Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9850, for Gilbert Tearney, Georgia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Ga.  

Tearney, Gilbert  
               Elizabeth

NUMBER
W. 9850

CONTENTS
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Left hand page handwritten note:

Notif. sent to Hon L. Williams. H Reps 22d Dec 1820

Right hand page:

8671
M '71 d. :34
North Carolina

Gilbert Tearney
of Surry County in the state of No. Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scravier of the Georgia line, for the term of Eighteen months

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 10 of September 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of March 1819 and Sent to J Franklin Esquire Surry County No Carolina

Arrears to 4th of March 1819        $ 44.63
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48.
Total                                                  $94.63

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act `8th March, 1818.}

continued
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Left page:

N. Carolina 3205  
Elizabeth Tearney widow of Gilbert Tearney dec a pensioner, act 1818 who died on the 25 July 1834 of Surry Co in the State of N.C. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Dula of the regt commanded by Col. James of the Georgia line for 18 months.

Inscribed in the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate  of 60 Dollars per annum to commence on the [original line struck through] 25 July 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Jany 1840, & sent to Hon. G. W. Hopkins, H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of September 1839 $306.50
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 40 $30.00
$336.50

{Revolutionary Claim Act, July 4, 183[?]
Section the 3 [?] }

Recorded by D. McCurdy, Clerk
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 171

Right page

Hon. G. W. Hopkins 4 April 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6th April 1838 [unknown]
4th March 1841 to 4th Sept 1841 
Agt notified on June 2nd 1842

Dead
Paid as above from 4 March to 
2 August 1842  
Agt  notified 30 October 1844
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State of Virginia
Grayson County

Be it know that on the 30th day of November 1839 before me William Cloud a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Grayson and state aforesaid personally appeared David Tearney aged sixty eight years after being duly sworn according to law, and made Oath that he is a son of Gilbert Tearney Deceased who was a pensioner of the United States, and Elizabeth Tearney an applicant for a pension and that he now resides with his mother the aforesaid Elizabeth Tearney and that his father and mother never kept any record or register of the birth or Baptism of their children ages to his knowledge that according to the best account of his age by the representation of his father and mother he is sixty eight years of age and that he the aforesaid David Tearney is the oldest child of his father and mother's family.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above written before me and I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the aforesaid David Tearney and has been so for forty years or upwards and believe him to be the age above stated. Given under my hand this day and year last above written

David [X his mark] Tearney

William Cloud JP  
                              

State of Virginia, Grayson} ss
Be it known that on the 30th day of November 1839 personally appeared before me William Cloud a Justice of the peace in and for the county court of Grayson aforesaid Jabez Johnson and made oath in due form of law that he is well acquainted with the above named David Tearney that he is a son of Gilbert Tearney Deceased and Elizabeth Tearney who is an applicant for Pension, that he has been acquainted with David Tearney for fifty years and that he believes him to be sixty eight years of age and when I first became acquainted with I attended (?) was about 18 years of age
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sworn to and subscribed this day and year above written before me William Cloud Jabez Johnson

I do hereby certify that above named Jabez Johnson is a credible witness given under my hand the day and year last above written.

William Cloud

State of Virginia:
Grayson County: I, James Anderson, Clerk of the County Court of this said County of Grayson do hereby certify that William Cloud whose signatures are attached to the preceding affidavits is and was at the time of signing the same and acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Grayson and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his and genuine.

In testimony, whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed this seal of said County of Grayson Courthouse this 4th day of December in the year 1839.

James Anderson
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Elizabeth Tearney, wife of Gilbert 
4699 Elizabeth Tearney Declaration [in the corner, sideways]
A. 6
Act July 4th, 1836
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State of North Carolina
Surry County

On the 19th day of august 1839 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Court of Please [Pleas] and quarter sessions of the County of Surry in the state aforesaid, the same being a court of record Elizabeth Tearny a resident in the county of Surry and state aforesaid aged eight nine years after first being duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Gilbert Tearny who was an enlisted soldier in the Revolutionary War that she can not specify the various services rendered by her deceased husband, but as he was a pensioner of the United States previous to his death she begs leave to refer to the declaration and vouchers filed by him in the pension office, in order to obtain her pension for those particulars of his service.
She further declares that she was married to the said Gilbert Tearny in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy one in the County of Potsylvania [Spotsylvania] in the State of Virginia she does no recollect the day that she was married.
She recollects that the ceremony was performed by one Edward Hunter. She does not know any record evidence of her marriage nor does she know of a single living being who was present at the ceremony. She can prove however that she and her deceased husband have lived together and been reputed as man and wife as far back as their oldest neighbor can recollect, having raised a large family of children the oldest of whom is now sixty eight years of age. That her husband the aforesaid Gilbert Tearny died in the 25th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty four and that she still remains a widow ever since that period as [?] will more fully appear by reference [?] to the proof hereunto annexed. 
Elizabeth Tearny

Sworn and subscribed on this day and year above written before me. 

