Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 9482, Obadiah Hooper, Va.
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(2-1776)   VA
SERVICE    NUMBER

Va    Hooper, Obadiah W 9482.
        Sarah   BLW 26811-160-55

CONTENTS:
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March
Hooper
Apl: 42 to

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S6.500
Alabama
30566
Obadiah Hooper
[illegible] in the State of Alabama was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain Ballard of the regt commanded by Col Henry on the Virginia line for one year from 1775.

Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama at the rate of 42 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of April 1836  and sent to Beaufort - [illegible]
Neely, Pickinsville Alabama

Arrears to the 4th of March 1836, $212.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '36       21.25
                                                              $233.75

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm S Allison Clerk,
Book E.2 Vol. 8 Page 77
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Letter to Pensioner, July 20, 1853,
1860 March 24th Let to Hon R Davis
1860, April 8th Transferred from Tuscaloosa Alabama to Jackson Mississippi from 4 Septr 1858. Transfer sent to Hon Reuben Davis Hs Reps

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3 Mar. '55. 75.771.
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381
Mississippi
.9.
Alabama Lou'a
Sarah Hooper,
widow of Obadiah,
Va Hooper
Who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 42 dollars 50 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 14th day of May 1853 and sent to Wm Hunt, Present,

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 157 Vol. A
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75771 Act 3 March/55
April 16/55

Sarah Hooper
widow
Obadiah Hooper Pri.

Pensioner - Alabama

Revolutionary War
Ala helg 53-381
W: 160 Acres [illegible]
Boynton
M
H. S. Shelton
Pickensmith
Alabama
[Across]
No 26.811 iss March 24/56

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let H. S. Shelton Nov 1" 155.
Lt: " "   " " 17 "
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The State of Alabama
Pickens County} on this the 31st day of March AD 1855 personally appeared before me Humphry S Shelton an acting justice of the peace within and for said county Sarah Hooper widow of Obadiah Hooper aged Eighty one years a resident of Pickens County in the State of Alabama. who being duly sworn according to Law declares that she is the identical widow of Obadiah Hooper and that She has received under the act of July 3rd 1833 a pension for his services in the war of the Revolution. at the time she applies for said pension & that she lives in the the same county and state aforesaid
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land granted by the act passed March the 3 AD 1855 and she hereby declares that she has not applied for or received and she believes she is not entitled to Bounty Land except as above stated. & she declares that she is still the widow of the said Obidiah Hooper and has not married again since his death her pension was granted on the 14th July 1833
Sarah Hooper
x her mark

Sworn to and Subscribed by making her mark. before me the day and year above written and I certify that I have no interest in the above claim also that the applicant is known to me as the identical person she represents her self to be
Humphry S. Shelton
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Alabama
Pickens County}
personally came James H Stone & Wms Christopher residents of Pickens county persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn say that they were present and saw Sarah Hooper sign her name to the foregoing declaration and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. and who has received a pension for the services of Obidiah Hooper in the war of the Revolution and they deponents do reside in Pickens county and State of Alabama. they also swear they are uninterested witnesses and that the applicant is still the widow of Obidiah Hooper & has not married since his death
James, A, Stone
Wms,, Christopher

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 31st day of March AD 1853
Humphrey S Shelton
Justice of the Peace

