Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,666, David Blackwell, Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
Va.

Blackwell, David

NUMBER
S.6666

carded

CONTENTS
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2322
Virginia

David X Blackwell
of Hanover in the State of Virginia 
who was a private in the compy commanded 
by Captain Stonely of the Regt commanded 
by Col. Nelson in the Virginia 
line for 8 months 14 days-from 
1779

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 28-Dollars 21-Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of Nov. "3
Nov 1832
and delivered to John 
W. Maury, Present

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 42.31
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar "33 14.11
$56.42
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{ Revolutionary Claim }
{ Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk 
Book D Vol. 7 Page 124

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Date of death 
not on 
AB
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Virginia, Hanover County to wit:

On the 23rd day of October 
1832 personally appeared in open Court before the  
Justices of said Court now sitting David Black
well a resident of Hanover and State of Vir
gina aforesaid 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 the 7th 1832

He states that he was born near Newcastle 
in Hanover on the 24th day of August 1764
as appears from family register there being 
no record of his age.  That he went into 
service in the United States in the fall of 
1779 as a substitute for John Blackwell 
of Hanover and marched from Newcastle 
in Hanover under Captn John Stanley, through 
Newkent to the City of Williamsburg from thence 
to York Town where he was placed under Col
Nelson and during the time he remained 
there there were frequent alarms occasioned by 
the enemy.  He was then discharged after serv
ing a tour of three months.  He was drafted 
& called out again the first of Jany 1780 and 
marched from Hanover under Captn Thos
Richardson & Col. Nelson Anderson and 
was stationed a short time in Henrico at 
a place called Duval's Hill just above 
Richmond where he saw the town on fire 
Our army then determined to attack the 
enemy whilst they were destroying the town
but before we could get to the town they had 
fled down the James River and we took 
some prisoners of them below Richmond 
We then marched to [illegible] Hills from 
thence to Charles City Court [words illegible due to black smudge]
in to Williamsburg.  He [words illegible due to black smudge]
two months.  He went into service [words illegible due to black smudge]
month of May 1781 as a substitute [words illegible due to black smudge]
Mitch Jr and marched from Hanover
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under Captn John Quarles & Col Charles Dabney and 
[illegible] the army commanded by the Marquis 
Delafayette [de Lafayette] in Hanover and marched from 
thence through Goochland, Fluvanna, Louisa  
Spotslvania and Culpeper and hearing 
that the French fleet commanded by Count 
Degrass [Comte deGrasse] had blocked up the British fleet 
in York we then marched to the City of Rich 
mond and from thence to [illegible] Hills and 
was there discharged having served in this tour 
two months.  He was drafted & called out 
again under Captn Thomas White & Col Thomas 
Meriwether [Merriwether] & marched from Hanover through 
New Kent to a place called the New Magazine 
in James City just above Williamsburg 
and from thence to York Town where 
he served until the surrender of Lord Corn
Wallis of the British army.  He served 
in this tour one month & two weeks.
He states that he served during the revolution 
eight months and two weeks.  He states 
that he has resided a part of his time 
since the revolution out of the State of Vir
gina but for the last eight years he has 
resided in Hanover and now resides in 
said County near Col. Charles R. Good
alls tavern.  That he has no documentary evi
dence but can prove some of his services 
by William Bumpass and Jacob King but 
knows of no other person by whom he can 
prove them.  He refers to Col. Charles D. Good
all, Francis Blunt & Col. William L. White 
as persons who reside in his neighbourhood [neighborhood]
who can testify to his character and their 
belief as to his being a soldier of the revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 
to a pension or an annuity except the present 
& declares that his name is not on the pension roll 
of the agency of any state or territory whatever.  Sworn
to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
David Blackwell
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I William Bumpass a resident of Hanover hereby 
depose that David Blackwell the above named 
applicant for a pension went into service in 
the year 1779 and marched from Hanover under 
Captn John Stanley through New Kent and Charles 
City to Williamsburg from thence to York Town 
and was there discharged after serving a tour 
of three months.  He went again into service 
on the first of Jany 1780 & marched from Han
over to Henrico and was stationed at a place 
called Duval's Hill from then to Mankirk 
Hills from thence to Charles City Court 
House to Williamsburg and was there dis
charged after serving a tour of [word struck out] two 
months.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and 
year aforesd.  Wm Bumpass

