Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8341, Christopher Barlow, Va.
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 
Va. 

Barlow, Christopher 
Barbara 

NUMBER 
W. 8341

CONTENTS
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Duplicate certificate issued July 1 1836 and forwarded to the Hon. Ben Harden [illegible]

Kentucky 29,853 
Christopher Barlow of Washington Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Rucker of the Regt. commanded by Col. Barbour in the Virginia mil. line for 8 months. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of March 1835 and sent to Hon. B. Harden Bardstown Ky. 

Arrears to the 4th of March '35 106.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. '35. 13.33 
$120.00 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, 
Book E-2, Vol. 7 Page 4
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3281 
Kentucky 

Barbara Barlow widow of Christopher Barlow, dec. a pensioner Act 7 June 1832 who died on the 22d June 1837 of Washington Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Rucker of the regt commanded by Col Barbour in the Virginia line for 8 months. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 22d day of June 1837. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of April 1840, sent to Christopher Chinn, Harrodsburg, Kenty. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $71.99 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept '40 13.33 
$85.32 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d}

Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 179.
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4042 
Barbara Barlow of Christopher 
Kentucky 

admitted 

Pr. $26.66

Capt. Rucker Col Barbour 
Va. 

Died 22 June 1837 

Act 4 July 1836 

C.W. Chinn 
Harrosburg 
Ken 


40.3.4
37.6.22
2.8.12

53.33
13.33
4.44
.88 
71.98
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State of Kentucky Washington County SS. 
On this 8th day of May 1834 personally appeared in open court in the Washington Circuit Court now in session Christopher Barlow a resident citizen of said county aged 77 years on the first day of last January, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the act of congress passed on the 7th day of June 1832. He states that he first entered the service of the United States as a soldier in the American revolution in the county of Culpepper and state of Virginia in the spring of the year he think about the last of March in the year 1776 as well as he can now remember, in this service he was drafted as a private in the militia, the length of time for which he was [illegible] he does not remember, he was drafted in this tour and served as [illegible] hereafter stated in a company commanded by Captain Rucker he thinks his given Christian name was Aylett - in this service he was not called upon to perform any active duty nor was he in an engagements with the British. After he was drafted he together with the rest of the company rendezvoused at Col Ephraim Rucker's place of residence and remained for the length of time he continued in this tour and was mustered for service by the company officers almost
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doubted. She further states that her father Christopher Barlow died on the 22 June 1837. And that he mother Barbara Barlow has remained a widow ever since to the present period. 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written. 
her mark Jerusha Adams

State of Kentucky 
Washington County set 
This day personally appeared Jerusha Adams before me a Justice of the Peace for the county of Washington and State aforesaid made subscribed by making her mark and swore to the above deposition. And I certify that the aforesaid Jerusha Adams is a woman of truth and veracity. 

Given under my hand this 4th day of October 1838 James Trent J Peace 

State of Kentucky 
Washington County set 

This the 4th day of October 1838 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace of Washington County and State aforesaid Peter B Adams of lawfull age and being first duly sworn according to law do state of his oath that he has been well acquainted with Christopher Barlow + his wife Barbara Barlow for upwards of fifty years. And he has every reason to believe from information received from Christopher Barlow during his life and from other sources of information that the aforesaid Christopher
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Barlow + Barbara Barlow were lawfully married in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia in the year of seventeen thousand and sixty eight or nine, And he further states that of his own knowledge the aforesaid Christopher Barlow was a pensioner on the roll of Kentucky agency at the time of his death, He having drawn the balance of the afs Barlow's pension which was due, from the pension office in Lexington Kentucky after the afs C. Barlow's death. And further states that the said Christopher Barlow died on the 22 June 1838. And further states that the afs Barbara Barlow who subscribed to the annexed declaration is a widow of the aforesaid Christopher Barlow and has remained a widow ever since the death of the afs Christopher Barlow up to the present period. 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written 

Peter B Adams  

State of Kentucky 
Washington County Set 

This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington County and State afs Peter B Adams, And made subscribed and sworn to the above deposition. And I certify that the aforesaid Peter B Adams is a man of truth and veracity. 

Given under my hand this 4th day of October 1838. 
James Trent J Peace
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30,989 
Christopher Barlow 
Kentucky 
from 1776 pri
8 months $26.66/100

Washington Co Ky 
E. 

