Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2142, Joseph Collins, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Collins, Joseph
S. 2142
CONTENTS
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31.444 Tennessee Jonesborough
Joseph Collins of Washington Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Leftwich of the 2nd regt commanded by Col M. Blair in the Bragg's mile line for six months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesborough 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 June 1838 — and sent to H. W. B. Carter, H.R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1838 $140 — Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sep 38 10. — $150. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. H. Allen Clerk, Book 8 2 Vol. 7 Page 147

State of Tennessee Washington County Where it remembered that on the 12 th day of February 1838. The undersigned a Justice of the peace for the County & State aforesaid called at the residence of Joseph Collins, who is too infirm to attend at the seat of justice in order to make his declaration prepar- atory to being placed upon the Pious test. And the said Joseph being desirous of availing himself of the provisions of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 and made & submitted the following declaration to wit, that he is aged about nearly three years resident in Washington County. Was born in the County of Westmoreland State of Virginia in the year 1745 as the account has been handed down to him by his parents tho without having any record or family register thereof & being himself wholly unlettered, & on that ac- count unable to keep any record thereof that being born in the County & State afo- said his father removed to the County of Prince William from there to Stafford County Virginia where he was the County of Bedford State of Virginia, where he was drafted to perform a term of duty during the Revolutionary war at the time he was put under the command of Col n William Lashbrook, of Col n Henry Bluford's command & rendered service at a place called New Linden. He was under the command of said Officers three months

tour was the call, & he served out the time of time for which the regiment was called & was discharged with the other soldiers, but from age & the transaction, so long gone by, he cannot state all the particulars. Again he was called upon to perform a tour of duty as a private & was enrolled in Capt. Jonathan Leffewick company. Major Abraham Goad commanded. This was a call of three months & he distinctly recollects serving more than the three months waiting for reenforcement. In addition to the two tours above, he enrolled to go to Amherst to guard prisoners, & did not serve out the time there being no need for the service of the Company he returned home. Then the district removed to the then Western part of North Carolina now Tennessee & settled on the Nolichucky river where he now resides, and shortly before the Kingsmountain expedition he had occasion to return to Bedford Virginia & whilst absent was drafted as a private to go to Kingsmountain the troops for which campaign had marched before his return & when he reached home a notice had been left with his wife to rendezvous at Gap Creek  follow , (I went on with) borrowed a gun from his neighbor, A the army joined Capt. Beane company & marched to Kingsmountain, and just as they reached the place of action, they

Met a messenger informing them of the victory & on forming the new army acted in guarding the prisoners and saw part of the prisoners hang. he was commanded by Sevier & Campbell as generals. & served the four & D returned home. it was three months tour. That his age & want of memory finds him from speaking of dates, every thing is impressed upon his memory better than dates, & gives the following dates for dates, his first service spoken of, off three months, under Capt. William Lofteuch was a year or two before the Kings- mountain expedition, the second under Jonathan Lofteuch was about a year before Kings mountain. & the last service was Kingsmountain all of which was before the close of the war. that he has no documentary evidence of his service & gives his declaration as fully as his memory now serves him that James White & Valentine Devall are persons known to him & he to them by whom he can establish the reputation of his services, & he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present & states that he never has been on the roll of any agency.
Joseph his Collins mark
Sworn to & subscribed this 12th day of February 1838 before me
John Longmire (Seal) Justice of the peace

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We James White & Valentine Devatt citizens of Washington County State of Tennessee do hereby certify on oath that we are well acquainted with said Joseph Collins the within declarant. & certify upon oath that it is reported in the vicinity that he was a Revolutionary soldier. & in from our knowledge of him & his character & reputation we are in the opinion of his being a Revolutionary soldier and aged ninety three years Feb 12th 1838
James White his mark Valentine Devatt
State of Tennessee Washington County I Samuel Greer Clerk of the County Court of Washington do hereby certify that John Longmire, before whom the foregoing declaration & affidavit were made & whose certificate follows, was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the peace for said County & in common with the other justices thereof duly qualified & sworn to the faithful discharge of his duties as such Justice under my hand & seal of office at office this day 28th February 1838
Sam Greer Clerk
State of Tennessee Washington County John Longmire an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify that on the 12th day of February 1838. I attended at the dwelling house of Joseph Collins in Washington County who from age and infirmity was unable to travel to the seat of Justice, & there, duly qualified said Joseph Collins to the foregoing declaration after his making the same, and also qualified James White & Valentine Devatt to their certificate appended, both of whom are known to me to be citizens of said County & men of veracity & repute in the vicinity of the declarant. I further certify that being myself a resident citizen of the same neighbourhood, & cognisant of the repute in which the declarant is held, that I am fully satisfied that he was a Revolutionary soldier & served as stated in his declaration. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 12th Feb 1838 I also certify that the erasures & interlineations were made in my own hand writing before perfecting.
John Longmire (Seal)
Hon. W.B. Carter Justice of the peace HR

State of Tennessee
Washington County On this 21 st day of May 1838
I John Longmore one of the acting Justices of the peace for said County attended at the dwelling house of Joseph Collins and after swearing him I Joseph on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God he deposed & stated as his reason for not making earlier application for pension that he has from age & infirmity been prevented from attending Courts & public places for many years. That he did toward since the passage of the act under which he makes application, employ men to forward his claim but being himself ignorant of the steps to be taken, & not being able to get abroad they never gave attention to the same, & indeed now he could not have made application but for the kindness of good neighbors (who seeing his helpless condi- tion) interested themselves in obtaining the attendance of the Magistrate & knowing knowing to his reputation of Service & he herein states as certified by the Magistrate that he is wholly unable to attend the Courts or seats of Justice to have that or any other business done. Second to & subscribed this day
First above written For John Longmore Justice of the peace
Joseph his X Collins mark

State of Tennessee & I Samuel Greer Clerk of the County Washington County to Court of the County do hereby Certify that John Longmire before whom the within probate was made was at the time an acting Justice of the peace & in Far the County duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature is genuine given under my hand & seal of office at Office in Davisboro this 30 th day
1838
Samuel Greer Clerk
Joseph Collins offt.
Hon. W. B. Carter ADR.

Rep Hall.
19 th June 1838.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. Pensions.
Sir,
I transmit you the affidavit of Joseph Collins, (who heretofore applied for a Pension and whose papers are on file) explaining and assigning his reasons for not applying earlier to obtain the benefits of the Act of '32. and which the Com. required him to account for.
Please examine the case and inform me the result.
I am very respectfully Yr ob t servant
W. B. Carter

Rev War
2142
INVALID.
File No. 2142
Joseph Collins Prim Rev War,
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The term of three months then at the time of the Battle of Kings Mountain cannot be allowed, Those who were engaged in that service volunteer, and were not drafted, and returned home after the battle. If the affiant served in an organized corps at the time it could have been for a few days only.

Joseph Collins Tenn
Suspended
See let to Hon. W. V. B.
Crater March 29.
1838
act June 7, 1832