State of Georgia Court of Ordinary October 2 1832 Adjourned Term On this second day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred
and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before James Anderson, Noah
W. Pittman and James Long, Justices of the Iferior Court now sitting as a Court
of Ordinary, James Sanders, a resident in Capt. Sae’s Company District
of Georgia Militia in the County of Madison and State of Georgia, aged seventy
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 act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit, he was
drafted in the year 1778 or 1779 to serve a three months tour. His father hired
a man who took his place and performed said service. He afterwards entered as
a volunteer in pursuit of the Torys in June seventeen hundred and eighty ~ himself
and a few others started in pursuit of the Torys and followed them in Rowan
County North Carolina. He joined a considerable number of volunteers and became
organized ~ he was attached to Capt. Reed’s Company shortly after Maj.
Lewis, a Continental officer, took the command of said troops, then within a
few miles of a large number of Torys. The Torys from some cause fled ~ he was
then marched with said troops in pursuit until coming near Cornwallis’
army when it was considered imprudent to march further. This command then returned
to their homes. Himself, with others, as soon as they returned joined Lieutenant
John Blalock as rangers for the purpose of pursuing the Torys and also what
was called delinquents ~ men who had been outlying and deserting . It was understood
that the taking of one of those would relieve a man from a tour of duty. These
men, when taken and given up to a Continental officer at Salisbury, they were
to be considered as soldiers during the way, and received certificates for such
~ which certificates were placed in the hands of Col. William T. Lewis but what
has become of them since he does not know. He went with others to Salem in North
Carolina and there joined some troops from Virginia, and remained as rangers
for taking the Torys and protecting the country when Cornwallis marched through
North Carolina ~ this applicant joined Gen’l Pickens’ army and pursued
Cornwallis when a party was detached (of which he was one) to return for the
protection of the country against the Torys &c which duty he was performing
as County Ranger under the command of Lieutenant John Blalock until the treaty
of peace in 1783 and while in service ----- his own horse ~ he was sick at the
times of the battles of the Shallow ford on Adkin and Guilford Courthouse. He
has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no evidence he can procure who
can testify to his services. In answer to the Interrogations prescribed by the
War Department and propounded by the court he answereth as follows, to wit, Answer to first Inter ~ he was born the 18th of March
1762 in Johnston County, now Wake County, North Carolina Answer to second Inter ~ he has a record of his age at his own house Answer to third Inter ~ he was living in Surry County North Carolina
when called into service. He resided in said County until about 1788 when he
removed to Wilkes County Georgia where he resided until Oglethorpe County was
formed ~ when Madison County was formed it included him in the bounds, where
he now resides. Answer to fourth Inter ~ he was a volunteer Answer to fifth Inter ~ Maj. Lewis was a Continental officer ~ he
recollects of no other regular officers ~ the general circumstances are already
in his declaration Answer to sixth Inter ~ he never received a discharge Answer to seventh Inter ~ he refers you to William Hodge, Hawkins
Bullock, Edward Ware, James Pittman, Nathan Meroney, James Griffith, &c He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except
the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. James Sanders We, Benjamin Brown a clergyman residing in the County of Madison
and Archer Norris residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with James Sanders who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ~ that
we believe him to be seventy years of age & that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution,
and that we concur in that opinion. And the said court do hereby declare their opinion ~ after the investigation
of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department,
that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as above
stated. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin
Brown is a clergyman resident in the County of Madison and that Archer Norris
who has also signed the same is the resident of the same and is a credible person
and that their statement is entitled to credit. James Anderson, JIC Family Record Births
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Sworn & subscribed the day and
year aforesaid.
Benj. Brown, MG
Archer Norris
Noah W. Pittman, JIC
James Long, JIC
James Sanders March 18th 1762
Elizabeth his wife Feby 18th 1754
Daughters of the
above (viz)
Tabitha Sanders November 14th 1786
Elizabeth Sanders September 2nd 1789
Sally Sanders
May 16th 1791
Melinda Sanders June 2nd
1793
Melintha Sanders June 2nd 1793 (Twins)
Eleanor
Riley Sanders April 11th 1795
