Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8719, William Dye, Va.
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Va
Dye, William
Reynolds, Sarah
Matthew 
Former widow

R.8719
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Declaration of Sarah Reynolds
In order to obtain the benefits of the
act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838
and the several acts amendatory thereto
State of Kentucky
Pulaski County S.S.
On this 17th day of November 1849
personally appeared before me George
Adams a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky
Sarah Reynolds a resident of said
County aged 67 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
act of Congress of July 7th 1838 and the
several amendatory acts thereto: viz:
That she is now a widow, her maiden
name was Sarah Gordon. She then resided
in Caswell County in the state of North Carolina. On the 6th of June in the year 1798 in said County of Caswell in the State of North Carolina she was in due form of law married to William Dye, she was married by one Archd
Samuel a Justice of the peace for said
County of Caswell she has not in her
possession the record of the Marriage he had some years ago a memorandum kept in a Bible of her marriage with said Dye but she you that Bible to to one of her sons, who moved to Missouri and she suppose took it with him she
cannot now procure it.
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She continued to be the wife of said
William Dye until his death which
took place in the year 1823, after that
she married Matthew Reynolds and
he died six years ago last December
and she is now a widow 
     She states from her best information
and which she verily believes to be true
her first husband the said William Dye was engaged in the actual service of the U. States as a private in her Army during the Revolutionary war with England in all more than three years. From her recollection of what he stated about it in his life time for the
two years next proceeding the close of that war he was in the service all the time, he resided before and after the war in Halifax
County in the State of Virginia, she has often heard him tell about the adventures of his service in said war she recollects hearing him state he was in General Greenes army, and
was in the Battle of Guilford, she thinks his captains name was Thompson at the time of that Battle, she does not now recollect any more of his officers names. She has heard him speak of the Battle of Brandywine but she does
not remember certainly whether he was in
that Battle himself or not. She recollects
hearing him and another Revolutionary Soldier
once talking about the Battle of
Brandywine - To wit:  Mr. John Yeates
and they both talked about the scenes of
that Battle as if they were both eye
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witnesses to what took place, she remembers
they described the place where the Battle
commenced as being in an old field where
an old apple orchard had been turned out and that there were gullies or dreans where the bloody Battle was fought that run with blood as the water would after a shower of rain.
     She remembers to have heard her husband
(Mr. Dye) tell about the service he performed in augmenting Genl Greenes army. He said he was engaged about two weeks in marching through the Country to Gen. Greene and then at night he was marched back into the County
to obtain more recruits . This was before the battle of Guilford at the Battle of Guilford his Captain (Thompson) was killed, and his colonel was badly wounded shot through the thigh
      Her husband the said William Dye was honorably discharged at the close of the War, she recollects to have seen his discharge-as also a printed paper which purported to be his oath of allegiance these two papers were burned under the following circumstances. The
night before they stated to move from North Carolina to Kentucky her said husband had a friend helping him to examine his papers. They said all the papers they thought would ever be of any service or value to him they would save
and all that was considered useless they
would burn, and in sorting his papers when they come to his discharge
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and Oath of Allegiance it was said he had better save them, and he said no he had kept them about 25 years and they never had done him any good and they were then cast into the fire with other useless papers.
     She recollects hearing him state he was at the siege of Yorktown at the close of the war and aided in taking that place he said they labour'd twenty odd days and nights carrying forward the intrenchments and that Washington wrote a deceptive letter designed
to fall into the hands of the British and started the officer with it and the British took him prisoner and examined the letter and were deceived by it as Washington desired
     Her husband stated he was present after the surrender of Cornwallis and saw that officer come out and surrender his sword to Washington he said Cornwallis walked up to where Washington stood and stuck his sword
in the ground near Washington. Washington took the sword and turned it about and looked at it and the handed it back to Cornwallis again
She resides some ten miles from the
Courthouse of her county where the Courts
are held and she could not in justice to herself go to the Court house she is afflicted with Phthysick so that it would endanger her to venture to make the trip to the Courthouse of her County Sworn and subscribed before me George
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Adams a Justice of the Peace as of the 17th day of Nov. 1849 and I certify I am personally
acquainted with the affiant and know her to be the identical person she assumes to be, and that she person of veracity
George Adams J.P.

Sarah Reynolds
Be it remembered that on this 19th day of
Nov. 1849 in the Courthouse before the County Court of Pulaski County in the State of
Kentucky personally appeared in open
Court George Adams who made oath that
he was acquainted with William Dye the
husband formerly of Sarah Reynolds the above
applicant for a pension. The said William
he was reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he lived in Pulaski Co Ky. for many years before his death to have been
a soldier in the war of the Revolution This affiant has often heard him speak of being in the Battle of Guilford and at the Taking of Cornwallis at York town. The said William Dye was regarded as a truthful man, he stood
well as a man of good character in is neighborhood and an orderly member of the church up to his death and none of his neighbors to the knowledge of affiant ever doubted that he served in the Revolutionary war as he stated he had done of good character and her He further states that Sarah Reynolds is a woman of good character and her
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statement is entitled to full credit and belief
Subscribed and sworn to in open Court
George Adams

     On this 19th day of Nov. 1849 before the
Pulaski County Court Kentucky personally
appeared James Adams who made oath in open Court that he was well acquainted with the above named William Dye in his life time, and concurs with George Adams in his statements above made in relation to the said William Dye and Sarah Reynolds
Subscribed and sworn to in open court
                               James Adams

