Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1470-100, Alexander Boyd, Continental (Penn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Penn.)
Boyd, Alexander,
B. L. M z 1470-100
Spent Feb. 3, 1829
also Dis. no papers
CONTENTS

State of Virginia County of Bedford
I Nancy Boyd daughter and only heir at law of Alexander Boyd deceased do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that Alexander Boyd did enlist in the year 1778 for the term of during the war and served in Marylands dragoons in the Pennsylvania line on continental establishment, and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war in 1783.
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Alexander Boyd on the part of the United states, neither do I believe that he ever received it or translated his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore Know all men by these presents, that I Nancy Boyd aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Leroy Jordan 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 authorised and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed.
Nancy Boyd
Personally appeared the above named Nancy Boyd Subscribed to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney

hereby subscribe to be his free act and deed for the purposes therein expressed Given under my hand this 28 th day of January 1829
William Shrewsbury
Witnesseth
I the undersigned Bishop of the Cannery Court of Oxford do hereby certify that William Shrewsbury Esq. whose signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for the said Cannery Court Commissioned and qualified according to Law and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his official acts as such
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my official Seal Subscribed and sealed this 28 th day of January 1829
W. Shrewsbury

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March 3 rd 1829 Received from the Secretary of War military warrant Number 10470 for one hundred acres issued in the name of Nancy Boyd heir of Alexander Boyd a soldier of Pennsylvania line in the revolutionary war.
Leroy Jordan

February 28, 1940
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Mrs. Emma Boyd Dunivin 108 West Main Street Paragould, Arkansas
Alexander Boyd B.L. Wt. 1470-100 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that one Alexander Boyd served as a private in the Revolutionary Army, received a pension at the rate of $60 per annum at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency under the Act of June 7, 1785, and had died prior to September 4, 1807. This pension was granted for disability incurred in service, the nature of which is not shown. The Revolutionary War records show, also, that one Alexander Boyd enlisted in 1778, served in Colonel Moylan's Dragoons (of the "Pennsylvania line", so stated) and was discharged at the close of the war in 1783. This office has no way to determine whether or not these two records pertain to one and the same soldier.
January 24, 1829, in Bedford County, Virginia, Nancy Boyd, daughter and only heir at law of the last described Alexander Boyd, deceased, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of service of her father as given above. Her age and the date of death of her father are not shown and no data, whatever, in regard to her mother.
Warrant No. 1470, for one hundred acres of bounty land, was issued February 3, 1829, to LeRoy Jordan, Chambliss Store, Bedford County, Virginia, the attorney for said Nancy Boyd. There are no further data relative to residences, age, service, etc., of any of the above-named persons.
If you desire information relative to the location of the bounty land granted for service of Alexander Boyd, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

February 28, 1940
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Mrs. Emma Boyd Dunivin 108 West Main Street Paragould, Arkansas
Alexander Boyd B.L. Wt. 1470-100 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that one Alexander Boyd served as a private in the Revolutionary Army, received a pension at the rate of $60 per annum at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency under the Act of June 7, 1785, and had died prior to September 4, 1807. This pension was granted for disability incurred in service, the nature of which is not shown. The Revolutionary War records show, also, that one Alexander Boyd enlisted in 1778, served in Colonel Moylan's Dragoons (of the "Pennsylvania line", so stated) and was discharged at the close of the war in 1783. This office has no way to determine whether or not these two records pertain to one and the same soldier.
January 24, 1829, in Bedford County, Virginia, Nancy Boyd, daughter and only heir at law of the last described Alexander Boyd, deceased, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of service of her father as given above. Her age and the date of death of her father are not shown and no data, whatever, in regard to her mother.
Warrant No. 1470, for one hundred acres of bounty land, was issued February 3, 1829, to LeRoy Jordan, Chambliss Store, Bedford County, Virginia, the attorney for said Nancy Boyd. There are no further data relative to residences, ages, service, etc., of any of the above-named persons.
If you desire information relative to the location of the bounty land granted for service of Alexander Boyd, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

February 28, 1940
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Mrs. Emma Boyd Dunivin 108 West Main Street Paragould, Arkansas
Dear Madam:
Alexander Boyd B. F. H. 1470-100
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Alexander Boyd, of Montgomery County, Virginia, who served as lieutenant and paymaster under General Braddock and Colonel George Washington and later under Colonel Adam Stevens, for which service he did not receive, you have been informed, all the land to which he was entitled, also the record of Andrew Boyd, who lived during that period.
This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence, no record of service which Alexander and Andrew Boyd may have rendered at the time of Braddock's Defeat.
The Revolutionary War records have been search and no claims for pension or bounty land found based upon service in that war of an Andrew Boyd. The record of an Alexander Boyd (or it may be two of the same name) is furnished you herewith. No other Revolutionary War pension or bounty land record has been found filed under that name.
There is now no provision of law under which the descendants of the soldiers noted above are entitled to land for services during the periods cited in your letter.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

