Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,940, Charles Dickinson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Dickinson Charles or Dickerson.
R. 2940
Nancy
CONTENTS

State of Virginia.
At a Court of monthly Session held for the County of Louisa at the Courthouse thereof on Monday the 8 th day of May 1831,
The Declaration of Nancy Dickinson (Widow of Charles Dickinson) a Soldier of the Revolution) made in order to obtain her dues as such from the Government of the United States, and certified by the Court with the individual signatures of the sitting Justices, after an examination of the said Nancy Dickinson and of sundry respectable witnesses in Open Court, is ordered to be filed, and considered as recorded, which Declaration &c. are in the words and figures following, to wit:
"State of Virginia. County of Louisa. We the undersigned Justices of the peace in and for said County duly authorized by Law to administer Oaths and take acknowledgements, before us came Nancy Dickinson and states that she is a widow of the deceased Charles Dickerson who was a Private Soldier in the war of Revolution in the State and Continental line of the State of Virginia and that the said Nancy Dickinson further declares that she was married to said Charles Dickerson about the year 1786 and that the said Charles Dickerson departed this life about the year 1822 March 24 th leaving the following named Children: Jane Gunter, Griffith L. Dickinson, Ralph L. Dickinson, Mary L. Smith, Martha L. Whittlock, Robert Pollard Dickerson, Adelia H. Price, Charles M. Dickerson, & Nancy A. Robertson and that the said Nancy Dickinson further declares that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the provisions of the acts of Congress approved and that her husband served in the forces of the State of Virginia and in the manner hereinafter set forth and described, Viz that he first entered the Revolutionary Service on or about the day of 1777, as a private under Capt in Col. s d regiment.
That she hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that her name is not on the pension rolls of the Agency of any state.

As witness my hand and seal this 8 th day of May 1831, Sworn to and subscribed before her Nancy Dickerson (seal) for the County Court of much Arch d Anderson Presiding Justice J.P. Jos d D. Campbell J.P. Wm m C. Harris J.P. Rob t H. Isbell. J.P.
We the Justices of the County Court of Louisa, held on 2 d Monday of May 1854 in the State of Virginia residing in the said County do hereby certify that we have seen & conversed with Nancy Dickerson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe her to be 90 years old that she is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where she resides to be the widow of a Soldier or Officer of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion and that the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the case that the above named Applicant is a widow of a Revolutionary Soldier the said Nancy Dickerson this day appoints James Dabbs or his attorney to examine all papers filed in Department of government upon which a claim is coming to Charles Dickerson a Revolutionary soldier to make use of her name to receive any and all certificates of that may be due to her husband Charles Dickerson for his services in the Revolutionary war and she hereby revokes any and all powers of Attorney that she may have given to any other person for the above specified purpose and we Justices of the County Court certify that Nancy Dickerson is a respectable person there residing in Louisa County State of Virginia and that her statements are entitled to full credit and that she is the identical individual represented.
Acknowledged the power of { Nancy her Dickerson Seab Attorney before us Justices of the { on oath Ari d Anderson Presiding Justice peace in and for Lorain { Jos s D. Campbell J.P. County Court this May 8 th 1854. { W m O. Harris J.P. No H. Isbell J.P.

In testimony that the foregoing is truly Copied from the Minutes of the proceedings of the County Court of Louisa County in the State of Virginia and from the records and files of said Court I David M Hunter Clerk of said Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of said Court at the Courthouse this 9 th day of May 1854 In the 78 th Year of our foundation.
David M Hunter. Clk
1.92 72 37 37
1.92
$ 3.38 Cts for paid by Mr Ch Dickerson on D. M. Hunter

Anderson
Original decla- ca- tion
Nancy Dickinson wife of Charles Va- original
Elizabeth Frances etc.
Susan J. A. C. Stephens Pruitt

No 15,194
Nancy Dickinson marg Charles
Be
July 7. 1838
2940
F. J. C. Triftett Present.

