Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,535, for James Spillman, Virginia
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Spillman, James S. 16,535
carded
CONTENTS
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see note within-
Dup. Cat. issued 2d Oct. 1833
& sent to Hon. Chilton Allen

Date of death not on AB

No. 5027,
Kentucky
James Spillman
of Clarke Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a Private in the compy. commanded by Captain Mountjoy of the Regt. commanded by Colo. Garrard in the Virginia militia.
"8 Cold months."

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 36. Dollars 66. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d. day of Feby.
1833 and sent to Honble
Chilton Allen H of R.

Arrears to 4th of September '32, 54.99
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4. Mar.
1833. 18.33
$73.32
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk
Book D Vol. 9. Page 63.
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[Declaration page 1]

State of Kentucky
Clarke County Sst

On this 3rd day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Clarke Circuit Court, now sitting (said Court being a court of record expressly made so by the law establishing it) James Spillman, a resident of said County of Clarke and State  aforesaid, aged seventy six 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 the year 1775 he thinks in the month of December, he served a tour as a drafted militia man in a Company of militia commanded by Captain John Montjoy [Mountjoy] - The Company was raised in Stafford County Virginia- It belonged to a regiment commanded by Colonel James Garrard. 

It was marched to the Potomac river, against Governor Dunmore [John Murray Lord Dunmore] who was on said river with shipping and troops on board- and remained on the borders of said river some weeks watching the movements of Dunmore - when Dunmore sailed out of said river with his troops the said Company of militia
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[Declaration page 2]

were discharged and returned home. The company was discharged verbally, being in the county where the members of it resided no written discharge was given. He served during said tour as well as he can recollect five or six weeks, having been dismissed before the time expired for which he was drafted, on the disappearance of Dunmore [James Murray, Lord Dunmore]

2d In the Spring of the year 1776, Governor [Lord] Dunmore again made his appearance in the Potomac river, the exact time of the Spring not recollected. To watch his movements and oppose his landing if he attempted it the militia of Stafford County [Virginia] were again ordered out, and he was in a Company of said militia commanded by Captain George Montjoy [Mountjoy]; and marched to the Potomac river along which they were stationed to watch the movement of said Dunmore and were part of the time at Marlborough [Stafford County, Virginia]

The militia of Stafford County [Va.] were commanded by Col James Garrard. He states that he served that time six or seven weeks or perhaps longer, the exact time he does not recollect, but upon the disappearance of said [Lord] Dunmore we were again dismissed and sent home-

3rd In the summer of the same year viz. 1776 he again served in the militia of Stafford [County, Va.]
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(3)
County in a company commanded by an officer whose name he has forgotten, he was a substitute for a man in a different part of the country from where he lived himself and the officer and all his company being strangers he has totally forgotten, not only the name of the officer but the name of the person for whom he was a substitute
He served about four weeks - He was again stationed on the river Potomac watching Dunmore's movements, and the militia were again commanded by Col. James Garrard.

4th In the latter part of the same year the militia of Stafford were again called out to watch the movements of Dunmore who was then lower down the Potomac 
He was in a company commanded by Captain John Mountjoy, and still commanded by Col. Garrett, and we were marched into King George County
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(4)
below Stafford, and stationed on the Potomac where we were detained about eight weeks. and then discharged and sent home - Dunmore not having landed on the Virginia side whilst we were there, but having frequently landed on the Maryland side of the river as we heard-
5th Shortly afterwards Dunmore having left the Potomac, it was rumored that he was about to land at Norfolk or Portsmouth or somewhere near there, and the militia of Stafford County was again ordered out under the command of Col. James Garrard - He states that he was then again marched through Spottsylvania County into Hanover, and stationed in said county where we waited for sometime to get further orders, and finally marched back home, having been in actual service that time about six weeks.

6th He states that he was out again in the service until the fall of the year 1780 - at that time the militia of said county of Stafford was again called out - They were stationed at Stafford Court house. He was in said militia in a company commanded by Captain George Mountjoy, Col. Garrard still commanded said militia. He was in service at that time about one month. The object was to attend to an apprehended movement upon the part of Cornwallis from the state of North Carolina where he was into the State of Virginia-
7th In the spring of the year 1781, the militia
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(5)
of said County of Stafford was again ordered out He was in a company commanded by Capt. George Burris, for the purpose of watching the movements of Cornwallis who it was still feared intended to pass into Virginia, and said militia were stationed on the Rappahannoc at a place called Falmouth, or rather a few miles above said place called Falmouth at a place called Hunter's old Forge - He states that he was in service at that time eight or nine weeks - General Weeden commanded at that place
8th The next time and the last that he was in actual service as a militia man was in the month of August 1781. He entered the company of militia commanded by Captain William Ballard. It was a company of Stafford Militia - He was a substitute for a man by the name of Thomas Sudden his neighbor - It was for a tour of three months 
He was marched to the siege of Cornwallis at York. the said Col. Garrard went with said militia and commanded the regiment in which he was- He marched in the month of August, and towards the last of September he reached a place called Springfield within a few miles of York where the militia to which he belonged was encamped, and sometime in the month of October the day of the month he does not remember what at the siege of Cornwallis, and before his surrender, he states that he enlisted for the
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(6)
term of three years - He was enlisted by Col. John Mountjoy into the Virginia State line, commanded by General Spottswood, sometimes called Spottswood's Legion - As soon as he was enlisted he went home on furlough, there to remain on half pay and half rations, until called upon - But he states that he never received any pay for any of his services - He states that after he enlisted, viz some short time after Cornwallis surrendered, he was ordered out and marched in said legion of Spottswood to a place called Bowling Green below Fredericksburgh where we were encamped and waited for further orders, and after waiting there seven or eight weeks information came that we were not wanted, and we were marched back home and never called out afterwards
He states that he was born in Prince William County Virginia, and was taken into Stafford County Virginia when small and raised in said County where he lived during the whole war of the revolution - In the fall of 1794 he moved into the state of Kentucky and has lived in this state ever since, in the County of Clarke all the time, except the first year after he moved here, that he resided in
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(7)
Bourbon County. He was born on the
1st day of January 1776 - He has no record
of his age. He never received a written
discharge at any time as he recollects
He was always dismissed and sent home
without a written discharge-

