Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39039, for Charles Kea, Virginia

SERVICE
Dear Charles
NUMBER _____
S. 39039
CONTENTS

7277
South-Carolina.
Charles Rea
of Chester District in the state of S. Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stevens of the Virginia line, for the term of 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of July 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of March 1819. and sent Hon. Langdon Cheves Chester Dist. S. Carolina
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 61.15 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sept. 1819 48.
$ 109.15
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification per Mr. Langdon Cheves P. Mr. Bass, St. P. M. H. H.

South Carolina } Be it remembered that on the 16 day of Chester District } Nov r 1808 John Rea of S d . District personally came before me the Subscribing Justice and made oath, that Charles Rea of the State and District aforesaid was in the Service of the United States of America in the last war, under the command of Capt. John Watkins L t of the fourth Regiment of the Virginia line, Commanded by Col. Stephens, in the time of S d . service he was taken with a fever, which some time after, fell into one of his legs which was to supposed to be the Effects of the fatigue & hardship he underwent in time of said Service, and it appears that by fever & pain that still continues at times in his leg ever since he left the Army, that he is in all probability likely to be render'd unable to make a livelihood for himself & Family —
Sworn to and Subscribed the day above written — Before Geo Gill J 2
John his Rea mark

Charles Hed
9277
Sept. 1019
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Schedule
State of South Carolina Chester District on this Thirteenth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open Court being the court of Common Pleas (a court of Record) for the said District Charles Rea aged Seventy one years Resident in South Carolina in said District upwards of twenty one years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolu- tionary war as follows, vizt, In the fourth Regiment Virginia Line Under Col. Stephens in Capt John Wilkins Company during eight Months and became an Invalid and has been such ever since and never was discharged until the expiration of Eighteen Months by Col David Mason and he has Received a pension, and the Number of the Pension Certificate 7277 and the original application was on or about the Se- venteenth of July 1818
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any man- ner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provi- sions of an 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" passed on the eight- eenth day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herewith annexed and by me subscribed

Schedule of Property $ 6 6
  1 Shot Gun 14   1 Tin Bucket 1   1 Small Tin Trunk 50   1 Raiser 43.9   2 Knives at 25 C ts each 50.   1 Bridle 50   1 Suringle 50   1 Flour Barrels & flour 2   3 Pecks of Salt 1   1 Ape 1 50   1 Shovel Mould 75   1 Pair of old drawing Chains 50   2 Old Bells 50   1/2 lb of Steel 12 5   14 lb of Tobacco at 12 1/2 Cents per pound 1 75.   500 lb of Fodder 2 50   1 Claw Hammer 50   1 Black Bottle 50   About 30 Bushels Corn at 50 C ts per bushel 12.5   150 lb of Cotton in the seed at 10 C ts per Hundred 15   an Account due me 6   2 75.   Total $ 52.43.9 
And that his occupation is that of a Farmer and that he is not able to pursue it being old & has a sore leg which makes him lame and he was discharged from the United States Service on account of his being thereby disabled in the Revolutionary War his family residing with him consists of none but himself and his daughter and Grandson his daughter is about five and twenty his Grandson is about twelve years of age and none but his Daughter is able to support themselves.
Sworn to and declared on the 30 th day of October 1820
Before me David Johnson Associate Judge
Charles his Kea mark

I John Rosborough Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule hereto Annexed are truly copied from the Record of the Said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Said Court that the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty two Dollars and forty three cents & nine Mills
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said Court on this 25 th day of November 1820
J Rosborough C Cpls 

39 039 Rev INVALID.
File No. 39 039
Charles Rea Rev Rev Wad
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 415
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of S. Carolina? Chester district
Personally appeared Thomas White (Miller) of the district aforesaid before me George Gill a Justice of the Inferior for the district aforesaid, & being duly sworn on his oath saith that he has been acquainted with the Baron Charles Kea, for about the term of ten or eleven years, & that he was in his employ about that time ago, & appeared to be a very Industrious Man; But that he then had a very sore Leg, & which he believes has continued ever since, & which very much unfitted him for Business, & to gain his livelihood by labour for himself & family as he might otherwise do: and that he believes he has no other means of support. Sworn to & subscribed? Thos White this 16 day of Nov r 1808
Before me
Geo. Gill JJ
White & McPherson Deponents

State of So: Carolina } Chester district }
Personally appear, James James McClintock Merchant of sd district, & being duly sworn, on oath saith, that he has been acquainted with Charles Neal about the space of time mentioned in the within deposition, & that he then had a very sore leg as within specified, & that he has frequently heard him complain of it since, (which he understands was occasioned by sickness in the last Revolutionary War in the Virginia line) and which he recently believes renders him very incapable of gaining a support for himself and family. Sworn to & subscribed this 16 th day of Novr 1808.
Before me
James M c Clintock
Geo n Gull II

Charles Kea,
of Chester, District, Private
Colo. Stephens Regt. Virginia Line
1776 to 1777
Admitted

