Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,314, for William Ingraham, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
15a.
Ingraham, William
S. 21,314
Box in N.C.
CONTENTS

27.598 Col Tennessee
William Ingraham of Bledsoe Co. in the State of Tenn who was a Pte in the Company commanded by Captain ... of the ... commanded by ... in the Virginia line of ... Militia
No ... 100.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Cash ... at the rate of ... Dollars ... Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of ... and ... '34 Upon ...
Arrears to the 4th of ... 70.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending ... 13.33 83.33
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by ... Clerk, Book ... Vol. ... Page 00.
Date of death not on AB

State of Tennessee Bledsoe County B. V. V.
On this 11 th day of August 1834, personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County, now sitting, William Ingraham , a resident in said County of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee, aged seventy six years , who being first duly sworn according to law, took on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit 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 early in the month of July 1776 (as nearly as he can recollect) he volunteered to serve a three months term of duty, under Captain William Love, Lieut. Robert Love, and Ensign John McKinney; that when he volunteered to perform said term of duty he lived in Montgomery County, Virginia, from which place he was marched under said officers, up New River to Cox's Fort, at which place he was stationed under said officers, as a guard to the frontier, until his term of service expired, and was there discharged by Captain Love early in the month of October 1776, having served three months, the term for which he had volunteered, and returned home, where he remained until about the 1 st of April 1777, (as nearly as he can recollect) this applicant again volunteered to serve a six months term of duty, under said officers, to wit, Captain William Love, Lieutenant Robert Love and Ensign John McKinney; That he was marched under said officers from Montgomery County, Va. where he resided, along the old Indian War trail, across the head waters of Holston River, to Moccasin, Fort on the head waters of Clinch River, where they were stationed as a guard until the term for which this applicant had volunteered had expired, having performed several skirmishing expeditions from said Fort during the time but was not in any Battles; that he was there discharged by Captain Love, about the 1 st of October 1777, having served six months, the term for which he had volunteered. - This applicant states that about the time he was discharged from this last term of duty, other troops had been raised and were sent to said Fort, and that he then and there hired to serve as a substitute for a certain William Jones, that he remained at said Fort as a guard with the company under the command of said officers, Capt. William Love, Lieut. Robt. Love and Ensign John McKinney under whose command the company last sent had been placed. That he cannot recollect the term of time for which he undertook to serve as a substitute for said Jones, but he is confident that

he was stationed as a substitute at said Fort from about the 1 st of October 1777, til early in the month of December following, when he was discharged by Capt. Love, having served two months and some few days. That when he performed each of said tours of duty his place of Residence was in Montgomery County in the State of Virginia. This applicant further states that he was not, during either tour of service, attached to any Regiment or with any troops except the company in which he served, consequently he did not become acquainted with the names of any of the Regular or other officers, except those of his own company. — That he has no documentary evidence of his services, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. — This applicant states that he was born in Granville County in the State of North Carolina (he thinks) in the year 1758, but in what month he cannot tell, as he was an orphan and raised without parents, he has never seen a Record of his age. — That he has no record of his age, and if there was ever such Record made he does not know it. — That when he was called into service, or volunteered to serve each tour of duty, he was living in Montgomery County in the State of Virginia, that from there he removed to Hawkins County, Tenn. where he lived near fifteen years, — from there he removed to Wayne County, Ky. where he lived about seven years, — from there he removed to Clay County, Ky. where he lived about one year, — from there he removed to Madison County, Ky. where he lived one year, — from there he removed to Orange County, Indiana where he lived about three years, — from there he removed to Marion County, Illinois, where he lived about seven years, and from there he removed to Blackstone County, Tennessee, where he now lives. — That he volunteered to perform each tour of duty, except the last and that tour he served as a substitute for William Jones, as before stated. — That he did not become acquainted with the names of any of the Regular or other officers of the Revolution, except those of the Company in which he served, and that he has stated the general circumstances of his services, as nearly as he can recollect them, — That he was discharged by Capt. Williams Love from each tour of duty, and that he left his discharges in the State of Illinois, when he was going a journey to the State of Indiana, and before he returned they, with a number of others of his papers had got wet by a storm blowing the roof off of the cabin in which they were, and before it was discovered they had become too rotten to be preserved. — This applicant states that he is acquainted with and refers to the following gentlemen of his neighborhood, to wit: Dads. A. Schoolfeld, Danl. Southerland, St. Thomas, Southerland Charles Casey, Esq. Isaac Rainey, Valentine Spring, (Round) John Dallen, and John Lee, some of whom can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a

