Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,702, Thomas Green, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.
Green, Thomas
NUMBER
S. 31.702.

CONTENTS
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Letter to B
Auditor 30 Sep 1832
Same person
17. Decem 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of the 6th April
1838 from
4 March 1837 to ┃
4 March 1839
2 Jany 1840
Agt notified 2 Jany 1840
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Paid as above from 4 March 1939
to 4 March
1840. Agt notified
21 April 1841
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Let I Know Wether 21 Oct 1850 -
Georgia  29..807
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Thomas Green
Jasper in the State of Georgia
who was a pris
in the Compy commanded
by Captain Morton of the---- commanded
---
in the Mill a
line for buronths.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 20 Dollars___Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Mar 35
and sent Hon. R. H.
Wilde, H. R. 
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 34     10
allowance ending Fellar. 35       10 -
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                                                 $80
                                                 _____
                                       {Revolutionary Claim,}
                                       {Act June 7, 1832.}       
recorded by
N. Rice __Clerk, 
Book E   Vol. 6   Page 91
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Thomas Green
32.5 of 3

Thos Greene's
application for pension
Admit priv ??
$20

Hon. R. H. Wilde
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State of Georgia [??]
County of Jasper
On this fifth day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty five personally appeared before the
Inferior Court of said County setting as a Court of Ordinary the same being a Court of record, Thomas Greene a resident of said County and State, aged Seventy six years, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the follow [Hyphen] ing declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the year seventeen hundred 
hundred and seventy seven in the fall as he 
believes as substitute for William Mitchell of Charlotte County State of Virginia where aforesaid also lived at the time and at the Court house of said County he entered the service
as substitute as aforesaid for a term of three months under Captain Josiah Morton, Lieutenant Joseph Martin commonly called Little Joe Morton. That they marched
to Petersburgh thence down to Williamsburg (across James River near Jamestown) and here remained at Williamsburg [underlined] a few days and then together with the other companies from Charlotte County marched down to Hampton on the sea board and then sailed in a vessel up to Portsmouth where other troops were stationed and they remained a short time and were discharged and then returned to his home in Charlotte County. 
He can not recollect the names of any of the high officers under whom he served
In the month of February Seventeen hundred and eighty and he volunteered in Charlotte County, Virginia, in the militia of said State in the company commanded by Captain William Morton, brother of his former Captain, in the
Battalion commanded by Major Porter of Chartotte County, and marched from Charlotte C. [illegible] and marched across Son [illegible] river and entered the State of North Carolina
and marched in the direction of Guilford C H. to Join Gen'l Green's Army and joined Gen'l Greens troops before reaching  Guilford C H. that they marched thither and he was present and engaged in the battle at that place on the fifteen day of March 1781 he recollects before the action and
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in it to have seen at frequent times Genr'l Green, Col Washington, Col See & General Sturvis who commanded the Virginia troops.  arriving where the applicant was.  After the battle the army marched to the ironworks about nine miles from the scene of action where he was selected to attend Saml Speed the Lieutenant of deponent's company and who was shot through the body at Guilford C. H. and he did attend him for some weeks at Elm (??) Hospital at Col Peter Perkins' on Dan River.  The sick man lay at the home of John Dabney instead of in the hospital.  Doctors Brown & Girilin (??) were the surgeons attending the wounded & performed an incision on Lieut Speed.  He then went home to Charlotte County and procured a carriage and conveyed Lieutenant Speed thither and this was the expiration of his service as well as he recollects.  He had a brother engaged in the battle of Guilford - Burwell Greene - a regular soldier when named may be found on the revolutionary rolls at the Department of war.  Burwell Greene is now dead and this applicant knows of no living testimony of his service.  He states that William Greene, another brother was also a regular soldier and was killed in the Northern campaign.  He was born he thinks in the year 1738 and there is a record of his age in the County of Wilkes C.H. Georgia where he lived about twenty five years and then in Jasper County.  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 or (if any) only on that of the agency in the state of Georgia.  The applicant never received any written discharge.   He refers to Meshack Lowery a clergyman and Littleton Johnson & Jesse Loyall for his character for veracity of.  All the above ?? before subscribed.

/s/ Thomas Green

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Abram B. Dale J.J.C.
Wm Stuzly J.J.C.
G.W. Hollaine J.J.C.
C.W.C. Wright J.J.C.
A.B. Dade J.J.C.

