Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4392, David Gurganis, N.C.
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SERVICE N. C..
Gurganis, David
#2 Gurganes
#3 Gurganus
NUMBER R, 4392
Rebecca
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37.478
David Gurgains
Ga
Act 7 June 1832
45902
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Declaration of David Gurganis in order to obtain the benefit of the Act oof congress; paper June 7th 1832
State of Georgia
county of Bibb
On this the first (1) day of March in the year eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared in open court David Gurganis before the honorable the (illegible) court for said county and state, the name being a court of record: the said David being a resident of the said county of Bibb and state of Georgia, aged eighty four years in May next, the said David having been first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, paper June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, vig:
In his first tour deponent being now very old and infirm does not recollect as fully
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as he otherwise would do, but states that in his first tour, the inly names of the officers he can now remember are his Captain Sammuel Barrow and the Colonel John Moore, he thinks there were the Christian names; he entered the said service as he can now recollect and believes about the first of June in the year 1780 and thinks he left the service about the middle of October in the same year (1780) he was down for only three months, but having been taken sick received in the hospital some time after his time had expired, before he was discharged. At the time he was drafted he lived in Pitt county North Carolina and was drafted in Greenville in said Pitt county. He was drafted and acted as a common soldier, not as an officer he was not in any battle. He marched from Greenville to Kingston, where he remained with the army about three months, they then marched to the county between Browning Creek and Chasin Hills (crossing browning creek at Coles Bridge) at Chasin Hills we met soldiers returning from Green Gates defeat this was about the middle of August. He
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then entered by orders from Colonel Moore and joined Gen Caswell at Deep River, at or near to Ramnay Mill: I then remained in the Hospital at the mill about three weeks, and was then removed to Chatham Court House, where I remained in Hospital five or six weeks, when I was discharged by Colonel L Kirbach, who was left in command, by orders, I think, from the Board of War at Hillsboro- Joseph Guilford, William Gatlin and Emanuel Teal were all discharged at the same time I was. There was seven others discharged with me, at this time, but I can not now recollect the names of any others than these first mentioned. Defendant does not now recollect that he knew any of the Regular Officers of the Army, or if he did he has now forgotten their names. He was regularly drafted and served under the said draft. After he was discharges and returned home, one David 
Perkins bought from him his Certificate
for pay, for about two thirds of this
amount, it called for, and thinks now
the money at Halifax: of this he's not now
certain, but thinks it was at Halifax
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A man named Godfrey Williams, who was a Major militia, served with me this time and was in my camp: he is the only other Officer I can now recollect the name of.
In his second tour
Served this time under Captain John Gorman, and Colonel John Salter: does not recollect the names of any of the other officers. Entered the service about the first of July 1781 and thinks he left about the last of September in the same year, as he was drafted for three months, as before. Was drafter from same place as in the first tour. Was drafter and served as a common soldier- Was sin no battle marched to Greenville and crossed the Neuse River below Kingston toward Wilmington, for the (illegible) of mustering and marching. Major Coring a British officer, with his force before getting to Wilmington he and Major Coring had shipped his men and we ran into them marched back between Neuse and braved four rivers, where and when we were discharged does not think he marched with any of the regular or Continental Army, or that he knew
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any of the officer. Does not recollect any thing further. Has no documentary evidence his discharge having been lost or destroyed. He sold his certificate his time, as before to David Pirsims who knew the pay. And the said defendant David Gurganis surely relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the pension and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court before us. James Smith J. J. G. W. C. Monroe J. O. P. Henry Nielson JJC Justices of the aforesaid court Bibb County State of Geo.  D Gurganis
We Whitman C. Hill a clergyman and Adam Robinson both residing in the said county of Bibb and State of Georgia being certify that we are well acquainted with David Gurganis who subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be about eighty four years
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of age: that he is believed in the neighborhood of where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court before us James Smith JJC
Henry Nielson JJC
The Hardman JJC
W. C. Monroe JJC 
Whitman C. Hill Minister of the Methodist Church
Adam Robinson 
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 to the said Gurganis that be the said David Guganis was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states- And that court further certifies that it appears to them that Whitman C. Hill - who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in the county of Bibb and said State; and that Adam
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Robinson- who has signed his name, is a resident of the said State and County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
James Smith J.J.C.
Henry Nielson JJC
Tho Hardman JJC
W.C. Monroe 
Justices of the open court for Bibb county and State of Georgia
Interrogatories propounded to David Gurganis and his answers, vis.
Answers to Int: 1
I was born in Pitt county North Carolina on 4th May 1763
Int: 2
Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?4Answer to int 2-
I have here a record of my age which I copied from my fathers Bible
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and which I now show to this court 
Int: 3
Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Answer to Int: 3
When called into service I was living in Pitt county N. Carolina I remained there about ten years then in Martin + Halifax counties about eighteen more years, I then moved to S. Carolina to Edgefield District + remained there + in Abbeville about sixteen years, until I moved to Georgia about 1 March 1825 or 1826in this county where I now live
Int:4
how were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
Answer to Int 4th
I was drafted both times
Int 5th
State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops when you served; such Continental + Militia Regiment as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Answer to 5th 
I do not
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recollect the names of any Regular Officers or Regiment with whom I served, but think I only served with the militia surely there were regulars under Gen Cogwell : I was taken sick + went into the Hospital so soon after joining him, that I do not know as much or I otherwise would. The general circumstance of my service" as well as I can recollect at this time and day, and fully not forth + continued in my recollection which I have answered and sworn to before the court
Int 6th 
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answers to Int 6th
I received two discharges + think the first was from Col L Miloch and the second from Capt Goram; they have both been either lost or destroyed, thinking them of no value
Int: 7th
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood + who can testify as to your character for veracity their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution?
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Answers to Int 7th
Henry G Rop, Asa C. Earnest, Adam Robinson, Rev: Whitman Hill, James White, John Wimbush, Mark D. Clark, Hon: Henry G. Lamar, Ex Govenor Chad J. McDonaly, Mr Johnston + Rowland Givins [illeg]
amend, subscribed and sworn to before us in open court this first day of March A.D. 1847 
D Gurganis 
James Smith J.J.S.
N.C. Monroe J.J.S.
Henry Neilson J.J.S. 
Justice of the Inferior Court
Bibb County
State of Geo
State of Georgia
County of Bibb
I John E Jeffers clerk of the Inferior court of Bibb County and said State, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David Gurganis for Pension.

