Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,220, for James Lock, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Lock James
S. 31,220.
CONTENTS

Illinois. - 1986
James Cook
of Wayne Co. in the State of Illinois who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain W. Coomic of the Regiment commanded by Col. S. G. Cook in the Virginia line for Six months.
$20.
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 20. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of May 1833 and sent to Yrs. J. Page Carmi. Ill.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. 40. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 33. 10.
$50.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Palmer Clerk, Book E . Vol. 8 . Page 58 .

James Lock Wayne County Declaration
18004

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Illinois Wayne County ss 3
On this 27 day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Wayne Circuit Court being a court of record, now sitting James Lock a resident of said Wayne County & State aforesaid aged 71 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 in the militia under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. General McIntosh, Colonel William Bowe Lieutenant Colonel Joseph McIntosh Major Stanley Chris- tian name not recollected, Captain Samuel McCallum Lieutenants none recollected. about the last of August or the first of September 1779. that he resided in Augusta County Virginia. That he was drafted into service, engaged in no battles. that he marched from Augusta County to Fort McIntosh then building on the Ohio river about 20 miles as he thinks below Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, remained there about three weeks, then marched to the mouth of Tuscarora Creek which empties into the Musk- in-gene river, in the State of Ohio, remained there week building a stockade fort, then marched back to Fort Mc- Intosh his three months having expired & was discharged That he recollects Col. Broadhead of the regulars was at the mouth of the Tuscarora creek Fort McIntosh when he was first there -

That he again entered the service under Colonel William Dabbs Lieutenant Colonel and Major not recollected, Captain John McCoonick. Lieutenants not recollected, in the month of September 1781. That he resided in Berkley County Virginia was drafted and march from thence to Yorktown. That Col. Dabbs's regiment was not engaged in any service except working at the en- -trenchments, & that they were stationed on the South East side of the town. That he remained there until after the taking of Cornwallis when his tour of three months expired. That he was then discharged & returned home.
That he has no documentary evidence that he never received a written discharge, that he was drafted both of the above periods. That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure that had a personal knowledge of his services.
That he was born in the County of Berkley State of Virginia on the 24 th of August A. D. 1761. That he has a copy of the record of his age taken from one in his father's pocketbook.
That he was living when called into service the first time in Augusta County Virginia in Berkley County Virginia when called into service the second time , that he resided there ten years after his last discharge. Then removed to Mercer County Kentucky resided there three years then to Barren County same state resided there three years. Then to Jackson County Ky. resided there five  three years. Then back to Barren Co. Ky. resided there three years. Then to Smith County Ky. resided there resided there three years Then back to Barren Co. Ky. resided there three years & then to Wayne County Illinois where he has since resided.
That John Walker & George W. Ferris are persons residing in my present neighbourhood who will testify as to my character for veracity & their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever 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. Sworn to and subscribed James Sock the day and year aforesaid
Sam d Leech Clerk
We John Walker and George W. Ferris residing in the county of Wayne hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with James Sock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be 71 years of age, that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid Sam d Leech Clerk
John Walker. G. W. Ferris
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that John Walker & George W. Ferris who have signed the preceding certificate, are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit. And the said Court would further certify that in their opinion the said applicant cannot well produce a clergyman in court who can testify as to his character &c.
W m Wilson
I Samuel Leech Clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of James Sock for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand seal of office this 29 day of August 1832.
Sam d Leech Clerk

1804. 7986 James Lock, of Wayne County, Il- linois.
Adm for 6 Months from 1779.
Wm J. Page, Agent, White County, Illinois. Carmi

BRIEF in the case of James Lock  of Wayne County, in the State of Illinois.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? A Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Drafted In 1779. 3. pr. Gen. M c Intosh, Col. W m Rome, Lieut. Col. S t . M c Intosh, Major Scan-ley, Capt. Sam l M c Cathin.   Enlisted 1781. 3. Pv. Col. W m Park, Capt. John M c Cornick.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Augusta County, Pa.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. R. Spence, Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Lock 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 7 Sept. 1779 3 mos. Pvt. Samuel McIntosh William Bone Va.   Sept. 1781 3 mos. John M c Cormick William Darke        
Battles engaged in, none
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Augusta Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 29 1832 His ch. was al.
Residence at date of application, Kanawha County Ill.
Age at date of application, born Aug. 24 1761 in Berkeley Co. Va.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

31220 Ray INVALID.
1917 June 27 Hist. to Mrs. J. H. Hanley
File No. 31,220
James Lock Dr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1895
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 247
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Daughters of the American Revolution
STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Vice President General for Illinois, MRS. WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH. "HILLCREST," MOLINE.
Honorary State Regent, MRS. GEORGE A. LAWRENCE, 590 NORTH PRAIRIE STREET, GALENSBURG.
State Vice Regent, MRS. JOHN H. HANLEY, MONMOUTH.
State Regent, MRS. FRANK W. BAHNSEN, 723 TWENTIETH STREET, ROCK ISLAND.
State Historian, MRS. CHARLES D. KNOWLTON, FREEPORT.
State Recording Secretary, MRS. DAVID J. DUMSER, 316 SOUTH STATE ST., ELGIN.
State Consulting Registrar, MRS. NOBLE C. SHUMWAY, 1136 N. ROBEY ST., CHICAGO.
State Treasurer, MRS. T. D. WOODRUFF, 329 NORTH EIGHTH ST., QUINCY.
State Corresponding Secretary, MRS. ARTHUR L. WARNER, 1604 ELEVENTH AVE., MOLINE.
The Pension Office
Washington, D.C.
Will you be so kind as to send me the Revolutionary War Record of James Lock of Virginia who died in Wayne county, Illinois.
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs. J. H.) Sarah B. Hanley,
June 7, 1917.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Lock , which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No. Two citizens.
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.