Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,933, Joseph Clemence, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Clemence, Joseph

Number
S.30933
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Kentucky 29536
Joseph Clemence
of Clarke Co in the state of Kentucy 
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain McLelland of the Regt commanded
by Col Lynn in the Maryland Mil. for 15 months from 1777.

Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 50 dollars blank cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Dec 1836 and sent to Hon C. Allen H.R.

Arrears to the 4th Sept 1834 $175.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March '35 $25.00
$200.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 1832}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E-2 Vol 7 Page 159
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Clarke County
State of Kentucky

ON this 17th day of June 1834 personally appeared Joseph Clemence before me Geo. W. Bush a Justice and Judge of the county court of said county a resident of said county aged one hundred and one years old on the 8th of Feb last, who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed 7th June 1832. That he entered the service of the U.S under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He says he was born in the state of Pennsylvania in Bucks County on the 8th of Feb 1733. He says the first tour he performed was from the state of Maryland (his father having moved to that state while young) from the county of Washington as he thinks as a volunteer for three months in Capt. James McLelland's company in Sept 1777. The day not recollected and marched him immediately to Sandusky on the lakes and at the place we got two hundred and 13 prisoners mostly white and they had them taken before some time by the Indians and very white prisoner was surrendered by the Indians took all Indians in his place and came immediately back with our prisoners to [illegible] from whence we started having been gone upwards of three months as he well remembers it having been after Christmas when he returned home and was regularly discharged by his Capt. but thinks he rec'd no written discharge.

That he was from the same place as a volunteer for three months in Capt. Henry Hughs company in the [illegible] following 1778. He says they marched again to Muskingum at a place called Muskingum Prairie at this place he says they overtook the Indians and had a battle with them in which we had 8 men killed and in this battle Col Lynn (our Col) was badly wounded but recovered. He has a distinct recollection
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of a circumstance which he never will forget. It was a man by the name of Wilson shot an Indian across the river and from the great distance we were all much surprised at the occurrence in this battle we took 2 prisoners and killed two or three of the Indians. We there marched homeward having been gone upwards of three months he well remembers that he was out 3 months at least on this expedition but from his great age and loss of memory he cannot state the day of the month when he entered the service. He was also discharged from this tour sometime in August.

The next tour was for three months as a volunteer from same place in the fall following in the months of Sept in Capt. Dunmore's company of Infantry and marched us to Fort Pitt and so as we procured our ammunition and provisions and commenced our march home. And for the time he first entered till discharged he had served three months at least. But says he does not know whether he rec'd a written discharge or not. He says that the next tour was performed from same place in a long tour of six months as a volunteer under J Alexander on an expedition to Kentucky as a spy and ranger to protect the inhabitants cruelty of the savages and having heard of the Indians having taken from our men some provisions and killed every man we marched out and overtook them at the river Ohio at this place we had a battle with them but as there was five hundred Indians and  some 30 or 40 of us we thought it was prudent to cross and wait for them to cross over to us this place there was also another occurence of importance in a house an one side of the river and the Indians on the other and the Indians came over and as for rum our Capt. refused to give him any he said
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he would kill our capt. he sd. kill on and immediatly there came two more, and one of them painted said this Indian caught hold of the gun belonging to the man to whome the house belonged & by the name of Joshua Baker and presented it at him Baker and the Indian scuffled same time as they were nearly of eaqual strength. This affiant says he stept out of the door with his gun in one hand an Tomhock in the other and let drive at the painted Indian and killed him and at this time a woman ran out of the house and passed a yell, and immediatly she was shot down. At the report of this gun the Indians on the other side of the river commenced crossing the river in canoes we marched down to the River and waited till a canoe with nine Indians came close to us we then shot and killed every one of them. we then became somewhat alarmed owing to the great number of them and held a council as to the propriety of returning home as we laboured under apprehensions that the Indians would cross the river above us and Slaughter every man of us. We accordingly commenced our ranging back through the Country and so continued intill our time was out having entered on this tour in the month of March 1779. the perticular day not recollected. But knows he served six months at least on this Tour and recd. a discharge from this service. But if he recd. a written discharge he has lost it. He says dating all his tours together would make a last 18 months putting all his short tours together but as he is now so very old and cannot tell the particulars of them all. He only goes for fifteen months as he is indubitably certain he served, that long and as he is now the oldest man living in Clark County he can not expect to live long being at this time [illegible] blind and been so for 6 or 7 years from [illegible]
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he says he is very poor and needs some assistance the same sorce. He says he cannot expect to stay here many months as he has to keep his bed and has for some time from the last of Januay last and never expect to rise again. He says he has no documentary evidened in his posession of his services. but thinks he can prove apart of them by Peter Duett and as to the rest he is not able to prove any thing about them and from his age and infirmity he is unable to to procure any if any lives.
1 interogatory answered
2. Has no record of his age
3. Answered) 
4 Do. 
.5 he says he has no
recollection of any regular officers as he
was attached to the militia intirely
6. Ansd. 
7. He says he is known to Wilson Stivers clergyman and William Stephenson both of whom reside in his neighborhood and can testify as to his character for veracity and also his reputation as a soldier of the revolution He hereby relinquishes all and every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state. sworn to and subscribed the day [illegible] aforesaid. Joseph his x mark Clemence  [illegible] Mr. Wilson Stivers clergyman residing in Clarke County [illegible] and William Stephenson residing in same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Clemence who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be one hundred and one years old that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood and so reputed where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that he is blind and extreamly infirm so much so that he cannot get about, and we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed this day above written
Wilson Shivers 
Williamson Stevinson
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30933
Revy
INVALID.
File No. 30,933
Joseph Clemence
Pri. Rev. War
Act:  June 7th 32
Index:- Vol 2, Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office

