Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1954, for James Taylor, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Ua.
Taylor, James Mary
W. 1954
B.L. Ut. 27.658-160-55
CONTENTS

C. A. H. Reineck, No 116/55 let " " " " 24 " " " " " " 20, 5 " "
86.405 { Act March 3/55 April 20 1855 Mary Taylor - widow of James Taylor, private
Capt. Col.
1955
Revolutionary War.
Pension under act Feb 2/48. 14 - July 48 - 364
M:160 Oct 17 1848 B. P. [unintelligible]
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A. H. Reineck, Frankfort, Ky.
Vol 1, page 6.

364 Kentucky. Louisville
Mary Taylor - widow of James Taylor, who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Sixty Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of October 1847 and sent to J. C. Herndon. Frankfort Ky.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 9, 1848, Page 379 Vol. 1. 29 July
Reg 3 m 53-86405

5534
Kentucky
James Taylor
of Franklin - in the State of Kentucky - who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hance - of the 1st - commanded by Campbell - in the Virginia line for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Feb y 1833 and sent to Hon R. W. Johnston H. R.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1832 - 90.00 Pension allowance ending 4th March 1833 - 30.00 $120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 8 Vol. 9 Page 62

186.68 2 93.33 280.00
37532

State of Kentucky Mercer County Set.
I Thomas Allin clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that a marriage was solemnised between James Taylor and Mary McBride on the 4 th day of March 1895 in the County aforesaid by the Reverend John Rice as appears upon record in my Office Given under my hand and seal of Office this 11 th day of August 1849
Thos Allin Clerk By J M Pearson Deputy
State of Kentucky Mercer County Set
I James Morgan Green ing Justice of the peace in and for said State and County do hereby certify that Thomas Allin is the Clerk of the County Court of said County, and that the foregoing Certificate is in due form, and that his name affixed thereto by J M Pearson deputy Clerk there is genuine. Given under my hand this 10 th day of August 1849
James Morgan Green

86.405
Mary Taylor
Direct Communication to A. H. Pennycuick Frankfort Ky

State of Kentucky Franklin County ss
On this 16 th day of April A D eighteen hundred fifty five, Personally appeared before me a person of the peace in and for the County of Franklin, State of Kentucky Mary Taylor aged eighty three years a resident of Franklin County in the State of Kentucky who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of James Taylor who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain — — — — — in the — Regiment of the State of Virginia in the Revolutionary war, that her said husband drew a pension from the United States until the time of his death that since his death she has been drawing and still is drawing a pension at the rate of sixty dollars per annum and that her Certificate of Pension bears date the — day of — 18 — and numbered —
She refers to the documents of her said husband and her own on file in the Pension Department at Washington City for the more fully showing the service of her said husband, and of her obtaining the Certificate of Pension —
She further states that she was married to the said James Taylor in Mercer County, State of Kentucky on the — day — 179 — and that her name before her said marriage was Mary McPride and that her said husband died in Franklin County in the State of Kentucky on the 28 th day of December 1844 and that she is now the widow of said James Taylor and that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled to under the act approved March 3 rd 1855 and she further states that she has never received any bounty land as widow of James Taylor deceased or in any other way from the United States under any act of Congress whatever nor does she believe that her said husband ever received any from the United States
Mary Taylor x
We Alex. Wilson and James Milam residents of Franklin County in the State of Kentucky upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Mary Taylor in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance & statements of the applicant and of our own knowledge that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
A. Wilson x
James Milam x
Recorded in the Pension office, in the A.D. 1855, page 379 Vol 16, under the act July 22 1855.

