WHITE COUNTY, TN - REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION - John Massey 1833
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Service: VA
Massey, John
Massay
S1918
March 1, 1932
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John Massey S.1918
R-3/????
Honorable J. Ridley Mitchell
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Mitchell:
Reference is made to your letter of February 10th, with enclosures from Mr. O.
D. Massa of Cookeville, Tennessee, who desires the record of John Massey
who drew pension for service in the Revoluntionary War while living in
Tennessee.
The data which follows were obtained from papers on file in the pension
claim S.1918 based upon the military service of John Massey or Massay.
He was born May 20, 1765, in Hanover County, Virginia. The name of his
parents were not given.
While living in Fluvanna County, Virginia, he enlisted in February or
March 1779, served eighteen months in Captain Kilpatrick's company in
Colonel Feebocker's (possibly meant Febiger) Virginia Regiment,
immediately after the expiration of the eighteen months he again
enlisted, names of officers not given, was engaged in guarding prisoners
at Winchester Barracks and served until the surrender of Cornwallis.
After the close of the Revolution he lived in Amhurst Coounty, Virginia,
from there moved to Greene County, Tennessee from there to Overton
County, Tennessee, from there to White County, Tennessee, where in 1832
he stated he lived over twenty-five years.
John Massey or Massay was allowed pension on his application executed
August 27, 1832, at which time he was living in White County, Tennessee.
The paper's in the claim contain no data to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours,
A. B. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administration
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BRIEF in the case of John Massay. County of White in the state of
Tennessee (Act 7th June 1822)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? A court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by
bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 67
4. State his service as directed in form annexed
Period | Description of Service | Rank |Name of General and Field
| | |Officers under whom he served
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Entered in | Years Months Days |Substit for | Col. Feebecker (Febiger)
March in | 1 6 |Thos. | Capt. Kilpatrick
1779 | |Hammonds | Virginia Troops
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5. In what battles was he engaged? not any
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fluvanna, Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by
traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication, and if so, in
what respect?
not properly attached -- no official seal
I certify that the foregoing statement and answers agree with the
evidence in the case above mentioned.
Charles G. Welch, Examining Clerk
10 Feb 1833
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He state the names of the following persons to whom he is known in his
present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for Veracity
and then belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution -- Viz --
Isaac Taylor who has for many years Represented this County in the state
Legislature -- The Hon. Jacob C. Isack's, our present representative in
Congress, Major Henry Lyda, Turney Lane, Esq. Col. Jos. C. Dew, William
Hitchcock, Esq. -- Jesse Lincoln, Merchant of Sparta, and the Rev. Thos.
Perkins.
He hereby relinquishes Every claim to a pension or annuity except the
present and declaring that his name is not on the pension roll of any
agency in any state --
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid Anthony Dibrell, clerk.
John Massey (his mark)
We Levi Perkins a clergyman residing in the County of White and state of
Tennessee and William Hitchcock residing in the same hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with John Massey who has subscribed and sworn to
the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty-seven years of age
that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to
have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that
opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Anthony Dibrell, clerk
Levi Perkins, Clergyman (seal)
Wm. Hitchcock (seal)
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter, and after putting this interrogation
prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the said court futher
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who were called "_____ or _____" He cannot recollect to what
Regiment he belongs after enlistment he was but a short time before the
surrender of Cornwallis as well as he can remember. He was again the
victim of disease at Winchester, and obtained a furlough and left
there; and returned to Amherst County, Virginia, where afterwards
_____. And before his furlough expired the war terminated, and the word
of surrender of Lord Cornwallis reached him, just as he was about to
return to join the army - His memory has been much impaired by disease
sickness of late - He has no documentary evidence by which he can
establish the foregoing fact nor does he know of any living witness by
whom they can be proved.
1. From the best information he possesses he was born on the 20 day of
May 1765 in County of Hanover, Va.
2. The record of his age was contained in a Bible which was lost when
he had the misfortune to have his house burned in the County of Greene in
East Tennessee about thirty years ago.
3. At the time he was called into service he lived in Fluvanna County,
Virginia after the close of the war he lived in Amherst, Va from thence
he moved to what is now Greene County in East Tennessee from thense to
what is now Overton County in West Tennessee - from there he removed to
White County where he now resides and has resided upwards twenty-five
years.
4. As to the manner of his being called into war, he has already stated
he was first substitute for Thomas Hammonds, in the first instance and
subsequently enlisted.
5. He cannot recollect the names of the Regular Officers -- at
Manchester where he remained a considerable time guarding the magazines,
there was only a few men left there to repel an enemy attack upon it
from the Negroes which however was not made. At Winchester he was so
extremely sick that he had no opportunity of forming any acquaintances -
he was indesposed all the time he remained there scarcely able to walk.
6. He did not receive a discharge under furlough when the war closed.
This furlough was lost when his house was
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State of Tennessee
White County }
On this 24th day of August 1832 personally appeared before me Nathaniel
W. Williams judge of Circuit Court of Law and Equity for said stat now
sitting in the said County of White John Massey a resident of White
County and state of Tennessee aged about sixty-seven years who first
being duly sworn according to Law, doth on this oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress
passed in the year 1822.
That he enlisted in the service of the United States and ___ the
following named officers and saw or him state.
He entered the service as a substitute in the place of Thomas Hammonds
who paid him drafts for Eighteen months in the Company of Captain
Kilpatrick, at a place then called "Cumberland Old Court House Barracks"
in Virginia, but in what county he was no recollection as he was then
very young, not exceeding as he believes fourteen years of age; was wholly
illiterate and has so remained ____. Captain Kilpatrick's company was
attached to a Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Feebecker. He
believes that this was in the month of February or March 1779 - From the
place where he entered the service, he marched with troops to
Manchester, Virginia, for the purpose of guarding the Magazine, which
was thus at that place. He was very sick nearly all the time he
remained at Manchester and in consequence of his extreme indesposition
can only recollect in general terms, the object for which the man came
stationed at Manchester. The eighteen months for which he engaged as a
substitute, expired without his having to be stationed any where except
at this ____ of Barracks above mentioned and at Manchester. At or near
the time of the expiration of the period for which he substit, he
enlisted at Manchester, in the United States army as he believes. After
his enlistment, he was sent to Winchester Barracks to guard some
prisoners.
Tennessee West
John Massey or Massay County of White in the State of Tennessee who was
a private in Company commanded by Captain Kilpatrick of the Regt.
commanded by Co. Feebecker in the Virginia time for 18 mos.
I recorded on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 10 dollars. _____
cents per month to commense on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension ____ 2nd day of March 1833 and ____ H. R.
Access to 4th of Sept '32 $90
some and allowance end 4 Mar '33 30
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$12.00 --
{ Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by
Book I vol. 9 Page 154
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