Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39531, Dabney Ford, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va
*Ford, Dabney
NUMBER
S. 39531

CONTENTS
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                39351
               INVALID
            Revy
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    File No.   39.531

              Dabney Ford
              Pri  Rev  War
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    Act:   18" March  18"
 
Index:-- Vol.__________,  Page_____
               
     [arrangement of 1870]

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1931-Apr 3-Hist. to
Quita McKinley-EES
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                             7498
                                           4             
                               Virginia
____________________________________________________
                              Dabney Ford
of -------in the state of Virginia
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Taylor of the Virginia
line, for the term of Three years
______________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of  8  Dollars per month, to commence on
the 20 of July 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of March 1819
  and sent to J G Jackson Esq.
  Clarksburg Virginia
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Arrears to 4t of March 1819                    60.12
Semi-anl. all'ce ending  3 Sep 1819         48
                                                                _________
                                                               $108.12
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                                  {Revolutionary claim,    }
                                  {AAct 18th March, 1818}

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Notification sent to Th. H Moore
Clarksburg Virg July 10 1820
Date of death not on  AB
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Virginia Towit   At a court held for the county of Harrison
on the 20 day of July 1818 and 43rd year of the commonwealth
Present David Morris, Benjamin Robinson, Joseph
Cheuvront, & Francis Reed- gentlemen Justices-Before
the Court aforesaid personally appeared [crossed out-David] Dabney Ford who being duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to Obtain the provision of 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 Dabney Ford enlisted in the Regular army of the United States- for three years in the Company of Captain Thomas Porter of Colonel [?fg] Taylor regiment of Virginia Continental troops- in the year 1778 that he continued in Said Corps or in the service of the united states for the full term of his enlistment when he was discharged at Winchester Virginia in 1781- that he was at the siege of York and capture of Cornwallis that he has lost his discharge and has now no other evidince [evidence] of his said Services and ^ that he is in reduced circumstances & in need of the assistance of his country for support.  A copy   JWilson  CHC
It appearily to the Satisfaction of the court that Dabney Ford Served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy and from the Declaration here filed
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and their belief in its truth from examination of the
Said Dabney before the Court and his standing as a
Citizen in this County It is ordered that the
Said Declaration with the opinion of the Court
be certified to the } Honorable Secretary of War
the Court being fully Satisfied that the Said Dabney
did Serve in the army of the United States
agt [against] the common enemy [crossed out-and] more 
than nine months and that he is in reduced circumstances in life and needs the assistance of his country for support-
                                a Copy  JWilson Jr CHC [clerk Harrison County]

Virginia  }   I John Wilson junior clerk of the County court of 
Harrison do certify that the foregoing is 
                            copied-- In Witness whereof I have hereunto
                                          set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said
                                          Court this 12 August 1818  JWilson Jr CHC
[Seal at left]


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  D Lnd
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Dabney Ford
Harrison Cy 
No 7498


Contind & notif sent to
Ths. [Thomas] Moore, Esq
Clarksburg, Va.
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Virginia towit.  At a court held for the County of Harrison On the
22d day of June 1820. (being a Court of record established by an
act of the General assembly of this Commonwealth)
Personally appeared before the Court aforesaid Dabney Ford aged
59 years resident in Harrison County Virginia 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 1778. in Col. [Colonel] Taylors Regiment in Capt. [Captain] Porters Company Virginia line, his original declaration was made 20th July 1818. his pension Certificate is No. 7498. and he (S.d [said] Dabney)
also took the following oath viz "I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States On the eighteenth day of March One thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever 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 One thousand eight hundred and eighteen that I have not nor has any persons in trust for me any property Or Securities contracts or Debts due to me; nor have  I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed. viz "  I own no property of any discription [description]
                                                          Dabney Ford
and he said Dabney also declared as follows viz " I [word crossed out] am by occupation a laborer. I have no family & am unable to suppor
myself by labour"
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Sworn to and declared before the said Court On the 22d 
June 1820
               I John Wilson Jr Clerk of the County Court
of said County do Certify that the foregoing oath & the
schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied; & I do further
Certify that [crossed out-the] it is the Opinion of the said Court
that there is no property exhibited in the aforesd. [aforesaid] Schedule
                                         In Testimony whereof I have
                                         hereunto set my hand & affixed
                                         the seal of said Court this 24th 
                                         day of June 1820
                                              J. Wilson Jr  CHC
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                                         428 Hornor Avenue
                                          Clarksburg, W. Va.
                                          January 23, 1931

U. S. Pension Office
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

     I am desirous of securing a record of the services 
as a Revolutionary Soldier of Dabney Ford who
served as a soldier in the Virginia line and who
was granted a pension while a resident of Harrison
county, West Virginia.   I would also ask you to include
any genealogical information that may be contained in
his application for pension or in any papers or
affidavits filed therewith.

       I would like a similar certificate giving like
information on Henry Farence who served as a private
in the Virginia line and who was also granted a pension
while a resident of Harrison County, West Virginia.

       Thanking you for this information and hoping
to hear from you at an early date, I am

                                        Very truly yours,
                                         Ouita McKinley

[stamp indicating date received at pension office]
  PENSION OFFICE 
   U. S.
 JAN 24 1931
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                                                              April 3, 1931

                                               Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
                                               EEl

                                                   [handwritten initial ?acn]
Ouita McKinley
438 Hornor Avenue
Clarksburg, West Virginia

Dear Madam:

        You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39531. that Dabney Ford enlisted in 1778, place not stated, served as a private in Captain Thomas Porter's Company, Colonel Taylor's Virginia Regiment, was at the siege of Yorktown and capture of Cornwallis, and was discharged in 1781.

       He was allowed pension on his application executed July 20, 1818.  The application was made in Harrison County, Virginia.

       In 1820, he stated that he was aged fifty-nine years and "have no family".  He was then a resident of Harrison County, Virginia.

                                                 Very truly yours

                                                  E. W. MORGAN
                                                  Acting Commissioner.
[handwritten]
Date of death
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES                 Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

                     BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD"


NAME    Ford, David                   GRADE    Private            LINE   Delaware

WARRANT NUMBER  10770           ACREAGE    100    ISSUED   June 26, 1797
                                                                                         to ~not shown~

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* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.