Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,132, for John Phipps, Georgia
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Ga. Phipps, John. S.14.132
Virginia
Carded
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7644
Kentucky
John Phipps
of Hopkins Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a Sergeant in the company commanded
by Captain T. Scott of the regt. commanded by
Col Scriven on the Georgia
line for three years from 1776
Va. and Ga.
Records completed Oct. 4. 1906

Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky
the rate of 120 dollars- cents per annum.
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of May
1833- and sent to Samuel Woodson, Madisonville, Ken.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $240-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 60
$300
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm. S. Allison Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 22

Opposite page:

 [illegible] see affidavit of Wm. Frazier Ken. on file.
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John Phipps
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State of Kentucky}        (H)
County of Hopkins}  ss

On this 8th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Hopkins County aforesaid now sitting John Phipps a resident in said County & State aged seventy nine 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 United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated
He states that he was born in the County of Charles City in the State of Virginia in the year 1753.  that in the year 1774 in Surry County in the State of Virginia where he then resided he volunteered under Capt Charles Harrison of the Virginia Militia and aided in guarding Williamsburg (then the seat of Government) & its vicinity against the plundering parties of the enemy who were hovering in the Chesapeake Bay and were encouraged in committing depredations of various kinds on the Citizens & their peoperty by the then Royal Governor Dunmore
He stated that he was engaged in the above service twelve months and until he was relieved by what was called the minute men in the year 1775.  that his Company and those from James City & Charles City Counties were at first under the command of [blank space] Innis and afterwards were commanded  [end of page]
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has resided in Orange County N. Carolina

until he moved to Hopkins County in the State of Kentucky where he now resides. He states that he is known to James Robeson & James Armstrong in his present neighborhood and that they can testify as to his character for veracity & this belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution.

He states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except William Fraser of the County of Henderson in the State of Kentucky whose affidavit is hereunto annexed marked &, which goes to substantiate the foregoing statements imparted. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Role of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year first afores'd}
John Phipps

We James Robeson, (N) a Clergyman residing in Hopkins County Ky. & James Armstrong residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Phipps who has described & sworn to the   [end of page]
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above declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that the 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 & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid}

James Robeson
James Armstrong
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Rev War 
14.132
INVALID
[illegible handwritten]

File No. 14,132
John Phipps
Sergt. Rev. War

Act: June 7" 1832
Index:- Vol. 1, Page 295

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Madisonville Ky.
April 15th

1 Oz. -- $1.00

Hon. James L. Edwards. [flourish]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

 Written upside down on envelope:

from 1776 Sergeant
2 years $120.
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Madisonville Ky  12th Apl. 1833.

Sir-
Herewith you will receive the papers of John Phipps an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of 7th June 1832.
I am certain this case will receive as prompt attention at your hands as you [illegible] and responsible Acting will justify.—  Should the old Gentleman be so fortunate as to pass your ordeal you will please forward his certificate to me and I will with much pleasure hand it over.
Colo Lyon I think as often as twice wrote me from Washington that the papers of Daniel Ashby Senr. which I had forwarded to your Office could not be found and this too after I had as I thought received Ashbys certificate   the papers I presume have been endorsed - "Ashloy" instead of "Ashby" from the 
inclosed [sic] certi-          [end of page]
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[cont'd from previous page]

ficate being in the first name an error which was not detected until sd. certificate was presented at the Agency at Lexington on an application for the money.—  the Agent paid the two years pension but declared he would pay [word crosssed out] no more until the error was corrected—  I beg your early attention to this matter
The error is not surprising owing to the striking similarity in the names.
The following cases forwarded from this office remain to be heard from   Robert [3572] Newton, Edward [12.577] Baldwin, David Clark, David Weeks, Alexander Meyer, & John [admitted] Hankins—  in the latter case a certificate was received sometime ago in the name of "John Hawkins" which was promptly returned.
Respectfully
yr. obt Servant
Sam: Woodson
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Kentucky}
Hopkins County}  ss

Be it remembered that heretofore [sic] (to wit) at a Court held for the County aforesaid on the 8th day of April 1833.  The following entry (among others) was made in the minutes of said court, viz,
"John Phipps a Soldier of the Revolution and applicant for a pension  this day produced in Court his declaration under the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.  and subscribed and made oath to the same and the certificate of James Robeson said James Armstrong was also subscribed and sworn to in open Court   Whereupon the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the said Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated   And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James Robeson who subscribed the certificate above named is a Clegyman [sic] in the County of Hopkins and that James Armstrong who also subscribed the same is a resident in the same county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit"

Copyists note:  Above text is copied with spellings and punctuation as were in original letter
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I Samuel Woodson clerk of the Court for the County of Hopkins aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is a true and full transcript of an entry in the minutes of said Court as the same were remains in my Office—  I further certify that the paper hereunto attached marked (H) and the certificate thereunder written signed with the names of James Robeson and James Armstrong and marked (N) are the original declaration & are [illegible] mentioned in said entry   I further certify that the paper hereto attached marked (A) is the affidavit of William Fraser refered [sic] to in said declaration—
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 11th day of April 1833 and in the 41st year of the Commonwealth
Sam: Woodson

Partial imprint of a seal is present beside declaration.

Copyists note:  The text and punctuation is transcribed as written in original text.
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(A)
State of Kentucky}
Hopkins County}  ss

I William Frazier of the County of Henderson & State aforesaid now in the County of Hopkins aforesaid a Soldier of the Revolution aged eighty Six years state that I know of my own knowledge that John Phipps now of the sd. County of Hopkins was a Soldier of the Revolution—  that he enlisted in Amelia County in the State of Virginia in the year 1775 or 1776 for three years under Capt Thomas Scott of the third Georgia Regiment—  that this affiant was a [illegible] a Sergeant in sd. Company &  Regiment that sd. Phipps was also a Sergeant that [illegible], that is sd. Phipps & this affiant were marched from Prince Edward County in Virginia where our Capt resided to Savanah in Georgia where we joined in Regiment under the command of Colo Scriven & Major Robards.—  that sd. Phipps by himself & his substitute employed with the assent of his Officers served his full term of three years in Savanah & other parts of Georgia and further this affiant saith not
Wm Fraser
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Subscribed & Sworn to before this Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Hopkins aforesd.—  the undersigned further certifies that this affiant is a credible person.  this 8th February 1832.  }    JB


Kentucky}
Hopkins County}  ss

I Samuel Woodson clerk of the Court for the County of Hopkins aforesaid do hereby certify that James Armstrong Esquire is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 11th day of April 1833. in the 41st year of the Commonwealth
Sam Woodson

Note:  There is an imprint of a round seal which has been covered over.