Land Bounty: Fulkerson, John, 1856, Ohio Co., KY ------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 From: BLTDEFORD@aol.com ------------------------- Suspended Bounty Land Re-examined No. 107.046 104.861 March 5,1856 John Fulkerson Served in Captain Wm. Gummaway's company Kentucky Militia from 15th Nov. 1814 until 15th May 1815 No evidence of Isaac Keel as primcipat State of Kentucky County of Ohio On this 20th day of April A.D. one Thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me the Presiding Judge of Ohio County Court within and for the County and State aforesaid John Fulkerson age sixty Years a resident of Ohio County in the State of Kentucky who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical John Fulkerson who was private in the company Commanded by Captain William Garrarway in the Thirteenth regiment of Kentucky detached Malisha Commanded by Davis in the war with Great Britain declared by the United Sates on the 18th day of June 1812 for the term of Six Months and continued in said war for fourteen days and over, that he has heretofore made application for bounty land under the act of September 28,1850 and received a land warrant No(not recalled) for Eighty Acres which he has since legally disposed of and can not now return. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional county land to which he may be entitled under the act approved 3rd day of March 1855. He also declares that he has never applied for nor received under this or any other Act of Congress any bounty land warrant except the one above mentioned John Fulkerson (signature) We Washington Phipps and Titus Bernett residents of Ohio County in the State of Kentucky upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declarations was signed and acknowledged by John Fulkerson in our presentence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the application that he is the identical person he represents himself to be Washington Phipp Titus Bennett Kentucky Ohio County Sct. J. Charles Henderson Clerk of the county court for the County aforesaid certify that C.J. Sau Fow forgiving certificate is and was at the time of Signing Tho also Susu Am acting Justice of --- penson within and for said county duly commpinet unto qualified and That as such full faith unto credit are and Should be given to all his official acts. In Testimony what cassnI said here units sct.my hand and Seal of office this 19th Day of May 1851 herewith Ch Henderson Papers on front are the War of 1812's enlistment forms State of Kentucky County of Ohio On the eighth day of April A.D. on Thousand eight hundred and Fifty one personally appeared before Charles J Lawton, a Justice of the peice,within and for the bounty and State aforesaid John Fulkerson aged fifty six years past, a resident of Ohio county in the State of Kentucky who being duly sworn awarding to and, declares that he is the is the identical John Fulkerson who was a private in the company Commanded by Captain William Gannaway in the thirteenth Regiment Kentucky detached Melitia commanded by Luietenuant Colonel John Davis in the war with Great Britain, declares by the Untied States in the 18th day of june 1812 That he was a substitute for Isaac Kell, and entered the service in said company and regiment on or about the fifteenth day of November A.D. 1814 in Ohio County Kentucky for the time of six months and continued in actual service in said War for the time of six months and was honorably discharged at Lutahfuls State of Kentucky on the Fifteenth day of May A.D. 1815 as wll appear by his original certificate of discharge herewith presented, and that he never *** 8888 any land for his ****. He makes this declaration for the purpose of attaining the Bounty land to Certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States Passed September 28th 1850 and that he never received land for said service. John Fulkerson Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and years above written and I hereby Certify that I beleive the said John Fulkerson to be the identical man who servied as forsaid, and that he is of the age above stated and that his word, for his service were underlined as they now appear before his signing of the same. C.J. Sawbon J.P. The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the ******* to be Credible aforesaid, that the Claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. 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