Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,304, Richard Cooper, N.C.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE                                        NUMBER

N.C.            Cooper, Richard         R. 2,304

CONTENTS
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Richard Cooper
32 555
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State of Georgia
Bulloch County
On this thirty first day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty Four, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Superior Court of Bulloch County, now sitting, Richard Cooper, a resident of Scriven County and State aforesaid aged Seventy five 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 of the United States in the County of Duplin North Carolina in the month of October 1778, in the Company of Captain William Kennen, as a Volunteer, and in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Charles Ward.  That he served more than three years.  That he was in the engagement at Rock Fish Creek Bridge in said State under the aforesaid officers.  That he resided in said County of Duplin, when he entered the service.  That he was born in Onslow County North Carolina in the year 1758.  That he had a record of his age, but it is in North Carolina.  That he has resided in Duplin County, nine years
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and has ever since resided in Tattnall & Scriven County Georgia, and is now residing in Scriven County.  That he knows Major Joseph Rhodes & Major Daniel Williams of the regular army  that he received a discharge from Captain James Wright, who succeeded Captain David Murdoch.
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.
Richard Cooper
Sworn to and Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Wm Law
Judge Sup Ct
E.D. Georgia

State of Georgia
Bulloch County
Before me William Law one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the
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Eastern District of the State of Georgia, personally appeared in open Court now sitting for the County of Bulloch who being duly sworn says, that he is well acquainted with Richard Cooper applicant.  That in the year 1778 he knew him to be a volunteer in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Chares Ward, and he remembers to have seen him a private Soldier in the Company Commanded by Captain William Kennen, attached to Col. Wards Regiment in the State of North Carolina
Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid   
The witness removed from the State and supposed to be dead.--

Mr. William Groover a Clergyman residing in the County of Bulloch, and Thomas Jones residing in said County, hereby certify, that
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we are well acquainted with Richard Cooper who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.  That we believe him to be Seventy five years of age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the pinion
William Groover
Thomas Jones

Sworn to and Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Wm Law
Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and 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 certify that it appears to them that William Groover who has signed the preceding Certificate
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is a Clergyman resident in the County of Bulloch and that Thomas Jones 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.--

I certify that it is my opinion that the statement of the applicant is true.
Wm Law
Judge

I Ely Kennedy Clerk of the Superior Court of Bulloch County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Cooper for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private Seal there being no Seal of office this
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thirty first day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty four.--
Ely Kennedy Clk.
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In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of Richard Cooper a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desire information as contained in his ("or his widow's" crossed through]) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  R. 2304

[table included the following data]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Oct., 1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE. [checkmark]
RANK.  Priv.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.  Wm. Kennon
COLONEL. Chas. Ward
STATE. N. C.

Battles engaged in, Rock Fish Creek Bridge. NC
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Duplin Co., N. C.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 31, 1834.
Residence at date of application, Scriven Co., Ga.
Age at date of application, B. 1758, Onslow Co., N.C.
Remarks:  There is no data relative to family.
The claim was not allowed, on account of insufficient proof of service as required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he applied.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-2856   It is proper to [illeg.] 3 yrs for no militia regt ever served in that manner & neither of his officers appear on records as of the Line Regts of NC
AW
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[left margin, written vertically]
Nov 27
Richd Cooper
Geo.

To/    [postmark illeg.]      FREE
J L Edwards Esqr
Washington City
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Bulloch County Geoa.
31st October 1834

Sir,
I enclose to you my papers, executed this day in the Superior Court of this County.  I trust that they may be deemed regular as I am very aged & necessitous, and have not sufficient strength to go a long distance to Court.  You will oblige me by forwarding such documents as I may be entitled to, to Ryalls Post office, Montgomery County Geoa. to my address.  I shall be obliged to you for as early an answer, as you can conveniently give to this communication.--
I am Sir respectfully
Richard Cooper

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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Richard Cooper
Jan: 21- 1835
A. C.
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Depart [Department] of War
Pension Office
Jany 21 1835

Sir
Your papers are placed upon the files of this office.  From you declaration it appears that you did not serve in the regular army of the United States, and as the militia was seldom called upon to perform more than three months tours, it is [?] evident that you have misconceived both the nature of your service and dpt [?] of the Law providing for military service.  A full specification of all you tours of actual service will be required;  [illeg.] the period of each; the duration, and nature of them; the place [illeg.] where performed and the names of Officers commanding: whether drafted or volunteered.
JAM

W Richard Cooper
Ryalls P. O.
Montgomery Co.
Ga
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Richard Cooper --
Georgia

Suspended
21 Jan. 1835
Pensioner.--

2304
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P. O Box. 277

Ansonville, N.C.
August 1913

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Mr dear Mr. Tiedman,
Do your records show anything about Richard Cooper and Wilson Connor?
Richard Cooper was from North Carolina but removed to Georgia where he died.  Mention
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made of him in Georgia Histories
--Wilson Connor was from South Carolina

With thanks, I am,
Yours very truly
Lily Doyle Dunlap
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[stamp]
RECORD
OCT 9 1920
DIVISION

[postmark]
STATES[illeg.]
OCT [illeg.]

DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY,
GEORGIA DIVISION

U. S. Pension Bureau
Washington
D. C.
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[stamp]
PENSION
OCT
U.   OCT   8   s.
1920
OFFICE

Ogeechee Ga. [illeg.]/6-20.

U. S. Pension Dept.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Have you any record of the following Revolutionary Soldier or their widows, viz., Richard Cooper of N.C. widow    none Howard Cooper and that of Wilson Conner (O'Conner). widow Mary Cooke of S.C. But located in Ga. about 1800Cooper also located in Ga. Montgomery County.
Respectfully, Mrs. A. R. Roberts
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[stamp]
RECORDS
NOV 6 1920
DIVISION

[postmark]
STATESBORO
NOV 3
1020AM

U. S. Pension Bureau,
Washington,
D. C.
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[stamp]
PENSION
NOV
U.   5   s.
1920
OFFICE

Ogeechee, Ga. 10/29-'20

U.S. Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
[handwritten over address]
Record 12D

Since writing you several weeks ago for the record of Richard Cooper I find that he enlisted in Ga. one of the "Sons of Liberty"- but the record does not state whether or not, he held an office- If you have a record that gives his rank, if any I appreciate the information for which I thank you in advance.  Very respectfully,
Mrs. A. R. Roberts
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[left side]

1913, Sept. 9, History to
Mrs.. James M. Dunlap.  F.W.
1920 Nov. 10. Hist. to Mrs. C. R.
Roberts. AW.

[right side]
2304
P.O.
Richard Cooper
Service:
Enlisted:   , 18  .
Discharged:   , 18  .
[stamped over previous two lines]: REJECTED
Application filed:   , 18  .
[illeg.]  The printed list of 
1852 gives cause of suspen-
sion as. "For
further proof & specification"

Attorney:
P. O.

   Recognized.   Contract.
   Cert. of Dis.   Searched for   , 18  .
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME  Cooper, Richard  GRADE Private  LINE  Virginia

WARRANT NUMBER 12005  ACREAGE 100  ISSUED  May 15, 1795 to Robt. Means, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.