Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7315, for William Moore, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Moore, William Dianna
R 7315
CONTENTS
5/12/60

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July Entitled an act Gran- ting half pay and pensions to certain State of Kentucky County of Henry
on this Eighteenth of February Eighteen Hundred and forty Personally appeared before the Magistrates Court of the County of Henry State of Kentucky Dianna Moore a resident of the Henry County State of Kentucky aged Seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitle an act granting half pay and pensions to certain persons who were irregular soldiers on the persons who were irregular soldiers on the Virginia line of Continental army was in the service at least four years and was taken prisoner at Charlestown Remained confined in the Prison ship about ten months and was exchanged and as soon as he got home went as a Substi- tute and was at the taking of Lord Cornwallis Wallace at Yorktown he was captured and was honorably discharged which discharge has been burnt by accident was honorably discharged which Dis- -charge has been burnt by accident some years ago or lost and she refers to the Records for evidence of his services She further Declares that she was Married to the said Wm Moore on the twenty sixth day of January Seven- teen Hundred and eighty six in Dinwiddie County State of Virginia and her
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husband the aforesaid William Moore Died January the twenty ninth Eighteen Hundred and Sixteen and she has Remained a widow ever since his Death that she was not Married to him prior to his leaving the Service But the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen Hundred and Ninety four viz at the time above stated she has no family Record of her Marriage or the ages of her children it being Destroyed by fire and she refers to Records at Linnunige County for Evidence of her Marriage Diana Moore Mark
I Elijah Pollard of Henry County Ken- tucky State, do hereby believe the Declaration made by Diana Moore to contain the Truth and her husband the said William Moore was well known to me to be a man of Respectability and I have often heard him state that was a soldier of the Revolution, as set forth in her Declara- tion and know them from my earliest Recollection in Linnunige County State of Virginia and he came to Kentucky about Ninety Eight and they was living together from earliest Recollection as man wife and Died in Henry County Kentucky at the time stated but her name she is a woman of Respect- ability Truth and piety Elijah Pollard
We the undersigned neighbours of Diana Moore state that we have examined the De- claration by her and believe it contains the Truth we know that he was a soldier and

Generally Believe by her Neighbours to have been a Soldier of the Revolution in which opinion we do most fully concur We know that her husband the aforesaid Wm Moore Died about the time stated by her and she has remained a widow ever since his Death and she is a woman of Respectability Truth and Piety Elijah Patten
John Brannon
Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written before the Hager- town Court of Henry County State of Kentucky being a Court of Record held by Samuel Delana a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Samuel Delana Certify that Diana Moore personally in open court and made oath and subscribed to the foregoing Declaration since the aforesaid William Moore Died at or about the time stated by her and she has Remained a widow ever since his Death and is a woman of Respectabil- ity Truth and Piety and that Elijah Patten John Brannon all appeared in open court and subscribed and made oath to the Truth of the foregoing Affidavits and they all well known to the court to the court to be persons of Respectability and Truth and the said co-heralds declare their opinion after a full investigation of the matter the above affidavit has stated the truth in her Declaration since she was Married to the said Wm Moore at the time stated by her and that was a Soldier of the Revolution

as set forth in her Declaration In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal and subscribed my name this 8th day of February 1840
Saml. Eulam M c Co Spending Clerk of the Mag. Court
State of Kentucky
Henry County Set.
I, Edmund P. Thomas Clerk of the County Court for the County afo d do certify that Samuel Ireland Ozry before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits purports to have been taken and made was at the time of taking the same now is one of the acting Justices of Peace in and for the County aforesaid and the signa- ture purporting to be his is genuine. I do further certify that the Mag- istrate Court over which he purports to have presided is by Law a Court of Record.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my said Office in New- Castle this 8 th day of January 1840 and the 48 th Year of the Commonwealth.
Edm. Thomas By Will. P. Rowan D ty

Sienna Moore
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May 22nd 1862
Dear Mother
I received your kind letter of the 19th inst. and was glad to hear from you. I am well at present and hope these few lines will find you all the same. I have not much news to write at present. The weather is getting so hot here now that it is almost impossible to get any work done. We are still in camp near Washington and I don't know how long we will stay here. I must close for this time. Give my love to all the folks from me. Your affectionate son, Sienna Moore.

