Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6641, for John Massey, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Massey, John
W. 6641
Mass.
" Mercy
B.L.Wt. 2350-100.
N.H.
Phelps, Martha
CONTENTS
Name also appears as Mersey and Massie. (Former widow)

A.C. Cameron. May, 17 th 1845, " " " " 18 th "
6,002 Iowa Martha Phelps, for widow of Maj John Massey who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued
23 rd day of Dec r 1856.
and sent to
M rs S. Stockney, Present.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 200. Vol. 1

let to Hm. J. W. Abbott Dec 12 '44
18,964.
Kentucky.
John Massey, or, Mercy.
of Campbell Co in the State of Ken y who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain _____ of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Armands in the line, for the term of 81 War
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of March 1823.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of May 1823 and Sent to W. W. Southgate Esq New York. N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of March 1823 $ 1 - 3 Semi ann. all'ce ending Sep r 1823 48 $ 49 - 3
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
March 1 st 1823
Death not on

John Mapes or John Mercy on file
2076. 157. Correct Var To No. Mapes, Peter his. Yel. S. 1781. Dec. 1 st 1781 Not the Sol -

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Campbell county. Campbell circuit Feb.
On the 26 th day of April in the year 1822 personally appeared in open court being a court of record constituted by an act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the second judicial district in and for the county of Campbell, and circuit of said John Haskins aged sixty one years a resident of the county of Campbell, and the Commonwealth of said who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath solemnly declare that he served as a soldier in the revolutionary war as follows: That he was four years and six months in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war, that he was three years and six months of that time in the regular service, that he was the first six months in which he served in the Haskins' chussetts regiment commanded by Col. Michael Jackson, and in Capt. Parnam's company in the Haskins' chussetts line on the continental establishment, that after the first six months he enlisted for three years in Capt. Bates' company in the 8 th Regiment commanded by Col. Michael Jackson, that shortly after he enlisted in Bates' company he was attached to Col. Scamills detachment in the Haskins' chussetts line in the continental service, until after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York Town in Virginia, that he was then transferred into Col. Armoung's regiment of Dragoons in which he served until after the war, and in the month of November following he was discharged by Col. Armoung at Little York Pennsylvania, that he was at the siege of York Town Virginia and served through the whole of it, that at the taking of Cornwallis he was slightly wounded.

in the list. That he has been discharged and knows of no person now that could prove it. I have a wife aged forty years and three sons. Robert fifteen years, Hugh ten years, and Charles a year five years of age.
I am now getting old and infirm and feel incompetent to support myself and family by labour and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by sale or any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolution war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or security, contract, or debt due me, nor have any income or property other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
  Two beds & bedding of the value of  $50.00.    Three tables all of the value of  15.00.    Eight chairs of the value of  8.00.    Kitchen furniture all of the value of  30.00.    Crocker of the value of  12.00.     $115.00  
signed. John Maki
I have a molo on Richard Mullin for the sum of $10. doubtful. also a molo on John Bargain for $12. molo good. also a molo on David Leary for $6. molo good. also a molo on Peter M. Arthur for $8. good. I am indebted to Fletcher & Munroe in the sum of forty five Dollars. McIlvain & Co. owe me a judgment against me for $18. and a few cents. I am indebted to Richard Southgate & Co. for

for house rent and a mold for $75. The commonwealths Banks hold my mold for about $40. signed. John N. Nafsy
I was born in the State of Massachusetts and as soon as I came of age I moved out of the city of my country. sworn to & declared before me this 2nd day of February. 1822. John Trimble
Judge of the Judicial District State of Kentucky
State of Kentucky Campbell County Set.
I James Taylor clerk of the Campbell circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court: And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is One hundred and fifteen dollars —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 18th day of April in the year of our Lord 1823.
James Taylor

