Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 478, Elijah Bankston, Ga.
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Ga Bankston, Elijah R478
or Banckston
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Bankston, Elijah
Revolutionary War Series

The National Archives
Bounty Lane Files
Act of 1853 REJECTED #63994
Veteran Elijah Bankston
Rev War Grade PVT
Service
Can No. 1694 Bundle No 74
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State of Georgia     SS
County of Butts 
On this the third day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me James R. Bledsoe a justice of the peace within and for said state and county Elizabeth Bankston aged Eighty seven years a resident of said state and county who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Elijah Bankston deceased who was a private in a company commanded by Elijah Clark in the war with Great Britton called the revolutionary war that the said Elijah volunteered in the county of Wilkes and state aforesaid, that he was at the siege of Augusta Georgia and that he was in actual service in said war fourteen days. She further states that she was married to the said Elijah Bankston on the first day of February in either the year 1787 or 1788 by James Knox a justice of the peace and the and that her name before her marriage was Elizabeth Morris, that her said husband died in the county of Butts and state aforesaid on the 22nd day of February AD 1848 and that she is a widow at the date of executing this her declaration. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under an act of congress approved 3rd March 1855, She also declares that she has never received nor applied for bounty land under this or any other act of congress. She refers to the declaration of the said Elijah Bankston, which is of file in the pension office at Washington made by him while in life for the purpose of obtaining a pension under act of congress for the particulars of his services  
his
Elizabeth Bankston
mark
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State of Georgia    S.S.
County of Butts
On this third day of April A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for said state and county, Britton Buttrell and William B Harkness residents of said state and county who being duly sworn according to law declare they are personally acquainted with Elizabeth Bankston who saw her make her mark to the foregoing declaration that they know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be and that she is now a widow and that they were acquainted with Elijah Bankston while in life and knew the said Elijah Bankston & Elizabeth Bankston for a number of years to live together as man and wife that they lived [ilegible] the same neighborhood with the said Elijah & Elizabeth, and allways understood them to be man and wife. and never heard it differently.
W.B. Harkness
Briton Buttrell

The forgoing Declaration and affidavit was sworn to & subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
 J.R. McCord
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State of Georgia
County of Butts
I William R. Bankston clerk of the Inferior Court for said county do hereby certify that James R. McCord whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit an certificate is and was at the time of signing the same and acting justice of the peace in aforesaid county, duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit should be had and given to [illegible--covered by seal] office acts as such
given under my hand seal of office this the 3rd day of April AD 1855
William R. Bankston C.J.C.
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63.992
Bounty Land
Act of March 3rd 1855
Declaration of 
Mrs. Eizabeth Bankston
widow of Elijah Bankston

Direct Land warrants to Wm R Bankston
Jackson Butts
Co Georgia
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[blank]
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ACT OF MARCH 3. 1855
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS

PENSION OFFICE,
October, 10 1855
Sir:
The claim of Elizabeth Bankston, for bounty land under the act of the 3d of March, 1855, No. 63.994 has been examined and suspended.
The revolutionary service of Elijah Bankston, the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.
The 3d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS" to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE."
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim will be favorably considered.
Very respectfully,
J. MINOT,
Commissioner 

Wm. R. Bankston.
Jackson Butts Co. Ga.
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[illegible]
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Elijah Bankston 
Georgia
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STATE OF GEORGIA.
By the Honorable Samuel Elbert Esquire,
Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over the said State.
To all whom these presents shall come---GREETING:
KNOW YE, That the pursuance of the Act for opening the Land Office, and by virtue of the Powers in me vested, I HAVE, by and with the advice and consent of the Honorable the Executive Council, given and granted, and by the presents, in the name and behalf of the said State, Do give and grant unto Eliza Bankston his Heirs and Assigns forever, ALL that tract or parcel of land, containing two hundred and eight seven and a half acres, situate, lying and being in the county of Wills, in the said State, and butting and bounding on all sides by vacant land,

