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Facts and Events
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 6, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Vance, Joseph - entered service 1776 in Virginia in 12th Virginia Regiment; granted Pension age 63 in Scott County, Kentucky, 1818; resided there in 1820, occupation farmer, when had wife age 70 and Peter & Sally, both children of John Burns living with him; resided there in 1824 at age 69, when had no family living with him. F-S37496, R2441.
Note: John Burns [age 26-44] was listed immediately preceding Joseph Vance in the 1810 U.S. Census in Scott County, Kentucky.
References
- United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).
1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Name: Joseph Vance
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Scott, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [b. 1765 or before]
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1 [b. 1765 or before]
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 2
- United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).
1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Name: Joseph Vance
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 2
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension application of Joseph Vance S37496 f20VA
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/28/11
District of Kentucky
On this 1st day of August 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Circuit Judges of the District aforesaid personally appeared Joseph Vance aged 63 years resident in Scott County in the said District who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war:" That he the said Joseph Vance enlisted in the year 1776 in the State of Virginia for two years in the company commanded by Captain Michael Bowyer or Boyer in the 12th Virginia Regiment in General Charles Scott's Brigade. That he served in said Corps until the end of his time and two months more when he was discharged at Robertson's Plains on North River at Fort Arnold – That he was in the battles of Brandywine [September 11, 1777], Germantown [October 4, 1777], Monmouth [June 28, 1778], Iron-Hill [this MAY be a reference to an engagement on December 22 or 23, 1776 known as the Battle of Iron Works Hill or the Battle of Mount Holly] and Grays-Hill [?]. That he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services.
Sworn to and declared before me this day and year aforesaid
S/ Benjamin Johnson, Circuit Judge
Schedule
District of Kentucky SS
On this ninth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a court of record for the County of Scott and State of Kentucky Joseph Vance aged sixty-five years resident in the County and District aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows; in the company commanded by Captain Michael Boyer in the 12th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel Wood in the Virginia line agreeably to an Original Declaration dated first of August 1818 and pension certificate No. 2.
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, sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed viz.
45 Acres of land worth $135.00
2 Horses worth 75.00
8 Head of cattle worth 48.00
9 Head of hogs worth 12.00
23 Head of sheep worth 28.75
one debt due me amounting to 40.00
$338.75
That he is by occupation a farmer, but very unable to pursue it and that he has with
himself for in family, namely his wife aged seventy years, Peter Burns aged fifteen years and Sally Burns aged eight years, the son and daughter of Geo Burns neither of them able to support themselves.
S/ Joseph Vance
[f p 12: On March 15, 1824 in Scott County Kentucky, the veteran applied to be reinstated on the pension list stating that he had been struck therefrom on account of property. In this application he states that he enlisted for the term of 2 years on August 9th 1776 and that he continued in service until October 1778. The schedule he attaches to this application includes the 45 acres of land but he describes it as 3rd rate hilly land on Eagle Creek which he values at $57.75 subject to a debt on it he owes $45, only one horse, one cow 5 head of "poor sheep" and 6 hogs for a total value of $46.75. In this application he gives his occupation as a farmer but says that he has suffered from the Gravel for 2 years and has no family living with him. As required by the statute, he also list the changes in his property since his original schedule was filed.]
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $8 per annum commencing August 1, 1818 for two years service as a private in the Virginia Continental line.]
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