Virginia State Pensioners, 1785; William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 1 Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** List of State Pensioners William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 1. (Jul., 1911), pp. 11-15. Page 11. LIST OF STATE PENSIONERS.* COUNCIL CHAMBER, OCTOBER 20, 1785. Gentlemen: -- The Act of Assembly passed this last session for further continuing the Act concerning pensioners, directs the courts of the several counties within this commonwealth to make, to the Executive returns respecting the bodily abilities of all persons receiving annual pensions from the public, distinguishing those who are proper objects to be continued on the list. Conceiving it possible that there are many of the list unknown to the several Courts, and seeing the obstacles in consequence thereof to a strict and efficacious inquiry into their respective conditions, I have caused an accurate list of them to be struck off, and do herewith forward one to you, that thereby you may see in what proportion they add to the burthen of taxes, and that by having their names your inquiries may be facilitated. I need not undertake to prove the good that will result from a strict examination into the conditions of the Pensioners, and making proper and punctual returns thereof to the Executive, nothing being more evident than the advantage of lessening the public debt. I could wish to have a return as soon as possible after the receipt hereof, and that afterwards you make returns punctually in the months of April and May annually, as directed by the act of October, 1782, concerning Pensioners. In these returns it will be well to specify who are dead, and the intermarriage of widows. I am, Gentlemen. Your obedient humble servant, P. HENRY. ___________________________________________________________________ *These papers are owned by Mr. George Preston Coleman, of Williamsburg. Page 12. A LIST OF PENSIONERS. Askew, James L1200 Burk Matthew 1200 Andrews, William, Brandon, William 2000 Serjt. 3600 Barrett Amey, wid of a Adkinson, Wm. 1000 sailing master 45126 Amox, Matthew 1200 Barnes, Delia 6000 Alford, Jacob 500 Bennett, Charles 2500 Angel, John 1200 Buntain, Alexander 1200 Aken, John 1200 Cakely Catherine 1200 Branam, Thos., Serjt. 1800 Childs, Edwards 500 Brown, George 1200 Chew, Larkin 4000 Bradley, Wm., Serjt. 1800 Criddle, William 1200 Bradford, Elizabeth 1200 Cumpton, Archibald 1200 Beckham, Robert, 2400 Crox, Barcley 2400 Bedolph ----, wid. 1200 Consolver, John 2400 Andrews, Wm., Serjt. 3600 Chambers, James 2400 Burton, John 500 Crawley, Elizabeth 1000 Baker, Thomas 1000 Campbell, Jas., Lieut. 4800 Brown, Thomas 1200 Corbett, John 1200 Blackburn, Benjamin 2000 Caldwell, John 1200 Burns, Jane 2000 Cook, Mary 1200 Braughton, William 1200 Combs, Francis 1200 Barber, William 1200 Chew, John, Lieut. 4800 Black, George 1200 Cardiff, Miles 1200 Bawney, Alexander 1200 Cunningham, James 1200 Barbee, Benjamin 1200 Clarke, Thos., Serjt. 3600 Baker, Rowland 1200 Cusick, John 1200 Birchett, Edward, Commock, William 1200 Corp. Cav'y. 1800 Cureton, James 1500 Barrett, William, Capt. Campbell, Rebecca 10800 Cav'y 9000 Carr, Elizabeth 1200 Belvin, Lewis 1500 Collins, Peter 1200 Birchett, Robert 1200 Cook, Elizabeth 1200 Blair, William 1000 Conner, Lawrence 1200 Banks, John 1200 Clendenen, Robert 1000 Bremegen, Patrick 1200 Clarke, Eve 1200 Page 13. Camron, Catharine 1200 Gilmer, Samuel 1200 Davenport, James 2400 Glasgow, Patrick 1200 Davis, Ann 1200 Gen, Thomas 4000 Dent, Arthur 500 Haines, Sarah 1500 Dickinson, John Capt. 5000 Hunt, Samuel 1200 Duncan, Mary 1200 Hines, William 1200 Davis, Martha 1200 Hilpenstone, Catherine 2000 Danally, Elizabeth 1200 Hightower, Thos. 1200 Duncanson, Jas. Lieut 4000 Hughes, John 3600 Dudley, Banks, Serjt. 