Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9102, Valentine Bloss, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Bloss, Valentine
NUMBER
S 9102
CONTENTS
buried

Virginia N. 23. 270
Valentine Bloss
of Cabell Co. in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Noll of the Reg't commanded by Col. Smith in the Virginia Mil. time for 8 months
Entered on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Dec. 1833 and sent to Hon. W. M. Coles N. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 66.66 2 / 3 Semi-ant. allowance ending 14. March 34 13.33 1 / 3
$80.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E. Vol. 6 1 / 2 Page 3
See letter to J. Brown jr & P. Agt 26. Oct. 1842
Same persons. — 3 Jan'y 1846. G. H. Bloss March 11 1851

Dec 13. 1833
Passin off Chall. ed. Vic. 65 Duh
The Secretary
See
Hop Mar.
Valentin 28 860 Washington City
St.
Annual report 8 mo 876.60
to Mr McComas A.C.

State of Virginia Cabell County
On this 28 th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open court before the County Court of Cabell County New Tilling Valentine Bloop a resident of the County of Cabell and State of Virginia aged Seventy five years on the first day of last August 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 the 7 th 1832
That he entered into the service of the United States during the war of the revolution in 1776 as private soldier and as a militia man under the command of Capt William Bell and marched from the County of Augusta in the State of Virginia to the west fork of Mononochaha for the purpose of guarding the Indians and at the end of three months he was discharged by Col Smith. Said Tilling declarant further states that in the year 1777 in the month of August he again entered into the service of the United States on the militia as a private soldier under the command of Capt John Hopkins and marched from the County of Augusta in the State of Virginia by the way of Lewisburg to the mouth of the Great Kanawha where where Fort Pleasant now is and where having served a tour of duty for three months I received a charge from Col Dickerson and at that place I was under the command of Capt John Hopkins and Col Dickerson and General Hand and further states that he was present at the time Courtall and his son Stephen was killed and this declarant further states that in the year 1778 he again entered the service of the United States as a private soldier in the militia under the command of Capt Anthony Raynor and marched from the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia to the Lewis Springs now in the County of Bath and State of Virginia and from thence he thence to the Clover Creek on the head of Dickerson River and from the Crab Orchard on the head of the South Branch of the Potomac thence to the County of Rockingham and there I was discharged by Capt Anthony Raynor I have served a tour of six months
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares this name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State known to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Valentine Bloop
We the undersigned a clergyman residing in the County of Cabell and State of Virginia and Elisha  Andrews McRomer and residing in the same County and State affirm that we are well acquainted with Valentine Bloop who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy five 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
Elisha Andrews McRomer

Interrogatories put by the court to the declarant Where and in what year was you born
Answer I was born in the County of Augusta State of Virginia in the 1757
Have you any record of age and if so where is it
Answer I have the record of my age now in my Bible
Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the war Revolutionary and where have you lived since do you now live
Answer My first trip was from Augusta County Virginia My last trip trip was from the County of Rockingham which was taken from Augusta in 1798 since the war I have lived principally in the Counties of Montgomery Hampshire and Cabell in the State of Virginia and at this time reside in the County of Cabell
How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom
Answer I served as a volunteer
Show the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such as Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service did you ever receive a discharge and from whom was it given
Answer during my service I was not with any regular soldiers, except Capt Armstrong at Point Pleasant who commanded the regular troops at that place and as to discharges circumstances he refers the court to his forenoon deposition He states he received 3 discharges first from Capt. Noble & last not Dickerson 3 from Capt Anthony Rayan
State some of the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, that can testify of your veracity and and their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution
Answer The Rev. Stephen Sproul The Rev. Burwell Sproul General Elisha Williams John Samuels Clerk of Cabell County and Col. John Everly

Declaration he files, he received 3 discharges, first from Capt. Noll & Capt. Col. Dickerson & from Capt. Anthony Raynor
State some of the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, that can testify of your veracity & can their belief of your service as a soldier of the revolution
Answer The Rev. Stephen Spurlack The Rev. Burwell Spurlack General Elisha McCormas John Samuels Clerk of Cabell County and Col. John Everett Jr.
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 Stephen Spurlack who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Cabell County, and that the above Elisha McCormas who has also signed the same, is a resident in the County of Cabell and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I John Samuels Clerk of the court of Cabell County Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application

of Valentine Blos for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of office this 4 th day of December 1833 and in the 58 th year of the Commonwealth.
John Samuel.

Wagon Hill Co Ga 3
10
J. H. Edwards Esq Commissioner of pensions Washington City D.C.
Q. D. 12/23
Cole
Val

Wayne County State of Virginia Mch 13 th 1850
W m I S Edwards Com r of pensions Dear Sir I will inform you that my father Valentine Blof (who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States) departed this life on the 4 th of September last leaving six months pension due him I therefore ask the favour of you to give me the necessary instructions to enable me to draw the same Yours very Respectfully E. Blof

Jan 3 d 1846
Mr. Evay James
J. P. Cabaniss Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington - D. C.

Richmond 1 Jan. 1846.
Dear Sir
My official duties unfortunately prevented me from presenting the enclosed paper for drawing Valentine Blois's pension, at the pension office in this place, within the required time - You will oblige me by directing payment here, at your earliest convenience -
With respect
Yours
J. Brown Jr.

Revrag
9102
INVALID.
File No. 9102
Valentine Bloss Prior Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 335
[Arrangement of 1870.]