Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5075, for Alexander Mc Queen, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Mc Queen, Alexander
S. 5075
Carded.
CONTENTS

Ohio 19.997
Alexander M c Green. of Muskingham in the State of Ohio. who was a P te C av y in the C o commanded by Captain Lamerin of the R gt - commanded by _____ in the Virginia line for 22 months.
Cav y 15 m ts - 150. Private 7 D o 2 3.33 $ 22.50 173.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 173 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Oct r 1833 and sent to William H et son. Hannsville. Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of Feb y . 1833. - 433.33. Semi-ant. allowance ending Oct r 31. 86.67. $ 520.00
{ Revolutionary Claim; } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W m H et Palmer. Clerk, Book 6. Vol. Eight Page 17.

The State of Ohio Muskingum County ss On this 26 th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio for the County of Muskingum aforesaid now sitting, Alexander M c Queen a resident of Newton Township in said County of Muskingum aged eighty one years 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 belonged to a company of Minute men at Culpepper County Virginia, commanded by Captain John Jamieson, Gabriel Long Lt. & David Jamieson Ensign in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Wood for — That some time in the month of September 1775 he was ordered out with said company & marched to Bridgetown North Carolina & was there stationed about one month when declarant was present at the attack made on Gov. Dunmore after which he with his company & pursued Dunmore to Norfolk & was present part of the time while Norfolk was burning, remained at & near Norfolk during the winter & was discharged in May 1776 but received no written discharge — Declarant returned to Culpepper County Va. and in the month of September 1777 he held an Ensign commission in the first Division of the Militia of that District at which time he was drafted as an Ensign, proceeded to Germantown Penn ce and was attached to the company commanded by John Lillard Captain, Richard Haley Lt. Regiment commanded by James Pendleton Colonel, William Roberts Major, in General Crawfords Brigade — Declarant continued in said company three months during which time a part of the Brigade was engaged at the battle of Brandywine & Germantown & was released at the end of the term for which he was drafted —
In April 1779 Declarant was again drafted as an Ensign at Culpepper Co. Va. & was attached

to the company of Captain Richard Hale, Lieut. Zachariah Griffin in the Regiment of Col. James Slaughter, Major James Graves, marched to Richmond Va. and acted under the orders of Genl. Muhlenburg & Steuben, marched from Richmond to Petersburg Va. made an unsuccessful attack on the enemy under General Phillips, and five days after made a second attack the day on which General Phillips died - Thence marched to a place called Dandridge and was there relieved having performed a second term of three months service as an Ensign In February or beginning of March 1780 - Declarant was a third time drafted as an Ensign & was attached to Capt. Henry Told's company. Lieut Richard Diggins, in the Regiment of Col. James Barbour & Brigade of Gen. Edward Stephens - marched to Williamsburg Va. thence to the vicinity of Richmond. Thence to Dandridge & back to Richmond where Declarant was relieved in May or the beginning of June 1780 having completed the third term of three months. In July of 1780 Declarant was a fourth time drafted, was attached to Capt. James Browning's company. Lieut. Robert Waulon, Regiment of Col. Abraham Buford & Brigade of Gen. Stephens, marched down the James River to the vicinity of James Town Thence in different directions to watch the movements of the enemy, and at last to the Mills near Richmond where declarant was relieved in October 1780. Having completed his fourth term of three months service. In March 1781 Declarant was again drafted as an Ensign & nominally attached to the company of Capt. Mark Finch. Lieut. Rirkley, in the Regiment of Col. James Slaughter. Declarant was appointed commissary until they reached Head Quarters at Hobbs Hill near James River & then by the orders of Col. Slaughter acted as commissary until he was relieved at the expiration of the fifth term of three months - In July 1781 Declarant was again drafted as an Ensign again acted as commissary for Col. Slaughter

Regiment at Head Quarters at Hobbs Hill until the first day of September when Declarant received a commission as Forage Master signed by General Edward Stephens, which commission he held until the sixth day of November 1781 when he was discharged having served at the last mentioned term about four months — Declarants commissions as Ensign & Forage master have both been lost & he never at any time received a written discharge — Declarant has no documentary evidence & he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service except the persons whose testimony he herewith encloses —
Declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & Subscribed in the Court the day & year aforesaid Clerk
Declarant was born in Culpepper County Virginia on the 17th day of March 1751, lived in said County until 1829 since which time he has lived in the Counties of Muskingum & Perry in the State of Ohio
Subscribed & Sworn to in open Court.
A. C. McLean
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, upon the testimony exhibited, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states —
I John Wilson Jr Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio for the County of Muskingum aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Alexander McLean for a pension.

Emerson Applee
Hope, McLean
J
22580
W. H. [?]
State to wit: the Commonwealth of Tennessee this - Attorney for Her Majesty
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 3d day of November 1832 at Tazewell
Geo. McLean J. Clerk

22580
Nisander McQueen Ohio
Return
Adm 1 year & 10 months
1 year & 3 months
Ensign 120 30
7 mo prior - 23.33
$173.33 2
346.66
86.67
433.33
Charles Stetson Esq
John Nelson Esq
Clerk
Zanesville
Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
22 April — 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Alexander McLean Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Sep. 1775. 2 to May 1776 about 8 Private Cpl Jameson Col Wood Pl born in Culpepper Va entered there, now lives in Ohio   Sep 1777 to 1778 3 Ensign Cpl Lillard Col Pendleton One surviving witness proves service of 1777 — and generally believes —   Apr 1779 " 3 " Cpl Sale Col Slaughter one other witness proves last service as forage master 1781   1780 " 3 " Cpl Tole Col Darben   July 11 " 3 " Cpl Browning Col Buford   Mar. 1781. " 3 Ensign Cpl Finch Col Slaughter   during this last tour acted as commissary —   July 1781 - drafted about 4. Ensign and I am, respectfully,   commissary — received a commission as forage master  
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The regulations of the Department require all who apply for pensions as Commissioned officers to produce their original Commissions, and satisfactory evidence they were officers of the grade alleged I served as such

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, who being first duly 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 June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said 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 Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such services I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the years, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev War
5075
INVALID.
am
File No. 5075
Alexandre M rs Lucie Print Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. M , Page 244
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Lansville Ohio 13th Sept. 1833
Li
Herewith you will receive the papers of Alex. McQueen an applicant for a pension - He is unable to pro- duce any direct testimony in relation to his service as an officer, as none of those with whom he served in that capacity are known to be alive - I forward the additional Deposition of Col. D. James- son Very respectfully Yr. ob't serv't C. S. Station Atty for N. 2 -
Hon. J. L. Edwards

SEP 29 10
95 6 1/4
Mr Alexander M c Queen
Fultonham Post Office
Muskingum County
Ohio

My Old fellow Soldier Culpeper County Virg a Sept r 9 th 1833
On the 6 th Instant I received your Letter of the 31 st July and have taken the first opportunity to comply with your request in sending you my Affidavit respecting your service in the War of the Revolution so far as is within my knowledge, and hope it may be of Service to you: by my living to so great Age I have had it in my power to do considerable Service to old Soldiers, which I am happy I had, and shall be gratified to hear that my Affidavit has been instrumental in serving one so worthy of reward as yourself. My hand writing is known so far, that when I am Able (which I generally am) I write what I certify myself, Although I am so feeble that I am under the necessity of having aid to rise from my seat - and to be got on, and off a horse; yet (I thank God) my health is generally good, my mind active and clear, and often write as you now see, which surprises many of my acquaintance
farewell
Your old friend
D. Garrison
I David Garrison of the County of Culpeper and State of Virginia aged 81 years, do hereby certify that in September 1775 I was an Ensign and did march with a Battalion of men called the Culpeper Minute Battalion to Williamsburg where we were Encamped and trained for about two months; and then five Companies of said Battalion (of which ours was one) were detached under Col o William Woodford to the Great Bridge where on the 9 th of December we were attacked by a party of British Troops, whom we defeated: from thence we were marched to Norfolk, where we remained about Two months; We were thence removed to Suffolk, and from thence late in March returned to Williamsburg and were there discharged in the latter part of March or early in April and returned home, about one hundred and fifty Miles; and that Alexander McQueen was a Soldier under Capt. John Garrison in whose Company I was the Ensign, and that the said Alexander McQueen
with

With me served the whole of that time together, amounting to about seven months from the time when we assembled until we returned home: And I certify that the said Alexander M c Lean behaved as an Active, Vigilant, and brave soldier. Given from under my hand this 9 th day of September 1833
D. Garrison
Culpeper County, Virg a to wit - This day David Cameron appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, & made Oath that the within Certificate contained the truth to the best of his knowledge & belief - Given under my hand this 10 th day of September 1833 -
Sam l C. Slaughter
(Virginia)
I Francis E. Lightfoot Clerk of the County Court of Culpeper in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel Slaughter whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 10 th day of September 1833 in the 38 year of the Commonwealth
F. E. Lightfoot

The State of Ohio Muskingum County } Before me a Justice of the Peace for said county personally appeared Jeremiah Linn who being first duly sworn accord- ing to law, doth depose & say that he was well acquainted with Alexander M c Queen (now an applicant for a pension) that in the Autumn of 1781 he, Deponent was a private soldier in Capt. Triplett's company of Col. Darr's Regi- ment at the siege of Cornwallis, that at that time he frequently saw the said M c Queen acting as a Forage Master in the Brigade of Genl. Stephens, at Head Quarters at Little York Va. & that he has been acquainted with the said M c Queen from that time un- til the present & that the said M c Queen is a man of good character for truth & veracity Jer y Linn
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 23 d day of October 1832 & I also certify that from my own personal acquaintance I believe the said Linn to be a credible person
James G. Hilton Justice of the peace

McQueen's Can
The State of Ohio, Muskingum County, ss. I John Wilson Jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that James S. Hilton before whom the within deposition was taken was at the time of taking the same a justice of the Peace of said County duly commissioned & qualified & authorized by law to take the same —
In testimony whereof I have set my hand & seal of office this 10th day of November 1832 at Zanesville
John Wilson Jr. Clerk

The State of Ohio Perry County S.S. — This day personally appeared before me a judge of the court of Perry County Benjamin Humphrey who first being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he was acquainted with Alexander McQueen in Culpeper County state of Virginia before the revolutionary war, And this deponent further saith that he was acquainted with said McQueen in the revolutionary war when they were both in the actual service in of the war and that said McQueen did serve in the militia in the same Regiment and Brigade Commanded by Major William Roberts Col Pendletons Regiment and General Crossords brigade and that they were marched near Garmantown Pa and that said McQueen served one full two months there and was discharged And this deponent further saith that he does not certainly know of any more of said McQueens services, but from circumstances which he recalls he believes that he served other tours in the revolutionary war And that said McQueen is now a resident of Ohio and lives with his children and of good Moral Character whose word may be relied on as truth
Benjamin Humphrey Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of September 1832 — And I certify from my own knowledge that the said deponent is a man of good Character for truth and veracity, whose deposition I believe to be entitled to full credit
Thomas King J Seal

The State of Ohio Perry County ss
I John Beckwith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said do hereby certify that Thomas King Esq. before Whom the foregoing affidavit and Certificate was made was at the time thereof one of the associate Judges of said Court duly Commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and Credit are due and ought to be given all his Official acts, In testimony Whereof I have hereto set my hand and Affixed the seal of said Court at Somerville in said County this 7 th day of November 1832
John Beckwith Clerk