Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 512, William Anderson, Ga.
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SERVICE Ga 
Anderson, William  
Mary.   
NUMBER W. 512
BL.Wt. 6448 160 55
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see letters March & March 30.183
6 to Sec.War Cert

Georgia 23.812
William Anderson of Baldwin in the State of Ga who was a pr in the _ commanded by Captain_ of the Regt commanded by Clark in the Ga line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the roll of Georgia at the rate of 80. Dollars Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Apl.34 and sent John A Cuthbert Milledgeville Ga

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34         240-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 40
                                                            280- Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Matt Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 85
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State of Georgia Baldwin County
On this 27th day of February, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court, before Lucius QC. Lamar, presiding judge of the superior court of said county, now sitting, William Anderson, of the 318th district, in said county, aged seventy years on the eighth day of January last, (born in 1763)  He has a record of his age. He enlisted, as well as he can now remember, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, under Capt. Burrell Smith and he thinks Lieut. Park in the county of Wilkes, State of Georgia. He went under Capt. B. Smith, to the Gourd Vine station, at the Cherokee Corner, in said state where he remained in the service about two and a half years. He was then discharged the term of his enlistment having expired. He afterwards entered the service as a volunteer rifleman, at Wrightsboro, in said state, under Genl. Elijah Clarke [Clark] went with that officer to the siege of Augusta, and continued in service with him, until the taking of that town. He was afterwards stationed as a militiaman at Philip's Fort, in said county of Wilkes; and at an infrequent period, at Broad River station, under Capt Autry. He afterwards went under Genl. Elijah Clarke, on an expedition against the lower towns of the Cherokee Indians, at the same time that Genl. Pickens as he understood, attacked the upper towns of that tribe. The party to which he was attached, destroyed about seven of those towns. The company in which he enlisted was raised to go to the siege of Savannah but on account of Indian depredations, that company did not join the regiment; but was stationed on the frontier. He has not received his discharge and he cannot prove his services by a witness in the neighborhood. Since the war he has resided in Georgia, principally, in Wilkes C.
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He, the said William Anderson, 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 this or of any state Sworn and subscribed, this day and year aforesaid. William Anderson

We, Edmond Brantley a clergyman residing in said county, , and Tomlinson Fort residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the above named William Anderson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about seventy years of age, that he is reputed and 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 aforesaid 
Edm. Brantly [illegible]
Tomlinson Fort 

And the said court does hereby certify and declare its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to it that Edmond Brantly, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in Baldwin county and that Tomlinson Fort, who also has signed the same, is a resident in said county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Lucius H Lamar [illegible]
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I, Ransom H. Smith, clerk of the superior court of the county of Baldwin, and state of Georgia, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court, in the matter of the application of William Anderson, for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have  hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27th day of February, in the year of our Lord, 1833. Ransom H Smith Clerk 

