Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 31236, for James Martin, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
VA
Indian Wars
Martin, James 
NUMBER
S.31236
CONTENTS
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13553
Kentucky
James Martin of Fayette Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company command of Captain Payton of the Virginia line for two years [and] also in Indian Wars.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1833.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of May 1833 and sent to L. Combs Lexington.
Arrears to the 4th of March $160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sept $40.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Daniel Byrd, Clerk 
Book E, Vol. 7, Page 18
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State of Kentucky
City of Lexington

On this 14th day of March 1833 personally appeared before me, Mayor of the said City, James Martin to me well known, who is a resident in Jessamine County on the line of Fayette and Jessamine the County line crossing his farm, age 74 years last August who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1779 with Robin Right, James Montgomery and Capt. Payton. Capt. Payton made up his company [and] left me in Virginia doing Garrison duty at William in Norfolk. The next years was ordered out under Col. Rose to the South commanded by General Gates in Col. Abram Buford’s Regiment. In Cass T. Ewell’s company until General Green succeeded General Gates. I remained in Buford’s Regiment till the battle at Guilford Courthouse, then under Major [Illegible] Ridley. After the said battle the army retreated nine miles to [Note: I am unsure if it reads “P. Perkins Zion works”], then the British retreated and Genl Green followed them to Ramsay’s Mill. Lord Cornwallis retreated towards Cross Creek until he came to the [Illegible],  then General Green discharged the Militia at Ramsay’s Mill and marched on to Camden, South Carolina. Laid siege to the fort and said same day cannonading and the British then attacked General Green at a [Illegible] in
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In consequence of some deserters as we thought, after Levere attack we held to retreat towards [the] 96[,] [where]  I fell into Col. Samuel Harvey’s Regiment [under] Capt. Frank Leonard’s company [and] remained with him until we got to 96. 
Col. Harvey resigned at 96 in consequence of bad health. [I was] then placed under Col. [Illegible] at 96 till the Battle of Eutaw Springs, when General Green gave orders for Capt. Leonard to mark all the troops when their times were out from the round O in South Carolina to Virginia[,] [where they were supposed to be discharged].  
[In May] Capt. Leonard discharged me, supposing my time was out; I then told the officers that had enlisted for three years or during the war. I did not exactly know whether I was in frolic at the time and they told me that my time was not out and that I had rather go rejoin the [Continental Army] again, which I did and stayed there till the Fall 1783 when I was in
Col. James’ Regiment and Capt. William’s Company, was discharged by Capt. William I believe. I have no recollection of ever drawing anything from government for my services [Note: the rest of this sentence was very messy; Martin was struggling to remember whether he did, if at all, drew a pension prior to this affidavit]. I left my father’s house in 1784. I have never lived there since. 
This affiant left with his father in Albemarle County Va, where he then lived and where I [the rest of the Affidavit continues in Page 6]
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Capt. Martins case 23621 from Leslie Combs
Lexington, Kentucky
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first enlisted--all my pakins including my discharge, or due bill or aides I think showing there was due me from the government about £130.-I have been living in Kentucky about 47 years-I was in all the Indian campaigns almost & never recd but two flesh wounds-I was in Harrway Wilkins and Lt Clamns & Waynes campaigns agt the Indians-when I returned to my fathers house last April-I cant find nothing-He was dead-his property scattered & I can't find nothing of his affairs or my papers- -
      I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present &if I am entitled to land or money in lieu of it, I want it under this proof which I presume will be sufficient–And I declare my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State
   Sworn to [unreadable] the day and year aforementioned–James Martin X
   And the said Mayor do hereby declare that James Martin who signed the above is a respectable & credible man & my opinion is that he served as he states–
   Charlton Hunt 
I, Harry I. Bodley clerk of the Mayor's Court for the city of Lexington, being a Court of record of record do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
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Original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Martin for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Lexington this 14th day of March 1833. 
H. J. Bodley

Capt. Martin
Case 23521
Leslie Combs
Lexington, Kentucky
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Original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Martin for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Lexington this 14th day of March 1833. 
H. J. Bodley

Capt. Martin
Case 23521
Leslie Combs
Lexington, Kentucky

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23621
James Martin 
Lexington City
Kentucky

