Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16042, James Barber, Va. Indian Wars.
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Va. Barber, James. S16042.

Indian Wars.                    carded.
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Ohio 31756.
James Barber
of (?) in the State of Ohio who was a private in the cavalry commanded by Captain (A??) of the (?) commanded by Col. Divell in the Virginia line for 6 (?)

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of June 1840. (????)

Arrears to the 4th of May 1840 $180.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 (?) '40 10.00
                                                       $190.00

 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.


Recorded by Clerk
Book 62, vol. 8. page 4.
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34.990
James Barber's
Statement -
Ohio

allow for 6 mo
Pd

Hon. J. W. Allen,
H. R.
G Hand
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The State of Ohio
Medina County Ss}   
On this third day of March ^ 1840 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, James Barber, a resident of Bath in the County of Medina & State of Ohio, aged seventy eight years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, did on his oath, make the following declaration, or order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. I was born in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on the 16th day of October 1761. I was draughted (drafted) into the Militia in the summer of 1779, but I cannot now recollect the exact time, but should think it was in July, to guard deserters from the army, but mostly from the Militia. I was residing about 6 miles North of Romney in the County of Hampshire & State of Virginia, Capt. John Prentis or Prenty was the Captain. of the Company. I should think there was about 40 men in the company. the deserters were in prison at Winchester. Frederick Co. Virginia. the service was down at Winchester as guards of the deserters. there was only our Company in the service at the time; a few days before three months for which the company was drafted, had expired, we were discharged by the Captain, and allowed for three months service, cannot now recollect whether any written discharge was given at the time or not. 
In the months of June 1781, I was again draughted (again crossed out) to serve three months in the Militia, was still residing 6 miles North of Romney, Served under Col. Devall, Major Higgins, & Captain Anderson, all of the Militia, cannot now recollect their Christian names, the company rendevouzed  (rendezvoused) at Romney & marched from ^there to Fredericks burgh, from there to Richmond, at Richmond we were attached to Col. Devolls Regiment, the troops at Richmond were mostly Militia, I have no personal acquaintances with the officers of the Continental army. I was only a private soldier. after joining Col. Devolls Regiment, we marched towards York town, which
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on the way from Richmond to Yorktown my time of service expired A light infantry company was formed at Richmond as scouts to precede the army some six or seven men was taken from Captain Andersons Company, the rest of the men were taken from other companies. this company I think was formed entirely of men from Col. Devolls Regiment, I cannot Recollect the name of the Captain of said light company, the names of the men taken from Captain Andersons Company were Abraham Cuppy, Thomas Cotterell, John Cotterell, Daniel Chapman, James Barber, this deponent, Anderson Corbin, & Sargeant (Sergeant) Hoskins. there may have been two or three more whose names I cannot now recollect, while on the March Captain Andersons Company were discharged. their time having expired & were relieved by Captain Stumps Company - I think- I was in advance of the Regiment, with the light company and to serve as we understood that Captain Andersons Company was discharged, we represented to col. Green who was also serving at that time in the army, that Captain Andersons Company had been discharged, their time having expired, & that our time had also expired & we wanted to go home. & Col. Green gave us a discharge. we had then served a week or more after the expiration of the time. We got our discharge about three weeks before Cornwallis was taken at Yorktown, we were paid off in continental money - I went back to my place of Residence near Romney where I lived some 4 or five years. I married Mary Rowland & moved to the new State of Ohio, & settled about two miles below the present town of Steubenville, on the Ohio side, when I went there, there was no inhabitants at Steubenville, none that I know of, on the Ohio side of the River, I served in a Company of Rangers in Capt. McMahans Co. the same year that Genl St. Clair was defeated, our headquarters were at the Mingo bottoms, the next year I Served in Capt. William Wills Co of Rangers
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head quarters at Mino bottoms, soon after that moved about 2 miles to Crop Creek, when I lived about three years, I then moved to what is now Lawrence Township Stark Co. O. I continued to live in Lawrence Township Stark Co. till the Spring of 1804, when I moved to the Township of Bath, Medina Co. O.
I got a written discharge from Col. Green but it has been lost a great number of years. I was never in any battle I do not ^Recollect that there was any Continental Regiment or Company with and during my time of Service, and I have ^no documentary evidence of my Service whatever nor do I know that there is any person living by whom I can prove my Service - I cannot recollect any thing more that may be of use during my time of service in the army,-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State - 
       his
Jas    X Barber
      mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court
William N. Pardee Clk
We John Taylor & Lewis F. Laindry clergymen residing in Bath Township Medina county Ohio, ^residing in the same place, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Barber who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 78 years of age. that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed before me this 26th day of February 1840}

