Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2763, for Thomas Mc Clelland, North Carolina

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McClelland Thomas
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4144  Pittsburgh Agency Thomas McClelland
the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain McCarth of the Reg t commanded by Col H. H. Harkness in the Pennsylvania line for Pivots Cavalry - 5 mo - $20.83 do Inf ty - 19 " - 63.33 $84.16
Pa. & Md. Line Records corrected Feb y 6 1904 Incribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Agency at the rate of 84 Dollars 16 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of June in 1833 and paid to Hon. J. M. Mc Kim, Home Reps
Arrears to 14th of Sept. 1832 — $126.24 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mo in 1833 — 42.08 $168.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Viral Luce Clerk Book D Vol. 2 Page 208

No. 18931
Thos. M. Cleland
Supt. 1 Dec. '32
Oly. 5. 11
Double T. M. S. McKernan No. of Rep't.
Adm d .
  Priv. Cavalry 5 th "  20.83     " Infantry 19 th "  63.33            $ 84.16   
E P 1935.

BRIEF in the case of Thomas M c Cllelland of Washington Co. in the State of Pennsylvania (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a     In 1776 Summer " 3 " Private Gen. Drafted Capt. Porten, Col. Porten,   Afterwards " 9 " " " M c Carty, Lt. Gilleland,   " " 3 " " Col. Mackley, Gen. Paterson   " 1 " " " Officers forgotten.   " Some time Volunteer in the Lieut. Capt. Moore, Militia   wounded at Red Bank Dragoons, when he was  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Trenton, Germantown, Brandywine & others Camden & Red Bank Hill, wounded in both legs  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary & traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers improperly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. Brown
Examining Clerk.

18931 Declaration of Thomas M c lelland, A revolutionary Soldier.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June the 7 th 1832 -
Pennsylvania Washington County Pa
Washington County Pa. On this 13th day of November A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid Thomas McClelland a resident of Arabane Township, County and State aforesaid, aged about Seventy Five years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth depose & acknowledge the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz: I was born in Ireland, sometime in the year of 1757, as I believe from the information received from my parents, but have no record of my age, and do not know the day of the month, or the month in which I was born; I came to the United States of America, when I was about sixteen or seventeen years of age, and settled between Rock Creek and Marsh Creek near Gettysburg in York County, now Adams County, and State aforesaid; That sometime in the summer of 1776 I was drafted for a three months tour of militia duty, and marched from York County where I then resided, to Philadelphia, by the way of the valley forge, to Philadelphia and from thence to Bergen in the State of New Jersey, where we had an engagement with the enemy, in which Col. M c Alister was wounded and after burying our killed in the action, we marched to Burlington and different other places in the State of New Jersey, the detail of which I cannot now recollect, and returned to Philadelphia, about the expiration of our term of service, where we were discharged - I do not recollect that I obtained a written discharge at that time - if I did it has been lost or mislaid. In the above tour of duty, I was marched to Philadelphia, under Col. Buxton, a Col.

Porter having the command of the detachment that went from York County. As I have stated before, we were drafted for three months, and served out the whole of the time. After my discharge as above, I enlisted to serve a tour of nine months in the flying camp, under Captain George McParter, the Lieutenant was of the name of William Gilleland, the names of the other officers I cannot recollect - Col. Harkley was the Commandant of the Regiment and we were under the command of Gen. Putnam; we were marched up the Delaware River into the State of New Jersey after having been in Bucks County, Pa, for some time; we were at a place in Jersey called Pluckemin, and during the service of said enlistment or term, was in several small skirmishes or engagements - I am not able to state the particulars of any of them, my memory having greatly failed me, - and was also in the battles of Trenton and Brandywine, and in another engagement in which a number of Hessians were taken prisoners - the Hessians were removed to Lancaster and from thence to Little York. I think John Skeekley was the first Sergeant during the whole of this service. At the end of my term of service, I received a written discharge from Captain Gilleland who commanded our Company after Captain McParter was taken prisoner at Long-Island - this discharge has also been lost by me.
After the expiration of the above tour of service, I removed to the neighborhood of Salisbury in Rowan County, State of North Carolina, and there entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the militia, for a tour of three months, the names of the officers I have entirely forgotten but think there was a Captain Gilleland and Col. Davison among them the first of whom was  afterwards killed at Ranshow's Mill. We served out the whole of the three months.
My next service as a soldier, was under the command of Captain Elijah Moore as a militia man, in the 1st Battalion, the Regiment I cannot

