Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16370, Nathan Dobbs, Continental Va.

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(3-1776)
Service
Continental Va.
Dobbs, Nathan
Number
S.16370
carded
Contents
[remainder of form is blank]

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Georgia 16. [corner of page missing]
Nathan Dobbs 1697
of Gwinette in the State of GA
who was a pr Cav in the Compy comman
by Captain Roberts of the [blank} comman
by [blank] in the  No. Car
line for [illegible] Va. and Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 100- Dollars [blank] Cents per annu
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Oct  3 1833 [faded and written above] and [illegible] 11m Mat [edge of page missing]
Lawrenceville -. Ga
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 
Semi-ane. allowance ending JMar:34
250
50-
300- 
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nath. Rice Cle
Book E Vol. 6 Page 88.

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State of Georgia
County of Gwinnett
On this 8th day of October 1833 personally appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court for said State and County Nathan Dobbs a resident in the County of Gwinnett and State of Georgia aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benef [page torn] of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - For three Months that is from May 1780 to August 1780 I served the United States as volunteer Militia Man under Capt Roberts at that time or at time of entering said service I lived in Henry County Virginia I first Marched to Hillsborough N.C. Gates was General when I arrived at head quarters in Hillsborough I then marched to Rudgelays Bridge near Camden there I fought and our forces were defeated - the Militia being completely defeated I marched back to Henry County Vir. - For four months that is from September 1780 to January 1781 I served the United States as a substitute in a Militia company under Capt Edwards I entered the service in Henry County Virginia I marched from Henry County to Hillsborough N.C. There our company joined Gen Greens army I then marched with the Army to near Camden S. C. and there fought the British and our forces were repulsed  
From thence I was marched to ninety six and from thence our army retreated to Dan River in Virginia at that place the army was reinforced I then recrossed the said River and marched to Guilford C. H. where I fought against Cornwallis army

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which soon after retreated I then marched to Pee dee River when my four Months expired
I then enlisted for during the War under Capt Jones into a company of Cavalry and was attached to Cole Washington Regt some time elapsed before I was mounted when mounted I was marched to near the Eutaw Springs and when the battle was fought there I was one the Baggage Guard  After the battle of Eutaw I was marched to Little York in bir. I was at the taking of Cornwallis from thence I was marched back to South Carolina where I was variously employed till the British evacuated Charleston I was then marched into Charleston under Cole Bailey from Charleston I was marched to the Congaree River and from thence to Richmond in Virginia a part of our company went by water and the rest by land I went by land & before I arrived in Richmond Capt Jones had discharged the men that went with him & had left the place some 8 or 10 of the men together with myself then went to Fredericksburgh & a Sergeant Major (William Dangerfield) went to Winchester (having heard that Gen Morgan was there for further order, & said Sergeant Major returned with a paper stating that the government had no further use for us and that was all the discharge I received. This was in the Fall of 1783 the length of time  which I served as an enlisted soldier was two years & 8 or 9 months or more. And I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State - And deponent further swear that

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he was born in Henry County Virginia in the year 1760 & that he has no record of his age And that John G ParksRev Hosea Camp Asahel R. Smith Esp Cole N. L. Hutchins & every other person with whom he is acquainted will testify as to his character for veracity
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid
(Attest) [signed] Wm. Maltbie C. I. C. 
Nathan Dobbs his mark

I Mitchel Bennett a Clergyman residing in the County of Gwinnett here by certify that I have been well acquainted with Nathan Dobbs who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration twenty three years and that I believe  him to be Seventy three years of age & that he is believed & reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution & that I concur in that opinion And I Thomas Hollingworth residing in the same, hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Nathan Dobbs who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration thirty years & that I believe him to be seventy three years of age and that he is believed & reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution & that I concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
[signed] Mitchel Bennett.Mg
[signed] Th. Hollingsworth

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 that the above named applicant was a revolutionary

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Soldier and seved as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Mitchel Bennett who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Gwinnett and that Thomas Hollingsworth who has also signed the same is a resident in the same and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
[signed] Joseph A Reeves J I C
[signed] John H Gresham J.I.C.
[signed] H. H. Allen J.I.C.