Allen B. Smith
Justice of the Peace
Bath Township 
Medina County
And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above
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applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Taylor and Lewis Laine who have signed the preceeding (preceding) certificate are clergymen, resident in the Township of Bath in the County of Medina & State of Ohio; and that their statement is entitled to credit
I William N. Pardee Clerk of the county of common Please in & for said County of Medina & State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Barber for a pension. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my my (sic) hand & Seal of office this 3rd day of March 1840 -
William N. Pardee clerk
Com Pleas
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The State of Ohio
Summit county S S}
I, James Barber under oath make the following statement in addition to one that I have already made & sent to the Pension office at Washington -
some time about twelve years ago while I was living in Lawrence Township, Stark Co. Ohio, one Benjamin Miller of Wayne County sent his son to me, to go to his house, and make oath to the said Miller's service in Captain Anderson's company of Virginia Militia in (in crossed out) the War of the Revolution during a part of the year 1781, I went to Said Miller's house, and made the necessary affidavit to three months service of said Miller as above stated. Miller was then old & infirm, he served in Capt. Andersons company. I do not know whether he ever obtained a pension, nor do I know whether he is still living - On my return home I applied to John Harris Esq. an attorney at Law to assist me in obtaining a pension, Mr. Harris advised me, that under the law then in force I could not get a pension unless I could prove six months service by some living witness - this I could not prove. Benjamin Miller did not serve with me during the time I served at Winchester -
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Some time in the Summer of 1839 I was informed that the Pension laws had been altered & that under the provisions of the law then in force I might obtain a pension - I then applied to Messrs Harris, Carth Attys at Law at Akron Ohio - & they advised me to make application - I was ignorant of any law that would enable me to obtain a pension till the Summer of 1839 - 
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 26th day of May 1840 - 
         his
James   X   Barber
        mark
As witness my hand and Seal of office}
R. P. Spalding Clerk pro. tem
Court of Com. Please of Summit County, O.
Witnesses to Jas. Barbers mark 
Noah Hand
John C. Stearns
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July 19, 1959,
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BA-J/CC
James Barber
S.16042
Mrs. Arthur Mallory,
La Grange, Georgia
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.16042, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of James Berber (Barber).
James Barber was born October 16, 1761, in Winchester, Frederick county, Virginia, Names of his parents are not shown.
While living about six miles north of Romney, Hampshire county, Virginia, he enlisted in July 1779, and served three months (lacking a few days) in Captain John Prentis's or Prenty's Virginia company; enlisted in June 1781, and served as private in Captain Anderson's company, Colonel Devoll's regiment, Virginia troops, length of service three months one week.
He returned home, at the expiration of the last named service, where he lived four or five years and Married Mary Rowland; they moved about two miles below what was later Steubenbille (Steubenville), Ohio, where he served in Captain McMahan's company of rangers in 1791, and in 1792, served in Captain William Wells' company of rangers, length of these two services not given. 
Shortly after his service with the company of rangers, he moved about four miles to Cross Creek, lived there about three years, then moved to what was later Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio, and in the spring of 1834, moved to the Township of Bath, Medina County, Ohio.
James Barber was allowed pension on his application executed March 3, 1840, at which time he was a resident of Bath, Medina County, Ohio.
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No further family data are shown,
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of James Barber, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
James Barber
Certificate #31756
Issued June 5, 1840
Rate $20.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832,
Ohio (Pittsburgh Agency.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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P  16042
INVALID
File No. 16,042
James Barber
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7," 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 432
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1923 - Dec. 17 - Hist to Mrs. Lola N. Grabill
MMDF
1939- July 19 - Hist to-
Mrs. Arthur Mallory Ce
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(stamp) U.S. PENSION OFFICE N NOV 19 1923

