Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 367, John Bagnal, S.C.
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3-1776      
Service     Number
S.C.                  Bagnal, John        R. 367
                                     Mary
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No.  15,433
Mary Bagnal, dec'd 
widow of John
South Carolina.

Let [illegible contractions] Benbow Janry 22/57

367
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No

Mary Bagnal Dec'd
widow of John
S Carolina

Act July 7, 1838
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State of South Carolina
   Sumter District

On this the 4th day of August AD 1856 personally
appeared in open Court before the Court of Ordinary now sitting John B Bagnall, a resident of the Sumter District in the State of South Carolina aged 52 years who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress granting Pensions to the Revolutionary Soldiers passed  7 June 1832 and also the act passed 4 July 1836 granting Pensions to widows of Revolutionary Soldiers. That he together with Isaac Bagnal are the only surviving children of John Bagnal deceased who entered into the service of the United States as he has always understood and believed some time in the year 1780,  That he was a member of Captain Conyers Company of Light Dragoons under the commend of Gen'l Marion of the State of South Carolina. That he believes that he was engaged in all the Battles fought by his intrepid commander from 1780 till the close of the war and especially in the battles of Wadboo, Georgetown, Black River, Fort Watson, Fort Motte, and Monks Corner.  That he resided in the State of South Carolina in what was then called the Camden District now Sumter District and continued to reside there until his death. That he died on the 24th day of March 1825 leaving a  window who died on  the 10th day of January 1840 in this District leaving at the time of her death four children alive two of whom have since died.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

A.A.  [illegible]         John B Bagnal
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I William Lewis Judge in the Court of Ordinary within and for the District of Sumter in the State of South Carolina do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of John B Bagnall for a Pension for the services of his father John Bagnal.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 4th day of August 1856
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State of South Carolina
Sumter District
On this 4th day of December 1856 personally appeared before me a Magistrate duly authorized to take depositions Thomas Tobias aged Eighty two years a resident of the State and District aforesaid who being sworn according to law on his oath says that from his earliest recollection has was well and intimately acquainted with John Bagnal father of John B Bagnal and Isaac Bagnal who as he understands have or are about to prosecute a claim against the United States for a Pension for the services of the said John Bagnal rendered his country during the revolutionary war.  That he remembers to have seen him frequently while engaged in the service. That he resided very near John Bagnall who was often permitted to visit his homestead and when he made such visits the affiant would see him.  That he continued to reside in the immediate neighborhood of the said John Bagnal  from the close of the revolutionary was untill his death which occurred about thirty one or two years ago viz, in either 1824  or 25.

He further swears that very soon after the close of the revolution the said John Bagnal intermarried with Mary Belton. That they were married in Camden South Carolina.  That [he -struck out] although not present when the ceremony was performed yet he met with them on their return from Camden.   The exact period of their marriage he does not remember but believes it took place about eight or nine years after the close of the war.  That they continued to live together as man and wife untill his death.  That the widow Mary Bagnal departed this life  about the 10th January 1841 leaving four children the issue of the marriage with the said John Bagnal alive at the time of her death, two of which have since died and that John B Bagnall and Isaac Bagnal
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are the only surviving children of the said marriage.
He further swears that the said John Bagnal was engaged at the Battle of [illegible] to his certain knowledge, That the affiant was near enough to her the firing of the guns when that Battle was fought, he frequently heard the said John Bagnal speak of having been engaged in various other battles but he does not now remember times or places except  Monks Corner, Wadboo and Georgetown  And the the said John Bagnal for whose services a pension is now claimed is the identical John Bagnal who rendered the services above enumerated.

Thos Tobias
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Wright's Bluff  So. Ca.
Dec 20, 1856
To
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington DC 
Sir,

I must again beg leave to call your attention  to the claims of Rbt. Dubose No162823.   W. W. Wilder No 162827.   Sam'l Harrington No 70291. J. T. Wilson minor No 93768.   Sam'l Cantry No 149179

I ow enclose the Declaration of John B. Bagnal for a Pension for the services of his father John Bagnal in the revolutionary war together with the testimony of Thomas Tobias proving the marriage death and services of Bagnal.   This is my first case of the kind an will therefore be very thankful for your suggestions
Very respectfully
Yr obt serv't
M/ M/ Benvow
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Ex'r. INVALID
No. 365
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873 

Stamped "REJECTED"
Mary Bagnal
P.O.
Service:

Enlisted:          ,18
Discharged:    ,18
Aplication Filed:  ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.