Lawrence-Barry County MO Archives Military Records.....Lumley, William July 8, 1844 Revwar - Pension Virginia ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kellie Crnkovich markkell95@aol.com September 26, 2005, 4:18 pm William Lumbley/Lumley Revolutionary War Pension Record William Lumbley Revolutionary War Records File Transcription Not all words can be read but I will transcribe what I can. Page 1 Service – Virginia Name – Lumbley, William Number – S.32000 Page 2 (Note:This is the info page that explains the file) Arkansas William Lumbley of Warren Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the (blank space) commanded by Captain Myrick of the (blank space) commanded by Colonel Campbell in the Virginia for the term of two years from (blank) 17 (blank) to (blank) 17(blank) Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennesee at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 21st day of March 1820. Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of April 1820 and sent to Hon F Jones (Handwritten of included in file) Letter to W. S Oldham Duplicates certificates issued 15th June 1842 and sent to Hon E Coop of House of Reps Letter to Hon E Coop and aide 25 Dec. 1843 Paid to the Treausury under the Acts of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 139 to 4 March 1842 Agt notified 10 April 1841 Paid as above from 4 March 1842 to 4 March 1843 Agt notified 13 Dec 1844 Page 3 (Letter Treasury Department Third Auditors Office 7th June 1844 Sir – I have the honor to inform you that a warrant for ninety-six dollars will issue in favor of Leadwick Brodie an attorney for the widow of William Lumbley, being his pension from 4 March 1842 to 4 March 1843 which will be sent to you from the Treasury Department. The agent at Little Rock is hereby authorized to pay said attorney the pension from 4 March to 28 Oct 1843. The day of his death at the surrender of this letter, with his receipts to be returned by the agent as a voucher for the payment With Great Respect, Peter Haynes Aud Hon Edward Cross Dept of (may be Benefit) Page 4 (Legal Document) State of Tennessee} Warren County } Be it remembered that on this first day of April one thousand eight hundred and Twenty two personally appeared in open court, of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of Warren Co. and State aforesaid William Lumbley aged sixty-two years resident of Warren County of said state who being first duly sworn according to law, doth as his oath declares state that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. In the first regiment Virginia Line commanded by Col. Campbell in the company of Capt. Philip Sansone that he does not recollect the date of his original declaration that the number of his pension ?? all is sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty and bearing date seventh April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift or sale in any manner disposed of my property or any part of which interest ?? so to dimishi it as to bring myself with the provision of an act of congress instilled providing for surviving soldiers and certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United State in the Revolutionary War ?? on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person, sent for ?? any ?? or ?? or debts owed to me (can not read the rest of this and the next 4 lines) is scarcely able to work – that he has a wife aged fifty seven years named Mary that is very infirmed and as of ?? March would be ?? ?? ?? himself and his wife (can not read next few lines) sworn to and declared in open court and ?? ?? mark would ?? the court of pleas and quarter sessions Warren County and state of Tennessee this first day April one thousand eight hundred and twenty two. John Colville, Clerk Page 5 (Letter from Attorney L Brodie) July 8th 1844 Receipt of William E Woodruff, agent for paying pensions sixty two dollars and 40 cents being for seven months and twenty four days pensioner Mary Lumbley widow of William Lumbley gets a pension of the United States from the 4th day of March to the 28th day of October 1843 (the day of his death) for which I have signed duplicate receipts L Brodie Att For Mary Lumbley Page 6 (Legal Document) United States District of West Tennessee Before me John McNairy district judge of the United States district court within and for the district aforesaid, this day personally appeared William Lumbley a citizen of Warren County within said district who being first duly sworn, makes oath and declares (the said declaration bein made in order to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress providing for surviving soldiers and person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary) that he enlisted into the regular service of the United state some time in the year 1780 under Captain Howll Myrick in the first regiment of the Virginia Line commanded by Colonel Campbell who was afterwards killed at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, and in said regiment he was placed under the command of Phillip Sansome a Captain in said