Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39298, David Childers, Ga.

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Ga      Childers, David                 S39298
           or
           Childres

Enlisted in Va-

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Date of death
not on AB

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(illegible)  Justice John Blair Esq.  3 Nov. 1820
                 Jonesborough Tennessee

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                         6674
                   Tennessee East
David Childers of _____in the state of Tennessee who was a Private in the regiment commanded by colonel Pandel of the Georgia line, for the term of 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 8-Dollars per month, to commence on the 19th of August 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued 5th of Feby 1819 and sent to Hon. J. Rhea House of Representatives 
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818     17/31 mo=  4.38
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 6th March 1819     48.00
                        (total)                                $52.38

                         Revolutionary Claims
                         Act 18th March, 1818
 
Continued

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David Childres
Evidence for Pension

Made this 19th day
of August 1818
in open territory
      Adm:  Pandle

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State of Tennessee, Sullivan County;  August Sessions 1818

Thus personally appeared in open Court David Childres aged fifty seven years and in pursuance to an act of congress of the United States, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land or Naval Service of the United States and after being duly sworn according to law made & subscribd the following Declaration:  to wit that the said David enlisted into the continental service of the Revolutionary war in the year 1775 as well as now recollected in Charlotte County State of Virginia for and during the term of three years under a Captain Worton who was a recruiting Officer, and hat said Worton resigned his commission and this Deponent was taken from the place of enlistment by a Lt. Littlebury Mosby into the State of Georgia and put under Captain John Mosby of the second Regiment of the Georgia line which regiment was commanded by General Elbert & Colonel Pandle or Joseph Pannell, that after the Deponent joined said Regiment he served in the same nearly three years in the States of Georgia and Carolina until in an engagement with the British at Sunsbury in Georgia this Deponent was taken prisoner, and was conveyed on board a ship & kept in close confinement for six months, as a means of coercing him to enlist into the British service and finding no alternative but remain in prison, he at length through stratagem did enlist and in about two months he deserted from said service that being the first opportunity he had of so doing, at which time his period of enlistment expired, and on his return after deserting the British he met with the Lieutenant Mosby who he was originally under, and for this security he gave him a discharge

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as he had no opportunity of obtaining a discharge from a superior office, being in a state of imprisonment when his term of servitude expired, he also states that he again after his releasement and discharge from service volunteered at the time the British were making inroads through the county and in the Battle of Guilford, and several other engagements and continued in service for one year as a volunteer.
     He also states that from length of time & accident he has lost his discharge and has it not in his power now to produce the same but actually served for three years close servitude in the continental line, except the Eight months during which he was imprisoned by the enemy and was in almost the whole of the southern Battles at the Eutaw Spring and elsewhere.  He also stated he left the army and from his reduced circumstances in life, he stands in need of the assistance of the county for support.
     Sworn to and subscribed in Open court this 19th August 1818.
                    David Childers  X
                         (his mark)



Sullivan County, State of Tennessee:  August 1818
     I, Matthew Rhea, clerk of the court of Pleas for said county did certify that the foregoing declaration was duly made by subscribed and sworn to in open court on the day of this date thereof.  I also certify that from the knowledge of the court, said applicant

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is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of the Country for support, and ordered by the court to be certified to the Honorable Secretary of War.
    In witness whereof I have hereunto ser my hand and seal of the Court in open Court this 19th August 1818
                               Matthew Rhea
                               Clerk 


Sullivan County
State of Tennessee      19th August 1818

     I Joseph Wallace chairman of the court of Pleas for said county do certify that Matthew Rhea who made the foregoing certificate is, and then was acting, Clerk of Court of that said certificate was made in pursuance of the (illegible) of order of the Court in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in open court this day above.
                             Joseph Wallace
                             Chairman of Sullivan 
                             County Courts

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25
David Childers
Schedule of Oath
not numbered
6674
John Clair
Jonesborough, E.T.

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                         SCHEDULE
District of Washington, Sullivan County
   On this 22nd day of August 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the district [County] David Childres aged Sixty one years, a resident in said district and County who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:  to wit in the Second Georgia Regiment commanded by colonel Pandel for the term of three years as set forth in his original declaration now in the war office, and was in the Battle of the South between Savannah & Sunbury, and many other Southern engagements and was taken prisoner and in consequence of his service was pensioned, the date of his certificate in fifth February 1819 and Number 6674
     And I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,)  that  I was a resident citizen of the United States on 18th of March 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by fit, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons in the land and naval service of the United States, int he Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th 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.  To wit,
One Mare, five head of cattle 3 grown and two yearlings fifteen sheep 12 old and 3 lambs, and some little (illegible) furniture and pots not specifically known of less value than ten dollars. 
          David X Childers
                (his mark)
Joseph C. Rhea, C. Clerk of Sullivan County

and further he swears that he has a wife and three children all living with him his wife is unhealthy, one of his children is a son 17 years of age and the other two are daughters of the ages of 19 & 14, and that he is by occupation a farmer and unable to pursue manual labor and is dependent upon the labor of his son for the families support.
     sworn to, and declared, on the 22nd day of August 1820 before the Justices of the County Court of Sullivan.
Joseph C. Rhea, D. clerk of Sullivan County
                          David X Childers
                              (his mark)


