Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,411, William Fitzgerald, Va.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE Va.  Fitzgerald, William. NUMBER S.30.411

CONTENTS

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Reported {Let to W.T. Barbour for Mar 17 1823;
" N. Lane, Nov 30 1844} [crossed out]

Kentucky  32,025
William Fitzgerald of Oldham Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Gains of the regt. commanded by Col. Anderson in the Virg.a State line for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 60 Dollars   Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2n day of March 1843 and sent to Hon. J.C. Sprigg, House of Representatives

Arrears to the 4th of March 1843.  $720.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending  30.00    $750.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk, 
Book 6.2  Vol. 7  Page 17.

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FITZGERALD,
WILLIAM
(VA.)

S-30411

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No 35,427
William Fitzgerald
Ky
act 7 June 32

Declaration [crossed out]
Admitted
18 mo.
priv.
$60

Hon. J.C. Sprigg, H. Reps

{Honble. W.T. Barbour
LeGrange 
Oldham Co.
Kentucky} [crossed out]

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State of Kentucky
Oldham County Act.
Personally appeared on this 21st day of November 1842 in open court before the county court of said county William Fitzgerald a resident of said county and state aged eighty four years on the 20th of October 1842 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of an act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the united states in the year 1780, with [blank] and served in Col. Thomas Andersons regiment of the Virginia state line--that Brit Stovall was his lieutenant and Hayman Crite his ensign. Captain Gains his captain Col. Anderson his Colonel and General Gates his first commander--that he entered the service in Henry County Virginia and enlisted for the term of three years. That his first active service was in the campaign under the command of Genl. Gates to South Carolina.  That he was at the Battle of Camden and after that when Genl. Green had succeeded to the command of the Southern army he was in the Battle of Gilford C.H. in North Carolina was at the siege of Yorktown and was marched from thence after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to Winchester Virginia. That while at Winchester he was employed in guarding prisoners and remained there until the termination of the revolutionary war

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when he was discharged he served upwards of two years the precise time he does not now remember, but that it was a very short time before his term of service would have expired.  That he served until the close of the war, that at Winchester he received a written discharge, which discharge {he left}[crossed out] from his commanding officer he left in the possession of his brother Henry Fitzgerald then residing in Patrick County Virginia when he left that county which was about forty years ago. That he has resided in the neighborhood in which he now lives for about forty years.
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid
William hisXmark Fitzgerald

{And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that
the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier
and served as he stated} [crossed out] 

Oldham County Court November Term 1842 -- William Fitzgerald an applicant for a Revolutionary pension, came into Court and made his declaration for that purpose, to which he was sworn and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as the states, all of which is ordered to be certified.  A copy Qeste
Wm D. Mitchell Clk

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I William D. Mitchell clerk of the County Court of Oldham County and state of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Fitzgerald for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21st day of November 1842 and in the 51st year of the Commonwealth:
Wm. D. Mitchell Clk

per Brent Hopkins DC

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 14, 1853

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents, the Adm'r of William Fitzgerald, dec. a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Sixty Dollars per annum under the law of June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1850 to the 20th Sept. 1850.
Respectfully, yours,
32025. J.M. Broadhead
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

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The deposition of Andrew G. Fitzgerald about forty six years old a resident of the County of Oldham and Commonwealth of Kentucky-- Taken at the instance of William Fitzgerald an applicant for the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 (in relation to revolutionary soldiers) before William T. Barbour a Justice of the Peace of said Commonwealth for said County at the office of William T. Barbour jr. in the town of LaGrange Oldham County Ky on the 4th day of February 1843.  to be read as evidence on behalf of said applicant said Deponent being first duly sworn according to Law to testify the truth in this behalf in answer to the following interogatories deposes and says--
Question; Are you acquainted with William Fitzgerald, if so, state how long your acquaintance with him has existed where you first knew him, his probable age -- as also where he has resided since you have known him
Answer  William Fitzgerald is my father I have known him ever since my earliest recollection and am about forty six years of age. back to my first memory he resided in Patrick County in the State of Virginia where he remained until I was about ten years old when he removed to the State of Kentucky which was as well as I remember in the year 1806

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I do not know the exact age of my father but can safely say that he is eighty years old and perhaps older he has resided near this place ever since he removed to Kentucky so far as my knowledge extends, and I have been living in this or Shelby County ever since I left Virginia and have seen him frequently during my residence in Ky.
Question -- State what you know about his revolutionary services and whether he has ever applied for a pension anterior to the year 1842
Ans.  I have always heard ever since my first recollection that my father was a revolutionary soldier that he was in actual service at different times But I do not know who were his officers or at what time he enlisted or how long he continued in the service.  my knowledge on this subject being only what I have heard him say himself he never applied for or received a pension to my knowledge until his his late application which was in the year 1842--though I have frequently [two words crossed out] heard  him anterior to that time speak of making an application for a pension.
Question--Do you know of any other matter or thing that would be beneficial to the above named applicant.--
To which Deponent answers nothing

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and further this Deponent sayth not
S.G. Fitzgerald
Sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned this 4th day of February 1843
William T Barbour  J.P.O.C

Also the Deposition of John H. Rodman taken at the same time and place and for the same purposes.  Said Deponent being first duly sworn according to Law to testify the truth in this behalf in answer to the following interogatories Deposes and says--
Question -- State what you know about the Revolutionary service of William Fitzgerald how long you have known him your own age and how long you have been living in this neighborhood.
Ans. I do not know any thing about the revolutionary services of William Fitzgerald from my own knowledge though I have heard him spoken of by his neighbours as being a revolutionary soldier--I have known him for about 25 years during which time he has resided near this place. I have resided in a few miles of this place all my life and am thirty seven years old. I do not recollect positively that my acquaintance extended farther back than 25 years though I think I have known him ever since I was a small boy
Question State what you know about the standing and character of William

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Fitzgerald
Ans. I have always regarded William Fitzgerald as a person of undoubted integrity, and believe that his word may be relied upon. And I think that he is regarded generally by his acquaintances as being an honest but very poor man.
Question Do you know of any other matter or thing that would be beneficial to the above named applicant to which Deponent answers nothing and further this Deponent saith not.
John H. Rodman
Sworn to and subscribed before on this 4th day of February 1843
William T. Barbour J.P.O.C

The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Oldham County to wit The foregoing depositions of Andrew G. Fitzgerald and John H. Rodman two highly respectable citizens of said County were this day taken subscribed and sworn to by the said Andrew G. Fitzgerald and John H. Rodman before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for said County at the time and place and for the purposes stated in the captions thereof from under my hand this 4th day of February 1843
William T. Barbour J.P.O.C

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January 13, 1940

BA-J/AWG  am
William Fitzgerald
S. 30411

Mrs. T. J. O'Connor
621 King Avenue
Florence, South Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Fitzgerald, born in 1749 in Amelia County, Virginia.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 30411, based upon service of William Fitzgerald in the Revolutionary War.  This is the record of the only William Fitzgerald, who served with the Virginia troops, found on file in the Revolutionary War pension records of this office.
The date and place of birth of William Fitzgerald, and names of his parents are not given.
William Fitzgerald enlisted in Henry County, Virginia, sometime in the year 1780, served in Captain Gaines' company, Colonel Thomas Anderson's Virginia regiment, he was in the battles of Camden, Guilford Court House, and in the siege of Yorktown, after which he marched to Winchester, Virginia, and guarded prisoners until the close of the war.
After the close of the Revolution, he lived in Patrick County, Virginia until about 1806, when he moved to Kentucky.  He was allowed pension on his

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application executed November 21, 1842, at which time he was living in Oldham County, Kentucky, aged about eighty-four years.
Harvey or Harry Fitzgerald, brother of the soldier, William Fitzgerald, was living in 1802, in Patrick County, Virginia.  Andrew G. Fitzgerald, son of the soldier, was forty-six years old in 1843, and a resident of Oldham County, Kentucky.
William Fitzgerald died September 20, 1850.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further family data.
In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the past payment of this pension, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
William Fitzgerald
Certificate #32025
Issued March 2, 1843
Rate $60.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

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[No text]

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30411
Revy INVALID.

File No. 30411
William Fitzgerlad
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

Index: --Vol. 2, Page 138

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Apr 8 1909
Mrs. E. Paul Dison
[?]
1940 Jan 13 -  hist to Mrs. T. J. O'Connor [?]

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FITZGERALD, WILLIAM
(VA.). S-30411

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that a Regimental Court of Inquiry[?] assessment of fines[?] {illegible}  the 18th Virginia Regmt in the County of Patrick at the Courthouse on Saturday the 10th day of November 1798
Ordered that William Fitzgerald be Exempted from military Duty averting his Bodily Infirmity.

A copy of teste Wm J Mays, Clk 6 REC.[?]

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Affidavit

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State of Kentucky
Oldham County 

This affidavit states upon his corporal oath, that it is true as is stated and set forth in his declarations made + proven before the Oldham county court which is of even date herewith that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary War in manner and form as is in said declaration contained, and that the reason why he has not before made application for a pension is that he had been informed that it was necessary for him to prove by some living witness that he performed the services which would entitle him to such pension, and that soon after the passage of the Act of Congress of June 1832 he being poor and anxious to avail himself of the benefit of said act and at the advice of some of his friends went to Shelby Co Ky to procure the testimony of one John Blackburn (he thinks his name was John or George) who was a messmate of his in the army, and served with him in the same company that it so happened that Blackburn died a few days before he arrived at his house, and that since that time he has been unable to find anyone who knew him personally whilst he was a soldier as afd. Affiant further states that he did not know that his name could be found on rolls of the army in the war department else he should have made his statement before this and have relied on his recollection.  Affiant wishes here to qualify the statement in said declaration respecting his age. he has no record of age and has relied on a frail recollection, but he thinks that he is 84 or 89.

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on the 20th of Oct. last and that the family Bible containing his age he left in Virginia.
Given under his hand this the 21st of November in the year AD 1842.

William hisXmark Fitzgerald

Oldham County 
Personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace in and for Oldham County the above named affiant William Fitzgerald who is personally known to me and made oath that the matters and things contained in the foregoing affidavit are true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Given under my hand this 21st day of November 1842.

William T. Barbour J.P.O.C.

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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com of Pensions

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LaGrange Oldham Co. Ky
Nov 20th 1842

Sir
Yours of the 2nd and 10th inst has been received--and I regret to have imposed upon you so much unnecessary trouble, which might have been avoided could I have had access to the Regulations which you have since forwarded. 
With this you will receive a package enclosing the Declaration of the pension applicant William Fitzgerald together with an affidavit setting forth the reason why he has not before this applied for the same, this has been in conformity to your directions--these papers have been hastily prepared on Monday last in Court, and it may be that in the press and hurry of business important matters have been neglected. Should this be the case, and the present proceedings insufficient or in any manner unsatisfactory, it is the request of the applicant that his petition or Declaration remain suspended until he can better comply with all that your department may require.  he thinks that he can easily obtain from Virginia evidence of the most indubitable character. I trust however that the present will suffice, as from the evidence taken before the court to wit that he has long had the reputation of being a souldier of the Revolution together with a well established character for truth and honesty of demeanor, and the probability of his declaration corresponding with the role of the army

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I little doubt the sufficiency of this, without further trouble or expense.  In the meantime if the proceedings as had are not enough you will be pleased to give such instructions respecting the nature of the testimony and manner of taking it, as will be accepting and proper.

Yo vy obt Servt
William T. Barbour

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com.

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State of Kentucky.

Oldham County Sct.
I, William Domton Mitchell, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid, do Certify that William T. Barbour Sr. whose name is subscribed to the Certificate attached to the Depositions of Andrew G. Fitzgerald and John H. Rodman, is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credits are due to his official acts, as such; I further Certify that his said signature is genuine.  Given under my hand as clerk, and seal of said Court, done at LaGrange on the fourth day of February eighteen hundred and forty three, and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Att: Wm. D. Mitchell, Clk
per Brent Hopkins D.C.

Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Executive Office
Frankfort 11th February 1843.

I. Robert P. Letcher,
Governor of said Commonwealth, Do hereby certify that William T. Barbour Sr whose name is signed to the annexed and foregoing certificate was at the time of the writing thereof and now is a Justice of the

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Peace in and for the County of Oldham, duly commissioned, qualified and acting as such, and by virtue of his said office, fully authorised to take acknowledgments, administer oaths etc, and to grant evidence thereof; that his certificate is in due form of law and full faith and credit are, and of right, ought to be reposed in all his official acts, as well out of, as in Courts of Justice.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Commonwealth to be affixed at Frankfort on the eleventh day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three, and in the 51st year of the Commonwealth.
R.P. Letcher

By the Governor
James Harley
Secretary of State

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James L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
Washington
City

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Sir
Your last communication dated in December last, which was directed to me at my residence LaGrange Oldham County, after much delay reached me at this place. I immediately sent home your letter to a constituent and requested him to procure such evidence as could be obtained upon the subject. This testimony prepared as directed I have today rec'd and is herewith forwarded, I suppose the authentication is correctly made. I trust so at least, as the old man has experienced much delay trouble and solicitude upon the subject.
I understand that the applicant acknowledges that he rec'd. £ [blank] for depreciation of pay. This he says was for services as a light horseman the amt you mention he says may be correct, on this subject his recollection does not serve him.
As a further proof of his identity I send you an old paper which was found in his possession and was executed whilst he lived in Virginia and exempting him from military duty. 
You will address me again to LaGrange Oldham Co.

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as I think that I shall be at home by that time.
The applicant is still of opinion that he served over two years, but such is his needy condition that he is most thankful for what {crossed out} the best his country will give him. I have no hesitation in saying that, the old man did serve the time he alleges. though there may be no record proof of the fact.

Respectfully your
obt. servt.
William T. Barbour

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Rev. Men [?] 1.43

Wm Fitzgerald

JL Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington

Hon JL Sprigg
HOR

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Washington Feb. 25. 1843

Sir

I am informed by W T Barbour Esq of Kentucky that he had addressed a Package enclosing evidence upon which he suspects a pension will be allowed to William Fitzgerald, and had requested you to send your correspondence with him to Lagrange Oldham County Ky  He now desires that you shall direct your communications to him at Frankfort Ky

Yours respectfully
Jas C Sprigg

JL Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions

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WT Barbour Jr.
Mar 17 1843

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332

Pension officer
Mar 17. 1843

Sir,
In answer to your enquiry respecting the case of William Fitzgerald, I hereto state that a pension certified[crossed out] certificate was issued for him on the 2nd inst. and enclosed to the Hon, J.C. Sprigg, House of Representatives.

W.T. Barbour, Jr. Esq.
La Grange
Kentucky

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office of sgt at arms House Rep
Nov 29th 1844

Sir
You will please inform me whether or not Wm Fitzgerald of Oldham Kentucky has rec'd the full am't. of his pension allowed him.  and also a statement of the facts connected therewith

Respectfully
Hon JL Edward.       N Lane

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W.T. Barbour
Dec 12. '42

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106
Pen office
Dec. 12 42

Sir
The claim of Wm Fitzgerald has been examined and his papers filed under the act of 7 June '32.
His narrative of his service is consistent and the records show that a certificate was issued to Wm Fitzgerald for depreciation of pay for £19. in 1782.  This was for 18 months service only which upon further recollection will no doubt be admitted by him if he be the same[crossed out] person who rendered the service.  Some direct testimony of his identity if attainable should be adduced, sustained by all the traditionary proof within his reach.

Wm T Barbour Jr
La Grange
Ky.

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N. Lane
Nov 30. 1844.

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307

Pension office
Nov 30 1844

Sir
In answer to your letter of the 29th inst. I have to inform you that William Fitzgerald, of Kentucky, alleged in his declaration that he serveded upwards of {about}[crossed out} two years; but on examining the Virginia records in this office it was found that he received a certificate of £19:0:0 for depreciation of pay, which was for 18 months service only.  His pension was therefore adjusted for that amount of service and a pension certificate for $60 per annum {allowed}[crossed out] was issued

N. Lane, Esq
Sergeant-at-Arms
House of Reps

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La Grange Ky                Free
Nov 24th

Dec 2 1842

Rev.

Wm Fitzgerald

James L Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
DC.

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30411
Wm Fitzgerald

Nov. 21. 1842 - 84
Oldham Co Ky.

1758 Henry Co. Va.
Capt Gaines
Col. Thos Anderson
Pvt. Close of war

Camden, Guilford
Yorktown

1842
  84
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1758

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Florence, S.C.
Dec. 28, 1939

Veteran Administration 
Washington, DC
                                    only of Va
I have been referred to you by the Adj. Gen. War Dept. Washington D.C. I would like Revolutionary War information on Maj. Wm Fitzgerald (born 1749) Leinster Amelia Co. Virginia.  Served a Maj. 1776-1783 in war.  My desire to become a D.A.R. is reason for desiring this information.
Thanking you in advance
(Mrs T.J.) Cecilia Fitzgerald O'Connor
621 King Ave.
Florence South Carolina

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