State of Iowa } County of Des Moines }
On this sixth day of October 1856 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Des Moines State of Iowa, Martha Phelps a Resident of the City of Burlington, Des Moines County & State aforesaid aged Seventy Eight Years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 3 d of Feb y 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war That she is the widow of John Maffey who was a private in the army of the Revolution After his death she was married to Jonah Phelps in August 1833. Said Phelps died in June 1835. She further declares that she was married to John Maffey on the 3 d day of July Eighteen Hundred & nineteen & that her said husband died on the 23 rd day of September Eighteen Hundred & thirty that she was not married to him prior to the second of Jan y Eighteen Hundred And at the time above stated, She further declares that she is now a widow. Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written
Martha Phelps
The above declaration was subscribed and sworn to before me this 6 th day of October 1856
D K Harris Justice of the Peace
56 22 34 40 14

State of Iowa
Des Moines County 3p
I, A. J. Mespenger Clerk of the District Court within & for said County hereby certify that D. H. Harris Esq whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate was at the time of subscribing the same an acting justice of the Peace in & for said County duly selected and qualified according to law. & that his said signature is genuine.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court at Burlington in said County this 7th day of October A.D. 1880.
A. J. Mespenger. Clerk Dist Court D.M.C.
Send Certificate to Mr. Stockbury Washington D.C. S.E. Wing

State of Iowa } County of Des Moines }
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Des Moines State of Iowa, Martha Phelps a Resident of the City of Burlington County & State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration that the family Records from which the following copy of Records of the Marriage of John Massey & Martha Allen was copied is a correct & true Record of the same.
Martha Phelps
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 21 st day of October 1856.
D. K. Harris Justice of the Peace
John Massey and Martha Allen was married on the 3 rd day of July A.D. 1817. in Newport Ky
I certify the foregoing Record to be a correct transcript from the family Bible produced & sworn to as above, D. K. Harris Justice of the Peace
State of Iowa } Des Moines County }
A. J. Messenger, Clerk of the District Court of said County, hereby certify that D. K. Harris Esq., whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the Peace, in & for said County, duly elected and qualified according to law, and that full faith and credit is due his official acts as such Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Burlington in

said County this 21 st day of October A. D. 1856.
A. J. Wepenger Clerk Dist Court D. M. Co

Form for Declarations and Pleadings
Charles Mason heir of John Mas- on dec?
to the Power of Attorney.
H. P. Gained

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.
By an act of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:
State of Illinois County of Knox }
I, Charles Mafie heir at law of John Mafie (John Mersy) do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that he the said John Mafie did enter the service in 1781, for the term of the war and served as Private Began in the Legion No. 1 under the command of Colonel Armand of the Virginia line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war .
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to him the said John Mafie on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Know all men by these presents, That I, Charles Mafie aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Herbert P. Gaine -- to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest, Elisha H. King John Ferguson
Charles Mafie
Personally appeared the abovenamed Charles Mafie , -- subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest, Elisha H. King John Ferguson
Dated at Princeton Dec 30 1844
David Roberson Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above written David Roberson was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Illinois -- at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Princeton this thirtieth day of December 1844.
Henry J. Runkle Clerk, County Commission Court of Knox County, Illinois

November 1, 1938
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BA-J/MCS John Massey, W.6641
Honorable William L. Nelson House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Nelson:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W.6641, based on the military service of John Massey. The surname also appears as Mercy, Mersey and Marcy.
He was born in Massachusetts but the date of birth, exact place of birth and names of parents are not given.
He enlisted, date and place not given, served in Captain "Barnam's" company (evidently meant for Varnum's company) and in Captain Bates' company in Colonel Michael Jackson's Massachusetts regiment; shortly after he enlisted in Captain Bates' company he was attached to Colonel Scammell's detachment, served through the entire siege of Yorktown, was slightly wounded in the hip during the capture of Cornwallis, and after the surrender of Cornwallis he was transferred to Colonel Armand's regiment of dragoons in which regiment he served "until after the war and in the month of November following he was discharged" having served four years and six months in all, as private.
See Rev. ch. Joseph Bates b. 33985
John Massey was allowed pension on his application executed April 26, 1822, at which time he was sixty-one years of age and was living in Campbell County, Kentucky.
He died September 25, 1830 or 1831, in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky.
He married July 3, 1817, in Newport, Kentucky, Martha Allen. She married in August, 1833, Josiah Phelps, and he died in June, 1835.

