The Deceased.

The men an women on this list have died and left someone behind and family members who were left behind would ask for what she or he had coming before he or she passed. Some would ask for relief for their children or there self, and others bounty land or pensions and &c. By asking, these ancestors of ours left a treasure trove of information.

Some of these names will have more information then others. The information that can be found in these petitions are; Wife and children names, Date of death, States and county’s, Rank and regiments, and other family members. Below you will find two examples of the kind of information you may receive.

Note. If you see a name you would like information on you write to me, my address can be found in my profile.
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Example 1.

AN ACT
FEBRUARY 25, l865.

Granting a pension to Sophia Brooke Taylor, widow of the late Major Francis Taylor.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to place the name of Sophia Brooke Taylor, widow of the late Francis Taylor, major of the first regular United States artillery, who died of yellow fever while in command of the post at Fort Brown, Texas, on the twelfth day of October, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, upon the pension roll, at the same rate of pay which he would have been entitled to if he had been totally disabled at the time of his death, for and during the period of her natural life or widowhood.

Passed the House of Representatives February 24, 1865.
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Example 2.

A Bill.
March 8, 1816.

confirming certain lands in the county of Arkansas, in the Missouri Territory, to the heirs of Elisha Winter, deceased, to the heirs of William Winter, deceased, and to Gabriel Winter.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That of the land conceded to Elisha Winter and sons, William and Gabriel, by grant, dated the twenty-seventh day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, by the baron Carondelet, Governor General, &c. &c. of the Province of Louisiana, by concession of that date, situate in the late district of Arkansas, in the then province of Louisiana, by which concession there was granted to Elisha Winter one thousand arpents square of land, to William Winter five hundred arpents square, and to Gabriel Winter five hundred arpents square, there be, and hereby is confirmed unto the heirs of Elisha Winte eighty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three arpents, and thirty-three hundredths, to be surveyed in a square at the south-east corner of the tract granted to the said Elisha Winter, deceased; and a like quantity in a square at the south-west corner of the tract granted to William Winter be, and is hereby confirmed to the heirs of William Winter, deceased; and a like quantity at the north end of the tract granted to Gabriel Winter be, and is hereby confirmed unto the said Gabriel Winter.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the principal deputy surveyor for the Territory of Missouri to survey, or cause to be surveyed, under his direction, the several tracts of land above confirmed, and to return a plat and certificate of each tract to the commissioner of the general land office: and thereupon patents shall issue for the several tracts of land in like manner as is provided by law for patents to issue for lands purchased of the United States: Provided, nevertheless, that nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as to give additional strength to the claims of the residue of said tracts of land.
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1. Apollos Cooper, late a lieutenant in the Virginia continental line.

2. Francis Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel infantry.

3. Thomas Knowlton, Lieutenant Colonel of the Revolutionary War.

4. Lathrop Allen, Captain of the continental establishment.

5. John Marks, Captain Virginia continental establishment.

6. John De Treville, Captain South Carolina of the continental establishment.

7. Crocker Sampson, Lieutenant of the Massachusetts continental establishment.

8. James Purvis, Captain of the Revolutionary War.

9.Tarlton Woodson, Major.

10. Doctor Charles Taylor, Surgeon of the Revolutionary War.

11. James Conway, Lieutenant, Virginia continental line of the Revolutionary War.

12. William Hendricks, Captain in the Revolutionary War.

13. John Winston, Captain on Virginia continental line of the Revolutionary War.

14. Presley Thornton, Captain on the continental line of the Revolutionary War.

15. Garland Burnley, Captain of Virginia continental line of the Revolutionary War.

16. James Burton, Captain of Virginia continental line of the Revolutionary War.

17. Thomas Cooke, Captain of Pennsylvania continental line of the Revolutionary War.

18. Tarpley White, Captain of Virginia continental line of the Revolutionary War.

19. Francis Eppes, Lieutenant Colonel of the Revolutionary War.

20. William Gregory, Captain in the Revolutionary War.

21. Nathan Lamme, Captain in the Revolutionary War.

22. Tarlton Woodson, Major in the Revolutionary War.

23. James Broadus, Ensign in the Revolutionary War.

24. Benjamin Burch, Sergeant in the Revolutionary War.

25. Edward Wade, Lieutenant, Virginia continental line of the Revolutionary War.

26. Doctor David Gould, Surgeon of the continental army.

27. John March, Ordinary Seamen.

28. Henry Morfit, Lieutenant of Pennsylvania continental line of the Revolutionary War.

29. William Russwurm, in the Revolutionary War.

30. Daniel Duval, Captain on Virginia continental line of the Revolutionary War.

31. John Wallace Captain, Pennsylvania.

32. William Emerson, Surveyor.

33. Edwin Lorrain, Naval Officer.

34. John Beardon .

35. Daniel Williams,Captain, North Carolina continental line of the Revolutionary War.

36. John Barnes, Lieutenant in the Virginia continental line of Revolutionary Army.

37. Everard Meade, Major in the continental line of Revolutionary War.

38. Nicholas Vreeland.

39. James Huey, of South Carolina, of Revolutionary War.

40. Joseph Jeans, 1812.

41. James Morrison.

42. Samuel Bene Lincoln.

43. Benjamin Goodwin, Revolutionary War.

44. Henry Richardson, navy.

45. Nathaniel Irish, Captain of the continental army.

46. Joseph Torrey, a Major of the revolutionary army.

47. Arnold Henry Dohrman, 1780.

48. Richard Livingston, Lieutenant Colonel.

49. Moses Hazen, Lieutenant on the British establishment.

50. John Rmsay, surgeon in the Virginia line of the continental army.

51. Peter Helpenstein, Major of the Virginia continental line.

52. John Jordan, captain in the continental line of the revolutionary army.

53. Michael Hogan, Navy Department.

54. Henry King, Maryland, revolutionary War.

55. Stephen Decatur, Captain Navy.

56. Thomas H. Boyles, Major in the revolutionary army.

57. Jesse J. Simpkins, of Norfolk, Virginia.

58. Jonathan Skinner, New Jersey.

59. Noel Soileau, Louisiana.

60. George S. Wise, Navy.

61. Amos Miller.

62. Moses Shepherd, Builder.

63. Samuel Neal.

64. Nicholas Hart, a Revolutionary soldier.

65. William Trapp.

66. James W. Lent, Quartermaster.

67. Cyrus Turner, Sioux Indians.

68. Nathan Lamme, Captain of the revolutionary War.

69. William Vause, Captain of the Virginia, continental line of the Revolutionary War.

70. James Burton, Captain of the Virginia, continental line of the Revolutionary War.

71. Lathrop Allen, Captain of the continental establishment.

72. Michael Fenwick, War of 1812.

73. Elisha L. Keen.

74. James Latham, Land.

75. Cornelius Manning, Slaves.

76. Horatio Boultbee, Mexico.

77. Tarpley White, Captain of the Virginia continental establishment.

78. Samuel Jones, Captain of the Virginia continental establishment.

79. John B. Ashe, Major in the Continental Army.

80. Daniel Piatt, Major in the New Jersey line of the continental army.

81. William Gregory, Captain continental army.

82. Thomas Cooke, Captain of the Pennsylvania line.

83. Baron De Kalb, Major General of the continental army.

84. Garland Burnley, captain in the Virginia line on continental establishment.

85. Samuel O. Pettus.

86. William Ferguson.

87. W. S. Derrick, a Clerk.

88. Presley Thornton, Captain in the continental line.

89. James Broadus.

90. Charles Williamson, Land.

91. John A. Frost, Navy.

92. James B. Armstrong.

93. Anthony G. Willis, War of 1812.

94. Martha Woodlief, Lieutenant Colonel in the Revolution.

95. Charles Porterfield.

96. Daniel Renner.

97. Edwin Lorraine, Navy.

98. Lathrop Allen, Captain in the continental line.

99. Tristram Coffin.

100. Sarah Crandall, Revolution pension.

Note. The following information is all I have on the following names. Those marked in ( Red ) are the deceased.

1. A memorial of John R. Edie, of Washington city, for himself and sister, sole representatives of John Edie, deceased, who was a lieutenant of the Pennsylvania line in the war of the Revolution, praying for one year's pay, with interest, to which their deceased ancestor was entitled;

2. The memorial of William Eichelberger of J., of the city of Baltimore, for himself and others, heirs of Barnet Eichelberger, deceased, who was a captain of the Pennsylvania line in the war of the Revolution, praying for one year's pay, with interest, due for the services.

3. A memorial of Henry Northup, of the city of Washington, attorney for the heirs of Barnet Eichelberger, deceased, who was a captain in Hartley's regiment of the Pennsylvania line in the war of the Revolution, praying for the bounty land to which the deceased was entitled for his services.

4. A petition of Abraham H. Wallace, and James Alexander, of Shelby county, and State of Kentucky, for themselves and other heirs of Lieutenant John Wallace, deceased, who was an Officer in the sixth Pennsylvania regiment in the war of the Revolution, praying for the payment of the services of their ancestor in that war.

5. A memorial of John Van Gover, of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, administrator of the estate of John Burke, deceased, of like import with the foregoing.

