Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 31046, William Fussell, Ga. N.C.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
Ga.
[ ] 

Fussell or Fysel, William

NUMBER 
S31046

CONTENTS

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8134
Louisiana 
William Fysel
alias Fussell
of Washington in the State of Louisiana who was a Private in the Camp commanded by Captain [ ] of the Regt commanded by Col: Jones in the Georgia line for 15 months 

Inscribed on the Roll of Louisiana at the rate of 50 Dollars Cents [crossed out] per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of March 1833 and sent to [ ] Thomas
 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33
$100
    25
$125

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by [ ] Clerk,
Book [ ] Vol. [ ] Page 70

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, 
April 15, 1853.

Sir: Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents, 
the widow of William Fussell

a Pensioner on the Roll of the New Orleans Agency at the rate of fifty Dollars and Cents [crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 of Sept, 1834 to the 21 Sept, 1836.
Respectfully, yours, 
8134
J.M. [ ]
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS 
Present.

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William Fussell

6. 16-17.3.5

P. 263

asmd.

del. 1933

15 mo. pri
50$

P. Thomas

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BREIF in the case of William Fysel
Parish of Washington in the State of Louisiana 
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or a Judge? Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? No
3. How old is he? 75
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.| Duration of Service.| Rank.| Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served .       
|Years, Months, Days,| As a | Gen.

Vol. In 17 [deleted word] | - 10 - | private | Col. J. Jones- 
Vol.                                     | - 2 -   |   " |  | Genl Greene- 
Vol.                                      | - 3 -   | " | Aaron Fussell

5. In what battles was he engaged? Guilford Ct. House
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Georgia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? a Witness
8. Are the papers defective as-to form authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are not attached to the Clerks seal as required, and the certificate of the Judge and that of the resident citizens are not in the usual form
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
F. Waugh    Examining Clerk.
Feb. 7th 1833.

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Revolutionary Pensions 
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th of 1832

State of Louisiana       }
Parish of Washington  }  Be it known and remembered that on this thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two before me Thomas C Warner Judge of the Parish Court of the Parish aforesaid and said state personally appeared William Fuzzell a resident of said state and Parish aged seventy five years who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act aforesaid and the following  interrogatories being propounded to wit
 Interrogatory 1st Where and in what year were you born 
answer I was born in [illegible] County in the state of North Carolina on the 4th day of December AD 1756
Inter 2nd Have you any Records of your age if so where is it 
answer I have record of my age but as I was moving to this county it was damaged by water and lost but I know that I had said Record and that this is my age
Inter 3rd where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?
answer my Residence was in the state of North Carolina but I entered the service [illegible] the State of Georgia when on a visit to my Brother

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I lived a few years after the war in the state of North Carolina removed from there to Georgia I lived there till the year 1810 then I removed to the above state and Parish where I now reside 
Inter 4 How were you called into service? were you drafted Did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom 
I entered the service as a volunteer 
Inter 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 Service 
Answer John Jones was the Col John Houston commander in chief. I served two months in the 
State of Georgia and then returned to North Carolina and there volunteered my services under the command of Genl Green under whom I served two months I also served three months in a horse company  under the command of Aaron Fuzzell
I was in the engagement at Guilford North Carolina commanded by Green and in different skirmishes scouting fights &c at different times and places 
Inter 6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the services and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it 
Answer I received a discharge from General Green first it was lost with the Record of my age as above stated
Inter 7th state the names of persons in your present neighbourhood to whom you are known and who can
[words cut off at bottom of page]

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of your services as a soldier of the Revolution 
answer Abner Beckham Decy Beckham & Sarah Slocum and I the said William Fuzzell an oath as aforesaid hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I do declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state

Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Tho C Warner               Wm Fysel
Parish Judge

Then  appeared Abner Beckham and being duly sworn as aforesaid says that he knew William Fuzzell in the state of Georgia that he knows that he volunteered his services in the Revolutionary war under the command of Col Jones in the Florida Expedition for six months in the year 1778 that he also saw him in the service in the year 1779 under command of col [illegible] that he lived a neighbour to said Fuzzell in the state of Georgia after the war and also in this state and believes him to be a man of veracity and that his declaration is true

Sworn to & subscribed day & year aforesaid before me 
Tho C Warner Parish Judge    Abner Beckham 

Decy Beckham says that she has been acquainted with Wm Fuzzell ma[n]y years that she was married at the time of the Florida Expedition believes that the said W Fuzzell was in said campaign and after that at [illegible] creek under col [illegible] and does believe him to be a man of seventy and that his declaration is true

Sworn to and subscribed day & year aforesaid before me 
Tho C. Warner Parish judge} 
Decy Beckham

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Sarah S_ being duly sworn says

that she was not acquainted with W Fuzzell in Georgia never recollects seeing him but once, heard that he was in the service and from her long acquaintance with him since they moved to this county believes him to be a man of veracity and that his declaration is true.
Sarah S_, X her mark

Sworn to & subscribed day & year aforesaid before me. & the named Sarah S_ not writing having made her _ marks.