recollect or the person who commanded. I served Twelve months at this time and was discharged near Bacon's Bridge in South Carolina on the 1 st of May 1782, as appears by the discharge of the said Captain hereto annexed. For which said service I never received any pay whatever, and have no distinct recollection of any engagement that we were in, but I was in the battle of Camden, whether when under Moore's command or not, I cannot now say.
I served for sometime as a volunteer in the Dragoons commanded by Col. Washington, probably as much as five or six months; was in the engagement at Ransom's Mill, and had the right of Gillespie's Company during the battle, and was wounded badly in both legs, below the knee, and have remained lame and crippled to this day from the said wound. I was removed after the battle to the house of William Stevenson, in Rowan County North Carolina and from thence was taken with others of the wounded to the house of Moses Votz, where we were attended by Doctor Isaac Alexander who extracted several shot out of my legs. Whilst in this service, I was also wounded in a skirmish, or engagement with some of Col. Tarleton's Dragoons near Camden and amends of several inches long made by a cutlass, which should have taken my life but for the thickness of my cap. I acted as Lieutenant in the engagement and took the right of the Company at the request of Gillespie, who was killed at my side, having received nine balls through his body — I furnished my own horse and equipment at my own expense; the horse was valued at from $80 to $100, and was taken with others and placed in a field with a guard set over them near Moore's corner; and was taken by the British on a Sunday. I never received any compensation whatever from the United States for this horse, or any part of my equipment — I have no discharge having lost nearly all my papers; I returned to the State of Pennsylvania after the peace, and settled in York County, and removed from thence to Huntingdon County, Pa.

where I lived nine years. I removed to this County in the year 1801 and have lived within two and one half miles of Washington the County Town, from that time to the present
To establish my services and my character for truth I would refer to Samuel Cunningham Esq. present Sheriff of the County Joseph Henderson Esq. late Sheriff of the County William Baird Esq. the Hon. Mr. Thomas A. M c Lean Esq. John Colson Esq. David Morris and the Rev. James Boyd Mercer all of the Borough of Washington who can testify to my character for veracity and who believe that I was a soldier of the revolution, whose Certificate accompany this declaration.
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 the agency of any State.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court.
His Thomas A. M c Clelland mark
Thomas Officer Pro.
Co. Samuel Cunningham & Rev. Boyd Mercer
residing in the Borough of Washington County of Washington and State of Penn a do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas M c Clelland of Hattaway Township County and State aforesaid who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be about 75 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.
Boyd Mercer Sam l Cunningham
Sworn & subscribed in open Court Nov. 13 th 1832
Co. A
Thomas Officer Pro.
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

Coram Thomas Officer, Esq.
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 Rev. Samuel Cunningham who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Washington & Associate Judge. And that Samuel Cunningham  Joseph Henderson, Esq.  William Baird Esq.  John Wilson Esq. who has signed the same is a resident of the Borough of Washington County & State aforesaid and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Thomas Officer Notary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas McClelland for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th day of Nov. A.D. 1832.
Thomas Officer, Esq.

November 22, 1926
Sabra O. Vandenberg 418 North Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 2763 it appears that Thomas McClelland was born in 1757 in Ireland, and when about sixteen or seventeen years of age, came to America and settled between Rock Creek and Marsh Creek near Gettysburg in what was then York County, but later Adams County, Pennsylvania.
While a resident of York County, Pennsylvania he enlisted in the summer of 1776, served three months as private in Captain Paxton's Company, Colonel Porter's Pennsylvania Regiment and was in battle at Bergen, New Jersey.
He re-enlisted, served nine months as private in Captains George McCarter's and Gilliland's Company, Colonel Hartley's Pennsylvania Regiment and was in both battles of Trenton, Brandywine and Germantown and several small skirmishes.
After this service he moved to Rowan County, North Carolina (near Salisbury) where he enlisted, served three months as

private in Captain Gillefalls' Company, Colonel Davison's North Carolina Regiment, was in the battle of Ramsour's Mills, in which he acted as Lieutenant, and where he was badly wounded in both legs below the knees, was in the battle of Camden, was also wounded by a cut on his head in an engagement with Colonel Tarlton's Dragoons near Camden.
He enlisted, served twelve months as private in Captain Elijah Moore's Company of the First North Carolina Battalion and was discharged May 1, 1782.
He also stated that he served five months in Colonel Washington's Dragoons, twelve months more in the militia, officers names not given, and six weeks as minute man under Lieutenants Samuel Wason and Purviance and Captain James Purviance.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 13, 1832 while a resident of Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Uch. r 4. 1904 - His to Hon. Saml. J. M. McCarroll 1920 Mar. 26 - Dist. to Saml. J. McCarroll. Adm. 1926 - Nov. 22 - Dist. to Sabra Vandenberg - MMH
Rev. Wat
2763 INVALID.
File No. 2763
Thomas M c Clure First Rev. Par.
Act: June 7 1832
Index: — Vol. A , Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I do certify that Thomas M c Lachlan has served twelve months in my Compa- ny of Light Battalions for which he has drawn pay
Given under my hand at New Brunswick May 1 st 1777
Elijah M c Intosh

gentiel When these is to desire the favour of each of you to give in to the hand of William Stevenson Senior the Regels bounty lists Speci- ticals discharge and what ever belongs to me in any of your hands which I have im- powered to receive the same from each of you in the hands of Mr Mcleod - two twelve month bounty tickets - a Regt of the 12 months pay and discharge for the time served in the hands of Captain John Reed one Speci- tical for two months service in the Light horse service - in the hands of Lieutenant Joseph Lyons a Speci tical for a town in the Light horse service a 3 week minit town under Lieutenant Samuel wagon a two week minit town under Lieutenant per vany - one week minit service under Captain James purvany in the hands of Robert Stevens on 2-13-9 - to be delivered or payed to him or one coal 3 years olds in the hands of John Mcleod Junior Senior
witness my hand this 10 th of November - 1783 John Stevenson Thomas M c leod his

The wills in accounts I assign over to William Stevenson Junior to receive the same for me to be disposed of according to my orders given under my hand this 10 day of November - 1783 -
John Stevenson Thomas Mark Stevenson N. M. Stevenson his

John Stewart & W Stevenson
Affidavit

State of North Carolina Shelby County } 1
I Abraham Simonton Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions of said County do hereby Certify that James Campbell therefore whom the foregoing Affidavits was made is an acting Judge of the Pleas in and for said County to whom Affidavits As such Clerk faith and Credit ought to be had and given In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Shelby the 12 th day of April 1830.
A Simonton Clerk

Declaration of Thomas M c Celland

Denny County Washington County
Before me John H. Harkness a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally came Thomas McClelland of the same county who on his solemn oath by me duly administered, deposes 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 period mentioned before, and in the following grades: A term of Militia duty for three months as first stated in his declaration already made — A term for nine months in the Flying camp, as also therein stated — A term for three months as a Militia man in North Carolina.
A term for one year as a Militia man under Captain Elijah Moore as per certificate attached dated 1 May 1782 signed by the said Elijah Moore. A term of duty for at least five months as a volunteer in the Dragoon commanded by Col. Washington in South Carolina principally — Since the time of making his declaration before referred to, he has found a paper which is hereunto annexed, dated the 10 November 1783, which paper is a power of attorney from him the said Thomas McClelland to William Stevenson to receive the amount therein mentioned — And from this paper his memory is so far refreshed as to enable him to say that his service in the Dragoon as before stated was at least five months — And since the discovery of the same paper, he is enabled further to say that in addition to the services already stated, he served a term for twelve months as a Militia man in South Carolina, the other twelve months specified in the said writing, he thinks and believes, is embraced in his declaration referred to — That he served a term for three weeks as a minute man under Lieut. Samuel Dason, a two weeks term as a minute man under

Lieut. Purdie, and a term for the work as a minute man under Captain James Purdie; for which services he claims a pension - In corroboration of the affidavit now made by the said Thomas McClelland, he asks leave to add the affidavit of John Stewart and William Stevenson in relation to his services in the South, which affidavit can hence annexed -
Sworn & subscribed before me 20 December 1832. J. Marshall
Thomas his R McClelland Mark
Washington County Pa.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I Thomas Officer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify, that John Marshall Esq: before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was at the time and now is a Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts. Given under my hand and seal of office at Washington the 20 th day of December A.D. 1832.
Thomas Officer, Protho 3

State of North Carolina Pudus County } }
Personally came John Stewart a resident of said County who says he is near eighty years of age who being duly sworn saith that in the time of the American Revolutionary War he was acquainted with and sometimes served in the American Army in company with a man of the name of Thomas McElliland. The said McElliland represented to this deponent that he had served in the Army to the North before he came Southward and had been in the Battle of Brandywine Germantown & others. Deponent says that he was absent on the day of the battle at Ramour Mill until evening. That Thomas McElliland was wounded as he was informed in the action that day in both his legs with Musket Balls, or buckshot. That this deponent after the battle frequently saw the said McElliland among other wounded persons at the house of Moses Potts where was present where Doctor Isaac Alexander extracted several shot out of one of his legs. And further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed this 12 th day of April 1830 } before } J. Campbell H.P. }
John Stewart mark

William Stevenson aged sixty five years being also sworn deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with Thomas McClelland in the Revolutionary War, who for several years made his home at the house of deponent's father. Deponent saith that McClelland told him that he had served in Army of the United States for a long time deponent thinks ten years before he came southward. Deponent saith that McClelland served several terms of duty after he came to live at deponent's father's - he says he was almost always out, McClelland was wounded in the battle at Rappahannock as deponent was informed, by musket shot in his legs - He returned to the house of deponent's father wounded and lay there for some time until he was removed to House Potts to be near the surgeon. Deponent says that he afterwards saw him the said McClelland in the Army in South Carolina, a few days before the Battle at Eutaw Springs and that he was then an eighteen months man. And further the deponent saith not
Sworn Subscribed this
12 th day of April 1830
before
H. Campbell J.P.
Chas William F. Stevenson mark.

