Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8824, Peter Forgueran, Va.
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(3-1776)
Service Number
Va. Forgueran, Peter W. 8824
Forgueran, Grace
Contents
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13692
Kentucky

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Peter Forgueran
Bourbain [Bourbon] Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Colloway of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Linch in the Virginia
for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of May
1833 and Sent George
W William B Paris

Arrears to the 4th of March
50 00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept
15 00
$75
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Day Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 9
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3113
Kentucky

Grace Forgueran
widow of Peter Forgueran decd [deceased]
who died on the 5th September 1833
of Montgomery Co in the State of Ky
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Calloway of the Regt commanded
by Col Lynch in the Va
line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ky
at the rate of 30
Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the [crossed out - 4th day of March, 1834] 5th
September 1833
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Mar. 1839 and sent C. Chinn 
Harrodsburg, Ky.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $180.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. '40: 15.00
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$195.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3rd

Recorded by DD Addison [Clerk]

Book A Vol. 2d Page 178
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Peter Forgueron
25/26
direct to Geo. W. William
at "Paris Bourbon Cty Ky"
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State of Kentucky Bourbon County Sct On this the first day
of April in the year 1833 personally appeared in open Court
before the Worshipful Justices of the Court for the County aforesd [aforesaid]
now sitting Peter Forgueran
a resident of said County of
Bourbon aged he thinks about eighty four years who 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 in Bedford County State of
Virginia at Colton Town in that County where he lived he
volunted as a militia man for the Term of three months
under Captain Calloway
he served out this Term &
during this service he was attached to the Army of General
Green, under the command of Col Lynch and was at
the battle of Guilford Court House. He afterwards
volunteered again for another term of three months
under Major James Buford & during the service he was
employed in [illegible] cattle for the use of the American
Army, taking from the citizen every ninth head. He
afterwards volunteered again under Capt John Cotrill
for another Term of three months, during this service he
was employed in guarding tory prisoners at Bedford Court
House. He states that he served in all a term of nine months
He resided in Bedford County State of Virginia during the time
he was in the service of the United States. He was born in
the state of Virginia & removed to Kentucky about 34 years
Since, & has been residing there during that time. He obtained
at the expiration of his Term of service written discharge
from his officers but has lost them. he has no documentary
evidence of his services whatsoever, but expects he can prove
the same by James Woodward who lives & he is
informed in Madison County & whose deposition he
will endeavor to obtain.
His recollection is very
defective & cannot state the time or the period of the
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War when he was in the service & he is utterly unable
to state his service with greater particularity than he
has. He is known to many respectable persons in
his neighborhood who can speak of his character for
truth & of the neighborhood reputation of his having
been a soldier of the revolution lary this he will
name Caleb Hall, Robert Bowle, William Henderson,
Henry Hall, & William Rogers - There is no preacher of
the gospel residing in his immediate vicinity. 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 sworn to
& subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Peter Forgueran
We Caleb Hall & Henry Hall residing in the County of
Bourbon and in the same neighborhood where Peter
Forgueron resides do hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with said Peter who has subscribed
& sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe
him to be about eighty four years of age, that he is
[illegible] & believed in the neighborhood where he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
& that we concur in that opinion sworn & subscribed 
the day & year aforesaid.

Caleb Hall
Henry Hall

And the said Court hereby declares their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the war Department
that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states, And
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the Court further certify that Caleb Hall and
Henry Hall who have signed the foregoing certificate
as residents of the County of Bourbon and of the
same neighborhood with the aforesaid applicant
that they are both credible persons & that their
statement is entitled to credit.  I, Thomas P. Smith,
Clerk of the Bourbon County Court aforesaid do 
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of Peter Forgueran for a pension
In Testimony of which I have
hereto set my hand & the
seal of my Office this [illegible]
day of April [crossed out - October] 1833
Tho. P. Smith Clerk
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State of Kentucky
Montgomery County Sct
On this the 10th day of September 1839 Personally
appeared before me John Franklin a Justice of the peace in and for
the County of Montgomery and State aforesaid Grace Forgueran a resident of
Montgomery County and State of Ky aged Eighty Seven years who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by an act
of Congress passed July 4th 1836 That she is the widow of Peter Forgueran 
late a pensioner on the roll of the Kentucky agency. She further declares
that she was lawfully married to the said Peter Forgueran by publication three times at Church by the Revd John Branum in the County
of Bedford in the State of Virginia on the fifteenth day of October Seventeen
hundred and Seventy Six (1776). That her Husband the said Peter
Forgueran died on the fifth day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty
three (1833) and that she has remained a widow ever since. She
further declares that she knows of no record evidence of her marriage
nor of the ages of her Children nor does she know of but one person (namely Mrs. [illegible]) now living that was at her wedding
Grace Forgueran [her mark x]

