Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4962, Henry Hicks, Va.
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Va.  Hicks, Henry       R.4962
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Henry Hicks

4962

Georgia

This let. in John Dillard S31649

Col. Jos. Grisham

20 Sept. 1834

4962

8 Jany. 1835 Hon.

J. M. Wayne

Let. 27 Mar: 35 Jos. Grisham

          Suspicious
(See ltr in Jan S21311 - Wm. Hughs)
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I certify that A L Barry whose signature appears herein is Clerk of the Court of Rbun County aa he states and the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

James M Wayne
Title is illegible

[Transcriber note: James M Wayne was appointed Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1835 by President Andrew Jackson.]

Henry Hicks

Georgia

Return to Col.  J.
Grisham at
Fall P. O. S. C.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.
State of Georgia
County of Rabun     On this seventh day of July 1834
                                Personally appeared before us the
undersigned Judges of the Superior or County Court of Rabun
Henry Hicks a resident of the County of Rabun in the State of Georg-
gia, aged Seventy Six years, who first being 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 Congress, passed
June 7th 1832. That in the year 1775 in September as well as he can
now recollect he Enlisted under Captain George Nicholas
Charles Washam first Lieut. He enlisted to Guard Williamsburg
the seat of Government in the State of Virginia and that he did
serve as a guard of the said Town and in the Second Virginia
Regiment of three years, during that time he was engaged in 
guarding & keeping the Magazine & Arsenal in order, cleaning
the arems, putting up cannon balls and conveying and guard-
ing them from Burwells Lannding on James River to the Arsenal in the
Town of Williamsburg, where the Governor /Henry/ lived in
the White House called the Palace at which he has stood a many a
night as a Sentinal and in which Town the officers of the
Government resides, he continued in such service as guard &
on such duty as Capt. Nicholas ordered until the expiration of
the term of his Enlistment which was for Three Years & he
was discharged by Capt. Nicholas. That on the expiration of the 
time in September 1778, He did Enlist again under Captain George Nicholas, to whom he was much attached and was to serve
with him in the State of Virginia, that contrary to contract about
the first of February 1779 He was ordered to go Northward and join the Army there he was to join the 2nd Virginia Regiment2
to which he belonged and was kept from as a guard of the State
of Virginia Government. He was marched through Hanover. Bowiling Greeen, Fredericksburg, thence to Mount Vernon,
thence by Alexandria, Georgetown where he crossed the
Potomac, thence to Bladensburg, Baltimore to the Head of Elk
not being near the 2nd Va. Regt. and there being but 10 or 12 men in the company on their march were dismissed and all went home,
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in the month of April 1779 having served not less than seven months of the last term of his Enlistment.

He further states that he Entered the service again about the 1st April 1780 as a Substitute for Hugh Gamble who was drafted in Pittsylvania County Va to go a tour of three months to the Long Island on Holston against the Cherokee Indians. He went under Captain William Wilcher who marched them to the Holston River and Vicinity against the Hostile Indians and were employed in Scouting the Country when they were not at the Station. They were stationed at Fort Henry at the Long Island on the Holston River. He afterwards in 1781 moved a man into North Carolina near Jonesbrough. While there, there was a draft, he stood a draft and was not taken, but one who was being desirous to remain at home, he took his place and turned out as he would call it a Volunteer to go Southwards under Capt. Samule Willliams, Col. Sevier, Col. Charles Robinson and about the first of September marched from Jonesbrough in North Carolina to join General Marion in South Carolina and about the last of Sept. they joined Marion's Army on Santee River. They went to a Hospital of the Enemy took the Officers and Docs and paroled them, took those able to travel, & left the sick. He was in no battles. He was out this tour form the first of September till the 15th December 1781 when he was discharged by Col. Sevier. He considered the last tour of duty as done as a volunteer as he took the place of one John Terry without pay and has never received any thing for the said services.

He states that he is so poor, old, & infirm he is unable to procure any information of his companions in the Army, nor does he know of any single individual who can testify to his said services. That He did serve not less than Three Years on his first enlistment, not less than Three months the first tour as a Volunteer and not less than Three months (he thinks 3 1/2 months) the last tour as a volunteer as stated making in all not less than Four Years & one month all as a private in the Continental or United States Army.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency or State.

And
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And he makes the following answers to the Interrogatives directed by the War Department to be proposed to applicants. Answer to 
   1st. He was born in Charles City County in Virginia 2 June 1758.
   2nd.  He has no record. There was one in his Family Bible but where it is now he does not know. It 
was with his Mother when he last saw it. 
   3rd. He lived in Cumberland County Va when he first enlisted. That he lived in Pittsylvania County when he first volunteered and also when he turned out the second term. {Since the Revolution he has lived in Va., Ohio. Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Carolina, S. Carolina and for the last 15 years Rabun County, Ga.
   4th. He enlisted twice, was a substitute once for Hugh Gamble and then Volunteered once or rather took the place of John Terry.
   5th. He served with Col. Sevier, Col. Robinson, General Marion, and Maj. Tipton.
   6th. If we ever got a written discharge he does not know what has become of it, nor does he recollect to have got any.
   7th. He would refer to all men in Rabun County, but particularly H. J. Maple Esq, W. Kelly Esq, Reps. Col Sam Beck and the two Majors Coffee and Price and Benj. Odelll Esq.
The above Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid in Court [signed] Henry Hicks
William Gillespie JJC   Robt. Brown JJC   B. Dover JJC   J. H. Sloan JJC   E. Wilborn JJC
   
We John S Henley a clergyman residing in the County of Rabun and Elijah Coffee residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Hicks who has subscribed and worn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court. [signed] John Sevier Henley, Elijah Coffee   William Gillespie JJC   Robt. Brown JJC   B Dover JJC   J. H. Sloan JJC   E. Wilborn JJC
   
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Sevier Henley who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in
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in the county of Rabun, and that Elijah Coffee who has also signed the same is resident in the same County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. [signed] Wm. Gillespie JJC   Robt. Brown JJC   B. Dover JJC J. H. Sloan JJC   E. Wilborn JJC

I, A. L. Barry, Clerk of the Inferior or Count Court of Rabun, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Hicks for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my own hand and applied my private seal there not being as yet a Seal of Office procured this seventh day of July 1834. [signed] A. L. Barry Clerk of the Infr. or County Court for Rabun County Georgia
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No 23503

Henry Hicks

Rabun County Georgia

See Va Rolls

Ret.

Make return to Col. Joseph Grisham
Falls Post Office
Pickens District
So. Carloina

not attest
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John H. Sloan
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[transcription of handwritten comments on War Department form]

May 20 1833

A Statement showing the service of Henry Hicks Reabun Co Georgia

Enlisted Fall 1775     3 years      Private     Capt. Nichols

Enlisted July 1779     7 months     Capt

Sub. Srping 80     3 months     General Marion

           81 until Dec 81      4 months      Sergeant    Col. Sevier

Age at present 74 years

Entered service from Cumberland Co Virginia

Traditional Evidence

Which
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No handwritten notes on this
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Hand written marks at bottom of War Department form

[signed] John N Ashton
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Transcription of words on form

R4962

Henry Hicks

Georgia

Rejected

Rejected