Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,471, for George S Paul, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE Va.

Paul, George S. or George

Elizabeth

NUMBER W. 5,471

CONTENTS (blank)
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3936
Elizabeth Paul widow of George Paul Va who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 28th day of March/54 and sent to J. J. Coombs Present

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 176 Vol. A
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(right side)
Mr True
(illegible) case Feb, 35
1886 Mch 19 E. J. Paul with history 
Record
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Let to 3d A too March 4, 1851
" 15 Apl "

19286
Kentucky
George Paul
of Brickenbridge in the State of Kent
who was a pr in the co commanded by Captain Carney of the regt commanded by Col Drake in the Va line for 7 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Kent
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Augt
1833 and J W
Kincheloe Hardinsburg
Arrears to the 4th of March 46.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 11.66
$58.32
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 22
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11125

Breckinridge County
Kentucky
George Paul

from 1781 private
7 months
$23.33/100

Jesse W. Kincheloe
Martinsburg Ken.
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BRIEF in the case of George Paul
of Breckenridge in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 66
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexe.d
Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
entered Years, Months, Days. As a Gen. Colo Dark & Captn Carney
March In 1781 substitute
left Oct or
Nov the
same year being sent to attend to
the sick at the
hospital amongst
whom was his Father
5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berkeley County Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John H Ashton
Examining Clerk.
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Elizabeth Paul
Wid of George

Ky Act 3d Feb. 1853
2d Section

J. J. Coombs
Present
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State of Kentucky Hardin County ss

On this 8th day of April eighteen hundred and fifty three (1853) before me John Miller an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Elizabeth Paul sixty four years a resident of said county who being duly sworn according to law upon her oath makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of of the act of Congress approved
Viz that she is the widow of George S. Paul (decd) late of said county who was in his lifetime a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner on the Kentucky Rolls at the rate of twenty three dollars and 33/100 per annum. That she was married to the said George S Paulin Hardin County Kentucky on the 20th day of July eighteen hundred and seventeen. And that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Purcel. That the said George S Paul died on the 26th day of  December eighteen hundred and thirty nine (1839) leaving this declarant his widow That she has not married again but still remains the widow of of the said George S Paul (decd)

Elizabeth Paul ("X" her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written
John Miller J. P. NC

I do further hereby certify that it has been satisfactorily proven to me that said George S Paul who was a pensioner as aforesaid died in Hardin County Kenty on the 26th day of December eighteen hundred and thirty nine 1839 leaving the
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Said Elizabeth Paul his widow who has not since intermarried but still remains his widow
John Miller J. P. AC

Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Paul widow of George S Paul who was a revolutionary soldier and pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute & appoint G H Monsarrat my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand at Washington City an investigation of my right to a pension and to do any and all things necessary in order to establish my right to a pension. Which when done my said Attorney or his substitute is hereby authorized to demand and receive the pension certificate which may issue in my favour
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 8th day of April 1853
Elizabeth Paul X her mark

Att R K Graves
Hiram Carlton

State of Kentucky Hardin County 
Be it known that on the 8th day of April 1853 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the said County personally appeared Elizabeth Paul and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her own voluntary act and deed. In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe
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My name day and year aforesaid
John Miller J P of SC

