Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,594, George Adams, N. C.
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NC Adams, George. S. 16594
Carded
Contents
This Envelope Includes
Final Payment Voucher
Received from GAO.
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Alabama 5955
George Adams Trampcare Reported to agent in letter.
from S. Carolina
of Mobile in the State of Alabama who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Wilson of the regiment commanded by Col. Paisley in the N. Carolina line for 11 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mobile at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Reduced from $67.50
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of Nov. 1843, and sent to fast Rogan Ashville, Alabama.
Swears to the 4th of Provisional allowance ending Former payments in S. Carolina to be deducted from 4 March 1831 to 4th Sep. 1834 at $67.50 per annum.
{Revolutionary Claim. Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by B. Brown, Clerk.
Book. E. 2, Vol. 8. Page 91.
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Gaprate app
George Adams
for Pension.
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State of South Carolina
In the commonplease.
... Thief.
On this seventeenth day of October, personall appeared in open court before his Honor Richard Gaut, one of the judges of the Court of Commonpleas now sitting George Adams, a resident of the Laurens District South Carolina, aged about 80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of this act of Congress passed on June the 7th 1832 AD. That he enlisted in the service of the US under the following named officers and served as herein stated. The... service as a volunteer in the North Carolina militia in [BLANK] 1779 under Capt. John Nelson his company and of John Paisley Maj. John Nelson of General Rutherford his final officer marched through Salisbury to the high Hills of South there by asham to Purysburg, N, Carolina under the command of General Ashe was in the engagement at 73 acres each on the 3rd of March 1779. This was about thirty continental troops under the command of Col. Elbert.
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I was born in April 1745 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
I have no record of my age.
I was a resident of Guildford North Carolina when I enlisted in the service and removed to Lawson District, North Carolina, about the year 1785 where I have lived ever since.
I entered the service then several times as a volunteer... three times of 9, 6, and 3 months.
I have no recollection of the names of Regular officers of the Contiental or militia other than those mentioned in the forgoing declaration.
I receieved a discharged but it has been lost.
The rev. Thos. A Rosamond and Thomas Moore are persons acquainted with me in my neighborhood and can testify as to my character for veracity of good behavior and John Garlington and Andrew Hughes by this affidavit certificate are hereunto agreed to testify as to my virtuousity services sworn to and subscribed the day and years aforesaids.
John Garlington. George his. Adams.
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And this said Court do hereby declare this opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the acknowledgements provided unto the War Department that this above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, served as he states, and this court further certifies that it approves to them that [BLANK] who has signed the proceding certificate is a clergyman living in Laurens District, South Carolina, and that he also signed the same is a resident in the Laurens District Columbia and is a credible person and that this statement stands to exact.
Richard Gautt.
I, John Garlington, clerk of the court of Laurens District do hereby certify that the foregoing contents, the original preoceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Adams for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of October, 1832.
John Garlington.
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Geo. Adams
of
North Carolina
served NC melod Q
of a boun of Geo.
admit.
J. Nelson Paisley
g. Carv
1779
Gen. Nelson
Col. Paisley, NC
Militia.
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BRIEF in the case of George Adams of Laurens District in the State of South Carolina.
(Act 7th June, 1832)
1. Was the delcaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 80.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.| Duration of Service.| Rank.| Name of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
In 1779| Years, [BLANK] Months, 9, Days [BLANK}| As a Private| Gen. Capt. Nelson, Col. Paisley, Gen. Rutherford, 
1781| Years [BLANK], Months, 3 or 4, Days [BLANK} | As a Private. | Col. Ashe, Col. Ebert Capt. O'Neil, Col. Paisely.
5. In what battles was he engaged? Brine Creek, Guilford.
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? North Carolina.
7. Is his statement supported byy living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Incidentary.
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.
Jas C Wilson, Examining Clerk.
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George Adams, South Carolina Roll, Act June 7, 1832, at $67.50 per annum.
Bepleased to say to what time he was last paid.
Pension offer
Nov. 27, 184r3.
... 4. Seps. 1834.
JH.
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No. 4
Geo. Adams
From 4th March
1845
to 24 November
1845
8 Months, 20 days
$26.62/00
C-7
Mobile, Alabama
1sr Degr, 1846.
B-9
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The State of Alabama
S. Clan County Registrar Orplan Court begun and held in the Town of Ashoville on the first Monday in January it being the fifth day of this month, 1846.
Be it known that before John J. Thomason, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County personally appeared John Chennault and made oath in the form of law that he is the administrator of the estate of George Adams, Revolutionary Pensioner as he departed this life on the 25 day of November. Who is this subsistent person, who was aforementioned and is now death and to whom a Certificate of pension was issued of which the following is a true copy?
