Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39381, John Crutchfield, Va.

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Service VA
Crutchfield, John
Number S39381

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39381
INVALID
Revy
File No. 39381
John Crutchfield
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 103

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Notification sent November 20, 1820 to Robert M. Christian, Charles City C.H., Va

9341
Virginia. R
John Crutchfield
of Chas. City [Va 4] n the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Davies, of the Virginia line, for the term of one year.

Subscribed on the Roll of Virginia, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, so commence on the 21st of May, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of March, 1819 and sent to hon: John Tyler, Charles City Court-house, Va

Arrears to 4th of March, 1819...75.87.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819 48"
mo. 15/31. $123.87

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued

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Admitted

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Charles City county State of Virginia to wit on this 21st day of May 1818 before us the subscribers justices of the peace and judges of the county court of the county aforesaid, personally appears John Crutchfield aged sixty two years resident in the county aforesaid, who being by us first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by a 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 John Crutchfield enterd the service January of of the United states in ^ January of the year 1778 in the county of Charles City in the state of Virginia and was march'd to the Valley Forge under the command of Lieutenant Hollman Minnis, and there enterd the company commanded by Captain Peter Jones of the fourteenth, afterwards the 10th Regiment, that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States, until the 19th day of February 1779 when he was discharg'd from service in Middlebrook is the state of New Jersey; that he was in the battle of Monmouth, and that he is in reduc'd 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 except accompanying affidavits his discharge having long since been lost- Sworn to and declared before us the day and year aforesaid John Bradley Ben: Harrison Edwd. Folkes Alex Walker 

We John Bradley, Ben: Harrison Edwd. Folkes  [if] Alex Walker
justices in judges as aforesaid do certify that it appears to our satisfaction that the said John Crutchfield did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the pre declaration, against the common enemy; and that he is in reducd. circumstances, and we now transmit the proceedings

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and testimony taken before us, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

May 21st, 1818.
John Bradley {seal}
Ben. Harrison {seal}
Edwd. Folkes {seal}
Alex. Walker {seal}

State of Virginia
Charles City County, to wit,
I Robert W. Christian Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do certify that John Bradley, Benjamin Harrison, Edward Folkes and Alexander Walker whose names are subscribed to the foregoing Certificate and declaration are and were at the time of signing the same Justices of the peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified and that said declaration and certificate were made and signed in open Court for said County of Charles City the 21st day of May one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
In Testimony whereof I have hereuto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 19th day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.--
Ro. W. Christian

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Chs City county court March 28th 1819- orderd that it be certified that it appears to the satisfaction of this court that John Crutchfield is in reducd circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support__and the said John Crutchfield being call'd into court and being duly sworn doth on his oath say that the 14th afterwards the 10th Regt__ was commanded by Col. William Davis.__ and it is certified to the Secretary of War accordingly
Frank H. [Irby]
Ben: Harrison
Edwd. Folkes
Alex. Walker
State of Virginia
Charles City County to wit
I Robert W. Christian Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid to certify that Francis H. [Irby], Benjamin Harrison, Edward Folkes and Alexander Walker whose names are subscribed to the foregoing certificate and are and were at the time of signing the same Justices of the peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified and that said certificate was made and signed in Open Court for said County of Chas City the 18th day of March 1819__
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 20th day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen__
Ro. W. Christian

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(236.)
John Crutchfield.
9.3/11.
24. March, 1819

Robert W. Christian
Charles City C.H. Va

The interlineation of the words "a resident of the county of Chas City and state aforesaid" made under the direction of the Court the 19th day of October 1820
Ro. W. Christian Clerk

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Charles City County State of Virginia, to wit
On this 15." day of June in the year 1820, personally appeared before Court, John Crutchfield a resident of the County of Charles City and State aforesaid, aged sixty four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress of the 18" March 1818 and 1st May 1820, that he, the said John Crutchfield enlisted into the service of the United States for the term of eighteen months on the day of December in the year 1777 in the state of Virginia_ that he was stationed with others in Williamsburg (Virginia) then a place of rendezvous for recruits until the month of March 1778, when he marched to the Valley Forge in Pennsylvania under S. F. Holman Memis - that on his arrival at the Valley Forge he entered the company commanded by Captain Peter Jones, in the Regiment commanded Colonel William Davies, it being the 1st Virginia Regiment on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said corps until the 1st of February 1779 when he was discharged from said service at Middlebrook in the State of New Jersey that he was in the Battle of Monmouth and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services, other than that heretofore forwarded to the War Department – that for his services aforesaid under the act of 18 March 1878, he received a pension Certificate dated 24th of March 1819, then pension to commence from the 21st May 1818 and numbered 9341.  
And in pursuance of the act of 1st May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 – and that his have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to so diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United Sates during the Revolutionary War” passed on the 18th 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 [unreadable] Dower estate in A 50 acres of land in right of wife being by the laws of Virginia one third thereof viz 50 acres – 4 Iron pots – 2 Iron pot racks and hooks – 1 spider and old Dutch oven without a top and cracked in the side – 2 ploughs – 1 Iron tooth drag – a pair of Iron traces – 1 hrose collar of shucks – 1 axe – 2 hulling hoes – 1 grubbing hoe – 1 grass blade – 1 old reap hook – 1 augur – 1 half hogshead – 1 trowell – that is by profession a Bricklayer, but from old age and morbidity has been forced to abandon that trade – that he now pursues farming but can work but little – that  his wife constitutes the whole of his family except a Negro man named David
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one third of whose belongs to him a the power of his wife – this his wife is about 64 years of age and has been sick for two years and seven months and can only work on crutches – that David is 56 or 56 years old and would not now hire for more than thirty dollars, one third of which would belong to the Declarant – John Crutchfield.
Sworn to and Declared in open Court on the 15th day of June 1820, before us Justices of the Peace and Judges of the County Court aforesaid. 
Ben. Harrison [seal]
William E. Hill [seal]
Alex. Walker [seal]
John J. Stubblefield [seal]
State of Virginia
Charles City County to wit
I Robert W. Christian clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the 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 one hundred and twenty dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court 
This 16th day of June 1820
Ro. W. Christian Clerk of the County Court of Charles City