Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 4204, for Archibald Mc Speden, Virginia
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(8-1776)

SERVICE                                    NUMBER

Va                                               S 4202

Mc Speden, Archibald   
or
Mc Spaden,    

Carded

CONTENT
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[below written up left side of image]

Death not in A.B.

25.317
East Tennessee

Archibald Mc Spadden
Monroe Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company command
by Captain Edmison of the regt comman
by Col ----   in the Virg Mila
line for 6 months from 1778.

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
the rate of 20 Dollars --- Cents per annu-
comence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Dec.
1833 and sent to Hon. Jas Standifer, H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833                $50.--
Semi-annu. allowance ending 4 Mar 34   $10
                                                                  $60.__

{Revolutionary Claim, }
Act June 7, 1832}

--ded by Wm Hixson   Cler-
E Vol. 7 Page 52
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Hon J Standifer
Direct to,
James A Coffin [crossed out]

Madisonville
E Tennessee
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Circuit Court S.S.

State of Tennessee}
Monroe County     }

On this 27 day of November 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the Hon Charles F. Keith Judge & Archibald McSpadden, 83 years of age, a resident of said County of Monroe, 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 7, 1832.

He was born in Rockbridge County, Va, in the year 1750. He has a record of his age now in his possession, made by his father, in the family Bible. He was living when called into service on Holston river in what is now Washington County, Virginia where he remained until a few years after the war, then moved into Jefferson County, Tennessee where he lived till about 14 or 15 years ago, when he moved into Claiborne, and lived, till about ten years ago when he moved in said County of Monroe where he now resides. Owing to the loss of memory, he is unable to say precisely how long he served, or to pin the exact period of the war; but is well as he remembers, he was in actual service six months and served as herein after stated, & always as a private of Infantry.

In or about the 1778, in the spring, while living on the head waters of the Holston the settlers were much annoyed by the Cherokee Indians and applicant and other new settlers forted at William Edmissons, about 5 months. He was frequently in service during this summer to guard against the Cherokees under Capt. Robert Edmisson. He was in actual service this summer scouting, at least one month. At this period of the war the frontier settlers were left to guard against the Indians, without being called on for other service. The next summer, he thinks, he was drafted to go against Cherokee Indians, for a term of one month. It was thought the Indians would aim at taking the fort at Long Island on the Holston. The company under Capt Edmiston, furnished fourteen men, applicant being one, who were commanded to the Long Island by a James Coulter Sargeant. When they reached Long Island they found that a battle had been fought with the Indians in which they had been routed. Applicant and those under Coulter went up the north fork of Holston, and on home, and served out the term.- one month. - Early in the spring, he thinks of 1780, he volunteered against the Cherokees of whose savages they heard exaggerated accounts. He went out under Liet. John Edmisson and joined other troops on the north fork of Holston, and marched on down till they heard the Indians had started back and were not coming up the fork. They soon after returned home having
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served one month. Soon after his return home he was drafted for one month and  marched under the same Lieut Jno Edmisson, cousin of his captain.  They marched after a company of Indians of whom they had heard crossed the north fork of Holston and went towards Clinch mountains; and scouted considerably but missed the Indians.  Served one month as well as he remembers - perhaps a little less or a little more.

The ensuing fall he was drafted to go to the South against British and Tories.  He went under Capt Edmisson. After marching and wading the waters, he became disabled in consequenc of a snake bite he had previously received, and was sent back with some Tories prisoners to Col Wm Campbell's.  He was gone but a few weeks - he disremembers how long. The troops he left went on to Kings Mountain & were in the battle. Soon after his return home orders came for the millitia to guard the mouth of Camel Creek [to guard & scan] against the British or Tories who were said to be on Roarce's Creek breaking into the Holston settlements. Applicant went under Alexr. McNutt - orderly sargeant.  He remembers no other officer. He was in service more than one month and up to two. He remembers no other service except a scouting party he was on for a few days against a camp of the Indians on the middle fork of Holston. He was out but a few days. He never received a discharge in any case.

He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any State.

The following persons are at present his neighbors and can testify as to his veracity and their belief in his service as a soldier of the Revolution viz John Dillard, David P. Walker, Cornelius Pippinger and James Hickman.

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid}

[signature]
Archibald McSpeden

E. H. Wear, D. Clk
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We Eli Cleaveland a clergyman, and Joseph Walker both residing in the aforesaid County of Monroe hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Archibald McSpadden who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Declaration; that we believe him to be 83 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 are in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid }
[signatures below]
Eli Clevaland
Joseph Walker

E. H. Wear   D Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolution, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Eli Cleveland who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, that Joseph Walker, who has also signed the same is a credible person; that they are both resident in the said County of Monroe, and their statement entitled to credit.

