Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7603, for John Mc Quady, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Va.
McQuady, John
W. 7603
McQuaddy,
Mr Liddell
CONTENTS
Graddy Susan

22344 Kentucky
John McDougal of Woodford Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the comd commanded by Captain Craig of the regt commanded by Col. Matthews in the Virginia line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of October 1833 and then to M c Johnson
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 20 —
$120 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 24

Increase
Ex
Kentucky
Susan Graddy Form 2 widow of Va John M c Grady who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private,
Lexington
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence, on the 31 February, 1853, and payments made since
27 July 1868
Certificate of Pension issued
16 th day of Nov 1868
and sent to Susan Graddy Versailles Fayette Co Ky
Rate of death not on p3 -
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 131 Vol. H + July 27, 1868
J. S. ...
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State of Kentucky Woodford County Court } D. S.
On this 23 rd day of February 1854 personally appeared in open court Susan Graddy a resident of said County who being first duly sworn according to law on her oath makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the 2 nd Section of the Act of Congress approved 3 rd February 1853 Forth That she is the identical person who has recently made a declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of said act which declaration was made before a Judge of the court. That she was formerly the widow of John McQuiddy who was a revolutionary Soldier and a pensioner under the Act of 1832 at $40 per annum, That she was married to the said John McQuiddy on the 5 th day of December 1836, that her maiden name was Susan Heantz, but at the time of her marriage with said John McQuiddy her name was Susan Smith she being at that time the widow of James H. Smith deceased. That the said John McQuiddy died on the 24 th day of December 1841 and she afterwards married Jesse Graddy on the (9 th ) ninth day of April 1846 who also died on the 19 th day of August 1851 leaving her again a widow since which time she has not again married, but still remains a widow.
Susan her + Graddy marks
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year first above written -
Hermand Forman
And it is hereby ordered to be certified that Satisfactory evidence has been presented to said court by the oaths of Thomas M Sellers and Henry Moss of said County, two credible witnesses, that Susan Graddy

who has made the foregoing declaration was formerly the widow of John McQuiddy late of said County who was in his lifetime a Pensioner of the United States at $40 per annum that the said John McQuiddy died in said County about the 24 th day of December 1841 that the said Susan his widow afterwards married Jesse Graddy who also died about the 19 th day of August 1857 since which time the said Susan has not again married but still remains a widow — In Testimony I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Versailles this 23 rd day of February 1854 and in the 62 nd year of the Commonwealth.
Herbert Parnar Clerk
Susan Graddy formerly widow of John McQuiddy — Ky. Act 3 rd Feb. 1853 2 nd Sec.
Supplemental Deed
Boyetton Mar. 22/54
J. P. Parnar

March 7. 1853
Susan Graddy formerly widow of John M c Quiddy
H g . Act 3 p Feb. 1853
22344
Revolutionary
J. J. Coombs

Susan Graddy Formerly Widow of John M Graddy
From all men to these Presents. That I Susan Graddy

Know all men by these Presents, That I Susan Graddy Now the widow of Jesse Graddy deceased formerly the widow of John McQuiddy deceased who died in Woodford County Kentucky and who at the time of his death was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and _____ who was a Soldier
in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint G. H. Muncat
my true and lawful Attorney
for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3d March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848 and 29th July, 1848—as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15th May, 1828, and 7th June, 1832. and the act of 30 February 1853,
Said Attorney is moreover authorised in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a re-consideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching interests, and to obtain from any Department or the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers herein conferred upon himself hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents.
WITNESS my hand and seal this _____ day of February 1853
Witness C. H. Barkley
Susan her Graddy mark
State of Kentucky  Woodford County, set.
BE IT KNOWN, that on the _____ day of February 1853 before the subscriber, a in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
Susan Graddy the _____ subscriber to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the signing, sealing and de- livering the same to be her own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF; I do hereunto subscribe my name.
J. P.

