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Bitticks, John Hannah |
R874 |
No. 14163 1
State of
On this the 25th day of May in the year of AD one
thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared
before me one of the Justices of the Court of Record in
and for the County aforesaid, Hanah Bittick a resid
ant[?] of Grassy[?] Creek in the
ninety six years, who being first duly sworn according
to Law, doth on her oath make the following declar
ation in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
made by the act of Congress, passed July the 7th in the year
1832[1830?] untitled[entitled?] an Act granting half pay and pensions[?]
to certain widows, that she is the widow of John Bittick
who was a first sergant in the Continental Dragoons who
came into service under a regulation of the army, permit
ting all, who would a equip themselves with a good horse etc[?]
to enter the Dragoons Corps for the Service of the
or the thirteen confedderated[?] Colonies. He belonged to Captain
whether the Captains name was
Swears to the best of her recollection that the Captains name
was William Greenwood, but Captain Greenwood being
wounded and disabled from performing his duty, she
does not recollect the Captains name who taken the
command, but thinks it was William Duncan)
volunteered Dragoons, belonging to Colonel William
Oneal’s Regiment of mounted volunteers. She thinks
he entered the Service about the 15th or middle of April
in the year 1778 and served two toures[? or terms?] the first one
year and the other nine months, and had but a few
weeks rest between the two periods of Service, both
periods of Service being rendered under the above men
tioned officers, Captain Greenwood, and Colonel Oneal
and in both cases was a first Sergent (a volunteer) and
belonged to the Dragoon Corps; and finally left the service
she believes some time in the month of December in
the year AD 1780, though she cannot swear in posi
tive terms as to this. His place of residence at the
time when he entered the army was near Hillsbor
ough
He was in gaged[?] in the battle of Hillsborough or the
battle fought near that place, and several others
of a smaller character which if they had names
atall, she does not now remember them. He was
marched from
lying between that place and
but is not certain whether or not he was engaged or
fought in the battle of Guilford Court house. He
was marched then to Winsborough[? or swinsborough?]] as she thinks from
thence does not know how he returned home or
though what vicinities he passed. She also deposith
on oath that she has no Documentary evidence
of the service of her deceased husband.
She further declares that she was married to the said
John Bitticks in the month of December she thinks
about the last (or 30 day) in the year AD one thous
and seventeen hundred and eighty in
under the old english Rule of publication being ma
de at the parish church door, and that her husband,
the aforementioned John Bitticks did not percure[?] a
license from any authority, and for the reason that it
was not the custom at that day and time, in that
County or settlement; that her husband the aforesaid John
Bitticks died on the ninth day of January in the
year AD on thousand eighteen hundred and thirty
seven; that she was married to him about the time
he left the service, but the marriage took place previ
ous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety
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four, viz[?] at the time[or town?] heretofore mentioned.
Hanah X Bitticks her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the 23d day of May
in the year AD 1850 before me David Byrd a Jus
tice of the court of record in and for the county of
Yancy and State aforesaid
David Byrd Justice
I Hanah Bitticks do solemnly swear that the record
of the birth of mine and John Bitticks children which
accompanys this declaration is in the hand writting
of my husband John Bitticks, and has been in
my possession ever since the death of my husband
Hanah X Bitticks her mark
I David Byrd a Justice for the county aforesaid do
declare that Hanah Bitticks the wife of John Bitticks
who was a revolutionary soldier is a woman of good
character and to believed when upon oath
David Byrd Justice
I Jesse Bitticks son of John and Hanah
Bitticks do swear and depose on my oath before
Almighty God that the record of the birth of their
children is[?] in the hand-writing of John Bitticks
and was in his possession till the year AD 1837
when he died, since then has been in the possession
of Hanah Bitticks the wife of John Bitticks, and now
the widow; as she has lived with me ever since the
death of said John Bitticks
Jesse Bitticks
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I
oath that the afore mentioned record of the birth of
the thirteen children begotten and born between John
and Hanah Bittick and which now accompanys
this declaration made and sworn to by the said
Hanah Bittick is in the hand writing of the
before mentioned John Bittick, and that it was
in his possession until the year AD 1837 when the
said John Bittick died on the 9th day of January
and year before mentioned-that since then it has
been in the possession of said Hanah Bittick and
to which she has sworn to be true and _________
Nancy X Riddle her mark
I David Byrd a Justice in and for
the afore mentioned county have duly sworn the
persons whose names are heretofore attached and ___
ive [believe?] that they have stated the truth to the best of
their knowledge, I further state in my official
capacity that Hanah Bittick the author of the
above declaration is from physical disability
entirely unable to attend at the place of hold-
ing the courts of this county; I further state that
I have been acquainted with John and Hanah
Bittick for a number of years and always ____[hold?]
that the said John was a revolutionary soldier
and that he was the husband of the said Hanah
Bittick
David Byrd Justice
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Burke County
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_________
_____________
John Bittick
1809
Williamson[?]
County ____
John Bittick
_____ ____
1809
august __
___ Bittick[?]
_________ ______
_______ was Born the
__ Day of january AD[?]
_______ was Born the
27[?] Day of _____
______ ____
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Sarah Bittick [written upside down at bottom of page]
Sarah Bittick was Born the
25 Day of October in the year
1781
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Mary Bittick was Born the 10 Day
of December in the year 1783
and Decesed the 26 of Oct 1798[?]
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John Bittick was Born on 1_[?12 or 14?]] Day[?]
of May in the year 17__[? 1784 or 1785?]
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________ ___ Elizabeth was
Born the 5 Day of December 1786
***********
Jane[?] Bittick was Born the 23[?] Day
of February in the year 1788
***********
Francis[?] Bittick was Born the 28[?] Day
of February[?] in the year 1790
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Wellmet Bittick was Born the 7[?] Day
of April in the year 1791
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Jonathan Bittick was Born 26[?] Day
of October in the year 1792
**********
Ann[?] Bittick was Born the 28 Day
of October in the year 179_ [1794? or 1795?]
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Rachel Bittick was Born the 1_[?] Day
of February in the year 1798
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Jesse[?] Bittick was Born the 2_[25?] Day
of January in the year 180_[2?]
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_____
_____ Bittick was
Born the 26 of June
1811[?]
Nancy _____ Scott was Born
the 31[or 30?] Day of October 1821
_____ and _____ Bittick
____ _____ ______
_____ ______ Bittick
was Born the 20 of
March 1825
James _ Scott was Born
the 21[?] of May 1825
Nancy Liser Scott
was Born the 31[?] Day of
November 1821
James Paton Scott
was Born the 21 of May
1825
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A Count of the
Children Born to
John and Nancy Bittick
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Alfred _ Finley
Alfred _ Finley
Alfred _ Finley
Believers in Baptism......
Thomas Caloway ____ [at bottom of page upside down]
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