Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41762, for James Lee, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Lee, James
541762
CONTENTS

6250.
Ohio
James Lee
of Clark Co in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel 3 regiment of the Virginia line line, for the term of 4 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of October 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of Feb-1819 and sent to Hon J W Campbell House of Representatives. U.S.
Arrears to 4th of
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 39.76
$ 39.76
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Date of death not on AB
James Lee 1741-1819 Revolutionary War Pension

146.
James Lee
6,258
2 d February, 1819.
Mar '19
Samuel Newell, Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Personally appeared in open court being the Court of common pleas of the County of Logan and State of Ohio on the 30 th day of August 1870 James Lee aged Seventy and years a resident of Logan County affirmed who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is now 71 years of age that he was enlisted in Stafford County in the State of Virginia in February 1876 under Capt William Washington of the 3 rd Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Mercer & Weldon on Continental at all times that he enlisted for two years and before that period he reenlisted for during the war and served out his full period of enlistment and was honorably discharged by Col. Hockett at Richmond in Virginia that he has received a pension under the law of the 15 th March 1818 his pension certificate dated 2 nd February 1819 and numbered 6258 - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on the 15 th March 1818 that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress intitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 15 th March 1818 and that I have not nor any person for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any

Income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed viz. two horses one Cow two heifers five hogs ten pigs one old plow two Set of horse gears two hoes one Wall clock one Switch one one Steel pot and I owe thirty dollars I have no debts coming to me. I am by trade a farm- er but able to do but little I have a wife some under my own age - and one son residing with me named Enoch Lee aged fourteen years he is healthy —
James his Lee Mark
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court on the 30 th day of August 1820 before us.
James M c Ilvain Levi Garwood & Special Judges John Shelly of Logan County

The State of Ohio } Logan County } ss } I Samuel Purcell clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Logan aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the County of Logan aforesaid and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property of which in the said Schedule is fifty dollars —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Bellefontaine this 1 st day of September
1870.
Samuel Purcell clerk
N.B. I do so good as to excuse my fixing a seal in an improper place
Samuel Purcell

State of Ohio, Clark County ss.
On this second day of  sixth day of October
in the year 1818, before me
the subscriber an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, personally appeared Francis Lee, aged, as in his sixty ninth year, a resident in said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by a 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, Francis Lee the said Francis Lee enlisted in Stafford County, State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain William Washington, of Third Virginia Regiment, in February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, and he continued in the service of the United until the 12th day of May A.D. 1780 when he was taken prisoner by the British at the siege of Charleston in S. Carolina, and made his escape on the 30th day of August following, in S. Carolina: and that he was in the Battles of Yorktown, White Plains, at taking the Hessian at Trenton 26th December A.D. 1776, & Battle of Princeton, Brandywine, Monmouth & the siege of Charleston where he was taken prisoner. He saith the skirmishes he was in he cannot well recollect at this time. He further saith that he never was exchanged, but went to the siege of Yorktown, and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of his country's assistance for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services. (Signed) Francis Lee
Sworn and subscribed before me, the day and year first above written.
Joseph Layton - Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Francis Lee did serve in the Revolutionary war for more than nine months.

in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, an Continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Joseph Layton Agt Indp Seal of board
I also certify it appears to my satisfaction that the within Claimant stands in need of the support of his Country given under my hand this day and year above written
Joseph Layton Agt Indp
The State of Ohio Clark county p -
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that Joseph Layton Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been
made, and who appears to have annexed his certificate above, is one of the Associate Judges of the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn into office, and to whose official acts as such full faith and credit are and of right ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In Testimony whereof I Saul Henkle Clerk as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Springfield this 6th day
of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and eighteen
Saul Henkle Clk

February 12, 1937
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Mr. Frank A. Robinett 213 Rule Building Amarillo, Texas
BA-J/EEI James Lee-S. 8828 James Lee-S.41762
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of four soldiers with the name James Lee.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. The records of James Lee, S.8828 and James Lee, S.41762, are furnished you herein. If you find that neither of these records is that of the James Lee in whom you are interested, another search of the records will be made in your behalf.
James Lee S.8828
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8828, based upon the military service of James Lee in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of James Lee are not shown.
While a resident of Prince George County, Virginia, James Lee enlisted, September 15, 1777, in the state artillery of Virginia, served in Captains Richard Booker's and Edward Moody's Virginia Companies, was stationed one year at Hampton and one year at Portsmouth, then marched to the south and was in the battle of Camden, after which he returned to Richmond, Virginia, under the command of Captain John Williams and was discharged by that officer September 15, 1780.