Soldier of the Revolution. - He hereby relinquishes whatever any claim 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
William his Ingraham mark
Scott Terry Clerk
We John Dallow a Clergyman residing in the County of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee, and Aaron Schoofield residing in the same County and State, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Ingraham who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 76 years of age, that he is respected and beloved, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we are in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Scott Terry Clerk,
John Dallow Aaron Schoofield
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that John Dallow who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Bledsoe and State of Tennessee, and that Aaron Schoofield who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and State, and is a credible person, and that this statement is entitled to credit.
Aaron Schoofield
Charles Mayney
John Worsham
Justices of said Court

State of Tennessee, Set.
(S.S.)
I Scott Terry Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions of Blount County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Ingraham for a pension. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (not having an official seal) at office in Pittsfield this 12 th day of August 1834.
Scott Terry Clerk
I certify that Scott Terry is clerk of Blount County Court and that his signature is in his own proper hand writing and that there is no seal at office for said Court August the 12 th 1834
James Standifer
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1776 per 8m $26 56 / 100
Wm Ingraham Christopher
31.812
can only allow as above
Adams Stephen H. Hicks Stephen Tenn

July 10, 1934
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William Ingraham-S.21341
M.M.Lewis 80-90 Eighth Avenue New York, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Ingraham, of Montgomery County, Virginia, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.21341, based upon the military service in that war of William Ingraham.
William Ingraham was born in 1758, in Granville County, North Carolina, and was left an orphan at an early age. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While living in Montgomery County, Virginia, he volunteered early in July, 1776, served in Captain William Love's Virginia Company, marched up New River to Cox's Station where he remained for three months doing duty as a guard for the frontier, after which he was discharged: he again enlisted April 1, 1777, served in the same captain's company, this time he marched along the Old Indian trail to Maxwell Fort on the headwaters of Clinch River, where he was stationed and again performed the duty of a guard for the frontier: he stated that he was in no battle but was in several skirmishes: after the expiration of this tour, he immediately re-enlisted and served two months under the same captain. exact dates not shown.
for a few days
William Ingraham moved from Montgomery County, Virginia, to Hawkins County, Tennessee, date not given, and remained there fifteen years: he then moved to Wayne County, Kentucky, and lived about for seven years; thence to Clay County, Kentucky, and lived about one year; thence to Madison County, Kentucky, and lived one year; thence to Orange County, Indiana, and lived about three years; thence to Marion County, Illinois and lived about seven years; thence to Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

William Ingraham was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1834, while residing in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
There is no statement in the claim in regard to the soldier being an associate of Daniel Boone and the manner of his death was not shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, William Ingraham(S.21314), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
William Ingraham, Certificate No.27598, issued September 2, 1834, rate $26.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, East Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILGER Assistant to Administrator.

Remained
21 314 INVALID.
1934-July 10- Visit to M.M. Lewis-Est.
File No. 21, 314
William Ingraham Br. Rev. Mr.
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 209
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Delphi T. 31. augt.
France.
General Office Sept. 1834 Term.
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington City
General Office

Delphi June 20 August 16 th 1834.
Dear Sir,
I herewith send you the Declaration of William Ingraham for a pension. - Should his claim be allowed, you will please to send me his Certificate to this place, or, if his claim should his claim, for want of any defect, or informally, not be allowed, please to inform me of that fact.
Respectfully
Stephen Hicks
Hon. Lewis Cass.

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Dear Sir:
We are anxious to obtain, for genealogical and historical purposes, the Revolutionary War record of William Ingram, who was living about 1768 in the neighborhood of Montgomery County, Virginia, although he may have volunteered for Revolutionary duty in either South or North Carolina. He removed after the Revolution to Kentucky, and, tradition has it, he was an associate of Daniel Boone. It is said that he died of a wound received while fighting Indians in Kentucky.
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