Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42112, Jonathan Burnside, Continental Va.

SERVICE
Continental Va.
Burnside, Jonathan S. 42112 B. Lo. U.S. 2471-100
NUMBER _____
B. Lo. Wt. 2471-100- Issued July 2, 1852
CONTENTS

11 942 Ohio R
let to C. F. Shaeffer Sept 24 '46
To the Hon. J. P. Kennedy Secy of the Navy Washington D.C.
Jonathan Burnside of Fairfield in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Buford of the Virginia line, for the term of eighteen months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of June 1816 and sent to Jonathan Scofield Lancaster — Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 93 73.00 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48. $121:03
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Capt. J.

On roll
Admitted

State of Ohio Fairfield County
Ss }
June 1 st 1818
On this first day of June A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas for the County aforesaid, personally ap- peared Jonathan Burnside, aged 54 years resident in Fairfield County, who being by me, first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declara- tion, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons en- -aged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war". That he the said Jonathan Burn- side enlisted in Leesburg, Loudoun County Virginia, in the spring of the year 1779, for the term of eighteen months, in the company co- -mmanded by Capt. Payton Harrison, Col. Bel- -ufords Regt. Virginia Troops - served in the compa- -nies commanded by Capt. Harrison Whales and Howard -was taken at Lynch's Creek South Carolina by Col. Parton, where he was wounded in the left arm in several places  and was  left arm and was stated in the right side and cut in the face by a sword. After having recovered from his wounds he again enlisted, in the fall of the year 1781 for the term of 3 years in the Regt. commanded by Col. Armand or Arnaung, a french officer - That

He continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the United States until the fall of the year 1782, at Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, then serving in the company commanded by Capt. Le Bait, - that he was in the battles aforesaid, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. —
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Elnathan Seafeld Judge Com. Pleas
I Elnathan Seafeld, Judge etc. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Burnside did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for the term of nine months, or longer in the continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Elnathan Seafeld Judge Com. Pleas

State of Ohio Fairfield County ss
I Hugh Doyle clerk of the court of common Pleas for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Jonathan Scipio Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition and Affirmation were taken & made was at the date thereof one of the judges of the court of common Pleas for the county aforesaid by legal authority duly qualified and sworn and that to all his acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given throughout the United States & Elsewhere
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Lancaster this 1 st day of June A.D. 1818 -
Hugh Doyle Clerk
I Jonathan Scipio Esq. as aforesaid do further certify that an enquiry of some respectable citizens who reside in the neighborhood of the aforesaid Jonathan Burnside and in whom I place the utmost confidence. That the aforesaid applicant Jonathan Burnside is in reduced circumstances without property and somewhat crippled in one arm so that he is not able to make a comfortable support by labor.
Lancaster March 1 st 1819
Jonathan Scipio Esq. Comm. Pleas

John at Parnassus
Licking County
Ohio
11.942
Sept. 1819 C.W.
under roll
A. H. Coffee Esq. Newark, Ohio.
25 Apr. 1821.

The State of Ohio Licking County ss
On this 28 th day of October A D 1820 personally appeared in open Court of common pleas holden in Newark, for the County of Licking being a Court of Record, proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a Record of its proceedings, Jonathan Burnside aged fifty nine years Resident in Licking County aforesaid 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 acts of congress of the 18 th of March 1818, and first of May 1820. — That he served in the Revolutionary War in the com- pany commanded by Captain Harrison, Captain Wales and Captain Howard in the Regiment com- manded by Colonel Bloopford in the Virginia line and has obtained a pension under the act of the 18 th of March 1818, his Certificate being numbered 11.942 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818. And that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of the act of Congress entitled an "act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the in the Revolutionary War pension United States on the 18 th 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 to annexed and by me subscribed. — (Signed) Jonathan Burnside his mark
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day above mentioned.
Teste C. S. Coffey clk.

