Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7097, for John Mefford, Virginia
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Va.
Mefford John,
or
Mefferd
Number R7097
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Jno Mefford 
Ky jus 32
Hon L Waldo
Pension Office
L
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John Mefford
Ky [unreadable] 32
Cole

Free
Pres Ewing [unreadable]
S. Cole Esqr
Pension Office
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Rejected
7097
John Mefford
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As of the 20th Feb 54

Hon Mr. Waldo
Sir
Please have returned to me the enclosed letter of Mr. Guest with the information he desires
With great haste
Ben Edwards Secy
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John Mefford
Kentucky
Rejected
See let 14th
January 1841 
Hon: J. R. Under
-wood
Hon. B. C. Grey, March 3/54
did not perform
six months actual
service.
Hon P. Ewing 13, June 1854
Hon. W. L. Underwood May 21/56
7097
Act of June 1832
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35.137
John Mefford

Kentucky
Declaration


Hon J. R. Underwood
H R
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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832. State of Kentucky County of Logan } SS 

On this 28th day of December 1840 personally appeared before the County Court of Logan County, in the State of Kentucky, John Mefferd a resident of the County of Logan and the State of Kentucky aged seventy six years on the 8th day of October last, 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 of the United States passed June 7th 1832 - That he listed in the army as a substitute for his father Gasper Mefferd in the year in which Cornwallis was taken-in the Spring of that year and he went out either on the ninth of May or June he does not remember which but inclines to think it was June -   with George Huston as captain - Guy Hamilton was the Major and a man by the name of Harris or Harrison was the colonel - The lieutenant of the company was Christian Cuggar who took sick & Thomas Lewis was made Lieutenant in his place. A man by the name of Campbell was called a general and commanded the troops was Anthony Wayne who was also a general - And Marcus or Margriss was in command of the troops at a little scrimmage at James Town. That he was in the regular service about two months and he was sent home.
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and got his discharge about four months after he first entered the service - he served for only one term of enlistment for which time his father was drafted, and he served afterward as a minute man in guarding prisoners, he collect that he guarded & force prisoners taken by Merguson and went to Winchester. He lived in the County of Rockingham -thinks he went from Richmond to Petersburg but will not be certain. His recollection is that the next place he marched to was JamesTown where here were American troops and as many of the British and his company in which he was in active service took part in the engagement - nine days after the was in another engagement at a place called Hot water he does not know whether this name was given to the place by the soldiers or not. General Wayne commanded at JamesTown during the most of the engagement & he does not remember who commanded at Hot Water but always thought a Col from Auguster County named Rogers. He marched between Richmond and JamesTown several times and started once to go to Norfolk but did not get there. The Captain was discharged about 11 miles between Richmond or he thinks and the Captain did not discharge his men till after they reached home - He states that he has lost his discharge -
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension
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or an annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state -
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
John Mefford

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above applicant is as a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
State of Kentucky
Logan County SS
I Marmaduke B Morton Clerk of the Court of Logan County do hereby certify that the fore[blank] the original [blank] of the [blank] court in the matters of the application of John Mefford for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 28day of December 1840
M. B Morton Clerk of the Court of Logan County