Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,136, William Copis, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Copis William or Capes
S. 42,136
Same age as Wm Copus, S. 1801, but not same service
CONTENTS

12.054 Ohio
William Copis Capes
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gibson of the Virginian line, for the term of 4 years & 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of June 1817 , and sent to Samuel Butler Esq. Canton,
Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 - 10 4 / 30  4 / 31 $ 82. 9
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819 48.
$130 9
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Noted sent to the Hon J. Howard 28 March 1821. Mother's Name

State of Ohio ss on the 27 th day of April in the Year of Our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen came personally before me Samuel Carter one of the associate judges in and for the County aforesaid William Cooper Who an his solemn oath deponeth and saith that sometime about the latter end of the Year 1877 or 1878 as this deponent believes he enlisted into the service of the U.S. during the war under Captain David Steel in the 13 th Regiment of the Virginia Line which Regiment was commanded by Col. John Gibson This deponent saith that he never obtained a discharge in consequence of his being at whom an Furlow with his family and when he returned to his regiment his officers was absent under whom he had served and that he did not obtain a discharge on that account he further states that he served four Years and six months against the common enemy of the united States and that he is now twenty two Years of age and from his

Reduced circumstances and old age he is in need of assistance from his country and further this deponent saith not sworn and subscribed before me This day and year above stated his William + Capi's mark Samuel Batten Associate Judge
State of Ohio Stark County
Stark County, Ohio
In Testimony that Samuel Batten Esq is now one of the Associate Judges in and for said County of Stark by lawful Authority duly Commissioned and qualified to act as such State Judge my hand & affix the Seal of said County at Canton April 27 th 1818
W. Reynolds (C.R.)

William (apes - Private 738
enlisted in 1778 -
Col. Gibson's Regt - 13 th Virginia line + served 4 years and 6 months -
In age: certificate as to claimants circumstances (no answer)
Adm d .
Canton, Ohio.

Wm. Copis.
No 12.054.
Must state the County in which the
con. (if on)
Hon. J. Sloane, Wooster, Ohio

In the Court of Common Pleas of Stark County Ohio Tuesday August 8 th 1820
present the Honorable — Benjamin Tappan Esq President of the Fifth circuit of the courts of common Pleas in the state of Ohio in which circuit this county of Stark is included. And the Honorable John Hoover Samuel Boutwell
James Clark Esquires his Associates and Judges of the said Court where held in this county of Stark —
Then William Capes comes into Court and makes his affidavit under the act of Congress entitled "An act in addition to an act 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 — Which is in these words and figures following to wit — State of Ohio Stark County ss. And this eighth day of August 1818 personally appeared William Capes being of Common Pleas for said County William Capes aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolution- ary war as follows in the company commanded by Captain David Steele and regiment command- ed by Col. John Gibson of the Virginia Line that he continued to serve in the same corps for four years and nearly six months and that I was out on furlough when the said company was discharged and never received any discharge And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any other manner disposed of any of my property or any part thereof with the intent thereby to defraud or to bring myself within the provisions of said act of Congress entitled

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 have any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income or property of any description that I am by occupation a labourer but through infirmity am unable to labour I have no family but am main- tained by the charity of my friends Sworn and subscribed his William X Gapes in open court at
Canton 8 th Aug 1820
W. Reynolds Clerk
Whereupon the court ordered the said Affida- -vit be recorded and that it be certified that it appears to the satisfaction of this court by disinterested testimony that said William Gapes is possessed of no property whatever A Record
Atto
W. Reynolds Clerk
Stark County Ohio ss
His Testimony that the fore- -going is a true copy from the records of the court of com- -mon pleas in the said county of Stark =
Thereto sign my name and affix the seal of said county at Canton November 1 st 1820
W. Reynolds for
W. Reynolds Clerk

Stark County Ohio
William Leaper being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is now a resident of Stark County in the State of Ohio and that he has resided in said County constantly for the last Thirteen years Sworn & Subscribed at Canton 26 Jan y 1820
William X Leaper Not.
W. Reynolds Clk
In Testimony that William Leaper made and subscribed the above affidavit and that it is within my own knowledge that said Leaper has resided in said County of Stark for 10 or 12 years past. I here sign my name and affix the Seal of said County at Canton 26 Jan y 1820
W. Reynolds Clk

William Ropes Pensioned - Affidavit & Report
Canton O July 21
Oct 19
Secretary at War
Pension Office
Washington City
Free Post Office Rec'd Aug 27 1871

State of Ohio Stark County ss
Be it remembered that on the twenty first day of July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty six personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Stark, William Lopez a pensioner, who made oath that he is the identical person named in an original pension certificate now in his possession of which the following is a true copy -
"Dear Department -
Revolutionary claim
I certify that in conformity with the Act of the United States, of the 18 th of March 1818 William Lopez late a Private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension list, Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the twenty seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen given at the War office of the United States, this 18 th day of June one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. L. Edwards
in the absence on behalf of the Secretary of War,
and who also further made oath that he is now a resident of said Stark County and State of Ohio I mean to & subscribed before me the the day & year first above mentioned
his William Lopez Mark
Geo Dunbar Justice of the Peace Stark County Ohio
I John Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said do certify that George Dunbar Esquire before whom the above affidavit appears to have been made and whose signature is affixed to his certificate thereof is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn as such by lawful authority.
In testimony whereof I here sign my name and affix the seal of said Court at Canton the 21 st day of July A.D. 1826
J. Myers Clerk Com Pleas Stark Co. Ohio

State of Ohio } I do certify that William Capers Frank County } the above signer to the foregoing application is to my own knowledge Poor and in indigent circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support in which whereof I have set my hand this 12 th day of March 1819 Samuel H. Capers Judge

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File No.
42.186
William Copis
Dr Her 1860
Act:
18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wm Cohis , or Capes , enlisted for 3 years in the Va. line, and disch d for ill health before his time was out . The close of the war.
Robert Corson,
In 1777 - from about middle of August to the last of Nov. served under Genl. Potter, Col. Mitchell, Capt. James Powers, St. Thos Hickson, - Entered in Cumberland Co. Pa, as a deputy for his father, David Corson.
In 1778 - about 1 st May, was drafted and served 4 months in the company of Capt. James Hickson, and Genl officers at above.