Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1471, Daniel Burner, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Burner, Daniel
R 1471
CONTENTS

State of Tennessee } Be it remembered that heretofore Overton County } to wit at January Session 1825 of a Court of Record held for the County and State aforesaid in the Court house in Monroe in said County and State, denominated the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, and entry was made of Record in said Court in the words and figures following (to wit)
" State of Tennessee " Overton County Court January Term 1825 of Pleas and " quarter Sessions, On the 31 st day of January in the year of " our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five " personally appeared in open Court, it being a Court proceeding " according to the course of the Common Law, denominated " a Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions, held for the County " of Overton in the State of Tennessee (Daniel Burmer age " about 72 years, resident in the County of Overton " who being first duly sworn upon the Holy evangelists " of Almighty God, according to the laws of the land doth " on his oath declare and state that he enlisted and " served as a regular soldier in the revolutionary " war of the United States of America in the Conti- " nental army, as follows (to wit) that is to " say he entered as a regular soldier into the United " States service, under Captain . . . Campbell his " Christian name he does not positively recollect but " believes it was Richard, for the term of one year, " the precise time of his enlistment he does not recollect " but believes that it was some time between the " years of 1770 & 1775 at Millers town in Shenan- " doah County Virginia and in place of serving one " year he served the full term and term of two " years in one of the Virginia Regiments which " Regiment was commanded by Col John Bowman " the number of said Regiment he does not recollect

" And that he was discharged from service at Charleston " South Carolina he states that in some short time after " before he entered into the service under Captain Campbell " that he (Captain Campbell) was promoted to the command " of Major and that John Steel the 1 st Lieutenant was " promoted to the command of Captain and that he " (John Steel) commanded said Company John Daniel " Burns) was discharged he states that he was " in a battle fought at Charleston South Carolina " He states that the troops at Charleston were commanded " by Genl. M c Guibenburgh at the time he was there " He also states that his discharge has been lost " by casualty (fire) that his house took fire " and his discharge was burned therein together " with his household furniture &c he further states " that there is but one person within his knowledge " by whom he can prove his enlistment and services " (to wit) Abram Lemons who lives in the state of " Kentucky at a considerable distance from this " he states from the age and infirmity of Mr Lemons " and the great distance that he resides from this " place it is out of his power to get him here " so as to get the benefit of his testimony he further " states that from his own age and infirmity it is " out of his power to go to the residence of Mr " Lemons so as to procure his testimony and the " said Daniel Burns further makes oath " that he was a citizen of the United States of America " on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that he has " not since that time by gift sale or in any other " way whatsoever disposed of his property or any " part thereof with intent thereby to diminish " the same so as to bring himself within the pro- " visions of the acts of Congress of the United States " of America passed on the 18 th day of March 1818

and on or about the 18 th day of May 1820 made for the benefit of certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States of America the revolutionary war and that he has not himself nor has any one in trust for him either directly or indirectly any property, securities or contracts debts or dues of any kind or description whatsoever save what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed which is a true and perfect inventory of the said Daniel Burner whole estate in any kind and description thereof One old mare laboring under a distemper called the big head worth about $15, he has a wife who is some where about 70 years of age he also states that she (his wife) is blind which together with her old age renders her entirely unable to do any thing for a support he further states that he has children living (to wit) Barbary Burner, now Barbary Livingston Oldham Burner Elizabeth Burner, now Elizabeth Bell Isaac Burner, Susan Burner, Sally Burner now Sally Jones, Polly Burner, now Polly Coons, John Burner and Nancy Burner, now Nancy Harmon he further states that his children all of them are so poor and in agent circumstances so much so that it is out of their power to give him a decent support and also from his age and infirmity he is not able to labour for the support of him- self and wife, Daniel Burner further maketh oath that in Sept r 1818 as he believes he had his papers forsook in the Circuit Court of Overton County against and before Pery H. Humphries providing proof that his papers were sent to the war department by the first mail for inspection and that they have never been returned to him or any other person so far as he has been able to learn, he further states that some years since he wrote to Josiah Watson United States agent in

"Military affairs respecting the same, and that "said Watson afterwards wrote to him that he had rec. "his papers, and that he had found Daniel Burner, "name to stand fair on the rolls but for some omis- "sion in the papers, he had inclosed them to Parry W. "Humphries presiding judge afterwards to be better "arranged, he further states, that he has written to "Parry W. Humphries respecting his papers, upon "which Parry W. Humphries writes in answer that "he never recd. them
(Daniel Burner)
"Sworn to and subscribed in open Court "It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the "evidence of James Fancher and Peter Riley on respectable "men who were sworn before the Court that the schedule "annexed to the written statement of the said Daniel "Burner is true, and that the said Daniel Burner "is a man of good moral character and entitled "to full credit in a court of justice on his oath. "It is therefore ordered that a copy of this certificate "be annexed to the written statement & declaration "of the said Daniel Burner"
State of Tennessee Overton County Joseph Harris clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct transcript of the record therein men- tioned
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Monroe this 7 th day of March 1826
Jo: Harris CLK

old case (19.564)
Daniel Burner Overton County Tenn.
Daniel Burner's Rejected Left by J.C. Hacks
In letter March 9. 1825 to
Honble J.C. Hacks, Washington Co.
19.564

State of Tennessee Court of pleas and quarter Sessions Overton County
(It is remembered that heretofore (overit) on the 31 st day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five and nothing was made of record in the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions of the County and State aforesaid in the following words and figures (overit)
"State of Tennessee "Overton County Court January Term 1825. "of pleas & quarter Sessions "on the 31 st day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight "hundred and twenty five personally appeared in open Court at Bristol a "Court of record proceeding according to the course of the common law "denominated a Court of pleas and quarter Sessions held for the County of "Overton in the State of Tennessee. Daniel Burner aged about 72 years "resident in the said County of Overton, who being first duly sworn upon "Holy Evangelist of Almighty God according to the laws of the land "doth declare and state that he enlisted and served as a regular soldier "in the revolutionary war of the United States of America in the contin- "ental establishment as follows (overit) that is to say he entered as a "regular soldier into the United States service under Captain "Campbell his Christian name he does not positively recollect "but believes it was Richard for the term of one year, the precise "time of his enlistment he does not recollect but believes it "was some time between the years of 1770 & 1775 at Millers Town "in Shenandoah County Virginia and in place of serving one year "he served the full term and term of two years in one of the Virginia "Regiments, which Regiment was commanded by Col. John Bowman "the number of said Regiment he does not recollect, and that he was "discharged from service at Charleston South Carolina he states that "in some short time after he entered into service under Captain "Campbell, that he (Captain Campbell) was promoted to the command "of Major and that John Stea the 1 st Lieutenant was promoted to "the command of Captain, and that he (John Stea) commanded "said company when he (Daniel Burner) was discharged he states "that he was in a battle fought at Charleston South Carolina he "states that the troops at Charleston were commanded by Genl. "Muyhlenburgh at the time he was there he also states that his "discharge has been lost by casualty (overit) that his house took "fire and his discharge was burned therein together with his house "hold furniture etc he further states that there is but one person "within his knowledge by whom he can prove his enlistment (overit) "Abram Lemons who lives in the State of Kentucky at a considerable "distance from this he states from the age and infirmity of Mr Lemons "and the great distance that he resides from this place it is out "of his power to get him here so as to get the benefit of his testimony "he further states that from his own age and infirmity it is out of "his power to go to the residence of Mr Lemons so as to procure his testi- "mony. And the said Daniel Burner further maketh oath "that he was a citizen of the United States of America on the 18 th "day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time "by gift, sale, or in any other way whatever disposed of his property "or any part thereof with intent thereby to disinherit the "same so as to bring himself within the provisions of the acts "of Congress of the United States of America passed on the 18 th day "of March 1818 and on or about the 1 st day of May 1820 made "for the benefit of certain persons engaged in the land and "naval service of the United States of America in the revolutionary