Schedule
I have besides necessary clothing and bedding,
5 Shoats or 4 yrs - $7.00
1 Sow & 10 eggs, . . . 2.00
1 Sow . . . . . 1.50
1 Small Dutch oven 1.00
Dropper ware - - - - - 1.00
$13.00
I am indebted in the following sums
One Debt of - - - - - $14 94
One Debt of - - - - - 24.11
One Debt of - - - - - 2.25
One Debt of - - - - - 4.00
One Debt of - - - - - 5.00
One Debt of - - - - - 1.25
One Debt of - - - - - 3.75
One Debt of - - - - - 5.00
One Debt of - - - - - 3.00
$65.85
I have the following family residing with me viz
My wife aged 57 years
My son John aged 13 infirm
Daughter Charlotte aged 11 smart girl
I am by occupation a farmer by reason of age and infirmities am unable to pursue that occupation
Leviathan John Bunnell

The State of Ohio Licking County ss.
I, James H. Loeffler, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do certify that the foregoing oath & schedule there- unto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the Total Amount in value of the property exhibited in the said Schedule is thirteen dollars . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have affixed the seal of said Court this 1 st December 1820.
J. H. Loeffler Clerk

and my mother must have received it and they won't do know if they are not entitled to the amount which their father was entitled as an invalid pension
Yours respectfully
Yours
Richard Partington
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Richd. Partington ans? Dec 8 th /51 P 393
Jonathan Burnside Reay.

State of Ohio County of Greene } ss
On this 9 th day of April A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty one. personally appeared before me a Notary Publica justice of the peace for and within the County and State aforesaid Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith who being duly sworn according to law declare that according to the best of their knowledge and belief they are the only surviving children and heirs of Jonathan Burnside who was a private soldier in the regiment of Virginia regulars commanded by Col Buford in the war of the revolution. They do not know the name of the Captain under which he (J Burnside) served That he enlisted at Leesburg Va sometime in the year of 1779 and continued in the service until he was wounded at the battle of Bufords defeat at Waxhams in South Carolina on the Santee, where he was stripped of his clothes and left for dead, upon the field of battle, but was taken to a house in the neighborhood the next day, by a man who found him still possessing life, after lingering for some time he recovered so as to be able to be taken to his home in Loudon County Va, and as soon as he was able to bear arms he joined the service at Winchester Va, under Genl Lafayette and Major D r aptner (they do not remember the name of the Captain). That he continued in the service until the end of the war when he was discharged at Philadelphia. They cannot give a full and accurate description of his services, and would refer to his declaration for a pension filed in the war department (they think) in the year of 1824 That said Jonathan Burnside

obtained and drew a pension up to the time of his death. That he died in Hebron Licking County Ohio on or about the 25th day December A.D. 1805. They made this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which they are entitled (as heirs of Jonathan Burnside) under the acts of the Commonwealth of Virginia granting bounty lands to her enlisted soldiers for services in the revolutionary war, or under any act of congress, passed for the benefit of Virginia soldiers, or their heirs, and particularly for the three hundred acres, to which Jonathan Burnside was entitled under the laws of Virginia, as neither himself or heirs have ever received said land or any part thereof. That their reasons for not applying sooner are that they did not know until recently that they were entitled to it.
That they hereby appoint Richard Partington of Hocking Greene County Ohio their agent and attorney to settle this claim and to whom all allowance and correspondence are to be directed. All orders and receipts given by said Partington will and ought to be respected as if given by them the Deponents in person.
his Andrew Burnside per G. Glenn Smith mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me
Darius Lawrence N.P.

