Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31360, for John Shoun, Virginia
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE Va.
Shoun, John
NUMBER S.31360
CONTENTS
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19152
Kentucky
John Shoun
of Green Co in the State of Ke’ty
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Smith of the rgt commanded
by — in the Va
line for 7 months and 19 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 25 Dollars 43 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Augt 1833 and Sent to Wm S Willis Greensburg
Arrears to the 4th of March 50 86 [$50.86]
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 12 71 [$12.71]
$63.57
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7 1832.
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk.
Book E Vol. 7 Page 27
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12002
John Shoun
Kentucky
11, 12, 14, 16, 17
from — private
7 months 19 days
$25.43/100.
T
Wm J. Willis
Greensburg Ky
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BRIEF in the case of John Shoun of the County of Green in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? A Justice of the Peace
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes
3. How old is he? Seventy two —
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. In 17 | Duration of Service. Years, Months. Days. | Rank. As a | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.
Drafted In 17– 3 weeks private Capt Patrick Buchanan
“ 1778 or 1779 4 weeks “ “ Thos. Smith
“ October 1781. 6 months “ “ Bush
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Augusta Cy. Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Two living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Clerks seal not attached to all the papers
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. J M Duncan, Examining Clerk.
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State of Kentucky Green County Sct on this 4th day of September 1832 personally appeared before David Campbell a Justice of the Peace in and for Green County Kentucky, John Shoun a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 72 years the 16th of January next, who being first 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 of the 7th June 1832 —
he states, that he entered the Service of the United States in Augusta County State of Virginia that he was drafted and served three weeks under the command of Capt Patrick Buckhannon in the malitia, that this service was rendered in an expedition against the Shawnee Indians, the date of the year in which this service was rendered he does not recollect —
John Shoun further states that he entered the service again in Augusta County Virginia in the year 1778 or in the year 1779 to the best of his recollection, that he was drafted for 3 months in the malitia and entered into the service under the command of Capt Thomas Smith, that he marched under said Commander against the British and marched from Augusta County to Richmond, that he served four weeks or nearly so of the three months for which he had been drafted as aforesaid, and there being no further need of his services he was discharged by Capt Thos Smith at Richmond but that said discharge is lost —
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The sd. John Shoun further states that he entered the service again in Augusta County Virginia in October 1781, that he was drafted for a tour of 6 months which time he served out fully, that he was under the command of Capt. Bush who was a captain in the Regular service, to the best of his recollection, that he was stationed a part of the six months at Richmond and served as a guard under Capt. Bush in guarding the refugees who were imprisoned at Richmond;  that he served the residue of the 6 months by the orders of Capt. bush in driving a teem and hauling provision to Richmond;  that this service was not on a civil contract but by the orders of Capt. Bush under whom he was drafted as aforesaid, that after serving out the tour of 6 months as above stated he was discharged at Richmond by Capt. Bush but that sd. discharge is lost;  the sd. John Should further states that he has no documentary evidence and is unable from bodily infirmity to attend court, he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension of annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Shoun  x his mark

I do certify that the above declaration was sworn to by the applicant John Shoun before me this 4th Sept 1832
David Campbell  JPGC
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I further certify that I believe the applicant John Shoun is unable to attend court by reason of bodily infirmity  Sept 4th 1832
David Campbell JPGC

State of Kentucky Green County Sct
On this 4th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me David Campbell a Justice of the peace in and for Green County Samuel McCorkle and made oath to the following statement viz - that during the revolutionary war he resided in Augusta County Virginia and that then and there he was well acquainted with John Shoun of Green County Ky and from what he then heard and knew he believes that the sd. Shoun was a soldier in the revolution and served a tour of 6 months in the year 1781, that the sd. John Shoun was generally reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he then resided to have served 6 months as above stated
Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid
David Campbell JPGC

