Wilkes County, NC - William Doss Revolutionary War Pension, 1832

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January 29, 1937

Judge W.A. Doss
Monticello
Illinois

Dear Sir:

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in 
Revolutionary War pension claim W.9404 based upon the military
service in that war of William Doss.

William Doss was born in Buckingham County, Virginia in May,
1764. The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Buckingham County, William Doss enlisted in
1780, served as a private in Captain Mosely's Virginia Company
and guarded prisoners at Albemarle Barracks; length of service
three months; he enlisted in December 1780, served as a private
in Captain John Chambers' Company, Colonel Holcombe's Virginia
Regiment, was in the battle of Guilford Court House and was 
discharged in the spring of 1781, having served three months;
the following summer he was again called into service, went to
Yorktown, served in Captain Miller's Virginia Company, was at
the seige and surrender of Cornwallis and served three months.

After the Revolution, he resided in Buckingham County, Virginia
for a time, then moved to Franklin County, Georgia and lived a
few years, returned to Buckingham County, Virginia, remained
only a short time, then moved to Wilkes County, North Carolina;
thence to Buncombe County, North Carolina; thence to Wayne County,
Kentucky; thence to Overton (that part which was later Fentress)
County, Tennessee. He lived also at one time in Jacksborough,
Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 
1832 while a resident of Fentress County, Tennessee.

He died September 18, 1833 in said Fentress County, Tennessee.

The soldier married, year not shown, in Haywood County, North
Carolina, Nancy Brown. Both were then of Buncombe County, North
Carolina. The date and place of birth of Nancy and the names
of her parents are not shown.

Nancy, widow of William Doss, was allowed pension on her 
application executed October 2, 1853, while residing in Fentress 
County, Tennessee and aged fifty-nine years. In 1855 she gave 
her age as sixty-five years.

May 23, 1857, Nancy Doss, widow of William Doss, applied for
the bounty land which was due on account of the service of her
husband in the Revolutionary War. She was then a resident of 
Fentress County, Tennessee. She was granted one hundred sixty
acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 80029, under the Act of
March 3, 1855.

In order to obtain information in regard to the location of
the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of
the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and
furnish that official with the number of the warrant, the
acreage and the act under which said warrant was issued.

It was stated that William and Nancy Doss reared a family of
children. The following are the only names given:

Fany Doss, oldest daughter
Euniss Doss born about 1824
Sally Doss born about 1830
William D. Doss born May 3, 1833. In 1857 he was living in
     Fentress County, Tennessee

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death
of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Nancy Doss, widow of 
William Doss (W.9404), you should address The Comptroller
General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this
city, and cite the following data:

Nancy Doss, widow of William Doss, Certificate No. 6285, issued
November 11, 1857, rate $30 per annum, commenced February 15,
1853, Act of February 3, 1853, Tennessee (Nashville) Agency.

Source: HeritageQuest Online

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