Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S, 2,089, Henry Boyd, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Boyd, Henry S. 2,089
carded
CONTENTS
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29,921
Jonesboro' Tennessee.
Henry Boyd
of Washington in the State of Ten:
who was a pr in the - commanded
by Captain - of the Regt commanded
by Col. Rolins in the Va. 4 Regt.
line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesboro Agency
at the rate of 80- Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Mar 35
and sent Hon: J. Blair
Jonesboro' Ten:

Arrears to the 4th of Mar '31 320.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 40~
$360.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath: Rice Clerk,
Book EE Vol. 7 Page 146.

Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6th April 1838 from
4. Sep 1839 to 10. Decr 1839. Agt
Notified 13 July 1841
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Certificate respecting
Henry Boy
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Henry Boy is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a private of the Continental line for three years Service.
Council Chambers Augt. 31st 1786
P. Henry,} T. Meriwether

A Warrant No. 4206 - for 100 Acres issued to Henry Boy 31st August 1786.

A Copy from the records of the Said office of
Virginia
Teste
W Jeler RS of
Ap 23 1835
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9143
Henry Boyd
Washington County.
Jonesboro

Admit if on Va
Roll 

By John Blair
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State of Tennessee} September Term 1832
Washington County}
On this 11th day of September 1832.
personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Samuel Pawel Judge of the Circuit Court of Law and Equity for Washington County now sitting Henry Boyd a resident of the County aforesaid aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. that he entered in the Army of the United States in the year 1775. in the fall of the year in Louden County Virginia. for the Term of three years - under Capn Rijley or Ryland and was marched to Philadelphia where he Joined the army under General Lee, and was placed in the 4th Regiment as well as now recollected under Colonel Robins, where he remained some time previous to the Battle on Long Island. he states that at New York he was taken sick previous to sd. Battle and sent back to the hospital near Philadelphia where he was confined about nine weeks with the Flue. and Camp Fever, after he recovered he Joined the army again at Fort Lee in New York not far distant from Long Island as he thinks, and was placed under the same officers as before where he remained perhaps some weeks taken sick again and halled to the Jerseys, where he remained in the hospittle fore or five weeks as he now thinks, untill his health recovered, was then sent back to Fort Lee where he was again placed under the same officers as before where he remained some time was then marched to the white horse, where he remained some weeks with the army, was then marched
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as he believes into the Jerseys where he took winter Quarters. he states that he does not recollect his particular marches as his recollection has Verry much failed him as to names of places officers &c. he states that he Knows of General Washington being frequently with the army to which he belonged, and he believes he was commander in Chief of sd Army. he States that he served out the full Term of three years, which was the Tour of his enlistment was finally discharged at Philadelphia by his said Capt. Rigland or Rigley as he believes - he states that he was not in any General engagement but was in frequent skirmishes but the names of the places not recollected, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state. he states that his sd discharge has been casually lost, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Test
Jas. V Anderson Clk Henry Boyd x his mark
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and the said Court do hereby certify that
the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of application of Henry Boyd, I furthermore certify that I am satisfied that the applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states in his declaration foregoing.
S. Mooris Judge of the Circuit
Court of the State of Tennessee

I James V Anderson Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Law & Equity in and for the County
of Washington do certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings in
the matter of the application of Henry
Boyd for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed
my seal of office this 12 September
1832.
Jas V Anderson Clk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 9th, 1841.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Executors of Henry Boyd, decd., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jonesborough, Tenn Agency, at the rate of Eighty - Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832,has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839. to the 10th Dec. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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suspended.
see letter 21
Apl 35 to J. E.
Heath. Richmond Va.
& John J. Blair Present
Admit as private
2 years $80-
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2089
Rev War INVALID.

File No. 2089
Henry Boyd
pri Rev. War

Act: June 7 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 36.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 31st day of August 1786, in the name of Henry Boy as a Soldier
for L46.5.40, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Wm. George and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.

{No Seal of Office} Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
23rd day of April 1835.
Jas. E. Heath AUDITOR.
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Henry Boyd 9843.
Tennessee
Tenne.