Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,367, Allen Whitworth, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Whitworth, Allen
S. 6367
carded.
CONTENTS

3537
Virginia
Allen Whitworth
of Chesterfield Co in the State of Virginia who was a Priv & Serjt in the Company commanded by Captain Markham of the Regt commanded by Col Monroe in the Virginia line for 3 months, Private and 7 months, Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 45 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of December 1832 — and Deliv d to Hon. W. S. Arch
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 — $ 67.50 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 — 22 50
$ 90.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk Book D Vol. 7 Page 120

Allen Whitworth
See declaration.
No 6202.
1832 August 13. presented, sworn to, allowed & ordered to be certified.
DI
admitted
7 master of
3 mo. service

State of Virginia, Chesterfield county to wit.
On this 13 th day of August anno Domini 1832 personally appeared in open court before the county court of Chesterfield county (being a court of record) now sitting Allen Whiteoth a resident of the said county of Chesterfield and State of Virginia aged Seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, entitled. An act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution. — That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as hereinafter stated, to wit, that he volunteered as a private in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. George Markham in Chesterfield county Virginia, in the latter part of the year 1780, the Regiment to which the said company was attached was commanded by Colo. James Monroe. Mercer was Lieut. Colonel, and Robert Goode, Major of said Regiment, the troops marched in various directions in the lower part of Virginia, was at Smithfield, Mackey's Mills &c and after serving a tour of about two months, was discharged at the Town of Petersburg. — That early in the year 1781 about the month of January during Arnold's invasion he was called out in a company of Militia commanded by the said Capt. George Markham — Colo. Bernard Markham commanded the Regiment, the troops were marched through several of the counties in the vicinity of Richmond, then to the lower part of the State and after serving a tour of about one month was discharged at the Town of Smithfield. —
That very shortly after the discharge last mentioned he was again called out in a company of Militia commanded by the said Capt. George Markham, was in the battle of Petersburg between Phillips's army and the American army; and the next day after that battle he made an exchange at Chesterfield Courthouse with his brother Thos. Whiteoth and entered the Light Infantry service under the commands of Colo. Archibald Dick, and Majors Boyce and Koffler, the name of the Capt. of the company not recollected, they marched to Malvern Hills, Williamsburg and several other places in the lower part of Virginia, was in a skirmish near Bermuda Hundred on James River, in which three or four Boats were taken from the enemy and a few prisoners, and after serving a tour of about three months, was discharged: And immediately after before he returned home, was called out in the Militia and joined Capt. James Scott's company at Willow, which was attached to the same Regiment commanded by Colo. Robert Goode. That during this tour he was taken prisoner of war at a post called Sedberry's in Chesterfield county on the 23 rd day of May 1781, and remained a prisoner until the latter part of the month of September following, when he was exchanged and returned home. He thinks that he was in Military service during all the time which he served (estimating the time whilst he was held as a prisoner upwards of ten months); that he was always regularly and honorably discharged or exchanged, he does not remember whether he ever received a written discharge, if he did, he has not preserved it. — The applicant further declares that he was informed by his parents and verily believes he was born in Amelia county, Virginia, on the 22 nd day of August in the year 1757, the register of

his birth has been lost, when he was called into Military service he resided in Chesterfield county Virginia, in which places he now resides, and where he has resided the greater part of the time since the revolutionary war; but a portion of that time, he has resided in the State of North Carolina and sundry other places; that he is well known in the neighbourhood where he resides by many persons, who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution: He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year herein first written. — Allen Whitworth
I Ezekiel Perkinson residing in the county of Chesterfield do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Allen Whitworth who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that I have no doubt he is at least seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, — that about four months of the period mentioned in his declaration are personally known to me — I also well know that the said Whitworth was taken prisoner at the post called Lubburys by the enemy, and believe that he remained a prisoner for several months, and that I believe him to be a man of veracity. — Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before the county court of Chesterfield aforesaid.
Ezekiel Perkinson
I Nathaniel Puckett residing in the county of Chesterfield, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Allen Whitworth who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I have no doubt he is at least seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution — that the tour mentioned as having been performed under Capt. George Mathharn is personally known to me as I was in the same company, I also personally know that the said Allen Whitworth was in the affair at Lubburys, and was taken prisoner by the enemy — and that I believe him to be a man of veracity. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before the county court of Chesterfield aforesaid. — Nathaniel Puckett
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states: And the court further certifies that, it appears to them that Ezekiel Perkinson and Nathaniel Puckett who have signed and sworn to the preceding certificates are residents of the county of Chesterfield and state of Virginia, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
J Parke Comptroller clerk of the county court of Chesterfield county

do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ellen Whitworth for a pension: In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 11 th day of August anno Domini 1832, and in the 57 th year of our Independence
Parke Pimister, Clerk;

February 19, 1925.
Honorable Thomas M. Bell, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Bell:
In response to your letter of the seventeenth instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7874, it appears that John Whitworth was born March 9, 1760 in Guilford County, North Carolina, and while living there enlisted in 1779 and served six months as a private in Captain John Davis' Company, Colonel Paisley's North Carolina Regiment.
He served in 1781 for three months in Captain Smith Moore's Company, Colonels Samuel Isaacs and Hunter's North Carolina Regiment, and he again served, dates not stated, for five or six weeks under Colonels Hunter and Samuel Henderson.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, while living in Stokes County, North Carolina. There is no further  data on file as to his family.

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.6367, it appears that Allen Whitworth was born in Amelia County, Virginia, August 22, 1757, and while living in Chesterfield County, Virginia, enlisted late in 1780 and served two months as a private in Captain George Markham's Company, Colonel James Monroe's Virginia Regiment.
He served from January 1781 for one month in Captain George Markham's Company, Colonel Bernard Markham's VA Regiment.
He enlisted soon after in Captain George Markham's Company, was at the battle of Petersburg and the day after exchanged places with his brother, Thomas, and entered the Light Infantry under Colonel Archibald Dick. He was in a skirmish at Bermuda Hundred and served three months.
Immediately after he enlisted and served as Sergeant in Captain James Scott's Company, Colonel Robert Goode's Virginia Regiment, he was captured at Sudberry's in Chesterfield County, Virginia, on May 23, 1781, and held until September 1781 when exchanged.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

1925, Feb. 19 - Hish. to Hon. Thos. M. Bell. u m 1925 - Sept. 1 - Hish. to Clarence J. Jones u m ams.
Rev May
6367
INVALID.
File No. 6367
Allen Whitworth
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 1st 82
Index: - Vol. M , Page 403
[Arrangement of 1870.]

CLARENCE T. JONES
ARCHITECT
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
July 3, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly let me have a copy of the pension of Sergt. Allen Whitworth named in Report of State Library of Virginia, 1912, "Chesterfield, S. of W. 1835, Pen. 2, 127," and
one Edmund Archer Edward Archer, of Virginia, who re- ceived land grant and pension and settled in Oldham County, Kentucky. His name is found in McAllister's Virginia Militia in the Revolution, P. 262.
Very truly,
Clarence T. Jones

August 13, 1832, while living in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
There is no further data on file as to family.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services and a careful search of the records fails to show such claims of file on account of the services of Samuel, Thomas and Claiborn Gooch Whitworth or any soldiers of that name, other than Allen and John Whitworth, whose records are herewith furnished.
Very truly yours,
Commissioner.

Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
February 17, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please have the records searched and advise if the names of Samuel Whitworth or Claiborn Gooch Whitworth, or any other Whitworths can be found. William and Samuel Whitworth came to America from England in 1740-1742 and settled in Virginia on the James River near Richmond, and Samuel and Claiborn Gooch Whitworth were sons and were probably in the Revolutionary War. One branch went to North Carolina and might be on the records from that state.
Any information that can be given me will be appreciated.
Very respectfully,
Thomas M. Bell Thomas M. Bell
Only two are alive & John

Allen Wentworth's amended Declaration

Virginia: Chesterfield county to wit,
Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, Allen Whitworth of the county aforesaid, who being duly sworn, deponeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service for the United States in the Revolutionary War, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades, viz: for three months he served as a private in the Militia of the army of the United States, - for three months he served as a Sergeant in the Army of the United States, - and that he was a prisoner of war, for four months, having been taken by the enemy, that he was Sergeant when taken prisoner, and for such service making together ten months he claims a Pension.
That during the time he was in service, he was frequently under the command of various Officers belonging to the Regular Army, among whom, were Genl. Steuben, Muhlenburg, Lawson, Fayette, - Colos: Monroe, Mercer, Dick, Majors Boyce, Duvall & Hott.
That he is known to many persons in his neighbourhood, who could testify as to his character for veracity, particularly to his neighbours Ezekiel Perkins and Nathaniel Sucketh, whose affidavits are annexed to his Declaration, and here referred to.
That there is no clergyman residing in his immediate neighbourhood except some ageing men who have not known him many years.
Allen Whitworth
Subscribed and sworn to before me Leonard Nunnally a justice of the peace for the county of Chesterfield and State of Virginia this 11 th day of December anno Dom: 1832
Leonard Nunnally
Virginia; Chesterfield county court clerk's office.
I, Luke Pindexter Clerk of the county court of Chesterfield, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Leonard Nunnally, whose name is affixed to the above certificate, is and was at the time of signing the same, an acting justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that his signature thereto is, to the best of my knowledge, his own genuine signature.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand, and Seal of Office, this eleventh day of December anno Dom: One thousand eight hundred and thirty two, and in the 57 th year of our Independence.
Luke Pindexter Clerk