The within declaration of Mary Taylor and affidavit of Alex Wilson and Jas Melton were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year before written. And I certify that I do know that the claimant is the identical person She represents herself to be and that the affidavits are credible her say, and that I have no interest in this claim.
J. Marshall - JP Ky
State of Kentucky Franklin County to wit
I Alexander H. Pennick Clerk of the Franklin County Court do hereby certify that John Marshall who has signed his signature to the above Confiscate was at the time of doing the same a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name as clerk and affixed the seal of said Court this 16 th April 1855
A. H. Pennick Clerk Franklin County Court Ky

James Taylor
from 177 private 8 months.
$60.
Thos R. M. Johnson

State of Kentucky Sec.
Franklin County
On this 17 th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Personally appeared in open Court before the following Justices of Peace Edward S. Lobeman John Morris John McKee Alex r Wilson and Samuel B. Longfeth Gentlemen Comprising the County Court of Franklin. now sitting James Taylor a resident of the County of Franklin and State of Kentucky aged Sixty nine 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 on the 21 st day of June 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. I first volunteered at the age of fourteen under Captain Richard Yancey in Culpepper County Virginia and served under him three months. We rendezvoused at Hillsborough. The Col. who commanded the Regiment to which I belonged was either by the name of Campbell or Edmundson that we marched from Hillsborough to the High Hills of Santee and that the Regiment to which I belonged joined Genl Edward Stephens Brigade not far from Guilford. Shortly after this my term of three months expired. — That I immediately volunteered again for three months and served in Col e Lynch's Regiment my Captain's name. I do not recollect or any of the officers of my Company, that we

had to retreat from Guilford North Carolina to the State of Virginia, not far from Richmond - where we remained until my term of three months expired. I received no written discharge for either of the above mentioned terms of service, after the expiration of my second tour of three months as above stated. I returned to Culpepper County. That shortly after this I served as a substitute for a man by the name of Michael Snider. another term of three months. my Captain's name was Elijah Sturley. the Lieutenants name was Michael Barr - that we marched from Culpepper down to - Richmond. from Richmond to Fredericksburg to Huntersford - that shortly after we arrived at Fredericksburg or Huntersford. my term of service expired and we were discharged but received no written discharge - In the year 1780. I served a term of three months as a substitute for one Herman Fishback. We rendezvoused at Culpepper Court house. my Captain's name was Fisher, Lieut. and my Lieutenants name was Richard Dickens. We were attached to the Regiment. Commanded by Colo. Slaughter. We marched from Culpepper Court house down to the lower parts of Virginia. near Petersburg. where we joined General Muhlenberg's army. and we had an engagement with the British. and we were compelled to retreat. and we did retreat & rendezvoused at Goochland Court house. in a short time after this retreat my term of three months as a substitute for Fishback

State of Kentucky Franklin county (Set) This day John Phillips personally appear d before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for said county and made oath that James Taylor Did in March 1860 in the state of Virginia Culpeper county enter into the service of the united states under General Price captain in Slaughter's Regt. Maclure's Brigade and was changed from Regt. to Regt. as they were called into service and that the said Jas. Taylor continued in the service of the united states till the war ended given under my hand as a Justice of the peace for said county this 2 d day of April 1881 A Wilson J P

I do Certify that A. Wilson who sign ed the within was a justice of the Peace on the 2 d day of April 1892 when he signed it for the County of Franklin eddin R. H. Johnson of the Dist (1892)
I know the within signature to be the Hand writing of A. Wilson,
Wm H. Todd
I do certify that I have known Wm H. Todd from his Boyhood He is a young man of unblemish ed character Integrity & deserving of the highest credit for veracity R. H. Johnson

expired - and then I was immediately drafted for three months. under Captain Henry Yooles. and was attached to Colo. Alcock's Regiment. We first rendezvoused somewhere between Richmond & York. during this term of three months. We were engaged in watching the motion of Lord Cornwallis. in the lower part of Virginia. where we remained until my term of three months expired. - I then volun- teered immediately after my discharge from this term. under Captain Ambrose Bahannon. for three months. We first rendezvoused in the lower part of Virginia. where we remained and were driven from place to place by Lord Cornwallis. whilst in this service. I was in an engagement with Cornwallis. under the command of General Wayne. Major Pucker. was the commander. of the Regiment to which. I was attached. this engagement took place at the Green Springs - I have forgotten who was the Colo. who commanded the Regiment. to which I belonged. I recollect Major. Nathl. Welch. a Regular officer. commanded. as Major. Immediately after the expiration of this term of service. I volunteered under Capt. Corington. from Culpepper County. in the state of Virginia. for & during the war. and was engaged at the Siege of York. while under the command of Capt. Corington. and I went from York. to Winchester. in Virginia. as a guard. to take the British Prisoners. that were taken at York, at

