Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,122, William Garrard, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.

Garrard, William

NUMBER
S.13,122

carded

CONTENTS
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Alabama 19.993.
Wm. Garrard.
of Florence Lauderdale Co in the State of Alabama
who was a Private in the Co commanded
by Captain Anderson of the Regt. commanded
by Colo. House in the Virginia
line for 18 mos.

[In]scribed on the Roll of Alabama
[at] the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum.
{to co]mmence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Febr.
1833 and sent to W. W.
Garrard Florence. Ala

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833.  150.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34.  30.
[total] $180.

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
[page damage] by Wm. B. Palmer Clerk
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Date of death not on AB
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11537
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The State of Alabama Lauderdale county
On the 20th day of September 1832 before the county
Court of Said county came William Garrard aged
about Seventy years a resident citizen of said county
Being first duly Sworn according to Law doth ["under" is crossed out]
on his oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th
of June 1832.  That during the revolutionary war between
the United States and Great Britton he enlisted or
volunteers in the year previous to the Taking of Lord
Cornwallis in Stafford county State of Virginia in
the Virginia Line for the Term of Eighteen months, at
the Time of his inlisting [enlisting] or volunteering it was
Required (as he was then informed) that every fifteen
men should Raise one the men were classed [illegible]
15 to the Class for the purpose of drafting the class
in which he was alloted offered some small sum
which this affiant took being very young & anxious
to go in the Service of his country the recruits so raised
(he being one) were then shortly mustered into Service
at Potomack Church, in the State of Virginia & in
the Virginia Line for 18 months from the Church they
were marched to Fredericksburgh, and given up to
same officer & thinks it was General Weeden from
there they were marched to Richmond & from Rich
=mond to Chesterfield Barracks put under the com
=mand of Col Davis & there in the Regiment commanded
(as well as he recollects} by Col House in the company
commanded by Captain Anderson the [they] were then
marched to portsmouth where General Mughlenbargh
commanded.  they were quartered near portsmouth
for some time there they was taken
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Sick and was sent to petersburgh ["Barracks" is crossed out] by
Water on recovering he was Transfered [transferred] to Chester
=field Barracks, and placed under Captain Kirk
=patrick from there he was sent under Captain
Peyton (as well as he recollects his name) to General
Greens Army.   Some short time after the the [sic] Battle 
of Guilford Courthouse & was engaged in guarding
the Baggage, from there he was marched by-
Hillsborough again to Chesterfield Barracks, and
from there was marched to the main Army
a few days before the destruction of Petersburgh
and in some short time after the destruction of
Petersburgh was taken prisoner by the Hessians
under command of General Phillips and
out same day that Chesterfield Barracks
were destroyed-- he was out on duty was
on what was called a scouting party or the
grand rounds and was surprised and taken
prisoner was wounded in the right hip with
the Bayanet [bayonet].he was a prisoner for some time
under General Philips was sent down to Aus
=burn for the purpose of placing him on board
the prison ship was there detained some time
But owing to his very Bad health General
Phillip consented to parral [parole] him & did parol
him and permitted him to return home, this
was a short time before the Surrender of
Lord Cornwallis he does not know that
he ever was exchanged but supposes he was
at the Treaty of peace he never was called
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In to Service again nor did he ever
Recieve [receive] a discharge being a prisoner was
at the time his Services would have expired.
nor had he any thing to shew for his Services
Except the parol [parole] of General Phillip nor did he
concieve [conceive] it material at that time as he never ex
-pected to have any use for his paral [parole]
as to his pay master he cannot say who he was
But as well as his recollection serves him now
he never Recd any pay
His paral [parole] was Burned in the State of
Kentucky in the year 1786 having at that
Time his house with furniture & papers all Burned
having settled in that State in a very early day
He is unable to give a particular account of
the date as to months & even years Being a
Soldier took no memorandum of Time nor did
he even notice days of weeks, he does not re
collect the names of all the officers
He cannot state the precise time of his services
But believes they were within a few months
of Being at at [sic] the Time he was Taken a
prisoner and is well satisfied that to in
clude the time he was a prisoner of war
and his service would fare Exceed two
years - he does not know of any Surviving
Witness by whom he can prove his Services as
he left the State of Virginia & moved to the State 
of Kentucky in a very early day & has not been
in the State of Virginia since the year 178[page damage]
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That he resided in the State of Kentucky from the
year of 1774 up to the fall of the year 1818 he
then removed to the State of Alabama & County
of Lauderdale where he has resided ever
Since & resides in said county at this Time
He herby [hereby] relinquishes every claim whatsoever to
a pension or an anuity [annuity] Except the present and he de
-clares his name is not on the pension Roll of
of [sic] angency [any agency] in any state Sworn to & Subscribed
in open court
William Garrard
Aest W.W. Barrard clk
And the said Court Do further declare it is their
Decided opinion that the above named William
Garrard (the applicant) was a revolutionary
Soldier and did serve as he states & that
his neighbours and acquaintance generally & all con
cur in that opinion.
SC Posey
Subscribed and sworn in open Court before
S.C. Posey
The State of Alabama
Judge of the Cty Court
of Lauderdale Ala
The State of Alabama  )
Lauderdale County      ) SS
I William W Garrard Clerk of the County
Court of said County do certify that 
the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the
Matter of the application of William
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Garrard for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the Seale
of said court at my office
In Florence this 21st of
September 1832
W. W. Garrard, clk
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["H. 537." is crossed out]
19.993

