Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,029, Peter Borders, Va.
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 
Va. 

Borders, Peter 

NUMBER 
R. 1,029 

CONTENTS
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June 25, 1935 
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Peter Borders - R.1029
BA-J/AWF

Miss Margaret Hamil 
1032 Penn Avenue 
Kansas City, Missouri 

Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Peter Borders, who served in the South Carolina troops, and died in Illinois. 

The Revolutionary war records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a Peter Borders, who served in the South Carolina troops. 

The Revolutionary War record of Peter Borders which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 1029, based upon his service in that war. This is the record of the only Peter Borders (surname searched under similar spellings), found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office, who lived in Illinois. 

Peter Borders was born in the year 1767 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and when about four years of age moved to Loudon County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated. 

He moved in 1803 to Clark County, Kentucky, in 1804 to Greene County, Ohio, and in 1828 to Sangamon County, Illinois. 

He applied for pension, March 2, 1835, then living in Sangamon County, Illinois, and alleged that while residing in Loudon County, Virginia, he enlisted in March or May, 1781, served three tours of two months each, as a private in Captain James Simmerell or Simrel's
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company, Colonel Wood's Virginia regiment, and was stationed at Winchester Barracks to guard prisoners. 

His claim for pension was not allowed, as proof of service as required by the pension law was not furnished. 

Peter Borders was living 1850 in Logan County, Illinois. 

There are no data in this claim concerning the family of Peter Borders. 

Very truly yours 

A.D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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No. 38,059 

Peter Borders 
Illinois 

Act 7th June 1832
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State of Illinois 
County of Logan 
ss

On this fourteenth day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty- personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Peter Borders, a resident of the County of Logan and State of Illinois, aged eighty-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 June 7th, 1832. 

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. - That he entered the service of the United States as a militiaman in Capt James Simmeral's company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wood of the town of Winchester in the State of Virginia in the month of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one  That he entered the service at the time above stated as a substitute for one Michael May, and remained in said service for the [illegible] of two months to wit the months of May and June of the year A.D. 1781. 

This declarant further states that he entered the service of the United States, a second time in the month of July A.D. 1781 and remained in the service two months as a substitute for a man, whose name this declarant has forgotten. That the name of the Captain of the company under whom he served the second time was James Simmeral and the Colonel of the Regiment the same as the one above stated to wit Colonel Wood.
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This declarant further declares that he entered the service of the United States a third time in the month of September A.D. 1781 and remained in the same two months, as a substitute for a man named Thompson, whose christian name this deponent thinks was Samuel under the same officers as before stated. 

This deponent further declares that at the time he entered the service of the United States he was a resident of Loudon County State of Virginia and that during the six months he remained in the service aforesaid he was employed in Garrison, at the Barracks near Winchester in the State of Virginia - that the duty of said company to which this deponent belonged was to guard the prisoners kept at the station aforesaid, near Winchester. He further states that he does not recollect any of the continental regiments in companies which were in the service at that time and there were no regular officers on duty at the garrison at which he served, and that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. 

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 before me the day and year first above written I also certify that Peter Borders the above deponent
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by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to appear in open court - and I do hereby further certify that it is my 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 stated. 

Peter Borders

William Friedrich Justice of the Peace and Judge of a Court having the power of fine and imprisonment 

State of Illinois 
Logan County ss. 

I John T Jenkins clerk of the county court in and for said county do hereby certify that William Friedrich whose name appears to the foregoing certificate was on the day of the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace for said County regularly commissioned and qualified and as such full faith and credit is and of right ought to be given to all his official acts as such and that is signature above written is genuine. 

Given under my hand and the seal of said county at Mt. Pulaske this 19 day August A.D. 1850 
John T. Jenkins clerk
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Hon J T Stuart 
Jany 26 '43
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Thos L Harris 
Jan 9
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Pension Office
Jany 9, 1858 

Sir: 
In compliance with your request, the claim of Peter Border of Illinois, for pension under the act of June 7, 1832 has again been examined. 

Border applied for a pension in 1835, alleging a service of six months commencing in March 1781, when he was in his fourteenth year, as one of the guards over the prisoners at the Winchester Barracks. His claim was then rejected, both on account of his youth and for the reason that the tours of the Virginia militia were of only two months duration. In 1850, he made a new declaration, alleging a service consisting of three terms of two months each, as substitute for several persons. 

