Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 274, Francis Ash, Va.
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(S-1776)     NUMBER

SERVICE
Va.               Ash, Francis    R. 274

                      Elizabeth

CONTENTS
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No   14231
Declaration
Elizabeth Ash
widow of Francis
274
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State of Virginia
Frederick County Sct,
On this 4th day of April 1850, Personally appeared before me Rich'd M. Sydnor a Justice of the peace in and for this County aforesaid, Elizabeth Ash, a resident of this County and State aforesaid, aged seventy eight years who being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of this pension made by this act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled " an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows; That she is the Widow of Francis Ash who was a private in Capt _____________ Company drafted from Virginia mililia, and served a Tour of Six months , this Tour of duty was performed in the Year [blank] That the Said Francis Ash was drafted and served a Tour of Six months in the year Seventeen hundred and . . . . in Capt . . . . . . Company Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War, She further declares that she was married to the said Francis Ash on the 12th day of February in the Year Seventeen and eighty nine that her Husband the aforesaid Francis Ash died on the 27th day of April in the the year Eighteen hundred and Twenty eight, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and Ninety four, Viz, at the time above stated She further states that her husband the said Francis Ash as a substitute for his Father George Ash that the other tour above mentioned was in fulfilment of a requisition made upon himself
her
Elizabeth [X] Ash
mark
Sworn and subscribed by Elizabeth Ash to be True as above stated as she has been informed and verely believes given under my hand the day and year above mentioned
Rich'd M. Syndor J.P.
I so farther Certify that Elizabeth Ash above Named declares that [inserted] from old age and bodily enfirmity she is unable to attend court, given under my hand this 6th day of May 1850
Rich'd M. Sydnor J.P.
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Virginia
I Thomas Allen Tidball, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Frederick, do hereby certify that Richard M Tychner, who has signed the foregoing certificates was at the date thereof and now is one of the Commonwealth’s Justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and serving and that the signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the said Court this 2nd day of September 1850 and in the 75th year of the Commonwealth.
T.A. Tidball
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The deposition of James Blackmore, age seventy seven years, testifies that he was well acquainted with Francis Ash that the said Francis Ash was the son of George Ash, and this affiant married the daughter of the said George Ash, and sister of the said Francis Ash, - that after the death of the said George Ash which happened in the year 1807, this affiant was present when the Executor examined the papers left by the said George Ash, among said papers was found an honorable discharge for a tour of six months service, performed in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy nine, by the said Francis Ash as a draft from Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War. affiant read said discharge, - It was at the same time stated by the said Francis Ash, that on the ninth day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one, he again joined a company of drafted militiamen, and served as such till after the surrender of Cornwallace at York town  in Virginia, that said Francis Ash stated that in consequence  of the great excitement and confusion after said surrender, that he was discharged from the service, without receiving a written discharge for said tour.- The above information was received as above stated,and affirmed by frequent conversation among the members of the family who are all long since dead. -affiant further states that he heard Thomas Adams say that he [.massed?] with Francis Ash in the tour of 1779. and that he heard George Johnson and Aquilla Dyson say they [massed?] with the said Francis Ash in the tour of 1781, the said Adams, Johnson and Dyson are all dead many years since, - The said Francis Ash resided in Fauquier County in the State of Virginia at the time the forgoing service was alleged to have been performed.   James Blackmore 

This day James Blackmore personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia, and made oath that the facts setforth in his deposition above and by him subscribed are true as stated, - I certify that the said James Blackmore is a man of truth and whose testimony is to be fully accredited. I further certify that in the ninth line from the top there was a small obliteration, and the word “seventy” written above, and in the 11th line the word "time" was interlined before signed -- 
given under my hand this 8th day of August 1850. Rob't M. Stribling
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Virginia     Fauquier County- to wit:
I William H. Jenning clerk of the county court of Fauquier County, in the state, aforesaid,do certify that Robert M. Stribling, before whom the foregoing deposition appears to have been subscribed and sworn to, is now, and was at the date of his said certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned & qualified. I do further certify that I believe the signature of the said Justice to the foregoing certificate to be genuine - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, this 8th day of October 1850
Wm H. Jennings
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Certificate of Marriage of Francis Ash to Betsy Hand
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Virginia
I Thomas Allen Tidball, Clerk of this County Court of this County of Frederick, do hereby certify that it appears from the returns of marriages registered in my Office that Francis Ash and Betsy Hand were married by this Revd Alexander Balmain on the twelfth day of February one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
I Thomas Allen Tidball , above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk of the County Court of Frederick in the State of Virginia, and that the above is a true [illegible] from the records of said Court, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows - “12th of February 1789.
T.A.Tidball Clerk of this County Court of this County of Frederick in this State of Virginia
Sworn before me this 2nd of September 1850
J.Senseney
a Justice of the Peace
I Thomas Allen Tidball clerk of the County Court of the County of Frederick, Va, do hereby certify that Jacob Senseney who has signed the above certificate is a Justice of the  peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn:
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the said court this 2nd day of September 1850 and in the 75. year of the Commonwealth
T.A. Tidball
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Ex’r.           INVALID.
[Crossed out: Acts of July 14,1862, and March 3,1873.)

REJECTED

Elizabeth Ash

[Following lines are all left blank:]
P.O.
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
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Elizabeth Ash
widow of Francis
Va.
Act  7th. July 1838

Letter to W.G. Settle Esq.
Manassas Gap Va  Jan 23 1851
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The deposition of Benjamin Stinson aged eighty-three years. Testifies that he was well acquainted with Francis Ash in the time of the Revolutionary War, that he lived in the same neighborhood in the county of Fauquier in the state of Virginia. This affiant saith that the said Francis Ash served as a Militia man in the  revolutionary war, that he served somewhere towards Philadelphia as this affiant then understood but how long he served he cannot say 
Benjamin Stinson
his mark  X

This day the above named Benjamin Stinson personally came before the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Warren in the state of Virginia and made oath that the facts set forth in his deposition above are true as stated.
I certify that the said Benjamin Stinson is a man of truth, and entitled to credit on oath, given under my hand this 27th day of August 1850 - 
R.S. McKay

State of Virginia
County of Warren    to wit
I hereby certify that Robert S. McKay [illegible] before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was at the time thereof a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid and duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes & that his signature above is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal
Robt Turner. Clerk of the County Court
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No 14231
Decl & Proof
Elizabeth Ash
Va
Act of July 1838

Manassas Gap. Va
Nov 2, 1850.                 Free


J.S. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
(D.C)
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Manassas Gap.  Warren Co Va. - Nov.2, 1850
Sir
Enclosed you will receive the declaration of Elizabeth Ash, and the evidence offered in support of her claim to a pension under the act of 1838. - The evidence offered may not be as full and certain as may be required, but it is the strongest I believe , that can be had at this day. - Nearly all who knew any thing about Revolutionary Service are not now to be found.
The case is respectfully submitted to your consideration
W.G. Settles

J.S. Edwards Esq.
Com of Pensions
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Ash, Henry
GRADE Private
LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 6756
ACREAGE. 100
ISSUED June 17, 1791
to H. Fisher, adm of
George Fisher, assignee

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.