Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19261, William Congrove, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Congrove, William
S. 19261
carded
CONTENTS

Rev War 19.261 INVALID.
File No. 19.261
William Payne  ST Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 7
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Virginia
23.921
William Congrove S er of Wood in the State of Va who was a Pvt. in the                      commander by Captain                      of the R eg commanded by Col: Green in the Va line for 6 months
Green
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars                      Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Apr. 34 and sent to H. L. Prentiss - Parkersburg Va
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 34                      60 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep.                      10 $ 70
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk Book E Vol. 09 Page 0

Lch 20 March 35 - Pan: Agutk Z. Brop? - - - - - M. Steen.

Virginia, original. Rec d 17. January, 1834.
Rev. S. Chapman Seminary Office Washington District Columbia
Free
by Prentiss Esq. Parkersburg Va.
Admit as a private 4 months free
20.586
Mr. Langrave

Virginia
A monthly Court continued by adjournment and held for Wood County in the State aforesaid at the Court House thereof before the Commonwealth's Justices of the peace in and for said County on Tuesday the 17 th day of December Anno Domini 1833
Present
Bennett Cook, Matthias Chapman, Henry L. Prentiss and William Teft Gent. Justices
Personally appeared in Open Court, William Congrove Senior, aged eighty years a resident in said County of Wood, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress pass d June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States for a six months tour under Captain Richard Ritz, the Regiment was commanded by a Gentleman by the name of Greene, (christian name not distinctly recollected) the Capt. after we were out some 2 or 3 months, resigned, and we were commanded by Capt. John Scott, the Lieutenants name was Gerry Dearing. That he served upwards of six months and was then discharged he enlisted at Fauquier Court House Va. was march d from thence to Harpers ferry and from thence to Schoolkill River and remained in that neighbourhood garrison d on the Delaware River nearly the whole of the time, and then he was march d back to Harpers ferry, where he was discharged, as to the names of any other field Officers than Greene, he is now unable to recollect with precision, he was born in Prince William County, Va. the year not recollected, but is satisfied he is eighty and upwards, he has no record of his age that he can procure, he was living within 15 miles Fauquier Court House when he enlisted, Since the War he has lived primarily on the South Branch Va. a number of years, thence on the Ohio, he came to this County (Wood) about 32 years ago, and after a few years residence, he went to the State of Ohio, and resided there until September last, when he returned to his children in this County,

that his service, was in the Regular service and he enlisted as above stated, he received a written discharge from the service, signed he believes by Capt. John Scott, that it is mislaid or lost, as he cannot find it,
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any State whatever. —
W m his mark Congrove Sen r Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court Teste J. Stephenson J. C.M.C.
Personally appeared in Open Court W m Congrove Junior and made Oath, that he distinctly recollects, his Father being in the Army, and losing his Coat & Blankets, that he has always remembered the circumstances although a small boy when it happened, and has often heard it talked of by his father and older brother, that he is about 58 years of age as near as he can believe and understands, and has no hesitation in saying that his Father W m Congrove Senior was in the Revolutionary War. —
W m his mark Congrove Jun r Sworn & Subscribed in Open Court Teste J. Stephenson J. C.M.C.
I Isaac Morris of Wood County Virginia do State that I have been a practicing Lawyer in said County for the last twenty five years, — that I have known W m Congrove Senior for thirty years, although he has been absent from this State, apart of the time, yet I have no reason to doubt any statement he might make in relation to his services in the Revolution nor have I ever heard any thing against his moral honesty, — I also believe him to be eighty years of age, as he was an old man when I first knew him. —
Given under my hand this 17 th Dec r 1833 Isaac Morris
I hereby certify that I have known W m Congrove since 21 years ago, and have never heard but that he was an honest old man and his word to be relied on — Given under my hand this 17 th Dec r 1833 A. Samuels

I do hereby certify that I have known W m Congrove Sen d about 14 years past, and have no hesitation in saying he is considered by his neighbors an honest upright old man, - I have heard of W m — San d often but never heard any thing against him Given under my hand this 16 th Nov r 1833 Elisha Simms
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states — And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Congrove Jr. (whose affidavit is filed with the petition) is a resident of this County, and is entitled to full Credit, and the certificates signed by Isaac Marris, Abraham Samuels and Elisha Simms are Gent. who reside in this County — and are creditable persons — and that their Statements severally are entitled to full Credit, —
State of Virginia } Wood County } ss John Stephenson Jr. Clerk of the County Court of Wood County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Congrove for a pension. —
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at the Court House of said County this Twenty fourth day of December Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty three and in the fifty eighth year of the Commonwealth. —
John Stephenson Jr.

William Congreve. — Pen
Wood County
of Franklin

William Congrove, Son? One has drawn $60.
I the undersigned William Congrove, in pursuance of the requisitions of the Secretary of War, give the following statement of my age and services as a soldier in the war of the Rebel- to wit - I am in my 82 nd year of age as of the date of this paper - I lived in Prince William County Virginia - some time during the war of the Rebellions, but I can't tell in what year, nor how old I was. - I enlisted under Capt. Richard Riley of Fauquier county for six months, & received "twenty dollars bounty money" - Capt. Riley marched his company about 40 men from Fauquier county to "Harpers Ferry, and from there" to the "Schuylkill river, in Jersey State." I can't recollect what town I passed through on my way from "Harpers Ferry" to the Schuylkill. - my company had no particular station, it was moving up & down the Schuylkill continually, in these movements we passed no towns - Capt. Riley went & returned with us. I think it was in the winter time near Christmas when I marched from here & returned. "near the next fall" I was six months in active service. I found my services by my son William who was not long when I was in service. - I had one child at the time I went into service, but he is dead. Many of Prentice went with me - I gave him the same statement I now give - I swore to my services in court. Prentice drew all my money. - he has paid me only twenty dollars. - This I had to take in the court. In the struggle of which I hereby subscribe my name Decr. 22. 1834 William X Congrove Mark J.W. Steele
William Congrove in the as man was present when the foregoing statement was given - who states that he recollects distinctly when his father went into service -

- on being reminded that he was not then in being - he replied, that he supposed, that it must have been his father's services against the "whiskey boys" he recollected.
Peter Anderson, aged 77 yrs. a neighbor of Congreve, and has known him 20 yrs. - has had frequent conversation with Congreve, on the subject of the Revolutionary War, in all of which Congreve told him (Anderson) that he had never been in any service. - that he was a "Mora's Man" but had never been called into service.
Mr. Stear. & Mr. Beckwith. Gentlemen of character & integrity, say, they have known Congreve for many years - that he is a man of bad character, has a notorious beard, and that such is his general character.
Hoosier.
W. G. Gilmore Sept. 22. 1834
Note. In addition to the foregoing evidence, which is enclosed against Congreve. - I will state in addition, that his confusion, & evasion, & contradictory statements, come conclusive to my mind that he is an arrant impostor, and such is the opinion of all with whom I have conversed on the subject.
W. G. Gilmore