Hon L P Waldo will please forward this warrant to H S Shelton Pickensville Pickens County Alabama when issued
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The State of Alabama
Pickens County} I Alexander B Clitherall Judge of Probate for said County hereby certify that Humphrey S Shelton whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace duly elected commissioned and qualified and that all his official acts are entitled to full force and credit
And I further certify that the Court of Probate is a court of record having a Judge & seal but no Clerk. and that by law the Judge performs the duty of Clerk, and that this attestation is in due form and by the proper office.
Given under my hand & Seal of office at Office this 9th day of April 1855
Alex B. Clitherall
Judge of Probate
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Alabama
original
29.411
Jany 28, 1834
Pension Office
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(1)
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Alabama
Pickens County} On this the 20th day of December 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the county court of the county aforesaid now sitting Obadiah Hooper, a resident citizen of the county and state aforesaid, aged 78 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832: That he entered the service of the U S. as a regular soldier in October 1775 and belonged to the first Virginia regiment commanded by Col. Patrick Henry of Virginia, Frank Epp major Robt Ballard Captain. E Garland first Lieut. Claiborn Lawson Ensign, that he served for the space of one year in that capacity, under the enlistment aforesaid, that during said period he was at the battle of the long Bridge near Norfolk Virginia, 9th Dec. 1775, Col. Lewis of N.C. he believes commanded during the engagement, his company officers as aforesaid: That he resided in the county Lunenburgh Virginia at the time of his enlistment aforesaid: that he marched through Amelia, Dunwoods, Chesterfield, and Elizabeth City, and James City to Williamsburgh, that the second continental regiment, commanded by Col. Woodford as he believes, served with them at Norfolk when sent by Lord Dunmar, he mentions the names of Capt Tolissio, of the see and regt Capt Fountain and Capt Gipson as regular officers whom he knew during this campaign all of the 2nd regt that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can festify to his service That he was discharged at Old Williamsburgh Virginia
That in May 1780 he returned Ballard Stephens Commanded the brigade, John Glenn Col Boykin Major, Sylvanus Walker Capt
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(2)
Wm Pamplat Lieut. served 6 months, was discharged at Gilford old Court House N. Carolina during this campaign was in the battle near Camden so called Gates' defeat, and twice wounded in the right leg (scars visible) was in no other engagements during this campaign: that when he entered the army as a volunteer aforesaid he lived in the county of Lunenburgh Virginia, and during this campaign passed through may county of N. Carolina not now remembered, and into Kershaw district in So Carolina the companies of other regts and other regts with them during this campaign not now remembered: he mentions the names of Gates, De Calb, Stephens & Caswell as officers he knew and with whom he served during this campaign
that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service that he was discharged at Guilford Court House N. Carolina
That in May 1781 he together with 59 other volunteers as light horsemen, chose their own officers, and furnished their own horses and equipage
Their officers were Zachariah Lee Capt Obidiah Hooper (the applicant) Lieut. They were never commissioned, or discharged, but served until the surrender of Cornwallis, at which surrender he, (the applicant) was present: that during this campaign he marched through the counties of Louisa, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Charles City and Jas City that in this campaign he (company of horse) were generally with Genl La Fayette and acted as his life-guard, that he has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
That during his residence in Greenville Dist So Carolina, his house was burnt and with it his discharges: that he was born in the year
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(3)
1755, December 15th, as appears upon record in his (applicants) own family bible, now at his residence in the county and state aforesaid transcribed from his father's family bible: that since the revolution the applicant has resided in the counties of Lunenburgh & Halifax Virginia, from where he removed to Greenville Dist S.C. and there resided 6 years; and from there removed to Georgia, Franklin County, where he resided 18 years: from there he removed to the state of Tennessee, Bedford County, where he resided near six years; from thence to Alabama Tuscaloosa County, from thence to Pickens County Alabama, where he now resides, he has resided about sixteen or seventeen years in the last mentioned state. how long he resided in Virginia after the revolution before his removal to So. Carolina he does not now recalled. During his residence in GO. he was elected a member of the convention not framed the constitution of that state. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except of the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state that he is aware of
Sworn to and subscribed this the day and year aforesaid
Ob Hooper

We Richard Wilkins a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid, and Francis W Bostick residents in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Obidiah Hooper, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, we believe him to be 78 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Francis Bostick
Richd Wilkins
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(4)
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states. Also the court further certifies that Richard Wilkins who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County and State aforesaid: That Francis W Bostick who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Pickens, state of Alabama, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
G H Flournoy

I Francis W. Bostick Clerk of the County Court of Pickens County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of said Obediah Hooper for a pension. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of Office, this the 28th day of December A.D. 1833
Test Francis W. Bostick Clerk
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The State of Alabama
Pickens County} Personally appeared before me James Y Shaw an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Sarrah Hooper who being by me first Duly sworn sayeth upon Oath that she is the Widow of Obadiah Hooper a pentioner of the Revolution of the United States and she the said Deponent saith upon Oath that the Right of Matrimony was Celebrated between her the said Deponent and Obidiah Hooper a pentioner Deceased on the 24th day of March AD 1805 by William Jones Esquire Franklin County Georgia and furthermore the said Deponent saith not
Sarrah Hooper
x her mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me James Y Shaw a Justice of the Peace this 26th day of March AD 1842

