Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32326, Philemon Hodges, N.C.

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Hodges, Philamon
S 32326
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Georgia
23.597
Philemon Hodges of Muscogee in the State of Georgia who was a Pr. Capt. in the Georgia commanded by Captain Atkins of the Regt commanded by Col: Armstrong in the War for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 380 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Febr. 34. and not  to  the  donee . H.R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 34 - 1140 - Pension allowance ending Sept. 1, " 190 $2331.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 6 Page 92

Georgia Waldwin County } S.S.
On this 27 th day of August personally appeared in open Court before Lucius D. Lamar the Court of Waldwin now sitting. Philomen Hodges, a resident of the County of Muscogee & State of Georgia, aged Seventy one 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 7 th of June 1830.
That he entered the the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated.
In April 1776 he entered the Continental Army commanded by Col. W m Thompson in Capt. Saml. Wise's Company was in that memorable battle fought on Sullivan's Island on the 28 th June 1776. Sir Peter Parker commanded the British fleet & Col. Moultrie & Thompson commanded on the Island. Soon after his time of service expires he returned to his father's house in North Carolina joined a troop of Horse & served in Capt. Jas. Atkins' Company commanded by Col. Ebenezer Folsom, continued in that service until the Regiment was disbanded then returned home & there remained one year or more, then volunteered in the Militia and served time after time four tours of three months each until times got so bad & Tories so troublesome, and shortly after the fatal defeat of Genl. Gates near Camden in S. Carolina he with many others had to seek refuge in the North part of N. Carolina, & there remained until Genl. Butler defeated the Tories at Lindley's Mills in Chatham County N. Car. Genl. Rutherford came with an Army to our assistance then returned home & joined a troop of Horse and continued with them until the Tories killed Capt. Thomas Hadly in his own house who had the command for several years he was killed in Autumn 1781. Col. Thos. Armstrong Col. Comd. of Cumberland County N. Car. Commissioned me to raise a troop of horse & proceed to keep order and suppress the Tories in Cumberland & the adjacent counties which duty I continued to discharge to the best of my ability from that time until the end of the war.

which was between 18 & 20 months that I was in actual service.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, Territory or District whatever.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Philemon Hodges
We John Howard a Clergyman residing in the County of Bibb and State Georgia, and Seaborn Jones residing in the County of Muscogee hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Philomen Hodges who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John Howard Clergyman of the M. E. Church Seaborn Jones
I Lucius D Lamar Judge of the Superior Court of the County of Baldwin and State of Georgia do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And I further certify, that it appears to me that John Howard who who has signed the present preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County Bibb, and that Seaborn Jones who has also signed the same is a resident of the County of Muscogee and is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Lucius D Lamar
Judge of the Superior Court of the Ocmulgee Circuit

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Philemon Hodges
Admit as
Capt. 18 mo 310
March 6. — 20
330
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Ink 1. 2. 6. 7.
26 Nov. 1832
To Account
Milledville
Ga
S. E. Georgia
H.R.
pay

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BRIEF in the case of  Philemon Hodges  County of Muscogee in the State of Georgia  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     App. In 17 7/8 stated — private Gen. Thompson Coap't Saml. Willis Col   again — do 12 mo capt Coap't Geo. H. Hains Col Fo Col Armstrong   a at different again — not stated  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Sullivan's Island  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? not mentioned  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional. Witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The affidavit of one of the witnesses is not attested by any Official Seal 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
In all between 18 & 20 months in actual service { J. Waugh Examining Clerk.

Georgia
Muscogee County } ss
On the 12 February, 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before  Judge E Thomas, Esq. the Court of Muscogee County, in Session  Philemon Hodges, a Resident of said County & State, who being duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, as a supplement, to his application, made in August last, for the benefit of the act of Congress, passed 27th of June 1832.
- The declarant did not make his declaration in the County in which he resides - because, he was in Baldwin County, on business when advised how to proceed, to obtain a pension - the Court in Muscogee County was then in session, & he could not reach it in time, & the Court in Baldwin then in session afforded, an immediate opportunity to make his declaration.
The applicant, served in the Militia as a private, & volunteer, four terms of service Three months each, and as Captain of a Light Horse Company, in Cumberland & adjacent Counties in North Carolina, between eighteen & twenty months the precise time not recollected, & the dates lost as his commission, & discharge, "were burnt, when