While I cannot deny the probability that Border served as alleged, his declarations have not been sustained by a particle of evidence; and I am, therefore, compelled to decide that his claim, as it now stands, is inadmissible. 

Hon. Thos. L. Harris 
House of Reps
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Hon. Thos L. Harris 
Jany 13
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Pension Office, 
Jany 13, 1858 

Sir: 
In compliance with the request containing in your note of yesterday, I have the honor to state that Peter Border, in his first declaration for pension, made the following statements in substance. 

That he was born as he believed in 1767, that in March 1781 he entered service in Loudon County, Va, as a substitute for John May, for six months, as private in a company of militia, and was employed in guarding the prisoners who were sent to Winchester Barracks, in Frederick County, Va. The force of guards consisted only of a captain's command. The Captain who commanded and under who he served, was James Simmerel or Simrel and the Lieut was Shannon, an Irishman. No incident is mentioned as having occurred during this service, excepting that just previous to their discharge, "General Muhlenburg with his regiment arrived at Winchester Barracks." " A part of the prisoners were [illegible] taken at the capture of Burgoyne's army." He stated that he received no written discharge. This declaration was made on the 2d of March 1835. 

In Border's second declaration, made in 1850, he
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stated that he entered service as a militiaman in Capt James Simmeral's company, in the regiment commanded by Col Woods in May 1781 as a substitute for Michael May, and served two months, to wit, May and June; that he entered a second time in July 1781 and served two months, as substitute for a man whose name he had forgotten; and in September 1781, he again entered and served for two months, as "substitute for a man named Thompson," whose christian name he thought was Samuel. 

The above are all the particulars stated by Border in relation to his service, and as stated to you in my letter of the 9th instant, his statements are unsupported by proofs. There is nothing very improbable in the claimant's statements, yet there is nothing found in this office to sustain them. 

Hon. Thos. L. Harris 
House of Reps.
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Hon J J Harding 
Decem 22 1843
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38059 
September 7 1850 
Declaration 
Peter Borders 
1832 
Illinois
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Washington 
August 30, 1850 

Hon. J. L. Edwards. 
Comm of Pensions 

Sir, 
I have the honor herewith to enclose the application of Peter Borders for a pension under the act of June 7 1832. Mr. Borders claims to have served for a period of six months in 1781 in Capt. Simmeral's company of Col. Wood's regiment of Virginia militias. 

Very respectfully 
your obd servt 
C. W. Bennett
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H.M. 
June 20th 1843 

Sir 
Permit me to call your attention to the enclosed letter of Mrs. Smith at least that part of it [illegible] related to the Pension of Peter Border. 
Mr. Borders some years since presented his papers and I believe was unsuccessful. He is a very worthy man I doubt not deserves a pension and I will [illegible] you to inform in what particular his papers were [illegible]. 

Please return me Mr Smith's leter. 

Your Obt servt 
John T. Stuart 

J. L. Edwards Esq. 
Com of Pensions
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1917 Oct. 25. Hist. to Julia M. Pegram 
1929 April 27 Hist to Mrs. S. F. Eastman. See letter in Abraham Hombrek. W. 10120
1935 April 25 Hist to Memorial Branch
June 25th 1935 Hist to [illegible] 

Ex'r INVALID 
REJECTED 
1029 
Peter Borders 

The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension 

"For proof of service and officers names"
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To the Pension Office 
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sirs: 
Can you give me any information concerning the Revolutionary service of Peter Border or Borders R. 1029 who applied for a pension from Sangamon Co. Illinois. 
Where claim was allowed I do not know? 
Have you any record of the service of Coustaut Barney of Richmond N.H.
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who according to Bassetts testimony of Richmond was twice enlisted? 
Have you a record of the soldier of Alexander Walker of Virginia - the county I do not know certainly probably Dinwiddie Co-
Any information regarding the Revolutionary service of these men will be very gratefully received. 

Your truly 
Julia M Pegram 
230 N Logan St
Lincoln Ill.
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DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 
PIERRE MENARD CHAPTER 
Petersburg, Illinois 
February 13 - 1929 

H.S. Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 

Dear Sirs: Have you on your list of Revolutionary soldiers a soldier by the name of Peter Borders (Border) Border or Borders was a soldier from the sate of Virginia. 

