Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,952, Patrick Coyle, Va.

SERVICE
boyle Patrick
NUMBER
8.30.952
CONTENTS

25383 Kentucky
Patrick Boyle
Waynes in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Lewis of the com commanded in the Virginia line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Feb 1834 and Col. A Dabney Monticello
Arrears to the 4th of Sept  100.00 Semestral allowances ending March  20.00 $120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam Boyd Clerk. Book E Vol. 7 Page 30
Dec 21 1834

27.214 Patrick Boyle

State of Kentucky Wayne County I am this the 26 th day of August 1833. Personally appeared before
me Benjamin Hancock an acting Justice of the peace for the county of Wayne aforesaid Patrick Boyle a res- ident citizen of the county of Wayne State of Kentucky aged seventy years agreeable to his best information having no record of his age, and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following Declaration in or- der to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 June 1832.
That he entered the service of the united States in the Revolutionary War in Washington County County State of Virginia some time in the month of October the day of the month not remembered and he believes in the fall of one thousand

Seven hundred and Eighty under Capt Lewis his first name not remembered, Lieutenant James Hawkins he entered said service as a volun- teer To serve against the Indians, and more led on to Dumps creek and station, awhile and from there to the place of the New Garden settlement, and went on various places west of Greenbrier was in two skirmishes with the Indians not far from Sandy river went to a great many different Points and finally returned home some time in the month of December Ensign year after his entering the service having continued in service precisely Twelve months he was discharged by his said Capt Lewis about Twenty miles from the place where he first started from, he had a written discharge from the hands of his said Capt Lewis Expressing that it was for one years service, he has in some way lost or destroyed his said discharge he is not certain in what way and has no written or Documentary Evidence of his services

and knows of no certain person that he can prove his services by. That there would be any chance of procuring the Evidence of applicant was born in the western part of Virginia he is of opinion that it was not in the bounds of any laid out County at that time and was brought to Washington County and continued in Washington County Virginia until he was about forty years of age and was married and had seven children and moved to Smith County West Tennessee and staid there three years and then moved to Wayne County Kentucky where he has lived for the last twenty seven years. applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity Except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, and that there is no clergy in any place. Immediately convenient to be gotten as there is none in his immediate neighborhood
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & aforesaid B. Hancock J.P.
Patrick Coyle

We Jesse Kennedy Richard Laurence — and James Summers residing in the County of Wayne and State of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Patrick Coyle who has subscribed and sworn to the fore- going Declaration that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that we believe him to be at least seventy years of age and that he is a man reputed and believed in his neighborhood as a man of veracity.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
B. Hancock off
Jesse Kennedy mark Richard Laurence James Summers
I Benjamin Hancock Justice of the peace as afore- said do hereby declare my opinion after the inves- tigation of the matter that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that Jesse Kennedy and Richard Laurence & James Summers who

has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate are resident citizens of the county of Wayne aforesaid and one credible man and that this statement is entitled to credit, and that applicant is unable to attend court from bodily infirmity; given under my hand and seal The day and year aforesaid
Benjamin Hancock
State of Kentucky Wayne County
I William Simpson, Clerk of the county Court for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Hancock whose name appears to the foregoing opinion is an acting Justice of the peace in & for the county aforesaid duly qualified, commissioned and sworn according to law and that his certificate is in due form of law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal - of office this 29 th day of August 1833
William Simpson Clerk of the Wayne County Court

Patrick Coyle Pension claim under Line 7th 1833.

State of Kentucky Wayne County On this the day of Decem- ber 1833 personally appeared before me Benjamin Hancock an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Wayne aforesaid Patrick Boyle of the County Wayne State of Kentucky and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following Explan- ation, and amendment to his original Declaration, he states that entered the service in Washington County Virginia as stated in his original Declaration To serve three months To which he volunteered and entered the service and after having served out said period, it was understood that it was necessary to Range through the frontiers to rescue private families from pending danger. he accordingly agreed to continue in service three months more he then continued, on To serve three months more there being no time intervening between the first and second term he having served out his second term of three months

