Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3287, Zachariah Ellett, N.C.

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[in upper left corner] (S--1776)

[heading]SERVICE
N.C. 
Ellet, Zachariah
or Elliott
[heading]NUMBER 
R. 3287
Born in N.C.
[heading] CONTENTS

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Georgia, Stewart County
On this the Sixth day of January in the year eighteen hundred and thirty six personally appeared in open court before A. Riddill, Abram Primm and William H. Dismuleys now sitting for the county aforesaid Zachariah Ellet [Ellett], a resident of said county, aged Eighty years on the first day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty six, who being duty sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain this benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That in the summer of the year 1776 as well as he recollects he enlisted in the service of the United States and was attached to the tenth regiment in the State of North Carolina, under the command of Col. Abraham Sheppard and in Capt. Yarboro's Company, as well as I recalled, but may be mistaken in the name, when we were properly organized of the captain, the marched to Little York, when we arrive there Col. Sheppard resigned and we marched back to No. Carolina under the command of Maj. Hoge and marched just ahead of Gen. Hogan, who was ordered to South Carolina. We rendezvoused at a place called the High Hill of Sauter in So. Carolina under the command of General Lincoln, from which place we marched to a place called Stono in So. Carolina and attacked the enemy, but in consequence of our ammunition giving out and not being supported by Gen. Moultrie, as was anticipated we had to retreat after an action of two hours and a quarter as was said, General Greene then came on

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and took command of the Southern army, under whose command we were then placed, and not long afterward we fought the battle at the Eutaw Springs at which engagement I received a gun shot wound through my right thigh which hurts me to this day and has disabled me from performing hard and active service at many times. It may be proper to remark here that I enlisted for three years, and sometimes before this battle my term of enlistment expired, and I received a discharge from Col. Hardy Murphy, but I did not go home, and therefore lost it at the expiration of my enlistment. Nine more men were raised and I joined under Col. Armstrong if I mistake not and was certainly attached to his regiment at the battle of the Eutaw Springs, and in Capt. Armstrong's Company. I continued under Gen. Greene and was at the battle at Guilford Court House in North Carolina and if I mistake not was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Artmstrong and in Capt. Seproses Company from whom on the 10th May 1781 I received a discharge which is hereto attached except a small piece which has been lost from it. He also attached the affidavit of Captain George Buchanan to prove a part of his service, and no other means of proving my service

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in this State. This deposant was born in Pitt County of the State of North Carolina and called that my place of residence after the war. When I moved into Greene County of No. Carolina and is now and lived there til I moved to Georgia, Jones County, where I lived about two years, when I moved to Stewart County, where I have lived about three years and am to the best of my information about eighty years old but know of no record of my age. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension ...except the present and declare his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn and duly scribed the day year aforesaid
Zachariah Ellett X his mark
A. K. Hill J. S. C.

Georgia
Monrovia County
Personally appears before me Wiley Nathan, an acting Justice of the Supreme Court for the County of Monroe State aforesaid, George Buchannan Esq. who being duly sworn deposeth and said that he was present and in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and that it comes personally within his knowledge that [ ] and Ellet was in service of the [ ] State, and fought at the battle of Stow in South Carolina, and that the [ ] who is making the above application is the  identical person [ ] to the [c] before me, the 31st Dec 1835
Wiley Nathan J.S.C.
George Buchannan [signature]
Refer to Col. Thomas M. Con. to prove that W. Nathan is a J.S.C.

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Messrs Galba Mathias Sampson Bell Garland Statham do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Zachanah Ellet who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be the age he states, that he reported and believed in the neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion, 
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
A.R. Hill J.S.C.
Galba Mathias X his mark
Sampson Bell
Garland, Statham
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories perscribed by 
the War Department, that this above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, &
served as he states, And the court further certifies that Galba Mathias, Sampson Bell & Garland Statham whose names are assigned to the above certificate, are credible persons, and that thus statement is entitled to credit.
A.R. Hill P.P.C.
A Prim JJC
Mr. H. Dismukes J.J.C

I Jared Irwin Clerk of the Inferior Court of Stewart County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Lachariah for a pension, In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this 6th of January 1836
Jared Irwin C.G.C.

