Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2,042, Francis Wyatt, Continental (Va.)
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Service | [blank] | Number
Continental (Va.) | Wyatt, Francis/Frances | w. 2,042
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Reported [left side of page]

423
Virginia
Frances Wyatt widow of Francis Wyatt who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Corpl [Corporal] of Dragoon, Va Line for two years.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Nov. 17th. '49 and sent to Felix Richards, P [illegible]

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act of July 29 1848, Page 283 Vol. 1
@ [mark]
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Virginia
Clerks office of Caroline County Court 10 August 1849.
I John S. Pendleton Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the Records in my office of marriages solemnized, that on the 23 December 1799 (Twenty third December, Seventeen Hundred and ninety (nine) Francis Wyatt and Fanny Austin were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. [Reverend] John Seif.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and office, my seal of office that this 10th day of August 1849.
John s. Pendleton JP (signature and seal symbol)
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Virginia
In Caroline County Court February 14, 1848.
It is satisfactorily proven to the Court by the affidavits of Mickelberry Young that Frances Wyatt is the heir at said of Francis Wyatt dead a Revolutionary Soldier, which affidavit is in the words and figures following [initials VB] Virginia, Caroline County to wit.

This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the count aforesaid Mickelberry Young, who after being duly sworn made the following statement to wit, that he was well acquainted with Francis Wyatt a reported soldier of the Revolution that the said Wyatt died many years since intestate, leaving a widow. Frances and two children, one died a minor and the other died died intestate & single never having married and that the said Frances Wyatt is the sole heir at law of Frances Wyatt Decd. [deceased] the reported soldier. Given under my hand & seal this 4th day of November 1847.

Thomas Hurt  J. P. seal [justice of the peace] 

Virginia,
Caroline County To Wit
I John S. Pendleton Clerk of the County Court of the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing copy of an order and of an affidavits are correctly transcribed from the records and proceedings of said Court. Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court this 2nd day of July 1849. 
John S. Pendleton, Clerk [signature]
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Declaration
IN order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congref [Congress]  of the 29th July 1848.

State of Virginia
Caroline County to wit.

On this fourteenth day of June One thousand and eight hundred and forty nine (being court day) personally appeared before the County Court of Caroline and State aforesaid Fanny Wyatt a resident of said county and State aged sixty five years who being duly sworn according to the Law, did on her oath, [illegible] in order to obtain the benefit of the pensions made by Congref [Congress] [illegible] 29th July 1848. That she is the wife of Francis Wyatt who enlisted for three years in Col. [Colonel] George Baylor regiment of Dragoons in the Virginia Continental Line as a Corporal and served his time out - she does not know, of her knowledge, tho where [illegible] but have often heard her late husband, Francis Wyatt, recite to her about his  circumstances and she further states that she has  [illegible]  from the Register of the [illegible] Office in the state of Virginia of [illegible] for five hundred acres for the services of her late husband Francis Wyatt.

She further declares that she was married to the said Francis Wyatt on the twenty third day of December seventeen thousand and ninety nine 1799 and that her maiden name was [illegible] that her husband the aforesaid Francis Wyatt died in the [blank] day of April 1803 that she was not married to him prior [continues]
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to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place [illegible] to the second of January eighteen hundred. [illegible] at the town above stated. - She further swears that she is now a widow.  and that she has never before made any application for a pension. -  
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the said County Court of Caroline. -

Frances Wyatt 

State of Virginia to wit;

As a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Caroline County at the Court House on Monday the 11th of June 1849. -
Mrs Frances Wyatt widow of Francis Wyatt, a refuted revolutionary soldier, appeared in Court, and subscribed a declaration and made oath to the truth thereof, in order to obtain a pension (which declaration is hereto amened).  The Court doth certify that fact and also that the said declaration of said Frances is entitled to full faith and credit. -

In testimony whereof I, John S. Pendleton Clerk of the County Court of Caroline in the State aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office on this 13th day of June 1849. - 

John S Pendleton Clerk of Caroline County Court. -
By Randolph Peyton Dy Co
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Francis Wyatt  [illegible] File 2024

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT.
Aug. 5 1777

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 yrs

RANK.
Corpl

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Baylor

COLONEL.
George Baylor  Dragoons

STATF.
Continental

Battles engaged in, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Caroline Co, Va
Date of application for pension,   June 14, 1849  Her cl. was al.
Residence at date of application,  Caroline Co Va
Age at date of application,  She was 65 yrs
Remarks:  Soldier married Dec. 23, 1799 Fanny Austin.  there were two children, no names stated.  both died prior to 1847.  Soldier died Apr. 1803.
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1908 Mar. 25.  Hist. to J.W. Wyatt
[illegible]
1909 [illegible] 25  Hist. to May W. Greene
1916 Dec. 8  Hist. to Mrs. John W. Laird

Rev War

WIDOW, &c.
File No.   2042
Frances Wyatt,
Widow
Francis Wyatt.
Corpl. Rev. War.

Act:  July, 29. 1848.

Index: - Vol. M, Page 363

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Greenwood. Missi.
March 1st 1909.
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.                 

[handstamp] 
U.S. 
PENSION OFFICE.
A
March 5, 1909

Dear Sir's-
No ll.    Please give me the record of William Boddie - a member of the Colonial Legislature & House of Deputies - came to N, Carolina from Wailes in 1750 - & who died 1800
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also please give me the Revolutionary record of George Walton who signed the Declaration of Independence.  Give all the data that you can please - with references - etc to pages & books--
I am anxious to trace my record & join the Colonial dams or D.A.R - Thanking you for the trouble I am respectfully yours -
If any record of Frances Wyatt - please give that too- 
Mrs May w. Greene
Greenwood - 
Mississippi

2042 [numbers underlined] W.F.
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L.S.W.

[partial handstamp]
RECORD 
MAR
13
1909
VISION

[handstamp]
U.S.
PENSION
A
MAR
5
1909
OFFICE
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W.F  2042
Rate of Pensions under Act of Feb 2d 1848. 
pays 283 [illegible] D. recorded in pension office signed by J.P. Chase Clerk

[handstamp]
RECORD
MAR 
21 
1909
DIVISION

Endorsed.

Francis Wyatt in conformity with the Act of July 29t 1848.
[illegible] as the department of the Interior
17t day of Nov 1849
Corporal of Dragoons.

please send to 
J.W. Wyatt
1201 Yon St NW
City.
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Rev. - 1 CM JC

[handstamp]
CENTRALIA 
NOV 18
6: P.M.
MO.

One cent postage stamp [mostly obscured by black ink from the postmark]

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

Commissioner of Pensions
[handstamp]
U.S.
PENSION
[illegible]
30
1916
OFFICE
Washington
D.C 

[written sideways in righthand corner of postcard]
Laird
20
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Centralia Mo - I have a letter from WS [illegible]
Adjutant General who Refers me to you to [illegible] as Regards Francis Wyatt being a soldier of war of the American Revolution - He finds Francis Wyatt recv'd A certificate for 1 Pound 18 Shillings & 5 pence June 9th 1784  Bal of full pay for his services - [illegible] to an act passed Nov session assembly 1781 - He Francis Wyatt Corpal of Virginia cavelry.  Can you tell me when he enlisted where was he discharged - and under who was a Corporal  will you please answer me he was my Great Grand Father

Yours
Mrs John Wyatt Laird
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This is to certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 9th day of June 1784, in the name of Francis Wyatt as a Corpl of Cavalry for [British pound symbol] 92.18.5, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to ------- Joel Higgins --- and was given for services prior to the 1st January 1782. 

SS 322 {No Seal of Office}

Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 5th day of June 1849.  