he was marched To the new garden Back again having no written or verbal discharge for the first time, and verbally verbally discharged for the second, he then went To Washington County but had only been in his settlement a few days till there came word that there was danger of the Indians on the Greenbrier and he again went out as a volunteer under his said Capt and Lieutenant west of the Greenbrier. To serve three months, was in sever- al skirmishes with the Indians between Greenbrier and Sandy, Canipe and ranged through the mountains various points and directions and served out said four had no discharge, but was solicited by his said Capt To continue To guard the frontiers another three months. he again Ranged the Territory of bounds between the Sandy and Greenbrier the whole of the fall and finally march Back within about Twenty miles of his home and then had a written discharge from his said Capt showing that he had served Twelve months applicant States that he did not know that it was necessary when he arranged

his original Declaration To designate The Term of Each Period of engagement he on reflection, thinks he entered the service about the last days of October and finally ended the whole of his service about the first of December in the ensuing year
Sworn To and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Patrick Coyle
B. Hancock Jps
State of Kentucky
Wayne County
I William Simpson, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that Benjamin Hancock Esq. whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit  amendment is an acting Justice of the peace in Said County duly Com- missioned & sworn according to Law & that his is in his own hand writing & in due form of Law In Witness whereof I have hereunto Subscribed his my name and affixed the Seal of office this 26 day of Decr 1833
Wm Simpson Clerk of the Court of Wayne County

27214
Patrick Coyle Kentucky
From 1780 private 1 year. $40.
Robert A. Babner Monticello Kentucky

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Patrick Coyle?
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 1 Pt. Capt Lewis no col. 70 Va Traditioray  
There was no military service under one engagement for so long a period as one year. Applicant's statement unsatisfactory. He can only be allowed for the time in actual service.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section EEL
March 10, 1930
Mrs. L.H.Beall 517-4/4 W. Manchester Avenue Inglewood, California
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.30952, it appears that Patrick Coyle was born in the western part of Virginia, exact place and date not given.
While residing in Washington County, Virginia, he entered the latter part of October, 1780, served four tours of three months each as a private in Captain Lewis' Virginia Company, and guarded the frontiers against the Indians and had several skirmishes with them.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 26, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy years and resided in Wayne County, Kentucky.
At the time of his application for pension, he stated that he "continued in Washington County, Virginia untill he was about forty years of age and was married and had seven children and moved to Smith County West Tennessee and staid there three years and then moved to Wayne County, Kentucky where he has lived for the last Twenty seven years".
He died February 21, 1845.
There are no family data other than his reference to his wife and children whose names are not stated.
There is no charge for this service.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Monticello Kentucky Dec 26th 1833
I inclose to you in this letter the original and amended proceedings in the case of Patrick Boyle for a pension you will please communicate an answer to me at this place.
Your humble servant
Robert A. Dabney
J. L. Edinards commissioner of pensions

This is the language filled in on Certification form no. 57 - Revised July, 1931, AD the Vol. Ad.
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eleven pages are true photo- static copies of the originals thereof, in the claim for pension based upon service of PATRICK COYLE in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, on file under S. 30952.
FRANK T. HINES

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Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 inches at top of each page and return papers in folder with corresponding name and number. The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

April 26, 1940
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Mr. E. F. Coyle 26 Main Street Berea, Kentucky
PATRICK COYLE S. 30952 BA-J/MHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter, with which you enclosed $1.00 to cover cost of certified copies of the papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension, S. 30952, based upon service of Patrick Coyle whose record was furnished you September 14, 1939.
Photostatic copies of papers in the claim for pension cited above will be furnished you for twenty-five cents a page. The number of pages to be copied is eleven. The cost for certification of the set is twenty-five cents additional, making the total cost $3.00.
It may be stated that when the record of this soldier was furnished you, all papers on file in regard to him were examined very carefully and the data found therein in regard to residences, age, service, family, etc., were incorporated in that report, consequently, the photostatic copies would not aid you any further in your research.
If you decide that the copies are necessary, your additional remittance of $2.00 should be made by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States and mailed to the Veterans Administration, Arlington Building, this city. Should you decide otherwise, your $1.00 will be refunded.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

