Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 36839, Robert Wardell, New Jersey
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SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Wardell, Robert, S 36839
Fowler or B.L. Wt. 155-100
Issued Mar 21, 1804
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[Words written on the left page are illegible.]
16,951
Indiana
R
Robert Wardell,or Fowler
of Clarke Coy in the state of Indiana
who was a Musician in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Shreve of the N. Jersey
line, for the term of the War-
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 7th of July 1818
certificate of Pension issued the 17th of May 1820
and sent to John Beggs Esqr
Charleston, Indiana
Arrears to the 4th of March 1820 - 159.74
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Septr 1820. 48.00
19 Mos. 30/31 $:207.74
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Clarke Coy-
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District of Indiana} November term
Scott County & Circuit Court} 1820.
On this fourth da of November 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Scott in said district Robert Wardell ages sixty one years resident in [The words Said district are crossed out.] Lexington Township in scott County in said District (formerly belonging to Clark County) who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: In the Second Regiment of New Jersey in which regiment he enlisted in Captain Jonathan Philips company which said Regiment was commanded by Colonel Israel Shires Deponent further saith that the company aforesaid to which he belonged was transferred to the first Regiment in New Jersey commanded by Colonel Ogden, in the company formerly commanded by the said Jonathan Philips, but after was [illegible] commanded by Abel [Illegible]man. And I do solemnly swear that I applied at the bank at Vincennes to the cahier Mr. Boudinot [illegible] on the the fourth day of [The word March is crossed out.] September last for the claim due to me under [illegible] certificate when the said Cashier informed me that he was not furnished either with orders or funds in consequence of which I did not receive any money. Upon my said Certificate. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth 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 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
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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; not have I any income other than what is contained in the Shedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed
Robert Wendell
Sworn to and declared on in open
Court Nov. 4th 1820 James Ward
Clk S.C.C.
I James Jard Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County aforesaid Do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the said Schedule is $77.49.
In testimony Whereof I have hereto
Set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the Said Court on this 4th
day of November, 1820.
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Schedule
One old Loom $6} per Acre. 20.00
One gun 6} [Illegible] total 77.49
One old table 2} Family
Four chairs} 2 Wife about 56 years
One 12 gallon Kettle 3 50} Sarah 19 years
One [illegible] broken 10 gallon do} 1 25} Rebecca 18 do
One 5 gallon do 2} Robert 13 do
One old overn without a lid 1} Thomas 13 do
One pot, One pot trammel3} Charles 7 do
One Sythe. One Sickle 1}
One pewter dish 1 25} Five other of my children
One heffer. Five Sheep 20} are of age; [illegible] three
Two old Spinning Wheels 2} of them contribute to
One large Spinning Wheel 1 25} my support. I am
not able to work or
One [illegible] bucket 75 do any towards
One wooden bucket 37} my support.
Four tin cups 25
One plough (old) 2 00} Occupation
Two old hoes [Illegible] 50} A Farmer; but not
two old Axes. Two knives & forks 25} able to work in con-
sequence of infirmity
Two old pair of [illegible] 1} One child living with
One old Bible 0 37}me named Sarah who
Two Books called 00} Contributes to my sup-
one the English reader and} port, I have three child-
One the Sequel 1} dren who are dependant
wholly on me for Support
Four Spelling books 0 50} Robert Wendell
A book called the Young Mans}
Companion 25}
A Small portion of corn}
in the husk about 8 acres}
at an average of 8 or 10 bushels}
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[Written vertically]
Accompanying John
Armstrong's petition
[Written horizontally]
[Illegible] Attorney
Robert Fowler
[Illegible]
No
New Jersey line
D. [Illegible] Mr. Van Horn, Member
of Congress. 21 March 1804
Lodged By Mr. Faring
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Know all Men by these presents that I Robert Fowler of the County of Knox and Territory of the United States North West of the River Ohio, a Soldier in the late American Revolution enlisted under Capt Jonathan Philips in Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight during the War, and served five years part of the time in the Company under the Command of the Said Jonathan Philips, of the Second Regiment and the Remainder part of the time under the Command of Capt Abel Wayman of the first Regiment both of the Jersey line.
And Whereas I the Said Robert Fowler was properly discharged from said Service and am entitled unto one hundred acres of Land as a bounty Grant unto the said Soldier for the said Services. Now know ye that I have
made constituted and appointed and by these presents do make ordain constitute and appoint Collonel John Armstrong of the County of Hamilton and Territory aforesaid by true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to ask demand and Receive of the Secretary of War or such other Person as Shall be appointed for granting Warrants for the said Country, a Warrant for me; for the said one hundred acres of Land, and in my name for the Services aforesaid & to my wife, And for Whatsoever my said Attorney shall lawfully do in or about the premises aforesaid these presents shall be
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be to him a sufficient Warrant.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Cincinnati, the Seventeenth day of August in the Year of our Lord 1799
Sealed and delivered}
in the Presence of} Robert Fowler
David E Wade}
Sally Prince}
Hamilton Ss
Personaly came before me Joseph Prince one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace for said County the above named Robt Fowler and Acknowledged the within Instrument to be his Volontary Act & deed for the purpose therein Mentioned 
in witness Whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this seventeenth Day of Augt 1799
Joseph Prince.
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Territory of the United States}
North West of the Ohio} Hamilton County Ss.
I John S Gano Clerk of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of said County, do Certify that the within mentioned Joseph Prince before whom the acknowledgement within stated was taken is and was at the time of the taken thereof one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace within & for Said County. & that full faith & Credit is and ought to be given to all his acts as Such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of our Said Court of Genl Quartr Sessions of the peace at Cincinnati this Seventeenth day of August in the Year of our Lord 1799
John S. Gano Clerk
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State Indiana}
Clark County}
Pursuant to a law passed by Congress on the 18th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Robert Wardell formerly Robert Fowler of the County and State aforesaid personally appeared before me John Baggs one of the Associate Judges for the County aforesaid and being duly sworn before me [illegible] on the 27th day of July [The word May is crossed out.] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Deposeth and saith that some time in the month of February or March [The word in is crossed out.] he thinks [The word march is crossed out.] February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight that he enlisted in the servis of the United States under Captain Jonathan Phillips in the second Jersey regiment Commanded by Col Isrel Sreves he further states that some time in the latter part one thousand seven hundred & eighty two or in the begining of eighty three the second Regiment being reduced to a Battallion by filling up the first Regiment out of it he also states that the said Jonathan Phillips resigned his Commision as Captain of said company and Captain Able Wayman took the command of said company said company being taken to fill up
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the first Regiment as above stated [The word and is crossed out.] which was Commanded by Cols Ogdon and Barber the latter being killed by the falling of a tree in the winter before the armey was disbanded
He further states that he was discharged by the aforesaid Captain Able Wayman on the third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three but thinking that his discharge be of little use to him he neglected to bring it with him when he migrated to the western country he further states that he never had any pension allowed him by the board of war he further states that the reason for his changing his name from Fowler to Wardell that his mother was a single woman by the name of Fowler when he was born and that his reputed fathers name was Wardell and that he went by the name of Fowler until he was discharged from the Armey and after he came home from the armey haveing an honourable discharge certified in same that he neither had been charged or punished for any misdemeanor while in said servis then his fathers brother his father being dead requested of him to name him self Wardell and has been known by that name to this time lastly he states that from his advanced age and reduced circumstances he neads the assistance of his country for support
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I do hereby certify that I have been aquainted with the above said Robert Wardell dureing nineteen years I have allways found him to be a man of truth he often related the circumstanc of his inlistment and his servis in the armey and that of his parentage and the caus of changeing his name from Fowelr to Wardell as well as I can recollect pointedly agrees with this within statement [illegible] all these circumstances together it is my firm belief that the above statement is correct that he seved as aforesaid against the common enemy of his country
Given under my hand and seal this
twenty seventh day of July [The word May is crossed out.] in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen John Begg Clk {Seal}
[Written vertically]
The certificate of the Judge as to [illegible] of [illegible].
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Wardell [illegible] Robert [The word Fowler is crossed out.] or Fowler
Musician
Col. Shreves
N. Jersey Regt.
War
[Illegible]
[Illegible] Roll
Admitted
[The following is all crossed out.]
The person who makes the within declaration
must prove, that he is the same man, known on Rolls, as Robert Fowler & that he is legally authorised to take the name of Wardell." The testimony in this case will by required in a full & formal manner to prove the [illegible] of applicant.
Pension Office
April 10th 1819