Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5750, for James Mc Koy, Virginia
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SERVICE
Va.
McKoy, James
NUMBER
S. 5750

carded

CONTENTS
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12.303
Virginia
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
James McKoy
of Westmorland in the State of Va
who was a Pr. in the Army command
by Captain Harper of the _____ command
by ________ in the Va
line for 1 year
____________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 40 Dollars ____ Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
_______________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of April
1833 and {illegible}:  J.W.
Chinn Nuttsville, Va
_______________________________________________
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept
80
20
__
$100
Book

⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 17
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Chinn J. W.
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State of Virginia
Westmoreland
County Court,

I William Hutt, Clerk of
the Court of the County aforesaid, in the State of Virginia
do hereby certify that Benedict Walker whose signature into the within certificate, is now & was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified according
to law, and I do further certify that the signature annexed is the genuine signature
of the said 
Benedict Walker -

In Testimony whereof I have ┃
hereunto, subscribed my name and affixed
my Official seal this
13th day of February 1833,
in the 57th year of the
Commonwealth.
William Hutt
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5750
INVALID
No. 3750
James McKoy
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. M, Page 245
Arrangement of 1870.}
James McKoy
Records corrected June 3, 1904
May 3 - 1901
W. C. Thomas ( Springfield)
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Revolutionary War
S. File 5750

Signs as James McKoy
Pensioned as James McKoy
File Jackets shows James McKoy
_____________________
Correct Record and
Jackets accordingly
(illegible signature)

May 31/ 04
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Blank Form
FATHERS
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Dear Sir

Enclosed is the amended declaration of J McKoy. I hope that it alleviates all obligation and that it will be speedily acted upon.

Yours Respectfully

J W Chinn
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FREE
J W Chinn

Jas L. Edwards Esq
Pension Agent
Washington, D.C.

allow only 12 mo.
$40 per annum
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State of Virginia Westmoreland County

On this the 22 day of March 1833 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said county James McKoy a resident of the county and state aforesaid, aged seventy-two 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 the 7 of June 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: I was born in the county of Saint Mary's in the state of Maryland on the 10 day of April 1760 according to my father's family record which many persons have read for me which record after the death of my father fell into the hands of my mother 7 brothers and none of them knowing how to read have been entirely lost but I am satisfied as to the day and year if the same has been correctly read to me, I lived with  my father in the said county & state until I was about 8 years of age. I then moved across the Potomac River with my father into the county of Westmoreland & state of Virginia where I continued to live until I entered the service of the United States and where I have still continued to live ever since I was discharged from the service. In the year 1778 when I was about 18 years of age, I was ordered on guard at a place called Sandy Point on the Potomac River under the command of Capt. Shelton where I stayed about three months in order to prevent the enemy's landing who were then lying in the Potomac River under the command of Lord Dunmore from thence I was ordered to a place called Hamilton Hall where I stated about 3-1/2 months under the command of Capt. Rochester from thence to Nomony Ferry where I stayed about 8 weeks from thence to Peckerton under the command of Capt. Middleton where I stayed at lease 1-1/2 months from thence to Bushfield under the command of Lieutenant Collins where I stayed about 4 weeks from thence to Bailey's warehouse under the command of said Rochester where I stayed about two months from thence to Carveal under the command of Sergeant Brann where I stayed about one week; during these different encampments we were commanded by Colonel Lee and Corp Lane and in 1781 I was drafted to go down to Yorktown to assist in taking of Wallace and about the 20 of August 1781 I started for said place under the command of said Capt. Middleton and after my arrival I was station on the Gloucester side & commanded first by Capt. Harper and then by Capt. Monroe in Col Baytoss regiment commanded by General Weeden. Apart of which time I
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acted as Borman for said Harper I was in service at York at least 2 months and after the surrender of Wallce, I was marched back to said county of Westmoreland and discharged by Lieutenant George Lee verbally as I had been before when on guard on the Potomac Rivier and its creeks. I am well satisfied that my whole tour of service could not have been less than fifteen months I have no documentary evidence of my services and deem it unnecessary to make a more minute detail of them as I purpose having annexed the certificates of Sundry persons of high respectability in my neighborhood with whom I am well acquainted to wit. Mr. Benedict Lamkin who has knowledge of my whole service. Mr. Robert Bailey late a member of the legislator of Virginian now a Justice of the Peace for said county of Westmoreland & a merchant of high and long-standing Mr. Wm Wright inspector of tobacco at Kinnale warehouse and Mr. William Hazard a licensed preacher of the gospel after the Baptist order. I do hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. The word roll in the recent line above is interlined before signed.

James McKoy
His X Mark

Test:
James English

Westmoreland County Va

We William Hazard Sr, a Clergyman residing in Richmond County Va and Robert Bailey & William wright residing in Westmoreland County Va do hereby certify that we are each and all of us well acquainted with James McKoy who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy-two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we all concur in that opinion.

William Hazard Sr
Robert Bailey
Wm Wright

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me - Benedict Walker - JP

refer to the first declaration for Benedict Lamkin affidavit as she has just departed this life.

And the said Justice of the peace hereby declares his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the said Justice
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further certifies that the above-named applicant is unable to make his declaration in open court in consequence of the distance he lives from his courthouse and his bodily affliction. He also certifies that it appears to him that William Hazard Sr, Robert Bailey & William Wright who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Westmoreland County except said Hazard who is a resident of Richmond County and that their statements is entitled to credit.

Given under my hand this 22 day of March 1833.
Be it remembered that the said Willaim Hazard Sr who has lately moved into Richmond County has been a resident of Westmoreland County more than forty years.

Benedict Walker
JP

State of Virginia
Westmoreland County to wit

I William Hutt clerk of the court of the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that Benedict Walker whose signatures are annexed to the aforegoing certificates is now and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified according to law and further that the signatures annexed are the genuine signature of the said Benedict walker.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal the 25th day of March 1833 in the 57 years of the Commonwealth.

William Hutt - Clk

SEAL
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LETTERHEAD

The Thomas Manufacturing Co

Springfield Ohio 2/26/01

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir

Will you kindly send me copy of the war record of James McKoy who was a soldier in the revolutionary war - enlisted in Frederick Co Maryland but was born in Prince George Co Maryland and was pensioned in 1832.

Please send copy of the application for pension, his war record and any other information about him on file and greatly oblige.

Any expense I will promptly remit.

Yours truly

W.S. Thomas

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Apr 27, 1901

O.W. & N. Division
May 1, 1901
Received Stamp