Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,980, for George Paine, Virginia
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SERVICE
Va.

Paine, George or Payne

NUMBER
S.38.980
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20.908
Virginia

George Payne or Paine of Hampshire in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Armistead of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hawes in the Virginia line, for the term of eighteen months, from 1780 to 1782.

Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 26 day of August 1829

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of Sept 1829 and sent to J. B. White, Romney, Va

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1829              $2.60
Semi-anu'l ending 4 March 1830     48.
                                                          $50.60

{Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.}

Rec: Vol: 7. fe: 156.

Bernard Payton, order to pay August 24, 1837
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31.055

pens to com: 26 Aug 1829
p. 234

f 36:
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Virginia to wit

At a court hold for Hampshire County the 18th day of August 1829 

Present

George Sharpe, John Sloan, Ephraim Dunn, and John Stamp
Gen Justices,
On the 18th day of August 1829 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record. George Payne aged upwards of seventy years resident in Hampshire County Virginia he being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he is the said George Payne enlisted for the term of eighteen months on the day of in the year 1780 in the County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Atwell who marched said company to Fredericksburg at which place said Payne was put under the command of Captain Armistad, that he belonged to Second Regiment commanded by Cor John Green and afterwards by Col.
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Samuel Hawes and Major Smith Sneed in the line of the State of Virginia on the Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve on the said corps until the 17th day of January 1782 when he was discharged from the service in Salisbury in the State of North Carolina that he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension except the present, that his name is not on the pension rolls of any State and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension. 1st that he did not know whether he could get a pension and Secondly he wished to struggle for a support as long as possible And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 the said George Payne did solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself under the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain
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persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he hasn't nor has any person or trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him or has he any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto amassed and by him subscribed, and that since the 18th of March 1818 no change has taken place in his property, that his estate consists of some few tools worth about ten dollars and a horse saddle and bridle worth about forty dollars, That his trade or occupation is that of a mill wright, that for the last three or fewer years he has not been able to pursue it altho he has worked occasionally at it, and that he as no family and that he stands in need of his Country for support.
Ordered that it be satisfied that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said George Payne did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the
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term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment, and it is ordered to be certified that in the opinion of the Court the total amount in sales of the property established in the aforesaid schedule is fifty dollars.

Schedule of George Paynes property Some tools worth about ten dollars and a horse saddle and bridle worth about forty dollars.
18th August 1829

George Paine
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information as contained in his (,or his widow's) application for pen-sion on file in this Bureau. George Paine Sur. File 38980

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINMENT.
1780

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
January 17, 1782

RANK.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
{Atwell
Armstead

COLONEL.
John Green
Samuel Hawes

STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Fauquier Co. Va
Date of application for pension, Aug. 18, 1829. His el was al
Residence at date of application, Hampshire Co. Va
Age at date of application, 70 yrs.
Remarks:
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38.980
INVALID.

No. 38,980
George Payne

Act: 18 March 18th
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 382

1909 Nov. 9 Hist. to
Mrs. J. D. Meyers
1916 Aug.
L. H. Jones. Oct.