The State of Alabama
Pickens County} Personally appeared before me James Y Shaw an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, John M Hooper being by me first Duly sworn Deposeth and saith upon Oath that he was personally acquainted with William Jones Esquire state of Georgia Franklin County and state aforesaid and the said Deponent saith upon Oath that the said Jones Esquire as aforesaid told him in person that he did Celebrate the Rights of Matrimony between Obadiah Hooper and Sarrah now his widow and the said Deponent saith upon Oath that the said Obadiah Hooper Deceased was in Company with him the said Deponent on a Certain day with a loaded Wagon when the said Obadiah Hooper left him the said Deponent and he said his promise was to marry the said Sarrah
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Sanders Daughter of Moses Sanders and the said Deponent saith upon Oath that he was at the Residence of the said Obadiah Hooper while a Citizen of the State of Georgia and moved him to the state of Tennessee Bedford County and from there to Alabama Tuscaloosa County and then in said state to Pickens County when and where the foregoing Parties lived to my Own personal knowledge they lived as husband and wife untill his Death on the 31st May AD 1839and the said Deponent saith upon Oath that he Does know that it was in the month of March that the aforesaid transaction took place and he believes it was in the year 1805 and further more the said Deponent saith not
John M Hooper
sworn to and subscribed before me James Y Shaw Justice of the peace this 26th day of March AD 1842
Producing a Certificate in the following Words, to wit
War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I Certify that in Conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 Obadiah Hooper
of Alabama
who was a Private in the Army
of the Revolution
is entitled to Receive forty Dollars and fifty Cents pr annum during his natural life Commencing on the 4th of March and 4th of september in every year
Given at the War office of the United States this fourteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty six
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned} J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions {Seal}
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Recorded in the Pension office in Book E 2 Vol 8 Page 99 by Wms S Allison Clerk} on the Back side of the seal 30.566
The state of Alabama
Pickens County,} I James Y Shaw an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Do hereby Certify that I have been acquainted with Obadiah Hooper Deceased and Sarrah his wife since the year 1823 untill his Death in 1839 and since with Sarrah Hooper his widow and all Due faith and Credit ought to be Given to her Oath Given under my hand and seal at office this 26th day of March AD 1842
James Y Shaw Justice of the peace {seal}
The State of Alabama
Pickens County} Personally appeared before me James Y Shaw an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Stephen P Doss and James A Davis, two Disinterested Witnesses, in the neighbourhood who being by me first duly sworn Deposeth and saith upon Oath that Sarrah Hooper is the Widow of Obadiah Hooper a Pensioner of the United States, Deceased and that she is, the Person that signed the foregoing affidavit sworn to and subscribed this 26th day of March AD 1842 before me James Y Shaw Justice of the peace
Stephen P. Doss
James A Davis
The state of Alabama
Pickens County} I James Y Shaw an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Do hereby Certify that Obadiah Hooper, a pentioner made his last Draw by power of attorney to James H Hooper at the Office in Mobile George S Gains, Agent of the Pension office said power being sworn to before me on the 4th day of March 1839 and then Deceased on the 31st of May Thereafter for I in Person saw his Remains, Entered and when I wrote his will he acknowledged the said Sarrah to be his lawfull wife given under my hand and seal this 26th March AD 1842
James Y Shaw Justice of the peace {seal}
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The state of Alabama
Pickens County} I James H Hooper Executor of Obadiah Hooper a Pentioner Deceased Would Petition for the Benefit and support of Sarrah Hooper the Widow of Obadiah Hooper a Pentioner of the Revolution your Pentioner would in Duty bound Ever pray to Continue the Pention for the support of the aforesaid Widow This 26th March AD 1842
J H Hooper
The State of Alabama
Pickens County} I Francis W Bostick Clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that the within James Y Shaw, whose signature is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is now and was at the time of subscribing his name to the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at office the 4th day of April 1842
Francis W Bostick Clerk

you will please to write to Pickensville to James H Hooper if she is entitled to any thing and if not please to write that she is not entitled and it will save some trouble if the Evidence of the Marriage is not sufficient write and we will send to Georgia

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No. 8250
Sarah Hooper
of Obadiah
Alabama

Sarah Hooper
Ala. Act.

reject.

Jas. H. Hooper,
Pickensville,
Ala.
Apl 23 '42
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feb 13 45

Pension Office
Obadiah Hooper
Ala

To the secretary of War
Washington City

[Stamp 1]
PICKENSVILLE
FEB
3
AL.

[Stamp 2]
FREE
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State of Alabama Pickens County, ss.

Be it Known that Before me Aaron M Cook a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Sarrah Hooper and made Oath in Due form of Law that she is the widow of Obadiah Hooper Deceased a revolutionary pensioner who Drew a pension in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 of forty two Dollars and fifty cents per annum During his natural life Commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States, the fourteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty six signed Lewis Cass, secretary of War, that she now makes this affidavit for the purposes of drawing a pension under the act of Congress passed on the 17th of June 1844 entitled an act to Continue the pensions of certain widows that she has not intermarried but continues to be a widow, that she now resides in the County of Pickens and state of Alabama and has resided there for the space of twenty one years past and previous. Thereto she resided in Tuscaloosa County Alabama sworn to and subscribed this 29th day of January AD 1845 in the presence of James Y Shaw Eliza Cook x her mark
Sarrah Hooper
x her mark
 Aaron M Cook {seal}
Justice of the Peace
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State of Alabama Pickens County s.s.

Personally appeared before me Aaron M Cook an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid James Y Shaw who Deposeth and saith upon Oath that he has been personally acquainted with the within Named Sarrah Hooper since the year 1823 and with her husband Obadiah Hooper from that date untill the time of his Death which was the 31st day of May 1839 for the said Deponent saith upon Oath that he saw his Remains entered on the 1st day of June 1839 and further saith untill the present date with Sarrah Hooper his widow and she yet Remains the Esteemed Widow of Obadiah Hooper sworn to and subscribed this 29th day of January AD 1845 Before me
James Y Shaw {seal}
Aaron M Cook {seal}
Justice of the Peace
I Francis W Bostick Clerk of the County Court of Pickens County Certify that Aaron M Cook is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my Name this 30th day of January in the year 1845
Francis W. Bostick Clerk
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9482
Sarah Hooper
Wid
Obadiah Hooper
Privt Rev. War

Act: Febry 3d 1853
Index:-Vol. A, Page 344

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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26.811

Rev Army
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on official Business

Hon J Minot
Comm of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

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Obadiah Hooper decd
and 
Sarah Rec p33
Revy 53-381-Ala

[Stamp 1]
PICKENSVILLE
NOV
3
AL.

