Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38169, for Thomas Mackey, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md

Mackey, Thomas
or Mackay

NUMBER
S 38169

CONTENTS
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See letter
to P. Agt. & Lewis
Webb Apl 4. 1836

Died Mar 16 1835

[crossed out-’Transf to Maryland’]

18.098 Virginia
[crossed out-’Maryland  District of Columbia’]

to Virginia
Thomas Mackay 
of ____in the State of Maryland
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel Stone of the Maryland
line, for the term of 7 months 77 War

Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Columbia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 19 of October 1820

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of Mar. 1821 and delivered to the Pensioner-

Arrears to 4th of March 1821 4 17/31 mos. $36.38
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1821 $48.
$84.38
Transf’d to
Maryland
Apl 5 from 
[sixth] March 1821

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

May 1, 1820
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District of Columbia, Washington County towit. 
Be it remembered that on the nineteenth day of October 
in the year eighteen hundred and twenty 
personally appeared 
in Open Court in the Circuit Court of the said District for the County 
aforesaid (the same being a Court of record) Thomas Mackay 
aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn, according to 
law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order 
to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th 
March 1818 and the 1st May 1820. That he the said Thomas Mackay 
on the 9th day of April in the year 1777 at Annapolis in the State of 
Maryland enlisted as a private soldier in the first 
Maryland Regiment commanded by Col. Stone, and in 
the Company Commanded by Captain Ewen for five years 
as he believes, that he continued to serve in the said 
Company until the 10th day of September 1777 when he 
was captured by the British at the battle of Brandywine 
and was kept as a prisoner for several years and  until he
made his escape and got to South America about the 
end of the War. That he was in a skirmish at Brunswick 
and in another at Staten Island previous to the Battle of 
Brandywine. that he is in reduced circumstances and 
stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support.
that he has no other evidence now in his power of his 
said services than the annexed certificate of Thomas 
Karnes, Adjutant General of the State of Maryland and the affadavit of Lawson Ball which is also hereto 
annexed and that he now resides within the said County 
of Washington And in pursuance of the Act of the 
first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of [?] and that [I] have not since that time
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by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my 
property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby    so to diminish it as to bring myself within the 
provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to 
provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary 
War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that 
I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any 
property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to me 
nor have I any income or property whatever. 
Thomas Mackey

Sworn to and declared, on the 19 day of October 1820 in Open Court. 
Wm Brent Cl 

I William Brent Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District 
of Columbia for Washington County do hereby certify that 
the foregoing oath are truly Copied from the records of 
the said Court and I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that there is no property of any value belonging to the said Thomas Mackey.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed the said the seal of the said Court this 19th day of October 1820.
Wm Brent Cl
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

District of Columbia County of Washington  ss.
On this seventh day of September 1826, before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Washington personally appeared Thomas Mackay who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Ewings in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stone in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the District of Columbia. That he has lately removed; from Baltimore and is going to Virginia, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Virginia is to reside among his friends there.
Thomas Mackay his mark
Sworn and subscribed to, before
me, the day and year aforesaid.
Enoch Reynolds
J. Peace

NOTES. -- The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The
person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit.
The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication as above required.
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[left margin note] 
Nathaniel Ewing was Capt
 in the 1st Md at this time

[right margin note] 
Found sol. in Md Archives
 in 1st Md Regt in 1777

January 25, 1936
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BA-J/EEL OWN
Thomas Mackay - S.38169

Mr. Lloyd F. Weaver
Clarion
Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.38169, based upon the military
service of Thomas Mackey in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Thomas Mackay are not shown.

Thomas Mackey enlisted at Annapolis, Maryland, April 9, 1777,
five years, as a private in Captain Ewen's (probably meant for Ewing)
Company, Colonel Stone's 1"" Maryland Regiment, was in two skirmishes, one at Brunswick and one at Staten Island and in the
battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777, where he was taken prisoner and held for several years, exact time in captivity not shown,
when he made his escape and reached South America.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 19, 1820, at which time he gave his age as seventy-five years. The
application was made in Washington, District of Columbia.

In 1826, he stated that he had lately moved from Baltimore was going to Virginia to reside.

He died March 16, 1836, place not shown.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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January 25, 1936
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BA-J/MMHF/eel
Thomas Mackey-- S.38169

Mr. Lloyd F. Weaver
Clarion
Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letters of December 9, 1935 and January 17, 1936, in which you request the Revolutionary War record
of Isaac Richmond and state that you have found the record of another Thomas McCoy, one who served in the Maryland troops whose record you now desire.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of an Isaac Richmond and one claim only, based upon service of a Thomas Mackey who served from Maryland, all spellings of that surname searched. His record is given herewith as found in pension claim, S.38169, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

It is regretted, indeed, that your first request could not have been given earlier response. The demand for these data is great, however, and the trained clerical force available for furnishing Revolutionary War information is limited.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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RECEIVED
JAN 18 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADMIN
READER #15

LLOYD F. WEAVER
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
CLARION, PA.

January 17th, 1936
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

ATTENTION OF A. D. HILLER
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR
FILE WILLIAM DAUGHERTY
W. 3229
BA-J/MLB.

Dear Sir:
On December 9th I wrote you
asking if you could give me some assistance in
tracing the Revolutionary War record of Thomas McKoy. The history of the State of Maryland shows he served in the Revolutionary War in Col. Griffith's Battalion, Flying Camp.

