Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25725, for John Morgan, Virginia
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE A. CONTENTS Morgan, John Sarah NUMBER W. 25725 B.L.Wt. 27675-160-55
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Let said Cir C.T. Hutcheon Dec 17/55 5/56 Feb Vol 2, page 97 Terman, Abe Sarah Man wide John Marg A Priv Ent Dis. C Va Berwan . pensioner Feby 53-4419 C. Y S Hutchison car Clerk Court of ch Co. Va
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Virginia Richmond
Sarah Morgan widow of John, Morgan who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. 
Certificate of Pension issued 7th day of August xx54, and sent to John J. Daly Boydton Va:  Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 126, Vol. A (32)
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Virg
John Morgan Mecklenburg in the State of Virginia who was a Pri in the ____ commanded by Captain _____ of the ___ Regt. commanded by Col. Munford in the Virginia line for 8 mos. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of June '33.  and sent J. G. Baptist Boydton C.H. Va.
Arrears to the 4th of March '33 - 53.32 
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 Sept. 13.33 $66.65 
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk, Book E Vol. 6. Page 18
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State of Virginia 
County of Mecklenburg
On this 17 day of May 1833 personally appeared John Morgan before the Daniel J. Hicks a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid aged Seventy two to seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration the order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 in manner and form following. That he was born and raised in the County of Mecklenburg where he has ever resided to the present day saving the time he was in the Army. That he entered the service of the State of Virginia as a private and was detailed to March under the command of Col Robert Manford the company of Captain William Lucas and marched to Guilford Court House where a battle was fought by General Green with the enemy and after the battle he with the army pursued the enemy to Deep River he thinks and from thence was marched to Hillsborough where he was discharged in the month of August as well as he can recollect after serving about five months.
The second tour he was drafter or detailed and marched as a private from the from the said County of Mecklenburg under the command of Col Lewis Burwell and Major Henry Walker in the Company of Captain Thompson Foulkes to the County of Gloucester where he was transferred plan Stephen Mabry's company of Grenadier and marched to Williamsburg where he remained in the said service until the taking of Lord Cornwallis and the close of the war
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was making from three to four months service in the last year and in all eight or nine months to the best of his knowledge and belief He obtained discharges but does not remember from whom and he being illiterate has
lost or mislaid them - He has no record of his age, but believes that he is of the age above stated, and that he knows of no living witness by whom he can prove the foregoing service except Bartlet Cox and Joseph Butler He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension list of the agency of any State Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D. L. Hicks P
John Morgan
We Joseph Butler Sr & James Jones
residing in the County of Macklenburg hereby certify we are well acquainted with John Morgan who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration - that we believe him to be 72 years of age or upwards & that he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of
the Revolution and we concur in that opinion - Sworn to
& subscribed the day and year aforesaid -

And I the said Justice do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above
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above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I further certify that that there is no clergyman living in the immediate vicinity neighborhood of the applicant and those clergyman who live the most convenient having but recently settled in the County are believed to be utter strangers to the said applicant: And I do further certify that I have this day visited the said John Morgan at the poor Home of the said County and found him in a very low state of health he being bedriden and unable to attend Court - And I do also certify that Bartlet Cox and Joseph Butler and James Jones whose affidavits are subjoined are credible witnesses & residents of this County Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid. the name of James Jones entitled by me.
DJ Hicks
Mecklenburg County Court
This day Bartlet Cox personally appeared before me Daniel J. Hicks a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath that the within names John Morgan did enter the service of the State of Virginia as a private in the militia under the command of Col Robert Munford in the company of Captain William Lucas & marched to Guildford Court House & was engaged in the Battle at that place in the said Company with this affiant
. That this affiant having lost a leg in that engagement was unable to proceed with the Army and does not know where the said Morgan was discharged or
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or how long he served. That this affiant has always understood & verily believes that the said John Morgan served a Tour afterwards under the command of Cols Lewis Burwell in the Company of Captain Stephen Mabry, but does not know it, of his own knowledge-
Given under my hand this 23th day of May 1833
DJ Hicks    Bartlet Cox

