Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,719, Isaac Fancher, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Fancher, Isaac s. 42,719
B.L.Wt.1786-100
CONTENTS
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15,706
Ohio. R

Isaac Fancher
Fayette Co. in the state of Ohio.
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Neville of the Virginia
line, for the term of five Years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of September 1819.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of November 1819 and Sent to the Pensioner Washington Fayette Co.y Ohio

Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $44.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending
5 mo. 17 dys. ans. Dolls. 44.49

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
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Notif Sent to Jesse Millikan Esq 25 May 1821
Washington Ohio
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District of Ohio Fayette County SS On this twenty Second day of March AD 1821 Personally appeared in open court being a court of Record for said County Isaac Fancher, in the sixty first year of his age, resident in Fayette County in said district who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: In the 12th Virginia Regiment of the Virginia line, Capt. Thos. Boyer's Company on Continental establishment and the date of his original declaration is the 18th day of September AD 1819 and the number of his pension certificate is 15,706. He also declares as follows (to wit) And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident 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, disposed of my Property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself 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 War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed, to wit two Horses with not more than eighty dollars, two cows four calves & two year old cattle worth not more than forty dollars all: grain worth not more than ten dollars: two set of horse geers & plow, not worth more than ten dollars: one pair of streachers worth not more than four dollars, two Mattocks & a choping axe, all worth not more than six dollars I have also a log chain worth not more than three dollars, total $153. He farther deposeth and saith that he is by occupation a farmer, and is not able to do much at it not being able to earn more than twenty cents per day & has no farm to work on, having lost a little farm he once owned, not having got it of the right owner, His wife is dead & his children all of full age & doing for themselves that he lives with one of his sons.
Isaac Fancher x his mark
Sworn to, & declared in Open Court, whilst in session being a court of record having power to fine & Imprison & being esteemed as such by the supreme court of the state-
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The State of Ohio Fayette County SS
I Jesse Millikan Clerk of
the court of common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record 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 in the aforesaid Schedule is One hundred and fifty three Dollars.----
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court,
on this 22nd day of March 1821
Jesse Millikan
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Isaac Fancher
Virginia line,
Colo Nevil
1776 to 1782

Correct by Roll
Admitted
Admitted
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District of Ohio, Fayette County, SS.
On this eighteenth day of September eighteen hundred and nineteen, before Thomas McGarraugh, one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County, personally came Isaac Fancher in the fifty ninth year of his age, resident in said County and State of Ohio, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 war:-" That the said Isaac Fancher, enlisted in Bartley County in the State of Virginia, in the Company commanded by Capt. Byers, whose first name he thinks was Thomas, of the twelfth Virginia Regiment, Commanded by Col. John Nevil, that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, from the year 1776 in the month of December (he thinks that was the month) untill in the month of June (he thinks) in the year 1782, when he was discharged from the service in the State of South Carolina: that he was in the Battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, Blufords defeat, Cowpens, Camden, Eutaw springs, and at a siege he thinks they then called the siege of 96 (at Town called 96) and also in some other small conflicts called scirmishes; and he is now old and infirm and geting unable to labour, and is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support; and that he hath no other evidence within his power of his services.
Isaac Fancher x his mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
T McGarraugh
Associate Judge
I Thomas McGarraugh, Judge as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Fancher did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for more than
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nine months, on continental establishment, and that it appears to me that he is old and geting infirm, and in reduced circumstances and needs some aid for support; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress.
T McGarraugh
Associate Judge
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The State of Ohio Fayette County ss.
I Jesse Millikan Clerk of the Court of
Common pleas in and for said county of Fayette do certify that the within named Thomas McGarraugh before whom the within deposition of Isaac Fancher appears to have been taken and who has certified and signed the same was at the time of signing and still is one of the acting Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his Official acts as such as well in this State as elsewhere
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said county at Washington this 18th day
of September 1819.
Jesse Millikan Clerk
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The papers in this case
being proved forgeries
the Scrip, which issued
on the Warrant was
Refunded by Joseph Watson,
Agent -
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Record Book of bounty lands shows Wt. 1786 for 100 acres Isaac Fancher or Francher, Private Lee's Legion - Va. Warrant issued to himself and delivered to Jos. Watson on Nov. 28, 1829 with following note, This warrant having been fradulently obtained, the scrip which issued was refunded by J. Watson.
A. E. P. Feb. 5, 1912.
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42719
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42,719
Isaac Fancher
Priv Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Feby, 20, 1900 Histy to
Miss Myrtle Welton
Washington C. H, Ohio
Mch - 6 - 1900 Histy to
Miss Helen Parrett, Washington C. H. Ohio
1911 Mch. 15 Hist.
to Mrs. A. A. Clark.
V.L.M.
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E. F Eastman
Augt. 27th 1830

#1786

Recorded P. 119, Vol. 9.

