Peter Mason, Revolutionary War Pension Application, File S32394.
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files
1800-1900. National Archives Microfilm, Microcopy M804, Roll 1647.
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transcriber, Marc Wheat The descendants of Peter Mason are listed on
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State of Kentucky }
County of
Campbell } On this 26th day of August 1833, personally appeared, in open
court before the court of Cambell County now sitting Peter Mason, a
resident of the aforsaid state and county, aged sixty nine years, the
22nd day of the present month, this is the information of his Father,
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declarations, in order to attain the benefit of the Act of
Congress passed on the 7th June 1832.__ That he entered the service of
the United States in the year 1778, as a volunteer, and in the 14th year
of his age, to the best of my recollection it was on the 24th day of
October of the year 1778 that I entered the army and I continued till
some time after Cornwallis surrendered to Washington making three years
at least, -- I am not certain of the exact time I served but am certain
that it was three years, and some more. I was young and cared but little
about being particular about dates. After peace was concluded I went to
sea, and continued at sea for about seven years, and then returned to
the state of Virginia. The names of the officers under whom I served
were as follows, Colo. Henry Towls, Capt. William Tuning, Lieut. Edwward
Blackmore, Ensg. Wiliam Bisco but he soon became Lietenant, and there
were many changes that I cannot precisely state, and while I was in the
service I was employed in guarding the shores of the Rivers Rappahanock
[Rappahannock] and Cwirituming [?], in the state of Virginia. He states
that he was in no battles while in the service. That he knows of no
person that he can prove his service by, but remembers that he drew his
musket at the house of Colo. Towles, and that James Ewall was the Majr.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the Agency, of any state in the union. Sworn to and subscribed,
the day and year aforesaid.
[sig.] Peter Mason
We John
Stephens, a clergyman, residing in the county of Cambell, and Joseph
Jarvis [?] a respectable person residing in the aforesaid county and
neighborhood of the said Peter Mason certify that he is reputed and
believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we believe him to
be of the age of sixty nine years, and we concur in that opinion --
Sworn to ans
subsscribed the day and year aforesaid.
{ [sig.]
John Stephens
[sig.] Joseph Co Jarvis [?]
Where and in what
year were you born?
answer. I was born in Lancaster county in the
sstate of Virginia, on the 22nd day of August 1764. this is the
information of my parents as I have no documentary evidence of my age.
Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived
since the Revoltionary war, and where do you now live? Ans. I lived when
called into service in the county of Lancaster in the state of Virginia,
from there I went to sea, and after my return from sea I live in the
aforesaid state for many years, the precise number I do not recollect,
and from there I came to the state of Kentucky near twenty years ago,
and now live in the same state and county of Campbell.
How were
you called into service
Ans. I was a Volunteer all the time, and
never received a copper for my pay. The names of the Officer [sic]
mentioned in the body of my declaration are all that I remember
distinctly ------
And the court do hereby declare their opinion,
after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the
interogatives 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
John Stephens who
has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman Joseph Jarvis [?] is
a person of credibiliby and respectability, and that they both live in
the same neighborhood of the said Peter Mason and their statement is
entitled to credit.
[sig.] Wm A. Pendleton, DC
Kentucky
Campbell County, to wit:
I William A. Pendleton, Deputy Clerk of the
County aforesaid, in the state of Kentucky, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the
matter of thhe application of Peter Mason for a pension.
In
Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and the seal
of
Office, this 27th day of August, 1833.
[sig.] Wm. A. Pendleton, DCCC
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a [... text unclear]
for the county of Cambell, and state of Kentucky Peter Mason who being
duly sworn [text unclear] that by reason of old age, amd more particultr
loss of memory, he cannot swear, positively, as to the precise length of
service, but according to the limit of his recollection, his service was
not less than the period mentioned below. For three years and one month
I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension.
[sig.] Peter Mason
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day
of Octr. 1833.
[sig.] Samuel Baker J.P. CCKy.
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