Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3011, William Donoway, Penn.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Penn Donoway, William
Donaway or R. 3011
CONTENTS
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Penn.
Donoway, William
Donaway
R. 3011

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1932.
State of Missouri
County of Van Buren
On this fifth day of may in the year of 1848 personally appeared before Henry Barris on of the Justices of the County Court in and for the County of Van Buren and the State of Missouri, William Donaway aged ninety three years August last with being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make 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 stated to wit I William Donoway then living in Pennsylvania on the waters of the Monongahala River between the points where now stands Brownsville and Morgantown volunteered and entered the service under General McIntosh and marched to the Ohio River, crossed that river, and at the mouth of Big Beaver we built a fort called Fort McIntosh. From there we travelled to the Tuscarora River and there built a fort called Fort Lawrence. We started on this tour in the month of August and returned in February following the year of cannon state. In this town McIntosh was the general, John Evans, Colonel and Wm Crop, my captain. We had no engagements with the enemy. I had a discharge but have lost it. 

Some years after this I removed to Clark County Kentucky and there again volunteered under Colonel Logal, William Bush was my captain. We marched through the wilderness now state of Ohio to the towns of Elliot and McKee. The savages flying ... to oh new towns gather. A few ... ...
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among them were one or two female captives which we retook from the indians and killed some one dozen indian men. The plunder of the towns ... considerable was owing to the distance through the wilderness and the difficulty of carrying the ... was by the consumed and we returned having been absent on that tour about seven weeks.

I then returned to the waters of the Monongahala Dunkard Creek in Virginia where I again volunteered for ... months  ... Capt John Evans and were posted on Dunkhard Creek in Virginia to guard the frontiers and served out .. months. After this tour was completed I again volunteered for an other ... ... under the same Captain John Evans and were stationed at Fitch Creek on the Ohio River in Virginia. All of the above terms I served out amounting to at least nineteen months and three weeks for which I claim a pension under the above act of Congress and also my earnings or back pay. I am confident that I served out at least the entire amount of time charges, but from agent and loss of memory I am unable to be more particular in naming the officers of the Regular Army and of giving the date of the years when the different services were performed. I have no documentary evidence and know of no person whos evident I can procure  who can testify to my services. After the war I went to Clark County Kentucky and there lived for several years then removed to the state of Missouri and have lived in Jackson Johnson and Van Beuren counties and now live in the county of Van Buren state of Missouri.  Therefor ... every claim for a pension except the ... and ... that ... is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. .. and sworn on the day of the year aforesaid.

(signed) Henry Burris and William Donoway
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We James Savage a clergyman residing in the edge of Johnson County thrice miles from the residence of the applicant and William Ferril clergyman residents of van Buren County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Donoway who has subscribed and sworn t the within declaration that we believe him to be ninety three years of agent last August, that is  reputed and believed in the ... where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier and for many years has been so reputed and believed and so concur in that opinion. James Savage
Sworn and subscribed the day and year William Ferril aforesaid

And the said Henry Burris one of the justices of the county court of Van Buren County, hereby declares his opinion. After the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named application was a soldier of the revolutionary war and served as he states. And the said justice further states that from bodily infirmity the applicant cannon reasonably attend in open court at the place of its sitting and the said justice of the court further testifies that he himself has been acquainted with the applicant for forty years and fully concurs in the general believe first above stated and said judge further certifies that James Savage and William Ferril who have designed the above certificate are clergymen resident the former in Jackson county and three miles from applicant ... and the latter n Van Buren County one and a half mile .. and that they are each of the credible persons and that their statements are entitled a credit. Given under my hand this fifth day of May 1843.

State of Missouri
County of Van Buran
(signed) Henry Burris

I James C Jackson Clerk of the county court and the county aforesaid here by certify that Jenry Burris the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is one of the justices of the
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County Court in and for said county and I further certify that the signature is genuine and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such and I further I am acquainted with the above named clergyman and know the signature of William Ferril to be genuine.

In testimony whereof I have ... set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office at ... this 8th day of May 1863.

(signed) James C Jackson, clerk

Question 1 When and where were you born

Answer I was born in Prince William state of Virginia in the year 1749

2 Have you any record of your age? Answer none

3 Where were you living when called into service and where have you lived since
Answer I was living in Pennsylvania on the Monongahala. My first tour. My second ... eventually the third tour I was living in Virginia and since I have lived in Kentucky and now for many years have been and am still living in Massouri.

Question 4 How were you called into service
Answer I volunteered each time

Question 5th Answer General McIntosh Captain John Evans Capt Wm Cross, Col Loga, Capt Wm Bush

6 I received a discharge but do not know by whom it was given and how long since lost it.

7 I  never was ... answer to the ... question I am aquainted with Wm Ferril James Savage and Judge Henry Burris. 

Attest (signed) Henry Burris Justice and William X Donoway
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Mr Paul A Donaway
209 West Park Avenue
Valdosta, Georgia

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of your ancestor, William Dunaway who served from Virginia in the Revolutionary War. afterwards moved south and settled in Wilkes Count, Georgia in 1793.

