Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,600, for James Rains, Virginia

SERVICE
Ua.
Rains, James
NUMBER _____
$ 35.600
CONTENTS

20.275
Kentucky
James Rains
of Mercer Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Grant of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Grays in the Virginia line, for the term of three years from — 1777 to — 1781
Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 day of Dec: 1830
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Decem- ber, 1830 and sent to Hon: A Kincaid House of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of March 1831 20.90 Semi-annual all'ce ending
20.90
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Rec: Book D. Vol: 9. fol: 37.

Know all men by these presents, that I, James Rains of Oakley Township, in the County of Sevier, in the Territory of Arkansas, do hereby constitute and appoint Elijah H. Moore, My true and lawful attorney, with a power of substitution, for me, and in My name, to receive from the United States, the amount of pay now due to me, under the Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution, approved 15 th May, 1826 As a Soldier in the — Regiment of the Virginia line of the Army of the Revolution.
Witness My hand and seal, this 1 st day of September 1829.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
James J. Rains (Seal) mark
Thomas C. French
Benjamin F. Foster
Before me George T. Boring, a justice of the peace in the County of Sevier in the Territory of Arkansas, personally appeared this day Elijah H. Moore the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney and made oath that the same was not given to him by reason of any transfer, or of any attachment, levy, or distress by any legal process whatever, of the pay therein authorized to be received, but that the said pay is intended to inure wholly to the personal benefit of the person by whom the said power was executed.
Witness My hand, this 1 st day of September in the year 1829.
G. T. Boring — J. Justin Sevier Sevier County.

Person on George Boine - a Justice of the peace in the County of Sevier, in the Territory of Arkansas. Personally appeared this day James Rain, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing power of attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed. Witness my hand this 1 st day of September in the year 1829.
G T Boine - { Justice peace Sevier County
I Benjamin H. G. Hartfield, Clerk of the Court of the County of Sevier, in the Territory of Arkansas, do hereby certify that George Boine, before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged, and the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was at the time a Justice of the peace and duly sworn - and to take such acknowledgments, and administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my private seal - there being no seal of office yet provided for our Court, this 1 st day of September in the year 1829.
B. H. G. Hartfield Clk

1757 For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15 th of May 1828, I James Rains of Oakley Township, in the County of Sevier in the Territory of Arkansas, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, and continued in its service until its termination, at which period I was a private in Capt. _____ name not recalled, Company, in the _____ Regiment of the Virginia line. And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15 th of May 1778. And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March 1828 on the pension list of the United States.
James J Rains mark
Before me George T Boring — duly empowered to administer oaths, in the County of Sevier, in the Territory of Arkansas personally appeared this day Henry Morris and Joshua Anderson of the said County, who did solemnly make oath that James Rains, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand, this 1 st day of September in the Year 1829. G T Boring — } Justice of the Peace Sevier County.
I Benjamin H. G. Hartfield, Clerk of the Court of the County of Sevier, in the Territory of Arkansas, do certify, that George T Boring before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was, at the time, a Justice of the Peace, and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my private seal — there being no Seal yet furnished by the Court, this 1 st day of September in the Year 1829.
B. H. G. Hartfield Clerk

United States of America } Territory of Arkansas } County of Sevier. }
Sevier Circuit Court September Term
A.D. 1829.
Before me William Trimble, one of the judges of the Superior Court, and by law assigned to hold the Courts in the first Judicial Circuit, the County of Sevier being one, this day personally appeared in open Court, Henry Morris and Joshua Anderson, two respectable citizens of the County aforesaid, who severally made oath that James Rain, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated.
Given under my hand and seal this 15 th day of September A.D. 1829
William Trimble
1829

21.559
John Kim card
Dec 11. 1830
Rejected 14 Dec 1830

State of Kentucky Mercer County ss on this 1 st day of November AD 1830 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record for the County of and state of Kentucky Mercer James Rains President of said County aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made By the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said James Rains Enlisted for the term of three years on  day of August in the year AD 1777 in the state of Virginia and was taken prisoner in the month of May 1780 and was exchanged 1 st July 1781 commanded by Captain Peter Grant in the Regiment commanded By Colonel William Grayson in the line of the state of Virginia 18 th Ridgely on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until taken prisoner By the British in the year 1780 in the month of May at Charlottesville South Carolina and that he hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the Rolls of any state except the state of Virginia and that the following are the Reasons for not making earlier application for a pension that he believes to this time was

