Greenbrier County, WV     War of 1812 Pension file of James SPENCER

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The records for this work have been submitted by Brenda C. Dillon, 
email: RUCollins2 @aol.com, submitted February, 1999
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CLAIM OF SOLDIER FOR SERVICE PENSION
dated March 9, 1878
STATE of West virginia
COUNTY of Greenbrier 

On this date and in this county , the aforesaid, JAMES SPENCER, age 94 years
and resident of Trout Valley in the county of Greenbrier, WVa.who being duly sworn
according to law, declared that he is the identical James Spencer who served
under the name James Spencer as a soldier in the company command of Captain S. Taylor in
the regiment of Virginia, commanded by  Col. Jas Concade in the war of 1812; that
he emlisted at Lewisburg,Greenbrier Co. WV on or about September 1, 1812 and
served a term of 6 months  and continued in actual service of said for the term of 6
months. He was hereby discharged at Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co. on April 1 of 1813. That since
the date of his discharge he has resided in WV, Ohio, and Illonis. Age about 26 when
enlisted with birthplace being Greenbrier Co.Va.

The following is his description at the time of his enlistment, Via :Indian,
dark complextion, black hair,black eyes,5 feet 8 inches high

He makes this delaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which he
may be entitled under section 4736 to 4740, inclusive, Revised  Statues, and the act
of March 9, 1878, and hereby appoints with full powers of substitutions and revocation AW
Fitzgarald of Wash. DC, his lawful attorney, to prosecute his claim.

He also declares that he has herefore made NO applacation before for Bounty
Land or Pension.  He gives his residence is now Nicholas Co. WV in the town of Trout. 
                                                                          
signature_________X___________

ATTEST:  Washington Spencer  ( s/o James)
                  Jacob Taylor 
 
    Also personally appeared Moses Perkins age 82 years  residing in
Greenbrier Co. and Solomon Taylor   age 79 years  residing in Nicholas Co. WV, 
persons I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit , and who being
by me duly sworn, say that they have known James Spencer for 75 years and 55 
years respectively;that they were present and saw him sign his name to foregoing
declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said
claimant and aquaintance with him, that he is the idenical person he represents 
himself to be;and the futher say that they are able to identify him as
being the identical  person who rendered the service alledged to in this
applacation. 

SIGNED:   William W. Taylor                         
          Moses Perkins
          James Spencer  X                            
          Solomon Taylor X

SWORN:  this 18 day of June 1880