VA Roll
On Roll from 1779 Private 
2 Years $80
L. Combs, Esq.
Lexington City
Kentucky
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:) You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the service of [James Martin]
Period when the service was rendered: 1779
Duration of the Claimant’s Service: 3 or 4 Years, 11 Months, 11 Days
Rank of the Claimant: Private
Names and Rank of the Field Officers under whom he served: 
General Gates 
Green 
Colonel Buford
[Illegible]
Hawes
Snead
Major Hill & Ridley
Capt. Peyton
J. Ewell
Frank Cowherd
Age at Present and Place of Abode when he entered the service: 74 Years, Albemarle County, VA 
Proof by which the declaration is supported: Traditionary

I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
	The following regulations have been adopted:
	This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms “Continental Line,” “State troops,” “militia,” and “volunteers,” all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
	As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
	In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of }
	On this __ day of __ personally appeared (a) before __
	__ A. B. a resident (b) of __ in the county of __ and State, Territory or District of __ aged (c) __ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) __ , with __ and served in the __ (e) regiment of the __ line, under the following named officers:
	[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [right-pointing hand icon] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
	He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of__
	Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.		A. B.
	[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
	And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
	I __ of the Court of __ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of __ for a pension.
	In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this __ day of __ &c.
	If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
	Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
	(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the __ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with __, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be __ 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.
	Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
	[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
	And the said 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 states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the __ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the __ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
	I, __ Clerk of the Court of __ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of __ for a pension.
	In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set me hand and seal of office, this __ day of __ &c.
	Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
	If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
        	The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
        	1. Where and in what year were you born?
        	2. Have you any record of your age, and if no, where is it?
        	3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
        	4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
        	5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
        	6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
        	{ To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
        	7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
        	The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
        	The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
        	The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
        	Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
        	Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory. or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
        	No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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        	[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
        	[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
        	[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
        	[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
        	[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom be served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of this 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. 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.”
        	It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. [underlining by hand begins] Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. [underlining by hand ends]
        	[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
        	[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
        	[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
        	[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
        	Mode of authenticating papers.
        	In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
        	Proof of Service.
        	[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant’s entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
        	[pointing hand icon] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
        	[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
        	[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
        	[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Joseph Rowen Eseck.
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Pension claim for increase and decreases 
James Martin. 
His claim is not complete until order of Court is recorded on Monday 21 March.
[Illegible]
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Know all men by these presents, that I, John Wallace,  sole executor of James Martin deceased, late of Jessamine County and State of Kentucky, and who in his lifetime was Pensioner of the United States on the Kentucky Roll at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum under act of 7th June 1832, who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint [Illegible] [as] my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3d March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848 and 29th July 1848-as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15th May, 1828, and 7th June, 1832.
Said Attorney moreover authorised in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a reconsideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching my interests, and to obtain from any Department of the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim of claims we hereby seek the investigation of 
Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due the and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers herein conferred upon himself hereby ratifying and confirming all that said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents.
Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of March 1853
John Wallace
State of Kentucky Jessamine County, 
Be it known, that on the 10th day of March 1853 before the subscriber, residing of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Wallace the subscriber to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the signing, sealing and delivering the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I do hereunto subscribe my name.
[Illegible]
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State of Kentucky, Jessamine County
On this 10th day of March 1853. Personally appeared before me the undersigned presiding Judge of the County in in and for the County and State above men time being first duly sworn according to law makes Oath and says that he is the sole Executor of the last will of James Martin deceased, late of the County and State aforesaid. He further certifies that the said James Martin was a pensioner of the United States in the Kentucky Roll under act of 7th June 1832 at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, and died in said County of Jessamine in the Eleventh day of May (1848) Eighteen Hundred and Forty Eight, leaving no widow, but the following living children[:] Letitia Metcalf, Richard Martin, Amanda Arthurs and Lewis J. Martin. He also states that he has been informed and verily believes that the said James Martin served a portion of time in the Revolution as an officer, perhaps as a Captain for a period of twelve months or more, he remembers to have heard him say that he entered the service as a Private [and] was promoted in the service and he believes that he did not receive the full payment per annum to which he was entitled on account of his Revolutionary services aforesaid. That the Certificate of Pension has been lost or mislaid so that it cannot now be found.
John Wallace

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John Wallace the above affiant and that he is an person of respectability and a credible and disinterested witness. I further certify that I have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application.
[Illegible]
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I, M. T. Lowry, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State above mentioned do hereby certify that A. Wake, whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing affidavit declaration and Power of Attorney, is and was at the time of signing [the same] Presiding Judge of the Jessamine County Court, duly commissioned and sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal Nicholasville this 10th March 1853.
M. T. Lowry, Clerk
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June 25, 1937
Miss Florence Cross
1525 Jackson Street,
San Francisco, California

