Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16191, for Spencer Menefee, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Menefee, Spencer
S 16191
CONTENTS
Carded

16.191 INVALID.
On
File No. 16.191
Spencer Menefee
Pri Rev War
Act: Greene 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 253
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Indiana
5743-
Spencer Menefee of Decatur in the State of Indiana who was a priv in the Continental command by Captain Brown of the _____ command by _____ in the _____ time for 18 months from 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 60 - Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Feb y . 1833 and sent in P.M. Johnson. No. of Rep s _____
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1833. — 90- Semi-ann l . allowance ending 4 Mar:33. 30- $ 90-
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice — CI Book D Vol. 9 Page 189

The State of Indiana County of Decatur 3 55
On this 24 th day of October in the year 1832 personally, appeared in open court, before the Honorable the Judges of the Decatur circuit court, for the County of Decatur in the State aforesaid, now sitting. Spencer Menefee a resident of the County of Decatur in said State Agea sixty nine years who first being 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 under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he volunteered and entered into the service of the United States under Captain James Brown in the County of Culpepper and State of Virginia where he then resided. in July in the year 1779. — That he marched from thence to Philadelphia in Pennsylvania — that he was dismissed from service in October 1779. at Philadelphia. having served three months — that he has entirely forgotten the name of the Lieutenant and ensign of his company, and also the days of the months that he entered and left the service. That he joined the continental troops at Philadelphia and served with them during the whole of the above term of service.
That he entered the service and entered the service of the United States, in the month of March in the year 1780, at Culpepper County, Virginia, where he then resided, under Captain Noll Lieutenant Benjamin Pullum, that he marched from thence through Fredericksburgh, Bowlinggreen, James River, to Cabin Point where he joined the troops, under General Wayne. — Gen l Muhlenburg & Demarce were also there — There was also at that place, a Brigade major, called, Lee Blumen —

- That he was dismissed from service at Cabin Point Virginia, in November in the Year 1780 having served in this tour eight months.
That he was drafted and entered the service for the third time during the revolutionary war in March 1781 at Botetourt County Virginia under Captain McHill marched from then to Richmond, Virginia where he joined the Regular Army under Genl. Anthony Wayne, General De marcus, and Brigade Major De Clunen, was there Also - That he was at a battle at Peterborough on the Appomattox River, Virginia Genl. Wayne commanded the Army at that battle - Genl. De marcus was also at (Conner) that battle, - in which the Americans were beaten & a great number killed & wounded by having but That he resided in Culpeper County as a private when he entered the service - That he was crippled on his march, in the night, which they performed, in order to reach York town, shortly before the surrender of Cornwallis, that he sustained the said injury by accidentally treading in a wagon rut. - That to this day he has not recovered of the injury he received in the service - That he is still a cripple in consequence of the injury then received - That he was discharged in October in the Year 1781. at York Town near Richmond Virginia & having served a term of about 8 months. That he cannot recollect the names of his Lieutenant & Ensigns. That he has no record of his birth age. That he was born in Culpeper County, Virginia the year 1762. That since the war he resided in Trenton, like within 5 years, when he removed to Decatur County in Indiana where he now resides.
That he is poor - has no property of any kind - and depends entirely on his friends for support - That he is unable, in consequence the palsy, together with the injury he received in the Army, of pursuing any business for a living - That he has been afflicted with the palsy for 15 years.

That he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of no person, now living, whose testimony he can procure to  can testify to his service
We hereby relinquishes every claim to the to a pension, or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State
Witness Sworn & subscribed the day R. F. Robison the day, & your friend Spencer Menefer Marks
We James Freeman a clergyman residing in Crawfordsville Indiana, and John Corban residing in same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Spencer Menefer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary Soldier in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid James Freeman John Corban