Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,530, for Matthew Mc Glasson, Virginia
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VA
McGlasson, Matthew
S. 15530
carded
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[ ]nscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
[ ] the rate of 60 Dollars -00- Cents per annum,
[ ]ommence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

[ ]rtificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Feby
1834 and William
[ ]wens Columbia,
Arrears to the 4th of Sept  150.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 30.00
$180.00
{ Revolutionary Claim,}
{ Act June 7, 1832.}
[ ]corded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
[ ]ok E Vol. 7 Page 24
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Matthew McGlasson
Kentucky

from p. 18
$60

N.G.E

Militia never drafted for 18 mo 
except for Contl

claimant not Coe on Rolls -

proof reqd

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July 5 '5

Wm Owens
Columbia

(lined out) Mr. Garther
Ken
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BRIEF in the case of Matthew McGlasson
of Adair Cy in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 77
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of and Field Officers under whom he served. 
Years, | Months, | Days. | As a | Gen
Oct 78- Jany 79 | ___3____| private | [ Capt Perkins struck through] Col. Chas. May
Feby 1780 | 1| 6 | ___| "| Capt. Ford - {Col. Calloway | Genl Muhlenberg | [illegible] 1781} * | 27 [days] | ordy Sergt | Capt branch |
5. In what battles was he engaged?
Defeat of Genl Gates
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Buckingham Cy Va & Amelia Cy Va
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

[illegible initials] C. Easton
Examining Clerk.
16 Jany 1833

* says he paid for a substitute who served
four months
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Matthew McGlassen
Declaration
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Mr Gaither
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State of Kentucky Adair County [illegible]
October Term1832
On this First day of October in the year 1832, Personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Adair County Court was sitting Matthew McGlasson, a resident of County of ┃
State [illegible] 77 year of age, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the benifit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.
That he entered the servace of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated.
That in October 1778 then a citizen of Buckingham County Virginia, he was drafted for, and did serve Three Months under the command of Coln Chares May, Capt Harden Perkins Lieut. Anthony Murry, Most of the time as one of the guard to then Hessian prisners in
Albermarle County VA near Charlottesville and was discharged, and sent home in January 1779. That he then removed to Amelia County Virginia and again as a drafted Malitia Man in February 1780 entered the servaces
under Capt William Ford, Lieut. John Gills, was then marched to high Rock[illegible] on Haw river North Carolina, where they were attatched to Col John [illegible]lloways Regiment [illegible] that command, untill after the defeat of General Gates, which unfortunate Battle, he McGlasson was one of the sufferers. When in a 
short time after said defeat were rallied at
Hillsborough, Orange County North Carolina, then ordered to 96, but marched no farther than the high hills of Santee River still under the same Officers.  From the high hills of Santee were Marched to Cabbin Point, VA,  under the command of Major Mc[illegible] and said Ford & Gills the company officing at Cabbin Point was put under the commission of General Muhlenburgd, was then marched to a place called the Mobbin Hills in Virginia and was there discharged, having been in several Schirmishes at Cabbin point, after the British had burned down the Merchant Mills by same called Mackey Mills, by same Called Coopers
Mills serving at this time 18 Months commencing Feb 1780 and ending 1781, he then removed back to Buckingham Cty. Va. and was imme[illegible] drafted under the command of Capt Robert Cary, Lieut. John Skrugs and about the 4th day of September 1781 furnished a substitute, by the name of
Jonathan Branch, he was received by Capt Cary, he paid said Branch two suits of Cloath a napsack, one half [illegible], a Cow & Calf and $500 Continental Money.
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and in about 9 days after Branch Started, another call was made by draft and
it then was the law, that if any man was served by a substitute if in the
absence of the substitute a draft happened, and the substitute was drafted
the man hiring him was to die his place by which he McGlasson was taken
of Jonathan Branch on division to John Cross
James Aken Lieut was by said John Crouch appointed orderly Sargent for the
company or was led marched to and joined the Army at the said of York
and when we arrived, said Branch had enlisted in the State Legion
during the war, then by Motion of capt Crouch a Court Martial was held
and they discharged in from the service, and my substitute habited
this day before Corn Wallace surrendered to Gen. Washington her
his said two sons four months by his substitute, and by himself or
perhaps 27 day he further states that he received a discharged for every
you but the doth not know what has became of them, and that he
has no documentary he can prove his services nor does he know
of any person
by whom he can prove them, he has lately been
that James Agay, and John Garrett in
some years ago and see if they be now being by
them he could
establish his servacizin full, but his indigent
cumstance and worn out old age under him incapable of search
proof, soon after the war he removed to Camel County
County Pa. then
Henry John Ward his son
for the last 17
and has
years
●
now state that he was born in Buckingham County Va, in
He has a record of his age at his residence
claim whatever to a pension or annuity except
of the agency of any
State of Teritory
the present he declares that his name in the pension
Matthew McGlasson
mark
We Joseph Turner a clergyman residing in the
County of Adair & William Mosley residing
in said
County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Matthew McGasson who has subscribed & sworn
to the above declaration that we believe him to be
seventy seven years of age that he is reputed and
believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the Revolution and that in
sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid William Mile
opinion
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State of Kentucky. Adair county Set

