Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3664, Connor Dowd, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Dowd, Connor
or Conner
Hannah

NUMBER
W. 3664
B.L.Wt. 31,435-160-55

CONTENTS
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Ohio
26,283.
Conner Dowd -
Athens Co. in the State of - Ohio -
who was a Pr.- in the Company commanded
by Captain Patrick of the Regt. command
by Col. - in the [?]Penn a/"
line for Militia - N.Ca.

8 Mo. Cavalry-33.32
3 " Infantry - 10.00 = 43.32

Inscribed on the Roll of - Ohio
at the rate of 43 Dollars 32 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of April
and Sent to -
[illegible] Hon S. T. Vinton HR

Arrears to the 4th of Mch. '34            129.96
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Septr.   21. 66 
                                                          $141.62
{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk,
Book 6 - Vol. 8  Page 6 -
Page
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[document is torn in two with ragged edges]
Ohio 1043
Ohio [crossed out]
[words crossed out]
[wido]w of Connor Dowd
o N.C.  served in the Revolutionary
r, as a Private Cavalry & Infantry

scribed on the Roll of the rate of
43 Dollars 32
Cents per annum, to commen
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension iss th
28 - day of Ju
and sent to J. G. Austin
Present

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8, Page [?6] Vol.

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[2nd side]
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To [illegible], Ia fr. 4 Sep
NC to [?] Elbuy?, La Porte [Laporte]
April 10, 1854
1859 - Feby 19 Transferred
[illegible] Indianapolis [illegible]
to Cincinati [Cincinnati] Ohio & notf[?]
sent to
B. P. Hewitt
McArthur
Ohio

Date of death not on
A. B.
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198690
Act [illegible]
August 6/55

Hannah Dowd widow
of Connor Dowd
Connor Priv.

NO31435 [illegible]

Revoly War

Pensioned Act Feby. 2 1848
page | 6 | Vol
July 28 -1843

NO:160[illegible]. 7/56
BO[illegible]

Saml. E. Williams
La Porte
Ind

R?a/u?[illegible]


Vol. D.117.
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Conner Dowd

filed April 2nd 1834
H. Bartlett Clk

30.630

Adm 8 Months Cav.
3 Months Inf.

Hon. S.F. Vinton
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State of Ohio }
Athens County [?] } On this 2nd day of April, 1834, personally appeared in open court, before the Judge of the court of Common Pleas of said county, now sitting Connor Dowd, a resident of Brown Township in the County of Athens aforesaid, aged 76 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 7. 1832.
That he entered in the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
1&2. That he was born in Ireland Oct. 8. 1757 and came to America at the age of 6 years, landed at Philadelphia and removed to Chatham County North Carolina, that he has a record of his age copied from his father's Bible into an old book called Buchan's Family Physician.
3. That he was living, living [crossed out] on Deep River, Chatham County, North Carolina, at the time he was called into service, and continued to reside there for some time after the war, where he removed into the State of
Ohio, where he has now resided 32 years mostly in Elk Township Athens County aforesaid.
4&5. That he was called into the service of the United States first by a draft for three months in the winter of 1779-1780, in a company commanded by Capt. Patrick Travis and served the said term of 3 months commencing before Christmas, but the precise day of the month he cannot now recollect, and was honorably discharged in the ensuing month of March
having been employed mostly within the said county in guarding against and opposing the Tories.
that in the spring of 1780 he engaged as a substitute for one Edward Hodge in a company of Light Horse commanded
by Capt. Taverner Mash and served as a
substitute for the said Edward Hodge the space of 6 weeks, that the then engaged for 
was, that he then engaged for 3 weeks as a substitute in the same company, for one John Busby, that during the said terms of 6 & 3 weeks he found his own horse. that the company was principally employed against the Tories in his own & the adjoining counties
that in September 1781 he was again drafted for three months in a light horse company commanded by Capt. Joseph [?Roper/Rosser], Col. Rogers Griffiths Regiment, Gen. Ambrose
Ramsey's Brigade; at the expiration of which time he volunteered in a Light horse company commanded by Capt. Wm. Gholson in the same Regiment and Brigade, for another term of 3 months which he also served out, principally as before employed against the Tories, and was honorably discharged
in the month of February 1782. that he recollects particularly at one time marching into the lower part of North Carolina to meet the British but they soon retired to Camden. that he remembers Capt. Thomas White who raised a company in the continental army and marched to the Northward where he served under Gen. Washington till taken
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sick, when he returned home to North Carolina when he died, and his brother James White drew his bounty lands near Nashville, Tennessee, that he remembers also Major Sharp of the same county who was a
continental officer, that he remembers seeing the Maryland line on their march to South Carolina in 1780 under Gen. Gates, that said line staid 18 days in the same neighborhood, and often picket guards being posted at his fathers house
6. That he received discharges from his officers for his several terms of service, but they have become last or mislaid, and he has no documentary evidence of his services, that he knows no person now living except Mrs. Jane Brewer, who knew him while in the service, whose testimony he could obtain - that he is
known to Rev. James Culbertson [?M] Thaddeus Fuller John Brewer Esq. Pearly Brown Esq. & others in his neighborhood who could testify as to his character and their belief of his services.
that his served as he verily believes as he has stated in all not less than Eleven months, for which time he asks a pension
He hereby relinquishes 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 of [illegible]
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid,
Henry Bartlett
Conner Dow[d]
We Thaddeus Fuller & Wareham Gibbs
residing in said County of Athens hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Connor Dowd who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be
76 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we fully concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the date aforesaid Thaddeus Fuller
Henry Bartlett
Wareham Gibbs
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interogatories [interrogatories] prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier; and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thaddeus Fuller and Wareham Gibbs who have signed the preceding certificate are respectable and credible persons, residents of the County of Athens, and that their statement is entitled
[? to] credit. also, that they are satisfied that the said applicant could not procure the attendance of the clergyman he has named of his acquaintance without much trouble and expense. That they are satisfied that David Culbertson whose certificate he has produced
in Court is a Clergyman Resident in Elk Township in said county & that said certificate was written & signed by him and is entitled to credit though not given under oath.
I Henry Bartlett Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Conner Dowd for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of April 1834
Henry Bartlett Clerk

