Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3677, for Moses Perkins, Georgia
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Ga              Perkins, Moses                   S. 3677



                                                             carded
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25502
West Te
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Moses Perkins
Declaration for pension
From 1778 [?]
1 yr 5 mo 21 day
$59

Return to A.J. Marchbanks 
Mc[?]
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
county of Warren S.S.

On [?] the 10th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open court before the [?] court of Peace and quarter [?] for the County of Warren in the State of Tennessee [?] settings pursuant the worshipfull William Mc Grigger A? H[?] and Samwell Durly Esq and for sitting [?] of said court Moses Perkins on [?] in the [?] and state [?] that is in the County of Warren and State of Tennessee aged seventy five years to the best of his belief, who [?] first duly [?] accordingly to [?] cloth are his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th, 1832.

That he [?] the services of the United States under the following named Officers and [?]

That in the fall season of the year 1778 he stated the day or month but knows it was about the time mentioned he [?] [?] of the United States.  He volunteered into the service in Wilkes Grain [?] in the state of Georgia, he attended himself to a company commander bu Darius Gray, of [?] Company . [?] Perkins was [?] he could not recollect the name of the [?] of the Company, he [?] voices at Dula S Station in the County of Wilks [?] and [?] the company aforsaid, who in Company [?] to a Regiment [?] commanded by Col. John Dula, [?] and Lieutenant Col Eligah Clark, he does not recollect the names of the majors of the regiment but he things open of them was Thomas Duly the brother of the Col.  At this time the [?] and [?] were [?] by [?]  or the [?] of Georgia, such was the extent of their cruelties  that many defenseless families stationed themselves within Dulas station or fort as it may be called for protection at this place and in this station his regiment was stationed for the purpose of protecting that section of the County from the inroads of the [?] and
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and whiles they being Tories who lived with them, who frequently visited them in both large and small bodies, he here remained thus
imployed untill his tour expired he does not now recollect how long the Tour was but he is certain that he served at least Six Months and he thinks longer, it was in the first of the fall
(Foder pulling time) when he entered he does not recollect the precise day; At the expiration of his tour which he thinks was some time in the first part of the spring of 1779, he does not recollect the precise time he was at Dula's  Station in Wilks County State of Georgia verbally discharged by his Captain James Gray. During this Tour he heard of Savana's being taken by the British from Dula's fort he went to his residence which was in the same County.
2 Some time in the spring season he cannot state the precise time he thinks it was about the first of April 1779, he again entered the service of the United States, he was drafted into the service does not recollect for what length of time he rendezvoused at 
Washington in Wilks County State of Georgia about the time last aforesaid, he was attached to a company commanded by Captain James Gray of which Abingdon Perkins was the Lieutenant, does not recollect the name of the ensign, his company was attached to a Regiment commanded by John Dula Col. Commandant and Elijah Clark Col. Lieutenant does not recollect the names of the Majors of the Regiment, in a very few days after he rendezvoused the entire Regiment marched in the direction to Savana, with a view as he
understood of joining other forces and opposing the
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advance of the British to the upper parts of Georgia from Washington they marched as far down the County as Brier Creek, he does not think it is very far from Savana in going to which they crossed Little river, went near tho  not through Agusta, not having formed a junction with any other forces, applicant and his Regiment retreated towards the upper Country, they first in their retrograde march went to Agusta where they remained for some time at which place there was troops stationed he thinks they were regulars, from there he and his Regiment were marched back to Wilks County in Georgia, and to a fort in that County called Clarks fort it was on Long Creek, he was
there stationed for the protection of the frontier against the indians and Tories, after having remained there for some time he was marched to Nailes fort on Broad River in the same County and about a days march from Clarks there he remained for some time, and was then marched back to Clarks, and was in this Tour frequently marched from the one of the forts to the other as necessity required, he
was thus employed until his Tour expired he does not recollect the length of time constituted the Tour But he is certain that he served at last six months. In Marching from
Washington to Bryer Creek he does not recollect of passing many places of notoriety the Country was knewly settled and but thereby inhabited, for this Tour he was
