Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15641, for Blan Shiflet, Virginia
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Service
Va

Shiflet, Blad

Number S. 15641

carded
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Left side

Virginia 23.577

Blan Shiflet of Orange in the State of VA who was a [illegible] in the --- commanded by Captain --- of the [illegible] commanded by Col Taylor in the Va line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued on the 5 day of Feb 34 and [illegible] Reynolds Chapman Orange CH - VA

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833  66.65
Seminal allowance ending [illegible] 13.33
Total $79.95

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by [illegible] clerk Book [illegible] Vol. [illegible] Page [illegible]

Right Side

Death not on A.B. [illegible]
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21. Feb 1842
J.C. Harrison
[illegible]
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366
Pension Office
21 Feby 1842

Sir

I herewith enclose the necessary forms and instructions, for the guidance of the children of Blan Shiftlet dec, and when the vouchers Shall have been prepared, they should  be forwarded to P. Hagner Esq, Third Auditor of the Treasury. The papers and herewith returned.

J[illegible] H

John C. Harrison Esq
Green Co, Virginia
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Blan Shifflet 29.384

Admit as Private
8 months $ [illegible]
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State of Virginia  SS
Orange County 
On this twenty third day of August1833 personly appeared before William H. Stanard and Daniel White Justice for the County afsd. Blan Shiflet a resident of the County & State afs aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn (by --)
of old age and infirmity is not able to attend Court, dos on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 7th Ju- 1832. That he entered the service of the United States army
the following named officers & served as herein stated. He entered the service afsd. in the Month of January 1778 for a tour of one month that the Albemarle Barracks under the command Capt Zecheriah Herndon field officer Colo Frances Taylor & served my time & returned home & in July 
of the same date was drafted for a second tour of 1 month and served at the same place under Capt Benjamin Wheeler serv- my tour and in a short time was drafted for another tour of 1 month making in the whole 4 months at the Ba-
last tour under Capt Holmon Rice Then returned home and was drafted for a militia tour of 2 months under Capt Isaac Davis & marched from the County of Albemarle at that time being a resident of the same, marched to the County of 
Hanover and at Anderson Mill joined the army under the command of General Mulinburg from thence to Spotsylvania  Court house from thence to the Rackoon ford in the County of Culpeper and there joined General Wayne and marched to Boswells old ------ and was discharged my term having expired, in the County of Louisa then returned home shortly after was again drafted for
a second tour of two months and served under Capt John Haris and marched to Williamsburg and there joined General Washington and marched from there to the seage of York and was in the seage convinced my term out and was there  discharged in Oct 1781. I hereby
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elinquish every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the  agency of any State
Blan Shiflet

I Samuel Ham of the County of Orange and State of Virginia [illegible] hereby certify that I am and have been acquainted with Blan Shiflet for upwards of 50 years. I believe him to be a respectable man and a man of undoubted veracity I was with him at the Ablemarle Barracks for two tours of one month each first in ----- 1778 company  Zechariah Herndon second Tour under the command of Lieutenant Subelfield. Given under my hand this twenty third day of August 1833
Samuel Ham

Orange County to wit
Sworn and subscribed to this 23rd day August 1833 before us
W. H.  Stanard
Daniel White

Albemarle County Virginia 
I Richard Snow aged 80 years do hereby certify that I was with Bland Shiflet at the siege of York and he served a tour of 2 months under Capt John Haris and was discharged at that place in Oct 1781 I have been acquainted with him for upwards of 50 years he is generally respected and a man of truth Given under my hand this 23rd day of August 1833
Richard Snow

Orange County to wit
Sworn and subscribed to this 23rd day of Augus 1833
W. H. Stanard
Daniel White

And we hereby declare in our opinion after the investigation of the matter and puting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated. Given under our hands and seal this 23 day of Augus 1833 as Justices of the peace for the county of Orange
W. H. Stanard
Daniel White
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I hereby certify that I am of the impression from
the preceeding certificates that Bland Shiflett is of the age stated and that he served at the time and places mentioned during the old war
Given under my hand this 24 August - 1833 Edwd G. Ship

Orange County I hereby certify that Edward G Ship is a clergyman minister of the gospel, and
he is a highly respectable man and that his statement is entitled to credit Given under my hand this 26th day August 1833
Daniel White

State of Virginia to wit
I Reynolds Chapman Clerk of the county court
of Orange County certify that William H. Stanard and Daniel White, gentlemen whose names are subscribed to the foregoing certificates were on the days of the date of the same, acting justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit ought to be given to their acts as such
and I further certify that the signatures purporting to be theirs are as I surely believe genuine. 
In Testimony whereof, I hereto put my hand and affix the seal of the said court this third day of January one thousand eight hundred thirty four and in the 58th year of the Commonwealth. 
Reynolds Chapman, Clerk
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AWF
Rev. and 1812 War Section.

October 15, 1924.

W. R. Cocke, Jr.
P. O. Box 1541,
Richmond, Va.

Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 15641, it appears that Blan Shiflet served from January 1778 as a private, four tours of one month each at Albemarle Barracks under Captain Zachariah
Herndon, Benjamin Wheeler, Holman Rice and Colonel Francis Taylor in the Virginia Troops
He afterwards served two months as a private in Captain Isaac Davis' Virginia Company, and two months as a private in Captain John Haris (?)' Virginia Company, was at the siege of
York and was discharged in October 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1833, while a resident of Orange County, Virginia, aged eighty two years.
There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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P
15641
INVALID.

