Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,200, John Bourn, Va.

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Virginia

Bourn, John

S. 39,200

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39 200
INVALID.
Revy
File Mo. 39.800
John Bourn
Pri Rev War
[Arrangement of 1870]

Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 5
1930 June 19. Hist. to Mrs. H.E, Lipscomb- EEL

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5177

Virginia

John Bourn
Private  4

Virginia line 1776 5 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 27 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of January
Sent to Hon [Honorable] P. P. Barbour
H. Reps [House of Representatives]

Arrears to the 4th of September 1818   $34.13
Semi annual allowance ending 4 March 1819
$48.00
$82.13
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

4 mo's 8 dr
Continued
Order to pay $ letter to R. M. Crump 24 January 1838.

Note sent to Reynolds Chairman Esq Grange
H. Virginia 20 Nov. 1820

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(190)

John Browns
Declaration V.

John Bowen,
5.177

4 January, 1819

Reynolds Chapman,
Orange C. H. Virginia

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State of Virginia

At a monthly court held for the county of Orange at the courthouse on monday the twenty sixth of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty

On this 26th day of June 1820 personally appeared in opencourt being a court of record for the aforesaid County of Orange, John Bourn aged 64 years, a  resident in Orange county aforesaid and state of Virginia who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows.

That he enlisted in the spring of 1776 in the second Virginia continental regiment in the company commanded by Captain Francis Taylor of the said Regiment where he continued to serve nearly two years where he again enlisted in said regiment for three years and served therein until August 1781, when he was discharged from the said service in aforesaid county of Orange. That he was in the battle of Monmouth and at the siege of Charlestown, as appears by the declaration of the said Bourn made in the county court of Orange on the 27th day of April 1818. The number of the pension certificate is 5177 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gifts
sale

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or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the the pensions of an 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" passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, not have I any income other than that is contained int he schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.

A schedule of the property
No property either real or personal

Signed John Bourn

I do certify that I am by made a farmer so long as I was able to follow it which has not been for some years. I have no horse no family no home I live amongst my acquaintances and upon their charity.

I, Reynolds Chapman, clerk of the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied.

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copied from the records of the said court in testimonty where of, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

Reynolds Chapman
Clerk ot he Court for the County of Orange

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John Bourn

For opinion of Court
See Peter Montacue's papers

Admiteed

Honorable P. P. Barbour

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State of Virginia, to wit
At a monthly court held for the County of Orange at the Courthouse, on monday the twenty seventh of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
John Bourn, age about seventy six years and a resident of this county appeared in Court this twenty seventh day of April 1818, and being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the late act of Congress called "An act to provide for persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War. That he the said John Bourn in listed in the spring of the year 1776 in the second Virginia Continental regiments, in the company commanded by Capt. Francis Taylor of the said State that he served nearly two years, reinlisted for three years in the said regiment and served therein until August 1781 when he was discharged from service in the county. that he was in the battle of Monmouth and at the siege of Charleston; and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And Francis Cowherd of this County, who at the time stated above, was a commissioned officer in said regiment, being also sworn declared, that the said Jon Bourn enlisted in the regiment aforesaid

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aforesaid in the Spring of the year 1776 and served therein for nearly or quite two years, when he was reinlisted in the said regiment, and was captured at Charleston, that he has the receipt for the bounty paid to the said Bourn, at this time Mc hereupon it is ordered to be certified. that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said John Bourn did serve in the revolutionary War against the common enemy. And that a copy of the declaration and proof be transmitted to the Secretary for the  department of War pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress. In Testimony that the foregoing is truly copied from the record. I, Reynolds Chapman, Clerk of the County Court of said County have in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the Commonwealth of the forty second.
Reynolds Chapman
[seal]

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Jan 24 
free
J. L. Edwards, Esquire

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

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Richmond, January 22, 1838

J. L. Edwards Esquire

Dear Sir,
Enclosed you have John Bourns pension which the pension agent here to pay the time having expired in which he is authorized to payment in from the time it was drawn.

Richard M. Crump

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Mrs. Herbert E. Lipscomb
1514 Grove Avenue
Richmond Virginia

April 10 1930

Department of Interior
Washington DC

Gentlemen,
Will you kindly send me the pension records of William Bowen (Culpepper or Virginia) and John Bourn (Orange - Virginia) and greatly oblige.

Yours very truly
Mrs. H. E. Lipscomb

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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

June 18, 1930

Mrs. H. E. Lipscomb
1514 Grove Avenue
Richmond Virginia

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 39200, it appears that John Bourn enlisted, place not state, in the spring of 1776, served as a private in Captain Francis Taylor's Company, Second Virginia Regiment; was in the battle of Monmouth and at the siege of Charleston, where captured, and was discharged in August, 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 27, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-six and resided in Orange County, Virginia.

It is not stated that soldier was every married.

Very truly yours,
E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner