Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39894, Bailey Willis, Va
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Service: VA
Willis, Bailey
S.38984
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6267.
Virginia
Bailey Willis
in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Harres of the Virginia
for the term of one Year
nscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence o
the 12 of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of Febry 1819
and sent to Mr. A.G. Dade, Esq
Dumfries VA
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 $22
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819
$ 70.12

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18 March, 1818}
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Notification sent [illegible]
J.B. Conway, Stafford County Virginia
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Bailey Willis's
Willis Bailey's
Decl. & Schedule
6.276
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Virginia, Stafford County, to wit:
On this 16th day of August 1820, in open Court, being a Court of Record made so by Law, personally appeared Bailey Willis aged about sixty nine years, resident of the said County, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, that he became a substitute for John Botts of Stafford County, whose Lot it fell to serve 18 months & was put under Capt. Fields at Fredericksburg, and marched with a body of about 500 men of the same description to Bays[...] on the Potomac, from thence back to Fredericksburg, from thence to Richmond, where the enemy had been and just gone, from Richmond we were marched to Chesterfield Courg house which the enemy had just burnt, from whence we marched to the South, to headquarters which was some distance out of this State, and was just under Capt Darby in the Regiment, which the Declarant thinks was commanded by Colo. Hawes, from whence with all the troops which were there, the Declarant marched to Guilford Cour house, was in that battle, and got badly wounded in the right leg by a musket ball from thence, tho not well of the wound, were of a party of about 300 which went to Salisburg, was in a small engagement with a pack of Tarlton's. Here I was taken prisoner, and being parolled returned (by very tedious traveling, in consequence of the aforesaid wound) home to Stafford, the time from enlistment so being
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being parol'd. being about 10 or 11 months that after being at home perhaps about a year and having been exchanged, the Declarant was enlisted by the agency of Colo. Thomas Mountjoy of Stafford County for three years & marched to the Barracks near Winchester & there was put under Capt. Booker & served under him till the prisoners were moved away which from the time of this enlistment, was near 18 months & then received a furlough to be ready when called on, but was never called on. That the number of his certificate of pension he does not recollect, not having it with him, not knowing it was necessary to have it at Court, but that the certificate was granted to him by the Secretary at war as a United States Pensioner of the Revolution at the rate of eight dollars per month & has once drawn the pension under the said certificate.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it or to bring myself under the provisions of an 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" passed the 18th March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in [...] for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any Income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed
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& by me subscribed, to wit: 4 plates, 5 pewter & millmetal spoons, 5 knives & 1 fork. 1 Cotton wheel & one iron pot. 1 oven, three pint bowls, 1 pitcher, 2 1 Gallon Jugs. 1 pint bottle. 3 stools, 1 chest, 3 barrels for fish, 1 water pail, 1 piggin, 4 baskets, 4 old hoes, 3 old axes, 1 drawing knife, 2 rounding knives for making wash basins, (bedding & wearing clothes excepted), the whole valued by the Court at $14 1/2, his occupation is that of a cooper as far as he is able. The number & manner of his family living with him, are: his wife Patience, about sixty-eight years old, who has been deranged in her mind for many years & his son Noah, about 13 years old who has been in a state of idiocy from his infancy.
 Baily X Willis - his hand

Sworn to I declared in open court, this day & year before written Virginia, Stafford County, to wit:
I John M. Conway, Clerk of the County Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fourteen & a half dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed the seal of said Court on this 17th day of August 1820.
J. M. Conway Clk
of the court for the County of Stafford
State of Virginia, Stafford County, to wit:
I John Mancure presiding justice of the Court of Stafford County
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County in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the attestation hereto annexed made by John M. Conway clerk of the said Court, is in due form & by the proper officer appointed by the law of the said state for that purpose & that full faith & credit is due thereto in every Court or Office in the United States. Given under my hand at the County of Stafford in the State of Virginia aforesaid this 17th day of August 1820. & of the Independence of the United States the 46th.
John Moncure
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Bailey Willis's
Declaration
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Virginia to wit
On this 12th day of June 1818 before me, the subscribed one of the judges of the General Court and Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, came Bailey Willis, aged fifty eight, resident in my said Circuit and on his oath maketh the following declaration in order to aclaim the benefit of the late 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 the said Willis entered the Army in the [...] year about four months antecedent to the Battle of Guilford Court House as a substitute for a Class who were there located to furnish [...] for the time of service of 18 months, and [...] not in the Army during this Term of Service during which he was at the Battle of Guilford Courth. where he was wounded in the leg. After the [...] [...] of his Term in which is enlisted in the year 1781 in the county of Stafford in the 15th Reg. commanded by Colo. Hawes [illegible], and served until the [...] of the [...], a term exceeding Twelve
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months, when he claimed his discharge at Winchester and has since lost it- That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

Wm. A. G. Dade

I Wm A G Dade Judge as aforesaid do certify
that it appears to my satisfied that the above
named Bailey Willis did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the court [illegible] and that he is so poor to be need of the support of his Country and I here will transmit the proceedings & testimony had & taken before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the direction of of the aforementioned act of Congress.
W.m A. G. Dade
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Virginia Stafford County to wit:
I John M Conway clerk of the Superior court of Law for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that William A. G. Dade Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Declaration and Attestation was at the time of subscribing the same and now is one of the Judges of the General Court of Virginia acting and presiding in the third Judicial Circuit which comprehends the County of Stafford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed a scroll there being no seal of Office at the courthouse this 15th day of June 1818, & in the 42nd year of the Commonwealth
J.M. Conway
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Stafford County to wit
Rolen Holley made oathe before me Samuel H Peyton a Justice of the Peace for said county that Baily Willis was a soldier of Winchester at the time he was and they took the small pox together, got their discharges at the same Time at the end of the War but was not acquainted with him until he met him at the Barracks near Winchester which was about ten or twelve months before the End of the War. Given under my Hand this 26th day May 1818 S Peyton
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Warrenton, VA
June 20. June 19.
Baily Willis
Va - Act 1818
JL Edwards, Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City.
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Warrenton, Virginia, 18 June '35.
Sir,
By the mail of this morning the enclosed papers have been returned to me from Richmond, with instructions to add a Certificate of the Clerk that Arrington[?] is the ... of Willis' duly qualified [...] [...], and then to forward the papers to you in Warrenton, and ask for an order for the payment of the claim, which I now do.
Very [...]:
R. Wallace.
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39,894
INVALID

File No. 39, 894
Bailey Willis
[Illegible] Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 367

Arrangement of 1870