Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11051, Moses Walker, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Walker, Moses
R. No 51
CONTENTS

State of Kentucky, Jefferson County, Set.
On this 13 th day of Oct r 1874 personally appeared before the justices of the peace for the County afo d . Newitting Moore, Walker a resident of said County aged about 70 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. That he was drafted in Bedford County in the State of Virginia about the middle of August 1781 in the Company commanded by Capt. Benger Arthur and Lieutenant Joseph Sternbrick and afterwards when it was ascertained that it was in the heat of making Wankam, Orden was greenhorn and so engaged during this tour making Wankam as the Army was in great want of such vessels and so I continued in said County in the United States employ at that business during this tour (the work was delivered by me to Capt. Thomas Crump at New-London) which ended about the middle or last of October in the same year being there months less. He was then discharged by his Captain and had a Certificate and discharge for said work as a tour of duty which was signed by S t Capt. Crump which has been lost or misplaced so as not to be found. He served a second tour of three months which commenced the last of December 1781 under the Command

of S d C o A rt and Marched to Otter Church where the Ammunition was deposited to guard the same and when I reached the said Church I was placed under the Command of Sargent Neal and Lock and continued there three months as a guard until about the last of March 1782 and then discharged at the said Church by S d Neal without a written discharge as he recollects - That he was born in Bedford County N o the 15 th day of November 1763 - His age was registered in his father's family Bible, which was left in N o in his father's possession - That he was living in Bedford County N o when called into service; resided in N o until 1801 & then moved to Jessamine County Ky where he has ever since resided - That each hour of duty served by him as a S d he was drafted - The names of Officers & general Circumstances of his services above stated - He states And Hoover, Thos s Butler General Butler, Geo. Rosebrant, Thos s Hawkins, John Hawkins & Francis Elgin are persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He further states that he knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure to prove his services aforesaid - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state, that

he knows of - That he never has received any Compensation for his services aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid - Moses Walker
Andrew Hoover a Clergyman, residing in the County of Lefamine and Thomas Butler residing in (the same) hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Moses Walker, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be the many years of age next November  past that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion - Sworn to & subscribed this day year aforesaid - Andrew Hoover Thos Butler
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interroga- tories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Andrew Hoover who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County & State aforesaid and that Thomas Butler who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County & State and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Daniel B. Price clerk of the court of Lefamine county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Moses Walker for

a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of October 1834.
Dan B. Price. C.R.
32.6.15 Charles Stratton
Washington City
Dear Sir,
Yours sincerely J. P. Edwards Esq.
for
Oct 27. M rs Mary Price
Nov - 20
M rs Mary Price
My (faded) address when the (faded) is granted - to me (faded) at the Nicholasville (faded) M rs Price

Sir) please when the Certificate is granted - to me enclose it to Nicholasville Ky
M. Walker by J. Price
Oct 27,
Moses Walker Ken.
Mich. Avenue 101-20
J. P.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
am
aud
January 28, 1927.
Moses Walker R. 11051
Honorable Tom D. McKeown, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. McKeown:
In response to your letter of the twenty-first instant, requesting information relative to soldiers of the Revolution for a constituent, I have the honor to advise you, that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau consist of claims for pension and bounty land only,
A careful search of said records fails to show such a claim on file on account of any soldier named Moss, or Moses Waller and you are furnished the histories of the only soldiers of the Revolution named Thomas Overstreet and Moses Walker who resided in Kentucky, that are found on the records. In neither case is the name of the soldier's father given and in order to make proper searches of said records, the soldiers' full names are essential.
From the papers in the pension claim, W. 8498, it appears that Thomas Overstreet, (whose father's name is not stated) while living in Hanover County, Virginia, aged about sixteen, or seventeen years, enlisted in 1777 and

served one year as private in Captain Anderson's Virginia Company and was in the battle of Monmouth.
He enlisted in 1780 and served eighteen months as a private in the Virginia Troops, officers not named. He was in the battles of Guilford and Eutaw Springs and at the Siege of Ninety-Six.
He married March 14, 1782, Zillah, maiden name not stated. He died April 4, 1832 in Jessamine County, Ky. and she died there September 4, 1838, leaving the following children: Jeny, or Jeney, wife of John Hall; Jeriah, wife of James Harris, James, Thomas and John Overstreet and Charles Overstreet, (who died after his mother) leaving a widow, Nancy and the following children: Elizabeth, wife of Wilson West; Emaline, wife of Silas Bruner; William, Jane, Monroe, James, Samuel, Mary Ann and Perpetua Overstreet.
On November 21, 1837, James Overstreet of Jessamine County, Kentucky, aged forty-two years, applied for the pension due the heirs, on account of the above noted services in the Revolution, of his father Thomas Overstreet and the claim was allowed.
From the papers in the pension claim, R. 11051, it appears that Moses Walker was born November 15, 1763, in Bed-

ford County, Virginia, name of his father not on record.
He applied for pension, October 13, 1834, while living in Jessamine County, Kentucky and stated that while residing in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1781, he was engaged in making canteens for the army under orders from Captain Thomas Crump, or Crum. Also that in the winter of 1781 and 1782, he guarded the magazine at Otter Church in Bedford County, Virginia for three months under orders of Sergeants Neal and Leak. His claim was not allowed, as he did not render actual military services in the field, as required by the pension laws.
There is no information on file as to family.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