State of So: Carolina
Chester District. Personally appeared John McCreary Esq. of S. Dist. & made oath, that he has been a long time acquainted with Charles Peck, that he is a poor honest industrious man, & he believes a Man of truth; but so afflicted with a sore leg which he says was occasioned by a fear of falling into it while in the service of the United States in the late Re- volutionary war, that he is almost entirely unable to follow any kind of labour for a support for himself & family. Cond. considers him justly intitled to the benefit of the late act of Congress made for the relief of the old Revolutionary soldiers
Sworn to before me this 16 July 1818 Langdon Cheves One of the associate Justices of the State Court of Common Pleas S. Carolina
J. McCreary

State of South Carolina } Chester District } We whose names are hereunto subscribed, do hereby Certify that we have been acquainted with the Bearer Charles Rea for a number of years last past, that he a peaceable, honest, poor Man, & very Industrious as far as he is ca- pable; but that he is much afflicted with a sore Leg, which we understand was occa- sioned by his services as a Soldier in the late Revolutionary war, in the fort Continental Widgment of the Virginia Line; and which renders him very incapable of gaining a live- lihood for the maintenance of himself & family, & that he has no other means of support but by his labour. We therefore hope that if there is any thing due him for his services, that it will be punctually attended to; and strongly recommend him to the attention of the Legis- lature of that Hon ble State wherein he per- formed the s d services for his Country. —
Given under our hands this 12 th day of Dec r 1808
Joseph Gaston J d John Sherry Capt J s W m Towns J d
Geo n Yule J d Jas Crawford J d

Judkins's
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Brownes
} Affidavit

Curry County to wit December 2. 1808
This day personally appeared before me Arch. Cooke a Justice of the peace for said County, the Bearer; who calls himself Charles Lea, and sayeth that he served as a Regular Soldier in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War during which service he became disabled to perform the duties of a Soldier, and was on that account discharged. And being advised that he is entitled to a pension, on proving himself to have been disabled whilst in the said Service — Introduced Charles Judkins of the said County, and Jesse Browne, and requested their affidavits prove his enlistment in the Army as above stated.
Charles Judkins maketh oath that he was well acquainted with the above mentioned Charles Lea at the time of his entering the Army of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, and believed him to be at that time a sound and healthy Man, and is fully satisfied of the identity of the person now present. Sworn to before me the date above. Arch. Cooke J.P. Charles Judkins
Jesse Browne maketh oath that he was well acquainted with the above mentioned Charles Lea at the time of his entering the Army of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, and believed him to be at that time a sound and healthy Man, and is perfectly satisfied of the identity of the person now present. Sworn to before me the date above. Jesse Browne Arch. Cooke J.P.

State of So. Carolina
Chester District, Personally appeared Charles Rea
and being duly sworn on his Oath saith, that he Enlisted between the first & the tenth of March in the year American Independence was proclaimed, in the Continental Service of the United States, in the fourth Regiment of the Virginia Line, commanded by Colonel Stephen. That, at that time he resided in Surry County in s.d State of Virginia, when he was born & raised, was enlisted by William Hamlin, or Hambleton, first Lieut in Capt. John Watkins James Company in s.d Regiment. That he remained in the s.d Company & Regiment for about the term of Eighteen months; but having been taken sick with others had a furlough to go home, when the Company & Regiment was marched to the Northward. That he was then ordered to meet at Williamsburg, where he attend, & on account of the fever having fallen into his leg which rendered him unfit for service, was discharged by Col. David Mason, in the latter end of August 1777 - which leg has continued sore ever since, except that at times it would heal up & then brake out again, and has now become so inveterate as he believes never to be healed. From which, & his old age (being now in his sixty ninth year,) & extreme poverty & reduced circumstances in life, has the utmost need of assistance from his country for support.
And the deponent farther saith, that he gave his s.d discharge to Benjamins Putney a Representative from Surry County to the Virg

ginia Legislature, to endeavour to get him a Pension that he shortly after moved to the State of North Carolina, & then to South Carolina Chester District where he now resides; and that he never (any pen- sion if it was allowed him) nor he supposed will be possible to recover his discharge, as he is not now able to ride that distance. And that Charles Jenkins who has sworn to the identity of his person in December 1808, before Col. Arch d Cocke, was the second Lieut. in s d Capt. Watkins Company in which he the deponent served
Soon to be before me this 16 July 1858
Langdon Cheves
One of the associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of State for Carolina. —
His Charles + Rea mark
I hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit made before me, to wit  the  affidavit  of  the  foregoing  affidavit  and  the  accompanying  affidavit  documents , to wit  the  foregoing  affidavit  and  the  accompanying  affidavit  documents , have fully satisfied me, that the Charles Rea of Chester District in the State aforesaid served on the Continental establishment, during the time of war of the Revolution for the term of nine months upwards. Further certify that it has appeared to my satisfaction that the said Charles Rea from his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his Country for support. Chester District 20 July 1818 Langdon Cheever.
State of South Carolina Charles Disick
In the Court of Common Pleas
I John Rosborough Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said District do hereby certify that Langdon Cheever Esquire who hath signed the foregoing Certificate is one of the associate Judges of the said State and that he presides as Judge in the Court of Common Pleas of this District
Given Under my hand & Seal of the said Court Office this twentieth day of July A.D. 1818 And of the Second year of American Independence
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