Hon. B Harden 
Bardstown Ken
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Christopher Barlow's
Affidavit
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Barbara Barlow 
Kentucky 
Suspended 
see let 28 March 1839 Hon J Harden 
let 13 Aug 1839 C. Chinn 

Act 4 July 1836
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Revy WIDOW, &c. 

File No. 8341 
Barbara Barlow 
Wid of Christopher Barlow Private Va line

Act: July 4th/36, sec 3d 

Index:-Vol. A, Page 31 

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Christopher Barlow Ken: Act 7 June 1832 
to what time paid? 
Pen Office 

Died 22 June 1837 paid to that period 

March 28, 1839
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Richard Whitman 
affidavit to support C Barlow's declaration for a pension
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State of Kentucky Hart County set 
On this 13th day of May 1834 Richard Whitman a resident citizen of said county personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and made oath before me according to law that according to record obtained from his fathers family register he was 78 years of age the 22nd December 1833. And Whitman stated that he had seen and heard read the pension Declaration of Christopher Barlow of Washington County Kentucky and that when he and said Barlow were young men growing up together they lived in the same county in Virginia, [illegible] in the county of Culpepper, and that in the year 1776 as much as he recollects, they served a three months tour of duty together in the militia of said state from Culpepper in a company commanded by Captain Rucher, in Col James Barbers regiment. The declaration of said Barlow in relation to said town as he has made them in his declaration are correct, with the exception only of his being in [illegible] who was the colonel of the regiment he feels very confident in his recollection that Col Barber (who he thinks was the father of Govr Jas Barber + Philip Barber now of Orange County Ga) was the colonal commandant of the regiment - Some time after this tour of three months, which he + said Barlow served together  + were discharged together, being both in the same company, this affiant removed to the count of Rockingham in said state, as did said Barlow also, and which they lived there he well remembers the circumstances of said Barlows enlisting in a company commanded by Capt McHowell for two years as he then understood and that he marched off with said company to the back parts of Virginia, this affiant was present when said Barlow enlisted; this affiant was not
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Ken 4042
Nov 5
Joint Reso.
Barbara Barlow,

Pension Papers
Col. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Ken 4042 
Nov 5 
Joint Reso. 
Barbara Barlow, 

Pension Papers 
Col. J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
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Harrodsburg (Kenty) 29th October 1838 

Coln J. L. Edwards 

Dear Sir
Enclosed you have Mrs Barbara Barlow's papers claiming a pension, I have taken what I consider strong circumstantial evidence of her marriage to Christopher Barlow and could have taken much more proof to the same point but deem it unnecessary to give the committee of examination the trouble of running over several depositions of the same nature on a plain case. Indeed I do not know that the department will require positive proof of marriage if they do there will be many old widows prevented from getting their pensions. For the records of marriage in the early days have been so irregularly kept that it is only here and there a claim that can be established by record evidences, even family records with these old widows are not general more particular where neither the husbands nor the wife could write which was frequent the case in early times. In this case there were no family record. 

In all cases enclosed to you by me I hope you will forward me the certificates so soon as the claim is passed. If and thing more is wanted in any claim please apprise me so that it may be attended to. 

Your Obt Servt 
Chr Chinn 

P.S. By reference to Col John Stull of GeorgeTown or the Hon Jas Hearlow of this place my standing can be ascertained. C.C
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May 14 
Ken 
Addl Proof 
Barbara Barlow 

Chr Chinn 
Harrodsburg
Ky
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5392
5393
5394
Ken 
May 14 
4 July 1838 
7 July 1838 

Col. J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
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Harrodsburg(Ky) 6th May 1839 
Col. J L Edwards 

Dear Sir 
Enclosed you have the following claims for pension Viz 

Mrs. Mary Sulton widow of Benjamin Sulton of Garrard County Ky 
Mrs. Jemima Hudson widow of Benjamin Hudson of Ditto Ditto Ditto 
Mrs. Sally Rowe widow of William Rowe of Russel County Ditto 
Mrs. Sally Waynes widow of James Waynes of Ditto Ditto Ditto 
Also the certificate of the clerk of the county court of Culpepper County of VA in the case of Mrs. Jane Rosson or Rowson of Garrard County which claim was mailed by me at this place on the 4th of December 1838. 
Also the certificate of the above clerk in the case of Mrs. Barbara Barlow, in this case I was fearfull when I wrote to the clerk of Culpepper that I should not be able to obtain a certificate showing the time she was married. She has no family records, her husband and herself both being illiterate. It has been such a length of time since her marriage she knows no person that she can prove her marriage by, it being more than seventy years since her marriage took place and that at a long distance from where she now lives she sustains as fair a character as any other Lady and if proof of that character and of her long living with her husband as man and wife without the legality of the marriage ever being called in question, such proof can be processed in abundance. 
I have not prepared any claim for a pension that I did not believe there was merit it, nor do I expect to prepare such an one. If I do I will assure you will be done without my knowledge of its demerit. I have taken every pains to conform to the requirements of the department since I have been informed on the subject But I hope in Mrs Barlow's case there will be some exemptions from the general rule in consequence of her advanced age which is now upwards considerably of ninety years and at this time in delicate health. 
Your Obt Servt
Chr Chinn 

