Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18687, Pleasant Bybee, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Bybee, Pleasant Mildred
NUMBER
W-18687
CONTENTS

15.899 R
Virginia.
Pleasant Bybee
of Fluvanna in the state of Virginia who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Parker of the Virginia line, for the term of One Year
Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Nov 1819 and sent to John Timberlake Edynne Union Mills Va.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 $122.35
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 $8.
and 15 mo s 5/31 to 4/30 170.35
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued add: w: see Isaac Lucas papers on file
Notification sent Sept. 8 th 1820, to John Timberlake Jr. Fredericksburg Va.

Virginia 5944
Mildred Bybee
widow of Pleasant Bybee decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 16 July 1835 of Tazewell in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Kendall of the regim t commanded by Col. Parker in the Virginia line for one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond at the rate of 10 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Dec r 1840 and sent to James Magruder, Union Mills, Virginia. Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $ 200.00 Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by J. M. Gourdly, Clerk Book A, Vol. 2, Page 176.
James Magruder, Esqr 19 Dec 1840.

At a Superior Court of Law continued and held for Fluvanna County on Wednesday the 27 th day of May 1878
This day Pleasant Bybee aged Sixty years resident of the said County personally appeared in Court and made the following declaration on Oath That he entered the service of the United States as a private soldier in the war of the revolution on or about the day of 1778 as well as he recollects that he belonged to a company commanded by Captain Rendall in the ninth Regiment commanded by Colonel Richard Parker of the Virginia line and continental establishment that he served as a soldier twelve months or upwards and quit the service in consequence of being discharged which discharge is lost or mislaid and that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the aid of his country for support which fact aforesaid as respects said service was supported by the Testimony of Elijah Humphrey a Witness sworn in open Court. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Pleasant Bybee served in the revolutionary war as aforesaid against the common enemy for at least the term of twelve months as aforesaid and that he is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life in need of Assistance from his country for support and has therefore a just claim to a Pension in the manner prescribed by an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" the same is Ordered to be certified to the Secretary of the department of War.
State of Virginia
Fluvanna County to wit:
I John Timberlake Jr,
Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true Copy taken from a record

Of my Office
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and there being no official seal of this Court have hereunto affixed my private seal this twenty ninth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the Commonwealth the 29th day of May 1818.
J. Timberlake Jr.
I William Daniel one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Judge of the 7 th Judicial Circuit including the County of Fluvanna do certify that John Timberlake Jr. whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is Clerk of the Superior Court of Law of the County of Fluvanna aforesaid, and that full faith and credit is due to his Official acts as such. And I do farther certify that Pleasant Bybee appeared personally in Court and before me made the declaration upon Oath to the facts stated and set forth in the above statement and certificate of the aforesaid Clerk in order that he might obtain the provision made by an Act of Congress for certain persons who were engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary War; And that it appeared to my satisfaction that the said Pleasant Bybee did serve the United States in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy as in the declaration above set forth is stated by him. All which I do hereby certify and send to the Secretary for the department of War of the United States under my hand & seal (there being no seal of the Court) this 29 th May 1818.
Wm Daniel Pleasant Bybee for which Virginia Rev 1798 to 1799 29 May 1818 See remarks on the case of Bybee & Humphrey

State of Virginia
Fluvanna County to wit
§
On the twenty fifth day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the said County proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings and expressly made a Court of record by the laws of the said State Pleasant Bybee aged sixty two years resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: That he entered the service of the United States as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution on or about the day of
one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight as well as he recollects that he belonged to a company commanded by Captain Kendall in the ninth regiment commanded by Colonel Richard Barker of the Virginia line and continental establishment that he served as a soldier twelve months upwards and quit the service in consequence of being discharged which discharge is lost or mislaid. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in Trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed to wit: Five head of cattle five shoats two sheep three ploughs four hoes two axes two Tables two Chests six Chairs one loom two Iron pots three ovens two skillets six knives and forks six pewter spoons six barrels or Casks half dozen Pewter spoons one basin one Dish one earthen tea Pot one coffee pot Seventy Acres of Land one Pale and one pizzin. The said declarant states that he is by occupation a farmer which he is illly able to pursue by reason of age and infirmity his family consists of a wife aged about sixty two years and a small girl related to the family aged about ten years neither of whom are able in but a small degree to contribute to

