Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,576, Joseph Hanna, Va.
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Va.                     Hanna, Joseph            R. 4576
Born in Md.
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Joseph Hannah
Rejected
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State of Virginia
Greenbrier County S.S.
     On this 4th day of March 1834 personally appeared before me George R. Gillilan a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid Joseph Hanna aged 72 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That in the County of Botetourt in that part that is now Greenbrier County of Virginia in the spring of 1779 . 80 . 81 83 and 83 he volunteered to serve against the Indians and served five months in each year. That the condition of his services the place where he served and by what authority he was called out was as follows the their owing to the invatious of the Indians along the western part of Virginia the inhabitants were compeled to visit Forts or garrisons for their defence and government ordered a sufficient number of men to be imbodied for their defences and those garrisons was also furnished with ammunition by government That for this purpose he volunteered in the springs of 1779 80 and 81 and served under Capt. Andrew Hamilton from the first of May until the first of October in each year in a garrison situated on Spring creek a tributary stream of Greenbrier River then in the County of Botatourt now in the county of Greenbrier and State Virginia. and that in the springs of 1782 and 83 he served from
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The first of May until the first of October in the same garrison above named under the command of Capt. William Prince the nature of his services was to remain in garrison for its defence in case it was attacked by Indians and ocationally to go out in scouting parties to spy after Indians. That the company to which he belonged was divided a part remained in Renicks Fort with him and a part was stationed five or six miles higher up Springcreek. That among his spying companys he recollects was Joseph Mace William Price George Davison and others that they spyed and ranged the Country along the waters of Springcreek Cobason and Sinkingcreek between the fort where he was stationed and Walkers Meadows.
That he served as above stated with an imbodied corps under the above named officers and that he followed no said pursuit. That he cam support his declaration by the evidence of Capt. James Gillilan who served as orderly Sergent in garrison with him and Joseph McClintic who also swerved in garrison with him. Interrogatorys answered
1st In Baltimore Md in the year 1762 or 63
2nd he has no record
3rd he was living in Botatourt County now Greenbrier Virginia where he has lived ever since and yet lives
4th Volunteered 
5th  he never knows a higher officer than a Capt to [illegible] when they served Col. Donly was stationed near where he served in 1779 and 80 then Col. Lewis
6th he received no written discharge
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He hereby relinquishes every claim 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 only on that of the agency in the State of Virginia.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
     Joseph Hanna
 And I George R Gillilan declare my opinion that the above names applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states George R. Gillilan

We W. G. Campbell a clergyman residing in the County of Greenbrier and Elisha Callison residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Hanna who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 72 years of age that he is reputed and believes in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been an Indian soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
     W. G. Campbell  Elisha Callison
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And I George R. Gillilan a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Greenbrier do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation on the and after putting the interrogations presented by the War Department That the above named applicant was an Indian soldier and served during the revolutionary war as he states and I further certify that it appears to me that W G Campbell who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the count of Greenbrier and State of Virginia and that Elisha Callison who has also signed the same is a resident in the County and State aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is intitled to credit. George R Gillilan and I further certify that to my knowledge that through bodily infirmative the applicant cannot attend court.
     given under my hand the day and year aforesaid. 
     George R Gillilan
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State of Virginia
Greenbrier County  S.S.
     On this 5th day of March 1834 personly appeared before me George R Gillilan a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. James Gillilan a resident of said Count and State aforesaid aged 85 years after being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath state - that he is well acquainted with Joseph Hannah and Knew him - to serve in the revolutionary war against the Indians - that he served with him in garrison on Spring Creek in Greenbrier County Virginia in that part that was then Botetourt County.
     That he served under Capt Hamilton - and afterwards under Capt William Benick.
     That he knew him during the revolutionary war and have lived a near neighbour ever since and he has ever been considered a man of strict veracity and credibility
Given under my hand the day and hear aforesaid.
     George R Gillilan
And I George R Gillilan a Justice of the Peace in and for said do hereby certify that Capt James Gillilan who has sworn to this preceding certificate is a credible person and that his statement is intitled to credit.
     George R. Gillilan
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State of Virginia
Greenbrier County S.S.
     I John A. North Deputy for John Mathews Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George R Gillilan is a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified and was such at the date of his foregoing certificates.
In testimony whereso I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 24th day of June 1834 and in 58th year of the Commonwealth.
     John A North
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BA-AWF
Joseph Hanna
R. 4576

Mr. Frank B. Steele
1227 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Hanna of Virginia, who applied for pension and died in "1789" or 1835.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, R. 4576, based upon military service of Joseph Hanna in the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Hanna was born in either 1762 or 1763, in Baltimore, Maryland. The names of his parents are not given.

While residing in Botetourt (the part which was later Greenbrier) County, Virginia, Joseph Hanna volunteered and served from the spring of 1779, 1780, and 1781, five months each year, under Captain Andrew Hamilton, and from the spring of 1782 and 1783, five months each year under Captain William Renick; his duty was spying and ranging the country against the Indians, along Spring Creek, a tributary of the Greenbrier River, and sometimes stationed in a fort new Walkers Meadow.

Joseph Hanna applied for pension march 4, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Greenbrier
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County, Virginia, where he was living when he volunteered.

The claim for pension was not allowed, as the service rendered by Joseph Hanna was not in an regularly embodied military corps, as was required by the pension law.

It was stated on February 13, 1835, that the soldier, Joseph Hanna, had "died recently".

The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to family.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Jos. Hanna
Applicant
Greenbriar County
Dead [underlined]
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Joseph Hannah _ Applicant [underlined]

this man died recently.

W. G. Singleton
Febry. 13, 1835
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Joseph Hannah
Virginia
4576

Rejected.
See Singleton's report
(Enclosed)

Sch 16 Mar:35 Co. Clerk
could not fine
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1938 Dec 8 sent to Frank B. Steele
[line drawn thru] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
REJECTED
4576
Joseph Hannah
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged
Application filed: The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for rejection
Alleges: "Services at a neighborhood fort - not regularly embodied"
Attorney:
P.O.
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The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
National Headquarters, 1227 16th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
1938-1939

Office of the Secretary-Registrar General
1227 16th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.

November 23, 1938

Bureau of Pensions 
Veterans Administration
Washington, C. C.

Attention: Revolutionary Records Division
Gentleman:

In trying to establish membership for an applicant to this Society we have been informed that his ancestor Joseph Hanna of Virginia applied for a Revolutionary pension but died before it was granted in 1835. His death is given as 1789.

This sounds rather contradictory but I am wondering if you have on file any pension application of this Joseph Hanna or possibly one of his wife.

any information you can give us in this matter will be very greatly appreciated.
  Very cordially ours,
Frank B Steele
Secretary-Registrar General.