Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2440-100, Daniel Willis, Md.
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
Md.
Willis, Daniel
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 2440-100
CONTENTS
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Juy 2d / 49
Declaration of Willey Lemmon
W Gordon
Wm. Alexander
No 51 Fayette St
Baltimore
Md
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STATE OF Maryland } 
Anne Arundel County  } SS.
I, Willey Lemmon, a resident of said County, in said State, heir at law of Daniel Willis, do upon oath, testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, that Daniel Willis, did enter the service of the United States in 17____ for the term of during the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, and served as a Private in the Regiment No. two under the command of Colonel John Gundy, of the Maryland Line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the end thereof, I further declare that I have never received a Warrant for the Bounty Land promised to said Daniel Willis, on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever; therefore,

Know all men by these presents, That I Willey Lemmon, aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint William Alexander Esqr. to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Willey her x mark Lemmon
Sworn to and subscribed this 24th day of Feb 1849 }
Before me
Wm Hawkins
Justice of the Peace

STATE OF Maryland }
Anne Arundel County  } SS.
Be it remembered, that on this twenty fourth day of February, A.D. 1849, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, of the State of Maryland, in and for said County personally appeared Willey Lemmon, subscriber to the aforegoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the Power Attorney, thereby subjoined to be her free act and deed for the special purposes therein mentioned.
Wm Hawkins
[seal containing] SEAL
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County towit:
I certify that William Hawkins Esquire, before whom the aforegoing affidavit acknowledgment was made was at the time & still is one of the State of Maryland's Justices of the Peace, in & for Anne Arundel County, duly commissioned & sworn:

Given under my hand & the Seal of Anne Arundel County Court this 25th. day of July in the year Eighteen Hundred & forty nine
[illegible]: H Nicho  Genl Clk
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Daniel Willis
No. 2440
Wm. Alexander
51. Fayette Street
Baltimore
Md.
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State of Maryland
June and County to wit
On this 17th day of March A D 1849, before the subscribed one of the Justices of the peace of the said state in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Samuel Baldwin and Joseph Hawkins both very aged and respectable residents of said County and natives of the same, they being first duly sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, doth in their oaths depose and saith that they were intimatily acquainted with Daniel Willis late of said County, deceased both before and after his revolutionary services to the United States; that they well knew said Daniel Willis in the early part of the Revolutionary War between the United States; and Great Britian, enlisted in a company attached to the second Regiment of the Maryland line; and was commanded Colonel John Gunby, and that he continued the Army. until the close of said War 1783. after which time said Willis returned home to his said native county, where he lived neighbour to the deponents, upto the time of his death, they deponents further deposeth and saith that they well know Willey Lemmin a resident of said County to be the niece and only surviving heir of law in fee of the said Daniel Willis and that she is about forty nine years age as they believe.
Samuel his X mark Baldwin
Joseph his X mark Hawkins

Sworn to and subscribed
before me
Wm Hawkins
Justice of Peace
Witness
Samuel his x mark Lemmon
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This is to certify that the deponents on the oposite side are well known to me to be persons of good character and that their Oaths would be taken before any Court of Justice
In Testimony whereof I have subscribed my name on this day aforesaid,
Wm Hawkins  J. P. 

Anne Arundel County to Wit
I certify that William Hawkins Esquire before whom the aforegoing affidavit was made was at the time & still is one of the State of Marylands Justices of the peace in & for Anne Arundel County duly commissioned & sworn Given under my hand and the Seal of Anne Arundel County Court .this 25th day July in the year One thousand Eight hundred & forty nine
Jos H Nicholson Clk
[seal containing] Seal 

In Testimony that the aforegoing is truly Copied from the Original affidavit and remaining in the office of the Register Wills for Anne Arundel County
I hereunton set my hand and affix my seal of Office this Thirty first day of July in the year Eighteen hundred and forty nine
Benj. E. Gantt   Reg Wills  AACty
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel Coutny Ss.
At an Orphans Court held for said County the 31st day of July. A.D. 1849. the same being a Court of Record, satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Willey Lemmon of said County is the Niece and only surviving heir at Law of Daniel Willis a soldier who served to the close of the Revolutionary War in a company attached to the Second Regiment the Maryland line commanded by Coln. John Gunby
In Testimony whereof we the Judges of the said Orphans Court have subscribed our names the day and year above mentioned
John Wilmot
Garrard R Hopkins

In Testimony that the aforegoing is truly copie'd from the minutes and proceeding the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County
I have hereunto set my hand and afxd my seal of Office this Thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine
[illegible] Benj E Gantt  Reg Wills for AACty