REJECTED
11.051.
P. O.
Joseph Walker
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: The printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection as Re-enlisted: "Not military service"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
1927 Jan. 26. Herl. to Hon. Com. D. McKeown. see letter in Thos. Overstreet, Va. W. 8498. aw.

Moses Walker Kentucky.
Rejected —
Letter 11 February 1895
J. Prince Esq.

Washington City May

Moses Walker, fled from Kentucky, Suspended under Act June 7 th 1832 Dickinson,
Sept 9 1832

Home 14 th Dec 1843
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Sir,
I send you the declaration of Mrs. Walker to obtain a pension, for your consideration
Yr. obt.
I am
Garrett Davis

J. Price
11 Feb 1835
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Ms. A. 9. 2. 105

Department of War Penna Office February 11 1835
Sir
Mrs. Walker alleges to have found during the revolutionary war, six months, in lots of 3 months each: the last term having been performed in the early part of 1782, at Ohio Church in Va. It seems that in the first alleged term he was employed in making Canteens, and did not perform any military service what- ever; the claim on therefore, rejected her papers filed on file
W. J. Price Nicholasville Ky

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Kentucky County of Jessamine S.S.
On this 21 st day of November One Thousand Eight Hundred and forty three personally appeared in Open Court before the County Court of Jessamine County at present sitting Moses Walker a resident of the County of Jessamine and State of Kentucky, aged between Eighty & Eighty one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that in June 1781 he was drafted to reinforce General Green at the siege of G.L. was ordered to meet at May's John Ward Bedford County Virginia and met but no officer appeared to take command, the drafted were ordered home to wait further orders, and about 10 days afterwards was ordered by Capt Benjamin Arthur to whose Militia Company he belonged to meet at Capt. Thomas Leftridges in the said County of Bedford at which time he had a sore foot, and did not attend, he was then tried by a court Marshall as a delinquent and was excused for that time, but was ordered to stand in readiness for the next tour which was the siege of Little York, at which time being a cooper by trade he was detached from the Company for the purpose of making Canteens for the Army and was required to make 120 Canteens for a tour of three months

That he made the 120 Canteens which were received & receipted for by Capt. Thomas Crum of New London the County seat of Bedford County, at 16 pence a piece but he never received the pay, and he further states that the said rec d is lost. That in the Winter 1782 he was again drafted to guard a Magazine at Otter Church in the said County of Bedford and there served three months under Sergeants Neal & Leach, & received a receipt for the pay but which rec d has been also lost - He further states that the afo d . Neal & Leach were officers in the Regular service - He further states that his dis- -charges are lost, and that he does not know where to find a witness by whom he can prove the services aforesaid - That he lived at the time he was drafted in the County of Bedford and State of Virginia. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Moses Walker
We Robert G. Portland a Clergyman residing in the County of Jefferson and State of Kentucky and Thomas Hawkins residing in the same County and State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Walker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be between Eighty & Eighty one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolu- -tion and that we concur in the opinion the opinion

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
Robert G. Rowland Thos. Hawkins
Where & in what year were you born?
Ans r . in the State of Virginia in the year 1762. Nov. 16. Have you any Record of your age? Ans r . I have none. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live. Ans r . In Bedford County Virginia now Campbell, lived in said County about 24 years, then moved to Surry County North Carolina lived there about 6 months - then moved to Caswell County in said State tarry there about one year - then moved to Halifax City V a & resided there till 1801 then removed to Livingston County Kentucky where I have resided ever since.
How were you called into service? Ans r . I was drafted. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops where you were? Ans r . He can only recollect the names of Neal & Leake then acting as Sergeants in the regular service - the circumstances of his services as set forth in his declaration of age.
Did you ever receive a discharge for your service &c.? He states he received discharges but they are lost, and cannot now recollect the names of the Officers who gave them, except the one mentioned as received from Capt. Thos. Crown
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after 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. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that

Rev J Rowland who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, Resident in the County of Livingston Ky and that Thomas Hawkins who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
John G. Allen J.P.
J. D. Bell J.P.
Wm. Brown J.P.
Tho. Hawkins J.P.
I Daniel B Price Clerk of the County & circuit Courts of Livingston County Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Walker for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said County Court in my office this 22 nd day of November 1843.
Dan. B. Price Clerk