Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7,705, James Hammerly, Penn.
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(3-1776) 

Service
Penn

Hammerly, James or Hammersly, Judith

Number
W. 7705
B.L.WT. 26068-160-55

Contents
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Left side:
40.949 Act March—- 3/55
                     April——  4/55
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Judith Hammerly - Widow of James Hammerly 
Deceased Private Revolutionary War
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Capt. ———.  ———-   ————
Col.   ———.  ———-   ————
Mil.
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Ent——-day of ——-
Dis ——-day of ——-
War Revolution
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Now. Pensioner of the U. States
My July 48-845
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AO:160 acres May 16/56 Boynton
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R.W. Bat es, Atty
Present

Written diagonally across the page as follows:
No. 26068iss May 17/56
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Right side of document:

Cin. R.W. Bates Aug 28/55
Letter R.W. Bates Oct. 25/55
           July 68 - no 845

Vol. H. 27.8
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25356
Kentucky
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James Hammerly
Of Pendleton in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the con commanded by Captain McCoy of the regt commanded by ——-on the Pennsylvania line for 7 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. To commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of December 1833 and Hon T.A.. Marshall
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept.              58.33
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 March
                                                           11.67
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                                                          $70.00
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{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}
                                                           
Recoded by Danl Boyd Clerk, 
Book E Vol 7 Page 21
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845
Kentucky
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Judith Hammerly
Widow of James Hammerly private who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Sept 18(the year is trapped inside a fold and could be either 37 or 57)
And sent to Jno M. McCall a
Present
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 174, Vol A.




Rev 8 mo 55 - 40949
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No. 28.818

James Hammerly 
Kentucky
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From 1777 private
7 mos 
$23.33/100

