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16. Philip Lt. EASTIN was born about 1755.
Philip served as a Lt. in the Revolutionary War, serving in the Virginia Continental Line. As a result of his service he was issued a Bounty Land Warrent for 3110 2/3 acres of land. The warrant is dated 4-8-1873. There is no record (a/o 11/95) that this warrant was executed.

Military Record: Served as a private, Feb.27,1777, in Capt. Thomas Berry's Company, Eight Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel Abraham Bowman. Commissioned Ensign, May 20,1777, 2nd Lt. Oct.1, 1778, retired Jan 1, 1783. Died 1817.( From Letter to Commissioner of Pensions from George W. Polk, San Antonio, Texas Abt 1920)

From the "CALANDARS OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS & OTHER MANUSCRIPTS" p 1786 a deposition from Phillip Eastin:

"Deposed that on Tuesday 26, Sept., 1786, this Depondent has served for seven years in the regular army in the Virginia Continental Line, and bore a Lieutenants' Commission, which place he filled with propriety, and that, on the day above mentioned(?) the said Deponent was taken out of his own house, and the door forced open by a certain James Kenny, Lieutenant, commanding a party of men.

The said Kenny let this Deponent ride one of the horses for about a half a mile, then they made the s'd Deponent walk and run until he lost his shoes; then they tied this deponent round the middle with a rope and tied the rope to a horse's tail, and they rode on briskly and made the s'd deponent run after them until he fell down, and then they drug him, the s;d Deponent,on the ground tied to a horse for a considerable distance, which much very hurt the s;d deponent, so that he was not able to march, and borrowed a horse to return home on, which was ten miles distance from the camp; and this deponent made application to Col. Rob't Patterson, who commanded the militia from Fayette, and he would give him no redress, only gave him, the s;d deponent, a pass to return to Lexington to recruit himself and then to follow the army"

It is not known why this deposition was given.

Philip Lt. EASTIN and Sarahanna Hite SMITH had the following children:

child+57 i. Mahala EASTIN.
child+58 ii. Sarah EASTIN.
child+59 iii. Lucy EASTIN.
child+60 iv. Fanny EASTIN.
child+61 v. Charles Smith EASTIN.
child62 vi. Philip III EASTIN.
child63 vii. David EASTIN.
child64 viii. George EASTIN.
child65 ix. William EASTIN.
child+66 x. Rebecca EASTIN.
child67 xi. Martin EASTIN.
child68 xii. Rachel EASTIN.