[Stamp 2]
FREE
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Let to Pensioner
20 July 1833

Alabama Tuscaloosa
Sarah Hooper
widow of Obadiah
who served in the Revolutionary
was as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
42 Dollars 50
cents per annum to commence on the 3d day of February 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the
14th day of May 18[obscured]
and sent to 
William Hunt
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under [obscured, page 157 Vol a
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Suspended
See letter to B. H. Neely
Carrollton, Ala
25 March 1855
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Duplicate 
Declaration

Original sent to J.E. Heath 29 Apl 1834

See letter 6 July 1835 to applicant
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Sarah Hooper
of Obadiah
Alabama

Rejected

See let 25 Apro; 1842 J.M. Hooper 
Let to Mrs. Sarah Hooper
Feb 21 1835
married after 1796
Letter to to Hon. S. W. Juge
April 9, 1850

Act of July 1838
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Revolutionary papers of Sarah Hooper, widow of Obadiah, pensioner on alabama roll 20 March /57

H.C. Spalding
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Sarah Hooper
Widow of Obadiah
Revolutionary Pensioner
Act Jan 1832
Alabama Roll

Widow's application 
under
Act Feb 3 1853

Claim filed March 9, 1853

Attorney
William Hunt
Washington City D.C.
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Walker Baylor Capt
James Dysart Capt
Jonathan Kearsley Major
Wm McKennon Capt
Robt McClellan Lt
Thos Pearson Lt
Abraham Stout Lt
Thos Anderson 1st Lt
Daniel Brodhead Lt.
Nathan Bostwick Ens
John Gibson Lt. Col
Samuel Kearsley Capt
John Keemle
Jonathan McConnell
Philip M. Russell
Henry Skinner

These names are shown in Doc. House of Rep No. 124 pp 19 & 20 Penn.  20th Cong 1st Ses 

Let. from Sec of War transmits a list of offiers on U.S.  Pen Roll Jan 30, 1828
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(8-1776)

Service                          
VA

Hooper Obadiah          W9482
Sarah                             
BLH26811-160-55

Contents
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State of Georgia
Franklin County
Personally appeared before me Woodrow Blankinship an acting magistrate within said county
Capt. Richard Hooper and Capt. Matthew Hooper, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that , they were well acquainted with their Brother Obadiah Hooper of Pickens County in the State of Alabama in the time of the Revolutionary War. He said Richard Hooper sayes that he knows that the said Obadiah Hooper served a twelve months tour under Capt. Ballard and Major Eppes, he thinks in the first Virginia Regiment, he also served six months under Capt. (illegible), he was also at Gates defeat this diplomat saw a discharge that he said Obadiah received from Capt Ballard. He said Matthew B Hooper says that he saw his Brother Obadiah in the service under Capt Ballard, & believes he served under him twelve months. He said Obadiah was also at Gates Defeat, deposent also saw him afterwards in a light horse company but does not recollect the names of the officers. 
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 2 day of January 1935
Woodson Blankinship J.P.
Richard B Hooper
Matthew B. Hooper
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Georgia   }
Franklin County}

I hereby certify that Capt Richard Hooper & Capt. Matthew B. Hooper who have  subscribed the above affidavit are both respectable citizens of said county, and that their statements are entitled to credit, witness my hand this 2nd day of January 1835
Woodson Blankinship J.P.

State of Georgia}
Franklin County }
Clerk office Inferior Court

J. Thomas King Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that Woodson Blankinship whose name appears to the above affidavit and certificate is a magistrate as there represented, and that full faith and credit, ought to be had and given to his attestations as such, and that said Signatures are genuine. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 2nd day of January 1835.
Thomas King C. I. C.
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Georgia   }
Franklin County }

I, Noah Looney one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of said County, do hereby certify that Thomas King whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is the Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County as there represented, and that the same is in due form, and that his signature & seal of office are genuine, witness my hand and seal this 2nd day of January 1835
Noah Looney JIC {seal}
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County Court Pickens County
Special Term Feb 17 1835

