Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 2511, William Depp, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.

Depp, William

NUMBER
S2511

carded
CONTENTS
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
Date of death not on a3

99016
Kentucky
22016
William Depp
of Barren Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Harris of the regt. commanded
by Col Randall in the Virginia
line for ["21" is damaged] 6 months & 13 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 21 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sept.
1833 and William
Logan Glasgow
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833   $53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 10.66
[total] $63.98

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.       }
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 7
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State of Kentucky Barren County Set
On this 15th day of July 1833 personally appeared be
fore the Justices of the County Court for the county aforesaid William
Depp a resident of the county and state aforesaid, aged seventy two years
on the 25th of March 1833, who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered the service of the United
States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

That ["in" is crossed out] he was born in Powhatan County Virginia on the 25
day of March 1761.  In the year before Cornwallis was taken
he entered the service of the united states as a private in the
Virginia Militia under captain Thomas Harris, 1st Lieutenant
George Smith, he thinks, the other company officers he does
not remember.  He joined the company at Westham where
he assisted in carrying [illegible] over James River to go on to join [page damage]
From Westham he went to Manchester where we waited & 
assisted in guarding the boats until Genl Steuben landed
at Peters burgh. ["at Manchester" is crossed out] he was placed under a re
gular Major at ware bottom church in Chester field
County where he was marched after Steuben landed at Pe-
ters burgh.  At Ware Bottom Church he met Steuben
where he was on parade half a day meet him but
Steuben went off down the River.  It was late in
the year 1780 that he entered the service under Har-
ris, but can not say what month.  He remembers
no other officers except those he has named.  He
was Discharged at Ware bottom Church.  On 
this Tour he served at least six weeks as a
Private in the Virginia Militia.
On the first ["day" is rubbed out] of January 1781 he again
entered the service under Captain Robert Hughes
at Powhatan Court House.  His other officers he does
not remember.  From Powhatan Court House he
was marched to the House of Genl Lawson in
Prince Edward County Virginia, where he
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remained until a Regiment was formed under Genl.
Lawson, Major Tucker and Col Randall.  From
thence he was marched to the Hanging Rock not far
from Guilford Court House North Carolina,
where he joined Genl Green and marched
under him to Guilford Court House.  He had not
long been there before the Battle of Guilford with
the British and Tories, commanded was he is in-
formed, by Cornwallis.  In which Battle he was
engaged.  He escaped with out wounds.  He cant
say, however, that he was engaged actually in the Battle
because he was picked out as ["one" is cross out] of the Bully Guard
which was not engaged in Battle although it was pre-
sent.  He went after, the Battle after the British until
he reached Rocky River when he was discharged.
He received no written Discharge.  On this Tour,
to the best of his recollection, he served three months
as a private in the Virginia Militia.
Sometime in May, he cant recollect exactly, 1781 he
he again entered the service under Captain Porter
1st Lieutenant George Smith, 2nd. do [ditto][Lieutenant] George Smith
two brothers of different mothers of the same name.
He was engaged in Collecting the Boats at Judes
Ferry on James Ferry.  He did nothing but
guard and collect boats on this Tour.  He was dis-
charged, after the boats were ["discharged' is crossed out] collected,
he thinks, at Woodsons Ferry.  On this Tour He
served at least two months as a Private in
the Virginia Militia.  No other officers but
those mentioned are remembered.  He has no
Documentary Evidence, nor does he know of
any Person whose testimony he can procure
who can testify to his services except the Affida-
vit of Benjamin Barnard which is herewith
sent for consideration marked A.  He hereby
relinquishes his every claim to a Pension or annu-
ity except the present and declares that his name
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is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.
In answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War
Department he saith:
1st--
He was born in Powhatan County Virginia on the
25th day of March 1761
2nd
He has a Record of his age at home in Westin
County.
3rd
When called into the service he lived in Powhatan.
Since the War he has lived in Bucking ham County
Virginia-- then in Chester field county--then in Powha-
tan--From thence he came to Kentuck in 1795 and
lived in Fayett near Lexington near 7 years and
then settled in Barren County Kentucky where he
now lives.
4.th
He was Drafted, as he supposes.
5.th
He would name Genl Green.  He rememembers [remembers]
no others now.  He cant remember any continental
or Militia Regiment by name or number.
6th
He never received a Written Discharge.
7th
He would name [illegible name crossed out], Col Jo-
seph Hardin, William Courts, Andrew Nuckolds,
Pouncey Nuckolds, old Mr. Homer Bowman
Ritter, and William Martin.  He does not suppose
that Barnards Deposition will be construed to say
that he served his first Tour of 6 weeks under
Captain Hughes, but if it is, he concurs that it
was a mistake for he served [page damage] Tour under Cap-
tain Harris.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
William x his mark Depp
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I Andrew Nuckols a Clergy man residing in the county
of Barren Ky and David B. Ritter residing in the same
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
William Depp who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing
Declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age the 25th
March 1833; that he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Sol-
dier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opi-
nion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Andrew Nuckols
David. B. Ritter