/Thomas C. Warner/ parish judge

I Thomas C Warner judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above named William Fuzzell for near twenty years past and from my personal knowledge of him together with his general character I believe the above declaration made by him to be correct and true to the best of his knowledge and recollection and I further thus certify that the above named witnesses are citizens of this parish and that their characters are entitled to credit an further certify that there are no regular clergyman of long standing in our parish.

Given under my hand at the Parish of Washington day and date above written.

/Thos. C. Warner/ Parish Judge

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Rejected
Ex'r, OLD WAR.
File No. 20,371
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]
William Fussell
Pri.
Col McMurphy
Ga Line 
Revy War
ied at 
REJECTED 
other claim.
,187.
Clerk.
Application filed: , 18.
Attorney:
.O.
Act 1828.
Not Allocated.

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Personally came & appeared before me Ezekiel P Ellis a Justice of the peace in & for the parish of Washington State of Louisiana [illegible] 
Abner Beckham to said Justice well Known as a Person of high respectability & integrity and after being duely sworn on the holy Evangelist deposeth and  saith as follows (to wit)
That he is known to Mr William Fussell, that the deponent lived with the said William Fussell in the Revolutionary war in the state of Georgia in the Regiment commanded by Col Daniel McMurphy and company commanded by Capt [illegible] Davis during the space of four months in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven that also he served in 1778 with deponent in the Regiment commanded by Col John Twigs in the company commanded by Capt Lewis a tour of four or five months 
Further the deponent saith  not 
Sworn to & subscribed before this 21st day of May one thousand Eight hundred and twenty nine 
Abner Beckham 
E.P. Elis . J.P}

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1797.
Personally came & appeared before me Ezekiel  P Ellis a Justice of the Peace in & for the Parish of Washington & State of Louisiana William Fussell to said Justice well known as a person of high respectability & integrity and being solemnly sworn on the Holy Evangelist deposeth & saith of  as follows (To wit)
That deponent is in his seventy third year of age that he served in the Revolutionary war as a private in the State of Georgia in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Daniel McMurphy in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven four months, that he served another twenty four months in said state of George in the Regiment Commanded by Col John Twigs in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy Eight, That he also served in the state of North Carolina six months part of said time under General Green and the remainder in the [illegible] County  light [illegible]in the year one thousand seven hundred seventy nine
And Farther this deponent saith not, Sworn to & subscribed before me this May 21st in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & twenty nine      
            Wm Fussel
E.P. Ellis J.P}
 not allowed act 1828

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Wm Fussell for Pensions &

#20.371

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Personally come & appeared before me Ezekiel P. Ellis a justice of the peace in & for the Parish of Washington and State of Louisiana appears Sarah S_ to said justice well known as a person of respectability & integrity after being duly sworn on the holy evangelist deposeth & saith as follows (to wit)

That deponent remembers when Mr William Fussell returned home from the Florida expedition with two of her brother who said they were returning from said expedition. Further this deponent saith not.

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 21st day of May AD 1829.

Sarah S_, X her mark

/E. P. Ellis/ JP

State of Louisiana
Parish of Washington

I Thomas C. Warner Judge of said parish do hereby certify that Ezekiel P. Ellis whose name is signed to the four foregoing affidavits was on the 21st day of May AD 1829 an acting Justice of the peace, duly commissioned and sworn in and for the parish aforesaid and that faith and credit are due for his signature as such.

Given under my hand and seal of office this 28th day of September AD 1829.

/Thos. C. Warner/ Parish Judge

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No. 8134

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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. 

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, William Fysel alias Fufsell- of the State of Louisiana who was a private in the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Fift[] dollars and cents [crossed out] per annum, during his natural life, com-mencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year. 

Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four. -
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. 
Commissioner of Pensions. 

This certificate is ifsued in lieu of one dated 13th March 1833- in the name of Wm Fysel which has been lost or destroyed, and which, if- presented at the agency, the Agent, will transmit it to this Department.-

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St Helena La
May 21st

Free

Genl. Phil. _ Thomas
Representation in Congress
from 2nd District in La
Washington City

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St Helena May 20th 1834

Dear Sir

I have the honor of herewith enclosing to you the affidavit made by Mr. _ of Covington & myself to procure a proper warrant for the purpose of enabling Mr. Wm. Fuzzell a pensioner of the Revolutionary War to draw his pension. The _ was forwarded bu the pension office department through your _ for Mr. Fuzzell. The name was spelled Fussell, was wrong. The cashier of W. T. Bank dis_ office at New Orleans declined paying the same in consequence of the above error. It was by me in thanks to Mr. _ who has last the same, Mr. Fuzzell requests me to thank you for your _. So far & hopes you will assist him in getting his warrant in proper form you will please re_ the matter & enclose the warrant to me at this place or address me as the case may require

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I wish you now to ascertain if the papers in the case of John Spring of this parish, a soldier of the Revolutionary War has reached the Pension office & if they have the reasons if any why the warrant is not forwarded if it can be obtained on the papers which are all sufficient, please remit it to me also, or address me as the case may require.