[seal lower left]
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State of Indiana County of La Porte SS
On this first day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me Samuel E.
Williams a Notary Public within and for the county and State aforesaid Hannah Dowd aged 78 years a resident of La Porte County in the State of Indiana who, being duly Sworn according to law declares that she is the Widow of Connor Dowd deceased who was a
private Cavalry & Infantry in the company commanded by Captain (name not known) in the (not known) regiment of Cavalry and Infantry commanded by (name not remembered) in the Revolutionary War.
She further States that She does not recollect at what time or place her husband said Conner Dowd entered the Service, whether he was drafted or volunteered, nor for what length of time he engaged, but thinks he Served Six months, nor can she state at what time and
place he was discharged. She further declares that at the time of said War her husband was a resident of Chatham County in the State of North Carolina, that her said husband received a Pension from the United States for some years previous to his death. She further declares that She is now a Pensioner of the United States and receives annually the sum of Forty three Dollars and thirty cents, that She has an original certificate in her possession issued by the United States Government, bearing date July 28th 1853, Signed by James Campbell Acting Secretary of the Interior examined and countersigned by L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions, and Recorded
in the Pension office on the Roll of Pensioners under Act. Feby. 2d 1848 at page 161 Vol. A R McRae clerk. She further States that She was married to said Connor Dowd on the 28th day of February AD 1799 by one Sharrod White a Baptist Minister of the Gospel and that her name before her marriage was Hannah
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[word crossed out] Greave that her husband died near the town of McArthur in Vinton County in the State of Ohio on the thirty first day of March A.D. 1839, and that She is now a widow. She further States that she was married
to said Connor Dowd in Chatham County State of North Carolina, and that at the time of said marriage there was no law requiring a Record of Marriages to be kept as She is informed and believes true and that She has made dilligent [diligent] search and can find no public record of said marriage, that the person by whom she proved her marriage to the department at the time her name was entered on the Pension Roll
whose name was Alexander Greave has since deceased and She knows of no other person living by whom she can prove such marriage, nor of any other means except the family
Record kept in the family Bible, that she believes that the sworn statement of said Alexander Greave is on file at the Department proving such marriage, to which she begs leave to refer.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3 1855" Hannah Dowd

We Ira G. Martin and Hiram C. Martin Residents
of La Porte County in the State of Indiana upon our oaths declared that the foregoing declaration was Signed and acknowledged
by Hannah Dowd in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that She is the
Identical person she represents herself to be.
Ira G. Martin
Hiram C. Martin

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were Sworn to and Subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible
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persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Noturial [Notarial] Seal this first day of August A.D. 1855
Saml. E. Williams
Notary Public

[seal]

State of Indiana
La Porte County ⎬ SS.
Be it remembered that on this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five before me Samuel E. Williams a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid personally came Jacob Herrold of lawful age who being duly sworn upon his oath doth depose and say that in the month of April AD 1836 he first became
accquainted [acquainted] with Conner Dowd and his wife Hannah Dowd who then resided within about six miles of the town of McArthur
in what is now Vinton County in the State of Ohio, and that such accquaintance [acquaintance] continued with them until the time of the death of said Conner Dowd which took place some time in the month of March A D 1839, that during all that time about
three years said Conner Dowd and Hannah Dowd live, and cohabited together as husband and wife & were so reputed by all the neighbors living around, he being [illegible] of the neighbors and residing within about a half a mile from said Dowd, up to the time of his death, that he is still accquainted [acquainted] with said Hannah Dowd who now resides in Laporte County State of Indiana, he further
deposes and saith that he is now shown a Book which is the Holy Bible, and that he verily believes it is the same Book that was in the possession of said Conner Dowd before his death, that he has examined the family Record contained in said Bible between the Old and New Testament, of which record the following is a true and correct copy to wit: "Family Record, Births
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Conner Dowd was born unto Owen & Judah Dowd October the 18th 1757. Hannah Greave was born unto William & Amy Greave February the 28th 1777. Conner Dowd & Hannah
Greave was married February the 28th 1799."
then follows the Record of the Births of their children after which is entered in said Record as follows "Conner Dowd" deceased March the 31 1839", which said Record he verily believes true and genuine, and that the copies herein
given included in the quotation marks are true copies of said Record as found in said Bible and he further depose that he knows of his own knowledge except as to her marriage that Hannah Dowd who signed the foregoing
application is the identical person she represents herself to be and that she is now a widow, and that he has no interest whatever in this claim.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this first day of August A.D. 1855
Jacob Herrold
In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my name and affix
my Notarial Seal, the day and
year last above written.
Saml. E. Williams
Notary Public

[seal]

198690

Application f
Hannah Dowd
[seal]
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The State of Ohio }  Personally appeared Vinton County SS } before me Benj. P. Hewitt a Notary Public within and for said County and State fully authorized and empowered to administer Oaths
Hannah Dowd a resident of said County
of Vinton and State of Ohio aged Seventy four
years on the 28th day of February A.D. 1851. who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the law of the United States passed July 29th 1848 and the several acts granting pensions & half pay to widows
That she is the widow of Conner Dowd who was a Revolutionary Pensioner and a Revolutionary Soldier Drafted or Volunteered while he resided in Chatham County North Carolina in the Company Commanded by Capt. Patrick Frais served out his full term and was engaged the most of his time in said County of Chatham in guarding against the "Tories" That the said Conner Dowd her said husband again In the Spring of 1780 volunteered as a substitute for one Edward Hodges in a
company of Light Horse and served about
six weeks. that he then volunteered as a substitute for one John Bresley in the same Company Employed against the Tories in said State of North Carolina
That her said husband the said Conner
Dowd was again in the year A.D. 1781. drafted
for three months in a Light Horse Company
Commanded by Capt. Joseph Rosser in the
Regt. commanded by Col. Roger Griffith in
Genl. Ramseys Brigade served out his full term
After which he again volunteered in a Company of Light Horse Commanded by Capt. Wm. Gholson
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served a further term of three months and some time in 1782 was Honorably discharged, but which Certificates of discharge (if ever held by the said Conner Dowd) are lost, destroyed, or sent to the Pension Office accompanying
his application for a pension And which she is
[illegible] 
She further states that she was [illegible]
said Conner Dowd. On the 28th day [illegible]
A.D. 1799 at the County of Chatham [illegible]
of North Carolina by one Sherrod White a
Minister of the Gospel that she is not advised of there being any record evidence of the said marriage
That her and the said Conner Dowd lived
together up to the time of his death and that there is now living of their children issue of said marriage seven children, to wit, Alexander Dowd aged 51 years past. Owen Dowd, aged 48 years past. William Dowd aged 45 years past. Charles Dowd aged 41 past. Conner David age 38 years past
Hannah Vanderford aged, 34 years past. And
John Dowd aged 33 years past. And that her
said husband the said Conner Dowd died
at the County of Athens now County of Vinton
aforesaid on the 31st day of March A.D. 1839.
And that she has remained a widow ever
since that period as will more fully appear
by reference to the proofs hereto annexed
This the 29th day of July A.D. 1851. N.B. She further states that her name before her marriage aforesaid was Hannah Graves
Hannah Dowd
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The State of Ohio } I B. P. Hewitt Notary Public Vinton County } within and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed before me and that I am satisfied that the applicant is the
Widow of Conner Dowd decd. and of the age above by her
Given under my hand & Seal of
Office at McArthur July 29th 1857
Benj: P Hewitt Notary Public
V. Co.

