Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,316, for Ress Pritchard, Virginia

SERVICE
Pritchard, Rees
NUMBER
S. 38.316
Va
CONTENTS
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125456
Virginia
Rees Pritchard
of Hampshire Co. in the state of Virginia who was an Ensign in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hughlenburgh of the Virginia line, for the term of 13 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of July 1819 and sent to John B. White, Esq.
Romney, Virginia.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 9 31 - 105:16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 - 120.00
$ 305:76
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Not enrolled Decision of S. J. confirming the above made 10 th Feb y 1821 Hampshire County.

Rees Pritchard - Ensign -
8 th Virginia Regt.
1776 - 1 year 1 mo. Roll 28 th May 1810 -
Admitted.
from the record of military service during the war between the states of America that Rees Pritchard and his descendants are entitled to pension.

State and District of Virginia Hampshire County set.
Before me the Subscribed Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Hampshire in the State of Virginia on the 28 th day of May in the Year 1818 personally appeared Mrs. Richard Dagg 74 years Resident in the County State and District of Virginia who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on Oath state the following declaration for fear of obtaining the benefit of the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for Pension for persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" that she is the widow of the late Richard Dagg by Captain Abel Dagg, and belonging to the 8 th Virginia Regiment on Continental establishment, in the Old County of Hampshire in the fall of the year 1775, and having raised her quota of men subjected Actual Service on the 11 th day of February 1776
to the Virginia Continental Line. That he continued to serve in the said Line or in the service of the United States until the month of March, 1777, on account of certain family misfortunes, he was in the Valley of Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the care of his Country for a sufficient time that he has no other evidence of his service having in his power except the annexed Certificate of Robert White off. Comd. of Col. McCarty's Regt. to the amount before me the day and year as aforesaid.
Robt. White
I do hereby certify that the above, a true copy of the original, in which the said Richard Dagg served in the United States in the above qualification and that he continued to serve for several years the exact number not known to me.
do hereby
I Robert White Judge do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the above Mrs. Richard Dagg served in the Army of the United States, against the common enemy during the Revolutionary War as stated in the above declaration and as now known and certify the proceedings and testimony. (handwritten)

Taken before me to the Office of the Secretary of War pursuant to the An act of Congress for the sup- of the said
Robt. White
Virginia Hampshire County Set
I John B. White clerk of the Superior Court of law in & for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Robert White whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of subscribing the same the sole & presiding Judge of the said Court duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his acts as such as were in courts of record as therein. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal (there being no public seal of office) this 28 day of May 1818
John B. White Seal

Robert Whitehead as affirmed by Doherty further certify that it as appears to my satisfaction from the testimony of George Horn and Robert White that the above named Rees Pitchard is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his country for a support. Given under my hand this 15 th day of Jany 1819.
Robt White
P. Pitchard

Rees Pritchard Ensign 8 th Virginia Regt. 1776 - 1 year 1 mo. Roll 28 th May 1818
Admitted
From the records of military service during the revolution it does not appear that Rees Pritchard was admitted to a pension thereby.
Hampshire County ss
Personally appeared before me David Parsons a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Col Edward McIntyre being made oath that Rees Pritchard was an Ensign in Capt. Westfally company of of the 8 th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Mullenburg in the year 1776 he entered the service the 11 th of February the same year been under my hand this 28 th the May 1818
David Parsons

Rev Pritchard
W. H. W.
N 15545
8193
July 1819
Sept 1819

On this 17 th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court it being a court of record Reed Pritchard aged 76 years in resident in Hampshire County Virginia Septembris next, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows that in the year 1776 he was commissioned as an ensign & served in Captain Abel Westphalen company attached to the 8 th Virginia Regiment (and commanded by Colonel Peter Muhlenburg which said Regiment was on the continental establishment) that he marched to Williamsburg Virginia, from thence to Suffolk, from thence to Kempshall Landing, and from thence to Charles Town South Carolina at which place he received a furlough from Col d Peter Muhlenburg and returned to the state of Virginia after serving thirteen months in said Regiment, that he was in the Battle of Sullivan's Island previous to his receiving his said furlough, as will more fully appear by his original declaration filed in the War Office dated the 21 st day of July 1819 upon which he has obtained a certificate of pension, and numbered 12545 and he did solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an 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" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed. That he owns 29 acres of fine land which is very poor and not sufficient to render him a support worth about $116, that he has a note for $62 being part of his last years pension and a note for twelve Bushels of Corn worth 50 cts per Bushel $6.00 five head of Sheep, and some little household furniture worth altogether not more than $300, that in consequence of old age and the

wherein as he is unable to pursue any profession or occupation in order to produce as a support, that he has no family
I John B White Clerk of the County Court of Hampshire do hereby certify that the foregoing Bill and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court (and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court) that the total amount of the value of the property established in the foregoing schedule is $193 00 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 19 th day of July 1820
John B White
Rev. Pritchard
John B White
July 1819
Sep 1819

Reese Pritchard
North West
8193
July 1819
Sept 1819
The following is the amount of Property owned by Reese Pritchard
  29 Acres of land worth about  $116.00    A Note for Sixty two dollars part of his last years pension -  62.00    A Note for 12 Bushels Corn worth about 50 cts pr Bushel -  6.00    Five head of Sheep purchased with part of my last years -  6.00    Some little household furniture worth altogether  3.00     $193.00  
Reese Pritchard

Applicant aged 70 yrs -
- no family. -
Amt. of sched: $ 193.00 -
[29 acres of poor pine land, valued at $116, makes principal item in schedule.]
Served 13 months in 1776-77 -
- A certificate, signed by four persons states that Pritchard's land is not worth more than $50 - and that the yearly rent thereof would not exceed $10 -
19 Apr: 1822 -
Col. H. H. Bedinger Feb. 5. 1846

File this with Reese Prichard's Papers -
• A. B. v. rev. cl.

