Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,626, John Combs, S.C.
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Service Number
S.C. Combs, John S.31,626
Contents
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Date of death not on A.B.
Georgia 23. 8 [illegible]
John Combs of Wilkes in the state of Ga:
who was a cpn. In the Comsy command
[illegible] Captain Cooksey of the command
by in the So Car line for 1 year
Inscribed on the roll of Georgia at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Apl. 34 and list Andrews & Chandler Washington, Ga
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34 120
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 20
$140
Recorded by A Rice
Book E Vol. 6 Page 87
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Clerk
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A amt as private
12 mo $40
Andrew Dohandla
Mahenptas Georgia
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State of Georgia county of Wilkes
On this the thirteenth day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of the Superior Court in and for said county sitting for ordinary purpose & now in session Jus. Combs a resident in said county of Wilkes and State of Georgia aged sixty nine years the seventh day of last September, who having been first duly sworn in form of law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated.  He first (at about the age of fifteen) volunteered under Captain William Cooksey in the state of South of Carolina & (as he thinks) in Fairfield District.  He cannot recollect the time when he entered the service under Captain Cooksey but believes it was in 1779 or 1780 & he believes in the winter season.  That he continued in such service as long as six months when he was taken prisoner or by the tories. That after he was released from their custody (the time he cannot recollect, but knows it was after the British had taken possession of Charleston) he was drafted in the same District & State of South Carolina and entered the service under Captain Morris Lisle, and volunteered in such service for three months when he was
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discharged.  That in about three months thereafter he entered the service again by virtue of a draft under Captain Lisle where he continued to serve for three months when he discharged, and that soon thereafter peace was declared.  That he resided in South Carolina & (as he thinks) in Fairfield district when he entered each term of service above mentioned. That during the time he was a volunteer under Captain Cooksey, he was in no regular camp, but carried on an irregular warfare with the tories until he was taken by them. That during the first service under Captain Lisle he was encamped at Orangeburg, on the Edison protecting the country from the incursions of the enemy.  The British in Charleston & the tories in the country.  That during the time of his last service he was encamped at the four hole bridge, within about thirty miles of Charleston.  That during his service under Captain Lisle, Col. David (he thinks) Hopkins was [illegible]  both of said terms under Capt. Lisle, commander of the regiment to which his company was attached.  Applicant cannot say that he was in any regular engagement.  Neither can he say that he served with any continental regiments, or companies, though he reccollects that during the time that he was encamped at the Four hole bridge, he saw 6 of Washington’s horsemen.  That he recollects that Genl. Green was at ninety six about the time of his
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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 and that he has no evidence now acceptible of his services a revolutionary soldier.  That there is a witness liveing whose evidence he has endeavored to obtain and has been unable to succeed.  Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day & year first aforesaid. John Combs  John H Dyson bbo
Georgia Wilkes County 11th January 1834.  We Joseph A Carter a [illegible] man resideing in the county & state aforesaid and Richesson Booker residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Combs who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; 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 to and subscribed the day & year first aforesaid.  R Booker. Joseph A Carter. John H Dyson bbo
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The answers of the applicant to the interrogatories propounded by the court in pursuance of the directions given by the War department to the first the applicant assures that he was born in Amelia county State of Virginia on the seventh day of September seventeen hundred & sixty four.  To the second he answers that there was a record of his age but he does not know where it now is.  To the third he answers that when called into service he lived in Fairfield district South Carolina where he resided until seventeen hundred  and eighty three when he moved into Wilkes county State of Georgia where he has resided ever since.  To the fourth he answers, that he entered the service once as a volunteer & twice by virtue of a draft.  To the fifth he answers that he has stated everything that would be an answer to this interrogatory as fully as he is able, in his above declaration.  To the sixth he says that he recollects to haveing received no written discharge from the service
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To the seventh he answers in his present neighborhood he is known to Joseph A Carter & Richesson Booker & who can testify as to my character for [illegible] & their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.  Sworn to and subscribed in open court thirteenth day of January 1834.  John Combs. John H Dyson bbo.  And the said court do hereby certify & declare their opinion after the  investigation of the matter & after posting 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 Joseph A Carter who has signed the preceeding  certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Wilkes and that Richesson Booker who has also signed the same is a resident county & is a creditable person, and that their  statement is entitled to credit.  Lewis S Brown JJC. Thos. Anderson J.J.C.  William Kilgore J.J.C.  Richard Willis J.J.C.  Richard Waybe J.J.C.
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Georgia. Wilkes County. I John H Dyson Clerk of the court of ordinary in and for the county of Wilkes state of Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter f the application of John Combs for a pension.  In testimony whereof I Harry Lescunto set my hand & seal of office this 14th day of February 1834.  John H Dyson bbo 
[seal - illegible]
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September 16, 1935.  BA-J/ILL. John Combs. S. 31636. Mrs. Edgar L. Smith. Washington, Georgia. Dear Madam:  Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding John Combs and Philip Combs, both residents of Wilkes County, Georgia, in 1832 and 1841.  Revolutionary war data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in that war.  There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in that war of a Philip Combs, under any spelling of that surname.  There is no record of John Combs is given herein as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 31626, based upon his service in that war.  John Combs was born September 7, 1764 in Amelia County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown.  While a resident of Fairfield District, South Carolina, he enlisted in the winter 1779-1780, served six months as a private in Captain William Cooksey’s South Carolina company, was taken prisoner by the Tories and was released sometime after the British took possession of Charleston, South Carolina; after that, he enlisted and served three months as a private in Captain Manis Lisle’s company, Colonel Hopkins’ South Carolina regiment, stationed near Orangebirgh; subsequently, he enlisted and served another tour of three months in Captain Manis Lisle’s company, during which service he was stationed Four Holes Bridge.  The soldier moved from Fairfield District, South Carolina, in 1783, to Wilkes County, Georgia.  He was allowed pension on his application executed January 13, 1834, at which time he resided in Wilkes County, Georgia.  He had
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continued to reside in that county ever since 1783. John Combs made no reference to wife or children. Very truly yours, A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrater.  2.
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John Combs
Peas ga Office
Georgia.
original.
Admit 12 mo
[eligible] $140 3 Li.