The State of Ohio } On this first day of August
Vinton County Ss } in the year of Our Lord one
thousand and Eight hundred and fifty one
personally appeared before me Benj. P Hewitt
a Notary Public within and for said County
Alexander M Graves a resident of said County
of Vinton aged Seventy Seven years past who
being duly sworn according to law says that
he is personally and well acquainted with
Hannah Dowd who made the foregoing declaration that he was personally and well acquainted with her deceased husband Conner Dowd and saw him while he was in the service of the United States as a Soldier in the North Carolina troops
that he was present and saw the said Hannah
Dowd whose maiden name was Hannah Graves
and the said Conner Dowd united in marriage
that the marriage took place in the County
of Chatham in the state of North Carolina
but at what exact time he is unable to recollect
he is of impression that they were married some time in the year 1798 for the reason that he the said Affiand Alexander M. Graves removed from said County of Chatham and State of North Carolina in the year 1800 and he is
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positive that the marriage of the said Conner and Hannah Dowd took place prior to the year
1800 and as he thinks in the year A.D. 1798 That he was present at said marriage as aforesaid and was personally and well acquainted with Sherrod White the Minister of the Gospel [illegible words] marriage. That the said Con[ner] [? and] Hannah Dowd lived together as husband [illegible] wife until the time of the death of the said Conner Dowd which took place some time in March A.D. 1839 and that the said Hannah Dowd still remains his widow
Alexander his X mark M. Graves

The State of Ohio Vinton County ss.
I B. P. Hewitt a Notary Public within and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit of Alexander Graves was sworn to and subscribed before me and that I believe the said Alexr. Graves to be of the age above by him stated and I do further Certify that he is a person upon whose testimony 
the [crossed out] full reliance and confidence may be placed,
Given under my hand & Seal of Office
at McArthur August 1st 185[?]
B. P. Hewitt Notary Public
V. Co.
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August 8, 1935.

BA-J/ILL
Connor Dowd
W. 3664

Mrs. Orville D. Dailey
Albany
Ohio.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of your ancestor, Conner Dowd.

The record of Conner Dowd is given herein as shown in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 3664, based upon his service in that war.

Conner Dowd, the son of Owen and Judah Dowd, was born October 18, 1757 in Ireland, came to America at the age of six years,
landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to Chatham County, North Carolina.

While residing on Deep River in Chatham County, North Carolina, he enlisted in the winter of 1779 (sometime before Christmas)
and served three months as private in Captain Patrick Travis' North Carolina company; he enlisted in the spring of 1780 and served nine
weeks in Captain Taverner Mash's company of light horse, engaged against the Tories in the neighborhood of Chatham County; he enlisted in September 1781 and served three months as private in Captain Joseph Rosser's company, Colonel Ambrose Ramsey's North Carolina regiment, and immediately after served three months in Captain William Gholson's company of light horse in that same regiment.

[handwritten in right margin] O.K. in 
Heitma[?e] (Could not identify Roger Griffith)

The soldier moved between the years 1802 and 1804, from North Carolina to Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 2, 1834, at which time he resided in Brown Township, Athens County, Ohio; he stated than that he had resided most of the time in Elk Township in Athen County since moving to Ohio. His name was borne on the pension
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rolls as Connor Dowd.

Connor Dowd died March 31, 1839 in Athens County, Ohio, not far from McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio.

Conner Dowd married February 28, 1799, in Chatham County, North Carolina, Hannah, the daughter of William and Amy Greave or
Graves; they were married by a Baptist Minister. Said Hannah was born February 28, 1777.

Hannah Dowd, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed July 29, 1851, at which time she resided in
Vinton County, Ohio. In 1854, she was living with her son in a La Porte County, Indiana; Charles Dowd made affidavit in her behalf
in La Porte County in 1854. In 1859, she had returned to live in Vinton County, Ohio, not far from [? Mortimer] in that county. She
stated that she had children living in both Indiana and Ohio. In 1859, John Dowd made affidavit in her behalf in Vinton County, Ohio.

Conner Dowd and his wife, Hannah, reared a large family of children, possibly nine or ten in number. In 1851, the names of her seven living children were given by said Hannah as follows Alexander, aged fifty-one years past; Owen, aged forty-eight years past; William, aged forty-five years past; Charles, aged forty-one years past; Conner, aged thirty-eight past; Mrs. Hannah Vanderford, thirty-four years past; and John, aged thirty-three years past.

In 1851, Alexander M. Graves, a resident of Vinton County, Ohio, aged seventy [illegible] stated that he was present at the marriage of
Conner Dowd all his wife, Hannah, and that he moved from Chatham County, North Carolina, to Ohio in 1800; he did not state any relationship to the widow, Hannah. Alexander M. Graves was deceased in 1852.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of Hannah Dowd, you should
address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following: Hannah Dowd, widow of

2.
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Connor Dowd, issued July 2[?8], 1833, rate [illegible] per annum, commenced March 4, [illegible], Act of March 4, [illegible] Ohio Agency.

The form which you enclosed is returned herewith.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-515
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ____ , 19 __
W.F. 3664

In reply to your request of ____ , received ____
for a statement of the military history of Connor Dowd a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Winter 1779 - 1780
Spring 1780
Sept. 1781
Immediately after

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos
9 weeks
3 mos.
3 mos.

RANK.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Patrick Travis
Taverner Mash
Joseph Rosser
Wm. Gholson

COLONEL.
[check mark]
Light Horse
Roger Griffith

STATE.
N.C.

Battles engaged in, [check mark]

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Deep River, Chatham Co. N.C.

Date of application for pension, Apr. 4. 1834. His cl. was al.

Residence at date of application, Brown Twp. Athens Co. Ohio

Age at date of application, b. in Ireland Oct 18. 1757. d. Mch. 31. 1839 in Athens Co. Ohio

Remarks: Soldier was the son of Owen and Judah Dowd. He came to America when six years of age landed at Phila. and then moved
to Chatham Co. N.C. He mar. Feby. 28. 1799 in Chatham Co. N.C. Hannah, daughter of William and Amy Greave or Graves She was born
Feby. 28, 1777 and was al. pens. on an ap. ex. July 29. 1851 while a resident of Vinton Co. Ohio. In 1854 she was living in La Porte Co.
Ind. & in 1859 had moved back to Ohio.
Respectfully,

Commissioner.

