Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1754, Joseph Crownover, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Va.
Crownover, Joseph
S. 1754
Carded.
CONTENTS

13556
West Tennessee
Joseph Brownover
of Franklin Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Van Meter of the R.H. commanded by Col. Ben. Tipton in the V.A. time for 6 months
Entered on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of May 1833 and sent to John Campbell Esq. Secretary of War
arrears to the 4th of March 40.00 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept 10.00 $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 74

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Tennessee Franklin County ss On this 23 rd day of February 1833 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record, before the justices of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions of Franklin County now sitting, Joseph Crownover a resident of the county of Franklin in the state of Tennessee aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: That agreeably to the record of his age he was born the 17 th November 1759; That when affiant was in the 17 th or 18 th year of his age he volunteered as a soldier, in the company commanded by Captain John Van Matree, Lieutenant John Van Matree served, in Berkley County Virginia, in a regiment commanded by Col Pendleton to serve a tour of duty of three months. That affiant entered the service of the United States in the summer season and in the

month of June as well as he recollects: That the troops were marched from Berkley County under Col Pendleton to Fort Wheeling on the Ohio river for the purpose of guarding the frontier against the Indians: That affiant remained with said regiment commanded by Col Pendleton, and in the company above mentioned till his term of service, of three months, had expired, when the regiment were marched to Pittsburgh and discharged: That afft with the other troops received their pay for their services at that place, and also a written discharge, which has been lost or destroyed by time & accident: That affiant was in no battle or skirmish during this tour: After he returned home to Berkley County Virginia & in the winter following a campaign, as affiant believes was conducted against the Indians, in what is now the state of Ohio, under the command of General M c Intosh: Afft was not in this campaign, tho' his brother Wm Crownauer was: This campaign has been usually called M c Intosh's campaign & as well as affiant recollects took place the

winter after affiant returned home from his tour of duty as above stated: Affiant further states that after he returned home from his first tour of duty the militia in Berkley county Virginia were closed and each class was to serve a tour of duty agreeably to its turn: Affiant fell into the last, and he thinks into the fourth class, and when it came to affiant's turn he again entered the service of the United States: That he entered the service the second time in the month of May or early in the month of June in the year 1781 to serve a three months tour of duty in the company commanded by Capt Nicholas McIntire, Lieutenant Thomas Thornbury, in the regiment commanded by Col. Benivethers, & was marched with his company from Berkley County Va to the lower part of Virginia; That they were marched to the neighborhood of Williamsburgh and affiant served out his tour of duty, of three months, in that section of Virginia: That during the time affiant was on this last tour of duty he was in the company & regiment

before stated, & under the command of General Stevens: That aft r & the company he belonged to were placed under the command of Col Mennethers & General Stevens after they were marched to the lower part of Virginia as above stated: That affiant served out his last tour of duty & was discharged about the first of September 1787: Afft lived in Beckley County Virginia when he first went into the service on his first tour of duty & from thence till he entered on his last tour of duty, & for about two years afterwards: He was in no battle during either tour of duty: That affiant received no written discharge after the expiration of his last tour of duty: Affiant has no documentary evidence, & he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify as to his services: 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 in open Joseph Brownover Court the 25 th Feby 1838.
E Russell Clerk By W B Wagner Dcl

24.410.
Joseph Brownover Franklin Co Tennessee
from 1777 private 6 months, #20.
John Grenowin Winchester. Franklin Co Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Joseph Greenough Franklin Co. Tennessee
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1777 " 3 " Priv. Col. Pendleton Col. Van Meters 73 years Birkley Testimony   June 1781 " 3 " " Gen. Stevens Col. Williams Col. McIntire 60 Virg. a  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers: the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen

July 7, 1936
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JOSEPH CROWNOVER S. 1754 BA-J/AWT:MLB
Mr. Harry L. Johnson 515½ Vine Street Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Crownover who received a pension in Tennessee.
The record of Joseph Crownover follows as obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1754, based upon his service in the Revolution.
Joseph Crownover was born November 17, 1759, place of birth and names of parents not given.
While residing in Berkeley County, Virginia, he volunteered when in the seventeenth or eighteenth year of his age, and served three months as private in Captain John Van Matree's company, Colonel Pendleton's Virginia regiment, marched to "Fort Wheeling" to guard the frontiers against the Indians. He enlisted in May or June, 1781, served three months in Captain Nicholas McIntire's company, Colonel Merriwether's regiment.
Joseph Crownover was allowed pension on his application executed February 25, 1833, at which time he was living in Franklin County, Tennessee, about one hundred miles from Nashville.
Reference was made in 1833 to the soldier's family; one son is mentioned, but no names were given.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of Joseph Crownover, you should write to the Comptroller General,

General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Joseph Crownover Certificate #13556 Issued May 20, 1833 Rate, $20 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act June 7, 1832 West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Joseph Crumpler's
26/10
Declaration

We Meredith Catchings & Wm B Wilkinson citizens & residents of Franklin county in the state of Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Crownover who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be recently thru years of age; That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier, & that we concur in that opinion. And that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood or section of this county where sd Crownover resides. Sworn to & subscribed in open Court 25 th Feby 1833. M. Catchings — Wm B. Wilkinson E. Russell Clerk J. W. Wagner D. C.
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 Meredith Catchings is a justice of the peace for said county resident in the neighborhood of the said Joseph Crownover and that he and the said Wm B Wilkinson also a resident of said county and the neighbor- hood of the said Joseph Crownover, and

credible persons, and that their statement, entitled to credit.
I Edmond Russell clerk of the court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for Franklin County Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Gonnova for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said court at office in Nashville the 27 th day of March 1833.
E Russell clerk By W. B. Mayner D. C.

