Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12972, Elias Barbee, Va.
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SERVICE: Va.
Barbee, Elias
NUMBER: S.12972

carded
CONTENTS:
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7311
Kentucky

Elias, Barbee (9)
Green Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Kirkpatrick of the Regt. commanded by Col Garkins in the Va line for 18 months

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of March 1832 and sent John Barrett
Greensburg Kentucky

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833        $120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept         30.00
                                                             $150.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd, Clerk.
Book E Vol. 7 Page 3

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1888
April 27 - Mrs. J. W. McLaughlin - history per

[Vertical]
Date of death with M 93 -
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Elias Barbee
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State of Kentucky

Green Circuit Court August term 1832.

On this day the 20th day of audit August 1832 personally appeared before the Green Circuit Court Elias Barbee of Green County aged 69 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration to enable him to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832—That in the year 1781 he resided in Culpepper [sic] County and State of Virginia, that on the 19th day of March of that year, he
entered the service of the United States in the Continental line under the following circumstances—It was a regulation at that time in the Militia of Virginia that the men should be classed—ten as well as I now recollect in a class, and there being a call for men each class
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to furnish a man, either by draft among the class, by voluntary tender of service or by a substitute procured by the class—The class to which I belonged employed me as their substitute, and then made a draft among themselves to ascertain to whom the credit should be given for a tour of duty of one year and a half. The draft shewed [sic] the name of James Spilman as the person entitled to the credit. On the said 19th March 1781 I was mustered into service for eighteen months in the Company commanded by Captain A. Kirkpatrick in the Regiment commanded by Col. Gaskins if I do not mistake the name. The number of the Regt. is not recollected—we were marched from Culpepper to Fredericksburg, thence to the Potomac River on the return from which I was taken sick—after my recovery went again to Fredericksburg and finding no troops
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there I went into Albemarle County where I found a detachment of troops, with whom I joined the Regt. to which I had been attached commanded as aforesaid by Col. Gaskins, near James River somewhere above Richmond, the County not recollected—We then marched back and forth in Virginia till the British landed at the Point of Fork, on their return from the South—Baron Steuben being commander of the forces in Virginia ordered a retreat, which we performed across the Staunton River. Whence we returned again crossing James River a piece above James Town, this was on the day before the battle of James Town between Gen. Wayne and the British—The troops were then drawn from all points to York Town and I among the rest, where I remained till the end of the siege, after which I returned to the Barracks near Cumberland
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old Court House where I served the remainder of my term of Eighteen Months and was discharged—I have lost or so mislaid my discharge that I cannot now find it—I do not know of any person who served with me in the same Regt. by whom I could prove my service, who are known to be still living.

—He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present—His name is not on the Pension Roll of any state or any agency—sworn and subscribed the date first written.

Elias Barbee
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State of Kentucky
Mercer County Sct
On this 14th day of August 1832
personally appeared, before the subscriber
a Justice of the Peace for said County
Joshua Barbee aged 72 years, who
being first duly sworn according to
law states - That in December 1779
I returned home to my fathers in Culpepper
County Virginia from the army
having served out my Term of Service
that I then found my Brother Elias Barbee
of Green County, but now here present
at my fathers.  Our father being then
in Kentucky.  In March following
I set out for Kentucky. That in the Spring
1782 I returned to Culpepper for the
purpose of assisting my Father to remove
to Kentucky.  Upon enquiring for my
Brother Elias I was told by my Father
that he had gone into Service in the
militia, and as well as I now recollect
for the Term of Eighteen months. That I
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accordingly returned with my Father to
Kentucky.  In December after our return
Elias Barbee came to Kentucky having
completed his Term of service, where he
has resided ever since -
Joshua Barbee

