Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,744, for David Mc Conkey, Maryland
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Service
MD

McConkey, David
or McKonkey

Number
R.6744
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REJECTED

6744
David McKankey
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David McKonkey
VA

6744
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34252
Declaration of
David
McConkey

Report to the Honorable John J Allen of Virginia

Mr L Mitchell & James McCamps Agents

Hon J J Allen
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State of Virginia
Tyler County

On this 19th day of December 1833 personally appeared before me William Bond a justice of the peace in and for the said county of Tyler and State of Virginia David McKonkey a resident of the county and state aforesaid aged 74 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 of the 7th June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States and served under the following named officers as herein stated. that in the year 1781 at Baltimore in the state of Maryland about 1st day of September he volunteered his service as a private soldier for a tour of two years under Cap. Rutledge Lieutenant Quinn Ensign Holiday, Major Speaz, Col Hall. affiant states he was engaged during this whole term of service in guarding and defending the maritime frontier of his native state of Maryland. The applicant is very old and infirm is totally deaf and states that his recollections is very treacherous he recollects of being marched from Baltimore to a place ten or fifteen miles of called Big Gunpower fully from thence to a place called Long Green and back to Baltimore. Declarant wishes himself understood to say that the above-mentioned places
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are not very far from Baltimore and further that during his whole term of service he was principally stationed at and about Baltimore Big Gunpowder falls, Long Green & many other places the names he cannot recollect; that he received a wound after night on the knee at Big Gun Powder falls by the discharge of a gun he supposed that was fired at him by some of the enemy [illegible] who must have been lurking in the vicinity of the Little garrison or station of Big Gun Powder falls aforesaid. This occurrence he now thinks took place sometime in the summer of 1782 but cannot recollect precisely when declarant states he served in the war of the revolution in all upwards of two years with the Maryland militia and further states that he entered the service a volunteer and remained in the service as such a private soldier a period of upwards of two years and that during his whole service he was principally stationed and kept guarding the places before mentioned and watching for the enemy and further that it was expected the British would land at some available point near Baltimore and that the troops were continually kept on the lookout and further states that sometime about 10th day of November 1783 he was discharged by his said Capt. Rutledge after having served a little more than two years in the war of the
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revolution from September 1781 till November 1783 and further that he was no sooner discharged and he further states that his whole time of service was rendered in the state of Maryland on the Atlantic frontier of that state and further that he cannot recollect all his different marches to as many different places all in Maryland aforesaid and he further states that the services heretofore enumerated were all that he performed in the revolutionary war. Declarant states that he seen Gen. Washington on a tour of the troops he thinks at Baltimore and her further states that he does not recollect the name of any other office whatever except those heretofore mentioned and he further states he does not recollect the No of nay regiment whatever he does recollect that the troop he served with were regular volunteers and militia but does not recollect to what states they belonged except those of his native state of Maryland. Declarant has no documentation of his service neither does he know of any person living that he can prove his service by. He is too old and infirm to attend [illegible] the court of the said county of Tyler. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
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and he further declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

David McKonkey

To the several interrogatories prescribed by the war department to the applicants he answereth as follows:

1. I was born in the year 1759 and I always heard and believed in Baltimore Maryland
2. I have no record of my age
3. I was living in Baltimore and state of Maryland when I was called into service. I have lived since in Maryland and Virginia. I now live in Tyler County Virginia
4. and 5. All my services were those of a volunteer private soldier. I knew Gen Washington; I also knew Col Hall and Major Spearz. I do not recollect the No of any regiment whatever the general circumstances of my service I have stated in my declaration to which I respectfully refer.
6. I have lost my discharge many years ago which I received from Capt. Rutledge
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7. I am known to James B. Jones and Samuel R. Jones who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my service as a soldier of the revolution.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

David McKonkey

we James B Jones and Samuel R Jones residing in Tyler County and state of Virginia do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David McKonkey a resident of the county and state aforesaid who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration- that we believe him to be 74 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - James B jones
Samuel R Jones

And I the said justice of the peace do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war
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Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I the said Justice of the Peace do further certify that it appears to me that James B Jones an Samual R Jones who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Tyler County and state of Virginia and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit and I the said Justice further certify that there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the above named applicant and I the said Justice further certify that the above named applicants from bodily infirmity is unable to travel to the courthouse of the said county of Tyler form which he lives nineteen miles and I the said Justice further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of myself in the  matter of the application of David McKonkey for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19 day of December 1833

Wm Bond - JP - SEAL

State of Virginia
Tyler County

I David Hickman clerk of the court of Tyler County certify that William Bond was a magistrate in and for the county of Tyler at the time of taking & subscribing to the foregoing certificate
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and that he is now an acting justice of the peace for the county aforesaid and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the county court of Tyler and subscribed my name this 25th April 1834.

David Hickman
Clerk of Tyler
County Court

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