Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16041, Charles Bowling, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Bowling, Charles Bawling
S. 16041
CONTENTS
carded

Chiro 19. 747.
Charles Barring*
Stairfield in the State of Ohio
was a private in the Co commanded by Captain Pilsbee of the Reg commanded by Col Garrete in the Virginia Reg for 7 Months & 20 days.
* Bowling
W.W.H. Mar. 12, 1908.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 25 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of September 1833 and sent to Hon. W.D. M. Armin Lancaster Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833— $ 64. 15 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1834. 12. 83
$ 76.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. S. Evans Clerk Book E Vol. 8 Page 3

fully one days in the regular Army
He states he could reside in Stafford County until he came to this State, except about three years of the time that he resided in Orange County. He came to this county about three years ago settled in an area townships and when he has resided ever since. He has now no record of his age, which was discharged some years ago by him. He never had a written discharge of any kind for his service and has no written or documentary proof of the same. Some witnesses in the service saw his brother. He has already stated the period of his service, and the officers under whom he served with as much precision as he can
He is acquainted with the Rev. Mr. Mayes and Michael  Helean who can testify as to his character for veracity and credibility, and their beliefs as to his revolutionary services - all of the interrogating any answer in his present declaration.
Charles Bowling
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. Charles Bowling
Sworn to in Open Court
Albert H. Boyle Clk

The State of Ohio Fairfield County ss.
March term of the Court of Common Pleas 1833
On this 11 th day of March 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of said Court of Common Pleas now sitting Charles Bowling a resident of Amanda in said County aged about sixty 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 act of "burying the dead" passed 7 th June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated
He was born in Westmoreland County in Virginia, which is now called King George County, on the 13 th April 1763 and resided there until the Revolutionary war - On the 2 nd July 1781. He entered the service as a substitute for Samuel Thornbury, who had been drafted in the Militia for a term of two months in Fauquier County. This applicant substituted himself for said Thornbury at Bowling Green where he was placed

in a company commanded by Col. Thomas Brennan & Joshua Teller, Lieutenant & in a Regiment commanded by Col. Armistead Church- hill - He was marched to Williamsburg, where he staid until they were driven to Rich- mond by Genl. Arnold. At these places he served out the term of two months & was discharged - They rec d no written discharge -
In the month of May of the same year he was drafted in Stafford County, as aforesaid, for a term of two months, and was placed in a company commanded by Capt. Nathan Gilchew, in a Regiment commanded by Col. Garrett. They served at Rappahannock Forge, and Fredericksburg - Cornewallis then lay on the edge of Louisa or Hanover Counties, but a fair miles distance. In this way he served out his term of two months, and was discharged verbally - rec d no writing.
In September of the same year, he was again drafted in said County of Stafford, for a two months term of duty, and was placed in a company commanded by Capt. Montgomery, & was marched to Little York

when Cornwallis then lay, and was then at the siege when he performed his line of duty, but was not then discharged under general orders At York- town, that fall, he enlisted in the Continental Army under Capt. John Montgoy, a recruiting capt. for three years or during the war and was marched to the Brandy farm, in a company commanded by said John Montgoy Capt. Edmund Montgoy, Lieut. Thomas Pery in Ensign, and was then placed in a company Regiment commanded by Col. Mackey, when he remained in the Service for 21 days and was then discharged but had to hold themselves in readiness at a moment's call, and was, in the fall after Cornwallis defeat (1782) again called into the service at Brandy farm, and the same officers, when they continued in service about thirty days, believes it was at that time , when they were again discharged, but to be held in readiness at a moment's warning — He served in this way three times off duty, and

fully one days in the regular Army
He states he could be reside in Stafford County until he came to this State, except about three years of the time that he resided in Orange County. He came to this county about three years ago settled in an unde townships and when he has resided ever since. He has now no record of his age, which was discharged some years ago by him. He never had a written discharge of any kind for his service and has no written or documentary proof of the same. He witnesses in the services saw his brother. He has already stated the periods of his services, and the officers under whom he served with as much precision as he can and with the Rev. Mr. Alley and the  Rev. Mr. Allen who can testify as to his character for veracity & credibility, and their beliefs as to his revolutionary services - all of the interrogatory any answer in his present declaration.
He hereby 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. Charles Bowling sworn to in open court
Attest: H. Doyle Clk

26. 5725
Charles Bowling Ohio
Adm 7. Months 8 21. days. $ 25 16
Hon W W Irwin Lancaster Ohio

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 subjoined 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.
Statement, shewing the Service of Charles Barrling
   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.     Sub 1781. 2 priv Col Churchill 19 years   May " 2 " Cap. Pilcher Westmoreland Traditionary   Sep. " 2 — Col Barrett Co No 8 living Witness   21 Cap. Montgoy   30 Same Captain  
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 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, deposes 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 _____; 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.

