Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 7998, for William Kerby, Virginia
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Service:  VA		Kerby, William		Number:  W7998
			    or Kirby		BL.Wt. 17717-160-55
			Elizabeth
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(right side of booklet):
Virginia  777   (illegible)     R
Elizabeth Kirby
Widow of William Kirby
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed in the Roll at the rate of
Ninety six dollars
cents per annum, to commence on 
17 day of August 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the 
16th day of April 1851
and sent to  G. W. Harris
		Porters Precinct
		          Va
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
(illegible) 29, 1848,     Page 125   Vol. A
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(left page of booklet, at bottom):
Vol K, page 20,
(right page of booklet) :
.02.952		Act March 2/15
		May 14./55
Elizabeth Kerby
     widow
William Kerby
Private   VA Line
War of Revolution
Pension Act July 29 . 1848
Va   (illegible) 48 – 777
(illegible) 160 ac’s  Feb 25 / 56
	Dodge
J S. Pollard & Co
	Present
(vertical across center page):
No 17717 (illegible) March 45
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(left side of booklet):
		2050
Letter to R M Crump  16. April 1839
Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the (illegible) April 1838
from 4th Sep 1838 to 4. March
1839.  Agt notified 17 April 1840
(vertically down right side of page):
(illegible) (illegible) 18 Jany 1836
(right side of booklet):
7091
Virginia
William Kerby
Albemarle Co in the state of Virginia
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Buford of the Virginia
line, for the term of 18 months
…scribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 3 day of August 1818.
…ertificate of Pension issued the 5 of March (illegible)
and sent to Alex Garrett clk
Albemarle County
Arrears to 4th of March 1819		56.57
Semi-anl allice ending 4 Sepr 1819	48,--
					104.56
	{Revolutionary claim,}
	{Act 18th March, 1818}
     4 Sep 1819
Continued
Sept. ‘19
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	Virginia
Albemarle County
	On this 1st day of January 1821(?) personally
appeared in open court, having a court of record for said
County William Kirby aged sixty one years the (illegible)
of November last, resident of said County who being
first duly sworn according to law do (illegible) on his oath
declare that he served in the revolutionary war
as follows that he enlisted in the County of Hanover
state of Virginia in the year 1779 and that he served
during eighteen months until the year 1781 when he
was discharged from service at Sallsbury in North Carolina
that he enlisted under Thomas Richardson and was
transferred to the Company of Capt Stribling attached
to Bluford Regiment  that he was in the battle of 
Guilford Courthouse in the battle of Camden at the 
siege of 96 fort, and at the battle of Eutaw Springs
and that he made a declaration in August 1818 and
that he has  obtained a pension certified numbered 7091
and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident (illegible)
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818  and
that I have not since that time by gift (illegible) or in any
other (illegible)disposed of my property or any part thereof
with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring
myself under the provisions of the act of Congress entitled
“an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the (illegible)
and naval service of the United States during the 
revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818
and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me
any property or services contracts or debts due to me
nor have I any income other than what is contained
in the schedule hereto annexed viz: one heifer  one (illegible)
one spinning wheel  six chairs one chest  one table  one pot
plates  two dishes five knives and eight fork, 3 tubs
and two (illegible)  3  hoes and two (illegible) one old (illegible)
one pair flat irons (illegible) cups and saucers
				Wm  Kerby
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And the said William Kerby further declareth that his
occupation is that of a Plasterer and that he is 
unable to persue it, and that he has a wife
aged fifty two years and three children aged as 
following Nancy 12 years old, Martin 10 years old
and Minor 5 years old _
The Court doth certify that the property in value (illegible)
in  the aforesaid schedule is thirty five dollars
and that this court is a Court of record being legally 
so constituted by state authority
Sworn to & declared before the court selling the 1st of January 1821
Virginia
	Albemarle County Court Office (illegible)
	     I Alexander Garrett clerk of Albemarle County 
Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and
the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from
the records of the said court and I do further
certify that it is the opinion of the said court
that the total amount in value of the property
exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty five dollars
		In testimony whereof I have hereunto
		set my hand and affixed the seal
		of the said court on this 11th day
of January 1821 in the 45th year
of the commonwealth.
			Alexander Garrett
			Clerk of Court for 
			the county of Albemarle
(upside down)		Hon W Nelson
				H.R.
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Kirby
	}  Declaration
Williams
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Virginia
	At a Court of Quarterly Session held for
Albemarle County the third day of August one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen,
		William Kirby age fifty nine
years a resident of this county personally appeared in 
Court and being first duly sworn according to law,
on oath doth make the following declaration in order to
obtain the provision made by the late 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”.  That he the said William Kerby
enlisted in the year 1779 and that he served during 
eighteen months that he enlisted in Hanover County
Virginia under Thomas Richardson and was transferred to 
the Company (illegible) Captain Stribling attached
to Blueford’s old regiment & that he was discharged at
Salsbury in North Carolina in 1781.  That he was in 
battle at Gillford Courthouse in the battle of Campden
at the siege of ninety six fort, and at the battle of the 
Eutaw Springs;  that he stands in need of the assistance
of his Country for support.  that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his since service:  whereupon it is
ordered by the court that it be certified to the secretary
for the war department that it appears to the satisfaction
of this court that the said William Kirby did serve
as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common
enemy for the term of eighteen months in the Continental
establishment and that he stands in need of the assistance
of his country for support:  and that the preceeding
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testimony taken and hand transmitted to the and Secretary
of the War Department (illegible) to the directions of the 
aforesaid act.
	Signed		M Rodes
			John Harris
			James Old		
			Samuel Carr
	A copy		Alex Garrett (illegible)
Virginia
	Albemarle County (illegible)
		I Alexander Garrett clerk
of the County Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of the declaration of
William Kerby of his services as a revolutionary soldier
as fully and truly as the same now stands of record in 
the county Court aforesaid
		In testimony thereof I have hereunto
		set my hand and affixed the seal of my
		office this eighteenth day of August 1819
		and in the 43rd year of the Commonwealth
			Alex. Garrett  CC
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State of Virginia}
County of Albemarle} ss
			On this 1st day of April 1851
personally appeared before me John Morris a justice of
the peace for the aforesaid county county Elizabeth Kerby
widow of William Kerby, a resident of Albemarle County
aged eighty five years, who being 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 act of Congress, passed the 29th day of July 1848. who
was a soldier in the war of the Revolution which will fully
appear by reference to the papers upon which he obtained
a pension and was put upon the Virginia roll, under the
Act of 1818 which papers are now in the pension office
She further declares that she was married to the said
William Kerby shortly after the close of the Revolutionary 
war the day and date not recollected and that her hus_
band the aforesaid William Kerby died on the 17th day
of August 1848 and that she was not married to him
prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took
place previous to the second of January eighteen hun
dred, viz, at the time time above stated.  She further swears
that she is now the widow of the said William Kerby.
and that she has never before made any application for a
pension, she further states the reason why she has not
made application sooner is, that she has employed
two agents who have failed to present her claims
				Elizabeth kerby
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
written before me.		John Morris J.P.
			for Albemarle County
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State of Virginia Albemarle county to wit:
I hereby certify that Elizabeth Kerby is quite an invalid and
totally unable to attend a court of record, being (illegible)
from the court home of the county.	John Morris J. P.
					Alb County
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Personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace for the
county of Albemarle State of Virginia William T. Smith, who
declares and makes oath that Elizabeth Kerby is the widow of the late
Wm Kerby who was a pensioner of the United States government
for military services during the revolutionary was     the said
Wm. T. Smith says that he intermarred with a daughter of the 
said Kerby and his widow Elizabeth and that the said Wm Kerby
was recognized as the lawful father of his wife by ordering
and obtaining marriage license for her and said W. T. Smith 
In subscribing to this certificate this 1st day of April 1851 
I do assent that I have full belief in the statement of said Wm
T. Smith					John Morris  J. P.
				for Albemarle County state of Virginia
State of Virginia}
County of Albemarle}   To wit – this day personally
appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the 
State & County aforesaid Susanna Jones & first being
duly sworn deposeth that allthough quite young
she makes no earthly doubt that her brother William 
Kerby was legally married to Elizabeth McDaniel
whom he left as his widow_  S2  Susanna Jones is the 
only surviving member of her father’s family – she re
peatedly said her parents as well as others speak of
he brother’s marriage to said Elizabeth Kerby formerly
Elizabeth McDaniel_  S,2   Susanna Jones is an elderly lady
& is perfectly competent to give testimony & I make
no doubt but her statement that Elizabeth Kerby was
formerly the wife & is now the widow of brother Wil_
liam Kerby deceased – given under my hand & seal
this the 4th day of April_ 1857_  D. E. Watson J.P.