able and willing to work and support himself with the assistance of his family But now he has become old and infirm unable to endure much fatigue and his family all who were able to give any assistance have now grown up and left him, he proved for themselves
and in pursuance of the act of 1 st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 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 to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged the land and Naval forces 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 that since the 18 th of March 1818 no change has taken place in my property real or personal

except the necessary consumption for support out of said property. Sworn to and declared on the 1 st day of November 1830 in open court
James Rains
A Schedule of the property of James Rains of Mercer County and State of Kentucky on an application for a pension to the General Government a list of whose real and person- al property are as follows at this date Fifty Acres of third rate land in the County of Mercer & State of Ken- $350.00 tucky.
One Mare and two colts four head of Cattle One Cupboard & Furniture One Set of Chairs plain do. and what 120.00 Ten 3 ploughs 2 hoes 1 Harrow 10 $370.00 head of Sheep some cooking utensils
And is or has been a Shoemaker and farmer and at present from age almost incapable of working at either at the present time has himself wife and two daughters who are blind my wife aged Sixty Six Years One of my daugh- ters in her Forty fifth Year the other in her Forty third Year my wife and both daughters are not capable of supporting themselves which are all of my family who live with me
Given under my hand and seal this 1 st day of November 1830 James Rains

Mercer County Set. Nov. 27 County Court 1830
James Rains an Old Soldier of the Revolutionary war this day came into Court & presented his petition for a pension and made Oath to the truth of the statements made therein & the same was also sworn to the satisfaction of the Court by the Oath of William Basy a Credible Witness and he filed a schedule of his property amounting to three hundred and Seventy Dollars which was also sworn to by said Rains & proved to the satisfaction of the Court by Credible Witnesses
State of Kentucky Mercer County Set.
I Thomas Allen Clerk of the County Court of Mercer County do hereby Certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said James Rains did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy for the Term of two years and that he was before the expiration of his Term of three years he was taken Prisoner at Charlestown and remained such One year on the Continental Establishment I also Certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the Records of my the said Court and I do further Certify that the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Three hundred and Seventy Dollars
In Testimony whereof I have

hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 6 th day of No- vember 1830
Thos Allin Clerk Mureer County Court
State of Kentucky Mureer County Ss W m Guthrie Presiding Justice of the Mureer County Court do Certify that Thomas Allin whose name is affixed to the fore- going Certificate is Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid and that his Certificate is in due form of law Given under my hand this 8 th day of Nov r 1830
W m Guthrie P. Allin Clerk

December 7, 1939.
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Miss Alberta Williams 952 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.
BA-J/MCS/CC James Rains S.35600
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.35600, based on the military service of James Rains.
The date and place of birth of James Rains and the names of his parents are not shown.
James Rains enlisted in August, 1777, place not given, and served as private in Captain Peter Grant's company in Colonel William Grayson's Virginia regiment until he was captured in May, 1780, at the siege of Charleston. He was held a prisoner until July 1, 1781, when he was exchanged.
He applied for pension September 1, 1829, at which time he was a resident of Oakley Township, Sevier County, Arkansas. His claim was allowed.
James Rains was living in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1830, and stated that he was then seventy-two years of age, that his wife was sixty-six years of age and that he had a daughter in her forty-fifth year and one in her forty-third year but he did not give any names. There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of James Rains, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data: James Rains, Certificate #20275, issued December 20, 1830, rate $8 per month, commenced December 16, 1830, Acts of March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

35600
Rev INVALID.
File No. 35600
James Rains Rev Rev 1850
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 33 1/2
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1911 Oct. 24. Hist to Mrs. Mattie R. Hancock. f
1925 Nov. 10. Hist. to Miss V.D. Hanna
1933 Jan. 12. Hist. to Miss Mabel C. Owens. See letter to Mason Owens. 132426 M.C.O.
1933 Feb. 27. Hist. to Mr. Vaughn Downs. M.C.O.
1934 Sept. 13. Hist. to Mr. Colines Byron Tabb. See notes in Wm. Webster 3518
1939 Aug. 17. Hist to Miss Mary Ellen Richards See her letter in Misc. file under Richards. M.C.O.
1939 - Dec 7 - Hist to Miss Alberta Williams

Admitted
J. A. Calk
Dec. 17/1830
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Mar. Sept.

