Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10951, William Vineyard, Va.
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VA
Vineyard, William
Martha
Number R 10951
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10,951
P.O. Martha Vineyard
Service:  (blank)
Enlisted:  Rejected, 18–.
Discharged:  [blank], 18–.
Application filed:  [blank], 18–.
Alleges:  [blank]
Re-enlisted:   [blank]
Attorney:   [blank]
P.O.   [blank]
[blank] Recognized.  
[blank] Contract.
[blank]. Cert. of Dis.
Searched for  [blank], 18–.
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A.H. Markland [illegible]
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State of Kentucky 
County of Boyle Sch 
On this 1st day of November 1852 personally appeared before me Henry Bruce a Justice of the peace for Boyle County Court, Mrs Nancy Nash, who is a resident of Boyle County in the State of Kentucky, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision, made by an act of Congress, passed July the 4th 1836. That she is the daughter, and solo, Administratrix of Martha Vineyard deceased, who died in the County of Boyle and State of Kentucky on the 2nd day of January 1845, and who was the widow of William Vineyard deceased, who performed the following services in the State of Virginia during the Revolutionary War viz= Three tours of service as a Volunteer, and Militia Private of Culpepper County of three months each in the year 1778, under the command of Col James Slaughter, Two tours of Service as a militia private of Culpepper County, of three months each in the year 1779, three tours of service as a militia volunteer of said County in 1780, and two tours as a Drafted man of said County of three months each in the year 1781. She would make reference to the proof, which was made in the Boyle County Court in regard to the services of her Father tho said William Vineyard deceased, and the marriage tween her Father, and mother, and the order showing the death of her mother, and the order granting her administration on the Estate of her said Mother, all of which is herewith annexed and made part of this application. 
Witness 
James Skelton 
Samuel Baughman
Nancy Kash ,Adm of Martha Vineyard deceased Widow of William Vineyard deceased 
Sworn and Subscribed to before me this the 1st day of November 1852.
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State of Kentucky
 Boyle County 
I, John B. Akin, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that Henry Bruce Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, and who has thereunto signed his name is and was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn and legally authorized officer to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, and that his signature is genuine.
 In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Danville this the 1st day of November 1852 
John B Akin Clk Boyle 
County Court
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State of Kentucky
Boyle County Court ⎬ Sct 
August Term 1842 
From the Declaration of Mrs Martha Vineyard of the County of Boyle & State of Kentucky made on the 8th day of August 1842 before Ipacher (?) P. Fisher an acting Justice of the County Court, in and for the County of Boyle & State of Kentucky & the statements on oath of Mrs Nancy Nash, Thomas Jefferson Thurman and Mariel M. Nash, who are personally present in Court and all credible witnesses, It is ordered to be certified, and recorded that the above mentioned Mrs Martha Vineyard is by reason of bodily infirmity unable and cannot attend in Court, and that she is the widow of William Vinegard Decd who was a solder in the revolutionary war and that she as such is entitled to the benefit of the provisions of an act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and ought to be enrolled on the List of widowed pensioners for the following periods of Revolutionary services of her aforesaid husband William Vineyard, towit- Periods of service lenth [sp] not ascertained from the commencement of the said War, untill the last of the year 1777. Three Towers [sp] of service as a volunteer and militia private of Culpepper County State of Virginia of three months each in the year of 1778. Commencing in the Month of March, under the command of Col. Jas. Slaughter - Two towers [sp] of service as a volunteer and militia private of Culpepper County rendered in 1779 of three months each, commencing in the spring of that year- Two towers [sp] of service as a volunteer, and militia private of said County of Culpepper of three months each, rendered in the year of 1780 one commencing in February or March, and the other some time in the Summer. Two Tower [sp] of service rendered as a drafted militia man of said County of Culpepper of three months each in the year of 1781. Commencing the first of the summer of that year, & that the aforesaid services were rendered in part under Col James Slaughter Captain Towls & Captain Lillard & during said Service Col John Slaughter, was the Commissiary and
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Samuel Ferguson & William Triplett were the quarter Masters for Culpepper County. That the aforesaid service was principally rendered in Culpepper County & that portion of Virginia which was theatened with invasion by the British & that the said William Vineyard resided at the commencement of the war in Culpepper County Virginia and was lawfully married to the said Martha on the 2nd day of March 1778 in Culpepper County Virginia as appears from an examination of the family Bible now here shown to the Court, & that their son Samuel Vineyard was born on the 1st day of May 1779. John Vineyard their second Son on the 3rd day of March 1781 Elizabeth & Sarah twins on the 18th day of May 1783, Nancy Vineyard on the 6th day of August 1787 and Alexander Vineyard on the 15th day of April 1781, which also appears from the Records of said Family Bible.
 In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at my office, in Danville this the 29th day of October 1852 Jno B Akin Clk Boyle County Court
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State of Kentucky, Boyle County Court 
October Term 1852
It is ordered to be certified that Martha Vineyard  widow of William Vineyard, Deceased, in regard to whom an order was made at the August Term 1842 has departed this life in the County of Boyle in the State of Kentucky, on the 2nd day of January A.D. 1845 without ever having received a Pension from the United States on account of said William Vineyard’s services in the Revolutionary War, and that at the death of said Martha Vineyard, she left living two children, viz. Nancy Nash (formerly Vineyard) and Elizabeth, and that Elizabeth is an Idiot and Nancy her committee, the Court is therefore of opion [opinion] that the amount due Martha Vineyard, at the date of her death as pensioner under act of Congress or 4th of July 1836.  Should be paid to said Nancy for the benefit of herself and sister.  
At this copy in determining whereof I have hereunto set my hand ad affixed the seal of this Court at my office in Danville this the 29th day of October 1852.
[illegible] B. Akin [illegible] Boyle County Court
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State of Kentucky
Boyle County Courts