The deposition of Taliaferro Richards a resident of Montgomery County Ky by taken this the 10th day of September 1839 at his own house
to be used as evidence in favour of the application of Mrs Grace
Forgueran for a pension under an act of Congress passed July 4th 1836
The Deponent being fifty Eight years old Deposeth and Saith that he
was well acquainted with Peter Forgueron deceased & family for the
last Twenty three years he knew the said Peter Forgueron was a
pensioner on the roll of the Kentucky agency at the time of his death
and the said Peter Forgueran died on the fifth day of September
Eighteen hundred and thirty three (1833) And that his surviving
widow Grace Forgueran has remained a widow ever since to the
present period. He further saith that he has always understood
from the said Peter Forgueran & family that if their oldest child
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Eudacia if now living would be sixty two years old The said Peter
& Grace raised a large family of children and lived together as man
and wife ever since the deponents acquaintance with them, and he has
no doubt they were lawfully married for he never heard the legality
of their marriage doubted by any person whatever And further saith
not
Taliaferro Richards
The deposition of Richmond Hall a resident of the County
of Knox and State of Indiana taken at the same time and place of
the above, Deponent being Sixty years old on the 12th Just deposeth
and saith that he is the Nephew of Grace Forgueran, and that
he has been acquainted with Peter Forgueran & family ever since
his earliest recollection, he always understood the said Peter
& Grace's second child and his self was about the same age
he being about seven weeks the youngest and that the said Peter
& Grace's oldest child Eudacia was about two years older than
the second, which would make her if she was now living about Sixty two years old. The deponent has every reason to
believe the said Peter Forgueran & Grace (whose name before
marriage was Grace Hall) was lawfully married, they have
lived together as man and wife ever since the Deponent's earliest
recollection and he has never heard the legality of their marriage
doubted by any person whatever
Richmond Hall
State
Mary
of Kentucky
Montgomery County Set
The foregoing declaration of Mrs Grace
Forgueran & the foregoing depositions of Taliaferro Richards & Richmond Hall were each & severally sworn to and subscribed before
me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for the County of
Montgomery and State aforesaid and I certify the said Grace
Forgueran Taliaferro Richards & Richmond Hall are all persons
of good moral character and persons of truth and veracity. And
I further certify the said Grace Forgueran in consequence of old
age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court
Given from under my hand this 10th day of September 1839
L A Franklin J [illegible]
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No 25126
Peter Fargueran [Forgueran] Bourbon County
Kentucky
from private
9 months
$30
Calloway
Linch
Va
Geo. W Williams Paris Bourbon
County Kentucky
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                                         War Department, 
                                                Pension Office, 
                                                                       183

Sir, 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.
The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.
On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, 
which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.
The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }).
You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Peter Forgueran Bourbon County  Kentucky

[column headings: Duration of the claimant's service   - Years, Duration of the claimant's service - Months,  Duration of the claimant's service - Days, Rank of the claimant, Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served, Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the services, Proof by which the declaration is supported.]

Vol. l - l 3 l - l General Green Captain Calloway, Col. Lynch l 84 years Bedford County Virginia l 
Traditionary evidence certified
credible-- no clergyman convenient. One witness certified credible Virginia papers correctly.

