Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1885-300, Garland Burnley, Va.

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Burnley Garland
B.L.Wt. 1885-300
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I certify that it appears from a Register of the officers of the Revolutionary Army in the State here on Continental establishment that Gar d Burnley - a Captain of Infantry received on the 7 th day of August 1783 a certificate for their deprivation pay amounting to £283. 12. 8. —
Given under my hand this 18 th day of February 1832. —
John Heath
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Resolved that the Board of War apply to the Govt & Council of Va for a sufficient force of Militia to guard the Prisoners under the Commission of Saratoga - at Charlottesville, Albemarle Co, Vay Convention Prisoners to be used at Barracks in Albemarle on the 15 th March 1778 - Vol. 3 - Pages 91 & 92
Sept 20. 1780 - Vol. 3. P 521 Feb 24 th 1781 Vol. 3. P 581 March 3 rd 1781 Vol. 3. P 592 May 23. 1781 - Vol. 3. P. 622
} See Resolution of Congress of 9 th  March Feb y 1780 -

Garland Burnley N o 1885.

At request I hereby certify that I was acquainted with the late Capt. Garland Burnley of Orange county, Virginia, and knew that he was a captain in the regiment of Guards raised in Virginia during the revolutionary war of which Francis Taylor of Orange county was Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel, and John Roberts of Culpeper county was Major - That the said regiment continued in service until sometime in the year 1781 and was dismissed as I always understood, after having guarded the prisoners, for the guard of whom it was raised, upon the Pennsylvania border, into which state the prisoners, it is believed, were carried upon the invasion of Virginia by the British army under Lord Cornwallis - Given under my hand this seventh day of March 1832.
Robert Taylor
I certify that Garland Burnley as stated in the above Certificate of Robert Taylor Esq. was a Capt. in the Regt. of Guards that guarded the prisoners of Brandywine army & that said Burnley continued in service until said Regt. was discharged which was in or about May 1781; when said Burnley became a prisoner Given under my hand this 11 th day of March 1832 -
Sub. Robert Taylor the late Revolutionary War

State of Virginia
County of Hanover
Mr Garland B Taylor & E. J. Taylor two of the heirs at Law of Sally E. J. Taylor who was one of the heirs of of Garland Burney whom we have been informed was an officer of Virginia Cont. Line do, upon oath, testify, that we have never rec d nor do we believe that the said Burney ever rec d any land bounty from the United States on account of his Military Services; Nor do we believe that he ever transferred his Claim to it in any manner whatsoever — We have further more been advised that the said Burney served to the end of the war
Therefore — Know all men by these presents That we hereby authorize our Attorney Thomas Green of the City of Richmond to demand and receive the U. S. Warrant due on account of Capt. Burney's services and our said attorney is hereby empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes under him for the special purpose above expressed —
G. B. Taylor E. J. Taylor
Hanover City to wit
Personally appeared before me G. B. Taylor and E. J. Taylor
Subscribed to the foregoing
declaration & power of atty and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed. Given under my hand this the 18th April 1832 —
P. H. Purcell P.P.

Virginia, Hanover County, to wit,
I Philip B. Winston Clerk of the Court of the said County in the State of Virginia aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Patrick H. Price who hath signed the within affidavit, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified according to the laws and usages of this Commonwealth, and that due faith and credit are and ought to be given to all such acts done by him
In Witness whereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the twenty second day of June One thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Philip B. Winston (Clerk)
Fee for seal $1.37 1/2

At a Monthly Court held for Henrico County at the Courthouse on the 11 th day of September 1832.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court it is ordered to be certified that Captain Garland Burnley an Officer of the Virginia line in the Revolution, died testate in the County of Orange somewhere about the year 1790 leaving a widow Frances Burnley and three children who were his only heirs at law Vizt: Sarah G. S. Burnley, Judith Burnley, and Lucy B. Burnley; the said Sarah G. S. Burnley subsequently married William D. Taylor and died a feme covert in 1815 leaving five children her only heirs at law Vizt: Garland B. Taylor, Frances A. Taylor, Jane M. Taylor, (who hath since intermarried with Thomas Garland) Hardenia M. Taylor Edmund L. Taylor and William J. Taylor - The said Judith Burnley intermarried with Thomas B. Adams and died a feme covert in 1816 leaving three children her sole heirs at law Vizt: Sarah J. (who has since married Peachy Saliaferro) Charles P. Adams and Thomas B. Adams - And the said Lucy B. Burnley died testate about the year 1819 leaving her mother and her own nephews and nieces aforesaid her sole heirs at law - and that the said Frances Burnley The widow of Captm: G. Burnley died testate in the year 1825 leaving her grand children above named her sole heirs at law. —
Virginia Henrico County to wit:
I Stephen M. Ellen Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do certify that the foregoing is a true transcript taken from the records of the Court of the County aforesaid -
In testimony whereof I hereto set my name and annex the seal of the said Court This 6 th day of September 1832 in the 57 th year of the Commonwealth -
Stephen M. Ellen Clerk