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Oath of Allegiance
We whose names are hereunto subscribed do swear or affirm that
we renounce and refuse all allegiance to George third King of
Great Britain, his heirs successors and that, I will be faithful
and bear true allegiance to the
Commonwealth of Virginia as a free and independent State and
that I will
not at any time do or Cause to be done any matter or thing that
will be
make known to some one Justice of the Peace for the said State
all treasons or traitorous Conspiracies which I now or hereafter
shall know to be formed against this or any of the United States
of America.
The list of persons, who were administered the Oath of Allegiance, in Montgomery Co., by John Montgomery, in 1777 include George Walters.
The records of the Montgomery Co. Militia Court Martial, April, 1778. Fined two months pay for refusing to march out to protect the county frontier, taken into custody and treated as a deserter, the list includes George Walters.
1780 - August "Following the confessions, Montgomery and Botetourt Counties proceeded to bring these persons to trial for misbehavior and treason against the State. Those who were tried were:" On this list was George Walters.
The action taken by the court varied from posting bond to "gaol" in Augusta to enlisting in the Continental Army, to receiving thirty-nine lashes. Those who enlisted included George Walters, who was charged with being a soldier in the British service, who was "a poor and ignorant man". He agreed to enlist for 18 months from the time of arrival at General Washington's Camp.
1780 - Sept.
"The following Montgomery County soldiers of the Revolutionary
War enlisted in Chesterfield Co., Virginia. The register of
troops who enlisted
since Sept. 1, 1780, is found in the Size Roll of Troops, or the
so-called
Chesterfield Register. The names of the men who were from
Montgomery
Co., Virginia at the time of their enlistment, have been
selected from
complete records. The register includes birth place, residence,
height,
color of hair, eyes and complexion, as well as occupation, age
and date of
enlistment (Sept. 11, 1780, unless otherwise stated), and length
of service (one year six months unless otherwise stated)."
In this list of names of the men from Montgomery County is the
following:
1780
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George Walters - age 41 - 5' 6 1/2" - planter - born Lancaster
County,
Pennsylvania - gray hair - gray eyes - dark complexion.
Also, it seems George Walters may have married a second time. Tradition says that Christina Crewey wouldn't let him come back home because of his Tory activities. They may have been divorced.
In 1791 George Walters married Ann Hank/Hanky, a widow.
George Walters was the surety for the marriage of Hannah Hanky and Henry Lybrook in 1796. Henry Lybrook is also listed on the Chesterfield Register, born in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
George Walters gave his consent for his step-daughter, Mary Hanky to marry Jacob Snidow in 1798.
In 1813, Jacob Snidow, overseer of the poor, was paid $30.00 for keeping George Walters for one year.
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