MONROE COUNTY, GA - Rev War Pension Crawford, John ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Liz Robertson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003232 JOHN CRAWFORD GEORGIA MILITIA Service: GA, NC John Crawford, Rebecca Born in Virginia ----------------------------- Georgia 27.844 John Crawford of Monroe in the State of Geo. who was a pri. in the command of Captain ____of the Ry.. in Col. Habersham in the Georgia for 15 mo.: 26 days. Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the ____ of 52 Dollars 88 Cents is commence on the 4th Day of March 1831 ---------------------------- Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of June, Forsyth, Geo. and such pension arears to the 5th of March $158.64; Semi-ane. allowance ending 4 Sept. 26.44, Total $185.08. Revolutionary Claim by June 7, 1832. Recorded by Nath. Rice, Clerk, Book E, Vol 6, Page 87 ----------------------------- Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Conscription(?) of the 7th June 1832. State of Georgia County of Monroe On this twelfth day of March in the year one Thousand eight hundred and thirty four before the honorable the Superior Court of said county of Monroe personally appeared in open court John Crawford a resident of said and State of Georgia aged seventy four (74) years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he enlisted in army of United States in the regular service on the second day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six and was mustered into service on that day under Captain Cheadley Bostwick and served in the first Regiment of the Georgia line under the following named officers. General Lachlin McIntosh, Colonel Joseph Habersham, Commandant of the Regiment above named, Major John Cathbers of this same Regiment. Led(?) by Bostwick, Captain of the company to which he belonged, who, after the expiration of about six months according to application, recollections, was succeeded by Captain DeLepaine. These were the general field and company officers under whom he served. He resided at the time of his enlistment in what was then St. Pauls Parish now Columbia County in the State of Georgia. He served the whole of his time in the State of Georgia. After his enlistment, he marched from St. Pauls Parish through Augusta to Savannah, arrived at the latter place in March 1776. The company to which he belonged was stationed there until January 1777. Applicant was then marched with a part of his company and detachments from other companies to Fort Barrington on the Attomah River under Lieutenant Col. Harrid, remained there two months, then marched to ____bary, then went on board a public vessell called the "Washington Galley" commanded by Capt. Newresgate, said which together with two other galleys to wit, the "Congress and Lee" was under the command of Commander Bowen, sailed from thence to the mouth of St. Mary's river and up said river about six miles and landed, marched thence to Savannah by land and arrived in Savannah in June 1777 having crossed the Altamaha at Fort Barrington. He obtained his discharge the day after his arrival in Savannah. viz on the 28th day of June 1777. Having served in the regular army one year, three months and twenty six days. His turn of enlistment was twenty months, but being out on service he could not obtain his discharge until his return to Savannah. His discharge has lon since been lost. He next entered the service of the United States as second lieutenant in the Malitia of Georgia in the month of October 1777 under the following named officers. Colonel Benjamin Few, Capt. Charles Crawford, and Isaac Skinner, first lieutenant. He resided at the time of his entering the malitia in what was then Richmond but now Columbia County in the Sate of Georgia. He marched under Col. Few from Richmond to Burk's jail and went in the battle fought at that place with the enemy under the command of Col. Brown. He then returned to Augusta and was immediately compelled to flee to So. Crolina for refuge from Col. Brown and his myrauders who obtained posession of Augusta and the adjacent county. He remained between two and three months in So. Carolina when he returned to Augusta upon the vacation of that place by Col. Brown. He then marched under Capt. Leonard Marbury who commanded his company of _____ down Savannah River about fifty miles. There, hearing of the defeat of Gen. Ash by Col. Brown, we returned to Augusta. He then marched to Savannah under Capt. Chas. Crawford, was engaged in the attack on that place, was taken a prisoner by the British and confined eight weeks in a prison ship at the expiration of which he ws released in an exchange of prisoners. He then went home and remained there about two months. He then went to Augusta and ws at the first seige of that place. In Sept. 1780 he fled from the State to North Carolina for refuge. He there joined Col. Morgan and was with him in the battle of Kings Mountain. He then joined the army under the command of Gen. SSumpter and was in the battle of Black Stocks on Tiger River. He then returned to Georgia in March 1781 and entered the malitia as a private under Capt. Wm. Lucas in D regiment commanded by Col. Elijah Clrk. He remained at Augusta until that place was taken. He then marched to Savannah January 1782 under Capt. Thomas Townsend and remained in service until April 1782 when he was discharged. Applicant states that he served in the malitia of Georgia according to his recollection two years as Second Lieutenant and about two years as a private. He further states that it is not in his power at this time to prove his service as Second Lieutenant and as a private in the Malitia by any other testimony than his own oath. He was born in the year 1759 on the 16th day of July. (Note by transcriber. Page of image cut off. Not complete). ---------- -----------------DECLARATION. In order to obtain the benefit of the Third Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836. State of Georgia, Pike County. J. Benson Roberts an acting Justice of the Inferior Court in and for this county and state aforesaid do certify on this the 29th day of August, A. D. 