Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,361, for Cornelius Tinsley, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Jinsley, Cornelius
S. 3.361
CONTENTS
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3518
West Tennessee
Cornelius Tinsley
Sumner in the State of Tennessee who was a Corporal in the Campy commanded by Captain Dabney of the Regt commanded by _____ in the Virginia line for 8 months from 1780.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 22 - Dollars ~ Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued she 26 th day of Dec r 32 and sent to Robt. M. Boyer. Gallatin. Ten.
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 33. Semi-annual allowance ending 4 mar 33 2.00 Total 35.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book 20 Vol. 9 Page 161-

Reuben
3361. INVALID.
File No. 3361
Cornelius Linsley Copfl. War Time
Act: June 7/1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Cornelius Linsley Declaration for Pension
1851
Communications relative to this application to be forwarded to the applicant care of Robert M. Boyers Gallatin, Tennessee
Eastin Morris Atty for applicant

State of Sumner  Sumner county ss Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the Term of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
On this 15 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court now sitting in and for the county of Sumner A.P. Cornelius Linsley a resident of said county aged 83 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 He was called into service in the year 179 under Captain Dabney at Han- over Virginia and marched from thence to Williamsburg where he was stationed, he was in service three terms of two months each, six months in all under Capt. Dabney two months he was stationed at Gloucester being the third term & was discharged at West Point by Capt. Dabney a few days previous to the surrender of Cornwallis and that he left his discharge in Virginia
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the roll of the agency of any state
Sworn & subscribed the day & year afore said
Cornelius his Linsley mark
Sworn to in open Court August 15 th 1832
J. H. Douglass Clerk

I Stephen Stone residing in the county of Sumner Tennessee do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Cornelius Finley who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that he believes him to be 83 years of age that he is reputed to be believed in the neigh- borhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that he concurs in that opinion
Sworn to in open Court                      Stephen X Stone Augt 15th 1832                      J. H. Douglass Clerk Sworn to and subscribed the 15 th August 1832
I Alexander Roscoe a clergyman residing in the county of Sumner aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted Cornelius Finley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be 83 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 I con- cur in that opinion be a man of truth, I have known him for twenty or thirty years and he has sustained a good character but I don't recollect to have conversed with him about his revolutionary services sworn and subscribed before in open court the day & year aforesaid but I have no reason to doubt the truth of his statement as I would believe him on oath
Sworn to in open Court                      Alexander Roscoe August 16th 1832 J. H. Douglass Clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary sol- dier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to them

Alexander Pascoe who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident the said county of Sumner and that Stephen Stone who has also certified signed the same statement is a resident of said county and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit
I Alfred H Douglass Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the county of Sumner in the state of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Cornelius Tinsley for a Pension .
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Gallatin this sixteenth day of August One thousand eight hundred and thirty two. A. H. Douglass Clerk
The state of Tennessee Sumner county Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the term of November 1832 On this 13 th day of November in the year 1832 personally appeared the above named Peter Cornelius Tinsley who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the year in which he entered the service of the United States mentioned in the foregoing declaration was as near as he can recollect in 1779 1780 or 1781. he does not recollect exactly how long it was from the time he first entered service until he was discharged as will as he can recollect during the second term of two months service a Col Goodall commanded he thinks in the neighborhood of Williamsburg Virginia Applicant was born in Hanover County Virginia and upon looking over the foregoing declaration he is inclined to think he made a mistake in stating "he left his discharge in Virginia" he thinks none received

a written discharge When they were discharged Gloucester he thinks upon reflection, that Capt [redacted] ordered the company to stack their arms & go home as their times were out. Applicant further states that during the two first terms of service he acted as a Corporal & part of the third term he served as a Sergeant and succeeded Sergeant W m Hoop er, and the whole time he was either a Cor poral or a sergeant. Applicant further states that the Stephen Stone 5784 who has certified to
the original declaration is very old & can not be brought to court without being hauled and that he has not seen Mr Rascoe to day and that he does not know whether the war department requires new certificates to amended declaration,
Sworn to in open Court Nov r 13 th 1832
Cornelius + Mark
A. H. Douglass Clerk
I Alfred H Douglass clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Sumner in the state of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Cornelius Linsley for & I do certify that in the original declaration the interrogatories prescribed were promp a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 13 th day of November 1832
A. H. Douglass Clerk

Cornelius Tinsley, Tennessee. for 1780. balance 6 months. $22
FREE
Secretary of State Washington D.C.
Return enc.
Miss Lewis class
15515
Nov 27
Pension office