Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6733, for Archibald Mc Hone, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE: 
Va.

McHone Archibald

NUMBER: 
R. 6733.

CONTENTS
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M 693
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State of Virginia
County of Patrick} S.S.
On this 12th day of January 1837 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court of Patrick now sitting Archibald McHone a resident of the County of Patrick in the state of Virginia, aged ninety two 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 on June 7th 1832-
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein after stated
That this affiant volunteered in the County of Bedford in the State of Virginia in the Company of Capt. Robert Adams in the fall of the year 1780 and marched off immediately with said Company to Petersburg in the State of Virginia where he thinks he was attached to the command Genl. Lafayette who remained encamped there some time now and then making a sally into the neighborhood. that this affiant being a minute man was again called on in the month of July 1781 and marched in the Company of Capt
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Charles Callaway from Bedford County, in the State of Virginia, down James river to Old Jamestown where they crossed said river and marched thence on to Little York, at which place they arrived just as the battle commenced and continued there throughout the battle which was in the month of August and which lasted several days. This affiant was twice wounded in that battle once by being knocked down by a bombd shell and once by a small piece of a bomb striking into his hip - He saw the French fleet lying in the river - Commanded as he was told by Count DeEating, He also saw and knew Genl. Washington and Genl. Lafayette. But from, his great age and consequent loss of memory, the names of many of the Continental and Militia Officers have entirely [illegible] his recollection
This affiant served during the last tour having remained at Little York some considerable time more than three months in a duration to the time served as before mentioned
He got discharged for both tours but supposing that they could be of no service to him after keeping them, many years suffered them to be lost
That he has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he could procure who can testify to his service. He further states he was born in the County of New Kent in the State of Virginia in the year 1745 and was taken
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by his parents from New Kent to Bedford County when he was about two years old in the year 1747 at which place he remained until after the close of the revolution at which time having served as before stated he removed to the County of Stocks N. Carolina where he continued occasionally doing business in that County and Patrick Va as a Captain until within a five or six weeks ago he moved to the County of Patrick in the state of Virginia he being now entirely unable to work or do anything towards his support -
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
Archibald x his mark McHone

We Julius Terrell clergyman residing in the County of Patrick and John Simmons residing in the same County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Archibald McHone who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ninety-two years old; 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 day and year aforesaid - 
Julius Terrell
John Simmons
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And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by The War Department that the before named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Julius Terrell who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Patrick, that John Simmons who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name the 6th day of March in the year 1837
A. Staples Clerk of the
Court of Patrick County

M 693
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September 27, 1938
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ARCHIBALD McHONE
R. 6733
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Miss Lillian Camilla McHone
1195 Turk Street
San Francisco, California

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Arche McHone who was living in Salisbury District, North Carolina, in 1790.

Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land based upon service in that war. There is one such claim, only, on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a soldier with the surname McHone. It is that of Archibald which follows as found in the papers in pension claim, No. 6733.

Archibald McHone was born in 1745 in New Kent County, Virginia, and when he was about two years of age he was taken by his parents, whose names are not shown, to Bedford County, Virginia, where he resided until after the Revolutionary War. After that war, he moved to Stokes County, North Carolina, worked as a carpenter in that county and in Patrick County, Virginia, until late in 1836, then moved to Patrick County, Virginia.

Archibald McHone applied for pension January 12, 1837, at which time he was a resident of Patrick County, Virginia, and stated that he volunteered in the fall of 1780 and served three months at Petersburg, Virginia, in Captain Robert Adams' Virginia company, that in 1781 he was a minuteman, was called out in July of that year, served more than thee months in Captain Charles Calloway's Virginia company, was at the Siege of Yorktown where he was twice wounded, once being knocked down by a bombshell and again, his hip being pierced by a piece of a bomb.

The claim for pension was not allowed, because the soldier failed to furnish proof of his service as required by the pension laws.
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The date of his death is not shown, nor any family data.

One Julius Terrell, a clergyman, and one John Simmons, both of Patrick County, Virginia, stated in 1837 that they were well acquainted with Archibald McHone; no relationship to him shown.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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Archibald McHone
Virginia
6733
Act. 7 June 32
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1938, Sep 27 - Hist to Miss Lilliam C. McHone - MLB

REJECTED
6733
P.O. Archibald McHone
Service:
Enlisted: _______, 18
Discharged: _________, 18
Application filed: ______, 18
Printed list of Rejected & Suspended claims print in 1852 gives causes Rejection "Did not serve six months."
His name is searched on that list as "Archelaus McHone." MHF
Attorney:
P.O.
_____ Recognized. _______ Contract.
______ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _______, 18
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A Staples
March 15 1851
M

Recd. Vol. 45. pa. 214
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Depart of War
Pension Off
March 15 1837

Sir
I have rec the declaration of Archibald McHone of Patrick Co and have placed it upon the files of this Office. The applicant will be required to state the reason why he has so long delayed his application for a pension. He will also if within his power produce some proof, other than his own oath the support of the alleged service. Is not not a free man of colour?
I am
A Staples Esq.
Clk Court
Patrick Co
Va.
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M 693
March 14, 1837.
Pension office
Mr Syl.

Free
of War
Washington City -
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Patrick, C, O, H free
March 6

Honb. Secretary of War
Washington City -
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State of Virginia Patrick County March the 5th 1837 SS
This day personally appeared before me Harry Fitzgerald a justice of the Peace in and for said County John Simmons and made oath that he has a perfect recollection that he saw one of the discharges of Archibald McHone, from the service during the Revolutionary War. Given under my hand the day and date above mentioned -
H. Fitzgerald JP

I A. Staples Clerk of the Court of Patrick County Certify that H. Fitzgerald is a magistrate as above, duly Commissioned, and qualified, & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is Genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name the 6th day of March 1837 -
A. Staples Ck
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33950
Archibald McHone
Va.
Act June 7 32
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Archibald - The only McHone on file
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1195 Turk Street
San Francisco, California
August 3, 1938

Mrs. M. M. Finch,
Revolution & 1812 War Section,
U. S. Veterans Administration,
Room 1851, Navy Building,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mrs. Finch:
Recently, I noticed in the census of the United States taken 1790 an "Arche McHone" of Salisbury District, North Carolina. He had 3 sons and 3 daughters.
Being he lived in the U.S. during the American Revolution - I was thinking he might have fought in the war; of course, maybe not. Do you have a possible record of this?
My great grandfather; Jerome McHone, was a Civil War Veteran. He was - I suppose -
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- the grandson of Arche. There are - to my knowledge - only 10 people in the U.S. by this name; but they are my relatives. Jerome had quite a few children - one of who was Jesse Barry McHone. Jesse Barry had five children; the fifth being James Barry McHone, my father, who was formerly a soldier in the U.S. Army. All 3 generations were of North Carolina.
Until I hear from you. I remain,
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Lilliam Camilla
McHone
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME McHone, Daniel GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8544 ACREAGE 100
ISSUED August 10, 1795 to James Christie, assigned
*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 subsequent
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.