11 "over, and that he has not himself nor has anyone in trust for him 11 "other directly or indirectly any property, securities or contracts 11 "debt, or dues of any kind or description whatsoever, save what 11 "is contained in the schedule hereto annexed which is a true and 11 "perfect inventory of the said Dan d Burner whole estate of every 11 "kind and description, to wit: and old mare labouring under a distem- 11 "per called the big head worth about $15.00 he has a wife who is some 11 "where about 76 years of age, he also states that she his wife is 11 "blind which together with his old age renders her entirely unable 11 "to do any thing for a support, he further states that he has children 11 "living, to wit: Barbary Burner (now Barbary Livingston) Abram 11 "Burner, Elizabeth Burner, (now Elizabeth Bell) Isaac Burner 11 "Susan Burner, Sally Burner (now Sally Jones) Polly Burner 11 "(now Polly Coons) John Burner and Nancy Burner (now Nancy 11 "Harmon) he further states that his children all of them are 11 "in poor and indigent circumstances so much so that it is 11 "out of their power to give him a decent support and also from 11 "his age and infirmity he is not able to labour for the support 11 "of himself and wife Dan d Burner further states that 11 "in September 1818, as he believes he had his papers removed in 11 "the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, before Judge Parry 11 "W m Humphreys, presiding judge that his papers were sent 11 "to the War Department by the first mail for inspection 11 "and that they have never been returned to him or any other 11 "person so far as he has been able to learn, he further states 11 "that some years since he wrote to Donald Watson, United States 11 "agent in Military affairs respecting the same and 11 "that said Watson afterwards wrote to him that he had 11 "rec d his papers and that he had found Dan d Burner's name 11 "to stand fair on the rolls but for some omission in the 11 "papers he enclosed them to Parry W m Humphreys, presiding 11 "judge aforesaid to be better arranged, he further states that 11 "he has written to Parry W m Humphreys, respecting his 11 "papers upon which he (P m Humphreys) writes in answer 11 "that he never rec d them
Daniel Burner
11 "Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
J. Harris Clk.
11 "It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the evidence 11 "of James Fancher and Peter Bilyon respectable men who 11 "were sworn before the Court that the schedule annexed 11 "to the written statement of the said Dan d Burner is true 11 "and that the said Dan d Burner is a man of good moral 11 "character and entitled to full credit in a court of justice 11 "on his oaths, It is therefore ordered that a copy of this 11 "certificate be annexed to the written statement of the 11 "said Daniel Burner

State of Tennessee Denton County      I Joseph Harris clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct Transcript from the records in my office
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court at office and set my hand this 5 th day of February 1895.
J. H. Harris Clerk of Denton County Court

August 7, 1934
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aw Daniel Burner-R.1471 Andrew McMahan-S.38931 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. W. C. Moore 70 Auburn Avenue Columbus, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Daniel Burner and Andrew McMahan, both of whom applied for pension, while residing in Tennessee.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claims, based upon the services of these soldiers in the War of the Revolution.
Daniel Burner-R.1471
The date and place of birth of Daniel Burner are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given.
He stated that he enlisted in Millers Town, Shenandoah County, Virginia, sometime between the years, 1770 and 1775, and served about two years in Captains Richard Campbell's and John Steed's company, Colonel Bowman's Virginia regiment, that he was in a battle at Charleston, South Carolina, and was discharged there.
He applied for pension, January 31, 1825, then aged about seventy-two years and living in Overton County, Tennessee.
The claim was not allowed, as the Act of Congress under which he applied, required a service of nine months

