Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,005, for Reuben Moore, Maryland
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Moore, Rueben.    (Number) S. 35,005
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March 12 1826 of Nov 1820 Richardson Cambridge 79657 1 Maryland Reuben Moore of Dorchester Co in the State of Maryland who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel of the Maryland line, for the term of 3 years to Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 26th of October 1818 Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of March 1877 and sent to William B. Martin Dorchester County Maryland Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819, 1134,58 Semi-anl, all'ce ending Sep 1819. 48. $82.58 ┃ {Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Reuben Moore
7,963
[ipso] 18 March 1819
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Schedule
Maryland Dorchester County [illegible]:
On this thirtieth day of October 1820 personally appear [illegible] in open court being a court of record which proceeds
according to the course of common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount & having the power of fine and imprisonment, for the said County Reuben Moore aged about sixty years resident in Dorchester County in said State we being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows in the second company of the second Maryland Regiment the date of his original declaration is 26th of October 1818, the number of his pension Certificate now in his possession is 7965 - and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 service 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 Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed

A pension from the State of Maryland of Forty dollars per year.
My occupation is that of a Farmer. I have exclusive of myself, five in family viz: my wife Polly aged about forty eight years infirm, daughter Betsey aged about thirty years healthy, daughter Sophia aged about twenty two years sickley, daughter Keziah aged about
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nineteen years healthy and daughter ann aged about seventeen years very infirm, and that the said Moore had no property whatever
[something] William B Martin   Reuben   X  his mark  Moore
Sworn to and declared on the 30th day of October 1820 Before, Dorchester County Court in the State of Maryland in open court
[something] E Richardson [something]

I, Ezekiel Richardson clerk of Dorchester County Court do hereby certify, that the aforegoing Oath and the Schedule thereto [amended], are truly copied from the record of Said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in vlaue of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said Court on this 6th day of November 1820
ERichardson 
Clerk of the Court for the County of Dorchester in the State of Maryland
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sent to the Auditor Genl for further proof
of service.
Adm C
[illegible]
of Maryland
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State of Maryland Dorchester County

On this 26th day of October 1818 before me the subscriber Chief Judge of the fourth Judicial district of Maryland personally appeared Rueben Moore aged about sixty years resident in Dorchester County and state aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war"; that he the said Reuben Moore enlisted in Cambridge in the state of Maryland by John Chalmer a recruiting officer - that he was attached to the company commanded by Capt. John Eccleston of the 2nd Regiment of the Maryland Line - that he entered in the winter of the year 1778 or 1779 and continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the winter of 1781 or 1782 when he was discharged from service in South Carolina - that he was in the battles of Monmouth, Camden, and a number of smaller skirmishes and that he is reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service - sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid

William B Martin
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I William B Martin Chief Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Rueben Moore did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings testimonies taken here and before me to the Secretary for the War Department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress as witness by my hand this 26th day of October 1818.

William B Martin

Maryland Dorchester County to wit;

I hereby certify that the Honorable William B Martin by whom the above certificate appears to have been given and whose name is thereto subscribed was at the time of doing and now subscribing the same was Chief Judge of the fourth judicial district of the state of Maryland duly commissioned and sworn.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office this 7 day of November anno domini 1818

E Richardson - Clerk
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January 4, 1937

Reuben Moore
S. 25005
BA-J/AWF

Mr. William Grubbs Jones
182 W. Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, Ohio

Dear Sir:

The record of Reuben Moore which follows was obtained from pension claim, S. 25005 based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of Reuben Moore are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.

Reuben Moore enlisted in Cambridge, Maryland, December 27, 2777, served as a private in Captain John Eccleston's company in the 2nd Maryland regiment; he was in the battles of Monmouth, Camden, and frequent skirmishes, and was discharged November 1, 1780.

He was allowed pension in his application executed, October 27, 1818, then a resident of Dorchester County, Maryland, and gave his age "about sixty-six years".

He gave his age in 1820 "about sixty years", no explanation was given as to this discrepancy in his age.  He was the this time receiving a pension from the State of Maryland.  In 1820 his wife, Polly, was aged about forty-eight years, and his daughters [ink blot, then handwritten] Betsy, Sophia, Keziah, and Ann were aged respectively, thirty, twenty-two, nineteen, and seventeen years.

Reuben Moore died March 12, 1826.

Very truly yours


A. D. Hiller 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

HANDWRITTEN NOTE ALONG RIGHT MARGIN:
See his letter in John Grubbs R4371 [something]
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35005
[something] INVALID
File No. 35,005
Reuben Moore
[something] Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 285
[Arrangement of 1870]

RIGHT PAGE HANDWRITTEN
1937 - June 4 - [something] R War
Grubby Jones - see his letters in John Grubbs R4371 entry
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Auditors office Annapolis March 12 [undecipherable]
I hereby certify that it appears from the [undecipherable] Rolls remaining in the Auditors office that Reuben Moore enlisted as a private in the Second Maryland Reg[undecipherable] on the 27th Dec. 1777 and discharged 1 [undecipherable]

Thomas Karney Auditor
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anon this 24th Oct 1818 came Henry Lord before me and made oath on the holy Evangely of God that Ruben Moore was out in the service with him in the Revolution three years under Capt. John Eccleston.

Sworn to before M Lucas
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January 4, 1937

BA-J/AWF

Mr. William Grubbs Jones
182 W. Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, Ohio

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Edmund, Andrew, Jesse, John, Higgason, James, Henry, Humphrey, Thomas, Daniel Grubbs of Virginia, William Gardner of Virginia, and Reuben Moore of Maryland.

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claims for pension found based upon the service of Edmund, Andrew, Jesse, Higgason, James, Henry, Humphrey, Thomas, Daniel Grubbs, nor of a William Gardner who served with the Virginia troops.  These surnames have been searched under similar spellings.

The Revolutionary War records of John Grubbs and Reuben Moore and furnished herewith as found in the pension claims.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

NOTE:  hand written note across the right margin:  "Letter in John Grubbs VR 4371