Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6142, for John Spoldin, Virginia

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(3-1776)
SERVICE: VA.
Spoldin, John
NUMBER: S. 6142
Carded.
CONTENTS

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Virginia 16.386
John Spoldin
of Madison in the State of Va who was a private in the  commanded  by Captain  of the regiment commanded by Col. Barhouse in the Va for 7 month
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 23, Dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of August '33and sent Belfield Cave. Madison C.H. Va
Arrears to the 4th of March '33  $46.66
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 Sept  11.66
$58.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832]
Recorded by N. Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 27.

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John Spoldin

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Virginia

Madison County

On this 26th day of October 1832 personally in open Court before the Justices of the Peace now sitting John Spoldin in the County of Madison and State of Virginia aged seventy four years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein states. Col. James Barbour, William Roberts, Captain Ephraim Rischer, Lieutenant Jeremiah Kuthy and Ensign Martin Knall. He entered the service in the month of August 1777. He resided then in the county of Culpeper Virginia, now Madison County. He marched to Maryland from there -- German Town in the State of Pennsylvania. He join [joined]  Washington Army at a place called White Marsh where he worked under the Command of Col. William Crawford. The applicant enlisted and served Four months, he marched near to Philadelphia. The British army were in possession of the

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City at that time and held possession during the winter. The applicant knew in that service Genls Wayne, Woodford and Smallwood. Col. Buford, Col. Scott, Col. Crawford. Captains Humphries, John Haugh, Richard Haugh, Benjamin Lillard, and others not deemed necessary to enumerate. The applicant was discharged in the fall of the year in the month of November 1777 in the State of Pennsylvania on the west side of the Susquehanna River by Capt. Ephraim Rischer.
He received no written discharge and has no evidence of his service except has declaration and the affidavits of respectable persons herewith foresaid.
Afterwards in the year 1781 in the Month of July, he thinks on the 12th day of that month, he was drafted, leaving his crop of small grain lying on the ground, he marched under Captain Joseph Early to King William County Virginia, after that he was transferred to Captain Benjamin Lillard and marched from there to the City of Willamsburg, where he remained about five months, he was then

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marched to a place called deep spring near York Town Virginia;  where he was discharged by his Captain having served three months in this tour.  Colo. John Vaughter commanded the regiment.  Genl. Lafayette was our General.  He served in the whole during the Revolutionary War seven months.  The service was laborious, subjecting the applicant to great privations and [illegible], which he has never regained and is now in poverty.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that he is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Spoldin x his mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
It is further ordered by the Court to be certified to the secretary of War that the affidavit of Thomas Graves taken before William Early a Justice of the peace for this County in support of the applicant John Spoldin is a man of veracity and respectability, and from bodily infirmity he is incapable of attending the Court in person

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State of Virginia
Madison County to wit
This day personally appeared in open Court Cornelius Carpenter & made oath that he knew John Spoldin as a soldier of the Revolutionary War, he saw him in the year 1781 near York Town in the State of Virginia and that he has no doubt that the said Spoldin served as stated in his declaration; and further the affiant saith not.
Cornelius Carpenter

It is ordered by the court that it be certified to the secretary of war that Cornelius Carpenter whose affidavit appears above is a man of veracity and great respectability
Sworn to in open Court October 25th 1832
Belfield Cave CM

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State of Virginia
Madison County to wit;
This day personally appeared before me one of the Commonwealth's Justices of the peace in and for the County of Madison and State aforesaid Thomas Graves aged seventy years, and being duly sworn saith;  That he has long known John Spoldin of the County and State aforesaid;  that he recollects seeing the said John Spaldin march as a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and as well as this affiant recollects it was in the year 1777;  and this affiant from his own knowledge and recollection has no doubt but that the said John Spaldin served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.  Given under my hand this 15th day of October 1832.
William Early

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State of Virginia
At a Court held for Madison County the 25th day of October 1832.
I Belfield Cave clerk of the court of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of John Spoldin for a penson.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 8th day of November 1832.
Belfield Cave
CMC
[SEAL]

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Madison County State of Virginia  To Wit
Be it remembered that on this 23rd day of May in the year 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County and state aforesaid that Archibald H Seymore and Lewis Banks residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Spoldin, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration';  that we believe him to be seventy five years of age;  and that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
AH Lamon
Lewis Banks

And the said Court certifies that it appears to them that Archibald H Laymoan who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Madison & State of Virginia and Lewis Banks who has signed the same is a resident in the County and State aforesd. and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

State of Virginia.  I Belfield Cave clerk of the court of

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of said county of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Spoldin for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 29th day of May 1833.
Belfield Cave CMC
[SEAL]
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Spaldin
16837

Admit as
Private  7 mo. 23.33

B. Cave
Madison C.H.
Va

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Department of War
Pension office
June 19, 1833.

Sir
The declaration of John Spolden was returned that some existing objections might be removed.  Among the number and one too of the greatest importance was the indefinite manner in which he had stated his service.
Which objection still remains, he simply states that he entered the service in the month of August 1777 - and was discharged in Novr. following, but how long he served he has afforded the Department no means of judging whether it was two or four months.
I am, very respectfully
Ur Odbt. Servt
JL Edwards

Belfield Cave
Madison C.H.
Madison Co. Va

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6142
Rev War
Invalid

File No. 6142
John Spoldin
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7th "32
Index:-Vol. M, Page 353
Arrangement of 1870

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State of Virginia Madison County Ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County and state aforesaid John Spoldin who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades
As a private he served in the year 1777, commencing on or near the first of August and continuing to the last day of November or the first of December making four months service in the aforesaid year according to the best of the affiants recollection he did not serve less than the period aforesaid
Afterwards in the month of July on the 12th day of said month in the year 1781 the affiant march as a private to the City of Williamsburg and remained there in the army for five weeks.  he was then marched with the army to the eastern frontier of Virginia in the neighbourhood of York Town - and the company to which the affiant was attached was kept principally marching and countermarching and watching the movements of the enemy attending to hospital   department[?]  In this service he was engaged for seven weeks at which time he was discharged on or about the 15th October 1781 making of period of not less than three months in this Tour.  The affiant therefore claims a pension for Four months services rendered in the year 1777, and for three months services rendered in the year 1781 - making in the aggregate a period for service during the Revolutionary War

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of not less than seven months and for which he claims a pension.  Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of June 1833.
John Spoldin
William Early J.P.

State of Virginia Madison County SS
I Belfield Cave clerk of the County court of said County of Madison, do hereby certify that William Early is a Justice of the peace in and for said county duly authorised to administer oaths, and that his signature above is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office, and subscribed my name this 2nd day of July 1833.
Belfield Cave CMC
[SEAL]