Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39433, William Dennis, Continental Va

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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
[handwritten] Continental Va
Dennis, William
S.39433.
B.L.Wt. 1792-100
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25 April 1820
Land Office Virginia

I certify that a Land Warrant No. 4060 for 200 acres in favor of William Dennis, a private of the Continental Line for this war issued from this office bearing date the 31st. of December 1785. As witness my hand this 1st. June, 1831.
W Selden Rd offc

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[handwritten]
See letter Sept 29. 1830
to J W Murdaugh
Let to Hon H.a. Wise apl 4. 1842

Passed at the Treasury under the act of april 6th 1838 from 4th march & 19th augt 1841 agt notified June 4th 1842

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Notification sent 5 June 1821, to Severn E. Parker,  Esq. Eastville Va

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16.771.R
Virginia
William Dennis [end handwritten]
of [handwritten] Northampton Co [end handwritten] in the state of [handwritten] Virginia [end handwritten] who was a [handwritten] Private [end handwritten] in the regiment command Colonel [handwritten] Campbell [end handwritten] of the [handwritten] Virginia [end handwritten] line, for the term of [handwritten] 18 months. War. [end handwritten]
Inscribed on the Roll of [handwritten] Virginia [end handwritten] at the rate of [handwritten] 8 [end handwritten] Dollars per month. to commence on the [handwritten] 15 [end handwritten] of [handwritten] January 1820 [end handwritten]
Certificate of Pension issued the [handwritten] 25 [end handwritten] of [handwritten] April 1820 & Sent to Hon S. E Pa. House of Reps [end handwritten]
Arrears to 4th of [handwritten] march 1820 5.16 [end handwritten]
Semi-anl. all'ce ending [handwritten] 4 sept 48.00
15/24 4/31 53:16 81
4.13 1/2
1.3
5.16 1/2 [end handwritten]
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
[handwritten] Continued File Sept, 1820 [end handwritten]

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William Dennis
No. 1792

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Power of attorney
to
Joseph Segar

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William Dennis having never ue.d from the General Government the Military Bounty Land promised to the officers and soldiers of the Continental Lines, in the Revolutionary War- do hereby appoint Joseph Segar of the County of Northampton my Attorney for me and in my menu, to receive from the Bounty Land Office any Warrant to which I and or may be entitled for my service as a Private in the Virginia Continental Line during the Revolutionary War - Giv-en under  my hand & seal this 14th day of may 1831 - 
William His + mark Dennis seal
Justi Thomas Powell

Northampton County, State of Virginia
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid William Dennis, who made oath that the above power of attorney is his own act & deed. Given under my hand & seal this 14th day of May 1821.
Daniel Fitchett J.P. seal

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District of virginia lc.
on the 15th day of February a.d. 1820 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the General Court of Virginia, personally appeared William Dennis, aged sixty five, resident in the County of Northampton, in the said District, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath made the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled, an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War. "That the said war Dennis enlisted & "engaged to serve as a substitute, to claim a District of the militia" under a requisition or Draft for the army of the Continent, for "the term of eighteen months, in the year one thousand "seven hundred and eighty, in the County of Northampton, in "the State of Virginia, that he was marched from the County "of Northampton, to the County of accomack in the State "afirsaid and delivered to Capt. Sansum and Coll. Webb at "the Court-house of accomack, and by them taken across the "bay of Chesapeake to a place called Manchester Court-house "in Virginia about 25. miles from Richmond, Virginia. from thence he was marched to the Souther army, then "commanded by general Green. but he does not know the "member of the regiment to which he was attached; that he "enlisted during the war, under general Green, a few days "after the Battle of Guilford Court-house, that he served "faithfully during the war, from the time of his being referred "to Capt. Sansum and Coll. Well as afirsaid; and that after "his reenlistment as afirsaid, he was in the regiment commanded "by Coll. Campbell, but the name of his Captain he cannot "recollect, that he was in the Virginia Line, on Continental "establishment; and that he was discharged, after the end of the "war, about fifty miles from charleston S. Carolina, that the "precise time of his discharge he cannot now ascertain, as his "written discharge was destroyed by getting wet: that he was "in the Battle of Guilford Court-house & Camden in "South Carolina where he was wounded in a battle with the Indians on the lines of Savannah, and that he was at the

