Pension application files for most War of 1812 veterans, however, will be found in the second series of pension files, i.e., those based on the acts of 1871 and 1878. These acts, based on length of service alone, relate mostly to militia veterans called to federal service. The 1871 act provided pensions to veterans who had served at least sixty days or to their widows if they had married before 1815.
The 1878 act provided pensions to those veterans, or their widows, who only served fourteen days. By the time these acts were passed, most applicants were widows or minors rather than veterans themselves. A typical file usually contains the soldier's or widow's application file, a statement of service usually provided by the Pension Bureau, and other papers prepared by the Third Auditor's Office. Of the two, the widow's or minor's application is potentially the richest in genealogical information. This is because the widow had to provide proof of marriage, including the date or place of marriage, and usually the maiden name. Important data about marriages before 1815 found in some of the files may not be available anywhere else. Interfiled among these pensions in some cases are some bounty land application files. While the pension files are not on microfilm, an informative index showing much data has been microfilmed as Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files (M313, 102 rolls). Supplementing the index is a remarried widow's card index, which covers the period 1816 - 1860. The alphabetically arranged index cards show the new remarried name of the veteran's widow and the former veteran's name.
1812 - 1814
Georgia (hosted at US GenWeb Archives or USGenWeb War 1812 Project)
- Statewide Pensions
- Allen, Charles Pension 1879
- Anderson, Thomas F. Bounty Land
- Armistead, John War of 1812 Bounty Land Application
- Berryhill, Joseph War of 1812 Service
- Brantley, Jesse Bounty Land
- Bridges, James Pension War of 1812
- Bridges, James War of 1812 Pension
- Bridges, Solomon War of 1812
- Bridges, Wiley War of 1812 Pension
- Broadnax, John H. Absentees War of 1812
- Brown, John 1812-1813 Capt Crowell's
- Cook, John Pension Application
- Crowell, Henry War of 1812
- Davis, Brittain Service + Bounty Land
- Ethridge, Allen Pension Application for wife Nancy
- Green, Thomas War of 1812 Pension Application
- Hawkins, Benj 1814-15 Letter Gov Early
- Hawthorne, Joshua
- Howell, Dempsey Pension 1879
- King, James 1814
- Langley, Jacob July 4 1871 Pension
- Lanier, George War of 1812 and Creek War Pension Application
- McBee, Samuel (widow Millie) 1880
- Meaders, Barney Pension-Land Bounty War of 1812
- Murray, John Pension + Bounty Land
- Paul, Brice 1815
- Perry, Reddick B.
- Posey, Squire and wife, Milly 1812 Pension
- Rowell, William Pension
- Stripling, William Pension War of 1812
- Tudor, John Evans - Bounty Land Claim 1851
- Webb, James
- Wilson, Stephen
- Wiseman, William War of 1812
- Womack, Charles War of 1812 Pension
- Worthy, Leonard Company War of 1812 Pensioners
- Appling County
- Banks County
- Bartow County
- William B Grant November 21 1814, Warof1812
- William Stripling, Pension
- Bibb County
- Campbell County
- Jacob Langley July 4 1871, Widows Pension
- Carroll County
- Catoosa County
- Cherokee County
- Clarke County
- 1883 Pensions Pensions
- Allen Charles, Pension
- Hightower, Glovina, Widows Pension
- Lanier George, Pension
- Clay County
- Green, Thomas, Pension
- Clayton County
- 1883 Pensions Pensions
- Ford, Cynthia Morgan Ebehart, Widows Pension
- Clinch County
- Coffee County
- Coweta County
- Crawford County
- 1840 Pensioners Census
- Howell, Dempsey, Pension
- Dade County
- 1840 Pensioners Census
- McBee, Samuel, Widows Pension
- Dooly County
- Woodruff, Reuben, Survivor's Pension
- Dougherty County
- Elbert County
- Fannin County
- Godfrey, Thomas, Pension
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Godfrey, Thomas Pension
- Glynn County
- Gordon County
- Greene County
- Bridges, James Pension
- Green, Thomas, Pension Application
- Gwinnet County
- Bridges, Wiley Pension
- Gwinnett County
- Fraser, Samuel Pension
- Habersham County
- Hancock County
- Maddox, Samuel Pension
- Haralson County
- 1883 Pensions Pensions
- Griffith William, Pension
- Griffith, William Survivors Pension
- Rowell, William Pension
- Harris County
- Hart County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Cook, John Pension Application
- Ford, Cynthia and Daniel Pension
- 1883 Pensions Military Pensions
- Houston County
- 1883 Pensions Pensions
- Dean, Elijah, Pension Papers
- Dean, Elijah, Pension
- Dean, Elijah, Pension
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- 1883 Pensions Pensions
- Gray, George Pension, Bounty Application
- Howell, Dempsey Pension
- Pension Claim of Lydia Scott, wife of Daniel Scott
- Tudor, John Evans - Bounty Land Claim of his widow
- 1883 Pensions Pensions
- Laurens County
- 1883 Pensions Pensions
- Dean, Elijah, Pension Papers
- Dean, Elijah, Pension
- Dean, Elijah, Pension
- Liberty County
- Lincoln County
- Lowndes County
- Sheldon, Jane A. Pensioner
- Lumpkin County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- McDuffie County
- McIntosh County
- Meriwether County
- Milton County
- Mitchell County
- Monroe County
- 1883 Pensions Pensions
- Dempsey Howell January 27 1879 Pension
- Maddox, Samuel November 21, 1814 Service Record
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Green, Thomas Pension
- Murray County
- Newton County
- Woodruff, Reuben Pension
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- 1883 Pensions Pensioners of Oglethorpe County
- Goolsby, Barnett Pension
- Green, Thomas, Pension
- Paulding County
- Griffith William Pension
- Griffith William Survivor’s Pension
- Pike County
- Bateman, David Service Record
- Polk County
- Putman County
- Phillips, Levi Pension
- Wilson, Stephen Pension
- Quitman County
- Rabun County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Schley County
- Screven County
- Spalding County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taliaferro County
- Tattnall County
- Taylor County
- Telfair County
- Terrell County
- Thomas County
- Towns County
- Troupe
- Twiggs County
- Dempsey Howell January 27 1879 Pension
- Union County
- Upson County
- Walker County
- Ware County
- Warren County
- Webster County
- Wilkinson County
Georgia Subscription Military Databases
- The General Society of the War of 1812, 1976 Bicentennial Supplement to the 1972 Register Robert Glenn Thurtle Editor - Free Index
- The Roster of the General Society of the War of 1812
- War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815
- War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
- War of 1812 Service Records
- War of 1812, Prisoner of War Records, 1812-1815
- War of 1812: Miscellaneous Canadian Records
- Register of the General Society of the War of 1812