Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37532, William Whaley, Va
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va

Whaley, William

NUMBER
S. 37532
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10.727
R

Kentucky

Wm Whaley
of in the state of who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Buford of the Virginia line, for the term of 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of September 1818

Certificate of Pension issue the 17 of May 1817 and sent to John Trimble Cynthiana, Harrison Co

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819   46 - 36
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19 48
                                                      $94.36

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Kentucky
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Continued
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Notification sent January 17 1821 to Hon Wm Brown H of Reps US

Died 
Aug 14, 1834(?)
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William Whaley
Sergeant
2 & 11th Virginia Regiments
1779 -- 18 months

[Pounds Sterling] 22.19.2
on Roll
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William Whaley
Sergeant
2 & 11th Virginia Regiments
1779 -- 18 months

[Pounds Sterling] 22.19.2
on Roll
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State of Kentucky s-et

On the 11th day of September 1818 before me the undersigned one of the circuit Judges for the Commonwealth aforesaid personally appeared William Whaley aged about 64 years resident in Harrison County in said State who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war.  That in the month of February or March in the year 1779 he enlisted for the term of one year & six months as a private soldier in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Capt Payton Harrison but was afterwards transferred to the company commanded by Capt George Wales & afterwards he was transferred to the company commanded by Capt Thomas Howard & continued in that company until he was taken prisoner at Bufords defeat in the month of May 1780 That he received 13 wounds in Buford's defeat & was parold by the British after he was taken prisoner & owing to his being rendered an invalid by his wounds he never joined the army again & therefore never got any discharge.  That when he was enlisted he was immediately appointed a sergeant by Capt Harrison, and when he was transferred to the other companies he still retained the grade of sergeant
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during the whole time he was in the army.  That he was once in a little skirmish on Santee river, before Bufords defeat but never was in any general battle.  That Capt Harrions' company belonged to the second Virginia Regiment, commanded by Col. Fubecker, but he believes that while he remained in Capt Wales's company it was not attached to any regiment:  That Capt Howard's Company belonged to the 11th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Buford.  That both the second and the eleventh Virginia regiments belonged to the Virginia line on the Continental establishment.  That he has no other evidence of his said services now in his power & that from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support 
Sworn to and declared before me this day and year aforesaid
John Trimble

I John Trimble Judge of the Circuit Court for Harrison County in the State of Kentucky Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforesaid William Whaley did serve as a sergeant in the revolutionary war against the common enemy
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enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment & I now transmit the evidence taken & proceeding had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress and I do further certify that from the reduced circumstances in life the said Whaley stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Harrison Circuit Court to affixed this day & year first above written
John Trimble

[seal affixed]
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Wm Whaley

10.727

[illegible] 1819

Con

Hon Wm Brown
H Reps

Jany 17 1821
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At a Circuit Court held for the Circuit and County of Harrison in the State of Kentucky on the 13th day of September 1820 The following Statement and Schedule was produced and Sworn to in Open Court and Ordered to be made a Part of the record in the words & figures following to wit
State of Kentucky
Harrison Circuit Sct
On this the 13th day of September 1820 Personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of record for the Circuit aforesaid and so Constituted by the law Establishing Said court William Whaley aged about sixty six years resident in Harrison County in said Circuit Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he Served in the revolutionary war as follows to wit he Enlisted as a Sergeant in Loudon County Virginia in February 1799[1779] for one year and six months with Captain Peyton Harrison and Served under Captain Thomas Howard 11th Virginia Regiment under Colo A Buford on Continental Establishment that he Continued to Serve until the year 1780 when he was taken Prisoner at Bufords defeat at a Place called the Warsaw in South Carolina at which Place he received 13 wounds he further States that he was Parolled by the British and never again was able to go into Service and therefore received no Other Discharge he further States that his Original Declaration was made as he believes on the day
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1818 and that his Pension Certificate is number 10727 and said William Whaley further made Oath that he was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not Since that time by Gift Sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any Part thereof with intent thereby so to Diminish it as to bring himself within the Provisions of an "act of Congress Entitled an Act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War Passed on the 18th March 1818 and that he had not nor any Person for him in [illegible] in any Property or Securities contracts or Debts Due to him nor had he any income Other that what is contained in the Schedule hereto Annexed and by him Subscribed      Schedule to wit
One Ax
Said Whaley further made Oath that his family consisted of himself he further States that he could not himself work owing to his being verry infirm and blind and therefore could not contribute to his support Given under my hand this 13th September 1820
William  his  X  mark  Whaley
Sworn to before me the undersigned one of the Circuit Judges for the Commonwealth of Kentucky this the 13th day of September 1820
W. Warren
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State of Kentucky
I Andrew Moore clerk of the Circuit Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the records of the said Court and I do further certify it is the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the Property Exhibitted in the aforesaid Schedule is Two Dollars & fifty cents
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 12th day of October 1820 & in the 29th year of the Cowealth
A Moore

[seal affixed]
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May 17, 1940


BA-J/M CS
William Whaley, S.37532


Mrs. Lula Reed Boss
480 West Second Street
Maysville, Kentucky

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, William Whaley and George Reed.

