Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5147, James Holliday, Va. Residence Of Heirs In 1855
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SERVICE                                                    NUMBER
?                   Holliday, James                        R.5147 [handwritten]
                    Va. residence of heirs in 1855 [handwritten]
CONTENTS
[pre-printed card]
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James
[handwritten]
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State of Virginia County of prince William on this the 27th day of July in the year 1855--personally came before me S Lynn a justice of the peace in + for the County afresaid--Virlinda B. McLean [illegible] Virlinda Pa Holliday, and Elizabeth Jome wife of Thomas Jome formaly Elizabeth Holliday and after being first duly sworn according to law that they are the Children + heirs of James Holladay Dcd who was a soldier in the Revolution War with England - and their Father died in the year 1823 in the month of March [illegible] years and F[illegible] he left no Widdow they make this de[too faint to read] the [illegible] of pension which may be [illegible] by reason of servises of their Father James Holliday in said War that their is only [illegible] being Children that is their [illegible] as before stated and Euphemi[illegible] Gains fomaly Euphemia Holladay-
Verlinda R M[illegible]
Elizabeth [illegible]
I Seymour Lynn justice of the peace in the [illegible] above written do certify that the foregoing declaration and affidavit adx was sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of July 1855. Given under my hand this day + year written.
S Lynn
[all handwritten]
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Know all men by these presents that 
M. Verlenda R. Molan family Verlenda
R. Holliday and Elizabeth Jones family the 
Elizabeth Holliday and Heirs of James Holli-
day, Do. of the County of Prince W. State of
Virginia do Constitute and appoint Henry
Thomas of Fairfax County VA our L[illigible]
+lawfull attorney to receive from the this 
United States pension Agent at Washington
City any and All Sums of Money which is,
or may become due us on account of this 
Services of our Father James Holliday, al ed.
who was a soldier in the [illigible]
[illigible] with England [illigible] [illigible]
and Confirming all our Said attorney may
do this in by virtue this op in witness
where of we have this day Set our hands + seal
this 27th day of July 1855-
List Lewis Carney                       Verlenda R. Molan (Seal)
off M Carney                                Elisabeth Jones (Seal)

              [illigible] [illigible] City to wit-
personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in 
the County afore said in the State of Virginia Verlenda
[illigible] Molan + Elisabeth Jones and acknowledged the 
foregoing power of attorney to be this act and 
deed + said that they wish not to retract it
Given under my hand, This 27th July 1855
                   L. Lyons  JP
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State of Virginia
Prince William County, to wit, 
I Philip D. Lipscomb Clerk of the County Court of the County of Prince Wil.
claim in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Seymour Lynn, whose genuine
signature is written within, is and way, at the time of Signing the Same a justice
of the peace in and for Said County Duly Co[illigible] and qualified, and that full
faith and Credit are due to all his official acts no such.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Said Count[illigible]
28th day of July A. D. 1855
P. hl. Lipscomb
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State of Virginia
County of Fairfax    to wit:
On this 30th Day of July, in the
year 1855, personally came before me J. R [illigible]
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County & State
aforesaid, Euphamia Gaines formerly Euphamia Holliday, 
and upon oath declared, that She was a Daughter, 
and one of the heirs of James Holliday, dec.d,  who 
was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and 
died in March in the year 1823, and left 
no widow. She makes this declaration for 
the purpose of obtaining the a[illigbile] of pension 
which may be due them by reason of the Services
of their Father, James Holliday in Said War, 
that there are only three living children, viz:
 Verlinda R. Molan, and Elizabeth Jones, Herself, 
I hereby appoint Henry W. Thomas, my agent and attorney. 
Euphama Gaines
I, J. R. Gupsty, Justice of Peace, do certifiy that the 
foregoing declaration way subscribed and sowrn to 
before me. Given under my hand, this 30th day 
of July 1855.
J. R. Gupsty  J.P.
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James
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State of Virginia   Prince William County to wit
personally appeared before (?) a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Northumberland Pearson and William Jacobs who being first duly sworn as follows, I was born in Prince William County the year 1774 and have lived in said county to this day- I knew James Holliday who lived and died in said County. I knew, think, to be a soldier in the Revolution War of 1776- I believe he was married in said county about the year  1781 or 1782. I did not see the marriage but was at the house of the marriage the same day that it took place. I saw the company that had gathered on the occasion. I understood that he was married by William (?). I have never heard any person dispute his marriage to this day. I lived within within four miles of the said Holliday from the time of his marriage to the time of his death and was a tenant of land from him the greater part of his life. His wife died first and of course he left no widow as he never married again. Given under my hand this 12th December 1855
North Pearson
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the said William Jacobs states as follows, I was born in the year 1770 in the County of Prince William in the state of Virginia. I know James Holliday of (?) County and have often heard him talk of the difficulty and privations he bore in the service of the War of 1776. I understood he enlisted in said War for the whole time of the war. I did not see him married but will remember that he was said to be married in the year 1781 or 1782 in the County of Prince William state of Virginia. He died having no wife but left children. I preached his funeral at his burial. I have lived near the said Holliday to the time of his death and never to this day find his marriage doubted.
Given under my hand this 12th day of Dec 1855
William Jacobs
L Seymour Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do certify that the declaration and statements made an oath by the forgoing writings to wit Northumberland Pearson and William Jacobs was signed and sworn to before me in my county, this 12th day of December 1855
L. Seymour
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State of Virginia
Prince William County, to wit,
I Philip D Lipscomb Clerk of the County Court of the County of Prince William in the State of Virginia, do herby certify that Seymour Lynn whose genuine signature is written within is and was at the time of signing the same Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly confirmed and qualified
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 11th day of December A.D. 1855
Phil. Lipscomb
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Rejected
5147
James Holliday
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James Holliday of Prince William
Col Wm Washington
Taken prisoner of war

Taken prisoner in S Carolina
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No. 39033
James Holliday
dead Virginia
Rejected. Died in 1823
Left no widow.
Hon Wm Smith  January 10th 1856

June 7 1832
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Mr H. Thomas
Five [illegible] bowel [illegible]

[written on left side vertically]
[illegible]
21= wt [illegible] up
1st Act
Wm Bullitt
rec'd Mr Gray
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Mr. H Thomas
May 26th 18[??]
My Dear I take my pen
in hand to  write you few when you and 
myself were together in your office you
asked me the age of my wife's father 
James Holliday and what time he died
my wife ses [says] it was in 1823 which I believe
was about at that time as to his age I cannot
say myself he has always told me received
this bounty and marched into regular
service in the commencement of the war.
in the army he did go and that for this term
of five years and that when he was about
19 years of age & with safely say that his
neighbors did say that Mr. James Holliday
was but 19 when he went in to the 
wars my fathers family he by then 
Twenty years and as to anyone [illegible]
 & was well acquainted with
him and his family by this old man had 
no indication he did  not no education 
he did not no[know] letter
in the book you must excuse my bad [illegible]
your humble servant
Wm D Gaines
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The Commissioner of Pensions will please examine the accompanying papers and advise me if anything be coming to the representative or rather descendants of James Holiday (?)
Respectfully
Mr Smith
Dec 4, 1855