Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,799, William Cloyd, Penn.
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Service Number
Penn  Cloyd, William S. 1,799
Carded
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Letter to Hon. J. Blair 30 Oct '37
Dead
Paid at the treasury under the 
Act of the 6th April 1838 from
4 Sept 1836 to 6 April 1837 the
day of his death. Agent
Notified 14 Nov 1839

5564
Jonesborough Agency
William Cloyd
of Washington in the State of Tennessee
who was a pri [private] in the compy [company] commanded by Captain Scott of the Regt [regiment] commanded by Col. Huckley in the PA line for 13 mo. 20 days from 1776

Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesborough agency
at the rate of 45 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued 12th day of Feby [February] 
1833 and sent Hon John Blair, No: of R.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  68.32
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th Mar. 33 22.78
$91.10
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, 
Book C Vol. 9 Page 204
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State of Tennessee
Washington County September Session 1832
On this tenth day of September 1832. Personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Samuel Powel Judge of the Circuit Court of Law and Equity for Washington County now sitting William Cloyd a resident of the county and state aforesaid aged eighty 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 service as herein stated towit
That in the year 1776 this declarant was a resident of Chester County Pennsylvania and volunteered for the term of three months and enrolled in said county under Capt. Scott and marched to a place called the roundabout on the North River by way of Philadelphia, Trentown, Princetown and to the North River he gained the army at Princetown under the command of General Potter and Colonel Huckley he states that he continued at sd place on the North River until discharged.  he states that General [illegible] Potter resigned previous to the expiration of his term of service & General Lacy took the command and  and had the same when he was discharged which discharge was given by Captn. Scott as well as now recollected.  he states that he served a three months tour and was discharged.
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for the same which discharge has been casually last.  
That in the latter part of the year 1776 as well as now recollected he was a resident of Chester County Pennsylvania and was drafted to serve a three months term and enrolled in said county under Capn Bowl Lieutenant John McNary, Ensign William Campbell, and was marched to Loyalsock River Northumberland County on the frontier part of Pennsylvania against the Shawnee Indians. 
Joined Colonel Purdys Regiment at the Standing Stone Valey he states that the men were stationed at McCormick Fort he was frequently out with scouting parties after the Indians but had no particular Battle with the Indians.
This declarant was out with Capn Boals and others were fired on by the Indians.  Capn Boals was wounded but recovered again. he was discharged at McCormick Fort by Colonel Purdy.  Capn Boals having went home on account of his wound.  after having served full three months the term for which he was assigned He states that in the winder of 1777 he was a resident of Mifflin County Pennsylvania. was drafted in said County and enrolled under in sd county under Capn Matier to serve a three month term was marched to Philadelphia joined the army under the command of General Lacy and Colonel Purdy from Philadelphia was marched to Germantown was then marched up the Schuylkill and camped some days from thence crossed sd River into Chester County Pennsylvania and where he remained until discharged by the sd Capn Matier after having served full three months.
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He states that in the fall of the year 1778 as well as recollected he was a resident of Mifflin County Pennsylvania.  was drafted in said county to serve a three months term. enrolled in said county under Capn McClellan, Lieutenant James Adair was marched to the Standing Stone Valley McCormick Fort when his campaign joined the army under General Lacy and Colonel Purdy from thence was marched to Potters Fort in Penns Valley where he remained until his term of service expired and was discharged by the said Capn McClellan after having served the full term of three months. 
That in the fall of the year 1779 he was a citizen of Mifflin County Pennsylvania and stationed in said county under Capn Robertson and James Means, Lieutenant was marched to the fort of the Alaghany by way of the Bald Eagle Ridge against the Shawnee Indians who had been [illegible] on the frontier of Pennsylvania from there returned home and was verbally discharged after having served fifteen days. 
Shortly after his return home from sd term in the fall of 1779 he volunteered in Mifflin County under Capn Matier. was marched to Northumberland from there to Freeland Fort where Colonel Smiths Regiment, tho this declaiment was under the immediate command of Colonel Chambers, pursued the Indians took some cattle from them, returned home was verbally discharged after having served five weeks and
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four days. He states that he served as before stated in actual service thirteen months and two third of a month in addition to which he when unable to serve from bodily indisposition employed and paid a substitute who actually performed a six month tour of duty as before stated he has lost his several discharges and has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. he states there is no resident minister of the Gospel in his neighborhood establish the fact set forth in the instruction by the war Department.
He humbly relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and acclaims that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid by William Cloyd Jas V Anderson [illegible] 
We Rueben Baylis and John Kennedy residents of Washington County Tennessee herby certify that we are well acquainted with William Cloyd   who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. that we believe him to be eighty years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion-
Sworn to and subscribed this 10th day of September 1832
[illegible]
by Jas V Anderson, Clk
Rueben Bayles
John Kennedy
And the said court doth herby certify their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the investigations presented 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 him that Reuben Bayles and John Kennedy who have signed the preceding certificated are residents in the County of
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS/eel
October 5, 1928.
Fleeta Jones
2241 Curlew Street
San Diego, California

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim s.1799, it appears that William Cloyd, while residing in Chester County, Pennsylvania, enlisted and served with the Pennsylvania troops as follows:
In 1776 served three months in Captain Scott's Company in Colonel Huckley's Regiment.
In the fall of 1776 served three months in Captain Boal's Company in Colonel Purdy's Regiment.
While a resident of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, enlisted and served with the Pennsylvania troops as follow:
In the winter of 1777 served three months in Captain Matier's Company, in Colonel Purdy's Regiment.
In the fall of 1778, served three months in Captain McClellan's Company in Colonel Purdy's Regiment.
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In the fall of 1779 served fifteen days in Captain Robertson's Company.
In the fall of 1779 he served five weeks in Captain Mather's Company in Colonel Chambers' Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, at which time he was eighty years of age and was living in Washington County, Tennessee.
He died April 6, 1837, leaving a widow but her name is not given.
Respectfully, 
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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Washington and are credable persons and their statement is entitled to credit.
 
S. [illegible] judge of the circuit court of the State of Tennessee

I James V. Anderson clerk of the circuit court of Law and Equity for Washington County Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said court in the matter of the aplication of William Cloyd for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of September 1832
Jas V Anderson Clk