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Bartley G. Pinson (1812 - 1865)

Bartley G. Pinson
Born in South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at age 52 in Gilmer, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Bartley G. (Grady?) was born November 27, 1812 in South Carolina, undoubtedly in Pendleton District where his paternal grandparents lived. His father, Aaron Pinson, moved the family to adjoining Haywood County North Carolina, when Bartley was a small child. Later, when Macon County was formed from Haywood County, his father was the first named in a list of judges who would create the infrastructure of the new County.

Sometime in the early 1830's, the family left Macon County for the new county of Gilmer in Georgia. There, Bartley's father was again appointed an inferior court judge and again was instrumental in forming a new county's infrastructure. Bartley also became immersed in public affairs serving as a Road commissioner, jury member, and a Jury foreman.

He was a sergeant in the Gilmer mounted militia unit with his brother Aristides, during the 1838 war. as proven by his pension file and two later military land warrants. He would receive warrants for two 80 acre parcels for his war service, which he assigned (sold). The first was issued in September 1853 for land in Michigan and the second in August 1860 for land in Iowa. Had he used either warrant and moved north, his family's story would have changed immensely. He wouldn't have been murdered a few years later and might have lived to a ripe old age fathering more children. And what impact would those children have had on the world?

During the Civil War, Bartley G. Pinson served as a private in Co. D. 16th Bttn Georgia Cav. (State Guards) with his brother Joseph and several cousins. This was basically a local peacekeeping force.

Bartley Pinson died June 22, 1864 in Gilmer County, Georgia after he was shot in the back by bushwhackers, while plowing his fields.

Sources

  • Bartley G. Pinson's Bounty Land and wife's Widow's Pension File #895 for Pinson his service in Capt. Cody's Company of the Georgia Volunteers. National Archives.
  • Civil War Muster Roll and Medical Card from the Georgia Department of Archives and History, Civil War Records Section, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Letter from Bartley G. Pinson to Joseph Emerson Brown, Governor of Georgia. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Civil War Records Section, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • 1850 United States Census for Gilmer County Georgia
  • Bartley G. Pinson's Bounty Land Warrant #49702 for 80 acres of Iowa land, which he assigned to David G. Colvill. Image accessible thru Bureau of Land Management.
  • 1860 United States Census for Gilmer County Georgia
  • 1870 United States Census for Gilmer County Georgia. (Shows widow & children)
  • U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
  • U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
  • Bartley Grady Pinson at Find A Grave
  • Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
  • 80 acre military land warrant in Keweenaw County, Michigan per the ScripWarrant Act of 1850 (9 Stat. 520) based on service as a sergeant in Captain Cody's Company Georgia Mounted Volunteers (1838 war). Document Number 6669. Issued 1 September 1853, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan land office. Bartley G. Pinson assigned (sold) this patent. A microfilmed copy of the original land warrant may be viewed at: https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=0719-147&docClass=MW&sid=vuz24vex.5sz#patentDetailsTabIndex=1
  • 80 acre military land warrant in Humboldt County, Iowa per the ScripWarrant Act of 1855 (10 Stat. 701) based on service as a sergeant in Captain Cody's Company Georgia Mounted Volunteers (1838 war). Document Number 40702. Issued 15 August 1860, Fort Dodge Iowa land office. Bartley G. Pinson assigned (sold) this patent. A microfilmed copy of the original land warrant may be viewed at: https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=0443-002&docClass=MW&sid=vuz24vex.5sz#patentDetailsTabIndex=1




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See also these documents:

1) Bartley G. Pinson's widow's (Susan E. Alston) Indian Wars pension file #895. This file resides in the National Archives and is based on Bartley's 1838 War Service in the Gilmer Co. Georgia militia. Along with details about Bartley's service, the file contains a Bible page, which lists birth dates for Bartley, six children, his parents and his 3 siblings.

2) A 24 May 1861 letter from Bartley G. Pinson to Governor Joseph Emerson Brown addressed from White Path, Gilmer County Georgia. Bartley appeals to the Governor to set up a militia of older men to maintain law and order, while the young men are away at war. this letter resides in the Georgia Department of Archives and History in Atlanta Georgia. Note: Bartley's grandfather, Joseph Pinson, had land towards the end of the revolution on Cherokee Creek near Jonesborough in Eastern Tennessee. The Governor's grandfather, also named Joseph Brown, had land on the same Cherokee creek. When Joseph Pinson applied for his Revolutinary War Pension, Governor Brown's father in law, Joseph Grisham, handled correspondence on the pension. Among other things, Grisham owned an Inn in Pendleton Village, Pendleton District S.C. which was situated right next to Joseph Pinson's son's (Joseph Jr) blacksmith shop. So, Bartley's letter to the Governor was not to a stranger.

3) Also from e Georgia Department of Archives and History in Atlanta Georgia. is a muster-in Roll showing Bartley enlisted 7 July 1863 in Company D of the 16th Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards).

4) A land warrant of 80 acres, dated 5 August 1850, showing Daniel Colville was the assignee of "Bartley G. Pinson Sergeant Captain Cody's Company Georgia Militia Florida War". Note: The Florida War is another name for the 1838 War and Bartley did serve in Captain Cody's Company. This land apparently in Iowa. The warrant number appears to be 40702, although both the 7 and the zeros are quite odd.

5) A land warrant of 80 acres, dated 1 Sept 1853, showing Charles Whittlesey was the assignee of "Bartley G. Pinson Sergeant in Captain Cody's Company, First Regiment Georgia mounted Volunteers. Florida War". Note: This land apparently in Michigan. The warrant number appears to be 6667, although the 7 is quite odd.

posted by Gary Pinson

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