REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AFFIDAVIT - ROBERT HOGSHIRE

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Hogshire, Robert                 Pen. 199               1787-1805
Soldier-9th Virginia Regiment
Accomack County

Widow: Agnes

Also See also: Bousch, Goodrich--Bloxom, Charles--Groten,John

At a quarter session held in Accomack County November 28 1787

  Ordered it be certified that Agnes Hogshire an Inhabitant of this County is 
the Widow of a certain Robert Hogshire, a poor soldier who died in the 
Continental Service and that she is in indigent circumstances.
  Teste: Littleton Savage, C 

  I do certify that the widow Agnes Hogshire has several children. 
  Edmund Curtis


  I do with the advice of the Council hereby certify that Agnes Hogshire, widow 
of Robert Hogshire who was a private in the 9th Virginia Regiment and died in 
the service of the United States is allowed the sum of eight pounds yearly which 
allowance is to commence from the 1st day of January 1787.  Given  under my hand 
as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, at Richmond, this 1st day of 
January, 1787.  
T. Meriwether                               Signed: Edm. Randolph

Ordered that it be certifed that Margery Groten, Agnes Hogshire and Comfort 
Bloxom were continued on the pension list with their former allowance for the 
last and present years.   It is ordered that the sheriff pay unto Margery Groten 
the sum of 24 pounds and to John Custis for Comfort Bloxom and Agnes Hogshire 
the sum of 16 pounds each for their pensions respectively for the years 1801 
(crossed out) and 1802, it appearing to the Court that the said John Custis had 
exepended (expended) the aforesaid sums of money for their support and 
maintenance.  Teste: Littleton Savage C D C.

Pensions: A. Hogshire--$26.66--C. Blosom $26.14=$52.  Expense of w/pension in 
the name of H. Custis.        J. C.

11th Jan. 1806: Comfort Bloxom-26.66--Margery Groten-$40--Agnes Hogshire-$26.66, 
pension 1803.


At a Court held in Accomack County November 25 1805:  It is ordered to be 
certified to the Executive that Agnes Hogshire, late a penshioner of this State 
now deceased, has departed this life on the first day of October last.  Thomas 
Wise C A C