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Martin, three generations, one you state, was born in 1749 in Virginia, moved to Kentucky in 1780 and died in 1799 in Madison County, Kentucky, name of widow Sarah Harris Martin, the record of a James Martin who served under the above named James, that of William, the son of James and Sarah, born and married, Albemarle County, Virginia, wife Winifred Gentry Martin, and moved to Kentucky in 1780, the record of Tyre Martin, William's brother, the record of James Martin, born 1790 in Albemarle County, Virginia, was in the battles of Tippecanoe and New Orleans, married Ann Corles in 1820, and died in Boone County, Missouri, in 1835, the record of Tyre Martin, brother of this James, who rendered practically the same service and died in 1849 in Missouri, and the records of his sons, James and Lincoln R. Martin who may have served in the War of 1812, also, the Revolutionary War records of Philip and William Corlew.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of the James Martin first named (born 1749, died 1799 in Kentucky, widow Sarah), nor of a Tyre Martin in the Revolutionary War of War of 1812 (or in 1811), nor of a Philip of William Corlew in the Revolutionary War, nor of a Lincoln Martin in the War of 1812 (or in 1811).
No record could be identified as that of James Martin, son of the Tyre who died in 1849 in Missouri. Reference to your files will show that you were advised November 13, 1936, that there is no claim for pension on file based upon service of the James Martin who married Ann Corlew and who you also describe more fully. The records of a James Martin, S.31236 and of a William Martin, S. 38070, are furnished you herewith, hoping they will aid you in your research.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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June 25, 1937

Miss Florence Cross
1525 Jackson Street, #6
San Francisco, California.

BA-J/ILL
James Martin
S. 31236

Dear Madam:
The data given herein were found in pension claim, S. 31236, based upon service of James Martin in the Revolutionary War.
James Martin was born in August 1758, and lived with his father in Albemarle County, Virginia, at the time of the Revolutionary War; the names of his parents are not shown.
James Martin enlisted in 1779 and served as Private in Captain Peyton’s Virginia company, stationed at Williamsburg and at Norfolk; he enlisted the next June, served as private in Captain T. Bell’s company, Colonel Abraham Buford's Virginia regiment until the Battle of Guilford, was at the siege of Camden, after which he served in Captain Frank Cowherd’s company, Colonel Samuel Hawes’ regiment, from which he was transferred to Captain Williams' Company, Colonel Snead's regiment and served until the fall of 1783.
The soldier moved from his father's home in 1784 and resided in the State of Kentucky.
James Martin was in Harmar's, Wilkinson's, St. Clair's and Wayne's Indian campaigns, and received two flesh wounds; no details regarding these wounds were given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 14,
1833, at which time he resided in Jessamine County, Kentucky. The county line be on Fayette and Jessamine Counties passed through his farm at that time.
The soldier died May 11, 1848, in Jessamine County, Kentucky:
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He was not survived by a widow, but by the following named children, all of whom were living in 1853; Letitia Metcalf, Amanda Arthurs, Richard Martin and Lewis Y. Martin. The name of James Martin’s wife was not given, and there [is] no further data regarding his family.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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October 2, 1936
Reverend Vernon P. Martin
Presbyterian Church
Georgetown, Ohio

BA-J/ILL
James Martin
S. 31236

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Martin, who enlisted from Augusta of Albemarle County, Virginia, and later lived in Woodford County, Kentucky, of Hugh Martin, assistant surgeon, who enlisted from said county in Virginia and was an early resident of Lexington, Kentucky, and of Austin Martin who served from Virginia also.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Hugh Martin of Virginia and Kentucky, nor of any Austin Martin. The record of James Martin is given herein as found in pension claim, S. 31236, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War, as it may aid you in your research.
James Martin was born in August 1758 and lived with his father in Albemarle County, Virginia, at the time of the Revolutionary War; the name of his father was not stated.
James Martin enlisted in 1779 and served as private in Captain Peyton’s Virginia company, stationed at Williamsburg and Norfolk; he enlisted the next June, served as private in Captain T. Ewell’s company, Colonel Abraham Buford's regiment until the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, was at the siege of Camden, after which he served in Captain Frank Cowherd’s company, Colonel Dawes' regiment, from which he was transferred to Captain Williams’ company, Colonel Snead’s regiment and served until the late of 1783.
The soldier moved from his father’s home in 1784 and resided in the State of Kentucky.
He was in Harmar’s, Wilkinson’s, St. Clair’s and Wayne’s Indian
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Campaigns and received two flesh wounds; no details regarding said wounds were given.
James Martin was allowed pension on his application executed March 14, 1833, at which time he resided in Jessamine County, Kentucky. The county line between Fayette and Jessamine Counties passed through his farm at that time.
He died May 11, 1848, in Jessamine County, Kentucky; he was not survived by a widow, but by the following children, all of whom were living in 1853; Letitia Metcalf, Amenia Arthurs, Richard Martin, and Lewis Y. Martin. The name of the soldier’s wife was not given, and there are no further data regarding his family.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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April 21, 1933
BA-J/ILL
James Martin S. 31236

