Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,141, for James Terry, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Terry James
8 17141
Carded
CONTENTS

27886
Virginia
James Perry Va
King Wm in the State of who was a Ser in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Dabney in the Va. line for 9 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Aug 34 and Supt. Pensions King William Co. Va.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34 90. Semiant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 19 $105.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Rice Clerk, Book C Vol. 6/1 Page 50.
1886 Jan 27 Stephen Perry with history Pensions
Death not shown on A.P.

Declaration In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June the Seventh 1832 -
State of Virginia King William County ss.
On this sixteenth  fifteenth day of July 1834 personally appeared for me Christopher Tomkins a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid aged eightythree, the fourteenth day of February last past, who being first duly sworn according to law, oath on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June the Seventh 1832 - That he the said James Terry entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated - He the said James Terry resident of the aforesaid County and State, was drafted into the militia service of the United States, on or about the fifteenth day of November 1775 under Capt. Gale of Henrico County in which County he then resided and met at Richmond City and marched from thence to Williamsburg, and there remained after having served a tour of duty of one month and was discharged - He was again ordered out under draft, on or about the fifth day of June 1779, under Captain James Price, and met at Richmond, and marched from thence to Chesterfield Courthouse, and there remained until discharged, after having served a tour of one month. He was again called into service by draft under Captain James Price and met at Richmond City again, on or about the twentieth day of November 1779 and marched from thence to Little York, from thence to Hampton, and there remained until discharged after having served a tour of duty of one month. He was again ordered into service by draft, under Captain Cardner of King William County, where he then resided having removed from Henrico County to King William County, and he met at Dabney's old shop on or about the fifteenth day of February 1781, and marched from thence to Williamsburg passing through the County of New Kent, from thence to Little York, from thence to Hampton, from thence to Newport News Point, and there remained until discharged, after having served a tour of forty days - He was again called into service under Col. Richard Dabney of King William and met at Dabney's old shop (then called) on or about the on or about the first day of May 1781 and marched from thence to a place called West Point, and there remained until discharged after having served a tour of one month - He was again ordered out by draft under Col. Richard Dabney, and met at Dabney's old shop on or about the fifteenth day of June 1781, and marched from thence to Westham, from thence to Lynchburg, following the British army, and after staying at Lynchburg a short time, he was marched back again to Richmond, and from thence to

Williamsburg, from thence to Little York, where he remained until after the sur- render of Lord Cornwallis at the Siege of York, and was then discharged after having served a term of duty of four months and twenty days, making in the whole a service of eleven months, for which he claims a pension - He mentions the following whom he thinks belonged to the regular service - Col. Hays, Pickens, Col. Webb, Major Johnstone, Col. Ennis, Col. Nelson, Major Shellen, Captain Nelson. He was under the Marquis Lafayette, He knew Col. Taylor, he was at Sandy Point when a brig was taken, and assisted in taking her. He was born in the County of Louisa and State of Virginia, but he was living in the County of Henrico where he first entered into the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, has removed to the County of King William State of Virginia, in the year eighty, where he has resided ever since - He has a record of his age in his pension - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -
James L. Levy
Seal
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Ch. Tompkins J.P.
We Dudley Atkinson a clergyman residing in the County of King William and State of Virginia and Austin Levy residing in the same county, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Levy who has subscribed and sworn to the above statement that we believe him to be eighty three years of age on the fourteenth day of February, 1834 That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Dudley Atkinson
Austin Levy
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Ch. Tompkins J.P.
State of Virginia King William County ss July the 16. 1834
I Christopher Tompkins a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid do declare it to be my 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 it further appears to me, that Dudley Atkinson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of King William, and that Austin Levy - who has signed the same, is a resident of the same county, and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit and I further declare, that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity and old age attend court, given from under my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid -
Ch. Tompkins Seal
Justice of the peace for King William County

Interrogatories
Question the first { Where and in what place you born?
Answer I was born in the County of Louisa -
Question the 2nd Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?
Answer I have a record of my age at my brothers William Lurys
Question the 3rd When were you living when called into service? where have you lived since the revolutionary war? and where do you now live?
Answer I lived in the County of Henrico when I was first called into service, but I was living in the County of King William when I was last called into service in which County I have been living ever since and now live -
Question the 4th How were you called into service? were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer I was drafted into the service altogether -
Question the 5th State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances that you recollect
Answer I have answered the fifth Question in the body of my declaration
Question the 6th Did you ever receive a written discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer I have no written discharge because I was discharged verbally -
Question the 7th State the names to whom you are known in your neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their knowledge of your services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Answer John Tulipano, John Butler, James Fox, Emanuel Brades, Isaac Brades, William Winn, James Whittack, and many others live in my neighborhood and can testify as to my veracity and their belief as to my services in the revolutionary war -
James F. Terry Deputy
Sworn and subscribed before me
Ch. Hopkins J. D.

James H. Richardson for a Union
James Berry
Pa. J.
21.692
Admiral. Powell
9th. 1830
General
King William 6th
State of Virginia. King William County to wit.
I As. Pollard Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Col. Tomphins whose hand and seal is affixed to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement is a Magistrate of the County of King William aforesaid and that due faith and credit ought to be paid to all his acts and deeds in such, and that his signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office. this 6th day of August 1834 in the 59th year of the commonwealth
As. Pollard, Clerk.

