Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10404, for William Taylor, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Taylor, William Agnes
R 10404
CONTENTS

State of Virginia: City of Lynchburg. }
Before me, a justice of the Peace within and for the city and state aforesaid, on this 29th day of April 1853, personally appeared Benjamin Watts, a minister of the Gospel, belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church, to me well known to be a person of veracity, and whose testimony is entitled to all credit, who being duly sworn according to law, on his oath, doth depose and say as follows:
That he has known William Taylor and Agnes Taylor his wife, for upwards of fifty years, that he was the Minister of the Gospel, who married said William Taylor to Agnes Royalty, in Amherst county, Va., on the 20th day of July, 1809; and that he lived neighbors of theirs until his death in 1843, and that they lived ever after together as man and wife until his death. And I further certify that said Agnes Taylor is now a widow, never having married again, and is now alive.
That the said William Taylor, had the reputation in the neighborhood of being a soldier of the Revolutionary war - that it was currently believed in the neighborhood and I always believed it myself, and never heard it denied by any one.
That I am in no wise interested in the claim of said Agnes Taylor, which this is intended to substantiate.
witness Chas. B. Latham
Benjamin Watts, (seal)
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year above written. And I declare I am in no wise interested in the result of the claim of Agnes Taylor.
David P. Rees J.P.

app t of A. Taylor No 2

State of Virginia } to wit City of Lynchburg }
On this 29th day of April in the year 1853 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the City and State aforesaid, and as such a member of the Court of Hustings for said City which is a court of record, Mrs. Agnes Taylor, aged 81 years a resident of Lynchburg, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provision made by the law of the United States passed the 3rd day of February 1853;
That she is the widow of William Taylor deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Price in the Regiment of Virginia Militia or State line and also a private in the Company commanded by Captain Price in the Regiment of the Continental line in the war of the Revolution;
That her said husband went from Buckingham County Virginia, on or about the 10th day of June 1778 and continued in actual service in said war in the Virginia Militia or State line for the term of six months, and was honorably discharged at 11
on or about the 10th day of December 1778 the term for which he went (six months) having expired;
That he enlisted under Captain Anderson in Cumberland County Virginia on or about the 12th day of April 1780 for the term of during the war, and continued in actual service in said war under Captain Price until 20th May, 1782, when he was discharged on account of sickness, that he was employed part of this term of service on James River on James River

in carrying cannon and other arms, ammunition, provisions &c. up and down the river from Richmond to Columbia and New Canton Virginia, for the use of the troops, that at the time of his enlistment, it was feared that Lord Cornwallis would invade Virginia, that his certificates of discharge were destroyed by fire in Buckingham County Virginia soon after his last discharge while he was sick not having recovered from the attack of illness which occasioned his discharge;
That these statements were made to her by her said husband during his lifetime, that she is old and infirm, and thinks he may have told her many things which she can not now recollect;
She further declares that she was married to the said William Taylor on the 28 th day of July 1809, in Amherst County Virginia by one Benjamin Walls, a minister of the Gospel, and that her name before her said marriage was Agnes Rayalty;
That her said husband died on the 10 th day of June 1843, that she was not married to him prior to the second day of January eighteen hundred but at the time above stated;
She further declares that she is now a widow and that Charles W. Statham of Lynchburg Virginia is hereby appointed her attorney to receive the certificate of pension issued to her.
Witness A. C. Cook
Agnes W Taylor (seal) marks
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I certify that I believe the said Agnes Taylor to be the widow of William Taylor deceased who served as aforesaid and that she is of the age above stated, and that she is too feeble to attend

court. And I declare that I am in no wise interested in the application of the said Agnes Taylor for a pension from the United States government.
David P. Rees J. P.