6. Lucy Wright, of the county of Nelson, in the State of Virginia, praying for a pension as the widow of Andrew Wright, deceased, for services rendered by him as a soldier in the revolutionary war.

7. A petition of Ann O. Wright, of the State of Virginia, executrix of Anna Byrd, deceased, praying for the payment to her of the balance of pension due to the heirs of said decedent.

8. Nancy King, of the county of Bedford, in the State of Virginia, praying for a pension as the widow of Jesse Tucker, deceased, her first, husband, for services rendered by him during the revolutionary war as a soldier;

9. A petition of Lucy Johnson, of the State of Missouri, widow of George Gooding, deceased, praying a pre-emption right in the purchase of a certain tract of land located and improved by her late husband.

10. A memorial of Lucy Johnson, of the State of Virginia, praying for the payment to her of the balance of pension due the heirs of her deceased mother, Sarah Victor, who was the widow of a revolutionary soldier.

11. A memorial of Isaac Beall, of Alleghany county, and State of Maryland, son of Thomas Beall, deceased, who was a captain in the American army in the war of the Revolution, praying compensation for the services of his deceased father in the revolutionary war.

12. Richard P. Herrick, a member of the House from the State of New York, died at his lodgings, in this city, on last Saturday evening; and, after a brief eulogium on the life, character, and public services of the deceased, moved the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, viz: Resolved, That this House has heard with deep emotion the annunciation of the death of the Hon. Richard P. Herrick, a member from the State of New York. Resolved, That this House tenders to the relatives of the deceased the expression of its sympathy on this affecting event; and as testimony of respect for the memory of the deceased, the members and officers of this House wilt go into mourning, by wearing crape on the left arm for thirty days.

13. Nominated William B. Shields, of the Mississippi Territory, to be Attorney of the United States, in said Territory. Was later Judge of said Territory died in 1823.

14. Taliaferro Livingston, late Marshal of the United States for the District of Alabama, for the maintenance of fifteen Africans, illegally imported into the United States, in the schooners Louisa and Marino, in one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

15. Harriet Pearce, widow of Dutee J. Pearce, deceased, praying that the estate of her late husband may be released from liability on account of his suretyship for a defaulting purser in the navy

16. Reese A. P. Gerard, William Gerard, and Rachel Blue, (formerly Rachel Gerard,) the, only children and heirs of Joseph Gerard, a messenger of the United States to the Indians, who was killed in seventeen hundred and ninety-two.

17. Anna Gordon, of Chautauque county, and State of New York, formerly the widow of William Herrick, deceased, who was a soldier of the American army in the war of the Revolution, praying for a pension.

18. Harriet Carter, of West Newton, in the State of Massachusetts, widow of Lieutenant Nathaniel Carter, deceased, now a pensioner of the United States, praying for a continuance of her pension.

19. Clara McWilliams, of Fredericksburg, in the State of Virginia, only child of Joshua McWilliams, deceased, who was a midshipman in the American navy in the war of the Revolution, praying for an appropriation to satisfy a military land warrant given to her father in 1783.

20. John Richards, executor of the last will and testament of Samuel Richards, deceased, who was a lieutenant in the connecticut continental line in the war of the Revolution, praying for commutation due for the services of the deceased.

21. John Pegram, Marshal of the Eastern District of the State of Virginia, for the term of four years, from 9th January, 1826, died in 1831.

22. Alexander Adair, of Alabama, to be Marshal of the United States for the middle district of Florida, in the place of J. M. Hanson, resigned, Alexander Adair died in 1831.

23. Mary F. Spence, Ann F. Du Val, Fanshee Tebbs, and others, heirs at law of John Tebbs, deceased, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay to which the deceased was entitled as a captain in the army of the revolution.

24. Charles Perron, of the State of Virginia, administrator of William Teas, deceased, praying to be paid the commutation of half-pay to which the deceased was entitled as a cornet in the army of the revolution.

25. Joseph S. Dillard and William Dillard, of the State of Virginia, executors of James Dillard, deceased, praying to be paid the commutation of half-pay to which the deceased was entitled as a captain in the army of the revolution.

26. Thomas Crews and Nancy Franklin, of the State of Virginia, executors of James Franklin, deceased, praying to be paid the commutation of half-pay to which the deceased, was entitled as a captain in the army of the revolution.

27. A petition of the heirs and representatives of Robert Watkins, late of the State of Virginia, deceased, praying to be paid the commutation of half-pay to which the deceased was entitled as an ensign in the army of the revolution.

28. The Committee on Revolutionary Claims be instructed to inquire into the propriety of paying to the heirs of Samuel Gibbs, deceased, late of the county of Bucks, in the State of Pennsylvania, the amount of two loan office certificates, issued from the loan office of Pennsylvania to Gilbert Palmer: one for three hundred dollars, dated May 26, 1779; the other for one thousand dollars, dated 27th May, 1779; and which have been lost by said Samuel Gibbs.

