Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11214, George Watts, S.C.
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SERVICE; NUMBER
S. C.; Watts, George; R11214
Barbara
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Georgia, DeKalb County
On this fourth day of November in the year Eighteen hundred thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of said Court it being a Court Record now sitting in and for the State & County aforesaid George Watts a resident of said State & County of DeKalb, aged 76 years Christmas last who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832. That he the deponant entered the service of the United States as a drafted private soldier under Genl. Richardson, Col. Joseph Kershaw, Capt John Winn & Lieutenant Thomas Hison in South Carolina in what is now called Fairfield district & marched to the Snowey Camps took some Tories Prisoners and carried them to Columbia S.C. Or in one mile & a half of Columbia to a place then called Fridays Ferry on Broad River served in his first Tour six weeks & upwards but from old age & consequent infirmity this deponant does not Recollect the year or day but that it was in the month of December as well as deponant can Recollect. Returned home under a
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verbal discharge from his Col. that he this respondant under the same officers except Col. Kershaw who fell to the lower divisions of the district and Capt John Winn was promoted to col for the upper division of the district, Capt Atterson in Winns place entered the said service of the United States at the same place & district of his first service. Marched to Charleston in South Carolina as a drafted private soldier holding no commission. Served in this second term of service six weeks, does not recollect the year or date. Returned home & recd. nothing but a verbal discharge. This deponant again entered the said Service of the United States some two months after his last return home as a drafted private soldier holding no commission, served under Capt. Atterson, Col John Winn & Genl Richardson entered this third tour of service in the district now called Fairfield. Marched under said officers to Charleston & was in Charleston at the time of the battle between General Moultre commander of the United States Soldiers & Sir Peter Parker commander of the British.  This deponant returned home to Fairfield some time in June or July but does not recollect the day or year served. Six weeks in this 3rd Tour of service & Recd. nothing but a verbal discharge.
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That he this deponant again entered the said service of the United States in the third Regment of Horse under Col William Thompson, Richard Winn, Capt Oliver Tolls, 1st Lieutenant & Wm Coldwell Ensg, William Blann 1st Sargent & John Hollis second. This was in fairfield. This deponant was sent as on of the Gard with two loads of ammunition from Charleston in S,C. to a place called White Hall near 96. This deponant then under the command of his said last mentioned officers marched through South Carolina & Georgia to Fort McIntosh in East Florida and was there taken prisoners by the British who were Commanded by Col. Fazel and were sent home prisoners of War. This was in March. Deponant cannot recollect the year, where we remained three or four months when we were exchanged and deponant had started for head quarters and after one days travel met his Capt who told him it was not worthwhile to go to headquarters as his three year tour of enlistment was so near out that he need no go. This deponant states that he served as last above stated not less than two years and nine months as deponants term of 3 years would have expired in June thereafter.
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This deponant again entered the said service of the United States under Col. Winn, Capt. Atterson, & Genl. Richardson and served two years and upwards in the militia service as a volunteer private soldier holding no commission, ranged about through the state of South Carolina and the upper part of North Carolina was not at any time at home more than two days at any one time until the termination of the Revolutionary War. Recd nothing but a verbal discharge. That this deponant was Born in the State of Virginia, Bedford County, moved to the state of South Carolina where he was living at the time when he was called into service and where he has resided ever since until the time that he moved to the State of Georgia, DeKalb County where he now resides & has resided for the last 9 or ten years. That he has no documentary evidence of his service, that he knows of no person now living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his said services, that he has no record of his age. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declairs that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state except the original ow which this is the amendment. Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid, George Watts
Ladowick Tuggle J. J. C.
Edward Jones J. J. C.
Moses Murphey J. J. C.
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Declarations &c of Edward Watts, son of George
Smith & Jones, Attorneys, Nashville Tenn
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[Record is faint parts are difficult to translate]
State of Georgia
DeKalb County
Be it known that on this 24th day of August 1852 personally appeared before me A.  Corry, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, Edward Watts, aged fifty years a resident citizen of said county and made the following declaration in order to obtain for the children of George, and Barbara Watts the pension which is due them since the deaths of their parents aforesaid under the Acts of June 7 1832 and July 7th 1838 either of them.
