Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,207, John Boyd, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Boyd John
NUMBER
S. 39.207
CONTENTS
1

Rev 14,085 Tennessee Roll
John Boyd Capt Morrow's Private Pennsylvania Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of Nov 1818 and forwarded to John Wilkinson Esq Marysville, Blount Co, E Tennessee
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818 33.00 Semi-annual acct ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
$81.00
4 mo 4/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
76 Two Years
✓
Notification sent 14 Jan 1822 to Mrs John Boyd, H. R.

John Boyd, Application for Pension
I believe the Signature of his discharge to be John Stewart therefore admit it.
The Judge omits stating the name of the Pension
ROYD, JOHN (PA)
539207

the Governor also, King's Privy Council, having assumed the term of sincerity after the in the Regt. and present commanded by Col. Russell Stewart according to the Article of his Commission is said Honorable discharged the Service and is permitted to pass to his own home Given Under my hand this 10th day of January 1763 BOYD, JOHN (RA)
BOYD, JOHN (PA)

The British the then common enemies of the United States - that during that time he was in a great number of battles with the said enemy, and amongst others the Battle of Brandywine where he received a wound in his left  right  ankle  leg by a musket ball, but on account of which he never received a pension from the United States, nor as to time to some effects or claims any - except in pursuance of the late act of Congress passed March 18, 1888 or such other acts as may be passed on such subjects - This deponent further saith that he was discharged from the said military service on the said 3rd day of January 1778. according to the said certificate of discharge, and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to and Subscribed This second day of May 1878 before me the said
James Clark
John his X Boyd mark
State of Tennessee } I the above named James Blount County } Clark do hereby certify that from an examination of the above-mentioned John Boyd, from his declarations and statements on oath as above and from his character, I am satisfied, he has served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy for the time and in the manner by him above stated - given under my hand at Maryville in the said County this second day of May 1878.
James Clark P.S. Partner of the firm

State of Tennessee & I Jacob H. Fante Clerk of the court Blount County Viz 3 of Pleas and quarter Sessions in and for the said County in the State Aforesaid, which court is a Court of Record, Do hereby certify that James Fante whose signature of Attestation is Affixed to the foregoing Inquisition and Certificate, was at the time of Attesting the same and still is Presiding Justice of the said Court and that full faith and Credit are due to his official acts as such
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my name and Affixed my seal of Office at Office in Maryville in Blount County the 4 th day of May A.D. 1878 and 4 th year of American Independence
Jac. H. Fante Clerk

Tenniespec.
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Copy of Record
John Boyd's
Declaration to.
4,085.
Suspended. for
4,085.
info from Penl. as to the land.
See information within, re- ceived 25. Augt. 1891. —
Azariah Shelton, Maryville, E. T.

State of Tennessee Second Judicial Circuit Blount County Vis. August Term 1820 On this third day of August 1820. (being the fourth day of the Term of said Court and which Court is a Court of Record for said County in the Circuit and State aforesaid, Present the Honorable Thomas Percy Judge - Personally appeared in open Court, John Boyd, aged sixty eight years Resident in said County and Circuit who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oaths declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - To wit - That I enlisted in Lan- -caster in the Pennsylvania in Capt. Morrows Company of Col. Miles' Regi- ment of the Pennsylvania line on the Continental Establishment, in the latter end of March or early in April as well as I recollect in the year 1776 for the Term of one year and nine months, as I recollect as I recollect, that I continued to serve in said line, on said establish- -ment, until the first of January 1778 when I was honorably discharged at the Valley Forge Camp, in Pennsylvania, which discharge I sent on to the War Office

with original Declaration and application for a Pension, under the Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818, the date of which declaration, I believe is May 2 d 1818, That by said discharge filed in the War Office any error, in the statement , as to the time of en- listment, and time of discharge &c. may be corrected, reference being had thereto That in pursuance of the said Original Decla- -ration, a Pension was allowed me, and certificate thereof, issued signed by the Honorable, The Secretary of War, dated November 20 th 1818. and numbered on the back thereof 4085, and that in consequence of my Pension certificate, I have drawn my Pension up to the 4 th March 1820 That in the Revolutionary service, I was in the Battle of Long Island, White Plains and Brandywine and several skirmishes. That in the mean time, the Regiment to which I belonged, became so reduced, that I was transferred to Col. Stuart's Regiment of the same line — 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 other man- ner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby, so to diminish it, or to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled

An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War - passed 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 sub- scribed. Viz. a Schedule of my whole estate estate and income (my bedding and necessa- ry clothing excepted) To wit 140 acres of poor hilly land, situate in said county near the mountain amongst knobs, only a part thereof fit for cultivation, claimed by right of occupancy and preemption. Whereof is due to the State one dollar an acre, and several years interest and still going on at interest, which I must inevitably lose, if my pension is not continued nor do I believe if sold for the State demands, it will bring near that sum - 1 mare supposed to be 17 or 18 years old $12.00 - 1 horse three years old $25.00 - 2 cows and calves 1 Bull three years old 1 heifer 2 years old $30.00 - 2 old sows and 11 small hogs and shoats and pigs $15.00 - 2 ewes and 2 lambs $4.00 - 40 old poultry $3.66 - 1 plough and gear, 1 log chain, 2 axes 3 hoes 1 mattock 1 iron wedge 1 grist stone 1 drawing knife $16.75 - cutting box knife 2 pewter dishes 2 old do bowls 2 do plates 8 spoons 5 knives and forks 5 tin cups $4.99 - 1 pot 1 oven 1 skillet 1 flat iron $3.50 - 1 pot rack and hooks, steelyard $3.66 - 1 loom and gear 1 puncheon table 2 spinning wheels 2 pair cards

5 split bottoms chain 1 washing tub 3 barrels 1 keg 3 pails and churn 1 Bible and testament 1 hymn book 1 pilgrim progress $5.25 and some old spelling books total $135.31 - The above is all that is worth noticing, except what little provision are now on hand for the use of my family, I have debts due me to the amount of eight dollars 40 c and Sam in debt of $12.83 1 / 3 besides The Doctor's bill on account of my wife which is still increasing - I am by occupation a farmer or laborer, and am tolerably heal- thy for a man of my age, but not able to work as formerly, my family consists of my wife and four children besides myself. I w th my wife Katy Boyd about 47 years of age, very feeble and weakly my daughter Betsey about 17 years old healthy - my son James not 15 years old injured which by a severe hurt he got some years ago - my daughter Sally between 12 & 13 years old healthy my son John between ten & 12 healthy - John Boyd Sworn to & declared in open court on this third day of August 1820 before the said honorable Samuel Pavel Judge of said court -
J. H. Shelton Clerk

State of Tennessee Sct.
I Azariah Shelton Clerk of the said Circuit Court of Blount County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied, from the Records of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court (having heard sufficient evidence) that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is one hundred & thirty-five dollars & thirty one cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private (having no publick) Seal of Office, at office in Maryville the seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord eight-ten hundred & twenty.
Azariah Shelton

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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Boyd Holloway Robinson declared of Lewis
file this with one of his declarations 3 Adm

State of Tennessee Blount City May 2 nd 1818
We the undersigned are three of the Revolutionary soldiers of the U.S. and although we served in the same war against the common enemy, fought in the same battles on the same side, yet we did not become acquainted with each other until our settlement here - We live in one neighbourhood are old and are about of one age and are poor and needy - Hence it would be conferring a favour on us and at least remove our anxiety on the subject, if a line should be directed from the proper person in the Pension office of the War Department giving information of the result of our application as early as possible - if addressed to John Wilkinson Esq. Maryville Blount County East Tennessee, it will be immediately communicated to us immediately
John Boyd Billy Holloway Jos. Robinson
P.S. If the Pensions are not allowed it is wished the Papers would be immediately returned with the reasons.

