Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 37672, Spencer Anderson, Va.
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VA.  Anderson, Spencer   S 37672
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Notification sent to Gidion Johnson Esq 7th
November 1820.  Fauquier C.H. Virginia

12,459
Virginia
Francis Anderson of  ---  in the state of ---   who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Heath of the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years
Subscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence the 7 of Sept 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of July and sent  to Wm H G Dafe
Dumfries Virginia
arears to 4th of Mar 1819  47& 43
Semi-anl.  all'ce ending 4 Sept 1948
244
----
3031   $75,43
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th Mach, 1818
continued
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[page filled with handwritten numbers, as in calculations, but in no apparent order]
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Direct to
W.A/S. Dade
Dumfries

Spencer Anderson's
Declaration
The line in which the applicant served  should 
be expressly stated
The name of the colonel must be given
Interlineations of dates are objectionable.

Admitted
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Virginia
  Prince William County to wit
On the 7th day of September 1818 before me the (illegible) one of the Judges of Genl. Court in the state of aforesaid personally appeared Spencer Anderson aged 68 years resident of Prince William County in the state afores'd being one of Va Counties in my judicial circuit who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by  the Act of Congress to 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 Spencer Anderson enlisted in the said County of Prince William in the State of Virginia in the Compy commanded by Capt. Philip R. T. Lee of the Va Troops in the 3 Va. Regt. in January 1770 that he continued to serve in s'd corp two years the expiration of his enlistment & when he was duly discharged from service in the state of Pennsylvania that he was in the battle of York Island, White  Plains. Brandywine. G. Lawn, Lunt Town R Town, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country for support and that he has produced evidence  herein annex'd of his said services and reduced circumstances
  Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
  Wm A. G. Dade
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I Willam A.G. Dade Judge of the Genl Court in the State of Va as aforesaid di certify that it appears to mu satisfaction that s'd Spencer Anderson did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy for the term of two years continued service and on the Continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and need the aid of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and that before me to the  Secretary for the War department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress -
   Given under m y hand and Seal  this 8th day of September 1818
   Wm A. G. Dade (illegible)

Elijah Wood this 8th day of Sept. 1818 personally appeared before me and made oath that he was a soldier in Capt Philip R.T. Lees company 3d Va Reg. during the Revolutionary War with Great Britian in the year 1770 that he served nine months and was discharged by furnishing a substitute, that Spencer Anderson to show declaration this affidavit  is annex'd was a soldier of the afores'd Regt that he enlisted under Capt Philip R.T. Lee who died during the Revolution for the term of two years and believes he served his time faithfully during the term of his enlistment. that the said Spencer Anderson is now in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his country for support
                                         sworn
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(illegible) - to before us the day & year
                        Wm A.G. Dade
Virginia
Prince William County to wit
Philip D. Dame Clerk of the Court of the County afores'd  do hereby certify that Wm. A.G. Dade
(illegible) who appears to have signed the three foregoing certificates was at the time of so doing and still is one of the judges of the General Court in the State of Virginia; and that to all his acts as such, due faith and credit is and ought to be given, as well in Court of Justice as thereout
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and office, the seal of's County this 21st day of October 1818.
   Phil. D. Dame
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Virginia Court
  I William A.G. Dade a Judge of the general Court as aforesaid do further certify that the aforesaid Spencer Anderson who made before us he annexed declaration on the 7th September 1818. reappeared before me on this 20th May 1819 and made oath that he enlisted in the service of the United States as stated in the said declaration in the month of January 1776 in the town of Dumfries -Count of Prince Willam, State of Virginia under Capt. Philip R.F. Lee of the United Virginia Regiment This was comanded by Col. Thomas Marshall and afterward in the later part of Declared service - by Col. William Hall - and or (illegible) establishment - that he enlisted to serve in the said Regiment until December 1777 when he was discharged from service at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania and in the (illegible) was in the Battle in the said declaration  (illegible)  - under my hand & seal the 2nd May 1819
  Wm A.G. Dade
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Spencer Anderson

Anderson Declaration Spencer  12459
Sept  ....
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Fauquier County State and District of Virginia
    On the 29th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court in the County of Fauquier & State of  Virginia being a Court of Record made to by an act of Assembly invested with common Laws & Chancery Jurisdiction unlimited on point of amount & with the power of fine and imprisonment  keeping also a record of its proceeding; Spencer Anderson Senr in his seventieth year resident in the said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary  War as follows-  that he enlisted in the year 1776 as a soldier for the term of two years under Capt Philip Lee of the 3rd Virginia Regiment continental establishment which Regiment was then commanded by Col Thomas Marshall afterwards by Col Wm Heah from whom he obtained and honorable discharge at the expiration of the time for which he enlisted which discharge was lost while he was on a militia tour in 1778  That he was in the Battle of Brandywine and Germantown had a wound over his eye at Princton where he was also in a battle - that his original declaration was made as well as he can recolect in the spring of the year 1819 and he number of his pension certificate is 12.459 - and the said Spencer Anderson senr doth solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the18th day of March 1819 and that he hath not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as being himself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled  an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and land and navel service of the United states in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th March1818 and that he has not now has any one in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him nor has he any (illegible) other than that what is contained in this schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed. That he is by occupation a coarse carpenter but that from his age the failure of his eyesight and pains, he is unable to do half the work of an able bodied man, and what he does do is not done in workmanlike manner  That he has a wife named Susan in her seventy sixth year that they live with their son on whose hospitality they are entirely dependent -
 Schedule of the property of the said Spencer Anderson senr -
' A sett of coarse carpenter tools-
. A T(illegible) black walnut table-
.A garden hoe
   [total]   $7.00
Spencer Anderson + his mark

witness  Jno L Hampton
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At a Court of Quarterly Sessions Continued and held for Fauquier County the 30th day of August    Spencer Anderson a revolutionary Soldier offered his declaration and schedule of property which being sworn to in open Court is ordered to be filed among the Records of this Court.  The Court is of opinion that the property in the schedule mentions is worth seven dollars and ordered to be certified
    A copy Teste   
    Daniel Withers Clk

Fauquier County Court this 30th day of August 1820
I Daniel Withers Clerk of the said County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are surely copies from the record of the said Court that the total amount on value of the said property is seven dollars and
In testimony whereof I have here and to set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 30th day of August 1820
      D. Withers
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37672
Revy INVALID
File no. 37672
Spencer Anderson
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: - Vo; 2, Page 18
[Arrangement 0f 1870]