Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S-, William Henderson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Henderson, William
S —
CONTENTS
Dorcas Henderson, widow of above soldier, was pensioned as former widow of John Lowery, Va., W. 14896

Mrs. Dora Henderson The widow of this person has been allowed a pension under act of July 1836 & 3 March 1837 on account of services of her husband - Edward John Jones.
to the Pension 18 Sept 1821
5446
Virginia
William Henderson Private.
Virginia Line - 1776 - 14 months.
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 17 th of August , 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of Jan'y 1819 and delivered to the pensioner.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818  \frac{12}{31}  4.93 93 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 15 th Mar. 1819  48.00
Died 1834
$52.93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Fairfax County
Continued 4 Sep 1819

District of Fairfax County, ss.
On this 17 th day of August 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the  the Court of said County , Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said district, personally appears Wm Henderson aged 58 years, resident in said County , in the said district , who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he the said Wm Henderson enlisted in the 10 th Penna Key Stone Battery in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain
Thomas West of the Continental Army ; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the 1 st Nov r 1776 until April 1778 , when he was discharged from service in consequence of his being an invalid at Valley Forge  in the State of Pennsylvania  that he was in the Battle of
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. And Charles Lewis Broadwater 1 st Lieutenant to said Company Sworn to and declared before me  the Court the day and year aforesaid. When Charles Lewis Broadwater 1 st Lieutenant to said Company also swore to the above mentioned facts before the said Court.
The Court  to my satisfaction Judges &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Wm Henderson did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy in a necessitous Circumstance and now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before us to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Aug 17 th — 1818
N o Ratcliffe Presiding Justice

The Commonwealth of Virginia to wit
I William Hops Clerk of the County Court of Friesae in the Commonwealth aforesaid do hereby certify that at a Court held for the said County the 17 th day of August in the year 1818 the within declaration and affidavit of William Henderson and Charles T. Broadwater were made in open Court and that Richard Hatchiffe who has certified and subscribed his name to the same, was at the time of the making the said declarations and affidavits and the subscribing of the same the presiding Justice or Judge of the said Court being a Court of record within the County and Commonwealth aforesaid.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 17 day of September 1818 and in the 43 rd year of the Commonwealth
W. Hops

Rec. Copy July 1821. Doctor
455.
Wm Henderson's
Declaration of war
5/14/6.
Con. J. L. E.
Fairfax C. H. Virg a

Virginial to wit
I William Moss Clerk of the County Court of Fauquier in the Commonwealth of Virginial aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing Declaration Schedule and Affidavits are true Copies from the Record of proceedings and files of the said Court, And I do further Certify that it was the Opinion of the said Court at the time the Declaration and Schedule aforesaid was made Subscribed and Sworn to that the said William Henderson was possessed of no other property except bedding and clothing that what is contained in the Schedule and that the value of the said property is fairly estimated and does not exceed Twenty Seven dollars Fifty two and a half Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my Office this 11 th July 1821 and in the 45 th year of the Commonwealth
W. Moss

Original to wit.
On this 19th day of June 1821 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Fairfax William Henderson aged Sixty five years Resident in the said County who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: He enlisted in Fairfax County in the State of Virginia on the 6th November 1776 under Captain Thomas West in the 10th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Edward Stephens, Virginia line and Marched on to Baltimore from thence to Philadelphia and was discharged in the Spring of the year 1779 at the encampment at Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania all of which will more fully appear by his Declaration of record in the Department of War bearing date the 17th August 1818 whereupon he received a Certificate of pension bearing date the 19th January 1819 and numbered 54 and numbered 5446. And I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift Sale or in any manner disposed of any property or part thereof with intent thereby 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 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, I also declare that I was not tied to any trade but have generally supported myself in the best manner possible and have occasionally followed the Business of a physician although I have not been tied to that occupation, nor have I any Diplomas which occupation I was compelled to resort to on account of my advanced age and bodily indispositions and infirmities, and during the American Revolution when I was in the Service of my Country, I lost the Use of

