Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1851, David Chandler, Va.
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Service Va Chandler, David [mildred] Number R.1851
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No 6546
Mildred Chandler
Widow of David
1851 Va
Chas S. Hutcheson
October 25 1853
gib 8. '53
Mildred Chandler
widow of David
July 7 1838 Va
[illegible] C. S. Hutchison May 12/56
July 7. 1838
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1851 [initialed AW]
REJECTED
P.O. Mildred Chandler
Service: wid. of David
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Va
Claim of
Mrs. Mildred Chandler
widow of
David Chandler
filed
By Chap S. Hutchison
of
Mecklenburg Co. Virginia
No Papers
Triplett
Post marked
Boydton
Va
Oct 19th 55

[perpendicular at left]
Chandler and believe her to be as is above stated [page cut off]
about the age above stated and further that I am not interested in this his claim as attorney or otherwise
Witness my hand & Seal this day & date above written}
[signature] G. J. Dobbs JP [hand drawn seal]
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State of Virginia
County of Mecklenburg} ss 
On this day of [left blank] AD. 1855
personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly authorized to administer Oaths [blank] a resident of the county Mecklenburg in the state of Virginia to me well known as a credible witness & who being by me first duly sworn doth on this Oath State that he is acquainted with Mrs. [blank] Chandler the above named applicant for a pension also for bounty Land that he has known her for years last past that he has examined her family record that he believes the same to be genuine. That it is contained in a book purporting to be [blank] and printed in the year [blank] and that the said record as fair as stated to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier above named and of his death is as follows and is an exact copy and true copy of all the entrees in the said record

and that the said deponent is not interested in the claim
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year}
first above written before me and I certify}
that I am in no manner interested}
J.P.
State of Virginia}
Court of Mecklenburg} 55
On this day of June A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me
the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County & State
Joel Chandler and Abraham Sally
Who are to me well known and who are credible witnesses and who being by me duly sworn depose and say that they are each well acquainted Mrs. Mildred Chandler. The above applicant for a pension and for bounty Land that they had known her for 45 last past. That they were acquainted David Chandler her late husband having known him for 15 years previous to his death that they then said
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David Chandler and Mildred Chandler lived together as husband and wife and were reputed so to be that deponents [illegible] heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned, that the said David Chandler died on or about the 10th day of July 1872 and the said Mildred Chandler has been since that day and still is reputed to be his widow. Which deponents believe to be the fact that she has never married since her said husbands death and still is how widow and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier in her declaration above, and further that they were present and saw Mildred Chandler execute their foregoing affidavit by subscribing and making oath to the foregoing declaration in due form of Law and that the deponent do reside in the Court aforesaid and further that they have no interest in the claim.
Witness. A. J. Phillips} For his Chandler [seal]
[illegible] to and subscribed} [illegible] [illegible] [seal]
before me this 20th day of}
June, AD. 1833}
G.P. Worth G.P.}

State of Virginia}
County of Mecklenburg} SS
I hereby certify that Geo J Dabbs Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration & affidavit were made in and was as the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace within & for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified & that his [illegible] nation above is Genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 19th day of September 
A D 1855
R. B. Baptist 
Clerk
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State of Virginia}
County of Mecklenburg} SS
On this 21st day of June A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me a Justice of peace within and for the County and state aforesaid Mrs. Mildred Chandler aged 94 years who from and age and bodily infirmity is not able to attend in open Court. Who is a resident of the County and state aforesaid and who being duly sworn according to Law declares that She is the widow of David Chandler deceased who was a Soldier in the company commanded by Captain —, of Riflemen, of Virginia
Regiment Commanded by God
General Green at Guilford Court House engagement in the war of the Revolution
To the best of her Knowledge and belief her said husband entered the service at — about the — day of — AD. 14
For the term of — and entered in actual service in [illegible] was for The Time of —
and was honorably discharged at — on or about the — day of — AD. 17
That her said husband was a pensioner of the United States under the act of

She further declares that she was married to the said David Chandler in the County of Mecklenburg in the State of Virginia — on or about the 28th day of June AD. 1801 
by one name not recollected
and that her maiden name before her said marriage was Mildred Vaughan — that her husband died about the 10th day of July 1822

She further States that there is no published record of her marriage and that there is no private record of her marriage
That she cannot file herewith his certificate of discharge for the reason that it cannot be found
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She further declares That she is now a widow
She makes this declaration to obtain the pension to which she may be entitled under The Act of Congress of 13 of February 1853
Granting pensions to widows of persons who served as soldiers during the revolutionary Was Also for the purpose of obtaining to bountyLand to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress Appeared the 3 day of March 1833 [illegible] having received nor applies for bountyLand under this or any other act of Congress