October 24, 1935
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Mr. Harold T. Smuts 377 North Taylor Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri
Alexander Boyd, Wt. 1470-100 William Boyd, Wt. 219-200 William Turk, Dis. Rev. BA-J/MSF:MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request another search of the records for that of William Turk which was reported June 23, 1935, as not found, also, the Revolutionary War records of Alexander Boyd, William Boyd and John McClain, all reported as pensioners in Pennsylvania, and the record of Seth Barney, War of 1812 soldier who died in Wisconsin.
In cases where pensions were applied for prior to 1800 and 1814, many entire sets of papers in such claims were destroyed by fire in November, 1800, and when the British burned the public buildings in 1814. Of course the records of that period are very incomplete, often the names are not found at all.
In a list of those who had received pensions at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency prior to 1800, and whose residences could not be ascertained for the reason noted above, has been found the names Alexander Boyd and William Turk, and on a list of invalid pensioners of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, has been found the name of John McLean, who served in the War of 1812, which may be the John in whom you are interested. The War of 1812 record of Seth Barney and records of others named in your letter are given herewith, though the data in regard to some of them are very meager.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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his letter in John McLean att. Div. File 9964 - 1812 flat files - 1812 also, copies with R. in Misc. files under Seth Barney this Case

October 24, 1935
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Mr. Harold T. Smuts 377 North Taylor Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri
Alexander Boyd, Wt. 1470-100 William Boyd, Wt. 219-200 William Turk, Dis. Rev.
Dear Sir:
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that one Alexander Boyd served as a private in the Revolutionary Army, received a pension at the rate of $60 per annum at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency under the Act of June 7, 1785, and had died prior to September 4, 1807. This pension was granted for disability incurred in service, the nature of which is not shown. Also, that one Alexander Boyd enlisted in 1778, served in Colonel Moylan's Dragoons (of the "Pennsylvania line", so stated) and was discharged at the close of the war in 1783. This office has no way to determine whether or not these two records pertain to one and the same soldier.
January 24, 1829, in Bedford County, Virginia, Nancy Boyd, daughter and only heir-at-law of the last described Alexander Boyd, deceased, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of service of her father as given above. Her age and the date of death of her father are not shown and no data, whatever, in regard to her mother.
Warrant No. 1470, for one hundred acres of bounty land, was issued February 3, 1829, to LeRoy Jordan, Chambliss Store, Bedford County, Virginia, the attorney, for said Nancy Boyd. There are no further data relative to residences, ages, service, etc., of any of the above-named persons.
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William Boyd, Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War records show, also, that Warrant No. 219, for two hundred acres of bounty land, was issued on account of

service of William Boyd, Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania line, War of the Revolution. This warrant was issued February 28, 1795, to John Boyd, only surviving brother and heir-at-law of this officer. There are no statements on file which were made in this application because of the destruction of the papers by fire in 1800, therefore, this office has no further information in regard to this officer. No record of the pension to which you refer has been found, because of the same conflagration, and which might have been for service of another William Boyd.
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William Turk or Turk
The Revolutionary War records show, further, that William Turk or Turk served as private in the Revolutionary Army, received a pension at the rate of $32 per annum, under the Act of June 7, 1785, at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency, on account of disability incurred in service, and had died prior to September 4, 1807. His application papers were burned, hence, no further data in regard to him.
Should you desire information in regard to the location of the land cited herein, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and cite the number of the warrants, acreage and dates of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Paragould Ark Feb 19 th 1940
Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Gentlemen Can you give me any information on Alexander Boyd and Andrew Boyd. Alexander Boyd is a Va soldier and served according to my information as follows In Kegleys Virginia Frontier page 276. Under Title service records from Montgomery Co Va. Alexander Boyd was a Lieutenant and pay master under General Braddock and Colo Geo Washington. For these services he had Lord Dunmores warrant for Two Thousand acres of land. And Thirteen Thousand in other warrants for services such as pay master, muster master for the Rangers and Lieutenant under the command of Colo Adam Stevens. For these services according to my

informed he or they never deed any land. Kindly advise me in regard to this.
I am writing you with reference from War Department Washington D.C. I also want to know if the heirs will be eligible for shares any land? Thanking you very kindly. and awaiting a reply.
I am Very Resp Mrs Emma Boyd. Darnin 10 E. W. Main St. Paragould Ark. Arkansas

Free By L o Office 2 o Feby. 1829.
Miss Jordan Miss Bryant
The Hon. Secretary of War
Washington City

N o 1470
Nancy Boyd daughter of Henry
Alex: Boyd
Pa
mail to Leroy Jordan Pa

Washington January 27 th 1829.
Mr. Taylor Bounty Land Office
Sir:
Mr. Edwards informs me, that the case of Mr. Thomas Elliot - whom I believe is entitled to a Bounty of Land - has been referred to you. Will you please to let me hear from you on the subject - as soon as possible in - -ment.
Very Respectfully Yrs S ir G. H. G. L.
Wilson Lumpkin

Virginia B. Wall
28 th
It is Certified for Bedford County the 28 th day of January 1829
Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Nancy Boyd is the daughter and sole heir at law in fee to Alexander Boyd late a soldier in Maryland's Dragoons of the Pennsylvania line and Continental Establishment
I Gustavus A. Wingfield Deputy Clerk of the County Court aforesaid do Certify that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office by Testimony Whereof I have hereunto affixed my official seal this 28 th day of January 1829
G. A. Wingfield