Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6617, for Alexander Mc Clanahan, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE					NUMBER
Va.		McClanahan, Alexander	R.6617
_________	or McClenahan		B.L.Wt. 47511-160-55
				Sarah

CONTENTS
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249. 474	Act Mar. 3. 55
		June 24. '16

Sarah McClanahan wid.
Alexander McClanahan.
		pri.

Capt. David Mays.

Private
	Va Mila

Revy. war.

In Pens. papers.
Ala [illegible] July [illegible]
Ad. 160 ac's Oct 28/56
	Dodge

John S. & R. H. Gallaher
	Present.

[diagonally from lower left]
No 47511 ans Nov 4/56

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	End P
Sept 2/91 20 G.L.O.
Adm not located
Sept 22/91 20 J.C.H Putnam
not located &c

Vol M1. page 115.
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FAMILY RECORD.
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MARRIAGES.
Alexander McClanahan
and Sarah Moore was 
Maried [married] may [May the 6th 1788

John MClanahan [McClanahan] and
Elisabeth his wife was
Maried [married] 22 of april [April] 1810.

Andrew Neeley and Elisabeth
MClanahan [McClanahan] was maried [married]
the 11 of may [May] 1813

Elisha Moore and
Mary MClanahan [McClanahan]
was maried [married] march [March]
the fifth 1815

William MClanahan [McClanahan] and
Jane Childers was Maried [married]
august [August] the 28 1823

Elijah McClanahan &
Marjory Childers were
married

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MARRIAGES.
M. V. L. Denton and
Margaret A. McClanahan
were married on the
26th day of Feb. 1837
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FAMILY RECORD.
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BIRTHS.
Alexander MClanahan [McClanahan] 
was born the 20th feburary [February] 
in the year of our Lord 1755

Sarah his ^ wife was born febury [February] 
the 20 1768

John MClanahan [McClanahan] was born 
on friday [Friday] the 20th of feburary [February] 
Ano Domeni [Domini] 1789

Elisabeth MClanahan [McClanahan] was 
born on wednesday [Wednesday] the 22 
day of December 1790

James MClanahan [McClanahan] was born 
on wednesday [Wednesday] the 26 of december [December] 
in the year of our lord 1792

Mary MClanahan [McClanahan] was born 
on Sunday the 8th of feburary [February] 
in the year of our lord 1795

William MClanahan [McClanahan] was 
born on wednasday [Wednesday] the 12 of 
april [April 1797

Alexander MClanahan [McClanahan] was 
born on sunday [Sunday] the 10 of april [April] 
in the year of our lord 1799

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BIRTHS.
Elijah MClanahan [McClanahan] was 
born on sunday [Sunday] the 14th of September 
in the year 1800

Peggey Ann was born on 
on [sic] sunday [Sunday] the 20 of august [August] 
in the year of our lord 1808
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FAMILY RECORD.
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BIRTHS.
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DEATHS.
Died at his Residence In 
Morgan county ^ Alabama Alexr [Alexander] 
McClanahan Senr on the 
fifth Day of May 1824 In 
the 69th or 70th year of his 
age

Died In Morgan county Alabama 
at the house of his Mother 
on the 20th Day of May 1825 
James McClanahan In the 
33d year of his age

Died at His Residence In 
Morgan cty Ala on the 18th 
Day of August 1827 In the 
31st year of his age william [William] 
MClanahan [McClanahan]
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FAMILY RECORD.
DEATHS.				DEATHS.
Died at his Residence In 
Morgan county

The State of Alabama § Before me the 
Morgan County § undersigned an 
acting Justice of the 
Peace in and for said county duly commiss-
-ioned [commissioned] and authorized to administer oaths perso-
-nally [personally] appeared Alexander MClanahan [McClanahan] Jr who 
being duly sworn according to law deposes and 
says that the foreging [foregoing] pages numbering from 
[cross out] 677 to 680 or to 679 inclusive is the family 
Record kept by Alexander MClannah [McClanahan] during his 
life that the same was taken by me from the 
family bible afsaid [aforesaid] Alx [Alexander] McClannahan [McClanahan] that I 
am well acquainted with the handwriting of 
Alx Mclanahan [McClanahan] deceased and that the Record of 
the marriage of himself and Sarah Moore is 
in his own handwriting and that the Record of 
his death is in the Hand writing of his son 
John MClanahan [McClanahan] and that this record has been 
in my possession for upwards of thirty years and 
that the same is genuine
		[signature] Alexander McClanahan