On account of the Revolutionary War service of John Massey, her former husband, Martha Phelps was allowed pension on her application executed October 6, 1856, while living in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, aged seventy-eight years.
In 1822 the soldier, John Massey, referred to his sons, Robert aged fifteen years, Hugh aged ten years, and Charles aged five years. In 1844 the soldier's son, Charles, was living in Knox County, Illinois.
No reference was made to a marriage of the soldier prior to 1817 and there are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

State of Indiana } Rush County } ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Rush & State aforesaid, Joseph M c Pike who being duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the following affidavit That John Massey & Martha Allen was married in his house & in his presence in the Year 1816 or 1817 & that he knew said wife of said Massey afterwards as the widow of John Massey a pensioner on the Kentucky Rolls who resided from the date of his marriage with her in Newport Campbell County Kentucky
Joseph M c Pike
Sworn to & subscribed to before me this 17 th day of November 1856
Syme W. Johnson Esq. Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana } Rush County } ss.
I George H. H. Clerk of the Rush Circuit Court do hereby certify that Squire W. Robinson before whom the within and foregoing acknowledgment was taken was at the time thereof an acting justice of the Peace within And for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and by law authorized to take such acknowledgements and that the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine and that full faith and credit are due all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Rushville this 17 th day of Nov A.D. 1856
George H. H. Clerk

18,821c
John Massey Campbell 6° Kty.
Wm. Southgate Newport, Kty.
Rec. 13 May 1823
Southport Feb 26 1823
Mr. Massey Secy War Washington City
Free

Sir,
I have taken the liberty to forward to your department the declaration of John Massey of this place, in order to obtain a pension under the acts of congress. The amount of his property you will discover is inconsiderable. He informs me that it is probable he was discharged under the name of "John Marcy" - a circumstance which did not occur to him until after the declaration was made and which he alleges must have happened in the frequent transfers from one company & regt. to another - He also informs me that he entered under the name of John Massey and was always under the impression that his name was so enrolled - If there should be no difficulty he requests that you would forward to me the necessary documents in order to procure his pension - On behalf of the applicant. I can safely add that he is an honest man, and a worthy citizen - and doubtless requires the aid of his country - And for the correctness of my agency & the truth of my remarks - I refer you to the Revd John M c Lean of your city, with whom I have the pleasure of a personal acquaintance - & who will no doubt satisfy you in relation to any inquiry made

Upon the subject of my character.
I forwarded
To your apartment some time since the amended declaration of Jacob Mofford which I hope you have recd? and should attend to -
I am Sir Very respectfully Your ob t Serv t
Rev. J. B. Calhoun Secy War. U.S.
Wm Wright Southgate
New Port. Kentucky Apr. 1823

Newton Jan 16/45
To the Commissioner of the Genl. Land Office Washington City. H. G.
Rept referred to the Pension Office Jan 16/45
H. P. Haines

Cincinnati, Hamilton County State of Ohio, Jan. 11 th 1845.
Sir,
I send you enclosed, the proof of Charles Masic of Illinois, being the  only heir at law, in fee, of John Masic late of Campbell County in the State of Kentucky, decd.; - And I also send with the proof of his being the only heir, his power of attorney to me, as his agent, to apply for and obtain the land warrant for one hundred acres of Bounty land, due to him as heir &c.
You will please send the Warrant in a letter addressed to me, as above. -
I am aware, that it might be said, that I ought to have constituted and appointed an Attor- ney in Washington City, with the same forms of acknowledgment as those observed in the power from Charles Masic to me. - But I presume from your long acquaintance with me in the character of an Agent for Revolutionary and other pensions, that you will consider this let- ter sufficient for such a purpose as it is intended for. - If however, you deem a formal power of attorney necessary, I will send it, when in- formed of your wishes. -
I am Sir, Very respectfully, your obed. Servt.
H. P. Gaines

