Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 4357, William Turk, S.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
S.6
Furk, William Margaret
W 4357
CONTENTS

11.429
Georgia Margaret Turk dec.
widow of William Turk
who died on the
of 8 th in the State of
who was a priv t of the Comm y commanded
by Captain of the commanded
by in the
line for Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Savannah at the rate of 145 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of Jan y 1853 and sent to Geo. H. Jones
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending Present
{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by Book
R. M. H. Clerk,
Vol.
Page 325

Before Christ Cir. 497. 14 ¶ Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And did not he make one? yet had he the residue of the spirit: and wherefore one? that he might seek a godly seed: therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 For the LORD the God of Israel saith, that he hateth putting away : for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that you deal not treacherously. 17 ¶ Ye have wearied the LORD with your words: yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doth evil, is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
CHAP. III.
1 Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ. 7 Of the rebellion, 8 Sacrilege, and infidelity of the people, &c.
1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple: even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's sope. 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purifie the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. 5 And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. 6 For I am the LORD, I change not: therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. 7 ¶ Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them: return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts: but ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8 ¶ Will a man rob God? yet ye have robbed me: but ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the store-
house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine empty off her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. 13 ¶ Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD: yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it, that we have kept his ordinances, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy: in black , yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. 16 ¶ Then they that feared the LORD, spake often one to another, and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. 17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels, and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked; between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
CHAP. IV.
1 God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and his blessing on the good. 4 He exhorteth to the study of the law, &c. 4 For behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly shall be stubble, and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But unto you that fear my name, shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall. 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet, in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. 4 ¶ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
O O 3

Oct 15 1844 Panina Hamilton Was Borne Novem. 16, 1807
William Turk was Married March the third in The Year of Our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty four And in The Eight years of The Annoi Cam in Dependency
John Turk Was born May 4 th 1785
Mary Hall Turk Was born Novem. 1787
William Turk Was born 9 th 1791
William Turk was born 20 th June 1794

State of Georgia
Franklin County, I, Jonathan Morgan, Justice of the Peace in and for said County, (before whom Col. William Turk of said County appeared on the 10th day of August 1852, and made a declaration for a pension) do hereby certify, that the enclosed record of the mar- riage of William Turk, and the names and births of his children was torn by the said declarant from the family Bible in my presence.
Given under my hand and official signature this 4 th day of September November 1852.
Jonathan Morgan J.P.

State of Georgia } Franklin County } ss,
On this 10th day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty two before me Johnathan Morgan a Justice of the Peace within and for said county and the State aforesaid personally appeared William Turk, aged, fifty eight (58) years passed, a resident of the county and State aforesaid and known to me as entitled to full credit, who after being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress of 7th July 1838: That he is the son of William Turk and Margaret Turk, both now deceased; That he has always understood and fully believes that his father was a soldier of the Revolution in the state of South Carolina; That at the time of the commencement of said war his father lived in Abbeville District in said State, that he has always understood from his mother, and from those who were with him in said service, that he volunteered soon after the beginning of said war, and served all or nearly all of the time and until peace was made. That at different times during the war his said father was under the command of Colonel Anderson, Colonel Sumpter, and General Pickens, that in the forepart of the war he served as private. That he served in the

Cavalry for some length of time; that he was promoted to the office of Adjutant, and that during the latter part of the war he served as Captain, that he was at the was with Sumpter in 1780 when his Corps was surprised & dispersed Siege of Augusta, and several other important battles that deponent cannot positively designate. All of the above statements deponent has repeatedly heard made by those who were with his father in said war.
That in the month of September 1815 deponent was at the house of General Pickens, in Pickens District S. Carolina, that while there said Pickens talked a great deal to him about his said father; that he had been in the service with him a great deal, that his said father had performed much valuable service to the country, that he was always a faithful, ready and brave soldier; And deponent further states, that while his father acted as Captain under Col. Anderson said Colonel issued written orders to his father in regard to certain soldiers, and some ammunition the original copy of which is herewith presented; He also presents a certificate of recommendation which Gen. Pickens gave him some time after the war to show that he was a true whig and a friend to liberty; And deponent further declares, that his father William Irick was married to Margaret Archibald, in Iredel County North Carolina, on the third day of March 1784, as will appear from the original family record of his said father and mother in their old Bible, that said record as deponent has always been told & believes is in

the hand writing of his father, and that it has undergone no change since his earliest recollection. And he further states that after their marriage as stated above his parents settled in Abbeville District S. Carolina that they moved to Georgia Franklin County in February 1792 where his said father died on the 10th day of April 1795, leaving his mother a widow, that she never afterwards married, but remained his widow until her death which occurred on the thirtieth day of November 1842, leaving deponent William Turk, and Mary H. Hamilton formerly Mary H. Turk her only surviving children;
William Turk
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written; and I certify that it is entirely impracticable for the declarant to attend the court, and that the 4th line of 2nd page was interlined before signing;
State of Georgia } Franklin County }
Jonathan Morgan S.P.
We the undersigned justices of the Inferior Court of said County, in open Court do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Turk the above declarant, that he is a highly respectable citizen of our County - a man of strict integrity and religious character and that we are entirely satisfied that the statements made in the foregoing declaration are strictly true;
We further certify that satisfactory evidence is before us that William Turk (sic) died on the tenth

day of April 1795, leaving Margaret Guck his widow, who survived him and remained his own mistress until her death which occurred on the thirtieth day of November 1842, that she died leaving William Guck, and Mary H. Hamilton formerly Mary H. Guck, her only surviving children; We further certify that we cordially approve in this case of the proceedings of Jonathan Morgan the justice of the Peace before whom the above declaration was made that we are well aware of the declarants inability to attend the court, on account of the severe and protracted illness of his family, and living in a remote part of the county;
Given under our hands and private seals this 10th day of August A. D. 1852.
Henry Freeman n D. L. S. S. John E. McCarter D. L. S. S. Samuel H. White D. L. S. S.

