Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37653, John Agnew, Va.
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Va.    Agnew, John S. 37653
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5236
Virginia
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John Agnew
- private -
Capt Crockett
Virginia line - 1776 - 2y
[I]n the army of the United States during the Revolutionary W[ar]
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nsceribed [Inscribed] on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 16 of Apl. 1818
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[C]ertificate of Pension issued the 7 of Jan 18[off page]
and sent to Hon Mr McCoy  For Agnew
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[A]rrears to 4th of Sept 1818
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819
37.06
48.00
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$85.06
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Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1818
2yrs
Continued
Augusta V
Notification sent November 20 1820 to
Nicholas C Kinney Clk City Staunton Virginia
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John Agnes
18 April 
Suspended for the Virginia Rolls 
Correct 
Alexander St Clair
John Agnew
16 Mar. 1818
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Virginia 
Augusta County to wit 
This day John Agnew, of the County of Bath, in the state aforesaid, personally appeared before me, John Brown, Judge of the Chancery District Court holden at Staunton in the said County of Augusta & State aforesaid, & being sworn, saith that in the year 1776, he enlisted, as a Serjeant [sergeant], for two years, in Cap. Joseph Crocketts Company.  7th Regiment, at that time commanded by Col. Dangerfield (afterwards by Col. Crawford & subsequently Col Alex McClenachan) in the Virginia line, or continental establishment; That he served his country faithfully during the said two years, & at the expiration thereof received his discharge at Valley Forge; That he sent his discharge to Richmond for purpose of receiving his arrears of pay, where he believes it still is, as he has never seen it since. This affiant also saith that he never had a pension allowed him by the laws of the United States; That he is about seventy seven years of age, is in very reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & and affixed he seal of office of the said Court to be affixed the 16th of apr. 1818 
[signed] Jn Brown

Alexander St. Clair, of the said County of Augusta, being also sworn, saith, That he was acquainted with the above John Agnew during the Revolutionary war & knows he served, as a private soldier, in the 7th Virginia Regiment or continental establishment, at the time that regiment was
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commanded by Col. McClenachan. The said Alex St. Clair further saith that he has some faint recollection of seeing said Agnew's discharge, that he took it on to Col. Gamble in Richmond, at said Agnes request for the purpose of drawing or pensing said Agnes pay - but of this he will not positive.  The great length of time has obliterated the part in a great degree from his memory
Sworn to before me the 11th day of May 1818 
Jn. Brown
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233. 
John Agnew S. 
Decl. & Cert Mar '19 
Niche. C. Kinney 
SJr Charley Kinney 
[struck out] Charles Kenney Esq
[Struck out] Pensioner 
at Staunton, Va.
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State of Virginia 
Augusta County to wit 
On this 18th day of September 1820 in open Court being a Court of record for Augusta County, in which proceedings are had according to the course of the Common Law which has unlimited Jurisdiction within said County has the power of fine and imprisonment and has all its proceedings duly registered, personally appeared John Agnew alias Aggnew, aged seventy seven years, resident in Rockbridge County, to which he has removed since the former declaration made by him, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, that he enlisted in the year 1776 in the County of Botataut in a company commanded by Capt Joseph Crockett and was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colo Dangerfield in the Continental establishment, that he served for the Term of three years, that he was in the Battle of German Town, Monmouth and Guinns Island and assisted at the Capture of Burgoyne, that he served during the time for which he enlisted, that he heretofore made his declaration under the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and has been placed on the pension list from the 16th of April 1818; the certificate given the 8th of January 1829 as is not numbered.  The said John Agnew doth solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March in the year 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary
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War" passed the 18th of March 1818, and that he has not, nor has any person in trust for him any properties or securities contracts or debts due to him, nor has he any income other than what is contained in the schedule here unto annexed and by him subscribed.   He further makes oath that his extremn oath and debility precludes the possibility of his engaging in any regular occupation, that he can only be supported by public or private charity, that he has no wife nor children, he has no home of his own and resides at present with an old lady, and has paid his board with part of the money, which he drew upon the pensionary certificate given on the 8th of January 1819. 
Schedule of the property of John Agnew 
One Horse aged 18 years. One old Saddle bridle. 
(Signed) John his Mark Agnew 
Sworn to & declared on the 18th day of September 1820 before the Superior Court of Law for Auguster County 
Test Chesley Kinney ClC 
I Chesley Kinney Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for Augusta County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court. I do further certify it as the opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Fifteen Dollars. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 2nd day of October in the year of our Lord 1820 
[signed] Charley Kinney Clerk of the Supr Court of Law for Augusta Cy
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M./C.S.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
September 15, 1924 
Mrs. W. W. Snyder 
111 Clarendon Ave. 
Clarendon, Va. 
Madam: 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 87653, it appears that John Agnew enlisted in Botetourt County, Virginia, in 1776, and served two years as a Sergeant in Captain Joseph Crockett's Company, Colonels Dangerfield, Crawford, and Alexander McClanachan's Virginia Regiment; he was in the battle of Gwyn's Island, Germantown, at the capture of Burgoyne, and the battle of Monmouth. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 16, 1818, while a resident of Bath County, Virginia, aged about 77 years. 
In 1820 he was residing in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and stated that he then had neither wife or children. 
Respectfully, 
Acting Commissioner
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1924 Sep. 16 Hist to Mrs. W. W. Snyder 
M.C.S.
37653
Revy INVALID. 
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File No. 37653 
John Agnew 
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18 
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 7
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Va 233
Rec. 11 Nov. 1820
John Agnew
5,236
7 Jan'y 1819.
mar, 19.
John Agnew
Staunton, Virga
[postage] FREE
War Department
City
Washington
[postmark] STAUNTON VA NOV 8
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Staunton Nov. 1820 
When the enclosed document is acted upon
please enclo [enclose] it to Nichs C Kinney Staunton Virginia
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Mrs. W. W. Snyder
111 Clarendon Ave
Clarendon, Va 
wishes history of Jno. Agnew who served from Va.
Personal request Sept 12, 1924 
M.C.S.