Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2781, for John Mc Croskey, Virginia
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Service: Va.

Number: S. 2781

McCroskey, John 
or McCrosky

Carded
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19071
East Tennessee
John McCroskey
 of Sevier Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lowrey of the regiment commanded by Col Shelby in the Virginia line for 11 months

Inscribed in the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of August and sent to George McGowen 
Sevierville

Arrears to the 4th of March…………. 66.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.. 16.66
………………………………..$83.32

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Sam’l Boyd, Clerk
Book C, Vol 7, Page 52
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3236
John McCrosky
Tennessee
from 1776 private
10 months
5.14.16              $33.33/100
Int.1.2.3.7.

See letter Oct 27, 1832 to
George McGown Esq
Sevierville
Tenn:

p - 3.
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3236
BRIEF in the case of John McCrosky
of Sevier County in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7 June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? ……Acting Justice of the Peace
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? ……………74 years & some months
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period
 1876 [sic - should be 1776]
1879 [sic - should be 1779]
1879 [sic - should be 1779]
1880 [sic - should be 1780]
1880 [sic - should be 1780]
1881 [sic - should be 1781]


Duration of Service: 
3 months
2 months
2 months
1 month
(term not stated)  1 month 

Rank - As A: 
Private

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served: 

Capt Andrew Moore (drafted)
 Capt Aaron Lowrey (volunteer)
Col Evan Shelby (drafted)
Lieut Sam’ Edmonson (drafted)
Col Arthur Campbell
Capt William Edmonson
Cols Wm Campbell, Sevier & Shelby
Capt James Montgomery, 
Col Wm Campbell
General Green

5. In what battles was he engaged? Battle, Kings Mountain. Some skirmishes with the Indians - & skirmish or Battle on the Reedy Fork
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rockbridge Co Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? ……………living witnesses & traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Declaration defective as to period of service

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
    ……………..Examining Clerk
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Declaration of John McCrosky in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Tennessee
Sevier County              …………….This day, personally appeared before me
John Pitner one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid John McCrosky a resident of said County and State aged seventy four years and some months who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to have the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
That in the year one thousand eight- hundred and seventy six when he was between sixteen and seventeen years of age in the County of Rockbridge State of Virginia he was drafted to perform a tour of duty for the protection of the frontiers against the incursions of the Shawnee Indians and was attached to Capt Andrew Moore's company and marched to Donaly's Station 17 miles from the levels of Green Briar which station had been attacked by the Indians and that he was three months in service and performed duty as a private soldier and on his return home was dismissed by the said Capt Moore with the company without receiving any discharge The sd McCrosky further states that he afterwards returned to Washington County Virginia
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and in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy –nine, he volunteered to perform a tour
of duty against the hostile Cherokee Indian, and attached himself to Capt Aaron Levy Company
Rendevous, at the big Island of Holston River where we got in canoes and descended the River to the
mouth of Chickamauga Creek in the Cherokee nation and was under the immediate command of Colonel Evan Shelby and had some skirmishing with the Indians and was in service two months the most of which time was active and fatiguing service.  further the said McCrosky states that in the same year ‘79 he volunteered to go against the hostile Indians who were committing depredations on the settlements on Clinch River Lieutenant Samuel Edmonson commanded him with other volunteers to the New Garden station and was in service two months  was march home and dismissed without
getting any discharge, the said McCrosky, further states that in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty he was drafted to perform a Tour of duty against the Tories and common enemies of the
Country and was attached to Capt William Edmonson’s Company and under command of Col Arthur Campbell and was in services one month; honorably dismissed without any regular discharge
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the said McCrosky further states that in the same year to wit 1880 he volunteered to perform a tour of duty for the protection of the Carolinas against the Tories and the common enemy and attached himself to Capt William Edmonson's Company and rendevoused at Watauga and was under the command of Cols William Campbell , Lewis and Shelby and was marched to Kings Mountain in South Carolina and was in the Battle of Kings Mountain where we defeated and captured the Tories and British. further the said McCrosky states that in the next year to east 1881 he volunteered to
go against the British in North Carolina and attached himself to Capt James Montgomery compaany and was under the command of Col William Campbell and Joined Genl Green's army near Guildford and was in the Skirmish or Battle on the Reedy Fork of Haw River and was in service about one month and dismissed by his officers without receiving any regular discharge said McCrosky further states that aforesaid all of said Tours of duty during the time of the revolutionary war and he believes that owing to the difficult of the times no discharges were given; but of any were
given it has escaped his recollection he further states that he believes that all the time his was in the
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the service of his country during the revolutionary war will amount to ten months
actual service he further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and
that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify the whole of his services, and the said McCrosky hereby requishes 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
                         John McCroskey
 Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and year
first above written
John Pitner   JP

