Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6617, William Campbell, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Campbell, William Sarah
NUMBER
W. 6617
S. R. 1749, d. 1833
CONTENTS
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2899- Virginia
William Campbell of Franklin in the State of Virginia who was a Pvt - in the Comp y commanded by Captain Marks of the Reg t commanded by Col: Lewis in the Virginia line for 3 years from 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Dec r 32 and Supt o Hon. N. H. Claiborne, House Represent. -
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120.- Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 40.- 7160.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk, Book D Vol. 7 Page 94-

9813 Mr Campbell

Virginia Franklin County to wit
On this 11 th day of September 1832
personally appeared in open court before Hon. Mr. Hoggard, Richard M. Taliaferro, William P. Williams & Pleasant Dickinson. (The County Court of Franklin now sitting) William Campbell by birth a Scotchman and aged 83 years a resident at this time of Franklin County Va. being first duly sworn, according to law, took on his oath the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted for three years during the Revolutionary War in a Company of Regulars commanded by Capt. Marks that he enlisted in Albemarle County Va. the place of his then residence. That he marched in said Company through Alexandria, Georgetown & Baltimore & thence to the head Quarters of Genl. Washington near Philadelphia that he served the said term faithfully & was honorably discharged at the end of his term. That he was attached to the 11 th Va. Regiment that the Regiment was commanded by Col d Lewis. He was in the battles of Monmouth, Brandywine & Red Bank. He remembers many of the distinguished officers of the main army & those who retired with the main army. He remembers the good & great Washington. Generals Lee, La Fayette, M c Dowall, Col d Parker Genl. Knox & others too tedious to mention. He enlisted in the year 1776 as he believes & was discharged in the year 1779 as he believes. He has lost his discharge & has no documentary evidence. He has long lived in Franklin County Va. He was discharged by Capt. Carlton. He is known to many of the Court. To the members of Congress of this district & others & appeals to them for the character he supports & their belief of his

services. besides he produces the Testimony of Thomas Craig a respectable Citizen & a soldier of the revolution who served with him & was with him in several battles. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State -
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
William Campbell mark
We Sterling Cooper & Nathaniel H. Blackburn residing in Franklin County Pa. hereby Certify. That we are well acquainted with William Campbell who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be 83 years of age. That he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed the day the day & year aforesaid
Sterling Cooper N H Blackburn
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & 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 certify. That it appears to them that Sterling Cooper who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a resident in Franklin County Pa. & that Nathaniel H. Blackburn who has also signed

the same is a resident of the same County and are credible persons. and that their statement is entitled to credit and the Court doth further Certify. that no clergyman was present or could be obtained who was acquainted with the said applicant but the Court is satisfied as to the respectability of the said applicant
Virginia Franklin County ss.
I Caleb Tate Clerk of the Court of Franklin County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Campbell for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of September 1832.
Caleb Tate

9813
William Campbell
for 1776 pri rate, 3 years.
$80.
look n la see
M. S. Claiborne
in the case of
(Act Jan. 22nd, 1833) in the State of

9813
BRIEF in the case of  William Campbell County of Franklin  in the State of  Virginia (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 83  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     enlisted In 1776 3 — — private Gen. Capt. Marks 14 th Va. regt. Col. Lewis  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Germantown Monmouth & Brandywine  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Albemarle city  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional & 1 witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The affidavit is not attached to the seal as required nor is the official character of the Magistrate certified. 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.

5165 V Sarah Campbell Wid of William 4 July 1836  Joint Resolution Act 7 July 1838 Married 1783 died 1833
some 2 yrs pri 80 $
no deduction
Am W. L. Loggin - H. R.