My left arm but it has since been resuscitated in a small degree that I am entirely blind in one eye and defective in the other, that some time in the year 1804 I got married, but me and my wife have since parted and she lives now in Alexandria who should not contribute to my support if she was able, that I have only two children, one named Sarah and is now living in Tennessee and a son living in Fairfax County who is unable to contribute in any manner to my support - My son in Fairfax is named John and is about 25 years of age.
This Wm H Henderson mark
Sworn to and declared in open court on the day and year above mentioned.
H. H. [Signature]
Schedule Of the Goods and effects of William Henderson a Revolutionary pensioner.
   One Mare valued at $30.00   One Saddle " 0.12 1/2   an old Sack " 0.25   an iron pot and Dutch Oven " 1.00   four earthen Medical Jugs " 0.64   3 pewter plates " 0.25   old razors " 0.25   old gun with a crack on each side. 0.01   a Felt due from Geo M. Hunter 45.00   $77.52 1/2  
This Wm H Henderson mark
Sworn to in court on the 19 June 1821
H. H. [Signature]

July 14, 1932
John Towers-W.14896 XXXXXXXXXXXX BA-J/REL
Mrs. H.W. Schroeder 30 South Main Street Paris, Texas
Dear Madam:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W. 14896, based upon the military service of John Towers in that war.
John Towers was in the battles of Trenton, Brandywine and Monmouth; no details of this service are given. He enlisted in February, 1779, served as a private in Captains Hamilton's and Marbury's Companies, Colonel George Gibson's Virginia Regiment, and was discharged May 16, 1783.
The soldier married June 22, 1780, near Williamsburg, Virginia, Dorcas Godfrey. She was sometimes called Darcy.
He died December 25, 1803, in Fairfax County, Virginia, and in about six months after his death, his widow married William Henderson, of Fairfax County, Virginia, who died in November, 1834 or in 1835.
Dorcas Henderson was allowed pension on account of the services of her former husband, John Towers, on her application executed March 28, 1837, at which time she was aged seventy-six years and resided in Washington, D.C. at the home of her son-in-law, Abraham Butler; the name of Abraham Butler's wife is not designated. Said Dorcas also lived at one time in Alexandria, state not given.
RB — She died February 3, 1841.
Three children of John and Dorcas are referred to : Margaret or Peggy, the wife of John Simms; Nancy and Polly Towers. In 1847, Margaret Simms and Ann Simms were referred to as the heirs of John Towers, John Towers, and in same year, Margaret Simms and A. Simms, made affidavit that John Towers was their father.
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William Henderson Certificate No.5446
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension of William Henderson, Certificate No.5446, on account of his services in that war.
William Henderson enlisted in Fairfax County, Virginia, November 6, 1776, served as a private in Captain Thomas West's Company, Colonel Edward Stevens' Tenth Virginia Regiment and was discharged in April, 1778, or in the spring of 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 17, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-eight years and resided in Fairfax County, Virginia.
HB He died in 1834.
The soldier married in 1804. The name of his wife is not stated in his claim for pension. In 1821, he stated that she was living in Alexandria, state not given and that he had two children, a daughter, Sarah, living in the state of Tennessee, and a son, John, then aged twenty-five years and residing in Fairfax County, Virginia. Since John was born prior to 1804, and the age of Sarah is not stated, no definite statement can be made in regard to their mother as no reference was made to a former marriage of the soldier.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILDE Assistant to Administrator.

Mrs Henderson ba. at March 18, 1818 to what time paid ~
P. Offin. (March 30. 1818)
p o to 4 Sep 1834 JH

MRS. H. W. SCHROEDER 30 SOUTH MAIN STREET PARIS, TEXAS
June 8 th 1932
Rev Pension Dept Washington D.C.
Dear Sir-
Will you kindly tell me if the Pension Dept Records the names of either John or William or 4 Henderson of Fairfax Co. Va. if so Will you kindly give me any information whatever you may have of either or both names. Thanking you in advance for this infor

matrimony. I beg to remain Yours Truly Mrs H. C. Schroeder
30 So. Main St. Paris Texas.

July 14, 1932
BA-3/EE cur
Mrs. H.W. Schroeder 30 South Main Street Paris, Texas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John or William Henderson; Revolutionary War soldiers of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers of that war.
A careful search of the records has been made in your behalf and no record found of such claims having been made on account of the services of John Henderson, of Fairfax County, Virginia.
The record of William Henderson is furnished you herewith.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.