Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,083, for Daniel Mc Coy, Virginia
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
Va.

McCoy, Daniel 

NUMBER
S.36,083

CONTENTS
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[typed form, with handwritten responses] 

[left side] Date of death not on AB

[right side] Kentucky
3706
Virginia
Daniel McCoy [Illegible number]
Capt Lawson
private
Virginia Line – 1779 2 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 28th of April, 1818.--

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th of Oct 1818
and sent to the Pensioner, at the Burnt Tavern Garrard County, Kentucky

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818, 4 Mar  $33.86
Semi=anl. [annual] all’ce [allowance] ending 4 Mar 1819  48.00
$81.86
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Garrard
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The part of the act reqing [requiring] the testimony should be taken before the judge [Judge] in the State in which the applicant is residy [residing] is dispersed with as the object of the provision of the act is substantially complied with in this case. 

J. C.
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County of Fauquier and State of Virginia. 
Daniel McCoy formerly of the county and state aforesaid but at present a citizen of Garrard county in the state of Kentucky appear’d [appeared] in the court of Fauquier county, in order to obtain the benefit of the late act of congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the untied states [United States] in the revolutionary war” Whereupon the said Dan’l. [Daniel] McCoy made oath that about June or July 1779 [sic: 1780] he enlisted in the county of Fauquier state afores’d. [aforesaid] to serve eighteen months on the continental establishment and was place under the command of Col Jno. Green [Colonel John Green] of the second virginia [Virginia] detachment in September following, which said detachment was afterwards under the command of Colo. Sam’l Hawes [Colonel Samuel Hawes], that while in said detachment he belong’d [belonged] to a company commanded by Capt. Ben. Lawson [Captain Benjamin Lawson], and that after the death of capt. [Captain] Lawson the said Daniel McCoy was plac’d [placed] in a company commanded by Capt. Francis Cowherd of said detachment
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that he the said Dan’l. [Daniel] was discharg’d [discharged] about the beginning of the year 1781 in Charlotte N. Carolina by Major Smith Sneed [Smith Snead] having compleated [completed] a service of eighteen months in the revolutionary army on the continental establishment – that during the said service he the s’d. Dan’l. [said Daniel] was in the battles of Guilford Ct. house [Guilford Courthouse NC, 15 Mar 1781], Camden [Battle of Hobkirk's Hill near Camden SC, 25 Apr 1781], and Eutau Springs [sic: Eutaw Springs SC, 8 Sep 1781] he was also at the seige [siege] of 96 in south carolina [Ninety Six in South Carolina]. That he has no evidence now in his power of his said services except the affidavit of Wm. Hughlett [William Hughlett, pension application S38055] hereto annexed - The said Dan’l. [Daniel] McCoy farther made oath in open court as afores’d. [aforesaid] that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the aid of his country for support 
[signed] Daniel McCoy

Apl 28th 1818 - subscribed & Sworn
to in open Court 
Jno A. W. Smith Dy Clk [Deputy Clerk]
Faugr [Fauquier] County Court- 

Fauquier County and State of Virginia The affidavit of Wm Hughlett sworn to in the court of Fauquier County - The said Wm Hughlett deposeth and saith that on or about September 1779 he joind [joined] Dan.l [Daniel] McCoy the
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declarant in the foregoing paper in Fredericksburg Va being both of them soldiers belonging to the 2d [2nd] Va. detachment on the continental establishment commanded at that time by Col Jno Green and afterwards commanded by Col Saml [Colonel Samuel] Hawes, that he this affiant continued in the said service with the said McCoy until about the beginning of the year 1781. He further made oath that he this affiant believes that the sd [said] McCoy needs the aid of his country for a support 

[signed] W. Hughlett

April 28th 1818. Subscribed & 
Sworn to in Open Court-
Jno AW Smith DyCk [Deputy Clerk]
Faugr [Fauquier] County Court –

