Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20178, for Reuben Jeffries, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Jeffries, Reuben Anne
W 20178
CONTENTS

Virginia 29294
Herbert Bellis of Appomattox in the State of Virginia who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ Regiment by Col. Shaeffer in the _____ line for _____
Entered on the Roll of _____ at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 1st day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Dec r 1831 and _____ Paton N.P.
Due to the 1 st of _____ 30 Remain g allowance ending _____ 10
$60
8 days
Revolutionary Claim Feb June 7, 1832
Recorded by _____ Clerk Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 20

Sister to Hon. M. Smith 2 nd March 1842
6439
Virginia
Anne Jeffries, deceased, to widow of
Reuben Jeffries dec d who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 26 June 1837 of Rappahannock - in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain  of the reg t commanded by Col o Gaughton in the Virginia line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars 26 Cents per annum to commence on the 1st 26 th day of March June, 1837. the day of his death.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Nov 1841 sent to F.W. Jeffries Esq. Rappahannock C. House, Virginia
Arrears to the 4th of March 41 3 years, 8 mos, 6 days } $83.00 Less annual allowance ending
$83.00 } Act July 7 1838.
Recorded by Theodore L. Moody Book A Vol. 2 Page 179 Payment to be made to William Jeffries, Reuben Jeffries, Henry Jeffries & Celia Jones, children of said last widow

"1787, Jany 22." (seventeen hundred eighty seven January the twenty second.) "Reuben Jeffries, of Culpepper to Anne Hore daughter of Edw. Hore, of Munusie Psh." Stafford County, State of Virginia. To wit
I John M. Conway clerk of the County Courts of Stafford, in the state of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of the the marriage of Reuben Jeffries to Anne Hore, daughter of Edw. Hore, of Munusie Parish, as the said record stands on the Register of marriages in my office, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in plain legible figures, as follows. "1787. Jany 22."
J. H. Conway
I John M. Conway, above named depose and say, that I hold the office of clerk of the County Court of Stafford in the state of Virginia, and that the above is a true extract from the records of the office of said courts with the exception above named, as certified by me
J. H. Conway, clerk of the County Court of Stafford
Sworn to before me Samuel S. Brooke a Justice of the peace for the the County of Stafford. Saml. S. Brooke
State of Virginia - Stafford County to wit:
I John M. Conway, clerk of the Court of Stafford County certify that Samuel S. Brooke is a magistrate as above stated. The foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name this 18 th day of June 1841.
J. H. Conway - clerk of the Court of Stafford County

Reuben Leffner's
Declaration for a Pension
28.9.13
Amount as a private 6 months $20.00
Hon. J. M. Patton A. R.

State of Virginia Rappahannock County, S.S.
On the 5th day of August 1853, personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of the said County, it being a Court of records, Reuben Jeffries a resident of said County, and State of Virginia, aged seventy years, the 26th day of January last past, who being first 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 June 7th 1832, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he was drafted in the early part of the spring of the year 1781 from the County of Culpeper in the Militia under the commands of Capt. John Waugh, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Slaughter, rendezvous at Culpeper Court House, was marched from thence to Fredericksburg Borolyngeen, Richmond, Sandy Point, to Petersburg in Virginia at which place was engaged in a Battle with the enemy, was from thence marched to Chesterfield Court House, at which place he volunteered to go on the enemies lines on James River, under Capt. Woodford, Lieut. Raley, M c Rae, Bager and Col. Dick, when he remained the balance of the tour of three months, when he was discharged by Col. Dick and Mason Brower at Bottoms Bridges after destroying the same, it being the last of the services for that tour. That he was again drafted very shortly into the service upon his return home in a Company commanded by Capt. Lewis (Yancy) from the County of Culpeper for a three months tour of service, and was marched to Williamsburg & York-Town - when he joined the Grand Army (from the loss of memory he does not distinctly recollect the name of the Commander of the Regiment to which his Company was attached, but knows it was under the commands of General Edward Stevens. That after the

The sum of £100 was paid as a general with the prisoners to Winchester, and after his time of service had expired was discharged and returned home. That he served all six months in the militia of Virginia, during the Revolutionary war. That he has no documentary evidence to prove his service, but can prove the same by living witnesses, to wit: John Claffney, Alexander Claffney, and Reuben Sims. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 6th day of August 1803
Asst. W m Jennings
Reuben Claffney
The Court proceeded to propound the following interrogatories to the applicant aforesaid for a pension, to which the following answers were made. Court:
Question, 1st: When, and in what year were you born?
Answer: I was born the 23 rd of January in the year 1762 in the County of Stafford in Virginia.
Question, 2nd: Have you any record of your age, and if so, when is it?
Answer: I have no record of my age; but have been told it by my Father and Mother.
Question, 3rd: When were you living when called into service, when have you lived since the Revolutionary war and when do you now live?
Answer: I lived in Susquehanna when called into service, and have ever resided in the said County to the present time until the said County was divided by Law and the part whereof I live in Forme Rappahannock County.
Question, 4th: When were you called into service, when were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?

Answer: I was drafted each time that I was called into service
Question 5: State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops, when you served, such as Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the General (circumstance) of your service
Answer: I was young and had had but little experience but recollect to have understood, (Col. Dick. & Maj. Boyer, (Capt. Woodford and Lieut. Bailey were Regular officers, who called for volunteers at Chesterfield Court House - That at York Town there was the General Army Composed of Militia and Regulars, and Commanded by General Washington
Question 6: Did you receive a discharge from service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer: I don't recollect ever receiving a written discharge. We were discharged by order from our Captain to go home.
Question 7: State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character, for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer: I have lived at my present residence for upwards of forty years, and do not know the man that would impeach my veracity - I can refer to Col. Thomas Spindle, James Gunn Leggett and to every man that knows me.

At a court held for Wappanawock County on Monday the 01 st day of September 1883
Personally appeared in open court, John Saffner and Alexander Saffner and made oath that they were ac- quainted with Reuben Saffner (who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration) during the war of the Revolution, and that they know of their own knowledge that he was a soldier as set forth in his declaration, and sworn to as therein stated.
Subscribed and sworn to in open court, the day and date above named
John Saffner Alexander Saffner
Teste W m Menefee
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 opines that it appears to them, that John Saffner and Alex. Saffner who have signed the above (official) are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, William I. Menefee clerk of the Court of Wappanawock County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Saffner for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 28 th day of October in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty three, and in the 68 th year of the Commonwealth
William I. Menefee

Virginia.
At a Court held for Rappahannock County at the Court House of said County, on Monday the 11 day of October, in the year 1844,
On the Motion of Francis M. Jeffries, who made oaths, and together with James Stone and Edwin A. Brown his securities entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Five hundred dollars ($500.) conditioned as the Law directs, certificate is granted the said Francis M. Jeffries for obtaining letters of administration, on the Estate of Ann Jeffries deceased, in due form.
A Copy test W. Monroes CCR
On Motion, it was ordered to be certified, that it was proved to the satisfaction of the Court, that Reuben Jeffries was a United States Pensioner at the rate of twenty dollars per annum, and is the identical person named in the pension Certificate, now in the possession of Francis M. Jeffries and bearing date at the War Office of the United States on the 24 th day of December 1832, signed by Lewis Cass Secretary of War, and numbered 224474, and that the said Reuben Jeffries died on the 26 th day of June 1837 - in Rappahannock County, Virginia, leaving Ann Jeffries his widow, and that the said Ann Jeffries never afterwards married, but died the widow of the said Reuben Jeffries, on the 21 st day of May in the year 1844 (in the county of Rappahannock and State of Virginia, where she had resided for the space of fifty years, and that previous thereto she resided in the County of Stafford) leaving the following named children, William Jeffries, Reuben Jeffries, Nancy Jeffries and Celia Jones (the wife of Roden Jones) who are now all, and the only heirs at Law of the said Ann Jeffries, and are all of Lawful age.
A Copy test W. Monroes CCR
On this 11 th day of October in the year 1844 personally appeared before the County Court, of the County aforesaid Francis M. Jeffries a resident of said County (administrator of Ann Jeffries deceased) who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oaths make the following declaration (as administrator aforesaid) in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July the 7 th 1836 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That Ann Jeffries aforesaid was the widow of Reuben Jeffries who was a United States

Pensioner at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum (and to the indentical person named in the pension Certificate now in his possession, bearing date at the War office of the United States, on the 21 st day of December 1832), signed by Lewis Cass Secretary of war and numbered 22.2194) and died on the 26 th day of June 1837 (in Rap- pahannock County aforesaid) leaving the said Ann Jeffries affairs his widow, who never afterwards married, but died the widow of the said Reuben Jeffries on the 20 th day of May 1841 in Rappahannock County and State of Virginia where she had resided about fifty years, and previous thereto she resided in Stafford County Virginia) leaving the following named children William Jeffries Reuben Jeffries, Nancy Jeffries and Celina Jones the wife of Nathan Jones, who are now all, and the only heirs at Law of the said Ann Jeffries, and are all of Lawful age.
He further declares that the said Anne Jeffries name before Marriage was Anne Hare And that he has always understood the said Reuben Jeffries and Anne Jeffries (formerly Anne Hare) were married in Stafford County, in the State of Virginia and by reference to the Marriage Register, in the Clerk's office of the County Court of Stafford County aforesaid it appears that the said Reuben Jeffries and Anne Jeffries (formerly Anne Hare) were married on the 22 nd day of January 1787.
Francis M. Jeffries
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on the day and year above written Teste Wm Monroe Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the statements in the foregoing declaration are true
Copy Teste Wm Monroe Clerk
State of Virginia Rappahannock County to wit:
I William Monroe Clerk of the County Court of Rappahannock County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing are true Copies from the records of the said Court, with all things touching the same as fully and wholly as they now exist, among the Records of my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of said Court this 12 th day of October in the year 1841.
Wm Monroe Clerk of the Court of Rappahannock County