for the Revolutionary Pension Office more dependent
Maryville 7 Aug 1811
Dear
The Honorable P. C. Calhoun Secretary of war Washington City
R.D. 108 Aug 1 1811

Maryville Blount County East Tennessee Aug. 9. 1821
I John Wilkinson Attorney General for the third Judicial District and in the second judicial District of the State of Tennessee having been ap- plied to in behalf of John Boyd a resident of this County a claimant of a Pension as a Revolutionary Soldier, to state to the Pension office of the War Department of the United States the nature of the Titles or claims to land in the District South of French Broad and Holston Rivers once between the Rivers Big Pigeon and Tennessee, in which is situated the Claim of land of the said John Boyd as by him mentioned in his Schedule to his Ap- plication to the War Department Office for his Pension or rather a continuation thereof; do certify as follows to wit.
This is a former District composed of one County and Parts of four other Counties adjoining about e- qual to the one entire County - by the Cession Act of N. Carolina to the United States in the year 1789 the 10th Condition of Section 2 d a right of pre-emption to occupancy in the tract of Country as in some measure recognized - by the Bill of rights of the Con- stitution of the State of Tennessee the People in this District are declared to be "entitled to the right of pre-emption and occupancy"; and by the act of Congress of April 1806 "Authorizing the State of Tennessee to issue grants" &c. by a proviso in the 2 d Condition of section 2 d This right of occupancy and pre-emption is "secured at a price not less than one dollar per acre" - Pursuant to these provisions and regulations the Legislature of this State in Sept. 1806 opened a land office and for the lands in this district and the claimants were authorized to survey their occupied claims and obtain grants for their lands at one dollar per acre subject to the face of the grant to the payment of the purchase money of one dollar per acre, which by the law authorizing the issuance of the grants was payable in ten annual equal installments commencing in March 1808, each installment bearing

six per cent interest per annum from the time it became due - some few of the claimants paid the first installment once for all paid the whole. In Nov 1817 the Legislature divided the interest then due, which was where no installments had been paid $4 and some cents on each 100 acres, into three equal parts and made it payable annually in those parts commencing the 1st of November 1818. A great portion of the claimants paid the 1st and 2nd parts; by a law of 1819 the 3rd part of that dividend over the annual interest for 1818 was made payable the first of Nov. 1820, amounting together to between 9 and 10 dollars per 100 acres; There is to the lands of those who have not paid this last demand are now advertised by the Treasurer of East Ten- nessee for sale to satisfy that demand only, amongst which I observe the joint claim of the said John Boyd which appears to be 142 1/2 acres, to this may be added the interest on the principal installments of 1819, 1820 and that of 1821 which will be due the 1st of Nov. ensuing amounting on 142 1/2 acres, to about $38.50 besides the principal of $1 per acre which  if paid  together on 142 1/2 acres would be $181 or there- abouts. It is believed that this claim of the said John Boyd (which I believe is all he pretends to a cash claim) will not at the above mentioned date buy the sum due of the 3rd dividend of 1817 and the interest of 4818; and from good information I believe the land if not worth the interest now due or will be against the 1st of November, independent of the principal, it being a very poor broken place situate amongst knobs in the hills skirts of a Mountain. - I will just add that I am per- sonally acquainted with the above mentioned John Boyd and believe him to be a very poor honest old Man.
John Wilkinson
P.S. The above mentioned Sales of land are to be the 3rd & 4th days of Sept. next

State of Tennessee Sec. Third Solicitorial District
(Benton county)
I, Mariak Shelton clerk of the Circuit Court of Law and Equity in and for said bounty in said District, do certify that John Wilkinson Esquire, whose signature appears in his own proper hand-writing to the foregoing certificate, is attorney General of and for said District.
Seal
Given under my hand and private seal (having no publick seal) of office, at office in Maryville this 10th day of August 1821-
Mariak Shelton clerk