Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,316, for Ress Pritchard, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Pritchard, Rees

NUMBER
S. 38.316

CONTENTS
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Notification sent September 7ᵗʰ 1820 to John B. White, Clk of Court Hampshire County Virginia

12.545

Virginia

Rees Pritchard of Hampshire Co'y in the state of Virginia who was an Ensign in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mughlenburgh of the Virginia line, for the term of 13 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 2ᵈ of May 1818~

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of July 1819 and sent to John B. White, Esqr 
Romney, Virginia.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819. - 9 8/31 - 185:16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4ᵗ Sept: 1819 - 120.00
$: 305:16

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

not entitled
Decision of [illegible] conformity the above [illegible] 

Hampshire County.
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Rees Pritchard -
Ensign -

[illegible] Virginia Regᵗ
1776 - 1 year 1 mo.
Rolls
28ᵗ May 1818 -

Admitted.


[The following all stricken through]
From the [illegible] of military Service during the revolution it does not appear that Rees Pritchard made continental officer Rejected.
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State and [illegible] of Virginia
Hampshire County Sct.

Before me the subscribed presiding Judge of the Superior Court of law for the County of Hampshire in the State aforesaid on the 28ᵗʰ day of May in the year 1818 personally appeared Rees Pritchard ^74 year resident in the County State and district aforesaid who being by me first  duly sworn according to law doth on Oath make the following declaration for purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the land [illegible] naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war" That he was appointed an Ensign in a Company commanded by Captain Abel Westface, and belonging to the eighth [illegible] Regiment on continental establishment in the said County [illegible] about the latter [illegible] of the year of Hampshire in the fall of the year 1775 and having raised his quota of men entered into actual service on the 11ᵗʰ day of February 1776 [much writing stricken through at this point] that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States [illegible] to the month of March 1777 where he ^on account of certain family [illegible] for [illegible] he was in [illegible] to resign his said commission That he was in the battle of sulivans(sic) Island in South carolina That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the Aid of his country for a support and that he has no other evidence of his said [illegible] in his power except the numbered [words 'certificate of Roll which' stricken through] affidavit of Col McCarley_

Sworn to &  declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Robᵗ White

[entire paragraph written, then stricken through at this point]

I Robert White Judge &c as aforesaid ^ do certify that is appears to my satisfaction that the above Rees Pritchard did serve in the army of the United States against the common ^enemy during the revolutionary war as stated in the above declaration and I do now find and certify the preceeding and Testamony(sic) had and
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taken [illegible] on me to the office of the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the declaration of the said act of Congress
Robᵗ White [signature]

Virginia Hampshire County Sct

I John B. White clerk of the Superior Court of law in & for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Robert White whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is now and was at the time of subscribing the same [illegible] & presiding Judge of the said court duly commissioned and Sworn and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his acts as such as well in courts of Justice as thereout.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal (there being no public seal of office) this 28 day of May 1818
John B. White [signature]   Seal
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I Robert White Judge as aforesaid &c Do hereby further certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the testimony of George Horn and Robert N White that the above named Rees Pritchard is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his Country for a support. Certified under my hand this 15ᵗʰ day of Jany 1819_
Robᵗ White [signature]
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Hampshire County Sct

Personally appeared before me David Persons(sic) a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Col Edward McCarty & made oath that Rees Pritchard was an Ensign in Capᵗ Westfalls Company of the 8ᵗʰ Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col. Mulenburg(sic) in the year 1776 & entered the service the 11ᵗʰ of february the same year 