Bounty L Office
Augt 25 1830
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Main Point Creek Fayette Co Ohio du} 1830
Dear Sir,
I transmit to your department the enclosed
documents in hopes this may be found sufficient to authorize you to issue such bounty land warrants as they may severally be entitled to-
I am no lawyer & therefore have not aimed
at technicality, but have only endeavoured
to set such facts as I was informed existed in as
clear a view as possible - As reports the
claim of George Paret it strikes me that to
"bite the dent" which in service ought to be
equivalent to serving, untill the close of the war
Should you issue a warrant on his claim it
may be issued in favour of the three parties above named or to "himself" or to "the heir of George Paret" as you may consider most proper - Perhaps it may be well to remark that the "Paret" family continues spell their name "Parett"
Should you want any other facts which it may be in the power of themselves of the revolution to show may I ask you to have the goodness to inform me of the same that we may endeavour to supply them
Please to address me at "Main Point Creek Fayette Co. O," - Yours
John H Parton respectfully E. F. Eastman
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Mr. E. F Eastman
Main Point Creek War Dept. Bounty Land Office
Fayette Coy
Ohio Augt. 29, 1830
Sir,
Your letter enclosing the applications, and evidence in support thereof, for Bounty Lands, by Philip Fant, or Fint, and Isaac Fancher soldiers of the Virginia line - also by the heirs of George Parett, of the same line, who is stated to have died whilst in service on the 6th Octr 1776, is received and referred to this Office - In reply, I have to inform you that, the name of Philip Fant, or Fint is not returned on the records of the Virginia line, among those who acquired a right to Bounty Land from the U. States -
Reference has been had to his papers on file in the Pension Office and it appears by his Affidavit made on the 27th May 1819, that he enlisted in the spring of 1776, and served two years; that he subsequently reenlisted at Bethleham in the State of Pennsylvania, and was discharged at the Old Cumberland Court House in Virginia a few Weeks after the surrender of Cornwallis at York - These facts having been stated, and sworn to, by him, eleven years ago must be relied on as correct, and fully Accounts for the fact (as before stated) of his name not being returned at the Close of the War - It is base proper to inform you that, the Resolves of Congress of the Continental line of the Army, Apply, exclusively, to those Who engaged for the term of "during the War", and who actually served until the termination in 1783, to their heirs, and to the heirs of those who were slain by the Enemy, or died of Wounds received in battle - Those Soldiers, who engaged for three years, or for any other period than the specified One of "during the War" were not entitled to Bounty Lands - It is manifest therefore, that Philip Fint did not require the right in question, as it Shown by his own Affidavit, that, he was discharged a few weeks after the surrender of Cornwallis, at York, which event took place in Octr. 1781. a period long Anterior to the Close of the War - His claim for bounty Land is Consequently inadmissible - In relation to the Claim of Isaac Fancher
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I have to inform you that his name was not returned at the Close of the War, on the Rolls of any Infantry Regiment of the Virginia line, among those, entitled to bounty land from the U States -  His affidavit in relation to his services, is not of that full and explicit Character, required by the Regulations of this Office - he merely states that "he joined the 12th Regiment late in 1776, and continued in service during the War, and was honorably discharged", omitting other, and equally essential particulars; affecting his claim - Namely, whether he enlisted for the specified term of "during the War", and actually served until its close in 1783 - Reference has likewise been had to his Affidavit on file with his other papers in the Pension Office, Wherein he states, that, he enlisted in 1776 in the 12" Regt. under the Command of Conl. Nevill, and served until June 1782.
Taking this for the correct statement of his services, it being made in Novemr. 1819, and Certainly entitled to a greater degree of reliance, than a statement made eleven years Subsequent - it follows that he was not in service at the close of the War in 1783, and therefore, not among those embraced by the Resolve of Congress - His case however, will remain suspended, in order to afford him an opportunity to furnish a more minute and full statement of his Services, embracing the facts in relation to the time and term of his enlistment - the name or number of the Regt. to which he belonged, and the name of his Commanding Officer at the time of his discharge, and the precise time said discharge took place -
In reference to the Claim of the heirs of Geo: Parett, who, it is alleged died whilst in service, I have to remark that the evidence adduced in support of said Claim is altogether deficient - In all similar cases it is indispensably requisite to furnish satisfactory proof, not only that the enlistment was for the Specified term of "during the War", but that the Soldier had been slain by the Enemy, or died of wounds received in battle
As the death of George Parett is not ascribed, by the evidence reserved to either of the Causes just Mentioned, it must be taken for granted that, his death was the result of some of the more ordinary Causes of sickness fatigue, or Casualty - the claim of the heirs is therefore necessarily rejected.
the papers Connected with the foregoing Claims
are all herewith returned - Wm Gordon
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Washgn. F. Coy O. Septr. 23d. 1829 Free
John C. Calhoun Esqr.
Secretary for the
department of war,
Washington City.

