Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38070, for Anselem Ivie, Virginia
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(3-1176)

SERVICE
Va.

*
Ivie, Anselem
    or Anslem

NUMBER
S.38070
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Virginia
(2067)

Anselem Ivie,
private,
Capt Lucas
Virginia Line   4
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia, --
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27th of April, 1818.~

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of Augt 1818 and sent to the Clerk of Brunswick County, Percivalls, Virginia.

Arrears to 4th Sept. 1818.
4 Mos. 8/30.     $:  34.28

{Revolutionary claims,}
{Act 18th March, 1818,}
2 Years


not entitled

Brunswick 
Co. Va


No Certification sent December 18, 1820 to
Robt. Turnbull LC Brunswick Coty, Virginia, Percivall
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38070

Revy   INVALID.

File No, 38070
Anselem Ivie
Priv Rev War

Act:  18 March 18

Index :--Vol. D, Page 208

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Percivalls Va.
12th December

The Secretary of the War Department

Washington


Va 290.

Anselm Ivie
Recd. 14 Decr 1820

not
entitled

no 2,067 Aug 1818.
Sep '18
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Virginia.  Brunswick County to wit.  On this 27th day of November 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court day, and a Court of Record for the said County of Brunswick, Anselem Ivie, aged either Sixty four or five years last Spring, resident in the said County, 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 Company commanded by Captain James Lucas of the said County of Brunswick, which company was attached to the fourth regiment Commanded first by Colo. Stephens until his promotion, and then by Colo. Laudon, and then the said Regiment was embraced in the Command of General Stephens after his promotion & Brigadier Genl. Scott until after the Battle he believes of Germantown, where the said Stephens was Cashiered, making two whole years the term of his enlistment, that he served during the said term in the States of Virginia Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, & New Jersey as will appear by the Declaration forwarded by the said Ivie to the Department of War of the United States, Certified by the Court of the said County of Brunswick on the 28" day of April 1818.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18" day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift Sale, or in any manner dispersed of any property, or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so 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 18" day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities, contracts or debts due me, except about six or Seven dollars due & owing me, nor have I Any Income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me Subscribed to wit:  Eighty Two acres of poor Land, all cleared and nearly worn out, except ten or fifteen acres not yet cleared, the buildings & improvements, consisting of a Sawed log house, with a wooden Chimney, 20 by 18 feet, a log house 16 feet square, small dairy, small log smoke house or log barn, a small apple & Peach Orchard, of about 150 trees of hitherto very small value; two horses supposed to be worth between $50 & 100 ~ five head of Cattle, nineteen head of hogs, four of them sows, and the remaining shoals; 1 small pine press Coarse, two pine chests Coarse, three pine tables, 1 [illegible], & two or three slaies & harness, three Iron pots, one good, the other two of Little value being leaky, one broken dutch Oven, two pair Cotton Cards, two spinning wheels, seven head of sheep, eight rush bottomed chairs twelve plates, one bowl, & 3 pewter Basons, half dozen knives & forks three dishes, half dozen cups & Saucers, one part cart wheels & one gun, the bedding Cloathing and a few tools excepted; I am by occupation a Farmer, or planter and from my advanced age, together with a laborious life, am not able to pursue my said occupation to my profitable advantage, or to enable me to support in any thing like tolerable comfort, a large family, consisting together
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with myself, of an aged very sickly, and for years a very weakly companion or wife, who the better half of her time is unable to go about; A Son by name of Anselem of now 26 years old, who from bodily infirmity, being deformed in the Chest, & mental imbecility, is not & never has been able to support himself, or to render any assistance towards the maintenance, of Consequences, of the family.  Sally a daughter a young woman grown about 23 years old, as healthy & able to assist as young women generally are towards the maintenance of a family; Benjamin a son about 19 years Old tolerably healthy and has for a few years assisted me towards the support of myself and family, Lucinda a Daughter about 17 years Old of tolerable health & Constitution, and a son named Washington of about 13 years of age, he is deformed also in the Chest, & unable to render much aid in hard labour.  The foregoing list contains the number and description of my family, and the Inventory all my property or affects ~ Anselem Ivie~

I Robert Turnbull Clerk of the County Court of Brunswick aforesd do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are duly 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 in value of the property exhibited in the said Schedule is four hundred dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this eleventh day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and Twenty, and in the forty fifth year of our foundation
R Turnbull

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Anselem Ivie
27 April




Admitted



The Clerk of Brunswick
County,
Percivall's
Va.
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Commonwealth of Virginia
Brunswick County To Wit ~

On this Twenty Seventh day of April in the year one thousand Eight-hundred & Eighteen before the County Court of Brunswick County State of Virginia personally appears Anselem Ivie aged sixty years a resident of the said County of Brunswick and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn in open Court according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision [illegible] 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 the said Anselem Ivie enlisted in the County of Brunswick and state of Virginia in the Company of James Lucas about the company & the said Lucas which was attached to the fourth Regiment which was then commanded by Colo [illegible] and afterwards by Colonel & afterwards General [illegible] of the Continental [illegible] army in [illegible] in the said corps or in the service of the United States untill about February seventeen hundred and seventy Eight when he was discharged from service having continued thereon from February seventeen hundred & seventy six that he was in the two battles at Trenton and one at Princeton & Germantown & Lastly at the siege of York and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that his own declaration
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and the declaration also of James Hicks on oath is all the evidence now in his possession however of his said services having lost his discharge by some means.  Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and aforesaid.

Anselem  his  +  mark  Ivie


Brunswick County to wit on the twenty seventh day of April 1818, personally appeared before us Justices of the Peace for the said County of Brunswick and State aforesaid James Blicks of the said County and State aforesaid and made oath that the said Anselem Ivie did enlist in the Company of Capt James Lucas in the County of Brunswick & State of Virginia in which company he also was a private and that the said company was attached to the fourth Regiment commanded as the said Ivie has sworn - and declared by the [illegible] and as the said Ivie has sworn and declared by the appears, and as the said Blick believes as the record vouches sworn and declared that the said Ivie served two years for which time he was enlisted that he was in the battle of Trenton - and in Princeton State of New Jersey as he verily believes and that he was honorably discharged and that the said Ivie is in reduced circumstances with a large family and needs assistance from his County. for
James Blick
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Brunswick County Court April Term 1818

Anselem Ivie having petitioned the Court and set forth by his declaration made upon Oath in open Court, that he belonged to James Lucas's Company in the Virginia Regiment commanded by Colo. Stephens and afterwards by Colo. Lan[rest cut off] in the War of the Revolution, that he served for more than nine months in the Continental establishment, and that by reason of his reduced Circumstances in life he needs assistance from his County for support; And in appearing to the Lates faction of the Court, that the said Ivie did serve in the Revolutionary War; it is Ordered that the Petition or declaration so made by him together with the Affidavit of James Blick, also made in open Court, in support thereof be certified and transmitted, to the Secretary of the War Department, agreeably to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the United States entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.
I Robert Turnbull Clerk of the County Court of Brunswick do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from the Records now remaining in my Office.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand, and Affixed the Seal of Office the 6th day of May 1818.  In the 42nd year of our foundation.
R Turnbull, C. B. C.

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