Walton CO. GA - William Anderson, Revolutionary War Pension Application

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State of Georgia
Declaration of William Anderson
County of Walton in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
of the 7th of June 1832
On this sixteenth day of May Eighteen hundred & thirty six, personally
appeared before the honorable John P Lucas, of the Inferior Court of said
County of Walton being a Court of Record.

William Anderson a resident of the County aforesaid & State of Georgia
aged seventy two years on the twenty first day of March last past, who
being first duly sworn according to Law both on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the
Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he volunteered into the service
of the United States as one of the Virginia State Troops on the first of
January seventeen hundred & seventynine for a three months tour with Captain
Goode & served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Fanin under the following
named Officers Fanin Colonel Samuel Cobb Adjutant Major Thomas Goode Captain
and deponent further declares that his is unable from loss of memory to
state the names of the other officers

And this deponent was a substitute during this tour for one Barnett Hendrick
that this deponents residence at the time he volunteered as such substitute
as aforesaid was in Amelia County State of Virginia that he this deponent
left said service at the end of three months precisely from the time he
volunteered as aforesaid having fully served the tour. This deponent was
engaged in one skirmish or battle several persons being killed & wounded
at a place not far from Cabin Point on James River. The battle being usually
denominated the long bridge fort skirmish. This deponent during this tour
marched thru the following sections of country. First this deponent marched
from the place of his residence in Amelia County aforesaid to the place
of rendezvous viz. Chesterfield Court House in Chesterfield County Virginia
thence thru a part of Chesterfield County & Dinwiddie County to Petersburgh,
thence into Prince George County to Smithfield on James River thence to
a place called Cabin Point on James River thence, down James River still
to the long point bridge on said River to within about one mile from the
sea where deponent was engaged in the aforesaid battle or skirmish. Thence
deponent marched thru aportion of the Dismal Swamp from thence to 
headquarters about five miles below Petersburgh aforesaid where this deponent 
received a written discharge from the hand of Capt. Scott he -having had 
command of the Company in place of Capt Goode who was taken sick about the 
middle of the aforesaid tour which this deponent is now unable to produce the
name having been years ago lost or destroyed. And this deponent farther 
[?alleges] on the twentieth day of April in the year seventeen hundred ninety 
nine he entered in the service of the United States as one of the Virginia 
StateTroops in his own place for a three months tour the whole State of 
Virginia being classed into twelve classes & the number of this deponents 
class being no six & each class being conscripted to serve a tour of three 
months whenever called upon. This deponent entered the service this tour with 
Capt John James in the regiment commanded by Col Cobb Mumford Major John 
JamesCapt Morris Lieutenant William Pollard Seargeant Mullenbergh General who 
held command until deponent arrived at Richmond in Virginia on Shoes Hill 
where Genl Lafeyette took the command And this deponent says that he left the
service precisely at the end of three months from the time he entered it for 
this tour.

And this deponent says that the place of his residence when he entered
the service for this three months tour was still in Amelia County State
of Virginia This deponent was not engaged in any battle during this three
months tour This deponent marched during this three months tour as follows
First he marched from Amelia County aforesaid to Richmond passing thru
a part of Amelia County thru Chesterfield County,across James River at
Manchester to Richmond aforesaid in Henrico County thence upon ShoesHill,
(thinks called) where deponent laid upon his arms during the whole night
Cornwallis & his army being three miles below Thence deponent met Gen.
Wayne & his army where this deponent was discharged in writing from the
hand of Capt. James his last named tour of three months being fully completed
& ended he having fully served the same This deponent is unable to produce
said discharge the same having been long since lost or destroyed. He hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except this
payment and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any
Agency in any State.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jno P. Lucas, Clk. /s/ Wm Anderson
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
/s/ Dickerson T. Halliday J.H.
/s/ Peter G. Morrow J.H.
/s/ Waters Briscoe J.H.
/s/ Robt. M. Echols J.H.
/s/ Warren J. Hill J.H.

I John P. Lucas Clerk of the Inf. Court of Walton County State of Georgia
do hereby certify thatthe foregoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of the applicationof William Anderson for
a pension in testimony whereof I have hereby setmy hand and seal of Office
this 16th day of May in the year eighteen hundred and thirty six
/s/ Jon P. Lucas, Clk.

The 1820 Land Lottery is further documentation that William Anderson was
a resident of Walton County, Georgia.

District Lot # Name residence date
4 181 William Anderson Greene 11/15/1829

1832 Gold Lottery of Walton County Georgia; William Anderson, Senior :
40 acres.

1831 Walton County, Georgia slave owners list;
William Anderson 18

The Anderson Family Bible, was brought from Virginia to to South Carolina
by William Anderson. Family dates and relationships of importance are shown,
along with the marriage date of William and Elizabeth Willoughby.
Births

William Anderson Senior was born March 21, 1763.
Polly Anderson was born February 22, 1787.
Lewis Anderson was born September 14, 1789.
Jinny T. Anderson was born August 27, 1793.
Richard Anderson was born October 28, 1796.
Elizabeth Anderson was born May 8, 1799. ~
William L. Anderson was born May 24, 1806
Nancy Elizabeth Anderson November 16, 1825.
William Isaac Anderson was born July 4, 1827.
Jane Katherine Anderson was born August 7, 1829.
Martha Ann Anderson was born Feb. 29, 1832.

Marriages:

William Anderson was married to Elizabeth Lewis May 18, 1786.
Jacob Callahan was married to Jinny Andenson 1817
William B. Williby was married to Elizabeth Anderson Dec. 24 1822 by Wm.
H. Gray, E.C.C.
Hugh McCain was married to Sussanah [sic] Anderson Dec. 16, ] 802. Lewis
Anderson was married to Elizabeth Guest Dec. 17, 1812.
Richard Anderson was married to Polly McKlin [sic] May 5, 1816.
Richard Anderson was married to Hulda Simeons [sic] Dec. 31, 1822.

One source of confusion is that there are Indexed in the Probate Court,
Walton County, GA. guardianship papers and administrative of a "William
B Willoughby, listing 9 minor children living at the time of Williams B
Willoughbys Death in 1827. I spent a day in the Probate Record Office in
Walton County, but failed to locate the book containing these records.
Only one return was found and it listed no children. Further investigation
is needed to recover these records.. Since these children could not have
been Williams and Elizabeths (they were only married 5 years) it would
be of interest to see know who the children were, as well as who their
parents were.
Return: by William S Tweedle, Guardian
Walton County Georgia/Guardianship Return dated 224 Jul 1840 and approved
by John P Lucas Deputy Clerk/ Wm S Tweedle quardian Examined and approved
Sept Term, 1840 Recorded this 25 Nov 1840/Jesse Mitchell Clerk
William S Tweedle for guardian for the minor heirs of WM B Willoughby 
deceased

To cash on hand, 31 Dec 1838 $2279.98
Int on same to 1 Jan 1840 $182.18

$2462.16

Sources:

Genealogy of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson,
Whittet & Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Sams, Anita B.; Wayfarers in Walton; The General Charitable Foundation
of Monroe Ga., Inc.; 1967
The Notes for William Anderson (Walton County, Georgia) are from the notes
of Patrick J Anderson.