Elbert County GaArchives.....Harbert Tucker, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application 21 January 1833 ************************************************ 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: Joann T. Broadhead sl-joann@juno.com 17 May 2004 REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AND BOUNTY LAND WARRANT APPLICATION FILE OF HARBERT TUCKER - S32017 - ROLL 2419, MICROCOPY M-804 National Archives, East Point, Georgia Branch October 2, 2000 STATE OF GEORGIA, ELBERT COUNTY On this twenty-first day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three personally appeared in open Court before Dilliard ....... Williams, A. Beck and James Oliver, Justices of the Inferior Court now sitting for the County of Elbert, Harbert Tucker, a resident of the County of Elbert and State of Georgia, aged seventy-two 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 7, 1832. That he contends his services of the United States, and the following named officers, and served as he stated to wit, that in the latter part of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy -nine he was drafted into the services of the United States, under Captain (?) Blair of the Militia in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Anderson, that at the time when he was drafted into service, he resided in the County of Mechlenberg, State of Virginia, and while in said service was employed in guarding of the Magazines near Taylors Ferry on the Roanoak River. That he was discharged after serving three months in said service and that he served with no Continental Regiment while in this service Also in the month of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, in the County of Mechlenburg, State of Virginia, the place of his residence, he was drafted into the service of the United States for the term of three months under Captain Oliver in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Goode that he joined his Regiment at a place called Hall Deloney's in Mechlenburg County, marched from there to Petersburg in said State of Virginia, from Petersbury to Cabin Point, at which place one Colonel Jones assumed the command of the regiments, marched from Cabin Point to Norfolk and Portsmouth in the State of Virginia where he remained about the latter place until he was discharged after serving three months in the United States service , the term for which he was drafted for and that he served with no Continental Regiments or Companys whilst in said service. Also in the month of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty- one, in the County of Mechlenberg, State of Virginia, the place of his residence, he was drafted into the service of the United States for three months under Captain Graves in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Taylor that he joined his regiment at a place called Hall Deloney's in Mechlenberg County, State of Virginia, marched from there to James Town, Williamsburg and Little York in the State of Virginia where he remained until after the surrender of the British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis. After the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, guarded some Tories to Richmond where he was discharged after serving three Months in the United States service. This service for which he was drafted for, that he served with the Continental Army of Americans and French commanded by General Washington and Count Rochambeau and that he knew General Washington, Count Rochambeau , General Knox, Lincoln, Wayne and Lawson, Continental Officers, whilst in the last service, that his whole service in the United States as a Revolutionary soldier amounts to nine months, that he has no documentary evidence of his services, and that he knows of no person except Bartley Tucker, Lent Hall, Samuel Jones and John Hall , whose affidavit is hereto ........ whose testimony he can present, who can testify to his services. He says that he has born in the State of Virginia, Amelia County, has no record of his age, that the Register of his age was a long time since burnt in the Rocky Run Church in the State of Virginia. That he lived in the State of Virginia, Mechlenberg County, when called into service, that he lived in Mechlenberg County, State of Virginia, about two years after the Revolutionary War, from there moved to Hallifax County in said State, from Hallifax County moved to Pendleton District, in the State of South Carolina, from Pendleton District, he moved to Elbert County in the State of Georgia where he as been living about four years, and now resides there. He says he was drafted into the service of the United States, he states that the names of some of the Regiment (or Regular) Officers who were with the troops where he served in his last tour of service was General Washington, Count Rochambeau, General Knox, Lincoln , Wayne and Lawson and that he served with the combined Army of America and France; the two first tours of duty he served only with his own Regiment and that the general circumstances of his service has been before stated on this affidavit. He says that he received no written discharges for any of the services, the discharges which he received were all verbal. The names of the persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution are Ethel Tucker, William Dooly, Esq, William Ward, an old revolutionary soldier, and Abner Ward. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. (his signature) Harbert Tucker Attest: Benjamin W. Fortson, Clk. (difficult to read the handwriting on these microfilm pages) The pension was allowed - Certificate No. 6762, issued 7 March 1833, rate $30 per annum, Commenced 4 March 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, GA agency. (affadavit from Lent Hall said he had known Harbert about 45 years; one from Samuel Jones, aged 62, he had known Harbert 42 years) There was a letter from Henry C. Tucker (his son) concerning the pension dated 1854. Transcribed from Microfilm viewed at National Archives Library in East Point, Georgia, by Joann Tucker Broadhead. HARBERT TUCKER'S MILITARY SERVICE Latter part of 1779 he was drafted to serve under Capt. Blair, in Regiment commanded by Col. Anderson, and employed in the guarding of the Magazines near Taylors Ferry on the Roanoak River. He was discharged after serving three months. In the Month of January 1781 he was drafted for the term of three months to serve under Capt. Oliver in the Regiment commanded by Col. Goode. He joined his Regiment at Hall Deloney's in Mechlenburg County, Virginia and marched from there to Petersburg, Va. From Petersbury they marched to Cabin Point, where Col. Jones assumed the command of the regiments. They marched from Cabin Point to Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia where he remained until he was discharged after serving three months. In September 1781, he was drafted for three months to serve under Capt. Graves in the Regiment commanded by Col. Taylor. He joined his regiment at Hall Deloney's in Mechlenberg County, Virginia and marched from there to James Town, Williamsburg, and Little York, Virginia, where he remained until after the surrender of the British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis. After the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, he guarded some Tories to Richmond , Virginia, where he was discharged, after serving three months. Harbert declared that he served with the Continental Army of Americans and French commanded by General Washington and Count Rochambeau and that he knew General Washington, Count Rochambeau, General Knox, Lincoln, Wayne, and Lawson, Continental Officers, and that he served the United States as a Revolutionary Soldier for a total of nine months. Harbert stated that he was born in Amelia County, Virginia and has no record of his age, as the Register of his age was "a long time since burnt in the Rocky Run Church in the State of Virginia". He stated that he lived in Mechlenberg County, Virginia when called into service and that he lived in Mechlenberg County, Virginia about two years after the Revolutionary War. From there he moved to Hallifax County, Virginia and then moved to Pendleton District in the State of South Carolina. From Pendleton District he moved to Elbert County, Georgia (about 1829). NOTE: Harbert Tucker was the great great grandfather of Joann Tucker. The Clerk of Court for Elbert County, Georgia, who attested the signature of Harbert's pension application was Benjamin W. Fortson, who was also an ancestor of Joann's. NOTE: On Mechlenburg Co., Va. webpage, September 2003, "Taylors Ferry is non-existent today". It was formerly at Roanoke River, about 5 miles sw of Boydton, Va. and 5 miles ne of Townville, N. C. near Tarry Lands. Joann Tucker Broadhead - 2003 1 4