Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,334, for Charles King, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
King, Charles Rebecca
N. 20,334
CONTENTS

See letter Dec. 30. 1833 to C. King Ch. King Mar 5. 1840
Entered in Treasury under the Act of the 8 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1835 to 18 March 1836 the day of his death. Agent notified 19. Aug 1840
Virginia 16.46 3/4
Charles King
of Alleghany in the State of Va. who was a priv. in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt by Col. Lewis in the Pa. line for 10 months — M. 87 d. 18 Mar. 1836
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of August and Smith Andrew Judge. Covington C.H.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 66.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept — 16.66 $ 83.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Math. Rice Clerk. Book e Vol. 6 Page 15

Virginia 5414
Rebecca King widow of Charles King decd.
Va who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 18 March 1836 of Alleghany in the State of Virg who was a private in the comp commanded by Captain Hue of the regt commanded by Col Davis in the Virg line for 10 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rec Pension at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 18 day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of May 1840 to Rebecca King Coovington Alleghany Co. Va
Arrears to the 18th of Mar 1840 $132.11 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 40 16.66
$148.77 { Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D.M. Gandy Clerk, Book 4, Vol. 2, Page 179.

No 244.878
Charles King Alleghany Co. Virginia
Rev
Adm rs as a private 10 mo — $33.33
A. A.
Andrew J. Fugate Clk Covington Alleghany Co. Virginia

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Charles King of Allegany Co Virginia
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol year not stated Private Captm Givens 84 years Traditional evidence   lefted 3 Captm Brazier Potomac County Virginia   Vol summer of 1776 4 Capt Hall   following summer - 1777 2 Capt Mills   Vol summer 81 4 Capt Galloway   Major Lockhart   Col Lewis   Genl Washington  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers; the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier, } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer, } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John N. Ashton

State of Virginia } Alleghany County } ss.
On this 21st day of September 1839 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace for said County, Rebecca King aged Eighty Seven Years, the the 31st Dec r 1839, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Charles King who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and who drew a pension of Thirty Three dollars & Thirty Three cents per annum during his life. His Certificate of pension bears date the 26th day of August One Thousand Eight hundred & thirty three, & is endorsed "Recorded in the Pension office in Book E Vol 6 Page 15."
She further states & declares that she was married to the said Charles King in the month of August One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Eighty Seven. That her husband the aforesaid Charles King died on the eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred & thirty six. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & Ninety four. viz. at the time above stated
Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year above written before Stephen Hook
I Stephen Hook a justice of the peace and one of the justices of the County Court of Alleghany being a court of record, do hereby certify, that

I am acquainted with Rebecca King who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing Certificate - and believe that by reason of old age & bodily infirmity she is unable to attend Court. I further certify, that I was well acquainted, with Charles King the person named in the foregoing declaration, and that from my own personal knowledge he has drawn a pension as a soldier of the revolution as in said declaration stated. I further certify that the said Charles King departed this life about the time set forth in the declaration and that his widow the said Rebecca has not since been married. Given under my hand this 11 th day of September 1839.
6395
Stephen Hook J.P.
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original document.]
[Faint mirrored signature: Rebecca King]
[Faint mirrored signature: Stephen Hook J.P.]

Albany County ss.
I Andrew Judge Clerk of the Court of Albany County, do hereby Certify that Stephen Root is a Magistrate as before named, and that the signatures purporting to his his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Albany this 23 d day of November in the year 1837
Andrew Judge Clerk Albany County Court
Albany County Court March Term 1821.
The Court having seen and inspected the Declaration made by Rebecca King (Widow of Charles King, dec d late a pensioner of the United States, before Stephen Root Esquire) doth Certify to the War Department, that the said Declaration is correct, and that full faith and credit is due to the Certificate of Stephen Root Esq r who is a Justice of the peace in and for this County. —
Attest
D Jesse
Andr. Judge Clerk
Albany County Court:
I Andrew Judge Clerk of the Court of Albany County, do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the proceedings had by the said Court, in the Case of Rebecca King Widow of Charles King dec d late a pensioner of the United States in order to obtain from the War Department the arrears of pension due said deceased
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Albany this 16 day of March 1821 and in the 64 th year of the Commonweath. —
Andrew Judge Clerk of the Court of Albany

Rebecca King

Know all men by these presents that we Charles King and Matthew Walker are held and firmly bound unto his excellency Edmund Randolph Esquire in the just and full sum of fifty Pounds Current Money of Virginia to the which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs &c. Sealed with our Seals and dated this 21 st day of August 1787. The condition of the above Obligation is such that whereas there is a Marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound Charles King and Rebecca Bep both of the Parish of Dunford there shall be no lawful Cause to obstruct said Marriage then this Obligation to be void else to remain in full force. Sealed Charles King mark Matthew Walker Sealed
I Jeremiah Woltz Clerk of the County Court of Botetourt in the State of Virginia do hereby Certify that the above is a true Copy from the original Bond filed in my Office, and the only evidence filed or recorded in said office of the Marriage of Charles King and Rebecca Bep I further Certify that no Marriage Record was kept in said office previous to the first day of January 1788. So far as I can ascertain.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said Office at Fincastle this 31 st day of October in the Year 1839.
J Woltz

Declaration of Charles King for a Pension. Virginia Alleghany County Court
On this the 15th day of June, 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of Alleghany County, in Court Sitting (being a Court of Record), Charles King, a resident in the County of Alleghany, formerly a part of Botetourt County, State of Virginia aforesaid, Aged 84 years on the 3rd day of April next, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th of June, 1832. That he was Born in the County of Hanover in the State of Virginia, in the year, 1750. And Resided with his Father until he was free by Age, and then moved to the County of Botetourt Virginia, where he resided but a short time, before he Volunteered his services against the Indians, about the middle of the Summer of, 1774, for the term of three Months, and enrolled his name in the Company Commanded by Captain George Stearns Stevens and Lieutenant George Frazier, and marched across the Mountains into the County now Called Greenbrier, in the State of Virginia, and pursued the Indians (who fled) as far as New River, in said State, during this War , this applicant assisted in building a Fort, then Called the Savannah Fort, where the Town of Lewisburg is now situated, after having served the term of three Months, he returned home again to the County of Botetourt, where he was in the Spring of the year afterwards Corrit In the year, 1775, Drafted in the Company Commanded by Captain George Frazier, and marched against the Indians in the County of Greenbrier, after having reconnoitered the Country West of the Mountains, he was stationed at the Fort on Mudgy Creek, in Greenbrier where he remained until his time was up, when he was again discharged from service, whereupon he immediately returned to his home in the said County of Botetourt, in this his second trip, he served the full term of three Months; This applicant Remained at his home, about a year or perhaps a little longer after his return from the Fort on Mudgy Creek, where he again Volunteered in the latter part of the summer of the year, 1776 In the Company Commanded by Captain —

James Hall of Rockbridge County, when he marched directly across the Mountains to Point Pleasant, the Junction of the Great Kanawha & Ohio Rivers, several Companies marched from the Counties of Botetourt, Rockbridge & Augusta, George Skillern was then Colonel and Henry Page then Major, during this Service the applicant was four Months in the service of his Country, under the Command of the above named Officers, where he underwent many privations and suffered much from Cold and Hunger. This Applicant after his Return from the last service, he remained at his home in the County of Botetourt until the summer following Novr. 1777 when he was again Drafted, to fight or march against the Tories on New River in Virginia, under the Command of Captain Joseph Mills, during this Service against the Tories, this applicant served two Months, when he was again discharged, and returned home to Botetourt, aforesaid, where this applicant remained at his home until the summer of, 1781. When he was drafted in the month of August, as well as he now recollects, in defense of his Country against the Common Enemy & marched in the Company Commanded by Captain John Galloway, Patrick Lockhart was his Major & Samuel Lewis was his Colonel, he joined the Army of the United States below Richmond in Virginia and was engaged in the Battle of York Town where General George Washington was Commander in Chief. This applicant was four Months in the service of his Country under the last named Officers, when he was finally discharged, & Returned to his home. This Applicant has no documentary evidence of his services, long since having given out all hopes of ever being Reimbursed by his Country. He had a Discharge when he left the main Army, after the Battle of York Town and the surrender of Lord Cornwallis Wallace, but lost it as well as all his Valuable papers in Crossing the James River. This applicant never held any Commissions in the Army, or in any of the Indian Campaigns above set forth. This applicant is unable to prove his services by any living Witness in his neigh- bourhood, all of them having departed this life or removed from this Country. This Applicant would refer refer to Col. John Porsinger and Stephen Hook Esqrs who are his neighbours.

for his Character, for truth and Good demeanour. This appli- cant has no Record of his age. There is no minister of the Gospel living in the neighbourhood of this Applicant. 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 any State, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Charles King
We Stephen Hook and Douglas B Layne Residing in the County of Alleghany and State of Virginia do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Charles King, who hath Subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be 84 years of Age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Stephen Hook Jr Douglas B Layne
Alleghany County Court June Term, 1833. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and 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 Certifies, that Stephen Hook and Douglas B Layne who have signed the preceding Cer- tificate, are Residents in said County of Alleghany, and are Credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to full Credit.
I Andrew Trudge Clerk of the County Court of Alleghany County, do hereby Certify, that the fore- going Contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Charles King for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 25th day of July 1833.
Andrew Trudge CLK