I William Maltbie Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County of Gwinnett do hereby certify that the following contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Dobbs for a pension  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 8th day of October 1833.
[signed] Wm. Maltbie C.I.C.

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April 17, 1934.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/ady
Nathan Dobbs
S.16370
Mrs. H. Clifton Dobbs
10 Sheridan Drive N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Nathan Dobbs, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.16370, based upon his military service in that war.
Nathan Dobbs was born in Henry County, Virginia, in 1760, day and month not stated, and no reference is made to his parents.
While a resident of Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted in May 1780, served three months in Captain Roberts' Virginia Company and was in an engagement at "Rudgeleys Bridge" and in the battle of Camden. He enlisted in September 1780 and served four months in Captain Edwards' Virginia Company. He then enlisted and served a s private in Captain Jones' Company, Colonel William Washingotn's Light Dragoons, was in the battle of Guilford and at the taking of Cornwallis and was discharge in the fall of 1783.
In 1831 he was living in Jackson County, Georgia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1883 while a resident of Gwinnett County, Georgia.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours, 
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
[handwritten note} Date of death not on AB

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D DIVISION. 3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D. C. ______________, 19____
[illegible handwriting on left side of form]
In reply to your request of [blank line], received [blank line] for a statement of the military history of Nathan Dobbs 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 the is Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
May 1780
[illegible] 1780
[illegible]
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Aug 1780
[illegible] 1781
fall 1783
RANK.
Pvt
UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Roberts
Edwards
Jones
[check mark]
COLONEL.
[check mark]
[check mark]
Wm Washingtons Light Dragoons
Bailey
STATE.
Va
Battles engaged in, Rudgeleys Bridge Camden Guilford C. H. Capture of Cornwallis
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Henry Co Va
Date of application for pension, [illegible]
Residence at sate of application, Jackson Co. Ga.
Age at date of application, b in Henry Co Va in 1760
Remarks: [illegible] he was a resident of Gwinnett  Co Ga.
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.
6-2856

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10 SHERIDAN DRIVE N.E.
ATLANTA GA.
March 23rd, 1934
VETERANS BUREAU
PENSION DEPT.
WASHINGTON D.C.
[circular stamp on right side of page RECEIVED MAR 26 1934 MAIL SUB-DIV. READER 19 VETS. ADM.]
Dear Sir:-
Please give me all the data contained there relative to a revolutionary soldier, of 1840, who was NATHAN DOBBS.  GWINNETT CO.  GA.  (Page 145.)
He drew a pension for several years and it was paid at Lawrenceville Ga.
Give if possible his parents, brothers and sisters if any, and his children. (All dates recorded.)
Very truly Yours
[signed] Mrs H. Clifton Dobbs.
MRS.H.CLIFTON DOBBS.

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Rev. War 
Records. 
Section. [check mark]
R.R.B.
Callicoon. N.Y.
Aug 31 '16
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Among the Georgia, Pen-sioners under act of 1832 in Gwinnett Co. was a Nathan Dobbs. Priv of Cav. N. C. Militia.
Will you kindly furnish me all details of said pen-sioner your office affords, and oblige, 
[signed] Mrs L. C. Heely.
161 W 140th St.
New York City. N.Y.
[circular stamp on bottom left of page states US PENSION C SEP 2  1916 OFFICE]

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[circular stamp on top left of page] U.S. PENSION OFFICE. D NOV 20 1913
Eufaula, Okla.
Nov. 18, 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions - Washington.
Dear Sir :-
I am informed by the War Dept., that you will give me information concerning Nathan Dobbs, Revolutionary soldier.
He was born in Virginia and served under Gen. Nathaniel Greene, during the Revolution.
He drew a pension,

