Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13826, for Francis Mann, North Carolina
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N.C. Mann, Francis S.13826
Va.
                                                              carded
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Kentucky
Francis Mann
of Harrison Co in the state of Kentucky
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Goode of the hgr commanded 
by Col Pattersfield in the Virginia ma for 6 months.

N.C. and Va.
Records completed. Oct. 4/06.8.

Inscribed on the Role of Kentucky
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate and Pension issued she 28 day of July
1833 and sent to Hon R. M. Johnson H of Reps

Arrears to 4th of March 1833. $40.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833  10.00
                                                                 $50.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Co. L. Williams Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 18
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Francis Mann's
Declaration
20999
Harrison County

has proven 6 months
from 1776 June
6 months
#20
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State of Kentucky
Harrison County

On this 10th day of December 1832 before 
William Furnish, Larkin Garnett and Lewin Day constituting the county court of Harrison County.
Which is a court of record now sitting, appeared Francis Mann of Harrison County in the State of Kentucky aged nearly seventy four years having been born on the 30th day of January 1759, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the law of Congress passed June 7th 1832. He states that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, that in the later part of March or first of April 1776 he enlisted into the minute service of Virginia under Francis Goode and James Moody was Leut. for one year; that the services performed during this term consisted of mustering two days per month until called for into active service. This was continued until about the first of Sept. 1776 when the company was ordered into actual service. That they mustered from Chesterfield County, where his declarant had & then resided to Portsmouth Va. and some time about the last of Nov. he was dismissed for home whither he went. That after that, He moved to Guilford County North Carolina and some time after he had been there he was entered as a substitute for (blank) Allen for three months in June 1780 under Capt Peter Oneale & Wm Bethel Liut, in the regiment commanded by Colo Pattersfield & Major Armstrong of the light infantry under Genl Rutherford. That he marched from home and to & through various quarters of the intermediate country until the forces came near Gum Creek South Carolina where the battle in which Genl Gates was defeated was fought, at which the americans were defeated and
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this declarant with the ballance of his company escaped home and never were called upon afterwards, his time being allmost out. That he received no written discharge for either of his s'd. tours of duty being simply verbally dismissed. That he believe he was in the actual service of Virginia and North Carolina for the United States upwards of six months including the two several tours above alluded to. He states that he was born in Chesterfield Va. on the 30th day of January 1759. That he has no record of his age, it was on his father's Bible but he knows not what has become of that. He states he resided when he served the first named tour in Chesterfield County Va. & then moved to Guilford County North Carolina as afores'd. where he resided when he entered the service for the second tour. That he has lived most of his time since Cornwallis's surrender in Kentucky, for he was on his way to Kentucky when that surrender took place. That he resided in Harrison County Ky ever since the year 1792 and now resides there. He states that there is no person living, that he knows of, by whom he can prove his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension rolls of the agency of any State or Territory whatever.

Francis Mann
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                    a clergyman,

Mr. Rev? Isaac Monsow and Abner Vanhoots residing in the county of Harrison and state of Kentucky. Hearby certify that we are well acquantid with Francis Mann Sr who has absconded and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be nearly seventy four years of age; that he has been and still is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to be a man of sevarity & to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we council in the copenia.

                                             Isaac Moarn
                                             Abner Vanhoots

And the 50 counts do herby declare the opinion that this above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  
                                           W. Furwish J.P.H.G                
                                            Lu Garrett J.P.H.G
                                             Lewis Day J.P.H.G   

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Harrison County                     Set

I Samuel Endecott Clerk of the County Court of Harrison County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the court in the matter of an application of Francis Mann for a pension in the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this 11th day December A.D. 1832 and in the 41 year of the commonwealth.
                                         J. Endecott J.H.G
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April 3, 1935

Miss Hattie M. Scott                    FRANCIS MANN
402 Shelby Street                        S. 13626
Frankfort, Kentucky                      BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

You are furnished herein the record of Francis Mann as obtained from pension claim, S. 13826, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Francis Mann.

Francis Mann was born January 30, 1759, in Chesterfield County, Virginia; the name of his parents are not given.

While residing in Chesterfield County, Virginia, he enlisted late in March or early in April, 1776, to serve one year in the minute service of Virginia under Captain Francis Goode, and his services during this tour consisted of mustering two days per month until called into active service; about the first of September, 1776, the company was ordered into actual service which lasted until about the last of November, 1776. Francis Mann then moved to Guilford County, North Carolina , and enlisted in June, 1780, under Captain Peter O' Neal in Colonel Potterfield's North Carolina regiment, and was in the battle of Camden when General Gates was defeated and he (Francis Mann) escaped captivity and returned home as his tour of enlistment was nearly out. He stated that his entire service amounted to "upwards of six months".

The soldier moved to Kentucky soon after the surrender of Cornwallis.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 10, 1832, while resident of Harrison County, Kentucky, to which place he moved in 1792.

No family data are given in the claim.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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1932 [illegible] to [illegible] – MLB.

1935 Apr. 3 – Hist to Miss Hattie M. Scott ([illegible] S36067 of [illegible] Mann – MLB

1938. [illegible] 23 – Hist to Hon [illegible] – MLB

13.826

Rev War

INVALID.