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State of Virginia
	Albemarle County and Court
		I Ira Garrett Clerk of the County Court
of Albemarle do hereby certify that Daniel E Watson and John
Morris where names are subscribed to the foregoing certificate
are Justices of the peace in and for said County duly commisioned
and qualified as such and that full faith & credit are & ought
to be given to all their official acts as such:  and that their 
signatures to said certificate are genuine-
{SEAL}	In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub
-scribed my name and affixed the seal of 
said County this 7h day of April 1851 –
			Ira Garrett  CC
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122.952
Filed by 
J. S. Pollard, etc
Present
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		State of Virginia}  SS
		County of Nelson}
Be it known, that on this 27th day of April A.D, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty five before me
Richard L Wilborn a Justice of the Peace duly authorized
by law to administer oaths in and for the County and 
State aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Kerby, aged
about ninety years to me known and entitled to credit
a residentof Nelson County in the state of Virginia,
and mad oath in due form of law, that she is the 
identical person named in an original certificate
in her possession, of which (I certify) the following is
a true copy.
Department of the interior
	Widows Pension
I certify that in conformity with the act of
July 29th 1848 Elizabeth Kerby widow of
William Kerby who was a private in the revolution
ary war is inscribed on the pension list at the rate
of ninety six Dollars per annum, commencing 
on the 17th of August 1848 and continuing for live, 
unless she should again marry in which case
the Pension is not payable after the time of 
such marriage.
		Given at the Department of
the Interior this 16th day of April one thousand 
eight hundred and fifty one
Examined and}		Alex H. H. Stuare
countersigned		Secretary of the Interior
J. E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensons
That she has no intermarried, but continues the
widow of the above mentioned William Kerby: and
that she now resides in Nelson County Virginia: and
has resided there for the space of seven or eight months
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past and that previous thereto she resided in Albemarle
County Virginia.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the bounty land to which she may be entitled under
the act approved March 3rd, 1855.  she also declares that 
she has not received a warrant for bounty land
under this or any other  act of Congress, nor made
any other application there for.		her
				Elizabeth (x) Kerby
					mark
Mr. Richd Anderson     and William H Thomas
residents of Nelson County in the state of Virg-
-inia, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing 
declaration was signed and acknowledged by
Elizabeth Kerby in our (illegible) and that we
believe, from the appearance and statements
of the applicant, that she is the identical
person she represents herself to be
				R. N. Anderson
				Wm H. Thomas
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were
sworn to and subscribed before and on the day and
year above written:  and I certify that I know
the (illegible) to be credible persons:  that the 
claimant is the person she represents herself 
to be, and that I had no interest in this claim
			Richd L Wilbourn  J. P.
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State of Virginia}
County of Nelson}
	I Thomas J Massie Clerk of Nelson
County Court do hereby certify that Richard S
Welbourne, who hath given the preceding certificate
is and was at the date of the same, an acting Justice
of the Peace for said county in State duly commissioned
and qualified and that the signature purporting to
be his, is genuine     Given under my hand
			and the seal of said Court_
			this 10th day of May 1855 and
			the 79th year of the Commonwealth
			     Thomas J Massie  CC
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					March 24, 1925
George Pohlman
320 Lamb Ave.,
Macon, Missouri
Sir:
	I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim W. 7998 it appears
that William Kirby or Kerby was born November 19,
1759, the place not stated.
	He enlisted in Hanover County, Virginia in 1779,
served as a private in Captain Stribling’s Company,
Colonel Buford’s Virginia Regiment, was at the battles
of Guilford, Camden, at the Siege of Ninety Six and
the battle of Eutaw Springs and was discharged in 1781 having served eighteen months.
	He was allowed pension on his application execut-
ed August 3, 1818 while living in Albemarle County,
Virginia.  He died August 17, 1848.
	Soldier married shortly after the close of the
Revolution, Elizabeth McDaniel who as allowed pension
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on her application executed April 1, 1851 while a 
resident of Albemarle county, Virginia aged eighty-
five years.  In 1855 she was living in Nelson County,
Virginia.
	The following children of soldier were referred
to, Nancy, Martin and Minor who in 1821 were aged
twelve, ten and five years respectively; also one
daughter married William T. Smith who was a resident of 
Albemarle County, Virginia in 1851, her name not given.
		Respectfully,
		Acting Commissioner.
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		TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
		     Seconded Comptroller’s Office
		        April 7th , 1840
Sir:
	Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled  “An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,”     William Kerby ____________
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at
the rate of Eight dollars per month, under the law of the 18 March, 1818, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept.  1838.
to the 4th March, 1839.
			Respectfully yours
			Albion K Parris
			     Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
			Present.
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17.717
     }
(illegible)
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(envelope)?
(seal)  Yorktown Oct (illegible)
George C Whiting
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
	          DC
(vertically up left side)
Elizabeth Kirby and William
(illegible)
Fowler
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(typed letter)
			Macon, Missouri, February 6th, 1925.
Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.
