Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 4432, Barnard Elliott, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
SC Elliott, Barnard W4432
Catharine BL WT 1213-300
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 13 May 1843 Agt Notified 30 Oct 1844.
Georgia 1954
Catharine Elliott widow of Barnard decd 
who died on the 7th October 1791 of Habersham Co in the state of Georgia who was a capt of artilry in the command by captain of the Regt commanded by Col Grinke in the So Ca line for 2 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 600 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Apl 1838 and sent Hon WC Hanson Ho of Reps
Arrears to the 4th of March 1838 $4200.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 300.00
$4500.00
{Revolutionary Claim Act July 4, 1836, SEction the 3d}
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk,
Book G Vol 2d Page 174
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Warrant 120-1213 issued to Sarah E Habersham &c heirs of Captain Bernard Elliott of the South Carolina Line for 300 Acres of land 
February 20th 1827
and delivered to R Newill
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3394
Catherine Elliott
Ga
Married 1782
decd 1790
Allowed $600 per anm
conf 4 March 1831
Capt of Artilery in the SC line
Hon WC Dawson
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State of Georgia
Habersham County
On this twenty sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me a justice of the [illegible] ferrow court and for the county of Habersham and state aforesaid, Catherine Elliott a resident of the county of Habersham and state aforesaid aged seventy three 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 passed July 4th 1836 that she is the widow of Barnard Elliott who was a captain of artillery in the South Carolina line during the war of the Revolution that to the best of her recollection col Grinke was his commanding officer that he was a native of South Carolina and a resident of the same at the time he enlisted that [illegible] and that he continued in service until after his intermarriage with this deponent and until the termination of the Revolutionary war she further declares that she was married when said captain Barnard Elliott on Port Royal land in South Carolina on the twenty
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sixth day of November and the year seventeen hundred and eighty two that the said marriage was a legal marriage and took place before the last term of service of [illegible] and Captain Barnard Elliott  [illegible] and that her husband the aforesaid captain Barnard Elliott died on the seventh of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety one and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as well more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed that she knows of no person now living who was present at the said marriage nor has she any documentary evidence as her appear to from the same
sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me a justice of the inferior court of the county of Habersham as aforesaid
Benjamin F Patton JJC H Cty Cathrine Elliott

Georgia Habersham County
I Benjamin F Patton a justice of the inferior court and for the county of Habersham and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named Catherine Elliott is a Lady of great
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respectability and worthy of credit and that from age and bodily infirmity she is unable to attend in court 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty sixth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
Benjamin F Patton JJC J Cty
Georgia
Habersham County} Inferior Court clerks office I John T Carter Deputy clerk of the Inferior court for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin F Patton whose name appears to the foregoing certificate was at the time of signing the same one of the justices of the Inferior court for the county aforesaid and that full faith and credit ought to be had and given to his attestations as such
Given under my h=and and seal of office this the twenty seventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
JT Carter DCJC
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No 1213
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State of Georgia
Chatham County}
