Jesse Bolling

Jesse Bolling was the son of William Bolling of Orange, VA and wife Anne Sims. He was born between 1736 and 1744, in Orange County Virginia. Served in the 2nd Va. Regt in American Revolution. Became ill and was sent home to recover. Jesse died at his mother's home, Orange County, Virginia in October 1776. No known wife or children.

Anne Sims Bolling petitioned for financial relief for caring for Jesse and his brother William and Thornberry, who also had been at home during the war, due to illness. The matter was referred to the Virginia Assembly, as follows:

To the Honourable the Assembly of Virginia

The Petition of Ann Boling humbly sheweth that she had three sons in the Minute and Regular Service in which service they all became sick, two of them about five months, the other about three weeks and died at her house. The two which recovered is now in the Regular Service. Your petitioner being in low circumstances and has suffered with nursing and paying docters more then she can well bare prays some relief and your petitioner shall pray &c

Orange County, John Boling & Joseph Bell made oath before me this day that Thornsberry Boling in the Regular Service, William & Jesse Boling in the Minute Service all came to their mother, Ann Boling some time as near as they can recollect October 1776 Jesse Boling lived about three weeks and died. The other two was very unwell all the winter and to both their knowledge was very troublesome and expensive to the mother who is a Poor Woman. Certified under my hand this 17 Oct 1777. Rowland Thomas

Docketed, October 30, 1777; referred to Committe on Public Claims; noted as "reasonable," with an allowance apparently being made to the petitioner.

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