Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1972-100, for William Simmonds, Delaware
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Service: Del

Simmonds, William

Number: B. L Wt. 1972-100
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Accomack C[ourt]H[ouse] Virginia Oct 13 1833

Received per mail from the Secretary of War a warrant for 100 acres No. 1972 issued to Sarah Taylor and Elizabeth Jones only heirs of William Simmonds a private in the Delaware line date September 30th 1833

Vespasian Ellis Att[orne]y
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William Simmonds
No. 1972
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William Simmonds 
Power for Warrant
Del[aware]

Rec[eive]d Sept[ember] 21 1833

[Phila]delphia this 17th day of September 1833

William Palmer
Pronothary
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The deposition of Charles Carpenter aged 78 years & upwards who says he was well acquainted with William Simmonds of Kent County Delaware - that this _____ lived in Kent County in the time of the Revolutionary War and moved to Philadelphia about eight years since - that William Simmonds entered the service in the Delaware Regiment in the early part of the war  & served till the end of the war -
Charles Carpenter
X (his mark)

State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
September 16th 1833

This day Charles Carpenter a credible  _
witness made oath to the above deposition before me a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County as witness my hand & seal the day & year aforesaid.

(Signed unintelligible) and "Seal"
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
I Sarah Taylor heir at law of William Simmonds do upon my oath declare and testify, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the said William Simmonds did enlist in year unknown for the term of during the War and served in the Regiment, called the Delaware Regiment under the command of Colonel David Hall of the Continental lines, and that he continued in the service until the war ended.  
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to said William Simmonds on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: Therefore Know all Men by these Presents, That I Sarah Taylor aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Vespasian Ellis of Accomack, Virginia, to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States; a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorised and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed. Witness my hand and seal this 16 day of Sept[ember] 1833.

Attest
William Norton 

her mark X
Sarah Taylor [seal]

PERSONALLY APPEARED THE ABOVE NAMED Sarah Taylor subscribe to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the Power of Attorney thereto subscribed to be her act and deed. Witness my hand and seal this 16 day of Sept 1833

William Norton  J[ustice of the] P[eace]  [Seal]

In testimony that the above written
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
September 16th 1833

This day Sarah Taylor personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in the said County and made oath within our form of law that she is the niece and one of the heirs at law of William Simmonds who was a Revolutionary soldier of the Delaware hire - that said William Simmonds died about the year 1800 without issue and that he left one broth and one sister only [?] John Simmonds and Nancy Jones wife of William Ivan - that said John Simmonds left no issue excepting this afficient who removed to this City about 25 years ago and that Nancy Jones left only one child and heir Elizabeth Jones - and that she the said Sarah Taylor and the said Elizabeth Jones and the nieces and only at at law of said William Simmonds
Sarah and said imbed before me this 16th Sept 1833

her mark
Sarah X Taylor afficient

Wm Norton
Justice of the Peace

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace as aforesaid Charles Carpenter and Elizabeth Arnett credible and disinterested witnesses and made oath in a due form of law that they were well acquainted with William Simmonds and with said Sarah Taylor and Elizabeth Jones - that said William Simmonds died about the year 1800 without issue having a broth John and a sister Nancy his only heirs at law - that John Simmonds died about 1800 having Sarah Taylor his only heir and that Nancy Jones died about 1818 having Elisabeth Jones her only heir at law and that said Sarah Taylor and Elizabeth Jones are the heirs and only heirs at law as is reputed and believed of the said William Simmonds a soldier as aforesaid.
Signed and sworn to before me this 16th September 1833. 

his mark X
Charles Carpenter afficient

her mark X
Elizabeth Arnett afficient

William Norton  

JP
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State of Pennsylvania, County of Philadelphia.
I Richard Palmer Prothonotary of the County Court of Philadelphia hereby certify that William L Norton Esq  before whom the foregoing depositions were subscribed and sworn and the foregoing power of attorney acknowledged, was at the dates thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly qualified as such I authorised by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments etc.

Witness my hand and seal of Office at Philadelphia this [?] day of September 1833

PW Palmer
Pronothary