Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16199, for James Mc Kay, Maryland
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(8-1776)Service
MD.
McKay, James
Number
S.16199
Carded
Contents
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Ohio 19.786
James McKay
Clermont Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain McCreary of the Regt. commanded by Col. Bell in the Md. line for 7 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 23 dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of pension issued the 16 day of Sep. 1833 and [illegible] J.B, Morris Batavia

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $58.33
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 most '34 $11.66
$69.99
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Go. [illegible] Stiles clerk
Book E Vol 8 Page 17

Agency Book gives date of death Aug 2, 1833
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22561
James McKay
Ohio

Adm 7 months

Jonathan D. Morris
Clerk
Batavia
Clermont County
Ohio
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20 April 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, and will readily perceive
that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of James McKay Ohio
period when the service was rendered
1776 entered 
Duration of the Claimant's service
years
Months 5 
days
Rank of the claimant,
Private Names and rank of the field officers under whom he served
Cap Marony Col. Griffith
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service
[illegible] born in Prince George Ma 
entered in Frederick
Now lives in Clermont Co. Ohio
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Certificate of Clergyman and a citizen. not certified credible by the court

period when the service was rendered
1777 volun add com [illegible] home   
Duration of the Claimant's service
years
Months 2
days 21 /7
Rank of the claimant,
Private Names and rank of the field officers under whom he served
Cap Huff Genl. Smallwood
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service
[illegible] born in Prince George Md.
entered in Frederick
Now lives in Clermont Cy Ohio
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Certificate of Clergyman and a citizen. not certified credible by the court

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops, "militia" and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of
On this _day of _ 
personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of aged _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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _with and
served in the
(e) regiment of the _ line, under the following named officers:
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of _ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of __for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of __
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of __
for a pension.
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be exexpected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
{To a Soldier, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
To an Oficer has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
11. The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fall
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an athdavit in the following words:
personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For year months, and
days, I served as a . For months and - days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension,
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent
thority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
┃ The law makes
the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubseal
of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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State of Ohio Clermont County }Sct.

On this 6th day of August 1832 personally appears in open court before George P. Lomnes [illegible] and [illegible] Whitaker, Robert Hanes & John Emory associate Judges now sitting James McKay a resident of Tate Township of the county of Clermont and State of Ohio aged 80 years who being [illegible] first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as hereinto stated.  I was born in Prince Georges County Maryland and lived in Frederick County Maryland when I enlisted.  I enlisted for five months in August 1775 under Genrl. Bell, Col. Griffith or Griffins, Capt
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Phil or Philip Marony and served out the five months, was engaged in the battle of the Harlam Hights in that battle major Lutz fell.  I was called to guard on that occasion.  Major Genl. Putman [illegible] [illegible] was engaged during the [illegible] [illegible] this service in the battle of the White Plains state of New York which we made a [illegible] fight of from thence we marched to Fish Kill or Fishes Kill, there we took water and landed at or near a place called Hackensack in New Jersey, from there we marched to Fort Lee and from there [illegible] to Philadelphia when I was discharged.  In August  the latter part of [illegible] 1776, I volunteered in the militia service under Capt. Abraham Hoff or Huff , Michael Cristman first left [illegible] under the command of Genl. Smallwood we marched from Frederick town Maryland the place at which I volunteered.
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through Maryland into Pennsylvania and [illegible] there engaged in the battle of Paoli or in [illegible] depart from there or we marched and [illegible] a short time on the Schuylkill River, from there we marched and was engaged in the battle of Germantown, in this engagement fell by my side Michael [illegible] our first left [illegible] and our Capt. Abraham Hoff was [illegible] Just in advance of me, relief not being sent in time we was not discharged in the two months the time for which I enlisted, but served two months and three weeks and one week from there to the place of my engagement making in all of service eight months. I hereby relinquish my claim whatever to a pension or annuity accept the present, and [illegible] that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
James McKay

Sworn to in open court August 7th 1832
J. D. Morris Clerk [illegible]
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December 1, 1931.
BA-J/AWF/ILL
Mrs. Lucy McCoy Shoop
731 Bryden Road
Columbus, Ohio.

