Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30490, James Horsley, Va.

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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Horsley, James S. 30490
CONTENTS

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Kentucky - 32012 Refd 31 Jany 43
James Horsley
of Greenup Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Watts - of the Regt commanded
by Col: Barber - in the Virginia
line for 2 years -

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 - day of
January 1843 and sent to Hon: L.
W. Andrews, H. R. -

Arrears to the 4th of Sept: '42 $920.00-
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 43 - 40.00
$960.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by - Clerk,
Book E. 2 - Vol. - 7 - Page 24.-

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Deposition of Elijah Horsley who is about eighty years of age taken at the House of Samuel Ratcliff Esq Greenup Co Ky on the 20th Day of December 1842 to be used as evidence in obtaining a pension for James Horsley an old Revolutionary Soldier after be
first Duly Sworn deposeth and sayeth:
That he was present
when James Horsley enlisted near York Town Virginia as a Regular Soldier in the Revolutionary war for five years or during the war, I was not in the Army myself, I saw James Horsley frequently during this Servitude and believe he was in the Battle at York Town, and he was after the taken of  York Town marched to South Carolina, I have frequently seen his Discharge and believe it to have bin an honorable one and further this Deponent sayeth not.
Elijah Horsley x his mark

State of Kentucky
Greenup County} Sct.
I Samuel Ratcliff a Justice of
the peace in and for the County aforesaid. do Certify that the foregoing deposition of Elijah Horsley was this day taken Subscribed and sworn to before me, and that I am personally & well acquainted with the said Deponent and have been for about 15 or Sixteen years and he resides in the County aforesaid. Given under my hand this 20th day of December 1842. Samuel Ratcliff JPGC

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Greenup County} Sct.
I William Corum Clerk of
the County Court of Greenup County in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby Certify that Samuel

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Ratcliff who has given and Subscribed the foregoing Certificate now is, and was at the time of giving the same an acting justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, and one of the Judges of said Court duly Commissioned and sworn, and that as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts, as well within Courts of Justice as thereout.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the County
aforesaid, the 2d day of
January 1843. and in the
51st year of the Commonwealth
William Corum c

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James Horsley
Ky.
Act 7. June '32
on rolls - himself
& messmates ~
Admd
2 yrs pri
80$

Hon. L. W. Andrews
H Rep

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Declaration of James Horsley
States that he lived in Culpepper County Va.
and Substituted about the year 1780 or 81 as a Militia man to gard prisoners at the Albemarl Barracks Virginia & was then Discharged after serving out my time which I think was Three months & returned home Conn was Capt at the Barracks, the other officers names I have forgotten.
I then substituted on a second tour for three months in Culpepper County Va, & was marched from there to Petersburg thence to Springfield & thence returned to Culpepper again & from there I was marched to Williamsburg. I was then marched to a Hideout between Yorktown & Pigeon Hill which the Brittish had in possession which we Succeeded in taking, I was then marched to Yorktown, at which place I enlisted as a regular soldier for five years or during the war. I think I was enlisted by a man by the name of Arnold who was a recruiting officer at that place, my officers of my second tower were Col. James Barber Majr. John Gray Capt. Thomas Watts Lieutenant Blake Ensign Reubin Winn, Capt. Watts resigned after I had bin in the service some time & Jasper Hanes succeeded him as Capt and serv'd Capt. untill my term of service expired, that I had substituted for,-,
A few Days after I had inlisted I was marched against Lord Corn Wallis who was then in the possession of York Town and Glocester on the opposit side of the River, In making the attact the American Army was divided in Two divisions the French having assigned to them Command of one of the divisions & the Americans the other, I was in the French division that was commanded by Maruquis D. St. Simon & Layette boath divisions was successful & Wallis was forced to surrender. I was within 30 or 40 feet when Wallis give up his sword, &, I think was in the fall of 1781 or 82, - I was then marched from York Town Cloves Marsh in S. Carolina, my officers at that time was Capt. Connet Blue Robert Colvin Serjant & Stuben or some such name was my Coln. my mess mates during the greater part of my

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Regular Service was Joseph Grace William Sulivan and William Estil I have a very distinct recollection of that man messing with me, before I was Discharged
I was marched from Cloves Marsh to Richmond Va. and was there Discharged & my Discharge was then handed and about Thirty five years ago my hous was burned down & my Discharge was burned up among a great many other valuable papers on Licking River Bath County 
Kentucky James Horsley x his mark

State of Kentucky
Greenup County} Sct
I Samuel Ratcliff a Justice
of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do
Certify that the foregoing Declaration of James Horsley was taken, subscribed and sworn to before me on this day That I have been personally acquainted with said James Horsley for Sixteen years last past - That he is a resident of Greenup County in the State aforesaid, and is a neighbour of mine that he is a high minded honorable man, And that I have no doubt of the truth of his declaration as above.
Given under my hand
this 20th day of December 1842 Samuel Ratcliff JPGC

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Greenup County} SS
I William Corum Clerk of the
County Court of Greenup County, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do Certify that Samuel Ratcliff who has given and subscribed the foregoing Certificate now is, and was at the time of giving the same, one of the justices

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of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid, and one of the Judges of said Court, duly Commissioned and sworn, and that as such, full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts, as well within Courts of Justice as thereout ~
In Testimony whereof I have here=
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the County aforesaid the 2d day
of January 1843. and in the 51st
year of the Commonwealth
William Corum C

Ho Repes 19th January 1843
This is to certify That James Horsley whose Declaration is on the foregoing page is well known to me as a man reputed to have served in the Revolutionary War. He has ever been esteemed by all his neighbors as a man of Strict integrity and honesty. a man of the Strictest Morals and Religious habits.
Elijah Horsley whose Deposition is also herein filed is also well known to me, and is as fully entitled to credit as a Witness as any man in the state of Ky.
They are each citizens of the County of Greenup State of Ky.
L W Andrews
MC
of Ky.

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30490
Revy INVALID.

File No. 30,490
James Horsley
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7" 32"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 193
[Arrangement of 1870.]