See Supplement for further family data. 

6-2856
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V.L.M.
Rev. War Section.

March 6, 1914.

Mrs. Beatrice Prall.
220 North Main Street,
Hope, Ark.

Madam:

In addition to the military history of Connor Dowd, W. File No. 3664, Rev. War, you are furnished the following family data from the papers in the claim.

In 1851 there were seven children
Alexander - - - - - aged 51 years.
Owen - - - - - - -       "    48 years.
William - - - - - -       "    45 years.
Charles - - - - - -       "    41 years.
Conner - - - - - - -     "    38 years.
Mrs. Hannah Vanderford  "  34 years.
John - - - - - - - -        "   33 years.

Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber [signature]
Commissioner.
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V.L.M.
Rev. War Section.

January 15, 19[??].

Mrs. B. G. Prall.
220 North Main Street,
Hope, Arkansas.

Madam:

In response to your letter of the 11" instant,
you are advised that the record of Connor Down [Dowd], Wid. File No. 3,664, Rev. War, was sent you March 6, 1914.

It is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish
more than one such statement to the same person.

Very respectfully,

G M Saltzgaber [signature]
Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 4, 1895.

O.W. & N. Div.
F.S.
M. E. C.

Sir:-
Replying to the letter of your correspondent, Mrs. Hannah Dowd Vanderford, of Galeski [Zaleski], Ohio, I have the honor to advise you that there is no law granting pensions to the children or other
descendants of Revolutionary soldiers. The few daughters of such now on the pension rolls were placed there by special acts of Congress.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Hon. H. S. Bundy,
House of Representatives.
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MRS. ORVILLE D. DAILEY
STATE DIRECTOR
SOUTH EAST DISTRICT
ALBANY, OHIO

Aug. 5, 1935

[circular stamp] numbered 1-12
RECEIVED
AUG 6 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER #23

Dear sirs:

I am still working on a second volume of Roster of Revolutionary soldiers buried in Ohio. I had a copy of the first Vol. sent to your office, which you have acknowledged.

After working six years-gratis on it- and after its publication by the State of Ohio, I continued six more years, and have about 2000 new records- authentic- which I have proven up at Rev. Pension Claims- as each was pensioned. Of course I have some not proven up yet.

My purpose in writing is to make further inquiry on my OWN ancestor - Conner 
Dowd -- I am writing a family history, and have the enclosed data which DOES NOT CONFORM TO MY ANCESTORS HISTORY -- yet I can not pass it up until I ascertain if it could be MY ancestor. Conner Dowd, pg 118 in the Roster I speak of giving you. --from N. C. pensioned- and wife Hannah pensioned and Bounty land.

So I am asking you if you will straigten [straighten] this out- as I have spent YEARS working for others rather than myself. I was at your office last Spring- during DAR Congress- and some one phoned to me from there, but I could not make connextion. I thot [thought] it was about this record, which I was inquiring about.

May I have an early reply- as am leaving soon for Calif.
Yours very truly,
Jane Dowd Dailey [signature]

[top left margin-handwritten]
For 4 cop - I have letters of thanks from
Frank Metcalfe
A.D. Hiller
Jas. F. McKinley
& Lib. of Congress
-do not know
which belongs 
to your office [illegible]
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[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
O
JAN 22 1915
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Hope Arkansas
Jan. 20 1915.

G.M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions, Rev. War Section,
Dear Sir:-
your letter of Jun 15th, rec'd. In explanation will say my mother recently deceased was a Grand daughter of Conner Dowd. Among
her descendents [descendants] in three sets of children and grand children and I was fixing the data so they would become members of the D. A. R.  The record you sent me on Mch. 6, 1914 I [? sent] to Portales N. Mexico to T. Rose Williams Thompson and so my children are left without any record unless you see fit to send me one. I sent for two, one for my children and one for my sister's children; but you may send he record directly to her at Wellington, Kas. Mrs. Emma Staffelbach. I have all other data traced for them and would consider it a favor if you will send a copy to Wellington Kansas to my sister and one to me for my children as I haven't any now.
Respectfully,
File #3664 Rev. War.
Mrs. B. G. Prall.
# 220 N. Main St.
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[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D
JAN 1[? 3 or 8] 1915
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[illegible]

Hope, Arkansas
Jan. 11, 1915-

G. M. Saltzgaber,
Com. of Pensions, Washington D.C
Dear Sir-:
Will you kindly send me
two copies of the statement of military history of
Conner Dowd Rev. War Records Section W. File
No 3664 and family data as found in his widow's
application for pension.
And oblige
Mrs. B. G. Prall.
#220 N. Main St.
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[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE.
D
FEB 27 1914
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Hope, Arkansas
Feb. 24, 1914.

Old War Office, Pension Bureau.
Washington D.C

Gentlemen:-

Will you please
make me an official copy of the inlistment [enlistment] and officers under whom Conner Dowd of Cheatham [Chatham] Co. North Carolina served during the Revolutionary War as I want to join the D.A.R.
And oblige
Beatrice Prall
#220 N. Main St.
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[rectangular stamp]
U. S. P. B.
OLD WAR & NAVY
AUG 27 1904
FILES.

(1)

Zaleski, O. Aug 25, 1904.
Hon. Commissioner of Penson [Pension], Ware,
Washington, D.C

Dear Sir:

In your report just given out I see
that you have the names of Sarah C. Hurlbutt
and Rhoda Augusta Thompson as
pensioners on account of being the daughters
of Revolutionary Soldiers.
My father Conner Dowd was a Revolutionary
Soldier - entering the services
as Cavalryman from North Carolina in
1777 and served until the surrender
of Cornwallis at Yorktown at close of War.
He died in 1839 and drew a pension for the
last for 4 or 5 yrs of his life.
War records at Washington show under
whom he served &c. I had the depositions
of old residents here who proved that I am
his daughter and also a sworn copy of
my father's war record signed by the Commissioner of Pensions, which I sent to my
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[rectuangular stamp]
U.S.P.B.
OLD WAR & NAVY
AUG 27 1904
FILES.

(2)

Representative, Hon C.H. Grosvenor in 1895 (and which I have been unable to get back) whom I had trying to get Congress to pass a Bill Pensioning me as a Daughter of a Revolutionary Soldier. He always had some excuse - No committee on pensions or too late this session and so on. So the case has rested for some time.
In 1902, Apr 2 I was admitted as a member
of the National Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Enclosed is a
copy of this Certificate of admission.
My husband and all my sons have been dead
for years and I am now going on my 90th
year and am helpless and in poor circumstances so that any assistance you might
give me in getting a pension will be greatly
appreciated.
All old settlers here are dead but many know
I am Conner Dowd's daughter.
Hope this will receive your personal care & I may be pensions as other Daughters.
Yours Respt.
[Mrs.] Hannah Dowd Vanderford.

