Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39387, James Crews, Va.

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Service
VA
Crews, James
Number S39387

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17.107
East Tennessee
James Crews
of Knox . in the State of E Tennessee
who was a private in the [blank] commanded
by Captain Patton on the regiment commanded
by Colonel Matthews in the Virginia line, for the term of two years
from 1776 to 1778.
Inscribed on the Roll of E. Tennessee 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4 day of June, 1813. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of May 1820
and sent to prior Lea E.V.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $168.23
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 6 Sept 1820 $48.00
                                                   $216.23
Revolutionary Claim Acts March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820.
Continues 27 May 1829 and notification sent to R.S. Dunlap, Knoxville
Pension commencing 17 April 1829
Amount due 4 Sept 1829 $36.86

See letter June 8. 1838 [illegible] Jon Williams H.R.

Letter for [

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State of Tennessee
Second Judicial Circuit 8
On this fourth day of June 1818, before me the subscriber one of the Judge of the Circuit Court for the State aforesaid, personally appears James Crews aged about sixty years, resident in Knox County in the Circuit and State aforesaid, who being by and first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that he the said James Crews enlisted in Buckingham County in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Capitan Thomas Patterson of the Sixth Regiment from Virginia, that he continued in the service of the United States about two years and until a few months after the capture of Burgoine at the battle of Saratoga. The pr? [?] him and now recollected his discharge having signed but lost when he was discharged from service at Valley. Forge in the State of Pennsylvania, that he was in the battle near Saratoga at the taking of Burgoine, at the battle of Ago. hill, and in many other battles and skirmishes; And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services but the affidavit of his brother Gideon Crews hereto annexed  James [His Mark] Crews
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. 
Edw Scott Judge

J. Edward Scott, Judge Yea, as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said James Crews did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy. And I now [?] the proceeding and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuit to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress. June 4th. 1818.

Edw Scott Judge (signature)

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State of Tennessee, Knox County, July 31st 1819
This day before me Edward Scott, Judge Yea, as aforesaid personally appears James Crews, and in addition, to the foregoing declaration, makes the following: that he enlisted as before stated, and served the term of two years, about one year of which he served in the sixth regiment aforesaid, and the remainder of his time under Col. Morgan.
Sworn to and declared before me this 31st day of July 1819
James Crews (his x mark) [signature]
Edward Scott, Judge [signature]

I, John Childers, do swear, that I was present when the above named James Crews, enlisted in the service of the United States, as he has stated in his declaration above, that I saw him, together with his brother, Gideon Crews, a soldier in camp, a few months afterwards, at Springfield below Williamsburg; that a little more than two years after he enlisted, he and his brother returned from the army, and called at my home; this account further states, that the said James Crews is apparently, and he believes in reality, is unable to work in a Common Way, on account of age and pains; that, as to his property, he has some land, no great quantity of stock on his plantation; that he has never yet, on this account has understood and believes paid any of the installments for his loan to the State, and that the whole price of the same is yet unpaid.

Subscribed and sworn to before me the 31st day of July 1819.
Edw Scott
John Childers [signature] (his x mark)
31st of July 1819

I, Shadrach Maxey, do swear that I saw the aforesaid James Crews on his way, as a soldier, to Williamsburg, where I also saw him afterward in the service of the United States about the time he mentions, in his declaration; that he was away from home about two years in the service of the United States as a revolutionary soldier, as this affidavit has always understood and believed; the affidavit further states, that he knew concerning the circumstances of the said Crews about the sworn that is stated above by John Childress.
Shadrach Maxey [signature]
Sworn to and declared before me this 31st July 1819.
Edward Scott, Judge [signature]

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State of Tennessee 
Second Judicial Circuit 
On this fourth day of June 1818, Gideon Crews do swear that the facts stated in the foregoing declaration of James Crews was nearly all enacted within my own personal knowledge, especially as to the time and place of his enlistment, continuance in service and discharge, and as to the two battle first mentioned, all which transpired in and during the time of the Revolutionary War.
Gideon Crews [signature] (his x mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me the date above
Edward Scott Judge[signature]]

State of Tennessee Knox County
I Edward Scott Judge as aforesaid, do certify that from the foregoing declarations and applicants, it appears to me that the aforementioned James Crews did serve in the Revolutionary War [illegible] month at and time, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

Edward Scott Judge
July 31st.1819.

