Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,926, Robert Finney, S.C.
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(3-1776)

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SERVICE
S. C.

Finney, Robert

NUMBER
S. 37.926

CONTENTS
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19,919

Alabama
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Robert Finney
of Lawrence Co  in the State of Alabama
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Taylor in the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Sumpter in the South Carolina 
line for the term of fifteen months,
from 1st February 1776 to 1st June 1777
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Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month,
to commence on the 6th day of February, 1828
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26th of April
1828& sent to Pensioner
Moulton, Alabama
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1828-      $ 7.88
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1828      48.  __
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                                                                  $55.88                                                                                  
                                                                                   
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act March 18, 1818,  }
{and May 1, 1820.       }
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Recd 23d Feb. 1828
2061

Robert Finney
Lawrence County
Alabama

Admitted

on Book of
South Carolina

Claimant
at
Moulton
Alabama

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Honorable James Barbain
Secretary of War
Pension Office
Washington
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Original Claim
Declaration in order to be placed on the pension
List under the act of the 18th March 1818

State of Alabama
County of Lawrence SS

On the 30th day of January in the year
1828 personally appeared in open Court being
Court of record for said County having the power to fine
and imprison Robert Finney resident in said County
aged Seventy five March next, who being first sworn
according to Law doth on his oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by
the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818
and the first of May 1820 that he the said Finney
enlisted for the Term of about fifteen months commen
cing about the first of February 1776 and ending
in the first day of June 1777 in the State of
South Carolina in the command by Capt Samuel
Taylor, in the Regiment commanded Thomas Sumpter
in the line of the State of South Carolina on the continental establishment; that he continued to see in the said
corps until the first day of June 1777 afterwards
about the tenth of June 1777 he was discharged from
the service in said State of Southcarolina, that
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
except the present; that his name is not on the Roll of
any State except the said State of South carolina and
that the following are the reasons for not making earlier
application for a pension, he did not know until a 
short time since that there was any provision
made to by those who were soldier in the revolution
=ary war and who are indigent and unable to support themselves by labour, and in pursuance of the act of
the 1st M ay 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was
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a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th
day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time
[illegible] sale or in any manner disposed of my property
or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish
it as to being myself within the provisions of an act of
Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the Unites States
in the Revolutionary war paper on the 18th day of March
1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust
for me any property or securities contracts or debt one to
me, nor have I any income other than what is contained
in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
              "    1 live  the cows and Calfes worth $15.00
              " [illegible] and five pigs & [illegible]      8.00
               "Two [illegible]                                          8.00
               " five chains and two Tables                    6.00
                "three acres and one hoe                        8.00
                " Plates kives and forks.                          3. 00            
                                                                                   _____
                                                                                   48.00
Robert Finney


that since the 18th March 1818 the following changes
have been made in my property at that time I had four
Horse beast, and since that are they have all died
At that time I had no cattle but afterwards became
owner of a few and only one of them has been sold

Robert Finney

Sworn in to and subscribed in open Court before
[illegible] W Taylor Judge of said Court this
30th January 1828 -
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It is the opinion of the Court that said Finney
did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common Enemy for the Term of fifteen months under one engagements
on the continental establishment, and it is further the
opinion of the court that the total amount in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule in
$48. 00


State of Alabama
Lawrence County

I Andrew O Hoin Clerk
of the County Court of said County do hereby
certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the
Court that the said Robert Finney did Serve in
the Revolutionary War as related in the preceeding declaration against the common Enemy for the
term of fifteen months, under one engagement
on the continental establishment I also certify
that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto
annexed are truly copied from the records of
said Court, And I do further certify that it is the
opinion of the said Court that the total amount
in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is forty eight dollars-

In testimony whereof I
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court
On this 1st day of February
1828 -

Andrew O. Hoin Clerk [signature]

Stamp
[illegible]
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37926
Revy INVALID
File No. 37926
Robert Finney
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 468

[Arrangement of 1870]

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1919 Apr. 19 Hist to
Brown  F. Lee.
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L. L. FARR
BROWN F LEE

FARR-LEE RANCH
( COKE AND STERLING COUNTIES)


BROOME, TEXAS April 7, 1919.

Pension Department
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-

Do the records of your office
show that one Robert Finney, who served
in the 6th South Carolina Regiment in
the War of the Revolution, drew a pen
son?

He enlisted March 1, 1776, was appointed
Corporal June 14, 1776, and was discharged
June 1, 1777.

Is there a record in your office
giving the name of his wife and
children?

Thanking you in advance forgiv-
ing me the information desired

I am,

Yours truly
Mrs. Brown F Lee

Broome, Texas.

Circular Stamp
PENSION
A
APR
12
1919
OFFICE
U.S.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3 -- 525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,       19

S. F. 37926

In reply to your request of_____, received_____

a statement of the military history of        Robert Finney

a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.

Feb 1. 1776

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.

 June 10, 1777

RANK.

Pvt

Jos.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.

Samuel Taylor

COLONEL.

Thomas Sumter

State.
S.C.

Battles engaged in, 

none stated

Residence of soldier at enlistment,

[only a check mark]

Date of application for pension, 

Jany 30 1818. His cl was al.

Residence at date of application, 

Lawrence Co. Ala.

Age at date of application, 

born in March 1753

Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family

Respectfully,


Commissioner.

8 -- 285c

[Hand written notation:]
1828
    75
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1753
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Divison of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME  Finney, Roger

Grade Private

Line. Pennsylvania 

WARRANT
NUMBER  9374

ACREAGE  100

ISSUED  December 3, 1793
 to Patrick Brien, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are 

registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.

Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.

Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.