Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,678, for Henry Mc Daniel, Virginia

SERVICE
Va.
McDaniel, Henry Hannah
NUMBER
R. 6678
CONTENTS
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Ohio
26.202
Henry M. Davis of Ohio in the State of Ohio who was a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the [blank] line for [blank]
99 [blank] - $100.00
Inscribed on the Roll of [blank] at the rate of [blank] Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of April and [blank] 1831 to [blank] P.M.
Arrears to the 4th of [blank] Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]
$50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [blank] Clerk, Book [blank] Vol. 81 - Page 23
March 27. 1835 see let to M. Taiman Esq. Pittsbg agent to drop this name from his rolls -

Date of Birth name married to By whom
1788
May 18 th
Henry M c Daniel
to
Where Hester
Hannah Bryan
State of Virginia County of Fauquier
I, Votl. M c Daniel Clerk, of the County Court of said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript taken from the register of marriage kept in my office.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court at Warrenton this 18 th day of August A.D. 1855.
Votl M c Daniel Clerk
Warrant on the register when complete is should be from Gen Bryan

Concord Sept. 22 nd 1888.
Sir,
Your communication of just the 1 st inst. and you are aware I am under no charge of the record, I forwarded you a true and correct transcript from the Register of Marriages kept in my office and I feel confident it will be satisfactory. As the Commission of Divorce, you can if necessary, I presume order that they find together a husband & wife, which will be sufficient apart from the affidavits.
Yours Respectfully Eugene H. C.
Dear Mr. Brown
  Transcript from record  20     Cash & cost of  87  87    Postage   8    Blank Envelopes  59  27 1/2  

15. 07 21
Henry M c Daniel Ohio
Adm 2 years Cavalry
Hon J. H. Winton Ho of Rep

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office.
1 April 1884.
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 show 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, showing the Service of Henry McDaniel
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Name 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.     June 1779. Discharged 19 Oct 1781. Cav priv Cap. Arthur Col. Lynch 19 years Bedford County Va. { Wadsworth of living witnesses  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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) 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 inquiry 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 service 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 tours, 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 [i] 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.

130/2 Henry M c Daniels Declaration
Wm S. F. Vinton

State of Ohio Gallia County ss
On this 25 th day of September A.D. 1832 person- ally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting in Pleas of Gallia Henry Mc Daniels a resident of Walnut com. Nov. Township in County of Gallia & state of Ohio aged 69 years, who first being 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, & served as herein stated ~ That some time in the lat- ter part of Spring, or beginning of Summer in 1779 I enlisted in Bedford County Virginia in the Company commanded by Capt Thomas Arthur in the Regiment commanded by Col Lynch commonly called Lynch's Rangers, & Lynch's Light Horse. Our 1 st Lieutenant, who died, & his successor was Moses Green, 2 d was George Turnbull, ~ We were reviewed in New London, (then Bedford Co. House) from thence we were marched to Blackwater, to root the Tories which had then subisted embodied - from thence we went into Carolina to a place called, May be from thence to the Newfields on the river Guadlin, where we put to flight another body of Tories & took several prisoners, & some deserters ~ In the Winter of 1780, we went to a place called Moravian Town in North Carolina where then quartered for during the cold weather in the Winter ~ After the Winter had broken, we were continually scouring the Coun- try, some of the time on the Guadlin, & some times on the head waters of New River ~ From thence we went to a place called Kings Mountain where we had a severe skirmish with the Tories, in which I rec d a wound in my thigh ~ After this skirmish we were employed in scouting as heretofore until the Battle of Guilford, when the Company to which I was attached, was detached from Regiment to attend upon the sick & wounded Soldiers, After When our services were no longer required here, we were called back to our Regiment & employed as heretofore until the taking of Cornwallis which I think was in October 1781, when I was discharged at Camden & returned to Greenbrier Co Va where my parents had moved after my enlistment. I was born in Pittsburgh Co. Va in Nov. 1763. I have no record of my age ~ I continued to live in Greenbrier until 1810 when I removed to Walnut Township in the County of Gallia & state of Ohio, where I have ever since resided ~ That I do not remember the names of any regular Officers as they were not to my recollection associated with us. I rec d a discharge from Capt Arthur & countersigned by Col Lynch, which discharge is lost ~ That I am known by all the citizens in the vicinity in which I live ~
but know of no one that I can prove my services by unless it may be by William Gallaspy who resides in Mingo County

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & I do declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -
Sworn to & subscribed the day 3rd of Henry M c Daniel your affiant.
Francis Seclercy Clk. c.c.p. G.C.
The Robert Lymford a clergyman residing the Township of Perry & Patrick Murphy John Lewis of Clay Township residing in the same Township hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry McDaniel, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; & that we believe him to be 69 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion -
Robert Lymford John Lewis
Sworn to & subscribed, the day 2nd of your affiant
Francis Seclercy Clk. c.c.p. G.C.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them who have signed the foregoing certificate that Robert Lymford is a Clergyman, a Clergyman, resident in the Township of Perry & that Patrick Murphy John Lewis who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Clay Township is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
The State of Ohio, Guadalupe County ss
I Francis Seclercy Clerk of the Court of Common pleas within and for said County certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry McDaniel for a pension
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this fifth day of October 1832
Francis Seclercy Clk. c.c.p. G.C.

State of Ohio. Gallia County ss On this thirteenth day of September A.D. one thou- sand eight hundred and fifty three, person- ally appeared before me a Judge of Probate in and for the county aforesaid Alexander McDaniel a resident of the county and State aforesaid, who after being duly sworn doth on his oath declare, that Henry McDaniel late of Gallia County aforesaid deceased, was a pen- sioner of the United States at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum for services in the war of the revolution, as a private of Cavalry, in the Virginia State troops, was placed on the pension roll on the 3 d day of May A.D. 1834 - under the act passed on the 7 th day of June 1832 and began to draw said pension on the 6 th March 1831 - which he continued to receive annually until his death, or 6 th September preceding which occurred on the 28 th September
1838 aged Seventy five years leaving Hannah McDaniel his widow, to whom he was married at Greenbrier County in the State of Virginia on the 15 th day of May A.D. 1788 by the Rev John Alderson that the name of said Hannah previous to said marriage was Hannah Bryan, as will appear by the certificate of Joel McPherson Clerk of the County Court for Greenbrier County aforesaid, that the said Hannah died at Gallia County aforesaid on the 5 th day of May 1841 aged Seventy years without having applied for or received the arrear of pension that was due to her, as widow of the said revolutionary pensioner, to which she had a vested interest, as granted and secured to her by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 and subsequent acts

The further states that the said Hannah McDaniel, at the time of her demise, left the following sons and daughters as heirs of her body, born while living in coverture with the said Henry McDaniel, to wit John McDaniel, Caleb McDaniel, John McDaniel, Sarah Boggs late Sarah McDaniel, Alexander McDaniel Benjamin McDaniel, Ephraim McDaniel and Lydia Thurnate, late Lydia McDaniel, who now reside in Gallia County and state aforesaid and to whom the arrear of pension, due to the said Hannah at the time of such demise, is now due to them the said heirs, as directed by Congress in the act of the 19 th June 1840
He hereby constitutes and appoints Lewis Neeverson of Gallipolis, Ohio, his true and lawful attorney for him and in his name, as administrator on the estate of said Hannah McDaniel, to prosecute said claim, and receiving such arrear as was due to said Hannah at her death, on account of the services of the said Henry McDaniel at the time in the war of the revolution, and that he is also hereby authorized and empowered, to do in the premises whatever he may deem requisite and proper. Hereby ratifying and confirming whatever said Attorney may do in the premises.
Attest
Alexander McDaniel
David Ripley Amos Ripley
Administrator, on the Estate of Hannah McDaniel deceased

