Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,892, for Joseph Mc Guire, Virginia
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Service Va. McGuire, Joseph Number S. 13.892 carded 
Contents
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7315
Kentucky
Joseph McGuire
Of Henry in the State of Kentucky 
Who was a private in the company command
By Captain Bowen of the Reff commanded 
By Col Russel in the Virginia 
Line for 18 months 

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
At the rate of 60 dollars Cents per annum
To commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of March 1833 and Leith E.P.
Thomas New Castle [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $120.00 
Semi-anl. Allowance ending [illegible]
30.00
$150.00
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk__
Book E  Vol 7  Page 18
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8094
Joseph McGuire 
From 1779 private
18 months $60

On Roll 
5.16.  P.27
Int: 12.7
[illegible]
E.P. Thomas
New Castle Ky.
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8094 
Brief in the case of Joseph McGuire County of Henry in the state of Kentucky 
Act 7th June, 1832

1.	Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court 
2.	If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3.	How old is he? 80
4.	State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period–Duration of service–Rank–Name of General and Field officers under whom he served?
-1779 for 8 months as a private under Capt.Boinn Price
-enlists as a private under Col. Russel and he belonged to the vol. State regulars
-1780 again served about 3 months as a private under Capt. Cummins, Col. Skeper
-Again 1781 for about 5 or 6 months as a private under Capt. Watkins, Green, Col. Lunch

5.	In what battles was he engaged? Several [illegible], Guilford C. House 
6.	Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bedford County, VA
7.	In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8.	Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? And if so, in what respect? The seal of the clerk is not attached to the paper in the manner required. 
xCertify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case mentioned above. 
He swears that he served in all F. Waugh Examining Clerk about 26 months.
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James P. McGuire
Son of Joseph McGuire
Revolutionary Claim
[illegible] or [illegible]
Of Pension

Attorney
C.H. Barkley
Louisville, Kentucky
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State of Illinois Lawerence County SS
Be it known that on this third day of March 1855 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county personally came James P. McGuire to me well known and subscribed the foregoing power of attorney in my presence and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivering the same to his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and [illegible] therein names [illegible] at the rate of $60 a year were interlined before signing. 
In Testimony of which I do hereto subscribed my name and affix my seal at [illegible] this third day March A.D. 1855.
State of Illinois
County of Lawrence 
Jesse R. Debois
County Judge for Lawerence County Illinois 

I Thomas F. Watts Clerk of the County Court in and for said county do certify that Jess K Debois Esq. whose genuine signature appears to the above certificate, was at the date thereof in acting justice of the peace and county judge in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified witness my name and official seal at my office in Lawrenceville on this third day of March A.D. 1855
[illegible] F. Watts Clerk
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State of Kentucky Henry County [illegible]
On this 3rd day of December 1832 personally appeared before the county court for Henry County and state of Kentucky, aforesaid, now sealing and being a court of record. Joseph McGuire a resident of the County of Henry and State of Kentucky [illegible] aged 80 years being duly sworn according to said, doth on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein mentioned, that he entered the army under Captain B. Price, Col. Russel and [illegible] Cuncluff. That he was an enlisted soldier and a private. That he enlisted for six months and longer, if called on. That he thinks he belonged to the Virginia state regulars (the circumstances of his service will show) that when he entered the army, he lived in the County of Bedford and state of Virginia. That he was born in [illegible] in Pennsylvania on the 24th day of July 1752. That his father had a Bible in which he kept a record of his age, which Bible his sister now owns that he has often seen said record of his age and has a memorandum in writing taken from said Bible showing that he was Born on the 24th day of July 1752 aforesaid- That he knows of no other record of his age. That he entered the army as aforesaid in the month of September in the year 1779- but from old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively, as to the day of the month in which he entered and that he served until the 26th day of May next thereafter (1780) That he was in two slight engagements. The we at  [illegible] Fork
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Near a little town called Westham on James River above Richmond in Virginia and above the falls of the river. The other was near Petersburg ( a slight skirmish). At Westham there was a county store- The British, kept the ground and burnt two where houses _ one belonged to a Mr. Elay. They americans went to Petersburg-General Wayne was commanding that part of the army that went from there to Richmond_ There all winter and guarded the magazines_ Price and Russell stayed with us. That after the winter broke we went to a place near Williamsburg here the British had a Tavern. The army remained at this house until May and then marched to Richmond where he was discharged in May 1780 by Russell, in writing, which he has long sense expandable further states, that after the six months for which he enlisted expired, the he was called on to serve longer and did serve until the 26th day of May 1780 as ap. 
That in the summer of 1780- he was again called on (at being the condition of his first enlistment to join the army whenever called on) and joined the army in the month of June, he recollects that it was first before [illegible], but cannot state the precise time. He entered, this time under, Capt. Cummins and Col. Skepter commanded- he entered the army as a private and in the same manner that he first entered as and by virtue of his first enlistment. The army marched down the county near Williamsburg after he joined and he was in no battles this tour. General Wayne, Lawson, and Baron [illegible] was in command. The draw bridge at Chickahamy Swamps were broken down by the British and burnt up, they the army could not cross. The houses were burnt in the shipyard- the army then marched still withus further down this county.
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Where he was discharged in the month of Nov. 1780 but he can not state the precise time that he served on this tour at least five months. That he was verbally discharged by Capt. Cummins. 
That he still belonged to the Virginia Regulars and after staying at home sometime he again in the winter of 1781 in January, joined the army between Dam River and some [illegible] General Green commanded and his [illegible] was his Captain Gladwin was Major and Lynch was Col. The army marched to Guildford Court house North Carolina, at Guilford they had a Battle and had retreated to some [illegible], the Battle commenced just before day this was in March 1781. We then went to Charlestown in South Carolina and [illegible], Daw and ricky river of before the army got to Charlestown at [illegible], he was discharged by Col Lynch in writing which he has lost, his whole regiment was discharged at Rocky River the army [illegible] sometime, it was in time when he was discharged, but does not recollect the day of the month. This time he served at least six months, That he served always as a private and the same regular and was subject to serve and did serve as above states from Sept. 1779 until some 1781 with the exception of the times that he was at home as above stated. He states that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose evidence he can procure, by whom he can prove his services. That he has lived in Henry County for about 36 years, that he came to Kentucky after the Revolutionary War where he has lived since he states that John W. Brite or Elesha Bishop persons and whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can and will testify that his character for veracity is good and that they will and that he served as a soldier in the war of the revolution. 
That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively, as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and as a private for eight months in the first
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Tours as above mentioned. 4 months in the second tour and six months in the third tour, as above stated- making in all not less than eighteen months and that he was always subject to be called on to serve from Sept. 1779 until June 1781 and that he did not stay at home more than two months from said Sept 1779 until June 1781- and for such service he claims a pension. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year above mentioned. 
Joseph Mcguire X his mark 

We John W. Bute a clergyman residing in the county of Henry and state of Kentucky and Elisha Bishop residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph McGuire who has subscribed and sworn to this above declaration that we believe him to be 80 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 that day and year ap. 
J. W. Bute
Elisha Bishop X his mark
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13892
Invalid 
File No. 13,892
Joseph McGuire
Private Revolutionary War 
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1 Page 248
Arrangement of 1870
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James McGuire
1832
Hon. L. P. Walds
Commissioner Pensions 
Washington D.C. 
Seal(Louisville, KY)March 7
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Louisville KY
March 6th 1855

Sir, Enclosed herewith I send you a power of attorney for James P McGuire [illegible] M. McGuire represents to me that he always heard that his father served several years in Revolutionary War, which if true would entitle there to increase of [illegible] if property established, please inform me whether he was pensioned for all the service that he claimed and if he claimed more than he proved. Please give me an abound of it. 
Yours Respectfully
C.H. Barkley
Hon.  L. P. Walds
Commissioner Pensions 
Washington D.C.
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8094
Joseph McGuire
Pension Declaration
Amended

For 1779  [illegible] 
18 months
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State of Kentucky 
Henry County December Term 1832 3rd on this third day of December 1832 came hereinto Court (being a Court of record) Joseph McGuire and produced and filed hereinto Court his declaration for a pension under the act of Congress of 1832 to which he was sworn and the Court 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 John M. Brite who has signed the proceeding certificates is a clergyman resident in the County of Henry and that Elisha Bishop who has also signed the same is a credible person and a resident of said County and their statement is entitled to credit. 
I Edmund P. Thomas clerk of the court of Henry County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains original proceedings in the matter of the application of Joseph McGuire for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 5th day of December 1832 and in the 41st year of the Common Wealth. 
Edmund Thomas