State of Virginia. Franklin county court.
On this the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared in open court, before the county court of the county of Franklin and State of Virginia Sally Campbell a resident of the county of Franklin and State of Virginia, aged about eighty one years, who being first sworn according to the law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 4 th 1836 and the joint resolution of July the 7 th 1838. That she is the widow of William Campbell who was a private in the revolutionary service, and enlisted under Capt John Moxley of Albemarle when the said William Campbell then lived, and continued to live for seventeen years after their marriage. That he served three years in the regular service and afterwards in the militia, but how long she does not well recollect that he was in the battles of Brandywine Monmouth, and Germantown besides other skirmishes, and that he has lived in the county of Franklin and State of Virginia for thirty nine years and upwards.
She further declares that she was married to the said William Campbell on the 20 th day of July in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three and that her husband the aforesaid William Campbell died the 18 th of July 1833, in the county of Franklin and State of Virginia, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before.
M. G. Cooper Clerk of the court of Franklin County.

This day personally the first of April 1839 and year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared in open court before the county court for the county of Franklin Mary Wingfield Thomas S. Keen and made oath that Sally Campbell who has made the declaration hereto annexed is the widow of William Campbell decd. who was a private in the revolutionary service. that he came to the coun- ty of Franklin and state of Virginia a great while back. how long they do not exactly recollect. but upwards of thirty years. that she was married to the said William Campbell and continued to live with him as his wife up to his death which they know was the 18 th day of July 1833. and that she has remained a widow up ever since that period.
Testo. M. G. Cooper Clerk.
State of Virginia Franklin County } To wit:
I Moses G. Cooper Clerk of the Court of Franklin County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that at a Court held for the said County on the first day of April 1839. Sally Campbell widow and relict of William Campbell deceased, appeared in open Court and made the foregoing declaration on Oath, for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress of 7 th July 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," and that satisfactory proof was adduced in Court, that the said Sally Campbell is the widow of William Campbell dec d . and that it was also proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Sally Campbell is a woman of truth, and that her statements may

be relied upon, and that it was also proved that the said William Campbell dec d was a soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, - that he died on the 18 th day of July 1833, and that the said Sally Campbell has remained a widow ever since. - And that the foregoing facts be certified to the Secretary of War, or Commissioner of Pensions.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 4 th day of April in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
M. G. Carpenter Clerk of the Court of Franklin County.

716 Virginia, Richmond
Sarah Campbell
widow of William Campbell Va who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 d day of July 1843. and sent to Pensioner Rocky Mount, Va.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 147.
Reported

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
H. 4-6617
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Campbell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 1779 Pvt. John Marks Lewis 1st Va.          
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Albemarle Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 6, 1832. His ch. was al.
Residence at date of application, Franklin Co. Va.
Age at date of application, 83 yrs. "by birth a Scotchman"
Remarks: Died July 18, 1833* in Franklin Co. Va. Soldier married July 20, 1783 in Albemarle Co. Va. Sarah or Sally Gehr or Gehr. She was al. pension on an app. ex. Apr. 1, 1839 while a resident of Franklin Co. Va. aged 81 years.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
* See agency book also

1915-Apr. 22 Hest. So. Mr. A. Sidney J. Williams. Ltr. in N.F. 8/7/70 to Campbell
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
6617
Sarah Campbell
Wid.
Wm Campbell
Post Rev. War
Act: _____
Mock. 34/113
Index:—Vol. _____
24
Page _____
114
[Arrangement of 1870.]

William Campbell b. June 7. 1880. died 1834. like par
Died 18 th July 1834 p st . that p st  H. W. B. JH

5165
Sarah Campbell - va widow of William act 7 July 1838, or -
Let to M G Cooper 17 July 1839 - do to J.S. Keen. Oct. 24. 1839 -

Virginia 5075
Sarah Campbell widow of William Campbell, deceased
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 1833 July 18th of Franklin in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Marks of the regt commanded by Col Lewis in the Virginia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond at the rate of 80 Dollars ————— Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Feby 1840, Issued to Hon W. L. Goggin House of Reps
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $ 280.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ch 40.00
$ 320.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. M. Cundy, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 177.

To,
B iv
Mr. William Campbell
Snow-Creek Post office
Franklin Co.
va.

State of Virginia:
Albemarle County Court Clerks office to wit
I Issa Garrett Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that on the 19 th day of July Seventeen hundred and eighty two, a license was issued from said Office authorizing the solemnization of a marriage between William Campbell and Sally Godee late of said County.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court this 12 th day of February 1840 in the 64 th year of the Commonwealth.
Issa Garrett C.C.

