Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,428, Richard Fulcher, Va.

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(3-1776)
 SERVICE
Va. 
Fulcher, Richard
NUMBER
S.30.428.

CONTENTS [blank]

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[left hand page]
19228
Kentucky
Richard Fulcher
of Barren Co. in the State of Kent.
who was a corp & pr in the co commanded 
by Captain Bibb of the regt commanded 
by Col Nelson on the Va.
line for 3 mos. Corporal
6 mos & 20 days private

Inscribed on the Roll of Kent.
at the rate of 33 Dollars 22 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day  of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Augt. 
1833 and sent to Hon C. Tompkin Glasgow

Arrears to the 4th of March 66.44
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 16.66
$83.10

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 9

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Date of [illegible]

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Declaration
State of Kentucky Barren County

on this 17th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Barren circuit court being a Court of Record now sitting Richard Fulcher a resident of Kentucky in this county of Barren, Aged 76 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

In [illegible year] volunteered at Goochland Court house in Virginia Richard Bibb Cpt
Walter Johnson first Lt  James Ware 2nd Lt 
and Obadiah Smith Ensign was my company officers, Our General was Elexander Nelson, 
We marched to Williamsburg Court house from  thence to York from York we were marched to College [illegible] and there was discharged

In 79 I volunteered under Cptn John Ware Lietn, Walter Johnson first Lt James Ware 2nd Lt. insign not recollected same state and County above mentioned and marched to Albermarle Barracks, Colm___Tailor commanded, and there discharged.

In [illegible] I hired one John Conner to serve three months tour which i got a receipt for 

In [illegible] I volunteered Capt Richard Talafaro, Lt not recollected, we recd a discharge for 20 days service
Col John Pope and Wm. Cabbell Major discharged

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In the fall of 81 I entered the service under Cptn John Woodruff Ltn John Watson in the county of Amherst in the State of Virginia and marched through Albermarle Cty and joined the army there way after in General Stephens Brigade [illegible inserted words] and after the Battle at Jamestown (In which I was in) 
I recd my discharge my discharges are all lost

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present And  declare that his name is not on the pension 
Rolls of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
Richard Fulcher

We Richard Ragland a clergyman residing in
the County of Barren and Wm Ellis a citizen of afs [aforesaid] county and state of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Fulcher who has subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration  That we believe him to be 76 years of age  That he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Richard Ragland 
William Ellis

I Richard Bibb do certify that I am acquainted 
with Richard Fulcher And I am [illegible] to two of the services above mentioned  To wit
the two first terms of service set out in this declaration Sworn to in court the date above
Richard Bibb

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And the said Court do hereby declare there oppinion  That the above named Richard Fulcher was a revolution soldier and served 
as he states And the Court further certifies 
that it appears to them that Richard Ragland 
a clergyman and that Wm Ellis & Rich. Bibb 
who has also signed is a resident in the county 
of Barren and are credible persons and that there statement is entitled to credit on Oath, 
all of which is certified to the department of War of the United States

I Richard Garnett clerk of the circuit court for Barren County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Fulcher for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 17th day of 
September 1832.
Richard Garnett CBCC
Richard Fulchers services in the 
Revolution

[seal not legible]

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Richard Fulcher
from 1777 private
&  cerifd 9 mo 20 days
Cerfid 3 mo - 11. -
prvt 1. 2. 5. 7
   "   6 m 20     22.22
$ 33.22

p - 218
Jan 26.33
Hon. C Tompkins
Glasgow

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BRIEF in the case of Richard Fulcher
County of Barren in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court 
or a Judge?  Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 76
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[chart column headings]
Period./Duration of Service./Rank./Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Period: Vol in 1777
Duration: not stated 
Rank: private
General & Officers: Capt R. Bibb, Gen. A. Nelson

Period: Vol. 1779
Duration: not stated
Rank: Private 
General & Officers: Capt J. Ware, Col. Tailor

Period: Vol. 1781
Duration: 20 Days
Rank: Private 
Gener & Officers: Capt. R. Taliaferro, Col J Pope, Major William Cabbell

Period: 1781 fall
Duration: not stated 
Rank: private
General & O
fficers: Capt. J Woodruff, Major Hiram,
Col. T Merriweather, Gen. Stephens

5. In what battles was he engaged? Jamestown
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Goochland Cty Va
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary & a witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in  what respect? Correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
F. Waugh Examining Clerk

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May 8, 1939

BA-J/AWF CW
Richard Fulcher
S. 30428

Mrs. Agnes F. Tune
Chatham 
Virginia

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Richard Fulcher, also any other --- Fulcher, in the Revolution.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 30428, based upon the military service of Richard Fulcher in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only soldier with the surname Fulcher, found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Richard Fulcher was born March 9, 1756, in Caroline County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated.

Richard Fulcher volunteered in Goochland County, Virginia, in the year 1777, served three months as corporal in Captain Richard Bibb's Virginia company. He served in 1779, three months as private in Captain John Ware's company, stationed at Albermarle Barracks, under Colonel Taylor. He served in 1781, twenty days in Captain Richard Taliaferro's company, Colonel John Pope's Virginia regiment. He enlisted in Amherst County, Virginia, in 1781, served three months as private in Captain John Woodruff's company, Colonel Merriwether's Virginia regiment, and

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was in the battle of Jamestown. 

The soldier, Richard Fulcher, was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Barren County, Kentucky.

