WILKES COUNTY, NC - MILITARY - William Triplett's Bounty Land File
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William Triplett's Bounty Land File for Service in the Cherokee War

Information obtained from the National Archives

State of North Carolina
Wilkes County

On this 6th day of May AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty two personally 
appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and state 
aforesaid. William Triplett aged 36 years a resident of Wilkes County in the 
State of North Carolina, who being duly sworn according to law declares that 
he is the identical William Triplett who was a private in the Company 
commanded by Captain Horton in the Third Regiment Militia or (North Carolina 
Volunteers)commanded by Col. John G. Byneu in the completion for the removal 
of the Cherokee Indians in the year 1838 that he volunteered at Howards Mill 
in Wilkes County or on about the 30th day of March AD 1838 for the term of six 
months and continued in actual service one month and twenty one days and was 
honorable discharged at Ashville North CArolina on the 5th July AD 1838 as 
will appear by his original certificate of discharge here with ..... or by the 
muster rolls of said company.

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to 
which he may be entitled under the act passed March 22, 1852 never having 
received land or made previous application.

						his
					 William X Triplett
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The foregoing statement was sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year 
above written. And I hereby certify that I believe the said William Triplett 
to be the identical man who serves as aforesaid and the he is of the age above 
stated.

					A. Church J.P. seal

State of North CArolina
Wilkes County
On this the 27th day of march 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of 
the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid William Triplett aged 
thirty nine years a resident of Wilkes County and of North Carolina who being 
duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical William Triplett 
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain James G. Horton in the 
3rd REgiment of Militia commanded by Col. John G. Byman in the War with the 
Cherokee Indians declared on the day of 1838 for the sum of six months and 
continued in actual service in said war for the sum of forty two days that he 
has here before made application for Bounty land under the act of 1852 and 
received land warrant for forty acres. No. ____ which he has since legally 
disposed of and can not now return he makes this application for the purpose 
of obtaining the additional Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the 
act approved the 3rd day of March 1855 he also declares that he has never 
appied for nor received under this or any other act of Congress and bounty 
land warrant except the one above mentioned.

						his
					 William X Triplett
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