Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5795, for Jonathan Munday, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Munday, Jonathan
S. 5795
Carded
CONTENTS

4920
Virginia
Jonathan Munday
of Albemarle Co in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Harris of the Regt commanded by Col Lewis in the Virginia line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of January 1833 - and sent to Hon. Mr Gordon Present
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $39.99 Pension allowance ending 4 Mar '33 13.33
53.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Cromwell Clerk Book D Vol. 7 Page 126
Dead. See let to Hon. Mr Gordon Apr 30, 34 H. R.
See letters to P. Capt. J. N. Gordon Nov. 4. 1876 -
died June 11/1833

BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Munday of Albemarle Co d in the State of — Virg a (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 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.     In 1775 — — 2 — As a Gen l Col l N. Lewis Reg t  Mil a Capt R t Harris Co d  Inf y   not stated — 2 — — Col l Stubenfeldt Reg t  d o   1 June 1781 — — 2 — — Col l Lindsay d o   not stated — 2 — — Capt Harris — Co d  d o  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Albemarle Co d Virg a  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by Witnesses — Certified to be credible  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

Jonathan Munday's
Declaration,
(A copy)
admitted
8 mo private
$26 66
Examined

State of Virginia,
At a Court held for Albemarle County the 2 d day of October 1832.
On this second day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Albemarle now sitting Jonathan Munday a resident of the County of Albemarle aged seventy six 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.
The declarant states that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He entered the service of the Militia in the year 1775 as well as he now recollects at the age of 18 years in the County of Albemarle he was drafted in the Militia under Capt. Robert Harris entered the Regiment commanded by Col. Nicholas Lewis, Patrick Henry was about that time Governor of Virginia; He marched first to Williamsburg thence to Hampton where he served out his hour of duty of two months and was discharged, the discharge was signed by Col. Lewis - this discharge has been lost or mislaid.
The declarant further states, that a year or two afterwards, the time he cannot precisely recollect, - that he was drafted again in the Militia under Capt. Dalton and was marched to Cabbin Point, this draft was also made in Albemarle. - upon his march he remained a few days in Richmond, upon this hour we were placed in the Regiment of Col. Stubbsfield and this hour was also of two months duration - From Cabbin Point we were marched to Petersburg and delivered up our arms and got a discharge at that place - He has also lost the discharge given at this time.
About the 1 st of June 1781 a Call was made upon the Militia to March to Richmond, under this draft he went under Capt. Burk from Albemarle County, joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Lindsay, this was during the months of June & July; -

From Richmond they marched by the wilderness Tavern to Culpeper County, from Culpeper marched back by the Rappahannock Ford by Brooks bridge to Biscoe's old Ordinary in Louisa, along what was called the Marquis' road, during this tour we cleared this celebrated road - This was the last tour but one, - For the last draft he marched under Capt Harris and was marched to the siege of York where he saw General Cornwallis and was at the surrender. - When the British troops marched up to make the surrender of arms, instead of surrendering their arms in military manner, they cast their arms from them contemptuously & spitefully; and was discharged after the surrender, this also was a tour of two months. He served in the whole a period of eight months. He was born in the County of Albemarle and has there lived ever since - He says that he entered the militia for the three first tours with James Dunn, Cornelius Maupin and the first tour with Richard Hill all of whom are now alive, (That he entered for the last tour with Richard Know who is also alive & will testify as to the service).
That he has a record of his age in a family Bible to which he has lately made reference & finds his recollection correct.
He hereby relinquishes ever, claims 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.
Given to the undersigned the day & year first above in open Court
Jonathan my Munday mark.
Whereupon the following interrogatories were propounded to the applicant by the Court -
1 Where and in what year were you born?
A I was born in Albemarle County Virginia in 1756
2 Have you any record of your age, if so, where is it?
A I have a record of my age in my family Bible at home
3 Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?