"I hereby certify that I so performed the rites of matrimony between Charles Dickerson & Ann Sandridge. Given under my hand this 29 th day of August 1790.
A. Goodloe"
State of Virginia Louisa County, to wit:
I David M. Hunter (Clerk) of the County Court of Louisa County in the State of Virginia do certify that the above marriage of Charles Dickerson and Ann Sandridge is truly copied from the record of marriage in my office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of said Court at the Courthouse this 9 th day of May 18521 In the 78 th year of our foundation.
David M. Hunter. (Clerk)
35 37 72

Rev. War Section
mmh G
August 24, 1923
Marie Turner East Falls Church, Box 103 Virginia
Madam:
1254 1764
I have to advise you relative to the Revolutionary War soldier Charles Dickinson (or Dickerson), R. 2940, that his widow Nancy, while a resident of Louisa County, Virginia, aged 90 years, applied for pension May 8, 1854 and alleged that he served during the Revolution as a Private and Lieutenant in the Virginia Troops, and that he died March 3, 1816 or March 24, 1822 in said Louisa County.
Soldier married August 29, 1790 in said Louisa County, Ann or Nancy Sandridge and the following children survived the soldier:
  Jane Gunter  Robert Pollard    Griffith C.  Adelia H. Trice    Ralph S.  Charles M.    Mary C. Smith  Nancy A. Robertson    Martha L. Whitlock   
The claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of the alleged service.
Court record of marriage and widow's date were all different.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Box 103, East Falls Church, Va.
July 12, 1923.
Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly inform me if you have on file in your office Pension Records of the Revolutionary War, and, if so, whether or not they are available for research. I am interested in the record of Lieutenant Charles Dickinson of Virginia and have been told that this record can be found in the Revolutionary Pension Records, but I am at a loss where to go to consult these records. If you can be of any assistance in the matter, I should be very appreciative.
An early reply is desired as the person who is most deeply concerned in the matter is only a visitor to my home and will not remain much longer.
Thanking you for any information you are able to give me,
I am
Very truly,
(Miss) Marie Burnee

1923-Aug. 24 - Hist - to Marie Turner Mofft
2940
P. O. _____
Nancy Dickinson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

"Concord" of Mr. Hovey's Deck 1888

I Nancy Dickinson of the County of Louisa State of Virginia do hereby certify that I did sometime previous to this date, make a power of Attorney to one Dr. James Dabb authorising him in my name & for my benefit to investigate at the proper Department of the Pension Office of the United States, my claims to a pension for services rendered by my deceased husband Charles Dickinson in the Revolutionary War And I hereby also certify that for certain reasons & considerations I have thought proper, (which I hereby do) to revoke said power of Attorney & request that whatever amount may be due me, shall be withheld from payment, until further authority shall be given by me - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal - This 29 th day December 1854.
Nancy Dickinson
Louisa County to wit
This day personally appeared before me a justice in and for the said County, Nancy Dickinson & acknowledged the above to be her act and deed, given under my hand this 29 th day of December 1854 E. F. Emelin JP
+ The word Nancy Dickinson was in evidence before signing. E. F. Emelin

[POWER OF ATTORNEY.]
Know all men by these presents, That I Nancy Dickerson widow of Charles Dickerson of the County of Louisa , and State of Virginia , for and in consideration of
do hereby make, constitute, and appoint, L. BLANCHARD TRUE , of Washington City, D. C., & J. Dabbs my true and lawful Attorneys, for me and in my name, to examine all papers filed in any Department or Office of Government, upon which a
Pension was granted to Charles Dickerson on account of the Revolution services of Charles Dickerson and to obtain, by all lawful means, any and all additional amounts that may be due from the United States to said Charles Dickerson , by virtue of said services, as in the Company of Capt.
and in the line of the forces And for good and sufficient reasons I do hereby Revoke and CANCEL any and all other Powers of Attorney and authority which I may at any time have given to any person or persons for the above specified purposes; and I do hereby vest the same irrevocably in my said Attorney herein appointed, said L. Blanchard True .
James Dabbs or his Attorney Loyd & Co to obtain the Pointy Land or scrip in lieu thereof and pension that may be due me under act of Congress 4 July 1838
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9 day of May , in the year A. D. 185 4
In presence of Jas L Gunter  Mercer Hartwright
Nancy Dickerson mark
***** * SEAL. * ***** * SEAL. * ***** * SEAL. * ***** * SEAL. * *****
State of Virginia } ss. County of Louisa
On this 9 day of May in the year A. D. 185 4 personally appeared before me an undersigned Justice of the Peace for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments for the county aforesaid Nancy Dickerson 80 years old widow of Charles Dickerson a subscriber to the above, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her free act and deed, for the purposes mentioned; and made oath, in due form of law, that she is personally interested in said claim of Pension of 1838 in said claim. And I further certify that she is personally known to me to be the identical individual represented. I certify that she is 80 years of age
E. F. Gunter J. P. ***** * SEAL. * *****