William Garrard
Alabama

Return
 
Adm 1. year & 6 months
$60.00

W. W. Garrard
Florence
Alabama
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
13 Aug. 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of
your case in tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }).  You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A STATEMENT, shewing the Service of William Garrard
[column headings: Period when the service was rendered.  Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days.  Rank of the claimant.  Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.  Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.  Proof by which the declaration is supported.]

Vol 1780.  1. [Years.] 6. [Months].  Col House Cap. Anderson.  70 years Virginia.  Traditionary and living witness.

I am,  respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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[printed form]
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claim-
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [musicians] or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of )
County of ) ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
[blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District
of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and
served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he serv-
ed under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to
the cases of officers and per-
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolu-
tionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
[blank] day of [blank] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 
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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 Revo-
lutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commis-
sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the ser-
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at-
tempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-
pected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
en, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can tes-
tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can pro-
cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fol-
low the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every clamant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine as to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank]
days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for when each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent au-
thority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must [af]fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pub-
lic seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which con-
tains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wit-
nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[pointing hand symbol} The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Jackson
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March 23, 1938

WILLIAM GARRARD
S. 13122
BA-J/ALB [illegible]

Mr. Frank A. Robinett
213 Rule Building
Amarillo, Texas

Dear Sir:

The record of William Garrard is furnished herein as found in
pension claim, S. 13122, based upon his service in the Revolution-
ary War.

William Garrard was born June 11, 1762, in King George, Co.,
Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown. When young, he
moved to Stafford County, in that state.

While a resident of Stafford County, Virginia, William Garrard
volunteered early in 1780 or in the year before Lord Cornwallis was
taken, for the term of eighteen months, served as private in
Captains Anderson's, Kirkpatrick's and Peyton's companies, Colonels
Davis' and House's Virginia regiments, and while serving near
Portsmouth, Virginia, was taken prisoner by the Hessians, also,
wounded by a bayonet in his right hip, was held prisoner until before
the surrender of Cornwallis when he was paroled and permitted to
return home. He stated that his services in all amounted to more than
two years.

The soldier moved from Virginia in 1784 to Bourbon County,
Kentucky; in 1798 he moved to Muhlenberg County, that state, where he
remained until the fall of 1818 when he moved to Lauderdale County,
Alabama.

William Garrard was allowed pension on his application executed
September 20, 1832, at which time he was aged about seventy years
and residing in Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was still living there
in 1833 and was referred to as William Garrard, Senior.

No reference was made in the claim to soldier's wife, nor were
any names designated as those of children.
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In 1832, one William W. Garrard was County Clerk of Lauderdale
County, Alabama, and still serving in that capacity in 1833, his
post office being at Florence, Alabama. In 1833, one Henry Garrard
was a clergyman residing in Lauderdale County. Their relationship
to the soldier or to each other was not stated.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name
and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of
William Garrard, you should write to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following
data: William Garrard, certificate #19993, issued October 7, 1833,
rate $60 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Alabama
Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Rec [illegible]
Files R