March 29, 1953
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Mrs. A. T. Ransone 228 Mallory Avenue Hampton, Virginia
WILLIAM TAYLOR R. 10404 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
In accordance with your request of March 25, you are furnished herein a copy of the record of William Taylor (R. 10404) which was sent to you on January 14, 1933, and which you have lost.
The papers on file in pension claim, R. 10404, based upon the Revolutionary War service of William Taylor, do not show the date and place of soldier's birth nor the names of his parents.
William Taylor married Agnes Royalty, July 20, 1809, in Amherst County, Virginia, having moved there from Buckingham County, Virginia, about 1800.
He died June 10, 1843, in Amherst County, Virginia, at the age of eighty-four years.
Soon after soldier's death, his widow, Agnes, moved to Lynchburg, Virginia.
On April 29, 1853, while a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia, aged eighty-one years, soldier's widow, Agnes Taylor, applied for pension that might have been due her as the widow of said William Taylor.
It was alleged that William Taylor enlisted from Buckingham County, Virginia, about June 10, 1778, that he served as private or sergeant, names of officers not stated, and that he was discharged about December 10, 1778; that he enlisted about April 12, 1780, in Cumberland County, Virginia, served as private in Captains Anderson's and Price's Virginia companies, and that he was discharged May 20, 1782, on account of illness, when he returned to Buckingham County, Virginia.

The pension claim of soldier's widow, Agnes, was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension law.
In 1853, Alfred Taylor and Creed Taylor made affidavit in Lynchburg, Virginia, in support of the pension claim of soldier's widow; relationship to soldier not stated.
There are no further family data in the claim.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

J. P. Waldo Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C. Present

Washington June 8 th 1853 L. P. Waller Esq. Commissioner of Pensions }
Sir I have been requested to present to your department two appli- =cations for pensions. Claimed under the different laws by Mrs. Agnes Taylor in both cases you will please report to Chas. W. Hathaway
Agent Lynchburg Va.
By Special request } L. P. Waller }
☞ The other application is under Act of 3 rd Febry. 1853

Pension Office 305 August 22 1833
Sir
The two applications of Mrs Agnes Taylor of Lynchburg Virginia, for a pension have been received, examined & filed. Mr Taylor in his life time applied for a pension, and alledged that he never performed any service himself, but that he procured a substitute . This being the case, Mr Taylor was not entitled, nor is his widow now entitled. Her claims are therefore rejected. See the inclosed copy of a letter.
J S Rollins Present

Washington D.C. Aug 31 st 1853
Hon. E. P. Waldo Com te of Pensions
Sir - I received your letter of the 22 nd August in regard to the claim of Mrs Agnes Taylor, (Widow of W m Taylor) in which you state, that her husband W m Taylor, applied for a Pension in his life-time, and that it was rejected, as he said he procured a substitute
That W m Taylor is not the same person as the one now applying, as the records in Richmond, that there were several of that name in service. The Auditor says at least three of that name served, and this gentleman never lived in or near Orange County in his life
Mrs Agnes Taylor says she knows her husband never applied, as she frequently urged him to do so, but that he refused alleging he would never receive a Bounty
The former application was not put in by Mrs Agnes Taylor's husband, and I hope you will act upon the case upon its merits. I can easily prove that the said W m Taylor lived in Amherst Co, when the application men-

= turned in your letter was filed. Your Abt. Servants L. S. Pollard Heo " "
W.B. Chas. W. Statham of Lynchburg, Co of Campbell & State of Va is the Agent in this Case, to whom you will please report, your decision — J. S. P. & Co

D. S. Pollard Sept. 8, 1873

170 Pension Office September 8. 1858
Sir,
After a re-examination of the pa- pers in the case of Mrs. Agnes Taylor, I am satisfied that the claim was improperly con- founded with that of Mrs. Taylor of Orange County. — Mrs. Agnes Taylor will have to furnish either record evidence of her husband's services or the parol evidence of witnesses who were in a position to know his services
J. S. Pollard Present

J. S. Pollard Oct 3/53

Pension Office. 3 d Oct. 1853.
Sir:
The claim of Mrs. Agnes Taylor for a pension under the Act of 3 d Feb y : 1853. has been rec d , Exam d & suspended.
We can find no evidence of the service of her alleged husband William Taylor. She must prove full six months service before her claim could be allowed if her papers were satisfactory in other respects.
I have &c, &c,
J. D. Pollard Esq y ASST.

State of Virginia.
City of Lynchburg. } } }
Before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the city and State aforesaid, on this 29 th day of April, 1853, personally appeared, Benjamin Watts, a minister of the Gospel, belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church, to me well known to be a person of veracity, and whose testimony is entitled to all credit, who being duly sworn according to law, on his oath, doth depose and say as follows:
That he has known William Taylor and Agnes Taylor his wife, for upwards of fifty years, that he was the minister of the Gospel, who married said William Taylor to Agnes Royalty, in Amherst county, Va., on the 20 th day of July 1809; and that he lived neighbors of theirs until said William Taylor's death in 1843, and that they lived together as man and wife until his death. And I further testify that Agnes Taylor is now a widow and living, never having married again.
That the said William Taylor had the reputation in the neighborhood of being a soldier of the Revolutionary war - that it was currently believed in the neighborhood by every one, and I always believed it myself, and never heard it doubted or denied by any one.
That I am in no wise in no wise interested in the result of the said claim of Agnes Taylor, which this is intended to substantiate.
Subj. Chas. S. Staughton
Benjamin Watts com secy
I swear to all above subscribed before me, the day and year above written. And I declare I am in no wise interested in the result of the claim of Agnes Taylor.
David R. Ragsdale

Virginia Fort
At a Quarterly Term of the Court of Hustings for the City of Lynchburg, continued and held in and for said City at the Courthouse thereof on Tuesday the 22. day of May A.D. 1853 and in the 77th year of the Commonwealth.
Present, David W. Burton, Henry M. Dicklake, Henry O. Schoolfield, John R. Liggett and Timothy Fletcher, Esquires, worshipful aldermen, judges.
"To whom it may concern, it is certified, that satisfactory evidence was this day produced to the Court, that Agnes Taylor is the widow of William Taylor, deceased, that the said William Taylor died in Amherst County Virginia on the 10th. day of June 1843, that the said Agnes Taylor is still a widow and that the said William Taylor was always currently reported and believed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier; and that the Court is of opinion that the said William Taylor did serve in the war of the Revolution"
I, James Benagh, Clerk of the Court of Hustings for the City of Lynchburg in the State of Virginia, do certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from the records of said Court. — and further I certify that David P. Rees, Esquire whose genuine signature appears to the annexed declarations and affidavits in four several places, was at the dates of said signatures respectively an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said City and State, and further I declare that I am in no wise interested in the subject matter of said declarations and affidavits; nor am I an agent for the prosecution of Bounty Land or Pension claims
Given under my hand as Clerk and the seal of said Court this 21st. day of May A.D. 1853 and in the 77th year of the Commonwealth.
James Benagh, Clerk, of Lynchg. Hustings Court

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State of Virginia Amherst County } Set, I Sam d . M. Garland Clerk of the County Court of Amherst, State of Virginia, do certify that it appears from the records of my office, that William Taylor was married to Agnes Royalty on the 20 th day of July 1809, by Benjamin Watts a minister of the Gospel, legally authorized to Celebrate the rites of matrimony In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at office, This 18 th of May 1853 and in the 77 th year of the Commonwealth Sam d . M. Garland
THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That it appears from a list in this office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia State — Line 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, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (see Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 28 th day of Nov r 1784 — in the name of H m Taylor — as Sey t of Inf y — and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for £ 24. 00 — delivered to E Pendleton — but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated.
Given under my hand at the First Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 19 th day of May — 1853.
[No Seal of Office.]
R. Johnson Audr of Pub Accts