4966
Case of Isaac Fancher.
-
Washington, Ohio.
recd. Octr. 5, 1819.
Correct for Roll
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Washgn. F. Coy O. Septr. 23d. 1829 Free
John C. Calhoun Esqr.
Secretary for the
department of war,
Washington City.

4966
Case of Isaac Fancher.
-
Washington, Ohio.
recd. Octr. 5, 1819.
Correct for Roll
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Washington, Fayette County, Ohio, 18th Sept. 1819.
Dear Sir,
An American superan nua
ber soldier makes this application, & wishes
the evidence of his Country's benevolence
may be transmitted to him at Washington
Fayette County, Ohio.
With subordinate respect,
yours
Isaac Fancher x his mark

J. C. Calhoun Esqr.
Secretary for the
department of War.
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Free
John C. Calhoun Esqr.
Secretary at War
Washington City

407.
Mr. Edwards
Ohio
Recd. 26 Apl. 1821

J. L. E.
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Free
John C. Calhoun Esqr.
Secretary at War
Washington City

407.
Mr. Edwards
Ohio
Recd. 26 Apl. 1821

J. L. E.
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Washgn. F. C. O
Apl 15th 1821
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Washington, F. C. Ohio, 28th March 1821.
Dear Sir,
Return is wished soon,
at Washington, Fayette County, Ohio.
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OWN
ECV
Hon. Clay Evans -
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
O. W. & N. DIVISION
MAR 3 1900
RECEIVED.
Dear Sir-
Will you kindly
send the records show-
ing that Isaac Fancher
fought in the Revolu-
tionary War. I think
he enlisted from Va; and
was in the 8th Reg.,
Very Respectfully,
Helen Parrett,
Washington C.H.
O.
U. S. PENSION OFFICE K MAR 1 1900
February 27 - 1900.
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Hon. H. Clay Evans - 
OW&N Com., of Pensions
ECC Wsh. D.C.
Dear Sir-
I am thinking of
joining the D.A.R. Chapter
so write to you to find
out if my great Grand
father Isaac Fancher was
pensioned. Please let me
know all the knowledge
you have of it And oblige
Miss Myrtle Welton
Washington
C. H.
Fayette Co., Ohio.
P.S. In the 8th Va., Reg-
U S PENSION OFFICE K
FEB 12 1900
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Fredonia, Kas 3/9/11
Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:- For the purpose of
establishing claims to Revolutionary descent
I am very desirant of getting the regiment,
exact term of service and record so far as it
may be in the files of the Pension Bureau
of Isaac Fanchier or Fansher (we find
it spelled both ways) born Dec. 27, 1760 and
who enlisted from or at the time of his enlistment
lived in East Tennessee; his service extended
from about 1776 to the end of the war according to family tradition.
He died in Fayette Co. Ohio near the town
of Washington but the date has been lost.
Family tradition is positive as to his service, one story having it that he served 7 years while the other having it from the time he was 16 to the end of the war and as the two practically corroborate each other it is probably about right.
In case there is any fee for such information 
please advise me.
Thanking you in advance I am
Box 771 Yours Truly
Fredonia, Kas Mrs. A. A. Clark
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Isaac Fancher S.F. 42719
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Dec. 1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
June 1782
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN.
Thomas Boyer
COLONEL. 
John Neville 
STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in, Brandywine - Monmouth - Warhaws, - Cowpens, Camden - Ninety-Six - Eutaw Springs
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Burkeley Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 18, 1819. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Fayette Co., Ohio
Age at date of application, In 59th year. Date of death not stated.
Remarks; In 1821 soldier refers to his wife as dead, he was then living with one of his sons, no names are stated.
For date of last payment of pension &c?