State of Kentucky
Henry County Sept. Term 1850
I Sam l P. Thomas clerk of the Court of Henry County in the State afo d do Certify that at a Court held in said County in the town of New Castle on the 2 d day of Sept. 1850, Satisfactory evidence was exhibited to the said Court by the Oath of Vachel Dillanow and David Jones Jr that Dianna Moore who was the Widow of William Moore a regular soldier on the Virginia Continental line during the War of the Revolution and who applied for a pension, was a resident Citizen of the County of Henry in the State aforesaid, died in the said County of Henry and State aforesaid on the 8 d day of May 1842, and that she left Betsy Moore, Sally Moore, Nancy Husey her only surviving children
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 9 day of Sept. 1850
Sam l P. Thomas

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Mr Lewis C Suggitt. PM Dave Spring Ky

Diana Moore Kentucky.
L. C. Suggett Cave Spring Scott Co. Ky.
... in the State of Virginia

A list of Marriages September 13 th 1785- Freeman Overby and Amy Stanley November 9 th John Whitlock & Christian Berkeley January 12 th 1786 Reuben Smith, Hannah Hamlet. January 26 " William Moore, Dianah Stone. ✓ March 2 Giles Taylor Sine Stokes July 6 Samuel Sando, Margaret Craghead July 20. Richard Claiborne Mary Cook August 9. 1786
Thos. Cerynes
At a Court held for Buckingham County the 14 th day of December 1786
The within list of Marriages was returned by Thomas Cerynes a Minister of the Baptist Church, which was ordered to be recorded.
Teste W m Taylor Clerk
State of Virginia - Buckingham County to wit
I Thomas W m Wynn Clerk of the Court of the said County of Buckingham in the State of Virginia do certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from the records of the said Court containing a list of marriages solemnized by Thomas Cerynes.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 18 th day of December 1849. In the 74 th year of the Commonwealth M c Wynn Clerk

Dunenburg Oct 10 th
18 th Dec r 1829
Sir
In accordance with your request of 9 th Inst. I send annexed a Certified Copy of a list of Marriages returned by Thos Brynnes, containing among others the marriage of William Moore to Dianah Stone in 1786. My fee for which is 73 Cents.
Very Respectfully J. W. Wilmans

State of Kentucky Henry County Set
I Jeremiah Moore of said county & state of Kentucky, state that I am the third son of William William & Diana Moore and that I am upwards of forty nine years of age. I have no family record of my age but believe that I was born in December seven hundred and eighty nine and that my father and mother was married previous to my birth as I have been informed. I well recollect of my father and mother moving from Virginia and was old enough to ride a horse and go to mill when we left Virginia. I was eight or nine years old. I have often heard my father the said William Moore speak of his services in the war of the revolution and of his being taken a prisoner at Charlestown South Carolina and of his being kept in the prison ship nearly a year and of his great sufferings during the time he was a prisoner. I know that it was reported and generally believed in the neighborhood where he resided to be a soldier of the revolution in which opinion I do not fully concur and know that he has been dead about twenty four years and that my mother Diana Moore has remaned a.

2 a widow ever since his death and that she lived together as man & wife from my earliest recollection until his death
William  his Moore work
Henry Farmer of Henry county, & State of Kentucky, states that he is now over forty seven years of age that he lived a near neighbor to William Moore & Diana Moore in Sumner - county Virginia and know that they lived together as man and wife when a small boy and then and my father's family moved to Kentucky, at the same time the said Moore moved to Shelby County lived there two years then moved to Henry County where we have lived near neighbors ever since, the said William Moore died about the year Eighteen hundred and sixty. I know that during that time they lived as man and wife and that since his death she has lived a widow and remains so to this day that she is a woman of respectability, truth and piety - as I have often heard my father and so William Moore speaking of his being in the way of