In testimony whereof I have [illeg] out my hand + Seal of Office this March first 1847
JE Jeffers Clerk
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Nov: 18. 1852
Mrs Rebecca Gurganis widow of David Gurganis soldier of Revolution
claim for ammt of pension due husband 
Georgia
Act 7th June 1832
filed 18 November 1852
J. E. Hassley
Attorney
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State of Georgia
County of Bibb    S.S. 
On this sixth day of November in the year A.D. 1852 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the "Interior Court" now setting Rebecca Gurganus of said county  + state resident aged seventy years of age- who being first duly sworn according ti law oath on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress paper-
That she is the widow of David Gurganus late of said county deceased who is the interned David Gurganus who in his lifetime always claimed + proposed to have entered the Military service of the United States in the war of the Revolution which she believes to her understanding the following named officers
David Gumaneu + aforesaid served for three months in Pitt County, North Carolina in the year 1780 in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Barrow- regiment comd Col Mr Moore- He also served three months in the year 1781 in the company commanded by Capt John Goram- Col Salter's Regt. from the service of the year 1780 also he was discharged out of Chatham Court House Hospital by the order of Col Sherlock (from board of war) this is all she knows of his service this she has said through her said husband
I sworn Mr Edgefield (illegible) South Carolina
 My late husband in Pitt county, North Carolina
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Sent know [illeg] when in [illeg] case
After the Revolutionary War David Gurganes moved to Saint
Pertin's, South Carolina = Suppose, her husband
volunteer - She cannot answer any of the open
questions prescribed by the War department.

