Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2063-300, for Everard Meade, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Meade Everard
B.L. Wt 2063-300
CONTENTS

Treasury Department
Register's Office, July 28. 1834
I Certify the within to be true copies of the originals on file in this Office.
Richd. H. Hourse acting Register
Everard Meade N o 2063.

I Edward Meade Senior of Amelia County and State of Virginia of sound mind and firm patriotism do make the following my last Will, and declaring any other Will or Wills made by me to be void and of no effect.
1 st I desire my body may be burnt to ashes.
I constitute and appoint my wife Mary Meade, Joseph Eggleston, William T. Eggleston, Richard Eggleston, and my sons David, and Rich d E Meade Executors to this my Will,
I give to my son Richard E Meade 1000. acres of my Green river Land in the State of Kentucky and six negroes such as my Executors shall choose, also my horse Indio and boy Bloomfield with such other Stock amounting to one sixth part as my wife may choose. all the remainder of my Estate both real and personal, I give to my wife during her life and at her death to be divided by her among my children Fith, Nedyak, Benjamin Lincoln, and Sally Meade, and after my wife's death, I give to my son Richard E Meade the one half of my Mill and appurtenances.
Given under my hand and seal this 13 th January 1801
E Meade -
Signed in presence of
Dan d Hardaway
W m T Eggleston
J as G eo Leigh
Jane S us booke
Eliza archer
Item It is further my Will and desire, that my just debts be paid out of the Estate left to my wife Mary Meade, and further I give to my son Rich d E Meade one hundred and forty acres of Land, be the same more or less lying on the Guinto Road in the County aforesaid
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Item In case there should be any money remitted to me from France it is my desire that my son David Meade shall be entitled to the one half and the balance to my wife Mary Meade. Given under my hand this 13 th January 1801.
Signed in presence of David Hardaway W m J Eggleston N o J Leigh James Archer Eliza Archer
E Meade
At a court held for Amelia County the 28 th day of April 1803. This last will and testament of Edward Meade dec d . was exhibited into court, and proved by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded, and at the same court continued and held for Amelia County the 29 th - The same was proven to be Mary Meade the Executrix named in said Will who also entered into and acknowledged bond with W m J Eggleston & Joseph Eggleston her securities in the penalty of Fifty thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted her for obtaining probate thereof in due form.
Facts,
James Forman C.A.C.

In the name of god amen I Mary Meade of sound mind and memory desirous to do justice among my children and grand children, do make this my last Will and Testament viz.
First - I will that my two sons, Hodiijah Meade, and Benj l Meade do be my Executors, and that no security be required of them.
Secondly, I will that whereas I have not used any part of my annuity due to me from the estate of my first husband Benjamin Ward for fifteen years but have appro- priated the whole of it to the purchase of negroes and other property for the benefit of my grand children, the issue of my daughter Maria Ward, afterwards Maria Randolph and during said fifteen years I have solely lived on the property left to my son H l Meade after my death and that the said property has not been sufficient to support his family and myself, but that a considerable debt is now due by my son H l Meade for a part of which I am justly bound. Therefore I will and desire that all the negroes which I now own in my own right viz the two females Frank and Doll left me by my husband Benj l Ward, and their increase to remain as they are, for the use and benefit of my son H l Meade, towards paying off the debts aforesaid for five years after my decease - after that I desire that the woman Frank, her children and Grand children be divided between my two sons and my grand children, Edw l Randolph. Edmund Randolph, and Charlotte Randolph. In as much as many negroes, the increase of Frank and Doll before named have been raised at considerable expense on the place belonging to my son H l Meade (at)

