Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6912, for John Marr, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Marr John
R 6912
CONTENTS

34.989. John Weiss Tunper

State of Tennessee Waywood County
March 6 th 1840
On this the second day of March Anno Domini eighteen hundred forty, personally appeared the Decla- rant John Marr, a resident of the county of Waywood and State of Tennessee aged seventy six years, who being first 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 the seventh day of June 1832. That he entered the Army of the United States as a Drafted Soldier in the year seven ten hundred and eighty one and served in the third regi- ment of the State Troops of Virginia under the follow- ing Officers, to wit: Capt. Benjamin Johnson, Capt. Leake Capt. John Henderson, Capt. Bennett Henderson, Left. Bartland, Left. Belfield Carr and Left. Richard White. That he served three months in said regiment under the said Officers, that he was a resident of Orange County Virginia at the time he entered said regiment in the service as fore said; that he was first stationed at "Cabin Point" near Ponto mouth in said State of Virginia; and from Cabin Point was marched to Petersburg in the said State, and there his term of service hav- ing expired he was discharged. That in the same year of his discharge it being the year seven ten hundred eighty two, he entered the Army of the United States a second time as a Drafted Soldier, and served in the third regiment of the State Troops of Virginia un- der the following Officers, to wit: Col. Thomas Mathews Capt. May Bruton, Left. Lormand Smith, & Left. John Rucker, and was marched from Orange County in the said State of Virginia it being still the place of his residence, to the neighborhood of Williams- burg in the said State, at which place he met the reg- ular Army of the United States under the command of Genl. Lafayette, and was attached to "Lawson's Brigade"; thence he was marched to Yorktown and while there was taken from Lawson's Brigade

and attached to a new Brigade under the command of Gen. Eames, which had been constituted by detachments from several Brigades; he then crossed York river and marched to Gloucester town. He was present at the beginning of the siege of York Town, but was discharged before its termination, his term of service having expired. That he served in said last named regiment three months. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed by John Mass This day and year aforesaid
State of Tennessee } Haywood county }
March 6 th 1840
I Charles P. Saliaferro, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said county of Haywood, do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration was executed and sworn to on the day and year in which it bears date; that the applicant John Mass is a citizen of the aforesaid State and County, and has been prevented from attending in open court to make application as above, by some bodily infirmity having been confined to his bed for months past and is at this present time lying in him at the point of death. I do further certify and declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as such.
Given under my hand this same day and year aforesaid Chas. P. Saliaferro

State of Tennessee Wayne County } I Littleton Joyner Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that Charles P. Taliaferro whose signature appears to the within Certificate is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qual- ified, that the signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine, and that faith and credit is due to all of his attestations as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court, at office in Brownsville this 7 th day of March 1840
L Joyner Clk

February 5, 1940.
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Mrs. W. O. Hughes West Point Mississippi
BA-J/ady John Marr R.6912.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services in that war of James Marr as described by you, all spellings of the names searched.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R6912, based upon the military service in that war of John Marr.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John Marr are not shown.
John Marr applied for pension March 2, 1840, at which time he was aged seventy-six years and a resident of Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee. It was stated that while a resident of Orange County, Virginia, John Marr enlisted in 1781, and served three months as private in Captains Benjamin Johnson's, Leet's, John Henderson's, and Bennett Henderson's Virginia Companies; that he then enlisted, served as private in Captain Macy Burton's Company, Colonel Thomas Matthews' Virginia Regiment and was in the siege of Yorktown.
The pension claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of his service as required by the pension laws.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

House Representatives March 20 th 1860
Sir:
I have the honor to enclose you herewith the declaration of John Mann of Haywood Co. Tennessee, for the purpose of obtaining a pension, and would respectfully beg your attention to the subject as speedily as it may be practicable.
Yours no etc. servt
John W. Cockett
James L. Edwards Esq Pension Office Washington

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 12th day of July 1781 , in the name of John Mawr as a Soldier of Infantry for £ 41. 2. 2, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Major Lewis and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
p 215.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
3rd day of January 18 81
J. H. Bell
AUDITOR.