I Richard W Habersham of said state and county attorney at Law and in the right of my wife Sarah E Habersham; late Sarah E Elliott only surviving child and the heir at law of Barnard Elliott of South Carolina deceased do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that the said Barnard Elliott did enter the service of the United States as a cadet in the Greendier company commanded by the then captain Barnard Elliott his relative in the service South Carolina regular Regiment of infantry under the command of Colonel William Moultrie on or about the middle of September seventeen hundred and seventy five and that he continued therein until the raising of the regular regiment of artillery of South Carolina in continental service in which he was a captain and which regiment was commanded successively by Colonels Owen Roberts and Barnard Beckman and that he continued in the service of the United States in that regiment until the end of the war of the revolution I further declare that I never received a warrant for the county land pensioned to the said Barnard Elliott on the part of the United States nor do I believe that he ever received it on transferred his claim to it in any waiver whatever therefore know all men by these presents that I the said Richard W Habersham aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Robert Newell Esquire of the city of Washington in the district of Columbia to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand & receive from the secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land du me as aforesaid and my land attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the [illegible]al purpose above
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axpreped In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven at Savannah aforesaid and State and county 
Attested and sworn to before me this 8th day Rich W Habersham
of February 1827
Jno Cumming 
JJCCC
Georgia
Chatham County} 
Personally appeared the above named Richard W Habersham subscribed the the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned 
attest this Rich W Habersham
8 Feby 1827
Jno Cumming
JJCCC

Georgia
Chatham County} 
In testimony that the above named John Cumming is a Justice of the Inferior court of Chatham county and was authorized to administer oaths and to take acknowledgements of deeds to in the state of Georgia at the above date and that his named there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said court and subscribed my name and quality at Savannah this 8th day of February 1827
William Norel
Dety clk JCCC
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State of Georgia
Chatham County
I Jno Cumming one of the Justices of the court of ordinary of Chatham County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence was addenced to me to prove that Sarah E Habersham wife of Richard W Habersham attorney at law residing in the city of Savannah and state aforesaid is the only daughter and child of Captain Barnard Elliott in the preceeding declaration and writings mentioned and described late a soldier and officer in the regiment of artillery of South Carolina in continental service during the revolutionary war and that the said Richard W Habersham in right of his said wife is heir at law and in fer to the land and captain Barnard Elliott and that there are no other heirs of the land Barnard Elliott but his widow Mrs Catharine Elliott the mother of the said Sarah E Habersham
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said court of ordinary to be affixed this eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and twenty seven in my capacity of a Judge of the said court of ordinary
Jno Cumming JPCCC
Attest 
Saml M Bond clk of the court of ordinary of Chatham County Georgia
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[stamped CLARKSVILLE
MAR
29
GA]
FREE
Wm C Dawson 
Representative in Congress from Georgia
Washington City 

Mail
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Georgia
Habersham County}
Personally appeared before me we a justice of the Inferior court for the county of Habersham and state aforesaid Barnard Elliott Habersham Esquire attorney at Law who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is now twenty three years of age and resides in said county and state with his father Richard W Habersham that he is the grandson of Mrs Catherine Elliott widow who now resides with his said father in the county and state aforesaid that he the deponent has always understood and fully believes that he was named after his grandfather capt Barnard Elliott of the Revolutionary army of the south Carolina line That his said grandmother always resided in or near the lower of [illegible] fort or Port Royal Island in South Carolina until two years since when she came to reside with his father in this county where she now resides that in peahing of the
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residence of his said grandmother he depends on his own knowledge from his earliest recollections and for her previous residence on which he has always heard & believes
Barnard Elliott Habersham
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty seventh day of March 1838 Benjamin F Patton JIC
Georgia
Habersham County} Inferior court clerks office I John T Carter Deputy clerk of the Inferior court for said do hereby certify that Benjamin F Patton whose name appears to the foregoing certificate was at the time subscribing the same one of the justices of the Inferior court for said county and that full faith and credit ought to be had and given to his attestations as such