Winchester I was discharged. & returned home. - That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify, to his service, except, one John Phillips, whose affidavit, is hereto attached. -
I hereby relinquish every claim, whatever, to a pension, or annuity, except the present, and declare, that my name is not on the, Pension Roll, of any agency of the United States. -
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid - James Payton
Questions sent to the applicant by the Court. Where and in what year were you born. - I was born in Culpepper County (State of Virginia) in the year 1765. - Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it; I have a record of my age, now in my possession. - Where were you living when called into the service. Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live. I lived in Culpepper County, in the State of Virginia, when I was first called into the service. I remained in Culpepper County until the year 1784. I then removed to the State of Ky. and resided in Mercer County, in said State, and I now reside in the County of Franklin, and State of Ky; where I have resided for thirty two years past. How were you called into the service. Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if so for whom I volunteered for two terms. I was drafted one term. I served as a substitute for two terms. One for a man by the name of Snider & one

for a man by the name of Fishback. - State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops, when you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments , as you can recollect, and the general Circumstances of your service, I recollect, Major Nathaniel Welch, General Greene, General Wayne, Genl. Lafayette, Genl. Lawson, Genl. Steuband, Col. Mathews, Major Boyle, Major Purvill, Genl. Muhlenberg, Genl. Edward Stephens, Colo. John Green, Colo. Oliver Tooles, - a French Genl. by the name of Declamer, the general Circumstances of my services are detailed in the foregoing Declaration. I never received any pay for my services except, some Continental money, which was worth little or nothing, - Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it. - I never received any written discharge for any of my terms of service. - 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 good behavior, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution. State James Russell, Andrew Ponder, Paul Fitzgerald, & Morris Fox. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. -
James Taylor.
We William Hickman Jr. a clergyman, residing in the County of Franklin, and Anderson. Ponder, James Russell, Daniel Fitzgerald, and Morris Fox, residing in the same County, hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with James Taylor, who has subscribed and

sworn to the above declaration. that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age. that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resided. to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Wm Hickman Jr.
Anderson Powers
James Prunk
Daniel Fitz Farrell
Morris Fox
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating of the matter and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant is a revolutionary soldier and served as he states the court further certify that it appears to them that William Holdeman who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Franklin that Anderson Powers, James Prunk, Daniel Fitz Farrell and Morris Fox who have also signed the same are residents in the County of Franklin are credible persons & that their statements are entitled to credit
As Alexander H. Kennick Clerk of the County Court of Franklin County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Taylor for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this eighteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
A. H. Kennick C. F.

I am willing to take a certificate for 18 months the time for which he certainly suears, 7 Feb 1833
M. H. Todd

No 573,
Mary Taylor, widow of James,
Ky,
Aet 29 July 1848,
Married 1795 Husband died 1844,
Adm d 18 mo's private $60 per annum, fr 4 March 1848.
J. C. Herndon, Frankfort, Ky.

State of Kentucky Franklin County Set.
Be it known that on this 24 day of September A.D. 1849, before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, personally appeared Mrs. Mary Taylor, and being duly sworn by me, on her oath declared that she is the widow of the late James Taylor, who was at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States, for and on account of services rendered by him in the war of the Revolution. That she was married to said James Taylor in the County of Mercer in the State of Kentucky, on the 4 th of March 1795, as will more fully appear by reference to the certificate of the Clerk of the Mercer County Court, which accompanies this declaration. Marked A. That her said husband departed this life on or about the 27 th day of December, 1844. That at the time of his death he had in his possession a Pension Certificate bearing date the 12 th day of February 1833, entitling him to the sum of sixty dollars per annum during his natural life, which was surrendered by her to the pension agent, on receiving the arrears of pension due then at his death. The evidence of the services of her said deceased husband are on file in the Pension office at Washington City as she is informed and to which she refers. That she is now the widow of said Taylor, and never had married since

