Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,417, James Willis, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
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Willis, James
S. 6.417
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CONTENTS

5733-  Virginia
James Willis - of Halifax in the State of Va. who was a Pvt. in the Company commanded by Captain Kendrick of the ————— commanded by ————— in the Va line for 6 months from 1779.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 — Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th — day of Feby. , 1833 — and Colonel A.G.C. Bayham. Present
  Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832.  30    Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 mar: 33  10-     $40-  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 7 Page 128

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James Willis' Dock
from 1779 private 6 months. $20.
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Virginia, to wit;
On this 29 th day of November 1832
Personally appeared before the Court of the County of Halifax, James Willis, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty eight years; who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832. This applicant states that he thinks it was about the year 1779 he entered the service of the Revolutionary War, under the Command of Capt Kenanick, and marched with Captain Mabrey & Gockett's companies to Petersburg and from thence to Smithfield & to Suffolk, was transferred to the Infantry, - marched to the Dismal Swamp, and from there marched to Deeply (Hole ferry on Nance-mond River, and from thence to Black-water and was discharged at that place of one tour of three months that he was a second time drafted and marched under Capt Jeffres, crossing James River at Hog Island to Williamsburg, and, from thence crossed Pamunkey River, and Mattaponi river, at Frasier's ferry. to Gloucester, remained there, until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and was discharged after serving that tour of three months, making six months he served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War That he was born in Mecklenburg County & State of Virginia in the year 1764 and was living, in said County during, the Revolutionary
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war and removed to Halifax after the termination of the war. and do now live in the same. that he has a record of his age. that he knew Col s John Willis & Col o . Alexander. - that he believes were regular Officers. - that he knows of but no person by whom he can prove his services except John Arrington - that he has no documentary evidence to prove his services - that he can find no discharge - that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
James Willis
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
We John Arrington & Christopher White residing in the County of Halifax and State of Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Willis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age. that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
John his Arrington (mark)
Christopher White
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Harrington and Christopher White who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents in the County & State aforesaid and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Samuel Williams clerk of the Court of the County of Halifax do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Willis for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 12 th day of December 1832. Saml Williams

1926 July 17 Mrs. Eva W. Wimberly inf. this not soldier born in 1753 Nels
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6414 INVALID.
File No. 6417
James Willis Priv. Boer War.
Act: June 7 th /32
Index:—Vol. a , Page 408
[Arrangement of 1870.]

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
June 23-1936.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Please give me any records you might have on any James Willis who served in Revolutionary war from Virginia.
I saw in The Virginia Historical Magazine, a list of Revolutionary Pensioners still living in 1840's in which you include a James Willis of Halifax Co. I do not know what County my "James" came from but do know he was a Virginian and was born in 1755 making him 21 years at the beginning of the war. This magazine article also said "Many of these pensioners have left widows who are entitled to pensions or having died without receiving them, the surviving children can obtain what was due at the time of said widows death" Act of Congress

July 7 1838. Do you have any records of who claimed this pension. if so, I'd appreciate any infor- mation as to who they were so as to connect up my family in Virginia - I have my line of descent from "James of 1755" down to present time -
Thanking you, I am.
Mrs Eva Willis Wimberley
Wimberley
425 E 5th St.

July 17, 1936
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BA-J/MCS aw James Willis, S. 6417
Mrs. Eva W. Wimberley 425 E. 5th Street Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to James Willis who was born in 1755 and served in the Revolutionary War from Virginia.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file made by the soldier, widow or heirs on account of the service of a James Willis who enlisted from Virginia and was born in 1755.
The only soldier of that name who enlisted from Virginia that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office is James Willis, S. 6417, and he was born in 1764 in Mecklenburg County where he was living when he enlisted and he moved to Halifax County, Virginia, after the Revolution.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
This is one recorded in 1840 Census of Pensions.