Sworn to & subscribed before me on the day and year 
above written and I certify that the Affiant is a 
Credible witness and a Respectable citizen of Morgan 
county Alabama and that I am in no wise related to any 
of the parties
		[signature] Binjamin Sandlin JP

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The State of Alabama § I Wm H. Campbell a
Morgan County § Judge of the Court of 
Probate of said county and by virtue of said 
Office also Clerk of said court hereby Certify 
that Benjamin Sandlin whose name 
is signed to the foregoing affidavit 
was at the date of the same an acting 
Justice of the Peace in and for said 
county duly commissioned and 
qualified and that the foregoing 
signature purporting to be his is 
genuine --
	In testimony of which I 
	have hereunto set my 
	name and affixed the 
	seal of said Court at my 
	Office in Somerville this 
	16th day of June 1856
	[signature] Wm,, H,, Campbell Judge P.C
		Morgan Co Alabama
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Proof in case
of
Mrs Sarah McClanahan
for Pension
Act 1838 --
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	Know all men by these presents that we Alexander 
MClanahan [McClanahan] and John Moore junior of the County of 
Botetourt are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency 
Edmund Randolph Esqr Governor of Virginia in the sum 
of Fifty pounds Current money of Virginia, to the which 
payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves & 
each of us, our heirs, Exörs & adtörs, firmly by these presents 
Sealed with our seals and dated this fifth day of May 
1788. The Condition of the above obligation is such 
that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be 
had & solemnized between the above bound Alexander 
McClanahan & Sarah Moore. If therefore there be no lawful 
Cause to obstruct said marriage, then this obligation to be void 
or else to remain in full force & virtue.
		Alexdr M.Clenahan [hand drawn seal]
		John Moor [sic] [hand drawn seal]
	A Smyth
State of Virginia §
County of Botetourt § Set
	I Ferdinand Woltz clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid 
and State of Virginia do hereby Certify that the foregoing is 
a true copy of the original bond filed in my office and 
is the only record evidince [evidence] of the marriage of Alexander McClan
ahan [McClanahan] & Sarah Moore, feted or recordeded [recorded] in said office.
	In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 
	my hand and affixed the seal of my said 
	office at Faircastle, this 16th day of October 
	A.D 1855.
		[signature] F. Woltz clk

[illegible seal affixed lower left]
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State of Alabama § On this the 13th day of 
County of Morgan § June in the year 1856 
personally appeared before me an acting 
Justice of the Peace in and for said County 
duly authorized by law to administer oaths 
Sarah MClanahan [McClanahan] aged eighty eight years 
who being first duly sworn according to 
law doth on her oath make the following 
declaration in order in order [sic] to obtain 
the benefit of the provision made by the 
act of Congress passed 7th July 1838 an 
act granting Half pay to certain widows, 
that she is the widow of Alexander 
McClanahan who was a soldier or private 
in Captain David Mays company of Botetourt 
Militia in the state of Virginia in the Revolution
ary [Revolutionary] war that he was at the Battle of Guilford 
Court House and served in said War for a 
term of at least six months she further declares 
that she was married to the said Alexander 
McClanahan on the 6th day of May 1788 
that her said husband the aforesaid Alexander 
McClanahan died on the fifth day of May 
eighteen Hundred and twenty four that she 
was not married to him prior to his leaving 
the service but the marriage took place previous 
to the first of January seventeen Hundred and 
ninety four -- [illegible] at the time above stated, she 
further swears that she is now a widow and 
that she has never before made an application 
for a Pension
	her mark [hand drawn X] Sarah McClanahan

Sworn & subscribed before me on the day and year above 
written and I certify that the said Sarah McClanahan 
by reason of Bodily infirmity is unable to
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attend any court of Record for which reason 
her application is made before the undersigned 
a Justice of the Peace for said county --
	[signature] Benjamin Sandlin JP

The State of Alabama § On this the 13th day of 
County of Morgan § June in the year 1856 
personally appeared before me the undersigned 
a Justice of the Peace in and for said County 
["personally appeared" crossed out] William Parker and Daniel 
Kirkland persons whom I certify to be credible 
witnesses and who are respectable citizens of 
said County who after being duly sworn 
upon their oaths declare that they were well 
acquainted with the said Alexander MClannah- 
-an [McClanahan] who was reputed to be a soldier in the 
Revolutionary War, that the said Alexander 
McClanahan died on or about the fifth 
day of May 1824 that they said the said [sic] 
Alexander McClanahan after he was dead 
[illegible] corpse, that he died [cross out] at 
his residence in said county of Morgan -- 
that the said Alexander MClanahan [McClanahan] ans Sarah 
McClanahan been together as [cross out]^ husband and wife 
and were by all there [their] neighbors so reputed to 
be that we were acquainted with said Sarah 
McClanahan previous to the death of her 
said husband and that we have been 
acquainted with her ever since the death of 
said Alexander McClanahan that she was widowed 
in said County of Morgan all the time since 
the death of her said husband and that 
she has never since married but remains 
a widow up to this time they further 
swear that they are in no wise connected or
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sealed to the said Sarah MClannahan [McClanahan] 
and that they have no interest in any 
manner whatever in the prosecution of 
this claim --
	[signature] William Parker
	[signature] D. Kirkland

The foregoing affidavit was sworn to & subscribed 
before me on the day and year above written 
and I certify that I have no interest in this 
claim ---
		[signature] Benjamin Sandlin JP

Know all men by these presents that I Sarah 
MClanahan [McClanahan] of Morgan County Alabama hereby 
nominate and appoint John S & R H Gallaher 
my attorney to prosecute this claim and to 
receive any money which she may be entitled 
[cross out] as a pension [illegible] the Government of 
of [sic] the United States for services of her deceased 
husband Alexander MClanahan [McClanahan] a Revolu-
tionary [Revolutionary] soldier. Witness my hand & seal 
this 13 June 1856
		her mark [hand drawn X] Sarah McClanahan
Witness
[signature] Green P. Rice Jr
[signature] William Parker

The State of Alabama § I Wm H. Campbell 
Morgan County § Judge of the Court 
of Probate of said County and by virtue of 
said office also Clerk of said court 
hereby certify that Benjamin Sandlin 
whose name is signed to the foregoing
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declaration, affidavits, certificates and 
Power of attorney is and was at the 
date of the same an acting Justice 
of the Peace in and for said county 
duly commissioned and qualified 
and that the foregoing signatures 
purporting to be his is genuine
	In testimony of which I have 
	hereunto set my name and 
	affixed the seal of said Court 
	at my office in Somerville 
	this 16th day of June 1856
	[signature] Wm. H. Campbell Judge, P.C
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Pension Claim
of
Mrs Sarah MClanahan [McClanahan]
widow of
Alex MClanahan [McClanahan]
Capt David Mays
Company
Va -- Revolutin
Act 1838 --


Filed June 23/56
Pdy Jno. S & R. H. Gallaher
Attys
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		249 474
[logo of large bird carrying ribbon marked "E PLURIBUS UNUM."]

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM
OF
Sarah MClanahan [McClanahan]

War  Revolution
Act 1853
See Pension Pa
No. per sender act
1838

Filed Jun 23 1856
BY
JOHN S. & RO. H. GALLAHER,
Attorneys,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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WIDOW'S CLAIM FOR BOUNTY LAND,
To be made by the Widow who has never had a Land Warrant.

STATE OF Alabama } 
COUNTY OF Morgan } ss.
	On this 13th day of June A. D., 1856, personally appeared before me, a 
Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid Sarah Mclanahan [McClanahan] 
aged 88 years, a resident of the County of Morgan 
in the State of Alabama who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the 
widow of Alexander Mclanahan [McClanahan] deceased, who was a private 
in the Company commanded by Captain David Mays in the ["Revolution" crossed out] 
in the War with Great Britain (the Revolutionary war) that her 
said Husband was at the Battle of Guilford Court House 
that she was married to the said A McClanahan in Botetourt County Virginia 
on the sixth day of May in the year 1788, that her 
maiden name was Sarah Moore that her said husband died in the year 1824, 
and that she is now a widow. and that her said Husband served in 
said War for a term of at least six months -- She 
refers to her application for Pension under 
Act of 1838 -- for proof of marriage, death &c 
	She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may be entitled 
under Act of March 3d, 1855, never having received nor applied for bounty land under this or any other act 
of Congress.
	She hereby appoints JOHN S. & RO. H. GALLAHER, her Attorneys to prosecute and receive her warrant.
	[Claimant's signature]
	her mark [hand drawn X] Sarah McClanahan     L.S.
	We, William Parker and Daniel Kirkland 
residents of Morgan County in the State of Alabama 
upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by 
Sarah McClanahan in our presence, and that we know she is now a widow, and we 
believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, together with our acquaintance with her, that 
she is the identical person she represents herself to be. that the said Husband died on or about 
[illegible] May 1824 we were well acquainted with him and 
saw him after he was dead and laid out a corpse and that we have 
	["[Witnesses must sign their names.]" crossed out]
been acquainted with her ever since the death of her said Husband 
		[signature] William Parker
		[signature] D Kirkland

