Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6078, for Victor Shaw, Maryland
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Service
MD

Name
Shaw, Victor

Number
S.6078

carded
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Pennsylvania 29634
Victor Shaw
of Fayette Co in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Watson of the Regt commanded by Col. Bruce in the Md Militia line for 7 months.

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 23 dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Jan 1835 and sent to Hon A. Stewart, H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep '34 $81.66
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March '35 $11.66
Total $93.33

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E 2 Vol 5 Page 57
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State of Pennsylvania County of Fayette ss.
On this 8th day of January
personally appeared before the Honorable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Victor Shaw a resident of Redstone Township in the County of Fayette and State of Pa. aforesaid, aged 87 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 in the year A.D.1776 for the term of six months in the State of Maryland under the following named officers and served as herein Stated.
That he was a resident of Frederick County in the State of Maryland aforesaid and that about the tenth of the month of October he volunteered in the company commanded by Captain Watson for the term of six months and of Colonel Bruce’s Regiment to which Lieut Col. Blair & Major Samuel Shaw belonged, and that they was attached to General Green’s Brigade, and the said troops crossed the Delaware River at Cornell’s Ferry, and marched from thence to Baskin Ridge in the State of New Jersey for to encamp there for that winter, but whilst there General Green Sent orders for them to repair
in haste to Lord Sterling’s, with three or four days provisions, and that we remained there
for a while, or not exceeding five days [time.]
We were ordered back to Baskin Ridge, where we continued during the said winter. That we was sometimes called out on Scouting parties,
also in case of alarms, but met with no engagements with the enemy, and that  [sometime] in or about the latter part of April in the year of 1777 they was all [illegible] to arms
from Baskin Ridge by way of Cornell’s Ferry aforesaid, and from thence to [illegible] on the
Schuylkill, and from thence home to the said County of Frederick where he was honorably discharged by the said Colonel Bruce, on the 10th [or 16th] of June 1777 being [detained] in service better than 8 months. 
And that not exceeding four weeks after his discharge he again volunteered for the term of one month under the said officers for to go again into the State of New Jersey, but the said Anderson countermanded before we had reached Philadelphia, though our orders [was] to be kept in readiness until further [ink blot] and discharged by Major Shaw about the 12th of  August in said year in Bucks County, Penn.
And that sometime on or about the first of January 1778 himself & his brother Samuel
together with three teams was [prest] for one month, to go to the Potomack River about halve mile from the said Town of Frederick for and to draw [Tobias & Flower] to Lebanon Pa. and crossed the Susquehanna River on the ice,
to a place then called Anderson’s Ferry, and from that Lebanon, where they deposited there said landing, and that some time after which they both returned by way of Harris Ferry near or at
now called Harrisburg, when we was detained some days in consequence of the high water, and the breaking up of the River, and from thence they returned home to the neighborhood of said Frederick Town M’d., after a tour of about 27 days and there discharged on or about the 27th of January of said month and year by a wagonmaster, or officer who belonged to Smallwood’s troops, but whos[e] name he cannot recollect. And that from [illegible] and giving in his statement at different periods, that he believes that the above contains the whole of his said volunteer & militia services of 8 month[s], & 27 days, for which he claims a pension.
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That he was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where he resided until the age of twenty five years and from thence to Frederick County Maryland where he resided until about  39 years of age. [?] of which was entire of the said war, and from thence he moved to Friend’s Cove in Bedford County, Pa. for five years, and from thence moved to Allegheny County in the State of Maryland, where he resided for about three years, & from that to Union Township in the County of Fayette, where he resided for at least 23 or 24 years in the Town of Union, 
and from thence to the Township of Redstone where he has ever since resided, about [?] years. That he has no documentary evidence of his said services, that he received a
writen discharge for his first tour aforesaid, but the same was worn out and lost
before that he moved to this country; that from the State of his old age and memory, and [debity], he cannot recollect so distinctly as he would wish, but that the said statements just [illegible] to the best of his knowledge and belief. That his only doubt is whether his first tour was for 6 or 8 months, though at present he rather believes it was for Six, although detained in said service for 8 months as aforesaid. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not
on the pension roll of any agency in any State whatever. 
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, given under my hand at Union Town the 8th day of January 1833.
H W Beeron Prothy [L. S.]
Victor Shaw his mark {seal}

We John Phillips, Clergyman residing in the said County and Samuel Sutton, residing in the said County, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with the said Victor Shaw who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be 86 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.
[Chas?] H.W. Beeron Prothy [L. S.]
John Phillips {seal}
Samuel Sutton {seal}

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 appear to them that he said John Philip who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman and a resident in the said County, and that Samuel Sutton who has also signed the same is resident in the County aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit.

