Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,845, Vincent Degraffenried, Va.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Virginia

Degraffenried, Vincent 
or Degraffenreed
Martha Green

NUMBER
R.2,845

CONTENTS

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State of Missouri, County of Greene Scilecit
On this 28th July 1844 personally after earned before the undersigned, and acting justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Martha G. De Graffenried, whose maiden name was Martha G. Thaxton, a resident of said County aged severity three yourself of age, who being first duly sworn  according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress approved July 2nd 1838, entitled in at granting half pay to certain widows. That she is the widow of Vincent De Graffenried, who was a private in the war of the Revolution and who entered the service of the United States from the county of Lunenburg, Virginia in his fourteenth year as a substitute in the place of Woodson Wilson for a tour of three months under General Lawson. He entered said service in January Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-Seven from the County aforesaid.
After having served our the said tour of Three months he returned home, but immediately entered again for another tour of three months as a substitute in the place of __Billups but he did not remain in the service this time more than six weeks. During this last mentioned tour, he was under General Lawson. 
Declarant does not recollect the Captain under whom her said husband served at any time during this war.
This Declarant further states that soon after his return home, the second time, as above mentioned her said husband then enlisted about the first of June Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven for the remainder of the war. During the war from

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the County of Lunenburg Virginia and
remained in the said service of the United States
during the remainder of the war or untill after
the British Prisoners, at the Surrender of Cornwallis
were marched from Yorktown to Winchester
Virginia in order to be exchanged
This Declarant States that her husband served under
General Lawson, General Stephens, General Woodford and Maxwell. Major Murfree, 
Lieutenant Colonel Flerry and Major Terry. Lieutenants Knox and Gibbons also under Washington, Greene and Wayne.her said husband was at the battle of the Brandywine in 1777 at said
battle he was under the command of Colonel Stephens, Generals Greene and Washington. He was
also at the storming of Stony Point in July
Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine, during
said engagement he was under the command of Major Murphy and General Wayne.
This deponent recollects distinctly that after the Was Major used  to visit
her said husband frequently and she has often heard them converse about the storming of Stony Point as well as other incidents connected with the war. 
this declarant stated that her husband
was at the battle of Guilford Court house in March 1781 and was commanded by General Lawson, Stephens and Greene
and her husband was also at the siege of
Yorktown in October 1781 soon after which
he returned home and quit the service
This Declarant States that her said husband
received a Discharge, that this Declarant has often seen it and read it but that her said husband’s house was burnt down
in the County of Halifax Virginia in the

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year Seventeen hundred and ninety one This declarant states that according to the rest of her recollection said discharge has signed by General Lawson and stated that Vincent De Graffenried has served as a solider for four years and that said discharge was brunt with the burning of the house as aforesaid. She states that she was married to Vincent De Graffenrioed in the county of Halifax, Virginia on the 31st day of January seventeen hundred and ninty. And that said Vincent De Graffenried died in the County of Christain and state of Kentucky on the 13th day of May 1834, that she has never married again but is now and continues to remain a widow. She also states her said husband's name has never been upon the pension roll of any state or agency.
And further saith not 
Martha G. De Groffried-her mark
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this date on the
other side written
E. Headlee
Justice of the Peace G.C.
State of Missouri
County of Greene ⎬Scilecit
This is to certify that I am well acquainted with the above Declarant, Martha G.DeGraffenried and that she is an old Lady
of respectability and truth and that the
foregoing statement is entitled to full credit
Given under my
hand, at the County
aforesaid, this July 29th 1844
E. Headlee
J. P. G.C.

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State of Missouri
County of Greene} In the County Court Augt Term AD 1844 
At a County Court began and held at the Court house in Springfield on the 5th day of August 1844 present the Honorable James W Blakey, Bennet Robberson and Wm Chris Justing Esq Thomas B Nearoshff Joshua Davis Clerk - Be it remembered that on the 5th day of said Term of said County Court and on the 9th day of said month (Augt) amongst others the following proceeding was had in the words following towit
"This day was exhibited in open Court the declarations and affidavit of Martha G Degraffenried, and the Certificates of Elisha Heath known to this Court to be an acting justice of the peace for Robberson Township of Greene County mo duly elected commissioned and qualified that the signature purporting to be his we believe to be genuine that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such"
I Joshua Davis Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Greene do certify the foregoing is a true Copy of the Record in my office
In testimony whereof I the Clerk as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court done at my office in Springfield this 9th day of August AD 1844
Joshua Davis Clerk

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Revolutionary
power of attorney
of heir of
John Degraffenried
Missouri - Suspended
Missouri - Suspd.

