Revolutionary War Pension- Amherst County, VA: HENRY McLAIN SUBJECT: HENRY McLAIN - Amherst County, Virginia SUBMITTER: Don Marsh EMAIL: McClainExchange@mexia.com SURNAMES: McLAIN Pension Application 7196, Certificate #12837, HENRY McLAIN, Nelson County, Virginia State of Virginia and County of Nelson to wit on this 6th day of october -- 1832 personally appeared before me LITTLEBERRY N. LEGGONS a Justice of the said County and State, HENRY McLAIN a resident of the said County and State, aged eighty two years the 10th day of May last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congrefs pafsed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the Service of the united States under the following named officers and served as herein stated; he entered the service as a ? in the County of Amherst Va. under Captain Azariah Martin, lieutenant James Alexander, and Ensign William Holt in the year 1779 that they marched to Hillsborough in the State of North Carolina where they stayed perhaps two weeks from thence to Camden in South Carolina where they joined General Gateses army at Rootship Mill in the evening and the engagement in which general Gates was defeated took place the following night and before day they had orders to retreat, he recollects that Colonel Dawson who had lost his hat told them to escape in the best way they could which they done, and got off in great confusion and from there he went home as his company was not organised again; that some time after the said Captain Martin drew his pay for a two month tour and gave it to him. The next time he entered the service under James Pamplin who was then either a captain or Major, in Amherst County and State of Va. who marched them to Hillsborough in North Carolina where they were under the command of Captain John Graves and Pamplin ? , after having stayed at Hillsborough some ten to fifteen days, from thence they marched by Gilford Courthouse and on to ? River at the mouth of ? Creek where they joined General Greens army after being stationed there a while they left General Greens army and marched to Saulsbury in North Carolina and from thence to Pittsylvany in Virginia where they were discharged in the month of February after a tour of three months, he recollects Major Morris in addition to the other officers he has mentioned. The next and last time he was drafted in Amherst County Va and marched under Captain John Loving and ? Turner which last did not stay with them long owing to his being taken sick when lieutenant William Barnet took his place when they marched they went through the county of Buckingham Va. from thence to Williamsburg where he was stationed untill his brother JAMES McLAIN took his place which was some time before the expiration of the tour which he thinks was three months. There was no fiting while he was in that tour. His company had joined General Stevens before they got to Williamsburg, he thinks in the County of King William. Question by the magistrate where and in what year were you born answer. I was born in the County of Lancaster, State of Pennsylvania in the year of 1750 as I was told by my parents. 2nd. have you any record of your age and if so when is it. Answer. I have none. 3rd. where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live. Answer. I was living in Amherst County Va when called into service, have lived in that part of old Amherst which is now Nelson County since the revolution, and am now living in Nelson County. 4th how were you called into service were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom. answer I was drafted 5th did you ever receive a discharge and if so by whom was it give and what has become of it. Answer. I don't recollect to have received but one written one and that was given by Captain Graves and is lost. 6th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service. I don't recollect the ? of of any regiment with which I served and the name of all the officers that I recollect and the general circumstances of my service as well as I can recollect are all set forth in the body of my declaration 7th State the name of persons to whom you are acquainted in your present neighborhood, who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution. The magistrate will please inquire of WILSON C. SMITH and HAZELWOOD MORRIS and any other of my neighbors who can testify as to my character for veracity and their opinion belief of my service as a soldier of the revolution. The magistrate will also please enquire of WILSON C. SMITH and HAZELWOOD MORRIS ALEX FITZPATRICK whether they believe me to be as old as I represent and whether I am respected and believed in my neighborhood to have been a soldier of the revolution and whether they concur in that opinion. 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 or teritory Sworn to and subscribed the day and year before said HENRY McLAIN We WILSON C. SMITH and ALEX FITZPATRICK residing in the neighborhood of HENRY McLAIN do hereby testify that we are well acquainted with HENRY McLAIN who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 82 years of age that his is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid WM. C. SMITH ALEX FITZPATRICK and I LITTLEBERRY N. LIGGON the magistrate aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and putting, the interrogations presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and from bodily infirmities is unable to go to courts and It further appears to me that the above named WILLIAM C. SMITH and ALEX FITZPATRICK who has signed the preceding certificate are residents in the neighborhood of the said applicant and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Given under my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid LITTLEBERRY N. LIGON seal State of Virginia, Nelson County to wit: I SPOTSWOOD GARLAND, Clerk of the County Court of Nelson, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing signature, and also that signed to the annexed certificate is the proper signature of LITTLEBERRY N. LIGON, who is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Nelson, in the State of Virginia. In testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my Office, this 20th day of October, 1832, and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth SP. GARLAND 25177 HENRY McLAIN filed 20th Oct 1832 State of Virginia & County of Nelson, to wit on the 6th day of October, 1832, personally appeared before me LITTLEBERRY N. LIGON a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, LUCY PAGE, who being first duly sworn according to law, saith that in the time of the revolutionary war she lived at HENRY McLAINs Fathers and that the said HENRY was absent from home. It was said as a Soldier of the Revolution but how often or how long, she can't say as she was then very young and further the affiant saith not. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid LUCY PAGE I LITTLEBERRY N. LIGGON a Justice of the Peace for the County of Nelson and State of Virginia do hereby certify that the above named LUCY PAGE who has sworn and subscribed the above affidavit is a woman whose statement is entitled to credit given under my hand and seal this 6th day of octr. 1832 L. N. LIGON seal ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.