Given under my hand and seal of office this twenty eighth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty eig
JT Carter DCJC
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Hon W C Dawson
NR
18 3/4
[stamped FORT SC]
 W Habersham Esqr
Clarksville
Habersham County
Georgia
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21st March 1838
Dear Sir
Mr Barnswell has this moment sent me the amoned [illegible] forward it I regret to find it does not contain the certificate you are in want of but trust and hope the Record of Mr Elliott's son is Born in 1783 together with the testimony offered by Mrs Mary Barnwell will satisfy the department at Washington If I can in any way render you any service in further researches it will give me pleasure to do so
D Yr 
truly & Respectfully
yrs E Butler
Should you require the affidavit of Mrs Barnwell would it not be well that you forward me a copy list through our [illegible] it might be in formal
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Revy WIDOW, &c
File No 4432
Catharine Elliott
Wid
Barnard Elliott
Capt Ga lin
Act July 4 / 36 Sec 3d
Index Vol A Page 213
{Arrangement of 1870]
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3394
Catharine Elliott
Suspended
See let to Hon W C Dawson Apl 11 1838
Act July 4 1836
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Catherine Elliott
Ga
3394
W Lylvedl
Gn atty 
James S Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
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House of Representatives
9 April 1838
Sir
Enclosed I send you the Papers prepared for Mrs Catherine Elliott in conformity to your instructions I have examined them and think them correct She is [illegible] member of [illegible] of the most distinguished & [illegible] families of the south that [illegible], me a certificate of you and any information of her statement the secretary of war and every Representative from Georgia including all who know the Family in So Carolina will support her Col Richard H Habersham of Georgia with whom Mrs Elliott now resides married her only child Col Habersham is known to the [illegible]
Very Respectfully
Wm C Dawson
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Treasury Department
3d Auditors office
10th February 1838
I have the honor to state in reply to your inquiry of this morning that it appears from the Revolutionary records on file in this office that Barnd Elliott a captain of Artillery in the South Carolina line, has received his pay to the 1st May 1783 and also his commandation of five years full pay in liew of Half-pay for life
With great Respect
Peter Hagner Aud
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W May 3
Cath Elliott
Adm
No 1934
file with papers
1954
James L Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington City

Hn WC Dawson
HR
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House of Representatives
2 May 1838
Sir
Enclosed I forward you the testimony of certain Gentlemen in relation to the claim of Mrs Catherine Elliott already allowed which you will please file with her other evidence &c
Very respectfully
WC Dawson
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m AB aPL 17
James L Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington City

Cath Elliott

Hn WC Dawson
HR
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Washington City
16 April 1838
Sir
Your letter upon the subject of the claim of Mrs Catherine Elliott I am please to say I have to fully in my power to comply with  - altt, I presume in the absence of all the testimony capt her own that bring sustained by proof of her good character would suffice
Enclosed I send you the affidavit of Col Richard H Habersham also the letters of Edward Barnwell & E Butler of Beaufort SC the certificate of the Honble Messrs Rhoth, Hlmore as to the character of those gentlemen there is not a single doubt of the right of Mrs Elliott to a pension she is one of the most distinguished & worth family of the south I feel much [illegible] on this subject See her & trus I shall have the pleasure of receiving her C [illegible]   [illegible] 
Very respectfully
WC Dawson
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St James Santee So Ca 3d Febry 1827
I hereby certify that Captain Richard Bohun Baker who certificate is herewith served through the War of the Revolution in the second Regiment of South Carolina on continental establishment and that full faith and credit may be placed in his certificate
And I farther certify that I well knew Captain Bernard Elliott while a Lieutenant afterward Captain in the regiment of artillery of South Carolina in continental service, commanded successively by Colonels Owen Roberts and Bernard Beckman and that the representative of the said Capt Bernard Elliott are intitled to all the emoluments due to an officer of his grade who served in the Continental army until the end of the War.
Thomas Pinckney
formerly Majr 1st Cont Regt So Ca
late Majr General Cong US
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I certify that the late Captain Barnard Elliott entered the service as a cadet in the Grenadier company commanded by his cousin Captain Barnard Elliott in the second So Carolina regular Regiment of Infantry under the command of Colonel William Moultrie on or about the middle of September 1775 on our taking possession of Jon Johnson; that he continued therein until the Raising of the Regular Regiment of artillery afterward placed on Continental establishment and commanded by Colonel Owen Roberts that he was present at the siege of Charleston; was there made a prisoner on its surrender & continued in the Continental service in that regiment (a prisoner on Haddrell's Point until Exchanged) until the end of the war; after which he died
Richard Bohun Baker late capt in 2nd So Carolina Continental Regt of Infantry
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Georgia
Habersham County}
Personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace of the county of Habersham and state aforesaid Richard W Habersham Senior, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has been intimately acquainted with Mrs Catherine Elliott for a long time past that he first became acquainted with her in the fall of the year one thousand eight hundred and five in the town of Beaufort in the state of South Carolina where she then resided and was there well known in that community where she was extensively connected, as the widow of Capt Barnard Elliott of the Revolutionary army of the South Carolina line that she was then & ever since has been in that community as elsewhere when known highly respected that this deponent married her daughter [illegible] Elliott in the year eighteen hundred and eight and that the said Mrs Catherine Elliott is now alive and residing with deponents house with this deponent in the county & state first aforesaid that she is still a widow never having married since the death of the said captain
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Barnard Elliott that when this deponent was recently and sent the first time all are that the was entitled to a pension under the act of 1836 He requested here to examine among his papers for some documentary evidence of her marriage with the said capt Barnard Elliott but that after as this deponent believes very diligent searching she has been unable to find any papers connected with it except a loon memorandam apparently made a long time ago and which this deponent has no doubt was resaded a number of years ago in her own hand writing in which set forth the date of her marriage with the said Capt Barnard Elliott the date of his death and the dates of the births and deaths of her several children that by that paper which this deponent has carefully examined it appears that the said marriage with the said Capt Elliott took place on the twenty sixth day of November seventeen hundred and eighty two and that the said Captain Barnard Elliott died on the seventh day of October seventeen hundred and ninety one that this deponent never had any doubt of the legality of the said marriage nor has he ever heard any doubt expressed by any one as to its legality that this deponent wrote recently to a firend in the town of Beaufort SC to examine the church records there in the hope that a record
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of that said marriage right he found on the books but that he has been advised by the said friend that he has examined such of the church records as could be found but found no such record that this deponent believes that such record was never made in consequence of the confusion existing during that the country at this time
Sworn to before me
this second day of April 1838 Rich W Habersham 
Chas B Ward JP

and the above deponent further saith that since the writing out of the above affidavit that he has received a letter from the friend in Beaufort referred to in his above affidavit Mr Edward Butler and attached on the same sheet of paper a letter from Capt Edward Barnwell also of Beaufort S Carolina who are both gentlemen of great respectability & which letters he has no doubt are genuine & were written by the parties respectively signing the same & that this deponent immediately after the receipt thereof forwarded the same by mail to Col Wm C Dawson a representative in Congress from Georgia to which letter he prays to ofer
sworn to before me this second day of April 1838
Chas B Word JP Rich W Habersham
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Georgia Habersham County} I Lewis Levy clerk of the court of ordinary of the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Charles B Word whose name appears to the within affidavit is an acting justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid and that due faith and credit should be given to all his acts and doings as such Given under my Hand and sela of office the second day of April 1838
Lewis Levy CCO
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Beaufort March 19th 1838
My Dear Sir
I received a request from Mr Butler this morning to examine this old Parish register which happens to be in my hands for the record of the marriage of your mother in law Mrs Cath Elliott I have done so but it is not there and I have no doubt the records at that time were not in place as the marriage was so soon after the war for Independence However, I think the record of the birth & baptism of their eldest child may have some weight & I herewith forward it "Barnard Beresford Elliott son of Barnard & Catharine born 17th Sept 1783 baptised 24th July 1786 by the Rev M Lewis of the Episl Church in this place thinking it probably my mother now in her 64 yr might remember the occasion I have just seen her & she says she remembers it perfectly from the following circumstances she was between 8 & 9 yrs old & remembers Capt B Elliott & her Father Major Wigg bringing from a neghboring Island an Episcopal minister the Revd McGraham to her graced fathers
