Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,457, James Fowlkes, Va.
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Va.              Fowlkes , James                S.8457
                   or Fawlkes
carded
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12. 330
Virginia
James Fawlkes 
of Pittsy a in the State of Va:
who was a pri" & Sergt in the ___ commanded by captain ___ of the regy commanded by Brooker in the Va line for 14 months
                James Fowlkes
                Records corrected Oct. 11/04

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 60. Dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of Ap; 33 and sent William Tunstall (clk). Pittsvania

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833         120
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.        30

                                                  $150 -

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathl Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 8


(right panel)
Died Aug. or Sept. 1833
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 State of Virginia  Pittsylvania County, to Wit,
 
     On this 21st day of January 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before Daniel Coleman, Stephen Coleman  Nath Wilson & James Hopkins, the Court of Pittsylvania County now sitting James Fowlkes a Resident of said County and State aforesaid Aged seventy three 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 the 7th 1832  that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. In the month of September 1777 I marched from the county of Amelia in the state of Virginia where I then resided, as a volunteer in a company of Militia which was commanded by Capt Gabriel Folkes, Lieut. Knight and Ensign Robert Brooker through the County of Chesterfield to
Petersburg From thence to Cabin Point on James River, from thence across James River to Williamsburg and from thence to Hampton in the state of Virg’a  at that place our company was attached to the regiment which was commanded by Colonel Bibin Brooke we were stationed at that place untill our term of Service expired  I acted on this tour
throughout as a sergeant  The time of Service rendered on this tour was three months. We were discharged by Colonel Brooker by entire Companies at Hampton in the month of December 1777. I did not receive a written discharge  The service rendered is proved by William M Nance who was a Soldier with me in the same Company at that time. In the month of February 1778 I again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer and marched from the County of Amelia in a Company of
 Militia which was commanded by Captain Rowland Ward & Lieut. John Townes through the town of Petersburg. Crossed James River at Minns ferry  the Chickahominy River at Barrots Ferry  to Williamsburg where we joined the regiment under Major Cunningham  Colo Richardson & Colonel Nelson in the main army under Baron Steuben
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We were stationed at Williamsburg about three weeks and marched from there in various directions not being long stationed at anyone place untill our term of service expired. I was discharged by Major Cunningham at little York in the month of May 1778. the time of Service rendered in this tour was three months –my discharge is lost and cannot be found. I do not know any person living that was in that service with me  I acted throughout this tour as a
sergeant. About the first of February 1781 I again entered the service of the United States and marched from the County of Amelia as a volunteer in a company of Militia which was commanded by Captain John Oglesby  Lieut. Jones and Ensign Swan together with three other companys –  making in all 200 men under the command of Major Cunningham through the Counties of Lunenburg, Charlotte,  crossed Staunton river at Bonds Ferry  Dan River at Boyds Ferry  in the County of Halifax Va.  Entered the State of North Carolina & joined Colo Beverly Randolph’s regiment in 
Gen’l Lawson Brigade in the main army under Genl Green. We continued marching in various directions sometimes in the night other troops falling in with us until the 15th day of March we met with the British &c under Lord Cornwallis and had a severe battle with them in the County of Guilford No Ca   the american army were defeated and retreated to  where we again rendezvoused and followed on after Cornwallis as far as Ramseys Mill on Deep
 River. I was discharged at that place by Gen’l Lawson the 30th day of March 1781. I acted on the tour a part of the time as Sergeant  the balance about one month as Ensign (by Brivet) the time of service rendered on this tour Including the time travelling home was at least two months. my discharge is lost and cannot be found. I do not know any person living that was in that service with me. In the month of may 1781 I again entered the service of the united states as a Volunteer and marched from the said county of Amelia in a company of Militia under Captain Rowland Ward  Lieut John
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Townes and Ensign Davis Booker through the Town of Petersburg & Cabin Point to the County of Southampton where we joined the regiment under ColonelBlunt and marched from thence across James River at Cobham to Williamsburg  remained at that place three or four weeks  marched from thence to Norfolk – we were stationed there for sometime then marched back to Williamsburg. Joined the
 main army under Gen’l Stephen.  Layfayette &c  marched in various directions in the Adjacent Country untill the main Army under Gen’l Washington and others arrived at little York about the last of September 1781. we were stationed at that place untill Lord Cornwallis surrendered himself and his army to Gen’l Washington on the 19th day of October 1781. I then marched to Williamsburg where I was discharged by Colo Blunt about the last of October 1781 but at the same time was ordered to assist 18 sick men to Amelia Old Court House which I did  I acted on this tour as sergeant the time of service rendered on this tour was six months. My discharge is lost and cannot be found  I do not know any person now living that was in that service with me except John Pettros who lives in County of Charlotte at least 10 miles from me.  I was born in the County of Amelia on the 28th day of September 1760. My age was recorded by my
 father in a book that is now in the possession of my brother William Fowlkes  I lived in the county of Amelia in the state of Virginia when I entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. I lived in that county untill the year 1790 then moved to the county of Pittsylvania and have lived in that County ever since. I entered the service in every Instance as a volunteer. I do not recollect the No of any
 regiment that I served in, the officers I served with are named in my declaration  I can refer to [blank] who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the revolution. I hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension
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or Annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
                   James Fowlkes