Georgia
Jasper County

Meshack Lowery a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid and Littleton Johnson and Jesse Loyall residing
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in the same, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Thomas Greene, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration;  that we believe him to be seventy six years of age;  that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
/s/  M. Lowry
/s/  Littleton Johnston
/s/ Jesse Loyall

G.W. Holland J.T.C.
Ch. C. Wright J.T.C.
Wm Strozer J.T.C.
A.B. Dale J.T.C.

Sworn in presence of the Court.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Meshack Lowery, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Jasper & State of Georgia;  and that Littleton Johnson and Jesse Loyall who have also signed the same are residents in the County and State above mentioned and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Ch. C. Wright J.T.C.
G.W. Holland J.T.C.
Wm Strozer J.T.C.
A.B. Dale J.T.C.

I William B. Stokes, clerk of the Court of Ordinary of Jasper County, State of Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Greene for a Pension.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fifth day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty five.

Wm. B. Stokes, Clk.
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Record Division 
Revolutionary War Records Section

3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.  [undated}

AWF 
S31702

In reply to your request of      , received     for a statement of the military history of Thomas Green a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR,  you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this bureau  S31702

Dates of Enlistment 

Length of service
3 mos
Rank 
Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Morton
Colonel   _____
State 
Va

Dates of enlistment or appointment
Feb or March 1781
Length of service
3 mos
Rank
Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered
William Morton
Colonel _____
State
Va

Battles engaged in: Guilford C.H.
Residenceof soldier at enlistment:  Charlotte Co, Virginia
Date of application for pension:  Oct 24, 1832.  His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application:  Jasper co. Georgia
Age at date of application"  born 1758

Remarks:  There is no data on file as to family.

No definite date given for first tour so therefore no date is entered.
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3625 MOCKINGBIRD LANE DALLAS, TEXAS The Commissioner of Pensions:  Please, will you send me the record of service of the two revolutionary pensioners--Thomas Green of Jasper County Georgia 1833, and John Hunt of Greene Co. G. in 1816--died 1831.  My Grandmother was a Miss Greene--daughter of James Lawrence Green and Nancy Hunt of Georgia.  I believe these are my ancestors. Thanking you in advance for your trouble. I am Yours most cordially, Julia McDaniel Rochelle (Mrs. R.C. Rochelle) 3625 Mockingbird Lane Dallas Texas
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16392

INVALID

File No. 16392
Thomas Green
Pri Rev War
Act June 7th 32
Index:-Vol A, Page 443

[Arrangement of 1870]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office

April 10th, 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 paynent of the same at the Treasury of the United States', Thomas Green, a pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, uner the law of the 7th June, 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept 1839 to the March 1840

Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Controller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present
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Ellijay, Geo.
July 9th 1850

Sir

Enclosed you will find a power of attorney from Thos. Green to prosecute his pension claims.  I have also at the same time sent to the Pension agent what proof & papers I knew how to get but not haveing the regulations please call at the pension office examine the papers  if there is anything rong point out the error and I shall try & correct You can pay your self out of the pension If you don't get an ?? to pay you the first draw you can retain the second ??

All communications to me

Respectfully 
Your obt servant
R.W. Young.
Ellijay, Gilmen Co. Georgia

J. Knox Walker Esq.
Washington City D.C.
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1923 Jan. 3-Hist to Mrs. R.C. Rochelle WT 31702 Revy INVALID. File No. 31,702 Thomas Green In Rev War Act:  June 7th 32 Index: --Vol. 2, Page 165 {Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
Dec. 20, 1839

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', Thomas Green a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at the Department from the 4th of March, 1837 to the 4th March, 1839

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present
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Georgia [illegible] county} Know all men by Name that I Thomas Green of said state and county for sworn good causes & considerations and hereunto swearing have made ordained and appointed and by these presents do make ordain & appoint J Knox Walker Eqr my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and for my own proper use and benefit to ask for and secured for me from the Government of the United States all moneys that may be due me as a pensioner for services [illegible] in the [illegible] British & Indian War and to have and to use & take all lawful ways & means in my name or otherwise that may be found necessary or proper in the execution of this power of Attorney to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever concerning the promises as fully in every accepted as I myself might or could do were I personally present at the doing thereof satisfying and confirming and by these presents allowing whatsoever my said Attorney shall in my name lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the promises by virtue of these presents In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this June 22th 1850 Thomas his T mark Green Signed sealed and delivered in presence of E W. Chastain Benjamin H Chastain Justice of the Peace EW Chastain
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Georgia
Gilmer County.
I R.B. (Perry) Clerk of he Superior Court in and for said county do hereby certify that Benjamin F. Chastain Esq whose name appears in the foregoing power of attorney as a witness was at the time of so doing and still is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office as officer in Ellijay as clerk of the Superior Court of said county this 8th day of July 1850.
R.B. Perry, Clk.
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28.411-

