Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31397, for Abraham Sublett, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Sublett, Abraham
S 31397
CONTENTS

1361
Kentucky
Abraham Sublett
of Lincoln in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Davis of the Ky. commanded by Col. Fleming in the Virginia line for 6 months from 1798.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Nov. 1832 — and sent to Engr L Ballinger Stamford Ky.
  Arars to 4th of Sept 1832  30-    Semizant. allowance ending 4  10    March 1833  $ 40. -  
{ Revolutionary Claim for June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 9 Page 60.
Date of death not on file.

9096
Abraham Sublett
from 1778.
primate 6 months
$20.
Mrs. L. Ballinger Stanford Ky.

9096
BRIEF in the case of Abraham Sublett County of Lincoln in the State of Kentucky (Act 7 June, 1839.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76  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.     9 Jan'y In 17 78 def 3 private Capt R. Gaines Col   July 17 81 def 3 C. Fleming 4 th Reg t (he thinks) - 2 nd tour) Capt G. Spencer Col. Tucker.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Yorktown  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Charlotte County Va. 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? two living witnesses. one his Captain & the other a fellow Soldier in both tours
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.
J. Mayhew
Examining Clerk.

The declaration of Abraham Sublett in order to obtain the benefit of the act of benefit passed the 7 th of June 1832
On the 29 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before me John Bridges Judge of the Lincoln Circuit Court for the County of Lincoln State of Kentucky Abraham Sublett a resident of said County of Lincoln & State of Kentucky age Seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of benefit passed 7 th of June 1832 That he entered the service of the State of Virginia in the militia under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated That he entered the service of the State of Virginia under the command of Captain Richard Gains on the 9 th day of January 1778 the Major of the Regiment was Major Bins Jones that Charles Fleming & General Muhlenburg were the commanding officers and served at that time a term of three months and was discharged on the 9 th day of April 1778 That he entered the service as a draft he thinks that he entered the service a second time under the command of Captain Sidney Spencer about the latter part of July 1781 he does not recollect the name of the Major but thinks that Fleming and General Lawson were the superior officers and that he served a term of three months at that time he states that he was discharged after the siege of York as he thinks about the first of November 1781 that entered the service on the second occasion as a draft

He states that he was in the engagement at Little York or rather the siege at Little York when Lord Cornwallis was captured and that he served during the siege of York and was at the taking of Cornwallis. That he was not dis- charged until after the siege of York that he resided in the County of Charlotte State of Virginia about seven miles from the Court house. That he removed to the State of Kentucky in 1780 or 1797 and that he has resided in the same state ever since in Lincoln County. The commanding officers of the Regular and Continental troops were Gene- ral Washington, La Fayette, Count De Roch- ambeau General Wayne & a number of others. He states that he marched from the Court house in Charlotte County to Petersburg in Virginia where they encamped about a week on Old Town Creek when they marched to Cabin Point and from thence they marched to Coopers Mills in the County of the Isle of Wight - that was on his first tour. That In his second tour he proceeded from the County of Charlotte by nearly the same route as near as he can recollect to Little York at which he was stationed until after the taking of Cornwallis. He hereby relinquishes all claims. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service but can prove them by Capt. Richard Gains of discolored under

whom he Sublett served in his first tour & by Caldwell Woods who served with him in the Second Tour, he hereby relinquishes his claims to any Pension whatever or annu- ity except the present, and that his name is not enrolled on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state
Abraham Sublett
Lincoln County Ky
We Richard Gains of the County of Lincoln State of Kentucky & Caldwell Woods of said County & state do hereby certify that that we are well acquainted with Abraham Sublett who has sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, And I Richard Gains do hereby certify that I know that Abraham Sublett was under my command and entered the service as stated in his declaration and served as he has therein stated and I know that he was on the Second tour in 1781 although I was not then in command And I Caldwell Woods do hereby declare that I served with the said Sublett during both tours and know that he performed the services as stated by him and in the above therein set forth -
Richard Gains
Caldwell Woods

State of New York
Lincoln County & Circuit Court
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 board further certify that it appears to them that Richard ... who signed the foregoing certificate is a resident of Lincoln County & State of New York ... that Caldwell Woods who has also signed thereon is a resident of the same County & State ... and the foregoing persons and their statements are entitled to credit.
John L. Brown Circuit Judge
Lincoln County & Circuit Court
I Thomas Helm Clerk of the Lincoln Circuit Court for the County of Lincoln do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said the said Court in the application of Richard ... for a pension as testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 31st Day of August 1832
Thomas Helm Clerk Lincoln Circuit Court
9506

December 5, 1939
Mildred Munley Exchange Bank Building Columbia, Missouri
BA-J/AWF Abraham Sublett S. 31397 AW
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Abraham Sublett, pensioned while a resident of Lincoln County, Kentucky.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S.31397, based upon service of Abraham Sublett in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Abraham Sublett, and names of his parents are not given.
While a resident of Charlotte County, Virginia, about seven miles from the "Court House", Abraham Sublett enlisted January 9, 1778, served three months in Captain Richard Gaines' company, Colonel Charles Fleming's Virginia regiment. He enlisted late in July, 1781, served three months in Captain Gideon Spencer's company, Colonel Tucker's Virginia regiment, and was in the Siege of Yorktown.
He moved in 1798 or 1799 to Lincoln County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application

executed August 29, 1852, at which time he was aged about seventy-six years, and living in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible family data.
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, it is suggested that you apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Abraham Sublett Certificate # 1361 Issued November 2, 1832 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Abraham Sublett which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? ss
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? ss
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? ss
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? ss
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? ss
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? ss
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? ss
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? ss
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? ss

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 Clergyman but 2 Citizens XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No 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? Yes XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Yes 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? Yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
 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.
† QUEST 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 affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
‡ QUEST 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.