Martha
Act 1838
Susped
Filed 1 June 1833
F. E Hassla
Washington

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
STATE OF Missouri
COUNTY OF Jasper} Be it known that before me Isaac Roye a Justice of the peace personally appeared John Degraffinried aged 59 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the heir of Vincent Degraffenreid Deceasd who was a revolutionary[notation sign] soldier in the State of Virginia and that he died on the 24 day of March 1833 and that his mother, named Martha Degraffenreid died on the 16th day of September 1857 and that they were married on the _____ day of __________ in the year 17__ and that they were residents of ________ in the State of Virginia and that they resided there 30 or 40 years, and that he resides in Jasper County Missouri and that furthermore he BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with power of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D.C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government and State officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land that may be due him as heir of Vincent Degraffenreid who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law he may be entitled.
In witness whereof, he has on this 26th day of February 1857 hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
John Degraffenried [SEAL.]
Witness: William G. Davinbray
Witness: Josiah H. Minsore
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that John Degraffenried has always by the community been known as the heir of Vincent Degraffenreid
Dated on this 26th day of February 1853.
Isaac Roye J.P.
__________
State of Missouri
COUNTY of Jasper} to wit:
I hereby certify, That Isaac Roye - - - - Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgement were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Jasper County Court, this First day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Ellensad B. James Clerk
of the county court of Jasper county in the State of Missouri
_______________________
*If a Widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."
+State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner-and amount of pension.

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Affidavit
of John Charen Degraffenried

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State of Missouri
County of Jasper } ss.
On this thirteenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the County Court of said county, Martha Gram Degraffinreid, a resident of Jasper County in the said state of Missouri, aged Seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832, 3d March 1837, 3 March 1843, 17th June 1844 and 29 July 1848: That she is the widow of Vincent Degraffenried, who was a Private soldier in the volunteer force Militia of the state of Virginia in the war of the revolution. That she is unable to state the name of the Captain under whom he served. That her said husband served three separate terms during the continuation of the War That he resided Lunninburg County in the state of Virginia at the time he entered the service and was as she believes in the troops under the command of Colonel Hopson and General Washington during his said service, That she believes that he entered the service his first term about two years after the war commenced. That he was in the battles of Stoney Point and Brandy wine but does not recollect the services of any others And she further declares that her said husband received a written discharge which stated in substance that he had discharged his duty honorably, but that said discharge which she has frequently seen was burned accidentally in his house at person County North Carolina which was burned about the year 1813: And she further states that her said husband during his life time and sometime in the year 1838 made an application to the Pension Office for a Pension but which was not allowed for reasons which she is unable

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to state: but which said application with the declaration proof and penthainless of services she asks may be examined and received as part of and in support of this her declaration. That she believes that at the time her said husband made application for a Pension as aforesaid that there was no law under which he was entitled to relief but that he was entitled to the benefits of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832, but which has seen invalid, and which she now claims as his widow as aforesaid referring to the application and proofs on file in support of his claim. And she further declares that she was married to the said Vincent Degraffenreid in Halifax County in the State of Virginia on the 31st day of January, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three and that her husband the aforesaid Vincen Degraffenried red in Christian County in the State of Kentucky on the 4th day of March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty four (1834) and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Martha Greer Degraffenreid
x her mark
Witness.
Thomas S. Walton
Montallon M James
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me in due form of law, and I further certify that owing to said by reason of the bodily infirmity of the said deponents Mother, she was unable to make the foregoing declaration in Open Court, but that the same was made before me, at the residence of E. B. Harrison in the said County and state upon the day and year above written.
Thomas G. Walton
presiding Justice of the County Court

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Know all men by the Presents, that I, Martha Green Degraffenried, of the state of Missouri, do hereby constitute and appoint Clement N. Bennett of Washington City D.C. Attorney at Law, my true and lawful agent and attorney, to prosecute my claim as stated in the foregoing declaration, for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, Arrears of Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, or the claim of my husband above referred to, on file in the department at Washington, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the certificate which may be issued for said claim, and to receive and receipt for all moneys which may be found due me upon said claim; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby notifying and confirming all that my said Attorney shall do lawfully in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this 30th day of June A.D. 1851.
Martha Green Degraffenried {Seal}
x her mark

Witness 
Thomas G Walton
Montalbon M James

State of Missouri
County of Jasper } ss.
On this 30th day of June 1851 before me the subscriber a Justice of the County Court in and for the County and state aforesaid, personally appeared Martha Green Degraffenreid, to me well known and acknowledged the foregoing Power of

