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William and Ruthy Bragg Revolutionary Pension Application
Georgia Oglethorpe County On this seventeenth day of May 1819 before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Inferior court of said county & State, personally appeared William Bragg, aged sixty five years, resident in Madison County in said State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." That he, the said William Bragg, enlisted for the term of two years in Farqhar County in the State of Virginia, that the precise date of his enlistment he does not remember, but believes it was in the latter part of seventeen hundred & seventy five, or first part of seventeen hundred & seventy six. That he was enlisted by Lieutenant Joseph Blackwell of Captain Shelton’s (or Chilton’s) of this third Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel Weadon (or Wheaton) and his General was General Moor on this Continental establishment. That he continued to serve in said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the 29th July 1777 when he was discharged from service at the hospital in Philadelphia, as being unfit for service in consequence of a wound on his head received from a spade while working in the entrenchments on the North River in New York, & from -- ------. That he was about eighteen months previous to his discharge, during which time he was in various skirmishes & battles on the North river in New York, but he was in no general engagements. That the original discharge given him by Lieutenant Blackwell and a certificate by General Mulenburg are hereto annexed. That he is now in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, & that he has no further evidence in his power of his services. William Bragg Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid. I, Elisha Strong, Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Bragg did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy at least the term of nine months at one time on the Continental establishment, and I now ----- the preceding & testimony taken & ----- before now, to the Secretary at War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of the Country for his support. Given under my hand the 17th day of May 1819. Elisha Strong, JIC Georgia Georgia State of Georgia On this twenty first day of March 1821, personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record for the said county), of Madison, George Bragg aged sixty-six years – resident in Madison County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war – That he is the same person to whom the following Certificate was originally granted, of which the following is a true copy – War Department I certify, that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18th
of March 1818, William Bragg, late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed
on the Pension List, Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month,
to commence on the 17th day of May one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen. And I, the said William Bragg, doth further solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March 1818 – and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818 – and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. William (x) Bragg Sworn to and declared on the 21st day of March 1821 before me, I, James Long, Clerk of the Superior Court do hereby certify, that the
foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the
said Court – and that I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court,
that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is no
Dollars no Cents. The applicant has no property, has no family except a wife about sixty years of age. William (x) Bragg Jno. M. Dooly
State of Georgia On this twenty seventh day of June eighteen hundred and forty four personally
appeared before James Long, one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of Madison County
and State of Georgia, Ruthy Bragg, a resident of said State in the County of Madison aged
eighty four years, 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 passed July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of William Bragg who was a private
in the army of the revolution, and to obtain the benefit of his services and to enable her
to make out her claim, she begs leave to refer you to the declaration of her deceased
husband William Bragg now on file in the War Department of the United States at the City
of Washington ~ also the pension certificate of her deceased husband William Bragg now in
her possession, but which she attaches to this declaration and begs that it may be taken
as part of the evidence in this case. Ruthy (x) Bragg Sworn to & subscribed this 27th day of June 1844 before me
William Bragg was born the twelfth day of April in the year of 1781 Sealah Bragg was born fourth day of November 1783 Joseph Roley Bragg was born the third day of July in the year of 1786 Nancy Moore Settle Bragg was born January the eighteenth day 1789 Susannah ingo Dozzer Bragg was born May the 24 1791 George Dozzer Bragg was born the tenth day of March in the year 1793 Ruthy Bragg was born September 24th 1795 Susannah Dozzer Bragg was born eighteenth day of December in the year of 1797 Humphrey A. Bragg was born December the twelfth day of 1802
Georgia Personally appeared before me James Long one of justices of the Inferior Court in & for said County, George Bragg, after being duly Sworn on oath that the within register of the names of the children of William Bragg and Ruthy Bragg is in the handwriting of William Bragg dec’d. and that this register has been in the hands of thy deponet for a number of years past. George Bragg Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 27th day of June 1844 Georgia We, Samuel Groves, Richard H. Bullock, Willis Strickland & James Polk,
Justices of the Inferior Court at an adjourned term of said court held this day do certify
that the foregoing declaration and annexed proceedings in the case of Ruthy Bragg have
been examined and approved by us this day and we have satisfactory proof that Ruthy Bragg
died 30th November 1844. Given under our hands as Justices of said court this
fourth day of February eighteen hundred and forty five. Georgia I, Walton H. Griffith, Clerk of the Inferior court in and for Madison County do
certify that at the adjourned term of the Inferior Court held in and for said county on
Tuesday the fourth day of February eighteen hundred and forty five that Samuel Groves,
Willis Strickland, Richard H. Bullock and James Polk, whose names appear to the foregoing
certificate, are acting Justices of the Inferior Court and that the decleration and
annexed papers of Ruthy Bragg claiming a pension were duly examined and approved by said
court and that the signatures of the Justices aforesaid to the foregoing certificate are
genuine. Walton H. Griffith, CIC Georgia We, John Griffith, Richard H. Bullock & Willis Strickland, Justices of the
Inferior Court sitting as a Court of Ordinary do certify that we have satisfactory proof
that the following are the only children living of Ruthy Bragg, widow dec’d, who had
been applying for a pension in her lifetime agreeable to the foregoing declaration
(annexed), to wit, Joseph Bragg, Nancy Ballenger, Susannah Berryman & Humphrey A.
Bragg, and we do further certify that the said Ruthy Bragg departed this life the 30th
day of November 1844. Willis Strickland, JIC Georgia I, Jonathan Sanders, Clerk of the Court of Ordinary in and for Madison County
do certify that at a regular term of the Inferior Court sitting as a court of Ordinary on
Monday the fifth day of May eighteen hundred and forty five, that John Griffith, Richard
H. Bullock & Willis Strickland, whose names appear to the foregoing certificate are
acting Justices of Inferior Court & Court of Ordinary and that the signatures of the
Justices aforesaid are genuine. Given under my hand & seal of office this fifth day of
May eighteen hundred and forty five.
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