Virginia
At a court held for Fauquier County the 28th day of April 1818 It appearing to the Satisfaction of the court from the Declaration of Daniel McCoy on oath and from the affidavit of Wm. Hughlett and from the Reputation prevalent in this County that the said Daniel McCoy served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain on the Continental establishment for Eighteen months and that he is in such reduced circumstances as to need the aid of his country for a Support - It is ordered by the court that the foregoing Declaration affidavit & proceedings had therein be certified to the order of the Secretary of the Department of war for the United States 

A Copy Teste 
Dan.l [Daniel] Withers C.C.T.
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Virginia Fauquier County to wit 

I Daniel Withers Clerk of the County Court of Fauquier in said State of Virginia do hereby Certify that the foregoing and within is a true copy of the oaths made by the County Court [^ of Fauquier] the 28th day of April 1818 as fully and completely as the Same now exists among the Records & proceedings of the said County Court –
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto 
Set my hand and affixed 
the seal of the Office of the 
County Court of Fauquier at 
the Courthouse of said County 
this 29th day of April Anno 
Dom: 1818, and in the 42nd 
year of the Commonwealth 
Daniel Withers C.C. 

[written on right side – sideways it is a Copy] McCoy Declnt [Declarant] Danl [Daniel] 
The part of the act reqing [requiring] the testimony should be taken before the judge [Judge] in the State in which the applicant is residy [residing] is dispersed with as the object of the provision of the act is substantially complied with in this case. J.C.
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Schedule

District of Kentucky SS. 

On this 19th day of September 1822 personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the county of Garrard and circuit Daniel McCoy aged sixty two years, resident in the s’d. [said] county of Garrard, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: 
That he volunteered [^ in the fall 1780] at Fauquier courthouse Virginia for the term of 18 months [^ and was put] under Capt. Butley [Captain William Bentley] & was incorporated in the 2nd Virginia regiment commanded by Col. John Green of the continental establishment. That after marching to Petersburg & having a bad spell of sickness, from which he was reported to be dead, he joined General Green [sic: Nathanael Greene] two or three days before the battle of Guilford, where the progress of the British was checked on their way to Virginia after they had overrun the Carolinas. That he was with General Green in every engagement till the British made their final stand at the Eutaw Springs where the British were defeated and the country recovered. This applicant being then in the prime and vigour [vigor] of youth, whenever the army was stationary, and any expedition was going forward against detachments of Brit-
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ish [British] or tories [Tories], he preferred being in active service to staying in camp; & often took the places of his acquaintances. On these occasions we generally made forced marches in the night in company with [Lt. Cols. Henry] Lee and Wm. Washington’s [William Washington’s] lighthorse [Virginia Light Horse], and waded through swamps miles in length. 
That in this service he contracted a rheumatism which has on many occasions since confined him to his bed for months together with swelled knees, to which he is still subject occasionally. 
That he has resided in Kentucky the most of the time since 1784 and has for upwards of twenty [^ years] been in the trade of driving horses to South Carolina & Georgia in the Winter, & to Virginia in the summer, often making two trips a year. That his trade enabled him to raise a family of ten children who are now nearly all grown & able to support themselves by their own exertions. That he owned a farm of about 260 acres of land in s’d. [said] county was in debt to a considerable amount to divers persons from [^ whom] he purchased horses but not to as great an amount than he was worth estimating his property at a fair price; and by industry & punctuality he maintained good credit in his trade till last spring when being in South Carolina with a drove of horses he was delayed in selling and his expences [expenses] being great, rumor aggravated the calamity at home, and many
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of his creditors being alarmed would give him no further indulgence, commenced suits, obtained judgments, & his property has been sold under execution for the most part for much less than its value, 90 acres of his farm was sold for $202.50 cents less than half its value and the remainder is now under execution or in mortgage for more than it is worth for the payment of s’d. [said] debt. By this sacrifice of property those creditors who were most indulgent will have to suffer as well as some securities. And I have given up all my property either in law or equity which is not now under execution for the purpose afd. [aforesaid].
Under the law of the U.S. of 18 March 1818 I obtained a pension for the sd [said] service by application of 28 Apl. [April] 1818 No. 3706. By the general sale of my property I am unable to pursue my business of horse trading through loss of credit, & I am so aged & infirm as to be but little able to labour [labor] at any [^ manual] business. My wife woh [who] is living with me is about 58 years of age & more infirm than I am. My service in the revolution for near two years for which I had a discharge was paid in continental money was of little [^ or no] value before I reached Fauquier again. But my reward was the success of the cause of my country. 