October (?) 1852

On motion of Nancy Nash daughter of Mrs Martha Vineyard Administration of the goods, chattels, rights and Credits of said Martha Vineyard is granted unto her, whereupon said Nancy Nash, together with Martha A. Nash her security entered into and acknowledged with Bond to the Commonwealth of Kentucky conditioned according to law.
A true copy
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said courts at my office in Danville this the 29th day of October 1852.
Jon B Akin Clerk Boyle County Courts
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Know all men by these presents that I, Nancy Nash of the County of Boyle and State of Kentucky, Administratrix of my mother Martha Vineyard Decd., for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving have nominated and appointed, and by these presents do make and confirm A. H. Markland of the City of Washington D.C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand receive of and from the proper office or officer at Washington City D_C_ the amount due Said Martha Vineyard Decd., Widow of [illegible name beginning with "S" crossed out] William Vineyard Decd. as pension under the act of Congress of July 4th, 1836, and undrawn by her at the date of her death, and to do all things right and proper for him to do, or that I myself could do, were I personally present, at the doing thereof, hereby satisfying and confirming all that my Said Attorney may do in the collection and Settling Said Claim with the proper Department or officer of the United States by virtue of this Power of Attorney, In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of November 1852 Signed and acknd. in presence of James Skelton Samual Baughman [witness signatures separated by squiggly vertical line from grantor Nancy Nash's signature block]
Nancy X Nash seal [the words "her mark" noted by hand above and below the "X"; the word "seal", circled], 
Adminsrx of Martha Vineyard deceased
Widow of William Vineyard deceased
State of Kentucky
Boyle County
To wit [squiggly vertical line separating state and county names from "To wit"]
On this the 1st day of November A.D. 1852 personally appeared before me Henry Bruce [illegible word struck through and/or partially erased] a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid Mrs Nancy Nash, adminstratrix of Mrs Martha Vineyard Deceased whose proper name is subscribed to the foregoing power of Attorney and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed executed for the purposes therein expressed, In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name in my official capacity, this the day and year above written
Henry Bruce JPBC
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State of Kentucky
Boyle County

I John B. Akin Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that Henry Bruce Esq before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged and who has thereunto signed his name as and was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn and legally authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, and that his signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Danville this the 1st day of November 1852.
Jon B Akin, Clerk Boyle County Courts
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Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name:  Vinial. John [alias] Jacob
Grade:  Private
Line:  Armands Corps
Warrant Number: 13849
Acreage:  100
Issued:  February 28, 1791 to Penelope Rutter, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.