Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 8.120, David Baggerly, Md.
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SERVICE                                               NUMBER
Md.             Baggerly, David                 W.8.120
                   Baggarly  Rebecca          B.L.Wt. 
                                                      29860-160-55
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1149
Tennessee Pulaski
Rebecca Baggerly
widow of David Baggerly Md. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Sept. 1852 and sent to Hon G. W. Jones 
Fayetteville,
Tenn
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848. Page 180 Vol. A 
6 act Aug. 3, 1854.
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Pension Office
December 21, 1848
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the papers in the case of Rebecca Baggerly widow of David Baggerly have been ? and filed under the act of 7 July 1838 with the exception of her declaration which is herewith returned in order that the proceeding before the Justice of the Peace may be submitted to and approved by a Court Officer during its session.
To entitle claimant to a pension she must show to the submission of the Department that her husband upon his ?? then 6 months same and that she was married to him March 10 1794. The only evidence of the ? address is the Certificate of the Register of the Service Office of Maryland.  Showing that David Baggerly review for his service in the Militia of that state S. 10.13.4.  But the proof now furnished is not sufficient to identify her husband with that soldier.  Should ? this be ? the amount paid to Baggerly ??
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cover more than 4 mo which falls short of the pension required to ? her within the Act of 7 July 1838.
The date of their marriage should be established by a certified copy of the marriage bond or license from the Clerk in the County in which it took place, or if some other new proof .  The evidence upon this print new filed is not at all satisfactory.

(On the side)
Geo W Jones
Dec 21 48
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County
On the 2nd day of Aug 1848 personally appeared before me W F Cowan a justice of the peace in and the County of Iredell aforesaid Elizabeth Campbell a resident of the county above mentioned county aged about eighty one years who is a highly credible person and who after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that she is the sister of Rebecca Begarly, now a resident of LIncoln and State of Tennessee who is the widow of David Begarly, late of Iredell County and State of North Carolina deceased.  That she saw her said sister Rebecca and said Begarly married at the house of her father Thomas Bett, who then resided in the county of Montgomery and State of Maryland that they were joined in wedlock by a clergyman of the Episcopal Church who name she does not recollect now.  That the Marriage was ? on easter Sunday in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred eighty two.  That they lived together in the relation of Man and Wife up to the period of the death of the husband.  David Begarly which took ? in the full year of 1818.  Further deponent saith not sworn and subscribed before me in the day and year above mentioned. 
W F Cowan
Lebetious Gaither
Elizabeth Campbell, her mark
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County

I hereby certify that the erasures or blotting in word "David in 13th & 16th line of the foregoing affidavit was done by myself before the signing of the same - given under my hand & seal this 2nd day of Aug 1848.

W F Cowan - JP

I also certify that the aforesaid deponent is not well able to attend in open court to make this affidavit as she is infirm & lives a considerable distance from the court house and that I forgot to name this first in writing her affidavit. Given under my hand & seal this 2nd Aug 1848

W F Cowan
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County }  I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Iredell do hereby certify that William F. Cowan before whom the foregoing deposition was taken and whose name appears to the [unintellligible word] certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in forsaid County duly commissioned and qualified according to Law and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and as such is entitled to full force and virtue and entitled to due faith and credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office in Statesville this 4t day of Augt 1848.

State of North Carolina
Iredell County }. I J. H. McLaughlin presiding magistrate of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Iredell do hereby certify that J. F. Alexander whose name appears to the [unintelligble word] certificate is and was at the time of signing the same duly appointed and qualified according to the law and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and as such is entitled to full faith and credit.  Given under my hand and private seal there being no public seal attached to my office this 4 Augt. 1848. 
J. H. McLaughlin [unintellible mark]
Presiding Magistrate
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Born David Baggarly January 19th 1761
Born Rebekah Baggarly David Baggarley's wife January 5th 1761
Married - David Baggarly unto Rebekah Belt May 19th and in the year of our Lord 1782
Born Thomas Baggarly, David & Rebekah's 1st son - March 22nd 1783
Born Benjamin Baggarly, David & Rebekah's 2nd son - February 23rd 1785
Born Rebekah Baggarly, David & Rebekah's 1st daughter - August 19th 1787
Born David Baggarly, David & Rebekah's 3rd sone - August 16, 1796
Born Selah Baggarly, David & Rebekah's 2nd daughter - May 26th 1792
Born Female Baggarly, David & Rebekah's 3rd daughter April 27th 1795 
Born David Belt Baggarly, David & Rebekah's 4th son - September 4th 1797
Born Ethiel Baggarly, David & Rebekah's 4th daughter October 29th, 1800
Married Ethiel Baggarly to Archibald M Kee October 7, 1819
Capt. David Baggarly died December 18th 1817