Henry Harner
Elijah Pollard of Henry County & State of Kentucky states that I am of sixty eighty years of age and lived a near neighbour to William and Drama Moore in Summerville County Virginia and well know that they were living together as man & wife when I was a small boy and that they moved to Kentucky in the year Seventeen hundred & ninety Eight at which time they had six or seven children George Polly Betsy & Nancy Jerry William Richard & that have examined the aged son of Jeremiah Moore & know from my own personal knowledge that he is forty nine years of age or there abouts and his Father and Mother were living together previous to his birth and lived together and lived together until his death and he was reputed and generally believed in that neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier in the Revolution in which opinion

in which opinion I do most fully concur he was well known to me to be a man of respectability and truth I have often heard him state that he was a regular soldier on the Virginia continental line during the war of the Revolution and that he was made a prisoner of war at charlottesville south Carolina and that after he was exchanged he again entered the service I believe he died about the time I stated - by her son very much more in his affections and she has remained a widow ever since his death and is a man of respectability truth & piety
Elijah Pollard
State of Kentucky } }
County Henry }
Be it known that on this twentyseventh day of march Eighteen hundred and forty five personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Jeremiah Moore Henry Forman & Elijah Pollard aged and respectable Citizens of Henry County & State of Kentucky.

and all these are well known to me to be persons of respectability and truth and I have subbed their names and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavits before me. I do further certify that I am from my personal knowledge of Jeremiah Moore and his mother that I do fully concur in the truth of the affidavits made by them former & Pollard Given under my hand the day & year above written
Sam l Ireland J.P.H.E. Spencer Mass.
State of Kentucky Henry County Jct.
I Edmund P. Thomas clerk of the Henry County Court do hereby certify that Samuel Ireland, who has certified as above, is a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Henry aforesaid and that his signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 31 st day of March in the year 1840.
Chas Thomas Clerk of the Henry County Court

State of Kentucky County of Henry
I Elijah Pollard of the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty one years state that I was intimately acquainted with William and Diana Moore whose first name was Diana Stone from my earliest recollection and know that they were married in Funningburgh County Virginia in the year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty six; that William Moore died upwards of thirty years ago and that Diana Moore also died about Eight years ago, I know that William Moore entered the service of the United States as a soldier in the Virginia Continental Line at or near the beginning of the War of the Revolution, and was in the service three or four years, and was taken Prisoner at the City of Charleston South Carolina, I have often seen his Discharge as a Soldier of the Virginia Continental Line, and know that he served his time; and was honorably discharged which Discharge, and all his papers were consumed in the burning of his House; he was paid off in Continental money some of which being of but little value, he gave to me, which I here present
this the 31 st day of December 1850
Witness } Benj F Turner
Elijah his Pollard mark
State of Kentucky Henry County Set
Be it known that on this 31 st day of Decr 1850 before me a justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Elijah Pollard an aged and respectable person whose respectability and truth are well known to me; and whose honor and integrity no one has ever questioned and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit this the day and year above written. Saml J. Landers in my certificate 31 st block before signing

State of Kentucky } County of Henry } S.S.
I E.P. Thomas Clerk of the County and State. afore said. do certify that Samuel Ireland is a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and sworn. That his Commission was dated on the 6 th day of March 1847 and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said County This the 1 day of Jan'y 1851
E.P. Thomas Clk.

Brief in case heirs of Dianna Moore decd.
Dianna Moore. (8 th Feby. 1840 before Magistrate Court) says she is widow of Wm Moore. soldier in service at least 4 yrs. taken prisoner in Charlestown & kept in prison ship about 10 months - was in regular & militia service & discharged. Marri d 26 th Jany. 1786. Wm died 29 th Jany. 1816. & she has remained his widow. Not marri d prior to last period of service - but before 1 st Jany 1794 - has no family record of m g ; destroyed by fire.
Elizah Pollard - heard Wm say he served in Rev. Army. reports John Brummon {man & wife}.
Jer: Moore, says he was born 1789. been informed father of Dianna was marri d previous to his birth.
Henry Farmer. was a near neighbor (abt 47 yrs. old) & knew they lived as man & wife when abt was a small boy. Wm died 1816 - D. a widow now.
Elizah Pollard, says - Wm & D. were reported to be man & wife he will know they lived as such & Wm soldier revolution
Elizah Pollard. Wm & D. marri d in 1786. Wm died upwards 30 yrs ago. Dianna died 8 yrs ago. Knew Wm ent d Va. Cont. here at or near beginning of war - served 3 or 4 yrs. was discharged.

house & papers burned.
Wm Taylor. Clk: Court Sunbury. Wm & Diana mar d . 26 th Jany: 1786.
Power Atty to Chas. C. Tucker 17 th Jany 1853. from Sarah Moore.
Auditor at Richm d ? says one Wm deceased re d ? (to 52. 9. 5 2 ) certifi- -cates therefor - on register 4 Wm Moore's.
Certificate Court says that Diana is dead - do not say when she died 8 th May 1842.
No proof of service claimed or proved.
proved - Wm & Diana mar d 26 th Jany 1786.
Not proved - Wm's death - { do } Court Certifies, but fails to not proved. Diana's death { say on what evidence & does Not send evidence.
Wm not identified with service set forth in Auditor's Certificate - thus living 4 Moore.

