George W. Pentecost first appeared in Jefferson County in the 1812 Tax Roll. Next he is seen joining Captain John H. Shank's Company of Militia commanded by Col. Ferdinand L. Claiborne on 12 December 1812. He was discharged at Baton Rouge, LA, March 21, 1813. I have both his service records and his signature on a payroll, obtained from NARA in 1997. We do not know where he came from or where he went. The only "other" known George W. Pentecost was a son of Dorsey Pentecost who resided southwest of Pittsburgh, PA. The George Pentecost listed under Maj. Benjamin Smoots's Battalion of Mississippi Militia was George S. Pentecost, my g-g-grandfather. He was in Capt. John Jones's Co. I have his service records that clearly show his name as George Pentecost and G. S. Penticost. His service was from 2 November 1813 until 1 January 1814. General Claiborne took all the Militia (and any regular Army) along with the Choctaws under Pushmataha, starting on 13 December 1813, from Fort Claiborne on the east bank of the Alabama River near Monroeville, and arriving at the Creek Holy City on 23 December 1813 (120 miles in 10 days). They assaulted, took and destroyed the Creek Holy City that day. I joined the Claiborne-Jefferson Historical Society to find out what we could on George W. Pentecost. I donated five rolls of microfilm containing the Tax Rolls and Censuses of the MS Territory to the Society and they should be available at the Library in Port Gibson, MS. George R. Lewis 9107 Camille Drive Huntsville, AL 35802-3419 Tel/Fax: (256) 881 - 3214 email: grlew@aol.com

Hi George, I may have found your George Pentecost, however, the record I have reads "George S. Pentecost." From "Passports Issued by Governors of Georgia, 1785 - 1820" compiled by Mary G. Bryan: "Saturday, 15th February, 1812 On application, ordered: That a passport be prepared for Messers. James McConnell and George S. Penticost, with twenty-five negroes, from Williamsburgh District, South Carolina, to travel through the Indian Nations to the Western Country, which was presented and signed." Between 1785 and 1820, people who passed through the Creek or Cherokee Nations, on their way to the newly opening MS Territory, were required to apply for a passport from the Governor of Georgia. Many of these records survive, however, not all list the home of the applicant. So, if this George is your ancestor, it's a fortunate thing that his home in SC is included! Hope this helps. Nancy Baldridge, Cain, Courtney, Curtis, Carmichael, Dawkins, Doty, Garmon, Garrett, Hanon, Jackson, McCormick, Matthews, Osborne, Robertson, Sharp, Stampley, Stringer, Warren and more! www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 ; www.thepastwhispers.com George W. Pentecost first appeared in Jefferson County in the 1812 Tax Roll. Next he is seen joining Captain John H. Shank's Company of Militia commanded by Col. Ferdinand L. Claiborne on 12 December 1812. He was discharged at Baton Rouge, LA, March 21, 1813. I have both his service records and his signature on a payroll, obtained from NARA in 1997. We do not know where he came from or where he went. The only "other" known George W. Pentecost was a son of Dorsey Pentecost who resided southwest of Pittsburgh, PA. The George Pentecost listed under Maj. Benjamin Smoots's Battalion of Mississippi Militia was George S. Pentecost, my g-g-grandfather. He was in Capt. John Jones's Co. I have his service records that clearly show his name as George Pentecost and G. S. Penticost. His service was from 2 November 1813 until 1 January 1814. General Claiborne took all the Militia (and any regular Army) along with the Choctaws under Pushmataha, starting on 13 December 1813, from Fort Claiborne on the east bank of the Alabama River near Monroeville, and arriving at the Creek Holy City on 23 December 1813 (120 miles in 10 days). They assaulted, took and destroyed the Creek Holy City that day. I joined the Claiborne-Jefferson Historical Society to find out what we could on George W. Pentecost. I donated five rolls of microfilm containing the Tax Rolls and Censuses of the MS Territory to the Society and they should be available at the Library in Port Gibson, MS. George R. Lewis 9107 Camille Drive Huntsville, AL 35802-3419 Tel/Fax: (256) 881 - 3214 email: grlew@aol.com ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== "Don't Mess with Mississippi!"