Mecklenburg County Court
This day Joseph Butler senr personally appeared before me Daniel S. Hicks
a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath that the within named John Morgan did enter the service of the State of Virginia as stated in the foregoing Declaration
and marched in company with this affiant to Gloucester and served as stated until the close of the War & then came home in company with this affiant after serving the said last mentioned tour from three to four months to the best of his knowledge. Given under my hand this 27 day of May 1833.
Joseph Butler
DJ Hicks
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admit as a private
8 mo. 26.66
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State of Virginia
Mecklenburg County

I John G Baptist Clerk of Mecklenburg County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of
peace for the Daniel J Hicks Esqr one of the Justices of the County aforesaid who is a Justice of our said Court in the matter of the application
John Morgan for a pension, and that the signatures of the said Daniel J Hicks Esqr are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office this 26th
day of May 1830 in the 57th year of
the Commonwealth
J Baptist
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Sarah Morgan
Declaration for a Pension.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Acts of Congress passed the 7th July 1838. 3rd March 1843 - 17th June 1844. 22 of February 1848 - 18 July 1848 and 3rd February 1853 granting Pensions to certain widows

State of Virginia
Mecklenburg County SS.

On this 15th day of August in the
year 1853 before the County Court of Mecklenburg personally appeared Sarah Morgan a resident of the said County aged seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the acts
of Congress above mentioned granting Pensions to certain widows- That she is the widow of John Morgan who was a Private in the war of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7th June 1832 at the rate of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum she further declares that she was married to the said John Morgan in April in the year 1803 and that the marriage ceremony was performed by Wm Creath a minister of the Gospel, and that she has never been married since that her husband, the aforesaid John Morgan died on or about the 10th of June in the year 1833-
her
Sarah Morgan
mark
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State of Virginia, County of Mecklenburg to wit.
At a Court held for Mecklenburg County in the State of Virginia on the 15 day of August in the year 1853. The within named Sarah Morgan personally appeared in Court this day and subscribed and sworn to the within declaration. And the said Court do declare their opinion upon satisfactory evidence adduced in Court, that the said Sarah Morgan is a credible person and that the facts stated in the said declaration are true. a part of the evidence adduced in Court is the marriage bond of John Morgan and the certificate
of William Creath that in April 1803 he married the said John Morgan to Sarah Chamblin - both taken from the records of this Court as follows "Know all men by these presents that we John Morgan and Nathaniel Moss are held and firmly bound unto John Page Esqr. Governor or chief magistrate of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars, to which payment well and truly to be made to the said Governor and his successors for the use of the Commonwealth we bind our and each
of our heirs Executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this
day of 1803. in the 27th year of the Commonwealth- The condition of the above obligation is such that if there be no lawful cause to obstruct a marriage intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound John Morgan and Sarah Chamblin then the above obligation to be void, else to remain
in full force.
Sealed and delivered in presence of, Jas. Parham
his 
John Morgan "seal"
Nath. Moss "seal" 

Marriages in the year of our Lord 1803-
Robert Cole and Mary Stewart .. January 
Kennon Cox and Precilla Smith ..  March
Bias Jackson and Polly Turner .. April
John Morgan and Sarah Chamblin .. April 
William Love and Susanna Brame .. May
Benjamin Freeman and Mary Roberts .. May
Isham Tucker and Sarah Booker .. May
Thomas M Carter and Caty Bowen .. June
Daniel Hazlewood and Lucy Waller .. August
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Elisha Bowen and Magdala Salley .. August
Francis Marshall and Jane Hester .. November
William Hudson and Jane Puryear .. November
Willis Jones and Polley Stone .. November
Jesse Lee and Betsey Worthington .. December
Thomas Saunders and Polley Morris .. December
Banister Cox and Rebecca Burrus .. December

By William Creath Minister of the Gospel.
All of which the Court doth order to be certified -

I, Richard B Baptist clerk of the said County Court of Mecklenburg County in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah Morgan for a pension - 
In testimony, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and office. This 24th day of August in the year 1853 and in the 78th year of the Commonwealth of Virginia -
R.B.Baptist.
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State of Virginia
County of Mecklenburg

On the 21st day of April A.D. 1853 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the said County and State Sarah Morgan aged 73 years who sworn according to law declares that she is the identical individual the widow of John Morgan and who was
a Soldier in the revolutionary war is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of twenty six dollars and sixty six Cents per Annum commencing on the 3 of February 1853
126 W. A
The declares on her oath that she is still the widow of said John Megan