War Department Revolutionary Claim
I certify that as Conformity with the law of this state states of the 7th June 1832, George Adams or the State of Alabama who was a private in the Revolution is entitled to service thirty-six dollars and sixty-six cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and pauable summarilly on the 4th day of March and 4th of September in every year found in lieu and for $67.30 per annum dated 20th Feb. 1833. Gurther payments in S. Carolina to for declaration is from March 4th 1831 to September 4th, 1834 at $67.30 per annum. Given aty the war office of the United States this thirteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
J. M. Porter
Secretary of War.
Examined and centigraded J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, S785 payments to be needs at Mobile Bay.
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The State of Alabama
S. Clan County Registrar Orplan Court begun and held in the Town of Ashoville on the first Monday in January it being the fifth day of this month, 1846.
Be it known that before John J. Thomason, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County personally appeared John Chennault and made oath in the form of law that he is the administrator of the estate of George Adams, Revolutionary Pensioner as he departed this life on the 25 day of November. Who is this subsistent person, who was aforementioned and is now death and to whom a Certificate of pension was issued of which the following is a true copy?
War Department Revolutionary Claim
I certify that as Conformity with the law of this state states of the 7th June 1832, George Adams or the State of Alabama who was a private in the Revolution is entitled to service thirty-six dollars and sixty-six cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and pauable summarilly on the 4th day of March and 4th of September in every year found in lieu and for $67.30 per annum dated 20th Feb. 1833. Gurther payments in S. Carolina to for declaration is from March 4th 1831 to September 4th, 1834 at $67.30 per annum. Given aty the war office of the United States this thirteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
J. M. Porter
Secretary of War.
Examined and centigraded J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, S785 payments to be needs at Mobile Bay.
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The State of Alabama
S. Clan County Registrar Orplan Court begun and held in the Town of Ashoville on the first Monday in January it being the fifth day of this month, 1846.
Be it known that before John J. Thomason, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County personally appeared John Chennault and made oath in the form of law that he is the administrator of the estate of George Adams, Revolutionary Pensioner as he departed this life on the 25 day of November. Who is this subsistent person, who was aforementioned and is now death and to whom a Certificate of pension was issued of which the following is a true copy?
War Department Revolutionary Claim
I certify that as Conformity with the law of this state states of the 7th June 1832, George Adams or the State of Alabama who was a private in the Revolution is entitled to service thirty-six dollars and sixty-six cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and pauable summarilly on the 4th day of March and 4th of September in every year found in lieu and for $67.30 per annum dated 20th Feb. 1833. Gurther payments in S. Carolina to for declaration is from March 4th 1831 to September 4th, 1834 at $67.30 per annum. Given aty the war office of the United States this thirteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
J. M. Porter
Secretary of War.
Examined and centigraded J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, S785 payments to be needs at Mobile Bay.
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The State of Alabama
S. Clan County Registrar Orplan Court begun and held in the Town of Ashoville on the first Monday in January it being the fifth day of this month, 1846.
Be it known that before John J. Thomason, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County personally appeared John Chennault and made oath in the form of law that he is the administrator of the estate of George Adams, Revolutionary Pensioner as he departed this life on the 25 day of November. Who is this subsistent person, who was aforementioned and is now death and to whom a Certificate of pension was issued of which the following is a true copy?
War Department Revolutionary Claim
I certify that as Conformity with the law of this state states of the 7th June 1832, George Adams or the State of Alabama who was a private in the Revolution is entitled to service thirty-six dollars and sixty-six cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and pauable summarilly on the 4th day of March and 4th of September in every year found in lieu and for $67.30 per annum dated 20th Feb. 1833. Gurther payments in S. Carolina to for declaration is from March 4th 1831 to September 4th, 1834 at $67.30 per annum. Given aty the war office of the United States this thirteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
J. M. Porter
Secretary of War.
Examined and centigraded J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, S785 payments to be needs at Mobile Bay.
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Depatrment of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C...
In reply to your request of [BLANK], received [BLANK] for a statement of the military history of George Adams a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension file in this Bureau...
Battles engaged in, Blairford.
Residence of Soldier at enlistment: Guilford County, NC
Date of application for pension: October 17, 1832.
Residence at date of application: Lawson District, Alabama.
Age at date of application: about 80 years old.
Respectfully,
[BLANK]
Commissioner.
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INVALID
No. 16394
George Adams
Pvt, Rev Wars.
Act: June 7 "32
Vol. 9 Page 3
{Arrangement of 1870]
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Let Agl. August 31 Supp
Pension 27"...
Joab Lawles...
James Rogan...
saw Aug 7, 1843.