at my decease, and have only of late become profitable I therefore will to my son N Meade, a negro man named Isaac the Second son of D r before named. I further will and desire that out of the profits of my property at Wintleforth my son Benj t L Meade be paid such sums as may on settlement be due to him by the late Peyton Randolph. If either of my sons are indebted to me, I will that the debt be given up to him and lastly I will to my grand daughter Charlotte Randolph a girl named Nelly and her increase all other property except that before herein named at Wintleforth and hereof which I shall die possessed in full right I give to be equally divided among my grand children, Edmund Randolph, Edmund Randolph and Charlotte Randolph, should they all die before they arrive at the age of twenty one without issue, I give the above to my two sons Made this first day of September 1830.
Teste
Mary Meade
Wm Lloyd Eggleston, Judith E Archer }
I give Clarinda to Sally R Meade - To Charlotte Randolph all the little trinkets to be divided between her and my grand daughter Mariann; Charlotte, Grand father's letter table I give to Charlotte Randolph I wish your my son Nodijah to give to to give to Meade one of the negro boys that may be in your lot (my son Ben, I wish you to give to Mariann one out of your lot, as a gift from their Grand mother.
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I further will to my two sons my claim for the military services of my late Husband E Meade.
Teste
Mary Meade
W m Hy. Eggleston
State of Mississippi Wilkinson County ss.
Personally appeared William H Eggleston before me Joseph Johnson presiding Judge of the County and probat Court in and for said County and made oath that he saw the above named testator Mary Meade sign and publish the above annexed instrument of writing as her last Will and testament and that the said testatrix was at the same time of disposing mind and memory, and that he subscribed his name thereto as a witness in the presence of the testatrix and at her request
Given under my hand and seal in the County of said the 24 th day of April A.D. 1833
W m Hy Eggleston
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
J Johnson presiding
Judge M.D. & p. C
The State of Mississippi Wilkinson County ss.
County Court
Clerk's Office
I Thomas C West Clerk of the Court of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Johnson whose name appears signed above, now, and was at the time of signing the foregoing duly acting as presiding Judge of the County and probat Court of said County. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 day of April A.D. 1833.
Tho. C West Clerk

In Amelia County Court September 26 th 1833 This the last will and testament of Mary Meade dec d was exhibited into Court and proven (by the deposition of W m H y Eggleston (one of the subscribing witnesses thereto) and ordered to be recorded, as to the personal estate of said Mary Meade dec d . On motion of Hodijah Meade and Benjamin S Meade the Executors named in the said Will appeared in Court and took the oath and entered into and acknowledged a Bond without giving security (it being so directed by the testatrix) in the penalty of twenty thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs. Certificate of probate is granted them in due form by law prescribed.
Teste
J T Leigh Clk
Virginia Amelia County Court Clerk's Office I John T Leigh Clerk of the County Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing are true and correct copies of the last will and testaments of Edward Meade and Mary Meade as taken from the records of my office: The Will of E Meade upon pages 142. The will of Mary Meade upon pages 3. 4. 5. 6 and part of this page. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of seal said County of Amelia this 23 rd day of April 1834.
J T Leigh Clk
Amelia County to wit. I Edward Eggleston presiding Magistrate of the County of Amelia do hereby certify John T Leigh who has signed the above certificate was at the time of signing the same, Clerk of said County Court of Amelia, that his official acts are entitled to full credit & that his attestation is in due form of law. Given under my hand this 24 th day of April 1834
Edw Eggleston

Official Copy of the Act of Congress granting Commutation pay to the legal Representatives of Capt. Everard Moade of the Virginia line

DECEMBER 20, 1833.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. CRANE, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill:
A BILL
An Act For the relief of the legal representatives of Everard Meade deceased.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 3 the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they 4 are hereby, required to settle the account of Everard Meade, 5 deceased, and allow to his legal representatives five years' full 6 pay as a captain in the Virginia regiment on continental es- 7 tablishment, which five years full pay is the commutation of 8 his half pay for life; with such interest thereon as would 9 have been payable to the said Everard Meade, if a certificate 10 had been given him for the amount of the said commutation, 11 and the same had by him been subscribed to the funded debt 12 of the United States, under the act of August four, one thou- 13 sand seven hundred and ninety to be paid to the said legal 14 representatives of Everard Meade, deceased, out of any money 15 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved June 30 th 1834
A true copy compared with the roll in this office.
Asbury Brinkley chief clerk
Department of State August 1 st 1834

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.
By an Act of Congress of the 16th 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.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:
State of Virginia } County of Amherst }
We Hodijah Munn & Betsy Schrade his wife do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of our knowledge and belief, that Edward Munn of the County of Amherst did enter the service in 1776, for the term of and served as a Captain in the Regiment No. under the command of Colonel , of the line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until
We further declare, that we have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to Munn on the part of the United States; nor do we believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Know all men by these presents, that we Hodijah Munn & Betsy Schrade do hereby constitute and appoint George W. Brump to be our true and lawful attorney, for us and in our names to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to us as aforesaid; and said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed, and to dispose of said land and to all acts necessary to make the title thereto as complete as we could if present in our own proper persons.
Personally appeared the above named Hodijah Munn & Betsy Schrade subscribers to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest,
W. Barksdale Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above written William Barksdale was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of Virginia at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Amherst Clerk's office this Thirtieth day of August 1824
J. S. Leigh C. Clerk, &c.