Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35531, for Gabriel Murphy, Virginia
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(3-1776)
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Continental
Va.
CONTENTS
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Murphy, Gabriel
or Murphey
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S35531
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dec copd. for Hon. C.A. Wickliffe H. R. Jan. 6, 18[smudged]2
Let.  30 March 1840
[illegible] J. Pope

19.040
Kentucky R
Gabriel Murphy 
of Nelson Co. in the state of Kentucky
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Caption Stribling of the regiment commanded by Colonel Washington in the Virginia line, for the term of three years.   On [illegible]
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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of March 1823

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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of July 18[illegible]
and Sent to B. Hardin Esq
Bardstown, Ky.
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Arrears to 4th of March, 1813     
Semi anl. all'ce ending [illegible] Sept 1883

   1.[illegible]
  48
$49.[illegible]

Revolutionary Claim
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.  x

March 1 1823
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Nelson Circuit Court
Feby Seven 1840
Sworn to in Court by
Gabriel Murphy this
10th March 1840
James Slaughter [illegible]
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Hon. J. Pope
H.R.


Nelson Circuit Court
Feby Seven 1840
Sworn to in Court by
Gabriel Murphy this
10th March 1840
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State of Kentucky
County of Nelson} Ls

On this 10th day of March 1840, personally appeared Gabriel Murphy a resident of said County - (in the Nelson Circuit Court, being a Court of Record in the State and County aforesaid) aged 81 years who being first duly sworn according to Law state on his Oath makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the years 1778 or 1779 with Capt. Richard Easton, and served first in the first Virginia Regiment of the Virginia Line, under said Captain Easton, that after remaining in said Regiment for some time, He was transfered to Col. Wm Washingtons light Infantry, and continued in that corps until he was discharged, which was on the 4th day of January 1782 at Salisberry North Carolina.  He states that he does not recollect at this time the officer who commanded the first Virginia Regiment during the time he served in said Regiment.  His declaration, now on file in the War Office, is referred to and under which a pension was granted him under the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 & May the 1st 1820 & March the 1st 1823.  his certificate is No. 19040 and dated the 30th day of July 1823.  The affiant states that when he enlisted in the service he resided in Hampshire County, State of Virginia.  He states that he was in the Battle of Cowpen, Battle of Gilford, Battle of 96, Battle at Campden, Battle at Eutaw Springs when Col William Washington was taken prisoner.  He was then wounded in the left arm, the Bullett is still in his arm it never having been extracted.  He was shot by one of the British light Horse.  This man he killed. during the time of his service, He was principally in the Carolinas.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a  pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension role of any agency except the agency at Lexington State of Kentucky.

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year aforsd. in open court
Ats James Slaughter for clk

Gabriel his X mark Murphy
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Nelson Circuit Court February Term 1840

"This written affidavit of Gabriel Murphy and    petition praying that [illegible] the benefit of the pension act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 is subscribed and favoured to by him in Open Court which is ordered to be certified and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, done this 10th March 1840 in the same afsd.

A copy att   James Slaughter Jr [illegible]

Nelson Circuit for
I James Slaughter Jr clerk of the court aforesaid do certify that the foregoing order is truly Copied from the Records in My Office

In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of the Said Court at Bardstown this 16th of March 1840 & 48 years of the

James Slaughter Jr.

[Image of possible seal which is not legible]
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January 22, 1935.

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BA-J ady
Gabriel Murphy, S.355 31
Joseph Sidebottom W.8727

Mrs. Scott C. Hanna
20 East Delaware Place
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Gabriel Murphy and Joseph Sidebottom, Revolutionary War pensioners.

Their records are furnished you herein as found in the claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

Gabriel Murphy, S.35531

Gabriel Murphy, the name is also shown as Murphey, was born in January 1760, day, place and the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Hampshire County, Virginia, Gabriel Murphy enlisted the last of December 1778, served as private in Captains John Stribling's, Oldhouse's, Wallace's, Richard Easton's and Thomas Ednmunds' Companies, and in Colonel Richard Parker's First Virginia Regiment, in the Seventh Virginia Regiment, in Colonel William Washington's Regiment, and in Lieutenant Robert Jouett's Company, First Virginia Detachment, was in the battles of Rugley's Mills, Cowpens, Guildford, Camden, Ninety-six, and Eutaw Springs where he was severely wounded in the right side and the left arm, and discharged December 31, 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 3, 1819 while a resident of Nelson County, Kentucky, where he had lived over twenty-seven years.  He was still living in said county in 1840.