Their support. And the said declarant further states that the number of his original certificate is fifteen thousand eight hundred and ninety nine.
Pleasant his  marks P. Bybee
Sworn to and declared on the twenty fifth day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty before me Peter H. Ware presiding Justice of the said court.
Peter H. Ware
I John Timberlake Clerk of the County Court of Huron do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court: and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is three hundred and seventy seven dollars and thirty four cents —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this twenty seventh day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty
John Timberlake C. H. C.
Pleasant Bybee
John Timberlake
15899
$377.34
Nov 1849

At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Fluvanna County on Monday the 28 th day of November 1840.
Mildred Bybee Widow of Pleasant Bybee deceased , a Revolutionary Pensioner, Came into Court, and made and Subscribed a Declaration in these words to wit " State of Virginia Fluvanna County of ss. On the 28 th day of November 1840 personally appeared before the Court of the County of Fluvanna, Mildred Bybee a Resident of the said County of Fluvanna in the State aforesaid aged Eighty one 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 14 th 1836 and the Joint Resolution of July 7 th 1838. That she is the Widow of Pleasant Bybee, who was a private in the War of the Revolution, and a Pensioner of the United States, up to the time of his death, she further declares that she was Married to the said Pleasant Bybee, on or about the third day of September 1789 (Seventeen Hundred and Eighty nine), that her Husband the said Pleasant Bybee died on the 16 th day of July 1835. And that she has remained a Widow ever since, that prior as will more fully appear by reference to the proofs hereto annexed, that she was not Married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen Hundred and Ninety four vizt. at the time above stated (Signed) Mildred her Bybee.
Sworn and Subscribed mark on the day and year above written before me in open Court.
Wm. Stephens Deputy Clerk of Fluvanna County.
And it appeared in evidence to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Elizabeth Bybee is the Widow of the said Pleasant Bybee, and that she was legally Married to the said Pleasant Bybee, and that all the facts stated in the Declaration are true. A true Copy from the Records of the said Court.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the said County Court to be hereunto affixed this 28 th day of November 1840 and in the 65 th year of the Commonwealth.
Alas: Stephens Jr Clerk of Fluvanna County Court.
State of Virginia Fluvanna County of ss.
I Daniel J. Hartsock a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that

Abraham Stephens Jr., who has given the foregoing Certificate, is the Clerk of the said Court, and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as Clerk. Given under my hand this 24 th day of November 1840. D. J. Hartsook Jr. Power for Silvane County

I Alas.
That therewithin is a Copy of the Original Bond filed among the files of my office, and that there is no other evidence of record in my office of the marriage of Pleasant Ryba and Milner his wife, formerly Milner Presser.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, this 24 th day and caused the Seal of the said County Court to be hereunto affixed this 24 th day of November 1840 and in the 65 th year of the Commonwealth.
Alas. Stephenson Clerk of the City Court.

We now all men by these presents that we Pleasant Bybee and M rs Pearly Sun are held and firmly bound to his Excellency Beverly Randolph Esq r Governor or chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Sum of fifty pounds Current money to be paid to the s d Governor or to his succes- -sor in Office. To the payment whereof well and truly to be made we bind our- selves and each of us our and each of our heirs Execs & admin s Jointly and severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals and Dated this 3 rd Day of September 1789
The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound Pleasant Bybee and Mildred Pearly. Now if there is no lawful cause to obstruct the s d Marriage then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue
Sealed and delivered In presence of John Timberlake
A Copy
Teste.
Pleasant Bybee (Seal) for his Pearly (Seal) mark
Alias: Stephens Jr CC.

This Indenture made this 17 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three between Pleasant Bybee and Mildred his wife of Fluvanna county & William Bybee and Sarah his wife of Albemarle county of the one part and Sherwood Bybee of the said county of Fluvanna of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Pleasant Bybee and Mildred his wife & William Bybee and Sarah his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred dollars current money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said Sherwood Bybee at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained & sold and by these presents do and each of them doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said Sherwood Bybee and to his heirs and assigns one certain tract or parcel of Land lying and being in the said county of Fluvanna on the waters of the little Byrd Creek adjoining the lands of John Overlander, Stephen Goveh and Archibald Gillaspay and containing by estimation seventy acres be the same more or less together with the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining. To have and to hold the said Land and premises with the appurtenances unto him the said Sherwood Bybee and to his heirs & assigns forever to and for the only proper use and behoof of him the said Sherwood Bybee and his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Pleasant Bybee and Mildred his wife for themselves and their and each of their heirs the said Land and premises with its appurtenances unto him the said Sherwood Bybee and to his heirs and assigns free from and against the claim of themselves and their and each of their heirs and also free from and against the claim or demand of all and every other person or persons whomsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. And the said William Bybee and Sarah his wife for themselves and their and each of their heirs the said Land & premises with its appurtenances aforesaid unto him the said Sherwood Bybee and to his heirs and

