Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,776, for Daniel Mc Larren, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
U.S.
or McLarren, Daniel or McLarren.
R. 6776
CONTENTS

In the name of God Amen I Daniel M c Laren S r of the County of Chesterfield being weak of body but of sound mind and memory do make ordain and declare this instrument to be my last Will and Testament here by revoking all others heretofore by me made in manner and form following
Imprimus I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Susana M c Laren the whole of my estate real and personal during her natural life, except one sowl cott which I shall dispose of hereafter
Item To my daughter Jane who intermarried with Benja min Kent on the decease of my wife I give two acres of land wherein there are now buildings and at her decease to her son John Kent I also give said Jane Kent at the decease of my wife one cow one we one loom and gear belonging thereto & one spinning Wheel during her natural life and at her death to Kent infant daughter of said Jane I give the loom and gear and spinning Wheel to her and her heirs forever
Item at the decease of my wife I give and bequeath to Susana Kent another daughter of said Jane one feather bed & furniture to her & her heirs
Item at the decease of my wife I give to my son Daniel M c Laren J r the whole of my land except the two acres already devised and one half acre which I desire to be kept for a burial ground where all my friends & relations may be interred and which I desire never to be sold At my decease I give him one sowl cott, and at the decease of my wife I give the residue of my personal estate not already devised to him and his heirs
And if said Daniel M c Laren J r should die without

an him I give the portion allotted to him to my grand children so viz Jane Harrison M c Laren Susana Kent John Kent and Kent to them or the survivors of them & their heirs. Lastly I nomi- nate constitute and appoint my son Daniel M c Laren Jr Executor of this my last Will and testa- ment In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th day of January 1827
Signed sealed
Daniel M c Laren Seal  (mark)
acknowledged & declared by said Daniel M c Laren in to his last will & testament in presence of Robert Belcher
Henry M c Laren Judson Andrews John Dyson
In Chesterfield County Court June the 11th 1832 The last Will and Testament of Daniel M c Laren Jr was proved by the oath of Henry M c Laren and John Dyson subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded On the motion of Daniel M c Laren Jr who made oath to said Will and entered into bond with security conditioned as the law directs A certificate is granted him for obtaining probat thereof in due form
Teste
Parker Poindexter C
A copy. Teste.
Silas Wheatland C

State of Virginia } to Wit: Chesapeake County }
Daw M c Clavin or M c Larnin
I Silas Cheatham Clerk of the County Court of Chesapeake County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Will of Daniel M c Larnin is truly copied from the records of my office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court aforesaid this 7th day of December 1860 and in the 85th year of the Commonwealth. Silas Cheatham C
for 87 1/2 8 1/4 4

At a quarterly session of the Hustings Court held for the city of Petersburg at the Courthouse thereof on Saturday 28 th March 1861.
It is ordered by the
court, Justices present, to wit, Andrew Kavan Charles Corling & A. Johnston that it has been satisfactorily proven by the oaths of Daniel McLaren & Burnett Green Belcher that Daniel McLaren Sen t late of the County of Chesterfield, died on the 19 th October 1831, that his widow Susanna died on the 28 th September 1832, that at the time of the death of said M c Claren Sen t he left only three children then alive to wit, Harrison M c Claren , Sency or Jane Kent , and Daniel M c Claren Jr that since then Sency or Jane Kent has died leaving two daughters living, that one of them by the name of Susanna died leaving no child , that the other one named Julian Kent married her own uncle Daniel M c Claren Jr , that the said Harrison M c Claren resides (if alive) in the State of Georgia, he has not been heard from for several years, that Daniel M c Claren Jr & Julian M c Claren his wife are now alive & these three, are the only living heirs at law of Daniel M c Claren Sen t dec d .
A Copy Teste
J. H. Armistead, D.C.

Virginia, Chesterfield county to wit,
On this 14 th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, personally appeared in open court before the county court of Chesterfield, being a court of record for said county, Daniel McLarren resident in said county, aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of congress of the 18 th day of March 1818, and the 1 st day of May 1820, that he the said Daniel McLarren enlisted for the term of three years, on the 22 nd day of August in the year 1777 in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Capt. Patrick Wright, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Marshall, in the line of the State of Virginia, on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps (for three years) until some time in the year 1780, when he was discharged from the service in Richmond in the State of Virginia, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension, except the present, that his name is not on the roll of any other State except Virginia, and that the following is the reason for his not making earlier application for a pension, that he has been until lately able to support himself by his own labour, but now from old age, and infirmity he is unable to support himself any longer, and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of any property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself 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 in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or security, contracts or debts, due to me, or have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, viz: thirty acres of Land valued at $2.00 per acre - $60 - one bay mare $20 household kitchen furniture $15.00 - five head of cattle $20. eight head of sheep $6. - six head of hogs $6.00 plantation tools none - my family consists of myself and my wife aged sixty four years, and my son Daniel McLarren aged twenty eight years, my occupation is that of a farmer, but that now from old age and infirmity, I am not able to support myself any longer. —
Daniel McLarren mark
29 th January 1831.
This day we the subscribers have met at the house of Daniel McLarren for the purpose of taking the following schedule of said McLarren's property and appraising the same, to wit: 30 acres of Land at $2. per acre $60.00 one bay mare $20. five head of cattle $20.00 eight head of sheep $6.00 six head of hogs $6.00 household and kitchen furniture $15. plantation extant none. — We are of opinion if it were not for the assistance rendered to Daniel McLarren Senr. by his son Daniel McLarren Junr. that he could not support himself and wife, and would before this time, have been dependent on the public for a support. Given under our hands the day and year first above written.
Wm. Andrews. Senr. mark
John W. Dyer.
Henry McLarren
Chesterfield county to wit; This day William Andrews, Senr. John W. Dyer, and Henry McLarren whose names are written above, appeared before me a Judge of the peace for the county aforesaid and made oath that the above is a correct schedule and appraisement of all the estate which it is believed the above named Daniel McLarren possesses. Given under my hand this 12 th day of February 1831. Thomas Forster. Clerk.

Virginia, Chesterfield county;
I Duke Poinsett clerk of the county court of Chesterfield, in the State of Virginia; do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the court, that the said Daniel McLellan did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records 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 one hundred and twenty seven dollars. — And I do also further certify that Thomas Jones esquire, whose name is annexed to the affidavit accompanying the said Declaration is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of Chesterfield duly commissioned and qualified as such. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said court. hereto, this twenty first of February anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty one. and in the 55 th year of our Independence.
Duke Poinsett Clerk

State of Virginia City of Petersburg 3 1. 1.
On this 21 day of Dec r . 1860, personally appeared Daniel M c Claren son and Executor to the Will of Daniel M c Claren dec d . late of the County of Charles City, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain for said decedent a state then at law, the benefits of the act of Congress passed 9 th June 1832 - States that his dec d father Daniel M c Claren was a private in the Virginia State lines in the War of the Revolution - that he enlisted on or about the 20 th Aug t . 1777 in Capt d Patrick Wright's Company 2 d Virginia Regiment Arty, for a period of 3 years and served that length of time - that the said Dan d M c Claren sent. died on the 19 th October 1831 that he left a Will and appointed this declar- ant his executor and that this declarant became the Executor, qualified and gave bond & security for his faithful performance - That the Exception of Virginia did on the 12 th June 1832 allow said decedent for his said Military services in said War One hundred Acres of land, which allowance has not within the last year or two become known to this declarant - see his reports to the Virginia Legislature Session 1833-34 Doc: 34 p. 12 & No. 75 - That this declarant has made application in due form to the General Land Office at Washington for said Land, and has rec d 552/3 Acres (in land scrip) & expects the other thing that in a short time - He refers the Commissioner of Pensions to that Office where he can see and examine the evidence of service his death, a copy of the Will, certificate of qualification as Executor and other evidence to substantiate the claim for pension from the first day of March 1831 to 19 th day of October 1831 the date of said Daniel M c Claren's death under the act of 9 th June 1832.
Since all necessary evidence has been obtained and filed in the General Land Office at Washington D.C. to establish the decedent's claims for Land bounty, it is believed unnecessary to resort to the proof again by incurring expense for the same, being but $300.00.
Witness David B. Paul J. S. Lee
Daniel M c Claren his mark
The foregoing Declaration was sworn to and signed by the declarant before me in the City of Petersburg on the day and year first above written that the same contains the truth to the best of his knowledge and belief
And Kean J.P.

