Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7512, for John Simmon, Virginia
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SERVICE: Va.
Simmons, John
NUMBER: S. 7512
carded
CONTENTS
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Date of death not on AB

7053 (7053
Virginia
John Simmon
of Pendleton Co. in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Lockridge of the regt. commanded by - - - in the Virginia ma: for 6 1/2 months from '77

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 21 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Febry 1833 and sent to
Hon: Wm. McCoy H of Reps

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $43.32
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Septr 1833. 10.83
$54.15
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 26
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John Simmon Jr
Declaration &c

Recorded Book No. 10
Page 499 -
Examined
L Dyer C.C.
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State of Virginia
Pendleton County} S.S
On this 2nd day of January 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of Pendleton County, now sitting, John Simmon a resident of in the County of Pendleton and state of Virginia, aged 78 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he was drafted into the service from Augusta County, (now Pendleton County) in the year 1777 or 1778. under the Command of Captain Lockridge. that he marched a cross the Allegany mountains to a place called Clover Lick, now in, the County of Pocahontas in Virginia, where he served a tour of three months against the Indians under the command of the above named Captain - Lockridge. The names of the other officers he does not now remember
that he has no discharge or other documentary evidence, and he knows of no person whose Testimony he can procure who can testify to his service during this Tour, except Robert McCoy, (a brother of the Hon William McCoy) who he is informed is now living in the state of Indiana, some four or five hundred miles from his (the said John Simmon's) residence. That his second Tour was against the Indians on the waters of the west
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Fork of the Monongahalia River, now in the Counties of Harrison and Monnonghalia Virginia, that he was drafted from the County of Augusta, (now Pendleton) in the year 1778 or 1779. That during this tour he was out from home near four months, under the Command of Captain John McCoy, and Lieutenant Joseph Gwin, the name of the other officer (if any) he does not now remember, nor does he remember the month, or day of the month, when he entered the service, or when he left it, in either of his tours of service, nor has he any discharge or other documentary evidence of his last tour of duty; he remembers that Eli B. Wilson of the County of Pendleton was one of the party, and that part of their time was spent at Lowthers Fort, and he believes, a part at Nutters Fort. 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. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John J his mark Simmon

We Joseph Simmon residing in the County of Pendleton and Joseph Henn residing the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Simmon, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and
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that we concur in that opinion -
And the said Court do hereby declare it their Opinion that the above named applicant, was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he States -

Virginia Pendleton County sct
I Zebulon Dyer Clerk of the Court of said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Simmon for a pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 25th day of January 1833 and in the 57 year of the Commonwealth -
Z Dyer
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John Simmon

from 1777 private
6 1/2 months,
$21.66/100

allowed by LE

Hon. Wm McCoy. Va.
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BRIEF in the case of John Simmon
of Pendleton Co. in the State of Va.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? Seventy eight years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
[1] Drafted In 1777 or 8.
[2] 1778 or 9
Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days.
[1] 3 Months
[2] near 4 Months
Rank. As a
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.
[1] Capt. Lockridge
[2] Capt. Jno McCoy

5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Augusta (now Pendleton Co.) Va

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? E Berdin a living witness proves the last service as stated

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

D Kentz Examining Clerk.
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January 29, 1937
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BA-J/EEL
John Simmon-S.7512

Mrs. W.C.Moore
#70 Auhern Avenue
Columbus, Ohio

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Simmons, of Pendleton County, Virginia, which may have been a part of Augusta County, during the Revolutionary War. You state that John Simmons served under Captains Lockridge and John McCoy and received a pension on account of his services.

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7512, based upon the military service in that war of John Simmon.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John Simmon are not shown.

John Simmon enlisted in Augusta (that part which was later Pendleton) County, Virginia, in 1777 or 1778 and served three months as a private in Captain Lockridge's Virginia Company against the Indians: he enlisted in 1778 or 1779, and served four months as a private in Captain John McCoy's Virginia Company against the Indians. [Clerk's note: Could not identify this service.]

He was allowed pension on his application executed January 2, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and resided in Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

There are no data as to wife or children.

One Joseph Simmon lived in Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1833; no relationship to the soldier, John Simmon, was shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of
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the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Simmon (S.7512), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

John Simmon
Certificate No. 7053
Issued February 27, 1833
Rate, $21.66 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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Pendleton County S.S.
personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Eli. B. Wilson, of the said County, of lawfull age, who having made Solemn affirmation, deposeth and saith, That he was one of the party who was drafted from the County of Augusta (now Pendleton) in the year 1778 or 1779, to serve a tour of duty against the Indians, on the waters of the west Fork of the Monongohalia River, under the Command of Captain John McCoy; That he also well remembers that John Simmon of Pendleton County (who he is informed intends making application for a pension in pursuance of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832) was also one of the party, he the said Wilson, having frequently seen the said Simmons during the said tour of duty, and he believes the time they were in service was near four months
Eli. B. Wilson
The said Eli. B. Wilson made solemn affirmation to the above statement before the subscriber on the 7th day December 1832
Th,, Jones J.P.
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Virginia Pendleton County Sct
I Zebulon Dyer Clerk of the County aforesaid do Certify that Thomas Jones Esquire before whom the within affidavit was made is a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Pendleton, and that due faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County at the Courthouse this 7th day of February 1833 and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth-
Z Dyer.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Simmon which require further proof or explanation

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? - 

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  yes

V.  Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  no

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  no

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  no

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? - 

XIV.  If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?  no 
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?  yes

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  yes

XVI.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  none put

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
Quere V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before  me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace  &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  For - year - months and - days, I served as a -.  For - months and - days, I served as a  - ;  and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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Columbus - O.
January 13, 1937 -

Veterans Adm. Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
John Simmons of Pendleton Co. Vir. received a pension for service in the Revolutionary War. One service was under Capt. Lockridge, either 1778 or 79 term under Capt. John McCoy - Pendleton Co. may have been a part of Augusta Co. at that time.
Will you kindly give me all information you have on him or his family.
Very truly.
Mrs. W. C. Moore
70 Auherm Ave
Columbus - Ohio.

[stamp]
RECEIVED
JAN 14 1937
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1937 - Jan 29 - Hist to Mrs W, C Moore - EL

7512
Rev War INVALID.
File No. 7512
John Simmon
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 13, Page 342
[Arrangement of 1870.]