For many years I have meant to write an article on my Great-great-great
Uncle, Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” McCutcheon.
I started - but didn’t finish. Picked
it up again - and still didn’t finish. Until
now. In the last McCutcheon Trace
quarterly, Sarah Splaun wrote an article about Jeff, which was mostly about his
service in the Loudoun County Rangers.
This is the rest of the story . . .
Jeff was the son of Mary and Samuel McCutcheon. I believe that Mary is a Davis but have not
yet found much evidence other than the marriage record below to support that
claim. Samuel’s family remains a mystery
as well. I have not been able to connect
him to any other McCutcheons in Northern Virginia or Maryland.
Nevertheless, I do have these pieces of information about Samuel and
Mary.
These records show Samuel McCutcheon in Loudoun County in 1827, 1828,
1831, and 1836.
Virginia, Loudoun County, Will Book abstracts [Pat Duncan]:
Will Book Q, page 363
Saml McCutchen purchaser at 17 Feb 1827 sale of the estate of
William Cole.
Will Book R, page 71
Samuel McCutchen purchaser at sale on estate of Michael
Stream, returned to court 14 Jan 1828
Will Book T, page 364
Samuel McCutchen purchaser at the sale of estate of Mrs
Elizabeth Potterfield on 21 Nov 1831.
Index to Loudoun Co,
Virginia Wills 1757-1850, by Hutchison, Will Book X, page 278-
Samuel McCuther witness to 6 Apr 1836 will of John
Stoutsberger
Elizabeth Ellen McCutcheon, daughter of Samuel and Mary married Joshua
Stocks in 1846. This excerpt from the record
of their marriage names Samuel, who is in poor health:
State of Virginia, Marriage Register of 1846, Loudon Co, To
Wit:
Know All Men By These Presents, That We, Joshua Stocks and
Thomas Davis . . . bind ourselves, our
and each of our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally,
firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated this 27th day of
April 1846 and in the 70th year of the
Commonwealth. The condition of
the above obligation is such that whereas a Marriage is shortly intended to be
had and solemnized between the above bound Joshua Stocks and Elizabeth E
McCutchen of Shelburne Parish. . . .
. . . This is to certify that I am at the time unable to
appear in person being Inable from a severe attack of Rhumatism. That I do consent Before witness that I do
freely consent that my Daughter Elizabeth Ellen McCutchen be join in the holy
Bond of wedlock unto Joshua Stocks as given ___. my hand and seal this 27th day of April 1846 -Sam McCutchen John ________ (Thomas Davis) . . . .
Thomas Davis may
be Mary’s father, or a brother. Since
one of Samuel and Mary’s children is named Thomas, it’s likely, but I just
don’t know yet.
Samuel and Mary and their children are listed on the 1830, 1840, and
1850 censuses in Loudoun Co, Virginia.
On the 1850 census - where the family is listed twice - as shown in
Sarah’s article – Samuel is shown to be a mechanic and also a labourer, and to
be deaf and dumb.
1850 Virginia, Loudon Co, p 295a, 20 September
1923/1923 McCuchen, Saml, 45, labourer, b Virginia / Mary, 43, b Virginia // Jefferson, 12, b Virginia; Jno, 10, b Virginia; Belle, 5, b Virginia; Saml, 3, b Virginia; Mary 4/12, b Virginia
---and---
420/420 Saml McCutchin, 45, mechanic, b Maryland, deaf and dumb / Polly, 35, b Maryland // Thos, 14, b Virginia; Jno, 9, b Virginia; Isabel, 6, b Virginia; James, 3, b Virginia; Polly, 6/12, b Virginia
This quote is
from a pension document related to the death of Thomas J McCutcheon, filed by
his mother Mary: "The father of said Thomas J McCutcheon & husband of said
Mary, was Samuel McCutchen, he was a tailor by trade, always a delicate man
unable to do any work for years before his death which occurred in 1854. He had no regular physician & died of the
Consumption. The two other children of
said Mary are daughters - one of them married to a man named George Fry &
the other to a man named Joshua Stocks & they are both very poor as above
stated". By listing these two
daughters, Mary means the surviving ones.
We know that one child died in Ohio when Mary and her children had gone
there after Samuel’s death.
This excerpt
gives another date for Samuel’s death and the financial status of the family:
from a depositon
given by William Hough and Daniel Harper in Mary McCutcheons' pension
application for Thomas J McCutchen: "That
her husband died in 1853, leaving no property of any value".
By the time of the
1860 Census, Samuel had died leaving his family in a state of dire poverty. Mary and her children travelled to Ohio and
lived in several households for a short time.
On the death of one of her children in Ohio, Mary and her remaining
family returned to Loudoun Co. I have
been unable to document exactly why Mary took her family to Ohio except for the
suspected Davis link. Mary lived with
the Chance family in Mansfield, Ohio; Jeff lived with the Copeland family;
daughter Isabell lived with the George Kiser family. The Kiser name turns up in a marriage record
involving Thomas Davis and Samuel McCutcheon:
Marriages of Loudoun Co, Virginia, 1757-1853, by Mary Alice
Wertz, Genealogical Publishing Co, page 37, Parish Register A New Jerusalem
Lutheran Church
Davis, Thomas and Barbara Kitzer (Kizer), Samuel McCutchen
attests bride's age, bond of marriage 12 Jan 1844; marriage 18 Jan 1844.
I believe this
Thomas Davis to be the brother of Mary [Davis] McCutcheon and both of them the
children of Thomas Davis, but as you can see, I have not proven the
relationships.
Here is the 1860
Ohio census showing Mary, Jeff, and Isabell McCutcheon:
1860 Ohio,
Richland Co, Madison Twp, Mansfield, 14 June
page 116: 822/832
Aaron Chance, 53, vope 1000, farmer, b Maryland // Wm, 22, farm hand, b
Ohio; John, 18, farm hand, b Ohio; Aaron, 12, b Ohio
Mary McKitchen, 54, attended school, b Ohio [sic]; Ann Chance, 10,
domestic [sic], b Virginia
- - -
page 120: 851/861
Charles Copeland, 32, farmer, vope 400, b Ohio / Martha, 28, b
Pennsylvania // Ann, 9, school, b Ohio; Mary, 8, school, b Ohio; Alvira, 6,
school, b Ohio; Isabell, 5, b Ohio; Alfred, 3, b Ohio /// Jef McCutchen, 18, laborer, b Virginia
- - -
page 126: 897/907
George Kiser, 65, farmer, vore 4000 vope 500, b Pennsylvania / Mary, 61,
b Pennsylvania /// Isabell McCuchen, 13,
domestic, b Virginia
Christian
Cibling, 34, farmer, vore 6800 vope 500, b Germany / Ann, 34, b Germany //
Wilmina, 14, school, b Ohio; George, 10, school, b Ohio; Amanda, 8, school, b
Ohio; Rosena, 5, b Ohio
---1860 Commentary:
p 116 - It appears that the information for Mary and Ann was
swapped - Mary the domestic born in Virginia; Ann attending school and born in
Ohio.
