Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9746, for Ivey Smith, North Carolina
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Smith, Ivey

NUMBER
R. 9746

CONTENTS
born about 1759 or 1760 in Nansemond Co. Va.
res. at eul. Duphin Co. N.C.
In 1833 res. Tattnall Co. Ga.
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Ivey Smith
Rev.
31.124

[illegible] S. D. Lynn
Savannah
GA
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State of Georgia
Tattnall County

On this fifteenth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty three formally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the [illegible] Court of Tattnall County, now sitting Ivey Smith a resident of Tattnall County and State aforesaid, aged seventy 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 passes June 7th 1832.  

That he was in the service of the United States under the following named officers, ad served as herein states.
That he entered the services as a volunteer in the County of Duplin State of North Carolina in the Spring of the year Seventeen Hundred and seventy five in the company of Captain Charles Ward and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Kennon.  That he was discharged after having served [crossed out illegible] nine months in three different tours.  That he was in an engagement at Buford Ridge in North Carolina  [ illegible] County, and at Rock [illegible] Creek Bridge in said State under the aforesaid officers.  That he served in the said
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County of Duplin, when he entered the service.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn to an subscribed
the day an year aforesaid

[signed] Ivey Smith
attest P.H. M. Tippins Clk


The Isum Peacock a Clergyman residing in the County Tattnall and James Smith residing in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ivey Sith who has [illegible] and sworn to the above declaration.  That we believe him to be Seventy years of age.  That he is in [illegible] 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 date and year aforesaid

[signed] Isum Peacock
[signed] James Smith
attest P. H. M. Tippins Clk
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And the said Court do hereby declare
this opinion after the investigation of
the matter, and [illegible] the investigation
foresaid 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 Isum Peacock who has signed the proceeding certificate is a
Clergyman resident in
the County of Tattnall and that James
Smith
who has also signed the same
is a resident in the County aforesaid is a
credible person, and that their statement
is entitled to credit.
{signed] Wm W. Holt
Judge Sup Middle Dist

