Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 38140, for Benoni Lipscomb, Virginia

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Lipscomb, Benoni
S 38140
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9824 Virginia.
Benoni Lipsecomb of King William Co. in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dennis of the Virginia line, for the term of three years .
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of Apr. 1819 and sent to Robert Pollard Esq. Clerk of the Court. K.W. Co. Va.  K.W. Co. Va.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 9 m. 14 d. 74.83 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Sept. 1819 48.00 $122.83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1819 62 1817

King William County May 25 th 1818 this day came into court Benoni Lipscomb an old man aged 62 years and upward who having been duly sworn deposeth and saith that he enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary war in the year 1776 - under Captain James Gray in the 15 th Virginia Regiment in the Continental Establishment that he served in the said Regi- ment commanded by James Gray until the latter part of the year 1779 when he was honorably discharged at
Philadelphia that the said discharge hath since by him misplaced or lost not thinking it could ever be of much importance to him that he fought in the battles of Stony Point Brandywine and Germantown The court being satisfied that the o r Benoni Lipscomb is a person in reduced circumstances and who stands in need of assistance from his country doth order this statement to be certified by

clerk of the court for the county above named
The county seal was attached to seven declarations made on one piece of paper.
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(Bureau of Customs)
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The Clerk of the County H. W. C. H.

At a Court of Quarterly session continued and held for King William County at the Courthouse on Tuesday the 23 rd of March 1819.
Benoni Lifscomb a resident of this County, aged sixty two years this day came into Court, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"
"That he the said Benoni Lifscomb enlisted for the term of three years on the first day of January 1776 in King William County in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Capt. James Gray of the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Innis in the line of the State of Virginia, on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the day of 1779, when he was discharged from service in Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, that he was in the battles of Brandy Wine, Monmouth and Stony Point and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services — and thereupon the court doth order that the said declaration be certified to the Secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress — And the court doth certify that it appears to their satisfaction that the said Benoni Lifscomb did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time on the continental establishment, and that he is in reduced circumstances and needs

the assistance of his country for support —
State of Virginia, King William County to wit:
I Robert Pollard Clerk of the Court of the aforesaid County do hereby certify that the foregoing transcript is a true copy from the records of the Court of the said County —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 27 th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen — in the 43 rd year of the Commonwealth.
Robert Pollard C.C.
Virginia, King William County to wit,
I Christopher Tompkins presiding magistrate of the Court of the aforesaid County do hereby certify that Robert Pollard is Clerk of the Court of the said County, and that his attestation is in due form — Given under my hand and seal this 1 st day of April 1819.
Christopher Tompkins
(seal)

truly yours Dick To- Lachung etc
3215 Chamberlayne Ave, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 9, 1926
I am writing to ask for the records of the following: Anshore Lipscomb (Virginia)
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John " "
Richard " "
Benoni " "
Stapleton Cutchfield " Also any others of the name who may be listed from other states - ex-

pecially North and South Carolina. Thanking you for your courtesy, I am Very truly Mrs. H. E. Lipscomb.

MMKJ Am
November 9, 1926
Mrs. H. E. Lipscomb 3215 Chamberlayne Ave., Richmond, Va.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 38140 it appears that Benoni Lipscomb enlisted in King William County, Virginia January 1, 1776, served as a private in Captain James Gray's Company, Colonel James Innis' Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and Stony Point and was discharged the latter part of 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 25, 1818 while a resident of King William County, Virginia aged about sixty-two years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Owing to the great pressure of current work, the large number of similar inquiries and the lack of a clerical force available for such a purpose, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

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1926-Nov. 9-Visit to Mrs. H.E. Lipcomb - MMAT
File No. 38 140
Benoni Lipcomb Rev Rev. was
Act: 18 March 18
Index: —Vol. 9 , Page 28/55
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lipscomb, Henry GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12325 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 11, 1797 to Francis Graves, assignee
*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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lipcomb James GRADE Private "in the LINE Invalid Corps"
WARRANT NUMBER 13383 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 19, 1791 to - not shown
*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.