Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 381-100, for William Layland, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Layland, William
B.L. Mt. 381-100.
CONTENTS

N o 381.
William Layland Esq. D.Lin.
W. if need 26 Dec. 1807.

It appears by the Register of the Musters of the 8 th Virginia Regt. that William Layland enlisted for during the War, but no evidence of his having served to the end thereof.
W. H. R. R. R. H. R. R. Dep. of War Accountants Office Dec. 8 th 1887

William Layland of lawful age, on the holy Evangel, of Almighty god, deposes & saith that he enlisted into the Continental Army, for "during the war" that he served faithfully in the same until he was taken a prisoner by the British forces & remained  until in captivity until the close of the late revolutionary war, and that he never deserted from the Army, nor has ever received or conveyed to any one the bounty in land promised by the Congress to those who should enlist for and serve to the close of the war.
Sworn this 26 th Dec: 1807 before
William Thornton -