Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5961, for Philip King, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
King, Philip Nancy
R 5961
CONTENTS

let. 19 July 1841 W.L.S Dear Sir,
23-0 1-53- 5-75-
23.340 West Tennessee
Philip Kling of Waverly in the State of Tennessee who was a Corpn in the Co. commanded by Captain Lovely of the regt commanded by Col. Posey in the Mobile line for 8 months private 16 — 1 — Corp
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 68 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Dec r 1833 and then I B Forrest H. B.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 17167 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 March 34 33 206 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Pay Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 86

Philip King paper for pension
0866 3433 171.63
Hon J. B. Forrest H.R.

State of Tennessee Marshall County
On this the 28 th day of February 1833 personally appeared before us M c Quarrie and C o l. Gaskins two acting justices of the peace for said county. Philips King a resident of said county and State aged about seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 7 th of June 1832 That he is too much afflicted to get to court to file his declaration. He entered the service of the United States on the _____ day of 3 _____ for three months as a substitute in the place of John Brown in Col. Gaskins Regiment Conaway Major. the cap t not recollected. We organised in Richmond Virginia and marched to Hillsborough South Carolina from thence Major Conaway marched us to Browns Ferry on Pedee in South Carolina where there were some to the Cherokee Hills a distance of thirty six seventy miles as a foraging party to collect provisions for General Gales Army under the command

of Major Conway which business we were engaged in when Gates was defeated, we were then to shift told by Major Conway to shift for ourselves which we did and this declarant made his way to Richmond Virginia together with many others of the militia of that state. In 1780 this declarant again entered the service of the United States as a substitute for Col Robert Lewis son or overseer Col Lewis employed this declarant he entered the service in Frederick where we remained a few days thence march to Abingdon Court House where the new Recruits among whom was declarant were attached to the fourteenth regiment of the Virginia troops in company Lovely's company Lieutenant Bedinger, ensign John Fordan in Col Posey Regiment Polston was our Major, we were then placed under General Stubard to be disciplined. About this time Cornwallis marched his army to Charlottesville and Genl Stubard became alarmed and retreated towards South Carolina declarant was at that time very unwell and could not keep up with his Comrades and was left taken prisoner by the British who carried him to Point of Fork on James River in Fluvanna County Virginia where he made his escape in this way. The British had just received some intelligence of the movements of the American troops under Genl Lafayette which threw them in some confusion amidst the bustle declarant made his escape and went to his

Fathers in Louisa County Virginia in a few of days declarant heard of Col. Posey's Regiment and set out immediately to join them, which he did at Bottoms bridge below Richmond near James River from thence we marched to Westover and thence to James town thence to Williams beach thence to York town in six miles of which place we joined Genl. Wayne who took the command of Col. Posey's Regiment whom continued to command us until the news of peace reached our camp. This declarant continued through the siege at York town where he was engaged almost every day in skirmishing with the enemy till at length it became necessary to take two regiments of the enemy the French troops were ordered to take one and the Americans under Col. Hamilton as he believes the other; This declarant belong to the American Detachment the flints were taken out of our guns and we took the redoubt at the point of the Bayonet. After the surrender of Cornwallis we were marched up to Cumberland Court house where we spent the winter. In the spring of 1782 we set out for Genl. Greene's army in South Carolina under Genl. Wayne we marched through Virginia and North Carolina to a town called Charlottesville where Wayne received orders to march to Georgia against the Creek Indians. We marched to a town called Ebenezer on Savannah River from thence to the widow Fibbens mills a short distance from said town.