Rocky Mtn Spring
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5165 All 15
7 July 1838.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City. D.C.

Franklin Co. House, Virginia. } April 4. 1839. }
Sir,
Enclosed is the declaration of Mrs. Sally Campbell, widow of Wm. Campbell dec d late a pensioner of the United States, which I am requested to forward to you, - and if allowed, for you to send the proper papers to enable her to draw it. - If not allowed, I am requested to ask the favour of you, to state what else will be necessary for Mrs Campbell to do, in order that she may receive the benefit of the act of Congress granting Pensions &c to widows of deceased pensioners -.
I presume by reference to the papers on which a pension was granted her husband, you will be satisfied of his services, as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Very Respectfully
Yr obt. Servt.
M. G. Carpenter

Frederick County to wit
This day Thomas Craig aged Seventy nine years for the reasons hereinafter expressed before me a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid and made oath that William Campbell an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832 Enlisted in a company of Regular Soldiers commanded by Capt. Marks at Athens Virginia and that he this affiant was an enlisted soldier in said company and marched with said Campbell to the head quarters of Genl. Washington near Philadelphia that the enlistment was for three years and that he Campbell he hereby declares served faithfully & was a good soldier during the time of his enlistment for three years as aforesaid this affiant was attached to the 4th Va Regiment Campbell for some time was attached to said Regiment a part of the time at  at a place in the vicinity this affiant was with said Campbell in several battles at Manassas, Brandywine and Germantown (which may have been this 3rd day) of September 1832)
Washington City
Benjamin F. Cook
I certify on honor that I know Benjamin F. Cook that he is a justice of the peace and that I saw him in his official capacity sign the above - that I know him & that he is esteemed by me and his neighbours a man of truth
7th Dec 1832
Nathl. H. Melborne member of Congress

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Campbell which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
yes
V. * Has he mentioned 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?
yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
2 Citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
witness
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
No
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
1, 2
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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, deposeth and saith, 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 _____. For _____ 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 the 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Admit, private $80 Richmond Va Agency Send to Pensioned Rocky Mount Va

Franklin County State of Virginia
On this the twentieth day of April 1843 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the County of Franklin State of Virginia, Sarah Campbell a resident of the said County and State aged eighty six years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 rd of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War — That she is the widow of William Campbell who was a private in the war of the Revolution and served in the 14 th Regiment Continental Troops, — and that she has received a pension under the Act of Congress passed 7 th July 1838, for five years from the 4 th of March 1836, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum — She further declares that she is still a widow — Sarah Campbell mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me Benjamin F. Cook a justice of the peace for the County of Franklin State of Virginia, on the day and year above written, — and I do hereby certify that the declarant Sarah Campbell widow of William Campbell deceased is personally known to me — Given under my hand & seal
Benja n F. Cook

State of Virginia } ss. Franklin County }
I Moses G. Carpenter Clerk of the County Court of Franklin in the State aforesaid (the same being a Court of Record) do hereby certify that Benjamin F. Cook before whom the foregoing declaration was made, was at the date of making the same, a Justice of the Peace of the said County Court, duly commissioned and qualified, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Rocky Mount, this 24 th day of April 1843.
M. G. Carpenter, C. F. C.

The deposition of the Mary Martin taken in support of Sarah Campbell widow and Relict of William Campbell deceased late of the county of Franklin and State of Virginia late a soldier of pension of the United States. This deponent after being duly sworn deposeth & saith that she was present and saw the marriage take place between the afo- resaid William Campbell and Sally Campbell in the county of Albemarle in the State of Virginia Marriage which took place previous to the year Seventeen hundred and ninety four and further this deponent saith not
Mary the Martin
Subscribed and sworn to before me a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Franklin this 15 th day of October 1839
Benjamin F. Cook J.P.

State of Virginia } Franklin County } Set.
I Moses G. Carpenter Clerk of Franklin County Court, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Benjamin F. Cook who hath given the within Certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, and that the signature to said Certificate purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 17 th day of October, in the year 1839.
M. G. Carpenter, Clerk of the Court of Franklin County.