	The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written; 
and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, 
and that I have no interest in this claim.
		[signature] Benjamin Sandlin J. P.

STATE OF Alabama }
COUNTY OF Morgan } set.
	I HEREBY CERTIFY, that Benjamin Sandlin 
Esq., before whom the foregoing Declaration and affidavit were made, is and 
was at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for 
the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his 
signature above is genuine.
	IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed 
the seal of my office, this 16th day of June 1856.
	[signature] Wm. H. Campbell Judge P.C.
	& Exofficio clerk of said Court     ["Clerk." crossed out]
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	*This declaration must be accompanied by satisfactory proof of the marriage, of the husband's death, and the present widow-
hood [widowhood] of the claimant. IF there be a public record of the marriage, a duly certified copy of it should be forwarded, if possible. If 
there be none but a private or family record, such family record, or a certified copy of the same, should be forwarded, with the 
affidavit of some disinterested persons proving the genuineness of the original and the correctness of the copy. If no public or private 
record of the marriage exist, or can be procured, that fact should be set forth in the declaration; and in such case, other evidences -- 
such as the testimony of persons who knew the parties in the lifetime of the husband, and knew them to cohabit as husband and wife, 
and to be so reputed -- will be admissible.
	[right-pointing hand icon] In no case, however, will the mere statement of witnesses that the claimant is the widow of the deceased be taken as 
evidence of the marriage; but the witnesses must state the facts and circumstances from which they derive their knowledge or opinion 
that she is the widow of the deceased.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
["Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873." crossed out]
		[initialed] OW
[stamped "REJECTED"]
6617.
P. O. [left blank]
Sarah McClanahan
Service: widow of Alexander

Enlisted: [left blank], 18 [left blank].
Discharged: [left blank], 18 [left blank].

Application filed: [left blank], 18 [left blank].

Alleges: [left blank]

Re-enlisted: [left blank]

Attorney: [left blank]
P. O. [left blank]

[left blank] Recognized.   [left blank] Contract.
[left blank] Cert. of Dis.   Searched for [left blank], 18 [left blank].
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I DO hereby certify, that Alexander McClanaughan [McClanahan] hath taken and 
subscribed the oath or affirmation of allegiance and fidelity, as directed by an act of 
General Assembly intituled [entitled] An act to oblige the free male inhabitants of this state above a 
certain age to give assurance of allegiance to the fame, and for other purposes. Witness 
my hand and seal, this first --- day of Sepr 1777
		[signature] Andw Woods   [hand drawn seal]
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alexdr MClanahan [McClanahan]
Discharg [Discharge] from One
sice at York

[perpendicular at top left]
Alexander McClanahan
R.6617     Va.
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The [illegible] Alexander McClanahan a Soldier in 
Capt David Mays Company of Botetourt Militia 
having served his Tower [tour] of Duty is hereby Discharged 
his Capt being absent Given under my hand 
this 8th Day of November 1781  [signature] Wallis Estill Lieut
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That Alexander McClanahan and Sarah his wife have 
lived in this congregation for many years and behaved in a sober 
inoffensive and christian [Christian] manner. had the ordinance of baptism 
administered to their child; left us clear of church censure or 
public scandle [scandal] known to us, therefore recommend them to any 
Presbyterian society where God may order their lot, is certi-
fyed [certifyed] [certified] in Sinking-Spring this 15th of Novr 1790 by order of 
Session.
		[signature] Edwd Crawford.