1 When called into service I lived in Albemarle County Virginia where I continued to live since the Revolution & where I now live 2 How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? A: I was drafted
3 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the General Circumstances of your Service.
A: Cap t Robert Harris, Col o Nicholas Lewis, Cap t Dalton, Col o Stubblefield Cap t Cook, & Col o Lindsay
James Dunn being first duly sworn says that he served with the Applicant three of the times mentioned in his declaration and believes that he served the whole eight times as he has stated in his declaration Richard Snow being also sworn says that he was with the Applicant in service at the siege of York.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 James Dunn and Richard Snow who have deposed as above, are residents in the County of Albemarle & State of Virginia and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Isaac Garrett Clerk of the County Court of Albemarle County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the  the Applicant for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of office this 15 th day of November 1832 in the 57 th Year of the Commonwealth Isaac Garrett C.C.C. + served only four terms

October 23, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mrs. W. C. Campbell Glenn Dale Maryland
JONATHAN MUNDAY S. 5795 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
The data herein were obtained from pension claim, S. 5795, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Jonathan Munday.
Jonathan Munday was born in 1756 in Albemarle County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given.
While a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia, Jonathan Munday enlisted in 1775, served two months as private in Captain Robert Harris' company, Colonel Nicholas Lewis' Virginia regiment. A year or two afterwards, he enlisted, date not stated, and served two months as private in Captain Dalton's company, Colonel Stubblefield's Virginia regiment. He enlisted about June 1, 1778, to march to Richmond and served as private in Captain Harris' Virginia company, marched to Yorktown and was present at the surrender there. His entire service in the Revolution amounted to eight months.
The soldier continued to reside in Albemarle County, Virginia, after the Revolution and was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while living there. He died June 11, 1833.
No family data are given in the claim.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension and name of person paid, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following: Jonathan Munday, Certificate #4920, issued January 31, 1833, rate $26.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1936 Aug 28 - Visit to Mrs R.C. Smolundre (Rec'd in clu. of John Wood M6573) MR 10 1936 Oct 23 - Visit to Mrs W.C. Campbell MR 10
Revised
5495
INVALID.
File No.
5795
Jonathan Munday Prior River War
Act: June 7 th /32
Index: Vol. M, Page 269
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sent Aug 28/36
Fork Union, Virginia
August 28, 1936
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Thank you for your letter of August 18, 1936.
Since writing you the state D.A.R. Regent, State Secretary, and Albemarle Regent have been here and we are so anxious to get our papers in so that we might know how to go ahead with our plans.
I am so anxious to get information on one Jonathan Mundy who did serve in the Revolution and in his old age received a pension. Will you kindly send me all the information you can giving me the page, volume etc. as all of this information has to go in.
I am being urged to send in my papers. Please kindly send this information. Very truly yours, Mrs. R. C. Omohundro.

Glenn Dale, Md., Sept. 9, 1936.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen,
Please give the War records and any information you may have of the following Mundys! their forebears, descendants, etc. These are the Southern branch of Mundys who came from England, I think Staffordshire Eng., and settled in Spottsylvania Co. Va. S. Co. was formed 1721. From this County the Counties of Orange 1734, Culpepper 1748 & Madison 1792 were carved.
I shall give the few dates I know.
You will probably refer me to a genealogist, but two were not able to find, or did not give me, the desired information. A third person was engaged to search in Congressional Library, but this information was not consistent with information my parents gave me 40 years ago. So if you will help, I shall be very grateful.
✓ Jonathan Mundy (witnessed a will in 1665 before Spottsylvania Co. was so named & being several generations from following Samuel I want the connections.)
✓ Samuel Mundy (will proved 1792 & children mentioned)
I. Jonathan (was in the Rev. War. born 1756 married a Matilda Beaser. Children - Matilda, Nancy, Charles, Walker & Thomas - Thomas' children were Evans Clark (in Civil War) & Isabella.)
I find a marriage bond of a Jonathan Mundy & a Mary Edwards in 1820. Are these two Jonathans the same, the one having two wives? If not the same which one was in the Rev. War?
II. Reuben (could this Reuben be the one mentioned below?) III. Abraham (I think not Reuben's brother if he were the one) brother of many James & Isaac tho' he IV. Samuel { might not be, but I know man, James V. Jane { & Isaac were brothers also William. VI. Mary.

