Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,430, for Robert Mc Corkel, Virginia

SERVICE
Va.
McCorkel Robert
NUMBER
S. 9430
carded.
CONTENTS

Chic 25.978.
Robert, N. W. Corkel of Vincennes, in the State of Ohio - who was a P & Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain Buer of the Regt commanded by Col Wood in the Virginia - line for -
1 Yr 3 Mo Sgt 90.00 6 Mo Jr 20.00 110.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio - at the rate of 110 Dollars & Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Febry and sent to - 1834 J. H. Patton, Heir at Law
Arrears to the 4th of Sept - 1833 - 275.00 Pension allowances ending 4th Oct 34. 55.00 d. March 10, 1833 $ 330.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. W. Sprague Clerk Book Vol. 8 Page 17

Declaration of 7465
Robt. W. Corkel
for a Pension
Laws. Co Ohio -
not Entered in
court August 29 1832
XXXX 12.228
Recd 20 Sep 1832
Solomon Beckley Esq - Agent Punington Laurence Co Ohio

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 -
State of Ohio
County of Lawrence p: 3 Court of Common Pleas of August Term 1832 -
On this 29 day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared before the Judges of the court of com. Pleas aforesaid, in open court, Robert M c Corkel, a resident of Union Township in the county of Lawrence aforesaid, aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, both on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That, firstly, he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of October 1776 - (the day of the month he does not remember), at Staunton, Augusta County Virginia, for the term of two years, with aid served in the 12 th Regt. of the Virginia Line, under the following named officers, to wit, in the company commanded by Capt. Michael Boyer (or Bowyer) (The lieutenant's name was Robert Gamble, Ensign John M c Dowell) The Regt. was commanded by Col o James Wood - & Gen l Scott commanded the Brigade - Immediately after he enlisted, he went into the service & served faithfully the whole term, as follows, The company during the following winter were stationed at the head of Monongahela River - remained there till March 1777 - From there they went to Philadelphia - Here Declarant was sick with the small pox for some weeks - as soon as he recovered he marched & joined the main army near West Point - From there he went with the army to Brandywine & Germantown, & fought in the battles - Lay at Valley Forge during the winter following - In the spring or summer of 1778 went with the army through New Jersey to White Plains, thence to West Point where he continued till he was regularly discharged on the 14 November 1778 - This term of service was performed as a private - He further declares that he was born & resided at Augusta County, Virginia, six miles S.W. of Staunton when he enlisted - resided at Augusta Co. at commencement & for years after the war
And the said Robert M c Corkel further declares, secondly, that sometime in the summer of 1780, (the month & day he does not recollect) he enlisted again at the same place when he still resided in Augusta County, Virginia for the term of eighteen months, & faithfully served the whole term under the officers & at the places following

following - to wit, In the company commanded by Capt Stubble in the first Regt. of the Virginia Line, commanded by Col. Thomas - in Genl. Greene's Brigade - Immediately after he enlisted he went into the Southern States & continued there till about the close of the year 1781 - when he was regularly discharged - He enlisted for this term at Staunton in Virginia - Then marched to the right of Guilford to Ninety Six - when he lay with the company besieging the Fort 42 days - Then returned towards Virginia - Then marched to Orangeburg in South Carolina - Then to Columbia, Eutaw Springs & Camden, at which latter place he was discharged. He was in the Battle of Eutaw Springs, - Fort Friday & several other skirmishes - This latter service was performed in the capacity of orderly sergeant . - He the first signed by Col. Russell - at the termination of both the before specified terms of service but whether in entering or at the first or by whom signed he cannot say - He has now no documentary evidence of his service or discharge.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency, in any state -
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
Signed Jos Wheeler Clerk
Robert M'Coakel
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
I, Jos. Wheeler, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Robert M'Coakel for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 29 day of August 1832 - and of this state the thirtieth
Jos Wheeler Clerk

J. 465
Robert McCarroll Ohio
Adm 1. year 8 Mo. Serf. 6 " private Heath
Hon S. H. Newton Ho of Reps

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
18 th Jany 1834
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 subjocined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Robert McCorhale
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 2 priv Capt. Barringer Col. Morton 72 years Augusta   1780 1. 6. Serg. Gauntz Va. Traditionary  
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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
L.S. 9420
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Robert McCarroll a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct. 10 1776 to 14. 1778 Pvt. Michael Bowers James Wood Pa.   Summer 1780 16 mos Adj. Sgt. Stirling Harris        
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown, ninety-six Eutaw Springs & Fort Ender Residence of soldier at enlistment, Shenington Augusta Co. Va. Date of application for pension, Aug. 29, 1832. His wife was alive. Residence at date of application, Union Township, Lawrence Co. Ohio. Age at date of application, 72 years born in Augusta Co. Va. Oct. 10, 1760 Remarks: died Feb. 10, 1833. from A.B.  There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1917 Sept. 20 Hist. to Estelle R. Morrison
Revman
9430
INVALID.
File No. 9430
Robert M c Karkle
Prim Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 246
[Arrangement of 1870.]

This is to Certify , That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 5 th day of November 1782 in the name of Robert M c Haskell — as a Sergeant of Infantry for £ 54. 0. 0 , which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Capt. Culbertson and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
(22 nd ) day of January — 1834.
J. E. Heath AUDITOR.

Auditors Office of Virginia 24. January 1834.
Sir
I have received yours of the 18 th inst, enclosing the papers of Robert M c Coakle - and I now enclose you a certificate concerning Robert M c Korkle - the only variance in their names being in the letter K - I am inclined to think that they were one and the same person. It does not appear that the M c Korkle drew land bounty - but by a memo made in a Book kept by Capt Gamble of the continental line it appears that he received clothing in April 1778 - As the Applicant mentions Gamble's name in his declaration - Gamble's memorandum may be regarded as corroborative.
Very respectfully
Your Obedient Serv
J. E. Heath

Rev Sec #4823 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebr. Sept. 15, 1917.
Mr. E. C. Tienan, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I thank you very much for the information regarding Isaac Williams's Revolutionary record.
Robert McCrindle also spelled

his name Robert McCorkel .
Will you be good enough to look again for that name? I am informed by my distant kinsman, Mr. T. O. McCorkle of Washington, that our ancestor's name appears on this record. He enlisted 1776 at Staunton, Va. Was first private and then orderly sergeant. Was discharged 1780. and re-enlisted 1780. His wife's

wife was Elizabeth, daughter of one Forrest. Robert Mc Corkel or Mc Corkel was at Valley Forge, and at Eutaw Springs, where he took part in battle.
I am sorry to trouble you again about the matter.
Sincerely,
Miss Estelle R. Morrison