Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2065-100, for Richard Murphey, Delaware
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Continental
Del.
[ink stamp] star
Murphy, Richard
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 2065-100
CONTENTS
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Richard Murphy
No. 2065
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Richd. Murphy
& others
Claim to Bounty Land.
V Ellis, Atty
Del: line
Admitted as to 
Richard Murphy
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State of Delaware
New Castle County ss
We William Murphy Joseph Murphy and James Taylor and Ann Taylor
his wife late Murphy, heirs at Law of James Murphy
Joseph Murphy and Richard Murphy do
upon our oaths respectively declare and testify that
to the best of our knowledge and belief, the said
James Murphy Joseph Murphy and Richard Murphy
did enlist in the Delaware Regiment in 1776 for the
Term of during the war and served in said Regiment
under the command of Colonel Vaughan
of said Regiment, and that in 1780 was incorporated
in the Viriginia line under Col Washington in the
Revolutionary war and continued in the service
until the fall of 1783; that they died intestate.
We further declare that we have never received
a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to the said
James Murphy Joseph Murphy & Richard Murphy
on the part of the United States, nor do we believe
that they ever received it, or transferd [sic] the claim to
it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore know all
men by these Presents, that we William Murphy 
Joseph Murphy and James Taylor and Ann Taylor
aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Vespasian
Ellis of accomac Co. Virginia to be our true & lawfull [sic]
attorney for us and in our names to demand and receive
from the Secretary of war of the United States a warrant
for the quantity of land due to us as aforesaid, and
our said attorney is fully authorized and empowered to
constitute and appoint one or more substitutes under him
for the special purposes expressed.  Witness my hand & seals
this Twenty first day of June 1834
witness
Jos Day
Sworn before Ths M Direll
William Murphy seal [hand circled]
Joseph Murphy seal [hand circled]
James Taylor seal [hand circled]
Ann Taylor seal [hand circled]
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personally appeared the above or
before named William Murphy Joseph
Murphy James Taylor and Ann his wife
subscribers to the foregoing declaration and
we sevally [sic] sworn and in my presence
Signed & acknowledged the power of attorney
thereto subscribed to be their act and Deed
witness my hand & Notarial
seal of office at Wilmington in
new castle County June the twenty
first in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred thirty four
Ths M Direll
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the Depositions of Amos Pierce aged Seventy
two years, and Joseph Day, who being duly
sworn testifies that they were well acquainted with
James Murphy Joseph & Richard Murphy
knows they were soldiers of the Revolution
that they enlisted in the Delaware Regiment
in 1776 and served to the close of the war
1783, that Joseph & Richard died unmarried
and intestate, and that James Murphy
was the identical person who was
the father reputed so to be of William Murphy
Joseph Murphy and Ann Murphy who married
James Taylor, and that they are the only
Heirs at Law of the said James Murphy
who they believe died intestate,
Amos his X mark Pierce
Jos. Day

State of Delaware
New Castle County ss
this day came before me
Amos Pierce and Joseph Day and made
oath to the truth of the above depositions, and
I certify that they are persons of truth and
entitled to confidence
given under my hand and
notarial seal of office
at wilmington the twenty fourth
day of June A D 1834
Ths M Direll
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Richd. Murphy
& others
Claim to Bounty Land.
V Ellis Atty
Del: line
Admitted as to Richard Murphy
Richard Murphey
No. 2065.
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Accomack Co Va Sep 30 1834
Recd. of the Hon. Secy of War a warrant
No 2065 for 100 acres afsd to the heirs of
Richard Murphy of the Delaware line for
his revolutionary service, forwarded
in mail by Wm Gordon Esqr
V Ellis atty
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State of Delaware
New Castle County ss Before me Thomas M Dinell
Notary Public duly qualified and legally authorised
residing in the city of Wilmington personally
appeared Mayor Peter Jaquett to me the said Notary
well known entitled to full confidence, who being
duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was an
officer in the Delaware Regiment in the war of the
revolution, that he was personally acquainted
with James Murphy Richard Murphy & Joseph
Murphy, that they enlisted in the Delaware Regiment
[?] and served until the war ended in
1783, as soldiers, that they were in the Battle of
Camden, after that engagement and defeat they
continued with the remains of the Delaware Regiment
and were incorporated with the Virginia line under
Col Washington, and served with this deponent in
his company and same Regiment and for the same
length of time until the war ended in 1783. with
the Virginia troops, that this deponent has recd
Bounty land from Virginia for similar services
that the said James Richard and Joseph Murphy were
Brothers, and have died intestate leaving
to survive them William Murphy Joseph Murphy -and
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and Ann Murphy, who intermarried with James
Taylor, as the only heirs at Law
P. Jaquett
In Testimony whereof thereunto
set my hand & affix my Notarial
Seal at Wilmington the Twelfth
day of June in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and
thirty four 
Ths M Direll
Noty Pub