Hon. J. A. Marshall
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832
State of Kentucky
Pendleton County SS
On the 7th day of October AD 1833, personally appeared in open court before the Pendleton County Court at the afore October term before Thomas L. Garnard from Boston, justice sitting thereof, James Hammerly, a resident of this county aforesaid, aged seventy-two years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th, 1832-
That he was born, as he believes, and has always understood from his parents & relatives, on the 14th day of November AD 1760 at Fort Auguston, in the County of Northumberland, State of Pennsylvania. That he knows of no record of the time and place of his birth and believes there is none now in existence; if there is, he knows not where or in whose possession.
That shortly after the Battle of Brandywine (the precise year owing to his age and the pass of time, and probably to the want of being bereft of an education or a learning difficulty, to enable him to write his name on record with facility, he cannot remember further than that it was, in that year, in which Fort Bosley in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, was attacked by the Indians, and shortly before that event, he took the County entered the service ad enlisted. That he received the County and was enlisted by a Capt. William McCoy as a common soldier for the term of seven months against the British and Indians. That he served the seven months, and while out, was commanded by said Capt. William McCoy and Lieut. Rose or Murray, the former a citizen of Cumberland County, PA. The said offices together with other inferior and superior officers commanded the company. That the superior or general officers who commanded the expedition, on which he enlisted and served, and the troops
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to which, he was attached, were Gen. James Potter and Col. John Kelly of the said service for and during the term of seven months, protecting the other frontiers in that section of the Country from invasion and the deportations of the enemy. He was not engaged in any actual battle, and the nearest he ever came during his said service to an actual engagement was being drawn up twice in line of battle, with the confident expectation of a momentary approach and attack of the enemy. And that his service, together with that of his companions in arms, consisted in marching from point to point on the frontiers, entering what was then the enemies' country, in pursuit of them, guarding the several frontier forts, and protecting and defending the bordering settlements.
That he resided at the time of entering the services of his country in Northumberland County, PA, and was enlisted into the same as before stated by Cat. William McCoy, that he served during the entire term of seven months, and that at the termination thereof, received a written discharge from his said Capt., that the number or name of the Regiment to which his company belonged, he does not and cannot recollect; that from his birth up to the year 1793, he resided in Northumberland and Cumberland Counties, PA, and during the year last aforesaid, emigrated to the State of Kentucky, and that when he removed from his native State and County, he left his written discharge (then deemed of little value) among some waste as to him useless papers, and a portion of continental paper money received for services, in Northumberland County, in the possession of John Kelly or a certain Wm Martin, which of this he is not certainly recollected. And that he has not heard of or seen his discharge since and knows not whether Kelly or Martin are dead or alive, but presumes them both from their ages long since dead, and his written discharge long since lost or destroyed. And even if it existence, he knows not how or where to
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to find it, And that on account of his infirm age the [illegible] the want of the means, waving all other obstacles and contingencies existing from the lapse of time, the mutation of population, the inevitable effects of death, and the [illegible] difficulties that would present themselves to him, now a stranger amid an almost entire new born population in Northern [illegible] he has no hesitation in saying, that the discharge, now, is, forever beyond his reach and that he now is unable to procure it
He further states that he also served in the militia of the State of Pennsylvania, as a common Soldier, during the revolutionary war, in protecting the frontiers of the State for short intervals or terms of time, at other and different services as a soldier in the militia that at no other time, was enlisted by taking the County  on matters regularly into the service or entered upon actual service for a [illegible] time or fixed terms, until the commencement of the aforesaid seven months term or tour. And that other irregular services were induced by the difficulties and emergencies of the times in duties more or less constituted regularly into military army or force.  He further states that owing to the length of time, since his services were performed, the few survivors of those times none of whom and known to him as living, the long period which has elapsed since his emigration, and the greater [illegible] he now resides from the Country, within which the [illegible] of his services transpired; and within which are (if possibly in [illegible] yet) no written or other evidences of those services and also probably the surviving for witnesses thereof - he has no documentary evidence within his possession, reach or knowledge; and knows of no person within the State in his reach living, where testimony might be procured which would prove, on who can testify to them - He presumes there is a brother of his, who long since emigrated to the State of Indiana, living, but whether dead or alive, or where, what particular part
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he has migrated to or now lives, he has been unable to find out - if that brother is still alive, he knows of his services and by him he could prove his services - but not knowing whether alive or dead or where to find him, he now knows of no person living as before stated by whom he could prove his services -
He furthermore hereby relinquishes every claim, whatsoever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Hammerly
We Jesse Robinson Clergyman residing in the County of Grant and John Childers residing in the County of Pendleton Ky and within the vicinity of the aforesaid James Hammerly hereby certify that we are well acquainted with said Hammerly who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration: that we believe him to be about seventy two years of age: Theat he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution: - and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Jesse Robinson
John Childers
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
And the Said court do hereby declare, their opinion, after the investigation of the matters and [rest illegible]

Declaration of James Hammerly
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during the interrogatones presented by
the War department, that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he States; And the Court further certifies, it appears to them that Jesse Robinson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the County of Grant, and that John Childers who has also signed the same is a resident of the County of Pendleton, State of Kentucky and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Reuben McCarty Clerk of the Court of
Pendleton County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Hammerly for a pension.

[Seal - PENDLETON COUNTY]

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and seal of Office, this
7th day of October AD 1833
Reuben McCarty Clerk
of the Court of Pendleton County
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State of Kentucky      )
County of Pendleton )
On this the 21st day of August 1869 personally appeared before me, a justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Judith Hammerly a resident of Pendleton County and State of Kentucky who by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to appear in a court o record, being duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration in order to obtain a pension under a law of Congress dated ______ day of ________________ in the year: that she is the widow of James Hammerly who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution: that she is unable to state the day month year when he entered the service or the time when he left the same: that she does not know the names of the officers under whom he served nor whether he was in any battle and that the said James Hammerly was a pensioner under the act of Congress dated 7th day of June 1832 to whom a certificate of pension was granted by the War Department of the Government in the following figures and words:
"War Department Revolutionary claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th of June 1832, James Hammerly of the State of Kentucky who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, is entitled to receive $213 33/100 per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th day of March 1831 payable semiannually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.
Examined & Countersigned
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
Given at the War office of this United States this 28th day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
[illegible] 
Secretary of War
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She further declared that she was married to the said James Hammerly on the _______ day of April 179 and that her husband, the said Hammerly died on the 27th day of January 1863: and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference by the proof hereto annexed
Judith Hammerly (her mark)
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the undersigned on the day and year aforesaid
Thos L Garrard
State of Kentucky      
County of Pendleton 
On the 26th day of August 1869 personally appeared before me, a justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Aaron Adams, who being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, declares that he was in the said county and encamped five or six days in the neighborhood of the house of the said James Hammerly, in the year 1792 being then on an expedition against the Indians; that the said Hammerly lived in this said County then and in the immediate neighborhood of the place he afterwards lived the balance of his life; that he was said then to be married to Judith Hammerly, the above applicant for a pension and that since that time he had known the said James Hammerly and Judith as husband and wife; that he was not present at the time of their marriage, but ever since he knew them and remembered them to be legally married; that he has never heard the legality of their marriage questioned and that he knows they have even been visited by respectable people as though they had been legally married; and that since the death
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of the said James Hammerly, the said Judith has remained a widow.  He further states that he has understood that the clerks office where the said Hammerly obtained license to marry the said Judith, has been burned up and the papers and records thereof consumed and among them the said license, with the certificate of marriage of the clergyman, who celebrated the marriage.

Aaron Adams

Sworn to & subscribed before me, a justice of the Peace, the day & year above written.  The said affiant Aaron Adams is a respectable person and entirely credible. 

Thos L Garrard JP P.C.

State of Kentucky
County of Pendleton
Oct. 

On this the 24th day of August 1849 personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid Richard Stowers and John Lowd, two respectable and credible persons, whs long first duly sworn according to law, declare that they have been acquainted with the said James & Judith Hammerly for forty five years:  that they es' James & Judith were living in the sd county when they first knew them: and that the sd James resided in the county continuously from their first acquaintance with him until the time of his death, which occured in the year 1843 and that the sd Judith hath resided up to this time: that they were not at the wedding of the said James & Judith: that it took place before their earliest recollection
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that they never heard the legality of the marriage of James & Judith Hammerly questioned or disputed and that the said James & Judith have been visited by their respectable neighbours as if they had been legally married & have always been reputed man and wife. They further state that she is still the widow of the sd Hammerly, having never married since his death.

R. Stowers
John Lowe

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day above mentioned.

Thos L. Garrard J P

State of Kentucky
County of Pendleton
Oct.

I certify that Thos L. Garrard Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits of Judith Hammerly  Aaron Adams   Richard Stowers  John Lowe were made and who has subscribed his name thereto, was at the time of so doing a justice of the Peace in afor the county and state aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof J.R. McCarty subscribe my name and affix the seal of the Pendleton County Court this 24th day of August 1849.

Reuben McCarty, Clerk of the Court of Prothonatary
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40.949
Nov 10,
Claim of Judith Hammerley 
Act of March 3, 1855,
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State of Kentucky
County of Pendleton
SS On this 26th Day of March AD 1855 personally appeared before the undersigned Jeremiah Wells a Justice of the Peace within and for the County & state aforesaid Judith Hammerly aged about ninety years, a resident of the County of Pendleton & State of Kentucky who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of James Hammerley deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary war, & also a pensioner for service in said war, she also declares that she is now a revolutionary pensioner, that she was married to the said James Hammerly in about the year 1796 that her maiden name was Judith that her said husband died in or about the year 1843 and that she is now a widow for the proof of service marriage she refers to her application for pension & also to the application of her husband for pension, now on file at the dpt. 
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act proposed & approved the 3rd day of March AD 1855.  She also declares that she is the identical person named in an original certificate now in her possession which reads as follows

