Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,501, Daniel Deskins, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Deskins, Daniel or Duskens
S 365-01
CONTENTS

9116 Kentucky
Daniel Deskins
of Bath County in the state of Kentucky who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stephens of the Virginia line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 th of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of April 1819 and sent to Thomas Triplett, Esq., Pocahontas, Bath Ky
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 14 / 30 4/31 $68.71 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 September 1825 48.
$116.70
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Voluntary pension sent to Mrs. H. Triplett Esq. March 1819

153. Daniel Deukins
9,116.
[Large, faint, stylized letter G or 9]
Will m M. Sudduth Orangeville, Kent H.

State of Kentucky } Bath County }
August 16 th 1820
Daniel Deskins Schedule and State- ment as a United States Pensioner was produced in Open Court sworn to by said Deskins and Ordered to be certified as follows to wit "On this the 16 th day of August 1820 personally appeared before me the honorable Justice of the peace Court of Bath in Owensville in open Court the same being a Court of Record Daniel Deskins aged sixty years resident in the aforesaid County of Bath who being duly sworn according to Law states on his Oath declares that he en- red in the revolutionary war as follows to wit in the 10 th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col Edward Stephens and was enlisted by Lieut. Charles Brod- water and was attached to the company command- ed by Capt Thomas West of the Virginia line he was enlisted in June 1777. The number of his pension being 9116 and his Original Statement bears date the 17 th day of June 1818 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 way disposed of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to  effectually to pro- vide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolu- tionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities debts or

contracts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
One mare valued at $50. Nine head of cattle at 53. Nineteen sheets of nine pigs at 34 One feather bed and furniture 17.50 Two plows and harness 9 $163.50
I am by Occupation a farmer and am now unable to procure a living by my labor owing to age & infirmary and a wound I received when in the service in my right hand. I have a wife fifty five years old an infirm woman I have two children living with me both boys named Elijah aged about 16 years & Daniel aged about 12 years.
I William M Snodgrass of the County Court of Bath do hereby certify that the foregoing Bath and Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is One hundred and sixty three dollars. In testimony whereof I the Clerk aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the aforesaid Court of Bath at Greenupville this 14 th day of August 1820 In the 29 th year of the Commonwealth.
William M Snodgrass

Daskins Statement
Virginian by adoption by birth by blood by service

Daniel Perkins states that he was a Continental soldier or a soldier in the contin- ual army in the service of the united colonies in the time of the Revolutionary war that he was enlisted by Charles Brandwater a Lieutenant in the year 1777 that he belonged to a company under the command of Thomas West which company was attached to the tenth Virginia Regiment under the command of Col Edward Stephens that he enlisted for three years that he was discharged in June 1780 by Col Johnston and that he has lost his discharge. That he is a citizen of the united States and of Bath County and state of Kentucky that he has never been allowed any pension from the United States or from any state in the union that from his bodily infirmities he feels himself unable for labor and also from his having received a wound in the right hand and that he has a family consisting of a wife and three small children that he is not able to support them owing to age inability and wound that he is possessed of a very small property which is wholly inadequate to support himself and family and he also states that owing to death removals and other good causes he is unable to produce any other or further evidence

State of Kentucky } Wath circuit } pet
Order that it be certified to the Secretary of war that the foregoing examination of Daniel Deskins was taken an oath in open court and that it was appear to the satisfaction of the court by said examination that the said applicant Daniel Deskins was during the Revolution war an Entitled soldier and that he served as such as in said Examination stated and that he said Daniel Deskins is in such needy and straitened circumstances as to require the aid of his country provided by the act of Congress in such cases provided the foregoing Statement known to in Open court in and for of L
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set My hand and affix the seal of My office this 17 th day of June. 1818 and in the 27 th Year of the Commonwealth
att
Thomas M c Clusky

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
7/18/25
July 28, 1925.
Mrs. Madge Deskin Van Order, 316 East Maple Avenue, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S-36501, it appears that Daniel Deskins enlisted in June 1777, and served three years as a private in Captain Thomas West's Company, Colonel Edward Stevens' Tenth Virginia Regi- ment. He was discharged in June 1780
He was wounded in right hand while in the service, no detail given. He was allowed pension on his application executed June 17, 1818 while a resident of Bath County, Kentucky.
In 1820 he was sixty years old, his wife was fifty- five years old and his children were Elijah, aged four- teen years and Daniel aged twelve years, and another small child whose name, and that of his wife are not on record.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

Wm H our
April 27, 1927
Madge D. Van Order Ottumwa, Iowa
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 36501, of Daniel Deskins, the date and place of his birth, residence during Revolution, name of wife, her birth, death, place of marriage, are not shown, and the names of only two children are given, but three children were referred to, which information was furnished you July 28, 1925.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid, and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. citing all of the following data: "Daniel Deskins, Certificate No. 9116, issued April 10, 1819, rate $ 8 per month, commenced June 17, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Kentucky Agency".
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Atkins, Iowa.
April 29, 1927.
U.S. Pension Dept. Washington D.C. Dear Sirs.
I received a letter from you not long ago giving the pension record of my Revolutionary ancestor, Daniel Dekins. Please refer to your records again and see if you have his birth, death & marriage dates. His wife's name was. Keziah Hughes Deakin. What are her dates as to birth - marriage & death. What town and what

county and what state are Daniel Deskins & Keziah Beyfus Deskins born, married & died or buried in?
The D. A. R., Registration General, (Mrs.) Elizabeth A. Helmick have kept my letter from your dept.
Do you have the definite place where Daniel Deskins lived during the Revolution?
Thanking you very much in advance —
(Mrs.) Madge Deskins VanOrder 316 E. Maple Ave.

Ottumwa, Iowa.
March 2, 1927.
Bureau of Pensions
Wash. D. C. 6
Dear Sir:
I received your letter some time ago in regard to the pension of Daniel Deakins. I sent my papers (D.A.R.) to Washington to Mrs. Eli D. Helmick the Registrar General. She replied that I must have additional information of which I will give you a copy on other side of paper.

(copy) We must ask you to send us the definite places of birth & death for the Revolutionary ancestor; the definite place of his residence during the Revolution; name of his wife, with her dates of birth, death & marriage; complete list of the children of Daniel Dekins; reference by volume & page for names & dates in line of descent or certified copies of unpublished records that have been used in compiling papers. The pension records which you send states that the Revolutionary ancestor was 60 years old in 1820 & his wife 55; therefore he would have been 62 & his wife 57 when Mark Therry was born.
Can you find the above information or can you tell me where to write to get it?
I will be very grateful to you if you can & will help me in my search - yours very truly Madge Dekins Van Alden

Attumwa, Iowa June 2, 1925
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am trying to trace my great grand fathers army record for my D. A. R. papers. I have received his camp and company transfers.
Do you have any Daniel Deskins on your records? I want to know his date of birth and enlistment. Where did he live when he enlisted.

Do you have any of his parents names or his wifes name ?
I will be delighted if you will send me a copy of any records of this name which you have.
He enlisted June 28 1777. This may help you in tracing the name.
Thanking you in advance.
yours truly
(Mrs.) Madge Deskin Van Alder 316 East Maple Ave.

36 501
Rev INVALID.
File No. 36,501
Daniel Deskin
Rev Rev 122
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 108
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1925 July 28. Hist. to Mrs. Madge Deskin Van Order M.D.
1927 Apr 27 Madge D. Van Order advised how to obtain date of last payment etc. and what date of B-9c. etc. not in this Bureau M.D.F.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Desky, Leaman GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8241 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 24, 1790
to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.