Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,334, Richard Bunch, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Bunch Richard
S. 16,334
carded
CONTENTS

INVALID.
16.334
File No. 16.334
Richard Buech
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 33
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Kentucky.
Richard Bunch
of Mercer in the State of Ky: who was a Pvt - - in the Compy commanded by Captain Webb of the Regt commanded by Col: Elmer - in the Vir - line for 10 months from 1780.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20. Dollars - - Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Feb'y 3 and sent from R.R. Johnson, House of Reps.
  Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832  $0-    Pension allowance ending 1 st Mar: 33  10-     $10-  
{ Revolutionary Class Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathan Rice Book (2) Vol. 1 Page 32

the bearer is to have permission all things are to take Notice
General War Dept
Richard Purdie 8th Regt Va

The bearer hereof Rich d Bunch in General Stephens Brig d & Capt d Webber C o has served his three Months & being Sick was sent into the Virginia Hosp l at Salisbury & is now discharg d from S d this 25 th Jany 481 James M c Lean Doct r Col d J. P. [?] Joseph [?]

State of Kentucky } Henderson County } ss -
This day Richard Bunch a Revolutionary soldier and made a oath to the following declarations for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the late acts of Congress passed the 7 th day of June 1832, in open court (it being a county court for the county of Washington and a court of Record) I Richard Bunch solemnly state on oath being first sworn according to law that I am now a resident of the county of Washington & state of Kentucky and that I was in the 43 rd year of age and was born in the county of Bedford & state of Virginia that during the Revolutionary war I resided in the county of Bedford and state of Virginia, that in the fall of the year 1780 I entered the service of the Militia of the state of Virginia employed in the revolutionary war, in Capt. Philip Nelson's company of Col. Gwynn's Regt of Genl. Stephen Bridg's brigade for the term of three months and marched to the south and having performed my term as aforesaid I was honorably discharged the 29 th January 1781 and was taken sick before I got home and suffered greatly nearly two months which discharge I herewith exhibit and as a part of this affidavit and again in the spring 1781 I was called for another three months term in the company commanded by Capt. Adam Clemons of Capt. Ward's Battalion and marched to Salisbury in N. Carolina where I was detached in Capt. Shelton's company of Col. William Regt and sent to Virginia to guard the public stores at Pungo in the county of Halifax - where I remained until I was discharged which I received after I had faithfully performed my duty - This last discharge I have lost or mislaid so that I cannot find it - I hereby relinquish every claim that I have for any pension or annuity except the present and I further declare that I am not a pensioner of the United States or of any state - Witness my hand the 9 th day of August 1832
Richard Bunch

I Richard Bunch further declare that I lived in the county of Bedford Virginia when I was called into the militia service in the war and lived in that county until the year 1789 when I moved to Kentucky and lived in Monroe county near 20 years and since in the adjoining county of Washington —
Richard Bunch
Witness my hand & seal this day Joshua Richardson & John Lambert came into open court and being first sworn according to law declare that they are well acquainted with the above Richard Bunch who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration and we know him to be the same man with whom we marched in the Spring of the year 1781 in Capt Clemens company to Salisbury in North Carolina and we know that he was a soldier for three months in said company as we were with him until he was detached to another company and he did not return until his time had expired, we further declare that we are well acquainted with said Richard Bunch and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity as we have known him ever since he was in the army in the year 1781 and we have no doubt of his having said the just time as he has stated as we have often heard him speak of it. Witness our hands this 9 th August 1832 —
Joshua Richardson
John X Lambert Mark

State of Kentucky
Union County Sept 3 Augt County Court 1832
This day Richard Bunch the subscriber to the foregoing statement and petition for pension and also Joshua Richardson and John Lambert the subscribers to the foregoing Certificate came personally into open Court & made oath to the truth of the statements by them subscribed and thereupon the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the bear department that the above named applicant Richard Bunch was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he has stated & the Court further Certifies that said Richardson and Lambert who has signed the above written Certificate are credible Witnesses that their statements are entitled to Credit: And I Thomas Allison Clerk of the County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Bunch for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Clark's Office in Harrodsburg this 9 th day of August 1832 Thos Allison

Washington County Ky Sec This day former Smith Clergyman residing in said County and residing in the neighborhood of the town of Richard Duncle and Matthew Ward residing in the same County & neighborhood to Dr. Duncle Esq. that we believe him to be of the age he has stated and we have been long acquainted with him and consider him a man of veracity and his reported and received in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier, and we concur in opinion (I believe on the 17th day of August 1832).
James Smith Matthew Ward
Subscribed and sworn to in open Court by James Smith and Matthew Ward August 17th 1832 At John Hughes Cld
Commonwealth of Kentucky Washington Circuit Ct August Term of the Washington Circuit Court 1832
This day came James Smith and Matthew Ward here into open Court and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the statement by them subscribed and satisfactory proof being made to the Court that the said James Smith is a Clergyman and that he together with Matthew Ward are citizens of Ken- tucky and are now residing in the vicinity of Richard Duncle Esq. that they are persons of good character and fair standing as respects the said Duncle Esq.
W. C. Duncle

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Bundge, Michael (Bridges ?) GRADE Private LINE New York
In pencil only
WARRANT NUMBER 6808 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 2, 1791 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.