Calf, 12 hogs, and
mare of Little Value, and nothing [illegible] - have
a wife, 60 years of age, and daughter 18 years of
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and our son, 15 years of age.
William Gillihan

Sworn to and declared in open Court the 15th day
of August 1820 before
James Hibbits
Presiding Justice of Smith
County  Court-


State of Tennessee
Smith County
I James Hibbits Presiding Justice 
of the court of pleas and and quarter Sessions for the
County aforesaid duly that it appears to the satisfaction of said Court, that the said William Gillihan
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the
preceding declaration, against the common enemy
for the time of nine months at one time and the
continental establishment they are also ratified that
he needs the assistance of his country for support
and I was in concurrence - this declarant to the
Secretary for the departme nt of war, pursuant to
an act of Congress passed the first May 1820
James Hibbits
Presiding Justice of Smith
County Court
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State of Tennessee
Smith County⎬

I Jonathan Pickett Clerk
of the court - of pleas and quarter Sessions for the County
aforesaid do hereby certify that the forgoing oath, and
Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the original on file in my office and I do further certify, that
it is the opinion of said Court, that the stated amount
in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
is thirty dollars

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court-at-Office in Carthage this 1st
day of September in the year of our
Lord 1820 and 45th year of our
Independence
J Pickett clk.

Seal
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State of Tennessee
on this day of September 1819 before
me the subscriber and of the Judge of the Circuit
Court for the state & personally appeared
William Gillihan aged aged Seventy years
Resident in Smith County in said state
who being by me first duly sworn according 
to Law doth on his oath make the following
Declaration above in order to obtain provisor
made by the act of congress entitled act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the
and said services of the United States in the
revolutionary war that he the said William
Gillihan  elisted for the time of  one year
in the State of Virginia on the day of (in the spring
in the year 1775 in the company commanded
by Capt Knox in the 8th Regiment commanded
by Col Mullenburg in the line of the State of
Virginia then called the provincial troops
that he continued in said service about
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nine months at which time he reenlisted
for three years in the State of Georgia
in a company commanded by Capt Jarvey in 5th Regiment in the South Carolina line  commanded
by Col Huger in the state of South Carolina  the continental Establishment the fall of the year 1776 as he hereby
continued to serve in said comps on
in the service of the United States  between one & two years until the end of his time of service and was discharged

[illegible]

the State of South Carolina that he
was in the Battle at Savanah when
Lincoln was Defeated & Hall was Defeated

and he is in reduced circumstances and
and stands in need of the assistance of his
country for support and that he has no
other evidence now in his power of his
said services.
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he further states that he lost the discharges which
he got at Charleston a few years after and
on the 10th of June 1796 from Cap
Jervey who had given the first the certificate
which he here produces

And  I the law the William Gillihan do hereby
release all claim to every pension
may have had allowed me by any other and
of congress except that above refers

Sworn to and subscribed  

[ the following was difficult to transcribe for multiple reasons ... bleeding ink from the other side of the page, illegible handwritten writing , text inserted in illegible print and the combination.]
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Robt Allen being duly sworn makes oath
to
that he has
for many years past been
acquainted with Witton Gillham the
above named
petitioner that from
his knowledge of the Man
and
the
Character he was certain he thinks
entitled to full credit on his
Oath
and the statements made by him
in
his
foregoing
believes
declaration
he
entitled
to idence
this affiant is not particularly ac
quainted with his circumstances
but believes him to be in low, it
to this affiant in
anges
great a
the
-
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---
interested in his application
al
Sworn to & subscribed
of
and
before
at
October
.
18
Robert Allen
---
said Judge
New
Son
said
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38731
Revy INVALID
File No. 38731
William Gillihan
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 195

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Gillihan, William
SC - Va  S 38731



Stamp 
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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I Do in Post this with an 
illegible  unto James Tadlock
it be i[llegible]
of him this ? June  1800

William Gillihan
Elisha Tadlock
Lewis Tadlock
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[horizontal]

Stamp
[REVERED Print from being stamped on the other side ]
Honble
John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
District of Columbia


Pension office 

mail

On roll
See Discharge
Admd

[vertical]
Wm Gillihan
South Carolina  line
December 1776 [illegible]
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[vertical]

Wm Gillihan
South Carolina  line
December 1776 [illegible]

[horizontal]

Stamp
[REVERED Print from being stamped on the other side ]
Honble
John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
District of Columbia


Pension office 

mail

On roll
See Discharge
Admd
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State of Tennessee
Jacob C Isacks, one of the Judges of the
circuit Courts of said State do certify that it
appears to my satisfaction that the said
William Gillihan who is applicant for
a pension is here [illegible] did
serve in the Revolutionary war as stated
in his Declaration  in the Continental Establishment against the
common enemy for the term of
nine months at one time
against the common enemy and I
now [illegible]
the proceedings taken and  had before
me to the Secretary of the department
at War pursuant to the afore mentioned
Act of Congress and I am also satistified
that he needs the assistance of his county
for support, also that I am acquainted with
Robt Allen and believe him in
=bled to full credit.
Given under my
hand seal this 5th day of October 1879


J. C.Isacks [signature] Seal
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S
State of Tennessee
Smith [illegible]
I John W. Overton
Clerk of Smith [illegible]  Court do hereby certify
that Jacob C Isacks whose name is subscribed
to the foregoing Certificate and affidavits is
[illegible] the same a judge
of the [illegible] of law and Equity
the third judicial Circuit in the State of
Tennessee
 
In Testimony whereof I hereunto
set my hand and affixed my private seal
being no seal of Office at Office
this 5th day of October AD 1879
Jno W Overton [signature]
Clk Smith Circuit
Court


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