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| | Posted by drnewman on Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 08:52 PM |
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|  | This Pension application was rejected in 1852. Because of the style of George Luthers handwriting, they were reading the E as an R, therefore were looking for records of a Philip Grane, not Geane. They couldn't find proof of service for a Philip Grane, nor did they furnish proof of marriage. We have located his pay vouchers.
Philip GEANE Pension File #R4188 Indexed as Philip Grane
Non-Selected Records
From the Rev. War Pension File of Philip & Mourning Geane
File No. 4188 Rejected
Submitted by Ann Gunn Clark, and Melinda Mathis 2006
Statement of Martha Sanders of Chatham Co., NC 25 May 1847 Martha Snipes, aged 77 years age, of said county, gives the following oath
 She is the daughter of Burrwell Williams
She was acquainted with Philip Geane & Mourning Geane his wife from her earliest recollection to the time of Philip Geanes death
She has always understood and believes that Philip Geane and his wife married at her (?) fathers house, but it was before her recollection
She recollects them having lived at her fathers
She also very distinctly recollects that during the Revolutionary war there was a call for men to go into the service that this deponents father, her uncle David Chapman, John Avent and Philipe Geane with several others from the neighborhood were drafted and went
She recollects very distinctly that her father returned after the Battle at Cain Creek she thinks the night after the battle and stated that they had been defeated and had to make their escape the best way the could he further stated that he was posted in the rear and was not in the front of the engagement that Philop Geane who belonged to his company, he could not tell what had been his fate she further states that it was soon ascertained that Philip Geane was amongst the slain she thinks she was about 9 or 10 at the time.
She further sayeth that Philip Geane left a widow and three children, William, John & Polly
She further sayeth that she was acquainted with Mourning Geane, the widow, and her children until she was grown when she married Thomas Snipes and removed some 25 miles or upward from the neighborhood, when her acquaintance with them ceased
She further sayeth that she has always understood and believes that Mourning Geane remained the widow of Philip Geane to the day of her death that she has understood and believes she died at the house of Bird Geane
She further sayeth that she has always understood and has never heard it contradicted or disputed that Philip Geane, the husband of Mourning Geane, was slain in the Battle of Cain Creek or Lindleys Mills in the service of his country
She further sayeth that she believes William Geane the present applicant to be the identical person he represents himself to be and is the son of Philip Geane, who was a soldier in the Revolution who was slain in Battle
Signed by her mark Martha X Snipes - Witness: Geo. Luther
Next is the statement of John Norwood of Chatham Co., NC 25 May 1847 John Norwood, aged 31 years, personally appeared - upon his oath he sayeth that he has been acquainted with Bird Geane for fifteen years and has always heard him spoken of as an honest, upright, industrious man, and a man of truth and he further sayeth that he has also been acquainted with Martha Snipes for a number of years and can safely say that her character stands as fine as any lady in the state. Signed John Norwood
Next is the statement of John Hackney of Chatham Co., NC 25 May 1847 John Hakney age 69 years old, postmaster at Hakney Cross Roads upon his oath he sayeth that he has been personally acquainted with Bird Geane for fifteen years or upwards and he further sayeth that in all his acquaintances he has found him an honest, upright man he further states Bird Gean is an illiterate man, but by his honest, industries he has accumulated a good living and raised a respectable family he further sayeth that Bird Geane sustains a good character in the Church as well as in the community where he lives as any man in the county and his word or oath is ? (as good) as any man in the state. Signed John Hackney
Next is the statement of Brazele Mims of Chatham Co., NC 25 May 1847 Brazele Mims age 41 years upon his oath does sayeth that he was personally acquainted with Andrew Peddy from his childhood up to the time of his death. And he further sayeth that Andrew Peddy always sustained the character of an honest, industrious, upright man and a man of truth he further sayeth that Andrew Peddy lived to a great age that he died in his 89th year and that he retained his recollection and his mind to the last and worked regularly in his shop until a short time before his death which was in the month of June 1846 he further sayeth that he knows of no man who sustained a more unblemished character through life than Andrew Peddy did. Signed by Barzillai (?) Mims