Admit as private
6 mo  $20
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th day of June 1832

State of Georgia
County of Jasper

On this 24th day of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Superior Court of said county now sitting Thomas Green a resident of said county & state aged seventy four 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  that he entered the service under the following named officers & served as herein stated.  In the fall of the year 1778 or 1779 he entered the service as a substitute for William Mitchell at Charlotte Court House in Virginia under Capt Josiah Morton and Lieutenant Joseph Morton, that he marched in flying parties first to Petersburg, Va, thence to Williamsburg in Virginia, thence to Hampton & thence by water to Portsmouth Va. and then was discharged having completed a three months tour, having been in no engagement, that he resided in Charlotte County when he entered the service & until after the end of the war.  That in March 1781 he entered the service in Charlotte County under Capt William Morton & marched into North Carolina across Staunton & Dan Rivers & was in the battle of Guilford, that he entered the service as a volunteer the second tour & served three months more,
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making six months in all, does not recollect the continental regiments or companies with which he served, knew Genls. Greene & Stephens, know Cols. Washington & Lee by sight, recollects in the order of battle the N. Carolina Militia was in front, the Virginians next & the regulars at the rear at the Battle of Guilford, has no documentary evidence and know of no person by whom he can prove his services whose testimony he can procure.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court.
/s/ Thomas Greene

William B. Stokes Clk.

We Thomas Rhodes a clergyman residing in the county & state aforesaid & John L Cochran, Sheriff of said county & residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Green who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Thomas Rhodes
John L Cochran Sheriff Jasper county
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And the said court by their presiding Judge do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories prescribed 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 Thomas Rhodes who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county & state aforesaid & that John L. Cochran who has also signed the same is a resident in said county & sheriff thereof and is a credible person & that their statements is entitled to credit.
Lucius Q.C. Lamar
JSCOG

I William B. Stokes Clerk of the Superior Court of Jasper County & state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Green for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 24th day of October 1832
William B. Stokes Clk.
[SEAL]
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Georgia - 23.176
Thomas Green of Jasper in the State of Georgia who was a Dr. in the Conify [verify] command by Captain Morton of the ---- command by ---- in the Virginia line for 6 months--

Inscribed on the Rall of Georgia at the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Nov. 33 and such [verify] N. B. Stokes--
Monticello. Leo

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 -- 50
Some-ant. [verify] allowance ending 4 Mar 34 - 10

[Illegible signature]
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Nath. Rice, Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 6 Page 91
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Georgia
Baldwin County
Before me [Illegible, B. ---]
a magistrate for the County personally came
and appeared Thomas Mitchele [possibly Mitchell] who being
duly sworn saith, That he was well acquainted
with Thomas Green of Jasper County in time of
the revolutionary war, who at that time resided
in the County of Charlotte [verify] and State of Virginia.
    This deponant was then too young to recollect
particulars but has a faint recollection of said
Thomas Green being in the Servis [sic] of the United States,
and has always understood from his (deponants
father and others) that said Green was engaged
in the Servis [sic] of the United States but in what
Ridgiment [sic] or what lenth [sic] of time he knows not
but thinks he serv [sic] more than one tour

Sworn to before me
The 24th day of Nov. 1834
B.F. [Illegible] J. J.
of Baldwin County Georgia

Tho. Mitchell
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Georgia Baldwin County 
Clerk's Office Superior Court
I Ransom H. Smith Clerk of the Superior Court
for the County [  ] do hereby certify that Thomas Mitchell whose
name appears to the forgiving affidavit is a man of credit and good
as pearle and that B P Stubbs whose official signature is attached
to the same is and was at the time of the taking of said affidavit on
acting justice of the fence for said County and as such his acts are
entitled to credit.
Given under my hand and seal of office
this 10th day of February 1835
Ransom H. Smith Clerk