Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,026, Nathanial Burris, Va.
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service    number
Va.  Burris, Nathanial  S.15,026
or Nathaniel
carded

[stamped] The National Archives of the United States
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Kentucky
Nathanial Burris
of Mercer Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Waugh of the Regt commanded by Col Crittenden in the Virginia line for 1 year
[stamped] The National Archives of the United States
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of March 1833 and sent to Gen R B McAfee Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $80.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  20.00
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$100.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 1 Page 3

Dup. Certificate issued 7 Dec'r 1887. & sent to Hon J. Harlan Ho Rep
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838. from 4 Sept 1836 to 4 Sept 1837. Act notified 8 Oct 1838

Death not on A. B.
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State of Kentucky Mercer County Ky } This day Nathaniel Burris a revolutionary soldier came into open Court and made oath to the following statement for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832, For the relief of certain surviving officers & soldiers of the revolution. I hereby state that I am now in the 71st year of my age and in the month of January 1779 I volunteered in the militia service of the State of Virginia in the county of Orange in Capt George Waugh's company for the purpose of guarding the prisoners taken with Burgoyne and faithfully served a tour of two months and was honorably discharged, and again in the month of July in the same year I volunteered in Capt Buckner' company and performed another tour of two months in the same service and again in the year 1779 I volunteered in William Crittendon's Brigade of Militia in the state of Virginia in a four month's tour in guarding the Baggage Waggons at the Albemarle Barracks and at Frederick town in the state of the state of Maryland This service was performed in the Continental service and line - and again in the summer and fall of the year 1781 I performed tour of four months under the Command of Capt Johnson of Stublefield in the militia of the state of Virginia and was present and aided at the Siege of York at which place I performed arduous duty in throwing up entrenchments and continued in service and was present when Lord Cornwallis was taken and remained until the November following and at this place I was wounded, which services in the whole amounted to twelve months and a few weeks which I served in the Militia of the state of Virginia and was honorably discharged at each place which s'd discharges I have long since lost or mislaid, so that I cannot find them - I am not now a Pensioner of this state or any state and I release all other claims to any Pension which I may have claim to besides
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this one now claimed. Witness my hand this 11th day of July 1832
Nathaniel Burris  X his mark

We the undersigned Lewis Perry aged 79 and Saml Burris aged 65 came into open court and made oath that they are well acquainted with Nathaniel Burris whose name is subscribed above and we know that he served in the Virginia Militia as he has stated in the years 1778, 1779 & 1781 and we are his acquaintances and lived in the same county in the state of Virginia and know of all his services aforesaid as stated in his affidavit amounting in the whole to twelve months actual service, and he now lives in the county of Mercer and state of Kentucky and is present before me at the signing of this affidavit - Witness our hands & seals this 11th July 1832- 
Lewis Perry  X his mark
Saml Burris  X his mark
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Nath'l Burris K.
from 1779 private 12 months $40
Gen'l McAfee