March 15, 1940
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Mrs. John F. Dean 42 Prospect Street Berea, Kentucky
Patrick Coyle, S. 30952
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Isaac Coyle, W.C. 7669
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Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Patric Coyle, of Virginia, who at one time lived in Wayne County, Kentucky, and had wife named Lucinda, and Charles Davis who served from Virginia and married Sarah Moreland and _____ Waters(?), also the War of 1812 record of Isaac Coyle, of Madison County, Kentucky, whose wife was Massy Abrams or Percival(?).
Because of the large number of requests for data in regard to soldiers of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, it is impossible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research. The Revolutionary War record of Patrick Coyle and the War of 1812 record of Isaac Coyle are furnished you, as follow:
PATRICK COYLE S. 30952
The record of Patrick Coyle follows as found in the papers of pension claim, S. 30952, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Patrick Coyle was born in the western part of Virginia. The date and exact place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
He moved to Washington County, Virginia, and while residing there, volunteered in October, 1780, and served four tours of three months each, as private in Captain Lewis' Virginia company, engaged in guarding the frontiers against the Indians, and was in several skirmishes with them in the section between the Sandy and Greenbrier Rivers.
The soldier resided in Washington County, Virginia, until he was about forty years old. He married and had seven children (their

names and the name of his wife were not stated). He moved to Smith County, West Tennessee, where he remained three years, thence to Wayne County, Kentucky.
While living in Wayne County, Kentucky, aged seventy years, Patrick Coyle was allowed pension on his application executed August 26, 1833. He died February 21, 1845.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and name and address of the person paid in the case of Patrick Coyle, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Patrick Coyle, certificate #25583, issued February 7, 1834, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.
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ISAAC COYLE W. C. 7669
The data which follow in regard to Isaac Coyl or Coyle (the family signed both ways) were obtained from the papers in the claims for pension and bounty land under File No. W. C. 7669, based upon his service in the War of 1812.
The date and place of birth of Isaac Coyl or Coyle and names of his parents are not shown.
Isaac Coyl or Coyle volunteered at Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, or at Irvine in Estill County, that state, and served from September 1, 1812, to March 26, 1813, as private in Captain S. Massie's company of Kentucky militia.
The soldier, while living in Madison County, Kentucky, applied November 9, 1850, giving his age then as sixty-one years, for bounty land which was due on account of his service in the War of 1812, and was allowed eighty acres of bounty land on Warrant 26010, under the Act of September 28, 1850. He applied June 4, 1855, while still a resident of Madison County, for additional land which was due, and on that application was granted eighty acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 27326, under the Act of March 3, 1855.
Isaac Coyl or Coyle was allowed pension, also, for his service, on his application executed April 8, 1871, at which time he was

living in Jackson County, Kentucky, with post office at Berea in Madison County, that state, and gave his age then as eighty-seven years with no explanation of the discrepancy. He died in Jackson County, June 2, 1875.
Isaac Coyl or Coyle married Massy (her given name appears also as Massey, Masy, Mary and Maxoy) and her surname was given as both Abrams and Percival, with no explanation. They were married at the home of one Joseph Abrams in Indian Springs, Kentucky, October 29, 1813, as stated by soldier's widow and many witnesses, or October 19, 1817, as stated by the soldier. The date and place of Massy's birth and names of her parents were not given. No relationship was stated between her and Joseph Abrams.
Massy Coyle was allowed pension on her application executed March 19, 1878, at which time she was aged eighty-two years and a resident of Jackson County, Kentucky. She died prior to June 17, 1897, exact date not stated.
Isaac Coyl or Coyle and his wife, Massy, reared a family of children, the only names shown being the following:
Margret, the oldest, born August 29, 1814, who died, date not given. Elizabeth(?), the second, " June 15, 1816 Wilmer(?) " April 20, 1818
In 1876, one Isaac N. Coyle was aged thirty-nine years and living in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, with post office at Clover Bottom in Jackson County; in that year, one T. J. Coyle testified jointly with one William T. Baker in Jackson County in behalf of soldier's widow, Massy; one Alpherd or Alphord Coyle, aged eighty-three years, testified in the same county that he attended the marriage of the soldier and Massy; one John Coyle, age not stated, testified in Jackson County, that he had known Isaac and Massy Coyle for forty years. In 1878, Joseph Coyle, aged thirty-five years, and one Isaac Coyle witnessed the signature of soldier's widow, Massy Coyle, in Berea, Kentucky. In the same year, one Solomon Abrams, aged eighty-one years, and Adline or Adnine Abrams testified in Jackson County, Kentucky, that they attended the marriage of the soldier, Isaac Coyle and Massy. The relationship of none of those persons to the soldier, to his wife, or to each other, was stated.
If you desire information relative to the location of the bounty land granted Isaac Coyle for his service, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city,

