Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4603 1/2, Andrew Hardy, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Ja
Hardy, Andrew
P. 4603 1/2
CONTENTS

State of Kentucky Lincoln County ss
On this 11 th day of August 1828 A.D.
Wardy aged about seventy one years resident of said county came this day before the County Court of said County being a court of Record and made the following Declaration upon oath in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 & of the 1 st of May 1820 providing for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War That he the said Andrew Wardy sometime in the fall of the year 1776 in Charlottesville Virginia enlisted under one Lieutenant Marks to be enrolled & was enrolled in Capt M c Hoesantain's Company in the Regiment commanded by Col d Woodford comm- encing of a Virginia Reg t No. — (not now recalled) for the term of one year That he faithfully served out his time as a soldier and was honorably discharged in the fall of 1777. in Amherst County said State By Col d Gains when he had gone on furlough (being sick) Granted by Col d Woodford That he cannot now recollect the month in which he enlisted or in which he was discharged though he thinks both took place about the times above given He did not serve in the company in which he was first enrolled all the time being a good Rifleman he was sometimes required to do service in some other companies after the said first mention Term of service expired and after he began to recover his health he enlisted under one Lieut. Winfrey of Capt Mosby's company (in which he was afterwards enrolled) of Col d Samuel Elberts Reg t in which Regiment — marched to Georgia & he the said Wardy marched to Georgia under the immediate command of Capt Pannel and was immediately after his arrival in said State put into Capt Mosby's Company That he enlisted in the last mentioned service for three years & served out the whole time faithfully & was honorably discharged by Capt John Marriss in Albemarle County Virginia both of which said discharges he has lost That during said Terms of service he was in

the battle at the long bridge in Virginia assisted in taking the three British Vessels at Gnourea Island and was in various Skirmishes but no other General engagements That at the taking of the said Vessels at Gnourea He lost his hearing which he has never recovered since by the firing of the cannon He further declares that he has not since the 18 th of March 1818 sold given or parted with any of his property in any way with the view of bringing himself within the provision of the said Acts of Congress of 18 th March 1818 & 1 st May 1820 and that the same has not since the making out of his original Declaration herewith transmitted bearing date 28 th May 1818 and returned to him from the office of Secretary of War for informality disallowed returned than as it became necessary for him to dispose of it for the use of himself and his family He states he has no property or Estate whatever ( Save as ) and no one has an interest for him any money or property or Estate & has no property or money due him or income of any kind other than what is shown in the schedule herewith annexed. which schedule he swears contains a just & true account of all & every species of property & Estate whatever to which he has any title That he is in reduced circumstances & unable to support himself That he is now in his 71 st year of age his occupation a farmer and that in consequence of old age & great bodily infirmity he is utterly unable to do any thing for the support of himself and family That his wife is in her sixty sixth year of age an unhealthy & infirm woman unable to do much & that she together with an old woman slave aged about 71 years totally unable to support herself - constitute the whole of his family, Schedule of A Hardy property excepting wearing apparel & necessary bedding and bed clothing Total
  1 negro woman aged about 71 years worth nothing —   8 head of cattle old & young worth $36. 50   15 head of hogs worth 16. 00   and 3 beds & bed clothing worth 30. 00 

  two tables  $6. 00    1 cupboard & various articles of kitchen furniture  15. 00    Whole amt  $103. 50  
Andrew his Hardy mark
And the said Court ordered it to be further certified that they are satisfied upon the oaths of two credible witnesses that the foregoing schedule contains a just & fair account of the Estate of said Andrew Hardy & that he hath no other Estate or income whatever and that it appears satisfactory to them also that the said Hardy has not since the 18 th March 1818 disposed of nor parted with any property Estate or effects he then had for the purpose nor with a view to bring himself within the provisions of said acts of Congress of 18 th March 1818 nor the annular act of 1820 But that whatever diminution has taken place of his property has been necessary for the support & maintenance of himself & family all which is ordered to be certified & it is also ordered to be certified that P. And. Hardy states on oath in addition to the foregoing statements that 10 years or more ago he made application for a pension under said act of 18 th March 1818 which was rejected for want of proof as he understood and that he has ever since contemplated renewing the application but has hitherto from some cause omitted it or been disappointed from time to time in doing so until now Henry Stratton presiding Justice of the  Peace for Simpson County Dead John Boisseau J.P.H. Dead Ebenezer Dickey J.P.H. Dead John Lewis J.P. Dead  Simpson County Set I ask that for said Court do certify that the foregoing three pages contain a true & complete

Copy hereof. as of record in my office. Witness my hand Augt 28 th 1828. Isaac Moore, D.C.
By Is a Moore D.C.
State of Kentucky
Simpson County Court August County Court 1828
I John L Moore Deputy Clerk for John L Moore Clerk in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is One hundred and Three Dollars and fifty cents. I also certify that said Andrew Hardy states on Oath in addition to the foregoing statements that 10 years or more ago he made application for a pension under said act of Congress 18 th March 18 th 1828 which was rejected for want of form and that he has ever since contemplated renewing said application but has hitherto omitted it or been disappointed till now.
In Testimony Whereof I hereunto affix my name and affix the seal of said court in office aforesaid this 28 th day of August 1828
Isaac Moore C.M. D.C.
By Is a Moore D.C.
fee for copy
Seal & certf - $2.00
State of Kentucky
Simpson County Court
I Henry Stratton Presiding Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Authentication is in due form of law. & that full faith should be given the attestation thereof. Given under my hand this 27 th day of Augt 1828
Henry Stratton P. J. P. C. Court - -

Andrew Hardy
R 460 3 \frac{1}{2}
In answer to your enquiry relative to pension & bounty land alleged to be due for the services of your grandfather Andrew Hardy, a Regt Soldier - his residence during & after the war is not mentioned, I have to state that a Andrew Hardy of Simpson Co Kentucky applied for pension under the act of 1818 without for anything  without any other evidence of his service than his own statement, both of his discharges being lost. As no further testimony was filed or steps taken to establish his claim, it was probably abandoned. There is no law existing under which a child or descendant of the Soldier can claim a pension or arrears of pension on account of his services.
As he did not serve to the end of the war in the Continental establishment he was not entitled to bounty land until the passage of the act of March 3 1855 which was for a 7 year period of service but no one is now entitled under that act except a surviving widow, & in case of her death, a surviving child who was a minor on the date of said act.

Resgts vol 2 p 81 Andrew Handy Kentucky
See letters 2 Sep 1828 & 27 Sep 1828 to Thos M Smith
4603'2

1891 Oct 5 Mrs. S. H. Lyman heir note entitled to pension on Greenfield Prov.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
46035 g
P. O.
Andrew Hardy
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Franklin Ky Sept. 11 th
Recd
Genl. The Secy of War 29 Sept 1862
The Hon ble The Secretary of War of the United States - Washington City District Columbia

Atlin September 11 th 1888
Honored Sir,
I have just discovered that through neglect of the Clerk of the Court here the former declaration of Andrew Hardy already forwarded to your office for a pension lacked the certificate of the presiding Justice here for due authentication. The enclosed is a duly authenticated Copy & will answer in the stead of the other. — Yours with great respect &c
Thos. Smith

PENSION OFFICE OCT 1 1891
Old War & Navy OCT 3 1891 RECEIVED

① 4603 1/2
Custer Breckinridge County, Ky Sept 25 th 1891
To the Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir my Grand father Andrew Hardy war in the war known as the Revolution war for a period of about 7 years under gen Washington he died leaving but one heir who was my mother I know of but 3 of my Mothers heirs Living we have not got said Soldiers discharge papers for the reason a certain man got them claiming that he would get him some Pension money and my grand father never heard of the man Pension or discharge papers after the gentle man afore said left with them now what I wish to know could there or is there any thing due us heirs as Pension or Bounty for the services of our Grand father for his said services in afore said war if so please send us proper Blanks and instructions as to how we should proceed to make application for same please let me hear from you at your earliest convenience
address Sophia A. J. Lyons
at Custer Breckinridge county Ky