N.B.
Please communicate the result to
C. Tompkins
Glasgow
Ky.

26.675

William Depp
Original Declaration

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after
an Investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department that the foregoing Will-
iam Depp was a Revolutionary soldier and served
as he states; and the court further certifies that it ap-
pears to them Andrew Nuchols who has sworn to &
subscribed the foregoing Certificate is a clergy man re-
siding in the county of Barren Ky. and that David B.
Ritter who has also sworn to & subscribed the same is a Re-
sident in said county and a credible person and that
their statement is entitled to credit.

[round seal]
BARREN
COUNTY
SEAL
I William Logan clerk of the county 
Court of Barren county do hereby cer-
tify that the foregoing contains the ori-
ginal proceeding of said court in
the matter of the application of William
Depp for a Pension.  In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my name
and affixed my seal of office this
15th day of July 1833.
Wm Logan 
clerk of the court
of Barren County
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26.675
William Depp
Barren Co.
Kentucky

from 1780 private
6 mo & 12 days
$21.33/100

4266
1166
53.32 [total]

Wm Logan
clk Barren Co.
Glasgow
Ken
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.

Sir:
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 compling [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement. shewing the Service of William Depp.  
[column headings:  Period when the service was rendered.  Duration of the claimant's service.  Years.  Months.  Days.  Rank of the claimant.  Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.  Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.  Proof by which the declaration is supported.]

1780.  1 [mo] 12 [days].  Pr.  Cap Harris no Col mentioned.  72 Va.  Traditionary & one witness.

1 Jan 1781.  3 [mo]  Pr.  Capt Hughes Col. Randell 

May 1781.  2 [mo].  Pr.  Cap Porter

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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[printed form]
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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., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. 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 claim-
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [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                              ) ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
[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 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:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he serv-
ed 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 per-
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

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 [page damage] Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[blank] 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 revolu-
tionary 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.

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
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(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 days 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 Revo-
lutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]
and that C. D., who has 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.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commis-
sion; 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 ser-
vices 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
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[printed form]
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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 at-
tempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-
pected.  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 giv-
en, and what has become of it?
{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 tes-
tify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the 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 persons 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
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason, [page damage] may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge [page damage] 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 or 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 pro-
cure, 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.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fol-
low 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 clamant 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 as 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. 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 when 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of 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 au-
thority;  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 [af]fix 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 pub-
lic 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 con-
tains 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 magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wit-
nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[pointing hand symbol} 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.
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August 16, 1939

[illegible]
BA-J/AWF 
William Depp
S. 2511

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the
Revolutionary War record of William Depp, who died
in 1834 in Kentucky.

The data furnished herein were obtained
from papers on file in claim for pension, S.2511,
based upon the military service of William Depp
in the War of the Revolution.

William Depp was born March 25, 1761, in
Powhatan County, Virginia.  The names of his
parents are not given.  