In 1850 Jeff is
listed as 12 years old and 14 years old in the repeated listings; the 1860
shows him as 18 years of age; and in 1862 he’s noted to be 23 when he joins the
Loudoun Rangers.
In 1862, Jeff
joins the Loudoun Rangers as reported in Sarah’s article.
A number of years
ago The McCutcheon Trace printed an article about the Loudoun Rangers from
information on Linda Cunningham Fluharty’s excellent web site.
McKUTCHIN, Thomas J, Waterford, Va, 23, 20 Jun 1862,
Waterford, Va -----. Captured 18 Oct 1863 at Charlestown, WVa, POW at date of
muster out, Corporal.
And I found this
information:
---American Civil War Soldiers Record, National Park Service
Thomas Jefferson McCutcheon enlisted 20 June 1862,
Distinguished Service, Union, Virginia, unit number 3007.
Enlisted as a Corporal on 20 June 1862, in Company A, Loudoun
Rangers Regiment Virginia. POW on 18 October 1863 at Charles Town, WV, wounded
on 18 October 1863 at Charles Town, WV, died of wounds while POW
Did he muster out
or did he die?
Thus began my
research on Thomas Jefferson McCutcheon.
I ordered Jeff’s service record and the pension application filed by his
mother Mary McCutcheon after his death.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
McCutchen, Thomas
J; dependent - mother McCutchen, Mary; service: A Loudon Rangers Va Cav
Filed 1866, April
25, mother application 125627, certificate 147836
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First Thomas’s
record:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Military Service
Record from the National Archives
Thomas J
McCutchen
Co A, Loudoun
Rangers
Union, Civil War
1861-1865
Item 1: McCutchen, Thomas J / Co A, Loudoun County /
Rangers, Virginia / Corporal / Corporal / Card numbers: 12452532; 12452608;
12452691; 12452781; 12452786; 12452981; 12453080; 12453181; 12453332; 12453371;
12453467; 12453558; 12453647; 2453737; 12453824; 12453975; McAC - 147 - 1868;
40604932 / Number of personal papers
herein - 3 / Book Mark: Walz 186-1867; McAC - 147 - 1868
Item 2: McCutcheon, Thomas J / Corpl, Co A, Ind W Va Cav Loudon Rangers / 3 Enclosures:
Pris of War Record - 1, Casualty Sheet - 1, Misc Information - 1
Item 3: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McKutchen, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Vir / Age --- years / Appears
on Company Muster Roll for Sept & Oct 1862 / Joined for duty and enrolled
June 20, 1862, Waterford, Va, period 3 years / Present or absent: not stated /
Book mark: Walz - 186-1867 / McAC - 147 - 1868 / S Thompson, copyist
Item 4: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thoms J
McCutchen, 2 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Nov & Dec 1862 / Present / Muster-in June 20 '62 at
Waterford / S Thompson, copyist
Item 5: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / T J
McKutchen, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt
Rangers, Va / Appears on Company Muster Roll for Jan & Feb 1963 / Present /
S Thompson, copyist
Item 6: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Tho J
McCutchen Corpl , Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Special
Muster Roll for April 10th, 1863 / Present / S Thompson, copyist
Item 7: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thos J
McCutchen 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for July & Aug 1863 / Present / S Thompson, copyist
Item 8: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thos J
McCutchen, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Sept & Oct 1863 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charlestown, Va / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 9: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas
McCutchen, Corpl, Co a, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Nov & Dec 1863 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charlestown, Virginia / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 10: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Jan & Feby 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charlestown, Va / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 11: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thos J McCuthen,
1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Mch & April 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18 - 1863 at
Charles town, Virginia / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 12: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company Muster Roll for May
& June 1864 / [Present or absent not noted] / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct
18, 1863 at Charles town, Va / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 13: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for July & August 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct
18, 1863 at Charles town, Va / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 14: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Sept & Oct 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863, at Charles town, Va / J A Wise, copyist
Item 15: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Ca A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Nov & Dec 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charles town, Va / J A Wise, copyist
Item 16: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Jan & Feb 1865 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charles town, Va / J A Wise, copyist
Item 17: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Mch and April 1865 / Absent / Remarks: A prisoner of War since
Oct 18, 1863 / J A Wise, copyist
Item 18: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Age 23 years / Appears
on Co Muster-out Roll, dated Bolivar, Va, May 31, 1865 / Last paid to June 30,
1863 / Due soldier $75.16 / Remarks: Prisoner of War, captured at Charles town,
Va Oct 18, 1863 / Book mark: Died[?] vide D&DR Mch 7 '64 / Walz 186-1867 /
J A Wise, copyist
Item 19: Mc Indpt Rangers, Va / Thomas J McCutcheon,
Co A, Va Indpt Rangers / Notation / Book Mark: McAC - 147-1868 / War
Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington May 25, 1868 / Call from
~~~~~ returned with report. The above
book mark was noted on rolls in order to preserve results of search in this
case. W J Allen, copyist
Item 20:
[undated] McC, Loudoun Co Independent
Rangers, Va / Thos J McCutcheon, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun County Indpt Rangers, Va
/ Appears on Returns as follows: Aug '62 to Oct 31, 1863 / Loss: Oct 18 '63,
Charlestown, Va. Missing in action
there, Prisoner at Richd / G M Row, copyist
Item 21: War Department, Adjutant General's Office,
Washington, May 25, 1868 / This is accepted as referring to Corpl Thomas J
McCutcheon, Co A, Indpt Va Rangers, who died March 7th, 1864, at Richmond, Va,
while a Prisoner of War / Saml[?] Breck, Assistant Adjutant General / G H? Vide
Mc A C = 147 = 1868
Item 22: See Endorsements / Casualty Sheet / Thos McCutchen, Corpl, Means Indpt Co
Loudoun Va Rangers / Nature of Casualty / Death / Died at Richmond, Va Mar 7,
1864 / Page 55 / Richmond Records
Item 23: [hand written endorsement] Thomas McCutchen, Corpl, Co A 3rd Va Vols
"died at Richmond Va March 7th 1864 of disease. As per record on file in this office D &
_ D Room No 7, March 8th CC / J B
[written over that note is this:}
Accepted as Thomas J McCutchen, Mean's Indpt Co, Loudoun Va Rangers
_____ [undecipherable signature]
Item 24: Casualty
Sheet / Thomas J McCutchen / Corpl / Means Indept Loudon Va Rangers, Co A /
nature of casualty: Death / cause of casualty: Disease / by whom certified: Bvt
Maj W T Hartz, AAG / date of death: Mar 7, 1864 / Richmond, Va / from what
source was this information obtained: Rolls furnished by Conng? Genl of
Prisoners / W T Pray, clerk
Item 25: Memorandum From Prisoner of War Records
Name: McCutcheon, Thos J / Rank: C / Organization:
Va Indpt Rangers, Co A / Information obtained from: Records of DB, Vol 1, p 224
/ where he died: Richmond, Va, Mch 7, 1864, in C S M Prison. Corrected 5-26-68. Se McA C 147-1868 - TW / Copied by ECC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That military
record gave the details of service with the Rangers, already listed in Sarah’s
article on Jeff.