State of Tennessee 
Sevier County    ... This day personally appeared before me John Pitner an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of Sevier,   Andrew Cresswell aged about seventy four years who being first duly sworn according law, says he well acquainted with John McCrosky  who signed the
foregoing declaration and that he served with the said John McCrosky in the Campaign to Kings Mountain and that he knows the declaration of the said McCrosky as above
written in relation to the said Campaign is substantially true and that he has reason to believe the whole of the said John McCrosky's declaration true 
                    Andrew Cresswell
Sworn to and subscribed
before me the 1st day of August 1832
John Pitner   JP
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We Elijah Rogers a clergyman residing in Sevier County Tennessee and William Porter residing in the County afforsaid hereby certify that we live in the neighborhood and are well acquainted with
John McCrosky who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years and some months old. 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 to and subscribed
the first day of August 1832 ...... Elijah Rogers
before me    ................................William Porter
 
John Pitner  JP
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And the said John Pitner an acting Justice of the peace for the County afforsaid and one of the Justices of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for said County being a Court of record do hereby declare after the investigation of the matter and after putting the investigations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I do further certify that by reason of his bodily infirmities he cannot conveniently attend the Courts of this County I do also certify that Elijah Rogers who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Sevier and that William Porter who has signed the this same record in the same County and is a creditable person and their statements is entitled to credit
                                              John Pitner
                                        Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee
Sevier County                  I Geo McCown Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for said County
do hereby certify that John Pitner before whom the foregoing examinations were made and whose signature appears to the preceding certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same
an acting Justice of the peace for said County and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such
                             In testimony whereof I hereunto
                              set my hand and affix my seal of office in
                                Sevierville this 2nd Augst 1832
                                  Geo McCown Clerk
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                                Declaration
of John McCrosky in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress June the 7th 1832
 
