Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8407, James Byers, Va.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE                      NUMBER
Va.        Byers, James     W. 8407
or Byars, Lovina
CONTENTS
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11.224
Kentucky
Lovina Byers decd
widow of James
who died on the 17th Sept 1817
of Jefferson in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the Rev.
line for 18 months
Va Line
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 60 Dollars [blank] Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836. & End 4 March 1841
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Dec
1837 and sent to W Ransy
Arrears to the 4th of
Semiannual allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by A H Markland Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 363
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James D. Byers - 
Decltn.
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State of Kentucky
County of Jefferson

On this the 30th day of April A.D. 1857. Before me W. Ramsay a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared James D. Byers who being duly sworn according to law, declares
That he is the son of James Byers deceased late of Jefferson County and state of Kentucky
and formerly an Orderly Sergeant
in the War of the Revolution under General
Washington -- He further states that his said
Father James Byers died in Jefferson County Ky.
on 17th September 1817 -- Eighteen Hundred & Seventeen -- at the age of (56) Fifty
six years-- That his Mother Lovina Byers died in Oldham County Ky -- on the 27th day of April (1842) -- Eighteen Hundred and Forty Two -- at the age of (81.) Eighty one years -- His Father and Mother were both born in the same year (1761.) -- 
He further states that his Father James Byers
deceased aforesaid was married to his Mother
Lovina Smith deceased aforesaid in Spottsylvania or Louisa
County and State of Virginia, sometime in
the fall of (1782.) Seventeen Hundred and
Eighty Two -- That the following are the
only living children of the said James Byers
and Lovina Byers, with their respective ages -
To wit Polly Hinkle aged 57 years -- James
D. Byers aged 55 years -- and Patsy Wellman
aged 53 years- That he remembers well to
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have heard his Father speak of his services in the War and to have heard him say that he was at the siege of York and the surrender of Cornwallis.  That he held the rank of orderly sergeant and that he continued to read the rolls during a spell of sickness which he had whilst in the service - That he went into the service at the age of (16) sixteen years and believes he served two different terms, he remembers to have heard his mother say so.
James D. Byers

Witness
O Cave
W. Ramsay
J. Robinson

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of April A.D. 1851 and I hereby certify that James D. Byers is personally known to me and that he is a credible witness.
W. Ramsay
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A
James Byars was born A March 12th 1761 
Lovina Byars was born April 24th 1761 was married December 19th 1783 
[torn away)- tsey Byars was born April 3rd 1784 John L Byars [torn away]-rn February 1st 1788 [torn away]-than Byars was born [torn away] ember 17th 1789  
Nancy Byars was born October 24 1791 
Polly S Byars was born Octr. 25th 1793 
James D Byars was December 6th 1795 
Patsey Byars was bn. January 5th 17[illegible]
Lucendah Byars was B July 22th 1800
Malindah Byars born
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State of Kentucky
Oldham County
July 22 1857

On this the 22 day of February 1857 personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County Patsy Willman of lawful age and after being first sworn states that she is the eith child of her Father and Mother James Byers and Lavina Byers.  She states she was born January 5th 1798, as it is on record on the family registration in her fathers hand wrighting marked A the marriage stated on that leaf of the marriage of her father & mother is in her fathers own hand write and she believe it to be his hand.  She further states her mother remained a widow until the 27 day of April 1842 at which time she departed this life.  She further states that she always understood from her father that he was a soalder in the Revolutionary War.  
Patsey Wellman

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above writen before me
Milburn Glore JP

Oldham County
July 22 1857
I certify that the statements of the foregoing affidavits are to be relyed on as true for I am personally acquainted with her and she is a lady of truth.
Milburn Glore JP
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Kentucky
Oldham County Sct.

I Brent Hopkins Clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that Milburn Glore Esqr. whose name is subscribed to the within and foregoing certificate is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly elected and qualified and his signature is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  and affixed the seal of said Oldman County Court done at La Grange, this 24th day of July 1857.
Brent Hopkins Clk
by Wm. O Welson J.C.

[SEAL]
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State of Kentucky
Oldham County
July 22 1857
Personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county & state aforesaid Polly Hinkle and made oath in due form of Law that she is the sixth child of her father and mother, her father who was a soaldier in the Revolutionary War his name was James Byars and her mother was named Lavina Byars, she further states that she belives from what she has heard her said Father and Mother say that they was married sometime in the year 1783 and they lived togeather as husband & wife untill the death of her said Father James Byars.  She further states that she was borned Oct 23, 1793.  She further states that her said Mother Lavina Byars remained a widow and never married after the death of her said Father untill the death of her said Mother Lavina Byars which took place April 27 1842.  She further states that her said Father died Sept. 16 1817 and she further states that the record of her Fathers & Mothers marriage was written in her Fathers hand writing and she bilevs that to be her Fathers hand writing and they were married as it is states on the lief marked A.
Polly Hinkle

Subscribed before me the day and year above written.
Milburn Glore J P

State of Ky
Oldham County
July the 22 1857
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the foregoing affiant and her statements are to be relyed on as true.
Milburn Glore J P
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Kentucky
Oldman County Sct

I Brent Hopkins Clerk of the County Court for said County, do certify, that William Glore Esrq. whose name is subscribed to the within, and foregoing certificate, is, and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly elected and qualified, and his signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Oldham County Court done at La Grange this 24th day of July 1852 A.D.
Brent Hopkins Clk
By Clifton T. Wharton DC
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October 25, 1935
BA-J/ady
David Blood, W.2516
James Byars, W.8407

Mrs. A.P. Hyman
3 Greylook Road
Waterville, Maine

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.

