Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,635, John Williams, Md. Va.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Md.
Va.

Williams, John
Mildred

NUMBER
W19.635

CONTENTS
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State of Virginia, set,
On this 24 day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County of Orange now sitting John Williams a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 78 years 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 entered the service of the United States in the revolution under the following named officers and served as herein stated. I entered the service as aforesaid early in the fall 1776. at that time I was resident of Colbert County, State of Maryland.   I volunteered as a Sergeant under the command of Capt. Thomas Claland, Benjamin Johns, Lieut, Benjamin Hance Ensign, and continued in the service under the said Officers until the last of December 1777, during the time I marched to Baltimore to Germantown and through the State of Pennsylvania backwards & forwards [illegible] General Smallwood and Genl Green at blackmarsh hill. I was at the battle at Germantown. I marched to Baltimore and was there discharge the last of December 1777.  Still under the Command of the same Officers. After my discharge I remained at home nearly 2 years and then moved to the County of Orange in the State of Virginia. I remained about six or seven months there I was then drafted for a time of two months and served under Capt Benjamin Johnson, Richard White and Belfield Cave Lieutenants, and marched to Cabin point and continued my time out under the same Officers and was discharged at Richmond, Virginia. I then returned home remained a short time was drafted a second time for two months and served under Capt May Burton and Benjamin Smith, Lieutenant, and marched to Morbins hills from thence to Warrick and hickory Churches in the Eastern
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part of Virginia, from thence I crossed York river over into Glucester County and remained my time out the field Officers in this time were Col Matthews & Major Lomax. I was then discharged and returned home I remained but a short time before I was again drafted for two months and acted as sergeant during my whole service and served under Capt John Beadles, marched to York at the Capture of Cornwallis, I was then taken sick and remained so for nearly two months. I then returned to the County of Orange and have been a resident thereof until the present time. I further declare that I relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any State
John Williams"

This day Michael Catterton and William Catterton two credible witnesses appeared in Open Court and made oath that the applicant above went into service first tour mentioned in the declaration of said applicant and returned as Stated. they were not with him in service but they knew him to start & return as stated in the declaration.

Richard White made oath that the applicant served the time mentioned at Cabin point and William Wait made oath that he served the tour at Morbin Hills. and the said White further states that the applicant was in the army about the time of the Capture of Cornwallis -- all which the Court certified as Evidence

We Robert Mansfield and William Martin freeholders of Orange and residents thereof hereby certify that we are well acquainted John Williams the applicant who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about 78 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a soldier of the Revolution
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and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn to and subscribed this the day and year aforesaid

Robert Mansfield
William Martin

And the said Court do hereby certify and declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies, that the above named Robert Mansfield and William Martin who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Orange and credible persons, and their Statement is entitled to credit.

I Reynolds Chapman, Clerk of the County Court of Orange, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Williams for a pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of October 1832, in this 57th year of the commonwealth
Reynolds Chapman
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Orange County to wit
County aforsd. Daniel White
Personally appeared before [crossed out: open court] [inserted: before me a Justice of the peace for the _]
on this the 27th day of May 1833 John Williams
the person who signed the within declaration
and made oath that by reason of age and the
consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively
to as to the presen [sic] time of the first term of service
mentioned in the said declaration he is certain
it was [crossed out: illegible months and more] 1 year and
[crossed out: 2yrs- months] upwards. That his Col (he thinks
but is not certain from the reasons above) was
Smallwood who is called Gen in the declaration
That he served the times mentioned in the other
tours in the part of which he thinks the col was
[illegible] but he is not certain, in the second
illegible], [inserted: Col], name is mentioned in declaration in the
third In does not recollect the name of the col
for he was sick the rest of the tour. That he
acted as sergent [sic] during the whole time of
service and he claims a pension as such
for the services aforesaid [crossed out: and the court illegible] [inserted: I illegible]
[crossed out: certify] certify that all the witnesses who has
testified in this case are worthy of belief
Daniel White
The following is interlineations and alterations
made in the above certificate before were sworn to to wit the words
"before me, a justice of the peace-- Daniel White - I hereby- Col-- 1833- old"
interlined, and the erasures in the first, eight- twentieth and
twenty first series-- all made before oath administered to Declarant
Daniel Whilte [Illegible]
twenty seventh day May 1833
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State of Virginia, to wit
I, Reynolds Chapman Clerk of the County
Court of Orange, do hereby certify, that Daniel White, gentleman
whose name is subscribed to the above certificate, was on the
day of the date of the same, an acting justice of the peace in
and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and
duly authorized to administer an oath, and I further certify, that
I am satisfied his signature is genuine
In Testimony of
all which I hereto put my hand and affix the
seal of the said Court this first day of June
1833 and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth
Reynolds Chapman
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Joh Williams
Declaration

August 26th 1833.

Admt as a 
Sergt. 2 ys. $120
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State of Virginia
Orange County S.
On this 26th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three, personally appeared before the County Court of Orange, John Williams, a resident
of the said County in the State of Virginia who was born in the year [inserted: 17 &] fifty four
and is now aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law
doth on his oath make the following declaration (supplemental to the declaration
made by him in the said Court on the 24th September 1832) in order to obtain the benefit
of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That in April
1776 being then president of Calvert County, State of Maryland, he entered the army
of the United States, as a volunteer, in a company commanded by Captain Claland,
Benjamin Johns being Lieutenant and Benjamin Hance, Ensign (Further reflecton,
a reference to circumstances, and conversation with William and Michael
Catterton (companions of his youth) since the date of the former declaration and
his affidavit of the 27 of May 1833, which brought to his recollection facts and
circumstances, which had for a time gone out of his mind enable him to say with certainty
that he entered the service in April 1776, instead of the fall of that year, as
stated in his first declaration) That he marched with said company first to
Baltimore and then through various parts of Pensylvania; that the said Company
joined the command of Genl Green and Colonel Smallwood at Blackmarsh
Hill, and was present and engaged in the battle of Germantown; that it was ordered
& marched to Baltimore, where he was discharged, towards the end of December 1777
that during the whole time of his service, to wit from April 1776 all towards the end
of December 1777, he acted as a Sergeant. After his discharge the Declarant
returned to his former residence, whereafter an interval of about two years he moved
to the County of Orange, State of Virginia, that some six or seven months
after his said removal, he was, as one of the militia of Orange County, drafted for a
tour of two months and marched to Cabin point, under the command of Capt
Benjamin Johnson, Richard White, Lieutenant, and Belfield Cave, Ensign, Colonel
Innis, commanding the regiment; and that after having served the two
months, during the whole of which time he acted as Sergeant, he was marched
to Richmond, Virginia, and there discharged. That in a short time after his
return home, he was again drafted for two months in the Company of Captain
May Burton and Benjamin Smith, Ensign; that he marched, successively to Malvern
Hills to Warwick and Hickory Churches in Eastern Virginia, and across
York river into the County of Gloucester, and having performed his said tour of
two months, during the whole of which time he acted as Sergeant, he was discharged
To the best of his recollection the field officer of the Regiment to which he
belonged during the last town were Colonel Matthews and Major Lomax _ That
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a short time after this last discharge he was again drafted, and served as a sergrant,
two months tour, in the company commanded by Capt. John Beadles, and was
at the siege of York, when Cornwallis was captured; that he was there taken sick
and remained so nearly two months, when, being discharged he returned to his home in
the County of Orange, where he has resided ever since; that he does not recollect to
what Regiment he belonged during the last town, probably from the circumstance
of his having been sick the greater part of it, that if he received written discharges,
about which he is not certain, he did not preserve them. The only witnesses
within his knowledge, who can testify to the Declarants services & character for
veracity are William and Michael Catterton, Richard White and William
Wayts, whose testimony, is hereto subjoined. The Declarant further made oath that
by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively 
as to the precise periods when he entered the service or was discharged, in
the three last tours _ he knows that when he volunteered as above stated, he entered
the service in April 1776 and served till towards the close of December
1777. that he served two months in each of the three last tours, and that he
acted as Sergeant during the whole time of his service, and that he served during
the war of the revolution upwards of two years. This Declarant further
States, that he was born in Calvert County, and State of Maryland, in which
he resided until he entered the service of the United States and served as
herein before stated - He further states, that there is was[sic] no register of his age
kept so far as he knows or believes, and if any, he has no knowledge what has
become of it. He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll
or agency of any State whatsoever
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid
John Williams

We Joseph A Mansfield a Clergyman, residing in the County of Orange, and Minor
Rucker residing in the same county, hereby certify that we are well acquainted 
with John Williams, who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine 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 we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jos A. Mansfield
Minor Rucker

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the
investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories
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prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant
was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court
further certifies, that it appears to them that Joseph A. Mansfield
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergiman, resident in
the said County of Orange, and that Minor Rucker, who has also signed
the same, is a resident in the same County, and is a credible person,
and that their statement is entitled to credit
I, Reynolds Chapman, Clerk of the County Court of Orange 
aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Williams
for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 14th day of September
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Reynolds Chapman
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State of Virginia Orrange County SS
On this 28th day of June 1843
personally appeared before James B. Newman a justice of the peace
in and for the County and State aforesaid Joseph Williams a resident of
the County and State aforesaid aged forty eight years who being duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the amount of pension which he claims (as the administrator of
Mildred Williams) from the 4th of March 1836 to the 18th day of
October 1837 from which period she has been already paid under the act
of the 7th July 1838: and the declarant further alleges that he is the administrator
of Mildred, Williams who was, and did remain, to the day of her death
the Widow of John Williams, who was a Sergeant during the Revolutionary war.
that her pension was allowed at the rate of one hundred and twenty
dollars per annum and was paid to her at the Agency in Richmond
in the State of Virginia and further he saith not
Joseph Williams
administrator of
Mildred Williams
Dec'd
Sworn to and subscribed on the day 
and year above written before
James B Newman JP

I do furthermore certify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph
Williams the above named administrator of Mildred Williams who was
the widow of the above named John Williams decd that he is a Gentleman
of the highest respectability, and that his declaration is entitled to full
credit
James B. Newman J.P.

State of Virginia to wit
I, Reynolds Chapman, Clerk of the County Court
of Orange do, hereby certify, that Joseph Williams is the administor
of Mildred Williams, deceased; and I further certify that James
B. Newman is a magistrate as above, and that the
above signatures purporting to be his, are genuine, as I verily
believe
In Testimony of all which I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office and subscribed my hand this
28 day of June 1843, in the 67th year of the
Commonwealth
Reynolds Chapman, clk
Orange County [Illegible]

The word Newman interlined
by me
Reynolds Chapman, Clk
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Virginia 16.802

John Williams
of Orange Cy in the State of Va
who was a Sergt in the ____commanded
by Captain ____ of the Reg commanded
by Col Martins in the Va
line for 2 years-

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 120 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sept. 33.
and sent Reynolds
Chapman. Orange Co- Va -

Arrears to the 4th of September 1833........300-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mach: 3 H.....60-
....................................................................................360.-

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by N Rice _ Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 23.
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No 6493-
Virginia

Mildred Williams
widow of John Williams, decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7th June 1832
and who died on the 18th day of October, 1837 -
of Orange Co in the State of Virginia
who was a Sergeant in the ____ commanded
by Captain ____ of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Mathews-- in the Virginia
line for two years-

Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond, Va
at the rate of 120 - Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the [crossed out: 4th] [inserted: 18th] day of [crossed out: March 1836.] [inserted: October 1837]-]

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of December
1841-- and sent to F. V. Sutton
Bowling Green, Virginia _

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 41-- $405.00-
Semi-annual allowance ending

{Act July 7,
1838.}
Recorded by W. M. Stewart Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 185
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Repd 31. Dec. 41

Dead. Let to F. W. Sutton Jan
24. 1842

let to LB. Williams June 6th 1843
..  W T Barrit July 10 '43
.. Sep 26 ..
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State of Virginia County of Orange S. S
On this the 13 day of October 1821 personally
appeared before Robt U Brooking a justice of the peace in and for the County and
State aforesaid Mrs Mildred Williams a resident of the County and State aforesaid
aged about Eighty four years (widow of John Williams deceased who first being duly sworn
accouting 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 7th 1838. That she is the
widow of John Williams decd who was a [crossed out: Revolutionary] seargeant [sic] in the Revolutionary war.
and pensioner, and who died on the 18th Oct. 1837. she has frequently heard her husband
the said John Williams speak of his services during the Revolutionary war, but cannot speak
definitely concerning it, That she was married to the said John Williams [crssed out: of] in the County
of Albemarle about the year [crossed out: year] seventeen hundred and eighty four or five by Parson Murray
she thinks, and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her above mentioned) 
deceased husband as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Mildred X her makr Williams

Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year above written before me
Robt U. Brooking J. Peace

I furthermore certify that Mrs Williams the above named widow of John Williams
deceased is a Lady of high respectability and that her declaration is entitled to
full credit that from her age &c it would be inconvenient for her to attend Court. Given
under my hand this 14 day of October 1841
Robt. U. Brooking J Peace

State of Virginia, to wit
At a monthly court held for the County of Orange at the
Courthouse on Monday the 25th of October 1841.
The Court having examined the proceedings of Robert U Brooking
member of its Body, respecting the standing [illegible] of Mrs
Mildred Williams approve of the same, and order the same to
be Certified in the War Department.
Reynolds Chapman, Clerk of the County Court of Orange,
hereby certify, that the above [illegible] is a true copy from records of
the said Court, and I further certify that Robert U Brookings
Gentlemen is a Magistrate as above and that the signatures
purporting to be his are, as I verily believe genuine
In Testimony of all which I hereto put my hand
and affix the seal of the said Court this 26th day
of October 1841 in the 66" year of the Commonwealth.
Reynolds Chapman CCC
Orange County Courts
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No 21965
John Williams. Va

Returned [illegible]

Admit as [crossed out, illegible] Sergt
2 yr $120

e.

Reynolds Chapman, Clerk
Orange county Court
Virginia
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition,, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service' were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
6. To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these [persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other person, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party, And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[THE FOLLOWING FROM (a) TO (e) is {bracketed} TO INDICATE WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED. ALSO WITH THE HANDWRITTEN NOTE: 1 Tour ]
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. [Et cetera] . A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] . For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months", is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. [THE FOLLOWING REMAINING PORTION OF (e) IS UNDERLINED FOR EMPHASIS] Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. [Et cetera] without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service, This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. [THE FOLLOWING REMAINING PORTION OF (j) IS UNDERLINED FOR EMPHASIS] The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
The applicant must specify his service as required above. The militia did not serve as such a whole year at the tour but [illegible] for short tours.
[signature] Dyer Castor, Clerk
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Sir
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
11. May 183
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
spouse
Vol 177 enth
full of & dischard
ged last Decem
ber 1777-
Crafter
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Williams, Orange County Virgin
Duration of the
claimant's service.
2
2
2
Rank of
the
claimant.
Names and Rank
of the Company
officers under
whom he served.
Names and Rank
of the General
and Field officers.
Sergeant Capt Clalam Genl
Smallwood
4
Johnson
Garton
Battles in which
the applicant was
engaged.
Country through
which he marched.
Sergant "
Beadle
Germanton McPa
Col Matthew
Yorktown
I am, respectfully,
for
Va
Place of abode
when he entered
the service, and age
at the present
period
Aged 78
Albert
County
M
Evidence by
which the declaration
is supported
.
Living Witness
Fraditionary
Your obedient servant,
Commissioner of
J. L. EDWARDS,
Pensions.
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Regulations under the Act of June 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers,: all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. [Et cetera] Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. [Et cetera] Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of 
County of
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion [provision] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank] , with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers: [blank]
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c. [Et cetera] )
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the da and year aforesaid. A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
If on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscr9be a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: [blank]
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
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. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition,, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service' were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
6. To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these [persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other person, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party, And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[THE FOLLOWING FROM (a) TO (e) is {bracketed} TO INDICATE WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED. ALSO WITH THE HANDWRITTEN NOTE: 1 Tour ]
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. [Et cetera] . A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] . For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months", is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. [THE FOLLOWING REMAINING PORTION OF (e) IS UNDERLINED FOR EMPHASIS] Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. [Et cetera] without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service, This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. [THE FOLLOWING REMAINING PORTION OF (j) IS UNDERLINED FOR EMPHASIS] The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
The applicant must specify his service as required above. The militia did not serve as such a whole year at the tour but [illegible] for short tours.
[signature] Dyer Castor, Clerk
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In reply to your request of ____, received ____
for a statement of the military history of John Williams
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau. W. 19,635

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
April 1776
Fall 1780
..
Fall 1781

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
to Dec. 1777
2 mos
2 mos
2 mos

RANK.
Sergeant

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Thomas Claland
Benjamin Johnson
May Burton
John Beadles
COLONEL.
Smallwood
....
Matthews
....