Miss Virginia Stewart
Arnette Hotel
613-615 East 9th Street
Kansas City
Missouri.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Martin, a pensioner of Kentucky.

The record of James Martin is given below.  The data furnished are from the papers on file in pension claim, S.31236, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War; the names of his parents are not stated. 
 
He enlisted in 1779 and served as private in Captain Peyton's Virginia company, stationed at Williamsburg and Norfolk;  he enlisted the next June, served as private in Captain T. Ewell's company, Colonel Abraham Buford's regiment until the battle of Guilford, was at the siege of Camden, after which he served in Captain Frank Cowherd's company, Colonel Samuel Hawe's regiment, was transferred to Captain Williams company, Colonel Snead's regiment and served until the fall of 1783. 

The soldier moved from his father's home in 1784 and resided in the state of Kentucky.  

He was in Harmar's, Wiilkinson's, St.Clair's and Wayne's Indian campaigns and received two flesh wounds; no details regarding said wounds are shown.  
James martin was allowed pension on his application executed
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March 14, 1833, at which time he resided in Jessamine County, Kentucky. The county line between Fayette and Jessamine Counties passed through his farm at that time.

James Martin died May 11, 1848 in Jessamine County, Kentucky, not survived by a widow, but by the following children, all of whom were living in 1853: Letitia Metcalf, Amanda Arthurs, Richard Martin, and Lewis Y. Martin. The name of soldier's wife is not shown, nor is there any reference to his marriage or any further information regarding his children. 

Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller,
Assistant to Administrator. 

2.
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January 3, 1925.
Mrs. E. S. Dewey
522 24th St.
Cairo, Ill.
Madam;
I have to advise you that on December 10, 1923, you were furnished all data in regard to the children of the Revolutionary War pensioner, James Martin, found in the pension claim S. 31236.
You were also informed at said time that the name of soldier's wife is not on record.
Respectfully, [unsigned] Acting Commissioner
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1812 Wars Section
December 10, 1923
Mrs. E. S. Dewey
519 West 12th St.
Tulsa, Okla.
Madam, I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31236, it appears that James Martin was born August 1758, and was a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia, when he enlisted, in 1779, in Captain Peyton's Virginia Company, and performed garrison duty at Williamsburg and Norfolk. He was ordered out the next June and served in Captain Ewell's Company, Colonel Abraham Buford's Regiment, until the battle of Guilford, then, under Majors Hill and Ridley, and was at the siege of Camden, after which he joined Captain Frank Cowherd's Company, Colonel Samuel Hawe's Regiment, from which he was transferred to Captain Williams' Company, Colonel Snead's Regiment, and was discharged in the fall of 1783. He was also in Harmar's, Wilkinson's, St. Clair's and Wayne's Indian Wars and received two flesh wounds. He was allowed pension on his application executed March 14, 1833, while living in Jessamine County, Kentucky,
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where he died May 11, 1848, leaving no widow, but the following children: Letitia Metcalf, Amanda Arthurs, Richard and Lewis Y. Martin.
The name of his wife is not on record.
Respectfully,
[Unsigned]
Commissioner.
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Georgetown, Ohio, September 18th, 1936.
To Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please give me any data as to family, parents, location, etc. of the following persons:
Hugh Martin, Surgeons Mate, served in 12th Virginia Regt under Col. James Woods, Service also in some other Regt., Dates of service from 1778 to 1781. Did he ever live in Illinois?
James Martin, not certain about the Regt. in which he served nor the dates. He was from Augusta County, Va (might possibly be Abermarle County). He lived after 1790 until 1837 in Woodford County, Ky.
Thank you very much for kindly help.
Respectfully yours,
Vernon P. Martin,
Minister Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, Ohio.
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Georgetown, Ohio, September 3rd, 1936
To Mr. E. L. Bailey,
Director Dependents Claims Service,
Veterans Administration,

Refer to MAB-g 801 File.

