Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,909, Thomas Dew, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Dew, Thomas
NUMBER
R. 2909
CONTENTS

No. 35, 402
by Thomas Dew
for
act 7. June '32
Declaration of Thomas Dew
2909

Office this fifteenth day of March One thousand eight hundred (and) forty two
Robert Sollord Clerk
Virginia King and Queen County to wit
I Robert Sollord Jo Clerk of the County Court of King and Queen County do hereby certify that John Sampkin whose name is signed to the within certificate was at the time of signing the same (and) now is a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified according to law - (and) that the signature of the said John Sampkin is genuine
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office this fifteenth day of March One thousand eight hundred and forty two
Robert Sollord Clerk

King & Queen County Va To wit
On this the 10 th day March 1842 personally appeared before me John Sunphin a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Thomas Dew of said county aforesaid aged seventy eight years, who after being duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he the said Thomas Dew did sometime in the spring of the year 1780 as he believes enter the United States service under Capt Earn and Pendleton of Caroline County That there was another company commanded by a Captain Philip Johnson both from Caroline that the said companies marched from Caroline County through Richmond to Hillsborough in North Carolina at this place we with other troops formed a brigade commanded by Genl. Edw d Stevens I recollect also that Col l Nicholson was one of our Colonels it was at this place we were reviewed by Genl. Gates who was on his way to the South and we joined the main army under Genl. Gates at Ridgely's or Rudgely's mills on the evening and next day was in the engagement known as Gates' defeat this was in August from this place we marched back to Hillsborough and from thence we were marched to Guilford Court house in North Carolina where I was discharged having been in service about six months after having been at home for sometime I again entered the service under Capt Henry Sunphin I think in April 1781 in the County of King & Queen and marched to Falmouth (it was at this place that Capt Sunphin resigned) and I was put under a Capt Lucas I think attached to Weedon's brigade we march to Fluvanna County and joined Lafayette & Wayne then we marched down to a place near Wormsley and then back to Malvern Hills below

Richmond where my month expiring I was discharged I was discharged at Guilford House in the month of November I have never received the benefit of any Law of Congress passed for the benefit of officers or soldiers of the war of the Revolution Given under my hand this the 10 th day of March 1842 Thomas Dew
King & Queen County To wit
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Thomas Dew Esq. who made oath in due form of law to the facts set forth in the above declaration I furthermore Certify that Mr Dew is a Gentleman of the highest standing of unimpeached and unimpeachable veracity and his declaration is entitled to full credit Given under my hand this the day and date above written I also Certify that from advanced age and great distance from the Court house it would be inconvenient for him to attend Court
John Lumpkin
Virginia At a quarterly Court held for King & Queen County at the Court house on Monday the 11 th of March 1842
The Court having examined the proceedings of John Lumpkin one of its body in relation to the Declaration of Thomas Dew, approve the same and order the same to be certified to the War department
In testimony of the foregoing being a true copy from the records of office I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my

February 11, 1932
BA-J/MLB
Caroline Wellborn Dew Dew Publishing Company 65 West 68th Street New York City
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of January 28, 1932, relative to Thomas Dew, of King and Queen County, Virginia, a pensioner.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 2909 , of Thomas Dew , based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Dew applied for pension March 10, 1842, while a resident of King and Queen County, Virginia, aged seventy-eight years.
He alleged that he entered the service in the spring of 1780 from Caroline County, Virginia, and served about six months as a private in Captain Edmund Pendleton's company of Virginia militia; that he was in the battle of Camden in August, 1780; that he again entered the service in April, 1781, from King and Queen County, Virginia, and served one month as private under Captains Henry Lumpkin and Quarles in the Virginia militia.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months service as required by the pension laws.
There are no family data on file except that in 1842 it was stated that Thomas Dew was the father of the president of William and Mary College, Virginia. The name of the son is not given.
It is not stated that he served in the War of 1812.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

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Rev. War Section.
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July 12, 1921.
Hon. John Garland Pollard, Federal Trade Commission. Washington, D. C.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the eighth instant, I have the honor to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Rejected File No. 2909, it appears that Thomas Dew applied for pension, March 10, 1842, at which time he lived in King and Queen County, Virginia, and was seventy-eight years old.
He alleged that he entered the service, from Caroline Co., Virginia, in the spring of 1780, served under Captain Edmund Pendleton and Colonel Holt Richardson in General Edward Stevens' Brigade, and was engaged in the battle of Camden; also that he entered the service, from King and Queen County, Virginia, in April 1780, for one month, and served under Captain Quarles, in General Weedon's Brigade.
His claim was not allowed, as he failed to furnish proof of six months service, as required by the pension laws.
There is no data on file as to his family, except that he was the father of the President of William and Mary College, Virginia, in 1842. The name of son is not stated.