Where the Indians attacked us and we defeated them killed some but could not ascertain how many after which we marched back to Ashby Hills 6 or 7 miles from Charleston South Carolina where we were stationed when the news of peace arrived, where we were then dismissed. The first term of enlistment served thru thru months the last thru sixteen or seventeen months This applicant did not not enter the service any more he would here Remark that he held the Commission of Corporal in Capt. Up Lovely's Company during his service in said Company. He hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except except the present and declares his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state He never received any written discharge, he has no documentary evidence of his services and knows of no person by whom he can prove the same This side of Virginia and perhaps if he were there those with whom he served are dead he now is not able to get to Court now having been for some years much afflicted. Philip King
Wm J P
Asa Fulker J P
Answer to the interrogatories directed to be put by the court a Justice says he was born in 1760 May 22 nd he has a record of his age in the old Family Bible was born in Louisa County Virginia lived there until about 1774 when he was bound out to the

hattering in westham Virginia lived there for four or five years and entered the army as above stated after the war closed he returned to westham and lived there and at Richmond about two years he then moved to Cumberland County then to Louisa where he remained six years then in Sullivan County East Tennessee lived there 8 or 10 years then moved to Hawkins County 8 or 10 years there then to Warren County Tenn. where he now lives and has lived for 9 or 10 years. Substitute Substitute both campaigns and served with with Genl Washington and knew him, also Genl Laffayette Genl Wayne also Genl Gates Genl Green, in Col d Posey's Regiment. He knew the following, Capt d Parks Capt d Cluffshelton Capt d Martin Capt d Kirkpatrick also his own Capt d Lovely
Capt d Hughs he never received any written discharge, he is acquainted in the neighborhood where he lives with Martin Groff John Blanton John Davis and John Gibbs swore to and subscribed in our presence
Deans No Faulkner - two acting justices for d. county
James Puckett Clingman and

Citizens Residing in the neighbourhood of Philip King hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said King who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy two years old that he is reputed and and believed in the in the neighbourhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the foregoing affidavit sworn to and subscribed in the presence of us  D. Evans John Blank John Davis Martin Geog John Gibbs  Mr. Faulkner acting justice of peace
And the said justices of peace do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the justices further certify that the applicant is a clergyman and resides in the county of Warren who also signed the same Resides in said county and that they are creditable persons and that their statements is entitled to full credit
D. Evans Justice of the peace Mr. Faulkner Justice of the peace

I Joseph Colville clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions for said county hereby certify that J. Evans and Wm Faulkner are acting justices of the peace for said county and their signature which appears alone are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal there being no seal of office this 17th day of Nov 1833.
J Colville clerk By J Colville DC
I hereby certify that Joseph Colville is the clerk and J. the county court of Warren and L. Colville is the deputy clerk of said court and that the alone signature of the J. L. Colville is genuine this 12th of Dec 1833
John B. Hester I further state that the inableness of the ap- plicant is personally known to me & that he is unable to attend court. John Daves & Martin Grop two of the witnesses are known

to me to be respectable & their statement entitled to full credit.
Decr 18 th 1833.
John B. Houston

No 28.775 Philip King. Hancock
From 1780 private Corporal 19 months, P. 32 — $10. Capt 16 58.66 on Recd or capt 68.66 100
See War Records
See War Records
Wm J. B. Porter N. R.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Philip King
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 3 16 P Corpl Cap Lovel Col Posen Tradition, not certified to be credible. Magistrate has not certified the disability of the applicant per note a  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 3
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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. {
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

No 8288 Nancy King died of Philip Tennessee
M rs L. Dearing Present May 28 1842

State of Tennessee Warren County
On this the twenty third day of September in the year eighteen hundred and forty one
Personally appeared before me Andrew J. Marchbanks the Circuit Judge for the County of Warren and State of Tennessee John Planks and Henry Planks residents of the County of Warren and State of Tennessee John Planks aged 67 years Henry Planks aged 29 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths make the following declara- -tion that they were for many years intimately acquainted with Philip King deceas d who died 14 th of August 1836 and with Nancy King his wife who died the 22 nd October 1840 and also with their children owned and claimed by them as such and were to the best of their knowledge & belief. To wit William King, Nancy Sister Nancy King formerly Nancy King Drury King Catharine Brewer formerly Catharine King Wilson C. N. King Thomas Jefferson King Lucy Bonner formerly Lucy King and they further on their oaths do say that the above named individuals are the Identical persons named in the last Will & Testament of Philip King deceas d they having witnessed the said last Will and Testament at the request of the said Philip King deceas d and they further say on their oaths that that the said Philip King they know drew his pension before his death from the United States and they believe Nancy King the wife of said Philip drew after his death up to the time of his death John Planks Henry Planks sworn to and subscribed before me in Open Court this 23 rd Sept 1841 Louis D. Mercer cler

