Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16194, for William Mc Cord, Virginia

SERVICE
Va.
NUMBER
McCord William
S. 16194
CONTENTS
carded

Letter to B. H. Thomas and dated 21. Sept 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1 st April 1832 from 4 March to 4 Sept 1839 age notified 1. Oct 1839.
Letter to J. C. Lea & 3 rd and 4 th Nov 39
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839. age notified 9 Aug 1840
Date of Letter not on 63-
1814
Indiana
William H. Lord.
of Knox in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Rice of the 1 st Reg t commanded by Col. Edmonds in the Virginia line for 9 months from 1780.
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Nov. 1832 — and delivered to J. E. Leake. Washington D.C.
  Arrears to 4 th of Sept 1832  45.    Pemizant. allowance ending 4 th March 1833  15-     60-  
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Price Clerk Book D Vol. 9- Page 189

is signed to the above certificate is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Flat Daly Commissioned & qualified P that due faith & Credence is & ought to be given to all his Official Acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my Office this 17th day of September A.D. 1832
D. C. Johnson C
Nov 1780 G. Smith. Priest $30.
Mr. Edwards will please send the certificate on arrival to S. J. Cook

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832
State of Indiana
County of Knox
On this 17 th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me S t R. H. the a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Knox aforesaid, at my office in Vincennes, J. M c Lord, an old inhabitant of said County now aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, that he was born in Frederick County, Virginia, in the year 1762; that in the year 1780, or 1781, he entered a Military Company at Winchester in said County and State, under the command of Capt Rife, belonging to Col Edmonas Regiment, as a substitute for one John Savers, then residing in said town. He marched to Fredericksburg from thence to Richmond, in the neighborhood of which place the company encamped. After this he was, sometime stationed in Richmond, when a retreat was ordered to the Mountains and Genl Wayne joined with a reinforcement of Troops; that after the reinforcement with Genl Wayne, his time expired, and he rec d his discharge in writing, which is now lost; that immediately afterwards he joined a Company at the Barracks a few miles

from Winchester under Capt Jacob Grimes for a term of three months, and he was stationed at said Barracks to guard Hessians, and other prisoners sent from the South; that when his three months expired, he was discharged, and the next ensuing year joined a Militia Company in Winchester aforesaid under Capt Taylor, and was stationed for three months in said place doing Garrison duty, and guarding British & Scotch prisoners; that at the expiration of his three months service he was discharged & does not remember whe- ther he received a written discharge for the two last terms, but for the first term as he has related, he knows he had a writing, he has no documentary evidence now in his possession, & he knows of none of his old Com- panions whose testimony he can procure, nor of no other person who can testify to his service; That he removed from said County of Frederick Virginia, about forty years ago, lived about sixteen years in Lawrence County, S. H. Carolina, then moved to Ohio State, and lived in said State about two years, then removed to Knox County, Indiana, and has now resided in said County of Knox about twenty two years. 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. The marks of Sworn to and subscribed & William McCord the day & year aforesaid
W. Johnston (Seal) McDaniel Hollings- worth & John T. Stump on residing in Knox County of Knox, hereby certify that we are well acquainted for many years, with Mr. McCord, who has subscribed, and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. David Hollingsworth Sworn to and subscribed & J. T. Stump before me, the day and year aforesaid
W. Johnston (Seal)
After investigating the matter sworn to by the aforesaid applicant for a pension, Mr. McCord, and after putting to him the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, and ascertaining his inability to appear during the late session of the circuit court, I do hereby declare my opinion that the said applicant Mr. McCord, was a revolutionary soldier, and served

as he states. And I do further certify that Daniel Hollingsworth and John T. Simpson — who have signed and sworn to the preceding certificate, are well known to me personally, as respectable citizens of Knox county, creditable in every respect, and their statement in this case, is entitled to full credit.
Given under my hand & seal at Vin- -cennes, this 17 th September A.D. 1832.
G. M. Johnston  Seal
State of Indiana Knox County
I Daniel C. Johnson Clerk of the Knox Circuit Court do hereby Certify that General M. Johnston whose name is signed to the above certificate is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Knox duly Commissioned & qualified & that due faith & Credence is & ought to be given to all his Official Acts as such —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my Office this 17 th day of September A.D. 1832 —
D. C. Johnson
Nov 07 1832 G. Smith. Perish $30.
Mr. Hollingsworth will please mark the certificate on return to E. G. Cook