We Jedunthun Carter & Emanuel Jones Residing in the County of Pittsylvania in the state of Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Fowlkes who has subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three 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 day and year aforesaid.
              Jedunthun Carter
              Eml Jones

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department together with the proof exhibited to us that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that Colo. Jedunthun Carter & Emanuel Jones who have signed the preceding certificate and William. M. Nance, who certificate on oath has been presented to us as evidence in this case are Residents of Pittsylvania and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

The following is the certificate refered (sic) to in the foregoing declaration.  
 I William M Nance of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia do hereby certify that James Fowlkes of the said County who is an applicant for a pension was a revolutionary soldier  that In the year 1777 he served a tour of duty with me as a sergeant in a Company of Militia under Captain Fowlkes from the County of Amelia in the State of Virginia to Hampton in the said State & that the said James Fowlkes was honorably discharged from the said service. I further certify
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 that we were both residents of the said county of Amelia  that I was well acquainted with the said James Fowlkes and know that he served several other tours of duty in the service of the revolution. 
Given under my hand this 19th day of January 1833.
                   Wm. M Nance

I Benjamin Watkins a Justice of the Peace for the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia do hereby certify that William M Nance who this day  appeared before me and Subscribed his name and sworn to the above certificate is a credible man and that his Statement is entitled to Credit.
Given under my hand this 19th day of January 1833.
                     Benj. Watkins

I Will Tunstall Clerk of the Court of Pittsylvania County Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Fowlkes for a pension.
(seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 28th day of January 1833.
             Will Tunstall
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No 22975
James Fowlkes
Va.

Admit as Sergt 8 mo   40
"                 Pri- 11 -     20
                          60-

Col. Brooker Va
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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.  These 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 James Fowlkes, Pittsylvania co. Va.

Period when the service was rendered.
Sept 1777 Vol
Feb 1778 Vol
Feb 1781 Vol
May 1781 Vol

Duration of the claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days.
-3-
-3-
-2-
-6-
=14=
8 mo. Sergt
6 - pri
HH

Rank of the claimant.
Sergt.
"
Sergeant & Ensign

Name and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt. Fowlkes
Capt Rowand Ward
Oglesby
Ward

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col. Brooker
Cols. Richardson & Nelson
Randolph
Blunt

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
None
None
Guilford
Yorktown

Country through which he marched.
Va
Va
NC
Va

Place of abode when he entered the service and age at the present period.
Aged 73
Amelia County Va

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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:
       1.  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 offices, musicians 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 

     On this _____day of______personally appeared (a) before _____A.B. a resident (b) of _____in the county of_____and State, Territory or District of _____aged (c)_____years, who first being 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)_____, with_____and served in the _____(e) regiment of the _____line, under the following named officers:______

[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, if 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 or any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____.                         A.B.
     Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
     [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.
     I_____ 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 _____ and C.D. residing in (the same) herby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____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. 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.
     I, _____Clerk of the Court of _____do hereby certify 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, this ____day of 
                      _____&c.

Every applicant will product 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 product 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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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 or 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 ex-expected.  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?
     How were you called into service;  were you drafted, did you volution, 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.
     6.  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?
          To an Officer {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what 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 the 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 following are small type footnotes at the bottom of the page.)

[a]  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.
[b]  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.
[c]  The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d]  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e]  Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served;  otherwise a claim cannot be had.  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 Just of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that, by reason of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  _____For_____year_____months, and_____days, I served as a _____, For _____months and _____days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension." 
     It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law 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.
     [f]  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
     [g]  The opinion of the court is always required.
     [h]  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
     [i]  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 public seal 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 ribbons, 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.
     [j]  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 office.
     [j]  The notes from [a] to [i] are equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
     [k]  This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
     [l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
     [m]  The answers to the interrogatories must all be written and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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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:
1. 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 offices, musicians 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

On this _____day of______personally appeared (a) before _____A.B. a resident (b) of _____in the county of_____and State, Territory or District of _____aged (c)_____years, who first being 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)_____, with_____and served in the _____(e) regiment of the _____line, under the following named officers:______

[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, if 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 or any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____. A.B.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[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.
I_____ 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 _____ and C.D. residing in (the same) herby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____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. 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.
I, _____Clerk of the Court of _____do hereby certify 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, this ____day of
_____&c.

Every applicant will product 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 product 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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December 31, 1930

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
EEL 

Mrs. N.E. Clement
Chatham 
Virginia

Dear Madam:

     You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8457, that James Fowlkes (the name also appears as Fawlkes) was born September 28, 1760, in Amelia County, Virginia. 

     While residing in Amelia County, Virginia, he volunteered and served with the Virginia Troops as follows: from September, 1777, three months as sergeant in Captain Gabriel Fowlkes' (no relationship to soldier shown) Company, Colonel Bibin Brookins' Regiment: from February 1778, three months as sergeant in Captain Rowland Ware's Company, Colonels Richardson and Nelson's Regiment: from February 1, 1781, one month as sergeant and one month as ensign by brevet in Captain John Oglesby's Company, Colonel Beverly Randolph's Regiment and was in the battle of Guilford; from May, 1781, as sergeant in Captain Rowland Ward's Company, Colonel Blunt's Regiment, was at the siege of Yorktown and surrender of Lord Cornwallis and was discharged the last of October, 1781.  

     After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Amelia County, Virginia, until 1790, then moved to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, of which place he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed January 21, 1833.

     He died in August or September, 1833.
There are no data as to his family.

Very truly yours
E.W. Morgan 
Acting Commissioner. 

(in margin)
Brother Wm. Fowkes referred to
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James Fowlkes-S.8457

Mrs. B.F. Sours
Chatham 
Virginia

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of James Fowlkes, of Pittsylvania, County, Virginia, who served as sergeant in the Revolutionary War. 

     The record of James Fowlkes is furnished you herein the data for which were obtained from his claim for pension, S.8457, based upon his military service in that war. 

     James Fowlkes (the name also appears as Fawlkes) was born September 28, 1760, in Amelia County, Virginia. The name of his parents are not shown.

     While residing in Amelia County, Virginia, he volunteered and served with the Virginia Troops, as follows: from September, 1777, three months as sergeant in Captain Gabriel Fowlkes' (no relationship shown) Company, Colonel Bibin Brookins' Regiment: from February 1778, three months as sergeant in Captain Rowland Ward's  Company, Colonels Richardson and Nelson's Regiment: from February 1, 1781, one month as sergeant and one month as ensign (by brevet) in Captain John Oglesby's Company, Colonel Beverly Randolph's Regiment and was in the battle of Guilford: from May, 1781, as sergeant in Captain Rowland Ward's  Company, Colonel Blunt's Regiment, was at the siege of Yorktown and surrender of Lord Cornwallis and was discharged the last of October, 1781. 
 
     After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Amelia County, until 1790, then moved to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, of which county he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed January 21, 1833.

     He died in August or September, 1833, place not shown.


(Handwritten in margin) 
Could not identify any of the Captains nor Col. Bibin Brookin
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     There are no data as to the wife or children of the solider, James Fowlkes. 

      In 1853, soldier referred to his brother , William Fowlkes but did not state the age or place of residence of his brother and there are no further data as to family.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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                     Chatham, Virginia
                     Oct 23 1934

Pension Department
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
     Please send me the record and all information contained in the claim of Sergt. James Fowlkes of Pittsylvania County Whose name appears in McAllisters Virginia Militia.
     Thanking you very much I am
                  Very truly yours
                  Irene Fowlkes Sours
                  (Mrs. B.F. Sours)
                  Chatham, Virginia

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RECEIVED
NOV 1 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM READER 28
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                         Chatham, Virginia
                         Nov. 29, 1930

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Dear Sir,-
     Will you kindly send me abstracts of the war records of following Revolutionary War Pensioner of Pittsylvania Co. Va. 
James Fowlkes, S. of W. 1835, Pen. 2,184.
Moore Lumkin, S. of W. 1835
Pen. 2,214
     Thanking you for your kindness.
I am,
                     Very truly yours,
                     Mrs. N.E. Clement
                     Chatham
                     Virginia

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U.S. PENSION
DEC 4 1930
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8457
Rev War
INVALID.
No. 8457
James Fawlkes
Sergt Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Nex:–Vol. Rev, Page 120

[Arrangement of 1870.]
James Fowlkes Oct. 11, 1804
Records corrected
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1930 Dec 31 Hist to Mrs. N.E. Clement  EEL

1934 Nov. 8 Hist Mrs. B.F. Sours  EEL