Given under my hand this 28ᵗʰ May 1818

David Parsons [signature]
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Rees Pritchard

not entd

No 12545
$193
July 1819
Sep. 1819
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On this 17ᵗʰ day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court it being a Court of record Reece(sic) Prichard(sic) aged 76 years in September and ^resident in Hampshire 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 in the year 1776 he was commissioned as an ensign & served in Captain Abel Westfalls company attached to the 8ᵗʰ Virginia Regiment and commanded by colonel Peter Muhlenburg which said Regiment was on the continental establishment that he marched to Williamsburg Virginia, from thence to suffolk, from thence to kemps landing, and from thence to Charles Town South Carolina at which place he received a furlough from Col Peter Muhlenburg and returned to the state of Virginia after serving thirteen months in said Regiment, That he was in the Battle of Sullivans Island previous to his receiving his said furlough, as will more fully appear by his original declaration filed in the war office ^& dated the 21ˢᵗ day of July 1819 upon which he has obtained a certificate of pension, and numbered 12545 and he did solomnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18ᵗʰ day of Marh 1818. that he has 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 to bring himself 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 revolution war" passed on the 18ᵗʰ day day of March 1818 and that he has not not(sic) nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed; that he owns 29 acres of ^pine land which is very poor and not sufficient to render him a support worth about $116, that he has a note for $69 being part of his last years pension and a note for twelve Baskets of corn ^worth 50 cts ⅌ Bushel $6..00 five head of sheep, and some little household furniture worth altogether not more than $3..00, that in consequence of old age and the
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rheumatism he is unable to pursue any profession or occupation in order to produce a support, that he has no family

I John B White clerk of the County Court of Hampshire do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount of the values of the property exhibited in the foregoing schedule is $193..00

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court the 19ᵗʰ day of July 1820

John B White
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Rees Pritchard

not entd

No 12545
$193
July 1819
Sep 1819

the following is the amount of Property owned by Reece(sic) Prichard(sic)

29 acres of land worth about  $116..00
A note for Sixty two dollars part of his last years pension  -  62..00
A note for 12 Bushels corn worth about 50 cts per Bushel   -  6..00
five head of Sheep purchased with part of last years pension    - 6..00
some little household & furniture woth altogether   - 3..00

$193..00

Rees Pritchard [signature]
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Applicant aged 76 yes
no family

amᵗ of sched: $193..00-
[29 acres of poor pine land, valued at $116, makes principal item in schedule]

yes

Served 13 months  in 1776 - 77-

A certificate, signed by four persons states that Pritchards land is not worth more than $50- and that the yearly rent thereof would not exceed $10-

19 Apr: 1822_

let Hon H Bedinger
f 5 1846
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File this with
Reese(sic) Prichard's(sic)
Papers - 

Va revo. cl.
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November 17ᵗʰ 1820

Sir
With respect to Rees Prichard(sic) a Revolutionary Officer who has been stricken from the pension list I can with truth state that I have been acquainted with him more than Forty year that he has resided in Hampshire County Virginia in the neighborhood where he now resides all that time_ that he is more than eighty years of age_ he is extremely infirm and entirely unable to labour or to pursue any occupation by which he could get a support_ that he has no property except Twenty eight acres of land unless he may have a few dollars of the pension he has received yet unexpended_ his land is very poor and would not produce him Six dollars per year, he has no children nor relatives able to mantain him and must
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suffer if he receives no support but his own means I can also confidently say that this statement would be verified by all who know Rees Prichard_

Yours &c
Frs. White [signature]

M Edwards
congress Hall
22 Decr 1820

Sir
I am personally acquainted with Mr. Francis White of Hampshire County who gives the above statement in regard to the situation of Rees Prichard and with pleasure state that he is a gentleman of excellent character and implicit confidence ought to be placed on his statement_

Yrs respectfully
Mos. Van Swearingen

Mr. Edwards.
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38316

Revy
INVALID.
File no. 38,316
Rees Pritchard
Ensign Rev. War

Act: 18ᵗʰ March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 331

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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The Honble
John C Calhoun
Secretary of War

W Edwards
J cl
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Hse of Reps 16ᵗʰ Apl. 1822

Sir
Some time ago I was requested to ask you to reconsider the case of Rees Pritchard who was stricken from the pension roll &  in aid of his claim for a pension to submit the enclosed certificates_ I have not a doubt of the correctness of those certificates - two of those who certify are personally known to me and I am satisfied they would say nothing which was not perfectly true. I am acquainted with Mr. Pritchard he is a very old man and apparently very infirm_
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I am Sir with high regard & [illegible]