Act of July 7. 1830.
Claim of Diana Moore widow of William Moore.
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Power of Attorney
To examine Claims.
Chas. B. Lucker. Atty. Presents. —

Know all men by these presents that I Sarah Moore daughter & heir of William Moore & Diana Moore do hereby empower appoint & constitute Charles C Tucker of Washington City my true & Lawful Attorney for me & in my name to inves- -tigate the papers on file in the Department at Washington for the purpose of obtaining a Pension for my said parents who are now dead, and for me & in my name to file such other proof as may be deemed necessary to make out the case & to pros- -ecute the case in all Respects before the Department-
Given under my hand & seal this 17 th day of Jany 1853 Sarah Moore
Witness L T Guthrie John Brewer
Seal
State of Kentucky Adair County S.C.
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said County L T Guthrie & John Brewer and both being duly sworn states that Sarah Moore signed the above and acknowledged it to be her act and deed given under my hand this 17 th Jany 1853
Wm A Perry Spsec
State of Kentucky Henry County
I Edmond P Thomas Clerk of the County Court for the County also do certify that Wm A Perry, whose signature appears to the foregoing certif- -icate is & was on the day it bears date

an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Henry, duly Commissioned & qualified as such - & that full faith & credit are due all his official acts as such - that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is Genuine
In Testimony whereof and that I believe the said Sarah Moore is interested as one of the Heirs of Wm Moore & Diana Moore as set forth above I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Henry County Court at Newcastle this 17 th day of Jan y A.D. 1853 Thomas, Dr, C

315 P. O. Diana Moore
Service: William
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Jan. 17. 1853
Inquiry in behalf of the heirs of Dianna Moore widow of Genl. Moore
Thomas Henry Co. Ky.
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Comr. of Pensions
Washington City
Mail
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Newcastle Jan'y 6 th 1853
Denny County Ky
Yrs
There was living in this County some years ago a Man named William Moore a pensioner, for services during the Revolutionary War: the said Moore was on the pension list of Kentucky Agency at a sum of which I am not advised. The widow of said Moore, Diannah is her name, employed either a Man by the name of Scaggett, or one by the name of Purvis to prosecute her claim, under the law granting certain widows pensions - the family viz: the children of Mr. & Mrs. Moore have applied to me, I being clerk of the County to look to the matter for them -
Will you, please Sir, for these poor children ascertain if any claim has been presented for Mrs. Dianna Moore for pension in the last 10 or 15 years, and if so, what is its condition - I fear - If Mr. Moore is dead can her children obtain the pension - Mr. Moore is dead - Will you please forward to me, immediately such documents or forms, with instructions how to obtain the pension for the children. Very much
Oblige a Suffering family
Yrs Respect
Edw. P. Thomas

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Additional testimony in the case of Mrs Moore now pending before the committee of unorthodox opinions.
April 30. 1840 Ref. to Com ee Rev. opinions
M c Butler Ken

Cave Spring Scott Co Ky Dec 14 1880
Dear Sir
Upon an examination of the Papers in the case of Mrs Dianna Moore the widow of William Moore you will find that her husband was proven to have been taken Prisoner and is identified with the sides of the War of the Revolution and you will see by the enclosed that the fact of his having been a soldier of the Virginia Continental line is established to the satisfaction of the County Court of Henry Co Va there is better evidence of this at date produced in any case of the Identity she is now dead and the small Pensions due her children I look upon a re-examination of the Papers with the enclosed will be satisfactory
I have the honor to be with great respect your obedient Servt Lewis C Sugg
Hon James P Heath Commr of Pns Washington City D.C.