I David G Cowan Justice of the
Peace for Mercer County do certify
that the foregoing affidavit of Col.
Joshua Barbee was subscribed
and sworn to as stated in the Caption
I further certify that said Joshua has
long been personally known to me
That he is a man of undoubted
credibility and is universally reputed
and believed to be a Revolutionary
Soldier - All which is certified to
the Green Circuit Court - Given
under my hand this 14th August 1832.
D. G. Cowan J.P.M.C
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Kentucky Green County Sct
This day James Cowherd came before me
Alfred Anderson a Justice of the peace for
Green County and made oath that he was acquainted
with Thomas, John, Daniel, William and Joshua
Barbee five brothers, while they were in the service
of the United States in the Continental line and that
he is also acquainted with Elias Barbee the
other brother.  and believe from report that said
Elias Barbee was in the said service.
he believes they all entered the service in the State
of Virginia
Jas Cowherd
Sworn to before me this
20th day of August 1832
Alfred Anderson JPGC
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State of Kentucky
Green County Sct 
On this 17th day of December 1832 personally
appeared in open Court before the Justices now
sitting Elias Barbee.  and in addition to his declarated
made before the Green Circuit Court on the 20th day
of August 1832, and answered to the Interogatories
propounded by the court as follows
That he was born in Culpeper County in the
State of Virginia in the year 1763 on the 14 day of June
as he has been informed and the record of his age
is yet in existence in a large Bible kept by his father
and in his fathers own handwriting -
That I received a discharge from the service which
I think was signed by Col Phebecker which
discharge I sent to Richmond by, French Strother &
which was never returned & where it is he knows not -
That I am acquainted with most of the citizens of
Green County and Capt John B. Marshall, & John Barret
[illegible] & many others can testify as to my character for
varacity and a belief of my services as a soldier
of the Revolution.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and
year aforesaid
Elias Barbee
We Horatio Chandler a Clergyman residing in the
State and County aforesaid and Adam Campbell, John
B Marshall
residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Elias Barbee who has subscribed &
sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe
him to be of age that he is
reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution,
and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
H. Chandler (Clergyman)
Adam Campbell
JB Marshall
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State of Kentucky
Green County ss}
On this 17th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices now sitting Elias Barbee and in addition to his declaration made before the Green Circuit Court on the 10th day of August 1832, and answered to the Interrogatories prepounded by the Court as follows
That he was born in Culpeper County in the State of Virginia in the year 1763 on the 14 day of June as he has been informed and the record of his age is yet in existence in a large Bible kept by his father and in his fathers own handwriting-
That I received a discharge from the service which I think was signed by Col Phebecker which discharge I sent to Richmond by, French Strother & which was never returned & where it is he knows not -
That I am acquainted with most of the Citizens of Green County and Capt John B Marshall & John Barrett both & many others can testify as to my character for veracity and a belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Elias Barbee

We Horatio Chandler a clergyman residing in the state and county aforesaid and Adam Campbell, John B Marshall, residing in the same, hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Elias Barbee who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
H. Chandler (Clergyman)
Adam Campbell
J B Marshall
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And the 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 stated, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Horatio Chandler who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the state and county aforesaid and that Adam Campbell who has also signed the same is a resident likewise in said County and is a Creditable person and that there statement is entitled to credit.
Whereupon I John Barrett Clerk of the County Court aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court with the matter of the application of Elias Barber for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 17th day of December 1832
John Barret Clk
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1938
Elias Barbee
Green Co
Thy
from 1781 private
18 months
Red. Lt. Reg.
$66

XI XII XVI.
Int: 1. 2. 6. 7.
Lt John Barrett: Dec 1 1832
Greensburgh
Kentucky

P116
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1938
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BRIEF in the case of Elias Barbee of Green County in the State of Ky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 69 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
19 March In 1781

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
1        3              ~

Rank.
As a
Pr.

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt. A Kirkpatrick, Col Gaskins

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Culpeper Co Va

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Affidavit of Joshua Barbee James Cowherd, & Daw Barbee,

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective. no hearing the Clk, Culpeath attached properly to the decl'n.

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Examining Clerk.
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March 31, 1939
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Elias Barbee, S.12972

Honorable Louis Ludlow
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Ludlow:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Elias Barbee, a Revolutionary War pensioner who lived in Green County, Kentucky.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.12972, based on the military service of Elias Barbee.

