Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,393, for James Snellings, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Va
Snellings, James
NUMBER S. 38,393

CONTENTS
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7600
Virginia

James Snellings
of Chesterfield Co in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by onel Davis of the Virginia ne, for the term of One year

nscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 5 of June 1818

ertificate of Pension issued the 13 of March 1819 and sent to Will Atkinson Esq Petersburg Virginia

rrears to the 4th of March 1819   87.96
emi-anl. all's ending Sep 1819   48.
$135.96
71
{Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
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O Notification sent to Park. Poindexter Day 23 Oct 1820 Chesterfield Co [illegible] a
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38393
INVALID
Revy
File No. 38,393
James Snellings
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 386

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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James Snellings'
71600.
Schedule f [circled]

Park. Poindexter
Chesterfd Ct.house, Va
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State of Virginia, Chesterfield county, towit,
On this fifteenth day of August anno Dom one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, before the county court of Chesterfield (which is a court of record, the act of the Virginia assembly establishing the county courts, expressly declaring that they shall be courts of record) James Snellings aged fifty seven years, resident in said county of Chesterfield, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served, in the revolutionary war, in the continental establishment, in the Virginia line, that he enlisted under Capn Tapley White in the county of Chesterfield in the year 1780, and was attached to the Regiment then commanded by Col William Davis, as will appear by his declaration made before the Superior court of law for Chesterfield county on the 5th day of June 1818; and his pension certificate is numbered 7600; 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions 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 war" passed on the 18th day of March in the year 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contract or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 

Schedule 
One horse...valued at $20:-
a parcel of old furniture & lumber...20:-
$40:-

I the said James Snellings am by occupation a farmer or planter, I am now, and have been for the last ten years, in very bad health, and totally unable to perform hard labor, or to do much work of any kind; my family consists, of myself, my wife and six children and
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three grand children; my wife is a healthy woman and able to support herself; three of my children are sons, the eldest about sixteen years old, the second eleven years old, the third nine years old; the two eldest are sickly and incapable of doing any kind of labor; my other three children are daughters, the eldest is about thirty five years old, and is a tolerably healthy woman, the second is about twenty five years old and is healthy, the third is twelve years old and is healthy; my three grand children are about three years, twenty months and three months old.~
I am indebted to sundry persons about forty four dollars.~
James Snellings.
Sworn to and declared in open court, on the 15th day of August anno Dom: one thousand eight hundred and twenty. 
Witness Wm Goode seal [circled] 
presiding Justice of the peace then sitting. 

I, Parke Poindexter clerk of the County court of Chesterfield do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule there annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the afore said schedule is forty dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the [^] seal of the said court, on this nineteenth day of August, anno Dom: one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and in the forty fifth year of our Independence.
Parke Poindexter Clerk
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Virginia Chesterfield county Sel.
I, Eleazar Clay presiding Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Chesterfield, do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate of attestation is made in due form, that Parke Poindexter whose signature is thereunto subscribed, was at the date of the same, clerk of our county court of Chesterfield, and that [^] full faith is had for all his legal official acts: Given from under my hand and seal this Nineteenth day of August anno Dom: one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and in the 45th year of our Independence. 
Eleazar Clay seal [circled]
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Commonwealth of Virginia Chesterfield circuit, towit:
On the fifth day of June [^] in the year 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the General court for the Commonwealth of Virginia, assigned to the 5th Judicial circuit, personally appeared James Snellings aged fifty three years; a resident of Chesterfield county [illegible] being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 war" That he the said James Snelling [^] enlisted in Chesterfield County in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Tapley White of the Regiment then commanded by Col. William Davis in the month of August [^] in the year 1780; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States untill the last day of December in the year 1781, when he was discharged from service, as will appear by reference to the certificates of enlistment and discharge hereunto annexed; that he was in the battle of Guilford; and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence in his power of his said services:~
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
Peter Randolph

The Bearer hereof James Snelling Soldier in the first Virginia Detachment and Capt. Sansum Comby having served until the last day of December 1781 the Term for which he was Engaged is hereby Discharged from the service and hereby Certify that he has behaved as a Brave and Faithful Soldier Given under our hands this 18 day of January 1782. [illegible] Sansum Pa[illegible]
[illegible]

Chesterfield County Sel. I do hereby Certify that a James Snellings Enlisted [illegible] in the act of assembly of Virginia [illegible] for speedily assembling the quota of the State for the [illegible] the last of December one thousand seven hundred and Eighty. 
August 28th 1780
John Ball [illegible]
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I Peter Randolph Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Snellings did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental for his that [illegible] his reduced circumstances he requires the assistance of the Government establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary for the department of war; pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.~
June 6th 1818.~    Peter Randolph 

Commonwealth of Virginia, Chesterfield county, towit, 
I Parke Poindexter clerk of the Superior court of law for said county, do certify that Peter Randolph esquire before whom the foregoing declaration was made, and whose signature is to the same, then was and now is Judge of the said circuit court:~ 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal this sixth day of June anno Dom: one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and in the 42nd year of our Independence:~ and I do certify, that there is no seal of office belonging to said court.
 Parke Poindexter, Clerk seal [circled]
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Chesterfield County to wit 
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, William Eanes and John Parkinson who semerally made oath that they are well acquainted with the circumstances of James Snellings, that they believe he has no property [illegible] or personal to the value of one hundred dollars, and that from infirmity, he is unable by his own labour to support himself and family
Given under my hand this 31st day of 
August 1818 
Thomas Jones
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James Snelling's decl'n
1818 June 5th
Declaration sworn to & ordered to be certified f [circled] ~
[all text above is rotated clockwise 90 degrees]

The within is the certificate granted to Snellings, a Revolutionary Soldier. Some time after it was granted, it was brought to me by him, and perceiving that the judge had not certified his correction of the parity of the applicant caused the affadavit on this page to be taken. The judge in consequence of this affidavit and at the request of Snelling, made the interlineation on the second page. If any doubt should rise from this circumstance, I presume that Gen. P [illegible] and [illegible] Pleasant [illegible] acquainted with Judge Randolph's hand writing. Snelling is in good [illegible] and to expedite his pension would be an act of humanity- 
Peter Dec. 7th 1818    W.M. Atkinson

Snellings, James S38393