Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1,082, for William Reagan, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE  
Reagan, William 
Regan, Mary 
NUMBER W. 1082
CONTENTS
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23.469
Virginia
William Reagan of [unclear] in the State of Virginia who was a pv - in the - commanded by Captain - of the Regt commanded by Col [unclear] in the Penn line for 7 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virgina - any the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension offered the 5 day of July and his Hon G. H. Fulton [unclear].
[unclear] to the 4th of Sept 1833 58.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending Mar 34 11.67
$69.99
[Revolutionary Claim, Act. June 7, 1832}
Recorded  by Prtothy Tice. Clerk, Book E Vo. 6p Page 30
Order to pay & letter to C. M. Melchele g. J. Mardo 1838.
Letter to [unclear] G Jareer 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 drawn to Sept 1837 to 6 March 1839. Age notified 7 Jany 1840
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No. 29049.
William Reagan 
Hon J H Fulton
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State of Virginia Smyth County to wit{ 
On this 22 day of December 1832 personally appeared before me Abram B. Trigg an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Smyth aforesaid in the State of Virginia William Reagan a resident of said County 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 was born in the year 1756 in the County of Chester in the State of Pensylvania near a place called the Yellow Springs where he resided untill after the termination of the revolutionary war that about the year 1776 or 1777 by some Authority whether Federal or State he does not now know troops were raised by enlistment for the term of six months called at that time the flying camp. that he enlisted in this service under Capt. Samuel Culbertson, the subaltern officers were he believes Jacob Cover and John Fittan. He was a Sergeant in said Company, they were attached to a detachment commanded by Col Thomas Bull the troops to which he was attached marched in the first place to Philadelphia, thence to Trenton, thence to near long Island where we arrived a few days the Battle of Long Island, we were stationed on the Jersey side of the North river where we erected a fort called fort Lee. At the time of the Battle at Fort Washington, the applicant says he was in a command, stationed at place he thinks was called Boyantown or Bordertown under Capt Miller, Col Bull and Capt Culbertson with whom he enlisted together with many others were taken prisoners at fort Washington, then after which the commission of Capt Miller to which he
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He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State 
William [his X mark] Reagan
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Abram B. Trigg
Virginia Smyth County Ss
We David Winnirford and Robert Porterfield
residents of the County of Smyth Virginia and well acquainted with William Reagan who has signed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed before the Justice of the Peace as above the 21s day of November 1833 
David Winniford
Robert Porterfield 
And the said Abram B Trigg a Justice of the County Court of Smyth County Va. which is a Court of Record doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department as well as his personal acquaintance with the said Williams Regan, that said Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier as he states and a that time before Fort Washington was later
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and he doth further certify that the said David Winniford and Robert Porterfield are residents of the said County of Smyth are credible persons and that now state most is entitled to credit [blank space] Just. of the Peace Abram B. Trigg a Justice of the County Court of Smyth County Va. doth hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding before me in the Matter of the application of William Reagan for a Pension - he being too infirm and weak to appear in Court which county he lives I also certify 
In Testimony where I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 21 day of November 1833. 
Abram B Tiigg 
State of Virginia Smyth County 
I James T Pendleton Deputy Clerk of County Court aforesaid do hereby certify that Abram B Trigg whose signature is attached to the foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of Smyth duly commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit are due to all of his acts.
 In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no seal of my office this 22nd day of November 1833 in the 88th year of the Commonwealth.
James T Pendleton (seal)
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Answers to the questions propounded to William Reagan by me Abram B Trigg & Justice of the Peace of Smyth Co Va 
1st I was born in the year 1756 Chester County Pensylvania 
2d No record of my age 
3d Chester Co Pennsylvania - since in Washington County Va and now in Smyth County being formerly a part of Washington 
4th I enlisted for 6 months- and was afterwards drafted when enlisted I was Sergeant - when drafted a private 
5th Genl Washington Putnam & [word strikeout] Lee Colo Bull 
6 Genl Fra Preston Col Wm Byon Colo Beates & many others of the first respectfully
Abram B Trigg 
A statement shewing the service of William Reagan 
Record when service rendered
Duration of claimants service
Names & Rank of Officers under whom claimant serviced
Age of present & pace of birth [unable read due to small print]
I John H Fulton a member of Congress representing the district in Virginia of which the County of Smyth is a part do hereby certify that James F Pendleton was a deputy Clerk of the said County of Smyth at the time of his subscribing the foregoing certify he and is still the deputy clerk thereof and that his signature aforesaid is genuine 
Given under my hand January 25 1834 
Hon. H Fulton
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No. 132 
Mary Reagan 
wid of William 
Tenn
20 Feb 1848 
Tn
He died May 5 1841
/sge died June 21 1846
Jp
[upside down writing on the left]
Elizabeth Winniford
[unkown] Tow Va
July 7 1888
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August 17, 1932

BA-J/AVF

Mrs. W. A. Malone
Cherokee
Alabama

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter requesting
information in regard to William Najah Harris and William Reagan, soldiers of the War of the Revolution.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this
office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such
claims on file on account of the services of William Najah Harris, Najah Harris or William N. Harris.
You are furnished herewith the record of William Reagan, which is that of the only soldier of that name, found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this
office.

William Reagan
W. 1082

The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 1082, based upon the Revolutionary War service of William Reagan.
He was born November 28, 1756 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, near Yellow Springs.
While residing at that place, he enlisted in 1776, served six months as sergeant under Captains Samuel Cul-
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bertson and Miller in Colonel Thomas Bull's regiment of the Flying Camp. He served two months as private in Captain George Jery's Pennsylvania company, and was in the battle of Brandywine.
After the Revolution he moved to Washington County, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, December 22, 1832, then a resident of Smyth County, Virginia.
He married in 1792, Mary Buzzard, who was born February 12, 1759, place not stated.
William Reagan died May 5, 1841 in Smuth County, Virgina, and his widow, Mary, died June 21, 1848 or 1849 in Washington County, Virginia.
Their only child, Elizabeth, was born in 1794, married David Winniford, no date given.
Elizabeth Winniford was allowed the pension due her mother, on an application executed June 30, 1853, then residing in Cooke County, Tennessee.
It is stated that David and Elizabeth Winniford had a large family of children, no names given, other than William R. Winniford.
The soldier's brother, Michael Reagan, lived in Pulaski County, Kentucky, after the Revolution, and was referred to as deceased in 1832.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Address
David Winniford 7 mile ford Va

Tennessee (Knoxville) Agency Mary Reagan the widow of William, who was a private Virginia Troop
As Act 2d Feb 1848, $23.33 c per Ann
Cas March 4, 1848
End June 21 1848 when she died

Payeth to Elizabeth Winniford only child & 

J.W. Sevens
Abingdon Washington Co Va.