Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2405, for Benjamin Mc Vay, Pennsylvania
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State of Ohio
Monroe County

Be it known that on this 22nd day of October
AD 1853 personally appeared before me Joel F.
Randolph a justice of the peace in and for the county
aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths
Jeremiah Hollister who being duly sworn according to law
says that he was personally acquainted with Benjamin
McVay from the spring of 1809 to the time of his 
death and that he prepared and made out his 
declaration and done his business in obtaining
his pension and that he afterwards prepared
all his vouchers to draw his payments and 
that he is well acquainted with his widow Elizabeth
who is now applying for a pension and knows
her to be his identical widow and that on the 3rd day of Oct 1853 he was at the house of Samuel McVay son of the said Benjamin McVay and the said Samuel and his wife
both stated to him that Benjamin McVay was on a visit at their house and was taken ill and 
died on the 6th day of January 1848.
Sworn to and subscribed before me at Woodsfield, 
the day and year first above written.
Joel F Randolph JP       Jer Hollister

This is to certify that I was personally
acquainted with Jeremiah Hollister Esq. and 
have been for the last twenty six or twenty seven 
years (the above named deponent) and that he
is a man that can be relied on for truth
and veracity.
Oct. 22nd 1853         Joel F. Randolph JP