REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - WILLIAM SHEPHERD, SR.

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Upson County, Georgia Pension Application August Term 1832

Submitted to USGenweb Archives by Linda Hallman
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Application for Pension, Revolutionary War Soldier William Shepherd, Senior.


State of Georgia, County of Upson.

On this the twenty sixth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and thirty 
two personally appeared before the Superior Court of the County of Upson of the 
Flint Circuit of the State of Georgia, William Shepherd, Senior a resident oft 
he county of Upson and State of Georgia aged seventy six or seventy seven years, 
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of 
Congress passed June 7, 1832.
        That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year seventeen 
hundred and seventy seven in the month of August in that year with Captain 
Benjamin Bevin's Company and Col. John Stewart' Regiment and General. Houstoun's 
Brigade or Division the number of the company & regiment or line does not now 
recollect, and that he served for the term of twelve months and left the service 
in the month of August.  He served and was commanded by part of said time by 
Captain Benjamin Bevins who resigned during that period and William Ayres 
commanded the     balance of the term of service and under the Command of Col. 
John Stewart for the part of said terms and the balance of said time was under 
the Command of Colonel Milledge.  He resigned in the County Richmond and State 
of Georgia  at the time, he entered the service.  He was not engaged in any 
battle or engagement.  His marchs was confined to the the State of Georgia. He 
never marched beyond the limits of the state except once when they crossed the 
St. Mary's River and marched into East Florida.  He hereby relinquish  every 
claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declare that 
his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.

                                                     Wm. Shepherd, Senior
                                                         ( x his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  C.B. Strong, Judge.


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