I Richard Netherland Clerk of the court of Pleas & for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said courts;  and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Seventy six dollars and Seventy five cents.  in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 22nd day of August 1820
               Richard Netherland by
               Joseph C. Rhea Deputy
                 Clerk of the Court for the
                 County of Sullivan

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                                  September 10, 1937

                                   David Childers
                                   S. 39298
                                   BA-J/AWF
Mr. David C. Maclay
610 West 115th Street
New York City

Dear Sir:
     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Joseph Smith who married Martha Hickman about 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia, moved to Surry County, North Carolina, where he died in 1782, and his widow was living in Stokes County, North Carolina in 1812; and David Childress who was living in 1840 in East Tennessee.
     Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war.  A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of a Joseph Smith as described by you.
     The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 39298, based upon the military service of David Childers (Childress) in the War of the Revolution.
     The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of David Childers were not given.
     David Childers enlisted in Charlotte County, Virginia, sometime in 1775, exact date not shown, under captain Worton, a recruiting officer;  Captain Worton resigned and the soldier was taken to the State of Georgia by Lieutenant (afterward captain) Littlebury Mosby, where he was placed in Captain John Mosby's company, Colonel Pannill's 2nd Georgia regiment, served also in

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Captain Francis Moore's Georgia company of Light infantry, was taken prisoner when Savannah was captured by the British, put on board a prison ship and "kept in close confinement for six months as a means of coercing him to enlist into the British service, and finding no alternative but remain in prison, he at length through stratagem did enlist and in about two months he deserted from said service, that being the first opportunity he had of so doing".  He made his way to the American forces, met Lieutenant Mosby, under whom he had previously served and received a discharge from that officer.  He again entered the service as a volunteer, was in the battles of Guilford and Eutaw Springs and several other engagements not given and served at least one year.  Exact dates for this service and names of officers are not shown.  Soldier stated, also that he was in the battle of Sunbury.
     The soldier, David Childers, was allowed pension on his application executed August 19, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-seven years and resided in Sullivan County, Tennessee, where he had lived for twenty-six years.
     He stated in 1820 that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, and three children, a son, aged seventeen years, and two daughters, one nineteen, the other fourteen years of age.  He gave no names for wife or children.
     In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and furnish the following data:

David Childers
Certificate #6674
Issued February 5, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced August 19, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Tennessee (East) Agency.

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                            March 12, 1937

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Honorable Millard Caldwell
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My Dear Mr. Caldwell:
     Reference is made to your letters of March 4, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Baylis who died in Knox County, Tennessee, about 1820 or 1830;  William Morris who served in the South Carolina troops from Abbeville District, South Carolina, and who resided in that district immediately after the Revolutionary War, wife Catherine or Sarah Catherine Terry, both of whom moved to Gwinnett or DeKalb County, Georgia, where he died;  the records of David Childers of Georgia;  Robert Biggers of Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia, and that of James Huie, an Irish immigrant, who was given a land grant in 1827 in Jackson County, Georgia, in which county he died, or perhaps in Clayton County, Georgia.
     There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a William Morris who enlisted in South Carolina and who served in the South Carolina troops, or who is shown to have resided in that state.
     The record of William Morris, Revolutionary War soldier, W. 5147, was furnished your sister, Mrs. J.L. McGarity, of Monroe, Georgia, June 4, 1935, for you as she requested.  That William Morris was the pensioner of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and the name of his wife was Betsey.  It is assumed that you still have his record.  There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of the Robert Biggers or James Huie described by you.
     The record of John Bayliss (S.39175) was furnished your sister, January 15, 1931, for you;  however, his record is furnished you, herewith, as your citation seems to apply entirely to his record;  also the record of David Childers is furnished.
                              Very truly yours
                              

                              A.D. HILLER
                              Executive Assistant
                              to the Administrator

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                       C O P Y 

          VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

                  WASHINGTON           

                                March 12, 1937
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                                BA-J/EEL
                                David Childers S.39296

Honorable Millard Caldwell
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Caldwell:

     The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39298, based upon the military service in that war of David Childers (the name appears, also, as Childres).
     The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of David Childers are not shown.
     David Childers enlisted in Charlotte County, Virginia, sometime in 1775, exact date not shown, under Captain Worton, a recruiting office;  Captain Worton resigned and soldier was taken to the state of Georgia by Lieutenant (afterward captain) Littlebury Mosby, where he was placed in Captain John Mosby's company, Colonel Pannill's 2nd Georgia Regiment, served also in Captain Francis Moore's Georgia Company of light Infantry, was taken prisoner when Savannah was captured by the British, put on board a prison ship and "kept in close confinement for six months as a means of coercing him to enlist into the British service, and finding no alternative but remain in prison, he at length through stratagem did enlist and in about two months he deserted from said service, that being the first opportunity he had of so doing."  He made his way to the American forces, met lieutenant Mosby, under whom he had previously served and received a discharge from that officer.  He again entered the service as a volunteer, was in the battles of Guildford and Eutaw Springs and several other engagements, names of these engagements not given and served at last one year.  Exact dates for this service and names of officers are not shown.  soldier stated, also, that he was in the battle of Sunbury.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed August 19