June 3, 1939.
Mrs. L. T. Webb 1923 Hayes Street Nashville, Tennessee.
BA-J/ILL James Terry S. 17141
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Thomas Muckolls and James Terry, of Louisa County, Virginia.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a Thomas Muckolls of Virginia, under any spelling of that surname. The record of James Terry is furnished herein; the data were obtained from the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 17141, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
James Terry was born February 14, 1751 in Louisa County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Henrico County, Virginia, he enlisted and served three tours of one month each as private in the Virginia troops, given as follows: from November 15, 1775, in Captain Gale's company, at Williamsburg; from about June 5, 1779, in Captain James Price's company, at Chesterfield Court House; and from about November 20, 1779, in said Captain James Price's company. He moved in the year 1780 to King William County, Virginia, and served as private on several tours, given as follows: from about February 1781, forty days in Captain Gowne's Virginia company; from about May 1, 1781, one month under Colonel Richard Dabney in the Virginia troops, and from about June 15, four months and twenty days under that same officer, during which he was in the siege of Yorktown and at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
James Terry was allowed pension on his application executed

July 16, 1834, at which time he resided in King William County, Virginia; he had resided there ever since 1780. The soldier made no reference to wife or children. His p.o. add. was King W m C. House
One Austin Terry was a resident of King William County, Virginia, in 1834; no relationship between him and James Terry was stated.
The soldier referred to his brother, William Terry, in 1834, but did not give his age or residence.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following data :
James Terry Certificate #27886 Issued August 23, 1834 Rate $30 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

State of Virginia King William County ss
I James Whitlock of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy two years, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with James Terry resident of the same County and well know that the said James Terry was a militia soldier during the revolutionary army of the United States for six months at least, in the service as a militia soldier during the Revolutionary War, but how much longer the said James Terry was in the service I do not exactly know; Given from under my hand this 29 day of May 1834 - James T. Whitlock mark
State of Virginia King William County ss
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, James Whitlock resident of King William County, and made oath to the truth of the above statement, and I do further certify that the above named James Whitlock is a creditable person, and is entitled to full credit, Given from under my hand and seal this 29 day of May 1834 - Richd. Millery J.P. (Seal) and seal interlined before - signed -
State of Virginia, King William County to wit.
I Ro: Pollard Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Richard Millery Esq: whose hands and seal is affixed to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement, is a magistrate of the County of King William aforesaid, and that due faith and credit ought to be paid to all his acts and deeds as such, and that his signature is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 6th day of August 1834 in the 59th year of the Commonwealth.
Ro: Pollard C.

17141 INVALID.
File No. 17141
James Long Pris Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 371
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sept. 26-1902 Mrs. Lucile Smith Salisbury Mt 1939. June 3 - Hist. to Mrs. A. T. Y24 - S22.

James Perry Born in Louisa Co. Va.
In July 1834 of King Wm Co. Va. aged 53 yrs Feb 4 last
In 1775 he enlisted with Capt. Gale of Henrico Co. where he then resided going to Mt. Breeze & discharge in Oct 76
About Jan 1779 he was drafted under Capt. James Price going to Charles City & dued in Dec. He was again drafted again in Dec
Capt. Price Nov 1779 order to Little York & Hampton & dued after leaving in Dec. After returning to King Wm Co. he was called out drafted
about Feb 1781 going there to Newport News Point was furnished 40 days. He was called out under Col. Richard Dabney about May 1
1781 going to West Point - absent 1 mo. - In Jan 1781 out again under Col. Rich. Dabney, going to Lynchburg to follow the British Army thence to Richmond & Little York, where he remained until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis (Oct 17 1781) about 4 1/2 months. A portion of this latter time was under the Com d of Gen. Lafayette but was then in Henrico Co. when he first enlisted
Another Perry enlisted in 1834 of King Wm Co.
He alluded to his brother Mr. Perry.

Veteran's Administration, Washington, D.C.
Will you please send me any Revolutionary War data that you may have concerning Thomas Nuckolls, Louisa Co. Va. James Terry " " "
Thanking you,
Mary N. Webb (Mrs L.T. " "
1923 Hayes St. Nashville, Tenn
April 3, '39.

O. 78 N
RECEIVED JUL 30 1902 FILES
Salisbury N. H.
July 23 rd 1902.
Department of the Interior
Washington D. C.
Will you kindly look over the Records in your Department and see if you have on file the records of James or William Terry who served in the Revolutionary War , both from Va. Please let me know what record you have of them and I will greatly appreciate the kindness, and will gladly compensate you for your trouble, if you will let me know your charges. I am
Very Respectfully (Mrs) Rue Cole Smith

State of Virginia King William County ss
I William Winn of the State and County aforesaid aged seventy five years do hereby certify that He is well acquainted with James Terry of the aforesaid State and County and that he the said William Winn perfectly recollects that the said James Terry was in the militia service during the revolutionary war, and served one tour of duty with him the said William Winn, at the new barracks at Williamsburg, and that from what he understands, the said James Terry served several other tours of duty as a militiaman than the one he served with him the said William Winn - Given from under my hand and seal this 24 th day of Feby. 1834 - William Winn
State of Virginia King William County ss
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for King William County and State of Virginia William Winn resident of the aforesaid County and State and made oath to the truth of the above statements, and I do further certify that the above named William Winn is a creditable person and that his statement above made is entitled to credit given from under my hand and seal this 24 th day of February 1834 - A. D. P. Pollard

State of Virginia King William county to wit
I Ro: Pollard, Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Edw Pollard Esq whose hand and seal is affixed to the forgoing certificate of acknowledgement is a Magistrate of the County of King William aforesaid, and that due faith and credit ought to be paid to all his acts and deeds as such, and that his signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 6th day of August 1834 in the 59th year of the Commonwealth
Ro: Pollard. C.C.
John Kenning clerk