Carroll-Coweta County GaArchives Military Records.....Robinson, Sr,, John March 4, 1834 Revwar - Pension North Carolina Line ************************************************ 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, 10:18 am Pension GEORGIA 23.936 John Robinson Sr. Coweta Co. in the State of Georgia He was a private in the _____commanded by Captain Herndon of the Regt. commanded by Col. Faxton in the North Carolina line for 11 months. Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of $36.66 per annum commence on teh 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension found the 28th day of April 1834, and ____ C. W. Buckley, Newnan, Ga., Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834 $109.98 General allowance ending 4 Sept. $18.33, total $128.31 Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 Recorded by N. Rice, Clerk, Book E., Vol. 6, Page 182 Pages 3 thru 6 State of Georgia Coweta County On this the 8th day of October eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before us, Rich. B. Wootten, ___ D. Echols, Wm. Spratling and John D. Sheriton(?) Judges of the Inferior court of said state and county now sitting, John Robinson Sr. a resident of said county and State, aged (81) eighty 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 June the 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 as a volunteer in the County of Chatham in the State of North Carolina in the year 1776 under Captain Shearlock to go to Cross Creek, that while in service his captain was promoted to Major and served under Captain Georgia Hendon. The regiment was commanded by Col. Thaxton. He was out but a few weeks at this time when he was discharged from service. In a few days he was called upon by George Henson, Captain, to serve a six month tour as a volunteer to go to Cross Creek, which call he accepted and went and served out the tour and on the twenty eighth day of August 1776, he was dischraged by Col. Folsom who commanded the Regiment through Capt. George Hendon. Some time after this every twentieth man was to furnish a soldier for an eighteen (18) month tour. That in the drafting in balloting he was the individual that was thus drafted by his captain was Hal Dickson, his Colonel was Robert Dickson, that he served the time and then hired a Captain John Summory to serve out the balance for which he gave him a horse, twenty-dollars in ___ and a case of pistols. He has forgotten the names of the other officers. In 1780, he turned out as a volunteer under Capt. William Jones who Commanded a horse company for a four months tour to go to Pedes(?) in the State of South Carolina. During this tour of service he was elected Ensign and served in that capacity during the tour. The Regiment was commanded by Col. Thomas Wade. A large part of the time he served in this tour he was engaged with a few men for the purpose of gathering forage on Lynches Creek till his tour of service expired when he was discharged. He believes in November 1780. Deponent further saith that he was and served tours in different Companies during the Revolutionary War but being an illerate man was unable to give names and dates. That he has no documentary evidence; that he knows of no person whose testimony he can furnish (other than the attached) who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn and Subscribed to before Rich. B. Wootten, JIC; Sam D. Echols, JIC; Wm. L. Starling, JIC; Jno. D. Hinton, GC answering to the interogatories of the War Department . Answer the first: He was born in Hanover County in the State of Virginia on the 11th day of July 1752. Answer the 2nd. He has none. Only knows from what his parents have told him. Answer the 3rd. He was living in Chatham County in the State of North Carolina during the war. He removed to Orange County of that state and resided near Hillsborough where he remained till about (10) ten years ago when he removed to Newton County in the State of Georgia where he removed where he at present resides. Answer the 4th. He was drafted and volunteered. Answer the 5th. He knew Col. Robert Dickson, col. Thaxton, Col. Israel Foulsome, General Nathan Green and some others. Answer the 6th. That he received discharges for his services but has lost or mislaid them so that he cannot furnish any of them save those included. Answer the 7th. He refers to Major Nicholas Dyers . Schore(?) House Sworn to and subscribed to before us in open court this 8th day of October 1833. Rich. B. Wootten, JIC; Sam G. Echols, JIC; Wm. L. Spratling, JIC; Jno. D. Hinton, DC We, Nicholas Dyer and Schore House do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Robinson Sr. who has sworn to the foregoing declarations, that we believe him to be _____________ _______ ________ that he is reliable and believed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War on the ______side and we concur that _____. Page 6 State of Georgia County of Carroll On this Sixth day of February 1837 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Inferior Court, for the said County of Carroll, personally appeared John Robinson Senior who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain George Hearn in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Folsom in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Georgia. That he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate on or about the fourth day of March 1836 at the Town of Carrollton in said county, lost his original certificate. Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid. Jas. H. Rodgers JIC. State of Georgia County of Carroll On this Sixth day of February 1837 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Inferior Court for the said County of Carroll personally appeared William L. Parr who on his oath declares that he well knows John Robinson Senior to be the same person described in the above affidvait. Sworn and Subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid. Jas. H. Rodgers, JIC Page 7 (Letter) REV. 31836 Wars Section August 20, 1928 Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth, Wildwood, Edgefield, South Carolina Madam: I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31836, it appears that John Robinson was born in Hanover, County Virginia, July 11, 1753 and while living in Chatham County, North Carolina enlisted and served in the North Carolina Troops as follows: For five weeks in 1773 as private in Captain Shearlock and George Herndon's Companies, Colonel Thaxton's Regiment. For six months ending August 22, 1776 as private in Captain George Herndon's Company, Colonel Folsom's Regiment. Some time after this, for three months as private in Captain Hal Dickson's Company, colonel Robert Dickson's Regiment, and for five months ending in November 1780, as ensign in Captain William Jones' Company, colonel Thomas Wade's Regiment. He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1833, as John Robinson, Senior, while living in Coweta County, Georgia. He was a resident of Carroll County Georgia in 1837. The date of his death is not recorded. His children are referred to but their names and that of his wife are not stated. Respectfully, Winfield Scott, Commissioner. End of Pension File ____________________________________________________________________________________ ___ Notes by Transcriber: 1839 Census - may be listed and Roberson, John 1840 Census Microfilm M704, Roll 38, Page 20- All Robinsons listed in Page 20 - May not be same family. John Robinson SR. John Robinson JR. David Robinson ___________________________________________ Biography and Family Sketches. ALBERT C. ROBINSON, merchant and farmer, Carrollton, Carroll Co., GA., son of John W. and Mary M. (Burrow) Robinson, was born in 1856. His grandfather, John Robinson, was a native of Virginia, whence he removed to North Carolina, and subsequently to Georgia and settled in the woods in Carroll County; near where the subject of this sketch now lives. Mr. Robinson's father was born in North Carolina in 1827 and came with his parents to Georgia when a small boy. His mother was a daughter of William and Eliza (Bradbury) Bur­row who were among the earliest settlers in that part of the State. His father enlisted in 1861 and remained in the service until the surrender.  Mr. Robinson was reared on the farm and in consequence of the war, which was at its fiercest when he was of school age, his education was limited. But he was endowed with pluck and perseverance, and enterprise and energy, and was also possessed of a thorough-going disposition, which have told wonderfully on his prosperity. He first began business at Shiloh, but last year he removed his business to his farm near that place. When he was married he was not worth a dollar; now he has a fine, large farm and is doing a large and increasing mercantile business. Mr. Robinson was married in 1879 to Miss Mary M. Arthur, daughter of Kabus and Ann (Barnes) Arthur, who were among the earliest settlers of Marion county, Ga. Mr. Arthur lost his life during the late war. Seven children have blessed this union: Emory C., William M., Zella V., Luther L., Verdie E., Lizzie M. and Minnie Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are members of the M. E. church. He is one of the rising young men of Carroll county with a bright future. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/military/revwar/pensions/robinson342gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 10.1 Kb