Elias Barbee was born on June 14, 1763, in Culpeper County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown. His father lived in Culpeper County, Virginia during the Revolution and moved to Kentucky in 1782.

While residing in Culpeper County, Elias Barbee enlisted on March 19, 1781, and served eighteen months as private in Captain A. Kirkpatrick's company in Colonel Gaskins' Virginia regiment: he was in the siege of Yorktown and after the siege was stationed at the barracks near "Cumberland old Court House."

Elias Barbee moved to Kentucky in December, 1782.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832, at which time he was living in Green County, Kentucky.

Elias Barbee had five brothers who served in the Revolution, namely: Thomas, John, Daniel, William and Joshua. His brothers, Joshua and Daniel, testified in his claim for pension in 1832 in Mercer County, Kentucky, aged seventy-two and seventy-five years respectively. There are no further data relative to the family of Elias Barbee.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1912 Mch. 6 Hist. to Mrs. Belle P. Spalding
1912 Mch. 19. Hist. to Mrs. W. Rogers. V.L.M.
1916 Jan'y 29 Hist. to Rev. Clyde B. Tarrett
1923, May 3 hist. to J. M. Ballard letter in S. 12951 - Dan'l. Barber - Ew -
1928 - Aug. 17 - Hist to Miss Delamal Sympson - See letter in Philip Slaughter W 29886 awf.
1935 - April 30 - hist to Hattie M. Se[illegible] Aug
1936, Mar 25 Mrs. W. D. Crawe refer to C. G. G. A. O. for date of last payment, etc
(see letter in chu. W. 24626 of John Barbee) - MMHJ

1939 Mar 31. hist to Hon. Louis Ludlow M.C.S.

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Rev War
12.972
INVALID.

File No. 12.972
Elias Barbee
Priv. Rev. war 

Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:-Vol. __________, Page ____________
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Elias Barbee 6938.

affidavit for
Pension
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State of Kentucky
Mercer County sct

On this 13th day of August 1832 Daniel Barbee of said County personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for said County and being duly sworn according to law, and aged 75 years States. That in the year 1781 he was at the Siege of York Town in Virginia, where he saw his Brother Elias Barbee, now resident in Green County, but now here present. That his said Brother was then a soldier in the Continental line. That he understood from said Elias then that he had enlisted for Eighteen months, and he has no doubt of the fact, as he understood the same from various acquaintances then there from Culpeper County Va as well as my other brothers and that said
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Elias served out his said Term
Sworn & subscribed the date above
Dan Barbee

I David G Cowan do certify that the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn to at the time & place mentioned in the Caption - I further Certify that the said Daniel is well known to me and is esteemed a credible person, and that he is universally believed to be a Revolutionary Soldier
I further Certify that from age and infirmity of body I believe the said Daniel unable without great inconvenience and danger to health, to attend in person at the Green Circuit Court. All which is certified to said Court
D G Cowan J.P.M.C.

And at a Circuit Court continued and said for the [illegible] herewith, on the 20th day of August 1832
On the application of Elias Barbee to be placed on the Pension Roll, based on the act of Congress of the 7th day
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June 1832 who proceeded his Declaration for that purpose and swore to the same - James Cowherd, whos affidavit also accompanies said Declaration being in Court swore to the same - and the said Court do hereby declare it as their opinion from the above Declaration, and affidavit of James Cowherd - and the affidavit of Joshua Barbee accompanying the same, that they believed the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated in said Declaration all of which is ordered to be certified to the secretary of War.
I John Barret Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elias Barbee for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 27th day of Augt 1832
John Barret CC
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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 Elias Barbee 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 him 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? yes

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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2

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? No

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? Has witnesses

XIV. [notation sign 1]If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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? yes

XVI. [notation sign 2]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? 1. 2. 6. 7. not answered
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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 Justice 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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Sir
Inclosed are the Papers of Elias Barbee and Herrod Griffin corrected agreeable to your instructions
The papers of Samuel Shelton were sent here thro mistake I return them to be forwarded to the proper office
John Barret
Kentucky Greensburgh Dec'r 10th 1832
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[Stamp 1]
FRANKFORT
FEB 27
1935
KY.

