Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,998, James Young, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Young James
NUMBER
S. 7998
CONTENTS
carded.

12.352 Virginia
James Young - of Franklin in the State of who was a Pvt in the Company commanded by Captain Martin of the by in the Co time for 7 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 25 - Dollars Cents per annum. commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of Apr 1833 and Smith Caleb Tate Clerk, Rocky Mount - Va
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 50 - Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept - 12.50 62.50.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathaniel Rice Clerk, Book Q Vol. 6 Page 32.

Set to D. E. Anderson the 10 Nov 1887. Paid at the Fire asury under the act of the 6 April 1888 from 4 Sept 1887 to 4 March 1888. Age notified 25 Jan 1889

State of Virginia } County of Franklin }
1832
On this 3 rd day of September personally appeared before in open court before the Justices of the County Court of Franklin aforesaid, now sitting, (the same being a Court of Record) James Young a resident in the County aforesaid & State of Virginia aged 77 years - who being first 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 7 th 1832 - That he was born in Orange County Va on the 15 th of June 1755 - At the age of 14 years he moved to Franklin County Va & feeling deeply interested in the welfare of his country & desirous of lending his assistance to prevent the depredations of the Indians he entered the service of the United States in the year 77 under Capt Boice Mountain  Mountain at Town Creek Franklin Co as a substitute & marched 30 miles beyond New River Va on a scouting party against the Indians in which service he was engaged three months & was then discharged - He then returned home where he continued 15 months - He was then drafted into Capt James Cowden company & marched down to Prince Edward Co Va where he joined the continental troops under the Command of Major Pernelle & then marched down in the neighbourhood of James Town Williamsburg & Little York in which service he continued till the battle between Genl La Fayette & Col Tarleton was fought, between Williamsburg & James Town - He was then marched up to Manakin Hills 15 miles below Richmond & there discharged making in the whole a term of * Three months service - He returned home & as soon as he returned home he was drafted into  under Capt James Fenwick company & marched to Glasgow in Rockingham County Va as a guard to the British prisoners in number 1000 taken at the Eutaw Springs Sept 8 1781 South Carolina - In which service he was six weeks & then discharged - He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll or the agency of any state - Sworn to subscribed the day & year aforesaid
James his Young marks

We Mose Green a Clergyman residing in the County aforesaid & State of Virginia & David Graves residing in the same County & State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Young who has subscribed & sworn to the above declara- tion, that we believe him to be about 77 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Subscribed & sworn to } the day & year aforesaid }
J. Mose Green } David Graves Mose Green
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states & the court further certifies that it appears to them that Mose Green who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman in the county of Franklin & that David Graves who has also signed the same is a resident in the said county & a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Caleb Tate Clerk of the County Court of Franklin do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of application of James Young for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of office the 10 th day of September 1832 in the 57 th year of the Commonwealth
Caleb Tate

9937 James Young
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Admit as a private for 7 1/2 M th 13. $25.
M th 5.6.7,
Dec 8 -
H. H. Blackburn
Hon. of Reps - Caleb Tate. Clk. Rocky Mount. Pa.

9937
BRIEF in the case of James Young  County of Franklin in the State of Virginia  (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? no  3. How old is he? 77  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Sub In 17 77 — 3 — private Gen. Col. B. Martin   Drafted afterwards — 3 — " " S. Cowdery Major Fernald   dittto - again — 1 1/2 — " " S. Fernald  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Franklin County Va  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  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.
J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 19 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Young, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty five Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Jan 19. Mr Evan,

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section Wars Se RE/ee
November 24, 1928
Lillian E. Sims 1514 Lewis Street Charleston, West Virginia
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7998, it appears that James Young was born, June 16, 1755, in Orange County, Virginia.
At the age of fourteen years, he moved to Franklin County, Virginia, and while residing in that county, enlisted in 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain Brice Martin's Virginia Company in an expedition against the Indians.
Eighteen months later he enlisted and served three months in Captain James Cowden's Virginia Company.
In 1781, he enlisted and served six weeks in Captain James Terrance's Virginia Company. No further details of above services are given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 3, 1832, while a resident of Franklin County, Virginia.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Jane Young No 7. June 1832. p 25
To What time last paid
Pension Office p. 1. the 11 March 1836 11 th Nov 1837.

1928-Nov. 24, Hist to Lillian E. Sims, M.E.E. 1929-Feb. 6, Hist to Miss Frances Young - M.E.E.
Rev War
7998
INVALID.
File No. 7998
James Young Rev War
Act: June 1 st 82
Index: Vol. 102, Page 420
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C., Gentlemen:-
I am writing to ask if you will send me the record of James Young, Franklin Co., Va., He died in 1833 at the age of seventy-nine years and drew a pension. Thanking you for any information you can give me,
Very truly yours, (Miss) Frances Young.
May 4 th 1928. 126 So. Paterson Ave., Louisville, Ky.