Would be grateful if you can give me any information regarding this soldier. 

Virginia R. Eastman 
Regent 

(Mrs. S.F.)
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In re: Revolutionary War Veteran 
PETER BORDERS 
Served in S. Car. troops, was from Newberry Dist. Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D.C. 

1032 Penn Ave., 
Kansas City, Mo., 
June 6, 1935. 

Gentlemen: 

This is to inquire if you can give me information on a Revolutionary Veteran - PETER BORDERS - who enlisted from the Newberry district or county.. He served in the South Carolina troops. 

I wish to know the date of his enlistment and his age at the date of his enlistment. Also, his date of discharge and if he applied for an received a pension. And if not, why not. 

He is my great-great-grandfather through my father's mother, a Mary Ann Borders, who was either his daughter or his granddaughter. My father remembers him. 

Peter Borders died at the age of 95 years and 18 days in 1859. He is buried in Menard County, Illinois, in the Irish Grove cemetery. 

From a book in the Congressional Library, "Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois," on Page 72, by Mrs. Harriett J. Walker, it gave the information that he came to Sangamon Co. Ill. but died in Logan Co. Ill. (This latter was an error as he died at his daughter's or granddaughters place and is buried in Menard Co. Ill.) This book also stated that he applied for a pension but my father thinks he did no receive it. 

Can you give me definite information on this second paragraph of this letter? 

Very truly yours, 
signature? 
Miss Margaret Hamil
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April 25, 1935 
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Peter Borders-R.1029 
BA-J/AWF

The Quartermaster General 
Memorial Branch 
War Department 
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir: 

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Peter Borders, who died March 9, 1859 in Illinois. 

The Revolutionary War record of Peter Borders which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 1029, based upon his service in that war. 

Peter Borders was born in the year 1767 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and when about four years of age moved to Loudon County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated. 

He moved in 1803 to Clark County, Kentucky in 1804 to Greene County, Ohio and in 1828 to Sangamon County, Illinois. 

He applied for pension, March 2, 1835, then living in Sangamon County, Illinois, and alleged that while residing in Loudon County, Virginia, he enlisted in March or May, 1781, served three tours of two months each as a private under Captain James Simmerell or Simrel's company, Colonel Wood's Virginia regiment, and was stationed at Winchester Barracks to guard prisoners. 

His claim was not allowed, as proof of service as required by the pension law was not furnished.
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Peter Borders was living in 1850 in Logan County, Illinois. 

There are no data in this claim concerning the family of Peter Borders. 

The application for headstone for Peter Borders is returned herewith; there was no correspondence enclosed. 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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In reply to your request of - , received - for a statement of the military history of Peter Borders a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. R. 1029

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1781 

LENGTH OF SERVICE. 
6 mos 

RANK. 
Private 

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. 
James Simmeral alias Simrel 

COLONEL. 
Wood

STATE. 
Va

Battles engaged in, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Loudon Co. Va. 
Date of application for pension, March 2, 1835 
Residence at date of application, 
Sangamon Co, Illinois 
Age at date of application, born in 1767 in Lancaster Co, Penn. 

Remarks: soldier removed in 1803 to Clark Co. Ky; 1804 Green Co, Ky; 1826 to Sangamon Co Ill. In 1850 he resided in Logan Co, Ill. 
There is no family data on file. His claim was rejected on the ground that the claimant failed to furnish proof of his alleged service as required by the act of June 7, 1832 under which he applied. 

Respectfully, 
Commissioner. 

BORDERS, PETER
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Rev. and 1812 
Wars Section. 

April 27, 1929 

Mrs. S. F. Eastman 
Petersburg 
Illinois. 

Madam: 
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 1029, it appears that Peter Borders was born in 1767 in Lancaster, County, Pennsylvania. 
He applied for pension, March 2, 1835, while a resident of Sangamon County, Illinois, and alleged that, while residing in Loudon County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1781 and served six months as a private in Captain James Simmerell or Simrel's Company, Colonel Wood's Virginia Regiment, and was stationed at Winchester Barracks to guard prisoners. 
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension law. 
The soldier moved in 1803 to Clark County, Kentucky; in 1804 to Green County, Ohio, and in 1826 to Sangamon County, Illinois. 
There are no data as to family. 
Respectfully, 
E. W. MORGAN 
ACTING COMMISSIONER.