State of Virginia
Leesburg County to wit:
I David M. Hunter Clerk of the County Court of Leesburg County in the State of Virginia do certify that Enos F. Hunter Esq whose genuine signature is signed to the certificate on the other side of this sheet is now and was at the time of taking and holding the same an acting Justice of the peace in & for the County and State aforesaid duly Elected Commissioned and qualified according to law and as such authorized to take acknowledgments and admissions writs for general purposes and that the said Court is a Court of record having general jurisdiction
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of said Court at the Courthouse this 10 th day of May 1854 in the 78 th year of our foundation
David M. Hunter. CLK

Tennia Office, Feb. 21. 1855.
Sir.
In reply to your letter of the 10 th inst. I have the honor to state, that the affidavit of John Hester, Thirteenth Subordinate, is deemed satisfactory to show that Nancy Dickinson's maiden name was there Sardinridge, and thereby removes the objection stated in my letter of the 3 rd of August 1854. as to the alleged date of her marriage, but it is not sufficient to authorize the admission of the claim, which is still unsubstantiated by evidence to show that her husband, Charles, Dickinson, rendered an account of services which could only be paid within the provisions of the Pension Laws. She could give no probatar, of the service of

her husband, "as she knew nothing of her own knowledge" - except that she knew that he was about upwards of forty years, and had frequently heard him say that he was a man's letter, and postulating the letter of Brandywine. The witness, also, had no personal knowledge of her son, and merely testified to her under- standing that he was a Revolutionary soldier.
Mrs. A. Parker Feb 21/53
If the same was not false and untrue according to the regulations herein sub- mitted, we would be called to express a definite opinion upon the case, which it is utterly impracticable to do in its present condition.
John A. Parker Esq. Clerk J. C. House of Reps.

Judiciary Committee Room. Hon. S. P. Waldo. House Reps. Washington Commissioner of Pensions 10 th July 1855 Washington.
Sir,
I am requested by the Hon. John S. Clarke to send you the enclosed paper in connection with the case of Mrs. Mary Dickinson; and to request that you will inform me - 1 st If the "affidavit" enclosed is sufficient to establish the claim; and 2 nd The amount to which Mrs. Dickinson is entitled;
Very Respectfully Robert Stuart Tucker Clerk H. of Reps.

Prince Office. August 3. 1854.
Sir. I have filed the application of Nancy Dickinson, of the widow of Charles, under the Act of July 7. 1838, and which it is shown that claimant's maiden name was Ann Sandridge. It will be admitted that the marriage took place prior to 1794. The service, however, is neither set forth or sustained as required by the regulations, and it is impracticable to determine, in the present state of the case whether an award of pension is rendered when new evidence entitled the claimant to the benefit of the pension laws.
J. F. C. Triflett, Esq. Present.

No 15.194 Nancy Dickinson m. of Charles B. to J. S. S. ... July 7. 1838

Nancy Dickinson
Charles - Jan 1835
Hon. L. P. Waldo,
Commisioner of Pensions.
Washington
Clerk H. Rep.

"Affidavit" In the Case of Mrs. Mary Jackson vs -
1222

State of Virginia, Louisa County To wit,
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid John Hester who being duly sworn before the day, that he is well acquainted with Nancy Dickinson of this County (the Widow of Charles Dickinson who was a Revolutionary Soldier) who now applies for a pension for services rendered by her deceased husband. In the said John Hester also certifies that he was well acquainted with the said Nancy Dickinson before her marriage to said Charles Dickinson & that she was before her marriage Nancy Sandridge (sometimes called Ann Sandridge) & that she is now alive & is one of his near neighbors - given under my hand this 18 day of Feb. 6. F. Guntard J.P. 1833.

