Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,924, Goolsberry Childers, Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
Va

Childers, Goolsberry or Goldsby.

NUMBER
S. 30.924

CONTENTS
[blank]
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13 765

Kentucky

Goolsberry Childers of Garrard in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the compy commanded by Captain McKee of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Virginia line for 2 years 2 month from 1775

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per Annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18- day of October and sent to S. H. Anderson. Lancaster. Ky.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - 120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March "33 - 40.00
$160.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 7, Page 34

Letter to R. P Letcher 7 Nov 183[paper torn off]

Dup Certificate issued 7th Dec 1837 and sent to Hon James Harlaw.  A. R
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State of Kentucky Lincoln County
& Circuit Sct.

Be it remembered that on the 11th day of august 1878 and on the second day of the august term of the Lincoln Circuit Court Golosby Childers came personally into Court & before Thos Montgomery circuit Judge presiding in said Court stated the following facts on oath, viz, That he the said Golosby Childers did enlist for the term of two years in October or November 1776 in the Company commanded by Capt Wm McKee now dec'd & attached to the 12th Virginia Regt. on continental establishment, that he marched under his said Capt in March 1777 to Point Pleasant where he remained in the service untill(sic) the fall of the year 1778 he then returned to the interior of the country & was duly & regularly discharged after the expiration of his two years service he further says that after the conclusion of the War he did not regard his discharge as a paper of any consequence to him & he cannot now account for it otherwise than by saying just he was discharged & that he cannot now find his dicharge among his papers he further states that he has been [illegible] man & a temperate man all his life he has had by his wife thirteen children ten of whom were raised to be men & women, they have now all left him but
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one son who is eleven years old last April

This deponent has no other person to help him to make a living but his son, he is himself sixty one years old the first day of last January & is now unable to do much work, this deponent has a small farm of about ninety six acres of land, considerably out of repair & would not in his opinion rent for enough to support his old woman in the manner she has been accustomed to live. he therefore says that he stands in need of assistance from his country.

Golosby Childers  X his mark

At the same time & place & before the same person Samuel McKee a creditable witness personally appeared & made oath to the following facts, First. that it appeats by a book kept by William McKee dec'd late a Capt in the Virginia Regt and Continental establishment, & the further of this deponant that Goldsby Childers was enlisted in his company in November 1777 & did receive pay for two years. all the entries in the said book are in my deceased fathers hand writing & the receipts for pay bounty & cloathing(sic) [illegible] signed by the said Golosby Childers & attested by
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James Gilmore [illegible] in the said Company, who is now wholy(sic) deranged, & this deponant further says that he has a perfect knowledge of the hand writing both of the said James Gilmore & his Father & the entries on the said book are in his Fathers hand writing and the attestation aforesaid in the hand writing of the said James Gilmore, he further states that he has heard his Father in his lifetime as well in the presence as in the absence of the said Goldsby Childers recapitulate the incidents of the campaign & the anecdotes that related to them individually, & therefore he has no manner of doubt but that the said Goldsby Childers did serve as  afs'd, he further declares that the statement of the said Childers in relation to his circumstances is substantially correct, he cannot enter into particulars, but he does know that he is unable to live as decently as he is accustmed to live without labouring hard & constantly himself.

Saml McKee [signature]

Kentucky Lincoln Circuit Court. Sct.

At a circuit court held in for the County of Lincoln at the court house in [illegible] on Tuesday the tenth day of August 1878 before the hon'ble Thomas Montgomery one of
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the circuit Judges in the state of Kentucky Golosby Childers as applicant for a pension made oath to a statement in writing which was filed also the statement of Samuel McKee supporting the claim of the said Childers was also sworn to & filed; the court after hearing the statements & interrogating the said Golosby Childers & Samuel McKee is of opinion that they have stated the facts correctly; Therrefore it is ordered that the said statements together with the above expression of this court opinion be copied & certified to the Secretary of the War department of the United States.

Kentucky Lincoln Circuit Sct.