State of Ohio Gallia County ss On this thirteenth day of September A.D. 1863— personally appeared before me a Judge of Probate in open court David Ripley, and Amos Ripley — who after being duly sworn, according to law— declares that Alexander McDaniel Esq r is the identical person he represents himself to be, and resides in Gallia County aforesaid, and that we also reside in said County David Ripley Amos Ripley
State of Ohio. Gallia County ss I Samuel B. Rathburn a Judge of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Alexander McDaniel personally appeared before me, and was by me, sworn to the truth of the foregoing declar- ation, which he signed in my presence. I also certify that David Ripley and Amos Ripley — personally appeared was before me, and was by me sworn to the truth of the above affidavit, which they signed in my presence, was that they are reputable witnesses and reside in Gallia County aforesaid, and that I am not concerned or interested in the prosecution of this claim In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and to which I have affixed the seal of said court at Gallipolis this 13 th day of September 1863— Samuel B. Rathburn. Probate Judge. G.C.

September 24, 1938
Mr. Clyde E. McDowell Elvins, Box 203 Missouri
AWF BA-J/AWF Henry McDaniel R. 6678
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Henry McDaniel, Revolutionary War pension claim, R.6678.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, R. 6678, based on the military service of Henry McDaniel in the Revolutionary War.
Henry McDaniel was born in the month of November, 1763 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated.
Henry McDaniel enlisted in Bedford County, Virginia, in the spring or summer of 1779, served as private in Captain Thomas Arthur's company in Colonel Lynch's Virginia Regiment, was in a skirmish at Hawfields on the Yadkin River in "Carolina", and in the battle of King's Mountain, where he was wounded in the thigh, and was discharged sometime in October, 1781.
At the expiration of his service, he went to Greenbrier County, Virginia, where his parents had moved after he went in to the service. He continued to live in Greenbrier County, until in the year 1810, when he moved to Walnut Township, Gallia County,
sometime

Ohio.
The soldier, Henry McDaniel, was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Walnut Township, Ohio. He died in Gallia County, Ohio, September 28, 1838.
Henry McDaniel married May 15, 1788 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, Hannah Bryan. She died May 5, 1841 in Gallia County, Ohio, aged seventy years. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents were not given.
In 1853 the surviving children were living in Gallia County, Ohio, and shown as follows- John McDaniel Caleb McDaniel Icher McDaniel Sarah Boggs Alexander McDaniel Benjamin McDaniel Ephraim McDaniel Celia Shumate
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1906 Apr. 1. Hist to Mrs. E. R. Davis 1908 Sept 20 Hist to Justo A. D. Richards V.P.M. 1910 Feb 16 Hist. to Florence M c Daniel V.P.M. 1910 Apr. Hist to Guy D. Daniel 1913 Feb 24 Hist. to Virginia M c Daniel Roads V.P.M. 1916 Apr. 19 Let's M c Daniel Richards that she has already been furnished statement etc. 1924 Apr. 3. Hist to Lodowick Hill 1928 June 21 " " H. B. Maddux 1930 May 3 " " Mrs. Aubrey J. Packard 1938 May 11. Joubert's Wala La Mena 1938 Sept 24. Hist. to Clyde E. McDowell
678.
P. O. Hannah M c Daniel
Service: via Henry M c Daniel
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 150841
Hannah M c Daniel widow of Henry
C L. Newson - Oct 14/53
Rejected
Act July 7. 1835

Department of the Interior.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
If not called for in 15 days, return to THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Ray Workman
UNKNOWN
Knoxville

The State of Ohio Gallia County ss before me Patrick Napier a Justice of the peace in and for said County came Daniel Rose Esq. and made oath that he has been acquainted with Henry McDaniel twenty or thirty years and that he all ways under stood that the said M c Daniel was a soldier in the Revolution War and that he heard W m Gillispie who was also a soldier in the Revolution that the said Henry M c Daniel served in said army with him and that Lewis Gillispie who made oath before him in same case he believed to be a man of truth sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 th day of December 1833 Daniel Rose.
I do hereby certify that Daniel Rose Esq. who makes the foregoing affidavit is a man of truth and is believed as such. and I also certify that the said Rose was sworn before me according to law. This 14 th Day of Decr A.D. 1833 - given under my hand and seal Patrick Napier (Seal)

