Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,780, John Bly, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Bly, John.
NUMBER
8 37,780
CONTENTS

Att to A. Audena May 14' 47.
12552 Virginia.
John Bly of Shenandoah, in the state of Virginia who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mullenburg of the Virginia line, for the term of Two Years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 25 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of June and sent to H. Holmes & Woodstock Virginia
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar 1819.  74.80    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep 1819.  48.00    9 Mo 31.   $122.80  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
4 Sep 1819

John Bly Private Y 6 to Y 8 Mulenburg Dings Res.
I Hugh Holmes Judge do certify that the evidence of Philip Barr in this case is credible and unimpeached (see Col o Jacob Rinker and mutual depositions) given under my hand this 25 th day of May 1818
H. Holmes
Admitted
with the seal of the County Court of Shenandoah the 25 th of May 1818
H. Holmes
25 th May 1818
25 th May 1818
25 th May 1818

Virginia ss
On this 25. day of May 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges for the general Court of Virginia personally appears John Bly aged 64 years, resident in the County of Shenandoah
Virginia who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the pension 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 Bly enlisted in Feb y 1776 in the state of
Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Shenandoah Clark & Valley  Valley  Reg t that he continued to serve in the said company or in the service of the United States until the year 1778 when he was discharged from service at the Valley Forge State of Pennsylvania that he was in the battles of Brandywine & Red Bank
and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the affidavit enclosed sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid.
A. Holmes
I A. Holmes Judge of the aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Bly did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken there before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid mentioned act of congress.
Given under my hand

Shenandoah County Virginia
On this 8 th day of January 1821 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said County, John Bly aged 64 years, resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. In the Regiment commanded by Colonel Muhlenburg, in the Company commanded by Capt. Charles in the line of the state of Virginia on the continental Establishment from the month of February in the year 1776 until the month of March 1778 inclusive. And that he hath already made a declaration of the same bearing date on the 25 th of May in the year 1818 and hath now in his possession a certificate of his being inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut Agency, which certificate is numbered 12.552. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the Pensions of an 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" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. One table a chest, four split bottomed chairs, a kettle, two dutch ovens a frying pan, a set of plates, a set of knives and forks, a set of spoons, a set of cups and saucers, a wool wheel and flax wheel, a set of carpenter's tools and one rifle gun. I am a carpenter by but thro' the infirmities incident to old age I am not able to work at my trade as in time past and in the heavy or most laborious part of the

Work can do but little. My family consists of my wife Barbara Bly aged 46 years three sons Johnathan Bly aged 18 years, Levi Bly aged 14 years Samuel Bly aged 6 years and two daughters Mary Bly aged 12 years and Dorothy Bly aged 10 years. They are all healthy and the oldest son is learning my trade by working with me.
John Bly.
Sworn to and declared in Open Court
I Philip Williams Clerk of the County Court of Shen- andoah do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty eight Dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this 10 th day of January 1821 and in the 45 th year of the Com- -monwealth.
P Williams CLE

St Bly's case

Virginia Jc.
Phillip Baza personally appeared before me H h Holmes a Judge of the General Court of Virg a and made oath that he is well acquainted with John Pily an applicant for a pension under the late law of Congress and knows that he belonged to Captain J a Chas company 8 th Virginia Regt. commanded by Col d Mullenburg and that he served two years & further knows that he the said Pily was in the Battles of Green Town & Brandyness as was the affiant himself. Given under my hand this 25 th May 1818
H h Holmes

37780 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 37780
John Bly Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 48
[Arrangement of 1870.]

pa 315
Rec d 16 Jan. 1891
John Bly.
12552.
Com. 4/1/91
J. L. E.
Philip Williams Clk. ag t
Woodstock, va

Col Jacob Reuben Affidavit applicable & common to the three cases of Crown, Fitzger & Bly -

Virginia Shenandoah County
Col o Jacob Rinke made Oath before me Hugh Holmes a Judge of the General Court that he was a Ser t in the 8 th Virginia Regiment com- manded by Peter Muehlenberg, that he belonged to Capt o Jonathan Clark's Company and knows that Geo Clower, Joachim Fetzer and John Bly were soldiers in said Comp y and Regiment which was placed on Continental establishment. that the said Bly Fetzer and Clower the Affiant knows served more than nine months inasmuch as he served with them and moreover is well acquainted with their character and can say that they are respected men of veracity and integrity as poor - The Affiant further adds that he has the roll of said Comp y on which these men's names are but he requires not that as a Memorandum to refresh his memory for he well recollects their services and knows them to have been good and faithful soldiers Given under my hand this 24 th day of May 1819
H. Holmes
I Hugh Holmes Judge do certify that the affiants Geo. Clower, Joachim Fetzer and John Bly are credible and disinterested witnesses and that Jacob Rinke whose affidavit is above is as respectable for his veracity and integrity as any man in the United States Given under my hand this 25 th day of May 1819
H. Holmes