I Jacob King a resident of Hanover hereby 
depose that David Blackwell served a tour 
under Captn Thomas Richardson in the 
year 1780 of two months.  He marched from 
Hanover to Williamsburg and was there 
discharged.  Sworn to & subscribed the day 
& year aforesaid.  Jacob King

We William Wood a clergyman in the County 
of Hanover and Charles P. Goodall [words 
struck out] and Francis Blunt residing in the same 
County hereby certify that we are well acquain
ted with David Blackwell who has subscri
bed to & sworn to the above declaration that 
we believe him to be sixty eight years of age 
that he is reputed and believed in the neigh
bourhood [neighborhood] where he resides to have been a 
soldier of the revolution and that we concur 
in that opinion.  Sworn to and subscribed 
the day and year aforesd.  William Wood
CP Goodall
Francis Blunt

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion 
after the investigation of the matter and after putting 
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart
ment that the above named applicant was a 
revolutionary soldier and served as he states
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and the Court further certifies that it appears 
to them that William Wood who has signed 
the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a clergyman resident 
in the said County of Hanover and Charles 
P. Goodall, Francis Blunt, Parker Strut, 
William Bumpass and Jacob King who 
have also signed the same are residents 
of said County and are credible persons 
and that their statements are entitled 
to credit.

Virginia, Hanover County, to wit,

I Benjamin Pollard Jr. deputy 
Clerk of the Court of the said County of Hanover do hereby cer
tify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings 
of the said Court in the matter of the application of 
David Blackwell for a pension.
[Blurred seal of Court] In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed the seal of 
the said Court on this twenty fifth 
day of October one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty two.
Benj. Pollard Jr. D.C.H.C.C.
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November 29, 1937
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BA-J/EEL [initials illegible]
David Blackwell- S.6666
David Blackwell- W.9358

Mildred C. Herner
6550 S. Richmond Street
Chicago, Illinois 

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the 
Revolutionary War records of two soldiers, named David Blackwell, 
one of Hanover County, Virginia and the other of Fauquier County, 
that state.  The records of these soldiers are furnished herein.

David Blackwell
S. 6666

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file 
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6666, based upon the mil
itary service in that war of David Blackwell.

David Blackwell was born August 24, 1764, near Newcastle, 
Hanover County, Virginia.  The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in said Hanover County, David Blackwell en
listed and served as a private in the Virginia troops, as follows:
from the fall of 1779, as a substitute for John Blackwell (no rela
tionship shown), three months in Captain John Stanley's Company, 
Colonel Nelson's Regiment; from July 1, 1780, two months in Cap
tain Richardson's Company, Colonel Nelson Anderson's Regiment;
from May, 1781, two months in Captain John Quarles' Company, Col
onel Charles Dabney's Regiment, under the Marquis De Lafayette; 
in same year, one month and two weeks in Captain Thomas White's 
Company, Colonel Thomas Merriwether's Regiment and was at the 
surrender of Lord Cornwallis.  [Note in right margin: Could not identify 
Capt. John Stanley or Col. Nelson Anderson]

After the Revolution, he resided a part of the time out of 
Virginia, place not stated, then returned to Hanover County, 
Virginia, where he had been living eight years when he was al
lowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1832.

There are no data as to soldier's family.
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David Blackwell was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1833, while residing in Prince William County, Virginia.

He died in Fauquier County, Virginia, June 25, 1841.

The soldier married May 29, 1776, in Fauquier County, Virginia, Ann, the daughter of Zacharias and Mary Lewis.  The date of birth of Ann is not stated.  About January 1, 1842, Ann left Fauquier County, Virginia, and went to Washington County, Maryland, to reside with her son, Arthur Blackwell. 

Soldier's widow, Ann, was allowed pension on her application executed January 29, 1844, at which time she was aged eighty-five years and resided in Washington County, Maryland. 

She died in Hancock, Washington County, Maryland, April 23, 1847.

The following names of children of Robert and Ann Blackwell are shown.

Lewis Blackwell...................born March 15, 1777.
Elizabeth Steptoe Blackwell " August 17, 1778.
Alexander Blackwell............... " March 6, 1780
George William Brent Blackwell " February 7, 1782.
Walter Blackwell........................." August 7, 1784.
Arthur Blackwell.........................." April 30, 1787.
Ann Blackwell..............................." April 13, 1789.
Samuel Blackwell.........................." April 12, 1791.
Caty or Kittey Blackwell.............." March 3, 1793.
John Blackwell............................." January 5, 1795.
Lucy Blackwell................................." March 1, 1797.
Harriot or Harriet Blackwell"November 6, 1798.
Mary Blackwell.............................." May 12, 1801.
William Blackwell..................... " August --, 1803.

The following children survived their mother:  Elizabeth Jordan, Ann (Illegible), Harriet Sniveler, Mary Ohr, Samuel Blackwell and Arthur Blackwell.  In 1855, one Mary Brent, of Prince William County, Virginia, stated that she was a daughter of David Blackwell, the Revolutionary War soldier.  The names of the husbands of the above named daughters are not shown.


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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, 
the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of 
death of the Revolutionary Was pensioner, David Blackwell 
(S. 6666), you should address The Comptroller General, General 
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the 
following data:

David Blackwell
Certificate No. 2322
Issued November 23, 1832
Rate $28.21 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Virginia Agency.

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David Blackwell
W. 9358

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on 
file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 9358, based upon 
the military service in that war of David Blackwell.

David Blackwell was born in November, 1750, or in 1753, 
in Northumberland County, Virginia.  The names of his parents 
are not shown.

In September, 1775, while a resident of Fauquier County, 
Virginia, David Blackwell enrolled in a company of minute men 
which was one of four companies raised in said Fauquier County.
His company was commanded by Captain John Chilton and was or
dered out by the Governor of Virginia to go to Williamsburg, 
after which they went to Norfolk and was in the battle of Great 
Bridge, under Colonel Woodford in the Virginia troops; he was 
discharged and reached home in April, 1776, having served six 
months; he enlisted in the fall of 1776 or 1777, served in same 
company and marched to the Potomac River where the enemy was 
committing many depredations, length of this service, three 
weeks; he enlisted in September, 1780, in Prince William County, 
Virginia, where he was then living, as a private in Captain John 
Brett's Virginia Company but before he had rendered any service, 
was appointed commissary and served as commissary and quarter
master for four months.
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In 1851, oen Margaret L. Blackwell, made affidavit that 
Ann Blackwell, widow of David Blackwell, died at her home in 
Hancock, Maryland; no relationship of said Margaret to the 
family was stated.  Son Arthur Blackwell was living in Han
cock, Maryland in 1855, and was the administer of the es
tate of his mother, Ann Blackwell.

* * * * 
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator.
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Rev War

6666
INVALID.

File No. 6,666
David Blackwell
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th "32

Index :--Vol. A, Page 35

[Arrangement of 1870. ]

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1937-Nov 29-Hist to
Mildred G. Horner [illegible initials]
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6550 S. Richmond Street
Chicago, Illinois
November 15th, 1937

(Stamped over words near the top of the page) -  Received  Nov 17 1937

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.D.
Gentlemen:
          I have in my possession meagre records relative to two men by the same name who served in the American Revolution from the very same state.  I shall appreciate greatly receiving from you any additional data relative to each which will aid me in determining from which soldier I am descended.
1.  David Blackwell who served as a private in the Virginia Continental Line during the Revolutionary War and applied for a pension at the age of 70 in 1831, while a resident of Hanover County, Virginia.
2.  David Blackwell who served both as a private and also a commissary in the Virginia militia during the Revolutionary War and applied for a pension at the age
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of 84 in 1831 while a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia.

Yours very truly,
Mildred C. Horner.



(Stamped) - RECEIVED
Nov 17 1837