Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,109, for Moses Perkins, North Carolina

SERVICE
N.6
Perkins, Moses
Y.P. 8,109
Gillean
Gille Ann
CONTENTS

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Gillian Perkins
Ken:
act. 7. July 38
8109

State of Kentucky Franklin County 3 Sch
On this day of March 1844 Came before a magistrate in & for Said County, who by virtue of his office is one of the Judges of the County Court in & for Said County, Gillian Perkins resident of Said County, who on her solemn oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 7th of July 1838, Also the act of 7th Jan 1832:
Affiant States that she is in the 81 st year of her age, and is informed & believes that her dead husband Moses Perkins enlisted as a soldier of the Revolutionary war, for one year in Halifax county N.C. and served as such in Capt Swan & Grounton's Line Branch's Regt. for the time of his enlistment and that he performed other tours, the number not distinctly recollecting, but she begs leave to refer to the narrative of Said Moses Perkins services as by himself set down in his declaration for a pension now on the files of the Pension Office at Washington City, his declaration having been made in the county of Franklin Ky Sometime in 1832 or 33, & as she is informed was forwarded & presented by A.R. Deyo of Frankfort and is now among the rejected cases, she begs Said declaration and the proofs filed in support thereof be

together with the records of North Carolina & the U States citations in support hereof, as well as the declaration of W m Perkins now on the file of the pension office on which he drew or is now drawing a pension of the North Carolina line, and at the last dates heard from resident of Halifax County N.C. said W m Perkins was the brother of affiant's husband, and as she is informed served together in the Revolutionary Army from Halifax City N.C. & she doubts not that said declaration or proofs filed in support thereof will throw important lights on the subject of said Moses Services; She States that her said husband departed this life on the 29 th day of Nov r 1837 and left this affiant as his widow and that she has continued to live as his widow ever since, that she never knew the reason why her husband failed to get his pension.
She States that she resided in Halifax County North Carolina during the Revolutionary war and was married in Nov r 1782 to said Moses Perkins, that her name before she was married was Gillian Daniel that she moved to Ky in the year 1814 and has continued to live here from that day until the present, that she has conversed with the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army who always said W m Perkins was soldier, she States that the marriage of herself with Moses Perkins took place after the last term of said Perkins Services, and before 1794 and at the time aforesaid that she is totally unable to travel to the

Court house to make her declaration from totally sore afflictions, that she has born with Christian fortitude for a series of years, See her to Subscribed the day & year aforesaid Gillian her Perkins
State of Kentucky } Franklin County } Set
I a justice of the peace in for said County, hereby certify that Gillian Perkins came before me & made oath to the foregoing declaration, and Subscribed the same in my presence. I further certify that I was acquainted with Moses Perkins for some years before his death he was reputed to have been in the Revolutionary war, that Mrs. Gillian Perkins is his widow & that she is much afflicted & totally & entirely unable to travel to the Court house to make her declaration from bodily infirmity that I have waited on her at her house by request, Given under my hand this 1 st day of March 1844 J. H. [unclear] Justice of the Peace

State of Kentucky ss I Alexander H Kennick Clerk of the County Court for the County of Franklin, do certify that Alexander Wilson Esqr who hath signed his name to the within Certificate was at the time of doing the same one of the Commonwealth justices of the peace in the County of Franklin, duly Commissioned and qualified to all his official acts as such and faith and credit is due thereto
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name as Clerk as of said and affixed the seal of said County Court in office at Frankfort the fourth day of June 1844 and in the 53rd year of the Commonwealth
A. H. Kennick Clerk Franklin County Court
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8109
Oct 7. 1844 38
Rev.
William Perkins
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The deposition of Abner Smith taken at her house on the day of She states that she is now in the year of her age and was born in Halifax County of Carolina, and resided there until long after the war of the Revolutionary, that she was well and intimately acquainted with Moses Perkins during the said war & recollects that said Moses Perkins was sent to school & on his way at the court house, was said to have enlisted as a soldier for one year in Capt Company & served in Col Branch's Regt of the North Carolina Line, this she only knows from its generally having been talked of at the time of its occurrence among the officers & soldiers in the service, and among the neighbours. She well recollects that said Moses Perkins was often at her father's house House, and knew he was absent from home or the company of his acquaintances for the time above stated, that he was out four Tours of months each, and served in Company, for the 1 st Tour & for the Second, & in for the Third, she knows he was from home & the understanding & report at the time was that he had gone into the Rev. army, standing his draft, or regular tour as other young men did

