Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Rej. 281092-1855, William Dupree, Va.

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Va. Dupree, William B.L. Rej. 281092-1855

Rev. War

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
BOUNTY LAND FILES
ACT OF 1855 Rejected 281092
VETERAN William Dupree
1776 Widow Nancy
GRADE PW
SERVICE - 
Van Mil
CAN NO. 1808 Bundle NO. 85

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281,092 Act  Mar 3/33 St: J. Gardner. Dept: 18/5/
Sept 10/39

Nancy Dupree
Widow of
William Dupree Dec ^ Private

Capt

Revolutionary War 

Original
nuPen Pases

James Gardner Esq
Wyllesburg
Charlotte Co
Va

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State of Kentucky: County of Henderson [illegible]
On this 3rd day of August 1857, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace, within and for the County and state aforesaid, Nancy Dupree, aged 81 years a resident of the County of Hopkins in the state of Kentucky who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of William Dupree, deceased, late of Charlotte County in the state of Virginia, who was a private in the Militia Service of Virginia in the War of the Revolution she declares that she has no personal knowledge of the services of her late husband in the revolutionary war. She has often heard her late husband in his lifetime say, and also others, that he was called into the service of his country on two separate occasions, of emergency; that he was engaged in the battle of Guilford Courthouse, that his term of actual service was about six weeks in all; that he suffered many hardships and privations all of which she honestly believes to be true. She knows of no living testimony by which she can establish the services rendered by her deceased husband in the war of the revolution, having all died out. She therefore respectfully refers to the enemy record of the period in support of her claim, which she respectfully submits to the department. She further states that she was married to the said Wm Dupree in Charlotte County in the state of Virginia on the day of September A.D. 1833 by me Silas Shelburn a preacher of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Nancy Bailey that her said husband died in Charlotte County, in the state of Virginia on the 16th day of June A.D. 1854 and that she is still a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3rd 1835, and the amendatory act of May 14th 1836 and she further declares that she has not received or applyed for the bounty land under this or

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any other act of Congress except as above mentioned
allest, P. Hillyer Nancy her X mark Dupree

We Jas. L. Hicks and Moses D Foard residents of the County of Henderson in the state of Kentucky, [illegible] our oaths declared that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mrs. Nancy Dupree in our presences and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and is still a widow
J. L. Hicks
M. D. Foard

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affidavits to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and is still a widow; and that I have no interest in this claim.
P. H. Hillyer J.P
Henderson Co Kentucky

State of Kentucky = Henderson County, sct:
I William D. Allison clerk of the County Court of Henderson County aforesaid, in the State of Kentucky, and keeper of the Seal and records thereof, do certify that P H Hillyer, whose genuine signature appears to the above and foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Henderson duly commisioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to all his official act as such. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Henderson this 4th day of August. A.D. 1857
Will D. Allison

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State of Virginia: County of Charlotte To Wit:
I Coleman O Lipscomb of Charlotte County in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that I was well aquainted with Wm Dupree, deceased, named in the foregoing declaration; I further certify that he departed this life on the 16th day of June 1854, I was with him during his illness and witnessed his expiring moments
Given under my hand this 25th day of August 1857
C. O. Lipscomb

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written; I further certify that the above witness is a credible person and his statement is entitled to full and entire confidence
John R. Bailey J.P

I do hereby certify that I was present and witnessed the solemnization of the rites of matrimony between William Dupree, deceased, named in the foregoing declaration and the above applicant Nancy Dupree, formerly Nancy Bailey.
Given under my hand this 29th day of Aug- 1857
Lucy E Morris

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. I further certify that the above witness is a credible person and her statement is entitled to full and entire confidence
Henry H. Roberts J.P.

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Know all men by these present that are William Dupree and Winslow Robinson are heed and firmly bound unto John Floyd Esq. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and to his successors in the post and full sum one hundred and fifty dollars to the use of the Commonwealth to the payment whereof well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our [illegible] jointly and severally firmly by these present. Sealed with our seal and dated this 28th day of December 1833-
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereso a marriage is intended to be sodomized between the above bound William Dupree and Nancy Bailey widow of this county. Now if there be no lawful cause to [illegible] the same item the above obligations to be said, [illegible] to remain in full force and [illegible]
Wm Dupree [seal]
Winslow Robinson [seal]

260486

State of Virginia
Charlotte County Town
I Winslow Robinson clerk of the [illegible] court of the county of Charlotte in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that the above is a true copy for the records of my office and that John R Bailey and Henry H Roberts were at the time of giving the foregoing certificate Justices of the Peace in and for the said county duly commissioned and qualified and that their signatures were genuine-
Given under my hand and the seal of my  said office this 7 day of September 1857.
Winslow Robinson

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[illegible] 1857

To

Geo. W. Whiting Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C. 

260486

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[illegible]
Charlotte Co. Va
Sir
Enclosed I send you the application of Nancy Dupree for County land. Be kind enough to examine the [illegible] at your earliest convenience and acknowledge the same
Yours very respectfully
Jas. Gardner

To
George W. Whiting Esq
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D. C.