City of Petersburg } ss Virginia
S.D. Watkins upon his oath declares that he has copied correctly from a Bible belonging to Daniel McLaren, the birth, death & marriages, from the same which are in the following words and figures viz "Daniel McLaren Sen. son of Neil McLaren Sen. and Sarah his wife, born Nov. 5 th 1760 and departed this life October 19 th 1831". Subscribed this 21 st Dec. 1860.
Sworn & Subscribed to before me a justice of the peace for said City 21. Dec. 1860.
S.D. Watkins And Rev. J.P.
Subscribed to me this 21 st Dec. 1860 And Rev. J.P.
Daniel McLaren for Sen. of Daniel McLaren Sen. Subscribed for a Justice of the Peace
State of Virginia } To all City of Petersburg } To wit
I Tobias H. Arnis their Deputy Clerk of the Hustings Court of the said City in the State aforesaid do certify that Andrew Hays an whose genuine signature appears to the above affidavits is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace duly elected and qualified according to law.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 22 nd day of Decr A.D. 1860
T. H. Arnis their De.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6776 REJECTED
P. O. _____
Daniel McLarren or
Service: McClarren
Va
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Chesterfield court house. Va.
Feb. 21. 1831.
Sir:
Enclosed is the declaration of an old Revolutionary Soldier, if it should be proper send the Certificate to me directed to this place that I may hand it over to the old man - If it should be rejected send me word what is necessary to be done further.
Respectfully
Sawson Nunnally.

Daw c M c Laren

Petersburg Virginia March 5 th 1861
G. C. Whiting Esq. Dear Sir,
Enclosed I hand you two Affidavits, proving the heirs at Law of Daniel McClaren sen. decd., at the time of his death, as also the only heirs at Law now living - Hope the same will be satisfactory for a Pension to be allow d . them for the services of D. M c Claren sen d . decd. in the war of the Revolution - if all is right forward a Certificate for the same for them to me, and oblige Y r M c Claren
L. H. Watkins

24757
41836
33399
Daniel M c Laren
or M c Claren
67 76
Virginia
Act 18 March 1808
Rejected May 20. 1826 Vide Letter to Laura Stannally. Eng
let. S. D. Mathews - Rev. 28/60.

Petersburg Virginia April 15. 1861
H. C. Whiting Esq. Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 11 th Inst. was rec d , in reply thereto I will ask you to read Carefully the Certificate of the Huntingdon Court of Petersburg - which I think shows clearly that David M c Claren had at the time of his death left but three children then alive viz Harrison M c Claren, David M c Claren Jr. and Lucy or Jane Kent, since then the latter has died, who left two daughters, these two are Grand daughters of David. Sen d . - that one of them Susanna has died leaving no child; that the other one, named Julia , married her own uncle David Jr. - So that Harrison M c Claren, David M c Claren Jr & his wife, are the only 3 here at law now living - No grand children except David Jr. 3 of David Sen d dec d .
Now as it is impossible for us here to prove either the death of Harrison M c Claren or if dead his children if he has any: We would suppose that as David M c Claren Jr. was left the Esq d and has notably grea-

qualified and given the security req d of him that he would be a sufficient guarantee to indemnify the Government at all on all of Harrison McLaren's por- tion - But setting that all aside David McLaren Jr. and his wife are entitled to 2/3 of whatever may be due to David Sen d dec d and your certificate for their portion will be respectfully received -
Please send it on - I oblige you
J. H. Watkins
I herewith return the certificate of the Clerk Hastings Co. P. 108 D. W. 7
Please request the Compt. of the General Land Office to send me the Certificate or Deed for the 33\frac{1}{3} Acres land due to David McLaren - as he now has all the evidences of it being due to him
Dear Mr. McLaren