State of Ohio } Greene County } ss
On this 9 th day of April A.D one Thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before me a Notary Public justice of the peace for and within the County and State aforesaid, Henry Barnes, and Wm S Buckles, who being duly sworn according to law and whose testimony is entitled to full credit declare that they are well acquainted with the within named Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith and that they are now present and did sign the within declaration for the use and purposes within stated and the undersigned are fully satisfied that the within statement is true and know that said Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith, are the heirs of Jonathan Burnside, dec who was a soldier of the revolution, and a pensioner.
Henry his Barnes William mark S Buckles
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me
Daira Forrester Not y

April 9 1851
28 enid Ohio Greene County
Dear Sir
I herewith send you the claim of the heirs of Jonathan Burnside for the homestead to which they are entitled for the services rendered in the revolutionary war, as I had not the laws under which they are entitled is the reason why I have not made out the claim more definitely, and I presume that you will make allowance for this. They want to obtain the three hundred acres of land to which their father Jonathan Burnside was entitled, either under the laws of Virginia and Congress. They say that their father did not receive the last payment of his pension as he left his papers in the hands of a Mr Smith of Hebron Ohio and they think he must have received it and they want to know if they are not entitled to the amount which their father was entitled as an invalid pension.
Very respectfully
Yours
Richard Partington Atty.
Chats
Richd. Partington enid? see 18/57 P 393 Jonathan Burnside Perry

Rich d Partington
Declaration of Andrew Burnside & Ellen Smith

State of Ohio
County of Greene SS
On this 12 th day of February AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
We Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith heirs at law of Jonathan Burnside do upon oath testify and declare to the best of our knowledge and belief that Jonathan Burnside did enter the service in 1781 for the term of during the war and served as a private under Captain Dehest and Major Shapton in Genl Arnuards Independent Continental Legion and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war
We further declare that we have never received a warrant for the county land promised to Jonathan Burnside on the part of the United States nor do we believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: Therefore
Know all men by these presents that we Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Richard Portington of Kennebec Ohio our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to us as aforesaid and our said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed
Attest
B Nesbitt
Andrew his Burnside mark
Ellen her Smith mark

On the day and year within written Personally appeared the within named Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith Sub- scribers to the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest
Ben Nesbitt J.P.
In testimony that the above written Ben Nesbitt was a justice of the peace authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements &c in the State of Ohio at the within date and that his name there subscribed appeared to me to be his usual signature I have hereunto affixed the County Seal and subscribed my name and quality at Xenia this 26 th day of June 1852 J. W. Harper Probate Judge and clerk

December 14, 1932
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JONATHAN BURNSIDE
S. 42112
Mr. Otis Young
Marshall, Missouri
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Jonathan Burnside and William Burnside, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of a William Burnside. Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this office.
The record of Jonathan Burnside given below is obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 42112, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Jonathan Burnside, while a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, enlisted in the spring of 1779, in Leesburg, same county, served as a private in Captain Peyton Harrison's company, Colonel Buford's Virginia regiment, also in Captains Whales' (or Wales') and Howard's companies, was in the battle of Waxhaws, South Carolina, where he was wounded in the left arm, stabbed in his right side, cut in the face with a sword and left on the battle field as dead, but was rescued by a man the next day and later taken to his home in Loudoun County, Virginia; the length of that service was eighteen months. He enlisted in the fall of 1781, served as a private in Captain De Bert's company, Colonel Armand's Legion, his service terminating at the close of the war.
eikely meant for Capt. Wells
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 1, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Fairfield County, Ohio. He stated then that he was aged fifty-four years.

In 1820, soldier was living in Licking County, Ohio. He stated then that he was aged fifty-nine years, and that his family then with him consisted of his wife aged fifty-seven years, his son, John, aged thirteen years, and his daughter, Charlotte, aged eleven years. He did not give the name of his wife.
Jonathan Burnside died January 19, 1835, in Hebron, Licking County, Ohio.
In 1852, Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith applied in Greene County, Ohio, for bounty land which was due them on account of the service of their father, Jonathan Burnside, in the Revolutionary War. They were then the only surviving children of that soldier. Their claim was allowed.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

42112
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42,112
Jonathan Burnside P. Rev Jno
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Burnside - 18.2.112 - 18.3.1870 - 8.69