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and
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State aforesaid, George W Jones, a credible witness to me known, [crossed out: who] who being first duly sworn according to law, declares that the foregoing statement of the Marriage of David and Rebekah Baggarly, births of their children, the death of David Baggarly and the marriage of their daughter Ethiel, was this day copied by him from what purports and he believes to be the family record of David and Rebekah Baggaly, contained in a copy of the Holy Bible, printed and published by Matthew Carey, No 122 Market Street, Philadelphia, 1808 the figures representing the day of the month and the year ^on which David Baggarly died are rather dim and is difficult to make out, but he believes they are correctly copied above. The said record contains the record of the births, marriages and deaths of various other decendants of David Baggarly.
The foregoing contains all that pertains to ^the births of all of the children of said David Baggarly and his wife 
He further declares that from the appearance of the Bible and particularly, the writing and appearance of the record he is satisfied the part above copied was written more than twenty years ago. Both interlineations made before sworn to 
G. W. Jones 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of May 1853.
H C Holman Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee 
Lincoln County } SS
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Archibald McKee a credible witness, who being first duly sworn accordingly to law declares, that he was born May 27th 1791. that he married Ethiel Baggarly the daughter of David and Rebekah Baggarly October 7 1819, and that the record of his said marriage copied above, was written in the Bible from which it has this day been copied in his presence, within two weeks after his said marriage. And that he was informed at the time and now believes that the record of the marriage of David and Rebekah Bagarly contained in said Bible and copied above is in the hand of said David Baggarly. That said Bible is the property of said Rebekah Baggarly and has been in her possession from the time of his marriage to the present time, and does contain the family record and all that part of said record copied above [crossed out: has] was written more thirty years ago. 
Archibald McKee
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of May 1853.
H C Holman Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee

I George Cunningham Clerk of the County Court of Lincoln County in Said State of Tennessee do hereby certify that H. C. Holman before whom the foregoing affidavit of G. W. Jones  and Archibald McKee was made is now and was at that time an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Lincoln duly commissioned and qualified as such and the signature purporting to be his is genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of our Said Court at Offices in Fayetteville the 6th day of May 1853.
George Cunningham Clerk

[The following written vertically below the above:]

Rebecca Baggarly
wid of David
____
Tenn. Act 1838
[unintelligible]

Disch'd[?]  8th Dec. 1781
Rec'd [unintelligible] 10. 13. 4
[unintelligible] 11th July 1848


J. L. Coombs
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212.216

Act  3 Mac 
Sept. 14 /53

Rebecca Baggerly wife of 
David Baggerly
Baggerly [unintelligible]

Capt:
Col:


2nd [?] Mil

Ent:  May [unintelligible year]
Dis.

War of the Revolution

Rec application of Pension
July 48 - 1149

[untelligible]: 160 acres June 17" 1856.
[unintelligible signature]

Hon
G W Jones       H Rep [?]
Fayetteville [lined out]
Town [lined out[ C

Vol B = 23


[The following written diagonally over the top of above:]

29860 iss[?] June 18/56
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212.216

DECLARATION OF

Mrs. Rebecca Baggerly
Widow of David Baggerly
FOR BOUNTY LAND

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.



G.W. Jones
Fayetteville
Tennessee

SMITH AND JONES, AGENTS[?] [lined out]
Nashville, Tennessee [lined out]
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BOUNTY LAND CLAIM
FORM OF DECLARATION FOR WIDOW OF A DECEASED OFFICER OR SOLDIER. 
State of Tennessee, County of Lincoln S.S.