I William Caldwell clerk of the county
court for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing [unreadable] of the original proceddings of the said court in the matter of the application of Matthew McGlasson for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 3rd day of October 1832.

Wm Caldwell
Clerk of the Adair County Court
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1.
State of Kentucky
Adair County
Be it Remembered that on this 14th day of October 1833 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Adair aforesaid State of Ky Mathew McGlasson a resident of the County & State of? aged now 78 years of age who Being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath state that on the first day of October 1832 he filed and made his declaration in [ill] County court of Adair County, State of Kentucky for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 to which Declaration he offers  this as an amendment he states that by way of addition and amendment & explanation of his former declaration that in the year 1778 in the County of Buckingham State of Virginia he was drafted as a private malitiaman for three months and entered the service of the United States as a Drafted private malitiaman in Capt Hardin Perkins Company. Anthony M[ill] he was attached to Col Charles May's regiment and was marched to Albemarle Barracks to guard prisoners where he remained untill his term of service expired and was honorably discharged by his Capt & returned home he then moved to Amelia County Virginia and in the month of February 1780 was again drafted as a private malitiaman for three months and entered the service of the United States as a drafted private Malitiaman in Capt William Fords
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M. T. R. Putnam
1825 Kinney Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio

Dear Sir:

    You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 15530, that Matthew Mc Glasson was born January 3, 1756 in Buckingham County, Virginia.

    While residing in Buckingham County, Virginia, he enlisted in October, 1778, and served three months as a private in Captain Harden Perkins' company, Colonel Charles May's Virginia regiment. He moved to Amelia County, Virginia, and enlited in February, 1780 and served as a privte in Captain William Ford's company, Colonel John Calloway's Virginia regiment and was in the battle of Camden and several skirmishes, serving until in August, 1781.  He oved bavk to Buckingham County, and served aout ten days in Captain Robert Cary's company, Colonel Cabell's Virginia regiment, and about twenty days as orderly sergeant in Captai John Crouch's company, Colonel Dugit's regiment.

    Soon after the war he moived to Charlotte Couhty, Virgini, then Campbell County, and in 1813, to Cumberland County, Kentucky.

    He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, at which time he was living in Adair County, Kentucky.

   He referred to his wife as ilving during his service, but her namae is not shown and there us no reference to children,

Very truly yours

E W Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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Matthew McGlasson

Wm Owen
Columbia
[Lined out] Ten
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Columbia Ky  Jan12th 1834
Dear Sir
I have amended Mathew McGlassons
Declaration as much as can be done
consistant with the facts of the case.
he can make no definite statement
other than those in the amended
declarations as you will see he says
he cannot recollect of having renew
his engagements at the End of three months
but has stated and as to that part of his
services no further explanation can be
given therefore should that part of
his services be not satisfactorily states
for 5 tours of three months each you
please do to him what you may
Consider right Compatable
with your duty he is poor and needy
and I have no doubt he is justly
entitled to all he claims but submits
his case to you to make such an
allowance as his papers will justify
I am Dear Sir
with Respect & esteem
your most obt svt

Wm Owens