I advised you in my first letter that we wished this information to complete our record for an application to the D. A. R. I have also been advised that another ancestor, Isaac Richmond served in the Revolutionary War.

Will you advise me if your record shows any service on the part of Thomas McKay or Isaac Richmond? If so will you send me a copy of the said service?

Yours very truly,
Lloyd F Weaver
Lloyd F Weaver

LFW/G
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RECEIVED
DEC 12 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADMIN
READER #21


LLOYD F. WEAVER
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
CLARION, PA.

December 9th, 1935.
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

ATTENTION OF A. D. HILLER
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR
FILE WILLIAM DAUGHERTY
W. 3229
BA-J/MLB.

I have your letter of November 29th
referring to the above deceased soldier of the
Revolutionary War and also to one Thomas McCoy. I note that you are unable to find any record for Thomas McCoy, but since writing you I have some additional information regarding him which may enable you to give me assistance. 
Thomas McCoy did serve in the Revolutionary War, his name being spelled McKoy. He was born in Virginia, now West Virginia, in 1754 near Martinsburg and died in
Mercer County on October 18th, 1810. His place of residence being at the time of the Revolutionary War Frederick County, Maryland. He enlisted on July 18th, 1776 in the
Flying Camp, also known as Col. Griffith's Battalion. He enlisted under Captain John Reynolds in Frederick County, Maryland. He married Catherine Park near the present
site of Martinsburg, West Virginia in 1776. He served at Long Island. 
His wife as stated in my prior letter was Catherine Park McCoy.
I believe this information has been
received from the Archives in Maryland, Volume 18,  page 50.
Copies of anything that may be on
file may be of considerable benefit to me.
If the names of the children of Thomas
McCoy and Catherine Park McCoy will be of assistance, I can supply these.

Yours very truly,
Lloyd F Weaver
Lloyd F Weaver

LFW/G
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38169 
INVALID. 
Revy 
File No. 38169
Thomas Mackay 
Pri Rev War 
Act: 18 March 18 
Index: - Vol. 2 [or L] Page 274
[Arrangement of 1870.] 

1936 Jan 25 Hist to Lloyd F. Weaver ES
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RICHMOND VA
MAR 29

Apl 1
Thos Mackay
Va [illegible]
1818

FREE
J L Edwards Esq
Pension Agent
Washington City
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Richmond March 29th 1836 
Sir
The enclosed pension claim was sent 
to me early last winter, but being defective it 
was sent back to Rockbridge County, returned to 
& sent back to Rockbridge the second time. 
The agent for paying pensions here says 
all is now right except as to the date 
of the power of Attorney, he does not consider 
himself authorised to pay under a power 
of Attorney of such old date. I hope 
under the  circumstances of the case
you will direct the pension to be paid now.
Very respectfully 
Yr Obt Svt
Lewis Webb
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Payable on the 4th March and 
4th September of each year, 
by the Pres. Br. Bank US 
in Baltimore 
No pension is payable until 
the arrival of one or the other 
of the above dates, after the 
issue of a Certificate. 
Transferred from the 
D.C. to the Md Agency 
to take effect from 
4 March 1821. 

Registered, by J.H. Henshaw 
Clerk, in book B, volume 8th 
page 52.
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 [NOTE: the word ‘Cancelled’ is written diagonally atop the following text] 

War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Laws of the United States, of the 18th March 1818 and 1st of May, 1820 
Thomas Mackay late a private
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed
on the Pension List, Roll of the District of Col.
Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the nineteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this thirteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty one
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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Adm’d

[crossed out-”The claimant must adduce
corroborative testimony of his having remained a prisoner for at least four months after he was taken by the British. War Dept. Pension Office Oct 20 1820“]

see letter of 28th March 1821
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Auditor's Office Annapolis Sept 9th 1820 
I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining 
in the Auditor's Office, that Thomas Mackay enlisted as a pvt. in the 1st Maryland 
Regiment, on the 9th day of April 1777. and was on the 11th Sept. Taken prisoner. 
Thos Karney A.G. S. Md.

District of Columbia towit 
On the 19th of October 1820 personally 
appeared in open Court in the Circuit 
Court for the said district Lawson Bell 
who made oath in due form of law, that 
he knew a person in by the name of 
Thomas Mackay in Captain Ewens 
Company in the first Maryland regiment 
in the year 1777, but he does not 
recollect the countenance or features 
of the said person nor whether the 
present applicant be that person or not, 
but he believes him to be the same.
Sworn in open Court 
Wm Brent [?]
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District Columa. Washington County Sct. Personally appears John H. Lovejoy 
& John Connell before the Subscribor one of the 
Justices of the Peace in & for said County & made 
Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that 
they have been acquainted with Thomas Mackey 
(whose signature is affixed to the annexed probate 
made in open Court on the 19th day of 
Oct 1820) ever since some time in Augt. last
the greater part of which time, he the said Mackey 
has lived in said Connells family, & that his 
conduct during their acquaintance with him 
has been unexceptionable & that from his serious 
and correct deportment they said Deponent verily 
believe he has acted in good faith.
Jno H. Lovejoy
Jno Connell

Sworn & subscribed this 
30th day of March 1821 
before 
R S Briscoe
J. Peace 

I have no hesitancy in saying that the above 
Deponents are persons of strict integrity & high moral character. 
March 30th 1821 
R. S Briscoe
J. Peace