That he declarant, is the son of George Watts whom during his life time, applied for a pension, while living in this County, under acts of June 7 1832, which pension he claimed on account of his revolutionary services as a Private and Lieutenant, in the state troops or militia of South Carolina, Declarant thinks said services were rendered in the militia that he has often heard his father speak of his revolutionary services, and say that he entered the service in the capacity of a private soldier. and served as such for some considerable time, when he was appointed, or enlisted a Lieutenant that he entered as a private in the early part of the war in South Carolina. and which time declarant thinks he served under a Captain Winn and that he served as lieutenant under Captain Allison, in which capacity he served for several years, that while he was in the service as a Lieutenant, he intermarried with Barbara Compton in Fairfield District, South Carolina, this, declarant thinks, took place in the year 1780, as he has heard his parents say that Sally, their oldest child was born in the year 1781, a while he was out in the service, that he continued the service until the close of the war, when he returned home, of these facts declarant speaks a he remembers hearing them from his parents , but for more minute details of his father's service, refer to his application for Pension which war filed by him during his life time many years ago, that his father, the said George Watts, removed from the State of South Carolina to Georgia and settled with his family in DeKalb County he said State where he continued to live until on or about the 12th day of April 1834 when he died and left his widow Barbar Watts survived him that she did not renew the application for a pension either in right of her husband or herself as she often said, he having failed to obtain the pension during his life, she could do without it also, that she continued his widow until the day of her death, which
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took place in DeKalb County Georgia on the day of April in the year 1840, that she left the following named and only children who are also the only children of the said George Watts and who still survive, viz, Sally, who married, Aaron Turner, Mary who married William Steele, Nelly who married Robert Dunham, Nancy who married Moses Steele, Margaret who married William Cox and declarant Edward Watts who is the youngest child of the said George and Barbara Watts That he has in his possession no record or documentary evidence to support of the claim or of the marriage of his father mother nor is there any in existence to his knowledge the original family record of marriages births to which was kept by his father during his life time, having been long lost or destroyed. That he did not know until recently that the children of a revolutionary soldier were entitled to any thing from the United States as a pension, and for this reason has not sooner applied.  Declarant distinctly recollects having seen the family record referred to above, and that it was set forth in said record that his sister Sally was born in the year 1781. He therefore prays that a pension be granted to them and be made payable to an Administrator to be hereafter appointed.
Sworn to subscribed before me the day year first above written}
A Corry JP
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Edward Watts the foregoing declarant, and that he is a man of veracity and that his statements are entitled to full faith and credit
A Corry JP
Know all men by their parents that I Edward Watts of DeKalb County Georgia one of the children of George and Barbara Watts died, do hereby constitute  and appoint Smith Jones of Nashville Tennessee my true lawful attorney for me in my name to present and prosecute the claim of myself and the other children of the said George and Barbara to a adviser of pension accmisy [to faint to decipher] to the at the deaths of our parents; hereby ratifying and confirming all then lawful acts in the  for [undecipherable] Witness my hand and seal this 24th August 1852.
Edward Watts      seal
A. Corry JP
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Georgia DeKalb County
I Alexr. Johnson Clerk of the Infr. Court in aforesaid County do hereby certify that H Corry whose name appears to the foregoing declaration certificate acknowledgement & affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County duly commissioned and sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that his Signature [illegible] are Genuine. Given under my hand officially and seal of the Infr. Court this 26th day of August 1852,
Alexr. Johnson Clerk Infr. Court
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Georgia, DeKalb County
Personally appeared before us a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, Isaac Steele, a resident of said County and State aged sixty six years of age with whom I am personally acquainted and who, I certify is a man of veracity and good repute, and made oath in due form of law that he was well and intimately acquainted with George Watts, and his wife 
Barbara Watts from his earliest recollection, that they then lived in Pendleton District South Carolina, that he understood that her name prior to her marriage with George Watts was Barbara Compton, and that they had removed from Fairfield District S. Carolina to Pendleton District in said State, as he always understood from them, that from this date up to the day of the death of the said George Watts, which occurred in DeKalb County, Georgia, he was intimately acquainted with them both, they and applicant having removed from Pendleton District South Carolina to DeKalb County Georgia, that he died in said County in the year 1834, that during his acquaintance with the said George Watts, he has often and repeatedly heard him speak of his services in the South Carolina troops in the Revolutionary War, and of his having served a [illegible] length of time in said War, and that he has married his wife, the aforesaid Barbara, while he was in the service in said War, and of his wife having to remain and attend to things at home while he was out in the Service of his Country, that he understood from him that he was in service during the greater part of the War, but the particulars of his Service, applicant is unable to state, but is certain that during his acquaintance with him, he was always regarded as, and believed to have been, a Revolutionary Soldier or officer by his neighbors, that
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after the passage of the law granting Pensions to the Revolutionary soldiers and Officers, he understood that the said George Watts applied for a Pension but from some cause did not obtain it, that when he died, he left the said Barbara Watts surviving him, who continued his widow, up to the day of her death, which took place in DeKalb County, Georgia, in the year 1840, that she left the following named children with whom applicant is well acquainted to wit, Sally Turner, Mary Steele, Nelly Dunham, Nancy Steele, Margaret Cox and Edward Watts, that as above stated, applicant has been intimately acquainted with the said George Watts, and Barbara his wife from his earliest recollection, that when they lived in Pendleton District So Carolina, applicant resided within one and a half miles of them, also that after their removal to DeKalb County Georgia, he resided within five or six miles of them, that he has often heard the said Barbara Watts say, that she was married to the said George Watts before the close of the War, and that she suffered hardships after their marriage while he was out in the Service, that from his acquaintance with their children above named he supposes that Sally, the oldest child is now about seventy years of age or upwards, and that she is several years older than applicant, as he always understood both from his own mother, and from the said Barbara Watts. Isaac Steele
