Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39326, John Clark, Va.
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Service
Va.

Clark, John

Number 
S39326
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Death not on A.B.

Notes[?] sent to Jacob F. Foute Esqr 10 Octr. 1821 Maryville Tennessee


5281
Tennessee, East

John Clark,
Private, Capt. Mark,
Virginia Line,
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 22d of June 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of Jany. 1819 and sent to Hon: W.G. Blount

Arrears to 4th of Septr. 1818           $19.46
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819  48.00
                                                         $67.46

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.

3 years

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[obscured] in Blount County the 26th day of June 1818
Jacob F. Foute Clk

John Clark
private

Col. Davis Va. Regt.
1777-3 years
22nd June 1818

Admitted
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State of Tennessee Blount County
This 22nd day of June 1818 before me William Gaul one of the Justices of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions, and Court of Querium (the said Court being one of record) for the County and State aforesaid personally appears John Clark aged seventy five years and in his seventy sixth year resident in the County and State aforesaid and upon his oath being by me first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of 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 is that he the said John Clark and in the County of Albemarle in the State of Virginia some time in the winter of the year 1777 enlisted a soldier in the regular army of the United States for three years in the Company in said army of one Captain John Marks in the fourteenth Virginia regiment The regiment being commanded by Colonel Davis being a part of the Brigade of General Mulenburgh which said three years he faithfully served the United States against the Common enemy and at the expiration
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of said term of service he was discharged from said service at Fredericksburgh Virginia That he was in the Battles of Brandawine Jermanton Monmouth and at the taking of Stony Point and that he is in reduced circumstances and says in need of the assistance of his County for support and that his discharge is lost and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his service except the affidavit of David Owens and his own oath that he knows of that he has never been a Pensioner for said service and only claims under the act recited. his-X-mark
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year at the place aforesaid John Clark
Wm Gantt Judge as as aforesaid
Before me the subscriber on the day and year and at the place aforesaid personally appeared David Owen a Citizen of Blount County whose credit is good and made oath he knew in Albemarle County Virginia where he then lived in the year 1777 and long before the before named John Clark that he said Clark in the winter of 1777 did enlist in the regular army of the United States for three years and the whole year
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of 1778 from the 14th February until the 14th February 1779 he was in the regular army of the United States with said Clark and well believes said Clark did perform the service by him stated in his declaration and was, as he believes, a good soldier and further sayeth not.
Subscribed & Sworn to the date above David Owens
Wm Gantt Judge as aforesaid
Before the Subscriber the date above personally appeared David Eagleton a Citizen of Blount County of respectable standing & made oath in due form of law that he is well acquainted with the above named John Clark and his circumstances that he is in reduced circumstances and owns no property of any consequence and is dependant on his son for Support
Sworn to the date above David Eagleton
Wm Gantt Judge as aforesaid
State of Tennessee Blount County⎬I William Gantt judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Clark did serve in the revolutionary war as a private soldier the time by him stated and from testimony taken and had before me that the said John Clark is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings had before me to the War Department of the United States as required by said act this 26th June 1818 Wm Gantt Judge as aforesaid
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State of Tennessee S.c 
I Jacob F. Foute Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions (which Court is a Court of Record for Blount County & State aforesaid) Do hereby certify that William Gantt before whom the foregoing depositions appear to have been taken and whose own proper name is subscribed in his own hand writing to his certificate as well as in the attestations, now is and was at the time of the several dates thereof, one of the Judges of Quorum of the Court aforesaid, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of Office at Office in Maryville in Blount County the 26th day of June June 1818 Jacob F. Foute Clk
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Maryville T 8th July 1821
Free 25