March 23, 1938

BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Mr. Frank A. Robinett
213 Rule Building
Amarillo, Texas
Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of Matthew, William, James, John and
David Ralston (Raulston) and Captain William Garrard, all of
Virginia, Colonel James Ralston, War of 1812, of Putnam County,
Tennessee, and John Simmons, of Cook or Putnam County, Tennes-
see, Captain in the War of 1812.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in
the War of 1812 of Colonel James Ralston of Tennessee, nor of
Captain John Simmons of Tennessee, nor for service in the
Revolutionary War of Matthew, William, James or David Ralston or
Roulston. The Revolutionary War record is furnished you herewith
of the only John Ralston of Virginia, and that of the only William
Garrard who served in the Virginia troops that are found on the
pension records of this office. If David used any other spelling
of his surname than Ralston or Raulston, another search of the
Revolutionary War records will be made if you will furnish approx-
imate dates of his birth and death, places of residence before and
after the Revolution and given of wife, or if John Simmons served
in any other capacity than Captain, and the same data can be given
relative to him, another effort will be made to aid you.

It is suggested that information in regard to the military
records of those soldiers might be obtained from the Adjutant
General, War Department, this city.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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OFFICE OF
C. G. BIERBOWER,
LAWYER.

IN RE
[blank]
VS.
[blank]

Lampasas, Texas, March, 19th., 1900. 189

FULL NAME OF SOLDIER, William Garrard.

PLACE OF RESIDENCE BEFORE SERVICE, STAFFORD, Stafford County, Virginia.

PLACE OF RESIDENCE AFTER SERVICE, Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia.

Approximate date of death. He died about 1786.

GIVEN NAME OF WIDOW, Mary Lewis, of Stafford County, Virginia.

DID EITHER THE SOLDIER OR HIS WIDOW RECEIVE A PENSION? I don't know.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, He was County Lieutenant, with the rank of Col-
onel, and had charge of all the military forces and organizations in
Stafford County, Virginia. I think he received BOUNTY LAND for his
services in the Revolution. The said soldier was the father of Governor
James Garrard, of Kentucky, and the Great great great grandfather of the
writer. If you will kindly furnish me with the records of these two
soldiers I will certainly appreciate your courtesies.

James Culver Bierbower,
Lampasas,
Lampasas County,
Texas
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J. R. W.
This Bureau can furnish the military
record of only such Revolutionary soldiers
as were pensioned or whose widows were
pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay
rolls of the Revolutionary war and the
war of 1812 as are now in the possession
of the Government are on file in the
Record and Pension Office, War Depart-
ment.  Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary 
war may also be found on file in the
archives of many of the original States.
Sir
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

3 - 076.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,

Washington. D. C. Mch 10, ["189_" is crossed out] 1900

Sir;
In reply to your communication of a recent date, you are informed that the courtesy of furnishing
information relative to Revolutionary war soldiers, on account of whose service pensions were granted,
is extended by this Bureau only to their descendants, and to them only when it is desired for historical
or genealogical purposes.
In view of the large number of such inquiries now being made, and of the length of time required
to make a proper search of the records in each case, information will not be given to any applicant con=
cerning more than two soldiers.
In order that the claim of the soldier concerning whom you desire information may be identified, it
is requested that you furnish as much as possible of the data called for below.

Very respectfully,
H Chey Evans 
Commissioner

Mr. Jas. C. Bierbower
Lampasas
Texas

Full name of soldier, James Garrard (sometimes spelt Gerard).

Place of residence before service, Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia.

Place of residence after service, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky.
(Town, county, and State.)

Approximate date of death, He died in the year 1822.

Given name of widow, Elizabeth Mountjoy, of Stafford Co., Virginia.

Did either the soldier or his widow receive a pension?  I do not know.

Additional information, He was elected Governor of Kentucky in 1796, and re-
elected in 1800, being the only person who ever served two terms in
that Commonwealth. He received BOUNTY LAND for his services in the
War of the Revolution.  Said soldier was my great great grandfather.

Signature James Culver Bierbower,
(Mrs. or Miss to be prefixed if a lady signs.)
Post-office address,
including street and number, town, county, and State.
LAMPASAS,
Lampasas County, TEXAS.