STATE.
Md.
Va.
..

Remarks. 
Battles engaged in, Germantown & capture of Cornwallis
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Calvert Co., Md. In 1780 Orange Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 24, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Orange Co. Va.
Age at date of application, born 1754 in Calvert Co., Maryland.
Soldier married in Albemarle Co., Va. 1784 or 5. Mildred.
He died Oct. 18, 1837 and she was allowed
pension on her application executed Oct. 13, 1841 while 84 years of age and a resident of Orange Co., Va.
She died Nov. 20, 1841.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

5 -- 2856
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State of Virginia
Orange County to wit, 
This day Michael
Catterton and William [crossed out: Cat]
Catterton personally appeared
before the subscriber an acting justice of the peace
in and for the County aforesaid, whose characters
the subscriber hereby certify to be good, and in
the opinion of the undersigned & are men of strict
veracity and whose testimony may be relied upon
and cannot in the opinion of the undersigned be
carried to the court of the County without much
inconvenience, as they are old and infirm and reside
about Twenty five miles [crossed out: from the] therefrom, who made
oath that they resided in the County of Calvert, Maryland during
the whole of the years 1776 & 1777, during which time, they were
will acquainted with John Williams, who they understand is
an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed
June the 7th 1832. They believe from their knowledge of John
Williams that he is seventy eight or nine years of age, &
[crossed out, illegible] they know that he entered the service of the United 
States in the spring of the year 1776 above the month of April
as a volunteer, and marched from said County of Calvert in
about that time, and was absent for eighteen or twenty months
returning home in the month of December 1777. when they 
understood and very believe he was first discharged having
served as a soldier during that time, a portion of which
he acted, and probably the whole time as a sergeant. These deponents
further state that they have known John Williams for many
years past in the County of Orange, and believe from the
general opinion of his whole neighbourhood that he served
three tours of two months each making together six months
after his removal from said County of Calvert Maryland
to Orange County Virginia, and that from their own
personal knowledge of the said John Williams and
the information of his (the said Williams) neighbours
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that he is a man of excellent character for honesty
and veracity and that his statements are entitled
to the highest respect & credibility. Given under my
hand and seal this 24th day of August 1838
James Simms

State of Virginia, to wit
I, Reynolds Chapman, Clerk of the
County Court of Orange, do hereby certify that James Simms, gentleman
before whom the within affidavit of Michael Catterton and William
Catterton was made and whose name is subscribed to the certificate
thereof was on the day of the date of the said certificate an
acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly 
commissioned and qualified; and that full faith and credit ought to be
given to his acts as such: and I further certify that from my
knowledge of his hand writing I have no doubt but that his 
signature is genuine
In Testimony of all which I hereto put my
hand and affix the seal of the said Court, this
14th day of September 1833, in the 58th year of
the Commonwealth
Reynolds Chapman
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State of Virginia
Orange County to wit
This day personly appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice
of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Richard White whose
character the subscriber hereby certifies to be good and who is a
man of strict veracity and who in the opinion of the
subscriber cannot be carried to the Court house of the County of
Orange without much inconveniency and difficulty from his age
and infirmity and distance therefrom it being nearly twenty
miles, who made oath that John Williams who he understands
is an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed
the seventh of June 1832, served as a Sargeant [sic] in the Militia
of the State of Virginia in the service of the United States for
a tour of two months in the Company of Capt Benjamin Johnson
in which this affiant was a Lieutenant and that this tour
was in the year 1780 during the months of the fall of the same
date This deponent further states that he has known the said John
Williams ever since the last mentioned period of time during all
of which he has born an exemplary character in the opinion of this
deponent and his neighbours generally for integrity & veracity & that
full confidence should be placed in his statements Given under
my hand & seal this twenty fourth day of August 1833

