Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31917, for Thomas Price, Virginia
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3-1776
Service
Number
VA.
Price, Thomas
S. 31917
Contents
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26615
Indiana
Thomas Price
of Monroe Co. in the State of Indiana who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Rader of the regt. commanded by Col. Gibson in the Virginia line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of April 1834 and Hon G L Kinnard H R
Arrears to the 4th of March     90.00
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Sept.    15.00
$105.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Ian Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 124
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Declaration

State of Indiana
Monroe County ⎬ On this sixteenth day 
day of October in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and 
thirty two personally appeared before
me (the (undersigned) Stephen P. Seall
One of the Judges of the Circuit Court
of said County being a Court of Record
and I being an associate Judge of said
Court said Circuit Court being composed 
of a President and two Associate
Judges. Thomas Price a resident of
said County and State aged eighty
two years, who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on his oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the Act of Congress passed
the 7th of June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United
under the following named officers and
served as herein stated.

He was born on the twenty second
day of April in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and fifty in the then County of
Frederick in the State of Virginia. His Fathers
name was John. He resided in said County
and state with the exception of six years
untill this applicant entered into the service
In the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven
in the month of September he volunteered
in said United States service in the Virginia
Militia in the Company of Infantry commanded by Michael Rader in the Regiment commanded 
by Colonel _ Gibson on the
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Brigade commanded by General Hand
for a period and tour of three months.
A new county having been formed between and
out of the said County of Augusta
and the County of Frederick this applicant
though still residing in his old nieghborhood
was now living in said new County called the
Shenandoah. He was rendezvoused and entered the service
in said last named County in said
month of September. He was marched
thence to Fort Pitt now Pittsburgh at
the fork of Allegany and Mononghahela
Rivers against the Indians. Thence he
was marched down to Fort Wheeling,
where he was stationed upwards of a
month. He was marched homeward
and dismissed on the way at Cape Capon
River. He served said tour of three
months faithfully and to the acceptance
of his said officers, he received no written
discharge

In the year seventeen hundred and
eighty two he thinks in the month of
January. The company to which he
belonged being called upon to furnish
a certain number of men he
with the number required he still living in said Shenandoah County volunteered
and entered into the service of the United 
States in the Virginia Militia for a
tour of three months. In the company of Infantry
commanded by Captain John Seahorn
He thinks he was not
attached to any Regiment. He entered
the service in the County of Shenandoah
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in said State. He was marched and
served as a guard in charge of the
prisoners taken by General Morgan
at the Battle of the Cowpens. From
Shenandoah County he guarded said
prisoners to Winchester Virginia to
the Barracks there, where they and this
applicant as guard were stationed
about three months. When he was
marched guarding said prisoners to
the Maryland line, where the
Maryland Militia took charge
of the prisoners, and he was then dismissed
some time in April 1782 name of the
County not recollected without any written discharge



In said last mentioned year (1782), Seventeen hundred and eighty two,
this applicant again volunteered in
the service of the United States in the
Militia of Virginia in the same manner
as in said last and second tour in
the month of September about the 22d
day, in the Company of Infantry commanded
by Captain Martin Naul. He living
was at said County of Shenandoah
when he volunteered and entered the
service. Thence, was marched to
Little York River York Town in Virginia near the
sea coast. On the other side of the river
where were stationed the British Light Horse He here joined the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Elias Edmond or Edmondson
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under the command of General
George Washington at Head
Quarters. He was ordered and was
employed at ditching entrenching
and making breast works. He
commenced entrenching and making
breast work at the distance of about
a mile from Cornwallis
and progressed successively untill
he reached in about a quarter
where they were about to plant
some of Washingtons Great
Cannon when Lord Cornwallis
surrendered. About Wednesday
was the surrender. He was employed
filling up the trenches for the British
to march out to stack arms
which they did on Friday. On Saturday
he marched in charge of said
prisoners up through Virginia
to the Potomac River where he
was dismissed. The prisoners being
put under guard of the Maryland
Militia. He served in said last
tour three months. He states his
age from a recollection of the Record
he knows not what become
of it. He never received any written
discharge. He served in all said time
and tour nine months faithfully and
to the acceptance of his officers. 
He received perhaps about 25 cents
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a day during said last tour which
alltogether for the whole tour was
not worth fifty cents in specie. He has
never received any other pay for any
of said services. Said pay being in
Continental paper money. He lived
in said County of Shenandoah five
years after the war. He then removed
to Pulaski County Kentucky, resided
there thirty two years, then removed
to Monroe County Indiana where he
resided for two years, and now
resides. He has no documentary
evidence of any part of his services
nor does he know of any person
whose testimony he can or could
produce except the certificates here
with. He relinquishes hereby every
claim to a pension or anuity except
the present and declares that
his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed this day
and year aforesaid. He is unable
to attend Court by
reason of age and
weakness.