On this 1st day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Rebecca Baggerly aged ninety four years, a resident of Lincoln County in the State of Tennessee, who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that she is the widow of of David Baggerly , deceased, who was a private soldier in the company commanded by Captain     in the      Regiment of Maryland Militia commanded by       in the war [with - crossed out] of the Revolution [declared by the United States on the -  crossed out] 
That her said husband was drafted in Maryland on or about the       day of May A.D. 1781 for the term of Six Months [and continued in actual service in said war for the term of  and was honorably discharged at - crossed out] for proof of his services [on the- crossed out] in said War of [day of - crossed out] the Revolution [A.D. - crossed out] of her marriage with the said David she further states that she was married to the said Baggerly and his death she refers to the proof on file in the pension 
on the    day of     A.D., 
office in her application for pension       and that her name before her marriage was Rebecca Belt     that her said husband died in North Carolina on the 18th day of December A.D. 1817 and that she is now a widow. 
[The following form language is crossed out:  She further declares that she has heretofore made applicant for bounty land under the act approved    and obtained a land warrant for   acres, No.    which she has legally disposed of, and it cannot now be returned.]
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3d, 1855."

Rebecca  her X  mark  Baggerly

We, Archibald McKee and Wm. B. McKee residents of Lincoln County in the State of Tennessee upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Rebecca Baggarly in our presence and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. and that she is to our knowledge a widow at this time.
William B. McKee
Archibald McKee

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. 
A. J. Childress. J.P.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City.
SIR:  I request that my claim to Bounty Land, under the Act of Congress, passed March 3, 1855, be examined, and if I am entitled to Land, that the Warrant or Certificate therefor be sent to Smith & Jones, at Nashville, Tennessee, who I hereby constitute my Attorneys in fact for that purpose and for my benefit.
Acknowledged before me, the 1st day of September A. D. 1855
A.J Childress, J. P.  }
Rebecca  her X Mark Baggarly    L. S. 

State of Tennessee, County of Lincoln
I, Eli L. Hodge Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Arthur J. Childress, Esq., whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgement, is, and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signatures thereto, purporting to be his, are genuine.  
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office, this 7th day of September 1855
 
Eli L. Hodge, Clerk
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12 W rs [unintellible]

August 7, 1928.

Mrs M. B. Chase
3525 Davenport St., N.W.
Washington, D. C. 

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 8120, it appears that David Baggerly (Baggarly, Beggerly) was born January 19, 1761, place not stated.
He enlisted in Montgomery County, Maryland in May 1781 and served as a private in Captain Burgess' Company of Maryland Militia, he was at the Siege of York, and was discharged December 8, 1781. 
,The soldier married May 19, 1782, Rebekah (Rebecca) Belt or Bell, at the house of her father, Thomas Belt or Bell, in Montgomery County, Maryland. She was born January 5, 1761, place not given. 
The soldier died December 18, 1817 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  The widow, Rebekah or Rebecca, was allowed pension.  In 1855, she was living in Lincoln County, Tennessee. 
In August 1848, Elizabeth Campbell, a resident of Iredell County, North Carolina, aged about eighty-one years,
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[unintellible markings at top]

stated that she was the sister of Rebecca Begarly, the widow of David Begarly, that she saw them married at the house of her father Thomas Belt, who then resided in the County of Montgomery, state of Maryland, and that they were married on Easter Sunday in the spring of 1782. 

The children of David and Rebecca Baggerly-

Thomas Born March 22, 1783.
Benjamin " February 23, 1785.
Rebekah  " August 19, 1787.
David  " August 16, 1790.
Selah " May 26, 1792.
Female " April 27, 1795.
David Belt  " September 4, 1797.
Ethiel  " October 29, 1800, married October 7, 1819 Archibald McKee, who was born May, 27, 1791. 

Respectfully, 

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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WIDOW, &c.

File No. 8120
Rebecca Baggerly
Widow

David Baggerly
Pvt. Rev: War

Act July 29, 48  Specl act Aug. 3 5

Index:  Vol.  A  , Page 31

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[The following written vertically along the left side of the document:]

1927 Mch 2 Hist to Georgia Sherwood [unintelligible]
1928 - August 7 " " Mrs. M. B. Chase [unintelligible]
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29.860

S

[unintelligible] acres[?]
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N 13739

Rebecca  Baggarly 
Trn[?]
Let. to Hon. Geo. Jones
December[?] 27, 1848

Letter to Hon
George W. Jones Jany{?] 23 1854
Papers copied & sent to Hon. 
G. W. Jones 10 Feby

Act of July 1838.  

