Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8501, James Foster, Md.
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Service                         Number
MD. Foster, James S.8501
Born in Ireland     carded
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2400
Virginia
James Foster
of Fredrick in the State of Virginia who was a Imate in the comany commandea by Captain Miller of the Regh commandea by Lol Guest in the Maryland line for 2 years from 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 80 Dollars -Cents per annual to commenc on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Cerficate of Pension issued the 16th day of Nov. 32
Bent. Minchester
Arrears to 4th of Sept 18  120.0
Senu+anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 33 40
100.
Revoluntionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Aatha Rice, Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 97
Died 
Nove 24 1841
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Md.
Foster, James
S.8501
Born in Ireland
carded
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of Virginia
County of Frederick
On this 9th day of August 1832, personally appeared before the county court of Frederick, James Foster a resident of Winchester in the County of aforesaid and the state of Virginia aged seventy years the 16th day of January last, who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7 1832. That he the said James Foster enlisted for the term of three years at Newark in the state of Delaware in the month of April 1777 in the company commanded by unreadable in the regiment commanded by unreadable in the line of the state of Maryland.  That he served in the James Company which was afterward, commanded by Capt Miller and then by Capt Bevard. he served in the paid company until his term of three years expired, where he sick in Philadelphia, where he lay for some time after his time was out and left there in the fall of 1780 for home. He resided where he entered the service Cecil County in the state of Maryland - he was in the battles of Grays Hill and Council Ridge, of Germantown and Monmouth, he was sick when Brandywine battle was fought he marched from Elkton through the county to Brandywine, then to Germantown, then to Perkioming [Perkiomen] and to White Marsh thence across the unknown to Wilmington in the state of Delaware afterwards to the state of New Jersey from place to place and from his march towards Philadelphia where the trooper marched to the South he was left sick and afterwards was taken to the hospital in Philadelphia where he lay until after his time expired.

That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person with testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
He knowingly relinquishes every claim whatever 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 prescribed the day and year aforenamed in unknown signature

James Foster
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(3-1776) Number
Md. Foster, James S. 8501
Born in Ireland carded
Contents
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We William Hill a clergyman, residing in Frederick County near Winchester and Washington G Singleton residing in Winchester hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with James Foster, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy 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 concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and                                       Wm Hill
year aforesaid in Open Court                                                 W. G. Singleton
T A Tidball C.F. C

And this said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting it's interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that this aforesaid applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And this Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Hill, who has signed the preceding  certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Frederick near Winchester and that Washington G Singleton who also signed the same, is a resident of Winchester and is a credible person; and that this statement is entitled to credit.

I Thomas Allen Tidball, Clerk of the Court of Frederick County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Foster for a pension.

                  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
                  set my hand and seal of Office, this 9th 
                  day of August 1832 and in the 57th Year
                   of the Commonwealth

                  T. A. Tidball
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November 10, 1934

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mr. J.R. Campbell
Scottdale
Pennsylvania

BA-J/EEL
James Foster S.8501

Dear sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of James Foster, of Cecil County, Maryland and the Chester County, Pennsylvania and that of Joseph Fletcher, of Connecticut and Ohio, and in which you give additional data relative to Samuel Campbell R. File 12939.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of any Joseph Fletcher. The record of a James Foster, of Cecil County, Maryland and Chester County, Pennsylvania, is given herein and foud in pension claim, S.8501 based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

James Foster was born January 16, 1762 in Ireland and came to America when six years of age The names of his parents are not shown

While residing in Cecil County Maryland he enlisted in April 1777 served as private in Captain Maffit Miller and Brevard's  Company Colonel Guest (probably meant for Gist) Maryland Regiment was in teh battles of gray's hill couch's bridge Germantown and Monmouth and was discharged in the fall of 1780

After the Revolution he lived in Cecil County Maryland and in Chester County Pennsylvania until 1796 then moved to Frederick County Virginia

He was allow pension on his application executed August 9 1832 while a resident of Winchester Frederick County Virginia

He died November 24 1841 place not shown

There is no data as to soldier's family

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Could not identify any of the three Captains nor the battles of Gray's Hill Couch's Ridge
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for statement of military history of James Foster
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
Apr 1777 
Length of Service
Serviced until Fall 1780
Rank
Private
Captain
Maffit
Miller
Brevard
Colonel
Gnest
State
MD
Battles engaged in 
Gray's Hill
Couch's Bridge
Germantown
Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment
Cecil Co Md
Date of application for pension Aug 9 1832 His  claim
Residence at date of application
Winchester Frederick Co VA
Age at date of application Born Jan 16 1762
Remarks 
Soldier was born in Ireland and came to America when he was six years old
there is no data as to his family
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Subject Samuel Campbell
R File 12939
Scottdale Penn
October 8 1934
Mr Hiller
I have had considerable correspondence with your dept regarding the above rejected file especially on whom Samuel Campbell married which is given in the file as Sarah about 1781 I have chased the matter to earth and if you wish to add this letter to the file for the benefit of the future generation you may say that Samuel Campbell married Sarah Coulter Nov 9 1786 (not "about 1781") in Cecil County Maryland Sara Coulter was the young widow of Samuel Coulter and her maiden name was Sarah Foster the daughter of James Foster If you have any pension record of James Foster from Cecil County MD or Chester County PA I will be glad to have it
Yours truly
J R Campbell
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Gen A. Leo Knott, President
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Left side:

Rev War
 8501
INVALID

File No.   8501

James Foster
Pri    Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32

Index: --Vol.  1st, Page 129


Right side:

1908, Sept. 29, History to Mrs. Hester Dorsey Richardson, Balt., MD  FW
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Land Office
Annapolis November 21 1832
I certify that it appears by muster rolls remaining in the office that James Foster enlisted as a private  in the 3rd Maryland Regiment on the 28th day of May 1778 and was present on the first day of November 1780
George G Brown
Register Land Office, W.S. Md.
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Land Office
Annapolis November 21st 1882
I certify that it appears by a depreciation pay roll remaining in my office that James Foster a private 3rd Reg of the Maryland Line received 08-12-8 Depreciation Money issued to the Maryland quota of troops on Continental Establishment on the first day of November 1786
George G Brawn
Register Land Office W.S. Md