Edgefield County ScArchives Military Records.....Bullock, Dan April 18, 1846 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com January 28, 2007, 10:13 pm Pension Application Of Dan Bullock, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll ___, Application #W8403 Edgefield District, South Carolina On this 18th day of April, 1846, personally appeared before the Honorable, the Court of Ordinary held in and for the District and state aforesaid, Jane Bullock, a resident of South Carolina in the District of Edgefield, aged 85 years past, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration…: That she is the widow of Dan Bullock who was a soldier and served [as she verily believes and always understood] truly and faithfully in the War of the Revolution. That the said Dan Bullock lived, at the time of the war, in Edgefield District, State of South Carolina, and went into the service of the United States as a private enlisted soldier from said district and state, under Captain Tutt, or Captain Maxwell or Captain Moore, but does not recollect which of them first [as she thinks he served under all of the during the War] in Colonel Hammond’s regiment about the latter part of the year 1778 or the early part of the year 1779, but does not recollect the length of time specified in the enlistment. But [she] knows that he was gone from home nearly four years, and she firmly believes and always understood from him and from three of his neighbors who were with him in the service of his country, that he marched in the early part of the year 1778 about the time of his enlistment, under one of the aforesaid captains down the country towards Charleston, but does not know whether he was engaged in any battles previous to his arrival at Charleston, but he was there in several engagements, and remained there till after the reduction of Charleston. That he was in the engagement at Briar’s Creek in Georgia. He was also at the siege of Savannah and of Augusta. That the said Dan Bullock at length, or at some period thereafter [she does not recollect the date] joined General Greene’s Army in Colonel Pickens’ regiment [other officers she does not recollect]. There he remained in said regiment until the end of the war. That she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim. Her husband’s old discharges she has frequently seen, but does not know what has become of them, as they are not now in her possession, nor does not recollect to have seen them since her husband’s death. That she does not know of any person living by whom she could prove her husband’s services. She further declares that she was married to the aforesaid Dan Bullock on the 12th day of November, in the year 1789 by a clergyman Tinsley in Columbia County, State of Georgia. That she further declares that she has no documentary evidence of her marriage, other than her family registry, which is hereto annexed. That she knows of no person now living by whom she can prove her marriage. That the leaf hereto annexed containing the date of her and her husband’s, the aforesaid Dan Bullock’s marriage and the date of birth of their children is the only record of the kind that he ever had, and has undergone no alteration whatever since his death. That the entries therein, that is, the marriage and the birth of the children are in his own handwriting, and all the other entries, she thinks, are in the same handwriting, except his death which was recorded by his son, Zachariah S. Bullock. That her husband, the aforesaid Dan Bullock, died on the 8th day of June in the year 1834; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the 1st of January, 1794, at the time above stated. Jane [her mark] Bullock Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written, in open court before me, John Hill, Ordinary and judge of said court of Edgefield District, South Carolina. I do further certify that Mrs. Jane Bullock, the declarant, is personally known to me, and that she is the relict and widow of Dan Bullock deceased, and that is the identical person whom she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration. That the leaf hereto annexed purporting to be a family record of Dan Bullock, deceased, was taken from a family Bible in the possession of the declarant. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this day, April 18th, 1846. John Hill, Justice of the Court of Ordinary, Edgefield District, SC. From the family Bible: Dan Bullock, and Jane, daughter of Francis Sinquefield, his wife was married November 12th day, 1789. Dan Bullock, son of John Bullock, was born October 25th day, 1762. Jane Bullock, his wife, was born May 4th day, 1768. Zachariah, son of Dan Bullock, was born September 7th day, 179 John Bullock was born August 24th day, 1792 David Bullock was born August 25th day, 1796 Dan Bullock was born December 22nd, 1798 Lucey Lemar Bullock was born August 3rd day, 1804 Zachariah S. Bullock and Frances Edrington was married the 27th day of December 1812. Frances Bullock, his wife, was born March the 10, 1795. Alfred D. Bullock was born the 7th day of November 1814. Elvia Edrington Bullock was born the 24th day of December 1817. Daniel Edrington Bullock was born the 15th of February, 1820. Frances Parthena Bullock was born the 18th of February, 1822. David C. Bullock was born the 8th day of April, 1824. Jane Rebecca Bullock was born the 30th day of March, 1826. Sarah Lucinda Bullock was born the 7th day of April, 1829. Catherine Elizabeth Bullock was born the 13th day of January, 1834? Crossed out was the following: Margaret A. E. Cuningham was born December the 6th, 1824. Deaths Dan Edrington Bullock departed this life the 8th of November 1821. John Bullock, son of Dan bullock, departed this life November 10, 1827. Dan Bullock, son of John Bullock, departed this life June 8, 1834. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/edgefield/military/revwar/pensions/bullock69gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/scfiles/ File size: 6.4 Kb