Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17966, William Frazier, Va.
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 
Va. 
Frazier, William 
NUMBER 
S. 17966 
carded 
CONTENTS
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Virginia 16.988 

William Frazier of Campbell in the State of Va who was a Col. in the [blank space] commanded by Captain [blank space] in the Reg commanded by Col. Stubblefield in the [illegible] line for 14 ½ months Virginia 

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 48 Dollars [blank space] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22? day of Oct 1833 and Campbell C.S. Va and sent to Alexander 

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 
Semi-ant. allowance ending [illegible] 
120
24
$144.—

{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk, 
Book 8 Vol. 6 1/2 Page 13.
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State of Virginia County of Campbell. 

On this 10th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the county Campbell now sitting William Frazier a resident of the County of Campbell and State of Virginia 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, 1932. 

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served a herein stated. 

He first entered the service of the United States in the month of June (he thinks about the first) in the year 1780 in a Militia Company commanded by Capt. Thomas Leftwich Lieutenant Austin Leftwich Ensign not recollected he marched from New London in the County of Bedford through the County of [illegible] in Va. To Hillsborough in South Carolina where he joined the Regiment commanded by Col Stubblefield and the whole Va. Militia commanded by Son Stevens after remaining some week at Hillsborough he marched South & joined the main army commanded by General Gates & near Camden [illegible]. Celebrated defeat where he received his wounds in the head from musket balls. There was a general [illegible] of the Company he was in & it was again collected together in Bedford County Va. & returned in service. Joined the main Southern army Commanded by Gen. Green in the county of Guilford South Carolina & was discharged a few days before the battle of Guilford after having served about two months and a half before Gates defeat and he thinks eight months after & before the battle of Guilford making in this tour ten months & a half the service before the battle near Camden is proven by Gen Joel Leftwich who served it with him he got a [illegible] discharge but hath lost it. He was attached the last part of the tour to a company commanded by Capt James Buckly 

a short time afterwards though he cannot tell the precise time in the year 1781 he again entered the service of the United States in a company commanded by 

[Separate page underneath the first] american Independence
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Joshua Stone the rebellion officers not recollected he marched from the County of Pittsylvania to James Town in Virginia where he joined the Regiment commanded by Col Stubblefield the [illegible] under the command of General Lawson he was discharged at James Town a few weeks before the surrender of Cornwallis at York Town after having served a tour of four months received a written discharge but hath lost it & there is no person living that I know of by whoom I can prove the last named tour he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension for annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn and Subscribe the day and year afterward his 

[hand-drawn check mark] William [hand-drawn X] Frazier 

mark. 

We Thomas Callaway a Clergiman, residing in the County of Campbell and Benjamin Haden residing (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Frazier who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day [illegible] year aforesaid

[hand-drawn check mark] Benjn Haden

[hand-drawn check mark] Thomas Callaway
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W Frazier 

21970 

Where in what year were you born

I was born in the County of Albemarle in the State of Virginia and I think in the year 1757. 

Have you any record of your age and if so where is it

I have no record of my age there never was any that came to my knowledge

Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary War and where do you now live

I was living in the County of Bedford [illegible words crossed out] when I first entered the service the second time I lived in the County of Pittsylvania [illegible] have lived [illegible] in the County of Campbell Bedford first Campbell afterward taken from it 

How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom 

annum 

The first tour I served was as a substitute for John Lynch who I understood was drafted the second tour I was drafted and served for my [illegible] 

State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served such continental and militia of Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of you service 

[Fold in page leaves the line illegible] 

I refer to my declaration for answer to this question I have then mentioned all the officers I recollect and all the general circumstances recollected by me. 

Campbell County Court January Term 1833. 

On the motion of William Frazier a Revolutionary Soldier whose declaration has been presented and acted upon at a former term of this Court. It is ordered that the interrogatories you propounded to him by the Court according to regulation of the War Department and the answers thereto and now duly Sworn to, be also certified to the War Department 

J John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of Campbell to hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the order made in the Case of Wm. Frazier a Revolutionary Soldier at the Jany Term [illegible] Court 1833. Witness my hand seal of office this 15 Jany 1833 on 57 years of american Independence. 

John Alexander 

[Illegible] County Court of Campbell Virginia
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I hereby certify that William Frazier was a soldier in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Thomas Leftwich in the service of the United States to which himself was attached & marched from New London then in Bedford County Court the latter and of May or the first of June 1780 My was able to my breakout [illegible] to Hillsborough in North Carolina where the Company was attached to a Regiment Commanded by Col. Stubblefield as well as formatted to where the Militia commanded this [illegible, tear in page] & then marched to the South & joined the Southern Army about two days before [illegible] defeat after wherein. Afterwards [previous word crossed out] I recollect [illegible] of his defense Given under my hand in the County of Campbell State of Virginia this tenth day of September 

Anno Dommini

1832

[Two hand-written checkmarks] LM Leftwich 
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 Thomas Callaway who had Signed the Preceding Certificate is a Clergyman Resident in the County of Campbell and [illegible] Benjamin Haden who had also Signed the Same is a Resident in the said County of Campbell and is a Credible person and that their Statement is entitled to Credit. 

