Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20306, Zachariah Turner, Va

SERVICE
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Turner, Zachariah
18. 20306
CONTENTS

Rejected.
Ex'r. OLD WAR.
No. 20 306
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Zachariah Turner Pr Va Line
REJECTED
Died at _____
_____ other claim.
_____, 187 .
Clerk.
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

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20.306

✓ Zachariah Turner - Rob. Valine -
Virginia
Ex. Ad. L. S. Ad. Ad. Ad. Ad. Ad. old Books -
no record lost
new info

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
10 Dec 1828.
Zachariah Turner of _____ in the County of Preston - in the State of Virginia has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Kilpatrick - 's company, in the _____ regiment of the Virginia line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing .
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary J. H. Dickinson.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
12 th December 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to _____ in the _____
It further appears that Zachariah Turner - not is now on the pension list of the  any - _____ agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
The name of Zachariah Turner cannot be found among those of the Virginia line, to whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued -
R. Hagner Adm

General Land Office
February 6 th 1829.
The name of Zachariah Turner does not appear on the list of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land office at Richmond Virginia so far as they have been received
E. W. Grahame Commissioner
War Dept: Bounty Land Office 6 May 1829.
The records of this office do not show that Zachariah Turner of the Virg a line ever received or is entitled to, bounty land of the United States
Robert Taylor

Kingwood Va 6 th Dec r .
Free -
To the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States - Washington City Revolutionary Claims D. C.

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution approved on the 15th of May 1828—
I Zachariah Turner of the neighbourhood of Kingwood in the County of Preston in the State of Virginia do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in captain Kilpatrick's company in the  regiment in the Virginia line. And I also declare that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778— And I further declare that that I was not on the fifteenth day of May 1828 on the pension list of the United States— Witness my hand this the 20 day of November 1828
his Zachariah T Turner mark
Before me William Siler a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Preston in the state of Virginia personally appeared this day William Price and Thomas Squires of the said county who did severally make oath that Zachariah Turner by whom the foregoing declaration

was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the revolution in manner as therein stated witness my hand this 26 th day of November 1828
William Sigler
I Charles Byrne Clerk of the county court of Preston in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that William Sigler before whom the foregoing affidavits was sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County and duly empowered to ad- minister oaths In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand I also certify that the county court of Preston have not yet procured a seal for said Court this the 26 th day of November 1828 — Charles Byrne C. D. Seal
Your applicant
I have sent on his declaration without any evidence {other than the foregoing} believing that testimony the publick Records in the Department would be suff found found satisfactory in every other respect than as to the identity of the person If he should be mistaken in this I beg if his age and infirmity will admit procure affidavits of his enlistment & service from persons now living in the state of Ohio if affidavits of that kind will be admirable it would be

Received as a kindness to have a few lines from the Department concerning what evidence will be admissible & in what manner taken 8 please direct to Kingwood Preston County Va Also if it is necessary that the certificate of the Clerk should have the seal of the court attached to it your applicant will endeavour to go to an adjourned county & make his decl- arations & procure his affidavits or else make his declaration before the Judge of the superior court of Law which court has a seal.
Sachariah Turner by his attos etc