Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,696, for James Teete, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Teete, James

NUMBER
S. 7,696
carded

CONTENTS
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Rev War

7696
INVALID

File No. 7696
James Teete
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 369
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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16,556
Virginia
James Teete
of (illegible Co in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain (illegible) of the Regt. commanded by Col. Lee in the Va (illegible) line for 1 yr.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Sept 1833 and sent to J. D. Pitts (illegible) CH

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  $80.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  20.00
$100.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 28
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Jas Teete

Admits. 12 mo pri
$40.13.17

276

Feb. 26 '33

S D Pitts Esq
H. T. W. C.
Westmoreland, Va
C H
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BRIEF in the case of James Teete
County of Westmoreland in the State of Virginia
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? -
3. How old is he? 91
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. | Duration of Service| Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
__________________________________________
 | Years, Months, Days | As a | Gen.

In 17 |  -  3  -  | private. | Capt. Muse, Lieut. T Yeatman
 | - 3 - | " | Same Officers
 | - 3 - | " | Capt. Muse, Col. R. H. Lee
 | - 3 - | " | -

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Westmoreland Cty Va

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The certificate of the Clergyman &c. does not appear to have been to.

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
F. Waugh
Examining Clerk.
Feb. 20. 1833
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Declaration of James Teete a soldier of the revolution. In the year of      when a requisition was made on the militia of Virginia in defense of the British forces after the declaration of war, I was ordered to Westmoreland Courthouse to stand a draft to go in the main army, and being infirm by swelled limbs &c, they refused to take me, and was considered at that time an invalid. Soon after that I got well. The militia was then called out into service at first to defend the depredations committed by the enemy in small [illegible], from which they landed at Popes Creek on the plantation of one Danl. McCarty; plundering stealing whatever they wanted. I was marched down to that place under James Muse Captain, & Thomas Yeatman Lieut. & there served in their service 3 months. From the expiration of that service, I was marched to Nomony Creek, on Sanford's farm near Nomony ferry, the same year, and there staid, in defending the neighbourhood [sic] from the depredations of the enemy coming up in barges for at least 3 months more under the same officers. From there we were marched to Hollis' Marsh & staid there some time, thence to Lee's Mill on the Potomac Cliffs near there, when the engagement took place with the Roebuck & her tenders & barges again our militia composed of three companies commanded by Col. Rich Henry Lee & Captains Ja. Muse, Sanford, and George Robinson. In this action the British lost 2 men killed and one wounded; and I served in this last service at least 3 months.
From Lee's Mill we were ordered to Philip Smith's farm near the first place on Pope's Creek mentioned above, and served again at this place 3 months more.
This last, was the station we held when we learned the surrender of Cornwallis, & was discharged-
The above stated times I know I served fully, besides skirmishing off & on for 3 years altogether - Given under my hand & seal this 28th Jan 1833 - 
James Teete
X
his mark
{Seal}
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State of Virginia County of Westmoreland,
On this 28th day of January 1833, personally appeared before the County Court of Westmoreland, James Teete a resident of the County aforesaid & state aforesaid aged 90 years in September [illegible], who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the declaration annexed hereto, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role of any agency in the state -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
James Teete
X
his mark

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
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Declaration of James Teete, a soldier in the Revolutionary War

Amended Declaration of the within named James Teete made in open court July 22 1833. -
In answer to the 4th question propounded by the War Department and not embraced in the foregoing Declaration vis:
"Has the Declarant mentioned the period, or periods, of the war when he served?"
I was called up to the best of my knowledge & belief in 1777 or 1778, & served until Cornwallis' surrender in 1781 -
[illegible] Question - "Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served in conformity to the Regulations?"
I can only say that my officers commanding the Regiment & Company were as follows. Richard Henry Lee, was the Chief Commander & I believe was Colonel at that time, and the 3 companies were commanded by Captains James Muse - Sanford & George Robinson, the first names Captain (Muse) commanded the company I was in, with one Thomas Yeatman his Lieut. - There was one John Washington who seemed to be second in command under Col. Lee, but he did not stay long in that section of country where our troops were - I believe he was lower down the [illegible] in service. -
13th Question "If the applicant has no documentary evidence and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in this declaration that such proof cannot be had?"
Answer - There is not one single man alive that I know of who served with me; Many can testify that they are well assured & most [illegible] believe, that the services were rendered. Among these is W. Templeman one of the clergyman who has testified to that effect.

Interrogatories not answered satisfactorily viz:
"1st Where & in what year were you born?"
Answer. I was born in Westmoreland County, and I believe in the year 1742.
2nd "Have you any record of your age & if so, where is it?"
Answer. I have no record of my age. I learnt my age through my neighbours [sic] of my size when boys together who had registers of their ages. When I was christened by one Parson Gibbons he took my age & I understood it was returned to the Clk's office, which was burnt afterwards, & I suppose that burnt with the office.
4th "How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?"
Ans. I was ordered by my captain of the militia company to go to the courthouse to stand a draft; I did so, & upon examining me, I was pronounced an invalid & required to hold myself in [illegible] when well to perform militia service, which I did do after getting well as stated in my declaration.
5th "State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served."
Answ. I do not believe there were any regular officers in the service with me, nor any Continental Regiment in the [illegible] Section of Country where we were.
6th "Did you ever receive a discharge from the service &c."
Answer. I [illegible] no discharge in writing at all. I received at first from time to time verbal discharges from my captain to attend again at a moments warning, & when Cornwallis surrendered in 1780 we were verbally discharged by our officers for good.
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7th interrogatory. "State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighbourhood [sic], who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a solider of the Revolution"
Answer - There is not an individual alive who served with me as before stated; and as regards the belief of my services there is not one individual of my acquaintance who I believe would doubt it a moment. The answer or certificate of the court is deemed sufficient on this point.
As respects my character & veracity, I believe they stand totally unimpeachable, & the clergyman's declaration on that point is already affixed.
James Teete
X
his mark

State of Virginia
Westmoreland County to wit:

I William Hutt, clerk of Westmoreland County court, do hereby certify, that at a court held for the said county on the 22nd day of July 1833, James Teete, made oath in open court to the truth of the answers made to the several interrogatories propounded in the foregoing amended declaration; and that the said amened declaration was ordered to be certified to the proper department, in the city of Washington -
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 26th day of July 1833 in the 25th year of the commonwealth.
William Hutt
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We, Samuel Templeman & Lovell Marders
clergymen residing in the County of Westmoreland & State of Virginia, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Teete, who has sworn & subscribed to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him
to be of the age as stated near 91, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood [sic] where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
The first named Samuel Templeman knows of
his own knowledge that Lee. Muse, Sanford, and Robinson were in the service as Teete says, and has no doubt and verily believes that his statements as set forth in his declaration are true -
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 applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certified that it appears to them that Samuel Templeman and Lovell Marders, who have signed the same, are Clergymen resident
in the County aforesaid are creditable persons
& that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel Templeman
Lovell Marden

I William Hull, Clerk of the County Court of Westmoreland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of James Teete for a pension-
In Testimony whereof, I hereto subscribe
my name and affix my seal of Office
this 30th day of January, in the year ┃
1833, and in the 57th year of the
Commonwealth
 William Hull clerk