Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,678, George Fluker, N.C.

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(8-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Fluker, George
NUMBER
S.10.678
Born in Va.
carded
contents

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Alabama 29.013.
George Fluker
of Highly to in the State of M
who was a Pvt in  the Company command by Captain Harris of the  ? command by ? in the So Carolina ? Militia
1 Yr 4 months $ 80.00
records ? N.C. Line ?
Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama at the date of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th dat of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Feb and start to 1834 D. Rains Sinder, NC
Arreats to the 4th of Sept 1838 20.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending ?'34 40.00
$240.00
Revolutionary Claimant
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by D.S. Sprague cle
Book 6-Vol. 8. page 45

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Letter to P. 15 June 1838. Paid at the ? of ? 4 hundred 1836 to 4 Sept 1887. ? June 1838

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State of Alabame
County of Wilcox
S.S.
on this twenty eighth day of January in the year of our lord 1833 Personally appeared in open court before Johnny Bridges Just of the County Court of the Laid County of Wilcox non lettering George Fluker a resident of Laid County and State aged seventy three years who being first duty from according to law doth an his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United  States and under the following named officers served as herin stated.
I was in the service of the United States during the Revolution in three several tours. In the first, I was a substitute for my  father. My father was drafted in what was then called Bute county-North Carolina to serve withi the limits of paid State of Carolinas for three months I agreed to join in his place and was accepted. I was then Eighteen years of age and lived with my father in laid county of Bute. We served this tour under our captain Jordan Harris who ws under General Tom Daton Captain Harris Shortly after we were raised went home and another person took his place whose nam i do not recollect. This was as well as i remember in the firt-part-of the year 1778. I have a very short memory, and if i should not be correct as to the date it may be corrected as  I k? that i served. We were marched about some time in North Carolina then through the state of South Carolina and about the southern parts of it for about five months. We were then marched into the state og Georgia where i was engaged in the battle of Briar Creek this tour was under General Ash, We were defeated at Brier Creek, and imputed it to the conduct of General

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Ash. After this battle General Ash went off and we were mrched back into South Carolina. This battle was faught on the third day of March. I recollect the day of the month very well though i may have forgotten the year. About a month after this battle we were discharged. I do not know who was in the command of the enemy at Briar Creek. I served this tour this month in the Carolinas and Georgia although we were only drafted to serve three months in the state of North Carolina. i was appointed and acted as sergeant through he whole of this tour.During my absence from how this tour the county of Bute had been divided into the counties of Harrison? Franklin. This placed me in Warren County. On the secdond tour i was a volunteer under one captain Tom Christmas in the whole company i was appointed sergeant. We were marched to serve under General Green under whom we fought at Guildford in North Carolina. After the battle of Guilford we were marched to take  Camden freu we were at first obliged to retreat the British still holding the place. aftermath the British give way and we took the place. after this i was discharged and went home to Warren. In the ? tour i think i served as a vlounteer under General William Caswell. During this service we were marched from place to place without being engaged in any battle we served as well as i can remember four months. during the service i was a sergeant this time alas. i hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension an annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pensiopn roll of the agency of any state.
Questions propounded by the court Ques1st where and in what year were you born? Ans:- i was born in Northumberland county in the state of virginia on the 19th day of April A.D. 1769.-

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Ques 2nd. Have you any record of your age if so where is it?
Ans:- I have my age recorded in my family bible copied from my father's bible about fifty yearas ago i dont know where my father's bible is-
Ques 3rd. where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Ans: i was living in what was called Bute county North Carolina, which was at ? divided into Franklin and Warren in which latter county i was living when i was married after i was married i moved into the country of Halifax: from there i moved to Ninety six Edgefield [illegible]: Carolina: from thence to Washington County Georgia: from then i moved bac to Ninety-six from i moved to the county of Marcey. State of Alabama form thence to Wilcox county state of Alabama where i now reside-
Ques 4th. from where were you called into service; were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a subsitute? and if a substitute for whom?
Ans: i was at first a substitute for my father David Fluken: i served of towards two tours as a volunteer.
Quth 5th. 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?
Ans: I know General Green General Ashe and General Tom Eaton alas one Major Griffin Genl William Caswell and Genl Bluford. I served at first as a volunteer under Capt. Jordan Francis for sometime, Capt Harris went home i served them under another Captn Whose name i do not know i served this time six months. i was at the battle of Brier Creek in Georgia during this tour

