Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5116, Caleb Holbrook, N.C.

SERVICE
N 6
Wolbrook, Caleb Drusilla
NUMBER
P 5116
CONTENTS

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5116
P. O.
Drucilla Holbrook
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.

Georgia Druilla Holbrook let. to W. Maltbie 16. Sep. 1841
5116
Act 1838

m. 339.
3 Sept 16
8.011.
16 Sept 1841
def
Indian Office
Hon. John Bell Secretary of war Washington City D.C.

Lawrenceville Sept. 8 th 1844.
Dear Sir
You will receive enclosed the Declaration of Mr. Dufille Holbrook, an applicant for five year pension - Mrs. Holbrook is very infirm and dependent upon her neighbour for daily bread - Mr. Baker whose affidavit is annexed is a Pensioner and was, till his infirmities prevented an official member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has always been considered a man of undoubted truth and veracity - Should the testimony be sufficient to establish Mr. Holbrook's claim (as I trust it is) you will have the goodness to forward his certificate directed to me at this place - I have acted as Agent for the Pensioners in this County since the passage of the act of 1832 when their number was about thirty now reduced to eight or ten - The oldest among their number was John Davis (who was born in the County with Geo: Washington and fought with him at Braddock's defeat) and died a few weeks since aged One hundred & ten years.
Very respectfully
Your Obedt Servt Wm. Matthie
Hon: John Bell Secy to the
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Georgia
Gwinnett County
Personally came before me Jesse T. Kennicutt a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Elias Baker who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Caleb Holbrook during the revolutionary war particularly in the years 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777 and untill his death which occurred about twenty seven ago. That the said Caleb Holbrook served a tour of duty in person against the Cherokee Indians for the term of three Months. Said tour was performed sometime in the Fall of 1774 or 1775 in the militia under the following named officers (viz) Capt John Fife and General Rutherford. Said Holbrook lived at that time in Mecklenburgh County N.C. Deponent further swears that some time in the Spring of 1779 said Caleb Holbrook enlisted in the regular service of the United under Major Nelson in Mecklenburgh County N.C. and that he hired his brother Vachel Holbrook to perform said nine Months tour. That Major Nelson marched said Vachel & others to the main Army under General Lincoln. Deponent as a militia man under Capt Joseph White & Benjamin Knox 1 st Lieut and Benjamin Baker 2 nd Lieut joined the main Army above Augusta where he saw said Vachel Holbrook in the service and frequently saw said Vachel in the Army while marching down the Savannah River and at the battle of Stone and deponent knows that said Vachel Holbrook served out his nine Months tour and was regularly discharged. Deponent further says that said Vachel Holbrook was a private in said Army. And Deponent further swears that he was well acquainted with Caleb Holbrook & Drusilla

Baker before they were married & that Drusilla Holbrook the present applicant for a pension is the widow of the said Caleb Holbrook. And that she has never married since the death of the said Caleb. Deponent saith that he did not see said Caleb & Drusilla married but that he lived within one mile of said parties when they were married which was in April 1779. and that as they said & Deponent verily believes were married by Martin Hifer a Justice of the Peace in Mecklen- burgh County N.C.
Elias Baker mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me This 11 th day of August 1841 Espr R. Kennicutt J.P.
Ms. 339 8.011.
Georgia Gwinnett County } Personally came before Espr R. Kennicutt a Justice of the Peace in the said County Sarah Baker who being duly sworn saith that Caleb Holbrook & Drusilla Baker were married in April 1779 by Martin Hifer a Justice of the Peace in Mecklenburg County N.C. - that Caleb Holbrook was her brother and that she lived within about one mile of the above named parties when they were married - And that they lived together as man & wife until said Caleb Holbrook died which was about twenty seven years since - And that said Drusilla has never since married
Sarah Baker mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me This 14 th day of August 1841 Espr R. Kennicutt J.P.

I Joseph R. Hunsucker do hereby certify that Elias Baker and Sarah Baker are persons of respectability and undoubted truth & veracity and entitled to full credit in all of their statements. Given under my hand & seal this 12 th day of August 1841
Joseph R. Hunsucker D.D.L.P. (Seal)
(Declaration.)
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay to certain Widows"
State of Georgia Gwinnett County
On this 6 th day of September Eighteen hundred and forty one personally before us Justices of the Inferior Court for said County and State Drusilla Holbrook a resident of said County aged Seventy eight years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" - That she is the Widow of Caleb Holbrook who was a private in the war of the revolution and performed the service hereafter specified viz: - That in the fall of the year 1774 or 1775 the said Caleb Holbrook served a term of three months duty as a private in the militia against the Cherokee Indians under the following named officers Capt John Hifer and General Rutherford - That he then lived in Mecklenburgh County N.C. That some time in the Spring of 1779 said Caleb enlisted as a private in Mecklenburgh County N.C. under Major Nelson in the

regular service of the United States to perform nine Months duty - That he hired his brother Vachel Holbrook to perform said nine Months tour - That Major Nelson marched the said Vachel and others to the main Army under General Lincoln And that said Vachel joined the main Army above Augusta Geo - That said Army marched down the Savannah River and through a part of the State of South Carolina - And that said Vachel Holbrook was engaged in the battle of Stoney Ferry - And deponent further states that he served nine Months in the United States Army - and that he was regularly discharged - She further declares that she was married to the said Vachel Holbrook in April 1779 - that the marriage took place in Mecklenburg County N.C. and was consummated by Martin Trifer Esquire a Justice of the Peace for said County: That her husband the aforesaid Vachel Holbrook died about twenty seven years since; that she was married to him as above stated - and that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open court before us
John C. Whitworth C.S.C.
Sam. C. Dunlap C.S.C.
R. M. Mims J.P.
James L. Alexander J.P.
Georgia
Lincoln County ss I Riley C. Baker Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County do hereby
certify that foregoing Declaration was sworn to and subscribed in open Court by Drusilla Holbrook - And that Jesse K. Cunningham whose signature (as a subscribing witness) appears to the foregoing Affidavit of Elias Baker and Sarah Baker is and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in for said County - And that full faith & credit ought to be had and given to his attestation as such. Given under my hand & seal of office this 6 th day of September 1841.
Riley C. Baker C.S.C.