He can prove part of his services 
by Peter Mauzey of Fleuring
county who is unable
to get here to Court but hereby affidavit is (illegible)
and he knows of no other persons living by whom he can prove his services.

He is well known to John Hampton, the Reverend
William Morton, Chilton Allan the present
member of Congress from this district-
Samuel M Taylor the Clerk of this Court
George Fry Jen, William Poston, Richard
Duerson, Peter Flanigan and Thomas Berry and others who all reside in the
neighborhood where he now lives and
who can all testify as to his character for
veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
of any state. Sworn to and subscribed, the day and
year aforesaid.
James Spillman

We William Rush a Clergyman, residing
in Clarke County and Chilton (illegible)
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in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
James Spellman Snr who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe
him to be seventy six 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 in open Court
the day and year aforesaid
William Rash
Chilton Allan

And the said Court hereby declare its 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 William Rash who has
Signed the above statement & made oath to the same
is a clergyman resident in Clarke County, and that
Chilton Allan who has also signed the same is a
resident of the same County and is a credible
person, being the present member of Congress
from this district, and that their statement
is entitled to credit

I Samuel M Taylor Clerk of the Clarke
Circuit Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of James
Spillman Ser for a pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this 3rd day of
(missing) the year 1832
Samuel M. Taylor
(seal)

James Spillman
18514
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February 4, 1932
BA-J/AWF
our (written in pencil)

Mrs. J.B. Waddell
613 East First Street
National City, California.

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter relative to James spill man, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

     The data furnished herein mare obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16535, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of James Spillman.
 (S16535 written in pencil in margin)

     He was born January 1, 1756 in Prince William County, Virginia, and went to stafford County, Virginia, when quite young.
     
     While residing in said Stafford County, he served as a private in the virginia troops, as follows- from sometime in december 1775, five or six weeks in Captain John Monjoy's company under Colonel James Garrard; in the spring of 1776, six or seven weeks in Captain George Mountjoy's company under Colonel james Garraard; in the summer of 1776, four weeks, no officers given; again in 1776, eight weeks in Captain John Montjoy's company under Colonel James Garrard; again six weeks under Colonel James Garrard, no dates states;  in the fall of 1780, one month in Captain George Mountjoy's company under Colonel James Garrard; in the spring of 1781, eight or nine weeks in Captain George Burrus' company; from sometime in August 1781, in Captain William Ballard's company under Colonel James Garraard, was at the siege of Yorktown, and just before the surrender of cornwallis, he enlisted for three years in Spotswood Legion, and marched to Bowling Green, Virginia, was stationed there seven or eight weeks
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when discharged.  
    He was allowed pension on his application executed October 3, 1832, at that time living in Clark County, Kentucky, where he had lived since 1794.

     There is no reference to wife or children.

     Very truly yours



     A.D. HILLER
     Assistant to Administrator
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Clarke County (un known word)
     I, William F. Hockaday, on of said commonwealth Justices of the Race in and for said County do certify that James Spilman, on this 15th day of january 1833, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace as afore said and being duly sworn, deposet and faith that he is the same James Spilmansen who on the 3d day of October 1832 made a declaration in the Clarke Ginantlaint in the State afford for the purpose of obtaining a person under the Act of Congress dated June 7th 1832 - and that by reason of old age, and the consequent laps 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 cefo (spelling?) than the periods mentioned below and in the following grade mrt.a a Private- and in the several times mentioned, the bends falling that is - in the first term not Cepthan then five weeks in the second town not less than six weeks - in the
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(10)
1833 Signed
Wm Hockaday

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Clarke County Set
I James P. Bullock Clerk of the Clarke
County Court do certify that William F. Hockaday
Esqr was at the date of his foregoing certificate 
a Justice of the Peace for said County
and that the name of said Hockaday as subscribed
to said certificate is in the proper hand
writing of said William F. Hockaday.  In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of my said office,
on this 15th day of January
1833 James P. Bullock

Spillman's declaration
for 
a pension
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Jams Spillman
Hon. Chilton Allen
Mils

#36.66 Anm

FREE C Allen

Mr. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
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Washington City Feb 8 1833

Dear Sir
Some time ago you returned me the claim of James Spillman for some very slight inaccuracies. I again inclose you the papers corrected according to your directions he is a very old man and very infirm please decide it immediately it was among the early applications
Also inform me as to the fate of the claims of John Johnson and John Arnold and oblige
Yours
Chilton Allan
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in the case of J. Spillman a certificate of
pension was found who signed wt signar dated 
Feb 22. 1833. It is doubful whether on
was ever set to Mr Allen-
March 23, 1833.
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(stamp)
Winchester VA
SEPT25


Free
C Allan

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Winchester Sept. 24 1833
Dear Sir
Inclosed I send you a certificate in favor of James Spillman - You will see by an endorsement on the same that there is another James Spillman ^who resides in Barren Cty^ who has got hold of the original of which the inclosed is a copy and is drawing the pension.  It seems that from an inspection of the Banks Books Two Men of the same name have applyed [applied] for pensions one having been allowed $80 and the other $30 - Please write to me what sum James Spillman of Clark County Ky is entitled to whether $80 or 30 - If it should turn out that James Spillman of Clark County is entitled to $30 he has no certificate for it none ^such^ ever having been sent to him or myself - Please explain this matter
Yours
Chilton Allan
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Mauzey's statement
in behalf of
James Spillman's
application for
a pension

$36.66 p an
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(3) 
Mauzey is a very aged man and from consequent
infirmity he could not in my opinion conveniently
attend the Clarke Circuit Court to make and
statement and I further certify that said
Mauzey is a man of good reputation for
truth and that his statement is entitled to
credit as he is a credible man.
Given under my hand as Justice of the
Peace aforesaid this 18th day of January
1833.
Henry Webster J.P.

State of Kentucky Fleming County sst
I Joshua Stockton Clerk of the
County Court of Fleming County aforesaid hereby 
certify that Henry Webster is
now and ever since and before the twentieth
day of July last has been an acting Justice of
the Peace in and for said County that the
name of Henry Webster subscribed to the two
aforegoing certificates are in the hand writing of
said Webster.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my hand and
affixed the seal of my office
aforesaid on this 27th day of
January in the year 1833-
Joshua Stockton Clk

(seal)
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(1)
I Peter Mauzey of Fleming County and State
Kentucky do hereby certify that in the
year 1781. James Spillman of Stafford
County & State of Virginia was drafted
in the militia of said State to go to
York in sd State to defend sd place &
oppose the the British troops, that myself & said
Spillman were both drafted at the same
time and attached to the company commanded by Capt Wm Ballard & attached
to the regiment commanded by Colonel
James Garrett, that said company was
detailed & marched sometime in the month
of August of said year, but does not recollect
the day of the month, that they were
in service until the siege of York, that
said Spillman remained in the service
tell some time during said siege when he
enlisted in the service of the United States
(to the best of my recollection) I do not now
recollect the time sd Siege commenced but
think it must have been in October nor
how long it lasted, but this being a circumstances 
of notoriety can be ascertained
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(2) 
James Spillman was in service with
this affiant in said Company of Capt (illegible)
from the time before stated until he enlisted
at the sd Siege of York, but what time
the siege he enlisted I do not now
recollect - Witness my hand this 20 July
1834
Peter Mauzy

State of Kentucky Fleming County Set
I Henry Webster a Justice of the peace
in and for said County do certify that the
foregoing certificate of Peter Mauzey was
this day subscribed and sworn to before me
Given under my hand this 20 July 1832
H. Webster J.P. 

State of Kentucky Fleming County
I Henry Webster a Justice of the Peace of the
commonwealth of Kentucky in and for Fleming
County aforesaid do certify that on the 20th
of July 1832 Peter Mauzey (who then
resided and now resides in said County
of Fleming) subscribed and swore to his forgoing 
statement before me as Justice of the Peace
aforesaid and I do further certify that said

Mauzey's affidavit
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16.535
INVALID.
File No.  16,535
James Spillman
Pri. Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 354
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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1893 Feb 15 Hist
to Jas Phillip
Navy Yard
F.S.

1914 Mar. 18 Mr. M. M. Hanna
Dept. of State infd. where & when 
this man was born
and where he lived (see
letter in James Spilman
S15459) aw

1932 Hist to Mrs J.B.
Waddell aw
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MRS. J. B. WADDELL
613 EAST FIRST STREET
NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA

Jan. 14, 1932

Pension Bureau
Washington D. C.

Will you please give the military records of ✓James [underlined] Spillman [/underlined] of Clark Co. Kentucky and ✓James Spillman of Barren Co. Kentucky whose pentions [pensions] were granted for services as Virginia Militiamen in the Revolutionary war.  Please state if the names of any members of their families are mentioned.
Very truly Yours
Mrs. J. B. Waddell
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[date stamp]
RECEIVED 
JAN 10 1932
RECEIPT [ILLEGIBLE]
PENSION FILES [ILLEGIBLE]