Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 27144, for William Jennings, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
Va. 

Jennings, William 
or Jenings 
Polly

NUMBER
W 27144

CONTENTS
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See Cir. Tea. Oct. 14" 35
Transferred to Mobile from 4 Sept 1835. Mar 25 183[lost text]
Order to pay 24 Jan 1837
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the C April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 Sept 1838 Agt notified 30 Oct '39
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 Sept 1839. Agt notified 1st June 1840
Set to R Sammy March 23 46

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Mobile 19197
William Jennings
Lincoln Co in the State of Tennessee was a private in the company commanded Captain Walker of the US commanded by Co. C. [illegible] in the Va line for Eight months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 26 Dollar 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Aug't 1833 and sent to Rob't D. Juge Fayetteville
Arrears to the 4th of March $53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible] 13.33
[total] $66.65
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Dan'l Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 85
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Polly Jennings [w]idow of William Jennings who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private 
Certificate #5099 at Louisiana Agency

Inscribed on the Rill at the rate of 25 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of September/47 and sent to R. Lanning Sevierville Tenn.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 355, Vol. 3

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[illegible[ Wm C Copes Jan 5 1851
Cer to P. Act " " " " " 19 Mch 1851
Let to Wm C Copes, " " "
To Louisiana for 11 Sept. 1849
April 8, 1851 [illegible] to Wm C. Copes, Horner, La

Date of death not on [illegible]
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9th William Calvin Jennings was born June 20, 1805
10th Robert Jennings was born April 18th 1808.
Lucrecy Jennings was born May 12, 1810
Sophy Jennings was born 27th May 1812 departed this life June 6, 1812
James W Jennings was born December 31, 1813 
James W Jennings & Mary Bevell was married August 4th 1836
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John B Smoot was born March 4th 1795
John B Smoot and Salley W Jennings was married December 30th 1820
John B Smoot departed this life July 12th 1840
Sarah W Smoot Departed this life January 12th 1842
William Jennings departed this life July 17th 1840
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William Jennings was born February 26, 1761
Polly Kidd was born November 2th 1771
William Jennings and Polly Kidd was married January 18th 1787
Mastin Jennings was born November 4th 1787
Nancy Jennings was born September 4th 1782
Elizabeth Jennings was born June 6th 1794
Allen Jennings was born December 6th 1794
[David] Alen Jennings was born March 14, 1796
Elliot K Jennings was born July 185th 1798
Salley Jennings was born Feby10th 1801
[Webb] Jennings was born May [illegible]
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THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST 
Translated out of the ORIGINAL GREEK: AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS 
Diligently Compared and Revifed, By His MAJESTY's Special Command,
APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES. OXFORD: PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 
By W. Jackson and A. Hamilton, 
Printers to the University
And fold at the Bible Warehouse, Patenternoster, London
CUM PRIVILEGIO
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18779
Wm Jennings
Lincoln Co Va 
From 1777 private 
8 months 
14 16 $26.66 
Walker Commissioner
Robt S. Inge CC
Fayetteville Lincoln Co
J.
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Brief in the case of William Jennings of Lincoln County in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 72

4. State his service as directed in the form annexed.

Period.  In 1777 Apl 1781
Duration of Service. 5 Months   3 Months   
Rank - As a pri
Names of officers - Gen. Mason - no Col
Capt Walker Va Conti
no Col - Capt Cunningham Va ma 

5. In what battles was he engaged? Yorktown, Kings Mountain

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?   Prince Edward Co Va

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  [illegible] who swear that he served nine or 10 months.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No seal on the sheet

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

W.P. Williams Examining Clerk
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Wm. Jennings
18779
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State of Tennessee Lincoln County Fayetteville Oct the 16th 1832 
On this day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before Abner Steed William Edmonson and Samuel Buckham in the Court of please and Quarter Sessios.
Now sitting William Jennings a resident Citizen of the County of Lincoln of and State of Tennessee aged about seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to Laws doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States at the age of seventeen years in the year (as well as now recollected 1777 in the month of April, as a militia man for a Term of three months; after during General Mason at Headquarters; we were in the service better than two months before joining our commanding Give at Salisbury N. Carolina; & entered the service under Capt. Henry Walker my subaltims was Richard Balland Lieut and John Black.
Ensign we were all from the County of Prince Edward Virginia. 
We remained in the service after Jany Ginne Mason our full term of service making during that compain upwards of five months before we are dismissed by our commanding office in the County of Prince Edison Virginia without Received any written discharge - we were in no enquagement during this compain but was kept constantly on the March and guarding the North Carolina frontiers.
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4) Interrogatories by the Court
1st When and in what year was you born?
Answer. in the year 1761 if I mistake not
2nd Have you any record of your age, and if so, when is it?
Answer, I have now the Bible that contained it was [illegible] &
3rd where were you living when call[e]d into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer, as stated in the Declaration
4th how were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or was you a substitute and if a substitute for whom.
Answer, see Declaration
5th state the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regts as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service
Answer. see Declaration
6th did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it.
Answer. See Declaration
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5)
7th state the names of the 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!!
Answer. was as stated in the Declaration

State of Tennessee, Lincoln County} And the said Court do hereby declare their oppinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting these Interrogations [illegible] by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states; And the Court further certifys that it appear to them that Benjamin Boon who has signed the preceeding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Lincoln and state of Tennessee, and that William Moore who has also signed the same, is, a resident of Lincoln County, Tennessee, and is Credible persons and that their statements is entitled to full credit
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Abner Steed
Wm Edmiston
Samuel Buchanan

State of Tennessee, Lincoln County} I, Robert S. Inge Clerk of the Court of please and Quarter Session do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Jennings for a Pension.
In Testiment whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court. This 16" day of October 1832.
Rob't S. Inge
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No
Polly Jennings
widow of William
Ala
act 7 July 1838
No 87, 040

Richard Lanning
Sevierville
Tennessee
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 10 July 1838 entitled an "act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Alabama   Shelby County

On this fifteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and forty four, personally appeared before the [illegible] a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Polly Jennings a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."  That she is the widow of William Jennings who was a soldier in the Virginia Militia in the War of the Revolution. That the said William Jennings drew a pension under the act of Congress of 7th June 1832 of twenty six Dollars and sixty six cents per annum for his said services. She further declares that she was married to the said William Jennings on the 18th of January 1787, that her husband the aforesaid William Jennings died on the 14th of July 1840, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety four, Vig. at the time above stated, and still remains his widow.

Polly Jennings

Sworn to and submitted on the day and year above written before a Judstice of the Peace for said County, and I further certify that the said Polly Jennings is from bodily infirmity and old age is unable to attend Court and also that the family record attached to Mrs. Polly Jennings declaration was in her possession and I believe it to be a true record of the births of the children born to William and Polly Jennings.

Witness my hand seal this 15th day of November 1844.

E. Burchfield Justice of the Peace
State of Alabama
Shelby County 

Personally appeared before me Elijah Burchfield, a Justice of the foresaid County.
John W. Kidd and made oath according to law, that he has been well
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R. Larening
Sieverville
Sept. 22d 1847