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1818, at which time he was aged fifty-seven years and resided in Sullivan County, Tennessee, where he had lived for twenty-six years.
     in 1830, David Childers stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, and three children, a son, aged seventeen years, and two daughters, one nineteen, the other fourteen years of age.  He gave no names for wife or children.
     In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary war pensioner, David Childers (S.29298), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

David Childers
Certificate No. 6674
Issued February 5, 1819,
Date $8 per month
Commenced august 19, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Tennessee (East) Agency.

                           Very truly yours


                            A.D. HILLER
                            Executive Assistant
                            to the Administrator.

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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
EEL

                                           May 26, 1930

R.H. Woolling
Pulaski
Virginia

Dear Sir:

     I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim, S.39298, it appears that David Childers (the name also appears as Childres), while residing in charlotte County, Virginia, enlisted in 1775, specific date not given, marched to the State of Georgia under Lieutenant Littlebury Mosby, served in Captain John Mosby's Company, Colonel Pannill's Georgia Regiment, and after serving nearly three years was taken prisoner, and placed on board a ship but made his escape in eight months.  He then re-enlisted, dates and officers names not given, and was in the battles of Guilford and Eutaw Springs,  It was also stated that he served in Captain Francis Moore's company of light infantry, in the Georgia Troops, exact dates of service not given.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed August 19, 1818, at which time he was fifty-seven years of age and resided in Sullivan County, Tennessee, where he stated he had lived for twenty-six years.  The date and place of his birth are not given.
     in 1820, he stated that he was sixty-one years of age, no explanation given for this discrepancy in age, and at that time his family living with him consisted of his wife, her name and the date of their marriage not shown, and three children, a son aged seventeen, and two daughters, aged nineteen and fourteen years, respectively, no names of children given.
     In order to secure the date of last payment of pen-

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Did not use Sunbury as place where he was taken prisoner as that was in Jan 1779 which might have been after his service was over.

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sion, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, David Childers, S.39298, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:

David Childers, Certificate No. 6674, issued February 5, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced August 19, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, East Tennessee Agency.

                              Very truly yours


                               E.W. MORGAN
                                Acting Commissioner.

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(large stamp at top)
RECEIVED
SEP 7 1937
MAIL (illegible) DIV
VETE. ADM.
15
READER

                         610 West 115th Street,
                         New York City, N.Y.,
                         September 5, 1937.

Veteran's Administration
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
     Could you let me know by return mail, if a Revolutionary War claim for a pension of a land county was ever entered for JOSEPH SMITH, or his widow, MARTHA SMITH?
     Joseph Smith married Martha Hickman in Albemarle County Va. about 1758, and moved to Surry County N.C. where he died in 1782.  His widow, Martha Hickman Wmith was living in Stokes County, North Carolina as late as 1812.
     I would also like to have the Revolutionary War record of DAVID CHILDRESS (or Childers) who was, so I understand, on the Revolutionary War Pension list in 1840 and at that time was living in East Tennessee- probably Sullivan County.
                           Very Truly,
                            
                            David C. Maclay.

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R.H. WOOLLING, M.D.
    PULASKI, VA.

                                 Mch. 17th 1930

Pension Department,
              Washington D.C.
Will you please send me records of,
John Childress, Soldier of the Revolution, of Surry Co. N.C. on pension roll in 1832.

David Childress, soldier of the Revolution, of Sullivan Co. Tenn. on pension roll 1840.

I would like dates of birth, death, marriages and services rendered.

Thanking you, I am yours very truly,

R.H. Woolling

Pulaski, Virginia

(Stamp at bottom of page)
PENSION OFFICE
U.S.
MAR 18  1930

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39298
INVALID
Revy
File No. 39298
David Childers
Pri Rev War

Act:  18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 83
Arrangement of 1870

(hand written on right panel)
1930-May 26- History
to R.H. Woolling  EH

1937-Mar12-Hist to Hon
Millard Campbell
Letter in case of John 
Bayliss-S39175  EH

1937-Sept 10, Hist to David C
MacClay, copied E.E.L.

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State of Virginia Powhatan County September 3, 1818
     I do hereby certify that David Childres was a soldier in the 2nd Regt. of continental troops raised for the defense of the State of Georgia and that he was taken prisoner at the time that Savannah was taken by the British under the command of Colonel Cambell, the said Childres served in the light Infantry Company Commanded by Captain Fras Moor as appears on the pay Rolls now in my possession.  
Given under my hand the day and year above stated.
                        Litty. Mosby late Capt.
                        and pay Master to the
                        2nd Georgia Regt.