Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14711, for Henry Toon, Maryland
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Service
MD

Name
* Toon, Henry

Service
S.14711

Carded
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7637
KENTUCKY
7637

Henry Toon
of Owen Co in the state of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Forrest of the blank commanded by blank in the Maryland line for 9 months from 1779

Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of 30 Dollars blank cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of May 1833 and sent to Hon R W Johnson Great Crossing

Arrears to the 4th March 33 $60.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept $15.00
$75.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June, 1832}

Recorded by Wm Allison
Book E Vol 7 page (torn off)
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14711

INVALID
Rev War

File No. 14,711
Henry Toon
Priv. Rev War

Act: June 7th, 1832
Index Vol 1 Page 377

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Col. Edwards
will decide 
these cases & let
me have an asnw. 
as soon as he
conveniently
the applicants are
in my distr & are
respectable

Rh W Johnson
19 Apr 1839
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Frankfort April 15th 1833

Dear Sir

I herein ultimately got honor the pension cases of Henry Toon & Edmond Jennings. Please forward them for me and urge their passage for me. Please inform me when the certificates for allowance come to hand.
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Henry Toon
Case for
Pension

from 1779 first
9 months
$30.

Hon. R. W.  Johnson
Georgetown Ken
W..H..Todd
Frankfort
Ky
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State of Kentucky
Owen County

On this 1st day of April 1833 came in person in the county court for said county before Byron Wingate, [illegible] Claxon, Jacob H Smith and James H Gale Justices composing the court now sitting Henry Toon a resident of Owen County State of Kentucky aged 77 years of age doth on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of congress passed June 7th, 1832.

That he entered the services of the United States and served under the following officers:

That in the year 1779 whilst a resident of the state of Maryland this affiant volunteered as a private in the army of the revolution for three months and served in Captain Hugh Forest's company the name of the Col not recollected because of old age and infirmity that he faithfully served out his term of three months and was from the service discharged but has lost the same.

That in one month after the expiration of the aforesaid three months tour of duty this affiant volunteered for another tour of three months and served in Hugh Forest's company - the Col. name not
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recollected owing to old age & infirmity that he was in this tour of duty in some skirmishes and engagements that he faithfully served out this tour of duty and was therefrom discharged.

That in one month after the aforesaid tour was performed, this affiant again went into the service for three months as a volunteer and served in the aforesaid company of Hugh Forests company and was from said service after having faithfully served out his tour of three months discharged which he has lost or mislaid.

He states that he was born in 1752 to his best recollection and in the state of Maryland, that when called into the service he lived in the state of Maryland since the revolution and now I live in the state of Kentucky Owen City that I have no record of my age that for all the tours of duty I performed I volunteered.

State the names of some of the regular officer.
I recollect no officers except my Captain, I state that from extreme old age & infirmity I cannot even recollect my Col names. I received discharged papers but have lost them.

State the names of who are well known to me in my neighborhood.
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Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid

Henry Toon
His X Mark

We John Holbrooks and Moses Allsman residents in Owen County Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Toon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 78 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we believe him to have been as he states of which we have no doubt, sworn to and subscribed

John Holbrooks
Moses Allsman - His X Mark

And the said court do declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that Henry Toon the above named applicant served as he states and that John Holbrook and Moses Allsman citizens of Owen County, Ky are reputable men and that their statements are entitled to credit the court further certifies that a preacher could not be obtained to certify for the applicant.
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I John A Bacon Clerk of the Owen County Court in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of Henry Toon for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 1st day of April 1833

J Bacon - Clerk
Owen County Court

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