and furnish that official the number of each warrant, the acreage and date of the act under which issued.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the exact date of death of soldier's widow, Massey, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Massey Coyle, certificate No. 7669, issued August 8, 1878, rate $8 per month, commenced March 9, 1878, Act of March 9, 1878, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

September 14, 1939
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Mr. E. F. Coyle 26 Main Street Berea, Kentucky
Patrick Coyle, S. 30952 *****
Isaac Coyl, W. C. 7669 *****
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Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letters of recent date, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Patrick Coyle who was living in Wayne County, Kentucky, in 1840, also the War of 1812 record of Isaac Coyle who lived in that part of Madison County which later became Jackson County, Kentucky, who drew a pension and whose widow, Massie Coyle, drew a pension and lived in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, as late as 1896 or 1897. You desire to know whether Isaac Coyle served in the Revolutionary War, also, and whether Patrick and Isaac were father and son.
The Revolutionary War record of Patrick Coyle and the War of 1812 record of Isaac Coyl or Coyle are furnished you herein. It is not shown that Isaac served in the Revolution, also, nor is it shown there was any relationship between Patrick and Isaac.
PATRICK COYLE S. 30952
The record of Patrick Coyle follows as found in pension claim, S. 30952, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Patrick Coyle was born in the western part of Virginia. The date and exact place of birth, and names of his parents were not given.
He moved to Washington County, Virginia, and while residing there, volunteered in October, 1780, and served four tours of three months each, as private in Captain Lewis' Virginia company, engaged in guarding the frontiers against the Indians, and was in several skirmishes with them in the section between the Sandy and Greenbrier Rivers.

The soldier resided in Washington County, Virginia, until he was about forty years old. He married and had seven children (their names and the name of his wife were not stated). He moved to Smith County, West Tennessee, where he remained three years, thence to Wayne County, Kentucky.
Patrick Coyle was allowed pension on his application executed August 26, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy years and living in Wayne County, Kentucky. He died February 21, 1845.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and name and address of the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Patrick Coyle, certificate #25583, issued February 7, 1834, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.
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ISAAC COYLE W. C. 7669
The data which follow in regard to Isaac Coyl or Coyle (the family signed both ways) were obtained from the papers in the claims for pension and bounty land on file under W. C. 7669, based upon his service in the War of 1812.
The date and place of birth of Isaac Coyl or Coyle and names of his parents are not shown.
Isaac Coyl or Coyle volunteered at Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, or at Irvine in Estill County, that state, and served from September 1, 1812, to March 26, 1813, as private in Captain S. Massie's company of Kentucky militia.
The soldier, while living in Madison County, Kentucky, applied November 9, 1850, giving his age then as sixty-one years, for bounty land which was due on account of his service in the War of 1812, and was allowed eighty acres of bounty land on Warrant 26010, under the Act of September 28, 1850. He applied June 4, 1855, while still a resident of Madison County, for additional land which was due, and on that application was granted eighty acres of bounty land on Warrant 27326, under the Act of March 3, 1855.
Isaac Coyl or Coyle was allowed pension, also, on account of his service in the War of 1812, on his application executed April 8, 1871,