Green County Ky S.C.t
On this 4th of September 1832 personally appeared before me David Campbell a Justice of the peace in and for Green County Kentucky Katharine Buckhannon and made oath as follows viz - that during the revolutionary war she was well acquainted with John Shoun in Augusta County Virginia, and from what she knew and herd during the revolutionary war she believes that the sd. Shoun was a soldier in the revolution and that the foregoing declaration made by the sd. Shoun contains a true statement of his services in the revolutionary war
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She further states that the sd. Shoun mustered at a muster ground at her house previous to his entering into the service as a soldier and that she frequently saw him and was well acquainted with him, and that the sd. Shoun was absent from his place of residence 6 months at one tour, and that during such absence he was engaged in the service of his of his Country as a soldier as she then understood and believed,  She further states that the sd. Shoun served a short tour against the Indians as she was informed, that a draft took place at her hous, and that the sd. Shoun was then drafted as she understood.  She further states that it was during the revolutionary war generally reported and believed that the sd. Shoun was a soldier and served as above stated
Sworn to before me David Campbell a justice of the peace the day and year aforesaid.
David Campbell JPGC

On this 4th of September 1832 Archibald S. Buckhannon personally appeared before me and made oath that John Shoun of Green County Kentucky, is generally reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he now resides, to have been a soldier in the revolution, and that he the sd. A.S. Buckhannon concurs in that belief.  Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid.
David Campbell JPGC
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and I the sd. David Campbell after attending to the investigation of the claim of the aforesaid John Shoun for a pension, and after hearing the the examination of the witnesses do hereby declare that I believe the sd. John Shoun was a soldier in the revolution and that he served as stated in his declaration
given under my hand this 4 of Sept 1832
David Campbell JPGC

State of Kentucky
Green county  Ss
I John Barret clerk of the Green county court do certify that David Campbell whose signature is affixed to the preceding certificates is now and was at the time of signing said certificates an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of Green and state aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such - and that his said proceedings and certificates are in due form of law and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 17th day of Septr. 1832
John Barret G.C.
[SEAL]

State of Kentucky Green County Sct
I Wm. B Allen a presiding justice of the Peace in and for the county and state
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aforesaid hereby certify that John Barret whose signature is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is Clerk of the County Court of Green County - that his certificate is in due form of law, and that full faith and credit are due to all his acts as Clerk aforesaid
Given under my hand this 17th day of Sept 1832
Wm. B. Allen  J.P.G.C.


John Shoun
Declaration &c

12,002
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Amended Declaration
On this 29th day of April 1822 personally appeared before me David Campbell a Justice of the peace in and for Green County Kentucky John Shoun who being duly sworn states, that he has no record of his age but from the information he has received of his parents he was born in Frederick County State of Maryland in the year 1760 and that his parents moved to Augusta County Virginia when he was a small boy and that he resided in Augusta County Virginia until about 30 or 31 years past at which time he moved to Kentucky where he has continued to reside to the present time and most of the time in Green County - he further state that he is not now certain whether he will be able to procure the testimony of a Clergyman or not as their is none living in his immediate neighborhood - he states that he is well acquainted with Isaac Tate and John Buckhannon who can testify as to his character for truth and the general report of the neighborhood
John Shoun x his mark