State of Tennessee
Sevier County
on this eighteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me John Pitner one of the acting Justices of the peace for the County afforsaid, John McCrosky a resident of the State and County afforesaid aged seventy five years seven months and twenty two days being born on the 26th day of September in the year 1757 in the County of Rockbridge Virginia as appears from the record of his father 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 the 7th of June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States and under the following named officers and served as herein stated that he was drafted when between eighteen and nineteen years of age in the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia to perform a tour of duty of three months for the protection of the frontiers against the incursions of the Shawnee Indians and joined a company of Militia commanded by Capt Andrew Moore, was a private soldier in the month of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six and was marched with said company from Keirs creek in the County of Rockbridge to Jacksons River then up said River through a mountainous  Country and over the North Mountain to the waters of Green Brier and passed the station at the levels of green Brier then to Donaly’s station eight miles from the levels which station had been attacked by the Indians a few days before and was in service three months and dismissed from the service in August in the same year .  John Caruthers was Lieutenant in said company affiant received no discharge that he recollects of
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affiant states that afterwards he moved to the County of Washington and State of Virginia and in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine he entered the service of the United as a volunteer to perform a tour of duty against the hostile Cherokee Indians and joined a company of volunteers commanded by Capt Aaron Lewis and Lieutenant Robert Edmonson (who was afterwards killed at the battle of Kings Mountain) and marched from Abingdon under said officers in company with a company
under command of Capt Montgomery to the big Island of Holston River.  affiant states that about five hundred men rendezvous at the said Island of Holston & that Col Evan Shelby and Robertson Command that affiant with said troops descended the River in company to the mouth of Chickamauga
Creek in the Cherokee nation and near the great [illegible] in Tennessee had some skirmishing with the Indians and served two months as a private soldier that Campaign the most of which time was active and fatiguing service and that affiant joined said Capt Aaron Lewis's company in the month of March in the year afforsaid Towit 1779 and dismissed by the said Capt Lewis in May following without receiving any written discharge. affiant further states that in the month of June in the last mentioned year To wit 1779  he volunteered to perform a tour of duty for the protection of the frontier settlements on Clinch River against the hostile Indians who were committing depredations on the settlements and marched from Abingdon in Washington County in the State of Virginia under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Edmonson across Walker Mountain to the New Garden station on Clinch River and served two months as a private soldier under said Lieutenant Edmonson and dismissed without receiving any written discharge the said McCrosky further states that  he joined the service of United States in the
month June in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty being drafted to perform a tour duty against the Tories and common enemy of the Country and was attached to a company of Militia commanded by Capt William Edmonson and was marched from Washington County Virginia the
place of his residence, with other Militia  through
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Mountainous broken County under command of the said Capt William Edmonson and Col Arthur Campbell to a Tory settlement called Baker’s settlement on the three forks of New River where we hung one Tory and dispersed a great many who fled to the Mountains.  affiant states that he served one month as a private soldier under said officers that campaign + dismissed by the said Capt William Edmonson without receiving any written discharge. the said John McCrosky further states that on the 23rd day of September in the last mentioned year Towit 1780 in the County of Washington and State of Virginia he volunteered to perform a tour of duty for the protection of the Carolina against the British and Tories and Joined a company commanded by Capt William Edmonson and marched from Abingdon in the County of Washington, State of Virginia to the Sycamore Shoals on Watauga River, the place of rendezvous where we even joined by Col Levin and Shelby with about four hundred & forty men.  Col William Campbell had about 400 men.  the Officers held a council and the command was given to Col
Campbell. we then crossed the yellow Mountain into north Carolina and across Low River and through the old settlements of the Catawba Indians and across Catawba and Broad Rivers. After Crossing the Mountains we were joined by Cols William Cleavland and Blandon with about 300 men.  affiant was a mounted gunman this campaign and the mounted men rode all night the night before the action at Kings Mountain leaving the foots behind and got up with the enemy about 2 o’clock in the evening having Captured their picket before we got up with the main army. affiant was in the Battle and done his duty as a private solder and assisted in defeating capturing and guarding the Tories and British to the Mulbury fields in Wilksborough North Carolina and was in the service one month this campaign and was dismissed by Col William Campbell without receiving any written discharge. the said John McCrosky further states that in the month of February in the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty-one he volunteered to perform a tour of duty against the British in North Carolina and in the County of Washington
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and State of Virginia the place of his residence he joined a company commanded by Capt James Montgomery and was marched from the said County of Washington the nearest direction to the Moravian Town in North Carolina.   Col William Campbell Commanded the Troops from Washington County Virginia Capt James Dysart also commanded a company from Washington County from the Moravian Town we marched to Guilford County and Joined Genl Green and his forces consisting foot and Horse.  the Cavalry was commanded by Cols Washington and Lee. the day after Joining Genl
Green, Col William Campbell with Major Reed and about three hundred men one of which was this affiant, having by some mistake seperated from the main army had a severe skirmish with the British on the Reedy Fork of  Haw River in which 25 in was killed. from the Reedy fork of Haw River, affiant under command of the said Capt James Montgomery and Col William Campbell was marched to Dan River. affiant states that he served one month this campaign as a private mounted gunman and was dismissed by Col William Campbell at Dan River in North Carolina without any written discharge. the said John McCrosky states that he performed all of said Tour of duty in the time of the revolutionary war. affiant further states that all the time he served in the revolutionary war does amount to ten months actual service.  he further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to the whole of his services and that the said McCrosky 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 agency of any . affiant states that he is well known
to William Snoddy, John [illegible] and Edmund Hodges in his neighborhood who can testify to his credibility.

Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day & year first above written…………………….. John McCrosky
John Pitner
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State of Tennessee 
Sevier   County            this day personally appeared before me John Pitner an acting of the peace for
the County afforsaid Andrew Cresswell aged seventy four years and some months who being first duly sworn according to law says he is well acquainted with John McCrosky who has sworn to and signed the foregoing declaration and that he served with the said John McCrosky in the Campaign to Kings Mountain and to Guilford that he knows the declaration of the said McCrosky, as above written in relation to the said Campaigns is substantially true and that he has reason to believe the whole of the said John McCrosky’s declaration true………………………… Andrew Cresswell

Sworn to and subscribed before me
the 18th day of May 1833
John Pitner   JP

State of Tennysee         This day personally appeared before John Pitner an acting Justice of the peace for
Sevier  County       ……….    said County John Hank aged fifty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law says he is well acquainted with John McCrosky who has signed the foregoing declaration and that the said McCrosky had, 15 or 20 years ago, related to him in detail of his service in the revolutionary war and that his statements then correspond with the said declaration and that he believes that the said McCrosky did serve in the war of the revolution as he states and that it is generally believed in the neighborhood that he did serve as he states
                           ……………………John Hank
sworn to & subscribed before me
the 18th day of May 1833
John Pitner  JP
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We Elijah Rogers a Clergyman residing in the County of Sevier and State of Tennysee and William Porter
residing in the same County hereby certify that we live in the neighborhood and are well acquainted with John McCrosky who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years, seven months and twenty-two days old 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  …………………………………….Elijah Rogers
				………….William Porter
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the 18th day of May 1833
John Pitner    JP
 
and the said John Pitner an acting Justice of peace for the County afforsaid, and one of the Justices of
Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Sevier and State of Tennessee being a Court of record do hereby declare after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I do further certify that by reason of his bodily infirmities he cannot conveniently attend the Courts of this County. I do also certify that Elijah Rogers who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Sevier and State of Tennessee and that William Porter who has signed the same resides in the same County and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit and that the statements of Andrew Cresswell
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and John Hank who have subscribed and Sworn to the foregoing affidavits are entitled
to credit
John Pitner
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
Sevier County     I Geo McCown Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for said County
do hereby certify that John Pitner before whom the foregoing examinations were made and whose signature appears to the preceding certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting
Justice of the peace for said County and that full faith and credit should be given to all his
official acts as such
 ………………..In testimony whereof I hereunto
set my hand and affix my
Seal of Office at office
in Sevierville this 21st May 1833
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April 21, 1931.

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section.
ADY

Mrs. T.C. Young,
1609 Cullom Street,
Birmingham, Alabama.

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2781, that John McCroskey or McCrosky was born September 26, 1757 in Rockbridge County , Virginia.

While a resident of Rockbridge County, Virginia, he enlisted and served in the Virginia Troops as follows:

In May 1776, served as a private three months in Captain Andrew Moore's Company.

He removed to Washington County, Virginia and there enlisted in March 1779, served two months in Captain Aaron Lewis' Company, Colonel Evan Shelby's regiment.

He enlisted in June 1779 and served two months under Lieutenant Samuel Edmonson.

He enlisted in June 1780, served one month in Captain William Edmonson's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Regiment.

He enlisted September 23, 1780, served one month in Captain William Edmunson's Company, Colonel William Campbell's Regiment and was at the battle of King's Mountain.

He enlisted in February 1781 and served one month in Captain James Montgomery's Company, Colonel William Campbell's Regiment and was at the battle of the Reedy Fork of the Haw River.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
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August 1, 1832 while a resident of Sevier County, Tennessee.

There are no data on file as to his family.
Very truly yours,

E.W. Morgan,
Acting Commissioner
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[left hand side]

1921. Dec. 8. Hist to Hon J. S. Webster  Aw

1922, May 12 Hist. to Chas. M. Seymour  En.