Georgia, Baldwin County
Before me personally appeared William Anderson, who being duly sworn, deposith and saith, that by reason of old age, and the congruent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than two and a half years, beginning in the spring of the year 1777, at the Gourd Vine Station. He afterward, but in what year he does not remember, served at Augusta, to the best of his recollection, not less than six weeks being a private all the time  Afterwards, in what year he does not now remember, in the fall season to the best of his recollection he was not less than a month in service  in the expedition against the Cherokees, and during this tour he was a private. During all of the periods of service herein specified and also six weeks at Philips Fort and at Broad River, he was not employed in any civil pursuits: and for such
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Service he claims a pension.
Sworn to and subsribed
before me this 15th day of July 1833. John A. Cuthbert, J.I.C. 
s/ William Anderson
Answers to the questions propounded by the War Department. 
Answer 1st. I was born in Buckingham county in Virginia, in the year 1763. 
Answer 2nd. I have a record of my age, which I exhibited in court at the time of making my declaration in court. 
[word bubble written sideways] Application Wm Anderson for a pension . Act of 1832 23479
Answer 3rd. I was living in the county of Wilkes, in the State of Georgia, when I was called into service. Since the revolution  I have lived in that county, and in the county of Baldwin, where I now reside.
Answer 4th. He first enlisted under Capt. Burrell Smith. He for the second period of his service, volunteered. He does not remember how he went into the service against the Cherokee, but believes that he volunteered then also; nor does he remember how he was called into the services at Philips'Fort, or at Broad River Station, at which places he was in service not less than six weeks. 
Answer 5th. He served with Capt. Burrell Smith, Lieut. Park, and he believes with a Lieut. Gunnels, of the regulars. He also knew Col. Dooly's regiment, and Genl. Elijah Clarke, and others, among the militia; also Genl. John Clarke who will know the applicant to be a revolutionary soldier, and so publicly stated to Gen. LaFayette. 
Answer 6th. He received a discharge from Capt. Burrell Smith, which has been lost. 
Answer 7th Edmund Brantley, Tomlinson Fort, William Scurlock, William Scoggins, and others.
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Georgia Baldwin County
Before me personally appeared William Anderson, who being duly sworn, deposith & saith that the foregoing answers are true to the best of his knowledge & belief.
s/ William Anderson
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 15th day of July, 1833.
John A. Cuthbert, J.I.C.

Georgia Baldwin County Clerks Office Inferior Court 
I Ransom H. Smith Clerk of the Inferior Court for the County of Baldwin in the State of Georgia do hereby certify that John A Cuthbert is one of the presiding Justices of the Inferior Court of Baldwin County and that the forgoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this 19th day of July 1833
Ransom H. Smith Clk.
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N0 23479
Wm Anderson
Baldwin Co
Georgia
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Ga
Reg
Admit as private
2 years $80
29 Aug
John A. Cuthbert
Milledgesville
Baldwin Co
Georgia
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War Department,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show that is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, showing the Service of Wm Anderson of Baldwin Co Georgia

Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimants's service  Years 2  Months 15  Days. in definite
Enlisted 1777  Volunteer   
Rank of the claimant. Private
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. 
Captn Smith General Clarke
Age at present, 70 years
and place of abode when he entered the service. Wilkes Co Georgia
Proof by which the declaration is supported.Traditional evidence
I am, respectfully Your obedient servant
JL Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of } ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before 
A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] in the State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers:) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service: the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [Hand icon] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c. ]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declared that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (I) this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in not (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resided, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.

[and then will follow the certificate of the Court]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after 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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank]  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as May have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration. (l) and he will also, whether he produce such a evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service;  where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a soldier] Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in the opine. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to by very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, May make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payment can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832, and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

(a) The declarant must appear in Open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resided. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not confirming the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, [underline] with precision, the length of his service [end underlined], and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: - For - year - months, and - days, I served as a -. For - months and - days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, an the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of Service. The use of the phrase [italics] about three or four months [end italics], is too indefinite, and all such a qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulates respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place of places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent  authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuits.

(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(I) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.

(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[Hand Icon] The notes from (a) to (j) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by role in note (j) applies to Continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