[signature below]
Charles T Keith
Judge Presiding

I, John B. Tipton, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the aforesaid County of Monroe, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Archibald McSpadden for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal having none official, this Nov. 27, 1833.

[signature below]
John B. Tipton clk
By E. H. Wear, D Clk 

I, James Standifer, a member of Congress from the State of Tennessee do certify that John B Tipton is Clerk of the Circuit Court of the aforesaid County of Monroe. & that his name was signed to the above certificate by E. H. Wear, his lawful deputy and that there is no seal offered for said Court.

December the 17th 1833  
[signature]
James Sandifer
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September 12, 1936
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BA-J/MCS
Archibald McSpeden, S. 4204

Honorable William L. Nelson
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Nelson:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.4202, based upon the military service of Archibald McSpeden (personal signature McSpeden but pensioned McSpadden).

He was born in 1750 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.

While living on the Holston River in what was later Washington Count, Virginia, he enlisted about the spring of 1778 and served at various times until late in 1780, amounting to six months in all, as private with the Virginia troops under Captain Robert Edmondson and Lieutenant John Edmondson.

A few years after the Revolution he moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee, where he lived until about 1818 or 1819 when he moved to Claiborne County and after living there about ten years he moved to Monroe County, Tennessee.

He was allowed a pension on his application executed November 27, 1833, at which time he was living in Monroe County, Tennessee.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Archibald McSpeden.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1926 War re. hist to Mrs. Leonard Braly UCS
1936 Sept 12 hist. to Hon. Wm L. Nelson   UCS

Rev War

4204

INVALID.

File No.  4204
Archibald Mc Spadden
Pvt. Va. Mila.

Act:  June 7 1832

Index:  Vol. A, Page 244

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Ada
Okla
March 20 - 1926.

Dept of the Interior:

Please furnish me with the history of Archd. McSpadden who served in Revolutionary War from Va or W. Va. he received his penison in Monroe Co. Tenn.  I presume about 1835,

Decd Leroy Braly, Braley, Brawly have servise in War of 1812, he had service in N. Carl or Tennessee, he was born about 1780 or after, he lived most of life in Coffee Co. Tenn. and in 1854 he moved to East Texas, and died in Texas.

Thank you I am yours Truly

Mrs. Leonard Braly
423 S. Rennie Ave.
Ada Okla

[circular stamp below]
Pension Office
H
Mar
23
1926
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William L. Nelson
Second Missouri District

Washington Address:
225 House Office Building

Home Address:
Columbia, Missouri

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.

Member:  
Committee on Agriculture

September 10, 1936

Mr. A.D. Hiller
Assistant Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Enclosed is a letter from Mrs. J. Frank Thompson, who makes inquiry regarding the Revolutionary Pensions of the soldiers there listed.  Kindly advise us in this matter. When the enclosure has served has served your purpose, please return it for our files.

Thanking you, I am

Sincerely ours,

Wm W. Sterrett
Secretary to Mr. Nelson



I wanted pension records of Archibald McSpeadden, Monroe Co, Tenn & Abraham Parker, Maury Co, Tenn

Received
Sep 11 1936
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets Adm.
Congr.  1
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September 12, 1936
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BA-J/MCS

Honorable William L. Nelson
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Nelson:

Reference is made to your letter of September 10th in which you enclosed a request from rs. J. Frank Thompson of 11 Kulman Court, Columbia, Missouri, for the records of Revolutionary War pensioners, Archibald McSpadden and Abraham Parker.

The Revolutionary War records of Archibald McSpeden, S.4204, and Abraham Parker, S.3640, are furnished herewith.

The letter from M. J. Frank Thompson is enclosed.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

March 26, 1926

Mrs. Leonard Braly
423 S. Rennie Ave.
Ada, Okla. 

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4204, it appears that ARCHIBALD MCSPEDEN (pensioned as MCSPADDEN) was born in 1750 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. 

While a resident on Holston, Washington County, Virginia, he enlisted about the spring of 1778 and served at various times until late in 1780, amounting to six months in all, as private with the Virginia Troops under Captain Robert Edmondson and Lieutenant John Edmondson.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 27, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Monroe County, Tennessee.

There is no data on file relative to his family.

The War of 1812 records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to pension having been claimed on account of the service of LEROY BRALY, searched under all spellings of the name.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner

Pen
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NOTE:  this card does not pertain to Archibald McSpadden/McSpeden,  VA S.4204.

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Fom VAM-51
12-5-41


BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives


NAME   McSwain, Edward      
GRADE  Private    
LINE      Virginia

WARRANT NUMBER   12393

ACREAGE    100

ISSUED     May 29, 1792 to Robt. Means, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"  which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.