(She further says that her husband as appear by an old memorandum was born on 4th day of May 1763. That her said late husband in his lifetime filed his claim for a Pension for said service- no part of which was received. The said claim having been + she being suspended for want of some proof- as she is advised - of his service
She further said that her said husband has always   been reputed + regarded in every neighborhood + they who had known him as a Revolutionary Soldier and she believes him to have been one- in the service as before stated. The here said David + Rebecca Gurganus were intermarried in Edgefield Court House South Carolina on ____ the ____day -f AD 1816 and that her said husband died in said Bibb County on the 26th day of March A.D. 1819 being then eighty eight years of age That as to proof of said marriage she has no then being no public or private record thereof  known to her: + then having no (illegible) living that she knows of but she swears that they were duly + legally married. 
That she has no certificate or other written proof of her husbands discharge or service That she + her said late husband having outlived most of his contemporaries and her remaining if any being in parts unknown to both him in his lifetime +  to either then + now she (
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so was before many [illeg] as she is [illeg] + believes
is wholly without any proof. That her said husband
actually served as before stated. and she has
therefore to only on tradition + their circumsances
aforesaid - for evidence of such service.
(That she files their claim (as did also her
husband, for reasons founded in theri old
age + poverty). (She further says there is no
[illeg] of the Gospel by which she can make the proof as required)

She hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever
to a pension or annuity except Her [illeg] (for
which she has to obtain. she has appointed with
povens of substitution - Robert S. Lamin of Macon
Georgia as her Attorney -) She declares that her
name is not in the Pension Roll after
Agency of [illeg]. was that of her said
huband.
Rebecca Gerganus
+ her mark
Sworn to  + subscribed this day [illeg] aforesaid

We Henry J. Rofs, Robert Beasly residing in the county of Bibb + said state + Johnathan Wilder - of the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Rebecca Gruganus above mentioned who is the widow of David Gurganus late of said county deceased who has subscribed and sworn to the above dedication both of when we had known for many years part as neighbors + friends - that we believe her to be Seventy years of age and that of her late husband David Gurganus Eighty eight years of age at the time of his death.
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that her said husband has always been + was at the time of his death reputed + believed in the neighborhood  in which he resided has been a soldier of the Revolution as stated in the forgoing declaration and that we concur is that opinion - we further say that we are not in any way related to the applicant- nor interested in her application for pension- but have made the foregoing statement from a firm commitment of the truth of the facts + her right to Government + bounty.
The said Robert Beasley says that he himself is of the age of eighty five years that he has known the said David Gurganus personally only about twenty one years but that long before he came acquainted with his he has often heard his (illeigble) (illegibel) the counterparts od said David Gurganus now dead say that he said Gurganus was a Revolution soldier. Her said Henry G Rofs who is (illeigble) court of said county says that he himself is fifty two years of age that he himself when a boy lived Martin County said Pitt county North Carolina + heard it frequently said + never denied that said David Gurganus was a Revolutionary soldier a faithful one
Henry G. Rofs
Robert Beasley (senior)
Johnathan (illegible)
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and the court do certify + deliver their opinion after her investigation of the matter and after putting her interrogations prescribed by the War Department that her above named David Gurganus was a Revolutionary soldier and said as stated by Rebecca Gurganus who is his widow. and the court further certifies that it appears to them from their own personal knowledge of (illegible) with Henry G. Ross- Robert Beasley (senior) + Johnathan Wilder- who has respectfully signed the preceding certificate- that they are persons of excellent social positions + respectability + altogether reliable + worthy of credibility + belief as well they have also the said Rebecca + David Gurganus have resided for many years in said county of Bibb. and they said court do further certify that the applicant is a very old very poor but worthy + deserving person.  that their statement was worthy of credit and that they believe as a aforesaid the applicant is entitled to a pension under Revolutionary soldier or a pension due her husband 
I Edwards G. Jeffers clerk of the Interior Court of said county (the same being a court of records) do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings after said court in the matter of the application of Rebeccaa Gurganus for the pension of her husband died. On testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal of office this 6th day of November A.D. 1832
EG Jeffers clerk
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NO 37478
David Gurganius
Ga
Powers + White
April 5. 1847
same May 7th 47
Set (illegible) J. W. (illegible) FFC
F.E. Hopler Apr 23 1853
Act 7 June 1832
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[Letterhead box] POWERS & WHITTLE
Attorneys at Law, MACON, GEO.
WILL PRACTISE [sic] IN THE COUNTIES OF
Bibb, Monroe, Jones, Twiggs, Crawford, Houston, Pike, Henry, Pulaski, Wilkinson,
And in any other County in the State, by special agreement.

Macon, (Geo.)

March 5th, 1847}
Dear Sir
We send you written the Petition of David Gurganis for a Pension under the Act of Congress. We think it contains all the requisitions of the Department as to forms & hope the facts therein contained may entitle him to be placed on the List of Revolutionary Pensioners.

We would remark that Mr. Gurganis is know here by many, as David G. Garris, instead of Gurganis & that should his name appear on the rolls, it may possibly have been put down in this way through mistake, but we hope not.

Should any further information be required to elucidate his claim, we beg that you will inform us, so that it may be supplied if possible. 
We are as
Powers & Whittle [underlined]

J.L. Edwards Esq.
[illegible] Washington D.C.
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April 20, 1847
Recd of David Gurganus
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Macon Georgia
April 14th 1847

J.L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
In the matter of David Gurganis, who applies for a Pension, we find he will not be able to produce the evidence required, as he know of non of his former commanders now living, [illegible] he may find in out by getting from your Office a List of them who are now receiving pensions and their residences, and who were in the same service mentioned in his Declaration. You will confer on him a great favor if you will send us a copy of the names of them who thus served and their residences, by some of whom we may be able to make the proof.
We remain as
Powers & Whittle
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873
REJECTED
4392
David Guganus
Service__________________________________

Enlisted:__________________ , 18____
Discharged:____________________, 18___
Application filed:______, 18_____

Attorney: _________
P.O. _________________

_____ Recognized.  _____Contract
_____ cert. of Dis. Searched for __________, 18____
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Power of Attorney
Mrs Gurganus
claim for Pension
per Macon Georgia
Oct 20- 52
J E Hasslen
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State of Georgia
County of Bibb
Be it known that before me David Reid a Justice of the peace in aforesaid county + state personally appeared Rebecca Gurganis aged seventy _______________ years who being duly cautioned + then sworn in due forum of law states that she is the widow o David Gurganis who was a 
 Revolutionary Soldier in the state of North Carolina in 1780 under Capt Sammuel Barrow, Col John Moore + afterward in 1781 three months under Capt John Goraw + Col John Salter= discharged from service in (illegible) of Capt Fra + New River (illegible) service of Chatham court house (illegible) that he died on Sixth day of March 1851 and that they were married on the _____ day of 1825 and that they were residents of Edgefield District in the State of South Carolina and that they resided there nine years and that she now resides in Bibb County Georgia and that furthermore she by these presents constitutes appoints + fully empowers + authorizes irrevocably + with powers of substitution Robert S. Larrier of Macon Georgia as her true + lawful attorney for her + in the name of stead, to prosecute, to demand, + to receive from the United States Government +state officers her rights in all and in any manner of claims for increased of arrears of pension or land that may be due her as the widow of said David Gurganis, who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law she may be entitles.
In witness whereof she has on this Eighteenth day of September 1832 hereunto signed here name and affixed her seal Rebecca Gurganis  Seal
Witnessed before said sealed + delivered in person of us
Clifford Anderson
Billy R. Davidson
Signed sealed + acknowledged + sworn to before me; and I further certify that Rebecca Gurganis
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has always by the community been known as the widow of David Gurganis + that they to my knowledge lived together as man + wife; and that the said David Gurganis is dead. Dictated this eighteenth day of September 1832
David Rese JJC
State of Georgia County of Bibb
Know all men by these presents that I Robert S. Larrirs the said person named as atty in fact in the above power for her purposes + objects their merchandise the (illegible) of the party here within to me given do hereby nominate and appoint E. Hawkins of Washington City as my substitute (illegible) him with all the permissions to me thereby (illegible) to secure the (illegible) therein she obtained with of whereof I hereunto set my hand + affixed my seal this 27th day of September 1852
Robert S. Larris
Signed sealed and delivered in person of Clifford Anderson
David Reid JJC
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State of Georgia Bibb county
I Edwards G. Jeffers clerk of the Interior court of said county, do hereby certify that David Reid Esq. before whom the forgoing powers of attorney was signed who has to each of them subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in aforesaid county + state duly conmfirmed + sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the seal of my office as clerk as aforesaid this 27th day of September A.D. 1832 
E. G. Jeffers