Cave Spring Scott Co Ky Jan 8 1850
Dear Sir
I enclose to you in the month of October last some very important evidence from the Land Office at Chillicothe Ohio In the case of Mrs Elizabeth Green widow of John Green the marriage and service being fully and satisfactory proven previous to this last evidence which goes fully to identify her to be the widow of John Green taken in connection with the other evidence on file it is stated that said John Green disposed of a land warrant to a Simon Morgan and the Records confirm the statement of the witness and the identity I mean to have the President to examine this case fully which I think will be very satisfactory enabled beyond a possibility of a doubt
I have the honor to be with great respect your most obedient servant Lewis C. Snodgrass
James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
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All letters sent to me ought to be directed to Cave Spring Scott Co Ky as the office has not long been established and often written nearly in the same way letters are often mislaid

Cave Spring Scott Co Ky Jan 8 1850
Dear Sir
The Pension Certificates in the Case of Mrs Elizabeth Broenbach was duly received and I am very thankfully to you for the Prospect in which this Claim was attended to
The enclosed is in support of the Claim of Mrs Diana Moore Widow of William Moore for the benefit of the act of Congress July 7. 1838 which I hope will be entirely satisfactory The Service and Identity being Fully Proven This is a Just Claim and of long standing and I hope it will be promptly attended to and a Pension granted to her
I have the honor to be with great respect your most obedient Servant Lewis E Suggett
Hon James L Edwards Commission of Pension Washington City J L
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I hope you will have the kindness in all cases to have the County Put on the Dissection of letters sent to me there is a Post Office in Bullitt Co Ky called Cave Spring and Letters and Packets are often mis sent when the County is not on the Package J L B

Committed discharged Evidence not sufficient
Diana Moore
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Diana Moore
widow of Wm. Moore
Ky
March 9. 1840.
Ref. to Com. on Revolt Pensions with Resolution
Hon. J. C. Calhoun H. R.
W. O. Butler
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Cave Spring Scott Co Ky Sep 14 1850
Dear Sir
I hope the enclosed will be entirely Satisfactory to establish the claim of the Children of the late Dianna and William Moore The Service and Marriage being established Act July 7- 1838
I am yours with great respect Lewis B Suggett
Hon James L Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington City D C
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I wish you to have the kindness to forward me Forms and instruction to Prepare the claim of Mrs Mary Ann Thompson the Widow of the late Col M W Thompson who died of disease contracted in the Service in the Mexican Wars L C S

Spring Dale Scott 60 th June 21 1857
Friend
The enclosed Proof in the case of the Children of William & Dianna Moor for the benefit of the act of Congress July 7. 1838 I hope will be satisfactory
I have the honor to be D r Sir Lewis C. Dugdale
Hon James E Heath Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

D. Moore
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State of Kentucky
Henry County Set. Aug. Session 1850
It appearing to the Court that Dianna Moore (the Widow of William Moore a Revolutionary Soldier of the Virginia Continental line) is dead and that she died intestate - It is therefore ordered that Rachael Dillman be appointed administratrix of all the goods & chattels rights & credits of said Dianna Moore - and the said Dillman took the Oath, and together with E.P. Thomas his security entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of Two hundred Dollars conditioned as
FW (Testimony that the foregoing is truly Copied from the Records in & of my Office J. E. Coles P. Thomas hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 9 day of Sept. 1850.
Wm Thomas

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 12 th day of July 1783 , in the name of William Moore as a Soldier of Infantry for £ 52. 9. 6 , which Certificate appears to have been delivered to W m Whitmore and was given for services prior to the 1 st January, 1782.
p. 205 { No Seal of Office. }
Note - There are in the Register four of the name of W m Moore }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
10 th day of January 1880.
J. E. Beall AUDITOR.

Cave Springs Scate Co Ky Jan 4 1851
Dear Sir
The Inclosed Affidavit of Mr Elizah Pollard Is in support of the Claim of the Children of William and Deanna Moore for the Pension that she was entitled to by the act of Congress July 7 - 1838 which I hope will be satisfactory
I have the Honor to be with great respect your obedient Servt Lewis C Sugg
Hon James E Heath Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

State of Kentucky Henry County Sept. Term 1850.
Satisfactory evidence was produced in open court by the Oaths of Nachel Dillman & David Jones Jr, credible witnesses, that Dianna Moore who was the widow of William Moore a Revolutionary Soldier, died in Henry County on the 8 day of May 1842.
In Witness whereof I E. P. Thomas clerk of said Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court This 9 day of June 1857.
E. P. Thomas