John H. Ashton
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1855
Georgia Mary Anderson widow of William Anderson who served in the Revolutionary war Ga. as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 3rd February 1853 
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Sept 53 and sent to Wm Steele Millidgeville Georgia 
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Febry 3 of 53, Page 149 Vol a
 1832 Date of death not on [initialed]
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State of Georgia County of Baldwin ss
On this second day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and fifty three, before the subscribed "Ordinary" and "Judge of Probates" of the Court of Ordinary, held in and for the County and State aforesaid, being a Court of Record, personally appeared Mrs. Mary Anderson who is to me known as a resident of the County of Baldwin and State of Georgia, aged Sixty-seven years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress approved 3rd February A.D. 1853, viz
That she is the widow of William Anderson deceased, who was a Private in the Georgia Militia in the Revolution, and a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of 7th June 1832, at $80 per annum, as will appear by his certificate of Pension herewith. That she was not married to him prior to 2nd January eighteen hundred, but at the date hereafter mentioned, and that she has remained his widow since his death as hereafter stated. She further declares that she was married to the said William Anderson on the Sixth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and Six, as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed; That her husband William Anderson died on the Sixth day of May in the year Eighteen hundred and forty-four. She further swears that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a Pension.  Mary Anderson [Her X Mark] 
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day and year first above written, and I certify that I have no interest in the application as Attorney, Agent or otherwise. John Hammond Ordinary
I do hereby constitute and appoint William Steele of Milledgeville, Georgia, my true and Lawful Attorney for the purpose of prosecuting this my application for a pension, to attend to the same while pending, and to receive the certificate when issued, and to do all things necessary and proper, as fully as I could do were I personally present. Witness George W. Anderson John Hammond, Ordinary Dated this 2nd day of May 1853  Mary Anderson [Her X mark] Seal
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State of Georgia County of Baldwin 
Court of Ordinary, May Term 1853. It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, the undersigned "Ordinary" of the said Court, a Court of Record, Held in and for said County, that William Anderson who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of $80 per annum,  late of said County and State deceased, died on the Sixth day of May Eighteen hundred and forty four, and that he left surviving him the following named widow and children viz
Mary Anderson widow, Louisa Anderson, Sarah Anderson, Allen G. Anderson, Thomas J. Anderson, Lazarus B. Anderson, Henry F. Anderson, David M. Anderson, Gilbert M. Anderson, Mary Ann Anderson, Martha S. Anderson, Ann Mariah Anderson, George W. Anderson and Lucy Ann Anderson. Witness my hand this Second day of May AD. 1853. John Hammond Ordinary

Executive Department, State of Georgia Milledgeville May 2nd 1853 I do hereby certify that the Hon. John Hammond whose genuine signature appears attached to the foregoing declaration and certificate was at the date of the same "Ordinary" and "Judge of Probates" of the Court of Ordinary, held in and for the County of Baldwin and State aforesaid, in Court of Record. Duly commissioned and sworn, which appears of Record in this Department. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Executive Department this the 2nd day of May A.D. 1853. 
Wm Steel Secretary Ex Dept.
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State of Georgia Baldwin County ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Inferior Court within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Mary Anderson, widow of William Anderson a Revolutionary Pensioner, late of said County deceased, who being duly sworn according to Law, Deposeth and saith, that she has made application to the Government of the United States for the "benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, approved 3d February A.D. 1853," allowing Pensions to widows of Revolutionary Soldiers, and that previous to making said application, after the most diligent enquiry and search of the public records of said County she did ascertain that there was no Public Record of her marriage with the aforesaid William Anderson now deceased, but that there is a private or family Record of said Marriage contained in the family Bible, now in her possession, and which was exhibited to the Court of Ordinary at the time she signed her application aforesaid, a Copy of which is herewith appended. Deponant further swears that by mistake, the date of her said marriage was incorrectly stated in her declaration which is of file in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions. That she was married on the 5th of March 1805, and not as stated by mistake in said application "on the Sixth day of March 1806.Mary Anderson [Her X Mark]
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the twenty day of July 1853. And I do certify that the said Mary Anderson is the identical widow of the said William Anderson deceased, and that her signature is genuine. O.P. Bonner JICBC
(Copy Family Record)
Wm. Anderson and Mary his wife was married March 5th 1805.
State of Georgia Baldwin County  ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, William Steele and Anthony Newsom, both residents of the City of Milledgeville, County and State aforesaid, and after being duly sworn according to Law, say on their oaths, that they have been residents as aforesaid for over thirty years past, and were well acquainted with William Anderson now deceased and Mary Anderson his wife, now his widow, for over twenty years past, during which time it was notoriously known and understood by the community that the said William Anderson and Mary Anderson of the County and State aforesaid were
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Lawful man and wife, and lived together as such; and that the said Mary Anderson whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, is the identical widow of the said William Anderson, who, deponents know of their own knowledge, was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. s/ Wm Steele 
Anthony Newsome

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of July 1853. And I do certify that William Steele and Anthony Newsom both citizens of Milledgeville whose signatures appear to the above affidavit, and men of integrity and reliable character and that their statements are entitled to full faith and credit as such. S B Brown J.P.

