Carroll County GaArchives Military Records.....MEAD, MINOR September 14, 1833 Revwar - Pension VIRGINIA MILITIA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Elizabeth Robertson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003232 April 12, 2007, 10:10 am PENSION FILE MINOR MEAD CARROLL COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA MILITIA $46.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $116.68 AMOUNT RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 71 (Notable facts by transcriber: Born - May 7, 1763, Spotsylvania Co., VA (also lived in Louisa County) Died - 25 Mar. 1837, Carroll Co., GA Married - 6 Jan. 1793 Married - Jane Pryor 1820 Census - Jackson County, GA., Males: 2 under 10; 2 - 16 to 26; 1 Over 45 Females: 2 under 10; 2- 10 to 16; 2 -16 to 45; 1 over 45. 1830 Census - Carroll County, GA., Page 220) -------------------------------------------------- Page 1 - Mead, Minor, Service - Virginia File W5369, Jane, Number B. L. WT. 2187-160-55 Page Two GEORGIA 16.682 Minor Mead of Carroll in the State of Ga. who was a Pr: in the ____commanded by Captain ____ of the Regm. commanded by Col. Tatum in the Va. line for 14 months. Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia in ____ at the rate of 46 dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831 Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Sept. 1833 Carrollton, Ga. and (?) Y, Z, Long Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1837 $116.65 Semi-annl,. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 $23.33, Total $139.95 Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by J. T. Rice, Clerk, Book E, Vol. 6, Page 97 Hon. W. Lumpkin, _____ to Lt. Co. Merrill, May 19 . 49 ----------------------------------------- Page 3 thru Page 9 Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 State of Georgia County of Carroll On this 14th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open court before us James H. Rodgers, Wm. G. Springer and Lewis McCleroy, Justices of the Inferior court of said county now sitting Minor Mead a resident of said State of Georgia and County of Carroll aged sixty nine years the seventh day of last May 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 in the fall of seventeen hundred and seventy nine but cannot recollect the day or month. That he served seven tours of two months each making in the aggregate fourteen months. That he was during the first tour of two months a substitute in the place of one Henry Lane, that he was under Capt. Tomas Tole; Lieut. Pane, Ensign Doal (Poal) and Major Thorn. That he was not attached during the particular term to any Regiment. That he resided in Louisa County in the State of Virginia when he went into the service but that the man he substituted for lived in Spottsyvania County. That he marched first to Hanover Courthouse from thence to Bowling Green from thence back to Little Hayes (?) Bridge to Frederricksburg where he remained until his time expired and he was discharged. That the second term was for the like period of two months. That he drafted. That he entered this term in the Spring (cannot recollect the month) of the year 1780. That he served under the following officers to wit: Captain John Byas (does not recollect the names of the other company officers). The field officers were Major Campbell, Col. Charles Dabney. That he lived in the same county to wit, Louisa. That he marched by the Ground Squirrell Bridge on the Purmunki River to Chickahomany Swamp. From thence to the Marian Hill where his time expired and he was discharged by Captain John Byas, and that he immediately reentered for another term of two months under Capt. Phillips, without returning home. That he was under the following officers during this third tour, to wit; Capt. Phillips, Lieut. George Micky. That he was under the same Major Campbell and Col. Dabney, General Nelson. That he marched from the Morbin Hill to Shurly Hundred on James River from thence to the Big Spring on the Chickakomany Swamp where he was discharged. That he entered the fourth term in the fall of 1780 following. That he was drafted and was under the aforesaid Capt. Byas, Major Campbell, Col. Dabney and Gen. Nelson. That he was marched first to Richmond and stationed the chief portion of the time in the neighborhood of that city. That he was discharged by Capt. Byas about six miles below Richmond on James River but forgets the name of the place. That he entered the fifth tour he thinks in the month of April 1871 under Capt. Harris. That he was under the same field officers to wit. Maj. Campbell, Col. Dabney and General Nelson - that he was stationed chiefly near Richmond to guard the City. That he volunteered in this expedition and when his term was out he was discharged by Capt. Harris. That he then returned home and stayed about eight or ten days when half the county was called out by orders from General Washington. That he then substituted in the place of one Charles Stuard. That he commenced this campaign he thinks in the latter part of June or the first of July (but cannot be certain) 1781. That he was under Capt. Phillips, Lieut. Joseph Skelton, Major Armsted, Col. Dabney, Gen. Nelson and General Lafayette. That he marched first from Johnson's Tavern to Richmond and there joined the Army and after being there some time, the British Army under Corn Wallace marched to the opposite side of the river...to a place he thinks called Falmouth and that they fired the three cannon across the River at the British but could do no damage. That they immediately received orders to march up the river about seven miles to Wert Harm and cross the river and meet the British but after they had got about three miles the orders were countermanded with new orders to return back to Richmond and on the same evening they retreated up the country into Cullpepper County where they stayed a few days and they were reinforced by General Wayne's Brigade. From thence they marched back through Louisa County where his term of two months expired and he was discharged by Capt. Phillips, and there having come on from his county three relief companies he attached himself to one of them, to wit Capt. Peter's company by volunteering for a seventh tour of two months and that Peter's company and the other two companies that came on with him having been ordered to march to Glouster Courthouse to join Col. Battops Regiment they accordingly left the main Army which marched to Yorktown and they marched to Glouster Courthouse and joined col. Battops Regiment, and after they had remained there a short time Col. Campbell (the same man who had been his former Major) came there and beat up for volunteers of light infantry to _____ the enemies lines and that ______ the rest he turned out with him and they marched to Sowels old field where they about three hundred in number, were attacked by about six hundred mounted infantry and light horse under Col. Tartton(??) and eight of the Americans were wounded but non killed and the enemy were repulsed with a loss of seven or eight killed and forty prisoners. That he was then marched back and attached to Col. Battops, Regiment, where they remained a few days and were marched within a mile and a half of Glouster town where a part of Cornwallace's army were stationed and that he remained there until Corn Wallace surrendered his whole army and that two or three days afterwards he together with all the men on his side of the river were discharged. That he was discharged between the 20th and lst part of October 1781. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. Sworn to and subscribed before us this 14th September 1832. Jas. H. Rodgers, JIC; Wm Springer JIC; Lewis McElroy, JIC We, William L. Parr and John Ward Sr., residing in the County of Carroll Georgia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Minor Mead who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be sixty nine 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 can concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the date and year aforesaid: Lewis McElroy, JIC, Jas H. Rodgers, JIC, WM. L. Parr ss , John Ward, ss. Page 10. Interogitory The First in Spotsvany County, Va. and born in 1763 2nd he has none now but has seen a record of his age. 3rd in Louisa County VA. in the State of Virginia and Georgia and now resides in Carroll County 4th Was a substitute for Henry Lane and Charles Stuart two months each and was a volunteer - 3 times of two months each and served as a drafted man two tours of two months each. 5th Colonal Charles Dabney, Major Gammel. He served under the above officers six tours. He served under Colonel Baytop the balance of the war. I do not recollect by what name the Regiments were called further than the names of the colonels that commanded. 6th He received regular discharges from the proper officers but has lost his discharge for each tour. 7th. He states that John Ward Sr., and Thomas (?) Lyons are acquainted with him. Page 11 I Minor Mead hereby relinquish ever claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Sworn to and Subscribed this 14th September 1832. Jas. H. Rodgers, JIC And the above do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood and that William L. Parr and Jno. Ward who have signed the same are residents in the County of Carroll, State of Georgia, and are credible persons and their statements entitled to credit. Wm. L. Springer, JIC; Lewis McElroy JIC Jas. H. Rodgers, JIC Page 12 5219, GEORGIA, JANE MEAD, widow of Minor Mead who served in the Revolutionary war as a Private for 14 months. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of $46.00 Dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848. Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Nov. 1847 and sent to Wm. M. Merrell, Carrollton, Georgia. (handwritten note) Letter to Howtt A. Haralson, ____of Vouchers for the purpose of drawing this pension filed within ___ ____ and with the order of the Jury of the Interior of the 3rd April 1861. Page 13 State of Georgia County of Carroll On this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord, thousand eight hundred and forty nine, personally appeared before the Honorable Court of Ordinary of Carroll County and State of Georgia aforesaid Jane Mead a resident of the Seventh District in the County of Carroll and State of Georgia aged Seventy Three 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838. That she is the widow of Minor Mead who was a Revolutionary Pensioner from the County of Carroll and State of Georgia aforesaid, that from the best of her belief the said Minor Mead resided in Macklenburg County in the State of Virginia at the time of his entering the service of the United States, that the said Minor Mead drew a pension drawn to the fourth day of March 1837. She further declares that she was married to the said Minor Mead on the Sixth day of January in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three. That she knows of no documentary evidence of her said marriage; that her husband the aforesaid Minor Mead died Twenty Fifth day of March Eighteen Hundred and thirty seven and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herewith annexed. That her husband the said Minor Mead had a certificate under the Act of Congress of the 7th day of June 1832. That he regularly drew the pension under the same until the fourth day of March 1837 as aforesaid and that said certificate is lost or mislaid. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written. SS, Jane Mead (mark) before us in open court: J. C. Benton, JIC. Jas F. Garrison, JIC, H. W. Davis, JIC State of Georgia Carroll County I do hereby certify that J. C. Benson, Jas. F. Garrison and H. W. Davis whose names appear officially to the above and foregoing declaration were each at the time the said perports to have been made, a Justice of the Inferior Court of Said County Carroll, setting as a Court of Ordinary duly commissioned and qualified that the same is a Court of Record, and that the above perporting to be their official signature ___ ___ In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official signature as Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of said Carroll County with the seal of my office annexed. Done at office in Carrollton this 7th day of May 1849. A. Boggs, CCO (Page 15 illegible. Appears to only be a coversheet for Page 16) Page 16. State of Georgia Carroll County On this 17th day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty five, personally appeared before me a Justice of the ______ within and for the County and State aforesaid, Jane Mead, aged seventy nine years, a resident of Carroll County, State of Georgia who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Minor Mead deceased who was a private in the revolutionary war. That she has no knowledge of the name of any of the officers that he volunteered in the County of _____in the State of Virginia sometime in the years AD 1780 and 1781 and served for the term of thirteen months and was honorably discharged in North Carolina or Virginia. She further states that she was married to the said Minor Mead on or about the ____day of January AD, 1793 by one Abner (?) Marshall a minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Jane Pryor. That her said husband died in Carroll County, State of Georgia, on the ____ day of March AD 1837 and that she is still a widow. She further declares that she is now a pensioner under the United States as the widow of the said Minor Mead. That she has a certificate for life which bears date 26th day of November AD, 1849 for proof of enlistment service and honorable discharge of her said husband Minor Mead and her marriage with him. She refers to the rolls and records of file in the office of the Interior at Washing(ton?) made to obtain a pension. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty to which she may be entitled under the Act entitled an Act. In addition to certain acts granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed the 3rd day of March 1853. Matthew Reid, JP, Jane Mead, her mark. 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