Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15648, for Joseph Skidmore, Virginia
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 
Va
Skidmore, Joseph 
NUMBER 
S15648 
Ind. War. 1791 
Carded 
CONTENTS
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26619 
Kentucky 
Joseph Skidmore 
of Lincoln Co. in the State of Kentucky 
who was a private in the com commanded 
by Captain Smith of the 118th commanded 
by Col Campbell in the [crossed out] Va.  
line for 6 months 
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky 
at the rate of 20 Dollars ~Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of issued the 9th day of April 1834 and Hon M 
Beatty H R 
Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 10.00 
$70.00 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by Danl Boy S     Clerk 
Book E Vol. 7 Page 48
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my name & aproval [illegible] 
Thomas Helm  Clerk 
Lincoln County Court 
30.249 
Joseph Skidmore 
Ke 
for 17 to 6~ 
$20 

Hon. M. Beaty 
HR
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Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 
State of Kentucky Lincoln County Court [illegible] 
On this 27th day of January 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Justice of the Lincoln County Court now Sitting Joseph Skidmore resident of Lincoln County and State of Kentucky aged Seventy three years old on the last day of July next who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the of Congress possed June 7th 1832 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as therein after stated 
That Some time about the first day of November in the year 1780 he entered the Service of the militia State as a drafted Male [illegible] in Captain James Smith Company of the County of Bottetourt [crossed out] and State of Virginia for three months some few days after he was drafted was marched to New River when [crossed out] we Gained some other troops 
at that place and the whole was attached to Colonel Crockets regiment and commanded by the said Crocket we then marched throug Washington County, Montgomery County state of Virginia and then into the state of North Carolina and then to the Frenchbroad river where Colonel Campbell was stationed with his troops and Joined his troops at that place and continued then until our terms of service for which we were
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drafted expence and was discharged by Colonel Campbell he being the commander in chief at that place we then returned here to Bottetourt County State of Virginia where we resided when we were drafted I then returned home about the last of February in the year of 1781 at which time  he was again drafted as a Militiaman in the United States served in Captain Cartmans Company of Militiamen of the County of Bottestourt County State of Virginia and some few days after were drafted marched for Phincastle State of Virginia we were to Join Some troops and after we Joined the troops there we marched directl to halt at that place until we received further instructions we then marched to diferent points untill our terms of service expired for which we were drafted I do not now recollect any of the officers except my Captain owing to my age and infirmity and do not [illegible] what officer discharged us for I believe that none of the men of the Company to which I was attached received any written discharge I feel confident that I did not I then returned home to the County of Bottestourt State of Virginia and remained there untill the year 1788 and then I removed to the new State of Kentucky, Lincoln County where I now reside and in the year
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1791 I was ordered out as an Indian spy by Colonel John Logan and was attached to Capt John Blains company of Indian Spies at which time spent about sixty days on the frontier at which time I was discharged and feel confident the whole time that I was engaged
in the service of the United States as a drafted male to a mess was six months and two months as an Indian spy and for the purpose given a more perfect answer to the interrogatories put that he was born in the year 1761 on the last day of July and that he has no record of his of age
but I saw in the and of his father that I was living in the County of Botetourt State of Virginia when called into service I was called into service by being drafted and do not
not recollect any of the regular officer names that he served with and that he never received any discharge in writing nor has he any documentary evidence by which he can prove 
his service and that he knows of no person that is now living that he can prove his service by
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on any pension roll of this agency or any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day of
year aforesaid
Joseph Skidmore

We William Dickson Clergyman residing in the
County of Lincoln and John E Wright and John Hacker residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Skidmore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that
we believe him to be seventy three 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 day and year afore
William Dickson
John Wright
John Hacker
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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 William Dickson who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in Lincoln County
that John E. Waugh and  John Harker who has also signed the same are resident in the County of Lincoln and state of Kentucky and are credible persons and that the statements are entitled to credit
Wm Shanks
John W. Reid 
Peter De Pave
Signatures