John Mass. Tennessee
Suspended -not found. See let. 21 March 1840 Hon. W. Crockett
6912
Act 7 June 1832

1884 May 3. Miss Clara Swan that no person under existing law is entitled to pension or pay
Prot 1940 Oct. 5. Hist to Mrs. W. O. Hughes. ADY
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
6912
P. O.
John Marr
Service:
1852 Printed Book
Enlisted: Rejected and suspended, 18
Discharged: Pensions given for suspension, 18
Reasons for that claimant For proof of identity Application filed: the soldier, 88
Alleges: was the same name of the same name marked on the Virginia auditor's
Re-enlisted: certificate for L. 41, 2s., 2d.
21 March 1894 J. W. Crockett
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Rockette County Henry City Tenn April 18, 1887
Her President permit me to ask the favor of you to have the list of Revolution Soldiers, of that war examined and see whether he was ever paid or pensioned after the war John Hear of Virginia was my Grand father and he was a Soldier in the war of the old Revolution after the war of 1812 - I am now poor and if I could get the pension that was allowed to him it would help me a great deal I am my Grand Father's daughter

grand child and my parents are dead. I have lately heard that there ought to be an estate of grand father through the war department. I thought I would write to you and may you would condescend to answer my letter enclose my forwarding in writing to you and send me. Yours and your wifes picture, and tell her I will send her mine as a front tier girls picture would be a show in your city and see whether I would deserve an office as I want to make an honest

2/10/1854 living and may call on you for an appoint- ment to some office he used to have the old Records of the old Soldiers examined for me as all the Relations will give it to me if there is any thing concerning John Mear of Virginia is the name he was I think a wagon master in the Army See if it ever was collected and if so who by please have this attended to and much oflige and also let me know whether the claims of any one in the State of Miss has been paid off my mother lost about $1500 dollars worth of property by Col Heath 7287 B/50

Of the Federal bureau of bad writing and tediousness if you will not read it hand it over to your good wife and tell your sister to give me an agency of her book my post office address is Miss Clara Sloan Heavy City Tenn Brockett County
Respectfully
Clara Sloan

In reply to your letter of the 14 th inst addressed to the Presd t of the United States by him referred to this office relative to your grandfather, John Matt deceased , a Revy soldier from Va, I have to state that a John Matt of Va applied in 1840 for a pension which was not allowed for the reason, that he did not furnish evidence of having served the 6 months which was required by law to obtain even a minimum pension
There is now no person who is entitled under the laws now existing to a pension or pay on account of the services of your grandfather in the Revy war

1987 Mt Day 7281 10/5 TREASURY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED APR 11 1887 EXECUTIVE MANSION.
  DEPARTMENT — OF THE — INTERIOR Bd. Pens. Appeals.  RECEIVED. APR 18 1887  
The within communication is respectfully referred to the
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
By direction of the President:
DANIEL S. LAMONT,  Private Secretary.
Clara Sloan, wants pension on acct John Marr soldier in Revolution
Treasury Department April 15, 1887 Respectfully referred to the Hon. Secretary of the Interior C. S. Fannin Secretary W. F. Smith
RECORDED APR 20 1887
Dep't of the Interior April 18 1887 Respectfully referred to the Com'r of Pensions. D. L. Hawkins ASST. SECRETARY.

Jan. 17, 1940.
Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir.
Will you please give me the Revolutionary Service of John Marr. of Co. Va. I am told there is extensive data there, and I should be so glad to get any thing you can give me.
Sincerely
Mrs W O Hughes West Point Miss.

Jan. 17, 1940.
Pension Bureau. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir.
Will you please give me the Revolutionary Service of James Marr . he was of the 3 rd  Va Reg. Com line . I will be so glad to have any data you can give me.
Sincerely Maudie O Hughes West Point, Miss.