Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 5325, for Jacob Lineweaver, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Lineweaver, Jacob Margaret
W 5325
CONTENTS

Virginia 16.178
Isaac Line Weaver
of London in the State of Virginia who was a pri: in the company commanded by Captain Vinel of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dark in the Virginia line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of July '33 and sent T. R. Saunders Leesburg Va.
Arrears to the 4th of March '33 — 4 0 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " — 1 0
$ 5 0
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk, Book E. Vol. 6. Page 16

3852
Virginia
Margaret Lineweaver widow of Jacob Lineweaver, dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 1834 of Shenandoah in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Co. commanded by Captain Vines of the Regt commanded by Col. D. L. in the Virginia line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Aug 1839 sent and to John Mershury Winchester Va.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1839 $ 60.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep '39 10.00
$70.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk Book A. Vol. 2, Page 179.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of Dec 6 Apr 1838 from 1st Sep 1840 to 4 March 1841. Agt Notified 7 Dec 1841
Date of death not on A.B.

No 24. 875 Jacob Lineweaver Loudon Co - Virginia
Admit to private bemo. $20=
c.m.
This R. Saunders Agent Seeburg Loudon Co - Virginia

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 20 1833
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 subjoined 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.
Virginia
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Lineaver London Co.
   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.     Sub for Genl Axelness Private Capt Vincel 70 years Traditional Evidence   Sept 17 80 Col Dark Howden   until Oct left the service Capt George County   June 7 81 indefinite service Lieut Col Men Virginia   Oct 17 81 left the service weather   he states there was at not less than 8 months  
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. 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 enquiry 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.
John H. Ashton

Virginia
Shenandoah county 3 d Set.
On this day personally appeared before me, John Sibert a justice of the Peace in and for the county of Shenandoah in the state of Virginia, Mary Hoffman aged sixty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, testify that she was well acquainted with Jacob Lineweaver and Margaret Pickle and knows that the said Jacob Lineweaver, and Margaret Pickle, were married in May, in the year, seventeen hundred and ninety-two; affiant states that she was personally present at said marriage, which was had, and solemnized in the county of Shenandoah, in the state of Virginia. I certify that the said Mary Hoffman is a person of truth, and entitled to full confidence.
Given under my hand and seal this 11 th day of May in the year 1839.
John Sibert Seal
At a court held for the county of Shenandoah on Monday the 13 th day of May 1839
The declaration of Margaret Lineweaver made under the provisions of an act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, bearing date on the 11 th day of May in the year 1839 together with the certificates of John Sibert a magistrate in and for the county of Shenandoah in the state of Virginia, were produced in open Court and upon an examination of the said declaration and certificates it is Ordered to be certified to the War Department at Washington City that the said declaration and certificates and proceedings about the same are approved of by the court.
I Philip Williams clerk of the said court certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the minutes of the said court on the day above mentioned. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 14 th day of May 1839 J. Williams C. S. G.

Virginia Shenandoah County set
On this day, personally appeared before me, John Sibert a justice of the Peace in and for the county of Shenandoah, in the state of Virginia, Philip Borden, aged 67 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath testify that he was well acquainted with Jacob Lineweaver and Margaret Pickle, and knows that the said Jacob Lineweaver and Margaret Pickle were married in the spring of the year, seven hundred and ninety-two, affirmeth that he was personally present at said marriage, having been one of the attendants, which marriage was had and solemnized in the county of Shenandoah in the state of Virginia, I certify that the said Philip Borden is a man of truth and entitled to full confidence.
Given under my hand and seal this 11th day of May in the year 1837. John Sibert
I Philip Williams clerk of the County Court of Shenandoah certify that a license issued from the office of said Court for the marriage of Jacob Lineweaver with Margaret Pickle on the 26 day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety two, and a bond executed on that day is now on file in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 14 day of May 1837.
P Williams B.S.C.

I, James Allen do hereby testify that I was well acquainted with Jacob Lineweaver, and Margaret Lineweaver, his wife, (formerly Margaret Pickle) and I know that the said Jacob Lineweaver died on the 30 th of August in the year 1834. by reference to a letter in my possession, written by Mrs. C. Luckel of Loudoun county Virginia, at whose house the said Jacob Lineweaver died. And that the said Margaret Lineweaver has not married since; but has remained the widow of the said Jacob Lineweaver ever since that period. James Allen
This day, James Allen, personally appeared before me, John Sibert, a justice of the Peace, in and for the county of Shenandoah, in the state of Virginia, and made oath that the facts contained and set forth in the foregoing deposition, (to which he has subscribed his name) are true. — I certify that the said James Allen is a man of truth, and entitled to full confidence.
Given under my hand and seal this 11 th day of May in the year 1839.
John Sibert
I Philip Williams Clerk of the County Court of Shenandoah, certify that John Sibert is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Shenandoah duly commissioned and qualified and that I believe his signatures annexed are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 14 th day of May 1839
P Williams C. S.

State of Virginia } Shenandoah county } ss.
On this 11th day of May in the year 1839, personally appeared before me, John Sibert a justice of the peace in and for the county of Shenandoah in the state of Virginia, Margaret Lineweaver a resident of said county and state, aged seventy-three years, who being first 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 July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Jacob Lineweaver, who was a United States pensioner, under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, as will more fully appear by reference to his declaration, and the evidence filed in the War Department, (Virginia Agency).
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She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Lineweaver, on the 6th day of May in the year 1783; that her husband the said Jacob Lineweaver died on the 11th day of August in the year 1834. She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, and that marriage took place previous to the death of said Jacob Lineweaver.  Vertical annotations: Margaret Lineweaver Wife of Jacob (At July 1838) Married 11/9/22 Died 11/9/34 (At Nov 1834) (At Nov 1834) John Sibert J.P. Mineral Gap
Margaret Lineweaver
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, John Sibert J.P. and I certify that from old age and bodily infirmity, she the said Margaret Lineweaver, cannot conveniently attend the courts of Shenandoah county aforesaid; and that she appears to be of the age stated in her declaration above.
John Sibert J.P.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Virginia } ss County of Loudoun }
On this the 19 th day of Ap. 1833 Personally appeared before me Geo. W. Shawen a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Jacob Lineweaver a resident of the County of Shenandoah, State of Virginia, aged Seventy 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 the 7 th June 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated -
He served as a substitute for John Arcline, who was drafted in this Loudoun County, Va. for the term of three months, under Capt. Adam Vincel and Lieut Bell, in the Reg t of Virginia Militia commanded by Col. Dark sometime (according to the best of his recollection) in the month of June 1780, under this engagement he marched through Fredericksburg, Richmond, Petersburg and within less than a mile of Norfolk, and served out his term in that section of country and rec d a written discharge (to the best of recollection) from Col. Dark while encamped near Williamsburg, which discharge he has lost. He does not recollect as to the precise time of his discharge but knows that he returned to Loudoun immediately after his discharge and reached home in October of the same year making the whole time he was out after being not less than four months.

He again in June 1781 entered the service, being drafted under Capt. William George in the Regt. of Virginia Militia then commanded by Lieut. Col. Meriwether for the term of three months, and marched through the same section of country as under the first engagement, and served out his term in the same quarter, and was discharged while encamped near Williamsburg, he thinks by Col. Meriwether, which discharge he has lost, this discharge, according to the best of his recollection he rec. d sometime in Oct. 1781. He knows that he did not reach home until sometime in Nov. of that year, and was not out less than four months under each engagement, making the whole time he was out under both engagements not less than eight months for which service he claims a Pension. He was never in service with any of the Regular Troops and therefore cannot name any of the Regular Officers, or say any thing in relation to the Continental Corps. He was never engaged in any Battles or Skirmishes.
He was born in Pennsylvania, (the county cannot name) but moved with his parents while he was a young Infant, to Frederick County Maryland, where he continued until he was about Eleven years of age, and again moved with his parents to this Loudoun County, Va. where he resided until the year 1790, when he moved to Shenandoah County, Va. where he has lived ever since, and where he now lives. According to the record of his age made (by his father) in Pennsylvania which is now in his possession, he was born on the 17th day of Feby - 1763. He knows of no person who will testify to his age, and he cannot get the witnesses he now has to the Court of this County, and therefore is compelled to make application

out of Court, before a Justice of the Peace; and he himself  he cannot get to the court of Loudoun  court , without great inconvenience and expense - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state -
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Teste. Thos. R. Purnell
for his Jacob X Lineweaver mark
We John Houseberger and John Fawley residing in the County of Loudoun, State of Virginia, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Lineweaver, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be Twenty years of age, and that we know that he served the last four mentioned in the declaration (we ourselves having served with him under that engagement) and that we believe and feel assured that he served the first four under Capt Vince, and that the statement he has made in the above declaration is correct and true, Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Fawley John Houseberger