assigns free from and against the claim or demand of themselves and their and each of their heirs and also free from and against the claim or demand of all and every other person or persons whomsoever claiming by through or under them or either of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents but not against the lawful claim or demand of any other person or persons
In Witness whereof the said Pleasant Bybee and Mildred his wife William Bybee and Sarah his wife have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first herein written.
Signed sealed & delivered
In presence of
Pleasant his Bybee Seal mark
Mildred Bybee Seal
William Bybee Seal
Sarah x Bybee Seal
Albemarle county to wit: No _____ Justices of the peace in the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that William Bybee a party to a certain Deed bearing date on the _____ day of _____ and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be his act and Deed and desired us to certify the said acknowledgment to the Clerk of the County court of Fluvanna in order that the said Deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this eighteenth day of December 1823.
W.D. Meriwether Seal
James Clark Seal
Albemarle County to wit: No _____ Justices of the peace in the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that Sarah the wife of William Bybee parties to a certain Deed bearing date on the _____ day of _____ and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the Deed aforesaid fully explained to her she the said Sarah acknowledged the same to be her act and Deed & declared that she had willingly signed sealed and delivered the same and wished not to retract it. Given under our hands & seals this eighteenth day of December 1823.
W.D. Meriwether Seal
James Clark Seal

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section ILL
August 29, 1930.
Mrs. J. Cooke Grayson P.O.Box 105 Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 18687, that Pleasant Bybee enlisted in 1778 and served one year as a private in Captain Kendall's Company, Colonel Richard Parker's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 27, 1818, while a resident of Fluvanna County, Virginia, aged sixty years.
He died July 16, 1835 in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
Soldier married September 3, 1789, in Fluvanna County, Virginia, Mildred Freddy (name also appears Priddy).
She was allowed pension on her application executed November 23, 1840, while a resident of Fluvanna, County, Virginia, aged eighty-one years.
Their son, Sherwood Bybee, was a resident of Fluvanna County, Virginia, in 1823. At this time, William Bybee and Sarah, his wife, were residents of Albemarle County, Virginia, no relationship stated.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.
Thomas Bibee-S 3002 - same date.

1930 - Aug. 29 - Hist. to Mrs. J.C. Grayson: I L L
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No.
18687
Mildred Bybee Widow of Pleasant Bybee Burr. Rev. War.
Act:
July 7 th 1868
Sex — Vol.
A
Page
111
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mr. Edwards March 1823, N.Y.
Pleasant Bybee,
Rec. 31 Dec: 1823 Mar. 20

Fluvanna County to wit: We James Payne and Horace Timberlake Justices of the peace in the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that Pleasant Bybee a party to a certain Deed bearing date on the 17 th day of Jany 1824, and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledges the same to be his act and Deed & desired us to certify the said acknowledgment to the Clerk of the county court of Fluvanna in order that the said Deed may be recorded.
Given under our hands and seals this 26 th day of Jany 1824,
Payne H Timberlake
Fluvanna County to wit: We James Payne & H. Timberlake Justices of the peace in the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that Mildred the wife of Pleasant Bybee parties to a certain Deed bearing date on the 17 th day of December and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the Deed aforesaid fully explained to her she the said Mildred acknowledges the same to be her act and deed and declared that she had willingly signed sealed and delivered the same and that she wished not to retract it. Given under our hands & seals this 26 th day of Jany 1824.
Payne H. Timberlake
At a Court of monthly session held for Fluvanna county on Monday the 26 th day of January 1824. This Deed was this day presented in court and thereupon together with the several Certificates therein endorsed ordered to be recorded.
Vesto Wm. Timberlake C. H.