October 24, 1934
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Miles Bottom-S.21651 Philip King-R.5961 BA-J/AWF Am
Mrs. Blanche S. Bentley McMinnville Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Miles Bottom and Philip King, both pensioners of Warren County, Tennessee.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claims, based upon their service in the War of the Revolution.
Miles Bottom-S.21651
Miles Bottom was born in the year 1751 in Amelia County, Virginia, names of his parents not given.
While residing in said Amelia County, Miles Bottom enlisted in the spring of 1778, served three months in Captain Richard Jones' company, Colonel Edward Booker's Virginia regiment, in defense of Petersburg, Virginia. He enlisted in the spring of 1779, served two months and two weeks in defense of Williamsburg, Virginia in Captain Booker's company. He enlisted in the latter part of the summer of 1779, served six months in Captain Walker's company of cavalry, ranging up and down the James River. He enlisted a short while before the surrender of Cornwallis, for three months, was taken sick, put in the hospital in Yorktown and in about one months' time, his brother (name not given) came and took him home; names of his officers in this tour were not given.
Miles Bottom about three years after the Revolution,

moved to Charlotte County, Virginia, then to Franklin County, Virginia and thence to Warren County, Tennessee.
The soldier, Miles Bottom, was allowed pension on his application executed January 29, 1834, then a resident of Warren County, Tennessee, where he had lived about five years. He died September 12, 1841.
There are no data in this claim relative to the family of Miles Bottom.
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Philip King-R.5961
Philip King was born May 22, 1760 in Louisa County, Virginia, names of his parents not given. He moved in the year 1774 to "Westham", Virginia.
While residing in said Westham, Philip King enlisted about the time of Gates' Defeat, served three months in Colonel Gaskins' Virginia regiment, marched to the Cheraw Hills and collected provisions for the army. He enlisted in Goochland County, Virginia in 1780, was a corporal in Captain Loveley's company, Colonel Posey's Virginia regiment, was taken prisoner by the British and carried to Fluvanna County, Virginia, where he made his escape, returned to his father in Louisa County, and soon after rejoined his regiment, was in the siege of Yorktown; in the spring of 1782 marched under General Wayne against the Creek Indians in Georgia, was in an engagement at the Widow Gibbons' Mills near Ebenezer, Georgia, and was discharged at Ashly Hills, South Carolina. after 1782
Philip King lived in Richmond about two years, then to Cumberland County, Virginia, then to Louisa County, Virginia and lived six years, to Sullivan County, Tennessee and lived about eight years, to Hawkins County, Tennessee and lived about eight years, and thence to Warren County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application ex-

cuted February 28, 1833, then living in Warren County, Tennessee.
Philip King married Nancy; the date and place of their marriage are not shown, nor is her maiden name given. He died August 14, 1836, and his widow, Nancy, died October 23, 1840.
Their children referred to in 1841: William King, Nancy Lester, Drury King, Catharine Burum?, Wilson G. N. King, Thomas Jefferson King, and Lucy Bonner.
Mary King "of lawful age" in 1840 testified in Campbell County, Virginia, no relationship to the family stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
RE
1913 Feb. 11. History to the Gov. of Ohio (James M. Cox) letter in W. file 12038 Philip King
1934 Oct 24. Hist. to Mrs Blanche S. Bentley - see her letter in Miles Bottom S, 21657 and
5961
P. O.
Nancy King
Service: widow Philip
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension.
Attorney: "Marriage requires
P. O. further proof"
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Nancy King, dau of Philip Sennepsee
Suspended
See let. 26 th May 22 W.L. Deary.
5961
Actg July 1838