[seal in bottom right corner contains no text]

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Zackariah Ellet
Suspended case
act 9 Jun 1832
Georgia
T.R. Wise
Present

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[header] POWER OF ATTORNEY

STATE OF Georgia
COUNTY OF Muscogee

Be it known that before the subscriber,
a Justice of the Peace personally appeared Furney Elliot aged fifty-five years, who, being duly cautioned and the sworn in due form of law, states, that he is the son and legal representative of Zachariah Elliot deceased 
*who was a private soldier and pensioner in the Revolutionary War in S. Carolina and that he believes that he is entitled to whatever is due, 
and that the United States are still indebted to him, under the laws of Congress for the pension that was due his father the said Zachariah Elliot named and that for the purpose of investigating and establishing his claims as aforesaid he appoints TULLY R. WISE, of Washington D.C., his true and lawful attorney with irrevocable powers, to examine all papers on file, and to do whatever he might do were he personally present to establish his claim.
In witness whereof, I have on this 13th day of June 1853 hereto signed my name, and affixed my seal.
Furney Elliot X his mark

[on the right side of the page are three printed seals]

Witness: L. W. Langford
Witness: Wm. F. Williams

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify that Furney Elliot has always by the community been known as the son of Zachariah Elliot deceased
Dated on this 13th day of June 1853
Tenderson Smith, J. P. [signature]

STATE OF Georgia
COUNTY of Marion
to wit:
I hereby certify, that Tenderson Smith Esq., before whom the foregoing power of attorney was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of office this 12th day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
George W. McDuffie [signature] Clerk

* State whether an applicant or a pensioner

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May 8, [illegible] the [illegible] of Moses Jecht, Jr. bill for the the [illegible] that of Bonjoiner on Wittness [illegible] home

testes    Moses Tisone
Stamp   
        his
John   X    Hesby
        mark

N.C. R-320

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Camp
Served

May of 1781, Zachariah Ellett having fine and [side of page cut off]
faithfully is discharged by General 
[side of page cut off]
Joseph Sessions, Capt. 


Ellett, Zachariah (N.C.)    R - 3287

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Zach. Ellett
Ga
Sus: Lt: Jared Irwin Clk
W. Stewart Co Ga feb 1
19. 1836
do G. D. Edanney. 29. July 1836
3287
Act 7 June 32

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[sideways]July 28
Lumpkin
July 17th

[sideways] Geo.
J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City

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Lumpkin July 14 / 86
Dr Sir
Some time past Mr Zachariah Elliott of this
County an applicant for a pension forwarded to
your department his deposition and other papers connected with it. He has learned that some defect exists, and that a letter of instructions has been sent to Mr Jared Irwin dced late Clerk of the Inferior Court of this County (who fell in battle at Dr Shepherd's
plantation)  Since Mr Irwins death that letter cannot be found, consequently the addition to be made to the declaration he is not apprised of. Mr Elliott has requested me to ask of you to inform Either him or myself what is wanting to be done, Stating particularly what errors & exclusions are to be amended and supplied
Very Respectfully
Gustaves D E Launay

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Zach. Ellett
Ga

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Raleigh No. Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
27th Janry 1836.
Sir
I herewith send you a certificate in
favor of Zach. Elliot. I do not find his name
on the rolls in any other place than that from
which the certificate is made and there, neither
the day nor the month is mentioned
on which he enlisted, but I have no doubt
he served twelve months. I do not find the
name of Willis Scoggin or Williford Norton
on the rolls.
I am very Respectfully
your Obt Servt
W. Hill
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions

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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the muster rolls of the continental line of this State in the revolutionary war that Zachariah Elliot a private soldier in Capt Yarborough's Company of the 10th Regiment enlisted in the year 1781, for the term of 12 months, and that he left the service on the 10th day of July 1782
Given under my hand this
27th January 1836
W. Hill

1776. en und Col Sheppard Capt Yarboro for 3 years
was in the battle of Stow
"  "  Eutaw Springs & wounded - served 3 years.
" enlist for 9 mo. Cart Armstrorg & Sessions dis May 7. 81

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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873[crossed out]
3287
P.O. ___
Zachariah Ellett
Service: ___
REJECTED
Enlisted: ___, 18__
Discharged: ___, 18__
Application filed: ___, 18__
Alleges: ___
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Re-enlisted: ___
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Attorney: ___
P.O. ____
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___ Recognized. ___ Contract.