1923 Sept. 12. W.O. Whittle
infd  of cost of copies aw

1923. Oct. 2. Copies mailed to W. O. Whittle   Aw.

1923 Oct 30. Copies mailed to E L. Keener & to Thos. McCrosky  AW

1929 Feb 5  Hist to Clarence W Collins   ADY

1931 Apr. 21. Hist. to Mrs. T C. Young, AD.Y

  [right hand side]:

Rev War
2781
INVALID.
-
File No. 2781

John McCrosky
Prt, Va line
Act: June of  32
Index: -- Vol. A  Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
OCT 20 1923,

Chief  Rev. War Section [scratched out: Division]

Sir:
I have this day received from Ed Lee Keener
 …….M  O        No. 722304
for  $  1.95   requesting
[scratched out: post office address of] copys  as per
letter herewith.
 
Oct 30 ‘23
copies mailed
and Finance Div
notif   aw

REV. WAR SECTION

Respectfully
O. J. RANDALL
[signature illegible]
Chief Finance Div.
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M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
OCT 26 1923 ……….192
Chief  Rev. War Section ………….. Division

Sir:
I have this day received
from his Thos McCrosky
M  O    No  722,866
for 5.85    requesting
[ scratched out: post office address}copies   as per
letter herewith
Oct 30, 1923 
Copies mailed
and Finance Div
notf.    AW

REV WAR SECTION

Respectfully,
O. J, RANDALL
 [signature illegible]
Chief Finance Div
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No.  3236
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SIXTY - SEVENTH CONGRESS.

SAMUEL H. WINSLOW, MASS., CHAIRMAN.
JAMES S. PARKER, N.Y.    ……   ALBEN W. BARKLEY, KY.
BURTON E. SWEET, IOWA. ……..SAM RAYBURN, TEX.
WALTER STINESS, R.I.   ……………GEORGE HUDDLESTON, ALA.
JOHN G. COOPER, OHIO. ………..  CLARENCE F. LEA, CALIF.
EDWARD E. DENISON, ILL. …………..   PAUL B. JOHNSON, MISS.
EVERETT SANDERS, IND……………….. HARRY B. HAWES, MO.
SCHUYLER MERRITT, CONN.
J. STANLEY WEBSTER, WASH.
EVAN J. JONES, PA.
SHERMAN E BURROUGHS N. H.
WALTER H. NEWTON, MINN. …………………ELTON J. LAYTON, CLERK.
HOMER HOCH, KANS.                         ………A H. CLARK, ASST CLERK.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON
INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
December 6,  1921

The Honorable,
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Commissioner:

I am taking the liberty of requesting that you furnish me if possible with the military record
of John McCroskey, a resident of the State of Virginia, who took part in the Revolutionary War.

I am informed that incomplete records of the soldiers of this war are in your possession and
that it may be possible to locate the name of Mr. McCroskey.  Other than the fact that the soldier was a resident of Virginia I have very little information which would be of aid in identifying him. The Adjutant General of the State of Virginia has made a partial identification of the soldier, which I quote below:
John McCroskey,
S. of W. 1835 Pen. 3
Tenn, 96.

I do not know that this information will be of aid but I trust that you will be able to locate the
man's record. I desire information regarding the regiment, and company or other organization with which Mr. McCroskey served. The records of the Adjutant General of the Army do not contain
any mention of Mr. McCroskey's service.

Thanking you for this courtesy, I beg to remain
                           Sincerely yours
                                             Stanley Webster
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H. M. JOHNSTON, PRESIDENT.
I believe,
S-2781. I am very anxious to have a copy of this ap
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FRANTZ, McCONNELL & SEYMOUR
Knoxville, Tennessee
April 3rd, 1922

JOHN H FRANTZ
THOMAS G. MCCONNELL
CHARLES MILNE SEYMOUR
R. M. MCCONNELL
BEN H. TESTERMAN


United States Pension Bureau,
Revolutionary War Department 
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Gentlemen:-
I desire to get the record contained in your office relative to the undersigned soldier in the Revolutionary War, to-wit: I find in a copy of an old pension roll of Sevier County, Tennessee, the following:

"John McCroskey, private, Virginia Continental line. Placed on pension roll August 2, 1833, age 76 years. Annual allowance of pension $33.33. Sums received $99.99. Commencement of payment, March 4, 1833."