The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to family, other than a reference to his father.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:

Richard Fulcher
Certificate #19228
Rate $33.22 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

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[left hand page]
30 428
Revy INVALID.
File No. 30,428
Richard Fulcher
Corp Rev War
Act : June 7" 32
Index :-- Vol. 2, Page 146
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1939 May 8 - hist. to Mrs. Jennie
J. Grayson
1939 May 8  - "   " Agnes F Tune

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Declaration of John Fulcher in addition to one bearing the date  the 17th day of September 1832
State of Kentucky Barren County, on this 15th day of April 1833

Personally appeared in open Court before the Barren County Court, being a court of record  now sitting Richard Fulcher a resident of Kentucky in the aforesaid County of Barren. Answers to the following interrogatories as follows - 
1t & 2d, I was born in Caroline County, Virginia March 9th 1756; and registered in St. Margarets Parish, county aforesaid, my Father furnished me with a copy of the same, which I now retain

5th. I served three months in 1777 and acted 
as Corporal in Capt. Richard Bibb's company
I served three months in 1779 as a private under the officers mentioned in the former declaration 
In  1781 The Governor of Virginia sent out a proclamation that all those who would render under 20 days service should be entitled to a tour of three months, I rendered sd. [said] service, and received pay agreeable to the proclamation -
In the fall of the same year I entered the service as the former declaration states, in which I gave three Months service as a private under Capt. John Woodruff as before mentioned
Richard Fulcher

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We Zacheus Quesenberry  a Clergyman resident in County of Barren, Tenn. and 
Joel Yancy a citizen of sd. [said] County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richd Fulcher who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be the age he states, that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid. 
Z Quesenberry
Joel Yancy

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named Richd. Fulcher
was Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Zacheus Quesenberry  a clergyman & Joel Yancy who has also signed are residents in the County of Barren, and are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit on Oath, all of which is certified to the department of War of the united states.

I Richard Garnett Deputy clerk of the County court of Barren do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings afsd. [aforesaid] Court in the matter of the amended declaration of Richd. Fulcher for a pension

Richard Garnett deputy for 
William Logan clerk of Barren county court.

[round illegible seal attached]

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P. O. Lock Box 105 - 
Charlottesville- Virginia
April 7 1939
Veteran's Bureau
Washington D.C.

Please send me copy of Pension paper (Revolutionary War & any family data 
contained) of Richard Fulcher & John 
Fulcher, from Virginia -
Thank you - Mrs Jennie T. Grayson
P.O. Lock Box 105
Charlottesville 
Virginia

[round black ink stamp]
RECEIVED 
APR 8 1939
MAIL [illegible] DIV.
[illegible]

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[round black ink stamp]
RECEIVED MAR 27 1939
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Chatham, Virginia
March 24, 1939
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me the following information regarding a Richard Fulcher
who fought in the American Revolution.
Where from: Birth?
To whom Married: When?
Children, if any:
Service Record: Death Date:
Is there a John Fulcher or any other Fulcher
on your list from Va? If so, please inclose the same information on each. I thank you.
Yours very truly
Mrs Agnes Fulcher June

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April 6, 1939
U.S. Veterans Administration
Washington D. C.
Dear sirs:
I wrote your department sometime ago regarding the record of a Richard Fulcher ^A. Rev. who is listed in Relation to the pension Establishment of the U.S. vol. 2 (Washington 1835) Will you please inform me of his service record, his parents, children, and residence? Are there any other Fulchers listed in your department who served in the American Revolution? I shall appreciate an early reply.
yours very truly
Mrs. Agnes F. Tune
Chatham, Virginia
(ciclular stamp) RECEIVED APR 7 1939

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May 8, 1939

BA-J/AWF
Richard Fulcher
S. 30428

Mrs. Jennie T. Grayson
P.O. Lock Box 105
Charlottesville, Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John and Richard Fulcher.

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service of John Fulcher.

The record of Richard Fulcher which follows was obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 30428, based upon his service in (that war crossed out) the Rev. War
Richard Fulcher was born March 9, 1756, in Caroline County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated.

Richard Fulcher was born March 9, 1756, in Caroline County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated. 

Richard Fulcher volunteered in Goochland County, Virginia, in the year 1777, served three months as corporal in Captain Richard Bibb
s Virginia company. He served in 1779, three months as private in Captain John Ware's company, stationed at Albemarle Barracks, under Colonel Taylor. He served in 1781, twenty days in Captain Richard Taliaferro's company, Colonel John Pope's Virginia regiment. He enlisted in Amherst County, Virginia, in 1781, served three moths as private in Captain John Woodruff's company, Colonel Merriwether's Vir-

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Virginia regiment, and was in the battle of Jamestown.

The soldier, Richard Fulcher, was allowed 
pension on his application executed 
September 17, 1832, at which time he was
 a resident of Barren County, Kentucky.

The paper on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to family, other 
than a reference to his father.

In order to obtain the date of last payment 
of pension, name and address of person 
paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city and furnish the following data:

Richard Fulcher
Certificate #19228
Issued August 17, 1833
Rate $33.22 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency,

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Aug. 5, 1963
I am interested in tracing the genealogy of Richard Fulcher.
We have found 
John Fulcher in Jamestown 1652
John Fulcher in Jamestown 1653
Thomas Fulcher in Lynhaven Parish in Lower Norfolk County in the 1660's,

If anyone knows of any Fulcher between those dates and the birth of Richard in Caroline Co. Va. Mar. 9, 1756, please send this information 
to me.

My great-great grandfather was Jefferson Fulcher son of Richard. He was born Amherst Co. in 1787, served in the War of 1812.. Is buried in Bethel Cemetary near Glenwood, Missouri.

Mrs. Ethelyn Kennon
1028 N. Clay Ave.
Springfield, Mo.

Updated 7 Oct 65 - Col S.A. Fulcher