Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12709, Jacob Corneyle, Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Corneyle Jacob

NUMBER
S12709

Carded

CONTENTS
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16.691
Virginia
Jacob Corneyle

Campbell Cty in the state of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Thurman of the regt. commanded Col - in the Va. ma [illegible] for 7 mo.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia [illegible] the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, [illegible] commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Sept.1833 and sent to H B. Ely. Campbell CH.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. $58.33
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '34 11.66
$70.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 22
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This declaration of Jacob Corneyle, made & in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832.

State of Virginia, Campbell County, the county court thereof,-} [illegible]

On this 13th day of [crossed out: March] May 1833, presonally appeared in open court, before the justices of the county court
of Campbell County, now sitting, Jacob Corneyle, a resident of the county aforsaid, aged Eighty Two years, who being first duly sworn, according to laws, doth made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832, in relation to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war.

The said Corneyle saith, that he entered the service of the U.S. as a private in the militia of 
Fluvanna County Va. in the year of 1776; that his first tour of service was during that year, when he was called out and marched to Albermarle County Va. to a place there called the Barracks, where he served a tour of three months under Capt. Thomas Thurman, from Fluvanna county; [illegible] served out on time of three months at the barracks; did not go to any other place. that he served a second tour during the year 1778, also as a private from the same county; and also at the same place, the Barracks in Albermale County, under Capt. [crossed out: illegible] Thurman again. After serving this two tours of 3 months each, he removed to the County of Charlotte Va., where during the year (about 2 years after, he was at the barracks) he served two short tours of about 15 days each, at Coles Ferry on the Staunton or Roanoke river in the County of Charlotte; where he called out to
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guard the ferry, to prevent Tarleton & his men from crossing this ferry. [crossed out: illegible] He then served under Capt. Joseph Farquar,
The army of Tarleton did not cross that ferry, and the men went home. He thus served
in all seven months; six months at the 
Barracks in Albemarle & one month at
Coles ferry in Charlotte County. He has
lost his discharge, if he ever had any; he does not know of any living witness to his services, nor has he amy written testimony whatever. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present; and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state whatever.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforsaid}
Jacob Corneyle

Mr. Henry Brown a clergyman residing in the County of Campbell, Va, and Wm [William] Stone also residing in the same county, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Corneyle, who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration: that we believe him to be about 82 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed,
Henry Brown
Wm [WIlliam] Stone

Questions by the court,
1st Where and what year were you born?
Ans. I was born Goochland County Va. but as I am an unlearned man, I can't tell exactly when.
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2nd Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans. I have none.
3rd Where were you living when called in to service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war; and where do you now live?
Ans. I was when called in to service living in Fluvanna County Va; I now live in Campbell County, where I have lived ever since the revolutionary war; not far from the same neighborhood in Charlotte County, the adjoining county to Campbell, where I lived during the last years of that war.
4th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if so, for whom?
Ans: I went by my numbers; the militia was divided, and numbered, and I went when my number was called for.
5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served: Such Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect; and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans. I recollect my Capt. last names. At the barracks in Albemarle, I was under Capt. Thomas Thurman; John Berkley was Lieutenant; my memory fails me. I don't recollect the names of any higher officers. At Coles ferry, I remember no name but my Capt. Joseph Fuqua; there was not many men there.  I remember the names of some of the British, Cornwallis and Tailton, this men who we went
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to prevent from crossing Coles ferry.
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Ans. I recd. none, as I recollect.
7th 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.
Ans. Matthew T. Meine, Richard Brown, Lawson Mattoy, Samuel Armisted, John Cobles, Paulet Clark, and John Hibson.

And this court do hereby declare their opinion to be after this investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier; and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Henry Brown, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the County of Campbell, and that Wm. [William] Stone who has also signed the same is a credible person; and that this statement is entitled to credit.

I John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of Campbell in the State of
Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the [illegible: seal blocks] on the matter of the application of Jacob [crossed out: illegible] Cornele for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal of Office this 13th day of May 1833 In the 57th year of The Commonwealth
"interlined before signed."
John Alexander Clk as aforde
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No. 25687
Jacob Corneyle Campbell County Virginia
Adm 7. Months.
46.66
11.00
--
58.33
Henry B Ely Campbell Court House Virga
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office
183
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 Jacob Corneyle Campbell County, Virginia

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

Entered 1776. 3 (months). Privt. Cap Thurman. 82 years   County of Fluvanna Virginia. Traditionary evidence paper authenticate.
Served 1778. 3 (months). ". Cap Thurman.
Served [left blank]. 1(month). ". Cap Farquar.

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
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before
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] 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 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
[blank] 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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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 exexpected
. 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.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
{To a Soldier, and what has become of it?
To an Ocer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
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
now long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an 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 memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
days, I served as arecollection
, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For years, months, and
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
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 place 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.
(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
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 signtaure of the magistrate must be certified by the proper  officer,  under his seal of office.
[pointing finger] The notes form (a) to (i) are 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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[hand written in left margin] Rev War
[checkmark]

12.709
INVALID.
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File No. 12.709

Jacob Corneyle
Priv Rev. war

Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:-Vol. [left blank], Page [left blank]

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Drawn to 4 Sept. 1833.

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Payments to be made at Richmond by Presd. CS. Br. Bank Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Virginia

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book C Vol. 6 Page 22 by W. L. William Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. 

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Jacob Corneyle of the State of Virginia who was a Private in the revolutionary war is entitled to receive Twenty Three dollars and Thirty Three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War office of the United States, this Sixteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty three

Lew Cass
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.}
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Campbell CH
May

[circled] Free

The Hon. Lewis Cass.
Secretary of War,
Washington City.

Pension office }

June 17
Va.

25087
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The enclosed, is the declaration of Jacob Corneyle; when acted on, please communcate to me at this place.
Yours &,
Henry B Ely.

Campbell Court house, Va.
May 15th, 1833.