Department of the Interior
Widow's Pension

I certify that in conformity with the act of Duly 29 1848 Judith Hammerley, widow of James Hammerley, who was a private in the Revolutionary War is enscribed on the pension list, at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars & Thirty Three cents per annum  commencing on the 4th of March 1848 & continuing for life, unless she should again marry in which case the pension is not payable after the time of
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such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interiour this fifth day of September One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty One

Alex-dr H Stuart
Secretary of the Interior

Examined & Countersigned 
D. E. Health Commissioner of Pensions

She also further declares that from her information she believes that said husband served in the Revolutionary War more than 14 days; she also states that she has not received, nor applied for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress except as above stated. 

Her "X" mark   Judith Hammerley

Benjamin Moore & Benjamin Franklin Moore residents of the County of Pendleton & State of Kentucky upon our auth. declare that we are personally well acquainted with Judith Hammerley. I saw her make her mark to the foregoing declaration that we know her to be the identified person therein represented & that she is now a widow & that we have no interest in her said claim.
B. F. Moore Seal
Menjamin Moore Seal
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The foregoing declaration & affidavit now sworn to & subscribed before me this 26 day of March 1855 & I Certify that I believe the Claimant to be the identical person she represents herself to be that the witnesses are credible persons; that the Certificate alluded to in the declaration is correctly copied; & that I have no interest in His Claim
Jeremiah Wells JP Ple

State of Kentucky}
County of Pendleton} SS I Matthew Mullen Clerk of the Court  for the County & state aforsaid do hereby Certify that Jeremiah Wells whose genuine signature appears above is & was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the peace within & for the County & sate aforesaid duly commissioned & sworn & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts as such in testimony where of I have 
hereunto subscribed my name
& affixed the seal of my said 
office done at Falmore H. this
27th day of March 1855
M Mulleusak
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
—
File No. 7705
Judith Hammersly
Wid:
Jas Hammersly
Pvt Rev. War
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Act: July 29/48
Index: — Vol. A, Page 305
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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26,068

[Illegible]
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Judith Hammersly
widow of James
Kentucky
Suspended
Let. to J. M. McCalla, Oct. 30/49,
same June 25/51
Act 7 July 1838
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Feby 23/57

[ILLEGIBLE] case
Judith Hammerly
[Illegible]

To lie until new declaration is sent

The Commissioner of Pensions
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Washington, D.C
May 22/56
Hon.
J. Minor
Comm of Pensions
Sir
I most respectfully beg leave to call attention under the Amended Bounty Land Act, to the claims respectively of Mrs. Judith Hammerly, No. 40.949, and Elizabeth Dewit No 88.849.
both being suspended under act of Mar 3/55
for want of records Evidence.
These claims are of a class to which is attached
more importance than to any other, because in the first place they are for revolutionary services, & in the Second, the widows are very aged & very needy.
We therefore, respectfully request that their warrants may be issued as speedily as possible.
I am, Very respectfully,
Your obient servt
Jno Johnson agt
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April 7 - 1857
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Mrs. Judith Hammersly
widow of Revolu. Pens.

claims a pension
Additional Proof

Leah Triplett

Jno McCalla
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Washington June 27th 1851
To Com. of Pensions
Sir,
In the case of Mrs Judith Hammersly[Hammerly] {Illegible] accept the grant of a pension under the act of 29 July 1848-as allowed in yours of 25 inst, leaving to future evidence any further claim.
Respy
Your Ob St.
Jno M McAlla
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June 28th 1851
Mrs Judith Hammersly
Pension claim
Capt Triplett
Get me the copies
[Illegible]

Jn M McCalla
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Washington April 3 1851
To Jas. E. Heath Esq
Com. of Pensions
Sir, 
I enclose some additional proof in the case of Mrs. Judith Hammersly, widow of Jas. Hammersly dec'd., a revolutionary pensioner, which will be sufficient, I hope, to prove her marriage, and entitles her to the benefit provided for her by law. I ask as speed decision as may suit the convenience of the office.
Respy
Your Ob St
Jn M McCalla
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Mrs. Judith Hammersly
Pension Case

Com. Pens. June 25/57
41.260
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Pension Office
June 25. 1831.
Sir:
The additional evidence in the case of Judith Hammerlsy, in connexion with that before on file does not go to show a marriage before 1794.
She may be admitted with the 29 July 1848.
Very Respectfully
Your obt svt
F. S. Evans
for Com of Pensions

J. M. Mc Calla Esq
Present
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Brief in the case of Judith Hammerly wid of James
County and State of Kentucky
act 29 July 1848
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Claim ("original, or for increase."Brief in the case of North Hammerly wid of James
County and State of Kentucky
act 29 July 1848
Claim ("original, or for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner at $23.33 per ann
Evidence of marriage, sufficient.

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been file in the admission of the claim? If so, what?

F. F. Kirby
Examining Clerk

Name and residence of Agent.
J. M. McCalla          
Present
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State of Kentucky}
County of Pendleton} sct
Personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the county Court of the County and state aforesaid Judith Hammerley who being too infirm to appear in open Court, upon oath states she is the widow of James Hammerley decd. who was a pensioner of the United States; that she does not know the time of his entering into the services of the United States, as a soldier, nor the time of his discharge therefore as such, but she refers to the proof by which her said deceased husband obtained a pension
She further states on oath that she has no family record of her own Marriage or of the births of her children and that she has understood the Clerks office that contained the record of her marriage with James Hammerly has been burned up, consuming the records. She states that she was married in what was then the county of Fayett   . but is now the County of Pendleton: and she refers to the affidavits now on file in the Pension Office at Washington D.C. of herself Coleman Aberry John Lowd Richard Stowers and that of William Angell herewith transmitted to prove about the time of her marriage with the said James Hammerley, decd. and she refers to the affidavit of hers on file as to the time of the death of her husband.         Judith Hamerly her mark

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 5th day of March 1857.
Thos L Garrard one of the justices of
the county Court of Pendleton

State of Kentucky }
Pendleton County }  Sct
     I Reuben McCarty. clerk of the County Court of the county --and state aforesaid, do hereby cerifhy that Thos:L Garrard Esqr before whom the above affidavit was made and who has subscribed his name thereto, was at the time of so doing one of the justices of the County Court of the County and state aforesaid
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duly commissioned and sworn and that his
signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I here
unto subscribe my name and
affix the seal of the Pendleton
County Court this 19th day of
March 1857.
Att R McCarty  Clk Plle

By Samuel H. McCarty alle
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State of Kentucky}
Pendleton County} set
Personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for the county and state aforesaid William Angel, who being sworn according to law, states that his father came to what is now the County of Pendleton in the State aforesaid in the year 1798 and brought the affiant along with him who was then 19 years of age. The affiant further states on oath that in that year he became acquainted with James and Judith Hammerley, who were then living together as man and wife and recognized as such by all their acquaintances and visited as if they were legally married.  The affiant farther states on oath that, although he was not present at the marriage of James and Judith Hammerlery, he never had a doubt of their marriage and that Judith Hammerley is now the widow of Hames Hammerley, who died according to his recollection in the year 1843. He further states that he has no interest whatever in Judith Hammerley obtaining a pension     Wm Angell

Subscribed and sworn to this 6th day of January 1851 by William Angel, who is a truthful man and entirely worthy of faith and belief
     Tho. S. Bramm JP.
State of Kentucky}
Pendleton County }I Ruebin M Carty, clerk of the County court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify Thos. J Brann, before whom the above affidavit was made & who has signed his name thereunto was at the time of so doing a justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned sworn & that his signature is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the Pendleton County Court, this 6th day of January 1851.     T. McCarty ck
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No 982
Judith Hammersly
wid of James
Ky

Act 29 July 1848.
$23.33
per Ann

Jno. M. McCalla
Present
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Oct 2/64
Judith Hammersly widow
of Revolutionary pensioner
widow of James
Kentucky 13.992

To obtain a pension in right of her late husband

husband resided in Pa. until 1793, 
see declaration

Jno M McCalla
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Washington 21 Feby 1880

To the Com of Pensions
Sir
I enclose you additional proof in the case of Mrs Judith Hammerly, widow of James Hammerly a revolutionary soldier, whose claim for a pension is now before you.