Dear Sir:
May I ask for the following information relative to the following persons pension or land grant record for Revolutionary War service:
James Martin, enlisted from Augusta, or Albemarle County Va. and later lived in Woodford County, Ky. Died there in 1837. Wife was named Martha.
Hugh Martin, asst surgeon, probably enlisted from same counties as above and tradition says was a very early resident of Lexington Ky. May have migrated to either Illinois, Jefferson County, or to Missouri, Name of wife unknown.
Austin Martin, enlisted from above counties in Va. Little known as to his after life.
Yours respectfully,
Vernon P. Martin,
Minister Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, Ohio.
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Arnette Hotel
European reproof
613-615 East Ninth Street
Kansas City, Mo.
April 15, 1933
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
May I obtain from you a the war record of one, James Martin, who was a Private on the Virginia line of the Revolutionary War: He was put on the pension roll of Jessamine County, Kentucky.
I should appreciate very much getting from you what information you might have of him in your files, including date of death. I am a descendant of this soldier, and wish to join the “Daughters of the American Revolution” on his service.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy and trouble, I am very truly yours,
(Miss) Virginia Stewart
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Corinth, Mississippi
Jan. 12, 1926
Pension Department
Washington D. C.

Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me the pension record of James Martin?
This pension was granted in 1833 and he was placed on the pension roll
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From Jessamine County, Kentucky. He was a private from a Virginia line. He was born in 1758 and married a Miss Young.
I shall appreciate your immediate attention to this request.
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Evelyn Bramlett
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Cairo, Illinois December 10, 1924
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions:

Dear Sir:-
Will you please give me the names of James Martin’s children when he applied for a pension in March 1833, and his date would be found in “Revolutionary and 1812 War Section.” His Revolutionary War pension claim is S.31236.
Is the name of his wife given at the same time?
Are the names of his children or wife mentioned at any time?
He had six children.
Thanking you for your trouble in looking up the matter.
Cordially,
Mrs. E. S. Dewey
522 24th St.
Cairo, Illinois
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Tulsa, Oklahoma Oct. 25th 1923
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:-
I have this record of James Martin, a Revolutionary soldier. Can you give me his official record from files at Washington?
Would like to join the D.A.R. some time and would need the necessary knowledge to do so.
James Martin was a Revolutionary soldier for seven years.
Born in Albemarle County Virginia, son of Thomas Martin, who came to America when England subdued Ireland. 
James Martin was in several battles, [one of which included] Eutaw Springs.
member of Washington’s Company was married twice. First time
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Married a Miss Young. Second marriage to Miss Miller. [I] think Miss Young’s name was Judith perhaps Letitia, she was from Jessamine County, Kentucky – near Lexington.
James Martin was only sixteen years old when he went into Revolutionary War.
Please see what information you can give me and oblige.
Cordially yours,
Mrs. E. S. Dewey
579 West 12th St.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Denny
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Revolutionary Service
Roanoke, VA.
November 9

Pension Department 
Washington D.C.

Will you please tell me if you have any information about James Martin of Albemarle Co., VA, who fought in the Revolution. He married [Illegible] but do not know what company he was in.
Will be very much obliged.
Mrs. D.B. Denny
Roanoke, MO
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301 West 91st St.
New York City

The Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:
Page 163 of the census of Pensioners for Revolutionary military service, printed 1841, states that James Martin of [Jessamine] County, Kentucky drew a pension June 1st 1846, age [the author of this letter could not determine whether Martin was “78” or “82” in 1841, as they hastily wrote the number here], for service during the Revolution.
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He was an ancestor of mine and through him I wish to get into the Daughters of the American Revolution. I would like to know what rank he held and [which] regiment he served in. And also if the Colonel James Martin [mentioned] in [Pictorial] Field-Book of the Revolution, by [Benson John] Lossing, Vol. 2, Page 650, afterward became a resident of Jessamine County.
I was referred to you by the Military Secretary of the War Department, and if you can give me any information on the subject, it will greatly oblige me.
Yours truly, 
(Miss) Virginia Stewart
December 19th 1904
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31236
Revolutionary INVALID.
File No. 31,236.
James Martin
Private Revolutionary War
Act: June 7th  1832
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 7. 1853

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled “An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, the executor of James Martin deceased, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1848 to the 11th May 1848.
Respectfully yours,
J. M. Brodhead, Comptroller

13553
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
Comptroller.