Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38747, David Greats, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
★ Greats David or Great
S 38747
CONTENTS

David Greathouse declaration made in open Court 21 st April 1818
David Greathouse A Soldier of the 8 th Virginia Regiment, having served his time for which he enlisted, is hereby discharged
Given under my hand at the Valley Forge 12 th Dec r 1778
Greathouse, David Va S 387A7
Col. Thos. B. L.

State of Tennessee Washington County
April 10. term 1818
It is submitted that on the 21 st April 1818, in pursuance to 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 Revolution- ary war David Great personally appeared in open court and produced a discharge to him subscribed by Brigadier General Scott dated at Valley Forge the 14 th February 1778 discharging him the said David Great from further service having fulfilled his term of time in the 8 th Virginia Regiment for the further certainty here with trans- mit the same.
And the said David having been duly sworn according to law made & subscribed before us in Open Court the following declaration that he is the same person named David Great named in said discharge, and that he was enrolled or enlisted into the service of the United States in the 8 th Virginia Regiment some time in October 1775 that he continued in said Regiment in the company of Captain Richard Campbell until the 14 th February 1778 the date of his discharge, that he was wounded in the service of the United States during said service, inasmuch that he has been an invalid ever since, and being destitute of property when he left the army, has never been able to earn more than a subsistence, and is so destitute of even the necessaries of life that he stands in need of the generous provision

made by the United States for the indigent soldiery he further states that he came to the state of Tennessee (then Kentucky) some time in the year 1783 and has ever since resided, and now does, within Washington County state aforesaid and that he never has been placed on the pension list of the United
States, sworn to and subscribed in open court this 21st April 1818 David Great mark
He said David Great also produced before the Court John Engle who made oath that he was in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War that he was enlisted into the 8th Virginia Regiment at the same time with David Great (about the month of October 1775) as well as now recollected that he was enlisted in Captain Hark's company and served in said 8th Regiment with David Great until discharged at Valley Forge in 1778. and that said David faithfully fulfilled his time of service and more than the period for which he enlisted. Sworn to and subscribed in open court.
John Engle
Test

State of Tennessee Washington County
April 21 st 1818
I James Sevier Clerk of the Court of Pleas for said County do hereby certify and attest that David Great of John Single after being duly sworn in open Court, severally made & subscribed the foregoing declarations & state- ments respectively by them purporting to be made & subscribed and the same was ordered taken by the Court to be certified In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this day of date first above written
James Sevier Clerk
State of Tennessee Washington County
we John Patten John Stephens Nathaniel Shively & Jonathan Colburn sons of the Justices of
quorum duly elected to hold the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Washington County do hereby certify and attest the foregoing declarations and answers in favour of David Great was duly taken in open Court before us at the time therein stated and by us ordered to be certified by our Clerk James Sevier who subscribed the foregoing certificate duly and legally appointed clerk of said Court we further certify that we have good reason to believe & certify that David Great from the evidence produced to us is in indegent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support we further certify that the said David Great and John

Eagle and entitled to credit from their general standing in society in testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals as Justices of the quorum for the Court of Pleas & for the said County then being no regular Chairman of said Court duly appointed this 21 st April 1818
Thos Patton (Seal) John Stevenson (Seal)
William Shipley (Seal) Jonathan Collom (Seal) Justices of quorum for for Washington County
David Greathouse declaration made in open Court 21 st April 1818
Greathouse, David No. S 38747

965 West
Tennessee Roll
David Gentry Capt Campbell 4 Private Virginia line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of June 1818 and sent to James Sevier, Esqr. Jonesborough, Tennessee
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818
and also ending 4 months 14/30 $35.73
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Two years ✓ Sept r Washington Co. Tennessee
Note sent Apr. 24 th 1821 to Genl. John Sevier Esqr. Jonesborough Tennessee.

David Greath Schedule & Rate
10965
Not Verneville
W. Blair of Manchester agent

SCHEDULE.
District of Washington ss.
October
On this 17th day of September 1820, personally
appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said district [circuit, county, or corporation, as the case may be.] David Greely aged Sixty eight
years, resident in Washington County in said district, [circuit county, or corporation,] who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: to wit that he was enrolled on the first Saturday of March 1775 in Skaneateles County in New York under Captain Richard Campbell, of the eighth regiment of the Virginia line... And I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th 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 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 18th 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, and by me subscribed.
 one Rifle gun - with 12.00  one Whetstone - with 2.00  one Bed - 1.00  one Box of iron 36.00 - 1.50  one Chair - 75  one Desk - 2.50  one set of different accessories 4.00  one Box - 1.00 
one large Bible & one Hymn Book one small geography & one sketch
and further that he has neither wife nor children nor relations in the country and is subsisting upon his pension, for indigence allowed him on the 20th of June 1818 the date of his application, he states that that was a means by which he came to the sum of his being broke and his wound in the hand he is now unable to earn that or any other business for support.
Sworn to, and declared, on the 17th day of September 1820
before me Justice of the Court of Pleas for David Greely
J. James Lewis clerk of P Court
We hereby certify, that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Thirty two dollars and
in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of
17th day of October 1820
J. Lewis Clerk of the Court for the County of Washington By his Deputy James S. Johnston

38 747 INVALID.
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File No. 38 747
David Greath
Wm Per Mr
Act: 15 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 203
[Arrangement of 1870.]