Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6812, for Samuel Mc Quiety, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Penn
Va

McQuiety, Samuel or McQuitty, or McJutty

NUMBER
R. 6812

CONTENTS
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 2, 1879. [crossed out]
REJECTED
6812.
P.O. Samuel Quiety
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18
Application filed: [blank], 18
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P. O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract
[blank]Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18
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act. 7. June. 1832.
Samuel McQuiety.
rejected..
see letter to. Wm Scott
Hillsboro. Ohio
7 May. 1833.
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No 24572
Samuel McQuiety Highland County Ohio
6812
Service not provided for
Wm Scott Hillsborough Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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Sir: 

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the service of Samuel McQuiety Highland County Ohio

[column headings: Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service - Years. | Duration of the claimant's service - Months. | Duration of the claimant's service - Days. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present, and place of abode
when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported.]

Vol Sept. 1778 | - | 8 | - | private | Gl. McIntosh Cap Whiteside | 83 years Loudon County Virginia | Traditionary evidence, witnesses certified credible, no clergimans certificate & no reason given - paper correct-
[end table]

The applicant states that he served 2 years 1. month before McIntosh's Campain against the Indians, but State what he commenced & closed said service, the whole of his service he says was 2 years 9 months

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or district of 
County of } ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before  [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank]
(e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [symbol of a hand pointing right] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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 concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank]  Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]  for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank]  & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
one has become of it?
6. To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 in 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 the 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."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as 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.
[symbol of a hand pointing right] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Saml McQuitty
24572
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The State of Ohio Highland County ss:
On this 8th day of April AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of sd. County now sitting Samuel McQuitty a resident in said County of Highland aged 83 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 & served as herein stated
The following questions were propounded to the sd Applicant to which the annexed answers were given -
1. Question When & where were you born? I was born in the year 1731. in Antrim County in Ireland
2. Have you any record of your age? I have none. -
3. Where were you living when you were called into service; where have since lived & where do you now lifes } I was living in the state of Virginia & in Louden County - I lived several years in the State of Virginia after the close of the revolutionary war -  I also lived some years in Mason County Kentucky after which I removed to Highland County Ohio where I have ever since lived. -
4th. How were you called into service? In my last tour I was drafted as a militiaman in the Virginia militia - I volunteered in my first term
& entered 18 horses in the service of the United States -  & in this tour I served without intermission for two years & one month -
5th. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served; such continental & malitia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service-
I first volunteered under Peter Whitesides Captain [illegible] Horsemaster - with 18 horses at Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania about the month of September in the year 1778 - Everal McIntosh commanded the brigade. I marched soon after our company joined him (which was at Pittsburgh) against the indians who were then threating our parties - we marched to Tuscarowas West of the Ohio river- . I cannot recollect the name of the Colonel who commanded our regiment.
We march under McIntosh to Beaver town when we remained 6 or 8 weeks & erected a fort  - the marched to Tuscarowos river after.
we finished the fort at Beaver against the Shawaness & other hostile indians - After remaining on the Tuscarowos about 6 weeks our provision failed & we were marched back almost in a starving condition through Beaver town to Frederick County Virginia where we went into winter quarters - Was discharged in April 1779 - by Captain Peter Whitesides
I served in this tour 8 months from September 1778 - to April 1779 - previous to McIntosh's campaign against the indians I served for two
years & one month in the [crossed out] carrying provisions from different parts of Virginia & Pennsylvania to Pittsburg which was a general place of
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deposit for provisions - which were carried for the use of the army of the revolution - In all my tours of service I was out as a soldier of the revolution for two years 7 [illegible] months -cannot remember the names of any other officers with whom I served Except those named - John Eakin Wm Bootman Anthony Lonner & others will testify as to my good character for truth veracity in my neighborhood & as to their belief that I served in the army of the revolution. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state. No clergyman ^in my neighborhood -
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court this 8th day of April 1833
Donald McQuiety
Samuel S his mark McQuiety
Samuel Bell clk
We John Eakins & Nathan Pulham residents of Highland County Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel McQuiety who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 83 years [illegible], that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court April 6th 1833-
Samuel Bell Clk
John Eakins
Nathan Pulham
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Eakins & Nathan Pulham who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit. & that they are residents of sd County of Highland Ohio -
I Samuel Bell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Highland County Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel McQuiety for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 10th day of April AD 1833-
Samuel Bell
Clerk of Highland Com pleas - Oho
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME McQuillen, James GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER  9993 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 14, 1791 to Alexander Power, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.