1923-Sept. 7-Heir to John H. McNeely, M.M. 1847 1932 Dec. 14- " Otis Young - M.M. 1847 1933 Jan. 7. Otis Young ref. to Gen. Land Office. See Robert Burnside 1933-Feb. 28- Heir to D. G. Burnside - M.M. 1847/222. 1934- June 14- D. G. Burnside advised further regarding this Soldier. S.S.L. 1934- July 7- Otis Young advised regarding location of land - see letter - in John Burnside - B.L. 7A. 11894-100. May 28. 1791- S.S.L.
42 112
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42 112
Jonathan Burnside Dr. Rev. Gen
Act: 18 March 1847
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jonathan Burnside, Ohio Roll Act of March 18. 1878.
Be pleased to say to what time he was last heard.
Remain of him } Left 24. 1846. }
Part to 19 th January 1835. the date of his death. H. H. R.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That it appears from a list in this office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their accounts and received certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an act of assembly, passed the November session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777, to the 31st December 1781, (see Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 4 th day of April 1783 in the name of Jonathan Burnside as Soldier of Infantry and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for £ 34.0.0 and accus delivered to Col d Peyton and was given, as appears by a copy of the settlement on file in this office, for services from the _____ to _____
Given under my hand at the First Auditor's Office, Richmond, this _____ day of April 18 57 ,
Page 93
[No Seal of Office.]
28 th Ro Johnston First Auditor

Rich d Partington
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Dec r 29 th 51.
Gen l . Burnside
Vol teer
Armstrong Legion
Rec d Dec 28 th 51

Kenia Ohio Dec 16 1851
Hon Sir
Yours of the 8th inst concerning the claim of the heirs of Johnathan Burnside to bounty land under act of October 1780 Virginia laws 10 v. Gen St. p. 331. has been received. you say that his name has not been returned among those who served for the term of during the war and therefore is not entitled to bounty land from the United States. If you will examine his declaration made some years since you will find that he drew a pension until his death and that declaration will show that he did enlist for during the war and served until the end thereof with the exception of the time he was unable to bear arms in consequence of the wounds he received at the battle of Wapahond on the South river and if his name has not been returned it must have been an oversight enclosed you will find a certificate I received from the Governor of Va
I am very respectfully yours Richard Partington Atty
Hon Jas D. Sleeth Com of Pensions Washington D C
for Genl

fall of 1782.
C. H. Shaeffer Esq., Lancaster Ohio.

484 Pension Office Sept. 24. 1846.
Sir,
Your letter of the 19 th inst. and the affidavit of Andrew Burnside which accompanied it, have been placed on our files. There is nothing due from this Office to the children of Jonathan Burnside, &c. He was pensioned under the act of March 18. 1818 from the 18 th of January of that year, at the rate of $8 per month; and his pension was paid up to the 19 th of January 1835, the day of his death.
He did not acquire any right to bounty land, as he did not enlist for the war, and serve till the close thereof in 1783, as the laws require. It appears from his pension that he enlisted in Col. Buford's regt in 1779 for 18 months; and that in the fall of 1781 he re- enlisted for the 3 years in Armand's Corps, in which he served till the

Lancaster Ohio March 27 th 1819
Sir
Enclosed is the application of Jonathan Burnside for a pension which has remained a long time in my possession for want of a Certificate of his circumstances of which I have not been made fully acquainted until lately - and which at the time of the application was not known to be necessary -
Yours Respectfully
Jonathan Seay
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War -

Jonathan Burnside, dec.
N o 2471.
Rich d Partington Xenia Ohio
Return to me before the 10th day of Jan y 1840 Jonathan Burnside in lieu

Officer - That he continued to serve in said Corps, or in the service of the United States, until the fall of the year 1782, at Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania then serving in the Company commanded by Captain De Bart - that he was in the battles aforesaid, and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Elnathan Seaford Judge Com. Pleas
Jonathan Burnside, dec.
No 24/78.
Richd. Partington Xenia Ohio