At a Court of Monthly session held for Putnam county on Monday the 26 th day of January 1824. John Timberlake Junior, of this county, being introduced as a witness in support to Pleas- ant Bybee's claim to a Pension as a private in the Army of the Revolution under the law of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818 and being first duly sworn saith that he was privy to the contract lately made between the said Pleasant Bybee & Sherwood Bybee relative to the sale of the Tract of Land wherein said Pleasant now resides & wrote the Deed of Bargain & sale be- tween them; that he is well satisfied from circumstances that came under his observation that said sale was a Bonafide one & that said Pleasant was compelled to make it in order to discharge debts which he owed of long standing - that he owed a debt to the firm of Timberlake & Magruder, of which the said Deponent is a partner, which had been due for several years & was principally contracted before the Law requiring schedules of Per- soner's property to be rendered was passed & for the balance of said debt being about fifty or sixty dollars said Timberlake & Magruder accepted said Sherwood's obligation & exonerated said Pleasant at the time of executing said Deed of Bargain & sale. The said Deponent further saith that from what he knew of the situation and circumstances of said Pleasant Bybee he does not believe that the whole of his property, Land excepted would if sold have raised money sufficient to discharge his debts; & further saith that he does not believe said Pleasant has created any debts with a view to reduce his property so as to entitle him to a Pension, that he believes he has for several years past purchased very few, if any, store articles except of said firm of Timberlake & Magruder & that for the last three years his dealings with them have not amounted on an average to ten dollars a year. And this Court doth certify that the said John Timberlake Junr. is a disinterested and credible Witness.

State of Virginia
Fluvanna County to wit
I John Timberlake Clerk of the County court of the county aforesaid in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Deed and Transcript are truly copied from the records of my Office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my office to be hereunto affixed this twenty sixth day of Jan- uary in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four and of the commonwealth the forty eighth —
John Timberlake C. L. C.

Wm H. H. H.
Pleasant Bybee,
Private - 1. Year?
1 st Schedule, July 1820 -
70 Acres of Land -
5 head of cattle - 5 hogs - 2 Sheep - and sundry articles of furniture.
Amount of Schedule
$377.34
2 nd Schedule Dec. 23. 1823,
1 Mare - 3 Heifers, and a few articles of furniture -
Amount of schedule $55 -
The Land mentioned in first schedule was sold to Sherwood Bybee, Dec 17. 1823. for $200 -
Deed acknowledged, recorded & duly authenticated - Copy with him -
John Timberlake Jun, (and the Court certify that he is a disinterested Credible Witness) I swear that he is
satisfied from circumstances that came under his observation that said sale was a Bonafide one, & that said Pleasant was compelled to make it in order to discharge debts which he owed of long standing - that he owed a debt to Timberlake and Moagmader, of which the said Respondent is a partner, which had been due for several years, and was principally contracted before the Law requiring schedules was passed, and for the balance of said Debt, being about 50 or 60 Dollars, said T. & Moagmader accepted said Sherwood's Migration and exonerated said Pleasant at the time of executing said Deed.
Explanation to the Court - His age 66 - Wife 66 - a poor orphan child aged 12 a Farmer by occupation - but from age & infirmity unable to labor - see letter 28 Apr. 1824 to Hon: Wm C Rives H Rep

Virginia
Deceased. Bybee private Served 1 year from 1778. 1 st Schedule dated 25 th July, 1820. head of cattle - 5 shoals - 2 sheep ploughs and some articles of furniture 70 acres of land value by court $77.34 Schedule under act 1 st March 1823 dated 22 Dec 1823. 1 mare - 3 heifers - 1 cow - lamb - a few articles of furniture - $6.5. The land sold to Sherwood Bybee Dec 17 th 1823, for $200 & the proceeds applied to the payment of debts. Copy of deed exhibited. Major James Mc under certificate under oath that claim ant is very poor that he considers him totally unable to support himself by his labor & that he has understood & believes that he is much involved in debt as his property is worth. affidavit of John Timberlake Junr of White, stating that he wrote the deed of bargain & sale of land from claimant to Sherwood Bybee that said sale was a bona fide one, that claimant was compelled to make it in order to discharge debts which he was of long standing that claimant debt to the firm of Timberlake under of which deponent is part. It had been due for several amount of debt $50 or $60. excepted to Sherwood's obliga- tion claimant at the time deed states that the
excepted would not, if sold, have raised money sufficient to pay his debts. That he believes claimant has not created any debts with a view to reduce his property so as to entitle him to a pension that he believes he has for several years past purcha- sed very few if any store articles except of the firm of Timberlake and Madgarden & that for the last 3 years his dealing with them has not amounted to more than ten dollars a year. affidavits of several claimant creditors of White stating that they have received payment for debts due them from claimant from Sherwood Bybee his affidavit also exhibited
6 claimant aged 65, a farmer by reason of age and infirmity un- able to support himself wife aged 65, and a small girl living with them who is an orphan. Restored March 24 1825
Spotted Hon: W. C. Rives, Milton Virginia
154.79 - Bal Due
48 2. X 50 4 1824
at modern 27 Aug 1824