Woodford County Kentucky 55
Susan Graddy of the said County aged 55 years being sworn says on her oath that on the 5th day of December Eighteen hundred and thirty six (1836) she was married in Woodford County Kentucky to John M c Griddy by one B. W. Rhoton a minister of the gospel, and that her name before said marriage was Susan Smith. The above named John M c Griddy was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death which took place in Woodford County Kentucky on the 24th day of December Eighteen hundred and forty one (1841) leaving her his widow, and that she remained his widow until the 9th day of April Eighteen hundred and forty six (1846) when she was married in same County to one Jese Graddy who died in said County of Woodford on the 19th day of August One thousand eight hundred and fifty one (1851) leaving her again a widow and which she still remains.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the arrears, or increase or allowance of pay half pay, or pension money to which she may be entitled under any Act of Congress as having been once the widow of the above named John M c Griddy, and having also been a widow again from the 19th day of August 1851 as above set forth until the present time. Witness my hand and seal in Woodford County Kentucky on this day of February AD 1853
Witness C. H. Barkley
Susan her + Graddy mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the presiding judge of the County Court aforesaid now sitting in open Court and I do certify that said Susan Graddy is

well known to me as having been once the widow of John McQuiddy deceased a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and as now being the widow of Jesse Graddy deceased and having been so since the 19th day of August 1851 as has been satisfactorily proved to me this day in open Court now sitting (The word deceased following the name of Jesse Graddy in this certifi- cate interlined before signing)
Thos Sellers P.M. 66
State of Kentucky
Woodford County ss.
I Herman Bowman Esq. Clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that Thomas W. Sellers whose genuineness nature appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the date thereof the Presiding Judge of said Court duly com- missioned and sworn. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and af- fixed the seal of said Court at Versailles, this 22. February 1853
Herman Bowman Esq. & Clerk

John M c Quady Kentucky
Adm. 1. year $40
R. M c Johnson Great Croppings Ky. —

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
26 th October 1893.
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 subjunct 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 John McQuady Woodford  Co Ky
   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.     1776 2 priv Cap. Craig 73 years   1777 2 " " Bartlett Spottsylvania Fradebianare   1777-8 2 " Col Mallers County Living Witneses.   1 2 " Was   1781. 2 Cap. White  
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, 1852. 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 [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] 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, (1) 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 inquiry 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 fix 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 [i] 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.

Know all men by these presents, that We John M c Quaddy & J. W. Sellers are held and firmly bound unto the Com- monwealth of Kentucky in the just and full sum of fifty pounds to the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs &c jointly and severally firmly by these presents, sealed with our hands and dated this 5 th day of December 1836. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage, shortly intended to be solemnized between the above bound John M c Quaddy and Susan Smith. Now if there should be no lawful cause to obstruct said Marriage then this obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue John M c Quaddy (Seal) J. W. Sellers (Seal)
State of Kentucky Woodford County Set.
I, Merment Purnan Esq Clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an original Marriage license bond on file in my Office, executed by John M c Quaddy with J. W. Sellers as surety, and is such a bond as was required by law to be executed upon the issuing of Marriage license - I further certify that I find no entry upon the Record Book of Marriages or certificate of the Marriage of John M c Quaddy to Susan Smith after diligent search I further certify that I was present at the Marriage, and that I issued the Marriage license - the original of which is on file in my office, and is in the words and figures, following: viz:
"State of Kentucky, Woodford County:
This is to license and permit you to join in Marriage agreeably to the forms and customs of the society to which you belong John M c Quaddy and Susan Smith of the County aforesaid; and this shall be your au-

- thirty for so doing: Given under my hand this 5 th day of December 1836, and of the Commonwealth the 48 th year.
To any Minister of the Gospel legally authorized to solemnize Marriage —
Herman Pownall
Upon which license is the following endorsement, To wit * license certified I have executed agreeably to law — at Mt Barnard
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Versailles this 22 February 1853.
Herman Pownall
Copy. John H. Buckley No 33. N. Pearl Barnesville —