 State of Kentucky Haidin County Sct
I Hugh J. Danavan Clerk of the County Court for in County aforesaid do certify that John Miller Esqr whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County duly elected commissioned and qualified and that all of his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. his commission bears date 20 day of May 1851
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Elizabethtown this 9th day of April 1853
N. J. Danavan Clk
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11125
George Pauls
Declaration
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of Kentucky County of Breckinridge Sct.
On this 17th day of September 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of Breckinridge County Court George Paul a resident of the County of Hardin and State of Kentucky aged about 66 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. His Captains name was McIntire under whom he first served who from some cause left the Army & was succeeded by Captain Carney. His Majors name was Scott. His Colonels name Joseph Dark but he became disabled & left the Army and he cannot remember who he was succeeded by. His Generals name was Stephens or Stevenson. He entered the service the last of March or the 1st of April 1781. He left the service the last of October or the first of November of the same year. He served as a substitute in the place of William Houston who was drafted. He was born in the County of Washington in Maryland but resided in Berkley County in the state of Virginia when he entered the service. He was not engaged in any
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but belonged to the Army to whom Cornwallis surrendered he having been sent a few days previous to that surrender sent to the hospital to attend on the sick soldiers amongst whom was his Father. He marched through Fredericksburg Falmouth New Castle & Williamsburg town in Virginia. He knew General Greene, Wayne & Lafayette on this tour but cannot remember the names of other officers except his own. He moved from Berkley County Va. to Fayette County Pennsylvania where he lived for 7 years. He then moved to Bourbon County Kentucky where he lived several years and then to Breckenridge County Ky where he came about 36 years ago and where he has lived ever since except a few years back in which he has lived in Hardin County where he still lives. He also states that he has no documentary evidence whatever having lost his discharge or certificate of service to prove his services and that he knows of no person except Barney Miller whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is no on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year adsd.
Geo. S. Paul

And the said Barney Miller mentioned in the above declaration at the same time afsd came into Court and made oath that he served the tour mentioned in the above declaration of George Paul with the said George Paul
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in the same Company under the same Captain - That he personally knew the said Paul and was well acquainted with him - That he saw him frequently during the term afsd. and knows that the said Paul served the whole of said tour until a short time previous to the Surrender of Cornwallis when the sd. Paul was sent to the hospital to take care of his Father who was sick - He knows of his going there from the Army but did not seen him afterwards during the war which was soon ended
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year afsd
Barney Miller x his mark

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 revolution
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ary soldier & served as he states- 
State of Kentucky ss
I Jo Allen clerk of the County Court of Breckenridge County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Paul for a pention In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 19th day of September One thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Jo Allen

11.125
George Paul's
(Declaration)
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State of Kentucky
Hardin County Sct
I Hugh J. Danavan Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that on the 12th day of July 1817 a license issued from the Clerk's office of this Court directed to the proper authorized person to celebrate the rites of Matrimony between George Paul and Elizabeth Purcel and afterwards said license were returned with the following endorsement thereon towit
Mr. George Paul & Miss Elizabeth Purcel was joined together in the honorable State of Matrimony on the 21st. day of July 1817 by me
Saml. Anderson
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set My hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court at my office in Elizabethtown this 9th day of April 1853
H. J. Donavan Clk
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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Paul widow of George
Hardin County and State of Kentucky
act of February 3- 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband a pensioner under act of 1832
at $23.33/100 per annum
Allowed $23.33.100 per annum to commence Feb. 3./53
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by credible witnesses
& public record
Death of husband shown by Auditor's report.
Identity & Widowhood proven by credible witnesses
Name and residence of Agent
J. J. Combs. Examining Clerk
Present, J. L. Gray
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Paul
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Geo. Pauls
Amended declr
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Kentucky Breckenridge County Sct.
On this 20th day of May 1833 personally appeared before the Justice of the Breckenridge County Court George Paul a resident of the County of Hardin & State of Kentucky aged about 66 years but having no record of his age who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following amendment to his declaration for a pension made in said Court at the September term thereof 1832
which declaration has been returned from the War department with objections and is now shown to the Court - Said Paul states that his term of service included the surrender of Cornwallis at York Town - He further deposeth 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 recollection he served not less than the period mentioned before and in the following grade - For seven months I served as a private in the tour designated in my original declaration and for such service I claim a pension
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year afsd
Geo S. Paul
hereby
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Certify that we are well acquainted with George Paul who has Sworn & subscribed to the above amendment to his declaration for a pension that we believe him to be Sixty six years of age & upwards that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year afsd

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the said George Paul was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states 
And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that

And that their statement is entitled to credit 
The Court further Certifies that Barney Miller who was introduced as a witness by the said George Paul in his Original declaration And whose affidavit is incorporated into it is a credible person -
And that his testimony is entitled to full
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Credit - And this Court believes that he is of age sufficient to have knowledge of the facts to which he deposes

