Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,260, James Ballard, Va.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Va.
Ballard, James
NUMBER
S. 30.260
CONTENTS
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30.421
Kentucky
James Ballard
Montgomery in the State of Kentucky 
[Left side margin is torn off so no complete words are left]
ho [who?] was a private in the Company commanded
y [by ?] Captain White of the regt commanded
y [by?] Col: Barbour in the Virga militia
ine for six months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky 
[at?] the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum.
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Febru
ary 1836 and sent to [Illegible]
To Sender N. R.
[Illegible] to the 4th of Sept. 1835 $90
[Illegible], allowance ending 4 March '36 10.--
$ 100.--
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832,}
Recorded by [Illegible] Clerk,
ook [Book] E. 2 Vol. 7 Page 4
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State of Kentucky
Montgomery County
SS.
On this 7th day of July __1834, personally appeared in a [Illegible] court before the Justices of the county [Illegible] for the county aforesaid [Illegible] [Illegible] - I James Ballard [name underlined] a resident of county state a good Eighty two years who first duly sworn according to law doth his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed 7th June 1832-
That he entered the service of the U.S. under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He says he entered the services of the U.S.  He thinks in [Illegible] 1780 under Capt White and Col Barbour [Illegible] [Illegible]18 mos. [Illegible] in the state troops of Virginia [Illegible] the County of orange.  He says he marched immediately to Orange Court house and there [Illegible] [Illegible] and marched on to Hillsborough North Carolina.  Here he says he thinks he [Illegible] and in the spring commanded active [Illegible] that state.  He says the first Battle that he [Illegible] [Illegible] was at a place called the [Illegible] for of the adkin killed some of the British and had [Illegible] killed the numbers not recollected.  The [Illegible] was at [Illegible] Mills, and from there marched on to a place called the [Illegible [Illegible].
Said at this pace he received order to return home to
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Orange from whence [Illegible] set out [Illegible] in the [Illegible] [Illegible] Wallis [Cornwallis] surrendered at York but [Illegible] not at the siege having been ordered to [Illegible] through the neighborhood to keep order the Tories and immediately after the surrender of Wallis was discharged.  Having served [Illegible] [Illegible] from the time he first entered till discharged he says he recd a [Illegible] discharge from [word stricken out and completely illegible] [next 4 words are illegible].  He says he has lost it by fire, he says he is now old and very infirm so much so that it [Illegible] with difficulty he could get the [Illegible]. He [Illegible] to that circumstance forgotten many of the particulars of his services.  He knows of no living [Illegible] by chance he can prove his services.  He says he was born in the above county [Illegible] in 1752.  The month not recollected.  He says he has no record of his age he has said where he was living when called into service.  He has also stated where he was called in.  He says he [next 5 words are illegible] whose [Illegible] he [Illegible] he acted until in [Illegible].  He says he had a discharge but it was burnt in his house.  He says he never had a commission but acted as a private.  He says he [Illegible] of [next 3 words are illegible] residing in his neighborhood
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said James Wills residing in same who can state [Illegible] to his character be [Illegible] & his reputation as a soldier of the Revolution.  He says he moved from Va. to Kentucky some forty years since and lived in [Illegible] Co. Ky.  He hereby relinquishes all and every claim whatever to Pension or are [Illegible] at the [Illegible] and declares his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state.
I swear to & sub. the day [Illegible].
James Ballard his mark
Wm Sadler a clergyman residing in Montgomery County Ky. and James Wills residing in [Illegible] hereby certifies that we were well acquainted with James Ballard who has [next five words are illegible] to the above declaration that we believe him to be 82 years of age that he is [Illegible] and believed in the neighborhood where he reside to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary war that [Illegible] [Illegible] in that opinion sworn to & subscribed the day [Illegible]
Wm Sadler
James Wills

Said the [Illegible] after the investigation of the matter and [Illegible] putting the interrogatories researched by the sworn [Illegible] that the above [Illegible] [Illegible] [Illegible] as a soldier of the revolution
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[There is additional handwriting on the top left side of this letter that obscures the first few words of the first 6 lines of the letter.  This handwriting appears to say:]
1185
James Ballard
[Illegible] [Illegible]
[Illegible] [Illegible]
[Illegible] [Illegible]

[Also handwritten in the right margin at the top of the letter are the following words:] Hn. R. French H.R


and served as he states. And the court [Illegible due to overwriting] that it appears to them
[Illegible due to overwriting] who have signed the
[Illegible due to overwriting] certificate is a clergyman
residing in Montgomery Co. and that
James Wills who has signed the same
residing in same and is a credible
person and that their statement
is [Illegible] to [Illegible]
T Duncan
Clemt Conner
John Berry
State of Kentucky
Montgomery County
Sct
I Micajah Harrison clerk of the County [Illegible] for the cunty aforesaid so hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of his applications for James Ballard for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 24 day of November 1835.
M. Harrison clk
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April 19, 1939.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/CC
James Ballard
S.30260
Mrs. H.C.Groom
Box 294, 
Brownsville, Texas.

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file
in pension claim S.30260, based upon service of James Ballard
in the Revolutionary War.

James Ballard was born in 1752, in Orange County, Virginia.
The day and month and names of his parents are no shown.

While residing in Orange County, Virginia, James Ballard
enlisted in November 1780, served as private eleven months in
Captain White's company, Colonel Barbour's Virginia regiment,
was in the battles of Shallow Ford of the Yadkin, and was discharged
immediately after the surrender of Cornwallis.  He stated that he was
in the battle of Ramsour's Mill, also, but gave no details of this
service.

In 1834, James Ballard stated he moved from Virginia to
Kentucky "some forty years since".

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed
July 7, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Montgomery
County, Kentucky.

No family data are shown.

In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death
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of James Ballard, you should address the Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and
cite the fo lowing [following] date:
James Ballard
Certificate #30421
Issued February 22, 1836
Rate $20.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7,1832
Kentucky Agency

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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30260
Revy INVALID.
File No. 30,260
James Ballard
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 25
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1939, Apr. [Illegible] Hist to
Mrs. HC Groom cc. [Illegible] letter
in [Illegible] widow [arrow drawn pointing at "Groom" written above.]
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[Illegible]
let 29 Dec 35
H.R. French
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take up there care for Hon. R. French
H. R. without delay--lay aside every
other [Illegible].  Inform him of the [Illegible]
in each [Illegible], and return the papers.
If any can be allowed for only 
six months, do so.
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April 19,1939,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/CC
James Ballard
S.30260 [handwritten word is illegible]

Mrs. H.C.Groom
Box 294
Brownsville, Texas.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War records of Lewis Ballard of the 10"
Nort Carolina Regiment, James Ballard of Montgomery County, 
Kentucky; Joh Skiles of Rowan County, North Carolina; David
Barrett of Wilkes County, North Carolina; Edward Robinson who
died in Cumberland County, North Carolina November 10, 1822 and
of a Barrett from the same county.

Ther is no claim for pension on file based upon service
in the Revolutionary War of the John Skiles and Edward Robinson
(searched under all spellings of the names) cited above, nor
of any David Barrett and Lewis Ballard.  In order to identify the 
particular Barrett in whom you are interested from Cumberland
County, North Carolina his given name is essential and as much
as possible of the following data:  approximate dates of birth
and death, place of residence at enlistment and after discharge
and given name of wife or widow.

You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War record of James Ballard.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.