Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1456, for David Moore, Virginia
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va Moore, David W.1456
Jane
CONTENTS
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Tennessee
Nashville 6468
Jane Moore
widow of David Moore
who was a pensioned under the Act of [crossed out]
and who died on the 2. December 1831
of Bedford Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Kirk of the regt commanded
by Col. Moffitt in the Va.
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville, Tennessee
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of January
1842 and sent  to Hon. H. M.
Watterson, House of Representations
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $400.00
Semi-annual allowance ending [crossed out] 
{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 207
Agent notified
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[677]  Moore, David
4a W1456
FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
Freeman and in [[illegible].
April
Bivens was married the 
5th 1803
Wilson and polley
Gillispie was married
December the 24th 1812

MARRIAGES.
David D Moore
and Rebecca Moore
was Married July 22 [illegible]
George W [[illegible]
Behethlan K Moore
was married Feb
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[678] 
FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
David Moore
was born September 
the 17th-1758

Jane Moore was
born may the 5th-
1770
[seal reads "The National Archives of The United States ]
BIRTHS.
Anne Moore was born. 
July the 17th 1789
William Moore was born February the 7th
1792
Levi more born may 
it [crossed oiut]
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13
[679]
RECORDS
DEATHS.
David Moore
Departed this life. 
December 2nd 1831
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[680]
FAMILY 1
DEATHS.
[illegible]
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No 8030
declaration of
Jane Moore
Tennefsee [Tennessee]
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State of Tennessee  
Bedford County 
On this fourteenth day of April AD 1840 personally appeared before the circuit court for the county of Bedford aforesaid at the courthouse in Shelbyville Jane Moore age nearly seventy years, a resident of the county of Marshall and state of Tennessee, who being first duly sworn according to Law oath on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838, entitles “an act granting half pay and provisions to certain widows” . That this the widow of David Moore, deceased who was a private in the Revolution, that he enlisted in the regular services in Staunton Augusta County Virginia, under a recruiting officer by the name of McElhaney. He entered in the service for the period of three years.  Declarant has no means of telling the time in which he entered the service. She has heard him say that he was eighteen years of age when he entered the service; and he was born, as will appear by annexed proof in 1758. She has heard him further say that he was in the battle of Point which she remembers the more particularly, as the state that they were made to go into battle with unloaded guns, which made him suspect that he together with his comrades had been sold. She had heard him say that he was at the battle of Monmouth, besides other battles and reencounters which she does not remember.  She has heard him often speaking of his officers – She remembers of his speaking of Sinclair or St. Clair, of Captain Kirk, of Colonel Moffitt, of Lewis.  He was a volunteer for some months after his regular term of service expired under Col. McCrary – during which time he marched to North Carolina, &
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In the battle of Guilford.  Captain Long commanded the company in which served while a volunteer. When in the regular service he had a constant friend, companion, & mess mate in one John Campbell, who enlisted with him at Staunton, went with him in the same company and they returned together at the end of the three years.  Declarant remembers as to the return of the two but does not know the date of the return.  Declarant has stated the above built from her recollection, hoping these will be found evidence in the department in support of her claim. She has used every effort to ascertain the refresh of the name of the Colonel commanding the regiment in which her husband served but has not succeeded.  She has no documentary evidence to prove his service.  John Campbell has been dead for many years, she sends herewith the testimony of George Campbell, who was a younger brother of John Campbell.

She further declares that she was married to the said David Moore on the seventeenth day of August seventeen hundred and eighty-eight, that her husband, the aforesaid David Moore died on the second day of December eighteen hundred & thirty-one. She has no documentary proof of their said marriage. She was not married to him prior to his leaving to service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four, ???; As the time above stated.

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written in the open court & testimony. 

Jane Moore (her mark)
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Where of I have hereunto set my hand and having no seal of office, have affixed my private seal. the day & year first above mentioned
John T Niel
Clerk of Bedford Circuit Court

State of Tennessee To wit

I Samuel Anderson, one of the judges of the circuit court of Tennessee presiding in and for the county of Bedford, certify that John T Niel who was made the above certificate is and was at the time of certifying the decree, clerk over said court for Bedford County duly elected & qualified – that said certificate is in due form of Law & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Given under my hand & seal. April the fifteenth, 1840. 
S Anderson
Judge