Commonwealth of Kentucky Woodford county set On this 7 th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Woodford county now sitting John M c Quady a resident of Woodford coun- ty and State of Kentucky aged Seventy three years the 22 nd day of March last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations 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 un- der the following named officers and served as herein stated: That he was born in Culpepper in the State of Virginia where he remained until he was five years old at which time his father removed to Pennsylvania where he resided during the War of the revolution That in the year 1776 when he was 16 years old the first muster he went to after he was enrolled in the State Militia he was drafted and served a tour of duty under the command of Capt John Craig he thinks Jeremiah Craig was the Ensign the company assembled at Pennsylvania Court house and was marched to Williamsburg where he remained until he was discharged the names of the field Officers he does not remember the length of the tour he cannot say but supposes it two months as he believes that was the length of time of a tour of duty in the Militia at the end of the time he was honorably discharged during the two succeeding years tour 1777

and 1778 he served various tours his recollection does not serve him to detail the tours in rotation but he served an additional tour under Capt John Craig as a drafted man he served three tours under the com- mand of Capt Thomas Bartlett he thinks Anthony Bartlett was the Lieut during his service in the years mentioned he was under the command at different times of Col's Matthews, Meriwether, Winslow and McWilliams during the time of his service he was marched to Norfolk Portsmouth James Town and many other places on James River he was in frequent skirmishes with small parties but in no general engagements these four tours designated in -76 -77 and -78 he supposes and believes were of two months duration each from all of which he was honorably discharged. On the 16 th day of Au- gust 1779 he volunteered under the command of Capt John Craig Lieut Thomas Sharp and Ensign John Johnson as a guard to the commissioners in running Walkers Line the troops rendezvoused at Owens tavern in Orange County and was marched to where the commissioners commenced running the the line he remained with them as one of the guards until he was discharged and returned home on the 14 th of June 1780 after an absence and service of within a few days of ten months after his return home in the same year he substituted for Ezekiel

As to the names of the company officers he cannot recollect but remembers being under the command of Major Quarles during a part of his tour he was stationed at Cabin point and was marched to Petersburg where he delivered up his arms and was honorably discharged In the summer of the year 1781 he was again drafted in the company commanded by Capt John Chee he does not remember the names of the subalterns Col Matthews commanded the regiment he was marched from Spottsylvania Court house to Williamsburg from thence to Ruffins ferry from thence to Richmond from thence to Williamsburg from thence to the neighborhood of York where his tour expired he was honorably discharged and returned home. The services rendered by him as herein stated he believes amounts to within a few days of Twenty two months and he verily believes that he served a considerable time which from the want of recollection he cannot state. 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 or Territory.
He has no documentary evidence of his services and he forwards herewith all the evidence he is able to procure.
John his  mark M c Guaney

We Benjamin R. Norton a clergyman residing in the County of Woodford and J. W. Miller residing in the same County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John M c Quady who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declarations and we be- lieve him to be seventy three 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 day and year aforesaid
R. W. Norton J. W. Miller
Commonwealth of Kentucky - Woodford County, ss. October County, Court 1833 - John M c Quady produced in open Court a Declaration for the purpose of receiving the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 which declaration was subscribed & sworn to by said John M c Quady Whereupon the Court do declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named appli- cant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as no state and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that B. R. Norton who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Woodford County and said J. W. Miller who has signed the same is also a resident in said County and is a cred- ible person & that their statements is entitled to full credit
John M c Quady, Clerk of the Court of Woodford County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John M c Quady for a pension and also that J. W. Miller signs before whom the annexed affidavits of Tho s Smith and John M c Quady were subscribed & sworn to by Geo. Lockhart Esq r , before whom the affidavit of Thomas Smith was subscribed & sworn to and the of the Commonwealth fully commissioned & qualified that their official acts as such and entitled to full faith & credit therein in or out of this State & that their signatures thereto are genuine, the testimony whereof is hereby sworn to all my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Versailles this 15 th day of October 1833 and in the 42 nd year of the Commonwealth
John M c Quady, Clerk

March 15, 1933
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McQuaddy John McQuaddy-W. 7603 BA-J/AWF
D. N. McQuiddy Bell Buckle Tennessee
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John McQuiddy and George Wade.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of a George Wade as described by you.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 7603, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John McQuady, the name also appears McQuaddy and McQuiddy.
He was born March 22, 1760 in Culpeper, Virginia, and moved when five years old, with his father, to Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, John McQuady served in the Virginia troops, as follows-
In 1776, two months in Captain John Craig's company; in 1777 and 1778, two months in Captain John Craig's company, and four months in Captain Thomas Bartlett's company; from August 10, 1779 until June 4, 1780 in Captain John Craig's company; in 1780, two months in Captain John Chew's company under Major Quarles; from in March, 1781, two months in Captain