A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Sherard, Sherrod or Sherwood Matthews, all spellings of the surname searched.

The records of David Blood and James Byars are furnished you herein as found in the claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

David Blood, W.2516

David Blood was born in Groton, Massachusetts, in 1762, day, month and the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Groton, Massachusetts, David Blood enlisted the last of June 1779 and served six months as private in Captains Thomas Hovey's and Healey's Companies, Colonel Nathan Tyler's Massachusetts Regiment.

After the Revolutionary War he lived in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, about ten years, Amherst, New Hampshire, about six years, Dublin, New Hampshire, two years, Windsor, Vermont, about seventeen years and then moved to Grafton, Vermont. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 1, 1835 at which time he was a resident of Grafton, Windham County, Vermont.

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The soldier, David Blood, died February 3, 1845 in Grafton, Vermont.

Soldier married in February 1835 in Grafton, Vermont, Jane G. Scollay of Schollay.

Soldier's widow, Jane G. Blood, was allowed pension on her application executed July 1, 1853 at which time she was sixty-three years old and a resident of Grafton, Vermont.

In 1853 soldier's son, Luther Blood, aged Forty-one years was living in Grafton, Vermont.

In 1853 one Mary Blood was residing in Grafton, Vermont, her age or relationship to the family not shown.

[HANDWRITTEN IN MARGIN]
Date of widow's death not on A.B.

In 1892 J.R. Blood, his age not shown, a resident of Long Island City, New York, stated that he was the son of the soldier, David Blood, who was born in Groton, Massachusetts, was a pensioner, and died in 1845 in Grafton, Vermont, and that his widow, the mother of said J.R. Blood, was also a pensioner.  There are no further family data.

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James Byars, W.8407

James Byars, the name is also shown as Byers, was born March 13, 1761, place, and the names of his parents are not shown.

James Byars enlisted, date and place not stated, served eighteen months as private and orderly sergeant in the Virginia troops, the name of his captain not stated, and was in the siege of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis.

He lived at one time in Caroline County, Virginia.

He died September 16, or 17, 1817 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Soldier married December 19, 1782 in Spotsylvania or Louisa County, Virginia, Lovina, the name is also shown as Lovinia, Smith, who was born April 24, 1761, place and the names of her parents are not stated.  She died April 27, 1842 in Oldham County Kentucky.

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On an application executed April 30, 1851 the only surviving children of soldier and Lovina:  Polly Hinkle, James D. Byars and Patsey Wellman were allowed pension which was due their mother, on account of the services of their father in the Revolutionary War.  Said James D. Byars was the a resident of Jefferson County, Kentucky.

The names of the following children of soldier and Lovina are shown:

(torn)..tsey Byars   born  April 3, 1784
John S. Byars  born February 1, 1788
(torn) ..than Byars born November 17, 1789
Nancey Byars born October 24, 1791
Polly or Polley S. Byars born October 23 or 25, 1793
James D. Byars born December 6, 1795
Patsey Byars born January 5, 1796
Lucendah Byars bborn July 22, 1800
Malindah Byars ----

In October 1851 Sam or Samuel Hinkle, aged sixty years "in September next" made affidavit in Oldham County, Kentucky, no relationship to the family stated.  There are no further family data.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[LEFT SIDE]
1935 Oct. 24.  Hist to Mrs. A.P. Wyman  A.D.Y.


[RIGHT SIDE]
Revy Widow, &c
File No. 8407
Lovina Byers
Wid. of James Byers
Pvt. Rev. War
Act:  July 7th/38
Index:-Vol. A, Page 111
(Arrangement of 1870)
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W. City
19 July 1851

J.E. Heath Esq.

Sir
Herein I enclose you a letter from the Clerk of the County Court of Spotsylvania County Va. shewing that there is no record @ his office of the marriage of James Byers to Lavinia who survived the passage of Acts 7 July 1838 &c &c and in behalf of whose heirs or children application is now pending in your office.