Honbl. J. C. Calhoun Secretary at War; or J. L. Edwards Esq. Washington City

Recd. Aug. 11, 1821
460
Tennessee
E Tennessee
Mail
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State of Tennessee  to wit.
On this 27th day of June 1821 personally appeared in Open Court:  to wit the Court of pleas and Quarter sessions of Blount County being a Court of record expressly made so by the laws of the State of Tennessee and having the power of fine and imprisonment for the said County of Blount, John Clark, aged upwards of eighty years, resident in Blount County State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath;  declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz he enlisted under Capt. John Marks, of the 14th regiment of the Virginia line; at Charlottsville, Virginia.  The regiment commanded first by Colo. Charles Lewis, then by Colonel Davidson or Davisson & lastly by Colo. Samuel Cavill, as well as he now recollects, that he served three years, being the term for which he enlisted and was honorably discharged at Fredericksburg Va. which discharge has long since been lost or mislaid,  that during his service he was in the battles of Brandywine - Germantown and Monmoth and at the taking of Stony Point besides several skirmishes.  That his original declaration was made on or about the 22nd day of June 1818 as well as he recollects, that he has received a pension under the Act of Congress of 18th March 1818 untill the passage of the act of Congress of 1st May 1820 under a pension certificate dated 12th January 1819 Numbered 5281 five thousand two hundred and eighty one.  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.
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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 Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not nor, has any persons 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, One horse $60 One horse and Saddle $18.00 three head of Cattle $12.00; amounting to ninety Dollars, necessary clothing and bedding excepted    I am by occupation a laborer but am entirely unable to labor and have been for many years, my family consists of myself and my wife Letitia Clark aged some where about sixty five years, she is as healthy as Woman of her age usually are-- tho very subject to the Oathsie[?], and not able to labour much-
John Clark  x his mark
Sworn to and declared in
Open Court this 27th day of
June 1821. 
Jac F Foute

And it is the opinion of the Court that the total
amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is ninety dollars and no more-
State of Tennessee Sct
I Jacob F. Foute Clerk of the Court of plea,
and quarter Session of Blount County
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 ninety dollars - Given under
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my hand and seal of Office
at Office in Maryville this
twenty eighth day of July
eighteen hundred and twenty
One
Jac F Foute Alk
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
June 18,1925

George Miller
Harriman, Box 226
Tenn.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 39326, it appears that JOHN CLARK enlisted
at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, in the winter of
1777 and served three years as private in Captain John Marks'
Company, Colonels Charles Lewis', Davies, and Samuel Cabell's
Virginia Regiments; he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Stony Point.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 22,
1818, at which time he was a resident of Blount County, Tennessee,
aged seventy-five years.
In 1821 he stated that he was "upwards of eighty years" and
his wife, Letitia, was about sixty-five years of age. There is no
further data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF
Commissioner
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September 21, 1932
James Clark
S. 3159
& John Clark
S. 39326

Miss Nancy Jane Kimbrough
Chipley
Georgia

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of August 15, 1932, requesting information in regard to John and James Clark, soldiers of the Revolution.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 39326, based upon the military service of John Clark.

He enlisted at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, in the winter of 1777 and served three years as private in Captain
John Marks' Company in Colonels Charles Lewis', Davies' and Samuel Cabell's Virginia Regiments. He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and Stony Point.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 22, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Blount County, Tennessee, aged seventy-five years.

In 1821 he stated that he was "upwards of eighty years" and his wife, Letitia, was about sixty-five years of age. There are no further data on file in this claim relative to the soldier's family.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 3159, based upon the military service of James
Clark.

While living in Augusta County, Virginia, he enlisted October 1 or 2, 1780, and served four months and ten days as private in
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Captain James Tate's Virginia Company and was in the battle of
Cowpens. He enlisted May 1, 1781, and served two months and
twenty days in Captain Patrick Buchanan's Company, Colonel William
Bayers' Virginia Regiment and was in the battle of Hotwater.
He enlisted in May, 1782, and served two months in Captain John
McCittrick's Virginia Company and marched against the Shawnee
Indians on the frontier of Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August
8, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Blount County, Tennessee, aged sixty-nine or seventy years.
The papers in this pension claim contain no data relative
to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Revolutionary War Section:
Dear Sir: -- Please send me all data, including family data,
on file in your office regarding the following pensioners;
John Clark, List of 1818, Blount County, Tenn.
James Clark, List of 1832, Blount County, Tenn.
Thanking you for your prompt attention to this matter, I am,
Yours very truly,
Miss Nancy Jane Kimbrough,
Chipley, Georgia.
August 15, 1932.
(Miss) Nancy Jane Kimbrough
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39326
INVALID
Revy

File No. 39326
John Clark
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 89
Arrangement of 1870


1925 June 18 Hist to Geo. Miller
See letter in case of Jas. Clark S.3159 MCS
1932 Sept. 21 hist. to Miss Nancy Jane Kimbrough.  See Rev. Clm. Jas Clark S3159 MCS