     On this 19th day of November 1849
at the Court house of Pulaski County in Somerset in and before the Pulaski County Court now sitting personally Catherine Black
in each and made oath that she was present in Cannell County in the State of North Carolina when the above named applicant Sarah Reynolds was married to William Dye her maiden name was Sarah Gorden they were married by a magistrate (she thinks Archd Samuel and from her age and the age of their children she thinks the marriage was as long as 6 June 1798
Sworn Subscribed this 19th Nov 1849 before
the Court in open Court
Catharine Black
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On this 19th day of Nov. 1849. John Adams personally appeared before the Pulaski County Court Ky. and made oath that he was well acquainted with William Dye in his life time and concurs with George Adams and Jane
Adam in what they have stated above in regard to him and to Sarah Reynolds
Sworn in open Court & Subscribed
                    John Adams
(paper is folded over)
19th day of the County and State of
open...Dye the...above...William


State of Kentucky 
County of Pulaski 
     I William M Fox Clerk of the County Court
for the County aforesaid certify that George
Adams Esq before whom the foregoing Declaration of Sarah Reynolds, appears to have been made-is and was at the time of the date of his attestion and certificate thereunder written a Justice of the Peace for said County of Pulaski and a member of the Pulaski County Court of which court I am, and Clerk as aforesaid.  And I do further certify that the three foregoing pages of this sheet numbered 
pages 5, 6, 7 contains the original and entire proceedings (viz the affidavit of George Adams, James Adams Catharine Black and John Adams) had in the Pulaski County Court
in the subject of the application of Sarah Reynolds for a pension.
     In testimony whereof I hereunto submit my name and affix my seal of office at office in Somerset this 3d day of December 1849
William M Fox Clerk
Pulaski County Court
(seal)
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575
Sarah Reynolds
formerly widow of
William Dye
Kentucky

[written sideways, paper is torn]

On 
officer
in open
acquainted
Dye and 
George
made
Dye and
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State of Kentucky
County of Pulaski SS
     Be it remembered that on this
18th day of August 1851 in and before
the County Court of Pulaski County in
open Session personally came Shaderach
Dye aged sixty nine years a resident of said County of Pulaski and state of Kentucky, who being first sworn in open Court upon his oath declared that he was present at the house
of Polly Randal in Caswell County in the
State of North Carolina on the day of June
A.D. 1799 when and where the marriage
ceremony was performed of William Dye to Sarah Gordin, the same who after the death of said William Dye married Matthew Reynolds who has since died leaving the said Sarah a widow and she is now a Widow the Marriage ceremony was performed by a Justice of the peace by the name of Archd Samuel and
this affiant was present at the marriage that is to say the Marriage of Sarah Gordon to William Dye and knows that she continued his wife until the death of said William Dye.
This affiant was a son of William Dye, and has heard him speak of his services in the Revolutionary War, and he recollects that the captain who commanded
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The company in which the said William served at the Battle of Guilford was by the name of Thompson and as the said William Dye said he was killed in the Battle.

Sworn and subscribed in open court
                     Shadrach X Dye
                            (X his mark)

At a county court held for Pulaski County at the courthouse in the town of Somerset on Monday the 19th day of August 1857-
Present the Hon. John S. Kindrick
sole Judge

     The statement of Shadrach Dye in the matter of Sarah Reynolds an applicant for a Pension was sworn to and subscribed by the said Shadrach Dye in open court and is ordered to be certified to the war department.

State of Kentucky Pulaski County to wit-
     I James D.  Allcorn Clerk of the county court for the County aforesaid do certify that the above order in the matter of Sarah Reynolds application for a pension is truly copied from the records of said court and that said order together with the affidavit of Shadrach Dye preceding the case.  This sheet of paper constitutes the full and entire proceeding of said Court in said matter at said term.

     In testimony whereof I have hereto set my seal of office
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at office in the Town of Somerset this 21st day of August 1851.
                James D Allcorn clerk
                Pulaski County Court
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8719
AWN
P.O.
Sarah Reynolds
Service: Wm. Dye
Enlisted:  REJECTED, 18
Discharged:. 18
Application Filed:. 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.  
Contract.
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for, 18
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575
Sarah Reynolds
formerly widow of William Dye
Kentucky
Suspended
Let. to Hon. G.A. Caldwell
Dec. 20/49
A.J. James Nov. 15/52
Act 29 July
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No. 575
Sarah Reynolds
formerly Wid. of Wm. Dye
Ky
Suspended
Let. to Hon. G.A. Caldwell
Dec. 20/49
A.J. James Nov. 15/52
8719
Act 29 July 1848
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                  House Rep. Dec. 18/49
Sir,
     I send herewith the papers of Mrs. Sarah Reynolds of my district.  If there is any irregularity in the form of the papers please furnish me with the necessary forms and instructions to establish the claim. 
                   I am very Respty
                   Your Ob. Sevt
                          Geo. A. Caldwell
                

Hon J.L. Edwards
Comr Pens.
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(stamp)
SOMERSET KY 
AUG 22
Sept. 2d 1857

Decl. of Mrs. Rey -
Reynolds as wid. of Wm. Dye

A.J. James
Somerset
Ky

Free
Heath; Esq. Comr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Somerset KY
22d  Aug. 1854

Dear Sir,
     The declaration of Mrs. Sarah Reynolds,  an applicant for a pension, as the widow of William Dye a Revolutionary Soldier - and other papers relative thereto were forwarded to the War Dep. 18  months or two years ago-they are on file in the Pension Office - the Pension was not granted upon the ground that the proof of marriage was not sufficient.

     Enclosed herewith I forward additional proof to the point complained of, and respectfully ask a reexamination of the case - hoping that Mrs. Reynolds has shown herself entitled to the benefits of the pension law in cases like here provided.

     Please advise me of the result of the examination.

Yours Respy
A.J. James

Mr Heath Comr Pensions
Washington City
D.C.