February 20, 1940
BA-J/AWF Cur William McCord S. 16194
Guyte P. McCord, Attorney Tallahassee Florida
Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 16194, based upon military service of William McCord in the War of the Revolution.
William McCord was born in the year 1762, in Frederick County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.
William McCord enlisted in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, sometime in 1780 or 1781, served as a private in Captain Rice's company, Colonel Edmunds' Virginia regiment, marched to Fredericksburg, thence to Richmond, length of this service three months. He enlisted and served three months in Captain Jacob Grimes' company, was stationed in the barracks a few miles from Winchester, to guard the Hessians, and other prisoners. The next year, he served three months in Captain Taylor's company and was stationed in Winchester doing guard duty. Definite dates of his service were not stated.
He moved from Frederick County, Virginia, about the year 1792, to Laurens County, South Carolina, where he lived about seventeen years, then moved to Ohio, and about two years moved to Knox County, Indiana.
William McCord was allowed pension on his appli-

cation executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Knox County, Indiana.
There are no discernible data in regard to the family of William McCord shown in this claim.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
William McCord Certificate # 1814 Issued November 12, 1832 Rate $30.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

INVALID.
File No.
William McCord
Rev Rev War
Act:
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 248
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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"S. P. M."

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec. 30 th , 1839.
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," William McBride, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Madison, Ind. Agency, at the rate of (Thirty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1838, to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 27 th , 1839.
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," William McBord, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Madison Ind na Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and ————— Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March to the 4 th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Alison B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me the data on one William M c Lord , Private in Virginia Militia? He was pensioned in 1831 at the age of 72, appears on the 1840 census as again pensioned at 80 years.
Will you please give date and place of birth; service records; number of pension

record; date of death or time of last payment of pen- sion; names of wife and chil- dren and if the wife later applied for pension?
He was pensioned while living in Knox Co. Indiana.
Thanking you for this information, I am,
Very truly,
Mrs. W. B. Flidgarray,
Jan. 28, 1936.
Box 76,
Vincennes, Indiana

record; date of death or time of last payment of pen- sion; names of wife and chil- dren and if the wife later applied for pension?
He was pensioned while living in Knox Co. Indiana.
Thanking you for this information, I am,
Very truly,
Mrs. W. B. Flidgurray.
Jan. 28, 1936.
Box 76,
Vincennes, Indiana

244 E. Pearson St. Chicago Ill. May 24-35.
Veterans Administration - No 15-28 Washington, D. C. an no P
My dear Sir,
Please send me the information that is contained in the Pension Record of William McCord - 23rd Congress Pension Roll Knox Co. Indiana - served as a private Va. Militia and was 72 years old 1837. Thanking you.
Yours truly,
Elmer L. Hance
(First Scott P.)

R-1812
347 East Ferry Street Buffalo, New York March 5, 1935
The Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I am anxious to know what information your records will afford regarding the soldiers named below.
Pen 3/13 Hm
no rec Civil War: Benjamin Wheeler, Co. B, 114 Ohio Volunteer Infantry; David Wheeler and William Lane, both of Co. K, 193 Ohio Volunteer Infantry. no rec
War of 1812: John Jacob Hoover (Huver), born in Pendleton County, West Virginia 1778 and died in Pickaway County, Ohio in 1825; William Crossen (various spellings) of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; and William Tritch, of Washington County, Maryland.
Revolutionary War: Anthony (or Abraham) Crum of Frederick County, Virginia; William McCord of Albemarle County, Virginia; and Peter Schwenk, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. only 2 Va
Whatever data you can supply will be most gratefully received.
Very truly yours,
R. H. Lane

GUYTE P. MCCORD
LAWYER
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
June 25th, 1939.
Revolutionary Pension Bureau, Navy Building, Constitution Avenue, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mrs. Finch:
I will appreciate it if you will furnish me with a list of Revolutionary Pensioners under the name of McCord or McChord from the States of Virginia, Tennessee , Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina , Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Indiana , Ohio and Pennsylvania. I would like to have an abstract of any material containing genealogical data. none of  none of  none of  none of
If there are any charges for expense or otherwise, I will be glad to remit upon receiving information as to amount.
Very truly,
Guyte P. McCord Guyte P. McCord.
McC/g
P. S. I am particularly interested in James McCord whose widow Sarah, married William Moore in South Carolina and probably moved to Georgia or Tennessee.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William McLeod a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1780 or 1781 2 mos Pvt Rice Edmonds Va.   Immediately after 3 mos Isaac Grimes   The next year 3 mos Taylor        
Battles engaged in, none stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Winchester Va. Date of application for pension, Sep. 17, 1802. For what was allowed Residence at date of application, Lees County, Ind. Age at date of application, born in 1762 in Frederick County, Va. Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

February 19, 1940.
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Guyte P. McCord, Atty. Tallahassee Florida
BA-11111/ADY William McCord S.16194
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of all soldiers with the surname McCord and McCord of Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, particularly James McCord whose widow, Sarah, married William Moore in South Carolina and moved, perhaps, to Georgia or Tennessee.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a James McCord, nor of any soldiers with surname McCord, nor of any soldiers, under any spelling of the name, of Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, or Mississippi. Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war.
The records are furnished you herewith of two soldiers, with the name William McCord, which, it is hoped, will aid you in your research.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See his letter re his claim