[Stamp 2]
REC'D
FEB 28 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER # 4

[Text]
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

The Veterans Administration,
Revolutionary Pension Division
Washington, D.C.
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402 Shelby St., Frankfort, Kyl, Feb. 26, 35

Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly give me the pension record of Elias Barbee of Green county, Ky., and of Daniel Barbee of Mercer county, Ky. in 1833. I wish my family data given, also Thanking you in advance,

Yours very truly,
{Miss} Hattie M. Scott
Hattie M. Scott
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W. C. ROGERS, PRESIDENT. O. D. THOMAS, CASHIER. E. C. LITSEY, ASS'T CASHIER W. J. LISLE, VICE PRESIDENT. W B. TIMMONS, ASS'T CASHIER

2150
Marion National Balnk
CAPITAL $150,000.00 SURPLUS $80,000.00
LEBANON, KY.

March 13, 1912.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
"At the request of Mrs. Belle Putnam Spalding Regent of the Israel Putnam Chapter, D.A.R. You sent her some information concerning Elias Barbee served in the War of the Revolution. These facts were intended for Mrs. W. C. Rogers but were lost before she received them.
Would you kindly send the same information to, and oblige
Mrs. W. C. Rogers,
Lebanon,
Kentucky.
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Lebanon Ky.
Feb. 25 1912.

Commissioner of Pensions Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir
Will you please give me the Revolutionary service of Elias Barbee of Culpeper Co. Virginia
Mrs. Rogers Ancestor lived until 1843 he probably had a pension, if on your
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may he oblige & send me a copy of his original application
We are expecting to close our charter at once, and I am anxious to obtain this information that Mrs Rogers may get in as a charter number
Thanking you for an immediate reply I am
Most Sincerely
Mrs Pule Putname Spalding
Regent
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Stewards
W. H. SONNER, CHAIRMAN
A. B. POWELL, VICE-CHAIRMAN
W. J. PATTERSON, SEC'Y
G. R. THOMPSON, TREAS.
L. P. CAMPBELL

SUPT'S SUNDAY SCHOOL
J. C. VAN NUYS
H. A. MAAS

PRESIDENT LEAGUE
THOS. W. COLLINS

Stewards
C. CAMPBELL
J. C. VAN NUYS
D. M. CHILDERS
E. N. LAWS
H. A. MAAS
W. E. JONES

Methodist Episcopal Church South
CLYDE B. GARRET, PASTOR

LUFKIN, TEXAS,
Jan 20, 1916.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dea Sir:--
I want to get the record of General Elias Barbee as to whether he received a pension from the U.S. for service performed in the War of the Revolution or not. He enlisted from Virginia but afterwards moved to Green county, Kentucky. I do not know whether he received a pension or received a grant of land in Kentucky for his services. If he received the land would your records show it? Please give me such information as you are able to get.
In dealing with the War Department on this man's record, I tried to renumerate them for their trouble but they would take nothing.
I am willing to pay a reasonable fee for the work, if you will accept it. Let me know. Desiring an early reply, I am
Very truly,
C. B. Garrett

Elias Barbee, Culpeper County, Virginia, born 1763. served in the late years of the war. "Virginia line on Continental establishment", "Act of assembly proved Nov. session, 1781." "On Dec. 13, 1782, received [pound sign]18.65 8d for services."
C. R. G.
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LOUIS LUDLOW
12TH DISTRICT INDIANA

SUBCOMMITTEES:
TREASURY AND POST OFFICE
CHARMAN
DEFICIENCY

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D.C.

March 23, 1939

Hon. E. L. Bailey, Director
Dependents Claims Service
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Bailey:

I am desirous of obtaining all available information in regard to Elias Barbee of Virginia, to whom a pension was granted in 1831. Mr. Barbee at that time was living in Green County, Kentucky.

I shall be appreciative if you will try to locate his file and will send to me all of the information in regard to his personal life and military history shown therein.

Sincerely yours,
Louis Ludlow

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MAR 30 1939
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April 30, 1938
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Hattie W. Scott
402 Shelby Street
Frankfort, Kentucky

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension records of Elias Barbee, of Green County, Kentucky, and of Daniel Barbee, of Mercer County, Kentucky, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The records of these soldiers have been found and are furnished herewith.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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April 30, 1935
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Elias Barbee - S. 12972
BA-J/AWF

Hattie M. Scott
402 Shelby Street
Frankfort, Kentucky

Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War record of Elias Barbee which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 12972, based upon his service in that war.
Elias Barbee was born, June 14, 1763 in Culpeper County, Virginia, names of his parents are not stated. His father was living in Culpeper County, Virginia, during the Revolution, and moved to Kentucky in 1782.
While residing in Culpeper County, Elias Barbee enlisted, March 19, 1781, served as a private in Captain A. Kirkpatrick's company and in Colonel Gaskins' Virginia regiment, was in the siege of Yorktown, and after the siege was stationed at the Barracks near "Cumberland Old Court House", length of service eighteen months.
He moved to Kentucky in December, 1782. He was allowed pension on his application executed, August 20, 1832, then living in Green County, Kentucky.
He had five brothers, Thomas, John, Daniel, William, and Joshua, all in the Revolution. His brothers, Joshua [handwritten: aged 72 in 1832] and Daniel [handwritten: aged 75 in 1832], testified in this case in 1832 in Mercer County, Kentucky.
It is not stated that this soldier, Elias Barbee, was ever married.
In order to obtain data in regard to the date of
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last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of Elias Barbee, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:

Elias Barbee
Certificate # 7311
Issued March 29, 1833
Rate $60.00 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of Elias Barbee, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:

Elias Barbee
Certificate # 7311
Issued March 29, 1833
Rate $60.00 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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March 25, 1936
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Elias Barbee, S. 12972
John Barbee, W. 24636
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Mrs. W. F. Growe
4 North Division Street
Walls Walls, Washington

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request to know to whom the last payments of pension were made based upon service in the Revolutionary War of John Barbee and his sons Thomas, John, William, Elias and Ezekiel.

There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of soldiers with names Thomas, William and Ezekiel Barbee (Barbie, Barbey, Barby, etc.) The records of only one John Barbee and one Elias Barbee have been found. In order to obtain the dates of last payments of pensions based upon their service, the names of persons paid and possibly the dates of death, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following data:

Elias Barbee
Certificate #7511
Issued March 29, 1835
Rate $60 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency
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Mary Barbee, widow of
John Barbee
Certificate #8671
Issued October 19, 1849
Rate $120 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1845
Acts of March 5, 1845 & June 17, 1844
District of Columbia Agency

Very truly yours

G. H. SWEET
Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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August 17, 1928.
[illegible]

Miss Dalame Sympson
Bardstown
Kentucky.

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12972, it appears that Elias Barbee was born June 14, 1763 in Culpeper County, Virginia.
While residing in said Culpeper County, he enlisted March 19, 1781 and served eighteen months as a private in Captain A. Kirkpatrick's Company, Colonel Gaskins' Virginia Regiment, and was in the Siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832, at which time he was living in Green County, Kentucky.
It is stated that his father, whose name is not given, moved from Culpeper County, Virginia to Kentucky in 1782.
There are no data relative to soldier's wife and children.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Elias Barbee S. L. 12972

DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Mch. 19, 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
18 mos.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
A. Kirkpatrick
COLONEL. 
Gaskins
STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in, Siege of Yorktown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Culpeper Co. Va
Date of application for pension, Aug. 20, 1832. His cl. al.
Residence at date of application, Green Co Ky
Age at date of application, b in Culpeper Co. Va June 14, 1763
Remarks:
It is not stated whether he was married (ew)
Father (name not stated) served from Col. VA by Ky in 1782
(Brothers were Thomas, John, Daniel, William, Joshua - dont found -
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.