Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6054, for William Shope, Virginia

SERVICE
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Shope, William or Shoupe,
No. 6054
Elizabeth
CONTENTS

Virginia 3081
Elizabeth Shope widow of William Shope or Shoupe
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 22 d December 1805 of Jefferson Co. in the State of Virginia who was a Sergt. Cav. in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Washington in the Virginia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond, Virginia at the rate of 180 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of June 1839 and sent to W.C. Worthington Charlottesville, Virg a .
Arrears to the 4 th of March '39 540.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Sep r " 90.00 $630.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2 Page 183
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6. April 1838 from 4. Sep 1840, to 13. Oct 1840. Cgt. Notified 23 rd June 1845

Sarah P. Lee's affidavit as to Elizabeth S. Lee.

Jefferson County, set.
Personally appeared before me undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the said County and State of Virginia, Mrs. Sarah Foster, resident of said County, in the 75th year of her age, after being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, deposes and says that William Hope her husband enlisted as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, in Shepherdstown, then Berkeley County, now Jefferson County, Virginia, and belonged and served as he afterwards said, to and in the Regiment of Col: William Washington. Regiment came to Charlottesville (then Berkeley County, now Jefferson County, Va, from Shepherdstown where she had resided) fifty three years ago, and two or three years after that time the said William Hope came there and with him he brought his wife, who said, when he had married in Baltimore. Her name was Elizabeth Barnaby. They lived as man and wife in Charlottesville from that time till his death, which happened about thirty four or five years since, he said. Elizabeth has lived there ever since unmarried, and now lives there as the widow of said William Hope. And further this deponent saith not.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26 th day of April, A. D. 1839. Oliver Willis County, Va.
Sarah Foster mark.
State of Virginia } set. Jefferson County }
I, Samuel J. Grimes, Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County aforesaid, in the State of Virginia hereby certify that Richard Williams, Esq: is a justice of the Peace, in and for the said County, duly commissioned and qual- ified, and that the annexed is a true copy of his commission.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the said Court this 27 th day of April A. D. 1839.
Sam J Grimes, Clerk of the Court of Jefferson County.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 10 th 1845.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The children of Elizabeth Hope, dec d . a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of one hundred eighty Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1840, to the 13 th October 1840.
Respectfully, yours,
W. L. G. Smith
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Marriage License of Elizabeth Sharp

State of Maryland.
Baltimore County S c
I Thomas Kell. Clerk of Baltimore County Court do hereby certify that on the thirteenth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and eighty five. a license issued from the Office of the Clerk of Baltimore County Court, directed to the Reverend Mr. _____ or any other person qualified by Law to celebrate the rites of Marriage. between a certain William Shoper and Elizabeth Barnaby. of Baltimore County according to Law; there appearing to the said _____ no lawful cause or just impediment, by reason of any consanguinity or affinity to hinder the same.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court. on this 16 th day of February 1839.
Thos Kell Clk
Seal
Costs 50 c paid.

5299
Declaration of Elizabeth Shupe

State of Virginia, Ss.
On this 16 th day of April 1839, personally appeared before the County Court of the County of Ffeyette and state aforesaid, Elizabeth Shaper a resident of Charles Town in the said County and state, in the eighty first year of her age, who being first duly sworn, according to law, with an her oath, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" - That she is the widow of William Shaper, who was a Sergeant of Cavalry of the Virginia Continental line during the Revolutionary war, that at the time of his enlistment he resided in Stephens Town, Berkeley County, Virginia, now Ffeyette County, in the said State, where he enlisted for the period of three years, after the expiration of which period he returned to Martinsburg in the County of Berkeley Virginia, whence he went again to the war as a Substitute. Whilst a Substitute he again enlisted and was changed to the Horse or Dragoons commanded by Col: William Washington, and remained during the war. He was at the battle of Cowpens, Eutaw Springs and York Town. The said Elizabeth further says that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim or showing the services of said William except the certificate of Jas E. Heath Auditor of Virginia, accompanying this declaration.
She further declares that she was married to the said William Shaper on the eighteenth day of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, the aforesaid William Shaper died on the twenty second day of December one thousand eight hundred and five. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the war, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and ninety four. viz at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before
Wm P Flood Presiding Magistrate of the court
Elizabeth Shaper

State of Virginia } Jefferson County } ss.
I Samuel J. Kramer, Clerk of the County Court of said County, which is a Court of record, hereby certify that the annexed Declaration of Elizabeth Slope was made on oath and subscribed in the said Court, on the 10 th day of April, A.D. 1839 - and that William P. Flood, esq., whose signature is therein so annexed, is a justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that he was at that time the presiding justice of the said Court; and that the said signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of the said Court, this 23 rd day of April, A.D. 1839.
Samuel J. Kramer, Clerk of the Court of Jefferson County.

Ray WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6054
Eliza Shape Widow
Wm Dapson Shop Sergt. Walline
Act: July 7/98
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 205
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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one papers in one case
3081 Elizabeth Shope widow of Wm Shope, or Shoup, Serg. Dray Cavalry
$180 per ann act July 7. 1838
Send cut. to W. C. Worthington Esq. Charlestown Va.

Certificata y J. W. L. Beatty auto E. Steph-

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 20 th day of December 1781 , in the name of William Shoup as a Sergeant of Cavalry for £144. 8. 0, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to John Barket and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
31 st day of January 1839.
J. C. Heath AUDITOR.

Certificates of S Enchaut, Mr. Frame, & Mr. Cunningham as to S. Sledge.

Virginia,
Jefferson County, to wit,
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the County and State of Virginia, Laurence Eschbach, of Frederick County, Maryland, who being duly sworn upon the Evangel of Almighty God, deposeth and saith, That he knew William Shope a member of the Regiment of Light Dragoons during the Revolutionary war, commanded by Col. William Washington. That said Shope enlisted in the first place for three years. That in the month of December 1780, he was discharged by Col. Washington. He again enlisted in the year 1781. After the battle of York Town, he went on a detachment to Petersburg - and the command of the new recruits was given to Lieutenant Col. John Bayle. Among these recruits I found William Shope - and he remained there until he was sent to the South to join the Regiment. He served in the first enlistment for the three years, the period for which he was enlisted. It was understood that Shope enlisted at Shepherdstown, Virginia, but of this fact this deponent has no personal knowledge. His commander was a member of the Regiment of Col. Wm. Washington - and with William Shope was at the skirmish at Stony Church - at Mould's Corner - about thirty miles from Charleston, South Carolina, at the surprise at Lancaster's ferry on Santee river. The second enlistment of Shope 1781 was for the period of the war, and he was at the battle of York Town. After being sent to the South to join the Regiment

from Petersburg, this Dependant has no knowledge of the service of Shaper - And further saith not. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 22 nd day of { April, 1839. { Lawrence Euerhart Chas. B. Stephens - M.P. } - - -
Jefferson County, set.
Personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County and State of Virginia Matthew France, a citizen of said County and State, in the twenty fourth year of his age, who being duly sworn upon the holy Gospel of Almighty God, deposes and says. That he was a merchant in Charles Town, then Berkeley County, now Jefferson County, Virginia, in the year 1789 and for many years thereafter, that as such he had dealings with a certain William Shaper, there a resident of said Town, and who was reported to have been in the Revolutionary war, that said Shaper was at the said date, to wit, in the year 1789, living with a woman whose christian name was Elisabetta - as man and wife - and they were so con- sidered by the residents of said Town. That said William & Elisabetta so continued to live until the death of said William, in said Town - the precise period of his death this deponent does not recollect - The said Elisabetta has resided in said Town since the death of the said William Shaper, her husband, unmarried, and she now resides in the said Town, as the widow of said Shaper and is now unmarried. This deponent further states that the said William Shaper and Elisabetta his wife, raised a family.

in said town of several children - And further this Depo- ment saith not.
Sworn and subscribed to
J. Frame
before me this 23 rd day of
April 1839.
The word "Elizabeth" between 6 th & 7 th lines preceding page 11 th interlined before being sworn to & subscribed.
Richd Williams.
Jefferson County, set.
Personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County and State of Virginia, Mary Cunningham, a citizen of said County & State who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangely of Almighty God states - That William Shipe died in Charlotton Jefferson County Virginia in the year 1805, a few days before Christmas. That he left a widow named Elizabeth Shipe, who has since that period resided in said town, and now resides. That said Elizabeth has remained and is now unmarried. and that the said William Shipe and the said Elizabeth Shipe are the persons referred to in the affidavit & deposition of John Grop of Fairfield County, Ohio, dated March 13 th 1839 A.D. 1839, and hereto annexed.
Sworn to & subscribed
before me this 24 th day of
April, A.D. 1839.
Mary Cunningham
Richd. Worthington J.P.

State of Virginia } Jefferson County } ss.
I Samuel J. Branner clerk of the county court of Jefferson county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia hereby certify that George B Stephenson Richard Williams and Robert Worthington esq s are justices of the Peace in and for the said county, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signatures within purporting to be theirs are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court this 24 th day of April A.D. 1839
Sam J Branner clerk of the court of Jefferson county.

John Glenn Esq N Charles St

My dear Sir
I am sorry to inform you that among our provincial records we have not a volume containing the transactions of the years which you have named.
I could never account for the 'hiatus valde deflendus', but whether the lost, stolen, destroyed or never in existence, the word I have not, I can give no account of Mrs Shop's marriage.
Yours very respectfully W. G. N. & H.
March 26 th

Madam,
I am sorry to say to you that the records of marriages in St Pauls Parish have been lost or destroyed as you will see by the letter of Dr Wyatt the rector so that you will have to depend upon the licence I send you
Yrs resp'tly J. Glan. Baltimore 26 1839.

Certificate of John Brooks to Elizabeth Sleeper,

State of Ohio, Fairfield County ss.
Personally appeared before me Casper Thill, an acting justice of the peace for said County, came John Cross who being duly sworn deponeth and saith:—That he deponent was a private in Captain Parsons Company of Dragoons of the Second Regiment of Virginia commanded by Colonel William Washington—and that William Shope was a Second Sergeant in said Capt. Parsons Comp y . Deponent & William Shope enlisted under Major Call at the same hour on James River in Virginia.—The time deponent cannot precisely state but thinks it to have been about Ten years before he was married.—Deponent & William Shope were both attached to Capt. Parsons Company by Major Call—continued messmates together, and both served to the end of the war.—Deponent was well acquainted with William Shope during his life—recollects his death which took place in Charleston—deponent thinks about twenty years ago; and that he left a widow named Elizabeth Shope in said town. And further said deponent saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13 th day of March, A D 1839
John Cross
Casper Thill J. P.

Official of James Anderson to claim of Mrs E. S. S...

Lincolnton, May 1, 1839
M. C. Worthington, Esq.
Dr. Sir,
Yours of 24th ult. in reference to the widow Shope was rec d on 28th and on the same day sent to Mr. Anderson. He has just called upon me, and states that he was at work at Benj. Shrother's near Charleston, Va. in the summer of 1800, when Col. W m Washington, a relative of Shrother's, came to Shrother's on a visit. In conversation the name of W m Shope was mentioned, when Col. Washington expressed a wish to see him, if he was the same W m Shope who had served as an officer of Light Dragoons under him. Mr. Anderson does not recollect whether Col. Washington named the office he had filled or not. W m Shope was sent for and the next day walked out to Mr. Shrother's. At a distance of probably a hundred yards Col. Washington saw him approaching and remarked that there was Shope, that he knew his walk. Mr. Anderson was present when they met and they saluted each other as old acquaintances. At parting Col. Washington presented Shope (who was poor) with more than Forty Dollars in specie. In speaking of Mr. Shope, Col. Washington remarked that he (Shope) had saved his (Washington's) life at the battle of the Cowpens. (Washington's horse being shot under him) Shope helped him to mount his own horse from which he had dismounted when he saw his commander dismount. Col. Washington stated also that Shope was in the battle at Guilford. From the deportment and conversation of both while they were together, Mr. Anderson had no doubt of their having served together as stated.
Mr. Anderson became acquainted with W m .

