Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7,278, Harvey Fitzgerald, Va.
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SERVICE: Va.
Fitzgerald, Harvey
Elizabeth
UMBER: W. 7.278
CONTENTS
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6030
Virginia
Harvey Fitzgerald of Patrick in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cowden in the Compy commanded by Major Tucker in the Vir. mil.a line for six months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21. day of Feby 1833 and Handed to Hon N. H. Claireborne.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 32                30.00
Semianl. allowance ending 4 Mar.  10.00
                                           1833   $40.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by W. R. Palmer, Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 7. Page 129

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See letters to Hon N. H. Clairborne H. R. and to P. Agt. Feb 2. 1835
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1839. to 4 March 1840
Agt notified 24 Decr 1840.
Paid as above from 4 March to 4. Sep 1841. Agt notified 31 March 1843.
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Virginia 7904..7
Elizabeth Fitzgerald widow of Harvey Fitzgerald Va who was a Private - in the Revolution.
Husband died 29 Nov. 1843.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 29th day of November 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of August 1846
and sent to 
James Fitzgerald, Esq
Patrick, O.H.
Virg

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and 17th June 1844.
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2. Page 138.

D H Wood
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"A List of marriages solomnized by Joseph Anthony in seventeen hundred and ninety and seventeen hundred and ninety one
Harvey Fitzgerald & Elizabeth Gazaway, December first seventeen hundred and ninety." . . 
State of Virginia Henry County ss.
I Jeremiah Griggs clerk of the court of the County and state aforesaid Certify that the above is a true Copy of the record with the exception of the dates which are expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows, "1790 & 1791', and "December 1 1790"
J Griggs C.C.

I Jeremiah Griggs above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk of the Court in the County and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Court with the exceptions above named as certified by me
J Griggs Clk of the Court.
Sworn before me
Geo Grundy Justice of the Peace

State of Virginia
Henry County } ss.
I Jeremiah Griggs Clerk of the Court of Henry County certify that George Gravely is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this 12th day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six
J Griggs CC
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15437
H. Fitzgerald
Harvey Fitzgerald
Declaration
for a Pension
from 1781 private
6 months
#28.
Capt. Jos. Cowden
Major.  Tucker's
Battalion

Hon N. H. Clairborne
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State of Virginia County of Patrick to wit:

On this 11th day of October 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Justice of the county aforesaid, now sitting, Henry Fitzgerald a resident of Patrick County and State of Virginia, aged seventy years the 25th day of July last past, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he enlisted the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. 
That he was drafted in the year 1781, in the County of Henry and state of Virginia, then being a resident of said County and state in the company of Capt James Cowden, of said County, and marched in the Month of April of of the year examined from Henry Courthouse through the Counties of Pittsylvania, Halifax, [illegible[ and Prince Edward of Virginia, and was stationed in Prince Edward a short time: That at that time his company belonged to the Battalion of Major Jos [illegible] but does not recollect the names of his Colonels That from Prince Edward they crossed the James river at Casters ferry and marched down through the county lying on Pammki and Cheahahmime, from there to old James Town on James River. Thence up to a place about fifteen from Richmond Called The "Moffin Hier" at which place he was discharged by Capt James Cowden (which discharge is herewith filed_ marked A. ) That he was in no battles during that term. once that time was no regiment as he recollects, in which them during that Tour.
That he returned home about the 1st of August 1781 and
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remained there a few days and volunteered in the County of Henry and State of Virginia, in the battalion of Morgan George Wallen. of said County and State, and marched to Petersburgh from Petersburgh through old James Town and Williamsburgh to Little York, at which place he was attached to the Company of Capt Sedion Spencer under whom he fought the battles of Little York At Little York he saw many of the friend Officers and knew General Washington very well. After the surrender of Lord Cornwallis he marched to Winchester as a guard to the prisoners taken at York and [illegible] until he was discharged in the 7th November 1781 That he matters to mention that in his first tour he saw Genl. Stueben and Genl. Lafayette in Prince Edward County old James Town and other places. That he then served under General Steuben. That in all he served a little more than six months, as he verily believes.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
H. Fitzgerald

We Manning Hill a clergyman residing in the County of Henry and State of Virginia, and, John C. Shapter residing in the County of Patrick and State aforesaid hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Harvey Fitzgerald Esquire, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that concur
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in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Manning Hill 
x his mark
John C. Staples 
x his mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. A the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Manning Hill who has signed the proceeding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the County of Henry, and that John C. Staples who has also signed the same is a resident of the said County of Patrick and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Abram Staples Clerk of the County Court, of Patrick do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Harvey Fitzgerald for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 17th day of Oct AD 1832 -
A Staples Clk.
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12590
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
widow of Harvey
Va
Act 7 July 1838
Rejected husband decd
24th Nov 1843

