Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,212, John Colbert, Continental. Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Va.)
Colbert, John
S. 9212
CONTENTS
carded.

No 631 Virginia
John Colber
Frederick Co in the State of Virginia who was a private in the troop commanded by Captain Armand of the Virginia in Dragoons for one year eleven months
Continental Line Records corrected Dec. 6/34
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 95 Dollars 83 Cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of October 1832 and sent to Samuel Best, Winchester Virginia
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 163.74 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 33 47.91 211.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book D
Vol. 7
Page
REDA 74
Deaa
Letter to Pension Agent and L. Nunnally - 31 May 1839. T. A. T. Riely Aug 16, 1854

Original Claim.
County of Frederick Co.
On this 1 st day of October 1827 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the said County John Colbert resident in said County aged sixty two years who being first sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818, and the 1 st of May, 1820 that he the said John Colbert enlisted for during the War in the Spring of the year 1781 near Winchester in the State of Virginia (the month he cannot recollect) in the troops of Cavalry & Light Dragoons commanded by Captain Armond Vaugluson (not attached to any regiment, as well as he recollects) in the line of the State of Virginia, on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the month of May 1783, when he was discharged from the service at Hampton in the State of Virginia that he hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension except the present, that his name is not on the roll of any State except Virginia and that the following are the reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension that he has been until now able to obtain a living by his labour, & with the little property that he had but finding himself getting infirm with an afflicting Palsy, and his eyesight being very much impaired, he can labour but very little so that he is in danger of coming to want.
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820 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 manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions 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 I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or

securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed by me subscribed viz: one black horse; one mare, two colts, two cows, ten head of sheep, one Sow, two Pigs, one stove and pipe, one Cart, two plows, one harrow, one Shovel, one hoe, one plough, one Silver Watch, one Saddle and Bags, two Axes, one table, and a lot of tools.
John his S. Colbert mark
That since the 18 th of March 1818, the following changes have been made in my property to wit: At that time I lived in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and had only sundry articles of household furniture, and about five hundred dollars in cash. Having been a native of Frederick County, and being afflicted with a complaint in my eyes, and having lost my wife, I concluded to sell off what little property I had to remove to that County, I accordingly sold my furniture at public sale which brought about one hundred and sixty dollars; with that, and the money that I had by me I came to Frederick County, and purchased some stock and Farming utensils with the money that I had left after the expenses of removing, and going to Philadelphia where I went in the fall of 1819, and was there under the hands a physician for about six months for the disease in my eyes and the paralytic disorder. The property I have now is what I first bought when I came to Virginia and what has been raised by me from the stock I first had and the furniture is the same that I then bought: and I have neither bought nor sold any property since.
I am a farmer by occupation. Live in a house with a man whose sister I married since I came to this County, and who owns a piece of Land, and I generally hire a hand or two to assist on the farm, and I have now a wife who is upwards of fifty years of age, who is not a healthy woman being frequently under the Doctors hands -

Sworn to and declared on the 1 st day of October 1827 in open Court before the subscriber Clerk of the Court
J. A. Fieldball
Virginia I Thomas Allen Fieldball clerk of the County Court of Frederick do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said John Colbert did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the proceedings declaration, against the Common enemy, for the term of nine months, under an engagement, on the Con- tinental establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 exhib- ited in the aforesaid schedule is two hundred and sixty one dollars and seventy five cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 1 st day of October 1827 and in the 52 nd year of the Commonwealth.
J. A. Fieldball

State of Virginia
Frederick County ss.
On the 10 th day of August 1882 before the subscriber a justice of the peace for the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia personally appeared John Calvert, or Colbert, a resident in the said County of Frederick, who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that when he made his declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1888 and the 1 st of May 1820, which is now, as he understands, among the files, in the War Department, he was informed that a service of Nine months would entitle him to a pension, and that therefore it was not necessary to be particular as to the time of his enlistment, so that he stated that he enlisted in the Spring of the year 1781, and that he was discharged in June 1783. But he could then have stated, and does now upon his oath state, that he enlisted in Capt. Armand's company in Winchester in the month of May 1781, he presumes in the early part of the month, as they marched from Winchester in that month, and that he served until the month of June 1783, making his term of service two years and about a month.
John his Calvert mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
H. H. Kirk
J.P.

I Thomas S. Tidball Clerk of the court of Frederick county in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that John Heiskell is a magistrate of the said county, 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 11 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
J. A. Fulbruce
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Nothing due served in state since - to what date unknown

Know all men by these presents that I Sarah Parnell, lately late of Winchester, do hereby constitute and appoint Thos A. Rely, Attorney at Law, Winchester Virginia, my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to make an such investigation at the proper office in Washington into the services of my late brother John Colovis, a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, as he may deem proper to a full development of the term thereof. And for the further purpose, that if there is anything due him or me for his said service, he shall pay into the said Claim and receive anything coming therefrom - Witness my hand & seal this 4 th day of August 1834
Attest. { Mary J Parnell William Hines
Sarah Parnell (Encl)
State of Virginia § County of Frederick § Set
On this 4 th day of August 1834, personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the State & County aforesaid Mrs Sarah Parnell, being well known to be acknowledged to be the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act & deed.
Witness my hand and seal this day in
Isaac Russell J.P.
State of Virginia § County of Frederick § Set
I Thomas Allen Tidball Clerk of the County Court in & for the State & County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Isaac Russell whose foregoing signature appears above is & was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace, in & for said County & State: duly commissioned and sworn to:
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 4 th day of August 1834 and 79 th year of the Commonwealth -
T. A. Tidball P. M. L. Kent D.L.