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"Siege of little york in Virginia, and afterward marched "back to South Carolina, That he is in reduced circumstances, "and stands in need of his Country's aid for his support." "and that he has no other evidences, now in his power, of his services" 
Sworn to, and declared before me the Day and year afirsaid.
Geo. Parker

I George Parker, Judge we as afirsaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Wm. Dennis, did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the Common Enemy, for the term of nine months at the time, on the Continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings, & testimony, taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress: - I am also satisfied, that he needs the assistances of his County for his Support. 
Done this 15th. of February 1820
Geo, Parker

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Commonwealth of Virginia
Northampton County towit
I Caleb B, Upshur clerk of the Superior Court of Law of Northampton County, do hereby certify that the Honble George Parker whose hand is subscribed to the foregoing certificates now is & was at the time of subscribing the same, one of the Judges of the General Court for the State aforesaid & State Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the 14th. biscuit which includes the County of Northampton.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand & affixed the seal of my office the 17th day of February 1820 & in the 44th year of our foundation.
C B. Upshur Cl. F.C.

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Commonwealth of Virginia
Northampton County Va.

On this thirteenth day of November 1820, per-sonally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record (the said Court proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of account & having the power of fine imprisonment) for the County aforesaid, William Dennis aged sixty seven years & who was a resident in the parish of Hungars in the said County. Who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Rev-olutionary War, in the company, Regiment & line & entered the service & left it at the times & in the manner heretofore respectively states and sworn to & certified to the [crossed out] Secretary of the War Department, that a pension has hereto-fore been granted him under the act of Congress passed on the 18th March 1818 - the certificate of which is remembered 16, 771 and that the date of his original application was the day of |8| - and he also solemnly swears that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 & that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property, as any part thereof with intent thereby & to diminish it as to being him. Left within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818; & that he has not nor has any per-son in trust for him, any property, or writes contracts or debts due [crossed out]: no has be any in  arm other than what is contained in the schedule here to annexed by him subscribed -The said William Dennis further states on oath that he was a resident of the County of Northampton aforesaid on this 18th day

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March 1818 & has so continued ever since- That he has no trades- That his family consists of a wife age about sixty years, now & for several years previous to this time confined with disease that he himself is sickly & unable to maintain his family except from the private charity he ceceives
Schedule~
1 Corner Cupboard - .25
1 Spinning Wheel - 2.00
1 Laywood axe - 1.00
1 Needing hoe - 12 1/2
1 Coffee Pot - .03
1 Earthen Dish - 37 1/2
3 Plates - 13 1/2
1 Iron Pot 75
$4.65 1/2
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Sept. 1820
Cow
JLE
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William his X mark Dennis
Sworn to & declared on the 13th day of November 1820 in open Court

I Caleb B Upshur clerk of the County Court of Northampton County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed aw truly copied from the record of the said Court; & I do [crossed out] certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foresaid schedule is four dollars & sixty five & an half cents
In testimony whereof I have here-unto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 13th day of December 1820
Caleb B. Upshur Clk.
of the county court of Northampton County in the State of Virginia

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a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-sion on file in this Bureau. [handwritten] William Dennis S.F.39433 [end handwritten]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOME SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
[handwritten]
1780 | | | Sansum | Webb| Va
1781 | | | [checkmark] | Campbell |
| discharged in S.C. after the end of the war. |
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Battles engaged in, [handwritten] Guilford C. H. Camden where he was wounded. With Indians on the lines of Savannah and Siege Yorktown [end handwritten]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [handwritten] resided in Northampton Co. Va [end handwritten]
Date of application for pension, [handwritten] Feby 15. 1820 His cl. was al. [end handwritten]
Residence at date of application, [handwritten] Northampton Co. Va [end handwritten]
Age at date of application, [handwritten] 65 yrs. [end handwritten]
Remarks: [handwritten] In 1820 his wife was about sixty years old no name stated [end handwritten]

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Eastville Va
May 87

Then
J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

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Eastville Va
May 87

Then
J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

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Eastville
Northampton County. VA
27th May 1821

