Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10417, Simon Bridwell, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. _____
Bridwell, Simon _____
S. 10417 _____
CONTENTS
carded

Rev has
101117
✓ INVALID.
File No. 10.4.17
Simon Bridwell
Phil. Nat. Nat.
Act: June 7th 1852.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 47
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4687 Kentucky.
Simon Bridwell
of Spencerd in the State of Ky: who was a Pr: in the Ar: commanded by Captain Washington of the — commanded by ————— in the Va line for 1 year from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky. at the rate of 40- Dollars — — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Jan: 33. and Supt Hon. R. M. Johnson. House of Reps.
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 — 60- Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th Mar: 33 20-
$80-
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book (2) Vol. 9 Page 32

Taylorville Spencer County Kent y
19 th Dec.
January 7 th 1833.
I acknowledge the receipt of your favor inclosing the Pay certificate of Brian Stone for which please receive my warmest thanks. Mr Stone says there is $24. due him from the U. S. his half pay under his old certificate from 4 th Sept. 1830. to the 4 th March 1831. If you forward to him a Power of att y to draw Mr Stone's pension will you please under that Power draw the $24. due as aforesaid. his pay certificate will enable him to draw his pension from the 4 th March 1831. but the $24. due as aforesaid is lost to him unless you draw it for him under the Power of att y . Your favor returning the Declaration of Joseph Watson, John Ringo, Simon Briscville, James Walker & Jacob Steady for amendment may see fit, and as the Declaration of Watson, Ringo, Walker and Briscville have been amended so as to embrace all the requisitions of the War Department, I return them to you inclosed with a request that you will call the attention of the Department to them directly and when allowed forward me the pay certificates. I presume there can be no delay now in those cases, having been acted on once, the examining Officer will only have to direct his attention to the amendment, and as I believe they will be found entirely correct, therefore I shall expect their pay certificates immediately. In the case of Jacob Steady so soon as I can procure an amendment to his Declaration and recited by the War Department I shall send it inclosed to you.
The return of the aforesaid Declaration induces me to expect or rather fear, that the balance of the Declaration forwarded by me are defective, and urges me to request your immediate attention to them. Permit me then to call your attention immediately upon the receipt of this letter, to the Declaration of Alessandro Momaack, Anthony Graftone, Abner Roberts, and Scander Murphy. forwarded by me long since under cover to the "Secretary of War". If they need amendment I should be glad to have them returned, in order that I may have them amended and sent back to you before the close of this session of Congress, in order that I may avail myself of your friendship in having them allowed, for if they lay over beyond

the period of your departure, I shall not be able to get them acted upon until next Session. During which period many of them in all human probability, will have passed that border from whence no traveler returns.
I must again call your attention to the case of James Walden his papers were forwarded some two or three years since to the Secretary of the Treasury to be acted upon under the act of May 1828. since the passage of the act of June 7 th 1832. I presume his papers have been transferred to the War Department. If they are sufficient to authorize him a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 will you please get it allowed forward his pay certificate? If not I will you please withdraw the papers I send them inclosed to me in order that I may amends have his case attended to immediately the old man was with me the other day he is very needy and I have no doubt of his being entitled; the main thing is to get his case fairly made out & presented. his name is James Walden or Waldron the papers sent from Shelby County, altho' he lives in this County and has for 8. or 9. years.
You will oblige me by forwarding the inclosed letter to Mr. Triplett if at Richmond V a or delivering it to him if in the City of Washington. I have given, and am like to give you a good deal of trouble with the Revolutionary claims but I hope Sir it will be in my power some day to return you the favor if so, I will prove my gratitude to you for the many kindnesses you have done and are doing for your Sincere friend
Attd Serv t
Raph t C Lancaster

State of Kentucky County of Spencer ss.
On this 12 th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Spencer County now sitting Simon Bricwell resident in the County of Spencer in the State of Kentucky aged Seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, served as here in after stated.
The said Simon Bricwell states that he was drafted as a private soldier in the County of Stafford State of Virginia in the militia of said State for 12. months tour of duty. that he entered the service about the month of October in the year 1776. under Capt. William Washington in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Mercer. he states that he was marched from Stafford County to Dumfries where joined the Regiment; after a time he is unable to say how long he was marched from Dumfries to Alexandria where we remained a while, from there he was marched to Norfolk Virginia where we remained the winter in the Spring of 1777. we were marched into the state of Pennsylvania he states that he was in hearing of the Battle of Brandywine but was not in the engagement having been detailed to bring in Revers or guard them, that he was discharged in the state of Pennsylvania in the months of October or a November in the year 1777. but can't say which month, knows it was cold weather, neither can he say at what particular place as his memory is very frail & he very illiterate. He states he was in no Battles or actual engagement during the term of his service, as neither can he at this period from the failure of his intellect give a particular and detailed statement of all the movements of the army while he was in the service, and indeed can recollect the names of but very few of the Officers, the names of Washington, Greene & Knox are very familiar to him, but no others. He states he has no written discharge if he ever had he has lost it, & being unable to read he has a bad chance to take care of papers, he has no documentary evidence, he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He states that from the information of his parents he was born in Stafford County Virginia in the year 1756. but don't know what month, that he continued to live in said County until the year 1807. when he moved to this County

of Wilson in the State of Kentucky that he resided in Wilson County until 1824. when the County of Spencer was abstracted off Hardin, he fell into Spencer County & that he has resided in Spencer County ever since knowing as in Spencer County. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
his Simon Bridwell mark
We William Stout a clergyman resident in the County of Spencer and Jesse Jewell - residing in the same County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Simon Bridwell who has subscribed & sworn to the above declarations, that we believe him to be Seventy Six 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. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Wm Stout
Jesse Jewell
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 William Stout who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Spencer, and that Jesse Jewell who has signed the same is a resident in the same County of Spencer, and is a credible person, and that their Statement is entitled to credit.

I Raphael Sancaster Clerk of the County Court of Spencer County in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Simon Bridwell for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my County Court Office at Taylorsville this 12 th day of November 1832. In the 21 st year of the Commonwealth.
Raph t Sancaster Clerk Spencer City Ky
State of Kentucky Spencer County Ky
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in the County of Spencer in the State of Kentucky Simon Bridwell who being duly sworn deposes and saith (by way of amendment to his his Declaration for a pension) that he has no record of his age, and only knows it from tradition, he never had a record of his age and does not know whether his father was kept any. He states he does not believe he ever received a written discharge from his service as a soldier of the Revolution as he has stated in his Declaration to which this is an amendment, if he ever did it has been lost long since, he thinks he was verbally discharged by his commanding Officer, he states that he is known to William Stout a clergyman and Depe Jewell residents in his neighbourhood, who can testify and who have testified as to his the said Bridwell's character for veracity and who can testify and who have testified as to their belief of his the said Simon Bridwell's service as a soldier of the Revolution. Sworn and subscribed the 10 th 11 th day of January 1832.
Thos d Newman Justice of the peace for Spencer County
Simon Bridwell mark
State of Kentucky
Spencer County Ky
I Raphael Sancaster Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that Thomas Newman Esq whose signature is affixed to the foregoing

Certificate Before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Simon Pritchard is Subscribed and sworn to an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified & legally empow- ered to administer oaths. I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Thomas Newman and know that his signature above is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my County Court Office at Taylorsville this 7th day of January 1833.
In the 21 st year of the Commonwealth
Ralph C. Saunders. Clerk Spencer Co Ky C.C.
Hon. R. M. Johnson

Simia Bauduall
Spencer Co
Ky
from 1776 prints manuscripts
Ch. #
See Mr Edmunds
Ch 2.6.7
Sp. 22 Col. R. M. Johnson
H.R.
Dec 19. 1832
v
(D. Jay)

BRIEF in the case of  Simon Biddle  of Spence Co  in the State of Ky  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Od In 1776 deft. 12 — pt. Gen. Genl Wm Washington  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? —  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Stafford Co Ky  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Court 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
A. A. L.
Examining Clerk.