[signed] Daniel McCoy
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Daniel McCoy declares that he is now and has been a Citizen of Garrard County before the County was erected into a County in the year 1797 and endure that he possesses no property real or personal in under or bearer and that he has not conveyed his property to any and to bring him within the pension law neither has any one any bonds notes or other goods or [?Chatles] in their hands in trust for his benefit 

[signed] Daniel McCoy 

McCoy’s Schedule 
for pension 

Subscribed declared and Sworn to by said Daniel McCoy before me in open Court this 19th day of September 1822. Given under my hand as presiding Judge of the Garrard Circuit Court the day and year afd. [aforesaid] 
John L Bridges 

(J. Special Smith)
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McCoy
Schedule
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State of Kentucky
Garrad County Court
I Benjamin Leicher clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing statements and the schedule hereto annexed and only copied from the record of the said Court And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that said McCoy has no property real or personal in [Illegible] or [Illegible]

In Testimony whereof I have 
hereto set my hand and 
caused the seal of said 
County to be hereto affixed 
at my office in Lancaster 
this 31st day of October 
1822 and 31st Year of the 
Commonwealth

Ben Leicher
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Danl [Daniel] McCoy
Pension Transfer
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
County of Adams State of Illinois SS.
On this 26 day of December 1835, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Adams  personally appeared Daniel McCoy who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain [Illegible] Captain Bentley - in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Green of Culpepper in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Kentucky from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of Illinois Adams County where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow-are his reasons for removing from (Kentucky) That he came here to be to Illinois) to be with his children, four sons and three wives & families and a daughter who have permanently removed to Clayton Ill. All my sons and daughters have left Kentucky before or since myself

Sworn and subscribed to before me,}
the day and year aforesaid.}
William Hobbs justice of}
the Peace Adams County}
Danl. [Daniel] McCoy {Seal}

The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner’s identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
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December 26 1835

State of Illinois} SS 
Adams County} Personally appeared before me William Hobbs an acting Justice of Peace duly commissioned and qualified according to law, certify that James McCoy before me sates that his father the within mentioned pensioner is the same who received a pension in Garrard County Kentucky from whence he removed to this State in the full 1834 - That the said Daniel McCoy was a pensioner according to act of Congress for services in the revolution - He is the same who drew the pension and wishes a transfer to this State-
[signed] James McCoy
I sd [said] justice of peace certify that said James McCoy is known to me to be respectable and his statement entitled to full credit as a man of veracity. 
William Hobbs justice of the peace 
for Adams County
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December 26, 1835.

State of Illinois} 
Adams County} S.S. Personally appeared before me William Hobbs an acting Justice of Peace in and for s.d [foresaid] County of Adams [^Daniel McCoy] who being duly Sworn states that he is the same person who was allowed and drew a pension for revolutionary services in Kentucky Garrard County according to act of congress in favor of Revolutionary pensioners. That he drew a pension at the US branch bank at Lexington Kentucky up to Sep. 1834. That in the fall of 1834 he removed from Kentucky to Adams County Illinois. That he his reasons for removing was because his children had all removed from Kentucky to Illinois, and he wished to be with them He wishes his transfer for pension made from Kentucky agency to Illinois

Danl [Daniel] McCoy {Seal}

The said Daniel McCoy who makes this affidavit is the same mentioned in the foregoing affidavit of James McCoy and the said Daniel McCoy is also entitled to credit for his statements - as a man of veracity 
William Hobbs Justice of the peace 
Adams County
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

December 11, 1934

XXXXXXXXXXX

BA- J/EEL 
Daniel McCoy-S.36083

Mrs. Leah Smith 
314 N. Taylor 
El Dorado, Kansas 

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Daniel McCoy, who served with the Virginia Troops in the Revolutionary, died February 23, 1836, and is buried at Clayton, Illinois.