Affidavit of Philip and Nancy Kings Marriage

State of Virginia
Campbell county to wit. This day Mary King of lawful age personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid and made oath that Nancy King widow of Philip King late of the county of Warren Tennessee was married to the said Philip King according to the Laws of Virginia given under my hand and seal this 14 th day of December 1840 A. N. Kyllie J.P.
State of Virginia
Campbell County to wit. I Wm. A. Clement Clerk of the County Court of Campbell County in the State of Virginia do Certify that Allen McVittie before whom the foregoing affidavit of Mary King was sworn to is now and was at the time of making the same an acting justice of the peace in and for the said County of Campbell duly Commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his Official acts as such in every Court of Record in the United States.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office at the Court house this day of January 1841 in the 65 Year of the Commonwealth
Wm. A. Clement Clk
State of Virginia
Campbell County to wit. I Adam Clement presiding justice of the peace for the County Court of Campbell County in the State of Virginia do Certify that Wm. A. Clement who has given the foregoing Certificate is Clerk of the said Court and that his said Attestation is in due form of law Given under my hand this 15 th day of January 1841. In the 65 Year of the Commonwealth
Adam Clement

July 19. 1841 July 8th In at 11 Fleming Philip Ross
free
L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

St. Minnerville July 8 th 1841
Dear Sir,
Allow me to call your attention to the Pension allow d Philip King who died 14 th August 1836, it is the request of the Heirs of the said Philip King, to be informed by you what amount if any they may be entitled to and in what way they can reach it. Nancy King their mother and the wife of the said Philip King died the 22 nd October 1840, you will do me and them a particular favour to let me hear from you at an early day after the reception of this.
Most Respectfully
Yrs
Wm. L. V. Dearing

W. L. Deering
25 May 1842

Pen Office
340 May 26 1842
Sir
The testimony relative to the claim of the children of Mrs. Nancy King de widow of Philip King de has been examined and filed. In order to obtain a pension in right of the widow, the children or some one of them should make a declaration in open court and prove the period of the marriage by records or documentary evidence if it can be obtained and if it cannot by then it should be proved by witnesses from personal knowledge who should state particularly the circumstances by which they are enabled to determine the date  period of the marriage . It is not shown at what time the marriage took place, I am therefore unable to say under se whether the declaration should be made under act 4 July 1836 or 7 th July 1838, Enclosed herewith are copies of both acts.
William L. Dearing Esq. of Terrence Priest
0 8288 at 38

July 11, 1913.
Philip King R. File No. 5,961, was allowed pension on his application executed February 28, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Warren County, Tennessee.
He stated that he was born in Louisa County, Virginia, May 22, 1760, and resided at Westham, Virginia, when he enlisted as a Private under Colonel Gaskin (Captain not recollected) and served three months on foraging parties to collect beoves for General Gates who was defeated and troops disbanded.
He again enlisted as a Corporal in Captain Lovely's company, Colonel Posey's regiment under General Steuben, at the time Steuben retreated from Cornwallis, towards North Carolina; he (King) was left behind sick, taken prisoner and carried to Fluvanna County, Virginia, where he made his escape, returned to his father (name not stated) in Louisa County, Virginia, and rejoined his regiment commanded by Colonel Wayne, near Yorktown; he was in the siege of Yorktown and captured one of the two redoubts under Colonel Hamilton; in the Spring of 1782, under General Wayne marched against the Creek Indians in Georgia, defeated them at the widow Gibbons Mills near Ebenezer, Georgia, and was discharged at Ashly Hills, South Carolina; sixteen months.
The date of soldier's marriage and the maiden name of his wife are not stated.

Philip King died August 14, 1836, and his widow Nancy King died October 22, 1840.
Children referred to; William King, Nancy Lester, Drury King, Catharine Burum, Wilson C. N. King, Thomas Jefferson King, and Lucy Bonner.
Very respectfully,
J. L. Davenport Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME King, Philip GRADE Private LINE Von Keer's Dragoons
WARRANT NUMBER 13279 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 15, 1797 to Philip King
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.