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for thirty years, and died in Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the year 1852.
This information will be gladly received, as it is desired to com-plete application for member-ship in the Daughters of the Revolution.
If the name does not appear on the Virginia rolls, it is posible that the claim from him for pension, came from Georgia, as he died there.
Yours truly, 
[signed] Mrs. Fred E. Kelley
Box 46 -
Eufaula, Oklahoma

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Dobbs Geo.
16370
INVALID.
File No. 16370
Nathan Dobbs
Pri  Rev War
Act: June 7"32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 107
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feb.11/98. Mr. Jas. M
Marietta -
1913 Nov. 24 Hist. to Mrs. Fred E. Kelley. V. L [illegible]
1916 Sept. 14 Hist to Mrs. L. C. Heely.
1934 Apr. 17. Hist. to Mrs. H. Clifton Dobbs. A.D.Y.

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Nathan Dobbs
Georgia
Admit as a private Cavalry
2 year $100
Ga.

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathan Dobbs which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  no
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulation? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to the revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is the any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? not on the Rolls
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
[handwritten #] If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:  "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, ha cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____year______months, and _______days, I served a s a ______ For ______months and _____days, I served as a ______; and for such service I claim a pension.

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was wither in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
[handwritten # in left margin] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper [illegible] his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
[handwritten notation at bottom of page] The applicant must prove his service

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Georgia Jackson County
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for said county George Sway known to me as a credible Witness who saith upon oath that Nathan Dobbs by whom the declaration has unto annexed is subscribed was to his knowledge [crossed out] a Soldier on the army of the revolution in the light Dragoons commanded by Colonel William Washington of the virginia line & under Capt Jones
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 28th March 1831
[signed] Sylvanius Ripley JIC
Nathan Dobbs x his mark

State of Georgia Jackson County
Before me Sylvanus Ripley a Justice of the Inferior Court for the County & State aforesaid personally

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appeared this day Washington Chamblee & Joseph McEver of said County persons known to me as credible witnesses, who did [illegible] make oath that Nathan Dobbs by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed & believed to have been a Soldier in the army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated
Witness our hands this 28th day of March in the year 1831
Sworn to & subscribed before me the date above
[signed] Sylvanus Ripley J.I.C. 
[signed] Washington chamlee
[signed] Joseph McEver

State of Georgia Jackson County
I Edward Adams Clerk of the Inferior Court in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Sylvanus Ripley before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a trustee of the Inferior Court of said County & duly empowered to administer oaths
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said County this twenty eighth day of March 1831
[signed] Edward Adams Clk

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Georgia Gwinnett County
I William A Trice an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with George Haley who has sworn to the within affidavit & that I believe him to be a man of truth & veracity & that full faith & credit ought to be had & given to his testimony as such. Given under my hand & Seal this 17 day of August 1833.
[signed] Wm A Trice JP [illegible]

Georgia Gwinnett County
I William Maltbie Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County hereby certify that William A Trice whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit of George Sway as a subscribing witness and also to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the Peace for said County & that full faith & credit ought to be had & given to his attestation as such. Given under my hand & Seal of office this 8th day of October 1833.
[signed] Wm. Maltbie C.I.C.

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Georgia Gwinnett County
I George Sway known in the revolutionary war by the name of George Haley being duly sworn testify & say that within the third day after the battle at Guilford Court House North Carolina or from between the 15th & 19th day of March 1781 I enlisted in the American Army under Col Washington after being a short time in the Army I became acquainted with Nathan Dobbs who is now present and who was at that time in the service of the United States And that I served with him at diferent times about three years And I recalled distinctly to have marched with him (then in the service of the United States) into Charleston South Carolina after the British had evacuated it.
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 17 day of August 1833.
[signed] Wm A Trice JP
George his R mark Sway

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Dobbs, Nathaniel
GRADE Private
LINE 1st Regiment of Dragoons
WARRANT NUMBER s 12999 and 14132
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED August 7, 1795 to -not shown-
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.