Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Rejected B.L. 335497, for Lovell Massey, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
★ Massey, Lovell
Rejected B.L. 335497 Act Mar 3, 1855
CONTENTS

In from the the news down there a land man was to have come in next week Many Rev man Also that the report of some one prior to 1880 were destroyed by fire at the burning of the Dept building in that year

In the old book of Bounty Land Warrants issued prior to 1800, to Officers of the Revolutionary War; and for which there are no papers, the same having been destroyed when the War Office was burned in Nov 1800; appears the name
"Lovell Massey - Va Line see B.S. claim no 330-497" This is written opposite Warrant No 1561, but said number is crossed out and there is no date of issue, or any further information in said book, than as above quoted. The writing on said entry is in a different ink and penmanship than that of the rest of the page and of course must have been written after the rejected claim was received because it quotes that number.
Ad Wilson
Dec. 14, 1915
This soldier's name does not appear in Heitmans Historical Register at all. Nor is it in the report of the Va. House of Delegates relative to the bounty lands granted by the State of Va -

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Mr. Gebhardt Inform. Mr. Melhorn J. S. Winnsatt Lock Box 221 Alexandria Pa
Let him hear early open & Feb 27/82

Hon J. H. Bentley, Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir;
Your petitioner desires to make application for information as to the numbers of two land warrants, by which to locate the claim of one Lovell Massey Esq. an officer in the Virginia Line of the Continental Army. The said Lovell Massey was a native of King George Co. Va. who died some time after the war of the Revolution leaving a widow, Sarah, and three children, Robert, Henry W. & Susan. The widow and children are all dead. Robert Massey died in Alex. Va in the year 1862. Henry Massey died in Liberty, Ohio some time between the years 1820 and 1830 leaving two sons William D. and John H. Susan Massey afterward Susan Jack, died in Washington D.C. some time prior to the late war, leaving four children Mary Ann, Sarah, James and Susan. The share of one third of the above mentioned claim belonging to Harry W, one of the heirs of Lovell Massey was claimed by and allowed to his two children W m D. & John H sometime between the years 1865 & 1870, Your petitioner is unable to give the exact date. The share of Susan Jack formerly Massey in the same claim was also allowed to her heirs about the same time, leaving

the remaining third or share of Robert Massey to be claimed by him or his heir or heirs. Your petitioner further states that she is the legitimate daughter of said Robert Massey and that she now desires to procure said claim or its value. Her interest in said claim and its recovery being that of heir.
Mary H. Wimsatt nee Massey.
County of Alexandria } State of Virginia } town
Sworn to before me this day, and I certify that I read said affidavit to said affiant, and acquainted her with its contents before she executed the same. I further certify that I am in nowise interested in said case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution, and that said affiant is personally known to me, that she is a creditable person and so reputed in the community in which she resides.
Witness my hand and official seal this 25 th day of February 1882.
Henry C. Ashton County Clerk

To recover Bounty Land Warrants Never Located - Va Service Office
The name not found on V a published List of Bounty Land nor on the list the office has of act July 5 1832 Nor on Index of pension or enrolled or W d 1837. Pico
Rev

Alexandria Va March 9 /82
Hon W. W. Dudley,
Commissioner of Pensions, Dear Sir;
In response to your communication of March 2 d , would say that a full and complete statement signed by Mrs Mary H. Wm Watt and left with the Deputy Commissioner on Feb 27 th gave all the data we are able to furnish in the case of Lovell Massey, officer in the Virginia Line of Revolutionary Army, in a claim for bounty land. The statement was addressed to the Hon J. H. Bentley through mistake. In 1870 upon the same data contained in the said statement I obtained from the Land Office the information now sought through your office, viz; the number of the warrants allowed to Lovell Massey, the paper thus obtained was unfortunately for us lost, but the possession of it at any time however long since certainly establishes the existence of the claim beyond all cavil. The Land Office acknowledged its validity at that time. We can prove beyond all question that the war number of the warrants were at

one time in our possession, though the claim has never been located; even if paid by Government the official files should be able to establish when and to whom. While not desiring to be unfortunate in this matter I hope that a closer and more extended search will result more favorably.
I am Sir
Very Respectfully.
J. S. Wm. Watt
Lock Box 221
[Handwritten signature or initials]
To Recv. Army Land warrants Navy Coasted - No Service Office The name not found on the public list of County Land not on the list the office has of set July 1892 not on Index of Pension or number of Widows. Oregon

Notified Col. J.
These parties fully advised that no such warrants can be found on file. Letter written by some one at the time. This endorsement made by order Maj. Webster N.E.R.
Letter to J. M. Minisett, information furnished same as above endorsement.
(3-247.)
No. 335,497
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Feb. 28, 1882.
Lovell Massey Grand daughter Mary H. Minisett
Rev. War.
This claim is to ascertain the numbers of land warrants issued to Lovell Massey, an officer of the Virginia Line, Rev. War, and to obtain the share due Robert Massey, one of the sons of said Massey, and not to obtain the issue of a land warrant.
atty notified Apr 26/82
J. S. Minisett
Lock Box 22.
Alexandria Va.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Massey, Thomas GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12360 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 31, 179- (Form) to John Stockdell, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.