At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Sherwin County on Monday the 23 rd day of August 1824.
The following persons were introduced by Pleasant Bybee, of this county, in support of his claim to a pension under an Act of Congress passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, to wit:
John Ornduff, of this county and of lawful age, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that Sherwood Bybee paid him for said Pleasant, a debt amounting to about eight dollars, within a few cents of it; that said debt was owing him for plank sold and delivered, and services rendered said Pleasant in the carriage of a parcel of wheat.
William S. Allegre of said county and of lawful age, who being sworn stated that said Pleasant Bybee was indebted to him in the sum of fourteen dollars and thirteen cents for Bacon, Corn and Blacksmiths work, for which he is satisfied through the hands of Sherwood Bybee.
Reuben Flanagan of said county and of lawful age, who being sworn stated that said Pleasant Bybee was indebted to him in the sum of ten dollars, for work done in building a small house on the plantation of said Pleasant and all furnished him for which he is satisfied through the hands of Sherwood Bybee.
Sherwood Bybee of this county and of lawful age, who being duly sworn stated that he purchased a Tract of Land of Pleasant Bybee as per Deed recorded in this Court, that the consideration of said purchase was two hundred dollars, that he has paid and satisfied said Pleasant towards said purchase the sum of about one hundred and eighty four dollars and eighty eight cents as follows to wit: Paid Nelson Parrish at his request twenty dollars, paid Thomas Priddy at Ditto ten dollars - Sold and delivered

him two Barrels Sterlings ten dollars furnished him with forty pounds of Bacon at one shilling per pound, rendered six days work at different periods cutting wheat at six shillings per day. Hire of a negro boy ten dollars, paid Jesse Wilkerson for him four dollars, Reuben Flanagan ten dollars, in Blacksmiths work done for him four years twenty six dollars and fifteen cents to John Onohumars eight dollars and to Timberlake V. Magunder about sixty dollars, that the balance of said purchase money is still due said Pleasant - said Sherwood further upon oath states that one of the Cows and the Mare, mentioned in a former Schedule given in by said Pleasant Bybee, died since said Schedule was given in. He said Sherwood further states that the debts said to have been due to Thomas Priddy and Nelson Parrish to the best of his knowledge and belief were bonafide debts, but they living out of this county occasioned their not being called on to give testimony, he being requested by his father said Pleasant Bybee, who is aged and infirm and not able to act for himself, to procure their attendance to give testimony if they could be obtained. He said Pleasant Bybee himself being sworn states that the statement made by the said Sherwood as to the prepayment of debts for him is correct and true and that the mare and cow mentioned in his former Schedule is since dead; which is ordered to be certified to the Secretary of the War Department. And it is further ordered to be certified that the said John Onohumars, William T. Allegre, Reuben Flanagan and Sherwood Bybee are credible and disinterested Witnesses.
State of Virginia } Fluvanna County to wit } I John Timberlake Clerk of the county Court of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing

Depositions and Orders are truly copied from the records of the said Court.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of my Office to be hereunto affixed this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four and of the Commonwealth the forty ninth.
John Timberlake B.T.C.
Shenandoah County, Virginia, September 10 th 1824.
It being suggested by the Secretary of War that in relation to my statement in a former affidavit that I believed the contract between Pleasant Ryble & Sherwood Ryble for the sale and conveyance of a tract of land therein alluded to was a bonafide contract, an explanation was necessary, I can only say that I know no more of the contract than that I was called upon by the parties to write the Deed of Conveyance for them at which time said Sherwood assumed & gave his bond to Timberlake & Maguider for a debt due to them from said Pleasant; and that as the professed object of said Pleasant in selling his land was to enable him to pay his debts; and not believing from the poverty of his situation & his bodily inability that he could do it without I therefore did believe the contract was a bonafide one.
J. Timberlake Jr.