Cincinnati, Ohio
February 1 st 1845.
Sir,
Your letter of the 27 th ultimo, enclosing a warrant N o 2350 for 100 acres of land, dated the same day as your letter, in favor of Charles Magie, son and only heir of John - Mercy, alias Magie, dec d , who was a soldier in St. Marks Legion.
The Warrant aforesaid, was signed by the Hon ble W m Wilkins, Secretary of War, and Registered and Countersigned by yourself, as Commissioner of Pensions.
I am respectfully,
your obed t Serv t
H. P. Gaines, Atty. Bagent for Charles Magie, heir &c.

H. P. Gaines
Ans d
Nov. 23 d 1844
to let said his law
H
The Commissioner of the General Land Office Washington City U. S.
Heaton
Nov 30/44
Rec d Nov 10 th 1844

Cincinnati, Ohio October 26 th 1844.
Sir,
I am employed on be- half of Charles Massie, the only heir of John Massie, late of New- port, Kentucky, and to enquire of you in relation to the Bounty land to which he is entitled in right of the said John, for Revolutionary servi- ces. —
The said John was a soldier, or rather a count. en- listed for, and actually served during the war, in Col. Morton's Regiment, in the Massachusetts Line on Conti- nental establishment. — He died

in the year 1831. up to which period, he received a pension, and of course the evidence in the Pension Office will show such facts as will prove his claim to Bounty land. - Please answer this letter by return mail, and state whether said John Magpie, or any person in his name, has receive said Bounty land. -
I am respectfully yours &c
H. P. Gurney
Nov. 23 d 1844 - Sent Regulations to be complied with by the heirs of John Magpie, or Absentee - who it appears from his Pension papers belonged to Armand's Legion at the close of the war, and entitled to said Legion among those to whom bounty lands are still due.

Pension Office
Decr 12. 1844
Sir,
The letter of Mr. T. D. Snyder is herewith returned. I am unable to determine whether the 1 th  his widow of John Massey, or Macey, is entitled to a pension, as the date of the marriage is not stated. If they were married prior to the termination of his service, her case would be embraced by the law of July 4. 1836, and if subsequently to the performance of the service, and before the 1 st of January, 1794, she may obtain a pension under the act of July 7. 1838. But if they were married since the year 1793, she would not be entitled to a pension under any law. In regard to the claim for bounty land in right of the above-mentioned John Massey or Macey. I have to inform you that "Regulations", necessary to be complied with by the heirs of said Massey, in their in their application for the bounty aforesaid, were sent on the 23 rd ult. to Mr. H. P. Gaines, of Cincinnati, Ohio. who wrote to this Office for the same, alleging that he was empowered to do so by Charles Massey who he represents to be the son and only heir at law of John Massey, or Macey. etc.
Hon. J. W. Tibbatts
VA R
I am unable to state with accuracy what pay or bounty the  say whether the State of Massachusetts gave her troops. When any of those persons are pensioned, their pensions are regulated according to the pay allowed by the United States for revolutionary services.

Mem. of Rep. 9 th Dec. 1844. J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Penins. Sir
You will oblige me at your earliest convenience by furnishing the information desired in the enclosed letter & return with it the letter at your earliest conve- nience -
I have the honor to be very respectfully your At. servt. John W. Liberty

John Massey, or Massey - of Campbell County, Kentucky - claim for Pension filed by Wright W. Southgate Esq. of Newport News in 1823
States that he served 2 years & 6 months in the 9 th Mass s Reg t raised by Col. M c Jackson - that upon the first 6 mos s he enlisted for 3 years in Capt. Bates' Comp y of said Reg t - that he was attached to Col s Sava's and Pistachant's until after the surrender of Cornwallis - that he was then transferred to Col s "Harmony's", Reg t of Dragoons, in which he served until after the war, and in the month of Nov r following was discharged by Col s "Harmony" - at Little York, Penn s . - In his Pension papers he states and referred to his family, that he has three Sons viz - Robert, Hugh, & Charles - and that he was born in the State of Mass s .

No 1474. Vol 1. page 17 - Certificate for $239-15. issued Nov 13 th 1983. to John McCray - of Sanando, Legion

Brief in the case of Martha Phelps formerly widow of John Massey of Iowa - under the Act of Feb 3 1853 -
Her husband was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 at $966 per year and died in 1830 -
Marriage proved by an eye witness to the performance of the ceremony, - and by a certified copy of the entry in the Family Bible.
Cohabitation, general reputation of man and wife, her identity as the widow of the pensioner, his death, the death of her second husband & her present widowhood proved especially to the Repeal Act.
Sent to Mr. Stickney Esq
Present
Thomas D. Elyman Hull

This soldier was transferred to Annapolis, Md. on Act of June 27 th June, 185. No. 2350. to Chas. H. Haper, for one year at a time of free passage - draft No. 11.143. for 80. ac. & 11.144. for 20 days from Mar 9 th 46.

No 6,513
Martha Phelps formerly widow of John Massey
Kentucky
Iowa
Let Wm Stickney Oct 30/56.
Same Dec. 15/56.
Act February 3, 1833.

Pension Office, December 15, 1836.
Sir,
In respect to the claim for pension under act of February 3, 1833, of Martha Phelps, as formerly the widow of John Massey, I have to state that the printed instructions sent you required that the declaration of Claimant should be made before a Court of Record, or it must be shown that she is unable to attend such Court. The affidavits now received are also defective. The Justice of the Peace should have certified the credibility of the witnesses. It is also required that the bible containing a record of her marriage should be transmitted to this office - it will be returned if desired -
Very respectfully,
W. Volney Commissioner!
William Stickney, Esq. Present.

Washington Dec 8 th 1836
Geo Whiting Esq, Comm d Pensions.
Sir,
Enclosed please find further evidence in the case of Martha Phelps being the Affidavit of Harvey Ray Jr. Chas Massey, & Joseph M c Pike, all in due form which I presume concludes the evidence.
As the Applicant is in destitute cir- cumstances, I trust it will be convenient to inclose me her Certificate of Pension without delay.
Yours very resp y , W m Stickney
Present

State of Iowa } County of Des Moines } ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Des Moines & State of Iowa Harvey Ray Jr who being duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following affidavit To wit That Martha Phelps formerly widow of John Massey a Pensioner on the Kentucky Rolls is now living a widow, in the city of Burlington County & State aforesaid Harvey Ray Jr
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 27 day of November 1856 D H Harris Justice of the Peace
State of Iowa } Des Moines County } ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Des Moines State of Iowa, Charles Massey who being duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following affidavit To wit That he was personally acquainted with Martha Phelps while the widow of John Massey a Pensioner on the Kentucky Rolls who resided in Newport Campbell County Kentucky and said Charles Massey further declares that

the said Martha Phelps is now living the widow of Josiah Phelps in the city of Burlington county of Lee Morris & State of Iowa
Charles Masey
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 27 th day of November 1856
D. K. Harris Justice of the Peace
State of Iowa } Lee Morris County } ss
I hereby certify that D. K. Harris whose genuine signature is affixed to the two foregoing Certificates is at this date being the date at which he subscribed the same an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly elected and qualified according to the laws of said State of Iowa, and that he is empowered by the laws of said State to administer oaths re- witness my hand & the seal of said Court this 27 th day of November A.D. 1856
A. J. Messenger Clerk, D. C. Lee Morris County Iowa

Martha Phelps formerly widow of John Wesley Iowa
adm 3 Feb 1853 $96 a year from the interest of the let
Leah Wm Stickney Esq Present

