REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - ANSALEM BAILEY

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ANSALEM BAILEY - (File no. S. 37,702; certificate No. ) July 9, 1818, Ansalem 
Bailey makes affidavit before the presiding judges of the court of New Kent 
county, stating that he is 58 yrs, old and has been living in Hanover Co., Va., 
for the past three years, but prior to that he had always lived in new Kent Co., 
therefore, it was as a resident of New Kent Co., that he enlisted in the Rev. 
War as a private in the Infantry Co., of Capt. Abner Crump of New Kent Co., in 
Col.. George Gibson's Regt. of Va. Line, for 3 yrs. service. He served his full 
term and was discharged at Philadelphia, Pa. He was in the battles of Monmouth, 
Stoney Point, Fowler's Hook and White Marsh where he was taken prisoner with 
several other Americans. Mostly through his planning they made their escape and 
joined their Gen. (Muhlenburg) at Valley Forge. He received a wound in the calf 
of the leg at Monmouth. He was also at Yorktown during the siege by the united 
armies of France and America.

The signatures of the judges who presided at New Kent Co., Court that day appear 
on this paper and are: John H. Christian, John L. Poindexter, Jno.S.Webb and Wm. 
Douglass.

A pension of $96. a year was granted Mch. 22, 1819, but was stopped under Act of 
May 1820.

In June 1820 this soldier made a new application for pension; again appeared in 
the Court of New Kent County and affirmed that his service had been in the 
Continental Line. At this date he was 62 yrs. of age and said he had a wife, 
Susannah Bailey aged 28 yrs., and 3 children viz: Rebecca aged 6, Martha aged 4 
and Ansalem aged 1 yrs. and a free boy aged 16, Bailey stated at this appearance 
that he enlisted Nov. 21, 1776 and served until Dec. 22, 1779.

Mathew Higgins and Parks Martin, freeholders of the said county were directed to 
appraise Bailey's property, which was as follows: 1 grey mare at $10, bay colt 
$25, 1 heifer $5, cow and calf $15, 13 hogs of different sizes $20, 1 cart and 
plough $10; total $95.75.

The judges of New Kent Court signing at this date were: Robert Graves, Robert 
Christian, Jno. H. Christian and John L. Poindexter.

The pension was restored.

In 1830 Ansalem Bailey again applied for a pension stating that he had lost his 
certificate. This application was drawn in Hanover Co., Va. before Judge Ed. B. 
Crenshaw. Bailey then said he was 70 years old and had a wife and 7 small 
children.

The affidavit of Peter Francisco of Buckingham Co., Va, (then Sergt. at Arms of 
the House of Delegates) states that he and Ansalem Bailey were comrades at 
Stoney Point, Monmouth and Mud Island and that Bailey was a good and brave 
soldier.

The affidavit of Capt. Peter Foster also is attached, and states that he and 
Bailey were together in several engagements and that he well knew they were 
serving in the Continental Line. This paper also was drawn before Judge E. B. 
Crenshaw of Hanover Co., Va.

The affidavit of J. Marshall states that he is sure Bailey served in the war 
although they were not together in the army.

Capt. A. V. Crump signed a voucher stating Ansalem Bailey was in his Co., of 
1st, Va. Regt.; enlisted 21 Nov. 1776 and served until 22 Dec. 1889.

Rev. John B. Clopton and Carrell Fleming Chappell testified that Bailey then 
lived in their neighborhood and was truthful.

A letter filed with these papers and dated 1. 12, 1830 and signed by J. H. Eaton 
(Secy. of War) says: An Act passed Oct. 1777 by the State of Virginia discloses 
that "Col. George Gibson's Regt. shall be placed on Continental establishment in 
lieu of the 9th Regt. which was captured at Germantown.

Wm. H. Richardson, a notary public of City of Richmond, Va., certified a paper 
for Ansalem Bailey and it was witnessed by J. W. Pleasants, May 20, 1830.