at which time he was living in Jackson County, Kentucky, with post office at Berea in Madison County, and gave his age then as eighty-seven years with no explanation of the discrepancy. He died in Jackson County, June 2, 1875.
Isaac Coyl or Coyle married Massy (her given name appears as Massey, Masg, Mary and Maxcy, also) and her surname was given as both Abrams and Percival, with no explanation. They were married at the home of one Joseph Abrams in Indian Springs, Kentucky, October 29, 1813, as stated by soldier's widow and many witnesses, or October 19, 1817, as stated by the soldier. The date and place of Massy's birth and names of her parents were not given. No relationship was stated between her and Joseph Abrams.
Massy Coyle was allowed pension on her application executed March 19, 1878, and at which time she was aged eighty-two years and a resident of Jackson County, Kentucky. She died prior to June 17, 1897, exact date not stated.
Isaac Coyl or Coyle and his wife, Massy, reared a family of children, the only names shown being the following:
Margret, the oldest, born August 29, 1814, who died, date not given. Elizabeth(?), the second, " June 15, 1816 Wilmer(?) " April 20, 1818
In 1876, one Isaac N. Coyle was aged thirty-nine years and living in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, with post office at Glover Bottom in Jackson County; in that year, one T. J. Coyle testified jointly with one William T. Baker in Jackson County in behalf of soldier's widow, Massy; one Alpher or Alphord Coyle, aged eighty-three years, testified in the same county that he attended the marriage of the soldier and Massy; one John Coyle, age not stated, testified in Jackson County, that he had known Isaac and Massy Coyle for forty years. In 1878, Joseph Coyle, aged thirty-five years, and one Isaac Coyle witnessed the signature of soldier's widow Massy Coyle, in Berea, Kentucky. In the same year, one Solomon Abrams, aged eighty-one years, and Adline or Adnine Abrams testified in Jackson County, Kentucky, that they attended the marriage of the soldier, Isaac Coyle and Massy. The relationship of none of those persons to the soldier, to his wife, or to each other was stated.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the bounty land which was granted the soldier, Isaac Coyl or Coyle, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of each warrant, the acreage and date of the act under which issued.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the exact date of death of soldier's widow, Massey, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Massey Coyle, certificate No. 7689, issued August 8, 1878, rate $8 per month, commenced March 9, 1878, Act of March 9, 1878, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. + 1812 Wars
E. F. COYLE DRY GOODS BEREA, KENTUCKY
May 4, 1940.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs:-
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Re- PATRICK COYLE S. 30952 BA/ J/MMHF:MLB
Reference to your letter dated April 26, I would like the photostatic copies referred to, of the papers in the above cited claim for pension; and am enclosing the additional $2 money order for the set, including the certification thereof, as per your letter.
Very truly yours,
E. F. Coyle
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E. F. COYLE DRY GOODS BEREA, KENTUCKY
April 5, 1940.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs:-
Re- a certified copy of the Revolutionary War record of Patrick Coyle as found in pension claim S. 30952
Will you furnish me with a certified copy of the above soldiers record, please?
Very truly yours,
E. F. Coyle
see 10/16/40
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42 Prospect St, Berea Ky.
Veterans Bureau Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: Will you please give me the pension records, their place of resi- dence and name of widows at time when pensions were granted of the following soldiers
Patric Coyle a Revolutionary Soldier in Virginia line, widow Lucinda. He at one time resided in Wayne Co Ky.
Charles Davis a Revolutionary Soldier in the Virginia line. Widows name Sarah Moreland? 2 of Va names which gives not given Waters?
Isaac Coyle Soldier in War of 1812 of Madison Co Ky, Widow Massie Coyle (Abrams in aid of you  per  per ?)
Sincerely,
Mrs John F. Dean

Berea, Kentucky. August 8, 1939.
The National Archives Division of Reference Washington D. C./
Will you please furnish me with such information as available including the army record of Patrick Coyle a Revolutionary soldier, living in Wayne County Kentucky as late as 1840. Also, the record of Isaac Coyle, a soldier of the war of 1812 and possibly of the revolutionary war. He (Isaac Coyle) lived in what is now Jackson County Kentucky (then Madison) as late as 1840; drew a pension, his widow Massie Coyle lived at Berea, Madison County Kentucky as late as 1896 or 97 and drew a pension by reason of his army service.
I do not know whether these men enlisted from Virginia, North Carolina or Kentucky; or whether they were father and son. The information is wanted to determine if possible whether the Isaac Coyle of Madison County in 1840 was a son of the Patrick Coyle living in Wayne County Kentucky in 1840 and to determine whether the Isaac Coyle referred to was himself a soldier of the revolutionary war.
Very truly yours,
E. F. Coyle

