Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8879, for Charles Mayse, Virginia
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(3 - 1776)   SERVICE    NUMBER   CONTENTS
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Va   Mayse, Charles   S. 8879   Carded
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Virginia 23.-54
Charles Mayse
of Amherst in the State of Va
who was a p in the Compy commanded by Captain Turner of the - commanded by - in the Va. line for 6 months -

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Oct 33 and sent Saml. M. Garland New Glasgow Va

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 34 10
$60
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 20
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[handwritten] 
26.389
Charles Mayse
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State of Virginia Amherst County to wit
On this fifteenth day of July 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Amherst now sitting Charles Mayse resident of the County of Amherst and State of Virginia aged seventy years on the 22nd day of May last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States as a Militia Man from the County of Amherst and State of Virginia in the year 1779 or 1780 under the command of Capt. Turner that he marched from said County to the barracks near Charlottesville in Albemarle County Virginia where he was employed during the whole of the tour principally in guarding British prisoners This was a three months tour, and after the completion of it he returned to his home in the County of Amherst Shortly afterwards he was again called on to perform another tour of Militia duty, he then marched from the County aforesaid under the command of Capt Young Landrum to join Genl Greens Army in North Carolina and did join that army a few days after the battle at Guilford this was in the year 1781 and was attached to Lawsons Brigade and Colo John Holcombes regiment. He remained with Genl Greens Army for three months which was the tour of service he was then required to perform and was discharged at Deep River in South Carolina - He then returned home and was at no other time in the service of the United States during the war of the Revolution. He obtained no written discharge at the end of either of the above mentioned tours of duty He performed two tours of duty of three months each making in all six months and was engaged in no battle Besides the Captains above mentioned under whose immediate command he was he recollects the following named officers to wit
At the barracks Genl Taylor Commander in Chief Captains Price [illegible] John Woodroof and David Woodroof. In his second tour he recollects Genl Green Commander in Chief Colo Green Genl Stevens Colo Holcombe Maj Hubbard That he was born in the year 1760 in the County of Amherst in the State of Virginia and has resided there ever since and still resides there That the only record of his age is a Copy taken from a Memorandum kept by his Father of the age of all his children That he has no documentary evidence to establish his service, that he knows of no person other than those whose certificates are hereto attached by whom he can prove his service, most of those who served with him being either dead or removed to places unknown to him that he does not reside in the neighborhood of any
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Minister of the Gospel and cannot therefore avail himself of such kind of testimony He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state 
Charles Mayse
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
And the Court proceeded to propound the several interrogatories prescribed by the War Department to the petitioner on the answers which they are given whose answers are herein attached Viz
To Question 1st. He answers and says he was born in the County of Amherst in the State of Virginia in the year 1763
To Question 2d He says he has a copy of a Memorandum left by his Father of the ages of all his children.
To Question 3d. He says he was living in the County of Amherst when called into the service that he has lived there ever since and now lives there
To Question 4th He says he was drafted in the several tours of duty he performed.
To Question 5th He says his memory is bad and cannot mention many of the Officers whom he once knew he however recollects Genl Taylor, Colo Baylor Captains Rice Price John Woodroof and David Woodroof Genl Green Genl Stevens Genl Samson Colo Holcombe Maj Hubbard and Captain Landrum
To Question 6th He never received any written discharge from the service
To Question 7th He refers to William Cushwell Elijah Mayse and Austin Carpenter

I Austin Carpenter residing in the County of Amherst hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Charles Mayse who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be seventy 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 I concur in that opinion
Austin x his mark Carpenter
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Amherst County Court
This day Elijah Mayse a man of fine character and whose statements are entitled to the utmost credit personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath that he is well acquainted and has been acquainted from his earliest childhood with Charles Mayse
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who is about applying for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 This affiant knows that said Charles Mayse performed two Tours of three months duty each in the War of the Revolution. The first was a tour of three months performed at the Barracks near Charlottesville in the County of Albemarle and as well as this Affiant now recollects was in the year 1779 or 1780 this tour was performed under Capt. Landrum, shortly after the tour of duty performed at the Barracks in which tour said Charles Mayse marched to the State of South Carolina to join Genl Greens Army.
That this affiant did not serve himself with said Charles Mayse yet he is enabled to speak with great certainty as to the above statement because he lived in the same House with said Charles Mayse at that time, and knew that under the above mentioned officers to perform the said service and knew that he was absent from home the said three months in each tour, and always understood that Charles Mayse performed his duty in a Soldier like manner. Given under my hand this 13th day of July 1833
Elijah Mayse

Amherst County Court
The above affidavit was subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid the day and year before mentioned. David S. Garland

Amherst County to wit
This day William Cashwell a citizen of the County of Amherst of great respectability and whose statements are entitled to credit made oath before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid that he is well acquainted with Charles Mayse that he knew that said Mayse was in the War of the Revolution and that the affiant served one tour of three months duty with said Mayse that he marched from the County of Amherst under Capt Younger Landrum and joined Genl Greens army in North Carolina and that said Mayse served out his full tour of duty under Genl Green Given under my hand this 27th day of June 1833 R. Henley

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Cashwell Elijah Mayse and Austin Carpenter whose
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affidavits and certificate are hereto attached are men of respectability and that their statements are entitled to credit.

Virginia Amherst County towit
I Robert Tinsley Clerk of the County Court of Amherst in the State of Virginia aforesaid do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Mayse for a pension. I further certify that David S. Garland & Richardson Stanley esquires before whom the foregoing are and were at the date thereof respectively Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Amherst duly commissioned and qualified
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal of office this nineteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty three in the fifty eighth year of the Commonwealth
Robert Tinsley
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March 16, 1940,
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BA-J/ADY
Charles Mayse
S.8879

E. F. J. Tate
437 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Charles Maze (Mays), a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8879, based upon the military service in that war of Charles Mayse.

Charles Mayse was born May 22, 1763, in Amherst County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Amherst County, Virginia, Charles Mayse enlisted in 1779 or 1780, and served three months as private in Captain Turner's Virginia Company. He enlisted in 1781, and served three months as private in Captain Younger Landrum's Company, Colonel John Holcombe's Virginia Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 15, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Amherst County, Virginia, where he had always lived.

In 1833, Mijah Mayse was of Amherst County, Virginia, his age and relationship to Charles Mayse are not shown.

Children of the father of Charles Mayse, the soldier, were referred to, no names were given.

It is not shown whether soldier ever married and there are no further family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension.
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the name of person paid and possibly the death date of soldier, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C.  and cite the following data: "Charles Mayse, Certificate No. 23054, issued October 29, 1833, rate $20.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency"

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev War 8879
INVALID.
File No. 8879
Charles Mayse
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 61, Page 237
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1940 Mar 16. Hist. to E. P. J. Tafe. A.D.Y.
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FREE
Edward Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

26.389.

Admitted a Private 6 mo
$20
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Sons of the Revolution
in the State of California
437 SOUTH HOPE STREET
LOS ANGELES
February 17, 1940

Veterans Administration,
Revolutionary Division,
Washington, D.C.

Will you be so kind as to send this Society a report on data files on pension claim of Charles Mase (Mays) of Virginia.
Thanking you for an early reply, I am
Sincerely,
[signed] E. F. J. Tafe
E. F. J. Tafe
Assistant Genealogist.

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RECEIVED
FEB 21 1940
MAIL SUB-DIV
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