Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11210, William Watson, Va.

SERVICE
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★ Watson, William
NUMBER _____
R 11210
CONTENTS

No 12.530.
William Watson
29 a
Act 7 th June '32
v. Ellis - Feb 5. 1852
11210

Nov 14 - 1851 Wm Watson Va Militia Accomack Co. pension Claim act 7 June '32
125-36
Wm Watson Va
See 7 June 1832
Filed by V. Ellis present
Triplet
V. Ellis -

A Court held for Accomack County, on the 29 th day of September 1851.
State of Virginia } Accomack County. } ss.
On this 29 th day of September 1851 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Accomack now sitting William J. Moore Jr. resident of the County and State aforesaid administrator of William Watson a Revolutionary soldier, who being first duly sworn accord- ing to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain for the children of the aforesaid William Watson the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. It appears by the affidavit of William Harrison and Jonathan Phillips two revolutionary Soldiers and pensioners of the United States made before Walter D. Bayne a Justice of the Peace on the 20 th July 1833 and admitted to record by the Court of Accomack County on 25 th of November 1833, that William Watson was a revolutionary soldier and was in actual duty in Camp in field and garrison more than ten years.
It is impossible now to say or to prove when or under whom William Watson served, all who served with him are now dead. It must be apparent however to all that William Watson made his declaration as required by law before a Justice and the accompanying certificates of his comrades in war were only made to sustain and prove his declaration as he could not according to the regulations of the war department have been an applicant for a pension with- out first having made his declaration. It is believed that his original declar- ation is now or ought to be in the Pension Office, for the particulars of his services I refer to that declaration. William Watson was born in the County of Accomack State of Virginia on or about                      day of                      in the year 1762. And was at the time of his death 78 years old. William Watson has never received a pension and I hereby as his administrator relinquish all claim for a pension under any Act except the present.
William J. Moore Jr., Admin. of William Watson.
Sworn and subscribed before me Jas. W. Custis J.P.
We Richard J. Ayres residing in the County of Accomack and State of Virginia and Albert G. Ashty, residing in the same County hereby certify

that we are well acquainted with William P. Moore Jr., who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe William Watson to have been the age stated by him and that he was reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. —
Richd. J. Ayres. Albert G. Ashby.
Sworn to before me.
Jas. H. Custis, J.P.
And the Court do declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that William Watson served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. And the Court further Certifies that William P. Moore Jr. administrator of William Watson could not conveniently procure the attendance of a Clergyman to make the Certificate required by the War Department, and the Court further Certify that Richard J. Ayres and Albert G. Ashby who have signed the preceding Certificate are citizens of this County and their Certificate is entitled to Credit. —
At a Court held for Accomack County, on the 27 th day of October 1831.
It is ordered to be certified, that it appears to the Court by satisfactory evidence that William Watson a declaration of whose services, in the revolutionary war, has been made before this Court, was a resident of this County and died in the same on or about the 26 th day of September 1820. — It is further ordered to be certified that he left no widow, but the following children whose names are Tabitha Mason, Kelsey Pearson, Sally Kellam and James Watson, and these were his only living children at the time of his death, and William P. Moore Jr. is his administrator. —
At a Court held for Accomack County, on the 26 th day of November 1833.
It is ordered to be certified to J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

of the United States, that it appears to the Court from the most satisfactory evidence, as well as from tradition in this County, and the affidavit of William Harrison and Jonathan Phillips made before Walter E. Bayne a Justice of the Peace on the 20 th day of July last, the said William Harrison & Jonathan Phillips being credible persons and soldiers of the Revolution, that William Watson an applicant for a pension served and was actually in Camp and on duty in Field & Garrison two years as a soldier in the Militia of this County during the Revolutionary War, and that from his age he must have served and been actually on duty as long or longer than Jacob Edwards, (Custer) Bull, Edmund Read, David Bull, John Harmon and Bourdon Inead to each of whom a pension has lately been granted by the United States for their services performed in this County in the same Regiment in which the said William Watson served. —
State of Virginia Accomack County } Sc:
I, the undersigned Clerk of the County Court of Accomack County, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing are true transcripts from the records of said Court. —
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 1 st day of December 1837. And in the 7 th year of the Commonwealth.
Test: J. J. Rayfield Clk. for J. M. Gillet, C.A.C.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11210 P. O. William Watson
Service: 10
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Let. to V. Ellis Feb. 5, 1852