State of Georgia
Tattnall County
Before [illegible] William W Holt, one of the Judges of the
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Superior Court of the Missle District of the
State of Georgia, personally appeared in
open Court for the County of Tattnall now
sitting, George Willis, who being duly
sworn says that he is well acquainted with
the applicant Joe Smith, that in
the Spring of the year Seventeen hundred
and seventy five, he was a volunteer in
the Regiment commanded by Colonel James
Kennon, and he remembers to have seen
the said Jay Smith a Soldier in the
company commanded by Captain Charles
Ward attached to Colonel Kennon Reg
ment. That he was in the engagements
of Buford Bridge and Rock Fish Cork
Bridge, and knows that the said
Ivy Smith was also in said engage
ments.
That deponent was in company
with the said Ivey Smith about
six weeks, when he went anne, leaving
the said Ivey
service
Smith still in the
Sworn to and subscibed
Genge
his
Willis
Mark
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before me the day & year
aforesaid
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Attest M. Tippins
applicant
Question put by the Court to the
Where and in what year were you born
where is it
Have you any record of your age, and if so
where were you living when called into service.
where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now line
Hen were you called into service; were you
drafted, did you volunteer or were you
a substitute and if a substitute for whom
State the names of some of the regular
officers, who were with the Troops when
you served. Such Continental and militia
Regiments as you can recollect, and the
general incumstances of your service
Did you ever receive
a discharge from the
service; and if so by whom was it given
and what has become of it
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answer to the foregoing questions
the applicant says he was born in Nause
and County Virginia in a about the year
1759. " 1760.
the applicant says he has no need of his age
It is lost.
He was living in Duplin County North Carolina
when he entered the service
since the Revolutionary war he has resided in
Duplin County North Carolina,
Barnwell
&
South Carolina, is now residing in Tattnall
County Genged
He was a volunteer
the
He knew Major Joseph Rhodes
of the Reguling
and Major Daniel Williams
He received no written discharge. they were
seldom as ever given to volunteer
C.
certify that it is my opinion
that the statement of the applicant is true.
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I Philip H M Tippins
Clerk of the
Superior Court of Tattnall
County do unty
certify that the foregoing contains
the
original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of Ivey
Smith for a pension
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand, and private
seal, there being no seal of office
this fifteenth day of October Eighteen
hundred and thirty three
of
Wm Eppies
of
County
Singed
Tattnall County ⎬ I Rog & Gamble a member of
Congress for the State of a
do herby
certify that Philip H. M. Tipping who has
subscribed the foregoing
sheets is clerk of the
Superior Court of Tattnall
October 15th 1833
Roger L Gamble M C
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Service:
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Grey Smith
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
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Alleges The printed list of 1852
gives cause of suspension as
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and more satisfactory details: ┃
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Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
Contract.
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Smith
Georgia
sus see let to
Levi, S. D. Lynn Esq
Savannah October 28. 1835
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State of Georgia
Tattnall County
Superior
Court
October Term 1835
Before me John
Schley
Judge of the Superior Court of Tatterall
County Court of Record and now in
session, Ivey Smith of said County an appli
cant for a Pension who being duly serve
made the following additional statement to that
already made in this Court.
that he the said
Iver Smith first commenced his tour of service
in the spring of the year, one thousand
Seven
hundred and seventy five, that after
the expiration of said tow, he again entered
the service for thou months more, and again
entered for a further term of three months, and
was finally discharged in the latter part of
hundred
the year one thousand seven
and seventy five that the first town
he served below the town of Wilmington
North Carolina
, the second, in the neighborn
hood
of Buford Bridge North Carolina
and the third near Rock Fish Creek
in North Carolina
, where he was discharged
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that said service was performed
in the
company commanded by Captain Charles
Ward, and the Regiment commanded by
Col. James Kennon
Sworn to before me
Guy Smith
in open Court this 13th
day of
October 1835
John Shly Judge Tape
&
Cot Midl Dist. Georgia
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To
Georgia
all County
Superior Court
October Term
1835
I John Schley Judge of the Superin
Court of said County do herby certify, that
Genge Willis, who has subscribed and
sworn to the
foregoing statement before
the Hannable William W Holt late Judge
of the Superior Court of said County, in behalf
of Ivey Smith an applicant for a Pension
was in his life time a credible person
and that his statement is entitled to credit
Given under my hand in open Court
this 13th day of October one thousand eight
hundred and thirty five
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John Shly Judge
Supr Cot Midlest Georgia
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Department of War
Father
Oct 24 1835
My Smith
ham in the papers of Waller again &
examed his amended declaration, let do not
had his statement satisfactory. He allege that he
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in the year 1775 and send continuously
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nine months in early appears that he has but
a my implest knowledge of his revolution
sensation they may have been, To Weller in
now dead, says that he was will much above week
and left her in men as Will in his own declaration
date experty that he enterd the tent 1779
Have they may diff as to date, it is of but little
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importance, while it is a well established fact, that
in such we was at any time required of the
Companies
militia of N. Connell for a moment be supposed that
Capt Ward remained for the period of nine month with
his company, in actual service, when that are only
on the month each town. The papers reman or ple
acting the reception of better evidence may
sales party & explanating details of his alleged
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Savannah October 15th 1835
In ansequence of my inability to attend the Court
of
Satterall County at the last seeing the amend
ment to the papers of Joe Smith an applicant
for a pension, and when papers you turned to
June 26th 1841 have not been made until
I have the him to enclose them to you
and to remark, that I have endeavoured to
conform
as strictly as possible to your instructing
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Mr Smith is a very old, infirm, and indigent
person, and has given all which a paid mem
my impaired by age could enable to remember
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Since the original papers were prepared, the Hon
John Schley has been elected Judge of that Court
in the place of the Hon. Wm Holt, who was in
office at the time the papers were prepared
You will be pleased to correspond with me in
behalf of Mr Smith, and any papers you
may desire to send to him, I will with please
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take charge of and have and to him
I am Respectfully
Otis
Levi S. Plym
J L Edwards Esqr
Washington City
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