Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,406, for Andrew Straley, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Straley, Andrew
S 38406
CONTENTS
See N.A. Acc No. 874 No. 050 170 Not Half Pay Andrew Straley

Dead Letter to
Rev. G. H. Sumner. 17 Dec 1843
Information sent to David Stuart Esq. 24 September 1840
File 6. 78 Virginia
16.575 R Virginia
Andrew Straley
of Giles in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Buford of the Virginia line, for the term of 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of September 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of March 1820 and sent to Noble John Floyd, Atty Rep.
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $ 41.83 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 48.00 $89.83
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Admitted the name Stranley found on Vesp's roll is no doubt the same

Virginia Town at a court held for the County of Giles on Tuesday the 28 th day of September 1899 Andrew Straley appeared before the Court Andrew Straley a very five years resident in the County of Giles in the State of Virginia, was being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the State act of 1898 entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war - That he the said Andrew Straley was drafted and went into the service in the month of August 1780 under Captain Epps in the Regiment commanded by Col o Buford of the Second Regiment of the Virginia Line attached to the Brigade comm- -anded by Genl Green on Continental Establishment and that he the said Andrew Straley continued to serve in that Corps and in the service of the United States for eighteen months the time for which he was drafted, and was then discharged at a place called the Waccamaw in the State of North Carolina and that he the said Andrew Straley let one Robert King have his said discharge, and that he the said Andrew Straley is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no person in his power to prove the services of said by, and the Court do certify that it appears to their satisfaction that the said Andrew Straley did serve eighteen months at one time in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy on Continental Establishment and they now transmit the testimony and

proceedings taken & has before them to the Secretary for the department of war payments to the execution of the aforementioned act of January
The amount is also less for he needs the assistance of his beneficiary supporters
Virginia City County David French Clute of City loyalty as testimony not foregoing action to obtain a pension is truly signed from the hands of my office yours sincerely hand and seal of office the 8 day of Feb 1889
David French Clute
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Giles C.H.N. 13th Feb 1871
Thee
The Honble Secretary of War Washington City

Virginia Giles County Court
On this 29 th day of August in the year of Christ 1821 personally appeared in open Court being account of record knows that he has power to fine & imprison and proceed according to the course of the common law with a Jury section unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings and has been solemnly adjurged so by the Superior the trials of this State Andrew Straly aged seventy seven years Resident in the County of Giles and State of Virginia who first being sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war Eighteen months as follows to wit that he was drafted under Capt n Epps in the latter part of the summer 1780 and that he served in the regiment commanded by Col o Buford attached to the brigade commanded by Gen l Green of the Virginia line and that he served Eighteen months as aforesaid and was discharged at the Waseaws in the Carolinas by Captain Stephens which discharge he has not seen in his possession and he solemnly knows that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time sold or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the Revolutionary war of the United States passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that he has not nor any person in trust for him as securities contract or debts to be due to him nor has he any income due to him but what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed to wit one horse two cows two calves five sheep one sow & pigs one sheep one heifer also four in family his his wife 73 years of age two girls one fifteen years of age the other Eleven years of age his occupation has been that of a farmer while he had health & strength to pursue but now he is old

and in form and not able to support himself and family by labour and he made a former Declaration of his losses and obtained a pension warrant or certificate N o 16375 and Rec d $42 or there about on the said certificate Sworn to and declared this 29 th day of august 1891
his Andrew J. Shroder mark
and the Court are of opinion that the total amount in value of the property enumerated in the aforesaid schedule is forty five dollars fifty cents or thereabout
Virginia Giles County to wit
I David French Clerk of Giles County do hereby that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property enumerated in the aforesaid schedule is forty five dollars fifty cents or thereabout in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 29 th day of august 1891
David French Clerk of Giles County

Rev. and 1812 W ar s Section
July 10, 1924
Honorable Nicholas Longworth House of Representatives
My dear Mr. Longworth:
In response to your letter of the 7th instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 38408 it appears that Andrew Straley enlisted in August 1780 and served eighteen months as a private in Captain Eppes' Company, Colonel Buford's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 28, 1819 while residing in Giles County, Virginia aged sixty-five years.
In 1821 he referred to his wife aged seventy-three years, and two daughters one aged fifteen years and the other eleven years, no names stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and possibly the date of death, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division,

General Accounting Office, 1800 E Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data: "Andrew Straley, Certificate 16575, issued March 16, 1820, rate $ 8 per month, commenced on September 28, 1819, Act of March 18, 1818, Virginia Agency".
Sincerely,
Commissioner.

38 406
Rev. INVALID.
1924 - July 10 - Wilt to Mr. Nicholson Rough draft for Rev. O. R. Wilburn, M.A. after explaining how to secure further data as to section named French, Oakland Church - etc.
File No. 38 406
Andrew Stanley Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 399
[Arrangement of 1870.]

17. Jany 1843
Rev G. H. Summers
G. C.

Pension Office 17 th Jan'y 1842.
Sir,
The papers in the case of Andrew Straley are herewith returned. The enclosed printed instructions should be strictly complied with, and when the vouchers shall have been prepared, they should be forwarded to S r Hague Esq r , Third Auditor of the Treasury, that the pension may be paid in conformity to the Acts of 6 th April 1838 and 23 rd Aug 1842.
I am &c
Hon G. W. Summers House of Reps

NICHOLAS LONGWORTH 1st District Ohio
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S. OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER WASHINGTON, D. C.
July 7, 1924.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Commissioner:
I am enclosing you herewith a copy of a letter I have received from Reverend B.R. Wilburn of Cincinnati, Ohio, that is self-explanatory. As you will note he is trying to trace his ancestors and if your office has any information concerning the families referred to I will greatly appreciate it if it can be sent to me.
With thanks for your attention to the matter, I am,
Yours very truly,
Nicholas Longworth
(enclosure)

OAKLEY M.E. CHURCH Brownway and Minot Avenues Cincinnati, Ohio.
B.R. Wilburn, Minister 3048 Minot Avenue.
June 26, 1924.
Hon. Nicholas Longworth, Washington.
Dear Mr. Longworth:
I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 2nd. I appreciate your kind proposal to assist me in finding some information about certain of my ancestors who were in the War of the Revolution, and the War of 1812.
My information concerning these is quite meager. So far as I know, the only permanent records ever in the keeping of our family, were held by one of my Aunt, and these were accidentally destroyed.
On my mother's side of the family I have a fairly definite starting point.
Charles Lynch, of Campbell and Bedford Counties, Virginia, was in command of a military unit in the War of the Revolution. The Lynch and Straley plantations were near each other, perhaps including the hills upon which the City of Lynchburg is located.
One of the young Straleys was a soldier, presumably, in Lynch's command. Of that I can not be definite. However, this young Straley married one of Lynch's daughters. Some time after the close of the war Straley left the plantation in Campbell County, and took up a large tract of land one hundred miles to the South West, in Giles County, Virginia.
A number of ex-Revolutionary soldiers took up homesteads around the Straley plantation in Giles County. Perhaps, there were a dozen of these families, among whom was a family named French. The Straley and French families intermarried. On my mother's side of the family the names in which I am interested are - Lynch, Straley and French.
Some thirty, or more, miles distant in the same County, another group of pioneers took up homesteads, shortly after the close of the War. These pioneers came from the Eastern part of Virginia. Among them were my ancestors on my father's side of the family. My ancestors in this group were the Wilburn, the Ballard and the French families. My great grand-mother, or my great great grandmother was Miss Tyler, and Aunt of John Tyler

of Virginia. The Wilburns, the Ballards and the Prestons of Virginia are related by marriages. William Ballard Preston and my father were kinsmen, but my impression is the kinship came through the Ballard rather than the Preston strain.
I know but little, comparatively, of the traditions of my father's family relationships, as my father died when I was but a small boy, and most naturally our fellowships in childhood were mainly with my mother's people. My father's people were prominent, influential people in the affairs of the country, politically Old Line Whigs, and anti-slavery. My father was the official Surveyor of the County for a number of years, and was considered the guiding genius of the Party. I suspect that his old time Whig notions and convictions are the seeds of my political ideals. The traditions say that my father's people were ex- e volutionary soldiers.
I am the 8th generation born in America, and know our traditions. Out among the pioneers of South West Virginia, in the toil of building up American civilization, not much time was given to the history that had been made. They were busy making history, and had but little time to live in the past. I shall appreciate any kindness you may be able to render me in seeking the information I desire.
When you think I can be of any service to you please command me and I shall respond promptly. Again thanking you for your kindness/
Most truly yours,
B.R. Wilburn/

Jan 16. 1843
W. L. Evans
J. L. Edwards
Comrs. Pensions
W. B. Whinnery AOR
Washington D.C.

Ho Peps. June. 14. 1848
div
I understand through a letter from some Wm Chapman Esq. of Giles Co Va that some difficulty has occurred at your Office, in paying the residue of pension due to the time of his death, of Andrew Straley late a pensioner, of that county. His Exor sends me the enclosed additional paper to be submitted to you.
Please inform me what the difficulty is, and how it is affected by the paper now sent.
Very Respectfully Yrs. att St G. W. Summers