his death.
Mary Taylor
Subscribed & sworn to before me the date above
David Williams J.P.
State of Kentucky, Franklin County, Set.
Be it known that before me David Williams a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared
William Hall & Al Wilson who are persons well known to me, and who are entitled to Credit, and made oath that they were well acquainted with the late James Taylor in his life time, and his wife Mrs. Mary Taylor that said James Taylor departed this life on or about the 27 th day of Decr. 1844 leaving the said Mary Taylor his widow that she has remained and now is a widow since . that said James Taylor was at the time of his death, a pensioner of the United States, and had been on the pension roll and in receipt of a pension for several years prior to his death.
Subscribed & sworn to before me the date above
David Williams J.P.
W. Hall A. Wilson

David Williams Commission is justified of the Peace for Franklin County Kyas Date the fourth day of Septm 1849 A. H. Pennick Clerk Franklin County Court
State of Kentucky Franklin County Set.
I Alexander H. Pennick Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid Certify that David Williams whose signature is affixed to the foregoing affidavits of William Hall and Messrs. Wilson and declaration of Mary Taylor is and was on the day of their date, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned, qualified and acting as such, and by virtue of his office is one of the Justices of the Franklin County Court, which by law has Probate Jurisdiction In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 29 th day of September A.D. 1849.
A. H. Pennick Clerk Franklin County Court

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section EWL
June 27, 1930
Mrs. Joseph F. Scherieble 3140 Emerson Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.1954, it appears that James Taylor was born in 1763, in Culpeper County, Virginia.
While residing in Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted at the age of fourteen years and served as a private with the Virginia Troops as follows:
Three months in Captain Richard Yancey's Company, Colonel Campbell's or Colonel Edmundson's Regiment; three months in Colonel Lynch's Regiment and three months in Captain Elijah Kirtley's Company, no dates given for these services.
He enlisted in 1780, served three months in Captain Fisher Rice's Company, Colonel Slaughter's Virginia Regiment, and was in an engagement near Petersburg, Virginia; immediately after this service, he enlisted and served three months in Captain Henry Towles' Company, Colonel Alcock's Virginia Regiment, and three months in Captain Ambrose Bohannon's Company under Major Rucker in the Virginia Troops, and was in the battle of Green Springs. After the termination of this service, he again enlisted and served until the end of the war in Captain Covington's Virginia Company, was at the siege of Yorktown and guarded the British prisoners to Winchester.
In 1784, he moved to Mercer County, Kentucky, and then to Franklin County, Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, while residing in Franklin County, Kentucky, where he had lived for thirty-two years. His pension certificate was issued February 8, 1833, pension to begin March 4, 1831.
He died December 27 or 28, 1844, in Franklin County, Kentucky.
The soldier married March 4, 1795, in Mercer County, Kentucky, Mary McBride. The marriage was recorded on the records of the clerk of that county.
She was allowed pension on her application executed September 24, 1849. The application was made in Franklin County, Kentucky. In 1855, she was a resident of the same county and was aged eighty-three years.
Son Archibald Taylor is referred to, his age is not shown and there are no further data as to children.
The name Thompson M. Taylor appears, relationship to soldier not shown.
The above is the only soldier named James Taylor who lived in Franklin County, Kentucky, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
PENSION OFFICE,
November, 16 th
1855.
Sir:
The claim of Mary Taylor, for bounty land under the act of the 3 d of March, 1855, No. 86, 405 has been examined and, suspended.
The revolutionary service of James Taylor, the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.
The 3 d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS" to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE."
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim will be favorably considered.
Very respectfully,
J. MINOT,
Commissioner.
A. H. Renwick Esq., Frankfort, Ky.