Executive Department Georgia Milledgeville July 27th 1853. This is to Certify that O.P. Bonner, whose official signature appears to the foregoing affidavit of Mary Anderson, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Inferior Court of Baldwin County and State of Georgia, which appears of Record in the Department, and duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that his signature is genuine. And further, that Samuel B. Brown, whose official signature also appears to the last foregoing certificate, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Baldwin and State of Georgia, duly commissioned and qualified as appears of Record in this Department, and that his signature is also genuine. Given under my hand and the Seal of the Executive Department the date above written. Wm Steele, Secretary Ex. Dept.
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Mch of 53
56721 Apl of 53

Mary Anderson WP
William Anderson

Geo. Milgv.
Rev War
Ad 160 an Sept 20 of 55
Boyton
[written diagonally over above]
Pvt No6448 of Sept 24/55

Pensioner Boyton
Geo Feby 53 - Nov 1855

[written vertically] Reg JIS

B.P. Stubbs
Milledgeville Ga
Vol A 91
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Declaraton of
Mary Anderson
56. 721
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State of Georgia Baldwin County ss
On this the fifth day of April 1855
personally appeared before me
James W Stubbs a justice of & for Inferior Court Mary Anderson aged sixty seven years a resident of the County of Baldwin & State of Georgia, who being duly sworn according to
Law declares that she is the widow
of William Anderson deceased who
was a private in the Revolutionary
war, that her said husband was an
enlisted soldier in said war & that
as such he earned a pension of
Eighty dollars per annum until
the day of his death which took
place at his residence in said
County of Baldwin on the 11th
day of May 1844 & this deponent
further saith that she is now in
the receipt of an annual pension
of Eighty dollars per annum as
the widow of the said William
Anderson under and by virtue
of an act of Congress passed on
the 3rd day of February 1853. The
evidence of her right to said
pension will be found upon
the files of the aforementioned in the
City of Washington & to which she
[illegible] beg to refer
She makes this application for the
purpose of obtaining the Bounty
Land
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Land to which she is entitled under and by nature of an act of Congress passed 3rd March 1855.& further that she is still a widow.
Mary [Her X Mark] Anderson

We the undersigned, residents of the County of Baldwin in the State of Georgia, declare the foregoing declaration signed in our presence and that we believe have the  knowledge we possess of the affidavit, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that her name is now enlisted on the pension roll at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum.
s/ John L. Moore
E. H. Pierce

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid and I certify the affiants to be creditable persons and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
s/ James W. Stubbs JIC