Sworn & subscribed the day and date above written before me
David Campbell JPGC
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On this 29th day of April 1833 personally appeared before me David Campbell a Justice of the peace Samuel McCorkle and Katharine Buckhannon who being duly sworn state as follows, the said Samuel McCorkle states that he is now 73 years of age and the said Katharine Buckhannon states that she is 76 years of age - and I the said David Campbell do hereby certify that the above named Samuel McCorkle and Katharine Buckhannon are the identical persons who testified to the services of John Shoun when his Original Declaration was made out before me and whose affidavits are attached to said Shoun's Original Declaration, and further that the said Samuel McCorkle and Katharine Buckhannon are persons of credibility and their statements entitled to credit and belief - and Archibald S. Buckhannon whose certificate is attached to sd. Shoun's Original Declaration is also a man of respectability and trust and his said certificate is entitled to cred - and further that I believe the said McCorkle and Katherine Buckhannon are of the age they have stated above
given under my hand the day and date above written
David Campbell JPGC
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N B the department will please take notice that the affidavits on the following pages are taken in support of the claims of John Shoun and Samuel McCorkle both and are equally applicable to both cases respectfully W T Willis
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Shoun & McCorkle
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State of Kentucky Green County Set
This day Isaac Tate personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace for said county, and being first by me duly sworn according to law, stated on his oath, that he is well acquainted with John Shoun of said county, also Samuel McCorkle, Katharine Buckhannan & Archibald S. Buckhannon, all of whom reside in his neighbourhood, all whom, he would state from his knowledge of them are credible persons, and that their statements may be relied on — with John Shoun he has been acquainted thirty years intermittently and has always understood & learnt in the neighbourhood where he lived, that he was a soldier in the revolution and he concurs in the belief of his having served as a soldier in the American army, he believes him to be seventy two or three years of age — with Samuel McCorkle he has likewise been acquainted thirty or more years; and thirty years since he has heard, said McCorkle speak of his services in the South, under Captain Buckhannon, and against the Indians, & he thinks he has also learnt from him that, he was in the battle at Hot wates, This affiants father, fell in the Battle at Guilford Courthouse, & he has understood Capt Patrick Buckhannon was also there; it has been the tradition and rumor of the neighbourhood where he lives for many years that said McCorkle was a soldier of the revolution in the United States army — he is of opinion that said McCorkle is seventy two years of age or more and he concurs in the belief that he did serve as he has states. Katharine Buckhannan is at least seventy or upwards of seventy years of age, and lived in Augusta County Virginia during the revolution — John Shoun is an old very infirm & helpless man — There is no Clergyman residing in the neighbourhood, nor any one nearer than from six to ten miles, & it is uncertain whether any clergyman, may have a knowledge of the tradition of the neighbourhood where said McCorkle & Shoun reside as to their services in the American Revolution - Sworn to and
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Subscribed this 26th day April 1833 before me a Justice of the peace for Green County Kentucky Jos Richeson JP GC Isaac Tate
State of Kentucky Green County Set,, John Buckhanon of said County appeared personally before me and made oath that he resided in said County and in the neighbourhood of John Shoun Samuel McCorkle, Katharine Buckhannon & Archibald S Buckhannon and has been acquainted with them all for many years, and in relation to the facts stated in the above affidavit of Isaac Tate which he has seen & read he would make the same statements, as is made by said Tate —
Sworn to & subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace for Green County Kentucky this 26th day of April 1833
 John Buchanan
Jos Richeson JP GC

I Joseph Richeson a justice of the peace for Green County Kentucky do certify that Isaac Tate & John Buckhannon whose affidavits are taken above, are credible persons, whose statements are entitled to credit & full belief, given under my hand this 26th day of April 1833 
Jos Richeson JP GC
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State of Kentucky Green County Set
I John Barret Clerk of the court of Green County certify that Joseph Richeson and David Campbell are Justices of the peace duly commissioned and qualified as such, and were so at the time of signing the foregoing certificates, and that the signatures to the foregoing certificates purporting to be theirs are genuine, and full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all their official acts in  testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this this 1st day of May 1833 John Barret C GC
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December 5, 1936.

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Ba-J/ady
John Shoun
S.31360

Mrs. Charles A. Fuller
100 West 52nd Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to John Shoun, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein area obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.31360, based upon his military service in that war.

John Shoun was born January 16, 1760, in Frederick County, Maryland, and when a small boy moved with his parents, their names not given, to Augusta County, Virginia.

While a resident of Augusta County, Virginia, he enlisted, date not stated, and served three weeks in Captain Patrick Buchanan's Virginia Company and went on an expedition against the Shawnee Indians. He enlisted in 1778 or 1779 and served about four weeks in Captain Thomas Smith's Virginia Company. He enlisted in October 1781 and served six moths as guard and teamster in Captain Bush's Virginia Company.

About 1802 he moved from August County, Virginia, to Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, while a resident of Green County, Kentucky.

