Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,615, Noah Flood, Va.

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Service Va. Flood, Noah Number R.3615 Sarah

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Declaration of Sarah Flood for a Pension under act of July 7th 1838. [illegible]

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Virginia Buckingham County, to wit: I Rolfe Eldridge clerk of the County Court of Buckingham in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that John Morris before whom the foregoing declaration of Sarah Flood was made and Charles McKinney before whom the affidavit of Moses Flood, William A Jones, Samuel P Hardwick, and Nathan Spencer were sworn to, & subscribed in support of the said declaration are asking justices of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law, & that the signature purporting to be the said John Morris & the signature purporting to be the said Charles McKinney are genuine - And I further certify that it appears of record in this office that on the 29th day of November 1785, that Noah Flood and Salley Fugna (the declarant) were joined together in the Holy State of matrimony by the Rev. James Sanders a minister of the Gospel. 
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 18th day of October 1841
Rolfe Eldridge CBC

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838  “an act granting halfpay and pensions to certain widows”
State of Virginia, Buckingham County, S.S.  On this 16th day of October 1841 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace   and for the County and State aforesaid Sarah Hood a resident of said County and State aged 78 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath made the following Declaration in order to obtain this benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, [illegible] July 7th 1835 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to ‘certain widows”
That she is the widow of Noah Flood late of said county and state who was a private  in the Continental and militia Service of Virginia, is the war of the Revolution, she declares that she know nothing whatever of the service of her late husband, except from his own statement and   of others  who serve with him, she having married him subsequent to the close of the War.  He often stated to her that he was in the Revolutionary War of the United States and marched   from the county of Buckingham under Capt.Thomas Drew and Col. John Nicholus  and served six months and that she frequently heard him say that he was at the siege of Little York or the time Cornwallis was taken by Genrl George Washington and and that he was at a town called Williamsburg [illegible] Richmond in Virginia, but after the

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lapse of time, bodily infirmity, old age and the convergent loss of memory, she can not at this time state the particulars and therefore prefers to rely on the Public Records and the Statement of those who served with him and knows of no person except his brother Moses Flood whose affidavit accompany this Declaration; She further declares that she was married to the said Noah Flood on the 10th November 1785 - That her husband the aforesaid Noah Flood died on the 2 day of October 1818 - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place  previous to the 1st day of January 1794.  To [illegible] at the time above stated- Sarah Howe

Sworn to and inscribed before me a Justice of the peace in and for  the County and the State aforesaid this the 16th day of October 1841.
John Morris JP

Virginia Buckingham County, S.S.
I do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Sarah Flood widow of Noah Flood Deceased, and do consider her from old age bodily infirmity and other causes unable to attend the county court of Buckingham in order to make the following Declaration  I further certify, that she is a credible person and her statement entitled to full confidence given under my had this the 16th day of October 1841.
John Morris JP

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3616 Sarah Flood

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3615 REJECTED
Sarah Flood

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Noah Flood d 1818
Sarah   m Nov 1785
1781    6.   Drew. Fleming

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No 8053   Oct 25 1824
New Store Va
Oct 20th
Pension
Va
July 7. 1838
Sarah Flood
mail

Free
The Secretary of the War Department Washington city D. C

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Dear Sir    New Store. 18th October 1841
Inclosed you will receive this Declaration (and affidavits in support of the same) of Sarah Flood widow of the late Noah Flood, of the County of Buckingham Va. which is respectfully submitted to your consideration: and request you to inform me of the result as soon as convenient
Very respectfully Yr. Obt. Servt
John H. Routon

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Affidavit of Nathan Spencer for Sarah Flood

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The affidavit of Nathan Spencer of the County of Buckingham and State of Virginia This affidavit states that he was acquainted with Noah Flood late of this county in his life time, who said about the year 1818. This affiant was bourn and raised in the neighborhood where the said Noah Flood lived and died and now lives in less than one mile of his widow Sarah Flood, who is still a resident of said county, and has never married since the death of her late husband Noah Flood. She is a credible person; and I supposed about 78 or 9 years of  age; her late husband Noah Flood was reguarded and reputed in the neighborhhod a Revolutionary Soldier he further states that he has heard his father Moses Spencer in his life time (who was in the Revolution) say that sd Noah Flood served in the Revolutionary war and they served [illegible] together.
Nathan Spencer

State of Virginia Buckingham County. SS.
The foregoing affidavit of Nathan Spencer was subscribed and sworn to before me in due form of Law. I further certify that he is a credible person and his statement intitled to full credit and confidence Given under my hand this the 11th day of October 1841.
Chs McKinney [illegible]

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affidavit Sarah Flood claim for Pension under act 7th July 1838

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The affidavit of Moses Flood taken to establish the claim of Sarah Flood the widow of the late Noah Flood of the County of Buckingham and state of Virginia: who claims a Pension for Services rendered by her late husband in the Revolutionary war of the United States: who was a drafted Militia man from the county and State aforesaid This affiant States that in the year 1781. (though not certain as to the date ) that Noah Flood marched under Capt. Thomas Drew. & Colo. John Nicholas from the county aforesaid, first to the city of Richmond Va. from there to the Town of Williamsburg and was there stationed for some length of time; and thence to Little York, and was in the Battle at that place at the time Cornwallis surrendered; he was a private in the Virginia Militia it was a six months term; and was wounded in the right hand by a BombShell, from the British Ran[illegible] which engaged in the Battle at that place which wound was a permanent disability to the use of that hand, leaving it in a contracted condition the said Sarah Flood widow of the said Noah Flood: is still a resident of said County and State and has never married since the death of her late husband Noah Flood who died in the year 1818. 
Moses Flood

State of Virginia, Buckingham County. S. S.
This day personally appeared Moses Flood before me Charles McKinney a justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid and subscribed to and made oath to the

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foregoing affidavit in due form of Laws and I do further certify that the witness Moses Flood whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is a credible person and entitled to full credit and confidence for his statement Given under my hand this the 14th day of October 1841
Chs McKinney JP

The affidavit of William A Jones Esqr who states that he has been acquainted with Moses Flood whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit for upwards of thirty years and reguard him a credible person and entitled to full credit & confidence for his statement and that Saml P. Hardwick whose affidavit accompany the same claim for a pension is a credible person entitled to full credit
William A. Jones

Virginia Buckingham County County SS.
The foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn to before me in due form of law and I do further certify that he William A Jones is a credible person & entitled to full credit & confidence for his statement Given under my hand this the 14th Octr 1841
Chs McKinney J. P.

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The affidavit of Saml. P. Hardwick taken to establish this claim of Sarah Flood the widow of the late Noah Flood of the County of Buckingham and state of Virginia: who claims a Pension for services rendered by her late husband Noah Flood in the Revolutionary war of the United States: who was a drafted Militia man from the County and State aforesaid: This affiant states that he knew nothing of his own knowledge of the Services rendered by the late Noah Flood in the Revolutionary war (he being too young) but has frequently heard his neighbors speak of his having served in the Revolution: so that he is believed and reputed in the neighborhood where he lived and died to have been a Revolutionary Soldier. This affiant since the death of the said Noah Flood had an occasion to examine the papers of the Said Noah Flood; and has a distinct recollection to have seen his discharge from the army of the Revolutionary war he was then in search of some papers connected with the administration of the Estate of said Noah Flood, and having stumbled upon the discharge read is but has no distinct recollection of its details either as to time place or the officer who gave the discharge but a distinct recollection that it was a discharge for six months services rendered in the service of the Revolutionary war as a militia man from the County of Buckingham and State of Virginia, and has again recently made an examination of the papers belonging to the Estate of said Noah Flood

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and has been unable to find it so that it is either lost or mislaid, so that it can not now be procured, and then the said Sarah Flood widow of the late Noah Flood is a resident of the county & state aforesaid and has never married since the death of her husband who died in the year 1818. the 2nd Octr as [illegible] as he now recollects.
S. P. Hardwick

State of Virginia, Buckingham County. S. S.
The foregoing affidavit of Saml P. Hardwick was Subscribed and sworn to before me Charles McKinney a justice of the peace in and for the county and State aforesaid in due form of Law. and I do further certify the said Saml P. Hardwick whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is a credible person and intitled to full Credit & confidence for his statement Given under my hand this the 14th October 1841.
Chs McKinney J. P.