Pension Office
Aug 14. 1854
Sir Please say to what date the within John Colbert was paid - Very respectfully
J. Cole
Acting Commissioner
For Part Pay } 20 Oct 38 3 rd Annuity } 495.85
Died 20 Oct 1838. p.d.
M. H. Taylor
Actg. 3 rd Audt.

Rev War
9212
INVALID.
File No. 9212
John Colbert
Rev War
Act: June 7 th '32
Index: — Vol. 1st , Page 75
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Winchester Virginia
August 19 th 54
Hon A P Waldo
Dr Sir
You will find enclosed a power of Attorney authorizing me to make an investigation into the services of John Colvert dec'd, late a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, he died in 38 - I hope you will do me the kindness to furnish the replies to the following questions -
1 st How much he drew, and up to what time and whether there was not some back pay due him when his pension was allowed - how much? 2 nd How long he served - in what company or companies, in what capacity, the name of his Capt &? 3 rd Whether in the Continental or State line and by whom his services are allowed ? 4 th Whether he was entitled to bounty land, if so, did he get it and to whom sent?
These questions may all be answered I presume by referring to his pension papers and I hope you will do me the kindness to furnish any evidence which may be on file in your Department
I am
With respect
Thos A. J. Rely

JB
Lemuel Bent Esq
Winchester
Virginia

Sir
Richmond L Office
Dec 22 d 1827
I received your letter of the 15 th inst o & I send you the following document
" I do certify that John Colbert is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a Veteran of the State Line who was enlisted for the war & discharged by order of Government.
Benjamin Harrison
Thomas Meriwether "
The foregoing is copied from an old record of General files in the Land Office of Virginia, dated 3 rd June 1783, & in pursuance of which a warrant for 200 acres issued to John Colbert on that day
Yours,
Wm Sel den, R. L. Off. U.S.
For Land Office 50 cts.

May 4
M c Ewen
Dame J. Edwards esq d
Commissioner of Revenue
Washington City.
5

Col Edwards esqr.
Richmond May 3. 1839.
Dear Sir
Payment of the amount due in the enclosed case of a deceased Pensioner is refused at the agency here on account of the variance between the name of the Pensioner in the certificate of Pension - and that in the order of court - in the former his name is spelt Colbert and in the latter Calvert. If the objection can be waived be pleased to direct payment to be made of the amount due - If not, direct what is to be done in the case to procure the payment, and oblige
Very respectfully L. Munnelly

20.422
John Colbert Frederick County Virginia Act 18 March 1818
John J. Edwards Esq. Pension Office War Department Washington City
Three

Winchester Octo. 4. 1824
Dear Sir,
I enclose you the Declaration of John Colbert, the affidavits of Henry Seewers and Joseph Parral (two respectable men) and the certificate of the Register of the Land Office that Mr. Colbert received 200 Acres of Land for his services, which I trust will be deemed sufficient to entitle him to a pension. Mr. Colbert is a very decent man, and entitled to as much credit as any body, and is exceedingly afflicted with the palsy so much so that he can hardly feed himself - besides a distressing complaint in his eyes.
Your attention to this matter as soon as convenient will oblige me,
I am, Sir, respectfully Your Obt. Servt.
L. M. BENT
J. L. Edwards esq.
P.S. Will you be so kind as to inform me, where warrants for Land to Soldiers in the Maryland line were issued from.
L. B.

Virginia, Frederick County to wit:
I Lemuel Bent Notary Public, duly admitted and qualified dwelling in the Town of Winchester in the county aforesaid do hereby certify, that on the day of the date hereof, Henry Severs and Joseph Parrel of the said county personally appeared before me, and being by me sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did severally depose and say, that they have known, and been well acquainted with John Colbert, who is an applicant for a pension from the United States, since his removal to Frederick County seven or eight years ago; that the said John Colbert has ever since been a sober and industrious man, as far as his health would permit: that he has been, and is now, much afflicted with the palsy, (not being at times able to feed himself) and a complaint in his eyes - that he has not since he first purchased some stock and farming utensils on his first coming to the county, to the knowledge of these deponents, and as they fully believe, being his near neighbours, either bought or sold any property excepting what little he raised on the land that he worked: that owing to his bodily infirmities with which he is afflicted, and which are daily increasing upon him, these deponents believe that he is almost wholly incapable of labour; and that he is a man of the strictest integrity and truth.
And I do further certify that Henry Severs and Joseph Parrel above named are men of respectability, and of the highest credibility.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my Notarial seal at Winchester aforesaid, the first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven.
Lem: Bent Not. Pub.

John Calbert - Armand's Corps - End of War - Recd Land from War 3 rd June 1783 -
666 2 3
£ 16. 15 - 53,333
20 6 335 55,833 1 3

John Calverts affidavit
Old car
See letter from Lund Bent filed with claims N o 3464 to 3467 →
Rec. Aug. 16