I am considerable _ by Mr. Seymour Rodrigues concerning his land claim which I spoke of to you _. Please inform me of its forwardness.

We have as you will have seen by the journals of political health many candidates for your place, I think at this time the contest is between your two friends Chain & James_ Bradford. I think your old opponent is _ _. I see you have a long and stormy session please excuse me for trespassing

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on your attention.

I am respectfully your obedient servant.

/Thomas Green Davidson/ of St. Helena

Genl. P. Thomas
Rep in Congress from 2nd District of Louisiana

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Personally came and appeared before me Ezekiel P. Ellis a Justice of the Peace in and for the State of Louisiana and Parish of Washington Mrs. Decy Beckham to said Justice was known as a person of respectability & integrity and after being duly sworn on the holy Evangelist deposeth & saith as follows That deponent recollects Mr. William Fussell being with the army in the Revolutionary war at the Florida Expedition and also recollects his having been with said Army in the year 1778 at Butlers Creek in the State of Georgia. Further this deponent saith not Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 21st day of May 1829
                                           
                                            her
E. P. Ellis JP }          Decy   x Beckham
                                          Mark

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City of Washington

I hereby certify that William Fuzell is a man of good character and does not believe he wood swain to any thing but the objection real truth.

The deposition was taken before a Parish judge what court in the state of Louisiana is always open. I am well acquainted with the judge whose name is signed to the petition and and no it to be his signature.

6th by examining the petition you will find that he has names a number of offenses I think sufficient to prove his service.

13th & 12 the judge has satisfied that there was no settled clergyman in that neighborhood, I hear certify the same as I no there is none

16th The papers are certified and signed by the judge, and the deputy clerk _ there to annexed and I no that Wm Ellis is that deputy clerk I am acquainted with him and his signature

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17th The seven questions was put and answered 3rd question he lived in the state of North Carolina but volunteered into the service in the state of Georgia when on a _.

5th he clearly states that he was under the commanded of Col John Jones, John Houston Commander in Chief under whom he served ten months in the state of Georgia. When he returned to North Carolina his home he then volunteered under Genl Green for two months. He again entered the services in a horse company under the command of Capt. Fuzzell and was in the battle of Guilford, Genl Green, Commander in chief, the whole of the time. That he formerly makes out that he served in, 15 months and 2 for him _ any pay but as a private soldier given under my hand this 7th day of March 1833.

/Phil Thomas/ MC

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Washington City June 28th 1834
Dr Sir
I this day Recaved yours dated 27th June, and answer, that it is the wish of the partey, Concerned - to have the duplecate, Maid out in the name Fussell, and no Fysell, as that name caused the money not to bee paid at the pention pay office, at new orleans bee so good as give me Information as to the other Clame in the leter, whether such papers Eaver Came to your office I am your [illegible]
[signed] Philm Thomas

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Washington City June 26th 1834
[illegible] Sir
Inclosed I send you sum papers whitch will sho Mr fussel warrant Is, lost and prays that a duplicate may issue it apears that the Bank Refused paying the pention on account of the name Being rong spet - his name is Fussell but was spelt in the pention Certifiate Fysell I hope this may be Rectofied you will se by the deposian the [illegible crossed out] Certificate is last I am aquainted the men who have been sworn, they are men of good carrecter, and I no the gentlemon who signed, as judge is now acting as he states they are men of good carettor
Be so good as to Examon whether any papers in the Name of, John Spring, and old soldier, has been receaved in your office, if so have you acted on the papers

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and bee so good as to geve me the information Requested as soon as you Convenant can and you will much oblige your [illegible] 
[signed] Philm Thomas

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William Bagley of the Parish of St Tammrany and Thomas Green Davidson of the Parish of St Helena being duly sworn by me the undersigned Parish Judge of the Parish of St Tammany, did declare and say, that they had the pension warrant of William Fussell a soldier of the Revolution who is alive, in their hand for cellection at the Pension office in the City of New Orleans, that on the presentation of the warrant it was discovered that the name was improperly spelled and that the cashier of the Branch of the United States Bank declared paying the same on that account, and that since that time the said warrant has been lost by these affiants so that he cannot have the same
[signed] Wm Bagley
[signed] Thomas Green Davidson of St Helena
Sworn & subscribed before me at the Court House, in the Town of Covington Parish of ST Tammany Louisiana on this 15th day of April A D 1834 by the parties
[signed] Lyman Briggs]
Parish Judge

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Dec 4th 1916.

My dear Sir.

Will you please send me the record of William Fussell, Revolutionary pensioner, who was living in Washington Parish, Louisiana in 1833. and any data you make have of him, or his family.

Respectfully,

[Mrs. Ed] Bessie Fuzel-Graves 
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

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[handwritten on pre-printed form]
31046
Revy INVALID.
File No. 31,046
William Fysel alias Fusall
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 148
[Arrangement of 1870.}

1916 Dec 21 Hist. to Mrs. Ed. Groves