Next is the statement of Andrew Peddy of Chatham Co., NC 5 Jan 1846 Andrew Peddy aged 88 years upon his oath he sayeth
That the was well acquainted with Philip Gene and Mournin his wife, that he was acquainted with them since shortly after the commencement of the Revolutionary War
That this deponent worked at the hatters trade and that Philip Geanes was one of his customers, and at times acted as an agent for him, and took hats to sell for him
He further sayeth that he several times stayed a night at Philip Geanes that he understood from Geane that he served several three months tours in the war, but of his service he cannot speak of as his own personal knowledge accept at the time he was killed
He further sayeth that he understood that there was a draft and men called out to go against Col. Fanning who had a considerable force and was killing and plundering in the Haw fields in Orange County
He further sayeth that he at that time had a considerable number of hats deposited with Samuel Holoday a respectable Quaker gentleman who acted as his agent in selling hats there he went for the purposes of quelling (?) his hats and other property away for fear it might fall into the enemy hands or be destroyed that on his way to Samuel Holodays he fell in company with the troops on their march to attack Col. Fanning Samuel Holoday lived on Cain Creek about three miles below Lindleys mills where Fannings camp was. Once at Samuel Holodays the deponent remained there and the rest of the troops marched on and in a short time he heard the firing
He further sayeth that it was soon understood that the British and Torries were victorious and the Liberty party defeated and the deponent further sayeth that it was soon reported that as soon as the engagement was over Col. Fanning and his forces marched off leaving his dead and wounded on the field
He further sayeth that Philip Geane, Burwell Williams, Britton Gross, Frank Dillard, Thomas Riddle & Isham Daniel were all men that he was acquainted with and were in that engagement.
He further sayeth that he went with Samuel Holoday the next morning to the battle ground and saw the dead soldiers amongst them was Philip Geane, Britton Gross and Frank Dillard with whom he had been personally acquainted and from the place where Geane lay it was ? that he was the first man that fell in the action
He further sayeth that William Drake was also in the same battle and has frequently informed the deponent that Philip Geane was the first man that fell that day
He further sayeth that the neighbors who were all Quakers collected and buried the dead and took care of wounded and he further sayeth that he set out for home and on his way he met Mourning Geane, the wife and widow of Philip Geane, and Jesse Geane the brother of Philip on their way for the purposes of collecting his body for interment.
He further sayeth that he was acquainted with Mourning Geane for many years after the death of her husband, that she continued to reside for many years on the plantation that her husband left and that she remained the widow of Philip Geane as long as she resided near him that she resided with Bird Geane for some time before she died and that the deponent has always understood and believes that she remained the widow of Philip Geane to the day of her death
He further sayeth that Philip Geane left three children at his death, two sons and one daughter named William, John and Polly that John has been gone for this county many years that Polly has been dead for a long time and that William is the only child of Philip Geane and Mourning Geane his widow that is now living
He further sayeth that William Geane is the identical person he represents himself to be the son of Philip & Mournin Geane
He further sayeth that he cannot from his personal knowledge say anything about their marriage, but this he can say he was frequently at their house and they lived as man and wife, that he left property and his wife and children inherited it as the legal representatives of Philip Geans
He further sayeth that he knows of his own knowledge that Philip Geane was a patriot of the Revolution and that he was slain in battle fighting for the liberty of this country.
Signed A. Peddy Wit: Geo. Luther
Next is the statement of Jesse Ausley of Chatham Co., NC 26 Feb 1846 Jesse Ausby (Ausley?) aged 87 years upon his oath he sayeth
That he was well acquainted with Philip Geane and Mourning Geane before they were married that they both lived (???) at Burwell Williamses before and at the time they were married.