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed the 7th June 1832
State of Alabama}
Pickens County} ss. 
On this the 12th day of February A.D. 1835 personally appeared before George H. Flournoy [marked out: Chief Justice of the [?]] Judge of the county Court of the County of Pickens, Obediah Hooper, a resident of said county aged 79 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain a pension under the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832. That he entered in the army of the United States in the year 1775 on or about the first of October, the precise day not now recollected, under one Capt Robert Ballard and served in the first Virginia Regiment under said enlistment for the term of 12 months, and was in active service for and during all the time of said twelve months. He mentions Patrick Henry as Col-- Frances Epps major said Robert Ballard Captain - all of whom belonged to said first regiment = That
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he resided in Lunenburgh County in the state of Virginia at the time of his enlistment that after entering the service in said enlistment, he marched from Lunenburgh to Williamsburgh, from there to the Long Bridge, all in the said state, where he attacked and defeated the British commanded by Capt. Fordice, from there to Norfolk and was at that place when beset by Lord Dunmore, from there to Williamsburgh in the State of Virginia when we were discharged in October, (about the middle of said month) 1776 -
That on the first day of May 1880 said applicant again enlisted for the term of six months under Captain Sylvanus Walker of the first Virginia Regiment, in General Steven's Brigade, John Glenn Col, Boykin Major and that at the time of his enlistment he resided in Lunenburgh, Virginia. 
That he marched from there to So. Carolina, through part of Virginia Through No Carolina, into Kershaw district in So Carolina, and was at Gates' defeat near Camden in the 16th August 1780 - that after the
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defeat of Gates, he returned to Guilford Court House in North Carolina and was discharged on the 4th of Nov. 1780 - That in the year 1781, on or about the 3rd of May, he volunteered and attached himself to a Light Dragoon Company, and equipped himself as did the others belonging to said Company at their own expense - and served until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at the siege of York, and served under Capt Zachariah Lee said volunteer company acting as the life guard of Genl La Fayette - That deponent was Lieutenant in said horse company - That he was discharged at Yorktown directly after said surrender - That the original discharge of said applicant under the first and second term of enlistment were burnt at the time of the burning of his house which happened in the District of Pendleton the state of South Carolina - That he never had a commission as Lieutenant in the Draggoon [sic] Company - That he resided in Lunenburgh Virginia at the time of his enlistment - from thence he removed to Pendleton Dist
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in the State of So Carolina from there he removed to Franklin County Georgia from there to Franklin County Tennessee, from there to Tuscaloosa County, in the state of Alabama from there to Pickens County in the said state, where he now resides - 
That he was born in the year 1755 at in Lunenburgh County in the State of Virginia, on the 15th day of December according to a register of his age in his fathers family bible, which he now has in his possession at his residence in said County of Pickens -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state whatever -
And further said applicant states that he is the person referenced to in the accompanying affidavit of Richard B Hooper, and Walter B Hooper - sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Ob Hooper
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We Francis W Bosstick residing in the county of Pickens and State of Alabama, and Samuel Wier a clergyman residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Obadiah Hooper, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 79 years of age, that he is reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in the opinion - and further that we believe him to be the same person as mentioned in the affidavit of Richard B Hooper and Walter B Hooper of Georgia which said certificate is here unto annexed
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Wier
Frances W Bostick

And the said Court after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Wier who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Pickens and state
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aforesaid, and that Francis W Bostick who has also signed the same is a resident in the county and state aforesaid, and is a creditable person, and that their statements is entitled to credit -
G H Flournoy, Judge
aforesaid.

I Francis W. Bostick Clerk of the County Court of Pickens County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Obadiah Hooper for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 17th day of February A.D. 1835

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[illegible] Hooper
Obadiah
Alabama

suspd
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Pension Agency
Sencalorna, Alabama March 30 1860

Sir:
I am in receipt of your letter of the 24th instant, requesting me to inform you to what time and at what rate Sarah Hooper, widow of Obadiah, a Pensioner now and the roll of the Agency, under the act of February 3d 1853, was last paid.
I reply, that she was paid to the 4th day of September, 1858, at the rate of Forty two 50/100 dollars per annum.

Respectfully
M. Donoho,
Pension Agent.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City.
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Washington April 5th 1850

Sir
I send you herewith a letter from Mrs Sarah Hooper who is anxious to procure such information as will enable her to obtain a pension if she is entitled thereto.
Your early attention to her title will be duly appreciated. Please send your reply to me & mentioned her letter
Your respectfully
S W Juse

Col J. L. Edwards
Com of Pension
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Brief in the case of Sarah Hooper widow of Obadiah Pickens County and State of Alabama
act 3 Feb 1853

Claim, ("original")

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Husband was a pensioner at $42:50 per annum Proof of marriage - Parole evidence - affidavit of magistrate who drew the will of the husband & proof of celebration

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Name and residence of Agent
Wm Hunt
Present

S. Cole
Examining Clerk.
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Pickensville Ala 7th Nov 1835
Hon J Minot Com of Pensions
Dear Sir
in the case of Sarah Hooper widow of Obadiah Hooper application for bounty land under the act of March 3d 1835 No 75,771. I do not understand how the needed evidence should be out of the will, at this time. When it was in your office since your time. When she made application under the act of July 1835. for a pension for life which was granted her. Though he that [illegible] the attys to take out papers as in the common law Courts. it is William Hunt Esq made the application for the pension under the act of 1835 for Mrs Sarah Hooper and probably did not set on the Muster roll of Obadiah Hooper Company of which h e as a private I am satisfied that the record is not lost but mislaid & also that the old lady is entitled to the bounty land the claims the old Lady is needy and requests all that she can get from any term. will you please have Sarah made for the paper & grant her [illegible]
yrs Respectfully H. S. Shelton
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Ala

Sarah Hooper
wid
Obediah
381

M Geddes [overwritten with: Cole]

[vertically]
Pension  office
Washington City DC

5
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Pickensville Alabama   July the 9, 1833
Pension office 
Sirs I have laide [sic] in my clame [sic] for a Pension under your last act of congress Granting Widows of the Reverluniary [sic] [overwritten: tion] of the decesed [sic] husbands a pension for life.  
Dear Sirs Imployed [sic] one William Hunt of Washington Cty my agent and made him my lawful agent and he rote [sic] me sometime in the May that he had succeed [sic] in git [sic] my Pension and he stated that I wold [sic]  draw only $42.50 cents per year and he wold [sic] charge me for survices [sic]  $25 and it seems strange that my husband drawed $85 dollars each year and I am only to draw 4.50 if the goverment [sic] don't dow [do] something for the poore [sic] old Reverlunia [sic] Soldiers as they are the ones to draw from the goverment [sic]  if I can't git [sic] satisfaction now I will git [sic] one of our members of congress to attend to it at the next sesion [sic] Dear Sirs I am the widow of Obadiah Hooper hoe [who] surved [sic] [?]ing the war pleas [sic] Rite [sic] me all the perticulars [sic] and what hunt has done for me I am yours

