Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7194, for Herman Mc Gee, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Va.
Mc Bee, Herman or Harmon
S. 7194
Carded
CONTENTS

Rev War
7194
INVALID.
File No. 7194
Harmod ★ McGee
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 163 , Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Harmod ★ McGee June 2 1904 Records corrected ff

3555 North Carolina
H * armon M c Gee
of Stokes - in the State of N. Carolina who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Powell of the Reg t commanded by Col. Meriwether in the Virginia line for 10 months from 1776 -
H * armon M c Gee. June 28/04. Records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 33. - Dollars 33 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Dec r 32 and sent to H. D. A. H. Sheppard. H. of Reps. -
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 49.99 Permit. allowance ending 4 mar: 33 16.67 $66.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 8 Page 36 -

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
North Carolina } September Term A.D. 1832. Stokes County }
On this 12 th day of September, personally appeared in Open Court, before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting, the same being a Court of Record Harmon M c Gu, a resident of the United States, in the County of Stokes, and State aforesaid, aged 72 years on the 7 th July past, as he was told by his parents, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated: to wit
That shortly after his 16 th year of age, which was in July 1776 he was drafted with many others of Sussex County of Virginia, composing a large Company of militia, which was divided into Divisions to serve alternately by three months. Tours - that he served his first tour under Captain John Powell and Col. Allenworth; that he was marched to York Va where his Company joined other Companies from different Counties of Va - that he was there in addition to the above named officers under the Command of Maj. DeCloman and General Steubens - that he continued in Garrison there the whole of his first three months tour that on his return he was permitted to stay there until his ordinary  entire term or period of service, when he was marched to Petersburg Va under Captain Powell and he believes under Col. Gw - that he there joined other

Companies Commanded by Officers All of whom many he has forgotten of Capt. Capt. Budkins Hunt - that he staid at Petersburg about a week and was then marched under the aforesaid Officers to Cobbs Point that he continued at Cobbs Point under discipline until the expiration of his second three months term that on the next tour he was called under the Com- mand of Capt. Thomas Newsum to Suny Court house Va. where his company joined other Com- panies and after staying there a few weeks he was marched a second time to York Va. where he staid until the completion of his third term of service (i.e. three months) - that immediately on his return from this tour he was called out under the Command of Capt. Newsum. Col. Lucas, Col. G. G. Lee, and Col. Budkins to Dixie, Ford to meet Gen. Wallace, who was there at Halifax in N.C. and to attack his army on their march - That he continued in Camp at said Ford and under discipline waiting the approach of the enemy until a false alarm was raised, which introduced into the militia a raw and undisciplined, much disorder and Confusion among the troops a great many of whom fled home. - That thus the troops being greatly diminished it was not thought advisable by his Officers to continue longer at that place That he was then marched home after being gone sometime the precise extent of which he does not recollect but supposes it to have been at least one month - That this last mentioned tour was to the best of his recollection in the summer of 1781 that his memory has failed him so greatly that he cannot recollect the precise date of his several terms of service - That he knows the date of his first service from the circumstance of his being born on the 7 th July 1760 as he has often

been told by his parents, and fact of his being drafted as soon as he was 16 years old. That he has now forgotten into how many divisions the militia of his country was divided , but knows that when his term of service came on he stood ready and did serve as near as he can recollect in the manner before stated and until 1781 - that he was born in the County of Sussex Co. and resided there until about 30 years ago, when he moved with his family to Rockingham County in this State where he resided 2 years and moved to Guilford in which County he resided 8 years and then moved to Stokes County where he has resided ever since - that having served in Co. he knows of no one living who can from their own knowledge testify to his services that there does not live near him any minister of the Gospel and as he stays mostly at home he knows of no minister who can testify to his character for truth and their belief of his services that he is known to Jeremiah Gibson Esq. John Bidding. Mr. Cox Esq. and Dr. Andrew Bowman, who can and are willing to testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - that he never received a written discharge that whether the militia with which he served were called state troops he knows not, but recollects they were not to be sent out of the state.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a Pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension rolls of the Agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court
W m Hill. C.C.C.

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and finding the
The General Gibson. Andrew Bowman John Bidding & M c Leox residing in the the county of Stokes hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Harmon Gibson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 78 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. Andrew Bowman sworn to and subscribed in open court J. S. Bellamy M c Leox
And the 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 revolution ary soldier and served as he states. And the Court for their certify that General Gibson, and Bidding. M c Leox. & Andrew Bowman are credible persons and that their statements are worthy of credit
C. Stevenson John Vaughn William Ward
105-43.
from 1776 private 10 m. #33-105
I M c Hill Clerk of our Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original in the matter of the application of Harmon for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14 th day of Sept. 1832 M c Hill. c.c.c.