Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2718, William Bumpass, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Bumpass William Betsey n Elizabeth
W. 2718
CONTENTS

Virginia 12.978
William Bumpas
of Hanover in the State of Virginia who was a Pri: in the company commanded by Captain Richardson of the Regt commanded by Col: Anderson in the Virginia line for 11 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of June '33 and sent Wm J Winston Taylorville P. O. Va
Arrears to the 4th of March '33 - 73.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " - 18.33 $91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E.
Wm Miller Vol. 6. Page 3
Clerk,

925
Virginia - R.
Betsey Bumpass deced widow of William Bumpass who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 - Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. Ending 22. Oct. 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of March 52 and sent to
J. M. Lawson Richmond Va.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 121 Vol. A

Wm Pump a/side= -claration for Pension
22658

Virginia - Hanover County to wit.
On the 25 th day of December
1832 personally appeared in open court before the justices of said County, now sitting William Bernapp aged Seventy Seven years of age, 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.
He states that he was born in the said County of Hanover on the 20 th day of January 1755 - according to family register then being no record of his age.
That he was drafted & called into service in the year 1779 as a private under Capt. John Stanley and marched from said County through New Kent to the Town of Williamsburg where he was stationed a while, thence to York Town where he joined the army commanded by Genl. Thomas Nelson, there he was stationed sometime and discharged. He served in this tour three months. He enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 1779 as a Volunteer and was appointed and regularly commissioned as a Lieutenant under Capt. Thomas Richardson for the purpose of recruiting soldiers to march to the Northern States, when the principal part of the war was then acting but before they had made out a company sufficient the scene of war was changed and the enemy came among us - and consequently his intended expedition was prevented. He was in service as a recruiting Lieutenant four months. He was called out as a private in January 1780 under Capt. Thomas Richardson and Col. Nelson Anderson and marched from Hanover through Henrico to a place called Bunker's Hill, where he joined a Regiment of Regulars and while we were there the Traitor Arnold was then destroying Richmond. We then held a council as to the propriety of attacking the enemy in Richmond but before we got there they retreated below Richmond and about four miles below Richmond we took seventeen prisoners and just before we got to Machia Hills we had a slight engagement with the enemy they still retreating before us and finally took shipping at West Point. We then marched through Charles City by Charles City Court House where we saw a great deal of blood in the river occasioned by an attack made upon our men a few

days before we reached there, thence by Hobb's Forge to Lynchburg where he was stationed sometime and then discharged. He served in this tour two months. He was called out again in the month of April 1781 and marched from Hanover as a private under Capt. Bartlett Anderson, and Col. Samuel Mendenhall. Through Henrico to a place called Har- :field about the time that Lord Cornwallis was passing through the country, thence to Manakin Mills where he was stationed a short time and whilst there he saw an engagement on the other side of James River between the Americans & British. We then marched back to Richmond in order to join the army commanded by Genl. Washing- :ton. He then hired a substitute to serve out the remain- :der of his tour. He served in this tour before getting a substitute one month. He was called out again the first of December 1781 under Capt. Ambrose Lipcomb Lipcomb as a private and was appointed as first sergeant and marched from Hanover, through Caroline, Spotsylvania, Culpeper and far as Winchester for the purpose of guarding some prisoners which we had taken at the siege of York, which we were ordered to carry to the Red Stone but before reaching the last- mentioned place we received orders to carry them to Win- chester. He served in this last tour one month. He states that he served during the revolution as a private seven months in all and four months as a lieutenant in all, for which he claims a pension. That he has no documentary evidence or written discharge, but can prove a part of his services by David Blackwell & Jacob King & knows of no other persons by whom he can prove the same that he refers to Col. Charles Goodall.
Capt. Francis Blunt, Philip B. Beckett & William D. Lewis as persons who reside in neighborhood and who can testify to his character and their belief in the reliability of the revolution. He states that the last time he was into the service he resided in the said county. He states that he has resided in the said county since the revolution and now resides in the same.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any state or territory whatever. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Wm. Bumford

We William Priddy a clergyman residing in the said County of Hanover and Charles Goodall & Francis Blunt residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Bumpass who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age that he is a reputed & believed to be a neighborhood where to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
William Priddy O. P. Gwendee
Francis Blunt
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrog- atories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolu- tion and served as he states and the Court further cer- tifies that it appears to them that William Priddy who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in the said county of Hanover and that Charles P. Goodall & Francis Blunt who have signed the same are residents in the said county and are credi- ble persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
Virginia, Hanover County, to wit,
I Philip B. Winston, Clerk of the Court of the said County do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the mat- ter of the application of William Bumpass for a pen- sion.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Philip B. Winston C.P.B.

State of Virginia, Augusta County, s. s.
On this 26 th day of August 1857, before me, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Edmund C. Bumpass, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following decla- ration, in order to obtain the pension due to his deceased Mother, Elizabeth Bumpass, up to the time of her death.
That he is the son of William and Elizabeth Bumpass - that his father was a Revolutionary Soldier, and pensioned at the rate of $36.66 cts per annum, under the act of Congress of 7 th June, 1832, which he continued to draw half yearly up to the time of his death, which occurred on the 7 th June, 1837. That Elizabeth Bumpass, his mother, survived her husband many years, and died on the 22 nd day of October 1848, without ever again intermarrying, leaving only two children, himself and Overton M. Bumpass. He further makes oath, that his mother was never pensioned, or ever made application for a pension.
Sworn to and subscribed Edmund C. Bumpass on the day and year above written before me.
J. A. Rice A.P.
I also certify that the above named affiant, is personally known to me, and that he is the son of W m & Elizabeth Bumpass, as stated in the fore- going affidavit
J. A. Rice A.P.

State of Virginia, Warren County, ss. I, William C. Winston, Clerk of the County Court of Hanover, do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that William Rumpas, was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $36.66 per annum; was a resident of Hanover County, Virginia, and died on the 7th day of June, 1837, leaving a widow (Elizabeth Rumpas) and two children Edmund E. and Overton N. Rumpas and Thomas & William by a former wife surviving him.
I further certify, that that in the event of the death of the said Elizabeth Rumpas, widow of William Rumpas, Revolutionary Pensioner as aforesaid, died in Hanover County, (where she had always resided since her husband's death) on the 22nd day of October 1848, having never again intermarried, leaving her two sons Edmund E. and Overton N. still living — I also certify that P. H. Price is a Justice of the Peace as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 23rd day of September 1857. Wm. C. Winston C.H.C.

22,658.
William Rumpap. Virginia.
Samuel
11 mo. pr $36.66
William D. Winter Legat. _____ Toa.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 7 th 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Bumpas, of Hanover Co., Va.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Drafted '79. 3 P. Capt. John Stanley. Gen. Th. Nelson. Hanover County; from there through New Kent to the Town of Ashland; from there to Yorktown. Thence through Henrico to a place called Duval's Hill, Charles City; Wincobay through Farmville to Farmfield; from thence to Manassas Hills; from there back to Richmond. Hanover County, Va. Aged 77 years. Living witnesses, and testimony.   Vol. 1779. 4 Lieutenant Capt. Th. Richardson. Col. Nelson Anderson.   Served in 1780. 2. P. " Col. Saml. Meredith   1781. 1. " Capt. Saml. Anderson.   " 1. P. Capt. Am. Lipe   11 Ser-geant. Capt. Am. Lipe  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The applicant must prove his service as Lieut. a prove his commission —

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed 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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who being duly sworn, deposes and says that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
W. R. Turner

Taylorville May 30th
True
Rec'd June 1st J. A. C. F.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions Pension Bureau Washington City.

Hanover May 28 th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq., Sir.
The Papers in the case of W m Bumpus did not reach me till yesterday, owing to their being sent to Hanover by House, instead of Taylor'sville, the last of which is my Post office. It appears that the objection to a part of the claim of W m Bumpus arises from the want of proof as to his services as Lieutenant or in the absence of proof his commission ought to be produced. The Applicant in this case is unable to prove his services as a Lieutenant by any witnesses or to produce his commission that being lost or destroyed - and unless his declaration on oath can be taken as proof he is unable to supply the deficiency. You will therefore oblige me by informing me if his oath cannot be evidence in such a case and if so I will take his affidavit before a justice of the peace & send it on to the Department. The Applicant is a man of the strictest integrity and is so considered by all who know him. If however you should be of opinion that the defect cannot be supplied in this way he is willing to give up his services as a Lieutenant and claim only for the seven months services as a Private. If the present declaration will answer upon his making the affidavit above mentioned or in any other way without subjecting him to the inconvenience of attending Court again as he is an old & infirm man you will confer a great favor upon him by apprizing me to that effect. I should be pleased to hear whether the claims of John Williams, George Smith, James Seay and William Hall, which I sent on sometime since have been acted on - An early answer to my letter as convenient is desired by me - to Taylor'sville Post office. Hanover County
Very respectfully your obedt servt W m D. Winston

Richmond, December 13th 1851.
My Dear Sir,
I am most thankful to you, for the trouble you have so kindly already given yourself in this Pumphrey claim, and really regret to put you to any more, it being for very small a sum.
In yours of the 10th, received this morning, you say it is essential, that the marriage should have taken place before 1796. The application is only for pension, under act of 2 Feb. 1848, or 29th July 1848 which allows pension to widows married before 1800, from 4 March 1848, only, during life of the widow. Mrs. Pumphrey was married in March 1796, and this evidence, is now, I believe, in the hands of the Commissioner of pensions. If no pension can be allowed, unless the marriage took place prior to 1796, it is unnecessary to do anything more, as it seems certain, the marriage was in March 1796. If this evidence is still wanting, I suppose, it can easily be easily obtained, by a copy of the marriage bond.
Please show this note to Mr. Welch or Mr. Cole.
Very respectfully and truly
Yours &c
J. M. Lawson
Richard M. Ree, Esq.

Richmond, Feb'y 12 th 1859
Dear Sir,
I have at last received the certificate of marriage in the Pumpas case, and now inclose it to you. When the pension certificate is issued, please send it to me.
Very respectfully
Your ob dt Servt
O. M. Lawson
J. E. Heath, Esq. Comm d of Pensions

No 1.071
Abetsey Bumpass, b. widow of William Va
act 29 July 1848
Married 1796 hus died 1837
Adm rs 11 mo, 5 d $36.16 per annum commencing March 1848 & ending 22 Oct 1848, payable to
Overton N. Bumpass & Edmund E. Bumpass only surviving children
Fullerson Richmond Va
Richard M c Rae, Esq r

Richmond, Octo. 7. 1851
Dear Sir,
Mr. Brumfield is here again, with his paper executed, and I availed myself of your kind offer, and forward it to you, with the request, that you give it attention at your convenience, and send his previous certificate to me when you get it. With kindest regards, I am
Your sincere friend J. M. Mason
Richard M c Rae Esqr. Pension Office Washington

Brief in the case of Betsy Bumpass, widow of Wm, late of Hanover County and State of Virginia act 29 July 1848.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase" )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner — Record proof of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
J. M. Lawson, Richmond Va.
J. B. Lee Examining Clerk.

Perry  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2418
Betsy Bumpass Widow William Bumpass Dr. Rev. Wm
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol. 2 Page 100
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Know all men by these presents That we W m Bumpas John Trevillian are held and firmly bound unto his excellency Robert Brooke Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of of Virginia for the time being and to his Successors in the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars to the payment whereof well and truly to be made for the use of the Commonwealth We bind ourselves our heirs Exors. and admors. jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 9 th day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety six
The Condition of this Obligation is such That whereas there is a marriage intended shortly to be had and solemnized between the said William Bumpas widower & Betsy Harris Spinster now if there is no lawful Cause to obstruct the said marriage then this obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue Teste
William Bumpas (seal) John Trevillian (seal)
State of Virginia Hanover County to wit
I William O. Winston, Clerk of the County Court of Hanover in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the marriage license bond of William Bumpas and Betsy Harris now on file in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 28 th day of January 1852.
Wm. O. Winston C.H.C.

Virginia Hanover County to wit:
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said County, David Blackwell a resident of said county aged Sixty Eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following statement. He states that he is well acquainted with William Bumpass of Hanover County who is an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832 - That the said Bumpass was drafted & called into the service of the United States as a private in the year 1779 with this affiant under Captain John Stanley, that they marched from Hanover to Williamsburg, thence to York Town & there joined the army commanded by Genl Thomas Wilson - when they were stationed sometime and then discharged - The said Bumpass served in this tour three months. He was called into service again with this affiant in the year 1780 as a private under Captain Thomas Richardson & Col. Nelson Anderson & marched from Hanover to a place called Duvall's Hill in Henrico not far from the City of Richmond where they joined a regiment of Regulars and while they were stationed at Duvall's Hill the enemy was destroying the City of Richmond by fire - they determined to attack them but before they could get to Richmond they fled they pursued them & took some prisoners they then marched on by Charles City Court House and Holt's Forge to Williamsburg where they were discharged - The said Bumpass was in service in this tour two months - This affiant further states that the said applicant was in service with him in the revolution five months in all - given under my hand this 17 th day of January 1833.
Francis Blount J.P.

Hanover County to wit:
This day personally appeared before me for justice of the peace for said county Jacob King a resident of said county aged sixty eight or seventy years to the best of his recollection, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement: He states that he is well acquainted with William Brumley who is an applicant for a pension from the said County of Hanover under the act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832 - That the said Brumley was in service with this affiant in the year 1780 and marched from Hanover under Capt. Thomas Richardson & Col. Nelson Anderson as a private, through the City of Richmond, by Mullen Hill, Charles City Court House to Williamsburg where they were stationed awhile - This affiant states that the said William Brumley served in this town two months to the best of his recollection. given under my hand this 17 th day of January 1833 -
Francis Blunt J.P.
Hanover County to wit
I Francis Blunt a justice of the peace for said county hereby certify that David Blackwell and Jacob King who have made the foregoing statements on oath before me are credible witnesses and that their statements are entitled to credit - given under my hand this 17 th day of January 1833 -
Francis Blunt J.P.
Virginia, Hanover County, to wit,
I Philip B. Winston, Clerk of the Court of the said County of Hanover in the state of Virginia, do hereby certify, that Francis Blunt whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits and certificate is, and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in (and for the said) County of Hanover; and that his signature to the said affidavits and certificate is his genuine signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the twenty second day of January, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty three.
Philip B. Winston C.H.C.