State of Ohio, Fairfield County, ss.
June 1 st 1818.
In this first day of June A.D. 1818, before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Jonathan Burnside, aged 54 years resident in Fairfield County, who being by me, first duly sworn, according to law, doth in 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 & Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" — That he the said Jonathan Burnside enlisted in Leesburgh, Loudon County Virginia, in the Spring of the year 1779, for the term of eighteen months, in the Company commanded by Captain Payton Harrison, Col. Buford's Regt. Virginia Troops — served in the Company commanded by Captain Harrison, Whales, and Howard, was taken at Synque's Creek, South Carolina by Col. Tarleton, where he was wounded in the left arm, & was stabbed in the right side and cut in the face by a sword. After having recovered from his wounds, he again enlisted in the fall of the year 1781, for the term of three years in the Regt commanded by Col Armand, or Arming a French

Oct 23 1846
Mr Burnside Owensboro Kentucky
J. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
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State of Ohio, Fairfield County } ff
Be it known, that before me, John B. Reed a justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Andrew Burnside, and made oath, in due form of law, that he is one of the heirs at Law of Jonathan Burnside the deceased person who was a pensioner, and is now dead, and the said Jonathan Burnside belonged to the virginian line.
Andrew Burnside
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 19th day of Sept AD 1846
John B. Reed J.P.
Lancaster O. September 19th 1846.
Sir,
Mr Andrew Burnside one of the heirs at Law of Jonathan Burnside deceased has made an affidavit that he is one of said heirs and he is desirous of getting & receiving any Monies or Land that may be coming to them. Please inform me at early as convenient. What is due said heirs from your office and the proper papers of all the heirs will be sent.
Very Respectfully
C. F. Shaffey

Copie
Pension Office December 29 1851
Sir
In reply to yours of the 16 th inst I have to inform you that on examination of the pension papers of Jonathan Burnside it appears that he was pensioned for his services under his first enlistment in 1779 which was for 18 months in Col Bufords Regiment of the Virginia line and you were informed that his name was not returned on the records of that line among those entitled to bounty land. It appears however upon a further examination of his declaration for Pension under the law of 1818 that after recovering from the wounds he had received at the battle of the Waxhaws on the 29 th May 1780 he again enlisted in the fall of 1781 in Genl Armands independent Continental Legion and served therein under Major Shatner and Capt n Dehert until the close of the war and his name is returned on the list of Soldiers of Armands Legion among those entitled to bounty land from the U States His heirs should therefore make their application for land for the services of their father under his last enlistment in Armands Legion and I recommend send you a printed form for that purpose.
Respy Yr Oht Servt J Wilson for Comr of Pensions
Michl Paetington Esqr Henri Ohio
(418)

State of Ohio Greene County Ss
At a Court of Probate held for and within the County aforesaid on the 26th day of June A D 1852. Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith are the only surviving children and heirs at law in fee of Jonathan Burnside late a pensioner and Soldier of the Revolution in the Regiment commanded by Col Buford and Genl Armand
I James W. Harper Clerk of the Court of Probate for and within the County aforesaid do certify that the above evidence was taken in the said Court on the day & year aforesaid and is now upon record in my office
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at the Court House in Xenia this day and date above written
J. W. Harper Clk. P. C.

April 17, 1923
Mr. Haymaker:
A newspaper correspondent has asked me to get some information about Jonathan Burnsides, a revolutionary soldier, who was listed as a pensioner in Fairfield County, Ohio. in 1835.
If it is not too much trouble will you please let me have a memorandum on his revolutionary war record and oblige. This newspaper correspondent would also like to have information on the revolutionary war record of John Burnsides, but is not certain whether he was a pensioner or not.
John N. Mc Cleery Assistant to the Secretary

Marshall, Mo., Nov. 28, '32.
Adjt. Genl., War Dept. Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please be kind enough to inform me if you have in your Pension Files a record of the Revolutionary Services of a William Burnside of Rockingham Co., Va.? He was born near the date 1762-65 and died after 1831; his wife's name was Phoebe M c Nabh Burnside.
Do you have a record of one Jonathan Burnside , also of the valley of Va. service in the Revolutionary War? If you have the above records will you please be good enough to send me all the information you have of them, dates, Children, etc.?
Thanking you in advance for above information,
I am Yours truly Olin Young.

232 W Gorgas Lane Philadelphia, Pa. Feb 14, 1933.
Director of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir -
A few days ago I wrote to the War Records Office asking for information on soldiers with Rev War service and who might have been members of the family of my ancestor, James Burnside, of Virginia.
The references on these that I have seen are:
not as of Va. etc. "Burnside, John - 7 th Reg - War Dept 147- " "Burnside, Bartlett - auditors Acct XI 321 ms." "Burnside, Jonathan - only one War 493 collect of ms."
General McKinley replied giving me what little data there was and suggested writing to you since the War Dept records are so meagre and incomplete.
Will you please advise me if the above men are listed in your records and what the records show.
Yours very truly, D. J. Burnside

DON G. BURNSIDE 214 GLENWOOD AVENUE EAST ORANGE, N. J.
The Pension Bureau - Washington D.C. Gentlemen -
May 28, '34
I have secured thru the Veterans Adm the Revolutionary War Pension records of the following men:
Jonathan Burnside - S-42112. Two of his children, Andrew and Ellen, applied for bounty land in 1852. How can I find out where the land was located and amount of pension paid to Jonathan?
✓ Robert Burnside - S- 17304. I assume his pension was stopped at the time of his death, where was this and what was his address at the time?
✓ John Burnside - S 16333. Received a pension in 1832 in Scott Co, Ind. Does the record show when and where he died?
Thank you,
Yours very truly,
D. G. Burnside

Rev. War Section
mmnt
April 17, 1923
Mr. John H. McNeely Assistant to the Secretary Department of the Interior
Sir:
In response to your letter received this date, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 43113 it appears that Jonathan Burnside while a resident of (Leesburg,) Loudoun County, Virginia enlisted in the Spring of 1779 in Leesburg, same county, and served as a Private eighteen months in Captain Peyton Harrison's Company, Colonel Buford's Regiment, Virginia Troops; he was in the battle of Waxhaws at Buford's Defeat on  Lynch's Creek , South Carolina where he was wounded in the left arm, stabbed in his right side and cut in the face with a sword. In the Fall of 1781 he enlisted again and served as a Private until Fall of 1782 in Captain DeBert's Company, Colonel Armand's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 1, 1818 while a resident of Fairfield County, Ohio, He stated aged fifty-four years. In 1830 he was living in Licking he
then that he or a

He stated then that he was aged 57 yrs., and that no County, Ohio, where in Hebron he died January 19, 1835.
In 1820 he stated that his family then with him consisted of his his wife (name not stated) aged fifty-seven, his son, John, aged thirteen, and his daughter Charlotte aged eleven years. In 1851 Andrew Burnside and Ellen or Eleanor Smith were the only surviving children of the soldier.
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In the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 18333 of John Burnside it appears that he was born September 10, 1758 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
In May 1781 while a resident of Orange County, North Carolina he enlisted and served three months as a Private in Captain Thomas Farmer's Company, Colonel Ramsey's Regiment, North Carolina Troops. A short time afterwards he enlisted and served two months in Captain James McBane's Company, Colonel Guilford Dudley's Regiment; then shortly he enlisted again and served two months as a Private in Captain Nathaniel Christmas' Company, Colonel William O'Neal's Regiment. He was in a battle between Rugley's Mill and Camden, South Carolina where the Americans had to retreat.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
He died Jan. 19, 1835 in Hebron, Licking Co., Ohio

November 7, 1832 while a resident of Scott County, Indiana. The date of his birth is not stated; no fam- ily data on file.
In 1871 one James Burnside of Greencastle, Ind- iana stated that he was one of the administrators and an heir of the above soldier; relationship not stated.
The above Jonathan and John Burnside are the only soldiers of these names on the Revolutionary War Records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
I used the date of death of Jonathan Burn- side Jan. 19-1835 as given by the Auditor's report, as the son Andrew did not state a positive date " about Dec. 25-1835 "
Date of death of John Burnside not on A. B.

✓ This correspondence belongs in Jonathan Burnside 8.42 11/2
July 7, 1934
BA-J/ILL am John Burnside
Mr. Otis Young
Marshall, Missouri.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of John Burnside who received Warrant No. 11894 for one hundred acres of bounty land May 28, 1791, for service in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution, also, information in regard to location of Bounty Land Warrant No. 2471 for one hundred acres issued July 2, 1852, to Ellen Smith and Andrew Burnside on account of the Revolutionary War service of their father, Jonathan Burnside.
This office, which now has custody of the old Pension Bureau records, does not have a record of location of land received on the warrants which were issued by that bureau for military service in the Revolutionary War or subsequent wars. The location of such land was designated by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, who is the official to whom to apply for information on that subject.
The Revolutionary War records of this office (which, as stated, were once a part of the old Pension Bureau records) show that Warrant No. 11894 for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued May 28, 1791, on account of the service of John Burnside, private in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution. There is no claim for pension on file based upon service of that soldier.
This office has no further information in regard to that John Burnside because of the destruction of papers in such early applications for bounty land when the War Office was burned in November 1800. It is suggested that further information in regard to his military service might be secured from The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

June 14, 1934.
Mr. Don G. Burnside 214 Glenwood Avenue East Orange, New Jersey.
BA-J/ILL Jonathan Burnside S. 42112
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request further information in regard to the following Revolutionary War soldiers, Jonathan Burnside, S. 42112, Robert Burnside, S. 17304, and John Burnside, S. 16333.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of the above noted soldiers and the names of persons paid, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following information:
Jonathan Burnside (S. 42112).
Certificate #11942, issued June 15, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced June 1, 1818, Act March 18, 1818, Ohio Agency.
Robert Burnside (S. 17304).
Certificate #25392, issued January 4, 1833, rate $50 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Missouri Agency (transferred from Kentucky Agency).
John Burnside S. 16333.
Certificate #13912, issued July 15, 1833, rate $24.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
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For information in regard to the location of land granted for service of Jonathan Burnside, you should address The Commissioner, The General Land

Office, this city, citing the following: Bounty land warrant #2471, for 100 acres, issued July 2, 1852, (Jonathan Burnside, Revolutionary War soldier.)
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

February 28, 1933.
D. G. Burnside 232 West Gorgas Lane Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
BA-J/ REF /ILL Jonathan Burnside S. 42112
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John, Bartlett and Jonathan Burnside, who might have been members of the family of your ancestor, James Burnside of Virginia.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers of that war.
A search of the records has been made and fails to show such a claim on file on account of a John Burnside who served in the Virginia troops, or of any soldier named Bartlett Burnside.
The record of Jonathan Burnside given below is obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 42112, based upon his military service in that war.
Jonathan Burnside, while a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, enlisted in the spring of 1779, in Leesburg, same county, served as a private in Captain Peyton Harrison's company, Colonel Buford's Virginia regiment, also in Captains Whales' (or Wales') and Howard's companies, was in the battle of Waxhaws, South Carolina, where he was wounded in the left arm, stabbed in his right side, cut in the face with a sword and left on the battle field as dead, but was rescued by a man the next day and later taken to his home in Loudoun County, Virginia; the length of that service was eighteen months. He enlisted in the fall of 1781, served as a private in Captain De Bert's company, Colonel Armand's Legion, his service terminating at the close of the war.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 1, 1818,

At which time he was a resident of Fairfield County, Ohio. He stated then that he was aged fifty-four years.
In 1820, the soldier was living in Licking County, Ohio. He stated then that he was aged fifty-nine years, and that his family then with him consisted of his wife, aged fifty-seven years, his son, John, aged thirteen years, and his daughter, Charlotte, aged eleven years. He did not give then name of his wife,
Jonathan Burnside died January 19, 1835, in Hebron, Licking County, Ohio.
// In 1852, Andrew Burnside and Ellen Smith applied in Greene County, Ohio, for bounty land which was due them on account of the service of their father, Jonathan Burnside, in the Revolutionary War. They were then the only surviving children of that soldier. Their claim was allowed. //
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.