Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,934, for David Mc Roberts, Pennsylvania
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McRoberts, David    S.38.934
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East Tennessee 

David McRoberts
of Rhea County in the state of Tennessee
who was a Dergenat in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cleand of the Penn line, for the term of three years.  
Inscribed on the roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of May 1818. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th of Apr 1829 and sent to B. Rawlings Esq Washington Rhea County Sen. 
Appears to 4th of Mar 1819 (illegible) Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819.
80.03 
48.00
$128:03
Revolutionary claim, Act 18 March, 1818.
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333
Rec.d 8 Jan: 1821

David McRoberts
East Tennessee
No. 9821
Dep 1819
David Rawlings
Agt.
Washington, Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
At a Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions held
for the County of Rhea at the courthouse in Washington on the first Monday in November 1820 before the Justices of said court, the same being a Court of record so constituted by he laws of said state and having power to fine and imprison &c personally appeared David McRoberts in open court aged seventy years & upward, resident in the county aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: that he served three years under Captain Gluggass, Captain Holliday and Captain Lerglar in the first Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel Hand (succeeded by Col. Chambers) in the line of Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment that he enlisted in 1776 for the first time and was discharged in 1779 - that he again enlisted in the year 1780 and served till the conclusion of the war - that this last service was performed in the 4th Pennsylvania regiment commanded by Col. Craig on the same establishment  - that he made a declaration to obtain a pension for those revolutionary services as he believes on the 4th day of May 1818 - and that a pension certificate from John C Calhoun Secretary of War bearing date April 26th 1819 no 9821 if
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the following oath – “I do solemnly sear that I was a un[illegible] citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner since that time disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land ad naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary War” passed the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person or persons in trust for me any property or services contracts or debt due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed –“ 
The said schedule is as follows:
Two horses (very old) & one filly  $50.00
2 cows & 2 calves -- $15.00
½ dozen diff. plates (damaged) ---” 50 [.50]
1 coffee pot – “ 75 [.75]
1 set tea cups & saucers (damaged) “50 [.50]
1 Loom (old) – 5.00
1 Tea – Kettle – “75 [.75]
1 pot – “.50 [.50]
6 knives & forks – 1.00
2 water pails – “.50 [.50]
1 plough & geers [gears] – 2.00
15 hogs [small] – 13.00
1 flax wheel – 1.00
$90.50 [total]

The said David McRoberts further on his oath states that he is by occupation a weaver, but that owing
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to the information of age and the loss of eye-sight he is unable longer to obtain a support by it – that the names & ages of the family residing with him are his wife Martha aged between 50 & 60 years, Samuel his son aged 18, Andrew another son aged 11 years & Ma[illegible - ?Martha] a daughter aged 9 years - & that none of these are able to maintain themselves by their own labor but the land farmed – David McRoberts

I Daniel Rawlings clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited I the aforesaid schedule is ninety dollars fifty cents –
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (having no seal of office) at Office this 10th day of November 1820.
D. Rawlings Clerk

[illegible initials - __S]
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Not on the Penna Roll
[illegible]
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State of Tennessee

At a Court of pleas and quarter Sessions Open and held for the County of Rhea in the Court [illegible] in Washington by the Justices of same find in the [illegible] and 4th day of May 1818, David McRoberts, a citizen of said County personally appeared and made oath in solemn form to the following statements:

David McRoberts, a native of Ireland, was both on the 12th day of September in the year 1750.  In or about the year 1774 he migrated to North America.  In the year 1776 he enlisted into the regular service of the Unjited States under Captain Robert Clegage, who continued in the command but a short time when said McRoberts was placed under the comman of Capt John Holliday, under whom he served for a considerable length of time, after which he was attached to the Company of Captain Quigley with whom he continued with [illegible] having signed three years, the whole of which time he served as
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Sergeant and witnessed the Battles of Long Island, Germantown, Trenton, Stoney Point, Brandywine, and Monmouth with many other actions with the Enemy. when said McRoberts first entered the service he was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col E Haun and was afterwards and generally in the Brigade 
commanded by Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, under whom he was in the year 1779  discharged, which discharge he placed in the hand of Capt John Holliday for the purpose of getting what was called the depreciation which said McRoberts has never yet received or any [illegible] therefore neither has he commissed nor asked or received any pension from the United States.

In the year  1780 and ot thereabouts, the said McRoberts re-enlisted in the service of the Unites States and was attached to the Regiment of Col Thomas Craig, with whom he marched to Little York where he witnessed the famous capture of Lord Cornwallis.  afterwards was marched into the states of South Carolina and Georgia in those regions.
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he was continued under command of General Wagner until the close of the Revolutionary War when he was marched to Pennsylvania and then discharged, which discharge is also lost or mist so that the said M.cRoberts knows not what has become of it or has he ever secured any valuable consideration therefor while in the service as aforestated.  He received three flesh wounds, and sustained the loss of vision in his right eye.  that he knows of no person within any reasonable distance of this place by whom he can substantiate the foregoing statement.  that he is in need of the assistance of his Country for support in these his last declining days.  he owns no lands, and but small personal estate whereby to sustain his much worn System, and that he disclaims all other claims to any pension besides the one herein applied for.

Sworn to in open court, 4th March 1818

David McRoberts

[illegible] Clerk

At and in the Court aforesaid at the time aforesaid personally appeared Daniel Rawlins, who on solemn Oath made and subscribed the following affidavit to court.

I have known David McRoberts who makes the foregoing statement on Oath, and whose signature appears above, for a length of time, during which he has sustained the character of an honest respectable citizen and from good grounds am to believe that he stood high among the Preeminently distinguished patriots of his grade.  Whose Blood and toils [illegible] the Getters, which were want to bind our country in perpetual chains of slavery, and further that of the [illegible] assistance of which gratified Country the aforesaid Patriotic David McRoberts do absolutely stand in need

Daniel Rawlins

Sworn to in open Court the 6th day of May 1818, 

[illegible] , Clerk
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State of Tennessee


I Daniel Rawling Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Rhea do certify that the aforegoing affidavits of David McRoberts and Daniel Rawlings were sworn to in solemn form in the court aforesaid on the 4th day of May 1818. 

I do further certify that ____ whose certificate and signature appears underneath were presiding Justice of said court duly commissioned under the County of said State and that his official acts as such are entitled to full credit.

Given under my hand and the seal of said court at office in Washington, the 4th day of may 1818

D Rawlings, Clerk

State of Tennessee

I Abraham Howard Acting and Presiding Justice of the peace in and for the County of Rhea do certify that the foregoing affidavit of David M.cRoberts & Daniel Rawlings were made before me in open Court as also appears from the Certificate of Daniel Rawlings who is the Clerk of said Court and whose official acts as these [illegbile] and further certify that I am of opinion that the facts [illegible]

Abraham Howard
Chief Justice
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38934

INVALID

File no:  38934
David McRoberts
Sergeant, Rev War

Act 18 March 1818
Index:  Vol 3, Page 319