Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42650, Southy Copes, Va.

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Va.  Copes, Southy   S42650

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Date of death not on WB
10.185
R
Ohio
Southy Copes
of Scioto in the state of Ohio
who was a Sergt. in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Matthews of the Virginia 
Line, for the term of 2 years
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 24th of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of May, 1819
and sent to John Collins, Esq.
Portsmouth Ohio
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 7mos 12/31 $59. 9
[7 mo and 12 days at $8/mo = $59.09]
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 September....48.-
$107.9
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18 March 1818}
Continued

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Southy Copes
Sergt on roll

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State of Ohio Scioto County [illegible] - Before me John Collins one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Scioto personally appeared Southy Copes and being sworn according to saith that he is fifty seven years of age - Born in the County of Ackamak in the State of Virginia Enlisted into the Revolutionary war the third year after it was manument for two years under Capt John Crawford and received immediately after his enlistment the appointment of Sergeant in Col. Matthews Regiment in the Virginia Line of Troops - was in the Battle of Brandywine and Germantown - was there taken Prisoner with Col. Matthews and the greatest part of his Regiment - was a prisoner of war for About Ten Months.  was exchanged at New York shortly after the Battle of Trenton Monmouth - after he was exchanged he again enlisted for 18 Months under Govr Colerain and had the charge of the munitions of war at a place called Chincoteague for the whole time from which Tour of Duty he was honorably discharged - This deponent further states that he is now in reduced circumstances poor and infirm and stands in need of [scratched through]

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Assistance from his country-
Southy Copes
State of Ohio Scioto County personally appeared before me Southy Copes and being sworn such that the matter and things set forth in the foregoing affidavit are true - I further certify that I am personally acquainted with said Copes know him to be an honest upright but poor man and do verily believe the Statements he has made are true since he really needs the assistance of his country for his support-  In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 24th day of July 1818
John Collins

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The State of Ohio, Scioto County ss}
I, John R. Turner, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for said County, do certify that the foregoing affidavit appears to have bene made before the Honorable John Collins, one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County & that the signature purporting to be the name of the said Judge, is his own proper handwriting. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & official seal this 31st day of July 1818 & of our State the 16th
John R. Turner C.S.C.

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State of Ohio Scioto County ss~
On the Fourth Day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Scioto Southy Copes aged Sixty years Resident in said County of Scioto, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, In a company Commanded by Capt John Creppes in the Ninth Virginia Regiment Commanded by Colonel Matthews for and during the period of two years, and that he this Deponent on the Twenty Fourth Day of July in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen Petitioned Justice to the law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818. And Received opinion on Certificate Dated the First day of May 1819 and numbered 10.185~ I do Solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any agreement, disposed of my property or any trust thereof with intent thereby to diminish it and bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for Certain persons engaged with the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the war of the Revolution passed on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities Contracts or debts due to me. Nor have I any investments than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule
Two Twelve Gallon Kettles......................$6.00
Southy Copes
I do further solemnly swear that the above Schedule is a just and true Inventory of all and every particle of property that was possessed of on the 18th of March 1818. But that I will Receive my Pension Certificate, And have drawn my money present to the said Certificate. I have Purchased with my pension one Cow which has since had a Calf a Number of young Hogs and some articles of Household furniture of the value of about Fifty Dollars. That I have no occupation other than a labourer, That my wife is living aged Sixty years and very infirm. That I am so weakly and infirm and have so helpless a family as to require the assistance of my Country for Support. And I say not~
Southy Copes
Sworn to, and declared on the fourth day of december 1820 before the Court.
Attest. John R. Turner Clerk.

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The state of Ohio Scioto County [illegible]

I John R Turner clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is six dollars.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on the ninth day of February of 1821 and of our State the 19th

John R Turner Clk. of the Court
for the County of Scioto

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Claim of Southey Copes
for Arrears of Pension.

Pensioned under act of 
March 18, 1818.

Address
Jno Tennis
Claimant's atty
Xenia Ohio

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State of Ohio
Adams County

Be it known, that before me, James McColm Probate Judge in and for the county aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Southy Copes (or Capes) Jr. and made oath in due form of law, that he is the son, and also the administrator of Southy Copes (or Capes) senior, the identical person who was a pensioner, and is now dead, and to whom a certificate of pension was issued which is lost, and after due search and inquiry cannot be found.  That the deceased pensioner resided in the vicinity of Portsmouth in the county of Scioto and state of Ohio. for the space of over fifteen years before his death, and that previous thereto he resided in Lewis County Ky. and probably his pension papers were prepared while he resided in Ky. and previous to the above years of residence he resided in Accomack county and state of Virginia.

Countermanding and searching all former authority that may have been given, he hereby constitutes and appoints Jno Tennis of Xenia Ohio - Attorney to obtain from the United States the arrears of pension due the above named pensioner at his death.

And the said Southey Copes (or Capes) Jr, as administrator further states, that his papers of administration were taken out in Scioto county and state of Ohio, on the 24th day of February 1834 making him administrator of Southey Copes (or Capes) senior the pensioner above named, record proof of which appointment, is herewith forwarded.  And the said Southey Copes (or Capes) also further states that his father Southey Copes (or Capes) senior also left a widow, (his third wife) that she removed from Scioto county Ohio, to the state of Iowa where she died in (about) 1847. and the said Southey Copes (or Capes) senior, also left four children, [unknown], two daughters, and two sons.  Easter, Andrews, Annie Lancaster, Southey, and Parker Copes which last named

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Parker Copes (or Capes) has been absent "beyond the seas" for over seven years, and if he be living, his place of residence is not known to this affiant [sp].  

Southey Copes Jr Administrator (cross out trator] seal
Administrator of the Estate of Southey Copes (or Capes) Dead
State of Ohio
Adams County } So I, James McColm Probate Judge in and for the county and statee above named do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before one that Southey Copes (or Capes) Senior was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninetysix [sic] dollars per annum, was a resident of the county of Scioto in the state of Ohio, and died in the county of Scioto and state of Ohio, in the year 1834, on the 9th day of January, and that he left a widow (his third wife) Ruth Copes (or Capes) who removed from Scioto Co, Ohio into the state of Iowa, and died there in the (about) year 1847 and that the said Southey Copes (or Capes) Senior, also left four children, two sons and two daughters viz - the daughters are by their married names Easter Andrews and Annie Lancaster, the sons are Southey Copes or Capes Jr. & Parker Copes (or Capes), that he last named - Parker, has been absent [illegible] "Beyond the Seas" for over seven years, and (if living) his residence not known, and the said Southey Copes (or Capes) Junior has produced record proof before me that he is, and was leegally [sic] appointed the administrator of his fathers estate, Southey Copes (or Capes) senior, and that said Southey Copes Junior is now a resident of Adams County Ohio.
In testamony [sic] whereof I have hereunto Set my name and affixed the seal of Adams County Probate Court this 2nd Day of January A.D. 1858
James McColm Probate Judge Adams County, Ohio

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January 24, 1938
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Lillie Copes Morgan
110 West Street
Hillsboro, Ohio

SOUTHY COPES
S.42650
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam: Reference is made to your letter in which you requet the War of 1812 record of Southy Copes, also, the record of his father, Samuel. The pension records of both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service in either war of a Samuel Copes, under any spelling. No claim for pension was found based upon service in the War of 1812 of a Southy Copes; howeve, a claim for pension was found based upon service in the Revolution of a soldier of that name. The record follows of Southy Copes as found in pension claim, S.42560, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. It is the record of the only one of the name found. Southy Copes was born in Accomac County, Virginia. The date of birth and names of his parents are not shown. Southy Copes enlised, place not given, in the third year of the Revolutionary War, was immediately appointed Sergeant and served as such in Captain John Cropper's company, Colonel Matthews' Virginia regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine, and Germantown in which he was captured and held as a prisoner of war until shortly after the battle of Monmouth when he was exchanged at New York. He again enlisted for eighteen months and served as sergeant in Captain Colvin's Virginia company. The soldier stated that he served in all two years. The soldier moved from Accomac County, Virginia, to Lewis County, Kentucky and from there, to the vicinity of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. He was allowed pension on his application executed July 24, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-seven years and residing in Scioto County, Ohio and was still living there in 1820. He signed South Copes

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The soldier, Southy Copes, died January 9, 1834, place not stated, and was survived by his widow, Ruth Copes, who was his third wife. In 1820, the soldier stated that she was then aged sixty years. No dates of any of his marriages were given, nor the names of his other two wives stated. His widow, Ruth Copes, moved from Scioto County, Ohio, to Iowa where she died about 1847. Southy Copes left, also, four children - two sons and two daughters, their names are as follow. The name of their mother was not designated:
Easter Andrews, the given name of her husband not stated.
Annie Lancaster [ditto marks to phrase above]
Southey Copes, who in 1858 was living in Adams County, Ohio
Parker [ditto marks for "Copes who in 1858"]
had been "beyond the seas for over seven years" his residence not known.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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JNO. TENNIS'
LAND OFFICE
AND
PENSION AGENCY,
XENIA, OHIO

Henial, O, Jan 12, 1858.

Hon Commissioner,

Sir
I enclose the claim of the heirs of Southey Copes for arrears.

Southey Copes, senior, was a sergeant in "Virginia Continentals", and was placed on the Pension roll, May 1st 1818, at $96 per annum, and it is claimed that by later (or subsequent) Acts, he was entitled to $120, which leaves an arrear due.

We will also claim that the Copes did not receive his monthly pay for service.

Please have these attended to in their turn, and addrefs [sic].
Jno Tennis.
Claimants Atty

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1938, Jan 24 _ Hist to [illegilbe]

42650
INVALID
Reoy

File No. 42650
Southey Copes
Srgt Rev War

Act:  18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 95

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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RECEIVED
JAN 14 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM.
READER #44

110 West Street, Hillsboro, Ohio
January 13, 1938

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOr
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

01812Fl or old

Gentlemen:
At your earliest convenience, will you kindly check military records of soldiers of the War of 1812 [insert edit "Rev?"] for the record of Southey Copes?

We have at hand an old letter form the Pension Office at Washington, D.C., dated January 29, 1838 [hand edit "18" and hand written  "sounds like Rev."], to the heir and administrator of Southy Copes concerning his pension.  The heir or administrator must either have been Wesley or William Copes.

I would appreciate it very much if you would be so kind as to send me a statement of his military record.

Very respectfully yours, 
Lillie Copes Morgan
Lillie Copes Morgan

0Rev
01812 Fl or old
P.S. It is possible that the record for which I am searching is that of Samuel Copes, father of Southey Copes.

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Jno. Tennis 
Jan 29

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Pension Office
January 29th 1858

Sir.
The claim of the heir & administration of Southey Copes, has been examined and rejected.
This claim is made for an increase of his father's pension which he rec to this death.
The secretary of the interior has ____ that no child of a deceased revolutionary soldier or his widow is entitled to receive the amount of unadjusted pension which might have been due them at their decease.

The only sum which can be received in any case by the child of a revolutionary soldier or pensioner's widow is the amount which has been allowed his or her father or mother which has been ___________ at their decease.

Jno Tennis Esq. 
Xenia Ohio

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The State of Ohio, Scioto County, 88.
Thomas Irvin President, and Samuel Crull, William Givens & Joseph Moore Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said county of Scioto to Southy Copes _______________________, _________________________ send, Greeting.
WHEREAS at a court holden by us on the 24" - day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 34- at the Court House in Portsmouth in the county aforesaid Southy Copes Sew [cross out] as is alleged, lately died intestate, having, whilst living, and at the time of his death, goods and chattles, within this state and county, by means whereof, ordering and granting administration of [illegible] also the auditing [illegible] adjusting the accounts thereof doth [illegible] us; and we being desirous that the goods and chattles of the deceased, may be well and truly administered, applied an disposed of, do grant unto the said Southy Copes full power by these presents, to administer, and faithfully dispose of all and singular the goods and chattles, to ask, demand, and receive the debts which unto the said deceased, whilst living, and at the time of his death did belong; an to pay the debts the said deceased did owe, so far as such goods and chattels will thereto extend, and the law require:
Hereby requiring you, by advertisement, inserted and continued for four weeks successively, in one of the public newspapers printed in this state, to notify the creditors of said estate, to exhibit their accounts, legally proven, within on year; and to make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattles of the said deceased, which shall be appraised and signd by Levin Wilcox or, George Gray & Isaac Stanley free-holders, under oath or affirmation; and also, a true and accurate statement of [illegible] due and owing said estate, so far as they come to your hands, possession and knowledge; and the same so made to return, or cause to be returned, to the clerk's office, of our said court, within three months, and also shall adjust and settle up the accounts of said estate, and deposit such account in our clerk's office, withing eighteen months, unless further time be allowed:  And we do, by these presents, depute, constitute and appoint you the said Southy Copes administrator of all an singular the goods and chattles which were of Southy Copes  Lew deceased.
In testimony whereof, we, on the same day and year aforesaid, at Portsmouth caused the seal of our said court to be hereto affixed, and ordered these presents to be attested.
In witness whereof, I, John N Tennis clerk of the said court, have hereunto set my hand, this 24th day of February in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and 34 and of the Independence of the United States of America the 37- and of our state 31-
John N Tennis CLERK.