DEKALB COUNTY, GA - MILITARY Indian Wars Pension Martin Crow (wid Sarah J.) (Capt James M. Calhoun, Dekalb Georgia Guard ) ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: David McCarley Thu, 26 Feb 2004 PRIMARY SOURCE: Copy of Indian Wars Pension File, Cherokee War, Widow's Pension application of Sarah J. Crow, application #1139, Certificate Number 2967. The following is a verbatim transcription (except as otherwise noted) of the earliest records in this file, as transcribed by David E. McCarley on January 21, 2001. This transcription is verbatim, except that some punctuation has been added or adjusted to make the text more readable. Also, some words appear to have been capitalized in the original text for no apparent reason, in which instances lower case characters was used. ------------------ [November 5, 1854] State of Georgia County of Fulton On this the 5th day of November in the year 1854 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within & for the county and state aforesaid, Martin Crow aged thirty seven years, a resident of Randolph County in the State of Alabama, who being duly sworn according to law, declairs (sic) that he is the identical Martin Crow who volunteered in the company commanded by Capt James M. Calhoun, called the Dekalb Georgia Guard in the war with the Creek Indians, & was honorably discharged on the 2d day of Sept in the year 1836, that while in this service & in the line of his duty, he received the following wound, towit (sic): on the 24th day of July in the year 1836, while engaged in a battle with the Creek Indians in Stewart County, State of Georgia, he received a ball fired by the Indians in his knee, that said ball is still in his knee, near the knee joint, & [The text is not readable; however, it appears logical in the flow of the text that it might be saying "that no effort has been..."] made to have it extracted for fear it would stiffen his knee, that it is frequently very painful to him so that he can scarcely walk, & that he is thereby not only incapacitated for military duty but is to a great extent disabled from obtaining his subsistence from manual labor, as he is acquainted with no trade by which he could make a subsistence without standing or walking, that he has resided in Randolph County Alabama nearly ever since he left the service, & that farming has been his occupation, that he has been of temperate habit, and J. H. McCuthen [appears to contain an extraneous initial, i.e., J. H. B. McCutchen] is hereby appointed attorney to prosecute this claim. Sworn and subscribed before me. Martin Crow [His Signature] T. L. Thomas, J.P. It is hereby certified that Martin Crow, a private in the company of James M. Calhoun in the Dekalb Georgia Guard, is rendered incapable of performing the duty of soldier by reason of a wound inflicted while he was actually in the service of the United States & in the line of his duty, viz by satisfactory evidence & accurate examination, it appears that on the 24th day of July 1836, being engaged with the Creek Indians in Stewart County, State of Georgia, he received a ball fired by the Indians in his knee, which ball is still in his knee near the joint thereof, and he is thereby not only incapacitated for military duty but in the opinion of the undersigned one-third disabled from obtaining his subsistence from manual labor. William Gilbert, M.D. John L. [or S.] Wilson, M.D. ------------------ [November 5, 1854] Georgia Fulton County On the 5th day of November 1854 personally appeared before me Doctor William Gilbert & John L [or S.] Wilson, who I certify are suitable in their profession & persons whose statements are entitled to full credit, who being by me first duly sworn, declare & say that the statements made by them in their certificate above are true & they are residents of Fulton County, State of Georgia. Sworn and subscribed before me this the day & year above written. T. L. Thomas, J. P. William Gilbert John L. [orS.] Wilson I, James M. Calhoun, of Fulton County, State of Georgia, do hereby certify that I am [text is not readable] company called the Dekalb Georgia Guard in 1836 in the War with the Creek Indians as Captain, that the same Martin Crow who I saw sign the foregoing declaration was a private in said company, that said Martin Crow on the 24th day of July in the year 1836, while engaged in battle with said Indians, received a ball in his knee fired by said Indians in Stewart County, State of Georgia, that said Martin Crow received said wound while in the service of the United States & in the line of his duty. November 5th, 1854 James M. Calhoun --------------- [March 14, 1855] State of Georgia County of Fulton On this 14th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, Capt. James M. Calhoun, who I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, who being first duly sworn, says he commanded a company in the Creek War, that his certificate of facts as signed by him & attached to the application of Martin Crow for an invalid pension are true as there in stated, for the said Martin Crow was wounded while under his command by a musket or rifle ball fired by the Indians in an engagement with them on the 24th July 1836, and is now disabled thereby. Sworn to and subscribed before me the day above written and I certify that I have no interest in the claim of Marlin (sic) Crow and am not concerned in the prosecution. James M. Calhoun T. L. Thomas JP --------------- [June 8, 1872] State of Alabama Tallapoosa County Be it known that before me, Andrew S. Smith, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, personally appeared Wiliam L. Crayton, who made oath in due form of law that the original certificate of which the following is a true copy, viz 'Department of the Interior' 'Invalid Pension' 'I certify that in conformity with the law of the' 'United States, 24th April 1816, Martin Crow late' 'a private, Capt. Calhouns Company of the Georgia' 'Volunteers, is inscribed in the Pension List Roll' 'of the Savannah, Georgia Agency at the rate of' 'two 66 2/3 dollars per month to commence on the 14th' 'fourteenth day of March, one thousand eight' 'and fifty five.' 'Given at the Deprtment of the' 'Interior this the fifth day of April' 'one thousand eight hundred and fifty five' 'R. McClelland' 'Secretary of the Interior' 'Examined and countersigned' 'L. P. Waldo' 'Commissioner of Pensions' and that the said certicate is lost or mislaid. Sworn and subscribed before me this the 8th day of June 1872. A. S. Smith J. P. Wm. L. Crayton ---------------- [July 23, 1872] OATH OF ALLEGIANCE I, Martin Crow, do solemnly swear, (or affirm,) in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder; that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the late rebellion with reference to the emancipation of Slaves: So help me God. Martin Crow [His Signature] Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23 day of July A. D. 1872. Allen D.Sturdivant Judge of Probate ---------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF FACTS CONCERNING MARTIN CROW: Martin Crow is the son of Joshua and Annis (Browning) Crow of Clarke (and later Dekalb) County, Georgia. June 9, 1836 Enlisted as a Private in Calhoun's Company of the Dekalb Georgia Guard (infantry), Captain James M. Calhoun's Company, Georgia Volunteers Regiment, Col., Alford's Batallion. July 24, 1836 Wounded in the knee by the Creek Indians during an engagement at Stewart County, Georgia. http://www.tfn.net/SeminoleWar/2crekwar1.htm 24 July 1836 - Skirmish near Wesley Chapel, Stewart County, Georgia. Creeks defeat and drive away a company of Georgia Militia. September 2, 1836 [One of the documents states 13 September 1836] Honorably discharged from military service. Moved to Randolph County, Alabama shortly thereafter. Misplaced Fact: Also received Land Bounty #67,207 for 120 acres under the Act of 1855.