Archibald Taylor
Get your Mother's Certificate of Pension and bring it in with you to me as soon as convenient
Yours A. S. Kennidy
Archibald Taylor Present

✓ 27. 60-8
S New Am

86-4005
Taylor Mary and
Daughters Daughters
FREE
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
District Columbia

REC
56405
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
2
64-6

Kentucky Hall, Oct 7 June 1832
James Taylor, Fri. $60 per annum.
To what time last paid? Died 27 th Dec r 1844 pa to his death 1843

No 86.405
Mary Taylor
Additional evidence in her case from Franklin County Kentucky

recorded in Pensions Office on the Roll of Pensioners, under act July 27 1848 page 379 Vol. 1. Henry Robinson Clerk
Department of the Interior. Widow Pension
I Certify that in conformity with the act of 29 th July 1848 Mary Taylor, widow of James Taylor who was a private in the revolutionary war is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Sixty dollars and . . . Cents per annum, commencing on the 14 th of March 1848 and continuing for life unless she should again marry in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage
Given at the Department of the Interior this ninth day of October 1849.
Signed T Ewing
Examined & countersigned
Signed J L Edwards
Comm. Commissioner of Pensions
H. H. Hovey
Mrs Mary Taylor in her declaration for bounty land refers to the declaration of her husband for the time of his service. he drew a pension up to the time of his death & after his death his widow. Mary Taylor has drawn every six months since now it is presumed that James Taylor's declaration is on file in the office at Washington & could be found if looked for when would prove 14 days after Taylor

Miss Taylor 10/14/54
Mr. Cote
20
J. L. Edwards Engr Comt. of Penmanship. Washington City D.C.

Frankfort. Sep 29. 1849.
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you decln. affidavits &c in support of claim of Mrs. Mary Taylor to a Pension. Her dec d husband was on the Pension roll at his death, and under the act of 1848. I suppose she is entitled. If found correct. Please send me certificate. if not advise me of what else is req d .
Yours J. C. Henderson

No 86. 405
Mary Taylor wid additional evidence James Franklin County Ky
Revolutionary
Boynnton
A.H. Pennick Frankfort Ky

No 86. 4105
The affiants of Alexander Wilson and Thompson M Taylor of Franklin County in the State of Kentucky who being first sworn and of lawful age.
State that they are severally well acquainted with Mary Taylor widow of James Taylor decd late of Franklin County Kentucky who has applied for county bond as the widow of the said James Taylor decd that as home other application she was and still is the widow of said James Taylor, that she has never married since the death of said James Taylor which took place several years ago They further state that they have no interest in the application of said Mary Taylor for county bond
J. M. Taylor A. Wilson
State of Kentucky Franklin County ss
The foregoing affidavit was this day sworn to and subscribed before me this day by the above named Alexander Wilson & Thompson M Taylor I further certify that I am personally acquainted with both of the said persons & know them to be entitled to credit & that I have no interest in the application or claim which may and as heretofore made of Franklin County Bond this 8th Nov 1855
J. C. Henderson
State of Kentucky ss
I Alexander H Dennis Clerk of the Franklin County Court do hereby certify that John C Henderson who has signed his name to the above Certificate was at the time of doing the same the presiding Judge of the Franklin County Court in the State of Kentucky by law authorized to administer oaths & that his signature is genuine
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my name as clerk and affixed the seal of said Court this 8th November 1855
A. H. Dennis Clerk Franklin County Court Kentucky

Recd  WIDOW, &c.
1930-June 27-Hist. to Mrs J. F. Scherible EEd
File No. 1954
Mary Taylor Widow
James Taylor Rev. Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 262
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Stamp Received
3140 Emerson Avenue South Minneapolis, Minn.
April 25, 1930
Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I should like to secure the military and family record of my ancestor, James Taylor , who served in the Revolutionary War, and according to the records of Franklin County , Kentucky, was granted a pension May 12, 1832.
Enclosed is a stamp for reply.
Yours very truly,
Laye M. Scherible (Mrs. Joseph F.)