2 State of Virginia City of Lynchburg to wit;
Before me David P. Rees a justice of the Peace within and for the City and State aforesaid, on this 28th day of April in the year 1883 personally appeared Fred Taylor and Alfred Taylor to me well known to be persons of veracity, and whose testimony is entitled to all credit and the said Fred Taylor and Alfred Taylor being duly sworn according to law, depose and say as follows:
That they were well acquainted with William Taylor deceased during his lifetime, that they have heard him speak of serving in the war of the revolution;
That the said William Taylor was always believed and reported in Southwest County Virginia and elsewhere where he was known, to have been a soldier in the war of the revolution, that they have never heard anyone express any opinion to the contrary, and that they think that the belief was universal among those who knew him at all.
That the said William Taylor died in Southwest County Virginia on the 10th day of June 1843 leaving a widow Agnes Taylor with whom they are well acquainted, that they know that the said William Taylor and Agnes Taylor lived together for many years previous to his death, and that she is still a widow;
That they are in no wise interested in the claim of the said Agnes Taylor for a pension.
Witness
A. G. Leale
Fred Taylor (seal)
Alfred Taylor (seal)
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I declare that I am in no wise interested in the claim of said Agnes Taylor for a pension.
David P. Rees J. P.

State of Virginia, City of Lynchburg.
Before me, D. S. Rees, a Justice of the Peace within and for the city and state aforesaid, on this 2nd day of May 1853, personally appeared Agnes Taylor, aged 81 years, a resident of Lynchburg, in the State of Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law, on her oath doth depose and say as follows:
That she has made diligent search, and can get no documentary evidence, nor the evidence of any living witness, who served with her husband, William Taylor, and that she has procured the best evidence she can get, among his former friends and neighbors; that her said husband died in Amherst county, Virginia, on the 10th day of June, 1843, and that she moved to the city of Lynchburg soon thereafter, and has resided here ever since. That her said husband moved from Buckingham county, Va., to Amherst more than fifty years ago. And that she frequently urged him to prosecute his claim in, his life time, for a pension. As to my hand and seal witness - Alfred Taylor
Agnes Taylor
I swear to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I declare I am in no wise interested in the claim of Agnes Taylor above.
D. S. Rees J.P.

Application of W Agnes Taylor No 1

(By an act of Congress passed the 16th day of September 1776, it is provided, that the officers and soldiers, who engaged for and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such officers and soldiers, as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.)
State of Virginia City of Lynchburg } to wit:
On this 29th day of April in the year 1863 personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace within and for the City and State aforesaid Agnes Taylor aged 81 years a resident of Lynchburg in the State of Virginia who being duly sworn according to law upon her oath declares:
That she is the widow of William Taylor deceased who was a private present in the Company commanded by Captain _____ in the Regiment of Virginia Militia or State Line, and also a private or Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Price in the Regiment of the Continental Line in the War of the Revolution;
That her said husband went from Rockingham County Virginia on or about the 10th day of June 1778, and continued in actual service in said war in the Virginia Militia or State Line for the term of six months, and was honorably discharged, at an or about the 10th day of December 1778 the term for which he went, (six months) having expired;
That he enlisted under Captain Anderson in Cumberland County Virginia on or about the 12th day of April 1780 for the term of during the war and continued in actual service in said war for the term
under Captain Price and was honorably discharged on the 20th day of May 1782, on account of sickness; that he was employed part of this term of service as a

That on James River in carrying cannon and other arms, ammunition, provisions &c up and down the river from Richmond to Columbia and New London Virginia for the use of the troops, that at the time of his enlistment it was feared that Lord Cornwallis would invade Virginia, that his certificate of discharge was destroyed in Buckingham County Virginia soon after his last discharge while he was still sick not having recovered from the attack of illness which occasioned his discharge, the house in which he was living burnt down;
That these statements were made to her by her said husband during his lifetime, that she is old and infirm and thinks he may have told her many things which she does not now recollect.
She further declares that she was married to the said William Taylor in Amherst County Virginia by one Benjamin Watts on the 20th day of July 1809, that the said Benjamin Watts was a minister of the Gospel, and that her name before her said marriage was Agnes Royalty;
That her said husband died on the 10th day of June 1843, and that at the time of his death he was 84 years old;
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act of Virginia of October 1779, and also of the act of October 16th 1780, and also for the purpose of obtaining the arrearage of pension due her said husband under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, from the 4th day of March 1843, the time of his death.
She declares that she does not believe the said William Taylor deceased, ever received any portion of the amount due in hand under the different acts of Congress, from the United States government and does not believe he ever transferred said claims.
She hereby relinquishes every claim for a

pension, whatever, due said William Taylor in his lifetime, except under the act of June 7th 1852, and declares that she believes that his name is not and never was on the pension roll of any State.
Therefore
I know all men by these presents that I Agnes Taylor widow of William Taylor deceased do hereby constitute and appoint John Whetlock Jr. of Washington City D.C. to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, a warrant or warrants for the quantity of land due me as aforesaid, also all moneys due me as above-mentioned, and the certificate of pension claimed above, which may be due me as the widow of William Taylor deceased. In witness my hand and seal this 29th day of April, 1853
Witness H. C. Lee
Agnes her Taylor seal mark
Personally appeared before me the above-mentioned Agnes Taylor and made oath to the foregoing statement, and acknowledged the power of attorney thereunto subjoined; and I certify that I believe the said William Taylor deceased did perform the military service therein stated; that the said Agnes Taylor; that the said Agnes Taylor is too infirm and old to attend court. I also declare that I am in no wise interested in said claim. The day and year above written
David R. Rees J.P.

State of Virginia
City of Lynchburg:
Before me, D. P. Rees, a Justice of the Peace within and for the city and state aforesaid, on the 2 d day of May 1883, personally appeared Agnes Taylor, aged 81 years, a resident of said city and state, who being duly sworn according to law, on her oath deposes and says as follows:
That she has made diligent search, and can get no documentary evidence, nor the evidence of any living witness, who served with her husband William Taylor, and that she has procured the best proof she can get, among her former neighbors; that her said husband died in Amherst county, Virginia, on the 10 th day of June, 1843, and that she moved to the city of Lynchburg, soon thereafter, and has resided there ever since. That her husband moved from Buckingham county, Va., to Amherst more than fifty years ago. And that she frequently urged him to prosecute his claim, in his life time, for a pension. As witness my hand and seal witness Alfred Taylor. — Agnes Taylor
Sworn to and subscribed me, the day and year above written. And I declare I am in no wise interested in the claim of Agnes Taylor above. David P. Rees J.P.

Virginia, Frnt
At a Court of Hustings for the City of Lynchburg, continued and held in and for said City on Tuesday the 30. day of May A.D. 1853 and in the 77th year of the Commonwealth.
"To all whom it may concern it is certified that satisfactory evidence was this day produced to the Court that Agnes Taylor (the widow of William Taylor) decl: that the said William Taylor died in Amherst County Virginia on the 10th. day of June 1823; that the said Agnes Taylor is still a widow; and that the said William Taylor was always currently reported and believed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier: and that the Court is of opinion that the said Taylor did serve in the war of the Revolution.
I, James Benagh, Clerk of the Court of Hustings for the City of Lynchburg in the State of Virginia, do certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from the records of said Court, and further I certify that David P. Reed Esquire whose genuine signature appears to the papers hereto annexed, in four several places, was at the time of the respective signatures an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said City and State. ~ and further I declare that I am in no wise interested in the subject matter of the foregoing declaration, nor am I an agent for the prosecution of Pension or half pay claimed against the United States.
Given under my hand as Clerk and the Seal of said Court of Hustings, this 21st. day of May A.D. 1853 and in the 77th year of the Commonwealth.
James Benagh, Ck.

State of Virginia } Amherst County } Set. I Sam m Garland Clerk of the County Court of Amherst. State of Virginia, do certify that it appears from the records thereon of my Office, that William Taylor was married to Agnes Royalty on the 20 th day of July 1809. by Benjamin Walls a Minister of the Gospel, legally authorized to celebrate the rites of Matrimony.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Office, this 18 th of May 1853 and in the 77 th year of the Commonwealth.
Sam m M. Garland.

