Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31275, for John Newby, Virginia
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Newby, John S. 31275
CONTENTS
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He died Dec 18 - 1852
Agency Book

Let. to Hon. G. A. Caldwell
H.Reps Jany 10 1845

25170
Kentucky
John Newby
of Pulaski Co in the State ofKentucky
who was a private artillery in the com commanded by Captain Quarles of the regt commanded by Colo Marshall in the Virginia
line for 2 years pr of Artillery

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 100 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of Decr
1833 and Pensioner
Somersett Pulaski Co

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 237;--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 50.00
$300.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 20
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Let. to Hon. G. A. Caldwell,
H. Reps Jany. 10 1845

He died Dec. 18 - 1852
Agency Book
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13,318.
Newby John
Pension Papers
on Roll
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Declaration in order to Obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. At a Circuit Court held for in the County of Pulaski & State of Kentucky and on the 16th day thereof 1833.
personally appeared before the Court aforesaid John Newby - a resident of the United States in the County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky aged 74 years having been born in February 1759, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of an Act of Congress passed the the 7th of June 1832. And he entered as a Soldier on the 10th of August, 1777. in the army of the United States, with Thomas Clay & served in the Second State regiment of Artillery under the following named officers (viz) Henry Quarles Captain Thomas Marshall Jr Lieutenant, James Lipscomb 2nd Lieutenant under the Command of Colo Thomas Marshall Snr and was discharged by John Mazartt Majr. in Richmond Virginia on the 21st of August 1780. Which discharge is on file with the proper officer at Richmond to obtain a Warrant, by Which he could procure bounty land of 100 Acres and Which land he thereby Obtained and is now living on the said land Which was provided to him by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on the 15th of June 1801. and that is the reason that the said John Newby cannot procure the discharge he knows of no person by Which he can establish his Services living and within his reach to procure the testimony of, that he resided in Chesterfield County Virginia when he entered the Service and marched to Williamsburg the place of rendezvous thence to little York thence to Hampton thence East to Little York Where he was stationed more than 2 years thence to Williamsburg from thence