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the City and to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress of 3 of March 1835 he has applied ┃
or received bounty land under this or any other act he hereby appoint Charles T. Hutchison of the County Mecklenburg and State of Virginia her true and along with power of them to property in Claim for Bounty Land to receive the warrant when and to dispose of it for deponents were
Sarah Morgan
Jane
mark
to and subscribed before me this day and year
above written and I certify that the deponent is well known to me as the identical person she represents of to be and further that I have no interest in this  Claim nor in its prosecution
J. W. M. Kinney
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*very difficult to read due to fading ink and the backside of the paper showing through.*
State of Virginia
County of Mecklenburg
the 21 day of April A.D. 1855
of the peace within and for the County and
foresaid George Miller aged 38 years and family
Miles age 35 year persons whom I here to brant
of the County and State aforesaid and whom I certify
respectable and entitled to read and who upon the
they may the deponent
Sarah Morgan do acknowledge and make oath
of Law to the foregoing declaration and
that they are well acquainted with her and know her to be
the widow of the said John Morgan and that she
is the identical person who does draw annually twenty six Dollars and sixty six cents for services by said John Morgan
gather and that the
son
George Mills
is
turn to and subscribe
Emily
Mills
the 21 day of
April AD. 1833
J. H. McKinney P.
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103931
Claim
Sarah Morgan
Filed
C.S. Hutcheson
Mecklenburg County
Virginia
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State of Virginia
County of Mecklenburg
I hereby certify that John H McKinney Esq before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, is and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace within &
for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that his signatures to the foregoing certificates are garnished
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of my office this 24
day of April in the year 1853.
R. B. Baptist Clerk
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State of Virginia, County of Mecklenburg to wit
At a Court held for Mecklenburg County in the State of Virginia on the 17th day of May in the year 1854
In the case of the application of Sarah Morgan as the widow of John Morgan for a pension under the acts of Congress she having made oath to her declaration for said pension in this
Court on the 15th day of August 1853 which declaration has been filed in the Pension Office in Washington City and there stands suspended for further proof.
This day Robert Salley personally appeared in open Court and being duly sworn deposes and says, that he has been well acquainted for more than forty years with the said Sarah Morgan who resides in this County and is the widow of John Morgan who he understood and believes was a private in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7th of June 1832, the said John Morgan died in this County in the year 1833 and the said Sarah Morgan after his death received a small amount being the arrears of the pension due to her husband the
said Sarah Morgan whose maiden name was Sarah Chamblin has resided in this County ever since the death of her husband, and in August 1853 she appeared in this Court and made oath to her declaration for a pension as the widow of the said John Morgan - and she has never been married since the death of the said John Morgan.
And Albert Coley also personally appeared in Court and being duly sworn deposes and says that he was acquainted with the said Sarah Morgan and her husband John Morgan who died in 1833, and he understood and believes that he was a private in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7th of June 1832 and this deponent was present when the said Sarah Morgan, after the death of her husband received a small amount of money which was stated to be on account of the pension due to her husband before his death - the said
Sarah Morgan has resided in this County ever since the death
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of her husband, and in August 1853 made oath to her declaration for a pension as the widow of the said John Morgan and she has never been married since the death of the said John Morgan -
And a transcript of the records of this Court made in December 1833, being exhibited to the Court as follows, to wit. At a Court held for Mecklenburg County on the 16th day of December 1833 - Ordered that it be certified that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that Sarah Morgan is the widow of John Morgan deceased late of this County, who was a pensioner of the United States and that the said John Morgan departed this life on the 13th day of June 1833 This Court doth certify that the said Robert Talley and Albert Coley are credible persons and that the facts stated by
them are believed to be true, and the Court doth declare its opinion that the said Sarah Morgan is the widow of John Morgan who was a private in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States and died
in this County on the 13th day of June 1833
All of which the Court doth order to be certified-
I Richard B Baptist Clerk of the said County Court of Mecklenburg County in the State of Virginia, do certify that the foregoing is a correct transcript from the records of the said Court in the matter of the application of
Sarah Morgan for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at office this 29th day of July 1854, and in the 79th year of the commonwealth of Virginia-
R. B. Baptist C.C.
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Nothing to be transcribed.
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*Left Page*
(Unreadable)
August 3rd 1854 
Sir please certify the time to which the within name of pensioner was paid and or the date of his death.
 Respectfully, (Unreadable) 
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John Morgan, Act 1832 $26.66, per annum Died 13 June 1833. Paid
Sam. S. Rind
Act 3.
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No. 3193
Virginia
Sarah Morgan, widow of John 1853 (unreadable( Jas. J. Daly
Act 3, February 1853
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Widow, &c.
File No. 25725
Sarah Morgan wid of John Morgan pri Rev War
Act Feb 3rd 53
Index: Vol. M, Page 66
Arrangement of 1870
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This is to Certify, that it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their accounts and received Certificates for the balance of their full pay, according to an act of Assembly, passed the November Session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (See Hening's Statutes at Large, Vol. 10, p. 462) that a settlement was made on the 14th day of Novem, 1783 in the name of John Morgan as x x and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for 11.2.5 delivered to M Pendleton but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated.
Given under my hand, at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 22 day of January 1854
G.W.Chester
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This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their Accounts and received Certificates for the balance of their full pay, according to An Act of Assembly, passed the November Session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the
said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (See Hening's Statutes at Large, Vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 30th day of April 1781 in the name of John Morgan
as Sol Infy and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for $15,12--
delivered to Wm Reynolds but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this Office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated
Given under my hand, at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 22d day of January 1856.
{No Seal of Office}
G. W. Chitter
OFFICE.
And P.A.
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Additional Testimony Widow of John Morgan