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State of Tennessee
Knox County 

I, Francis A. Ramsey, Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County and State aforesaid, do certify that Edward Scott, who signed the foregoing certificate, is and was at the time of signing the same one of the Judges of the Circuit Court for said State. Given under my hand and private seal, having no seal of office or officer in Knoxville

this fourth day of
October 1879
F A Ramsey

Outer Envelope numbered 240
James Crews.
Application for a 
Pension

First paragraph crossed out

To be returned to payor Knoxville, Tenn.

Second paragraph crossed out



State of Tennessee
Knox County 

James Crews make the following document in addition to that which he has heretofore made that he enlisted as stated before on or about the 9th day of March
1776.  he thinks on the 9th but will not be positive - he supposes this
statement is precise enough - at this time, so long after the [unknown], it cannot be supposed that an old man, whom memory has failed would be able to recollect the day precisely -

James Cres (his x mark)

Sworn to and declared before me this 9th. Dec. 1819.

Edw. Scott Judge

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240 
James Crews.
Application for a Pension.

Written on the side:
the fourth day of October 1879

State of Tennessee
Knox County

James Crews makes the following statement in addition to that which he has heretofore made that he enlisted as stated before on or about the 9th. day of March 1776.  he thinks on the 9th. but will not be positive - he supposes this statement is precise enough - at this time, so long after the actions, it cannot be as supposed that as of a man, whose memory has failed would be able to recollect the day precisely - 

Sworn to and declared before me the 9th. Dec. 1879.

Edw Scott

James Crews (his x mark)

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Transcript
for
James Crews
Con
G. Dunlap Sgt [?]
Knoxville
Ten

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State of Tennessee
in County April Sessions 1829-
A Declaration in order to be placed
on the pension list was presented to Court
and on motion ordered to be recorded
in the words and figures following to wit
James Crews Declaration in order
to be placed on the pension list
in the act of the 18th of March 1818- 
State of Tennessee
Knox County  On the 7th day of April 1829
personally appeared in Open Court, it being
a Court of record with Criminal Jurisdiction
for the County of Knox and State of Tennessee, James Crow resident in said County
aged 73 years, who first being duly sworn
according to Law doth make the following Declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the first
of May 1820, that he the said James Crews enlisted for the term of two years
on the 9th day of March 1776, in the State of
Virginia, in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Patton in the
Regiment commanded by Colonel Hendricks, and same time by Col Morgan
and by the frequent change he was some
time com,d (commanded) by other Cols not remembered in the line of the state of Virginia
on the Continental establishment
that he continued to serve in said Corps
until the expiration of his term of
enlistment, when he was discharged
from the service in the State of Pennsylvania.

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(Penn)sylvania, under Col's Morgan's command, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, excepted the present, that he doth not know whether his name is on any Roll, of any state, but states that it ought to be, Declarant states that on the day of 1818. he was placed on the pension roll of East Tennessee, and that he made but one draw amounting to $168.23 cts  that after this he was stricken from the said pension roll, with many others - Declarant states that about 15 or 18 months since he applied through Doctor McIntosh to be replaced on the pension list, which he understood to a refund, as then it came so as not instructed in clear form.  He further states that until lately he was not informed of the intent of property that would prevent, an old soldier from receiving his pension, said that this is the earliest opportunity he has had to [unknown] his application since has been well informed of the existing regulations of the War department, Declarant is entirely illiterate

And in perseverance of the act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on this 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property on any part

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thereof with intent thusly so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act of Congress to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and [unknown] of the United States [unknown] this Resolution was passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed no changes of my property have taken place since the 18th of March 1818, except in my small stock of hogs and such incidentals as will follow the light and [unknown] of the [unknown] and while I live by the mere bounty of the state 

Schedule

About thirty three years since Declarant purchased about three hundred acres of land, then he purchased the same subject to the lien that the colleges place on it for the original price of the [unknown] except about the fourth tract which has been paid - Declarant has failed from his eviction in [unknown] to pay the interest as said on said debt and now holds the [unknown] at the [unknown] mercy & indulgence of the states, which [unknown]

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the same for the Colleges, this is all the real property he has claim to.
the parts and profits of said land it being not of any good quality is worth yearly---
$25.00
One Negro man about 40 years of age
worth yearly---
30.00
Seven head of sheep worth yearly---
2
Two cows and Calves worth yearly---
2
One Yoke of Oxen worth yearly---
5
One man [illegible]  house worth yearly 
5
13 Shoats & 2 Sows worth yearly
6
---
$75.00
This is the whole of the means of my support. Declarant is a farmer and not able to work his wife is about 60 years of age and is tolerable healthy & is able to work as is usual for  persons of her age, his sister is insane and has long been so, and unable to aid in her support & is about 65 years of age, this is all his family
Given to in Open Court the 7th April 1829-
James Crews
his 
X
mark
Teste
Wm Swan
It is the opinion of the Court that the
amount of yearly value of the
property in the above Schedule from
the testimony of Shadrack Maxey
& Russell McBath, disinterested witness
on Oath is $75- and further it is the
opinion of the Court, that Declarant
served at least nine months under

