Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8072, Josiah Blankenship, Va.

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(3-1776)

Service
Va.

Blankenship, Josiah

Number
S. 8072

Carded

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Revolution 
INVALID

File No. 8072

Josiah Blankenship
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

Index:-Vol. (Illegible), Page 35

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5418
Virginia

Josiah Blankenship
of Chesterfield in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the (illegible) commande by Captain Boyell of the Regt. commande by Goode in the VA line for 8 mos. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 cents per annul to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Feb. 1833 and handed by Nov. 11th 

Arrears to 4th of Septe. 32 
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 1833
39.99
13.33
$53.32
(Revolutionary Claim,
(Act June 7, 1832

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13.947
Josiah Blankenship

Declaration

1832 October 8th

$26:66 per annun

Hon. H.S. Arches H.R

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State of Virginia, Chesterfield county, towit;
On this 8th day of October anno Domini 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the county coury of Chesterfield county, now sitting, Josiah Blankenship as present a resident of the town of Petersburg, but late a resident of Chesterfield county in the state of Virginia, aged about seventy three or seventy four 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 act of congress passed 7th June 1832.
That in the year 1780 he was called out in a company of militia commanded by Captn Joseph Royall, of which Robert Brooking was Lieutenant, the Ensign not recollected, which company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col Robert Goode, that they marhced from Chesterfield county down to the lower part of Virginia, were at Smithfield, McKey's Mills Jr, and after serving a tour of six or eight weeks, were marched up to Petersburg and discharged, he was i no battle or skirmish during this tour.
About one month after being discharged at Petersburg he was again called out, in the same company, under the same officers, they marched from Chesterfield county to Petersburg, from thence to Tuckahoe above Richmond, from thence to Westham, from thence to Wilton and from thence across James never tot he town of Osbornes, where they were discharged after serving a tour of about ten weeks, he was in no battle or skirmish during this town. About two months afterwards, he was agian called out, in a company of Militia commanded by Captain George Markham, the subaltern officers not now recollected, they marched to Petersburg, from thence to James River above Richmond, and crossing over they marched down to New Castle a small town on Pamunkey river, and from thence to the City of Williamsburg where they were discharged, after serving a tour of about ten weeks; they were in no battle or skirmish during this tour. 
Sometime early in the month of September 1781 he was called out in a company of militia commanded by Captn Wm Smith of which Joseph Weisiger was Lieutenant, the Ensign is not recollected.

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They marched from Chesterfield county to Williamsburg, from thence to little York, he was present during the whole seige of that place, and after the surrender of the Brittish army under Lord Cornwallis, marched with the prisoners to Winchester, where he was discharged, having served about six weeks this tour. He thinks he served in all the tours, about eight months; he never received any written discharge. He was born and raised in Chesterfield county Virginia, and hes resided there ever since, until about a year ago, when he removed to the town of Petersburg; the register of his birth has been lost; he supposes he was born either in the year 1758 or 1759. He has no documentary evidence, but is well known in the neighborhood where he has resided, by Bland Blankenship and sundry other persons, who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year herein first mentioned.
Josiah Blankenship his mark

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We Peter Mann & Bland Blankenship reading in the county of Chesterfield and state of Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Josiah Blankenship code of Chesterfield county Virginia, but none of Petersburg, who has sworn to and (illegible) the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three or seventy four years of age that he is expected and believed in the neigh= =borhood where he lately resided, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we (illegible) in that opinion : Sworn to and (illegible) in open court this 8th day of October  anno Dom. 1832.

Bland Blankenship X
mark 

Peter Mann
mark

And the said court do hencely declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Bland Blankenship and Peter Mann who have signed and made oath to the proceeding certificates and residents of the county of Chesterfield in the state of Virginia, that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I Parke Poindexter clerk of the county court of Chesterfield county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Josiah Blankenship for a pension. 
In testimony whereby I have (illegible) set my hand and seal of Office this 9th day of October anno Domini 1832, and in the 57th year of our Independence.
Parke Poindexter

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Josiah Blankenship
Amended Declaration

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Virginia; Chesterfield County to wit:
Personally appears before me the undersigned Justice of the peace for the county of Chesterfield (illegible) Josiah Blankenship who bring duly sworn deposeth and earth, 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 eight months as a private in the militia during the war of the Revolution and for such service he claims a Pension. He has not claimed the evidence of any Clergyman residing in his neighbourhood in support of his Declaration, because there is none residing in many miles of him. During the tour at the siege of York, he was frequently under the command of Colo St. George Tucker, Colo. Dick and Major Boyce of the Regular Army - he was also under the command of Colo Dick and Major Boyce, during part of his second tour, particularly at the time of the Battle of Celenburg, but he was not in the engagement. Subscribed and sworn to this fourteenth day of February anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. 
Josiah Blankinship
his mark
(Illegible) and sworn to before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for the county of Chesterfield aforesaid the day and year aforesaid.
Leonard Numally Seal

Virginia; Chesterfield County court Clerk's office. I Parke Poindexter clerk of the county court of Chesterfield in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Leonard Numally whose name is  affixed to the above 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 his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office this 14th day of February ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, and in the 57th year of our Independence. 
Parke Poindexter (illegible)