Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16886, for William Jefferies, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Jefferies, William
S.16886
CONTENTS
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Letter to 3 d Aud r 6 th Feby 1825.
To Missau d from 4 th Sep 1828 19 th Feby 1825. Notification to Hon G. M. Barren. Ho of Reps.
Missouri 3872 Kentucky
William Jeffries
General - in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Compy command by Captain Harrison - of the Regt command by Col: Marshall in the Va. line for 7 mon: 16 days from 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 25 - Dollars 10 - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of Jan 933 and sent to Hon: R. P. Letcher. House of Reps-
Arrears to 4th of Sept - 1832 37.65. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Mar: 33 12.55-
$50.20
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk Book 26 Vol. 9. Page 44

State of Ky Garrard County Set
On this 19 th day of Novr 1882 William aged seventy three Leffries resident of sd county, personally years appeared in open court, it being a court of record held in and for the county of Who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1872 That he entered the U. States service in the year of            in the county of my Fauquier State of Virginia as a volunteer militia man for the period of three months, under Captm Brign Harrison, his Lieut was by the name of Thomas Conway his Ensign James Rees. He belonged to Genl Charles self Scotts Brigade, and

and was attached to the 3 d Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col Thomas Marshall, and the Battalion was commanded by Major Mar- tin Pickett - That he was marched to Head- Quarters near Philadelphia in the state of Penna and arrived there the day after the battle at Germantown, and remain- there twenty days longer than the period of his engagement, at the pressing request and solicitation of his officers, that he served faithfully three months and twenty days  years and was honorably discharged, and that he has long since lost or mislaid his discharge.
That he again engaged the next year after his first service as a volunteer to serve as long as "called for" under Capt Joseph Lock, his Col  Major was by name of Grayson, and he was attached

to the Brigade commanded by Genl McIntosh That he went from Clinch River, and was marched to near the Lead mines on the Holstein River, and from there to Staunton Virginia, and from there to Fort Mc- Intosh on the Ohio River, and then having remained there some time we were ordered to Fort Lawrence, and then again back to Fort McIntosh and having remained there some time we were discharged, having served four months, lacking four days He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state. In witness whereof, and subscribed
Wm Joffett
I certify that the within is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and that the applicant has not been previously discharged from the service of the United States.

On the 20 th day of November personally appeared in Open Court. Richard Raper who made Oath that he has been well acquainted with W m Jeffries the within named applicant, and knows that the facts stated in the within application are "true"
And Reuben Parent Benjamin Dunn and Isaac M Myres also came into Court and made Oath that they have been well acquainted with W m Jeffries the above named applicant and also Richard Raper who made the foregoing affidavits for many years that they are men of good character and standing in their neighborhood, and further that they have always understood and believe that the within applicant was a soldier of the Revolution
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the act department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states and the Court further certifies
that it appears to them that Richard Raper, Reuben Parent, Benj Dunn and Isaac M Myres who have made the foregoing affidavits are resident citizens of Garrard County credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
State of Kentucky Garrard County
I James H Fletcher Clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of William Jeffries for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office in Concord the 21 st day of November 1832 in the 57 th year of American Independence James H Fletcher

William Jefferies Kentucky
from 1777 prime 7 months 16 days. $ 25. \frac{10}{100} .
Rev: R. P. Setchell. N.R., new indef enter on Register. Ent-

BRIEF in the case of William Jefferies of Grant County in the State of Kentucky (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 73 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Volunteer Not In 17 States 1 3 20 Private Gen. Scott's Brigade Col. Marshall Cap. Benjamin Harrison 3 d Regiment Va. State Troops   " " " " 3 26 " Gen. McIntosh Col. Boyd Cap. Joseph Lock 10 th State Troops   7 16  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? —  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fauquier County Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

16886 INVALID.
16886
File No. _____
William Jefferies
Sci Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 446
[Arrangement of 1870.]

From 4 th Sep 1843 by direction of Com ee

Washington
February 14. 1845
Sir,
Please to transfer the name of William Jeffries from the Roll of Kentucky to that of Missouri. He resides in the county of Marion. He has been paid to the fourth of March 1843 at the Treasury Dept o as appears by a letter from the Third Auditor to me, dated on the 12 th inst.
Respectfully
G. M. DODSON
To the Commissioner of Pensions

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Lefferies which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had ?
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility ? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office ?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service ?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“ Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades : For ————— year ————— months and ————— days, I served as a —————. For ————— months and ————— days, I served as a —————; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.