Loudoun County to George W. Shawen a Justice of the peace for the County of Loudoun in the State of the do hereby declare my Opinion after the investigation of the matter And after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states; and I do further certify that it appears to me that John Fawley & John Hopfentenger who have signed the same are residents of the County of Loudoun and are Creditable persons and their statement is entitled to credit and that at this time from bodily infirm- ity are unable to attend at Court. And I do further certify that it appears to me that the applicant cannot without great inconvenience and expense attend the Court Given under My hand and seal this 19th day of April 1833
Geo W. Shawen (Seal) J. D.
Virginia to wit
Charles Binns Clerk of the County Court of Loudoun in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Geo W. Shawen who has signed the above certificate is an acting Magistrate of the County aforesaid and that the above is his genuine signature In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 23rd day of April 1833 And in the 57th year of the Commonwealth S. K. Venable

November 16, 1935.
Mrs. A. N. Lineweaver, Jr. 914 Cambridge Place Norfolk, Virginia.
BA-J/ILL Jacob Lineweaver W. 5325
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request that the record of Jacob Lineweaver, W. 5325, be furnished you, and furnished Mrs. Merle F. Eshbaugh, 1017 Grove Street, Evanston, Illinois, also. You request further the Revolutionary War record of the father of William Richardson of Gloucester or  and Accomac Counties, Virginia, born in 1777.
The record of Jacob Lineweaver is furnished you herein and has been furnished Mrs. Eshbaugh also. No record of the Revolutionary War soldier, -----Richardson, could be identified.
Jacob Lineweaver was born February 17, 1763, in Pennsylvania, and was taken by his parents as an infant to Frederick County, Maryland, and moved with them at the age of eleven years to Loudoun County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in June 1780, and served four months as private in Captain Adam Vincel's company, Colonel Darke's Virginia regiment; he enlisted sometime in June 1781, and served four months as private in Captain William George's company under Lieutenant Colonel Merriwether in the Virginia troops, and was discharged near Williamsburg, Virginia.
The soldier resided in Loudoun County, Virginia, until 1790, then moved to Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Jacob Lineweaver was allowed pension on his application executed April 19, 1833, at which time he resided in Shenandoah County,

Virginia. Jacob Lineweaver died August 30, 1834, at the home of one William C. Luckett, in Shenandoah County, Virginia; no relationship between William C. Luckett and the soldier's family was stated.
Jacob Lineweaver married May 6, 1792, in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Margaret Pickle.
Margaret Lineweaver, the widow of Jacob Lineweaver, was allowed pension on her application executed May 11, 1839, at which time she was seventy-three years of age. She resided then in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
No reference was made to children in the papers in this claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1932-April 12-Heir: to Mrs. A. H. Lineweaver, Jr. I L L. 1935-Nov. 15-Heir: to Mrs. Merle F. Eachbaugh-W.C. 1935-Nov. 16-Heir to Mrs. A. H. Lineweaver, Jr. I L L.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5325
Mary Lineweaver  Widow  Jacob Lineweaver  Pat. Arv. line
Act: July 7/9/38
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 435
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jacob Lineweaver N o June 7 $20 when paid
d. '34 Died 30 August 1834 paid to next of kin J. N. H. A. B. S.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 29 th 1841.
Sir:
Under the date 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," Margaret Lineweaver, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1840, to the 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
M c D o B. Morris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

State of Virginia } County of Loudoun } S S
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Jacob Lineweaver, who being first 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 as a private of the Revolutionary War:— For Eight months he served as a private as aforesaid, under two different engagements, and served four months under each engagement as stated in the declaration, that the whole of this time eight months , he served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or garrison, and that for the time during which this service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. For which service he claims a pension.
The Applicant further deposeth and saieth saith, in answer to the interrogatories, that he was born in Pennsylvania the county he does not know, having moved from the state when too young to recollect in the year 1763. He has a record of his age which is now at his residence in Shenandoah County, Va., — He was living in Loudoun County, Va., when called into service, and

continued to live there after the revolutionary War until the year 1790, when he moved to the County of Shenandoah, Va, where he has lived ever since, and where he now lives. He was first called into service as a substitute for John Axeline, and after serving out the term as stated in the declaration, the following year, he was drafted and served as is also stated in the declaration. He was never in service with any of the regular troops and consequently cannot name any of the regular Officers, or say any thing in relation to the Continental Regiments, nor can he say any thing in relation to the Militia Reg'ts, save what he has already stated in the declaration,
The general circumstances of his services are as stated in the declaration. He did receive two discharges and has lost them as also stated in the declaration, he believes he rec'd his first discharge from Col. Dark, and his 2nd from Col. Newweather. Given under my
hand and seal this 17 th day of June 1833
The erasure on the first page and the interlining on the 2 nd to-wit, the words, after he , and lost, were made previous to signing
Geo W. Shaver
Virginia to wit
I Charles Purvis clerk of the County Court of Loudoun in the Commonwealth of Virginia do hereby certify that Geo W. Shaver who has signed the above certificate is an acting Magistrate of the County aforesaid, and that the above is his genuine signature. My testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 17 th day of June 1833 and in the 57 th year of the Commonwealth
A. Purvis