Now if Jonathan 1st. (1665) was not my forebear, as I think, probably some of the following will fit.
John Mundy & his two sons John 2d. & William , all born in Staffordshire England, emigrated to America, and the son settled in Culpepper Co. Va. Either John 2d. or William married Lady Elgin. Reubin (son of either William or John 2d.) married Nancy Ashford.
Reubin Henley Mundy Bros. & descendants of Reubin 1st. his grand sons I think. Col. Man " (lawyer) Dr. James Drake Mundy. " Isaac Foster " William Harrison "
The northern Munds, most of whom settled in New Jersey (1645) were descendants of Nicholas Mundy. I am of the opinion that these Munds originally landed some where in Va. & Nicholas was connected with Jonathan 1st (1665)
Have you a record of a Col. Blackwell who I think was in the Revolutionary War?
Thanking you in advance for any help you may give, I am,
Yours sincerely,
Nell Mundy Campbell (Mrs. W. C. Campbell)

October 23, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Dear
BA-J/MHF:MLB
Jonathan Munday S. 5795
Mrs. W. O. Campbell Glenn Dale Maryland
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you list the names of several of your ancestors with the surname Mundy, some of whom lived in Virginia as early as 1665, others in New Jersey, Jonathan, Samuel who died prior to 1792, another Jonathan born in 1756, Reubin, John, Sr., John, Jr., and William, whose Revolutionary War records, and those of their ancestors and descendants, you desire, also, that of a Colonel Blackwell.
This office has no general genealogical data on file and no clerical force assigned to genealogical research. Claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in the Revolutionary War are the source of data furnished by this office in regard to soldiers of that war.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Samuel Mundy who died prior to 1792, nor of a John or William who seems identical with your description, nor of a Reubin Mundy. The record has been found of a Jonathan Mundy, of Virginia, who may be the one in whom you are interested. His record is given herewith as found in pension claim, S. 5795, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
It may interest you to know that you may examine and collect data from the Revolutionary War pension claims based upon service of soldiers with surname Munday by calling at this office. This is the usual procedure in matters of extensive research and often proves more satisfactory to the research worker.
The Revolutionary War pension claims are located at present in Room 1851, Wing S, Navy Building, 19th Street and Constitution Avenue, N. W., this city.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Presumably did not respond as they would get back to you with the results of their research. But as it is not yet back here, to date - J

August 28, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. R. C. Omohundro Fork Union Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Jonathan Munday, of Albemarle County, Virginia; John Wood or his wife Elizabeth Sunderland, of Anne Arundel County, Maryland; W. Thomas Gilbert, who married Ann Femeybough, of St. Thomas Parish in 1778; John Dickerson or Dickinson who married Judith Douglas May 28, 1792; and Edward Femeybough who married Susannah Gilbert, or of his father, Thomas Femeybough.
Because of the large number of requests for records of soldiers of the Revolutionary War and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has been impossible to make a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of that war for one person. The records of Jonathan Munday and John Wood are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

August 28, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mrs. R. C. Omohundro Fork Union Virginia
JONATHAN MUNDAY S. 5795 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 5795, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Jonathan Munday.
Jonathan Munday was born in 1756 in Albemarle County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Albemarle County, Virginia, Jonathan Munday enlisted in 1775, served two months as private in Captain Robert Harris' company, Colonel Nicholas Lewis' Virginia regiment. A year or two afterwards, he enlisted, date not stated, and served two months as private in Captain Dalton's company, Colonel Stubblefield's Virginia regiment. He enlisted about June 1, 1778, to march to Richmond and served as private in Captain Burke's company, Colonel Lindsay's Virginia regiment, length of this tour two months. He enlisted, date not stated, served as private in Captain Harris' Virginia company, marched to Yorktown and was present at the surrender there. His entire service in the Revolution amounted to eight months.
The soldier continued to reside in Albemarle County, Virginia, after the Revolution and was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while living there. He died June 11, 1833.
No family data are given in the claim.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension and name of person paid, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following: Jonathan Munday, Certificate #4920, issued January 31, 1833, rate $26.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Oct 22
Ansley Scay, Jr. due for Attorney
L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of pension Washington City

Richmond 20 Octo 1836 J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir The pensioner mentioned in the enclosed papers having been dead more than 12 months you will please direct the payment of her claims at the pension office in this place, and return the papers to me.
I remain very respectfully John M. Goshorn