Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16054, George Booker, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Booker, George
S. 16054
CONTENTS
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Ohio - 32.065. -
George Booher - of Madison Co in the State of Ohio who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Killpatrick - of the Regt: - commanded by Col: Gaskin - in the Virginia - line for 18 Months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati - at the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of - August, 1843 - and sent to H. H. Sylvester, Charleston, N. Hampshire -
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1843 $ 720. 00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept: $ 30. 00
$ 750. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Stewart Clerk.
Book E - 2 - Vol. 8 - Page 4 -

George Booker, Application for Pension.
on Roll - £15.
Adm?
18mo pri 60
Capt. Kilpatrick Col. Gaskin va Line
A. H. Sylvester Charlestown N.H.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832:
The State of OHIO. Madison County ss:
On this twenty third day of May AD 1843. personally appeared in open Court, Before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, George Becker, a resident of the Township of Union in the County of Madison and State of Ohio, aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: That he entered the service under Col Garrison Major Willis Capt. Hillsbrick and Adjt. Estridge; at the time of entering the service resided at Winchester Frederick County Virginia; that he was drafted into the service in the month of March AD 1781, for the term of eighteen months, and served the whole time, and left the service sometime in September AD 1782, joined the main Army at Albemarle Court-House under Genl. Stensen; Marched from thence to James River where a skirmish ensued with Forstons Cavalry and a body of Infantry; from thence marched to Robt. Henry on Dan River; from thence marched towards Little York, was placed under the command of Genl. Wayne, continued the march reconnoitering the country and annoying the enemy under Lord Cornwallis, arrived at Little York was engaged in divers skirmishes, continued there until his Lordship surrendered; that he marched from thence under the command of Genl. Shelburne to Cumberland Court-House, was stationed there during the winter under Colonel Foy, Major Findlay, Capt. Lane Connan, Ensign Scott and Adjt. Parker; marched from thence to the Savannah River and joined the troops under Genl. Wayne at Ebenezer; from thence to Ogeechy where a skirmish ensued with a Body of British troops from thence back to Ebenezer, from thence towards the town of Savannah, had a skirmish with a body of Indians within five

miles of the town, returned again to Ebenezer, from thence marched to South Carolina, joined the forces under Genl. Green at Shely Hill about twelve miles from Charleston; from thence to Cumberland Court-House, and was there discharged by Genl. Scott, received a written discharge, signed by himself. Served during the latter period of the Revolutionary War. Some years after gave his discharge to a Mr. Churchville of Stephensburgh Frederick County Virginia for the purpose of obtaining some arrearages of pay, that it has not since been returned to this applicant, that he has no document- ary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testi- mony he can procure who can testify to his services, except Andrew Gypson whose affidavit is herewith transmitted to the department, He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed to his George Booker the day and year aforesaid marks
A. A. Hume Clerk
Patric McLean The R. C. H. Court a clergyman residing in the township of Union and County of Madison, State of Ohio and Robert Horne residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with George Booker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; and that we believe him to be eighty years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid P. M. Lee
A. A. Hume Clerk
Robt. Horne
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier Revolutionary, and served as he

he states. And the Court further certifies, that Patrick McLean who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the County of Madison and that Robert Hume who has also signed the same is also a resident of the County and State aforesaid, and that they are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit, and that we are satisfied that there is no clergyman whom the applicant can get to certify for him, for the reason that there is no clergyman who knows the applicant sufficiently to certify for him.
I A. A. Hume Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing, together with the interrogatories hereafter below, contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Booker for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 23 d day of May A.D. 1843.
A. A. Hume C.P.S.
Interrogatories prescribed by the Department.
1 st That he was born in Frederick County Virginia about 15 miles from Winchester in the year 1769. 2 d That he has no record of his age. 3 d That he was living in the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia when called into the service, since the Revolution, lived about twenty years in the County of Frederick aforesaid; removed from thence to the State of Ohio, lived about twelve years in the County of Ross, a short time in the County of Fayette and twenty two or three years in the County of Madison where he now lives. 4 th Was drafted into the service? 5 th That he can make no further statement with regard to regular officers or Militia Regiments than he has made in the body of his declaration to which he refers.

