Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39362, James Cooper, Va.

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SERVICE                      NUMBER

Va.        Cooper, James S 39362

CONTENTS

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Paper copied & sent to [illegible Levi Wayland] 
Fischerville, Va. Nov. 1, 1834 

Notification sent: September 7th 1820 to 
D. Sheffey.   Staunton, Virginia 

5235 

Virginia 
James Cooper 
private 
Capt Moseby 
Virginia line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia [handwritten]
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commen [remainder missing]
the 25th of Apl. 1818 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of Jan. 1 
and Sent to Hon Wm.  H. Representatives 
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 18      34.66 
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 1819 48.00 
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                                                               $82.6 

Died
Dec 25, 1828 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
4 [illegible] 
Augusta Va 
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James Cooper
25th Apr. 1818
Correct
[illegible] [crossed-out]
The Virginia Rolls

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The State of Virginia October 1787
The [illegible] James Cooper molatto free man, being desirous to travell in the No. States Carolina [obscured behind overlying page]
[being overlying page]
Goodland 19 May 1790 I do hereby certify that James Cooper was [illegible] under Col. Bluford at the Defeat of the Warsaw Settlement and continued to this time was out as [illegible] my hand
Bevard Matthews
W. Morrow
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[possibly the bottom of the underlying page]
I do certify the above certificates are true
Elijah Lacy 
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living, where he resides, this affiant knows not) - the other by some gentlemen, then residing in the county of Goochland, Virginia.  This affiant has never been allowed a pension by the laws of the United States; - He is a poor man, in reduced circumstances, & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of office of the said court to be affixed the 25th day of Apr. 1818
JW Brown

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The State of Virginia October 1787
The Bearer James Cooper, a molatto free man, being desirous to Travell, in the No. States Carolinas and Georgia, is recommended that he [illegible] pass unmolested so long as he behaves himself well, being an old soldier in [illegible] foots debate [illegible]
[signature illegible, torn]
[different handwriting]
[illegible]
I Joseph Payne a Justice of the Peace for [?] County do certify that James Cooper the bearer has resided in the County for many years.  He is a free man
B the above is [illegible] & true
J Payne
Wm George
I do certify the above certificates are true
Elijah Lacy
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living, where he resides, this affiant knows not) - the other by same gentlemen, then residing in the County of Goochland, Virginia.  This affiant has never been allowed a pension by the laws of the United States; - He is a poor man, in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of office of the said court to be affixed the 25th day of Apr. 1818
JW Brown

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Goochland County 1803
The within certificate given in [illegible] of James Cooper [illegible] of his birth [illegible]
I have known him from his youth.
Geo. Payne
I do certify the above certifications are true
Wm. [illegible]

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Virginia,
Augusta County, to Wit,

James Cooper, (a free man of colour) of the County aforesaid, personally appeared before me, John Brown, Judge of the Chancery District Court holden at Staunton in the County and State aforesaid, being sworn, saith, That in the year he enlisted, as a private soldier, for three years in Cap. Wallace's Company, 2nd Virginia Regiment, or Continental establishment; That at the expiration of that time, he re-enlisted for eighteen months, in the same regiment. That he served his country faithfully during those periods, that at the expiration of the last enlistment, received a regular discharge, which was unfortunately lost by washing his clothes.

This affiant afterwards was expected to get an authenticated copy of his discharge, but from the dispersed situation of his officers, & the death of some of them, together with his own grade in society, was unable to effect his purpose. He has, however, since procured the annexed certificates, - one of them executed by Edward Matthews, who had belonged to the same company that this affiant did, (but whether living, or dead, or if living, where he resides, this affiant knows not) - the other by some gentlemen residing in the County of Goochland, Virginia.

This affiant has never been allowed a pension by the laws of the United States. He is a poor man, in reduced circumstances, standing in need of the assistance of his country for support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand and caused the seal of office of said court to be affixed the 25th day of Apr 1818

J.W. Morris

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5235

James Cooper

Declaration and Certificate

Augusta County

CM [initials?]

Jan 7 19

Mar 1820

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State of Virginia
Augusta County to Ref

On this 26th day of June 1820 personally appeared and in open Court being a Court of record for the said County James Cooper aged about seventy years a free man of color resident in the said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - that he enlisted with Capt John Mosby at Goochland Ct House Joined company at Powhatan Ct House and marched with the Company to Savannah in Georgia, where he was discharged after serving three years, for which time he had enlisted. He afterwards enlisted at Powhatan Ct House with one Howard an officer [illegible] whether a Capt or Subaltern is not recollected, and afterwards joined - Col Bluford at Petersburg. He enlisted the last time for eighteen months and was at Bluford's defeat and was discharged at Hillsborough. He is now so infirm from age that is able to do but very little work. He has already made a declaration under the act of Congress papers on the 18th March 1818 the date of which declaration he does not recall. His pension certificate is dated the 8th day of January 1819, He further swears that he was a resident - Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that he has not since that time by [illegible] sale, or in any other manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts, or debts due to him, nor has he any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed.  He further deposeth that the only members of his family are himself and Lukey Orchard, a free person of colour, who lives with him.  She is upwards of fifty years of age and [illegible]

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has a [illegible] but no other property. Her health is bad and she is not able to do much work. She does some spinning and knitting for her and this deponent, and attends to the household duties, but is not able to contribute much to their support. He rents four or five acres of ground, which he works as well as he can, and has no other occupation. His circumstances are so destitute as to require the assistance of his country for support.

Schedule of the estate of the same James Cooper necessary clothing and bedding excepted

I Horse and saddle purchased with the pension money at the price of Eighteen Dollars

1 Bridle
1 Small Ladle
1 Chair
1 Cupboard
1/2 Doz plates
1 small Dish
3 cups and Saucers
5 pewter Spoons
2 forks and one Knife
1 dough trough
1 broken coffee pot
2 Iron feet
2 old tin cups
1 old [illegible]
1 [illegible]
1 wooden rake
1 pitcher
1 fire tongs
1 plough & harness
1 pitch fork
2 old baskets

James Cooper
His mark X

Sworn to and declared before on this 26th day of June 1820 before the said Court of Augusta County 

Testo

Erasmus Stribling CAC

I Erasmus Stribling Clerk of Augusta County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court: and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court: that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty two Dollars.

In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court on the 28th day of June in the year of our Lord 1820.

Erasmus Stribling Clerk
[Seal]

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39362

INVALID
Revy

File No. 39362

James Cooper
[Illegible] Rev War

18 March 1820

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[printed form] Arrangement of 1870