Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15579, for George Proctor, Virginia
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Service 
Va. 

Proctor, George
or Procter

Number 
S. 15579
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26524
Kentucky 
George Proctor 
of Fayette Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the [corp?] commanded by Captain Waugh of the Regt commanded by Col Barber in the Virginia line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of March 1834 and [illegible] R. M. Johnson Agt

Arrears to the 4th of March      90.00
Semi-anl allowance ending  4 Sept    15.00
$105.00

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Danl Boyd  Clerk
Book [B?] Vo 7 page 23
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27.216
George Proctor 
Fayette County Ky 
Rev: Claim 

From 1777 Jan
9 months
$30

Cannot allow for that service

Hon Thomas A Berryman to RM Johnson
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State of Kentucky  }
Fayette Counmty   }  Jct

Be it known that on this 19th day of February 1834 personally appeared before William Boone a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Fayette and one of the Justices of the Fayette County Court George Proctor a resi-dent of the said county of Fayette and State of Kentucky aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit 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 herein stated that is to Say being a resident of Culpepper Va. he did on the [blank] day of July 1777 as well as he remembers enter the service of the United States as a drafted militia man and private soldier upon a term of three months, in the company of Captain Richard Waugh; that he rendezvoused with his company at the courthouse in said county of Culpepper and was there attaced tot the regiment of Colo. Barbour that he was marched from his said place of Rendezvous to Frederictown in the Sate of Maryland and from thence to Peyton [Leyton?] Mills about 20 miles from Frederick-town [several words struck] and there remained in Garrison under the command of his said Captain till he was discharged which event happened at the termination of his said term and after he had fully served out the same. 

He further states and declares that in the month of September in the year 1778 as well as he remembers he again entered the service of the United States, as a drafted Militia Man and private soldier in the company of Captain William Staunton.  That he was still a resident of Culpepper county Va. and rendezvoused again at the courthouse in said county - that the term was also for three months, and he was marched by his said Captain from his said place of Rendezvous to Hunters Iron Works in Stafford County Virginia where he was kept stationed as a part of the guard for the public stores at that place under the command of his said Capt. till the full expiration of his said tour of duty and after he had fully served out the Same he was discharge and returned home
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He further states and declares that afterwards in the month of July in the year 1781 as well as he remembers he again entered into the service of the United States as a drafted Militia Man and private soldier upon another tour of three months in the company of Captain Staunton - that he again rendezvoused with his company at the courthouse in Culpepper County Va where he still resided and there camed under the command of Col. Allcock - that he was marched from his place of Rendez-vous and joined the Army under the command of Genl Lafayette near the line of Albemarle County a few days before the army was reinforced by Genl Wayne - that he continued with the Army in the performance of his duty duty during his tour - that the British under Cornwallis was overrunning the Country - that soon after Genl Wayne joined the Army with his men the British retreated and a battle was fought at old Jamestown in which this declarant was engaged - he states that at the termination of his tour he was discharged and returned home. 

He further states that after the termination of his tour of duty last above named to wit sometime in the month of Sept 1781 as well as he remember he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer and being a Blacksmith by trade he was sent to New Markett in Spottsylvania [interposed: county] Virgin=ia where he was kept engaged under the superintendance of one Leonard Young in ironing waggons for the public service i which employment he was kept under his said engagement for the space of twelve months and was then discharged and returned home. 

He states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. 

He hereby reliniquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. 

Sworn to and sbuscribed the day and year aforesaid
George Procter
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Interrogatories put to the above named applicant by said Justice

1st Where and in what year were you born. 
Answer:  I was born in Culpepper County Va in the year 1760. 

2d  Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? 
Answer:  I have in my Bible at home

3d  Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live? 
Answer:  I lived in Culpepper County Va when I entered the Service.  In 1780 I moved from that county to Fayette County Ky where I have continued to live ever since. 

4th.  How were you called into Service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute, for whom? 
Answer:  In all my services I was drafted except in that when I was engaged in assisting about making waggons in which I was a volunteer. 

5th.  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such Continen-tal and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service. 
Answer:  I recollege Genls Lafayette, Wayne and Steuben all of whom were regular officers - I recollect Cols. Barbour, Allcock and Holcomb were were militia officers.  
Upon my first tour I was under Capt. Waugh and Col Bar-bour and was marched to Fredericktown Maryland and then to Peytons Mills [Leytons Mills?] [several words struck] where I was kept stationed.  Upon my second tour I served under Capt Staunton and was marched by him to Hunters Iron Works in Stafford County Va where I was ketp stationed during my tour.  Upon my third term I served under Captain Staunton and Col. Allcock and was in the battle at Jamestown - after the termination of my third tour I volunteered and was engaged for [word struck] twelve monts in assistng [interposed:  to iron waggons for the public service under the superintendance of one Leonard Young - 

6th - Did you receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it. 
Answer I recd discharges upon some of my tours signed by my officers which I have lost. 

7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in
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your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their beliefs of your services as a soldier of the revolution. 
Answer:  I will name George {interposed: G.] Boon & Radford McCargo

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
George Procter

Mr. George [interposed: G.] Boon a clergyman resident in Fayette Coun-ty Ky and R. McCargo residing in the same county and state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Proctor who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declara-tion that we believe him to be 74 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 we concur in that opinion 

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Geo. G. Boon 
Radford McCargo
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State of Kentucky  }
Fayette County      } jct

I James C Rodes clerk of the Court of the County of Fayette in the State of Kentucky hereby certify that William Boon whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certif-icate was at the date thereof and Still is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county an one of the Justices of the Court of which I am clerk and that the preceding signature pur-porting to be his is his genuine siganture.  And I further certify that the foregoing were this day presented to me, in my office as the original proceedings on the matter of the application of George Proctor for a pension by said Justice. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my name and affixed my Seal of office this 21 day of February 1832. 
James C. Rodes
Clerk of the Court of Fayette County 
By H. J. Bodley D.C.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel

May 3, 1929

Mrs. David M. Proctor
7404 Mercier Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 15579, it appears that George Proctor or Procter was born in 1760 in Culpeper County, Virginia.
While residing in said Culpeper County, He enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia Troops as follows:
From July, 1777, three months in Captain Richard Waugh's Company, Colonel Barbour's Regiment; form September, 1778, three months in Captain William Staunton's Company; from July, 1781, three months in Captain Staunton's Company, Colonel Allcock's Regiment and was in the battle of Jamestown, later in 1781, twelve months under Leonard Young, "ironing wagons for the public service".
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 19, 1834, at which time he was living in Fayette County, Kentucky, having moved there in 1784.
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully,

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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File No 15579
George Proctor 
Pri Rev Wat

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Index: Vol 1, Page 303 [383?]
(Arrangement of 1879)

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 1929 - May 3 - Hist to Mrs. David Proctor
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Oct-10-28

Bureau of Pensions - 
Washington - D-C

Will you kindly send me the record of George Proctor of VA - S.15579  born in Culpepper Co 1760 - living in Fayette Co Ky when pension was applied for - Thanking you - in advance - 

Very truly 
Zora Wilson Proctor
7404 Mercier St

For D.A.R. purposes