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5955
South Carolina
George Adams
of Laurens Dist. in the State of SC
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Wilston of the Regt. commanded by Col. Paisly in the North Carolina Militia for 18 mo from 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 17 Dollars 50 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Feb. 1833 

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 101.25
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 33.75

$135.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Henry H [illegible] Clerk
Book D Vol. 8 Page 80
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The State of Alabama
S. Clan County Registrar Orplan Court begun and held in the Town of Ashoville on the first Monday in January it being the fifth day of this month, 1846.
Be it known that before John J. Thomason, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County personally appeared John Chennault and made oath in the form of law that he is the administrator of the estate of George Adams, Revolutionary Pensioner as he departed this life on the 25 day of November. Who is this subsistent person, who was aforementioned and is now death and to whom a Certificate of pension was issued of which the following is a true copy?
War Department Revolutionary Claim
I certify that as Conformity with the law of this state states of the 7th June 1832, George Adams or the State of Alabama who was a private in the Revolution is entitled to service thirty-six dollars and sixty-six cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and pauable summarilly on the 4th day of March and 4th of September in every year found in lieu and for $67.30 per annum dated 20th Feb. 1833. Gurther payments in S. Carolina to for declaration is from March 4th 1831 to September 4th, 1834 at $67.30 per annum. Given aty the war office of the United States this thirteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
J. M. Porter
Secretary of War.
Examined and centigraded J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, S785 payments to be needs at Mobile Bay.
J. P. George Adams
The State of Alabama
Sinclair County.
On this third day of June, 1843, before me, the Solicitor, a Justice of the Peace in and for daid County, personally appeared William Savage, who being duly qualified, on his oath, declares that he had been acquainted with George Adams, whose name appears to the
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above affidavit for applications for a new Certificate of Pension for the span of fifty years and that he has always sustained the character of a man of truth and veracity and that he knows that said Adams did during the time of his residence in the State of South Carolina did draw a pension from the United States, and that he believes the facts stated by the said Adams as correct and true. And further than the said George Adams is now represented to be about ninety-four years of age, laboring under the affliction of a cancer in his breast.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year aforesaid,
Peyton Rowan.
J. P. William Savage.
The State of Alabama.
Claim Court.
I, Peyton Rowan, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby certify that the above deponent iks a person of truth and veracity.
Given from under my hand and seal this 3rd day of June, AD 1843.
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War Department
Pensions Office
July 31 1838
Sir,
Your application for a transfer was rejected. The requests of your pensions have been suspended and with its suspension is remind, your transfer cannot be made.
Very Respectfully
V. Modds
J. L. Edwards.
W. George Adams.
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Ashville, Alabama, 18th July 1843.
Sir,
Your letter of 26th June in answer to my letter of this 6th June is at hand, in which you say George Adams' pension was suspended in 1835, and that his original is now on file in the pension office, and that whom he shall have compiled with your letter of 12th Dec. 1836, it will be claimed.
Mr. Adams lives some fifteen or twenty miles northeast from this place, is very old and afflicted, and it is not an easy matter for him to get to this place. I have therefore without seeing him since the date of my previous letter, taken the liberty of saying that I am fully apprised of rthe fact that the olf Southerner has been so aforementioned as to have his hand twice bound down in the span of a four years back, and that all the old man have once bound of with it, at the time he made his application for a new Certificate, he informed me that all his papers now discharged.
Mr. A Byers of this place who made application for his senior perhaps in 1836 informs me that he gave the letter above attended to the old man. So that those can be dealt, but the same is lost or destroyed. I must therefore ask the favor of you to furnish a copy of the letter so as to have that in resigned of him in order to obtain the certificate again. The old man is an object
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of charity if some relief cannot be specifically afforded him by the returning to him his pension claim, he will be compelled to place on the point an answer with as letter early as possible will oblige.
Your Most Obedient Servant,
James Rogan.
James L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Pensions Office,
Washington.
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War Department
Pensions Office
April 2, 1835.
Sir,
Your application for a certificate is herewith returned. Your affiavit unit is supported by the testimony of some respectable person, and I certified the same by the magistrate, state your and this certificate hewith on the pension will delivered to be transfered.
Very respectfully yours,
J. L. Edwards.
Mr. George Adams,
Ashville,
Alabama.
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...
Sir,
You will please send this accompanying papers with you to Transborough and close... a writ to me the cards back secspand sworn of Mr. Adams, person and around Long named this acuqaintance.
Yours.
Sam W Mardis
September 4th, 1834.
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The State of Alabama
Sinclair County
I, Joshua W. Hooper, Clerk of the County Court in and for said County do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence that the facts set forth in the foregoing affidavit are true and that the persons awaking the same are persons of veracity, and that Peyton Rowman before whom said affidavit was made is an acting Justice of the Peace in and afore the County aforesaid, duly qualified and authorized to act as such.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 3rd day of June in the Year of Our Lord 1843.