I am particularly anxious to get the names of the wife and children or other dependents if your office has a record thereof.

Thanking you in advance for this information I am respectfully yours,

CMS/R   Charles M. Seymour
[stamp:  U S  PENSION OFFICE   APR 5 1922]
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MMMMMMMMM
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M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
SEP 10 1923,

Chief  Rev. War Section [scratched out: Division]

Sir:
I have this day received from W O Whittle
 …….M  O        No. 717569
for  $  5.85/100   requesting
[scratched out: post office address of]   copys as per
letter herewith.
 
copies mailed 
Oct 2 ‘23

Finance Div notif   aw

REV. WAR SECTION

Respectfully
O. J. RANDALL
[signature illegible]
Chief Finance Div.
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MF (42)
Date   Sept. 24. 23
Name   John McCroskey    …… No. S2781
…………………………….Rev 
Photographic copies    3      wanted of
pieces, consisting of   13 pages
Remarks:
Exr   A E Wilson   REV WAR SECTION
   ……………………..Law Clerk
Serial       
No.  1844
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MF (42)
Date   Sept. 28. 23
Name   John McCroskey    …… No. S2781
…………………………….Rev 
Photographic copies    3      wanted of
pieces, consisting of   13 pages
Remarks:  Please make 2 negative copies of each page.

Exr   A E Wilson   REV WAR SECTION
   ……………………..Law Clerk
Serial       
No.
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W.D. Barton President
E.L. Keener. Sec and Treas.

K.K.S. CO.
Trademark

Ed Keener's Shop
"Biggest Retailers of Good Shoes
Knoxville,Tenn.  10-19-23

Correct Shoe Fitters 
22 Market Square

Both Telephones
Knoxville, Tenn

Hays Haymaker, Actg.Com.,
Dept. of Int.Bureau of Pensions
Washington.D.C.
Dear Sir;-
Please send me Photastat copy of orignal papers of Rev.War Pension claim of John McCroskey,File S.2781. Enclosed find Money Order for $1.95, payable to the Secretary of the Interior.

Yours truly,
Ed. Lee Keener
523 E.Hill Avenue.

[stamps:  Oct  1923]
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Request for Photostating             M 6
(To be prepared in duplicate) ….. Ex : AW

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No                 ……………………Date Oct. 29-23-

Subject John McCroskey S2781. War Rev.
52. copies of 3 pieces consisting of 10 pages to be
(No.)………. (No.)………………………. (No.)
forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division.
Remarks: please make 4 copies of each page

Approved:
A E Wilson
Chief Div  ….     REV WAR SECTION   ..Chief Clerk.
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AMERICAN LIMESTONE COMPANY

MASCOT – PULVERIZED LIMESTONE

THOS. McCROSKEY 
MANAGER ………………………………KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

October 23, 1923.

Mr. Hays Haymaker,
Acting Commissioner, Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: -
You recently made a photographic copy of the Revolutionary
war record, etc. of John McCroskey, Sevier County, Tennessee,
for Mr. W. O. Whittle of this City.
I am sending you money order for $5.85 for which
please make me three copies similar to those made for Mr. Whittle.
Yours very truly,
Thos McCroskey
McC/F

19.5
  x   3
5.85  OTT
Not crfd 

stamp:  FINANCE DIVISION
               OCT  26 1923 
          BUREAU OF PENSIONS

[calculations}
13
x  3
39

39
15
195
39
5.80
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LAW OFFICE OF
CLARENCE W. COLLINS
McCORNICK BUILDING
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
May 1, 1928

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D C

Dear Sir    
         I am endeavoring to obtain record evidence of service of ancestor in the Revolution, through McCrosky, not sure of the given name as yet, who with his son, served in the army of Va, - and were
present, according to our family lore, - at the surrender of Yorktown, in the continental army.

I find in the report of pensions, by the Secretary of War, 1835, James McCrosky, 2 Kentucky 135, and John McCrosky, 2 Tenn 96, for revolutionary services in the army of Va.

Will you please give me the datta, - that is place of enlistment, in what company and regiment and under that officers, date of enlistments and date of discharges, and ages of each of these gentlemen.