Daniel White

State of Virginia
Orange County To Wit
This day personaly appeared before the the undersigned an acting Justice [inserted: of the peace] in and for the
County afsd William Wayt (whose character the subscriber hereby certifies to be good
who is a man of strict veracity & who in the opinion of the subscriber, cannot begot
to the court house of the County of Orange without much inconvenience & difficulty
from his age and infirmity lated distance therefrom, it being upwards of twenty miles,
who made oath that John Williams, who he understands is an applicant for
a pension under the Act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832 served as a sargeant [sic] (he
has no doubt (but from the grat [sic] laps [sic] of time dose [sic] not distinctly recollect, but is of that
impression in the militia of the State of Virginia in the service of the United States
for a tour of two months in a company commanded by Capt May Burton. this
affiant being in the same company and marched with said Williams from
the County of Orange. This tour was in the year 1780 and during the months
of July & August (knows it was in very warm weather but from the loss of 
memory does not distinctly recollect that it was the two months above stated but
believes it was. This deponent further states that he has known the said
John Williams ever since the last mentioned period of time during of which
[inserted: he has] born an exemplary character in the opinion of this deponent and his
neighbours generally for integrity & veracity and that full confidence
should be placed in his statements; Given under my hand & seal this
twenty fourth day August 1833
Daniel White
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State of Virginia, to wit
I, Reynolds Chapman Clerk of the
County Court of Orange, do hereby certify that Daniel White, gentleman
before whom the within affidavits of Richard White and William
Wayt were made, and whose name is subscribed to the certificates
thereof, was on the day of the date of the said certificates, an acting
justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned
and qualified, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his
acts as such; and I further certify, that from my knowledge of his
hand writing I have no doubt but that his signatures are genuine
In Testimony of all which I hereto put my
hand and affix the seal of the said Court, this 14th day
of September 1833, in the 58th year of the Commonwealth
Reynolds Chapman
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Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Orange
December 1st 1841

I Reynolds Chapman, Clerk of the County
Court for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that
there was recorded in the said Court on the 28th day
of September 1795, an Indenture bearing date the 9th
day of September 1792. between John Williams and
Mildred his wife, of the County of Orange on the one
part and Hardin Burnley of City of Richmond on the
other part
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said court, this
first day of December one
thousand eight hundred and forty one

Reynolds Chapman [page cut off, illegible]
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BOWLING GREEN
DEC 8

No 8100- Dec 9
Va
July 7. 1838
Mildred Williams

Williams
5.
M. 1784. d. 18 Oct 1837

J L Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
Washington City

FREE
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Bow Green Dec 7th 1841

Dear Sir

I send enclosed Mrs Williams declaration
for pension You will see the declaration was
qualified to sometime since but not finding the marriage
bond in the office of Albemarle County as expected
and the family register being lost had to look for the
proof in some other way _ but I presume the enclosed
is equivalent to a copy of the marriage bond _ a
certificate from the Clerk of Albemarle County
stating that very few marriage bonds are to be found
in his office prior to the year 1786 _ but the certificate
has been lost and concluding it would be of no avail
I have not sent again for it
Very Respectfully
Yr Obt St
Frans V. Sutton
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CHARLOTTESVILLE Va
JUN 30

Free FREE

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

July 3 1843

Va B

Mildred Williams

Arrears
Page 30

Charlottesville June 29th 1843

Sir

I herewith enclose the declaration of
Mr Joseph Williams administrator of Mildred Williams decd
applying for arrearages of Pension, which I believe to be in due form
Repty Yours
Wm T Barret

P.S. You would very much oblige
me if you would inform me if
Mrs Witts declaration has ever
been recd
Wm TB
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State of Virginia County of Orange SS
On this 10th day of March 1843 personally
appeared before James B Newman a Justice of the peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid Joseph Williams (the administration the Estate
Mildred Williams (deceased) who being duly sworn according to law doth on
his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount of
pension which he claims from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 18th 
day of October 1837 (as the administrator of Mildred Williams decd)
from which period he has been already paid under the act of the 7th
of July 1838: and the declarant further alleges that he is still of administrator
of Mildred Williams deceased, the widow of John Williams
who was a sergeant during the Revolutionary War.
That the pension due her was allowed him
at the rate of one hundred and twenty dollars per annum and was paid
to him at the agency in Richmond in the State of Virginia and further
he saith not
Joseph Williams
Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written before
James B Newman J.P

State of Virginia, to wit
I, Reynolds Chapman, Clerk of the
County Court of Orange, do hereby certify, that Joseph Williams
is still the administrator of Mildred Williams, deceased, and that the
above signature purporting to be that of James B. Newman
who was on the 10th day of March 1843, and now is, a justice of
the peace for the said County is genuine, as I verily believe
In Testimony whereof I hereto put my hand and
affix the seal of the court aforesaid this 7th day
of April 1843, in the 67th year of the Commonwealth

Reynolds Chapman Clk
Orange County Court
Page 32

Jan 24. '42

[Illegible]
[illegible]

Mildred Williams
Va [illegible]

Free

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Page 33

Bow Green Va Jan: 20th 1842

Dear Sir.

You issued a certificate of pension
to Mildred Williams of Orange County Virginia
on the 29th day of December 1841, Mrs William
died before she drew her money and her son has
qualified as the administrator as some of the
children live in Georgia, Alabama or Mississippi
it will be quite troublesome to get all the children
to sign a certificate Will you do me the favor
to say if it cannot be drawn by the administrator
M. Williams I understand left some 8 or 10 negroes
land and other property. Now as an administrator
has always to give security in double the amount
of the property and under the laws of the commonwealth
of Va is the representative in fact of this
deceased & as son I believe have the right to make
or amend or alter any of the forms or at least
to say what will be sufficiently formal to receive
the pension-- I ask it as a favor that you will give
me some form by which the administrator can
get the money _ Mr Williams the administrator
is a very Respectable genteman
I am very Respy
P.S. Your letter to me
your obt St
Frank V. Sutton

P. S Your letter to me
can be shown the
Pension agt in Richmond
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June 1. 1843
Va
Claim for Arrears Act 1838,
Mildred Williams dcd.

Arrears

Free

Pension Agent
War Department
Washington
D. C.
Page 35

Orange C.H. May 29th 1843

Dear Sir

At the instance of Capt Joseph Williams admr
of Mildred Williams dec'd I forward you the enclosed 
certificates which have been prepared in order that he may
receive the amount due to her for pension as her admr
I would be pleased if you would at your earliest convenience
adjust the matter and send me a check for the amount
due. The check can be made payable to me or her as
the admr
In haste
yrs with respect
Lewis B Williams
Page 36

Nov 6 1843
Va

M Williams

Free
J. L. Edwards
Washington
D. C
Page 37

Richmond Oct 28th 1843

Dear Sir

Owing to sickness and other reasons
which I deem useless to mention, I have deferred answering yours of
the 26th Sept. last, which much to my surprise informed me of the
rejection of the claim, petitioned for by the Executor of Mildred
Williams decd: and that more particularly, on account of having
Received the decision of the late Atto: Genl as deciding that those who
were widows in 38. were entitled to five years pay commencing on the 4th
day of March 1836
And in so doing disapproved the decision of the form [text might be missing]
Atto: Genl, allowing them only from the time of their Husbands
death, and this opinion was strengthened by the form of declaration you
sent me _ upon which I noticed, that you had underscored, that if
the widow be dead the Heirs are entitled
_ n which [sic] I mention these facts to shew the grounds upon
[inserted: the clause] was presented in the manner in which it was, not deeming it 
necessary to mention or shew the time of the death of Mildred Williams
decd; on account of receiving the act as above stated, and even though it had 
been received as stated by you, I had prior to this, Viz when I drew the
amount allowed her under the act of 38; shown and proven the time of her death
when I obtained the power of atto: to draw the money for the Heirs, which
power of Atto: I presume was submitted for your inspection
I had thought and still think though not able to speak positively, 
in consequence of not having a copy of the letter, that when I sent on
a certificate of the time of Mildred Williams death, that I then stated [crossed out: the]
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my entire ignorance of two applications having been made in the case
of Mildred Williams and both in my Hand writing, and can only account
for it as follows
Joseph Williams the Executor named in the foregoing, applied
to me to prosecute the within mentioned claim, I accordingly wrote the 
declaration and left it with him to obtain the Clerks certificate and to assert before
Magistrate &c, which after being done was to be sent to me, not hearing
from him for several weeks, I wrote to know why they had not been sent
as directed, and was informed by a messenger that the paper had been 
misplaced and could not be found by Mr Williams, with a request that I should
write the declaration over again and send it to him and he would do as
directed, and send it to me immediately. I however called upon him
myself and was told by him in person that the declaration above mentioned
had been lost, and was requested to write another one, which I did and
sent on to the department, being perfectly ignorant of any other application
having been made hoping that this may account for the very [illegible]
ever alluded to in yours and may prove satisfactory I remain
Resply yours
Wm T Barret
P.S
I should be pleased to hear from
Mrs Goings claim
Page 39

At a monthly Court held for the County of Orange, at the
Court House on Monday the 24 day of July 1843
It having been proved to the satisfaction of the Court
that Mrs Mildred Williams, late of this County, and a pensioner
of the United States, departed this life on the 20" day of November
1841. it is ordered that the same be certified to the Department of
War of the United States:
In Testimony, that the above order is truly copied from the
Records of the County Court of Orange, I. Reynolds
Chapman, Clerk of that count, hereto put my hand
and affix the seal thereof, this 27th day of July,
one thousand eight hundred and forty three, in the
68 year of the Commonwealth
Reynolds Chapman Clk
Orange County Court
Page 40

Aug 7, 1843.
Addl tes. case of
Mildred Williams
Va _ on roll

6493.

FREE

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
D. C.
Page 41

Charlottesville August 2. 1843

Sir

The additional evidence wanting 
in the case of Mildred Williams, of which Joseph Williams 
is executor, I herewith enclose and hoping it may prove satisfactory I remain
Very Rspty Yours
Wm T Barret
P.s. The first declaration sent
I had no knowledge of, nor the reply
Hence may be accounted for, that obnoxious
error spoken of in yours, being twice made
Wm T B
Page 42

Johnson Hagood,
Major General, U.S.A.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to James Overstreet and James Williamson described by you.
Said records show that Captain Nathan Williams of the Maryland Line who fell in battle during the Revolution" died in intestate and without leaving
issue" and the bounty land due on account of his
services was allowed to his nephew and nieces, the children of his brother Zedakiah Williams.
From the data given, this Bureau has been unable to identify the records of a Major Williams who was killed at the battle of Eutaw Springs.
Respectfully
E.W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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General Johnson Hagood   JH/My
Atlanta, Georgia,
February 6, 1926

Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir:
1. Will you please inform me as to whether your records show that there was a Major Williams of the Maryland Line killed at the Battle of (Utah) Eutaw Springs, in South Carolina, on September the 8, 1781, or thereabouts? This Major Williams, according to family tradition, left a widow, nee White, who subsequently married Doctor Peter Williamson, a Revolutionary soldier and a distinguished surgeon of Edgefield County, South Carolina I am informed that your records show nothing of Peter Williamson. 
2, Heitman's Register Shows -
Nathan Williams (Md.), Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp, killed Battle of Camden 16th August 1780.
James Williamson (Md.) 1st Lieutenant, 4th Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp, July 1776 to ---.
It may be that these are the two men I am looking for.
3. Information is also requested as to whether you have any record of James Overstreet, alleged to have been killed at the Battle of Cowpens January 16, 1781, and who left a widow by the name of Sarah Booth Overstreet, born 1756, married 1771, died 1818, residence Barnwell District, South Carolina.
Very sincerely yours
JOHNSON HAGOOD
Major General, U.S. Army

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J.C. Lee & Co.
Fruit Growers

Marshallville, Ga. Apr. 5th 1919

Commissioner
Dear Sir
Will you be kind enough to send me the record of service of Sergh. John Williams of Orange Co Va in 1834 & revolutionary pensions
Please attend to this at once and I'll not forget you when the "peaches come".
Respectfully
Mrs. S.W. Boswell
Marshallville Ga

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1919 Apl.11 History to Mrs. S.W. Boswell.  c
Widow, &c.
File No. 19635
Mildred Williams
Widow of John Williams
Sergt. Rev. War
Act; July 7th 1888
Index:-Vol. M, Page 344

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Virginia
John Williams at Jun 7 $120 (illegible)
away When paid last?
HHL
2g Dat '41
To Harry
Died 18 Oct. 1837 (illegible) that price
JH
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Mildred Williams
Wid of John
Va
At July 1838
Married 1785
died Oct. 18 1837
Allowed $120 per annum
from Oct 18 1837