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Pension office 
Washington City, D.C.

C.S. Hutchinson
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1853
Paid
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Boydton - Virginia
Mecklenburg County, Aug. 25th 1853
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
I herewith present the Declaration of Mrs Sarah Morgan, a resident of this County - for a Pension - She is the widow of John Morgan who died in this County in 1833. He was a private in the war of the Revolution and became a pensioner shortly before his death
Mrs Morgan is poor and ignorant and has
requested me to attend to this business for her
I am not acquainted with the form in such
cases, but I suppose the record evidence in her
case is sufficient.-
I will thank you to let me know that her
declaration is received and placed on file for
consideration in its wim. and when the certificate of Pension is allowed her enclose it to me
I am very respectfully
your obt so.
John James Daly
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Hon L P Waldo
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Hon: L. P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
Boydton, Virginia
July 29th 1854.
Sir-- I received your favor of the 17th
acts: last-- stating
that the proof of the marriage of John
Morgan to Sarah Chamblin was satisfactory-- but that the date of the husbands death and the fact of his being the pensioner were not particularly mentioned in the certificate of Court nor the evidence specified by which these points in this case were established
and that the case of Sarah Morgan as widow of John. Act Feby 1853 stand suspended in your department for further info
I now enclose in her case a record of the proceedings had in Court here on the 17th of May last-- which I hope with sufficient additional evidence for her pension to be allowed I have endeavored to ascertain the facts of this case and I believe they are as follows. In the fall of 1832 John Morgan of this county who was a soldier in the war of the
revolution, made his declaration for a pension under the act of 7th June 1832 and a pension was allowed him at the rate of $26 per annum the died in this County on the 13 of June 1833 which was proved in Court here in 1833 which fact the court certified and that Sarah Morgan
was his widow (see record enclosed) - under that certificate of Court Saul T. Hicks then a merchant of this County who died 15 years ago - received the pension money for Mrs Morgan which was due to her husband to the time his death and I suppose he received it of the pension agent in Richmond to whom he delivered the pension warrant which had been issued to John Morgan the husband. 
I suppose the records in your Department show that John Morgan of this county was a pensioner under the act 7th June 1832
and the amount allowed to him-- the proof is now conclusive that this Sarah Marson is his widow. I will thank you to enclose to me the pension when allowed. She is extremely poor and illiterate and I have pensioned to attend to the business for her. 
Your obt sol
John J. Daly
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Brief in the case of Sarah Morgan, widow of John Morgan. Mecklenburg County and State of Va: act 3 Feby 1853.
Claim ("original")
Proof exhibited (if original)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the Act of 7th June 1832.
Record evidence of Marriage 
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
John J. Daly Esqr
Boydton, Mecklenburg Co: Va
Name and residence of Agent 
Boyton Examining Clerk
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Aug 29 1853
Appt of Sarah Morgan, widow of John, Mecklenburg co, VA.
12921
Act 3d Feb 53
$26.66 per annum
Com Feb 3rd 1853
John James Daly
Boydton, Mecklenburg Co, VA