J. G. Grabill
221 East Columbia St.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ashland O
Oct. 3, 1923
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sirs:-
As I am eligible to D.A.R. but lack some proof - will you tell me please how long James Barber Revolutionary soldier, served his country - he drew pension up to time of death in 1842 but of course this statement must be verified.
Enclosed find self addressed envelope.
Awaiting your early reply
I remain
Respectfully yours 
(stamp) [illegible] S. OFFICE OCT 5 1923
Mrs. Lola Grabill
Ashland Ohio.
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J. G. Grabill
221 East Columbia St.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ashland, Ohio
Nov. 5, 1923
U.S. Com. of Pensions: - 
Sirs-
Will you tell us, please whether you have in your records the name of James Barber as a Revolutionary soldier?
He was born in 1762 - enlisted at the age of 14 and drew a pension up to the time of his death in 1842.
Don't know from what state he was a native.
If there are any charges or fees please inform me.
Enclosed find self addressed envelope
Awaiting your early reply.
(stamp) U. PENSI{illegible] OFFICE L NOV 7 1923
I remain
Mrs. Lola N. Grabill
Ashland, Ohio
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3-149
Ex. AWF  Div. Rev. War Sec.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 1923
The attached letter is respectully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained. Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
(No. of claim crossed out) 1st name of widow - Hannah
Name of soldier  James Barber 
(P. O. crossed out) address of (claimant crossed out) soldier at enlistment & after service
(Company crossed out) He was a native.
(Regiment crossed out) of Virginia
State where enlisted Not sure
Date of (enlistment crossed out) birth 1762
Date of (discharge crossed out) death 1842
If unable to furnish company and r;egiment give names of commanding officers.
Ans. - Dec. 17 - 23
Return attached letter with reply.
1 - - - - - 6
Washington Gardner
Commissioner
5-2163
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James Barber
Ohio
Suspended
not found C.C.
let 23 March 1840
N. J. W. Allen
Act 7 June 1832
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34,990
James Barber
Ohio.
admitted
Pr 6 mo $20.
Cap. Anderson Col. Devo
Va
Act of June 1832
Hon. J. W. Allen
H. R.
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James Barbour Ohio. Pension paid at Pittbg. Penn.
months Rober
J.P.M.
Mr. Hurd
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James Barber
reasons for not applying sooner for a pension -
Benj. Miller applied for a pension in 1832
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House Reps.
Mch 21 - 1840
Sir -
I send you appn. of Jas Barber for a pension - 
Resply
J W. Allen
Col Edwards
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House Reps.
June 12 - 1840
Sir
In reply to yours of yesterday as to the residence of James Barber, I have to say that Summit is a New County made at the last session of the Seql. & is taken from Portage Medina & Stark, all among the Counties stated and paid at Pittsburgh - Bath the place when the declr. was dated, was in March in Medina & is now in Summit - 
Very Resply,
J. W. Allen
Col Edwards
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House Reps.
Nov 3/50
Sir - 
I enclose the within statement of J. Barber - whether it will of any aid to him I know not.
Very Respy
J. W. Allen
Col Edwards
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Pen cert to be made payable at Pittsbg. Summit Co. having been taken from several of Cos. Composing the Pittsbg. agency. It is a New County.
Send to Hon. J. W. Allen
HR.
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House Reps
June 10/40
Sir-I return the Certificate
for a pension to J. Barber, with
a suggestion that if made payl
at Pittsburgh instead of Cinc
it will be vastly more convenient
to the recipient
Very Respy
J N Allen
Col Edward
Comr
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[stamp] RECEIVED JUN 10 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV. [illegible] 23
La Grange Ga
June 7, 1939.
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
Have you on record the Revolutionary
service of the following men: James
(Jimmie) Garrett [handwritten O] of South Carolina, James
Barber [handwritten note only [illegible] VA]of Virginia; William Cloud [hand written note none of sc]  of South 
Carolina and Thomas Moore [handwritten none] of South Carolina
- (or possibly from Virginia)?
I am seeking additional lines
for D.A.R.
Many thanks for any help
you may send
Sincerely,
Mrs. Arthur Mallory
La Grange Ga
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July 19, 1939.
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BA-J/oc
James Barber
S, 16042

Mrs. Arthur Mallory
La Grange, Georgia.

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War record of James (Jimmie) Garrett and
William Cloud both of South Carolina, James Barber of Virginia
and Thomas Moore of South Carolina or Virginia,
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service
in the Revolutionary War of a William Cloud of South Carolina,
nor of a James or Jimmie Carrett, with the information furnished
by you no record can be identified as that of the Thomas Moore
in whom you are interested. The record of one James Barber of
Virginia, only, has been found and is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section    mmhf
December 17, 1923

Mrs. Lola M. Grabill
Ashland, Ohio.
Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16043 it appears
that James Barber was born October 18 [16], 1781 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia.
While living about six miles north of Romney,
Hampshire County, Virginia, he enlisted in July 1779
and served three months (lacking a few days) in Captain
John Prentie's or Prenty's Company.
He enlisted in June 1781 and served as a private
three months and one week in Captain Anderson's Company
, Colonel Devoll's Regiment, Virginia Troops, length of service 3 mos one week
He returned home at the expiration of the last
named service, where he lived four or five years and
married Mary Rowland; they moved near what was later
Steubenville, Ohio, where he served in Captain
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McMahan's Company of Rangers in 1791, and in 1792
served in Captain William Wells Company of Rangers, length of these two services not given.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed March 3, 1840 while a resident of Bath,
Medina County, Ohio aged seventy-eight years.
There is no further data as to his family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.