There are no family data except the above reference to soldier's parents.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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31360
Revy 
INVALID

File No. 31,360
John Shoun
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32

Index:-Vol. 2, Page 366
Arrangement of 1870

1914 Mch 26 History to J.A. Shawan c
1916 Jan. 11.  To above to address auditor for Qut.[?] Dept. for last known residence
1934 Apr 5 Hist to Mrs. W.M. Vaught  ADY
1936 Dec 5.  Hist. to Mrs. Charles A. Fuller   ADY
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John Shoun
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Shoun which require further proof or explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  Yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  --

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  Yes

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  Yes

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  given by the Justice of the peace

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  Yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  Three witnesses

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  No

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  --

XIV. *If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?  Two witnesses.
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  No
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  Yes

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  age not stated

XVI. *Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  No

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  1st & 2nd
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.

*QUERE V.  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 old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best 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.
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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 they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particular respecting their service. This form of a declaration is high 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.
*QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
*QUERE XVI.  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 contained the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of the office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
-->In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
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[STAMP]
Greensburgh Ky May 1

[STAMP]
FREE

Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Washington City
DC

mail

Ky
Retd.

3 pension claims
Second [illegible]
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Greensburgh Ky April    1833

Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Sir
the pension claim of Joshua Lee si respectfully returned, the objections to his claim I hope are all removed, the Clergyman's certificate is seperate to itsself, but there is another certificate of the general report of the neighborhood &c given by several respectable citizens.  The claims of John Shoun and Samuel McCorkle are also returned  their Declarations are amended, the credibility of the witnesses is fully established, and further traditionary testimony has been obtained and is herewith forwarded - the Clergyman's certificate could not be obtained, the applicants live in a remote part of the County and there is no Clergyman living near them, and they are both very infirm and old, and the Clergyman living at a distance know nothing of the report in the neighborhood in which the said Shoun & McCorkle live
Very respectfully your obdient servant
William T. Willis

Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
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[STAMP]
Adjutant General's Office
2136193
War Department
Mar 12 1914

19

Commissioner of pensions:
My Dear Sir:
Any information in regard to the enclosed, will be appreciated.
Very respectfully
J.W. Shawan

[STAMP]
U.S. Pension Office
Mar 19 1914
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
City School District
Columbus, Ohio

George W. Williard, President
Dora Sandoe Bachman, Vice Pres.
Edw. B. MacFadden, Clerk-Treas.
J.A. Shawan, Superintendent

Ohio National Bank Building
Town and High Streets

Columbus, O.  Mar 9 1914

To the War Department:
The Report of the Secretary of War for 1835 shows that John Shoun was granted a pension by the Act of 1831;  that he belonged to the Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War;  and in 1835 resided in Green County Ky.
I wish to know:
1.  What regiment he belonged to and how long he served
2.  When and where the last pension was paid.
Very truly
J.A. Shawan

[STAMP]
Received A.G.C. Mar 11 1914

[STAMP]
Assistant and [illegible] Clerk
Mar 11 1914
War Dept.
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Elizabethton, Tennessee
March 5, 1934

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions, Rev. Section
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Please send me a copy of the pension records of the following men:

John Shoun, who served in the War of the Revolution and received pension while a resident of Green Co. Ky.  I seek this information to prove the D.A.R. line for Miss Mary Shoun.

Elija Stout of Specer County, Ky.  I seek this information in order to complete a family history.

Thanking you for this information,
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Carriger Vaught
Mrs. W.M. Vaught

Mrs. WMV:LW

[STAMP]
Received Mar 7 1934
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets Adm
Reader #28
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Elizabethton, Tennessee
March 5, 1934

Department of the Interior
The Adjutant General's Office
War Department
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir;

Please send me a copy of the pension record of Henry Stout, who served in the War of 1812, from Carter County, Tennessee. I want this record in order to prove the historic line of Sarah Stout for the Daughters of 1812.

Thanking you for this information.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Carriger Vaught (handwritten)
Mrs. W.M. Vaught

Mrs.WMV:LW

STAMP
RECEIVED
MAR 7 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VERF. ADM
NUMBER #20
Page 30

100 West 52 street
Minneapolis, Minn.

November 19, 1936

Veterans Administration
Dept. of Pensions     Rev. War
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

Would you be so good as to look up for me what is to be found in the pension records of a Revolutionary soldier,

JOHN SHOWN (Shawn, Shawhan, Shong),

who, under the act of June 7, 1832, applied for a pension in Green County, Kentucky, August 9, 1833. The pension was for $25.48. His age was then 74, and he had been a private in the Virginia militia. (This information is from a yearbook of the Sons of the American Revolution, Kentucky branch, 1896.)

If this is the soldier I think he is, he removed to Sulphur Springs, Crawford County, Ohio, where he died about 1840.

I should be very grateful for this help.

Sincerely yours,

Martha Fuller (handwritten)
(Mrs. Charles A. Fuller)

STAMP
RECEIVED
NOV 23 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM
READER #37
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In reply to your request of ________, received _________ for a statement of the military history of John Shoun a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's - crossed out) application for pension on file in this Bureau.   S.31360

DATES OF ENLISTEMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE. Va.

* | 3 weeks|  | Patrick Buckhannon | against Shawnee Indians | 
1777 or 1778 | 1 mo. |  | Thomas Smith | * |
Oct. 1781 | 6 mos. |  | Buch | * |

Battles engaged in, _____________
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Augusta Co, Va.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 4, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Green Co., Kentucky.
Remarks: His claim was allowed.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
6-2856
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Rev. War Section.

January 11, 1916.

Mr. J. A. Shawan,
1122 Bryden Road,
Columbus, Ohio.

Sir:

In response to your letter dated December 1, 1915 and received in the Bureau January 5, 1916, relative to the claim of John Shoun, Sur. File No. 31,360, Rev. War, you are advised that for the last known residence of the soldier, you should address the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing all of the following data:
" John Shoun, Certificate No. 19, 152, issued August 9, 1833, at $25.43 per annum, from March 4, 1831, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the Kentucky Agency."

Very respectfully,

G. M. Saltzgaber (handwritten)
Commissioner.

handwritten
(Letter returned to writer.)
N. B. It was addressed to Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.
Department for Kentucky.
Lexington Agency" and was
over a month reaching this Bureau.
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April 5, 1934.

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BA-J/ady
John Shoun,S.31360 &
Elijah Stout, S.15662

Mrs. W. M. Vaught
Elizabethton
Tennessee

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters relative to Henry Stout, soldier of the War of 1812, and John Shoun and Elijah Stout, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data it has not been possible to comply with each request which requires so much time and research. The records of the two Revolutionary War soldiers named above are given below as found in the respective claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

John Shoun
S.31360

John Shoun was born January 16, 1760 in Frederick County, Maryland, and when a small boy moved with his parents, their names not given, to Augusta County, Virginia.

While a resident of Augusta County, Virginia, he enlisted, date not stated, and served three weeks in Captain Patrick Buchanan's Virginia Company and went on an expedition against the Shawnee Indians. He enlisted in 1778 or 1779 and served about four weeks in Captain Thomas Smith's Virginia Company. He enlisted in October 1781 and served six months as a guard and teamster in Captain Bush's Virginia Company.

About 1802 he moved from Augusta County, Virginia, to Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832 while a resident of Green County, Kentucky.

(handwritten) Date of death not on QB
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There are no family data except the above reference to soldier's parents.

Elijah Stout
S.15662

Elijah Stout was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in 1743, date and month not stated, and no reference is made to his parents.

While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted in September 1780 and served three months is Captain John Waugh's Company, Colonel Jemmason's Virginia Regiment. He enlisted in May 1781 and served three months as private and waggoner in Captain John Jemmason's Company, Colonel William Staunton's Virginia Regiment. He enlisted early in August 1781 and served two months in Captain James Tutt's Virginia Company.

In 1798 he moved from Culpeper County, Virginia, to Scott County, Kentucky, and in 1803 he moved to Spencer County, Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed January 14, 1834 at which time he was a resident of Spencer County, Kentucky.

There are no family data.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

(handwritten) Date of death not on aps.