[Following is Crossed Out]
(I also enclose add proof in the claim of the
heirs of Capt Tho Ravenscraft, and ask the examination of both the above cases
Return to Jno McCalla)
Respy ObSt
Jno M  McCalla
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Mrs. Judith Hammerly
widow of Jas. Hammerly
Affidavit in her application to Pension office
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State of Kentucky }
Pendleton county } Sct.

On this the 23rd. day of Nov..r1849 personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Judith Hammerly, who being duly sworn according to law declares in amendment of her declaration heretofore made and on file in the Pension Office of the Government of the United States; that she does not know at what time exactly she was married, on what day or in what year but she feels well convinced it was before the year 1794, but she nor her husband kept a record of their marriage nor did she empress the time ofther marriage upon her memory, now frail, never expecting to apply for a pension or that the recollection of the time of her marriage would subserve any useful purpose; that she was married within a few miles of where she now resides in what is now the county of Pendleton on South Licking; and that she was married to her husband James Hammerly dec'd by the Rev Mr Monroe, who is dead; and that she believes every person who was present at her marriage is now dead, except herself. She farther states on oath that she kept no record of the births of her children - but that the oldest child of hers alive is Mrs McCandless, who is upwards of fifty years of age and that she gave birth to one older than her who died in its infancy
       I Judith Hammerly
    X her mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me, the day & year above written
Tho.s Brann Justice of the Peace
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State of Kentucky
Pendleton county } set 

On this the 24 day of September 1849 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the of the[repeated before and after line break] Peace in and for the county aforesaid Coleman Asbury, who being duly sworn according to law declares and says that he recollects clearly and distinctly the day and circumstances of the marriage of Judith Hammerly with her deceased husband, although not present at the marriage; that it was on Sunday and at the house of a Mr. Hume, he thinks, before the year 1794, & that the circumstances which [indistinct: inscrip] her marriage with distinction upon his memory were that the father of Mrs. Hammerly (a Mr. Kershawn) was opposed to her marrying Mr. James Hammerly and that they left his house and went to the house of Mr. Hume two or three miles off and were there married as he has always understood by a minister of the Gospel by the name of Monroe in this what is now the county of Pendleton. He further states on oath that he has known [scratched out] Mrs Hammerly ever since and her deceased husband up to the time of his death; that he has ever since lived in the same neighborhood with them; and they have been visited and known as man and wife ever since their marriage.

Coleman Asbury

Subscribed and sworn to before me this day + year above written by Coleman Asbury, who is a credible man and worth of faith and belief. W. G. Woodson, Justice of the Peace
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State of Kentucky
Pendleton County] Sct
I, R. McCarty clerk of the Pendelton County Court here
by certify that Wm G Woodson Esqr. before
whom the above affidavits were made and
who has subscribed his name thereunto, was
at the time of so doing a justice of the Peace for
the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and
sworn  & that his signature is genuine

In testimony whereof I hereunto
set my hand and affix the seal 
of the Pendleton County Court, Kentucky
on this the 27th day of Nov 1849

R McCarty Clerk

State of Kentucky
Pendleton county ] Sct

I R. McCarty Clerk of the Pendleton County
Court hereby certify that Thos S. Brann Esqr before whom the
foregoing affidavit of Judith Hammerly appears to have
been made, and Who has subscribed his name thereto
was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace for
the county aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, and
that his Signature is genuine.

In testimony Whereof I herewith Set my
hand and affix the seal of the Pendelton
County Court Kentucky on this the 5th day
of January 1850

R. M.Carty clerk