T. Van Swearingen

The Honble J C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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James Monroes
afft
in support of
Rees Pritchard
claim for a
pension
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Hampshire County Va to wit

James Monroe this day personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County in Virginia and made oath on the holy evangelist of almity(sic) god, deposeth and sayeth that in the year 1776 that he this deponant saw Rees Pritchard in the service of the Revolutionary War in the state of North Carolina near the town of hallifax and then and there understood that he the said Rees Pritchard was Ensign in a Company in the Eighth Virginia Ridgment(sic) commanded by Col Peter Mulenburg(sic) then on their march southward - after the war determined this Deponant becoming more fully acquainted with the said Rees Pritchard believes him to be the same man as above mentioned and further sayeth not

given under my hand this 19ᵗʰ day of June 1819

Geo. Sharp
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Hampshire County Va

We the subscribers do hereby certify that Rees Pritchard a late Pentioner(sic), under the Act of Congress passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen being stricken from the Pention(sic) list on account of his not being entitled to his Pention(sic) by the Honourable Secretary at War we do give it as our opinion, that his land is not worth more than $50. and the yearly rent, of said land, not worth more than $10. per year and that sᵈ Pritchard is an old infirm man, and cannot labour to support himself and must shortly become a County charge 

in Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 26ᵗʰ day of May 1821_

Daniel Carmichael  Seal
John Hiett   Seal
John Candy    Seal
Conrade Mainzer   X his mark   Seal

Hampshire Cnty Va to wit
Daniel Carmichael John Heitt John Candy and Conrade Mainzer this day personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire County in Virginia and made oath on the holy evangelist of almity(sic) god that the(sic) believed the above statement of the valuation of Rees Pritchards land and the rent thereof was [illegible] given under my hand and seal this 26ᵗʰ day of May 1821

Geo. Sharp   Seal
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I do hereby certify that the within Certificate of the valuation of the land of Rees Pritchards and the yearly rent thereof is correct and also that the said Rees Pritchard must be about the age of Seventy Six or Seventy Seven to my knowledge and appear to be vary(sic) frail and cannot labour to  support himself and has vary(sic) little or no personal estate to my knowledge 

witness my hand and seal this 26ᵗʰ day of May 1821
Geo. Sharp   Seal

Virginia Hampshire County Sct

I John B. White clerk of the said County do hereby certify that George Sharp whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate is now and was at the time of subscribing the same one of the commonwealths Justice of the peace in & for said County duly commissioned & sworn and that full credit is due to all his official acts

In Testimony  whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the 20 day of February 1822

John B. White

Sep. 1819
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Col. E. McCarty's
affidavit in
support of Rees
Pritchards claim
for a pension
under U. S. law 18
Mar 1818

addᴸ evidence.

Virginia.
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Hampshire County Sct

This day Colonel Edward McCarty personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for said County & made oath that he is well acquainted with Rees Pritchard an applicant for a pension under the law of the united states passed 18 March 1818 that said Rees was attached to Capᵗ Westfalls company of the 8ᵗʰ Virginia regiment commanded by Colo. Frederick Augustus Muhlenburg that said Rees entered the service on the 11. Feby 1776 and marched from Romney in said County to join his regiment some time ^in March 1776. this affiant further states that he was a private in said company & marched with it. that said Rees was an officer in said company & served in the capacity of an ensign that this affiant never saw said Rees's commission but believes he had one & knows that he ranked in the army as an ensign in said regt. this affiant knew said Rees in the service untill augᵗ 1776 when said Rees was left behind the company near Charleston South Carolina ^sick. that said affiant believes said Rees did serve upwards of nine months as there was no other ensign attached to said company untill some time in the year 1777.

Given under my hand this 25ᵗʰ day of Jun 1819

James Dailey