Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8207, for Zachariah Phillips, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Phillips; Zachariah Mary
R, 8207
CONTENTS

Wancinton Va.
Feby 9th 1855.
Dear Sir,
Capt Daniel Phillips of Ohio, who commanded a Company in the 2nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers in the Mexican War, is now here, with the view of establishing the facts of the inheritance of his mother Mary Phillips his father Zachariah Phillips of the War of the Revolution.
You will please inform me as early as possible, whether any other proof than said marriage is now required to entitle Capt Phillips as sole surviving child of said marriage to receive the Pension to which he is entitled because of the military services of his said father, and other
Yours obedt Servt Richd W. Parsons Comr of Pensions

House of Reps Decr 19. 1854
J. P. Malloy Esq. Commr. of Pensions
Dr Sir
You will perhaps remember, that, some ten days ago I called at your office to make an enquiry in regard to a claim of - Philips of Ohio - I was not then certain whether the application was made in the name of Zachariah - Mary, his widow, or Daniel Philips his son - having lost the letter rec d on the subject - The papers could not be found from any information then in my possession -
I wrote to the parties to furnish me with more particular information - The accompanying letter I rec d in reply; I do not suppose it will throw any new light on the case - After looking over Mr Philips & Datchy's letter, please return it to me with a written reply which I desire for their satisfaction - I

would be glad if you would state whether, if the case should stand, as they suppose it does, would Mr. Daniel Philips, or the other heirs of Mrs. Mary Philips decd. would be entitled to receive anything from the Government
Yours Respectfully Edward Ball

The State of Ohio 3 On this 23 rd day of March in the year Morgan County 3 of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and fifty personally appeared before me Nathaniel Shepard one of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Morgan aforesaid, in the State of Ohio, Mary Phillips a resident of the said County aged eighty eight 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 provisions made by law of the United States, appro- ved on the 29 th day of July A D 1848, and all such other laws as have from time to time passed, That she is the widow of Zachariah Phillips who was a private in the Company of Captain Benjamin Atkiby and in the Regiment of Colonel Charles Shiston, (the number of said Regiment not recollected) in the service of the United States, that she was married to the said Zachariah Phillips in Frederick County Virginia in the month of December in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty three, and that her husband the aforesaid Zach- ariah Phillips died on the 26 th day of December in the year 1838 in Union Township Morgan County aforesaid, in consequence of a stroke of paralysis and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed; and that she has no documen- tary evidence of her marriage or her husband's services and that the said Zachariah Phillips left no children under the age of sixteen years.
I also certify that I am acquainted with the foregoing affidavit and that in the neighborhood where she resides she is known as the widow of the said Zachariah Phillips.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day above written.
Nath Shepard Associate Judge

At the same time and place came George Pierce and Rebecca Pierce, two credible and respectable witnesses, and residents of said County of Franklin  Franklin , who being duly sworn, say on oath, that they know the before mentioned Mary Phillips to be the widow of the late Zachariah Phillips. That she was legally married to the said Zachariah Phillips in the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia in the month of December 1783, and that her husband, the late Zachariah Phillips died as above stated, her his widow, and no children under the age of sixteen years; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, and is known in the neighborhood as the widow of Zachariah Phillips. Sworn to and subscribed 3 before me the day and year aforesaid.
Nathaniel Shepard Associate Judge
Rebecca Pierce George Pierce
The State of Ohio, I. W. C. Shugart, Clerk of the Court Morgan County ss of Common Pleas of said County, do, hereby certify that Nathaniel Shepard, before whom the foregoing Application appears to have been taken & acknowledged was at that time, and now is, an acting Associate Judge in & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at McConnelsville this 26 th day of March A.D. 1850.
W. C. Shugart, Clerk
No 14095

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
8207
P. O. Mary Philips Service: Blacksmith
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

N 14095 Mary Phillips
Q
Sister Hon. W. A. Whittlesey 18 Ap 1850 Dau. E. Phillips Jny 31 1853 Hon. E. Ball 22 d Decr 1854. " Feb 8/55, Rice W. Payne Feby 14 1855
2 at 7 July 1838

Mary Phillips, widow of Zachariah. Act July 7, 1838. Susp. files Ohio.
L. P. Waldo Jr. May 30/52

14.095 Mary Philips Ohio
Hon W A Whittesey 18 Apr 1850 Dan t . Philips Jany 31 1853 Hon E Ball 22 Dec 1854 " " " Feby 9 1855 Price W Payne Feby 14 1855 Francis A Dickens Aug 10/55 Hon W L M c Clurg Aug 16 1855 F A Dickens Aug 21 1855
8207
July 7/838

Mary Philips - Zachariah - Ohio - Jan 38
Cale

To the Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington 8 Augt 1835
Sir,
In relation to the claim of Mary Phillips, widow of Zachariah for a pension, under the act of 7 th July 1838. I have to ask you to be so good as to have the records at the Department of State examined for evidence of service.
Respectfully
Francis H. Dickinson.

Mary Philips - Zachariah
Ohio - Dec 1838
The within claim was filed by T. Ewing for & by him transferred to Me. The office has evidence of these facts I Refer to Mr Cole Chief Clerk.
The office will please allow Mr F. A. Dickinson to take such action as he may seem proper in the further prosecution of this case
Washington D.C.
Aug 11 th 55
J. G. Austin Present

Rec d 11 Aug t 185
10.165
Pension Office
August 10, 1855.
Sir,
I have received your note of the 8 th instant respecting the suspended pension claim of Mary Phillips of Ohio, widow of Zachariah - act July 7, 1835.
I do not find that you have filed a power of attorney in this case.
I am, respectfully,
Genl. Atty. Genl.
Assist.
Commissioner.
Francis H. Dickson, Esq.
Present.
Eng

M rs Philips state that her husband belonged to Capt Benjamin Ashby's company, Col Thornton's Regiment but she does not state the line. - The fact is that Capt Ashby commands a company and Col Thornton a Regiment in the Virginia line. - His name may be in the Virginia rolls either in your office or the Department of State
Francis A. Dickinson

N 14095 Mary Phillips m of Zachariah Q at 7 July 1838

Pension Office April 1850
Sir
I have the honor to return herewith the letter of Mr. MacRae

Department of State, Washington, Aug. 18. 1855
Sir,
I have to inform you, in reply to your note of the 16 th instant, that no roll of Capt. Benjamin Asbys Company, is on file in this Department, and therefore, no evidence can be furnished of the service of Zackariah Phillips, in that company.
I am respectfully Your Obedt. Servant
W. L. Marcy.
Hon J. Minor Com p of Pensions

Zachariah Phillips
Left or suspended
Revolutionary pension claim

New Pefington Ohio
December 4 th 1850
Dep
Mary Phillips wishes to make application for a Pension Bounty Land &c for the Service of her husband Zachariah Phillips in the Revolutionary War he enlisted at Winchester Va for 7 years and continued in said Service 7 years and was honorably discharged and was wounded in the hip which made a couple of horse instincts he was under Capt Magearn (She thinks) Col Huston (General Morgan in command) the co of the Regiment not Recollected he was a man of no Education he tried to get a pension but failed from some cause or other the widow employed J. H. Lewis of Detroit Michigan to get the Pension. During his leave in the papers he sent blanks to her to get filled and they got hold of Mr Councilville to attend to the business of filling the blanks and when he got up the papers he sent them on to the city and the Power was sent to Lewis at Detroit and when they found that Covery had tricked them they telegraphed to the city and had his papers sent back and the matter started in that way Covery the declarant & Power & Lewis the Power. The Proposition is one half of all we can make Look the matter up and send me the facts and I will attend to it here Yours Truly Jesse Wortley I living J. Washington D.C.

New Lexington Ohio
Sept 10 th 1882
J. P. Heath Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Some time in the Spring of 1880 there was a declaration placed on file in the Pension Office of Mary Phillips for a Pension for the Service of her husband in the Revolutionary war. It was placed on file by H. C. Coffey of Morgan County as her agent. I wish you to inform me what condition the claim is in and furnish me with a copy of the declaration Certified in case there is any thing wrong with the declaration as we have been satisfied that all was right and if any thing is necessary to be done in the matter I will have it done as she is entitled under the Law and is very kindly answer at your earliest convenience.
Yours Truly Daniel Phillips

The state of Ohio, county of Linn Before me Luke Breece acting Justice of the peace in and for said county Personally came John Hopkins and William Curry who was duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that on or about the 9 day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two at the County of Marion that Mary Phillip wife of Zichriah Phillips is deceased and the said Mary Phillips is the Mother of Daniel Phillips
And the said John Hopkins and William Curry further says that Daniel Phillips is the only heir that is now living
and further these deponents saith not (Signed) { John C. Hopkins William Curry
Sworn to and subscribed before me at the County of said this first day of Janua- ry in the year 1855
Luke Breece J.P.

The State of Ohio, I, David H. Morley, Clerk of the Morgan County, ss. Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, hereby certify that Liko Breece, Esq. before whom the within affidavit was sworn to and subscribed, was at the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony of which I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at McConnelsville in said County, this Eleventh day of January, A.D. 1855. D. H. Morley, Clerk.
Mary Phillips Zachariah Ohio Jan 38
Col
Rev. Edward Bruce No. 14