Rev War Record of John VIER from Franklin Co. VA. John Vier of Franklin in the State of Va who was a private in the (blank) commanded by Captain (blank) of the Regt. commanded by Col. Taylor in the Va line for 2 years Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 60 Dollars __ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. This day Hardin Woods came before me a magastrate for the County aforesaid and made oath that John Via served as a private soldier in the Virginia line under the Command of Col. Francis Tailor, Given from under my hand this the 21st day of October 1820. W.J. Freeland J.P. Buckingham County This day Littleberry Via came before me a magistrate for the County aforesaid and gave oath that John Via Served as a private soldier in the Virginia line under the Command of Col. Francis Tailor Given from under my hand this the 21st day of October 1820. W.J. Freeland J.P. State of Virginia } Franklin County } On this 24th day January 1834 Personally appeared before me Samuel Saunders a Justice of the Peace for the Said County John Via a Resident of the County of Franklin and State of Virginia aged 76 years who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States for term of three years in the County of Amherst Virginia under Capt. Jesse Allen who being deprived of the Command he was Transfered to Capt. Solmon Rice and upon the resignation of Capt. Rice he was marched under the command of Captain Burton in a detachment of the Virginia line Commanded by Colonel Francis Taylor to guard the Prisoners surrendered by Burgoyne that he was marched and countermarched through the north western part of the State of Virginia and quartered at different Times near the Towns ___ ___ ___ at the warm Springs Shepardstown and Martinsburg and being discharged at Winchester Virginia. Having lost his discharge that he Served the Whole term that he enlisted for, at the different places States as Private Soldier. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the Present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State or If any, only on that of the Said agency of the State of Virginia. John Vier (his mark) Franklin County State of Virginia, Viz, Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid John Via who being duly Sworn deposeth and Saith that by reason of old age and the consequenth loss of memory he cannot Swear Positively as to the Precise Time of his enlistment or the Time of his discharge Nor the Precise Time of his Service at each place that he was Quartered, that he Served - the Period of three years as mentioned as Private Soldier and for Such Service I claim Pension. John Vier (his mark) Sworn to and Subscribed this 24th day January 1834 before me Samuel Saunders J.P. We Braxton James and Isham Cochrum residing in Franklin County Va. hereby Certify that We are well acquainted with John Via Who has subscribed and Sworn to the Within declaration that We believe him to be 76 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and we concur in that opinion. Isram Cochrum Braxton James Sworn and Subscribed this 24th day January 1834 before me Saml Saunders J.P. State of Virginia } Franklin County } On this the 21st day of January 1843 personally appeared before me James Cannaday a justice of the peace, and as such one of the justices of the County Court of Franklin County & State of Virginia the same being a court of record, Sarah Viah, alias Sarah Vyer, a resident of said County & state, aged about ninety five or ninety six years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th, 1838: That she is the widow of John Viah, alias John Vyer, who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and who was enlisted as she has understood by Jesse Allen whose rank she does not know, nor does she know in what corps or regiment he was enlisted. She further states that she has frequently heard her husband speak of his enlistment and services during the Revolutionary War, and particularly of his being detailed to guard a certain body of prisoners to the town of Winchester in this state. Though her recollection is so much affected by age that - she cannot call to mind the circumstance & events detailed by her husband - She knows however that he served during a considerable portion of the war and that a short time before his death he established his claim to a pension under the Act of Congress, and refers to the evidence furnished by her husband of his services and which she supposes are now on file in the pension office at Washington, and which on account of her husbands death, and her age, and ignorance of her rights heretofore she cannot now furnish again. She further states she was married to the said John Viah, alias John Vyer on the fourth day of March seventeen hundred and eighty four, that her husband the aforesaid John Viah died on the seventh day of March eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Sarah Viah (her mark) Submitted by SSpradling **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************