verbally discharged about the first of October in 1779
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at Nails Fort in Wilks County State of Georgia shortly after this the Tories killed Col. Dula, at his own house. 
3rd In the spring season of the year of 1780 he can not recollect the precise time he again entered the service of the United States, he volunteered into the service he does not recollect for what length of time in Wilks County State of Georgia, he entered the service and rendezvoused at the Gourd Vine Station in Wilks County State of Georgia, he attached himself to a company commanded by Captain, Peter Rockman does not recollect the names of the Leutenant or Insign, this company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col Elijah Clark, Col Commandant (promoted by the death of Duly) and John Cunningham Col Leutenant, at the place of rendezvous they were joined by a Regiment from South Carolina commanded by Col Andrew Pickens and Col Robert Anderson, he is not certain
whether Pickens was a Col or General at all events he assumed the command in chief, applicant does not recollect the names of the Majors of his Regiment. At this time it was understood that a body of Indians and Tories had Collected and were marching from the Cherokee nation to attack the frontiers of Georgia. Applicant his Regiment and that of Anderson were marched against them, from the place of and in a few days after the rendezvous of the troops they marched into the Cherokee Nation on the South Bank of the Oconee river they come in contact with the Indians and Tories the fought and defeated them they were on their way to the settlements they killed some of them and took some prisoners-
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among which number was two Tories to wit Adam Luny who was taken by applicant and Daniel Murphey each of whom they hung on the bank of the river to a tree they having been guilty of some great acts of atrosity, this battle took place at the Bigg shoals on said river,  from there they were marched back to the Gourd vine station in Wilks County in the State of Georgia, where he was in the spring of the year of 1780 verbally discharged by his Captain Peter Rockman, he served in this Tour at least three weeks.
4. After the expiration of the last mentioned
Tour he cannot state the precise time but thinks it was in the first part of the year of
1781, or the latter part of 1780, he again
entered the service of the United States he volunteered into the service he attached himself to a company of mounted malitia
commanded by Captain Peter Rockman does not recollect the Leutenant which company was attached to a Regiment Commanded by
Col. Commandant, Elijah Clark and Leutenant
Col John Cunningham he entered the service volunteered and Rendezvoused at Washington in Wilks County State of Georgia. The object of this Tour was to overrun the Cherokee nation, they were also joined by the Regiment of General or Col Pickens and Col Anderson from South Carolina from the place of rendezvous, they marched to the Chatahoochee river in the  Cherokee nation, there they took two indians
prisoners, from then they were marched to the Indian Town called the Long Swamp Town on the Hightower River -
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there they killed several Indians and took seventeen prisoners from here they were marched to a vilage or place called Vans on a creek name not recollected here they took four
or five Tories prisoners, of whom they hung one by the name of Williams. From here they marched to a creek called then Scillacoa a  Branch of the Coosa River, here they camped
for some days, heard of some Indians, there at a place called the Pine Log Town then marched to it and took Eighteen Indians and one Tory prisoners, here they remained for a few days, and the officers turned some of the Indians loose with a talk for their Brother Indians, from there they were marched back to Washington Wilks County State of Georgia, then the South Carolina Regiment left them, and applicant was permitted to go home for a verry short time and to join his Regiment again at that place at the time designated for the purpose of marching into the Creek nation which he did at the place and time designated, when he now joined his company he found that his Captain Rockman had been removed from the command how or for what cause he does not recollect or know it was then commanded by Captain John Burks. His Regiment was now joined by a Regiment from the lower part of Georgia commanded by General or Col Twiggs, he does not know whether he was a general or Col, he and those Regiments then marched as far as the Oconee River into the Creek nation, here they heard unfavorable accounts of the number of Indians ready to meet them
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and considering it perilous to advance any farther stoped and tried ineffectually to treat with the Indians, he was then marched back to Washington in Wilks County State of Georgia when and where he was discharged by his Captain John Burks in writing, he does not recollect the precise time but it was about five and a half months from the time of his entering the service for this Tour - In this tour he served at least five months.
