Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 836, Abraham Billings, Va.
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 
Va. 

Billings, Abraham 

NUMBER 
R 836

CONTENTS
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Referred to the Secretary of War. 
Dept of State 
9 April 1840 

W. 131 
April 10 1840 

Abraham Billings 
Heirs at Law
Certificate of Peny
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State of Missouri 
County of Ralls 
sct 

Be it remembered, that at a term of the County Court of Ralls County in the State of Missouri, at the Courthouse in the Town of New London, on the first Monday being, the 3d day of February A.D. 1840. The following proceedings, among others were held. 

It is ordered by the Court, that the Clerk certify under his hand and the Judicial seal of this Court, that satisfactory evidence is produced in open Court to prove that John Billings, George Billings, Abraham Billings junior, Mary Hunns, late Mary Billings, Jane Hampton, late Jane Billings, Margaret Carson, late Margaret Billings, are the children and only Heirs at law of Abraham Billings sen deceased. And also, that the said Clerk further certify as aforesaid that evidence satisfactory to the Court, has likewise been produced to prove that the said Abraham Billings sen died on the fifteenth day of September A.D. 1839. In testimony whereof I John Ralls Clerk of the said County Court of Ralls County in the State of Missouri, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Judicial seal of the said County Court, at office in New London this 24th day of March A.D. 1840. 
John Ralls Clerk
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New London mo March 26th 1840 the secretary of state of the us

Dear Sir 
Herewith I sent you the proof of Heirship of Abraham Billings snr deceased. His application for a pension is filed amongst the suspended cases he has left a family in very indigent circumstances and there can be no doubt of his having a right to a pension. I am very respectfully yours 

Luke W Watkins
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 7th of June AD 1832

State of Missouri 
County of Ralls

On this 19th day of May AD 1835 personally appeared before [illegible] Northead an acting Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid Abraham Billings a revolutionary soldier a resident of Ralls County and state of Missouri aged eighty three 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 the 7th of June AD 1832
[illegible] 
as a militiaman and under the following officers herein after named to wit in April 1780. I substituted in place of Joseph Tomlin in Pittsylvania County State of Virginia for a [illegible] of three months under Capt Charles Burton which [illegible] I served out I was discharged by him we went from Pittsylvania County to a placed called banebridge and was stationed there a part of the first three months and was removed about eight or nine miles distant from [illegible]bridge to a place the name I cannot recollect and was then stationed the [illegible] of the tour of three months and was marched home and discharged. We was for the first tour under Col William my father after my first tour was and removed to the State of North Carolina on the [illegible] river the name of the county I cannot recollect. I turned out under Capt McCree as a volunteer for three months and we was marched there to ninety six in South Carolina
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Suspended 
Revolutionary Pension Claim 
Abraham Billings 
Reform 
Act of June 7 1832
Power of Attorney 
to examine claim 

Chas. C. Tucker 
Atty 
Present
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Know all men by these present that I George Billings of Newburg Mason County Missouri do hereby constitute and appoint Charles C. Tucker of Washington City D.C. my true and lawful agent for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due under the provisions of the act of or any other act or Resolution of Congress and I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do ever I personally present. Hereby ratifying and conforming all that my said attorney may lawfully do in the premises. Witness my hand and seal this 8th day of January 1835. 

In the presence of Logan Thompson 
J B Booker 

his mark 
Geo George Billings 
seal

State of Missouri 
County of Mason ss 

ON this 8th day of January 1835 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared George Billings and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. 

signed 
Cardwell G Miles Justice of the Peace 
County of Mason
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State of Missouri 
County of Mason SS

On this 8th day of January 1855 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared George Billings a resident of said county and made oath according to law that he is the identical George Billings who executed the foregoing power of attorney and that he is directly interested in said claim and makes the affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said attorney may use in prosecuting said claim. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written 

George Billings 
signed 
Cardwell G. Miles Justice of the Peace 

State of Missouri 
County of Audrain SS

Clerk of the county court of Mason County do hereby certify that Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement were made and who had thereunto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit. 

In testimony whereof I have signed my name and affixed my official seal this day of November 1854
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State of Missouri 
County of Mason ss

I George M Taylor clerk of the County Court within and for said county do hereby certify that Cardwell G Miles whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of the acknowledgement of George Billings was at the time of taking and certifying the same an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly elected commissioned and sworn and as such due faith and credit is had and due to all of his official acts and deeds. 

I have here set my name and seal of my office this the 9th day of January 1855
G M Taylor 
clerk
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State of Missouri 
County of Ralls 
Be it remembered, that at a special term of the County Court of the County of Ralls, in the State of Missouri, being a Court of Record begun and held at the Courthouse in the Town of New London, on Monday the 18th day of May A.D. 1840, [illegible] on the second day of the term of said Court, the following proceeding among [illegible], were had [illegible]. 

It is ordered by the Court, that the clerk of this Court, certify under his hand and the Judicial seal of the Court, that satisfactory evidence is produced in open session of the Court, to prove that Abraham Billings deceased, who was an applicant for a pension as a Revolutionary soldier, is as always reputed by those who knew him to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that the fact of his having been a Revolutionary soldier, was never disputed. And it is further ordered by the Court, that it be certified as aforesaid, that from their knowledge of his reputation and the evidence of his character, as a Revolutionary soldier, they believe the facts as stated in his declaration to be true. 

In testimony whereof I John Ralls, Clerk of the said County Court of Ralls County, have hereunto set mu hand and affixed the Judicial seal of the Court Done at my office in New London at the County aforesaid, this 22 day of May A.D. 1840 
John Ralls Clerk