Kentucky Lincoln County Court
I Thomas Helm Clerk of the Lincoln County Court do hereby certify that William Shanks & John W Reed & Peter Deporneu esquires whose names are subscribed above
are Justices of the peace in Lincoln County duly commission & qualifies, that they composed the court when the
foregoing claim was presents that the signatures of the said
William Shanks John W Rees & Peter Depaneu and their genuine signatures. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my office this day
March 1834
Thomas Helm Clerk
Lincoln County Court
30.249
Joseph Skidmore
JUne 17 for
6 - -
$20
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Mrs. R. L. Dana
811 Sixteenth Street
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Dear Madam:
September 1, 1939
BA-J/MCS
Joseph Skidmore, 3,15648
the data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.15648, based on the military service of Joseph Skidmore.
Joseph Skidmore was born July 31, 1761. The place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia, he enlisted November 1, 1780, and served three months as private in Captain James Smith's company in Colonel Crockett's Virginia regiment. He enlisted late in February, 1781,
and served three months in Captain Cartman's Virginia company.
He moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1788, and was called out in 1791 and served two months as an Indian Spy under Captain John Blain and Colonel John Logan.
Joseph Skidmore was allowed pension on his application executed
January 27, 1834, at which time he was living in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
the papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Joseph Skidmore.
For information relative to the date of last payment of pension of Joseph Skidmore, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address
the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and give the following data: Joseph Skidmore, Certificate 26619, issued April 9, 1834, rate $20 per annum, commenced 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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Frances Ann to
29 July 1848

No  13873
Milly Sims
Ten
Ret to H. M. D. McElrath
June 49
EA to same June 11 49
EA to J.A, Coffin Oct 14 '50
EA to same J.A.Coffin Nov 12/50

Rejected under
●
act 7 July 1838 &
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No 944
Milly Sims
wid of John
40695
Rev Acres
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No 944
Milly Sims
wid: of John
Tenn
Act 29th July 1848
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Captain John Steams
Lieut Frederick Plyler
James Matthews

Sept 4 1848 -age 73-
widow of John Simms who drew pension for his service during the Rev to the time of his death August 28 1840 in Monroe County Tenn further she was married to said
Nov - 15 1792 in Pendleton Dist
SC.
William Burris -
in 1818 - had 2 grown daughters
1815 - Rutherford - Allen Gentry
several children -
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Captain John Stearns
Lieut Frederick Plyler
James Matthews
Sept 4 1848 - age 73 -
Widow of John Summers who drew pension for his services during the Rev - to the time of his death.
August 28 1840 in Monroe County Tenn
Further she was married to said
Nov 15 1792 in Pendleton Dist SC
William Burris
In 1818 had two grown daughters
1815 - [illegible] - Allen Gentry
several children

1800 New York - Vol 1i
Saratoga County pg 1 - 118
pg 17 Half Moon (pg 1-22)
Timothy Dotty  1 to 10
                          1    16-26
1 of 10-26
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Revolutionary Pensioner
widow of -
before her marriage her name
was Mary Bowling
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.  10252
Milly Sims
Wid of
John Sims
Priv Rev, War
Act: July 29 48
Index:-Vol.  M, Page 218
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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File No.
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15648
INVALID.
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Joseph Skidmore
Pri Rev War
---
Act: June 7 32
Index: -- Vol. 1, Page 343
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1914 July 21. Hist. to John O.
Bell letter ref to Adj Gen
1924 Aug. 2 Hist to 
Mrs. Moses C. Nixon
 (See letter filed in case of
Wm Nixon W806. MCS)
1927 Sept 14  hist to
Hon. Lawrence C. Phipps MCS
1939 Sept. 1. hist to
Mrs. R.L. Dana  MCS
.
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BA-J/MMH/ady
Joseph Skidmore, S.15648

Dear Madam:
XXXXXXX
September 1, 1939.
Mrs. R. L. Dana
11 Sixteenth Street
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Reference is made to your letter in which
soldiers with surname Skidmore.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to make for one person or organization a series of investigations and reports pertaining to Revolutionary War soldiers.
The record is furnished you herewith of Joseph Skidmore, which is that of the only soldier of Virginia with that surname that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
Honorable Lawrence C. Phipps
United States Senate