The State of Ohio Gallia County ss
I Francis L. Siler Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Gallia do hereby certify that Patrick Raper Esq. before whom the within affidavit of Daniel Rose appears to have been sworn to and subscribed was at that time and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as well in Courts of
Justice as thereout - and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Gallipolis this twenty first day of March A.D. 1831.
Francis L. Siler Clerk. c.c.p. g. C.

The State of Ohio Gallia county ss before me Daniel Rose a Justice of the Peace of said County came Lewis Gillispie and after being duly sworn as the law directs upon a full deposed and saith that his father who he always understood was a soldier in the Revolutionary War told the affiant that Henry M c Daniel was a soldier in that war with him and that M c Daniel served out his time and received that P er M c Daniel served out his time sworn to before this 25 Day of July 1833
Daniel Rose a Justice of the Peace Gallia Co. Ohio State
W th 2. also my self heard W m . Gillispie State when he a time when he was alive that he the said Gillispie was a soldier in the Rev. War and Henry M c Daniel was with him at the same time July the 25 1833 Daniel Rose Esq.

The State of Ohio Gallia County ss 3
I Francis Leffler Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Gallia Do hereby certify that Daniel Rose Esq. before whom the within affidavit of Lewis Gillespie appears to have been sworn to and subscribed, was at the time and is now an acting Justice of the Peace for and within the said County and that the within
signatures purporting to be his own are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the County at Gallipoli this 30 th Day of July A.D. 1833.
Francis Leffler Clk. c.c.p. G.C.

Pension Office Octo 13. 1853
Sir,
Henry M c Daniel - Ohio Rolls. Pensioned under Act 1832 - at $100 per Annum. Please say to what time paid & if dead. Very Respectfully S t M c Intosh Commissioner
J t Burt Esq. 3rd Auditor
Died 28 th September 1838, Paid to his death. J t Burt Auditor.

Ohio
Free S.F. Vinton S.F. Vinton Dan
J. S. Edwards Esq. Pensylvania Ave.

Washington City, March 29 th 1834.
Dear Sir,
Enclosed I send you the paper respecting the application of Henry M c Daniel of Gallia Co Ohio, for a Pension — I will thank you to direct your answer to me —
I am very respectfully your Obed t Serv t . Sam t F. Vinton
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office }

Hannah McDaniel's Estate— The State of Ohio, Gallia County ss;
Be it Remembered, that at a Probate Court, held at the Court house in the Town of Gallipolis, County of Gallia, and State of Ohio, on the thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, before Samuel B. Rathburn, Judge of said Court. On application of Alexander McDaniel, one of the Heirs of Hannah McDaniel, deceased, It is Ordered, that the said Alexander McDaniel, be and he is hereby appointed a Trustee Administrator of the Estate of Hannah McDaniel late of said County deceased, for the purpose of receiving such arrears of pension, as are due from the United States to Hannah McDaniel, late widow of Henry McDaniel, deceased, for services rendered the United States by Henry McDaniel, in the Revolutionary War with England; and thereupon the said Alexander McDaniel, came before the Court, and accepted said appointment, and gave bond to the acceptance of said Court , with David Ripley, and Amos Ripley, his sureties, in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned to pay over to the Heirs of the said Hannah McDaniel, each, their distributive share of the arrears of pension, when the same shall be received from the United States.
I, Samuel B. Rathburn, Judge of the Probate Court, within and for the County of Gallia, and State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the above is a true copy of the Journal record in said Case—
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at Gallipolis, this 14 th day of September, A.D. 1853.
Samuel B. Rathburn, Probate Judge, G.C.