Georgia Baldwin County  I certify that I am James W. Stubbs whose name appears to the foregoing deposition is and was at the time of the signing the same an acting Justice of the Inferior Court, in and for the County and State aforesaid, and that his signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this 5th April 1855
B.T. Stubbs clerk [illeg] Inf. Court
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January 9, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
KEL
Honorable W.W.Larsen
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Larsen:
Reference is made to your letter of January 3, 1931, enclosing a copy of a letter from Mrs. George L. Smith, of Swainsboro, Georgia.
You are advised that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolutionary War unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to the United States on account of his services.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of John Latimer or John Birdsong, as described by Mrs. Smith. The Georgia land grants cited by her do not pertain to the records of this bureau.
You are herewith furnished the histories of William Anderson, the only soldier of that name who served with the Georgia troops found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau and of Isaac Birdsong, a soldier of the war of 1812
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim. W.512, it appears that William Anderson was born January 8 1763, in Buckingham County, Virginia.
While residing in Wilkes County, Georgia, he enlisted some time in 1777, exact date not shown, served as a private in Captain Burrell Smith's Georgia Company, and was stationed at Gourd Vine Station at the Cherokee Corner in Georgia, for two and one-half years.
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After the termination of this service, he volunteers, date not given, served six weeks as a rifleman under General Elijah Clarke [Clark] in the Georgia Troops, and was at the Siege of Augusta.
He was afterwards stationed at Philip's Fort in Wilkes County, Georgia, and at the Broad River Station under Captain Antry [John Autrey] length of these two services, six weeks: no dates are given. 
He again enlisted, date not given, served as a private under General Elijah Clarke, went on an expedition against the lower towns of the Cherokee Indians, and assisted in destroying seven of these towns, length of Service one month.
After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Georgia, principally in Wilkes County, that state.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 27, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Baldwin County, Georgia.
He died May 6 1844, at his residence in Baldwin County, Georgia.
The soldier married March 5, 1805, Mary, her maiden name not given.
She was allowed pension on her application executed May 2, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-seven years and resided in Baldwin County, Georgia. In 1857, she was still residing in said Baldwin County, and then stated that she was aged sixty-seven years, no explanation given for this discrepancy in age.
The following children survived the soldier; Louisa Anderson, Sarah Anderson, Allen G. Anderson, Thomas J. Anderson, Lazarus B. Anderson, Henry F. Anderson, David M. Anderson, Gilbert M. Anderson, Mary Ann Anderson, Martha G. Anderson, Ann Mariah Anderson, George F. Anderson and Lacy Ann Anderson. 

[Note] Date of her death not on AB

-2-
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1913, Feb. 19, History to Mrs. T. B. Raines F.W.
1920 Feb 12. Tombstone data to F. M.   Seu  aw

1931 - Jan 9 - Hist. to Hon W W Larsen, for Mrs Geo. L. Smith - EEL

1931 - Jan 12 - ad Hon. W. W. Larsen that histories had been furnished on Jan 10 - EEL

WIDOW, &c.
Revy
File No. 512
Mary Anderson
Widow
William Anderson
Priv. Rev. War
Act: Feb 3 1853
Index:-Vol. A, Page 13