John Timberlake Jr.
Union Mills
July 20 th 1823
Miss
The hon ble William E. Raw
Wash
Washington City

Union Mills N.C. February 22 nd 1825
Dear Sir
Your esteemed favor of the 9 th inst. is now and contents noted. The money which you were so obliging as to carry with you to Washington very urgent for the use of Doct Thomas C. Walling I did expect would have been appropriated by him but as I had heard out otherwise I regret my having given you that trouble especially as I am now compelled to trouble you still so far as to solicit the addi- tional favor of you withdrawing the money & bringing it with you on your return home which I suppose will take place shortly after the 1 st March, and - of the should be less trouble more to you to take in hand of the money a check on the Branch bank at Richmond you will please do so as it is possible I can get the money without material inconvenience. (I am glad to hear that you have a prospect of obtaining the Mr. Byers Pension Certificate. I read the old man

Early in the day I read what you had written about it & he seemed much gratified saying that he had been away as long without it as he possibly could make out.) The people hereabouts I think seem to be entirely acquiescent in the result of the Presidential election & they were all satisfied. The gratification from the disappointment of Genl Jackson seems to balance the contrary sentiments arising from the disappointment of their wishes as to Mr Crawford But indeed for some time past I have been in a situation to feel very little interest in political matters or even in a state of things & more immediately connected with our immediate future late developments have at length decided us to confine Palmerston's description of her situation at present is a very singular and almost hopeless one
I am Dear Sir
Yours very respectfully
P. Mbulakidjo

Dec 19. 40 Union Miss Vg 16 th St
Mat Va.
J. P. Co. Colorado
Miss
Home of Friends
Washington City
Miss
Eliz Boyce 15

Union Mills, Dec r 16 1840
Dear Sir
I am duly in debt by the death of Mr. Meloid Byers Pension - certificate, allowing her five years pension of Forty Dollars per annum. The amount of pension being less than my understanding of the Law she is entitled to, I beg leave to call your attention again to the subject, The late Pleasant Byers dec d was receiving a pension of Ninety Five Dollars per annum up to the time of his death and as the widow Mr. Meloid Byers and the dec d was married before 1794 I had supposed the widow would be entitled under the Law to Ninety Five Dollars per annum, be pleased to write me on the subject
Very Respectfully Yrs James Wingender

W. C. Rives.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
of the Pension Office
Department of War.

Dear sir,
City of Washington Feb. 25 th 1825.
I mentioned to you yesterday having received a letter from Mr. Timberlake, in which he alludes incidentally to Pleasant Bybee's application for a pension, & speaks of the old man & his situation in such terms, as to show that he really believes him to be a worthy object of the bounty of the government. - I had written to Mr. Timberlake, expressing my hopes, founded upon the strength of the testimony in the case, that I should be able to get a pension-certificate for this old man, & the portion of Mr. Timberlake's letter, to which I refer you, is in answer to what I had written him, upon that subject. - By your request, I now send you this letter, the whole of which you are at liberty to read. - The letter itself is evidence of the respectability & intelligence of the writer. He is the neighbour of old Mr. Bybee, intimately acquainted with his character & circumstances; & it may be fairly inferred that such a man would not feel the interest which he manifests, in favour of the application of Bybee, if fraud or falsehood of any kind had been resorted to, for the purpose of bolstering up his claim. - Besides the internal evidence which the letter itself affords of Mr. Timberlake's respectability, I can state to you, from my own intimate knowledge of him, that his moral standing is equal to that of any man, in the country. altho' I do not personally know all the other witnesses in the case, yet, from the certificate of the court as to their credibility, & what I know to be the general reputation of some of them, I have no doubt that

entire confidence may be reposed in the truth of their testimony. — In the case of William Turner, almost all of the witnesses are well known to me. Mr. Morris, Mr. Hart, & Mr. Perkins are merchants, of the first order of respectability, & Mr. Blair, (recently dead), was quite a wealthy farmer, & of the most spotless character. — The other witnesses I am not particularly acquainted with, but I feel, from the circumstances of the case, the most perfect confidence in the truth of their statements. —
I shall leave here on Wednesday morning, & must ask of you, therefore, the favour of your decision upon these cases, as early as possible. You will please to return Mr. Timberlake's letter. — I am very respectfully your ob t . serv. W. C. Rivers.

