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Andrew & Annie McGinnis Revolutionary War PensionCompiled by Annie Walker Burns Bell 1933Virginia W8426 On this 17th day of May 1833, personally appeared before me, JAMES MURRELL, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, ANDREW McGINNIS, aged 78 years the 14th day of Feb. 1834, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1831, that he is a very old man and almost blind and on account of his great debility occasioned by his age and the fatigues he has undergone through life he is unable to appear before the proper court to make out his declaration, and therefore according to the directions of the War Department the same is authenticated by a Justice of the Peace. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was born in the county of Halifax, Va., and was raised there until, according to the best of his recollection, sometime in the year 1775 as near as he can remember, perhaps in the spring season, when he entered the service of the U.S. He entered first in 1775 s he thinks, as a volunteer under Capt. EDWARD WADE; his other officers he does not remember. He served at least two weeks only in this company, being at first raised together with about 200 other men to march against the Tories who were said to be assembled at Hillsborough in N.C. He was marched within about one mile of Hillsborough when he was informed the Tories were dispersed and they, the affiant and fellow soldiers were directed by an Express to return back and was dismissed at one Col. DAVENPORT's in Halifax but received no written discharge. On this tour he served at least two weeks as a private soldier. Shortly after the expiration of the above term of service he enlisted (in 1776 he thinks) for the term of one year under Capt. NATHANIEL COOK, Lieutenant EDWARD WADE, 2nd Lieut. TAPSLEY WHITE, JOHN WHITE first sergeant and NATHANIEL TERRY 2nd Sergt. He joined Capt. COOKs Company at Bibb's Ferry on Staunhn River. He marched from thence with the company to Old Williamsburg, after staying there at least 6 months for the purpose of watching the movements and preventing the depredations upon the country of Gov. DUNMORE and the Tories he was marched to York, where he stayed but a short time, when he was marched on to Groyn's Island where Gov. DUNSMORE was lying with his vessels. At Groyn Island he was placed under the command of Major NELSON. While he lay at Groyn Island there was som skirmishes between DUNSMORE's Troops to burn 10 or 12 vessels and to surrender 2. having stayed at Groyn's Island 2 or 3 months he was again marched back to York under Major NELSON, where he stayed two months or more and from thence marched to Old Williamsburg where he stayed until the year for which he had enlisted had expired having served up to the time it expired at least one year as Drummer. Notwithstanding his year expired at Old Williamsburg he was without further enlistment marched under the command of Major NELSON to Bowling Green, thence to Fredericksburg, thence to Chester, thence to Dumfries, thence to Alexandria, thence to Georgetown, thence to Baltimore, where he stayed about one month when he enlisted for three years in the regular army under Capt. WILLIAM MOSELY, Lieutenant TAPLEY WHITE, 2nd Lieut. RICHARD COLEMAN and from Baltimore marched to Philadelphia where the company was detained by the Small Pox, for which they were innoculated, for 3 or 4 months. From Philadelphia he went to a place called Middlesbrok or Bombrook near New Brunswick, New Jersey at which latter place the British lay at Middlebrook the thinks the company obtained arms of which they were destitute from the time of their enlistment at Baltimore. He was attached to no regiment at Middlebrooks that he remembers. From this place he marched under his Captain, leaving he thinks General WAYNE behind, back to Philadelphia, thence to Germantown where he joined General WASHINGTON's army and was attached to the 7th regiment under theh command of Major JOHN WEBB, his Col's name not remembered, perhaps it was Col. DANGERFIELD, where he remained a short time, marcing from one place to another in the neighborhood of Germantown and Philadelphia until the Battle of Brandywine in which Battel he was engaged. From thence he was marched with General WASHINGTON"s army until the Battle of Germantown in which he was engaged. After the Battle of Germantown he was marched to the Valley Forge where he went home on a Furlough for 3 months, the army wintering at Valley Forge. After his furlough had expired it being given to him at first on account of sickness, he again joined the army at Valley Forge, or about in the neighborhood where he continued with the army until the British evacuated Philadelphia, after which the army crossed the Delaware and marched through New England to Long Island near New York. He remained about this place until cold weather set in. On his march from Valley Forge to Long Island he was present at the battle of Monmouth but the regiment to which he was attaached was not engaged in it. After cold weather had set in he, together with some other troops went to Philadelphia where he stayed until the 14th day of February following and was discharged, receiving a written discharge from Capt. MOSLEY and perhaps signed by some other officers whose names he cano not now remember. His discharge is now lost, but Capt. MOSLEY gave him another which is pursuance of an Act of Virginia, he thinks was deposited by him, affiant, in the loan office in Richmond, Va. to obtain his back wages. After his discharge he went home to Halifax. On this tour from the time of his enlistment in Baltimore until he was discharged, he served 3 years as a Drummer. Between the time from the expiration of his first one year's service and the time he enlisted in Baltimore, he served according to the best of his recollection as a drummer at least one month and probably more but his memory is so frail that he cannot be precise. After he returned from the regular army as above stated he entered the service as a substitute, he entered as a substitute for one WILLIAM LEE for 3 months. He does not remember his officers. On this tour he drove Co. COLEMAN's wagon until the 3 months were over. After this tour he went out again as a substitute for AMBROSE HUNT for 3 months under Capt. EDMUND KING his other officers not remembered. Under KING he was marched to Salisbury, then marched and joined Major BUFORD and marched against the Tories in South Carolina. Before he joined BUFORD he left Capt. KING on the Catawba River. He joined BUFORD at the Congress under Capt. WARK, other officers not remembered. From the Congerees he was marched from Sante River to Mass (or some such name) Ferry. From thence he marched further into S.C. and was at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, when he was commanded by Col. WASHINGTON. He was again marched back to Mass Ferry where he was discharged and went home. His discharge is now lost. On this tour under Cap. KING and Maj. BUFORD, he served at least 10 months as a private soldier. This was his last service. His first 2 weeks service as a private was he thinks in Va. Militia or state troops according to the best of his knowledge and recollection. He cannot say when his service was between this 1 year and 3 years enlistment. His 3 years service he thinks was in the Regular Army. His other service in the Va. Mil. He has no documentary evidence nor he knows of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to this service. He hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares taht his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. In answer to the question prescribed by the War Department he saith I, JAMES MURRELL, Justice of the Peace as aforesaid before whom the foregoing proceedgins were had do hereby declare it to be my opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant, ANDREW McGINNIS was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that it appears to me that JAMES GILLOCK, ANDERSON UNDERWOOD and JOHN TRAVIS who have signed the proceedings certificate are residents in the county of Barren Ky. and are credible and respectable persons, and that it is impractable for ANDREW McGINNIS to obtain the signature of a clergyman to said certificate and I further certify that by reason of the great bodily infirmity arising from his age and other causes to wit: blindness and disease of the applicant it is out of his power to attend court for the purpose of having his declaration authenticated by a court for of record and therefoe of necessity he makes it out before a Justice of the Peace. I also certify that said ANDREW McGINNIS is a man of integrity and at this time in need of the county of government and I futehr certify that the foregoing pages, to wit: 1,2,3,4,5, and 6 and this page 7 contain the original porceeding before me in the matter of th applicant of said ANDREW McGINIS. Given under my hand at Glasgow the day and year aforesaid. /s/ JAMES MURRELL, J.P.B.C. The declaration of ANNA McGINNIS of Barren Co., Ky. taken at her own house in said county in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granging half pay and pensions to certain widows. State of KY. Barren Co. Sct. BARREN CO., SCT STATE OF KY BARREN CO STATE OF KY BARREN CO, SCT STATE OF KENTUCKY BARREN COUNTY, SCT STATE OF KENTUCKY BARREN COUNTY, SCT Covering Jacket: KY 5548
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