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James Nevill Revolutionary War PensionCompiled by Annie Walker Burns Bell 1933NEVILL, JAMES Virginia No. S 38260 State of Kentucky, Barren County: SS On this day 7th June 1834, personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and or said county, JAMES NEVILL, a resident of said county, aged 92 years the 1st Sept. last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benfit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he entered the services of the U.S. under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born on the 1st day of Sept. 1741 in Price William County, VA. He entered the services on Christmas in the year 1776 living then in Fauquier County which was taken off of Prince William after his birth. he does not recollect the exact time on this tour he joined the company of Capt. JOHN SHELTON at Faquier Court House. The lieutenant was one guy given name not remembered. He does not now remember his other company officers. The company at Faquier Court House joined the regiment of Col. MARTIN PICKET. He does not now remember any other officer from Faquier Court House. He went to Nolands Ferry on the Potomac River, thence to Tompins Ford on the Rappahannock River, at Nolands Ferry they took charge of the Hession prisoners which had been taken by Generals MORGAN and GATES in the Norht. He was discharged at Tompkins Ford, receiving no written discharge he then went home having served in guarding Hessian Prisoners as a Private, one month for the above service he volunteered. After the Battle of Brandywine, the particular time after that battle not remembered, he joined Col. WILLIAMS, EDMONDS at the red house in Prince William County in the company of DANIEL FLURRY, Lieutenant THOMAS WATTS other company officers not now rembmered the culpepper Militia under Col. JAMES BARBOUR joined us at the red House from the Red House we went to Fredericktown in Maryland where we lay till WASHINGTON and his army went into winter quarters and he returned home, receiving a discharge which he has now lost. On this tour he served as a volunteer Private at least five weeks to the best of his recollection. He then moved to Kentucky with his family in the fall of 1779 and settled in Lincoln County. In the summer of 1781 he joined a company commanded by Lieutenant JOHN CARPENTER at Carpenters Station for the purpose of protecting the frontiers against the Indians. He served out one month at Carpenters Station as a Private being drafted for this service. He received no written discharge. He then went home at the end of the month. In the same summer he was drafted and served one month as a Private at Astins Station under Capt. SAMUEl ASTIN, being no other officers taht he now remmebers. His business here was to guard the frontier against the Indians. He went home at the end of the month without receiving a written discharge. in the summer of 1782 under Capt. JOHN WOOD he served one month as a private on the Wilderness Road from Crab Orchard to the Cumberland Mountains his business here were likewise was to keep off the Indians. He recieved no written discharge for these two last tours he was drafted and recollects having no officers except those above mentioned. In the month of August as he thinks, 1782, under the command of ISAAC BLEACHER(?), Capt. other company officers not remembered, he joined Col. BEN LOGAN's regiment in Lincoln County, then went to Lexington, thence to Bryant's station, and went on until he met the defeated troops returning from the Battle of Blue Licks not far from the Licks. He then, in company with JAMES LOGANS returned to Co. JOHN LOGAN's in Lincoln after some men there and with them returned to the Blue Licks were he assisted in burying the dead. The men were raised by Col. JOHN LOGAN who also went to the Blue Licks. He turned out for this service at the command of Col. BEN LOGAN who raided the country upon the alarm of a reported attack upon Bryant's Station. After buring the dead he returned home, receiving no written discharge. On this tour he served three weeks as near as he can now remember as a Private In the fall of 1782, in company commanded by Capt. ISAAC BLEDSOE, Lieutenant NATHAN HUSTON other company officers not now remembered he joined the reigment of Col. GEORGE ROGERS CLARK at Bryant's Station. From thence he went to the mouth of the Miami and from thence went on to the French of New Chillico the towns, destroyed them and then returned home. Col. BEN LOGAN and Col. JOHN LOGAN were along. On this tour he served at least one month as a Private. From this service for which he was drafted out of his company, he received no written discharge. In answer to the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, he would say as follows: to the first and in order: He has no documentary evidence and he know of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. 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. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me. SAMUEL ANDERSON, J.P.B.C. Covering Jacket: 26,865 Ky. James Neville of Barren Co., in the state of Ky. who was a Pr. in the company commanded by Capt. Shelton of the Regiment commanded by Col. Morgan in the Va. Militia. Inscribed on the roll of Ky. at the rate of $22.88 per annum to commence the 4th of March 1831. Certificate of pension issued the 20th of June 1834? and sent ot Wm. C. Thompson, H.R. Revolutnionary claim, Act of June 7, 1832. Records by J.F. Sprague, Clerk. Book C 2, Vol. 7, Page 36 |
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