Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8774, for John Swindle, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Swindle, John Hannah
N 8774
CONTENTS

4266
Kentucky
John Smindle
of Boone in the State of Ky: who was a Pvt. in the Compy commanded by Captain Hill of the Regt commanded by Col Barbour in the Va line for 6 mo: from 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 - Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Jan: 33 and sent 18 th R.M. Johnson. House of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 30- Sem=ant. allowance ending Mar: 4, 33 10-
$ 40-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 9 Page 60

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 8 th April 1838 from 4 th Sep 1838 to 19 th Aug 1839. Agts notified 3 rd Oct 1841

4227
Kentucky
Hannah Swinok widow of John Swinok
who died on the 20 th Aug t 1839 of Boone Co in the State of Ky who was a Pri in the Co commanded by Captain Hill of the reg t commanded by Barbour in the War line for 6 months,
rep
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831. 20 th August, 1839,
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of June, 1821 and sent to N.E. Hawes. Burlington
Arrears to the 4 th of Semi-annual allowance ending
Ky.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 5. }
Recorded by Book
Vol.
Page
Clerk,
J. L. Swann 196

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 —
State of Kentucky County of Boon 8 Sets.
On this 3 rd day of Dec r 1832
Personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the Boon County Court now sitting John Swindle a resident of said County of Boon & State of Kentucky aged Eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declara- tion 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 as well as he recollects that in the forepart of the year 1778 he was drafted to serve a two months tour in the Militia as a private under Capt. Rice in Greenbrier County Virginia where he then lived and he did serve said tour of two months in the Service of the United States under Capt. Rice & Col. Barbour by marching to the Albemarle barracks & guarding the British prisoners at that place. Sometime after returning home perhaps one year he was again drafted to serve a tour of two months in the Militia under Capt. J. Wood and served said tour under said Wood in which time he marched from Greenbrier down to Salimouth in Va. & was engaged in guarding that place & its vicinity & country during under Genl. Green he thinks at the expiration of the tour he returned home. & in 1781. in the Spring or in the forepart of the Summer he was again drafted to serve a tour of two months under Capt. Wm. Stanton and served it with said Stanton under Col. Block & Maj. Welch in the Service of the U States by marching to the Boottin hills N. York on James River & was discharged a short time before the surrender of Cornwallis the Militia that came on to relieve the troops he was on then engaged in attack or two after they arrived in taking Cornwallis. He was in no particular engagement but

in some small skirmishes with small parties as they might occasionally meet while in the service. He has no documentary evidence that he knows of the person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except the testimony of Saml Prouse herewith enclosed. He hereby relinquishes every claim or claim to a pension in annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open court
All M c as Graves, Clerk John X Swindle (his mark)
We Michael Prouse a Clergyman residing in the county of Boone & State of Kentucky & Peter Daniel residing in the same County & State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Swindle who has subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty six years of age, that he is respected in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 3 rd day of Dec r 1832
Attest. Allas Graves Clerk
Michael Prouse (his mark)
Peter Daniel (his mark)
given 1778 (prints) 6 months
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 Michael Prouse who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a Clergyman resident of said County of Boone & State of Ky and that Peter Daniel who has also signed the same is a resident of the same County & State & is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Wells Graves Clerk of the said Boone County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mr. Swindle for

for a Pension - & I do further certify that James M Clarkson before the annexed deposition of Sam l House was taken as a Justice of the peace in for said County duly commissioned & qualified & his signature to the certificate thereto is on his own
In Testimony whereof I do hereunto set my name & seal of office this 10th of Dec r A.D 1832
Willis Grane

State of Kentucky } Boone County } ss
On the 14 4 th day of September 1843, personally appeared before the County Court of Boone County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Daffield aged 69 years, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following statement that she is the daughter of Joseph & Hannah Swindle that in consequence of her parents removing from the State of Virginia to the State of Kentucky all records of the marriage of her parents, are lost or mislaid so that now they can not be found, but she has a distinct recollection of hearing her Father say that he was married to her Mother Hannah Swindle in the year 1770, that her Father & Mother continued to live together as man & wife from the time of the marriage aforesaid until the 20 th day of August 1839 when her Father died and her Mother has continued a widow from that time to this period,
Sworn and subscribed the } day and year above written } Elizabeth her Daniel J.G. Hamilton Clerk } mark
Which said affidavit and Declaration aforesaid is ordered to be certified accordingly.
In Testimony whereof I, J.G. Hamilton Clerk of the County Court for said County have hereunto set my hand and seal this said 4 th day of September Anno Domini 1843.
J.G. Hamilton Clerk

Hannah Swindle
11/14/4
K 7
Act 4 July 36
m 70 c 39,
cont.

Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July, 1836 State of Kentucky } Bourbon County } ss
On this 4 th day of September, 1843. personally appeared before the County Court of Bourbon County, and Hannah Swindle, aged 90 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836. That she is the widow of John Swindle who was a private in the army of the Revolution and for the time and place of his service she could refer the department to the papers filed in the Pension Office on which were granted to the said John Swindle a pension. She further declares that she was married to the said John Swindle in year one seventeen hundred and seventy and that her husband the aforesaid John Swindle died on the 20th day of August 1839. and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written } J. G. Hamilton Clerk.
Hannah her Swindle mark
Which said affidavit and Declaration aforesaid is ordered to be certified accordingly.
In Testimony whereof J. G. Hamilton Clerk of the County Court for said County have hereunto set my hand and seal this said 4 th day of September Anno. Domini 1843.
J. G. Hamilton Clerk

S 11114 Oct 5 1843
Burlington Ky Sept. 7th
Free M E Slaves km
H H Silvester Dannah Sunden City of Washington add proof R G

Burlington Vt Sept 7 1843
Sir
I enclose are the Prof I mean obtain respecting the marriage of my daughter which I am afraid will not answer as it does not come up to the requirements of the law. please advise me what further Prof is necessary and I will endeavor to get it
W. E. Hawes

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
August 31 1841
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," the Widow of John Swindle a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838 to the 19 th of August 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Almon B. Farniss
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Mem. of Reps. 18 th Jan. 1845- J. L. Edwards Esq. Clerk of Privileges -
My Dear Sir
Your attention to the subject of the enclosure at your earliest convenience, will oblige very respectfully
Yours M. Smith. John W. L. Smith

Burlington Vt April 129.
Free D.O.
Mar 25 1845.
Adams
Essex
Edwards Commissary of Pensions City of Washington
Ames

State of Kentucky ss Bime County ss
We it. Know that on the 26 th day of April 1845 personally appeared before Andrew Boyle a Justice of the peace in and for the said County Michael Rouse who made oath in due form of Law that he was born in Greenup County Virginia in the year 1776. or 1777. and continued to reside in said County until the year 1795 when he married a daughter of John and Hannah Finkle, the said Hannah Finkle being now an applicant for the benefit of the pension Law. From the best information I have recd. and from records of facts that I have seen my wife was born in the year 1777. and from the same source of information I can state that the said Hannah & John Finkle were married previous to the year 1774 Sworn and subscribed on the day and date above written before me Andrew Boyle J.P.
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Michael Rouse who has subscribed and sworn to the above statement, he is a clergyman in good standing, and a laudable person, and that his statement is entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 26th April 1845.
Andrew Boyle J.P.
State of Kentucky Bime County ss
I know J. Hamilton clerk of the court of Bime County Clerk that Andrew Boyle is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this 28th day of April 1845
J. G. Hamilton Clerk Bime County Court

The annexed statement of Mr. Rouse in support of the claim for a pension in behalf of Hannah Schweller is all the testimony that can be procured in this section, Respectfully (Yours) M. B. Hanes

Kentucky Boon County file no.
The Deposition of Samuel Rowan a resident of said County aged eighty years who being duly sworn deposes before me a justice of the peace of said County deposes that he served in the County of Guilford State of Virginia during the time of the revolutionary war and was well acquainted with John Swindler who is an appli- cant for a pension for services in the revolutionary war whose declaration is herewith transmitted, and this affiant will recollect that s d Swindler did serve the term of 2 months of which he speaks under Capt. W m Hampton at s d  Brandy Hills in the service of the United States which term expired a few days before the surrender of Cornwallis as he was present when s d Swindler was discharged & they were relieved by this affiant & others who took the company in which he was who soon after took Cornwallis - and from the circumstances which existed & this affiant's recollection of said Swindler, he believes that s d Swindler served the other two terms of 2 months each of which he speaks in his declaration under Capt. Hill & most of further the deponent saith not thereby set his hand & seal this twenty day of December 1832
His Samuel E. Rowe Mark
Kentucky Boone County etc.
La: On blacker-10th

Court: I do certify that James M. Clarkson signed his name to the within paper when a competent trial for Brown County some of the County Court. I know the witness Samuel Rose to be a man of the very first respectability & truth. I honor R. H. Robinson 16 th Jan 1833

State of Kentucky Perry County } ss
Be it remembered that before me Wharton Scott justice of the peace in & for the county aforesaid Michael Rowe resident of the county & state aforesaid aged 68 years and made oath in own form of law that he was born in Green County Virginia, and that he in the or about the year 1795 married the daughter of John Swindles & Hannah Swindles who was from all the information that he ever had Hannah Mearns; he also knew her mother as at least who acknowledged herself to be her mother. That he was acquainted with them from his earliest recollection & that they resided together as man & wife & raised a family of six children three boys & three girls, one of which girls he married & that he nearly believes that they were legally mar- ried, for if they had not been & if there had been even reports that they were living together not as man & wife they should never have married their daughter. That some short time after his marriage with their daughter say two or three years they removed to North Carolina & he & his wife also went with them where they all lived about thirteen years, when they all removed to Kentucky & in the county of Perry which was in the year 1809 or 10. And that he has lived near them ever since he was married to their daughter at that portion of their time on his farm. They all then lived together as man & wife & he nearly believes that they were legally so, was never doubted by any of their acquaintances not to be so But then this deponent seeks not. Sworn to before me This 21 st day of Dec. 1844 Wharton Scott J.P. Michael Rowe

Queri. I certify that I am well acquainted with the Rev. Michael Roure the Reperent And that he is an respectable and respectable minister of the gospel and that all he has said on oath can & ought to be received as strictly true.
Charles Scott J.P.
State of Kentucky } Boone County } ss
I Johann J Hamilton clerk of the court of Boone County certify that Charles Scott is a magistrate as above, and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 7th day of January 1845
J. G. Hamilton Clerk Boone County Court

N. 6164
Hannah Swindle
Mo. of John
Ky
on 14 July 1836
Adm. 6 mo. pri.
$20 00 per ann
from 20 th August 1839
N. E. Hays
Burlington
Ky

V Hannah Swindle
Feb 7-
Washington Set to the E. Hawes Abt 13:44 " to the S.W. Tibbatts Canyon 25:45
Act 4 th July '36

All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 31682
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
April 22, 1929.
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job Photostatic copies of 8 pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of John Swindle, W. 8774, Virginia Troops.
No. of copies 1 of each Shall form be kept standing? 7 days
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Approved: A. L. Wilkinson Chief Clerk of Bureau.
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April 22, 1929.
Acting Commissioner of Pension, Washington, D. C.
Cash - $1.20 FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK APR 23 1929 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Sir:
Please furnish me photostatic copies of eight pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of John Swindle, W. 8774, Virginia Troops, uncertified.
Respectfully,
Margaret Stanley a. B. Building. U. S. Govt Hotels. Washington, D.C.
Received payment $1.20 April 22, 1929.
Antonia W. Ford Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

1920, Aug. 5, Hist. to Miss Madge Smith
Letter in Thos. Smith S. 15989.
1920, Aug 18. Hist to Miss Bernice Bruton
1929 Apr. 25. Photos to Marguerite Sturley & Fin. Liv. mt. of Q.B.Y.
Pay WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
8774
Hannah Lwindle
Wid. of
John Lwindle Port Va. line
Act: _____
July 11 1936, Sec. 39
Index:—Vol. _____
16
Page _____
257
[Arrangement of 1870.]

810 E 8th St.
Rev Sec Trenton Mo June 6, 1920.
Comm. of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sir:
Please send a record of the service in the Revolutionary War, and other facts concerning John Swindle a pensioner of Boone Co., Ky. If possible please give name of wife.
Very truly
(Miss) Bernice Branton

London had two in July already

W8774
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Swindle a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (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.     1778 2 mos. Pvt. Hill Barbour Va.   ✓ 2 mos. Joe Wood. ✓   Summer 1781 2 mos. Wm. Stanton Alcock        
Battles engaged in, Some Skirmishes
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Gulpeper Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 3, 1832 His el. al.
Residence at date of application, Boone Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, 86 yrs.
Remarks: He mar. 1770 Hannah Weaver. He d. Aug. 29, 1839. She was al. pen. on her ap. ex. Sept. 4, 1843 while residing in Boone Co. Ky - aged 90 yrs. Their children were 3 boys & 3 girls no names stated except Elizabeth Daniels aged 69 yrs in 1843; a daugh b. in 1777 married Michael Rousset in Boone Co. Ky. in 1841 -
Respectfully,
Commissioner.