Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9257, Jacob Cunningham, Va.

SERVICE
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Va.
Cunningham Jacob
S 9257
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No 111
Virginia
Jacob Cunningham
of Prince Edward Co in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Cunningham of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gibbons in the Virginia line, for the term of one year, from 1778 to 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of Forty Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of July 1832 and forwarded to B. J. Wortham Esq. Prin Edward Coll. V.
Arrears to 4th of March 1832 40 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sept " 20
$60
{ Revolutionary Claim,  Acts March 18, 1818,   and May 1, 1820. }
7 June 1832
Recorded Book D
Vol 7 page 94
Dead-order to pay, 2 March 1837

Page 113
June 6 1783 - 19. 11. 6

State of Virginia, County of Prince Edward S c
On the 16 th day of July 1832, personally appeared before the Justices of the County court of said County, Jacob Cunningham, a resident of the Parish of Saint Patrick, in the County of Prince Edward, and State of Virginia, aged eighty two 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, in 1778, for one year under the following circumstances, he was then a resident of the County of Cumberland, and the Regiment of Virginia militia to which he belonged, was called upon to furnish a certain N o of soldiers, to be drafted, if they did not volunteer, that he with a sufficient number did volunteer, and were placed under the immediate command and order of his brother William Cunningham then a Captain, afterwards a Major in the 1 st Regiment of the Virginia line in the service of the United States, that the said William Cunningham had been sent out to collect or receive the drafted or volunteer Troop that he marched on with his said brother Capt W m Cunningham to Valley Forge where the main body of the Army was stationed, under the command of Genl Washington, shortly after he arrived at Valley Forge he was inoculated for the small pox, and had not recovered of it, so as to be able to march off with the army; the British were then at Philadelphia and left there marching towards New York, followed by Genl Lee, that they had turned upon Lee who was retreating, when Genl Washington met them and gave them battle at Monmouth in New Jersey, the British retreated he believes to Sandy-hook where they embarked, that he the applicant followed on as soon as his health would permit & rejoined the Army at White-Planes, from there he with a portion of the Army were detached and sent to West Point, to work on some forts, where he remained till near Christmas, they were then marched to Middlebrook in New Jersey and remained during the winter, and he was discharged in the month of March 1779; that from the nature of the services and his situation, he was changed and placed under the command of

Various officers, his Col o was Richard Parker, the last officer he was under the command of, he believes was Archibald Dinham, who gave him his discharge, they were frequently on parade commanded by Brigade inspector Colonel Minnis, that he was also under the command sometimes of Holman Minnis an officer in the Regiment. —
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.
Jacob Cunningham.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Charles Woodson Justice of the peace. —
W m Worsham and James Bigger, residing in the County of Prince Edwards and State of Virginia, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jacob Cunningham, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 82 years of age, that he is respected and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
James Bigger William Worsham.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Charles Woodson Justice of the peace.
And the court doth hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that Williams Worsham and James Bigger are residents in this County, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. —
I Branch J. Worsham clerk of the court of Prince Edward County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Cunningham for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of July 1832. —
J. Worsham C le ,

Rev War
9257
INVALID.
Quar
File No. 9257
Jacob Cunningham
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th '32
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 83
[Arrangement of 1870.]