Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18323, John Boman, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Boman, John
S. 18323
Carded
CONTENTS

Order to pay 8 letters to J. J. Hay 7. March 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sep 1839. Agts notified 3 rd June 1840
Virginia 23. 6/75
John X  Patrick  Patrick in the State of Virginia. who was a pr. in the Comp y commanded by Captain Shelton of the ————— commanded by ————— in the ————— line for 6 months.
Time of service...
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 — Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of March 1834 and Sub. Hon. C. H. Claiborne H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 60. — Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 1, 10. 8 70 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. Price Clerk, Book — Vol. 64 Page 3

John Poman
U o 30.062
Alam
6 mo $20
For N. H. Blackburn

Virginian Patrick County 380
on this 16 th day of January 1834 personally appeared in open court before the county court of Patrick County now residing John Boman a resident of Patrick County of the State of Virginia aged seventy five 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 Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that he was drafted in to the service of the United States in the year 1781 in the first of October that he marched from the County of Henry State of Virginia (where he then resided) under Capt James Shelton as a private soldier was marched to Prince Edward Court House where he joined with several other companies companies destined for Washington Army he was here placed under the command of Lieut. Rice, shortly after their arrival at this place they received news of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis they remained stationary at Princeton until the abandonment of their march to Richmond the seat of government of the State of Virginia where he was put under the command of Capt. Dandridge and here employed in guarding the magazines and provisions until his term of six months had expired when he was discharged by Capt. Dandridge from which place he returned home. He says he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no living witness by whom he can prove his services that he gave up his discharge to Samuel Staples who was at the time deputy sheriff of the County of Henry who told this declarant that he could draw pay for his services in the Revolution which discharge he has never seen since and that said Staples is now dead has since deceased; he also says he was born in the County of Bedford State of Virginia on the 6 th day of January 1759 that he resided in the County of Henry State of Virginia where he entered the service that he remained in that County after the Revolution until the County was divided and Patrick County taken off he fell in in the County of Patrick where he has resided ever since and where he now resides. He states that he does not know who commanded the regiment to which he belonged and that he knew no regular officers.

he says he has no record of his age but according to the account given him by his parents he was born as he has above stated
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, sworn to and subscribed the day and 19th  month  date above John Boman
I Aaron Boman of the county of Patrick and state of Virginia do hereby certify that I am sixty four years old and that I well recollect when the above named John Boman (who is my Brother) entered the service of the united states and also recollect his return and that I fully believe he served as he states I also believe him to be the age he represents sworn to and subscribed the day and year of aforesaid ms  John Boman  Aaron Boman
We Abram Staples and John Barnet residing in the county of Patrick hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Boman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is a soldier and he lived in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Barnet  A. Staples
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 revolution army soldier, and served as he states, and the court further certify that it appears to them that Aaron Boman John Boman and Abram Staples who has signed the preceding certificates are residents of Patrick County Virginia and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit and there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the said applicant

I A Staples Clerk of the County Court of Patrick do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Rivnman for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 20 th day of January
1824
A Staples

May 27, 1935
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John Boman-S.18323 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. W. A. Chandler Greenville South Carolina
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Stephen Powell of North Carolina, and John Boman of Halifax County, Virginia.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States, based upon service of soldiers in that war. A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War services of a Stephen Powell (Powel), who served with the North Carolina troops.
As a possible means of securing the military record of this soldier, it is suggested that you address The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.
The Revolutionary War record of John Boman which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 18323, based upon his service in that war.
John Boman was born January 6, 1759 in Halifax County, Virginia, names of his parents not given.
While residing in Henry County, Virginia, John Boman enlisted in October, 1781, served six months as a private in Captains James Shelton's and Ewel's Virginia companies, and guarded the magazines and prisoners in Richmond, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application ex-

cuted, January 16, 1834, then a resident of Patrick County, Virginia.
It is not shown that the soldier, John Boman, was married.
His brother, Aaron Boman, was sixty-four years of age in 1834 and a resident of Patrick County, Virginia.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:
John Boman Certificate # 23675 Issued March 18, 1834 Rate $20.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Greenville S.C. May 7 th 1935-
Veterans Administration - Washington D.C.
Gentlemen -
My great grandfather Stephen Powell was born in Virginia March 1 st 1786 - He was in the War of 1812 - and some of the Indian Wars. He lived in N.C. Ky, Tenn - N.C. and died in S.C. Oct. 26 1878 - I do not know his father's name, but feel sure he was in the Revolutionary war - His name may have been Stephen, John or William as these are family names.
One Stephen Powell served in the War of the Revolution as a private in the 4 th Company of the N.C. Regiment - His name appears on the company muster roll dated Dec. 12, 1782, term of enlistment was fourteen months. This may have been the above Stephen Powell's father - If there is any way possible for you to give me this information I shall appreciate it very much as I want this information for

H. A. R. papers.
Edward Bomar was born in Halifax Co Va. Feb 11 th 1767 - He was the son of John Bomar according to tradition John Bomar came over from England and settled in Va. I feel sure this John Bomar was a soldier of the Revolution - Is there any way you could establish this fact? I want this information for H. A. R. records.
The Bomars lived at one time in Mecklenburg Co. N.C. and I think one of the family served as Captain and one as lieutenant in the Continental army - I would like very much to know their names and the names of their children.
I shall appreciate any information on the Powell and Bomar lines -
Very Truly, Mrs W.A. Chandler.

2 18323
INVALID.
1935-May 27- list to Mrs. W. C. Challenger.
File No. 18,323
John B. Mann Ex Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 45
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 30 th , 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," John Bowen , — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1839, to the 1 st Sept. 1839,
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

March
Feb 28
From Mr. [unclear]
J. P. [unclear] Camp Meeting Washington St.

Dear
Be pleased to order the agent to pay the enclosed pension to oblige
J. D. Fry
Phila 26 July 1838