Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41740, for John Lane, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Lane, John
S. 41740
CONTENTS

North Carolina
4,418
James
John Lane - Capt Stubblefield Virginia Private in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of Virginia North Carolina at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 28th of October 1818
certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Novr 1818 and sent to the Hon. S. Williams House of Representatives
arrears to 4th of March 1819 14 mo 1/2 $34.06
Continued $34.06
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
16 Two Years Wilkes Co.
Copy furnished M.W. Peden June 17, 1837 Lt. Genl. William Sept 12 1839 Order to pay 25 April 1841
voluntarily on death from M rs Mary Lane See letter to Hon. B. Brown A.S. 22/3/1836

State of Tennessee Knox County } 3
On this 28 th day of October 1818 before me Archibald Roane one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals for the State aforesaid personally appeared John Lane who being duly sworn according to law did on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.
That he is now about sixty four years of age and is a citizen of Wilkes County State of North Carolina. That he the said John Lane about the month of January 1776 enlisted in the Service of the United States in the Company commanded by Captain George Stubblefield of the 3 rd Virginia Regiment commanded by Col o Charles Scott. That he enlisted in Spottsylvania County Virginia and continued to serve in said Regiment until the month of January 1778 when he was honorably discharged at from the Service at Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania and remained with the Army some time after his discharge. during his time of Service he was in the battles of Trenton, of Princeton, of Brandywine, of Germantown and also the battle of Monmouth and several skirmishes. That he is now in reduced circumstances and funds in need of the assistance of his country for support. That his discharge has been lost by time and accident and he never received a pension or was on the pension list of the United States and has now no other means of proving his said Service except by this his declaration on oath and the affidavit of William Mead hereto annexed.
Sworn and subscribed before me
Archibald Roane
his John J. Lane mark
State of Tennessee } As Brown clerk of the Supreme Court of Second Circuit } Errors and Appeals for said Circuit do hereby certify that Archibald Roane is a Judge of said court and that I have no seal of office
Given under my hand and private seal this 2 nd day of November 1818
As Brown (Seal) C.S.C.

State of Tennessee Rutherford County
Before me Archibald Roane one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals for the State of Tennessee personally appeared William Mead a citizen of Roane County in said State and made oath that he enlisted in the 5 th Virginia Regiment then commanded by Col. Charles Scott, in February 1777, the company in which he enlisted was commanded by Captain Richard Clift Anderson. At the time this deponent enlisted John Lane who made the foregoing declaration was then an enlisted soldier in the same Regiment in the company commanded by Captain Stubblefield. This deponent was personally acquainted with said John Lane previously to his enlistment, and continued to serve with him in the same Regiment until the beginning of the year 1778 when they were both discharged at Valley Forge by Col. Joseph Parker who then commanded the Regiment. This deponent has been acquainted with the said John Lane and resided in the same County with him (viz Louisa County Virginia) for many years after the Revolutionary war, about eight years ago, Lane removed to North Carolina and he deponent to this State — That from his knowledge of the circumstances of the said Lane at the time of his removal to N th Carolina, and from all the subsequent information he has had he is well assured that the said Lane stands in need of the assistance of his County for support — his
Sworn and subscribed this 28 th of October 1818
William + Mead
Before me
Archibald Roane
mark
I Archibald Roane one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals for the State of Tennessee do certify that the foregoing declaration on oath of John Lane and also the affidavit of William Mead were duly made before me on this 28 th of October 1818 and are now by me transmitted to the Hon ble the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the act of Congress in such case made and provided. I also certify that I am satisfied from the foregoing declaration and affidavit.

