Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18069, for Tandy Key, Virginia
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SERVICE: Va.
Key, Tandy
NUMBER: S. 18069
carded
CONTENTS
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Virginia No. 23,829

Tandy Key
of Fluvanna in the State of Virginia
who was a pri. & Lieut. in the Compy commanded by Captain _________ of the Regt. commanded by Col Cabell in the Virginia line for
Lieut. 3 mos.
prv. 71/2 " 
(5 per cent)

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 65 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
= 35.00

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d. day of May 1834 and
Hon W. F. Gordon, H.R

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1834 195.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 32.50
$227.50
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by R Burdine Clerk,
ok _____ Vol. ______ Page _______
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State of Virginia Fluvanna County towit on this 14th day of March 1834 personally appeared before me George Stillman a justice of the peace in and for the Said County Tandy Key a resident of Said County aged Seventy nine years on the 29th day of October last from a record kept by his Father now in his possession; who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he was called into Service in the month of September or August in the year 1777 in a Company of Militia from the County of Rockingham under the Command of Captain John Bates, that this deponent was the Lieutenant of the Company and Charles Wibell (now Col Wibell of Davidson County Tennessee) was the Ensign, that the detachment to which the Company belonged was under the Command of Col. Cabell & May - that troops were also out at same time from the County of Amherst under the command of Col. Rucker and Cabell. that they marched to Richmond and from thence to Williamsburg and were there under the Command of Genl Nelson as he believes. that he remained at Williamsburg until the troops were discharged, from the imperfection of his memory he is unable to say positively whether they were in service two or three months, his impression was that they were not more than Five months - and Col Wilide whose affidavit is hereto annexed & who is a younger Man & enjoys good health, says three months That he had a Commission as Lieutenant which has been lost. he believes it was signed by Patrick Henry - who was at that time he thinks Governor of Va That the succeeding Spring after performing this Tour of duty this declarant removed from the County of Buckingham to the County of Fluvanna. the place of his nativity - that in the fall of 1779 he was called into service from the County of Fluvanna as a private (he hereby declares a Commission with a view to procuring a substitute) in a Company of Militia Commanded by Captain Jones. that they marched from Fluvanna in the month of December to the Barracks in the County of Albemarle and remained there guarding the prisoners taken with Genl Burgonyne, until the month of June following was out this tour to the best of his recollection Five and one half months - that at the Albemarle Barracks he knew the following Officers, viz Col Taylor Col Fontaine
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March 31, 1926
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BA-J/NCS
Tandy Key, S.18069
Mrs. J. R. Evans
Auburndale
Florida

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Tandy Clark Key.

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a soldier named Tandy Clark Key.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 18069, based upon the service of Tandy Key, the only soldier of this name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Tandy Key was born October 29, 1754, in that part of Albemarle County which was afterwards Fluvanna County, Virginia.

While a resident of Buckingham County, Virginia, he was commissioned
lieutenant in August or September, 1777, and served three months in Captain John Bates' company in Colonels Cabell and May's
Virginia regiment. He returned to Fluvanna County, Virginia, the following spring and in December, 1779, he enlisted and served five
and one half months as a private in Captain Jones' Virginia company. He enlisted in the spring of 1781 and served two months as private in Captain Daniel Tilghman's Virginia company.

He moved from Fluvanna County to Albemarle County, Virginia, where he lived until 1814 when he purchased a plantation in Fluvanna
County and continued to reside there.
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1927. June 1. Hist. to
Mrs. A. Jan Kovsky M.C.S.
1929 June 18 Photos to Mrs.
J. P. J. Wilson & Fin, Div.
ntfd, A. D. Y.

1930 Sept. 21, Hist to Jennie T.
Grayson M.C.S.

1930 Oct. 28. Hist. to Frances
L. Dance M.C.S.

1930 Dec. 13 hist, to Mrs
John K. Walker M.C.S.
1931- July 14 Mrs. John K. Walker do
cost of photos _ her letter in regard
to it, unclaimed Pleasant Martin
(Martin) S. 2729 MMHF
1936. Mar. 31, hist to Mrs. J. E.
Evans, M.C.S.
1936 Oct. 13. Hist to Miss Lucia
Key.


P 18069
INVALID.

File No. 18069
Tandy Key
Lieut Rev War

Act: June 7/32
Index:-- Vol. 1, Page 204

[Arrangement of 1870.]
1912 June 18. Hist. to Mrs.

1912 June 18. Hist to Mrs.
Henry Maclin, from card cat.
1914 Mch. 20. Hist. to Mrs. O. C.
Van Zandt.
1922 Apr. 6 Hist to Miss Mattie
M. McGee
1924 Feb 21 Hist to
Mrs Will Ashford
1924, Mar 14 Hist. to
Miss Margie E. Neal MCS
1924 Mar 24. Hist to
Miss H. M. Prescott
1924 Mar. 28 Hist. to Mrs. _ MCS
Lena Key Dougan MMHF
1924, Mch 28. Hist. to Mrs. Eugenia
Key Cagle. MMHF. (Her letter in
cl. W. 10163 of John Key.)---
1924 Apr. 18- Hist. to Mrs. Julian C. Lane MMHF
1924-Apl. 23- Hist. to Hon. Gordon Lee MMHF
1924 July 29. Hist to Mrs. HF [Illegible] MMHF

1926. Nov.5 Mrs. R. R. Bagby of
Birmingham Ala. infd not
family data (see her letter
in (W.Ctf. 15674. War 1812 John Key)
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[round black ink stamp]
PENSION OFFICE. 
U.S.
D JUN 14 1912
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October 13, 1936

BA-J/MCS
Tandy Key, S.18069

Miss Lucia Key
320 College Street
Cuthbert, Georgia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Tandy Key, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.18069, based upon the military service of Tandy Key.

He was born October 29, 1754, in that part of Albemarle County which was afterwards Fluvanna County, Virginia.  The name of his parents were not given. 

While a resident of Buckingham County, Virginia, he was commissioned lieutenant in August or September, 1777, and served three months in Captain John Bates' company in Colonels Cabell and May's Virginia regiment.  He returned to Fluvanna County, Virginia, the following spring and in December, 1779, he enlisted and served five and one half months as private in Captain Jones' Virginia company. He enlisted in the spring of 1781 and served two months as private in Captain Daniel Tilghman's Virginia company.

He moved from Fluvanna County to Albemarle County, Virginia, where he lived until 1814 when he purchased a plantation in Fluvanna County and continued to reside there.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 14, 1834, while living in Fluvanna County, Virginia.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Tandy Key.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

June 1, 1927

Mrs. A. Jankovsky, Jr.
Sedgwick
Colo.

Madam:

I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18069, that TANDY KEY was born October
29, 1754, in that part of Albemarle County which was afterwards Fluvanna County, Virginia.

While a resident of Buckingham County, Virginia, he was commissioned Lieutenant in August or September, 1777 and served three months in Captain John Bates' Company in Colonels Cabell and May's Virginia Regiment.

He returned to Fluvanna County, Virginia, the following spring and in December, 1779, he enlisted and served five and one half months as a private in Captain Jones' Virginia Company.

He enlisted in the spring of 1781 and served two months as a private in Captain Daniel Tilghman's Virginia Company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 14, 1834, while a resident of Fluvanna County, Virginia.

There are no data on file relative to his family.

This is the only soldier by the name of Tandy Key that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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JANE PIERCE JENNINGS WILSON
TREASURER

RESIDENCE 220 HANOVER AVE.
PHONE: BOULEVARD 4335

JENNINGS FAMILY RECORD
503 RICHMOND TRUST BUILDING
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA, U. S. A.
ADDRESS MAIL. P. O. BOX 1612
CABLE ADDRESS CHALOEBER

May 6, 1929.

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

E. W. Morgan, Acting Comm.

Kindly give me the number of pages on
file in your office concerning Tandy Key, Fluvanna County, for the
purpose of having rectograph copies made of all papers on file concerning
him.

Sincerely yours,
Jane Pierce Jennings Wilson
Jane Pierce Jennings Wilson.

REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
MAY 1929
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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Commissioner of Pensions: _

U. S. PENSION OFFICE
JUN 8 1925

I would like full record
of service of Jandy Key
who served in Revolutionary war,
Please. I have a record of
his receiving a pension in Fluvanna
County Va. in 1835.
Any dates of service or death
you have please send them,
and greatly oblige
Mrs. Harvey S. Trewitt,
5930 Rerger Ave. Dallas, Texas
U.S.A.
(over)
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Arkadelphia Ark.
March 25 - 1924
Pension Record Dept. Rev War
Washington D.C
Dear Sir:
Will
you kindly
send me all you have
on record of Joseph Key
born about 1765 and
of his father Tandy
Key and of Joseph's Son
Tandy born 1786.
Thanking you for any
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Miles, Texas,
March 6, 1914.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC
Dear Sir,
Please send me a copy of
the pension of Tandy Key. I believe he
was with Virginia regiment during the
Revolutionary War, and that the data will be
found in the Secretary of War's Report
for 1834.
Also send copy of pension of William Key,
if there are two William Keys, please send
copy of pension of both _ This data will
be found the Secretary of War Report for 1835,
Pens Ga & the same infort Pens Tenn.
Thanking you in advance for sending
this data, I am,
Yours truly
Mrs. O C Van Gandt
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were ordered out for three months- & he thinks they remained at Willamsburg under the command of Genl Nelson all that time- he knows that the company ( unreadible text) remained- & Tandy Key- with it until they were regularly & lawfully discharged.

Charles Dickell
State of Tennessee
DavidsonCounty

This day appeared before me Wm R. Wilkie an acting justice of the peace for Davison County Charles Dickell & made oath that the statement herein made by hus own knowledge are true those made upon information he believes to be true. Given to & subscribed before me this 23 day of Nov 1833
-Wm r. Wilkie JP

State of Tennessee Davisdon County ss

Henry Ewing clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify to whom it may concern that Wm R. Wilkie appears whose name signed to the above certification is one of the acting justices of the peace in and for said county and of said court duly comissioned and qualified and as such full faith and credit due.