Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35136, Young Wilkerson, Continental Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental
Md.

*Wilkerson, Young
or Wilkinson

NUMBER
S 35136

{B.L.Wt. 2414 -200-Lieut.
{Issued Sept. 1, 1789.
{No papers.
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Notify declard to Thos Randall Esqr - Washington City 
10 April 1820


5834    4

Maryland

Young Wilkinson
Lieutenant
Capt Dorsey
Maryland line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary W.

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Jan 1819
and Sent Richd Ridgely Esq
Annapolis Md

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 $82.66
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 120
                                               $202.66

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}

77.  War

Continued

Anne Arundel
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State of Maryland}
Anne Arundel County} May 1st --- 1818

Young Wilkerson of the County and State aforesaid, appeared before me the Subscriber Associate Judge of the Third Judicial District of Maryland and being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, deposes, said, and declared that he entered as a Serjant in Captain Woolfords Company of Artillery of said State on the fourteenth day of February 1776, and was appointed a Lieutenant in the said Company in the month of November 1777 and served in the War of the Revolution against the Common Enemy from the time first mentioned til the Conclusion of the War, that the said Young Wilkerson further deposes, said and declared as aforesaid from his reduced Circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support.
The above Deposition sworn to before me the day and Year aforesaid.
Richd. Ridgely
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Maryland, Arundel County to wit

I Richard Ridgely, Associate Judge of the Third Judicial District of the State of Maryland Do hereby certify that it appears fully to my satisfaction from the Deposition aforesaid and from other Testimony laid before me, and within my own knowledge that Young Wilkerson the person named in the foregoing Affidavit, served in the Revolutionary War as stated in the said Affidavit, against the Common Enemy, and that from his reduced Circumstances he stands in Aid of his Country, for his Support. -- In Testimony whereof I have herewith transmitted the said Testimony to the Honble The Secretary of the Department of War, and have hereto Set my Hand this first day of May in the Year Eighteen hundred and Eighteen.

Richd Ridgely
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County Set.

I hereby certify that it appears by the records and proceedings of Anne Arundel County Court that the Honourable Richard Ridgely Esquire who appears to have taken certified and signed the above affidavit was on the day of the date thereof one of the associate Judges of the third Judicial District of Maryland comprehending the Counties of Calvert Anne Arundel and Montgomery duly commissioned and qualified and that to all his acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of Anne Arundel County Court this first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Wm. S. Green Clk A A Coty Cot

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I certify that it appears by the Return of an Arrangement of the Maryland Line in my office that Young Wilkerson was Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery in March 1778.  "Furloughd, by Genl. Green April 1782 Deranged, for want of Command."  And it appears by the Officers Leger that the Accounts of Young Wilkerson for Lieut. of Artillery was settled in Augt 1783.
R Loockerman Aud. Genl.
Auditors Office Annapolis 1" May 1818.
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35136

Revy INVALID.
AM

FIle No. 35, 136
Young Wilkerson
Lieut Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"

Index :--Vol. 2, Page 457

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Anne Arundel County, Third Judicial District of The State of Maryland Ss.

On this twenty first day of September 1820 Personally appeared in Open Court, being a Court of record and Constituted such by the Constitution and laws of The State of Maryland for Anne Arundel County aforesaid, Young Wilkerson aged Seventy five years resident in the County aforesaid in said District who first being duly Sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, That he enlisted in Captain Richard Dorseys Company of artillerists on the 14" day of February 1776 then in the year 1778 he was promoted to the rank of a Lieutenant and he continued in the Service till the termination of the war when he was discharged:  That his Occupation is that of a Brick layer and is not able to obtain [illegible] that he has no family by himself.
This Deponent further saith that he is on the Pension list, and his original Declaration bears date on the first day of May 1818 and his Certificate bears date on the 22nd day of January 1819 and No. 5834.
And I the said Young Wilkerson do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18" 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
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any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Services of the United States, in the revolutionary war." passed on the 18" day of March 1818 and that I have not nor have any person in trust for me any property of Securities Contracts of debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me Subscribed.
A Schedule of the property of Young Wilkerson the applicant above named [illegible] and clothing for himself [illegible]
One trunk, Valued by the Court at Two dollars.

Young  his  X  mark  Wilkerson

Sworn to and declared on the twenty first day of September in the year 1820 Before the Judges of the third Judicial District of Maryland sitting in Open Court in and for Anne Arundel County
Wm S Green Clk A A Coty Cot

I William S Green Clerk of Anne Arundel County Court Do hereby Certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are duly Copied from the record of said Court, and I do further Certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total ammount and value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Two dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty first day of September Eighteen hundred and twenty
Wm S Green Clerk of Anne Arundel County Court

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