Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8429, for Thomas Mc Clure, Virginia
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(3-1776)

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SERVICE
Va

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McClure, Thomas 
Janet

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NUMBER
W. 8429

CONTENTS
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4693
Kentucky
Janet McClure, widow of Thomas McClure who died on the 10th Nov., 1808, of Scott in the State of Ken who was a Private in the compy [company] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col. Green in the Revolution line for 6 months, Va line

Transcribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued on the 13 day of March, 1849, and sent to D.C.

Suggett, Present

Appears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending

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

Recorded by Th. Lumpkin Clerk, Book C Vol. 1 Page 195

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McClure, Thomas
Va. w8429

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[Illegible scribbles]
McClure, Thomas
Va. W8429
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John MCluer [McClure] was born the 10th of August 1780
Caty MCluer [McClure] was born the 24th of January 1783
Nathaniel MCluer [McClure] was born The 8th day of November 1781
Nancy MCluer [McClure] was born the 6th of September 1786
Jenny MCluer [McClure] was born the 12th of May 1788
Betty MCluer [McClure] was born the 4th of February 1790
William MCluer [McClure] was born the 6th of September 1792
Peggy MCluer [McClure] was born the 6th of January 1796
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the 3rd section of the act of Congress Passed July 4. 1836
County of Scott
State of Kentucky

on this day personally appeared before me Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Janet McClure a resident of the County of Scott State of Kentucky aged Eighty five years who being unable by reason of bodily infirmity to appear in Court being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836 that she is the widow of Thomas McClure who was a soldier on the Virginia line during the war of the Revolution in consequence of her great age and laps [lapse] of memory she is unable specify the particular periods of his services but do well know he was in the service more than three years and was in various battles and was in the battle fought at Guilford Court House South Carolina and was in the engagement under Captain Marrow at the time he was slain in battle and in various engagements during the war of the revolution many of the circumstances which transpired at this great length of time She is unable to detail and many of the papers of her husband have been left and destroyed and she now presents his discharge which shows that he belonged to Captain Mills Company and Colonel Green Regiment and was Honorable discharged on the 23 day of March 1781 and she refers to this and the Record, as the only evidence in her Power to Produce and [illegible] that a Pension may be granted to her a Poor widow of the Revolution who husband has spent the prime of his life in the service of his country and left her poor and entirely dependent
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She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas McClure in Botetourt County State of Virginia on the Thirteenth day March Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Eight and the best evidence she is able to provide of her marriage is her family record of the ages of her child=ren Her first child died in her infancy and she has no record of her age her Second was her Son John who was borne on the tenth day of August Seventeen Hundred and Eighty the foregoing wife is her true and genuine family record of the ages of her children all of which were born after marriage to this father the said Thomas McClure and Her Husband the aforesaid Thomas McClure died on the Tenth day of November Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen and She has remained a widow pensioner his death as will more fully appear by reference to the Proof hereto Annexed given from under my Hand this 27 Day of December 1838

Just Asa Payne
County of Scott
State of Kentucky

Janet her mark McClure

On this day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Janet McClure a resident of the County of Scott State of Kentucky an aged and respectable lady and is very weak and infirm in body and mind and is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to appear in Court and is well known to me to be a woman of truth and piety and [illegible] and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration before me I do further certify that from my Personal acquaintance with the late Thomas McClure and his family I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of her declaration and believe the discharge and family record referred to by her to be true and genuine papers and that they contain the truth given from under my hand this 7 day of December 1838

Asa Payne J.P.S.B
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We the undersign neighbours of Janet McClure state that we have examined the declaration made by her and believe it contains the truth and the family record and discharge referred to be true and genuine we know her Husband the Said Thomas McClure was reputed and generally believed by his neighbors to have been a Soldier of the revolution in which opinion we do most fully Concur we know he departed this life at or about the time Stated by her and She has remained a widow pensioner his death and as a woman of respectibity [respectability] Truth and Piety given from under our hands this 27 Day of December 1838

Alexander D. Steven Son
Marthew McCluer [McClure]
William Stone

We Nathaniel and Nancy McClures state that we have examined the Declaration made by our mother Janet McClure and believe it Contains the truth from what we have often heard our father the Said Thomas McClure and others state of his service during the war of the Revolution we know that he was reputed and generally believed by his Neighbours to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and the Family Record referred to by her to be her true and genuine and was in the possession of our father many years before his death and that he died at or about the time Stated by her and that She has remained a widow pensioner his Death and the Discharge referred to by her was found amongst some of his old Papers which we belie-ve to be true and genuine and that it was received by him From Captain John Mills during the war of the Revolution given from under our hands this 27 Day of December 1838

Nancy McClure
Nathaniel McClure
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Be it known that on this day Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the Country aforesaid Alexander D. Stevenson Matthew McClure William Stone
Nancy and Nathaniel McClure all well known to me to be Persons of Respectability and Truth I do further Certify that from my personal acquaintance with the Said Thomas McClure and the widow be before me that it is my opinion that he was Reputed and generally believed by his neighbours to have been a Soldier of the Revolution in which opinion I do most fully concur and know he was a man of Respectibility [respectability] and truth given from under my hand this 27 Day of December 1838
Asa Payne J.P.S.C.

Scott County [illegible]
I Rev B. Ford clerk of the Court for the Country aforesaid do certify that Asa Payne esq before when the foregoing declaration + affidavits were taken and made was at the time of [illegible] the same and now is one of the Acting Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified and the Signature [illegible] to be his is genuine

the Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of my said office the 28th day of December 1838 and 47th year of the Commonwealth

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Janet McClure
Kentucky

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McClure, Thomas
Va. W8429
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8429
Janet McClure
Wid. of Thomas McClure
Pvt Rev. War
Act: July 4, 36, Dec. 39
Index:-Vol. [illegible], Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Janet McClure
of Thomas
Kentucky

Suspended
Let 12 March 1839 L. C. Suggett, 
Let. to Nov. J. Taliafins,
April 11, 1840,
let. 24 Nov 42 M. St. C. Clarke
all or $20 per annum
L.C. Sugget
Act 4 July 1836
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McClure, Thomas
Va. W8429
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[Illegible] March 23 1787
[Illegible] fifty that Thomas McClure [illegible] in my Company Said and historic [illegible] legally [illegible] any James Green [illegible]
Thomas John Mills Capt
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Jan. 5. 1839 
Ky
4363 
4 July 1836 

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Free
James L Edwards 
Commission of Pensioner
Washington City D.C.
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4263-V
Janette MClure
Ky
Act 4 July 36
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Georgetown Scott Country Dec 28th 1838
Dear Sir
The enclosed Papers in the Case of Mrs Janet McClure Widow of the late Thomas McClure from the Benefit of the act of Congress July 4. 1836 which you will please to have the [illegible] to examine

Yours very Respectably 
Lewis C. Suggett

Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
D. C.

N. B
The Paties [Parties] are well known to this vice President of the United State [States] and I am informed that he was well ac-quainted with the Lat [Late] Thomas McClure
L. C. S.
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Janet McClure
July 10 - 1840
Report version IV. 664

Feby [February] 10. 1840
Con: Revy [Revolutionary] Pensions

Mr W. O. Butler
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26. Congress 1st Session

Congress of the United States 
In the House of Representatives 
February 10. 1940 

On motion of Mr. L. H. Butler
Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, be directed to enquire into the propriety of granting a Pen-sion to Mrs. Janet McClure, widow of Thomas McClure, whose declaration and papers are now on file in the office of the Commission of Pensions. 

Attest H. A. Gullans 
Clerk