Thomas Price
x his mark

He also states that there is
no clergyman convenient whose certificate
he can procure.

Thomas Price x his mark
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We John Hansford James Evermon, and James Smock residing in the neighborhood of
Thomas Price hereby certify that we are all
well acquainted with the said Thomas
Price who has subscribed and sworn to the 
above declaration, that we believe him
to be about eighty two years of age; that he
is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of
the revolution, and that we concur in 
that opinion.
I the said John Hansford have been well 
acquainted with the said Thomas Price
from my infancy. I being thirty three of
age about twenty years of which time I
have resided in the same neighborhood with
him, during all which time he was reputed
and believed where he resided to have been
a soldier of the revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed this day aforesaid.
John Hansford
James Smock
James Evermon
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I the said Stephen P Seall Judge of the said Monroe Circuit Court do declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that Thomas Price the within & foregoing named applicant was a revolutionary soldier as he states and served as he states   And I do further certify that it appears fully satisfactory to me that no clergyman resides convenient and in the neighborhood  that John Hansford James Smock and James Evermon who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the same neighborhood with the said Thomas Price   that the said John Hansford has as he states been acquainted with said Thomas Price from his infancy   And that they are all credible persons and that their statement is entitled to the fullest credit.  I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that said applicant is infirm and could not attend court & that his witnesses could not be procured in Court without some inconvenience to the applicant which is not in my opinion necessary.  I have therefor in pursuance of the act of Congress attended at his place of abode have sworn him to his said declaration put said interrogatories to him & sworn said witnesses to the foregoing certificate.
Given under my hand as such Judge the day & date aforesaid.
Stephen P. Seall

I Jacob Howe Clerk of the Court of Monroe County in the State of Indiana do certify that Stephen P. Seall is a Judge of the Monroe County Circuit Court as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office as Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County this 16th day of October AD 1832
J Howe Clerk
[SEAL]
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

April 3, 1925

Mrs. Eva G. Maloney
Newcastle, Va.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31917 it appears that Thomas Price, the son of John, was born April 22, 1750 in Frederick County (that part which was later Shenandoah, Virginia.
While a resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia he enlisted in September 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain Michael Rader's Company, Colonel Gibson's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in January 1781 and served three months in Captain John Seahorn's Virginia Company.
He enlisted September 22, 1781, served three months as a private in Captain Martin Naul's company, Colonel Elias Edmund's Virginia Regiment and was at the Siege of Yorktown.
About five years after the Revolution he moved to
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Pulaski County, Kentucky and after thirty-two years moved to Monroe County, Indiana where he was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832 aged eighty-two years.  It is not stated whether he was ever married.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of his death, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office.  1800 E Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data--" Thomas Price, Certificate No. 26615, issued April 7, 1834, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency".

Acting Commissioner.
[handwritten notation]
Date of death not on AB
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31917
Reg INVALID.

File No. 31, 917
Thomas Price
Pri Rev war

Act: June 7th 32
[I]ndex: - Vol. 2, Page 328.
[[Arrangement of 1870.]]

[top right fold notation]
1935 -APT.3 - Hist. to Mrs. Eva G. Maloney. MMHF
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Newcastle, Virginia-
Feb. 29th, 1925

Pension Office 
Washington-D.C.

Will the officer in charge of old Files please furnish me the following official report - concerning a Revolutionary Pensioner?  The purpose of this request is to identify a Virginia 
Revolutionary Soldier who died in Indiana about 1835 - date of death particularly wanted, 
and place of last payment of Pension.  The facts known and recently noted from one Department in the Pension office are as follows:  "Thomas Price born in Shanandoah or Frederick County Virgina April 20th 1759.
Enlisted in Rev: 1777 - again in 1782.
Lived for 5 years after war in Shenandoah County Virgina: then moved to Pulaski County Kentucky Lived 32 years. Then moved to Indiana & was there in 1834! I wish the place and time of death when Pensions ceased.  Mrs. Eva Grant Maloney