Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41380, Joshua Worsham, Penn. Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn. Va?
Worsham, Joshua S. 41380
CONTENTS

10.493 Virginia R
Joshua Worsham -
of Chesterfield Co in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stewart of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 3 years.
scribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th of August 1820 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of Feb y 1822 and sent to Hon: W. P. Archer, H. Rep d -
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1821. — 107:44 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Mar: 1822. 40.00
14 th  \frac{17}{31} \frac{4}{30} -
$: 149:44 -
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
2 1 st May 1820
Chesterfield County.

41 380
INVALID.
Rev
File No.
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Joshua Worsham Pr. Rev. Worsham
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:--Vol. 8 , Page 578
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Joshua Worsham's Declaration.

State of Virginia, Chesterfield county to wit.
On this tenth day of December 1821 personally appeared in open court, before the county court of Chesterfield (which is a court of record,) the act of the Virginia assembly establishing the county courts expressly declaring that they shall be courts of record) Joshua Worsham aged Eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law; doth in addition to his declaration heretofore made before the said county court, on the 15 th day of August 1820 solemnly swear that he the said Joshua Worsham, was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that he has not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that he has not, nor has any person in trust for him, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to him, nor has he any income, or any property of any kind whereof to make a schedule:
And the said Joshua Worsham doth further swear that he was by occupation a bricklayer, but is now too infirm and his eye sight too defective on account of advanced age to perform labour of almost any kind; that he has no family whatever, and is indebted to sundry persons about the sum of Thirty dollars Joshua his Worsham mark
Sworn to, and declared in open court, on the 10 th day of December anno Dom: 1821.
Edm d Lockett

I Parke Poindexter clerk of Chesterfield county court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is truly copied from the record of said court; and the said Joshua Worsham having no property whereof to make a schedule, consequent none was tendered: In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of the said court, on the eleventh day of December — anno Dom: 1821. — and in the 46 th year of our Independence.
Parke Poindexter Clerk
Virginia Chesterfield county
Eliazar Gay presiding Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Parke Poindexter, whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is clerk of the county court of Chesterfield aforesaid and that full faith & credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such. Given under my hand & seal this 18 th day of January anno Dom: 1822. and in the 46 th year of our Independence.
Eliazar Gay Sec

Joshua Worsham's
Declaration 15 Aug. 1820.
Col: Stewart Penns: Reqd
1770 - 3 years on roll
A proper form of schedule is herewith sent.
Hon:
"W. S. Driker, Esq. Amelia C. H. V. a"
Adm t (m c E)
The cont should certify as to the property of the Appli- cant.
21 Sept 1820.

State of Virginia Chesterfield county to wit;
On this 15 th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court before the county court of Chesterfield (which is a court of record the act of the Virginia Assembly establishing the county courts expressly declaring that they shall be courts of record) Joshua Worsham aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the first of May 1820, that he the said Joshua Worsham enlisted for the term of two years on the day of April in the year 1775 in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Capt. Spotswood in the line of the state of Virginia on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until 1777, when he was discharged from said service in Trenton in the State of New Jersey: That he the said Joshua Worsham again enlisted for the term of three years on the 25 th day of March 1778 in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain Nee, in the regiment of Col. Walter Stewart in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until 1781 when he was discharged from the said service in Trenton in the State of New Jersey: That he the said Joshua Worsham substituted himself for the term of eighteen months on the day of February in the year 1781 in the State of Virginia in the regiment commanded by Col. Doye in the line of the State of Virginia on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until 1782 when he was discharged from the said service at Cumberland Court house in the State of Virginia, that he was in the battles of Germantown, Monmouth, Brandy Wine, and at the siege of York and that he has no other evidence now in his

possession of his said services except the annexed affidavits of Keziah Cole and James Moody Jr.
And in pursuance of the act of the first May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to increase make more provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818," and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income of any kind whatsoever.
The said Joshua Worsham was by occupation a bricklayer but am now so infirm, and my eyesight is too defective on account of advanced age to perform labour of almost any kind. I have no family whatever, and am indebted to sundry persons in the sum of about thirty dollars.
his Joshua Worsham mark
Sworn to and declared in open court on the 15 th day of August anno Dom: 1820. Wm. Gordo (Seal)
Chesterfield county to wit,
15 th August 1820 This day James Moody Jr. appeared in open court and made oath that Joshua Worsham was a soldier in the regular service during the greater part of the Revolutionary War, that he served with the said Joshua Worsham at the siege of York.
James Moody

Chesterfield county to wit, August 3 rd 1820.
I Hamilton Coles of Chesterfield county do certify that Joshua Worsham served in the continental Army about two years and I believe enlisted under Captain Meade of the 2 nd Virginia Regiment Given under my hand the day & date above written.
Hamilton Coles
Chesterfield county to wit,
The above certificate was sworn to by Hamilton Coles of lawful age before me William Ellis a Justice of the peace for the said county on the 3 rd day of August 1820.
William Ellis
Virginia, Chesterfield county, to wit,
I Parke Poindexter, clerk of Chesterfield county court, do certify that the foregoing true copy from the record of the said court: In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 14 th day of October anno Dom. One thousand eight hundred and twenty and in the 45 th year of our Independence.
Parke Poindexter Clerk of the county of Chesterfield
Virginia, Chesterfield county Set:
I Eliazar Clay presiding Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Chesterfield, do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate of attestation is made in due form: that Parke Poindexter whose signature is thereunto subscribed, was, at the date of the same, clerk of our county court of Chesterfield, and that full faith is, and ought to be had for all his legal official acts: Given from under my hand and seal this 12 th day of March anno Dom. One thousand eight hundred and twenty one and in the 45 th year of our Independence.
Eliazar Clay (Seal)