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of the United States upon his own declaration and
accompanying evidence, to which the Department is
respectfully referred.
She further declares that at the time he entered the service he
resided in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and was
allowed a pension of $36.66 per annum, granted under the
Act of Congress of 7"' June 1832. She further states that she
was married to the said George \\/al ton Bradley on or about
the 12th January 179 J, in the County of Rutherford. North
Carolina by Ti1nothy Riggs, Esquire and that she has no
fa1nily record nor documentary evidence by \.vhich to
establish this marriage, and she further declares that her
husband the aforesaid George Walton Bradley died on the
5th day of April 1835, that she was not married to prior to
his leaving the service but that the marriage took place
previous to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and
ninety four, at the time above stated and still remains his
\vidow.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above
written. Sally Bradley (X)
Keith Bradley, Justice of the Peace
Document 10.87. George Walton Bradley Revolutionary
War Pension Declaration.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
On this 26th day ofOctobcr A.D. 1832, personally appeared
in Open Court before the Justice of the County Court now
sitting, George Walton Bradley, a resident of the United
States in the County of Rutherford and State of North
Carolina aged Sixty Eight years who being first duly sworn
according to law makes the following Declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th June
1832.
George Walton Bradley entered the service of the United
States under the following named officer and served as
herein stated. That \Vherc he resided it was the rule for all the
inhabitants - at the age of 16 years to be entered on the
Muster Roll - that he arrived to that age in the Spring 1780,
and became a Volunteer under Captain George Ledbetter in
Rutherford County, North Carolina. Sometime in the
summer of the same year we were ordered out on a tour
against the British and Tories, when in pursuit of them we
came up with a party of them where we encamped on or near
Pacotate River in South Carolina; some time in the night
they made an attack on us and killed several of us. In the
morning they were pursued by the horsemen and overtaken
and took some prisoners. W c remained in the neighborhood
of that place for some time and returned home. On this tour
we had no Regulation - only the orders of Col. Hampton or
Willia1n McDowell. This wa!'I a short tour, perhaps not more
than one month. We returned home we were placed under
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regulations. I was then dratted for three 1nonths under
Captain George Ledbetter and ordered on to 1neet the
different drafts at Col. Hampton, all in the same county
which at that place the Indians broke in on the frontier
Settlement and 1nurdered several persons excited
considerable alarm and we were ordered back again to the
lines where we were kept until our term of three months
expired. We were very thinly settled then resided. I returned
ho1ne and was then placed under Captain McClain for three
months. We were kept on the lines to .guard from the head of
the Catawba to the head of the Saluda. a range of mountains
more than one hundred 1niles in length. This was a hard
service ~ V..'C kept in continual motion during the three
months. After our term \Ve returned home had but a short
respite. I was then a volunteer under the same Captain Bob
McDowell V..'as the commander. We were ordered out
against the Indians. We were as far out Little Janisoc River
at the Cowctau Town. This was a hard service. I do not
know how long I was out but we performed the service
allotted and returned home. Soon after my return, Captain
McDaniel called for volunteers for 3 months to take another
town to the Indian Nation under the order of James Miller,
Col. Herndon and under the command of Col. Charles
McDowell we male a considerable excursion in the
Cherokee Nation. This order was for three months in fact
from the time I entered the service in the year 1780 to the
end of the war, I was in the service of the County. We were
held in readiness to pursue the Indians or T orics at the call of
our officers we were at all times ready and went when called
on which was often. I have no Discharge - we never
obtained any - we generally returned home under the same
Captain that we went under and I did not keep the different
months I served. I fought in the defense of the United States
and suffered much but gained what we was in pursuit of, but
now call on the public to repay me for this service then
rendered. I hereby relinquish every claim \vhatsoever to a
Pension or annuity except the present and declare that my
name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
QUESTION BY THE COURT: Where and in what year
were you born?
ANSWER: I was born in Warren·County, North Carolina in
the year 1764.
QUESTION: Have you any record of your age and if so
where is it?
ANSWER: 1 have in the family Register taken from my
father's Register at my own ho1ne.
QUESTION: Where were you Jiving when called into the
service - where you lived since the Revolutionary War and
where do you nov.. 1 live?
ANSWER: 1 was living in Tyron now Rutherford County,
North Carolina when called into where I have resided ever
since in the same neighborhood.
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