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Attorney to be her act and deed for the cases and purposes therein mentioned.
Witness my hand the day and year above mentioned.
Thomas G Walton presiding
Justice of the County Court

State of Missouri
County of Jasper} To wit:
I hereby certify that Thomas G. Walton Esq before whom the foregoing declaration was made and before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged was at the time thereof, one of Judges of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid and duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes and to take the acknowledgement of Perds &c
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the official seal of said Court done at office in Carthage this 30th day of June AD 1851
Ellwood B. James Clerk
of the County Court of Jasper County in the state of Missouri

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This day personally appeared before the undersigned one of the justices of the County Court said County John Degraffenreid & Charner Degraffenried who after being duly sworn as the law directs deposeth and saith that they have known Martha Green Degraffenreed widow of Vinson Degraffenreed ever since the death of said Vinson Degraffenreid which was 4th March 1834 and that she has remained his widow until the present time witness our hands and seals this 30th day of June AD 1851
John Degraffenreid {Seal}
Charner Degraffenreid {Seal}

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of June AD 1851
Thomas G. Walton presiding

State of Missouri
Jasper County} This day personally appeared Joseph Herndon before the undersigned an acting Justice

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State of Missouri
Jasper County} This day personally appeared Joseph Herndon before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace of Jasper County and made oath that he has known Martha G Degraffenreid widow of Vinson Degraffenreid ever since the Death of Vinson Degraffenreid which was fourth of March 1834 and Says She has ever remained his widow till the present time given under his hand this 21st day of June 1857
Joseph Herndon

Taken and Certifyed day and year above written John G W McGabe Justice of the peace - - -

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No. 14,435

Martha G Degraffenreed wid.
of Vincen

Ky:

Act 7th July 1838

To C. W. Bennett - Nov 7/57

2845

11.483
Martha G. DeGraffenried
No 0
Act July 7th 38
_____
Suspended
Let to Edmd F. Brown Pay till 1845

over

Act July 7th '38

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No 14.435

MArtha G. Degraffenried, wid
of Vincen

Ky

Act 7 July 1838 -

W Bennett

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Washington
August 12, 1851.

Hon. J. E. Heath
Comr of Pensions} Sir.
I have the honor to enclose herewith the declaration of Mrs. Martha Green Degraffenreid widow of Vincen Degraffenreid decd. for the benefit of the Acts of 7th June 1832 &c.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. srvt
C. W. Bennett.

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Apl. 9. 1904 His to
Mrs. J. S. Harwill
Birmingham, Ala

2845
P.O.
Martha G. Degraffenried
Service: Vincent Degraffenried
Enlisted: REJECTED, 18
Discharged: ________, 18
Application filed: _________, 18

Alleges:
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.

_______ Recognized. __________ Contr
_________ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ______, 18

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11.483
Martha G. DeGraffenreid
Mo
Act July 7th 38

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Edmund F. Brown,
Notary public, general agent, and conveyancer
E Street, four doors east of the globe office,
Washington City,
continues to attend to the settlement of business before Congress and the several Departments of the General Government, and particularly claims for Pensions, Patents, Lands, Mail Contracts, &c.
Agency, Notarial, and Conveyancing business of every description, promptly and confidentially attended to.
All letters must be free of postage.
September 18, 1844.

References:
Messrs. W. Crane, & Co., Baltimore, Md.
Charles McKarraher, Esq., Philadelphia.
William M. Brown, Esq., New York city.
Rev. Daniel Sharp, D.D., Boston, Mass.
Hon. J. W. Williams, Lancaster, N.H.
Doctor L.D. Boone, Chicago, Illinois.
Rev. I. T. Hinton, St. Louis, Missouri.
Colonel John H. Wheeler, Raleigh, N.C.
Wm. McDaniel, Esq., Cannonsburgh, Pa.
Rev. J. F. Brown, Gainesville, Ala.

Agency, Notarial, and Conveyancing Office,
Washington City, 3d Dec., 1844.

Sir:
Enclosed I hand you the Declaration of Martha G. De Graffenreid of Greene Co. Mo. Widow of Vincent De Graffenreid, who served four years in the Virginia Line of the Revolution.
On a close examination of the Declaration, you will perceive that she names many particulars, by which his name can probably be found upon the Rolls, altho' she forgets the Captain's name.
I expect shortly to receive proof of her marriage, if not I will write to Virginia for it.
Very Respectfully, Yr. Of. 
Edm. F. Brown
Agent
Col. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions