Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5385, Nehemiah Hundley, Va.
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Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application

SERVICE: Va. (Virginia)
Hundley, Nehemiah
NUMBER: R. 5385
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Application of Valentine Hundley for a Pension under an Act of Congress passed in June 1832.




Mr. T. Smithson (agent) for the Applicant
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State of Virginia
County of Nelson

At a court held for Nelson County at the Courthouse on Monday the 26th day of February 1833
On this 26th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court Valentine Hundley a resident of the State and County aforesaid aged Fifty three (Fifty-three) 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 provisions made by the act of Congrefs (Congress) pafsed (passed) June the 7th 1832, that he is a son and one of the heirs at law of Nehemiah Hundley who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War that said Nehemiah Hundley died in the County of Albermarle State of Virginia on the 14th day of November 1833, leaving the following children then living to wit Ann Drumheller, James Hundley, John Hundley, Thomas Hundley, Langsdon Hundley, Randolph Hundley, Polly Hundley, Sally Hundley, Martha, Nehemiah S. Hundley and Mildred and this affiant, that the widow of the said Nehemiah Hundley is also dead, and that
Ann Drumheller and the above named children, and this affiant are all the children of the said Nehemiah Hundley now living, he further states that he verily said Nehemiah Hundley served in the said Revolutionary War, under General McIntosh in the 13th Virginia Regiment, Capt or Lieut Reep, Second Lieut Withers, that at the time he engaged in the said service he resided in the County of Prince Edward, VA and helped to convey a package to Fort Pitt and while there enlisted in the service of the aforesaid company. This affiant makes this statement from a knowledge derived from
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many conversations had with said Nehemiah Hundley (his father) having been engaged by him in his lifetime in getting proof to establish a claim for a pension. He further states that whilst thus engaged, he procured the testimony of one Wm. R Withers of Fauquier County Va who fully testified as to his said fathers (father's) service, as above set forth giving the particulars as to time so, (not now recollected) which was duly sworn to and forwarded to the Pension Department, but not being certified to under the seal of a Court, was returned, that therefore this affiant wrote to the said Withers and got him to meet him (Affiant) at the Court House of Orange County Va where said paper was duly authenticated, and placed by this affiant in the hands of his father said Nehemiah Hundley. He further stated that the said Nehemiah Hundley was in a few days thereafter, (while this affiant was absent on a trip to the Western part of this State) taken sick and died, and the aforesaid certified paper not being regarded as of any value was as he supposed lost. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.         (Signed) Valentine Hundley
And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion that the above referred to Nehemiah Hundley was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated by said Valentine Hundley
County of Nelson     I Thomas J Mapie, Clerk of State of Virginia the County Court of Nelson County State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Valentine Hundley for a pension as one of the heirs of Nehemiah Hundley deceased.
In testimony whereof, I have
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hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office of said Court this 26th day of February in the 69th year of the Commonwealth
                            Thomas J. Masie cc
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He served under John & Ben Rust, Wm Withers  2nd Lieutenant, enlisted at Fort Pitt. preped (prepped) in Prince Edward - discharged at Pittsburg (Pittsburgh). Wounded in the arm ^by an Indian, discharged as an invalid,

Eli Davis
Benj Otto
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                          Oakwood March 23rd, 1853
Dear Madam
I herewith send you a copy of an original declaration I had taken from several persons in order to procure a pension for your Father. The original had my certificate attached to it, and I think the County Seal. Where it is, I know not, I tried through several persons to get ^the pension. I think you applied to me for it ^the declaration to give to Gilmore or some man going about to get pensions in order that they might get it for you. Any thing (anything) that I can do for you in that way I will do it with pleasure.
Yours very respectfully
                                             WB, Harris
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38868

Nehemiah Hundly (Hundley), dec'd Virginia


Lt. Wm. F. Smithson April 4/55


5385
Act June 7 1832
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
(The above is totally crossed out)
REJECTED
5385
Nehemiah Hundley
Service:
Enlisted:                      (ALL ARE BLANK)
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
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Lovingston 14th May 1853

Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you several papers calculated to show the services of my father Nehemiah Hundly as a revolutionary soldier and the time of his death about which there seems to be a mistake according to a letter written to Mr. D.T Hartscop which stated he died in 1831 when in fact he departed this life in 1833.
You will confer a particular favor on me by examining the papers sent as also the records of the department and inform me as to the matter, what is necesary (necessary) to be done in order to obtain my fathers (father's) pension as I am thoroughly convinced that he is entitled if the truth can be come at.
I once sent to the department as I thought all the papers necesary (necessary) what has become of them I cannot be certain unless they are on file in the department.
Please give me all the information you can get on the subject and your kindness will be thankfully received and long remembered.
Your friend truly
Valentine Hundly 

To Hon P. Powell
Washington City,
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Washington D.C. March 31/55
Hon. L.P.Waldo
Dear Sir

I herewith enclose you an application of Valentine Hundley for a pension under the act of Congress passed in June 1832. He makes this application in behalf, or on account of the services of his dec: Father.
You will please examine the papers, herewith enclosed, and inform me what other steps are necessary to be taken, to make good his claim.
                                  Very Respectfully
                                  William S. Smithson
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Wingfield Nowel                  Sep (Sept) 27 1854

Being sworn deposeth & saith that Nehemiah Hundley was a Revolutionary Soldier. He attempted to come at a Pension and was not able to obtain one because he said he had lost his discharge. It seems that he was not able to procure sufficient proof to entitle him to a pension & he Hundley was informed that if he could get some person to state before a magistrate what that person had heard him Hundley say in regards to it - the pension would be allowed him.
The deponent & Mr. William Boyd were summoned to state what they had heard Hundley say. The magistrates never met and Hundley failed to obtain a certificate. The department heard Hundley say he lost his discharge at Moffin Hills on James River & that he served under Gen. McIntosh against
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the Indians. The department searched for Mr. Hundley's name on the Pension list in 1842 & could not find it - The reason was because Mr. Hundley was an invalid. He enlisted under John Rust & Ben Rust of Fauquier & William R. Weathers (Withers). The deponent has heard Mr. Hundley state a great deal - that if he could get his rights, his land would be for Bushy Run near Pittsburg (Pittsburgh) - This was before any Pension Act was passed.
The deponent is in his 81st year.
                                     Wingfield Nowell
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County of Nelson Wingfield Nowel (Nowell) and made oath that the foregoing deposition was true to the best of his knowledge.
Signed in my presence this 27th day Sept 1854.    A.G. Pamplin JP
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 Nelson County
State of Virginia

This day William Drumheller a citizen of this county and to me well known personally appeared before me a Justice of the said county, and made oath in due form of law that he was well acquainted with Nehemiah Hundley a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and that the said Nehemiah Hundley died in the County of Albermarle and state of Virginia in the year 1833 & that he the said William Drumheller was present at his death & burial. Given under my hand & seal this 9th day of January 1856.
                                Wm. P. Shepherd J.P.
State of Virginia
Nelson County
I, Thomas J, Massie, Clerk of the County Court of Nelson County in the State of Virginia, do certify that A G Pamplin and William P Shepherd who have given the foregoing certificates on the sheets hereto attached, were at the date thereof acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; that said certificates are complete according to the laws of said State, and the signatures thereto are in the proper, genuine handwriting of the said Justices.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, in office, this 21st day of March 1855, in the 74 years of the
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Hundley, Noah
GRADE Private
LINE Crane's Continental Artillery (Massachusetts) 
WARRANT NUMBER 4432
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Aug. 31, 1790
to Dudley Woodbridge