Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38066, Elijah Humphrey, Va.
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Service
Va.


Humphrey Elijah

Number S.38066
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15.90.4
Virginia

Elijah Humphrey
of Fluvanna in the state of Virginia
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Parker of the Virginia
line, for the term of One year

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 27 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of November 1819
and sent to John Timberlake
Union Mills Virginia

Arrears to 4th of September 1819             $122.35
Smi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820              48
15 Mr 8/31 & 4/30                                     $170.35

(Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818)

Confirmed
Isaac Lucas

Add. ev. see papers on file 

(On the side of the paper reads as follows)

 Certification sent October 28, 1820
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38066
INVALID
Revy

File No. 38066
Elijah Humphrey
Private Rev War

Act: 18th March 18

Index: Vol. 2, Page 243

(Arrangement of 1870)
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At a Superior Court of Law continued and held for Fluvanna County on Wednesday the 27th day of May 1878.
This day Elijah Humphrey aged sixty years resident of the said county personally appeared in Court and made the following declaration on oath, that he entered the service of the United States as a private soldier and he was of the Revolution on or about the day of 1778 as well as he recalls, that he belonged to a Company commanded by Colonel Richard Parker of the Virginia Line Continental establishment, that he served as a soldier as aforesaid twelve months or upwards and quit the service on consequence of being discharged, which discharge is lost or mislaid, and that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the aid of his country for support, which said aforesaid as respects said service was supported by the testimony of Pleasant Bybee a sworn in open court. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the said Elijah Humphrey served in the Revolutionary War as aforesaid against the Common Enemy for the term of twelve months as aforesaid and that he is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his Country for support and has therefore a just claim to a pension in the manner prescribed by an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", the same is ordered to be certified to the secretary of the department of war.

State of Virginia
Fluvanna County to wit
I John Timberlake Jr
Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County aforesaid do hereby
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Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy taken from a record of my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and there being no official Seal of this Court have hereto affixed my private Seal this hereby ninth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the Commonwealth the July second.

J. Timberlake Jr


I William Daniel one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit including the County of Fluvanna do certify that John Timberlake Jr whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is Clerk of the Superior Court of Law of the County of Fluvanna aforesaid and that full faith and credit is due to his official acts as such. And I do further certify that Elijah Humphrey appeared personally in Court and before me made the declaration upon oath to the facts stated and set forth in the above statement and certificate of the aforesaid clerk in order that he might obtain the provisions made by an Acot of Congress for certain person who was engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and that it appeared to my satisfaction that the said Elijah Humphrey did serve the United States in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy as in the declaration above set forth is stated by him. All which I do hereby certify and send to the secretary for the department of war of the United States under my hand and seal (there being no seal of the Court) this 29th May 1818.
Wm. Daniel (Seal)

(Written upside down on bottom of this page is as follows)
Elijah Humphrey
Ninth Virginia Rev
1778 to 1779
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State of Virgina
Fluvanna County Court

On the twenty ninth day of August eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County processing according to the course of Common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in part of Amount keeping a record of its proceedings and expressly made a Court of record by the Law of this State, Elijah Humphrey aged Sixty two years, resided in said County who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, that he entered the service of the United States as a private Soldier in the war of the Revolution on or about the ___ day of ___ one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight as well as he recollects, that he belonged to a Company commanded by Captain Kendall in the ninth Regiment commanded by Col Richard Parker of the Virigina Line and Continental establishment, that he served as a Soldier as aforesaid twelve months, and quite the Service in consequence of being discharged with discharge is lost or mislaid. And I do solemnly Swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, Sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to the much it as to being myself when the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, also that I have not nor has any person in best for me any property or securities, Contras or Debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed to wit; one hundred acres of Land, one Cow and calf, one yearling, one Sow, two shoats, one Old Plow and Gear, three Hoes, two Small oxes, one Colter, four chairs, three pewter dishes, Six pewter plates, two Basins, Six Spoons, Six cups and Saucers, Six knives and forks, one Small pot and hooks, three old Barrels, one Spinning wheel, one Testament & one Hymn Book. The declaration states that his occupations is that of a farmer which he illy able to present by reason of his age. That his family consists of a wife aged Sixty four years, two grandchildren, the one a boy aged Eleven years the other a girl aged about fifteen years who are all illy able to contribute to their support, this declarant further states that the number of his Original Certificate is fifteen thousand nine hundred and four.
his mark X
Elijah Humphries

Sworn to and declared on the twenty ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred & twenty, before me John H. Cocke presiding Jusctice of this Court.
John H. Cocke
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I John Timberlake Jr Clerk of the County Court of Fluvanna do hereby Certify that the foregoing Oath & the Schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the Records of this Court and I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited on the aforesaid Schedule is one hundred and fifty three Dollars & thirty three cents.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of this said Court on this Sevent day of September One thousand eight hundred & twenty.
John TimberlakeC. F. C.