In 1820 soldier's wife was aged about fifty-seven years, two daughters, their ages not stated, and a grandchild was about four years old, no names are shown.  There are no further family data.

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Date of death not on att

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Joseph Sidebottom, W.8727

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Joseph Sidebottom are not shown.

He served as a minute man during the year 1775, names of officers not stated.  He enlisted in Hampton, Virginia, served as private in Captain Charles West's Company, Colonel Weedon's Third Virginia Regiment; was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and discharged in February 1778, having served two years.  He also served in the Virginia Militia and was in the battle of King's Mountain, no details of this service given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 17, 1818 at which time he was sixty-three years old and a resident of Henry County, Kentucky.

Joseph Sidebottom died May 11, 1839, place not stated.

This soldier married Agnes or Agatha Stapp or Step, born September 1, 1783, place and the names of her parents not shown.  They were married in Mercer County, Kentucky, near Danville, at the home of Patrick Shields, no relationship stated.  The marriage bond was dated August 4, 1784.

Soldier's widow, Agnes or Agatha Sidebottom was allowed pension on her application executed May 22, 1839 while a resident of Henry County, Kentucky,  In August 1843 she was living in Trimble County, Kentucky.

Soldier and Agnes or Agatha had nine children, five daughters and four sons, the oldest child was aged "upwards" of fifty-three years in 1839 [names not designated] [omit next line.]  In 1823 John, a son of soldier and Agnes or Agatha, was twenty-two years old, and a daughter Lucinda, was then twenty-four years old, no other names of children are designated.

In 1818 John Sidebottom, a brother of soldier, was living in Clark County, Kentucky, his age not stated.

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In 1839 one John Sidebottom was a resident of Henry County, Kentucky, his age or relationship to soldier not stated.  There are no further family data.

Very truly yours


A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Date of widow's death not on [illegible]
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Applicant aged 59 years - a farmer.  unable to work but little in consequence of wounds recd in revy war.

[illegible] about 57 yrs old - 2 daughters age unstated.

Real Estate

Land:  "$147 [illegible]

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Bearer hereof Gabriel Murphy Soldier in the first filing Detach. and in Lieut [illegible] Compy having served in the last day of Decr 1781 during the time he was engaged is hereby discharged and We Certify that he has behaved as a brave and faithful Soldier

Given at Salsbury this 7th day of Jan. [illegible]

Rob. Jonett Lieut.
Thos. Edwards Capt [illegible]
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Gabriel Murphy

Col. Parker's
Virginia Regmt

1770 war
3rd Sept. 1819

Gabl. Murphy
Virga Line
[illegible] Col Richd Parker
till last Dec 1781 war

Approved by Capt
Edmund F L 
Jones - + found on roll

Murphy Gabriel
Cont. (Va)  S35,531
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5.  Judicial District of Kentucky
On this 3rd day of September Before me the Subscriber Circuit Judge for the District afsd Judge of the Nelson Circuit Court personally
appeared Gabriel Murphy aged about Sixty years Resident in Nelson County of who being by me first duly sworn in according to law
on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the 
Act of Congress entitled an act As provided for certain persons engaged this land & naval
Service of the U. S. in the [illegible] the said Murphy enlisted for the term of three years on the last day of December 1778 in the County of Hampshire state of Virginia in the Compy Comd. by Capt Easton first Virginia Regt. Commanded by Colo. Richd Parker in the
Continental Establishment that he continued to Serve in that regiment & in the regiment comd. by Colo Wm Washington until the
last day of Dec. 1781.  When he was discharged from Service in Salsbury in the State of N. Carolina as appears by the official certificate hereto annexed.  That he was
in the Battle of the Cowpens.