E. F. COYLE DRY GOODS BEREA, KENTUCKY
September 8, 1939.
Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs:-
I am enclosing a copy of my letter to the National Archives August 8, 1939. They in turn said my inquiry was being referred to your Agency for appropriate action. I wonder if it could have been overlooked or whether the information is available?
The Isaac Coyle referred to was my grandfather.
Very truly yours,
E. F. Coyle
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form K-8 (Rev. 11-21-38)
Division of Reference
REFERRAL SLIP
DATE August 14, 1939
INQUIRY FROM: Mr. E. F. Coyle 26 Main Street Berea, Kentucky
DATED: August 8, 1939
SUBJECT:
✓ Army record of Patrick Coyle, soldier of the Revolutionary War, and of ✓ Isaac Coyle, soldier of the War of 1812 and probably the Revolutionary War.
RESPECTFULLY REFERRED TO:
Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section Veterans' Administration Washington, D. C.
The writer has been informed of the reference.
2 ✓ Ph. Hamer
CHIEF DIVISION OF REFERENCE

A-9493
August 14, 1939
Mr. E. F. Coyle 24 Main Street Berea, Kentucky
My dear Mr. Coyle:
The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of August 8, 1939, in which you request information concerning members of the Coyle family who served in the American Revolution and War of 1812.
The records pertaining to pensions based upon service in the Revolution and War of 1812 are in the custody of the Veterans' Administration. Your inquiry is being referred to that agency for appropriate action.
Since official communications do not require postage, your three cent stamp is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
VGS:ae
P. M. Hamer, Chief Division of Reference
Enclosure

E. F. COYLE DRY GOODS BEREA, KENTUCKY
August 8, 1939.
The National Archives Division of Reference Washington D. C./
Will you please furnish me with such information as available including the army record of Patrick Coyle a Revolutionary soldier, living in Wayne County Kentucky as late as 1840. Also, the record of Isaac Coyle, a soldier of the war of 1812 and possibly of the revolutionary war. He (Isaac Coyle) lived in what is now Jackson County (then Madison) as late as 1840; drew a pension, his widow Massie Coyle lived at Berea, Madison County Kentucky as late as 1896 or 97 and drew a pension by reason of his army service.
I do not know whether these men enlisted from Virginia, North Carolina or Kentucky; or whether they were father and son. The information is wanted to determine if possible whether the Isaac Coyle of Madison County in 1840 was a son of the Patrick Coyle living in Wayne County Kentucky in 1840 and to determine whether the Isaac Coyle referred to was himself a soldier of the revolutionary war.
Very truly yours,
E. F. Coyle
A9493

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317 3 / 4 W. Manchester Ave Inglewood, Calif. Jan 13 - 1930.
W. S. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Will you please send me a copy of the Pension papers of Patrick Coyle , who was a Private in the Revolution and who received a pension. — Collins Hist of Ky. Vol 1 - page 9 also.
Rev. Pension Rolls - Ky - page 143.
I will send the amount necessary for making the copy as soon as I know how much it will be.
Yours truly,
Mrs. L. H. Beall.
He was a Private in a Va line and pension was granted about Feb 1834, but reached back to Mar 4, 1831. Was living in Wayne Co., Ky, in 1840.

30952 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30952
Patrick Coyle Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1821
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930 - Mar 10 - First to Mrs. H. Beall 1939 Sept 14 - Heir to E. Coyle 1940 Mar 15 - Heir to Mrs. John H. Dean 1940 Apr 26 - Mrs. E. Coyle adoptions photos 1940 May 17 - Photos mailed to E. A. Coyle + Co. Ind Mailed same date