Carroll-Oglethorpe-Putnam County GaArchives Military Records.....PHILIPS, LEVI March 13, 1833 Revwar - Pension NORTH CAROLINA 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, 10:16 am PENSION RECORD LEVI PHILIPS CARROLL COUNTY PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA $20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $40.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED MARCH 13, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 82 Page 1 PHILLIPS, LEVI, NORTH CAROLINA Number S31906 Page 2 GEORGIA, LEVI PHILLIPS, Carroll in the State of Georgia who was Private in the Company commanded by Captain Branan of the Reg. commanded by Col. Lock in the North Carolina line for 6 months. ------------- Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of $20.00 dollars and ___cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March 1831 ------------- Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of March 1833 and sent to Hon M. Clayton Athens, Ga. ------------- Arrears to the 4th of March ’33 $40.00; Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Sep. 33-$10.00 Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 Recorded by: G. Stiles, clerk, Book D, Vol. 8, Page 141 ------------- See Letter to P. Agt. May 30, 1830. Order to Pay of Oct. 1837 Paid at the Treasury under the Acts of the 8 April 1838 from 4 Sept. 1837 to 4 March 1838. Agt notified 3 day Jany. 1839. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Page 3 BRIEF in the case of Levi Phillips of Carroll County in the State of Georgia Act 7th June 1832 1. Was declaration made before a Court or a Judge? A Court 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is he? 81 years 4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. Period: in 1781 Duration of Service: 3 Months Rank: Private Name of General and field Offices under whom he served: Captain Branen, Col. Lock Duration of Service: 3 Months Rank: Ds. Served under: Col. Lock Says he served through other terms but can recollect no particular ___ ___ of times or officers.  5. In what battles was he engaged: 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service: Roan County, North Carolina 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary roof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls: Traditionary Evidence 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? And if so, in what respect? No Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. SS B. F. Pleasant, Examining Clerk  Page 4 STATE OF GEORGIA CARROLL COUNTY Personally came before us in open court Levi Phillips a resident of this county who being duly sowrn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ______ the benefit of the Act of Congress passed on the 7th of June 1832. He states that he is eighty one (81) years of age and that he entered the service of the United States on the 25th day of September 1781 and served a tour of duty of three months under the command of the following officers: Captain Branan commanded the Company and was attached to Col. Locks Regiment the whole detachment was commanded by General Rutherford. We rendezvoused at Tyler(?) Mill in Roan County North Carolina. We were marched from thence through Mackenberry County to Hanging Rock where he served out his time and was discharged in the spring of the year 1782. The month was not recollected. He was again drafted for three months  was rendezvoused at Tyler(?) Mill. He does not recollect the names of the Captain that commanded, The Col. Was Lock and under the command of General Davidson or Davison. We were marched from the place of rendezvous to Wilmington, North Carolina where after his turn of service had expired he was discharged. He served three other tours but from loss of memory he cannot recollect the name of the officers nor the particular time he served that he was in no battles; served in the (Note in margin of this page: The applicant having proved but six months service will be willing to receive a pay for that. A. H. Clayton) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Page 5 Continental or Regular Redgiments but cannot say what redgiment he was attached to nor does he know of any person now living that can remember him. He hereby relinquishes all claim to pention or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pention role of any agency in this state nor of the United States. Sworn to and Subscribed in open court this January 7, 1833. Wily Springer, JC According to interogateries (?) from the War Department, 1. he was born in the State of Maraland, Cecil County on the 21 Day of September 1751. 2. He has a record at his home in Campbell County Georgia.. 3. He was living in Roan County North Carolina; has lived in Oglethorpe and Putnam Counties and now resides in Carroll Co. all of this state. 4. He was drafted. 5. He knew General Morgan and Col. W. Worthington and served with same continental troops but does not recollect the Regiment. The general circumstances has been related in the declaration. Page 6 He received a discharge at the end of each turn but have lost them. 7. Answer 7: Hindrea P. Mabry, John Wiley Springer am acquainted and can and do certify in his favor. We do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Levi Phillips of Carroll County and State of Georgia who has subscribed an sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years of age; that he is reputed and believed to be in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolutions and that we concur in that opinion. Given under our hand this January 7, 1833. H. P. Mabry, Wiley Springer, John Gayden; Page 7 Letter : Rev. & 1812 Wars Section dated Nov 21, 1928 Mrs. R. L. Braswell Spring Hill Al Madam: I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension Claim, S. 31906, it appears that Levi Phillips was born September 20, 1751 in Cecil County, Maryland. While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, he enlisted, September 25, 1781 and served three months as a private in Captain Branan’s Company, Colonel Lock’s North Carolina Regiment. He enlisted in the spring of1782 and served three months in Colonel Lock’s Regiment. He rendered three other tours of service but details of them are not stated, no battles stated. He was allowed pension on his application executed January 7, 1833, while a resident of Carroll County, Georgia (formerly in Oglethorpe and Putname Counties). A son resided in Campbell County, Georgia, in 1833, his name not stated. There are no further data as to family. Due to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the bureau is unable to make immediate reply to each request pertaining to soldiers of the Revolution and War of 1812. Letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in order of receipt. Respectfully, Winfield Scott, Commissioner File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/military/revwar/pensions/philips341gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 7.5 Kb