Joshua W. Hooper
Clerk of Co. Co.
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Ashville, Sinclair Co, Alabama.
6th June, 1843.
Sir,
Your favor of the 15th June 1842 addressed to the Hon. R. Chapman in reply to my letter with regard to the pension cliam of George Adams, is now before me, the matter would have been attended to long since. Only for this reason that Mr. Adams is a very aged and infirm man, and withall very poor. Living some twenty miles from this village; [he[ has not been able further to get to this place in order to make his claim.
From the enclosed it seens that the old Southerner, any place on the pension Roll of South Carolina of which fact he had a certificate. Which certificate
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Ashville, Sinclair Co, Alabama.
23rd October, 1843.
Sir,
Your favor of the 15th June 1842 addressed to the Hon. R. Chapman in reply to my letter with regard to the pension cliam of George Adams, is now before me, the matter would have been attended to long since. Only for this reason that Mr. Adams is a very aged and infirm man, and withall very poor. Living some twenty miles from this village; [he[ has not been able further to get to this place in order to make his claim.
From the enclosed it seens that the old Southerner, any place on the pension Roll of South Carolina of which fact he had a certificate. Which certificate
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Reduced to $36.66 per annum, and to be inscribed on Roll Mobile Alabama... Payments in South Carolina to be deducted from 4 March 1831 to 4th September 1834, at 67.50 per annum.
Send now cut to Jane Rogan,
Ashville,
Alabama.
Payments to be made at...
Agent for Paying Pensioners in the Agency of South Carolina
issue Certificate at $36
66 per annum.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832, George Adams of the State of South Carolina, who was a private of infantry and Country in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of Sepetember in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Twentieth day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
{Examined and Countersigned}
J. L. Edwards.
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Fort Worth, Texas,
April 10th, 1910
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Will you kindly see if in your Revolutionary records you can find where George Adams after Lemuel Clayton Adams of South Carolina deserved a pension and if so, give me the Revolutionary records. I am the great grand daughter of said Adams and am anious to receive this Revolutionary record. They afterward moved to Alabama and Georgia
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may have received pension from this place.
Hoping to receive a favorable reply.
Sincerely,
Mrs. James French.
Address Mrs. James French
Fort Worth, Texas.
R. F. D. 5 Bot 1012.
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Can you also find the record of Zachariah Turner of Virginia and Hezekiah Turner of Virginia. I am a great grand daughter of Zachariah Turner.
April 12, 1910.
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Ft. Worth Texas
April 3rd 1913
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Please send me a copy of Sur. File 16409 John Hames V. L. N. Rev, War
Also a copy of Sur. File 14594 S. C. George Adams. Rev. War, and
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oblige
Yours Respectfully
Ella H. Pleasant
908 Henderson St.
Fort Worth Texas.
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1809 F. 4th St.
Charlotte N. C.
May 8, 19'
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Sir:
Will you please send me the Record of George Adams, a Revolutionary Pensioner of Laurena Co. S. C. in 1833?
Respectfully,
Mrs. F. M. Stephens.
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414 Worthington Ave.
Charlotte, BC
Nov. 4, 20
Commissioner of Pensioners
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir,
Will you please send me the record of an ancestor of mine, George Adams, a Revolutionary Pensioner of Laurens Co. S. C., in 1833.
Yours Respectfully,
Mrs. F. M. Stephens.
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414 Worthington Ave.
Charlotte, N. C.
Mar. 8, 21
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir,
Will you please send me the record service of the Revolutionary Pensioner John Dalton of Va, who was living in Bledace Co, Tenn, in 1833?
Will you also send me record of George Adams Revolutionary Pensioner of Laurens Co. S. C. in 1833?
These are both ancestors of mine and I wish to fix up my D. A. R. papers at once.
Many thanks for your trouble in looking them up.
Respectfully,
Mrs. D. M. Stephens.
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Rev. War Section.
December 7, 1920.
Mrs. F. M. Stephens,
414 Worthington Ave.
Charlotte, N. C.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 4th ultimo, you are advised that the record of George Adams S. File No. 16,594 Revolutionary War was forwarded to you May 29, 1919. It is not the practice of this Bureau to funrish the same statement more than once to the same person.
Very respectfully,
D. D. Byington
Commissioner.
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S.H.P. Pleasants
   908 So. Henderson Street,
      Fort Worth, Texas.

Madam: 
     In reply to your letter dated the 6th instant, you are advised that the record of George Adams, Sur. File No. 16,594 and that of John Hames, Sur. File No. 16.409, Rev. War were sent you April 15, 1913. It is not the practice of this Bureau to continue furnishing the same records to any one person.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.