Henry McDaniel Hannah McDaniel

State of Ohio Gallia County to
On this twentieth day of September A D 1883 personally appeared before me a Judge of a Probate Court in and for the County of Gallia and State aforesaid, Col David Ripley who after being duly sworn as the law directs, declares that he resided in the neighbourhood, where Henry McDaniel resided some twenty or more years previous to his death, and will remember that Henry McDaniel the junior died at Gallia County aforesaid on or about the 28 th September 1838- and that Hannah McDaniel his wife died at Gallia County aforesaid on or about the 5 th day of May 1841- and that all their living sons and daughters, to wit John McDaniel, Caleb McDaniel John McDaniel, Sarah Boggs, tate Sarah McDaniel, Alexander McDaniel, Benjamin McDaniel, Ephraim McDaniel and Celia Shumate, tate Celia McDaniel, now reside in Gallia County aforesaid, and that Henry McDaniel and Hannah McDaniel lived together as husband and wife during said Henry McDaniel's life David Ripley
At same time appeared before me, as aforesaid William Cumpton who after being duly sworn by me, according to law testifies and declares that Henry McDaniel aforesaid tate of Gallia County aforesaid died at said County on the 28 th September 1838, and Hannah McDaniel his wife died at Gallia County aforesaid on the 5 th May 1841- was at their funeral, and has since seen the same dates engraven on their tombstones, and that John McDaniel, Caleb McDaniel John McDaniel, Sarah Boggs, tate Sarah McDaniel, Alexander McDaniel, Benjamin McDaniel, Ephraim McDaniel and Celia Shumate tate Celia McDaniel, are their only living children, born in wedlock, and that the said Henry McDaniel and Hannah McDaniel lived together as husband and wife and saw no impediment
William Cumpton

I Samuel B Rathburn a Judge of a Probate Court in and for the County of Gallia and State of Ohio do hereby certify that Col David Ripley and Wilman Burniston personally came before me, and were by me, duly sworn, to the truth of the Affidavits by each subscribed, which they signed in my presence I also certify that their testimony is perfectly satisfactory to me, that Henry McDaniel and Hannah his wife died at Gallia County and State of Ohio, at the time stated by them and that the only living heirs of the said Henry and Hannah McDaniel are the identical persons by them named
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and to which I have affixed the seal of said Court at Gallipolis this 20 th Day of September 1863
Samuel B. Rathburn. Probate Judge.

State of Ohio ss Gallick County ss
Personally appeared in open court Humphrey Brumfield aged eighty one years who being sworn saith he has been acquainted with Henry W Daniel Esq about fifty three years and that the said W Daniel was ever since his acquaintance with him reputed to have been a soldier of the Rev- olution and it was said by those in the war- -fare with him that he was a good soldier This affiant states that he was at the Battle of Kings Mountain with said W Daniel at knew him at that time and has been acquainted with him ever since and that he is the same per- -son who made the accompanying Declaration
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court Humphrey Brumfield July Term 1833 and 16 th of July - Francis Le Clercq Clk. c.c.p. G.C. The State of Ohio ss
I Francis Le Clercq Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Humphrey Brumfield made oath in due form of Law to the above affidavit in open Court at the July Term thereof A.D. 1833 as appears from the minutes of said court remaining in my office
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Circleville this twenty third day of July A.D. 1833
Francis Le Clercq Clk. c.c.p. G.C.

