Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,328, for Cornelius Swain, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Swain, Cornelius
R 10328
CONTENTS

35 582
Declaration
Virgil Swain
Illinois
7 th June 1832.
Herewith (envelope) the Count for Brown Camp Hill

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
State of Illinois Brown County
On this 4 th day of December A.D. 1846.
Personally appeared (Cornelius Swain) in Open Court Before the court of Brown County now sitting C. Swain a Resident of said County aged Eighty one 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 June 7 th 1832 That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That on the 1 st day of May A.D. 1812 1811. He was drafted under Capt. J. Howard Col. Plumer and Genl. Gregory & served six months. As he is not mistaken there were the names of the officers for the first six months. and afterwards volunteered for the Balance of the time, was first under Capt. Butt until he got wounded was then placed under Capt. Sawyer served one year and a half after he volunteered until Pease was declared - making two years service in the whole. That he served to defend Norfolk - That part of the time he was sent to join Genl. Green in South Carolina. and that he was part of the time under Genl. Mendenburg - was not in any Battle but that he was in several Skirmishes. That he received a discharge under Capt. Howard as a Militia and when Pease was declared he received a discharge under Capt. Sawyer as a volunteer in the month of October - 1783. he thinks Both of which he lost some years since while living in the County of Greene and State of Virginia

6 th Did you ever receive a Discharge from the Service and if so, by whom was it given - and what has become of it -
7 th 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? -
State of Illinois Brown County We the Judges of the Court in and for said County having propounded the foregoing questions to Cornelius Levoir the applicant for a Pension believe his statements in the foregoing declaration are true Given under our hands this 4 th day of Decr 1843.
Robert Anderson Judges of the Court for Brown County Ills Alexander Campbell
35 582 Declaration Cornelius Levoir Illinois 4 th June 1839.

We further state he lived when he was draughted in the Town of _____ County of Prince William and State of Virginia That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service - That he was mustered and served as a private Cornelius Seaman
" That 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 -
Cornelius Seaman
" Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - Before me Albert G Alexander Clerk for James Brockman Deputy etc
2 witnesses { Milton Schuchter
" We John Taylor Jr a clergyman residing in the County of Brown aforesaid and Clark Dennis residing (in the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Cornelius Seaman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be Eighty one 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me Albert G Alexander Clerk for James Brockman Deputy etc
John Taylor Jr Clark Dennis
" 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 Cornelius Levoir. was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states — and the Court for their certificate that it appears to them that John Taylor Jr — who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman — resident in the County of Warren County and that Clark Dennis who has also signed the same is a Resident of said County of Brown and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Levoir Alexander Campbell County Commissioners, D.C.
I, Albert G. Alexander Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of Brown County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the application of Cornelius Levoir for a Pension — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 4 th day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty four. — A. G. Alexander Clk.
Interrogatories
1 st When and in what year were you born 2 d Have you any record of your age — if so — when is it? 3 d Where were you living when called into service? where have you lived since the Revolutionary war? & where do you now live? 4 th How were you called into service? were you drafted? Did you volunteer? or were you a substitute? and if a substitute for whom? — 5 th 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 service — over

Washington D.C. Aug 3 rd 1855 Dear Sir
Some two years since I made application as the administrator of Anne Lewis Stowe, a revolutionary soldier, for arrears of pension due her at time of her death. Since which time I have not been able to ascertain what disposition was made of the claim. The application was made through S. J. Black Esq here, and I believe by him through the Hon R. M. Young of Washington City. Will you please inform me as to what disposition was made of the claim.
Yours Respectfully
S. J. Black

(17) Claim of Cornelius Swayne - of Ill s - for Rev. Pension - (suspended)
(2) widow of Joshua Bromley - Rev. Pension from Vermont.
papers 4/11/11.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
10,328
P. O. Cornelius Swain
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
10327
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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