State of Kentucky Sct
I, Jo Allen clerk of the County Court of Breckenridge County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of an Amended declaration & application of George S. Paul for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 23rd day of May 1833
Jo Allen

Hardinsburg May 23rd 1833
Secretary of War-
Sir I again forward to you the Original declaration of George Paul for a pension together with such Amendments suggested by the department as I was able to have made-
It is objected that he did not procure the Certificate of a clergyman &c. I had prepared such Certificate but the applicant living about 20 miles from town And around of his near neighbors in & has not having procured them previously not knowing of the objection but as his service is proved by a witness - I have again forwarded his claim with an amendment meeting the other objections made by the department - There is no Clergyman living in his neighborhood. And the Certificate of the belief of the Court is equal to that of persons in the neighborhood where
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but a few years - If the department still requires the Certificate it shall be had upon being so informed as soon as possible
Yours respecy. 
Jesse W Kincheloe

Geo. Pauls
Amended declr
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Elizabeth Paul
wid of Geo. S
Ky. Act 1853. 2d
Sec
Supplemental declr
Boynton
Mar 22/54
J. J. Coombs
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State of Kentucky
County of Hardin Court of Hardin 1854
February Term of Hardin County Court
On this 20 day of February 1854 personally appeared in open Court Elizabeth Paul of said County aged 65 years, who being first duly sworn according to law declares and says that she is the widow of George S. Paul, and the identical person who has recently made a declaration before a Justice of the Peace for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act of Congress of 3d February 1853. That her said husband was a pensioner for Revolutionary services and died in Hardin County on the 26 December 1839,- That she was married to the said George S. Paul in Hardin County - and state of Kentucky on the 29th July 1817 - and that her name before her said Marriage was Elizabeth Purcel She further declares that she has not married again since the death of the said George S. Paul but still remains his widow.
Elizabeth Paul Seal x her mark
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court.

Wm. T. Samuels Clerk,
And it is hereby ordered to be certified that Satisfactory Evidence has been presented to this Court by the Oaths of James Purcell and Thomas S. Georghegan two Credible witnesses of this County, that Elizabeth Paul who has made
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the foregoing declaration is the widow of George S. Paul who in his lifetime was a Revolutionary Pensioner and died in Hardin County about the year 1839. and that the said Elizabeth Paul has not not married again since the death of the said George S. Paul but still remains his widow.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and year first above written
Wm. T. Samuels Clerk

Elizabeth Paul
wid of George
Ky. Act 1853, 2d
Sec
Supplemental declr
Boyton
Mar 22/54
J. J. Coombs
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26 Dec 39
2355
Pension Office
March 23/54
Sir
Please report time of last payment to, or death of within named pensioner
Yours &c &c
S. Cole
for Commr.
F Burt Esqr
3 Aud
Present.
George Paul Act 1832, $23.33. per Annum. Died 26 Dec. 1839. paid.
F Burt
Auditor
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[The document is nearly unreadable.  Transcription doubted]

Treasury Department
Third Auditors Office
February 27th 185?

Sir

On the 23rd of December last
I returned to your office the
papers in the case of George Paul
Pensioner upon which his [illegible]
shows that [illegible] of his pension.
[Writing deteriorates, and only occasional words
are legible]

Very respectfully
Your Obnt servant
Jno S. Gallaher

James E. Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
George Paul which require
further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? not with [illegible]

V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled? no

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
tionary service? Citizen only one witness-

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining 
it? no

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV.
If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? [crossed out: yes] the court have not.
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct? yes

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? authenticated

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered? Answered

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent 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 mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ____
year ____ months, and ____ days, I served as a ____ For ____ months
and ____days, I served as a ____ ; and for such service I claim a pension.
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No 1419
Elizabeth Paul
Widow of George

Sent to JJ Coombs
July 19 1833

Allwoed $23 33/100 per
an To Com Feb. 3. 1853

Act February 3 1833
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 5471
Elizth Paul
Wid
George Paul
Pvt. Rev. War

Act: Feby 3/53
Index:--Vol. K, Page 109

[Arrangement of 1870.]