Washington 16 th Dec r 1830
Sir
Your letter of the 12 th inst has been rec d and I regret to find that you felt it your duty to decide against the application of Mr. Rain upon the ground that his property estimated at $370 is sufficient to exclude him from the benefits of the Revolutionary Pension Laws.
I would respectfully ask that you reconsider his case.
When I rec d Mr. Rain's papers in Ky. and examined the schedule of his property it occurred to me that a high valuation had been put upon it; and I asked one or two gentlemen present, whom I understood to have some knowledge of the property what they thought it would sell for at auction, and one of them observed that he did not think it would bring $100 - I do not know Mr. Rain's property myself but I have a pretty good idea of the value of such property in that part of the country, and I feel assured th it would not command in cash any thing like its valuation.

I will further observe, that on my way here, I met with Mr. Cowan, a Justice of the peace in the County Mr. Rains lives in, with whom I conversed on the subject, and he informed me that he was on the Bench when Mr. Rains papers were prepared, and remarked that he thought and I think he said that others of the court thought that the valuation of the property was high. Mr. Cowan spoke of Mr. Rains as being a worthy poor man of good habits, whose application for a pension he was anxious should be successful - and I am certain it is the desire of all his acquaintances -
I hope therefore, as in other respects the records of the Dept. fortifies his application, that his case will be rendered.
I have the honour to be
respectfully your ob't serv't.
J. Kennard

James Rain- Virginia-line
R.V.R.
Evidence insufficient Arkansas. act 1828
Exd. Inval.
" Old books — Susp. & Ref. 5 " Old Wids.
owd
# 35600

1828 papers to be filed with ad over
File #35,600

" Revolutionary Claims "
Free
Hon: Sam l D. Ingham
Washington City D.C.

17 Oct.
958.
Washington D.C. September 8 th . 1829
Dear Sir I herewith enclose you another application B.B. in behalf of one, other, Revolutionary Soldier viz, James Rains. In his declaration he is not able to state the name of his Capt. or the regiment to which he belonged. This is not surprising to me, nor can I conceive that it will be to you, when you consider that he, with most of the applicants, is old, and infirm, both, in body and mind.
As there was no deal for the use of the Court I thought proper to take an additional certificate from the Judge, he is not only an officer of the Territory but of the general government, as set forth in his certificate — he must then necessarily be known to your department. As usual I shall expect to hear from you. Your servant. Elijah  Attmore

Revolutionary Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 17 Oct 1829.
James Rains of Oakley township in the county of Sevier in the State of  Ter of Arkansas has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain 's company, in the Virginia regiment of the Virginia line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary. F.A. Dickinson
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 17 th October 1829
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to James Rains in the not is now on the pension list of any  any agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month
The name of James Rains cannot be found among those of the Virginia line to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars, were issued -
John H. Agnew
correct.

Genl Land Office General Land Office
27 Oct: 1829
The name of James Rains does not appear on the list of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond, so far as they have been recd.
Ed. G. Nelson Cannings
The name of James Rains does not appear on the Records of the Virginia line, on file in this Office, among those entitled to Bounty Land, or to whom a Land Warrant has issued
Wm Gordon
War Dept. By Land Office Nov 5 th 1829

Aug OCT 21 1911 (W)

Lebanon, Ky. Oct. 15, 1911.
Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I had three great-grandfathers who served in the Rev- olutionary War. I wish to secure evidence of this fact. Will you please assist me?
1 st James Rains, a soldier of the Revolution, was born in March, 1757 and died in March 1846. He lived in central Kentucky and drew

a pension as a soldier of the Revolution until his death which occurred Mar. 1846.
He was at the storming of Stony Point under Gen. Wayne.
2nd Jacob Minor, a soldier of the Revolution, lived in central Kentucky, drew a pension as a soldier of the Revolution. This pension was paid at Frankfort, Ky.
3d. Abel Finley of Indiana,
I have no record of his birth and death, he was also a soldier of the Revolution,
you can furnish me.

with the necessary evidence that these three men actual- ly were in the service of their country I shall be under many obligations to you.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience, I am
Respectfully Mrs. Mattie Rains Hancock, Lebanon, Kentucky.

Columbus O 11/20/39
Rev 1812
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Washington D. C. stamp gone
The U. S. Dept of the Interior 778/2 in Rev suggests I write you concerning the following:
Have you any information concerning the following:
Henry Raines Robert Raines Jas Raines
All soldiers in the Virginia Continental Line.

Would they have shown pensions etc.? My great-grandfather was Joab and I have tried for years to get a line on his ancestors . He was too young to be a Revolutionary Soldier but I thought there might be a possibility that some of the above may be his father + could be traced thru Land Grants .
Thanking you for any information you may send me I am
(Miss) Alberta Williams 952 Neil Av Columbus, O.

