Pension Application of Daniel Shelor: S6079

                        Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris

 

State of Virginia}

["Montgomery" crossed through] Floyd County} To wit:

On this 20th day of August in the year 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justice of the county court aforesaid, now sitting, Daniel Shelor a resident of said county & state, aged almost 82 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 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the Militia in the County of Frederick in the state of Maryland on the 2nd of January, 1777, as a Lieutenant–that he continued in said service a few days more than three months, until about the 10th of April, when his services were suspended. He marched during this term of service into New Jersey, to a place called Baskin's Ridge about 7 miles from Morristown where Genl. Washington was encamped. At this time the English Army lay at Brunswick. Whilst stationed here this applicant was in a severe skirmish with the enemy at a place Quibbletown. The forces to which he belonged were commanded by Genl. Thomas Johnston and Colo. James Johnston. His captain was John Carmack. After finishing this tour of service, he returned home & remained there until some time in the following year 1778 when as a captain he again entered into active service for another tour of three months, which was entirely spent in guarding, with the company under his command, prisoners who were lodged in Frederick Town Maryland. During the time he was stationed here he received his orders from one Major Baily.

            He hereby relinquishes any 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. He received his commission from the Governor of Maryland.

            Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,

            [signed] Daniel Shelor

 

            We, Nathaniel Wickham residing in the County of Floyd and Wm. Banks residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Shelor who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be, as stated about 82 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.

            Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

            [signed] Nathaniel Wickham

            [signed] Wm. Banks

Nathaniel Wickham, on his oath, being duly sworn, states that he resided in Frederick County, Maryland, in the same neighborhood with Daniel Shelor, the applicant, & knows that he was in the militia service in the revolution first as a lieutenant & afterwards as captain.

            Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

            [signed] Nathaniel Wickham

 

Statements by Clerk, William Goodson and Justice of the Peace, George Shelor appended.

 

NOTES:

Baskin's (Basking) Ridge NJ  13 Dec 1776  General Charles Lee was captured

Quibbletown, also called Squabbletown, in New Jersey, is now a part of New Market.

 

From Virginia Pension Roll of 1835, Report from the Secretary of War In relation to the Pension Establishment Of the United States 1835. Copied and indexed by William R. Navey, P. O. Box 251, Hollyridge, NC 28445-0251

DANIEL SHELOR

FLOYD COUNTY

LIEUTENANT - CAPTAIN

VIRGINIA MILITIA

$100.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE

$300.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED

JULY 16, 1833 PENSION STARTED

AGE 84

 

"Virginia Revolutionary Records; Selected Final Pension Payment Vouchers 1818-1864:

Shelor, Daniel   Richmond 1832

Floyd county, Va 1 Dec 1847, George Shelor [signature] administrator of Daniel Shelor, late pensioner (former lieutenant and captain) who resided in this county for 50 years and previous thereto in Frederick County, appoints Joshua J. Fry attorney to collect arrears due from 4 Sep 1846 to 13 Feb 1847, the day of his death; witnesses D. R. Merman, Marvel Young.

Floyd County, Va, 2 Dec 1847 court satisfied that the pensioner died leaving no widow but eight children: George Shelor, William Shelor, Daniel Shelor, Jacob Shelor, Elizabeth Wade, Sarah Scott, and Mary Thompson.

Richmond 5 Jan 1848, J. J. Fry collected $44.16."