November 17 th 1820
Sir
With respect to Rees Pritchard a Revolutionary Officer who has been stricken from the pension list I can with truth state that I have been acquainted with him more than Forty years that he has resided in Hampshire County Virginia in the Neighborhood where he now resides at that time — that he is more than eighty years of age — he is extremely infirm and entirely unable to labor or to pursue any occupation by which he could get a subsistence — that he has no property except Twenty eight acres of land unless he may have a few dollars of the pension he has received yet unexpended — his land is very poor and would not produce him Six Dollars per year, he has no children nor relations able to maintain him and must

suffer if he receives no support but his own means
I can also confidently say that this statement would be any verified by all who know Rev. Prichard —
Yours &c. — J. S. White
Mr. Edwards
Sir,
Conesup Hall 22 Dec. 1820
I am personally acquainted with Mr. Francis White of Hampshire county who gives the above statement in regard to the situation of Rev. Prichard and will here- sure state that he is a gentleman of ex- cellent character and implicit confidence ought to be placed on his statement.
Yours respectfully M c V. Van Swearingen
Mr. Edwards.

38316
Rev INVALID.
File No. 38,316
Rees Pritchard
Ensign Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 331
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The Honble John C Calhoun Secretary of War

4 th of Rep s 16 th Apr l 1822
Sir,
Some time ago I was re- quested to ask you to reconsider the case of Rev Pritchard who was stricken from the pension roll & in aid of his claim for a pension to submit the enclosed certificates. I have not a doubt of the correct- ness of those certificates - two of those who certify are personally known to me and I am satisfied they would say nothing which was not perfectly true. I am acquainted with Mr. Pritchard he is a very old man and apparently very infirm.

I am Sir with high regard & good J.
T. Van Swearingen
The Hon W. J. C. Claiborne
Secretary of War

James Monroe
off.
in support of Rev. Pritchard Claim for a Pension
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Hampshire County Va to wit
James Monroe this Day Personally appear- ed before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Said County in Virginia and made oath on the holy Evangelist of Almighty god Deponeth and Sayeth that in the year of 1776 that he this Deponant Saw Rees Pritchard in the Service of the Revolutionary War in the State of North Carolina Near the Town of Halifax and there and there understood that he the said Rees Pritchard was Ensign in a Company in the Eighth Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col. Peter Mullenburg then on their March Southward - after the war determined this Depo- nant becoming more fully acquainted with the said Rees Pritchard believes him to be the same man as above mentioned and further Sayeth not given under my hand this 19 th Day of June 1819 Geo. Shoff

Hampshire County Va
We the Subscribers do hereby certify, that Rees Pritchard a late Pensioner, under the Act of Congress Passed in the year one Thousand eight hundred and eighteen being Stricken from the Pension list, on Account of his not being intitled to his Pension by The Honourable Secretary at War we the do give it as our opinion, that his land is not worth more than $50. And the yearly Rent, of said Land, not worth more than $10. per year and that S d Pritchard is an old infirm man, and cannot labour to support himself and must shortly become a County charge in Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this 26 th day of May 1821
Daniel Carmichael Seal
John Hiett Seal
John Caudy Seal his mark
Conradix Maininger mark Seal
Hampshire City V.A to wit Daniel Carmichael John Hiett John Caudy and Conrad Maininger this Day Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire County in Virginia and made Oath on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God that they believed the above statement of the valuation of Rees Pritchard's land and the Rent thereof was just given under my hand and Seal this 26 th Day of May 1821
Geo. Shaw Seal

I Do hereby certify that the within Certificate of the valuation of the Land of Rees Pritchard and and the yearly rent thereof is correct and also that the Rees Pritchard must be about the age of Seventy Six or Seventy Seven to my knowledge and appear to be very frail and cannot labour to support himself and has very little or no Personal Estate to my knowledge Witness my hand and seal this 26 th Day of May 1821
Geo. Sharp
Virginia Hampshire County to I John B. White Clerk of the said County do hereby Certify that George Sharp whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate is now and was at the time of subscribing the same one of the commissioners altho Justice of the peace in the said County duly commissioned & sworn and that full credit is due to all his official acts In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the 20 th day of February 1822 John B. White
Sep. 1819
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Col. E. McCarty
Affidavit in Support of Mrs Pritchard Claim for a pension under U.S. law 18 Mar 1818
add l evidence.
virginia.

Hampshire County set
This day Colonel Edward M c Carthy personally appeared before the subscribed a justice of the peace in & for said County & made oath that he is well acquainted with Rees Pritchard an applicant for a pension under the law of the United States passed 18 March 1818 that said Rees was attached to Capt. Westfall's Company of the 8 th Virginia regiment commanded by Col. Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg that said Rees entered the service on the 11 th Feby 1776 and Marched from Romney in said County to join his regiment some time in March 1776. This affiant further states that he was a private in said company & marched with it. that said Rees was an officer in said company served in the cape city of an ensign that this affiant never saw said Rees's commission but believes he had one & knows that he ranked in the army as an ensign in said regt. this affiant knew said Rees in the service until Aug. 1776 when said Rees was left behind the company near Charleston South Carolina, sick that said affiant believes said Rees did serve upwards of nine months as there was no other ensign attached to said company until some time in the year 1777. Given under my hand this 25 th day of June 1819
James Dailey