Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38196, for Samuel Mc Coy, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
16 th Coy, Samuel
S. 38196
CONTENTS

12.591 Virginia R
Samuel McCoy
of Isle of Wight in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lawson of the Virginia line, for the term of Two years
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of July 1819 and sent to Nathaniel Young Smithfield Virginia
Arrears to 4th of March 1810 \frac{36}{37} 63.74 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep r 1819 48. $111.74
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
29 Sept 1819 Nathaniel Young Esq Smithfield Va

Smithfield July 25
Samuel M c Clay St. of Wright
John C. Calhoun Esq.
1854
Secretary of War Washington
Recd 208 July 28 1854
Two
464 City

District of Virginia
Isle of Wight County to wit: On this 2 nd day of July In the year 1818 person- ally appeared in open court at the July Term of said county of Isle of Wight, it being a court of record by legislative enactment, Samuel Mc- Bey aged sixty six years resident in the aforesaid county of Isle of Wight in the state of Virginia aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, that he entered as a private into the service of the United States, in the land service and army thereof on the 13 th day of February 1777 in the county and state above mentioned, in the fourth Virginia Regi- ment, Virginia State line, in the company commanded by Captain Arthur Smith, the said regiment being commanded by Colonel Robert Lawson. That he made his original Declaration the day of July in the year 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 12591 and moreover I the said Samuel McBey do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the day of July 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Con- gress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed—
Schedule
One Bed and some furniture for it, one chest, half dozen chairs, 1 pocket knife, two old razors, one old watch, that I have no debts due me—

This declarant is at this time occupied in coopering old barrels and such little jobs of work as he has strength to do, in the coopering line, that he resides with his son in New Bartright Price, that his eye sight is failing him very much, and that he cannot hope much longer to be able to follow his present employment, and that he has two children quite young and in distress—
Samuel his M c Coag marks
The court is of opinion that the articles mentioned in the foregoing Schedule is of the value of $20—
I Nathaniel Young Clerk of the county court of Isle of Wight I do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record 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 exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty dollars— In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 7 th day of July 1821—
Nathaniel Young B. Clerk

The law requires that the claimant should set forth in his declaration the time of entering leaving the
not certified by the Judge and the Gannett at Bay a Revolutionary Col. Virginia Line Admitted Admitted
ref. Admitted
100 entries
Revolutionary
The boundary of the new settlement
John
John H. Winston June 11
Sept. 14. 1818.

At a court held for Giles wright County the 6 th day of July 1818 - The declaration of Samuel M c Coy was this day, presented in court, which is in the following words to wit, - State of Virginia County of Giles wright S.S.
I Samuel M c Coy, a citizen of the County & State aforesaid, do declare under oath, that I entered into the service of the United States in the land service and during thereof on the 13 th of February 1778 in the County and State above mentioned in the fourth Virginia Regiment, Virginia State line, in the company commanded by Capt. Arthur Smith. That the regiment was commanded by Colonel Robert Lawson. That I entered as a private and continued in the land service of the United States in the revolutionary war for two years at which period I was discharged at the Valley Forge. Viz on the _____ day of _____ A.D. 1780. I further declare under oath that I have lost my discharge. I here refer to and pray that they may be taken as a part of this declaration the affidavits of Joseph Parnell and Thomas Bowden to prove my service as a private for the term or period of two years in the land service of the United States in the revolutionary war. I further declare that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my Country for support. I further declare under oath that no pension has heretofore been allowed me by the laws of the United States -
Samuel M c Coy
The affidavit of Thomas Bowden of Giles wright County, sworn in court to give evidence relative to Samuel M c Coy entering the service of the United States of America in the revolutionary war - States that he the affiant entered into the service of the United States of America on the 13 th day of February 1778 in the 4 th Virginia Regiment, in the company commanded by Captain Arthur Smith, and served therein until the 13 th day of February 1780 when he was discharged. That the said Samuel M c Coy entered the service of the United States as a private in the land service in the revolutionary war, to wit, in the 4 th Virginia

Regiment in the above mentioned company about the same time that this affiant entered the service and continued till the 15 th day of February 1778 when he was honorably discharged and further this deponent saith not. Whereupon the foregoing declaration being sworn to and the same being sub- scribed from the affidavit of Thomas Bowden together with the declaration upon oath, that the said Samuel McCoy did serve in the United States Army and Navy Service in the revolutionary war, and that he is in such circumstances as to stand in need of assistance for his support. It is ordered that the same be certified to the Secretary of the War Department.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name and caused the seal of my county to be affixed. This 31 st day of July 1818.
Nathaniel Young
At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Gloucester County the 3 rd day of May 1819. The declaration of Samuel McCoy a soldier in the land service of the United States in the revolutionary war, made at a court held for the said County the 8 th day of July 1818, having been returned from the War Department to the clerk of this court, because the time of entering and leaving the service has not been stated either in the declara- tion or in the affidavit annexed to it. Whereupon the said Samuel McCoy came into court this day, and being first sworn, stated that he enlisted some time in the month of February Seventeen hundred and seventy six and was honorably dischar- ged in the month of February Seventeen hundred and seventy eight, but cannot state the particular day on which he entered the service, or the particular day on which he was discharged from the service of the United States — and it is ordered that this order together with the declaration be certified to the Secretary of the War Department.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name and affixed the seal of my county this 7 th day of May 1819.
Nathaniel Young

38 196
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 88 196
Samuel McKoy (P) Rev. M.D.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 365
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McLooy, Stephen GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3306 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 26, 1790 to James Smith
*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.