File No. 15641
Blan Shiflet
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 340

[Arrangement of 1870.}

1924 Oct. 15 Hist to W. R. Cocke Jr. AWF.
1934 - June 7- Hist. to Mrs. Jennie T. Grayson. I.L.L.
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P.O. Lock Box 105  - cannot identify 5/31 C
Charlottesville Virginia'

May 19 - 1934

Veteran's Administration -
Washington D.C. 

Please send me the Pension record of Blan (Bland) Shiflet (Orange) - Pension 2, 181 - Virginia
Any mention of wife or children will be sincerely appreciated -
Thank you
(Mrs) Jennie T. Grayson

Try Mrs Finch for search

RECEIVED MAY 23 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS  [the rest is too faded to read]
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RECEIVED
MAY 26, 1934
PENSION INDEX
SECTION
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ALL AGREEMENTS ARE CONTIGENT UPON
CAUSES BEYOND OUR CONTROL. QUOTATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

THE COLONIAL CRAFTSMEN

THE CRAFTSMAN
PRESCRIPTION BLANKS

Printers Stationers
RICHMOND, VA.

Sept. 24, 1924

Pension Department,
Washington, DC

War 1776
Will you please give me the record of:
Blan Shiflet,  Private
Albemarle County
Va. Con't. Placed on pension 5 Feb. 1834, Age 83

yours very truly
W. R. Cocke Jr

PO Box 15211
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June 7, 1934.

BA-J/ILL
Blan Shiflet  ---This correspondence belongs in
S. 15641
Billy Talley
W. 19434

Mrs. Jennie T. Grayson
P O. Lock Box 105
Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Blan Shiflet and William (Billy) Talley, both pensioners of Virginia.

The records of these soldiers are furnished herein as found in pension claims based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

BLAN SHIFLET - S. 15641
Blan Shiflet, while a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia, enlisted and served four tours of one month each as private, stationed at Albemarle Barracks under Colonel Francis Taylor in the Virginia troops as follows: from sometime in January 1776, in Captain Zachariah Herndon's company, and again in July in that same company, later, in Captain Benjamin Wheeler's company, and in Captain Nelson Rice's company.
Subsequently, he served two months as private in Captain Isaac Davis' Virginia company, a part of the time with General Wayne; he served two
months in Captain John Harris' Virginia company, was at the Siege of Yorktown, and was discharged in October 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1833, at which time he resided in Orange County, Virginia. He was then
eighty-two years of age, the date and place of his birth and names of his parents not shown.

The soldier died previous to February 1842, and was survived by children; the names of said children, and the name of the soldier's wife
are not shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of
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person paid, and possibly, the date of death of Blan Shiflet, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following:
Blan Shiflet
Certificate 23501
Issued February 5, 1834
Rate of $26.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Virginia Agency. 

BILLEY TALLEY-W. 19434

Billey Talley was born February 29, 1756, the place of his birth and names of his parents not shown.

While a resident of Hanover County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1776, served as private in Captain Richard Clough Anderson's company, Colonel
Scott's 5th Virginia regiment, was at Philadelphia at the time the British occupied New York, was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, wintered  at Valley Forge with the troops under General Washington, and was discharged in February 1778, having served two years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 4, 1832, at which time he resided in Hanover County, Virginia. At that time,
Reverend Charles Talley was a resident of Hanover County, Virginia, but did not state any relationship to the soldier.

Billey Talley died March 5, 1834.

Billey Talley married March 19, 1785, Lucy Wood; the ceremony was
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performed by Reverend Sheldon. The names of their children are shown as follows:
Polley Talley, born January 24, 1786; married January 20, year not shown, Charles Whitlock.
John Talley " December 17, 1788; married July 4, 1816, Sarah B. Williamson, in Henrico.

Billey Tilley married Elizabeth W. Crenshaw, December 24, 1791; she was born December 7, 1771. They were married in Prince William County,
Elizabeth W. Talley, soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed May 28, 1841, at which time the resided in Henrico
County, Virginia.

The names of the children of the soldier and his wife, Elizabeth W., are shown as follows:
Williamson Talley, born October 13, 1798; married, October 26, 18-0. Elizabeth T. Rodd/ Redd daughter of Samuel Rodd/ Redd, in Caroline
Billey, Jr., " "  September 2, 1794 married May 24, 1821, Elizabeth T., daughter of Capt. Danl. Ellett, in King Wm. Va. by Rev. Chas. Talley, Jr.
Thomas " "  March 6, 1796 /98;  married June 3, 1819, Eliza F. Archer in Norfolk, by Rev. Paxton.
Nathaniel Talley "   July 8, 1804.
Elizabeth W. " "  March 4, 1806:  married  Aug. 30, 18--, John G. Wade, by Rev. Chas. Talley

In 1841, when soldier's widow, Elizabeth W. Talley made application for pension, Loftin N. Ellett was Clerk of Henrico County Court, no relation
ship to the family shown.

If you desire information in regard to last payment of pension,

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and possibly, the date of death of Elizabeth W. Talley, the widow of the soldier, Billey Talley, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citia the following:

Elizabeth W. Talley, widow of Billy Talley
Certificate # 6275
Issued July 15, 1841
Rate $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1836
Act  of July 7, 1838.
Virginia Agency (Richmond).

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.