Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2024-100, John Fopless, Md.
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Foplegs, John

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B.L.Wt. 2024-100

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John Fopless
No. 2024
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I Peter Jaquett, a captain in the Revolution
ary war, in the Delaware Regiment hereby
certify that John Fopless enlisted in my com
pany in the year 1777 for the term of during
the war and served with me during the whole
of the war and was discharged at New Castle
in October 1783.  That he was wounded at the
Battle of Eutaw Springs in my company 
and I know that he was the same John Fopless
who was the father of John Fopless, Andrew
Fopless and Adam Fopless, and whom I
believe are his only heirs.
P. Jaguett

Sworn to this twenty sixth day
of March 1834 before me Thomas McDonnell a
Notary Public
witness, my hand and notarial
seal at Wilmington the day and
year aforesaid.
Tho McDouell
Notary Pub
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State of Delaware
New Castle County ss

Before me Thomas McDonnell
Notary Public duly qualified and authorised
personally appeared John Dougherty & Benjamin
McFatridge two credible and disinterested
witnesses, who hereby make oath that they are
personally well acquainted with John, Andrew
and Adam Fopless, named in deposition hereto
annexed, and that they are reputed and believed
in the neighbourhood to be the children of John
Fopless, a Revolutionary soldier decd. and that
they are the only heirs at law of the said John
Fopless, named who died about the year of
A.D. 1811  John X Dougherty
Benjamin McFatridge

Sworn & subscribed to at
Wilmington before me the said
Notary March 27 1834
[Blurred Notary seal] In testimony whereof I
hereunto set my hand and
notarial seal the day and year
aforesaid
Tho McDouell
Noty Pub
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John Fopless
Del. line
Power Attorney & proof
of kinship
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State of Pennsylvania }
County City of Philada. }

We John Fopless, Andrew
Fopless & Adam Fopless only
heirs at law John Fopless, do upon oath dec
lare and testy that to the best of our knowledge
and belief the said John Fopless, our father
did enlist in the Delaware Regiment in the year 1777
and served in the said Del. Regiment under
the command of [blank] Capt Jaquett
until the close of the war in 1783 & died in 1811.
And that he continued in the service until the
the close of the war and discharged at New Castle Del
aware.  We further declare that we have never
received a warrant for bounty land promised
to said John Fopless, on the part of the United States
nor do we believe that he ever received it or tran
sferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever.

Therefore know all men by these presents
that we John Fopless, Andrew Fopless & Adam
Fopless aforesaid do hereby constitute & appoint
Vespasian Ellis Esqr of Virginia to be our true and
lawful attorney for us and in our names to dem
and and receive from the Secretary of War of the
United States a warrant for the quantity of
land due to us as aforesaid and said att
orney is as hereby fully authorized and [illegible]
to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes
or attorneys under him for the special purposes aforesaid
[illegible]. Witness, our hands & seals March 4th [illegible]
Attest.  John Fopless [seal]
Andrew Geyer [name lined through]
 Andrew Fopless [seal]
John T. Binns  Adam his X Fmark opless [seal]
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Personally appeared the before
named, John Fopless, Andrew Fopless, and
Adam Fopless, subscribers to the foregoing decla
ration and in my presence acknowledged the
Power of Attorney thereto subscribed to be their act and
deed.  Witness my hand this fourth
day of March 1834.
Andrew Geyer [seal]

In Testimony that the above written
Andrew Geyer is an Alderman and
Magistrate as duly authorized to administer
oaths and take acknowledgements &c in the 
State of Pennsylvania at the above date
March 4th 1834 and that his name and
the names subscribed to the foregoing certifc
ate appear to be their usual signatures.
I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of office and
subscribed my name and quality
as Prothonotary of the Supreme Count at
the city of Philadelphia in the
State of Pennsylvania this fourth
day of March 1834
Wm Duane
Prothonotary Sup Court Penna.
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Accomack Ct of Va May 17 1834

Recd of the Secy of War a warrant
No. 2024 issd. to inv. Andrw & Adam,
Fopless only heirs of John Fopless of the
Del. line for 100 acres dated May 8
1834 forwarded by W. Gordon Esq
Ves Ellis Atty