SAM'L J. M. McCARRELL, U. S. ATTORNEY. MIAL E. LILLEY, U. S. ATTORNEY.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
TERMS OF COURT.
Office of United States Attorney, MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, HARRISBURG.
2nd MONDAY IN JANUARY, AT WILLIAMSPORT. 4th " " FEBRUARY, AT SCRANTON. 1st " " MAY, AT HARRISBURG. 2nd " " JUNE, AT WILLIAMSPORT. 3rd " " OCTOBER, AT SCRANTON. 1st " " DECEMBER, AT HARRISBURG.
March 16th, 1904.
To the Honorable, The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:-
My Great Grandfather, Thomas McClelland, was a Revolutionary soldier and as such received, in the later years of his life a pension from the United States Government, as also an allotment of land in North Carolina.
The papers showing the regiment in which he served, the date of his enlistment and term of service have unfortunately been lost or mislaid in the lapse of years following his death. I am anxious to get the facts, and therefore write to respectfully request that you send me a statement showing the regiment in which he served and the date and term of his enlistment.
I know from statements made by members of the family that he was in the army for seven years, that he participated in the battle of the Brandywine where he was thrice wounded, and that he was present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
If you can give me this information, I shall be very greatly obliged, and remain,
Yours very truly,
Sam'l J. McCarrall

418 North Ave. Grand Rapids. Mich. Sept 23 1926
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Please give me the information contained in the Pension papers of my ancestor Thomas Mc Clelland who was granted pension for services in the war of the Revolution Jan 14, 1833 then living in Washington Co. Pa.
Pa. Archives 3 series Vol. XXIII Pg 542 and oblige
Sabro Oliver Vandenberg
Have you any pension for Robert or James or John Carroll also from Washington Co Pa. if so will you please tell me the facts in the pension papers
no Robert no James or John as de

2 1/2 stamp recd. J.M.M.
PRESIDENT HON. PARLEY SHELTON, AMES
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT LEO E. STEVENS, ESQ. DES MOINES
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IOWA SOCIETY
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PREST. PARLEY SHELTON, CHAIRMAN ELBRIDGE D. HADLEY DR. GERSHOM H. HILL
409 Franklin Ave.
March 23d, 1920.
The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.,
Sir: If not inconsistent with the rules of the Pension Bureau, we would be pleased to receive a statement of the service in the Revolutionary War of Thomas McClelland said to have been a private in the troops from York County Pennsylvania and to have re-enlisted in the North Carolina troops and to have been in the battles of Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, Camden and Ramseurs Mills and to have been pensioned.
He desires to join this society but his proof of service needs strengthening.
Very Respectfully Yours,
Elbridge Hadley Secretary.

Twelfth Judicial District Judges Chambers Harrisburg, Pa.
Recd. 7.15
March 10th, 1920.
To the Honorable, The Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I desire very much to have information from your Department in regard to the pension granted by the Government to Thomas McClelland, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. The date of his application was November 13, 1832, and at that time he was a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Please send me a certified copy of the application and of the certificate issued by the Government upon it. I will pay whatever the expense may be, and if you desire it in advance let me know the amount and I will remit.
I desire the information for the purpose of completing applications of some of the family for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Your early attention will oblige,
Yours very truly,
James McClelland 121. Court St. Harrisburg Pa.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____ received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas McClelland a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 2763
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Summer 1776 3 mos. Pri Payton Porter Pa-   1776 9 mos. Geo McCarty, Gilliland Hankley "   1777 3 mos Gillafalls Davison NC   5 or 6 mos Washington's Dragoons   1781 12 mos Elijah Moore ✓ NC  
Battles engaged in 2 at Trenton Brandywine Germantown Red Bank (wounded in both legs) Camden (wounded in both legs) Guilford Courthouse
Residence of soldier at enlistment, York Co. Pa - Rowan Co. NC
Date of application for pension, Nov 13, 1832. His ch. al
Residence at date of application, Strabane Twp. Washington Co. Pa.
Age at date of application, Born 1757 in Ireland.
Remarks: No data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.