Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1958-100, Nelson Waller, Del.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Del.

Waller, Nelson
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 1958 -100
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Rec'd Aug 29 1833

Aug 16 76
24 Aug

free

Hon. Secretary of War
Bounty Land Office
City of Washington
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Accomack Cty Va August 22 1833
Sir, Yours of the 16th inst covering a
warrant for 100 acres of Land issued
to Nancy W McIlvain, daughter & the other heirs
at Law of Nelson Waller who was a soldier
of the Delaware line in the Army of the
Revolution, & which warrant is numbered
1958 & dated 16th August 1833, was duly
received
your obt servant
Vespasian Ellis
Atty in fact for the
heirs of N Waller
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Nelson Waller
No 1958.
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State of Delaware County of Sussex I Thomas McIlvain heir at law of Nelson Waller of the County and State aforesaid decd. do upon my Oath declare and testify, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief the said Nelson Waller did enlist in the year (unknown) for the term of during the war. And served in the Regiment No unknown called Delaware Regiment under the command of Colonel Hall of the Continental line and that he continued in the service until the war ended. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to said Nelson Waller on the part of the United States nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: Therefore Know all men by these presents that I Thomas McIlvain aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Vespasian Ellis of Accomack Virginia to be my true and lawfull Attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a Warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes as Attorney under him for the special purposes above express    Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of July 1833     Thomas McIlvain [seal]
Attest Peter Hall John Ponder       
Personally appeared the above named Thos McIlvain subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney thereunto subscribed to be his act and deed witness my hand and seal this 10th day of July 1833      
Peter Hall J. P. [Seal]     
 In Testimony that the above written Peter Hall a magistrate was authorized to administer Oaths and take acknowledgments & in the State of Delaware at the above date and that his name thereunto subscribed to the foregoing certificate & appear to be his usual signature I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name and quality as Clerk of the Superior Court of Sussex County at Georgetown this 16th day of July 1833 George R. Fisher Pro.
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State of Delaware Sussex County Sct}      
 Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County Thomas McIlvain one of the heirs of Nelson Waller decd. and made oath that he is the Husband of Nancy Waller and one of the heirs at law of Nelson Waller a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the Delaware line on Continental establishment and that the said Nelson Waller died on or about the day of September 1796 and left no heirs excepting Wm Waller, now decd, Lem. Waller and Nancy now the wife of Tho McIlvain      Sworn & Subscribed before me this 10 day of July 1833      Peter Hall J. P.      Thomas McIlvain 

Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the aforesaid County Benjamin McIlvain & Mary Toomy two Creditable and disinterested witnesses and made Oath in due form of Law that they are acquainted with the above named William Waller Lemuel Waller & Nancy now the wife of Tho McIlvain that they are reputed & believed to be Children and the only heirs at Law of Nelson Waller who served in the Revolutionary Army.     
Benjamin McIlvain
Mary Toomey her mark
Sworn & Subscribed this the 10th day of July 1833 Peter Hall J.P.    
I George R Fisher Prothonotary or Clerk of the Superior Court of Sussex County do certify that Peter Hall before whom the above and foregoing affidavit were taken was at the time a Justice of the Peace for said County given under my hand Seal of Office at George Town this 16th day of July Anno Domini 1833 George R. Fisher Pro.
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The deposition of Benjamin McIlvain aged Seventy Six years who says he was well acquainted with Nelson Waller of this County that said Nelson Waller served in the Revolutionary War in the Delaware line on Continental establishment and continued in service as this deponent believes till the war ended and that it was the same Nelson Waller who was the Father of Mrs. Waller, Samuel Waller and Nancy now the wife of Thos. McIlvain Esqr and died in this County about the year 1796. 
Benjamin McIlvain       
State of Delaware County of Sussex }    July 10, 1833      
This day Benjamin McIlvain personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the above deposition and I certify that he is a ma of truth and veracity and entitled to full confidence on oath as witness my hand and seal this tenth day of July 1833.   Peter Hall J. P. [seal]