Oct 72 Mr. Brown 77 Elm Wood Ave
John L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
Dear Sir
I have the honor to inform you that the pension of my wife, Mary J. Edwards, has been discontinued by the Commissioner of Pensions, as she has not been residing in the District of Columbia during the past year.

Nashville 28th Sept 1834- Sir
Joseph Crownover, a pensioner under the act of congress of the 7th June 1832, has applied for his pension for the last two years, & the pension agent at this place has suspended the payment of it for the reason stated in the enclosed paper. The reasons hereinafter do not apply heretofore as that his pension amounts to but $20 a year. He lives as I know on Crow Creek in Franklin County about 100 miles from this place, & in a remote part of the state - about 15 miles from the County town of which Franklin County, in which he resides, which is the nearest place to his residence, at which he could get his papers authenticated, or written out in proper form, so as to draw his pension. Being in no immediate need of the money

- it being extremely inconvenient for him to come here himself - & finding it difficult to find any person that was coming here that he could empower to draw his pension for him - & not knowing that any difficulty would arise in consequence of his delay - he has failed to make his application for his pension for the last two years. And at last when he did apply he sent his son to this place and that business about the of the Brownauer & his family. They are poor, but honest, & I am confident no fraud was intended in withholding the application or in now making it. I did his pension declaration myself while I lived at Ulverston - & am satisfied he was originally entitled to his pension & is now entitled to it. My object in writing you this letter is to get you to assist the pension agent at this place

to pay Joseph Crownover his pension. If you should give the pension agent such direction, notify me of it at this place, & I will cause Mr Crownover to be informed of it.
Yours &c
James Campbell
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1909 May 4. Hirt to Arthur Brownson C 1909 May 20. Mr Brownson to adopt person to copy papers C 1924 Sept. 11. Hirt to Comptroller 1935 Jan. 4. " " Arthur Brownson 1936 July 9. " " Harry Johnson
See also
1754
INVALID.
File No. 1754 Joseph Brownson Dist. Va. Line
Act June 7 1882.
Index — Vol. a, Page 80
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James Campbell
14. Oct. 1835-
G. C.
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]
Quorn 124 Page 103

War Dep.
Pension Office
Octo. 14. 1835
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 30 th ult o . I have to inform you that I have directed the Pension Agent to pay the pension of Joseph Crownover on the production of the proper vouchers.
D
James Campbell, Esq r Nashville Tennessee

Joseph Brownson has let 2 years expire without drawing his pension - The payment is therefore suspended - He must write or get some friend to write to J L Edwards Esq. Commr of pen- sions New York City stating that he has not drawn for two years, giving the reason why he has not applied - if the reason are sufficient Mr Edwards will direct the pension agent to resume the payment of his pension

Apr. 17
open.
24410
FREE
Hon; James L. Edwards Pension Agent Washington City

Winchester A. Apl 1833.
Mr. Canara, will please send Mr. Cronnons certificate to me, should his name be placed on the pension roll
Respectfully
John Garrison

CROWNOVER & CRABTREE, LAWYERS. WINCHESTER, TENNESSEE.
Commissioner Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: The enclosed letter will explain itself. Will you kindly inspect records and write me whether Joseph Crommor's name appears on Pension Roll as Revolutionary Soldier, if so from what State, when he enlisted, in what Co. and Regiment?
Kindly return the enclosed letter.
Yours very truly, Arthur Crownover
April 20, 1909

ARTHUR CROWNOVER
I.W. CRABTREE
CROWNOVER & CRABTREE, LAWYERS. WINCHESTER, TENNESSEE.
Record Division P.S.O. Surv. File 1754 Rev. War
May 15, 1909
Mr. V. Warner Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Yours of 4 th concerning Joseph Crownover a Rev. War Soldier received, and in reply, will ask what you will charge to make inc d copies of his application for Pension together with the affidavits of his witnesses? In short I want copies of all the papers on file concerning his pension.
Kindly write me at once about this Yours very truly. Arthur Crownover

J. R. MCCLOUD, PRESIDENT D. W. BAKER, VICE-PRESIDENT B. B. CROWNOVER, CASHIER
NO. 8105
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $45,000.00 BENEDICT, NEBRASKA
August 16. 1924.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
I am asking for information regarding three Revolutionary soldiers, Joseph Crownover, Robert Crownover, and Lewis Frankemberger or Frankenberry. I understand Joseph Crownover and and Lewis Frankenberry enlisted with the Virginia Troops. Were these men pensioners and could you give me the date , marriage and death of thes soldiers.
Find encloned Stamped envelop for reply,
Thanking you in advance for this information, I remain,
Respectfully yours,
Miss Annette Martin 3240 O St Lincoln Neb.

