Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,645, for William Reeves, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE   NUMBER
Va.  Reeves, William. S.17,645

carded
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Ohio No. 19.663
William Reeves.
of Brown Co in the State of Ohio who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Peyton of the Regt commanded by Col Lee in the Virginia no for 7 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on. the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of August 1833 and Sent to Wm Shepherd Geo. Town Brown Co Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  46.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep " 11.66
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$58. 33

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7th, 1832.}
Recorded by F. S. Evans Clerk,
Book E Vol. 8. Page 22

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from the 4th Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839. Agt Notified 4th April 1840
Letter to Hon Wm Doan 18 Jany 1841.
Paid as above from 4 March 1839 to 4th March 1840. Agt Notified 26 March 1841.
Paid as above from March 4th to Sept 4th 1841. Agent notified July 21st 1842.
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The State of Ohio
Brown County } ss
On this twenty ninth day of April 1833. Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of Brown county Ohio now sitting William Reeves a resident of Scott township in the county of Brown and State of Ohio aged sixty eight 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 under the command of Captain John Britt of Prince William county in the State of Virginia as a substitute for Joshua Graham for the term of three months in the militia about the first day of October in the year 1780 - That Col Glenn commanded the Regiment and General Stephens of Culpepper was General of the Brigade and the whole was under the command of General Greene of the regular army - That the troops assembled at Dumfries and marched from thence to Fredericksburg and Richmond where we drew our arms - thence to Petersburgh from there to Taylors Ferry on the Roanoke river where we lay three or four weeks thence we marched to Hillsboro North Carolina thence to the Trading Ford on Yadkin river thence to Salisbury thence to Charlotte town where lay three weeks from thence to the Checaw Hills on the Pedee river where we remained about one month from thence we marched into the neighbourhood of Salisbury in the rear of Genl Morgan after the battle of Cowpens and assisted to cover his retreat to Guilford court house and from thence to Spillsylvania old court house where we delivered up our ams and from thence we were marched to our own county where we were discharged about the first of March 1781
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after having been detained five months being two months over the term of his draft owing to the puculiar situation of the American forces prior to the battle of the Cow pens - That when the troops were in the rear of General Morgan they had a skirmish with the British - that he was in no battle during his time of service
That afterwards he was drafted in his own right about the beginning of August 1781 as a private and placed under the command of Captain Valentine Peyton of Prince William county Virginia and afterwards detached under the command of Lieutenant William Reeves to repair the road from Alexandria to Dumfries for the Northern army under Genl Washington to march with their baggage this pioner party was under the superintendence of Col Henry Lee of Prince William county - that they were employed in this service about two weeks that then he was detached under the command of his former Captain John Britt and employed in foraging for the army under Genl Washington until some time in October when was discharged having served two months He states that for his services for his first engagement he was allowed and fifteen dollars per month in good money which was paid in Continental money at thirty dollars for one - For his second tour of service he never received one cent of pay although he furnished himself with a horse and rigging for eight days and found his own rations for six weeks & four days which was promised to be paid for - That he was not in any engagement in either tour of service - That he never received any written discharge from his officers for his last tour of service. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except Josh Reed with whom he served his first tour but whose place of residence is unknown to him He hereby relinquishes every 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 -
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Answers to Interrogatories
To the first - I was born on the 8th April 1765 at Prince William county Virginia
To the 2nd - I have no record of my age myself But there was a record made of my age at the time I was baptized (as an infant) in Slaty Run church which I understand has been transmitted to Dumfries Va. This was in the Church of England
To the 3rd - I lived in Prince William county at the time I was called into the service and I moved from there to Kentucky in the year 1790 where I lived about twenty two years and I then moved into what is now called Brown county Ohio and now reside in Scott township in said county
To the 4th - Answered in detail
To the 5th  He served under General Greene He knew one Capt Thomas Ewel of the Virginia line In the Militia he belonged to the 1st Regiment commanded by Col Glenn - he knew Majors Morris and Stutlefield of said Regiment - In his first tour the first & second Regiment served together the 2nd was commanded by Col Lucas The General circumstances of his service are answered in detail as well as can be recollected
To the 6th  I received a pass or discharge from my Capt which has been lost or mislaid for my first tour of service
To the 7th  James McCall Capt John Stansberry John Sturup Richard Pettyjohn Esq  Hugh Gunion Samuel Jones Tarpley Jones Judge James Moore together with many others are persons to whom I am known and believed to be a soldier of the Revolution and who can testify to my character for truth and veracity
I am not known to any minister of the Gospel as Revolutioner except some traveling Methodist whose testimony I am unable to procure at the present time
William Reeves
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court } G W King Clk
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November 26, 1935
William Reeves -S.17645
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. John Markley
426 N. Main Street
Georgetown, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of six pensioners of the Revolutionary War.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply with each request in full, which requires such an amount of time and research.
The record of William Reeves named on your list is given herein, as found in pension claim, S. 17645, based upon his service in that war.
William Reeves was born April 8, 1765 in Prince William County, Virginia, names of his parents not given.
While residing in Prince William County, William Reeves enlisted sometime in October, 1780 and served as a private in Captain John Britt's company, Colonel Glenn's Virginia regiment, and was discharged about the first of March, 1781. He enlisted sometime in August, 1781, served about two weeks in Captain Valentine Peyton's company under Colonel Lee, during this time he served under Lieutenant William Reeves and assisted in repairing the roads from Alexandria to Dumfries; he was transferred to Captain John Britt's company and was "foraging for the army" until sometime in October, 1781.
William Reeves moved from Prince William County,
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Virginia in 1790 to Kentucky, where he lived about twenty-two years, and moved to Brown County Ohio.
The soldier, William Reeves, was allowed pension on his application executed April 29, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio.
There is no reference to wife or children. It is not stated that the Lieutenant William Reeves under whom the soldier served was a relative.
Vey truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator