Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,877, John Creasey, Va.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va

Creasey, John

NUMBER
S.37,877

CONTENTS

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.

Creasey, John

NUMBER
S.37.877

CONTENTS

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[printed form, handwritten responses]
Kentucky 26.802
John Creasey 
of Cumberland in the State of Kentucky 
who was a Private in the Company  commanded 
by Captain Billow of the Regt. commanded 
by Col. Skipwith in the Virginia 
line for 6 months. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky 
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of June 
1834 and sent Hon.
C. Tompkins H of Reps

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept"  10.00
[total] $70.00

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.       }
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk. 
Book E 2 Vol. 7 Page 8

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State of Kentucky      )
Cumberland County  ) ss

Be it Rembered [remembered] that on this 15th day of 
May 1834 personally appeared before 
The undersigned a Justice of the peace 
in and for the County aforesaid John 
Creasey a resident of the County of Cumberland afd [aforesaid] and state of Kentucky 
aged Eighty years who being first 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 the 7th 
1832 that he entered the service 
of the United States in the war of the Revolution in the Early part of the 
year 1781 in the County of Cumberland 
State of Virginia as a drafted malitia [militia]
=man for three months under Capt 
Charles Bellow-- Leiut [lieutenant] Wm. Anderson 
Ensign Samuel Williams that he 
was immediately marched on to 
Cumberland Courthouse where he 
was joined to Colo. [Colonel] Skipwiths regiment 
they were then marched from that 
place through the Country on to prince 
Edward County where they staied [stayed] some 
time and was joined with some other Malitiamen [militiamen] and then marched on to the state of North Carolina and 
was Joined to General Greene's --
army and marched on to Guilford 
Courthouse where the memorable 
Battle was fought on this 15th of March

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1781 as well as he recollects in which 
Battle this declarant was in from 
Beginning to End after sometime we 
marched on to Rockingham County and 
to various other places in pursuit of 
the enemy but had no other engagement 
and finally after having faithfully servd [served] out the full Term for which I was 
Drafted being three months I was 
Honorably discharged by my Captain 
at Cumberland Courthouse and
I served the of a tour as a Corporeal 
having received that appointment as 
soon as I was drafted and continued 
to serve in that capacity the whole 
tour-- in a short time after I was 
Discharged as before stated say about 
six weeks I was again drafted for three 
months and entered the service 
of the united states under the same 
officers as in my first tour mentioned 
he states that that he was marched on to James River and was ordered with 
a part of the army to guard and 
escort public stores provision from Carters ferry
to Fluvanna County north near able
=marle old Courthouse Elk Island at 
which place they had a skirmish 
with the Enemy and contained in 
this 
service three months at the end of which 
time he was Honorably discharged by the Capt and returned home which said two tours
was done and performed his embodied Corps called 
into service by completed authority that

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he was either in the field or in garrison and 
for the time during which the services afd [aforesaid] was
performed he was not employed in any Civil pursuit and for which service he claims 
a pension he further states that his discharge for tour was by parole and that he has 
no documentary Evidence no does he know 
of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services in full he can
prove his first tour by Moses Smith and 
John Smith of Adair County Kentucky 
whose Testamony [testimony] he will procure and 
he here will produce the same he hereby
Relinquishes every claim whatever to a 
pension or annuity except the present 
and declares that his name is not on 
The pension roll of the agency of any 
state he also states that from old age and bodily 
infirmity he cannot attend court to make his application 
Where and in what year was you born 
Answer I was born on the [blank] day of [blank]
 in the year one thousand seven hundred 
and fifty four in the County of Cumb
=erland state of Virginia agreeable 
to the information of my parents which 
I believe to be true 

2d--Have you any record of your age if so where is it 
Answer I have a record of my age at home which states that I was born as before stated 

3d-- where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
Answer I lived in Cumberland County 
state of Virginia when I was called

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into service that was my home untill [until]
some time after I quit the service I then 
moved to Henry County Virginia where I 
lived about twenty five years from there 
I moved to Cumberland County Kentucky where I now live

4th How were you called into service were 
you drafted did you volunteer or were you 
a substitute and if a substitute and if 
a substitute for whom 
Ansr. I was drafted each time I served 
never was a volunteer nor was I ever a subs
=titute for any person

5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where 
you served such Continental and malitia [militia] 
Regiments as you can recollect and the 
general circumstance of your service
Ansr. General Greene Colo. Washington and others whose names he does not now certainly recollect he was in his first tour Joined to 
some malitia [militia] before he Joined the main 
army but at this time do not recollect 
the commander I have stated the circum
=stances of my services as fully as I can reco
llect. 

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given 
and what has become of it
Ansr. I received no written discharge 
for either of my tours my discharges was by parole

7. state the names of persons to whom 
you are known in your present neig
=hborhood and who can testify as to

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Character for veracity and their belief of 
your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Answer I am acquainted with the Revd. Vachel Dillingham Moses & John Smith Joseph Alex
=ander Esq. Jno M. Alexander & many others all 
of whom I believed would speak well of my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution 
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year 
afd. [aforesaid]
John Creasey

State of Kentucky     )
Cumberland County ) ss.
I Reuben Alexander a Justice of the peace
in and for the County of Cumberland afd [aforesaid] do 
hereby certify that John Creasey this day subscribed to the above declaration and 
was duly sworn to the same before me according to law and I declare my opinion 
after the investigation of the matter and 
after putting the interrogators prescribed 
by the war department the above named applicant was a revolution
ary soldier of the Revolution and served as he states &
I further Certify that I believe he is 
Eighty years of age as he states and I fur
ther certify that it is my opinion from 
his appearance that from bodily infir
mity he is unable to attend Court 
Given under my hand as a Justice afd [aforesaid] 
this 15th day of May 1834
Reuben Alexander JPCC

State of Kentucky Cumberland County ss.

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Moses Smith a resident of the County of 
Adair state of Kentucky this day person
=ally approved before me a Justice of the
peace in & for the County afd. [aforesaid] and made 
oath that he is now as he verily believes 
in the 75th year of his age that he is well acquainted with John Creasey who has sub
scribed & sworn to the above declaration 
that he was acquainted with him previous 
to the revolutionary war and during the war and that he knows of his own knowledge  
that he served the first tour charged in his Declaration this affiant was in service 
with him and was together at the battle 
of Guilford he further states that he has 
no doubt that said Creasey served the 
second tour as he states tho this affiant has not a personnal knowledge of the 
fact tho it has ever been so reported & believed & never doubted he further 
states that he verily believes said
Creasey is the age he states & also from bodily infirmity he does not believe 
he can attend Court he further 
states that said Creasey is a reputable man and that he is intitled [entitled] to credit subscribed
& sworn to the day & year afd [aforesaid] Moses Smith

also John Smith a resident of the County 
of Adair afd [aforesaid] aged 79th years states on oath 
that he is likewise acquainted with said Creasey and was so before the Revolution 
& in the war he saw him in service as stated by Moses Smith tho was not with him 
at Guilford he saw him of various other places in service & has no doubt

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he served the tours as he has stated in his decla
ration he believes him to be 80 years of age &
does not believe he could attend Court owing to his bodily infirmity subscribed and sworn
to the day & year afd [aforesaid]
John Smith 

We Vachel Dillingham residing in the County of 
Cumberland state of Kentucky & Joseph Alexander 
& John M Alexander residing in the same certify 
that we are well acquainted with John Creasey who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing decla
ration that we believe him to be 80 years of age and do not believe from bodily infirmity
that he is able to attend Court and that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] 
where he resides to have been a soldier of 
the Revolution and that we concur in that
opinion subscribed & sworn to the day & year afd. [aforesaid]
Vachel Dillingham.
Jos Alexander. 
John M. Alexander 

State of Kentucky      )          
Cumberland County  ) ss
I, Reuben Alexander-- a Justice of the peace
in and for the County ofd [aforesaid] certify that Moses 
Smith & John Smith of Adair County 
the Revd [Reverand] Vachel Dillingham Joseph Alexander 
& John M Alexander of Cumberland this day subs
cribed and was duly sworn to the above affidavits & Certificates before me according to Law and I believe that the Mr. Smiths are 
the age they state themselves to be and I further 
Certify that each and every one of the above named persons are highly respectable and Reputable and their statements are entitled to Credit & I further Certify that said Dilling
ham is a Clergyman
Reuben Alexander JP [illegible]

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Kentucky Cumberland County Set 
I James Haggard a deputy Clerk for Milton King Clerk of the Cumberland County Court 
do hereby Certify that Reuben Alexander whose 
name is subscribed to the forgoing Certificates
is and was at the time of signing the same
an acting Justice of the Peace for Cumb
=erland County duly Commissioned as such and that full faith and Credit ought to 
be Given to his official acts as such and that his
signature is Genuine. Given under my hand and the Seal of office 
in the Town of [illegible]  
on this 15th of May 1834
M. King Clerk
By James Haggard DC

31.003
John Creasey 
Kentucky

1781 for 6 
$20

Hon C Tompkins
HR

C Tompkins
HR.

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31.003

John Creasey 
Kentucky 

for 1781 for 6
$20

C Tompkins
H. R.

Hon. C. Tompkins
HR

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[printed form, handwritten responses]
37 877
INVALID. 
[illegible]
Revy

File No. 37,877
John Creasey 
Pri Rev war

Act: 18th March 18th
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 88

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Washington 29th May 1834

Sir
Please inform me of the decision when it shall
be made on the within application of John Creasey. 

Respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
C. Tompkins 

J. L. Edwards Esq

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[printed form, handwritten responses]
The National Archives 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 

Name: Creaton, John 
Grade: Private 
Line: Hazen's Regiment 

Warrant Number: 12890  
Acreage: 100  
Issued February 25, 1792 
to--not shown--

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 8, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

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[printed form, handwritten responses]
The National Archives 
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name: Creck, Peter 
Grade: Private 
Line: Virginia 

Warrant Number: 12045 
Acreage: 100 
Issued: May 29, 1792 
to Francis Graves, 
assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 8, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.