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and Do the James Cuthbert's house & going at directly the Walmet will to the wedding There was no regular minister in their parrish at that time Mr Lewis took the first charge of the church after the war as you will find by his record & baptism of the son my mother says she will give an affidavit to the above circumstances if you will it should the result of my search be of any service to Mrs Elliott or your self I shall be very much gratified when are we to see you this way I sometimes take a days [illegible] at Savh but cannot calculate when catching you there make my sincere regrets to Mr Habersham & daughter Cath 
WM & behin me truly your &c
Edw Barnwell
We know Mr B & Mr Butler the within writes and certify that they are gentlemen of unquestionable [illegible] & veractiy
R Barnswell Rhett
FH Elmore
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FREE

[stamped
BEAUFORT
APR 23]
Honr Wm C Dawson
Representative in Congress
from Georgia
Washington City
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Beaufort South Carolina
St Helena Parish
Personally appeared before me Stobo R Perry Intendantt of the town of Beaufort Capt Edwd Barnwell who being sworn maketh oath that he is now in the 53d year of his age was born in said town hath lived & doth still live in said town that he remembers Cap Barnard Elliott & wife from his earlies recollections being a playmate of his son Barnard that he remembers the Death of Capt Elliott which took place in the latter part of the year4 1791 as well as a child can remember who was then 6 years old that he has been intimate in the family of Wm Elliott ever since that time visiting & dining with her at her Plantation Walnut Hill on thee Island Port Royal that she has always been highly esteemed & much beloved by all the inhabitants of said island acquainted with her that he never heard the smallest doubt whatever of any illegality of her marriage with Capt Elliott that he has often dined with her of late years at the house of her son in law Richard W Habersham in Savannah & that he fully believes she now has removed to Habersham county in the state of Georgia & resides with him there that he believes by comparing his age with that of some of his own family she is about 75 years old Capt Barnwell further makes oth that the old Parish register referring to more than a centure back has been for 17 years & now is in his possession for safe keeping & contains the birth & baptism of the eldest child of said Barnard Elliott & wife in the exact manner words & figures herewith annexed Elliott Barnard Beresford son of Bernard & Catharine born 17 Septr 1783 baptized 24 July 1786 by Step C lewis the Revd W Lewis was then minister of the Episl Church in the town & the record is in his handwriting
Edward Barnwell
sworn to before me this 16th April 1838
Stobo R Perry
Intendant of the town of Beaufort
Ind M Baker Clerk
Beaufort South Carolina
St Henena Parish 
Personally appeared before me Stobo R Perry Intendant of the town of Beaufort Mrs Mary Barnwell widow of the late Col Edward Barnwell who being sworn maketh oath that she is now in the 65th year of her age was born in the said town hath lived & is still living there that she is a relation of Wm Elliotts remembers her as Miss Catherine Hazzard being about 8 or 9 years old when Miss Hazzard was married, recollects perfectly well seeing Capt Barnard Elliott in company with his Father Major Wm Wigg
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of the state cavalry during the revolution and the Revd Wm Graham an Epis minister of St Helena Island (many years afterwards, minister of the church this town) leave the house in said town of her step grandfather D Jas Cuthbert on the evening of the marriage for the plantation called Walnut Hill the residence for many years of Capt Hazzard deceased, the father of Miss Catherine Hazzard that she knew them well from that time as husband & wife was often at their house in Beaufort as a girl intimate in the family that she remembers well many of the circumstances of the death of Capt Barnard Elliott which happened after she had married Col Barnwell & was the mother of her first child several months that this was in the year 1791 that she knew well her four children & from the death of Capt Elliott has been intimate with his widow and frequently entertained her at her house as a relation that she has not seen her for a few years passed but thinks she is about 75 or 76 years old & that she now resides with her daughter & son in law Richd W Habersham in Habersham county in the state of Georgia.  
Mary Barnwell
sworn to before me this 16th April 1838
Fobo R Perry 
Intendant of the town of Beaufort
Jno M Baker clerk
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Beaufort So Ca 20 April 1838
Hon Wm C Dawson
Sir At the request of Mr Richard W Habersham of Habersham county Geo I send you amended the testimony of Capt E Barnwell and his mother's Mrs Mary Barnwell which I trust will be sufficient to establish the claim of Mrs Catherine Elliott It may not be amiss to known that the persons who have made thei affidavits are of high standing in society this family of long standing in most respectable for particulars in this [illegible] permit me to refer you to the Hon Robt Barnwell Rhett
I am very respectfully 
yr obet st
Edward Butler
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
August 14 1844
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The child of Catharine Elliott decd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency at the rate of six hundred dollars [crossed out and cents] per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March 1843 to the 13th May 1843
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.