State of Pennsylvania County of Fayette ss
I Richard Beeson clerk of the court of the said County hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Victor Shaw for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 3d day of October 1834
Rich’d Beeson Clk
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32 124
Declaration of
Victor Shaw
R. Soldier
Pennsylvania

from 1776 pr
7 months
$23.33/100

Hon. A. Stewart
Union Town, Pa
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State of Pennsylvania Fayette County ss
On this 13th day of October AD 1824
before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in for the County aforesaid now sitting, personally came Victor Shaw a resident of the County aforesaid, aged Eighty Eight years, who upon his oath in open Court made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. That in October 1778 this deponent volunteered to serve in the Maryland Militia for the term of Six months in a company of Volunteer Militia commanded by Capt Patrick Watson attached to Col Norman Bruce’s Regt., Lieut Col. John Blair.  William Shields & Samuel Shaw were the two majors belonging to the Regt. The latter was the brother of this deponent. That the deponent was marched from Taneytown Maryland to Philadelphia where they remained at this time & from thence marched to Cornell's ferry about 30 miles up the Delaware & there crossed the river
into Jersey & was marched to a place called Baskin Ridge & there encamped and also found Gen’l Green’s army at that place, a few days after Genl Greene reviewed the whole of the troops and ordered them to meet him on a certain day at Lord Sterling, the troops were accordingly marched to that place and they remaining there a
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day were marched back to the encampment at
Baskin Ridge at which place the Battallion to
which deponent belonged was stationed to guard the Settlement from the depredations of the British. That this deponent performed his entire tour at this place, and during the time was in a number of skirmishes but never in a general battle. That when his term of six months expired the recruits that were expected at that place did not arrive and that this deponent with the whole of the Company to which he belonged remained one month over their time, in order to wait the amount of other troops so as not to have the [illegible] hand Exposed. So that this deponent served faithfully seven months for which he claims a pension.
That he was born in Bucks County Penn in the
year 1746.
He has a record of his age in his Bible.
He was discharged by Col Bruce who signed his discharge but has long since lost it.
He engaged as a volunteer.
That he lived near Taney town in Maryland when he entered the service, where he lived
untill he removed to when he now resides in
Fayette County, after remaining a short time
in Bradford County on his way to the west.
There is no clergyman in his neighborhood with whom he is sufficiently acquainted to request him to certify for him, but that
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He hereby relinquishes every pension or annuity
whatever Except the present & declares that his name
is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
Victor Shaw his mark

We Andrew Stewart and Thompson McKean both
residents of Fayette County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Victor Shaw,  who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration. That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a Revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion.
T McKean
A Stewart

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of
the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war
department that that Victor Shaw was a revolutionary soldier
and served as he states. And the court do further certify that that it appears to them that the [said] Andrew Stewart & Thompson McKean who have signed the above certificate are both residents of Fayette County and both respectable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

Fayette County Pennsylvania ss
I Richard Beeson Prothonotary of the
Court of Common pleas in & for said County do
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of Victor Shaw for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at
Union Town this 15th day of October 1834
Rich’d Beeson Prothy
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6078
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 6078
Victor Shaw
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th "32
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 338
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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James L Edwards Esq
Sir

Please send my pension certificate
when issued to And'w Stewart Esq
of Union Town Pa.
& no other person & obliged.

Victor Shaw his mark
attest
Harry Gilbert
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[circle stamp]
UNIONTOWN PA
OCT 5

Victor Shaw
Rev pension

Free
A Stewart
Md.

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of
Pensions
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I Enclose the application of Victor Shaw
for a pension. There is no doubting
of the Justice of his claim. Please forward
the certificate as soon as convenient.
He is in very Indigent circumstances.
In haste
Yours &c
A. Stewart
15 Oct 1834

J L Edwards Esq
Com’r of Pensions