Our family lore is that during or at the close of the revolution this family removed from Va. to Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. and that James McCrosky owned a farm adjoining the farm of Col Shelby
in Kentucky.
It may be that above James and John are sons of the McCrosky through who I trace by his youngest son, so if you find any other McCrosky on the pension rolls who after the revolution lived in Kentucky near
Lexington or Shelby-ville, I will appreciate it very much if you will also give me like datta of the McCrosky there of a different given name, - possibly David, but we are very obsurce as to give name.
Thanking you in advance, I am

Yours very truly,
C W Collins

stamp  May 5 1925  U S PENSION OFFICE
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1609 Cullom St
B ham Ala.
March 11, 1931

Bureau of Pensions
Washington  D. C

Gentlemen
John McCrosky, a Revolutionary war soldier filed a pension claim in 1833 (May 18)
The claim was filed in Sevier County, Tennessee.  I hope to receive genealogical information from the  claim.   John McCroskey was my great great grandfather.  If you will send me a coppy of the claim, I will be very grateful.
 Very truly
Mrs. T. C Young
John McCrosky enlisted in Rockbridge Co. Va.

stamp  MAR  19  1931
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Rev. War Section.                AW
Sept. 13, 1923

W O Whittle
Union Nat. Bank,
Knoxville, Tenn.

Sir
I have to advise you, that if you desire Photostat copies of the original papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim of John McCroskey, Va. Troops, S 2781, the same to be furnished you under the provisions of the Act of Aug. 24, 1912, at the rate of fifteen cents a page, with twenty-five cents extra for
certification, if that is desired. The number of pages to be copied is thirteen
         The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.

Respectfully,
Hays Haymaker
Acting Commissioner.
Send all of these
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

February 5, 1929.

Clarence W. Collins,
McCornick Building
Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sir: 
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2781, it appears that John McCroskey or McCrosky was born September 26, 1757 [* this date may be incorrect.] in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
While a resident of Rockbridge County, Virginia he enlisted and served in the Virginia Troops as follows:
In May 1776, served as a private three months in Captain Andrew Moore's Company.
He removed to Washington County, Virginia and there enlisted in March 1779, served two months in Captain Aaron Lewis' Company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Regiment.
He enlisted in June 1779 and served two months under Lieutenant Samuel Edmonson.
He enlisted in June 1780, served one month in Captain William Edmonson's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Regiment.
He enlisted September 23, 1780, served one month I Captain William Edmonson's Company, Colonel William
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Campbell's Regiment and was at the battle of King's Mountain.
He enlisted in February 1781 and served one month in Captain James Montgomery's Company, Colonel William Campbell's Regiment and was at the battle of the Reedy Fork of the Haw River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 1, 1832 while a resident of Sevier County, Tennessee.
There are no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,

Winfield Scott,
Commissioner
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Rev. War Section        ………..AW
Record Division.

December 8, 1921.

Hon. J. Stanley Webster
House of Representatives.

In re: John McCroskey, S. File 2781
War of Revolution.

 
You are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim above noted, it appears that John McCroskey was born Sept. 26, 1737, **[this date should be closer to 1760, per all other info in file] in Rockbridge Co. Virginia and was living there when he was drafted in May 1776 and served as a private three months in Capt. Andrew Moore's Co. He removed to Washington Co. Virginia and there volunteered in Mar. 1779 and served two months in Capt. Aaron Lewis' Co. , Col. Evan Shelby's Regt. He volunteered in June 1779 and served two months under Lieut. Samuel Edmonton. He was drafted in June 1780 and served one month in Capt. William Edmonson's
Co., Col. Arthur Campbell's Regt. He volunteered Sept. 23, 1780, served one month in Capt. William Edmonson's Co. under Col. William Campbell and was at the battle of King's Mountain. He volunteered in Feb. 1781 and served one
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month in Capt. James Montgomery's Co. under Col. William Campbell and was at the battle of the Reedy Fork of the Haw River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Aug. 1, 1832, while living in Sevier Co. Tenn. 
There is no data on file as to his family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.