My Dear Sir:
	There was a William Kirby, of Hanover County Virginia
who enlisted during the Revolutionary War in Capt. Stribling’s
Company, Buford Regiment of Revolutionary Army.  He fought
at Guilford Court House, Camden, Ninety-Six and Eutaw Springs,
he was discharged at Salisbury N.C. and went to Albemarle Co. Va.
	I am not positive but think this man later went to
Bourbon County Ky and later to Missouri.  Have you any record in 
your office of him being granted a pension, and if so,
please give me such information as you may have on file there.
			Yours very truly,
			     Geo Pohlman
			     320 Lamb Ave.,
			     Macon, Missouri
(stamp):  US Pension Office
	FEB 10  1925
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(left page of booklet):
1925 Mch 4 – Hist. to Geo Pohlman
(right side of booklet):
Revolution.
	Virginia
	widow, etc
File No.  7998
Elizth Kirby
Wid:
Wm Kirby
Pvt. Rev: War
Act:  July 29, (illegible 48)
Index: - Vol. A, Page 401
	[Arrangement of 1870.]
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			York Town Va  Oct. 15  1838
Sir
	Received a letter from you written on
the 12 of August last in relation to the lost
pension certificate of (illegible) Elizabeth Kirby
which letter herewith enclose a copy of
hoping you will forward me the instructions
mentioned in said letter as they were omitted
to be placed in the same, please attend to the
matter at your earliest convenience as Mrs Kirby
is very (illegible) and needy,  your compliance
			will oblige very Respectly
			your Obt Sirvant
			W S Mallicote
To
     G C Whiting
	Commissioner of Pensions
	Copy
		Pension Office Augt 16  1858
Sir
     Before a new pension certificate can be issu
ed to Mrs Elizabeth Kerby the enclosed printed
instructions must be complied with
			I am respectfully
W S Matticotte esq	   your Obt Servant
York Town Va		     John Robb
			for Commissioner
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G Edwards Esq
   Commissioner of 
        Pensions
	    Washington City
(vertically up left side of page):  JW Evans (illegible)
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			Richmond  Apl 13th 1837
Mr. J. L. Edwards
	Dr. Sir
	     The pension Agent (illegible)
objects to paying the enclosed pension on 
act of (illegible) being affixed to Wm Kerby is
married when (illegible) is no (illegible) (illegible)
direct it to be paid
			Yrs resp
			Richard M Crump
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Ao
Elizabeth Kirby
widow of Wm
     Va
Act 29 July 1848
Married before 1800
Husb died 17 Augt 1848
Adm / 96, per ann
Com 17 Augt 1848
	Richd
G. W.  Harris
Porters Precinct
Va
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		Pension Office,
		     April 14. 1851
Wm Kirby – Va Act 1818  $96 per annum
       to what time paid?
			     F. F. Kirby
	Died 17th Augt 1848, pd to death
				MLB
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April 12: 1851
Claim of Elizabeth
Kerby
Geo W Harris
Porters Precinct
Albemarle Co 
	Va
{Seal :  CHARLOTTESVILLE Va  APR}
(vertically up center):  J. E. Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions   
		D. C.
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Charlottesvile
Dear Sir				April th 1851
	Relying with the most impli-
cit confidence on the promptness with which
you discharge all duties connected with 
your office I will not trouble you by em
ploying any agent in Washington with
regard to the enclosed claims of Mrs Elizabeth
Kerby but submit them to your consideration
I will only add that Wm Kerby is very poor 
and afflicted and actually deprived of
the poorest comforts
		With much respect I
My address is }		remain your obedient servant
Porters Precinct}	George W. Harris
Albemarle Co
	Virginia
J. E. Heath Esqr
Commissioner of
Pensions
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Heath Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
(vertically up left side)Jan 2./51
Richard Pollard
(illegible)
Albemarle
	Va
Respecting Eliza
beth Kirby widow of Wm
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Alta Vista, near Warren, Albemarle County,
   Va.,  Decem. 30. 1850
Dear Sir:
		Imminantly on receipt of your
(illegible) of the 13th inst I addressed a letter to you in (illegible).
Nothing from you since induces me to the belief that 
my ^letter^ (illegible) not have reached you?
		Elizabeth Kirby of my county is
the widow of Wm Kirby who was a Pensioner of her gov-
ernment for military service in the Revolutionary War,
and who died some two or three years ago.  She is an 
ignorant woman and has not known until recently that
the Pinnon(?) survives(?) to her.  Will you oblige me and her
by informing ^me^ how she shall proceed to draw what is
now due her and what she may hereafter be entitled to.
I should be glad you would send me a copy of the forms to be ob-
served
			I am with sentiments of much respect
			& (illegible)
			     Yr. friend & obt. servt.
				Richard Pollard
To, James E. heath Esq:
     Commissioner of Pensions
	Washington.