FENTRESS COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - George Helm Rev War Pension Application
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George Helm's Pension Application
Revolutionary War
West Tennessee
No. 19821

George Helm of Fentress Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a Private
in the Company commanded by Captain Shepherd of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Rawlings in the Maryland Line, for the term of three years
from 1776 to 1779. Transcribed on the roll of West Tennessee at the
rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence to 20th day of September
1827. Certificate of pension issued the 26th of October and sent to
the pensioner at Jamestown, Fentress County, Tenn.

State of Tennessee
Fentress County

Be it remembered that heretofore to wit, at a court of pleas and quarter
session began and held for the county of Fentress in the State of
Tennessee at the house of Conrod Pile on the first Monday of November
A.D. 1826. On the third day of the term the same being the 9th day
of said month before the worshipful Strother Frogg, John McClellan
and Jacob Beeson, Esquire, Justices, the following declaration of
George Helm was presented in court and entered of record and which
is in the words and figures following (to wit):

State of Tennessee
Fentress County November Session 1826

Court of Pleas and Greater Sessions

On the 9th day of November A.D. 1826 personally appeared in open court
being a court of record for the county of Fentress in the State of
Tennessee, George Helm aged seventy five years resident in said county
of Fentress who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made
by the act of Congress of the 18th of May 1818 and 1st May 1820. That
he the said George Helm entered into the service of the United States
of America in the Revolutionary War for the term of three years in
the State of Virginia, Frederick County about the ______ day of 1776
in the company commanded by Captain Abraham Shepherd that he marched
under Captain Shepherd to near New York when they formed the regiment
which was commanded by Colonel Rawlings which was called Colonel Rawlings'
Rifle Regiment that said regiment marched from there up North River
to Fort Lee. From Fort Lee the regiment crossed North River to Fort
Washington at which place on or about the _ day of November 1776 he
was taken prisoner at the taking of Fort Washington where he remained
seven or eight weeks when he was paroled upon his parole of honor
and returned home and about twelve months thereafter he was exchanged.
About eleven months after he was called upon to join the regiment
again at Fort Frederick in the State of Maryland that he marched from
there to Fort Pitt and from there to Fort Lawrence there the regiment
continued until the provisions were exhausted when the regiment returned
again to Fort Pitt in the State of Pennsylvania where he was discharged.
The precise dates of his marches and arrivals he cannot now recollect.
That he served out his full term of three years and was discharged
at Fort Pitt as aforesaid. He states that he sold his bounty land
and for the purpose of enabling the person to whom he made the sale
to procure a title he gave him his discharge and has never seen it
since and is therefore unable to produce it. That he hereby relinquishes
every claim to a pension except the present. That his name is not
on the roll of any state. The reason why he has not sooner made application
for a pension is that he has lived many years in a remote part of
the state of Tennessee in the county of Fentress remote from where
information could be easily procured on the subject and has until
lately remained entirely ignorant of the act of Congress the means
necessary to enable him to procure a pension and in pursuance to the
provisions of the act of Congress of the 1st of May 1820. I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States of America
on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not since that time
by gift, sale or any other manner disposed of my property or any part
thereof with intent whereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within
the provisions of the act of Congress entitled, an act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United
Sates in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818.
And that I have not nor have any in trust for me any property or securities
contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than which
is contained in this schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
I have no property except my wearing apparel, two beds and some household
furniture with but very little and one cow and not of hand for a four
dollar __________ to be paid to me sometime hence. That I am old and
very infirm an unable to earn by labor a living and support. That
I have no occupation. That I am in such indigent circumstances as
to be unable to support myself without the aid and assistance of my
county. That I have a wife old and infirm as myself and nine children,
six boys and three girls...all of whom have left me many years ago
and have none of my children living with me. That about the 18th of
March 1818 I had a lease of a small piece of land of about seven acres
which lease has since expired. I have one horse worth about forty
dollars, two cows and calves and about fifteen or sixteen head of
hogs. I sold the horse, one of the cows and the hogs for to provide
the means of support which is nearly exhausted. This is the only change
which my estate has underwent since the 18th of March 1818.

Sworn to and Subscribed........... George Helm, Sr.
In Open Court this 9th day
of November 1826.

John H. Richardson, Clerk

We whose names are hereunto annexed do solemnly swear that we are
well acquainted with the general character of George Helm the petitioner
and from that general character we believe him entitled to full credit
on oath in a court of Justice and that he is esteemed a good moral
man.

Sworn to and subscribed........... William Atkinson
In Open Court this ................William Evans
9th day of November 1826 ..........John McClelland
 ...................................Strother Frogg
 ...................................Conrod Pile