March 12, 1936
William McCord-S.16194 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. W. B. Ridgeway Vincennes, Box 76 Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William McCord, private in Virginia Militia, and pensioned while living in Knox County, Indiana.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16194, based upon the service of William McCord in the War of the Revolution.
He was born in the year 1762 in Frederick County, Virginia, names of his parents not given.
He enlisted in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in 1780 or 1781 and served as a private in Captain Rice's company, Colonel Edmunds' Virginia regiment, marched to Fredericksburg and thence to Richmond, length of service three months. He enlisted, immediately afterward, and served three months in Captain Jacob Grimes' company, was stationed at the barracks a few miles from Winchester, to guard the Hessians and other prisoners. The next year, he served three months in Captain Taylor's company and was stationed in Winchester doing guard duty. No definite dates of service given.
William McCord moved from Frederick County, Virginia about the year 1792 to Laurens County, South Carolina, where he lived about seventeen years, then

moved to Ohio, there two years and moved to Knox County, Indiana.
William McCord was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, then living in Knox County, Indiana.
There are no data in this claim concerning the family of William McCord.
If you desire information in regard to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should write The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following:
William McCord Certificate # 1814 Issued November 12, 1832 Rate $30.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 13, 1935
William McCord-S.16194 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Scott C. Hanna 244 E. Pearson Street Chicago, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William McCord, a pensioner on the rolls of Knox County, Indiana.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16194, based upon the service of William McCord during the War of the Revolution.
William McCord was born in the year 1762 in Frederick County, Virginia, names of his parents not given.
He enlisted in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in 1780 or 1781 and served as a private in Captain Rice's company, Colonel Edmunds' Virginia regiment, marched to Fredericksburg, thence to Richmond, length of service three months. Immediately afterwards, he enlisted and three months in Captain Jacob Grimes' company, was stationed at the barracks a few miles from Winchester, to guard the Hessians and other prisoners. The next year he served three months in Captain Taylor's company and was stationed in Winchester doing guard duty.
He moved from Frederick County, Virginia about 1792 to Laurens County, South Carolina, where he lived about seventeen years, then moved to Ohio, there two years and moved to Knox County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Knox County, Indiana.
There are no data in this claim concerning the family of William McCord.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:
William McCord Certificate # 1814 Issued November 12, 1832 Rate $30.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

March 22, 1935
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BA-J/AWF
Mr. R. H. Lane 347 East Ferry Street Buffalo, New York
Dear Sir:
Sent March 22- 1935 - War. record S. 16194. Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Anthony and Abraham Crum, both of Frederick County, Virginia; William McCord of Albemarle County, Virginia, a Ratter Schwenk of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; the War of 1812 records of John Jacob Hoover (Huver), born 1778 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, died in 1835 in Pickaway County, Ohio; William Crossen of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and William Tritch of Washington County, Maryland; and the Civil War records of Benjamin Wheeler, Co. B, 114 Ohio Vol. Infantry, David Wheeler and William Lane, both of Co. K, 193 Ohio Vol. Infantry.
See not as Described Files The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show claims for pension on file on account of the services Anthony Crum, Abraham Crum, and Peter Schwenk; the War of 1812 records do not show claims for pension on file on account of the service of a William Crossen of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, or of any John Jacob Hoover, and William Tritch; and the Civil War records show no claims for pension on account of the services of Benjamin Wheeler, David Wheeler, and William Lane, as described by you. See not as Described Files
These surnames have been searched under similar spellings.
As a possible means of securing information relative to the military record of these soldiers, it is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General,

War Department, Washington, D. C.
You are furnished herewith the record of William McCord, which is the record of the only William McCord, who served with the Virginia troops, found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The data furnished were obtained from the papers on file in claim for pension, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

March 22, 1935
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William McCord-S.16194 BA-J/AWF
Mr. R. H. Lane 347 East Ferry Street Buffalo, New York.
Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16194, based upon the service of William McCord, during the War of the Revolution.
William McCord was born in the year 1762 in Frederick County, Virginia, names of his parents not given.
He enlisted in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in 1780 or 1781 and served as a private in Captain Rice's company, Colonel Edmunds' Virginia regiment, marched to Fredericksburg, thence to Richmond, length of service three months. Immediately afterward, he enlisted and served three months in Captain Jacob Grimes' company, was stationed at the barracks a few miles from Winchester, to guard the Hessians and other prisoners. The next year he served three months in Captain Taylor's company and was stationed in Winchester doing garrison duty.
He moved from Frederick County, Virginia about 1792 to Laurens County, South Carolina, where he lived about seventeen years, moved to Ohio, there two years and moved to Knox County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Knox County, Indiana.
There are no data in this claim concerning the

family of William McCord.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, Yousshould apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:
William McCord Certificate # 1814 Issued November 12, 1832 Rate $30.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator