Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,656, Charles Blechynden, Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Blechynden, Charles 

NUMBER
S. 6654
carded

CONTENTS
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6656
Rev War An

INVALID
File No. 6656
Charles Blechynden
Pri Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Virginia 12.608
Charles Blechynden
of Pendleton in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Davis of the Bttin commanded by Gen Washington in the Virginia line for 12 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 40 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May '3 and sent to Wm McCoy Franklin Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 33 - 80 --
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Septr.  20 --
100 --

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Rush Newnan Clerk,
Book E - Vol. 6 - Page 2
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Charles Blechynden Declaration 24067

(written vertically) State of Virginia Pendleton County Sc
(rest cut off)
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State of Virginia Pendleton County SS
On this 7th day of March 1833, personally appeared in open court before the justices of the county court of Pendleton, now sitting, Charles Blechynden a resident of said county aged 75 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 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.

In the month of August 1778 he ingaged as a substitute to perform a three months tour of service in the room of James Dyer of the County of Rockingham, who had been drafted to perform the said tour against the Indians. He was marched from the county of Rockingham aforesaid across the Alleghany mountains under the command of Captain Robert Davis, and stationed at Nutter's Fort, on the west fork of the Monongahila, where he continued to serve until the expiration of the said three months term of service - when he was discharged and returned home.

In the month of August 1780, he engaged as a substitute for George Cowgar of the (then) County of Hampshire Va who had been drafted to perform a tour of three months against the Indians, and (as he then understood) to build a fort at Point Pleasant. The company of Hampshire Militia in which he served this second tour of three months, was commanded by Captain Messer, and Lieut. Joseph Lindow, under whom he continued to serve until the expiration of his term of service when he was discharged -

In the month of November 1780 he served a third tour of three months as a substitute for George Dawson, in a company of Virginia Militia commanded by Captain Josiah Harrison of the County of Rockingham. During his third tour he was marched to Richmond Va, under the command of Captain Harrison aforesaid, and was there stationed on what is now called Bacon Brunch, where he continued to serve until the expiration of the three months term of service when he was discharged and returned home.
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In the month of August 1781 he volunteered to serve a fourth tour of three months, as a private in a company of militia of the county of Rockingham Virginia under command of Captain Josiah Harrison aforesaid, whose company was rendezvoused and marched from the county of Rockingham in the month of August 1781 as aforesaid, he was marched to York Town, and there stationed under the  command of Genl. Washington, and Lafayette, and served until after the surrender of Lor Cornwallis, when he was discharged, and and returned home to his residence in Rockingham County Va.

During the four terms of service aforesaid, of three months each he faithfully served at least twelve months, in the whole. 

He has no documentary evidence of his services, never having received a written or printed discharge. Two of the three month terms of service he expects to establish by the testimony of men who served with him.

He hereby relinquishes 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

We Zachariah Rexrode and Wm. McCoy Jr. residing in the county of Pendleton and state of Virginia, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Blechynden who has subscribed and and sworn to the above declaration; 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 day and year aforesaid.
Zachariah Rexrode X his mark
Wm. McCoy Jr.

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
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Zachariah Rexrode and Wm. McCoy Jr. who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the county of Pendleton, Virgina and that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

Virgina Pendleton County Sc
I Zebulon Dyer Clerk of the Court of Pendleton County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Blechynden for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27th day of March 1833 and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth.
Z Dyer

Virginia Pendleton County SS
I Thomas Hoover of the said county do hereby certify that I served a tour of three months service in the militia of Rockingham County Virginia during the War of the Revolution in the company commanded by Captain Robert Davis whose company was marched from the said county across the Alleghany mountains, and stationed in forts on the waters of the Monongahela; And that Charles Blechynden also served with me in the said company as a private, during the whole of the said term of three months service, when the company was discharged. And that, as nearly as I can recollect, the said tour was performed in the latter part of the year 1778.
Thomas Hoover X his mark

Sworn and subscribed this 19th day of March 1833 before the subscriber a justice of the peace for Pendleton County Virginia
Wm McCoy Jr.