Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11, William Booth, Va Sea Service

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va Sea Service
Booth, William
R 11
CONTENTS
Va. Half Pay
See Acc. No 837- Virginia State Navy William Booth, File YS Va. Half Pay

Northumberland County / ss State of Virginia
On this thirtieth day of October in the Year of Our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Forty one personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid John Smith Kesterson of said State & County who being duly sworn deposes and saith that he was personally acquainted with William Booth that said Booth served on board of the Protector Gally Commanded by Capt John Thomas in the war of the Revolution that said Gally was fitted out by the State of Virginia that he the deponent knew William Booth whilst he was on duty and on board of said Gally The deponent further declares that William Booth served as Sailing Master and Pilot that he knew the aforesaid Booth after his discharge that he lived in the aforesaid County and State and that he died in the Month of September in the Year of Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Nine and that said Booth left or has no heirs nor was he any living in this County but the deponent says he has heard William Booth speak of a brother by the name of Thomas Booth of Somerset County and State of Maryland Sworn and subscribed to before me this day and Year above written
John S Kesterson
Jos: Dashiell J.P.

I certify that John S. Hesterson who made the within declaration is entitled to credit in the within statement Given under my hand this 30 th day of October 1841
Jos: Deshields J-P
State of Virginia
Northumberland county to wit,
I M. B. Gracie clerk of the court of said county of Northumberland do hereby certify That Jos: Deshields Gent. whose name is subscrip- ted to the foregoing certificate is, and was, at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the peace in and for the said county, duly commissioned and qualified
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and af- fixed the seal of said county The 4 th day of November 1841.
M. B. Gracie C o

This is to certify that William Booth enlisted with me the [date torn] st day of February 1777 and served the term of three years truely and faithfully as Master and portate , and is hereby discharged.
Given under my hand this 1 st day of Feb- ruary 1780.
Copy.
John Thomas, Capt Protector Galley
Executive Department, September 14. 1841.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a paper filed in my Office.
(Signed.) W. H. Richardson Sect. Com te .

This is to Certify , That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia State Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 12 th day of April 1784 , in the name of William Booth as Master Mancy for £170. 5. 0, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Capt Thomas — and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 20 th day of June 188 7 .
J. H. Keath AUDITOR.

Chesid Purnell
Present
10 th Booke, 8
5 July 02
Chesid Purnell, Esq Present Sept 06

This is to certify that William Booth joined with me the            day of February 1777 and served the term of three years truly and faithfully as master @ Pollate, and is hereby discharged
Given under my hand this 1 st day of February 1780
signed Jonathan Cap t Protector Sully
copy
Executive Department
June 22 1837
The above is a true copy of the original, on file in this Department. The day of the date of indentment is illegible in the original.
W. H. Richardson Secy Com te .

Wm Booth, dec d .
Sept. 8. 47.
Record Vol 43, page 180 190

Pension Office
September 8. 1847
I certify that I have examined the papers in support of the claim of the administrator of William Booth, dec d who claims half-pay under the act of June 7. 1832; and I find that the deced d served as a Sailing Master in the Virginia State Navy up to the first of February 1780. The case is consequently within the provisions of the law. I therefore certify that in my opinion half-pay is due said Administrator from the first of February 1780, when Booth, deceased  he left the service, to the first of January 1810, in which year it appears that he died; and that the amount at the rate of one hundred and fifty two dollars and eight cents per annum is payable to Francis A. Dickinson, attorney of Carter Grafton, adm r of Warwick County, Virginia, administrator of said William Booth, deceased.
Commissioner of Pensions
Approved
acting Secretary of War.
Entered this on Book act 5 July '32

MARYLAND, SC.
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, To all persons to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: KNOW YE that administration of all the goods, chattels, and credits, of William Boothe late of Somerset county, deceased, is hereby granted and committed unto Cheside Samuel the administrator.
Witness Samuel Ballard Esquire, Chief Justice of the Orphans' Court of Somerset County, this 17 th day of May . Anno Domini, 1887 Test James P.W. Reg. of Wills for Somerset c'y.
NO.  ✓
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3024 am Heerk off
William Boothe
A Master Vw Mary Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
3024
Admitted
W.F. By - Oct '32
Received _____, 187
Attorney.

W Booth Dr. G. Purnell, Wm Booth
taken care of Wm Booth
Hon. H. A. Wise, H.R.

Hon. Henry B. Wise
Is requested to attend to this business, upon his arrival in Washington; & to give me information by letter.
Chas. Russell