I Thomas Helm clerk of the Lincoln Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies of the statements of Golosby Childers & Samuel McKee which were sworn to & filed in my office and also a copy of the opinion of the Court in relation thereto.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my office hereto this 1st of Sept'r 1878

Thomas Helm [signature]
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District of Kentucky Sct

On this 22nd day of Aug't 1820 personally appeared in open court. (a) being a court of Record (b) for the said district. [word "circuit" stricken through] being this county [illegible] of Gerrard cty_ Goolsberry Childers aged 64 years resident in Garrard in s'd district; [words "circuit, county, or corporation" stricken through] who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: (c) He enlisted in the revolutionary War in the fall 1775 under Capt Wm McKee in the 12th Va Regt on continental [illegible] under the command of Col Jas Wood - for two years - and served out his time and got a discharge - He is placed on the pension list under the act of Congress of 1818_ And I do solomnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States: on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish ^it or to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18" day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed , viz, 

96 acres of Land and of the value of $800

one negroe(sic) girl 15 years old worth 300

3 head of Horses of the value of 100

20$ [page wrinkled at this point]  20
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Schedule continued  $1220

10 Head of Cattle of the value of 50
13 head of Sheep 13
Household Furniture of the value of 30
$1313

He owes $150-

He has a wife aged 56 years old_ and two children living with him - a Daughter 19 years old and a son aged 14 years_ No occupation not able to work.

Goolsberry Childers
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Garrard County Sct

I Benjamin Letcher clerk of the Garrard County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule hearto(sic) annexed are truely(sic) copied from the record of said court. and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the Total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one thousand three hundred & thirteen Dollars & no more

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of s'd court this 23d day of August 1820

Ben Letcher clk Garr'd [illegible] Co.
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1127
Goolsberry Childers
Brief

Goldsby Childers
10

old case,
has been on roll
$80
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BRIEF in the case of Goolsberry Childers of Gerrard(sic) County in the State of Kentucky

(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge?
A Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
[no answer]

3. How old is he?
78 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
In 1775 & continued until the end of 1777

Duration of Service.
2. Years, 2 Months, [blank] Days.

Rank.
private

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Capt Wm McKee

5. In what battles was he engaged?
none mentioned

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Gerrard(sic) County in the state of Kentucky_

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
He was placed on the pension roll under the act of March 18th 1818 & was struck from it on account of proper -

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
The papers seem not to be defective

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

T. Waugh [signature]
Examining Clerk.
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I thought best to use 1776 also, as James Wood's 12" Va. [illegible] from 76 to 78 - 2 yrs - even tho Samuel McKee gave data as he did_

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

December 16, 1927

Mrs. J. I. Childers
4405 West Pine Blvd.
St. Louis, Mo.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 30924 it appears that Goolsberry (or Goldsby) Childers was born January 1, 1757, place not stated.

He enlisted in November 1775 [5 overwritten with 6] or 1777 and served two years as a private in Captain William McKee's Company, Colonel James Wood's Virginia Regiment. Place of enlistment not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1818 while a resident of Garrard County, Kentucky.

In 1820 soldier referred to his wife aged fifty-six and stated that they had thirteen children, but only two were then living with him, a son born in April 1807 and a daughter aged nineteen years. Names of wife and chiddren not stated.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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State of Kentucky
Garrard County S.S.

On this 24th day of Nov'r 1837 before me the subscriber a Justice of the (sic) for the af'd county of Garrard personally appeared Goolsberry Childers who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Cap'n William McKee in the 12th Virginia Regiment (the name of his Col. not remembered) in the service of the United States: That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Ky, that he read a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the secretary of war, which certificate was destroyed either by accident or design, some time, between
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the 4th day of MArch and the 4th day of Sep'r in the year 1837. That after he drew in Sepr what was due him in the month of March last, he laid his certificate away carefully in his desk, that he never examined for it, until he was making preparation to draw again in Sep.r and the found a small peice(sic) [peice underlined] of it which has already been transmitted to the Commissioner of Pensions.

Goolberry Childers   X his mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year af.d

L Landram J P [signature]
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State of Ky.
Garrard Co. SS.

This day came before me Lewis Landram a justice of the peace in and for the af.d ^County R. P. Letcher ^a credible person who swears he knows the af.d Goolsbery Childers to be the same person he represents himself to be in the foregoing certificate_ He has known him for twenty eight or nine years, and obtained for him, (as well as his memory now serves him) the certificate which he the s.d Chiders states has been destroyed_ He is inclined to believe the certificate was obtained in the year 1832, but of this, he is not perfectly certain. 

Given under my hand & seal this 24th Nov.r 1837.

L Landram J P [signature]
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State of Kentucky Garrard County} Sct.

I Alexander McKee Clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid do certify that L. Landram before whom the declaration of Golsberry Childers was sworn to and whose signature is thereto attached and whose signature also appeared to the oath of Robert P Letcher Identefying(sic) the said Goldsberry Childers now is and was at the time of affixing the same a justice of the peace in and for the County of Garrard duly [illegible] and appointed by the Govenor(sic) of Kentucky as such, and in that capacity acts as a Judge of the Garrard County Court, and I further certify that the signature purporting to be his is genuine

I testimony of all which I have hereto set my name and caused the seal of the Coourt of which I am Clerk to be hereto affixed at my office in Lancaster this 26th day of Nov 1837 and in the 62nd year of American Independance(sic)

Alex.r R. McKee, clerk [signature]
Garrard County Court
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3-525
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,  [blank], 19[blank]

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Goolsberry or Goldeby Childers a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.F. 30924.

Dates of enlistment or appointment.
⍟ Nov 1777

Length of service.
2 years

Rank.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.

Captain.
William McKee.

Colonel.
James Wood. 12

State.
Va.

Battles engaged in, 
none stated

Residence of soldier at enlistment, 
not stated.

Date of application for pension.
Aug 11. 1818. His claim was allowed.

Residence at date of application,
Gerrard(sic) Co. Ky ✢

Age at date of application,
61 years.

Remarks:
in 1820 his wife was 56 years of age; they had 13 children, [illegible] dau 19 years and son 14 years in 1820. No names stated. There is no further family data on file.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856

Office note:
✢ see claimant's statement in 1832 affidavit
⍟ see Samuel McKee's statement
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NL-1
Rev Sec

LaGrange, Ky.
Aug. 21. 1915.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear sir:-

Please examine the following data and see if in accordance with name on pension roll. Goldsborough Childress [name underlined], born in South Carolina, moved to Virginia thence to Ky. Fought with George Washington at Brandwine, and was pensioned by the government, receiving $96 per year in gold._ was private in army. Any information as to validity of this above, will be gladly received by,

Mr. M. B. Morris,
Box 321, LaGrange, Ky.
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30 924
Revy
INVALID.

File No. 30,924
Goolsbery Childers
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32"

Index:-Vol. 2, Page 71

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1915, Aug 26 history to Mrs M. B. Morris M.B.H.

1927 - Dec 15. Hist to Mrs J. I. Childers_ See [illegible] claim of Isom Childers_ MMHF
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Jon-at.
Mr Evans,

Dec 6

Hon. J Harlan
H. R.

Col J. L. Edwards
Com.r of Pensions
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Banking never heard of until 1693, and then in the most civilized countries.
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Rec'd
12 Jan 1819

If the court will certify that the applicant is in [illegible] circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for support, his claim will be admitted [this entire sentence stricken through]

I certify that the app.t lives within 3 miles of me_ and I know that his situation is as described by the above Sam.l McKee

G. Robertson [signature]

Adm.d

Hon. GW Robertson
H. R.

date cut: 5 March
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[This is a duplicate of image 24 with the remnant of his certificate laid on top]

State of Ky.
Garrard County Sct

This day came before me Robert D. Luske a justice ^of the Peace in and for the county af.d Goolsberry Childers of the af .d county and made oath that wither(sic) be accident of design of some willy(sic) disposed ^person his pension certificate has been destroyed, except the litte remnant which is now attached ot this affidavit by which means he is unable to obtain his pension to which he is justly entitled- He therfore(sic) asks the Sectary(sic) of War or the Commissioner of Pensions 

[this bit obscured by the remnant of his certificate]

... Duplicate certifi
... my hand
... octor 1837

R D Luske  J P [signature]

[Below are the only words visible on his certificate remnant]
...the 4th of March, 1831, and payable...
... March, and 4th of September, in...
... Given at the War ...
... this Eighteen...
... one thousand eight...
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State of Ky.
Garrard County Sct

This day came before me Robert D. Luske a justice ^of the Peace in and for the county af.d Goolsberry Childers of the af .d county and made oath that wither(sic) be accident of design of some willy(sic) disposed ^person his pension certificate has been destroyed, except the litte remnant which is now attached ot this affidavit by which means he is unable to obtain his pension to which he is justly entitled- He therfore(sic) asks the Sectary(sic) of War or the Commissioner of Pensions to send him a duplicate certificate.

