Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36844, John Whitacar, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Whitacar, John.
S. 36844.
CONTENTS

4786 Roll of Indiana.
John Whitacar Capt Boyer Private. 4 Virginia
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Dec r 1818 and sent to Hon. Mr. Hance House of Reps N. 1819.
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818. \frac{11}{30} \times \frac{4}{30} = 3:89 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48: -
$ 51:89
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
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Application sent 29 Nov. 1822 to General Merle, Pensylvania, Ind. etc.

Whitacre's afft.
John Whitticar
Returned for evidence of his indigent cir- cumstances to which the Judge must certify or to the credibility of them deposing to the same
Admitted

The state of Indiana } Pet Ripley county }
I Conrad Overkamp clerk of the Ripley circuit court do hereby certify that John Ritchie before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & who has certified the same was at the time thereof and still is one of the associate Judges of the Ripley circuit court duly qualified as such. That full faith & credit are and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the foregoing scroll which is recognized as the seal of said court this 23 rd day of July 1818.
Conrad Overkamp Clk. N.B.

The State of Indiana } Set Ripley County }
on this 21 day of July 1818 Before me the Subscriber one of the judges of the Ripley circuit Court of the State aforesaid personally appears John Whittaker aged 64 years resident of Ripley County in the State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain per- sons engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, that he the said John Whittaker enlisted in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Captain — Thomas Boyers of the Eighth Regiment of the Virginia line of the Continental army in the year Seventy Eight that he continued in the said service of the United States until the year Eighty one when he was discharged from the service in Williamsburg in Virginia and was in the Siege of Charles town and then taken prisoner and remained a prisoner for ten months be- fore exchanged

That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other means now in his power of his said support
The foregoing sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
John Ritchey A S H E
I John Ritchey Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Whitaker did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the the common enemy, & I now transmit the proceedings and Statements taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the direction of the before mentioned act of Congress Witness my hand and the Seal of the Court this 21 Day of July - 1818 John Ritchey A S H E
I certify that from a conversation with the above certifying Judge on the subject of the above certificate I have no doubt but the interli- neation in line five was made by the Judge previous to his signature
Dec. 5 th 1818.
William Hendrick Mem. Congress

Schedule
John Whitaker Ripley Co. 4,786. Mar: 1819.
Con. J. L. E.
Conrad Overhoff
Versailles, Indiana.

Schedule
District of Indiana Set
Ripley County
Ripley Circuit Court
On the 6 th day of February 1822 personally appeared in open court in the Ripley Circuit Court, it being a court of record John Whitaker age 65 years resident in the said county of Ripley and State of Indiana who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his solemn oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows to wit in the Regiment of Infantry in the Virginia line commanded by Colonel Colonel Guff in the company commanded by Captain Thos Boyer that he enlisted in the year 1777 and served until the year 1781 when he was honorably discharged he was taken prisoner at Charleston in South Carolina
That the date of his original certificate is the 7 th day of December 1818 and number 4786. and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 19 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the revolutionary war passed on the 19 th day of March 1818 and that he has not, nor has any person for him, any property or securities debts or contracts due to him, other than is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed to wit 1 mare worth $40 - 2 cows worth $20 - 1 Bather worth $2:50, 2 pigs worth $3 - and

one table worth $1- and several small articles of sea were & plates worth $3- his occupation is that of a farmer but owing to his age, infirmities and having had the misfortune to have one of his shoulders put out of place he is unable to work his family consists of one son 18 years of age one daughter 12 years of age and his wife age 60 years his
John X Whitacre mark
I move to subscribe and declare in open court by the above named John Whitacre on the 6 th day of February 1922 before the Honorable Miles C. Eggleston Circuit and president Judge of the third Judicial Circuit in the State of Indiana and the Honorable John Ritchie and Thomas Curran associate Judges of the Ripley Circuit Court
State of Indiana, Ripley County Third Judicial Circuit
I Conrad Overton Clerk of the Ripley Circuit Court in the third Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Sixty nine dollars and fifty cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal affixed the seal of our said Court at Versailles this 8 day of February 1922
Conrad Overton Clerk