[see next sheet-]
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[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
A
AUG 27 1904
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[rectangular stamp]
U.S.P.B.
OLD WAR & NAVY
AUG 27 1904
FILES.

The National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
[copy]
1776 -
1890 -
This Certifies that Mrs. Hannah Dowd 
Vanderford is a regularly approved member of the National Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, in connection
with the --- Chapter, having been admitted
by the National Board of Management by
virtue of her decent [descent] from Conner Dowd who with unfailing loyalty rendered material aid to the cause of American Independence as a Soldier during the Revolutionary War.

Given under our hands and the seal of the
National Society this 23d day June 1902.
[Seal]
National No. 39317
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
President General
Admitted April 2, 1902.
Eleanor S. Washington Howard
Rec'd Sec General
Ruth M. Griswold Pealer
Registrar General
Daughter of a Revolutionary Soldier.
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[? Hew]

Fayetteville, Ark.
Apl. 16. 1901.

Pension Office,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-
Can you tell me from Pension lists prior to the Civil War something about Conner Dowd who enlisted during Revolutionary War from North
Carolina in 1777. He drew a pension until his death in 1839
We are trying to trace back so we can join the
Daughters of the Revolution and his daughter
[illegible] 85 years of age says he was a Revolutionary soldier and a nephew says it was the war of 1812
Page 35

when he enlisted. We write to you
knowing the claims for pension
would show date of enlistment and
which was correct. Respectfully.
Mrs. B. G. Prall

[rectangular stamp]
[? O.W.] [illegible]
APR 22 1901
RECEIVED


[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
E
APR 19 1901
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Hon. H.S. Bundy House of
no law granting pensions to
[?] soldiers except by Special
M.E.C

Apr 30-1901
Mrs. B. G. Prall
Fayetteville Ark

Sep7/04 Mrs Vanderford
daughter not pensionable
1914 Mch. 6 Hist to [illegible]
Beatrice Prall V. L. M.
1915 Jany 15 Beatrice Prall
She has already had 1 [illegible]
1915 Jany 25 Hist to Beatrice Pr[all]
to Emma Staffelbach
1935. Aug. 8. Hist. to Mrs. Orville D [?]

Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 3664
Hannah Dowd
Widow
Connor Dowd
Pvt. Rev. War

Act: July 29, 1818
Index:- Vol. A, Page 187

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

[words partially cut off from copy]
Mch. 4/95
Apr. advised
ese of Re
Act.
Page 37

Conner Dowd
Certificate of
Rev. David Culbertson
&
John Brewer Esq.
Page 38

March 27th 1834 Athens County Elk township Ohio
We the under signed being Neighbours [neighbors] and acquantance [acquaintance]
of Conner Dowd senior for a number of years and we know him to be a good neighbor a man of truth and 
(sic) and piety -
David Culbertson Senior
Brewer Esq.
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31,435

[illegible]
Page 40

Hannah Dowd
widow of Conner
Ohio
Admd. 29 July 1848
8 mos Cav.         $ 33.32
3  "     Infy.            10.00
                           $ 43.32
per annum from
4 March 1848


[illegible]
J. G. Austin Esq.
Present
Page 41


Washington D.C.
January 20. 52

Jas. E Heath Esq
Sir
Herein please find the
affidavit of John Brewer in support of the
Claim of Hannah Dowd (widow of Conner Dowd
a soldier of the Revolution for a pension) now
on file [?] an early attention to the above
claim will much oblige
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. svt.
Thos. Ewing Junr.
By Austin
Page 42

Washington City
September 26th 1851

Sir

Please find enclosed the declaration
of Hannah Dowd widow of Conner, decd. soldier
of the Revolutionary War to which I invite -
your attention.
I am very respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
Thos. Ewing Jr.


To
James E. Heath Esq.
Comr. of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.
Page 43

McArthur Vinton Co. O. Jany 13 /59
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City DC.

Dear Sir
I herewith send
the application of Mrs. Hannah Dowd
to have the Pension payable at Cincinnati
O. in stead of Madison Ind.
Mrs. D. pension was formerly paid
at Cincinnati & when I made out
her papers for the installment due
Sept 11/58 I sent them there not
knowing that the place of payment 
was changed during her
short stay in Indiana & I have
ever since been trying to have
her name replaced on the Pension
roll of that place without the
troublesome & expensive method
which I have at length adopted
Please [illegible] the Agt. at
Page 44

at Madison to certify her
claim back or direct the Agt.
at Cinti. O. to place her name
on the list &C. (which ever may
be consistant [consistent] with the
practice of the Department)
at your earliest convenience
as Mrs. D. is very much
in need of money.
Please also advise me, so that
I may direct her Agt. in
Cincinnati to present her
papers & draw the amt. due

Very truly yours
B. P. Hewitt
Page 45

To see pension
papers of Conner
Dowd

Thos. Ewing Jr.

Hannah Dowd
widow of
Conner Dowd

Ex by Mr. Ewing
June 30 - 51
Page 46

Hannah Dowd widow of Conner Dowd
late of Vinton (Athens) Co-
Revolutionary soldier and died some 12
years. There was at the time of his death
some back Pension due, which his
heirs have since drawn, in order to
which they surrendered his Certificate
and they have no method now of
ascertaining the Co. or Regt. to which
he belonged when or where he enlisted
or how long he served-

Hewitt & Bingham

McArthur Vinton Co. O.
Page 47

Brief in the case of Hannah Dowd, wid. of Conner
County and State of Ohio
act 29 July 1848

Claim, ("original," or "for increase." ) [for increase crossed out]

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner Act 1832,
(Service established in his papers)
Par[?]l proof of marriage

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

Thornton Triplett
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent.
J G Austin Esq.
Present
Page 48

Pension Office
July 22 1853

Sir
Conner Dowd, Ohio Rolls, Act June 7 1832,
pensioned at $43.32. Please state to what
time he was paid.

Very Respectfully
L P Waldo
Comr. of Pensions

F. Burt
Auditer [Auditor]

Paid to 4th March 1839.
F. Burt
Auditor.
Page 49

Pension Agency
Indianapolis Feby. 10th 1859

Hon. Geo. C Whiting
Com. of Pensions
Washington

Sir:
I have to reply
to your letter of the 3rd inst. that Hannah Dowd
a pensioner under the act of 4th March 1848
at $43.32 per annum was last paid 4th March
1858

Very Truly Yours
W. Henderson
Pension agent
Page 50

Hannah Dowd
wid. of
Conner Dowd

Report of Court
July 11th - 1853

I Respectfully ask the
Commission to Review this 
[? case] - I feel confident that
he will find in the addition
Evidence filed full answer
to all Required in the
Enclosed Report - I
trust you will find
sufficient proof to admit the
Claim -
Jas. G. Austin
July 16/53-
atty.
Present
July 16 / 53

Conner Dowd died
31 Aug 1839
Hannah Dowd
wid.
Page 51

Pension Office,
July 7th 1853.

Sir:

As you have already been informed, the difficulty in the way of the admission of the claim of Hannah Dowd, widow of Conner, of Ohio, is, that the date of the marriage has not been established. It is not sufficient, in the absence of record proof, that witnesses swear it took place in 1798, or before the year 1800, unless they fortify their memories by collateral circumstances, thus showing how they are enabled to fix the date of an event that took place so many years ago.

I am, respectfully,
Your Obt. Svt,
L P Waldo
Commissioner

J.G. Austin, Esqr.
Present
Page 52

The Commission of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

La Porte March. 29 th 1854

Dr Sir

Enclosed herewith you will
please find the application of Hannah Dowd to change the agency for paying her pension, from Cincinnatti [Cincinnati] Ohi to Madison Indiana, She is now residing in this county and expects to live here, her pension for the past year has
not been paid, & she wishes to draw that from the Agency at Madison, Indiana.

Respectfully
Saml. E. Williams
Page 53

Pension Agency Cincinnati
April 5th 1854

Sir
I have yours of the 3d and in reply
have to state that Hannah Dowd widow
of Conner Dowd was last paid at this
Agency on the 4th September 1853

I am very Respectfully
your Obt. Servt.
Joel C Green
Pension Agent


L. P. Waldo Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C
Page 54

Additional Evidence
Hannah Dowd
wid. of 
Conner Dowd
Rev Claim act
29th July 1848

Presented March 21t 1853

J. G. Austin
atty
Present
Page 55

State of North Carolina }
Chatham County }
I William P.
Taylor Clerk of
the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions in and for
the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I
have examined carefully in my office for the
Marriage of Conner Dowd to his wife Hannah
and that I have been unable to find any
record of their Marriage in said office

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the
Seal of office at Pittsborough [Pittsboro] County
& State aforsaid [aforesaid] March 14th AD 1853
W. P. Taylor C.C.C

[seal]
Page 56

Mar: 26/52
Additional Evidence
Hannah Dowd
wid. of
Conner Dowd, [? Deceased]
Ohio Suspended Roll

Presented March 6th, 52
By
Jas. G. Austin
Atty. for
Claimant
Washington D.C.
Page 57

The State of Ohio }
Vinton County Ss. } On this Twenty Eighth day of February A.D. 1852
personally appeared before me E.F. Bingham a
Notary Public within and for said County
Solomon Redfearn of said County of Vinton
of lawful age who being first duly sworn
according to law deposes and says that he is
and ever since his recollection has been personally and well acquainted with Conner Dowd now deceased. And Hannah Dowd his wife of the County of Vinton and State of Ohio whose maiden name was Hannah Graves. That he formerly lived in the County of Randolph in
the State of North Carolina and near neighbors
to the said Conner Dowd and Hannah
Dowd who, to the best of his recollection lived in the County of Chatham and State of North Carolina aforesaid, That he was not present at the marriage of the said Conner and Hannah but that he lived in the same neighborhood and knows that they lived together as husband and wife in the said County of Chatham aforesaid and were always regarded by every one acquainted with them (so far as he knows)
as being husband and wife, and that he never
heard any rumer [rumor] to the effect that they were not lawfully married
Affiant further
Page 58

says that he distinctly recollects the time that
the said Hannah Dowd & her said husband
Conner Dowd removed from the said County
of Chatham and State of North Carolina to
the State of Ohio. That he saw them start which to the best of his recollection was in the year 1804.
That the said Conner & Hannah Dowd had
at that time some two or three children but
how many he is not positive, that he recollects of having some conversation with one of said
children who said they were going to move
to a rich country. And from the best of
his recollection of the ages of the children and
from all the circumstances he believes that 
the marriage of the said Conner Dowd and
Hannah Dowd took place in the year
1798 or 1799. That in 1809 said affiant
came to Ohio where he has since resided and
that he has since coming to Ohio lived in
the neighborhood of the said Conner & Hannah Dowd who continued to live together as husband and wife up to time of the death of the said Conner. And that the said Conner & Hannah raised a large family of children some nine or ten in Number
Affiant further states that to the best of his
recollection there was no record of marriages
kept in North Carolina at the time the said
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Conner & Hannah Dowd were married. He
also states that he is entirely disinterested in the
application of the said Hannah Dowd for a
Pension The said Affiant further states that
he has for many years been personally and
well acquainted with Alexander Graves whose
is now deceased and whose testimony has been
taken in support of the claim of the said
Hannah Dowd and that said Graves was a
person entitled to full redit [? credit] and as he believes entirely disinterested
Solomon Redfearn

I Certify the foregoing affidavit was sworn
to and subscribed before me and that the
said Solomon Redfearn is a person entitled
to full credit as a witness
Given under my hand and
seal of Office at McArthur the
day and year aforesaid
E.F. Bingham Notary Public
V.C.
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Additional Evidence

J.G. Austin
Atty.
Present
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Washington D.C.
April 6 /53

L.P. Waldo Esq.
Comr. of Pensions

Sir
I Respectfully ask a
Reexamination of the claim of Hannah Dowd
wid. of Conner Dowd due for a Revolutionary
Pension act of 29th July 1848. Herein please
find additional Evidence, which I trust
will prove sufficient to meet the objections
in suspending her application -
Respectfully Yours
Jas. G. Austin
Atty.
Present
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198690
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La Porte Aug 2nd 1853

Hon.
L.P. Waldo
[?N].C. DC.

Enclosed herewith please find application
of Hannah Dowd, also affidavit in proof of Marriage

Respectfully
Saml. E. Williams
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Pension Agency, Madison Indiana
Jany 26th. 1859-

Sir,

In reply to yours of the 20th inst. enquiring to what time Hannah Dowd, widow of Conner, a Revolutionary Pensioner, formerly in the Roll of this Agency, has been paid, I have to inform you that this Pensioner was transfered [transferred] to Indianapolis on the establishment of that Agency, July 1, 1854.

Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
J. W. Chapman
Pension Agent.

Geo. C. Whiting Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Samuel E Williams
La Porte
Ind
3d and
187,698 Tabetha Wright.
Ind Ex. April 8/56.

198,690 Hannah Dowd
[word crossed out] Boynton March 26/56.

91,605 Ralph Loomis
122
13,157. 80.a, Svr 17/5 5. sent to
Jas. E. Williams
200,380 Theophilus Cross
Registered no action
153,800 John Mason
3and May 29/56

213.59 Abijah Wallace
Registered No action

146,243 Philura Brown
Ind Ex. Jany 31/56.
Feby 1 Lg
Boynton
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La Porte May 13" 1856.

Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions

Dr Sir

Will you please give me information
of the following applications, which have not been heard from since the Receipt of Notice that they had reached the Department
Tabitha widow of Joseph Wright No 187,698
Hannah Dowd widow of Conner Dowd, No. 198,690
Ralph Loomis No 91,605
Theophilus Cross No 200.380
John Mason No 183,800, 
Abijah Wallace, application made Sept. 17 1854, since when have heard nothing from it
In the case of Philura widow of William Brown No 146,243. I submitted additional evidence as required but have heard nothing from it.
I hope I will not be considered [illegible] troublesome, this being the second time only that I have Inquired [enquired].
Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Saml. E. Williams
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1080,

Hannah Dowd -
wid. of Conner,
Ohio.

Act July 29, 1848.

Let. Ap. 26 /22.

T. Ewing Jr.
Present
[ v or check mark]
Page 68

No. 1,080
Hannah Dowd
wid. of Connor
Ohio
Act July 29 184[cut off]

J. Ewing Jr. Decr. 11/57.
Same Apl. 26/52.
Jas. G. Austin June 24/52.
Same July 7 1853
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Rev. Wid. Claim

Hannah Dowd
wid. of
Conner Dowd [?Dcd]

Act of July 1848

Ohio suspended
Roll -

I desire to Examine
the papers on file in
the above case -
I am the atty. of
Record -
-
J. G. Austin
Atty
Present
Page 70

State of Indiana }
La Porte County } SS

On this 29th day of March 1854 before me the
Subscriber a justice of the peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared Hannah Dowd who upon her oath declares that she is the widow of Connor Dowd who was a private Cavalry & Infantry and that she is the Identical person named in a certificate of pension issued to her under the
act of Congress of July 29th 1848, which certificate calls for the sum of forty three Dollars and thirty two cents per annum, payable on the 4th of March in each year and is dated July 28th 18[illegible] which pension is made payable at Cincinnatti [Cincinnati] Ohio by J.C. Grun Agnt. at Cincinnatti, [Cincinnati] Recorded in the Pension office on the Roll of Pensions under act of Feby. 2nd 1848 page 161 Vol. "A." That her name  was placed on the pension Roll of the Cincinnatti [Cincinnati]
agency in the State of Ohio, from whence she has lately removed to the County of Laporte in the State of Indiana, where she now resides and intends to remain, and wishes her pension to be payable in future at the Madison Agency in said last named state, that she has not received her pension for the past year which is now due. [word crossed out]

Sworn & Subscribed to before me }
this 29th day of March 1854 }
James Moore Seal Justice of the Peace  }
Hannah Dowd

State of Indiana }
Laporte County } ss
I, Charles Dowd do hereby certify that Hannah Dowd who has signed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit is the identical person therein described,
{ Charles Dowd

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 29th day of March 1854 and I do certify that the said Charles Dowd is a person of veracity.
James Moore Seal Justice of the peace
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State of Indiana }
Laporte County }  SS.

I Volney W. Bailey clerk of the Laporte Circuit
Court of the county of and State aforesaid do hereby certify that James Moore is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 26 day of November 1849 and will expire on the 26th day of November 1854
and that his signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the
seal of said Court this 29th day
of March 1854.
Volney W. Bailey Clk
by Jno. S Allend [ ?Lurpry]
Page 72

Declaration of
Hannah Dowd
widow of Conner Dowd

Rev. War

Presented Sept. 26 /51
by
Tho: Ewing Jr.
Present
Page 73

The State of Ohio }
Vinton County SS. }
Court of Common Pleas September
Term A.D. 1851.
Be it remembered that on this Fifteenth day of September in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and
fifty One, personally appeared before the Judges of said Court while in Session Hannah Dowd a resident of of (sic) said County of Vinton and State of Ohio aged seventy
four years on the 28th day of February A.D. 1851. who being duly sworn according to law, doth in open Court and on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the law of Congress passed July 29th 1848.
That she is the widow of Conner Dowd who was a Revolutionary Pensioner was drafted or volunteered as a soldier of the United States in the Revolutionary war while he resided in Chatham County and State of North Carolina
in the Company commanded by Captain Patrick Firas and was engaged the most of his time in said Chatham County in Guarding against the "tories" but at what exact time her said husband engaged and how long he was thus imployed [employed] she is unable to state, but she is informed and believes that he served out his full term and was honorably discharged. That the said Conner Dowd again in the Spring of 1780 volunteered as a substitute for one Edward Hodges in a Company of Light Horse and served about six weeks. That the said Conner Dowd immediately thereafter again Volunteered as a substitute for one John Bresley in the
last named company employed again in garding [guarding] against the "tories" That her said husband was again in the year 1781. drafted for three months in a light horse company commanded by Capt. Joseph Rosser in the Regiment commanded by Col. Roger Griffith in Genl. Ramseys Brigade and served out his full term after which he again volunteered in a light horse company commanded
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by Capt. William Gholson and served a further tour of three months, and was in all cases honorably discharged and as she believes procured certificates of discharge, which have been either lost destroyed, or misslaid [mislaid] or sent to the pension office accompaning [accompanying] his application for a Pension and which she is unable to state
She further states that she was married to the said Conner Dowd, On the 28th day of February A.D. 1799 at the County of Chatham in the State of North Carolina by one Sherrod White a minister of the Gospel but that she knows of no record evidence of her said
marriage. that her and the said Conner Dowd lived together as husband and wife up to the time of the said Conner Dowds death, and that there is now living of their children issue of said marriage Seven children to wit, Alexander Dowd aged 51 years Owen Dowd aged 48 years William Dowd aged 45 years past. Charles Dowd, aged 41 years Conner Dowd
aged 38 years. Hannah Vanderford aged 34 years and John Dowd aged 33 years. And that her said husband the said Conner Dowd died at the County of Athens in the State of Ohio on the 31st day of March 1839 (Eighteen hundred and thirty nine) and that she now is and has remained his widow ever since that time
And that he said husband received a Pension under the Act of June 7th 1832. of 44 44/10[?]0 per year as he believes
Hannah Dowd [signature]

The State of Ohio Vinton County Ss
I Lafayette White Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the above named Hannah
Dowd On the day and year first aforesaid appeared in Open Court and made the foregoing Declaration which was sworn to and subscribed before me
I do further certify that I am personally and well acquainted with said Hannah Dowd and believe her to be the identical person that she in her said Declaration
Page 75

represents herself to be & that she is entitled to full credit
Given under my hand & Seal of Office at
McArthur Sept. 15th 1851.

