Statewide-Putnam County GaArchives Military Records.....King, James 1814
Warof1812 - Enlistment Broadnax's Militia
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James King was drafted in the War of 1812

According to National Archive records he "was a private in
the company commanded by Captain Wesley Whitaker in the ____
Regiment of Militia commanded by Major John H. Broadnax in
the war with Great Britian declared by the United States on
the fifteenthth day of June AD 1812, that he was drafted at
Eatonton ,Putnam County ,Georgia on or about the fifteenth
day of February AD 1814 (some records say 1815) for the term
of six months and continued in active service in said war for
the term of three months and was honorably discharged at Ft.
Hawkins in the state of Georgia on or about the fifteenth day
of May AD 1814 (other records say 1815) in account of peace
having been made." He was stationed at "Fort Mitchell most of
the time of his service."He was paid eight dollars a month
for his service and for two days travel. According to records
provided by his widow, he was drafted at age 30. His
occupation at the time was farmer. He was 5 ft. 10 or 11
inches, with light hair, blue eyes and fair complexion. His
weight was 150 pounds. His widow also said they resided in
the following counties in Georgia during their marriage:
Coweta, Cobb, Monroe, Butts, Meriweather, Paulding and in
Blount County, Alabama. Could he have been a tenant farmer or
sharecropper?? He received a pension and a bounty land
warrant (120 acres) for his service in the War of 1812..

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