That She was a young woman or nearly so and was anxious and curious to know the fate of her friends that Said Perkins about the close of the war was married to Gillian Daniel of Halifax County, Carolina, that they continued to live together as man & wife from their marriage until the day of December 1884 when the said Moses Perkins departed this life leaving the said Gillian his widow that She is still his widow & sorely affected & unable to travel to the Court House, in Frankfort, She states that said
Moses Perkins and Thos. Perkins and William Perkins Brothers were all said to be good soldiers this deponent being informed has been to her deposition given for the purpose of obtaining a pension for said Moses Perkins
State of Kentucky Franklin County 3 Set
I, Clerk of the peace in for said County hereby certify that came before me & made oath to the foregoing deposition in due form & signed the same I further certify that She is a lady of fair & respectable character Given under my hand this day

Rev.&1812 Wars Section
MNH am
March 18,, 1926
Mrs. C. H. Nobles Deport, Texas
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 8109 it appears that Moses Perkins married in November 1782, Gillian(or Gille Ann) Daniel of Halifax County, North Carolina. He died November 27, 1834. his age is not given.
She applied for pension March 7, 1844 while a resident of Franklin County, Kentucky aged eighty years, and alleged that her husband Moses Perkins while a resident of Halifax County, North Carolina enlisted and served one year in Captain S. Trowton's Company, Colonel Branchè's North Carolina Regiment and also served other tours, no dates or details given.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of the alleged service as required by the pension laws.
She also stated that said Moses' brother William
This sentence because inquiries said Moses & William were brothers was Mrs. - S.8791, & the her

(Moses Perkins-2)
Perkins of Halifax County, North Carolina served in the Revolution and received a pension. It is also stated that his brother Thomas was a soldier of the Revolution. There is no further data on file as to family.
The above noted is the only soldier named Moses Perkins of the North Carolina Troops found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

1926-Mch. 18- Hick: to Mrs. C. S. Nobles. Her letter in Clancey Hm Perkins, L-8791-1926
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
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P. O. Gilliam Perkins Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Printed list of 1852 gives as cause of discharge: Alleges: _____
"For proof from the records of North Carolina" Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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Gillian Perkins wid Rev. Moses By Wm H. Foord Nov. 2. 1844.
Filer - No action required. Mar. 1840
Act July 7. 1838.

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Gillian Perkins
Dec 2 nd for Pension
wants proof of date of marriage in Halifax county or Carolina
Direct To
W.H. Todd Phila
Ken July 7 1838 Gillian Perkins
W.H. Todd Phila Aug 15 1838

W m H. Todd
Mid 2 '44
[Faint, mirrored cursive handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

Sir
Gen R
35
Nov. 2nd Second 44
In the case of Gillian Perkins whose papers are placed on file under the act of 7 th July 38 there is neither such a specification of the terms of service claimed for as the rules require nor any proof of any part of them - Nor has any evidence of the date of the marriage been adduced - Moses Perkins papers have been withdrawn by Col R M. Johnson and should be returned to this office - As claimants are required to produce the best attainable proof, the service should be verified by the certificates of the Secy of Comp t of N.C. and the date of the marriage by a certified copy of the marriage bond in Halifax - Halifax County Clerk's office - J. M. H. Todd Esq Philada

William Peckins
1857
Mr Cole
March 18 1857.
Q. B. March 22 Mr Cole

Franklin County Feb 18 th 1851.
The Commissioner of Pensions will please permit Mr Vespasian Ellis to examine the pension application & proofs filed by Mr Alexander Dufur in the year 1834, under the act of congress passed 7 th June 1832, in relation to the services of Moses Perkins who resided in the County of Franklin and State of Kentucky. Also the pension application and proofs filed by Mr H. Todd in the year 1844 or 1845, under the act of congress passed 183 4 , in relation to the services of Moses Perkins above named. I make this request being myself the widow of said Moses Perkins and entitled to whatever may be due for such services
Attest Alpha Herndon S. R. Freeman
Ellie Ann her Perkins mark

Case of W m Gillian Perkins widow of Moses Perkins who claims pension, for his services in the revolu. war under the act of 7 July 1838, Application was made from Kentucky—
Poplar Linn

mrs Perkins