November 1, 1938
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BA-J/MCS William Luckie, S.7165 John Massey, W.6641
Honorable William L. Nelson House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Nelson:
Reference is made to your letter of October 29, 1938, requesting information relative to Revolutionary War pensioners, John Massey, Massy or Massie, pensioned in Campbell County, Virginia, aged 73 (in 1835) commencement of pension in 1818, and William Lucky or Luckie who was pensioned in Rowan County, North Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information relative to a John Massey (searched under all spellings) who was pensioned from Campbell County, Virginia.
You are furnished herewith, the record of William Luckie who was pensioned from Rowan County, North Carolina, also the record of John Massey who was pensioned under the Act of March 18, 1818, while living in Campbell County, Kentucky, and who would have been about seventy-three years of age in 1835. John Massey is recorded in the "List of Pensioners" reported by the Secretary of War in 1835 as then aged seventy-three years and a resident of Campbell County, Kentucky, and pensioned under the Act of March 18, 1818; as he died in 1830 or 1831 according to evidence shown in papers on file under pension claim, W.6641, his age and residence in 1835 are erroneously recorded on said report.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

The General Acct. Office, Mr. Manning's div. reported by telephone November 3, 1938, that the date of last payment of pen- sion of this Joseph Massey or Mercy, was September, 1830, and that the date of death is not on their records. The soldier had then resided in Campbell Co., Ky. for 15 yrs., prior to which, he had resided resided in Mass.
MNV Nov. 3, 1938

WILLIAM L. NELSON
SECOND MISSOURI DISTRICT
WASHINGTON ADDRESS: 225 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
HOME ADDRESS: COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
MEMBER: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
October 29, 1938
Mr. A. D. Hiller Administrative Assistant Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hiller:
One of our constituents wishes to obtain the Revolutionary War record of William Lucky (Luckie) age 77, from Rowan County, North Carolina, private pension given in 1833. She also wishes to obtain similar information regarding John Massey, (Massy or Massie), age 73, Campbell County, Virginia, commencement of pension in 1818. She wishes this information for work in the D. A. R.
Thanking you, I am
Sincerely yours,
WL Nelson
S

Aug 13 - an account owing somewhere for in- ity for the payment means to be made thereon 1938 Nov. 1. List. to Hon. Wm. L. Nelson. N.C.
Recy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6641
Martha Phelps family Wid John Massey Dist Rev War
Act: Feb. 38  1853
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Mercy, alias, Massie N o . 2350
John Massie alias John Mercy -
Charles Massie to Prof of 38 th & 39 th Ship The U. States
H. P. Gaines Cincinnati Ohio

State of Ohio, Hamilton County, ss
At a court of Common Pleas held for said County of Hamilton, on the 3 rd day of December 1844. Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Charles Massie is the son and only heir at law in fee to John Massie (or John Massey as he was sometimes called) late of the County of Campbell and Commonwealth of Kentucky, deceased who said he was a private Dragoon in the Regiment (or Legion) commanded by Col. Armand, in the War of the Revolution; that the said John Massie was a revolutionary Pensioner for several years, and to the time of his death which was on the 25 th day of September in the year 1831. in New Port in said County of Campbell and Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Mrs Massie and Thomas Snyder examined as witnesses.
The State of Ohio ss Hamilton County ss
J. Edward C. Roll Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Hamilton do hereby certify that the foregoing is correctly copied from the Journals of said Court of December Term thereof A.D. 1844
J. M. Armstrong Attest of My hand and affixed the Seal of said Court of Common

Pleas. at Cincinnati this Sixth day of December A.D. 1844
E. C. Noll, Clerk, E. C. Noll.
James M. McMaster Esq.
The State of Ohio Hamilton County ss
vs. William B.
Calwell President Judge of the ninth Judicial District of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the State of Ohio. the same being a Court of Law and record within and for said County of Hamilton. do certify that Edward C. Noll is Clerk of said Court and James M. McMaster is his deputy thereof. And that his attestation aforesaid is in due form of Law. and that its effects by him so done full faith and credit are and ought to be given in Judicature and thereout
In testimony whereof I do here to subscribe my name, at Cincinnati this Sixth day of December A.D. 1844.
William B. Calwell Pres. Judge