Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39877, Robert Watterson, Va
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER

Va Watterson, Robert S. 39877
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Paid [illegible] the time of his death.
273 21 Sept. 1829

11,121

Virginia
Robert Watterson
of Princess Anne in the State of Virginia
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Grymes of the 13th 
Virginia Regiment
for the term of 4 years
from the Fall of 1775 to the Fall of 1779.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence at the 2d day of June 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of May 1819 and sent to Hon. Thos. Newton @ Norfolk Va

Restored to the Roll on the 21st day of November
1827 and notification sent to J. J. Bunoughs Esq
at Kempsville Virginia Pension
commencing on the 12th of November 1827

Amount due on the 4th of
March 1827
$30.09

Revolutionary Claim
Acts March 18, 1818
and May 1, 1820.
1 March 18[illegible]
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Robert Watterson
No 11 1. 21

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I. L. E.
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At a Superior Court held for the County of Princess Anne the 4th
day of April 1821.

On this fourth day of April one thousand
eight hundred and twenty one, personally appeared in open court
being a court of record for the County of Princess Anne Robert
Waterson aged sixty five years a resident in said County who
being first duly sworn according law, doth on his oath declare that
he served as a private soldier in the army of the Revolution
in a company of Infantry commanded by Captain William
Davis of the first Regiment Virginia militia and that he
served one year under said Davis, and immediately after
enlisted in the three years Virginia Requisition and served
the said thrice years and was marched to Philadelphia
and obtained his discharge from Major Webb that he 
was inscribed on the Pention list Roll of the Virginia Agency
at the rate of eight dollars for month to commence on the 2d
day of June 1818 as will more fully appear by reference is
the Certificate Number (11.121) and dated the 28th May 1819
and I do solemnly swear that I was a Citizen of the United
States the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that 
time by Gift fate or in any manner disposed of my property or
any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish as to 
bring myself within the [illegible] of an act of Congress entitled 
an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary Ware
[illegible] on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor
has any person in trust for me any property or securities
contracts