Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7849, for John Owens, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
★ Owens, John
R. 7849
CONTENTS

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
12849. REJECTED
P. O. _____
John Owens
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Rejected
See letter to W. Creighton Jr. Cliftondale
12. March 1835
7849

32852 Declaration of Wm Buel Wm Buel Obtain a Pension under the act of June 7. 1832. Ohio
Rejects no such claim as is alleged
W. Creighton Jr Chillicothe Ohio.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June, 1832
State of Ohio
Ross County } ss. On this Thirtieth — day of September — 1834.
personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County now sitting, John Owens, a resident of Calnain Township in the County of Ross in the state of Ohio, aged Twenty nine 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 7 th 1832. That from information  information from Records kept in his father's family Bible (now in his own possession) he was born in Culpepper County in the state of Virginia on or about the 5 th day of March 1755 - That he enlisted in the army of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, on or about the first of Sept r 1775 on a term of nine months under Captain Gabriel Jordan, Lieut. Isaac McDavid & Ensign W m Campbell, and was attached to the Third Virginia Regiment, commanded by Col l Horner & Major Nichols - That he was enlisted in Culpepper County, Virginia, and was marched to Little York, that he was in several skirmishes but not in any battle; that he served his term of nine months, received his discharge and returned home - That having stayed at home 3 or 4 weeks he was hired by Peter Tackett of Culpepper County Va. and served as a substitute for him , six months, being the balance of his term of enlistment, returned to Little York, and joined the same Company, under the same officers, under which he had served his nine months term; he was not in any battle, but kept on duty; and having served out the term of six months as a private soldier, for the said Peter Tackett, under the officers above named, he received his discharge and returned home to Culpepper County, both terms being in the regular Army of the U. S. in the Revolutionary War, amounting to fifteen months. That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person, except William Roberts whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to any of his services - He hereby relinquishes every claim 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, and further that he knows of no person who can testify, as required by the regulations from the War Office.
his John Owens
March
Second term distributed in open Court before me 1834 Humphrey Fullerton Clerk

State of Ohio Ross County } Be it known, that on the Thirteenth day of September 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County now sitting, William Roberts, and made oath that he has been personal acquainted with John Owens who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration, for many years; that he has personal knowledge that the said Owens served two tours in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, as stated  stated by him in his declaration according to the best of his recollection, and that the last tour was as a substitute for Peter Dacket - but he cannot positively say what was the length of either tour, but believes he served till each tour had fully expired -
Wm Roberts
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court September 30 th 1834 Humphrey Fullerton Clerk
We David Zuck and James Mackey residing in Cabain township in the County of Ross and State of Ohio, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Owens who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration , that we believe him to be 79 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, and believe him to be a man of truth -
David Zuck
James Mackey
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court September 30 th 1834
Humphrey Fullerton Clerk
In the matter of John Owens for a pension the 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 Wm Roberts David Zuck & James Mackey who signed the preceding certificates are residents in Ross County and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Ross County in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Owens for a pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 5 th day of November A.D 1834 & of this State the 32 nd
Humphrey Fullerton Clerk