Thomas Dyke in his declaration under the act of March 18. 1818, claimed for sums of "ten or more months, upwards." His name is found on the roll, and was paid depreciation £19. 12. He was probably an 18 th century second that term, as his declaration will not justify an allowance to be made for more than 12 mo.
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7482 Mildred Bybee
Wid of Pleasant
vs
Ad July 7 1838
Marrue 1789
died July 16. 1835
Allow $40 per ann
one of private leaf
Kendall. Col Parker
Valine
Jamie Magruder Esq
Anna Mills
vs

Co. Record for Eleanor Pybee
W. O'Brien
March 1920

Herbert Pybee V s ach. March 18. 1888 d. 1835. when paid last
H. D. L. 1835
Died 14 th July 1835 paid to that period
H.
Mr. Harry

At a Court of monthly session held for Tazewell county on Monday the 22 d day of December 1823.
Pleasant Bybee, who was heretofore inscribed on the Pension List Roll of the Virginia Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month, commencing on the twenty seventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, upon a Sale of the 18 th of March 1818 as a private in the Army of the Revolution, agreeable to a Certificate from the War Department dated the twenty seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and numbered fifteen thousand eight hundred and ninety nine: and having heretofore rendered a Schedule of his property, and was thereafter stricken from the said Pension List at the Office of Department of War upon a Schedule of his property being rendered, this day came into court and made oath that since his former Schedule was rendered he has become much more reduced in his circumstances than he then was; that some of the property of which he was then possessed (being of a perishable nature) has died, in consequence of his not being able to feed them, that other part thereof to wit the Land contained in his said Schedule especially he has been compelled to dispose of to pay his just and bona fide debts: and thereupon rendered, under his hand, the following as a Schedule of all the estate of which he is now possessed to wit: "One mare, three heifers, One Ewe and one Lamb, one pot, one oven, one skillet one kettle, two axes, one mallet, one Cary plough, one scatter three hilling hoes, one flue wheel (out of repair) one cotton spinning wheel and one Loom. (signed) Pleasant his Bybee" The total amount in value of which said property the court is of opinion is may be five dollars; and further made oath that he had not since the 18 th of March 1818 by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that he had not nor

any person in Trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him nor any income other than what is contained in the said last mentioned schedule. and further that he is rendered by age and infirmity more unable to support himself than he formerly was, that his family consists of a wife as stated in his former Schedule, and a small girl who lives with him, who is a relation of his said wife and is a poor orphan. That he is in consequence of being afflicted with pains of the rheumatic kind often confined to his bed so as to be unable even to make himself a fire, is entirely unable to gain a subsistence by his own labour and therefore needs assistance for support.
Major James Magruder being introduced as a witness in support of the allegations of said Bybee above set forth and being sworn states that he lives in the neighbourhood of said Bybee that said Bybee is a very poor man and that he considers him totally unable to support himself by his own labour and that he needs assistance, That he has understood and believes that he has been and is as much involved in debt as his property is worth. all which is ordered to be certified to the department of War and that said James Magruder resides in this county and is a credible and disinterested Witness.
State of Virginia, Fluvanna county to wit: I John Timberlake Clerk of the county court of the county aforesaid in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of my Office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this twenty third day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three and of the Commonwealth the forty eighth.
John Timberlake C. T. O.

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
MRS. NATHANIAL BEAMAN, Regent 1315 Westover Ave., Norfolk, Va.
MRS. CHAS. B. KEESEE, Vice-Regent Martinsville, Va.
MISS CLAUDINE HUTTER, Rec. Sec'y 122 Harrison St., Lynchburg, Va.
MRS. ARTHUR ROWBOTHAM, Cor. Sec'y Altavista, Va.
MRS. A. N. FITZER, Treas. 1015 First St., S. W., Roanoke, Va.
VIRGINIA
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MRS. J. COOKE GRAYSON, Historian P. O. Box 105, Charlottesville, Va.
MRS. BERKELEY G. CALFEE, Registrar Culpeper, Va.
MRS. HARRY RAYNOR GREENE Librarian Winchester, Va.
MRS. MATTHEW B. PORTER, Chaplain Richmond, Va.
Aug 7-1930-
To the Pension Office-
Please send me the Revolutionary Pension applications or records of these men. The Eighth Annual Report of the Virginia State Librarian in a list of Rev. Soldiers gives these names as having given Rev. service.
 ✓ Cornelius Bibee or Bybee  ✓ Joseph Bibee or Bybee (Furanna Co. Va.)  ✓ Pleasant Bibee or Bybee (Furanna Co. Va.)  ✓ Samuel Bibee or Bybee  ✓ Thomas Bibee or Bybee  ✓ Edward Byby, Bibee, or Bybee. 
This information will be most sincerely appreciated.
Yours truly
Jennie J. Grayson (Mrs. J. Cooke Grayson) Virginia State Historian D.A.R.