A very careful examination has been made of the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.36083, based upon the military service of Daniel McCoy in that war and his history is furnished you herein as found in the papers in said claim. 

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Daniel McCoy are not shown. 

Daniel McCoy enlisted in Fauquier County, Virginia, in the summer of 1779 or in the fall of  1780, served as a private in Captain Bentley's Lawson's and Francis Cowherd's Companies, Colonel Samuel Hawes' Virginia Regiment and in Colonel John Green's Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Guilford Court House and Camden, at the siege of Ninety Six and battle of Eutaw Springs and was discharged in 1781 or in the fall of 1782. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 28, 1818. The application was executed in Fauquier County, Virginia, and his former home but it was stated that he was then a resident of Garrard County, Kentucky. 

In 1822, he stated that he was aged sixty-two years and in 1833, sixty-one years. In [Ink Smear], his wife, Agnes, was aged fifty-eight years. There are no further data in regard to her. 

They reared a family of ten children. In 1823, one son, seventeen years of age and three daughters were residing with the soldier; 

[handwritten on the sides - I left out Benj Lawson’s first name as sol. [soldier] said he died in service if it was another Capt [Captain] Lawson who died in service, - all of the captains were in 2 “ Va [Virginia] – at one time or another. Names was Col. Of 2 “ until it became the 6 “ – As John Green did not appear to have served in 2 “ or 6 “. I put him by himself. He said he went out on scouting tours under Lee & Wm. Washington in Light Horse, but I do not think he was regularly enrolled under either so did not use them]
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

their names are not stated.

In the fall of 1834, Daniel McCoy moved to Adams County, Illinois, as all of his children had left Kentucky. In 1835, soldier stated that four of his sons and a daughter were residing at Clayton, Illinois. The only name of a child that is given, is son James McCoy, a resident of Adams County, Illinois, in 1835. 

There are no further data as to soldier's family.

Very truly yours 

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

[written sideways] Date of soldier’s death not on AB
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[right side] 1934 – Dec 11 – Hist [History] to Mrs. Leah Smith [Illegible initials]

36083

Revy INVALID

File No. 36,083
Daniel McCoy
Pri Rev War

Act: 18” March 18 [1818]
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 264
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Daniel Mc Coy 
Claim for Pension 
Requests his Certificate 
may be forwarded 
to his address at 
the Burnt Tavern 
Garrard County Kentucky 

Admitted
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[left side of page] Daniel McCoy [Illegible] & Co Illinois 
In the early part of this year, the applicant has a farm of 260 acres - probably other property - value [Illegible] 
- Says he was at that time in Debt of the full amount - his creditors became alarmed and diverted him of all his property -

On the 19th day of September 1822, he applies for a continuance of his pension under the act of May 1820 - makes oath that he has [Illegible] of his property "to bring him [Illegible] the pension Law” - & the Court certify that he has “no property [Illegible] or personal, in remainder or reversion” –
Considerable property in possession in May 1820 - sufficient no doubt to have caused his name to have been dropt [dropped] from the pension list, if he applied at that time. - But he did not apply until Sept 1822 – then he is poor – [Illegible] - Is he entitled to a continuance? 
Hon J. P. Letcher Ho. Rep [House of Representatives]

[right side] See letter to Hon. J. P. Letcher 
Sept. 26, 1834 
[Illegible] Feb. 12 1836
Transfer to Illinois from 4 Sept 1834- Mar 8 1836 

[written sideways] See letter to Hon. J. S. Smith Dec. 27, 1822
Regulations sent to Hon: J. Spead Smith, Richmond, Kentucky
23rd April 1823
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[right side] Kentucky Daniel McCoy priv [private] served 2 ys [years] from 1779 on the 19th Sept 1822 he applies for the 1st time for a continuance of his pension - makes oath that he did not dispose of his property "to bring him within the Pension Law” - & the Court certifies that he has no property Real or personal - Sched [Schedule] dated 17 June 1823 Nothing – shows by authentic evidence that his property was seized & sold under Executor over 