John White's company; in the summer of 1781, two months in Captain John Chew's company, Colonel Mathews' regiment.
The soldier, John McQuady, was allowed pension on his application executed October 7, 1833, then living in Woodford County, Kentucky.
He married December 5, 1836 in Woodford County, Kentucky, Susan Smith, the widow of James D. Smith. Her maiden name was Hanks.
John McQuady died December 24, 1841 in Woodford County, Kentucky. His widow, Susan, married Jesse Graddy, April 9, 1846; he died August 19, 1851.
The widow, Susan Graddy, was allowed pension on account of the services of her husband, John McQuady, on her application executed February 22, 1853, then aged fifty-five years and living in Woodford County, Kentucky. In 1868 she was living in Versailles, Kentucky.
There is no reference to children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1911 Sept. 20. Hist to Mrs. 77 m Lindsay S 1928-Nov. 10-Hist to alpha B. Nash avg. 1933. Mch. 15- hist to D. N. Mc Quiddy S.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7603
Susan Gradyfo Wid. of John M c Quady Prot. Rev. War.
Act: Feb. 1853, July 27/68
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 257
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 1383
Susan Grady widow of John H. Grady Woodford County Ky.
Set to G. G. Coombs July 7 th 1833
Act February 3 rd 1833

✓ 3920 Kentucky Susan Grady formerly widow of John McCrady who served in the Revolutiona-
ry war, as a Pirate
Louisville Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 28 th day of March/53 and sent to
J. J. Coombs Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 174 Vol. A
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March 7. 1853 App n of 44.75
Susan Graddy, widow of John M'Quiddy
Woodford County Ky.
Revolutionary
Allowed $40 per ann to Com. Feb 3-1855
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business
J. J. Coombs Present

Pension Office
March 23/54
Sir:
Please report time of last payment to, or death of within named pensioner
Respectfully &c
H. Burt Esqr & and Present.
J. A. [unclear] for Comm ee
John M c Quady, Act 1832 $40 per annum. Paid to 4 Sept 1841. No death.
J. Burt Auditor

Q Mackintosh A.C.P. 53 H. Clarke Convent of Pensions

Mrs. Snaddy, formerly widow of John McSnaddy Ky. Act 1853. 2 o Section. Filed March 7. 1853. L. H. Coombs.

Grady

Brief in the case of Susan Graddy widow of John McQuady Woodford County and State of Kentucky act of February 3-1853.
Claim. (Original, or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband a pensioner under act of June 7. 1832 at $40 per annum
Allowed $40 per annum to commence Feb 3. 1853
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by credible witnesses & public Record
Death of husband shown by credible witnesses
Identity & widowhood proved by credible witnesses
Name and residence of Agent
J. J. Coombs Present.
Examining Clerk.
H. H. Gray

DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR NOV 30 1968 OFFICE

Department of the Interior PENSION OFFICE
Washington D.C. Octo 22 1868
Madam:
Your pension certificate should have been sent with your application for increase. — Please send it to this office.
Respectfully
Susan Graddy Versailles Kentucky
Chas. G. Cox. Commissioner.
1005 R 46

Saxton
the m. 19. 68

Increase Brief in the Case of 3.940 Susan Graddy, formerly Widow John McQuade Private Rev War. Versailles. Fayette County and State of Kentucky. Serngton Act 2 nd Sec Feb 3. 1853.
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
A pensioner roll of Ky at $40. pr Annum - certificate Returned with claim for due as provided by act July 27, 68
Personal identity & widowhood shown.
Admitted Nov 10. 1868 to a pension of $96. to commence July 27. 1868 deducting pay: since
Name and residence of Agent.
Susan Graddy Versailles Ky.
H. E. Mark Examining Clerk.

Susan Graddy
Payment to be made at
Louisville
by
Isaac Caldwell Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Kentucky
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March.
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 174, Vol. A.
Clerk.
H. R. Weighman

Department of the Interior.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853.
Susan Graddy, Parnesly, widow of John M c Quady who was a Pirate in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Twenty dollars and e e e e e e e cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, thirtwenty eighth day of March one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfour
Robert M c lellan
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
L. M c Vallo Commissioner of Pensions.