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 25th day of August 1852
A. Corry J.P.
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State of Georgia
DeKalb County
Chattahoochy [Chattahoochee] Circuit} ss.
On the twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me Walter T Colquitt Judge of the Superior Courts in and for the Chattahoochy [Chattahoochee] Circuit and County of DeKalb now setting George Watts a resident of said circuit in the county of DeKalb and state of Georgia aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to and doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States as a drafted soldier under the following named officers and served in the whole about seven years as herein stated (to wit) that he entered the service of the United States as a drafted soldier under Genl Richardson Col Joseph Kershaw Capt John Winn and Leuit Thomas Atison in South Carolina and what is now called fairfield District and marched to snowey Camps and was at the taking of some prisoners (Tories) that they came to Fridays Ferry at Gramby returned home but received nothing but a verbal discharge
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he was then dismissed and the Militia returned home a short time and was called to Charlston in three Divisions, each Division to serve 6 weeks from the time they left home until the British landed in America and then all was called out. That he then enlisted in the third Regiment of Horse under Col William Thompson, Richard Winn Captain, Oliver Tolls first Lieutenant & William Caldwell Ensign, first sargent William Blan & John Hollis second their first service was to guard two loads of ammunition from Charlston to white Hall near 96. They then marched through South Carolina & Georgia to Fort McIntosh and was taken prisoner by the British who were commanded by Col Fuze & were permitted to return home prisoners of War, he was enlisted for three years and he remained at home as a prisoner of War until near the expiration of the time for which he had enlisted and the Captain told them it was not worthwhile to go back for what time was to come and he got no discharge. He then fel into the Militia again and served as a Lieutenant under Capt Thomas Parrot about 2 years and was at the taking of the Congaree Fort. Took 300 Tories & 80 British soldiers, 12 Pieces of Cannon & about 1000 stand of small arms in May, does not recollect day or year.
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that he was at the time of the Battle at Eutaw Springs with a company of about 200 men acting as guard to prevent the British from coming in on the Rear of Green Army that he was born in Virginia has no record of his age that he has lived since the Revolutionary war in the State of South Carolina until the last 8 or 9 years that he lived the last 8 or 9 years in Georgia DeKalb County he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annualy except the foresent and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state that he never had any discharge form any of his services or except verbal on this.
            his
George + Watts
          mark
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this day of Oct 1832
W T Colquitt JJC
I Lochlin Johnson a citizen resident of DeKalb County State of Georgia have been acquainted with the above named George Watts for about thirty or forty years during which time he has supported a character of perfect honesty and integrity and unquestioned veracity and from my first acquaintance with him he has been reputed and believed to have been a revolutionary soldier in that opinion I entirely and hartely [hastely or heartly] concur I also believe him to be seventy six years of age and upwards as he has stated
Sworn to in open court this 12 Oct 1832 Lochlin Johnson 
W T Colquitt JJC
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I John Westly Cox citizen and resident of DeKalb County and State of Georgia have been acquainted with the above named George Watts for about twenty five or thirty years during which time he has supported a character of perfect honesty and integrity and unquestioned veracity and from my first acquaintance with him he has been respected and believed to have been a revolutionary soldier in that opinion I entirely concur I also believe him to be seventy six years of age as he has stated and I am likewise  as well acquainted with Lochlin Johnson who has certified to the foregoing I also believe him to be entitled to full faith and credit John W Cox  X his mark
Sworn to in open Court this 12th Oct 1832
W T Colquitt JJC
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George Watts
Georgia
No. 17848
11219
P307
Pvt
4.5.10.14.16 
Out of
Suspended 8 Apr 34
21 March [crossed out]
Chas Murphey
Decatur Geo.