[[right side] claimant aged 61 ys [years] a farmer & frail & not able to labor, “Wife sickly & children all over 21 ys [years] except one son who is 17 ys [years]” 3 daughters residing with him” 
Hon J. Speed Smith Richmond Ken. 
Con.d [Continued] Oct 21, 1823 & sent as above 
Mar 19
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[Fancy Border on side] CERTIFICATE OF MAGISTRACY. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS,} 
COUNTY OF ADAMS,} SCT.

I HENRY H. SNOW, Clerk of the County Commissioners’ Court, in and for the County of Adams and State of Illinois, do hereby certify that William Hobbs Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing [^ and following] certificate of acknowledgment, was at the time the same was made, an Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; and all that as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given to all his official acts, and that the several signatures purporting to be his, I fully believe to be genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the County Commissioners' Court of said County, at my Office in QUINCY, this Thirteenth day of December A. D. 1885, and of the independance [Independence] of the United States the 
H. H. Snow Clerk.
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Hon.
J. C. Calhoun
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House of Representatives 
Feb. 14. 1823 

Sir, 

In reply to your letter in the case of Daniel McCoy, whose papers are herewith returned, I have only to remark that from general information for two or three years back, Mr. McCoy was considered as indebted to the full amount of his estate. He was that far back represented and believed to be in very doubtful circumstances. Since his failure I have never heard, the slightest intimation of any fraud in his conduct.

Very respectfully 
[Illegible signature]
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Paid to the 4th Sept. 1834 – See Agents letter on file with Joshua York, 18th Mar. ’18 – 23d Sept 1819 – transf.d [transferred] from Ky to Indiana 8th Mar. 1836
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Washington 
8 Feb. 1836 

J L Edwards Esq 

Sir,

Enclosed you have the written request of Daniel McCoy for a transfer of his name from the Agency in Kentucky to that of Illinois - He prefers that his name be placed in the St Louis Agency as being more convenient to his residence –

I am well acquainted with Mr McCoy and his son James - They removed from my District and within ten miles of my residence. Their character for veracity is equal to [^that of] any others. 

I am very Respectfully 
Yr obt. Servt [Your obedient Servant]
J. Harlan
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Mc Coy & 
To} Co Deeds 
J C
 Hicks JO
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Garrard County Sct 
We James Spelman and Nelson Burdett Justices of the peace of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Agness McCoy, this day personally came before us and after being examined seperate [separate] and apart from her husband freely and voluntarily relinquished her right of Dower to the within traces of land without any threats or persuasions from her husband.
Given under our hands this 6th day
of May 1823
Jams Spelman JP
Nelson Burdett JP

Know all men by these presents that we Daniel McCoy and Walter L. Hicks have this day appointed Thomas Spelman and James Spelman of Garrard County Kenty [Kentucky] our special Trustees for the following purposes to wit whereas the said Daniel has this day bargained and sold unto the said Walter the tract of land whereon the said Daniel now lives for the sum of Eleven hundred Dollars in specie or its equivalent for the special purpose of paying off the Mortgage which are now unpaid on said land the money is to be paid by the said Hicks to the said Trustees who are forthwith to pay off the following Debts towit a Debt owing to George Denney of about $380 in specie a Debt owing to Harrison Porter of about $380 in Commonwealth paper a Debt owing to Charles West assignee of William Jennings of about $565 in Commonwealths paper a Debt of Robert Brown of $65 Interest & Costs a Debt of John Jennings of about $250 the last three Debts in Commonwealths paper one a debt of $100 and Interest to Peggy Atkins the said Debts to be paid in the order they are mentioned above, and the Mortgage on
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the land for the same to be assigned to the said Hicks on the payment of the Eleven hundred Dollars aforesaid to the Mortgagees - And the Trustees agree to pay the money in the above Order to the said Mortgagees forthwith and obtain in assignment thereof from the mortgages to the said Hicks immediately on the payment of the money to the Mortgagees.