under one enlistment on the Continental Establishment, and there were no Continental military organizations at the time of the enlistment of the soldier, Daniel Burner.
The soldier's wife in 1825 was aged about seventy-six years, her name not given; he at this time referred to the following children-Barbary Livingston, Abram (Abraham) Burner, Elizabeth Bell, Isaac Burner, Susan Burner, Sally Jones, Polly Coons, John Burner, and Nancy Harmon. 
Andrew McMahan-S.38931
The date and place of birth of Andrew McMahan are not given in the claim, nor are the names of his parents stated.
Campbell He enlisted in King and Queen County, Virginia in the winter of 1776 and served in Captains William Camp-  William  bell and Thomas Hamilton's companies, Colonel Gibson's Virginia regiment, after having served three years, he was discharged in Alexandria, Virginia, where he reenlisted and served in Colonel George Baylor's Regiment of Horse. He was in the battles of Monmouth, Camden, Guilford Court House, Eutaw Springs and several skirmishes, was discharged June 12, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 18, 1819, at which time he was aged about fifty-eight years, and was living in Wilson County, Tennessee on land owned by his son, William, and two unmarried daughters were living with him, he did not then give the names of these daughters. His son, William, was aged twenty-nine years in 1819. In 1820, the soldier's daughter, Polly McMahan, was aged twenty-two or twenty-three years.
Brothers of the soldier were referred to, their names not given, and there are no further data relative to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1934 Aug 7 - list - 6 Mrs. W.C. Moore atty
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1471
RECEIVED
P. O. Daniel Burner
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

(19.504)
Daniel Burner Overton County
Three
Secy of War Washington City
Rejected - letter 10 th May 1826, to Glasgow Monroe,
for 23 Mar 23 1826
Monroe March 23 Hon. De
147 Nate

Monroe 7 th March. 1826
The Hon. Ab James Barbour Secretary of War
Inclosed I send you an additional declaration to one heretofore made by me and sent to the war office. I have been ever since the act of Congress was passed endeavouring to make such statements and proof as would entitle me to a pension. Given the circumstances shown in my statements it is very difficult to do. Please to submit the proof made by me to the proper persons and have it minutely examined into, that I may if possible obtain what my early services entitle me to and what my present poverty and infirmity require that I should receive to support my declining age. - I am without, the acts of Congress, the forms laid down for a statement of facts, and if what I have already done is informal, or lacks any material circumstance that should be set forth, you would oblige me by giving me instructions what to do.
Daniel Purvis

Columbus, Ohio July 21, 1934.
The Veterans Bureau Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary service for one Daniel Burner who served from Tenn. He applied for a pension in 1818 but was rejected as he did not serve 9 months at one time.
Also service of Andrew McMahou or han who was granted a pension for service in Tenn. but was discontinued after 1818.
He may possibly have gone to Ohio later. Any record for these two will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely
Mrs. W.C. Moore 70 Auburn Ave. Columbus - O.

copy War Department Pension Office March 9, 1825
Hon. I. C. Isaacks Washington City
Daniel Burner's claim has been examined. He stated that he enlisted sometime between the years 1770 and 1775 for one year and served the full term of two years in one of the Virginia Regiments. There were no enlistments on the Continental establishment, prior to December, 1775; as the Law of March 18, 1818 required nine months service under one engagement on the Continental establishment, to entitle a person to a pension, his claim can not be allowed. The papers will remain on our files, agreeably to the regulations of the Department.
J. L. E.
War Department Pension Office May 10, 1826
Mr. Daniel Burner Monroe, Tennessee
Sir:
Your letter of March 7 last, with its enclosures, has been received and your claim to a pension has again been examined. A pension cannot be allowed on account of the service set forth in your declarations. You state that you enlisted for one year, between the years 1770 and 1775. There were no enlistments on the Continental establishment except in a few Rifle Corps, previous to the latter part of 1775, for a longer period than eight months. As the Law of March 18, 1818, under which you claim a pension, provides for those only, who served nine months under one enlistment on the Continental establishment. Your claim is inadmissible. The declaration last forwarded by you, will remain on file, with your other declaration, agreeably to the regulations of this Department.
J. L. E.