Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39393, James Curtis, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Val.
burtis, James
S 39393
CONTENTS
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39393
Very INVALID. Am
File No. 39393
James Curtis Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

11.059
West
Tennessee
James Curtis
of Lincoln in the state of Tennessee, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Heath of the Virginia line, for the term of seven Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of May 1819 and delivered to Charles Boyles in the City of Fayetteville Tennessee
Arrears to 4th of September 1819 $43.64
Semi-annual ending $43.64
5 Mo 10/31 4/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued.
Notification sent 27 May 1820 to H. H. Buchanan, Summerville, Va.

Tennessee 514
Recd. 27 Feb. 1842
Gainesburg Ky
Rev. John Hartnett
Washington
Md
105 No. 10
James Leitch
St. Louis Mo.
Rev. John Hartnett

State of Tennessee
Laurens County Court January Term 1822 On the 8 th day of January 1822 personally appeared in open court the bond of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for the County of Laurens being a court of record James Curtis aged 74 on the 5 th of last March who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension under the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 & the act of May 1820 that he said Curtis enlisted for dur- ing the war in the year 1775 having served six years before the expiration of the war at King William Court House in the State of Virginia under Captain James Gray and the company by him commanded in the 7 th Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel William Keith and Brigade commanded by General Crandall in the line of the State of Virginia and Continental establishment and that he continued to serve in the same company until the end of the war in 1781 when he was discharged at Char- leston South Carolina but my discharge was taken with my horse and that he was in the battle of Br- anly wine and was shot through both his legs by a musket ball which took the name lead out of one of his legs which has since removed a couple of since was unable to support himself and that I made my Original declaration under that law of the 18 th of March 1818 and received a pension certificate no 11059 and I have no other income except my own Cath and what has already been furnished that was deposit with my Family consists

of my self aged as aforesaid a shoemaker without having learned the trade my Daughter Mary in her 20 th year afflicted by a fever or some other disease of that kind so as to be a perfect change Lucian in her 16 th year healthy and able to support herself and in pursuance of an act the 18 th of May 1820 I do hereby swear that I was a re- sident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 then of Lincoln now of Lawrence
and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other way disposed of my property or any part thereof within 50 to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled an act to prohibit foreign born persons (engaged in the land and many servants of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not now nor had any prior interest for me any property or securities contracts or debts and that I have any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed —
Schedule —
James Curtis
1 Bed 1 Duck Oven & Dozen Rives and forks 4 plates 1 pen I have neither land nor stock of any kind
Sworn and subscribed to in open court this day date above —
James Curtis
W. H. Buchanan Clerk

I W m Buchanan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Punishments do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the 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 aforesaid schedule is Twelve Dollars and Twenty five cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 3 rd day of February 1822—
W m Buchanan Clerk of the said Court for the County of Lawrence—

It will be necessary for James Corlies, to resignish
On roll
Admitted

State of Tennessee } Lincoln County } Sixth Judicial Circuit
This day personally appeared James Curtis before me Perry M. Humphrey one of the Circuit Judges of the state of Tennessee now presiding in the Sixth Circuit, who being duly sworn saith, that some time in October in 1776. at King William Courthouse state of Virginia he enlisted, as a private soldier, in the regular service of the United States, in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. James Gray & Lieut. Linn, which composed a part of the seventh Virginia regiment of the Virginia line, this regiment was commanded by Colo. Keith, & Lieut. Colo. Ennis, which belonged to the Virginia line of Continental troops commanded by Genl. Woodford. This affiant further says that at the time of his enlistment, he enlisted during the war; and continued to serve out his term of service faithfully until about the year 1782. or 1783. when he was regularly discharged at Charlestown in South Carolina by Colo. Wade Hampton. During the term of his service he was engaged in several skirmishes in behalf of the United States against their common enemy, and also in the battle of Brandywine, in which he received two wounds in his legs, which render him a cripple to this day. This affiant states that he has lost his discharge in the destruction of his house by accidental

fire, when it, together with other related testimonials, were destroyed.
This affiant knows of no person now living by whom he could prove these facts; and he has no testimony but his own solitary affidavit to offer his country for her bounty. His fellow soldiers in those days of severe trial, as far as he knows, have all passed away. He only survives as the miserable monument of a descriptitude.
This affiant further states that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country. He is about seventy two years old, and cannot procure the means of comfortable support unless by the immediate assistance of his country. He is a citizen of the United States & lives in the County of Lincoln & State of Tennessee, & prays to be placed on the pension list & allowed a pension in pursuance of an act of Congress made & provided for the benefit of poor & indigent revolutionary soldiers.
I swear to & subscribed James G. Galt
before me this 22 nd March
1819
Parry M. Humphreys

State of Tennessee Lincoln County ss
March 22 nd 1819.
I Parry W Humphreys one of the Judges as a fore said do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that James Curles who made the above affidavit & Declaration before me did serve in the Army of the United States in the revolution ary war against the common enemy for more than nine months on continental establishment & that he is in such reduced circumstances in life as to very une assistance from his country for support. I therefore certify & transmits the foregoing affidavit being all the les mony & proceedings had before me to the Hon ble Sec y of the War Dep t not now.
Parry W Humphreys Judge
10/31 40 A/30 3.64 43.64

State of Tennessee
I James Bright Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Lincoln in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Parry W. Humphreys whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is and was at the time of signing the same one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts of Law and Equity for the State of Tennessee
In Testimony whereof have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal (there being no seal of Office) this 22 d day of March 1819.
J Bright Clerk