15 Honorable Samuel H. Vinton Washington City

Walnut Township 7 th February 1894
Dear Sir) I avail myself of the present opportunity of writing to you to ask the favour of you to attend to my petition business I think that I have now got all the proofs they ask if you will attend to it your kindness will be with thankfulness by your ready friend Henry McDonald

Rev. War Section.
April 19, 1916.
Jesta McDaniel Richards, General Delivery, Salisbury, N. C.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the 10" instant, you are advised that the record of Henry McDaniel R. F. 6,678 Revolutionary War, was forwarded you September 20, 1909.
It is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish the same statement more than once to the same person.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. and 1813 Wars Section.
April 3, 1924.
Lodowick J. Hill, 495 Courtland St., Atlanta, Ga.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 6678, it appears that Henry McDaniel was born in November 1763 in Pennsylvania County, Virginia.
He enlisted in Bedford County, Virginia in the spring or summer of 1779 and served as a private in Captain Thomas Arthur's Company, Colonel Lynch's Virginia Regiment, he was in the battle of Kings Mountain, where he was wounded in the thigh, and was discharged in October 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, while a resident of Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
Soldier married in Greenbrier County, Virginia, May

15, 1788, Hannah Bryan. He died September 28, 1838 in Gallia County, Ohio and she died there May 5, 1841, aged seventy years.
In 1853, the only living children were- John; Caleb; Ichor; Sarah, married --- Boggs; Alexander; Benjamin; Ephraim; Celia, married --- Shumate.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
AWB/HBM
May 3, 1930.
Mrs. Aubrey J. Peck 1516 Kanawha Street Charleston West Virginia.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 6678, it appears that Henry McDaniel was born in November 1763 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
He enlisted in Bedford County, Virginia, in the spring or summer of 1779 and served as a private in Captain Thomas Arthur's Company, Colonel Lynch's Virginia Regiment; was in the battle of Kings Mountain where he was wounded in the thigh, and was discharged in October 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, while a resident of Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
1788 Soldier married in Greenbrier County, Virginia, May 15, 1788, Hannah Bryan. He died September 28, 1838 in Gallia County, Ohio, and she died there May 5, 1841, aged seventy years.
In 1853 the only living children were:
John Caleb Icher Sarah ..... married --- Boggs Alexander Benjamin Ephraim Celia ..... married --- Shumate married --- Shumate.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

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Henry McDaniel, married Mary Alexander Benjamin;
Elizabeth McDaniel, married John Franklin;
June 21, 1928.
H. B. Maddy, 1862 Dalton Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia.
Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 6678, it appears that Henry McDaniel was born in November 1765 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
He enlisted in Bedford County, Virginia in the spring or summer of 1779 and served as a private in Captain Thomas Arthur's Company, Colonel Lynch's Virginia Regiment, he was in the battle of Kings Mountain, where he was wounded in the thigh, and was discharged in October 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, while a resident of Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
Soldier married in Greenbrier County, Virginia, May 15, 1788, Hannah Bryan. He died September 28, 1838 in Gallia County, Ohio and she died there May 5, 1841, aged seventy years.
In 1853, the only living children were: John; Caleb;

Icher; Sarah, married --- Boggs; Alexander; Benjamin; Ephraim; Celia, married --- Shumate.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
May 22, 1924.
M. R. McDaniel, Oak Park, Ill.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 6678, it appears that Henry McDaniel was born in November 1763 in Pittsburgh County, Virginia.
He enlisted in Bedford County, Virginia in the spring or summer of 1779 and served as a private in Captain Thomas Arthur's Company, Colonel Lynch's Virginia Regiment, he was in the battle of Kings Mountain, where he was wounded in the thigh, and was discharged in October 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1833, while a resident of Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
Soldier married in Greenbrier County, Virginia,

May 15, 1788, Hannah Bryan. He died September 28, 1838 in Gallia County, Ohio and she died there May 5, 1841, aged seventy years.
In 1853, the only living children were- John; Caleb; Icher; Sarah, married ---- Boggs; Alexander; Benjamin; Ephraim; Celia, married ---- Shumate.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

