Schley County  Georgia Rev War Pension Reddick B. Perry

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This was submitted by Connie Perry Page, 5 May 2000


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War of 1812
Declaration for Pension
State of Georgia
County of Schley

On this the 25th day of April A.D. one thousand eight
hundred & seventy one personally appeared before me clerk of
the Superior Court of said county, a court of Record within
& for the county & state aforesaid Reddick B. Perry aged 81
years a resident of Schley County State of Georgia who being
duly sworn according to law declared that he is married,
that his wifes name was Honor Parker to whom he was married
at "Old Ridge" South Carolina on the 20th day of December
1815 that he served the full period of sixty days in the
Military service of the United States in the War of 1812:
that he is the identical Reddick B Perry who was enrolled in
Captain Cheetham company of Colonel Carters Regiment.
Brigade & Division not recollected at Edgefield C.H. South
Carolina on or about the 18th day of December 1812 and was
honorably discharged at Sheldon South Carolina on or about
the 18th day of March 1813. That he was a private in the
infantry, and that he had a discharge signed by Adjutant
Swilling but the same has been lost or mislaid. That he at
no time during the Rebellion against the authority of the
United States, adhered to the cause of the enemies of the
Government, giving them aid

(On the outside of the application, there is a note that
reads as follows) Oct 29 1878 (?) J.H. Cherry Ellaville Geor
as pensioner died leaving a widow cannot pay (?) under (?)
4718 R.S. pension (?) is widow see letter inside

(NOTE: Reddick's first wife mentioned in this application,
Honor Parker Perry died prior to him. He remarried Susan
Baisden)

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