Dr Sir
I transmitted to the Department of War during the last session of Congress a Declaration dc: in favour of a Revolutionary Soldier by the name of Dennis of this County and did not receive any information of its fate before I left North-ampton and the old man has frequently applied to me to be informed what is the result of the application for a Pension, Be pleased to com-municate to me the decision of the Department on this claim. I am also [illegible] to enquire the decision of the Department on the cases of Hum-phrey Groyer, Geo. Forrest, Robert Sadler & John Turner of the County of Mathews.
Respectfully yours
Severn E Parker

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War Dept. Bounty Land Office
Oct. 29th 1831
Sir
Yours of the 18 ins.t [illegible] enclosed as relating to the claims of Wm Dennis is received. In reply to which I must refer you to [illegible] of the 11th aug last in which I informed you that, [crossed out] William Dennis having [crossed out] filed with his application the certificate of the Regt of the Said Office that a Warrant for 200 acres have issued to a Wm Dennis a private of the Continental Line of Virginia bearing date 31st Decemr 1785, it was required that [crossed out] he should make said that the Warrant in question had been granted him by the State of Virginia at the period mentioned in said Certificate - Until this requisition is complied with, the claim will continue under suspension - if he did receive the Said Warrant in question or authorize any person to do so for him, or assign his right to the same, it is [illegible] that he cannot have forgotten the fact, the proof of which, will more fully show him to have been in service at the Close of the War, then any he has got furnished - off, on the contrary, it should appear that he did not receive the Warrant in question on dispose of his right to it in any way, it will be considered as conclusive evidence that he was not the individual entitled hereunto, and therefore not the person returned on our Records to whom. Said is now [illegible]; in as much as there is no [illegible] of the same name. On the records of the Virg Continental Line - I have with send you the

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Certificate of the Register, to be returned with them the Required affidavit - 
[crossed out] No records exist in this dept. in relation to the Services of naval Officers, Seaman, or Marines in the War of the Revolution; no bounties in land having been promised them by the Genl. Government - 
The names of Nathaniel Wilkins and Joseph Parker are not returned on the list of Officers of the Virga. [crossed out] Continental Line, on file in this office, among those entitled to lend benefits from the M. State. -
The names of Peter and John Taff cannot be found on the Records of the Virga. Line, along the privates of that line, who acquired a right to bounty lands from the M. States - 
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Wm Gordon
Joseph Segar Esq
Eastville Virginia

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Mr. Gordon
of the Bounty Land Office
War Department

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Eastville Va
Augt 9 1831 [illegible]
William Gordon Esq.
War Department
Washington

[written sideways]
War Dept
august 15. 1831.
Bounty Land
Office

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Eastville, August 4th. 1831
Sir,
I enclose the application of William Dennis, for bounty land, which was sometime [illegible] rejected upon the ground that Wm Dennis had given, at different times, discrepant state-ments. In your letter returning Wm D.'s application, you state "that unless the applicant in this case can be identified with the William Dennis whos name is on the files of the de-partment as a private of Dragoons, his claim will be deemed in a dimisable, - I have with enclose affidavits, which, it is hoped will establish the point required. Though they are founded on the declaration of Dennis himself, yet on they were made incidentally apart firm every expec-tation of Land Bounty from the General Government- and indued when Wm D. was not aware that he had any land claim upon the Genl. Court - The declaration that he was transferred to the Dragoons soon after this entering the service, should be entitled to a consideration, which it certainly should not

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[illegible] would not [illegible], had it been made with any prospect of receiving Land Bounty. Wm D. was, as before [illegible], was not aware of having any claim upon the Govt. of the W.S. until some time after the Late Law of Congress was enacted- nor was he acquainted with this fact until he in-formed to John W. Murdaugh Esq of Portsmouth. You will readily per-ceive that Wm D. might easily be [illegible] of his claim upon the Genl. Govt. as he has ue.d his bounty from the State of Virginia a soon after the War. [illegible] [illegible] - Wm D.'s affidavit that he did receive a War-rant firm the State of Virginia a soon after the close of the War, will be forwarded. You will perceive its a from the Register's Certificate - that Wm D. served in the Continental Line of Virginia to the end of the War; and as the main point -to wit- That ser-ving to the end of the war, is by the best evidence the evidence of the Records of the War. D. Office, chair shown - will he not, in this ground be entitled to his Bounty from the

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Genl. Government?
The [illegible] of Wm D.'s statements may [illegible] be [illegible] [crossed out] by his great age and the great lapse of term since his service - and his consequent decay of recollection. The fact of his absence from the County - on service until af-ter the end of the War, is known to al-most every a person on this [illegible].
Showed the papers sent he insufficient, I have to request, for Wm Dennis, that a decision upon the claim will be suspended, until further evidence can be obtained; an Wm D. has just in-formed me that a Mr Haterwilleark served with him and who he thinks is on the Pension List, can give evidence of his services- any communication on the subject of this claim, may be discarded to me.

