Madison County GaArchives Military Records.....Robert Garrett 
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Robert Garrett
Robert Garrett
Revolutionary Pension Application


State of Georgia
County of Madison


Amended Declaration of Robert Garrett of Madison County State of Georgia


This twenty ninth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and thirty four personally appeared Robert Garrett before me James Long one
of the Justices of the Inferior court of the county and State aforesaid, who
after being duly sworn deposeth & saith ~ that as regards the three years
service as stated in the declaration of which this is amendatory he saith
that he knows of no person living by which he can prove said service ~ and
therefore must rely solely on his affidavit and papers made out in his
original declaration. He also served two three months tours in the Militia,
to wit, six months in all as Militia service, to wit, shortly after he
returned from the three years service as regular he was drafted in the
Militia to perform a three months tour of service. He entered this tour of
service in January seventeen hundred and eighty one under Capt. McRunnels
and continued until April following, making three months. The milita
rendezvoused at Cabin Point and drew our arms at Chesterfield Courthouse
Virginia. There were a good many companies of militia at this place ~ I don'
t now recollect who was the principal in command at the place of rendezvous.
We marched from this place to the Tar yard where a small engagement took
place. We took sixteen British soldiers prisoners and killed several &
afterwards assisted in guarding them. From thence we marched to Portsmouth
where we joined the army, our Battalion was then commanded by Maj. Charles
D. Lawson ~ I understood this part of the army was commanded by Gen'l
Micklenburgh. I was discharged on Easter Monday by Capt. McRunnals, which
discharge is lost. The next was a term of three months, he was drafted and
entered this service in July seventeen hundred and eighty one under Capt.
Mays and was discharged in October following immediately after the surrender
of Cornwallis, he assisted at the siege of York in the capture of
Cornwallis. He was discharged as before stated in October by Capt. Marshall,
which discharge is lost. He was not acquainted with any of the General
officers, but recollects of seeing Gen'l Washington frequently during the
siege and knows he had the command. He knows of no person by whom he can
prove his services, either the three years or six months services, nor has
he any documentary evidence whereby he can establish his claim. He further
states that he has performed the whole of this service, to wit, three years
and six months, as a private for which he claims a pension certificate.


Robert Garrett


Sworn to & subscribed this 29 day of September 1834 before me


James Long, JIC


State of Georgia
Madison County


I James Long one of the Justices of the Inferior Court in and for said
county do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Robert Garrett who
made and signed the foregoing affidavit before me, that it is generally
reputed and believed that the said Robert Garrett was a soldier of the
Revolution, and in which opinion I freely concur, being personally
acquainted with him for a number of years and I would further state that I
have not the least doubt in my mind but what he is justly entitled to a
pension. Given under my hand at Danielsville in the county aforesaid this
29th Sept 1834.


James Long, JIC


Georgia
Madison County


I William Sanders clerk of the court of Ordinary do hereby certify that
James Long whose name appears in the foregoing affidavit & certificate is an
acting Justice of the Inferior Court and that his signature is genuine.
Given under my hand seal of Ordinary's office this sixth day of October
Eighteen hundred and thirty four.


William Sanders, CCO

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