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I on the second tour volunteered and served four months. There was back frequent changes made in the officers, that it is impossible for me at this day to recollect all these names I was during this tour at the battle of Guilford and alas at the seige of Camden. i volunteered to join General Green's army. After this i served another four under General Caswell. This tour was performed in marching about and putting things in order. i was appointed sergeant every time i served
Ques: 6th. Did you ever receive a discharge ffrom the service and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Ans: I received a discharge every time as well as i recollect but from whom and what has become of them it is impossible for me at this time to say.
Ques: 7th. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your charachter for tenacity and good behaviour, your services as a soldier of the revolution?
Ans:  I know of no person who can testify as to the as to the services which i performed during the revolution as to the other i can mention Col. Thomas Crenshaw Dorton Edward Creagh, John Kelly and Soloman Perkins.
From to and subscribed, the day George Fluker and year ?
court
?name?
State of Alabama
Wilcox County

Wedaloma? Perkins a clergyman residing in the county of wilcox and Bower Bennett residing in the same county hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with George Fluker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we beleive hom to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed

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Rev. and 1813 
War Section.
July 17, 1935
W.H. Gaston, Jr
610 N. Lake St
Madison Wisc.

Sir:
i have to advise from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 10678, it appears that George Fluker (son of David Fluker) was born April 19, 1769 in North umberland County Virginia.
While residing in his father's house in Bute County, North Carolina, he served as sergeant in Cap-tain Jordan Harris' Company, North Carolina Troops, and was in the battle of Brier Creek.
While residing in Warren County, North Caro-lina, he enlisted and served four months as Ser-geant in Captain Tom Christmas' Company, North Carolina Troops, and was in the battle of Guil-
Battle of Brier Creek mch 3 1779-

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ford and seige of Camden. Afterwards, he enlisted and served four months as Sergeant under General William Caswell, North Carolina Troops. 
He was allowed pension on his application eze-cured January 28, 1833, while a resident of Wilcox County Alabama.
Soldier stated that was living in Warren County, North Carolina, when he married, but did not give the name of his wife, nor date of marriage. This is no data on file relative to children.
Owing to lack of clerical force available for the purpose,only two histories of Revolitionary War soldiers are furnished each inquirer.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

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Rev War
10.678
INVALID
file No. 10,678
George Fluker
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
index:-Vol. A, Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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[first line illegible]
letter in Robert Kirkpatrick S. 1845[?]

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29.439
George Fluker
petition for a pension
Gdm l. year and 4 months
Serf
60
20
[underline]
80

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in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
From to and subscribed the day and your afoursaid no after court, [signed name]
Solomon Perkins minister of the [Gothic?]
Bowen Bennett
State of Alabama
Wilcox County
And the said court do hereby declare that opinion, after the investigation presribed by the war department, that the above named applicant has a revolutionary soldier, ad served as he states and the court authority certifies that it appears to said court that Soloman Perkins who has signedthe same are residents of the same county and are credible persons, and that thier statements are entitled to credit. JW Bridges lee
J Duncan Smith clerk of the county court as said county of Wilcox do hereby certify that foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of George Fluker for a Pension.
[illegible]
In testimony whereof, i have hereunto set my hand & seal of officer this 28th day of January A.N. 1833
D.C. Smith CLK

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Treasury Department
Second Comptrollers office,
June 11th 1838
Sir, Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by cer=tain Pesioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," George Fluker a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile Alabama Agency at the rate of Eighty Dollars and - - Cents per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March 1834 to the 4th of September 1837 Respectfully yours, Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

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#610.N.Lake.St.Madison Wis May 14th.1925
Adjutant General Dept. U.S.Army
Washington D.C.
Sir's;
Kindly have sent to me at the above address. statements of militaryhistory, or a copy of their pension application, of the following:
George Fluker of the Revolution, private, South Carolina Militia and a resident of Wilcox Co. Ala; enrolled on Feb.11. 1834under act of Congress of June 7th 1832. Revolutionary Pension Rill. in Vol XIV. Sen.doc.514, 23rd Cong.,1st.sess., 1833.pg.90.

Robert Kirkpatrick.
A soldier of the Revolution, private, South Carolina Militia and a resident of Jackson, Co. Tenn: enrolled on Jan.24.1833. Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol.XIV.Sen.doc.514.23rd.Cong., 1st Sess.,1833_34.pg.73.

Charles Wickliffe.
A Soldier of the Revolution,private-Inf.and Cav,Va. Militia, and a resident of fayette Co. Ky. placed on the pension roll May 31.1833. Revolutionart Pension Roll, in vol.XIV.Sen.doc.514.23rd.cong.,1st.sess.,1833-34

Whom they are married and the names of their children, is especially desired. 

Yours truly,
W.H. Gaston jr.