Adam Hill Saml. Foster Moses W. Curley Henry Cook Mathew Young
Saml. Foster Jr. Thos. Mills George Stokes Wm. Lowrey Wm. Alexander
Turk, Wm. S.C. W4357
The above names are from a list of names of persons who have been admitted to the same of the... to show me the names of persons who have been admitted to the same of the... they have the privilege to purchase... under my hand this 8th day of Sept. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one John B. Morton
Turk, Wm. S.C. W4357
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Turk, Wm. S.C. W4357

29 Sept 1861
With quiet and some good will.
Sir As Maj: Purdue & Capt: M c Pherson
lies wounded & in a helpless condition at Doctor's we also hear that Doctor as well as them, are threatened by the Tories You will therefore include six men for the purpose of guarding that place till further orders, besides two M c Pherson which are wanted around here to D. W. M c Cauley has more guns than he uses I give an order to M c Kiddy for one, if he has more you will get them to arm them two men, if you need Ammunition send here for a little, I have given the Doctor some instructions which would be sedious in these orders I am Sir your most Obedt:
R. Anderson
To Col: W. F. Fick

Ray  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4357
Harriet Turk
Wid.
Wm Turk
Post Rev. War
Act: July 7 th /38
Index:—Vol. M , Page 285
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Georgia Story
Margaret Turk, the widow of William, who has a private and barnyard Geo. trip,
She died July 2, 1838
21 mo private $70
3 mo barn 75  $145
born March 4, 1836 March 30 1842 End, March 30 1842 , when she died, March 30 42.
Pay all to William Turk, May H. Hamilton only surviving children to Geo. H. Jones, Present.

These may Certify that the Bearer hereof has lived in this Neighbourhood these several years past and has all ways behaved himself in a sober Honest manner: so far as came to our knowle- dge, and a Friend to the United States through the whole of the late Contest, and as my son William Turk intends traveling into the State of North Carolina it is expected he will have permission to pass and Repass unmolested he behaving as a good Citizen
Long Lane 6 th Jany 1784
Wm Piken John Bowle
John Harris

Georgia } I, William S. Oliver Franklin County } Clerk of the Inferior Court within and for said County do hereby certify that Jonathan Morgan whose genuine signature appears to the fore- going declaration is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit. I further certify that Henry Freeman John E. McCarter and Nathaniel H. White whose genuine signatures appear to the above certificate are acting Justices of the Inferior Court of said County duly commissioned and qualified
Given under my hand and seal of said Court this 11 th day of August 1852.
W. S. Oliver C. S. C.

14,785
Margaret Turk a na of William Geo.
July 7, 1838, 
G. H. Jones, Present
Sept 29. 1852
14,785 Declaration of Margaret William Turke for a pension Act 7th June 1832,
Georgia
July 7 th 1838
By order of
P. C. Johnson
Nov 18/52 Geo H Jones
Present

Brief in the case of Margaret Turk, et ux v William Franklin County and State of Georgia. act July 7, 1838.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Record evidence of service and marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
Geo. H. Jones, Parent
Examining Clerk.
Order Mills

14.785
Margaret Turk m a of William.
Geo.
Lt G. H. Jones, Nov. 20/52
July 7. 1838.

Comptroller Genl's Office Columbia S. C. Nov: 13 th 1852.
" N o 99 } Spent the 6 th of June 1785 to Mr. W m Lib S } Turk for seventy five pounds 8/6 3/4 Stg su 935-13 } for Militia duty before & since the reduction of Charleston as Private & Commisary p r account audited N o 42. Principal £ 75: 8: 6 3/4 Annual Interest £ 5: 5: 7 here noticed
$323 150 7
99 S No 42 s
Mr William Turk his acct of duty in the Militia as private done alternately before and since the reduction of Charlestown and for duty as Commisary in the Militia the whole amou g to Curry £ 528
Stg £ 75: 8: 6 3/4
State So Carolina Dr To W m Turk for duty p r Col Anderson return - £ 528
Stg £ 75: 8: 6 3/4
Rec d 6 th June 1785 full satisfaction for the within in ankndent N o 99 Lib S. (Signed) William Turk "
I do hereby Certify the above to be a true

Copy as taken from the Records of this Office and further that Indent B No 935 states that it is in lieu of Indent No 99 Book J of the same amount affidavit having been filed of the loss of Indent last mentioned, and I further certify that I have Carefully compared the handwriting of William Turk to the original Receipt in 1785 above Copied with that of the family Record here =unto attached and that the Characteristics of style are quite similar & sufficiently striking in point of resemblance to enable me to state that I have no hesitation in believing them to be in the handwriting of one & the same person.
To Comptroller Genl James A Black Dep:
No seal of Office

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Jurkentine Manley GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13827 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 20, 1789 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 subsequent 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.