Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,334, for John Kite, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Kite John
S 21,334
Carded
CONTENTS

Jonesborough 29, 832
John Kite
of Hawkins Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Craven of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Harrison in the Virginia mil. time for 6 months
Sec'd by me Jonesborough Knoxville Feb 6 '37 -
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesborough at the rate of 20 Dollars each per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of March Rutledge 1835 and sent to Hon. S. P. Bunche Tenn. No. 26. Mills Boarding House G. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March '35. 80.00 Semestral allowance ending 6. Sept. '35. 10.00 $ 90.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Brown Clerk Book 8 2 Vol. 7 Page 151

Signature of John Hite 32.784
Witness
per allowed for 6m p. $20.
Hm S. Bruch

State of Tennessee, ss. Court of Pleas & Sessions Shawnee County, } February Session, 1835
On this 23 rd day of February 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas & Sessions for the county aforesaid now sitting John Hite a resident of said Shawnee County State of Tennessee aged about seventy 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 whilst residing in Rockingham County in the State of Virginia, in which County he was born - this declarant was drafted to serve three months under Captain Cooper , in the Regiment commanded by Col Harrison of the Militia in the spring of the Year about the first of April of that Year 1780 and was accordingly marched under said officers, with others whose names are not now distinctly remembered, to Zyger's Valley , the  in Greenbrier County, where the People had fortified and were threatened with an attack by the Shawnee Indians , Before reaching that place - the Indians made an attack on the whites, but were repulsed and when this declarant reached the place found the whites were still apprehensive of another attack, by an increasing force of the Indians, in consequence of which, this affidavit declarant, with his company, under the command of Capt. Cooper , was stationed, at a fort called Grady's West Falls Fort , called by the name of the owner of the grounds, on which said Fort was built - and this declarant remained

in Service at said Fort until his three months expiring which was about the first of July 1780 or thereabouts, having served fully three months from the 18 th of April 1780 and was accordingly dis- charged or permitted by Col. Harrison to return home - but no written discharge was given that deponent knows of -
This declarant further states that in the Spring of the Year 1781 another call for troops was made to March to Norfolk Virginia to guard that place against the incursions of the British and accordingly this declarant returned to serve six months in Capt. Stephen Leonards company in the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. Hall, and was marched from Rockingham County, where declarant still lives - to Norfolk by his officers - and was stationed there until about the middle of March 1781 - and was stationed at Norfolk, where he with other troops remained until about the middle of September, or thereabouts when his company was discharged by his Captain Stephen Leonards, but if he got a written discharge (which he is not certain he did) it has been long lost or mislaid in having served altogether in said two campaigns nine months -
He does not recollect serving with any continental troops, and knows not the names of any Regular officers being at either of the aforesaid places, though it is probable he saw some at Norfolk but he does not recollect their names - He has no doc- umentary evidence, and knows of no other person, than George Stite, who resides in Hawkins County, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his

Services - He has no record of his age - He is acquainted, with David Rowan and Samuel Spear a revolutionary pensioner of the Staunton agency - and who reside in his neighborhood, besides George Kite also a neighbor of his - and who will testify as to his character and services - There is no clergyman residing in his neighborhood who has given him a religious character since the Revolutionary war - He hereby acknowledges every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the colony of Virginia. Given to the subscribers in open court this day and year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one.  A. Mitchell Atty.      John his Kite mark
And on the same day personally appeared George Kite aged about sixty seven years residing in the neighborhood of the above declarant - and said George Kite being first duly sworn, states that he is the brother of the said declarant John Kite, that he resided in Rockingham County Virginia where he and his said brother were both born during the Revolutionary war and he well recollects of his said brother, being drafted under Captain Rowan and Col. Harrison - and of his having been under said officers, in the Spring of 1780 and of his having been gone better than three months against the Indians on the Ohio valley in Kentucky County Virginia - He also well recollects of his said brother voluntarily in the Spring of 1781 for five months to go to North Carolina under Capt. Conrad and Col. Wall, and that he did not return until the month of November 1781 -
This affiant was not with his brother in either of said campaigns, but he saw him march under the command of his said officers, as stated in his said declaration, and heard his said officers say that

he served during said period faithfully and honorably amounting to nine months in all -
Given to this effect the day and year aforesaid J. Mitchell Clerk George H. Kite mark
The undersigned Samuel Spears and David Rowan residing in the neighborhood of the said applicant John Kite do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said John Kite who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy one years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion -
Given to this effect the day and year aforesaid J. Mitchell Clerk David Rowan Samuel Spears mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that George Kite David Rowan and Samuel Spears who have signed the preceding Certificate, are residents of the County of Hawkins aforesaid, and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, the undersigned Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Hawkins aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Kite for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 28 th day of March 1838
J. Mitchell Clerk

Population
21 334 INVALID.
File No. 21 334
Act 1870
Index Vol. 1
Act: June 1870
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept the six month Van. Ranch Feb'y 6 th 1835.
Mr S. March at Hills house Pine

War Department Pension Office March 5, 1835
Sir,
The declaration of John Wile has been examined, and filed with suspended cases in this Office. He claims for one term of three months, and one of six months, as a militia man, of the State of Virginia. The militia of that State were not engaged to serve for so long a term as six months, nor were they stationed at Norfolk or in the neighborhood of that place from March to September 1781, as is alleged. The claim can be allowed for six months. Enclosed is Mr. Alexander's letter to you.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your Obet. Servt. J L Edwards
Wm. S. Bunch Member of Congress

John Scott
Payment to be made at Jonesboro, Tenn. by W. K. Blair Esq. Agent for paying Pension- ers in the Agency of Foresters.
Recorded in the Pension Office in Book C 2. Vol. 7 Page 15 by D. Brown Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, John Nite of the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 6 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five
Lewis Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.