Samuel Crute

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, , Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1840, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1850, , Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1870, Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1880, Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA

Venable married Louisa F Vaughan on 25 Sep 1833 in , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. Louisa was born about 1813 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, , Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 6 Aug 1810, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1825, , , Virginia, USA
• Residence: 3 Mar 1826, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1840, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Pension Application of John L. Crute S24980 VA

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act, entitled “An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution” approved on the 15th of May 1828, I John Crute in the County of Prince Edward, in the State of Virginia, do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, and served as such to the end of the War, at which period I was a Lieutenant in the Regiment (detached) and Commanded by Colo. Abraham Buford and marched to the South as a part of Gen’l Scotts [Charles Scott’s] Brigade. And I also declare that I afterwards received Certificates (commonly called Commutation Certificates) for a sum equal to the amount of five
years full pay, which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress of the 22d of March 1783, instead of the half pay for life, to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21st of October 1780. And I do further declare that I have received of the United States as a pensioner since the 3rd day of March 1826, the sum of Three hundred and fifty three dollars and sixty cents, paid to me by the agent for paying pensions in the State of Virginia. Witness my hand this 18th day of July in the year 1828.
[signed] John Crute

State of Virginia
Prince Edward County August 25th 1836
It is hereby certified that John Crute, a Lieutenant in a Company of Infantry in the Virginia Regiment Continental Army is rendered incapable of performing the duty of a soldier by reason of wounds or other injuries inflicted while he was actually in the service aforesaid and in the line of his duty
Viz during an engagement with the British Troops on the [blank] day of [blank] 1781 [sic: Battle of Waxhaws SC, 29 May 1780]

By satisfactory evidence and accurate examination it appears that on the [blank] in the year 1781 being engaged with the British Troops at or near a place called Hanging Rock [12 miles S of Waxhaws] in the State of South Carolina, He received wounds as follows Viz. Three on the head apparently with a Sword which made it necessary for him to be trepanned and caused the loss of the sight of his right eye, he has been [illegible word] in the left eye and may lose the sight of it in toto 2nd A Sword wound on his right shoulder which nearly cut it off, which prevents his raising his right arm higher than a level with his shoulder and also prevents the motion of the arm backwards, it also prevents the rotatory motion of the
said arm on the shoulder thereby, A bayonet wound under his right arm which transfixed his breast. when in perfect health this wound appears to cause no inconvenience but when indisposed he constantly experiences pain in his breast connected with the wound. He is thereby not only incapacetated for military service, but in the opinion of the undersigned, is totally disabled from obtaining his subsistence from
manual labor. G. Wilson Surgeon B. F. Wilson Surgeon

[The following documents are in the Revolutionary bounty-warrant records of the Library of Virginia:]
I certify that Lieut. John L. Crute entered the Service with Capt. James Foster the 7th of Dec’r. 1776 and he continued in Continental Service untill the End of the War. Given under my hand this 4th day of Sep’r. 1797

N.B. the above Jno. L. Crute was taken prisoner with Colo. Buford [sic: see endnote] and Continued prisoner untill the definitive treaty Wm. Porter Lt. [William Porter, pension application W5159] 12th Virg’a Reg’t Late of the Army

I Certify that I saw Wm Porter Sighn the above. James Morton [S9035] J. P. Late Lt. 4th. Virg’a. Reg’t
a Warrant for 2666b acres has issued to Lieut. John Crute, but not to John L. Crute Wm Price Reg’r
We Certify that John L. Crute served with us in the Virg’a. Line and we were Generally acquainted with the Officers of that line and never new any other Crute in the Army and do beleave his Commission with only John Crute must be a Mistake James Morton/ Late Lieut 4th Virg’a Reg’t
Hezekiah Morton [BLWt69-300]/ Capt late War

NOTES:
Col. Abraham Buford escaped from the Battle of Waxhaws without being captured.
A document dated 20 Nov 1854 states that Major John Crute died on 6 Oct 1840, leaving no widow but the following children: Venable Crute; Samuel Smith Crute; Clement Crute; Maria M. Mottley, widow of Nathaniel Mottley; and Mary Ellington, widow of Thomas Ellington.

John married Rebecca Smith on 27 Oct 1785 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA. Rebecca was born in 1767 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA; died on 17 May 1836 in Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Hannah Crute. Hannah was born in , , Virginia, USA; died in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]