Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,532., John Bagby, N.C.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
N. C.

[STA]
Bagby, John

NUMBER
S. 31,532

CONTENTS

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[typed form with handwritten responses]
Georgia 16.343

John Bagby
of Gwinnett in the State of Ga
who was a Pr in the [blank] commanded
by Captain Grange of the Righ commanded by  Col. Ash in the No Ca
line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of July 33
and [illegible] Wm Matthie
Lawrenceville Ga

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  60
Semi-anl. allowance ending[illegible]  15
$75

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 86

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Georgia
Gwinnett County} s.s. 

On this 25th day of September 1832 personally
appeared before the Judges of the Superior Court for
said County & State John Bagby a resident in
the County of Gwinnett & State aforesaid aged
seventy five 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 provisions made by the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832 that he [words crossed out] enlisted
in the army of the United States in Halifax County N.C.
and served under Coll Moore Lieut Coll Ash
Major Clark and Capt Grange marched
from Halifax to Wilmington and from
Wilmington up Cape Fear River &c and was discharged
at Wilmington having served six months. Was
drafted again a few weeks before the Battle
at Guilford C.H. N.C particular date not recollected
marched from Halifax County to Guilford C.H. 
& was at the battle - returned to Halifax was
then marched to Augusta in Geo. and was wounded
at the taking of Brown & Grayson Forts. In
the above route I was commanded by Major
Pink Eaton who was killed at Augusta - 
from Augusta back to Halifax on
furlow - served this tour about three Months

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and I hereby relinquish every claim whatever
to a pension or an annuity except the present
and I hereby declare that my name is not on
the pension roll of any other agency in any state.
Sworn to & subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
John Bagby
in open Court
(attest) Wm. Maltbie C.I.C.

And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion that the above mentioned applicant
a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
J Wardlaw J.I.C
A Rinick J.I.C
John Brewster J.I.C.

I William Maltbie Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County of Gwinnett do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter
of the application of John Bagby for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this
25th day of Sept 1832
Wm. Maltbie C.I.C.

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Georgia
Gwinnett County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County John Bagby who duly sworn deposeth & said that by reason of
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 period mentioned below & in the following grade for six Months. I served as a private soldier under Coll Moore, Lieut Col Ash, Major Clark, & Capt Granger and received a discharge but cannot recollect what became of it but believe it was lost. Deponent believes that he enlisted in the Fall of 1777. deponent recollects that during the above Tour he was within a few miles of the place and distinctly heard the guns when the battle was fought between Gen Caswell and Gen McCloud the Tory Commander and arriving there the same day in the evening & saw McCloud dead. That  he marchd most of the previous night in order to arrive soon enough to assist Gen Caswell. Deponent further states that he volunteered in the Spring of ---- [word crossed out]
& marchd under Capt [illegible] to [Mecklenburg crossed out] Charlotte Mecklenburg County N.C that he served in a company of Cavalry & that when he volunteered he resided in Halifax County N.C. that he served during this Tour three Months and he thinks that the object in marching his company to Charlotte was to get them to enlist in the U.S. army. Deponent again states that in the Spring of 1781 he served six months as a drafted Militia Man was at the Battle at Guilford C.H. &c as stated  in his original declaration was wounded at Augusta [illegible] sent up the Savannah River to Major Hammond [illegible]

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twelve miles above Augusta - there he obtained a furlough
(being unfit for duty) from Gen. Pickens
and went home to Halifax N.C. he afterward
recd a discharge from Coll John Hargrave
but said discharge is lost. Deponent states
that through inadvertense & hurry when
he made his first Declaration that he omitted 
a three Months Tour now mentioned and
that he should have stated that he served
six Months in the Spring of 1781 instead
of three. And Deponent further states that
he has no documentary evidence whereby he can prove his service nor does he know that he
can obtain any. Deponent states that he was
born in Hanover County Virginia in the year
1757 The record of his age is at his own
family Bible which record was given to him
by his half Brother. And deponent states
the names of the following persons who can
testify as to his character for veracity &
their belief of his service as a soldier of the
revolution. John S. Park Clk. I.C.
Gilbert Coffee Sheriff. Asahel H. Smith
esq., P. Master , Cole Dathan, L. Hutchins
Robert Montgomery Esq. Wm Green Esq
he & all of Gwinnet County. And Deponent
further states that he was called into service
as he believes by competent authority & that
he was not employed in any civil purpose pursuit
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 3d
day of May 1833.
John Bagby
John Mills JP

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Georgia
Gwinnett County
We John S. Wilson a clergyman
residing in the County aforesaid and
Wiley Bragden residing in the same hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with John Bagby who has subscribed
and sworn to a Declaration made before the Inferior Court of
said County on the 25th day of September 1832 that we
believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is
[respected & he lived?] in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we
concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed this
6th day of May 1833.
John S. Wilson
Wiley Bragdon

And the Inferior Court for the County & State
aforesaid hereby certify that it appears to them
that John S. Wilson who has signed the preceding
Certificate is a Clergyman resident in said
County of Gwinnett and that Wiley Bragden who
has also signed the same is a resident of the same
and is a credible person and that their Statement is
entitled to credit and that they did question the said John
Bagby in open Court & received the answers set forth in the
following affidavit the same being an amendment to his
Declaration & application for a pension.
Simon Stricklin J.I.C.
John   J.I.C.
[illegible]  J.I.C.
 
I William Maltbie Clerk of the Inferior Court
for said County hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of John Bagby for
a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of office this
6th day of May 1833.
Wm. Maltbie C.I.C.

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Georgia
Gwinnett County
I William Maltbie Clerk for
said County hereby certify that John Mills
whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit
as a subscribing witness is an acting Justice of the
Peace for said County that the signature purported
to be made by him to said affidavit is
genuine and that John Bagby who made said
affidavit is a man of unquestionable veracity
Given under my hand & seal of
Office this 6th day of May 1833
Wm. Maltbie C.I.C.

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No 11
John Bagby

claim 9 mo in origl dec.
and 15 mo in amendt

Admit private
9 mo $30

Free
Department of War
Pension Office
Washington City

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RECORD DIVISION.  3--525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., [blank],

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of John Bagby
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (crossed out: or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

S. 31,532

[following is data in a table]
Dates of Enlistment or appointment.
Fall 1775
Spring' 
Spring 1781

Length of service.
6 mos.
3 mos.
6 mos.

Rank.
Pr

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
Captain.
Granger
[illegible]

Colonel.
Moore

Maj. Pink Eaton
John Hargrave

State.
N.C.

Battles engaged in, Guilford C.H., wounded in taking Forts Brown & Grayson at Augusta, Ga
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Halifax Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Sept 25, 1832 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Gwinnett Co., Ga.
Age at date of application, b. Hanover Co. Va in 1757.
Remarks: Soldier died Mar. 1, 1837. No family data in [illegible]

Very Respectfully