Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5988, for Daniel Mc Carty, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
McCarty Daniel Kirk, Jemima
P. 5988
Former Widow
CONTENTS

N 13/64
Jemima Kirk former widow of Daniel McCarty N o
act 7 May 1838

State of Virginia
Rockbridge County ss. On this 3 rd day of October 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid. Jemima Kirk, a resident of the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia aged Ninety two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress, passed July 7. 1838. The 23. of August 1842. and March 3. 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Daniel McCarty, whom she has often heard state that he had enlisted as a soldier early in the Revolutionary War, and belonged to the 3 rd Virginia Regiment, (she believes on Continental Service) under the command Col. Gustavus Wallis (at the last period of his service) She has heard him state that whilst in the Army he was part of the time under the command of Capt. Thomas Marshall, Capt. Edmonds and Capt. Chilton, that he enlisted into the Army in the County Fauquier State of Virginia, and marched from Fauquier Court House, the general place of rendezvous; that whilst in the Service she has heard him say that he was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, that he was taken a prisoner when the British took Philadelphia, that at the Battle of Brandywine Capt. Chilton was killed and that her husband and a brother of declarant brought him off from the field of Battle.
She also declares that she was married to the said Daniel McCarty on the day of March in the year of 1778. To the best of her knowledge and belief, that she was married to him in the County of Fauquier State of Virginia that her maiden name was Jemima Elsmore, that she has no recorded evidence of her marriage and does not know of any now

Can be found, that her husband the aforesaid Daniel M c Carty died in the month of September 1781: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety four, Vir at the time above stated, She further declares, that after the death of her husband aforesaid, she was married to William Kirk to the best of her recollection and belief) in the month of October xx  xx in the year of 1783; that he died on the 16 th day of July 1834; and that she is still a widow
Jemima her Kirk mark
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year last above written before me
Thomas Paxton J.P.
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jemima Kirk Subscriber to the above declaration, and that she is unable to appear in court in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity
Thomas Paxton J.P.
State of Virginia } Rockbridge County } ss On this 3 rd day of October 1844 personally appeared before me the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Margaret Waller, and made oath in due form of law, that she was well acquainted with William Kirk the late husband of Jemima Kirk and she does know that the said William Kirk died on the 16 th day of July 1834. and that Jemima Kirk is still his widow
Margaret Waller
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year last above written before me. I certify that Margaret Waller is entitled to full confidence
Thomas Paxton J.P.

State of Virginia, to wit;
At a Court continued by adjournment and held for Rockbridge County at the Courthouse on the 3 rd day of December Eighteen hundred and forty four -
The declaration of Jamima Kirk made under the provision of the acts of Congress passed on the 7 th day of July 1838, the 23 rd August 1842, and March 3 rd 1843, granting pensions to certain widows, together with the Certificate of Thomas Paxton a justice of the peace in and for the County of Rockbridge in the State of Virginia, was produced in open court and upon examination of said declaration and Certificate, the court doth order, that it be certified to the War department, at Washington City, that the said declaration and Certificate and other proceedings annexed are approved by the court.
In testimony that the foregoing is a true Copy from the record. I Samuel D Reid Clerk of said court have hereunto affixed my Official seal & subscribed my name This 3 rd day of December 1844 and in the 69 th year of the Commonwealth.
Samuel D Reid CLK

REJECTED
5988.8
P. O. _____
Jemima Kirk
Service: former Midon
Daniel Mcbarty
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

N 13764 Petunia Kirb N o Ld. to Hon. J. Macdonald Feb. 22. 49
5988
ad 7 May 1838

Daniel McCarthy, Jr. May 1, 30 Replaced with 10 August 1977, left P. 1978 Confined by Genl Stuart, 1000 Rose aprons
Daniel McCarthy Departure Outpost Issued 30 August 1986 b#33.19.10

