Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,451, Starke Wright, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Wright, Starke
S. 6,451
CONTENTS
carded

2760 Virginia
Starke Wright
of Louisiana in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Madison of the Regt commanded by Col. Taylor in the Virginia line for 2 1/2 years - from 1779.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 - Dollars & Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Dec r 32 and sent to J. F. Holladay. Twp mans Store, Va.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 40
$160.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book D Vol. 7 Page 120

7904
Starks Wright
from 1779 private 2 years 2 yrs. 6 mo. $ 80.
admit if on Roll
on Roll
H. Holladay

7904  BRIEF in the case of  Starks Wright  County of Louisa  in the State of Virginia  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? _____  3. How old is he? 68  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.     Period.  Duration of Service.  Rank.  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.    Years,  Months,  Days.      enlisted entered as a substitute  17 not in service  2  6  private  Gen. Capt. Ambrose Maddison Col. F. Taylor V a Line Capt. Martin Col. H. Richardson Gen. Lawson    about  40   "     5. In what battles was he engaged? Siege of York  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange County V a  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Virginia
County of Louisa } s.s.
On this 14 th day of August 1832 personally appears before in open court, before the justices of the county court of Louisa now sitting, Starke Wright a resident of the county of Louisa and state of Virginia aged 68 or 69 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he was born in the county of Orange in the state of Virginia, the date he was not known certainly, as there is no record of his age as far as he knows, but that he is told that he is 68 or 69 years of age, and he believes that to be his age - That he was living in the county of Orange when he first went into the service - That he enlisted in the state line of Virginia (the date he cannot recollect) under Capt. Ambrose Madison, in the regi- ment of Col. Francis Taylor as a private when troops were enlisted to guard the prisoners that were captured with Burgoyne - James Burton was Lieut. of the company at the time that he enlisted, but subsequent- ly Capt. Madison resigned his commission, and Bur- ton was commissioned in his place - That he was stationed sometimes in the county of Albemarle and sometimes at Winchester in the county of Frederick, the length of time that he served at each place he does not recollect, but he served at either the one or the other as long as Burgoyne's men remained in Virginia; he was discharged from this service when Cornwallis in- vaded Virginia, and the prisoners were sent out of the way - after having served as well as he recollects two years and six months - he cannot certainly re- collect the dates as he before said, but he is certain that he served not less than the time that he has stated - In the month of August in

the same year of his discharge from the service aforesaid, after having returned to his father's in the county of Orange he substituted himself for Martin Barron in Capt. Martin's company of militia from the county of Albemarle in the state of Virginia. Col. Robert Richardson, and Genl. Lawson were superior officers in command there over him — the army was in about five miles of Williamsburg at the time that he took the place of Barron — and he remained with the army under the Marquis De La Fayette, till they were joined by Genl. Washington with his forces, and then till the surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown, when he was discharged — he cannot recollect the date of his entering on this service or of his discharge, but he thinks that on this occasion he served about forty days — He was not in any engagement during the war, except at the siege of Yorktown — He received a written discharge from his first service at Winchester which he has since lost, not knowing that it was of any value — but he does not recollect that he did receive one at Yorktown — He has lived since the Revolution in Kentucky and also in the state of Georgia, but for the last thirty years in Virginia, and for the last ten years in this county of Louisa.
William Y. Hite and Peter M. Daniel who live in his neighborhood and know him will testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension list or roll of the agency of any state or territory — Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Starke his Wright mark
We William Y. Hite a clergyman residing in the county of Louisa and state of Virginia and Peter M. Daniel residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Starke Wright who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration, that he believes him to be 68 or 69 years of age.

of age; that he is reported to be and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to be a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and { William Y. Hite } year aforesaid. } Peter M. Daniel
And the W. Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 William Y. Hite who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman residing in the county of Louisa, and that Peter M. Daniel who has signed the same is a resident of the same county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
James Michie P.S.
I John Hunter Clerk of the county court of Louisa do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings, of the W. court in the matter of the application of Starke Wright for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this day of 1832. in the 57 th year of our foundation.
John Hunter

Revway
6451. ✓ INVALID.
File No. 6451
Starke Wright Pr Rev war
Act: June 7 th 52
Index:—Vol. a , Page 417
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Starke Wright which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides ? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides ? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so ? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served ? No V. * Has he mentioned 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 ? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations ? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 ? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion ? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed ? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal ? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? _____
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? _____
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? _____
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? _____
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Sep-24.
To
Claims of revolutionary soldiers under the act of June 7 th 1832.
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The Hon. Lewis Cass. Secretary of War. Washington.
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I enclose the Declarations of William Date & Starke Wright made under the act of June 7 th 1832 for the purpose of obtaining a pension for their revolutionary services. Be pleased to inform them of the result of their application by a line addressed to the subscriber - My Post Office is Swinyards Store - Spotsylvania Virginia. If their services are suffi- ciently authenticated & they are admitted on the pension list - let me know also what further steps they must take to obtain their pensions - If their services are not sufficiently authenticated, let me know in what the deficiency consists and what further, they must do before they can be put on the pension list - And you will, quick oblige them and
Your Obat. Servt.
J. H. Holladay