Resly to
Jos Segar

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Joseph Segar
Oct 29th 1831
Wm Dennis
Petter Goffig
Thos Butler
N. Wilkins
John Taff
Peter Taff

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Eastville, Oct 18th 1831.
Sir,
I endorse the affidavit of Mr. Waterfield & R. Cortin, as to the Revolu-tionary Services of William Dennis - whose application for Bounty Land - is now before the War Department. The testimony of several persons, as to this fact of Wm Dennis's having this above in the 4th Regiment & being about until the end of the War, can be obtained - but as it is not sufficiently definite, I have dis-pensed with obtaining it - Be good enough to direct any communication on this sub-ject to me. 
I would be glad to be in-formed whether the Department affords any Roll of those, who were engaged in the naval service of Virginia or of The Continental navy. If so- whether the names of Peter Goffig or & Thomas Butler [illegible], are on such Roll-
Be good enough to inform me also whether Lieutenant Nath B. Wilkins, has ue.d his Bounty of the Genl. Govt. - also John Taff and Peter Taff, Privates -and are their names on any of the Records of the Depart-ment- if so- for what have they [illegible] the name of Col. Joseph Parker on record?
Resplly
Jos Segar-

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Joseph Segar
Decemr 15th 1831
William Dennis
No -1792
Rev

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War Dept. Bounty Land Office
Dec. 15th 1831
Sir
Yours of the 3d ins.t enclosing the required affidavit in the Case of the Suspended Claim for bounty land by William Dennis, is received, and I herewith send you Land Warrant No. 1792 for 100 acres. issued in his name, the receipt whereof you will please acknowledge
[illegible]
Wm Gordon

Joseph Segar Esq
Eastville
Virginia

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Eastville, Dec 3rd. 1831.
Dear Sir,
I endorse the affidavit of William Dennis, respecting the receiving of a Land Warrant- It would have been forwarded with the Certif-icate of Waterfield- but for the ab-sence of Wm Dennis from this shone to which he has just returned.- a [illegible] decision upon his case will be gratifying -
Resplly Yours [illegible]
Jos Segar-

P.S No further evidence will he offered as to James Carter's claim- You will oblige me by forwarding me the papers relative thereto.
Jos Segar

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Eastville Va 3/E
Dec 6th 1831

William Gordon Esq.
Bounty Land Office
Washington.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
[handwritten] May 20th, 1842. [end handwritten]
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and author-izing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," [handwritten] The administrator of William Dennis, deceased. [end handwritten] a Pensioner on the Roll of the [handwritten] Richmond, Va [end handwritten] Agency, at the rate of [handwritten] Eight [end handwritten] Dollars and _ Cents per [crossed out] [handwritten] month [end handwritten] under the law of the [handwritten] 18th March. 1818, [end handwritten] has been paid at this Department, from the [handwritten] 4th of March, [end handwritten] to the [handwritten] 19th Aug. 1841 [end handwritten] 
Respectfully yours,
[handwritten] Albion K. Parris [end handwritten]
COMPTROLLER

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

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House of Representatives
12th February 1821

Dr Sir
I have received and now Transmit you the enclosed Declaration- [illegible] Wm Dennis. I should be glad to be informed as early as convenient whether this evidence be sufficient to entitle Dennis to a pension, and if so when I have it will be paid. It will be perceived that there is a [illegible] in the Declaration as to the date of the former Declaration, but this I [illegible] is unimportant.
Respectfully
Severn E Parker

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388
Hon: Severn E. Parker
Re? 13.th Feby 1821
schedule

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Secretary of War

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Eastville, Aug 6 1831
Sir,
I endorse the application of James Carter, a free man of colour, for Land Bounty. I have to request a suspension of a decision on this case, for the same reason assigned in the application of Dennis, [crossed out] in case this evidence [illegible] is enough- [illegible]. I will thank you to direct any communication on the subject of this claim to me.
Respll te
Jos Segar

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I hereby certify that Willaim Dennis, of this county is listed as a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line, in the Revolutionary War: at the [illegible] time with myself said Dennis left, this [illegible] in company with myself for the south when we put under the command of General Green to the best of my recollection. Mr Dennis enlisted for the term of three years He said Dennis left this [illegible] I think under the command of Capt Phillip Sanson and served out his term of enlistment I think the Regiment to which he we were attached was the 4th Virginia Regiment com-manded by Colo. Wm Campbele after serving out his term of enlistment. Mr. Dennis again enlisted for the War and was then transferred to the light Dragoons or mounted men- and enlisted in the service to the end of the War which was about the middle of years 1783- Mr Dennis was en-listed in the dragoons some time in the years 1781- Witness my hand and seal this 15th day of Oct 1831 
Meshack his + mark Waterfield seal
Northampton Co. E. Thos Virginia}
Wm A Christian
Northampton County to wit this day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said County the above named Meshack Waterfield and mark oath that the above certificate was true
Wm A Christian JP

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State of Virginia - Northampton County Feb
I, Nathaniel J Winder clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William A Chris-tian before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is & was at the time of subscribing his name to the certificate thereof, a justice of the peace of the state aforesaid in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified according to the Constitution House of the said State that full faith & credit are due to all his acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as thereout
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand as clerk aforesaid & affixed the seal of the said Court this 20th day of October anno domini 1831 & in the 56th year of our foun-dation
N J Winder Clk

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I hereby certify that William Dennis of this County was in service in the Revo-lutionary War- in the South - That he left here in the fort service- but I have fre-quently heard the said Dennis say that he was transferred to the Dragoons soon after his entered the service - I have heard him make this remark soon after his return from the service. Witness my hand & seal this 11th day of June 1831
Southey Spady seal

I hereby certify that I have frequently heard Mr Wm Dennis say that he was transferred to the Dragoons while he was in the Revolutionary War- I heard him make his remark many years since when his claim for military land was not in question- further he did not know that he was [illegible] in such a claim. Witness my hand & seal this 11th day of June 1831
Wm Dixon seal

Northampton County - to wit.
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid Southey Spady who made oath to the truth of the a-bove certificate signed by him. Given under my hand & seal this 6th day of august 1831. Daniel Fitchett JP seal

I hereby certify that Mr Southey Spady who signed the above certificate is a most respectable citizen of this County & entitled to full credit. I also certify that I have heard Wm Dennis make the declaration to which Mr Spady has qualified. Daniel Fitchett JP

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Virginia. Northampton County Del
I, Nathaniel J Winder, Clerk of the Court of the Coun-ty aforesaid, do hereby certify that Daniel Fitchett who signed the foregoing affidavit & certificate is & was at the time of sub-scribing his name thereto a justice of the peace of the State a-foresaid in & for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified according to the Constitution House of the said State & thus full faith. & credit are due to all his acts as such as well in courts of justice as thereout- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand as clerk aforesaid & affixed the seal of my office this 8th day of august anno domini 1831 in the 56th year of our foundation
N J Winder Clk

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Spadiz's, Dixon's & Fitchett's affidavit-s to Dennis.

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I William Dennis to hereby certify that I [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] a Land office in Richmond in the year 1785. a Land Warrant for 200 acres for my service as a Private of Dragoons in the Virginia Continental Line to the end of the War.
Wm. Dennis His + mark

Teste
Jos Segar & Cyrus Walles
Northampton County to wit

This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforsd. , William Dennis, who made oath to the truth of the above statement by him signed. Given undue my hand & seal this 3rd day of De-cember 1831
Daniel Fitchett J.P. seal

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[illegible] afft.
as to
William Dennis

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Northampton County - to wit -
This day appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the county aforsd- Rachel Cortin- who made oath-
"That she recollects well the very day on which 9th & 4th Virginia Regiments left the Eastern shore of Va. That Dennis left the Eastern Shore as a private in the 4th Regiment and that he was absent from the Eastern Shore in service until the end of the war"
The above facts were sworn to before me a Justice of the Peace this first day of October 1831. as wit-ness my hand & seal.
Daniel Fitchett JP seal

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Joseph Segar
aug 16th 1831
Wm Dennis
James Carter

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War Dept. Bounty L Office
augt. 16. 1831
Sir
Your two letters of the 6" ins.t enclosing the applications for bounty lands by Wm Dennis, and Janes Carter, are received
In the case of Wm Dennis, I have to state that, the affi-davits now addressed, to sustain his claim, being founded altogether upon what the affiants had heard him say, are not deemed sufficient to change the views heretofore taken of his case- That a Land Warrant for 200 acres was granted by the State of Virga. to an individual by the name of Wm Dennis, is fully sworn by the Certificate of the Register of the Land Office, but that the present applicant is the individual to whom that grant was made, does not positively appear; it will be necessary therefore, if he relies upon this evidence, that he should make oath, that the Warrt in question had been granted to him at the period men-tioned in the Register Certificate- The final decision of the claim will be suspended until the Dept is furnished with the affidavit [crossed out] just referred to to gather with the new testimony of Wm. Waterville, as suggested in your letter upon the subject
In the case of James Carter, I have again to inform you that, his name is not returned on the Records of the Virga. line, among those, entitled to bounty land from the U. States which fact is, of itself, deemed to reject his claim unless it can be explicitly proved by some Officer under whom he served, that he, Jas. Carter, did enlist in the Va. Continental line for the specific term of "during the War", and that, he actually continued to serve until the close thereof
In accordance with your request, however, this case will re-main open for further evidence
Yrs He
Wm Gordon

Jos Segar Esq
Eastville 
Virga.

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Hon S: E: Parker
1 new case
2d. March [illegible]
Wm Dennis,
Northampton Co. Va.

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mr J. L. Edwards
War Department

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House of Representatives
March 1st 1820

Dear Sir
I enclose you a Declaration in favour of William Dennis to which I beg your earliest attention. The Judge who enclosed me the Declaration said "of the service of this mans claim, I have no doubt, as, in addition to his Declaration, several of his respected neigh-bours say, they know of his being along time absent in The War & they have no doubt, he was in The army, but they dont like to swear about so ancient a transaction; They also concur in saying that he is quite a poor man, and he appears to be evidently, from veiw, one of the poor of The Country."
Respectfully yours
Severn E Parker

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Mr J. L. Edwards
War Department

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House of Representatives
25th April 1820

Dear Sir
I sometime ago deposited in your office a Declaration in favour of Wm Dennis of the County of Northampton in Virginia from which I have not heard. Be so good as to let me know whether a certificate will be allowed upon the Declaration & if to be granted to forward it to me: or to com-municate to be what has been done on The Declaration.
Respectfully yours [illegible]
Severn E Parker

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3-871.
RECORD DIVISION
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSONS.

Briefed by [handwritten] Geo M. Moore [end handwritten]
Claim No. [handwritten] Dec 28, 1909 [end handwritten]
Certificate No. ___
Claimant ___
Soldier [handwritten] William Dennis [end handwritten]
Service [handwritten] Rw [end handwritten]
Additional Service ___
No ___claim, State records ___, 190__
No claim, combination records ___, 190__
REMARKS:
[handwritten] No O M. I. W or R as above
except I.F. 39433 [end handwritten]

0-8 Chief Division

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atlanta, ga.
Dec. 18th 09.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir.-
Will you please send me the record of service and family connections mentioned in the Pension papers of the Revolutionary American, Wm dennis, a pensioner of Northampton Co. Va in 1820 and Tilman (Tilghman) Patterson of Franklin Co. n.c. in 1826.
Thanking you in advance

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for your kindness
I am Respectfully,
(Mrs) Louise Patterson Whitchard
85 [illegible] Harrie Rd.

[stamp]
PENSION
A
U. DEC 27 1909 S.
OFFICE.

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[handwritten] 39433 [end handwritten]
INVALID
[handwritten] Recy [end handwritten]
File No. [handwritten] S9,433
William Dennis
[illegible] Rev War
[end handwritten]
Act: [handwritten] 18th March 18 [end handwritten]
Index:- Vol. [handwritten] g [end handwritten], Page [handwritten] 185 [end handwritten]
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

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1910 Jan'y 6 Hist. to
Louise P. Whitchard