Gwinnett CO GA & Mecklenburg CO. NC - Rev War Pension - Caleb Holbrook Transcription of Revolutionary War records of Caleb Holbrook - William L. "Bill" Stephenson, Jr. December 11, 1999 ------------------- N.C. Holbrook Caleb R5116 Drusilla ------------------- 5116 Drucilla Holbrook Georgia Drucilla Holbrook let. To W. Maltbie 16 Sep 1841 5116 Act 1838 ------------------- M. 339 3 Sept 16 16 Sept 1841 Pension offices >From John Bell Secretary of war Washington City DC ------------------- Lawrenceville Sept. 8th 1841 Dear Sirs You will receive enclosed the Declaration of Mrs. Drucilla Holbrook an applicant for five years pension. Mrs. Holbrook is very infirmed and dependent upon her neighbors for daily bread. Mr. Baker whose affidavit is annexed is a pensioner and was til his infirmities prevented an official member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and has always been considered a man of undoubted faith and veracity. Should the testimony be sufficient to establish Mrs. Holbrook claim (as I trust it is) you will have the goodness to forward her Certificate directed to me at this place. I have acted as Agent for the Pensioners in this County since the passage of the act of 1832 when their number was about thirty now reduced to eight or ten. The oldest among this number was John Davis who was born in this County with Geo. Washington and fought with him at Braddocks defeat and died a few weeks since aged one hundred & ten years. Very respectfully Your Obedient Wm. Maltbie Hon: John Bell Secretary of War ------------------- Georgia Gwinnett County Personally came before me Jesse R. Hunnicutt a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Elias Baker who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Caleb Holbrook during the Revolutionary war particularly in the years 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777 and until his death which occurred about twenty seven ago. That the said Caleb Holbrook served a tour of duty in person against the Cherokee Indians for the term of three Months. Said tour was performed sometime in the Fall of 1774 or 1775 in the militia under the following named officers Capt. John Fifer and General Rutherford. Said Holbrook lived at that time in Mecklenburgh County N. C. Deponent further swears that some time in the Spring of 1779 said Caleb Holbrook enlisted in the regular services of the United under Major Nelson in Mecklenburgh County N. C. and that he hired his brother Vachel Holbrook to perform nine months tour that Major Nelson marched said Vachel & others to the main Army under General Lincoln. Deponent as a militia man under Capt. Joseph White & Benjamin Knox, 1st Lieut. and Benjamin Baker 2nd Lieut. joined the main Army above Augusta where he say said Vachel Holbrook in the service and frequently saw said Vachel in the Army while marching down the Savannah River and at the battle of Stone and deponent knows that said Vachel Holbrook served out his nine months tour and was regularly discharged. Deponent further says that said Vachel Holbrook was a private in said Army. And Deponent further swears that he was well acquainted with Caleb Holbrook and Drucilla Baker before they were married & that Drucilla Holbrook the present applicant for a pension is the widow of the said Caleb Holbrook. And that she was never married since the death of the said Caleb. Deponent saith that he did not see said Caleb & Drucilla married but that he lived within one mile of said parties when they were married which was in April 1779 and that as they said & deponent verify believes were married by Martin Fifer a Justice of the Peace in Mecklenburgh County N. C. (signed) Elias Baker his mark Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14th day of August 1841 Jesse R. Hunnicutt, J. P. ------------------- Georgia Gwinnett County Personally came before Jesse R. Hunnicutt a Justice of the Peace in & of said County Sarah Baker who being duly sworn saith that Caleb Holbrook & Drucilla Baker were married in about 1779 by Martin Fifer a Justice of the Peace in Mecklenburgh County N. C. That Caleb Holbrook was her brother and that she lived within about one mile of the above named parties when they were married. And that they lived together as man & wife until said Caleb Holbrook died which was about twenty seven years since. And that said Drucilla has never since married. (signed) Sarah Baker her mark Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 14th day of August 1841 Jesse R. Hunnicutt J. P. ------------------- I Jesse R. Hunnicutt do hereby certify that Elias Baker and Sarah Baker are persons of respectability and undoubted truth & vivacity and entitled to full credit in all of these statements. Given under by hand & seal this 14th day of August 1841. Jesse R. Hunnicutt J. P. ------------------- Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 entitled "as act granting half pay to certain widows" State of Georgia Gwinnett County On this 6th day of September Eighteen hundred and forty one personally before us Justices of the Inferior Court for said County and State Drucilla Holbrook a resident of said County aged Seventy eight 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" That she is the widow of Caleb Holbrook who was a private in the war of the revolution and performed these services hereinafter specified vic: That in the fall of the year 1774 or 1775 the said Caleb Holbrook served a tour of three months duty as a private in the militia against the Cherokee Indians under the following named officers Capt. John Fifer and General Rutherford that she then lived in Mecklenburgh County N. C. That sometime in the Spring of 1779 said Caleb enlisted as a private in Mecklenburgh County N. C. under major Nelson in the regular service of the United States to perform nine months duty. That he hired his brother Vachel Holbrook to perform said nine months tour - that Major Nelson marched the said Vachel and others to the main Army above Augusta Ga that said Army marched down the Savannah River and through a part of the State of South Carolina. And that said Vachel Holbrook was engaged in the battle of Stone Ferry: And deponent further states that he served nine months in the United States Army and that he was regularly discharged. She further declares that she was married to the said Caleb Holbrook in April 1779: that the marriage took place in Mecklenburgh County N. C. and was consumated by Martin Fifer Esquire a Justice of the Peace for said county: that her husband the aforesaid Caleb Holbrook died about twenty seven years since; that she was married to him as above stated and that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four. Sworn and subscribed in the day and year above written in open court before us. (signed) Drucilla Holbrook (signed) John C. Whitworth J.I.C. her mark Saml. C. Dunlap J.I.C. R. D. Wisser J. I. C. Saml. F. Alexander J. I.C. Georgia Gwinnett County I Riley S. Baker Clerk of the Inferior Court for said county do hereby certify that forgoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed in open Court by Drucilla Holbrook. And that Jesse R. Hunnicutt whose signature (as a subscribing witness) apt was in the foregoing affidavit of Elias Baker and Sarah Baker is and was at the time of subscribing the same as acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County and that full faith & credit ought to be had and given to his attention as such. Given under my hand & Seal of office this 6th day of September 1841. (signed) Riley S. Baker C.I.C. ------------------- ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. 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