[Stamped, round, containing: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]
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the Battle of Guilford, Utaw Springs, the Siege of '96 the battle of Camden in that he is in reduced circumstances + stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.  also came before me at the [illegible] David Wilson and stated on oath that he is acquanted with the said Murphy and knows that he did perform the services the proceeding declaration, sworn to & declared before me the day + year first written
Jno P. Oldham

[illegible] P. Oldham judge do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Gabriel Murphy did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the proceding declaration the Court and [illegible] for the term of nine months at one time on the Continental Establishment &  [illegible] the proceeding & his  Testimony before me to the [illegible] of war and also Testified that
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he needs the assistance of his Country for support given under my hand this 3rd day of Sept. 1819.

Jno P. Oldham

State of Kentucky
Nelson Circuit Sct

I James Slaughter, Clerk of the Nelson Circuit Court do certify that John P. Oldham whose signature is subscribed to the above and foregoing, Fifth Judicial district of Va
declarantent Certificate is Judge in and for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and sole Judge of the Nelson Circuit Court duly Commissioned and Sworn.

In Testimony whereof I have herewith subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Circuit Court this third day of September, 1819

James Slaughter

[Stamped, round, containing: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]

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Jno P. Oldham Judge as assd do certify that Wm Jones personally came before me & made oath that he was well acquainted with the said Gabriel Murphy whilst in the service of the United States & that he does know that he performed the services stated in the preceeding declaration given under my hand this 12th day of October 1819

Jno P Oldham
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No. 68.

Gabriel Murphys
Co Petition
15,895.

L pi
Mr E

Suspended.

Discond. August
6th 1821 and sent
to
Benjamin Hardin
Bardstown, Ky.
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Court of Kentucky
Nelson Circuit
June Term 1820
Gabriel Murphey this day produced in Court
a Schedule of his property and the same
being Sworn to is ordered to be recorded
which is in the words and figures following
towit
Original Claim
District of Kentucky
Nelson Circuit Sct
On this 7th day of July 1820 personally appeared
in Open Court being a Court of record for the
said District and Circuit of Nelson Gabriel
Murphey aged 59 years resident in Nelson
County in said district who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
declare that he served in the revolutionary war
as follows that he enlisted in the State of
Virginia either in the year 1778 or 1779
for three years in the Company of Stripling
but marched from Winchester under the
Command of
Wallace under the command
of Colonel William Washington that he
served his time out and was honourably
discharged. and I do Solemnly swear that
was a resident Citizen of the United States on
the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have
not since that time by gift sale or in any
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any means disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress "entitled an act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land and naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor any person in trust for me any property or Securities Contract or Debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is Contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed to wit, that he has a deed for 175 acres of land 47 of which Sometime Since he sold and Conveyed, that he has a bond on Thomas Caneal for 300 acres but he does not expect to get more of it than 60 or 70 acres, and whether he will get that or no, he is unable to Say.  Three horses ten head of Cattle, Seventeen head of Sheep about twenty five hogs; that he owes at least Four hundred dollars more than is owning to him, in truth he has little or nothing owing to him; that his occupation is that of a farmer and but  verry [very] illy able to follow it, by reason of his age and also two wounds he received at the battle of the Euta Springs, one in the side next to the belly, and the other wound in the arm that he has a wife about fifty seven years old and two Daughters living with him.

Gabriel Murphy

The Court are of opinion that the property in the said schedule is worth $149 after the payment of said Murphy's debt.
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Nelson Circuit Sct

Sworn to in Open Court this 7th day of July 1820
att J. Caldwell [illegible] D.C

State of Kentucky
Nelson Circuit for J James Slaughter Jr clerk of the Nelson Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule hereto annexed, are truly Copied from the Records of the said Court that the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is One hundred & forty seven Dollars

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this 12th day of August 1820

James Slaughter Jun
Clk of the Nelson Circuit Court
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Be it remembered that heretofore Court at a Court filed for the County and Circuit of Nelson at the Courthouse in Bardstown on Saturday the twenty Eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and twenty five.