On this 14 th day of October 1833 personally appeared before me J. M. Sellers one of the Commonwealth of Ken- tuckys Justices of the peace for the County of Woodford Thomas Davis a credible witness who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath state that during the War of the Revolution she served a tour of duty in the Militia from the county of Montgomery. Virginia that the tour commenced in the month of March 1781 and that John M c Quady now an applicant for a pension served on the same tour under the command of Capt John White. Bartlett Collins and Peter Dualey were White's Subalterns said Davis was under the command of Capt Mills this deponent has examined the declaration of said M c Quady and he finds said M c Quady has not stated this tour in his declaration the duration of the tour was Two months
Tho s Davis
Subscribed and sworn to on the date as above stated
J. M. Sellers J.P. M.C.
Commonwealth of Kentucky Woodford County set This day personally appeared before me J. M. Sellers one of the Commonwealths Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid John M c Quady who being first duly sworn in form of law doth on his oath state that in consequence of his age and great afflictions of late years and the consequent loss of memory he cannot

be more precise in his statement than he has detailed in his declaration at present that he now distinctly recollects the tour described by Thomas Davis under the command of Capt John White which he failed to state in his de- claration having forgotten it until reminded of it by the evidence of said Davis. This will make the amount of his services now recollected within a few days of two years and he would furthermore say that he has no doubt he has rendered considerable more services which his memory will not now serve him to detail
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16 th day of John F. McQuady October 1833 his marks
J. M. Sellers J.P.M.C.

Greate + ing, Oct 20
Perryman base
Free Alvin Johnson
Col J. L. Edwards Division of the City of Washington

Versailles October 16 th 1833
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the declaration and proof of John M c Quady in prosecution of his Pension claim. direct to me to Mortonville in this county as usual
Yours with great respect
V. M. Sellers
act - send it on it respectable John Johnson

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Certificate of Thomas Smith

Commonwealth of Ky
Woodford County Set
This day Thomas Smuthey a Revolutionary Soldier came personally before me a justice of the peace in & for said county and made the following statements up on oath viz that he was well acquainted with John McQuiddy in the years 1780 and 1781 that they were in the Military Service together in the years above named the Residence of said McQuiddy was Spotsylvania County in the State of Virginia deponent states that said McQuiddy served a tour of three months in each of the years of 1780 & 1781 in the same company with deponent under Capt John Chew in the Regiment commanded by Col o Matthews that said company Rendezvoused at Spotsylvania Courthouse from whence deponent marched in company with said McQuiddy to Williamsburg from whence we marched to Ruffins Ferry and crossed the river from whence we marched to Richmond at the time the British made their appearance at Manchester & burnt a part of said town from Richmond we marched again to Williamsburg from whence we were ordered to Little York Town about the time of the battle in Lord Cornwallis deponent was taken sick and did not go on to York Town but he believes said McQuiddy marched for York Town deponent is in his 76 year of age he believes said McQuiddy to be a man of truth witness my hand this 15 th day of August 1852
Thomas Smuthey
I further state that the said Smuthey is a man of reputed respectability and truth Given under my hand this 15 th day of August 1852
G Carter

Susan Graddy
Heath
120 N
Revolutionary War.
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Declaration for Increase of Pension.
(Under Section 13, Act of July 27, 1868.)
State of Kentucky County of Fayette } ss.
On this 13 day of Octr , A. D., one thousand eight hundred and sixty  Eighty Eight personally appeared before me a Notary Public , within and for the County and State aforesaid, Susan Graddy , aged 70 years, a resident of Versailles , in the State of Kentucky , who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Susan Graddy to whom was granted Pension Certificate No. _____, payable now at Lexington Ky at the rate of Forty dollars per month  annum , issued under the Act of July 3 rd 1853 - 2 nd Sec.  15 ; that she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her Pension to which she is entitled under the thirteenth section of the Act of July 27, 1868.
My Post Office address is as follows: Versailles Ky
J. A. Hamilton Edward Noble
Susan her x Graddy mark
Also personally appeared M. A. Hall and Henry Landsberg residents of Woodford Co Ky persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Susan Graddy make her mark to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her , that she is the identical person she represents her self to be; and they further state that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
M. A. Hall H. Landsberg
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13 th day of Octr , A. D. 1868 ;
and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. and I certify that the erasures & interlining were made before signing
Jas. J. Randallo Notary Public Fayette Co Ky

Sept. 19 1911 PENSION SEP 19 1911 S. Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 15 th 1911. Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Depart- ment, Washington, D. C. n. 7603 Dear Sir:- Quade If John McQuiddy, a soldier of the Revolution, living in Woodford County, Kentucky in 1840 drew a pension, will you

Kindly send me his pension record and also be good enough to send also, any of his family data that is on file in your office. I understand from the S.P.R. there is no charge for this, if so, please inform me before sending papers, that I may forward amount. Thanking you in advance, Very truly (M rs W m ) Eleanor Holmes Lindsay.

Sarasota Florida
January 31-1978
Internal Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Mr. Hemen-
Please give me any information available to you in regard to the pension of John M c Guiddy one of Revolutionary Soldiers-
I think he applied for a pension October 7 th 1833 and it was allowed. My reference is from Will Files 763

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Alpha Blanche Court.
Please give me the date the pension was granted and any other information the files give in regard to it.
If there is any charge for this please notify me and I will send the money-
I am getting this information for the records of the Daughters of the American Revolution as I am working on a petition in membership.
Thanking you Sincerely
Alpha B. Ussle P.O. Box 2276 Dawson Florida

Bell Buckle, Tennessee February 18, 1933
U.S. Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
8 Please send me any information you may have about Geo. Wade of Halifax County, Virginia, and John McQuiddy of Augusta County, Virginia, in your files. I understand that both of the above fought in the War of the Revolution. The former died in Halifax County and the latter in Woodford County, Kentucky. only one
Yours truly,
D. U. McQuiddy

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
November 10, 1928
Alpha B. Nash P.O. Box 2276 Sarasota, Florida
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 7603, it appears that John McQuady or McQuaddy or McQuiddy was born March 22, 1760, in Culpeper, Virginia, and moved with his father to Spotsylvania County, Virginia, when he was five years old, his father's name is not given.
While residing in said Spotsylvania County, he enlisted and served with the Virginia Troops as follows:
In 1776, two months in Captain John Craig's Company; in 1777 and 1778, two months in Captain John Craig's Company; and four months in Captain Thomas Bartlett's Company; from August 10, 1779 to June 4, 1780, in Captain John Craig's Company; later in 1780, two months in Captain John Chew's Company under Major Quarles; from March 1781, two months in Captain John White's Company; in the summer of 1781, two months in Captain John Chew's Company, Colonel Matthews' Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 7, 1833, at which time he was living in Woodford County, Kentucky.
He married, December 5, 1836, in Woodford County, Kentucky, Susan Smith, widow of James D. Smith, her maiden name was Hanks.
The soldier died December 24, 1841, in Woodford County, Kentucky, and she married, April 9, 1846, Jesse Graddy, who died August 19, 1851.
She was allowed pension on account of the services of John McQuady on her application executed February 22, 1853, at which time she was residing in Woodford County, Kentucky, aged fifty-five years. 1865 res. Versailles Ky
There are no further family data.
This is the history of the only soldier named John McQuady that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John McQuady a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
name also appears McQuady & McQuiddy
Nr. 7603
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 2 mos. John Craig Va.   1777-1778 2 " " "   4 " Thomas Bartlett   Aug. 10, 1779 until 1780 John Craig   Oct. 1780 2 mos. John Craig Maj. Quarles   June 1781 2 mos. John Craig Col. Matthews  
Battles engaged in, Cherry Hill 5 yrs old enlistment - Lexington Residence of soldier at enlistment, Spottsylvania Co. Va. Date of application for pension, Oct. 7, 1833 - Allowed Residence at date of application, Woodford Co. Ky. Age at date of application, to March 22, 1860, Culpeper Co. Va.
Remarks: He m. Woodford Co. Ky. Dec. 5, 1836 - Susan (Hanks) Smith and James D. Smith. Sol. d. Dec. 24, 1841, Woodford Co. + she m. April 9, 1846 Jesse Graddy who d. Aug. 19, 1851, + she was all pens. on her appln. date July 22, 1853, while 55 yrs. of age + a res. of Woodford Co., Ky.
Very respectfully, I have no more for you

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mc Quay, John GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8529 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 9, 1792 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.