His house was consumed by fire in 1841.
The documentary evidence owing to the fire alluded to above, is put out of his power
The certificate of the Magistrate, who administered the Oath to Mrs. Watson, relative to her credibility will be found in her affidavit.
The Official Character & signature of the Magistrate, in which there was no suspicion is left plied, by the proper authority, on the affidavit of John D. Thomas Esq.
Answer to
1 st I was born in Cumberland County North Carolina in the year 1760.
2 The record of my age was consumed by fire when my house was burnt.
Test Edward Burch Dep Clk
I received discharges in each case of service except when commanded by Capt J Atkins, in that case the Company, was disbanded, the discharges were also burnt in my house.
I did receive a Commission as Captain signed by Col Thomas Armstrong Col Com d of Cumberland County Polea - which was also burnt in my house.
7- Col Seaborn Jones - Genl James A B Brien, Genl James C Watson, Col E B W Shinn - & Mr E Champion Sworn to in open court before me - Grisby D. Thomas J.S.C.C. Philmore Hodges

Georgia
Muscogee County } I Gerard Birch Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Philemon Hoag for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & public private seal, there being no seal of Office this 13 February 1833.
Gerard Birch Dep Clerk
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the Hand-writing of Grigsby & Thomas Judge of the Superior Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit and of Gerard Birch the deputy Clerk of the Courts of Muscogee in the State of Georgia - That the first was Judge and the other Clerk of said Court at the time of signing their names respectively to the foregoing attestation & certificate & that I believe the signatures to be the proper hand writing of them respectively - Given under my hand This 17 Dec r 1833. Nathan Jones

June 12, 1931
Kate Aiken Box 114 Shady Dale, Georgia
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32326, that Philemon Hodges was born in 1760 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
While residing in said Cumberland County, he served as follows - from in April, 1776, about six months in Captain Samuel Wise's company, Colonel William Thompson's regiment, and was in the battle on Sullivan's Island; from in December, 1776, to April, 1777, in Captain Atkin's company, Colonel Ebenezer Folsom's or Colonel Thompson's regiment; from the spring of 1778, several tours in the militia under Captains Joshua Gish and Neil McCrady, and was in the battle of Camden; after this he was in a troop of horse until the fall of 1781, when he was appointed captain of light horse, and was out to suppress the Tories; his service as captain was about twenty months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1832, while a resident of Muscogee County, Georgia.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

32 326 Pay INVALID.
File No. 32, 326
Philemon Hodges Capt Rev War
Act: June 1 st 327
Index: Vol. 2, Page 194
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Aug - 16 - 1901 Miss Annie May Bruce Columbus Ga
1928-Jan 9- Hish to Martha L. Huston-See letter in Aug William Showers 7/18/518 1931-June 12- Hish to Kate and see her letter in William Hodge W 4233 Aug

State of Georgia      This day personally appeared before me Evans Ellgwick Monroe County      a Sister of the peer in and for the County aforesaid Mrs Mary Watson and after being duly sworn deposes and saith as follows. (Viz) That she this deponent was personally acquainted with Captain Philemon Hodges from her earliest recollections, that their parents lived in Cumberland County North Carolina and for more than thirty years not three miles distant apart, that she this deponent and the said Philemon Hodges were Educated in the same School, that she this deponent well recollects to have learned and does believe that at the commencement of the Revolutionary War that the said Hodges did enter into the service of the United States and does believe that he was either in the Regular Service or a volun- teer for more than half his time from that period until Autumn of Seventeen hundred and eighty one (1781) at which time the Tories killed Captain Thomas Hadley in his own house who had the Com- mand of the Light Horse for years After which time Thomas Armstrong Colonel Commandant Commissioned said Hodges to raise a Troop of Horse to proceed to keep order and to sup- press the Tories in Cumberland and the adjacent Counties which duty this deponent says she does believe he continued to discharge from that time until the end of the War, which she thinks was between one and two years that he was in actual service as Captain.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
Twenty first day of August 1832.
Evans Ellgwick J.P.
W. H. [unintelligible]

Georgia Monroe County
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I William P. Henry Clerk of the Superior Court for said County do hereby certify that Evans Elizabeth whose name appears to the within and foregoing affidavit as an attesting witness is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Monroe and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be had and given to his attestation as such and that the same is in due form given under my hand and seal of office this twenty first day of August
1832
William P. Henry Clerk
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Georgia } Personally appeared before me Mans- Muscogee County } field Dorrance a citizen of said County who being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Mrs Mary Watson of Mon- ro County in this State and has been for more than twenty years, having resided for many years in the same County. He further saith that he knows all the standing of Mrs Watson (saith that she stands) as fair as any lady in Monroe County and that he considers her as being entitled to the most unbounded credit for truth.
Grigsby E Thomas                      Mansfield Dorrance H. C. C.
Sworn to and published before me this twentyth day of Febry 1833.
Test: Gerward Birch Dep. Clk.
Georgia Muscogee County } I Gerward Birch Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee County do hereby cer- tify, that the foregoing contains Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the

application of Philimon Hodges for a pension In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & private seal, there being no seal of Office this Thirteenth Feby 1833.
Gerards Burch
is the word of the Lord who is the same yesterday to day & for ever
and the word of the Lord is a lamp unto my feet

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Philemon Hodges Esq. Columbus Georgia

Raleigh 2 nd May 1833.
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 14 th Ultimo came to hand a few days past. I have put up one of your advertisements at the Post Office in this place & am waiting an opportunity to send the other to Smithfield as requested. I have carefully examined the musterrolls and the Book of settlements of the Army accounts in my office for your name, but do not find it. If your account was settled by District Commissioners it may perhaps be found at Winton or Fayetteville. it would perhaps be well to write to some friend at one or both those places for it.
I have lost my Companion, she departed this life on the 14 th Feby last, leaving me four grown and single daughters to take care of. This you know is not a desirable situation, but I must submit to the will of him who is the dispose of all events
I am respectfully
your Ob t . Serv t
W. Hill
P. Hodges beg. c

Philomen Hodges
2a
Albany N.Y.
February 10 th 1834.
Gen. Post Office.

After a lapse of so many years I may not be able to answer precisely as to dates etc but can give the substance of the facts called for - it is said I appeared upon the muster roll of Col Thompson in July 1876 - instead of April as I had stated.
In April 1876 - John Hodges my Cousin being near Long Bluff Saba came to my Father's house in Saba, a recruiting Officer my Bro William George Draughon Robt Draughon & myself enlisted enlisted with him to his his father's in Saba - Thence to Nelson's ferry Santa Rios, about forty miles from Charleston - There we joined Col Thompson's regiment was sworn in for six months service, remained there a few days then waited the return of the soldiers, who having gone home on a furlough as I understand we then returned the said John Hodges & his Bros Edmund & Joseph being part of the Company, we marched near Charleston to a place called the Iron mile house, & remained there a few weeks then then marched to the City, & on Boats went to Sullivan's Island in the night - our Regiment, was stationed on the lower end of the Island

with our small arms, & then held them, to keep the enemy's Land forces from coming up on the back of the fort, then we remained until some days after the battle of the 28 June.
When we were all fur loured for some time, I returned to my Station in Hoback, was taken sick & not able to return to my Regiment until my time had expired.
I served under Col. Hobson in Capt. Atkins Company from Dec 1776. to the April following to the best of my recollection - When we were disbanded by order of the Legislature - My first station was in the Spring of 1778 under Capt. Joseph Gish in Cumberland, Bladen & Duplin
Counties to take up Lyons-out Deserters etc. The second was in 1779. under Captain Neil McGranny our track was in Cumberland Chatham & Bladen - To keep the Forces in Albemarle - The third was to assist Peter Mallett Commissary at Cambleton - now Fayetteville to procure supplies for the army marching to the South - The fourth was under an order of Genl. Caswell when on his way

to the South to Mr Mallett to pick a few active young men such as he Choos, to carry dispatches. He choosd me, I went with the dispatches to Genl Caswell in Randolph County, & then went with the dispatches to the Govr at Hillsboro, then he sent me to Mr Mallett at Grayville where I remained assisting him until my time expired, & I was discharged
As Captain of the Light Horse I was in actual service from 18 to 20 months from the time the Forps killed Capt Hadley The Burning My House & Com ts in it hereabouts, my being able to show the documents my accounts as Captain of the Troop was settled for the above time by - Mr Dickson Thos Rulledge & Thomas Seawell the auditors of the Wilmington Dist t at thirty dollars per month - These Gentlemen are now dead & my papers burned, on the whole, could be fully proven
Philimon Hodges
Answered to & subscribed before this 23 rd day of January 1834.
Grigsby E. Thomas Judge of Supr courts of the Chattahoochee circuit Ga.

State of Georgia Baldwin County Milledgeville August 14 th 1832
I have been acquainted with Captain Philemon Hodges from my earliest recollection, he is now about Seventy two Years of age, and about ten Years older than myself. I recollected seeing him with the light horse riding by my Father's house and wearing a cockade, but whether as Captain or private I cannot say, but I know he was generally called Captain Hodges afterwards. I also know from what I can recollect and from report that he was very active in the American cause in the time of trouble, and yet humane. At that time he lived in the State of N. Carolina about three miles from my Father's, I left N. Carolina in the Year 1795 when a Young man, and did not see Mr Hodges for upwards of twenty Years, until he came to Georgia. he is now in low Circumstances from loss by fire and other misfortunes and a Cripple from a severe Stroke of Palsy

What length of time Mr Hodges served I am not able to say, but have reason to believe he was occasionally in the war till its termination, from the first time that I recollect to have seen him in the light house, which might be in the year 1777. or 1778 or perhaps in the latter part of 1776.
Given to before me this 14 th day of August 1832
John Bethune
J. A. Bozeman J. S. C.

Georgia } Personally appeared before me Mans- Muscogee County } field Torrance of said county who being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with James Boyeman of Baldwin County & well acquainted with his hand writing - He further states that he knows that said Boye- man was during the last year an acting Justice of the Inferior Court for Baldwin County, said Boyeman having witnessed papers for disproof He further states that he believes said Boyemans name to the annexed deposition was signed by himself -
Mansfield Torrance Sworn to & subscribed before me this 10th day of Febry 1833
Grigsby E Thomas J.P.C.C.
Test Gerard Burch dep Clk
Georgia } I Gerard Birch, Deputy Clerk of the Muscogee County } Superior Court of the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of

Sir,
Lincoln County Georgia July 14 1833
in answer to yours of the 9th of March I state what I have done in relation to Mr Hill Secretary of State to send me a certificate of my account being settled by auditors, to wit Colo Mr Dickson Thomas Scawell & Thomas Rutledge being the persons that did audit the accounts of State Troops Militia & supplies for the Army for the District of Wilmington reporting that all those Books were lodged in his office, he writes me that that are not that none but those of the continual accounts are there those auditors are all dead & whom to find those Books I know not, where I as able to hide of whom I performed the services for which I claim, I was I go in search of them & no doubt find I have just been to Augusta Georgia & have got the annexed deposition, which I hope with the former will be sufficient to establish my claim, I think proof that war be sufficient to convict a man before a court & jury ought to satisfy a publick officer, & I am well assured were I before a court & jury charged with a capital crime & as strong proof against me I feel very doubtful of my chance, I love to see publick officers act cautiously but think when justice is before them that her appearance of justice the individuals case ought to be considered & well as the publick I have been since the 3rd of August 1827 disabled by a pain unable to do my common business though one can get along very well &c  Philimon Hadsor J. L. Edwards Esq.

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Mr. Phil m Rodgers
papers
app d for Prussia
Hon S. Jones H.R.

William Davis Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Baldwin in the State of Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Philomon Hoodgo for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 27 th day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
William Davis Ck
it in the State of Georgia

Georgia, Richmond County
Personally appeared before me Robert Raiford who being sworn deposeth and saith that he has been personally acquainted with Captain Philimon Hodges for more than fifty years, who has this day applied to me to state what I know respecting his revolutionary services in order that he can get his name on the pension roll. I was at the time of the Revolution a boy at school and occasionally lived with my uncle Thomas Armstrong Colonel Commandant of the County of Cumberland in the State of North Carolina. In the autumn of 1781 Captain Thomas Hadley commanding a light horse company was killed in his own house by the Tories, after which time the said Col. Thomas Armstrong commissioned the said Philimon Hodges as Captain of the light horse company to fill the place of Captain Hadley as I have understood and have a right to believe having seen him at the head of a troop of horse and called Captain, and frequently at the residence of the said Col. Armstrong as an associate &c. and continued in service to the end of the war.
Several years after the war Captain Hodges' house was burnt in the night during his absence from home by which accident he alleges, and I have good reason to believe a large part of the furniture was destroyed together with most of his papers.
Sworn to before me this 12 th July 1833 W. Shannon J.P.
Robert Raiford

Georgia
Richmond County, I James M Laws Clerk of the Inferior Court for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that William Shannon whose name appears to the foregoing Instrument as a Justice of the Inferior Court, is one of the Justices of said Court, duly Commissioned and Qualified the same is sworn to before a proper Officer and full faith and Credit should be had and given to his attestation as such
In testimony - whereof I do hereby Certify that Robert Raiford whose name appears to said instrument is a Resident of the County and State aforesaid and has been for more than Ten Years last past - a gentleman of truth and veracity - & one whose statements are entitled to Credit
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of Office this 12 th July 1833
James M Laws Clerk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
January 9, 1928
Miss Martha L. Houston 1441 Second Ave Columbus, Ga.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 32326, it appears that Philemon Hodges was born in 1760 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
While residing in said Cumberland County, he served as follows--
From in April 1776 about six months in Captain Samuel Wise's Company, Colonel William Thompson's Regiment; and was In the battle on Sullivan's Island; from in December 1776 to April 1777 in Captain Atkin's Company, Colonel Ebenezer Folsom's or Colonel Thompson's Regiment; from the spring of 1778 several tours in the Militia under Captains Joshua Gish and Neil McGrary, and was in the battle of Camden; after this he was in a Troop of Horse until the fall of 1781, when he was appointed Captain of Light Horse, and was out to suppress the Tories, his service as a captain

was about twenty months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1832, while a resident of Muscogee County, Georgia.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.