Gabriel Murphy produced in Court a petition and schedule in order to obtain the provisions made by an act of Congress; which petition and Schedule is in the words and figures following Court

District of Kentucky Nelson Circuit Sct

Original Claim 

On this 28th day of Sepember 1822 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record because judements and Orders are directed by the laws of Kentucky to be made a record of and preserved  Gabriel Murphy now a citizen and has been for Sixty years part of Nelson County and Circuit and State of Kentucky aged Sixty two years last January and being duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 8th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820  That the said Murphy enlisted in 1779 for three years in the State of Virginia in a Company Commanded by John Stripling, that the Captiain was promoted
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promoted and then the Company was Commanded by Oldhouse in the Seventh Virginia Regiment as Continental Establishment that he was transferred from that Regiment to Colonel William Washington's Light infantry that he served his time of service out and was in the battles of the Cowpens of Guilford the Utaw Springs the Siege of Ninety six and at Rugeleys Mill that he was severly wounded at the battle of the Camdon Springs by two wounds one in the right side the other in the left arm neither of which when young disallowed him much, but now he has become old they have rendered him almost incapable of labour, [illegible] the wounds are painful at times, that he has no other evidence now in his power of said service.  And in pursuance to the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part theirof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the war and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutioary War
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war passed on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or [illegible] Contracts or Debt due to me nor have I any income other than what is Contained in the schedule hereto [illegible] and by me subscribed Court

One horse, four head of Cattle, ten hogs, ten sheep.  That he has no family except a Grandchild about six years old and his wife who is about seventy years old

Gabriel Murphy

Nelson County Sct

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of September 1822 in open Court Geo E Tengle D. C  It is the opinion of the Court that the property in the foregoing schedule is worth one hundred and ten Dollars

Paul L Borkes C Judge

And whereas afterwards Court at a Court held for the County and Circuit aforesaid on Friday the 29th day of Decr in the year 1823

Gabriel Murphy again appeared in Court and on his motion leave is given him to amend his petition for a pension  heretofore entitled by him in this Court and amended by inserting that he is now a Citizen and has been for thirty years part of and lives in Nelson County and in the State of Kentucky

State of Kentucky Nelson Court Sct

James Slaughter  Clerk of the Court for the Circuit  aforesaid do Certify that the foregoing oath and
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and schedule thereto amended and order of Court is hereby Copied fom the record of the said Court and I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the Said Court that the total amount in value of the property entitled in the aforesaid Schedule is worth one hundred and ten Dollars

In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said Court of this tenth day of July Eighteen hundred and twenty three

James Slaughter
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off Augt 6, 1821
And [illegible]
Benj Harden
Bardstown
Ky

Decl. & Schedule copied for Hon. C. A.
Wickliffe H. R. Jany. 11th 1832

15,895
Kentucky. R
________________________________
Gabriel Murphey,
4
of Nelson Co. in the state of Kentucky,
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel R. Parker, of the Virginia
Line, for the term of five years.
_________________________________
Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky, 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 3d. of September, 1819.
____________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th. of Nov. 1819
and to be delivered to honorable 
Mr. Anderson, M. C. from Ky.
____________________________________
Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1819 …		$: 0.53.
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 March 1820	 48 “
O mos. 2/30				               $:48.53.

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
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18,715
Gabriel Murphy.

Benjn. Hardin
Bardstown, Ky.

Recd. 29 July 1823.

Bardstown Ky.
July 14

J. L. Edwards Express
Washington City
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Bardstown, July 11th
W under you the petition of Gabriel Murphy which when [illegible] on I will returned to me [illegible] to Bardstown Kentucky
B... Hardin
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file Sept 23
certificate issue 30 July 1823
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35 531
Revy INVALID.

File No. 35,531
Meses
Gabriel Murphy
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 290

{Arrangement of 1870.}

1935 Jan. 22. Hist. to Mrs. Scott
C. Hanna [A D Y.]
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[Letterhead, top left crest with silhouette containing: 20 EAST DELEWARE PLACE APARTMENTS CHICAGO]


Telephone
Whitehall 4970
Jan. 4. 1935.
Veterans Administrations
Washington, D.C.
My dear Sirs,
Please send me a
copy of all information given in
the pension application of the
Rev. Soldier Gabriel Murphy
who served in a troops and
resided in helena Co. Ky. in
1819 where he received his service
and the Rev. Soldier Joseph
Seidrbottam who served in a
deeded in Henry Co. Ky. where
he received his service. Thanking
you.

Very Truly Yours
Elmire W. Hanna
(Mrs Levett)
20 G. Delaware Place
Chicago