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. John Whitaker S.F. 36844
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 & 1778 Pvt. Thomas Bayer Guess Va   Taken prisoner in the Siege of Charleston   detained as such 14 mos. and then exchanged.   He was discharged in 1781.  
Battles engaged in, See above.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Va
Date of application for pension, July 21 1818 His ch. was ab
Residence at date of application, Riley Co. Ind.
Age at date of application, 64 years.
Remarks: In 1820 Soldier's wife was 60 yrs. one son 18 yrs. and a daughter 12 years. No names are stated.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
AWP/HEM
m.c.S. Over
April 7, 1930.
Mrs. Robert G. Enos 529 Fourth Street Niagara Falls New York.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 36844, it appears that John Whitacar enlisted in Virginia in 1777 or 1778 in Captain Thomas Bowyer's Company of the 8th Virginia Regiment. He was taken prisoner during the siege of Charleston, was exchanged after being held for fourteen months, and was discharged in 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 21, 1818, at which time he was sixty-four years of age and was a resident of Ripley County, Indiana.
In 1822 he referred to his wife, aged sixty years, a son aged eighteen years, and a daughter aged twelve years, but did not give their names.
This is the history of the only John Whitacar from Virginia that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau. All spellings of the surname searched.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
One John Whittaker

United States Comm. Pensions Washington, D.C.
Rev. War Dept -
please send me the pension records of John Whitacre - Whitacer - Whitaker. One John Whitacre was placed on pension roll Dec 7-1818.
please send records of All John Whitacres who served on Virginia line.
Respectfully
Mrs. George W. Carder. Clarksville. Ohio

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Dec. 1, 1911.
Pension Bureau,
Record Division, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:-
I have obtained some references to pensions given to Revolutionary soldiers, and as I understand you will furnish copies of these records for four individuals I write to ask that you will send me these records of the following three:
1. John Whitacer , Private in Va. line.
Pension granted Dec. 7, 1818. Died in 1833.
Ripley Co., Indiana.
Senate Documents, Vol. 14, Indiana Records p. 29.
2. John Whittaker . Private Va. Line.
Pension granted July 22, 1819: died Sept. 12, 1825.
Switzerland Co., Indiana.
Ib. p. 33.

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
2
3. William Wiggins. N. C. line.
Montgomery Co., Tenn.
Ib. Vol. 14, p. 81. Tenn. Rec.
Very truly yours,
A. H. Pfund.

36 844 INVALID.
Rev.
File No. 36 844
John Whitacar Per Had
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 45
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1911 Dec. 8 Hist. to Mr. A. H. Pfund. V.L.M. 1930 Mar. 25, Hist. to Mrs. Geo. W. Parker. See pen. claim of John Howard. O. 20, m. R. 15-191, M.C.S. 1930 Apr. 7. Hist. to Mrs. Robt. G. Enos. M.C.S.

Sent to Mrs. Geo. W. Carder Clarksville, Ohio
Mar. 25, 1930
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 36844, it appears that John Whitacar enlisted in Virginia in 1777 or 1778 in Captain Thomas Bowyer's Company of the 8th Virginia Regiment. He was taken prisoner during the siege of Charleston, was exchanged after being held for fourteen months and was discharged in 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 21, 1818, at which time he was sixty-four years of age and was a resident of Ripley County, Indiana.
In 1822 he referred to his wife, aged sixty years, a son aged eighteen years and a daughter aged twelve years, but did not give their names.
Due to the large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the bureau is unable to furnish more than two histories to each person.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
I omitted name of Colonel as could not verify. Could find no Colonel Guess. It is possible that it was meant for Gist as Heitman shows a Nathaniel Gist of Va.
See claim of John Howard O.W. M. Ref. 15-191

Niagara Falls, N.Y.
February 7, 1930
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am collecting data necessary for becoming a member of the D.A.R. My great great grandfather, John Whitacre , (born about 1759: lived on a farm near the villages of Philomont and Unison, Loudon County, Virginia) served in a Virginia Regiment during the Revolutionary War. Is supposed to have enlisted at Leesburg or Fairfax. This is practically all I know of his Military record as what records the family had were destroyed by fire.
Will you please send me all information that can be found of his Military record. Any information that you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you, I am
Respectfully yours,
Mrs Robert H. Enos
529 Fourth Street,
Niagara Falls, N.Y.