Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,413, Lewis Field, Va.
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Service  Va.

Field, Lewis

Number S.30.413.
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Kentucky  32,169

Lewis Field
of Ballard, in the State of Kentucky
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Roberts of the regt. commanded
by Col. Crockett in the Virginia, I. Troop
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of pension issued the 10th day of July
1844 and sent to Hon. Lynn Boyd, Bellevue Ken.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1844    1040:00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept     40.00
                                                         $1080:00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E.2.  vol. 7  Page 17
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State of Kentucky
Ballard County Sct
On this 2nd day of May 1844 Personally appeared in open Court Lewis Field before me S.W. Jepshon sitting in open court he being a resident of Ballard County and state of Kentucky aged eight years and about ten months 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 of the 7th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States in the Virginia state line under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated
That he entered the service of the United States in Capt Benjamin Roberts company in Major George Slaughters Battallion or Corps as it was then familiarly called
That he entered service by enlistment as a private for two it may have been three years in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia and was mustered into service at a large frame house called the Red house which was Maj Slaugters headquarters.  That he can not state the precise date of his enlistment but knows it was in the year 1779 in the latter part of the Summer or first of the fall probably in Sept. or Oct of that year.  That Joseph Sanders was his Lieutenant.  That Robert Green was his Ensign.  That Joseph Crocket was his Col.   But he thinks Crocket was only a Lieutenant Col. and Geo. R. Clark (afterwards Brigadier Gen Clark) was the Col. Commandant.  That they were called the Illinois Regiment.
That in the forepart & he thinks probably on the 8th of Dec 1779 Capt. Mark Thomas & Capt Slaugters companies having united with that of Capt Roberts at the aforesaid red house the oath of allegiance was administered to the troops and they some time in December commenced their march under the command of Maj George Slaughter crossing the Blue Ridge at Ashbys Gap Crossing the Shanandoah and on to Winchester.  There across the Alleganies over to Redstone
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Fort at the mouth of Redstone Creek on the Monogahala.  That some, perhaps half or more of the troops were sent down to Ewells or (Newells) store.  That provisions were remarcably scarce.  That he was sent by Maj Slaughter several times to Col. [illegible] on Suweekly Creek.  That they remained at Redstone, Ewell and in the neighborhood until they built seven flat boats and a number of canoes peragues &c.  That in the forepart or about the middle of April 1780 they embarked on board of their flat boats and reached the falls of Ohio about the fourth of June following.  That the day after they landed they were ordered out eight in Number under Sergeant Nash Sutter, William Butts was in the Number.  That they camped on an island 12 miles up the river.  That the next day they went up two miles further to the mouth of fourteen mile Creek.  Went up the creek some three of four hundred yards tied their perogue went further up the creek & killed some buffaloe and was returned almost to their perogue when they were fired upon by a party of twenty two indians under the command of Little Turtle.  he then turned and run some hundred & fifty or two hundred yards when the strap of his pantaloons caught a snag & he fell & was immediately overtaken and surrendered to the indians.  He is not Positive as to the day of the month on which he was captured and it is only impressed on his mind from the remarks of Mr. Butts who was a religious man and anxious to observe the sabbath & who was also taken a Prisoner with him.  from his recollection of this conversation he thinks he was taken on the 6th day of June 1780 but it may have been a day or two before or after.  His life was at the moment of capture (as it was again at the Indian town after being tied to the stake to be burnt) saved by the humane interposition of Little Turtle.  He together with Butts were rapidly marched on to the Maumee town at the mouth of Eel River on the Wabash.  Here he after as before stated having been preserved by Little
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Turtle was adopted into an Indian family & kindly treated until the fall of the year when he was taken to Detroit where partly by force and partly by purchase the British under the command of Maj Duporster (to whom Isadore Shaw was Interpreter) got him from the Indians & at this place he first saw the famous or rather infamous Simon Girty.  Here every imaginable overture failing to induce him to enlist in the Kings service he together with seven other prisoners Cuthbert Steele, John Angel, Stephen Shelton, William Brooks, David Brooks, Ephraim Noel, Thomas Mohan & several other prisoners whose name he does not now recollect were put on board a schooner & sent down Lake Erie to Fort Shulur.  and from there were marched down to the falls of Niagara.  From there they were marched down to the dead water of Lake Ontario.  From here by water to Fort Niagara.  Here they were put on board of the British ship of war Seneca mounting 26 guns  The Captains name he cannot recollect, but one of the Lieutenants was named Norvell.  From here he was taken to Carletons Island & landed.  From here they went on board of Bathax [?] through the Long [illegible] and on to Loshene[?].  Here they landed and marched to Maritual[?] & were immediately put in prison where he remained through the rigors of that northern Clime miserably fed even eating poor Canadian horses nearly twelve months when in consequence of the trouble given the British provision ships by the french fleet they were all like to starve to save them from which they were turned out among the farmers but as soon as spring came in consequence of some endeavoring to make their escape they were all handcuffed & again thrown into Prison.  In the fall he cannot state the month precisely they were marked up to and put upon Coto de Lake Island in the St. Lawrence.  On this island he remained until the next fall or about twelve months when by order of Sir Guy Carlton they were marched back to Montreal put aboard of small vessels & sent to Quebec where they remained in an almost starving condition eight months.  Here he together with some
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4 or 500 others were put on board a large old line of battle ship commanded by Capt Tone out which the Guns had been taken and sailed for Philidelphia but were drives by stress of weather to anchor at the Isle of Beck.  When the Gale increasing the ship commenced dragging her anchor.  They got up two but the cable of the third had to be cut & the ship drove through the straights at the rate of thirteen knots an house & for two weeks the gale drove them at this rate right out towards the west Indies when the wind shifted & after a voyage of forty days they off the Capes of Dalware heard the report of Courion[?] ahead and presently saw the topsails of a ship & in a few minutes three other ships the first of which proved to be the South Carolina 60 Gun ship, said to be a present from Holland to the State of South Carolina loaded with flower.  The other three were British frigates he thinks two forty fours & a thirty six.  The forty fours one on each side of the S.C. and the 36 under her stern.  The Commander of one of the 44s hailed & commanded the Prison ship to follow him.  after giving one broadside the South Carolina struck her colours.  and the ship of he which was on board ordered into New York instead of Philadelphia;  where they laid eight days.  From there they saled up the North River thirty miles to Dobbs Ferry there we (the Prisoners) were delivered up to Col. Smith who commanded on the line on the last day of Dec. 1782 who after taking a list of our names on the same day set us all at Liberty.  From Dobbs Ferry he went to Philidelphia & thence in Feb 1783 he reached home in Culpepper County Va., where he remained until March 1784 when he emigrated to Kentucky and settled near Louisville where he resided until 1811 when he moved to Henry County Ky where he resided until about 1826 when he moved to Pope County Illinois where he resided until about 1834 when he moved to McCracken County Kentucky where he has resided ever since that part of Ballard County in which he resides at this time having been stricken from McCracken County.  That including the time he was in service & a Prisoner he more than served out his full time.  That having been taken
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Prisoner he got no discharge and as such has no documentary evidence of his services except the records of his enlistment which he presumes are on file.  That he knows of no on by whom he can prove his services unless Col Bland Ballard of Shelby County should be still living whose testimony if to be had will in due time be forwarded.
That he was born on the 4th day of July 1763 according to his fathers register.  That being young and verry illiterate when he enlisted he did not understand military regulations grades &c and did not pay that attention to dates that better informed persons would have done.  That by reason of the infirmity of old age he cannot now state times and dates positively & therefore begs the indulgent consideration of the Department if it shall appear that in some things he may be inaccurate & in others too indefinite.  That in the main he knows he is correct.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state
Lewis Field
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Saml. W. Upshaw JP.

