Pension Application of Mark Snow R9914
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
State of Georgia } Inferior Court, October Term 1832
Gwinnett County }
Personally appeared October 5 1832 in open Court (now sitting) it being a court of record Mark Snow a resident of the State and County aforesaid aged sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to avail himself of the benefits of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States about the 20 of January 1781 under the following named officers viz. Jacobus Early Capt. subaltern officers not recollected, except Richard Walden Ensign, Commanded by Col. James Callaway in guarding the prisoners that Gen’l. [Daniel] Morgan took at Cowpens [17 Jan 1781], carrying expresses and guarding the magazines at Bedford town [New London] which was the County seat, and continued under his command until the 10 Sept. or near that time; when the Militia were called to go to the siege of York, he states that he went as a volunteer with the following officers, viz: Capt Charles Callaway, Capt. John Clater [sic: John Clayton], Capt. Adam Beard, Capt John Trigg whose company he served in, subaltern officers not recollected except Parmenas Hay [sic: Parmenas Haynes], who was 1 Lieutenant in Capt. Trigg’s company. The Field officers who commanded the Battalion were Col. Wm. Trigg [William Trigg], Wm. Callaway [William Callaway], until they joined the main army at Yorktown, where the battalian was joined to Col. [St. George] Tucker’s regiment of Gen’l. [Robert] Lawson’s Brigade. Our County Cols. returned home; the Battalian continued until the surrender of the British army [19 Oct 1781] and then marched out, when he says he got his discharge, which was ordered by Edmund Watts (as he believes) who was one of Gen’l Lawson’s aids, and assigned by the said Capt. Trigg, about the 25 of Oct. 1781. After getting his discharge, he returned to his former residence in Bedford County, that he (the said Snow) as he believes gave up his discharge to his Capt. when said Capt. gave him a certificate which answered some time after to pay Taxes, and remained in said County, state of Virginia, and near that place until near the end of the year 1786, when he removed to Greenville Dist. S.C. where he (the said Snow) as he believes lived about sixteen years, and then removed to the State of Georgia where he has lived about thirty two years, his present residence being in Gwinnett County, where he has resided about thirteen years, that he (the said Snow) was born in the County of Bedford in the state of Virginia in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty four: and he (the said Snow) hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
[signed] Mark Snow
[James Baber, pension application W3754, deposed that he had served with Snow in guarding prisoners and magazines.]
Georgia } Personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in & for said County
Gwinnett County } and State Mark Snow – and being duly sworn saith on oath in answer
to the objections made by the War Department to his declaration making application for a pension and by way of Amendment to said declaration – that he has procured the affidavit of James Babe who swears to part part of his service – certified as the law directs.
He answers to the 2 Interrogatory prescribed by the War Department that he has no record of his age – and in answer to the 7 Interrogatory he says that James Baber, William Holland Esqr. William Green Esqr. Col Thos Worthy and divers others of his neighbors to whom he is known can & will as he believes if requested testify as to his character for veracity & as to their belief of his revolutionary services
Sworn and subscribed before me August 30 1833
[signed] Mark Snow
Georgia } Personally came before the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in & for
Gwinnett County } said State and County aforesaid – Mark Snow and being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades – for seven months I served as a private militia soldier. For 1 month & 15 days I served a private volunteer militia soldier – and for such service I claim a pension.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 30 October 1833.
[signed] Mark Snow
[James Babe certified the accuracy of this account.]
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