Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1852-300, for Thomas Ransdell, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Ransdell, Thomas
B.L.W. 1852-300-bapt. Issued Jan. 17, 1800 to Clifton Ransdell, Guardian of John & Maria Ransdell heirs of T. R. no papers.
CONTENTS

714 South St
Springfield mo
July 30 1913
To the Dept of the Interior Bureau of Pension
Dear Sir as I see I did not give my correct add I will now do so and thank you for your kindness in answering my question and as I have to do I will also send and old letter for you to see that I found among some old papers of Mr Ransdell that seems to indicate there was a mother grant either to Captain Ransdell or to you can see please return this letter I don't know if it is of any account only a poor rake so enclosed will find stamp no stamp enclosed in this letter M

for reply if necessary my present add is 714 south street Springfield Mo with my Daughter Mrs J C Tinsley please excuse and all Ladys mistakes Obligeingly as I am now 70 years old
Mrs Lulia. Randall

aw Rev. War Section.
July 25, 1913.
Mrs. Lutitia Ransdell, Springfield, Mo.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 17" and received the 21" instant, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that Bounty Land Warrant No. 1852 for 300 acres was allowed on the services of Capt. Thomas Ransdell, Virginia troops, Revolutionary War. Said Warrant was issued on January 17, 1800, to Chilton Ransdell, guardian of John and Maria Ransdell heirs of Captain Thomas Ransdell.
There is no further data on file as to said soldier, the place of his death and the date and place of his enlistment are not known.
There are no papers on file relative to said claim, the same having been destroyed when the War Department was burned in November 1800.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
The Ransdells letter of inquiry was sent to the Records Division of the War Dept. in regard to civil war inquiry. There was no street & no. & no envelope to it.

Ans Rev. War Section.
August 4, 1913.
Mrs. Lutitia Ransdell, 714 South Street, Springfield, Mo.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 30 th ultimo, and received the 1 st instant, you are advised that a careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show that any bounty land Warrant was issued by the United States on account of the Revolutionary War services of Captain Thomas Ransdell of Virginia, other than Warrant No. 1,852, for 300 acres.
It is possible that the two Warrants referred to in the * enclosed paper were issued by the State of Virginia, and it is suggested that you write to the Secretary of said State in regard to them.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Fleming Acting Commissioner.
* the enclosed paper was a power of attorney relative to a Chancery suit in the court of Common Pleas of Clinton Co. Ohio. and refers to Warrants 167 and 5426 of lands in Ohio on the said Capt. T. Ransdell's name twice mentioned in Report of Va House of Delegates relative to land granted by the State of Va so referred here for information.

Rev. & 1812 War Section W.R.S.
May 2, 1929
Mr. Douglas Chilton Moore 1537 Pearl St. Denver, Colorado
Sir:
I advise you that the records of this bureau show that Bounty Land Warrant Number 1852 for three hundred acres was issued on account of the services of Thomas Ransdell who served as captain of Virginia troops during the Revolution. Said warrant was issued on January 17, 1800, to Chilton Ransdell who was guardian of John and Maria Ransdell, heirs of Captain Thomas Ransdell.
There are no further data on file relative to said soldier and his family due to the destruction of the papers in the claim when the War Office was burned in November, 1800.
Respectfully,
E. W. MOROAN Acting Commissioner

The MOORE system of tracing family history. Information blank, form #1. Please give full middle names. Please do not write in this margin. It is for binding in "I-P" three ring or three post binders. Make any notes or corrections you like on this page and return at your early convenience.  Designed by Douglas Chilton Moore, Genealogist, 1537 Pearl Street, Denver, Colo.
Name in full THOMAS RANSALL
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Place of birth probably Westmorland county, Va.
Relationship son of William Ransdall and Mary Chilton
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Married to Mary Muse
Date and place
Children Hannah Ransdall, married William Moore
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From Heitman's "Historical Register" 1914 edition, page 458:-
THOMAS RANSDELL
Enlisted as 3rd. Lieut. in the 11th. Va. - - - July 31, 1776. Promoted to 2nd. " - - - Feb. 6, 1777. Promoted to 1st. " - - - July 1, 1777. Regiment changed to the 7th. Va. - - - Sept. 14, 1778. He was transferred to the 3rd. Va. - - - Feb. 12, 1781. Appointed a Captain in the 3rd. Va. - - - Oct. ___, 1781. Retired - - - - - - - - Jan. 1, 1783.
From "Records of the Revolutionary War" by Saffell, 1894, pages 262-7 Thomas Ransdall was 1st. Lieut. under Capt. John Marshall, in Genl. Woodford's brigade, as it stood Nov. 30, 1778. This entry shows that he was in Col. Daniel Morgan's Regiment a part of his service and must have been at Valley Forge during a part of that Winter.
From Kentucky Year Book of the S. A. R., 1894 to 1913:- page 307:- Capt. Thomas Ransdall was one of the original members of the "Society of the Cincinnati" from Virginia.
He was granted a land warrant # 167 for 4000 acres of land in return for his services in the army. Order dated March 9, 1783.

1537 Pearl Street Denver, Colorado April 12, 1929.
Department of the Interior Division of Pensions Washington, D. C.
To the Secretary:-
To make my introduction short, I am getting up a history of my branch of the MOORE family and am very anxious to get some reliable information as to the services rendered by my great grand father, Lieut. William Moore of Fauquier county, Va. and also as to the record of his father-in-law, Capt. Thomas Ransdall.
Our family tradition has it that they served together most of the time during the Revolutionary War and that they served to the end of the war but I cannot prove that by any reference I have found so far. I enclose two sample pages from my note book to show just how far I have gotten and would like very much to have you turn this over to one of the clerks to check over and then if it is not too much trouble, write me two letters on your Govt. letter heads to give as completely as possible, the records of both William Moore and Thomas Ransdall. The idea is that I want to have your letters made into photostats so that I can send out a few of them and forever set at rest any doubt as to their records.
Hoping for an early reply and thanking you in advance for the same, I am,
Yours most sincerely,
Douglas C. Moore Douglas Chilton Moore