Samuel H. Jones
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State of North Carolina.   }
Surry County                     }. SS


This day personally appeared before me Samuel H. Jones an acting Justice of the Court of Please [Pleas] and quarter sessions of the County aforesaid, Frost V Snow, Elizabeth Snow, Henry Beamer and Nancy Beamer all of full age and intitled  [entitled] to credit and made oath that they are well acquainted with Elizabeth Tearny above mentioned that she is the reputed widow of Gilbert Tearny late a United States pensioner that she and the said Gilbert Tearny have to the knowledge of these deponents lived together and been reputed as man and wife for forty years or upwards. That she still remains a widow.

         his 
Frost  x   Snow
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               her
Elizabeth x Snow
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           his
Henry  x Beamer
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          her
Nancy x Beamer
          mark

Sworn and subscribed before me this 19th day of August 1839

Samuel H. Jones

State of North Carolina
Surry County

I Samuel H Jones an acting Justice of the Court of Please [Pleas] and quarter sessions of the County of Surry and state aforesaid before whom the foregoing affidavits were made do hereby certify that the affiants Frost V Snow Elizabeth Snow Henry Beamer and Nancy Beamer are persons of respectability and fully intitled [entitled] to credit I do further certify I am myself acquainted with Elizabeth Tearny that she is the reputed widow of Gilbert Tearny late a Pensioner of the united states, that they having lived together and been considered as man and wife since I first known them say twenty five years

Given under my hand this 19th day of August 1839

Samuel H. Jones
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State of North Carolina
Surry County 
I Samuel H Jones a Justice of the peace in and for the county court of Please [Pleas] and quarter sessions of the county aforesaid and state aforesaid the same being a court of record before whom the foregoing declaration was made of hereby certify that from old age and bodily infirmity to applicant Elizabeth Tearny is unable to attend court.
Given under my hand this 19th day of August 1839
Samuel H Jones

State of North Carolina
Surry County 

I Francis K Armstrong clerk of the Court of please and quater [quarter] sephions [sessions] in and for the County of Surry certify that Samuel H. Jones whose  signatures appear to the foregoing certificate was at the time if signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace of the County Court of Surry of being a court of record that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine and that full faith and credit should be given his official acts

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of office at Rockford this twenty fifth August  one thousand eight hundred thirty nine

FK Armstrong
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Gilbert Tearny
Low
0% yield worth $152.50
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State of N Carolina Surry County August Term AD 1820
On this 16th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court if being treated and established a - of Record by the laws of the State, and held as such this day for the County of Surry. Gilbert Teaney - who being first duly sworn according to Law both on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows that he commanded by Col. James in the County of Pennsylvania Virginia that his enlistment was for 18 months, but he served near two years and was discharged after the battle at BearCreek in Georgia These facts have been made known to the Secretary of war us the said Gilbert Terney has allarned a certificate of pension dated 26th day of March 1819 Numbered 8.671 his first declaration as appears from the certificate was dated the 10th day of September one thousand hundred and 
And I do solely swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gifts sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part there of with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the proposing of uncertain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War paped on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person intrust for me any property or security contracts debts due to me nor have I any one other than what is conformed
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in the schedule here to anened and by me subscribed And the said Gilbert Torney further states that he has 200 acres of Land valued by the - $150 one axe and one hoe worth $1:50 cents one pot one oven worth one dollar. That hit family consists of himself and his wife that he will be eighty seven years old next - that from his age and did prelude he is not able to work so as to procure substances, 
Gilbert X his mark Torney

Sworn to I declared in ope open Court 
Lut. Jo Williams Cell
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Schedules of the property belonging to Gilbert Tearney of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina. 

260 acres of Land valued by the }
assessor                                          } $150. 

One axe and one hoe $1.50                   1.50
One pot one oven $1                               1
                                                              ______
                                               Total       $152.50



Debt due by said Tearney [illegible] }
28 dollars for corn purchased           } $28.00

$18 dollars to ??Slade                             18
                                                               _______
                                                                 $46."

Sworn to in open Court 
[Illegible] Jo Williams [Illegible] 

Sworn to in open Court                       his
                                                    Gilbert x Tearney     
                                                               mark     

[illegible] Williams [illegible]
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State of North Carolina  }
Surry County                   }

I Joseph Williams clerk of the County 
Court of pleas & quarter - Sessions aforesaid [evidence of seal] do hereby certify that the forgoing oath and schedule, thereto answered, are true copies from the records of said County And I do further certify that it is the opinion 
of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property inhabited in the aforesaid  schedule is one hundred fifty two dollars & fifty cents. In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court on this 19th day of November AD 1820.

Jo Williams, Cle
By Jo Williams Jun D,C
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Gilbert Tearney
for a 
Pension
Gilbert Tearney

The name of the Colonel who commanded the regiment in which this [illegible] served must be stated.
    20 Jany 1879
[There is an illegible word written across the above paragraph.]