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Our enlistment in the service of
the United States, against the common enemy in the revolutionary war"

I Charles McClung Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Knox in the State of Tennessee by my Deputy William
Swan, Certify that the foregoing transcript is truly copied from the record in my Office

Given under my hand
and seal of Office at office in Knoxville Tenn
7th day of April 1829
Chas McClung
By his Dep [Deputy]
Wm Swan

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April 3, 1940.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/ADY
Miss Laura E. Crews  James Crews
228 West Pine  S.39387
Enid, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to
soldiers of the Revolutionary War, James and Johnson
Crews, Jesse, George and William Sampson of Virginia.
The Revolutionary War records of this office
fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on
file on account of the services in that war of George
Sampson of Virginia or any Johnson Crews or any
Jesse Sampson, all spellings of the names searched.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War
data and the limited trained clerical force available
for furnishing such information it is impossible to
comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers
of that war.
The record of the only James Crews that is found
on the Revolutionary War records of this office is
furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in
pension claim, S.39387, based upon his military service
in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the
parents of James Crews are not shown.
James Crews enlisted in Buckingham County, Virginia,
March 9, 1776, and served as private in Captain Thomas
Patterson's Company, Colonel Hendricks' Sixth Virginia
Regiment one year, when he was placed in Colonel Morgan's
Virginia Regiment and served one year; was in both battles
of Saratoga, battle of Edge Hill and many other battles
and skirmishes, names not given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 4, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Knox

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County, Tennessee, and aged about sixty years.
In 1829, his family consisted of his wife, about
sixty years old, her name not given, and his sister, about
sixty-five years of age, her names not shown.
their
In 1818 soldier's brother, Gideon Crews, was of
Knox County, Tennessee, his age not stated. There are
no further family data.
The soldier, James Crews, died March 6, 1841, place
not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section  MMHT
May 6, 1924
Mrs. L. N. Henry
Canyon, Box 745
Texas
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 39387, it appears
that James Crews enlisted in Buckingham County, Virginia
March 9, 1776 and served as a private in Captain
Thomas Patterson's Company, Colonel Hendricks'
Sixth Virginia Regiment for one year, when he was
placed in Colonel Morgan's Virginia Regiment where he
served one year; he was in both battles of Saratoga,
the battle of Edge Hill and many other battles and
skirmishes not named.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 4, 1818 while a resident of Knox County,
Tennessee aged about sixty years.
In 1829 he referred to his wife aged sixty years,
her name not stated. He died March 6, 1841.
Respectfully,
(Bro. Gideon in service)
Commissioner.

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3387
INVALID.
Revy [Revolutionary]
File No. 39387
James Crews
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 102
[Arrangement of 1870.]1924 

May 6 Hist. [History] to Mrs. L. N.  Henry her letter cL. 8.6912 of Geo. Green M.M.H.S.

1940 April 3 Hist [History] to Laura E. Crews A.D.Y.

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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
January 12th, 1843
Sir:
Under the the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act
 directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United
States," and the 3d sectin of the Act of August 23, 1842 extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pen-
sion agents, The Execors of James Crews, dece
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Ten.
Agency, at the rate of eight dollars
per month under the law of the 18th March
1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 
1st of Sept. 1840 to the 6th March, 1841
Respectfully Yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

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J. L. Edwards Esq

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H. of Reps.    7th June, 1838
Sir
Mr. James Crews of Knox Co., Tennee.
unites me, this a friend, requesting me to
submit to you, the accompanying papers,
to learn from you, why, under their 
supposed sufficiency, it happens, that his
pension has been stopped at the E.
Tennee. Agency
Most respectfully,
[ signature] J.S. Williams

J. L. Edwards Esq

Commr. of Pensions

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To what time was James Crews
Knoxville, E. Tenn agency, act
March 18, 1818, last paid?
J. L. Edwards
8 June 1838

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Miss Laura E. Crews
228 West Pine
Enid, Oklahoma
3 -8 -40
Veterans Pension Bureau
Washington D.C
Will you kindly give me the
Revolutionary war records
of James and Johnson Crews
Also of Jesse, Geo, and
Wm Sampson, all of VA
and any other information
you may have relating
to them. Thanking you
in advance I am yours truly
Laura Crews
(228 W. Pine) Enid Okla.