The Tennessee Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
ORGANIZED DECEMBER 3, 1889
PRESIDENT
DEAN EARL C. ARNOLD SCHOOL OF LAW VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE, TENN.
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
FREDERICK W. MILLSPAUGH NASHVILLE, TENN.
VICE-PRESIDENTS
COMMANDER A. G. DIBBRELL SPARTA, TENN.
JUDGE JOE V. WILLIAMS CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
CANON HIRAM K. DOUGLAS MEMPHIS, TENN.
J. E. BRADING JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
HON. NATHAN L. BACHMAN CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A. SHELBY OCHS CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
JUDGE JOHN H. DEWITT NASHVILLE, TENN.
JUDGE CHAS. N. BURCH MEMPHIS, TENN.
TRUSTEE
J. WALTER ALLEN SCARSDALE, NEW YORK
HISTORIAN
HON. NEWELL SANDERS LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENN.
REGISTRAR
CHARLES K. PEACOCK CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
SURGEON
DR. WILLARD STEELE CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
CHANCELLOR
HON. JOSEPH W. BYRNS NASHVILLE, TENN.
CHAPLAIN
REV. JAMES I. VANCE, D.D. NASHVILLE, TENN.
SECRETARY
GEORGE E. GRESHAM P. O. DRAWER 511 CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
TREASURER
ARTHUR CROWNOVER, JR. 1008 STAHLMAN BLDG. NASHVILLE, TENN.
1008 Stahlman Bldg., December 6, 1934.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I was informed a short while ago that you had the records of one Joseph Crownover , a soldier in the Revolutionary War. I understand that he served during the war in Virginia, but that after the war he moved to Tennessee and received a pension from the government while he lived in Tennessee.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would send me a copy of the records that you have and also any family data that you may have acquired in connection therewith.
I am, with kindest regards,
Cordially yours,
Arthur Crownover, Jr.

Harry D. Johnson 515 1/2 Vine St. Chattanooga, Tenn.
Veteran's Administration
Dear Sir:
I would like for you to send me any information you may have concerning Joseph Crownover, who received a pension in Tenn. after the Revolutionary war.
Any bit of information will be appreciated and most helpful.
Yours truly, Harry D. Johnson

January 4, 1935
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Joseph Crownover-S.1754 BA-J/AWF
Mr. Arthur Crownover, Jr. 1008 Stahlman Bldg Nashville, Tennessee
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Crownover of Virginia and Tennessee.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1754, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Joseph Crownover.
Joseph Crownover was born November 17, 1759, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.
While residing in Berkeley County, Virginia, he volunteered, when in the seventeenth or eighteenth year of his age, and served three months as a private in Captain John Van Matree's company, Colonel Pendleton's Virginia regiment, marched to "Fort Wheeling" to guard the frontiers against the Indians. He enlisted in May or June, 1781, served three months in Captain Nicholas McIntire's company, Colonel Merriweather's regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 25, 1833, at which time he was living in Franklin County, Tennessee, about 100 miles from Nashville.
Reference was made in 1835 to the soldier's family, one son is mentioned, but no names were given.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of

pension, the name and address of the person to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:
Joseph Crownover Certificate # 13556 Issued May 20, 1833 Rate $20.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
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September 11, 1924.
Annette Martin, 3240 A St., Lincoln, Nebr.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1754, it appears that Joseph Crownover was born November 17, 1759, place not stated.
While residing in Berkeley County, Virginia, he enlisted June in 1776 or 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain John Van Matree's Company, Colonel Pendleton's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in May or June 1781 and served three months as a private in Captain Nicholas McIntire's Company, Colonel Meriwether's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 25, 1833, while a resident of Franklin County, Tennessee.
In 1835, soldier's family is referred to, one son is mentioned, but no names are stated.
Respectfully,
Heilman spells it with - 2 Rs
Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Crownover a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. File 1754
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 76 or 77 3 mos. John Van Matre Pendleton Va.   May or June 81 3 mos. Nicholas McIntire Meriwether Va.        
Battles engaged in, none .
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Berkeley Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, July 25 1833 . Albany.
Residence at date of application, Franklin Co., Tenn.
Age at date of application, Born Nov. 17. 1759
Remarks:
1754  17 or 18 years  1776 or 77

Record Division.
May 20, 1900.
Mr. Arthur Crownover, Winchester, Tenn.
Sir:.
In reply to your letter dated the 15th and received the 17th instant, relative to the claim of Joseph Crownover, Sur. File 1754, you are advised that, owing to the lack of clerical force available for such a purpose, this Bureau is unable to furnish full copies of papers in Revolutionary War pension claims, but that any person designated by you may be allowed to examine and copy the papers in the above-mentioned claim.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.