1800 Hil, William 1200 Dickenson, William 2400 Hogan, William 1200 Davis, Thomas 1500 Holmes, Benj., Capt. 14400 Durham, James 1200 Hume, William 1200 Davis, Abraham 1200 Hays, Anne 1200 Duncan, Mary 1200 Hawkins, Lucy Edmundson, P. James 2400 Hawkins, Sarah Pensions Ford, James 500 Hawkins, Moses Expired. Ferrill, Dennis 1200 Hawkins, William Fender, Frederick 1200 Harfield, Agnus 1200 Foster, Cosby 3000 Hardin, Francis, Dead. ---- Fisher, Frederick 1200 Hite, George, Lieut. 6000 Fenn, Thomas, Lieut. 6000 Halfpeny, John 1200 Field, Abraham 1000 Hoy, Catherine 1800 Fry, Benjamin 3600 Irwine, Peggy 1200 Groom, John 1200 Joyce, Richard 1200 Griffith, Griffin 1200 Jones, William 1200 Gerrard, Elias 1200 Jones, Alexander 1200 Gray, Francis 2400 Jones, Elizabeth 1200 Green, Andrew 1200 Jameson, John, Serjt. 1800 Green, John, Colonel 13500 Jordan, Thomas 1200 Groggotty, Bridgett 1200 Joliff, Mary 4800 Griffith, Martin 2400 Jones, Harrison 1200 Garner, Joseph 500 Kinsor, Michael 1200 Goode, Archibald 1200 Kirkpatrick, Samuel 1500 Goodwin, Edward 500 Keeling, James 500 Gordon, Albon, Serjt. King, John 2400 Cavalry 5400 Lewis, Edward 1000 Page 14. Lovell, Elizabeth 4800 Meecham, Rebekah 1200 Linton, Michael, 1200 Maddox, Mathew, 1200 Levi, Judah 1200 Moseley, Martha 600 Leach, Andrew 1200 Mahone, Flawrence 1200 Leagh, Richard 1200 Nettle, Abraham 1200 Long, Robert 2400 O'Neal, John 2400 Lucas, Elizabeth 1200 Owen, Anne 1500 M'Cleneham, Katey 2500 Pitman, George Serjt. 1800 Morris, John 1200 Penticost, William 1200 M'Carthy, Dennis 2400 Parmer, William 1500 M'Kenny, John 1000 Poe, Samuel 500 Mathews, Anne 1200 Petit, George 1200 Murphy, James 2400 Painter, Anne 1200 Miller, Jacob 2400 Price, Jacob 1200 M'Cue, William 1200 Parchment, Peter 1200 Morgan, John 1200 Quillon, Robert 2400 Mason, Peter 1200 Reading, Robert 1200 M'Govern, Eliener 1200 Riddle, Richard 500 Morgan, Francis, 1200 Reynolds, Arthur 1200 M'Guire, Wm., Lieut. 6000 Rice, Hannah 1200 Mase, Joseph 1000 Rowland, Susannah 1200 Murdock, Martha 1200 Ryan, John 1200 M'Clenen, John 1200 Rowland, Nathan 1200 Mercer, Wm. son of Rose, Pattie 1200 Gen. 7500 Stephens, Smith 1200 Macrill, James 1200 S . .vey, Sarah 1200 Martin, Alexander 1200 Stevenson, Nancy 13500 M'Carty, Mary 1200 Shackelford, John 1200 Moore, William 1200 Slipwash, Elizabeth 1200 Miles, Joseph 1200 Stadner, John 1200 M'Govern, William 1200 Seemster, John 1200 Miller, Judith 1200 Smith, John 1200 Murphey, Martin 1800 Shepherd, William 7100 Moody, Blanks 1200 Simmons, Wm. Serjt. 1500 M'Daniel, Lucy 1200 Swene, William 500 Murry, Richard 1200 Shields, Charles 1200 Moseley, Elizabeth 1200 Spencer, Susanna 1200 Page 15 Scott, Joseph, Sen., White, Robert, Lieut 9600 Capt. 14400 Witt, Jesse 1200 Smith, James 1200 Wair, John 1300 Smith, John 1200 Wilson, Archer 2400 Selden, Samuel, Wine, Jacob 1200 Lieut., 4800 Williams, James 1200 Samon, Jesse 2400 Wilkins, Nathaniel 2400 Trent, Thomas, Serjt. 3600 Welch, John 500 Terry, Stephen 1200 Wyatt, Thomas, Expired, Taylor, James 1200 Wallace, Hugh, Serjt. 3600 Tapp, William 1200 Woodford, Mary 22500 Turvey, William 2400 Watkins, Joseph 1200 Tipp, Mary 1200 Wilburn, William 1200 Taylor, Richard, Capt. Wilkerson, Sarah 1200 Navy 7557 Yeager, John 1200 Tharp, John 1200 ______ Toomey, Elizabeth 1200 L4854 181