Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1421-100, John Biggs, Va.

SERVICE
Var
★ Biggs, John
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 1421-100
CONTENTS

No. 1421
Recd.
M c Briggs' hair

Received of the Secretary of war US Military land warrant No 1421 for 100 acres Issued in favour of Thomas Buggs son of the other Heirs at law John Buggs a soldier of the Virginia line dated at Chambers Stone this 19 day of Febr 1828 Lucy Jordan attorney for the Heirs

John Briggs good Henry Jordan
3 Stone 30 m from the Yankee The Honore
Mail
7/1

Chamberlayne Bedford Virginia Nov 28 th 1828
Miss Mary ...
I humbly transmit Thomas Biggs declaration to the effect of which in support of his county land a copy whereof is to John Biggs received for an account the original is now in his own hand
With best regards I remain Sincerely Leroy Jordan

Virginia To Wit
At a court held for Bedford County the 22 nd
day of November 1828
Satisfactory evidence was adduced in court to prove that Thomas
Biggs
is the son and one of the heirs at law in fee to Mr. Biggs deceased late a soldier in the Eighth Regiment of the Virginia line on Continental establishment
I, Thomas M. Kingfield Deputy Clerk of the County Court of Bedford do certify that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Official Seal this 26 th day of November 1828
Thomas M. Kingfield Deputy Clerk

✓ John Briggs
Oct 1921
Rev
W.
Mail to Henry Gordon
Yr

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.
By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:
State of Virginia } County of Giles }
I, Thomas Biggs heir at law of John Biggs do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that John Biggs did enlist in 1777, for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. Eight under the command of Colonel Muhlenberg of the Virginia line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war .
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to John Biggs on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
know all men by these presents, that I, Thomas Biggs aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Lardner Bedford County to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest, James H. Estlin
Thomas Biggs
Personally appeared the above named Thomas Biggs subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand
Attest, this 31 st day of October 1828 James H. Estlin
Isaac Chapman Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the abovewritten Isaac Chapman was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Virginia  Giles County at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Giles Court house this 10 th day of November 1828.
David French
C. Clerk, &c.