6th. That he did receive a discharge from the service signed by Genl. Scott which was left with a Mr. Overhennill of Stephensburgh Va.
7th. In the neighborhood where he now resides is known to Stanley Watson, Phillip Lewis James Rankin, Thomas Jones, Robert Warren, George Phifer, John B. Croney, William Jones, John Rouse, Agrippa Soland, P. M. Gentry, Henry Warner, Nathan Bond, Joshua Winchester, David Dunter and Stephen Moore.
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
George his Booker mark
A. A. Hume Clk. P. J.

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16054 INVALID.
File No. 16054
George Booker
Pre Civil War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 45
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The State of Ohio Madison County ss Personally appeared in open court Andrew Gwynn who being duly sworn, saith that in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty two in this affidavit, was personally present in a Skirmish that took place near the town of Savannah in the State of Georgia with a party of Indians, that George Boakins who then was missing and absent a matter of time for the length of the act of congress passed in June 1832 for granting pensions to certain officers & soldiers of the Revolutionary was present in said Skirmish and was at that time a soldier in the army of the United States, that he belonged to Col. Posey's Regiment, that this affidavit was personally acquainted with said Boakins who is the survivor, that the said Boakins was dis- charged for eighteen months, that said Boakins served until the expiration of the war whole of that period, Also that he knows that said Boakins was in a Skirmish with the British at Oconeechy Georgia State, and further this deponent saith not known to and absent the 23 rd day of May A.D. 1848
John Moon Clerk
His Andrew Gwynn Mark
I A. A. Hume Clerk & Ruler of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for Madison County do hereby certify that John Moon, before whom this affidavit was made, and whose name is subscribed thereto was the former Clerk of this Court, and that he is now dead, and that his signature above is genuine. A. A. Hume Clerk Head Clerk Pleas

May 31 '43
Ohio Act 1832
Geo Barker
Hon. Jos. L. Huns General Pensions
H. H. Sylvester Post,

May 31 1843
Sir
Enclosed herewith the declaration of Geo. Booker of Ohio for a pension under the act of June 7 1832. You will perceive by a reference to your Register of claims, that Mr. Booker filed a declaration some years since in the Pension Office.
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully A. H. Lyman
Att. Genl. Edwards Comm. Pension

London May 2
Price
Henry W. Sylvester Esq. Pension Agent, Washington D.C.
M c W. Smith Lima Ohio May 1. 43 U.S.A.

London Madison County Ohio May 1st AD 1843.
W W Sylvester Esq.
Sir. Having seen your advertisement in the National Intelligencer, of your being pension Agent, I take the liberty to address you on the subject. An old pensioner who resides near this town has applied to me to aid him in getting a pension. He was in the war of the Revolution and was discharged and got a certificate but lost the same. He claims a pension under the act of 1832. Soon after the Law of 1832 was passed he left his matters with an Atty here, and there was a declaration made out in conformity with the law, and the papers were sent in to the department and rejected and the objections were sent back with the papers, and recently they have all come into my hands and I am desirous to get the old soldiers pension if possible. One of the objections to his claim was that he did not mention the periods of the war when he served. Another was that he did not get a clergyman's affidavit prescribed by the law, nor did he assign any reason for not producing it.
Another objection was and the last, that the applicants name not being found on the rolls of military service, that he did not produce a witness or witnesses as to his service. The applicant can prove his service by one witness certain, but I believe the law requires two, I want you in reply to inform me what your terms are in a case of this kind, and if they are reasonable I shall want you to assist me in the matter. Also send me forms and directions to get the benefit of the law of 1832.

I want you to acknowledge the receipt of this as soon as practicable, as our Court of Learning Plus sets the 23 d of this month and I want to know the declaration fixed up at that time and also get the opinion of the Court, send the pension law of 1832, or an abstract of it so that I can attend to it right.
H H Sylvester.
Yours Respectfully W C Smith Pro Atty for Madison County.

London May 20
paid 50
Henry W Sylvester Esq. Pension Agent, Washington D.C.

1843 80 1763
London Mar. 25th 1845,
H. H. Sylvester
Dear Sir,
Enclosed I send you the papers in the case of George Boothe for a pension,
We are unable to prove his service only by one witness, as the old men's associates are all dead & gone, unless there are some surviving in the State of Virginia. The old man is very infirm, and destitute, and if he does not get relief in the shape of a pension, he will be in a bad & destitute situation.
Let me hear from you soon on the subject, after you get the papers and present them.
Yours &c
H. H. Smith