In witness whereof all have hereunto set our hands and seal the same time of the date of the deed for the land first April 1823 
Daniel McCoy
Walter L Hicks 
Tho [Thomas] Spelman 
James Spelman

Witnesses James McCoy 

State of Kentucky
Garrard County, Circuit Sct. 
I Jesse Fautis an acting Deputy Sheriff in and for the County Circuit aforesaid certify that I have had several executions in my honor during this Year against Daniel McCoy of said County who is an applicant for a Revolutionary pension, and that the said McCoy has no property in his have [Illegible] subject to execution to my knowledge and belief 
Given under my hand this 21st July 1823 
Jesse Fautis DS
for John Bryant [Illegible]

State of Kentucky 
Garrard Towit,
I Benjamin Letcher Clerk of the Circuit and County Court in and for said County
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do hereby certify that the foregoing contains true and complete witnesses from the original deeds now on file in my office. And that Jesse Fautes whos [whose] signature is annexed to the foregoing certificate is an acting Deputy Sheriff for said County 

[Seal]

In Testimony whereof I have 
hereto set my hand and 
caused the seal of said County 
to be hereto affixed at my 
Office in Lancaster this 24th 
day of July 1823 and in 
the 32nd Year of the Commonwealth 

Benjamin Letcher
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J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

[written sideways] Feb 8. Danl McCoy [Illegible] 17 Oct 18 7 Oct ’18 [Illegible] H 12
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Eight hundred and twenty three Between Daniel McCoy and Agness his wife Thomas Spilman and James Spilman all of the County of Garrard and State of Kentucky of the one part and Walter Hicks of the same place of the other part witnessed that the said Daniel McCoy and Agness his wife had this day bargained and sold unto the said Walter Hicks the following tract parcel boundary or boundaries of land whereon the said Daniel McCoy and Agness his wife now live and are in the actual possession and bounded as follows towit Beginning in the middle of the road from Hickman to McCoy Old Mill opposite the end of the cross fence between the part sold to Samuel [Illegible], and the part containing the improvements at the fence where an awash once stood, thence along the Hickman road westwardly to a Sassafras in the line of George [Illegible] two hundred acre survey a corner of Charles Spilman Sen thence along the line of said survey and the line of Charles Spilman Sen at 27 to a hawbact [haulback] another corner of said Spilman thence a westwardly Course along the line of said Spilman and McCoy to an small Sassafras opposite the end of the cross fence between said Spilman and McCoy thence a Southerly Course along the said division fence to a hickory at the corner of the meadow thence west with the line of said Spilman to a small given thence S 27 W in a few poles to appear and Maple the S. W. Corner of George Scott 200 acres Survey thence S 13 E along the line of Henry[Illegible] to a Sugar tree a corner of Compton thence a South westwardly course along the line of said [Illegible] a stumpy white oak on the cliff of Dicks [Dix] River [words crossed out] thence up the river will its meanders to a white oak and dogwood in the Cliff of Dicks [Dix] river in corner of George Scott and Jacob Fishbacks preemption thence along the line of the last survey crossing a branch to a white oak follow the fence thence
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a few poles a Northwestward course to the Land and of the division fence between Samuel Liniel and said McCoy, thence along the said fence a Northerly Course to the beginning - Also two small boundaries of the same possession towit, about five acres on the North of Hickman road between the said road on the boundary and the lines of John Kemper Sen and Charles Spilman Senr [Senior] and about sixteen acres bounded as follows Beginning at a dogwood on the east side of Dicks [Dix] River Clift thence S 61 W 78 poles to a Sugar tree Ash and white Oak thence S 35 W poles to a Hickory in Charles Spilmans line thence N 26 E To poles with Charles Spilmans line to a white walnut thence N 68 W 6 poles to the Beginning Containing in all about One hundred & fifty four Acres be the same more or less in the said boundary for and in consideration of the river of Eleven hundred Dollars in specie to them in hand paid the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and the said Daniel McCoy and Agness his wife and the said Thomas Spilman and James Spilman of the first do for themselves and their heirs Executors administrators and assigns unto the said Walter Hicks and his heirs Executors administrators and assigns warrant and defend the title to the said tract boundary of land against the claim of those of the first part their heirs Executors administrators and assigns, and against the claim or claims of all and every [Illegible] person or persons whatsoever. 