Hon Geo. W. Jones
[?] 9 1854
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11710

Tennessee Pulaski
Rebecca Baggerly
widow of David
who died on the 18th Dec 1817
of blank in the state of blank
who was a private in the blank commanded
by Captain blank of the blank commanded
by blank in the blank
line for Revolution

Inscribed on the roll of Pulaski
at the rate of 20 dollars 
per annum to commence on the 4th day of
March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of
Sept 1854 and sent to 
Hon G W Jones
Fayetteville, Ten.

{Revolutionary Claim Act July 7 1838}
Sp Act Aug 3 1854

Recorded by G T Getty Clerk
Bood D Vol 1 Page 341
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9566
Tennesse Pulaski
Rebecca Baggerly
widow of David
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the roll at the rate
of 20 dollars 00 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued
the 6th day of Sept 1854
and sent to 
Hon G W Jones
Fayetteville, Ten

[Acts of March 3, 1843 and June 17, 1844]
and spe act august 3, 1854

Recorded in Book A
Vol 2 Page 184
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212216
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Official Business
STAMP - Fayetteville

FREE

From G W Jones H.R.

J. Minol Esqr
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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13739

Rebecca Baggerly
widow of David
TN
Special Act 3 Aug 1854
on roll 38
43444
29 July 1848

$20 per annum
Comm 4 March 1831
except two years

Pulaski

Hon G W Jones
Fayetteville
TN
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Mary Dean Papers [illegible]
Where are the papers
Mr Cap says he gave them to Mr Cole

J.O.M.
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Rebecca Beggerly
Tennessee

Hon G W Jones in the
66 session
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Land Office
Annapolis, 11th July 1848

I hereby certify that by a record in this office headed as follows "Alphabetical List of discharged Soldiers of the two Battalions of Militia raised to serve in the Continental Army in the year 1781" that the name of David Beggerly, appears upon said list, to have received L10..13..4 and to have been discharged on the 8th day of December 1781.

George G Brown
Reg Land Off. {illegible}

10 13 4
20
213
[illegible]
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County

Be it known that on the 2nd day of August 1848 personally appeared before me W F Cowan a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Zechariah Summers a resident of said county & aged about eighty-four years who is a credible witness and who after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with David Beggarly the husband of Rebecca Beggarly now living in Lincoln County & State of Tennessee that they were raised and lived near each other in the county of Montgomery & State of Maryland, that he knows of his own knowledge that said David Beggarly was drafted in said county and served a tour under Captain Burges in Genl Smallwood's brigade or regiment - that deponent was not in the service with said Beggarly but knows that he was in the service as above stated, that he said Beggarly was universally reputed by the people of his neighborhood to have been in the service as aforesaid & that he was in the siege at Yorkton when Lord Cornwallis surrendered that he deponent has frequently heard said Beggarly [illegible] of his being in that siege and that he deponent never heard the fact of Beggarly being then disputed although frequently heard his neighbors speaking of the circumstances - deponent is certain that said Beggarly served as aforesaid the tour of three months - he thinks he probably served longer but is not certain of that fact. That deponent lived a near neighbor to said Beggarly after they both removed to Iredell County North Carolina for
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the space of twenty-four years old in that period of his death of said Beggarly that he & said Rebecca now his widow always lived in a reputable manner as man & wife up to said period that from great bodily infirmity deponent is entirely unable to appear in open court to make this affidavit - further deponent saith not. Sworn to & subscribed before me this day & year aforesaid.

Zechariah Summers
His X Mark

W F Cown - JP
Lebelious Gaither

I hereby certify the interlining of the word "were " in the 15th line & the erasure of the backline drawn in the 45th line were done before the signing of the foregoing affidavit

Given under my hand this 2nd day of Aug 1848

W F Cowan - JP
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County

I J F Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Iredell do hereby certify that Wm F Cowan whose name appears to the amended deposition and certificates and before when the said deposition was taken in and was at the time of singing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said county duly commissioned & qualified according to law and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and as such entitled to full faith and credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office an office in Statesville this 4 day of August 1848

J F Alexander - Clerk

Sate of north Caroline
Iredell County

I J H McLaughlin presiding magistrate of the court of pleas & Quarter sessions for the county of Iredell do hereby certify that J F Alexander whose name appears to the amended certificate with the seal of office attached thereto is the acting clerk of our said court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions duly appointed and qualified according to law and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and as such is entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand & private seal there being no public seal attached to my office this 4 August 1848.

