Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,167, for Sampson Price, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
va
Price, Sampson
Oct 18, 1867
Carded.
CONTENTS

No Iowa 26.492
Sampson Price
Rep. Co in the State of Ohio who was a ... in the ... commanded by Captain ... of the ... commanded by Col ... in the ...
... ..
Inscribed on the Roll of ... Ohio at the rate of ... Dollars ... Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the ... day of ... and ... to ...
Arrears to the 4th of ... 00.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending ... 10.00 $ 70.00
Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832.
Recorded by ... Clerk ... Book ... Vol. ... Page ...
Sen Atm G. M. Jones, Senator Aug 27 1850
To Iowa for 1st September 1848 not sent to Wm G. W. Jones May 20, 1831 ... Iowa

31. 564 Sampson Price Ohio.
f 1781 p 6 — # 20
Sampson Price application for Pension
N Humphrey Fullerton Chillicothe, Ohio.

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Ohio } Ross County } ss.
On this twentieth day of June 1834, personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Ross in the State of Ohio, now sitting, Sampson Price a resident of Concord township, in the county and State aforesaid, aged seventy two years , 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 by records kept by his father he was born in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia, on the 24 th day of June 1761, from whence he removed with his father, to Shenadoah Co. in the State of Virginia, about the year 1767, That on or about the last day of March 1781, at Shenadoah County aforesaid, he was drafted as a soldier in the the Militia, and entered the service of the United States, as a soldier in the Militia in the Revolutionary War, under captain Pennyweight, on a tour of three months, and was attached to Col d Edmond's Reg t , that he was marched from Shenadoah Co. to Fredericksburg Va; from thence to Richmond Va, and was placed under the command of General Mulingburg to defend the place, but were compelled to retreat before the British, until met by Gen l A. Wayne, when he joined his army, and pursued the British thro Richmond, thence to Bottom's bridge; when his tour of three months expired and he received his discharge and returned home; not having been in any general battle — That on or about the 15 th September 1781, at Shenadoah County aforesaid, he was again drafted, and entered the service of the United States as a soldier in the Militia in the Revolutionary War, on a tour of three months, under capt. Hall, and Lieut. Angel Price, and was marched to Little York in Va and was there attached to Col d Dab's regiment, and joined the maine army under Gen l Washington; and with the army was engaged in taking Little York, thro the whole siege, thence he was sent to guard the British prisoners; and when he arrived at the line of the state of Maryland, his tour of three months expired, and he received his discharge — and immediately enlisted into the regular Army of the United States, for, and during the War, and received a furlough from Col d Dab for six months, and returned home; at the expiration of which six months, he returned to the army, but there being no call for his service, he received another furlough, and returned home, and was not again called for till the close of the war — That after the close of the war, he continued to reside in Shenadoah County, for 14 years, thence he removed to Kentucky where he resided till seven years since, when he removed to Ross County, Ohio, where he now lives —

That he has performed six months actual service as a soldier in the Militia in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War as before stated; that he was inducted into the army of the U.S. as before stated, by Col. D. D. D. and remained a soldier of the Revolution until the close of the War, under furlough, but received no discharge - That he has no documentary evidence of any of his services , and knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to any of his services; that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever except the present to a pension or annuity except the present, and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State - That Nathan Corey and James Jeffers reside in the neighborhood with me and can testify to my character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution
I swear to and subscribe,
Sampson Price
The day and year aforesaid
Humphrey Fullerton Clerk
State of Ohio Rep County ss:
We Nathan Corey a Clergyman and James Jeffers neighbors of Sampson Price are all residents of the County of Rep in the State of Ohio. Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Sampson Price who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That they believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and also believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that full reliance may be placed in his declaration.
Nathan Corey
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court June 20 th 1834
James Jeffers Mark
Attest Humphrey Fullerton Clerk

In the matter of Sampson Price for a pension the Court hereby declares their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nathan Cory who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the county of Ross and that James Jeffers who has also signed the same is a resident of Ross County and that their statements are entitled to credit -
The State of Ohio Ross County ss 3. I Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the forego- ing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sampson Price for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 2 nd day of July A.D. 1834. and of this State the 32 nd
Humphrey Fullerton Clerk

1816 u INVALID.
File No. 18167
Sampson Price
Pr Rec War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 253
[Arrangement of 1870.]

U. S. Senate, Wash. D.C. Augt 21 st 1830
Sir -
Simpson Price an Invalid Pensioner, late of the State of Ohio Now of Iowa, desires to be transfer- red to the Iowa Agency. Adress me if you please & notify the Ag't at Newburgh
Resp. G. W. Jones
Col J. L. Edwards Comp. Pension Prest

Pension Agency
Cincinnati 2 nd Sep 1850
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comt. of pensions
Sir I beg to inform you that Sampson Price, has been last paid at this Office, on the 4 th day of Sept. 1848,
Very Respectfully Your Ob t Serv t N. L. Hall
Pension Agt.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Price, Samuel GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6304 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 11, 1794 to John Stephenson, assignee
*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.