Washington City  Jan 4th 1840
I am well acquainted with the hand wright of John T Neil, clerk of the  Circuit Court of Bedford County, Tennessee, and have no doubt that the above is his true signature, given under any hand and seal this day and date above written.
H M Watterson
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State of Tennessee}
Bedford County} Before me William Burnett a justice of the peace for said Bedford County personally appeared William Moore who after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the son of David Moore + Jane Moore and is their second child that the annexed record is taken from an old bible in the possession of the family. Said record contains the ages of his father and of his oldest sister and himself. Said record shows that his oldest sister Anne Moore was born on the 17th July seventeen hundred and eighty nine; that the same is in the hand writing of his late father David Moore and was written by him at last thirty years ago. His father David Moore departed this life on the second day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty and, as appears from the annexed record (marked ps.) which is in the hand writing of myself and was written shortly after his death. Said records have not been altered in any way since they were written.
William Moore

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of April 1840 and I do certify that said witness is a person of respectability + worthy of credit. Wm. Bennett
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee}
Bedford County} Towit
Robt Hurst clerk of the County Court of said Bedford County, do hereby certify that William Burnett who has attested the foregoing deposition is and was at the time of attesting the same a Justice of the peace for our said county duly elected and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this ninth day of April A. D. 1840
Robt Hurst Clerk of Bedford County Court

State of Tennessee}
Bedford County}
I William Galbraith Chairman of the County Court of said county do certify that Robert Hurst who has made the above certificate is and was at the time of making the same clerk of our said court, duly elected and qualified, that said certificate is in due form + sealed with our county seal. Given under my hand + seal this ___ day of April 1840
W. Galbraith
Chairman of Bedford County Court
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Depositions of
George Campbell &
Ann Campbell
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State of Tennefsee}
Bedford County}
This day personally appeared before me James C. Gambill a justice of the peace for said Bedford County George Campbell aged about seventy four years, who after being duly sworn deposeth + saith that he was acquainted with David Moore from the time he entered the service in the war of the Revolution to the time of his death
This deponant sayeth that said Moore inlisted in the service at Staunton Augusta County Virginia for the period of three years as this deponant was informed + believes; + at the same time a Brother of this deponant inlisted, to wit, John Campbell, that the officer who inlisted the said Moore + Campbell was of the name of Mcalhany and that after their inlistment as aforesaid that the aforesaid Mcalhany and the aforesaid David Moore + the said John Campbell came to the house of the Father of this deponant + the said John Campbell, and stayed two or three days after which the said Mcalhany the recruiting officer aforesaid + the said David Moore and John Campbell aforesaid left the house of the Father of this deponant + set out to join the Army - this deponant further states that he was informed + believes that both the said David Moore + John Campbell continued in service for the above term of three years that he recollects, that they both returned together after the expiration of their said time of service to the house of the Father of this deponant, at whose house the said Moore tarried a few days + rested
This deponant does not recollect what year it was that the said Moore + Campbell inlisted in, neither does he recollect who commanded the company or Regiment to which they or either of them were attached whilst in said service - he recollects to have heard said Moore speak of having been in several ingagements with the Brittish but does not now recollect when or at what particular places those
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ingagements or Battles were fought -
This deponant further States that Jane Moore whose mothers name was Lecpriest, he believes to have been married to the aforesaid David Moore. Deponant did not see them married, but that he has seen persons who said they saw them married and he believed the fact of their being married, common report said they were married. This deponant further sayeth that he was intimately acquainted with said David Moore from the time of his marriage with the said Jane Moore aforesaid down to the decease of the said Moore which happened several years ago - Deponant further states that he (deponant) was about thirteen or fourteen years of age when said Moore entered the service of the United States as aforesaid
Further deponant sayeth not -
Sworn to and subscribed before me 
James C. Gambill - a justice of the peace as aforesaid this 15th day of Apl 1840
George Campbell
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State of Tennefsee [Tennessee] 
Bedford County}
This day personally appeared before me James C. Gambill a justice of the peace for the said county of Bedford, Ann Campbell and being first sworn deposeth and sayeth, that she is the sister of Jane Moore who is the widow + retest of David Moore Deceased. The Mother of said Deponant + the said Jane Moore lived in Amhurst County Virginia + she recollects that the said David Moore accompanied by his Brother + Sister came to the house of the Mother of this deponant, and the said David obtained the concent of their Mother to Marry her Sister the said Jane + after obtaining her concent the said Moore went to the house of the uncle of the said Jane + this deponant as deponant was informed + believes, who lived in Augusta County Virginia + with whoom the said Jane lived at the house whoose name was James Elliott at whoose house the said David Moore + the said Jane were Married as this deponant was informed + believes - This deponant was acquainted with the said David Moore from the time of his marriage as aforesaid until his decease which happened several years ago - She has frequently heard the said David Moore speak of having been in the revolutionary war, that he had inlisted in the service as a private + had served three years in said service + that John Campbell who was the Brother of the Husband of this deponant had inlisted in the service at the same time in Augusta County Virginia but as what period or in what year, deponant does not recollect, if she were ever informed or in what company or regiment the said Moore may have served. This deponant is about the age of ___ years - further the deponant sayeth not -
Ann Campbell {Seal}

