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The
following information is about William Burton Pendley's
Grandfather Jonathan Jr. Pendley.
This
is the pension application of one Jonathan Pendley. I do
not
know who he is. Jesse's father or brother?
State
of Georgia}
Pickens
County }
In
person came Thomas Fields, aged 77 years old
resident
of Pickens County Georgia before
the
undersigned who being duly sworn
says,
that he was present in Burke County
North
Carolina about the latter part of
1814
or the early part of 1815, when Jonathan
Pendley
started to the war of 1812 under
Captain
White (is the best of his recollection)
that
Deponent then was about 12 years old,
that
Jonathan Pendley was Deponents Brother
In
Law said Pendley having married Deponents
Father's
sister & Deponent went in company with the
said
Jonathan Pendley with his Father to
see
him Start. That Deponents best recollection
is
that Jonathan Pendley was gone about one month
and
discharged at Saulsberry. Deponent has
been
acquainted with Jonathan Pendley from
his
infancy to his death which happened about
the
3rd of February 1861. Deponent is fully satisfied
that
Jonathan Pendley's first wife Elizabeth who
was
Deponent's Father's sister died in the year 1834, and
the
said Jonathan Pendley was married to Milly
Kelley
about the year 1835, That Deponent has
known
them intimately from the time of
their
marriage to the time of his death,
Deponent
was living in 8 miles of said Jonathan
Pendley
and knows him to be the identical
Jonathan
Pendley who entered the US
Military
service in Burke County, N.C.
as
before stated That Deponent did not
see
him Married, nor buried, but Depo
nent
has frequently see his grave as he
is
buried at the church not more than
1/4
mile from Deponents home, That he
now
lives in 3 1/2 miles of his widow
Widow
Milly Pendley who is apply
ing
for Pension that he has lived
near
her ever since the death of her
husband
and knows her to be his
widow.
While Deponent was not personally
present
and saw them married yet he has
lived
near them ever since and never
heard
their marriage called in question
or
doubted And Deponent knows that the
said
Jonathan Pendley drew a land warrant
through
Samuel Tate who may or may not have
been
the attorney of record, but Deponent knows
that
Milly Pendley the applicant is the widow
of
Jonathan Pendley who entered the US Military
service
in Burke County N.C. 1814 or early part of
1815,
and that obtained a land Warrant since
he
resided in Pickens and prior to his death.
That
he believes he obtained the land Warrant
about
the year 1855 or 1856 while living in Pickens Co Ga
and
that I have no interest in his claim my P.O. address
is
Jasper Ga.
Thomas Fields
Sworn to and subscribed before me And I certify that the forego
going
was read & explained to affiant before signing Given Under
my
hand and seal of office The above ____________ made before
signing.
W.R. Allen Clerk Superior
Court
And at
the same time and place personnally
came
Thomas M Cowart, Aged 45 years and Matilda
Padget
38 years both residents of the County of Pickens in
State
of Georgia to me well known to be respectable and
entitled
to credit. And who being duly sworn according
to
law states that they each was personally well acquaint
ed
with Johnathan Pendly deceased a reputed soldier
of
the war of 1812. They haveing known him in his life
time
for fifteen years and twenty years during which time
he
resided in the County of Pickens State of Georgia And his
reputation
was that of a soldier of the War of 1812.
And
that said Johnathan Pendly obtained a Land War
rant
on account of his services in the War of 1812 at
which
time he resided in Pickens County Georgia the
Land
Warrant they think was obtained through the
Agency
of Samuel Tate of Pickens County about the
Year
or 1855 or 1856. And that said Johnathan Pendly
died
at his Residence in Pickens Georgia on or about
the
3d day of February 1861. That affiants was personally
present
at his burial. And that said Johnathan
Pendly
left a widow surviving whose name is
Milly
Pendly. That we are also personally well ac-
quainted
with her and has been for the last thirty
years and thirty three years. We know that she is now a
widow
& we know that she has not remarried since
the
death of said Johnathan Pendly, But Continues
to
be his widow. We also know that she is the
widow
of the identical Johnathan Pendly soldier
War
of 1812 who obtained the Land Warrant in
Pickens
County as above named. We have no
interest
in this claim. Our P.O. address is Long
Swamp
GA:
Francis M. Cowart
Matilda her X
Padget
mark
Attest
H.M.
Paris
?ill
Cowart
Sworn to an Subscribed before me on this 17th
day
of April 1879. And I certify that the foregoing af-
fidavit
was read and the contents explained before sign
ing
And that I am not interested in his claim.
Given under my hand and seal
of office:
W.R. Allen Clerk
Superior
Court
An at the same time and Place personally
came
Mrs. Milly Pendly the applicant who being duly
sworn
states that after due search having been
made
That there are no public Record or church
Register
nor family Record of her marriage to
Johnathan
Pendly: And that Nimrod Pendly the
Justice
of the Peace who Administered the rites of Marri
age
between her and her said husband is Dead,
and that she is unable to find any witness or to provide
the
testimony of any witness now living that was present
at
the Marriage to prove said marriage And that
the
proof of the reputation of her and her husband
living
together as husband and wife is the highest and
best
__________ in her _________
to obtain to prove that they
were
lawfully man and wife.
Matilda her X
Padget
mark
Attest
W
B McLreney
Sion
A Darnell
Sworn to and subscribed after the same
was
read and explained to affiant on this 17 day
of
April 1879. Given under my hand seal.