[round date stamp]
PENSION 
H
MAR
U 23 S
1900
OFFICE

3818b5m8--97
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Mch. 29-1900
J. C. Bierbower. Lampasas Tex
1838. May. 23 - Hist. to Frank A. Robinett_

Rev War
13122
INVALID.
File No 13,122
William Garrard
Priv. Rev. war

Act: June 7. 1832. ┃
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 138

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the the [sic] Benefit of the act of Congress
passed 7th June 1832
The State of Alabama Lauderdale county on this 1st day of
["May" is crossed out] June 1833 personally appeared in open court before the
County Court of Lauderdale county now sitting William Garrard
a resident of said state and county aged ["aged" is crossed out] about Seventy
one years who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth
on his oath make the following declaration in order [illegible]
To obtain the Benefit of the act of congress passed 7 June
1832. That he entered the Service of the united States under the
following named officers and Served as herein after stated
viz. In the year previous to the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis which he
thinks was in 1780 he entered the Service of the united states
in Stafford county in the state of Virginia, that he enlisted or
volunteered in the Virginia line for the Term of Eighteen months
at the Time of his inlistment [enlistment] or volunteering, it was (as he was then
informed) required that every fifteen men should furnish one.
The men were classed aff, 15 to the Class, for the purpose
of Drawing, or drafting the class in which he fell offered some
Small Sum to any one who would take the Term of the Service
This afiant [affiant] being anxious to enter the Service & being very
young accepted the offer & was shortly after mustered into
Service at Potomack Church in the State of Virginia &
In the Virginia line for 18 months from the Church they were
marched to Fredericksburg and given upto Lance officer and
Thinks it was General Weedon from there they were marched
to Richmond and from Richmond to  Chesterfield Barracks or courthouse, put
under the command of Col Davis and then in the Regiment
Commanded by Col House (as well as he recollects) in the
company commanded by Captain Anderson, they were then
marched to portsmouth where General Mughlenburgh command
and were quartered near portsmouth for some Time But
cannot say how long But thing [thinks] about 4 months & while
There this afiant [affiant] was Taken Sick and was sent to pitt
-Burgh by Water.  On recovering he was again Sent
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To Chesterfield Barracks and placed under Captain Kirk
Patrick (as well as he recollects) from there he was Sent under Captain 
["Captain" is crossed out] Peyton to Greens army. Some Short time after
The battle of Guilford courthouse and was engaged in
Guarding the Baggage from their [there] he was marched
By Hillsborough again to Chesterfield Barracks: and
from their [there] was marched to the main Army a few days before
the destruction of petersburgh. Some short time after & on the
day that Chesterfield barracks was destroyed he was
Taken a prisoner by the Hesians [Hessians] under command
of General Phillip. this afiant [affiant] having on that day
been out on duty on a scouting party or what was
By some caled [called] the Grand rounds. was returning &
was Surprised and Taken presoner {prisoner]. was wounded
near Portmouth ["at the Barracks" is crossed out] in the right hip with a Bayonet.
He was a prisoner under General Phillips
for some lenth [length] of Time But cannot state the Time
with any precision. he was sent to Ausburn for
the purpose of placing him on board a prison ship
was there detained Some Time. Being young & at that
Time in bad heath [health] General Phillips consented to
To paral [parole] him, he was there paraled [paroled] and permited [permitted]
To return home. This was a short time before the surrender of Lord Cornwallis he does not know
that he ever was discharged But Supposes he
was at the Treaty of peace he never was Caled [called]
Into Service again, nor did he ever receive a
discharge being a prisoner of war at the Time
his Services would have expired, according to in
undertaking, nor had he any thing to shew
for his Services, all he had was the paral [parole]
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of General Phillips, nor did he consider it necessary
at that Time never expecting to have any use for
His paral [parole] after peace was concluded.
As to his pay master he cannot say who he was_ as well
his recollection Serves him he received no pay.
this afiant [affiant] further states that he has no documentary
Evidence of his Services nor does he know of
any living witness (Except William Jackson whose affidavit is anexed [annexed]) within his reach who can
know his Service from the great lapse of Time
Since the occurrence, the distance he reside from
the country in which his Services was rendered
puts it out of his power to procure the aff
of any Living Witness so far as he knows at
this Time. Except William Jackson
He further states that his parol [parole] was Burned in the
year 1786 in the State of Kentucky. together with his house-
Houshold [household] and Kitchen furniture, Books papers &c
Having moved to and settled in Kentucky in very
Early day viz in 1784.
He cannot give a particular account of the dates
of the days of the months or the months or the year of
his Services when__ the hapened [happened]. Being a private
Soldier took no memorandom [memorandum] of Time nor did he
notice the days of the week.
He does not recalled [recall] the names of all the officers
He cannot state with any thing like precision, the lenth [length] of
Time he was in Services, he Entered the Service
for Eighteen months in Early part of the year previous to
the Taking of Cornwallis and he is informed & under
stands Cornwallis was Taken in 1781. his Term
of Service had near expired (as he thinks) when
he was Taken prisoner. that to include the
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Time he was a prisoner would would [sic] in all exceed
two years__ and Servd Several Tours after wards against the Indians
He does not know of any Surviving Witness By whom
he can prove his Services (Except William Jackson whose affidavit is attached) he left the State of Virginia
In the year 1784 moved to the State of Kentucky & has not
Been the State of Virginia Since the year 1784.
He further states that by reason of old age & consequent
loss of memory he cannot Swear positively as to the precise
Time of his Services. But according to the best of his recollection
He served not less than the periodds [periods] mentioned in this nar [page damage]
-tive as a private Soldier.
He herby [hereby] Relinquishes Every Claim whatever to a pension
or an anuity [annuity] except the Present, and he declares herein
is not on the pension Roll of any agency or any State
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court this 1st day of
June 1833
William Garrard
S. C. Posey Judge of the
County Court of Lauderdale
Ala.
And the said afiant [affiant] make the following answer to the
Interogatores [interrogatories] to him propounded in persuance [pursuance] of the desction [discretion]
of the War depart in relation to Such application viz
To the first he answers.--That he was Born on the 11th
day of June 1762 in King George County in the State of
Virginia & in a few years thereafter moved to Stafford county
in Virginia as he has been informed by the parent & has
no doubt of the [illegible] that he remained or lived in the
county of Stafford up to the Time he entered the Service of the united States
The second he answer he has no record of his age as
he suppose it Burned with his house. his statement
of his age is from his recollection.
To the third was living in Staford County Virginia
5
When caled [called] into Service from ther [there] moved to Kentucky
in Bourbon county, & then in the year of 1798 or
[page damage] moved to the County of [illegible]
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5
when called into Service, from ther [there] moved to Kentucky
in Bourbon county, & then in the year
1798 or
thereabouts mooved [moved] to the County of Mecklen
burgh & in the year 1818 moved to Lauderdale
county Alabama where he has resided Ever
Since & resides now
To 4th he refers to his narative [narrative]
to the 6th he refers to his narative [narrative]
To the 7- he refers to James Sample Danel Mc Neil John
Chisholm Genl John Coffee Samel Craig John Wilson
Col Joseph Huff Buckner Williams, James Jackson &
William Garrard
The State of Alabama Lauderdale County, We Henry
Garrard Clergiman [clergyman], residing in said county & James Sample &
Danel McNiel-- Residing in said County hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with William
Garrard who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration, that we believe him to
be 71 years of age that he is reputed & believed
in the neighbourhood where he resides to have
Been a soldier of the Revoation [Revolution], & that we concur
In that opinion: Sworn to and Subscribed the
day & year above written - 
Henry Garrard
Danl McNeil
James Sample 