State of Virginia } City of Lynchburg } to wit
On this 29th day of April 1853 before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the City and State aforesaid personally appeared Alfred Taylor and Creed Taylor to me well known to be persons of veracity and whose testimony is entitled to all credit and the said Alfred Taylor and Creed Taylor being duly sworn according to law depose and say as follows,
That they were well acquainted with William Taylor deceased during his lifetime, and that they have frequently heard him speak of serving in the war of the revolution;
That the said William Taylor was always believed and reported in Southwest County Virginia, and elsewhere where he was known, to have been a revolutionary soldier, that they have never heard any one express any opinion to the contrary, and that they think that the belief was universal among all who knew him;
That the said William Taylor died in Southwest County Virginia on the 10th day of June 1843, that they are well acquainted with his widow Agnes Taylor, that the said William Taylor and Agnes Taylor lived together as man and wife for many years previous to his death, and that she is still a widow;
That they are in no wise interested in the claims of the said Agnes Taylor for a pension.
Witness
A. C. Cook
Alfred Taylor Creed Taylor
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I declare that I am in no wise interested in the said claims of Agnes Taylor for a pension
David P. Rees Jr.

1933 Jan. 14 Hret to Mrs. A. R. Ransom - m. B. 1933 Mar. 29 Hret to Mrs. A. S. Ransom (above m. list) m. B.
Acts of July 14, 1802, and March 3, 1873.
10,494.
P. O. _____
Agnes Taylor
Service: _____
William
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Application filed too late
Alleges: for 1852 printed lists
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

January 14, 1933
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WILLIAM TAYLOR R. 10404
Mrs. A. T. Ransone 228 Mallory Avenue Hampton, Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of January 4, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Taylor.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 10404, based upon the Revolutionary War service of William Taylor, the only soldier of that name from Amherst County, Virginia, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. Said papers do not show the date and place of soldier's birth nor the names of his parents.
William Taylor married Agnes Royalty, July 20, 1809, in Amherst County, Virginia, having moved there from Buckingham County, Virginia, about 1800.
He died June 10, 1843, in Amherst County, Virginia, at the age of eighty-four years.
Soon after soldier's death, his widow, Agnes, moved to Lynchburg, Virginia.
On April 29, 1853, while a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia, aged eighty-one years, soldier's widow, Agnes Taylor, applied for pension that might have been due her as the widow of said William Taylor.
It was alleged that William Taylor enlisted from Buckingham County, Virginia, about June 10, 1778, that he served as private

or sergeant, names of officers not stated, and that he was discharged about December 10, 1778; that he enlisted about April 12, 1780, in Cumberland County, Virginia, served as private in Captains Anderson's and Price's Virginia companies, and that he was discharged May 20, 1782, on account of illness, when he returned to Buckingham County, Virginia.
The pension claim of soldier's widow, Agnes, was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension law.
In 1853, Alfred Taylor and Creed Taylor made joint affidavit in Lynchburg, Virginia, in support of the pension claim of soldier's widow; relationship to soldier not stated.
There are no further family data in the claim.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLEN Assistant to Administrator

228, Mallory Ave., Hampton, Va., March 25, 1933.
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. (File BA-J/AWF)
Dear Sir,
Your report giving data for use in joining the Daughters of the American Revolution has been lost before being used.
Please let me have a copy if possible of this report on William Taylor of Amherst County, Va.
To aid you in referring to your files I am enclosing your preliminary letter.
If further particulars are necessary for reference- He enlisted in 1778 and in 1780 from Buckingham and from Cumberland Counties, and petition for pension was filed by his widow Aggie Taylor about 1853.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Very truly yours,
Wm. A. T. Ransone
see of

Hampton, Va., Jan. 4, 1933.
Director of Pensions, Washington,
D. C.
Dear Sir: 12
Please favor me with the Revolutionary record of William Taylor a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Enlisted in the Battalion of Lieut. Col. John Pope and Major William Cabell at New Glasgow Amherst County, Va. Sept. 14, 1781. Was with General Washington forces at the surrender at Yorktown.
I wish to become a member of the Daughters of the Revolution.
Respectfully,
Macaulay?
228 Mallory Ave.
Return address on envelope
Mrs A. Ransone 228 Mallory Ave. Hampton Va.

No. - 98.5-941
Agnes Taylor widow of William Ba.
J. S. Rolland Sept 8/53
Act. June 7. 1832

No 2769 Agnes Taylor Wid: of Wm Va
Sat. 11th May 3. Oct. 1852
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Act. 3 rd Feb.