That the said John Lane did serve in the Revolutionary War as therein stated, and from his apparent imbecility of body in connection with the declaration and affidavit I do not doubt but that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. Certified this 28 th of October 1818. Archibald Wane
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In preparing the foregoing documents and certificate I had no opportunity of having the Act or Congress before me, or the forms prescribed by the War Department. The form here pursued may not be altogether in conformity with that prescribed.
Archibald Wane 28 th October 1818

100
John Lane Schuylkill and Griffiths " " 4/10 March 1849
East
Wilkes 1849 70

State of North Carolina, Sup Court of Law Wakefield County Dec. Sess - Term 1820
On this 14 th day of December 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a court of law for the County aforesaid John Lane aged sixty six years resident in Wakefield County State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows in the 3 rd Virginia Regiment in Capt. George Stubbs his company that the date of his original declaration was on 28 th October 1818 as he supposes from his affidavit that he has recd a pension under a certificate dated 28 th day of November 1818 but I am sincerely aware that I was a resident citizen of the United States on 18 th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on 18 th March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or bills due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed that he has no land that he has one horse about 10 years old two cows half a dozen hogs & fowls

your self plates three old silver plates one old silver dish half a dozen cups & saucers and some other little house hold stuff and I met him and one year old child seven little hogs that his occupation now is farming that he was once a house joiner but owing to a wound he receiv- ed during the war in his left arm he is unable and has been for many years from following his trade and that he is not very well able to pursue his former occupation from said wound no person in family but himself and wife this official about sixty years and wife about same age John L. Love sworn to and subscribed in Open Court Sept 20 14 th 1820
Test W. H. Leavitt Clerk
  1 horse about 10 years old valued at $20   2 cows & 1 calf (working) at 20   7 hogs 12   8 sheep & 1 lamb 20   1/2 doz harness & saddle 75   4 set plows 62 1/2   1/2 doz cups and saucers 30   1 silver dish 25   3 old silver plates 37 1/2   $74.50 
James Westphalen swears that he is acquainted with the three first articles in the above schedule and has valued the others from representation & his knowledge of John Love manner of living sworn to in Open Court Test W. H. Leavitt Clerk
James Westphalen

State of North Carolina
I William A. Lemon Clerk of the Superior Court Do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly 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 seventy four dollars & fifty cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 15 th day of September 1820
D. A. Lemon Clerk

W Edwards will make the transfer. P. G. G.
Rev. John Cleveland Secretary of Union

41740 INVALID.
Rey
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John Lane. P. O. Box 100
aw June 16. 88
Act:
18 March 189.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept 7 Ophapen
See me Oct 20-6 Oct 20-39
From Lewis Williams
James L Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. —
EC 11 15/3-164 H 25 Jan 19 K 22 Oct 16 JC 10 Feb 20

Surry County Ct. Va. September 2 nd 1839 Dear Sir.
I will thank you to send me copies of the declarations of Henry Holcomb or Holomby of Wilkes County Ct. Va. and of Jeremiah Grogell also of said County - These old pensioners are now both dead, but their Heirs wish to obtain their claims for military Bounty Land - I further wish you to send me a copy of the declaration of John Lane of Wilkes County - He is still living, but wishes to apply to the office in Richmond Va for bounty Land - John Lane is on the list of Regular soldiers and so are the other two I believe, David Holcomb or Holomby and Grogell - as speedy an answer as convenient will much oblige your most obedient and most obedt Servt.
Levi Williams.
James L. Edwards Esqr -

Washington November 27 th 1818
Sir. I have to day the certificate of pension of John Lane whose claim I forwarded to the war Department some time since - The certificate sets forth that John Lane "is inscribed on the pension list, Roll of the Tennessee Agency" -
The proof I have was exhibited a before the Tennessee Agency, but the claimant lives in Wilkes County North Carolina - You will be pleased therefore to have his name transferred from the roll of the Tennessee Agency, to the roll of the North Carolina Agency -
I have John Lane personally, and am certain it will be very troublesome to him to travel four hundred and fifty miles to receive his pension at Nashville - Moreover if the payment is made

at Raleigh or Fayetteville he will be able to receive by many without much trouble I have the honor to be Sir your most obedient servant a Leonard
George Williams
Humble John C. Baalham Secretary of Rev