Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38764, Peter Gregg, Continental Virginia Agency And Residence

SERVICE
Continental
Gregg, Peter
NUMBER
S. 38764
CONTENTS
Virginia agency and residence

Virginia. Peter Gregg, of 17. 852 Prince Edward Co: Virg a Private Col o Bland's — reg t Cavalry, 1 st line, two years. Continental In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 26. of September, 1820.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6. of Oct r 1820. and sent to Branch J: Worsham, agent, Prince Edward C. b. Va.
4 th Sept 1820 $: 42.36 portion of Semi-ann l allow e } $: 42.36 to 4. March, 1821. } 5 mo. 5/30 } Revolutionary claims, & 4/31. } Act 18th March, 1818, and 1 st May, 1820
L. Lang 8. 1820

17, 456.
Peter Gregg, Prince Edward Co. Va. 26. September, 1820.
Col. Bland's regimt. Cavalry, Virg. line, 1776 to 1778.
found on the rolls.
Adm d
No property.
Branch J. Worsham, ag. Prince Edward Co. h: V. 4. October, 1820.

New case. 17.456.
for Peter Gregg.
residence not stated.
Branch J. Washam, Esq. atty C. Co Prince Earl Co Virginia —
James Edward Otto post office —
Recd: 4 October. 1820

Virginia at a Superior Court of Law held for Prince Edward County the 26 th day of September 1820. —
Peter Gregg exhibited in Court a declaration for a pension stating that he has no estate either real or personal, & took the oath prescribed by an act of Congress passed the 1 st day of May 1820, in addition to an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, which is ordered to be certified. —
and which declaration is in the words following to wit:
District of Virginia and County of Prince Edward to wit. on this 26 th day of September 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the district and county aforesaid, Peter Gregg, aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the pension made by the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and 1 st of May 1820, that he the said Peter Gregg enlisted for the term of two years on the day of in the year of 1776, in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Capt. John Watts in the 1 st Regiment of Light Dragoons, commanded by Colonel Theodorick Bland in the line of the State of Virginia, on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until 1778 when he was discharged from the said service in December, in the State of Virginia at Winchester. That he was in the Battle of Brandywine, German Town and Monmouth, and that he has no other evidence now on his power of his said services except the Certificate of Capt. John Watts herewith forwarded. — and in pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or

in any manner dispose of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress 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 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. —
The declarant has no property whatever either real or personal, neither has the declarant any family, the declarant has heretofore been employed as an overseer, but has now no occupation whatever, by which to be supported that he now lives on the bounty of one of his friends for the inconsiderable services he can return. —
Peter his Gregg mark
Sworn to in open Court, in the Superior Court of Law for Prince Edward County in Virginia the 28th day of September 1820. by Peter Gregg.
J. W. Wortham Clerk
The following is the Certificate of John Watts referred to. — I do certify that Peter Gregg enlisted in the first Company of light dragoons, then commanded by Col. Theodoric Bland in the year 1776, and served until December 1778 the term for which he enlisted, was then discharged at Winchester Virginia, during his continuance in service his conduct was orderly and discharged the duties assigned him faithfully as far as my recollection serves me. Given under my hand this 19th day of May 1820. —
John Watts formerly a Captain in the 1st Regt L. D.

I Francis J. Worsham clerk of the Superior Court of Law for Prince Edward County in Virginia, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and also the affidavit of John Wall as copied, is also truly copied. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this 30th day of September 1820. —
F. J. Worsham B.L.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
14.38764
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Peter Gregg a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 Dec. 1778 Pvt. John Watts Theodorick Bland 1 st Regt. Left Dragoons Va.                                                                 
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown & Red Bank Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Virginia Date of application for pension, Sept 26, 1820 His ch. was at Residence at date of application, Prince Edward Co. Va. Age at date of application, 77 years Died Jan 8, 1820 *
Remarks: ✓
* from Agnes book
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
{In 1820 he said he had no family}

Pr. Edward C.W. 30 Sep
Free
The Secretary for the war department
Declaration for a pension in the case of Peter Gregg.
Washington City. —

Communicate to Peter Gugg, or the Clerk of Prince Edw d info bank, post office Prince Edward 6/12. Varg as
J. B. Worsham. —

38764
INVALID.
Rev
1914 May 27 Hist. Soc. Mrs. E. M. Dunlap V. Sec. 1917 June 18 Hist. Soc. for 2 days
File No. 38,764
Peter Fugg His Per Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 203
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ansonville, N. C.
21 May 1914
Department of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear sirs,
One Peter Gregg or Grigg, a Revolutionary War soldier enlisted from Virginia received a pension and will you please tell me what information he gave of himself when applying for pension and thank you very much.
Yours very sincerely (Mrs.) J. M. Dunlap

Washington, D.C., June 9, 1917. Dear Sir:
I want to join the Sons of American Revolution and would like to know what you know of the record of my ancestor - Peter Gregg, Prince Edward County Virginia, Revolutionary War. See, of War, 1835, Pen. 292.
In book of Virginia Revolutionary Soldiers, p. 190 Capitol Library is the of his record.
Resp.
Joseph D. Krofer, # 607 Louisiana Av. N.W., Room 4, Washington, D.C.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Gregg Robert GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9441 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 7, 1794 to Sam. King, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.