State of Virginia, Fauquier County to wit:
I, Alexander J. Marshall Clerk of the County Court, for the said County, of Fauquier do hereby Certify, that I have examined my Office and find no evidence of the Marriage of Daniel McAdy and Joanna Ellsmore in the Year 1776. There is no Register of Marriages kept in the Office apart from the Marriage bonds. The file for that Year is missing besides many others of different Years, the papers of that date having been very imperfectly kept.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and annex the Seal of the said Court this 17 th day of December 1841
A. J. Marshall

We the undersigned Citizens of Rockbridge County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jimima Kirk and have been acquainted with her for many years, we do know her to be a pious member of the Methodist Church and a woman of truth, and that her statements are entitled to the fullest confidence. We further certify that she now is very old and in indigent circumstances.
Reuben Grigsby. William Thompson Adam Hickman. W.O. Watkins Joseph McAlpin. Charles Wright Alexander Hamilton Jacob Hickman John Poague John Poague A. S. Poore Alfred Douglass
Joseph Spriggs Minister of the gospel in the Methodist Episcopal Church Baltimore Conference—
State of Virginia Rockbridge County ss
I Thomas Paaton a magistrate in the county above named, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Reuben Grigsby, Adam Hickman, Joseph McAlpin, Alexander Hamilton, John Poague, Alfred Douglass, Joseph Spriggs, Mr. Thompson, W.O. Watkins, Charles Wright, Jacob Hickman, and John Poague, who have here subscribed the above certificate, and that they are gentlemen of high standing and entitled to the fullest confidence given under my hand this 23 rd day of September 1848
Thomas Paaton J.P.

State of Virginia.
Rockbridge County 3 (Set)
I Samuel W. Kidd, Clerk of the County Court of Rockbridge, in said State, do hereby certify, that Thomas Pascow Esquire whose name appears to be within the seal of said date 23rd September 1826, is and was at the time of signing said certificate an acting justice of the peace for said County of Rockbridge, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that his said signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Lexington, this 25th day of September in the year 1828, and in the 73rd year of our Independence.
Samuel D. Reid C.M.C. By David Hutchinson D.C.

To the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled
Your Petitioner would Most Respectfully represent that she intermarried with Daniel M c Carty in the Month of March in the year 1778. The said M c Carty having previously been a Revolutionary Soldier, and belonged to the 3 rd Virginia Reg t , as her declaration herewith will show. Your petitioner would state that she is very old and in very indigent circumstances, that she has never been enabled to procure any evidence to prove the service of her said husband in the war of the Revolution. She therefore has to rely upon the Muster rolls of the army of the Revolutionary war, to prove his service as aforesaid, and has not the least doubt that his name can be found upon some one of the Muster rolls of the Captains named in her declaration. Your petitioner would likewise state that she has been unable to procure any evidence to prove her marriage with the said Daniel M c Carty, but if your Honorable body will take into consideration the lapse of time since she was married that it is next to impossible now to find any living person that would be old enough to know any thing about it, and besides that she removed from the County of Fauquier where she was married to the County of Rockbridge more than sixty years since. Your petitioner would refer you to the Certificate of the Clerk of the County Court of Fauquier County showing that there is no license Register kept in his office and that the marriage bonds of that date were very imperfectly kept. Therefore she finds it entirely out of her power to prove her marriage. She therefore begs to refer to the Certificate of many of her neighbours certifying as to her character for truth &c.
Your Petitioner would further state that her said husband Daniel M c Carty died in the month of September 1781. that she afterwards, intermarried with William Hirt, who was

Many years, that she has never intermarried since his death but is still a widow
Your petitioner would as in duty bound ever pray -
Jemima her Kirk mark

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McCarty, Dennis GRADE Private LINE New York
(McCarty)
Pencil notation only
WARRANT NUMBER 7469 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 22, 1790
to Thomas Tillotson, assignee
*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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McCarty, Dennis GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10,067 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 26, 1791 To — not shown —
*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.