Because of the large number of requests for records of soldiers of the Revolutionary War and the lack of clerical for available for furnishing such information, this office had been unable to comply in full with requests similar to yours.  You are furnished herein, the record of William Whaley.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.37532, based on the Revolutionary War service of William Whaley.

The date and place of birth of William Whaley and the name of his parents are not shown.

William Whaley enlisted in Loudoun County, Virginia, in February or March, 1779, to serve one year and six months, served as sergeant in Captain Peyton Harrison's Company in Colonel Febiger's Second Virginia Regiment until transferred to Captain George Wales' Virginia Company in which company he served as sergeant until he was transferred to Captain Thomas Howard's Company in Colonel A. Buford's Eleventh Virginia Regiment in which company and regiment he served as sergeant; he was in several skirmishes and in the battle of Waxhaws known as Buford's Defeat in which battle he received thirteen wounds and was taken prisoner but was paroled after being held in captivity (length not known) and due to his many wounds was never able to rejoin his company and regiment.

William Whaley was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1818, at which time he was sixty-four years of age and resided in Harrison County, Kentucky.
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It is not shown whether William Whaley ever married.

He died August 14, 1824.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of William Whaley, and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C., giving the following data:

William Whaley, Certificate #10727, issued May 17, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced September 11, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours



A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1934 - July 31 - Hist to Wm T. Whaley - Letter in Car Chas Whaley - R11365
[illegible initials]

1940 . May 17. hist. to Mrs Lula Reed Bass
WCS


[right half of page]

37532
Revy  INVALID.

File No. 37, 532
William Whaley
Serg Rev War

Act : 18" March 18"

Index :--Vol. 2, Page 475

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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July 31, 1934


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BA-J/EEL
Edward Whaley-R.11365
William Whaley-S.37532

Mr. William T. Whaley
#432 Hamilton Street
Sparta, Georgia


Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the names of all soldiers of the Revolutionary War with surname Whaley, their age, county and states.  You designate William Whaley as your great great grandfather, and it is noted, also, that some of the family once lived in Delaware.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has not been possible to make a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of that war, for one person, nor to prepare lists for distribution.

A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf.  The record has been found of one William Whaley, only.  This record is not that of the one you describe.  The record has been found, also, of an Edward Whaley, of Delaware, not the Edward you describe.  These two records are given herein, however, as they may aid you in your research.  The data are found in the claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.  It is regretted that your letter could not have been answered sooner.

Your report from the War Department is enclosed herewith.

Edward Whaley
R.11365

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Edward Whaley are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

Edward Whaley enlisted in Sussex County, Delaware, in May, 1781, served in Captains James Moore's and Wilson's Companies, Colonel Bond's Delaware Regiment (possibly meant for Lieutenant Colonel Vaughn); his ser-
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vice was rendered as a guard at various places in the city of Philadelphia and he was discharged in the autumn of 1783.

Edward Whaley was allowed pension on his application executed April 10, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-eight years and resided at Elizabethtown, New Jersey.  In 1830, he had moved to Franklin County, Ohio, postoffice Worthington.

The soldier married in 1793, Elizabeth Hull.  The exact date of their marriage and the place where it was solemnized are not shown.

The following children survived their mother:

Charles Whaley
Isaac Whaley
Martha               married Elias Lewis.

The ages of the above named children are not shown and there are no further family data.

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William Whaley
S.37532

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William Whaley are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

[handwritten note in right edge of page next to below paragraph:  verified service]

William Whaley enlisted in Loudoun County, Virginia, in February 1779, served as sergeant in Captain Peyton Harrison's Company, Colonel  Febiger's 2" Virginia Regiment:  was transferred to Captain Wales' Virginia Company, in which company he also served as sergeant; was again transferred and served as sergeant in Captain Thomas Howard's Company, Colonel Buford's 11" Virginia Regiment; he was in several small skirmishes and in the battle at the Waxhaw's known as Buford's Defeat in which battle, soldier stated, he received thirteen wounds and was taken prisoner; was paroled, length of time held in captivity not shown, but due to his many wounds was not again able to rejoin his company and regiment.  The entire length of his service was not shown.




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William Whaley was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-four years and resided in Harrison County, Kentucky.

[OB]  He died August 14, 1824, place not shown.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

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Very truly yours



A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.






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480 [illegible] Second St.
Maysville, Ky.

[stamped]
RECEIVED
APR 15 1940
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 21
VETS ADM

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

Please send me all information in your files of William Whaley, Sergeant in Revolutionary War, Va. lines - received pension under Act of March 18, 1818,  - at which time he was a resident of Harrison County, Ky.  Believe he died Aug. 14, 1824.

Also record of George Reed, private, Maryland Militia, Revolutionary War.  Aug. 21, 1833, aged 85 years, he was given pension, at that time a resident of Breckenridge Co. Ky. 

Respectfully,

(Mrs.) Lula Reed Bass.

4 - 11 - 1940.


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[this form has nothing to do with the rest of this file pertaining to William Whaley]


THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form-VAM-51
12-5-41


BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Whalin, Walter
GRADE Private
LINE New York


WARRANT NUMBER 7985
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED July 22, 1790
to Thos. Lillotson, 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.