I John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of Campbell do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original Proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of William Frazier for a pension. In testimony Whereof I have Hereunto Set my Hand and Seal of Office this 10th day of September 1832 In the 57th Year of the Commonwealth 

John Alexander Clerk County Court Campbell 
Virginia
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No 21970 
Wm Frazier 
Campbell Co Virga

E.J. 
Admit as approval 
14 1/2 mo $48 

John Alexander 
Clerk of Campbell Co

Virg. 
Campbell
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 

Pension Office. 

183 

Sir: 

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

A Statement, showing the Service of William Frazier Campbell Virga

Period when the serviced was rendered. 
Sub for 1780 
Jn Lynch 
drafted 1781 

Duration of the claimant's service. 

Years.  

Months. 
About 10 [for substitute] 
4 [for draft] 

Days. 
15 [for substitute] 

Rank of the claimant. 
Private 

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. 
Cap Tho Leftwich 
Lt Austin Leftwich 
Cap Jas Buckley 
Cap Joshua Stone 

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. 
Col Stuck-field [illegible]
Gen Stevens 
Gen Gates 
Gen Green 
Col Stub-blefield 
Gen Lawson 

Battles in which the applicant was engaged. 
Camden 

Country through which he marched. 
Through Pitt-sylvania on to Hills-borough N.C. 
[illegible] Camden 
Guildford N.C. 
Pittsylva-nia [illegible] 
Jas Town [illegible] 

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. 
New Lond-on Bedfrd 
75 

Evidence by which the declaration is supported. 
Traditionary 

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 

The following regulations have been adopted: 

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army; and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 

1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 
4. Indian Spies. 

As rolla of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claim-ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in-stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having a law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION, 

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 

State, Territory, or District of County of } ss. 

On this [blank space] day of [blank space] in the county of [blank space] and State, Territory or District of [blank space] aged (c) [blank space] 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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank space], with [blank space] and served in the [blank space] (e) regiment of the [blank space] line, under the following named officers: 

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he serv-ed under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [Pointing finger symbol] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per-sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy &c.] 

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 

A.B. 

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolu-tionary soldier, and served as he states. 

I [blank space] of the Court of [blank space] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank space] for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank space] day of [blank space] &c. 

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank space] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank space], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank space] years of age; 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. 

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 

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 Revo-lutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. [blank space] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank space] and that C. D., who has also signed the name is a resident in the [blank space] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

I, [blank space] Clerk of the Court of [blank space] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of [blank space] for a pension. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank space] day of [blank space] &c. 

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commis-sion; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state underoath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the ser-vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The faces state I will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at-tempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 

1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. {To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? 
{To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can tes-tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the char-acter and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 

Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration be-fore required, and submit to examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can pro-cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fol-low the rule laid down for his guidance. 

[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 

[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 

[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 

[hand-drawn X] [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: 

"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &e. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that, by reasons of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For [blank line] year [blank line] months, and [blank line] days, I served as a [blank line]. For [blank line] months and [blank line] days, I served as a [blank line]; and for such service I claim a pension." 

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent au-thority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

[section e encapsulated by } symbol] 

[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 

[g] The opinion of the Court is always required. 

[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 

[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has any device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, [illegible] of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 

Mode of authenticating papers. 

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which con-tains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of the office of the certifying office, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 

Proof of Service. 

[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wit-nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 

[section j encapsulated by } symbol] 

[illegible symbol] The notes from [a] to [t] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troop only. 

[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 

[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 

[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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17966 

INVALID. 

[Illegible writing alongside INVALID.] 

File No. 17.966 

William Frazier 

Pri Rev War 

Act: June 7" 32 

ndex:--Vol. 1, Page 133 

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Virginia 

Campbell County Court 

The day formally appeared before an Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid William Fraz-ier who being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear posit-ively as to the precise time of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below that mention him and with [illegible] Thomas Leftwich and Lieutenant Austin Leftwich commanded Colonel Stubblefield and march to the different places stated in his declaration and that he was in the service of the United States at the time ten months and fifteen days that the company to which he belong Joined General Gates army and after Gates defeat joined the army comm-anded by General Green that him & the last of his hire [illegible] To a company commanded by Capt. James Buckley and that in the year 1787 he again entered the service of the United States in a company commanded by Captain Joshua Stone who deserted just before the company arrived at James Town the Company [illegible] the company was afterwards commanded by Lieutenant Stone that he marched to James Town [illegible] his declaration joined Colonel Stubblefield and attached to General Lawson which time he was in the service of the United States our months and served as a [illegible] for which service he claims a pension given under my hand this 25th day of September 1833 Charles H. Lynch J. [illegible] 

State of Virginia 

Campbell County S A: }, I John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of Campbell in the State Aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles H. Lynch Esq. whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that his acts as
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such are entitled to full credit; that the signature annexed purporting to be his is genuine and that his commission was dated on the 2nd day of August 1832 In testimony whereof I have hereunto at my hand and seal of Office the 30th day of September 1833 on the 8th 58th year of Commonwealth. 

John Alexander Clk as aford. 

And I John Alexander Clerk as aforesaid do hereby to author certify that Genl. Joel Leftwich who proves the first tour of service set forth in the declaration of William Frazier and whose certificate appears thereon and who was duly qualified to the same in open court at the September term of said Court 1832 and that his credibility as a witness (was ordered at that time to be certified but was overlooked and omitted by the Clerk) On testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 30th September 1833 In the 58th year of the Commonwealth 
John Alexander Clk as aford