Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35727, James Wilson, Md.
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Service
MD

Wilson, James

Number
S.35727

b: Mar 12, 1763
enl at Fredericks Town, MD
in 1834 res of Clarke, Co , Ky
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19269
Kentucky
James Wilson

of Clarke Co in the state of Kentucky 
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Riley of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Adams in the Maryland line for the term of 3 to end of war

Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence the 25 of January 1824

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of June 1824 and sent to Samuel Hanson Esq Winchester Ky

Arrears to 4 Mar 1824 $10.58
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1824 $48.00
$58.58

{Revolutionary Claim acts March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820}

Vol 10 Pg 80
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, June 7th 1824

I hereby certify that it appears from the payrolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that James Wilson, Private received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line the sum of $54.30 for arrears of pay from the 1 August 1780 to the 1st January 1782. Also the sum of $80.00 for pay from the 1st January 1782 to the 1st January 1783 and also the sum of $43.30 from the 1st Jany 1783 to the 15th November 1783 when his time expired.

Thos Karney A.G.S. MD
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19175
James Wilson
Clarke County
Kentucky

Saml. Hanson, Esq
Winchester
Ky

Wilson's Declaration
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Clarke County

On this 26th day of January 1824 personally appeared in open court being the county fort of said county and being a court of record so created by the laws of said state James Wilson aged sixty-one years on the 13th day of March 1824 and now and for the last twenty years an inhabitant and citizen of the county aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said Wilson enlisted for the term of three years on the 28th day of March 1781 at Frederick Town in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Capt. Riley (whose Christian name he thinks was Edward) in the company commanded by Col. William Adams and in the Brigade of Brigadier General Mordecai Gist in the line of the state of Maryland on the Maryland continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until the 3d day of November 1783 when he was discharged from the said service in Frederick Town in the state of Maryland - that he obtained a certificate of his discharge from the proper officer which certificate he has since lost - that he was at the siege of York and while at said siege and until he was discharged the said company was commanded by Capt. M Belt and that he was not
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in any other battle - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service except his brother-in-law Samuel Constable who lives in the state of Illinois and upwards of three hundred miles from this declarant's residence - and that owing to the poverty and age and infirmity of this declarant he is unable to procure the deposition of said Constable to establish his enlistment and service aforesaid.

And in pursuance of the act of the 1st may 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of march 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the scheduled hereto annexed and by me subscribed to wit:

Two cows worth $15 each - $30.00
Nine head of sheep worth $1.50 ea - $13.50
Four hogs worth in all - $5.00
A cupboard worth - $6.00
a little spinning wheel - $2.00
A big spinning wheel - $1.00
A reel  - $1.00
Half dozen plates - $0.625
Half dozen Liverpool China teacups & saucers - $0.75
one pitcher - $0.625
one table - $1.00
one Windsor chair - $1.50
total - $63.00
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Schedule
Amount brought over - $63.00
Two split bottom [illegible] worth 50 cents each - $1.00
one churn - $0.75
one washing tub - $1.00
tow piggin worth 37-1/2 cents each - $0.75
one pail - $0.50
one Dutch oven - $2.00
one pot - $0.50
one coffee pot - $0.25
Tea Pot - $1.00
one skillet - $0.75
one smoothing iron - $0.75
two axes worth $1.50 ea - $3.00
one iron wedge - $0.50
One big [illegible] plow - $5.00
One one-horse plow - $1.50
Two hoes worth fifty cents ea - $1.00
one set of plow gear - $3.00
Total $87.25

My necessary clothing and bedding are accepted in this schedule

Robert Barnes owes me $30, and I owe James Kelley $30 for the rent of the land I now live on.  

The one fellow owes me, and I believe I owe no other dept.

The declarant further states that he is a common laborer and without any mechanical occupation as he never learned by trade that he is infirm and not able to work and has the following children living with him to wit - Thomas Wilson aged sixteen years, Moses Wilson aged ten years, Rachel Wilson aged twenty three years, Elizabeth Wilson aged thirteen years, Susan Wilson aged five years - that he has a wife aged forty-eight years and in good health and his children are a lot healthy and the declarant states that he
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is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his county or public or private charity.

Sworn to and declared on the day and year first above mentioned before the court aforesaid

James Wilson
His X Mark

Kentucky Clarke, County

I James P Bullock Clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is eighty-seven dollars and twenty five cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court on the 29th day of January 1824.

James P Bullock

Wilson's Declaration

SEAL
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Pension Department
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs - for purpose of establishing membership in the D'A'R I wish the pension record of James Wilson of the Maryland line - applied for Clarke Co Ky 1824, 71 years old.

Thanking you
Very truly

Zora Wilson Proctor
7404 Mercer St
Kansas City, Missouri

US Pension Office Stamp - Jan 27, 1930
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Rev and 1812
Wars Section

March 26, 1930

Mrs. Zora Wilson Proctor
7404 Mercier Street
Kansas City
Missouri

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.35727 it appears that James Wilson was born March 12, 1763, place not given.

He enlisted at "Frederick Town" in Maryland March 28, 1781, served as a private in Captains Edward J Riley's and M Belt's Companies i Colonel William Adams' Maryland regiment, was in the siege of Yorktown and served until November 15, 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed January 26, 1824 at which time he was a resident of Clark County, Kentucky.

In 1824, he referred to his wife, aged forty-eight years her name not given and to the following children:

Rachel Wilson aged Twenty-three years
Thomas aged sixteen years
Elizabeth Wilson aged thirteen years
Moses aged ten years
Susan aged five years

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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35727
Revy INVALID

File No 35727
James Wilson
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March '18
Index Vol 2 Page 458

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1930 Mar 26 - Hist to Mrs. Zora Wilson Proctor