Arrangement of 1870
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No. 56721
Act of March 3, 1855
Received April 10, 1855
Wm. Anderson
Rev. War
Warrant 6448-160-55
B. P. Stubbs
Milledgeville GA:
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6448
160 annum
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No [illegible]
Mary Anderson widow of William
Georgia
Let to William Steele July 16 1833
Act February 3 1833
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Pens Act 53 Geo
Boynton
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[illegible] made at [illegible] by [illegible]
Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of GA:
[stamp] The national archives of the United States]
Recorded in the Pension office in Book E Vol. [illegible] Page 85 by N. Rice Clerk.
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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, William Anderson of the state of Georgia who was a private in the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Eighty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States, this 9 day of April one thousand eight hundred and Thirty three. 
Lew Cass Secretary of War.
Examined and countersigned J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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Third Auditor's Office, July 14th 1853
William Anderson of Georgia, at $80 per annum, act 7th June 1832, is paid to 4th March 1844, no death stated on our Books. F Bush Auditor
Mary Anderson, widow of Wm. Anderson of Baldwin County, Georgia, is not on the Books of this office as a Pensioner, on any of the Widower Rolls. F Bush Auditor
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Vouchers for William Anderson
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(Copy)
State of Georgia
This is to certify, that William Anderson hath steadfastly done his duty, from the time of passing an Act at Augusta, to wit on the 20th of august 1781, until the total expulsion of the British from this state; and the said William Anderson cannot, to my Knowledge or belief, be convicted of plundering or distressing the country; and is therefore, under the said act, entitled to a Bounty of two hundred and fifty acres of good land, free from taxes for ten years. Given under my hand, at Savannah the 2d day of February 1784 Elijah Clark Col. 
by his order H Freeman 
Georgia
These are to certify, that William Anderson, a citizen is entitled to two hundred and fifty acres of land, as a Bounty, agreeable to an Act and resolve of the General Assembly, passed at Augusta the 20th of August 1781, as per certificate E. Clarke Col. 
Given under my hand, at Savannah, the 25th day of March in the year of our Lord on thousand seven hundred and eighty four J Houstoun attest D. Rees. Secty
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State of Georgia.
To the Honorable the President & the Members of Council, now sitting in Augusta for the purpose of granting land in the two new counties of Franklin & Washington. 
The Petition of William Anderson a citizen of the State aforesaid, showeth that your Petitioner is entitled to Two hundred and fifty acres of land, as a Bounty for his services, pursuant to the certificate hereunto annexed; That your Petitioner is desirous of taking up the said land in the county of Washington. May it therefore please your honorable Board to grant your Petitioner two hundred and fifty acres of land in the County of Washington on the Right aforesaid, and on his complying with the Terms mentioned in the late land Act; and your Petitioner will pray William Anderson
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Executive Department-Georgia 
Milledgeville Oct. 16th 1833
I do certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the files of this office 
L. D. Buckner S. E. DO
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Milledgeville Ga. July 27th 1853
Dear Sir: 
In compliance with your communication of the 16th Inst accompanied with Circular of June 1st 1853, relative to the application of Mrs. Mary Anderson, for the 'benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress approved 3rd February. A. D. 1853," allowing Pensions to Widows of Revolutionary Soldiers, I have the honor, herewith to enclose to you additional affidavits, with the original family Record of her Marriage with Wm Anderson deceased. If allowable by the Department I will respectfully as to be permitted to withdraw this original Bible Record, after the application is fully disposed of. I am very Respectfully your most Obt. Servt. Wm Steele

Hon. L.P Wadlo Commissioner of Pensions Washington City, D.C. "Original Bible Record" returned to agent Sept 9/53
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56.721
[stamp] MILLEDGEVILLE Ga APR 6
To The Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C. 
[stamp] FREE
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Milledgeville April 5th 1855
Dear Sir
I herewith hand you the
Declaration of Mary Anderson who
is a pensioner in right of her
husband William Anderson &
by virtue of the act of Feby 3 1853
the evidence to support which is
on the files of a department &
the which she begs leave to refer
Respectfully
BF Stubbs
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Anderson
special
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Brief in the case of Mary Anderson, widow of William
Baldwin County and State of Georgia
act 3d February 1853
Claim ("Original," or
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the
act of June 7, 1832-
Marriage proved by private record
and parol evidence certified to be credible (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Wm Steele Esq
Milledgeville Georgia
Name and residence of Agent 
R Geddes
Examining Clerk.
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Letterhead]W. W. LARSEN
12TH DIST. GEORGIA
THELMA E. WILLIAMS
SECRETARY
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
3 January 1931
Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington.
Dear Sirs:
I enclose herewith copy of a letter I have received from a friend, who is a very prominent citizen in my district.
The letter is self explanatory and if you can possibly furnish
me any of the information Mrs. Smith desires, or suggest how I may go
about getting it, I will be very, very grateful.
Thanking you, I am
Very truly yours,
s/ WW Larsen
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Dancon Ga
Feb 10-1913
[stamp] US PENSION OFFICE FEB 12 1913
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Please send me the Record of
Wm Anderson's Revolutionary soldier of Ga pension - Pensioners of 1835 &
1840 of Baldwin Co Ga.
also that of his wife Mary who received
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it after his death
Thanking you 
I am very sincerely
Mrs. TB Raines
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Swainsboro Ga
Jan 5, 1931
Bureau Pension
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I have written to you before but I am writing again to see if you could give
me any information of John Birdsong, a Revolutionary soldier of Oglethorpe County, Georgia
I am very anxious for positive proof Isaac Birdsong is the son of John Birdsong. Their children's names are
sometimes found on their War Records or Pension Papers.
This was so much to me and I shall deeply appreciate your letting me
hear from you as soon as it is possible.
Respectfully
Mrs Geo. L. Smith.
[stamp] JAN 7 1931
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In reply to your request of_
received [illeg] tement of the military history of William Anderson, [illeg]
dier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 
you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. 512
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT. Spring 1777.
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 2 1/2 yrs. served at various other times amounting to 4 mos
RANK. Pri
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. Burwell [Burrell] Smith
COLONEL. names of officers not recollected
STATE. Ga.
names of officers not recollected
Battles engaged in, Siege of Augusta
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wilkes Co. Ga
Date of application for pension, Feb. 27, 1833. His cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Baldwin Co. Ga.
Age at date of application, B Jan 8 1763, Buckingham Co, Va.
Remarks: He mar Mch 5, 1805, Mary - he died May 6. 1844 in Baldwin Co. Ga. and she was allowed pension on her application executed May 3, 1853, while 67 yrs old and a resident of Baldwin Co Ga
Children who survived soldier, Louisa, Sarah, Allen G, Thomas J, Lazarus B,
Henry F, David M, Gilbert M, Mary Ann, Martha S, Ann Mariah, George W., Lucy Ann Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
6 -- 2856
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Rev A. G. 201 Latimer, John (1.3.31) ORD 1st Ind. gws
War Department, A. G. O., January 8, 1931. To the Commissioner of Pensions.
Attention is invited to the letter of Honorable W. W. Larsen, House of
Representatives, who has been informed of this reference by letter, a copy of which is herewith inclosed.
s/ CH Bridges Major General,
The Adjutant General.By

2 Inclosures:
Letter of Mrs. Smith.
Copy of letter to Mr. Larsen.

[stamp] US PENSIONS OFFICE JAN 9 1931
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January 12, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MMHF/eel
Honorable W. W. Larsen
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Larsen:
The correspondence herewith has just been received from the Adjutant General.
In response to your letter addressed to this bureau in regard to the same matter, you were furnished on January 10, all the data this bureau has in regard to the Revolutionary and 1812 Wars soldiers named by Mrs. Smith in copy of her letter forwarded to you, which has doubtless already reached you.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Swainsboro, Georgia,
December 31, 1930
Hon. W. W. Larsen,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Larsen:
I am writing to ask you to help me secure information from the Department of Interior, Pension Bureau at Washington.
I desire the Revolutionary service of John Latimer who died in Hancock County, Georgia August 18, 1824. He was married to Elizabeth Wilson. He was granted land lot 504 in the 12th District of Dooly County in the lottery of 1824. This grant does not indicate he was a Revolutionary soldier.
I want the Revolutionary service of John Birdsong, of Oglethorpe
County, Georgia. He was granted land lot 265 in the 19th District of
Muscogee County, Georgia in 1827 for service as a Revolutionary soldier.
I want the war service of Isaac Birdsong. He fought in the war of 1812. He was from Hancock County, Georgia. He was made Lieut Col. of 1st class Militia, 15th Regiment of Georgia Militia. His wife was Rebecca Latimer and she drew a pension from the Government.
I desire the War Service of William Anderson of Warren County.
I am particularly anxious to find out the names of John Birdsong's children. I an anxious to find out the names of Isaac Birdsong's parents. Any information as to the dates of birth, or any other dates regarding these men, I am anxious to receive. I understand in the Bureau of Pensions much of this kind of information is available.
I shall deeply appreciate anything you can do for me. I hope I have not asked too much of you.
Respectfully,
( Signed ) Mrs. George L. Smith.
P. S.John Latimer's name is not on the Georgia Roster of Revolutionary
soldiers. You will have to look from some other State Virginia,
South Carolina or perhaps North Carolina.