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Brief in the case of George Watts of DeKalb County in the state of Georgia (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Judge

2. I before a Judge, does it appear tht the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 76 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days.  Rank. As a  Name of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Drafted  1 Month 12 days  Private  Genl. Richardson, Col. Joseph Kershaw, Capt. John Winn..

inlisted [enlisted]  1 month 12 days 3 serve til near the expiration 1month 12 days 2 "about"  Private Horse  Col. Wm. Thompson, Rich. Winn Capt.

inlisted [enlisted]  "about 7 years in the whole"  Lieut  Capt. Thomas Parrot

5. In what battles was he engaged?

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to for or authentication? and if so, in what respect? In authentication

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
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Geo Watts
Indent
Lib O.
CP 150
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Lib 9
No. 150}
Issued first April 1785 to Mr. George Watts for twenty three pounds eighteen shillings and six pieces Sterling for a horse lost in 1777. March for eighty days militia duty domini 1782 for account audited
Principal L[pound] 23..18..6
Interest                    1..13..3
No. 15.
Compt Genl's Office
Columbia 1 May 1853}  So Carolina
Therby certify the foregoing to be a true copy from Indent Booke O. page 150.
Given under my hand (there being no seal of office)
W.F. Arthur
For Compt Genl
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Geo Watts
Indent
Lib M.
No. 281
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Comptroller Genl's Office
Columbia South Carolina
16 May 1853. I hereby certify that I find the name of George Watts on the pay roll of Capt. Barnetts Troop in Lt Col Henry Hamptons Reg of Light Dragoons commanded by Brigd Genl Sumter as hiring served ten months in that troop as a private
Given under my hand there being no seal of office
W. F. Arthur
for Compt Genl
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Certificate of 10 month Services of Geo. Watts
Recd. May 19th 1833. Smith & Jones [illegible]
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Lib M
No. 287}
Issued the first October 1784 to Mr. George Watts late private in Barnetts troop W. Hamptons regiment Sumptors Brigage [brigade] State troops for ninety four pounds sterling being ballance [balance] for [sey] and bounty due him for services in that troop together with interest thereon from the first April 1782 to date here of agreeable to resolution of General Assembly of the Eleventh March last L [Poounds] 86..10..8 Principal L [pound] 94..0..0
Interest                     6..11..7.
Compt Genls office
Columbia 16 May 1853}  So. Ca
I hereby certify the above to be a true copy from Indent Book M. page 281
Given under my hand there being no seal of office
W.F. Arthur
For Compt Genl
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Pension Office, Feby 26, 1853
Sirs, The application of Barbara Watts decd. of Ga. has been examined & filed under the Act of July 4, 1836. For proof of service as reference is made to the papers of her husband Edward supposed to be on file in this Office but I am not able to discover any such papers on my files.
Very Respy, Your Obt. Sert.
J E Heath
Comt. of Pensions
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Geo Watts
Indent
Lib W
No. 423
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Lib W.
No 423}
Issued the 7th July 1785 to George Watts for forty pounds eight shillings and eleven piece for militant duty per account entitled Principal 40..8..11 Annual Interest 2..16..7
No. 68
State of South Carolina
To George Watts Sr
Duty for Col Andersons return 
Currency 283..2..6
Ag             40..8..11
Recd 7th July 1786 full satisfaction for the within in an indent No. 423 Book W.
Richd Matts
April 1st 1786 State of South Carolina
Gentlemen please to deliver to Mr Richard Watts my indent and indent for service done the State and Returned by Col Robert Anderson and inso doing gentlemen you will much oblige yours
George Watts
I do hereby certify that I see the above and met George Watts "assign" his name to this order this 17 day of April 1786
Robt Gillam
J.P.
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Forty pounds eight shillings and eleven piece sterling
Exd T. W.
J. M. at S.C.
Compt Genl's Office
Columbia So Carolina }
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy from intent Book W. page 423, also of the account he upon which said intent was issued
Given under my hand 16 May 1833, there being one seal of office,
W. F. Arthur
For Compt Genl
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And the said court doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant George Watts was a revolutionary soldier as he states and the court further certifies that it appears that Lochlin Johnson and John Westly Cox who have given and signed the several certificates are residents of DeKalb County Georgia and that their several statements are entitled to entire credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in open Court this 12th day of October 1832
WT Colquitt JJC
Georgia
DeKalb}   I Charles Murphey Clerk of the Superior Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Watts for a pension I do further certify that the Honourable Walter T. Colquitt who hath subscribed the certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (having no seal of office) this 12th day of Oct 1832
C Murphey  [seal Clk]
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Georgia
DeKalb County} The Edward Wade a Clergyman in searching DeKalb County and Richard Head residing in the said County of DeKalb do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Watts who has and abscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing amended declaration that we believe him to be 76 years of age and upward that he is reputed and believed in the  neighbourhood [neighborhood] where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn to and subscribed before us this 4th day of November 1833 stated
Edward Jones JJC  Edward Wade Clergyman
Lodowick Tuggle JJC  Richard Head
Moses Murphey JJC
Georgia
DeKalb County}  And the said Court do herby decline their opinion after the interrogations put and the investigation of the matter prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant George Watts was a revolutionary soldier as stated and the Court further certifies that it appears that Edward Wade is a clergyman servicing in said County and that Richard Head who has having his certificate and each of them signed the same are residents of DeKalb County Georgia and that their statements are entitled to entire credit November 4th 1833 Moses Murphy JJC
Lodowick Tuggle JJC
Edward Jones JJC
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State of Georgia, DeKalb County
I, E. B. Reynolds, Clerk of the Inferior Court of DeKalb County Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original & amended proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Watts for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of November, 1833.
E. B. Reynolds, Clk
[paper stamp affixed with "Geo Watts Ga" handwritten on it]
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11.214
Barbara Watts
[stamped] REJECTED
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[stamped] REJECTED
11.219
Geo Watts
See widow Barbara application 11.214
1-0 Rec. O.K.
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George Watts
Georgia
Suspended
Letter 8 April 1834
Charles Murphey
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X No 7.901
Barbara Watts dec
widow of Edward
Ga
Smith & Jones Feb, 26/53
11214
Act July 1836
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Revolutionary
Act 7. June 1832.
George Watts
Georgia
Suspended
Power of Attorney to examine papers
Chs. C. Tucker, Atty.
17 July 54. Present.
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Georgia, DeKalb County
Know all men by these presents that I, Edward Watts do hereby constitute and appoint Chas. C. Tucker of Washington City, D. C. my true and lawful agent and attorney to prosecute the claim of George Watts for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or [illegible] of Pension that may be due under the provision of the act or any other act or resolution of Congress & I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional evidence or arguments and to secure the certificate which may be issued for said claim & to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present hereby satisfying and conforming all that my said attorney may do in the premise.
Witness my hand and Seal this 12th day of July 1854. Edward Watts LL
In presence of Thos. W. J. Hall, C Murphy
State of Georgia, County of DeKalb
On this 12th day of July in the year 1854 before me a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid, personally appeared Edward Watts & acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and
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and from the purposes therein mentioned
J. R. McAlister J. P.

State of Georgia
County of DeKalb} 
On this 12th day of July in the year 1854 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeard [appeared] Edward Watts a resident of Fulton County and state aforesaid and made oath according to the law that he is the identical Edward Watts who executed the foregoing paid of attorney and that he is directly mentioned in said claim and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence of arguments as my said attorney may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above written
J. R. McAlister J. P.                  Edward Watts
State of Georgia
County of DeKalb} I Alexander Johnson Clerk of the Inferior Court in ofcs [offices] said County and State do hereby certify that J. R. McAlister Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement was made and who has thereunto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and all his official acts as such are entitled to full forth and credit
Seal                        
In testimony when of I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 12th day July  1834.
Alexr. Johnson Clk
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State of Georgia, DeKalb County, City of Atlanta
It is hereby certified that Satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, Thomas F. Gibbs, Mayor of the City of Atlanta, to prove and did prove to my satisfaction that George Watts was a resident of DeKalb County Georgia, and was an applicant for A Revolutionary Pension, that he died in said County on or about the 12th day of April 1834, and left a widow Surviving him, named Barbara Watts, who survived him, and continued his widow, until the [illegible] day of April 1840, when she died, leaving the following named and only children who still survive her, and who are likewise the only surviving children of George Watts, above named, to wit, Sally Turner, Mary Steele, Nellie Dunham, Nancy Steele, Margaret Cox, and Edward Watts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 25th day of August 1852.
Thos. F. Gibbs, Mayor of Atlanta