Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37779, John Neal Blair, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Blair, John Neal.
83779
CONTENTS

37 779 INVALID. Rev
File No. 37 779
John Neal Blair Bl.  Rev  Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1917, Apr. 12. History to Dr. Eleanor M. Heistand-Moore Letter with {Claim W 5833 Allen Blair

Con'd July 27, 1821 and for the block of Grenadier County, Virginia
4,748 Virginia Roll
John Neal Blair Capt Bowyer Virginia Line 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 rd of June 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of Dec. 1818 and sent to the Hon. B. Allen House Representatives V. A.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 $19.20 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48. Arrears 2 mo 12/30. $67.20
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
3 years

Applicant
The Court recently have appointed a Committee to take charge of the person & estate of applicant - he is demented in mind -
No estate, or property of any kind -
Does the within paper meet the purpose of a schedule as required by act of 1 st May 1901? - Yes. Con.
Served 3 rd Feb y 1901

John N Blair 4748
J - p Mr S
July 27. 1821. Com d and J. M. Clerk of Greenbrier County Lewisburg. Va

Virginia
At a court held for the county of Greenbrier on the 27 th day of June 1820. The same being a court of Records constituted as such by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia. It appearing to satisfaction of the court by Testimony that John A Blair a Soldier of the Revolutionary War on Continental establishment and one of the United States Pensioners is and has been for some time past in a deranged State of Mind that he is not capable of taking care of himself that he is not possessed of any visible property or any property in trust for him. it is therefore Ordered that John Stuart, Samuel Brown, Charles Arbuckles, William Hamilton, & Charles Hides be and they are hereby appointed a committee to draw from the Government of the United States or the officers of that Government the amount of his Pension so generously bestowed on him, and it is ordered that Clerk of this court transmit a copy of this Order to the department of War for the United States.
State of Virginia
Greenbrier County to wit:
I Lewis Stuart Clerk of the court for the County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the Records in my Office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Public

Public Seal of my Office this 13 th day of September in the year 1820 and forty fifth of our Independence
Lewis Stuart

John Neal Blair
private —
12 th Virginia Regiment
Col. Wood: —
23 rd June — 1818. —
enlisted for 2. years
The Judge, for presiding magistrate, / before whom the within declaration was made, will certify that he is satisfied of the truth thereof as well with regard to the  of the applicant's service, as to his indigent circumstances.

Virginia
Greenbrier County (To wit)
At a Court held for Greenbrier County on the 23 rd day of June. 1818.
On the 23 rd day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & Eighteen personally appeared before the County Court of Greenbrier the Same being a Court of Record John Neal Blair Aged about Twenty Six years resident in the County of Greenbrier & State of Virginia who being first duly Sworn According to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War
That he the said John Neal Blair enlisted in the County of Augusta in the State of Virginia in a Rifle company commanded by Capt. Michael Bowyer of the 12 th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Woods in the year 1775 to serve two years but that under that enlistment he served three years
That he continued to serve in the Service of the United States until the end of three years when he was discharged from Service at Stony Point in the State of New York in the year 1778.
That he was at the Battles of Trenton Brandy wine Germantown, Monmouth, Siege of Amboy and the taking of Stony Point. And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for Support
That his discharge which was signed by Col. Ruple was placed by him in the hands of Capt. Jacob Lockheart to procure for him his land and back pay but he never got back either the discharge from Lockheart or anything else
The said County Court of Greenbrier - do

do hereby certify that it appears to them Satis- faction that the Said John Neal Blair did Serve in the revolutionary War as Stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy for three years on Continental establishment and that and that they are well Satisfied not only from his own declaration on Oath but from the Testimo- ny of others that he the Said John Neal Blair is in reduced circumstances
The Clerk of this Court is hereby directed to transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken & had before this Court to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the Aforementioned Act of Congress.
I Lewis Stuart Clerk of the County Court of Greenbrier do hereby certify that the foregoing is a True Copy of the Record & Testimony Offered to the Court on behalf of John Neal Blair together with his declaration on Oath In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & Affixed the Seal of my Office this 4 th day of July 1818
Lewis Stuart C.C.G.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Neal Blair a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. 87 37779
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 3 yrs Pvt Michael Bonner Hands Va          
Battles engaged in, Trenton, Ambury, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Stony Point Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Augusta Co., Va. Date of application for pension, June 23, 1818 His cl. was a C. Residence at date of application, Greenbrier Co., Va. Age at date of application, 76 yrs
Remarks: There is no data relative to family
1818 76 194
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Blair, Joseph GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3728 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 19, 1792 to Whit d Swift, assignee
*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.