Sarah Hooper
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State of Georgia
Franklin County} Personally appeared before me Solomon S. Thomson a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Richard B Hooper of said County, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that his Brother Obadiah Hooper of Pickens County, in the state of Alabama who is now applying for a pension under the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 - did serve in the war of the Revolution, as follows that is - In the first Virginia Regiment under Capt Ballard he enlisted in 1775 and served twelve months at that time. He also served a six month tour in 1780 under Capt Walker & Colo Glenn during this tour he was in Gates defeat near Camden, South Carolina Deponent knows that the said Obadiah Hooper served another tour of duty in a light horse Company under Genl. Layfayette, this deponent does not recollect, what particular year this last service was performed, but thinks it was about a year after the defeat of Genl. Gates, he served this last time three months and this deponent further had the horse for said service -
Richard B Hooper

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 6th day of October 1835
S. D. Thomason J.P.
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State of Georgia
Franklin County} Personally appeared before me Samuel S Thomson a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Matthew B Hooper of said County, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was young during the revolutionary war, but will recollect that his Brother Obadiah Hooper now of Pickens County Alabama did enter the service of the United States and was about from home at and during the time as stated by my Brother Richard B Hooper in the foregoing affidavit, and that he understood at the time that he did serve as therein stated -
Matthew B. Hooper

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of October 1835
S. D. Thomason J.P.

State of Georgia
Franklin County} I Solomon D Thomason a Justice of the peace in and for said County, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted, with Richard B Hooper, & Matthew B Hooper of said Count, who have sworn to the foregoing affidavits, and know them to respectable citizens and entitled to full faith and credit as to their statements - witness my hand this 6th day of October 1835
S. D. Thomason J.P.
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Georgia
Franklin County} I Thomas King Clerk of the Superior Court of said County, do hereby Certify that Solomon D Thomason whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits, was at the time a Magistrate as there represented, and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 6th day of October 1835
Tho King CJC

State of Georgia
Franklin County} I Noah Looney one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County, do hereby Certify, that Thomas King whose name appears to the above certificate, is Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County, as there represented, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine - witness my hand and seal this 6th day of October 1835
Noah Looney JFC
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To the Commission of Pensions
Sir Enclosed you will find the application of Ob. Hooper for a pension -
Yours &c
Beaufort K Neely
Atty Applicant.
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We Samuel Wier a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid and Alexander Martin residing in the same duly certify that we are well acquainted with Obadiah Hooper in who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; and we believe him to be seventy-nine years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Samuel Wier
Alex'dr Martin

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Wier who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in County of Pickens and state of Alabama, and that Alexander Martin who has also signed the same is a resident in the county and state last aforesaid, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
S. B. Moore Judge
of county court of Pickens county
Alabama

I. Francis W Bostick Clerk of the County Court of Pickens County state of Alabama, do hereby certify that the
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foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Obadiah Hooper said, for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-five
Francis W Bostick Clerk

[Vertical]
24.411
Obadiah Hooper
Alabama

admitted for 1 year
Pr [illegible] -    30
Pr can 3 mos. 1250
                       42.50

Alabama Con.

Beaufort K. Neely
Pickensville
Alabama
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[vertically at left]:  Ala Mar 4]

 Free

Pickensville Al (Pension office) 

Feb 16 }

To the Hon the Secretary of War
Washington City
D. C.
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Carrelton Pickens County
Feb 22nd 1835

The Hon. Sec War

Dear Sir - you will find that in this application of the Peletian Harper, the old papers have not been returned - The papers were writ by me, in returning from Carrelton to Pickensville - Whether there be any necessity for their action or not I know not - the practice has been to certain - the time this explanation is made
Yours &c
B. K. Neely
Aty Hooper
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No 445
Sarah Hooper
widow of Obadiah
Ala

Act 3 Feb 1833

$42.50 per annum
Com'g 2 Feb 1853

Tuscaloosa

Wm Hunt
Present
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Washington City DC March 8, 1853.
Sir,
I herewith present this application of Sarah Hooper the widow of Obadiah Hooper who was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Acts of June 1832 at 4050 per annum and paid at the Mobile Agency Alabama.

The widow applies under hte act of Feb 3, 1853. 

I prepared her declaration under the impression that her husband did not succeed in obtaining his pension. This is, I find, an error. He was pensioned under the Acts of June 1832 and she can, if required, forward his certificate of Pension. 