having such shape, form, and marks, as appear by a plot of the same hereunto annexed; together with all and singular the rights, members, and appurtenances thereof, whatsoever, to the said tract or parcel of land belonging, or in any wise appertaining; and also all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand, of the State of aforesaid, of , in, to, or out of the same: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land, and singular the premises aforesaid, with their and every of their rights, members, and appurtenances, until the said Eliza Bankston his, heirs and assign, to his and their own proper use and behoof forever, in fee simple.
GIVEN under my hand in council, and the Great Seal of the said State this thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five and in the tenth year of American Independence. Signed by His Honor the Governor in Council the 13th day of October 1785
Registered the 19th day of October 1785
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE,
Milledgeville, April 7th 1854
The above is a true copy from the Register of Grants in this Office Book HHH page, 716
Given under my hand and seal of office. Geo W Harrison
Secretary of State.
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Elijah Bankston
Georgia
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State of Georgia
This is to certify, that Elijah Bankston hath steadfastly done his duty, from the time of passing an Act at Augusta, [illegible] on the 20th of August, 1781 until the total Expulsion of the British from this State; and the said Elijah Bankston 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 honor, at Savannah the 2nd day of July 1784
Elijah Clarke, Col. [Colonel]
By his order.  H Freeman.
Executive Department Ga. [Georgia]
Milledgeville April 7th 1851

I John T. Smith Secretary of the Executive Department of the State of Georgia do hereby certify that the above is an exact copy of the original certificate on file in this department.

Given under my hand own the seal of the Executive Department. 7 April 1851
John T Smith
Sery Ex D [Secretary Executive Department]
[illegible--corner of page turned up]
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[drawn out, a rectangle showing a rudimentary map of land deeded to Elijah Bankstone; it lists "Vacant" all around all 4 sides; Inside the rectangle is the text "Elijah Bankstone
287 1/2 Acres, Oak & Hickory Land Mixed with Pine" some lines that may be showing water on the land (?) at the bottom is the coordinates "S70W37 92" and along the right inside edge lists the coordinates "S20.E75.84"

Down the left side, outside the rectangle are listed "B Oake
Gum
P Oake
P Oake
P Oake"

Across the top
"Hickory 
Pine"

Down the right side
"Post Oake
Pine
Post Oake
Post Oake

Along the bottom
"P Oake
Pine"]

[circled is written "On Bounty No 151"]

GEORGIA.
Wilkes COUNTY. }
Scale of 20 chains to an Inch.
WARRANT dated on the 10th day of September 1784
and Surveyed on the 16th day of November 1784
Advertised on the [blank] day of [blank]
BY John McFarland D'y S.
Certified by [blank] C.S.
[blank] } C.C.

SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Milledgeville, Ga.
27th day of January 1859
[italics]
I certify the above is a true copy from the Record Book G.
Page 59
Given under my hand and private Seal, their being no Seal of Office. [end italics]
James A. Green, LS
Surveyor General.
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[drawn out, a rectangle showing a rudimentary map of land deeded to Elijah Bankston; it lists "Vacant" all around all 4 sides; Inside the rectangle is the text "Elijah Bankston
287 1/2 Acres, Oak & Hickory Land Mixed with Pine" some lines that may be showing water on the land (?) at the bottom is the coordinates "S70W37.92" and along the right inside edge lists the coordinates "S20.E75.84"

Down the left side, outside the rectangle are listed "B Oak
Gum
P Oak
P Oak
P Oak"

Across the top
"Hickory
Pine"

Down the right side
"Post Oak
Pine
Post Oak
Post Oak"

Along the bottom
"P Oak
Pine"]

[intentional brackets as written]
[On Bounty No 151"] [end intentional brackets]

[Written sideways up left hand margin "Rec'd one 50/100 Dollars 
J.M. Patton Leas."]

[Written sideways down right hand margin 
"Entered
EAtlandle 
comp genl"]


GEORGIA.
Wilkes COUNTY. }
Scale of 20 chains to an Inch.
WARRANT dated on the 10th day of September 1784
and Surveyed on the 16th day of November 1784
Advertised on the [blank] day of [blank]
BY John McForland  S.
Certified by [blank] C.S.
[blank] } C.C.

SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Milledgeville, Ga.
7th day of April 1851
[italics]
I certify the above is a true copy from the Record Book G.
Page 59.
Given under my hand and private Seal, their being no Seal of Office. [end italics]
James R Butts ["SS" inside a squiggly circle]
Surveyor General.
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Surveyor General's Office, Milledgeville, Georgia
27th January 1859
Sir
Your letters come to hand while I was about. I herewith Send you a Certified Copy of the Land Granted to Elijah Bankson of Wilkes County for his Services in the Revolutionary War, I have made dilligent [diligent] Serch [search] in the Executive Department for the original Certificate issued to him by the Executive Council but do not find it. I hope this will reach you Safe and be Satisfactory
I have the Honor to be
Very Respectfully
your Obt [obedient] Servt [servant]
James A Green
Sur' Genl
J M Varner Esq
Indian Spring
Georgia