914 Cambridge Place Norfolk Va - Sept. 29, 1935
Mr. A. D. Hiller Assistant to Administrator Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hiller -
If it is possible please send me a copy of the letter you sent me April 12, 1932 - No - BA - J/12L refering to Jacob Rineweaver W-5323 and also send a duplicate

copy to Mrs. Mabel Francis Esbough 1017 Grove Street Evanton Ill -
Also I would like to know if it is possible to locate the father of one William Richardson born 1777 of Gloucester or Accomac Counties Virginia - It seems to me his father should have had service records -
Please advise me if this is impossible -
Most sincerely Dorothy S. P. Rinehart (Mrs. A. U. Rinehart)

914 Cambridge Place, Norfolk, Virginia. February 24th, 1932.
Bureau of Pensions, War Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you be so kind as to send me the birth date, date of enlistment, and discharge of Jacob Lineweaver of Shenandoah County, Virginia?
Also, if possible, any other Lineweaver, Lineaweaver, or Linaweaver of Virginia, West Virginia, or Pennsylvania on your record at or before the same date 1832.
Thanking you, I am
Yours very truly,
Mrs. A. N. Lineweaver, Jr.

November 15, 1935.
Mrs. Merle Francis Eshbaugh 1017 Grove Street Evanston, Illinois.
BA-J/ILL Jacob Lineweaver W. 5325
Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War record of Jacob Lineweaver is furnished you herein at the request of Mrs. A. H. Lineweaver of Norfolk, Virginia. The data given herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 5325, based upon his service in that war.
Jacob Lineweaver was born February 17, 1763, in Pennsylvania, was taken by his parents as an infant to Frederick County, Maryland, and moved with them at the age of eleven years to Loudoun County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in June 1780, and served four months as private in Captain Adam Vincel's company, Colonel Darke's Virginia regiment; he enlisted sometime in June 1781, and served four months as private in Captain William George's company, under Lieutenant Colonel Merriwether in the Virginia troops, and was discharged near Williamsburg, Virginia.
The soldier resided in Loudoun County, Virginia, until 1790, then moved to Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Jacob Lineweaver was allowed pension on his application executed April 19, 1833, at which time he resided in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He died there August 30, 1834, at the home of one William C. Luckett; no relationship between William C. Luckett and the soldier's family was stated.
Jacob Lineweaver married May 6, 1792 in Shenandoah County,

Virginia, Margaret Pickle.
Margaret Lineweaver, the widow of Jacob Lineweaver, was allowed pension on her application executed May 11, 1839, at which time she was seventy-three years of age. She resided then in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
No reference was made to children in the papers in this pension claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

April 12, 1932.
Mrs. A. N. Lineweaver, Jr. 914 Cambridge Place Norfolk, Virginia.
BA-J/ILL XXXXXXXXXXXX Jacob Lineweaver-W.5325
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter requesting information relative to Jacob Lineweaver, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 5325, based upon his service in that war.
Jacob Lineweaver was born February 17, 1763 in Pennsylvania, was taken as an infant by his parents to Frederick County, Maryland, and moved with them at the age of eleven years to Loudoun County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not stated.
While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, he enlisted some time in June, 1780, served as a private in Captain Adam Vincel's Company in Colonel Darke's Virginia Regiment, length of service four months; he enlisted in June, 1781, served as a private in Captain William George's Company under Lieutenant Colonel Merriwether in the Virginia troops and was discharged some time in October, having served four months.
After the war, the soldier resided in Loudoun County, Virginia, until 1790, when he moved to Shenandoah County, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 19, 1833, while a resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia.
He died August 30, 1834 at the home of William C. Luckett in Shenandoah County, Virginia; no relationship of William C. Luckett to family shown.
The soldier married May 6, 1792 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Margaret Pickle.
Margaret Lineweaver, soldier's widow, was allowed pension on

her application executed May 11, 1839, at which time she was seventy-three years of age and resided in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
There is no reference to children in the papers in this claim.
In order to identify the particular record of any other soldier with surname Lineweaver of Virginia, West Virginia or Pennsylvania in whom you are interested, the full name is essential and as much as possible of the following data: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
her alias by that surname in the P. C. files