We John Grier T.J. Duffin & R.D. Gholson residing in the County of Ballard and    residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Lewis Field who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.  That we believe him to be eighty one or more years of age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
John Grier
TJ Duffin
RD Gholson
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Saml. W. Upshaw JP
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Interrogotories propounded by the Court to the declarant Lewis Field in the matter of his application for a pension
1.  Where & in what year were you born?
Ans.  In Culpepper co. Va. on the 4th of July 1763.
2.  Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?
Ans.  My age was recorded by my father in the family bible where I often saw it.  One of my sisters has or had the Bible.
3.  Where were you living when called into service?  Where have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you now live?
Ans I was called into service in Culpepper Co. Va. where I then resided.  I have lived in Kentucky except a short time in Illinois as stated in my declaration.  I now live in Ballard Co. Ky.
4.  How were you called into service?
Ans.  I enlisted in Maj Slaughters Corps
5.  State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served.  such continental & malitia Regiments as you can recollect and the General circumstances of your service.
Ans.  Gen. Geo. R. Clark was chief in command & had Colo. John Montgomery & Lynn under him.  The officers I served under were Col. Crocket Maj Slaughter Captain Roberts Lieutenant Sanders & Ensign Green.  We never was connected with any Regulars of Continental troops that I now recollect of.
6.  Did you ever receive a discharge
Ans. No
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans.  Cap John Grier.  Thomas J Duffin and R.D. Gholson
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And the sd. Court do hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogotories prescribed by the War department that  Lewis Field the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to it that        who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Ballard and that John Grier TJ Duffy & RJ Gholson who have also signed the same are residents of sd County and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Saml. W. Upshaw. J.P.

I do further certify that Lewis Field the applicant was prevented from attending Circuit Court and making this declaration in Open Court from bodily infirmity, he residing at least eighteen miles from the County Seat.
Saml. W. Upshaw J.P.

State of Kentucky
Ballard County Sct
I Jacob Corbett Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid Do certify that Saml W Upshaw whose signatures
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appear to the foregoing Certificates is genuine Is now and was at the time of signing the same and acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid Duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due and should be given to all of his official acts as such
In Testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal having no public seal of office provided this 8th day of May 1844
Jacob Corbett


35,788
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Record Division.

April 10, 1908.

Mrs. V.M. Clopton
1069 American Avenue,
Long Beach, California.

Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 2" and received the 7" instant, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War claim of Lewis Field, Sur. file No. 30413, who was allowed pension on a certificate issued July 10, 1844, recorded in Book E,2. Vol. 7, Page 17., the name of his father is given as Daniel, and there is no mention made of his ever having married.
The statement of his service furnished you on November 12, 1907, is not returned herewith it being cancelled and of no further value, as it was changed after having been certified to by the Commissioner of Pensions.
The Revolutionary War records fail to afford information in regard to any Lewis Field other than the above noted soldier.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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30413
Revy  Invalid

File No. 30,413
Lewis Field
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 138
Arrangement of 1870

1907 Nov. 23. Mrs. C.H. Clopton Hist. AW
1908 Apr 10 Mrs. Clopton infd soldiers father named Daniel & no mention of sol. marriage & no other Rev pens named Lewis Field AW
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State of Kentucky
Ballard County Sct
On this 6th day of May 1844 Willis White clergyman of the Baptist order personally appeared before me and made oath that he was requested to attend on the 2nd day on this month for the purpose of bearing testimony to the credibility of Lewis Field a Revolutionary soldier who is making application for a Pension but was prevented from so doing by the severe indisposition of one of his children and for this reason alone his name is not in the blank prepared for it.  And further that he has seen the certificate of John Grier T.J. Duffy & R.D. Gholson attached to Mr. Fields Declaration & that he hereby fully and heartily adds his testimony to the truth of the Certificate.
W. White
Sworn & subscribed the day and date above written before
B.J. Bennis J.P.

I Jacob Corbett Clerk of the Ballard County Court in the state of Kentucky do certify that BH Bennis whose signature appears to the above Certificate is genuine is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid Duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due all of his official acts as such.
In Testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal having no public seal of office provided this 8th day of May 1844.
Jacob Corbett
[handwritten seal]
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Blandville Ky
May 8

Free

Hon: Lynn Boyd
Washington City DC
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Blandville May 7th 1844

Hon L Boyd

Dear Friend
I take the liberty to enclose to you the application of Lewis Field of this co for a pension.  and to beg the favor of you to intercede for him with all your might, he most assuredly deserves a Pension.  I wrote some weeks since to Col Bland Ballard of Ky whose father was a mess mate of Field's but do not expect he knows anything really relevant to this matter.  I therefore presume the Department should at once act on the Declaration &c
I wrote you sometime since to send me the information necessary to enable me to make a regular application for the wages due him as a spy & for to obtain the land due him & his father Daniel Field as soldiers in the Illinois regiment.  If there is a reasonable prospect of success will you be so good as to attend to these matters.
Please give me the earlyest information as to the result of this application.
Send lots of documents & write me all the news
In haste
RD Gholson

N.B. I wrote you to send the "Weekly Globe" to A. Newman, & also to H. Williams.  The papers are not recd the money is deposited with me to be forwarded to you.
The draft in favor of Lynn came safe to hand for your attention 
accept our most sincere thanks
RDG
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Pension Agency
Burlington July 17 1844

Sir
I herewith return the Pension Certificate of Lewis Field as it appears to have been sent to this agency through mistake.
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Yr Obt Servt
Chas. F. Warner for the
Pension Agent

JL Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Lewis Field
Ken:
Act 7. June '32
on Va State Troops
Admd.
2 yrs pri
$80

Hon. Lynn Boyd
Bellevue Ken.
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3-595
O.W. and N. Division
Record Division
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
April 9, 1908
Searched by S.D. Lamparter

Soldier, Lewis Field
Service, Rev. War

Remarks:  No claim as above other than [illegible] File 30412
No Rev. B.L. for Lewis, Daniel or David Field of Va. Service
G.
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[STAMP]
U.S. Pension Office
A
Nov 2 1907

Long Beach Cal
Oct 25, 1907

Pension Bureau 
Washington D.C.

Please be kind enough to send war record of Lewis Field, who was granted a Pension July 10, 1844 recorded in Pension Office Book E.2 Vol 7-Page 17 - by D. Brown Clk.
Can you tell me where he enlisted?  Where? and under whom?  Also any record of Col Jno Field who was killed at Pleasant Plains
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Oct 10 1774.  I find untold difficulty in getting Va Revolutionary War record.  Lewis Field enlisted at Culpepper Va - at the age of 16 - I think
Any information to either of the above of Col Wm Marshall of Mecklenburg N.C. will be most gratefully received
Very Respt
Mrs. Col Hoggatt Clopton
1069 American Ave
Long Beach
Calif

[STAMP]
Record Division
Nov 8 1907
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Long Beach Calif
April 2 1908

Dept of the Interior
Beauro of Pensions.
Some time since I received a letter from your department stating that my great grandfather Lewis Field was the son of Danl Field.  There is a great mistake somewhere.  Lewis Field was the son of Col Jno Field and Ann Rogers Clerk sister of Geo Rogers Clark.  See Pierces Genialogy Vol 2 Pag 1105 - born July 4-1763- Dan'l Field-Lewis Fields brother had a son Lewis who applied for his father's bounty land at the same
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time and pension also I think.  Whether or not he got it I know not but my great grandfather was allowed his pension July 10-1844.  I have the original copy in my possession at this time.  The date of his marriage is among his papers I am told by one of my family who has seen these papers there - but does not remember this date.  Will you look it up for me?  He writes he married and enlisted same year  16 yr of age Culpepper Co Va. described his capture by Little Turtle Scout under Gen Wayne and yet the War department tells me he has no war record.  I wonder why when his papers, upon which he got his pension are filed in your Dept.  Will you kindly favor me looking through his papers and let me know if
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3.
he married and enlisted same year.  We have no other way of knowing but this and I want to write up his record myself from a Rev Scout & private.
Is there no way I can have any or a part of these papers?
Very Faithfully
Mrs. Virginia Marshall Clopton
1069 American Ave
Long Beach Calif.
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sion on file in this Bureau. Lewis Field S. 30413
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Enl. in Culpepper Co Va.
Sept or Oct, 1779 > 
Captured by Indians June 6, 1780 and held prisoner until Dec 31, 1782.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN.
Benjamin Roberts
COLONEL.
Jos. Crockett Ills rgt
Geo. R. Clarke.
STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Culpepper Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, May 2, 1844. His claim allowed
Residence at date of application, Ballard Co., Ky.
Age at date of application, b. July 4, 1763. Culpepper Co. Va.
Remarks: Sol was son of Daniel Field
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O. W. and N. Division. 3-525. GCK
AW DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Sur. File 30413 Bureau of Pensions,
Rev. War. Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., Nov. 12", 1907
Madam:
In reply to your request of 25 ult., received 2" inst. for a statement of the military history of Lewis Field a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Enlisted in Culpeper Co. Va.
Sept. or Oct, 1779
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Captured by Indians June 6, 1780, and held prisoner until Dec. 31, 1782.
RANK.
Private
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Benjamin Roberts
COLONEL.
Joseph Crockett
George R. Clarke
STATE.
Va. "Illinois Regt."
- Cancelled
This statement was changed after having been sent out of the Bureau
AW.
Apr. 9 - 1908
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Culpeper Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, May 2, 1844, His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Ballard Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, born in Culpeper Co. Va. July 4, 1763.
Remarks: Soldier was the son of John Field See Pierce's Gandry Fields Vol 2 P. 1105 
The Revolutionary War pension records fail to afford any information in regard to Col. John Field who died Oct. 10, 1774 or of Col. Wm. Marshall of N.C.
Very respectfully,
V. Warner.
Commissioner.
Mrs. Col. Hoggatt Clopton
1069 American Ave. Long Beach
Cal. 
U. S. PENSION OFFICE H
APR 7 1908
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RECORD DIVISION
APR 9 1906