Vol. l - l 3 l - l " l Major Buford l 

Vol. l - l 3 l - l " l Cap Cotrill l

Battle of Guilford Court House

I am, respectfully,
your Odedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS
Commissioner of Pension
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line." "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
The Regular Troops.
2. ┃
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of
ss.
On this
day of
A. B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
served in the
(e) regiment of the
and
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C.D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
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 the days and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do 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 A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Clerk of the Court of
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be exexpected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
one has become of it
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, 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 in the following grades: --For---year----months, anddays
, I served as a-
For months and --- days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension."
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
┃ The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubseal
of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule
conies to continchan troops On
⌨ This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
W.F. 8814
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C., 
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In reply to your request of.
received
for a statement of the military history of 
Peter Forgueran
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
1781
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
3 mos.
3 mos.
3 mos.
RANK.
Prt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Calloway
John Cotrill
COLONEL.
Lynch
Major James Buford
STATE.
Va.
Battles engaged in, Guilford Court House
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cotton Town Bedford Co. Va
Date of application for pension, Apl 1, 1833 as
Residence at date of application, Bourbon Co, Kentucky
Age at date of application, about 84 years born in Va.
Remarks:
He died Sept. 5 1833
Soldier Married Oct 1776 in Bedford Co. Va. Grace Hall.
he was absent on an app. Ex. Sept 10 10 while a resident of
---
Montgomery County Ky aged 87 years a large family of children is
offered to Eudacia the oldest and Joicea are the only names
that are stated
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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(PARIS KY MAY 10)
Revolutionary Claims
Free
Col. James L. Edwards Com. Pens.
Washington City D.C. 
May 23
Ky.
2,5126
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Rev. War Section.
January 8, 1933.
Miss Artemesia Edmonston,
E. Monroe Street,
Mexico, Missouri.
Madam;

In response to your letter of the 11th ultimo,
you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension
claim W. 8894 of Peter Forgueran or Forqueran
and his widow Grace, there is no further data on
file as to children, other than that furnished you
on November 23, 1922.
For the date of last payment of the widow's pension and name of person paid, you should apply to the
Pension Section, Interior Department Division, General
Accounting Office, Ordnance Building, 1800 E. Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C., citing all the following data -Grace,
widow of Peter Forgueran, Certificate 3113, issued Nov.
12, 1839, rate $30 per annum, commenced Sept. 5, 1833,
Act of July 4, 1836, Kentucky Agency.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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[Typed form with written responces]
V.J. L.
Rev. War Section.
VHW
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
Miss Bethel Lawrence
Mexico, Missouri
April 5. 1917.
Madam
In reply to your letter dated the 1st
received the 24th ultimo, you are advised that the Revolutionary
War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information
in regard to Peter Farquin.
On the 1835 list of pensioners of Bourbon Co.
Ky. the name Peter Forgueran appears.
Very respectfully,
TM Saltzgaber
Commissioner

(PENSION OFFICE U.S. 16 APR OFFICE)
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Attention A. W. F.  W. 8824
Mexico, Mo. Dec. 11, 1922.
Mr. Washington Gardner, Commissioner,
Department of Pensions,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
On Nov. 22, 1922 you sent me the Revolutionary war
service of Peter Forqueran, which I received.
In this report you state his wife " Grace Hall
was allowed pension on her application executed Sept.
10, 1839, while a resident of Montgomery Co. Ky."
Have you a record of how long you paid Mrs. Grace
Hall Forqueran a pension and were there any other children
named on her pension than the two Eudacia and Joicea mentioned
on Peter Forqueran's paper?
Very truly,
A
Miss Artemesia Edmonston
E. Monroe St

[Seal] (PENSION OFFICE U.S. 14 DEC 1922)
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Mexico, Mo. October 23, 1922
Pension Department 
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Mrs. Grace Hall Forqueron was allowed
a pension on an application executed Sept. 10, 1838, while a resident
of Montgomery county, Kentucky. She was the widow of Peter Forqueron
who died 1833, a Revlutionary war pensioner.
Will you please send me the record of her pension
with the names of her children, or the name of person to whom
arrears of pensions were paid, if any.
Very truly,
(Miss) Artemesia Edmonston
E. Monroe St.
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[Seal] (PENSION OFFICE U.S. 23 OCT 1922)
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Mexico, Mo. April 16, 1917
Mr. G.M. Saltzgaber, Commissioner,
Dept. of Interior,
Dear Sir:
In my letter to you of March 21st for Revo. war
service of Peter Farquin, I failed to state the name is spelled
Forqueron but pronounced Farquin.
Therefore please send me
the service referred to in your letter of the 5th inst.
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Bethel Lawrence
Washington, D.C.

(PENSION OFFICE U.S. 16 APR 1917)
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1917 apr. 21 Hist to Miss
Bethel Lawrence.
1922 Nov. 22 History to
Miss Arrtemesia Edmonston aug.
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1923 Jan 8. Letter to miss Artemesia
Edmonston date of last payment 
etc. aug.

Revolution Virginia
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8824
Grace Forgueran
Wid, of
Peter
Forgueran
Pvi, Va. line
Act: July 7, 36, Sec. 3d
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 246
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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4726
Grace Fergueran
Rev
Admitted
Pr 9 month, $30
Cap. Calloway Col
Lynch Va. mil

died 5 Sep. 1833
Act 4 July 1836
C. Chinn
Harrodsburg,
Ky
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Lance Woodward a resident of Madison County State of Kentucky, 
aged 81 years, states that he
acquainted with Peter Forqueron
now a resident
of Bourbon County and applicant for a pen
sion under the act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832. This affiant states that said
Forgeranand and 
himself served a tour
together in the war of the Revolu
tion under Capt. Bomin
Price, an were
together in the battle that was fought
at Guilford Court house in March
1781. John Calloway, was major, and
Charles Lynch
Colonel.
This affiant
and said Forgeranand 
both resided in Bedford county, 
Virginia at the time of
entering the service and in the same
neighborhood, and he will knows that said
Forgeranand served the above
tours. This affiant knows that
James Buford was 
Commissary to the army in
Revolutionary war. He also
knows that
John Cottrell acted as Captain over a
gang of tories in the same war at New
London, Virginia. Sworn to and sub
scribed this 6th May, 1833
Lancewoodward

State of Kentucky
Madison County ⎬ Set
I, Joseph Turner, a Justice of the Peace of
Madison County, do certify that Lance
Woodward this day personally appeared
before me, and made oath that subscri
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ibed to the foregoing statement in due
form of [illegible].  I also certify that said
Woodward is a credible person and
this his statement is entitled to [illegible]
given under my name
this 6th May, 1933.
Joseph Turner
Kentucky Madison County
I, David Irvine clerk of the Court for 
the County aforesaid do hereby certify that
Joseph Turner Esq whose name is subscribed
to the foregoing certificate is an
acting Justice of the Peace in and
for the County aforesaid & his signatures 
hereto are genuine.

In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my
hand & seal of office this
6 day of May 1833
David Irvine
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4726
Grace Fergueran
Rev
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State of Kentucky
Montgomery County
I James Howard Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid,
the same being a Court of record, do certify that John
A. Franklin Esquire whose name appears Signed to the
foregoing certificate of attestation was at the time of signing
the same and now is an acting Justice of the peace within
and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified
according to Law: and that his said signature is genuine
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set
my hand and affix the seal of said
Court at Office in Mount Sterling this
10th day of September 1839 and in
the 48 year of the Commonwealth
James Howard, Clerk
Mont. County Court
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The deposition of Urcilea Hall a resident of Montgomery
County Ky taken this [illegible] day of September 1839 to be as evidence
in favour of the application of Mrs Grace & Forgueran for a pension
under an act of Congress passed July 4th 1836
Deponent being Seventy Eight years deposeth and saith that
she is the Sister in law of Grace Forgueran that she was well acquainted
with Peter Forgueran Deceased & Grace his widow whose name
before marriage was Grace Hall. That she was at the wedding where
the said Peter Forguaran & Grace were married and stood by
and saw them married which marriage took place between the
said Peter & Grace on the fifteenth day of October Seventeen Hundred 
and Seventy Six (1776) in the County of Bedford in the State
of Virginia & the said Peter & Grace has lived together as man and
wife ever since until the death of the said Peter. And they raised
a large family of children the Oldest Eudacia if living would
be sixty two years old the next oldest is Joicea she is about
Sixty years old and the rest of the children were in regular rotation
of about two years diferance between each child, And further saith
not
Urcilia Hall
her mark
State of Kentucky
Montgomery County 
Set
The above deposition of Mrs Urcilea Hall
was this day sworn to and subscribed before me the undersigned
Justice of the peace in and for the County of Montgomery and State
aforesaid, and I certify the said Urcielia Hall is a woman
of good moral character and a person of truth and veracity
Given from under my hand this [illegible] day of September 1839
Rhine [illegible]
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State of Kentucky
Montgomery  County
Set
I James Howard Clerk of
the County Court for the County aforesaid (the same being
a Court of Record) do certify that John A Franklin
Esquire whose name appears Signed to the foregoing
Certificate
of attestation was at the time of signing the same and
now is an acting justice of the Peace within and for the
County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to
Law and that his said signature is genuine
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and affix the seal of said Court
at office in Mount Sterling this 13th day
September 1839 and in the 48th year
of the Commonwealth

James Howard
Clk
Montgomery County Court