W R Allen Clerk
Superior Court
And also at the Same time and place
personally
came Francis M. Cowart aged 45 years
and
Sion A. Darnell aged 52 years Residents of the
County
of Pickens State of Georgia __
are well known
and
whom I certify are sworn according to law
States
that they were personally well acquainted with
Johnathan
Pendly his wife now his widow in the
life
time of the former up to the time that said
Johnathan
________ and _______ which time
they
resided in Pickens County as man and wife
for
at least fifteen years previous to his death
in 1861. And that during this period of time
they
said Johnathan Pendly and Milly Pendly all
ways
lived together as husband and wife and were
reputed
so to be lawfully man and wife And
such
was their general reputation And that
we
were near neighbors and all acquainted
with
him. And that we never heard the fact
of
their being lawfully married doubted or
called
in question by any person whatever.
We
have no interest in this claim our P.O. add
is
Long Swamp Ga.
Francis M. Cowart
Sion A. Darnell
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 17th
day
of April 1879 after the same was read
&
the contents explained to the affiants
Given under my hand
and seal
W.R. Allen Clerk
Supr
Court
State
of Georgia }
}
County
of Pickens }
On this ninth day of May A.D. 1855
before
me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Superior Court duly
authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County
and
State
aforesaid, personally appeared Jonathan Pendley aged 82 years, a
resident
of__(blank)__
County of Pickens and State of Georgia
who
being first duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the
identical Jonathan Pendley
who
was a late Private in the Company, commanded by Captain Gilbert
White
in
the __(blank)__ Regiment of Drafted men commanded by __(blank)__
in the War
Declared
by the United States against on the 18th June 1812
That
he was drafted into the United States service at Morgantown,
County of Burke
and
state of North Carolina; on or about the 25th day of Feb 1815
to
serve for the term of three months; continued in actual service
at __(blank)__ during
said
war, for the term of fourteen days received from U.S. Paymaster
Thomas Walton
$5.00
pay; and was on or about the 12th day of March 1815 at
Morgantown
honorably discharged by being with the entire company to which
he was attached,
mustered
out of the service by Capt Gilbert White of the U.S. Army. All
of which will more fully appear by refer-
ence
to the Muster Rolls of said Company; my discharge being lost or
mislaid
In addition to the actual service above described, he
claims for __(blank)__ miles from __(blank)__ at which he
volunteered
to __(blank)__ where he was mustered into service. And for
__(blank)__ miles from
__(blank)__
at which he was discharged, to __(blank)__ the said place of his
enrolment.
He makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the act of
Congress
of
March 3rd 1855 that he has
never
having received or known himself entitled to Bounty Land under
any Act of Congress, except the one above mentioned.
He hereby revokes any application for Bounty Land
previously made, or that may have been heretofore presented in
his name at the Department;
and
he does by these presents irrevoably constitute and appoint
SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of Washington City, his true and lawful
attorney, with
power
of substitution, to prosecute the within mentioned claim, and to
receive for the benefit of this deponent, upon this, or
supplementary applications
the
Bounty Land Certificate or Warrant to which he may be entitled,
whenever the same may issue.
Jonathan Pendley
X
his mark
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me, and I
hereby certify, that I believe the said Jonathan Pendly
to
be the identical man who served as aforesaid, and that he is of
the age above stated.
Witness my hand and seal __(blank)__ the day and year
first above written.
Samuel Tate JSC
State
of Georgia }
} 88.
County
of Pickens}
I hereby certify, that Samuel Tate JSC, before whom the
foregoing Declaration
and
Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has
thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing an
authorized Justice of
the
Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, and that his signature
thereto is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of office
Court,
for the County aforesaid, this 12th day of May 1855
Wm Tate Clerk of
State
of Georgia }
} SS.
County
of Pickens}
On this ninth day of May 1855,
before
me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Superior Court within and
for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized to
administer oaths, personally appeared Thomas Pendley
aged
fifty eight years,
and
Joseph H. Bradley aged forty one years, whom I know to be
respectable residents
of
Harnagiville County of Pickens and State aforesaid, and fully
entitled
to
credit; who made oath in due form of law, that they were present
and saw Jonathan Pendley
______
foregoing declartion by making oath and affirming his mark _____
They further swear that they are acquainted with the said
Jonathan Pendley
that
they have every reason to believe, and do believe from the
appearance of the applicant, and from their knowledge of
him,
that he is the idetical person he represents himself to be, and
who has not heretofore received Bounty Land for his services in
the war of 1812 with Great Britain under any act.
They further swear that they are disinterested witnesses.
Thomas Pendley
Joseph
H. Bradley
Witness:
Sworn
to, and subscribed before me, the day and year above written.
Samuel Tate JSC
LETTER
FROM PICKENS POSTMASTER IN PENSION FOLDER
Jasper GA Dec 12th 1885
Milly
Pendley is dead. She died
in
March or April of this year
to
the best of my recollection
but
I do not recollect the exact
date
of death. I suppose I
can
find out after while by
making
inquiries of her relatives
who
live somewhere in this
county.
Yours Resp.
E.J. Prather PM
Jasper Ga
Widow
War 1812
___# 31677
Milly Pendly
NOTES IN PENSION FOLDER
179.371 Act 3d March
June 28/55
________________________
Jonathan Pendly
Private
________________________
Capt. Gilbert WHite
N.C. ___ F
Aug 18/56 ______
Enl.
1815
Dis.
12 March
War 1812
_________________________
Jonathan Pendley ______ in Capt Gilbert
Gilbert H. White Co. enlisted Service 16 February
1815-Discharged at
Wadesboro N.C. 1st March
120 miles from home 7th March twenty days
3rd Aud Off
July 18 1856
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Saml ___________
-___ J.H. Lumpkin
James M. Knight
Present
#N.C. Mil House of Reps
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