Given under my hand & seal this 27th ocor 1837

R D Luske J P [signature]
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House of Rep's
Dec. 5th 1837.

Sir,

I enclose you the affidavit of Goldsberry Childers for a Renewal of Pension Certificate.

Vert Resp'y
yrs [illegible]

James Harlan [signature]

Col J. L. Edwards
Com.r [illegible]
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Hon. R. P. Letcher
Nov  4
Mr Evans
Hon R. P. Letcher.

Lancaster Ky
28 Oct

James L. Edwards Esq
Pension Comsner
Washington City
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Lancaster
27th Octor '37

D.r Sir.

Mr. Goosbery Childres a very worthy old gentleman of this county has met with the misfortune of getting his pension certificate destroyed He has made affadavit(sic) of the fact, and wishes another on made out & transmitted as soon as possible.

Yours Truly
R. P. Letcher [signature]
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7094.
Kentucky 4

Goldsby Childers 12 of [blank] in the state of Kentucky who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel [blank] of the Virginia lline, for the term 2 years

Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11" of August 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of March 1819 and sent to Hon. Mr Robertson
H of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 6 mo 25/31 54.66
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4" Sep 1819 48
$102"66

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Not entitled

[illegible] letter to Hon. R.P.Letcher
H.R. 28 March 1832

Notification sent Nov 2 1820 to
George Robertson, Lancaster, Ky
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No 1127
Pension Office

Goolsberry Childers
application
for a pension

July 28, 1832.

Ex.d by T. Waugh

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State of Kentucky Garrard County Sct}

This day Goolsberry Childers a resident citizen of Garrard County and State of Kentucky, aged 78 years, personally appeared before the Justices of the Garrard County Court, now sitting, and made oath, that he was placed on the pension roll under the act of March 18th 1818, and was afterward struck from the roll on account of property_ after having drawn once or twice_

That he entered ^the services of the United States in Oct 1775 and served as a private, during 1776 1777_ and was discharged in 1778_

That he served in the 12th Virginia Regiment, under the command of Capt William McKee_

He now resides in the county of Garrard and state of Kentucky and resided there when his first application was made under the act of 1818_

Goolsberry Childers  X his mark
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State of Kentucky Garrard County Sct}
April County Court 1829

Goolsberry Childers this day produced into court the following declaration which was sworn to by said Childers and ordered to be entered of record and is in these words, viz,

State of Kentucky County of Garrard Sct

on this 2nd day of april 1829_ personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the County af.d_ Goolsberry Childers resident in said County aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820, that he the said Goolsberry Childers enlisted for the term of two years on the _ day of October in the year 1776 in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain William McKee in the 12th Virginia regiment commanded by Col _ in the line of the State of Virginia on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in said corpse(sic) until the fall of the year 1778 when he was discharged from the service in the State of Virginia_ That his name has been placed on the pension List and dropped there from on account of his property and in pursuance of the act of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the tim(sic) he states on the 18th March 1828 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an Act of Congress" entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in [illegible] for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule
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hereto annexed and by me subscribed." Since the Exhibition of the first schedule of my property the following changes have taken place to wit, my land then 96 acres now 32 has been reduced by sale of part by necessity to obtain and assist my wife and myself by the purchase of a negor woman named in the schedule annexed

Schedule

32 Acres of land 4 dollars p.r acre $128
3 Horses 120
7 Head of Cattle 35
13 head of Hogs 6_50
9 Head of Sheep 4.50
one negro woman & two children 500
Total $794-

And Samuel McMillan and William Sims two creditable witnesses appeared in court and on their oath declared that they knew the property of said Childers and believed it was correctly estimated in the above schedule and it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said schedule is $794- and no more

A [illegible] copy from the record of said court In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my name as clerk of the court af.d and caused the seal of my said office to be hereto affixed at my office in Lancaster this 8th day of March 1832 and 56th year of American Independence

James H Letcher clk [signature]

State of Kentucky Garrard Coounty} Sct

I Thomas Kennedy presiding Justice of the peace in and for the county court in the county af.d
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of office appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of apprising the same [illegible] said court duly appointed and qualified as such and due faith and credit is and ought to be given all his official acts as such

Given under my hand this 8th March 1832

Tho Kennedy  P.J.P.G.Co [signature]