31 397 Rev INVALID.
1908 Apr. 15. Hirt. to G. W. Greenwood 1908 July 11. Hirt. to Miss Ida C. Strickland, letter in S. File #1587 1926 Apr. 13. Hirt. to Mrs. J. R. [?] 1927 Mar. 12. Hirt. to Mrs. A. [?] 1929 Dec. 4. " " " Millard [?]
File No. 81,897
Abraham Sablett
Rev Rev. Rev.
Act: June 1 st 1882
Index: Vol. 2 Page 205
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1301 Western Ave.
Topeka Kans. April 8 th /88
V. Warner Pension Com. Washington D.C.
Please send me Pension records of Abraham Sublet Continental Dragoons. Va. Line. Revolutionary War / Also Wm. M c Greenwood Ky. riflemen Col. R. M c Johnson. War 1812-13 Also. Phillip Sublet. Same regt. 12 Also William Legg same 12 And oblige.
Your obt. Servt.
G. W. Greenwood
1301 Western Ave Topeka Kansas

Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
July 8, 1908
Searched by L. D. L.
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, Abraham Sublett
Service, U. S. Rev. War
Remarks: No claim as above except Inv. # 31397 Va. ev.
_____ Chief of Division.

Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
April 11, 1908
Searched by Le. D. Lamparter
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, Abraham Sublet
Service, N o
Rev. War
Remarks: No claim as above except S er 31397

March 11, 1937.
Mrs. A. W. Meadows Box 247 Clarence, Missouri.
BA-J/ILL Abraham Sublett S. 31397
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Wesley Hutton of Virginia, and Abraham Sublett of Charlotte County, Virginia.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Wesley Hutton, or Hilton. The record of Abraham Sublett is furnished herewith from pension claim, S. 31397.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILIER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

March 12, 1937
Abraham Sublett S. 31397 BA-J/AWT
Mrs. A. W. Meadows Clarence, Box 347 Missouri
Dear Madam:
The data relative to Abraham Sublett furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 31397, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of this soldier were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
While a resident of Charlotte County, Virginia, about seven miles from the "Court House", Abraham Sublett enlisted January 9, 1788 and served three months in Captain Richard Gaines' company, Colonel Charles Fleming's Virginia regiment. He enlisted late in July, 1781 and served three months in Captain Gideon Spencer's company, Colonel Tucker's Virginia regiment, and was in the Siege of Yorktown.
He moved in 1798 or 1799 to Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, then aged about seventy-six years and living in Lincoln County.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to his family.
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 apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following-
Abraham Sublett Certificate # 1381 Issued November 3, 1832 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. and 1818 War Section.
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April 13, 1926
Mrs. F. Dickinson Letts 127 Argonne Apt. Washington, D. C.
My dear Mrs. Letts:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31397, it appears that Abraham Sublett, while residing in Charlotte County, Virginia, enlisted January 9, 1778 and served three months as private in Captain Richard Gaines' Company, Colonel Charles Fleming's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in July 1781 and was a private in Captain Gideon Spencer's Company, Colonel Tucker's Virginia Regiment, he was at the siege of York and served until November 1, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, while a resident of Lincoln County, Kentucky, aged seventy-six years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Abraham Seabolt 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. File 31,397
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan. 9, 78 to Apr. 9, 78 3 mos Pri. Richard Gaines Charles Fleming Va   Last July 81 to Nov. 1, 81 3 mos Gideon Spencer Tercker                                                          
Battles engaged in, siege of Yorktown Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charlotte Co. Va Date of application for pension, Aug. 29, 1832 - Allens Residence at date of application, Lincoln Co. Ky. Age at date of application, 76 yrs. date of birth not stated Remarks: In need for death & heirs  no data as to family

MISSOURI STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION
1939-1940
A COMPONENT PART OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
OFFICE OF THE SEC'Y & TREAS.
C. W. Digges
EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
November 10, 1939.
Veterans Administration, Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
amt
Could you give me any information on Abraham Sublett , a Revolutionary Pensioned Soldier, of Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Thanking you for the above information,
I am
Yours truly,
Mildred Nunley
Mildred Nunley Exchange Bank Bldg. Columbia, Missouri
MN

Clarence Mo Feb 20-1937
Bickton Va
Pensions
Do you have any thing pertaining to the Rev Hutton record of Orsley Hutton of Va.
I think he was with the Kings Mountain men
Mrs A. W. Meadows
Clarence Mo
Box 247
also of Abraham Doublet so. or fr. of Charlotte Co Va. (I think)

Mrs. F. Dickinson Letts
127 Argonne apt.
Washington-D.C.
Pension service and family record of Abraham Sublett.
Personal request Apr. 12-1926