State of Virginia
Rappahannock County, to wit:
I William A. Lane eldest and Presiding Justice, in and for the court of Rappahannock County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Mr J. McNeice who hath given the preceding certificate is Clerk of the said Court; and that his attestation is in due form. Given under my hand this 14 th day of October, in the year 1841.
Wm A. Lane

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August 20, 1931
Mrs. M. J. Cothran 1825 W. Clinch Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee
BA-J/ Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MCS
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 20178, that Reuben Jeffries was born January 25, 1762, in Stafford County, Virginia.
While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, in that part which was later called Rappahannock County, he enlisted in the spring of 1781, served as private in Captains John Waugh's and Woodford's Companies in Colonels Slaughter's and Dick's Virginia Regiments, was in the battle of Petersburg and was discharged after serving three months. He enlisted soon afterward and served three months as private in Captain Lewis Yancey's Virginia Company and was in the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 5, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Rappahannock County, Virginia, where he had lived for forty years.
He died June 26, 1837, in Rappahannock County, Virginia.
The soldier married January 22, 1787, while living in Culpeper County, Virginia, Anne Hore, the daughter of Edward Hore of Brunswick Parish, Stafford County, Virginia.
His widow, Anne, died May 20, 1841, in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and was survived by the following children: William, Reuben, Nancy Jeffries, Celia Jones the wife of Rodham Jones.
The pension due Anne Jeffries as the widow of Reuben Jeffries was allowed for the benefit of the above noted children of that soldier.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1931, Aug. 20 hist. to Mrs. J. Colthran, M.C.S.
Recd WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20178
Anne Jeffries Widow of Stephen Jeffries Mr. Secy. War.
Act: July 7 th 1848
Index:—Vol. 10 , Page 371
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1825 N. Clinch Ave.
Knoxville Tenn.
Aug. 5, 1931
United States Pension Office
Washington D.C.
I am seeking a report of the service of a revolutionary soldier entered in Eckerodi's List of Revolutionary Soldiers of Va. as Reuben Jeffries of Rappahannock - S. of W. 1835; Pen. 2. 192 - Pa. 239
As I can prove myself the great grand daughter of Moses Jeffries of same County I have every reason to believe the

soldier mentioned is my revolutionary ances- tor through my father's line.
Any information or particulars you may be at liberty to furnish me will be grate- fully appreciated.
Very sincerely yours
(Mrs.) M. J. Cottrane

Anne Jeffries du d Wid of Reuben. v o July 7. 1838 D Married 1787 died June 26. 1837. $20 per ann. certificate to William Jeffries Reuben Jeffries Nancy Jeffries and Celia Jones. Children of said du d from 26 June 1837 to March 4. 1841—
W m Jeffries Esq Rappahannock Co House p er

MS 8041. Oct 21. 1834
Re
Anna Jeffries
Act July 7. 1838
opinion of 7
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C. —

Nassauhammock county 15-Sept 1841.
Sir I send you the papers making application (as Adm r . of the estate of Anne Jeffries deceased) for the amount of Pension which was due to the said Anne prior to her death, under the provision of the act of Congress passed July the 7 th 1838, and now due her heirs, and also the pension certificate of her husband, Reuben Jeffries dec d , which shows that a balance was due her on that after her husband's death - for your examination -
Very respectfully Y r Ob t . Serv t . Francis M. Jeffries
J. L. Edwards Esq r . Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
N.B. The said Anne Jeffries dec d was not apprised of the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 until a short time prior to her death, and before the proof of her marriage to the said Reuben Jeffries was obtained she died, which is the reason of her not applying for a pension.
Francis M. Jeffries.

Feb 28 1842.
Mr Edwards
L. Edwards Esq
Commissaire
Am. Smith H.R.
Washington

Washington Feb'y 20. 1842
Sir,
Please let me know as soon as possible what can be done on the subject of the inclosed letter Mr Jaffries is very ready to be depended on. Return the inclosed.
Yrs most Resp. N. Smith

Do not send calipate off until a return & re- from 3 rd Aud t off respecting the last part H. H. C.

Amber Jaffries Dr Janry 1832 $20 When paid. d Jan 26 1837.
AAS
p st 4 March 1837
St Harry
St H.

Payments to be made at Richmond — by the F.W.S. Co Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Va
Wm Walden
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book C Vol. 124 Page 20 by N Fries
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Benben Jeffries — of the State of Virginia — who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive — Sixty. — — dollars and — — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 24 th day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three.
Lewis Cass Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.