Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,503, Michael Dean, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Dean, Michael
S 36,503
CONTENTS

7769 Kentucky 4
Michael Dean
of Bracken County in the state of Kentucky who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mulenburgh of the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 nd of November 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of March 1819 and sent to Major Davidson Washington City
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819.  32.75    Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 th Sep r 1819.  48     $ 80.75  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Bracken County Ky
Continued

Notification sent October 21. 1820 to John Payne Augusta, Kentucky

State of Kentucky County of Bracken 1 st Judicial DISTRICT OF said State, ss.
On this 2 9 day of Novr. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the first Judicial District of the the , personally appeared Michael Dean aged about eighty years, resident in Bracken County in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Michael Dean enlisted in Winchester in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Thos. Berry of the 8 th Va. Regiment Comd. by Col. Stirlingburgh in the month of March 1776, to serve two years; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the month of Mar. 1778, when he was discharged from service in Pennsylvania state at Valley Forge, that he was in the battles of Germantown,
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except that of Charles Love hereto annexed.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
D Beatty.
I, Adam Beatty Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, from the oath of Charles Love did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. It further appears to my satisfaction, by the oath of William Earles that the said Dean is in very reduced circumstances, and that in consequence thereof he needs the assistance of his country for a support. Given under my hand as Judge aft. this 2 9 of November 1818.
D Beatty.

Michael Dean Claim for revolu- tionary Pension
Admitted
John Davidson

Kentucky Prachem Grand Ldg.
I John Payne Clerk of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid do hereby certify that Adam Beatty Esq. who has subscribed the foregoing evidence now is and was at the time of subscribing the same present Judge of the Prachem Circuit Court duly commissioned and sworn and to all his official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 2 nd day of November 1878
John Payne
Revolutionary Pensions

Michael Dean
7,769.
En
John Payne, Btk. Augusta, Kent.

State of Kentucky
Bracken County Set.
On this 10 th day of August 1870 personally appeared in Open Court, being a Court of record for the county aforesaid so declared by law and having the power to fine and imprison, Michael Dean aged upwards of eighty years resident in Bracken County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows - viz. he served two years in Thomas Rury's Company of Infantry 8 th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Mullenburgh, Lee Spowman at different periods, on continental establishment - that he has obtained a certificate for a pension dated the eighteenth day of March 1879 the pension commenced the 2 nd day of November 1878 and the certificate is numbered 7769 expressing the date of the original application is the same with the commencement of the pension but cannot tell not having a copy of the petition and he doth solemnly swear that he was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1878, and that he hath not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled

"An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that he hath not, nor has any person in trust for him any property or accounts, contracts or debts due to him, nor has he any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by him subscribed as follows, -
Schedule of Michael Dears property viz. One mare & colt, one cow & yearling, one bed and bedding - four split bottom chairs, one chest one set of knives & forks, five pewter plates, one set of tea cups & saucers, and some other little cup-board furniture of little value but not recollected three iron pots & one skillet, this is all the property I possess except my own & my wife's necessary wearing apparel and one bed & bedding, I live on a little spot of rented ground a cabin & four acres of ground, I have no child living with me, my wife compose my family, she is seventy three years of age and entirely disabled, she has not been able to do a days washing for upwards of 20 years nor has she spun a spool of thread for 18 years every thing of that kind I did - I am a farmer by profession, but weak & disabled it has been many years since I was able to labour except to hoe a little in the garden & this is very

little - Given under my hand this 10 th of August 1820 his Michael X Dean marks
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10 th of Augt. 1820. one of the Justices of the peace for said county James Armstrong J.P. etc.
John Payne Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of the value of the property aforesaid exhibited in said Schedule is eighty one dollars and thirty five cents. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 18 th of August 1820
John Payne

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Michael Dean a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. file 36503
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     March 1776 2 years Thomas Berry Muhlenberg Lee Brown 8 th Va.         
Battles engaged in, Germanstown - Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. at Winchester, Va. Date of application for pension, Nov 2, 1818 - Hld. Residence at date of application, Bracken Co., Ky. Age at date of application, 80 yrs Remarks: In 1820 he referred to his wife 73 yrs. of age but did not state her name.

J. M. DEANE SELLING AGENT STANDARD PRINTING CO., HANNIBAL, MO.
Harrisonville Mo. Oct 6/11
Hon Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
I will thank you to give me the military history in the Revolution of my Great grandfather
Michael Deane
Who was placed on the pension roll March 18 th 1819 while a resident of Bracken County Kentucky. for service in the Virginia line
Very Respectfully Yours John M Deane

36503
Rev INVALID.
File No. 36,503
Michael Dean
His Rev. J. S.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 108
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1911 Oct. 11. Hist. to John M. Deane