Franklin
Surry
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State of North Carolina}
Surry County}

This 10th day of September 1878 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law and Courts of Equity for the State personally appeared Gilbert Tearney aged eighty three years, resident in the County of Surry State of North Carolina who being by me fast duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the possessions made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war that he the said Gilbert Tearney enlisted in the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia on the 17th day of march in the year 1777 or 1778 in the Company commanded by Capt John Dooley of the Georgia lines as he verily believes and continued in the service for the term of one year and ten months on the Continental establishment when he was discharged by Majr Roberts in the town of Savannah State of Georgia. . that he was in the Battle of Bryar Creek . . that he is now in reduced _____ and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his service except the affidavit of Stephen Payne which accompanies this declaration. 

his mark: 
Gilbert Tearney

Sworn to:
Henry ________
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State of North Carolina
Surry County 10th Sept 1878

This may come before [illegible] M. Franklin a Justice of the Peace for said County. Stephen Payne who often being Duly Sworn according to Law says on his oath that he was well acquainted  with Gilbert Tearney of Pittsylvania County and State of Virg^a and knows that he enlisted into the Service of the United States in the revolutionary war in the Company Commanded by Capt^n Dooley and knows him after his return from the service and always understood and believed that he served out his time faithfully and that he was in the said service about twenty two months. Sworn to and subscribed before me: 

              his 
Stephen  x  Payne
              mark
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[illegible] M. Franklin JP
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State of North Carolina}
Surry County}
I Henry Lawell Judge [illegible] aforesaid Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the Said Gilbert Tearney did Serve in the ~ revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy for the Term of one year and ten months in the Continental establishment, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support, and, I now transmit the proceedings and testamony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Depart of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress of March the 18th 1818
[signed] Henry Lawell
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State of N. Carolina 

Surry County, SS. 

On this second day of March 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law for the said state, personally appeared Gilbert Tearney,  aged eighty six years, resident in [Surry?] County in the said [deleted] district [/deleted] state, who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Gilbert Tearney - - enlisted for the term of Eighteen Months on or about the first day of March in the year 1777 or 1778 in [Illegible] in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain John Dooley of the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Screaver in the line of the State of Georgia on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the terms of his enlistment expired, when he was discharged from service in the state of Georgia - that he was in the battle of Bryer Creek. 

and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. 
            his
Gilbert  x  Tearney
             mark
I, John Pexton Judge, &c, as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Gilbert Tearney did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of [deleted] nine [/deleted] eighteen months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.

1819

John Pexton  JSC

[Stamped] SEAL OF THE COURT.
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State of North Carolina   }
Surry County                    }

I Joseph Williams [illegible] Clerk of the Superior Court of law for the County of Surry aforesaid, do hereby certify that the Hon John Pexton who has subscribed his name to the within affidavit is one of the Judges of our Superior Courts of law &c And that all due faith [illegible] ought to be given to his official acts &c  In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office to the same this 2nd day of March AD 1819.  Jo Williams Jun CSC

[evidence of seal on left side of page]
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Ga service only
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9850
Elizabeth Tearney
Wid
Gilbert Tearney
Print Rev. War
Act: July 4th 1836.
[I]ndex:-Vol. elle, Page 267
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jan 28. 1840
VA.
[illegible]
G. Tearny
[illegible]
Ho. G. W. Hopkins
HR

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
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Washington City January 27th 18??

[illegible] J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions

Sir
     I am requested to inquire whether the claims of Elizabeth Tearney, widow of Gilbert Tearney deceased, late of Surry County N.C. and of Mary Spencer, widow of Timothy Spencer of Grayson County Virginia, for pensions, have been reported upon, and if so, the [illegible] that have been the [illegible] of each of them. Your attention to their claims, will lay me under renewed obligations to your kindness.

I am sir,
With great respct
Your obt. Servt
Geo Hopkins
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GIDEON, PRINTER.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Feb'y   6th, 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 Adm or of Elizabeth Tearney, dee., a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of Sixty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 2nd Aug, 1842,

Respectfully, yours,

Albion K. Parris

Comptroller.


To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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1838.9 4
1833.7. 25
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5.1.9

300.
5
1.5
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306.5

4699
Elizabth Teainey
Wid of Gilbert
NC
Act July 4 1836
Married 1770
Decd 1834
Allaa 18mo pri
$60 per ann
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4699

Sept 4

N.C.
July 4. 1836.

Eliz. Tearney
widow of
Gilbert Tearney

Mt Airy N. C. 
Aug 30

J L Edwards, Washington City            Free
Commissioner of Pensions
War department
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Grayson County Va.

Dear Sir I enclose you Mrs. Elizabeth Tearney's declaration of an applicant for Pension. If the papers are made out in accordance with the laws of Congress and regulations of the President and War department, you will please send her a Pension Certificate. If they are not sufficient, you will please return the same with notes anexed [sic] to the in-sufficiency. If they are right send me a form of a Power of attourney [sic] to obtain her money. she is a vary [sic] old and frail person and is vary needy, of support direct to Mt Aery N.C.   your speedy compliance will much oblige your most obedient & humble servant

George E. [last name torn off]
agent for Elizabeth Tea{torn off}

Mr[crossed out] J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 18th, 1842.

Sir:

Under the date 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," Elizabeth Tearney, a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of Sixty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1841, to the 4th Sept. 1841

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
COMPTROLLER.

To the COMMISIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present.
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N.C. Act July 4, 1836 - 4699
Elizabeth, widow of Gilbert Tearney—
Let to Claimant
11 Nov'r '39—