Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15611, for David Real, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Real, David
d. 15611
CONTENTS
carded

Virginia 23.556
Land Seal of Hance in the State of Va who was a P st in the — commanded by Captain — of the — commanded by — in the — line for — 5 — Va. —
Inscribed on the Roll of Pensions at the rate of 20 — Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of July 32 and sent to — S.P. — 14.12
Arrears to the 4th of Sep — 1832 57 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 4 10 $60 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by — Clerk, Book — Vol. 6/2 Page 10
Order to pay the letter to John Mullins 8 Feb 1838.

David Hale
29.062
Admit as a private 6 mo. $20.
McCamp

State of Virginia Hardy County 3/8
Personally appeared the foregoing the subscriber, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Hardy and State of Virginia on this day of November 1833. David that  was a Resident of the said County of Hardy and State of Virginia, aged 68 years who being first duly sworn according to Law oaths in 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 officer and served as here in stated that in the year 1779 when the first of August of that year he was drafted for a term of three months and placed under the command of Captain James Parsons, Our first Rendezvous was at Moorefield in the County of Hampshire from thence we marched by the most direct route to Fort Pitt when we stayed about one month thence to Wheeling in the Ohio River at this last place we remained under the expiration of our term. When we returned home we dispersed by the permit of our Captain in the glades and each found his way home his own way, with the directions from Captain Parsons to assemble at his house on Newyears day to get our Discharge which a great proportion of us did and received our discharge from Captain Parsons, having served out our term of three months in some time in the month of August he was again drafted and placed in a company commanded by Captain Stinson or Stevenson the Regiment was commanded by Col. James Williams, this company again rendezvous at Moorefield in the said County of Hampshire and was marched by the most direct route to Winchester. It was the intention of General Williams to march us direct to Yorktown when Lord Cornwallis was besieged by our Army but before our arrival Cornwallis had surrendered, and our company was delayed to guard the Prisoners at Winchester. When we remained the remainder of our term when this affair was discharged having served out our term of three months.

This Affiant acknowledges every thing therein to be true to the best of his knowledge except the last paragraph and he declares that his name is used in the present state of the agency of any other person and subscribers the day and year first above written
David Root
I was born in the County of Hampshire County in the State of Virginia and in the year 1755 I was taken in the County of Hardy the second of my age I lost parents before I was ten years of age
I was living on South Mill Creek in Hampshire County Virginia
I was a Captain, Treasurer, and for 8 months President
In my first years to the West I discovered there were no Negroes or Indians on that River. Once on the second I was but a short time at Winchester and being very young I did not get acquainted with the Negroes Army or any of the officers there.
I did hear of the Battle of Brandywine at the end of each of the years, but never left home.
Mr. Joshua Brakhead & Jonas Douglass two of my neighbors who can testify to the truth of my being a soldier of the Revolution and discovered the way and year first written.
I can refer to Joshua Brakhead & Jonas Douglass as two of my neighbors who can testify to the truth of my being a soldier of the Revolution.
Joshua Brakhead Jonas Douglass
We Joshua Brakhead and Jonas Douglass of the County of Hardy and State of Virginia hereby certify that the above argument with David Root who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be years of age then he is dependent and beloved in the neighborhood where he could not have been a soldier of the Revolution. That we know in that opinion sworn and subscribed the day and year above said.

once? The said Slaves of the Estates so hereby declared my Spouses after the investigation of the matter and after calling the Interrogatories Presented by the Wardship Committee there for above namely  Applicants was a Proclamation  issued  therein  and  thereby  the  States and the  land Further  Certify  that  it  appear  to  me  that  Joshua  Brookshurst John  Douglas  also  has  signed  the  foregoing  Certificate  on  behalf  of Person  and  that  their  stamp  is  entitled  to  be  set  and  the  said Further  Certify  that  there  is  no  Clergyman  now  in  the  neigh hood  of  the  above  named  Applicant  and  that  he  from  bodily  in person  is  unable  to  travel  to  the  location  of  the  said  Country  for  the purpose  from  which  he  resides  20  miles  and  the  said  distance the  entire  time  the  proceedings  to  the  foregoing  proceedings  of  myself on  the  matter  of  the  application  of  David  Neal  for  a  proclamation Subscribed and sworn to this day of June 1844
Incubates
Vagina
Hardy County limit
I James Carr Esquire Clerk of the Court of Sessions at Edinburgh do hereby certify that in all proceedings before the said Court of Sessions the foregoing declaration and affidavits were made, sworn to the best of his knowledge and belief and that the said James Carr is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County, and that to all his acts as such Justice of the peace he has acted in faith and without fraud or deceit in all matters of Justice as therein mentioned and that he further certifies that the above signature of James Carr is to be taken as his true and genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal this tenth the 9 th day of December 1833 and in the 58 th year of American Independence.
Dear Sir,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 13, 1921
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of David Reel a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1, 1779 3 mos. Pvt. Jas. Parsons ✓ Va.   Aug 3 mos. Stearns Shinn Jas. Williams        
Battles engaged in, None cited Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hampshire Co. Va. Date of application for pension, Nov. 1833. et al. Residence at date of application, Hardy Co. Va. Age at date of application, 61. 1765 in Hampshire Co. Va. Remarks: No fam. data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

David Reat Virginia. Act of June 1832 p 210
To what time last paid
Pension Office 8 Febry 1838 21. the 11 th March 1838 JA

815611
Mrs. Victor Wright, Corydon, Harrison Co., Indiana,
desires an official statement showing that David Real of Virginia, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
personal inquiry of Aug. 8, 1921. J. D.
John R. Mathers, 17 Iowa Circle, City

1961 INVALID.
File No. 100-111
100-111
100-111
Act: 100-111
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 313
[Arrangement of 1870.]
100-111 Aug. 13 filed by Mrs. Victor Wright - EW