This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services and a careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of Edward Haskins, Chaney Gatewood, or any soldier of Virginia, named Gresham.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

RECORD JUL 11 1921 DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON
JNO. GARLAND POLLARD COMMISSIONER
July 8, 1921.
Hon. Washington Gardner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Ref. Rev. War Section
Sir:
Kindly inform me whether the records of your office give any information concerning the following who are supposed to have served as soldiers in the American Revolution:
1. Edward Haskins, of Cumberland Co. (afterwards Powhatan Co. Va.) 2. Thomas Dew, of King and Queen Co. Va. 3.  Gresham, of King & Queen Co. " 4. Chaney Gatewood, of King & Queen Co. Va.
Yours truly,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "J. Garland Pollard".

ENDICOTT 2-6542
JUST JOYOUS GIFTS
DEW PUBLISHING CO. 65 WEST 68TH STREET NEW YORK CITY
CAROLINE WELLBORN DEW AUTHOR OF "GOD GIVEN" "BOBBY" ETC.
March 7th, 1932.
A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:-
Your letter in reference to my Great Grandfather, Thomas Dew of Dewsville, King and Queen County, Virginia, received to-day, for which I thank you.
As you state in your letter, Thomas Dew was the father of the president of William and Mary College, Virginia, but that the name of his son is not given. For your information and for your files, the name of that son was, Thomas Roderick Dew and he was President of William and Mary College from 1836 until his death in 1846.
Thanking you for your courtesy in this matter, and wishing you an Abundance of Prosperity, I am, Sincerely,
Caroline Wellborn Dew.

DEW PUBLISHING CO. 65 WEST 68TH STREET NEW YORK CITY
CAROLINE WELLBORN DEW AUTHOR OF "GOD GIVEN" "BOBBY" ETC.
January 28th, 1932.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
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My dear Sir,
I am under the impression that my great grandfather, Thomas Dew served for a time in the Revolutionary War when a very young man, and later he served in the War of 1812., applied for a pension and I should appreciate any information that you could send me, he was a resident of Dewsville, King and Queen County, Virginia, but I can not give you his residence at the time he served in the Revolutionary War.
Wishing you an abundance of Prosperity, I am, Sincerely,
Caroline Wellborn Dew

1921 July 12. Hist. to Hon. J. G. Pollard. 1932 Sept. Hist. to Caroline Skelton Dew - m.R.
REJECTED
2909
P. O. _____
Thomas Dew
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: The printed list of 1852 gives cause of
Re-enlisted: rejection as; "Did not serve six months"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Pen off Sept. 22.
42
Sir
The claim of Thomas Dew has been examined and his declaration (unsupported by any proof whatever) filed under the act of 7 June '32 -
The first term of service is erroneously estimated at 6 months - He belonged to the Militia whose term of service was limited to 3 months - It is moreover a matter of history that the Va militia who were  in 1780 engaged in the battle of Camden (Augt 1780) were drafted for three months under the general law and it can not be admitted that the companies from Caroline County served double the term for which they were drafted & levied as long as the other militia - The other term is estimated at 1 mo only - It is very clear that in the two hours his service was less than 6 months

Other objections are omitted as that founded upon the amt. of the service is fatal to the claim
Entered on 5 th Index rejected
Francis V. Sutton Sep. 22. 42
Francis V. Sutton Esq. Bowling Green Caroline Co Va

Sept 21 1842
Va.
To the Commrs of Pensions
Thomas
Washington City D.C.
FREE
Free

New Green Sept. 17 th 1842
Dear Sir
I enclose you the Declaration of Capt Thomas Dew of King & Queen County for pension. If you should think it strange that the application has not been made before. I can from my own knowledge say that Mr Dew thought the amount so small as to be not worth applying for. Mr Dew is I suppose worth about $200,000. 00 / 100 and I believe now his object is to get it for some charitable purpose. Mr Dew is the Father of the President of Wm & Mary college V a and in point of standing as a gentleman of veracity he has no superior. He does not recollect a man who was with him in service now living he recollects a Mr Long but he is dead and I send on his simple declaration believing that you will find it to accord with the Army Register and as you allow some claims on the Declaration alone. I am sure no man is more worthy of Credit.
Very Respectfully
Wm. V. Fulton