May 11, 1938
Henry McDaniel R. 6678 BA-J/ANF
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Henry McDaniel, private in Captain Thomas Arthur's company, Colonel Lynch's regiment, in the Revolutionary War, died in 1838 in Walnut Township, Ohio.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R. 6678, based on the military service of Henry McDaniel in the War of the Revolution.
Henry McDaniel was born in the month of November, 1763 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated.
Henry McDaniel enlisted in Bedford County, Virginia, in the spring of summer of 1779 and served as a private in Captain Thomas Arthur's company, Colonel Lynch's Virginia regiment, was in the battle of King's Mountain, where wounded in the thigh, and was discharged sometime in October, 1781.
At the expiration of his service, he went to Greenbrier County, Virginia, where his parents

had moved after he went into the service.
The soldier, Henry McDaniel, continued to live in Greenbrier County, Virginia, until in the year 1810, when he moved to Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
Walnut Twp He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, then a resident of Gallia Township, Ohio. He died September 28, 1838 in Gallia County, Ohio.
The application for headstone for Henry McDaniel is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev Rev
Athens, Ohio. Sept 14, '09.
Sec. of Pension Department.
Dear Sir:
Does the name of Henry M c Daniel a Revolutionary Soldier appear on your list; if so, from where did he enlist?
Sincerely,
Jesta M c Daniel Richards #29 S. Congress St.

ANT
Ohio Pension File pg 122 Record Division V.L.M.P. 16678 Pen. Wat. Dept. of Interior Bureau of Pension
Dear Sir
I would like to get information about Henry Mc Daniel and his sons military records in the Revolutionary war . This information is requested by a granddaughter of Henry Mc Daniel. This information will be highly appreciated
Yours Truly a grandson & a granddaughter of Henry Mc Daniel one!

Clyde E. McDowell Elvins, Mo. Box 203.

BAKER PLACE EAST WALNUT HILLS
Cincinnati, O Feb. 1 st 1910.
Comm. of Pensions
Dear Sir,
I desire to get the Record of my Great Grandfather Henry McDaniels. And I was informed by Adj. Gen. Answorth that I could possibly get the desired information from you. Henry McDaniels enlisted in the Rev. War at the age of 16 yrs. and served throughout the War Henry McDaniels of Monroe Co. Va. Alexander McDaniels son of Henry McDaniels of Meyroes Co. Va & Gallia Co. Ohio.

BAKER PLACE EAST WALNUT HILLS
Henry M c Landels of Gallia Co. Ohio and Jackson Ohio. Grandson of Henry M c Landels. Monroeville Pa.
Florence M c Landels daughter of the late Henry M c Landels. Gallia & Jackson Co. Ohio.
Thanking you in advance for any information concerning same
Very Resp t
Florence M c Landels. Baker Place. E.W.H. Cincinnati, Ohio

MAR 24 1910
Oak Hill Ohio March 21/10
Pension Dept. Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:- I am anxious to get the war record of my Great Grandfather, Henry McDaniel. He was from Va. Monroe County I think. He served throughout the war of the Rebellion, in the Cavalry in the forces of that state. Will you let me know if there are any records in your Dept.
Guy McDaniel Oak Hill, Ohio

Clarksville Ga.
Mch 9th 09
To Secretary of the Interior Washington. R
My Dear Sir, Will you kindly tell me if you have any record of "Henry McDaniel, of either Virginia or S. C. - Was a Revolutionary soldier, - He was raised in Va. - but have reason to believe he had land granted him in S. C. for military services —
Also any record of Louis Salmons, - was killed by British soldiers, while at his home on a visit to family on the Savannah river, either Georgia or S Carolina side. Was probably enlisted in Carolina or Ga. troops.
Will appreciate favor of a reply.
Most Sincerely
Mrs E. R. Davis —

Feb 15-1913-
Commissioner of Pensions - Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Kindly send me at your earliest conve- nience the record of ser- vice in the Revolution of the Pensioners - "Henry McDaniel, Gallia Co. Ohio in 1834", and "Benjamin Williams, Gallia Co. Ohio, 1834."
Thanking you in advance I am.
Yours Very Truly Mrs Virginia McDaniel Glover
Apartment 2 -
No 32 East Ave Atlanta Ga

CLAYTON HOTEL COMPANY OWNERS.
FIFTH & CHURCH STREETS
European Plan
CHARLOTTE, N. C. 4/10 1916
The Pension Department Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Please write me all the information you have about Henry McDaniel who enlisted in the Revolutionary War from Va. He was wounded in the battle of Kings Mountain 1780 for which he received a pension I am his great granddaughter and I am down here seeking all the information possible to obtain regarding him and his service in the Revolutionary War.
Respectfully,
Jesta McDaniel Richards Salisbury
Genl Del.
N.C.