J H McLaughlin - SEAL
Presiding Magistrate
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Land Office
Annapolis, 17th July, 1848.
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 13th Inst was received, and in reply, I
have to inform you, that the certificate sent you a few days ago, of
the Revolutionary services of David Beggerly, is all the evidence the
records in this office afford of his service. The records of the Militia
troops are very imperfect, all the Paymasters account and Vouchers, were
sent on to the City of Washington some years ago, to enable the General
government to adjust and settle the accounts with the State of Maryland,
and were lost by the burning of the Public buildings, no information there
afore of the details of their
payments is now ascertainable.  It is
impossible to ascertain from any record here, the length of time David
Beggerly, was in service. If he entered the service under the draught ordered
by act of Assembly passed at May Session 1781, [lined out: he could] and was discharged in December 1781, he must I presume, have been more than
Six months in service, (or fully six months)
My impression is, that the
draught was for nine months, but I cannot certify from any
record in this office, the precise time, these Battalions were received or
mustered into service. He would hardly have been draughted to serve
in the Continental line for a shorter period than six month.
Very respectfully,
Yr obt Srv [Your obedient servant]
G. G. Brewer
The Honble
G. W. Jones
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33d CONGRESS,
1st SESSION.
H. R. 425.
[Report No. 224.]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
June 23, 1854.
Read a first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole
House to-morrow.
----
Mr. ISRAEL WASHBURN, Jr., from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions, reported the following bill:
[All of the above was crossed out with an X]
[Lined out: A BILL]
[handwritten:] An Act
[printed:] For the relief of Rebecca Baggerly, widow of David Baggerly,
deceased.
[Each number in the following list is crossed out]
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 
3 the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and required
4 to place the name of Rebecca Baggerly, of Lincoln county,
5 Tennessee, widow of David Baggerly, deceased, who was a
6 soldier and private of the Maryland line in the war of the
7 Revolution, on the pension roll, under the acts of July seven,
8 eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, March third, eighteen hun-
9 dred and forty-three, June seventeenth, eighteen hundred and
10 forty-four, and of July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and
11 forty-eight, at the rate of twenty dollars per annum--the same
12 to be paid, as other pensions have been paid, in pursuance of
13 the provisions of the aforesaid acts.
[handwritten:] Approved August 3, 1854
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Department of State,
Washington, Sept. 6, 1854.
A true copy carefully collated with the
original Roll.
W.Hunter
Chief Clerk
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Land Office
Annapolis, 11th July, 1848.

Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 7th Inst, was received, and I send you
herewith enclosed, a certificate from a revolutionary record, which is all the
evidence that any of the records afford of the service of David Beggerly,
as a revolutionary soldier in the Maryland line. The records are very
imperfect and I do not find his name upon any other roll.
The two Battalions of Militia mentioned in the enclosed certificate, were
raised under an act of Assembly of this State, passed at May session
1781, Chapter 15, the act is in these words, that "These Battalions
are to act in conjunction with the Continental Army, until the 10th
Decr, [December] the number of men to form these Battations is apportioned
amongst the Counties, the Militia is to be classed, and each class
is, within five days, to furnish a man, or two men shall be draughted,
either of whom may by the Lieutenant or Eldest field officer,
be appointed to serve. But to ease the good people from the draught,
every free male idle person, above 16 years of Age, who is able
bodied, and hath no visible means of an honest livelihood, may be
adjudged a vagrant by the Lieutenant, and by such adjudication, he is
to be considered as an enlisted Soldier, with a choice of serving til the
10th of December only, or for three years, or the duration of the war
&c, and the taken up of a vagrant is exempted from the draught."
David Beggerly, appears to have been drafted or returned under the
above mentioned act of Assembly
Very respectfully
Yr. obt. Sr., [Your obedient servant]
G. G. Brewer,
The Honble [Honorable]
G. W. Jones
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M 13739
Rebecca Baggerly
[illegible] of David
The
act 7 July 1838
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403
Pension Office January 23. 1854

Sir,
I have carefully examined the application of Rebecca Baggerly
of Tennessee widow of David Baggerly and under the
act of July 7. 1838.
I find the evidence satisfactory in relative to the marriage
of the parties and the identity of the claiment; but I do not find
that David served in the revolutionary army a period of six
months. Zachariah Summers says he knows of his own knowledge 
that said David Baggerly was drafted and served a tour under
Capt. Burgess in Gen. Greenwood Brigade, that he was [illegible - uniousely??]
reported by the people of his neighberhood to have served in the
seige at Yorktown and deposent is certain that said
Baggerly served as aforesaid one tour of three months. It is an historical fact that the siege at Yorktown was in October 1781.
The certificate of the Register of the Land office of the State of
Maryland shows a payment made to David Baggerly
of £10:S.13:04. and that he was discharged December 8
1781. This certificate corroborates the testimony of summary
as to the year in which David served, and also establishes
the fact that he was only paid fee between four & five
months service. I do not find any claim that David
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Baggerly served more than one tour. The witness does not
estimate that tour but three months and the record evidence shows that he was paid for less than five months.
Under these circumstance I am not able to find service for
a period of six months the shortest time for which a pension
can be granted. I am therefore under the necessity of
[illegible] the claim for further evidence
I remain Yours &c
Hon. George W. Jones
House of Representatis [Representatives]

[Written in side margin: George W Jones 
July 23 /34]
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Ho [House] of Reps [Representatives] Decr [December] 7th 1848

Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the application of
Rebecca Beggarly widow of David Beggarly Deed
for Pension which you will please to cause to be
filed and examined as early as convenient and
inform me of the decision
Respectfully
G.W. Jones

Col J.L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
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BRIEF IN THE CASE OF REBECCA BAGGERLY
Lincoln County ad State of Tennessee
act of July 1838   16  subsequently [?]

Claim, ("original," or "for increase.") [or for increase crossed out]

Proof Exhibited, (if original)

Is documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance. 

Allowed by special Act of Congress
approved 3 August 1854

(If for increase,)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?


Mr. G. W. Jones
Name and Residence of Agent
Fayetteville, Te

S. Cole [?]
Examining Clerk.
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Ho. of Repr.  Jany 29, 1856

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comis. of Pensions

Sir

You will do me the favor to furnish me copies of the papers on file in your office, in the application for Pension of Rebecca, widow of David Baggerly, a revolutionary soldier, including the certificate and letters from the Land Office of Maryland and Oblige[?]

Respectfully 
G.W. Jones
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4 Park Place
Geneva, N. Y. 
Jan 9/927.

To the
Pension Office
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen - 

Will you please give me all information of family data to be found with the pension papers of Capt. Thos. Bell 4th Maryland Regt. and the pension papers of his daughter Rebecca Bell Baggerly, wife of Capt. David Baggerly. Pension granted I think 1854.
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Thanking you in advance
I am yours very sincerely, 
Georgia Sherwood.


[Date Stamped:]
U. S. Pension Office 
Jan 11, 1927
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Mrs. M. B. Chase
3525 Davenport St, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

wants history of 
David Baggerly
MD. W. 8120
Rebecca

Aug. 6-1928

She especially wants the statement of Elizabeth Campbell in regard to marriage & the [unintelligible] of Thos. Belt and his residence in Montgomery Co Md.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

March 2, 1927

Georgia Sherwood
4 Park Place
Geneva, N.Y.

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W.8120 it appears that David Baggerly or Baggarly was born January 18, 1761, place not stated.

He enlisted in Montgomery County, Maryland in May 1781 and served as a private in Captain Burgess' company of Maryland Militia he was at the siege of York and was discharged December 8, 1781.

He died December 18, 1817, in North Carolina.
Soldier married May 19, 1782, in Montgomery County, Maryland, Rebekah (Rebecca) daughter of Thomas Belt or Bell of Montgomery County, Maryland.

She was born January 5, 1781, and was allowed pension.

In 1855 she was living in Lincoln, County
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Tennessee.

Their children were-

Thomas born March 23, 1783.
Benjamin " February 23, 1785.
Rebekah " August 19, 1787.
David " August 16, 1790.
Selah " May 26, 1792.
Female " April 27, 1795.
David Belt " September 4, 1797.
Ethiel " October 29, 1800, married October 7, 1819
Archibald McKee.
[handwritten] b. May [24 or 29] 1791

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

[handwritten] We just allowed this on the state
report