But then I began
to read the pension application filed by Mary McCutcheon after the death of her
son. This is how I came to admire and
love the person who was my Great-great-great Uncle.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Military Service
Record from the National Archives
Thomas J
McCutchen
Co A, Loudoun
Rangers
Union, Civil War
1861-1865
Item 1: McCutchen, Thomas J / Co A, Loudoun County /
Rangers, Virginia / Corporal / Corporal / Card numbers: 12452532; 12452608;
12452691; 12452781; 12452786; 12452981; 12453080; 12453181; 12453332; 12453371;
12453467; 12453558; 12453647; 2453737; 12453824; 12453975; McAC - 147 - 1868;
40604932 / Number of personal papers
herein - 3 / Book Mark: Walz 186-1867; McAC - 147 - 1868
Item 2: McCutcheon, Thomas J / Corpl, Co A, Ind W Va Cav Loudon Rangers / 3
Enclosures: Pris of War Record - 1, Casualty Sheet - 1, Misc Information - 1
Item 3: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McKutchen, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Vir / Age --- years / Appears
on Company Muster Roll for Sept & Oct 1862 / Joined for duty and enrolled
June 20, 1862, Waterford, Va, period 3 years / Present or absent: not stated /
Book mark: Walz - 186-1867 / McAC - 147 - 1868 / S Thompson, copyist
Item 4: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thoms J
McCutchen, 2 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Nov & Dec 1862 / Present / Muster-in June 20 '62 at
Waterford / S Thompson, copyist
Item 5: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / T J
McKutchen, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt
Rangers, Va / Appears on Company Muster Roll for Jan & Feb 1963 / Present /
S Thompson, copyist
Item 6: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Tho J
McCutchen Corpl , Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Special
Muster Roll for April 10th, 1863 / Present / S Thompson, copyist
Item 7: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thos J
McCutchen 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for July & Aug 1863 / Present / S Thompson, copyist
Item 8: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thos J
McCutchen, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Sept & Oct 1863 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charlestown, Va / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 9: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas
McCutchen, Corpl, Co a, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Nov & Dec 1863 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charlestown, Virginia / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 10: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Jan & Feby 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charlestown, Va / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 11: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thos J
McCuthen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Mch & April 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18
- 1863 at Charles town, Virginia / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 12: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company Muster Roll for May
& June 1864 / [Present or absent not noted] / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct
18, 1863 at Charles town, Va / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 13: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for July & August 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct
18, 1863 at Charles town, Va / C B Sayer, copyist
Item 14: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Sept & Oct 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863, at Charles town, Va / J A Wise, copyist
Item 15: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Ca A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Nov & Dec 1864 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charles town, Va / J A Wise, copyist
Item 16: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Jan & Feb 1865 / Absent / Remarks: Taken Prisoner Oct 18,
1863 at Charles town, Va / J A Wise, copyist
Item 17: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, 1 Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Appears on Company
Muster Roll for Mch and April 1865 / Absent / Remarks: A prisoner of War since
Oct 18, 1863 / J A Wise, copyist
Item 18: Mc / Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers / Va / Thomas J
McCutchen, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun Co Indpt Rangers, Va / Age 23 years / Appears
on Co Muster-out Roll, dated Bolivar, Va, May 31, 1865 / Last paid to June 30,
1863 / Due soldier $75.16 / Remarks: Prisoner of War, captured at Charles town,
Va Oct 18, 1863 / Book mark: Died[?] vide D&DR Mch 7 '64 / Walz 186-1867 /
J A Wise, copyist
Item 19: Mc Indpt Rangers, Va / Thomas J McCutcheon,
Co A, Va Indpt Rangers / Notation / Book Mark: McAC - 147-1868 / War Department,
Adjutant General's Office, Washington May 25, 1868 / Call from ~~~~~ returned
with report. The above book mark was
noted on rolls in order to preserve results of search in this case. W J Allen, copyist
Item 20:
[undated] McC, Loudoun Co Independent
Rangers, Va / Thos J McCutcheon, Corpl, Co A, Loudoun County Indpt Rangers, Va
/ Appears on Returns as follows: Aug '62 to Oct 31, 1863 / Loss: Oct 18 '63,
Charlestown, Va. Missing in action
there, Prisoner at Richd / G M Row, copyist
Item 21: War Department, Adjutant General's Office,
Washington, May 25, 1868 / This is accepted as referring to Corpl Thomas J
McCutcheon, Co A, Indpt Va Rangers, who died March 7th, 1864, at Richmond, Va,
while a Prisoner of War / Saml[?] Breck, Assistant Adjutant General / G H? Vide
Mc A C = 147 = 1868
Item 22: See Endorsements / Casualty Sheet / Thos McCutchen, Corpl, Means Indpt Co
Loudoun Va Rangers / Nature of Casualty / Death / Died at Richmond, Va Mar 7,
1864 / Page 55 / Richmond Records
Item 23: [hand written endorsement] Thomas McCutchen, Corpl, Co A 3rd Va Vols
"died at Richmond Va March 7th 1864 of disease. As per record on file in this office D &
_ D Room No 7, March 8th CC / J B
[written over that note is this:}
Accepted as Thomas J McCutchen, Mean's Indpt Co, Loudoun Va Rangers
_____ [undecipherable signature]
Item 24: Casualty
Sheet / Thomas J McCutchen / Corpl / Means Indept Loudon Va Rangers, Co A /
nature of casualty: Death / cause of casualty: Disease / by whom certified: Bvt
Maj W T Hartz, AAG / date of death: Mar 7, 1864 / Richmond, Va / from what
source was this information obtained: Rolls furnished by Conng? Genl of
Prisoners / W T Pray, clerk
Item 25: Memorandum From Prisoner of War Records
Name: McCutcheon, Thos J / Rank: C / Organization:
Va Indpt Rangers, Co A / Information obtained from: Records of DB, Vol 1, p 224
/ where he died: Richmond, Va, Mch 7, 1864, in C S M Prison. Corrected 5-26-68. Se McA C 147-1868 - TW / Copied by ECC
Certificate No
147.836
Acts of January
25 and March 4, 1879
Brief for Arrears
of Mother Pension
Name: Mary
McCutchen, mother of Thos J McCutchen, Corpl Co A, Indp't Batt Loudoun Rangers
Va Co C, Vol
PO Address
Goresville, County: Loudoun, State: Va
Date the soldier
died Mch 7, 1864, while in service.
Mother pensioned from Dec 19, 1870
Arrears of
Pension due at the rate of $8. per month from Mch 8, 1864 to Dec 28, 1870, when
it terminates.
Date: April 26,
1879, B ____ Examiner.
Approved for
Issue: J H Patrick, Receiver.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---Military
Pension Application from the National Archives
Mary McCutcheon,
mother of Thomas J McCutchen
Co A, Loudoun
Rangers
Union, Civil War
1861-1865
Application
125627 filed 25 April 1869
Certificate
147836 dated 8 February 1871
Box 33391,
Certificate 147,836 xMary McCutchen,
Mother
Item: Claim for Mother's Army Pension / State of
Virginia, County of Loudoun
-On this 31st day
of May, AD, 1869, before me, Clerk of the County Court, in the county and State
aforesaid, personally appeared Mary McCutchon, aged 64 years, a resident of the
county of Loudoun, State of Virginia, who, being first duly sworn according to
law, declares, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the Act of
Congress, approved July 14, 1862, that she is the widow of Saml McCutchen, and
mother of Thomas J McCutchin, who was a 2d Corporal in Company __, commanded by
Capt Saml C Means in the Virginia Loudoun Rangers, in the war of 1861, who was
captured by the enemy at Charlestown, Va on or about the 18 day of Oct 1863,
and died at Andersonville a prisoner of War on or about the ___ day of ___
1864.
-That her said
son, upon whom she was wholly or in part dependent for support, having left no
widow, or minor child under 16 years of age, surviving, she makes this
application for a pension under the aforesaid Act, and refers to evidence
herewith filed, and to that in the proper Department, to establish her claim.
-That her said
husband died at the County aforesaid on or about the 12th day of November or
December 1853; that she has not, in any manner, been engaged in or aided or
abetted the rebellion in the United States; and that she is not in the receipt
of a pension under the second section of the Act mentioned, or under any other
Act, nor has she again married since the death of her son, the said Thomas J
McCutchin. And she hereby appoints J T
& L H Stevens, of Washington, D C, her Attorneys to prosecute this claim,
and to receive the certificate of pension.
-Witnesses:
General K Fox, Jr; Edgar Littleton; additional witnesses as to Mary
McCutchen
-Mary McCutchen
X her mark
-Also personally
appeared John F Money and James T Fry, residents of Loudoun County aforesaid,
persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, who, being by
me duly sworn, say they were present and saw, Mary McCutchen sign her mark to
her name, to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe,
from the appearance of the applicant, and their acquaintance with her, that she
is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no
interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim; that they know
the said Mary McCutchen is the widow of Saml McCutchen, and the mother of Thos
J McCutchen, who performed the military service mentioned in the declaration,
from an acquaintance with her about 20 years, and with her son about 20 years
before he entered the service, and that she has continued a widow since his
death; and their means of knowledge that she is the widow of Saml McCutchen,
and the mother of Thos J McCutchen, is as follows: they have lived as near neighbors and have
been intimately acquainted with the entire family during the 20 years last
past.
John F Money / James T Fry
Item: Names, &c, of Witnesses /
Proof as to
Celibacy and Sonship of Soldier
-Joshua Stocks /
James W Harper / Shown by testimony of two (2) competent witneses.
-Proof as to
Dependence and Support: 1st Non-support from husband. 2d
Property, and income therefrom.
3d Means besides property. 4th
Contributions of son.
-William Hough,
Daniel Harper: 1st. Husband died in 1853
very poor leaving no property.
-Daniel Harper:
2. No property and no income shown by
competent testimony.
-Daniel Harper:
3. None shown as above.
-Daniel Harper.
George M Fry: 4. The claimant with her
three children including the soldier removed to the west soon after the death of
her husband. The soldier returned to Va
in the Spring of 1861, worked for Geo M Fry and having obtained enough to bring
his Mother to Va sent the same to her.
When she arrived he rented a house for her, gave his note for the money,
which note is among the papers of this case.
Soldier provided his Mother with groceries, fuel, &c. While in the service he sent at one time $30
to his Mother & being for some time stationed near his Mother, he purchased
meal, flour & meat & sent to her house for her use & benefit. The claimant during all this time being
infirm & unable to work, the Soldier provided her with house rent,
provisions, fuel & clothing. Mr Fry
paid some of the wages due Soldier to his Mother in money & some in
provisions &c. Estimated contributions
of son from $8 to $12 per month.
-Mother's Brief,
Clain No 176, 263 / Soldier, Thos J McCutchen, W W Jacob, Ex'r. Room No 26.
Item: [promisary note for rent mentioned in Item B]
-Six months after
Date we or Eather of us promis to pay to Mrs Sarah J May fifteen dollars being
rent for house & lot six Months as witness hour hand & seal this 25 th
day of January 1862 [sic] T J Macutchen,
John Finney
Item [handwritten
receipt]:
-Jan 10th 1863 /
Recd of Thomas J Mccutchen amount of the within note for rent of house occupied
by his Mother in full. Sarah J May.
Item: Proof As To Service.
-The Adjutant
General USA reports name on rolls as Thomas J McCutchen also the rank, company,
and regiment, and the date of Enlistment as stated on preceding page. He also reports "Soldier first appears
on Muster roll from Enrollment to Oct 31 [18]62 as a Crpl, present, no
remark. It is stated he was Enrolled
June 30 [18]62 to serve 3 years. Muster
roll for Sept & Oct [18]63 Absent.
Taken prisoner Oct 18 [18]63 at Charlestown Va, similarly reported on
subsequent rolls to Muster out roll dated May 31 [18]65, on which he is
reported Died at Richmond Va March 7, 1864.
-Proof as to
Death: 1st Report of Adjutant General /
2d Report of Surgeon General / 3d Certificate of Disasbility / 4th Testimony of
Army Surgeon. / 5th Testimony of Officers.
/ 6th Testimony of Fellow Soldiers.
/ 7th Testimony of Attending Physician.
/ 8th Other testimony.
-5th. The Captain of the Company, to which this
Soldier was attached testifies, that soldier was captured with 16 other members
of his company, Oct 18, 1863, while in strict line of his duty as a soldier, at
Charlestown Va. That he never returned
after his capture. That only two of the
captured men returned, who reported Thomas J McCutchen had died of starvation,
and the privations incident to prison life.
-The whereabouts
of these two men who returned from capture cannot now be ascertained.
Item: [claim cover sheet]:
No 176.263 [and written in] 147.836, Act of July 14,
1862
Mary McCutchen,
Loudoun Co Va, Mother of Thomas J McCutchen, 2d Corpl Loudoun Rangers Va, Died
at Andersonville Ga 1864. Received June
11, 1869, J T & L H Stevens Present
Attorney
Item: [deposition, July 1869] State of Virginia,
County of Loudon
-Personally
appeared before me, a Justice of the peace in and for said State and County,
George W Fry and Martin Fry, whom I certify to be credible witnesses and entitled
to full faith - who being duly sworn depose and say: That they have known Mary
McCutchen well and intimately for the last twenty years, and also her son
Thomas J McCutchen. That the said Thomas
J McCutchen was 2nd Corporal in the Virginia Loudon Rangers, who was taken
prisoner and died at Andersonville in the year 1864. We also know that the said Thomas J McCutchen
was after the death of his Father in 1853 the only suppport of the said Mary
McCutchen before the war and we also know that after his enlistment, and before
he was taken prisoner he sent her money; at one time we know $(30) Thirty
dollars and he also saw that she was provided with flour, meat, and groceries,
that he was taken prisoner before he had been a longtime in the service and had
no opportunity to assist her after that time.
-We also certify
that the said Mary McCutchen is very poor, that all the property she has in the
world would not amount to twenty dollars ($20) if sold at this present time,
that she has no way of supporting herself but by labor. And we also affirm we have no interest in
this claim for Pension.
George W Fry,
Martin Fry
-Sworn to and
subscribed before me this 7th day of July 1869, and I certify witness are the
persons they represent themselves to be and that I have no interest in this
claim.
John L Stout, J P
State of Virginia
-I, Charles P
Janney, Clerk of the County Court of Loudoun County in the State aforesaid,
certify that John L Stout whose genuine signature appears to this foregoing
certificate was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace in &
for the County & State aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified. Certififed under my hand and the seal of the
said Court at Leesburg this 20 day of July 1869.
Chas P Janney, C
C
Item: No 176.263
Adjutant General's Office, Washington D C, July 8th, 1869
-Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 29th day of July, 1869, requesting a "Statement of
Service" of Thomas J McCutchen. The
following information has been obtained from the files of this Office, and is
furnished in rely to your inquiry:
-In the case of
Thomas J McCutchen there is no original Enlistment or Muster-in Roll showing
him to have been enrolled or mustered into the service of the United States as
an enlisted man in Company "A" of the Independent Battalion of Louden
Rangers, Va Cavy Volunteers, on file in this Office up to date.
-The Muster Rolls
of Company A of that Battalion contain the following evidence of service: He first appears on muster roll from
enrollment to Oct 21 [18]62 as a Corporal, present, no remark. It is stated he was enrolled June 20 [18]62
to serve 3 yrs. Muster roll for Sept
& Oct 65 "Absent - taken prisoner - Oct 18 [18]63 at Charlestown
Va. Similarly reported on subsequent rolls
to muster out roll dated May 31 [18]65 on which he is reported Died at Richmond
Va, March 7, 1861. Cause not
stated. I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, Sam. Breck, Assistant Adjutant General. To Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D C
Item:
[deposition, September 1869]:
State of
Virginia, Loudoun County to wit:
-We the
undersigned to certify under our oaths th[at] Thomas J McCutchen furnished his
Mother Mary McCutchen with flour & grocerys at different times (as to the
percise quantity it is more than we can say) but know that he furnished her,
and we also state under oath the T J McCutchen left neither wife nor minor
child at his death and our knowledge of those facts are from an aquaintance
with him from the time of his birth up and we also certify that we have no
interest in this claim.
-Joshua Stocks,
his mark; James W Harper, his mark.
-2 witnesses:
John L Stout, Martin Fry
Loudoun County to
wit
-This day
personally appeared before me, John L Stout, a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County, Joshua Stocks and James W Harper, credable persons to me well
known and after haveing the foregoing Writing read over to them and fully
explained to them by me they made oath to the same and signed it by theyr mark
and they also certify they have no interest in this for her claim.
-Sworn to and
subscribed before me this 4 Day of September 1869 and I hereby certify that I
have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of her claim.
John L Stout J P
-[separate page]
My Post office address is Gores Ville Loudoun County Virginia.
Mary McCutchen,
her mark
Witness to mark:
John L Stout, Martin Fry
State of
Virginia, Oct
-I, Chas P
Janney, Clerk of the County Court of Loudoun County, in the State aforesaid
certify that John L Stout Esq whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing
certificate is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned & qualified.
-Given under my
hand & official seal at Leesburg Virginia, this 17th September 1869.
Chas P Janney
Item:
[deposition, August 1870]:
Virginia, Loudoun
County to wit
-I, James S Fry,
being duly sworn, do say that I was acquainted with Thomas J McCutcheon in his
life time and was in the habit of employing him as a laborer. I was living in the same house with him in
1861 & I swear that he bought provisions for his Mother & that he
bought provisions for her regularly & was her only support during that time
& up to his death. Since that time
Mrs McCutcheon has been reduced to great privation to make a living. And I swear that I have no interest in this
claim.
James T Fry.
-Sworn &
subscribed by James Fry before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace; I
certify said affiant to be respectable & entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 26th day of August
1870.
Sydnor Bennett, J
P
Item:
[deposition, August 1870}:
Virginia, Loudoun
County to wit
-I, George M Fry,
being duly sworn do say that Thomas J McCutcheon was in my employ for the later
months of the years 1861 & in 1862 until he enlisted in the Army. I also swear that I paid him for his Mother
some money & I furnished provisions for her at his instance & expense
and I was at the house rented by him for his Mother in the year 1862 and know
that said house was provided by Thomas J McCutcheon. And I also swear that I have no interest in
this claim.
Geo M Fry
-Sworn &
subscribed before me by George M Fry whom I certify to be a credible witness,
this 26th day of August 1870.
Sydnor Bennett J
P
Item: [depositions, August 1870]:
-We, George M
Frye and James T Frye, Citizens of Loudoun County Virginia, do solemnly swear
that we are & have been for the last ten years past acquainted with Mary
McCutcheon, that during all that time she has lived in said County, at
Stumptown, six miles South of Point of Rocks, Md: She has never had but one son
Thomas J McCutcheon, & she has two daughters, both married, both to poor
men who have large families to take care of: She has never had any property
except some household chattles which have never been worth over Thirty dollars,
she has never had any interest in any real property & has not enjoyed
robust health. She has rec'd during the
time of our acquaintance with her from time to time aid & assistance from
her son Thomas J McCutcheon who was a Soldier in the Indepd't Loudoun Rangers
& who died at Andersonville Georgia: The father of said Thomas J McCutcheon
& husband of said Mary, was Samuel McCutcheon, he was a tailor by trade,
always a delicate man unable to do any work for years before his death which
occurred 1854. He had no regular
Physician & died of the Consumption.
The two other children of the said Mary are daughters - one of them
married to a man named George Fry & the other to a man named Joshua Stocks
& they are both very poor as above stated:
These sons in law have contributed to a very small extent to the support
of the Said Mary McCutcheon in the way of meal & other provisions. The main reliance & dependance of the
mother was on her son Thomas J McCutcheon - his age at death was about 26
years. He lived with his Mother at
different places & lodged at home when not employed too far off to do so:
he was a farm laborer & his earnings as such are usualy paid to such
employment. He worked for Richard C
Marlow & George M Fry (not the same as George Fry his brother-in-law): The
Post office of these part[n]ers was then (before the war when the work was
done) Goresville Loudoun Co Va, but Mr Marlow now lives on the Potomac River in
the State of Maryland at Whites Ferry.
Thos J McCutchen rented to our knowledge a house of Sarah J May for his
Mother & she rec'd The money therefor: he was in the habit of giving his
Mother money (with which to purchase provisions & he purchased them himself
at times from C W Paxon's store at Goresville Va. Mrs McCutcheon has received back pay and
bounty since the death of her son but we do not know to what amount. We regard this applicant as a very
necessitous case and we think she ought to receive consideration at the hands
of the pension Department. And to all
the facts set forth herein we do solemnly swear.
-Given under our
hands this 26th day of August 1870.
-Geo M Fry, James
T Fry
-Witnesses:
Julius Harper, Daniel W Fry, Martin Fry
State of
Virginia, Loudoun County to wit
-Personally
appeared before the under given Justice of the Peace, George M Frye and James T
Frye to me well known to be reliable & entitled to credit, who made oath in
due form to the facts set forth in the foregoing affidavit And I certify that I
have no interest in the claim of Mrs Mary McCutcheon. Given under my hand & seal this 26th day
of August 1870.
Sydnor Bennett J
P
State of Virginia
to wit:
-I, Chas P
Janney, Clerk of the County Court of Loudoun County in the State aforesaid
certify that Sydnor Bennett Esq whose genuine signature appears the foregoing
& two following certificates, is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned
and qualified. Given under my hand at
Leesburg Va this 12th day of September 1870.
Chas P Janney,
Clk
-July 25th
1870 i ___ ___ ___ that t J mcCutehen was living in the
same hous with me in 1861 and ___ can testify th-- he bought provision for his
mother and that he wass his mothers, only sorport up un til his deth.
James T Fry
-July 22th
1870 I hereby State that T J McCutchen
was Laboring for me in the latter part of the year 1861 & 1862 until he
enlisted I paid him some money & some provision for his Mother & was at
the House with him he rented for her in 1862
Geo M Fry
Item: [medical referee]
-No 176263, Claim
of Thomas J McCutchen, Loudoun Rangers Va, Post office: Goresville, County:
Loudoun, State: Virginia
Item [deposition,
Dec 1870]:
-The undersigned
being duly sworn depose and say: That he was formerly Captain of Co A Louden
Virginia Rangers. That he was well
acquainted with Thomas J McCutchen who was a Corporal in his said Company. That when he enlisted he was well and strong
and free from all disease. That he was a
good and faithful soldier - more so than most others. That he was in the constant discharge of his
duties until October 18, 1863 when he was captured by the enemy while in strict
line of duty at Charlestown Va. That he
never returned. That seventeen men of
his Company were captured at the same time, only two of whom returned, viz, Wm
Bull and Peter Doherty. That he does not
know where they now are and does not believe they can be reached. That they reported to him that said McCutchin
died at Richmond Va in prison March 7, 1864, and he believes such report to be
true. That they reported that he died
from Starvation and the privations incident to prison life. That he was well when captured.
-That he is
acquainted with Mary McCutchen, Mother of said soldier and knows her to be a
poor and deserving woman. That he knows
the said Thomas J helped her with money, food, &c, while in the service. That he does not remember the dates and
amounts but knows the fact. That his aid
to his Mother was a matter of general notoriety throughout his Company. And that he has no interest herein.
Saml C Means
-Subscribed and
sworn to before me this 26th day of December of AD 1870 and I certify that
deponent is credible and that I have no interest herein.
Edwin A Atlee, J
P
-Virginia, to
wit: I, Chas P Janney, Clerk of the County Court of Loudoun County in said Sate
do certify that Edwin A Atlee, whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing
certificate, and F Bennett, whose genuine signature also appears to the
accompanying certificate, dated 24th December, 1870, and Justices of the peace
for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified. In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand
and affix this seal of said Court, this 27th December, 1870.
Chas P Janney.
Item:
[deposition, Dec 1870]
State of
Virginia, County of Loudoun
-On this 24 day
of December AD 1870, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in
& for said Count and state, William Hough and Daniel Harper who being first
duly sworn depose and say: that they were formerly members of Co "A"
Loudon Virginia Rangers and were well acquainted with Thomas J McCutchen who
belonged to said Company and were well acquainted with him both prior and
subsequent to his enlistment. That when
said McCutchen enlisted he was a well, strong and healthy man, free from all
disease, that he so continued, performing all the duties of a soldier in every
position in which he was placed till he was captured by the enemy in an
engagement with the enemy at Charlestown West Va Oct 18, 1863. That seventeen men of said Company were
captured at the same time & place, and all were taken to Andersonville
Ga. That only two of the seventeen ever
returned, viz: Wm Bull and Peter Doherty, who have both moved away to parts unknown
where their evidence can not be obtained.
That deponents have often seen said Bull & Doherty and heard them
say that McCutchen died at Richmond Va on or about March 7, 1864 of starvation
and ill-treatment, which they believe to be entirely correct.
-That they are
also well acquainted with Mary McCutchen, the Mother of said Thomas J. That her husband died in 1853, leaving no
property of any value - probably in all not exceeding $20. That Mrs McCutchen after the death of her
husband moved to some part of the West with her family. That in the Spring of 1861 the said Thomas J
then about twenty years old, returned to Loudon County Va where they had
previously lived. That he was the only
son: that deponents have understood and believe that they were very poor while
in the west: that all the family consisting of the Mother, two daughters and
the said son were taken sick and were sent to the Poor House where one of the
daughters died: that said Thomas J
recovered his health and as aforesaid returned to Virginia.
-That they know
on his return he immediately went to work to earn money to bring his Mother
back from the West: that he worked for George Fry and Richard Marlow from the
spring till some time in the summer when he sent the money for his Mother to
return. That on her return they lived
together except when he was at work: that he supplied her with provisions,
clothing and all the necessaries of life - her house rent being given to her by
an old friend till McCutchen was able to rent a house. That a few months after he rented a house for
six months and they lived there together, she being sick and infirm, unable to
work and he providing her with everything.
That this continued till June 1862 when he enlisted. That he was always kind & dutiful, sober
and industrious, and was her sole support from the summer of 1861 till June
1862. That he worked during that time on
farms earning from $8 to $12 per month - and in harvest more, all of which he
expended for their mutual support. That
his aid during that time must have amounted to $150 including the money sent
her in the West. That when he enlisted
he rented the house for his mother for six months giving his note with
security. That said Wm Hough knows that
this note was paid while in the army by said McCutchen, being some $20 or $25,
out of his pay. That he, Hough, saw
McCutchen buy flour &c, and send it to his Mother while in the
service. They were often encamped near
where she lived, and they, Mother & son, often met, and it was a well known
fact that he aided her. And they have no
doubt that nearly all his pay up to the time of his capture went to his
Mother. That it was often currently
reported in Camp that McCutchen had sent groceries and necessaries to his
Mother. That Mrs McCutchen is poor,
infirm and sick. That her property
cannot exceed $25 in value, and she is supported by charity. That they have no interest herein, giving
their evidence only from motives of sympathy for a deserving woman. That they have real knowledge of the facts
stated having lived near neighbors all their lives.
William Hough,
Daniel J Harper.
-Subscribed and
sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid and I certify that deponents are
respectable and credible and worthy of full belief in everything, and that I
have no interest herein.
S Bennett J
P
See Clerk's
Certificate inclosed in the Certificate anexed to accompanying afft.
Item: Vol 7, No 2437 War Department, Surgeon General's Office,
Record and Pension Division.
-Washington, D C,
March 27, 1871. It appears, from the
"List of Casualties" accompanying the Monthly Report of Sick and
Wounded", of Rebel T? H No 21 Richmond, Va, for the momth of March 1864,
Surgeon G W Temple, C I?, Army, in charge that Thomas McCutchen Corpl Co A, 3
Regiment Virginia, died March 7, 1864 at that Hospital of Pneumonia. Remarks: No evidence of Thomas J McCutchen
2nd Corpl A 1st Batt Loudon Rangers Va.
The records of above named Hospital on file furnish no information in
this case. By order of the Surgeon
General: J J Woodward, Surgeon, U S Army.
Item: [pension
record form; starting at top of page with handwritten comments]
-approved at
fifteen dollars
War of the
Rebellion; Act of July 11, 1862, and subsequent Acts.
Mother's Pension
-Mary McCutchen,
Mother of Thomas J McCutchen, 2d Corporal, Co A, Ind Battalion Loudoun rangers
Va Cav, resides Loudon County, and State of Virginia. Post Office: Goresville, Loudon Co,
Virginia. Attorney: J H & L H
Stevens Present Fee: $15.00 as per
schedule. Contract for $25.00
-Rate of pension
$8.00 per month, commencing Dec 29, 1870, the date of filing last material
evidence and ending [at] death or ____.
Admitted Febry 1, 1871, G W Jacob, Examiner. Approved Feby 3, 1871, G A S---, Receiver.
-Enlistment, June
30, 1862, Mother's application filed, June 11, 1869. Claim completed, Dec 29, 1870. Death of husband 1853.
Death March 7,
1864. Cause of Death, Prisoner of War,
place of death, Richmond Va
-Allegations of
Claimant: Not receiving a pension, Alleged in declaration. Loyalty, Averred.
-Incidental
Matter. Last material evidence consists
of proof of dependence & support.
Item: [cover
sheet]
No 147836 Virginia
-Mary McCutchen
mother of Thomas J McCutchen, 2 Corporal, Co A, Ind Batt'n Loudon rangers Va
Cavlry Vols
Richmond Agency.
Rate per month $8. Commencing 29 Dec
1870. Certificate dated 8 Feb 1871 and
sent to Pen agent J T & S H Stevens, Atty.
Sent 13 July '71. Act 14th July
1862.
Book C, Vol 15,
page 153.
W A __all, Clerk
To the
Commisioner of Pensions.
-I, Mary
McCutchen, a pensioner under pension Certificate No 147836, hereby apply for
the arrears due me under the act granting arrears of pension approved Jan 25,
1879. My post office address is
Goresville Loudoun Co Virg'a. Mary
McCutchen, her mark
[Witnesses] elle e Stocks, Martin Fry
State of
Virginia, County of Loudoun ss
-Signed in my
presence this 4th day of Feb 1879 by Mary McCutchen who is known to me to be
the person she described herself to me & at the same time she exhibited to
me her pension certificate which is numbered 147.836.
W Giddings,
Justice of the Peace.
Item: [payment of
arrears]
Certificate No
147.836
Acts of January
25 and March 4, 1879
Brief for Arrears
of Mother Pension
Name: Mary
McCutchen, mother of Thos J McCutchen, Corpl Co A, Indp't Batt Loudoun Rangers
Va Co C, Vol
PO Address
Goresville, County: Loudoun, State: Va
Date the soldier
died Mch 7, 1864, while in service.
Mother pensioned from Dec 19, 1870
Arrears of
Pension due at the rate of $8. per month from Mch 8, 1864 to Dec 28, 1870, when
it terminates.
Date: April 26,
1879, B ____ Examiner.
Approved for
Issue: J H Patrick, Receiver.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A few years ago I
came across a notice for a publication I thought could shed some light on the
situation of Mary McCutcheon. I ordered
the book Crossing the Line: Civilian Trade and Travel Betweek Loudoun County,
Virginia, and Maryland During the Civil War, by Taylor M Chamberlin &
James D Peshek; copyright 2002 by
Waterford Foundation, Inc, Waterford, Virginia.
My note, written
on the title page, says: This book is
about the hardships endured by our ancestors Joshua and Ellen (McCutcheon)
Stocks and Mary (Davis) McCutcheon, during the American Civil War”.
This wonderful
publication is a transcription of the account book of the Customs Agent, Samuel
Speer, during the period 1863-1865. The
book describes thousands of names and their purchases in Point
of Rocks, Maryland during that period.
Loudoun County
had a unique position in the Civil War.
It’s citizens were for both the South and the North. Hence, much fighting was done in the county,
requiring supplies taken from local farmer, and decimation inflicted by both
sides. It was as though Loudoun County
was in the eye of a hurricane that refused to move away. Citizens were desperate for food and other
necessities and had to cross into Maryland to purchase them, thus the records
in the ledger.
The ledger begins
11 November 1863 and ends 154 pages later on 17 May 1865. The Stocks and McCutcheon families made trips in that time period and purchased supplies.
Joshua Stocks
made 19 trips purchasing $135.42; and paid an additional $4.02 in taxes.
Ellen McCutcheon Stocks made 2 trips purchasing $48.30
worth of goods.
Stephen S Stocks (brother to Joshua), a surveyor who travelled but apparently lived with them
at times, made 6 trips, purchasing $55.57 worth of goods as Stephen, and $74.42
worth of goods as S S Stocks.
Mary McCutcheon
made 2 trips and purchased $59.73 in goods.
Rachel Stocks
made 1 trip, purchasing $1.30 in goods.
I have no idea who Rachel is.
Isaac C Stocks,
nephew to Joshua, made 1 trip and purchased goods valued at $2.80.
Joshua made trips
in November and December of 1863; Joshua and Stephen made trips in June,
September, October, November of 1864.
The commentary tells that sometimes the border was closed, and that is
where the gaps lie in the listing of visits to Point of Rocks. It must have been particularly hard during
the first 5 months of 1864 when there are no listings for the Stocks-McCutcheon
family; then 6 trips in June, generally every few days; and nothing in June,
July, or August and until the middle of September. From September 14th until December 17th,
13 trips were made by someone in the two families. That last bit of the ledger documents trips
in two trips in January, one in February, one in April, and two in May, the
last one by Mary McCutcheon, herself.
Mary’s son Jeff
died in March 1864, but previously had been a prisoner of war without funds or
means to support his mother. Mary made 5
visits to Maryland for supplies - twice to Point of Rocks, twice to Com Adams;
once to N B Means - other suppliers in Maryland. Her first visit was
June 13, accompanied by son-in-law Joshua Stocks. Mary bought $7.53 work of “family supplies”,
paid a 5 cent fee and a 5 cent stamp at Point of Rocks. Joshua bought $7.20 of family supplies and
paid the same additional 5 cent fee and 5 cent stamp.
I have no
follow-up on Mary. I don’t know when she
died, or where she is buried. Mary is
listed on the 1880 census with daughter Ellen Stocks, but I have no trace of
her after that.
---Loudoun
Co burial look-up request, 4 Feb 2006, Pat Duncan replied:
"No
McCutchens (or variation) deaths appear on the Loudoun Co Death Register from
1853-1896. There is no will or other estate entry in the Loudoun Will Books.
There are still
lots of loose ends in the story of Samuel and Mary McCutcheon. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who
has additional information about them.
Family tradition says that George Stocks and Albert Simmons came
to Oklahoma before statehood to look at land - this letter tends to support that story. There is no date showing - if there ever was one.
I
arrived in Ponca last night at sundown.
I was tired and hungry and cold and mad so cant tell wheather there was
any thing else the matter with me or not i went to the office last night with
Dave F and i asked for my mail but did not get any thing. I did not hardly expect any letter so soon ___ ask for ___
hope these few lines will find you enjoying good health. Grandma Said She wanted me to Bring yo down
here with me and i told her i was willing but i did not Suppose you was. I slept on the ground the night i left there
and pretty near froze but I gues it all
goes in ones life time i gues the Dr thinks if he can get me sick again he will
get another doctor Bill he might have give me a wagon sheet if he had wanted
_____ not get ____ and i don't know
wheather i will get there in time to come out Sunday night or not. I Started this letter this morning while the
rest of them was eating breakfast and did not get to finish it. I don't know wheather i will get to start
home Sunday now or not the Dr has got him a claim and is going to build on it
and i will haf to hall rock for a foundation and then hall lumber if he wants
me to Stay here and live on his farm what do ___ think about it i told him if he would Build a
house on one corner of it i would talk to him and he said he would and he is going
to guthrie tomorrow and he said he would tell me when he got Back what he would
do about it. Fronia you will haf to ex[cuse]
poor writing and dirty paper the wind is blowing the dust everywhere. Well I will haf to close for this time as i
am in a big hurry to get all done. i haf
to and come back to you Fronia, please don't tell the folks about the dr
wanting me to stay here. good By
Fronia. Forever yours, A F Simmons