1845, Eighteen Hundred and Forty Six. personally appeared before me Mrs. Rebecca Crawford a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged 84, Eight four years past who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress as of July 4th 1836 that she is the widdow of John Crawford late of said county Deceased who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the law past 7th June 1832, at the ___of fifty two dollars and eighty eight cent per annum and as to the grade of the said John Crawford and proof of his services She refers to the proof under which he drew his pension and proof that may be ____after annexed that she has no record nor documentary evidence in her possession of her Husband the said John Crawford services that he served in the Georgia Malitia as a private, but does not recollect the officers that he served under. She cannot give a narative of his services at this late period according to the rules required in other cases. She further declares that she was legally married to the said John Crawford on the 27th Twenty Seventh day of April 1781, Seventeen Hundred and Eighty One that her husband, the aforesaid John Crawford died on the 19th day of October 1836, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by diffence of proof that will be hereafter amended that she has no record proof in her pessession in support of her marriage to her husband the said John Cawford other than the date of her marriage. Registered in what she calls her old Methodist Book and the date of her childrens ages registered in the order of their births does not recollect in whose had writing the said registry is in. The title of said book is the Methodist Conference Book the leaf that said registry contains will be herewith annexed has been kept in her possession ever since the record of her husbands death and she further declares that she ws married to the said John Crawford before his last services and at the time before stated that her said husband continued in the service as she believes and always understood until he was honourably dischraged by his officers at the breaking up __ at the time peach ws made of the Revolution War that she knows of no person living who could testify to any part of his service and that she believes upon the proof already at the War Department and proof that may be hereafter annexed in support of her said husbands services that the remaining part of his said certificate certifying his right to the pension is hereunto annexed, has been kenp in her possession since the period of his death. Sworn two and subscribed on the day nd year before written before me. Benion Robert, JJC, Pike County. Her mark (Rebecca Crawford) I further certify that through mistake the name of the person who solomnized the marriage ceremony was left out of the aforesaid declarztion, I now give the name according to Mrs. Crawford's statement which is the Rev. Loveless Savage, Resided at the time of their marriage in Richmond county then, now Columbia Georgia. This 29th day of August 1840 in testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand. Benson Roberts -------------------------------- COPY OF PAGE FROM METHODIST CONFERENCE BOOK: John Crawford and Rebecca Snider (?) was married the 27 day of April 1781. David L. born Jan. 1782 Rhea ? born October 17883 Elizabeth born October 1785 William born January 1788 Susannah born January 1790 Charles born May 1793 Jean born July 1795 John born October 1797 Infant son born Octrober 1799 infant born May 19, 1803 --------------------------------------- Letter to Mrs. M. C. Moseley, Byron, Georgia Re: John Crawford R. 2470, BA-J/ATF Dear Madam: The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R. 2470, based upon the service of John Crawford in the War of the Revolution. John Crawford was born July 16, 1759 in Amherst County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given. While a resident of St. Paul's Parish, Columbia County, Georgia, John Crawford enlisted March 2, 1776, served as a private in Captain Chesley Bostwick's and Captain Delaplaine's companies, Colonel Joseph Habersham's 1st Georgia regiment and was discharged June 28, 1777. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant and served from sometime in October, 1777 under Captain Charles Crawford in Colonel Benjamin Few's regiment of Georgia militia, and was in an engagement at Burks Jain; he marched in Captain Leonard Marbury's company of cavalry fifty miles down the Savannah River, was under Captain Charles Crawford in the battle of Savannah, where he was taken prisoner and exchanged after eight months of captivity; he was at the first siege of Augusta, and in September 1780 joined Colonel Morgan's regiment and was in the battle of King's Mountain, and was in the battle of Black Stocks under General Sumter. He enlisted sometime in March 1781, served as a private in Captain William Lucas' company in Colonel Elijah Clark's regiment of Georgia militia, was stationed in Augusta until the surrender, and served under Captain Charles Townsend from January until April 1782. John Crawford was allowed pension on his application executed March 12, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Monroe County, Georgia. He died October 19, 1836 in either Monroe or Pike County, Georgia. (Note by transcriber: See Will of John Crawford below, registered in Pike county, Georgia and dated September 4, 1835.) John Crawford married April 27, 1781, Rebecca Snider. She died May 25, 1846 or 1847, aged about eighty-five years. The date and place of her birth were not shown, nor were the names of her parents given. The children of John Crawford and his wife, Rebecca: David Born January 24, 1782 Rhoda Born October 3, 1783 Elizabeth " October 3, 1785 William " January 17, 1788 Susannah " January 9, 1790 Charles " May 30, 1793 Jean " July 3, 1795 John " October 2, 1797 Anderson " October 3, 1799 Ambros " May 19, 1803 Thomas, dte of birth not stated; he was living in 1855 in Lincoln County, Georgia. ---------------------------------- One Peter Crawford was a resident of Columbia County,Georgia in 1829. It was not shown that he was related to the family, nor was it stated that the Captain Charles Crawford referred to herein was a relative. Very truly yours, A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State of Georgia, Lincoln County Personally came before me Aaron Hardy a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said State and County, Benjamin Bentley, Jabez Garrett, William Woods and William Elliots, who being duly sworn according to law despose and say that they were well acquainted with John Crawford and Rebecca Crawford of said State and Ciounty; that they lived together as man and wife, and we believe them to have been such. That to the best of our knowledge information and belief John Crawford departed this life in the month of June 1836 and that his wife Rebecca Crawford died in the month of May 1847. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 13th day of June 1855. Benjamin Bentley, Jabez Garrett, Aaron Hardy, JJC, William Woods (his mark), William Elliott -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------State of Georgia, Wilkes County. On this 12th day of June 1855, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the inferior Court in and for said county and state aforesaid Thomas A. Crawford, a resident of the County of Lincoln and State aforesaid who being duly sowrn according to law declares that his father John Crawford enlisted in the State of South Carolina under Colonel Hapershap and served seven years in the Revolutionary War. He was at the Battle of King's Mounty, Cowpens and at the siege of Augusta. He died in the month ofJune 1836. He was married in the year 1783 to Revecca Snider and his widow, the said Rebecca died in the month of May 1847. That there are living seven heirs of the said John and Rebecca Crwford: to wit: David, Rhody, Elizabeth, Susan, John, Thomas and Lee. That deponent makes application in his own right and in right of said heirs as law before mentioned for the purpose of obtain the Pension money due said heirs under the act of the 7th of June 1832. He further states that his said Mother remained a widow from the death of her said husband, until she died and that she did not obtain a pension nor make application therefor so far he knows or believes and that he has been informed of and believes the foregoing facts to be true. Sworn and subscribed before me this 12 day of June 1855. D. G. Cotting, JJC. SS Thomas Crawford (also included sworn statement by Roylane Beasley, Clrk, JC> (End of Transcription) Transcribed by Liz Robertson, January 2007. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1822 Georgia Land Lottery CRAWFORD, JOHN TWIGGS 1820 F119 1 EARLY 5/27/1822 Journal of the House of Assembly on Wednesday 31 July 1782, P.169, the following 54 persons were Amerced (conscripted) into the Effingham County Militia at the rates which like persons are Amerced at: EFFINGHAM COUNTY MILITIA Wednesday 31 July 1782 John Crawford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike COUNTY GA Will of John Crawford File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Doris Caldor <caldor@neto.com> http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike/wills/crawford.txt Will: John Crawford Pike Co., Georgia dated September 4, 1835 Pike County Georgia. John Crawford Will dated September 4, 1835 Bk B p 64-66 **************************************************************** This file was contributed by: Doris Irons Greer caldor@neto.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/contrib.htm ******************************************************************************* In the name of God Amen. First that my just debts first be paid Second I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Rebecca all the estate both real & personal & every piece of property I am possessed of during her natural life or widowhood. Third that the property after the death of my wife or widowhood be sold & equally divided amongst my children except that of Richard Hunter. I will that he has one third of a Childs part and Nancy Rodgers and her child John Abraham Rogers have the other two thirds of a child Part. **About five words marked thru and unreadable. Lastly I constitute & appoint my beloved son David Crawford & Gideon Barnes Executor to this my last will & Testament hereby revoking all former wills made by me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand & affixed my seal this the fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred & Thirty five. Signed & sealed in the presence John Crawford (seal) of us & signed by us in the presence of Testator Test. C.G. Turner Seaborn Covington September Term adjourned Court of Ordinary ___) This within last will & Testament of John Crawford same having been duly proven at this adjourned term in open Court upon the oaths of Seaborn Covington ordained that the same be admitted to record Except these Items relating to Manumission of a slave & the ___ Estate. Georgia } Mr. David Crawford & Gideon Barnes do solemnly swear that this Pike County} writing contains the true last will of the within named John Crawford said deceased so far as we know or believe that we will truly execute the same by paying first the debts & then the legacies contained in said will as far as his goods insert (& chattels) will thereunto Extend & the law charge us. Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 25th September - 1837 David Crawford H. G. Johnson CCO Gideon Barnes Recorded this 29th Sept 1837 H. G. Johnson C. C. O. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below information is not part of the Pension File but has been included to show possible clues to parents of John Crawford( by Liz Robertson) His pension file states he was born in Amherst Virginia. AMHERST COUNTY VIRGINIA REPRODUCED FROM "The Alexander Brown papers", http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaamhers/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaamhers/docs/EarlySettlers.html Crawford Charles a.sf. " David Sr a. 15 " David Jr b. " Joel b.sr. 19,33, " John a. au. " John b.sr. " Nathan b.sr. au. " Nelson b.sr. au. " Owen a. " Peter b.sr. " William a. 1733 au " Wm S. au.