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George Brock War of 1812, Pension Papers
Courtesy of Gayla Brookman
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Born: 1785 Virginia
Died: Between 1860-1870 Scioto County
Ohio
Service: Enlisted in Montgomery
County Kentucky; Mustered in March 2nd & 3rd 1813, Mustered out Sept 2, 1813, 13th Regiment KY Militia, Private, Commanded by Leu. Col. Wm
Dudley's Regiment, (listed on field roll of Captain Archibald Morrison's
Infantry in Kentucky Soldiers. |
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Invalid Pension War of 1812
George Brock of Ohio
Pri
& Sol
Captain Archibald Morrisons
Company 13th Regiment Kentucky
Militia in or about June
1813. Col Dudley
Presented Feby 28th 1852
By
Jas
G Austin
Washington City D.C.
Deposition of Elizabeth Emory
The State of Ohio Scioto County SS
Before me Miranda Searl
a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally came Elizabeth
Emory who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and says that she was
acquainted with George Brock who was a soldier and served in Capt Archibald
Morrisons company in the thirteenth regiment commanded by Col. Dudley in the war
of 1812 against Great Britain previous to him being drafted into the service in
said war that said Brock at the time he entered into service aforesaid as a
soldier was a hearty hale able bodied man and that while in the service
aforesaid he received a bruise on his left leg which subsequently became an
ulcerous sore and so affected his health that assistance became necessary that
assistance became necessary and was employed to carry him home from the service
aforesaid - that said Brock came home sick and has been an invalid by reason of
said bruise and has ever since been and now remains an invalid unable to procure
his substance in consequence of his infirmity aforesaid
Elizabeth her X mark Emory
Attest Israel F Emory
Miranda Searl
Sworn to and subscribed before me at the county aforesaid this 13th day of
February 1852 by the said Elizabeth Emory who is personally known to me to be a
person of credibility and his statement entitled to be belief. Miranda
Searl Justice of the Peace
Deposition of Abraham Smith
The State of Ohio Scioto County SS
Before me Miranda Searl a Justice of the Peace in
and for the county aforesaid personally came Abraham Smith who being duly sworn
according to law deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with George Brock who
was a soldier and private in Capt Archibald Morrisons company in the 13th
regiment of Kentucky Militia, Commanded by Col. Dudley in the War of 1812 with
Great Britain that he mustered in the same militia company with said Brock
previous to him being drafted into the service aforesaid That said Brock
at the time he entered the service in the said war was a soldier was a hearty
hale able bodied man and that while he was in the service aforesaid received a
bruise on the left leg which subsequently became an ulcerous sore and so
affected his health that assistance became necessary and was employed to carry
him home from the service aforesaid. That the said Brock returned from the
service aforesaid an invalid by reason of said bruise and has ever since been
and now remains an invalid incapacited to procure his substance in consequence
of his infirmity aforesaid
Abraham his X mark Smith
Attest Miranda Searl
Sarah Smith
Sworn to and subscribed before me at the county aforesaid this 14th day of
February 1852 by the said Abraham Smith who is personally known to me to be a
person of credibility and his statement entitled to be belief. Miranda
Searl Justice of the Peace
Deposition of Abraham Smith
The State of Ohio Scioto County SS
Before me Miranda Searl a Justice of the Peace in
and for the county aforesaid personally came Abraham Smith who being duly sworn
according to law deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with most of the
officers and some of the privates in of Capt Archibald Morrisons company in the
13th regiment commanded by Col. Dudley in which said company George Brock served
as a soldier and private in the 13th war of 1812 with Great Britain and
according to the best of his knowledge and belief none of those officers are
living at such a distance from said Brock that he is unable to procure their
testimony to the injury of which he complains in his affidavit mentioned and
setforth and herewith transmitted
Attest Miranda Searl
Abraham his X mark Smith
Sarah Smith
Sworn to and subscribed before me at the county aforesaid this 14th day of
February 1852 by the said Abraham Smith who is personally known to me to be a
person of credibility and his statement entitled to be belief. Miranda
Searl Justice of the Peace
Deposition of Martha Smith
The State of Ohio Scioto County SS
Before me Miranda Searl
a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally came Martha
Smith who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that she was
acquainted with George Brock who was a soldier and private in Capt Archibald
Morrisons company in the 13th regiment of Kentucky Militia commanded by Col
Dudley in the war of 1812 with Great Britain that said Brock at the time he
entered into service as a soldier was a hearty hale able bodied man and that
while in the service aforesaid he received a bruise on his left leg which
subsequently became an ulcerous sore and so affected his health that assistance
became necessary and was employed to carry him the said Brock home from the
service aforesaid That said Brock returned from the service an invalid by
reason of said bruise and has ever since been and now remains an invalid unable
to procure his substance in consequence of his infirmity aforesaid
Attest
Martha her X mark Smith
Miranda Searl
Sarah
Smith
Sworn to and subscribed before me at the county aforesaid this 14th day of
February 1852 by the said Martha Smith who is personally known to me to be a
person of credibility and his statement entitled to be belief. Miranda
Searl Justice of the Peace
Treasury Department
Third Auditors Office
Washington May 21,
1852
From Documents on file
in this office, it appears that George Brock a private of Captain Archibald
Morrison Company of Kentucky Militia interred the service on the 29th day of
March 1813, and served until the 5th day of May 1813 when he was taken prisoner,
paroled and landed at the mouth of the Ohio river.
The palls of his
company offered no evidence of the disability alleged to have been received
whilst in the service.
signed, J. B.
Gallagher? Auditor
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