While a resident of Powhatan County, Virginia,
William Depp enlisted sometime in 1780, served six
weeks as private in Captain Thomas Harris' Virginia
company.  He enlisted January 1, 1781, served three
months as private in Captain Robert Hughes' com-
pany, Colonel Randall's Virginia regiment, and was
in the battle of Guilford Court House.  He enlisted
sometime in May, 1781, served two months as private
in Captain Porter's Virginia company.

After the Revolution he lived in Powhatan,
Buckingham, and Chesterfield Counties, Virginia, and
in 1796, moved to Fayette County, Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application
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executed July 15, 1833, then a resident of Barren
County, Kentucky.

The papers on file in this claim contain no
discernible data in regard to the family of William
Depp, nor is the date of his death shown on the
records of this office.

The application for headstone for William
Depp is returned herewith, as is a letter from
W. E. Thomas, Glasgow, Kentucky.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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I Benjamin Bernard of the County of Powhatan and
State of Virginia do Hereby Certify that William Depp
formerly of said county and state but as I am now
informed in Barren County and State of Kentucky entered the 
Service of the Revolution with myself belonging to the
Company Commanded by Capt. Robert Hughes.  First
Duty was Guarding the Boats along James River from
Judes Ferry to west Ham up and down sundry times
say five or six weeks.  Second we Started from Pow-
-hatan Court House under the Command of said Hughes
to Guilford Court House & suppose that we was gone
three months this Commander in chief I think was
Genl. Green the other officers I do not distinctly recollect
and from the old church Register I find my age to
be seventy six January 1st 1833
Benjamin Barnard
Chesterfield County to wit--

This day Benjamin Bernard the signer of
the within certificate, appeared before me
Higgison Hancock a Justice of the peace
for said county and made oath that the said
certificate is true.  I also certify the said
Bernard is a man of credibility
Given under my hand and seal this January
first 1833
H. Hancock JP (seal)
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Virginia  Chesterfield county Clerks office.
Parke Poindexter Clerk of the county court of Chesterfield, in the State of
Virginia, do hereby certify that Higgison Hancock esqr: whose name is
affixed to the within certificate is and was at the time of signing the
same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid
duly commissioned and qualified as such and that the signature thereto
is the true and genuine signature of the said H Hancock.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand
and affixed the official seal of said county court
this second day of February anno dom: one
thousand eight hundred thirty three
in the 57th year of our Independence.
Parke Poindexter Clk

Barnard
Certificate
A
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Glasgow Ky
July 18

Free

26.675.

Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

City of Wahington
D. C.

Wm. Depp
Pension Claim
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April 23, 1935.

BA-J/ady
William Depp 
S.2511

Miss Jessie Ellis
4318 Penn Avenue, N.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters relative to
soldiers of the Revolutionary War, Thomas Winn, Peter
Winn and William Depp.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office
are obtained from claims made to the United States
for pension and bounty land based upon military
service of soldiers in that war.

A careful search of the records fails to show
such a claim on file on account of the services of
Peter Winn as described by you, or Thomas Winn, all
spellings of the surname searched.

The data contained herein are obtain from the
papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for
pension, S.2511, based upon the military service of
William Depp in that war.

William Depp was born March 25, 1761 in Powhatan
County, Virginia.  The names of his parents are not
shown.

While a resident of Powhatan County, Virginia, he
enlisted late in 1780 and served six weeks as a
private in Captain Thomas Harris' Virginia Company.
He enlisted January 1, 1781, served three months as 
private in Captain Robert Hughes' Company, Colonel
Randall's Virginia Regiment and was at the battle of
Guilford Court House.  He enlisted in May 1781 and
served two months as private in Captain Porter's Vir-
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ginia Company.

After the Revolution he lived in Powhatan,
Buckingham, and Chesterfield Counties, Virginia, and
in 1796 moved to Fayette County, Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application exe-
cuted July 15, 1833 while a resident of Barren
County, Kentucky.