He has no documentary evidence of his services, he knows of no person who he can procure by whom he can prove his services, or any part of them.
1. To the first question he says he was born in Lincoln County State of North Carolina, some time in the year of 1758. he cannot state for the want of recollection the day or month
2. To the second interrogatory he says at this time he has no record of his age. he once had it was burnt up in his house which was consumed by fire.
3. When called into the service he lived in Wilks County State of Georgia, where he resided untill some years after the revolution. He then moved to Pendleton District State of South-
Carolina, where he lived untill about the year of 1804, when he moved to this Warren County in the State of Tennessee where he now and has ever since lived with the exception of about six years, which time he lived in the State of Alabama
4. The first Tour he volunteered into the service, Six Months
The Second Tour he was drafted into the service, Six Months
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The third Tour he volunteered into the service,
three weeks
The fourth Tour he served he voluntered into service served five months
5. He cannot state the names of any of the Regular officers with certainty or Continental Regiments nor can he state any thing more upon the subject of Malitia Regiments than is stated in the body of his declaration he thinks
it possible the Regiment that marched with them to the Indian nation from South Carolina and commanded by Cols Anderson and Pickens were Regulars and they Regular officers he is not certain. he was not with any of the Regulars at Agusta tho he lay near them, and did not learn any of their names.
6. For the fourth and last Tour he served he received a discharge in writing it was given by his Captain John Burks it has long since been lost or destroyed he does not know how or when, for the other three Tours he was verbally discharged
7. He is known to Clemma Sullivan a Clergiman, Major Joseph Colville, Waldoo Cutter and diverse others all of whom now are and have for many years in his present 
neighbourhood and he thinks they will testify as to his character for verasity and of their belief of his services as a soldier of
the revolution.
At the time applicant served in the Revolution he was an humble member of society, lived on  the frontiers, and was principally employed in its defence, or in services conclusive thereto. he therefore is not able to state from his own
knowledge many of the incidents of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension
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or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not upon the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Moses Perkins [X and "his mark" appear between first and last names]
Sworn to and Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Jos Colville
By L. Colville DC
We Clemma Sullivan a Clergiman, residing in the present neighbourhood of the above named applicant in the County of Warren and State of Tennessee and Waldoo Cutler residing in the same neighbourhood County and
State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Perkins who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Clema Sullivan
Waldo Cutler
Sworn and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
Jos Colville Clerk
By L Coville DC
And the said Court do herby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution
or a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Clemma Sullivan who has signed the preceding certif
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ficate is a Clergiman residing in the present neighbourhood of the applicant Moses Perkins in the County of Warren and State of Tennessee and that Waldo Cutler who has also signed the same is a resident in the same neighbourhood County and State, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit
William McGregor      Justices of the Peace
Aaron Higginbotham
Samuel Denley
I Joseph Colville Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
quarter sessions for the County of Warren in the State of Tennessee do herby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Perkins for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the private seal there
being no seal of Office yet provided for
said Court at office this the 10th day of
October A.D. 1833
Jos Colville Clk
By L Colville DC
[Seal appears to left of signature]
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I certify that Joseph Colville whose name is signed to the foregoing certifficates is the Clerk of the Warren County Court in the State of Tennessee. The signature of his name to said 
certifficates are in the hand writing of Lusk Colville, who acts as deputy Clerk in said Court. I am acquainted with his hand writing. The foregoing signatures are genuine. I also believe there is no seal of office to said Court yet provided this the 16th October 1833.
H. Isacks
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Rev War       Com
3677
INVALID.
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File No. 3677
Moses Perkins
Pit -- line
Act: June 7th of 32
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 291
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Ga. Line. Records corrected Mar. 14 '04    a