Madison County
Georgia
Court of Ordinary
Adjourned Term
September 24th 1832
On this twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred
and thirty two personally appeared before John Mironey, Noah W. Pittman and James Long -
Justices of the Inferior Court now sitting as a Court of Ordinary in and for the county of
Madison, Alexander Human, a resident of Capt. Colley’s Company District of Georgia
Militia in the county of Madison and State of Georgia, aged Seventy One years, who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on his 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 the Army of the United States the fifth day of May 1778, ------
the 12th and marched the 18th May to Hallifax Old Courthouse and
remained there two months. He was then marched back to Moore’s Creek North Carolina
where he received a furlough untill the first of March following. But before the furlough
was out, to wit, in November 1778, he was called upon to join the army. The company to
which he belonged met at Caswell Courthouse North Carolina and joined the army at
Charlotte North Carolina under the command of Col. Lightel and then served his nine months
tour as per discharge here enclosed – he marched from Charlotte to the Ten Mile house
(being ten miles from Charleston, South Carolina). He there received his arms and was
placed under Capt. Donoho – Maj. Dickson – Capt. Lightel and marched to head
quart. At Purysburgh – Gen’l Lincoln commanding. He there joined the Infantry,
Col. Lightel took command of the Infantry and marched to Moore’s Bluff near Augusta
– when the British evacuated Augusta he was marched after them to Brier Creek where
an engagement ensued – known as Ash- Defeat – after the defeat, the survivors
(of which he was one) crossed the Savannah River and marched to Purysburgh. There he
joined Gen’l Lincoln and marched within seven miles of Stono Ferry – where he
was encamped untill the battle of Stono – in which engagement he served – he was
then taken sick and so remained untill he received his discharge as aforesaid. When
discharged he belonged to the 4th North Carolina Regiment of the Continental
Line. He afterwards, to wit, in February 1781, entered as a volunteer for the purpose of
engaging the British army. He continued in this service one month and five days – he
served under Capt. John Graves, Maj. Parks and Col. Moore. He joined the army under
Gen’l Green at the High Rock fort house river North Carolina – he was then
marched to the battle of Guilford Courthouse in which engagement he served, under
Gen’l Green, but has no discharge except the one before stated.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Alex’r Human
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
John Mironey, J.S.C.
Noah W. Pitman, J.I.C.
James Long, J.I.C.
I William Sanders Clerk of the Court of Ordinary do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the
application of Alexander Human for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this twenty fourth day of September Eighteen Hundred and Thirty
Two.
William Sanders, C.C.O.
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Alexander Human, Having completed his Term of Service (Nine Months) in the
Fourth N.C. Battalion, agreeable to Act of Assembly, he is hereby discharged and is
entitled to all the Privileges specified in the Act of Assembly for completing the
Continental Battalions of North Carolina. Given under my hand this Tenth day of August
1779.
Jno. Armstrong, Maj. Commandt.
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State of Georgia
County of Madison
On this thirty first day of March AD One thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five,
personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State
aforesaid, Mrs. Elizabeth Human, aged Seventy Eight years, a resident of the Madison
County in the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is
the widow of Alexander Human, deceased, who was a Private in the Company commanded by in
the Regiment of the Army of the Revolution, commanded by General Green in the said
Revolutionary War. That her said husband enlisted at for the term of nine months and
continued in actual service in said War for the term during the continuance of said War
and was honorably discharged at the close of the said War on the day of
AD .
She further states that she was married to the said Alexander Human in Madison
County Geo. On the day of
AD 1809 by one Samuel Woods, a Justice of the Peace and
that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Hawks. That her said husband died at
home in Madison County Geo. on the fourth day of December AD 1853 and that she is now a
widow.
There being no public or private record of her marriage that can be procured,
she refers to her said husband’s Revolutionary Pension Claim recorded in the pension
offices in Book E, Vol C, page 92, by N. Rice, Clk.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to
which she may be entitled under the act approved March 5 1855.
Elizabeth (x) Human
We, Anny Human and Ruth Human, residents of Madison County in the state of
Georgia, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged
by Mrs. Elizabeth Human in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and
statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Anny (x) Human
Ruth (x) Human
The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me
on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affidavits to be
creditable persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that
I have no interest in the claim.
Wm. Eberhart, J.P.
State of Georgia
County of Madison
Personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within & for the
county aforesaid, Anny Human and Ruth Human, citizens of said county and state, who being
duly sworn depose and say that they are well acquainted with Mrs. Elizabeth Human and her
husband Alexander Human, deceased, in the lifetime of the said Alexander Human and knew
them to live together and cohabit as husband and wife and to be so reputed. That they saw
the said Alexander Human when a corps and saw him buried and that the said Elizabeth Human
is now the widow of the said Alexander Human dec’d.
Anny (x) Human
Ruth (x) Human
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st March 1855.
Wm. Eberhart, J.P.
State of Georgia
Madison County
On this seventeenth day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Five
personally appeared before me, Walter Griffith, one of the justices of the Inferior Court
in and for the county aforesaid, Mrs. Elizabeth Human, aged Seventy Nine years, who being
duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the provisions made by an act of Congress passed the 3rd day of
February 1853. That she is the widow of Alexander Human who was a Revolutionary Pensioner
and resident of the county and state aforsesaid and drew semi annually on the fourth of
March and September the annual pension of $33.88 from the agency at Savannah, Georgia. She
further declares that she was married to the said Alexander Human on the 6th day of
September AD 1810 that her husband the said Alexander Human died on the fourth day of
December 1853 that she was married to him at the time above stated and that she is now a
widow and that she has never before made application for a pension.
Elizabeth (x) Human
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. And I certify that
the said Elizabeth Human is unable to appear in open court from old age and bodily
infirmity. Walter F. Griffith, J.I.C.
State of Georgia
Madison County
Personally appeared before me Frederick Human and after being duly sworn
according to law deposeth and saith that the enclosed slip is the original record of the
marriage of Alexander Human and Elizabeth Human formerly Elizabeth Hawks kept as a family
record and he believes it to be the handwriting of the said Alexander Human and that the
said record has been in his possession since the death of the said Alexander Human and
that Mrs. Elizabeth Human is now a widow and he further swears that Alexander Human died
in said county on the 4th day of December 1853.
Frederick Human
Sworn to before me this 20th April 1855
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Bible Record:
Alex’r Human was born in the year of our Lord 1760 September 18th
Was married in the year 1810 September the 10th
Elizabeth Hawks was born 1776 April the 17th