Shope and his wife, Elizabeth, formerly Elizabeth Barney daughter of Barney, of Baltimore, in the year 1787, he believes, and they were thus living together as man and wife in Charlestown, Va., where they continued to reside as such until the death of Shope, about the year 1805. The widow continued to reside in Charlestown up to the time Mr. Anderson left Char- lestown, three years ago, and he supposes she still resides there, and he is satisfied she has not been married since Mr. Shope's death. As to Mrs. Shope having been a Miss Barney, Mr. Anderson says he knew Mr. Barney well and frequently heard him speak of his daughter married to that he often was the bearer of messages between them. The above are the principal facts, spoken of by Mr. An- derson, and more I suppose than are important, but I preferred to give the narrative very much as he gave it me.
Very Respectfully Uriah Parke
H.C. Worthington Esq. Charlestown, Jefferson Co. Va.
State of Ohio } ss. Muskingum Co. } ss.
Personally appeared before me John Quigley a Justice of the Peace within & for the county aforesaid James Anderson, who being duly sworn deposes and saith that the facts set forth in the above letter from Uriah Parke to H.C. Worthington, as derived from said Anderson, are true to the best of his know- ledge and belief - and further saith not.
James Anderson
Sworn to and subscribed before me This first day of May 1839
John Quigley Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Washington County ss
I E. T. Cox Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County do hereby Certify that (Colonel) Simeon D. Hildreth (before whom) the within affidavit was taken, was at the time the same was sworn to & Subscribed an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at Zanesville, this 1 st day of May, A. D. 1839. E. T. Cox Clerk By Saml. S. Lee, Deputy.

via add proof Eliz Shofe,
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, War Department, Washington City D.C.

Charleston S.C. Co. N o May 9-1839-
My dear Sir,
I enclose you the affidavits of James Anderson relative to the claim of Mrs. E. Dugay of this place under the act of Congress of July, 1838. I wish the same to be considered as corroborative testimony to that forwarded to you some days since.
May I ask the favor of you to give to this case your immediate attention, at least as early as prior calls upon your attention will permit.
Very truly
Yours,
W. C. Cummings
Will you acknowledge the receipt of the enclosed and also of the papers sent some days since.
W. C.

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2000 80 J. L. Edwards Esq. Commisioner of Pensions, Pension Office, Washington City, D.C.

Charles Town, S.C. 60, V.D. April 29, 1839.
Sir,
I enclose you several papers relative to a claim, arising under the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." The papers are 1 st The declaration of Elizabeth Sledge 2 nd The certificates of L. Southcutt, M. Frazar, M c Cummingham 3 rd The certificate of John Camp. 4 th The certificate of Sarah Fler, 5 th The certificate of Jas E. Heath (Auditor.) 6 th The Marriage License - 7 th A letter of J. Glenn appended to a letter of Dr. Weyate.
All these papers excepting the 3 rd & 7 th are properly authenticated - These are enclosed as corroborating and cumulative proof of the justice of the claim. The others are deemed to furnish full and ample legal proof, such as required by the Rules published by the War Department.
May I ask your attention to an examination of the papers, so soon as you examine and principally will permit - If you deem the evidence sufficient to establish the claim you will please notify me of the fact, and also direct what further may be necessary to be done to entitle the Claimant to the receipt of the money -
Very resp y .
Yours W. St.
W m G. Worthington
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Pension Office.