Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5968, David Bumgarner, Va.
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Va.    Bumgarner, David          W. 5968
         or Bomgardner,
                      Catharine
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State of Virginia Mason  county to wit
On this twentyth day of October in the year 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Mason now sitting David Bumgarner a resident of the upper end of the County of Mason and Commonwealth of Virginia aged seventh five years and upward who being 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 the 7th. 1833
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - As well as declarent reccollects Genl.  Hand and Cols. Steel & Gibson were the field officers he saw and served under His company officers were Capt. Michael Rader Liert Enoch McCarty Ensign Townsend Huget. The declarent believes that he entered the service in the month of September in the year 1777.  That he volunteered in a Company commanded by Capt. Michael Rader that the Company to which he was attached marched from the County of Shenandoah through the north western part of Virginia to Fort Pitt that from Fort Pitt he went to Wheeling fort virginia by water There he served out his term of three months and was discharged and returned to the County of Shenandoah again.  That in May in the year 1778 he again volunteered his services and marched under Abraham Byrd Capt. Major Rader commanded the men that left Shenandoah on the occasion declarant thro. Northwestern Virginia again to fort Pitt they marched to a place called Cavners fort on a {unreadable} name of where declarant don't reccollect but knows that it was within a short distance of Morgantown Virginia at which fort viz- Caveners fort declarant served out his tour of Duty viz three months - At the latter place declarant thinks a Col Evans commanded and he does not reccollect of any other troops being there except those from Shenandoah but thinks at times the inhabitants who resided in the fort and the vicinity did military duty - He has no documentary evidence whatever that he knows of only one person within his reach that he can prove his personal service by whose name is Michael Rader of the County of Jackson who gave his affidavit upon his former application  made in August 1832 in the County of Jackson Virginia - which he here  again offers in Lieu of the personal attendance of the witness whose great  age renders  it almost impossible to procure his attendance at Mason County Court house -as well as the distance he would have to travel over a very rough and hilly road
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 any agency of any state

David Bumgarner
Sworn and subscribed to this day and year aforesaid
We Andrew Waggoner residing in the county of Mason and Adam Whitzel
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the County of Mason hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Bumgarner who here subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be upwards of seventy five years of age that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion

AWaggener
     his
Adam X  Whitzel
         mark

Sworn and subscribed to this day and year aforesaid


and the Court pursuent to the directions of the secretary of War put the following questions to the applicant which - with the answers set down and sworn to are as follows
Questions 1st. when and in what year were you born?--Ans I was born at Shenandoah Cty va in the year 1758 in the month of May
"      2nd.   Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?   Ans I have a record of my age - It is now in my possession at my residence
"       3rd  Where were you living when called into service - Where have you lived since the revolutionary War and where do you now live - Ans. I was living in the County of Shenandoah Virginia when called into the service each time Since the revolutionary war I have lived  I lived a part of the time in Shenandoah County about three years in Greenbrier County and about thirty seven years in Mason
"    4th.  How were you called into service { unreadable}  you volunteer or were you a substitute and of a substitute for whom?   Ans  I was a volunteer on both occasions
"    5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and militia regiments as you can reccollect and the general circumstances of your service  Ans  I remember the names of no other officers except what I have mentioned in my declaration the whole or some of whom
{?} field officers  it is believed were regular officers  I remember no other continental or militia regiments or  {?} any other troops being where I served other than  was stated in my declaration
"   6th.  Did you ever receive a dishharge fromthe service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? - Ans. I neve did receive a dischange from the service
"   7th.  State the names of person to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify to your character for veractiy and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution?  Ans.---I am known to many persons in my neighborhood who it is believed can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution amonst the rest a few whose names it is thot an inown to the department are Major Andrew Waggener who {?} at Craney island
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Virginia  -   16.998

David Bumgarner - 
{unreadable} in the State of Va
who was a pr: ___in the ___commanded by Captain     of the Regt commanded by Col" Gibson in the Va: 
for 6 months
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Inlisted on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20-Dollars ___ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831._
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Certificate of Pension issued to the 5th day of  Oct 33 and sent {?} I Fisher 
Point Pleasant. Mason Co. Va.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833.           50-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar:34  10_
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                                                              $60_
                                        {Revolutionary Claim}
                                        {Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nath. Rice   Clerk
Book #   Vol. 6 1/2    Page 3.

Let to G. Harrison, June 10,1835
{?} to H. I. Fisher J.P Agt. Oct 23 1835
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State of Virginia}
County of Jackson}

On this 27th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the justices of the Court of Jackson County now Sitting David Bumguarner, a resident of this county of Mason and State of Virginia aged 74 years three months and twenty days 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 Uited States under the following named officers and served as herein states General Han, Colo Steel. Colo gibson. these are the field officers as well as said applicant reccollets the company officers were Capt Michael Rader. Leut. Eanock McCarty Ensign Townsend Fuget. the claimant believes he entered the service in Sept in the year 1777 and left the service at the end of three months. and reentered the service some time in May in year 1778 and left the service at the end of three months making in all six months in the Service that resided in the county Shenadoah in the state of Virginia where he entered the Service, that he volunteered in both cases.  that he marched from Winchester through the N. Western part of Virginia to Pittsburg, he does not know whether there was any continental regiments or companies or not.  that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of but one person. whose testimony he can procure.  who can testify to his service.  He hereby relinqushes 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.  David Bumgardner
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

We Michael Rader Clergyman and Nehemiah Smith both of the county of Jackson in the State of Virginia, hereby certify that we are acquainted with David Bumgaurner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we