29. John Nicholson, executor of Abner L. Duncan, deceased, praying to be indemnified for losses sustained in consequence of the illegal capture and detention, by an officer of the Navy of the United States, of a vessel called the Iris, and her cargo

30. Emelie Cox, widow of John P. Cox, deceased, who was a Paymaster in the Army of the United States, praying to be released from the payment of a balance due by the deceased to the United States.

31. The legal representatives of Benjamin W. Hopkins, late of Alabama, deceased, praying to be remunerated for losses sustained by the deceased, in his lifetime, in consequence of the failure of the United States to carry into effect the stipulations of a contract made with him, to build a fort at or near Mobile Point.

32. Frederick Vincent, administrator of James Lecaze, deceased, late surviving partner of Lecaze and Mallet, praying the repayment of advances made during the revolutionary war.

33. William G. Buckner, executor of John J. Bulow, junior, deceased, praying compensation for property destroyed by the Seminole Indians, in the Florida war.

34. Sarah Ann Hart, widow, and Monmouth B. Hart, Joel Kelly, and William Close, sureties of Benjamin F. Hart, deceased, a purser in the navy, who was drowned at sea, praying to be allowed a credit equal to the balance appearing against him on the settlement of his accounts.

35. George Mayo, deceased, late a clerk in the General Post Office
Department, did and extra six months, as an extra clerk in said departments, George Mayo, died around 1832.

36. John and Mary Moore, administrators of John Cole, deceased, praying compensation for the services of the deceased, as a soldier in the first Pennsylvania Regiment, during the late war.

37. Henry Simpson, surviving administrator of George Simpson, deceased, praying to be allowed a commission on a loan, negotiated by the testator for the government, in the year 1813.

38. James Edwards, administrator of Edward M. Wanton, deceased, praying compensation for losses sustained by the deceased, in consequence of the destruction of his property during the Seminole war.

39. Eugene Van Ness and John H. Brush, executors of Nehemiah Brush, deceased, praying compensation for losses sustained by the deceased, in consequence of the destruction of his property during the Seminole war.

40. Maria Caldwell Robertson, legal representative of James Caldwell, deceased, praying the payment of certain out standing loan office certificates, issued to the said James Caldwell, and since lost or destroyed.

41. Martha Clapp, widow of Rowland Clapp, deceased, late sub-contractor under Farrow and Harris, contractors for erecting fortifications on Dauphin island, praying that the claim of the deceased for services rendered and supplies furnished on said works, may be paid to her.

42. The heirs of Mary Jemison, otherwise called the white woman, late of the Buffalo Creek reservation, in the State of New York, deceased, for money wrongfully withheld by James Stryker, late sub-Indian agent for the New York Indians.

43. Mary Cover, widow of Samuel Cover, deceased, late a private in company G, of the fifty-sixth regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers, who left one child, to wit, a son, named Henry, born May nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six.

44. Sarah E. Ball, of the city of Poughkeepsie, in the State of New York, widow of James Ball, deceased, who was a fireman on the steamer Vidette, belonging to the government of the United States and connected with the Burnside expedition, and died of disease contracted in the service.

45. Elizabeth Lane, mother of John Lane, deceased, late a private in company A, twelfth regiment Massachusetts volunteers, who was killed in action August thirtieth, eigh teen hundred and sixty-two, at the second battle of Bull Run, Virginia.

46. Elizabeth Radigan, widow of John Radigan, who was a veteran sergeant in company A, of the forty-ninth regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, and died, leaving surviving said widow and issue, one child, to wit, a son, named Henry E. Radigan, born November eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty.

47. Roslinda McCabe, widow of Barney McCabe, deceased, late a private in company I, tenth regiment New York cavalry volunteers, who died July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.

48. Elizabeth G. Hibben, widow of Reverend Samuel Hibben, late a chaplain of the fourth cavalry regiment, Illinois volunteers, who had been appointed to that position with the rank of captain, and died of disease contracted in the service, leaving surviving said widow, and one child, a son, of the name of John Grier Hibben, born April nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty—one.

49. Katharine Dreyer, widow of Sylvester Dreyer, deceased, late a private in company H, of the tenth regiment of Minnesota volunteers, who died at Alton, Illinois, on the eighteenth day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, leaving surviving said widow and issue, two children, to wit: William, born November eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and Augustus, born Juno sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.

50. Catharine Wilson, widow of Harrison Wilson, deceased, late of Shawnee-town, in the State of Illinois, owner o the ferry franchise.