Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38151, for James Lockheart, Virginia
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Service - Va.


Lockheart, James


Number - S.38151
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38151

INVALID

Revy.


File No. 38151

James Lockheart
Priv. Rev. War



Act:  18th March 1818


Index:-Vol. 2, Page 248

[Arrangement of 1870]
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19654


Virginia


James Lockheart


of Frederick Co. in the State of Virginia
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain McGuire of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Grayson in the Virginia
line, for the term of three years.
from Spring of 1777 to June 1780


Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd day of August, 1826.


Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of August 1826 and sent to Lemuel Bent Esq.
Winchester, Va.


Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1826   $8.54
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 


$8.54


{Revolutionary claim,}
{Acts March 18, 1818,}
{and May 1, 1820.}
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
War Department
Washington City



Received Aug. 7, 1826

No. 20080


James Lockhart


Lemuel Bent Esq.
Winchester Va.


Admitted
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Winchester Aug. 3rd 1826


Sir, 

I send you again the declaration of James Lockheart as corrected by the Clerk, who made a mistake in the former copy by the omission of a material part, Should it comport with your convenience to decide upon this case soon, you will confer a favor on me by doing so.

I remain Sir, respectfully,

Your most obedient servant,

Lemuel Bent


J.L. Edwards Esq.
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Virginia

County of Frederick

On this 3rd day of July 1826 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for the County of Frederick in the Commonwealth of Virginia James Lockhart aged sixty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said James Lockhart enlisted for the term of three months early in the spring of the year 1777 at Staunton in the State of Virginia under ensign William Brounlee about the beginning of harvest he marched under Lieutenant Thomas Bell and the said Brounlee to the white marsh in Pennsylvania where they joined the Company under the command of Capt. William McGuire in the regiment commanded by Col. William Grayson in the line of the state of Virginia on the continental establishment  that he continued in the said corps excepting being frequently detached until the 29th day of June 1780 when being a prisoner in Charleston South Carolina eh made his escape; having agreed to stay longer than the time he enlisted for that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present. that he was in the battles of Monmouth and Stony Point and was taken prisoner at Charleston in May 1778 under General Lincoln from whence he escaped as above mentioned and never joined the army afterwards having served his time out; and that the following are the reasons fro not making an earlier application for a pension, that he was in good health and able to earn a living so that he not being under the necessity was unwilling to apply to his country for aid: And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to pro-
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provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War "passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me of any kind whatever.  That I had no property of any kind on the 18th day of March 1818 nor have I had any since that time.  I am by occupation a country schoolmaster but am unable to attend to it constantly from frequent indisposition and infirmity and have no family.

James Lockheart


Sworn to and declared on the 3rd day of July 1826 before me in open court

T.A. Tidball Clerk Frederick County

I Thomas Allen Tidball Clerk of the Court of Frederick County in the Commonwealth of Virginia do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said James Lockheart did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement in the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath is truly copied from the records of the said Court. And I do further certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that he the said James Lockheart had no property of any kind on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has had none since.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County on this 3rd day of August 1826.

T.A. Tidball