Test.
S. C. Posey Judge of
the County Court of Lauderdale

The State of Alabama Lauderdale County this third 
day of June 1833. This day personally appeared in
open Court William Jackson an old Revo
-lutionary Solder and made oath in due form of
Law that he is well acquainted with William
Garrard, the above petitioner for a pension
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That he knew him in the Revolutionary War
as they both lay at Chesterfield Courthouse at the 
Same Time in 1780 in the Regiment commanded
By Col House in the State of Virginia in Capt
-ain Anderson company of light infantry Col
Davis was the principal Col. we marched from
there to portsmouth to Joine the
Brigade--
commanded by General Mughlenburgh -
& [illegible] them to the [illegible] of [illegible]
But never Saw him afterwards untill [until] he
accidentally met him in Florence Lau
-dale [Lauderdale] County Alabama, But knows that
he Served, and thinks at Least Eighteen months
if not longer that they were both in the 
Same Regiment & he the Said Jackson in the
company commanded by Captain Crane
the said William Jackson states that he is now
a pensioner of the united States in consequence
of his Services in the Said Revolutionary War
Wm Jackson (seal)
Subscribed and sworn in open Court
I Sidney C Posey Judge of the
County Court of Lauderdale
Ala
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting
the interagatores [interrogatories] prescribed by the war department
and after the Evidence of William Jackson that the
above applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and
Served as he states and the Court further certifies
War
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that it appears to said court that that Henry
Garrard who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a
Clergiman [clergyman] resident in said state & county that James
James Sample & Daniel McNiel who has also
Signed the Same are resident in Said County and
State and are creditable persons & that their
Statements are entitled to credit.
S. C. Posey Judge

The State of Alabama Lauderdale County
William W Garrard clerk of the county court of
Said County do hereby certify the forgoing contains the
original proceedings of the Said Court in the
matter of the application of William Garrard for
A pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and the Seale of said court
at my office in Florence this
6th of June 1833 
W.W. Garrard clk
The state of Alabama Lauderdale county
I Sidney C Posey Judge of the county court of Said
county do certify that William W Garrard whose name
appears above is now and was then Clerk of the
County Court of Said County duly commissioned & ┃
qualified as such that full faith & credit is due
To all his official acts as Such. Given under
my hand at my office or Chamber in Florence
this 6 day of June 1833
S. C. Posey (seal)
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State of Alabama, Lauderdale Cty
1st June 1833
Being called on by William Genard Senr of this
County, to state what I know, or have heard
of him, as a soldier of the Revolutionary War
I do hereby certify that I have lived a
neighbour to the said Wm Garrard, since our
first settlement in this County, which has
been, I think about thirteen years, during
all of the above time, Mr. Garrard has
been recognised [ recognized] by myself, and
I think by
the community who know him, as a soldier
of the revolutionary war_he has always been
honored as one of the few survivers [survivors] of that
bond of patriots, who fought for, and obtained
our independance [independence] as a nation, on all occasions
at our festivals in Florence, and its vicinity
on the 4th of July - he has the appear=
=ance of that advanced age, which a soldier
of the revolution must necessarily have ar=
=rived at, at this day-- Mr. Garrard is a
worthy, and respectable citizen, and is entitled
to that support from Govt. which they are
now extending to their revolutionary soldiers
Jno. Coffee
I do Concur with the above Statement
made by Genl John Coffee
John Chisholm
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The State of Alabama Lauderdale county
I Sidney Posey Judge of the county court of Said county
do certify that William Jackson whose affidavit is
attached to the accompanying Document of William
Garrard an old revolutionary Soldier & proving the
Service of Said Garrard that Said Jackson is a credit
able person that from his Character & conduct he was
Be entitled to full credit on his oath in a cause of
Justice that he is reputed and believed to have been
a Solder [soldier] of the revolution. that he is a pensioned
having omited [omitted] in my former certificate to certify his
credibility which is now done. Given under
my hand and Seale at my Chamber in the
Town of Florence the 4 day of September
1833
S.C. Posey Judge
of the County Court of
Lauderdale County
Ala
The State of Alabama Lauderdale county
I William W Garrard clerk of the county court of
Said county, do certify that Sidney C Posey who
name appears above is now and was then
Judge of the county court of said county and
was Judge of Said Court and presiding
at the time William Jackson Testified to the
Services of William Garrard on the appli
cation for a pension duly commissioned and
qualified as Such
In Testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and the
Seal of Said county at my office
in Florence the 4th September
1833
W. W. Garrard clk
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The State of Alabama Lauderdale County.
I Sidny C Posey Judge of the county court of Said
county do certify that William W Garrard whose name
is signed to the within certificate is now and was
then clerk of the county court of Said county duly
commissioned and qualified as such. That his attes
tations are in due form of Law & his official acts are
intitled [entitled] to full faith & credit Given under my
hand and Seale at my Chamber in Florence
the 4 of September 1833
S.C. Posey (seal)
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War Department
Pension Office 15 Aug 1833

Sir
The evidence in support of
the claim of William Garrard has been again
examined.  The witness who testifies to his Services
is not certified as credible, and it would be satis
=factory to the Department if he were to adduce
Some evidence as to his being made a prisoner
and remaining un-exchanged until the period
for which he entered the Army had expired.
The papers are again returned.

I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Your obt Servt.
J L Edwards

William W. Garrard Esq
Florence
Alabama
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J L Edwars Esqr
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Florence 4 Sept 1833
Dear Sir
Inclosed [enclosed] you have again the
papers of William Garrard applying
for a pension. the laps [lapse] of the Time &
the Great distance from where the case
occurred precludes his producing further
Testimony I hope what he has produced
will be deemed Sufficient.  very respectfully
your obedient Servant
W. W. Garrard