1514 Lewis St. Charleston W. Va. Feb 8, 1928.
U. S. Pension Bureau Rev. Div, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Please let me have the war record of James Young of Franklin Co. Virginia, Rev. War record S. of W. 1835, pension 2,137.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Yours very truly
Lillian E. Sims

Nov 9.
Mr Evans,
O. K. Evans Campbellsville Ky
See

J. L. Edward
Richmond Nov. 7. 1837
Veracruz
Please direct the gent here to pay the under pension - it has my turn permitted to stay for 18 mo
Yr affecly
St. Ann 46

Virginia
Franklin County
On this 7 th day of March 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Franklin aforesaid, now sitting (the same being a Court of record) James Young a resident in the County aforesaid and State of Virginia aged 77 years, who being first 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 7 th 1832 That he was born in Orange County Virginia on the 16 th of June 1755 At the age of 14 years he moved to Franklin County Virg a & feeling deeply interested in the Welfare of his Country & desirous of giving his assistance to prevent the depredation of the Indians he entered the service of the United States in the year 1777 under Capt Brier Martin at Woon Creek in this County as a substitute & marched 30 miles beyond river Va a on a scouting party against the Indians in which service he was engaged 3 months & was then discharged, he then returned home & remained there 18 months, He was then drafted in Capt James Cowden's company & marched to Price Edward Courthouse Va a where he joined the Continental troops under the Command of Major Purdie & then marched down in the Neighbourhood of James Town Williamsburg & Little York in which service he continued til the battle between Generals La Fayette & Col o Tarleton was fought, between Williamsburg & James Town. He was then marched up to Maupin hills 15 miles below Richmond and there discharged in the whole a tour of 3 months service. He then ret d home & was again drafted into Capt James Terrance's company & marched to Glasgow in Rockingham County Va a as a guard to the British prisoners.

in number 163 taken at the Eutaw Springs Sept 1781 South Carolina - in which service he was six weeks and then discharged He is not apprised of any person living person who can testify at this time as to the whole service contained in this declar- ation, that the persons who served with him are dead or gone, so that he has no knowledge of their place of residence that he has lost the discharges mentioned above but thinks that the widow of Edward Dodge will show that he has served as stated. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present & allows that his name is not on the pension roll or the agency of any state In testimony whereof he hereunto subscribes his name to this his Amended Declaration the day and year above & first written James Young mark
Franklin County West We Moses Green a clergyman in said County. and George Ferguson a resident of the County of Franklin & State of Virg a  thereby do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Certify that we are well acquainted with James Young who has subscribed and sworn to the above Amended Declaration that we believe him to be about 77 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and that we concur in that opinion. Moses Green Jr
George Ferguson And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories put by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolution- ary soldier and served as he states, and Court further certifies that it appears

to them that Moses Greer Jr and George Ingram who have signed the above certificate are residents of said County & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to Credit.
Virginia To Wit.
I Caleb Tate clerk of the County Court of Franklin do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the (amended) application of James Young for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and sub- scribed my name this 13 th day of March 1833.
Caleb Tate.
9937.
James Young
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State of Virginia County of Franklin
On this 6 th day of September
1833

9937
Jas Young
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

Franklin County to Wit
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for said County Abner Hodges, and made Oath that he saw James Young in the service of the United States in the year 1781 that he saw him in the army near James Town and the Manakin Hills, Given under my hand and Seal this 4 th day of March 1833
Sam H Wood J.P. Sec
Franklin County To Wit
I Moses Green Jr a justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I believe the statement of Abner Hodges the person named in the above Certificate of Sam H Wood. Moses Green Jr J.P.

State of Virginia } Franklin County } Sec. 1
I Caleb Tate Clerk of the County Court of Franklin, do hereby certify that Samuel Holdovers and Moses Greer Jr who signatures are annexed to the within Certificates are and were at the dates thereof, acting Justices of the Peace in & for the said County, duly Commissioned, and qualified according to Law, and that said signatures are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and sub- scribed my name this 13 th day of March in the year 1833.
Caleb Tate CLK

1812 ction
February 6, 1929
Miss Frances Young 126 So. Peterson Avenue Louisville, Kentucky
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7998, it appears that James Young was born, June 16, 1755, in Orange County, Virginia.
At the age of fourteen years, he moved to Franklin County, Virginia, and while residing in that county, enlisted in 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain Brice Martin's Virginia Company in an expedition against the Indians.
Eighteen months later he enlisted and served three months in Captain James Cowden's Virginia Company.
In 1781, he enlisted and served six weeks in Captain James Terrance's Virginia Company. No further details of above service are given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 3, 1832, while a resident of Franklin County,

Virginia.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.