regiment whose company belonged to the Battalion of said Regiment commanded by Major Thomas Edmund of Sussex County Virginia. He further declares that he served in said Regiment continuously for eighteen months, and was actively engaged in the Battle at Guilford Court House, North Carolina, at the Battle of Camden , the siege of ninety six, the affair at Eutaw Springs, and in many other skirmishes. He further declares that he was discharged some time in the year 1782 at Salisbury in North Caolina and since that time he has lost his discharge and has no other mode that he knows of to prove his said service and discharge buy by his own oath. He also declares that he is now about fifty-eight years of age, that he is in exteemely reduced and needy circumstances and has no reliance for substance but his own manual labour which Continued to page 7 He is very unable to perform being very feeble and decrepid and therefore he confidently places his reliance on his country and the gratitude of his government for assistance and future support which he cannot well do or live without. He therefore hopes to be placed on the half pay pension list. The whole of the service he performed as before declared was done and performed as a private soldier. Sworn to declared before me the 21st day of March 1820 John McNairy District Judge His William Lumbley X Mark United States, District of West Tennessee I John McNairy Judge of the district court of the United States within and for the district of West Tennessee aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the evidence before me that William Lumbley the person who makes the above declaration has performed the services as a private soldier in the revolutionary war in said declaration states, and also that it appears to my satisfaction from the evidence before me that he is in reduced and needy circumstances and is well entitled to a pension as prayed for in said declaration and I now forward the same to the Secretary at War. Given under my hand this 21st day of March 1820 John McNairy District Judge. Page 8 (Legal Document) State of Arkansas } County of Washington} On this eight day of September A.D. 1837 before me the Arkansas justice of peace for the said County of Washington personally appears William Lumbley swears and takes oath declares that he is the same person who firmly addressed to the orders for Army commanded by Captain Philip Sansone in the first regiment of the Virginia line commanded by Colonel Richard Campbell in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension records of the State of Tennessee pension then to removed to the State of Illinois and then is to Arkansas and pension then is to the Barry County in this South West part of the State of Missouri and immediately requesting the State of Arkansas where his ?? ?? to Missouri, and he forwards his pension payable at the previous assign in Arkansas in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Tennessee to Missouri was for the purpose of bettering his station in life. Can’t read Before me this 8th day Of September AD 1837 WS Oldham J.P. His William Lumbley X Mark Page 9 (Later Letter has inconsistent statements lists wife as sixty-seven in 1822 while papers say that she is fifty seven. Also, does not state that William is 62 in 1822 I believe the 58 written in 1820 was supposed to be that he was born in 58 not 58 years old he was 60.) March 29, 1929 Miss Edith Barker 303 North Garrison Avenue Garthage, Missouri Madam: I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.32000. it appears that William Lumbley enlisted in 1780, served as a private in Captain Howel Myrick’s and Philip Sansum’s Companies. Colonel Richard Campbell’s Virginia Regiment, was at the battles of Guilford Court House, Camden, Siege of Ninety Six, Rutaw Springs and in many skirmishes and was discharged in 1782, having served eighteen months. He was allowed pension on his application executed March 21, 1820 while a resident of McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, aged about fifty-eight years. The date of his birth is not shown. In 1822, he referred to his wife Mary, then aged sixty-seven years. He removed, dates not stated from Tennessee, to Illinois, from there to Arkansas, and then to Barry County, Continues on Page 10 Missouri, where he resided in 1837. He died, Ocober 28, 1843, leaving his widow, mary. Children are referred to buy the only name given is a son, Washington, who in 1823 was living in McMinnville, Tennessee. Respectfully, R.W. Morgan Acting Commissioner.. William Lumbley Died Oct 28, 1843 Paid to July 8, 1844 L Brodie ATT For wid. Mary. Additional Comments: William Lumley (spelled both ways later was spelled Lumley by my branch) lived in Barry County be then came to Lawrence Co. in 1835; built a water mill on Mill Branch a short distance from where that creek flows into Turnback creek; family cemetery at mill site. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/lawrence/military/revwar/pensions/lumley2mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mofiles/ File size: 10.8 Kb