Free
Lewis Cobb
Secrerary at War
Washington, D.C.
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Washington Feb. 14th 1834
Sir, I now transmit you the application of John Combs corrected according to your instructions.  Will you have it attended to as early as possible as the applicant is in great want.  We have several applications that have been in your office for months, almost years, from which we have heard nothing.  Such as Pinnal Truitt, and others. We are very anxious to know to know the result of these applications, particularly Mr. Truitt’s as we think this is unobjectionable.
Respectly Yours C
Andrew’s Chandler
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  8-525 S.F. 31.626 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.  Washington, D. C., —————————-, 19 ——-
In reply to your request of —————-, received ————- for a statement of the military history of John Combs a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s [this is crossed out]) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Dates of enlistment or appointment/Length of service./Rank./OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain./Colonel./State.
1779 or 1790/6 mos./Pvt./William Cooksey/checkmark/S.C.  
after above/3 mos./Manis Lisle/Hopkins
checkmark/3 mos./Lisle/Hopkins
Battles engaged in , none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, in Fairfield Dist. S.C.
Date of application for pension,
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RECEIVED AUG 31 1835
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER
WASHINGTON
AUG
[eligible]
183
G
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS 
RECEIVED 
SEP 8 1835
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER 15
RECEIVED 
3
[eligible]
OCT 2 1835
The Pension Brow
Revolutionary War Section
Washington Ga. [crossed out]
D.C.
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Washington Ga.
Aug. 29 - ‘35
Gentlemen, Will you please send me the pension declaration of John Combs, and of Philip Combs, who were living in Wilkes Co. Ga about 1841 & 1832 respectively.  Both had lived in Wilkes many years.  Thanking you, I am yours truly Mrs. Edgar L. Smith
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Mar 22 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington DC 

Dear Sir 
John Combs was placed on the pension rolls in 1835 on act Rev. services as private in SC militia - was 70 yrs old at that time & residing in Wilkes Co Ga There must be some record of his family - wife, children & Est. in making this application for a pension. Would be good if you will give me a record of his family on file in your office & oblige.
Yours truly
George Smith

RECORD
MAR 7 1822
DIVISION
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31626
Revy INVALID
File No. 31626
John Combs
In Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 88
Arrangement of 1870.

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1922 April 5 Hist. to Geo. H. Smith
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