Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31145, John Humfres, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Humfres, John S. 31145
CONTENTS
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602
Kentucky
John Humfres
of Jefferson Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Wallace of the regt commanded
by Col. Buford in the Virginia
line for 18 months, from April 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of September 1832 - and sent to William Farquar, Louisville.

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 $90.-
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 30.-
$120.-
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm. Allison Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 9 Page 43.
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[date stamp]
LOUISVILLE KY
AU
17
[envelope address]
Louis Cass Esq.
Sec. of War
Washington City
[90-degree notation]
$60. per annu
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State of Kentucky
Jefferson County sct
On this 14th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Thomas T. Crittenden sole Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court for the County of Jefferson and State aforesaid, now sitting John Humphreys a resident of Jefferson County, and State of Kentucky aged sixty nine years; who being first sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress, passed 7th June 1832.
That he enlisted on the 9th day of April 1779. in the Continental service of the United States in Captain Adam Wallace's Company in The Eleventh Virginia Regiment, and served in the same until Bluford's defeat; after which time he served under Captain Wilson, until the 25th day of October 1780. when he was discharged by Abraham Bluford Colonel of the Regiment, at Hillsborough in North Carolina after which he served in the Militia until the end of the War - which has been more fully proved when his name was placed on the Pension list in the year 1819. February 9th.- He further states that he is the identical person named in the Certificate herewith enclosed, which was granted on the proof of Lieutenant Pearson, now on file in The War Office, as he believes
John Humfres
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and Served as he states which is ordered to be Certified
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I Worden Pope Clerk of the Circuit Court in & for the Circuit of Jefferson in the State of Kentucky do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the Application of John Humphries for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at the Court 
house in the City of Louisville the 14th day of August 1832 and in the 41st Year of the Commonwealth
Worden Pop Clk
By George W Gwin DC

Dear Sir Louisville August 16th 1832
Inclosed you have the Certificate of my enlistment on the pention list of the United States together with the declarations made by me in Court Showing that I am the Same person I drew a pention for two years, under the enclosed Certificate which is all I drew, untill a Subsequent act requiring me to sweare that I was not worth $200 luck effect which I Could not do and of cource ceased to draw any ore wheather the present act will intitle me to draw from the time I cesed to draw are not I am unprepared to say but at all events I will as I presume be entitled to draw from the Commencement of the present act you will please inclose to William Farquar Louisville Jefferson County Ky, the requisit papers that it will be
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necessary for me to have to enable me to draw my pention at the Ky agency in Louisville Ky.
Respectfully your &c
John Humfres by
Mr Farquar
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(6,745.)
Kentucky.
John Humfres 4
of Jefferson Coy. in the state of Kentucky
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Buford of the Virginia
line, for the term of 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of October 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Feb 1819
and Sent to Hon R. C. Anderson
Jr House of Representatives

Arrears to 4th of
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 37.67
$37.67
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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31145
Revy INVALID.
File No. 31,145
John Humfres
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7 32"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 197
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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John Humfres, S31145
On June 9, 1945
Mr Manning of Gen. Accts Office
gave ML Bottorff the following
information about the veteran
of the file shown above which
is conclusive proof that he is
the one whose record is desired
by James B. Sanders of Gen. Del., 
Washington, Ga.

John "Humfres" (as shown by signature)
served as Private in Capt. Adam Wallace's
Co., Col. Buford's 11" Va. Regt.
He made a will which was
witnessed by Bluford Gentry,
Jonathan D.S. Peacock & Dr. Frederick.
Johnson in Buffitt Co. NY., his
executor being Nat P. Saunders.
On Sept. 8, 1851 John Humfres was
a res. of Bullitt Co., Ky. He stated 
that he had lived there about
12 years & previous to that
time in Jefferson Co., Ky. for
42 years, and prior to that time
in Montgomery Co. Ky.
Last payment of pension was
made to veteran Feb. 16, 1852
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Payable semi-annually---the first pay-
ment on this certificate will be made
on the 4th of March next,
at the Branch Bank
U.S. Lexington Keny.

(Recorded.)
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WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
John Humfres late a private
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the
rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the fourteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United
States, this sixth day of
February one thousand eight hundred
and nineteen.

J C Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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J. Humphries
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To the Hon John C Calhoun Secy. War department

In order to obtain the provision
made by the late act of Congress entitled "The act to provide for certain persons engaged int eh land and naval service of the U. States in the revolutionary war" the Undersigned John Humphreys makes this application and states on oath that he is a resident of Jefferson County Kentucky is about fifty six years of age, that he enlisted in the army of the revolution in the month of April 1779 i a company commanded by Buford's regiment of the Virginia line on Continental establishment, at Louisa County in the State of Virginia, and that he continued to serve in the said line until October - 1780 making in the whole 18. months - that he served his said time faithfully & was honorably discharged, that his discharge was (as he was informed) filed with Auditor in Richmond Virginia
He further states that during the said revolu=
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-tionary war, he was in the unfortunate action called Bufords defeat in South Carolina -

He states farther that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - that he has never been allowed any pension or provision under any former law of the U. States - & that it is not in his power to produce any further evidence of his services - 
John Humfres

State of Kentucky
At a County Court held for
Jefferson County in the state aforesaid at the Court-House in the Town of Louisville on the fourteenth day of October One thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
The above named John Humfres late a Soldier in the Revolutionary War of the United States with Great Britain produced in the said County Court the above and foregoing Petition and made oath to the same in Said Court - Also Proved by the Oath of Francis Taylor that he the said Humfres from his reduced
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reduced Circumstances needs the assistance of his Country for Support, And the Said Court being Satisfied of the truth thereof and of the truth of the facts Contained in the said Petition - It was ordered that the same be Certified to the Honorable John C Calhoun Secretary of the War department -
In Testimony whereof I the Clerk of
the said Court have hereto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the
said County this 22nd day of October
1818 and in the 27th year of our
Commonwealth Worden Pope