In witness whereof all of the first part have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written. 
Daniel McCoy {Seal}
Agnes McCoy {Seal}
Thomas Spilman {Seal}
James Spilman {Seal}

Witnesses
James McCoy
Charles Spilman Jr
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Co
Danl [Daniel] McCoy

Declaration Va
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State of Kentucky} Sct
County of Garrard} 
On this 17th day of June 1823 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the Garrard Circuit Daniel McCoy resident in said county aged [word crossed out] about sixty one Years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Daniel McCoy enlisted for the Term of Eighteen Months on the [blank] day of [blank] in the Year 1780 in the fall, in the state of Virginia in the Company commanded by Captain Bentley in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Green in the line of the State of Virginia on the    Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the fall in 1782 when he was discharged from said service in Salisbury in the State of North Carolina. that his name was placed on the pension list and Dropt [dropped] therefrom on account of his property. 

And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly [swear] that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “An act to
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provide for certain person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War” passed on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed. And by me Subscribed – property – nothing my occupation a farmer. I am frail and not able to support my family by labour [labor] - my wife is very sickley [sickly] my children are all over 21 and act for themselves except one Son who is 17 years old. I have 3 Daughters residing with me. Sworn to and declare on the 17th day of June before the Court 

I Benjamin Letcher Clerk of the Garrard Circuit Court do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Daniel McCoy did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration Against the common enemy for the term nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule therein annexed and truly copied from records of the said Court And I do further certify that is that in the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule
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is worth nothing

In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and 
affixed the seal of the said 
Court on this 21st day of 
June 1823 and in the 32nd 
Year of the Commonwealth

Benjamin Letcher [Illegible]

[written sideways] Co Danl [Daniel] McCoy Declaration Va
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[Letterhead picture of building in the center] 6494 / ELDORADO NATIONAL BANK / DIRECTORS: ROBT. H. HAZLETT / ROBT H BRADFORD / S. T. MCINTOSH / V. P. MOONEY / J A MILBOURN / V. K. GODDING / R. A. WRIGHT / 
[right side of Letterhead] MEMBER / TEMPORARY FUND / FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE / ROBT H. HAZLETT, PRESIDENT / ROBT. H. BRADFORD, VICE PRESIDENT / D. F. BURLIN, CASHER / R. A. WRIGHT, ASSISTANT CASHIER / V. K. GODDING, ASSISTANT CASHIER 
ELDORADO KANSAS 

November 26, 1934. 
Pension & War Department, 
Washington, D. C.     2

Gentlemen: 

Will you kindly furnish me a certified copy of the service of Daniel McCoy, who was born in Scotland Oct. 15, 1761, and died Feb. 23, 1836, being buried at Clayton, Ill. 
It is my understanding that he served as a private during the Revolutionary War under Captains Green, Lawson, Hawes and Cowherd with the Virginia troups [troops]. 

I shall gladly forward check to cover any expense. 

Very truly yours, 
Mrs. Leah Smith, 
314 N. Taylor, 
Eldorado, Kansas. 
[signed] Leah Smith

[circular stamp on right side upside down with numbers 1-12 around it] RECEIVED / NOV 28 1934 / MAIL SUB-DIV. / VETS, [Illegible]
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[left side] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41

[center] BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

[right side] Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives

Name McCoy, Eneas Grade Private Line Virginia

WARRANT NUMBER 12343          ACREAGE  100         ISSUED May 12, 1792 to Jas. Morrision, Admr [Administrator]

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.