Dad M c Laren
or
Dad M c Claren
va

General Land Office, February 16 th 1861.
Sir,
You are informed, in answer to your letter of the 13 th Instant, that it appears from the Files & Records of this Office, that on the 13 th June 1832, the claim of Daniel M c Clarren for 100 acres of land bounty - was allowed him "as a "Private in the Virginia State Line for three years service ," by the Executive & Council of Virginia.
The " Evidence of Service ," was the affidavit of Wm Royal & Francis Royal , of Chesterfield Co. Va., of date April 5. 1831, - Certifying to be "old Revolutionary Soldiers and respectable citizens," that "Daniel M c Clarren enlisted in the Virginia State Line on or about the 20 th day of August in the year of 1777, in a company commanded by Capt

"Patrick Wright, in the 2 d Regt of Artillery, and that "he served three years as a Virginia State Soldier "in the Revolutionary War; and in some few weeks "after his return from service, he had his house burned "down, and every thing he had was consumed by the "fire."
I also find that on the 14 th June 1783, Land-Warrant N o 847. for 100 acres, was issued by Virginia to " Griff Royal " for his services 3 years as a Soldier in the State Line-Artillery; and that on the 19 th June 1783. Land Warrant N o 873. for 100 acres, was issued by Virginia to " Francis Royal ", a Soldier for 3 years in the State Artillery.
The papers enclosed by you are herewith returned.
I am,
Very Respectfully.
George E. Whiting, Esqr. Commissioner of Pensions.
Yours ever sent, J. A. Nelson Commissioner.

Petersburg Virginia
February 15 th 1861
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 10 th instant was received this morning. I am glad to find that I was not mistaken in my view of the acts of 1832 & 1836 in relation to the claim of the heirs of Daniel McLaren Lieut. for a pension coming to him under the acts alluded to above from the 4 th March 1831. to the 19 October 1831 the date of his death and I suppose his widow was entitled to the same pay from the date of her husband's death to the day of her death which occurred 28 th September 1832. in all (4 1/2 Months for their father & 11 Mos. 9 days) 18 Mos. & 24 days, as she was by her will acknowledged to be his wife and I think proof of the time of their marriage also accompanied the papers, their first born son was born 31. May 1788 I think - The Clerk's certificate of all the heirs at Law, with a copy of the Will and other proofs to substantiate their claim to the Pension may be seen in the Genl Land Office, as they lately recd. a Land Script for their deceased services in the War of the Revolution - his pay

I suppose will be at the rate of $100 per annum as he belonged to the Artillery Company as may be seen from the evidence of the two Mess rs Royalls filed in the Application - If you find all right send the certificate or draft for the amount to your Mrs. Abt. 20.
J. A. Watkins.
Dear Mr. Warren Dor

In Chesterfield County Court February the 14 th 1831 Daniel M c Laren a revolutionary soldier and resident of this County aged seventy one years, personally appeared in Court and upon oath made and subscribed his declaration and schedule in writing in order to obtain a pension, agreeably to the provisions of the acts of Congress passed the 18 th day of March 1818 and the 1 st day of May 1820 which was supported by the affidavit of William Andrews Sen John W Dyer and Henry M c Laren taken and made before Tho s Jones Esq r a justice of the peace for this County Whereupon the same is allowed, ordered to be entered of record and Certified to the secretary of the War department Teste.
Parke Poindexter Cl.
State of Virginia Chesterfield County } to wit
I Silas Sheatham Clerk of Chesterfield County Court in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing transcript is truly copied from the records of my office
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court afore- said this 7 th day of December 1860 and in the 85 th year of the Commonwealth
Silas Sheatham Cl
for 67th

Dan M c Laren Va

Petersburg Va. April 9 th / 61
Dear Sir
If Dan t M c Claren's evidence has all been completed satisfactorily to the Department, for him to receive the pension that his father was entitled to under the Act of June 1832 as a Revolutionary soldier and you have the time be pleased to forward the paper authorizing him to draw it of the V a Agency at Richmond or send him a Draft, to me for it.
Your earliest attention to this small matter will very much oblige him - & Your Mo Et. so. -
J. A. Watkins

