Marion County GaArchives Military Records.....Men Of Marion Cty, Drafted June 5 1836 - Capt Berry's Co. 1st GA Drafted Militia Indian - Letters ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Fred Bennett Fred.Bennett@carters.com August 27, 2004, 4:50 pm NOTE: http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/gamarkersS-W.htm Stewart County Fort Ingersol 1 mile east of Florence on Ga 39C My interpretation of this is that these "drafted men" were on duty at Ft. Ingersol in Stewart County, therefore the signers of this letter were probably a company from Marion County. His Excellency Gov pg 33 Fort Ingersol June the 5th 1836 To his Excellency the Governor of the State of Georgia Most Excellent Sir We the undersigned, the drafted men from the County of Marion and State aforesaid your most humble constituents and petitioners do most sincerily pray of you to take into consideration, the dangerous situation of our friends and relations, whom we have left behind, they their homes and property being exposed to an Indian population living among them in our County protected by some of the White people thereof. We therefore earnestly hope your excellency will extend such relief to our wifes, children and fellow citizedn of said County as to you shall seem most proper and just. We select and appoint William Newsom our fellow soldier to bear this petition and acquaint you with the nature of our fears and apprehensions respecting the aforesaid Indians living in our County. Your most humble petitioners, Daniel Parker Joel Inmon Henry Swinney W.M. Howard Jeremiah Covington Thomas Stone Henry Taunton James McLemmey Ellis Gore Thomas Hall Reuben Wall Joshus Warrin P.P. Gamble Netim B. Stanly Richard Fauler (? Fowler) Alexander Adams Thomas Ray Caraway Bonds Moses Mafey T.H. Dwight R.E. Adams [Reuben] *S.J. Hicks [Samuel James] Albert Atkins Jos. Childre ?Thos Pinkney Jones Casper Headrick West Wilkins Westley Lockwood Sus? A. Stephens Leven Layfield (Levin)(Marion-Taylor Co) Joshua Griffin John Huckaby John Hall Jesse Tennison (Taylor Co) Jacob Lee Gideon Smith Augustus Dixson John Hill Teakle Tailor Thos. Traler Redden Jones Archibald Barfield Mordecia Jenkins Underhill David John Blackbern Blackburn Ichabod Herrin (Herring)(Born:14 June 1814)Discharged from duty 16 July 1836 Wife *Belinda Powell born 19 Oct. 1820 (applied for pension 1891 in Arkansas; stated married at Lynyear (Lanier) GA. Buried Nevada Co., AR. Mt. Olive Cemetery. Researcher:Rose Parks <RParks102@msn.com> John Sorrel Thomas M. Fain Joseph Watkins Muscogee Citizens & Soldiers Joseph Coleman Clayton Franklin Wm Webster Martin Shepherd John Hosborn William Mote Jacob Clark William Newsom (On Reverse) To His Excellency The Governor of Georgia Letter Citizens of Marion County Williams Indians 5 June 1835 Creek War Additional Comments: Source: Georgia Dept of Archives and History Vol 8 1836-1837 WPA Project no 5993 NOTE: Most of these men are listed as being in Capt Berry's Company, 1st GA Drafted Military Creek War. Capt J. R. W. Berry (Jonas ? James?) (Macon County) *Hicks, S.J. (Samuel James) Hicks/Hix, Samuel James Lived in Marion Co at time of service until 1842 Pension filed in AL (Barbour, Dale, Henry Co). He married in Dale County, and raised his family and died in Henry County, Alabama. My gggrandfather. Born in SC. Researcher:JCrane6990@aol.com Jeanette This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb