REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - WILLIAM BLACK

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Upson County, Georgia Pension Application August Term 1832


Rev. War Pension Application: William Black, 1832 Upson County,
Georgia 

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State of Georgia
County of Upson

        On the thirteeth day of August in the year of Lord eighteen hundred and 
thirty two personally appeared in open court before Christopher B. Strong, Judge 
of the Superior Court of the County of Upson and State of Georgia and Flint 
Circuit in said now sitting William Black a residentof the County of Upson in 
the State of Georgia aged seventy years who being duly sworn according to law 
doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit 
of the act of Congress passed  June 7, 1832..  That he entered the service of 
the United States under the following named offices and served as herein 
stated.vz under Colonel Thomas Neal and under the Command of Captain William M. 
Cullah. He enterd the service in the spring of the year 1778 and served under 
the foregoing officers three months and twenty days.  He resided in York 
District,  State of South Carolina when he entered the service. That he was 
drafted solider, that he was also part of the time which engaged in the 
foregoing tour of service under the Command of Col. Henderson, his christain 
name not recollect, also Commanded part of the said time engaged in said tour of 
duty by Colonel Samuel Watson. He again entered the service in the summer of 
1779 under Command of Captin John Foster in the Horse Company or Mounted 
infantry and served under said Command a term of three months.  He was not under 
the immediate Command of any Colonel. He resided in the county of Mecklinburg, 
State of North Carolina when he enterd the said service. He entered said service 
a a Volunteer private soldier. He was engaged in 1778 that he marched through 
the State of South Carolina during the time he was performing his first tour of 
duty. And through the State of North Carolina during the time he was performing 
in the Company of Col. Henderson under whose Command as aforesaid he has no 
documentaty evidence.  He know of no person whose testimony he can produce who 
can testity so by his service except his brother Samuel Balck, Senior.  He 
hereby relinguishes very claim whatever to a pension or annity, except the 
present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll anther agency of 
any state.  Sworm to the subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Wm. P. Younge, Clk.S.C.                      William ( X his mark) Black

Note . Certificated by A.Y. Edward
M.M.E.C
Thomas G. Rose
The Court & Clerk 30 August 1832