Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18323, John Boman, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE.  NUMBER
Va.   Boman, John.  S.18323

carded
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23.675
Virginia
John Boman
of Patrick in the State of Virginia who was a pr. in the company commanded by Captain Shelton of the ___ commanded by ___ in the Va line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of March 34 and sent - Hon N. H. Claiborn H.R.
Arrears to the 4th of September 1834  60. -
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 10
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$70
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by N D Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6th Page 3
Order to pay & letter to J.J. Fry 7 March 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sept 1839. Agt notified 3'd June 1840
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John Boman No 30.062
Admt 6 mo $20
Hon N.H. Claiborn
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Virginia Patrick County } ss
on this 16th day of January 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the county court of Patrick County now sitting John Boman a resident of the said county of Patrick and State of Virginia aged seventy five 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 that he was drafted into the service of the United States in the year 1781 on the first of October then he marched from the County of Henry State of Virginia (where he then resided) under Capt James Shelton as a private soldier was march to prince Edward Court House where he met several other companies destined for Washingtons Army he was there placed under the command of Lieut Rice, shortly after their arrival at this place they received news of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis they remained station at Prince Edward Court House about one month then marched to Richmond the seat of government of the State of Virginia where he was put under the command of Capt Emiel he was there employed in guarding the maggazine and provisions until his tour of six months had expired and then he was discharged by Capt Emiel from which place he returned home.
He says he has no documentary evidence of of his service and knows of no living witness by whom he can prove his services that he gave up his discharges to Samuel Staples who was at the time deputy sheriff of the County of Henry who told this declarant that he could draw wages for his services in the Revolution which discharges he has never seen since and that said Staples has since deceased: he also says he was born in the County of Hallafax State of Virginia on the 6th day of January 1759 that he resided in the County of Henry State of Virginia where he entered the service that he remained in that County after the Revolution until the County was divided and Patrick County taken office he fell in the County of Patrick where has resided ever since and where he now resides he states that he does not know who commanded the regiment to which he belonged, and that he knows no regular officers
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he says he has no record of his age but according to the account from home by his parents he was born as he above stated
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 to and subscribed the day and date above  John Boman  X his mark
I Aaron Boman of the county of Patrick and state of Virginia do hereby certify that I am sixty four years old and that I well recollect when the above named John Boman (who is my Brother) entered the service of the United States and also recollect his return and that I fully believe he served as he states & who believes him to be the age he reported sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  Aaron Boman X his mark
we Abram Staples and Icham Barnet residing in the County of Patrick hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Boman who has subscribed and sworn the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is reputed and it is 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 and year aforesaid. Icham Barnet  A. Staples
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting the interragories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the court further certify that it appears to them that Aaron Boman John Boman and Abram Staples who has signed the preceeding certificates are residents of Patrick County Virginia and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit and there is no Clergiman residing in the neighbourhood of the said applicant
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I A Staples Clerk of the County Court of Patrick do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Boman for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 20th day of January 1834  A Staples
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