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to James McCoy, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16199, based upon his service in that war.
James McKay was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland, date not stated.
While a resident of Frederick County, Maryland, he enlisted and served as a private in the Maryland troops as follows: from sometime
in August, 1776, five months in Captain Philip Meroney's Company, Colonel Griffith's Regiment and was in the battles of Harlem Heights and White Plains; from July or August, 1777, three months in Captain Abraham Heff's
or Huff's Company and was in the battles of Paoli and Germantown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, at which time he was living in Tate Township, Clermont County,
Ohio. He was then eighty years of age.
He died August 2, 1833.
There are no data relative to his family in the papers in this claim.
This history is that of the only soldier name James McKay (McCoy) who served in the Maryland troops found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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Dele [illegible] to Washington
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16.199
INVALID
File No. 16.199
James McKay
Pri Rev War
Act: Jun 7th 32
Index: Vol. 1 Page 248
[Arrangement of 1870.]

May 24 1901
W. S. Thomas, Springfield

1918 Aug. 3. Hist. to Mrs. B. P. Ingram, thro desk of Mr. E. A.Cushard Clerk in Finance Div.

1929 Feb. 8 Hist. to Erwinia Senterry [illegible] 

1929 [illegible] 23 Hist. to [illegible] Jessie Wharton [illegible] 
1931 Nov. 30- Hist. to Mrs. Lucy McCoy Shoop- rec letter. John McCoy S40132 [illegible]
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James McKay
22581
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State of Ohio, Clermont County court of Common Pleas 
On Friday August 10th 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas for to above named county, James McKay an applicant for the benefit of the act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Revolution passed June 7th 1832 and made under oath the declaration bythe said act required and at the same time produced the certificate of Aaron Sargent and Robert Elrod made under oath before John R. Morris Esq. in reference to said application all of which is ordered to be certified [illegible] Deapartment of War.
I certify that the foregoing is truly copied from the minutes of the court of common pleas of Clermont County held in August 1832.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said court this 28th day of December 1832.

Jonathan D. Morris Clerk of Clermont Com. pleas

[illegible] JD Morris [illegible]

The state of Ohio Clermont County Court Common Pleas 
May Term 1833
"Upon motion this court certify that AaronSargent who has signed the certificate required by the pension department in support of the application of James McKay for a pension
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We the undersigners [illegible] of the county of Clermont and State of Ohio do hereby certify that for a number of years.  We have been personally acquainted with James McKay who is also a [illegible] of said county and we verily believe him to be a man of truth & veracity and of the age he represents himself to be [illegible] in his eighty first year and is respected and beloved in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier and we do concur in said opinion, and further, he has been and is now a member of in good standing in the Baptist Church.

Given under  our [illegible] this 4th day of August 1832

Aaron Sargent Clergyman
Robt. Elrod


the state of Ohio Clermont County

Personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace for said county Aaron Sargent & Robt. Elrod who being duly sworn do [illegible] & saith that the above certificate they believe to be true.  Given under my hand and seal this 4 of August 1832
John [illegible] J.P. "seal"
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is a Clergyman resident in Tate Township Clermont County Ohio and that Robert [illegible] who has also signed the same is a credible person resident in the same township and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Jonathan D. Morris Clerk of the court of Common [illegible]for Clermont County Ohio do hereby certify that the [illegible] and foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court at [illegible] May [illegible] 1833 in the matter of the application of James McKay for a pension & that John D. Morris before whom the affidavits of [illegible] [illegible] & Robert [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible][illegible] at the time an [illegible] justice of the Peace and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine .

In testimony whereof I have [illegible] to set my hand and affix the seal of said court this 20th day of May A.D. 1833
JD Morris Clerk

James McKay
Revolutionary Soldier
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2162 Sherwood Ave.
Louisville, Ky
May 9' 1928

Office of Commis. of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Being a descendant of Charles Daniel on one side of the family and of James McKay on the other, I am desirous of learning something about their services in the Revolutionary War.
Charles Daniel was born in 1735 and lived in Louis Co. Va.
James McKay lived in Maryland probably in the vicinity of Easton-Talbot Co. and died in 1833.
I think both of them receiv
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ed pensions.
Any information you can furnish concerning them will be most gratefully received.  Thanking you in advance for your kindness .  I am 
Respectfully yours
Ermina Senterry
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The Thomas Manufacturing Co.
HAY RAKES, TEDDERS, LOADERS
HARROWS DISC, SPRING TOOTH, DISC SEEDER,
LAWN MOWERS, IRON PUMPS, BICYCLES
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

May 17/01
Hon H. Clay Evans
Com of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir,
You of 3rd [illegible], giving me statement of the military history of James McKay, a Revolutionary Soldier, and I do not think this is the Jas McKay I want to know about.
For example'
You give Residence on enlistment, Westmoreland Co. Va. my records say enlisted in Frederick Co. Md.
You give, Date of application for pension, July 12, 1833. My record says, was pensioned in 1832
You give, Birth, April 10, 1760 in St. Marys Co Md.. My record says, Born 1753 in Prince George Co. Md.

In view of the differences in these 3 items, I thought probably there was another James McKay on your Revolutionary records, whose record there would correspond closer to my record and my record is reported to me as coming from the pension office in 1879.
I would like very much to  have the right James McKay, if there is more than the one, of whom you have sent me the record.
Would you kindly look into and advise me.
Thanking You for your kindness, 
Very truly
W.S. Thomas
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James McKay-pensioned as a Revolutionary soldier in 1832 born in Prince Georges Co Md. in 1753
enlisted in Frederick Co. MD. in 1775
died in Aug 1833 in Clermont Co. Ohio what was his service [illegible] his great grand daughter wants to join the D.A.R. and would like the data necessary to enable her to do so if obtainable here.

Mrs. Dr. BP Ingram
Moscow, Ohio

Personal inquiry Aug 3, 1918 to be sent through desk of [illegible] E. A. Cushard, Room 123 Finance Div
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[illegible]
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Concordia Kansas
Jan. 6, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,

I would like to know if there was a Revolutionary War pension granted to James McKay of Virginia.

Respectfully
(Miss) Jesse Wharton
Regent D.A.R.
Concordia, Kansas
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REVOL MARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
S.16199
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
19__
In reply to your request of __, received__ for 
a statement of the military history of James McKay a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
August 1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
5 mos.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Philip Marony
COLONEL.
Griffith
State 
Md.

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
July or August 1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Abraham Hoff or Huff

Battles engaged in,
Harlam Heights, White Plains, Paoli, Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Frederick Co. MD.
Date of application for pension,
Aug 6 1832 [illegible] 
Residence at date of application,
Tate Twp. Clermont Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, 80
Born Prince Georges Md.
Remarks:
There are no data as to his family
Respectfully,
commissioner

(for 1st ser. all Md. archives p. 4[illegible] 
James McCoy enl. Aug 1776 & as pri. was in battles of H.H. twp. (his serv was 76 (not 75)
(2nd ser at bat. Paoli which was Sept. 77 (not 76)
& Germantown Oct 77
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/ell
March 23, 1929

Miss Jessie Harton
Concordia
Kansas
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16699, it appears that James McKay was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland, date not stated.
While residing in Frederick County, Maryland, he
enlisted and served as a private with the Maryland Troops as follows:
From in August, 1776, five months in Captain Philip Marony's Company, Colonel Griffith's Regiment and was in the battles of Harlem Heights and White Plains; from July
of August, 1777, three months in Captain Abraham Hoff's or Huff's Company and was in the battles of Paoli and Germantown.
Aged 80 yrs.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1852 at which time he was living in Tate Town Clermont County, Ohio. There are no data as to his family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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February 3, 1939
Ermina Sentenny
216 Sherwood Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky
Madam
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16699, it appears that James McKay was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland, date not stated.
While residing in Frederick County, Maryland, he
enlisted and served as a private with the Maryland Troops as follows:
From in August, 1776, five months in Captain Philip Marony's Company, Colonel Griffith's Regiment and was in the battles of Harlem Heights and White Plains; from July or August, 1777, three months in Captain Abraham
Hoff's or Huff's Company and was in the battles of Paoli and Germantown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, at which time he was living in Tate Township, Clermont County, Ohio. There are no data as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.