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Dec.
Jos. Clemence
Ken

Hon. C. Allan
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Washington City 30th of Nov 1834
Dear Sir
Will you examine the inclosed and communicate to me the result
Yours
Chilton Allan
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And the said George W Bush a Justice and Judge of the County Court for Clarke County do declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that Wilson Stivers who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in Clarke County Ky and that William Stevenson who has also signed the same is a resident in same and is a credible person & that there statement is intitled to credit I further certify that this applicant is as old as he states from his appearance that he is not able to get to town having been sick for some time and from bodily infirmity owing his great age given under my hand as Justice of said this 17th June 1834-
George W Burk J P

State of Kentucky  }
Clark County         } Set
I James P Bullock Clerk of the Court of Clarke County do hereby certify that Geo W Bush is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing Signature per porting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I James Bullock Clerk of Clarke County Court have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day September 1834
Jas P Bullock
Clk of Clarke Cty Court
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of Clarke County  Ky
Statement of Peter Duett aged 81 years - He says he is well acquainted with Joseph Clemence who has this day subscribed and sworn to his declaration which is now before me-He says he became acquainted with him in 177[??7] While on an Expedition under Capt Hoglen & Mc Clellon as stated in the declaration, and knows of the services having been performed as therein stated as He was himself along. as to the Six Months Tour he knows nothing of his own knowledge, But would say four his knowledge of him and from evrything he has heard of him He would tell the truth as he is of undouted truth and good moral character. And this affiant does not hesitate to say Mr. Clemence served as he states.- He also says Clemen is no doubt as old as he says. 
Witness my hand this 17th June 1834
Peter Duett

I Geo W Bush a Justice of the peace in and for Clarke County hereby certify that the forgoing deposition was this day sub scribed and sworn by Peter Duett- I further certify sd Duett is a man of good moral character and undoubted truth. given under my hand this 17th June 1834
George W Bush J P
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State of Kentucky }
Clarke County        }Set
I Jas P Bullock Clerk of the County Court of Clarke Cty do certify that Geo W Bush is a magistrate and that his within Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I Jas P Bullock Clerk of the Court as aforesd have herewith set my hand and seal this 29th September 1834
James Bullock
Clerk of Clarke Cty Court
[paper covered seal attached left of signature]

Hon C. Allan

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32,138
Joseph Clemence
Kentucky
from 1777 for 15 mn
$50

Hon: C. Allen
H. R.