Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38210, for John Mead, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Nead John
S. 38210
CONTENTS

38 210
Pay INVALID.
File No. 38 210
John Mead Rev Rev 1840
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 269
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Notification sent September 4th 1820 to D. Sheffield Staunton Virginia
16.019  Virginia R  John Mead,  of Augusta Co: in the state of Virginia who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Heath of the Virginia line, for the term of Seven Years   Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 8 of July 1818   Certificate of Pension issued the 26 , of Novr 1819 and sent to Archibald Stuart  Staunton Virginia   Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819  111.25 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 1820  48.00 B No. 24 4/30  $159.25
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Rockbridge bounty to wit
This day John Reardon personally appeared before me John Alex er under a justice of the peace for the aforesaid County and made oath that he mead entered into the regular service under Capt Adam Wallace of the 10 th Regiment Virginia Line that he the said Mead remained in the service about twelve months and was then transferred to Col o Heath's Regm o
Given under my hand this 24 th day
June 1819
J. Alexander

Virginia
Rockbridge county ss
I Andrew Reid clerk of the court of said County do hereby certify that John Alexander Gentleman before whom the within affidavit of John Reardon appears to have been taken is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal at Lexington in said County the 24 th day of June AD 1819 and in the 43 rd year of the commonwealth
Andrew Reid
John Reardon, master at law, the said John Alexander the credibility of the witness, and in order to try the matter, before whom the affidavit is taken or the discharge of a bond an instrument upon the back of Master's declaration

Virginia S t
On this 8 th day of July in the year 1812 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Gen l Court for The State of Virginia personally appeared John Mead Aged 65 years, resident in the County of Augusta in the State aforesaid - said who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ob- tain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and na- val service of the United States in the Revolution war That he the said John Mead enlisted for the term of eighteen months on the            day of            in the year 1775 in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Capt Adam Wallace of the 14 th Reg t in the line of the State of Virginia on Continen- tal establishment that he served during the term of his enlist- ment aforesaid & again Enlisted in the company commanded by Capt Beal who belonged to the 7 th Reg t of North Carolina Troops on Continental establishment during the war that he continued in the Army until he was taken a prisoner at The Siege of Charlestown - That he had been previously served at the siege of Savannah, was in the battle at St Johns Island & many other engagements of minor Note - That he is in reduced circumstances and stands

in need of the assistance of his Country for support sworn to before me the day & year first above written
Arch: Stuart
I Arch Stuart one of the Judges of the Genl Court for the State of Virginia, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Mead did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy on the Continental establishment, I am also satisfied that he is in indigent circumstances & needs the assistance of his Country for support
Arch: Stuart
John Mead - Res:
14 Virginia Rep. 155
7. M. Carolina Rep
1797 for the war
8 th July 1818
This man is on the Pa
Roll - Amputee
the information of the Secy of War states that he was the point where he was captured only to be taken a prisoner which for the subject of an officer of the Dept. before the coming of the army in Virginia.
Not on the off Carolina
Roll
W. Halliday
John Mead lived in my neighbourhood when he enlisted & altho I was not present being very young at the time I have no doubt of the fact. I have lately con- versed with him about his second enlistment he informed me he enlisted in N. Carolina with a Virginia officer & now believes he did belong to the Virg- inia when he was captured he is an ignorant man & may have made a mistake in his declaration that if he never had enlisted a second time he is entitled to a pension from his first enlistment having served out his time & being now a pauper.
Arch: Stuart

John Meads
Declaration
is
Certificate
16019 Augusta
Nov 19 M
Mar. 1820

State of Virginia
Augusta County to wit
On this 26th day of June in the year 1870, in open Court being a court of record, for the County of Augusta, in which proceedings are had according to the course of the Common Law, which has unlimited jurisdiction, within the said County in civil suits, has the power of fine and imprisonment and has all its proceedings duly registered, personally appeared John Mead aged about 88 years, resident in the said County of Augusta who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth in his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz He was enlisted by Ensign Robert Darr, in Staunton, in the County of Augusta, in the year 1776 he was then marched to Fredericksburg and attached to the 3rd Virginia Regiment on continental establishment under the command of Colo William Beth in the Brigade of Genl Charles Scott; He was afterwards marched to the South and continued in the Regular service from the time of his enlistment aforesaid, till the siege of Charleston in South Carolina, when he was taken by the British and confined as a prisoner for about 12 months; — that he hath heretofore made his declaration under the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1878 and been placed on the pension list under that act — that the date of his declaration is not recollected by him, the Certificate however bears date on the 8th day of July. One Thousand Eight Hundred & Eighteen, and is not numbered unless these figures thus written on the 2nd Page of the Sheet, represent its number — to wit (18019) — and the said John Mead in open Court; as aforesaid did solemnly swear that he was an honest citizen of United States, on the 18th of March, in the year 1878; and that he has not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it, or to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March; One Thousand Eight Hundred & Eighteen; and

and that I have not, nor has any person, in Trust for him, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to him, nor has he any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed — He further made oath in open Court as aforesaid that his occupation is that of a ditcher and well digger, but that he is so old and infirm as to be incapable of hard labour and altogether unable to earn a support for himself and can only be supported by public or private charity, that he has no family neither wife nor children they being all dead; —
The Schedule above referred to is in the following words to wit, Schedule of the property of John Mead " One Horse about Twenty " one years of age and about fifteen hands high " " Some small debts due me not amounting to five Dollars " (Signed)
John Mead "
Sworn to, and declared, on the 26th day of June 1890 in open Court. Teste
Stirling Seal
I Erasmus Stirling Clerk of the County Court of Augusta do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly and copied from the records 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 Fifteen Dollars.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Twenty Eight day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty.
Erasmus Stirling Clerk

Papers Copied Hunt to Hon. S. di c D. Moore Feb 12. 1834.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mead, Jonathan GRADE Private LINE Lamb's Artillery (New York)
WARRANT NUMBERS 7457  encl  8068 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 10, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.