P.S. Mrs Barlow's papers were mailed by me in this place on the 29 October 1838 
C.C.
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Dec 9, 1839 
Mrs. Jemima Hudson 
Deposition in support of Mrs. Barbara Barlow's claim 

Chr. Chinn 
Harrodsburg, Ken 
Agent
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The deposition of Jemima Hudson a resident of Garrard County Ky taken this 29th day November 1839 to be used as evidence in favour of the application of Mrs. Barbara Barlow for a pension under the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. 
Deponent being seventy seven years old next January deposeth and saith that she was born and raised in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia and was well acquainted with Christopher (or Stoff as he was usually called) Barlow and his wife Barbara Barlow whose name before marriage was Barbara Mayers. The deponent lived within about two miles of the said Christopher  & in about three quarters of a mile of the said Barbara previous to their marriage and recollects perfectly well (although the deponent was quite young of hearing of the marriage of the said Christopher Barlow & the said Barbara which marriage took place some years previous to the declaration of Independence the deponent was not at the marriage but was in the neighborhood when they were reported to have been married And the deponent has no doubt that the said Christopher + Barbara were legally + lawfully married neverhaving heard it doubted by any person whatever And further saith not 

her mark 
Jemima Hudson 

State of Kentucky 
Garrard County set 

The above deposition of Mrs. Jemima Hudson was this day sworn to and subscribed before me the undersign Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid. And I certify the said Jemima Hudson is a woman of good moral character and a person of truth and veracity. 
Given from under my hand this 29th day of November 1839 
James Cook JPGC

State of Kentucky 
Garrard County set 
I Alex R McKee clerk of the Garrard County Court do certify that James Cook Esq whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate
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now is an was at the time of affixing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Garrard and State aforesaid, duly nominated appointed commissioned and qualified as such and full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such and that the signature purporting to be his is known to me to be genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of the Court of which I am clerk to be hereto affixed, at my office in Lancaster this 29th day of November 1839 and 64th year of American Independence 

Alex R Mckee 
Clerk
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V 4042 

Barbara Barlow 
of Christopher
Kentucky
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State of Kentucky 
Washington County set 
I William B Booker clerk of the court of Washington County certify that James Trent is a magistrate as above and 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 this 4th day of October, 1838. 

William B Booker 
Clerk of the Court of Washington County 
by Jno C Moffett OC
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State of Kentucky Washington County set 

This day Jeroboam Beauchams + Thomas Head citizens of said county came into this Washington Circuit Court and being duly sworn according to law, stated that they were well acquainted with Christopher Barlow who has sworn to and subscribed his declaration for a pension as above, they state also that they have been acquainted with him for many years and that they believe him to be of the age he has stated, and that he has been and is now generally reputed in the neighborhood to have been a soldier of the revolution and that they have never heard it doubted, but that he was a soldier + served in the revolutionary war and from the character of the said Barlow [illegible] good for truth and honesty they concur in the belief that he was a soldier + served as he has stated in the American revolution. 
Sworn to + subscribed this 8th day of May 1834
Jeroboam Beauchams 
Thomas Head 

And the said court (after putting the inquiries required by the war department) do declare it as their opinion of the said court that the said applicant Christopher Barlow was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he has stated and the said court certify and declare it as their opinion that Jeroboam Beauchams and Thomas Head whose affidavits are above subscribed + sworn to are credible witnesses and their statement above is entitled to credit all which is ordered to be certified to the secretary of war. 
I Charles C Kelly clerk of the Washington Circuit Court do certify that the foregoing contains the full + original matter of the application of Christopher Barlow for a pension, under the act of
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Congress of the seventh of June 1832. In testimony whereof I as clerk aforesaid have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Springfield this 9th day of May 1834. 
Charles C Kelly 

Clerk of the Washington Circuit Court