Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18667, Joshua Worley, Va.
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Va. Worley, Joshua S. 18667
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Virginia 16.906
Joshua Worley
Buford in the State of Virginia who was a private in the [BLANK] commanded by Captain [BLANK] of the Regiment commanded by Col. Morgan in the VA line for 15 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 51 Dollars ____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Oct. 33, Liberty, Va, and Lukta G. A. Wharton
Arreais to the 4th of March, 1833
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th March 34, 23.37
$153.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathy Rice, Clerk, Book E, Vol. 64 Page 38.
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18667
INVALID
File No. 18667
Joshua Worley
Borgh. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 32
Index:- Vol. 1 Page 417
[Arrangement of 1870]
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This day, Benjamin Marshall of the County of Charlotte & State of Virginia appeared before me, a Justice of the peace in the said County and State, being sworn, saith that Joshua Worely enlisted under Captain Thomas Collier, Lieutenant Douglas under Ensign Joshua Morris, and he believes enlisted in the minute service for twelve months and thinks he went to hywins landed on James River with companies that went against Governor Dummer after which time said Worley returned home and then went out on Holstein against the Indians and in the year 1780 in espirit he marched into Carolina under Captain Thomas Williams, Lieut. Baker and Ensign William Marshall and after marching there, he was left at a Garrison on Paide Row to guard some baggage that was left there and during the high said Worley acted as Corporal, this affidant having gone onto Gates, defeated on returning home in December following found service Worley at home
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and in January 1781 said Worley volunteered under Capt. William Morton, Lieut. John Richardson, Ensign Jack S. Davenport in Col. Cock's Regiment of Halifax, and joined Genl. Green's army under Irvin Terry on Daws River in Halifax County, VA and was in the battle of Guilford Court House from which place he was sent as one of the Guard with the prisoners to Albemark, Virginia, further this affidant saith not given under his my hand this 28th of December, 1832, Benjamin Marshall Charlotte County to wit.
I, Xornelius Barnes, do hereby certify that Benjamin Marshall is a man of respectability and veracity in his neighborhood and facts endit ought to be given to his statements Given under my hand this 28th December, 1832.
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We, whose names are here answered do certify that Cornelius Barnes, is an acting Justice of the Peace in the County of Charlotte and State of Virginia. Given under our hands this 28th December, 1832.
Neal Haway,
Benjamin Wycott
George Moseley.
State of Virginia
Charlotte County.
I, Winslow Robinson, clerk of the county court of Charlotte county in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Cornelius Barnes, before whom the above affidavit of Benjamin Marshall was subscribed and sworn to was at the time of the taking of the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid... Given under my hand and in office the 11th day of May, 1833.
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24132
Joshua Worley
Declaration
Buford, Va.
N. A. Wharton 12 mon 40
Capt. B. Marshall
37.
N. A. Wharton
Liberty, VA.
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State of Virginia,
Buford County
On this 23rd day of September, 1833, personally appeared in open court before the county court of Buford, now cutting Joshua Worley, a resident of Russel in the county and state aforesaid and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtrain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832: That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: That in the month of March 1776, Thomas Woller the days in the County of Charlotte, Virginia, he volunteered into a minute company of... he was to be ready at a minute's warning to enter the service of the United States. Soon after, he enlisted he belived early in March 1776, his company was called into service and they regrouped at Charlotte County march at terms thence under Capt. Thom,as Coller, Lieutenant Douglass Watson, and Ensign Joshua Morris to Petersburg, went down to the South side of Appotamox River and the James River at Jamestown him tehnce to Yorktown, where he crossed York River and thence down the river to... head where he joined other troops commanded by Captain Andrew Lewis who had collected there to subject to... from that place. They commanded summore to the island and expelled him from thence sometime in July... They summoned him upon mark opposite Cherry Park in Potomac River, where he marched in Maryland, they personally summoned no further, an explicitly having aviled calling then corne to so against the Indians on Morton River.
On this 23rd day of September, 1833, personally appeared in open court before the county court of Buford, now cutting Joshua Worley, a resident of Russel in the county and state aforesaid and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtrain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832: That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: That in the month of March 1776, Thomas Woller the days in the County of Charlotte, Virginia, he volunteered into a minute company of... he was to be ready at a minute's warning to enter the service of the United States. Soon after, he enlisted he belived early in March 1776, his company was called into service and they regrouped at Charlotte County march at terms thence under Capt. Thom,as Coller, Lieutenant Douglass Watson, and Ensign Joshua Morris to Petersburg, went down to the South side of Appotamox River and the James River at Jamestown him tehnce to Yorktown, where he crossed York River and thence down the river to... head where he joined other troops commanded by Captain Andrew Lewis who had collected there to subject to... from that place. They commanded summore to the island and expelled him from thence sometime in July... They summoned him upon mark opposite Cherry Park in Potomac River, where he marched in Maryland, they personally summoned no further, an explicitly having aviled calling then corne to so against the Indians on Morton River.
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On this 23rd day of September, 1833, personally appeared in open court before the county court of Buford, now cutting Joshua Worley, a resident of Russel in the county and state aforesaid and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtrain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832: That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: That in the month of March 1776, Thomas Woller the days in the County of Charlotte, Virginia, he volunteered into a minute company of... he was to be ready at a minute's warning to enter the service of the United States. Soon after, he enlisted he belived early in March 1776, his company was called into service and they regrouped at Charlotte County march at terms thence under Capt. Thom,as Coller, Lieutenant Douglass Watson, and Ensign Joshua Morris to Petersburg, went down to the South side of Appotamox River and the James River at Jamestown him tehnce to Yorktown, where he crossed York River and thence down the river to... head where he joined other troops commanded by Captain Andrew Lewis who had collected there to subject to... from that place. They commanded summore to the island and expelled him from thence sometime in July... They summoned him upon mark opposite Cherry Park in Potomac River, where he marched in Maryland, they personally summoned no further, an explicitly having aviled calling then corne to so against the Indians on Morton River.
On this 23rd day of September, 1833, personally appeared in open court before the county court of Buford, now cutting Joshua Worley, a resident of Russel in the county and state aforesaid and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtrain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832: That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: That in the month of March 1776, Thomas Woller the days in the County of Charlotte, Virginia, he volunteered into a minute company of... he was to be ready at a minute's warning to enter the service of the United States. Soon after, he enlisted he belived early in March 1776, his company was called into service and they regrouped at Charlotte County march at terms thence under Capt. Thom,as Coller, Lieutenant Douglass Watson, and Ensign Joshua Morris to Petersburg, went down to the South side of Appotamox River and the James River at Jamestown him tehnce to Yorktown, where he crossed York River and thence down the river to... head where he joined other troops commanded by Captain Andrew Lewis who had collected there to subject to... from that place. They commanded summore to the island and expelled him from thence sometime in July... They summoned him upon mark opposite Cherry Park in Potomac River, where he marched in Maryland, they personally summoned no further, an explicitly having aviled calling then corne to so against the Indians on Morton River.
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lived in many years in the same neighborhood with his wife in the County of Charlotte aforesaid, and that he is warranted... in the said neighborhood to have been soldier of the revolution and that he concurs in their opinion. John Oden
Nancy Worley
March
Subscribed and sworn before Martin P. Burks, a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid by the said John Oden and Nancy Worley, whom is hereby certify to be citizens of the county of Buford aforesaid and is allowed pension and that their statement is entitled to credit and I do further certify that in my opinion by order of Nancy Worley are unable to attend in court. Given under my hand this 16th day of June, 1833.
Martin P. Burks.