September 14, 1927
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter of September 10th I have the honor to advise you this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of
the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made
on account of his service. A careful search of the records fails to show
such a claim on file on account of the service of a JOHN SKIDMORE.
The following is the history of the only soldier by the name of
Joseph Skidmore that is found on the Revolutionary War records:
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 15648,
it appears that JOSEPH SKIDMORE was born July 31, 1761, place not stated.
While a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia, he enlisted November
1, 1780, and served three months as a private in Captain James Smith's
Company in Colonel Crockett's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted late in February, 1781, and served three months in
Captain Cartman's Virginia Company.
He moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1788, and was called
out in 1791 and served two months as an Indian Spy under Captain John
Blain and Colonel John Logan.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed January 27,
1834, at which time he was living in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
To Gen Acct Opp
 Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
Mrs. Moses C. Nixon
6200 Kenwood Ave.
Chicago, Ill.
Madam:
August 21, 1924

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 15648, it appears that Joseph Skidmore
was born July 31, 1761, place not stated.
While a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia, he enlisted
November 1, 1780, and served three months as a private in Captain
James Smith's Company, Colonel Crockett's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted late in February, 1781, and served three months
in Captain Cartman's Virginia Company.
He moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1788, and was called
out in 1791 and served two months as an Indian Spy under Captain
John Blain and Colonel John Logan.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 27,
1834, while a resident of Lincoln County, Kentucky.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier named Joseph Skidmore
found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
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Owing to lack of clerical force available for the purpose,
only two reports are made for each person.
Respectfully,

Commissioner
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Rev. War Section
Mr. John O. Bell.
Manila.
Philippine Islands.
Sir: --
July 21, 1914.
in response to your letter dated the twelfth ultimo, you
such muster rolls of the Revolution as are now in the possession
of the Government are in the custody of the Adjutant General
, War Department, to whom your letter has been referred.
The only soldier named Skidmore from Virginia, found on
the Rev. War records of this Bureau, is Joseph Skidmore (S. File
15648) who was born on the last day of July in 1761, and resided in Botetourt County, Va., when he was drafted about the first
of November 1780, in Capt. James Smith's co., Col. Crockett's
regt., and served 3 months. He was again drafted in February
1781, in Capt. Cartman's co., and served 3 months.
In 1788 he removed from Botetourt County to Lincoln County
Kentucky, and was called out in 1791, and served as an Indian Spy
under Capt. John Blain and Col. John Logan, 2 months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed January
27, 1834, at which time he was still a resident of Lincoln
County, Kentucky.
There is no family data on file in the claim.
Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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811 Sixteenth Street
Parkersburg, W.Va.

March 19 - 1939.

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

For a genealogical record I am seeking information about men named Skidmore who served in the Revolution.

Can you give a list of such men, (I am told there were several), their birthdates and birthplaces, residence at time of enlistment and any other information contained in your files?

Thanking you I am
Yours truly,
Mrs. G.L. Dana

Received
Mar 20 1939
[illegible] EUB-DIV
[illegible] ADM  12
[illegible]

3 in files
only one of
Joseph
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Lawrence C. Phipps                      Committees:
Colorado                             Education and Labor
                                             Chairman
                                             Appropriations
                                            Banking and Currency
                                     Irrigation and Reclamation
                                   Post Offices and Post Roads

United States Senate
Washington, D.C.
Sept. 10, 1927.

Hon. Winfield Scott,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Commissioner:

I have submitted the enclosed letter to the Adjutant General who reports that the War Department has no record of Joseph or John Skidmore, who served during the Revolutionary War, but suggests that more detailed information might possibly be furnished through your office.

I shall appreciate any search you may make in compliance with the request of my constituent, Mrs. E.B. Lane, of Pueblo, Colorado, and shall be glad to hear from you at your convenience.

Yours sincerely,
Lawrence C. Phipps

Encl.
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