Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30979, John Danks, Va.

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Danks, John
S 30979
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13 514 Kentucky
John Danks
Logan Co, in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Jennings of the reg t commanded by Col Edmunds in the Va. Mills base for six months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of March 1833 — and sent to Samuel H. Burd, Russellville
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 40 — Semi-ant. allowance ending 6 Sep 33 10
50 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 7

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of Kentucky
Saguan County ss. S. S.
On this 3 rd day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of Saguan County now sitting John Danks aged Twenty One 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. 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here in stated.
That in the year 1787 in March or April as well as he can now recollect he enlisted in a Company of Artillery in Fauquier County in Virginia the Company commanded by Capt William Jennings as a Substitute for a man by the name of Daniel Boren or or it may have been Amickson as he was spoken to by him Daniel Boren, he came of now distinguished which he underwrote at Fredericksburg in Virginia, Colon Elias Edmunds commanded the Regiment to which he belonged, from here after remaining a few weeks the Regiment marched to Richmond where the Regiment also stationed a few weeks they in the State house, from Richmond the Regiment marched across to New Castle and was there stationary for a while the precise time he cannot now recollect, he was also at a place not far from New Castle encamped at a place called Dundee days old fields but whether it was in Hanover or Henrico County he cannot say nor can he say certainly whether it was

before or after he was at New Castle, the British army was in this neighborhood at this time and our troops were driven up the Country as high as Guilford County the British having cause to advance up the Country We were again Marched down to this neighborhood and after various marches & countermarches his term of Service of two months having expired he was discharged by his Captain said William Jennings and received Credit for a term of duty of two months, but he has lost or mislaid his discharge long since
In a short time after his return home he again substituted himself for a man in Loudon County Virginia by the name of Richard Crupper, the name of the Captain who Commanded the Company was Thomas Cannon he was again Marched down by Fredericksburg and from thence Marched down to Rappahannock where we joined the Main Army in a short time thereafter he Volunteered in a Light Infantry Company Regiment which was raised His Captain was by the name of George who had been a Captain in the regular Service Colon Thomas Matthews Commanded the Regiment and Major Risky of Loudon County was also attached to said Regiment, this light Infantry Regiment was drawn in between the Main Army and the British, We were marched backward & forward between the two armies till about the time of the expiration of our term of Service and indeed a day or two over the time, but Colon Matthews would not permit us

to disperse until the British came upon us at a place called Allens Ordinary not far from Williamsburg the Regiment was routed by the British & we made the best way we could to the main Army, General Muhlenberg was the first man he saw when he got to the Army on his return, He then got his discharge for he had lost one of two muskets but he has also lost or misplaced it and cannot now avail himself of the advantage of it
A few days before I reached home it had fallen to my lot to perform a tour of duty for myself and the troops had marched from my County north a day or two at home & pursued the Army but they reached Yorktown before I came up with them I was attached on arriving there to the Company from the Said County of Fauquier commanded by Captain Triplett, He remained here during the Siege and at the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis he was detached as one of the guard to guard the British prisoners to the Barracks in Frederick County Virginia where he was discharged by his Said Captain Triplett, he served in this tour two months & received a discharge therefor but has lost this Also, He knows of no living witness by whom he can prove 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 and Subscribed the day And year aforesaid John Danks

We Grigsby Rush A clergyman residing in the County of Logan in the State of Kentucky and Henry Ashburn residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Banks who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years old; that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Grigsby Rush Henry Ashburn
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 & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Grigsby Rush who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Logan in the State of Kentucky and that Henry Ashburn who has also signed the same is a resident in said County & State is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
Grigsby Rush Resident
of the County Court of Logan County Ky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Logan County Set
I Samuel Hleurd clerk of the court of Logan County court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Banks for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11 th day of December 1832
Sam c Hleurd
21024
John Banks

No 21024 John Banks Logan County Kentucky
for 1781 private 6 months $20
Samuel Asford Clk Logan County Court Russellville Kentucky

BRIEF in the case of  John Banks  County of Logan  in the State of  Kentucky  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Subst Enlisted In 1781 2 Private Capt Jennings Col Edmond   Subst Light Infantry 2 " " Cannon Col Mathews   2 " " Triples  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fauquier Co Va  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Dyer Castor Examining Clerk.

30.979 Reg INVALID.
1933 Aug. 10. Photos mailed to Wm. A. Bonham Account. dir mfd. 9/14/33
File No. 30.979
John Banks Dr. Rev. Wm
Act: June 1 st 1855
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 162
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rapidsville Ky Dec 5
free
Dec 15.
The Honble J. Lewis Ky. 21024
Louis Secretary of War Washington City

Rapidsville Ky Dec 5 th
free
Dec 15 th
The Honbl. K. G. 21024
Louis Naf Secretary of War Washington City

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Banks which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned 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? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

August 4, 1933
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
541
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Rev. War pension claim of John Danks ,
S. 30979
Actual 1 of each page
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$1.25
5 pages
all pages taken in this order.
Kindly leave margin of 1½ inches at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.
Chief of Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

August 4, 1933
Administrator of Veterans Affairs Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Kindly send me uncertified photostatic copies of five pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of John Danks, S. 30979.
Very truly yours
William A. Bonham 35 S. Garland Ave Dayton Ohio C/o Earl D. Bonham