L. White Clerk
Page 76

Affidavit of Jno.
Brewer in support
of the Claim of
Hannah Dowd
wid. of Cowner Dowd
for a Pension



Presented Jany 20th 52
By Thos. Ewing Junr.
Washington D.C.
Page 77

State of Ohio }
Vinton County SS } On this seventh day of January A.D. 1852 personally appeared before me E. F. Bingham Notary Public within and for
said County John Brewer aged 61 years
a resident of said County who being duly
sworn according to law deposeth and
saith that he was born in Chatham
County in the State of North Carolina
and that he lived in said County
of Chatham untill [until] thirteen years
of age that he has a distinct recollection
of events that occurred within his knowledge fifty five years of [crossed out] ago, that he
has always since his first recollection been
acquainted with Conner Dowd deceased and
Hannah Dowd widow of said Connor Dowd
that said Conner & Hannah Dowd lived in
said County of Chatham was where
Deponent & his fathers family lived that he
was well acquainted with said Conner Dowd
& Hannah Dowd whose maiden name
was Hannah Graves before they were married & Deponent says that he verily believes
that said Connor Dowd & Hannah Graves now
Hannah Dowd were married about the
year of our Lord 1798 as it was about that
time so reported and generally believed that
he recollects seeing the said Conner & Hannah
Dowd live together as Husband and wife
immediately after they were reported to be
married as aforesaid and Deponent distinctly
recollects that said Conner and Hannah
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Dowd did so live together as Husband and
wife for about two years prior to the year of our Lord 1800 and that he always lived in the immediate neighborhood with said Conner & Hannah Dowd untill [until] the death of the said Connor Dowd which occurred in the County of Athens and State of Ohio and that the said parties untill [until] the death of the said Connor as aforesaid always lived together as Husband and wife as aforesaid and that he never at any time has heard any report or rumor to the effect that said Connor & Hannah
Dowd were not lawfully married at the time they were reported to have been as aforesaid further deponent saith not.
John Brewer [signature]

Sworn to and Subscribed before me on
the day and year above written. And
I do hereby certify that I believe John Brewer
who signed the foregoing affidavit to be a witness entitled to full credit also a disinterested witness
Witness whereof I hereunto
Set my hand and seal
of Office at McArthur
in said County [? Vinton]
and State of Ohio
E. F. Bingham Notary Public
of Vinton County Ohio
Page 79

Hannah Dowd,s
Application to
be placed on the
Pension Rolls in
Cincinnati Ohio

Cir to Pens Agt
Last payt
Jany 20 [?18]59
Again Feby 3 [illegible]


Presented by
B P Hewitt of
McArthur Vinton
Co. Ohio
Page 80

The State of Ohio } On this 12th day of
Vinton County ss } January A.D. 1859 before
me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within & for said County personally appeared Hannah Dowd who being first duly sworn declares that she is the identical Hannah Dowd
named in an Original Certificate in her
possession of which (I certify) the following
is a true copy to wit. Department of the
Interior Widows Pension I certify that
in conformity with the act of July 29th 1848
Hannah Dowd widow of Conner Dowd
who was a private Cavalry and Infantry in
the revolutionary war is inscribed on the
Pension lists at the rate of Forty three
dollars and thirty two cents per annum
commencing on the 4th of March 1848 And
continuing for life unless she should again
marry in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage Given at the department of the Interior this 28th day of July
[illegible] thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Examined & Countersigned } 
L. P. Waldo Commissioner }
of Pensions } "
James Campbell Acting
Secretary of the Interior
That her name was placed on the Pension
rolls of the State of Ohio at the City of 
Cincinnati And afterwards at her request through
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her Agent transfered [transferred] to the Pension rolls of the State of Indiana where she afterwards And for several years resided and from whence she has lately removed That she
has returned to and now resides in the County
of Vinton and State of Ohio where she expects to remain permantly [permanently] and during her life
The following are her reasons for removing
from Ohio to Indiana and from Indiana
back to Ohio. First she is a widow and
has for many years made it her home with
her children some of whom reside in
the State of Ohio and Some in the State of
Indiana And when she left and went with
her son to Indiana she expected to make his
house her home perminantly [permanently] but after a few years became somewhat dissatisfied with the Country and desirous of seeing and living with her children in Ohio where she now is. She therefore desires her name again placed on the pension rolls in
the City of Cincinnati and State of Ohio
Hannah Dowd

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day
& year aforesaid D Y Benjamin J. Peace

We John Dowd and H R Deming do
upon our oaths say that we are personally
acquainted with the above named Hannah
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Dowd and know her to be the identical
person she represents herself to be and who
is named and intended in the above certificate
John Dowd
H R Deming

I certify that the above named John Dowd
and Hiram R. Deming were by me duly
sworn that they reside in Vinton County
and State of Ohio and are credible persons
D Y Benjamin J. Peace

The State of Ohio }
 Vinton County }
I George Lantz Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas within and for said County do
hereby certify that D. Y. Benjamin Esqr.
who signed the foregoing certificate was
at the date thereof & still is an acting Justice
of the Peace within & for said County duly
commissioned and qualified as such and
that the above signatures purporting to be
his are true and genuine
In testimony whereof I hereunto
subscribe my name and affix
my seal of Office at McArthur
this 13th day of January A.D. 1859
George Lantz Clerk
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Conner Dowd
Affidavit of
Jane Brewer
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I Jane Brewer do solemnly swear that I
saw Conner Dowed under arms under
Captain Mosh\ser and Captain Gollson [Gholson]
Jane Brewer
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the 28 day of March 1834
John Brewer JP
in and for Athens County

State of Ohio }
Athens County. ss. }
I certify that Widow Jane Brewer above named is a credible person; also that I am personally well acquainted with the above named Conner Dowd, that he is a man of good moral and religious character and undoubted
veracity; that he is reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that I entirely concur in that belief
Given under my hand this 3rd day of April 1834
Pearly Brown JP

I Henry Bartlett, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of Athens County State of Ohio, do hereby certify that John Brewer & Pearly Brown are Justices of the Peace in & for said County of Athens and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 4th day of April 1834
Henry Bartlett Clerk