The State of Ohio Fairfield County ss.
Personally appeared in open court William Bowling I make oath that he and his brother Charles Bowling, lived with the father during the revolution, and knows that his brother performed several laws of duty in the militia, & he states that soon after he enlisted he showed him his bounty money, told him that he had enlisted in the regular army. He states that he knows his said brother Charles served in the regular army, & he believes for the time he has lived.
State of Ohio to wit: William Bowling in open court, who is a nephew of credibility. Alfred D. Boyle clk
Hugh Boyle Clerk of the court of common Pleas, for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Charles Bowl- ing — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11 th day of March A.D. 1833
Hugh Boyle Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Charles Bowling 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. S. file 16,041
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     † July 2, 1781 2 mos. Thomas Brennan Armstead Churchill Va.   * May 1781 2 " Nathan Pilcher Garret   Sept. 1781 2 " Mountjoy ✓   Yorktown Fall 1781 21 days John Mountjoy Mackey   Fall 1782 1 mo. "  
Battles engaged in, Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____
Date of application for pension, Mch. 11, 1833 , allowed .
Residence at date of application, Amanda, Fairfield Co. Oh.
Age at date of application, Westmoreland Co. Va. Apr. 13, 1763
Remarks: * Resided in Westmoreland county until the Rev. war  Drafted in Stafford Co. Va. where he continued to reside  except for three years in Orange Co. (years not given) until he removed  to Fairfield Co., Ohio about 1830.
18
1833 bro. Wm  Very respectfully,  testified

Leicester O. March 14
From W. H. Smith
James L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
War department city of Washington D.C.

Sir
Leicester Ohio 15. March 1833.
You will find enclosed the application of Rev. Charles Bowling for pension, which has been stricken up with more accuracy than sustained by affidavits
Very respectfully Yrs &c W. W. Lewis
BOWLING, CHARLES (VA.) S. 16041

Ginn & Company, Publishers OF SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TEXT-BOOKS BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON
Represented by OSCAR L. WATKINS
2415 N. PENN ST.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 11/23/9.
Dear Sir:
My great-grandfather, Charles Bowling, lived in Stafford Co., Virginia, and later moved to Ohio, near the towns of Amanda and Royalton. According to my mother, he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and later a pensioner.
Will it be possible to get from your Department positive information concerning this?
I am not really certain

Ginn & Company, Publishers OF SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TEXT-BOOKS BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON
Represented by OSCAR L. WATKINS
2415 N. PENN ST.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ....
that I have spelled the name as it may appear upon the National records. It is variously spelled by different branches of the family; Boleyn, Bullen, Boland, Boling, Bolen, Bolin, and Bowling. The last spelling is, I believe, the one adopted by my grandfather.
I inquired of the War Department and was referred to you. They report that their records for the Revolution are far from complete.
Thanking you for any information you may give me, I am,
Very Resp.,
O. L. Watkins

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Geo M. Moore
Claim No. Dec 1, 1909
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Charles { Bowling, Boleyn, Bullen, Bland, Boling Bolen, Bolen.
Service Va.  Res
Additional Service _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
S. O. W. S. W. or R. as above except. J. F. 16041

P
16041
INVALID.
1908 Mar. 16. Hist. to Mrs. Clara E. B. Trout, letter in S. File 2476. P 1909 Dec. 7. To O. L. Watkins P
File No. 16,041  Bowling Charles Bowling Pre Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 432
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We the Rev. Jacob Myers a clergyman & Michael Blew residing in the County of Charles Bunting, who has sworn doubts entered in the above declaration, hereby affirm that we are well acquainted with him; that we believe him to be fully nine years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood in which he resides too from him a soldier of the revolution; and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to in open court Jacob Myers Also the Boyle etc Michael Blew
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the interrogations presented by the war department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as the states, and the court further cert- ify that it appears to them that Jacob Myers who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in Fairfield County & State of Ohio, and that Michael Blew who also signed the same is a resident of the said county and state, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

The State of Ohio Franklin County, ss
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