Jones County GaArchives Military Records.....Gray, George 
Warof1812 - Pension Capt Saffold's Artillery
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Pension - Bounty Application
George served in the War of 1812 for six months, serving
under Capt. James Saffold ---his rank--private--Ga. Militia
commanded by William Jones. [Capt. Saffold's was an
artillery company, furnished arms and provisions by the
U.S. contractor, Farish Carter, at Camp Hope. They joined
Gen Andrew Jackson's forces at Mobile to control the
Indians in  Nov 1814. The exposure of western Jones County
to the Indians incited by the British was an incentive to
rally to this first for Independent America]

On his wife's pension application, Piety said he joined in
1812 but another paper said, he served from 21 Nov. 1814
until 3 April 1815---89 days. Volunteered at Camp Hope near
Fort Hawkins ---honorably discharged same place.

Description per Piety's application: he was 18 at time of
volunteeering and 6 ft. tall, light hair, fair complexion,
spare build, blue eyed, born in Hancock Co. Ga.

Applied for Bounty Land two times:
In 1851 George applies for bounty land due him for his War of 1812 service. Living
in Butler, AL, gave his age as 55, [1796?] and signed his own name.  By the second
bounty land application in  1855  he says his age is 65 [1790?]. "he has heretofore
made application for bounty land under the act of Sept. 28, 1850. Received a land
warrant #30232 in which he refers to particulars of his service for 80 acres which
he has since legally disowned of and cannot now return."

Additional Comments:
George Gray was born in Hancock County Nov 7, 1795, the son of George and ? Gray. 
The family  moved to Jones County by ca 1818 and eventually to Alabama.
We believe George died  28 Dec.1855, and Piety returned to live in GA (Jones Co)
where her family had remained.  We find her there in both 1860 (with sons, Eli S.,
George and Pratt) and 1870 census.  Sons, George and Pratt living with her in 1870,
and next door to probably her mother, Lina Loyd.

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