File No. 13. 826

Francis Mann

Priv. Rev. war

Act: June 7th 1832

Index:-Vol. 1, Page 239

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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WILLIAM L. NELSON

SECOND MISSOURI DISTRICT

WASHINGTON ADDRESS:

225 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

HOME ADDRESS:

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI

MEMBER:

COMMITTEE OF AGRICULTURE

Congress of the United States

House of Representatives

Washington, D. C.

September 21, 1938

Mr. A. D. Hiller

Administrative Assistant

Veterans Administration

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Hiller:

It will be appreciated if you will send us any available information regarding the families of the following Revolutionary War soldiers:

Frances Mann, Private in the Virginia Line, placed on pension April 1, 1833. Pension commenced March 4, 1831, age 76, Statement of Harri-son County, Kentucky

Joseph Mann, Private, Virginia Militia, placed on pension 1833, age 70, commencement of pension date, March 4, 1831

(Both these men lived in Chesterfield County, Kentucky.)

Thanking you, I am

Sincerely yours,

WL Nelson

S

RECEIVED SEP 22 1933

[illegible]
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

4307 Hanover On.

Sept. 4, 1932.

Pension Dept

Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,

Will you please send me all the information you have in Francis Mann Revolutionary soldier from Amelia Co. Virginia

I have records where he was pensioned but it does not state the line he served in War or under when

I also [illegible] name [illegible] his wife which should be recorded

Thanking you and hoping to hear from you as soon as possible

Most respectfully,

(Mrs. C.J.) Pearl Mann Allard

4307 Hanover On

Richmond, Va

RECEIVED

SEP 6 1932

RECEPT SECTION

PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
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September 23, 1938

BA-J/MCS

Francis Mann, S.13826

Joseph Mann, R.6870

Honorable William L. Nelson

House of Representatives

Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Nelson:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Francis Mann, who served from Virginia and pensioned while living in Harrison County, Kentucky, and Joseph Mann, who served from Virginia and was placed on the pension roll in 1833.

You are furnished herewith, the record of Francis Mann, S.13826, and the record of Joseph Mann, R.6870, the only soldier of that name who served from Virginia that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER

Executive Assistant

to the Administrator
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April 2, 1935.

Miss Hattie M. Scott

402 Shelby Street

Frankfort, Kentucky.

BA-J/ILL

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Benjamin Mann and Francis Mann, both pensioners of Kentucky.

The records of these two soldiers are furnished herewith from their pension claims,

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,

Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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September 23, 1938

Honorable William L. Nelson

House of Representatives

Washington, D.C.

FRANCIS MANN

S. 13826

BA-J/MLB

My dear Mr. Nelson:

The data which follow in regard to Francis Mann were obtained from pension claim, S. 13826, based upon his service in the Revolu-tionary War.

Francis Mann was born January 30, 1759, in Chesterfield, Chester-field County, Virginia; the names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Chesterfield County, Virginia, Francis Mann enlisted late in March or early in April, 1776, to serve one year in the minute service of Virginia under Captain Francis Goode, and his service during this tour consisted of mustering two days per month until called into active service; about the first of September, 1776, the company was ordered into actual service which lasted until about the last of November, 1776. Francis Mann then moved to Guilford County, North Carolina, and enlisted in June, 1780, under Captain Peter O’Neal in Colonel Potterfield’s North Carolina regiment, was in the battle of Camden in which General Gates was defeated and he (Francis Mann) escaped captivity and returned home as his tour of enlistment was nearly out. He stated that his entire service amounted to “upwards of six months”.

The soldier moved to Kentucky soon after the surrender of Cornwallis, and to Harrison County in that state in 1792, where he was residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed December 10, 1832.

It is not stated whether Francis Mann ever married.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of the soldier, Francis Mann, your constituent should write to the Comptroller General, General
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Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Francis Mann

Certificate #7068

Issued February 28, 1833

Rate $20 per annum

Commenced March 4, 1831

Act June 7, 1832

Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER

Executive Assistant

to the Administrator

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September 21, 1932

BA-J/MLB

Mrs. C. J. Allard

4307 Hanover Avenue

Richmond, Virginia

FRANCIS MANN

S. 13826

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Francis Mann, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 13826, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Francis Mann, the only soldier of that name found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

He was born January 30, 1759, in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

While a resident of Chesterfield County, Virginia, he enlisted late in March or early April, 1776, to serve one year in the minute service of Virginia under Captain Francis Goode, and his services during this tour consisted of mustering two days per month until called into active service; about the first of September, 1776, the company was ordered into actual service which lasted until about the last of November, 1776. Francis Mann then moved to Guilford County, North Carolina, and enlisted in June, 1780, under Captain Peter O’Neal in Colonel Potterfield’s North Carolina regiment and was in the battle of Camden when General Gates was defeated and he (Francis Mann) escaped captivity and returned home as his tour of enlistment was nearly out. He stated that his entire service amounted to “upwards of six months”.

The soldier moved to Kentucky soon after the surrender of Cornwallis.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 10, 1832, while a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky, to which place he moved in 1792.
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There are no family data in Francis Mann’s claim for pension.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller

Assistant to Administrator

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Form VAM-51

12-5-41

Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Mann, George GRADE Sergeant LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4680 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 31, 1790 to Theodosius Fowler-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.