David M c Laren Va

Petersburg Virginia March 25 th 1868.
G. B. Whiting Esq d Dear Sir
Your letter of the 22 nd inst o returning the Affidavits in the case of the heirs at Law of Daniel M c Claren dec d was rec d Saturday morning, the Quarterly Session of the Quarterly Court of Petersburg being then in Session. I at once had the matter bro t . before the Court, and herewith you'll receive a copy of the Order made which I hope will be satisfactory.
You ask the Question whether it was a fact that David M c Claren Jr. married his own niece, it is certainly so. — You'll perceive that there is but three of the heirs at Law of D. M c Claren now alive — That Daniel M c Claren Jr. is the Executor of David M c Claren dec d , if you have not a copy of the Will in your Office you can see it in the General Land Office filed there to obtain a Scrip for 100 Acres of Land to which his dec d father was entitled, it having been allowed him by the Executive of Virginia.

I suppose the Executor would be entitled to receive the pension & account for the Amount with the lines at Lew -
Send the papers to me when you have prepared them with instructions where & how to draw the Amount. at your earliest En- venience & Oblige Your M c Robert
J. H. Watkins

Dan McLaren or McClaren Ga

Petersburg Virginia
January 11 th 1861
Geo. G. Whiting Esq r
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 28 th December 1850 has been received: In reply, Daniel M c Claren Sen r . was allowed by the Executive of Virginia 100 Acres of Land for his Military services in the War of the Revolution for 2 Years he enlisted about the 20 th August 1777 in Capt. Patrick Wright's company, 2 d Va. Regiment of Artillery in the Virginia state line proof of this service is by the Affidavits of Griff & Francis Royall two old Revolutionary soldiers - I refer you to this evidence filed recently in the General Land Office at Washington, to obtain the 100 Acres of Land before alluded to - The old man M c Claren was a man without education and perhaps did not know the difference between the service in cont l . or state service. that he did need a 2 Years service in the Virginia state line there can be no doubt, since the fact was proven by the two M c Royalls & in that way his 100 Acres of Land was allowed - Perhaps you'll find

his name on Capt. Wrights Co. roll, and he in Col. Newhalls regiment of the Va State Troops (Artillery) - I probably the two Royalls also - I think that Daniel McClaren claim for pay from the 16 th day of March 1831. to 19 Decr. 1831. the day of his death 7 1/2 Months - I became a Vesting right; his wife died on the 28 th Sept 1832 without claiming what he was entitled to 19 Sept 1831  28 Sept 1832 on setting up a claim for herself only about 2 1/2 Mths. after the law passed? (7 June 1832) - I hope the claim will be allowed and a certificate sent to me for the Executor to call the papers in the Land Office &c. I think the 2 d Sec: act of 4 July 1836 gives the Pension to his children.
Very Respectfully Yr Mo. Abt
J. D. Watkins
I should think the widow under the acts was vested with a pension from the death of her husband, to the time of her own death under the act of 4 July 1832 & 36 - J. D. W.

Sam McLaren Va

Petersburg V a 21. Dec r . 1860
Yrs
I herewith hand Daniel McLaren's Declaration for so much pension as his father who was a Revolutionary soldier of Artillery - It will be seen by reference to the evidence filed in the General Land Office at Washington for the Land that was allowed him (100 Acres) by the Executive of Virginia that he was in service 3 years and in the Artillery Corps and that the two Royalls who were in the same service had been receiving pensions 100$ each per annum I have concluded to send a copy of Dan d McLaren Last Will which shows that this Declaration is the necessary legatee - I also send a copy of the Certificate of proceedings had in the County Court of Chesterfield 14 th Feby. 1831 - & pursuant his papers were forwarded to the War Department claiming pension under the Act of 18 March 1818 & 1 May 1820. - You can see those papers also - He intends to administer on his Mother's estate soon in Order to get a pension that she was entitled to from the death

of Dan t . Sen t . to the death of his Mother some 6 or 8 Months - please send the pension claim to my Care when prepared to oblige Y r Mo. Ab.
J. N. Mathews
To the Comm t . of Pensions Washington City V o

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McLaughlin, Charles GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8568 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 19, 1789 to Peter Lott, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McLaughlin, Hugh GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8578 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 27, 1791 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.