Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 120-100, William York, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.6
★ York, William or Yorke
B.L.Wt. 120-100
CONTENTS

Connersville Ga Oct. 31 st By. S. [unclear] co 30th Oct. 18 [unclear] Mail from church 3rd Sunday
Dear
To Eaton Secretary at War Washington City D.C.
13 and 1/2

State of North Carolina & Personally came the Sury County of Personally came the for us J. J. Franklin & J. J. Lester Lucas of the man for the County of Personally came the William York who upon his solemn oath deposeth and saith. That in the time beginning of the war between the united States of America & Great Britain he entered as a soldier under Capt. Henry Dixon for and during the war & served faithfully until the end thereof — in the first North Carolina Regiment and he further swears that he never sold conveyed transferred nor otherwise disposed of the one hundred acres of land due him from the united States until this day to Daniel Wheaton — Sworn to and subscribed before us this 16 th day of Augt A.D. 1897
J. Franklin
William York his mark.
J. J. Lester

State of North Carolina Surry County } I William Armstrong Captain in the North Carolina line during the War with Great Britain do hereby certify that William Gooke mentioned in the annexed power of Attorney enlisted in the service of the United States of America for and during the War with Great Britain in the South Carolina line and that he served faithfully until the end thereof to the best of my knowledge Given under my hand.
and seal this 13 th day of October 1797
W m Armstrong Seal
State of North Carolina Surry County — I Personally came before me J. G. Franklin — a Justice of the Peace for the County upon the above named Captain William Armstrong and on his Solemn Oath declared that the above Certificate is just and true to the best of his knowledge & belief —
Sworn to and Subscribed This 13 th day of October 1797 before me —
W m Armstrong
Franklin J. G.

Know all men by these presents that I William York a Soldier in the service of the United States of America on Continental establishment in the first north Carolina Regiment during the war with Great Britain , for a valuable and full consideration to me in hand paid at or before the execution hereof by Daniel Wheaton — the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged Have and by these presents, Do grant, bargain, sell, release, transfer, and assign unto him, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for ever All the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand, which I now have or which I, my heirs, executors or administrators may at any time hereafter have to all the lands due and owing to me from the United States And I do hereby for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators covenant and agree to and with the said Daniel Wheaton , his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns that I, my heirs, executors and administrators shall and will at any time or times hereafter at the request, cost, and charges of him, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns make, seal, execute and deliver or cause or procure to be made, sealed, executed and delivered, all and every such reasonable act and acts, thing and things conveyance and conveyances, assurance and assurances in the law, for the perfect granting, conveying, releasing, transferring and assigning all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand, which I now have or which I, my heirs, executors or administrators may at any time hereafter have, of, in, and to all and singular the lands hereby granted and assigned unto him, his heirs, executors, administra- tors and assigns for ever as by his counsel learned in the law shall be reasonably advised, devised or required And I do hereby make constitute and appoint the said Daniel Wheaton my true and lawful attorney irrevocably to ask, demand, recover and receive of and from the United States or from any person or persons acting by or on behalf of the same all and singular the lands due and belonging to me or detained from me by any manner of ways or means whatsoever and upon receipt thereof to execute and deliver sufficient and requisite receipts, releases and ac- quittances for the same, and by good and sufficient conveyance and assurances in the law to grant, bargain, sell, release and confirm the said lands to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, his heirs or their executors, administrators and assigns for ever with power and attorney or attorneys under him, for the purposes aforesaid to make and substitute and do all lawful acts, requisite for effecting the premises as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I might or could do by being personally present and to have done the same hereby allowing, ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitute or substitutes, shall or may do or cause to be done therein in virtue hereof — In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16 th — day of Aug t — in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six —
Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of ————— } Frank Kling
William his York Seal mark

State of North Carolina Guilford County
Be it known that on the day of the date hereof before us, Messrs. Franklin and Lester in and of the county and state aforesaid personally came the within named William York and acknowledged the within deed poll and letter of attorney to be his act and deed and we do moreover certify that the said William York making this acknowledgment has been for four years known to us and we do believe that he is the real claimant and honest soldier and identical person that he represents himself to be. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 16 th day of Aug t in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven 1797.
Franklin Lester

Wm Locke N o 120. Soldier
Wm York.
State of North Carolina Surry County
I Joseph Williams Clerk of the County Court of Surry do hereby certify that I have been admitted to the office of Clerk of the said Court and the oaths of office and qualification have been taken by me and the aforesaid oaths have been performed at your board & as at this time acting Justices of the Peace in and for the said County of Surry and that all due oaths of office and qualification have been taken by me and that I am now acting as such Clerk in and for the said County within the United States. In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and have affixed the Seal of the said County to the same this 1 st day of December A.D. 1899
Joseph Williams Clerk
Attest the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and the same to be attested by me this 16 th day of August 1899
W. H. [Signature] Clerk

War Department Bounty Land Office Nov. 3 d 1829
Sir
Your letter addressed to the Secretary of War, concerning your Claim to Bounty Land & C. is Received and referred to this Office. In reply I have to inform you that the Documents on file in this Office show that on the 16 th Aug t 1796 you conveyed, by a regular Deed of Sale, to Dan l Wheaton all your right title and interest to the Military Bounty Land due you by the U. States and further that Land Warrant N o 120. issued on the 21 st Jan y 1804 in the name of Dan l Wheaton assignee of William York who was a soldier of the North Carolina line and was delivered to Jo s Winston
As it regards any money that may have been due to you at the close of the War, you are precluded from obtaining it, by an Act of limitation passed very many years ago
Respectfully Yours
Wm Gordon
Mr William York Carnesville Franklin County Georgia

William York
Nov. 3 rd 1829
No. 120
Rev
Received of J. H. Vols.

Carnsville, Franklin County Georgia - Oct. 16 th 1829-
Sir - I enlisted in the Revolutionary War - for the term of during the war - and served to the end thereof - I was informed when I enlisted that I was to have one hundred dollars in cash, and a bounty of land, besides my wages - I have received only fifty dollars - which leaves fifty dollars - the bounty of land, and my wages yet due me - And as I know not how I can get any of the above - I have thought proper to address you upon the subject, hoping that you will inform me if Congress has at any time made any provision for such claims - and if they have, please inform me how I am to proceed, and what proof will be necessary for me to make -
Your attention to the above will greatly oblige an old soldier -
J. H. Eaton Siccy - at War -
William York -
Mar 1834

Wm York - N.C. line Dan ap n Wheaton - J.B. Winston Attorney affidavit made 16 th Aug t 1796 Affidavit made 16 th Aug t 1797 - at Surry County North Carolina