Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8490, for James Prichard, North Carolina
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Service
N.C.

Prichard, James
Mary

Number
R8490
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State of Georgia
County of Union
Be it known that before me Edward Rogers
a Justice of the Peace within
and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared, James C Prichard aged 36 years, a resident of the County of Union
and State of Georgia who being cautioned and then sworn in due form of law states on oath that he is the son and Heir of James Prichard
who was a Revolutionary Soldier of the State of North Carolina and that he continued in actual service about 16 months in said War and that he died on or about the 4th day of June
A.D. 1838, and that his Mother named Mary Prichard died on or about the 8th day of May
A.D. 1840 and that they were married the
day of (blank) in the year (blank)
and that they were residents of the County of Burk in the State of North Carolina
and that they resided there 40 years. That the said James C. Prichard resides in the County of Union and State aforesaid. And he further states that therein seven other Children of the said James Prichard deceased) named
as follows, Sarah, Susan, Pheba, Alfred, Lucinda
Thomas and Elizabeth only surviving Heirs
And further more By These Presents, The said
James C. Prichard do irrevocably constitute appoint and fully empower and authorise (sic), William R. Perry of the County of Union and State of Georgia his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead to examine into to prosecute to demand and to receive from the proper Officers of the United States Government all his rights- in any manner of claim for Pension or arrears of Pension or land that may be due him as son and Heir of James Prichard, deceased who died leaving the same undrawn as in right of law custom or equity he is or may be entitled.
In Witness whereof He has on this 2nd day of
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Lincefield Parks
Affidavit Claim
of James Richard
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are the children & Heirs and only surviving
children and was always treated as such by
the said James Prichard above named
and Deponent further States that he is disinterested in the application of James Richard
to pension
John Hayes J.P.
Lincefield Parks
Sworn to subscribed before me on the
day and year above written and I hereby certify
that Lincefield Parks who made the above
affidavit, is a man of truth and good
Varacity and that I am disinterester
in the Claim of James Prichard to pension
John Hayes J.P.
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State of Georgia
County of Union ⎬ I, John S. Fain Ordinary
within and for the County and State afore
said, Do hereby certify that John Hayes Esqr
before whom the foregoing affidavit was
made is and was at the time of the signing thereof an acting Justice of the
Peace within and for the County of
Union and State of Georgia duly Commissioned and sworn, and that his
signature thereto is genuine, and
that full faith and credit is and ought
to be given to all his official acts.
In Testimony thereof I have unto Set my name and
affixed my Official Seal at
Blairsville this 11th day of August A.D. 1854.
John S. Fain Ordinary
Union County Georgia
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James Prichard
Georgia
James C. Richard
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Stock Hill Ga.
May 6th 1854,
Hon L. P. Waldo

Dear Sir
Geo
Your answer
to the claim of James Prichard is before us
and we are informed in your letter that there
is no proof on file in your Office. identifying
The claimants as being the children of the deceased soldier, who performed the service alledged
it is true we have not produced any evidence
of any pensioner, or brother Soldier, who knew
him while in actual service, and in fact,
it would be almost a matter of impossibility to obtain such evidence.
And should
such proof be rigidly exacted, it will debar
Many Just claims,
as there is very few of
the old Revolutioners yet. Surviving
But by reference to, papers on file in the claim
above alluded to
You will find the Affidavit
of Judge Harshaw one of the Justices of the
Inferior Court of Union County, who was well
acquainted with James Richard. The soldier
above named,
And I will here mention
that you instructed me to enquire of the
Comptroller General of North Carolina for
the services of the said James Prichard and
if to be found on the Registers of his Office
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State of Georgia ⎬ We the undersigned children
Union County of James Prichard and
Mary his wife both deceased, do
hereby authorize Thomas Lumpkin
of Washington D.C. to examine and
prosecute any claim which may
be due from the Government
revoking all other powers) to either
of the said decedents, and we agree
to pay the said Lumpkin one
fourth part of all he may recover
or nothing if he fails so to recover
In witness whereof we have here
unto set our hands & affixed
our seals this 10th December AD 1856
Signed Sealed and
delivered in the
by
presence of us.
John S. Fain
E. Corrale J.P.
James C. Prichard ℗
Alfred Prichard ℗
Thomas Prichard ℗
Lucinda Prichard ℗
Elizabeth Man ℗
Son
State of Georgia ⎬ I hereby certify that Elisha
Union County ⎬ Carroll Esq before whom
the foregoing Power of Attorney was
made was at the time of signing
the same an acting Justice of
the Peace in & for said County
duly commissioned & sworn &
that his signature thereto is genuine
Given under my hand and
seal of Office this 10th day of
December A.D. 1856
Thos. M. Hughes [illegible]
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Money that may now be found due from the
Goverment [sic]. That as Mary Richard deponent-
Mother was entitled to receive the same at
the death of James Prichard the Soldier, that 
their children would take the same equally
to the exclusion of the children by the first
Wife, and that this is the reason why
the children of the 1st first wife as named
in the Declaration were omited [sic] to be named
in the Certificate of Court, based upon the
affidavit of Mrss Pless and Hise; And that
there is no efforts being made nor no means
used in order to exclude any of the said
heris [sic] from receiving their equitable share,
that may be decided, by the Pension Department
they are entitled to receive.
James C Prichard

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the
day and year above written. And I hereby
Certify that James C. Richard who makes
this affidavit is entitled to credit, and
that I am not interested in the claim
here refered [sic] to, as Attorney or otherwise
In Testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and
Official Seal on this the
18th day of July A.D. 1857
Thos M. Hughes C.S.C
[seal]