February 18, 1931.
Mr. A. R. Markle P.O.Box 506 Terre Haute, Indiana.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section ILL Cm
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 20334 , that Charles King was born April 5, 1750 in Hanover County, Virginia, and lived there with his father until of age, when he moved to Botetourt County, Virginia. He had lived there but a short time when, in the summer of 1774, he volunteered and served three months in Captain George Givens's Company against the Indians in Greenbrier County.
Following his return to Botetourt County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as private in the Virginia troops as follows: in the spring, 1775, three months in Captain George Frazer's Company; from the latter part of the summer, 1776, four months in Captain James Hall's Company under Colonel George Skillern; in the summer, 1777, two months in Captain Joseph Mills' Company; from some time in August, 1781, four months in Captain John Galloway's Company, Colonel Samuel Lewis' Regiment and was in the battle of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 18, 1833, while a resident of Alleghany County, (formerly part of Botetourt County) Virginia.
He died March 18, 1836.
Soldier married in August, 1787, Rebecca Bess; their marriage bond was dated August 21, 1787.
Soldier's widow, Rebecca King, was allowed pension on her application executed September 21, 1839 in Alleghany County, Virginia, at which time she was eighty-seven years of age.

John King, son of soldier and his wife, Rebecca, was a resident of Covington, Alleghany County, Virginia, in 1839. There is no reference to any other children in the papers on file.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

1931- Feb. 18- Hist. to A.R. Markle. ILL.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20334
Rebecca King Widow of Charles King Prison War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. A , Page 412
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 31 st 1840.
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," The widow of Charles King, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond Va. Agency, at the rate of Thirty Three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1835 to the 18 th March 1836, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Passmore
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Caught Mar 1842 Mar 18 Mar 23. 1842
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O. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

War Department Pension Office March 10. 1840
Sir,
I return the declaration of Mrs Rebecca King, widow of Charles King, dec d . in order that it may be laid before the Court of which Stephen Hook is a member, for its examination and approval. Which approval should be duly certified by the Clerk, by order of the Court. This course is required whenever the claimant, from bodily infirmity, is unable to appear in open Court.
I am, respectfully, Your obt servt. J L Edwards
John King, Esq Covington, Alleghany Co. Virginia

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Commissioner of Pensions. Washington city D. C.
file with papers of Rebecca King 11398 - Dec 2 nd

Covington Dec. 19th 1839
Sir
Your circular addressed to Mrs Rebecca King has just come to hand. The part which seems to be marked out as requiring particular attention is the clause requiring a letter to be transmitted with the papers shewing by whom they are sent &c. If any further correspondence is necessary please address any communi- cation you have to make to John King , Covington , Alleghany County, Virginia . Mrs Rebecca King, the applicant, is my mother. I presume there can be no

doubt as to the sufficiency of the proof that accompanies the application, unless it be in relation to the Marriage. It will be seen from the clerk's certificate, that there is no Register of Marriages in the clerk's office of Botetourt County (where My Mother's Marriage took place) of as early a date as that of her marriage. The register there found commences sometime afterwards. If any Parish register was kept I presume it can be proved that it has been lost. The clerk has sent on a copy of Marriage bond executed by my father according to the laws of Virginia, we can also, if required, prove that

my father & Mother have lived Charles & Rebecca King have lived together ever since as man & wife, and were generally believed to be such. though it may be that at this late day no one can be found who was present at the wedding. This proof I presume will be a perfectly satisfactory unless there be some technical rule of evidence which the department think it proper to adhere to in all cases.
Very Respectfully Your obt. Servant
John King.

The Indiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
PRESIDENT CLARENCE A. COOK, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG. VICE PRESIDENT DR. FLETCHER HODGES, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA MEDICAL ARTS BLDG. VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS JAMES DE LA HUNT, CANNELTON, INDIANA VIRGINIA PLACE VICE PRESIDENT A. M. GLOSSBRENNER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 250 WEST OHIO STREET VICE PRESIDENT MARK H. REASONER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 901 NEW CITY TRUST BLDG. REGISTRAR NEWTON H. KEISTER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA R. R. 10. BOX 209
SECRETARY BLAIR TAYLOR, NEW AUGUSTA, INDIANA CABIN HILL TREASURER GEORGE EDWARD MORGAN, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 921 HUME-MANSUR BLDG. CHAPLIN THE REV. DR. LEWIS BROWN, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA RECTOR OF ST. PAUL'S, 23 W. NEW YORK STREET HISTORIAN CLARENCE H. SMITH, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA 614 S. 14TH STREET GENEALOGIST AUGUSTUS R. MARKLE, TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA P. O. BOX 506 TRUSTEE NATIONAL SOCIETY CHARLES A. BREECE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE BLDG.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Terre Haute, Ind.
January 31, 1931.
Commissioner of Pensioners,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish me what information there may be in the Bureau regarding Charles King, a Revolutionary soldier who received a pension in 1835, for service in the Virginia Troops.
He had at least two sons, James V. and Samuel V., the former of whom married about 1830, settled in Frederick County, Va. and later moved to Fayette County, Ohio.
I do not know under what rules the Bureau furnishes such information but if the conditions are the same as in the Adjutant General's office in respect to service in the Wars of the Revolution and of 1812, I may say that his office has accepted the Genealogist of the Indiana Society as the "chief officer" for such purposes.
Thanking you for your reply, I am,
Yours truly,
A. R. Markle Genealogist.