Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9484, for James Shepherd, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Shepherd, James
R 9484.
CONTENTS

State of Virginia Fluvanna County Whit On this 23 d day of April of 1804 personally appeared before me George Stillman a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid James Shepherd a resident of said County, aged about Eighty Six years as he has been told & believes, not having any record of his age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he was born in the County of Albemarle, from whence he removed to the County of Goochland - That in the year 1780 he was called in to Service from the said County in a Company of Militia under command of Capt. De. Seale, Lieutenant Charles Christian. That the Company Marched to the Albemarle Barracks to guard the prisoners taken under Burgoyne - That Col. H. Sayler was Commandant at the Barracks, when the declarant first arrived there That afterwards Col. Blood took the command - That Colonel remained at the Barracks Three Months , was discharged with the Company - does not recollect what became of him discharged - in the Spring of 1781. month of April. Was again called into Service from the County of Goochland in a Company of Militia under Captain Tandy Coleman in a Regiment under command of Colonel Chas. Heabney - after Muster into Service - this declarant was detailed as an Artificer (being a Blacksmith by Trade), and under Captain Payton sent to the Barracks in the County of Albemarle where he remained in Service until December 1787 - This declarant further States that after the Revolutionary War he resided in the County of Louisa. That in 1805 he Moved to the County of Fluvanna where he now resides That he believes the Sons in which he served, were under calls

Made by the regularly constituted authorities of the State that from his great age and loss of memory many particulars of his services have been forgotten. That the affidavits of William Page & John  Page  Page  Page lately annexed will prove his last four of service at the Albemarle Barracks. That the first one of Two Months he has no evidence to prove. That he served in the last Eight Months. — for his character as to integrity &c. he refers to Sillibey Mason, & William Pettit Jr and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension other than the general and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
James Shepherd Deaf
— — We Robert Sillibey & a Plaquemine residing in the County of Plaquemine and William Pettit Jr residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Shepherd who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 86 years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Robert Sillibey William Pettit Jr
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me George Stetson

We the undersigned neighbors of James Shepherd hereby certify that we have known him for many years. That he is a man of good character -
William Pettit Jr John R. Perkins
I George Stillman a justice of the peace in and for the county of Ulverston State of Vt do hereby certify that James Shepherd who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration is by reason of bodily infirmity unable to attend the trial of said county for the purpose of presenting his declaration. and I do hereby declare my opinion after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the applicant James Shepherd, was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that Richard Sibley who has signed & sworn to the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Ulverston & that William Pettit Jr who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county and a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit. I further certify that Wm Pettit Jr. & John R. Perkins who have signed the certificate as to the character of Jas Shepherd are neighbors of the said Shepherd & respectable citizens of this county given under my hand: the day & year aforesaid
George Stillman J.P.

State of Virginia, Buchanan County to wit.
I Abraham Shepherd given to clerk of the County Court of the said County do hereby certify That George Stillman before whom the annexed declaration was made is a Justice of the peace in and for said County and that his signature to the annexed foregoing certifi- cate is genuine. I further certify that Elisha Webb and Littlebury Weaver before whom the annexed affidavit of Billy Webb and William Page were taken is a jus- tice of the peace for the said County and that his signature to each of these certificates is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14th day of July in the year 1836 and of the Commonwealth the sixty first
Abra. Shepherd Jz Clerk of Buchanan County Court.

Franklin County to wit This say Polly Webb personally came before me Littlebury Weaver a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid & made oath that sometime in the Revolutionary war she went & stayed some time with her uncle James Shepard & his wife at the Hibernia Barracks & the same James Shepard is now living in this neighborhood - Given under my hand this 26 th day of Sep. 1835 A Weaver J.P.

REJECTED
9-18-44.
P. O.
James Shepherd
Service:
James Shepherd
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Cont
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 1

James Abraham Shepherd Virginia
Rejected.
See letter 26 July 1836. to Abn Shepherd Jr.
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July 22. 1836. Pension office.
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Washington City D.C.
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James 33.777 Abraham Shepherd. Virginia
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The Affidavit of William Page taken before me Dillily sworn a Justice of the peace for the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia
This Affiant States that he was well acquainted with James Shepherd of the County of Goochland, during the revolutionary war that the said Shepherd was in service as an artificer at the Albemarle Barracks in the year 1781. That he was a Hatter by trade & had the management of the Hatters at that place. That the said Shepherd remained at said Barracks some considerable time this Affiant is confident over Six Months. The said Shepherd is now present and is the same man, of whom the Affiant saith not
William Page
State of Va
Albemarle County to wit
William Page This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the State & County aforesaid William Page who duly made oath to the above affidavit
Given under my hand
This fifth day of January 1833
J. Weaver
I certify that William Page who has signed & sworn to the above affidavit is a credible person & that his affidavit is entitled to credit given under my hand

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Shepherd, John GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13743 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED October 7, 1789 To Benj. Tallmadge, assignee
also, W. L. H. 74-60-55
*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.