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Subject: Re: [KYBRECKI] Leonard Wheatley Family
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:32:34 -0000
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Surnames: Wheatley
Classification: pension
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My original post back in 1999 included a middle initial "S" in error - no middle initial known. The "S" came from the Pension #S. 30783.
Revolutionary War Pension File for Leonard Wheatley or Wheatly Number S. 30783 B. L. Wt. 26784-160-55 [Cover sheet]
[First Page]
109.20 Act Mar. 3, 1855 D.W. Wells Dec.29/55
Leonard Wheatley
Private
Ent:
Dis:
Rev. War
Rev. Pensioner
Ky. _____ 32-32410
W. 160 Acr. M__ 21/56
D.W. Wells
Louisville, Ky. Vol; No. 1 page 146
[Second Page]
32.410
Kentucky
Leonard Wheatley B.R. Young
of Breckinridge in the state of Kentucky - Dec. 31. 1845
who was a private in the ------- commanded
by Captain Evans of the -------- commanded ______ Jan. 7, 1846
by --------------- in the Virginia
line for Commonwealth
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of $20 Dollars --------- cents per annum
to commence on the 4th. day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of
Dec. 1845 and sent to him B.R. Young H.R.
Arrears to the 4th. of Sept. '45 - $290.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 10.00
_______
$300.00
Revolutionary Claims
Act. June 7, 1832
Recorded by ______?_______________ Clerk
Book E 2 Vol. 7 Page 52
[Third Page]
DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of Kentucky ( Sct.
County of Breckinridge (
On the 17th day of November 1845 personally appeared in open Court before
the Court of Breckinridge County now setting Leonard Wheatley a resident of
Breckinridge County and State of Kentucky aged eighty 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 Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 - -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named
officers and Service as herein stated. He entered the Service in the Militia
of Virginia in the month of May 1780. He entered as a substitute for John
Wheatley under Captain Evans and served a tour of three months. He lived in
Prince Williams County, Virginia when he entered the service. He was first
marched to a little town called Dumphrees on Quantico Creek and remained there
about a month and then marched to Falmouth, there to H________ Works and
guarded there three or four weeks. He was then marched to Dumphrees and was
there dismissed. He again entered the service as a substitute for Charles
Coppage in the month of July 1781. The company was collected at Dumphrees
and remained there for sometime. He was then ordered to march up to Colchester
a little town between Dumphrees and Alexandria.
On the march up to Colechister [sic] they met General Washington with the army
coming down to Yorktown and there received orders to return, and started
expecting to go to Yorktown by way of Rackoon Ford. Before they reached
Rackoon Ford they were ordered to halt and not to march on to Yorktown.
He was dismissed about the time Cornwallis surrendered and then marched
home. After he had been at home a few days the brother of Alexander McDonald
came to him and requested him to go and take the place of his brother Alexander
McDonald who was then sick in the service. He then started and met the British
prisoners near Falmouth, where he took the place of Alexander McDonald, and
marched up to the Barracks about six miles above Winchester, and after
remaining at the Barracks some time he was discharged by Captain Ballard
who was his Captain during the time he was a substitute for Alexander
McDonald. He was under Captain Evans when a substitute for John
Wheatley, under Captain Pope when a substitute for Charles Coppage and under
Captain Ballard when a substitute for Alexander McDonald. He was commanded
part of the time by General H_________. He was born in Prince Williams County,
Virginia on the 15th of December 1765. He has no record of his age. He was
living in Prince Williams County when he entered the service as above
stated. He was never drafted but always a substitute. He knew General Morgan,
Gen. Knox and saw Gen. Washington, but was not long with any of the
Regular Officers. He received his discharge from Captain Ballard but is now lost.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatecer [sic] to a pension as amnesty
except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Role [sic]
of the Agency of any State. That he made application several years since but
was not allowed a pension and now renews his application hoping his country
will do him justice. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
his
Leonard X Wheatley
mark
[Fourth Page]
We, Bartlett A. Basham Jr. a Clergyman residing in the County of
Breckinridge and Jesse W. Kincheloe residing in the same, hereby
certify that we are acquainted with Leonard Wheatley who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe
him to be 80 years of age, that he is reputed well believed in
the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the
Revolution, and that we concur in the opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
/s/ B.A. Basham
/s/ Jesse W. Kincheloe
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation
of the matter and after putting the interogations prescribed by the War
Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to
them that B.A. Basham who has signed the preceeding certificate is a
Clergyman, resident of this County and that Jesse W. Kincheloe who has
also signed the same is a resident in Breckinridge County and is a
creditable person and that the statement is entitled to credit.
State of Kentucky
Breckinridge County
On this 21st day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Five,
before me, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and
State aforesaid, personally appeared Leonard Wheatly [sic], aged 89
years a resident of Breckinridge County in this State of Kentucky, who,
being sworn according to law, on his oath declared that he is the
identical Leonard Wheatly [sic], who was a private soldier in the army
of the United States in the war of the Revolution and that he is now a
Pensioner of the United States on the Kentucky list, at the rate of 20
dollars per annum. He wishes this declaration for the purpose of
obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the Act
of Congress, of March 3, 1855
D.N. Wells of the City of Louisville and
State of Kentucky is hereby authorized to prosecute this my claim for
Bounty Lands and to receive the warrant that may issue thereon.
his
Leonard X Wheatley
mark
We, William B. Lewis and James M. Lewis residents of the County of
Breckinridge and State of Kentucky upon our oaths declare that Leonard
Wheatley who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration is
personally known to us and that he is the identical Leonard Wheatly [sic]
who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and is now a pensioner
of this United States on the Kentucky list and that
__________----_______---_________.[sic]
/s/ William B. Lewis
/s/ James M. Lewis
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