Charles S Hutchison of the County of Mecklenburg in the State of Virginia is hereby appointed her Lawful attorney to prosecute this her claim to procure her pension also her warrant when issued and to no all things hereby and [illegible] in the premises
Winthrop A.J. Phillips — Mildred [crossed out] Chandler [seal]
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Mildred Chandler and believe her to be as is above stated and that she is about the age above stated and further That I am not interested in this her claim as attorney or otherwise
Witness my hand & Seal the day & date above written}
G.J. Dobbs JP [hand drawn seal]
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No
Declaration
of
Mildred Chandler
for
A pension
filed by 
Chas. S. Hutchison
of
Mecklenburg [illegible] Virginia
Act July 7. 1838
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State of Virginia} SS
County of Mecklenburg
On this 15 day of April AD. 1856 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County and State Mrs. Mildred Chandler aged 96 years a resident of the county and State afforesaid Who upon Oath declared that she is the Widow of David Chandler deceased who was a soldier in the Company Commanded by Captain Brown if not [illegible], is the regiment Commanded [illegible] Grain of the regiment of Virginia Rifle Company — in the war of the revolution.

That her said husband David Chandler entered the service at — on or about the — day of — AD. 1780 or 1781 and continued as she believes for Three Months that he was engaged in the Battle at Guilford Courthouse North Carolina
That he was honorably discharged from said service
She also declares that to the best of her knowledge and belief her said husband served one other term in said was in Three Months in the Company Commanded by Captain — in the regiment Commanded by Col. and was honorably discharged from said service
That she was married to the said David Chandler in the County of Mecklenburg in the state of Virginia on or about the day of June AD. 1781 by Read — legally authorized to [illegible] person that her name before her said marriage was Mildred Vaughan that there was a family record of her said marriage but some one of the Family has as she supposes lost or mislayed it so that its whereabouts is not to be ascertained that there is no public record of her marriage
She further states that her said husband David Chandler died in the County of Mecklenburg Virginia on or about the 10 day of July AD. 1823 and that she is still his widow she makes this declaration in order to obtain the arrears of pension due under the acts of Congress
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[illegible] 4 July 1836 & following acts — granting pensions to Soldier & widows of soldiers
She hereby appoints Charles S. Hutchison of the county of Mecklenburg in the state of Virginia her True and Lawfull attorney [illegible] form of substitution to prosecute this here claim to receive her pension and to do all Things necessary and propper in the [illegible] She further states that her former application N. —
is said to be informal } Mildred X Chandler [seal]
Attest

We John & David and Abraham Sally resided of the County of Mecklenburg in the State of Virginia in whom [illegible] oath declare that we are each well acquainted with Mrs. Mildred Chandler now present before us that we saw her execute the foregoing declaration by describing her mark and making oath there in due form of Law that we were each well acquainted with her late husband David Chandler having known him for forty years previous to his death that they lived together as husband and wife and were generally admitted so to be that they never heard the fact disputed or questioned and that she is still the widow of said David Chandler who died in the County of Mecklenburg and state of Virginia and or about the 10 day of July AD. 1823
That said David Chandler was as we [illegible] universally believed to be a revolutionary soldier that we have often heard him speak with the revolutionary soldier recognizing each other as such and further that the said Midlred Chandler has since his death and is now enjoying her [illegible] or doing in said David Chandlers Estate
and further that we have no interest this here claim 
John O Davis [seal]
Abraham Sally [seal]
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We the undersigned whom our oath declare that we were each well acquainted with the above named David Chandler and his wife Mildred Chandler for many years and we fully subscribe to the facts setforth in her declaration and in the above affidavit as court
Elijah Bowen age 80. years
[illegible] [illegible] aged [illegible] years [illegible]

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me this 15 day of April AD. 1856 and I hereby certify that the affiants are known to me as residents of this County of Mecklenburg Virginia that they are credited persons and that the applicant is the identical person that she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this here claim nor am I engaged in its prosecution & further that her age & uniformity forbids her appearing in open Court being entirely blind to
G. J. Webbs J.P.

State of Virginia }
County of Mecklenburg} S.S.
I as hereby certify that George J. Webbs who has given the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same as an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified according to Law, and that the foregoing signature purporting who his is [illegible], in testimony whereof [illegible] my hand and affix my seal 
[crossed out] of office this 19th day of April AD. 1856
Richa. B. Baptist Clk