Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21158, Spilsby Daniel, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
W.
Daniel Spilsbury or Spilsbey
S. 21/58
CONTENTS

Act No 27.605. NET - Tennessee
Sur'd. see letter to J. B. M.: Commsch P. A. Gt. March 20. 1835
Spilsby Daniel of Shelby Co. in the State of Tenn who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt commanded by Col Sevier in the Virginian war for Militia .
Hon. J. H. Bell. June 22. 1846.
No 1 1/2 $ 20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of NET Tenn at the rate of 20 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Sept r and sent to and sent to 34 N. A. Datney , Morgan C. H. Tenn
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 31, 70.00 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4th Oct 35 10.00 $ 80.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. B. M. Clerk, Book 0.2 Vol. 1 Page 88

State of Tennessee } Fentress County } on This the 5 th day of June - 1834 personally appeared before me Robert
H Richardson an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of Fentress State of Ten- nessee. Spilsby Daniel a resident citizen of said county having no record of his age has no certain knowledge of his age only as herein stated, he recollects that he was under - stood to be fifteen years of age at the time he first entered the service in the country where is now in Raper County Virginia he entered said service under Capt William Bowen in the Spring season of the year To serve a term of six months against the Indians he volunteered in stead of stand- - ing a draft he cannot recollect the pre- - cise time month or year but he recollects it was in the Spring before the Battle of Kings Mountain he continued in service mostly all the time at Bowens fort said place , during which time the Indians done some mischief by killing some private persons toward Greenbrier and they company went on from the and he applicant helped to bury them he was in some other short marches after having served out his said term of six months he agreed voluntarily, to serve six months more under said Capt Bowen. he received no

discharge neither written or verbal until he served out the last term of six months at which time he was verbally discharged by his said Captain in the spring after the Battle of Kings Mountain he knows not the month or date he then continued to live in the Western part of Virginia about Twenty years after the end of the War and then moved to Cumberland Staid there many years, Thence to Wayne County Kentucky Staid there several years thence To Overton County Tennessee Staid there Eight or ten years thence to where he now lives he was born in Bedford County Virgi- nia his parents died when he was young he has no written or documentary proof of his service and knows of no person by whom he can prove his service he thinks he can prove his reputation as having been a Revolutionary Soldier by his inti- mately acquaintance generally some he will name to wit James Coyle William Dop and many others he states that he is wholly unable to attend a court of Record from bodily infirmity that he is sick and infirm and has been a cripple many years he states there is no Clergyman in his present neighborhood and that it is a long distance to go to get one that he has any acquaintance with he hereby relinquishes Every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity

Except the present and declares his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed his { Spilsby & Daniel the day and year above } mark written,
R H Richard son J D
We
residing in the county of Fentress State of Tennessee do certify that we are well acquainted with Spilsby, Daniel who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that he is reputed among his acquaintance generally as having been a soldier of the Revolutionary War and a man of veracity that we believe him to be sixty Eight years of age from his appearance that we concur in the above opinions
Sworn and subscribed { Geo Shetton the day and year aforesaid { William Doss before me
R H Richard son J D
I Robert H Richardson Justice of the peace for the County of Fentress aforesaid do declare my opinion after the inves- tigation of the matter and after putting

The interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- =ment that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that
George Shelton & William Doss —
who has subscribed and sworn to the fore- =going certificate are resident citizens in the County of Fentress aforesaid and are able =able and that their statement is true =to the best of their knowledge, and that applicant is not able to attend a court of Record owing by reason of infirmity.
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James M. ... ... ...
R. H. Richardson
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State of Tennessee Fentress County
I John H. Richardson Clerk of the county court of said County of Fentress hereby certify that Robert H. Richardson is an magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of office this 7 th
day of June 1834
John H Richardson Clerk of the county court of Fentress County By his Deputy — John H. Thornton

Spilsby Daniel
Amendment

State of Tennessee Fentress County
On this the 13 th day of August 1834 personally appeared before me Robert H. Richardson a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Fentress aforesaid, Spilsbey Daniel and after being Duly sworn for that purpose on his Oath makes the following amendment to his original Declaration, he states that he was called into service under Capt Will- iam Bowers whom he has no doubt was leg- ally authorized to act as such, it was so then as and understood that there was to be a draft for men to go against the indi- ans, and he applicant volunteered in stead of standing a draft, as stated in his original Declaration and he served as therein stated he recollects that he was understood to be fifteen years of age at the time of entering service he has no doubt but he was at least that age; he marched to many points and places, all of which he has only stated or spoken of in part in his original Declar- ations, he was at one time sixty or seventy miles from the fort Toward Greenbrier and the soldiers buried some persons that had been killed by the indians and then marched back to the fort where he stationed a great part of the time applicant was marched with Capt Bowers

men some considerable distance, and was a day or two with Captain Jamison, company another Ranging Company and he was marched back toward the fort and it was said that Jamison, and his men were gone out forward when Col. Stevier , Regiment, applicant served a few days under a certain Captain Leeper who was then commanding a little detached parcel of 7 or 8 men that were properly of Bowers company during which few days he was at Dumps creek and through the New Garden settlement, applicant did not know that all these particulars would be material or would be essential when he arranged his original Declara- tion there are perhaps many other events that he might relate Relative to his service but these are the prominent Points that at present present themselves to his view, he had a great many marches during his term of service some longer and some shorter mostly of ten or fifteen miles, he had a great many difficulties and severe hardships to encounter he bore arms whole time in a Regular Embodied corps under Capt William Bower for two terms of six months as a private his sworn and subscribed before me Spilsbury Daniel me this day and year as aforesaid mark Robert H. Richardson
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State of Tennessee } Gentree County } of John H. Richardson Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter

= I, the undersigned, in and for the County of Kent, aforesaid, do certify that Robert H. Richardson Esq. whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace for Kent County aforesaid and that his signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Jamestown this 21st day of August AD 1834
John H. Richardson Clerk of the County Courts of Kent County By his Deputy John Albertson

State of Kentucky Clinton County S.S.
On this the 19 th day of June 1858, personally appeared before me Thomas Harber a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid. Lady Daniel aged 74 years the 28 th day of September last. She is the widow of Spilsby Daniel deceased. She is well known to me and being first duly sworn by me on her oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain Pension Land and pension on account of the services of her said husband Spilsby Daniel in the Revolutionary war and the Indian war of 1790. Declarant states that her name before
She was married was, Sally Asberry . That she was married to Spilsby Daniel in Wythe County State of Virginia by a preacher as she thinks. but cannot be particular as to which nor can she give his name. She states that her husband before his marriage with her done several Terms of duty in the Revolutionary war and several other Terms of duty in the war of 1790, as she always said against the Indians. She states further that she was raised within about three or 4 miles from her said husband and well recollects of his going in to and returning from service this time she thinks he was some 9 months or perhaps a year that he had returned. Served as he said for a considerable time in the Revolution before its close.

Declarant states that the captain who her husband served under the last time, was Maser Coekerd. She states that one Andy Smith went with him and returned with him that he died in Cumberland County Kentucky about 2 years ago declarant that as she understood said Smith drew a pension for his service in the revolution. She states that her said husband apply ed for Pension under the act of 7 th June 1832, but never got his Pension. She states that his Pension Certificate issued as the Thirties, but, through neglect or some cause his money was not drawn. She states that that she and her said husband, and three children moved from Wythe County Virginia to Cumberland County Kentucky and has lived near the same place nearly all the time ever since that the place where she lived most the time is now included in Clinton County Kentucky. She states that said Daniel Died in Clinton County 3 years the 13 th day of March last that she is still the widow of said Daniel and has remained his widow ever since his death. She refers to the Rolls of Pensions under the act of 7 th June 1832 for evidence of his service or such as may have been forwarded in his application. She refers to the

The tools for Evidance of his service under Genl Captain
She will in due time apply to the officers of the County for Evidance of her marriage that she has no re- cord evidance of her marriage in any book or otherwise. She makes Mr. D. D. D. her agent in this claim and desires an answer directed to her. She is unable to give the name of his Colonel or the Regiment to which he be- longed. She states that her said husband was, for a great many years a bad couple and a very Poor man and lived in a remote part of the country that she is very Poor, old and frail that he was a Great deal older than Declarant when they were married Sworn to and subscribed by Sally Daniel to this 19 th day of June 1888 before me & I certify that I have no interest in this claim
Thomas Harbourn J.P.
State of Kentucky, Pulaski County S.S.
I J. H. Bruns Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do certify that Thomas Harbourn whose signature appears to the foregoing Declaration is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Jus- tice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and full faith and credit is due all his acts as such and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is

Consecrated In Harmony where of I have been made S.P. (my hand and affixed my seal of office done at office in Albany this 10 th day of July 1858. J. A. Brents CLK By T. W. Shelley D.C.

Brookline
21158
INVALID.
File No. 21158
Spilsby Daniel
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 nd , Page 100
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
2.654
0.
Sally Daniels
Service:
listed
, 18
discharged:
, 18
Consolidated with soldiers admitted files 21158.

No 7054 Sally Daniels, mo: of
Spilsby.      Key: F      7
W. J. Dabney, July, 22 d /58.
2654
Oct 15 th

Morgan C. H. Penrudd
August 21st 1884
I enclose to you in this letter the original and amended Declaration of Spilbery Daniel please com- municate the result of your investigation of his claim to me at this place
Your humble Servant &c
J. L. Edwards
commissioner of pensions
Robert H. Dabney

J. L. Edwards Wash.

George Courthouse Pen June 10th 1834
I enclose to you in this letter The Declaration and proceedings of Spelsbury Daniel to a pension please communicate the result of your investigation of his claim to me at this place your humble servant,
Robert Allabney
J R Edwards commissioner of pensions

Albany Kentucky July. 10 th 1858.
Sir I Enclose To you the Declaration Sally Daniel widow of Spence Daniel claiming Pension under the acts of Congress passed for the benefit of Revolutionary widows if by refusing to the Pools of soldiers or Pensions his name is found at his widow entitled. I will try to procure record Evidence of her marriage if required - on her behalf I am your humble Servant
W. B. Lakin
George C. Whiting Esq. Clerk of Pension Washington City D. C.

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AFR
Washington City
17 June 1846
Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Will you please inform me what is the condition of an application of John C White of Adair Co Ky for a pension.
Will you also inform me whether a pension was allowed some time ago to Spilsby Daniel of Overton Co Tennessee. If so whether his certificate has been issued and delivered - Your attention will oblige
Me very truly
John F Bell
P.S.
Will you allow me again to call your attention to the enquiry contained in a letter from E J Bullock of Hickman Ky. some time since referred by

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