Putnam County GaArchives Military Records.....Wilson, Stephen 
Warof1812 - Pension Capt Minton - Floyd's Brigade
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Pension Application
War of 1812
Declaration of Soldier for Pension


State of Mississippi
County of Union


On this 14th day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred
and seventy one, personally appeared before me G. Wiley
Clerk of the Chancery Court, a Court of Record within and
for the county and State aforesaid, Stephen Willson, aged 85
years, a resident of Bulah, County of Union State of
Mississippi, who, being duly worn according to law, declares
that he is married; that his wife's name was Julia F. Acles,
to whom he was married at Aberdeen Monroe Co. Miss in 1836;
that he served the full period of sixty days in the (1)
milluty [sic] service of the Untied States in the war of
1812; that he is the identical Stephen Willson who (2) was
drafted in Captain Mintons company, Thoma's [sic] regiment,
Flouid [I think] brigade, unknown division, at Eateton [sic]
Putnam Co. Ga, in the Spring of 1812, and was honorably
discharged at Savannah Ga. in the fall or winter of 1812;
that (3) my Regt was ordered from Eaton Putnan [sic] Co. Ga
to Savannah GA, was [sic] was in camps then for some time
then we was orderd out to meet the British a short distance
below Savannah - but - we was in no actual engagement that I
now can remember - lost my dischage if any was even given to
me - drew some land from the U.S. 23 or 24 years ago.

[Stephen Wilson made his mark on the document and appointed
Richard McAllister of Washington D. C. as his attorney.
Witnesses to the document were Walter B. Butt and W. D.
Wiley.] 

Additional Comments:
I was unable to find Bulah Miss. on a map, but I just found this on the Union Co.
Rootsweb site:
 
Beulah Post Office - this post office was in Tippah County up until 1874 when it
became a part of Union County's Postal records.  The name of this office was changed
to Myrtle in 1888.  

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