Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16708, James Cheek, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
★ Cheek, James
NUMBER
S. 16708
carded
CONTENTS

30.153
Virginia
James Cheek of Frederick in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Berry of the regt commanded by Col — in the Virginia line for 12 months private
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Sept 1865 and South W. S. Little, Menaissa Galt, Va.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1865 $ 51.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 p. 2

16708 INVALID.
File No. 16708
James Check
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 427
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wilford G. Smith Municipal Sch P. Box Fauquier County Va

Frederick County & State of Virginia I William Rowse aged Sixty one Years do hereby Certify that I was remember that my Father was on a tour of duty in the head waters of the River of Potomack in the town in that Section of the Country, and returned in the month of June the year this tour of duty was performed I do not Recollect for I was a small Boy I also Recollect of hearing my Father say frequently that James Cheek was in the same Company with himself and acted and discharged the duty of a Lot -dier I also understood that the whole Party were on horse back and that the horses were furnished by the Soldiers Wm T Rowse
Frederick County to Wit William T. Rowse Signed and made oath to the above Certificate before me this 29 th day of November 1834 Geo. N. Blakemore J.P.

Virginia
I Thomas Allen Isdall clerk of the Court of Frederick county, certify that George A. Blake mine is a magistrate as within and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 31 day of August in the 60 year of the Commonwealth.
T. Isdall
Clerk of the Court of Frederick County

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Adm o 7 mo pr $23.33
Melford G. Hale Peru

deposition of Samuel Stokes, Testifies that he was well acquainted with James Cook, and knows that he served a term of duty of three months under Capt. Francis Berry, who commanded a company of drafted militia, and marched from the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia, in the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Stokes
State of Virginia
Frederick County ss,
This day Samuel Stokes personally appeared before me Maudly Taylor a Justice of the peace in and for said county, and made oath that the facts contained and stated in his deposition above, and by him subscribed, are true as stated. - I Certify that the said Samuel Stokes is a man of truth, and entitled to full confidence - Given under my hand and seal this 26 th day of August 1834 -
M. Taylor (Seal)
The deposition of William Mayo Testifies that about the 1 st of October 1781. Captain William G. Little marched a company of Volunteers from the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia.

State of Virginia
Frederick County Set
On this 20 day September 1834 personally appeared before me Geo. A. Blackburn a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Frederick and state of Virginia James Check a Resident of said County and state, aged seventy five 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 the 7 th 1832 -
That he the said James Check entered the service under Capt. Francis Berry, who marched a company of drafted militia from the County of Frederick, in the state of Virginia, in the month of April in the year 1781. said Company joined the Regiment at Fredericksburg in Virginia, remained at Fredericksburg station sometime, the remainder of said Term was served in the vicinity of Richmond and Williamsburg in Virginia, this Term was for three months, that after the expiration of the aforesaid Term, he was drafted for three months, and stationed at Winchester in Virginia, under Capt. Grim, whose company was stationed at Winchester aforesaid, and whose duty was to guard prisoners then at Winchester Barracks, served said Term and was discharged in the early part of the year 1782, there was a requisition or call for five hundred Volunteers, to serve a Term of three months, that he volunteered in said Term, marched to the south Branch of Potomac River in the state of Virginia, remained in said service five weeks and was discharged, the 1 st 2 nd & 3 rd Terms aforesaid amounted to seven months actual service.
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.
James his Check Mark
Brown to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, I do further certify that the said James Check resides upwards of twenty miles from the Court House of Frederick County in the state of Virginia, and from old age and infirmity the said James Check is unable to attend at said Court House without considerable inconvenience to himself, I further certify that the said James Check is a man of truth and entitled to full confidence -
Given under my hand and seal this 20 day September 1834

Virginia, I Thomas Allen Hildbale clerk of the Court of Frederick County, certify that Munday Taylor and George A. Blackmore Esqrs are Magistrates as aforesaid, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 31 st day of August 1835 and in the 60 th year of the Commonwealth
Hildbale clk. of the Court of Frederick County