That his acquaintance with them commenced about the beginning of the Revolutionary war
That he worked three summers during crop time at Burwell Williamses and the second year he worked there Philip Geane and Mourning Seymore were married. The third year Philip Geane and
He further sayeth that he was present at their marriage, and saw them married. They were married by General Ambrose Ramsey that the deponent himself went after General Ramsey that Allen (?) Glascow who lived in sight of Ramseys store was county clerk of the court at the time - that the wedding took place at the house of Burwell Williams and that Williams was security to the bond
He further sayeth that the last year that he worked with Burwell Williams and Philip Gean, after the crop was layed by this deponent, he had the privilege of working one month for himself. That month he helped Philip Geane build the house in which he lived and left his family at the time of his death
He further sayeth that Philip Geane served one three month tour in the militia as a substitute for Burwell Williams and one three month tour at Hillsboro with the deponent.
This is all the deponent knows of his own knowledge that he understood and believes that Philip Geane served considerably more, but this he does not personally know
He further sayeth that a short time before the close of the war this deponent returned from the service to Cape Fear for the purpose of getting ?? and found Morning Geane a widow with three small children two sons and one daughter to wit John, William and Polly and found Solomon Seymore, a brother of the widow and wife, living with her. That he was informed by the family that Philip Geane was killed in the Battle at Lindleys Mills on Cain Creek that he was also informed of the facts by William Drake, Burwell Williams, Isham Daniel and Thomas Riddle whom were in the battle and that he has no doubt of the fact
He further sayeth that he had a great respect for Philip Geane and his wife, and he used to visit them in his travels.
He further sayeth that she remained the widow of Philip Geane to the day of her death to the best of his knowledge
He further sayeth that her daughter Polly has been dead for many years, and John her son has been gone for this county a long time and that William is the only child now living and he further sayeth that William Geane is the identical person he represents himself to be, the son of Philip and Mourning Geane, who was a soldier of the Revolution and who was slain in the Battle at Lindleys Mills on Cain Creek
Signed by his mark Jesse X Ausly
Next is the statement of John Hughes of Chatham Co., NC 23 April 1847 John Hughes aged 79 (?) years old upon his oath
He does sayeth he was well acquainted with Philip Geane and Mournin his wife during the Revolutionary war that this deponents father with whom he then lived served at the time Philip Geane was killed within less than a half a mile from Geans family and that they had lived there three or four years before Geans death.
He further sayeth that he recollects the time very distinctly that very soon after the Battle at Cain Creek the news came to Philip Geans family that he was killed at the Battle at Lindleys Mills on Cain Creek and that Mourning Geane and Philip Geans brother went to the battle grounds for the purpose of getting the body if Philip Geane to bring it for burial, but returned without it, it having been previously buried and he further sayeth that he has frequently heard it stated by William Drake, Thomas Riddle and several other very respectable men who were in the battle of Cains Creek or Lindleys Mills state the particular circumstances how it happened that Philip Geane got killed
He further sayeth that he was on the battle ground himself and was shown the place where Philip Geane was cut down by the British and Tories and where he was buried with the rest that fell that day were buried
He further sayeth that Philip Geane left three children two sons and a daughter that his sons were John & William and the daughters name was Polly, she having long since been dead and John has gone to parts unknown
He further sayeth that he lived as a neighbor to Mourning Geane from the time of the death of Philip Geanes until the time of her death and that he knows of his own knowledge that she remained the widow of Philip Geanes to the day of her death
He further sayeth that William Geane the present applicant in right of his mother, is the identical person that he represents himself to be in his declarations the son of Philip Geane who was a soldier of the Revolution and who was killed at the battle at Cain Creek also the son of Mourning Geane and the only child now living that is known of the said Philip & Mournin Geane
He further sayeth that he does not recollect how long it has been since the death of Mourning Geane, but from the best of his recollection it is either eight or nine years since she died.
Signed John Hughes | |
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