A search of the Revolutionary war records has been made and only one claim for pension found based upon service of a William Donaway, or Donaway; all spellings of the surname were used in the search of the records. The data given herein were found in that claim, R. 3011, as it may aid you in your research.

William Donoway, or Donaway, was born in August 1749 in "Prince William", Virginia; the names of his parents were not given. During part of the Revolutionary War as early as 1778) he resided on the Monongahela River, between what was designated later Morgantown and Brownsville; from there he moved to Clark County, Kentucky, thence to Dunkard Creek in Virginia. After the war, he moved to Clark County, Kentucky, where he resided some years, then moved to Missouri and resided in Jackson County, Johnson County, and VanBuren County in said state. In 1843 his post office was Harrisonville, Van Buren County, Missouri.

William Donoway, or Dunaway, applied May 5, 1845 for the pension which might have been due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War. He stated then that while residing in Pennsylvania, he volunteered in August (years not given) and served as private in Captain William Cross' company under Colonel John Evans in General McIntosh's campaign to the Ohio River, assisted in building For McIntosh and Fort Lawrence and returned home in February, that after "some years" while residing in Clark County, Kentucky, he enlisted there and served seven weeks in Captain Bush's company under Colonel Logan, in the expedition against the
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Indians on the Ohio River, during which some women who had been prisoners by the Indians were released and some Indians Killed, that he enlisted next, while residing on Dunkard Creek in Virginia (... gives this in 1782) and served six months as private in Captain John Evans' company; and that a year later, he served on the fronteri in the same company, stationed at Fitch Creek on the Ohio River, guarding the frontier.

William Donoway's, or Donaway's claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service of six months during the Revolutionary War, as required by the pension law under which he applied.

there are no data whatever pertaining to the family of this soldier.

In 1843, Henry Burris, one of the Justices of the County Court of Van Buren County, Missouri, stated that he had been acquainted with the soldier for forty years. At that time, one L Brooks of Harrisonville Missouri, made inquiry in regard to the soldier.

Very truly yours,
... Hiller,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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209 W Park Avenue Valdosta Georgia
February 7 1937

The Veterans Administration
Washington DC

Re: William Dunaway (not the one described of he went to Georgia)
Revoltionary War Soldier

Gentlement:

My great-grandfather seried with the Virginia troops during the Revolutionary War. After the war he moved south and finally settled in Wilkes County Georgia in 1793.

I am advised that your office now has all the records of penions and land warrants for the Revolutionary War Soldiers. Will you kindly give me all the information contained in those records concerning men named William Dunaway, Dunnaway, Donaway, or Dounaway. These are just various spellings of the same name.

I will certainly appreciate the help you give me in this matter.

Very truly yours
(signed) Paul A Dunaway
Paul A Dunaway
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1937 Feb. 26 - ... to Paul A Dunaway

3011
PO (blank)
WM Donoway
Service (date blank)
Enlisted (date blank)
Discharged (date blank)
REJECTED
(Written) Printed volume - rejected suspended pensions page 434.
Reason for suspension,
"for deficient proof."
Alleges: (blank)
Re-enlisted: (blank)
Attorney: (blank)
P.O. (blank)
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35.533
William Donoway
[illegible]
Missouri
[illegible]
Act 7. June 1832
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35.533
William Donoway
[crossed out] Kentucky
Missouri
Act 7. June 1832
3011
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S. Brooks
July 18,1843
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be allowed a pension
S. Brooks Esq
Harrisonville
Mo
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Pen off
July 18 '43
Sir
The claim of William
Donoway has been examined &
his declaration placed on the files
of this office.
reasons are assigned for the delay
of his application [illegible] ten years
when the testimony (necessarily of very old
men) was rapidly diminishing.  To
evidence afforded of any one of the
alleged terms of service in
the Va & Pensyla militia.  No portion
of that service is set forth in the
detail required by the July & the
whole narrative is inconsistent with
the terms of the militia service in the
States which was limited ^(during the revoy war)  to 3 mo in
the one & 2 mo in the other. 
Unless the most satisfactory proof is adduced
to establish at least 6 months within
the revoy war he cannot
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be allowed a pension.
S. Brooks
July 18 1843
S. Brooks Esq
Harrisonville
Mo
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Harrisonville Mo.
May 9th     Free
Agent of Pension Office
United States Revolutionary Claims
Washington City D.C.

May 24, 1843
Missouri
Wm. Donaway
Act 1832
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                                                                                          Harrisonville Mo. May 9th 1843
Dear Sir,
the old gentle requests me to ask of you if he gets his pension to send him a check an same Bank in the east Philidadelphia New York or Virginial - or on the Bank of Missouri St. Louis - & If not to write here to him what is lacking --you will please send any communications to this office - Yours Respectfully
                                                                                                        S Brooks