Jas E Heath                         Auditor.
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W 578
Francis Wyatt
Va
Letter Felix Richards 6th Nov 1849

Act 29 July 48
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Land Office, Military Warrant, No. 9173

To the Principal Surveyor of the Land set apart for the officers and soldiers of the Commonwealth of Virginia. - 

This shall be your warrant to survey and lay off in One or more survey, for Frances Wyatt the only heir of Francis Wyatt died [illegible] 

[hand drawn seal]
heirs or assigns, the quantity of One hundred Acres of Land, due unto the said Frances Wyatt
in consideration of the said Francis Wyatt's services for three years as a Corporal of Cavalry in the Virginia Continental Line, - agreeably to a Certificate from the Governor and Council which is received into the Land Office. - 
Given under my hand. and the seal of the said office this First day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight

S.H. Parker    Reg. L. Office


100 acres [underlined]
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In [illegible] of an advice of Council, I certify, that this warrant has issued in conformity with Laws of Virginia in force prior to the [illegible] by that State of her Western Lands to Congress; and I furthermore certify that no other warrant has issued from the Land Office of Virginia on account of the services of the within mentioned Francis Wyatt 

and that no grant has issued on this warrant

[hand drawn seal]   Given under my hand, and the seal of the said Office this First day of April 1848 
S.H. Parker  Reg. L. Office
$1 office fees 


Va. L. Office, Richmond        Nov. 13th. 1849.

I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a copy of Land Office Military Warrant No. 9173 & that said Warrant [carat] issued to Frances Wyatt & that Warrant No. 9174 issued to Felix Richards, assignee of Frances Wyatt, who was the heir at law of Francis Wyatt, a corporal of Cavalry, in the Virginia Continental Line

S.H. Parker  Reg. Va. L. Office
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Payment to be made at Richmond by Anthony Robinson

Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Virginia

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 283 Vol. 1.  D.

J P Chase   Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
______________

I certify that in conformity with the act of [February is crossed out] July [the 6 has been changed to a 9] 29th, 1848, Frances Wyatt of Virginia widow of Francis Wyatt -----------
who was a Corporal of Dragoons in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of One hundred & twenty dollars [and & cents are crossed out] per annum, commencing on the 4th of March 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the Department of the Interior this 17th day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty nine. 

T. Ewing

Secretary of the Interior.


Examined and Countersigned
JL Edwards

Commissioner of Pensions.
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Richmond  12th March 1851  Recd of Mrs Frances Wyatt  One hundred and twenty dollars for my expenses. and trouble in establishing her pension against the United States  -

Felix Richards [underlined]
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Washington City 13th Sept. 1849

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

I herewith enclose you the Declaration of Frances Wyatt widow of Francis Wyatt with evidence to sustain the application for a Pension under the Act of Congress of the 29 July 1848

Very Respectfully
Your [illegible]
Felix Richards [underlined]
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W518
Declaration - Pension -
Francis Wyatt
Widow of Francis
Va
Act 24 May 1848

Married 1799
husband died 1803

Adm. 2 years corporal
of Dragoons
$120>00 pen
from 4 March 1848

Felix RIchards
Present
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To the Governor & Council of Virginia
Your memorialist represent that her late husband Francis Wyatt entered the service in the Revolutionary war in Captain Baylors Troop of Dragoons from the County of Carolina some time in the year of 1777 and continued therein in  the capacity of Corporal for three year and upwards and begs leave to refer you to the records on file in the Auditors Office and other evidence that may be on file in support of said claim for land bounty, he having never received it in his life time.

Carolina County 26th June 1847.

Francis Wyatt

I do certify that Copl. Francis Wiet Enlisted for three years in Col. Geo. Baylor's Dragoons Aug't. 5th 1777 and serv'd as a good and faithful soldier the full term of his enlistment.
Wm. Barret fly Capt.
Baylor's Dragoons
March 25, 85

Land Office - 5th April 1785
Please to deliver to Mr. James Hawkins a warrant for the within discharge -
Test
As witness my hand to
Rich'd Wyatt Junr
Rich'd Wyatt Senr.
Francis Wyatt

Executive Department October 16th 1847.
Land Bounty was granted to the heirs of Francis Wyatt for his services as a Corporal of Dragoons in the Continental line, three years.
Ordered that the Register issue a warrant accordingly if not already drawn.
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Executive Department
Richmond Va June 5th 1849.

I hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies - the first two of papers filed in this department, and the last of an entry in the Executive Journal of the date prefixed.   Wm H Richardson [a written flourish follows the signature]