Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16982, for William Moore, Virginia

SERVICE
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Moore, William
S. 16982
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Missouri. 22. 349.
Wm Moore of Rockval o in the State of Ch o who was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain Cabell of the Rgt commanded by W m Morgan in the Virginia line for two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Oct r 1833 and sent to Law C. Adams. co. Independence. Mo. Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833. — 200 Semi-ant. allowance ending Oct r 31 44 40 $ 240
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm H. Palmer Clerk Book S. Vol. 8 Page 85,

Declaration in Order To obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress Of June 7 th 1832
State of Missouri Jackson County } ss
On this seventh day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared before the justices of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, William Moore a Resident of the same County & State aged Seventy five Years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth upon his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. To wit, That he en- listed in the United States Army on the fourteenth day of Feb- ruary in the Year 1776 under the Command of Captain Thomas Patterson. James Burnet being Lieutenant in said Company that his enlistment took place in Buckingham County Virginia in which County & State he then resided, from his place of his enlistment he was March to Richmond from thence to Williams Burgh at which last place the Captain & Lieutenant returned to their respective homes & were both taken sick & died, he the said Moore was then commanded by Samuel Gabel Captain & Reuben J Gabel Lieutenant and was attached to & composed a part of the Sixth Virginia Regiment, and was marched to Springfield Camp below Williamsburgh from thence to Guinnes Island, from thence the Regiment was March back through York Town to Springfield Camp, from which place the Regiment March to the North but this applicant being Sick with the fever & Ague embarked

on a Brig at a place not be collected on York River and landed at the Mouth Christian Creek in the State of Delaware and marched to Wilmington, about Twenty five miles from Philadelphia and was inoculated with the small pox and wintered at Wilmington in the Spring following being 1777 he the said Moore joined the Army near New York, he was then march through Philadelphia, crossed the Delaware River & marched through Trenton, Princeton and several other Towns in the State New Jersey the names of which are not now Recollected. In May 1777, the company of the said Moore was detached to Col. Morgans Regiment of Rifle Men. The Regiment was employed in Securing the Country through the State of New Jersey & New York, in the month of July as well as now Recollected he was march to Trenton, from thence to Hudsons River, to a place called Pottkile, from which last place he went on board of a vessel and sailed up the River to near Albany was landed and march up to a point, called Still Water near the Mohawk River, at which place he the said Moore was in the two engagements against Burgonies Army, after the Surrender of Burgonies Army on the same evening, the Regiment with the whole Army was march d down to Albany, from thence to a place called the White Marsh a place near Philadelphia, was in the Battle with the British about five or six miles from Philadelphia at a place called the Chestnut Hill. After Christmas Morgans Regiment, being the same to which the said Moore belong d was march to the Cross Keys

Near Valley Forge. on the 14 th day of February 1778 the said Moore's Services having expired he was honorably discharged from the Army of the United States. which said discharge (not knowing that it would ever avail him any thing) he has lost. He hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. & he declares that his name is not known on the pension Roll of any Agency of any State in the United States. Sworn to & subscribed the day & Year aforesaid
William Moore Seal
We Tho s Stayton a Minister of the Gospel Residing in the State of Michigan and County of Jackson and John B. Fleming Residing in the same County & State. hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with William Moore who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy five years of age that he is upright and believed to have been a Soldier of the Revolutionary war of the United States with Great Britain and that we concur in that Opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day of Thomas Stayton Seal & Year aforesaid
John B. Fleming Seal
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 Regular Soldier and served as he states. & the Court further certifies that

As appears to them that Thomas Grayson who has signed the preceding certificate is a Minister of the Gospel Resident in the County & State of Louisiana, and John B. Hannay who has also signed the same is a Resident in the County & State of Louisiana and is a Credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 7th of May 1833
Sam. L. Cunn. Clerk. County Court Jackson County M. if any
Ms. 841

No. 841.
22. 249
William Moore
Missouri
Look at Va Cert. rolls or roll
Adm 2 years $80.
and C. Owens. Cle
Independence Jackson Co
Mo

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Moore
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     14 Feb 1776. 2 priv Capt. Patterson Capt. Cable Col. Morgan 74 years Buckingham County Va Traditionary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the 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 Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. 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 services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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 official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

W. S. C. aw
June 22, 1927
Mrs. Joseph W. Greene 319 North Spring St. Independence, Mo.
Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16982, that WILLIAM MOORE , while a resident of Buckingham County, Virginia, enlisted February 14, 1776, served as a private in Captains Thomas Patterson's and Samuel Cabell's Companies, Colonel Morgan's Virginia Regiment; he was in both battles of Stillwater and the battle of Chestnut Hill and he was discharged February 14, 1778.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 7, 1833, at which time he was seventy-six years of age and was a resident of Jackson County, Missouri.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Moore 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. F. 16,982.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 14, 1776 to Feb. 14, 1778 Pri. Thomas Patterson Samuel Cabell Morgan Va.                                                   
Battles Engaged in, both battles of Stillwater, Chestnut Hill. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Buckingham Co., Va. Date of application for pension, May 7, 1833. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Jackson Co., Mo. Age at date of application, 76 yrs. Remarks: There is no data relative to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Ottumwa Ia Feb 4-13
Pension Department. Washington D.C.
Sir. Have you any records of a William Mone a Revolutionary Soldier who enlisted in Pa and later Moved to Kentucky. These are the officers mentioned Captain Thomas Patterson, Capt-Samuel Cabell, Col Mordecai Buckner Capt-Benj Taliafare and Col. Daniel Mungan.
Respectfully Dorothy F. Bentley
201 N Davis St.

16.982 INVALID.
File No. 16.982
Wm Moore
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 266
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1913, Feb. 13. History to Bertha F. Coiley. Mr.
1927 June 27. Hist. to Miss Jos. W. Green Wed.

MISSOURI STATE SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION STATE REGENT, MRS. W. W. BOTTS Mexico, Missouri Chairman Real Daughters MRS. JOSEPH WAYNE GREENE 319 North Spring Street, Independence, Missouri
Independence, Mo. March 31, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:-
William Moore, a pensioner of the Revolutionary War, was residing in Jackson County, Missouri in 1833 at the age of 77 years. He was in The Virginia Continental line.
He is the ancestor of Mr. A. J. Hininger of Independence, who desires his military record and all family history for admission to The Daughters of the American Revolution. Thanking you most kindly, I am
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs. Joseph W.) Josephine D. Greene 319 North Spring St. Independence, Mo.