Married 1790
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Virginia Patrick County S.S.
This day personally appeared before me Silas Carter a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Hannah Shelton and made oath that she the affiant was present at the house of Capt Eliphas Shelton (now decd) in that part of the county of Henry (now Patrick) and saw Harvey Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gazzaway married on the second day of December in the year 1790, and that the said Harvey Fitzgerald who was a pensioner of the United States as a revolutionary soldier (which have) departed this life on the 29th day of November 1843 leaving said Elizabeth his widow who is now an applicant for a pension, and this affiant declares that said Elizabeth Fitzgerald is about seventy five years of age sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of January 1846.
Silas Carter J. P
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Patrick County
State of Virginia County of Patrick
On this twenty sixth day of January in the eighteen hundred and forty six personally appeared before County Court of the County of Patrick, Elizabeth Fitzgerald a resident of the County of Patrick in the State of Virginia aged seventy seven 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows; that she is the widow of Harvey Fitzgerald of the State of Virginia a private in the army of the Revolution & a pensioner.
at the rate of twenty dollars per annum. She further declares that she was married to said Harvey Fitzgerald on the second day of December in the year eighteen hundred and ninety and that husband the afore.
*
Harvey Fitzgerald died on the twenty ninth day said of November in the year eighteen hundred and forty three; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage to place previous to the first January, see enter stated hundred and ninety-four, viz at the time above his Dedreatham. Elizabeth Fitzgerald The sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before the County Court of Patrick County
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Va.        Fitzgerald, Harvey   N7278
              Elizabeth
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Va.       Fitzgerald, Harvey          N. 7278
                               Elizabeth
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Gassaway. They were married at the home of Captain Eliphas Shelton in Henry County, Virginia.  No relationship to said captain stated.  She was allowed pension on her application executed January 26, 1846, while a resident of Patrick County, Virginia, aged seventy-seven years.
It is not stated whether they had any children.

Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott,
Commissioner.
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Revy [Revolutionary] WIDOW, &c.

File No. 7278
Elizth [Elizabeth] Fitzgerald
Widi [widow]
Harvey Fitzgerald
Pvt. Rev.: War
Act: Mch [March] 3rd/43, June 17th/44
Index:-Vol. H, Page 237

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1928 May 3 - Hist. to Mrs William Sawyer, M. C. [illegible]
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[illigible]

Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Rev. Wm Fitzgerald [crossed out]
May 1846 [crossed out]

Rejected

Act of 7 July 1838
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Fitzgerald, Harvey
(Va.) W-7278

Discharged
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Harvey Fitzgerald a soldier in [illegible] Company of [illegible] Militia having [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] is hereby Discharged.  Given under my hand this 7th day of Novr [November] 1781 [illegible] Captain
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No 12590 Rejected
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
widow of Harvey
Va
act 7 July 1838
Rejected husband died
29th Mar 1843
8997
674 ┃
[illegible] acts 3 March 1843 and
17 June 1844
6 mo per
$20.00 per ann
from 24 Nov. 1843
James Fitzgerald
Patrick C. House
Va
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GIDEON, PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 25th 1843.
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," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Harvey Fitzgerald a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va
Agency, at the rate of Twenty
Dollars and -- Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,


Albion K Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present
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Sir
I sent the papers in reference to
the pension claim of Sarah Hamby
a note of enquiry, about
Fitzgerald. Please advise me as to
Standing of the claims
Your Obt [Obedient] Svt. [Servant]
Wm W Treadway
May 21st 1846

To
Commissioner of
Pensions
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 19th 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, Harvey Fitzgerald,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and --Cents per annum, under the law of the
7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839
to the 4th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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June 26, 1846
[illegible]
Pension Office
Elizabeth Fitzgerald


Received [illegible]
18 June

To the War Department
Washington City DC
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Patrick Courthouse
June 17th 1846
To Sir
I received your communication through the Honl [Honorable] Wm M Tredway stating 
that the testimony was not sufficient to enable Mrs Fitzgerald to draw her pension.  Enclosed is a certified copy of the marriage between Harvey Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gazaway now Mrs Fitzgerald which you say is necessary before further proceedings can be had, and should this not do and any thing else from me be required, you will please inform of the fact as soon as practicable.
yours respectfully
James Fitzgerald
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12590
March 13, 1846
[illegible]
Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Patrick CHM
5th Feb


Commissioner of Pensions Washington City DC
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Patricksons house
March 5th 1846
Dr [Dear] Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Elizabeth Fitzgerald
widow of Harvey Fitzgerald late a pensioner of the United States. All
communications upon the subject are to be addressed to James Fitzgerald
at this place
Samuel G Staples
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Hon. Wm M Treadway
May 27, 1846
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Pension Office
May 27, 1846
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that the
Claim of Elizabeth Fitzgerald widow
of Harvey Fitzgerald in the act of
of July 1838 is barred by the act of 30th April
1844, her husband having received a pension
for the period to which that act is limited.
If her claim be further executed under the act of 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844
the date of the marriage must be established
by a copy of the marriage bond or license from the Clerks office of Henry or Patrick County, or by the church or family register if such exist f which the department must be satisfied before the testimony of Witnesses can be admitted the evidence now filed is not sufficient to show with the requisite certainly the marriage prior to January 1794
Mr Staples letter is herewith returned
Hon [Honorable] Wm M. Treadway
House of Reps
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
658 Georgia Avenue
July - 28 - 1927.

To The Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Will you please have the pension records examined for the Military services of Harvey Fitzgerald in the War of the American Revolution 1775 - 1783. He fought in Virginia where he lived, probably Patrick Co.
Thanking you -
I am
Sincerely
Mrs. William Sawyer

[Stamp]
PENSION
F
AUG
U. 1 S.
1927
OFFICE
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Fitzgerald, Henry; GRADE Private; LINE Connecticut

WARRANT NUMBER  5774; ACREAGE  100; ISSUED May 16, 1794
To William Davis, assignee
of Benjamin Marble, adm

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"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.