Very respectfully
Yr. &c
SFJ Trabue
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No. 14,475



Land Certificate to
Wm Ramsey atty
Louisville Ky
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State of Kentucky
Oldham County
July 22d 1857

On this the 22 day of [illegible] 1857 personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County and State Samuel Hinkle aged sixty years in September next he states that he has been personally acquainted with James Byers his wife and family for the span of forty three years and from what he has heard them say he believes that James Byers was a soalder in the Revolutionary war and some time in the year 1782 they were married and lived together as husband and wife untill the death of the said James Byers which took place 16 September 1817.  He further states that he was acquainted with the widow Lavina Byers untill her death and she remained a widow never married after the death of her said husband James Byers , untill her death which took place April 27, 1842
Saml. Hinkle
Sworn and subscribed to before me on the day and year above written.
Milburn Glore J.P.

State of Kentucky
Oldham County
July 22 1857
I testify that I am personally acquainted with the foregoing affiants and their statement are to be relyed on as true.  Given under my hand the day and year above written.
Milburn Glore J.P.
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Kentucky   Oldham County Sct.
I, Brent Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that Milburn Glore Esqr., whose name is subscribed to the within and foregoing certificate, is and was at the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace for said county, duly elected and qualified and his signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Oldham County Court, done at LaGrange, this 24th day of July 1857
Brent Hopkins, Clk

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W. City

Hon. Comm. of Pensions

Sir

Herein I enclosed you the declaration of James D. Byers of Jefferson County Ky making application for the amount of pension due his mother Lovinia Byers dec'd at her death.  The widow of the service of James Byers dec'd the husband of sd. Lovinia.  I herewith enclosed you.  The evidence of marriage I hope to enclosed you @ a few days.
I am Sir
Very respectfully
S.F.J. Trabue
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State of Kentucky
Oldham County  SS
Be it know, that it has been satisfactorily proven to me that Lavinia Byers widow of James Byers a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line in the army of the Revolution died on the 27th day of April A.D. 1842 leaving three living children only  Polly Hinkle, James D. Byers and Patsy Wellman.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the county court of Oldham County and state of Kentucky this 17th day of November A.D. 1851.
Brent Hopkins Clk.
by W.O. Wilson A.C.

[SEAL-illegible]
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W. City

J.E. Heath Esqr.

Sir
Herein I enclose you the record evidence of marriage in the case of the widow of James Byers a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line.

You will please enclose the Certificate of Pension to William Campbell Esq. Louisville Ky.
Very Respectfully
S.F.J. Trabue
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18 months
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That is appears from a list in this office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their accounts and received certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an act of assembly, passed the November session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777, to the 31st December 1781, (see Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. 10, p. 462) that a settlement was made on the 31st day of Oct 1783 in the name of James Byers as Soldier of Infantry and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for L28.2.4 and and was delivered to Garrett Minor.

Given under my hand at the First Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 29th day of April 1857
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Ro. Johnston
First Auditor

[No seal of office]
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Spots [illegible] CH
June 27th  

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S.F.J. Trabue Esqr.
Washington City D.C.
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Clerks Office, Spotsylvania C.H. Va.
June 25th 1851

S.F.J. Trabue

Sir

Your favor of the 20th Inst. came duly to hand, and after a careful search of a whole day, [illegible] to inform you that no evidence of the marriage, alluded to by you can be found amongst the records of this office.  Perhaps you have not spelled the name correctly.  "Byers"  Some persons of that name, though spelled Bias, I think, resided formerly in Caroline County, Va.  If you could ascertain the name of the minister who performed the ceremony it might aid in the search.

Most respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Ro. C. Dabney
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Lovina Byers decd.
Wid of James
Ky.
Act 7 July '38
10 mo pri  $60
per ann.

(died in '42)


Payable to Polly Hinkle
James D. Byers and
Patsey Willman
only children

Wm. Ramsey 
Louisville Ky
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No. 14,475
Lovina Byers dec'd.
wid of James  
Ky
Act 7 July 38.

Wm. Ramsey 
Louisville Ky
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June 21 1875

Ky
Decl. of
James D. Byers
7 July 1832
Original
SFJ Trabue Atty
Present

Hon. Comm of Pensions
W. City DC
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Brief in the case of Lovina Byers, wid of James County and State of Kentucky
Act 7 July 1838

Claim, ("Original")

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Evidence of service;  Record
Evidence of marrriage;  Family Register

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?
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Name and residence of Agent
Wm. Ramsey
Louisville Ky

Kirby
Examining Clerk
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3 Greylock Rd.
Waterville, Maine
Oct. 11.

[STAMP]
Received Oct 12 1935
Mail Sub-Div.
Vet Adm
Reader #10

Veterans Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you please tell me whether you have a claim for Revolutionary pension from David Blood of Pepperell or Gorton Mass and James Byers of Louisa Co. Virginia?

If you find such a record, may I have it please?  I wish to inquire also for such a record for Sherard or Sherod or Sherwood Matthews of Virginia.  The spelling of this first name is uncertain and so I hesitate to ask you to search for it.  I should be glad however of any information you can give me.  Is there anywhere else where one may make inquiries regarding Revolutionary soldiers?
Yours respectfully
Bernice Bassett Wyman
(Mrs. A.P.)