Pipkin Family Association

(Jefferson County, MO - Susannah Pipkin, Applies for Bounty Land of Philip Pipkin's Military Service, 1850)

Copy of Bounty Land Warrant Nr 39702-80-50 in Philip Pipkin's file in National Archives, Washington, DC

State of Missouri County of Jefferson } S.S.

On this 31st day of December A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Susan Pipkin, aged sixty three years, a resident of Jefferson County in the State of Missouri, who being duly sworn according to law declares: that she is the widow of Philip Pipkin Senior deceased, who was a Captain in the first Regiment of Mounted Infantry Commanded by Col. N.F.(T.) Perkins, whose services commenced on the 14th day of December 1813, on an Expedition against the Creek Indians under the command of Maj. Genral Andrew Jackson: that her said husband was elected Captain on or about the 14th day of December 1813, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of one month and twenty days, and was honorably discharged at Fayetteville, West Tennessee on the 8th day of February A.D. 1814, as will appear by his signed certificate of discharge herewith presented. She also states that her husband was elected Col. of the first Regiment of Tennessee Militia in the service of the United States, from the 20th Juno A.D. 1814 when mustered into service to the 20th December 1814, Commanded by Maj. General Andrew Jackson in the war with the Creek Nation. He was elected Col. at Nashville, Tennessee and continued in actual service in said war of the term of six months and was discharged at Fort Jackson on the 19th of December 1814 as will appear by his muster rolls herewith presented. His discharge was lost or destroyed at the time of his death among many other papers. She further states that she was married to the said Philip Pipkin in Davidson County Tennessee on the 10th day of October A.D. 1810, by one Robert Johnson an acting Justice of the Peace and that her name before her marriage was Susan Morris, that her said marriage was not to be knowledge made a matter of record either public or private, that if there is such record the same cannot be procured. That her said husband died in the County of St. Louis in the state of Missouri on the 10th day of August 1841 and that she is still a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled, under the Act passed September 28th 1850.

Susan X Pipkin

Sworn to & Subscribed before me the day and year above written.
B. Johnston, Justice of the Peace

In the same Bounty Land Warrant file is this letter:

Irontown, MO, July 22, 1858

Sir -

A land warrant for 80 acres of land was granted to Mrs Susannah Pipkin, my Mother, serveral year ago for the Services in the War of 1812 of Capt. Philip Pipkin, but before the warrant was issued my Mother died.

Heretofore it has been the opinion of the Commissioners that the grant lapsed and that the warrant would have to be cancelled. Now, sir is that the effect of the law, if so does the late Act of Congress make any provisions in such cases. I am the owner of the warrant refered to having purchased the interest of my brothers and sisters. If it is value-less to me I want to know it. Send me a copy of the late act on the subject.

Respy, Philip Pipkin

Commissioner of Pensions