James Lee was allowed pension on his application executed September 6, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Sussex County, Virginia, and aged seventy-seven years.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War soldier, James Lee(S.8828), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
James Lee, Certificate No.5318, issued February 7, 1833, rate $100 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.
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James Lee S.41762
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.41762, based upon the military service of James Lee in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of James Lee are not shown.
While a resident of Stafford County, Virginia, James Lee enlisted in February, 1776, for three years, served as a private in Captain William Washington's Company, Colonel Mercer's 3 rd Virginia Regiment, and before the term for which he had enlisted had expired, reenlisted for the war, was in the battles of White Plains, York Island(Fort Washington), Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Monmouth and at the siege of Charleston, where he was taken prisoner, May 12, 1780, made his escape on August 30, following, was never exchanged but joined the army at the siege of Yorktown and terminated his service at the close of the war.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1818, while residing in Clark County, Ohio, and aged sixty-eight years.

In 1820, James Lee was residing in Logan County, Ohio, and then stated that his family residing with him consisted of his wife "somewhat under my own age" and a son, Enoch, aged fourteen years. There are no further data in regard to his wife and no names of any other children are given.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, James Lee (S.41762), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
James Lee, Certificate No.6258, issued February 2, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced October 6, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Ohio Agency.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

James Lee .76 ill. 80
Admitted
Sent 20 Jan 1819

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Lee 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. 41,762
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 Private Wm Washington Mercer & Mueden  3 Vrs.   May 1780 at Charleston S.C. but   30 m. & then's near   to the   at  
Battles engaged in, { York Island, White Plains, Trenton Dec. 1776, Princeton Residence of soldier at enlistment, { Enlisted in Milford Co. Pa. Date of application for pension, { 1820 Residence at date of application, { 1820 Age at date of application, { 1820 Remarks: _____
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. Sec. m
Pension Department (Rev. Soldiers) Washington D.C.
Will you please inform me if James Lee Private 3 rd Vir. Reg. Rev. War. was listed as receiving pension from this department?
And confer a favor on Mrs. Henry Mammel Onawa
Dec. 30 th 1918
Iowa

Record Div.
Lamar Ark
Attn Div 1
Feb. 3, 1916
L.B.H.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
My Dear Sir:-
Does your office show that one James Reel received a bounty warrant for services given to his country in the Revolutionary War?
He enlisted in Stafford Co. Va. in 1776 for two years.
Capt. - William Washington
Colonel - Mercer and Weedon Battles - White Plains, Trenton, Brandywine, Monmouth, Yorktown
Born about 1750, died after 1820
Served as private.
Very respectfully
Mr Frank H. Saunders Lamar Ark.

Eufaula I.T. C
Nov. 3, 1904.
Commissioner of Pension Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you furnish me with what your rolls will show concerning the application for pension of one James Lee who rendered service to the Colonies from Va. in the Revolutionary War. He applied from Sussex Co, Va. and was in the battle of Camden. Especially do I wish to know place of birth.
Also, I desire to know of the enclosed record of soldier of 1812

applied for bounty land . If so please give me place and date of birth.
Very Respct.
Mrs Ethel Hubbard Eufaula I.T.

S. 41, 762
James Lee
Oct 6, 1818. 69th year
res. Clark Co. Oh.
Logan Co. Va 1820-1871 res. Stafford Co. Va
July 76: Capt. Wm Washington
Colo. Mercer. Virginia
39th Cont. Est.
taken pris May 12, 1781 at siege of Charleston S.C. escape Aug 30 in S.C.
bat. of Yorktown, Br. 76: Br. 76, Br. 76 Br. 77, Br. 77 Monmouth, Siege of Br. 80 + etc - etc - etc - etc Siege of Yorktown 81
died at Spotsylvania Co. Va
sur. for 2 yrs - 12 mths for this war
wife - son Snod ag 14 - 1820

WAR DEPARTMENT, THE MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, June 16, 1904.
Respectfully returned to
Mrs. Ernst Fads,
Booneville, Arkansas.
It is shown by the records of this office that one James Lee served as a private in Captain William Boon's Company of Mounted Militia Volunteers of Randolph County, Illinois Territory, commanded by Colonel Ferguson and subsequently by Major Stephenson, war of 1812. The following is of record in his case: Commencement of service, March 6, 1813; Expiration of service, June 5, 1813; Term of service charged, 3 months.
The Military Secretary.
(300a) Per
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Philadelphia Pa.
136 W. Ontario St.
April 25, 1904.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
APR 28 1904
FILES.
Dear Sir:-
At the suggestion of the Chief of the Record and Pension office, I write you, for the record of James Lee of the 3d Va. Regiment of Foot, Revolutionary War.
Will you kindly give me the following data, the date of Mr Lee's birth, and date of his separation from the 3d Regiment of Va. Foot, also the date of his death.
If you have any thing as to his Military Record I shall be pleased to have this also.
Thanking you in advance for any favor, I am, Very Respectfully Yours.
Walter W. Smith

May 7-1904 - His to Walter W. Smith Phila Pa
Nov. 23, 1904 Dist. to Miss Ethel Stubbard, Eufaula, Ind. Ter
1916 Feby. - Dist. to Mrs. Frank H. Saunders, F.
1919 Jany. 13. " " " Henry Macmill F.
1937-File 12 Dist - to Mr Frank A. Calimont. EL
41762
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 41762
James Lee Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 291
[Arrangement of 1870.]