2172 E. Maxwell St. Lexington, Ky
Oct. 10, 1925.
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:—
I have been asked by the Registrar General N. S. C. A. R. for the Revolutionary War Record of James Rains , who married Nancy Avery. (Record Div. I. S. C. Sur. File 35-600) and for the record of Wil- iam Minor who married Mary Rains (Record Div. I. S. C. Sur. File 36-143.)
I am not quite sure whether I have helped or hindered by the data given above.
Will you also please send me the Revolutionary War Record of Barlow Moore who signed the Oath

of Allegiance, otherwise known as the "Patriots List" in Montgomery Co. Md. His name is the 76th one on the list in Samuel MacGruder's return dated 1778. In the Revolutionary War Militia List page 121, there appears the fol- lowing entry: "Barton Moore - Mont- gomery County Militia - Lower Battalion, under capt. Jesse Wilson."
As we are waiting on these records for D.A.R. papers I would appreciate an early reply.
Thanking you for same I am most sincerely,
(Miss) Varina D. Hanna 272 E. Maxwell St. Lexington Ky.

1555 Adams Street Denver, Colorado February 13, 1933
Mr. H. D. Hiller, Administrator Veterans Administration Washington, D. O.
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me all of the information that you have in pension papers and elsewhere of James Rains who received a Revolutionary War Pension while residing in Mercer County, Kentucky.
Thanking you kindly for this favor, and awaiting the pleasure of your reply, I am
Yours truly
L. Vaughn Downs
Address: L. Vaughn Downs 1555 Adams Street Denver, Colorado

In reply to your request _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Rains a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. file 35600
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1777 Pri. Peter Grant William Grayson Va.   He was captured May 1780 & exchanged July 1, 1781.                                                          
Battles engaged in, captured in siege of Charleston
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, Sept. 1. 1829.
Residence at date of application, Oakley Twp., Sevier Co., Arkansas.
Age at date of application,
Remarks: On 1830 he was 72 yrs. of age, resident of Mercer Co., Ky., and stated that his wife was 66 yrs of age & daughters in their 45 th and 43 rd years - no names stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

December 7, 1939.
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Miss Alberta Williams 952 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.
RA-J/CC Henry Rains S.31317
James Rains S.35600
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Henry, James and Robert Raines who served with the Virginia troops.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Robert Raines or Rains. You are furnished herewith the records of Henry and James Rains.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Letter of inquiry filed in Misc. File under
August 16, 1939
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Miss Mary Ellen Richards 1813 Cherry Street Vicksburg, Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Dixon of Captain Beall's company, Colonel John Gibson's Virginia regiment, John Dixon of Captain Bayley's company, Colonel John Gunby's 7 th Maryland Regiment, Griffith Mathias, William Prout of Maryland, Virginia or one of the Carolinas, William Pool of Virginia, James Raines of Virginia and Kentucky, and Robert Raines of Virginia and Georgia.
July 11, 1936, you were informed that there is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John Dixon who rendered the Virginia service cited above, nor of a Robert Raines, and again August 30, 1938, the same information was furnished you in regard to John Dixon, and that there is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in that war of a Griffith Mathias. There is no such claim on file based upon service in that war of a William Prout of any Southern State, nor of a John Dixon who served in the Maryland organization cited above.
The record has been found of one James Raines, only, and he was of Virginia, and of one William Pool, only, of Virginia. Their records are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

August 17, 1939
Miss Mary Ellen Richards 1813 Cherry Street Vicksburg, Mississippi
BA-J/MCS James Rains, S.35600
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.35600, based on the military service of James Rains.
The date and place of birth of James Rains and the names of his parents are not shown.
James Rains enlisted in August, 1777, place not given, and served as private in Captain Peter Grant's company in Colonel William Grayson's Virginia regiment until he was captured in May, 1780, at the siege of Charleston. He was held a prisoner until July 1, 1781, when he was exchanged.
He applied for pension September 1, 1829, at which time he was a resident of Oakley Township, Sevier County, Arkansas. His claim was allowed.
James Rains was living in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1830, and stated that he was then seventy-two years of age, that his wife was sixty-six years of age and that he had a daughter in her forty-fifth year and one in her forty-third year but he did not give any names. There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of James Rains, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data: James Rains, Certificate #20275, issued December 20, 1830, rate $8 per month, commenced December 17, 1830, Acts of March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

September 13, 1934
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BA-J/MCS James Rains, S. 35600 William Webster, S. 3518
Mr. Holmes Byron Tabb P.O. Box 65 Santa Maria California
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War records of James Rains who lived in Mercer County, Kentucky, and Arkansas, and William Webster of Washington County, Kentucky.
You are furnished herewith, the records of James Rains, S. 35600, and William Webster, S. 3518, as shown by the papers in their respective pension claims.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

September 13, 1934
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BA-J/MCS James Rains, S. 35600
Mr. Holmes Byron Tabb P.O. Box 65 Santa Maria California
Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 35600, based upon the military service of James Rains.
He enlisted in August, 1777, place not given, and served as private in Captain Peter Grant's company in Colonel William Grayson's Virginia regiment until he was captured in May, 1780, at the siege of Charleston. He was held a prisoner until July 1, 1781, when he was exchanged.
He applied for pension September 1, 1829, at which time he was a resident of Oakley Township, Sevier County, Arkansas. His claim was allowed.
In 1830 he was living in Mercer County, Kentucky, and stated that he was then seventy-two years of age, that his wife was sixty-one years of age and that he had a daughter in her forty-fifth year and one in her forty-third year but he did not give any names. The names of the soldier's parents were not given and there are no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

February 27, 1933
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James Rains, S. 35600 BA-J/MCS
Mr. L. Vaughn Downs 1555 Adams Street Denver Colorado
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to James Rains, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 35600, based upon the military service of James Rains.
He enlisted in August, 1777, place not given, and served as private in Captain Peter Grant's Company in Colonel William Grayson's Virginia Regiment until he was captured in May, 1780, at the siege of Charleston. He was held a prisoner until July 1, 1781, when he was exchanged.
He applied for pension September 1, 1829, at which time he was a resident of Oakley Township, Sevier County, Arkansas. His claim was allowed.
In 1830 he was living in Mercer County, Kentucky, and stated that he was then seventy-two years of age, that his wife was sixty-one years of age and that he had a daughter in her forty-fifth year and one in her forty-third year but he did not give any names. The names of the soldier's parents were not given and there are no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Date death not on Agency book

January 12, 1933
BA-J/MCS Mason Owens, S.32426 James Rains, S.35600
Miss Sarah C. Owens 206 Jacob Street Danville Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the records of Revolutionary War soldiers named Joshua and Mason Owens and James Rains.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a Joshua Owens.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 32426, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Mason Owens, the only soldier by that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
He was born in King George County, Virginia, September 8, 1760. The names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted, place not given, and served from sometime in 1776 at various times until after the surrender of Cornwallis, amounting to twenty-three months in all, as private with the Virginia troops under Captains Joseph Rogers, George Strother and William Bunbury and Colonel John Skinker.
In 1807 he moved from Virginia to Kentucky and lived in Mason County one year, in Bourbon County two years then moved to Fayette County. From there he moved to Henry County, Kentucky, where he lived until about 1827 when he moved to Illinois.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 3, 1832, at which time he was living in Montgomery County, Illinois.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the soldier's family.
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The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 35600, based upon the military service of James Rains.
He enlisted in August, 1777, place not given, and served as private in Captain Peter Grant's Company in Colonel William Grayson's Virginia Regiment until he was captured in May, 1780, at the siege of Charleston. He was held a prisoner until July 1, 1781, when he was exchanged.
He applied for pension September 1, 1829, at which time he was a resident of Oakley Township, Sevier County, Arkansas. His claim was allowed.
In 1830 he was living in Mercer County, Kentucky, and stated that he was then seventy-two years of age, that his wife was sixty-six years of age and that he had a daughter in her forty-fifth year and one in her forty-third year but he did not give any names.
The names of the soldier's parents were not given and there are no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator

of
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Nov. 10, 1925.
Miss V. D. Hanna, 272 E. Maxwell St. Lexington, Ky.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35600, it appears that James Raine enlisted in August 1777, and served as a private in Captain Peter Grant's Company, Colonel William Grayson's Virginia Regiment until captured in May 1780, at the Siege of Charleston, He was held a prisoner until exchanged July 1, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 1, 1829, at which time he was a resident of Oakley Township, Sevier County, Arkansas. In 1830, he was living in Mercer County, Kentucky, and stated that he was seventy-two years old, that his wife was sixty-six years of age and that he had daughters who were in their forty-fifth and forty-third years. no names stated.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Barton Moore, under any spelling of that name.

You are also advised that the number quoted by you, namely Survivor File 36143, does not refer to a soldier of the Revolution, named William Minor, as you state, but to a Jacob Minor, and in his claim, the name of wife is not stated.
Said records fail to afford information in regard to a William Minor, or Miner, who gives the name of his wife as Mary Rains.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.