Sworn to and subscribed before me James C. Gambill a Justice of the peace for the aforesaid County of Bedford this 11th day of Apl 1840
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State of Tennessee}
Bedford County} I James C. Gambill justice of the peace for said county do certify that I am personally acquainted with George Campbell and Ann Campbell, + that they are persons of respectability + worthy of credit
Witness my hand April 15th 1840
James C. Gambill
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee}
Bedford County} ss
I Robt Hurst Clerk of Bedford County Court do certify that James C. Gambill who has attested the foregoing depositions of George Campbell and Ann Campbell and has certified as to their respectability, is and was at the date of certifying to the same a justice of the peace for our said county, duly elected + qualified, and that the above signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office, this sixteenth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and forty
Robt Hurst
clerk of Bedford County Court.
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State of Tennessee}
Bedford County} Towit
I William Galbreath Chairman of the County Court of Bedford County, do certify that Robt Hurst, who has made the above certificate is and was at the time of making the same clerk of our said court duly elected + qualified; that said certificate is in due form of law and sealed with our county seal. Witness my hand + seal this 16th April 1840
W. Galbreath
Chairman Bedford County Court
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Murfreesboro' Tennessee
Sept 27. 1841

Hon Jas L. Edwards

Sir

Herewith I send you the papers of Mrs Jane Moore; She would have sent them ere this, but for the hope of obtaining some further evidence from the State of Missouri - This she is daily expecting, and will transmit, as soon as she receives it.

Hon H. M. Watterson M. C. from her District will certify to the clerk's signature, on his return to the Capital in Decr.

Will you please to examine if, the name of the husband of the applicant is on the Virginia roll of Regular troops - and advise her as to what further proof, if any, she must produce. She will receive her letter at Shelbyville Bedford County Tennessee.

Very Respt
Yr. obt. sevt.
H. Yoakum
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Jane Moore
of David
Tennefsee

Suspended
See let: 9 Oct '41
N. Yoakum

$80 per ann
Nashville Agency -
W. Tennefsee

Send cert: to Hom. H. M.
Watterson H. Rep.

Act 7 July 1838
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Please have certified and return to Revolutionary & 1812 Wars Sections, Room 1143.

Photostatic copies of fifteen pages from Revolutionary War claim for pension of Jane Moore, widow of David Moore, 
Widow File No, 1456.
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[added by hand at the left side in black ink. "1930 due 12. Photo mailed to Landon C. Bell. See David Moore, &16980. A. D. Y."

Revy. WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1456
Jane Moore
Widow
David Moore 
Priv. Va. Line
Act July 7 1838
Index:- Vol. m, Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Bureau of Pensions. December 3, 1930
Rev.&18812 Wars Section. [illegible]541

Rev. War claim for pension of David
Moore, File No. W. 1458.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Actual 1 of each page

Landon C. Bell,
115 East Rich Street,
Columbus, Ohio. 

xxx 
$2.25
15 pages 

Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2
in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.
The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.     

Chief. Rev.&1812 Wars Section. 

[Added by hand on the left side in black ink.
"order in David Moore, 16980."]
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Round stamp mark:
SHELBYVILLE
NOV
15

FREE

Hon. H. M. Watterson
Washington City

Hon H M Watterson
[illegible]
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Shelbyville November the 13th 1841.

Hon. H. M. Watterson,

Sir Mrs. Jane Moore has just Shown me a letter from Col H. Yoakum upon the subject of her application for a Pension on account of Servises rendered by her deceased husband, in which the Col. States that "before any thing can be finally done in the matter Mr. Watterson M. C. for her district must Certify to the Signature of John T. Niel." ve. [&c.}

At the request of Mrs. Moore, who is a worthy woman, I ask the favor of you to call at the proper department and examine my signature and give the necefsary Certificate, which I apprehend you can do without having any doubt as to its genuinenefs as you have long been well acquainted with my signature. Any servises which you can concistently render to Mrs Moore in this matter will be remembered by her and her [illegible].
Respectfully Yours
John T. Niel