There are no family data.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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April 29, 1927

Elizabeth Henry
507 East Central
Wichita, Kansas

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revo-
lutionary War pension claim S. 2511 it appears that William
Depp was born March 25, 1761 in Powhatan County, Virginia.
While a resident of Powhatan County, Virginia he enlist-
ed late in 1780 and served six weeks as a private in Captain
Thomas Harris' Virginia Company.
He enlisted January 1, 1781, served three months as a
private in Captain Robert Hughes' Company, Colonel Randall's
Virginia Regiment and was at the battle of Guilford Court
House.
He enlisted in May 1781 and served two months as pri-
vate in Captain Porter's Virginia Company.
After the Revolution he lived in Powhatan, Buckingham,
and Chesterfield Counties, Virginia, in 1795 moved to Fayette
County, Kentucky, and was allowed pension on his application
executed July 15, 1833 while living in Barren County, Kentucky.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

I used only the soldier's
statements, as his witness
had the same events, but Captains on expeditions
verified.
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4318 Penn Av N., Minneapolis, Minn.,
April 7, 1935.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D C.

Gentlemen;
My understanding is that  my ancestor

William Depp,
b. March 25, 1761,

was a Revolutionary soldier and that he received a pension.
I should like to corroborate my information by such a report as
can be made from your files.

My belief is that he resided in Virginia during the War; but it
may have been in North Carolina.  The report is that he removed
in 1797 to Barren County, Kentucky and that he was buried in 
Glasgow, of that county.

Possibly he lived in Powhatan County, Virginia.

Will you please let me know what you can regarding the soldier
and his parentage and descendents [descendants].  I am informed that he married
December 13, 1789, Elizabeth Walker.

Thanking you, I am
Very truly yours,
Jessie Ellis
(Miss) Jessie Ellis.

[date stamp]
RECEIVED
APR 10 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM
OFFICE  
9
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4318 Penn Av N., Minneapolis, Minn., Apr. 7, 1935.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D C.

Gentlemen;
From Volune [volume] III of Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia,
it is noted that

Thomas Winn
and Peter Winn

were privates enumerated in the pay-roll of Captain Charles Dabney's
Company of Minute Men from May 20th to July 20, 1776--and again
from July 20th to August 20th of that year.

My great-grandfather was Thomas Winn, born 1774, who married
Elizabeth Depp, a daughter of William Depp who is known to the
family of the writer as having been a Revolutionary soldier and a
pensioner.  I am writing you regarding him separately.

Will you kindly let me know from what locality the company of
Captain Dabney was recruited?  and where did Thomas Winn reside, please?

And if you are able to indicate from your files anything to show
whether or not any relationship existed between the Thomas Winn
above named who was born 1774 and the Thomas Winn who was in the 
company of Captain Dabney, I shall be very glad, if you will be so
kind and report all that you can.  Perhaps Thomas Winn became a pensioner

Let me thank you in anticipation for your courtesy.

Very truly yours,
Jessie Ellis
(Miss) Jessie Ellis.
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507 E Central
Wichita, Kansas
March 7- 1927

Pension Department-
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs -
Will you please give me pension
records of William (Forbush) Forbis,
probably a Revolutionary soldier
enlisting from Virginia and later
may have moved to Kentucky, Barren Co.
May have been a soldier of War of 1812-1814
also enlisting probably from Kentucky.

And the pension records of William
Depp, a Revolutionary soldier probably
enlisting from Virginia and later
moving to Kentucky.

Thanking you for the favors
I am very truly--
Elizabeth Henry
507 E Central
Wichita, Kansas

[round date stamp]
PENSION
R
MAR
U. 9  S.
1927
OFFICE
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[printed form, handwritten responses]
Rev War
2511
INVALID.

File No. 2511
Wm. Depp
Pri. Va. Line

Act: June 7, 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 92

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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beth Henry.  MMS&I
1935 Apr 23.  Hist. to Jessie
Ellis. A.D.Y.
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