Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,935, for John Mc Entire, Virginia

SERVICE
Wa
McEntire, John
NUMBER
8.38.935
CONTENTS

5291 5291
Tennessee: East
John W. Entire, Private, Capt Wallace Virginia Line,
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th of Jan y 1819. and sent To W. G. Blount — in Congress. —
Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1818. $ 36 " 46 semi-ann. all'ee ending 4. Mar: 1819. 48 " 00 $ 84 " 46
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
3 yrs
Lowry...
Notification sent to Wm Hayshead Esq 3 Nov 1820. Clinton Tennessee
Date of death Oct 11 1820

John McIntire
John McIntire

SCHEDULE.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, } Anderson COUNTY, } ss. July Session 1820
On this Thirteenth day of July 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, (having the power of fine and imprisonment and also having been made a court of record by the laws of said state,) for the said county, John McEntire aged Sixty Eight years, resident in the county of Anderson aforesaid, who, being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That on the 10th day of March 1777 he enlisted in the Continental service of the United States of America for three years in the Third Virginia Regiment in Col. Adam's Battery Company William Keith Colonel Charles Scott General under whose command he was that he is now a Pensioner under the act of Congress of the 10th of March 1818 that his original Discharge is dated April the 10th 1818 that his pension certificate is of No 5291
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it 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 Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Recd
  1 Bible of the Value of one Dollar 1 00   Harveys meditations of the Value of one Dollar 1 00   1 Hymn and Psalm Book of the Value of two Dollars 2 00   Deandys Sermons of the Value of 75 Cents 0 75   Allen's Alms the unmounted Value 50 Cents 0 50   1 small pot Value 75 Cents 0 75   2 small pails Value 50 Cents 0 50   $6 50 
That he is a farmer and according to a pecuniary indication he is not very able to work that he has no family but a wife who is about Seventy Eight years of age and very infirm Sworn to in open Court The 13th of July 1820 John McEntire
Heigh Barton for said county of Anderson
Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
CERTIFY, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Six dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this thirteenth day of July 1820.
H Barton C A C

John M c Intire - Col. Heth's Va. regt. 1777 - 3 Years - 18 April, 1878
Admitted

State of Tennessee } Silent Anderson County } April Session 1818
Be it remembered that on the 18th of April 1818 personally appeared in open Court (the Court being one of record) John McKinley a citizen of said county aged sixty years and being first duly sworn upon the holy evangelists of all mighty God saith that on the 11th of October 1777 he enlisted in the continental service of the United States for three years in the Third Virginia Regiment in Captain Adam Wallace's company with Colonel Charles Scott the General under whose Command he was that he served nearly faithfully against the common enemy from the date of his enlistment until May 1780 when he was at Charles- = ton taken Prisoner and was kept on board of an English war vessel fourteen months and then at Danvers Town V a he was released and from his enlistment to the time he got home including his service and imprisonment he was nearly five years from home That in service he was a while under Captain Challery and at the Siege of Charleston he was wounded in the leg

arm and side exhibit to proof the marks of his wounds and furthermore he has no papers or documents to establish the foregoing facts or any means that he knows of proving the same but by his own act. And states he never was a Pensioner of the United States nor of the State of Virginia and hereby releases to the United States all claims to a pension except under the act of Congress of 1818 and that he is poor and has a family and has no way to support but by daily labour and needs the aid of his Government
John McEntire
State of Tennessee Anderson County
April Session, 1818
The Court being satisfied that the foregoing statement of John McEntire is true order the same to be recorded on the records of the Court and by the Clerk to be a copy to be certified to the Secretary of the War Department of the U States

State of Tennessee Anderson County April Session 1814 I Hugh Barton Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy taken from the records of this Office - Given under my hand and private seal having no seal of Office at Office in Clinton this 18 th April 1814 H Barton C.A.C
State of Tennessee Anderson County D.S. 1814 I Hugh Barton Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that Arthur Gooch who signed the foregoing deposition, is a duly qualified Justice and Chairman of said Court and was at the time of signing the same Given under my hand and private seal (having no seal of Office) at Office in Clinton this 18 th day of April 1814. Hugh Barton C.A.C

August 19, 1937
John McEntire S. 38935 BA-J/AWF
Mr. Bailey Nicklin The Wonderland Club Hotel Elkmont, Tennessee
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John McIntyre, and Archibald McSpadden.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request.
The record of John McEntire is furnished you herein as found in papers on file in pension claim, S. 38935, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of this soldier were not shown, nor were the names of his parents given.
John McEntire enlisted, place not stated, October 11, 1777, served in Captains Adam Wallace's and Mallory's companies, and in Colonel William Heth's Third Virginia Regiment; he was at the Siege of Charleston in May, 1780, where he was wounded in the leg, arm and side, and taken prisoner, was held on board an English war vessel for fourteen months and released at Jamestown, Virginia, and returned home, by the time he reached home, he had been gone about five years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he was sixty-six years

of age and living in Anderson County, Tennessee.
The soldier, John McEntire, referred to his wife in 1820 as aged seventy-eight years; he did not give her name and there is no reference to children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
John McEntire Certificate # 5291 Issued January 13, 1819 Rate $8.00 per month Commenced April 18, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 East Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
GEORGE H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

