Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 4386, James G Hooker, Va.

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25257 West Tennessee
James G. Hooper of Davidson in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Harris of the left commanded by _____ in the War line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Dec 1833 and 2 R Wharton Nashville
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 50. 00 Semi-annual allowance ending March 10 00
$60. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Lloyd Clerk
Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 83
28321
Let to Pns ~ Aug 27. 1835
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1839 to 4 March 1840 Age notified 5 Aug 1841.
let 3 Aug 1841 John R. Adams
Pa, ten Smith May 10/55

A. 190. Aug 2. 1841. Munroe Office
In at - Term:
[Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page] Munroe Office Aug 2 1841 To B. West

Greenbottom 12 th July 1841 Tennessee
To the Honourable John Bell
Sir, at the request of James G. Hooker an old Revolution Soldier who served under our beloved Washington and is intitled to a pension under the act of 1832 Applied for his claim and Obtained a certificate for $20 he has been advised to write on to you to know if he is not intitled to a full pay having served longer than the law required Now Sir I can assure you that no old Soldier in the United States can be more in need he is quite an old man and has a large family to support by his own labours you will confer a great favor if you will take the trouble to look in to the matter and write the result to a old citizen of Davidson County who was slightly acquainted with your Honour and have full confidence that you will take the trouble on your self to see this old man has justice done him Yours & John R. Adams
P Please write to the Subscriber at Greenbottom Shelby County Tenn J R A

Memphis, Tennessee April 30 th 1855
Sir
From a certificate now before me from the war department (Revolutionary claims) it appears that the same was issued in favor of James G. Hooker on the 17 th day of December 1833 for $20 per annum He is dead & leaves a widow surviving him who is anxious to have under the late bounty land Act a land warrant but is not aware of what company & Regiment he was a member - If you can send me the information as to the above facts you will greatly serve her -
Respectfully Gaston Smith

28.5.21
Jama G. Hooker Tennessee Pension claim
from 1781 private six months $20.
J. R. Wharton Nashville Ten

State of Tennessee Davidson County
On this thirteenth day of November 1833, personally appeared in Open Court before William Williams Enoch P. Connell and Gilbert S. Washington Esquires James G. Hooker, aged sixty nine years, the 16 th day of June last, 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 7 th 1832. —
I was born 16 th June 1764, in Henrico County Virginia — I have no record of my age, it being destroyed at the time my house was burnt. I resided in Henrico County aforesaid, till the Revolutionary war, when I commenced service as a volunteer — I resided in Henrico County Va, after the war was concluded, for several years — from Henrico County, Virginia, I emigrated to Goochland, County same State where I also resided about 5 years, — From Goochland County, Virginia I moved to Cumberland County same State, where I lived near 7 years, & from thence I moved to Rutherford County Tennessee, & there I resided four years, — when I moved to Davidson County, Tennessee, where I now live —
I commenced service at Hanover Court House Virginia as a volunteer, under a man by the name of Liberty — who, as an inducement to get me into service, (I being at that time so young as to be scarcely able to carry a gun) offered a red Jacket & red coat, & some money, provided I could carry a gun, — a neighbor who was standing by, at the time the offer was made, laughed and, observed, that although I was very  too large and strong and sane for my age — I proved myself able, & consequently commenced service — I deem it proper here to remark that, the reason why I have not mentioned the year, when I commenced service, is, that at that time, I was so young as scarcely to be able to recollect any particulars of my service, & also, that when I might have been going to school, I was engaged in the service of my country, & therefore I never learnt to read or write.

& consequently the Chief Particulars of my service have been almost entirely forgotten, not having the advantages of history to aid me — but although, I have forgotten the year, yet I recollect it was about the first of January, when I commenced service — From Hanover Court house, Virginia I marched under the Command of Said Silas (we were then a single Company, not attached to forming, or belonging to any regiment or army), to Fredericksburg, same State, where we formed a regiment, under the Command of an or Anderson I believe named Henderson, but would not undertake to say, but I recollect our adjutant was named Morris — From Fredericksburg, under those officers, we marched to along the Rappahannock for some time, and I believe we turned off from thence and marched a while in North Carolina, after which we left North Carolina & marched through the New Kent & King William Counties & Sussex Counties, about this time, where our regiment joined the army the army (which our regiment had now joined) marched to Little York, where we found the main body of the army under the Command of General Washington — I was at Little York, during all the siege of that place, — and immediately after the taking of that place, I was discharged, having served, I believe six months — I was present when Cornwallis presented his sword, but Washington refused to take it and permitted him to wear it, & also at the time the sword was presented to him, he appeared deeply affected threw his arms around his Cornwallis's neck, and both appeared to weep —
I have no documentary evidence & do not know, any person alive now, who can testify to my service, — John Kelly, Larkin Philips, John Henderson, James Grinstead, & Dick Grinstead his brother, John Browning & Absalom Browning, his brother, were all with me in the revolutionary war, also my Father, who are all dead — They, if alive, would testify to my service —

I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or an- nuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state —
James G his Hooker mark
Sworn to and subscribed in open court
November 12 th 1833 Just Henry Ewing Clerk of Davidson County Court State of Tennessee } Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions for Davidson County } said County October term 1833 —
I William H White a clergyman residing in the county of Davidson State of Tennessee Certify that James and Robert Cherry Certify that we are acquainted with James G Hooker, who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, that we believe, he is sixty nine years of age, that he is a man of veracity and that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn to and subscribed in open court
Nov: 12 th 1833 Just Henry Ewing Clerk of Davidson County Court
Wm H White
Robert Cherry
State of Tennessee } So
Davidson County } Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions October Term 1833.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the inves- tigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the war department that the above named appli- cant was a soldier in the Revolutionary army and lived as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that William H White who has signed the pre- ceding certificate is a clergyman in said county and state aforesaid and that Robert Cherry who has also signed the same are residents of said county and are respectable persons whose statements are entitled to full faith and credit
Signed in open court November 13 th 1833
Wm Williams G. H. Heston Clerk Epstone

State of Tennessee } ss
Davidson County } I Henry Ewing clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify to whom it may concern that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of James G. Hooper a revolutionary soldier for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said court to be also affixed at office in Nashville on this thirteenth day of November A. D. 1833. Henry Ewing.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
AW3 AW
February 8, 1924.
Honorable Davis Elkins, United States Senate.
My dear Senator;
In response to your letter of the sixth instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4386 , it appears that James G. Hooker was born June 18, 1784 in Henrico County, Virginia.
While residing in Henrico County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private in Captain Fleury's Company, Colonel Henderson or Anderson's Regiment of Virginia Troops, was at the siege of York and served six months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 13, 1833, while a resident of Davidson

County, Tennessee.
In 1841, a large family is referred to, no names stated. It is stated in 1855 that soldier was dead, leaving a widow, but her name is not given.
In order to identify a soldier named William Vaughan, some of the following data is essential-approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and any other information you may have pertaining to said soldier, and another search will be made in your behalf.
Sincerely,
Commissioner.

1924-Feb. 8. Hiet. to Hon. Davis' Elks aut
Rev May
4386
INVALID.
File No. 4386
James P. Keooper Pr. Road line
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. A , Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James G. Wilson Con -
Waldo Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
FREE

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 30. 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James G. Hooker — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Ten. Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 — has been paid at this Department, from the first of March 1839 to the first of March 1840 —
Respectfully yours,
William B. Pascoe
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Nashville Nov. 16 th 1833
Hon ble Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Sir
I enclose to you the claim of
James G. Harker, an applicant for a pension under the provisions of the act of 1832. —
It will be seen that he is not very precise, & that his statement is not as ex- plicit as might be desired. — But, however I assure your excellency that he is reputed here to be an honest man, & his statement is entitled to faith & credit. — I hope the department will not be rigid, but will be liberal to this claim in order that justice may be done. —
Respectfully Yr Ob dt Serv t
J. R. Wharton

Aug 27.
Jackson Care Cook
Ho Ho
J L Edwards Comm of Pensions Washington City

Jackson Louisiana 13 th Augt. 1835.
Dear Sir -
I am a revolutionary pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1832. I drew my pension at Natchez up to the 4 th of March 1834, I have now two payment on a year pay, and next 4 th September will have three. I understand an agency has been established at Jackson for West Louisiana. but upon application to Mr. Gass the new agent he tells me that he is not furnished with the means of payment. I am unable to ride to Natchez, and there is great difficulty in making out the proper documents to draw by attorney. I therefore hope that by next September arrangements will be made by the department that I may draw my pension here.
Respectfully your obedt. Servt.
James G. Hopkins.
P.S. I reside in the County of Madison Louisiana

DAVIS ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA
JOHN W. FENTON, JR., SECRETARY.
DAVE DINGER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY. MARY T. HALLISY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
United States Senate,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
February 6, 1924.
Hon. Washington Gardner, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Commissioner:-
I am desirous of securing the military record and history of James Hooker a soldier of the Revolutionary War who resided in Virginia but whose death occurred in Tennessee. If you can consistently furnish me with this information, I will be indeed pleased.
Sincerely yours,
Davis Elkins
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