Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7844, for John Owen, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
95
Quven, John
R. 7844
CONTENTS

The Declaration of John Owen of Barren County Kentucky taken on this the 20 th day of May 1839 in open Court at the Court house in Barren County in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832 "entitled an act supplemental to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution, John Owen a resident of Barren County Kentucky came into open court on the day and year aforesaid and made oath to the following statements that he is Seventy five years old, That he entered the service in the Army of the Revolution on the tenth day of January 1781. he joined Captain Francis De Grafin Reid's Company of drafted men and Kentuckyans at a place called the (Long house) about 12 miles west of Petersburg Virginia that the Regiment was commanded by Col o M'Ginnity we marched from Petersburg down to the dismal Swamps where we remained until about the first of April, guarding the Country from the depredations of the British, and Tories , who were located at a Fort about 10 or 12 miles from York Town and were committing depredations and robbing the people for some miles around, we attacked this Fort on one occasion, but the British and Tories had their cannon well arranged and played upon us so that we were unable to take the Fort in this engagement

=ment we were commanded by Colonel Mcinverness there was then a strong reinforcement of the British Army and they came in great numbers after us, we were then at a place called Suffolk we retreated a cross into the State of North Carolina, where this deponent was taken sick and remained in a hospital until about the first of May 1781. he then returned home to Lunenburg County Virginia, and in the fore part of the fall of the year 1781. he was again drafted after a three months term and rendezvous at Dozil's mill in Amelia County, and was commanded by Captain Joseph Knight, his colonel's name was David Stokes. we marched through Petersburg to a place called Nussomes Fields where we received a large reinforcement, and marched on to the Siege of York (or York Town) he was taken sick and remained untill some time in the month of November 1781. when he was brought home to Lunenburg County, then Subscribed and sworn to in open Court this 20 th day of May 1839 John Devere
John Martin WAB

sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1 1781 Joseph Knight Merimethus Vt   Nov 1781          
Battles engaged in, Battle of Bennington Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bennington Vt Date of application for pension, 1840 Residence at date of application, Barnesville Ky Age at date of application, 70
Remarks: Claim rejected, no proof of service rendered by the Act of June 7 1832. No family data.

1907 P.O. Fish. L. No. Euclid Martin Omaha St. P. Lk.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
RECEIVED
7844
P. O. _____
John Curran
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contr.
_____ Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____
_____, 18

July 1. 45 Woodville Ky. Lane 24 Row Bane
Price
Ky
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington
Mail

Hodgenville Ky June 24 th 1885 Berlin
I was rejected by John A. of Barre - county in this state (a revolutionary soldier) who made application some years since for a pension to obtain information from the war department of the grounds on which his allowance was refused so that he may proceed by annual re- petition if necessary. Please give me such information by return mail
Yours & O. H. Rowlett
J. J. Lawrence Esq. Pension Office
3

John Owens Kentucky
Rejected
Lex 14 Dec 1839 76 on I. R. Underwood to H. M. Rowlett July 2 d 1845.
did not serve six months
7844 Act 7 June 1832

34.880 W John Owen Kentucky Dec. Barnes City Ky
Hon. J. R. Widenwood N.R.

State of Kentucky Barren County 5 th May Term 1839
Joseph Owen aged seventy three years came into open Court and made oath to the following statements That he has known John Owen from his youth that the said John Owen went into the service in the Revolutionary Army some time in the month of January in the year 1781. in Captain Francis Dugafin Reids company of drafted men to go against the British and Tories, and that he the said John Owen returned from the Army about the first of May 1781 and that the said John Owen again joined Captain Joseph Knights company of three months men and went against the British at Yorktown, under the command of Colonel David Stokes, and he the said John Owen returned home to Lincoln County about the month of November 1781.
Joseph Owen
Subscribed & sworn to in open court this 26 th May 1839.
John Martin
I Thomas J. Helms clerk of the Court of Barren County certify that the foregoing is a true Copy from the records in my office that John Martin is a justice of the peace in and for said County that the signature purporting to be his is genuine & that Joseph Owen and John Owen are respectable citizens & entitled to credit when on oath
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of office this 16 th day of November 1839
T. J. Helms Clerk

R.7844

Omaha Oct-4 th 1907.
To Commissioners of Pensions
Dear Sir:
I am looking for the record of John Queen who served in the Revolutionary war.
I believe he enlisted in Va - I know he lived in Ky, & died & was buried in Barren Co of that state - I have much desire to know the name of his father! And in fact the names

or all of any of his family mentioned.
Yours Gratefully Mr Euclid Martin #3605 Jackson St Anchorage, Alaska