38 935 INVALID.
Rev
File No.
38 935
John M c Entire His Heirs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 319
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929. Oct 28 - Hist. to Mrs G. T. Lail. Letter in case Reuben Coffey or Coffey. V. 1027. E&L
1931. Apr. 3. Heirs to Mrs Myrtle P. Mattingly 1937. Aug. 19. Heirs to Baily & Kline

Clinton 7 20 th August 1820
Wm Hays head, Clinton, of Tenn.
The Honorable Secretary of War John C. Calhoun Constituents Washington City not returned 6.
Recd Sep. 1820

Sir
I herewith transmit to you a schedule of the Estate of John McIntire a pensioner under the act of Congress of the 10th of March 1810 he applied to me for Council respecting pensions as he had understood there was a new arrangement made by the respecting them by the War department it is made out as correctly as I could do it he is my City born and there is no doubt if any man in the United States is entitled to a pension on account of his meritorious services and poverty he is one he is an undivided tenant Belgrade man but very poor - If he should be continued on the pension list if it will not be troublesome give me information of it as soon as convenient - direct to Clinton P.O. I remain
I Am yours &c
Wm H. G. Chase Atty for the applicant
July 1820

April 3, 1931
Mrs. Myrta L. Nutting Apartment 1109 1228 Eye Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 38935, that John Mc Entire enlisted, place not stated, October 11, 1777, served in Captain Adam Wallace's company in Colonel William Heth's Virginia regiment and in Captain Mallery's company; was at the siege of Charleston in May, 1780, where he was wounded in the leg, arm and side, and taken prisoner; was kept on board an English war vessel for fourteen months and released at Jamestown, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-six years and resided in Anderson County, Tennessee.
In 1820 he stated that his wife was aged seventy-eight years. There are no data as to children.
Owing to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours, and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, this bureau can not furnish more than two histories to each inquirer.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name and address of the person paid, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following
and possibly date of death

data:- John Mc Entire, Certificate 5291, issued January 13, 1819, rate $8 per month, to commence April 18, 1818, Act March 18, 1818, East Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section REL
October 23, 1929
Mrs. G.T.Lail 106 Battle Grove Avenue Cynthiana, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.38935, it appears that John McIntire enlisted, place not stated, October 11, 1777, served in Captain Adam Wallace's Company in Colonel William Heth's Virginia Regiment and in Captain Mallery's Company; was at the siege of Charleston in May, 1780, where he was wounded in the leg, arm and side, and taken prisoner; was kept on board an English war vessel for fourteen months and released at Jamestown, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-six years and resided in Anderson County, Tennessee.
In 1820, he stated that his wife was aged seventy-eight years. There are no data as to children.
Owing to the very large number of inquiries similar

to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories are furnish each person.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

MRS. MYRTA L. NUTTING APT. 1109, 1228 EYE STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C.
RECEIVED
G A R
March 2, 1931.
Office of the Comptroller General Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
We are seeking some information regarding the following named soldiers who were pensioners in the Revolutionary
War:
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(1) John McIntyre (McIntire or McIntire) who served in Col. Heath's Virginia Regiment 1777 to 1780 when I believe he was taken prisoner by the English and not released for several years. He was born in Virginia and settled in Kentucky. He

-2- was quite old when he applied for a pension.
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(2) John McIntyre (McIntire) was a private in Capt. Wallace's Company, Virginia Line. He also received a pension. The number of his papers is Virginia S. 38.935. He was living in the state of Tennessee, Anderson County, when he received his pension.
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(3) Robert McIntyre (McIntire) was also a pensioner in War of 1776. He lived in Brook County, state of Virginia, in 1832 when he applied for his pension.

We would appreciate very much if you could supply us with the pension number for (1) and (3) as well as the name or names of the person or persons who settled the estates of each of these soldiers when last payment of the pension was made.
If any mention is made in such papers as to the names of the wives and children of these three soldiers, kindly give each name and any data concerning each therein, as we want to use the information for joining the D.A.R.
Thanking you in advance for an early reply, I am, truly Yours truly, Myrtle L. Nutting.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON
RECORDS DIVISION
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE
R-LA
March 4, 1931.
Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sirs:
Attention: Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Attached hereto is letter from Mrs. Myrta L. Nutting, Apartment 1109, 1228 Eye Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., dated March 2, 1931, relative to certain pensioners of the Revolutionary War, which is referred for your consideration and reply direct to the writer thereof.
For the Comptroller General of the United States. )
Respectfully,
R.W.
W. W. Richardson Chief, Records Division.

The Wonderland Club Hotel
THE ONLY HOTEL IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK UNDER U. S. SUPERVISION
Elkmont - Tennessee
Aug., 5th, 1937.
Veterans Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen,
only one who served from Va. all spellings →
Will you please send me any family(personal)data on file concerning John McIntyre and Archibald McSpadden who served with the Virginia Troops in the revolutionary War? And oblige,
Yours very truly,
Bailey Nicklin
Bailey Nicklin.