Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,129, Joseph Allsop, Md.
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SERVICE
Md. 
Allsop, Joseph 
Casey, Mary
(Former Widow)
NUMBER
W. 3,129
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Pennsylvania,
Mary Casey, [illegible]
widow of Joseph Allsop,
who died on the --- 1783
of Franklin in the State of Penn
who was a Pri in the Co commanded
by Captain Morris's of the Reg commanded
by --- in the Maryland
line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Sept
1844 and Sent to 
Jacob Barrick, Waynesborough

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 44 - 405.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 1845 - 15.00
420.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3
Recorded by F. Swann clerk
Book C Vol. 1
Page 151
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State of Pennsylvania
Franklin County

On this 28th day of
August one thousand Eight hundred and forty three
personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the
Justices of the Court of Common pleas held at Chambersburg for Franklin County State of Pennsylvania,
Mary Casey, a resident of Greencastle Franklin 
County Penna [Pennsylvania] a ged 86 years, Who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and the act Explanatory of said act passed March 3d 1837 that she was married to Joseph Allsop, who resided in Frederick County Maryland, and who serviced in the Revolutionary War one tour in the flying camp. That he enlisted as a private in Captain Morris's Company of the 7th Maryland Regiment for the term of nine months on the 8th day of June 178, and was discharged on the 30th day of March 1779. That he was in service two tours afterwards the last was at the Surrender of Cornwallis, at York, and served about one year By Reference as to his service to the proof herewith transmitted will more fully appear. She further declares that she was married to Joseph Allsop on the tenth day of January in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Eight that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Allsop, died on the -- day of -- in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty three that was was afterwards married to Peter Casey, who died on the 16th day of December in the year seventeen hundred and Ninety four. That she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836, and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed,

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me [illegible],
Mary Casey
X her mark

I do herby Certify that the foregoing deposition of Mary Casey was taken at her [dwelling] in the Town of Greencastle County and state afore said, and that form bodily infirmity she is unable to attend in open Court
August 28, 1843
[illlegible]
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Franklin County
Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said County personally came Ds Henry Lang and Robert Marshall [illegible] Lang aged seventy two years & Robert Marshall aged seventy one years they being entitled to full faith and credit and being well know to the undersigned Justice of the Peace as men of standing & respectability they [illegible] being sworn in due form of law doth depose and say that they were well acquainted with the within named Peter Casey & the within named Mary his wife who was the widow of Joseph Alsop deceased thy they knew Peter Casey and lived neighbours with him from about the year 1788 to his death which [they] supposed to be in the year 1794 and that they within named Mary Casey remain a widow to this day and the said deponants believes the statement made by the within named Mary Casey is entitled to full credit.
Sworn and subscribed the 19th day of August 1843
Bef me
Andrew B. Rankin
Henry Lang
Robert Marshall
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State of Pennsylvania
Franklin County
I,  Matthias Read Prothonotary of the Court of Common  Pleas of Franklin County Penna do certify James J. Kennedy Esq before whom the deposition of Mary Casey was taken is one of the associate judges for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Chambersburg this 30th day of August A.D. 1843
Matthias Read [Bolty]
By Benj F. Read [deputy]
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State of Maryland, Frederick County, to wit:
Copy taken from the Record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Maryland, as it is found in the German language, as follows:
"1778 eind copulirt worden".
"d. 10. Januarie, Joseph Allsop mit Mary
Freeman; copulirt by license. Witnesses
Honary Curtis, George Street and his wife Elenora."
The following is a literal translation of the above: --
"Seventeen hundred and seventy eight were married, on the 10th of January, Joseph Allsop to Mary Freeman; married by license. Witnesses Honary Curtis, George Street and his wife Elenora."
I, Simeon W. Haskey, Paster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Maryland, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the marriage of Joseph Allsop to Mary Freeman from the Record in German with a literal translation in English, and I further depose and say, that I hold the office of Paster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the county, town and state aforesaid and that above is a true extract from the Record of said Church.
Simeon W. Haskey, Paster and Keeper of the Records of said church.
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State of Maryland Frederick County to wit

On this 23rd day of February 1844 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the state of Maryland in and for the aforesaid county personally appeared Simeon W Hoskey and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the within is a true copy taken from the church record.

Sworn before William Lowe

Maryland Frederick County

I hereby certify that William Lowe Gentleman before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made and who has hereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the state of Maryland in and for Frederick County duly commissioned and sworn.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of Frederick County Court this 23rd day of February 1844.

Hy Schley
Clerk
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In reply to your request of blank received blank for a statement of the military history of Joseph Allsop a soldier of the revolutionary war you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on file in this bureau. W3129

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: June 8, 1778, to March 30, 1779
Length of Service: 1 year
Rank: Private
Officers under whom service was rendered:
In the Flying Camp of Maryland
Captain: Morris - 7th Md regiment
no officers stated

Battles engaged in - surrender of Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Frederick Co. MD
Date of application for pension: by widow Aug 28, 1843
Residence at date of application: Greencastle, Franklin Co, Penn
Age at date of application: 86 years
Remarks: soldier married Frederick, MD Jany 10, 1778 Mary Freeman
he died 1783 she married Peter Casey who died Dec 16, 1794, and she was pensioned as the widow of Joseph Allsop.

Respectfully, 
Commissioner.
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Left Side Page

1916 July 13 - Hist to Mrs. J. Rush Gillan

Right Side Page

Rev Widow, &c.

File NO. 3129
Mary Casey widow of Joseph Allsop
Pri Rev War

Act July 4, 1836
Index Vol A page 113

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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6130
Mary Casey
formerly widow of
Joseph Allsop
act July 4th '36
Allw
9 mo.
Pri
$30 per an

Jacob Barrick
Waynesboro Co. PA
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Free

Stamp: Frederick MD Feb 25

J.L. Edwards, Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

6130
PA
Mary Casey
4 July 1836
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February 24th, 1844
Sir

I enclose the declaration of Mary Casey who did apply under the act of 1836 and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3rd, 1837, for a pension from the United States as soon as the paper be examined please write to me at Waynesboro Franklin County Penn.

I am very respectfully 
your obt servant
Jacob Barrick
Waynesboro Franklin County Penna

J.L. Edwards, Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Rev
June 29th '16

Commissioner of Pensions
Wshington D.C.

I wish to have some information in regard to a pension issued to Mrs. Mary Casey the widow of Joseph Allsop a soldier of the Revolutionary war. I think she died about or before 1850. I would like to know whether the pension was given her for Joseph Alsop's services in the war or for her second husband Mr. Casey. She resided in Greencastle Penn at the time of her death and was formerly of Frederick Co. Md where her first husband Joseph Alsop died. He was a private in the 7th Maryland Regt and served at different periods in the war from 1776 to 1781. I would be very much obliged for information as Joseph Alsop was my great grandfather and revolutionary ancestor and we have no written records of his marriage which took place in Annapolis, MD nor date of his death. I was referred to the commissioner of pensions for information.

Respectfully

Mrs. J. Rush Gillan
St. Thomas, PA