State of Virginia Louisa County } S.S.
Be it known that before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace duly authorized by Law to administer oaths within the County aforesaid personally appeared Nancy Dickinson a resident of the State of Virginia & the County of Louisa Aged 90 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 7 th July 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay Pension to certain Widows," that she is the Widow of Lieutenant Charles Dickinson a Revolutionary Officer who served during the Revolutionary War. As to the service in the War she knows nothing of her own knowledge, except that she knows that he was absent upwards of four years during said War. And she further states that after his return she frequently heard him say that he was in various battles, particularly the battle of Brandywine. She further declares that she was married to said Lieutenant Charles Dickinson in about the year One Thousand Seven hundred Eighty nine And that her husband the said Charles Dickinson died on the 2 nd day of March 1876. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st day of January 1796 (Virg) at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a Widow & that she has never before made any application for a Pension.
her Nancy Dickinson mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 21 day of October 1854
E. H. Gwilym. J.

State of Virginia Louisa County } S.S.
On this 20th day of October 1854, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by Law to administer oaths in & for the County aforesaid Mary Hunter Aged 64 years, John Hester Aged 70 years & Garland Sims Aged 62 years & made oaths in due form of Law that they were personally acquainted with Lieutenant Charles Dickinson a Revolutionary Soldier formerly of Louisa County State of Virginia, that he was at the time of his death a resident of the aforesaid County and that he was publicly & generally considered a Revolutionary Soldier & that he died on the 2nd day of March 1876. And then now surviving the following named widows (Viz): Nancy Dickinson the Wife of the said Lieutenant Charles Dickinson, who is the identical person who has made & signed the above declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension, and that we are no way interested in said claim, but we believe that the said Nancy Dickinson is justly entitled to the same. And the aforesaid Garland Sims further declares that he was present on the 3rd day of March 1876. (saw his Father R. Sims (who is now dead) personally attend to, & assist in digging the grave of Lieutenant Charles Dickinson a Revolutionary Soldier. And the aforesaid Mary Hunter further declares that on the 3rd March 1876 the said R. Sims was at her house Shoemaking & left her house on that day to go & assist in digging the grave of Lieutenant Charles Dickinson.
her Mary Hunter (Seal) John Hester (Seal) Garland Sims (Seal) mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me on the day and year above written
E. G. Hunter J. P.

State of Virginia Louisa County } S.S.
On the 20 day of October 1854 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace duly authorized by Law to administer oaths in & for the County aforesaid Mary Gunter who after being duly sworn, declares that the Revd William G. Hester a Minister of the Gospel officiated at the general ceremonies of Lieutenant Charles Dickinson on the day of 1876. And that the aforesaid Charles Dickinson was generally considered a Revolutionary Soldier. And that the aforesaid William G. Hester is now dead.
Mary Gunter Seal Mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me on the day & year above written E. H. Gunter J. P.
State of Virginia Louisa County } S.S.
On the 20 day of October 1854 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace duly authorized by Law to administer oaths in & for the County aforesaid Charles M. Dickinson and made oath in due form of Law that James Turner & Arthur Mann made the Coffin of Lieutenant Charles Dickinson (who was said to be a Revolutionary Soldier) on the 3rd day of March 1876. & that they assisted in burying the aforesaid Charles Dickinson And that the said James Turner & Arthur Mann are now both dead.
Charles M. Dickinson Seal
Sworn to & subscribed before me on the day & year above written.
E. H. Gunter J. P.
I also certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me of the death & burial of Lieutenant Charles Dickinson a Revolutionary Soldier on the 2nd & 3rd day of March 1876. as above stated. I also certify that Mary Gunter, John Hester, Garland Sims & Charles M. Dickinson the

deposits to the forgoing affidavits are personally known to me as persons in whom statements entire confidence may be reposed. I also certify that Nancy Dickinson who has sworn to & subscribed to the within declaration is the identical individual represented & that she is the Widow of Lieutenant Charles Dickinson. Given under my hand the day & year above written.
E. H. Gunter J. P.
I also certify that, from the inability and old age of the said Nancy Dickinson that she is unable to appear in open court given under my hand this 20th day of Oct 1867 E. H. Gunter J. P.

N. Dickinson
Nancy Dickinson
Va Oct 1838
Please file this with the can of Nancy Dickerson, Va Oct 38 supd
J. L. Tipton
Rev L. P. Mullins Comm