Her former application will be found on file, and to which reference is made in her present declaration.
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Apl for transfer
from Tuscaloosa
Ala to Jackson
Miss -

Hank Davis
Ho Reps
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To the Hon
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City - Dist. of Columbia

Your petitioner Sarah B Hooper a citizen and resident of the  County of Yallabusha [Yalobusha], State of Mississippi respectfully represents  that she is the widow of the late Obediah Hooper dec'd who was in his lifetime a Pensioner of the United States. That after the death of the said Obediah Hooper, which occurred about the 31st day of May 1839 Your petitioner continued to reside in the County of Pickens State of Alabama near the City of  Tuscaloosa where she drew a pension as the widow of the said Obediah until about the year 1858 when your petitioner changed her residence from the County of Pickens in the State of Alabama to the said County of Yallabusha [Yalobusha]. Where She
now resides as aforesaid.
Your petitioner further represents that she is still the widow of the said Obediah Hooper, and that She has not remarried Since his
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death. That her present place of residence is about one hundred & Seventy Miles from the City of Tuscaloosa where she formerly received her pension. and about one Hundred and Thirty five Miles from the City of Jackson in the State of Mississippi.
The premises considered, your petitioner prays your Honor to order and direct that all sums due her, or that may hereafter become due, on accountant of her said pension as the widow of the Said Obadiah Hooper, be made payable at the City of Jackson in the State of Mississippi in-stead of the said City of Tuscaloosa
And as in duty bound She will ever pray - H.
Sarah   her B mark Hooper

The State of Mississippi ]
Yallabucha [Yalobusha] County } Personally appeared before me J A Murphrew an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, Sarah B. Hooper whose name appears to the foregoing declaration and after being by me duly sworn on oath deposeth and saith that all of the Statements in her said petition which are made from her own knowledge of the facts
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all of the Statements in her said petition which are made from her own knowledge of the facts are strictly true, and that those that are made upon the information of others she believes to be true in Substance & in fact
Sarah B Hooper
x her mark

Sworn to & Subscribed
before me this 16th day of March 1860.
J. E. Murphee J.P.

The State of Mississippi}
Yallahusha [Yalobusha] County} Personally appeared before me J. A. Murphru an acting Justice of the peace in & for the county & State aforesaid E P Perkins and James E Shaw who after being by me first duly sworn; upon oath deposeth & saith, that they are personally acquainted with the said Sara B. Hooper whose name appears to the above and foregoing petition. That they know her to be the identical person Therein named as the widow of the Said Obadiah Hooper dec'd. That the Statements in her said petition are true in substance and in fact; and that they are not related to the said Sarah B Hooper or in any wise interested in the subject matter of her said petition
Elisha P Perkins
James. E. Shaw

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 15th day of March 1865
J. A. Murphru JP.
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The State of Mississippi  }
Yolobucha [Yalobusha] County} I Wm M Burdeshaw clerk of the Probate Court of said County and State do hereby certify that J. A. Murphru is an acting Justice of the peace of said county and was at the date of the foregoing Affidavit taken before & by him the said J. A. Murphru whose genuine signature appears thereto affixed & duly elected qualified & commissioned and that his acts as such Justice of the peace are entitled to full faith and credit
Given under my hand and seal of my office this the 17th day of March 1860
Wm M Burkeshaw Clk
By John Kelly D.C.

[vertically: Jackson Miss
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State of Alabama
County of Pickens} ss
Be it known that on this the 26th day of February 1853 before me Humphrey S. Shelton a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County & State duly authorized to administer oath, personally appeared Sarah Hooper aged 80 years (the widow of Obadiah Hooper a Revolutionary Soldier who resided in this place) who being duly sworn declared that she is the widow of the said Obadiah Hooper who was during his lifetime an applicant for a pension under the act of June 1832, He died on the 31st May 1839 Her marriage with him took place in the year 1805 That she made an application for a Pension, on account of the services of her deceased husband, in April 1842 but it was rejected as she was not married within the period prescribed by law, Another application was made in February 1845, but with no success, 
She therefore makes this application under the Act of February 3 1853, and refers to the papers heretofore filed in the Pension Office for proof of marriage etc, She cannot furnish any more proof of her husband services than was presented by him, and she therefore claims any amnt which he was entitled to for the service proved up to the day of his death in 1839, She declares that she has not married since the death of Obadiah her deceased husband, and that she is still a widow
She further declares that she revokes all other power of attorney & may at any time have given and that she has appointed William Hunt of Washington City D.C. her lawful attorney to make this application, & to receive from the Commission of Pensions the certificate of Pension, if granted
Sarah Hooper {Seal}

Sworn and subscribed this the 6 day of February 1853 before me, and I certify that I am acquainted with Sarah Hooper and know that she is the widow of Obadiah Hooper, who was reputed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier, and who was a resident of this place. I also certify that I am not interested in this claim, and am not concerned in the relief thereof
H. S. Shelton {seal}
Justice of the Peace

Note Obadiah Hooper succeeded in obtaining his pension, He was placed on the Roll 14th April 1836 at $42.50 per annum
W Hunt

over
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[Scratched out:
State of Alabama
County Pickens } ss
I Clerk of the _________Court _______ of the said County & state, hereby certify that ______________ before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, and whose genuine signature is affixed thereto, is, and was at he time of the execution thereof an acting Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned & qualified, and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit, I also certify that I am not concerned in the claim, and I am not interested in the result thereof
Given under my hand & seal 
of office on ____________ on this __________- day of ___________ 1853   Clerk ]