V. L. H. Rev. War Section.
3-1865
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
April 19, 1916.
Jesta McDaniel Richards, General Delivery, Salisbury, N. C.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the 10" instant, you are advised that the record of Henry McDaniel R. F. 6,678 Revolutionary War, was forwarded you September 20, 1909.
It is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish the same statement more than once to the same person.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL OAK PARK, ILLINOIS M. R. McDaniel, Superintendent
April 15, 1924.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Please give me the military record of:
Henry McDaniel
who enlisted in the Revolutionary War from Bedford County, Virginia.
His oldest son was named John McDaniel. Is he the one who was Surgeon General in the War of 1812?
Very truly yours,
M. R. McDaniel
M.D.WF

1662 Dalton Ave., Huntington, W. Va., September 19, 1927
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please refer to U. S. Pension Rolls of Ohio, 1835, Volume 3, Page 122, and give me any of the following information concerning Henry McDaniel who served in the Revolutionary War from Virginia as a private, you can.
Would like to know if possible the maiden name of his wife. All I know is that her family or Christian name was Hannah. Would also like to know where the birthplace of Henry McDaniel was, that is, whether or not he was born in Virginia, and if not, in which one of the Colonies, and if not born in America, in what country of Europe.
If you have any other information from your pension records concerning the above named party and his family history, would greatly appreciate your furnishing it if not too much trouble.
The above information is needed by me in support of an application in the organization, "Sons of the American Revolution".
Thanking you in advance for any information you can furnish me, I remain,
Yours very truly,
H. B. Maddy H. B. Maddy

495 Courtland St., Atlanta, Ga., 3/3/24
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Rev. War Section
Washington N.C.
My dear Mr. Commissioner;
Will you kindly give me the record of Revolutionary Service and Pen- sion record of Henry McDaniel of Va.? Reference for his service as given by the 9th Annual Report, 1911-1912 by the Library Board and State Library of the Va. State Library is as follows: "McDaniel, Henry. S. of W. 1835. Pen 3, Ohio, 122" Kindly appreciate your kindness.
Yours truly Lodowick J. Hill

MRS. AUBREY J. PECK 1516 KANAWHA STREET CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
February 25, 1930
U. S. Pension Bureau Revolutionary Division Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Kindly send me at your very earliest convenience, the Revolutionary Record of Henry M c Daniel , S. of W. 1835; Pen. 3, Ohio 122.
Thanking you, I am Yours very truly, Mrs. Aubrey J. Peck

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. Henry W. Daniel Ref. 6678.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spring 1779 Oct. 1779 Pvt. James Arthur Lynch Pa.   discharged at Leamington                                            
Battles engaged in, Brandywine where he was wounded in thigh Residence of soldier at enlistment, born in Bedford Co. Pa. Date of application for pension, Sept. 20-1855. For ch. was al. Residence at date of application, Galena Co. Ohio when he moved from Va. in 1810 Age at date of application, born in Pennsylvania Co. Va. Nov. 1765 Remarks: (died Sept. 28, 1838 in Galena Co. Ohio)  Sarah married in Greenbrier Co. Va. May 15, 1788 Hannah Bryan. She died  in Galena Co. Ohio May 5, 1841 aged 75 years.  In 1833, John, legit. Icher, Sarah married - Brads. Alexander, Benjamin  Ephraim. John married - Shumate one of the only living children.
Very respectfully,
as Henry had no title and  rejection was only a legal one  it has not been recorded above Commissioner.