The State of Alabama
Pickens County } I Tristram S Thomas, Judge of the Court of Probate of said County and State (sole and presiding) and by law Clerk of said Court do herby Certify that Humphrey H Shelton whose Genuine Signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of making the same an Acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Elected Commissioned and sworn and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts and doings as such Justice of the Peace: and I do further Certify that said Court of Probate is a court of Record and by law possesses. Original Jurisdiction
Given under My hand and the Seal of Said Court at office in the Town of Carolton the 28th day of February AD 1853
Tristram S Thomas Judge of Probate
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The State of Alabama
Pickens County } A special Term County Court Jan Term 1836
On this the 27t day  of [marked out: September] January AD 1836 personally appeared in open Court before the County Court of Pickens County of the State of Alabama now sitting Obadiah Hooper senior, a resident of the County and state aforesaid, aged 79 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. He entered into the service on or about the first of October seventeen hundred and seventy-five, Patrick Henry Colonel, Francis Epps Major, Robert Ballard Captain, in the first Virginia Regiment, that at the time above stated he enlisted in Lunenburgh County, Va. at which time he was a citizen of sd county - that a few days after said enlistment he marched to Williamsburgh, and from thence to Long Bridge and there had any engagement, thence to Norfolk, and was present when Lord Dunmore burned Norfolk from thence he returned back to Williamsburgh in May, and there remained until October 1776, when he was discharged having been entitled for the term of one year - that Norfolk was burned on the first day of January 1776 - that there was no regular engagement at Norfolk at the time mentioned, but some skirmishing in which deponent acted his part - That the battle of Long Bridge was fought on the 9th of December 1775 - that at that place the British were defeated - Fordice the Commander of the
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Grenadiers being vanquished - that the companies of Capt. Ballard, Capt. Markham, Capt. Fleming, Capt Davis & Capt. Mathis of the first Virginia Regt. was at Norfolk at the time of its being burnt - Patrick Henry Colonel - That some of the companies of the 2nd Virginia Regiment perhaps all were also present at the time and place last above mentioned, commanded by Colonel Spottsvard. - That at the battle of Long Bridge the same Regiments under the same commander were present - That for and during the time of said enlistment deponent served as a private - That deponent was born in Lunenburgh County in the State of Virginia on the 15th day of December 1755, agreeable to the register of his age kept by his father, in his deponent's father's family Bible that he was living in said county when called into service by the enlistment - That in the year 1785, he removed to Greenville District in state of South Carolina, at which place in the year 1788 his house was destroyed by fire, and his discharge which was signed by Captain Campbell of the 2nd Va regiment was burned - the deponent not being at home at the time of said fire the contents of his house were entirely destroyed - [Scratched out: Deponent states that he knows of no one by whom he can prove his service under his enlistment as aforesaid except, the persons whom applicants have here proved] that he removed from S.C. in the year 1788 to Franklin County Ga. from thence 1811 to Bedford County in the State of Tennessee, from thence in the year 1816 to the County of Tuscaloosa in the State of Alabama - Thence to Pickens County in the state last aforesaid in the year 1822. where he now resides - Deponent further states that he knows of no one except the persons whose affidavits are hereto annexed by whom he can prove his ser=
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vices. He hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, to his knowledge or belief.
2nd term of service -

That in the year 1780, on the tenth of May he again entered the army, this tour was served as a volunteer for the term of six months - Officers Edward Stephens General - John Glenn Colonel - - Boykin Major, Sytranus Walker, Capt Virginia Brigade - that he entered the service in Lunenburgh Virginia, from Lunenburgh deponent took up a line of charch to Camden in South Carolina - preceding though Mecklenburgh, Va. Gainville N. C. Orange to Nillsborough in the last mentioned state - the other counties not recollected, that on the sixteenth day of August 1780, he was at Gates' Defeat near Carolina in Kenshaw district South Carolina, and fought in said battle, and was wounded in the leg in said engagement - that he served under Sylvanus Walker Capt. in said engagement - the other officers being also there and acting with the other Virginia Companies in can with Se Kalb General of the Maryland troops, with a part of the stay [illegible] live with him - then men may other troops with their commanders present but who then commanders on the designation of the troops the deponent is unable to state - that on the next day after Gate's defeat the deponent together with two others Thomas Moory and - Radford was taken prisoner by the tories, robbed of all they had about their persons, and stripped of their clothing
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and had some tattered garments given to him in exchange, that at Gates' defeat the army of the Americans or that part of it which was not slain or taken prisoners was scattered and routed each man providing as it was for his own safety that the deponent did not get into the army again nor was he made any command until he got back to Neillsborough North Carolina, which placed he reach about a nick after the battle in Kesham District was Camden that at Nillsborough he found a remnant of the Company to which he belonged together with his Capt Sylvanus Walker - he then fell into line and marched under his Capts command to Guilford Court House North Carolina, and there remained until the first of November 1780, at which time and place he was discharged discharge signed by Col Woodfolk of Hanover Virginia Enclosed & other [illegible] preference is made int he latter part of mentioned of the first term - 3rd Term of Service -
That in the year 1781 on or about the 25th May, he again entered the service, volunteering and serving in a calvary Company. See Capt. deponent first Joshua Richd. Brisendine and Lieutenant - this company was raised volunteered, and served as the life guard of General Lafayette, that in this time he was in no engagement, was discharged one in York Town Virginia - never had any written discharge - Deponent cannot state precisely what time he served in this last term, but refers to the affidavits hereunto attached -

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Ob Hooper